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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1978
Page
7
Agriculture Canada outlines that wild oats remain the top weed challenge across Prairie lands costing millions yearly. It advises farmers to choose fall or spring control, favoring integrated methods combining chemical and cultural practices, with fall tillage, fall rye cover, and careful herbicide use depending on soil erosion and weather. It warns against straw burning and notes the need for rotating methods to avoid residual buildup.
Mrs R Arnott reports visits by Forrie Chase family and others to Winnipeg and nearby communities. They attended the Icelandic Festival at Gimli August 5 to 7. Various relatives and friends from Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and the U S A visited or hosted in July and August including Burns Burnaby Edmonton Calgary Thompson Winnipeg and St Pauls.
Canada Post will issue a commemorative 14 cent stamp on 21 September 1978 honoring Merc Marguerite d Youville, founder of the Grey Nuns. Designed by Antoine Dumas, the blue and gold design shows d Youville praying with Montreal’s poor taking flour from barrels.
Canada saw 1,489 fires in June 1978, affecting 51,000 hectares of forest land, according to the Canadian Forestry Service. The figures for 1977 were 1,287 fires and 86,600 hectares.
Mrs Sadie Staple accompanied by her daughter Linda and granddaughter Karen Dyck of Winnipeg traveled to Medley Alberta for grandson Ian Dyck’s graduation from the Air Cadet National Senior Leader Course at CFB Cold Lake on August 17. On return they visited Janice and Eugene Artemenko at Calder. Barry and Dino Artemenko returned to Winnipeg with their Aunt Linda for a holiday.
SHAMROCK TELEVISION AND ROBLIN REVIEW AIRLINE SPACE DONATED LISTS AUGUST 27 1978 SCHEDULE WITH CARTOON PARTY PROGRAMS FROM YOGI BEAR HUCK HOUND UNTAMED FRONTIER UNTAMED FR ONTIER TO LATE NEWS AND MOVIES INCLUDING THE GODFATHER SAGA PROJECT U F O AND IRONSIDE FOLLOWED BY WEEKEND LINEUP AND MONDAY TO SATURDAY CHRONOLOGICAL TIMETABLES WITH DAILY NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS
Television guide for CBC Winnipeg listing daily programs from August 26 to September 1 1978. Includes afternoon cartoons dramas News and sports with titles such as Gilligan’s Island Space 1999 The Emigrants The Northerners and major league baseball broadcasts.
Daisy Diamond formerly Cockerill died August 3 1978 at Gibsons B C age 96 born 1882 in Rowington England came to Manitoba in 1883 with family farmed near Fleming then Red River carts later moved to a ranch north of Russell Sask to Togo Sask and Pelly Siding married Alfred Diamond in 1905 farmed near Togo and Pelly Siding until 1955 funeral August 19 at Sacred Heart Roblin Manitoba. Leon Jerome born July 29 1909 in Walhalla North Dakota moved to San Clara district 1921 married Edna Lucier September 27 1937 retired to Roblin Manitoba 1957 pallbearers listed death at home August 16 1978.oved from Roblin Memorial Chapel arrangements.
July 1978 generation reached 1222 million kWh, nearly all from water power and the month’s highest on record. Consumption total was 749.7 million kWh, down 1.5 percent from July 1977, while exports of surplus power went mainly to the United States.
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