Arrow River community updates and hospital news
A Mother's Day gathering at Prime Tyme Restaurant included Otte Wallace Gabrielle Kevin and families from Virden and Oak Lake with visitors from Hamiota and The Pas. Arrow River Ladies group met at Mae's home with nine. plans for two showers May 30 and June 7 were announced while hall cleanup May 25. Murray Carnegie returned home from hospital. Damien Mowez visited from Virden with Gardhams. Jaine Mowez had throat surgery in Brandon. George and Lil Gardham visited Brandon for a 50 year nursing graduation event.
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Otte
Wallace Gabrielle
Kevin
Virden
Fred Taylor
Oak Lake
Murray
Lori Lockhart
Hamiota
Ivy Lockhart
Arrow River
Mae
Wendy Leland
Donnaham
Birch Lodge
Arrow River Hall
Lori Watters
Nancy Leland
Murray Carnegie
Damien Mowez
Grandma
Gardham
Jaine Mowez
Brandon General
George
Lil Gardham
Brandon
Canals
Heather LaFontaine
Nikki
Lei-Anne
Troy
Pas
Community News Highlights From Virden Area
District happenings report visits by Jan Carnegie and others to the Carnegie household. Birch Lodge residents enjoy sunshine, ice cream and music with Ed Waltham. A walking program starts Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Alzheimer Memory Walk planned for June 10 with a police escort and Hamiota School Band. Mayme Hirst, Elayne Shier, and others noted. Sweet Debut Choir wins Gold at Vancouver festival. Local library spring rotations. births announced including Tyler Glen, and golf cart shed under construction at the course.
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Birch Lodge
Ed Waltham
Miniota
Joan Shaw
Gladys Kirk
Mary Strachan
U.C.W
Lilac
Hamiota
Tricia Finnie
Kenton
Tricia
Darlene Long
Regina
Mayme Hirst
Selkirk
Mayme
Elayne Shier
Winnipeg
Sweet
Virden
Vancouver
B.C
University of British Columbia
Franklin
Kay Brooks
Mel
Sheila Harper
Todd
Tanis Loran
Austin
Brandon
Hanna
Alberta
Ethel Robertson
Lorraine Miller
St. Lazare
Deloraine
Winter Texan editor recalls a child's troubling holiday tale
A Winter Texan submits a story from a pupil describing grandparents with mental disability slurs, tin huts, a wrecked hall, and a doll house guard. The tale portrays a park setting, fast food meals, and a critique of aging relatives, ending with the child's wish for them to move home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma
Grandpa
Texas
Birth Record Noted at Brandon General Hospital
A birth occurred at Brandon General Hospital on May 15 marking the arrival of a new local resident. The brief item records the date and location without listing names or further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon General
Oakner Lodge Hosts Weekend Guests From Far Flung Areas
Oakner residents welcomed visitors including Hugh and Iris Lawson and their family from Saskatoon and Winnipeg, plus Armitage Wilma of Victoria and Rae Armitage of Spruce Grove. Jim Morton received a visit from local friends while Ted and Mona Cooley joined the Morton family in Wel coming at Elkhorn. Irene Cole traveled with Sylvia Fleckner to Birtle to visit Jeff Robertson and son Mitchell.
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Ron
Glenda Lawn
Mark Ronald
Winnipeg
Ron Lawn
Doug
Shirley Heise
Glenda
Rev
Murray
Florence Carter
Villadose
Italy
North America
George
Blanche Lawn
Florence
Lawn
Jim
Coral Bell
Hugh
Iris Lawson
Rhonda
Betty
Clint Lawson
Orkton
Sask
Jerry
Betty Savoda
Bonnie Takach
Parkissimo Lodge
Armitage
Wilma
Victoria
B.C
Jean Cook
Carol Armitage
Spruce Grove
Alberta
Rae Armitage
Jim Morton
Ted
Mona Cooley
Calgary
Morton
Elkhorn
Irene Cole
Sylvia Fleckner
Birtle
Jeff
Michelle Robertson
Mitchell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jan Carnegie
Duncan
Margorie Mitchell
Carnegie
Pam Robinson
Semln
Isabella
Bernice Still
Paulette Wiens
Mervin Kent
Gordon Bond
Bill Davison
Midge Horn
Legion
McConnell
Olive Newton
Karen
Courtney Newton
Virden Sweet
Jack
Linda
Micheal Bandura
Earl and
Roblin
Earl
Alma Carnochan
Lyle
Steven
Kne Armitage
Verna Reynolds
Ja Petty
United Church
Karen MacNeill
Maud Leland
Julia Chartier
Melita
Cindy Chartier
Tyler Glen
Len Rust
Hamiota District Health Centre
Oakner
Jim Routledge
Shiloh
Oak River
Crandall
David Morton
Crandal
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