Neepawa Banner, Neepawa Press picks up prizes

Banner staff

The Neepawa Banner

2017 award picture

On May 13, the annual Manitoba Community Newspaper Association’s Better Newspapers awards were presented. 

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Musical theatre camp coming to Neepawa

Miranda Leybourne

The Neepawa Press

Children with an interest in singing, dancing and acting can expend some of their summertime energy at a musical theatre camp at Neepawa’s ArtsForward this summer. 

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The early bird gets the prize

Lottery winner

Kate Jackman - Atkinson

The Neepawa Press

Mary Ellen Clark presented Jean Marc Lemoine, of St. Lazare, Manitoba, with the early bird prize in the Neepawa Medical Clinic Lottery.

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Looking back - 1937: Canada rejoices for royal coronation day

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Cecil Pittman

The Neepawa Press

 

80 years ago: Tuesday May 11, 1937.

Tomorrow, May 12, is Coronation Day and the people of the British empire will rejoice. Since their gracious majesties George VI and Elizabeth have ascended the admiration and respect of all their subjects, millions of whom will pledge their loyalty to them at the thousand of coronation services held throughout the Empire on Wednesday.

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NACI Tigers busy around the diamond

Eoin Deveroux

The Neepawa Press

The Neepawa Tigers hit the home diamonds for a pair of games on Thursday, May 11. The boy’s baseball club were wrapping up their Zone Seven regular season with a showdown against the Carberry Cougars, while the girls’ fast-pitch squad started their regular season against Carberry as well. The fast-pitch team was able to end the day with a 17-14 victory, while the baseball team were defeated 17-11.

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