Local notes and figures from Oak River area hockey and clubs
Jack Coombs reports on Oak River community activities including Mr Fix-Its social credit care, open mixed ponspiel details in Pinawa, and a Kenton bonspiel update with Hamiota winners. Also notes a power sound barrier incident, Calgary as World Figure Skating venue, Scrabble score record, and local birdhouse guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Fix-It
Oak River
Cardale
Rapid City
Bradwardine
Crandall
Kenton
McConnell
Hamiota
A. O. Glinz
Mr. Fix
Brendon Sun
Nat
Carlyle Johnston
Art Oakden
Lorne Wihnan
Jim Mathison
Garry Kidd
Clair Hunter
Kaye Best
Jim Miller
Glen Hunter
Clair
Lloyd Horne
Crew
Nanaimo
Pinawa
Miami Florida
Brownsville
Texas
Cochenour
Isabella
Italy
Mille Gracia
Two Dauphin names share a nickname friendly note
In Dauphin two brothers John and Jack Standryk, a farmer and a Hamiota Co‑op butcher, share the same English name. locals joke pay days answer to either. The column adds small town bits from Isabella to Oak River and notes on community life, humor, and local quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin
John Standryk
Jack Standryk
John
Jack
Hamiota Co-op
Church Services and Sunday School Schedule
Church notices list ministers L Jameson R E Clark and H J Dykman. Decker Rev Doug Aikman leads Cardale service with Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. McConnell holds Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. and church service at 10:30 a.m. OT C urch Service and Junior Sunday School at 11:00 a.m. Senior Sunday School at 12:10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug Aikman Cardale
McConnell
Births and Local Lions Club Attend Mid-Winter Conference
Congratulations are due to Mr and Mrs Bill Chappell and Mr and Mrs Keith Jones on the birth of sons in Hamiota hospital last week. Lions Club members including Paul August Don Mennie Don Venables Wallace Fraser Harold McLaren and Fred Venables attended the Lions International District 5M3 Mid-Winter Conference in Dauphin. E L Finkbeiner of Winnipeg visited sister June Reid amid Consol Playoffs. David Reid of Portage and Margaret Reid of Winnipeg spent the weekend at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Chappell
Keith Jones
Hamiota Hospital
Paul ‘August
Don Mennie
Don Venables
Wallace Fraser
Harold McLaren
Fred Venables
Lions Club
Lions International
Dauphin
E. L. Finkbeiner
Winnipeg
June Reid
David Reid
Portage
Margaret Reid
Obituary for James Rhyne in Hamiota Manitoba
James Rhyne of Hamiota died in Hamiota Hospital on Saturday February 12. Born April 1898 in Ashgrove Elg Scotland, he lived in Charlottetown Fort Francis and Pitlochry before settling in Hamiota in 1922. He married Hazel Irvine in 1928 and farmed until 1965. Survived by wife four brothers and one sister, funeral Feb 15 at Campbell's Chapel with Rev Clark. interment in Hamiota cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota
James Rhyne
Hamiota Hospital
Lee Rhyne
Charlottetown
Mr. Rhyne
Ashgrove Elg
Scotland
Fort Francis
Hamiota Man
Hazel Irvine
Pitlochry
Campbell
Rev. Clark
Robert Hedley
Reg Hedley
Harold Tremaine
Tom Dillon
Doug Roberts
Nelson Kreager
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
Taenteeth
Sha
England
F. S. Venables
Jack Coombs
Phyl Longmore
Phyllis Strachan
Phyl
Bob Dale
Dorothy English
Gerry Smith
Agnes Finlayson
Ross Fraser
Manitoba
Bruce Lemon
Calgary
Alberta
Canada Post Office
Ross Robertson
Ross
Ethel
Rhodesia
Susanna Coppin
Coppin
Elmer Houck
Hank Dy
John Ridley
Oakner
Noah
Dick Beamish
Beamish
George Crighton
George
Wim
Shoal Lake
Bill Montgomery
Alvin Meakin
Keith Brown
Wally Darroch
Murray Coupland
Tom
Eleanor Segwick
Huston Texas
Ralph Clark
NDP
Brandon
Abbey
Deffendant
Mary Bill - Brafidon
Parkland Parish
Shiloh
Rev
J. Ross
United Church of Canada
Strathclair
Christ Church Hamiote
Tl. E. Daley
RED Cross
A. D. Runcie
Man
Jerry Stebelski
Schimmel
Dutch Bakery
Kennell & Strange
Drs. Hudson, Hames
Ford, Bain
Walmsley
Ind
Sheal Lake
Strickland
Hamiota Echg
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