Looking back - 1978: Barbershoppers enjoy family weekend

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Paying rapt attention to director Clare Fandry of Langenburg, Barbershoppers sing for the audience in the outdoor Jamboree Hall at Clear Lake Saturday afternoon, 1978. Taking turns directing the large chorus were Russ Strahl of Brandon, Ron McKelvy of Neepawa, Les Innes of Saskatoon, Earl Banks of Regina, as well as Clare Fandry. Master of ceremonies was George Smellie of Winnipeg.

By Cassandra Wehrhahn

Neepawa Banner & Press

110 years ago,

Friday,

August 28, 1908

A Galician, who was walking from Kemnay to Brandon, was assaulted and robbed by a party of Eastern Canada harvesters.

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Gladstone Royal Purple disbands

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Cheque presentations of $464.72 each were recently made by the Gladstone Purple to Gladstone Pool instructor Emily McBride and Todd Clayton of Gladstone Arena executive. Leslie Boden, treasurer, presented the cheques.

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Neepawa Banner & Press

The Gladstone Royal Purple held their last meeting on June 28, 2018. This lodge has been operating for 69 years and it was with mixed feelings that at our March meeting the decision was made unanimously to disband.

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Out of Helen's Kitchen - Beets

By Helen Drysdale

Neepawa Banner & Press

Since ancient times, the tops of beets were eaten as food. The beet root was used for medicinal properties such as treating constipation, curing fevers, skin disorders and wounds.

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Thumbs up - To staff and lifeguards

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Neepawa Banner & Press

Thumbs up to the staff and lifeguards at the Neepawa Pool for their hard work and dedication to the lessons, swim team and public swimming during the hot days of summer 2018.

Danielle Carefoot

Neepawa, MB

Major renovations completed at Bay Hill Inns & Suites

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By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

With so many high profile construction projects on the go across Neepawa at the moment, the improvements at the Bay Hill Inns & Suites could have easier slipped under the radar. But while the people in Neepawa likely haven’t noticed yet what’s been done, visitors to our town sure have and are quite impressed by them. 

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