Historic hockey night in Neepawa
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- Published on Thursday, February 2, 2017
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Neepawa Natives celebrated a major milestone on Saturday, Jan. 28, as the team played their 1,500th game in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. To commemorate the occasion, several former players and management returned to Neepawa to be a part of the opening ceremony and puck drop.
January was crime stoppers month
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- Published on Tuesday, January 31, 2017
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Manitoba Crime Stoppers
Each year Crime Stoppers programs around the world celebrate Crime Stoppers Month in January to highlight successes and promote their crime fighting initiatives.
Where are they now? 1956-57 & 57-58 cheerleaders
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- Published on Tuesday, January 31, 2017
By Rick Sparling
The Neepawa Press
Edna Sinclair attended Teacher's School after graduating from NACI and taught school for two years before taking on a secretarial job with Simplot in Brandon. She worked at Simplot for 33 years. She married Rod Klecknor in 1969 and both of them retired in 1999. They moved to Medicine Hat, Alberta in 2005, where they currently reside. Edna has two step-childen, six grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Looking back - 1967: Tom-Boy Store is open for business
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- Published on Tuesday, January 31, 2017
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
70 years ago. Thursday, Feb.6, 1947: A delegation composed of W.A. Howden, D.M.D. Geroge Rey and C. T. Pedlar presented petitions containing 130 signatures asking the council to submit a money bylaw to the ratepayers of the town to cover the cost of construction of a modern, up-to-date, 50 bed hospital on present hospital grounds.
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Helping kids to hit the ice
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- Published on Tuesday, January 31, 2017
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
A national program has arrived in Neepawa that’s looking to get more kids playing hockey. On Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Yellowhead Hall, 29 children (16 boys - 13 girls) between the ages of 6 to 10 years old were fitted with a full set of hockey equipment as part of the Canadian Tire First Shift program.
