Ashton Anderson wins POTW
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- Published on Thursday, February 16, 2017
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A point-scoring outburst has earned Ashton Anderson of the Neepawa Natives this weeks’ Recycle Everywhere MJHL Player of the Week.
Local school divisions coping with funding cutbacks
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- Published on Thursday, February 16, 2017
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Faced with cutbacks to provincial funding, local school divisions have some tough decisions to make as they prepare their budgets. On Feb. 1, the provincial government made their funding announcement for the 2017-2018 school year. While overall, education funding is increasing by $13.1 million, only one division within the Banner’s coverage area will see an increase in funding over last year. In the past, the funding formula guaranteed divisions the same level of funding as the previous year, however, the new formula only guarantees 98 per cent of the previous year’s amount.
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Where are they now? Provincial champions, 1989-‘90 Midgets
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- Published on Wednesday, February 15, 2017
By Rick Sparling
The Neepawa Press
Dan Caruk (coach) grew up on the farm at Pine River, MB and graduated from high school in Ethelbert. He went to Flin Flon and was a brakeman for the Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Co. until 1973, at which time, he began his career with the RCMP, his first posting being at the Winnipeg Airport. His postings took him to Thompson, Neepawa and Dauphin, where he still resides. Dan married Betty Lesiuk from Gilbert Plains and they had two children, Shane in 1972 and Curtis in 1974. They have five grandkids. Dan worked for 15 years in security at Assiniboine College in Dauphin after retirement from the RCMP. He owned the Dauphin Brewers Senior Baseball team from 1993 – 2003 and currently watches a lot of his grandkids' hockey games.
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Full day of activities planned for Louis Riel Day
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- Published on Wednesday, February 15, 2017
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
With a variety of events, this year’s Louis Riel Day celebrations in Neepawa are shaping up to offer something for everyone. Organized though the Leisure Services department, the Town of Neepawa’s events will run from noon to 3 p.m. Leisure Services manager Amanda Novak explained that this year, all of their events will take place at the Flats, “We wanted to keep it all in one area, so people could get to go to all of the activities.”
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Looking Back: 1987: Drop In Centre construction runs into delays
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- Published on Tuesday, February 14, 2017
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago. Friday, Feb. 12, 1937: Earl Murray went to Winnipeg Monday, a member of the Alec Russell rink of Kelwood, to take part in the Winnipeg bonspiel.
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