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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 14, 1980
Page
12
The community mourns Harvey Skinner, husband to Ruth and father to several, who died at Hamiota Hospital on Monday February 4 1980. Messages of condolence flow to Mrs Skinner and the Lawn family.
Recent visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs Bill Greenaway included Noreen Andrews Cheryl Bridges and two children Cartwright Bob Andrews Virden and Fred Porter from Brandon The Longstoffe daughter from Ontario was home recently SeveralBrandon residents visited grandma Millie McCormick January 30 The Merry Makers met February 1 with 21 attendees Stan Fortunes 91st birthday was celebrated Lunch hosts Eva McCormick and Mabel Westbrook served angel cake The Cardale Mixed Bonspiel began February 3 with 36 rinks competing
The Garth Strachan team with Ross Fraser Clare Hunter and Nelson Woods captured the Manitoba Senior Curling title and advances to nationals in St John NB. Dale Brooks rink swept the Mixed Playdowns zone and will join Manitoba Playoffs in Winnipeg with teammates Margie Taylor Brent Strachan and Vickie McGhee.
Lenore hosts the Mixed Spiel with 36 rinks and winners in each event led by Ken Hunter who took the aggregate. Ladies groups served meals. senior ladies head to Winnipeg playoffs. The Lenore Boys Hockey team split wins at Hamiota and Oak River, and a Kenton tournament follows. A Bee Keepers Convention in Brandon and a six week Crop Production Course begin this week.
Isabella Women’s Institute reports four Isabella rinks at the Miniota Bonspiel. Ruth Teasdale and teammates placed in events while Ruth won second in the first event and Hazel Wallis’s rink finished fourth in the third. The group met at Ray Still’s home and Glenda Lawn led a talk on stress and women’s health with coping tips. Plans included Bonspiel lunches and ordering eight copies of the WI history. Red Cross work is open to interested readers.
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