Lara Denbow golden at Legion Nationals
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- Published on Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Historic results for Prairie Storm Athletics
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Lara Denbow in the process of making her gold medal winning high jump at the Legion Track and Field National Championship. (Inset) Denbow stands upon the podium with the silver and bronze medal winners.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
It was a tremendous weekend for Lara Denbow, of the Prairie Storm Athletics Club, at the 2018 Legion Track and Field National Championships in Brandon. The 14-year-old from Neepawa scored a gold medal in the U-16 Girls’ high jump competition, with a jump of 1.70 metres.
Looking Back - 1988: Clowns and tigers and elephants? Oh my!
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- Published on Tuesday, August 21, 2018
By Cassandra Wehrhahn
Neepawa Banner & Press
110 years ago,
Tuesday,
August 18, 1908
The warship Indomitable, carrying the Prince of Wales, made a record run from Quebec to England, covering the distance from port to port at a speed of over 25 knots per hour.
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Hosting Provincials a grand slam for Neepawa
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Morden Mohawks win Senior “AA” title
Photo by Eoin Devereux
The Morden Mohawks, the 2018 Manitoba Senior AA Baseball Champions
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
It was a victory that was a full year in the making for the Morden Mohawks. On Sunday, Aug. 12, the Border Baseball League representative defeated the Hamiota Red Sox 2-1 in the final of the Provincial Senior “AA” Baseball Championship in Neepawa.
Letters - Erasing history does nothing for betterment of our nation
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- Published on Monday, August 20, 2018
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Neepawa Banner & Press
Sir John A. MacDonald was a flawed figure as most politicians are.
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