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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 03, 1972
Page
3
A northern mallard hatched last year was shot in Manitoba and nursed back to health by a generous youngster. Quackie now enjoys a warm pen, straw bedding, a water tub, and barley. Upon his companions' return, he may be released or prefer life in captivity.
Ducks Unlimited Canada offers a free wall chart brochure with 24 waterfowl paintings by Angus Shortt and a story on the charity’s work, plus Manitoba Vacation Guide 1972 available from the Tourist Branch. A local Oak Lake ice fishing tale ends with a mink encounter and a farmer-trapper buying the pelt.
Ottawa announces the first 1972 Stamp Programme featuring an 8c commemorative for the World Figure Skating Championships in Calgary from March 6 to 12. Twenty-five million stamps go on sale March 1, designed by Toronto’s Design Workshop, purple 30 by 36 mm, lithographed by Canadian Bank Note Company. Marginal pane inscriptions show on each pane of fifty. orders via Philatelic Service Canada Post Ottawa.
WINNIPEG The Canadian Wheat Board extended quotas to deliver third carrot of six row or any two row barley to meet market needs. Only producers with sufficient quota acres may benefit. Deliveries require a sampled barley assessed by a selector and a permit issued to deliver on a premium basis.
Saturday events feature hockey at 2 pm on CBC with Curling duel at 4 pm between Matt Baldwin and Duke Smale, and a 6:30 pm block including two man bobsled and figure skating. Hockey Night in Canada airs 7 pm across Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Philadelphia Flyers face Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto. Sunday brings 2 pm Olympic coverage in Japan with cross country, speed skating, and figure skating pairs, plus a 3 pm CBC special from Montreal featuring George Balanchine.
The article traces rice origins in antiquity and a 1694 South Carolina seed, then guides rice cooking and storage. It also previews a Winter Olympics telecast in Japan featuring events from bobsled to hockey with several disciplines listed.
Norberry School in St Marys Road 900 St Marys Road marks its 50th anniversary with a February celebration. The event honors decades of community service and education at the Norberry campus.
Former students teachers employees and school board members are invited to a Norberry School reunion on March 7 1972 from 2 to 9 pm at Norberry School 900 St Marys Road St Vital Manitoba. Event features include old pictures records trophies and baby facilities. Contributions of old photos programs newspapers and yearbooks are requested and may be mailed to Norberry School or delivered in person.
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