Neepawa and District Fine Arts Festival celebrates half a century
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- Published on Thursday, April 7, 2016
By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
May 27, 1966 saw the first day of the first ever Neepawa Fine Arts Festival. Now known as the Neepawa and District Fine Arts Festival, the event will be celebrating its 50th anniversary from April 10 to 13.
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Campbell retires after nearly 40 years of service
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- Published on Thursday, April 7, 2016
Photo by John Drinkwater. Jo-Anne Campbell cutting her retirement cake on March 24.
By John Drinkwater
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
At a retirement event held at the Chicken Corral on March 24, RCMP municipal employee, Jo-Anne Campbell was recognized for her nearly 40 years of exemplary service. The celebration was attended by former and present detachment members and community colleagues.
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Downtown Neepawa landmark demolished
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- Published on Thursday, April 7, 2016
Photo by Eoin Devereux. By mid-day on April 6, demolished building materials were being loaded and hauled away.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
A familiar structure along Neepawa’s Mountain Avenue has been torn down. On Tuesday, Apr. 5, the garage for the former Murray’s of Neepawa building was demolished. The adjoining showroom remains intact on the property and there are no plans to knock that building down.
Manitoba RCMP charge mother in death of child
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- Published on Wednesday, April 6, 2016
RCMP
Media Release
On January 31, 2015, the Manitoba RCMP was called to assist the Dakota Ojibway Police Service in an investigation into the death of a two-year-old boy from Waywayseecappo First Nation.
On April 5, 2016, RCMP investigators from the Serious Crimes Unit arrested and charged a 36-year-old woman, the mother of the two-year-old boy, with Second Degree Murder.
She has been remanded in custody and will appear in Brandon Provincial Court at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 7, 2016.
Sage to be recognized on wall of fame
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- Published on Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Submitted photo. Charlie Sage was an avid fiddler all his life and will be inducted posthumously in the Manitoba Fiddlers’ Wall of Fame.
Submitted article
The Neepawa Press
On Sunday, April 24, Charles (Charlie) Sage will be inducted (posthumously) into the Manitoba Fiddlers' Wall of Fame as a Builder/Promoter. Charlie was an avid fiddler from an early age. He was completely self taught. During his life, he played at many community dances, house parties, local groups and just for the enjoyment of playing.
