Clarke ready to serve as PC candidate
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- Published on Saturday, March 14, 2015
Photo by Kate Jackman-Atkinson
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
UPDATE: Thursday, Mar. 19 - On March 14, 1,233 PC Party members cast their ballots to select the party’s candidate for the Agassiz riding in the next provincial election. Eileen Clarke, Darryl Gerrard, Sheri Grant and Kelly Wilson put their names forward to replace current MLA Stu Briese, who announced last year that he wouldn’t be running in the next provincial election. Once the votes were tallied, Clarke was announced as the winner.
Students active in curling
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- Published on Saturday, March 14, 2015
By Jessie Bell
The winter sport of curling is dominant in the March issue of The Rambler, Rivers Collegiate’s newsletter. The high school was host to five visiting entries in the Zone 7 bonspiel competing for a berth to go to curling provincials in The Pas. Brenda Gerrard coached the local girls rink; that championship was won by Carberry.
Sticks and strings support Linus
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- Published on Saturday, March 14, 2015
By Jessie Bell
The Sticks (needles) and Strings (wools) group is still meeting every second Friday in the basement of St. James’ Anglican Church in Rivers.
Kenton news - Mar. 13
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- Published on Friday, March 13, 2015
By Paulette Wiens
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On a mild winter afternoon Friday, March 6, people gathered at Kenton United Church for World Day of Prayer. The service was written by the Bahamas WDP Committee and was titled Do You Know What I Have Done To You? The event was hosted by the ladies auxiliary.
Cleanup underway on train derailment near north of Carberry
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- Published on Thursday, March 12, 2015
Photos by Eoin Devereux
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
Work continues at this time to clear thirteen rail cars from a C.N. train that went off the tracks just north of Carberry on Wednesday night.
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