Looking Back - 50 years ago: Medical clinic to be built
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- Published on Tuesday, October 6, 2015
40 years ago, Thursday, Oct. 3, 1975: Jerry Cox as king and Alma Jakobson as queen at the “Freshie Day” parade.
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago, Tuesday October 1, 1935:
Jewel Stores Limited announced the closing of its Neepawa branch on Saturday, Oct. 12, 1935.
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Two French teachers from Neepawa become published authors
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- Published on Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Nora Heschuk (left) displays her book “Mon échange scolaire,” and Sylvie Tomoniko (right) with her book “Après la maison de briques."
By Kira Paterson
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
Nora Heschuk and Sylvie Tomoniko are two French teachers in the Beautiful Plains School Division who have recently published stories aimed at helping students learn French. Heschuk teaches classes from Grades 6 to 12 at Neepawa Area Collegiate and Tomoniko teaches Grade 5 at Hazel M. Kellington School.
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Fundraiser rolls through Neepawa
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- Published on Tuesday, October 6, 2015
By John Drinkwater
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
Students from the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Agriculture were in Neepawa on Friday, Oct. 2, for their annual bed push fundraiser. They were raising funds for Cancer Care by pushing a bed from the Safeway parking lot to the Yellowhead Centre.
Election time politics
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- Published on Sunday, October 4, 2015
By Gerry Jones
President
Wow, how politics seem to change before an election! Not only is this the only time when political ads seem to be as common as ads for automobiles, but there seems to be the feeling of smoke and mirrors. There are ads — and surprisingly more than one — that mention how nice the hairdo is of a political opponent. There are leader debates that concentrate on issues that would normally never get discussed at length, but these topics resonate with voters because of sentiment or a strong emotional tie. Another consideration is the importance to make the right choice in who you want for your member of Parliament and not base your vote strictly on who would be the best prime minister.
Tracking train troubles = timely turnarounds?
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- Published on Saturday, October 3, 2015
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
Train traffic in Rivers has caused significant delays for years; both Rivers and Daly councils have lobbied in the past, and now Riverdale Municipality in present, to Canadian National Railway. In mid-July this reporter noticed one poster in Rivers which was a photocopy of Rail Safety rules.
