Springfield Leader (Newspaper) - July 29, 1969, Springfield, Manitoba An Independent Weekly Newspaper Serving Eastern Rich Farm Unlimited Resources ii Hydro Electric Tourist Attractions and Granite VOLUME 24 Lac du July 1969 NUMBER 36 Name the Satellite Competition You can put your name in space by entering the Public Competition to name Canadas Domestic Communications Above Communications Minister Eric holds one of the posters describing the competition and which will be displayed all Post In foreground A model of Canadas first satellite Alouette Ottawa Canadians today were invited to Put Your Name In by taking part in a national competi tion to choose a name for Canadas domestic com All residents of Canada are eligible to The winner will recieve an trip to watch the The purpose of the explained Communications Minister Eric is to enable Canadians to in a small but nevertheless significant in the satellite I hope a great many Canadians enter the competition so that the satellite may be launched bearing a name that is expressive of The competition will run through the summer until October Shortly after that date the winning name will be selected by a panel of three The judges of the competition are Professor Marshall director of the Centre of Culture and University of Toronto Gratien Comedie Montreal and Leonard Their decision will be To bring the com petition to the attention of as many Canadians as some Satellite Canada posters are being distributed across the These posters cany the slogan Put Your Name In and a stylized Maple Leaf flag overlaid with the broad cast beams of the T The Satellite Canada posters and official entry forms are being distributed to the more than post offices across the In addition the Page 1 Summer Program In Full Swing After a full week of drama pet wiener and an Indian Day the members of can look forward to a new week of fun July all junior tennis players can com pete in a full day while the senior tennis astics are taking three weeks to run off a similar Friday afternoon at the children of the playground will be presenting a Festival with plays per using puppets they have made Tuesday and Thursday morning during the Arts trad Crafts The festival Will be held behind the school with a admission being After the youngsters have had the teen agers can spend the evening dancing to the sound of the Void in the Legion FJalL Saturday those over 65 will be having a day long picnic in the The day including a croquet sing song and box lunches should Continued on Page 14 Lakers Ski Club Offers Free Instructions Lakers Water Ski Club offering free ski lessons from the River view Marina just find enough customers to keep these past few Saturday With the free summer recreation geared to teach the fundamentals of water to anyone in sponsored jointly by the Laker Club and Riverview all the parti need is a bathing The lifejackets and tow boats and the Tony and Brenda Augustine get to the dock just before 10 every Saturday and for the next two hours the students get careful instruction in every facet of water skiing free of George of Riverview re First Family to Bib Farewell A sequel to a story which appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press on July will soon be played out at the research community of 75 miles east of Winnipeg and the place of residence of many employees from the Whiteshell Nuclear Research The headed Meet Popu lation introduced many Manitobans to western Canadas nuclear research centre and to the first to take up residence in the new The first resident of is soon to become the first to retire White shell Ben Banham leaves after six years at WNRE and six years as fire chief the parent Atomic Energy of Canada at Chalk Security and Fire Chief at White his wife and son moved into their new home on July the first perma nent presidents in a community which now ap in popu A of long he came to in 1946 following with the fire at Birming During the he headed a group called the Fan fares which entertained servicemen and fire in His experience prompted him to start a dramatic Continued on Page 14 ported that both Tony and Brenda had their hands full on the first Saturday of the in but the youngsters seemed to feel that it was a one day effort and many failed to return for the second and subsequent There arent any age limitations but the children under six years of age should be accompanied by an able from six years old tp anyone wanting to learn to water ski can get absolutely free tion any Saturday mor The instructors will be on hand every Satur day throughout the sum mer and the two boats Laker Club are available from 10 to Student In the News Ernie Todd was chosen to represent in the Centennial Young Voyageur Program this Ernie will be leaving for Ottawa in James Perth and Russel Malkoske awarded Student Body Council Scholarships of each on condition that they further their education next scholarships are awarded annually to the two grade twelve students who best served our Christine Stardom and Fern were as alternates in case the first choice candi dates do not Ruth Anne Harrell and Larry Klapprat are being sent to Gimli for two weeks to take Continued on Page 14