Six brothers return from war
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- Published on Friday, November 9, 2018
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Left to right: Patrick, George, and Norman Campbell
By Lenda Jerome Campbell
Niece of Campbell Veterans
My grandfather, Angus Campbell, came from Scotland. Six Campbell brothers served in WWII but I’m not sure what year. He settled with his brothers in the Kinosota area.
“When will it end?”
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- Published on Thursday, November 8, 2018
Photo courtesy of the Banner & Press Archives
Pictured is a closeup of one of the soldiers depicted in the “When will it end?” Victory Loan artwork.
By Cassandra Wehrhahn
Neepawa Banner & Press
When will it end? That was a question likely hanging on many people’s lips throughout the duration of the wars.
Remembering Able Seaman William Dearl Trickett of Kelwood
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- Published on Thursday, November 8, 2018
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AB William Trickett, Athabaskan survivor.
By Blar Gilmore
SLT (RET'D), CD
Like any good Navy ditty, this tale starts in a bar. Little did I know, a visit to the local Legion in my home village of Kelwood, MB would end up as a quest to uncover some of my own Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) family history.
Read more: Remembering Able Seaman William Dearl Trickett of Kelwood
Families are a community’s backbone
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- Published on Thursday, November 8, 2018
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Community starts with family and this month, the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation (BPCF) is asking area families what the community means to them. This is one of 12 challenges the Foundation has been undertaking this year to better understand the needs, priorities and motivations of the community it serves.
