District Happenings Continues With Local Social Notes
Gregorash returns home after a lengthy hospital stay. Multiple listings note visits by Brandon and Yorkton residents to family in Hamiota and Oak Lake over the weekend. Schmockey night drew a large crowd with an ice show Around the World on Skates and prize winners listed for watches and a blanket set. Oak River Midgets played at Angusville, Hamiota won the B side, and local residents earned jackpots at a Legion bonspiel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiona Perry
Hockey Club
Allan Armstrong
Betty Robe
Alexander
Kim Shaw
Diane Shamray
Jocelyn Hayhurst
Shelley Haggarty
Canesta
Angusville
St. Lazare
St. Lazare Hamiota
Gerald Clark
Winnipeg
Bob Freeman
Legion
Bill Brooks
Hamiota
Frank Hayhurst
Bill Thompson
McConnell
Hazel's Hints: Spring Closet Cleaning Guide
Hazel Mitchell advises starting spring cleaning with a closet audit. Separate wearable garments from worn out items and those needing repair, discarding what lacks value or time for upkeep while preserving pieces that boost confidence and look good.
Obituary for Wilkinson Cochrane at Hamiota 1971
Wilkinson Cochrane died February 24 1971 at Hamiota Hospital after a short illness born at Hamiota 1901 he lived on the Lavinia home farm until 1969 retirement. He leaves wife Elva five daughters and four sons plus a sister and brother and 19 grandchildren. Funeral February 27 at Hamiota United Church with Masonic guard of honor and interment at Hamiota Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota Hospital
Wilkinson Cochrane
Mr. Cochrane
Hamiota
Lavinia
Cochrane
Elva
Joyce
Garth Partridge
Doreen
Don Mennie
Gay
Don Bray
Flin Flon
Aileen
Dave Flint
Vancouver
Velma
Lorne Thomson
Dauphin
Gary
Pope
Maurice
Neepawa
Neville
Fred
Bindless
Alberta
Dassie
Bert
Niagra Falls
Roy
Manitoba
Masonic Lodge
Hamiota United Church
Campbell
Ralph Clark
Gordon Killoh
Jim Killoh
Harvey Skinner
Jack Houck
George Brown
Bert Knight
Elgin McConnell
Bob McConnell
Raymond Foxton
Jamie Jamieson
Elmer Johns
Jimmy Anderson
Hamiota Cemetery
Oak River W I Plans Golden Anniversary Event
The Oak River W I held its March 4 1971 meeting with 14 members and 2 visitors present. Plans are under way for the Golden Anniversary of Oak River W I on June 12 1971. Mrs Wm Cantelon will collect books for the Children s Hospital Book Market to aid research on childhood diseases. Mrs W White will organize canvassing for the Cancer Drive and attends a special Ottawa meeting March 15 1971. She was named one of five Manitoba voting delegates to the ACWW Conference in Oslo Norway in August. A Norway program was presented by Mrs Stan Henry with slides shown by Mrs White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak River
W. I
Wm Cantelon
Childrens’ Hospital
W. White
United Nations
Manitoba
Ottawa
White
Current Comments Continued Local Thoughts and Quotes
A reader notes neighbors rising with alarm clocks, plus Grace Morris shares more gems. The column recalls 1970s independence Fiji and Hamberger’s ulcer description, with quotes from Elbert Hubbard and others. It cites Banting Best memories, quotes about teachers, and the Women’s Liberation movement’s local reaction.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ken Moore
Jim Mundell
Danny Ramsey
W. E Henry
Oak Lake
George Hupka
Hazel
By Hazel Mitchell
Extension Home Economist
Jerry Stebelski
Shoal Lake
Man
Hamiota / Shoal Lake Area
Brown’s Electric & Plumbing
Charles Bell
Wheat City
11Th Street
Brandon
RFD
Heart Foundation
J. J. Ward
Slims
C. Burt
Norway
Stan Henry
Alex Baxter
North Vancouver
Grace Morris
The
Park Lodge
Fiji
George Erhard Hamberger
Dr. Banting
Dr. Best
Ontario
Beeton
Tecumseth
Simcoe
Barrie
Ernie Dixon
Wilbert Irwin
Bradford
Best
Elbert Hubbard
Mary Bull
Charlie Knight
New Women’s Liberation Movement
Hamiota Beauty Shoppe
Regional Development Corporation
Manitoba Government Regional Development Branch
Manitoba Department of Industry & Commerce
Leonard S. Evans
Leonard Remis
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