Roblin Wonderland Winter Festival appoints cochairperson
About twenty five attendees at the January 13 1983 Roblin Wonderland Winter Festival meeting at the Roblin Motor Inn announced Yvonne Morrisseau as co chairperson with Jim Short. They plan costume contests and a possible costume ball with prizes for best organizational, best individual, and best theme costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roblin Wonderland
Michel LaFramboise
Roblin Motor Inn
Yvonne Morrisseau
Yvonne
Jim Short
Roblin Review
Katimavik
Meteorite Sighted Over Brandon Area January 10 1983
Residents report a bright fire red and fluorescent yellow green object streaking across the sky around 7 30 p m on Monday January 10 1983. Arnold Jose of Roblin describes a 3 foot ball followed by a long 30 foot plume as the object moved rapidly and disappeared. Later reports say it was likely a meteorite burning out near Brandon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Jose
Roblin
T.V
Brandon
Raymond Nabe Rink Tops Farmers' Spiel
Thirty-two rinks competed in the Farmers' Mixed Bonspiel at the Roblin Curling Rink with finals starting Monday at 4 p.m. Prizes went to Kozmeniuk Hardware Raymond Nabe and others, with awards for oldest youngest and furthest-traveled rink including entries from Edel and Gaber families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Nabe
Roblin
Roblin to Host Wonderland Winter Festival Highlights
Roblin gears up for the second annual Won festival on February 18 to 20 with a penguin mascot design and a mascot name contest. Events include a Seniors curling bonspiel limited to 32 rinks, an ice sculpture contest with 25 cent ice blocks, an ice castle at Centennial grounds, an ice carnival by Roblin Figure Skating, queen competitions for organizations, a fashion show led by seniors, and an awards banquet at Memorial Hall. The Roblin Arts Council plans art displays at Memorial Hall on February 19 with local artists featured.
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Centennial Grounds
Roblin Arts Council
Memorial Hall
Roblin
Roblin Horticultural Society Plans 1983 Committees
Roblin Horticultural Society held January meeting at the Drop-In Centre with Gladys MacLeod chairing. Twenty-two members attended. Delegates to Portage convention Feb 25 are Jean van Crecht and Nellie Bilous. Committees include Trophy Olive Arnott and others. Plans for a veteran’s pin are underway and P J Peters will write One Hundred Years of Horticulture. Next meeting at Flo Hunters with Beth and Geraldine Britcher on lunch.
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The
Roblin Horticultural Society
Gladys MacLeod
Portage
Jean van Crecht
Nellie Bilous
P.J. Peters
Roblin Society
Flo Hunter's
Beth
Geraldine Britcher
Rebekah Lodge Donates To Local and Outside Groups
Evangeline Rebekah Lodge No 41 held its January meeting at the Masonic Temple. The annual report lists donations to Ability Fund C N I B Lennox Bell Lodge for rural cancer patients Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg and to Roblin and Tummel Cemetery Committees and Roblin Minor Hockey. Katimavik group previously maintained and painted playground equipment in Kiddies Park 3rd Ave 8W.
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Evangeline Rebekah Lodge No. 41
Masonic Temple
Ability Fund
C.N.I.B
Lennox Bell Lodge
Health Sciences Centre
Winnipeg
Roblin
Tummel
Katimavik
Kiddies Park
3Rd Ave
Word of God Blesses Pure in Heart Motto
A devotional line proclaims blessing for the pure in heart who shall see God, emphasizing spiritual vision and inner virtue. The phrase anchors a religious reflection on purity, faith, and divine perception.
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God
Town Rejects Payment On Water Plant Invoice
Town council refused to pay an invoice from Reid Crowthers and Partners Limited of Winnipeg for the water plant project. The Manitoba Water Services Board forwarded the bill. normally costs are shared 50 50 between the town and the board. The plant opened in May 1979 with Reid Crowthers as project engineers.
