Miniota Curling History Highlights a Century of Ice and Community
Al Armitage recalls curling in Miniota since 1897 with multiple rink moves from the cemetery edge to the east end, a 1915 cyclone, and a 1988 roof storm. He notes generations of players, wartime pauses, bonspiels, and Hydro lighting, culminating in a modern facility supported by Arrow River Community and local contractors.
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Miniota
Bryant
Rowan
Steuart
Leland
Howard
Stewart
Kerr
Prentiss
Gerrand
Cusack
Bissett
Hawthorne
Taylor
Taylor Family
Hydro
Hodnett
Spalding
Peel
Forsyth
Reynolds
Chalmers
Cornish
Lynch
Bonner
Watts
Oliver
Berwick
Stowe
Armitage
Arrow River
Weed District waste reduction in 1990 cost plan
The report covers 1989 weed district costs and collection data. It notes 7746 cans crushed across four municipalities, higher plastic to metal byproducts, and $23138 extra charged per farmer for container handling. Total weed control cost reached $2,937,988 with $1500 needed to run the program and a suggestion to separate metals and plastics to lower expenses.
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CPIC
Las Vega
Weed
Arrow River Welcomes Raymond Mitchell and notes town growth
Raymond Mitchell arrives from New Serepta Alberta to stay with Debbie and Dan O Connor while attending Birtle Collegiate. Dan O Connor moved a building into town and poured cement for Boons Service. A large shed was moved for steel storage for Clegg Manufacturing and Arrow River unveils its first public sculpture The Cattle Oiler on a concrete pad on Main Street.
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Raymond Mitchell
New Serepta
Alberta
Debbie
Dan O’connor
Birtle
Arrow River
Boon
Clegg
Miniota
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Sid Lewis
Falloon
Vernon Falloon Binsearth
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Astrotel
Phil Corney
John’s Plumbing
John Klassen
Arrow River News
Maureen Schwanke
Crandall
Phyllis Diller
Help Your Heart & Stroke Fund
Autopac
Hamiota
Miniota Equipment Sales Ltd
Fall Cultivator Shovel Booking
Nichols & McKay