Burnside Community Notes and Happenings
Burns ide residents share holiday trips and visits with relatives in Manitoba Ontario and Montreal. Poplar Bluff 4H Club members excel at Portage Fair with calved cattle champion and reserve winner. Other items note get well wishes for Marlene Troop and sympathy to the Nichol family after a loss. Burnside United Church to resume services August 4 at 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Adams
Manitoba
John Wood
Poplar Bluff
Portage Fair
Howard Gould
Doug Hyde
Dale Rice
L. Hyde
Trenton
Ont
E. Askin
Montreal
Marlene Troop
Wayne Troop
Cori-Ann
Garrett Harri
Edmonton
Allan Munro
C. Harris
Gordon Nichol
Burnside United Church
Beaver News Highlights Local Visits and Activities
Mr and Mrs Alan Drader and daughters visited with Mr and Mrs Bill Abbott of Southport on Sunday. Don Poulsen of Culross hosted by Wes Thompson family. Wes Thompson and Sheila along with Raymond Smith Jan Colleen Lamb and Richard Rumancik vacationing at Clear Lake. Beaver Hospital Aid meets July 30 at Velma Rodgers home. Bill Pears and family visited Lusignan in Altamont and attended Morris Stampede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Drader
Bill Abbott
Southport
Don Poulsen
Culross
Wes Thompson
Sheila
Raymond Smith
Jan
Colleen Lamb
Richard Rumancik
Clear Lake
Beaver Hospital Aid
Velma Rodgers
Bill Pears
Grand Beach Manitoba Park Pioneers Three Miles Of Sand
Manitoba parks Grand Beach features a three mile long sandy beach on Lake Winnipeg. The 57 000 acre park near Winnipeg began development in 1962 with a campground opened last year and about 400 campsites, 100 electric. The landscape blends forest beach and townsite on the edge of the pre Cambrian shield with boulder cliffs and a natural lagoon breakwater. Future plans include an 18 hole golf course and a marina on the lagoon east shore to support sailing and boating.
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Manitoba
Grand Beach
Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg
Great Northern Railroad
Great Plain
Shield
Agassiz
MLA Asks Disaster Aid for La Riviere
Manitoba MLA Carolyne Morrison urged declaring La Riviere a disaster area after a twister damaged the town. Agriculture Minister Harry Enns said aid discussions may use Flood Relief Fund money, but no policy exists for post disaster crop losses yet.
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Manrru
Man
Carolyne Morrison
Manitoba
la Riviere
Morrison
Pembina
Harry J. Enns
Winnipeg
Enns
Red River Valley
Hartford Visit Recap From Local Families
Mrs J Smith hosted Hartford greetings with Mr and Mrs W Edridson and Carson of Selkirk visiting during the past week alongside Mr and Mrs Gourley. J Rintoul and spouse returned home Tuesday after holidays with relatives near Ottawa. Sunday dinner guests included Th mpson family and Allyson Brenda Victor with Ted Thompson of High Bluff and W Thompson plus Brenda Gourley joined the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Smith
W. Edridson
Carson
Selkirk
A. Gourley
J. Rintoul
Ottawa
Ss.Thompson
R. Thompson
Allyson
Brenda
Victor
Ted Thompson
High Bluff
W.thompson
Brenda Gourley
Community Notices From Currie and Nearby
Currie News reports residents traveling to Port Frances and spending weekends with the Chepils. Elsie Frank and Arthur Hounsome visit the Lamonts in Brandon. Edith returns home for a six week holiday. Walters and Moffat visit Portage residents. Maloney visits J Dickson family. Kim and Cameron Cleaver stay with grandparents J Smith. Lamont sisters holidaying in Winnipeg with grandmother and aunt.
