Successful night for Neepawa Sports Dinner

The seventh annual Neepawa Sports dinner took place on Saturday, Oct. 24 at theYellowhead Centre. The event was co-hosted by the Town of Neepawa and the Neepawa Natives. Just over 260 people attended the dinner. More details to come in the Oct. 30 edition of the Neepawa Banner.

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Neepawa of yesteryear - There’s a story that Black fell from the water tower

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Photo courtesy Cecil Pittman archives. CNR roundhouse, where all the locomotives were serviced and stored. Today, McDonald’s and Chicken Corral sit on that site. 

By Rick Sparling

The Neepawa Press

Just to pick up some of the businesses around town that weren’t in the downtown area, we proceeded to  the Creamery on the corner of 5th and Mill Street.  E.P. Boyle owned the Creamery where they graded eggs and produced milk, butter and ice cream.

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A day of glory for Neepawa's Gibson

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Submitted photo. Jack Gibson (middle) with his wife, Pat (left) and daughter, Brittney (right) at the Brandon University Wall of Fame induction ceremony on Oct. 17. 

Article submitted by Brian Kerkowich

The Neepawa Press

Glory days. We all have them and Jack Gibson had one heck of one on Oct. 17.

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Water rates to increase under proposed changes

Neepawa Council Briefs: Tuesday, Oct, 20

The water and sewer rates for the Town of Neepawa are being reviewed. These rates were last evaluated in 2008.

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Looking back - 1955: Post office addition underway

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Neepawa Press archives. 40 years ago, Thursday, Oct. 30, 1975: Bill Fraser proudly displays the “Neepawa Variatones” original new album.

By Cecil Pittman

The Neepawa Press

80 years ago, Friday October 29, 1935:

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