Natives ready for regular season to start
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- Published on Thursday, September 22, 2016
Justin Metcalf (11) of Neepawa advances the puck, as the Dauphin defender attempts to impede his path to the goal, during an exhibition game on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Yellowhead Centre. (photo by Eoin Devereux)
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
The games that matter are set to begin across the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. For the Neepawa Natives, opening night can’t arrive soon enough, as the team hopes to continue building off of its positive pre-season experience.
Neepawa finished MJHL exhibition play with a 3-3 record, which included player improvement being seen in every one of those games. Head coach Dustin Howden said watching first hand, the development of the roster, from a group of talented individuals into a collective unit, has been great to see.
Open houses across the province
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- Published on Thursday, September 22, 2016
The Hunter Family Farm has a number of activities set up for the kids, including the ‘Cowboy Corner’ (above). Here, kids could rope a bull (foreground), ride a bull (background) or simply run around the clearing and play with toys that were available. (photos by Tony Eu)
By Tony Eu
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This past weekend, 44 locations across Manitoba invited the world to take a look at life on a farm. On Sunday, Sept. 18, the 2016 Manitoba Open Farm Day kicked off. Simultaneously, bed and breakfasts across the province joined in, opening their doors to curious visitors, as well as the usual guests, as a part of the Bed and Breakfast Association of Manitoba’s open house event.
Supporting Terry one step at a time
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- Published on Thursday, September 22, 2016
Participants in the Neepawa Terry Fox Run begin their 5 km walk to support cancer research. (photos by Tony Eu)
By Tony Eu
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On Sunday, Sept. 18, the annual Terry Fox Run took place. Organized by Kelly Krzyzaniak, the 5 km Neepawa run saw 79 runners and seven volunteers raise $6,700.
The course for the run started on the NACI track, following it around to the northeast corner of the school area, where participants got onto William St. From there, the runners headed west onto Mountain Ave., then south until Boundary St. The runners followed Boundary St. all the way until Fifth St., where they turned and headed down to their halfway point at Dairy Queen. When they arrived, runners were greeted with water and ice cream courtesy of DQ.
Outreach program from the Philippines coming to Neepawa
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- Published on Tuesday, September 20, 2016
By Tony Eu
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On Saturday, Oct. 1 and Sunday, Oct. 2, the Friends of Filipino Immigrants in Manitoba (FFIM) is hosting an outreach program for two government agencies from the Philippines: Social Security Services (SSS) and Pag Ibig.
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