Veterinarians Add Dr Bob Keffen To Turtle Mountain Clinic
Dr Tom Welsh recruits Dr Bob Keffen for several months at Turtle Mountain Vet Clinic. Keffen previously practiced mainly in South Africa, including two years in Portage la Prairie before his move in the early 1980s and extensive work with wild and exotic animals at South Africa’s National Park.
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Tom Welsh
Bob Keffen
Turtle Mountain
Keffen
South Africa
Portage la Prairie
National Park
Manitoba Disability group hosts Souris Long-A-Thon fundraiser
The Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities held a Long-A-Thon in Souris to raise funds for automatic door openers at the Souris and Glenwood Community Complex. A roast beef supper complemented the event, and organizers reported raised totals exceed $2,000.
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Manitoba League of Persons With Disabilities
Souris
Glenwood
Souris Council Rejects Non-Smoking Complex Resolution
The Souris Town Council voted to reject a resolution by the Souris and Glenwood Memorial Complex Board that would have made the facility completely non-smoking effective May 1, 2003.
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Town of
Souris
Souris and Glenwood Memorial Complex
Busts of Van Gogh Trudeau and Diefenbaker Donated to Library
Westman artist Douglas Brolund donated three busts of Vincent Van Gogh Pierre Elliott Trudeau and John Diefenbaker to the Hamiota Centennial Library where they now oversee the books.
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Vincent van Gogh
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
John Diefenbaker
Hamiota Centennial Library
Westman
Douglas Brolund
Full turnout in Carberry Men’s Bonspiel with wait list
Sixty four rinks competed in the Carberry Men’s Bonspiel last week and four more teams were awaiting entry on the waiting list. Rock Lake Hospital in Crystal City reports a temporary curtailment of acute care and emergency services starting February 17 until physician staffing stabilizes.
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Rock Lake Hospital
Crystal City
New beds at Tiger Hills Personal Care Home
Treherne facility adds 22 state of the art Stryker Bertec beds with electronic height repositioning. New dining room tables and chairs are on the way, funded by a large bequeath to the home.
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Tiger Hills
Treherne
Stryker Bertec
Morton Council Rejects Hog Barn Near Boissevain
Morton Council voted no on a proposed large hog barn near Boissevain, citing concerns about soil conditions around the aquifer that feeds the local reservoir and the Town of Boissevain’s water needs.
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Boissevain
Morton Council
Phil Crowe Reflects On a Teacher’s Life in Baldur
Retirement prompts Phil Crowe to recall a teaching career that began in Elm Creek in 1971 and centered in Baldur. He taught Math and Science, embraced New Math, and valued yearly effort over exams while adapting to computers and the internet. He and Val married in 1978 and remain active in Pony Club and Meals on Wheels.
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Phil Crowe
Hartney
Phil
Elm Creek
Baldur School
Sal’s
Bank
Baldur High
Oak Creek Road
Mohammed Hawash
Murray Smith
Edith Richmond
Grace Beauchamp
Doris Fowler
Heaver
Sharon Johnson
Fleming
Lauren Skardal
Jones
Harvey Thorleifson
Danny Norberg
Nancy Bolack
Penner
Lella Beaufoy
Linda Borus
Gerry MacGillivray
Charlie Palmer
Val
Baldur
Sacramento
Pei
Harness Horse Awards Kick Off the 2003 Racing Season
Manitoba harness racing awards honored top horses and owners at the February 22 banquet in Wawanesa. Winners include Jomars Julya owned by Greg Manning and Jody Earle with 2:04.2, The Crafters Touch at 2:08.3, and My Friend Filcka with 2:01. Crafty Mice and My Friend Flicka received Manitoba Bred and Woodbine notes. Awards were presented to Groom of the Year Sheila Anness and Horseperson of the Year trio Barry McNaughton, Roland Rey, and Murray Jackson. The 2003 season opens June 28 in Holland with weekend racing across Manitoba Great Western circuit culminating September 6–7 in Portage.
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Manitoba
Wawanesa
Dennis Rocan
M.L.A
Carman
Harald Gilleshammer
Minnedosa
Greg Manning
Belmont
Jody Earle
Holland
Jomars Julya
Gloria Anness
Emo Ontario
Crafters Touch
My Friend Filcka
Don Anness
Emo
Feisty Nukes
George Isman
Gladstone
George English
Portage
Crafty Mice
Richard
Melanie Rey
St. Claude
My Friend Flicka
Bubbles Seelster
Darryl
Sherri Mason
Killarney
Mighty Chris Time
Alcar Farms
Brookdale
Hilltoonvne
Ken Hanson
Regina
Reys Prince
Richard Rey
Flicka
Woodbine
Ontario
Canada
Filcka
Sheila Anness
Barry McNaughton
Manitoba Harness Horsemen
Roland Rey
Manitoba Standardbred Sires and Breeders Association
Murray Jackson
Manitoba Great Western
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la Brose
Mr. Crowe
Harness Horse Awards
S & Rrif
Crocus Investment
Cypress River
Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation
Cypress River Credit Union
RRSP
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