Looking back - 1967: Tom-Boy Store is open for business
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- Published on Tuesday, January 31, 2017
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
70 years ago. Thursday, Feb.6, 1947: A delegation composed of W.A. Howden, D.M.D. Geroge Rey and C. T. Pedlar presented petitions containing 130 signatures asking the council to submit a money bylaw to the ratepayers of the town to cover the cost of construction of a modern, up-to-date, 50 bed hospital on present hospital grounds.
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Helping kids to hit the ice
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- Published on Tuesday, January 31, 2017
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
A national program has arrived in Neepawa that’s looking to get more kids playing hockey. On Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Yellowhead Hall, 29 children (16 boys - 13 girls) between the ages of 6 to 10 years old were fitted with a full set of hockey equipment as part of the Canadian Tire First Shift program.
Want to go on a blind date?
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- Published on Monday, January 30, 2017
By Debbie Unger
Neepawa Public Library
Love is in the air at the Neepawa Library! We love books and since it’s fun to introduce readers to new authors and titles, we’re offering Blind Date With a Book.
CWE superstars reach new heights in Gladstone
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- Published on Saturday, January 28, 2017
By Derek Pearson
The Neepawa Banner
It was a night of colorful, flying storytellers in Gladstone on Jan. 19. No, the circus wasn’t in town, it was the superstar professional wrestlers from CWE (Canadian Wrestling’s Elite).
Police academy for senior hoping to come to Neepawa
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- Published on Friday, January 27, 2017
By Miranda Leybourne
The Neepawa Banner
Neepawa’s older population may have an opportunity to learn some essential and timely skills if a grassroots program called Police Academy: Older Adult Division gets the volunteers it needs to get up and running.
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