Birdtail River School Division Plans School Closures and Transfers
Board of Birdtail River School Division No 38 met March 21 1968 with trustees present. They approved minutes, received correspondence, and decided to close Education Point Verity and Harding schools by June 30 1968 with students reassigned to Kenton Elementary. They also planned a sale of Rothsay School buildings and appointed staff and committee changes.
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Birdtail River
Shoal Lake
Gordon Waddell
K. Rapley
Education Point
Verity
Harding
Kenton
Figure Skating Club Holds Meeting in Hamiota
The Hamiota Figure Skating Club met at the rink to form a new committee for fall. Ann Pertmutter was elected President, Lena Robinson Vice President, Sonja Gregory Dawn Dunn as Secretaries Treasurer, with Heather Houck as Teacher.
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Hamiota
Ann Pertmutter
Lena Robinson
Sonja Gregory
Dawn Dunn
Heather Houck
Carnival Winners at Decker Community Rink Parade
The Decker Community Rink carnival on Monday March 18 awarded first and second prizes across many age groups. Winners include Pre School Girls Beth Johns Sandy Gregory Maureen Stewart Bonnie McWhirter and Pre School Boys Kelvin Reid Marion Fleming Sheldon Lavinaway Tommy Wyburn.
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Clayton Rosenberger
Russell Anderson
Janice Lief
Sherree Maynes
Kurt Little
Larry McWhirter
Calvin Strachan
Cameron Gregory
Larry
Cameron Schweitzer
Brenda Deutsch
Wanda Sunley
Hesther Brooks
Connie Davis
Fancy
Brent Lints
Murray Strachan
Plaine Little
Paris Fancy
Wendy Cochran
Heather Brooks
Jackie Bailey
Debby Sunley
Linda Sunley
Barbara Lints
Cheryl Decker
Wade Little
Greg Little
Legion Bonspiel At Community Rink Winners Named
The annual Legion bonspiel was held at the Community Rink on Saturday March 23. Ron Stewart’s rink won the first event, Lloyd Stewart’s won the second, and Don Gregory’s rink took the second prize. Rinks consisted of Legion members and their families. Participants enjoyed the day.
Hospital Aid Meeting Reports Hospital Improvements
The HAMIOTA Ladies Aid met in the Community Room with eight districts represented. Minutes adopted. Expenses $6.15, ledger balance $813.32. Purchases included 6 hot glass tumblers and an electric tea kettle for the hospital kitchen. The group notes $25,000 spent on the hospital from 1955 to 1957 and records February 1 admissions, births, deaths, treatments, operations, blood use, and laundry. A June 28 dinner features speaker Nan Murphy on the Status of Women. Plans for a new Senior Citizens Home include 19 single units and 1 double, with caretaker living quarters. The Fraternal hall is reserved for May 8 for the hospital tea. The meeting closes with Mizpah.
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Hamiota
Ladies Aid
Hedley
Holland
Red Cross
Us of
E. A. Dixon
W I Meet McConnell Opens With Red Cross Drive
The W I met in Community Hall on Tuesday March 19 with 8 members and 2 visitors. The Creed minutes and treasurer’s report were reviewed. Correspondence was dealt with and the Red Cross canvass organized for the district. Mrs Inza Pollock won the monthly draw. Lunch followed.
Story of Manitoba Weekly Newspapers published for centennial
Premier Walter Weir praised The Story of Manitoba's Weekly Newspapers as an outstanding centennial project. The 672 page history covers 105 years from 1859 to 1964 and profiles 59 rural papers with notes and anecdotes, with 2000 copies printed in hard and soft covers for sale now.
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Manitoba
Walter Weir
Gildas Molgat
A. R. Paulley
W. H. Vopni
Eugene Derksen
Manitoba Weekly Newspapers Association
H. H. Franklin
Donalda Block
Donald Street
Winnipeg
Association
A. M. Pratt
Mnitoba
Red River
Nor'western
Manitoba Weekly Newspapers
M.W.N.A
Canada
Major Pratt
Manitoba School Journal
Gil Molgat
Hamiota Hosts Foresters Provincial Curling Finals
The Hamiota event crowns Manitoba and N W Ontario contenders in ladies and mens divisions. Joan Mogk of Minto will represent Manitoba in the ladies, Mort Bray of Brandon in the mens. Six ladies rinks and six mens rinks competed from Strathclair Minto Killarney Portage Beausejour and Fort William. Banquet and dance followed. teams head to Chilliwack for Dominion Finals March 30 31. Assembly Curling Committee thanks Court Hamiota No 367 for support.
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Manitoba
N. W. Ontario
Joan Mogk
Minto
Mort Bray
Brandon
Strathclair
Killarney
Portage
Beausejour
Fort William
Hamiota
Pilot Mound
Chilliwack
Assembly Curling Committee
Court Hamiota No. 367
Oak River Bantam Boys win Manitoba title at Selkirk
Oak River BantamBBs captured the M A H A Trophy by beating Gimli 18 to 7 in Selkirk on Sunday March 24 after a 28 game season in which they lost only one. The victory came after a strong second and third period showing at Oak River Memorial rink opened March 23.
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Oak River Bb’s
M.A.H.A
Bantam BB
Gimli Bb’s
Selkirk
Gimli
Oak River
Oak River Memorial
Hamiota
Foxwarren
Bowsman
Minnedosa
Snow Lake
Bill Haggerty
Scott Thompson
Bill Haggarty
Verne Davidson
Melvin Sebaski
Murray Kirkpatrick
Donald Walden
Bob Bray
Frank Hyndman
John Paddock
Greg Thompson
Brent Haggarty
L R. Donald Olmstead
Jack Martynuk
Brian Bridgeman
Ronald Sclater
Wayne Ramsay
Hamiota 4-H Club Girls Entertain at Women's Institute
Four 4-H Club girls presented at the Hamiota Womens Institute on March 5 in the community room. They spoke on Manitoba hobbies and did piano solos. The meeting approved minutes, noted donations to arthritis society and agricultural society, and planned an April 22 4-H Achievement Night.
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Hamiota
Hamiota Womens Institute
Sharon Carlson
Manitoba
Gail Nesbitt
Ilene Johnston
Carolyn Gregory
F. Brooks
Wallace
W. Grey
Harrison
Canadian
Arthritis and Rheumatism Society
The
Agricultural Society
North
Yukon
Florence Eadie
Red Cross
Elaine McConnell Leads 4-H Inter District Winner at Crandall
Elaine McConnell of the McConnell Calf Club earned first place in the Hamiota Shoal Lake inter district contest with a talk on Walt Disney, earning a provincial semifinal berth in Winnipeg this July. Kim McConnell was runner-up. Lucille Goodwin represented Miniota Sewing Club.
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Elaine McConnell
McConnell
Walt Disney
Hamiota-Shoal Lake
Elaine
Winnipeg
Kim McConnell
McConnell Club
Kim
Foster Hewitt
Crandall
Lucille Goodwin
Lucille
Miniota Sewing Club
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Birdtail River S. D
Hamilton, Hunt and Potter
Edna Morcom
Norman E. Reimer
Architectural Service
R. E. Williams
Transportation Committee
Charlie Randell
Pose
Rothsay
Nan Murphy
W.I. Meet
Manitoba Weeklies
Premier Weir
Molgat
Paulley
Standing Left
Portage la Prairie
Steinbach
Foresters
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