Fundraiser for St. Dominic’s a hit!

 

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By Kira Paterson

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

Last Saturday, the community got a chance to take in a sample of the Filipino culture. St. Dominic’s Catholic Church in Neepawa organized the fundraising event showcasing the background of many of the area’s newcomers.The money raised goes to fund the church’s Raising the Roof fund, to help pay for a new roof for the building. As of Aug. 31, the exact amount raised is still unknown. About 570 people came out to experience the sights, sounds and flavours of the Philippines.

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My Neepawa - Bumbling along

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Photo by Sonya Paterson.  This bumblebee’s too cool to fly. He was seen crawling around on a farm east of town on a brisk morning earlier this summer.

 

Art Wareham: A jack of all trades

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Submitted Photo. This is a photo of Art Wareham from a 1979 document about his trip to Africa.  

By Kira Paterson

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

People rarely think their own life is interesting. They think they’ve had a regular, dull life that wouldn’t make a good story. The fact is, most people who listen to that person’s story would completely disagree. Everyone has an interesting life to others who are living a different life; an example of that is Art Wareham. He thought there wouldn’t be much to talk about in regards to his life, but found himself remembering more and more neat stories that others would find fascinating.

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Looking back - 1986: Landmark destroyed by twister

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Neepawa Press Archives. Thursday Aug. 28, 1986; A violent wind storm flattened the former Airline Drive-in theatre screen.

By Cecil Pittman

The Neepawa Press

80 years ago Friday, August 28, 1936

Someone has advanced the opinion that the letter “e” is a most unfortunate letter in the English alphabet, because it is always out of cash, forever in debt, never out of danger and in hell all the time.

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Interest spikes in volleyball camp

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Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner

Young setters and hitters from across the region converged on Neepawa last week for the inaugural Dig It Westman Volleyball Camp.  The event was co-ordinated by Amy Spring and Drew Korman and took place from Aug. 22 to 26 at the NACI gymnasium. The camp was split into two groups, middle years (grades 7/8) and junior varsity (grades 9/10) and consisted of a combination of game technique and cardio training each day. Korman said the feedback they’ve received from the camp’s attendees was very positive. 

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