Thumbs up, thumbs down - December 11, 2017
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- Published on Monday, December 11, 2017
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Neepawa Banner & Press
Flags, hats and wallets in the spotlight this week. One thumbs up and a pair of thumbs down for the latest edition of the Neepawa Banner & Press.
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Local athlete honoured
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- Published on Monday, December 11, 2017
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
On Saturday Nov. 25, 18-year-old Taylor Allen of Neepawa was awarded the Eugene Michelow Bursary award by Softball Manitoba. The prize is distributed to worthy athletes pursuing their post-secondary education. Allen is currently attending the University of Minnesota-Crookston and is a member of the U of M Crookston Golden Eagles softball team.
Homebodies - When is a light fixture more than a source of light?
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- Published on Sunday, December 10, 2017
By Rita Friesen
Neepawa Banner & Press
I get attached to things. Not that I need to buy more or new things. Things from the past that have meaning for me. When our family settled on the farm in the Riding Mountain area, we selected a wagon wheel light fixture to brighten our meals at the family table.
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Faithfully yours - A Christmas turning point
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- Published on Sunday, December 10, 2017
By Neil Strohschein
Neepawa Banner & Press
Several years ago, as Christmas was getting close, my wife gave me a piece of advice that I have never forgotten. At the time, I was going through a series of flashbacks—looking back on some of the “moments in time” I wish, to this day, that I could relive—because I would certainly have handled them differently than I did at the time.