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Theories abound on how Hoop and Holler got its name

RCMP patrol a roadblock on Highway 331 near Hoop and Holler Bend on Wednesday.

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    05/12/2011 1:00 AM 0

    HOOP AND HOLLER BEND -- As recently as Mother's Day, this obscure stretch of highway along the Assiniboine River was unknown to almost everyone outside the Portage la Prairie area.

    But that all changed when Manitoba Water Stewardship decided to make ......

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