Rural communities in and around Portage la Prairie notes
Footnotes by Sharron Wild survey area north west to east of Portage la Prairie. Amaranth faces severe water shortage and fire risk while MacGregor notes Tartan Days finish and October 27 school trustee vote. Langruth Owyerns near wildlife area and rink work, MacDonald backs 30 mph limit, Overhill marks 65th anniversary, Glenella hosts Turtle River School Division vote, Lavenham hosts round of harvest supper, Poplar Point wins fiddling contest, High Bluff and Oakville report dog and water problems, Bagot pits dry, Newton seeks bridge reconstruction, community life filled with births deaths weddings and local history naming. Clocks gain one extra hour October 30 at 3 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage la Prairie
Amaranth
Portage
Macgregor
Pine Creek
Bergthaler
Langruth
MacDonald
James Knight
Charlie Lusk
Lavenham
Poplar Point
Floyd Lacroix
Miami
High Bluff
Oakville
BAGOT
Newton
Westbourne
Longburn
Bourne
Langdon
Ruth
Hollywood
Palestine
Gladstone
Beaver
Rossendale
Katrime
Ogilvie
Kelvin
Salem
Curtis Ridge
Fortier
Enrolment Brisk at Manitoba Community Colleges
More than 10 800 students are enrolled across Manitoba's three community colleges and related programs. By Oct 1, 9 684 began new fall courses, 879 returned to complete full-time study. Assiniboine and Red River show sizable gains, while Keewatin sees a dip. Evening and two-year programs expand, health sciences contract, and admissions urge early applications for fall 1977 classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Ben Hanuschak
Assiniboine Community College
Brandon
Red River Community College
Analetan
Red River
Tis Indus
Keewatin Community College
Pas
Northern College
Keewatin Assiniboine
Talent Night at Kozy Korner Invitation and Events
Jim Donald reports Kozy Korner executive plans a Talent Night on Thursday Oct 21 at 7 30 p m for Portage area seniors offering instrumental music singing readings and other entertainment. The senior choir has engagements Oct 17 at 10 30 p m at the Air Force Base and Oct 19 at Lions Prairie Manor. A quilt donated by Mrs H Roberts was raffled at Kozy Korner Oct 14 raising 125 won by Mrs Muriel Hewins. A bake sale is set for Oct 16 at 1 p m with donations welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Donald
Kozy Korner
Portage
Air Force Base
Lions Prairie Manor
H. Roberts
Senior Citizens
Kory Korner
Muriel Hewins
Portage la Prairie 4H Canter Club fall show winners
Portage la Prairie 4H Canter Club held a fall fun show on October 11 at the Island grounds with 16 riders. Jan Sears judged and instructed riders on corrections. Winners include Michelle Sears in junior western pleasure and Gwen McCreadie among senior placers in multiple events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage LA Prairie
Island Grounds
Jan Sears
Michelle Sears
Heather Leard
Carolyn McAuley
Gwen McCreadie
Shirley McIntyre
Diane Faurschou
Pauline Dyck
Kim
Winnipeg to launch household flu surveillance program
Winnipeg health officials announce a city wide effort to track flu like illnesses through weekly calls to about 200 households, with 100 contacted each week to build a picture of flu activity in the region. The program mirrors similar Canadian and American systems and aims to speedily publish data on flu patterns as winter approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Health and Social Development
Laurent L. Desjardins
Manitoba
Desjardins
Ottawa- Carleton
Ontario
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Sharron Wild
Bryson
Man
Ozy
Murray
Heather Davey
Sandy McLean
Kim Murray
Cindy Pirie
Toby Pirie
Kevin Sears
Samantha Pirie
Robert Lebedynski
Jackie McCreadie
Iris Davey
Carolyn ‘McAuley
Sean Smith
Sandy “McLean
Michelle "Lee
Heather "Seard
Kim ‘Murray
Gwen ‘McCreadie
Burnside News
Warren Henker
Edmonton
Alberta
Allan Munro
Ray Fischer
Camrose
Alta
Ralph Smith
Clark Munro
Amsterdam
Europe
Agnes Coltart
Tom Wright
Burnside Community Friendship Club
Mary Munro
Somerset
Canada
India
Hanover
Edward and Louise
Ridgeville
City of
Boissevain
R.M
Ste. Rose
RM. of
Ste. Anne
Corolla
GTX
Toyota
Toyota Ltd
Saskatchewan Ave. W
Johnson’s
Helm
Clark’s
Clover Lea
Delsey
Keystone Centre
Harry Hill
West End Hall
Sue Able
Orton
Coltart
Oldmahn Young Studio
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