Christmas visitors and Leisure Club gathering noted
Kenton from page 12 visited with his family Merke and friends in Brandon for Christmas. Mary McDonald stayed at Bill and Norma Gray's over the holidays. Rick of Winnipeg and Robin of Brandon were guests on December 17. Leisure Club members watched a Carol Service video on December 21, then shared a pot luck luncheon and games. Lorne visited Souris last week. Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mom
Dad Merke
Greg
Shelley
Kayla Merke
Guy
Sandy
Daphne Merke
Brandon
Mary McDonald
Bill
Norma Gray
Rick
Winnipeg
Robin
Our Place
Leisure Club
Lorne
Souris
Holidays Return Home in Brandon and Nearby
Christmas and New Year greetings mix with family visits across Brandon and surrounding areas. Names include Pangman Thompson Thomas Kindred Little Newton Chappell Hanson and others as relatives spent holidays at multiple homes and attended a Minot wedding.
District families share holidays across provinces
Garnet, Leeann and Kevin Hyndman joined daughter Seanna and husband in Vancouver over the holidays. Bert and Mary Baldwin house sat in Brandon while relatives vacationed. Don and Lynne Cameron and family of Virden celebrated Christmas with George and Inza Pollock as guests. New Years was at the Pollocks with Mary Little visiting Normie and Kay on the farm. Dale, Murray, Karen and family along with Earl, Olive, Erin, Kelly, Eunice and Meagan rang in the new year with Jack and Linda Bandura.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnet
Leeann
Kevin Hyndman
Seanna
Vancouver
Bert
Mary Baldwin
Brandon
Don
Lynne Cameron
Virden
George
Inza Pollock
Pollocks
Mary Little
Normie
Kay
Dale
Murray
Karen
Earl
Olive
Erin
Kelly
Eunice
Meagan
Jack
Linda Bandura
Christmas visits span prairie towns in Manitoba
A Manitoba family roundup lists December and Christmas gatherings across Frobisher Carlisle Brandon Brandon area towns. Families including Ward McKnight Newell Routledge and Andersons shared meals and dancing, with trips to Winnipeg Thunder Bay and Calgary.
Busy December at Hamiota Collegiate Activities and events recap
The December schedule at Hamiota Collegiate is packed with band concert basketball and drama. The Middle Years Girls volleyball team finished 6-2 in division play at Strathclair before a semifinal loss. Junior Varsity Boys basketball plans exhibitions in Brandon and a Jan. 5 opener at Russell. Senior classes enjoyed a Ski Valley trip in Minnedosa. A Basketball Officials Clinic and an eight team Fort Richmond tournament for Senior Girls were noted along with a Christmas production and multiple holiday visits from families and community members. Charlene Mathison won a Santa letter prize and yearbooks were distributed to graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C.I
Strathclair
Russell
Rossburn
Birtle
Czarnecki
Elton
Brandon
Ski Valley
Minnedosa
Peter
Kori Gordon
Holden
Mark Madsen
Courtney Rudd
Simon Fich
Robinson
Hamiota
Charlene Mathison
Santa Claus
Santa
North Pole
Hamiota Collegiate
Miniota United Holds Family Bonspiel
Miniota United Church sponsors a Boxing Day bonspiel with 17 rinks and ages 8 to 80. Gerrie Berry’s rink won the event and received the Miniota Equipment Cups as curlers enjoyed a potluck, entertainment, and refreshments between games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miniota United Church
Gerrie Berry
Pat Stowe
Kathy Taylor
Dorothy Howard
Pam Cole
Bob Gardham
Ken Hunkin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kenton
McConnell
Dot Pangman
St. Lazare
Mary Thompson
Roderick
Irene Thomas
Eleanor
Darrell
Sheila
Carla Thompson
Ross
Sharlene Desrochers
Rena
Faye Little
Brad Chappell
Olive Newton
Courtney Newton
Kelly Cochrane
Francis, Sask
Larry
Lorraine
Jim
Cyndi
Jaime
Linda
Trina
Michael
Shoal Lake
Courtney
Steven
Betty
Bonnie Chappell
Margaret Boyd
Mel
Jan Dixon
Tisha Hanson
Curt
Sue Hanson
Minot
Sue
Betty Chappell
Lorna
Kelly Bothe
Karen Newton
Lilac
Elva Cochrane
John Ward
Ken McKnight
Frobisher, Sask
Marjorie Ward
W. Pollock
Bruce
Lottie Mathison
Marilyn
Reg Newell
Carlisle
Sask
Garth Newell
Ye Tow
Doris Wilson
Thunder Bay
Enid
Jim McKinzill
Wayne
Eva Wilson
Oarner
Jim Routledge
Lauren
Calgary
Kelvin
Derek
Lloyd
Myrna
Sam Hannon
Georgina
Wilf Brown
Hutchison
Grace Anderson
Ian
Barb
Ian Anderson
Brent McKinnon
Donna
Newton Smith
Myrtle Bomford
Dianna
Doug Calverly
Melita
Carol
Merv
Joan
Boissevain
Eileen
Jack Paddock
Cartwright
Suzie
Ian Scott
Ron Routledge
Attie Charney
Paul Routledge
Portage la Prairie
Ivan Routledge
HCI
Hamiota Echo
Scotts
Ivan
Mary
Dorothy Ray
Newdale
Pap Mack
Vermillion
Ja. Moran
Geoff Higgins
Joanne
Baker
Sam _ Beever
Wheatland
Ron Baker
Everett
Lillias Westwood
Lanny
Bev Westwood
Hugh
Iris Lawson
Fort St. John
B.C
Les
Yorkton
Rhonda
Springside
John Ridley
Hazel Ridley
Gunton
Man
Ron
Airdrie Knight
Gordie
Joyce
Harold Hunter
Charlie
Gladys Johnson
Hamiota United Church
Janet
Houston
Texas
Lynda
Murray Mathison
Ethel Bates
Miniota United
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