Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Best of the season to you and yours from The Hoop and Holler. Thanks for you support and interest over the past few months as we launched and tested this new media concept. Since September we’ve been gathering and analyzing the stats to the HnH along with the feedback and comments from our viewers. Your [...]
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Yosh 11 – Xmas Concerts
A look back at School and Church Christmas Concerts . . . .
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Bagot Boy and Friends Rock a Christmas Classic
This is Alvin and the Chipmunks like you’ve never heard. Donovan Ostapowich from Bagot, Ryan Guth from MacGregor and Robert Hunter from Winnipeg have teamed up for some musical wizardry to deliver a new twist on this squeaky classic. Enjoy the season and take a listen. Christmas Don’t Be Late – DonRobRyan by Robert_H
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Hamlet Declares it’s Superiority.
Anyone travelling down highway 331, affectionately referred to as The Hoop and Holler, will have noticed the small hamlet of Newton has come out with a bold statement. No one will admit to it being a marketing campaign or a political statement but all centres around Newton have been put on notice. Nestled between Southport [...]
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Video From Portage’s Blair Hordeski
Singer-songwriter Blair Hordeski has been making music since his hair-metal days as a student at LaVerdendrye School. The Hoop and Holler is excited to share his song and video “Sundays are for you.” Let’s share it with as many people as we can this holiday season and see how close we can get this Portage la [...]
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Moonwalking Dog.
Portage la Prairie has it’s very own moon-walking dog, Izzy Jordan. The north-end pooch was introduced to some new hard-wood flooring and developed some new moves. It appears the new floors have invited the spirit of Michael Jackson to take up residence in Izzy and from time to time causes the dog to moonwalk, or at least [...]
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Terrier Super-Fan!
In 1942 when the Portage Terriers were born, an eight year-old boy named Ron Goodz was in the stands where he’s been for some 70 years since. As a child Goodz had part of his foot cut off and was warned against playing hockey out of fears he would freeze his partial foot. “So [...]
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Soup for You!
Today, November 1, 2011 the “O Canada” version of Chicken Soup for the Soul is released in book stores with a big Portage la Prairie connection. Portage’s very own Terrie Todd not only has a story included in the collection, but also served on the book’s editorial board. After publishing 5 previous stories in the [...]
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The Evolution of Portage Retail.
The Hoop and Holler visited a Portage la Prairie retail institution to see how Midtown Market has transformed into Bryson’s Convenience and Gift. We remember the day when hanging out at Midtown was a rite of passage for PCI students with it’s arcade, candy and magazines. Well, gone are the PacMan and Galaga games along with copies [...]
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KoKo Platz Rink Open for The Season!
With just a little bit of cold weather the volunteer ice making crew at the Koko Platz Community Club have managed to get a great sheet of ice on the outdoor rink. Monday night was the first official opening day but skaters have been on the ice since Saturday. The ice this year is [...]
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A Days’ Walk Episode 2 Autumn
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Liz Budgell – Stained Glass
This week our Ripples Art Group Show and Sale, feature photo essay is on stained glass creator Liz Budgell. Liz has been working in this medium for over 12 years incorporating a myriad of other materials into her pieces. She never gives them names saying she prefers to let people decide for themselves what they [...]
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