Where are they now?
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- Published on Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Neepawa Bantam BB Hockey Club: Front row (from left): Bob Allen, Barry Hunter.
Centre row: Walter Kawka, Ian Stuart, Byron Hamilton, Billy Guinn, Edgar Crabbe, Don Whitmore, Earl Doherty, Len Bolton, Wayne Sparling.
Back row: Walter Green (manager), Keith Graham, Cecil Bolton, Pat Hutchinson, Henry (Hank) Goodridge, Jim Gillespie, Dick Guinan (coach)
The Clint Bennest Memorial Trophy winners for ‘48-‘49
This week, the Neepawa Press introduces a new feature by local author and sports historian Rick Sparling. “Where are they now” attempts to locate and catch up with the teams featured in Sparling’s most recent book, Amateur Hockey in Neepawa: A Scrapbook.
Neepawa Farmers gain ground in THHL standings
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- Published on Monday, December 12, 2016
Photo by Martin Warner
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
A pair of important wins over the weekend have put the Neepawa Farmers within striking distance of top spot in the Tiger Hills Hockey League’s eastern division. The club’s first triumph was a hard fought 5-4 victory over the Minnedosa Bombers (6-2-0) on Friday, Dec. 9 at the Yellowhead Centre.
A house warming gift for the MLA
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- Published on Friday, December 9, 2016
Banner Staff
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
At the Manitoba legislature Christmas open house on Dec. 3, Eileen Clarke, Minister of Indigenous and Municipal Affairs and MLA for Agassiz greeted many guests including Ken Waddell, president of the Neepawa Natives Junior A Hockey team.
Fall Guide to Home Improvement: Energy savings
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- Published on Friday, December 9, 2016
Five tips to make an older home more energy efficient
Photo courtesy of Metro News Service.
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Metro News Service
While new homes are being built to be more energy efficient than ever before, thanks to a growing green building movement and increasingly strict building codes, the age of existing dwellings continues to present challenges. More than 40 percent of the housing stock in the United States was built before 1969 and simply wouldn’t stand up to today’s standards. Yet, much can be done to help homeowners improve their building envelope to reduce energy use and increase efficiency.
