Neepawa hosting Mixed Curling Championship
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- Published on Tuesday, March 22, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
This weekend, the Neepawa Curling Club is home to some of the best male and female curlers from across the province, as it hosts the 2016 Chicken Chef Mixed Provincial Championship. The event, which runs Mar. 24 to 27, features 16 teams composed of men and women together. The winners of this tournament will have the opportunity to represent Manitoba at the Canadian Mixed Championship, set for Nov. 12 to 19 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
Victoria’s Quilts organizers ‘overwhelmed’ with support
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- Published on Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Photo by Diane Ruzycki. The lunch was prepared by volunteers (from left): Daphne Hall, Judith Martin, Arlene Waddell, Diane Nordstrom, Chris Waddell and Ann Nielsen.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
In total, the Victoria’s Quilts Canada St. Patrick’s Day fundraiser served lunch to 170 people, although Daphne Hall, one of the organizers, said that many others bought tickets in order to support the organization. Hall said of the turn out, “It was wonderful, we had so much support, we were overwhelmed... I can’t believe the support from the community.”
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Looking back - 1986: Neepawa stores to be open Monday
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- Published on Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Neepawa Press archives. 30 years ago, Thursday, March 27, 1986: Myra Bennet displays new signs advising of Neepawa stores now open on Mondays.
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago Friday, March 13, 1936
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Two locations hit in overnight break ins
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- Published on Tuesday, March 22, 2016
By Press Staff
The Neepawa Press
On Mar. 17, Neepawa RCMP investigated a pair of break ins that occurred overnight.