Anniversary News and Town Notes From Hamiota and Beyond
Bill and Mary Thompson celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary as the McConnell community gathered to honor them. Halloween saw courteous children near and far, with a humorous note about eighty goblins at a trailer court. Bill Thompson’s potato joke and the mudded Post Office Street frame a light, local update of events, poetry, and letters.
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Bill
Mary Thompson
McConnell
Mary
Crandall
Virden
Bob
Annie Bray
Bill Thompson
NATO fears in Europe as Soviets outpace defense plans
In Belgium near SHAPE, Peter Ward argues Western Europe sees Soviet spending and military edge. He notes UK and German leaders split over Pershing II and Cruise missiles, Thatcher's fate, and Dutch youth protests challenging NATO deterrence. He warns NATO cohesion may erode as Soviet superiority grows.
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Mons
Belgium
Flanders
Europe
Soviet Union
Western Europe
NATO
West Germany
Helmut Schmidt
Jimmy Carter
Schmidt
Maggie Thatcher
Labor
East Germany
Poland
U.S
Moscow
Roughriders prove playoff potential in recent wins
Reggie's Ramblings notes a come from behind 4 point loss at Regina to the Tiger Cats and a 14 point victory over the Cats at Hamilton, signaling Saskatchewan’s readiness for West Playdowns. It mentions a winter election and predicts Tory gains over NDP Progressives and Grits by three field goals, plus a Junior All-Star hockey game in Thompson aiding a liver transplant fund.
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Regina
Tiger Cats
Cats
Hamilton
Roughriders of the
Plains
NDP
Eagleson
Team Canada
Cody
Manitoba
Thompson
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Jack Coombs
IGA
Hamiota
Oak River
Betty White
Roy Kirk
Ann Dixon
Princess Towers
Brandon
Harold
Gladys McLaren
Bruce Lemon
Wimp
Mary Bull
Sories
Greg Vezina
Canadian Alternative Energy Corporation
Saskatchewan
Peter Ward
Reggie
Bobby Bond
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