Brandon Wheat Kings skate in Gladstone
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L to R. Quitin Lisoway, Mark Taraschuk and Braylon Shmyr from the Brandon Wheat Kings. Photo by Eoin Devereux
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
Players in the Gladstone Minor Hockey program received some very special instruction on Monday, Dec. 8, as several members of the Brandon Wheat Kings took to the ice with them.
Hundreds see Santa in Rivers
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By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
Temperatures reaching single digits on Saturday, Dec. 6 are credited for filled streets in Rivers during the Santa Claus parade, an annual event sponsored by Rivers and District Chamber of Commerce. More than 20 floats left Rivers Elementary School and passed by the hospital and some senior lodges before reaching the downtown district.
The One That Got Away
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Photos by John Drinkwater
Last weekend, a talented cast from Arden performed Eddie McPherson’s The One That Got Away. This dinner theatre production was performed by the Arden Theatre Group and staged at the Arden Community Centre.
Bamboo Garden reopens
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By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Last Sunday, the Bamboo Garden Restaurant in Neepawa reopened under new management. Vanessa Dieng and her husband Jason have operated a restaurant in Grandview for the last four years. Jason will continue to operate that restaurant.
Rivers flea market a first
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By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
Heather Gray, Betty MacDonald and Barb Plewes co-ordinated a Christmas event in Rivers on Sunday, Dec. 7. Held at Rivers Legion, the six-hour flea market was attended by 28 vendors and several generous patrons.
