Manitoba farmer Gordon Orchard wins 1994 PFRA award
Gordon Orchard of Miami Manitoba is the 1994 recipient of PFRA s L B Thomson conservation award for outstanding soil and water conservation work since 1973 He helped found the Deerwood Soil and Water Management Association later serving as president for five years under his leadership membership grew from 20 to 120 producers.
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Miami
Gordon Orchard
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Orchard
PFRA
Deerwood Soil and Water Management Association
Local Lions rally to canvass for sight in May drive
The Rossburn Lions Club will canvass May door to door in town and by telephone in the rural municipality to raise funds for Sight First. Local businesses will host drop boxes for donations and tax receipts are available as part of a worldwide Lions effort to combat blindness.
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Neepawa
R.M
Langford
Essential Services Committee
Bill Uranick
Ken Jenkins
R.m.s
Rosedale
Lansdowne
North Cypress
Kathy Swann
Lions
Helen Keller
Knights of the Blind
Lions International
World Health Organization
United Nations
Rossburn Lions Club
Fiddlers Gear Up for Holland Open Old Time Contest
Fiddlers from across the province and beyond travel to Holland for the Holland Open Old Time Fiddling Contest June 17 to 19. Graham Townsend returns for a fifth Holland appearance and has been named a Hall of Fame virtuoso. Ottawa area dancers Karen MacIntyre and Cathy Lynn McIntosh join the event along with The Moonlighters. Pre-novice to senior classes compete June 18 with open champion and twin fiddles on June 19. Lions and Lioness Clubs sponsor. for details call 526-2064 or 2429.
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Graham Townsend
Townsend
Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame
Karen MacIntyre
Cathy Lynn McIntosh
Ottawa Area
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Murray Friesen
Grandview
Boissevain
Ed Anderson
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Thompson
Thompson Mall
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Brandon
Keystone Centre
North American Life
Central Canada
Telemanagement of
Russell
SFS Marketing Ltd. Co
Lions Club
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Professional Directory
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Lysyshin Accountant
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M.D. Butcher
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M/l
Kostecky Insurance
Photo Licensing Agent
Autopac
Travel Agent
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Blue Cross Insurance
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