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Old time fun at Hazel M. Kellington Ian Porteous shares musical, multicultural experience with students

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press Students at Neepawa’s Hazel M. Kellington (HMK) school walked into, but danced out of, their gymnasium to the tunes of traditional music last week. From Jan. 22 to Jan. 25, HMK was host to presenter and performer Ian Porteous for a series of collaborations with the students and teachers.

Porteous is 53 years old, with over 20 years of experience touring Canadian schools, but is new to Manitoba, having moved to Kelwood about a year and a half ago. Here, he formed his own musical school and summer camp known as the Boom Chuck Club, where he teaches old time music with instruments such as fiddle and guitar.

Porteous gained his education at the first French immersion school program in Lethbridge, Alberta. All of the teachers at this school were hired from Quebec, and it was his experiences there that influenced his work.

“That’s where a lot of the seeds were sown for what you see today,” said Porteous. “Many of the songs and dances today came from my experience in education there.”

PHOTO BY CASPER WEHRHAHN Continued on Ian Porteous, of Kelwood, pictured in the gymnasium of Neepawa’s Hazel M. Kellington School. Porteous shared a variety of Page 7 songs and dances with the students and teachers; many of which he learned at French immersion school in Lethbridge, Alberta.

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Neepawa association seeks play for all

Touchwood Park planning to build wheelchair accessible playground

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press Neepawa’s Touchwood Park Association is looking to step up the community’s inclusivity. The association recently marked a milestone in a long-term project with a focus on bringing play to all via an accessible playground project. This project would create a wheelchair accessible play space available for use by the general public, located next to Touchwood’s day program building at 445 Commerce. As of Jan. 26, designs for the park have been finalized and Touchwood is hoping to begin constructing the playground this summer.

“The idea of this project is one that has been in our minds for many years; however, the idea has taken shape over the last few years with fundraising efforts and recently securing a playground design,” said Holly Pankratz, director of service for Touchwood. “It is exciting to be at this stage of the project where the design has been finalized, the installation planning is happening while we continue with fundraising for this project.”

Pankratz added, “[This playground] will provide an inclusive space for all to enjoy regardless of ability.

People from every walk of life can utilize this space– maybe it’s a grandchild and a grandparent with a wagon, a young family with a child in a stroller, or individuals with disabilities using disability aids. There is something for everyone in this space to join in on.

To be accepted as everyone else at the playground and to not feel limited by the environment around them.”

Park concept details Touchwood Park has partnered with Parkworks, a Canadian park equipment company, to design

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An ar tis t ’s rendering of the finalized design f o r t h e To u c h w o o d Accessible Playground.

the play park. One of these concepts was presented to Town Council at the regular meeting, held Jan. 16, and featured a pour-in-place rubber base. This base would have a soft roll-down edge on all sides, making it easy for wheelchairs, strollers, etcetera, to smoothly transition to and from the playground space as well as navigate the space itself.

Key features included in the park’s design concept are: •Swings, including a wheelchair swing; •Silla teeter totters (a nontraditional teeter totter secured on a large spring which includes a secure, bucket seat design with space in the middle portion for individuals to stand or sit); •Game boards which promote parallel and interactive play; •A wheelchair accessible playstructure, which measures three feet from top to bottom, and more.

“Typically, someone in a wheelchair is always looking up– at their loved ones, their family, their friends, and services,” said Pankratz. “This provides an opportunity that they’re not looking up. They’re up with everyone. They’re up high, with their friends, enjoying the games just like everyone else.”

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play area are planned to have a ‘highlighted’ zone to draw attention to activities, as well as to advise caution in those zones if equipment is currently in use. For example, the bottom of a slide or a swing set area.

These areas are also considered ‘high use zones’.

With a pour-in-place rubber base, Pankratz noted that the expected lifespan for

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project is an estimated $325,000, with $103,000 already raised for the project via a variety of grants, fundraising events and community donations. On Jan. 16, Touchwood put forward to the Town Council for consideration a request for $25,000 via the town’s community grant program to aid with the funding of the playground.

Kindergarten Registration for the 2024 Fall Term

will be held during the regular school hours at the following schools: Hazel M. Kellington (Neepawa) February 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 All Day J. M. Young (Eden) Feb 6 & 7 (Tues & Wed) Mornings only Brookdale Feb 8 (Thurs) Afternoon only R. J. Waugh (Carberry) Feb 8 & 9 (Thurs & Fri) 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Please register at your school • To be eligible for Kindergarten, a child must be five years of age on or before December 31, 2024.

• A copy of your child’s birth certificate is required for their school file.

• For Newcomer Families, copies of your child’s passport and residency documentation are also required. If further assistance is needed you may contact Neepawa Settlement Services 204-476-2055.

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these high use areas is anticipated to be approximately 10-15 years and easy to replace when needed. During the winter, snow would need to be cleared via shovelling and the wheelchair swing would be locked.

For increased accessibility, a sidewalk would also need to be installed from the street.

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Looking Back

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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1974: Neepawa Press converts to offset printing

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

125 years ago, Saturday, February 4, 1899 Photographer Jackson made an experiment in taking photos by acetylene gas light at the Opera House on Monday night.

He took several views of the castle during the evening.

100 years ago, Friday, February 1, 1924 Eden: Some excitement was caused by a report of a fire in the village on Tuesday morning. A few men were quickly on the scene, but apparently the fire engine was mislaid.

Canada has 40 less daily newspapers than were published ten years ago.

High costs of production and diminished patronage are the chief causes of decline. And the adverse conditions continue.

Harry Hodkinson has got nicely started in the sheep industr y and is going to clean his farm of weeds by conversion into wool and mutton rather than by the wasteful method of summerfallow.

Mr. Hodkinson with Mr. McConaghy (as expert) spent many days and crossed hundreds of miles

of territory last fall hunting for a good quality grade sheep and secured 80. To these were added this week a flock of 12 procured from D. Patterson, of Forest Home Fa r m, B er ton.

These latter are purebred Suf fol k s, t he progeny of stock imported from England. With this nucleus Mr. Hodkinson will soon develop a formidable flock and may probably find more profit in them than in wheat. His farm is well situated and well equipped for the venture; but there must needs be intelligent care and attention, which Mr. Hodkinson may be relied on to give them.

75 years ago, Thursday, February 3, 1949 Argyle Patterson left last week for Halifax, where he will commence his training in the Navy.

Wellwood: Mr. and Mrs. Andy Wells are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter, in Neepawa Hospital, on Saturday, Jan. 22 (Marjorie Georgina).

Ment more: Ca lv i n W helpton had the misfortune on Monday night to get his hands quite badly burned while fighting the fire in the van at the curling rink.

50 years ago, Thursday, February 7, 1974 Thepossibilityofdeveloping the supposedly vast iron ore deposit beneath the surface of the area southeast of Neepawa has again gripped the imagination of a group of mining speculators and they are preparing to drill a test hole about five miles southeast of town.

First indication of the deposit occurred during the war years when pilots flying over the area noticed their compasses were violently affected by some magnetic force.

A test hole was started in November of 1947 by a subsidiar y of James Richardson and Sons, who drilled a hole about four and a half miles from Neepawa.

Unfortunately, the drill bit broke and they were only able to recover about four feet of core, but that small sample showed 38.7 per cent of specular magnetic h e m a t it e , c o m m o n l y known as magnetic iron.

No further activity was carried on until August of 1971, when a company called Neepawa Mines Limited involving f ive Canadian development f ir ms and headed by Dr. Harold Laycraft of Vancouver brought in a diamond drilling rig and drilled a hole four miles east of town adjacent to No. 4 Highway.

During the past few week s, T he Neepawa Press has been undergoing changes in its method of producing the weekly issues of this journal. It is a significant departure from the familiar, time tested method which has been in use for so many years…

Since it would have been uneconomical for The Press to install its own

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Copies of The Neepawa Press stream off of a big Harris offset press at the Brandon Sun printing plant at a speed of 16,000 copies per hour in 1974. The week of Feb. 7 was the occassion of The Neepawa Press’ complete converion to “cold type” composition. New equipment was installed in the Neepawa Press printing plant, including two Compugraphic photo type-setting machines, a Brown horizontal newspaper camera and auxiliary equipment.

offset rotary press (at a cost of over $100,000), which would be operated less than one hour a week, we have gone the route of most other community newspapers in North America and hired press time on a central press.

20 years ago, Monday, February 2, 2004 M a n itoba rema i ns gripped in an Arctic air mass that’s pushed temperatures to record-breaking lows.

Disclaimer: The information gathered and used each week in the Looking Back feature is directly taken from the original print copy of the Neepawa Press and Neepawa Banner newspapers.

Any errors or omissions from stories (Factually or otherwise) are the result of the original print and not the responsibility of the archivist for the current version of the Neepawa Banner & Press.

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The last issued of The Neepawa Press to be printed on a Goss Cox-o-Type press was the Jan. 17, 1974 edition. Pictured here, John Forke stands at the controls as he watches the paper coming through the folding unit.

The press had a capacity of eight pages and a speed of a little over 3,000 copies per hour. The facilities they switched to in 1974 had a capacity of 32 pages at a speed of up to 16,000 copies per hour.

