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Newspaper
Rivers Banner
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 2018
Page
3
A Rivers resident Ron Chiborak shares his family life and ties to Winnipeg and Rivers. The article notes floral displays baking art projects and a quilt show in the Harding Fair display hall and mentions upcoming champion lists and the 2019 edition dubbed the best little fair around.
The regular monthly meeting of the Legion Ladies Auxiliary was held June 4, 2018 in the Rivers Legion upper hall with 17 members in attendance. Minutes and reports were read and adopted. No new memberships or donation requests. The canteen will be painted. The veteran's banquet occurred June 9, 2018.
Community youth group MYJC hosts a car wash on Wednesday August 2 from 1 to 3 pm behind the town office. Enthusiastic students seek casual jobs including lawn care babysitting and house cleaning. call 204-303-0157 or visit the town office for details or to place a job order.
July 27 marks Raleigh introducing tobacco to England in 1586 and the 1866 laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable. Banting and Best isolate insulin in 1921, the De Havilland Comet jet airliner flies in 1949, Titanic salvage begins in 1987, Ukraine airshow disaster in 2002 kills 85. Tour de France 2003 has no winner after Lance Armstrong disqualification.
Rivers Royal Canadian Legion hosted a June 23 four man best ball event. Gerry Grant Brian Donald Brent Montague and Graham Carmen won with 65. Carson Smith Bryan Smith Tara Smith and Kelsey Anderson were second with 68. Vaughn Wilson claimed mens longest drive and Kelly Simpson won ladies longest drive. Brent Montague and Kelly Deete Comrade Thompson tied closest to pin at 10 feet 6 inches and 4 feet.
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