Hamiota Senior Ball Club Busy Weekend Schedule
The Hamiota senior baseball team played eight games in four days, finishing 7-1. Garry Van Buskirk pitched in Brandon, Din Menck led Brandon hits, and Hamiota split with Kinscorth before triumphs at Arrow River and a St Lazare four team tourney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota
Hac
Brandon
Binscorth
Arrow River
St. Lazare
Garry van Buskirk
Denny Smith
Hamiota Crew
Dennis Menck
Binscorth Buffaloes
Neil Amy
Bob Attwood
Kinscorth
Pat Angers
van Caldwell
Frank
McKinnon
Hamietons
Riverside
Dauphin
Cloverleaf
Binscarth
Attwood
Angers
Wasslen
Amy
Dal Smith
Oak Lake
Brandon Canuck
Crandall
Garry Kidd
Lynn Caldwell
Gladwyn Scott
Brandon Canucks
Dallas Smith
Jim Grant
Dallas
Middlechurch Home Wins $206 000 Grant for New Facility
The Middlechurch Home receives provincial construction grants totaling about 206000 to replace the current building with a modern facility for 125 residents. Health Minister Hon George Johnson notes years of planning and strong volunteer leadership. project to be funded by donations, grants, and loans with total cost near 1 million dollars. The Red River location north of Winnipeg hosts a non profit Red Feather community project operating for over 0 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlechurch
George Johnson
Red River
Winnipeg
Red Feather
di Johnson
Strong Volunteers Board
William Smith
Canada
Meeting on Shoal Lake school projects and bids
Birdtail River School Division holds a June 7 1961 meeting at Shoal Lake with trustees architects and contractors present. Tenders for Shoal Lake and other schools are opened, prices to be revised to fit budgets, and an Electors meeting debate closes Selsgirth High School with 22 in favor and none opposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoal Lake
Fulton, Selby, Stimpson Gamey Reynolds
Fraser and Hunter
Ken Pratt
Don Mullins
Pratt and Lindgren
Graham
France Construction
Bruce Daley
Brunswick
Selsgirth
Hamiota
Surety Construction
Birtle
Harper Construction
Strathclair
Gotthard Peterson Construction
Fulton and
Stimpson
Funk
Miller
Fulton
M. K. Workman
Selsgirth High School
Choptuik
Births in Manitoba area May to June 1961 noted
A list of births from MVETA Hospital and surrounding communities includes Lavinia McWhirter born May 12 1961 to Mr and Mrs McWhirter at MVETA Hospital. Emerson McConnell born May 15 1961 to Mr and Mrs Emerson McConnell. Pedlow Strathclair May 14 1961 a girl to Mr and Mrs Pedlow. Beard Oak Lake May 16 1961 a boy. Stebelski Strathclair May 14 1961 a girl. Brooks Hamiota June 1 1961 a girl. Bari Kelloe June 2 1961 a girl. Johnston Lenore June 12 1961 a girl. Also note Osawa Windsor plants employ nearly 13 000 with a $72 000 000 annual wage bill at General Motors of Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McWhirter
Lavinia
Emerson. McConnell
Pedlow
Hamiota
Beard
Oak Lake
Stebelski
Strathclair
Brooks
Bari
Kelloe
Johnston
Lenore
Osawa and
Windsor
General Motors of Canada
Ninth Annual Teachers Tour Planned in Manitoba
The Manitoba Department of Education and chambers plan the ninth Teachers Tour starting July 3. Forty teachers will visit 25 communities over about 2500 miles, touring from Winnipeg west to Portage la Prairie then north and west to Flin Flon and back through Swan River Roblin Brandon and other towns to the International Peace Garden. The first two days stay in Greater Winnipeg with visits to plants and historical sites. Tour leader is Inspector J W A Muirhead with Rod H Thomson coordinating route and schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Manitoba Department of Education
Manitoba Chambers of Commerce and Community Chambers
Chambers of Commerce
Winnipeg
Portage la Prairie
Flin Flon
Neepawa
Minnedosa
Clear Lake
Dauphin
Swan River
Pas
Cranberry Portage
Roblin
Russell
Virden
Brandon
Soaris Amd
Boissevain
International Peace Garden
Killarney
Morden
Steinbach
Selkirk
Beausejour
Lac du Bonnet
Pine Falls
Greater
J. W. A. Muirhead
Charleswood
Rod H. Thomson
Manitoba Chambers of Commercce
census taking the bare facts
About 26 000 census takers start contacting around 4.5 million Canadian homes on June 1 They face rain dogs and miles of roads yet A humorous side emerges with anecdotes including a censor commissioner avoiding nudist camp embarrassment and a flag planting tactic by a woman to mark locations Flexibility and adaptability are stressed by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics as interviews vary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rover
Atlantic
Civilization
Ontario
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Therandy War To Visit Hamiota
A mobile occupational therapy van will visit Hamiota Manitoba at the Hamiota District Hospital on Wednesday June 14 1961 from 9 to 12 noon. The van aids handicapped residents across Manitoba by visiting homes and assessing needs. Miss Munro of the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society notes the program can restore independence and community participation through a federal provincial grant on doctor request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota
Manitoba
Miss Munro
Canadian
Arthritis and Rheumatism Society
Hamiota Elementary Holds Closing Exercises in 1961
The Hamiota Elementary School closed for the year with awards in the auditorium on June 9 1961. Seventeen Academic Awards and two Athletic Awards were presented to named students including Linda Whyte Ally Anderson and Ellis Woods. The General Proficiency and Improvement awards were funded by the Hamiota School Board and WI/W.A. donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota Elementary School
Linda Whyte
Ally Anderson
Linda Houck
Tommy Strickland
Cecily Rampling
Harvey Mathison
Beverley Whyte
Terry McLaren
Cyclist Handbook Aims to Save Young Riders
Health officials urge parents to teach road rules to child cyclists. The Manitoba Safety Division and Bureau of Health Education publish a Cyclist's Handbook to reduce crashes as traffic grows. Free copies available by writing L. G. Higgins at Safety Division Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Safety Division
Bureau of Health Education
Dent
L. G. Higgins
Portage Avenue
Winnipeg
Insect Pest Notes for Farm 2 Readers
The column details numerous insect threats and chemical controls for raspberries, evergreens, roses, radish, turnips, rapeseed, flax, and field crops. It warns on spider mites, scales, beetles, flea beetles, cutworms, and webworms, with specific sprays including malathion, DDT, dieldrin, rotenone, methoxychlor, pyrethrum, and pipernyl butoxide. It also notes cattle spraying cautions and alfalfa leaf whitening caused by moisture shifts, urging hay harvest and cautious fertility in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Spy Hill
Moosemin
Bob Brooks
Moosomin
Don Smith
Govi
Birdtail River
Foxwarren Sdore Auditorium
Mveta Hospital
Terest
M. Deveson
Ag. Rep
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