Community calendar highlights from Rivers area events
June through October listings cover church bake sales town yard sales memorial days and community gatherings. Notable items include Rivers Legion and Rivers Centennial Committee meetings and sport events such as Oak River Dodgers versus Brandon Cloverleafs and Riverdale Minor Hockey registrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers United Church
Oak River
Rivers
Town of Rivers Council Chamber
Riverdale
Oak River Memorial
Oak River Dodgers
Brandon Cloverleafs
Rivers Ag Society
RM of Daly Council Chamber
Rivers Civic Centre
Rapid City
Riverdale Golf and Country Club
Silver Lake
Aspen Trail
Town of Rivers
Harding Fair
Harding Community Centre
RM of Daly
Council Chamber
Manitoba Sheep Association
Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary
Rivers Legion Hall
Tri-Town
Rivers Legion
Upper Hall
Rivers Notes and Milestones Extend Through Regional History
A multi decade archival roundup records local events from 1957 to 2007. Baptisms at Wheatland Baptist Church on the Little Saskatch ewan River. farm fires near Rivers. bus conversion for Western fairs. safety award for Randall Robins. hotel sales and renamings in Rivers and Virden. new managers and anniversaries. sports feats and hall of fame inductions. Legion pins awarded. and civic facility donations and bingo club milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheatland Baptist Church
Les
Connie McAndrew
Little Saskatch
Ewan
Wayne Madden
Rivers
Kent Smyth
Mobile Museem
Red River
Brandon
Canada
Randall Robins
Mel Hurdall
Mike Kunka
Alexandra Hotel
Dan
Krys ‘Chwan
Bob
Bea
Cookie” Allen
Highway 25
Main Street
Rivers Inn
John
Meryle Ruml
Virden
Ken Bridgeman
Neil Martina
Oak River Bank
Montreal
Ian Wood
Killarney
Phil Lavalee
Lake Wahtopanah
Zion Pentecostal Church
Riverdale Golf and Country Club
Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary
Betty Brown
Jenny Dunn
Merle Emslie
Rose Madder
Mil Mitchell
Zella Twigge
Michelle Rondeau
Trinity Bible College
North Dakota
South America
Wrey
Rivers Legion
Darrel Harris
Elton Emerson
Bill Bradley
Nyall Hyndman
Bert Dunn
Don Mitchell
Don Young
Slim Eastcott
Jim Wood
Harry Parker
Larry Bell
Eric Hogg
Bob McKenzie
David Murray
Thomas Riddick
Irvine Silvius
Nick Kamula
James Stevenson
Jim Clark
Dennis Roberts
Doug Stinson
Bert Claney
Don Jackson
Renaud Hammond
Barry Twigge
Doug Marriott
Percy Rosamond
John Wiebe
Lil Duncan
Phyllis Leslie
Margaret Hyndman
Mabel Espey
Jene Scarrow
Mary Griffiths
Evaleen Foy
Rivers Recreation Facilities Review Committee
James Richardson & Sons
IRI
Ian Lowe
Bradwardine
Lorne Lilley
Rapid City
Manitoba Baseball Association
Lowe
Brandon University
CTV
Stan Neilsen
Don Kimble
Rivers Curling Club
Stan
Phil Sworyk
Garry Nielsen
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. James” Anglican
A.m
Rivers Medical Centre
Rivers Chamber of Commerce
Lee’s
Kiwanis Courts
Rivers Fair
Town of Rivers Council
Bonanza
Waco
Rivers United Church Thrift and Bake Sale
Fourth Avenue
JHC
Aspylakesno
Reepicks
Atements
Ervige Repair Shop
Superior Auto Service
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