Earl Hall Speaks At Roblin Chamber Meeting
Seventy people attend the Roblin and District Chamber of Commerce annual meeting and banquet at Sacred Heart Church. Guest speaker Earl Hall of Brandon discusses Manitoba Telephones growth and role since 1908, noting assets rising from 3 million to over 600 million and the Crown corporation mandate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Hall
Roblin and District Chamber of Commerce
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
Borden Hawryluk
M.C
Harold Boughton
C. of C
Sandra Shiner
C. of
Brenda Roller
Emil Roller
Earl Hail
John Gilroy
Bank of Montreal
Lorne Butcher
Royal Bank
D. Lambley
M. Gregoire
Clearwater
Yvone Blaine
San Clara Hotel
R. Duguay
R. Sheldon
Ed Yurkin
Hall
Roblin
Manitoba
Rodmond Roblin
Bell Telephone Company
Duff Roblin
M.T.5
Canada
Financial Analysis and Team Loan Seminar for Roblin
Local Roblin business leaders are invited to a one day seven hour seminar on financial analysis and team loan analysis organized by the Federal Business Development Bank's Management Services. The event on February 21, 1979 at the Masonic Hall is co sponsored by the Roblin Chamber of Commerce with talks by local business people and bank officers. The goal is to teach simple techniques for evaluating company performance and planning for future borrowing and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Business Development Bank
Masonic Hall
Roblin Chamber of Commerce
Meals On Wheels Schedule by Local Groups
The meals on wheels program will be delivered by Kinettes from February 19 to March 2 and Legion Auxiliary from March 5 to March 16. Subsequent deliveries run through Mennonite Church, Evangelical Church, Free Methodist Church, Evangeline Rebekah Lodge No. 41, Pentecostal Church, Tops, United Church, and Horticultural Society with dates stretching into July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Auxiliary
Mennonite Church
Evangelical Church
Free Methodist Church
Evangeline Rebekah Lodge No. 41
Penticostal Church
Tops
United Church
Horticultural Society
Museum Ladies Hold January Meeting and Plans
The Museum Ladies Auxiliary met at the homes of Mrs. George Souter and Mrs. Annie Lunan with eight members present and one new member joining. They planned a rummage sale for February 17 at the Drop-In Centre rear and announced winners Florence Ludwig and Eva Steffler. The next meeting is February 20 at Mrs Nellie Zibresky’s home at 1 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Museum Ladies’ Auxiliary
George Souter
Annie Lunan
Florence Ludwig
Eva
Steffler
Nellie Zibresky
TOPS 1978 Members Honored at January 23 1979 Ceremony
TOPS organization recognized members in multiple categories on January 23 1979. Edith Andrews named Chapter Queen 1878 runner up Gloria Tirschmann won both Division 5 and Division 4 first. Audrey Miller second in Division 3 with Cheryl Cooke. Donna Schiman won Stork Club Division and Lin Booker received Certificate of Merit. Margaret Souter led Lose Over Xmas contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Andrews
Gloria Tirschmann
Audrey Miller
Cheryl Cooke
Stork
Donna Schiman
Lin Booker
Margaret Souter
Local Notes from Grand Narrows and Surrounding Areas
Weekend visits spread across Lac du Bennett Saskatoon Winnipeg and Calgary with family gatherings. Curling participants at the Farmers Bonspiel in Togo are celebrated while Dave Pitts wins the Kinsmen 400 Club drawing for $50 00.
Disease resistant elm identified in Canada
Dutch Elm Disease reached Canada in 1944 and devastated elm stands in cities like Montreal and Ottawa. Agriculture Canada's Wilbert Ronald notes Japanese elm shows resistance, promising a new shade tree. Ronald describes a medium tree with a 10 to 14 meter height and trunk 30 to 38.8 centimeters.
