Rivers curling teams to compete in provincials
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- Published on Thursday, December 10, 2015
By Linda Newton
Submitted Article
Golden Gals district playdowns were held in Shoal Lake Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Six teams were entered, three of which are going to the provincial bonspiel in Steinbach in Feb. 4-7. Going undefeated was the Rivers rink skipped by Maxine Veitch, and with one loss each coming out on the B-side, Lynda Draper and Marlene Allan also qualified. Veitch’s Rivers rink of Donna Falkevitch, Donna Morken and Darlene Gourlay, won three games to come out undefeated on the A-side of the draw.
Bishop visits Rivers
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- Published on Wednesday, December 9, 2015
By Liliane Dupuis
Submitted Article
On Nov. 14 the small parish of Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church of Rivers and their pastor Father Phillip Malayil welcomed the archbishop of the diocese of Winnipeg, Richard Gagnon. Archbishop Gagnon is the seventh archbishop of the diocese of Winnipeg and was appointed by Pope Francis in October 2013.
Another year completed for Acres of Hope project
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- Published on Wednesday, December 9, 2015
By Ron Krahn
Chairperson
Acres of Hope is a local growing project that raises money for Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB). Local farmers and businesses grow crops on donated or rented land with as many donated crop inputs (seed, fertilizer, chemical) as possible to raise money to help end world hunger. Our project has been in existence since 1998 and is run by a committee of local farmers and volunteers. For the past 17 years we have had a field in the Rivers area and another field southwest of Oak River. 2015 was the first year without a field close to Rivers, as we were not able to find a parcel of land to farm for the project.
Vincent Massey Vikings top the NACI Tigers
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- Published on Tuesday, December 8, 2015
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) Tigers were unable to keep pace with the Vincent Massey Vikings, falling to the defending Westman High School Hockey League Champions 8-1.
