NACI students bring HOPE to Winnipeg
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- Published on Thursday, April 21, 2016
Submitted photos. In total the HOPE group brought 457 t-shirt roll care packages to Winnipeg Harvest this spring.
By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
NACI’s HOPE group recently wrapped up their latest project. The group had been collecting donations of t-shirts, socks and toiletries from the students at NACI to make t-shirt roll care packages for the homeless in February. Twenty-three of the group members delivered some of those rolls to Winnipeg Harvest on March 22 and 20 more group members took the rest on April 12.
Neepawa unveils new budget
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- Published on Wednesday, April 20, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Spending in the 2016 budget for the Town of Neepawa is much more than it was last year. Fortunately for the average homeowner though, they won’t be asked to make up that much of the spending difference. The budget numbers were unveiled on Tuesday, Apr. 19 during a public hearing at the Town Office. For 2016, council has allocated $7,655,027.81 towards the general operating fund and $5,047,751.51 to the utility operating fund.
PCs win provincial election
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- Published on Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Eileen Clarke at her campaign headquaters in Gladstone on Tuesday, Apr. 19. Photo property of Alan Gillies GEM Media
By Banner Staff
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
A wave of blue swept across Manitoba on April 19, with Brian Pallister’s Progressive Conservative Party taking 40 of the province’s 57 seats in the Legislature, to form government. The NDP, which held 37 seats going into the provincial election came out with just 14 seats. Following the NDP’s defeat, Greg Selinger announced his resignation as party leader. Within the Banner’s coverage area, two first-time MLAs were elected to their seats.
Time warp (it bowled us over)
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- Published on Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Photo by Kate Jackman-Atkinson. In the basement of the Neepawa Dental Office and Tim Tom Asian Grocery is a somewhat forgotten part of Neepawa‘s history, as it was home to Tom Hyra’s Regent Bowling and Billiards.
Submitted by Rick Sparling
The Neepawa Press
It was approximately 57 years ago since we last set foot in the bowling alleys, which were in the downstairs area in Alex and Tom Hyra’s Regent Bowling & Billiards. The year was circa 1959 when we last set pins for the Hyra’s and getting the chance to see our old stomping grounds was a huge treat on our recent visit to our old home town, Neepawa. It was the usual four hombres, Cam Smith, Ron Kleven, Barry Deveson and me. We usually get back to Neepawa at least a couple of times each year.
