Out of Helen's Kitchen - The late 90's

Helen Drysdale 
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The 1995 Quebec referendum is held on sovereignty. The NO side narrowly wins.

1996-February 14 - Mr. Dressup does his last show

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Homebodies - Changing it up

Rita Friesen
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For the past few mornings, the dogs and I have been going for a before breakfast walk. Several reasons for this- it’s not as windy earlier in the day, we are wide awake by 6:30 a.m. anyway, and the days are filled with want to dos and must dos. We had broken our walking pattern. A month of welcome house guests does that. When Marie, from Victoria, was visiting, the weather was mild and we took long walks, around Park Lake, down the Trans Canada Trail in the low lands, out and around. When Bea, from Australia, was out the weather had settled in to cold and windy.

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Arden Crocus Club hosts Police Academy

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Photos by Brenda Tonn
The Arden Crocus Club recently hosted a Police Academy seminar on a wide array of topics. The course graduation was held on Thursday, Nov. 9.

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The Crocus Club in Arden recently hosted a very successful Police Academy program. The program has been developed to empower adults by providing them with information on safety and security issues, enabling them to make well informed decisions.

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Weekend wins for Neepawa Farmers

Eoin Devereux
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The Neepawa Farmers picked up a pair of wins over the weekend, in a pair of Tiger Hills Hockey League (THHL) games. The Farmers first earned a 11-4 victory over the Cartwright Clippers on Friday, Nov. 10.

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Cookies for a cause

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Photo by Eoin Devereux
The fourth annual World Diabetes Day Cookie Fundraiser, held on Nov. 10, raised $980 in the span of two hours. Additional support brought the final total to around $1,250.

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The fourth annual World Diabetes Day Cookie Fundraiser was held on Friday, Nov. 10 at the corner of Mountain Avenue and Hamilton Street in Neepawa. The purpose of the event was to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). This organization commits itself to research that directly helps people who have type one diabetes.

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