Miniota Mixed Bonspiel Draws Big Crowds in Jan
Thirty two rinks competed in the Miniota Mixed Bonspiel the week of January 18 with close final games. Event winners included Brad Thompson with teammates Sandi Lee and Jeff Warkentin over the Wotton rink, and Bob McKenzie with Sharon McKenzie and others defeating Mark Morton of Miniota in the second event.
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Miniota
Don Armitage
Katherine Peel
Glen Draper
Neil Coupe
Barry Doole
Virden
Mac
Pat Leland
Harry Hodges
Heather Leland
Don Haines
Pollocks Celebrate Golden Wedding in Virden
Oak River readers congratulate George and Inza Pollock who marked their 50th anniversary in Virden on Saturday. The column also notes curling winners Raeleen Vassart and Penny Fros e rinks at Newdale Bonspiel and a family visit from Brandon Neepawa Birnie. Grandparents Doug and Joyce Grange welcomed baby Kylin born Jan 14 in Anaheim. Various local visits, club activities and Park news round out the brief notices.
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George
Inza Pollock
Virden
Raeleen Vassart
Penny Froese
Newdale
Frank
Marlene Hayhurst
Lillian Hotham
Brandon
Neepawa
Louise
George Kostenchuk
Birnie
Doug
Joyce Grange
Glint
Ams
Wynona Community Club Reflects On A Busy Year
The Wynona Community Club, with 19 members in 1992, hosted events and donated to the Kidney Foundation and others. Highlights include the Canada 125 block party, Bazaar profits, a Flea Market appearance, and planned raffles for a Terry McLean plate and a 35mm camera ahead of the 1993 picnic.
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Wynona Community Club
Childeays
At Birtle Hospital
Kidney Foundation
Minsota
Terry McLean
Gertie Eatender
Ge Odgins
Ethel Cullen
Blaine Watson
Parkissimo Lodge
Wynona
Ladies High
Max Bohm
Bill Peel
Bill Cullen
Liquid fertilizer tank erected at Redfern Farm Services
Echo office missed camera coverage but observed a new liquid fertilizer storage tank put upright in Redfern Farm Services yard. Assistant Manager Scott Medd said demand for liquid fertilizer drove the need for extra storage.
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Echo
Redfern Farm Services
Scott Medd
Police funding formula eyed as boon for large villages
Manitoba municipalities weigh a new police funding plan that shifts per capita payments through the PTSP. Centers over 750 residents would gain to 69.62, while smaller communities drop to 17.41, with rural Hamiota likely benefiting overall and the RM facing per capita decreases. The proposal, backed by unions and a provincial committee, plans a two year phase in if approved.
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Union of Manitoba Municipalities
Manitoba Association of Urban Municipalities
Rec
Hamiota
R.M
Woodworth RM Council Sets 1993 Budget and Projects
The R M of Woodworth council at Kenton on January 13 approved provisional 1993 estimates across services including General Government 80000, Transportation 80000, Protective 15000, Environmental Health 10000, Public Health 10000, Economic Development 10000, Recreation 5000, Fiscal 70000. They authorized weed control funding of 10000 and accepted a gravel crushing bid of 1.70 per cubic yard for 20000 yards from Kozak and Sons. Manitoba Hydro to install a 100 HPS street light at Cornwallis and Woodworth.
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The
R. M. of Woodworth
Kenton
Leask
Elder
Logan
Draper
Miller
Hudson
Mer
Seana
Don Brown
Council
Kozak and Sons Ltd
Manitoba Hydro
Cornwallis St
Woodworth Ave
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the Hamiton Echo
Oak River
Jean Cook
Linda
Don Braybrook
Storg
Mami
Alex Grant
Elkhorn
Patti Lougheed
Edna Brown
Millie Attwood
Katie Sparks
Kid
Main Street
Parkissimo
Kae Armitage
Wanda Strachan
Hamiota Collegiate
Robbie Burns
Scotts
Manitoba Good Roads Assoc
Imperial Oil
C.P.L
Ray Redfern
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