Miniota School Dominates Fine Arts Festival Honors
Miniota School wins multiple awards at the Strathclair Fine Arts Festival including Arrow River W.I. Trophy for Rhythm Band and Tommy Mitchell Memorial Award for Vocal Chorus. Students claim top honors in speech spelling contest with placements from grades 1 through 9 and praise teachers for support.
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Miniota
Strathclair
Arrow River W.I
Tommy Mitchell
Luke Leland
Teri Gardham
Vi Smith
Miniota New Horizons
Cherilynn Clark
Hamiota-Oak River
Lioness Club
Kyla Cornish
Josie Bryant
Julie Clark
Jennifer Hanlin
Diary of 1894 Prices and Names Sighted in Arrow River Area
A diary from 1894 lists local names in the Arrow River area including Allenby Sutherland Beattie Richardson Dowell Stoward Wallace Hyndman Gerran Curry Harrison Elliott and others. It notes threshing crew roles and that Hamiota was the rail end, with Scott and Chambers as local business figures. Daily wages topped at 1 50 and most earned 1 25. common prices include coal oil 20 cents, tobacco 25 cents, baking soda 10 cents, Richards soap two for 35 cents, thread 5 cents, matches 15 cents.
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Allenby
Arrow River
D. Sutherland
Blairs
Palmer
Willen- Wynona
J. Beattie
Willen, Wynona
T. Richardson
Crandall
H. Dowell
Robt. Stoward
Roland Stoward
W. Wallace
W. Hyndman
Dave Gerrand
Miniota
R.M
Luther Curry
A. Harrison
Blaiis
W. Elliott
Scott and
Chambers
Richards
Poster Contest for Hamiota Elementary Students
The MYJC reports a town poster contest open to all elementary students with summer work as theme. Winners per grade receive prizes from local businesses. all entrants enter a draw for an $8 Bell's Convenience Center gift certificate. Deadline Friday June 16. winners announced Monday June 19.
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Hamiota
Bell
Bride-to-be Kim Robertson feted at community shower
About one hundred attendees gathered at Chumah Hall on May 19 to honor Kim Robertson, bride-elect of Brian Enns of Oak Lake. The event featured family escorts, songs by Kerri Robertson and Vi Smith, and multiple gifts including a wooden canister set and kitchen linens.
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Hamiota
Kim. Robertson
Chumah Hall
Kim
Brian Enns
Oak Lake
United Church
Sandra Hunter
Lorna Robertson
Bobbi Prawdzik
Helen Enns
Sheila Campbell
Margaret Caldwell
Carol Kidd
Annie Robertson
Ev Allan
Brian
Grandma Caldwell
Vi Smith
Kerri Robertson
Lady- Lynn Allan
Tyler Strachan
Sandra
Regina
Laphi
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Order of Easter Star
Gladys Fraser Memorial
Shannon Popper
Kelly Tataryn
Duncan Lelond
Heather Rollo
Josie
Tricia Cole
Shauna O’connor
Jennifer Ritchie
Lori Watters
Darren Everatt
Judy Leland
Myjc Report
Canadian Advertising Foundation
Duke Snider
Petro-Canada
Cardale Sales
Wayne, Shirley and
Richard Horne
Cardale
West-Man Distributors
H.P
Canada
Larry Schweitzer
Man
Europe
Asia
Australia
Latin America
Educational Foundation
Bruce & Mary Cochran
Educational Foundation For Foreign Study
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