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Homebodies

By Chad Carpenter

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Running away or obeying...

Examining the facts I

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find it quite amazing, and even annoying, that the limited amount of history we are taught often doesn’t really hold a candle to the truth. We are told that the Indigenous people and the Metis were conservation oriented, keepers of the land. I am sure they were in many cases, but a book published in 1934 and written

by Stanley Vestal shows several cases of a different story. He outlines how the Red River Metis would go many miles into the Sioux territory of what is now the United States and kill off many more buffalo than they could actually consume or sell. Vestal’s story is based on interviews with descendants of the great Sioux leader, Sitting Bull. The book also outlines how fierce and brutally deadly fighting could be between various tribes and the Metis.

Other books document some huge battles between tribes.

Yes, there were times of peace and peacemakers, but there was a huge amount of animal slaughter and human slaughter as well.

I am not laying blame to any group for actions from 150 or more years ago but where I do lay blame is at the feet, or more precisely the desks, of the academics. Today, it is considered wrong to call certain people groups savages.

That said, there were many savage acts committed in our North American history regardless of racial origin or colour. When people stabbed, shot or strangled other people, it was savage and to say otherwise is to gloss over the truth.

Of a lesser concern, but still annoying, is that today we are supposed to believe nature is kind. That’s a huge lie. I have been told by several eye witness accounts where moose, elk or deer have been brought down by wolves, the feast begins long before the animal dies. neepawa

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The underlying message is that no group, be it political or cultural has only goodness in their history.

My point is, as I have stated before, question everything you read or hear.

If it sounds phoney, it may well be phoney.

Some academics today will wax eloquent about how people used to take better care of our wild life than what happens today. Farmers are blamed for damaging wildlife habit and people in general are blamed for destroying habitat. I protest somewhat. I decry the loss of bushland, but some farmers do keep bush and every farmer provides feedstock for many species from birds to deer.

Coyotes move into cities, not because of a loss of habitat but because city people don’t usually shoot them and besides, there’s all the road kill deer along with some fat, tame kitties and puppies to eat. The same goes for geese and many other wildlife; they gather in and around urban populations as the urban people don’t shoot them.

In the world of politics, conservatives will tell you that left wingers are evil and the same criticism is tossed out against conservatives. I can attest

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that some left wingers or liberals, are indeed evil and some conservatives are too. The good news is that there’s good in most people and, fortunately for us, more good than evil.

The underlying message is that no group, be it political or cultural has only goodness in their history. There are numerous instances of things that happened that were pretty sketchy and in some cases downright wrong or evil.

It’s important to not too gloss evil over with a sugar coating that claims that a certain group were always good and their enemies were always wrong.

With the millions of books in the world and all the resources available on the internet, we should be able to come closer today to the truth. The trick is to examine the facts and not stand blindly by while the myths are spread.

Truth is what sets us free and when we stop seeking the truth, we are indeed in big trouble.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the Banner & Press staff.

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’m not certain why this particular memory has been recurring, several times this week. Not annoying, but thought provoking. I think there is a lesson in the story that I need for these days…

I was in elementary school, not enjoying it yet as we had recently moved from the safe nest of extended family to a rather remote- for that time- area. We lived almost four miles from the school, with not many homes close to the country roads. My school attendance record had a few lapses, it wasn’t all that difficult to hide in the bushes bordering the lane until the school bus passed. This never did develop into a habit, parent definitely displeased with such antics.

Then there was the beautiful early summer day that I forgot my reader. The teacher had stated clearly, that the next time a child forgot their book they could just walk home and get it. I’m certain that Mrs. Gray didn’t think for a moment that any one would actually do that, but I did. A raised hand signifying a need to leave the room got me the nod. I walked out of the classroom door, down the wide steps, out the double doors, and into the sunshine. I kept on walking. I had forgotten my text book, the teacher said the result would be a walk home, and so I walked.

Easier than admitting I had forgotten my reader!

I recall the day well. I was young, fit and used to prolonged physical activity. So I went, across the railway tracks, across the highway and headed north. By the time I reached the connection line jog, I was beginning to envision my welcome home. My parents would be elated to witness my obedience to instructions. It wasn’t until I turned east, and then saw the farmstead, that I realised that I may have misguessed their reception.

Little did I know that after an appropriate amount of time my teacher alerted the principle to the fact I was missing. Two older students scoured the village, two headed down to the river, and then with me still being a no show, my parents were called. Let’s just say the phone call was received really shortly before my appearance. My father, bless his heart, picked me up, placed me firmly in the farm half ton, and drove me back to the school. Oh, it got worse. Pulling up to the front of the school, dad carried me like a sack of grain, over his shoulders, up those wide front stairs. My wailing, not unlike that of a banshee, caused every teacher to pop their head out of their classroom. My father deposited me at my teacher’s feet with a terse –this won’t happen again-and left. Please rest assured it never did happen again. And the compassion and understanding that Mrs. Gray extended to me that day, and every following day, earned her the title of my very favourite teacher.

So, was I running away from school, running home, or obeying orders? I believe that my actions then are echoed by my actions today. Face the tough stuff.

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Perspectives

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Pay day – some day

t was February 2, 1887.

The descendants of immigrants from the Palatinate region of Germany decided to hold a celebration highlighting one of their ancient traditions. It held that events occurring on Candlemas (Feb. 2-the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord-see Luke 2:22-28) could help predict the weather-specifically the coming of Spring.

According to the legend, a badger emerges from its winter home every Feb. 2. If it sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter.

No shadow signifies an early Spring.

It was just a legend; but that didn’t stop the residents of Punxsutawney, PA from organizing a festival in which their resident badger, Punxsutawney Phil would emerge from his burrow to give the world his annual Spring forecast. But calling it “Badger Day” didn’t have all that much appeal. So, since the European badger and American groundhog look a lot alike, Punxsutawney Phil became a groundhog and his day became Groundhog Day.

Faithfully Yours

Neil Strohschein Over time, different locations in North America have decided to host their own Groundhog Day festivities and adopt their own groundhogs. Canada is home to nine of these furry critters. The Maritimes have Shubernacadie Sam. Quebec is home to Fred la Marmotte. Wiarton Willie, the elder statesman of Canada’s groundhogs, is a proud resident of Ontario.

Our province is home to Manitoba Merv and Winnipeg Wyn; both of whom live in Winnipeg. Saskatchewan and Alberta are served by Balzac Billie and City of Nanaimo is home to BC’s groundhog trio-Chopper, Marlu and Van Isle Violet.

While Groundhog Day ceremonies will be covered by local news media and the variety of announcements will certainly add some

comic relief to what for many has been a harsh winter, I wouldn’t read too much into your local groundhog’s forecast. Overall, less than 40 per cent of their predictions have actually come true. So before planning a long drive or a Spring holiday, I would consult a reputable weather forecaster before asking a groundhog.

Today’s meteorologists use sophisticated computer software to analyze data and make their predictions.

But no such software exists to help us predict the long term effects of the political, social, moral and economic choices we make today. For that information, we must go back to the words of prophets making predictions we can trust.

Their words are found in the pages of the Bible. They can be summarized like this:

Pay Day - Some Day. God does not turn a blind eye to acts that violate the instructions for right living that he has given us. We can try to hide them but eventually, they will be discovered. We can try to justify our actions, but God won’t accept our arguments. If we persist in going our own way and refuse to listen to his warnings, we will suffer the consequences of our actions in this life and face his judgment and eternal punishment in the life to come.

But, there is a way for us to escape God’s wrath. King Solomon put it this way: “Those who cover their sins will not prosper. But those who confess and forsake them will have mercy.” (Proverbs 28:13) That mercy is ours because, 2000 years ago, Jesus Christ, God the Son, gave his life to pay the penalty for our sins. For all who put their faith in him, for those who confess their sins and seek his forgiveness, there will be no “pay day - some day.” The penalty for our sins has already been paid.

God’s Son has made us free.

We are free indeed.

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Correction

In the Jan. 26 edition of the Banner & Press, the article ‘Changes made to admissions at Neepawa Swimming Pool’, it was incorrectly reported that Lap Swim and Aqua-fit specific programs, as the number of participants in those

activities were too low to warrant would be discontinued.

For 2024, those programs will continue to be offered in the same time slots as previous years. The Banner & Press apologizes for the error.

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This photo, submitted by Dave Bennet, shows a group of individuals standing inside of the old Neepawa Sports Arena, which was featured in the Jan. 12, 2024 edition of the Neepawa Banner & Press. They were not there as an official team, but rather as a group of ‘rink rats’. The photo was either taken or printed out in January of 1955.

Dave Bennet has identified some of the individuals pictured. Some of these have been illustrated at left, with the rest as follows…

In the front row, starting at the first individual shown in full, are: Ron Pilkey, Lawrence Sprott, Lorne Kines, John Elwick and Norm Chapman.

In the second row, seen between Lawrence Sprott and Lorne Kines: Ray Crabbe. Pictured behind Ron Pilkey, and directly in front of Dave Bennet: Earl Middleton.

