Ursel Wins A Group Cash Spiel at Hamiota Curling Club
Ursel and Wayne Mor lead the A Group to victory as Mor row, Morley Hanford and Ross Murdock defeat Jim Williamson’s Roseland quartet in the final. Ed Shamray’s Oak River foursome take the B Group title with a 100 dollar prize after beating Williamson’s B squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Ursel
Wayne Morrow
Morley Hanford
Ross Murdock
Hamiota Curling Club
Jim Williamson
Roseland
Williamson
John
Mickey Carlyle
Mel Logan
Ed Shamray
Oak River
Jack Hume
Fred Glint
Bob Hopley
Walter Lipscombe
Shamray
Nels Kreager
Bruce Hudson
Norval Brooks
Hamiota Protest Over Gimli Bantam Final
Hamiota protests its provincial bantam AB hockey final loss to Gimli after Gimli allegedly used three players from Teulon. Manager Harvey E Brown cites CAHA rule interpretations and calls for action while noting Teulon is 29 miles from Gimli. Brown reports contacting Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association officials seeking clarity and fair play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota
Gimli
Lake Winnipeg
Harvey E. Brown
Teulon
Brown
Harry Foxton
Earl Dawson
Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association
CAHA
Laurie Artist
Stonewall
Toulon
Birtle Presbytery Executive Meet Sets Plans
Mrs Gordon Long led the Birtle Presbyterial Unit ed Church Women executive in Strathclair on March 25 1963. Minutes note interim by laws work, a new Hand Book, committee updates and planned counseling sessions. Camp Wasaga supplies and tea towels are sought from locals with volunteers invited. Mrs Dixon Hamida joined the Conference Committee on Community Friendship and Visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Long
Birtle Presbyterial United Church Women
Strathclair
McFarland
Cardale
Long
George Armitage
Foxwarren
Camp Wasaga
F. A. Dixon
Hamida
Skunk Raid Ends in Dead Skunk at Oakner Home
Ernie Bittner of Oakner who works for the C N R uses RAID to evict a skunk that slept beside the stove pipe after entering through an open door. The animal dies by nightfall, leaving Ernie to joke about endorsing the product and lavender scents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Skunk
Ernie
Mr. Skink
Shilo Spring Bonspiel Opens at Camp Shilo
The Shilo Curling Club hosts Western Manitoba's premier event starting Saturday March 30. Ninety six rinks from forty five Manitoba communities Saskatchewan and Saint Paul Minnesota compete over a week with 16 rinks daily and finals on April 6. Ken McConnell Pilot Mound and Norm Houck Winnipeg return as top contenders for the Unicome Storage Trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Shilo
Western Manitoba
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
St. Paul
Minnesota
Ken McConnell
Pilot Mound
Norm Houck
Winnipeg
Shilo
From Gimli to Hamiota: Local Sports Weekend Roundup
Gimli tops Hamiota 4 3 on heavy ice as players improvise swimming strokes. Referees late for the third straight game. Stan Lee Pollock scores twice and Dick Coombs once for Gimli. Juveniles eye a league finish with Minnedosa while Maitland Trophy games and school playoffs loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gimli Hamiota
Red Cross
Gimli
Hamiota
Lee Pollock
Dick Coombs
Don Pittendreigh
Don Coombs
M.A.H.A
Hamiota Ab’s
Bb’s
Minnedosa
Black Hawks
Maurice Turner
Arthur Brethour
Wheat Kings
Norval Brooks
Dot McConnell
Jean Morton
Mary McNaught
Marion Hodge
Melville
Hugh Lawson
Keith Ritchie
Bill Montgomery
Lanny Westwood
Maureen Baillie
Shirley Pedlow
Linda Kidd
Barbara Whyte
Carol Brooks
Judy Richardson
Barbara McLaren
Phyllis Pollock
Judy Richardson Continued Her Much Improved Play of Late. Peep
Leafs
Canadiens
Wings
Hawks
Davey Moore
Manitoba Winter Fair highlights run April 1–5 full program
The Manitoba Winter Fair runs April 1 to 5 with daily cattle and horse judging and sales. Highlights include steer and beef calf scrambles, futurity cattle, sale bulls, bred sow and shorthorn Angus sales, and the Champion Six Horse Team. Grasshopper control meetings follow, plus a Swine Buildings tour on April 9 from Hamiota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Labatt
Buddy Heaton
Canada Department of Agriculture
Miniota
Hamiota
Crandall 4-H Potato and Garden Club Reorganizes
The Crandall 4-H Potato and Garden Club reorganized in January electing Ron Rudd as president Harry Andrew as vice president Sharon Henderson as secretary Edith Ariss as treasurer and Bob Henderson as reporter. The club sent participants to a February district amateur event at Crandall and held a March bonspiel with eight rinks. Barry Angus won first in the Challenge Jim Ridley took second while Les Rankin and Mick Steen claimed Consolation prizes. Potatoes are ordered and Norlands will be grown again this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crandall
Barry Angus
Jim Ridley
Les Rankin
Oakner
Mick Steen
Norlands
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ursel
Jim Duncan
Kreager
Parker
Gilbert Plains
Don Duguid
George Glazier
Ken Peirce
Ken Charleton
Lipscombe
Duguid
Garth Strachan
Hudson
Birtle Presbytery
TNS
M. Deveson
Manitou
St. Leon
Crandall 4-H Potato and Garden Club
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