Donna Digby Chosen Manitoba Charolais Belle
Donna Digby of Goose Lake High Roblin Manitoba was selected as a candidate for Charolais Queen at the Annual Convention in Saskatoon February 5 and 6 1961. Six provincial associations sponsored entries with the national queen program funded in part by the Wayne Malmberg Youth Fund. Donna is finishing grade 12 and is active in Charolais promotion within her province.
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Wayne Malmberg
Mr. Malmberg
Canada
Winabull
Stan
Carol Jackson
Inglis
Man
Manitoba
Charolais
Donna Digby
Winnabull
Canadian Charolais Association
Jim Rowan
Grimshaw
Alta
Bluebird and Wren Notes From Westbank Letter
J De La Mare of Westbank B C writes about hummingbird feeders attracting purple finches and a large feeder bringing them to the window. He notes Rock Wrens nest like Jenny Wrens and mentions bluebird nestboxes, garden clubs funding birdhouses, and concerns about early spring storms impacting the 1981 season.
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Delta
Inglis District News Highlights Local Curling and Carnival Plans
Visiting Mrs. P Franklin were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Franklin and daughter of Rocanville Sask. Congratulations to Lori Klimack Twila Armstrong and Marci Belscher who captured second at Parkway Co op Contest Roblin. Dianne Ungarian Sheila Holt Rita Wildeman and Joyce Sonnenberg took 3rd in the Marchwell Ladies Curling event at Langenburg. Inglis Figure Skating Club Carnival Fantasy on Tee set for March 6 with crowning of Carnival Queen and costume contests. If ice cancels, skaters and families will share a pot luck supper. admission free for costumes.
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Ned
Windsor
Community letter pushes Silver Creek history project forward
A reader thanks the editor for printing a prior letter and outlines steps for a Silver Creek Historical Book Society project. She notes meetings on Feb 10 and Feb 18 with council support, invites ten seniors to form a New Horizons Committee, and urges volunteers from ten school districts and Angusville and Silverton. March 4 meeting planned at 2 p.m. at the SC Municipal Office to elect officers and recruit writers and historians. The project seeks family history outlines, guiding families to document names, origins, settlements, occupations, schooling, church ties, military service, marriages, children, and anecdotes to honor local ancestors. The appeal calls for broad community participation to produce a province’s best history.
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Silver Creek
Council
John Svenson
Brandon
Real Estate by Guy C. McMurray
Advice on planning a home purchase by considering family life in five to ten years. Emphasizes not treating a house as forever due to aging, career changes, and family size shifts. Encourages long range financial planning and invites contact with Mc Murray Realty at 206 Main Street Russell 773 2640.
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McMurray Realty
Main Street
Russell
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Charolais Belle
Dropmore, Man
Byd
North America
Inglis District News
P. Franklin
Bob Franklin
Rocanville, Sask
Lori
Jeff Penner
Grandview
Heavy Construction Wages Board
Winnipeg
Norquay
RBC
Brandon Friday
Manitsba
Guy C. McMurray
Wil-Rich
Clement's Farm
Harrow
Saskatoon
Treflan Clinic
Cing
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