Who are these mystery All-Stars?

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Submitted photo. A historic picture from 1933 of a team of hockey team that played on the Clear Lake ice, during the time of Relief Camp workers.

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One sunny winter day back in 1933, 10 men stood on the ice at Clear Lake in Riding Mountain National Park, got their picture taken, then played and lost a couple of hockey games against the Intermediate hockey team from Dauphin. These men were part of the Riding Mountain Relief Camp All Stars, a group of hockey players from various camps around the lake who would play against teams from the surrounding communities. 

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Two seasons: winter and construction

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Photo by Tony Eu.

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Neepawa welcomes the world at annual event

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Photos by Tony Eu. The Saturday evening banquet included some student-led entertainment, some of which even included participation from Neepawa Rotary and Inner Wheel members.

By Tony Eu

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This past weekend, Neepawa was host to 21 people from all over the world.

As part of the Rotary Youth Exchange Program, exchange students in Rotary District 5550, which encompasses Saskatchewan, Manitoba and northern Ontario, came to Neepawa for a weekend orientation, hosted by Inner Wheel.

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Three lucky families got a free meal in their field

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Submitted photos. The farm owned by Harvey and Darla Hanke was the winner of one of the two meals delivered by Beautiful Plains Credit Union.

The annual Meals in the Fields contest has wrapped up another year of food on the farm.  The draw to determine the winners of this year’s event happened at the end of August.

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Volunteers needed to winterize Bird Sanctuary

By Miranda Leybourne

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The Rotary Park Bird Sanctuary is in need of volunteers to help protect the birds from the harshness of a prairie winter, before cold weather sets in.

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