Stanfield Plans Western Manitoba Tour Saturday
Progressive Conservative leader Robert Stanfield will spend Saturday in western Manitoba. He arrives in Dauphin at 1 p.m. after a Winnipeg press conference, tours Dauphin, then flies to Thompson. A 7 p.m. Rivers landing precedes a Minnedosa Armouries meeting at 9 p.m. He returns to Rivers before midnight for further travels in Canada.
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Robert Stanfield
Progressive Conservative Party
Manitoba
Stanfield
Dauphin
Winnipeg
Thompson
Rivers
Minnedosa
Slave Auction Far Exceeds Hamiota Fund Drive
On Saturday June 8 in Hamiota the Lions Club held a slave auction that raised 502 dollars surpassing expectations. The event featured numerous buyers and colorful bids, with Timex Oakeen sold for 25 dollars to Rev. Ralph Clark among many others, and included a variety of bidders and nicknamed “slaves” transforming the fundraiser into a lively community spectacle.
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Hamiota
Hamiota Lions Club
Lions Club
Timex Oakeen
Ralph Clark
Ross
Pink Panther
Fraser Gordon Smith
Harvey
the Wrench
Houck
Murray van Buskirk
Shorty
Turner
Lorne Dale
Jim
Meadowlark
Gammack
Fred Venables
George
Sky Lark
Robertson
Don Venables
Ray
Lions
Lions Muray Carnegie
Jim Gammack
Jack Curry
Ian Lobban
Duchart
Fhote
Wayne Duchart
Y P C Hold Talk in Shoal Lake at Buffalo Plains Inn
The Young Progressive Conservatives of Marquette hosted a lively tailk at the Buffalo Plains Inn in Shoal Lake on Monday June 10. Craig Stewart Progressive Conservative Candidate spoke briefly to a crowd of over one hundred and discussed party policy between song and dance stretches.
Red Sox Tie with Riverside in Error Filled Tilt
Hamiota and Riverside battled to a 7 all draw as errors plagued Hamiota after Riverside built a 3 0 lead. Garth Seafoot and Cliff delivered early homers for Riverside while Hamiota rallied with 7th inning miscues and late scoring to force the deadlock. Lyall pitched six-plus for Riverside, Geekie worked the later innings for Hamiota.
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Hamiota
Riverside
Red Sox
Garth Seafoot
Cliff
al Robertson
Bills Woods
Russ Reed
Gord Lyall
Caldwell
Robertson
Lyall
Woodson
John Wright
Ricky Robinson
Ross Poole
Norm Jack
Fisher
Neil Geekie
Cory
Eveland
Geekie
Jack
Birdtail River S. D. No. 38 Grants Approved for Closed Schools
The Birdtail River School Division No. 38 board met at Shoal Lake on June 6 1968 voting to grant $50 to districts closing permanently to help with final picnics. They approved retroactive transportation payments for Bernard Halm and for Eric Wotton and Lawrence Henderson and set a follow up meeting for June 13 1968.
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Shoal Lake
Birdtail River School Divi
Sion
Birdtail River
Bernard Halm
Strathclair
Eric Wotton
Lawrence Henderson
Ation
Grant
St. Lazare
Dam Project Sod Turned At Kenton
An audience of over two hundred gathered for the sod turning of the PFRA dam near Kenton on Thursday June 6. The $200000 project will create a 600 acre foot reservoir southeast of town to supply water for town and farming and to support boating, fishing, and wildlife preservation. Officials from PFRA Regina and Winnipeg, local leaders, and Manitoba officials attended, with the federal Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration funding the dam and residents covering water distribution.
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Kenton
PFRA
M. J. Fitzgerald
Regina
H. G. Riesen
Winnipeg
Morris McGregor
M.L.A
Jack Curry
Kenton Chamber of Commerce
Arnold Hill
Woodworth
Gordon Hunter
Burt Strange
Hunter
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Why Is It
Quote pondering why some men leave a lasting mark while others settle for a simpler craft. The reflection contrasts naming a legacy with the act of carving.
Mrs McCormick Dies At Assiniboine Hospital
Mary Elizabeth McCormick died at Assiniboine Hospital on Saturday June 1. Born in Wheatland in 1892 she lived in Brandon Rainy River and Oak River before retiring to Hamiota in 1941. Survived by brothers Alex and Clifford Nedde and cousin Daisy Lockhart. Funeral held June 5 with Rev. Clark officiating. pallbearers listed.
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Mary Elizabeth McCormick
Assiniboine Hospital
Mary
Wheatland
Brandon
Rainy River
Edward McCormick
Oak River
Hamiota
Alex
Clifford Nedde
Daisy Lockhart
McConnell
Rev. R. Clark
James Rhyne
Stan Rampling
James English
James Emerson
Tom Dillon
George English
Alex Nedde
J. Ivalls
Rainy River, Ont
Calf Club Meeting Sets Rally Plans and Project
The McConnell Calf Club met in McConnell Hall on June 4 at 7 30 with twenty members and two leaders present. They planned attendance at the June 22 rally and chose a community project to paint the scale house and fence at the Fat Stock Show Grounds. The date for a June 1th event was set but later changed.
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Mcconnell
McConnell Calf Club
McConnell Hall
4 H Club Achievement Day Held at Hamiota Fair Grounds
4 H Beef Club Achievement Day was held June 8 at Hamiota Fair Grounds with Gordon Killoh as judge assisted by Jim Killoh. Ross Gray won Scottish Co op Elevator Cup and Hamiota Pool Elevator Trophy for Champion Short horn Steer. Brent McKinnon was Reserve Champion. Winners in showmanship and grooming followed, with weight guessers totaling four exact 878 lb weights. A lunch was served in the Display Building after the show.
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Oarner
Hamiota Fair Grounds
Gordon Killoh
Jim Killoh
Ross Gray
Hamiota Pool Elevator
Brent McKinnon
Manitoba Pool Elevator Livestock Dept
Donna White
Vicki Cumming
Ian Anderson
Sharon Gray
Bill Cumming
Ronnie Hanlin
Dale McKinnon
Ronnie Knight
Maureen Hazlewood
Brent Hazlewood
Rudy Goertzen
Colin Lawson
Rick Lawson
Ross Argue
Doug Argue
Rhonda Lawson
Wendell Wight
Brent
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Revy
Harold
Varcon
McLaren Everett Gurr
Wilf Shayman
Frank
Furter
Mathison
Harold Termaine
al Tangle- Foot
Stevens
Lena Robinson
Art
Morris
Jim Mathison
Jamie Jamieson
Garth Strachan
Timex Oakden
Rev. Clark
Everett Gurr
Leapin
Len Chapman
Ivan
Chief
Donald
John Klagenberg
Pills McMahon
Jim Clegg
Bill Thompson
Jim Maitland
W. Fraser
Perlmutter
Dennis McMahon
Paul Robinson
Ahab Hudson
Oak River Curling Club
Lorne
Bill
Andrew
Amy Grant
Doris Evans
Max
Y.P.C
Western Union
Birdtail River S. D
Ottawa
Memorial Hall
United Church
Mrs. McCormick
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