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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 30, 1966
Page
1
Canada marks Safe-Driving Week from December 1 to 7 with national sponsorship by the Canadian Highway Safety Council and provincial aid. The aim is to promote safe driving habits for year round awareness, with a past impact estimated at 240 lives saved during the campaign.
List of winners includes Mrs Doug Pedlow Mrs R Campbell Jim Scorgie Mrs Frank Smith Elgin Preston Jim Fraser Donald McFeely plus two winners Mrs Keith McConnell Mrs Pat Pateman Mrs Fred Lucyshyn Wes Bastard Mrs Gordon Grey Estelle Babuik Donald Sheridan Mrs Mildred Hazlewood Mrs John McChee two winners Mrs J Cox worth and Mrs Ellen Milne.
The Ham'ota Explorers meet every Thursday and held a Hal lowe'en party with Mrs Gregory and Mrs Woods assisting with games and lunch. On November 24 they held their first Star Ceremony and plan a church parade in the last week of each month. A Christmas project will begin this week.
A Sunday recital in the J. R. C. Evans Theatre Brandon College featured 14 year old violin prodigy Malcolm Lowe of Harding district and 13 year old pianist Catherine Vickers of Regina. Lowe, son of Elman Lowe and Donna Hunsaker, has won district and festival acclaim and recently pitched 17 hitless innings in Regina Little League. Catherine Vickers, niece of baritone Jon Vickers, studied under Marguerite Puck and accompanied Lowe, performing works by Dvorak Ries and Kreisler among others.
Manitoba plans form the All Province Band guided by the Centennial Commission and the Music Educators Assoc. Auditions for Grade Eight and up will be held nationwide with appearances at the Brandon Workshop on January 20-21 and a tour of Ontario before a Winnipeg concert on April 2.
Premier Duff Roblin says Manitoba will have a business voice in the International Trade Centre at Expo 67. He notes Manitoba and Quebec are the two Canadian provinces securing global business connections and emphasizes the province has much to offer in international commerce and industrial development.
The Birtle Presbyterial UCW ran two fall rallies in Newdale on November 16 and Foxwarren on November 18 with Rev. Gordon Fulford Rossburn directing a six member cast in "Coffee House" to illustrate church outreach. Discussions followed with Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Thierry speaking on literature and stewardship.
The Rivers Brass and Reed Band directed by Jerry Sheen delivered a well received concert last Friday in the school auditorium. Sponsored by United Church Women Unit No. 6 led by Mrs R Nelson Woods, the event featured local talent and guest conductors including Sid Perlmutter and H E Brown with Debbie Mathison performing for the audience.
Crandall W I Meet The Crandall Women s Institute gathered in the church basement last Wednesday. Members brought Christmas gifts wrapped for the Brandon Mental Hospital while Isabella visitors Mrs Lorne Wright and Mrs Johnnie Finkbeiner demonstrated upholstery on a chair. Mrs Les Rudd thanked the guests and a luncheon followed.
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