Boxe Neepawa brings home Jiu Jitsu gold and bronze
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(L to R) Logan Enns and Logan Russell. Phot by Eoin Devereux
By Eoin Devereux
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Members of the Boxe Neepawa Fitness Club are starting to make names for themselves in competitive combat sports.Logan Russell and Logan Enns recently won a gold and bronze medal respectively at the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling Manitoba Open Championship. The event was held in Winnipeg at Windsor Park Collegiate on May, 30. The pair from Neepawa competed in separate age and weight classes.
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Young flight enthusiasts take to the sky over Neepawa
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While these Neepawa Grade 6 students’ feet are back on the ground, their minds are probably still in the clouds after returning from a flight with pilot Russ Hamilton. The students participants in COPA for Kids, a program where they learn about aviation. Photo by Eoin Devereux
By Eoin Devereux
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Just over 50 grade six students from Neepawa and Carberry recently took to the air for a flight they will not likely soon forget. The youngsters were participants in COPA for Kids, a program where they learn about aviation thanks to a partnership between the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) and the Beautiful Plains School Division.
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Neepawa ready for MJHL meetings/draft
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By Eoin Devereux
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Neepawa is the centre of the junior ‘A’ hockey world this weekend, as the town serves as host to the 2015 Manitoba Junior Hockey League bantam draft.
My perspective - Across the ages
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By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
In the last month or so, it seems as though I have had frequent occasion to talk to some seniors within our community. It all started about a month ago, when I was gathering stories our VE Day special. During that time, I got a front row seat to stories from World War II, both at home and abroad.
