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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1963
Page
1
An estimate for Glenboro's planned administrative building places total cost at about 53 000 when land and incidentals are included. The project would be financed over 20 years with interest. In 1962 Glenboro recorded operating costs including office rent 420 dollars fire hall rent 300 dollars rest room 289 dollars and winter storage for a second fire truck.
A Red Cross blood clinic will be held in Wawanesa at the Legion Hall on Thursday August 22 from 2 30 to 5 30 and 7 to 9 in the evening. Residents are urged to travel to Wawanesa to donate and support the cause. The Glenboro Gazette notes local public information and hints at a future village building project with estimated annual heating and hydro costs of about 1200 dollars offset by potential rental revenues from school division and library uses.
Glenboro Kiwanis to be represented at Regina Saskatchewan August 25 28 for the Western Canada District Kiwanis International convention. Delegates include Jack Rutherford Charles Hall Duncan McKay Reg Rawlings Frank Presunka with wives. Notables include George R Bothwell LeRoy J Olsen Jack Willis Don Murdoch. About 61 clubs and 3500 members expected. talks cover community service and district governance.
Margaret Ann Sigmar daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sigmar Glenboro wed John Richard Stephen Wright son of Mr. and Mrs. W Norman Wright Beaconsfield Quebec August 17 at Glenboro Lutheran Church. Rev Eric Sigmar and Rev K Robertson officiated. Out of town guests came from Minnesota Washington Ontario and British Columbia.
Kiwanis Club of Killarney sponsors the South Western Manitoba Championship Fiddlers Contest on August 30 at 8 pm in Erin Park. Open to all old time fiddlers of any age with trophy prize money and special prizes. Contact J. S. Early in Killarney. Glenboro residents may note Mrs. Lorne Witherspoon will judge.
The Kiwanis club hosts a Friday meeting with Dr Peter Lommerce recounting six years in Tangganika Africa. John Thomson is named chair for the fall Apple Sales campaign while delegates head to Regina for a Kiwanis convention August 25.
Rivers Comets advance from a day of multi game play at Glenboro defeating Balmoral Belmont A and Belmont in semis. Final game called at six innings due to darkness with Rivers entering a finals clash against Brandon Canucks after convincing showdowns.
Immigration minister Guy Favreau, a Montreal lawyer with little Ontario profile, rises in Liberal ranks. Maclean’s Ottawa editor Peter Newman notes Favreau’s parliamentary skill and cabinet counsel, with Lesage’s clashes boosting his federal leadership prospects.
TREESBANK Mr. and Mrs. Donald Martin plan two weeks of holidays in Vancouver and western regions. Mrs. James Donaghy brings a Flin Flon family to visit sister and brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Keith Donaldson. Miss Donna Clark stays with parents Mr. and Mrs. Alex Clark. Mrs. Carlyle McDougall spent last week with her parents then left Saturday to visit Mr. and Mrs. McDougall at Hamiota. Miss Gail Frain of Rosser visits aunt Miss V. Anderson. The Ladies Association held its August meeting at Mrs. Carol Clark’s home last Wednesday afternoon and planned the bazaar for September 11 at 2:30 p.m. in the local hall with guests Mrs. F. Markowsky and Mrs. Morley Gorrie of Wawanesa.
Sixty two Good family members gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Allan Clark on Sunday August 11. Distantly located guests included Mr and Mrs John Clark and family Winnipeg and several others from Manitoba towns. The oldest attendee was Mr Thomas Good and the youngest was the baby son of Mr and Mrs Gary Clark Winnipeg.
Glenboro installs four Garbage Gobbler receptacles at cafes, the post office and near the theatre to curb litter. Yellow sidewalk markings replace old signs for no parking zones, reinforcing hazard-free, recognizable rules now common in larger centres.
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