{"id":6385,"date":"2011-10-11T03:00:11","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T08:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/?p=6385"},"modified":"2011-10-19T13:25:27","modified_gmt":"2011-10-19T18:25:27","slug":"billy-beal-movie-and-plaque-dedication-october-21-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/2011\/10\/11\/billy-beal-movie-and-plaque-dedication-october-21-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Beal Movie and Plaque Dedication: October 21-22"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"ValleyBiz Story |<\/p>\n

Billy<\/em> is an award winning feature film based on the true life story of Billy Beal who lived in the Swan River Valley from 1906 to 1955. The film has received rave reviews across North America and has received the following awards:<\/p>\n

2010 – Manitoba Human Rights Commitment Award
\n2011 – Best Narrative Feature Award – Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival<\/p>\n

A public showing of the film will be held:
\nFriday, October 21, 2011 & Saturday, October 22, 2011
\n7:00 p.m. at the Swan Valley Regional Secondary School
\nTickets $10 at the door<\/p>\n

Watch the Movie Trailer<\/strong>
\n<\/object>
\nBilly<\/em> was written & produced by Winston Moxam & Ernesto Griffith.
\n<\/br><\/p>\n

\"\"Lasting Impressions – Historical Sketches of the Swan River Valley<\/strong>,
\nwritten by Ed Dobbyn and Gwen Palmer
\nand published by the
\nSwan Valley Historical Society
\nincludes these sentiments on Billy Beal, <\/p>\n

His life probably can be summarized by these few words of a neighbor and good friend, …
\n“We, the people of Big Woody, were honored by his presence there. He was a good citizen, a very honorable man … a man to be admired in every way.”<\/em><\/p>\n

A Billy Beal Commemorative Plaque will be unveiled at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 21st, 2011 at the NorthWest Regional Library<\/p>\n

Read more about Billy Beal …<\/p>\n

The Manitoba Historical Society:
\nMemorable Manitobans: William Sylvester Alpheus \u201cBilly\u201d Beal (1874-1968)<\/a> <\/p>\n

The Winnipeg Time Machine:
\nBilly Beal – One of the First Blacks in Manitoba by George Siamandas<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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