de Konings win at Winnipeg’s World of Wheels
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- Published on Friday, March 23, 2018
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Drew and Bain de Koning of Eden show off their cars in Winnipeg. Drew and Bain’s dad, Bert says, “The boys hard work finally paid off” as their cars have made it to the exhibition floor at World of Wheels in Winnipeg. Drew’s car is a 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang and Bain’s is a 1970 Dodge Challenger. The twin boys bought the cars as shells in 2013 and have extensively worked on them at their home shop. The motors were built by their uncle Leon de Koning. The boys are still only 19 so they have spent their whole teen years on their projects. They did most of the work themselves including the body work and painting. Both de Koning brothers won awards this year including the 2018 Rising Star award which was given to both of them, the Mustang took an award for color design, where the Dodge Challenger took the 2018 Outstanding Street Machine award, Drew’s Mustang also took a mid-Canada Finest 5 Street Driven award.
Local history book a labour of love
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- Published on Friday, March 23, 2018
Photo courtesy of The History of Neepawa Businesses
The History of Neepawa Businesses, by local historians Rick Sparling, Norma Forsman and Cecil Pittman, contains many photos of historic and current Neepawa businesses, including Lou Parson’s barber shop. This business was located beside the CIBC, where the annex is now.
Kate Jackman - Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Since its earliest days, commerce has been an important part of Neepawa’s history. As the town’s population has ebbed and flowed, businesses have opened and closed to serve the changing needs of the area’s residents and visitors. This long and diverse history is being chronicled in a new book, The History of Neepawa Businesses by Rick Sparling, Norma Forsman and Cecil Pittman.
My perspective - Past, present and future
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- Published on Thursday, March 22, 2018
Kate Jackman - Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
This year should be a good one if you’re interested in local history. While 2017 may have been full of national historical celebrations, something special is coming to Neepawa this summer. The History of Neepawa Businesses is expected to hit bookshelves this June and for it, three local historians have combined forces to put together the most comprehensive chronicle of Neepawa’s business history.
Right in the centre - Now a word about automation
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- Published on Thursday, March 22, 2018
Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
As the business world becomes more and more automated, it is doubtful in my mind if it is a good thing. One of the worst bits is automated telephone systems. Except for an after-hours answering machine, I refuse to embrace them. I phoned a government agency about 10 days ago in response to an email they sent that required immediate online action. Like a good citizen, I went online but was unable to figure out exactly how they wanted a form filled out. In that case, I was advised in the email to call the help line so I did just that. The automated phone system answered and advised me to leave a message and they would get back to me in five business days. It has now been 10 days and so I guess it wasn’t that big of an emergency.
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