Looking Back 1966: Neepawa Natives prepare for the season by painting
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- Published on Tuesday, November 1, 2016
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1936
At the morning session of the first annual music convocation for the University of Manitoba, Ms. Jean Kerr was presented the book prize for obtaining the highest marks in Manitoba in third year piano.
70 years ago: Thursday, Nov. 7, 1946
Douglas Bell honoured again: Douglas Bell, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Bell, of Neepawa, received notification on Friday that he had been awarded the Matthew scholarship for piano donated by the Manitoba Music Teacher’s Association. At the presentation of scholarships, made the following afternoon in Winnipeg, he also took acceptance of his James Richardson Scholarship together with an Ethel M. Lupton memorial book prize for theory. The latter he has won twice in succession.
60 years ago: Thursday, Nov. 1, 1956
Neepawa little leaguers, their fathers and guests gathered in the Royal Café banquet room Tuesday night to wind up their successful season’s activities with a turkey dinner and meeting. The enjoyable event was arranged by their coach, Tony Evans. A.F. “Dick” McKenzie, who has served as umpire for several of the little leaguers games the past season, was a capable master of ceremonies for the banquet-meeting.
50 years ago: Friday, Nov. 4, 1966
Neepawa Natives are preparing for the 1966-67 hockey season by painting the interior walls of the sports arena. Several of the players turned out Tuesday evening to paint the south wall.
40 years ago: Thursday, Nov. 4, 1976
Larry Novak has been elected as trustee of ward three of Beautiful Plains School Division. Mr. Novak defeated incumbent Bill Taylor and candidate Mrs. Willard Vivian by a decisive margin in the election held last Wednesday, Oct. 27. Polling officer C.H. Hanson reported the official balloting as: Larry Novak, 500: William Taylor, 107: Willard Vivian, 93: with one ballot spoiled, making the total 699.
30 years ago: Thursday, Nov. 6, 1986
The home in which world renowned Canadian author Margaret Laurence spent a portion of her formative years in Neepawa has been purchased by a committee setup last year to investigate turning the home into a tourist attraction and cultural centre. Known locally as the Simpson home, the house at 312 1st St. was purchased for $40,000 by the committee, announced Ivan Traill.
20 years ago: Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1996
Westman Cable’s decision to reduce funding to community media committees by 50 per cent could prove devastating to programing on Neepawa’s Access12 channel, says Ivan Traill. “We’re in trouble, there’s not doubt about it,” Traill said of the move which will reduce the local committee’s funding from $6,900 to $3,450. The funding cut, part of an attempt by Westman Cable to cut $900,000 from it’s annual expenditures, affects all 20 communities served by the cable television carrier.
10 years ago: Monday, Nov. 6, 2006
Firefighters responded to a truck fire about 10 km east of Neepawa Thursday morning, but there was no saving this vehicle. It is believed the fire was caused by an electrical failure. The driver, who pulled over and called 911 once he realized the truck was on fire, was not injured.
