Heritage Festival returning to Carberry
- Details
- Published on Thursday, August 4, 2016
Banner file photo. Old fashioned doughnuts are only one of many popular activities returning this year.
By Tony Eu
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Carberry Heritage Festival is back, and this year, it’s bigger and better than ever.
Taking place on Friday, Aug. 12 and Saturday, Aug. 13, the event marks the fourth year of heritage celebrations. And if past trends are anything to go by, it should be even better than last year’s. “[The festivals] keep growing each year. They’re well attended,” said Cathy Drayson, a representative for the festival.
Mavericks beat Cubs in semi final thriller
- Details
- Published on Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Cubs catcher Cam Tibbett blocks the plate, as Mavericks player Jay Klym prepares to slide in the 4th inning of the 3rd & deciding game of the SCBL semi-final. Neepawa would get the out at the plate.
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Minnedosa Mavericks have advanced to the Santa Clara Baseball League championship series. The Mavs eliminated the Neepawa Cubs in the third and deciding game of their semi-final series on Tuesday, Aug. 2, with a 7-6 win in Minnedosa.
Goal reached for new trail mower
- Details
- Published on Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Submitted article
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
After three years of fundraising, the Rosedale Farm Trail Committee has realized its goal. In June, a new mower was purchased to cut the trail during the summer months. This new mower is a commercial grade machine making it more suitable for the rugged terrain on parts of the trail. It also has a 60 inch cut, which equals half the mowing time of the smaller old lawn tractor previously used on the trail.
Fundraiser supporting sick kids a success
- Details
- Published on Tuesday, August 2, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
The results are in from a local fundraiser assisting CancerCare Manitoba and Ronald McDonald House. The Super Alyx Golf Tournament and Dinner, which was held on Saturday, July 16, has raised a little over $17,000. The festivities were put together by the Delaloye family, who have a personal connection to both organizations.
