Barrel racing raises $6000 for Crohn's and Colitis Canada
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Submitted photo. The 2nd annual It Takes Guts Charity Barrel Race 1D Champion Michelle Davey (right) from Brandon. Erin Cathcart (left) presented Davey with her prize.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Decked out in purple, for the second year in a row, the rodeo community stepped up in support of Crohn’s and colitis. On June 21, the It Takes Guts charity barrel race returned to Neepawa and raised a total of $6,247 for Crohn’s and Colitis Canada.
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Dog park, road repairs & subdivisions on recent Neepawa Council agenda
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By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
It was a very busy agenda for Neepawa Town Council at its most recent meeting, held on Tuesday, July 7. Councillors received an update from Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation on proposed upgrades to the section of Provincial Highway 16, which passes through Neepawa. MIT has informed Council that the entire road surface from the west junction of PTH 5 to just past the east junction of Highway 5, will be milled and filled starting at the end of July.
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Neepawa Rotary Club welcomes new president
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(L to R) Outgoing Neepawa Rotary Club president Dave Bennet welcomes incoming president Rrain Prior. Photo courtesy of Kate Jackman-Atkinson
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
On July 3, outgoing Neepawa Rotary president Dave Bennet presented the president’s pin to Rrain Prior, marking the beginning of her term. Prior is the service club’s 67th president and the first women to head the club.
Murray Museum auction produced two days of sales excitement
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By Ken Waddell
the Neepawa Banner
Most of the contents of the Murray Museum in the Gordon District south-west of Neepawa went up for auction on July 4 and 5, under the direction of Meyers Auctions and Appraisals of Arden, Manitoba. Accumulated over many decades by two generations of the Murray family, the collection included Indian artifacts, tools, farm implements, cars and tractors. It also included a large quantity of books, bottles, glassware, lamps and some furniture.
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New details on Neepawa Tru Hardware's changeover to Home Hardware
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By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
What’s in a name? For Michelle and Darryl Gerrard, who currently own and operate Neepawa Tru Hardware, a lot. This week, they became Home Hardware dealer-owners and have begun the process of converting their store from a Tru Hardware/Castle Building Centre to a Home Hardware Building Centre.
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