Kingdon Family Honored With Farewell at The Miniota
A farewell gathering Saturday June 11 honors Mr. Harvey Kingdon longtime principal of The Miniota Collegiate. Students parents and community members attended whist games a music program and tea. Russell Leland organized twenty two whist tables with prizes to Mrs. W Black Gordon Leland Mrs Wes Leland and Kathie Kingdon. Lawrence Reynolds led the program featuring two choruses directed by Mrs W A Barrett and songs The School Song I'll Remember and Funniculi Funnicula with the men and boys performing Ole
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miniota Collegiate
Harvey Kingdon
W. Black
Gordon Leland
Wes Leland
Kathie Kingdon
Lawrence Reynolds
W. A Barrett
Kingdon
Birtle
Bob McKenzie
MacLeland
Miniota
Birtle Collegiate
Lorraine
Miniota and Birtle council road contracts proposed
A 1902-era note details Birtle and Miniota councils considering contracting road work instead of statute labor due to patchiness and lack of plan. The report also covers local events: lime burning by John Haines, experimental brick making, a grand Maccabee picnic, a storm that damaged church walls, and various sports and social happenings in Arrow River, Hamiota, and Miniota communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birtle
Miniota
John Haines
Wm. Hodnett
Holmfield
Donald Stewart
Minsota
R. Steward
Arrow River
Hamiota
Miniota W. I. Meeting Plans Library, Meals on Sports Day
The vice-president presided at the June 10 W.I. meeting in the community centre. The creed and a daily thought were shared, and a pot luck lunch was prepared. The group discussed establishing a Regional Library, serving meals on Sports Day, and reported on 13 sympathy or greeting cards sent. Delegates A Armitage and C Goodwin reported to the District Convention at Erickson. thanks were extended to L Draper for the provincial convention report. The lunch program featured cold meats jellied salads rolls birthday cake and dainties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas Goodwin
W.I
Wes McKenzie
A. McKean
Erickson
A Armitage
C. Goodwin
L. Draper
Wes Leland
India
Long
Korea
Stowe
McKean
Swan River to Host Highway 83 Convention in 1966
The Great Plains U S and Canada Highway 83 Association will convene in Swan River Manitoba on July 15 and 16 1966. Delegates from Texas Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota and North Dakota are invited. The event features a Friday reception and Saturday luncheon with Manitoba Highway Minister Walter Weir as guest speaker. Aimed at promoting the long highway from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.
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Great Plains
U.S
Canada
Highway 83 Assoc
Swan River
Manitoba
Gulf of Mexico
Churchill On
Hudsons Bay
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Manitoba Highway 83 Association
Walter Weir
George E. Scali
Route 83 Association
Miniota U C W Meet at Mrs Rowan’s Home
The afternoon U C W group met at Mrs F Rowan’s home on June 16 with 10 members and 4 visitors. Mrs L Reynolds opened with Weeding Your Garden and led the program including a reading from Comes the Moment to Decide and a talk on Stewardship. A $11.50 May offering was reported and future plans discussed.
Bits and Pieces Of Former Years 1921
A collage of clippings and anecdotes from past issues recounts humorous and local notes. Entries mention beef prices, Mark Twain in a Canadian hotel, newspaper delivery changes, J J Henderson lemon fruit records, radio squeals, weed spraying by airplane, and the Beulah Beulah field day with school ship words of four cylinders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Passadtn Sc Coves
Twain
Valise
Herald
J. J. Henderson
Tuesay
Beulah
Arrow River
Jimmie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kingdon Family
W. Shepherd
Sarahville
Maccabee’s Picnic
Arrow River Boys
Man River
Pauline Johnson
Geo. Dibblee
Jack Spalding
A. Spalding
Kingdons
Barrett
Joan Leland
W. I. Meet
Miniota U.C.W
RED Cross
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