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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 17, 1968
Page
1
The Birdtail River School Division No. 38 held its January 10 1968 meeting at Shoal Lake. Trustees Lewycky Hames Clark Selby took oaths. Wm C Davison and Inspector Funk attended. Officers and by laws were elected and committees named. next session set for January 17 1968.
William Robert Collie died at his Scotia home in his 81st year on December 21 1967. He moved from Mitchell Ontario to Scotia District as a child and spent most of his life there. He married Florence Dale in 1913. Funeral December 24 from Scotia United Church. Interment Scotia Cemetery. Survived by wife four daughters one son and thirteen grandchildren.
The January meeting of the W I was held January 3 at Mrs Lou Cochran home with 15 members present. New officers for 1968 were announced and will be installed in February.
Strathclair hosts the annual North West Bonspiel January 8 to 13 with 61 open rink entries and 10 Pioneer rinks. Winners include Moffatt Strathclair in Grand Challenge and multiple skippers from Hamiota Minnedosa Strathclair and Shoal Lake in various cups. Buck Mathison and T P Moffett compete for the aggregate title Wednesday night.
Caroline Lauretta Venables a pioneer resident of Hamiota district passed away at Sunset Haven Nursing Home Brandon on January 3 1988. Born July 2 1881 in Greenach Township Bruce County Ontario she moved to Hamiota in 1892 and married Charles Venables November 17 1903. Funeral at Hamila United Church January 8 1968 conducted by Rev Ralph Clark.
Doreen Fraser and her rink of Eula Woods Mang Cauldwell Mildred Fraser and Nora Mathison won the district playdowns in Hamiota after a modified double knockout format. Dora Clark of Virden won A Event, Fraser won B Event, and Fraser defeated Clark twice in the finals to advance to Zone Playdowns in Hamiota January 25 and 26 ahead of Manitoba Playdowns in Winnipeg February 2 and 3.
The Manitoba Department of Agriculture hosts its Outlook Conference on January 22 at Brandon's Agricultural Extension Centre. Farmers and agribusinesses may question speakers including H. J. Enns A. J. Church director and others on crop and livestock price expectations for the coming year.
Robert Elliott of Sook Saskatchewan aged in his 4th year died December 22 1967 He leaves a wife seven children four girls three boys his mother Mrs M M Elliott three sisters Mrs Thomas Purcell Toronto Miss Edith Elliott Toronto and Mrs D J Kirk Hamiota His father died in 1945 Funeral was held in Hamiota December 28 1987 Rev Ralph Clark officiated Pallbearers were Arthur Knight Kilmer Houck George Peacock Cartes Lewis Dave Ferris Elgin Knight.
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