70 years ago Riverbend Park hits pages in Winnipeg paper

Neepawa Press file photo

100th anniversary pic

40 years ago - July, 16, 1970 Chief Doug Hockin leads the "Hawkeye" Tribe in Manitoba's 100th Anniversary Parade in Neepawa.

80 years ago
Thurs., July 15,1930
Neepawa's representatives at the C. to C. picnic on the international boundary lying south of Boissivain last Wednesday report on a suspicious gathering of about six thousand people, addressed by prominent citizens of both Canada and the United States. A peace arch was dedicated to commemorate the event and there was an extensive program of sports including a tug of war in which the Canadians were winners.

70 years ago
Tues. July 16, 1940
The beauty of Neepawa's Riverbend park has hit the pages of the Winnipeg paper and also a book published for the benefit of those travelling who have not made up their minds as to where they should spend their holidays. Neepawa should certainly be proud of her park.

60 years ago
Thurs., July 20, 1950
The search was continuing yesterday for a 67-year old district woman who disappeared from her Mountain Road home July 10. Neighbours in the district said the woman is Mrs. Nick Kindrat, who resided with her husband and daughter, Miss. Jessie Kindrat, four and a half miles Northeast of Mountain Road. R.C.M.P. detachments from Minnedosa and McCreary have been directing the search from between 150 and 200 assisting in combing the wooded countryside in the hope of discovering the women alive. M.J. Yakiwchuk, Mountain Road storekeeper told the Neepawa Press yesterday.

50 years ago
Fri., July 22 , 1960
A small outboard motorboat passed slowly up and down the length of Park Lake Thursday evening spreading copper sulphate through the water of the lake and raising hopes for finding an early solution to the odor problem in the town's water supply.
Tests conducted earlier this week by the department of health sciences revealed that the algae concentration in Park Lake is small enough to make treatment practical.

40 years ago
Thurs., July 16, 1970
Doug Hockin, chief of the "Hawkeye" tribe had last minute doubts as to whether he would be able to participate in Neepawa's parade, as he had entered the Brookdale parade the previous week and when the long trek was over, his horse, exhausted, had laid down and rolled over damaging the rocking chair. It was fixed in time for the Neepawa parade and Mr. Hockin delighted and amazed more onlookers with his unconventional "saddle".

30 years ago
Thurs., July 17, 1980
A huge new hog barn collapsed Tuesday morning during breakfast at Riverside colony, only hours after the final trestles had been nailed into place. No one was injured. Peter Waldner, forman of the project, said a crew of more than twelve men would have been working in the barn less than an hour before it collapsed.
The barn measured 240 x 62 feet and it was expected to cost more than $200,000 when completed.

20 years ago



Tues., July 17, 1990
Saftey-first graduations are quickly becoming the "in thing" in Manitoba. More than 130 high schools including Neepawa and Area Collegiate, participated in safe grads this year. Seven years ago, fewer than 40 of Manitoba's 151 high schools participated.

10 years ago
Mon., July 17, 2000
Proposed amalgamation of the provinces school divisions has already drawn protest from the Manitoba Teachers Society. Teachers Society president Jan Speelman said if divisions amalgamate, more teachers will be transfered against their will since the new divisions will be geographically larger.

"Transfer of teachers is a big issue, "if you are going to expect teachers to suddenly
leave their home (town) and drive and hour and a half, they have to be paid more compensation," said Speelman.

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