Exciting year for Beautiful Plains Museum

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Beautiful Plains Museum

The Beautiful Plains Museum in Neepawa has had an exciting year. New items added to our collection include: a variety of framed pictures and military documents; a variety of canning sealers and other household items; several old soft drink bottles and some surveyor’s equipment; a five pin bowling ball and pin; several collections of period clothing; a beautifully refinished boudoir chair; a series of NCI books and other odds and ends.

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McKee wins top prize in provincial Communications event

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By Lauren McKee

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Lauren McKee of the Rapid City 4-H Rodeo Club received first place in Intermediate Public Speaking at the Provincial 4-H Communications event held in Brandon. Her speech, “The Need For Speed”, took top honours among a field of 10 speakers representing areas from across Manitoba.

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Rotarians honour citizens for community service

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The Rotary Club of Neepawa

Several people were recognized for service to the community at the annual Paul Harris Rotary Club Banquet in Neepawa on April 23. 

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Teenager committed to sport of rodeo

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By Darrell Nesbitt

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Looking for a little more action than a small town fair provided, and seeing how much fun fellow Neepawa Area Collegiate students were having prompted an Arden teenager to become a high school rodeo athlete. The quest to be as good as a competitor that circumstances allowed, Holly Madsen’s goals in the horsemanship world all began when she got her first pony as a four-year-old child.

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Steady progress on additional school facilities in Neepawa

By Eoin Devereux

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The Beautiful Plains School Division remains hopeful that it’s moving closer to the goal of building a new middle school in Neepawa. Beautiful Plains recently completed a revised capital plan and sent that information to the Public Schools Finance Board, which is in charge of providing funding support to school divisions across Manitoba.

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