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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He was humble, honest, wise and real

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Photo courtesy of Hertiage Neepawa Land of Plenty. Jack Huxley in the 1970s working in the Neepawa Press building.

By Press Staff

On Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, Jack Huxley passed away. A prominent member of the community and owner of The Neepawa Press for many years, he will be missed by friends, family and everyone who had the pleasure to know him.

On Aug. 18, Jack’s funeral service was held at the Neepawa United Church, where Rita Friesen delivered these words of remembrance:

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#17 in your program but #1 on the most wanted

RCMP Media Release

RCMP are searching for a pair of suspects in an unusual break-in. On Aug. 15 at 3:38 a.m., a break-in occurred at a beer store vendor in Russell. Video surveillance caught two men entering the store and stealing cases of beer.

A boo-tiful day in Riding Moutain

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Photos by John Drinkwater. Inhabitants emerge from the Park Theatre’s “Haunted House.”

By John Drinkwater

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

Friends of Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP) hosted the annual Boo in the Park on Saturday, Aug. 20. Hundreds of families filled streets and sidewalks to meet monsters and other weird creatures roaming around the townsite. 

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