Curling notes from Glenboro bonspiel history
A historical look at curling in Glenboro with rules from 1896, notes on the evolution of ends and styles, and memories of TV broadcasts and famous players. The piece cites the Glenboro Gazette and features readers Russell and Ella Barker enjoying the sport and the free guard zone.
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Agnes Witherspoon
Glenboro Curling Club
Glenboro Gazette
Russ Howard
Ontario
Tom Nystrom
Environment Week Recycling Drive Calls for Community Help
The Recycling Committee promotes Environment Week inviting Glenboro residents to bring plastics cans and scrap metal to the depot. George Barr delivers a load to Brandon and volunteers plan a double load after this Saturday. A depots ramp and can scoop were built by Jack Outhwaite with thanks to I.P.S. for transport to Souris.
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Glenboro
George Barr
Brandon
Jack Outhwaite
Jack
DeBaets rink wins Glenboro Mixed Spiel final
Glenboro Mixed Bonspiel opener ends with Grant Shewfelt skip DeBaets rink defeating Cam Makinson’s team in a Sunday final. The event featured 20 rinks beginning Friday with Berth earned by key victories over Barr and Makinson.
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Glenboro
Grant Shewfelt
Lionel DeBaets
Darlene Shewfelt
Anita Debaets
Baldur
Gazette
Kathy Dueck
DeBaets
Cam Makinson
Don Barr
Makinson
Garry Fallis
Karen Fallis
Lorraine Makinson
Henry Booy
Bulk Esso station weighs move decision in Glenboro
Esso Petroleum Canada may keep the Glenboro bulk station at its current corner of Railway Ave and Broadway St rather than move to the east fertilizer shed site. John Brown says a move is possible but costly and the final location should be decided in the next few months. Large tanks were removed in January and fuel is currently hauled from Treherne with smaller tanks planned if the site remains.
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Kathy Dueck
Esso Petroleum Canada
Glenboro
Railway Ave
Broadway St
John Brown
Esso
Brown
Treherne
Glenboro Gazette issues wide circulation urges reader patronage
This week's Glenboro Gazette circulates to over 4 000 area households including regular subscribers. The notice asks readers to browse the issue and note the many advertisers seeking patronage.
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Glenboro
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Russell
Ella Barker
I.P.S
Souris
Ken
Ron
Fellows
Ken Dowd
Randy Wallis
Dowd
Susan Bomak
Shirley
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