If you know any of the unnamed individuals, please reach out to Casper at the Neepawa Banner & Press via 204-476-3401, dropping into the office at 423 Mountain Ave., or by email at newsroom@ neepawapress.com.

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Air buns

Recently I have been going through my older cookbooks. The 1970s cookbooks all had air bun recipes. I remember that was the go to recipe we used as well. They were light and delicious and it doesn’t get better than warm buns fresh out of the oven.

Air buns 1/2 cup lukewarm water (115° F.) 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. sugar 2 Tbsp. vinegar 1 package yeast (2 1/4 tsp.)

3 1/2 cups warm water 1/2 cup sugar 8-10 cups flour 1/2 cup lard or shortening, softened Dissolve the one teaspoon of sugar in the half cup of water. Sprinkle in the yeast. Let stand for 10 minutes. Mix sugar, lard, salt, vinegar and water in a large warm bowl.

Add several cups of flour and the yeast mixture and stir. Keep adding flour a bit at a time until you have a soft, smooth dough that is no longer very sticky when kneading.

Knead and grease the top of the dough. Cover with a clean tea towel and set to rise in a warm place. Let rise for 2 hours, then knead down. Make into buns by pinching off a piece of dough the size of an egg. Place it onto a lightly greased baking sheet about three buns across and 4 buns down, about an inch apart from each other. Or use muffin tins. That is how we baked our buns. Bake at 375°F for about twenty minutes. Remove from pans and cool. Your family will enjoy these special treats.

This pineapple dessert recipe is from the 1970s era as well. It is easy to make and impressive to serve. I have changed this recipe slightly. The original recipes call for raw eggs and margarine to be used as the second layer. Since eggs are no longer considered safe to be used raw I have substituted cream cheese for the egg and margarine.

Pineapple dessert 2 1/2 cups graham wafer crumbs 1 large can crushed pineapple, well 3 Tbsp. brown sugar drained 1/2 cup melted butter 1 cup whipping cream, whipped or 1 1 1/2 cup icing sugar liter Cool Whip thawed 1 Tbsp. pineapple juice 1 250g package of cream cheese, room temperature Combine graham crumbs, sugar and melted butter. Reserve one half cup of crumbs for the topping. Press remaining crumbs in the bottom of a lightly greased 9X9 inch pan. Bake at 325°F for around 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. With a mixer combine the icing sugar, cream cheese and pineapple juice. Beat well until spreadable.

Spread on the base. Into the whipped topping gently add the pineapple. Spread on top of the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with the reserved crumbs. Refrigerate for several hours before serving. Share with your favourite people.

History: Gus Martin residence

Neepawa & District Chamber of Commerce hosts Annual General Meeting

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press Local business leaders assembled on Monday, Jan. 29 for the 124th Neepawa & District Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting. The event was held at the Neepawa Legion Hall and allowed for entrepreneurs to gather in a social setting and network. The evening also included some important information from both the Chamber, as well as Neepawa Tourism, on the year that was.

From the commerce side of things, Chamber president Pam Miller provided an update on some of the progress Chamber made in 2023. She spotlighted the Chamber’s involvement with the Rural Manitoba Development Conference, last February, as well as a cyber-security webinar it participated in with Carberr y and Minnedosa.

Miller noted both events provided valuable information.

As for local highlights, the Chamber lauded its successes with the Annual Fair, Business After Five program, third annual Restaurant Showcase and the Christmas Parade. Other notable endeavours last year were the Chamber’s Provincial Election Forum, which featured some of the candidates for Agassiz.

Also mentioned was the Celebrate Harvest Retail Event, which saw local businesses stay open late in October to enjoy some postThanksgiving sales.

What about the numbers?

As for the Chamber’s financial report, it indicated that the total expenses in 2023 were $61,470.29, compared to an overall income

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Pictured during an unspecified year, the son and daughter of Gus Martin stand in the yard of his residence at Neepawa, Manitoba.

At one point after the house’s lifetime, it would come to be replaced by a business by the name of “Happy Bills” Car Wash.

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of $61,357.01. That comes out to a financial loss last year of just $113.28. While any type of loss is not optimal, an amount that small for an organization the size of the Chamber, can be considered a good year.

Neepawa Tourism Next on the agenda was Neepawa Tourism, who have partnered with the Chamber at its AGM for the past four years. Board chair Pam Brown shared some details on several successful efforts by Tourism in 2023 to attract visitors to Neepawa, including: • The annual Riverbend Maker’s Market; • The Riverbend Antiques Market; and • Expansion of Neepawa Tourism mural walk.

As for Tourism’s financial outlook, Neepawa’s economic development officer Marilyn Crewe provide an update on behalf of the volunteer group. The tourism budget reported its total expenses last year of $20,471.33, while income of $27,232.73. Those results created a net profit of $6,761.40. That amount,

combined with the numbers of visitors from outside of Neepawa attending Tourism events, made 2023 one of the best years thus far, for the organization.

Other items from the evening This year’s guest speaker was Chuck Davidson, President and CEO of the Manitoba Chamber of Commerce. Davidson’s speech discussed the challenge, some of which self imposed, that Manitoba have in messaging its’ value to other provinces, as well as on the global stage. He added we as a province need to find and/or create more skilled employees for the work force. As well, Davidson stated business leaders must press the province to eliminate the Payroll Tax, which hinders our large scale commerce, compared to Saskatchewan or Alberta who don’t have this type of tax on the books.

The final notable part of the festivities was the announcement of the Business of the Year. This year’s recipient was the It’s Time Fashion & Gifts (Separate story on the business can be found on page 8).

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Carberry minor Game of cards connects generations hockey report and NMS students play cribbage with Kinsmen Kourts seniors Brookdale bonspiel

By Eoin Devereux

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By Jolene Balciunas Local Journalism Initiative The Under 9’s traveled to Minnedosa for the weekend winning their first two games. Taking them to the A side of the tournament playing Rivers. The coaches had them well prepared and playing as a team all weekend, bringing home the A side championship banner from the Minnedosa Tournament.

The U11 Plainsmen won their first game in their two day tournament in Macgregor. Final score was 9-1. Congrats to Jacie Erven who earned player of the game. Beckem Hofer, Jacie Erven and Cole Phillips celebrated their first goals of the year. The U11 team finished off day one of their tournament with their second win of 5-2 score. Asher was awarded player of the game. The U11 team faced off against MacGregor and ended with an 11-0 loss. Player of the game went to Angus MacLeod. The U11 team wrapped up their two day

tournament in Macgregor with their third win defeating the Brandon Dragons 10-4. Brody MacDonald won player of the game.

Carberry/Glenboro U15 team defeated Boissevain 4-3 and swept the best of three series to secure their spot in provincials, March 1-3 in Warren, Mb. The Carberr y/Glenboro U15 team traveled to Wawanesa Saturday defeating Wawa/Souris 3-2 and Virden Sunday, which ended in a 5-5 tie.

Brookdale Men’s Bonspiel Following are the results of the Brookdale Men’s Bonspiel, held Jan. 19 to 21: A side, Cody Jakubowski.

A side, 2nd place, Andrew Link.

B side, Jason Orr. B side, 2nd place, Myles Lavich.

C side, Darcy Eng. C side, 2nd place, Thomas Buurma.

Students at Neepawa Middle School (NMS) have formed an intergenerational bond with seniors at Kinsmen Kourts through the game of cribbage. Since December, several eighth grade classes, totalling 63 kids, have been learning and practicing the card game.

Teacher Joni Vinnell, who helped to organize the project, told the Banner & Press that they chose cribbage as it is a good math game. As well, it encouraged students to play games and socialize with each other over the lunch hour instead of being on their phones.

“We had a big crib tournament the last day before Christmas break, and the kids had an absolute blast!” stated Vinnell.

After learning the basics of the game, Vinnell and the students decided to reach out to Dana Menzies, the executive director for Neepawa Kinsmen Senior Citizen Housing Inc. The reason for the enquiry was to see if the students could come in and play games with seniors living at Kinsmen Kourt. Menzies was recep-

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Students from Neepawa Middle School (NMS) and residents of Kinsmen Kourts play cribbage.

tive to the idea and invited the classes to play against, what we could likely say, are seasoned veterans of game.

Earlier this month, Mrs. Vinnell’s class attended Kinsmen Kourts and played several games with the resi-

dents. On the second day students with Mr. Rainka’s class would participate.

The interactions have been met with positive acclaim thus far.

“We feel it promotes good citizenship, character, and

An abundance of fun at ‘Wheel of Culture’ presentation Continued from Page 1 Titled ‘The Cultural Wheel’, after Porteous’s book ‘The Cultural Wheel: Transforming your Classroom through Cultural Restoration”, his presentations have a focus on respect, inclusion and community integration. Elements in Porteous’s presentations/ workshops include activities such as storytelling, social dance instruction, fiddling, introduction to the concept of the ‘cultural wheel’ and more.

The cultural wheel is made up of four quadrants: folklore, community, activity and celebration.

“I heard about [Porteous] from Warren Wollman, at Willerton School, and went from there,” said HMK principal Allen Hanke. “It’s a nice mix of folklore and dancing.”

