Devoted volunteer retires
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- Published on Monday, July 23, 2018
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Helen Drysdale has been helping at the Beautiful Plains Museum in Neepawa for the past ten years.
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Neepawa Banner & Press
Helen Drysdale has retired from the Beautiful Plains Museum after approximately ten years helping to curate the Museum.
Neepawa hit with wave of vehicle break-ins
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- Published on Friday, July 20, 2018
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
Neepawa RCMP is investigating several vehicle break-ins on the Town’s north end. Spruce Plains RCMP Staff Sgt. Mark Morehouse told the Banner & Press that several automobiles were trespassed into during the early morning hours on Thursday, July 19. The general area that was hit stretched from 1st to 5th Avenue just north of Brydon St.
Get ready for the roar of the engines!
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- Published on Friday, July 20, 2018
Drag races return to Neepawa
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
The runway at the Neepawa Municipal Airport will rumble to life on Saturday, July 28, for the Yellowhead Roadrunners’ 18th annual Drag Races. Yellowhead Roadrunners Auto Club president Bert de Koning told the Banner & Press says the club members have been very busy as of late finalizing some important details for the day.
Landscaping needs vary by season
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- Published on Thursday, July 19, 2018
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Judging a home by its appearance is often par for the home-buying course. In fact, according to the National Association of Realtors®, 49 percent of buying decisions are made from the street.
An appealing home exterior suggests the homeowner takes pride in his or her home and wants to make every effort to maintain that home. Curb appeal involves various components a home’s exterior, but beautiful landscaping can make a home stand out. While maintaining a lawn is something many homeowners may think is exclusive to spring and summer, lawn maintenance is really a year-round endeavor. The following steps can help anyone maintain curb appeal no matter the season.
Spring
Spring is a season of renewal when plants and trees will begin to look fresh and green once more. Spring maintenance includes applying fertilizer to lawns, replenishing mulch in planting beds, creating more pronounced edges around the lawn and garden beds, and testing soil. Some homeowners like to apply a weed-prevention product in the spring as well. Spring is a good time to plant annuals that will add a pop of color to the landscape. For those concerned about permanent planting, container gardening allows homeowners to move around planters in a configuration that works best for them.
Summer
Summer landscaping is all about maintaining what was established in the spring. Regular mowing, weeding and trimming can keep a landscape manicured. Other than drought, weeds are perhaps the biggest lawn and garden nuisance to a landscape in the summertime. Black medic, carpetweed, knotweed, mallow and prostate spurge are some of the weeds that will crop up during the summer. Seeds begin to germinate as soil warms up. According to the University of Maryland Extension, control with a broadleaf postemergent herbicide applied when the weed is actively growing will help prevent weeds from suffocating lawns.
Autumn
Autumn is often a forgotten season when it comes to maintaining a landscape. However, fall is a key time to keep landscapes in order. According to the landscaping resource LoveYourLandscape.com, fall is the ideal time to tend to a lawn that just endured summer heat. Seeding and fertilizing can ensure a stronger lawn come next spring. Perennials should be pruned and cut back. Raking leaves will help keep the property looking presentable.
Winter
One of the ways to maintain an attractive landscape throughout winter is to install plants that can survive the colder temperatures. Winterberry is a cousin of holly, but loses its leaves in the fall. The bright red berries can be a stark contrast to the white of winter snowfall. Camellia is an evergreen that blooms from fall to early spring and looks like pink roses. Heather is a popular plant in the United Kingdom, but is growing in popularity on this side of the Atlantic as well. The Home Depot says this plant blooms all year and offers beautiful flowers in summer and fall. In winter, the thick foliage makes for an appealing contrast to the more delicate blooms of other winter plants.
Maintaining a landscape through the seasons makes a home attractive all year long.
Time Restricted Eating - What, Why, and How
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- Published on Thursday, July 19, 2018
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By DR. Mark Perrett
BSCs DC Chiropractor
What is it?
Time restricted eating is one of the hottest topics in nutritional research with studies showing it is a great weight loss program, and it has positive effects for your body and brain.
