Manitoba youths to Australia and New Zealand on IAEA tour
Seventeen Manitoba youths join 75 Canadians in International Agricultural Exchange Association programs to study farming abroad this winter. From Manitoba ten men and six women depart about November 20 for six months and return in spring, living with host families, earning minimum wages, with room and board and three weeks unpaid leave. The group may select farm type, and IAEA aims to pair participants with suitable hosts. a six month Europe option exists. Contacts: Olds Regional College or Agricultural Manpower Officer Winnipeg. Participants listed with hometowns and destinations include several from Darlingford, Hamiota, Warren, Crystal City, and others bound for Australia and New Zealand.
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Susrana
iNew Zealan
Europe
IAEA
Olds Regional College
Box 160
Olds
Alberta
Pembina Highway
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Elm River 4-H Club Plans Holiday Events and Elections
Elm River 4-H Club held its re organization meeting at the McCormick home on November 2 electing Garth McCormick as president and Doug Bogue as vice president. A second meeting November 12 at the Bobei home planned a December 10 Christmas party and lunch for the girls with entertainment by the boys. The club unit will donate 20 to the Manitoba 4H Club Council and 0.50 per member to the Portage 4H District Council. Achievement Day is set for April 21, 1976 at Oakville Community Hall.
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Elm River
Elm River Club
McCormick
Garth McCormick
Doug ‘Bogue
Howard Bobei
Tammy Dunbar
Danny Fust
Bobei
Manitoba 4H Club Council
Portage 4H
Oakville
Kozy Korner to Host Fun Festival at Knights Hall
Kozy Korner announced a Fun Festival in Portage la Prairie at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Wednesday December 3. The program includes games a talent show and a potluck lunch with details to follow. The previous Wednesday’s bingo drew a large crowd and a blackout winner was Mrs Curtis.
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Portage la Prairie
Kozy Korner
Knights of Columbus
Curtis
Portage women organize successful book drive for hospital market
The Portage Institute reports a successful May book collection for the Children’s Hospital Guild Book Market at Polo Park Winnipeg. Ninety four cases shipped this month raising 1975 total to Foaka. City library and South Port base library contributed and replaced stock. books may be left year round at 291 First Street Southwest.
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Portage Women’s Institute
Children’s Hospital Guild
Polo Park
Winnipeg
Foaka
Southport
1St Street
S.W
Couple celebrates 25th anniversary celebration
Mr and Mrs Percy Beck were honored at a family supper on Saturday November 15 to mark 25 years of marriage. Twenty six relatives attended with a three tier cake at head table. Harold Wright orchestra provided music as guests danced. Children Barbara Grant and Robert attended along with out of town guests from Starbuck Winnipeg Warren Stephenfield Graysville and Souris.
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Percy Beck
Harold Wright
Harry Boyachek
Fred ‘Nazar
Manitoba Horticultural Industry Days Convention
Three day Manitoba horticulture convention November 26 28 in Winnipeg covers vegetables strawberries landscaping and nurseries. Topics include disease insect control micro nutrients new varieties and virus free fruits plus talks on chrysanthemums poinsettias low grade heat from nuclear reactors cucumber and tomato production and storage decay control.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Manitoba Horticultural Industry Days
Vegetable Growers’ Association of Manitoba
Manitoba Nursery and Landscape Association
Manitoba Greenhouse
Vegetable Growers Association
Strawberry Growers’ Association
Ontario
Vaughn’s Seed Co
Chicago
Hutterite School News Opens Year in Elie District
The White Horse Plain 8. D. teachers met August 27 at the Elie Resource Centre to organize for the new year led by retiring chairman J Legault and superintendents G Gerard and Dureault. New staff include Denise Armstrong Debby Kolodzinski and Bill Carmier. A two day MATHS in service in Winnipeg covered Kindergarten Grade One English program and movement education. Ed Friesen leaves for Woodcrest Colony New York after a farewell hosted by Donna Urbanowski and Bonnie Ammeter. Papua New Guineans Sir Paul Lapun and Sir Grace Niall become first to be knighted by Britain.
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Suttertte Conny
White Horse Plain
Elie
J.legault
G. Gerard
Dureault
Denise Armstrong
Huron
Debby Kolodzinski
Rosedale
Bill Carmier
Point
Winnipeg
Mary Morrison
Portage S. D
Anna Maendel
Fairholme
Linda ‘Ducharme
Hutterite
Ed Friesen
Therville Colony
Fran Boychuk
Janice Drury
Point Colony
Barrick
Woodcrest Colony
New York
U.S.A
Donna Urbanowski
Bonnie Ammeter
Manitoba
Colonies
Paul Lapun
Grace Niall
Papua New
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Australia
New Zealand
Laurel Ann Reichert
Barbara Millard
Waikada
Michael Duguid
Camp Morton
Clifford Madill
Altamont
John Nichol
Darlingford
Carol Ann Rex
Bert McDonald
Brookdale
Johann Hueging
Warren
Vaughn Wilson
Hamiota
Reginald ‘Marginet
Holland
Gerald Lagasse
Ste. Adolphe
Caroline Gregory
Louise Johnson
Glenboro
Randy Baldwin
Leuella Fallis
Crystal City
Lorne Fill
Club
Ozy Orner
Aaton E. MacGregor
HA. Lye
Lamont Travel
Sunflight
Wardair
Yale
Saskatchewan Avenue
Getapic Growers
Suuiduay
Co-op Home Centre
MacGregor, Manitoba
Elie District News
Wishart
Saskatchewan Ave. W
News & Views
Ile Christmas Song Sheet
Vopni Press Ltd
Saskatchewan Ave
MacGregor Herald Office
MacGregor
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