Portrait of Hall Sveistrup A Rivers Community Member
Feature profile of Hall Sveistrup a longtime Rivers resident born December 27 1931 retired educator and former farm labourer now living in a seniors complex. He lists hometown Vegar his education at Sightnes and University of Manitoba hobbies gardening hunting and fishing and says the nicest people in the world live in Rivers.
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Hall Sveistrup
Vogar
Man
Gimli
Rivers
Fourplex
Third Avenue
Vegar
Sightnes
University of Manitoba
Newfoundland
Johnny Reid
Winnipeg Jets
Toronto Blue Jays
Canada
Julia Roberts
Where am I Ancrum Cemetery mystery in Riverdale area
The note reveals a feature inviting readers to identify a historic site shown in a photograph from last week. It identifies Ancrum Cemetery in Riverdale Municipality established 1908 by St Matthew's Anglican Church with a cairn dedicated to local pioneers, near Kenton Forrest and Hwy 1 Cardale.
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Jean Ryall
Tarbolton
Bradwardine
Ancrum Cemetery
Manitoba Historical Society
Riverdale
St. Matthew’s Anglican Church
English Museum
Kenton-Forrest
Hwy. 1
Cardale
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Sunset imagery and colors inspire quiet reflection
A narrator describes a vivid sunset on the Prairies with red, orange, and yellow hues. They reflect on Psalm 46 10 and Psalm 12 6, noting blue skies, hospital color calm, and sunlight on snow as reminders of God's enduring word.
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God
Life on the top rung of life and aging
A 72 year old reflecting on aging from the perspective of being the family caretaker turned elder. The speaker recalls parents and mentors passing, becoming the "front line warrior," and asks what future observers will think while noting wisdom gained from years and past annoyances.
On This Day Birthday of Historic World Events
March 2 1717 marked England’s first ballet The Loves of Mars and Venus. Louis Riel went into exile in St Paul in 1872. Babe Ruth set a $70000 annual salary in 1927. Ho Chi Minh elected president in 1946. The Sound of Music released in 1965. Nixon Watergate grand jury in 1974. Al Qaeda Ashoura Massacre in 2004 killed 170 and wounded 500+.
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England
Louis Riel
St. Paul
Minnesota
Babe Ruth
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
Julie Andrews
Christopher Plummer
Richard Nixon
al Qaeda
Ashoura
Iraq
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