Neepawa Natives turn attention to spring prospects camp

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By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

After being focused primarily on their recent playoff run, the management, scouts and coaching staff for the Neepawa Natives must quickly turn their attention towards the annual spring prospects camp. Just over 90 players from across Canada and the United States have confirmed their participation in the three day event, which gets underway on Friday, Mar. 24 at the Yellowhead Arena.

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Neepawa Gymnastics wraps up season

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The Neepawa Press

The Neepawa Gymnastics Club has had a busy couple of months. They finished off January by hosting their home competition. Eight clubs from across the province and approximately 167 gymnasts attended the Regional Stream Competition in Winnipeg Mar. 4-5. The results were as follows:

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Neepawa Library spring update

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Spring is nearly here and all of us at Neepawa Library are looking forward to sunshine and warmer weather like everyone else, because it’s hard to know what’s more enjoyable than sitting out in the fresh air with the birds singing and a good book to read! But, perhaps you don’t know what to read next. Never fear, your local library is here to help! Drop in to the Neepawa Library and draw a random book selection from our suggestions in our Book Jar, and who knows, maybe it will be the start of a new reading adventure. We also have new arrivals at the Neepawa Library which suit a variety of tastes, such as The Break ( a Canada Reads 2017 selection) by Katherena Vermette, Paris for One and Other Stories by Jojo Moyes and Strange Affair by Peter Robinson.  

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A Senior’s Story: Davieville – A sandy land survival story

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By Wayne Hildebrand

The Neepawa Press

William (Bill) Davie Sr. was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1890.  He was working as an apprentice druggist, but he really wanted to be a farmer.  So, at 18 years of age (1908), he immigrated to Canada to start a new life.  Little did he know that his adventuresome spirit would take him to the sandhills southeast of Neepawa, an area that would test every ounce of his character.  It would be the beginning of a legacy of four generations of Davies to farm in the area.

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Looking back - 1987: Drop In Centre opening draws a large crowd

Cecil Pittman 

The Neepawa Press

80 years ago. Friday, March 19, 1937: Cordova, the play “An Old Fashioned Mother” was successfully staged last Friday evening to a large and attentive audience. Miss Marjorie Robertson gave a recitation “The Ladies Aid” and community singing helped to fill in between acts. The players played their parts well and brought great laughter and also tears from the audience.

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