Big plans for Neepawa Sports Dinner
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- Published on Friday, October 20, 2017
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
Anticipation is building around the ninth annual Neepawa Sports Dinner. The event, organized by the Neepawa Natives Junior “A” Hockey Club, is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 4 at the Yellowhead Hall. In previous years, athletes such as olympian Jon Montgomery and former NHLers Darryl Sittler, Reggie Leach and Lanny MacDonald have previously headlined the night. For this year, it will feature former Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive linemen Chris Walby as the guest speaker.
‘Basketball in the Philippines is like hockey in Canada’
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- Published on Friday, October 20, 2017
Photo by Eoin Devereux. Kebey (#4) of the Bizdak Junior team goes in for a lay-up, during the first game of the Neepawa Filipino Basketball League regular season. Bisdak would end up losing to Eastern Samar 63-53.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
In many ways, the sports cultures of the Philippines and Canada are quite similar, as both nations know a little something about having a ‘sport obsession’.
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Grower Stories - Bruce Rampton
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Bruce Rampton will tell you that he owes 95% of his success on the farm to his grandfather’s decision to move. “My grandfather came to Canada and started farming elsewhere. Two years later he moved here to good soil,” says Bruce who farms near Dauphin, Manitoba. Bruce is a third-generation farmer with a family history in dairy farming, but a current love of grain farming. “I love the distinct four seasons in grain farming; you start something and you finish something,” he says. Cattle, on the other hand, are the same 365 days a year and don’t like change. For Bruce, farming comes with challenges, but he enjoys them. He explained his philosophy; “When things happen, we adapt and go forward.”
Right in the Centre - No way to justify bad decisions
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- Published on Thursday, October 19, 2017
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The federal government has embarked on a hell-bent for leather approach to legalize marijuana. It is a pet project of our Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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