National recognition for Neepawa business woman

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Photos by Tony Eu. Representatives from the Neepawa RBC branch gave Michelle Gerrard a bouquet of flowers to celebrate her being chosen as a finalist for the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards. Left to right: Shelby Howard (RBC financial advisor), Kerri MacPherson (RBC branch manager), Michelle Gerrard (owner of Neepawa Home Hardware Building Centre) and Scott Dyke (RBC financial planner).

By Tony Eu

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

Michelle Gerrard of Neepawa is receiving national attention for her business acumen. As of Oct. 4, Gerrard, the owner of Neepawa’s Home Hardware, is a finalist in the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneurship Awards. Presented by Women of Influence, the awards are designed to celebrate the achievements of some of the most successful female Canadian entrepreneurs. The award program has been running for 24 years, acknowledging over 135 Canadian women. 

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4-H year begins

Tristinn Bjarnarson

Neepawa and Area 4H Beef Club

The Neepawa and Area 4H Beef Club held their reorganization meeting Oct. 3 at NACI in the Library.

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Fire devastates Gladstone business

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Photos by Penny Rogers. 

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A charter member of the discipline club

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Photo courtesy of Cecil Pittman archives. Hamilton St. east in the 1950s.

By Rick Sparling

Neepawa Press

This is part three in a three part series about the places we loved growing up in Neepawa.  It’s not just from my generation, but also from those younger and older.

One other activity we had was rabbit hunting. There was many a bush on the outskirts of town and these bushes were generally full of rabbits. 

There was a bounty on them and you could get 10 cents a rabbit from Mr. Ryerson, who had a mink ranch located where Bob Birnie's house now sits, across from the #1 hole at the Neepawa Golf & Country Club. Most of the kids owned a .22 rifle and would go out hunting a couple of times a week.  Barry Deveson, a member of The Junior Rifle Club, formed a group of hunters called “The Scared Rabbit gang.” I’m sure these creatures shuddered when ‘the gang’ was on the way. Some of the members were Ed Fearns, Bob Birnie, Dennis Foley and Ron Kleven, all brandishing .22 caliber rifles.

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My Neepawa - Flock of geese

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Photo by Lesley Skibinsky. 

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