Miniota News
By Susan Poppel
Is anyone out there interested in purchasing our new History Book? We want everyone to pre-order so that we know how many books to get printed. We don’t want to have a lot left over so please get your order in – we don’t want anyone to be disappointed. The history book will cover the previous R.M. of Miniota, so that means: Arrow River, Beulah, Crandall, Isabella, and Miniota. There will be a lot of reading in this book. To pre-order you can send a cheque for the deposit of $50 payable to Prairie View Municipality and mail it to Bridging the Years Box 145 Miniota, MB R0M 1M0. We will be taking orders until September 15, 2017. Don’t be disappointed – get your order in soon.
Sympathy of the Miniota community to Rita Dodds and family of Brandon, as well as all of the Armitage families on the passing of Jack Dodds on Aug. 12 in Brandon.
Visitors with Renee and Bill Armitage, Hollis Stewart and Ron and Shelley Gardham and family were Renee’s daughter Wendy and granddaughter Jada of Denver, Colorado.
Sympathy of the community to Bob and Donna Gardham, Marilyn Krecolowich, Ron and Shelley Gardham, Laurie Gardham and Rob, Frank Gardham, Rodney and Loree Gardham, Duncan Mitchell and Janice Carnegie and all of their families as well as the family of Brian and Donna Grace Gardham on the passing of Harry Gardham on Aug. 14.
Congratulations to Kelly Gardham and Chelsea Tumak on the birth of their little girl, Andie Elizabeth Gardham. Andie was born on Aug. 20 in Brandon General Hospital and weighed 7 lbs 2 oz. Congratulations to grandparents Ron and Shelley Gardham of Arrow River and Derrick and Cori Tumak of Lac Du Bonnet as well as great grandmothers Hollis Stewart of Miniota and Beverly Johnston of Winnipeg.
Wayne and Susan Poppel traveled to Winnipeg and visited with Jan Malanowich and other cousins while they were there.
Get well wishes to Ollie McKean who recently underwent surgery in Winnipeg.
Princess Lodge
By Bernice Graham
Visitors with Marjorie Tapp last weekend were Alisha, Gillies, and Shawn Korarchuk and Karen Naumiuk of Winnipeg.
Delbert Bowles of Elkhorn visited with Ethel Bowles last Wednesday.
David Greenlay of Leduc, AB spent a week visiting with his mother, Ethel Bowles and sister Donna Everett. They all attended the Greenlay reunion at Napinka.
On Monday afternoon, Aug. 28, two former pupils, Marion (Lindsay) Horvatt and Donald Lindsay called on Marge Tapp. They had attended Verity; a one-room country school 67 years ago.
The residents enjoyed a chicken supper from Chicken Chef last Monday evening.
Parkissimo Lodge News
By Dorothy Argue -No news submitted
