NHL legend entertains at Sports Dinner
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Photos by Eoin Devereux. Members of the Neepawa Natives, along with billet coordinator Mary Ellen Clark, get a picture with HOFer Lanny McDonald.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
An engaging speaker, amazing meal and a wide array of unique auction items all added up to one of best Neepawa Sports Dinners in the event’s history.
Between the crosses, row on row
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Submitted photos. Left: Barry Campbell working on the crosses. Right: The crosses, ready to be placed in the Brookdale cemetery.
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neeepawa Press
The cemetery at Brookdale now contains 19 special markers to commemorate the sacrifice of the district’s war veterans. Cathy Campbell said she and her husband Barry had heard of the Brandon cemetery placing special markers on the veterans graves and they thought it was a very fitting tribute.
Rodney White recognized as Sports Person of the Year
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Photos by Eoin Devereux.
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In 1935, the municipal rink opened with big celebration
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This story, among others, can be found in Rick Sparling’s latest book, “Amateur Hockey in Neepawa– A Scrapbook” The book is over 730 pages of all of the championship hockey teams and newspaper coverage of the games that took place all the way from the early 1900s up until the arrival of the Junior A Neepawa Natives in 1989.
There is a section dedicated to those who advanced beyond minor hockey as well as a section of tributes, honouring those coaches, managers, media people and builders who made hockey in Neepawa possible. Cheerleaders, stories and girl’s hockey are covered, as well as games in the Tom Thumb, BB, AB, Midget, Junior B, Juvenile and Intermediate divisions.
The book is available through the Neepawa Banner and all profits will be donated to the Beautiful Plains Museum in honour of Allan Drysdale.
Beautiful Plains Archives. Neepawa’s Sports Arena was opened in 1935. It was located west of the Neepawa Legion and was torn down in 1972.
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Neepawa Press
A throng of 1,200 people representing Neepawa and district, surrounding villages and Minnedosa congregated at the new municipal rink Thursday night for the official opening. Not for several years has such a crowd been gathered at one place in Neepawa. The weather was mild and could not have been more perfect for the celebration.
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