Recognizing 30 years
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- Published on Thursday, November 27, 2014
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
Police Chief Bruce Klassen started working for Rivers Police Service in April but his career began in 1984. After four years of duty in Morden he transferred to work in Brandon where he policed until accepting the chief’s position in Rivers this spring.
Parking solutions for small towns
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- Published on Thursday, November 27, 2014
The town of Oswego, Kansas has an interesting way of providing extra parking in their downtown core area. There is angle parking on both sides, centre parallel parking and one lane of traffic going each direction. Oswego is slightly smaller than Minnedosa.
Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
Discussions and even arguments about parking spots have been going on for decades. Rural people are infamous for wanting to park right in front of the store or restaurant they are headed for. Business owners are just as bad as they too like to park close to their daily destination.
4-H group hosting Christmas movie
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- Published on Monday, November 24, 2014
Submitted Article
Our 4-H group, Helping Hands, has decided to do volunteer work in and around our town as our goal for our project this year.
Concerns come out of cop consultation
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- Published on Sunday, November 23, 2014
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
Rivers Police Service hosted a public forum on Nov. 17 which was attended by 37 people who expressed a number of concerns. Advertised as open to Daly and Rivers residents, it was surprising to see only a handful of Chimo Beach-area residents, especially when one considers how many rural policing questions were raised at the candidates forum held last month during the election campaign.
Legion Ladies Auxiliary
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- Published on Sunday, November 23, 2014
By Lisa Smith
Publicity
The Remembrance Day luncheon was a wonderful success with the largest crowd we’ve seen in years! It was standing room only; we set an extra table for our personal care home veterans and we ran out of food!
