Regis Philbin and the Television Addiction Craze
Bill Hall argues that network TV pushes excess through hit game shows like Who Wants to Be a Millionaire revealing how viewers are overdosed by constant cloning of formats. He compares the thrill of a big score to a empty promise and predicts an army of imitators flooding screens. He references Regis Philbin, the Enterprise like set, and the trend toward games over original writing.
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Regis Philbin
Europe
Asia
Network
Philbin
Games
Philbins
Bill Hall
Lewiston
Idaho
Sosc St
Cleland Receives EMS Exemplary Service Medal in Winnipeg
Lieutenant Governor Peter Liba awarded Wendell Cleland of Rossburn the Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medal from the Governor General of Canada at the Interact GMS Conference in Winnipeg on Oct 1. Cleland has served since 1974, trained in first aid and CPR, taught courses annually, and coordinated three mock disasters.
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Peter Liba
Wendell Cleland
Rossburn
Governor General of
Canada
Winnipeg
Cleland
Waywayseecappa First Nation
Rossburn Ambulance Service
Marquette Regional Health Authority
Rossburn Ambulance
Westman Communications elects new Board members
The Westman Communications Group announced its newly elected Board of Directors at the November 27 annual meeting. Newcomers Jennifer Lavoie Dean Esler and Gail Janz join incumbents Don Clark Brian Martineau Dave Hughes Carol Midwinter Lorne Shewfelt Cathie McFarlane Scott Gervin and Margaret Gibb with McFarlane re-elected Chair and Clarke Midwinter Gervin Hughes as officers.
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Westman Communications Group
Don Clark
Brian Martineau
Jennifer Lavoie
Dean Esler
Gail Janz
Dave Hughes
Carol Midwinter
Lorne Shewfelt
Cathie McFarlane
Scott Gervin
Margaret Gibb
McFarlane
Don Clarke
Lions Host Seniors Christmas Party in Elphinstone
Elphinstone Lions Club invited seniors from Elphinstone and Sandy Lake Nursing Home to a festive Seniors Christmas Party on Sunday December 5 at Elphinstone Hall. Ukrainian dance by Oakburn Group entertained attendees while meals were delivered to those unable to attend. Each senior received a chocolate box as a token of the event.
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Elphinstone
Sandy Lake
Elphinstone Lions Club
Valleyview
Elphinstone Hall
Oakburn
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