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Rivers Banner

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Jan 28, 2011

Page

2

Community calendar lists broad schedule of events in Rivers area

The Rivers calendar covers sport meets, library nights, meetings, dances, sales, and church services from January 29 through June with multiple towns including Rivers, Rapid City, Oak River and Kenton. Notable items include High School Hockey League all star game, 4-H sessions, bonspiels, poker derbies, Legion meetings, and the So Long bonspiel.

Westman High Riverdale Community Gardens Rivers Curling Club Rapid City Library Rivers Civic Centre Rivers Fire Hall Rapid City Riverdale Rivers United Church Rivers Women’s Institute Rapid City Legion Rivers Legion Oak River Inn Rivers Legion Hall Legion Rivers Legion Upper Hall Rivers Ag Society RM of Daly Council Chamber Rivers Pre Legion Auxiliary Rivers Legion Upper Rivers Collegiate RM of Daly Council Chamber MGRA Pentecostal United

Inventor Lewis Urry and the alkaline battery story

The life of Lewis Frederick Urry born January 29 1927 in Pontypool Ontario who with Eveready developed the alkaline and lithium battery. He refined zinc carbon longevity by using manganese dioxide solid zinc and powdered zinc and in 1959 Eveready began producing his design now Energizer. He retired to North Olmsted Ohio where he died October 19 2004 at 77 and is buried in Butternut Ridge Cemetery.

Lewis Frederick Urry Eveready Battery Company Urry Pontypool Onto University of Toronto Eveready Parma Ohio Smithsonian Institution Thomas Edison Butternut Ridge North Olmsted

Women Institute Focuses on Heart Health and Yoga

Rivers organization members welcomed Cathy Stevenson a registered massage therapist for a session on relaxation through yoga body alignment and stretching. The meeting included a discussion on nutrition and healthy habits and announced a future regional gathering in Hamiota with The Heart Truth program a Manitoba Heart and Stroke Foundation Manitoba Women’s Institute partnership.

Yvonne Gustafson Riverdale Harvest Children’s Hospital Ursula Reders Hamiota Rivers Civic Centre Manitoba Heart and Stroke Foundation Manitoba Women’s Institute Canada

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