Time for communities to plan
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- Published on Thursday, September 7, 2017
Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
School is back in and for many people, that means “getting back to normal”.
Natives turn attention to exhibition schedule
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- Published on Thursday, September 7, 2017
A combination of returning veterans and young prospects hit the ice at the Yellowhead Centre, for the annual Neepawa Natives training camp.
Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
The Neepawa Natives are heading into the MJHL exhibition season feeling pretty confident. After seeing the level of talent that was out on the ice during training camp, they have every right to be. The junior ‘A’ club wrapped up its annual fall camp on Saturday, Sept. 2, narrowing down the list of potential roster players from around 90 to 28. Natives head coach Dustin Howden said he was happy with what he saw from both the returning players and the young prospects.
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.