Porteous kicked things off with the playing of the Canadian national anthem using a band of metal and his fiddler’s bowstring. The young students quickly recognized the tune and chimed in to provide the lyrics for the duration of the performance.

After the opening, Porteous and the students began their collaboration of music and dance. Students gave it their all, smiling, laughing and singing as they showed their skills in dances such as the circle dance, line dance, seven step, heel-toe and circle jig, before ending the session with a gym-wide group dance.

The fun was evident, as time flew by and the children continued to clap and dance as Porteous played them out of the gymnasium, thanking him as they went.

“This school is as good a

school as I’ve ever been in,” Porteous enthused.

In the future, Porteous hopes to collaborate with more schools and looks forward to providing music camps or performances at events such as the Harvest Sun Music Festival, McCreary’s Manitoba Maple sugar festival and more.

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Highland Dance Award ‘A wonderful way to recipients end an 18 year story’ It’s Time Fashion & Gifts named Business of the Year

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

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Carberry Highland dancers Abbey and Brianna Snowden both competed and came home with medals from a competition recently.

By Jolene Balciunas Local Journalism Initiative Prairie Thistle Highland Dance Association is a non profit organization consisting of Highland dancers and their families from Western Manitoba and Southern Saskatchewan. We have had the pleasure of seeing these wonderful dancers on stage at Carberry Homecoming Festival and at their annual fundraising BBQ at the Carberry Farmers Market. This organization promotes interest and appreciation of Scottish culture through the means of

Highland dance. Providing opportunities for local dancers such as competitions.

This past weekend our local dancers had an opportunity to compete at Balmoral Hall in Winnipeg. Abbey and Brianna Snowden competed and both came home with medals in all dances. Abbey came in as overall runner up in her category. Brianna came in 9th, 6th, 4th and two 3rd places and two 1st place. Abbey received two 4th, two 2nd and two 1st place. Congratulations on all your hard work and dedication to Highland dance.

It was a fitting final chapter for a well-respected Neepawa business that recently closed its doors one last time. On Monday, Jan. 29, It’s Time Fashion & Gifts was presented with the Neepawa & District Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award. The announcement was made during the Chamber’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was held at the Royal Canadian Legion #23.

It’s Time was a popular local business, that was prominently located at the corner of Mountain Avenue and Hamilton Street. It officially closed in January, as long-time owner Ineke Mack decided ‘It’s Time’ to start enjoying a well deserved retirement.

That space will reopen in the spring, however, with a new business, Mill Lifestyles (See article in Jan. 26 edition of the Banner & Press).

It’s Time was nominated for the award by Stride Credit Union. Mack was unable to attend and accept her award, as she has taken

Gladstone Auction Mart cattle report

By Tyler Slawinski Gladstone Auction Every day we get like this sure cuts down on the winter days that are yet to come. Feed rations need to be adjusted to maintain gains, pens need to be constantly bedded to keep cattle clean, healthy and on the right track. The weather was warm outside and the market continues to get heated up inside the market!

Cattle futures were green and cattle were in strong demand this week. Sadly, for those who are diversified, grain prices took another plunge; with lower costs of feed grains, lower costs of gains moving forward so-

lidifies cattle prices looking into the near future.

We were definitely rolling right along this week, we sold 1,196 cattle through the ring in Gladstone on Jan. 30. The market saw a variety of cattle and there still seems to be a fair amount of first cut cattle stringing into town for the time being.

The market was quite aggressive with reassuring returns! Fat cattle are getting current, boxed beef is selling, and the Canadian cow herd hasn’t been this small since the 80s, could this be what the industry has been seeking for quite some time?! With any luck we will be able to enjoy it for a while to come! Cows and

bulls traded with plenty of strength from 120 to 134.00 with higher averages Bulls traded with consistency ranging between 140.00 to 157.00.

Some market highlights from todays sale, black hided steers weighed 529 brought 430.00. Mixed steers weighed 647 and brought 396.50. Charolais steers weighed 712 and traded for 350.00.

And a big set of crossbred steers weighed 839 and they brought 321.00 per pound! Heifers, black heifers weighed 516 and traded for 377.00 Red and Black heifers weighed 624 and brought 339.00. Crossbred heifers weighed 713 and

brought 295.00. And a fancy set of big black hided heifers that weighed 988 and they fetched 240.00.

Gladstone Auction Mart Cattle Market Report Jan. 30, 2024 Steers

3-400 lbs.

4-500 lbs.

5-600 lbs.

6-700 lbs.

7-800 lbs.

8-900 lbs.

900+ lbs.

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Heifers

$4.50 to 4.95 $4.25 to 4.85 $3.82 to 4.30 $3.55 to 3.82 $3.16 to 3.51 $2.95 to 3.21 $2.60 to 2.95 $1.40 to 1.57

3-400 lbs. $3.75 to 4.13 4-500 lbs. $3.70 to 4.40 5-600 lbs. $3.58 to 3.93 6-700 lbs. $3.43 to 3.72 7-800 lbs. $2.97 to 3.16 8-900 lbs. $2.55 to 2.79 900+ lbs. $2.35 to 2.65 Cows $1.20 to 1.34 1,196 head sold

a trip abroad. She was represented at the AGM, however, by Cheryl McConnell, who brought with her a message of appreciation from Ineke herself.

“Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this incredible honour. To be nominated by Stride Cred it Un ion for Business of the Year was already a highlight, but to actually receive the award is such a wonderful way to end the 18 year story,” said Mack, FILE PHOTO via McConnell. “I’d I n e ke M a c k o f I t ’s Time like to express my Fashion & Gifts deepest gratitude for the incredible team.

They say that a business is only as good as its people.

And I’m fortunate to have the best team in the business. Our success all these years is a testament to their hard work, dedication and Hunt Miller passion for what we do.” & Co. LLP Mack’s message also thanked her amazing and Attorneys-at-law loyal customers throughout Thursdays 12:00 pm - 3:30pm the years, who were ‘the 14 Main St. (HMS Office) heartbeat of our business’.

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Providing a breath of fresh air to Lake Irwin Neepawa Wildlife Association installs new aeration system, other upgrades

By Eoin Devereux

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The installation of a new state-of-the-art environmental project at Lake Irwin is helping to restore and rejuvenate that body of water’s overall health.

The Neepawa Wildlife Association (NWA) recently completed work on a brandnew aeration system, which includes two new pumps, as well as a pair of threehundred-foot airlines that run on the bottom of the lake. Aeration is an in-lake management tool used to increase the amount of dissolved oxygen and also manages algae blooms. In essence, it helps lakes and the fish within them, to breath.

A choice to act in the Lake’s best interests A ssociat ion member Adam Lukin took the Banner & Press on a tour of the improvements earlier this week. He noted the work began in early 2023 with the club deciding action was needed to improve Lake Irwin.

“It would have been a year ago, pretty much around this time, when we first started talking about it. Then we got involved with [Manitoba] Fisheries Branch and AAE Tech Services, the biologists from the eastern side of the province came out, and they did an assessment of the lake. They came back to us with an assessment of what we needed to do, and then we knew what we needed to do and proceeded from there.”

Lukin added that this work may not have pro-

ceeded as quickly as it did, had it not been for the $40,000 in support they had received locally. Of that amount, $20,000 came from the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation and another $20,000 from the R.M. of North CypressLangford.

The Wildlife Association and its members also dedicated their time to raising funds through its annual Big Buck Night fundraiser and raffle.

Healthy fish, healthy financials!

These upgrades will improve oxygen levels at Lake Irwin over the winter months, which helps sustain a healthy fish population.

Lukin also added that from a financial standpoint, this work also helps sustain the Wildlife Association’s overall financial health.

“What we had in the lake before was for the Town’s aeration system for drinking water, so what was needed now was a

much larger system. We were [previously] pumping through a two inch line, but now we’re pumping through a one inch line into little micro bubblers. So the oxygen actually absorbs into the water a lot easier,” said Lukin. “As well, the old system had a cost, on average, of almost $1,000 a month to operate down here. As for the new system, it’s only around $300 [per month] and supplies much more air. So, the cost savings in hydro is massive alone. Then, you factor in the fact that it’s pushing out a lot more air, this is a major improvement for the lake.”

Other improvements To go along with the upgrades to the aeration, the Air Shack in the area has also undergone an extensive overhaul in order to accommodate all these new mechanical needs.

Another portion of the redevelopment included the improved accesses to the

PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX

A view of the new aeration system, which is much more efficient than the equipment it replaced.

IMAGE COURTESY OF THE NEEPAWA WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION

An aerial view of Lake Irwin, located just south-east of Neepawa.

roads on both the east and west side.

But perhaps the most significant addition, on a personal level to the community was a commemoration for Ayden Willerton,

who passed in 2022. Ayden was an avid sportsmen, who had a strong passion for fishing. A commemorative bench and plaque has been constructed by Jack Falk and placed on the west-

end lake access to ensure Ayden’s legacy with the Wildlife Association, and the community of Neepawa, in general.

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Another successful year for ‘Tigers fight Cancer’ fundraiser

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The Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) Tigers just after their ‘Tigers Fight Cancer’ game on Friday, Jan. 19.

