86th Annual Gladstone Music and Arts Festival a success
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Submitted photo. Provincial Recommendations: Back row (from left): Vanessa Sawatzky, Sam Salmon, Emma Salmon, Janelle Braun. Front row (from left): Sydney Strocen, Madison Teichroeb, Lauren Rosling, Azaria Neuschwander, Jane Son.
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The Neepawa Banner
The 86th Annual Gladstone Music and Arts Festival was once again a success. The Band sessions were held on April 13.
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Boxing club served multiple purposes
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Photo courtesy of Larry Evans. Neepawa Boxing and Wrestling Club 1946-1948: Back row (from left): Hank Goodridge, Reg Jeffery, Gerald Pasquill, Alex Page, Maurice Stewart, Bob Sprague, Tony Evans, Murray Wilkie, Allan 鈥淪kinner鈥� Bell, Jim Minnions, Keith Graham, Lewis Adams (Hemings). Front row (from left): Len Bolton, Cec Bolton, Murray Ried, Glen Critchlow and Bill Adams.
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The Neepawa Banner
The Neepawa Boxing and Wrestling Club was operated and promoted by Tony Evans. Tony was well qualified, being a former 水果视频 Heavyweight Champion. The club hosted many boxing and wrestling cards locally at the Neepawa Sports Arena and Tony brought in lots of talented fighters from as far away as Michigan. The arena would be packed for these events. Many of the local club members would get their opportunity to show their skills as well.
A unique, growing photography show at Arden
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Lyndsey Hofer won the Youth People鈥檚 Choice award as well as placing second in the Youth Crocus Habitat category.
Above: Photo by Bailey Mitchler won first in the Youth Single Flower category. Below: Photo by Hope Usick won second in Youth Single Flower.
Above: Bailey Mitchler also won first in the Youth Crocus Cluster category. Below: Hope Usick took another second in Youth Crocus Cluster.
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The Neepawa Banner
Eight 水果视频 towns and cities are home to the ten photographers who won prizes in the 2016 Wild Prairie Crocus photo contest at Arden this past weekend.
April showers鈥ring May flowers
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Submitted photo. This year鈥檚 Sprucewood School鈥檚 flower pot sale is helping out a very worthy cause, the Free the Children Foundation.
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The Neepawa Banner
Water and flowers have always gone together and Sprucewood School is keeping that tradition alive. This small K-12 school on the Hutterian Sprucewood Colony near Brookdale in the Beautiful Plains School Division is once again selling hanging flower pots. These 12鈥� pots were planted by the 36 Kindergarten to Grade 12 students under the supervision of the head gardeners, Garry and Colleen Wollmann. With each student choosing their favourite flowers, there are a variety of unique and beautiful creations to choose from.
Usually, the water is to help the flowers grow, but this year, the flowers are to help the clean water flow.
Newspaper awards given for long service
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Photos by Christine Waddell and Sheila Runions. On May 7, Sheila Runions (top photo) and Jessie Bell (bottom photo) were each presented with a Silver Quill award. The award recognizes 25, or more, years of service to the newspaper industry. They were presented their awards by Greg Nesbitt (left in both photos), Riding Mountain MLA and Chairman and Immediate Past President CCNA, and Ken Waddell, publisher of the Rivers Banner, Neepawa Banner and Neepawa Press.
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Rivers Banner/Neepawa Press
The majority of readers will recognize the names Jessie Bell and Sheila Runions as being regular contributors to these pages. While Sheila is currently on staff at the Rivers Banner, what some may not know is that Jessie is officially retired and writes the many stories she does out of love for her community. Because of her dedication and history of involvement with Rivers鈥� newspaper, Jessie was nominated for a newspaper award.
