Q and A with the new mayor of Neepawa

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Adrian de Groot says he’s ready to take on the challenge of being Neepawa’s new mayor. Well, after several weeks of campaigning, knocking on doors and talking to voters, he’ll get the chance to prove it. He was officially sworn in on Wednesday to take over the towns’ top job. The Neepawa Banner’s Eoin Devereux recently sat down with the new mayor to discuss the election and what to expect over the next four years.

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86 year old wins shooting competition

Shooter

Pictured Rudy Macks & Evelyn Leffingwell, Frank Leffingwell's widow and organizer of the annual Frank Leffingwell Memorial Shoot.

By Kate Jackman Atkinson

The Neepawa Banner

On Sept. 20, Plumas-born Rudy Macks turned 87 but the month before, his steady aim helped him top a shooting competition. 

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Social to raise money for leukemia treatment

This July, six-year-old Alyx Delaloye was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. 

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"We're not giving up." - Lukin

Kinsmen Kourts

By Kate Jackman Atkinson

The Neepawa Banner

The redevelopment of the former East View Lodge site in Neepawa was dealt a blow last week when the project’s request for provincial funding was turned down. 

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Westman is second-highest for deer collisions

Press Release

The Eastman region (which includes Steinbach, Lac du Bonnet, Anola, Birds Hill Park area and Falcon Lake) is the province’s No. 1 area for vehicle-deer collisions.

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