United Church Variety Concert in Miniota Nets $950
The New United Church Ways and Means Committee hosted a Friday April 19 event at the Miniota Community Centre with Rev. Andrew Comar as MC. Performers included the Miniota School Glee Club, local bands, choirs, a comedy sketch, and several vocal duets, concluding with God Save the Queen. Donations totaled $950 to support church fixtures and furnishings.
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Miniota
Ways and Means Committee of
The
New United Church
M.C
Andrew Comar
O’ Canada
Glee Club
Linda Clark
Tom
Michael Ellerington
Jim Kirton
Elwin Asseltine
Michael
Jim
Elwin
Sylvia
Rockey
Kyla Cornish
Hearts
Wendy Leland
Trudy Watters
God Save the Queen
Ways and Means
Our
Local Women Honoured In Westman Awards Night
The Brandon YWCA hosted a Women of Distinction Awards Night for Westman Area on April 24. Of fifty six nominations eight women were chosen across eight categories. Vi Smith won Arts and Lorna Robertson won Sports Leisure with honorable mentions for Nork Kirk and Lena Robinson.
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Hamiota
Brandon Ywca
Westman Area
Hamiota Business Club
Vi Smith
Lorna Robertson
Nork Kirk
Lena Robinson
Seniors Hear About Traveling Salesmen Scams in Hamiota
Constable Cronkite and Rev. Tom Delgaty staged a skit at the Hamiota Community Centre on April 23 to warn seniors about hard sell contracts. The audience enjoyed a school chorus, then card bingo, as the senior citizens council hosted the event.
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Hamiota
Cronkite
Hamiota Detachment R.C.M.P
Hamiota Community Centre
Tom Delgaty
Constable Cronkite
Harvey Brown
Vi Smith
Hamiota Senior Citizen’s Council
University of Manitoba awards Certificates of Merit in 1985
At the 77th Diploma Course in Agriculture commencement in Pembina Hall on April 19 1985 Wilfred James of Transcona and John L Rankin of Hamiota received Certificates of Merit from Dr Arnold Naimark President of the University of Manitoba. Rankin's citation notes his Diploma in Agriculture 1940 Governor General Medal for general proficiency 1940 long service with 4-H and local bodies and leadership in church schools and civic groups.
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Hamiota
University of Manitoba
Wilfred James
Transcona
John L. Rankin
Arnold Naimark
Pembina Hall
James
Rankin
Governor General’s
4-H Club
Hamiota Agricultural Society
Hamiota Consumers Co-operative
Hamiota Pool Elevator
Manitoba Society of Seniors
Health program highlighted by Ben Kroeker
Deloraine area board heard Grade 6 teacher Sandra Dixon present an intermediate health program. The course covers lifestyles problem solving in well being and how ads appeal to youth plus drugs from nicotine caffeine to alcohol. Dixon demonstrated materials and a tar cigarette device and noted moral discussions and small group work usually yield upright outcomes.
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Deloraine
Antler River
Sandra Dixon
Dixon
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Hamiota, Manitoba
United Church
Neil Rowan
Margaret Leary
Kay Grant
Shears
Vreneh
Sylvia Hanlin
Andrew
Lorraine Comar
St. Francis
Fred Bowles
Bill Leary
Doreen Clark
Anglican Church
Galilee
Lynn Cornish
Rita
Lyanna Armitage
Mardelle
Ginger Reid
By Ben Kroeker
Deloraine Times and Star
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