Northern Manitoba miscellany and community notes
A column of village items from Brandon area readers notes births, birthdays, and gatherings. Families from Edmonton Flin Flon Thompson and Hamiota share visits, travel experiences in northern Manitoba, and local quotes and cartoons. A birth is announced, and quotes from local contributors add a light, community-tone flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Churchill
Flin Flon
Thompson
Hamiota
Bob
Viola Coombs
Annie Bray
Don
Gay Bray
Archie
Olive Thom
Silver Broom Week Shocks Winnipeg Front Pages
Reggie's Ramblings notes a striking Canadian twist as Silver Broom Week upends Winnipeg media in March. He reflects on a bold shift from Scotland to Winnipeg, the Besom and Stane connection, and a playful jab at animals planting seeds in spring while mowing lawns all summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Baldwin
John Davidson
RCMP
Canada
Todd Brown
Brandon Fair
Todd
Bill Pollock
Brandon
Bill
Harry Zak
Harry
Jim Scott
Agnes Pateman
Ivy Sutherland
Westbrook’s
Mary
Vancouver
Coombs
Med
Lloyd Anderson
Jack
Harvey Houck
Harvey
Gwenda Coombs
Edmonton
Roberta Jack Lynne
Bob
Olive Templeton
Basswood
Eleanor
Winnipeg
Scotland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Coombs
Eleanor Coombs
Louise Armstrong
Lorna Hamilton
Bruce
Debby Coombs
Princeton Drive
Vern McConnell
Debby
Vern
Bonnie
Killarney
Ross
Steinbach
Pisew Falls
Kae
Allan Cumming
Trailer Court
Mark Twain
L.L. Brown
F.E.A
Houston
Astrodome
Roy Hofbeins
Shamrock Hilton
Wimp
Bruce Lemon
Doc
Mary Bull - Brandon
Toronto Sun
Tan
Reggie
United Church of Canada
Hamiota -Oakner
H.N. Lynas
L. Jameson
Oakner
Shiloh
Tarbolton
Kenton
Decker
Smith
Strathclair
F. Kamarous Cardaile
Birtle
Miniota
G. Lloyd Lovering
Isabella
Crandall
M. Harding
Hamiota Pentecostal Church
P.A.O.C
L.F. Beck
Hamilota
Oak River
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