Book launch celebrates Neepawa’s hockey history
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- Published on Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Photo by Tony Eu. The book launch for Rick Sparling’s new book, ‘Amateur Hockey in Neepawa: A Scrapbook’ took place on Aug. 11. Among those helping celebrate the book launch were, from left to right: Dustin Howden, Head Coach of the Neepawa Natives Junior A Hockey team, Cam Smith, Rick Sparling, Ron Kleven, Barry Deveson. While Sparling’s book ends in 1989, the year Neepawa Natives started, Howden said, “I love history, this is great stuff.” Howden will keep a copy on his desk to check out Neepawa’s hockey history on a regular basis. Sparling and the his slightly more senior hockey friends all started school in Neepawa at about the same time. They joked, “We all started grade one together.”
By Tony Eu
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Rick Sparling, former Neepawa resident and author of The History of Public School Hockey in Neepawa, launched his new book Amateur Hockey in Neepawa: A Scrapbook on Thursday, Aug. 11. The launch event took place in the Neepawa Public Library from 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm.
Deep fried ice cream
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- Published on Saturday, August 13, 2016
By Jessie Bell
Would anyone care for a deep fried ice cream cone? It’s available at CJ’s Snack Shack, located in Rivers Provincial Park. Other tempting edibles will be offered during the official opening of the shack and its mini golf course (see ad for more details). Park entry fees remain in effect; camp visitors will be welcomed by Pat Dyck and Kathy Gross at the registration building.
‘We have to stand up for moral issues and human rights’
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- Published on Friday, August 12, 2016
Photo by Christine Waddell. Falun Gong practitioners (from left) Jason Liu, Paula Liu, Amy Liu, Robert Christiani and Yue-Zhao stopped in Neepawa on Monday as part of a cross-Canada campaign to raise awareness about the forced organ harvesting that underpins China’s thriving transplant industry.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
On Aug. 8, five Falun Gong practitioners stopped in Neepawa as part of a cross Canada trip to raise awareness about forced organ harvesting in China. According to a recent report, most of the organs used in China’s burgeoning transplant industry are harvested from prisoners of conscience, many of whom are Falun Gong practitioners.
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New lungs for Nick Ewasiuk
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- Published on Friday, August 12, 2016
Submitted photo. Following his double lung transplant, Nick Ewasiuk began his rehabilitation in hospital in Edmonton.
By Vern May
For the Neepawa Banner
The first thing that grabs you about Erickson’s Nick Ewasiuk is his engaging smile and his unforgettable charisma. Even isolated in an Edmonton hospital just days after double lung transplant surgery, that irrepressible quality still shines through as he talks about his journey and what’s still ahead.
Neepawa Natives excited about schedule, hope to see many fans
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- Published on Friday, August 12, 2016
By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Neepawa Natives and the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) are getting back into things, with the new season schedule being released and the Natives’ annual general meeting coming up.
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