Icelanders celebrate district event and plowing show
The June celebration of Icelanders in the district marks the first annual event. A Wawanesa plowing match draws 28 to 30 competitors with Massey-Harris plows earning top prizes, reflecting dealer influence on judging outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CPR
Treherne
Wawanesa
Massey-Harris
Stephen J. Christie
Nadine
Adam Bednarz
Kathy Lyn
Jones
Cypress River
W.A
Linda Jane
Stanley Holmes
Ray Joseph Burley
Joseph Burley
Mariapolis
Man
Holland
Multiple Manitoba items span accidents theft and local notices
A Hydrochloric Acid tanker rollover near Highways 83 and 2 injured no one reported. RCMP probe Oak River break ins stealing money a car battery and tools. Rocanville farmers receive a Western Diversification Fund loan for a robotic crop sorter research begun in 1984. White Mouth River cleanup by committee nets debris collection for recycling. A June 6 public meeting on Margaret School debated closure with a potential 1993 shutdown. Turtle Mountain division to decide July 17. Douglas fire kills father and three children. mother survived. Community milestones include births and anniversaries from nearby towns and centennial events in Glenboro and Portage la Prairie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxbow
Reston Recorder
Hamiota Rcmp
Oak River
Rivers Gazette
Western Diversification Fund
Sheldon
Lavern Affleck
Rocanville Area
Moosomin World Spectator
Save the
Margaret
Turtle Mountain
Killarney
Douglas
Carberry News-Express
Praise Pie and a Big Mouth at the Coffee Club
A reader recounts an evening with a loud talkative husband who mocked marriage and shared sexist jokes. His wife Mary tolerated him, and the narrator plans to leave as the night wears on. The next day Mary apologizes for her husband while the narrator learns he enrolled them in 12 weeks of racquetball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Heaven
Big-Mouth
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Albert Christie
A.E. Ivey
Union Bank
Cypress River Bank
Mr. Jamieson
Crystal City
Ivey
Joseph Maggey
Stockton
Matthew
Joseph
Cartmell
M. Maggey
Winnipeg
Bertie McLachlan
Icelandic Lutheran Synod
Minneota
Minnesota
K.K. Olafson
Glenboro Lutheran Church
Goliath
Sea
Guadalupe Island
Lower
California
Brandon
Gordon Sampson
Barry Gordon
Alice Florence Joel
Svein Sigurson Sveinsson
Baldur
Roxy
Linda Darnell
John Payne
DeSoto
Glenboro Agricultural Society
Elderly Persons Housing Project Committee
Delta Construction Ltd
Beatrice and
Danny Hopkins
St. Norbert
Grace Beatrice
Siggie
Mary Storm
Glenboro
Art
Betty Hopcraft
Hilton
Gordon Francis
Debra Lynn
CFB
Portage la Prairie
Mohawk Oil Co. Ltd
Calgary
Canada
Minnedosa
Dak
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