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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 03, 1966
Page
2
Local notes from Miniota recount family updates including Allan McKenzie's return from Hamiota Hospital after an illness. Community members attend Presbytery in Rivers, enjoy bonspiels, hospital visits, and congratulations for a birth in Hamiota. The record covers hockey results, curling events, and a beef raffle winner.
Isabella news lists weekend visits by Mr. and Mrs T Rittaler and family of Napinka and by Mr and Mrs Dale Hill with their son in law and daughter. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Gordon Campbell to Winnipeg with Mrs R Campbell. UCW meeting at Rivers on Feb 22 noted along with the Walter Saward Scholarship 1965 winner Marrilyn Reid. World Day of Prayer held at Mrs A Adams home. Next UCW meeting April 15 with Mr Robert Scarth of Winnipeg showing Eskimo schools. Ladies bonspiel underway, and men’s bonspiel at Hamiota later in the week.
The Junior Red Cross raised 9.90 at a Friday candy sale. Beulah reports visiting relatives in Calgary and Manitoba students home for mid term. UCW rally at Rivers attended by Mrs Alley, Mrs Chisholm, and Miss Paynter. Mrs Cassick of Glenboro dies in Winnipeg February 12 1966. Rink Club draws for a coffee table, won by Miss M Tomiski, proceeds 22.70. Mrs W Evans of Georgetown Ontario visits Mrs M B Frazer. Dennis Chaboyer leaves for Thompson.
Mr. William Tennant remains a patient at Hamiota hospital. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bonner on Friday February 26 at Virden hospital. Mrs. D Sutherland attended the Birtle Presbyterial U C W annual meeting at Rivers. The Laundry family spent February 20 with Mr. Tennant. World Day of Prayer theme We Are My Witnesses focused on meditation and witnessing from Isaiah 6 8 18 43 10 12 with the title Ye are my witness.
The meditation asks how fully lay members realize their responsibility to live and witness to faith, stressing that true witness lies in actions and character. A church gathering at Mrs Sutherland's home featured this conviction, echoing Paul that the kingdom is power, not talk. Also noted are local visits, hockey injuries, Legion bonspiel updates, and social events in Lenore and Virden with Neighbours and family details.
About three hundred attended the banquet and program held at the Prince Edward hotel Brandon. Mrs Vern Lockhart and Arthur accompanied Les Lelond to the city.
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