United Way Support Drives Medical Research Benefit
By Dr C M Thomas the piece stresses how Portage Plains United Way agencies fund research across heart, arthritis, cancer, and blood services. It highlights Manitoba Heart Foundation and CARS, rehabilitation efforts, teaching, home care adaptations, and the Red Cross transfusion program, underscoring donor value and prudent use of funds amid austerity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.M. Thomas
Portage Plains United Way
Manitoba Heart Foundation
Heart
United Way
Aralleling
Red Cross Transfusion
Portage Film Council opens fall term and strong memberships
Film Council opened for its fall term on Tuesday September 7 and will run Tuesdays and Fridays 1 pm to 5 30 pm for the year. By now 27 groups in Portage area renewed for 1978 including school division Children s Aid Society Lions Manor churches service groups and others. From January to August 1978 there were 19999 viewers using 350 films supplied by the council. Office stocks include 182 variety films and 26 British Information service films. A block of 39 films from the Southern Film Federation will be available for two months, featuring travel current events educational fare and comedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage Rum Council
Portage
Area
Children’s Aid Society
Lions Manor
Tms
The
Film Council
British Informational Service
Southern Film Federation
Hometown Paper winning essay reprinted in Bow Island
The piece announces Geoff Tagg of Foremost Alberta as winner of the Hometown Paper contest judged by Ryerson Polytechnic’s J D Mac Farlane. It notes Tagg received gold medal and $100, while Rev Oliver Hodge earned a gold medal and $200, and extols the weekly rural newspaper’s role as the community’s social conscience and life-blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.D. MacFarlane
Ryerson Polytechnical Institute
Bow Island
Alta
Geoff Tagg
Foremost
Oliver Hodge
Hodge
MacGregor
Trinity United Church
Portage la Prairie
Johnny
Mary
Mrs. Jones
Smith
Ontario
Cleaning Tile Walls and New Fashion Fabrics Featured
The column offers home cleaning tips for bathroom tile walls focusing on suds vinegar and step by step scrubbing methods for grout. It also notes caulking maintenance and drying practices. In fashion news a new flame retardant Cavelour polyester fabric promises easy care and luxury. Fuseknit interfacing from Arma Co introduces fusible knit backing for shaping stabilizing and sealing fabrics with wide color options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Arma Co
Rebekahs Hear Routine Reports At Ruth Lodge Meeting
Ruth Rebekah Lodge held its regular meeting at the Masonic Temple with Past Noble Grands in charge on a Thursday date. The Portage Health Auxiliary began its 1976 77 season the following Friday with Mrs. W. H. Vopni presiding as May minutes were read and discussed. Incidents of summer were reviewed and the hospital plans gift shop and cart service reopening. Miss Lou Anne Dalrymple of Oakville received the $100 auxiliary bursary for Arthur Meighen High School graduates headed to nursing school. A thank you note from Dalrymple was read, and Mrs. Vopni closed with an inspirational poem for volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage Health Auxiliary
W. H. Vopni
Lou Anne Dalrymple
Oakville
Arthur Meighen
Visit of Boreham Wood ladies to city social
Local visitors include Mrs Kath leen Warren and Miss Phyllis Pales from Boreham Wood Hertfordshire. Also present were Mrs J Bennie of Vancouver and Aunt Mrs C Astbury. Anne Street Noble Grand led the meeting with Maude Stewart Vice Grand and Lillian Russell at the piano. Departing notes show a cancelled session for Thanksgiving. Next meeting set for October 28 with 73 attendees and a social lunch hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Pales
Boreham Wood
Hertfordshire
England
Kathleen Warren
Briah Columbia
Anne Street
Anne Pallister
Gladys Weber
Sadie Jordan
Marjorie Craig
Noble Grand
Ritzer Aitken vows exchanged at Durston Park wedding
The outdoor Durston Park ceremony on August 28 1976 united Kathryn Helen Aitken and Edward Gregors in a double ring vows. The event featured bell ringers Curtis Campbell and the Nadolny brothers, Rev. Donald Varcoe officiating, with Merlin Ross as best man and Corine Durston as matron of honor. After signing, The Lord's Prayer was played. The couple, now Brandon residents, planned a canoe trip in Flin Flon and are university students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durston Park
Riding Mountain
Kathryn Helen
Norris
Beryl Aitken
Edward Gregors
Gregors
Bessie Ritzer
MacGregor
Curtis Campbell
Ken
Peter Nadolny
Donald Varcoe
Merlin Ross
Rivers
Manitoba
Corine Durston
Dauphin
Norrie Ann Campbell
Winnipeg
Flin Flon
Helen
Ted
Brandon
The
University of Brandon
Austrians win world plowing contest in Sweden
Austrians captured first and second in the world plowing event as Sweden hosted the contest on Sunday. Canadian competitors finished eighth and tenth with Hermann Altmann taking first and Elfred der second. Charlie Thomson of Chilliwack, B C won the grassland plowing event but finished eighth overall. Donald Dunkeld of Zephyr, the Canadian plowing Shampoo, finished tenth.
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Vana
Sweden
Autrians
Hermann Altmann
Elfred der
Charlie Thomson
Chilliwack
B.C
Donald Dunkeld
Zephyr
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Langruth
Viola K. Wud
Gide Crusay
Flore
Rmore
Gomes
Glick Cat's
Prairie
Central Plains Council
Knights of Columbus Hall
Sharron Wild
Marguerite Molgat
Rebekahs
Ruth Rebekah Lodge
Masonic ‘Temple
Sir
Mrs. J. Bennie
Vancouver
Mrs. C. Astbury
Kitty Riach
Maude Stewart
Lillian Russell
God
Christ
Jesus Christ
Jim Webb
RZA
Ose
Lains
Las Vegas
Amur
Sask. Ave. E
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