Honourable mentions in Neepawa’s Class of 2016
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Photos by Kira Paterson. Above: The students on the Honour Roll, achieving an overall grade between 80 and 89 per cent. (Back row from left) Chelsea Wehrhahn, Emma Salmon, vice principal Val Parayeski, Samantha Salmon, Chase Gluska, Jonathan McCarthy, principal Kelvin Hollier, Bethany Bertholet, Aleigha Bell, Lina Gordon, Jayme Kulbacki. (Middle row) Halle Middleton, Trinity Venne, Christopher Obsniuk, Reanna Turner, Holly Madsen, April MacDonald, Sarah Hiller. (Front row) Shannelle Crabbe, Jessica Humeny, Brittany Link, Rachel Cluett, Chelsea Plett, Hailey Rannie, Ashley Hanke and Jett Arcega. Missing: Alyssa San Pedro. Below: The students on the Principal’s Honour Roll, achieving an overall grade of 90 per cent or higher. (Back row from left) Vice principal Val Parayeski, Danielle Hanke, Kaylynne MacDiarmid, Tony Eu, Lacey Campbell, principal Kelvin Hollier. (Front row) Marian Regalario, Robyn Birch, Jennifer Drader and Stacey Kostenchuk.
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Proficiency Awards
• Essentials Math: Robyn Birch - 97 per cent • Applied Math: Chelsea Plett - 90 per cent • Pre Calculus: Danielle Hanke and Tony Eu - 97 per cent • Chorale: Samantha Salmon, Tony Eu, Kaylynne MacDiarmid and Emma Salmon - 93 per cent • English Comprehensive: Marian Regalario - 93 per cent • English Literary Focus: Bethany Bertholet - 96 per cent • Advanced English: Danielle Hanke - 97 per cent • Drama: Jonathan McCarthy - 92 per cent • Band: Kaylynne MacDiarmid - 100 per cent • Physics: Tony Eu - 99 per cent • Chemistry: Danielle Hanke - 97 per cent • Biology: Danielle Hanke - 99 per cent • Woods: Jett Arcega - 88 per cent • French: Danielle Hanke - 97 per cent • Foods and Nutrition: Shanelle Crabbe - 100 per cent • Power Mechanics: Austin Whelpton - 89 per cent • Art: Marian Regalario and Bethany Bertholet - 93 per cent
Community Foundation celebrates $25,000 commitment
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Photo by Kate Jackman-Atkinson. Beautiful Plains Community Foundation chair Jane Goudie (right) accepted a $25,000 donation from LiberTerre. Trevor Lizotte, Vice President - International and Domestic Sales at HyLife Foods, presented the donation on behalf of LiberTerre and Retail Ready Foods.
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Beautiful Plains Community Foundation
Thanks to a generous donation from LiberTerre, the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation is one step closer to meeting the Thomas Sill Challenge. LiberTerre has committed to donate $5,000 per year over a five year period, for a total donation of $25,000 by 2019. The Thomas Sill Foundation has challenged Manitoba community foundations by committing to match half of all donations received by foundations until Sept. 24, 2016.
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My Neepawa - The loon
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What’s “Your Neepawa”? We’re asking readers to share with us their pictures of past and present Neepawa. To share a picture, please email a high resolution version (1 MB or higher) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or stop by the office at 243 Hamilton Street, in Neepawa. Please include your name as well as a description of the photo.
Photo by Jackie Snider. A couple of years ago, Jackie Snider captured this photo of a loon at Riverbend Park in Neepawa.
Bowhunting competition set for Neepawa
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By Eoin Devereux
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Some of the best bowhunters from across the province are taking aim at Neepawa for the 3D Outdoor Classic. The competition, which is scheduled for Sunday, July 10, has been organized by the Yellowhead Bowhunters Archery Club, in association with the Archers and Bowhunters Association of Manitoba (ABAM) and Archery Canada.
Looking back - 1966: McDougall chosen to represent Neepawa at UN
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Photo courtesy of Neepawa Press Archives. 50 years ago; Friday, July 1, 1966: Cathy McDougall has been chosen as Neepawa’s representative on UN Pilgrimage for youth.
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago Friday, July 3, 1936
Miss Ruby M. Simpson of Regina, director of Public Health Nursing in Saskatchewan, and daughter of John Simpson of Neepawa, was automatically re-elected president of the Canadian Nurses Association at the convention held in Vancouver this week. She was the unanimous choice of all provincial associations.
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