Hail Devastates Vast Souris Area June 23
An area about 2 miles wide and 14 miles long south of Souris suffered extensive hail damage on June 23. Some fields reported 100 percent damage.
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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 11, 2000
Page
2
An area about 2 miles wide and 14 miles long south of Souris suffered extensive hail damage on June 23. Some fields reported 100 percent damage.
Mavis Ready, postmistress of Roblin, received recognition from Canada Post for 35 years of service to area residents. The award highlights her long tenure and commitment to rural mail delivery and community access.
The Russell nn at Russell Manitoba plans adding 33 to 41 bedrooms and a pool with waterslide to accommodate growing conference business and a new ski hill that opened last fall.
Town of Boissevain voices concern over dwindling RCMP presence since detachments amalgamated and notes annual spending of 160000 dollars for police services.
The R. M. of Archie dedicates three municipal streets to memorialize local World War II casualties Private August Gus John Eckman Master Corporal George Brennand Private Alfred Johnson and Lieutenant Lenard Johnson. Brennand Road Eckman Road and Johnsons Road will carry the names.
The gold imprinted first edition of the Somerset History Book sold for three thousand dollars at the Somerset Homecoming with Dr. Mabon purchasing the item.
On July 1 eleven diamonds hosted a bail tournament with sixty nine teams participating across multiple fields in Clearwater.
The Regional Health Authority has not announced hospital closures but expects fewer than 11 acute and emergency sites in the region. The provincial task force draft favors three facilities Killarney Virden and Souris to keep the H designation on their signs.
The Manitoba Great Western Harness Racing circuit in Glenboro hosted a two day meet July 8 9 2000. On the Knows driven by Garry Shedlosky equaled the 1992 track record 1 58 4 in the Open 53 year old stake while Dieography paced 2 00 1 Sunday. About six hundred spectators wagered 12 984 00 at pari mutuel windows amid hot breezy weather with rain holding off until Sunday night.
A record crowd attended Glenboro Homecoming events with 1200 at the Agricultural Fair and 550 at the Saturday social. Highlights included a 14-car Demolition Derby, 82 parade entries, a Canucks Reunion baseball game, and the designation of the Water Tower as a Provincial Heritage Site.
Glenboro school runs a public computer lab in the Graphics Lab open Monday through Friday from 9 00 to 5 00 for free Internet access. The CAP funded service aims to teach community members to use computers and the Web. The week’s site is www.mb.hrdc-drhe.gc.ca/menu/Imi.shtml offering wage, job trends, and market supply demand analysis.
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