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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1983
Page
16
Gary Dunford asks a riddle about a product bought to be discarded in a humorous quiz section. The piece riffs on pop culture moments including boxing, nuclear evacuation jokes, and celebrity trivia. It cites Ed McMahon and Jack Klugman in lighthearted lifestyle blurbs.
Parkissimo Lodge lists New Year guests including Mr and Mrs Bill Leland of Arrow River with Alex and Nell Sararas and Pick Scott. Other visitors include Jean and John Weins Virden Margaret Foster entertained singles for supper and guests from Winnipeg Brandon Esterhazy Crandall and Cardale.
Birch Lodge marked January 1 with a special dinner and a large crowd attended an evening concert by Jim and Vi Emerson. The Senior Orchestra delighted listeners Tuesday. A film titled Dear Theo played Wednesday afternoon. Rev. G. House led the church service. A mobile library is coming to Hamiota offering large print books and taped stories for readers.
The column records visits by Stewart and Heather McConnell of Alberta to Stewart’s parents Don and Elenor McConnell, Dawn Duncan and son from B C with Dawn’s parents Ron and Nora McConnell, and sympathy to George and Inza Pollock after Helen Baxter’s death in a December car accident. Earl and Olive Newton attended Len Hetherington’s retirement party, 5 tables and lunch at Strathclair. Our W I Christmas party on December 17 drew 90 plus with pot luck, program, Santa and candy bags. Irene Thompson left January 2 for Brochet and Elenor and Shirley left January 3 for Brandon University.
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