Glenboro Chamber backs essay contest for Education Week
The Glenboro Community Chamber of Commerce approved an essay writing contest for Education Week with both elementary and high school students to discuss The Role of the Chamber of Commerce in Our Community. The group also approved a $50 donation to the Glenboro annual bonspiel and named a contest committee.
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Glenboro
Stockton
Chamber of Commerce
T. E. Oleson
Wm. Colledge
Frank Presunka
Glenboro and District Recreation Commission Holds First Meeting
The Glenboro and District Recreation Commission held its first annual meeting on February 8 with reps from Glenboro Stockton and Treesbank. They discussed 2 year terms for reps, approved grants to local clubs and groups, and planned three clinics in March for hockey leadership and drama.
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Glenboro and District
Stockton
Glenboro
Treesbemk
Drama Club
Tannys Christie Crowned Glenboro Ice Carnival Queen
Tannys Christie wins the penny vote to become Ice Carnival Queen in Glenboro defeating Diane Pyper and Debbie Claeys. Carolyn Drinkwater crowns the new queen.
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Tannys Christie
Ice Queen
Glenboro
Diane Pyper
Debbie Claeys
Carolyn Drinkwater
Holland and Pilot Mound Farmers Complete Farm Course
Graduation banquet for Holland and Pilot Mound farm business groups held in Memorial Hall Holland on February 1 with guest speaker Hon George Hutton minister of agriculture. Certificates were presented to group members and praise given for education as a legacy for children.
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Holland
Pilot Mound
Pilot Mound Farm
Memorial Hall
George Hutton
H. A. Craig
Hutton
R. J. Allan
R. M. Cabernet
W. E. Clark
Boyd Clark
Thelma Forbes
Mila
Cypress
G. A. Kristianson
Shamenace
Atidaies
Manning
Wallace Clark
Holland Group
W. A
Eleanor Drummond
Glenboro 59th Bonspiel Opens with 66 Rinks in Play
Glenboro hosts its 59th Bonspiel with 66 rinks, six events, and prizes. Honorary starters G M Smith Stan McFadden Gordon Gowanlock Ed Lyall lead the opening stones as Jim Wishart handles draws and Bill Wilton collects signed tabs. Local, regional entries span Glenboro Beltrum Wawanesa Holland Nesbitt Stockton Belmont Treesbank Rounthwaite Pilot Mound Mather. The piece extols curling as a Canadian sport marked by fair play and friendly rivalries, recounting a notable eight-ender by Stan Oleson against Tom Sundell and listing top rink records including Barry Williams of East Braintree and others as play continues.
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G. M. Smith
Stan McFadden
Gordon Gowanlock
Ed Lyall
Jim Wishart
Bill Wilton
Glenboro
Beldur
Wawanesa
Holland
Tom
Stan
Stan Oleson
Mel Dowd
Ken Stewart
Bob Pennycook
Tom Sundell
Jock Jamieson
Barry Sundell
Claire Leslie
Barry Williams
East Braintree
Manitoba
Don Patterson
Sheldon McLeod
Rolamd Vane
Allan Johnson
Allan
Bonspiel Parade Sets Dates for Treesbank Cypress River and Stockton
The annual bonspiel runs at Treesbank next week with a Cypress River event to follow and a major Stockton spiel planned the week after. Despite sub zero weather, planners note time is running out on the curling calendar.
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Treesbank
Cypress River
Stockton
Kiwanis Club Inducts Walter McMickan At Meeting
Governor Charlie Hall inducted local veterinarian Walter McMickan as the newest Kiwanis member with President Reg welcoming him to the club. The group noted a Feb 26 dinner with CGIT at United Church basement and discussed safety topics from Lloyd Pyper’s talk, plus plans for a Friday business meeting.
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Charlie Hall
Walter McMickan
Charlie
Kiwanis
Reg
Walter ‘Nto
CGIT
United Church
Lloyd Pyper
Glenboro
Winnipeg
Wawanesa Ladies Win Bonspiel at Glenboro Curling
Thirty four rinks competed in the Glenboro Ladies bonspiel with fine weather and good curling. Shirley Paterson’s Wawanesa entry scored a seven ender. winning rinks listed by event include names from Wawanesa Glenboro Rathwell Stockton Treesbank Baldur and Nesbitt.
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Glenboro
Gilenboro
Shirley Paterson
Wawanesa
Shirley Patterson
Rae Bullion
Gwen Dell
Rathwell
Ruth McCallum
Eunice Davidson
Marie
Canada Hoists New National Flag in Historic Moment
A 1965 article notes Canada’s adoption of a national flag on February 16, detailing Canada’s path to unity from Confederation to the present. It explains flag colors white and red declared by King George V, the maple leaf emblem, and the heraldic ties to the Coat of Arms with context on national symbolism.
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Canada
John A. Macdonald
Confederation
Atlantic
Pacific
Telephone
Telegraph
Radio
Trans-Canada Airlines
George V
Robert Borden
Royal Society of Canada
Toronto
Prince of Wales
Ontario
Quebec
Senate of Canada
Commons of Canada
Wade
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Europe
Henne
Belgium
Glenboro Chamber
Recreation Commission Annual Meeting
STELL
Lorne McCallum
Gienboro
Fred Thornborough
Bill Ja
Mieson
Stan Olesen
Wes Rathwell
Nesbitt
Trav. Fisher
Morley Cullen
Ed. Petterson
M. Bailey
Dan Hyrich
Klippings
Wawanesa Ladies
Newfoundland
Renehea
Fea
Ter
Braga
God Save the Queen
Elisabeth Dec
Camedia
Bev
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