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Cnmpus
Port Frances
Morris Chepil
Elsie
Frank
Arthur Hounsome
S Lamont
Brandon
Edith
Charlie Walters
Moffat
Portage
S. Thompson
Maloney
J. Dickson
Kim
Cameron Cleaver
J. Smith
Margaret
Debby Lamont
Winnipeg
Sightings of shark like fish puzzle Ontario shores
Port Hope reports four foot shark like fish in Lake Ontario prompt officials to investigate. Fisheries supervisor Percy Swanson says initial checks fail to identify the sightings and suggests a sturgeon, carp, or school of fish could explain the reports. Toronto officials say they have heard nothing and field crews will check.
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Are Ltd
Port Hope
Ontario
Percy Swanson
Fish and Wildlife
Lands and Forests Department
Here
Lake Ontario
Farley Mowatt
Eldorado Mining and Refining
Swanson
Fisheries Department
Toronto
Lindsay
Youth Centre Head Named in British Columbia
Donald Robert McComb of North Vancouver, 38, named head of a youth services centre to be run by the solicitor general's department in B C. A Vancouver native and University of British Columbia graduate in arts and social work, he led the Boys Club of Vancouver for six years and previously served seven years as executive secretary of the YMCA of Greater Vancouver. The centre aims to curb juvenile delinquency, per a justice department report. Salary for the public service post ranges from 15340 to 17431 dollars.
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Donald Robert McComb
North Vancouver
Solicitor-General’s Department
B.C
McComb I
Vancouver
University of British Columbia
Boys Club of Vancouver
Ymca of Great Vancouver
Justice Department
Electronics Plant Set for Morden by Quality Communications
Ground breaking for a new electronics equipment plant in Morden is planned for early September, announced by Industry Minister Sidney Spivak Quality President Stanley L. Wilson and Morden Mayor A G Morden. The company will first build parts for telephone and television equipment at a temporary site by late July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morden
Quality Communications Products ,Ltd
Sidney Spivak
Quality Pepsident
Stanley L. Wilson
Imonton
A. G. Morden
Pine Creek News Visitors and Obituaries Briefs
Mr and Mrs A Livingstone and Harold visited Brandon on Monday. Sydney Chambers obituary sympathy extended to Chambers and Mrs Robert Anderson. Bear Creek reunion attended by Grenville Smith Jack Smith John Abrin Sandy Patterson. Winnipeg visitors Mr and Mrs SE Knox J Knox. No deaths beyond Sydney Chambers noted.
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Alert Zerbin
Gladstone
SE. Knox
J. Knox
Winnipeg
Chambers
Robert Anderson
Sydney Chambers
Grenville Smith
Jack Smith
John Abrin
Sandy Patterson
Bear Creek
Norman Healy
Bobby
A. Livingstone
Healy
Harold Rosling
Evelyn
Glen Beatty
Helston
Vic Futros
Austin
Don Patterson
John Ubrin
J. Ubrin
J. A. Muirhead
D. V. Patterson
Frank
A. Patterson
Elgin
Ont
A. G. Harper
Caroline, Alta
Winnipeg built ambulance shown to rural areas
A new practical ambulance designed in Winnipeg debuted to address rural emergency needs. Costing about $7000, the modified panel truck includes a portable resuscitation unit, four accessible sides, space for two attendants and four seated or two stretcher cases, and built in equipment. It reflects government aims to lower costs for rural municipalities without expanding province’s ambulance business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
C. H. Witney
Gerry Chapman
Manitova
Manitoba Medical Association
St. John Ambulance Corps
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Eves
Radon
G. M. Hay
Ford Sales & Service
George Portage
Hospital Ltd
Underworld
Macgregor
LYE Motors
Burnside
Beaver News
Killarney
Hermits
Barrie Barber
Macuregoi
Eric’s
Viking
Macgregor Hotel
Stan War
Hammond Organist
Glen Campbell
Hartford
Currie News
Pine Creek News
Harold
Livingstone
Joe Livingstone
Hargrave
C. W. Sloik
Ninth Street
N.W
Portage LA Prairie
Herb Borton
Pilot Mound
C.D.T
Pilot Mount Kinsmen Club
Macgregor Chamber OF Commerce
Austin Credit Union
H. Schroeder
Bill Janzen
A.M.M
Inter-Church Choir Directors Association
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