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Newspaper
Rivers Banner
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 21, 2012
Page
3
A historical note records 1917 Rivers merchants setting a 20 pound sugar limit per customer amid shortages. The clipping also mentions other archival items including silk shipments, weather observations, births, marriages, and local developments across decades.
Devon Caldwell of Oak Lake will receive the Celebration of Excellence Award for teaching in the early years at the Fort La Boise School Board event on October 10. The Legion coffee group visited Craig Whyte on September 18 to sing to him on his 60th birthday.
The Rivers and District Chamber of Commerce reports a reduced bank balance after a costly summer. Expenses for Happy Days and the annual fair hit funds despite some events being well supported. The group discusses methods to raise money, the upcoming home and craft show, a $2 admission to cover costs, park lighting repairs, Santa parade timing, and increasing member volunteerism. A memorial cairn project gains support, a potential farmers market failed due to vendor attendance, and competitions coordinated by Tom and Jean Ryall are noted. Submissions for the Rivers and District History Book are due by Sept 30, with the next meeting set for Oct 31 at Lees Restaurant.
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