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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 07, 1999
Page
10
The Raystone Centre in Glenboro reports a successful Christmas pot luck supper on December 3 with about 100 seniors enjoying a musical rap session on November 29. The facility offers pool, shuffle, whist, bingo, cards, carpet bowl, and social coffee breaks with toast and group lunches.
Glenboro and district residents describe weekend travels to Winnipeg Grand Forks and Edmonton for family gatherings. Aunt Merle’s 90th birthday party at Canada Inn, a wedding reception in private club, and numerous familial visits across Manitoba Alberta and Ontario marked a busy pre Christmas period.
Jean Michel and Isabelle Vauzelle welcome a baby boy born December 6 at 2 a.m. weighing 10 lbs 2 oz. December birthdays listed include Verna Cullen and many others. Anniversaries noted: Eddie and Valerie Plett, and Walter and Wendy Cullen. Thought for Today: Faith Shines Brightest in a Childlike Heart.
Arni Asham of Spruce Woods Park found five small yellow wild flowers blooming December 1, 1999, while park staff worked in the Sand Dunes area on ski trail signage. Daytime highs were around 6 C. By December 6 temperatures remained mild at about 4 C with no significant snow.
Christmas Eve shoppers and Glenboro residents gathered at Town Square on December 30 to greet the 1999 Christmas season. Hot dogs hot chocolate and carols framed the evening as local businesses stayed open late to welcome shoppers.
Square attendees joined a tree lighting and carol service during supper hour as Edith Presunka of Glenboro won a basket in the first Christmas Draw card contest. Draws will continue every Friday until Christmas, reviving a long held local custom to boost business and community spirit.
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