Ag West Grand Re-opening attracts farmers
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- Published on Sunday, March 25, 2018
Photo by Micah Waddell
Advertised as a Grand Re-opening event, AgWest at Neepawa had about 200 visitors drop by for coffee and donuts mixed in with some old-fashioned sales talk. Store sales were good and a number of sales leads were generated. AgWest, Neepawa has 11 staff and have recently added MasterFeeds and Stafix fencing supplies to their extensive line of machinery and parts products.
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.
