A Senior's Story: Alf Newton, "Victory came at a tremendous cost"
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- Published on Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Photo courtesy of Alf Newton.Alf Newton training at the Bombing and Gunnery Air Force Training Centre in Macdonald, Manitoba, 1943.
By Wayne Hildebrand
The Neepawa Press
In 1878, Thomas Newton was lured from Ontario to Manitoba by the promise of free land. He took the train to Winnipeg and made his way west on a prairie wagon trail. In the County of Beautiful Plains, he found his new homestead on the unbroken grasslands four miles east of Neepawa. At the Land Titles Office, he looked at the “free land for homesteaders” poster on the wall, with the promising picture of bounteous golden wheat blowing in the wind and the description of Manitoba’s climate as, “bracing and salubrious, undoubtedly the finest climate on earth for constitutionally healthy people.”
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Looking back - 1957: Scottie, the prize pig
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- Published on Tuesday, May 9, 2017
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago Friday, May 7, 1937. Fire destroyed the barn and four horses on the farm of Jack Elliot in Osprey on Thursday. The horses belonged to Fred Strohman, who has the farm rented. He had brought the horses in at noon and when the fire was noticed, he was able to get only one out. All his harness and feed were also destroyed. It is not known how the fire started.
Subdivision approved for East View property
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- Published on Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Subdivision document made available by the Town of Neepawa.
A resolution has been approved by Neepawa Town Council for a proposed subdivision along Ellen Street, near the location of the former East View Lodge.
The Neepawa Press
Neepawa Town Council - Tuesday, May 2, 2017
A new development plan has been approved for the former East View Lodge site. On Tuesday, May 2, Neepawa Town Council passed a resolution to subdivide the land into six lots for development as residential single family units.
More than just a gun show
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- Published on Monday, May 8, 2017
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
While firearms and firearm accessories are the main attraction at the upcoming Neepawa Wildlife Gun and Collectibles Show, many other displays should also peak the interest of local outdoor enthusiasts.
Having a fair ol' time in Neepawa
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- Published on Monday, May 8, 2017
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Later this month, the Neepawa Fair will return for a fun-filled weekend. Being held May 26 to 28, the 2017 edition of the fair will be building off last year’s event, with a few additions.
