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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 18, 2000
Page
2
The Weeklies report that the MacPhail Memorial Fund distributed more than 40 000 to 33 graduates from Shoal Lake and Birtle. The fund uses the investment returns from the estates of Alexander MacPhail and Marion McCormick to aid local school graduates each year.
The Waywayseecappo Inn debuts with 41 rooms including a Wolverines suite and family, executive options. Amenities include an indoor pool with water slide a licensed restaurant and a large conference center as fans await a Manitoba Junior Hockey League clash between Waywayseecappo Wolverines and Winkler Flyers.
The 1973 Boissevain time capsule was opened in the school gym with students and community members in attendance. It contained fashion, sports, and school items, plus newspaper clippings, class pictures, and store flyers. A new capsule was prepared to be sealed until 2025.
Influenza sweeps the province as hospitals and clinics report crowded wards and patients with fever coughs spread widely. The so called Flu Bug replaces attention once given to the Y2K issue.
A group of farmers in western Manitoba urges a boycott of Ag Days in Brandon to highlight agricultural financial and economic problems. They have not named themselves and have not yet chosen a formal plan.
An unregistered car burned on the edge of a field north of Deloraine was found by locals. The fire’s cause and vehicle owner are unknown. RCMP will wait seven days for a possible claim before opening a formal investigation while noting they have some leads but declined to name them.
Manitoba Premier Gary Doer and Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow denounce a federal proposal to cut farm safety nets and shift funds away from their provinces. They warn price drops for 2000 year and low net farm incomes in Manitoba and Saskatchewan justify strong opposition. Agriculture ministers will press the issue at the upcoming meeting.
The Glenboro 4-H Variety Club expands to twenty eight members for its third year and offers five projects Pony Club Sewing Cooking Exploring 4-H and Wood Working. Upcoming events include the Jan 15 Mini Rally in Carberry and Feb 3 Speech Night at Glenboro School theatre with a Brandon contest later. Fundraiser is delivery of phone books.
Doreen Richmond spent holidays in Winnipeg with her mother daughter Susan Matt McLennan and sister Audrey Lundy of Calgary. A 32 year old tape recording of the whole family was discovered bringing everyone together despite the miles apart.
Monica Elliott of Glenboro receives a Canada Millennium Scholarship worth 3000 for 1999. Sean Hyrich of Cypress River earns 3500 for 1999 2000. Scholarships come from the Government of Canada program benefiting youth nationwide.
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