Manitoba Safeway workers vote to strike
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- Published on Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Neepawa location would be affected
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
Safeway employees across Manitoba are ready to strike. On Monday, Mar. 5, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 832 (UFCW), who represent Safeway workers within the province, confirmed that its membership had voted 98 per cent in favour of a strike. Employees in Neepawa, Dauphin, Brandon, Thompson, and Winnipeg could potentially walk off the job after the current collective agreement expires on Mar. 17. A strike deadline has not been set.
Looking back - 1988: Turkeys gone wild in Neepawa
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- Published on Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Jessica Morton
Neepawa Banner & Press
80 years ago
Tuesday, March 1, 1938
Neepawa’s Saturday afternoon dog derby sponsored by Forrest Wilcox and Ron Guinn attracted hundreds of citizens and gave them plenty of thrills and laughs. The course ran from the C.N.R. station down Hamilton Street to Brown Avenue and the crowd lined both sides of the street to cheer the boys and girls as they urged their pups toward the big flag which marked the finishing line. Don Burnett’s “Pal” had little competition, trotting right along at a good pace, reaching the goal a few minutes before his nearest opponent caught up. “Rastus”, driven by Ray Gibbs was the next to cross the line, while Miss Elsie Stewart came in third with “Buster”.
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Fishing Derby held at Lake Irwin
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- Published on Sunday, March 4, 2018
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There were 174 entries, including 26 ages 10 and under participants in the Neepawa Wildlife Association’s (NWA) Annual Fishing Derby, held on Saturday, Feb. 24 at Lake Irwin. In total, there were 84 northern pike caught at the Derby. Additional pictures from the day can be seen at the NWA’s Facebook page.
Out of Helen's kitchen - Black Forest Oatmeal cookies
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- Published on Saturday, March 3, 2018
Helen Drysdale
Neepawa Banner & Press
My grandson is partial to maraschino cherries and chocolate chips. This is a great way to give him his loves in one recipe. If you are sending these to school, substitute the almonds with coconut as most local schools are nut free, but coconut is allowed.
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A seniors story - Schmidt family built new life in Canada
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- Published on Friday, March 2, 2018
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Kurt and Frances Schmidt Family. Back L to R: Ken, Faye, Russell, Donald, Leona, David. Front: Kurt and Frances.
Wayne Hildebrand
Neepawa Banner & Press
Thirty three years ago my job took me to a beautiful village along the Grass River called Waldersee, Manitoba. The village is located about one hour north east of Neepawa. Over time I got to know some of the area farmers with last names like Schmidt, Rossnagel, Single, Schultz, Dilk, Bohn, Mitchler, Oswald, Klassen, Mauthe and Marohn. I always wondered how a cluster of German immigrants homesteaded and established a German named village near the eastern boundary of the Rural Municipality of Glenella. I decided to ask Kurt Schmidt, who was born 92 years ago at his home farm in Waldersee.
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