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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 16, 1976
Page
1
New Glenboro Fire Truck Arrives For Rural Area Service
The long awaited unit arrived Monday evening in Glenboro. The approximately 50 000 dollar cost is shared by the Village of Glenboro and the Rural Municipality of South Cypress which will use the engine. The Thibault fire engine is built in Pierreville Quebec on a GMC chassis with a 427 cubic inch V eight engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenboro
South Cypress
Thibault
Pierreville
Quebec
GMC
Village mill rate rises in Glenboro for 1976
The village sets 1976 residential mill rate at 130.26 and commercial at 162.29 an increase of about 24 mills for homes and 26 mills for business. Higher costs come mainly from schools, general municipal needs, and sewer maintenance overhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenboro
Canucks Set for Manitoba Games District Playdowns
Glenboro Canucks split two South Central Baseball League games losing 3 0 at Cypress River and winning 4 3 against Holland Athletics. Pitcher Gord Hyrich shut down Glenboro in Cypress River and Chuck Hilhorst and Ken Wertz shared the Holland win. The Canucks host Carberry Royals and Austin this week then play in Killarney June 19 20 for district playdowns, with July 25 and August 15 Glenboro tournaments planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canucks
Manitoba
Glenboro
Holland Athletics
Cypress River
Green Machine
Holland
Chuck Hilhorst
Ken Wertz
Don Horton
Gary Dowd
Garth McIntyre
Darry Stevens
Rich Christie
Jack Mahon
Gord Hyrich
Hyrich
Wertz
Ron
Ken
Carberry Royals
Austin
Killarney
Ball Park
Spruce Woods Model Railroad Club Formed at Kiwanis Event
Kiwanis gathering leads to Spruce Woods Model Railroad Club creation. Founding presidents are John Jemson Duane Reyes and John Coates. Jack Rutherford named Honourary Engineer. Frank Presunka showed interest in student promotion if another film is available. Contacts: Duane Reyes or John Coates. Jemson to head Pacific Branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spruce Woods Model Railroad Club
John Jemson
Duane Reyes
John Coates
Jack Rutherford
Frank Presunka
Pacific
Glenboro Garden Club notes May sale and youth program
Glenboro Garden Club reports $61 raised from a May 29 plant sale and 16 youngsters enrolled in the junior program. Seeds sown May 20 show plants emerging. some youth are collecting insects while pests are noted. Flower beds at the Senior Citizens Home are planted and labelled. volunteers invited to care for them. CHS meets June 28 at Glenboro School Theatre for a floral arrangement competition and judge commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenboro
Beatrice Dodds
Central Horticultural Society
Eight Escapees Recaptured After Manitoba Prison Break
Eight prisoners from Spruce Wood Correctional Camp north of Glenboro escaped overnight June 11 and were all recaptured. They overpowered guards, fled in a van and a car. Two are held in Regina tied to a Moosomin farmer’s shooting death. Others were arrested at Indian Head, Brandon, St. Lazare, and rural Manitoba. one surrendered at the Brandon Mental Health Centre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spruce Wood
Glenboro
Regina
Moosomin Area
Indian Head
Sask
Brandon
St. Lazare
Manitoba
Senior Citizens Cruise To Berens River On M S Lord Selkirk
Twenty five travellers from Glenboro and surrounding Manitoba areas joined a Senior Citizens Cruise aboard the M S Lord Selkirk. The trip ran from Selkirk to Berens River with a Gull Harbour stop and a Lookout Point sightseeing cruise on the M V Lady Selkirk. Passengers enjoyed shipboard entertainment, a Bannock Bake luncheon, and hearty meals. Local travelers listed include H E Trimble and spouse, E Sexsmith, A Atran, A Bloomfield, C Diehl, S Berry, S Dodds, A Jefferies, N Wayte, H Jackson, Amy Wilton, Clara Johnson, Mary Wells, Laura Johnson, and Lorne Patterson and spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenboro
Manitoba
Berens River
M.S. Lord Selkirk
Selkirk
Gull Harbour
M.V
Lady
Tony Francis
H. E. Trimble
E. Sexsmith
A. Atran
A. Bloomfield
C Diehl
Stan Berry
Stewart Dodds
Archie Jefferies
Norman Wayte
Harold Jackson
Amy Wilton
Clara Johnson
Mary Wells
Laura Johnson
Lorne Patterson
School Board concerns traffic on Cochrane Street
Minutes from the 11th meeting of 1976 Tiger Hills School Division show actions including resignations, teacher contracts, a vacation Bible school use of school space, arbitration setup for a 1976 collective agreement, and requests to Glenboro council for traffic measures on Cochrane Street. A 19 pound fish catch is also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiger Hills
Glenboro
Richard Cameron
Don Johnson
Stephanie Klassen
Beverly Boote
Larry Nichols
Maureen Nichols
Gary Anderson
Douglas Metcalf
S. Yaremchuk
Baldur
Pilot Mound
Arthur Blackburtle
Robert H. Williamson
Rothwell School
Belmont Fine Arts
Belmont
Public Schools Finance Board
Cochrane Street
Donald Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Horticultural Society News
Cochrane
Eva Hamilton
Everone
Assiniboine
Park
Frank
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