Looking back - 1978 : Neepawa wins twin-town golf tournament
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- Published on Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Photo courtesy of the Neepawa Banner & Press Archives
GOLFERS FROM NEEPAWA AND MINNEDOSA teed off against each other in the Twin Town Tourney which finished up Monday evening July 10, 1978. The Neepawa club came out on top, and Neepawa president Harry Connerton accepted the Walter Zeke trophy on behalf of the club.
By Cassandra Wehrhahn
Neepawa Banner & Press
80 years ago
Tuesday,
July 12, 1938
Evidence submitted on behalf of the Government of Alberta at a recent hearing of the Tariff Board in connection with developments in the Turner Valley oil field is that as a result of these developments petroleum consumers in the Prairie Provinces this year will pay approximately $5,500,000 less for gasoline, distillates, and other light petroleum products than they paid in 1936.
This is solely because Turner Valley was brought in as an important oil producing field. This estimate is based upon 1937 consumption and if the west should be blessed with a good crop, which would result in a larger consumption of petroleum products, the saving would be proportionally greater.
Co-operation among producers, pipelines, railways, and refiners to expand the market of Turner Valley crude by making its products available throughout the Prairies is responsible for this great saving to the customers.
70 years ago,
Thursday,
July 8, 1948
Dr. N.K. Pierce left last Friday on a vacation trip to New York and points east.
Horace Frampton left Tuesday for Winnipeg, where he will begin his duties as salesman for Western Grocers, working throughout the southern part of the province.
One of the hangars of the old airport is being moved to Winnipeg to be used by the University in their Sports Centre project.
60 years ago,
Friday,
July 15, 1958
A very attractive display commemorating Neepawa’s 75th Anniversary was planned and arranged by J.A. Tennant, brother of Mrs. W.G. Fraser, at their home on Mill Street. A beautiful floral arrangement consisting of a bed of marigolds marking the dates (1883-Neepawa-1958) was enhanced by the colorful and patriotic addition of flags.
50 years ago,
Friday,
July 12, 1968
Approximately 250 visitors & residents —including former pupils and teachers— attended a picnic at Orange Ridge on July 6, the occasion being the unveiling of a cairn in commemoration of the school 1889-1968.
The afternoon and evening was spent playing various games of softball, men’s horseshoe tournaments, women’s nail-driving competition and numerous children’s races.
The main feature of the evening was a dedication of the cairn which displays a miniature replica of the school house. Nels Bay acted as master of ceremonies, introducing the special guest, Mrs. Les Birnie (the former Jennie Bowe), one of the eldest pupils who had taken all her schooling in the district. Mrs. Birnie was given the honor of raising the flag and unveiling of the cairn. David Impett read the history of the school, a copy of which had been sealed in the monument.
Greetings were brought from Nelson Schoemaker, MLA, for the constituency, and Walter Thompson, ward trustee of the Beautiful Plains School Division.
Barbara Wyatt, youngest pupil attending school the past year, lowered the flag, assisted by two kindergarten pupils, Laurie Lang and Nadine Babcock, who folded the flag and presented it to Mr. Thompson.
Many people enjoyed reading the lists of former teachers, pupils, and trustees, which had been compiled from the registers dating as far back as May 1, 1989, when the school first opened. It was then known as Brydges. In 1929 the name was changed to Orange Ridge School District.
Past teachers attending were, Dr. Dorothy Jefferson, Winnipeg; Mrs. Marvin Hamilton (Muriel Smith) , Ochre River; Mrs. Andrew Johnston (Muriel Lindsay), Shoal Lake; Mrs. Wilfred Osborne (Mary E. Revel), Birnie; Mrs. Jack Rutherford (Lois Revel), Grosse Isle; Edith Davis, Roblin; Mrs. Terry Reagh (Sylvia Brown), Headingley; Mrs. Brian McCutchin (Elaine Clarke), Birnie.
Former pupils attending were from Calgary; Cutbank, Sask; Kamloops, Vancouver, B.C.; Morden, Winnipeg, McCreary, Grand Rapids, Hamiota, Neepawa and Brandon, Man.
