Switzerland- It’s more than just chocolate
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- Published on Monday, December 28, 2015
Submitted photos.Nikki in front of one of the many mountains in Switzerland.
Submitted by Nikki Tomoniko
Rotary exchange student from Neepawa
I sit here in my less than impeccable room and think to myself, “Will I ever be Swiss?”
I arrived in Switzerland in the beginning of August, worn shoes slapping on smooth concrete as I made my way to my host family. Thoughts raced through my head, butterflies dizzied themselves in my stomach and freshly applied deodorant battled against my ever-active sweat glands. Naturally, going away on a Rotary exchange made me nervous.
Suspicious vehicle stopped
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- Published on Thursday, December 24, 2015
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RCMP
On Nov. 21, around 1 a.m. the Spruce Plains RCMP stopped a suspicious vehicle outside the town of Plumas. The vehicle had been observed driving erratically and appeared to evade police.
Protect your property
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- Published on Thursday, December 24, 2015
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RCMP
Police are investigating a rash of break-ins in the Spruce Plains Detachment area.
Handi-Workers 4-H hold Christmas Fun Day
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- Published on Thursday, December 24, 2015
Submitted by Nikki Anderson
Secretary, Gladstone Handi-Workers 4-H Club
The Gladstone Handi-Workers 4-H Club held their second meeting of the 2015/2016 year on Nov. 10. Twenty-one of the 26 registered members were present.
‘I love to travel, to meet new people’
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- Published on Thursday, December 24, 2015
Photo by Kira Paterson. Cristina Pichardo Lapetra is spending a year in Neepawa on a Rotary exchange.
By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
This school year, the Neepawa Rotary Club welcomed an exchange student from Spain. Cristina Pichardo Lapetra arrived in Canada on Sept. 4, 2015. She is 17 years old and in Grade 11 at NACI. She is from a small town of 7,000 people just outside of Seville, Spain, called Villanueva del Ariscal.