Habitat the Vital Element book on Manitoba wildlife areas
Manitoba releases a 15 page colour booklet Habitat the Vital Element explaining why wildlife management areas are essential. Minister Gurney Evans notes the material aims to show how habitat supports wildlife and urges people to obtain copies from the Conservation Education Section Office and via game and fish associations.
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Manitoba
Gurney Evans
Mines and Natural Resources
Conservation Education Section
Norquay
Game and Fish Associations
Centennial Arts Contest Planned for Hamiota
Hamiota residents are invited to join a Centennial Creative Arts contest with total prize money of 580 dollars. The event features entries in handicraft ceramics photography poetry short story wood carving sculpture painting ceramics music and more with rules on submission and display by the Morden Centennial Committee.
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Hamiota
J. A. Duncan
Morden
Miss Lynne Pollock Is Feted At Bridal Shower
Lynne Pollock of Brandon was honored as guest of a bridal shower at MacConnell United Church parlor on September 23 1966. Autumn décor and corsages marked the event with guests greeting, gifts presented, lunch served by the South Group, and Sylvia Pollock entertaining with two songs.
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Lynne Pollock
Brandon
Mac Connell United Church
Les Ann Hyndman
Lynne
George Pollock
Cameron
Dot Pangman
Lorna Richardson
Olive Newton
Agnes Mitchell
Lorna
Margo Johnston
Gordie Longmuir
Sylvia Pollock
South Group
Oak River Figure Skating Club Reorganizes at Memorial Rink
The Oak River Figure Skating Club held its reorganization meeting at Memorial Rink with eight members present. Chrissie Stewart was reelected president and Doreen Espey as vice president, Marjorie Walden as secretary treasurer. Audrey Coulson was named scheduler. The club plans to hire a qualified instructor with practice on Tuesday and Thursday and Saturday lessons from 3 p.m. Fees are 5 dollars for individuals and 10 dollars for families.
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Oak River Figure Skating Club
Memorial Rink
Chrissie Stewart
Doreen Espey
Marjorie Walden
Sec- Treas
Audrey Coulson
Oakner UCW Thanksgiving Meeting Highlights
The Oakner United Church hosted a UCW meeting last Thursday evening with 10 members and 5 visitors. Mrs. Argue and Mrs. Bates led the devotional, and funds were requested for supplies from the Osbourne home Prairie Training Christian Centre and the north parcel project. Plans were made to serve lunches at the Hansen Sale and to decorate the church for Thanksgiving Sunday, followed by a committee lunch.
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U.C.W
Oakner United Church
Snow and Blue Geese Nesting Found in Manitoba
A Manitoba biologist reports Snow geese and Blue geese nesting at Cape Churchill in May and June with 814 birds counted, 28 nests recorded and 79 observed. Nests sit on small islands near moving waters, sheltered by willows or birch. Scientists suggest colour phases of a single species and plan further Churchill-area study.
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Arctic
Manitoba
Mines and Natural Resources Department
Cape Churchill
Churchill Area
Hospital fire drill clarifies surprise event
Hospital notes say the fire was a planned surprise drill for staff to test readiness. The drill accidentally triggered the town alarm, and officials apologize for the inconvenience while recommending quarterly fire and safety education for staff.
River 4 H Home Ec Club Holds Meeting
The Oak River 4 H Home Economies Club held its second meeting October 6 at the Elementary School. Eleven members attended and planned the annual tea and bake sale for Saturday October 15 in Memorial Hall. A program suggestion was submitted and a weiner roast followed in the school yard.
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Oak River 4-H
Memorial Hall
Birdtail River School Board Meet at Shoal Lake
September 29 1966 8 p m meeting of Birdtail River School Division No 38 held at Shoal Lake. Trustees Rankin Stimpson Fulton Clark Rapley Randell Selby attended. Motions adopt minutes from Sept 8 66, appoint Hunt for Beverly Hunt transport, nominate Robert Rempel for overseas defence service, approve By Law 6 66 land purchase at 200 per acre, pass By Law 666, hire list for 1966 67, receive correspondence, employ Sally Parker for Strathclair typing, approve Sony Tape recorder, pay in lieu allowances, buy duplicator for Shoal Lake, raise caretakers salaries retroactive, approve financial statement 9 66, adjourn to Oct 6 66.
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Shoal Lake
Rankin
Stimpson
Fulton
Clark
Robert Rempel
Department of National Defence
Consolidated
Strathclair
St. Ignace
St. Florent
Jean-de
Hamiota Collegiate
Alex Lepine
Margeurite
Tom Dale
Richard
Birtle Collegiate
Shoal Lake Collegiate
Birtle Hamiota
St. Lazare
Farm Notes Seeks Orders as Grass Seed Mixtures Offered
The notice lists eight grass seed mixtures at two dollars per acre with 10 20 or 30 acre orders. Orders should be placed at the Hamiota office, secretary Mrs Lobban handling them, as no agricultural representative remains in October.
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Hamiota
Lobban
Manitoba
Brandon Extension Centre
Valerie Lobban
Wilmer Baxter Kirk 1966 Obituary from Hamiota
Wilmer Baxter Kirk of Hamiota died October 2 1966 in Hamiota Hospital He was born March 24 1925 in Hamiota served with the Canadian Army 1939 45 married Marion Watt November 22 1947 and farmed locally He was a member of Masonic Lodge No 84 A F A M Funeral held October 4 at Hamiota United Church with interment in Hamiota Cemetery Pallbearers and flower bearers named Family includes wife Marion daughter Glenda son Greg mother Mrs Belle Mansell sister Mrs Gordon Smith brothers Eddie Ron and Bob Also surviving are in laws Mr and Mrs Bob Watt and Don Purdy and family.
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Wilmer Baxter Kirk
Hamiota
Willie
Marion Watt
Glenda
Greg
Belle Mansell
Gordon Smith
Eddie
Ron
Bob
Lower Post
B.C
Bob Watt
Don Purdy
Burning Bush Bay
Winnipeg
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TNS
Hamiota W. J
Creative Arts
Women’s Institute
Paul Robinson
Jamaica
Lg.a
Robinson
W.I
E. A. Dixon
Unicef
Nicholls
Centennial Committee
Oakner
UCW
Ch River
Birdtail River
M. Deveson
Ag. Rep
Wilmer Baxter
Kirk
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