Midwest Recreation Schedule Changes and Bus Tour Deadline
Recreation in Midwest announces travel changes with Kent on Tuesday afternoons and Oak River and Miniota on Wednesday afternoons. Deadline for Senior Citizens bus tour names to Rainbow Stage Winnipeg is June 30 to coordinate seating. To be added, phone the Recreation office with name, address and phone number. The July 15 trip date is confirmed. For weight training and swimming lessons contact the office or Pat Fraser in Hamiota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Oak River
Miniota
Winnipeg
Recreation Office
Pat Fraser
Hamiota
Drought Hammers Virden Area and Water Pump Subsidy Ending
The Virden constituency faces severe drought and frost with critical hay and pasture. Agriculture Minister Downey says the $200 water pump loan deposit is removed effective April 1. Transportation subsidies cover livestock moves and hay costs over five miles. The Premier attends Ottawa meetings on constitutional reform and a new Upper House. A House committee will review constitutional proposals between sessions as Estimates wrap up and a health workers strike may end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virden
Downey
St. Claude
Virden Auction Mart
Douglas
Ottawa
Government of
Manitoba
Summer recreation plans for Hamiota seniors
The Hamiota Collegiate recreation office, led by summer recreation coordinator Bruce Lyons, prepares a senior citizen tour on Tuesday July 15. Two buses will travel to Winnipeg for a Planetarium show The Black Hole Experience and a Rainbow Stage performance of Guys and Dolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota Collegiate
Bruce Lyons
Electonic
Winnipeg
Planetarium
Museum of Man and Nature
Walt Disney
Rainbow
Hamiota Hosts Western Canada Bantams Tourney Plans
Recreation news notes the town hosts the Western Canada Bantams Tourney with teams from British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Organizers seek billets for 54 visiting players and urge community support to showcase bantam baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Alberta
Skatchewan
Manitoba
Western Canada
Bride Elect Honored Marilyn Smith Showers Across Communities
Marilyn Smith, bride elect for June 28, was showered by Hamiota classmates and mothers on May 18 on a lawn. a surprise shower hosted by Mrs. Margaret Murray in Fort Garry followed on June 3. Chumah shower on June 14 hosted by Mrs. Pearl Kidd. and a Crandall Hall community shower with gifts including a blanket and towel set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Smith
Marilyn
Hamiota School
Carlyle Johnston
Arlene Johnston
Margaret Murray
Somerville Ave
Fort Garry
Bill Hemenway
Winnipeg
Pearl Kidd
Barb Anderson
J. Smith
Crandall
Crandall Hall
Heather Smith
Tressa
Brenda Rothnie
Official Visit of Grand Matron and Patron at Strathclair
The official visit of Grand Matron Ann Kelly of Birtle and Grand Patron Art McLaren-Dauphin was held June 4 at Shoal Lake Ukranian Hall. Fourteen Chapters represented, including Vancouver, B C. A $25 donation supported the Canadian Diabetic Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Kelly
Birtle
Art McLaren - Dauphin
Lady Foresters
Strathclair Legion Hall
Shoal Lake
Vancouver
B.C
Dorothy Switzer W.M
Clare
Switzer U.P
Canadian Diabetic Association
Kelly
Bro. McLaren
Correction to May seminar report from Hamiota Echo
Eleanor M. O Callaghan corrects the Minot a May 15 report stating Beautiful Plains Museum Neepawa is in its tenth printing of the DOO DAD BOOK. The note clarifies the Miniota Municipal Museum of Miniota is in its tenth printing, a reprint of an early 1920s comic book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sirs
Miniota
Association of Manitoba Museums
Western Region
Beautiful Plains Museum
Neepawa
Miniota Municipal
U C W Meeting At Oak River Honors Life Member Gwen McTavish
The U C W gathered in the Oak River church basement with a devotional on praying hands led by Joyce Espey and Eva McCormick. Joyce Espey and Mildred Shaw led the business portion and Gwen McTavish received a Life membership and pin. A music festival upstairs featured Sharon Shaw piano solo Paula McTavish singing Tracy Radcliffe organ Eleanor Thompson Carolyn Dixon Hamiota piano duet Sherri Newit Moline organ Dana McTavish vocal Lori Espey organ Gay Peters Audrey Peters duets. A light lunch hosted by Jean Fortune Audrey Peters and Mabel Westbrook followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracy Radcliffe
Eleanor Thompson
Carolyn Dixon
Hamiota
Sherri Newit
Moline
Dana McTavish
Richard English
Lori Espey
Gay
Audrey Peters
Jean Fortune
Mabel Westbrook
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Midwest
Morris McGregor
By Judy Little
Royal
York
O.es
Strathclair
Minota
Hamiota Echo
Hamiota, MB
Yours Sincerely
Eleanor M. O’callaghan
M. D. Butcher
Barris
TER and Solicitor
P.O. Box
Birtie
Bill Murray
Poland
Harrison Ford
Aig Rye
Sag
Jonny
Mauure
Electric Horseman
Sun
U.C.W. Report
the Heart Fund
Margaret Howell
Kenton
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