Oak River District News Highlights and Local Greetings
Get well wishes go to May Nicholson in Brandon General Hospital and Fred Myirea in Hamiota Hospital. Don Rothney of Winnipeg visited Clair Sparling over the weekend. The Old-time dance group held its second session on Tuesday and no more members can be accepted for this spring session. Lizzie Morcom and Bill Davidson of the Oak River Friendship Club won the Seniors Cribbage play-downs at Lenore on March 1. Mrs Alice Bowen traveled with her granddaughter and husband to Carman to spend the weekend at Georgina Green’s home. Welcome back to Mrs Dottie Robbins, home after months with daughter Lena McDougall in Victoria B C, en route via Calgary to visit grandson Dwayne Hutchings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Nicholson
Brandon General Hospital
Fred Myirea
Hamiota Hospital
Don Rothney
Winnipeg
Clair Sparling
Lizzie Morcom
Bill Davidson
Oak River Friendship Club
Lenore
Alice Bowen
Bill Devins
Saltcoats
Saskatchewan
Carman
Georgina Green
Dottie Robbins
Lena McDougall
Victoria
B.C
Dwayne Hutchings
Calgary
Oak River Ladies Bonspiel Winners Named
The Oak River Ladies Bonspiel held February 18 to 20 crowned winners across three events. First event victors were Mary Taylor Hamiota Sheila Campbell Hamiota Vickie McGhee Hamiota and Sharon Wolstenholme Rivers. Second event champs were Darlene Reid Oak River Maxine Shamray Oak River Nicki Hrabek Oak River and Edith Caldwell. Third event winners were Louissa Giesbrecht Brandon Belinda Simon Oak River Mavis Smith Hamiota Ivy Heapy Oak River. The club thanks all who contributed or assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak River
Mary Taylor
Hamiota
Shiela Campbell
Vickie McGhee
Sharon Wolstenholme
Rivers
Darlene Reid
Maxine Shamray
Nicki Hrabek
Edith Caldwell
Louissa Giesbrecht
Brandon
Belinda Simon
Mavis Smith
Ivy Heapy
Oak River Ladies Curling Club
Blanshard R.M. Prepares Centennial Plans for 1984
The Blanshard R.M. centennial committee met chaired by Mary Sclater with members including Myrtle White and Edith Kerr. They announced a logo competition due March 24 across four papers and set Blanshard Centennial Days for July 14 to 16 1984 with a 100 years special. Ward reps for the History Update committee were named and urged residents to mark the dates and attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanshard R.M
Mary Sclater
Myrtle White
Mary Bladwin
Edith Kerr
Sylvia Shaw
Audrey Peters
Grace McTavish
Dick Heapy
Ted Coulson
Blanshard
Charlotte Heapy
Helen Cantelon
George Creighton
Peggy Longstaffe
Phyllis Greenaway
Evelyn Moffat
Kenton District News Family Visits and Funeral Notice
Snow Lake residents Mr and Mrs Kevin Lief visited with Mr and Mrs Lorne Gompf and Shannon over the February weekend. Bill Wilson spent a day in Winnipeg. Sympathy to Mr and Mrs Ab Airey on the death of brother in law Bill Woods of Brandon, funeral at Rosewood Chapel 11:00 a.m. Saturday February 26, burial Rosewood Gardens. The Woods family moved to Kenton in 1939 then Rivers in 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kevin Lief
Snow Lake
Lorne Gompf
Shannon
Bill Wilson
Winnipeg
Ab Airey
Bill Woods
Brandon
Rosewood Chapel
Rosewood Gardens
Garth Woods
Kenton
Rivers
Walter
Carroll Hunt
Kenton School
Oak River Ladies Auxiliary Meeting Report
Oak River Legion Ladies Auxiliary met on March 2 with Alice Dowalatak in the chair. They planned a $200 donation to the men and discussed the annual bonspiel for March 14. Dowalatak and Gladys Cowan will attend the 2 A Zone district meeting in Oak Lake on March 21. One sympathy card and five get well cards were sent. meeting adjourned with the men joining for lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak River
Oak River Legion Ladies Auxiliary
Alice Dowalatak
Gladys Cowan
Oak Lake
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Oak River District News
Wenda Mathison
Sheila McMillan
Karen Martin
Roberta Ramsey
Merle Argue
Debbie Beverly
Blanshard Centennial
Louisa Giesbrecht
Kenton District News
Norma Gray
Oak River Ladies Auxiliary
M. D. Butcher & Associates
Notaries Public
P.O. Box
Birtie
Manitoba
Morrison D. Butcher
Woody Langford
Esso
Birtle
Imperial
D. D. Greenwood
Imperial Oil Limited
Portage Avenue West
Hollow Mug
Las Vegas
Rock City
Wellington
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