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Ë®¹ûÊÓƵbodies - I did it! – part one

By Rita Friesen

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‘I did it. I absolutely did it. They said it couldn’t be done, but I did it!’ This mantra, a combination of a line of poetry and a line from a movie, cycled through my mind as I cycled through the beautiful countryside of the Netherlands. Beautiful is too modest a word for what I saw, but it keeps the memories real. 

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Faithfully yours - A second chance

By Neil Strohschein

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I will never forget how defeated and devastated I felt. My world had come crashing around my shoulders. I was beginning to realize just how many of my problems were my own fault. I was sinking into despair and depression; and then this happened.

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Right in the centre - Big changes, maybe

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ could be in for some big changes. Electing a PC Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ government on April 19 with 40 seats was certainly a major shift for Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ. What will that mean for Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ for the next four years and beyond?

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My perspective - Culture, vulture

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

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Culture is an important part of our lives and within the context of culture, there is the subgroup of Canadian-made content. Historically, the federal government has focused its concern over Canadian content to regulating a minimum number of Barenaked Ladies songs that must be played on the radio, funding the CBC and making sure our cable and satellite providers show enough shows featuring Anne of Green Gables.

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The arts, good for the soul

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Photo submitted by Ron Nordstrom. Kevin Roy and Amie Peterson from Winnipeg performed a concert in the home of Ron and Diane Nordstrom on April 26 to a crowd of around 20. Kevin and Amie played a mix of fast paced bluegrass and soulful tunes.

Submitted by Ron Nordstrom

The Neepawa Press

Kurt Vonnegut was an author best known for his novel Slaughterhouse Five. Vonnegut believed that all people needed to be creative simply because it was good for the soul. One of my favorite Kurt Vonnegut quotes is:

Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what’s inside you, to make your soul grow. - Kurt Vonnegut

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