Public hearings set for ski hill at Asessippi Park
The renital body will hold hearings on developing a ski hill in Asessippi Provincial Park as part of the environmental review process. Ambulance driver Charlie Brade is honored for 30 years of volunteer service. Legion Auxiliary members Evelyn McCrea and Lorene Ward receive life memberships in the new year. Shelley Cockerill earns 1993 NAIA Volleyball All American Scholar Athlete status, among 88 named nationwide. A Blair Gamey van fire at Lake of the Prairies destroyed interior work tools recovered on site. Roblin resuming construction on town office and library six weeks after floor pour. Roblin Truck Service vies for Manitoba Chamber award. Paul Nain and Lisa Leflar win RCMP poster contest. Otto Lang promises wheat harvest aid in 1973 edition. Cash advances on unharvested grain noted.
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Legion Auxiliary
Evelyn McCrea
Lorene Ward
Shelley Cockerill
Gamey
Lake of the Prairies
Roblin
Winnipeg
Manitoba Chamber of Commerce
Paul Nain
Lisa Leflar
RCMP
Roblin area notes and historic community items
Highlights from the Roblin region include a 50 cent Santa suit rental policy for a church Christmas event, a CBC radio Christmas program by Kines Family from Ottawa, and Hillsburg council covering $50 for convention expenses. The piece recalls Knox United Church’s 60 years ago cantata, local property leases for a playground, and hospital wing expansions.
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Ifty
United Church
Kines
Ottawa
Tom Kines
Mavis
Donna
Wendy
CBC
Hillsburg
Christmas Island: A rugged Australian Territory With a Storied Past
Christmas Island lies 360 km from Java in the Indian Ocean and was named on Christmas Day 1643 by Captain William Mynors. It became a British Crown Colony in 1888 and transferred to Australia on October 1, 1958, celebrated as Territory Day. Phosphate mining drove settlement, trade, and tragedy, including a beri-beri outbreak that caused 550 deaths. World War II saw Japanese occupation and naval battles over the island. Today a national park guards over 63 percent of the terrain and Australian citizenship benefits extend to residents.
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Indian Ocean
Perth
Western Australia
Java
Christmas Island
Australia
William Mynors
East India Ship Company
Christmas
Captain Swan
John Murray
Cimens
Britain
George Clunies-Ross
Cocos
Keeling) Islands
United Kingdom
Commonwealth of Australia
Murray
Japan
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Renital
Asessippi Provincial Park
Charlie Brade
Blair Gamey
Canadian ‘Wheat Board
Otto Lang
Frank Paczkoski
Alec E. Mohr
Charles Filewich
Knox United Church
Robert W. McBride
Evangeline Rebekah Lodge
Roblin Hospital Aid
Zelena News
Little Linda McIntyre
Roblin Hospital
Deepdale
Ronald Jakeman
Sicily
Spud Saunders
Merridale
Harold Keast
James Crichton-Brown
Kamsack
Makaroff
UFM
Grand Narrows
Hasin
YWCA
Stion Awards
Roblin Tire Service
Main St. Roblin
Suspens Services
En Raneed
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