From small town girl to politics with a capital P
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- Published on Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Photo courtesy of Betty-Ann McPhedran. Jack McPhedran, Marilou’s father, was known as ‘the flying vet’, as he was a large animal veterinarian who flew to farms, landing in the fields. L to R: Jack McPhedran, Marilou McPhedran, Colleen Cram, Bev Ann Murray, Colleen’s mother and father, Fran and Wallace Cram and Colleen’s little brother, David Cram.
By Tony Eu
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Of the nine new non-partisans that will be joining the senate, three of them are from Manitoba. Of those three, one comes from close to home; meet Marilou McPhedran, a human rights lawyer, professor at the University of Winnipeg and a Neepawa girl, born and raised.
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NACI athletics update - Nov. 22
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- Published on Tuesday, November 22, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
Dauphin tops Neepawa in Inter-zone volleyball
Some outstanding serving helped to lift the Dauphin Clippers to a straight sets victory (25-11, 25-19, 25-7) over the Neepawa Tigers in varsity volleyball play. The Inter-zone game was played on Thursday, Nov. 17. at the NACI gymnasium, with a chance to advance to provincials on the line. Though Neepawa came into this contest ranked ninth in the province, they simply couldn’t keep pace with the top team in the “AAA” high school volleyball power rankings.
Looking back - 1976: Plumas boy to take part in Grey Cup parade
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- Published on Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Week of November 23, 2016
By Cecil Pittman
Neepawa Press
80 years ago, Friday, Nov. 20, 1936
E. Murray and S. Forsman attended a General Motors dealers meeting and the announcement of the new 224 Pontiac cars, in Winnipeg, on Tuesday.
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A Christmas Carol in Neepawa
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- Published on Tuesday, November 22, 2016
By Miranda Leybourne
Neepawa Press
Those wishing to get into the spirit of Christmas will have a chance to experience the sights, sounds and tastes of the season on Sun., Nov. 27 at ArtsForward.
The Whitemud Comedy Company and the Dickens Singers are performing their annual dramatic reading, with musical interludes, of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
