Local runners and walkers ready to follow Terry’s steps
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- Published on Friday, September 8, 2017
Kira McCormmick Adema
The Neepawa Banner
Terry Fox ran up to 42 kilometers a day through his journey across Canada, starting on April 12, 1980 in St. Johns Newfoundland and heading west.
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Pop Up Library
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- Published on Friday, September 8, 2017
Neepawa’s first ever “Pop up Library“, which has been constructed by Murray Newton.
John Drinkwater
The Neepawa Banner
A project initiated by the Neepawa Public Library and sponsored by the Rotary Club of Neepawa will provide a new service to the town.
2017 edition of ‘What’s the Big Idea’
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- Published on Friday, September 8, 2017
Photo from the Neepawa Banner archives
The four winners of the 2016 edition ‘What’s the Big Idea?’ (left to right) Marilyn Crewe, Tim Weibe, Kelly Spurway, Kennedy Baker, Kim Burgess, and Vern May.
Micah Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
One of the largest entrepreneurial events in Manitoba is just around the corner and with it comes opportunities for local business to flourish. ‘What’s the Big Idea?’ will take place on Oct. 19, 2017, from 9 am until 4 pm at the Carberry Memorial Centre. This event will bring to the table chances for future business operators, financiers and resource agencies to network.
Kuharski steps down as Yellowhead Centre manager
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- Published on Thursday, September 7, 2017
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
A new scoreclock and arena boards aren’t the only recent changes at the Yellowhead Centre (YHC) in Neepawa, as building manager and director of operations Ann Kuharski has tendered her resignation.
Preacher man follows in his fathers footsteps
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- Published on Wednesday, September 6, 2017
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Rev. Ray Collver and his wife Blanche lived at Neepawa in the 1950s. Collver was pastor at Neepawa’s Calvary Chapel. His son Rodney is re-tracing his father’s footsteps and will be preaching at Calvary Chapel on Sept. 10.
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Press
Some men follow in the fathers’ footsteps. One former Neepawa resident not only followed in his father’s footsteps, he is re-tracing those steps. Rod Collver spent some of his early years in Neepawa while his father, the Rev. H R Collver was pastor at Neepawa’s Calvary Chapel from 1953 - 1958. Collver senior, went on to pastor in Fort Frances, Ontario and at churches in the United States.