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press The Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) Tigers recently hit the ice to help a cause that is much more important in the grand scheme of things than any win or loss in a game. On Jan. 19, the team participated in their 4th Annual Tigers Fight Cancer Fundraiser.

This event supports local cancer care programs through a variety of efforts from the players, which include progressive 50/50, as well as a 50/50 held at the game. The team also wore special pink jerseys in their game versus the Minnedosa-Erickson Chancellors, which the Tigers did end up winning by a 6-3 score.

As for the results from the Fundraiser

itself, Tigers coach Troy Brister said this year’s edition exceeded their expectations.

“We raised $5,500 this season, putting our four year total for cancer fundraising at $14,650. We are in process of deciding where in town this season’s funds will be distributed,” said Brister. “We are very grateful for the parent group that put this year’s events in place and to the people of Neepawa and surrounding area for supporting our cause.”

Each and every year, the Tigers Fight Cancer game is one of, if not the most well attended games on NACI’s schedule.

The money raised over the years has gone to notable local projects such as the Neepawa Chemo Unit, Victoria’s Quilts and Central Plains Cancer Services.

Chancellors’ Pink the Rink event raises $3,100 for Zander’s Legacy

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The Minnedosa-Erickson Chancellors hockey team posed for a picture after the ‘Pink the Rink’ fundraiser on Friday, Jan. 26.

By Eoin Devereux

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The Minnedosa-Erickson Chancellors hockey club’s recent victories have extended beyond what’s been happening on the ice. On Friday, Jan. 26, the team hosted Neepawa for its’ 9th annual fundraiser, known locally as Pink the Rink. The score at the end of the game was 3-2 in favour of the Chancellors, but the biggest win was the donation the team made.

In total, $3,100 was raised through 50-50 sales, as well as donations

NACI Tigers Hockey split weekend road trip

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

The Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) Tigers played a pair of games away from the friendly confines of the Yellowhead Centre last weekend.

Their first foray on the road saw them heading down the highway to Minnedosa, where they lost a close one by the score of 3-2. Brody Pollock scored both goals for the Tigers, while Zachary Lamb, Jaden Trotz and Adrian Delgaty all answered for the Chancellors.

On Sunday Jan. 28, Nee-

pawa travelled northwest to Dauphin to challenge the Clippers, where the Tigers rode a huge third period performance to a 9-3 win.

NACI ended up securing the win by scoring six goals in the third period, with three of those coming on power-plays.

Pollock scored for Neepawa in the first, with Tarek Lapointe and Rylan Bray adding to the stats in the second. Dauphin scored twice in the first 40 minutes of play, making it 3-2 going into the third.

For the f inal period, Riley Davie scored just 25

seconds into play. Dauphin followed up with 11:43 left in regulation, on a shorthanded opportunity. The final five, however, were all Neepawa goals, including three power-plays. Ian Foster, Lincoln Murray, Callan Denbow, Zach Plett and Lincoln Murray all contributed for NACI. Goaltender Harley SmithBellisle collected the win for the Tigers.

These pair of results have NACI’s regular season record sitting at 16-2-0, in league play. The Tigers remain in fourth place in the WHSHL standings.

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Neepawa does, however, have multiple games in hand on all three teams they are chasing in the standings.

After a mid-week game against Swan Valley on Jan. 31 (played just after the Banner & Press publication deadline), Neepawa will host Major Pratt on Thursday, Feb. 1 at the Yellowhead Centre. The Tigers then hit the road again to Brandon on Sunday, Feb. 4 to play the Crocus Plains Plainsmen

gathered by the players to support Zander’s Legacy Fund. This fund is named after Zander Campbell, who tragically passed away in 2023. The fund’s goal is to raise awareness of mental health, as well as support community projects and to keep Zander’s memory alive.

The Chancellors’ Pink the Rink fundraiser has become an annual tradition for the high school hockey team, as well as both communities of Minnedosa and Erickson.

Since 2015, it has been able to raise $14,700 for a

variety of worthy causes, not just in Minnedosa and Erickson, but across the Westman region.

The last several years, Minnedosa-Erickson Chancellors hockey program has also worked with the Neepawa Tigers High School Hockey team to arrange home and home fundraising games each season. NACI’s annual ‘Tigers’ Fight Cancer’ fundraiser was held on Jan. 19 at the Yellowhead Centre.

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Virden Oil Capitals

40 29

6

2

3

63

OCN Blizzard

40 24 12

1

3

52

Dauphin Kings

37 24 12

1

0

49

Neepawa Titans

40 19 20

1

0

39

Wayway Wolverines

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1

3

32

Swan Valley Stampeders 44 10 32

2

0

22

Eastern Division

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W

L

OTL SOL Pts

Steinbach Pistons

41 32

6

3

0

65

Winkler Flyers

40 30

6

2

2

60

Portage Terriers

43 26

9

4

4

55

Niverville Nighthawks

41 22 17

2

0

46

Selkirk Steelers

40 18 19

2

1

37

Winnipeg Freeze

38

7

28

3

0

17

Winnipeg Blues

40

7

30

3

0

17

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Friday, Jan. 26

Neepawa 5-4 SO Portage

First Period 01:29 POR D. Siso (14) ASST: N. Nenow (23) 03:14 POR P. Scherr (5) ASST T. Gislason (18), G. Laflamme (25) 08:17 NPA C. Thompson (13) PP ASST H. Stocks (12), C. Gudnason (22) 08:34 NPA C. Kasprick (12) ASST: M. Hartley (11), C. Hegarty (8) 16:01 POR S. Stanick (14) PP ASST: A. Brook (10), G. Laflamme (26) Second Period 00:52 POR A. Johnston (1) ASST: A. Brook (11) 02:50 NPA T. Tychonick (10) ASST: C. Alexander (3), C. Thompson (19) 06:12 NPA K. Weisgarber (6) ASST: D. Andries (4), L. Paquette (5) Third Period No Scoring Overtime No Scoring Shootout Portage: C. Bullinger - No goal; M. Biros - No goal; N. Lenoski - No goal; N. Nenow - No goal; P. Korman - No goal.

Neepawa: H. Stocks - No goal; C. Gudnason - No goal; L. Paquette - No goal; C. Thompson - No goal; C. Alexander - Goal.

Scoring 1 2 3 OT SO Total PP POR 3 1 0 0 0 4 1/2 NPA 2 2 0 0 1 5 1/4 Goaltender POR G. Renwick - (L) 31/35 saves NPA M. Lobreau - (W) 24/28 saves Attendance: 425 - Yellowhead Centre

Saturday, Jan. 27

Neepawa 3-2 OT Wpg Freeze

First Period 17:35 NPA C. Hegarty (5) ASST: C. Kasprick (16) 18:32 WPF A. Cuvelier (5) ASST: J. Ward (7) Second Period 05:58 NPA M. Hartley (13) ASST: C. Kasprick (17), G. Macdonald (6) Third Period 15:18 WPF G. Sutherland (6) PP ASST: J. Ward (8), T. Stewart (9) Overtime 02:25 NPA E. Poirier (5) ASST: C. Alexander (4) Scoring 1 2 3 OT Total PP NPA 1 1 0 1 3 0/3 WPF 0 1 1 0 5 1/2 Goaltenders NPA KC Couckuyt - (W) 23/25 saves WPF B. Burdeny - (L) 34/37 saves Attendance: NA - HFA Centre

MJHL Player stats

G 1. Trent Penner (WKR) 20 2. Dalton Andrew (WKR) 24 3. Leo Chamber (STN) 15 4. Nolan Chastko (VIR) 26 Leading scorers (MJHL)

5. Josh Lehto (VIR)

Leading scorers (Titans)

1. Cody Gudnason 2. Connor Thompson 3. Cooper Kasprick

A 32 27 35 17

Pts

52 51 50 44

19 24 43 G

A Pts

11 22 33 13 19 32 12 17 29

Club 55 Bowling Jan. 25, 2024: Ladies’ High Single & Triple:

Vivian Oswald 237 & 563. Men’s High Single: Len Pritchard 213.

Men’s High Triple: Dar-

rell Gabler 509. Other Scores of Note: Len

Pritchard 152; Muriel Porada 167; Carole Le-

Boutillier 183; Frank

Porada 157, 151; Judy Gabler 161; Elsie Slimmon 159, 168, 164; Lau-

rie Kohinski 194; Darrell Gabler 195, 172; Vivian

Oswald 179; Heather Lewis 157, 150; Calvin Goetz 175.

January Bowlers of the

Month: Bea Betts & Len Pritchard.

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Titans win pair in dramatic fashion

By Eoin Devereux

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A pair of two goal deficits against one of the best teams in the MJHL, was not enough to hinder the Neepawa Titans from claiming an very important victory on Friday, Jan. 26.

The team fell behind early in their game versus the Portage Terriers (26-9-4-4.

60 points), giving up two goals in the first 3:14 of play at the Yellowhead Centre.

Now while previous versions of the team would have likely just called it a night right then and there, this year’s edition has a little more to them to give up that easily. Within a 17 second span, Neepawa scored twice to tie it all up at 2-2.