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Reid, Crowthers and Partners, Limited
Winnipeg
Manitoba Water Services Board
Reid, Crowthers and Partners
Festival Weekend Promises Hockey, Derby and Skiing Fun
The second Roblin Festival features hockey from Regina teams and NHL pros, plus the Manitoba Games. Activities include a Fish Derby, best dressed ice house contest, Poker Derby, midnight skate, Mark Valley Ski rentals, cross country events at St Vlad's, a Roblin high school volleyball tournament, and Katimavik support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roblin Wildlife Federation
Bill Pollock
Mark Valley Ski
Roblin Council Defers Proclamation and Reviews Tenders
The town defers Right To Life Proclamation request to January 26 1983. Parkway Co op wins fuel supply bid and Nick Pitt Construction handles Memorial Hall renovations. Air exchange tender deferred for clarification. Roblin Chamber receives a copy of the letter for input. Fire extinguisher inspections questioned with new procedures planned. IA Rail applies to designate Roblin as a flag stop for tri weekly service. A Canadian columnist criticizes Finance Minister Lalonde.
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Right To Life
Roblin
Life
Parkway Co-op
Nick Pitt Construction
Memorial Hall
Yia Rail
Canadian Transport Commission
Beat The Pros at Roblin Winter Festival
Tween Valley Sno-Riders host a Beat the Pros event during Roblin Wonderland Winter Festival on February 19 at 1 00 p m on Goose Lake. Races use a 750 foot acceleration test with a radar, classes by performance, and certificates for drivers exceeding secret preset speeds. Awards include trophies and class certificates with names like Polaris 200 Blizzard 9700 and Lynx Elan aligned to class speeds.
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Tween Valley
Tween Valley Sno-Riders Club
Roblin
Goose Lake
Lynx
Elan
New Year's Baby Born in Roblin on January 10 1983
Michael Ross was born on Monday January 10 1983 in Roblin to Raymond and Priscilla Isaagg. He weighed 3550 grams and was welcomed as the New Year baby with gifts from the Roblin District Chamber of Commerce.
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Roblin
Michael Ross
Raymond and
Priscilla Isaagg
Michael
Roblin District
Hillsburg RM Opposes Compulsory Legislation and Advances Land Lease
The R.M. of Hillsburg meets January 14 1983 appointing Norman Chick as remunerator and planning a crown land lease Section 29 27 27 for nuisance grounds. Discussions on shared office space with Shell River RM and Roblin Town proceed with a January 24 1983 meeting. A resolution opposing compulsory seat belt legislation will be sent to Premier Howard Pawley in response to a Shellmouth letter from Reeve E A Mench.
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Roblin Moonshiners
Regina
N.H.L
the. R.M. of
Hillsburg
Norman Chick
R.M
Shell River
Roblin
Howard Pawley
E. A. Mench
Shellmouth
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Grant Andrews
Walter Leslar
Gerald Brook
Saturn Hotel
David Poyser
Cardenger Ford
Ken Chase
Bob Case
Credit Union
Terry Marteniuk
Albert Nabe
Ron Yakimishyn
Ian Livingston
Harold Edel
Alex Nabe
Lil Edel
Oscar Weir
Jeff Davis
Linda Enright
Blane Cockerill
Angela Mohr
Darwin Gaber
Dean Gaber
Genevieve Gaber
Tannis Gaber
Wonderland
Roblin Figure Skating
Louise Smigelski
Short
Horticultural Society
E. J
Olive Arnott
Arlene Arnott
Edith Traub
Lena Mann
Edith Schrader
Helen Skinner
Verna Ostrowski
Hugh Skinner
Lila Riley, Jr
Alma Carnochan
Vi Laird
Norene Simpson
Flo Hunter
Rebekah Lodge
Marjorie Giles
Word of God
Jesus
TOWN
Mr. Short
Ron Kostick
Frost-Hunt
Council
Proclamation
Roblin and
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Charlie Brade
Reggie
Fotheringham
Mark Lalonde
Lalonde
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