Neepawa Cubs double up Lakers
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- Published on Thursday, July 14, 2016
Photo by Eoin Devereux. Garrett Rempel earned the win for Neepawa in game one of their best-of-three series against the Ebb and Flow Lakers, on Tuesday, July 12.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Neepawa Cubs have opened up the Santa Clara Baseball League playoffs with a 4-2 win over the Ebb and Flow Lakers. Despite some less than ideal weather conditions on Tuesday, July 12, the teams were able to complete the first game of their best-of-three series. While a light wash of rain poured down upon the players for the entirety of the contest, it wasn’t enough to halt the action, or even hinder the excellent play that was on display in the field.
All aboard!
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- Published on Thursday, July 14, 2016
Photo courtesy of Vern May. Kendall Prettie (left) and Samantha Smith stand at Minnedosa’s new vistors’ centre.
By Vern May
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Two community needs came together to create an innovative solution in Minnedosa this summer, and visitors to the community will reap the benefit. Last week, the community opened a visitor information centre in Tanner's Crossing Park, bringing the iconic Canadian Pacific locomotive and caboose back to life in the process.
Lofamia: ‘It’s something I will never forget’
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Submitted Photo. Paula Lofamia standing in front of the Africa Mercy, the hospital ship on which she volunteered as a nurse in an operating room.
By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
On June 1, Paula Lofamia, of Neepawa, returned from a month-long volunteer trip to Madagascar. She left on April 27 and spent four weeks as an OR nurse with a Christian organization called Mercy Ships.
Neepawa Tigers 1950 little leaguers
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- Published on Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Photo Courtesy of Neepawa Land of Plenty Heritage Book 1883-1983. Neepawa Tigers Little Baseball Club. First little league team organized outside of Winnipeg, 1950. Front Row, left to right: Murray Reid, Mervyn Brown, Mel McGregor, Wayne Murray, Don LeBoutillier, Cecil Pittman. Back Row, left to right: Stan Hudey, Kas Holod, Mervyn Pilkey. Missing: Coaches Jim Scott and Jim Bulloch, Manager Scotty McGregor.
By Rick Sparling
The Neepawa Press
Back in February of 2014, I wrote an article for the Neepawa Press about the 1950 Neepawa Tigers and how they were one of the first little league teams in Canada. Vince Leah had formed a league in Winnipeg and a few Manitoba towns had established teams, Neepawa being one of them. There were teams in Brandon, Dauphin, Roblin, Gilbert Plains and Grandview as well. Interesting, seeing as Wikipedia says little league came into Canada in 1951, but had no record of Manitoba ever having a little league.