Connor Thompson scored first, tipping a point shot past Gavin Renwick on a power-play to get Neepawa on the board. That was immediately followed up by Cooper Kasprick securing

his 12th goal of the season.

The Terriers scored once more just before the first intermission, making it 3-2 after 20 minutes.

Portage reclaimed its two goal lead just 52 seconds into the second. But once again, Neepawa refused to surrender, as Tim Tychoncik and Kyle Weisgarber replied back a few minutes later, making it 4-4.

After both goaltenders had, let’s just say shaky starts to the game, both Renwick and Neepawa’s Mason Lobreau kicked their play up a notch, and shutdown any and all chances for goals the rest of the third and into overtime.

That would result in needing a shootout to decide who left the Yellowhead on this night with the extra point in the standings. Both goalies faced five shooters each, before Titans forward Colton Alexander was able to execute a quick shot over the shoulder of Renwick,

securing the 5-4 win for Neepawa.

The Titans closed out the night 1-for-4 on the powerplay, while the Terriers was 1-for-2. Neepawa outshot Portage 36-28.

A win in Winnipeg With all due respect to the Winnipeg Freeze (7-28-3. 17 points), Neepawa’s struggles against them on Saturday, Jan. 27 were unexpected.

Whether it as a case of the Titans’ underestimating their opponent, or the Freeze just playing above and beyond their capacity, this game was a tense duel that came down to wire.

Fortunately, Neepawa was able to lock down the win in overtime, claiming a 3-2 result on the road.

Caden Hegarty scored his fifth of the season for Neepawa later in the first.

Winnipeg followed up immediately, however with one of their own. In the second, Mason Hartley scored, and

that would pretty much be it until late in the third, when Freeze took advantage of a late period power-play chance. Overtime would be needed to find a winner.

Fortunately, Ewan Poirier found himself a seam in the Winnipeg defence and was able to advance to the net a slip one in, to make it a 3-2 victory for the Titans.

With just 18 games remaining in the regular season schedule for Neepawa, every point will count as the Waywayseecappo Wolverines are right on their heels for the fourth and final playoff spot in the West Division.

After the MJHL/SJHL Showcase concludes in Winnipeg, the league returns to action on Friday, Feb. 2. For the Neepawa Titans, that will mean a home game versus the Winnipeg Freeze.

Start time at the Yellowhead Centre is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

C-Hawks soar in 5-2 win over Farmers Results from around the Tiger Hills Hockey League

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

The Neepawa Farmers found themselves blanketed under a smothering Miniota/Elkhorn C-Hawks’ defensive effort on Sunday, Jan. 28, which resulted in a 5-2 loss. Neepawa started off well enough, as Bret Levandoski scored just 7:17 into the first, giving the visiting Farmers the early lead. The C-Hawks answered just 96 seconds later with one of their own, but Jory Kulbacki would reply before the end of the period, and once again providing a one goal lead for Neepawa.

For the start of the second period on, however, Miniota/Elkhorn would dictate the tempo of the game, swaying it to their advantage. The C-Hawks scored a pair of goals the second, and two more in the third, to eventually claim the win. Reese Jones put in a solid effort in goal for Neepawa, stopping 43 shots, but there was only so much he and the rest of the Farmers could do against one of the Tiger Hills Hockey League’s

(THHL) top teams.

This defeat drops the Farmers’ regular season record to 8-8-0, good enough for 16 points in the standings.

Gladstone wins in MacGregor A huge effort in the first period powered the Gladstone Lakers to an important 5-3 over the MacGregor Wild on Friday, Jan. 26. The Lakers scored four goals in the opening 20 minutes of play and were able to cruise from there to the win, their eighth of the season.

After MacGregor’s Tanner Garnham scored first on a power-play chance early in the first period, the Lakers replied with the next four goals. Riley Bruce, Jesse Toth, Trey Evenson and Jack Stewart, all scored within a six minute span midway through the first. The Wild got one back on another power-play chance before intermission.

Bruce picked up his second goal of the night early in the second period off a Gladstone power-play.

Braden Klippenstein scored halfway through the period,

to make it 5-2, but that would be all the scoring we’d see for the rest of the game.

This win ends a four game losing streak for the Lakers, and put them into a tie for third in the east with Neepawa at 16 points. Gladstone does have a game in hand on the schedule, however, and also holds the tie-breaker against the Farmers at the moment, having beat them 10-6 back in December. The Farmers and Lakers will play one another in Gladstone on Friday, Feb. 2. Start time is set for 8:30 p.m.

Minnedosa wins thriller in Boissevain A slick stick-handling play from Bryson WerbickiMallett secured a 4-3 shootout win for the Minnedosa Bombers over Boissevain on

Friday, Jan. 26. In a game broadcast online by TL Media, Werbicki-Mallet scored on a nifty looking backhander. He also was the reason the game had to go into extra time, as he scored the game tying goal in the third period. Logan Robinson and Mark Willis also scored for Minnedosa.

This was an important win for the Bombers, as it keeps them just one point back of Killarney in the THHL East standings (27 points for Minnedosa and 28 for Killarney).

The final two games of the regular season will be at home on Saturday, Feb. 3 against the Gladstone Lakers and Friday, Feb. 9 in Neepawa versus the Farmers.

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PHOTOS BY EOIN DEVEREUX AND JOEL ASSELSTINE

The Neepawa Banner & Press was at the Neepawa Titans game on Jan. 26 for its annual sponsorship night. Joel Asselstine (pictured above) had the honour of dropping the puck at the game. The Titans emerged victorious that night, but the hockey team weren’t the only winners for the evening! Three lucky individuals had their names pulled in the Banner & Press’s free draw. The top prize was $100 for the Titans Store, with the second and third prize being $20 Boston Pizza certificates.

Pictured top right: Casper Wehrhahn (left) stands with draw winners Justin Smith (center), who won $100 with the Titans Store; and Roger Kuharski (right), who won one of the $20 Boston Pizza certificates.

Pictured right: The final $20 certificate went to Caralea Stewart (right).

Neepawa Novas blaze bright at local performance

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The Neepawa Novas Competitive Gymnastics Team put their best feet forward on Jan. 27, showcasing their skills to a full house.

Further details are anticipated to appear in a future edition of The Neepawa Banner & Press once results have been received.

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Obituary Linda Marjorie Oswald (nee Wutke) age 73 years and 5 months passed away peacefully with her family by her side on January 27th, 2024, at the Neepawa Health Centre.

Linda was born on August 13th, 1950, in Gladstone, Manitoba to parents Walter and Lydia Wutke. Linda was received as a child of God in Holy Baptism on September 10th, 1950, at the Zion Lutheran Church in the Tupper district. She was confirmed in this faith on November 14, 1965, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Plumas, Manitoba.

Linda attended Maitland School and Plumas School and later attended Marvel Hairdressing School in Winnipeg, completing her hairstylist course in 1968. Linda had made very close friends at Marvel Hairdressing School and still remained in contact with these friends to this day. After she received her diploma in hairdressing, she gained employment in Neepawa as a hairstylist. After working a year in Neepawa, Manitoba, she became self-employed as a hairdresser in Plumas, Manitoba setting up her shop in the home of Francis Kirkland. Later on in years, she moved her business to her house and also did home visits to her many clients.

On August 23rd, 1969, Linda married Garry Oswald of Tenby in the Zion Lutheran Church in Plumas, Manitoba.

Linda and Garry were blessed with 3 children: Laura, Brent and Colleen. Linda and Garry farmed in the Tenby area and in 1976 Linda and Garry built a new home and yard site south of Glenella where they worked alongside each other for 54 years.

Throughout her life, Linda had a multitude of jobs from hairdressing, being Garry’s right-hand man on the farm working in the field, and her favorite job of all, babysitting her grandchildren. Linda and Garry were always side by side. They loved visiting and socializing and having company over. They enjoyed going for drives. They loved watching their kids and grandchildren play sports and spent many hours at rinks.

Linda loved to be busy and worked hard all of her life. She was always in the kitchen canning, cooking, and baking. She was an amazing cook, and always had tasty desserts ready to serve at every family gathering. Linda enjoyed visitors and you could guarantee there would be a big lunch before leaving. In the summertime, she would

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spend hours tending to her large garden and big, beautiful flower beds which were her pride and joy. In the wintertime, Linda loved passing the time doing word search puzzles, watching curling and hockey. She was an avid Winnipeg Jets, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Jennifer Jones fan.

Mom was the caregiver and heart of the family. If a family member had an ailment, she would put them first and foremost. She put everyone above herself, even when she was ill. Mom had the patience of the world. Though she was tiny in size her strength and willpower persevered.

As each day goes by, we miss you even more and realize that our lives will never be the same. We are extremely blessed to have had you as our wife, mom and grandma for all of these years. Your memories will forever live in our hearts, and we will continue to share these with our families as part of you will always live in us.

Linda is survived by her husband of 54 years Garry Oswald and their children Laura Miller (Brent), Brent Oswald (Jodi) and Colleen Nault (Troy). She is survived by 7 grandchildren Kelsey Miller (Shane), Hallie Miller, Braeden Miller (Summer), Gracen Wiebe, Sawyer Wiebe, Skyler Nault and Kinley Nault. She is also survived by 4 nephews, David, Ken, Randy, and Terry Dayholos, and 1 niece who was also her godchild, Debbie Fedorchuk, and their families.

