50th wedding anniversary celebrated for Wilf and Edna Leland
The Leland couple marked their 50th anniversary with a family supper at Arrow River Hall attended by their children, 19 grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and guests including Doug and Maud Leland and Barbara Mullett from England. A skit and songs honored them before a golden anniversary clock was given. Out-of-town guests arrived from Calgary to Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilf
Edna Leland
Arrow River Hall
Doug
Maud Leland
Barbara Mullett
England
Calgary
Saskatoon
Conquest
Piapot
Redvers
Virden
Winnipeg
Norway House
Hamiota
Oak Lake
Jed Lelond
David
Heather Lelond
Tom Lelond
District Hamiota Hospital Update and Harvest Losses
The entry notes a patient in Hamiota hospital and details a severe August 29 storm that devastated crops along the correction line with hail the size of baseballs. It mentions residents including the Gardham, Decker, Lockhart, Stewart and Vernon families and travel to Thunder Bay to assist Tracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota Hospital
Damien Mower
Virden
Grandpa
Grandma Gardham
Jim
Doreen Geib
Calgary
Fred Geib
Saskatoon
Kevin
Rae Leland
George
Lil Gardham
Hamiota
Murray
Lori Lockhart
Shelley Gardham
Kelly
Cory
Curtis
Bob
Hollis Stewart
Thunder Bay
Renee
Wendy
Troy Vernon
Tracy
Beulah Thoughts on Seasons and Family Visits Across Canada
In a reflective note on seasonal change, Beulah notes a journey from old to new and the hope that dreams come true. A family gathering near Nipawin Saskatchewan includes Larry Hollingsworth and Mary Spankcs with extended travel to Wainwright and Kapuskasing. They visit relatives, tour the Pioneer Museum, and recount a parade of old tractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry
Gaylene Hollingsworth
Nipawin
Sask
Steve
Mary Spankcs
Mary
Steve Spankcs
Anne
Cindy
Kapuskasing
Ont
Joe
Wainwright
Alta
Manning
Pioneer Museum
Doris Lovas
Bert
Mary Baldwin
Art Baldwin
Saskatoon
Ethel Clement
Baldwin
George and
Verna Olson
Blackfoot
Idaho
Allison Roach
Three Rivers
Que
William
Peggy Longstaff
Geerts
Dearman Road
West St. Paul
Dora
St. Lazare
Dora’s
Storm devastates crops in Cardale area with baseball sized hail
A violent storm from Saskatchewan struck McAuley Birtle Decker Hamiota and Cardale on Tuesday August 29. It brought hail rain and wind destroying crops breaking windows injuring livestock and wrecking cars and farm machinery. Local residents recount widespread damage and confirm shattered windows and pitted siding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Drecht
Dora
Sonja
Bill
Cardale
Dora’s
Jack Gibbons
Minneoolsa
Saskatchewan
McAuley
Birtle
Decker
Hamiota
Oak River
Ryan
Laurel
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Hamiota Echo
Arrow River
Ivy Lockhart
Maureen Schwanke
Beulah
Beth Stowe
Myrtle Crighton
Daryl
Orrie
Alfa
N.D
Michelle
Neil
Cellular
Greg Vincent
Marlene Cowling, M.P
Dauphin
Swan River
Main St
Grandview, ME
Ottawa
Backhoe Service
Eric
Judy Brown
Grey Owl Plumbing
Blaine Colls
Cras
Man
Guinn & Simpson Co
Portage la Prairie
Hamiota & Area Agent
Jack W. Beamish
Allen Choy & Sonsee
SAG Hour Powarthousa
Mitsumi
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