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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 21, 1963
Page
2
Sunday services listed for Hamiota United Church with Minister R E Clark and junior and senior Sunday School times. Warner United Church announces no July service and a resumption at 9 45 a m on August 4 with worship themes Let us worship God thankfully prayerfully and joyfully together.
A collage of local life from a Manitoba cottage community includes impossible tales of a disappearing clock, summer residents from Shoal Lake and Winnipeg, beaver dam projects, new cottage owners Alex Kirk and Harvey Houck, and neighbors sharing music, food, and bonfires. Community notices include permits issued for July, new homes, boat skimming, berry shortages, and church services with local ministers and visitors.
Local items cover water service start up for Ken Kerr and public warnings on chlorine levels. Vandalism at the golf course blamed on thieves. Charles Venables honored on his 91st birthday at the Hamiota Hotel. Vacation reflections mention a solar eclipse and postal nostalgia. Readers recall Shoal Lake boating, a Rutherford reunion, and a Biggar Saskatchewan sign.
Local residents share holiday travels and visits to relatives in Toronto Vancouver and Alberta. Mr and Mrs Ivan Hickman and others report trips to Vancouver Victoria Red Deer Calgary Winnipeg and Hidden Valley with family and friends. A cabinet meeting attendance and birthday greetings are noted among community notices.
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