Acres of Hope raises $16 000 in 1999 grain drive
Acres of Hope, a Canadian Foodgrains Bank project near Rivers and Oak River, reported 1999 grain production worth about $16 000, which with a four to one government match becomes over $64 000. Funds support edible grain transport for hungry people through 13 church groups across Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Ashton
Acres.of Hope
Canadian Foodgrains
Rivers Collegiate
Abe Krahn
Rivers
Oak River
Acres of Hope
Don McFadden
Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Canada
Manitoba
Franz
Longtime canteen volunteer Rose Madder honored after 30 years
After more than three decades serving two weekly bingos at Rivers Legion Hall Rose Madder received a plaque and flowers. Ethel Clark Shirley Kamuta from Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary presented the tribute on December 28 with Stan Nielsen of Rivers Curling Club also attending to thank her for leading the canteen chairperson role through over 3,000 bingos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Clark
Rose Madder
Stan Nielsen
Shirley Kamala
Rivers Legion Hall
Rose
Shirley Kamuta
Rivers Legion
Ladies Auxiliary
Rivers Curling Club
Madder
Legion Auxiliary
Hoppy Leap Year Christmas Visit to Grand Forks
Cliff and Beryle Burt flew from Winnipeg to Grand Forks British Columbia to visit son Lyle Burt retired RCMP member and security business partner. They spent Christmas with Stephen Burt now on Grand Forks town council and Christina Lake friends. They returned January 5 noting a happy New Year.
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Cliff
Beryle Burt
Winnipeg
Grand Forks
B.C
Lyle
RCMP
Chris
Burts
Stephen
Connie Burt
Rivers
Beryle
Christina Lake
Castlegar
Rolling River Festival of the Arts deadline looms
The Rolling River Festival of the Arts announces a January 31 postmark deadline for entries across speech arts visual arts vocal choral keyboard brass percussion strings woodwind dance and theatre arts. Addendum forms are available at regional libraries division schools Minnedosa Pharmacy and Taylor's Home Hardware Rivers. April 10 to 14 in Rivers. Visual arts deadline March 6. Dorothy Plett 328 4496 studio 328 7018 Michelle McFadden 328 7441 Lesley McFadden 328 7197.
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Aeleen Sclater
Rolling River
Rivers
Dorothy Plett
Michelle McFadden
Lesley McFadden
DOPS Opens Doors to Other First Nations Policing
A Winnipeg conference on First Nations Policing hosted by Dakota Ojibway Police Service drew Manitoba communities. Speakers included Gord Mackintosh Eric Robinson Peter Fisher and Murray Sinclair. The Opaskwayak Cree Nation served notice their policing model is DOPS and a band council resolution was passed. DOPS is Manitoba’s only stand alone First Nation police service and covers four southern communities with 24 hour service.
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Winnipeg
Dakota Ojibway
Manitoba
Gord Mackintosh
Eric Robinson
Peter Fisher
Solicitor General’s Department
Murray Sinclair
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Acres of Hope Group
Abe
Esther Krahn
Nick Kamula
Hoppy Leap Year
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