Pony Express Challenge to Beat Post Office in Manitoba Route
The Manitoba Community Newspapers Association challenges the Canadian Post Office to deliver newspapers faster along a 200 mile Melita to Morris route. The July 19 20 test coincides with Morris Stampede. riders will sequentially hand papers to each town’s paper. The effort aims to spotlight slow second class mail service and spur improvements.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Post Office
Pony Express
Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
Frank Nokes
Manitoba Postal Region
MCNA
Melita
Morris
Association
Ian McKenzie
Manitoba
Canadian Community Newspapers Association
McKenzie
Horticulture Day Seminar Aims at Winnipeg Gardeners
Manitoba horticulturist Reg Curle will lead a 10 a.m. Horticulture Day seminar covering landscaping pruning grafting ornamental trees wind and snow protection and disease issues. Lunch not provided. coffee at noon. questions and landscape problem reviews included. free admission. watch for Community Calendar date.
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Reg Curle
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Winnipeg
Reg
Community recreation plans advance in Oak River
About 40 local Senior Citizens met in Oak River to discuss a mixed program including shuffleboard carpet bowling card games old time dances and social afternoons if funded by a New Horizons grant renovations to the Arena waiting room and equipment purchases would follow a steering committee led by Bob King Stan Henry Frank McPhaden Audrey Griffiths and others will nominate officers and gather cost ideas with a second meeting slated for February 21 at 2 p.m. in Municipal Hall a new grant application is to be pursued and more attendees are encouraged.
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Oak River
New Horizons
Bob King
Stan Henry
Frank McPhaden
Audrey Griffiths
Alex Black
Myrtle White
Fred Mylrea
Aubrey Hume
Luella Bowman
Doris Henry
Reggie's Ramblings Nostalgia and a New Year Guess
The column recalls an NHL All-Star game opening face off by 93 year old Cyclones Taylor and reflects on a Portage la Prairie era player from 70 years ago. It also notes a bold Quebec prediction about banning public cigarette smoking by the premier.
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Cyclones
Taylor
Portage la Prairie
Quebec
Levesque
Quebec House
Health Centre Annual Meeting Holds Board Re‑election
The Hamiota District Health Centre Governing Board re elected B G Baldwin as Chairman and F A McPhaden as Vice Chairman at the January 20 meeting. Attendance last year averaged 85.8 percent with 12 regular and 3 special meetings. A 45 KW Onan diesel generator replaces a 15 KW unit to provide essential power for hospital and planned new buildings. The project, aided by architects McFeeters Tergesen & Sedan and Manitoba Health Services Commission consultants, aims to share services and may progress slower than typical construction. The new generator cost 12021 dollars with depreciation expected to recover the full capital cost in sixteen years.
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Hamiota
B. G. Baldwin
F. A. McPhaden
McFeeters Tergesen & Sedan
Manitoba Health Services Commission
Manitoba
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