MidWest hosts successful fastball umpire clinic in Kenton
Kenton welcomed 33 participants for a Manitoba Softball Association led clinic on Sunday May 15. Ed Fidak directed instruction on rules and umpiring, with written exams to follow. Attendees hailed from Kenton and many neighboring towns.
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Kenton
Ed Fidak
Manitoba Softball Association
M.S.A
Virden
Miniota
Crandall
Oakner
Shoal Lake
Elphinstone
Hamiota
Sandy Lake
Shilo
Brandon
Ninette
Harding
Craig White
Manitoba Rail Abandonment Plans Stir Concern
Industry Minister Len Evans welcomed some Hall Commission ideas on rail rationalization but warned that proposals to dismantle 633 miles of Manitoba branch lines by 1981 could cause social and economic hardship for communities and grain producers. He noted only 12 percent of lines would be protected to 2000, vs higher protection in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and urged preserving the right to hearings on line abandonments.
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Winnipeg
Evans
Manitoba
Commission
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Mr. Evans
Government of
Insurance Coverage Rises in Manitoba Crop Insurance
Manitoba Agriculture Minister Sam Askiw reports a 30 percent rise in crop insurance uptake, from about 14 600 in 1976 to 19 200 this year, with coverage up to 235 million dollars and acreage insured near six million. Premiums are projected to reach 17 million, split evenly between federal and farmer payments, while the province covers administration.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Crop Insurance Corporation
Sam Askiw
Askiw
Pony Express Race Plans Progress in Manitoba
Manitoba editors plan a July 19 20 relay race from Melita to Morris and Winnipeg to beat the post office in delivering weekly newspapers. Ernie Murias chairs the planning for the Manitoba Community Newspapers Association with Charles MacLean present. Doug Penner oversees the route and horses for 20 mile relays along Number 3 Highway. Net proceeds benefit The Society For Crippled Children and Adults of Manitoba.
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Portage LA Prairie
Manitoba
Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
Ernie Murias
Deloraine Times & Star
Melita
Morris
Charles MacLean
Community Press
National Association
Winnipeg
J. J. Blais
Doug Penner
Valley Leader
Carman
Number 3
Society For Crippled Children and Adults of
Post Office Department
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Mid-west Recreation
District News
Sharon Davies
MidWest
Dale McKinnon
Dick Prawdzik
Dennis Robinson
Fairgrounds
Ruth
Elgin McConnell
Nora
Arnold Gray
Maxine Cumming
Mary Corley
Prairies
Western
Canada
Pony Express
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