Thunderbolt Found After White Pony’s Long Trail Rescue
Local pilot Bill Case helped four year old Noel Schwalm locate Thunderbolt a white Welsh pony missing since June in Riding Mountain National Park. After hours of ground searching and a long aerial grid search with Donny Kobluk the pony was spotted in a snowbank under a pine tree. The pony returns to Noel at last as his father Bob Schwalm and friend Donny Kobluk drive the horse trailer home.
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Russell Area
Thunderbolt
Noel Schwalm
Mountain National Park
Bill Case
Noel
Bob
Case
Schwalm
Waywayseecappa
Bill
Rangers
Donny Kobluk
Donny
Waywayseecappo Opens Inn and Conference Centre
Waywayseecappo opened its new Inn and Conference Centre on January 15, a 4.4 million facility anchoring a growing First Nations economy. The 41 rooms include seven executive suites, a 350 seat conference hall, two meeting rooms, a waterside pool, and a 120 seat lounge with 40 VLTs, connected to a 4 million full sized arena and 700 seat bingo hall.
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Russell
Waywayseecappo
Calder tax revolt begins with ratepayer petition
Ratepayers in the RM of Calder gather signatures to compel a public meeting on property taxes. Those on the petition withhold 2000 property taxes until a fair levy is negotiated.
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Ramsack Times
RM of
Calder
RM Council
Wooley rink to compete in provincial Scott Tournament
Gwen Wooley and her team including Luanne Wooldridge Jill Hazlewood and Karen Dunbar travel to Neepawa for the provincial Scott Tournament of Hearts curling event this weekend.
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Boissevain Recorder
Gwen Wooley
Luanne Wooldridge
Roblin
Jill Hazlewood
Karen Dunbar
Neepawa
Audits Called Over Public Funds In Minitonas
The Swan River Star & Times reports uncertainty in the Town of Minitonas and RM as both bodies await two audits after dismissing former CAO Brent Fowler on December 20. The investigations focus on possible mismanagement of funds and the CAO’s reappointment in a municipal committee role.
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Swan River Star & Times
Minitonas
Brent Fowler
CAO
Soc Ral Ytresutse
Handivan Committee
Pilot gives 100 plus youngsters free demonstration flights
Shoal Lake area pilot Russell Hamilton joins the EAA Aviation Foundation Young Eagles program delivering free flight demonstrations to more than 100 youths. The effort, begun in 1992, aims to reach one million youngsters by 2003, marking the 100th anniversary of powered flight.
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Shoal Lake
EAA Aviation Foundation
Russell Hamilton
Dauphin Christmas Bird Count Records 2612 Birds
The 28th annual Dauphin count on December 18 surveyed a 24 km circle by 12 birders in five parties and feeders. A total of 2,612 birds represented 26 species, including nonseasonal Red-breasted Nuthatch European Starling and Purple Finch, while Snow Bunting and Pine Grosbeak were absent. Count-week birds included Gray Partridge Brown Creeper and American Robin.
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Dauphin Herald
Dauphin
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