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Newspaper
Rivers Banner
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 11, 1994
Page
5
A scanning note shows sections for an index editorial on page 1A and letters to the editor, followed by Neepawa classifieds on page 10A and Hamiota with MCNA classifieds on page 115A.
A Rivers Legion Bonspiel weekend features visiting families from Winnipeg Calgary Sylvan Lake and other towns. Winners include the President's Trophy team Ed Sparrow Belly Thomson Joyce Lewis and Wayne Lewis presented by 75 President Danny Johnson. The event ran March 18 19 and 20 with photos submitted.
On Monday April 4 a two vehicle collision occurred two kilometres west of ten on highway 24. A west bound 76 Ford pickup slowed to turn left and was rear ended by a 76 Lincoln pushing the pickup into the south ditch. The Lincoln veered into the north ditch. An 82 year old Brandon man faces imprudent driving charges with no injuries reported. Damage estimate unavailable.
On Monday April 4 the Rivers and District Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass fire seven kilometres southeast of Rivers at the Don McFadden farm caused by a CN burning barrel. After 30 minutes the fire was controlled. Later that day engines went six kilometres southwest to the Rivers Disposal Site where embers from burning garbage sparked a second grass fire, larger in scale and taking two hours to control.
The town's Jimmy Richs hometown Grocery of Rapid City shut its doors on April 1. The building at 415 3rd Avenue has a storied past dating to 1914 as a three story structure housing a hardware store, restaurants and an opera house.
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