Miniota Spring Music Festival 1984 Details
Miniota hosts a four day music festival from April 30 to May 3 with piano organ choir and other sessions. Entries due March 16 to Doris Bruce Miniota no xerox copies accepted adjudicators include Edna Knock Lawrence Jones Joan Miller and more with donations to Friends of the Festival for scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miniota
Doris Bruce
Edna Knock
Brandon University
Lawrence Jones
Brandon
Joan Miller
St. Michael’s Academy
Friends of the
Swift Current Fiddlers Visit Hamiota for Centennial Event
The Swift Current Old Timers Fiddlers tour Manitoba in 1984 and are invited to Hamiota as a centennial event on Tuesday June 12. They perform at the Personal Care Home in the afternoon and play for a town dance 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. The group, about 27 senior musicians, repertoire includes waltzes, polka, two step, and old time dances. Tickets for the dance are sold in advance by local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota
Manitoba
Hamiota Agricultural Society
Swift Current
Saskatchewan
Westman Senior Citizen's Council Meets in Brandon
The Westman Senior Citizen's Council gathered February 13 1984 in the Provincial Building Brandon with 64 seniors from 34 clubs. Hamiota clubs were represented by John and Gert Rankin. The Games Committee reported regional finals in April at various Westman locations and local district playoffs on earlier dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Westman
Hamiota
John
Gert Rankin
Ethel Howard
Birtle
Manitoba Society of Seniors
MSOS
Winnipeg
Howard
John Rankin
Manitoba
History book now a reality in Hamiota
The Centennial History Book Committee met on February 8 in the community room and announced that Grains of the Century is fast becoming a reality. Orders are open with a $20 deposit per copy and a 10 percent savings if ordered by February 29. The 81/2 by 11 inch book will run 750 pages with 725 photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota
Manitoba
Crandall Post Office Celebrates Centennial
Crandall marks 100 years of regular mail service on March 1 1984 with a plaque presentation to postmistress Mrs Darlene Long at 2 00 p.m. cake and coffee to follow. The brief history recalls the Post Office origins in 1884 with Thos Hamilton and moves through several postmasters and locations along Assiniboine Avenue and surrounding streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crandall
Darlene Long
Griswold
Oak River
Carlingville
Thos. Hamilton
Assiniboine Avenue
Main Street
Hamilton
Man
Robert Kitz
Beverley Street
Len Strachan
Kitz
Lillian (Kitz) Wilson
Daisy Page
Winnipeg
Agreement reached with optometrists in Manitoba
Health Minister Larry Dejardins announced a 2.74 percent rise in insured optometric fees for April 1 1983 to March 31 1984. Fees will reach 98 percent of ophthalmologist rates, maintaining prior fee relationships. The one year cost is estimated at 100 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Larry Dejardins
Manitoba Optometric Society
Manitoba
Manitoba Health Services Commission
Miniota Merry 4-Hers Meet at Miniota School
The Miniota Merry 4-Hers met February 13 at the Miniota School. Members suggested entrants for the Slogan Contest and reviewed a bonspiel social report from January 26. Two winning rinks were honored, speeches were handed in for judging, and talks on uniform changes and potential community projects were discussed. The group plans an April 24 achievement event and an April 2 district talks session at 7:30 p.m. with invitations issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miniota
Darryl Brown
Marty McKean
Rink
M. Leland
Hamiota
Also Mentioned on This Page
Swift Current Fiddlers
Arnold
Betty Murray
Gary
Lorraine Cochrane
Norah Gray
Westman Senior Citizen’s Council
Peter Stobbe
Health and Welfare Canada
Canada Pension Plan
CPP
153-11Th Street
Bob Malcolm
Miniota Merry
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!