Manitoba 1981 Provincial Rural High School Basketball Championships
The 1981 C and B divisions of Manitoba Rural High School basketball crown champions mid March. C championships run March 13 14 in Portage la Prairie with 21 teams total. girls play Arthur Meighen Collegiate and boys Crescentview School. B championships March 19 21 at Lockport and Selkirk with 20 teams. convenor Peter Gerbrandt. Last year’s C girls Hamiota and C boys Sprague won. B boys Dauphin and B girls Westgate Mennonite captured titles.
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Winnipeg
Portage la Prairie
Arthur Meighen Collegiate
Crescentview School
Court Reyda
St. Paul’s
Elie
Hamiota
Sprague
Arborg
Selkirk
Lockport Junior High School
Selkirk Regional School
Peter Gerbrandt
Farmers' Revolt a Success in Hamiota Play
About 700 residents enjoyed Manitoba Theatre Centre's 1837: The Farmers' Revolt on March 2. Five performers captivated the audience with rapid character changes, standout vignettes, and strong musical interludes as they dramatized the Upper Canada Rebellion and the era of the Family Compact.
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Manitoba Theatre Centre
Upper Canada
Tom Anniko
Alexe Duncan
Robb Paterson
Brian Paul
Chick Reid
Mother England
Toronto
Niagara
Canada
Search Underway for Miss Manitoba 1981 Pageant
The 1981 Miss Manitoba pageant search is underway with chairman Rudy Boivin inviting talented single young women aged 19 to 23 as of September 1 1981 and residents of Manitoba for at least one year to enter.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Rudy Boivin
Mayer Secures Assurance on Garrison Project Priority
Ottawa MP Charlie Mayer of Portage Marquette asks Prime Minister to raise the Garrison Diversion Project during Reagan visit. House passes motion criticizing U S funding decisions. New $4 million funding approved amid concerns of water pollution impacting Manitoba.
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Ottawa
Charlie Mayer
Portage- Marquette
Garrison
Reagan
House
Jack Marta
Lisgar
Washington
Mayer
Manitoba
North Dakota
Health Centre Auxiliary meets with fundraising notes and donations
The Health Centre Auxiliary opened with a prayer led by Pres Ruth McConnell. Districts represented 16. Donations included 8 bed socks 2 padded coathangers and snacks. Lion’s Telethon grant 3700 for an infant resuscitator. January total donations 335.95 and 254 pints donated with 275 volunteers.
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Ruth McConnell
Griffin
Brandon General Hospital
Ethel Bates
Eleanor Sedgwick
Red Cross Society
Red Cross Blood Services
P.C
Wimp
Jean McKinnon
Lion’s
Kenton
Oak River
Hamiota
Harding
Cardale
Lavinia
Crandall
Chumah
Oakner
Scotia
Beulah
Shoal Lake
Isabella
Miniota
McConnell
Oakburn
Bradwardine
Decker
Strathclair
Lenore
Arrow River
Virden
Binscarth
Quadra
Three Manitoba Communities Get Centennial Grants
Manitoba grants totaling 12164 aid three communities in their Centennial Year. Woodworth receives 2550 in population 1275, Gimli 3318 in population 1659, Morris 6296 in population 3148.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Doug Gourlay
Woodworth
Gimli
Morris
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Dauphin
Selkirk Royals
Westgate Mennonite
Boissevain
Robb Patterson
Midwest
Montgomery's Tavern
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