Local Notes and Oddities From the Community
A column of micro items, jokes, and reflections. Mentions Vernon Brown and Ron Hawkins moving up at banks and parks board, local residents trimming signs, a decorative windmill, tax notes, and an anniversary toast plan. Includes humorous poems, a golf psalm, and a 1964 water and sewer milestone for Hamiota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Brown
The
Royal Bank
Ron Hawkins
Parks Board
Snow Lake
Vernon
Woody
R.C.M.P
Jim Cockburn
Dennis Nankivell
Lloyd
Dot Sheridan
Milt
Jessie Curll
Brandon
Ned Curll
Crandall
Curll
Birtle
Joe
Meg Martin
Meg
Martin
Hamiota
Reggies Ramblings Confucius Say on Studies and Politics
A collage of opinion snippets notes a former NDP minister scolding neglect of studies and shifting political sides. It questions summer election costs for hopeful candidates and mocks sensational science claims about hamburger cancer, ending with a quip on art and culture amid a crazy world.
Ryan and Trudeau clash reshape Canadian party prospects
In Ottawa Claude Ryan, Quebec Liberal leader, rises as a new voice for federalism and could tilt the next federal election. Trudeau faces a tough task selling constitutional reform while Levesque and Ryan shape Ontario voters' views, potentially costing the Liberals. Clark would offer balance and may work with Ryan, while Ryan is poised to become premier in Dusbec after the next vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Rene
Quebec
Claude Ryan
Pierre Trudeau
Confederation
Trudeau
Levesque
Ryan
Ontario
Canada
Joe Clark
Akes
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Clark
Dusbec
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Jack Coombs
Trailer Court
Kae
Big AL - Brandon
Mary Bull - Brandon
Pentagon
Washington
Ollie Mansell
Jim Routledge
Dick Beamish
Jim
Winnipeg Free Press
L.L. Brown
Bruce Lemon
Wimp
Konto
Reggie
Confucius
NDP
Phil Simson
BY Peter Ward