NACI competes at baseball/fast pitch provincials
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- Published on Tuesday, June 7, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) Tigers baseball and fast pitch teams each competed in its respective provincial championship tournament this past weekend. The boys team travelled to Winkler, while the girls squad played in Morden.
Looking back - 1946: Birnie welcomes home returning soldiers
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- Published on Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Photo courtesy of Cecil Pittman Archives. Royal Winnipeg Rifle soldiers Bill, Frank and George Meakin cycling in London 1943. George and Frank were captured following the Juno Beach landings on June 6. They were both executed June 8, along with 23 other members of the RWRs.
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago Friday, June 9, 1936
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Volunteers needed for Canada Day
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- Published on Tuesday, June 7, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Organizers of Neepawa’s Canada Day celebrations are hoping a few more people will come forward to ensure that this year’s event is one to remember. On Wednesday, June 1, the town’s Leisure Services manager Amanda Novak, along with representatives from several different community groups, met to go over the preliminary details for the day, which is set for July 1 at Riverbend Park.
Yellowhead defencemen selected 1st in MJHL draft
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- Published on Monday, June 6, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
For the second straight year, a member of the Yellowhead Chiefs was the first selection in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League 2016 bantam draft. Defencemen Parker Malchuk, of Birtle, was picked by the Neepawa Natives on Sunday, June 5, in Selkirk. Malchuk, 15, scored eight goals and 19 assists for the bantam AAA Chiefs during the regular season. During last year’s draft, Neepawa also had the number one draft pick, and chose Yellowhead centre Mackenzie Belinski, of Vista, MB.
