Big birthday for Finkewich

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Photos courtesy of Olga Duncan

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The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

On Jan. 27, Gregory (Harry) Finkewich, celebrated his 106th birthday surrounded by friends and family.  About 50 people attended the party, held in the MPR at Country Meadows, in Neepawa.

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Historic hockey night in Neepawa

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By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

The Neepawa Natives celebrated a major milestone on Saturday, Jan. 28, as the team played their 1,500th game in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. To commemorate the occasion, several former players and management returned to Neepawa to be a part of the opening ceremony and puck drop.

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January was crime stoppers month

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Manitoba Crime Stoppers

Each year Crime Stoppers programs around the world celebrate Crime Stoppers Month in January to highlight successes and promote their crime fighting initiatives.  

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Where are they now? 1956-57 & 57-58 cheerleaders

Feb-1-2017-SparlingBy Rick Sparling

The Neepawa Press

Edna Sinclair attended Teacher's School after graduating from NACI and taught school for two years before taking on a secretarial job with Simplot in Brandon. She worked at Simplot for 33 years. She married Rod Klecknor in 1969 and both of them retired in 1999. They moved to Medicine Hat, Alberta in 2005, where they currently reside. Edna has two step-childen, six grandchildren and one great grandchild. 

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Looking back - 1967: Tom-Boy Store is open for business

Looking-Back-Feb-01-2017By Cecil Pittman

The Neepawa Press

70 years ago. Thursday, Feb.6, 1947: A delegation composed of W.A. Howden, D.M.D. Geroge Rey and C. T. Pedlar presented petitions containing 130 signatures asking the council to submit a money bylaw to the ratepayers of the town to cover the cost of  construction of a modern, up-to-date, 50 bed hospital on present hospital grounds. 

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