Plant Growth Meeting Highlights Topics For Farmers
The Hamiota Agricultural Society and the Manitoba Department of Agriculture sponsor a Plant Growth meeting with Gerry Gramiak and Joe Tsukomota discussing soil needs, nutrient use, and above soil requirements. Held at Hamiota Community Hall with registration at 10 and meeting at 10:15, coffee and doughnuts served. Special Crops session planned at Brandon Extension Centre on March 21 with Dave Derksen detailing outlook, practices, fertilizer needs, weed control, and net returns. Program starts at 10:00 am. Cattle shipments from Alberta in 1968 totalled 292 439 head, up 86 percent from the prior year, with Ontario receiving over half. Blanshard Hamida Miniota Weed Office now located in the old telephone building recently purchased by the Weed Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota Agricultural Society
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Gerry Gramiak
Joe Tsukomota
Hamiota
Brandon Extension Centre
Dave Derksen
Federal Grain
Alberta
Ontario
British Columbia
Blanshard
Hamida
Miniota
Weed Board
Birdtail River School Board Holds Shoal Lake Meeting
The Birdtail River School Division No 38 board met in Shoal Lake on March 13 1969 with trustees Fulton Rapley Selby Randell Hames Lewycky Butcher Hyndman Waddell Falloon Armitage and inspectors Bollman Callender Decosse Funk Partridge present. They adopted minutes, approved a $1500 lot purchase in Birtle, reviewed correspondence and finance, appointed Selby as agent of record, authorized building payments at Hamita Collegiate, reinvested the James Jackson Scholarship fund in a five year Royal Bank certificate at 7.4 percent, increased Route 97 pay by 2.80 per day, and planned a new meeting for March 20 1969.
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Shoal Lake
Birdtail River
Fulton, Rapley
Selby
Randell
Hames
Lewycky
Butcher
Hyndman
Waddell
Falloon
Armitage
Birtle
Public School Finance Board
Insurance Committee
R. Selby
Finance Committee
Hamiota
James Jackson
Royal Bank of Canada
Manitoba health system pledges ready response during Health Week
Manitoba prepares for National Health Week March 9 to 15 as Health and Social Services Minister George Johnson notes the province's unified department supports coordinated care. He cites vaccines, cancer and heart disease prevention, home care plans, and family planning clinics as key focuses while acknowledging ongoing bed shortages and a need for expanded services.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
George Johnson
National Health League
Johnson
Health Week
Ced
Department of Healtth and Social Services
Miniota 4 H Public Speaking Winners Named Shuttleworth Trophy
Lucille Goodwin of the Miniota Merry Home Makers won the Shuttleworth Trophy at the 4 H senior public speaking contest hosted by the Miniota Beef Club on March 6 at the Miniota Community Centre. Glen Stynyk and Kim McConnell of the McConnell Beef Club placed second and third. Other speakers included Darryl Boyd and Wilma Hankin. Judges were Miss T Holtman Virden Mr R Poole Hamiota and Mr L Muldowan Miniota. The top three advance to further competitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miniota
Lucille Goodwin
Miniota Merry Home Makers
Shuttleworth
Mr. C. Armitage
Manitoba Vacation Handbook for 1969 Released
The 1969 Manitoba Vacation Handbook, compiled by the Tourism and Recreation Department, is now available. John B. Carroll announces over 200000 copies are produced yearly for Manitoba’s major tourist markets. The 140 page color handbook lists hotel ratings, points of interest, events, liquor outlet locations, hunting and angling rules, convention facilities, and more. Copies can be obtained from the Tourist Reception Office in Winnipeg’s Legislative Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Tourism and Recreation
John B. Carroll
Canada
Carroll
Chambers of Commerce
Tourism and Recreation Department
Legislative Building
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Jack Davis
Northumberland Strait
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
TTS
Birdtail River S. D
Inspectors Bollman, Callender, de
Cosse, Funk and Partridge
Robertson
R. M. of
Crandall
Brandon
Department of Education
Strathclair
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