Where are they now? 1975-76 House league team

By Rick Sparling

Neepawa Press

Gary Kingsbury: I last heard that Gary moved to Regina (he was with the RCMP) and I have tried to contact a Gary Kingsbury listed in the Regina directory via leaving messages, but with no reply. If anyone knows his where-a-bouts, please advise and I'll get that information into a future column.

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Natives remain on edge of playoffs

Shootout-winner-vs-Portage

Photo by Eoin Devereux. Griffin Chwaliboga scored the shootout winner for the Neepawa Natives on Friday, Feb. 24 against the Portage Terriers. 

 

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

As the MJHL regular season winds down to its final weekend, the Neepawa Natives remain on the edge of the playoffs. As of Monday, Feb. 27, the club was just a single point out of the eighth and final playoff spot. Neepawa helped their own cause with an important 6-5 shootout victory over the Portage Terriers on Friday, Feb. 24 at the Yellowhead Centre.

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Looking back - 1967: Neepawa man dies in fire

By Cecil Pittman

The Neepawa Press

80 years ago. Friday, March 5, 1937: Curling activities are entering around the Alec Dunlop Memorial trophy and to date, the Pollock and McGregor rinks are in the lead, with five wins each. Although Martin has only three games to his credit, he has a chance to come up to the top, as he has eight games left to play.

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Neepawa hog plant down for three days

By Ken Waddell

The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner

In what was described as the “most serious delay ever”, HyLife CEO Guy Baudry described the three day shut down at the hog processing plant. “The unit that is used to stun the hogs went down. It wasn’t the mechanical part, it was the brains of the unit,” said Baudry.

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Resource Centre property sold

Resource-Centre

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner

The land where the Neepawa Resource Centre currently sits will soon have a new owner. On Tuesday, Feb. 21, Neepawa town council passed a motion to sell the property at 290 Davidson Street to Budz ‘n Bloom Daycare. 

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