Santa Clara Baseball League schedule announced

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Published on Wednesday, May 9, 2018

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner

The boys of summer are back, as the Santa Clara Baseball League (SCBL) has announced its 2018 schedule. There will be eight clubs competing in the SCBL this season, playing one another twice over the course of the year. The regular season will end on July 4, with the playoffs beginning shortly thereafter. 

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Looking back - 1988: Kaspicks win big at the Windfall Dance

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Published on Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Jessica Morton
Neepawa Banner & Press

80 years ago
Tuesday, May 3, 1938
The familiar figure of William Sheen with pipe, bicycle and a pack under his arm on his way to and from the hospital will be seen no more. He has retired from the rigorous routine of hospital staff life after 18 years of service as caretaker at the local institution, completing his duties Saturday night. He will now be free to come and go as he pleases and enjoy his well earned permanent vacation.

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Letters - A recycling rebuttal

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Published on Monday, May 7, 2018

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Neepawa Banner & Press

RE: Apr. 27 ‘Right in the centre – Recycling business in big trouble in Manitoba’ article. The following is written in response to Ken Waddell’s editorial published on Friday, April 27, 2018 in the Neepawa Banner & Press and Rivers Banner. About 93 per cent of Manitobans have easy access to a residential recycling program funded by Multi‐Material Stewardship Manitoba Inc. (MMSM), an industry‐funded, not‐for‐profit organization. MMSM represents stewards — brand owners, producers, distributors and manufacturers — who pay fees to help cover the costs of recycling their products and packaging. MMSM is not a government agency.

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