Portrait of Lacey Douglas A Rivers community member
Lacey Douglas born November 10 works at Rivers Home Hardware Building Centre started as a Robins Donuts waitress. She lives on Third Avenue near the Legion and has roots in Brandon with school in Riverview and Rivers Collegiate. She loves gardening fishing canoeing biking Christmas and cats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacey Douglas
Rivers Home Hardware Building Centre
Robins Donuts
Rivers
Rapid City
Oak River
Third Avenue
the Legion
Brandon
Riverview
King George
Rivers Collegiate
South Pacific Islands
Antigua
Hawaii
Killswitch Engage
Atreyu
Bruno Mars
Carolina Panthers
Grey's Anatomy
Scott Hemsworth
Josh Duhamel
Wink
Melissa McCarthy
Notable events from June 7 across history
On June 7 1800 David Thompson reaches the Saskatchewan River mouth at Cedar Lake in Manitoba. In 1832 Irish immigrants aboard the Carrick reach Québec with cholera spreading to Quebec City and Montréal, causing thousands of deaths in Lower Canada. In 1917 Lions Clubs International is founded by Melvin Jones and others in Chicago. The 1980s and later mark various personal milestones and peculiar time-stamps. Police warn bald men in Mozambique after multiple murders tied to gold myths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Thompson
Saskatchewan River
Cedar Lake
Manitoba
Québec
Carrick
Dublin
Quebec City
Montréal
Lower Canada
Melvin Jones
Chicago
Lions Clubs International
John Denver
Curly McKay
Mozambique
Words of a 1991 hymn urge earth care and child hope
The writer praises Shirley Erena Murray 1991 hymn about caring for creation. They note how youth gardens, thrift shopping, home food preservation, beekeeping, and reduced consumption show practical responses. Echoing farm heritage, they call for recycling, repair, and learning old skills to protect the earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Erena Murray
Salvation Army
Mymi
Canada
Bangkok
Rivers Golf and Country Club Remembered Through Fires and Rebuilds
The Rivers Golf and Country Club at its present site four miles southwest of Rivers began as part of Rivers Air Base in 1949. It survived a November 1987 arson fire, was rebuilt by spring 1988 with a $15,000 Manitoba grant, and reopened in May 1988. Recent upgrades include kitchen renovations funded by local foundations in 2017 and 2018. The club hosts numerous tournaments and welcomes visitors for meals and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers
Rivers Air Base
Recreation Facilities Department
Rivers Golf and Country Club
Manitoba Community Places
Stan Neilsen
Ted Smith
Rivers and Area Community Foundation
Also Mentioned on This Page
Home Bobbies
By Rita Friesen
Rivers Community Church
Edward Street
Riverdale Golf Clubhouse
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