Johnston inducted into Sports Hall of Fame
Winnipeg Evening notes Johnston’s 1980 hall of fame induction program at the International Inn, honoring Manitoba figures and Olympic families. The evening featured a plaque for Olympians, a salute to Connie Laliberte’s curling team, and Lyndon’s later sports salutes including a silver at the Aegon competition in The Hague.
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Johnston Inducted
Sports Hall of Fame
Winnipeg
International Inn
Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
Manitoba Sports Federation
Manitoba
Falcons
Carlyle Johnston
Carling O’keefe
Hall of Fame
Connie Laliberte
Lyndon
Melinda
Aegon
Hague
Holland
Golden Agers Meet in Crandall With Bid for December
Crandall Golden Age Club held its regular November meeting in Crandall Community Hall with 18 members present. Jean Cook was away in B C. Margaret Leary opened, Rae Armitage and Barbara Littlejohn birthdays noted, Rev and Mrs Delgary played violins, four couples led square dancing, Bert Lawrence aged ninety joined, tea and buns with ice cream followed, next gathering set for Miniota Community Center in December.
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Golden Age Club
Crandall Comunity Hall
North
Jean Cook
B.C
Margaret Leary
Rae Armitage
Barbara Littlejohn
Margaret Foster
Miniota
McConnell W I meeting held at community centre
McConnell WI met November 15 with 5 members and 3 visitors. Treasures report and October minutes were read. A report on Birch Lodge Tea, a quilt block by Inza for a raffle at Miniota April 3 1985, and essay contest details were discussed. Annual meetingees approved prior officers and reports. Charitable gifts planned to Rolling Dale School Cardale and African relief. Next meeting January 8 at 1 30 pm at Mary Thompsons.
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McConnell
W.I. Creed
Birch Lodge
Inza
W.I
Miniota
F.W.I.C
Inza Pollock
Mable Wright
Olive Newton
Eileen Paterson
Mary Thompson
Irene Wilson
Rolling Dale
Cardale
CKX Brandon
Eileen
Mary Thompsons
Irene
Children’s Aid to hold year end concert and auction
HAMIOTA The Children’s Aid Society will host its Annual Community Concert and Auction Sale on December 7 and 8. The concert at Hamiota Collegiate is Friday at 7 30 p m and the auction at 1 30 p m Saturday at the Community Centre, with candy sales and a Clock radio draw. Last year $1900 was donated to the Children’s Aid Society of Western Manitoba. Community support and volunteers are urged to aid the children of Western Manitoba.
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Children’s Aid Society
Hamiota Collegiate
Curry Auction Service
Children’s Aid Society of
Western Manitoba
Children of
Free municipal ornamental lighting in Manitoba
Manitoba Hydro offers free electricity for municipal ornamental lighting for a 23 day period each festive season. Seventeen local government districts and 148 municipal councils in the service area have been notified of the program. The timeframe runs December 15 to January 6 or December 22 to January 13, continuing a tradition begun in 1935 when the Manitoba Power Commission started the free energy for rural festoons.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Hydro
Manitoba Power Commission
South Pacific at Birtle Collegiate Institute Drama Club
Birtle Collegiate Institute presents the musical South Pacific with two shows at 7 p.m. on Thursday December 6 and Friday December 7 in the BC I Lecture Theatre. Tickets can be reserved by calling 842-3315 during school hours. The wartime romance is set on a South Sea island and was written by Rodgers and Hammerstein.
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Birtle
Birtle Collegiate Institute Drama Club
South Pacific
South Sea
Rodger and Hammerstein
B.C.I
Hawkins Celebrate 25th Anniversary in Hamiota
In Hamiota Community Centre on November 17 1984 the Hawkins family held a supper and dance for Don and Eleanor Hawkins 25th anniversary. About 100 relatives and neighbors attended with a further 125 guests at the dance. Don and Eleanor praised their family gifts and the evening, with photos, cake, and gifts shared among guests. They were married October 24 1959 and have four children Debbie Rick Doug and David.
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Hamiota
Don
Eleanor
Richard
Justin
Charmaine
Mary Dobroski
Waskada
Keith Bridge
Doug Hawkins
M.C
Gwen McNair
Binscarth
V.C.R
Debbie Dereniwski
David Hawkins
Silverton
Russell
Shoal Lake
Brandon
Rapid City
Minnedosa
Neepa
A.C.C
David
Hamiota Collegiate
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