Linda was predeceased by her parents Walter and Lydia Wutke, father-in- law and mother-in-law, John and Elsie Oswald, sister-in-law Verna Scott, brothers-in-law John Dayholos and Vernon Scott and also, godchild Shawn Mitchler.

A wife, mother and grandma too, This is the legacy we have from you.

Go in peace, you’ve earned your sleep, Your love in our hearts, we’ll eternally keep.

Love you MOM Viewing will be held on Thursday, February 1, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Clarke’s Funeral Home Chapel, Gladstone, Manitoba Funeral Service will be held on Friday, February 2, 2024 at 2:00 PM, Waldersee Christ Lutheran Church, Waldersee, Manitoba with interment at Waldersee Churchyard Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to: Manitoba Lung Association, 301-1 Wesley Ave, Winnipeg MB R3C 4C6 or Neepawa District Palliative Care Service, Box 1240, Neepawa, Manitoba R0J 1H0, MB Clarke’s Funeral Home Gladstone/MacGregor in care of Arrangements

Brian Dilk, 70, of Glenella, passed away on January 15, 2024. Brian was born on May 12, 1953 to John Dilk and Linda Rossnagel. Brian peacefully departed this world on January 15, 2024 surrounded by his loved ones.

Brian George Dilk was a wonderful spouse, beloved parent, and a cherished friend to many. Brian touched the lives of those around him with his kindness and wisdom and will be deeply missed.

Brian is survived by his wife of 51 years, Marilyn; his three sons Sean (Roselle), Ryan, Aaron (Chelsea); and his five grandchildren, Helene, Baylen, Dyson, Arden and Arya.

Brian Dilk is now reunited with his beloved sister Eileen Peppler, who passed away earlier. Their legacy of love and warmth lives on in the hearts of those who remember them.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations can be made to the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation.

The family would like to express their gratitude to Robert and Beverly Fuglsang, Brian and Geraldine Smith, and Brenda Finnimore for their support during this difficult time.

The family wishes to extend their appreciation to the medical professionals and staff at the hospitals in Portage La Prairie, Brandon, and Neepawa for their support during this challenging period.

Barbara “Barb” Clark

Barbara “Barb” Clark , 67, of Taber Alberta, formerly of Neepawa Manitoba , passed away January 22, 2024, at St. Michael’s Health Centre in Lethbridge Alberta. Barb fought pancreatic cancer hard. With her daughter Brittany and sister Debbie at her side she passed peacefully.

Born January 27th, 1956, in Neepawa, Manitoba, she was predeceased by her parents, Mabel and Gordon Welbourne of Neepawa, Manitoba and her brother Don Welbourne (Denise) from Hinton Alberta.

Barb grew up in Neepawa on a farm with her 4 siblings.

Graduating in 1974 from NACI, Barb then went on to gain a Business Office Certificate and worked in law firms for a short time. She then worked 2 decades at East View Lodge, and another decade at Hylife. She also spent a few years at Tim Hortons in Neepawa where she happily visited with many of the Neepawa residents.

Barb was very involved in the Neepawa community and her neighbourhood making many lifelong friendships.

She was 4-H leader for 15 years and spent 6 years as an instructor for the Junior Rifle Club.

Barb loved spending time in her flowerbeds and had a strong bond with her granddaughter Hailie. It was because of that bond that Barb decided to move out to Alberta to be closer to her. She bought a house with a large yard and took up employment at Taber IGA. Barb really felt at home in Taber with great relationships with her neighbours, coworkers, owners, and community.

Barb will be lovingly remembered by her daughter Nicole Ryden (Koen); grandchildren Kennedy & Josh; daughter Brittany Clark (Pat); granddaughter Hailie; sisters Debbie Ford (Gorden), Carolyn & Ken (Wendy); brother Doug Welbourne; sister Heather Davie; Clinton (Kerri) ; Carter & Michael (Sarah) ; William & Julia.

A lunch and Celebration of Life will be held in Lethbridge at 7:00pm on Friday, February 2, 2024, at CHRISTENSEN SALMON GENERATIONS FUNERAL HOME, 703-13th Street South, Lethbridge, Alberta.

The interment will take place at Riverside Cemetery in Neepawa, Manitoba at 2:30pm on Friday, May 17, 2024, with lunch and Celebration of Life to follow at ARTS FORWARD, 293 Mountain Ave, Neepawa, Manitoba, beginning at 4:00pm.

To send a message of condolence please visit www.generationsfh.ca Cremation entrusted to Christensen Salmon Generations Funeral Home 403-382-3601

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Executive Director Neepawa Area Immigrant Settlement Services (NAISS) is seeking a dedicated and experienced individual to join our team as Executive Director. NAISS is a proactive settlement agency that serves the Neepawa region, assisting Permanent Residents and Refugees in their journey towards successful integration into Canada. Through informative resources, workshops and referrals, NAISS empowers our clients to make well-informed decisions about their settlement in Canada.

Job Description: As the Executive Director, you will provide strong leadership to ensure the effective and efficient operations of NAISS while maintaining compliance with operating agreements. This role includes oversight of program development and delivery across various departments including settlement, language training, employment and community connections. This is a full time, permanent position located in Neepawa and requiring a commitment of 35 hours per week.

Key Responsibilities: • Develop, administer and ensure compliance with funding agreements and program contracts • Prepare and deliver all required reports, budget reconciliations and communications to funders • Effectively manage staff to ensure successful execution of program mandates • Ensure that NAISS programs are aligned with the specific needs of the Neepawa and area service region • Collaborate closely with sector and community stakeholders to strengthen the impact or our services • Report to a Board of Directors to provide updates and progress reports Skills and Qualifications • Demonstrated leadership abilities with a track record of effective team management • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills • Proficiency in financial reporting and budget management • A solid understanding of Canadian immigrant processes and settlement services • Proven experience in partnership development • A post-secondary degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field • Previous non-profit managerial experience is preferred A complete Job Description is available at www.NeepawaSettlement.ca Salary and Benefits: $60,000 to $70,000, commensurate with experience. NAISS offers an extended benefits program.

Application Deadline: Please submit your application, including your resume and cover letter, in confidence to edo@neepawa.ca by Feb 15, 2024.

Start Date: The anticipated start date for the position is March 5, 2024. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for further consideration. We appreciate your interest in joining Neepawa Area Immigrant Settlement Services.

Sealed, written tenders for property in the Municipality of Glenella-Landsdowne described below will be received by: McCulloch Mooney Johnston Selby LLP Law Office 14 Main Street S., Box 1670 Carman, Manitoba R0G 0J0 PROPERTY Acres Parcel 1: N ½ 21-15-13 WPM (320 acres) 320 Parcel 2: NW ¼ 28-15-13 WPM (160 acres) 800 E ½ 29-15-13 WPM (320 acres) E ½ 32-15-13 WPM (320 acres) Parcel 3: NW ¼ 32-15-13 WPM (160 acres) 480 W ½ 5-16-13 WPM (320 acres) Parcel 4: NE ¼ 5-16-13 WPM (160 acres) 160 Parcel 5: NE ¼ 31-15-13 WPM (160 acres) 160 Parcel 6: SE ¼ 6-16-13 WPM (160 acres) 160 Parcel 7: E ½ 7-16-13 WPM (320 acres) 320 Parcel 8: NE ¼ 33-15-13 WPM (160 acres) 560 W ½ 33-15-13 WPM (320 acres) W ½ of SE ¼ 33-15-13 WPM (80 acres) TOTAL ACRES 2,960 CONDITIONS OF TENDER 1. Interested parties must rely on their own inspection and knowledge of the property.

2. Tenders may be placed and accepted on one or several or all parcels of land.

3. Tenders must be received on or before 12:00 noon on March 4, 2024.

4. Tenders must be accompanied by a $5,000.00 (per parcel tendered), cheque payable to McCulloch Mooney Johnston Selby LLP in Trust as a deposit.

Deposit cheques accompanying unacceptable bids will be returned.

5. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE 1. A bidder whose tender is accepted will be required to complete an agreement covering terms and conditions of sale.

2. In addition to the deposit, the balance of the accepted tender must be paid on or before the date of closing which shall be April 2, 2024, or evidence provided that the purchase funds will be available under conditions acceptable to the Vendor. If the balance of the accepted tender is not paid within the set time limit the deposit may be forfeited as liquidated damages and not as a penalty.

3. Possession is not authorized until acceptable arrangements for full payment are made following acceptance of tender.

4. Successful bidder will be responsible for real property taxes commencing January 1, 2024.

5. The purchaser shall be responsible for payment of GST or shall self-assess for GST. For further information contact: TOM MOONEY JIM ABBOTT Ph: 204-745-2546 Ph: 204-745-3884 (Res.) Ph: 204-750-1157 (Cell) Fax: 204-745-3963 email: tom@mmjslaw.com email: abbottj@mymts.net website: www.mmjslaw.com/tenders For a tour or map of the property contact: GARNET ROSE at (204) 476-4590 (cell) or (204) 368-2419 (res) email: grose@xplornet.ca

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MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH NORFOLK MUNICIPAL NOTICE OF INTENT

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Road Gravel Crushing Proposal 2024 A proposal is requested for one year period (2024) for the crushing and stockpiling of crushed gravel for municipal purposes within the Rural Municipality of Minto-Odanah.

