Current Comments and Local Updates From Shoal Lake Area
A column by Rev W D Smith features humorous wisdom and quotations with notes on social drinking. It covers postage stamp quirks, Dr Andy Hodge misplacing a wrist watch, family name tales, school referendums at Oakner, and assorted local news from Hamiota Strathclair and Brandon, including weather, births, visits, and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Smith
Shoal Lake
Hamiota
Strathclair
Jack London
O. Henry
Stephen Crane
Peter Dunne
Eugene Debs
Sinclair Lewis
Isadora Duncan
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Dylan Thomas
Andy Hodge
Andy
Chumah Hall
John Nesbitt
Hodge
University
Christ Church Hamiota Service Notice
Rector Rev W D Smith leads service at 10 am with Sunday School at 10 am. Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Pastor E Myers coordinates. O Lord, make haste to help me Psalm 40 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Clark
D. L. Holtzman
Cardale
McConnell
Strathclair
Christ Church
Hamiota
Rev
W. D. Smith
Manitoba Recreation Leadership Criticizes Government
MLA Earl Dawson argues Manitoba’s Fitness and Amateur Sport Department lags behind Saskatchewan and Alberta. He calls for full-time recreation directors, PE representatives in key towns, broader use of graduates, and better leadership funding rather than town-specific subsidies. The piece notes a one-week adjournment from February 26 to March 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Department of Agriculture
Portage
Brandon
Dauphin
Flin Fion
Ottawa
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Hamiota Echo
Post Office Department
Canada
U.S.A
F. S. Venables
Jack Coombs
George Peacock
Percy Taylor
Murray Bray
GA Meat Department
Crandall
Manitoba Pool
Hamiota Pat
CPR
Alex Kirk
Murray
Oarner
Oakner
Wimp
From the Files
Sir Kenneth Clark
F.E.A
B.C.L
Abbie Kirk
Trinidad
Jerry
Mary Venables
Ted
Ruby
Joe Kirk
Pat Pateman
Oakden
Plumber Brooks
Kelly
Stewart
Swan River
Legion Curling
Ross McNaught
George Pittendreigh
Ross
Jack Benny
Muriel Rivers
Pope
Man
Merrie England
Marg Corley
Marg
Russell
Inglis
Mike
Lorraine Wright
Kenton
Johnnie Riddell
Chuck Lindsay
Winnipeg
Chuck
George Washington
Dave
Bill Miller
Bill
Tiny
Big Tiny
al Stevenson
Royalite
David Williams
Rainbow Lake
David
Jessie
New Westminster
Williams
Ian Fenty
Ian
Brandon General Hospital
George Robertson
Gordon Grey
Kim
Jeff
Randy Robertson
Lorna Robertson
Lorne Caldwell
Edith
Europe
Maxwel
Dot
Jim
Paul
Maureen Cropper
Croppers
Saskatoon
Mail
Bob Arbuthnott
Tom Fawcett
United Church of Canada
Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
E. Myers
Earl Dawson
J. M. Williams
NEV
Cominco Ltd
Calgary
J. Arnold Houck
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