Looking back - 1946: 1946 Ford cars went on display for the first time in Neepawa
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- Published on Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Photo courtesy of Cecil Pittman archives. Thur. Mar. 28: Gill & Schmall Agencies building is now at this Mill St. and Mountain Ave. location.
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago Tuesday, Mar. 24, 1936
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Team Samagalski wins Provincial Mixed Curling title
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- Published on Monday, March 28, 2016
(L to R) Kyle Einarson, Kerri Einarson, Jennifer Clark-Rouire and skip Derek Samagalski of the Gimli Curling Club won the 2016 Chicken Chef Mixed Provincial Curling Championship on Sunday, Mar. 27, at the Neepawa Curling Club.
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
A thrilling weekend of competition at the Neepawa Curling Club was capped off on Sunday, Mar. 27, with the crowning of new mixed provincial curling champions. Team Samagalski, of the Gimli Curling Club defeated Team Calvert from Fort Rouge 3-2 in the final of the Chicken Chef Mixed Provincial Championship.
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“This appears to be exactly what we all thought it was, a tragedy,”
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- Published on Sunday, March 27, 2016
RCMP Sgt Bert Paquet photo courtesy of Alan Gillies, GEM Media. Martens picture provided by RCMP media release.
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
The search for a missing Manitoba child ended in tragedy on Saturday, Mar. 26, as the body of two year old Chase Martens was found in a creek close to his family’s home. The discovery of the deceased toddler, who had been missing since Tuesday, Mar. 22, followed a massive search effort from RCMP, Winnipeg Police, local emergency services personnel and volunteers, in the rural area near the community of Austin.
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Killarney commits big bucks to secure new doctors
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- Published on Friday, March 25, 2016
Submitted by Kim Langen
The Killarney Guide
In a groundbreaking move, the municipality has invested thousands of dollars in order to secure new doctors long-term.
Frustrated by the shortage of physicians in the Killarney-Turtle Mountain area – and losses of present doctors when their four-year contracts run out – the town decided last year to implement their own recruitment program, hiring a specialist company in Winnipeg to get the job done.
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