Rossendale social notes touch on visits and events
A series of local social items from Rossendale diaries details weekend visits among Brandon Portage and Winnipeg residents. Highlights include wrestling at St Johns Winnipeg, family visits, upcoming bonspiel, U C W January meeting and wedding reception plans, plus a death in Lavenham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Frizziey
L. Schroeder
Brandon
Gaylene Schroeder
Portage
H. Schroeder
M. Rintoul
L. Bieganski
Winnipeg
Aol
C. Halliday
Judy
H. Nash
Arthur Halliday
Kelly Tomehuk
Dennis Orton
Brent Donald
Billy McDougal
MacGregor High School
St. John’s High School
M. Armstrong
F. Tait
R. Frizzley
Fred Tait
Fort McMurray
Alberta
Try Another Way film shows integration of people with disabilities
At a Portage la Prairie regional meeting of the Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded, a film by Marc Gold demonstrated task analysis. It showed people with special needs can be trained for vocational work, social participation, and recreation, using nonverbal cues to teach assembling bicycle brakes and circuit boards, promoting employment and inclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Clark
Canadian Association For the
Portage la Prairie
Marc Gold
Illinois
First Baptist Church Holds Annual Meeting
The First Baptist Church held its annual meeting in the lower church hall on Wednesday January 19 with Deacon Dale MacFarlane leading a meditation from John chapter 12 and Pastor Elsey praying. Reports for 1977 were adopted after minutes of 1976 were read. Highlights included campus improvements, a raised mission budget, active women’s groups, a Teacher Improvement Clinic, a summer day camp, choir presentations, new hymnals, centennial planning, and needed volunteer secretarial help. Deacons for 1977 were D. MacFarlane N. Gage H. Wall. deaconesses Mrs E. Roy Mrs A. Pulak. clerk Mrs H. Gilroy. treasurer Mrs L. Blair. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Green
First Baptist Church
Dale MacFarlane
Elsey
Christian Education Committee
D. MacFarlane
N. Gage
H. Wall
E. Roy
A. Pulak
H. Gilroy
L. Blair
H. Andres
Portage la Prairie Guild Opens Spring Crafts Sessions
The Portage la Prairie Arts and Crafts Guild starts spring courses with afternoon oil painting on January 2. Courses are free for members through volunteer instruction, with a nominal annual fee for new joiners. Registration for some 10-session evening classes occurs January 27 at La Verendrye school and the Southside Community Club, and February 28 at Prince Charles school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage LA Prawue
Portage la Prairie
la Verendrye
Tender beef study from Canada on postmortem chilling
Agriculture Canada researchers in Brandon studied how different postmortem chilling temperatures affect beef quality. Bob Cliplef explains factors like color, texture, marbling, tenderness, and flavor. Twenty seven carcasses were tested with left sides chilled at 1 C and right sides at 7 to 8 C, monitoring temperature and muscle acidity over 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Man
Agriculture Canada
Bob Cliplef
Bailey wins derby at Delta snowmobile Poker Derby
On a chilly Sunday January 16 Delta Community Club held a snowmobile Poker Derby. Danny Bailey won with Wayne Gardiner as runner up. A young woman, Jo Ann Tomalin, placed among top winners. Mystery prizes were awarded at 48 and 72 hours. Dr Cliplef notes tenderness and flavor benefits from slower cooling of beef carcasses with similar juiciness and chemical figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Community Club
Danny Bailey
Wayne Gardiner
Jo Ann Tomalin
Rural Portage
Cliplef
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Rossendale News
CAMA
Ming
Bailey
Derby
MABR
Exquisite Form
Wonder Bra
Playtex
Kayser
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