Centennial Musher’s Banquet Highlights LeClerc Anniversary
The Musher’s Banquet features Joe LeClerc delivering mail to Postmaster Joe Saboraki. Doug McBride presents flowers to Mr and Mrs LeClerc on their 28th wedding anniversary. Queen Dianne Coutts is crowned by Premier Roblin as dignitaries inspect festival outfits and gifts are awarded to runners-up.
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Joe Leclerc
Pas
Joe Saboraki
Doug McBride
Festival Association
Mrs. Leclerc
LeClerc
Dianne
Mayor Trager
Norman Lee
Duff Roblin
Records Established At The Pas Trappers Festival
The Pas centennial festival saw record dog racing times as frigid weather kept tracks fast. Tommy Merasity set a 50 mile mark on Thursday, later beaten by Fran klin Carriere on Saturday. Merasity won the World Championship Dog Derby and LABATT Trophy with a 12 hour 45 minute total for four new festival records. LeClerc held the 1960 long course record. John Cooper won the Hudson Bay Company Freight Race and Norman Jebb took the Junior title. Dianne Coutts, nurse from Fort Churchill, was crowned Centennial Fur Queen by Premier Duff Roblin with two princesses named Shirley Johannesson and Ke.
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Tommy Merasity
Brochet
Franklin Carriere
Merasity
LeClerc
Hudson Bay Company
John Cooper
Norman Jebb
Dianne Coutts
Fort Churchill
Centennial Fur Queen
Duff Roblin
Ice Palace
Shirley Johannesson
The
Pas
Bridge Site Chosen For The Pas Across Saskatchewan River
The Pas town council, after a Musher's Banquet address by Premier Duff Roblin, selects a site for a new Saskatchewan River bridge. First choice is Fischer Avenue, with a second near the current bridge and a bypass as a third option. Land from The Pas Indian Band may be needed, Fischer Avenue to be one way north, Edwards one way south. Anticipated 1968 completion with budget funds. Also discussed possible new water supply with Minister Walter Weir, who indicated assistance may be available.
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Pas
Duff Roblin
Saskatchewan River
Walter Weir
Fischer Avenue
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Dia
NE Coutts
Harry Trager
Wagner
Roger
Trager
Manitoba Hydro
Tommy Merality
Labatt
Teddy McDougald
Prince Albert
Doug Campbell
Churchill
Kathy Campbell
Shirley Johanneson
Marilyn Raynard
Yorkton
Trudy Kreller
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