Miniota School Update From Arts Festival And Activities
School Corner reports the Birdtail River Fine Arts Festival in Hamiota completing its second session with piano results across several grades and a non competitive dance day. A new gym trampoline has seen daily use during poor weather. Principals conference and athletic association meetings discussed curriculum, communications, and upcoming junior high fastball in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miniota
Hamiota
Lana Bryant
Cathy Bruce
Rick Urlin
Mark Gilchrist
Kerri Lynne Cornish
Tammy Morton
Catherine Armitage
Myrna Hodgins
Alan McKenzie
Ette
Cornish
Hal May
Faculty of Education
University of Manitoba
Field
Cub and Scout Banquet Honors Fathers in Miniota
The Cub and Scout groups held their annual banquet on Wednesday April 23 with about 65 attendees. Mothers prepared a turkey supper while Jim Coe served as MC and Rev Vernes gave the blessing, with Murray also participating.
Toasts and reports at Cub and Scout year-end gathering
The event featured toasts to the Queen and Lord Baden Powell led by Lockhart and Brent Mossop. Barry Cornish replied to fathers’ toast. Head table guests included Rev House, Jerry and Jim Cole, Reynolds, Martin, White, and Brandon guests Keith Armitage and Rev Vernes. Ed Wadham reported on Cub activities, Brandon trip, Cubcamp, Rivers bowling, Virden toboggan party, and Shellmouth Dam tree planting. Armitage praised leaders for years of service and self‑reliance without MCC funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Rivers
Focus Convention in Brandon Focus Convention in Brandon
Ten members of the Min iota Focus Group attended a wind-up convention on April 11 12 and 13 at the Agricultural Centre in Brandon. Attending groups came from Ochre River Swan River and Laurier. They presented rural community problems and urged farmer cooperation for price control to keep wealth in rural areas. Dr Robert Sterling of the University of Saskatchewan critiqued the presentations and outlined farmers’ concerns. Farmers face squeeze from oligopolies as wealth shifts away from farms. unity and action are urged for meaningful changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miniota
Brandon
Doug Leland
Eleanor O’callaghan
Pauline Rowan
Elizabeth Stewart
Bruce Medd
Wally Hunter
Sylvia Hanlin
Eileen Cable
Ochre River
Swan River
Laurier
Robert Sterling
University of Saskatchewan
George Lee Pascoe obituary in Winnipeg 1975
George Lee Pascoe aged 40 died March 17 1975 at Grace Hospital Winnipeg. He was husband of Jeannine Pascoe and father of Lori. Survived by his mother Mrs J Y Pascoe a brother Howard and four sisters all of Winnipeg. Predeceased by father Russell and brother Leslie. He worked for Amaco Plumbing and Heating and had lived in Meadow Lea Marquette St Vital and Warren.
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George Lee Pascoe
Grace Hospital
Winnipeg
Lee Pascoe
Jeannine Pascoe
Warren
Nio
Alan
Pascoe
Meadow Lea
Marquete
St. Vital
Amaco
Jeannine
Lori
J. Y. Pascoe
Howard
Flin Flon
H Shaver
Beryl
F. Tully
Ella
A. McRae
Yvonne
H. Sveinson
Mabel
Vernon
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Jacinth
NATO
Valerie Giscard d’Estaing
France
Mel Nowosad
Bee-Clean” Janitorial CO. Ltd
Man
Manitoba Department of Health and Social Development
Cosen’s
Virden
Birtle Electric
Jim Dick
Birtle
Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
Donald ST
Jaan
MCNA
M.C.N.A
Buckingham
Toews
Smeltz and
McNeill
Malcolm Campbell Hamiota
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