Halfway point reached for Lennox Bell Lodge campaign
The Manitoba Cancer Society reports half the $500,000 lodge cost has been raised in the April campaign, with $250,000 to date. Lennox Bell Lodge will be a 22 room facility for rural Manitoba patients in the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg. Executive Director Murray Bater says funds should meet the objective of $1.1 million and new campaigns are launching in Selkirk and Steinbach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cancer Society
Lennox Bell Lodge
Health Sciences Center
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Lennox Bell House
Murray Bater
Lennox ‘Bell Lodge
Bater
Selkirk
Steinbach
Present Pride vs Past and Future in Government Ads
The speaker criticizes federal pagesize newspaper ads funded by tax money that praise the past and future of the Constitution. They ask what we can look at in our present, highlighting a challenge to current national priorities and rhetoric.
Safe home canning of fish and salmon substitutes
The article warns home canners about botulism risk from boiling water bath methods on fish and urges using a pressure canner or cooking to 20 minutes under pressure. It suggests soaking fish in tomato sauce, pressure cooking to soften bones, then freezing for later use. It cites USDA guidance and a Manitoba study supporting safer, easier prep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
University of Manitoba
Dropmore News Notices and Obituaries Mix
Mrs Jessie Ferris joined Mrs Lorraine Moster on a Brandon trip Saturday and visited Jim and Alyce Johnston for a couple of days. Darren Piwniak, home briefly with his parents the Piwniaks and brothers. Deepest sympathy to the Mitchell family as Mrs N Mitchell dies at Roblin hospital after a long illness and to Bobbie Pyott’s relatives from The Pas. several attended his funeral at Swan River. Doole family sorrow as Mr Charlie Kind passes away suddenly. Bill Doole visits Rhind at Portage on Sunday. Local trail ride and Wiener roast brought residents together. Attendees at Spring Thing in Russell with Mr and Mrs Jim Denover weekend visitors with John Robertson family.
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Jessie Ferris
Lorraine Moster
Brandon
Jim
Alyce Johnston
Darren Piwniak
Freddie Piwniak
Mitchell
N. Mitchell
Roblin
Bobbie Pyott
Pas
Winnipeg
Swan River
Doole
Charlie Kind
Bell
Bill Doole
Rhind
Portage
Russell
Jim Denover
John Robertson
Letters from Cartber y and Gimli seek reunion contacts
A combined letter from Carberry and Area Centennial Committee calls readers to help locate former residents for a 1988 100th anniversary homecoming during Carberry Fair Days July 7 to 9 1983. A separate note from MP Terry Sargeant invites Gimli Collegiate Institute and Gimli Composite High alumni and dependants of RCAF personnel to reconnect at Reunion 83 in Gimli July 22 to 24 1983.
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Carberry and Area Centennial Committee
Carberry
North Cypress
Brookdale
Wellwood
Carberry Agricultural Society
Gimli
Manitoba
Terry Sargeant
M.P
Canada expands frozen fruit and veg market growth gains pace
Dr. Anderson of Agriculture Canada notes a rising frozen fruits and vegetables sector. Production rose from about 58 000 tonnes a decade earlier to nearly 90 000 tonnes in 1980 for vegetables, with fruits improving export volumes especially blueberries and cherries. Exports surpass imports, boosting a positive trade balance.
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Canada
Robert Anderson
Cantada
Anderson
Can
Nova Scotia
Quebec
New Brunswick
Dr. Anderson
Europe
Japan
United States
France
Pacific Rim
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Pat Orsak
Home Economiz
Esso
Terry Stonehouse
Puckett Family Breadboards
Dropmore News
Russell Fair & Races
B. Anderson
Herb McIntosh
Carberry and Area
Cannister
Parkway Co-op Ltd
Russell, Man
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