Manitoba Enacts Seatbelt Law With Grace Period
Manitoba announces a January 1 start for seat belt and child restraint rules with a pre enforcement grace period. Highways minister John Plohman says information lines will answer questions, helmet rules for motorcycles to follow, penalties range from 20 to 100 dollars, and driver passenger safety is the focus.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Highways and Transportation
John Plohman
Plohman
Hamiota Seniors Organize Winter Activities and Clubs
The Hamiota Senior Citizens Council met October 13 to reorganize winter programs. Carpetball club lists 62 members with more to join. Shuffleboard club projects 96 members with officers led by Bill Thompson and Gladys Kirk. Happy Gang Card Club officers include Harold Hunter and Gladys Kirk. Games continue to run well with preposted draws lunch plans and monthly or seasonal dues. The group credits organized activity as beneficial therapy keeping members out of hospitals, even in bad weather.
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Hamiota
Roy Kirk
John Rankin
Happy Gang Card Club
Harold Hunter
Harvey Ford
Gladys Kirk
Roy
Lil Peacock
Friendship
Dot Reddick
W.E
Vivian Butler
Marion Hunter
Crop insurance claims deadline announced for Manitoba farmers
Manitoba Agriculture Minister Bill Uruski warns crop loss protection claim deadlines approach with all risk claims due within 30 days after harvest or by November 30. Late claims after November 30 receive 75 percent payable. Unharvested crops reporting advised. In 1983 Ottawa contributed 13 million to the program, half of total premiums, with Manitoba covering admin costs about 3.8 million.
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Winnipeg
Bill Uruski
Manitoba Crop Insurance
Government of
Canada
Manitoba Crop Insurance Program
Manitoba
Government ignores meat problems claims MPs
Charles Mayer MP for Marquette and agriculture spokesman accuses Ottawa of inaction on Canada’s meat crisis. He criticizes the Red Meat Stabilization Plan announced October 31 as insufficient and urges immediate measures including quarterly payments to pork and beef sectors to offset rising costs and weak prices.
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Charles Mayer
Marquette
P.C
Ottawa
A.S.A
Girl guides hold sleepover in Chumah Hall
Fourteen guides two pathfinders and two leaders gathered at Chumah Hall for a sleepover the weekend of November 19. Carman Andrew and Heather Miller led a campfire sing along and shared songs from summer camp. The next day the group learned knots grew nylon coat hangers hiked briefly played games did Christmas crafts and ended with Taps after supper.
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Hamiota
Chumah Hall
Carman Andrew
Heather Miller
Enrollment Night For Local Girl Guides At Hamiota
On Monday November 21 15 Brownies were enrolled by Brown Owl Wendy Higgins along with Guiders Betty Chappel Theo Vissars and Donna McKinnon Darlene Long presented Rhonda Miller with her All Round Card Lori Green and five girls joined Sisterhood of Guides Rosalie Beamish enrolled two Pathfinders Susan Allan led Cadet Investiture The Parent Committee served coffee and pastries.
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Hamiota
Wendy Higgins
Betty Chappel
Theo Vissars
Donna McKinnon
Darlene
Lori Green
Sisterhood of Guides
Darlene Long
Rhonda Miller
Rosalie Beamish
Susan Allan
Ist Oak River Cub Pack Parent Association Meeting
Oak River The Ist Oak River Cub Pack Parent Association met November 17 in the church. Meetings will be held every Thursday until Christmas with cookies and juice at each meeting. The group sells calendars and Christmas Trees with orders due by December 7 to Anne Davidson. The Oak River Legion and Auxiliary are invited to the December 9 Christmas party.
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Oak River
Anne Davidson
Oak River Legion and Auxiliary
Explorers
Mr. Dubray
Holy Trinity A C W Meeting Minutes
Nine members of Holy Trinity A C W met at Vicki Williams home on November 24. Prayers opened the meeting with Hazel Wadham leading worship. Reports and correspondence were read and accepted. A motion funded Sunday School supplies and calendar sales at two dollars each. Additional motions directed gifts to Bishop's Emergency Fund Contingency Fund Special Appeals and Wycliffe Bible Society. Meeting time moved to 1 30 on the third Thursday. Nomination Elsie Mossop Colleen Brown for 1984 officers. Annual meeting set for December 15 at Colleen Brown home. December worship Donna Gardham and church cleaner Myrt Curry. Meeting closed with A I M prayer. Vicki Williams hostess.
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Holy Trinity A.C.W
Vicki Williams
Hazel Wadham
Bishop’s
Wycliffe Bible Society
Elsie Mossop
Colleen Brown
Donna Gardham
Myrt Curry
A.I.M
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Senior Citizen’s Council
Margaret Coxworth
Myra Preston
Gertrude Rankin
Shuffleboard Club
Bill Thompson
Rena Smith
Marge Davies
Verna Reid
Gwen Douglas
Ist Oak River Cub Pack Parent Association Meet
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