Neepawa Library spring update
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- Published on Wednesday, March 22, 2017
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Spring is nearly here and all of us at Neepawa Library are looking forward to sunshine and warmer weather like everyone else, because it’s hard to know what’s more enjoyable than sitting out in the fresh air with the birds singing and a good book to read! But, perhaps you don’t know what to read next. Never fear, your local library is here to help! Drop in to the Neepawa Library and draw a random book selection from our suggestions in our Book Jar, and who knows, maybe it will be the start of a new reading adventure. We also have new arrivals at the Neepawa Library which suit a variety of tastes, such as The Break ( a Canada Reads 2017 selection) by Katherena Vermette, Paris for One and Other Stories by Jojo Moyes and Strange Affair by Peter Robinson.
A Senior’s Story: Davieville – A sandy land survival story
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- Published on Wednesday, March 22, 2017
By Wayne Hildebrand
The Neepawa Press
William (Bill) Davie Sr. was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1890. He was working as an apprentice druggist, but he really wanted to be a farmer. So, at 18 years of age (1908), he immigrated to Canada to start a new life. Little did he know that his adventuresome spirit would take him to the sandhills southeast of Neepawa, an area that would test every ounce of his character. It would be the beginning of a legacy of four generations of Davies to farm in the area.
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Looking back - 1987: Drop In Centre opening draws a large crowd
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- Published on Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago. Friday, March 19, 1937: Cordova, the play “An Old Fashioned Mother” was successfully staged last Friday evening to a large and attentive audience. Miss Marjorie Robertson gave a recitation “The Ladies Aid” and community singing helped to fill in between acts. The players played their parts well and brought great laughter and also tears from the audience.
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Neepawa doles out the dollars: Town Council - Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2017
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- Published on Tuesday, March 21, 2017
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
Preliminary information on Neepawa’s new budget was discussed by council on Tuesday, Mar. 14. Mayor Adrian de Groot noted that those deliberations are on schedule. He added that public feedback through surveys and other input, as well as suggestions from town administration, have been very helpful in the process to this point. De Groot also announced the recipients of the town’s annual grants. These grants were unveiled this early in the process in order to allow the organizations time to do any budget planning required. The recipients were:
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Archbishop Gagnon visits and blesses St. Dominic’s
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- Published on Sunday, March 19, 2017
Photo by Miranda Laybourne. Siblings McGregor and Cherish Pepino present Archbishop Richard Gagnon with a bouquet of fresh flowers on Sun., Mar. 12 at St. Dominic's
By Miranda Leybourne
The Neepawa Banner
The Most Reverend Archbishop Richard Joseph Gagnon, the Seventh Archbishop of Winnipeg, visited St. Dominic’s Roman Catholic Church in Neepawa on Sun., Mar. 12, to perform a special blessing of the main sanctuary now that the church’s roof construction has been completed.
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