Recreation Ramblings Promote Community Activities and Events
Last Thursday the 5 12 age group organized a Work Day to raise 25c for program materials. Posters in store windows invite helpers. Oakburn gains access to a trampoline from Pelly Trail School Division for workouts and fun. A preschool program and Family softball run weekly on Thursdays, 1 2 and 8 10 pm respectively. Water ski instruction clinic at Silver Beach July 14 15 16 with contact 234 5475. Sharon Waytowich attends Gimli Leadership Training Camp July 17 31 to bring back new sport leadership skills for Oakburn.
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Oakburn
Pelly Trail
Silver Beach
Angusvile
Sharon Waytowich
Gimli
Recreation
Brandon
Man
Sharon
Local News Notes From Oakburn District
Oakburn reports visitors and travel as Mr and Mrs Nick Trach of Thunder Bay visited relatives last week. Mrs Mike Peleshuk and Judy left for a holiday to Toronto to visit relatives. Winnipeg relatives stay with Mr and Mrs James Drozda and family. The Bailey and Prosyk families headed west to British Columbia for holidays. Luba and Dunits visited relatives in Calgary en route from Belleville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakburn
Nick Trach
Thunder Bay
Mike Peleshuk
Judy
Toronto
Mike Bucklaschuk
James Drozda
Winnipeg
Mr. Wellington Bailey
Kathy
Linda
B. C
Bill Prosyk
Bill Drul
West Coast
Adolph Luba
Belleville, Ont
Steve Dunits
Calgary
Mike Rybak
Mike Stachowich
Dryden
James Foxton
Mike Kuzniak
Mike Kuz
Nick Franko
Saskatchiewan
Walter Maduke J
Shoal Lake
Peter Zenchyshyn
Ken Malanchuk
Frobisher Bay
Jack Malanchuk
Gwen Christie
Kimberly
Minnedosa
Metro Bucklaschuk
Spak Brown Our Lady of the Airways hosts June 5 1971 wedding
At Spak Brown Our Lady of the Airways Chapel Winnipeg a double ring ceremony joined Janice Margar et Brown and Stanley William Spak on June 5 1971 at 4 00 p m The bride wore a white peau de soie gown with Chantilly sleeve lace and Swiss lace appliques carried red roses and ivy A reception followed at Lincoln Motor Hotel The couple planned to reside in Winnipeg with family and friends noted in the weekend gathering and condolences extended to nearby relatives through subsequent notices
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of the Airways
C.F.B
Winnipeg
Janice Margaret
J. D. Brown
Stanley William
Peter Spak
Oakburn
Man
Bob Hamaberg
Chris Anne
Ronald Spake
Mervyn Brown
Lincoln Motor Hotel
A. Downie
Obituary of James Foxton Shoal Lake area veteran
James Melford Foxton died July 2 1971 at Shoal Lake District Hospital after a lengthy illness in his 47th year Born 1923 he served four years overseas with the Royal Canadian Medical Corps in World War II He was Oakburn post master from 1957 until illness in 1970 Survived by his wife Helen three sons a daughter his mother four brothers three sisters and two grandchildren Funeral July 5 at Westminster United Church Shoal Lake with interment there He was a past president of Oakburn Legion Branch 211 Rae's Funeral Home in care of arrangements
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James Melford Foxton
Shoal Lake District
R.M. of Shoal Lake
Lavinia and Decker
Mr. Foxton
Royal Canadian Medical Corps
Oakburn
Helen Slobodesky
Vista
Foxton
Canadian Legion
United Church
Helen
Blaird
Eric
Douglas Foxton
Cheryl
W. J. Foxton
Hamiota
Bill
Tom
Halifax
Harvey
Allen
Minnedosa
Donald
Elizabeth) McInnes
Tansania
East Africa
Frank
Hannah) Reid
Isabella
Percy
Sheila) Pearce
Beulah
William
Westminster United Church
Shoal Lake
A. McColl
Legion Guard of Honor
Rowatt Veitch
Mike Michalyshyn
Joe Yarish
Les Stimpson
Mac Grieve
Ray Lenning
Rae
Song of Ed Harris A Poem From a Valley Hilltop
In memory of Ed Earnest Herbert Harris who died September 22 1969 His comrades recall his wish to return to the Riding Mountains and Birdtail Valley where he rests among oak trees on the Butler farm His body donated for medical research and his final resting place noted after a June 22 1971 service named by a Legion comrade
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Herbert Harris
Frank Butler
Legion
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Shelley Poyser
Tayi
Spak
Joe Antonation
Mervyn Michalyshyn
Harry Melnyk
Capr
Birtle
Amber Od Taylor
Suzy Kendall
John Wayne
Chisum
Donald Sutherland
Elliot Gould
Chegwin Construction
Redi-Mix ConcreTe Ltd
Earth
Freda Butler
Rossburn Electric
Radio and TV
Rossburn
Jerry Stebelesk
F. M. Findlay
Ken J. Drozda
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