Fair weather for Oak River Fair
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- Published on Thursday, July 21, 2016
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
Inclement weather has been very common in the district this past month, specifically in the Oak River district which had some hail the end of June, more than 4.5 inches of rain in a span of eight days in early July and another seven-tenths of rain on July 19. But Monday, July 18 was a beautiful day — hot, full sun, no hint of moisture. Director Gord Paddock expresses fortune because, “It’s been years since our fair has been rained out; we have been really lucky with the weather.”
Snapshot of a turn of the century threshing gang
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- Published on Thursday, July 21, 2016
Photo courtesy of the Manitoba Agricultural Museum. A 1905 photo of the Sinclair Brown threshing gang, taken by Osborne Photo.
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Manitoba Agricultural Museum
In 1905, Sinclair Brown arranged for Osborne Photo to take a photograph of his threshing crew, which is the photo seen here. Unfortunately, when the photo was donated to the Manitoba Agricultural Museum, no information accompanied the photo so we have no idea who the men seen in the photo are or where Sinclair Brown was operating. However, the Manitoba Historical Society lists A. Osborne as being a photographer in Boissevain. So it may well be Sinclair Brown was operating in the Boissevain area.
McCreary School 2016 award winners
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- Published on Thursday, July 21, 2016
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McCreary School
McCreary School Graduation 2016 was held on Saturday, June 25 at 2:30 pm in the school gymnasium with the chosen theme of “The Rest is Still Unwritten”. The graduates were Jenna Law and Cheyenne Levandoski, both graduating with Honours (80 per cent or higher).
Sayer wins Minnedosa Senior Ladies’ Open
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- Published on Thursday, July 21, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Giselle Sayer has taken top spot in this year’s edition of the Minnedosa Senior Ladies’ Open. Sayer was able to claim the championship flight by shooting a round of 89, finishing two strokes ahead of Sherril Flick (91). Jayne Troop finished in third place with a 92, while Lois Fowler ended up in fourth posittion with a 93.
Lots of unique artifacts at the museum
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- Published on Thursday, July 21, 2016
By Lea Heschuck
Beautiful Plains Museum
If you haven’t visited the Beautiful Plains Museum yet this year, or have never visited the museum at all, I strongly recommend coming for a tour. This is my third year as curator of the Beautiful Plains Museum and I am still finding artifacts that I haven’t noticed before because there is so much to see. A few of my favorite artifacts on display are the hand carved model ship, moustache cups, Edison phonograph and photograph of a moose team.
