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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 13, 1975
Page
1
The Hospital Auxiliary held its February 28 meeting in the Board Room with 10 districts represented. Minutes were read and adopted. the treasurer reported 797.62 in balance. March book cart duty assigned to Kenton. Diabetic Clinic volunteer changes noted.
Hamiota Lions Club raised about 500 dollars for community betterment with a power toboggan safari from Hamiota to Kenton Harding Oak River and back. Twenty six teams started at 1 pm with five checkpoints and lunch stop. three oil firms supplied fuel and four trophies were awarded to Ralph Shiene Charlie Bell Paul Robinson and Mrs Lillian Wilson.
HAMIOTA The Birdtail River Fine Arts Festival will run April 15 to 18, 1975 in Hamiota with competitive and non competitive classes in community choirs pianoforte instrumental folk and square dancing gymnastics percussion and recorder bands original compositions and art and crafts display. Adjudicators include Mrs. Rhonda Sanderson for piano and choirs Mr J W Mendenhall for instrumental and Mrs G Boux for folk and square dancing.
About 75 members from Anglican United and Pentecostal congregations met at Christ Church on March 7 to mark World Day of Prayer. Organist K Castle led music and guest Barbara Paterson spoke on the theme Become Perfectly One. An offering of 55.69 was sent to the Women's Inter-Church Council of Canada for summer Christian projects.
A Crandall A meeting of the Birdtail River School Division Board of Trustees was held. Members discussed district governance and upcoming agendas affecting students and staff. The session covered budget considerations and policy updates.
The Women's Institute met at Mrs Olive Newton's on March 4 with six members. A special meeting is set for March 25 at Mrs Nora McConnell's to finalize plans for the April 19 Country Fair. The Avril meeting is March 8 at Mrs Mabel Wright's. Driftywood display by Mrs Mary Courland and Maple Teaf quilt sale at the fair. A Quilt Quiz occurred and Mrs Mabel Wright won the monthly raffle.
The Hamiota District Health Centre credits local community support for major 1974 upgrades including a cardiac monitor, four beds, and various equipment funded by donations. About $6,043 came from individuals, groups, business donors, and the Health Centre Auxiliary with a portion from In Memoriam gifts. Memorial names rose by thirty-three, while acknowledgments honored Ladies Auxiliaries, Women’s Institutes, and local lodges.
The article highlights community assistance in health programs through time donations and enthusiasm. It stresses adapting health messages to local input, improving nutrition, hazard awareness, and habit changes to keep health assets strong. A correction is noted about metric conversion errors in a separate topic.
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