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Canada
Quebec
Montreal
Ottawa
Wilbert Ronald
Agriculture Canada
Morden
Manitoba
Ronald
Roblin Men Move to Second in League Standings
The Roblin men's basketball team split two games this week to climb to second in the league standings. They lost 62-42 to Dauphin on Wednesday with Dave Cooke leading Roblin with 15 points and Wayne Buick adding 2. On Sunday they defeated Melville 68-51 as Wayne Piwniak led with 16 points and Dave Bouvier added 12. Next game is Wednesday against Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roblin
Dauphin
Dave Cooke
Lee Andres
Dave Bouvier
Ken Jakeman
Reg Becker
Wayne Buick
Melville
Wayne Piwniak
Ken Proskie
Russell
Grant funds approved for three Goose Lake projects
A $23,500 grant from the Department of Labour to the Goose Lake Art Committee funds three projects on the old school site. Keystone Pioneer Museum will move the United Church, restore machinery, and operate 10 weeks total. Merridale School will receive 10 weeks of general repair, as will Gilbert School for two weeks of general repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goose Lake
Department of Labour
Keystone Pioneer Museum
The
United Church
Makar
Rural Small Enterprise Incentive Program details aim to boost Manitoba ventures
The provincial and federal governments offer interest free forgivable loans up to 30000 for new rural manufacturing or processing facilities and up to 18000 for expansion in Manitoba outside Winnipeg. Eligibility includes location, viability, socio economic benefits, and capital caps with planning stage application. Contact Earl Mellroy or Neil Allison at 155 Carlton Street Winnipeg or Wally McKenzie M U A Roblin Constituency for details.
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Province
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Earl Mellroy
Neil Allison
Carlton Street
Wally McKenzie
McKay Family Visits Saskatchewan and Manitoba Friends
Chaial Seine reports Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McKay and family from Marchwell Sask visiting Mrs. Florence Ludwig last week. FR Wildeman attended Brenda Stefanson and Leonard Bull’s February 3 Carberry Manitoba wedding. They visited friends and stopped to see Art and Marie Friehier in Dauphin on the return trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon McKay
Marchwell
Sask
Florence Ludwig
FR. Wildeman
Brenda Stefanson
Leonard Bull
Carberry
Manitoba
Art and
Marie Friehier
Dauphin
Selkirk, Roblin Girls Clash In Regional Tourney
In Roblin, Goose Lake girls beat Selkirk 55-44 to claim their own tournament title. The regional event featured a mix of one sided early games and tight finishes including Gilbert Plaing’s 46-43 overtime win for fifth place and Swan River’s 46-44 win for third. Roblin led 27-17 early in the final, Selkirk briefly surged to 39-29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selkirk Regional High
Goose Lake High
Roblin
Selkirk
Gilbert Plaing
Grandview
Swan River
Hamiota
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Sacred Heart Women's League
Roller
Vern Andres
Bob Cross
Id Yurkin
al Bernard
Garnet Markosky
Charlene Falkiner
Alex Kurchak
Dave
Marcel Gregoire
J. Hope
Vert Andres
Linda Schmollinger
Alex Goodman
Chamber
FBDB
Meals On Wheels
Grand Narrows
Alice Murray
Owen Wilson
Shannon
Lac du Bennett
Mrs
Howard Wilson
Howard Radford
Carl Radford
Miss Rise Carriere
Saskatoon
Ed Lenderbeck
Jean and
Marie
Ron Radford
Dean
Rhonda
Calgary
Togo
Dave Pitts
Roy Titanich
Corbett Drive
Annie Titanich
Man
Pritchard Engineering Co. Ltd
Pritchard
Greg Eastwood
Red River Community College
Henry Makinson Jr
Shangaborea Soil Services
C.N.R
Main Street
Your Ag.rep
Assiniboine Community College
Manitoba Agricultural Extension Service
Merridale
Gilbert School
Wilfred Rae
Rural Small Enterprise
M.L.A
Chaial Seine
Angels
Evelyn Ostrowski
Debbie Andre
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