Breast cancer survivor paddles with Australian dragon boat team
Marilyn Dickson, a 170 year old Rivers product and breast cancer survivor, joined the Amazons Perth dragon boat team as an extra. She competed with Westman Waves of Hope at the Peterborough Ontario International Dragon Boat Festival a month ago, where her boat finished second in a photo finish. The festival drew 66 teams from around the world, and Dickson praised Peterborough for its welcoming atmosphere.
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Marilyn Dickson
Dickson
Rivers
Westman Waves of Hope
Peterborough
Ont
Amazons
Perth
Australia
Waves of Hope
Brandon
Lake Minnedosa
Twas
Vancouver
South Africa
Italy
United States
China
Guides serve at royal reception for imperial cookie distribution
Kay De Banner notes six to eight Girl Guides assisted at a garden party for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at Winnipeg Government House on Saturday July 3. Three Rivers girls, Sara and Katie Hunter and Ranger Katie Crouch, helped distribute cookies and flags amid heat. about 3,000 cookies given out. The royal procession included a statue unveiling and walkabout before moving to The Forks.
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Queen
Duke of Edinburgh
Winnipeg
Government House
Rivers
Pathfinders
Sara
Katie Hunter
Katie Crouch
Judy Watson
Philip Lee
Boy Scout
Pioneer & Heritage Association
Manitoba
Watson
Her Majesty
Prince Philip
Folklorama
CNIB
Air Cadets
Scouts Canada
Our Girls
Girls Guides of Canada
Welsh Corgi Association
Lee
The
Forks
Elizabeth
Manitoba Council of Girl Guides
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Ening Cvestock