Homebodies - The me you seldom see…
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- Published on Saturday, February 11, 2017
By Rita Friesen
The Neepawa Banner
What to have for supper? I gave the topic deep and earnest consideration. Nutritional food in the freezer and in the pantry, but after due deliberation, I made a chocolate cake, from scratch, and as soon as it was cool enough, proceeded to eat half of it. No icing, no ice cream. Just deep chocolate cake. It tasted good to the very last bite. To be fair, it was only an eight by eight pan. Wasn’t a touch hungry at bed time. “Let them eat cake,” attributed to Marie Antoinette. Words of ancient history.
My perspective - Strength in numbers
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- Published on Friday, February 10, 2017
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Last week, the Neepawa business community got a reminder of the good that can come from working together. Chuck Davidson, president of the Manitoba Chamber of Commerce, was in town to visit local businesses and speak at the Neepawa Chamber’s annual general meeting. It marked a good opportunity to step back and look at the big picture.
Right in the centre -Big changes, please
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- Published on Thursday, February 9, 2017
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
It’s ironic how government rules aren’t applied uniformly or fairly. The City of Winkler’s mayor is pretty ticked with Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation (Highways Department), as MIT turned down a request from Winkler for a speed reduction. MIT did the same thing to the Town of Neepawa a while ago.
Homebodies - It struck me again how very fortunate I am
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- Published on Saturday, February 4, 2017
By Rita Friesen
The Neepawa Banner
It struck me again how very fortunate I am. In a simple way. I have running water. There is nothing onerous about doing laundry. Push a button and the clean water fills the big white box, it hums and thuds, and in 40 minutes, the dirty is clean. Small load, giant load, all the same amount of effort for me.
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My perspective - Shovels in the forecast
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- Published on Thursday, February 2, 2017
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
If I were a store owner in Westman, I would be thinking about stocking up on rubber boots; it looks like demand might be strong this spring. On Monday, the provincial government released their most recent flood update and it’s looking wet.The report pointed to higher levels of soil moisture going into winter, higher levels of winter precipitation and unfavourable weather conditions in making their forecast.
