Hamiota Art Club 25th Anniversary Show and Tea
The Hamiota Art Club held its 25th Anniversary Art Show and Tea on May 7 with 195 signing the guest book. It traced the club’s start by four women painting together, named early leaders, and noted current and former members plus wood carvings by Robert Wrightson. The event honored Mary Coupland and Eileen Bailey and listed 16 members from Hamiota Kenton Oak River Rivers Arrow River Miniota Harding and Binscarth. Raffle winners were Ina Hyndman Ruby Gray and Mae Lints. The club invites new members and acknowledges local support.
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Hamiota Art Club
Bessie Houck
Shelley Wales
Eileen Strickland
Ann Perlmutter
Robert Wrightson
Oak River
Mary Coupland
Eileen Bailey
Hamiota
Kenton
Rivers
Arrow River
Miniota
Harding
Binscarth
Ina Hyndman
Ruby Gray
Mae Lints
Alternative Education Centre discussed by Board
A Virden Employment Skills Centre representative spoke at the Birdtail River School Division board meeting on May 11 about an Alternative Education Centre for students at risk and adults seeking grade 12. The board accepted May Wady’s resignation effective June 30, 1994 and supported Rodney Snow’s request to attend a plumbing course.
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Virden Employment Skills Centre Inc
Birdtail River
Brent Fitzpatrick
May Wady
Birtle
Rodney Snow
Board of Trustees
Manitoba Association of School Trustees
Gorden
Speeding crackdown planned across Manitoba province
Police forces across the province will enforce a two week speeding campaign from May 16 to end May in partnership with the Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation. The effort aims to cut injuries and deaths caused by excessive speed using new laser and radar equipment. Jim Kingdon notes speeding can be deadly, citing 1992 data of 30 deaths and over 2,400 injuries from speed related crashes.
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RCMP
Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation
Jim Kingdon
Manitoba Public Insurance Road Safety Manager
Hamiota Collegiate Plans May Meeting on Courses
Hamiota Collegiate will host a May 19 meeting at 7 00 p m in the library for adults seeking to continue or supplement education. Teleconference information on Collegiate, Independent Study, and Distance Education courses will be provided, along with Manitoba university offerings. Discussion may cover community based courses and travel by an instructor to Hamiota.
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Hamiota Collegiate
Manitoba
Hamiota