Looking back - 1986: HAND hires full-time resource coordinator
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- Published on Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Photo courtesy of Neepawa Press Archives. Jan. 16, 1986; HAND hires Ila Hockin as resource coordinator.
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago, Tuesday, January 21, 1936,
The British Empire and the rest of the world was plunged into mourning by the announcement late yesterday afternoon that King George the Fifth of England had passed away after an illness that had kept him confined since Christmas. The news came over the radio at 6:25 pm, shortly after an announcement that the king was sinking slowly.
The king’s official title was His Most Gracious Majesty, George the Fifth, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions Beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India.
70 years ago, Thursday, January 24, 1946,
Frank and Arthur Henderson, Arnold Wiley and Herb Nicholson, who returned to Franklin in the past few weeks after spending four or more years overseas, were honored guests at a party held Tuesday of last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. Wiley. The Soldiers Comfort Committee of the community presented to each of the guests of honor a Waterman lifetime pen and pencil set. Arnold Wiley then took this opportunity to thank the ladies on behalf of the boys for the splendid parcels and cigarettes sent. Honoring Alfred Nicholson, who was killed on active service, Herb Nicholson accepted on behalf of his mother, Mrs. Fred Nicholson, the gift of a lifetime pen and pencil set.
60 years ago, Thursday, January 19, 1956,
Dogs in Neepawa may get the full treatment if Neepawa Town Council follows through with the suggestion that all dogs should be inoculated against rabies as was done in Brandon recently.
The suggestion to enforce inoculation came from councilor Hurrell at council’s regular meeting Monday night. He stated that the precautions should be taken in order to protect Neepawa residents. The cost of the shots would no doubt fall upon the owners, since the government will not pay for such services unless a dog is found to have rabies within a ten-mile radius of the town.
50 years ago, Tuesday, January 25, 1966,
William Whitmore, former mayor of Neepawa, has been elected head of Manitoba and Lakehead Farm Equipment Retail Dealers Association, it was announced last week.
Mr. Whitmore, owner of William Whitmore Limited, Neepawa, was one of the feature speakers at the two day dealers convention in Winnipeg last weekend.
Interviewed by the Winnipeg Tribune, the association president was quoted as follows: farm equipment dealers can look for a “good business year” in 1966.
At the same time, he [Mr. Whitmore] predicts that the trend to fewer and larger dealers will continue, with “plain economics” of larger farms, fewer rural area residents and the development of regional shopping centres as the main factors.
40 years ago, Thursday, January 15, 1976,
An estimated $40,000 damage resulted from a fire Sunday afternoon in the building occupied by Meyers, Norris, Penny and Company, a firm of chartered accountants in Neepawa.
The fire, believed to be electrical in nature, started in the basement area of the building and caused extensive damage there and on the floor above.
A freezer plant was hit Tuesday. Members of the Neepawa volunteer fire department were called out in freezing temperatures about 9 pm Tuesday evening, Jan. 13, to fight a fire that broke out in a cold storage building belonging to Neepawa Food Processors Limited at the north end of Mountain Avenue.
The fire was quickly brought under control, but considerable damage resulted.
30 years ago, Thursday, January 16, 1986,
Seniors and handicapped are bound to benefit now that a resource coordinator has been hired for Home Assistance to Neepawa and District (HAND).
In a prepared news release, HAND’s board of directors announced Ila Hockin has been hired as its full-time resource coordinator.
“I’m thrilled to pieces I think it’s going to be a real challenge,” said Hockin in a recent telephone interview.
The release states Hockin will be responsible for “ensuring that seniors and handicapped are made aware of existing support services and how to gain access to them.”
20 years ago, Monday, January 16, 1996,
The Neepawa and District United Way surpassed its 1995 goal of $60,000, in part thanks to a $9,010 donation from the estate of the late Roy Lewis of Arden.
Lewis, a farmer and antique collector, died in a highway collision on his way home to Arden from Neepawa last March. He was 72 years old.
Always a strong community supporter while alive, Lewis’s support continues after his death. In his will, he made provisions for a number of organizations to receive bequests from his estate.
As well as a $9,010 bequest to the Neepawa and District United Way, the same amount of money was given to the Salvation Army and to the Neepawa Rotary, Lion’s and Kinsmen Clubs.
Lewis holds a bequest to the Arden United Church and Lansdowne Recreation Commission. Dollar amounts for those donations were not revealed.
10 years ago, Monday, January 16, 2006,
The man behind the proposed beef slaughtering plant for Neepawa says he remains committed to building here – provided the province comes through with funding by spring.
“Neepawa is still in the picture, but I need a real commitment from the province”, Kelly Penner of Natural Prairie Beef said from his Douglas-area home last week.
Penner said there’s no reason his plant shouldn’t receive the same concessions as Dauphin’s Rancher’s Choice Co-op, which has already been promised millions of dollars in provincial funding and loan agreements.
“Let’s play fair ball here,” Penner said. If the province helps with the waste water plant, Penner said it will cut the cost of building the federally-inspected plant, designed to kill 65,000 head of cattle a year.
