Birtle Post Office Appoints Ron MacGranacan
Curren page notes Ron MacGranacan of Foxwarren Man appointed postmaster of Birtle Man post office. Tales mix small town life from emergency numbers to bonspiels with memories from Echo files and local lore. Includes mentions of Gordon Adams Coop management Willard Oprak heads for London and other everyday notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Park
Ron MacGranacan
Foxwarren, Man
Birtle
Man
Ron
Willard Oprak
Connie
London
England
Mrs Rivers Gives Time to Charity Clothing Drive
Mrs. Wes Rivers of Hamiota has spent years making dresses shirts and quilts for children and sending parcels to Beulah Burns in Korea. Ken Fraser recalled a cold morning as collegians slept in tents amid 29 degrees below zero noted by weatherman Vance Stewart. Jeff Morton reportedly got sunburned in front of an electric heater. Thought for the Week from Hazel Cumming notes wounds from a friend are better than kisses from an enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Rivers
Hamiota
Ken Fraser
Vance Stewart
Jeff Morton
Hazel Cumming
Farmers Discuss Weed Problems and Pesticide Safety
Don Kennedy and I will host a March 6 meeting at Oak River Memorial Hall to review new and old weed issues with local farmers. The talk covers weed slides, pesticide exposure routes, protective gear, spill responses, and safety reminders for handling chemicals.
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Don Kennedy
Oak River Memorial Hall
Don
Parkland Parish Church Notices
Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. and Church Service also at 9:00 a.m. Rev Doug Aikman listed among ministers with D. J. McCrindle and L. Jameson. Community worship details appear in this short parish notice.
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Doug Aikman
Cardale
Christ Church Service and Sunday School Schedule
The notice lists church activities with a 2:00 p.m. start for both the service and the Sunday School on Sunday.
Local Happenings Across Manitoba In Brief
Local notes from Pincher Creek to Brandon cover travel, visits, and events. Mrs Scott Hammond and son Jeffrey left Regina after two weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs Gordon Killoh. Hamiota held a bonspiel with 57 rinks. Cancer Fund event in Brandon featured Vic Lobban and Wesley Robertson placing first and third. Several residents visited Winnipeg Kamloops and The Pas for family, study, and board meetings. Sympathy extended to Agnes Pateman on a family passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Echo Files
Connie Turnbull
Eileen Wray
Isabel Fraser
Shirley Houck
Cheryl McLennan
Viola Shayman
Grace Collie
Merle Hedley
Marian McCrindle
Agnes Anderson
Dickie Myles
Elgin Angus
Alex Reid
Bob Bartlett
Mrs. Keough
Helen Wray
Helen Ross
Victoria Reid
Willa McConnell
Ethel Kelly
Hilda Strickland
David Onions
John Russell
Keith Myles
Harvey Houck
Russell Runchey
Bob Wilson
Bud Hunsaker
Dorothy Strickland
Joyce Strickland
Keith Runchey
Roy Hobson
Margaret McNaught
Jean McNaughton
Shirley Jukes
Colin Gibson
F. M. Coombs
G. B. Key
Joyce Mansell
Falconbridge
Ont
Jim Cartney
Winnipeg
Wally Jasper
Jerry Smith
Sandy Russell
Gwen Wallace
Glen Sheardown
Harold McConnell
Lawrence Mathison
Joan Miller
Roy Pollock
Jack Yarmy
Jim Baxter
Shirley Allan
Keith Sim
Barry McConnell
Larry Gregory
Doyle Bailey
Bob Westbrook
Oak River
Thomas Thompson
N. A. Curll
A Park
J. Russell
Rene Lepine
F. J. Coombs
Doreen Bullen
Edward
George Duchart
Roy Kerr
Wawa
Bray
Flin Flon
Scott Hammond
Jeffrey
Pincher Creek
Alta
Regina
Gordon Killoh
Brandon
Central Community Centre
Cancer Fund
Vic Lobban
Hamiota
Wesley Robertson
John Stovin
Deloraine
John Fardee
Fred Venables
Fred
Mwn.a
King Edward Hospital
Mr. Bissett
Glenboro
Agnes Pateman
Dot Venables
Stan Taylor
Dianne
Agnes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
Hamiota, Manitoba
Geena
U.S.A
F. S. Venables
Curren
Jack Coombs
Gordon Adams
Zero
Raymond Foxton
Reg Teal
Reg
Fire Department
George Baxter
Manitoba
Glen Gregory
Decker
Crandall
Lou White
Pope
Rossburn
Russell
Dave
Florence Beamish
Weslaco
Texas
Pine-to-Palm
Bill
Elsie Andrew
Ross Robertson
Bruce Lemon
Mary Bull
Ralph Clark
Dugald, Man
Garry Wagner
Winnipeg Jets
Wheaties
Garry
Red McConnell
Free Press
Tom Baron
Weed Meeting
Toronto
Toro
Parkland Parish
Tarbolton
United Church of Canada
Strathclair
Christ Church
Rev
L. E. Daley
Hamiota Pentecostal
P.A.O.C
R. J. Sibley
Kennell & Strange
Kentor
Fred Asselstine
Indian Head
Pruce Asselstine
Shorty Turner
Mrs. Turner
Sherwood
Virden
E. H. Bedford
Agnes Thompson
Broder
Karen Ann Pollock
Kamloops
B.C
Marlene and
Garth Hurt
Donald
Guay McMurachy
Pas
Valerie
Dwight Bohonis
Guy
Manitoba University
Mrs. Wallace Fraser
Drs. Hudson
Hames, Ford, Bain
Hamiota Shoal Lake
Mle Eine
Eeran
Denwal Pharmacy
Rexall Super
Perlmutter Ll.b
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