Looking Back - 1988:Kilburns celebrate diamond anniversary
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Cliff and Reta Kilburn with attendants Elsie Graham and Allan Kilburn.
By Cassandra Wehrhahn
Neepawa Banner & Press
80 years ago
Friday,
May 27,1938
A.T. Barber, 80, the only man who knew the value of the contents of the Windsor Castle the royal residence, died recently at Hove, England. Queen Victoria commissioned him 40 years ago to evaluate contents of the castle, which included gold plate, works of art, antiques and china. Mr. Barber, an antiques dealer, who formerly was mayor of Windsor, promised the Queen he would never divulge the findings.
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Neepawa mayor to attend meeting about hospital plan
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By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Mayor Adrian de Groot informed Neepawa Town Council he was meeting with Dr. Brock Wright, head of Shared Health Services for the province on June 1.
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Beautiful Plains Medical Clinic early bird lottery winners
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Photo by Ken Waddell
In what turned out to be a house warming bonus, Elaine and Gerald Leforte claimed the early bird prize in the 2018 Beautiful Plains Medical Clinic Lottery. Lefortes are from Swan River but their $10,000 prize will come in nicely as they have moved to a house in Souris. Pictured above in front of the Beautiful Plains Medical Clinic, Elaine and Gerald (right) received their cheque from lottery chair Mary Ellen Clark. The Lottery is still on going and the final deadline to buy tickets is June 2 at 9:00 p.m.
‘Rural Week’ for medical students set for end of May
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First-year medical students from the University of Manitoba’s (U of M) Max Rady College of Medicine (Rady Faculty of Health Sciences) are once again preparing to spread out across rural and northern Manitoba during the annual “Rural Week” (May 28-June 1).
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Out of Helen's Kitchen - Rhubarb
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By Helen Drysdale
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Rhubarb is one of the few plants you can put in and forget about. It seems unaffected by drought, bugs or blights. My hardy rhubarb is up and will soon be ready to eat. It is one of the first treats from the garden. To help you with your rhubarb I will share these rhubarb recipes with you.
