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.
Hotel, seniors housing complex may be coming to Neepawa
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- Published on Friday, March 23, 2018
Photos by John Drinkwater
Trevor Rempel (VP Sales & Marketing) Steel Creek Developers, outlines a new potential development in Neepawa, during a Rotary meeting held on Mar. 14, at ArtsForward.
Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
If their plans come to completion, Steel Creek Developers will be heading up what Town of Neepawa councillor Murray Parrott says is “a turning point project for Neepawa”. Parrott and Trevor Rempel of Steel Creek made a presentation to Neepawa Rotary Club on Wednesday, Mar. 14 at the club’s regular weekly lunch meeting.
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de Konings win at Winnipeg’s World of Wheels
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- Published on Friday, March 23, 2018
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Drew and Bain de Koning of Eden show off their cars in Winnipeg. Drew and Bain’s dad, Bert says, “The boys hard work finally paid off” as their cars have made it to the exhibition floor at World of Wheels in Winnipeg. Drew’s car is a 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang and Bain’s is a 1970 Dodge Challenger. The twin boys bought the cars as shells in 2013 and have extensively worked on them at their home shop. The motors were built by their uncle Leon de Koning. The boys are still only 19 so they have spent their whole teen years on their projects. They did most of the work themselves including the body work and painting. Both de Koning brothers won awards this year including the 2018 Rising Star award which was given to both of them, the Mustang took an award for color design, where the Dodge Challenger took the 2018 Outstanding Street Machine award, Drew’s Mustang also took a mid-Canada Finest 5 Street Driven award.
Local history book a labour of love
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- Published on Friday, March 23, 2018
Photo courtesy of The History of Neepawa Businesses
The History of Neepawa Businesses, by local historians Rick Sparling, Norma Forsman and Cecil Pittman, contains many photos of historic and current Neepawa businesses, including Lou Parson’s barber shop. This business was located beside the CIBC, where the annex is now.
Kate Jackman - Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Since its earliest days, commerce has been an important part of Neepawa’s history. As the town’s population has ebbed and flowed, businesses have opened and closed to serve the changing needs of the area’s residents and visitors. This long and diverse history is being chronicled in a new book, The History of Neepawa Businesses by Rick Sparling, Norma Forsman and Cecil Pittman.
Fire destroys Rivers area farm house
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- Published on Wednesday, March 21, 2018
By Sheila Runions
Rivers Banner
An astute passerby made a 911 call in the early afternoon of Monday, March 19. Emergency personnel from Rivers were dispatched and according to Rivers-Daly fire chief Richard Brown, they were working at the scene in 12 minutes. Site of the blaze was a half-mile east of Jct. 250/259 near Wheatland.
