Watch for open water

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The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

Neepawa Wildlife Association would like to warn people who will be out on Lake Irwin to use caution.

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Fine Art Festival prepares for 51st edition

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

The Neepawa and District Fine Arts Festival is getting ready to enter is 51st year.  The annual festival provides a chance for singers and pianists to showcase their skills in front of an audience and receive feedback from an experienced adjudicator.  There are both competitive and non-competitive classes.

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Beautiful Plains Medical Clinic set for another expansion

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

The next phase of the Beautiful Plains Medical Clinic expansion moved one more step forward last week.  On Dec. 16, the deal was finalized for the Neepawa Area Development Corporation (NADCO), which owns the clinic, to purchase the property to the east of the clinic. The transfer will take place at the end of December.

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Where are they now? - Manitoba Bantam “BB” hockey champions 1957-58

1-Rick-Sparling-WATNBy Rick Sparling

The Neepawa Press

In the 1957-58 season,  the Neepawa West Park Bantam “BB” hockey club were the provincial champions, winning the Clint Bennest Memorial Trophy.  

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Looking Back - 1956: Flight Cadet D. Kidd earns his wings

By Cecil Pittman

The Neepawa Press

Week of Dec. 21, 2016

80 years ago.  Friday, Dec. 11, 1936: The skating rink opened Tuesday night with a good crowd in attendance. The ice cut up badly in spots, which was to be expected in view of the last minute rush to get the rink open. It is hoped the conditions will be overcome by early installation of a heating coil to provide hot water for flooding purposes.

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