Long-time publisher passes
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- Published on Friday, August 19, 2016
By Banner Staff
Neepawa has lost one of its most well-respected members of the print journalism industry. On Monday, Aug. 15, Jack Huxley, the former owner and editor of the Neepawa Press, passed away. Huxley, along with John Osland, first purchased the Press in 1968. They had been co-managers of the business since 1955.
Showing that old is still gold
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Photos by Tony Eu. Debbie Maxwell (in white) and Melissa Ewasiuk (in black) hand out old fashioned campfire donuts at the NWMP reenactment.
By Tony Eu
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
On Aug. 13, Carberry celebrated their annual heritage festival. The event took place on Main Street and featured everything from historical reenactments, to fashion shows, to horse drawn carriage rides.
Bird sanctuary future optimistic
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Banner file photo. The meeting organized by the Town of Neepawa to determine what will happen to the Bird Sanctuary revealed that the community is willing to step up when necessary to keep the birds here.
By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Things are looking up for Neepawa’s Bird Sanctuary following a community meeting held on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Jake Birch, who has been the main caretaker of the birds and the sanctuary itself for 16 years, is stepping down at the end of August, along with George Burnett, who stepped up to help Birch whenever he wasn’t able to tend to the birds.
Silver medal for Westman soccer
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By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
A strong effort by the Westman junior boys’ soccer team came up just a bit short at the Power Smart Manitoba Summer Games in Steinbach. The club faced Team Eastman in the gold medal game on Sunday, Aug. 14. Westman held on to a 1-0 lead until the final minute of regulation, when Eastman scored to force overtime. Both teams would then score during extra time to make it 2-2 heading into penalty kicks. Eastman would finally clinch the gold medal, beating Westman 4-3 on penalties. Camillo Rodriguez scored both goals for Westman in their silver-medal showing.
