Timeline of a tragedy
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- Published on Thursday, March 31, 2016
Photo by John Dietz. Hundreds of volunteers combed the fields around Chase Martens’ home, looking for the missing two-year-old.
Banner Staff
The Neepawa Banner
A family and community has had its chance to say goodbye to Chase Martens. A funeral service for the two-year-old, who had gone missing the previous week, was held on March 30 at the Sommerfeld Mennonite Church in MacGregor, MB. The youngster’s body was found on March 26, after a massive search effort began on March 22.
Heritage Fair presents the history of Neepawa and the world
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- Published on Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Photo by Kira Paterson. The Grade 5 students at HMK made projects to do with their heritage or the history of Neepawa and shared them with the younger grades.
By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Grade 5 classes at HMK held their first ever Heritage Fair on Wednesday, March 23. The Grade 5s picked a topic to do with either their background, the history of their home country or the history of Neepawa to research and present, similar to the format of a science fair.
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Rural schools take learning outside the classroom
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- Published on Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Submitted photo. Geocaching, which is like a scavenger hunt with GPS, was one of the activities the EcoVan brought to Eden for the Grade 5 to 8s.
By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
During the month of March, students from Brookdale and Eden’s JM Young schools took part in several different learning experiences.
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Looking back - 1946: 1946 Ford cars went on display for the first time in Neepawa
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- Published on Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Photo courtesy of Cecil Pittman archives. Thur. Mar. 28: Gill & Schmall Agencies building is now at this Mill St. and Mountain Ave. location.
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago Tuesday, Mar. 24, 1936
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“This appears to be exactly what we all thought it was, a tragedy,”
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- Published on Sunday, March 27, 2016
RCMP Sgt Bert Paquet photo courtesy of Alan Gillies, GEM Media. Martens picture provided by RCMP media release.
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
The search for a missing Manitoba child ended in tragedy on Saturday, Mar. 26, as the body of two year old Chase Martens was found in a creek close to his family’s home. The discovery of the deceased toddler, who had been missing since Tuesday, Mar. 22, followed a massive search effort from RCMP, Winnipeg Police, local emergency services personnel and volunteers, in the rural area near the community of Austin.
Read more: “This appears to be exactly what we all thought it was, a tragedy,”
