Manitoba curling year marks first Briar win in nine years
The 1965 Manitoba curling scene shines with Terry Braunstein and Winnipeg crew clinching their first Briar in nine years. Peggy Casselman leads the Ladies crown as Bouchy and Taylor advance in mixed and Legion events. Locally Oak River hosts high school provincial curling with Doug Campbell of Flin Flon winning after a 425 mile drive. A lively town column notes letters from Winisk and humorous items on birds, phones, and community life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Terry Braunstein
Winnipeg
Peggy Casselman
Bouchy
Taylor
Legion
Wally Jasper
Murray Zuk
Roy Pollock
Jim Mathison
Nellie Woods
Doug Campbell
Flin Flon
Bob Turnbull
Winisk
Mid-Canada
Bob
James Bay
George Campbell
St James
Church Notices Hamiota and Let Us Worship March 14 1965
Sunday services listed for Hamiota United Church and Owlarner Decker churches with minister names R E Clark A McColl and times 11 00 a m 12 10 p m 2 00 p m and 1 30 p m participation including Junior Sunday School Senior Sunday School and communal worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota United Church
R. E. Clark
Strathclair
Christ Church Hamiota
W. D. Smith
Hamiota Baptist Fellowship Fraternal Hall
C. Davie
Rivers Sunday School
Local oddities and community notes from March
March items report Art Heise of Isabella near a revolutionized crop idea with two long germination shoots found in coal bin wheat kernels. The Decker Waskada hockey game brings mayor Bill Miller’s on-ice slip up to light, with a loud expletive heard. Communities share curling results, awards, and local humor, including 4-H toast, highway etiquette woes, and a crow sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decker
Art Heise
Isabella
Art
Pitlochry
Bill Miller
John Law
Brian Sytnyk
McConnell
Brian
Wes Turnbull
Wes
Hamiota Ladies' Bonspiel Opens With 37 Rinks
Local event starts Monday morning with 37 rinks in the Hamiota Bonspiel. A Winnipeg wedding on March 6 unites Mr. and Mrs Bill Grant, while Mr. and Mrs Gordon Adams and Jim Grant plan West Coast holidays. The Fraternal Hall hosts a Whist Drive with 17 tables and prizes for top players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota
Bill Grant
Winnipeg
Gordon Adams
Jim Grant
West Coast
Amy Grant
Louise Baillie
Foresters
Rebekah’s
D. Roberts
Rivers
Ross Robertson
A. W. Kirk
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hamiota Echo
Canada
U.S.A
F. S. Venables
Jack Coombs
Churchill Hospital
Bruce Paterson
Ron McConnell
Norm Little
Joe Sytnyk
Jimmy Anderson
U. K
Roy Kirk
Miami Florida
Frank
Lena Driver
Queen Mary
Alex Pehowich
Lyla Joanne
Peter Kryshewsky
George Duchart
John McGhee
Oak River
RCMP
Lorne Wagner
Ross Fraser
Wagner
Lorne
Harvey Brown
Oarner United Church
United Church of Canada
Art Dixon
Oakner
Ham
Ontario
A. Man
Hamilton
Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
E. Myers
John
Max McConnell
Saskatoon
Maureen
Drs. Hudson, Hames, Gellatly & Stern
RED Cross
Birtle Hotel
Miniota
Brandon
Hamiota Exchange
Don Gregory
Earl Gregory
J. M. Williams
B. P. Strickland
General Insurance & Real Estate
Cec’s Barber Shop
Cecil Cormack
James H. Gradwell
Darroch
Electric
Oak River Man
John Smyth
Duncan’s
Doak, Buckingham, Presley & CO
Credit Union
Virden
Imperial Life
Ken Drozda
McConnell Bros
Hamiocte
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