Finian's Rainbow Paves Way For Future Laurels
A Margaret Barbour Collegiate production of Finian's Rainbow showcased about seventy students and a few assistants proving performing arts belong in the high school curriculum. Lindsay Palmer led Sharon McLonergan with strong stage presence and voice, while George Jackson and Dale Dunlop shone as Finian and Og. The director Mary Williamson earned high praise for guiding a capable cast through acoustically challenging space, signaling future successes in the new auditorium with plans for broader participation.
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Margaret Barbour Collegiate
Rainbow
MBCI
Lindsay Palmer
Sharon McLonergan
George Jackson
Finian McLonergan
Dale Dunlop
Jackson
Bernice Lundie
Susan Mahoney
Begat
Charles Meadwell
Clinton Martin
Pat McLaughlin
Pat Booth
Heather Joseph
Mary Williamson
Mrs
Housing funds set for The Pas and reserves in 1967 68
The PasHERALD reports a $400 000 allocation for new Indian housing on reserves in The Pas District Agency for 1967 68 part of a $561 800 total northern Manitoba reserves budget. Initial plans aimed at $1 586 000 with many projects cut or revised, including water systems for The Pas and Nelson House, electrification for six reserves, road work, farming and craft programs, and a range of community facilities. The Pas and Nelson House receive portions of the housing and related allocations, with many other communities seeing reduced or removed items from the final draft.
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Pas
Pasherald
Manitoba
Indian Affairs
Nelson House
Pukatawagan
Nelson
Grand Rapids
Lynn Lake
Thompson
Moose Lake
Pukatawagan and
Brochet
Housing funding totals from scattered project figures
The fragment lists several housing allocations including Moose Lake at 50000, Easterville at 6000, and a total new housing figure of 400000. The text suggests a consolidated funding plan with multiple municipality line items but lacks complete context or dates.
CN Announces Staff Changes in Manitoba Rail Work
Canadian National Railways announces staff changes at the Assiniboine Area in Winnipeg. W G Threlfell, formerly trainmaster, Winnipeg, is named trainmaster road foreman of engines here. Appointments shift within the road service, reflecting organizational realignment.
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Winnipeg
Canadian National Railways
Assiniboine
W.G. Threlfell
Winnipeg Trainmasters Named at CN Posts
Trainmaster at Winnipeg is S Williams formerly at The Pas. He joined CN in 1924 and spent most of his career on the Hudson Bay line between The Pas and Churchill. R G Hedge of Winnipeg named trainmaster at Melville. E W Gullen, formerly at Dauphin, named transportation officer for CN Assiniboine Area with HQ in Winnipeg. Mr Cullen joined CN as a clerk at Melfort in 1948 and served as agent operator at prairie points, moving to Dauphin in 1963.
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Winnipeg
S. Williams
The
Pas
Hudson Bay
Churchill
R.G. Hedge
Melville
E.W. Gullen
Dauphin
Assiniboine
Mr. Cullen
Melfort, Sask
Prairie Points
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Turkey
Brans Names
LIDO
Libby
Canada Packers
Frechelle’s
Florida
Arizona
Texas
Finian
METRO
Easterville
Fishman’s
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