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Memorable Manitobans: Joyce Margaret McCulloch Brooker (1921-1991)Musician. Born in Portage la Prairie, she was educated locally and served as secretary-manager of the Portage la Prairie Chamber of Commerce for many years. With her husband she led, and played piano in, the Brookers Bombshells, a leading dance band in southern Manitoba. She also helped found the Portage Music and Arts Festival. She died in Portage la Prairie. Sources:Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by John M. “Jack” Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1999. Page revised: 1 February 2008
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