Service clubs face pressure from individualism in 1999
The Rivers Banner discusses longtime service clubs tracing roots to 1888 and highlights Lions and Rotary as global forces with thousands of clubs and members. It warns that shifting 1990s attitudes threaten volunteer work and community welfare while praising the clubs' past contributions.
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Hgh
Rie
United Com
UCT
Mal
Lions Club
Ross
Ani
Canada
United States
Perstop
Heron
Dale's faith journey from a 10 year old altar call to Maritime pastor
Pastor Bob Dunlop recalls Dale Stairs who came forward at a small Rivers church service to accept Christ. Years later Dale enters Bible college and becomes a pastor in the Maritimes. The piece emphasizes child faith and Jesus teaching that children belong to the kingdom.
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Bob Dunlop
Rivers Baptist Church
Dale Stairs
Dale
Rivers
Christ
Jesus
God
John
Bible College
Maritimes
Visitors gather with Jessie Blatchford relatives across regions
In the holidays Margaret Houston and Sophia Glasner from Winnipeg Ron Dobson from Flin Flon Kathleen Ridley from Cumbria England Isobel Lamb from Surrey B C D and Vickie Beede from Arizona Pat Briggs from Langley B C joined Jessie Blatchford for family time. In July Jessie attended a cottage gathering at Clear Lake with Don and Terri McRae meeting relatives from England Portage la Prairie and Brandon. She also joined a July gathering at Jack and Janice Chapman's Brandon Hills home.
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Jessie Blatchford
Margaret Houston
Sophia Glasner
Winnipeg
Ron Dobson
Flin Flon
Kathleen Ridley
Cumbria
England
Isobel Lamb
Surrey
B.C
Vickie Beede
Arizona
Pat Briggs
Langley
Jessie
Don
Terri McRae
Clear Lake
Portage la Prairie
Brandon
Jack
Janice Chapman
Brandon Hills
Council Notes from RM of Blanshard Sept 27 Meeting
Council discussed rail bed scrub cutting near Cardale, a mutual aid fire call, hose damage in Daly, and pump repair. Detour signs ordered for PR 354. They host joint municipal meeting Nov 12 at Oak River and plan a district meeting in September 2000. Finances include an $8,500 road reconstruction by Froese Bros. and three feet of fill responsibility. Accounts totaling $21,795.78 and unpaid invoices $7,066.86 plus sewer and water $1,499.73 were approved. Next meeting Oct 12 at 9 a.m.
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Blanshard
Cardale
Daly
Oak River Tink Hall
Manitoba Municipal Administrator’s Association
Mid- West
Froese Bros
Cardale Lakes
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the Rivers Banner
Sheila Runions
Slim
Phyllis Eastcott
Scotia
Cristall
Opticians
Hleived
Ee As
Council
Crus
CNIB
Credit Union
Barking Dul
Dennis Johns
Chief
Rivers Fire Department
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