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Legion News - Branch No. 75 - Oct. 25

By Warren Smallwood

      Publicity

The Oct. 20 meeting of Rivers Legion opened on time with 17 members present. Hugh Depencier was sworn in as a new member; welcome to our new comrade.

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Waves of Hope heading to Florida

Submitted Article

Members of the local dragon boat team Waves of  Hope will travel to Sarasota, Fla. Oct. 24-26 to take part in the 2014 International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission (IBCPC) Dragon Boat Festival at Nathan Benderson Park.

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Fire Prevention Week

By Richard Brown

Oct. 5-11 was fire prevention week; this year’s theme was working smoke alarms. Brian Mitchell, Ryan MacLellan, Josh Tait and Richard Brown of Rivers/Daly Fire Department were busy that week making presentations at Rivers Elementary School.

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Out and about in the pumpkin patch

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Photos by Eoin Devereux

The pumpkin patch just east of the Arden Ridge is starting to look very colourful. The recent warm weather is doing the pumpkins some good.

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Conference give students leadership skills

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner

Youth from across the province converged on Neepawa for the annual Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ Student Leadership Conference. The two-day event was held on Oct. 16 and 17 and involved 180 students from 31 schools attending a series of workshops to develop their leadership skills.

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