A sign of improvement
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Photo by Eoin Devereux.
L to R: Northstar Seed assistant general manager Rob Wolfe and general manager Don Pollock pose next to the newest addition to the Yellowhead Arena in Neepawa, the Northstar Seed Sin Bin.
So what is the big idea?
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Banner File Photo. Five of the six business ideas pitched at last year’s “What’s the Big Idea?” event won cash awards. (Left to right) Marilyn Crewe, EDO of Neepawa, was one of the event organizers. The entrepreneurs were Marlies Soltys of Minnedosa, Hali and Doug Finlay of Rapid City, Lisa Ballegeer of Rapid City, Darryn Cameron of Neepawa, and Joyce and Michael Rodericks of Riding Mountain. Vern May (right), EDO of Minnedosa, was the other event organizer.
By Tony Eu
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The entrepreneurial event ‘What’s The Big Idea?’ is back for round two.
Following the success of last year, 2016 marks the second year this annual event will be happening. Organized by the economic development officers from Neepawa and Minnedosa, this year’s event will be on Thursday, Oct. 20, from 9 am to 4 pm. It’s going to be held at ArtsForward, previously the Viscount Cultural Centre, at 293 Mountain Ave., in Neepawa.
A daughter’s memoir about dementia
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Elizabeth Murray wanted to believe that her mother’s actions were nothing more than the normal aging of a sometimes difficult and determined woman. Had Murray not been absorbed with her own ill health, she might have been more concerned about her mother’s memory lapses and unusual behaviour but a battle with cancer, the death of her father and a strained relationship with her brothers had left her emotionally drained. It was easier to push aside her worries than to confront her fears that her mother was in the early stages of a debilitating disease.
My Neepawa - Everyone loves Rotary Park
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Everyone loves Rotary Park, including the deer! Shirley Bremner took this photo on the evening of August 30.
Looking back - 1986: Canine sleuth helps RCMP catch thief
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Photo courtesy of Cecil Pittman. Airman’s Canteen at 26 EFTS Airport Neepawa; Alison Milne and Mrs. Churchill with two English airmen.
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80 years ago, Friday, Sept. 11, 1936: Loryn Guy was taken to the hospital this week for a few days confinement, following an accident at Murray’s Garage when he fell down the pit and broke a few ribs and sprained a wrist.
70 years ago, Thursday, Sept. 12, 1946: Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Curtis, after 58 years of residence in Neepawa and district, are about to leave Neepawa to make their future home at the Pacific Coast. Mr. Curtis was born in England on the south coast in the county of Dorset, where his ancestors have been farmers for generations. He was one of the pioneers of the North Glendale district, starting from scratch with a $10 house and a yolk of oxen and farmed there, highly successfully, for many years. When leaving the farm, he was with the soldier settlement board for 12 years as a land appraiser and supervisor. He was a member of the Neepawa town council for some time and has been associated with the park board for many years and is even the present chairman
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