Foundation distributes over $100,000 in grants
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- Published on Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Photo by Kate Jackman-Atkinson. The Beautiful Plains Community Foundation and the Youth Advisory Committee gave out over $100,000 in grants to local organizations at their grant presentation luncheon on June 16.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
On June 16, the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation gave out $103,510 in grants at their annual grant presentation luncheon. Community Fund grants totalling $38,700 were made to 12 local organizations. The money for these grants comes from the interest earned each year on the Community Fund. Each year, a group of Foundation board members form the Grants committee, who evaluates the requests and makes a decision regarding allocation of funds.
Beautiful Plains Museum open for season
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- Published on Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Photo by Eoin Devereux. Beautiful Plains Museum curator Lea Heschuk shows off a pair of boxing gloves from Tony Evans, a well known boxer and wrestler within the region. Those items, as well as several other pieces of sports memorabilia, are part of a new display at the museum.
Submitted by Lea Heschuk
Beautiful Plains Museum
Hello, my name is Lea Heschuk. I am excited to be back for my third year as the curator of the Beautiful Plains Museum. For the last two months, volunteers and I have been busy renovating the basement. We are still in the process of putting new displays together, so the basement is closed to visitors. Despite the basement being closed, there is still a lot to see on our main floor, upstairs and in our railcar.
Walking to keep memories alive
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- Published on Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Photos by Kira Paterson. On Thursday, June 16, about 120 people gathered at Country Meadows Personal Care Home to participate in the annual Walk For Alzheimer’s. Left: The antique fire truck from the Beautiful Plains Museum led the pack. Right: The honourary banner bearers headed up the procession, following close behind the fire truck.
My Neepawa - Rows of colour
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- Published on Tuesday, June 21, 2016
What’s “Your Neepawa”? We’re asking readers to share with us their pictures of past and present Neepawa. To share a picture, please email a high resolution version (1 MB or higher) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or stop by the office at 243 Hamilton Street, in Neepawa. Please include your name as well as a description of the photo.
Photo by Leslie Dyke. A double rainbow led the way to two pots of gold on either side of the Dyke home on June 5.
Photo by Bill Fraser. Rows of colour at the growing fields at the Lily Nook in full bloom one summer.
Looking back - 1996: Dairy Queen Brazier in Neepawa one step closer to reality
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- Published on Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Photo courtesy of Cecil Pittman Archives. Summer of 1949: A group of “Fresh Air” inspectors examine the former sergeants’ mess building from Neepawa’s Airport, Neepawa’s future Legion Hall.
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago Tuesday, June 16, 1936
M. Baronie has provided another bus for the convenience of his customers to and from railway stations. It is quite an outstanding vehicle, bright orange in colour and it has a good seating capacity.
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