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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 04, 1978
Page
3
A flood of relatives and friends visited the Henry Falconer and nearby households for Christmas week, including Hope Hay of Saskatoon and many from Winnipeg Brandon Yorkton Regina and Saskatoon. Several families hosted extended kin and friends during the holidays.
Dan Kostick and others visited in Kam sack with Ed and Arla Waggoner while Harold Kelly of Mayerthorpe returned home for Christmas with his parents. Multiple families from Saskatoon Yorkton Calder Biggar Ridgedale and Whitewood shared Christmas with relatives and welcomed a newborn son to Lionel McCrae.
A rock bearing a giant human footprint formed by natural erosion was covered by floodwaters. Believed significant by the Indian people, divers recovered it and relocated the stone to its current site on the Indian Reserve.
Mrs Mary Sauchuk won the Co op Christmas Stocking filled with Christmas goodies. Draw was conducted by Bonnie Hrynkiw. Mr Edwin Becker and Mrs were visiting Winnipeg for a medical appointment and visiting with Mr and Mrs Victor Switzer. Mr Dean Becker spent the holidays with relatives.
Mrs C McCrea reports visitors at the Walter Arndt home including Mrs Olga Arndt and Mrs Laura Watson of Roblin, Alex and Lois Suchar and sons of Winnipeg, Barry and [...].
Marie Mohr reports a string of holiday guests visiting local families and relatives across rural Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Notable stops include Calgary Roblin Sturgis Winnipeg Canwood MacNutt The Pas Swan River and Thompson with extended visits and travel back from Florida for Christmas.
Local notes report visitors from Moose Jaw Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie over the weekend. Mr Rene Brancon nier from Winnipeg joined the Murray family gathering. The Grand Narrows Lodbusters held a reorganization meeting at Ray Murray’s home last week.
Catalone Mr and Mrs Bert Charters with their son in law Otto Hilderman and family traveled to Thompson to spend Christmas at Stan Charters and wife. While there Mr Charters visited Nelson.
Mr and Mrs D Hisner visited Leduc Alberta with daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs D Engel. Mrs Lizzie Nabe was in Regina for Christmas with her son Mr and Mrs Larry Nabe. Mr and Mrs M Smandych visited their son Mr and Mrs Allan Schmandych in Calgary. Albert Paradoski and family at Snow Lake. Ken Franklin and Sue Allan of The Pas spent time with family in Regina. Ruby and Terry Pister of Regina were with parents. Traub and Garry Traub of Edmonton visiting. V Hilderman and Ralph spent Christmas at Stoney Mountain with their daughter. Betty Fedoruk of Saskatoon spending holidays with family.
On Thursday December 29 170 head passed through the Weisler and Williams Auction Mart in Roblin Manitoba. The report notes the sizable run and market activity for the day with strong demand for cattle.
A summary of sale offerings includes 83 cattle across categories with market quotes for butchers and feeders. Notable entries: Gerald Halwas Inglis butcher steer and heifer quotes, Ed Bailes Mark Bailes Bield cows, 3 J Farms Roblin bulls, and multiple feeder and stock calves with prices ranging from 34.00 to 41.25 per unit. Weanling pigs quoted 22.50 to 37.50, feeder pigs 40.00, bred sows 185.00, butcher sows 34.50, boars 21.50, and horses 24.50.
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