Museum in Arden holds ‘soft opening’
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- Published on Thursday, September 1, 2016
Photos by Kira Paterson. Above left: Some old children’s winter clothing and a sled are part of the pioneer section. Above right: Part of the school section of the museum was a bookshelf full of old school books and classic novels like Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift.
On Wednesday, Aug. 24, the Lansdowne Heritage Resource & Tourism Committee (LHRTC) held their first open house at the new museum in Arden. The event was meant to get locals in to see what artifacts the museum has so far and hopefully inspire some of the attendees to donate historical items they might have.
Fundraiser for St. Dominic’s a hit!
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- Published on Thursday, September 1, 2016
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By Kira Paterson
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Last Saturday, the community got a chance to take in a sample of the Filipino culture. St. Dominic’s Catholic Church in Neepawa organized the fundraising event showcasing the background of many of the area’s newcomers.The money raised goes to fund the church’s Raising the Roof fund, to help pay for a new roof for the building. As of Aug. 31, the exact amount raised is still unknown. About 570 people came out to experience the sights, sounds and flavours of the Philippines.
My Neepawa - Bumbling along
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- Published on Tuesday, August 30, 2016
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Photo by Sonya Paterson. This bumblebee’s too cool to fly. He was seen crawling around on a farm east of town on a brisk morning earlier this summer.
Art Wareham: A jack of all trades
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- Published on Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Submitted Photo. This is a photo of Art Wareham from a 1979 document about his trip to Africa.
By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
People rarely think their own life is interesting. They think they’ve had a regular, dull life that wouldn’t make a good story. The fact is, most people who listen to that person’s story would completely disagree. Everyone has an interesting life to others who are living a different life; an example of that is Art Wareham. He thought there wouldn’t be much to talk about in regards to his life, but found himself remembering more and more neat stories that others would find fascinating.
Looking back - 1986: Landmark destroyed by twister
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- Published on Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Neepawa Press Archives. Thursday Aug. 28, 1986; A violent wind storm flattened the former Airline Drive-in theatre screen.
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago Friday, August 28, 1936
Someone has advanced the opinion that the letter “e” is a most unfortunate letter in the English alphabet, because it is always out of cash, forever in debt, never out of danger and in hell all the time.
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