First Hockey Game Opens New Arena Amid Blizzard
About 145 spectators attended the inaugural hockey game despite a fierce wind chill of twenty to thirty below zero. The crowd shared pride for a project four months in the making and noted the arena will become a community hub once heating washrooms and lighting are completed. Donors and volunteers are urged to continue support as final improvements proceed. Weekly winners announced include Morgan Eelso Mrs. Jack Yanvorsky Mr. Earl Jackson Inglis and Mrs. Paradowski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Eelso
Jack Yanvorsky
Earl Jackson
Inglis
Paradowski
Winter Games Flame To Be Passed At Roblin
Roblin Manitoba hosts a ceremony February 8 1971 as Manitoba and Saskatchewan officials transfer the Winter Games Flame. Peter Burtniak and Cy McDonald attend with radio TV crew. A noon to 3 pm barbecue at Roblin Memorial Hall accompanies the event and stores stay open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roblin
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Peter Burtniak
Cy McDonald
Roblin Memorial Hall
Intermountain School Division Structure and Enrollment
Intermountain division centers on Roblin Grandview Gilbert Plains with 3 trading centers and a Grandview office. The board heads 244 personnel including administrators teachers and staff. daily 2085 students transported and 2950 total students enrolled across Roblin Grandview Gilbert Plains Grand Prairie and Walker units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intermountain
Parkland
Roblin
Grandview
Gilbert Plains
Sienes
Ance
Roblin Colegiate
Gilbert Plains Callasiate
Gilbert
Walker
Grand Prairie
Fom
HOCKEY HIGHLIGHTS Joy Green Giants win two games
The Joy Green Giants won at Inglis against Swan River and at Sturgis against Suurgis. Scoring leaders for Roblin included Roy Yaworsky and Blair Buick with multiple goals and several players added assists as the team fought through a rough week including a bite incident. Minor hockey in Roblin featured three exhibition games in the new arena amid extreme cold. Flin Flon Midgets swept their games, while Roblin’s Dboys faced injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Green Giants
Inglis
Swan River
Suursis
Suurgis
Rst
Surgis
Sturgis
Roblins
Roy Yaworsky
George Warmer
Rod Oliphant
Blair Buick
Ken Dube
Wagner
K. Dubs
Gary Buick
R. Yaworsky
B. Buick
B. Oliphant
Roblin
Bowley
K. Dube
McMillan
Ralph Dube
Manitoba
Dboys
Larry Cowan
Syhere
Yorkton
Cadet Parade Receives Cadre from Portage Base Officers
Air Cadets parade highlights visit by Lt. Garry Tulipan and Lt. Sam Stopant-Thompson from CFB Portage la Prairie. They inspect squadron quality and safety, advise on range building, and select Cadet Rick Hille as best dressed. Training courses run through evening with instructors Trinder Marshall Crank and Constable Baegn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garry Tulipan
Sam Stopant-Thompson
Cfb
Portage la Prairie
Tulipan
Stepani-Thompson
Clyidan
Tulpan
Stopani- Thompson
Mr. Trinder
Marshall
Crank
Constable Baegn
Trinder
Constable Bacon
Orsak
Galstiuk
Choosing Between Convenience and Homemade Foods
Home economist Joan Dickin ext discusses decision factors for buying convenience foods versus homemade dishes. She weighs price against time, finished quality, family adaptation, and ingredient needs, noting mixes may save effort but require extra ingredients and that not all frozen or prepared options cost more.
Walter Ward Travel Tour From Winnipeg To Honolulu
On Saturday January 20 Mr and Mrs Walter Ward departed by bus to Winnipeg and then by C P Air to Vancouver. They depart February 2 by air visiting Honolulu Fiji New Zealand and Australia on a two month tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Ward
Winnipeg
C. P. Air
Vancouver
Honolulu
Fiji
New Zealand
Australia
Shell River W I Holds January Meeting at Grace Charles Home
The Shell River W I met January 20 at Grace Charles home with 8 members and one visitor. Officers for 1971 were elected including President Erma Waggoner and Vice President Margaret Funk, with plans for a March tea and a July wedding discussed. A tea and draw were held, with Mrs Evans winning. next meeting set for February 17 at Edith Andrews home.
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Shell River
W. L
Grace Charles
Erma Waggoner
Margaret Funk
Roblin Band Seeks Support For Future
An appeal in the Roblin Review urges attendance at a Roblin School Band executive and parents meeting. The notice asks all residents to back the band to sustain music education and maintain the town’s competitive standards and pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roblin Review
Roblin
Roblin Women’s Institute to Pause Activities for A Year
The Roblin Women’s Institute ends the year with ten meetings in three sections business educational and social. Members viewed slides on Coventry Cathedral and Mexico sites and heard talks on the Philippines and Manitoba. Proceeds from fundraisers supported a National W L convention delegate and a Leadership School. the group plans to reassess at year end and may reactivate later.
