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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 07, 1978
Page
6
Mid-West Recreation District promotes cross country skiing with six rental sets and low rates to encourage participation. It plans clinics and family use with pamphlets available. The piece also highlights local fitness clubs, a growing volleyball scene, and a three-town hockey school to reduce travel for participants.
Get well wishes to Mrs Irene Ridley at Brandon General Hospital. Oakner Sunday School held the White Gift service at United Church on December 3 1978 with Brenda Routledge leading. Several local visits and church events noted with families traveling between Brandon Hamiota Miniota and Winnipeg for weekend gatherings.
Geraldine Steen Pete and Mary Stevenson visited Earnest Mickey Steen at the Re-Hab Centre Winnipeg Room 421 Ward D over the weekend. Dennis Rudd Marlene Wallace and Mr and Mrs Gordon White attended Cargill's 50th Anniversary Christmas party in the North Hill Motel Brandon on the weekend.
Arrow River residents hosted Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Lelond and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Green of Brandon. Les and Thelma Lelond plan December travel to Regina to visit Garry and Jean before a Pine to Palm Texas holiday.
Decker residents attended the funeral of Mrs. Fred Easton of Carrot River. A library sale at Boissevain Library, for Rev. Angus McColl’s book To the God of All Seasons, drew hundreds of buyers and the volumes remain available in Decker. Sincere sympathy is extended to Loy Cochran on Easton’s passing. Joyce Strachan of Brandon visited family in Decker over the weekend.
On Friday evening November 24th the Merry Makers held a Whist Drive with 27 present and 24 players. Prize winners included Doris Head for Ladies High and Eva Mc Cormick for Ladies low. Lunch hosts were Mrs. A Shaw Addie Peter Kathleen Campbell and Jean Dennison. The Cardale rink opened for skating that day and Edith Thomson returned from Winnipeg after medical treatment then went home. Young mothers plan a Christmas concert for December 8 with all welcome. Harvey Shaw and Mark Fortune hunted Snow Lake. Harvey Allen and a Brandon friend visited Grandma Mrs. Millie McCormick while out hunting November 30.
Isabella Margaret and Tom Stewart attended the 75th Annual Meeting of Manitoba Municipalities in Winnipeg last week. A district number joined Jean and Cliff Grey for their 50th Wedding Anniversary dance at Crandall Community Centre on Saturday evening November 25.
Lenore Community Club met on Thursday with eight members present. Gary Draper chaired and led the reading of minutes, treasurer report, and correspondence. The grant is being processed. Plans were made for the New Year’s Dine and Dance. The club voted to buy one dozen more stacking chairs and named Gary Draper caretaker of the hall for December. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Russell.
Social rounds include Bassano Alberta visitors with B Russell and Gordon Dryden of Virden. Mrs. Art Mander of New Westminster B C has died. E Bell of Sherwood Home Virden celebrates 86th birthday on November 30. B Russell attends Sherwood Home November party. Visitors to Verne Gardiner include Donald Gardiner and daughter from Winnipeg and Robert Gardiner and children from Brandon. George Speelman hosts daughter Jennifer from Kelowna visiting. Golden Age group enjoys an afternoon. three November anniversaries noted. Bassano Alberta residents visit Jack Hunter Thursday.
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