Looking back - 1978 : Neepawa wins twin-town golf tournament
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- Published on Tuesday, July 17, 2018
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GOLFERS FROM NEEPAWA AND MINNEDOSA teed off against each other in the Twin Town Tourney which finished up Monday evening July 10, 1978. The Neepawa club came out on top, and Neepawa president Harry Connerton accepted the Walter Zeke trophy on behalf of the club.
By Cassandra Wehrhahn
Neepawa Banner & Press
80 years ago
Tuesday,
July 12, 1938
Evidence submitted on behalf of the Government of Alberta at a recent hearing of the Tariff Board in connection with developments in the Turner Valley oil field is that as a result of these developments petroleum consumers in the Prairie Provinces this year will pay approximately $5,500,000 less for gasoline, distillates, and other light petroleum products than they paid in 1936.
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Neepawa's Victoria Quilts reaches milestone
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- Published on Tuesday, July 17, 2018
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On Tuesday, Margaret VanBuskirk picked up a quilt from the Victoria’s Quilts Neepawa office. Soon, Margaret will knock on the front door of a home in the Neepawa area to deliver a handmade quilt to give to the person who lives there. The person has cancer, as does everyone who receives one of the quilts from Victoria’s Quilts.
Thumbs up, thumbs down - Thumbs down to compost misuse
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I was at the Neepawa compost site on Sunday, July 8 and saw that some idiot left an electric fireplace, two containers of paint thinner and some lumber there.
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A Canada Day musical treat
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- Published on Monday, July 16, 2018
George Smith performs on his guitar for the residents of Elks Manor in Neepawa at the annual Canada Day Celebration.
photo by Christine Waddell
By Banner Staff
Neepawa Banner & Press
The residents of Elks Manor in Neepawa have established a tradition for Canada with a gathering, entertainment and food.
My perspective - Growing knowledge
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- Published on Monday, July 16, 2018
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Agricultural topics don’t often make front page news in Canada’s biggest city, especially when it’s not bad news. But that wasn’t the case this week, when the Toronto Star published an investigative piece looking at organic and conventional milk in Canada. The feature ran under a special header and could be found at the top of their website for most of the week.