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Roblin Women’s Institute
W. L
Winnipeg
Brandon
Roblin W. I
F. Nowosad
Quality Education in Primary Schools: Individual Needs and Experience
Article discusses how quality schooling should identify each child’s special needs without isolating them, offering diverse experiences. It notes flexible programs, encouragement of strengths, and reduced failure through tailored instruction. Names and attendance at Dauphin Presbyterian meeting and Brandon Horticultural Convention are listed.
Liberal Leader Izzy Asper Addresses Rural Manitoba Gaps
I H Asper met about sixty attendees in Roblin to discuss rural Manitoba poverty and opportunity gaps. He highlighted low incomes, high infant mortality, inadequate housing, and brain drain, urging action to modernize rural areas and retain residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Church
Roblin
I.H
Izzy” Asper
Liberal Party
Manitoba
Peter Liba
George Fanning
Asper
Winnipeg
Brandon
Bantam Mustangs surge to 9-3 win for second in Snake Creek League
Roblin’s Bantam Mustangs rally from 3-2 down in the third period to crush Bins earth 9-3 and climb to 6-1 in Snake Creek play with seven unanswered late goals. Scorers include Bruce Andres and Tom Cockerill with multiple points as home games loom while road trips concluded.
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Bantam Mustangs
Binsearth
Binseorth
Mustangs
Roblin
Bruce Andres
Mervin Doering
Ken Holveyaeh
Terry Kostick
Mervyn Hilland
Rod Buick
Tom Cockerill
Eugene Lavallee
Clarepee Bayer
Glen Boughton
Birtle
Foxwarren
Tindall
Flin Flon
Roblin Auction Mart Market Quotations and Sale Notice
On Thursday January 28 a total of 445 head moved through Roblin Auction Mart including 127 cattle 1 sow 51 boars 292 weanling and feeder pigs and 4 horses Prices show various ranges with veal calves 35 to 45 dollars per head feeder pigs 25 dollars and weanling pigs 5 to 10 dollars Heifers cows and bulls quoted with percentages and 28 to 35 for feeder steers Producers urged to bring livestock the day before the February 9 bred cow and bull sale and the February 11 regular sale to ensure better prices and settled stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roblin Auction Mart
New oat variety Random released in Canada
The Canada Department of Agriculture announces Random, a high yielding early maturing oat developed at Lacombe Alberta. It yields 10 percent more than Rodney, has shorter straw for lodging resistance comparable to Pendek, and seed multiplication will begin in the Prairie Provinces for general planting by spring 1972. Seed growers will be contacted by Regina Research Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada Department of Agriculture
Random
Canada Agriculture Research Station
Lacombe
Alta
Rodney
Canada
Glen
Pendek
Prairie Provinces
Regina Research Station
Few Manitoba Lakes Affected By Mercury
A government information letter reassures sportsmen that very few of Manitoba’s lakes and streams are mercury contaminated. It notes that walleye and northern pike from the Winnipeg River and Saskatchewan River systems may exceed commercial trade limits, but casual fishing remains permitted and occasional meals are not considered harmful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Department of Tourism and Recreation
Department of Mines and Natural Resources
Winnipeg River
Saskatchewan
Tummel 4 H Beef Club Meeting Held January 13
Twelve members attended the Tummel 4 H Beef Club gathering at Mr and Mrs Bill Livingston home on January 13. Six members spoke leaving seven to present at the next meeting. A telephone whist drive was planned and five dollars donated for Beverly Mann’s wedding gift. The next meeting is set for February 10 at Mr and Mrs Bill Cranwell’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tummel
Bill Livingston
Beverly Mann
Bill Cranwell
Ian Livingston
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Intermountain Information
B. A. Hawrylok
Intermountain Division
Hockey
AIR Cadets
Joan Joan Dickin
Women’s Institute
Coventry Cathedral
Mexico
Margaret de la Mare
Betty McNicol
Ruby McDuffy
Kay Fyfe
J. Alexander
Eva Jory
Dauphin
Presbyterial United Church Women
Mesdames Norene Simpson
Jean van Crecht
Vi Laird
Edith Traub
Lena Mann
I. H. Asper
Economic Council of Canada
Central Plains
Lenmartz
Woloshyn
Gourley
Air Defence Command
Conport
J. M. Ferrig
Canadian Forces Base
Cold Lake
Pamelia Ferris
Pamelia Booker
T. Kostick
K. Holovach
B. Andres
R. Buick
M. Hilland
M. Doering
G. Baver
C. Pomedlj
M. Sutton T. Cockerill
Tere
G.P
A.j
Pig
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