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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 01, 1995
Page
2
Erma Bombeck humor piece notes absurd catalog temptations and home zoos. A six foot bronze alligator at the door would scare guests and reveal the overdone trend of dressing up entrances with animal kitsch. The columnist recalls family mementos like cobra in mongoose mouths and various lawn ornaments shaping a domestic menagerie.
After 103 years, the Hamiota Agricultural Society reports a successful fair held on Thursday July 20 with good weather. Profits and attendance stayed near last year's levels as softball returns after a years absence, aiding fundraising efforts to cover costs.
A casual pickup ball tournament held in the afternoon featured four teams each playing two games. No official winner is noted as the emphasis remained on participation and enthusiasm for a repeat event next year. The piece ends with a seasonal reminder of August, school, and farming cycles.
On July 11 the R M of Woodworth council awarded four tenders for road and culvert work. Cando Contracting Ltd won 6500 for wooden bridge removal and culvert work north of NW 21 11 23W. Forbes Excavating received 1500 for concrete box culvert removal and new culvert installation. B L Equipment bid 875 for old culvert removal and new installation north of NE 8 11 23W. Forbes Excavating also won 1650 to remove a concrete bridge bury on site install a new culvert and low level crossing east of 24 10 25W.
The Manitoba Agriculture Hall of Fame Inc will host a Dedication Service at 2 00 p m on Friday August 11 in Deloraine Manitoba The event includes reports entertainment and the induction of Jim Deveson Tom Hainsworth Henry Marshall and Jim Parker Open to members and friends Refreshments will follow Also approved are 36357 32 and unpaid bills 19868 57 Ernest Heapy is authorized to start and complete Section I objectives one through three of his feasibility study proposal from July 18 to August 8 Council will meet again on
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