Birdtail River Fine Arts Festival schedule announced
April events span spelling exams in Miniota United Church on April 15 for grades. Vocal and choral sessions run April 21 through 23 with sessions at the Miniota School Gym and church. Donna Cooper from Brandon adjudicates vocal events. Tim Lawson of Killarney adjudicates instrumental segments. final concert set May 1 at 7 30 p m in Miniota School Gym.
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Miniota
Birdtail River
Miniota United Church
Donna Cooper
Brandon
Access TV
Gordon’s Kawai Music School
Hamiota Collegiate
Hamiota
Strathclair
Tim Lawson
Killarney
Brandon University School of Music
Turtle Mountain
Lawson
Quebec
Vancouver
Minsota United Church
Lawrence Jones
Yale University
United States
Professor Jones
CBC Radio
Coffee for Cancer day a success in Newdale
NEWDALE The Coffee for Cancer day on Friday April 10 at the Leisure Inn Restaurant and Newdale Food Town drew coffee sales of 130.20 and daffodil sales of 89.00 plus 252.00 from the R C M P Run for Cancer, totaling 471.20 to be donated to the Cancer Society. Workers included Enid Clark Shirley Pederson Karen Mitchell Barbara Pederson Eunice Murray Phyllis Tolton Dot Wareham Dorothy Lawrence Eileen Bradley and Lill Farrend.
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Newdale
Leisure Inn
R.C.M.P
The
Cancer Society
Leisure Inn Restaurant
Newdale Food Town
Enid Clark
Shirley Pederson
Karen Mitchell
Barbara Pederson
Eunice Murray
Phyllis Tolton
Dot Wareham
Dorothy Lawrence
Eileen Bradley
Lill Farrend
Brandon
Cancer Fund
Newdale Happy Gang Holds April Meeting at Harrison
The Newdale Happy Gang met Wednesday April 8 1987 at Harrison with 16 attendees. President Olive Waddell opened with a Helen Steiner Rice poem. Matt Kulm won the Telephone Whist. The group raised 74 toward brighter lighting for Harrison House Lounge and invites further donations to Blanche English. They planned a final meeting April 22 with a pot luck supper. Kings On The Corners winners were Joe Andreychuk and Mary Coutts. Birthdays were noted for Blanche English and Mabel Dalke. Lunch by Nellie Davies and Jean Hyde.
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Newdale
Newdale Happy Gang
Harrison
Olive Waddell
Helen Steiner Rice
Matt Kulm
Harrison House
Blanche English
Mabel Dalke
Nellie Davies
Jean Hyde
Jean
Blanche
Olive
Farewell for Jean Skinner at Oak River Memorial Rink
Friends and neighbors gathered in Oak River on Monday April 6 to honor Jean Skinner before her move to Rivers after 40 years in Oak River. More than 70 signed the guest book as games and cards followed a daffodil and pussy willow centerpiece.
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Oak River
Oak River Memorial
Jean Skinner
Jean
Rivers
Isabel Paddock
Dorothy
Ed Seater
Les
McCreary
Norma
Russell Wiltsey
Moline
Jana
Jamie
Braydon
Ward Wiltsey
Dana Skinner
Jean Henry
Myrtle White
Special services planned at Hamiota United Church
Two Holy Week services are planned at Hamiota United Church with a Good Friday service at 11:00 a.m. and an Easter Sunrise Service at 8:00 a.m. followed by a pancake breakfast. Regular Easter services are 9:30 at Oakner and 11:00 at Hamiota. Baptism will be celebrated on April 26.
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Hamiota
Hamiota United Church
Oakner
Ivan Bray honoured for thirty four years of service
The Lenore Hall event on Sunday March 29 1987 marked Ivan Bray’s retirement after twenty years as a municipal councillor and fourteen as reeve of Rural Municipality of Woodworth. Over 250 attendees included Mrs. Nan McKenzie and guests Mildred Bray and Allan Bray. Local officials and guests spoke, presenting gifts and notes of thanks.
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Lenore
Woodworth
Ivan Bray
Lenore Hall
Nan McKenzie
Mildred
Jim Butler
Bud Waller
Ivan
Manitoba
I Union of Municipalities
R. Ivan Bray
Bob Hunter
Brandon-Souris
M.P
Lee Clark
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Joe Andreychuk
Mary Coutts
Lee
Barbara Clark
Wirden M.L.A
Glen Findlay
Kay
Allan
Pat
Birtle
Steven
Angela
Debra
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