Oak River UCW Holds Annual Meeting for 1997
Oak River United Church Women gathered Jan 7 with eight members present. Margaret C. Simms led the session as plans for 1997 were set, reports given, and a World Day of Prayer is to be observed Mar 7. A congregational meeting planned for Jan 19 follows a pot luck lunch.
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Oak River Ucw
Margaret C. Simms
UCW
Doreen Espey
Armstrong
St. Andrew’s College
Samaritan House
Christian Blind Mission
PCTC
Assiniboine Presbytery Women’s Committee
Prairie Spirit Camp
Rock Lake Camp
Angola Memorial Scholarship Fund
Wendy Bryant
Cnter
Winnie McCallum
Darlene Reid
Frances McKague
Georgina Black
David Morton
Oak River Congregational Meeting
Neighbours Save Farm Cattle in Bitter January Ice
In a brutally cold January day, neighbours rush to a farm after cows fall through ice on a dug-out. Sixteen cows struggle among jagged ice as workers with ropes try to pull them ashore. Lloyd Harrison and a team of work horses arrive on a stone boat to aid rescues. Only one or two cows survive, leaving a somber mood and reflection on farming as man against the elements.
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Dad
Hope
Lloyd Harrison
Tested Pine Cupboard Air Buns Recipe
Instructions for an air bun dough using yeast sugar water flour and lard. Mix and knead until smooth then rise twice. Shape into egg sized buns bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Can form hamburger buns or long wiener buns.
Rivers Banner Keeps Us In Touch From Calgary to Rivers
Letter from Ev Perrett of Calgary praises the Rivers Banner for reconnecting a nine member family and long‑time residents. He recalls living in Rivers from 1940 to 1970 and notes the paper helps track old school chums, while urging more local support and mentioning limited future visits due to eye issues.
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Rivers
Calgary
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Oak River
Rivers Banner Gazette
Rivers, ME
Manitoba
Ken and
Chris Waddell
Sheila Szapko
Audrey MacKay
USA
Overseas
Rita Friesen
Neepawa
Morden
Susan Chartrand
Rivers Legion Hall
Milliken McGuire
Rolling River Festival of Arts
Super Thrifty DrigMart
Stan's Iga
Rivers Elementary School
Shirely Russell
Banner
Rivers Baptist Church
Ken Graham
An Serre Basset Ber ER Soo
Rapid City Lions
Gordon
Lorna Bayes
Rapid City
Bradwardine
Albert Bayes
Assiniboine Community College
Assiniboine
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