Killarney RCMP Reports Mixed Week of Incidents and Appeals
Over the past week the Killarney detachment opened several files including bike thefts and a motor vehicle crash investigation with other crash incidents noted. Impaired driving charges and a spousal assault are reported with investigations ongoing. Donations to the Special Olympics Torch Run have risen to over 2062 dollars.
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Killarney
Carberry Detachment
Belmont
Dunrea
Cartwright
Pleasant Valley
F.A.C
Lena
Manitoba
Old Chiefs of Leroy Promote Neighborliness Through Community Projects
Prairie residents known as the Old Chiefs of Leroy expanded from a 35-and-older hockey group to a farming demonstration community. They promoted Direct Tech drawing 3,000 visitors and showcased equipment and tillage methods. Local news note moms earned funds by selling 9,000 Perogy items and a food drive in Devon collected 4,000 pounds of food and $415. Jamie Kraynyk of Piney earned a voice activated computer with 10,000 raised by Piney Legion Lions and Rotary. Neighbors aided Phil Sykes during a fire with water, meals, and volunteer help, highlighting strong community ties.
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Leroy
Direct Tech
Watson Witness
Pinawa Channel
Edmonton
Devon
Leduc
Devon Dispatch
Steinbach
Jamie Kraynyk
Piney
Jamie
Piney Legion
Lions
Rotary
Rivers Gazette
Phil Sykes
Phil
Baldur Club Receives $639.69 from Manitoba Lottery Fund
The Baldur Community Bingo Club got a cheque for 639.69 from the Manitoba Lotteries Foundation. The payment compensates for declines in break open ticket sales after Video Lottery Terminals were introduced in rural areas.
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Baldur Community Bingo Club
Manitoba Lotteries Foundation
Graduation Flower Orders and Entry for Glenboro School
Glenboro School reminds graduates to order flowers for the upcoming ceremony. Invites are required for theatre entry. pick up at the office. Limited seating. reception in the school gym after ceremonies. Graduation details include exam schedules for grades 9 to 12 and a series of year end events through June 30 with early dismissal.
Deanna Bergman Named to NDSU Spring Honor Roll
Belmont student Deanna Bergman is named to the spring semester honor roll at North Dakota State University at Bouttineau, recognizing academic achievement.
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Deanna Bergman
Belmont
North Dakota State University
Bouttineau
Gazette Reporter Ceases Publication After 85 Years
The Gazette Reporter, a Rivers business community staple for 85 years, stops publication as of last week. Publisher John Hawkins cites personal and economic reasons for the demise. Principal hire: Bill Bailey of Fort St. John, B C, named Hartney School head with 14 years teaching and 5 1/2 years admin experience.
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The
Gazette Reporter
Rivers
John Hawkins
Bill Bailey
Fort St. John, B.C
Hartney School
Peace pipes returned to Oak Lake Indian Band
Three peace pipes were returned to the Oak Lake Band after leaving before the turn of the century during government efforts to suppress aboriginal customs. They had been entrusted to Col. J.G. Rattray for safekeeping and were handed down in the Rattray family, with their meaning and rightful ownership clarified through recent research.
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Oak Lake
Col. J.G. Rattray
Rattray
Westview Lodge Gets 50 Inch TV Gifted by Foundation
Residents of Westview Lodge in Boissevain celebrate a new 50 inch television costing 3 600 dollars funded in part by the Boissevain and Morton Foundation.
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Westview Lodge
Boissevain
Boissevain and Morton Foundation
Jump Rope event raises funds for Heart and Stroke Foundation
Forty-two learwater students collected pledges and spent a morning skipping rope to raise 1219.50 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Lloyd Moore and Bill Oliphant of Glenboro were awarded plaques for long service on the Town Committee.
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Learwater
Heart & Stroke Foundation
Lloyd Moore
Bill Oliphant
Glenboro
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Fred McGuinness
Glenboro School News
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