New fund established to help Neepawa Cemetery
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- Published on Wednesday, April 12, 2017
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
Neepawa is known for its beautiful cemetery and a newly established charitable fund aims to preserve and enhance that beauty forever. Last year, life-long Neepawa resident Wilma Gill established the Riverside Cemetery fund, a designated fund within Beautiful Plains Community Foundation. Each year, income generated by the fund will be used for upkeep and beautification of the cemetery.
Looking back - 1947: Arden’s oldest resident dies at 94 years of age
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- Published on Wednesday, April 12, 2017
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
70 years ago: Thursday, April 10, 1947. Arden’s oldest resident laid to rest. Funeral service for the late Morris Edmund Boughton, Postmaster here since 1884, whose death occurred on Thursday, April 1, 1947, at his residence at the age of 94, was held from the Arden United Church on Friday, April 4, at 2:00 pm, conducted by the pastor Rev. A. I. A. Carruthers. Internment was made in Arden cemetery. Mr. Boughton was Arden’s oldest resident, born in Gloucester, England in 1853. In 1874, Boughton arrived in Toronto and came west in 1878. He took up his first homestead and preemption in the Salisbury district, eight miles northwest of what is now the village of Arden.
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Tonn crowned Cowgirl of the Year
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- Published on Saturday, April 8, 2017
Pictured: Hailey Tonn with her parents Brenda and Darren Tonn.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Hailey Tonn marked the end of the college rodeo season with a couple of big wins last weekend. The Plumas-area cowgirl ended the Canadian Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (CIRA) season as goat tying leader, was the Canadian College Finals Goat Tying champion and was also named Cowgirl of the Year. The Cowgirl of the Year Award is voted on by all of the association’s membership and recognizes leadership and sportsmanship throughout the season.
Oswald chosen as Manitoba's Outstanding Young Farmers
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- Published on Saturday, April 8, 2017
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The Neepawa Banner
Brent and Kirsty Oswald of Cottonwood Holsteins Ltd. were selected as Manitoba’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2017. They received their award on March 4, at the Elkhorn Resort in Onanole, MB, with the Honourable Ralph Eichler, Minister of Agriculture, in attendance.
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Auctioneer competition coming to Gladstone
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- Published on Friday, April 7, 2017
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The Neepawa Banner
Some of the best auctioneers from across Manitoba and Saskatchewan will soon gather in Gladstone. The Gladstone Auction Mart has announced that it’ll serve as the host location for the 2017 Man/Sask Auctioneer Competition on Saturday, Apr. 29. Some of the prairie’s finest auctioneers will compete for the championship and a spot in the Canadian Auctioneer Championships, set for May 12-14 in Lethbridge, AB.
