Midget Chiefs drop pair to Winnipeg

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Published on Thursday, November 23, 2017

Micah Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press

The Yellowhead AAA Midget Chiefs received a thrashing this past weekend, taking two losses against Winnipeg teams. The Chiefs were defeated on Saturday Nov. 18, by the Winnipeg Bruins 3-2. Zach Veitch and Jake Poole racked up goals for Yellowhead during this loss.

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Looking Back - 2007: Locals save drowning teens

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Published on Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Photo from Cecil Pittman archives
Over the decades, the Rotary Park (Park Lake) dam has washed out a few times during spring flooding. This photo is from a long time ago as the Beautiful Plains Ag Society grandstand is seen in the distance and it has been gone for many years.

Cecil Pittman
Neepawa Banner & Press

80 years ago
Tuesday, November 16, 1937
Fifteen rural telephone lines were put out of order and many severely damaged during the sleet storm over the weekend. The lines affected mostly were those north and northeast of Neepawa and some west of Eden. Crews were hindered in their repair work by roads blocked with snow. As new poles had been set up in most of the area covered by the storm, the greater part of the damage was broken wires. In some instances the ice had formed an inch thick on them. The storm also blocked roads between here and Portage la Prairie. A snow plow, however, was expected to come through from the east Monday or today.

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Acadia: GMC’s lighter and more premium family SUV

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Published on Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Ben Castle
Neepawa Banner & Press

The original GMC Acadia was introduced for the 2007 model year and was a key vehicle for General Motors (GM), as it was their first unibody (without a separate chassis) crossover.

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