Observation - January 26, 2018
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- Published on Sunday, January 28, 2018
Addy Oberlin
Neepawa Banner & Press
It is a good time to check the weather. Are we getting snow, fog or freezing rain? How cold is it going to be? My daughters from Alberta came to see me and checked the weather from Alberta to Manitoba before they decided to come or to go home again. It is a 15 hour drive for one of them. So far it has worked out great and the weather has co-operated.
Faithfully yours - Good leaders know when to follow
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- Published on Sunday, January 28, 2018
Neil Strohschein
Neepawa Banner & Press
In this part of Canada, we rely on trucks and trains to move raw materials and manufactured goods from one place to another. Even though freight rates have increased significantly over the past few years (thanks in part to fuel surcharges and other taxes), trucks and trains are still the most efficient way to move goods from coast to coast.But in some parts of Europe, conveying goods by truck or train can be expensive and time consuming. For example, a drive from Stockholm, Sweden to Hamburg, Germany could take four days, maybe longer. There is only one route—west from Stockholm into Denmark; then south through Denmark into Germany and east to Hamburg. The trip by rail could take even longer; as freight trains in Europe are short and don’t have priority on the rails like they do here.
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Out of Helen's kitchen - Beyond Banana Bread
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- Published on Saturday, January 27, 2018
Helen Drysdale
Neepawa Banner & Press
This fancied up banana bread will suit any special occasion.
Local author and illustrator team bring nature mindfulness to life for kids in new book
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- Published on Saturday, January 27, 2018
Photo by Miranda Leybourne
The illustrator Emily MacDonald (left) and author Jessie Klassen (centre) presented a copy of The Sapling to Debbie Unger (right) at the Neepawa Public Library.
Miranda Leybourne
Neepawa Banner & Press
Jessie Klassen has always felt a strong connection to nature. Growing up on her parents’ farm near Tenby, Man., she learned to look towards the natural world for peace and inspiration. Now, Klassen spends her time on her family farm with her husband and three children, writing for various newsletters as well as her blog (jessieklassen.com). And now, Klassen can add published author to her list of accomplishments: just before Christmas, her book The Sapling, illustrated by Minnedosa artist Emily MacDonald, was published. “A tiny maple seed had blown in on the breeze and happens to land beside a great big Maple Tree.
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