Record breaking day for NACI track & field
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- Published on Monday, May 30, 2016
(Pictured) Kylie Birch in the forefront and Emma Salmon in the background compete in the team relay race.
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
It was a record setting day for a pair of Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) athletes at the Zone Seven Track and Field championship. The event, held on Wednesday, May 25 in Neepawa, saw Ben Perrett of NACI set a new zone record in the Junior Varsity Boys 800 metre race, with a time of 2:12. Teammate Tanner Mann also eclipsed a former regional record, in the Junior Boys Long Jump. He made a jump of 5.89 metres, to win the event and set the new benchmark. In total, NACI garnered 43 top-three finishes on the day, with 14 of those being first place results. Notable local results included:
A cut for kids
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- Published on Saturday, May 28, 2016
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
Four-year-old Summer Gillis of Rivers did not really enjoy having such long hair so rather than toss the tresses, parents Brandon and Skye Gillis decided to recycle them. Following a May 14 trip to Hair Dynamics, stylist Melissa Baranyk cut a 12-inch pony tail from Summer which was shipped to Angel Hair for Kids in Mississauga, Ont.
Debt-free construction at Rivers Library
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- Published on Saturday, May 28, 2016
By Jessie Bell
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A construction update occurred recently to the interior of Prairie Crocus Regional Library in Rivers. It involved joining the two storage rooms to make a wheelchair-accessible main floor washroom. Ramsay Construction was the main contractor and he enlisted B&G Electric and Gill’s Plumbing & Heating to assist; all companies are from Rivers.
Festival looking for fresh ideas
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- Published on Friday, May 27, 2016
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Neepawa & District Fine Arts Festival
Neepawa and District Fine Arts Festival provides an opportunity for young people in our community to showcase talents and develop musical, artistic and life skills by preparing for performance. For the last 50 years, the festival has brought the community together to celebrate our young people’s achievements in the arts.