"All I could see was devastation"

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Published on Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Photo courtesy of Blair Ferguson

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner

Blair Ferguson could see the flames and smoke in the distance, when his hotel in Fort McMurray, Alberta was temporarily evacuated on Sunday, May 1. He, along with everyone else, kept a close eye on the path of the fire and the prevailing wind, still optimistic that the worst of it would miss the city. But by Tuesday, May 3, that optimism gave way to the grim reality of just how serious the situation was about to get for him and the community of nearly 80,000 people

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Boxing club served multiple purposes

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Published on Friday, May 13, 2016

Photo courtesy of Larry Evans. Neepawa Boxing and Wrestling Club 1946-1948: Back row (from left): Hank Goodridge, Reg Jeffery, Gerald Pasquill, Alex Page, Maurice Stewart, Bob Sprague, Tony Evans, Murray Wilkie, Allan “Skinner” Bell, Jim Minnions, Keith Graham, Lewis Adams (Hemings). Front row (from left): Len Bolton, Cec Bolton, Murray Ried, Glen Critchlow and Bill Adams.

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The Neepawa  Boxing and Wrestling Club was operated and promoted by Tony Evans. Tony was well qualified, being a former Manitoba Heavyweight Champion. The club hosted many boxing and wrestling cards locally at the Neepawa Sports Arena and Tony brought in lots of talented fighters from as far away as Michigan. The arena would be packed for these events. Many of the local club members would get their opportunity to show their skills as well.

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A unique, growing photography show at Arden

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Published on Friday, May 13, 2016

Lyndsey Hofer won the Youth People’s Choice award as well as placing second in the Youth Crocus Habitat category.

Above: Photo by Bailey Mitchler won first in the Youth Single Flower category. Below: Photo by Hope Usick won second in Youth Single Flower. 

Above: Bailey Mitchler also won first in the Youth Crocus Cluster category. Below: Hope Usick took another second in Youth Crocus Cluster.

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Eight Manitoba towns and cities are home to the ten photographers who won prizes in the 2016 Wild Prairie Crocus photo contest at Arden this past weekend. 

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April showers…Bring May flowers

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Published on Friday, May 13, 2016

Submitted photo. This year’s Sprucewood School’s flower pot sale is helping out a very worthy cause, the Free the Children Foundation.

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Water and flowers have always gone together and Sprucewood School is keeping that tradition alive. This small K-12 school on the Hutterian Sprucewood Colony near Brookdale in the Beautiful Plains School Division is once again selling hanging flower pots. These 12” pots were planted by the 36 Kindergarten to Grade 12 students under the supervision of the head gardeners, Garry and Colleen Wollmann. With each student choosing their favourite flowers, there are a variety of unique and beautiful creations to choose from.  

Usually, the water is to help the flowers grow, but this year, the flowers are to help the clean water flow.

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