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Snow run

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Steven Dyce jogs to work amid flurries and slippery sidewalks in Brandon on a mild Wednesday morning.

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Steven Dyce jogs to work amid flurries and slippery sidewalks in Brandon on a mild Wednesday morning.

Reflection of the season

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A pedestrian walks past a puddle by the Global Market on Rosser Avenue on a Tuesday afternoon. The unseasonably warm weather is expected to continue for the next few days.

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A pedestrian walks past a puddle by the Global Market on Rosser Avenue on a Tuesday afternoon. The unseasonably warm weather is expected to continue for the next few days.

Taking a shine to shinny

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Friends Sydney Sass and Tegan Thompson play shinny on a neighbour’s homemade rink as Jason Sass watches on the western edge of Brandon as the sun sets on a warm Monday evening.

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Friends Sydney Sass and Tegan Thompson play shinny on a neighbour’s homemade rink as Jason Sass watches on the western edge of Brandon as the sun sets on a warm Monday evening.

Hanging out with horses

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Six-year-old Shayley Wilton sits atop her sister’s horse Marble while waiting for her sister to compete during the 3D barrel racing jackpot at the Westoba Credit Union Agricultural Centre of Excellence on Monday evening.

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Six-year-old Shayley Wilton sits atop her sister’s horse Marble while waiting for her sister to compete during the 3D barrel racing jackpot at the Westoba Credit Union Agricultural Centre of Excellence on Monday evening.

Walking with our sisters

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Volunteers work to arrange a number of moccasin vamps as they prepare to open the Walking With Our Sisters exhibit to the public at Brandon University on Monday. The exhibit is comprised of more than 1,800 moccasin vamps (or tops) that have been donated by friends and families of missing and murdered indigenous women. Each vamp is handcrafted and represents a missing or murdered indigenous woman. Smaller displays commemorate children who did not return home from residential schools. The exhibit, which is travelling across the country, will be open to the public for the next two weeks at BU.

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Volunteers work to arrange a number of moccasin vamps as they prepare to open the Walking With Our Sisters exhibit to the public at Brandon University on Monday. The exhibit is comprised of more than 1,800 moccasin vamps (or tops) that have been donated by friends and families of missing and murdered indigenous women. Each vamp is handcrafted and represents a missing or murdered indigenous woman. Smaller displays commemorate children who did not return home from residential schools. The exhibit, which is travelling across the country, will be open to the public for the next two weeks at BU.

Barrel of fun

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Rachelle Boyes of Deleau rounds a barrel atop her quarter-horse Winnie during a 3D barrel racing jackpot at the Westoba Credit Union Agricultural Centre of Excellence on Monday evening.

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Rachelle Boyes of Deleau rounds a barrel atop her quarter-horse Winnie during a 3D barrel racing jackpot at the Westoba Credit Union Agricultural Centre of Excellence on Monday evening.

Reflecting puddle

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Melting snow creates a large puddle in the parking lot at the Riverbank Discovery Centre, where the reflection of trees and a light stand with a “no skateboarding” sign are seen on Monday afternoon.

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Melting snow creates a large puddle in the parking lot at the Riverbank Discovery Centre, where the reflection of trees and a light stand with a “no skateboarding” sign are seen on Monday afternoon.

Making a new friend

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Siblings Katie and Declan Bell put the finishing touches on a snowman while playing outside at their home south of Brandon on a warm Monday afternoon.

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Siblings Katie and Declan Bell put the finishing touches on a snowman while playing outside at their home south of Brandon on a warm Monday afternoon.

All in

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Carson Penner makes a splash at the 2016 Polar Plunge on the North Hill Campus at Assiniboine Community College in Brandon on Saturday. In total, 31 took the plunge, pulling in about $5,900 for Special Olympics Manitoba.

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Carson Penner makes a splash at the 2016 Polar Plunge on the North Hill Campus at Assiniboine Community College in Brandon on Saturday. In total, 31 took the plunge, pulling in about $5,900 for Special Olympics Manitoba.

This bud's for you

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Bright red buds burst from a branch along 23rd Street on Sunday.

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Bright red buds burst from a branch along 23rd Street on Sunday.

Top Story

Teen loses finger in shop class accident

A Grade 8 student is recovering after he lost a finger in a shop class accident.

Timmy John Reaves, 13, was rushed to hospital immediately after the incident on Feb. 2. It was determined his left-hand ring finger would have to be amputated below the middle knuckle.

“The surgeon at the time saw it and realized it wasn’t salvageable,” said the boy’s ...

Brandon SunPRINT | Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 | 0

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