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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1976
Page
1
Glenboro will host the 1976 Western Canada Intermediate Baseball Championship playdowns with top teams from western provinces competing over a two day Labour Day weekend. The Kinsmen Club of Glenboro will organize the tournament.
Duff Bredt of Brandon shot 72 to lead a 141-player Spring Tournament dominated by Brandon entrants. Bruce North of Carman and Al Greer of Glenboro each posted 75 and led the runners up. Championship winner Duff Bredt, with top scores and flight results, highlighted a successful event with many volunteers lauded.
Grace General Hospital Winnipeg held Friday June 25 exercises at Calvary Temple for graduate nurse Heather Sveinson youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Otto Sveinson of Glenboro. Heather completed Glenboro schooling. includes golf and sweepstake results and notes on turf maintenance and local prize winners.
Early Saturday June Sth the Glenboro South Cypress Volunteer Fire Department responded to a lightning strike near the pump house at Glenboro Golf Course. No damage reported and the department thanks John Stephenson for his cooperation.
Don Barr Dan Hyrich Lloyd Coates and Ken Barr won the 2nd Event Coleman Camp Stoves at Bisbee. Jim Sampson John Hyrich Bruce Budd and Howard Coates took second in the top event Polaroid Cameras after losing to Jim Dewart of St. Jean.
Wawanesa Nesbitt advanced to the Regional Play-offs after a district tournament in Killarney. They defeated Carberry 17-4 in round two and rebounded from an 8-15 loss to Carberry to win 15-2 in the final contest, securing a regional spot in Souris in July.
Glenboro students were recognized for their year long athletic participation. MVP and MIP awards were given across fastball, basketball, volleyball, soccer, and football with Cathy Horton and Gerald Barr named outstanding male and female athletes. The school plans to host the Small Schools Provincial Volleyball Tournament next fall and seeks volunteers.
The report lists high 27 on June 23 and low 8 on June 27 with averages for daytime 22 lifetime 11 and overall 16.5. Precipitation totals 32.2 mm or 1.27 inches.
A car bicycle collision on Highway 2 near Cypress River on Monday June 28 at 5 p m claimed the life of 13 year old Bruce Gordon Arason of Cypress River younger son of Mr and Mrs Bryan Arason. The car driven by Stella Good of Treherne hit a bridge abutment and left the road. Mrs Good and passengers suffered no serious injuries.
North of Glenboro Jake and Mrs. Penner grow 6 acres of Red Coats strawberries in two patches with 4 acres of raspberry canes beside them. They irrigate from 100 feet and pick ripe fruit late June to early July with help from their family. They faced losses from cold and gophers but continue plans for bumper raspberry crops and a wider operation including potatoes sunflowers and cereals.
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