Fire used to try to murders the Demery family Minnedosa
Manitoba Crime Stoppers recalls the 1987 Minnedosa arson attack aimed at 89 year old Virginia Demery and her two sons Kenneth and Lawrence. Suspects appeared to know the door lock and used gasoline to ignite the blaze around 1 AM. Police have no suspects yet and Crime Stoppers offers up to 2000 dollars for information.
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Manitoba
Minnedosa
Virginia Demery
Kenneth
Lawrence
Demerys
634Th Street
Demery
Miniota 4-H Beef Club Holds November Meeting
The Miniota 4-H Beef Club organized on November 1 with 13 returning and 5 new members. Officers elected include President Barry Stamford and Treasurer Deanna Haines. They plan a Christmas tree fundraiser and monthly meetings at 7:30 p.m. in Miniota School. Next meeting is December 14. Members attended the Brandon Ag Ex and presented heifers.
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Miniota
Sheldon Moorehead
Deanna Haines
Julie Clark
Trevor Shewfelt
Barry Stamford
Garth Short
Shoal Lake
Hamiota
Manitoba
Brandon Ag
Ray
Sherry
Mark
Cindy
Dustin
Kelsey Morton
Charles
Julia
Ken Pierce
E & R Pitt Stop Grand Opening and Local News Notes
Grand opening of E & R Pitt Stop on Saturday October 29 with ribbon cutting by Vernon and Ivy Lockhart. Local visitors include Gladys and Rollie Clegg’s guests and Winnipeg family. Miniota Remembrance Day service planned November 11 with banquet at Miniota Inn. Married couple John Fin kbeiner and Margaret Ross wed October 29, 1988.
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Gladys
Rollie Clegg
Art Butler
Jim
Winnipeg
George Brown
Brandon
R.E. Cleggs
Birtle
E & R Pitt
Vernon
Ivy Lockhart
David Lawrence
Crandall
Behlaf
Bev Patterson
Hamiota
Bill Watters
Jack Morrow
Smort
Doug
Dawn Marie Dickenson
Elsie
Ray
Moose Jaw
Miniota Legion
Miniota United Church
Miniota Inn
John Finkbeiner
Margaret Ross
This Week in Canada November 10–11 milestones
On November 10 1678 the Quebec Council allowed liquor sales to Indians to curb fur flow to English traders. In 1960 the deepest oil or gas well was completed at Fording Mountain British Columbia. On November 11 1795 a fire destroyed much of Halifax and in 1987 Jean Dore became Montreal mayor ending Jean Drapeau’s 26 year rule.
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Quebec Council
Fording Mountain
British Columbia
Halifax
Jean Dore
Montreal
Jean Drapeau
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Echo
Canadian Advertising Foundation
Hamiota Community Centre
KAP
Earl Geddes
Glen Findlay
M.L.A
Arrow River District News
W.N. Lockhart
Evelyn
Norm Mooney
Lori
Murray
Baby Stacie
Virden
Donna
Kevin Bonnet
Canada
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