Open houses across the province
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- Published on Thursday, September 22, 2016
The Hunter Family Farm has a number of activities set up for the kids, including the ‘Cowboy Corner’ (above). Here, kids could rope a bull (foreground), ride a bull (background) or simply run around the clearing and play with toys that were available. (photos by Tony Eu)
By Tony Eu
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This past weekend, 44 locations across Manitoba invited the world to take a look at life on a farm. On Sunday, Sept. 18, the 2016 Manitoba Open Farm Day kicked off. Simultaneously, bed and breakfasts across the province joined in, opening their doors to curious visitors, as well as the usual guests, as a part of the Bed and Breakfast Association of Manitoba’s open house event.
Supporting Terry one step at a time
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- Published on Thursday, September 22, 2016
Participants in the Neepawa Terry Fox Run begin their 5 km walk to support cancer research. (photos by Tony Eu)
By Tony Eu
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On Sunday, Sept. 18, the annual Terry Fox Run took place. Organized by Kelly Krzyzaniak, the 5 km Neepawa run saw 79 runners and seven volunteers raise $6,700.
The course for the run started on the NACI track, following it around to the northeast corner of the school area, where participants got onto William St. From there, the runners headed west onto Mountain Ave., then south until Boundary St. The runners followed Boundary St. all the way until Fifth St., where they turned and headed down to their halfway point at Dairy Queen. When they arrived, runners were greeted with water and ice cream courtesy of DQ.
Outreach program from the Philippines coming to Neepawa
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- Published on Tuesday, September 20, 2016
By Tony Eu
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On Saturday, Oct. 1 and Sunday, Oct. 2, the Friends of Filipino Immigrants in Manitoba (FFIM) is hosting an outreach program for two government agencies from the Philippines: Social Security Services (SSS) and Pag Ibig.
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Neepawa Tigers win in Virden
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- Published on Tuesday, September 20, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
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The combination of a stingy defence and impressive ground game helped keep the Neepawa Tigers unbeaten as the team edged the Virden Golden Bears 8-7 in Rural Manitoba Football League play.
Strong results for Westman crossfitters
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- Published on Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Submitted Photo. Left to Right: Tara McCarty, Andrea Cook, Sherrie Hockin, Carrie White, Michelle Pottinger and Rachel McClay at the Bridge City Beatdown in Saskatoon.
By Eoin Devereux
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A group of Westman based athletes can rightfully claim to be among the top crossfit competitors in all of Canada. Sisters Sherrie Hockin of Neepawa and Carrie White of Brandon, recently participated in the Bridge City Beatdown in Saskatoon. The competition is based on the popular CrossFit exercise program, which incorporates elements from high-intensity interval training, Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting and other exercises. This was the seventh year of the Bridge City Beatdown and in that time, it has grown to include around 400 athletes from across the country.
Hockin and White competed in the team RX female division, considered one of the high level competitive categories, and finished in third place. Hockin, who owns and operates Whitey’s Fitness Body Shop in Neepawa, said that this was the first competition that she and her sister participated in as a team.
“My sister said, ‘At some point, we have to do a competition together.’ So a few months ago, when the registration was announced for the day, we decided that this was the one we should do,” stated Hockin. “After the event was completed, we looked at how we’d fared and really surprised ourselves. Being a part of such a large and competitive event, such as the Bridge City Beatdown was really good for both of us because I think it really brought out our true potential.”
Along with Hockin and White, who owns Brandon’s Embark Fitness 365, Neepawa’s Tara McCarty, Rachel McClay and Michelle Pottinger also took part, participating in the open female category. McClay and Pottinger teamed up, while McCarty joined with Brandon’s Andrea Cook and was able to secure a top 10 finish. Hockin said it was great to see so many people from the Westman region not only involved with the event, but achieving personal bests. She added that the sport continues to gain a strong and loyal following because it truly challenges you in a multitude of ways.
