Leisure Centre sendoff and local life notes update
Fox Warren community highlights a student Roxanna Smith ending her two month stint at the Leisure Centre with best wishes for grade 12. Congratulations to Dean and Audrey Gadd on the birth of their baby son in Yorkton Hospital. Local visits, travels, and family happenings span across Miniota, Kenton, Calgary, Pipestone, and Elie with races at Assiniboina Downs and a light onion metaphor closing the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leisure Centre
Roxanna Smith
Roxanna
Dean
Audrey Gadd
Chance Mervin
Yorkton Hospital
Ray
Barb
Merv
Margaret
Couvier
Miniota
Comfort Designs
Elsie Cameron
Beverley Forrester
Audrey Copping
Calgary
Dorothy Gooda
Binscorth
Lawrence
Georgeen
Myra
Jamie Denbow
Elie
Assiniboina Downs
Peter Walko’s long life of work and family in prairie Canada
Peter Walko, born to Matthew and Teenie Walko, lived in Glen Elmo and worked at the Russell creamery before running Russell Dry Cleaners. He managed the Laun dry Dept at The Pas Sanitorium in 1958 where he married Verna Elsner. They had three daughters Beverly Brenda Wendy and three sons Melvin Matthew and Mark. The family moved back to Russell after 1965 then Peter worked for Bicknell Construction until health declined. He died of cancer on August 19, 2000, survived by Verna and many children siblings and relatives. Funeral August 21 at Braendle Bruce Funeral Chapel. Interment Russell Cemetery. Reverend John Dolloff officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Matthew
Teenie Walko
Glen Elmo
Russell
Russell Dry Cleaners
Pas
Verna Elsner
Beverly
Brenda
Wendy
Melvin
Mark
Bicknell Construction
Banner County Court
Russell Hospital
Verna
David
Nicole
Pamela
Amanda
Stacey
Raymond
Gretchen
Robert
Gregory
Michelle
Myron
Steven
Samantha
Kristopher
Anthony Cloud
George
Margaret
Horace
Helen
Carrie Javra
Jessie Lapka
Melvin Elsner
Teenie
Gary
Braendle
Bruce Funeral Chapel
Russell Cemetery
John Dolloff
Pat MacIsaac
Gerry Bicknell
Frank Keller
Frank McLeod
Peter Shewchuk
Jim Wondrasek
Evelyn E. Smith dies after cancer battle in Ottawa at 76
Evelyn E. Smith born March 5 1924 in Binscarth Manitoba died at home in Ottawa on August 4 after a long cancer fight at age 76. She was wife of Clarence A. Smith and mother of Glenda Russell Jack and Caroline now deceased. She also leaves sisters and brothers and grandchildren and great grandchildren. ashes interred at her parents gravesite in Binscarth on August 25 2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn E. Smith
Howe
Binscorth
Ottawa
Clarence A. Smith
Glenda
Richard Sears
Russell
Shirley Higginson
John
Jack
Caroline
Archie
Fran
Calgary
Russell, MB
Joan
Clarence
Yorkton
Gladys
Swedberg
Regina
Evelyn
Manitoba
Douglas
Edith Howe
Binscarth
Sadie Matheson
Glen Spencer
Dennis Childs
Surrey
Scott
Luke
Adam
Ron
Phyllis
Bernie
Peter
Tristan
Haleigh
Together for First-Ever Provincial Conference in Winnipeg
Breast cancer survivors from across Manitoba will gather October 21-22, 2000 at the Delta Winnipeg for TOGETHER a conference for women living with breast cancer. The event features workshops speakers concerts and exhibitions with travel subsidies and registration through BCAM and the Breast Cancer Centre of Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Delta
Breast Cancer Centre of Hope
Breast Cancer Action Manitoba
Together
BCAM
CancerCare Manitoba
Donna Swistun
Donna
Linda Watson
Parish notices and schedules for fall programs
Wider Parish resumes regular services at Silverton 9 30am and Russell 11 00am. Fall office hours set and activity dates include Time and Talent Auction on September 24 and Sunday School registration September 10 for classes starting 17. Baptism inquiries to Deborah by September 4. Stewardship, UCW and choir meetings and fall resumes listed with times and locations, including Silverton UCW at 2 00pm and Knox Basement Wild Wednesday from September 6 3 30 5 30pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silverton
Russell
Knox Basement
Deborah
Ember
Laurie Halwas
Sth
UCW
Silverton Ucw
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Foxwarren News
Linda
Marian Hamilton
Julie Wotton
Kenton
Hamilta
Lydia Deveson
Pipestone
Floyd McTavish
Dale McTavish
Josh Hart
Sherri Billowitz
Josh
New Jersey
Peter Walko
Evelyn Edith Smith
Monica Wright Roberts
Mae Louise Campbell
Deborah Romeyn
Centre
Pelly Trail
Knox News
Black Eagle Transport
Sask
Alta
Russell Area
Bryan
Sontga
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