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Crib player honoured

By Jessie Bell

Shorty Phillips missed cribbage on Thursday, Feb. 26 for the first time in nine years — he and his wife Liz were  busy packing for a move to Brandon. Crib chairman Ken Young had requested Shorty find time to attend before the games started, in order to present a gift card of good wishes from fellow players to him and his wife. In his expression of thanks, Shorty promised they would keep in touch.

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Shingling project in July

By Jessie Bell

There has been concern from a few local supporters of Rivers Legion Branch No. 75’s fundraising why there hasn’t been a visible start made on its shingling project. The branch began plans for shingling in late 2013 with a visit from a government engineer who made a thorough inspection of the hall’s interior and exterior. It was at a time when the outgoing president, Dave Oakey, was succeeded by Darryl Childerhose. 

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Neepawa Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ Hardware building has a long history

By Ken Waddell

The Neepawa Banner

Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ Hardware has been in Neepawa for a long time. Prior to 1976, the Neepawa Furniture Centre, which was owned by Roy and Joan McGillivray, had the Link Hardware dealership. Link phased out in 1976 and became part of Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ Hardware in 1981 and the Neepawa Furniture Centre was the Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ Hardware outlet for this area until 1984. 

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Another successful showcase for NACTV

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner

Representatives with NACTV are very pleased with the response from its annual Showcase. The event was held on Thursday, Feb. 26 at the Roxy Theatre and featured a wide variety of performers helping to raise money for the local access channel. 

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New regional hospital badly needed

By Ken Waddell

The Neepawa Banner

Municipal officials from a wide area will be meeting with the Prairie Mountain Regional Health Authority (PMRHA) on March 13 to discuss a proposed new regional hospital.

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