Looking back - 1996: Struggling Amaranth school faces closure
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- Published on Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Photo courtesy of the Cecil Pittman archives. Mountain Ave., Neepawa, looking south. The building to the right sits at the location of the former Co-op store.
By Cecil Pittman
Neepawa Press
80 years ago, Friday, Nov. 6, 1936
Wednesday, Nov. 11 is a dominion holiday, although the Retail Merchants Association in Winnipeg is trying to balk it, supplying a doubt to other towns as to whether or not the day should be observed as a holiday. One local store has taken the lead by announcing that it will observe Armistice Day and close doors and other businesses are expected to follow.
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Haunted house draws a crowd
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- Published on Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Submitted photos. Over 40 people volunteered as ghosts, ghouls and monsters at the Arden Haunted House.
By Tony Eu
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
On Wednesday, Oct. 26 to Saturday, Oct. 29, the Arden Haunted House opened its doors for a fifth year of frightening fun. The haunted house, which utilized the Arden curling rink, saw 500 people pass through the winding corridors and scare-filled scenes.
Halloween: Ghosts, ghouls, zombies and Pac-man?
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- Published on Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Photos by Tony Eu.
Top: Neepawa high school students weren’t the only ones who showed Halloween spirit, as staff members did a group costume, dressing up as trophies.
Hockey Hall of Famer headlines Neepawa Sports Dinner
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- Published on Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Photo by Eoin Devereux.
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October’s operation
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- Published on Sunday, November 6, 2016
By Bruce Klassen
Chief of Rivers Police
Rivers Police Service responded to a total of 61 calls for service this past month. Our police service had received numerous complaints of poaching in and around Rivers; a joint forces operation with a provincial conservation officer resulted in a male being charged with three counts of illegal possession of deer. We would also like to congratulate everyone for being so well behaved on Halloween; police had no Halloween-related calls that evening. Following is the October statistics.