The Birnie United Church women served refreshments, along with a locally sponsored booth.
40 years ago,
Thursday,
July 13, 1978
The first ever twin-town golf tourney was held at the Neepawa Golf & Country Club on Monday, involving golfers from Neepawa and Minnedosa men’s clubs.
Ten matches were played involving 40 golfers. The best-ball method was used, with each win being worth two points and a tie scoring one point.
The Neepawa teams topped the Minnedosa men and Walter Zeke presented the Zeke Trophy to the president of the Neepawa club, Harry Connerton. This twin-town tournament is to be a bi-annual event with each town acting as host. The purpose of the competition is to encourage sociability and promote the game of golf between the two towns.
30 years ago,
Tuesday,
July 12, 1998
Six from the Neepawa Blue Dolphins Swim Club earned a berth on the 12-member Westman swimming team competing in the Manitoba Summer Games at Pinawa, August 16 to 21.
Jana Sylvester, 14, Nicole Dyck, and Erin Cummings, 12, made the six-member girls team following the Westman Regional Games swim meet held in Neepawa on Sunday. On the boy’s side, Kevan Sumner, 12, Jason Kingdon, 12, and Glen Goodwin, 13, earned berths on the six-member boys team.
Actually, Kingdon is from Minnedosa, but he swims out of the Neepawa-based club.
Also, making the Westman girl’s swim team were Allyson Graham and Vanessa Tindall from Carberry and Stacey Sararas from Hamiota. Besides Neepawa’s three male swimmers, Darcy Cairney and Justin Frank from Carberry and Brandon’s Paul Turner will be going to Pinawa representing the Westman Region.
Qualifying for the team was based on accumulated point in the various events which included 10, 100, and 200 metre distances n the butterfly, breast stroke, back stroke, freestyle, and medley races.
Meet organizers Penny Poitras said she wasn’t sure how well the Neepawa Swimmers will place in the Manitoba Summer Games, “but they’ll be competitive.”
“They’re going to be working hard to get ready,” she added.
Poitras said the team had been working mostly on technique rather than racing prior to the Sunday meet, and she has wondered whether this would hold them back. “But it sure didn’t.”
Michelle Goodwin, coach of the Blue Dolphins, said she was impressed with the performances of all Neepawa’s swimmers.
“We’re lucky that six of the twelve sim with neepawa,” Goodwin added.
Erin Cummings was just one point behind Hamiota’s Stacey Sararas in accumulated points during the girls portion of the meet. Cummings compiled 45 points.
Nicole Dyck had 26 points, while Jana Sylvester finished with 14 points for Neepawa.
Freestyle specialist Glen Goodwin led the Neepawa boy’s team with 33 points, but he was well back of Brandon swimmer Paul Turner who tallied 50 points.
Swimming at the Manitoba Summer Games is for participants between 10 and 13 years of age. Sylvester just made the age bracket by having a birthday after the July 1 cutoff date. She turned 14 on July 2.
20 years ago,
Monday,
July 13, 1998
Polonia’s first-ever Little Jamboree raised over $7, 600.
As beneficiaries, Apryl Dawn of Portage and Kathy Wright of Minnedosa will each receive $2,561.59. The rest will go toward the Polonia community hall and expenses.
Ten-month-old Dawn was born visually impaired, while Wright has a disability similar to cerebral palsy that leaves her with limited muscle control and an inability to speak.
10 years ago,
Monday,
July 14, 2008
Josh Loewen outdueled Cory Neer, pitching the Neepawa Farmers a 3-1 victory over the Reston Rockets and back into first place in the Manitoba Senior Baseball League.
Wednesday night’s win gave the Farmers a 10-6 record, leaving them a point ahead of the Ora Dental Marlins of Brandon.
Loewen, who pitched a complete-game one-hitter in his previous start, followed up with a five-hitter in squelching the Rockets.
Chris Ciochon drove in two of Neepawa’s runs with a single.
Neer gave up seven walks, five hits and all three Neepawa runs before exiting in the sixth inning.
