Silly Billy and the kinder side of teasing
Bill Hall recalls the mixed feelings of childhood nicknames and the adults who become like family. A daycare encounter with Sarah, daughter of a colleague, reawakens the idea that playful names can carry warmth. The piece links memory, identity, and enduring affection from a mother’s voice to a daughter's gesture as Sarah prepares to marry tomorrow.
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Mary Mary
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Community Calendar for Rossburn Area Events
July 26 to Sept 7 features grass roots activities. TOPS meetings host at Rossburn Drop-In Centre and Health Centre. Kid s Nights at Rossburn Regional Library. Ukr Pioneers Centennial at Horod Hall. Seniors Drop-In sessions. a Midnight Golf Tournament at Rossman Lake. Herod Ride for Life horseback trek north of Elphinstone. a Car Tour from Rossburn Country Store. and a Rossburn Chamber of Commerce meeting at Kopper Kettle.
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Rossburn District
Hospital Board Room
Rossburn Regional
Rossman Lake Golf & Country Club
Elphinstone
TOPS
Early Bird
Rossburn Country Store
Rossburn Chamber of Commerce
Kopper Kettle
Rossburn Council backs millennium turkey statue plan
The Rossburn Town Council agrees in principle to supporting a turkey statue as a millennium project led by Larry Elke and Mervin Koscielny. No funds pledged. local fundraising and government grants urged. The council grants 500 for the elementary school playground. Town to levy 5 per capita for Brandon Regional Health Centre capital, from 2000 budget. Portable toilet purchased for 1200. A 50 damage deposit fee set for Community Hall bookings. Tax sale of 1997 and earlier arrears slated for Dec 9 at 2 00 p.m.
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Rossburn
Larry Elke
Mervin Koscielny
Brandon Regional Health Centre
T & D Plumbing
Council
Manitoba warns on dishonest paving and painting contractors
Consumer and Corporate Affairs Minister Shirley Render cautions Manitobans to vet contractors for home renovations after a 1998 wave of complaints. She urges license checks, multiple written estimates, contract review, and reference checks, with Canada wide guidance to avoid scams.
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