Alumni game raises money for Neepawa Health Centre

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Pictured L to R:  Brooke de Koning, Kianna Dowd, Aalyia Clark, Jocelyn Scheper Care team manager of the Neepawa Health Centre, Hayley Cathcart and Shalyn Laflar. Photo by Eoin Devereux

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner

The Neepawa Health Centre is the beneficiary of some welcome support from the Neepawa midget girls hockey team. The current team, along with several former players, were able to raise $400.00 for the facility, through an alumni game, held on Dec. 27, at the Yellowhead Arena.

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Rivers Polar Plunge exceeds expectations

By Sheila Runions

Banner Staff

The Jan. 30 edition of Rivers Banner reported that Rivers Police Chief Bruce Klassen had a goal to raise $500 by Feb. 21. That was the date of the Polar Plunge, a law enforcement initiative to raise money for Special Olympics.

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Home Hardware fire gallery

Neepawa Banner photo gallery

"Chemo by day, Jets by night."

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner

A Neepawa family who attended the Winnipeg Jets/Dallas Stars game on Tuesday, Feb. 25 likely expected the night to be filled with entertaining hockey action; but what they likely didn’t expect that night was to receive an ovation from the crowd and to become internet sensations.

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Debris clean up the day after

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By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner

Crews got to work early this morning clearing debris from the damaged area where the Home Hardware building once stood.

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