Prairie hospitality brings refugees and community fundraising
Prairie residents welcomed Croatian and Bosnian families in Biggar Boissevain and Dauphin through local church and refugee committees. Volunteers from the Kipling Lions salvaged 180 km of power poles in a 180 km job finished after 800 hours, earning 21000 dollars split for a rink, pool, and golf course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biggar
Elks Hall
Knezevic
Croatia
Boissevain
Latif
Senada Traljesic
Bosnia
Mennonite Brethren Church
Dauphin
First United Church
Toques
Kipling Lions
Hamiota hosts Provincial A Girls Basketball Title
Pilot Mound won the 1996 Provincial A Girls Basketball Championship by one point over Boissevain at Hamiota. Treherne finished third with Hamiota fourth and St Laurent taking the Consolation. All stars named Glenda Follis Tracey Sterling Angie Chinner Tracy Campbell Tammy Mahon MVP Tanya Beech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota Collegiate
Split Lake
Sprague
Treherne
Pilot Mound
St. Laurent
Grandview
Boissevain
Hamiota
Glenda Follis
Tracey Sterling
Angie Chinner
Tracy Campbell
Tammy Mahon
Tanya Beech
al Robertson
Dan Therrien
Tom Sedgwick
Manitoba High School Athletic Association
Carey Lasuik
Dennis Robinson
David Ducharme
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Fred McGuinness
By Scott Lints
Dylan Davison
Manitoba Milk Producers
Sealtest Milk Products
Converse
Cantel, Spalding
Hamiota Collegiate Student Council
Hamiota Village Council
Royal Bank, Credit Union
Tj’s Convenience Store
T&d Restaurant
Vincent’s Place
Campbell Flowers
Armstrong Agencies
Country Crocus Bake Shop
Countryside Trenching
Pepsi
Rossburn
Scott Lints
Brad Hamilton
David Humble
W. Smith
Mathison
al Gordon
Wayne Hyde
Kanski
Prawdzik
Ms. Hales
Robinson
Wadena
Canada
Fred Quincke
Star City
Fred
U. of Saskatchewan
Jamie Gibson
Grenfellow
Jamie
Lynn
Danielle
Saskatoon
Kinsmen Foundation
Esso Petroleum Canada and Associates
Esso
Brandon Winter Fair
Daniel Maynes
Decker
Redfern Farm Services
Brandon
Esso Petroleum
Daniel
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