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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 16, 1985
Page
8
A Canadian home economist urges realistic weight loss through motivation plus nutrition knowledge and regular activity. She warns against miracle plans and promotes balanced eating, small goals, and steady daily exercise to lose weight and keep it off.
A sale total of 862 head, including 597 cattle, 23 sows, 5 boars, 58 weanling pigs, 178 feeder pigs, horses, and 1 goat, with prices listed for various livestock categories such as butcher steers 72 to 75.25, heifers 71 to 73.25, steers 81.25 to 85.50, feeder heifers 74.25 to 77.75, and weanling pigs 32 to 42, among others.
Culture minister announces total 3 633 in Public Events Sponsorship grants to nine Manitoba groups. The fund expands the Tour Hosting Program to support non profit community bodies staging arts culture or heritage events with priority to Manitoba residents outside Winnipeg. Included is Inglis and District Activity Centre grant of 709 for the McConnell Dancers and Harmony Music Makers.
The Roblin Ministerial Assoc held its Jan 9 1985 meeting in the Hospital Board Room with local school trustee Edgar Nernberg urging Creation Science as an alternative to evolution taught in schools. They supported bringing Dr Richard Bliss to Roblin on March 18 1985 for a seminar. Further items include the James Dobson Focus on the Family series at the Elementary School Jan 13 to Feb 24 each Sunday at 7 p.m. and the Billy Graham Assoc film The Practical showing March 20 22 1985 at the Roblin Theatre. The next meeting is Feb 6 1985 at 10 a.m. All ministers are encouraged to attend.
Manitoba Agriculture Minister Bill Crusk and Crop Insurance Corp. GM Ron Dalgleish discuss changes to the Manitoba program for 1986. The show reports first year results at Rossburn Agro-Man Feedlot and reviews on farm finishing nutrition with Garry Dunits and Norm Hemstad. Larry Slepicka talks about silage feeding as a first time on farm finisher. Farmscene airs Sunday at 4:00 p.m. on CKY stations.
Local column reports visits among residents on Jan 9 and over the weekend. Noreen Radford Clemmie McGinnis and others traveled to Swan River Grandview Gilbert Plains The Pas Winnipeg and Roblin areas. Condolences extended to the Lenderbeck and Russett families. Get well wishes for Kathy Cockerill. Several curling bonspiels noted. A Japanese visitor Jun Hishikawa stays in Canada to study agriculture. Various family visits referenced with multiple names and towns.
Simmental Show and Sale at Wilf Chegwin farm Shoal Lake drew 875 diners with 47 head selling. Grand Champion Female Miss EGC Fantastic 4 R brought 4 700 dollars and the Reserve Grand Champion 1084 Heifer ASP Miss PR 65 sold for 3 800 dollars. Top bull price went to ASP Red Baron 20R at 2 350 dollars.
Darlene Henderson urges Premier Howard Pawley to reconvene the legislature to address Manitoba farmers financial troubles. The National Farmers Union asks for a debt adjustment act with a foreclosure moratorium and changes to the Manitoba Agricultural Credit Corporation including debt adjustments, a land bank option with leasing, and lower loan interest rates.
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