Charlie Sage Memorial Contest discontinued
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After 36 years, the Charlie Sage Memorial Old Time Fiddlers Contest has come to an end. At a recent meeting of the organizing committee, a decision was reached to retire the competition. Two main factors were considered for the basis of this decision; firstly, the demise of the Neepawa and Area Lily Festival and secondly, the lack of volunteers to continue the work of the organizing committee.
Junior Golf Camp returns to Neepawa
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By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
Starting this week, local kids have the chance to learn that there’s more to the game of golf than the old adage ‘just grip it and rip it’. On Friday, May. 15, the Neepawa Golf and Country Club will begin its annual junior golf camp.
Neepawa Rotary Club supports HOPE
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(L to R) HOPE members Brooke Anderson & Shelby Gillies accept a donation from Neepawa Rotary Club treasurer Don Schmall.
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The Rotary Club of Neepawa has donated $1,000 to the Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute HOPE program. The money is to assist HOPE’s commitment to Free the Children, an international charity and youth movement founded in 1995 with the aim of empowering young people to become socially engaged.
Four Yellowhead Chiefs selected in WHL draft
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By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
Several members of the Yellowhead Chiefs boys bantam hockey team are a step closer to playing in the Western Hockey League. The WHL conducted its annual draft on Thursday, May. 7, in Calgary and saw 231 players born in 2000 from eligible provinces and U.S. states selected. Among those new Western League hopefuls are four players from Yellowhead.
