Out of Helen's kitchen - Muffins
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- Published on Saturday, March 24, 2018
Helen Drysdale
Neepawa Banner & Press
Humans have been consuming wild carrots, for thousands of years. The first carrots were red, yellow or purple. In the 16th century some Dutch farmers succeeded in growing the first orange carrots in honour of the House of Orange.
Homebodies - No long lasting negative effects, just renewed caution
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- Published on Saturday, March 24, 2018
Rita Friesen
Neepawa Banner & Press
The urge to lie abed was strong. Even with the time change, the sky was getting brighter, and I knew that if I delayed the getting up, by the time I walked the dogs, the streets would be wet. Up and out while the frost was firm was the goal. The day before I had waited a tad too long. By the time we completed our 5,786 step circuit, both dogs needed a shower. That means that the forty-minute walk now has to include shower times two. Not that the dogs object. We return from the outdoors with their under carriages coated with salt and sand, their little feet coated with mud. They know the routine. They stay in the garage until I have the towel down in the tub, the water temperature set, and the drying towels set in place.
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Irish stew warms up the community
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- Published on Saturday, March 24, 2018
Jessica Morton
Neepawa Banner & Press
The Neepawa Victoria’s Quilts Canada (VQC) held its annual Irish stew luncheon on Mar. 15 at the Neepawa Legion. The event is one of the biggest fundraisers for the VQC. This year the fundraiser raised just over $4,000 with 331 meals being served.
Tentative labour deal reached at Safeway
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- Published on Friday, March 23, 2018
Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
A strike has been averted at Safeway stores across Manitoba, including the Neepawa location. On Saturday, Mar. 17, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 832, the union representing about 2,200 employees, announced that a tentative agreement had been reached with Sobeys West Inc.
WWII pilot disappeared on fateful flight
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- Published on Friday, March 23, 2018
Photo by Erik Wieman
Nels Andersen was raised at Woodside, Manitoba and his RCAF identification card is shown above.
Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Thousands of families across Canada have a story of an ancestor who marched, sailed or flew off to war between 1939 and 1945. Many families lost a loved one and some never did find out what actually happened to their family member. That was the case for the family of Nels Andersen of Woodside, Manitoba. Andersen was an airman who trained at Brandon air base. He was a crew member of a Halifax bomber. In 1945 he and his crew flew into German territory on a bombing run. Their plane disappeared and there was little if any record of what happened. The whole crew was lost in the crash.
