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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 13, 1978
Page
1
This guide outlines natural tree choices for Christmas including black spruce and Scots pine. It notes needle patterns, cone clusters, branch tightness, and typical durability from three to four weeks for black spruce and about a month for Scots pine.
Branching of fir trees varies by species with Scots pine as reference. Balsam fir remains fragrant though only two to three weeks. Confirm freshness by needle flexibility and bounce test. trim butt, keep outdoors shaded, or immerse in water. Maintain cool humidity 30 to 40 percent and use CSA labeled lighting. avoid flammable decorations and consider biodegradable disposal options.
A writer at the St Regis Hotel coffee shop notes Winnipeg papers publishing good attendance reports for City Council members. He wonders if officials receive gold stars like students did in school.
Geo Turner announces completion of ballots for the Wheat Board Advisory Committee election. District results show several incumbents elected by acclamation, across districts 1 through 11, with 54,847 ballots returned from 130,368 mailed.
The Manitoba Telephone System forecasts Manitobans will place over 112000 long distance calls on Christmas Day up from 102000 last year. About 47000 calls are expected to reach destinations outside Manitoba. Completion rates drop as holiday volume peaks.
A Manitoba market tally shows 617 head moved at Weiller and Williams Roblin Auction Mart on Thursday December 7. Cattle totals included 430, with prices for butcher steers 62.75, heifers 61.00 and cows 47.00. bulls 54.00. Feeder stock and calves priced up to 94.00 for stock steer calves and 84.00 for stock heifer calves. Weanling pigs ranged 32.00 to 130.00 and feeder pigs 65.00 to 130.00. Sows and horses listed with varying bids. no sale scheduled for December 21 and December 28.
The Manitoba Department of Mines Natural Resources and Environment urges organizers of outdoor events to contact conservation officers or park rangers. They will provide information to ensure outings such as snowmobiling and sport fishing derbies are safe and do not harm other users of forests and parks.
The NFB drama Teach Me To Dance about Ukrainian and English-Canadian tensions on the Prairies airs on CBC December 17 at 9 00 p.m. Written by Myrna Kostash and directed by Anne Wheeler, the film stars Nadia Ostashewski and Christine Lilge and was shot in Vegreville Alberta.
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