• Approximately 61,000 cubic yards • Gravel Crushing to be started in August and completed by December 15th, 2024 or a penalty of $1,000.00 per day may be added.

• Each bidder to provide Worker’s Compensation and GST registration numbers • Each bidder responsible to take out removal permits as required by the municipalities (1) Submit price breakdown (per cubic yard) for crushing in designated pits Proposal forms may be obtained by contacting the municipal office.

Deadline for proposals: February 20th at 4:00 p.m.

Lowest or any proposal not necessarily accepted.

Submit proposal to: R.M. of Minto-Odanah GRAVEL CRUSHING PROPOSAL 49 Main St., Box 1197, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0 Phone: (204) 867-3282 • Fax: (204) 867-1937 Email: cao@mintoodanah.ca

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TAKE NOTICE that on January 10, 2024, the council of the Municipality of North Norfolk gave first reading to By-law 111/2024 to designate as a municipal heritage site under The Heritage Resources Act, the structure commonly known as “The Tree Planting Car” at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum, Austin, Manitoba in the Municipality of North Norfolk.

The structure is situated on land as described in Certificate of Title No. 1989596 and 2125760 as follows: The SW 17-11-11 WPM in the Municipality of North Norfolk.

A copy of the proposed By-law can be inspected at the Municipal Office in MacGregor, MB, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

A public hearing will be held at the Municipal Office, 27 Hampton Street E., MacGregor, MB, on February 14, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. At that time, any person may submit an objection or other representation on the proposal. If there is no objection, council may resolve to adopt the proposed By-law, or not to proceed with it.

Dated at MacGregor, MB, on January 10, 2024 Theresa Bergen, CMMA Chief Administrative Officer

THE MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH CYPRESS-LANGFORD UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PLANNING ACT NOTICE OF SECOND PUBLIC HEARING

On the date and at the time and location shown below, a PUBLIC HEARING will be held to receive representations from any persons who wish to make them in respect to the following matter: THE MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH CYPRESS-LANGFORD ZONING BY-LAW NO. 7-2022 BEING AMENDED TO REPLACE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH CYPRESS ZONING BY-LAW NO. 1896 & RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF LANGFORD ZONING BY-LAW NO. 856 GENERAL INTENT: A periodic review of the entire Municipality of North Cypress-Langford Zoning By-Law to combine existing ByLaws to bring them into conformance with the new Cypress Planning District Development Plan By-Law No. 67 HEARING: North Cypress-Langford Municipal Office LOCATION: Municipal Office, 316 4th Avenue, Carberry DATE & TIME: February 12th, 2024 at 9:15am FOR INFORMATION: Contact Rachel Andrews, Development Officer, Cypress Planning District, 1-204-834-6618. Or Teresa Parker, Muni. North Cypress-Langford, CAO, 1-204-834-6600 A copy of the above proposal and supporting material may be inspected at the North Cypress-Langford Municipal office, location noted above, during normal office hours (8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.) Monday to Friday. Copies may be made and extracts taken there from, upon request.

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‘Dosa double A location with much heritage excels at provincials and history within its walls Banner Staff Neepawa Banner & Press Some interesting additional history this week related to our story on It’s Time Fashion & Gifts, from the Jan. 26 edition of the Banner & Press. In 1974, Harvey Ebner and Clay Hainstock opened a men’s wear store at that location. For two years, it was know as Hainstock’s Men’s Wear, but would change its name to Ebner’s Men’s Wear, after Harvey purchased 100 per cent of the business.

The store would expand into women’s fashion as well in 1979, with the opening of Ebner’s Ladies’ Wear in September of that year. In 1983, the Ladies Wear would change ownership and be known as Myra’s Ladies’

THE HISTORY OF NEEPAWA BUSINESSES: 1883 - 2018

Ebner’s Men’s Wear, as pictured in ‘The History of Neepawa Businesses’. Many will recognize this same building as It’s Time, or the future home of The Mill Lifestyle. The building has a long history in the community and has been home to many businesses.

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Harvey Ebner’s retained ownership of Men’s Wear store until 1986, when he sold the Men’s Store to Bob Frith and the full sale of the building to

Myra and Dave Bennet.

Myra would operate the business until 2006, when it was sold to It’s Time Promotions.

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The Neepawa Press, which would later be bought by the Neepawa Banner, was originally established in 1896. At this time it was located in the Bemrose Block on the south side of Hamilton St., west of the Court House. The business was founded by Alexander Dunlop, and moved locations to Mountain Ave. in 1932.

The new building would be known as the Dunlop Block. While historic photos depicting the outside of the Press buildings may have been seen by Banner & Press readers previously, this photograph provides a bit of a look at the interior.

This interior shot was taken in the late 1930s. From left to right are Ross Robinson, Blake Dunlop, George Farrell and Burley Wyatt.

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Neepawa Middle School Harris Pharmacy one step closer to its move... hosts Winter Concert

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The Neepawa Middle School held its Winter Concert on Wednesday, Jan. 24.

A variety of performances were provided that day, including the one pictured above. This was the Middle School Choir, conducted by Kaylynne MacDiarmid.

Pictured below: Kaylynne MacDiarmid, 5-8 Band Teacher, leads the Grade 6 Band.

PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX

As work steadily continues on the new building for Neepawa’s Harris Pharmacy, the current building took another step forward recently in preparing for the business to be moved. The large Harris Drugs sign, which was a long-time and well recognized part of the building’s store front came down on Sunday, Jan. 28.

Pictured above: The Harris Drugs sign sits on the sidewalk out front of Harris Pharmacy, after being taken off its fastening and brought down.

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95 second shopping spree helps local food banks Neepawa Gladstone Co-op begins 95th anniversary in an exciting way

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The Neepawa- Gladstone Co-op is starting off the celebration of a major personal milestone by helping those who help those in need. As part of its 95th Anniversary celebration, the food stores in Neepawa and Gladstone held a 95-second shopping spree on Sunday, Jan. 28.

A representative of the Neepawa Food Bank and Gladstone Food Cupboard, were each given 95 seconds to roam the aisles and select any items they wanted.

Whatever they picked up, the Co-op purchased for them to assist the local programs.

In Neepawa, Amanda Naughton-Gale, Community Ministries Director at Neepawa Salvation Army, was able to assemble just under $333 in groceries. As for Gladstone, Laurel McConnel with the Gladstone Food Cupboard, collected $293.55.

On top of that, one Co-op team member, from Neepawa and Gladstone, was randomly selected in a draw and were given 95 seconds to shop for themselves. Dan Soltys was picked and he maxed out on his oppor-

tunity, hitting the $1,000 maximum that was part of the shopping spree.

Co-op Marketing & Member Relations Coordinator Ally Potrebka organized the Shopping Spree. She told the Banner & Press this is the first of many exciting activities they have planned for throughout the year.

“Knowing that this is our 95th anniversary this year, I was very excited to plan a number of events for our communities. So, we’ll have something going on every month. It might be something small, might be something bigger. We will be doing this type of 95 second shopping spree for our Co-op members later in the year, and for another one of our team members, as well,” said Potrebka. “[As for the local food banks], it was very important for us, as a grocery store, to support them. We know food insecurity is a big challenge for far too many members of our communities, and we do donate to them in multiple ways throughout the year, but we thought this would be a bit of a fun way to do that and also build energy around our anniversary.”

As for the actual anniversary date, we’ll hit

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Pictured: Amanda Naughton-Gale of Neepawa Community Ministries Food Bank stands with NeepawaGladstone Co-op Marketing and Member Relations Coordinator Ally Potrebka, after Amanda’s 95 second shopping spree (inset picture). A similar event was also held in Gladstone at the Food Store as well on Sunday, Jan. 28. (picture from event not available before publication deadline.)

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The Neepawa Co-op was formed in 1929, while Gladstone’s Consumers Cop-operative was formed in 1946. The two merged into a singular Co-op in 1969.”

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This year with the help of this very successful fundraiser, the BPCF foundation raised over $25,000 in one week to help grow the Community Endowment Fund. Thank you to everyone who donated during the 2023 giving challenge!

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New Staff Member We would like to introduce Melissa Grindheim who has taken on the role of the Executive Director for the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation.

Melissa moved to the community from Saskatoon and is very excited to get to know everyone and become involved with her new community.

When she is not working with the Foundation, Melissa enjoys spending time with her friends, family and animals.

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Yellowhead Centre Fundraiser for the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation Join us for an amazing night of entertainment!

This year the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation partnered with Tim Hortons to raise money for the foundation and the Tim Hortons Camps Foundation.

Together with the help of the community purchasing a Holiday Cookie, we were able to raise $3,168 for each foundation.

Thank you to Tim Hortons and to everyone who purchased a cookie!