Twin Birthdays and Gifts Bind or Break Marriages
Bill Hall reflects on joint birthday celebrations in families, noting how shared gifts can strengthen a marriage or, in a cautionary tale, strain it when a mother-in-law buys gifts for her son rather than for the couple. He cites a Herbal example with golf clubs, a fishing rod, and a riding mower and ends with a jocular nod to a joint juicer for vegetarian spouses.
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Mother Scarlette
Scarlette
Bill Hall
Lewiston
Idaho
Pool set to open this weekend in Hamiota
Trina Mathison works at the Hamiota Pool transplanting plants that will add to its attraction when it opens this weekend. The pool was recently scraped and painted and the paint had to cure for about a week before filling. Barring any setbacks the pool is due to open Friday June 18.
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Trina Mathison
Hamiota Pool
Routledge family honored for 20 years as volunteer observers
Environment Canada awarded the Routledge family of Hamiota a Service Award during Canadian Environment Week for two decades of volunteer weather observation. Forty-four observers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan receive awards for five to 50 years of continuous service this year. Wanda Strachan will publish a full report and photo of the Routledges next week in the Echo.
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Routledge
Hamiota
Environment Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Wanda Strachan
Routledges
Echo
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