Read for fun and prizes this summer

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The Neepawa Public Library wants you to reach for the stars this summer with its Summer Reading Club.

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We’re reaching for the stars this summer at the library with the Summer Reading Club! What’s more fun than dreaming of all the things we can do and be?

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Author visiting Neepawa in July

By Banner Staff

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An author with a connection to Neepawa will be returning to the community as part of her upcoming book tour. Leigh Ann Edwards, the writer of the Irish Witch Series will be at ArtsForward Cultural Centre on Wednesday July 18.

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Rotary Club meets their Tree Planting Challenge

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Neepawa Collegiate students and Neepawa Rotary members partnered to help green up the community. In two different projects, 32 two meter high trees have been planted in Neepawa.

By Ron Nordstrom

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The Neepawa Rotary Club has coordinated a second tree planting project in the Town of Neepawa. This completed their contribution to a Rotary International challenge to plant a tree for every Rotary Club member.

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Final numbers for Walk for Alzheimer’s announced

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Some of the participants in the 2018 Walk for Alzheimer’s, which took place on Thursday, June 14 at Country Meadows in Neepawa.

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On Thursday, June 14, Neepawa held the “Walk for Alzheimer’s” at Country Meadows Personal Care home.

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A fight over flowers

Meeting held to discuss future of perpetual care at Riverside Cemetery

 

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By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

The future of the Riverside Cemetery’s Perpetual Care (PC) program, specifically the distribution and care of grave site flowers, was the focus of a public meeting on Thursday, June 28. Just over 100 people packed the backroom at the Neepawa Public Library to share their thoughts on the issue and how it should be operated moving forward.

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