Collecting for cancer child
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- Published on Friday, February 27, 2015
By Darryl Hodkin
In the 2011-12 school year at Rivers Collegiate Institute (RCI), parents, teachers and students were privileged to have Jason Paas, who was filling in for a teacher on maternity leave, teach Grades 7-12 band and Grades 7 and 8 English Language Arts. It did not take long for Jason and his son Donovan, who attended RCI, to make new friends — Jason with his amazing gift and passion to teach and Donovan with his down-to-earth outlook on life.
Alumni game raises money for Neepawa Health Centre
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- Published on Friday, February 27, 2015
Pictured L to R: Brooke de Koning, Kianna Dowd, Aalyia Clark, Jocelyn Scheper Care team manager of the Neepawa Health Centre, Hayley Cathcart and Shalyn Laflar. Photo by Eoin Devereux
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
The Neepawa Health Centre is the beneficiary of some welcome support from the Neepawa midget girls hockey team. The current team, along with several former players, were able to raise $400.00 for the facility, through an alumni game, held on Dec. 27, at the Yellowhead Arena.
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Rivers Polar Plunge exceeds expectations
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- Published on Thursday, February 26, 2015
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
The Jan. 30 edition of Rivers Banner reported that Rivers Police Chief Bruce Klassen had a goal to raise $500 by Feb. 21. That was the date of the Polar Plunge, a law enforcement initiative to raise money for Special Olympics.
Home Hardware fire gallery
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- Published on Thursday, February 26, 2015
"Chemo by day, Jets by night."
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- Published on Thursday, February 26, 2015
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
A Neepawa family who attended the Winnipeg Jets/Dallas Stars game on Tuesday, Feb. 25 likely expected the night to be filled with entertaining hockey action; but what they likely didn’t expect that night was to receive an ovation from the crowd and to become internet sensations.
