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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1979
Page
4
Twenty tractors entered the Roblin Fair pull divided into five weight classes. Trophies awarded for class max pull and for top efficiency defined as pull divided by weight. Winners listed by owner driver and entrant. other results available at the Ag Office.
An immigrant insect from Europe, Tephritis dilacerata, will be released this summer at Saskatchewan test sites to stop sow thistle by damaging seed heads. Entomologist Diether Peschken notes the fly targets seeds and roots where spraying is impractical, after years of screening at Agriculture Canada's Regina Research Station.
Dr. Peschken reports testing on 47 plant species found sow thistle as the fly’s preferred target and no crop plants. Lab results show the fly tolerates Canadian climate and can persist. field releases begin with careful monitoring to assess adoption and population build up.
A proverb notes that wealth enhances a home while character enhances a person. It links material comfort with inner virtue and personal appearance.
The Steiner Brothers will perform at the Dauphin Market Place opening in Dauphin on August 15 to 18 with three shows daily. The Winnipeg born trio, Roy Rob and Ron, are a versatile act known for singing hoofing and comedy and have appeared on Dinah Shore Ed Sullivan and Gerry Lewis shows.
Kerry Lynne Cockerill and Terrace Daniel Klimchuk wed at Sacred Heart Church Roblin on July 20 under Rev Ronco with Marge Danyluk organ and a large reception in the church hall. The couple will reside in Medicine Hat Alberta. Out of town guests included Frank Crudden Calgary and Treasure Suski.
A long list of multiple families from towns in Saskatchewan Manitoba Yukon and Alberta appears across various regions including Lynn Lake Stornoway Pelly Redvers The Pas Brandon Medicine Hat and Lethbridge. The names include Klimchuk Cockerill Yaholinsky Hrycyk and Sanders among others with numerous adult surnames and first names. The fragment reads like a directory notice or genealogical roll call.
The market records 617 head sold on August 9 1979 at Weiller Williams Roblin Auction Mart including 252 cattle 11 sows 5 boars 229 weanling pigs 113 feeder pigs and 7 horses. Prices show butcher steers 71 50 per head heifers 67 10 cows 52 75 bulls 66 50 feeder steers 79 50 feeder heifers 71 25 stock steer calves 101 50 and heifer calves 87 00 with pig sales from 18 00 to 91 00 for feeder pigs and 140 00 for bred sows.
A concise reflection notes that no person excels at every skill, offering a comforting reminder that everyone has strengths and gaps. It frames imperfection as normal and approachable for daily resilience.
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