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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 06, 1968
Page
1
Wheat offers higher protein and energy than oats or barley but lower calcium and palatability for cattle and hogs. It should not be fed as a straight ration, with beef cattle limited to about 70 percent of the total diet.
The article explains feeding wheat with barley to form cattle rations and oats to adjust swine growing and finishing rations. It notes energy drops when wheat is frozen, potential to up wheat share and reduce hay, and the need for grain analysis before changing rations. It includes a sample price table: barley 70c, oats 48c, wheat $1.12, and offers to provide the table on request.
Preliminary Manitoba study finds trained drivers show far fewer accidents and violations than untrained peers. Group comparisons show male and female volunteers who completed the course vastly outperform uninterested or untrained groups, with males benefiting most. The program began in 1966 as an optional high school subject and is now in 65 schools across urban and rural areas.
Nearly all of Isabella gathered at the Community Centre on Friday October 25 to honor Mr and Mrs R Scarth who plan to leave the district soon A Crazy Whist session featured eighteen tables An address was read by Lloyd Irwin John Coxworth and Keith Irwin presented luggage as best wishes Mrs R E Heise and Mrs J T Finkbeiner on behalf of the Isabella Women's Institute awarded Mrs Scarth a WI Life Membership Certificate and Pin The couple thanked friends and joined in singing For They Are Jolly Good Fellows The evening ended with a lunch served by helpers.
The Crandall CG L T held its first meeting on September 30. New officers elected include President Diana Lawrence and President Denise Hun Secretary Elaine Webber Treasurer Wilma Hankin. The group planned church decorations for Thanksgiving on October 12 and held a Halloween meeting on October 28. Leaders for the year are Mrs L Rudd and Mrs N Smith.
Haminta Memorial Rink hosts Ham iata Lions Club Turkey Shoot and Turkey Bingo on Friday from 7:00 to 10:30 p.m. and Saturday from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 10:30 p.m. Two turkeys per shoot. Bring a .22 with open sights only. Some rifles available.
The children of Miniota are commended for good behavior Thursday night. Mrs Vern Lockhart of Arrow River won the Christmas cake drawn Thursday. The Elementary Student Council thanks supporters of a successful effort. UNICEF donations totaled $44.00. Grades seven and eight thank the community for backing this worthy cause.
Vir den Lodge installed officers for the ensuing term in Miniota. Names include G Davis as Nobile Grand and C Ariss as Vice Grand with R Leland recording secretary and J Frazer treasurer. Meetings resume October 15 1968 at Arrow River hall as the lodge begins its 59th year since October 5 1910. Blood Donor Clinic praised for success.
Miniota schools competed at the cross country zone meet in Birtle on October 17. Junior girls won and earned a spot in the Bran don Provincial meet on October 26. Patsy Zorne finished fifth and Gerry Taylor thirteenth among eighty four runners, totaling one hundred and three points, yet they did not win. Senior girls and junior boys also ran the zone meet but were not eligible for the provincial event.
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