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New business running in Rivers

By Marshel Fehr

I spoke with Jesse Gilbert on Nov. 2 about the store. He told me the store buys shirts, mugs, water bottles, hats, etc. and produces logos on these items. The name of the store is Butterfly Consultations, (owned by Michelle Budiwski) which is a small business management company, and the name of the small business that's growing inside that building is Champion Engraving, just one of Butterfly’s clients.

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November is 4-H month

By Sheila Runions

Banner Staff

For years longer than anyone can remember, the first Wednesday of November is National 4-H Day, which in Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ, has morphed into 4-H month. As such members and leaders from Alexander, Poplar Hill and Roseland-South Brandon 4-H clubs met with Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ’s minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development to support his efforts at proclaiming November 4-H Month.

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Neepawa of yesteryear: Mama said there’d be days like this

By Rick Sparling

The Neepawa Press

By the water tower was an open field that we played our ‘Little League’ baseball on. My dad was the manager and Tony Evans was the coach. I can recall like it was yesterday, waiting for a grounder during infield practice with Tony belting them out one-handed harder than most of us could hit with two hands!

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Looking back - 1995: Egg war on Mountain Ave keeps vandalism at bay

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Neepawa Press Archives. 40 Years ago:  Friday, Nov. 6, 1975: John Antonik purchased Neepawa Lumber and Supply from William Tinkler.

By Cecil Pittman

The Neepawa Press

80 years ago, Friday November 1, 1935:

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Future of Neepawa Skate Park in doubt

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Photo by Eoin Devereux. The temporary skate park ramps are nearing the end of their usefulness.

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

The future of a skate park in Neepawa is uncertain, unless more community support for the project steps forward.  The current seasonal park, located next to the RCMP building, has been around for just over 10 years, but is nearing the end of its service life.

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