Four Day Week Sparks School Debate Across Communities
Local papers report education shifts from Grenfell to Ashern and Crossfield. Plans for a four day instructional week aim to save on utilities and staff hours, with longer daily classes Monday to Thursday and Friday reserved for activities. Principal Ken Poitras notes lower drop outs and discipline gains. Sweden inquiries flood his web pages.
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Grenfell Sun
Scenic Valley School Board
Melville Advance
Interlake Spectator
Ashern
Ken Poitras
Poitras
Sweden
Crossfield
Five-Village Weekly
Gladys Taylor
Grenfell
Local notices span decades of Glenboro life and storms
A compiled column recalls mid 1890s fish trade from Stockton to Glenboro and local election arrivals. It moves through 1906 typhoid, liquor fines, school exams, a horse accident, new drugstore, and a church convention list. 1926 hail and a tornado disrupt Stockton and nearby farms, plus court records and cadets at Clear Lake.
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James Henry
Stockton
Glenboro
Jim
Thos. Hopkins
Henry Ragot
Lola Duff
Hartney
Wm. Christie
F.G. Biles
Clear Lake
J. Gowanlock
D. Bollman
Manitou
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