Looking back - 1966: 110 members show up for Co-op AGM

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Photo courtesy of Cecil Pittman Archives. Radio Oil Service Station rests on the corner of Commerce St. and Mountain Ave. Photo taken from the Salt Well smoke stack by Morrish Studio.

By Cecil Pittman

The Neepawa Press

80 years ago Friday, Apr. 17, 1936

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My Neepawa - The Arcade

What’s “Your Neepawa”? We’re asking readers to share with us their pictures of past and present Neepawa. 

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Photos courtesy of Court Brooker. Court’s grandfather owned the Arcade, when it was a theatre. This photo shows a band performing in the Arcade, sometime between 1935 and 1940.

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Beautiful Plains Credit Union welcomes new board

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Submitted photo. The 2016/17 BPCU board of directors (from left): Keith Jury, Ron Jesson, Bruce Bremner, Janelle Henton, Jacqueline Olmstead, Darryn Cameron, Marg Loucks and Greg McCannell.

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

Approximately 150 patrons of the Beautiful Plains Credit Union attended a complementary roast beef dinner at the Neepawa Legion on April 13. Also on the menu was a favourable annual report. BPCU manager Gord Sylvester and board chair Keith Jury moved the proceedings along smoothly.

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Women's Conference set for Clear Lake

By Dianne Kowalchuk

Publicity

Manitoba Women’s Institute (MWI) is honoured that the lieutenant-governor of Manitoba, Honourable Janice Filmon, will be the banquet speaker at the organization’s 2016 convention to be held at Elkhorn Resort, Clear Lake, on May 6 and 7.

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Legion Ladies Auxiliary - Apr. 14, 2016

By Lisa Smith

Publicity

The regular monthly meeting of Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary was held April 4 in Rivers Legion upper hall; 18 members were present. There were no new applications for membership this month.

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