Homebodies - It's finally here!
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- Published on Sunday, April 29, 2018
By Rita Friesen
Neepawa Banner & Press
I cracked the windows open and let the spring breeze flow through my home. I had waited a long time for this. It was refreshing. It’s been a great week for signs of spring. Traveling Highway 16 I smiled at the sight of horses in their pasture, a little one stretched full out in the sunshine. I understood. A little further I marveled at the deep blue of the ice on a large slough.
Neepawa Bird Sanctuary continues to soar
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- Published on Saturday, April 28, 2018
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
The future outlook of Neepawa’s Bird Sanctuary is on an upward trajectory. Sanctuary core committee member Brenda Ferguson has noted that the popular local attraction is coming out of the winter months in very good shape. She said that it’s the efforts of a dedicated group of volunteers that has ensured that’s the case.
NACTV hits all the right notes
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- Published on Friday, April 27, 2018
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
The 2018 edition of the NACTV Showcase has received rave reviews, for both its on-air and behind the scenes efforts. The annual fundraiser for the community access television station took place on Thursday, Apr. 19 at the former Neepawa Press building and featured 21 performances in total. For this year, the evening was able to raise nearly $11,000, Those final results are up from 2017 when $8,310 was raised.
My perspective - Portrait of a newspaper
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- Published on Friday, April 27, 2018
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
I heard an analogy a couple of weeks ago; if daily papers are the Titanic and weekly papers are the lifeboats, the weeklies need to distance themselves enough that they don’t get sucked down. It may be hyperbole, but it’s rooted in some truth.
