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Sylvia Maloney on the run

By Jessie Bell

Sylvia sure can run, and while pushing a grocery cart too! That’s Sylvia Maloney of Rivers, who won the grand prize in The Grocery People (TGP) $600,000 Fresh Giveaway contest. The six-week promotion began April 30 at all TGP stores (Bigway Foods and Super A Foods) and included weekly $25 gift cards and a 50-second shopping spree.

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Fun times at the Carberry Fair

The Carberry Fair, held over the Canada Day weekend, offered lots of fun for the whole family.

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Photos by John Drinkwater. Jason Falk pilots his Falk Pharmacy parade entry.

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Kenton celebrates Canada Day

By Paulette Wiens

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It was another busy July1 in Kenton on a beautiful summer day. The day started off with a delicious pancake breakfast at Kenton Memorial Hall, catered by Kenton United Church. People registered after breakfast for the annual Kenton Lions Club car rally. During a wonderful Harding Agricultural Society deep pit barbecue pork and beef supper with all the trimmings, winners of the poker hands were announced: first, Leith Corney second, Amber Raycroft and third, Ross Jay. Winners of the questionnaire were the Robin Hill family.

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Rivers Police: Mid-year statistics

By Bruce Klassen 

Chief 

Rivers Police Service had 44 calls for service in June, giving us a six-month total of 423 files so far in 2016 or an average of 70 cases each month, meaning June was relatively quiet.

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Barbecue to benefit the care home

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Submitted photo. From left to right: Abigail Plett, Claire Tominko, Richelle Forgue and Rylee Mann.

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Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

On Friday, July 8 these young ladies are holding a barbecue at Shop Easy Foods parking lot from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. The girls are putting on the barbecue and donating the proceeds to the residents of Country Meadows Personal Care Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ. The proceeds will be used to help cover expenses of the residents’ Handy-Van trips. The residents participate in different trips/outings yearly from April to October.

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