Boxing club served multiple purposes

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Published on Friday, May 13, 2016

Photo courtesy of Larry Evans. Neepawa Boxing and Wrestling Club 1946-1948: Back row (from left): Hank Goodridge, Reg Jeffery, Gerald Pasquill, Alex Page, Maurice Stewart, Bob Sprague, Tony Evans, Murray Wilkie, Allan “Skinner” Bell, Jim Minnions, Keith Graham, Lewis Adams (Hemings). Front row (from left): Len Bolton, Cec Bolton, Murray Ried, Glen Critchlow and Bill Adams.

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The Neepawa Banner

The Neepawa  Boxing and Wrestling Club was operated and promoted by Tony Evans. Tony was well qualified, being a former Manitoba Heavyweight Champion. The club hosted many boxing and wrestling cards locally at the Neepawa Sports Arena and Tony brought in lots of talented fighters from as far away as Michigan. The arena would be packed for these events. Many of the local club members would get their opportunity to show their skills as well.

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A unique, growing photography show at Arden

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Published on Friday, May 13, 2016

Lyndsey Hofer won the Youth People’s Choice award as well as placing second in the Youth Crocus Habitat category.

Above: Photo by Bailey Mitchler won first in the Youth Single Flower category. Below: Photo by Hope Usick won second in Youth Single Flower. 

Above: Bailey Mitchler also won first in the Youth Crocus Cluster category. Below: Hope Usick took another second in Youth Crocus Cluster.

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The Neepawa Banner

Eight Manitoba towns and cities are home to the ten photographers who won prizes in the 2016 Wild Prairie Crocus photo contest at Arden this past weekend. 

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April showers…Bring May flowers

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Published on Friday, May 13, 2016

Submitted photo. This year’s Sprucewood School’s flower pot sale is helping out a very worthy cause, the Free the Children Foundation.

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The Neepawa Banner

Water and flowers have always gone together and Sprucewood School is keeping that tradition alive. This small K-12 school on the Hutterian Sprucewood Colony near Brookdale in the Beautiful Plains School Division is once again selling hanging flower pots. These 12” pots were planted by the 36 Kindergarten to Grade 12 students under the supervision of the head gardeners, Garry and Colleen Wollmann. With each student choosing their favourite flowers, there are a variety of unique and beautiful creations to choose from.  

Usually, the water is to help the flowers grow, but this year, the flowers are to help the clean water flow.

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Newspaper awards given for long service

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Published on Friday, May 13, 2016

Photos by Christine Waddell and Sheila Runions. On May 7, Sheila Runions (top photo) and Jessie Bell (bottom photo) were each presented with a Silver Quill award. The award recognizes 25, or more, years of service to the newspaper industry.  They were presented their awards by Greg Nesbitt (left in both photos), Riding Mountain MLA and Chairman and Immediate Past President CCNA, and Ken Waddell, publisher of the Rivers Banner, Neepawa Banner and Neepawa Press.

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner/Rivers Banner/Neepawa Press

The majority of readers will recognize the names Jessie Bell and Sheila Runions as being regular contributors to these pages. While Sheila is currently on staff at the Rivers Banner, what some may not know is that Jessie is officially retired and writes the many stories she does out of love for her community. Because of her dedication and history of involvement with Rivers’ newspaper, Jessie was nominated for a newspaper award. 

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