Killarney Weeklies Donor’s Choice campaign nets large sum
The first Donor's Choice drive by The Weeklies in Killarney raised $52,311.99 for eight charities, exceeding organizers' expectations.
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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 21, 2002
Page
2
The first Donor's Choice drive by The Weeklies in Killarney raised $52,311.99 for eight charities, exceeding organizers' expectations.
Blair Morrison, a La Riviere storeowner, left a generous bequest that funded a complete revamp of the La Riviere United Church basement kitchen. The project included new cupboards and modern appliances.
The Hamiota United Church Thrift Shop celebrates a quarter century of operation with annual sales over $10,000 and total proceeds surpassing $125,000. About 85 women volunteer in shifts to run and sort items, directing proceeds to various charities and mission work.
The Boissevain Centennials announce they will not field a team this year due to a shortage of players in the Pembina Valley Baseball League.
For ten years Hartney's recycling depot has bales and sells tonnes of materials that would have been buried. The operation more than pays for itself and holds about $13 000 in the bank. It runs with about a dozen volunteers.
The Cartwright Town Council moves to rename Division Street in honor of the Davidson family. The proposal highlights Dr. D C Davidson and his sons Doc Andy and Hugh, and notes Bert Davidson who served as secretary treasurer for over two decades.
Crow Patrol led by John G. Penner works in Cartwright to discourage black pests and boost the local songbird population. Residents with nesting locations can report them at the Municipal Office.
The staff donated five thousand dollars raised by a cookbook project to the Tiger Hills Health Centre for a trauma stretcher in the emergency department.
A special Prairie Spirit School Division meeting in Pilot Mound Manitoba on April 16 2002 approved creating an Early Years School for all eligible Kindergarten to Grade 4 students in the Pilot Mound and Crystal City catchments at Crystal City Early Years School starting 2002 2003. The plan follows a survey by the K 4 Amalgamation Steering Committee and an April 11 open house.
Manitoba Attorney General Gord Mackintosh promotes immobilizers as standard on new vehicles across Canada. He cites a $75 per car cost and notes broad support from justice ministers. The program ties to Manitoba measures including GPS bait vehicles and lifetime suspensions for repeat offenders.
Manitoba census notes a 26 percent rise in hog populations and gains in sheep and poultry while dairy cows and dairy farms fall. Wheat remains dominant with reduced acres in barley and wheat, soybean acres jump from 600 to 50 000 by 2001. Farmers adopt low tillage to cut costs and CO2, yet prices received fall 11.9 percent 1995–2000 as expenses rise 9.0 percent, squeezing margins amid global competition.
Five year old Sydney Murray attended a kindergarten orientation at Wawanesa School on April 15. The one hour session featured three stations with the public health nurse, a speech therapist, and the teacher asking questions to assess readiness and background for the 2002-2003 enrollment. Principal Angela Kaastra expects about 15 children.
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