Gienboro Post Office Celebrates Centenary With Open House
The Gienboro Post Office marked its centennial on Thursday December 8 1983 with ceremonies and an open house drawing about 120 visitors. Allan Skrumeda Mid West Division manager delivered greetings while Postmaster Allan Greer spoke and staff were introduced. Retired Postmaster G M Smith reviewed the office history and staff. A commemorative plaque was presented to Greer by Brandon postmaster Albert Perehuda. Wilf Turmaine of Brandon Postal Zone Supervisor attended. Coffee and birthday cake followed.
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Gienboro
Allan Skrumeda
Mid-West Division
Allan Greer
G.M. Smith
Albert Perehuda
Brandon
Wilf Turmaine
Trophies Awarded at Wildlife Social
Glenboro and District Wildlife Association held its annual Social and Awards Night at the Legion Hall. Fred Jackson presided as trophies were presented for best deer head John Morris 139 points Gordon Penner 137.5 points Jack Rolfe 137. Pickerel Trophy Ken Cullen 3 Ib 13 oz. Goose trophy Tom Carpenter 9 Ib Canada Goose Mallard Trophy Ken Lalonde 2 Ib 13 oz. Cash raffle winners Les Drinkwater 50 dollars A Baete 30 dollars Margaret Pinkerton 20 dollars. Sonny Mowbray of Ducks Unlimited spoke on Manitoba projects and urged a banquet and auction in the new year. a committee led by Ron Christie was formed to organize it.
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Glenboro and District Wildlife Association
Legion Hall
Fred Jackson
John Morris
Gordon Penner
Jack Rolfe
Ken Cullen
Tom Carpenter
Ken Lalonde
Les Drinkwater
A. Baete
Beaumont
Alberta
Margaret Pinkerton
Wawanesa
Sonny Mowbray
Ducks Unlimited
Manitoba
Ron Christie
Santa Claus Parade Brings Frosty Cheer to Glenboro
On Saturday December 10 Glenboro hosted a large Santa Claus parade led by Boy Scouts and RCMP Sgt. B Miller. The Brownies won best float with Brownies Ski with ET, while Girl Guides, Flying Club, Glenboro School and Stockton Royals received honorable mention.
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Glenboro
Boy Scouts
Sgt. B. Miller
RCMP
Treherne
Erna Pullam
Emily Oleson
Frank Presunka
The
Girl Guides
the Flying Club
Glenboro School
Stockton Royals
Weather Views December Temp Range and Precipitation
Daily weather summary notes a heavy cold spell from December 5 to 11 with daytime highs near minus nine and nighttime lows around minus twenty eight. The period shows an average daytime temperature around minus fifteen and a nocturnal average near minus nineteen with an overall average about minus seventeen and a half and total precipitation roughly 1.5 cm.
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Alvert Perehida
Wildlife
Wildlife Association
Santa
Kinsmen
Lions Clubs
Morley Cullen
Spruce Woods Inn
Royal Bank
H&l Motors
Senior Citizens Home
Fire Department
Jamieson’s Ambulance
Santa Claus
Santa and
the Three Bears
Kinsmen Club
Henry Wiebe
Pilot Mound
Mr. Wiebe
Marguerite Turnbull
Merry Old Gent
Glenboro Brownies
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