Wordy slice of community travel and greetings from Manitoba
District notes recount travel by Mr and Mrs Elmer Basgle to Russell and England visit with the Waller family in Coventry for a diamond anniversary. Names reappear as friends and relatives attend events in Winnipeg Calgary Kamloops and Dauphin with curling spiels and family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lelmer Basgle
Russell
Winnipes
I. Baptiste
England
Eve
Mrs. Waller
Coventry
Grace
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
Waller
Canada
Ken Grundy
Brenda
Brent
C. Elliott
Local notes from Grand Narrows and area events
Mr and Mrs Robert Ferguson traveled to Carberry Manitoba for Robert and Alice s sixth anniversary. Mr and Mrs H Wilson and Mrs Gertrude Wilson of Boisman visited the Framingham home. Mrs Wilson Sr visits her children in the district. Mr and Mrs H Murray drove to Dauphin. District ladies quilted at the Framingham home. Senior citizens attended the opening of the Silver Needles Center in Togo, sponsored by the New Horizons Program, housed in Abercrombie s drug store building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Wilson
Gertrude Wilson
Boisman
F. Framingham
Wilson Sr
Emery Mailhot Remembered in Winnipeg Obituary Note
Sympathy from the district is extended to the Mailhot family on Emery Mailhot's passing in Winnipeg last week. Also local updates note Bear hunters returned from the south as tracking was made easier by recent snow. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Bouvier visited relatives in Boggy Creek. Master Eugene Sawatzky was briefly hospitalized at Brandon General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase
B. C
Ken
Grundy
Lorne Gardner
aMrech
Cst
Garry Radford
Spruce Grove
Gordon Gardner
Jackie Davis
Calgary
Erma Frank G
Brenda
Larry Gardner
Lenna
Ronnie
Larry
Kamloops
Pete Beck
M. Zehbreski
Zelena
Snow Lake
L. Hohle
John Hohle
Thompson
Jane
Tisha
L. J. Hohle
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Yorkton
Sask
Earl Beattie
Flin Flon
I. R. Beattie
Tom MacQuarrie
Lyle Beattie
Lori Beattie
Mrs. MacQuarrie
City
Lyle
Marion
Lorie
Geo. Beattie
Oak Point
Bol Pound
Toronto
Ont
Even Boyce
Roblin
Bob
Win. Pound
Ken Franklin
Sue
Bayon
Pas
Ll. Grundy
Gertie
Dauphin
L. Grundy
Sheryl
Winnipeg
Chas. A. Grundy
Geordie Ross
Lindsay
Geordie
Rennie Briggs
Inglis
Larry Boyce
Hudson Bay
Shauna Slugoski
Kimberley Hart
Tom Beck
J. Geist
Kamsack
Familly
Chas. Rogers
Altta
Jas. Loomis
Shari
Jess
Howe
K. Boyce
J. E. Arnott
Shellie
Ellen
John Shehan
Amita
Canora
Mailhot
Emery Mailhot
Bill Bailey
Bethesda Lodge
Herb Bouvier
Boggy Creek
Eugene Short
Togo
John Sawatzky
Eugene Sawatzky
Brandon General
Winnipeg residents attend Roblin and Bield house warming
Mrs Arthur Lovas reports a Winnipeg couple moved back to the district. Ladies from Roblin and Bield held a house warming for Myrtle Jaasund on April 11 with Sheila Bailes and Lynette Chase directing and Gerrie Chase gifting a purse. The meeting ended with a dainil yunch and the next Ladies meeting moves to Milly Shiner's on May 8 due to a fire at the Community Centre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick Hojnocki
Winnipeg
Roblin
Bield
Myrtle Jaasund
Sheila Bailes
Lynette Chase
Gerrie Chase
Myrtle
Milly Shiner
Roblin visitors grand visit at Ayer home
Mrs C Ayer hosts a weekend gathering with Roblin residents including Mr and Mrs Orton McCorquodale Mr and Mrs Geo Charman Mrs Leon Jolliffe Mr and Mrs Lloyd Wilson Kathy and Tommy and Mrs Minnie Roberts and Mr and Mrs Rick Harrison from Brandon visiting Mr and Mrs C Ayer in Deepdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Powell
Orton McCorquodale
Geo. Charman
Leon Jolliffe
Lloyd Wilson
Kathy
Tommy
Minnie Roberts
Roblin
Rick Harrison
Brandon
C. Ayer
Togo Opens Silver Threads Drop In Centre For Seniors
The Togo Silver Threads Drop In Centre opened April 11 with Mayor Harold Nabe cutting the ribbon. The Abercrombie Drug Store renovation was supported by a New Horizons grant and local donations. Center hours are 9 am to 5 pm daily and fundraising continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Nabe
Abercrombie
Togo
Ed Vipond
Max Melnyk
al Smellie
Toronto
Auction Notices From Yorkton Area Listings
Listings show multiple private auctions with addresses near Willowbrook Rhein Rokeby Yorkton and Yorkton region. Items include farm machinery household effects tools and farm equipment to be sold on dates April 23 April 28 May 1 and May 2 at specified locations with times in the morning and noon. Individuals named include Herman Anderson Allan Border Arthur Sagan Lea Kohlert and Charlie Liebrecht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Anderson
Willowbrook
Charlie Liebrecht
Yorkton
Anglican Church Women Deanery Conference Attendees
Mrs W Krupp Mrs J Duns Mrs W Harper and Mrs W Dickie traveled to Wadena on April 4 to attend the Annual Anglican Church Women's Deanery Conference. Mr and Mrs C Hillis and daughter of Santa Ont née Linda Vipond spent 10 days visiting with her parents Mr and Mrs Ed Vipond Mr and Mrs Dale Olson of
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Krupp
J. Duns
W. Harper
W. Dickie
Wadena
Anglican Church Women’s Deanery
C. Hillis
Sarnta
Ont
Linda Vipond
Ed Vipond
Madge Lake Visits Town on April Eleventh
Madge Lake visited the town on Wednesday April 11 and met with local residents during a brief stop. The visit highlighted community engagement and regional ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge Lake
Reggie's Ramble in St Regis Turbulent Politics
Overheard in the St Regis rotunda as Reggie notes a tense climate with the NDP propping up the Liberals in Ottawa and aiming to oust them in Manitoba. The remark hints at a charged regional political scene and shifting alliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Regis Rotunda
NDP
Liberals
Ottawa
Manitoba
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Roblin Hatchery
NEW Holland & Allied Dealer
Avedex
B.W
Glencoe
U.S.A
Roblin Review
P.O
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Man
Price
Paris Star
Grand Narrows
P. Framingham
Robert Ferguson
Carberry
Robert
Alice
Happy Lake
San Clara
Arthur Lovas
Deepdale
C. McKenzie
Wm. Hampson
Mrs. M. Laevens
R. G. Andrews
G. Airriess
H. Harper
William Husack Calder
Village of
Calder
Allan Border
Rhein
John Herman
Arthur Sagan
Rokeby
Lea Kohlert
James Fuster
Frank Farrell
Tonkin
Mrs
Dale Olson
Reggie
Roblin Memorial Hall
The
Moonlighters
Roblin North Stars Hockey Club
ST. Vlad’s
Valley View Store
Mark 69
Macleods
Simpsons Sears
Shell River
Shell River Municipal Office
Charles Filewich
Shell River Box
Jack Wild
Ron Moody
Men In
A.P.G
Gene Hackman
Roy Scheider
Parkway Co-operative Ltd
Auditor’s Report
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