Gas pumps raised in River
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- Published on Wednesday, August 5, 2015
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
In 1956 Wes Williams moved a building from Oak River to the west end of the 600 block of Hwy. 25 in Rivers, to augment his service station there. Several ownership and management changes ensued until 1979 when it sat empty for two years before Keith and Marg Lamb purchased the property, which is now called Tempo Place Emporium. After 34 years of business there, the couple has invested approximately $340,000 in upgrades in the last three weeks.
Rivers Police July 2015 report
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- Published on Wednesday, August 5, 2015
By Bruce Klassen
Rivers Police Service Chief
Rivers Police Service responded to 61 calls in July, meaning almost two cases per day. Here are the latest statistics. The fifth violent crime in seven months was dealt with last month, bringing the 2015 assault total to three cases; other violent crimes are one sexual offence and one extortion/uttering threats/etc.
What's going on at the Beautiful Plains Museum
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- Published on Friday, July 31, 2015
Submitted article
By Lea Heschuk
There has been a lot going on at the Beautiful Plains Museum this past month! We had Krista Mills, Britney Weber, Zoey Black and Ariel Neufeld, four Brandon University (BU) Rural Museum Archaeological Outreach students, examining our Aboriginal artifacts. The students are doing the work as a senior level “learning by experience” course under the supervision of Dr. Mary Malainey from the BU Department of Anthropology and Mr. Gord Hill, who is the Manitoba Archaeological Society (MAS) Public Outreach Coordinator.
Roe heads to Toronto for pageant
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- Published on Thursday, July 30, 2015
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Banner Staff
On Saturday, August 1, Kaylyn Roe will be heading to Toronto to compete in the Miss Teenage Canada Pageant. The pageant itself will take place on Sunday, Aug. 9.
PAC settling into new home in Neepawa
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- Published on Thursday, July 30, 2015
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
The pastor of a new church in Neepawa says he is bringing a message of hope and inclusiveness to the community. Stafford Greer, along with several members of his congregation, are planning to open a branch of the Prairie Alliance Church (PAC) in the former Neepawa Funeral home building in mid to late September. Greer, who has been a part of PAC for five years in Portage la Prairie, said that the denomination has a long established history in the province.
