Long-time publisher passes
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- Published on Friday, August 19, 2016
By Banner Staff
Neepawa has lost one of its most well-respected members of the print journalism industry. On Monday, Aug. 15, Jack Huxley, the former owner and editor of the Neepawa Press, passed away. Huxley, along with John Osland, first purchased the Press in 1968. They had been co-managers of the business since 1955.
Showing that old is still gold
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Photos by Tony Eu. Debbie Maxwell (in white) and Melissa Ewasiuk (in black) hand out old fashioned campfire donuts at the NWMP reenactment.
By Tony Eu
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
On Aug. 13, Carberry celebrated their annual heritage festival. The event took place on Main Street and featured everything from historical reenactments, to fashion shows, to horse drawn carriage rides.
Bird sanctuary future optimistic
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Banner file photo. The meeting organized by the Town of Neepawa to determine what will happen to the Bird Sanctuary revealed that the community is willing to step up when necessary to keep the birds here.
By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Things are looking up for Neepawa’s Bird Sanctuary following a community meeting held on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Jake Birch, who has been the main caretaker of the birds and the sanctuary itself for 16 years, is stepping down at the end of August, along with George Burnett, who stepped up to help Birch whenever he wasn’t able to tend to the birds.
What erodes profit?
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By Sharon Ardron
Business Development Specialist, Manitoba Agriculture
In agriculture, fluctuating commodity prices, input costs and unstable fixed costs, such as depreciation or investment costs, are well known challenges. How you monitor and manage the swings in prices and costs can be crucial to your business.
Local band celebrates Joni
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- Published on Thursday, August 18, 2016
Photos by John Drinkwater. On Saturday, Aug. 6, Route 10 Collective performed another sold out concert at the Onanole Community Hall, highlighting the music of Joni Mitchell. Above (from left): Alyse McKillop-Richards, Cam McKillop, Logan McKillop, Iain Edye, Deanna Dupuis and Don Kille after the encore, “Raised on robbery”. Below: Alyse McKillop-Richards singing “Chelsea Morning”.
