‘It shows you just how much support is out there’
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- Published on Friday, September 23, 2016
Inspire Studio was last year’s What’s the Big Idea grand prize winner. The studio’s retail area showcases the variety of art produced by area artists and available for purchase. (submited photo)
By Tony Eu
Neepawa Banner
With the second annual ‘What’s The Big Idea?’ event coming up, it’s the perfect time to check in with the winners from last year’s event and see where they are now.
In Neepawa, the event led to the opening of a brand new business, owned and operated by Darryn Cameron. The name of the business is 4U Home Décor and Consulting. After pitching the idea for this business, the judges awarded Cameron the $1,000 award from the Town of Neepawa. Using this money, Cameron bought a computer and printer, putting the remainder of the money towards general start-up costs.
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Neepawa Tigers support Terry Fox Run, Parker’s Squad
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- Published on Friday, September 23, 2016
Left to right: Brody Miller, Dylan Neufeld, Parker Guy, Dylan Oshanuk and Jacob Nomore at the Terry Fox Run in Portage la Prairie.
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The Neepawa Banner
Several members of the Neepawa Tigers football team ventured off to Portage la Prairie last weekend, to help a former teammate with a very important cause. On Sunday, Sept. 18, those players participated in the Terry Fox Run as part of ‘Parker’s Squad’,, a contingent brought together to support 18-year-old Parker Guy of MacGregor.
Guy, who played for the Tigers last season, was recently diagnosed with Ewing’s Saracoma, a type of bone cancer. Upon learning of the diagnosis, many people in the community of MacGregor responded by stepping up to support the family. That outpouring led to a record setting year for the Portage run, as over $13,000 was raised in donations. That number is more than three times the 2015 result of $3,868 and the largest total raised in Portage la Prairie since 1991.
Proceeds from the Terry Fox Run go directly to the Terry Fox Foundation. More than 9,000 communities across Canada take part in the charity run every year.
Big Wheel Quilt Shop opens
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- Published on Thursday, September 22, 2016
Mary Penner, with help from her mother, family and friends, realized one of her dreams Sept. 14 with the opening of her shop, the Big Wheel Quilt Shop. The business is located on their farm, south-west of Gladstone. (photos by Christine waddell
By Christine Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
It was wall-to-wall fabric and quilters at the grand opening of Big Wheel Quilt Shop, south-west of Gladstone. Store owner Mary Penner’s love of sewing morphed into selling fabric from her garage. Inventory and demand soon outgrew the original space and the new two story shop has everything for the home sewer.
Right in the Centre: Decisions are hard
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- Published on Thursday, September 22, 2016
By Ken Waddell
The Banner
This past week, PC cabinet minister Ron Schuler issued the following statement on Facebook. “Today the board of directors of Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation announced that they will cancel the decision to relocate their headquarters to down town Winnipeg. The board felt that the 75 million dollar project was not in the best interest of Manitoba taxpayers and as Minister responsible for Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries I fully support the boards decision.”
Open houses across the province
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- Published on Thursday, September 22, 2016
The Hunter Family Farm has a number of activities set up for the kids, including the ‘Cowboy Corner’ (above). Here, kids could rope a bull (foreground), ride a bull (background) or simply run around the clearing and play with toys that were available. (photos by Tony Eu)
By Tony Eu
Neepawa Banner
This past weekend, 44 locations across Manitoba invited the world to take a look at life on a farm. On Sunday, Sept. 18, the 2016 Manitoba Open Farm Day kicked off. Simultaneously, bed and breakfasts across the province joined in, opening their doors to curious visitors, as well as the usual guests, as a part of the Bed and Breakfast Association of Manitoba’s open house event.
