Roblin Youth Band at Flin Flon Trout Festival
The Roblin Community Youth Band and Majorettes traveled by Intermountain School bus to Flin Flon for three days of performances at the Trout Festival. Under bandmaster Tom Magnusson they gave morning pancake concert, parades, open air shows, and a Whitney Forum finale earning a standing ovation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roblin
Majorettes
Flin Flon
Intermountain
Nick Yakimyshen
Marie Radford
Mary Giles
Art Dodds
Archie Beach
Tom Magnusson
Watrous
Sask
Main Street
Rotary Park
Phantom Lake
Phantom
Bakers Narrows
Beaver Lake
Whitney Forum
Wedding of Shelley Newton and William Michaluk at Knox United
Shelley Newton and William Michaluk united in marriage at Knox United Church Roblin in a 3:30 p.m. ceremony with Rev E S Dix. The bride wore peau de taffeta lace gown with cathedral train and illusion mantilla. groom from Gilbert Plains. Reception at Memorial Hall followed by a second Gilbert Plains reception and a Bermuda honeymoon flight. They will reside in Gilbert Plains Manitoba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Dixon
Knox United Church
Roblin
Shelley Anne
F. A. Newton
William Richard Michaluk
Walter Michaluk
Gilbert Plains
Jerry Whyte
Minnedosa
Harold Keast
Helen Newton
Shirley Chase
Marge Pitze
Jill Markosky
Ron Michaluk
Hugh Newton
Reg Jubenvill
Bob Cross
Larry Stewart
Terry Samon
Memorial Hall
Ernie Bennett
Tom Youngson
Bermuda
Man
Motyka and Menzuls Visit Winnipeg and Vancouver Trip
A roundup of local residents visiting relatives in Manitoba and Ontario and preparing travels to Vancouver. Highlights include Flight Sgt Don Menzul and family en route for a posting, Mrs Jean Goba returning from Churchill, and a youth Mucking Contest winner Larry Nabe from Makaroff taking 25 dollars after lugging a half ton of ore in two and a half minutes. The report also notes participants in the Flin Flon Trout Festival and a fishing contest prize for Larry Stanley Paradowsky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Menzul
Ottawa
T. Menzul
Vancouver
Don
Larry Nabe
Larry
Makaroff
Visitors from the West Attend Roblin 4H Exchange
The Roblin 4H Leaders Association hosts 40 Saskatchewan 4H'ers from Wilkie and surrounding districts. Four supervisors stay with local families while guests are billeted across Roblin and nearby communities. Organizers hosted a supper for 140 members and guests and hope for good weather during the stay. The trip ends July 11 as the group departs Roblin Collegiate grounds at 10:00 a.m. The article notes soil erosion in the area and promotes the department forage crop conservation policy and guidance for erosion control and grassed waterways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roblin
Wilkie
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatoon
Dauphin
Pas
Swan River
Ste. Rose
Russell
Hiccup Cure Gone Wrong At Barroom Exchange
A distressed young man asks how to stop hiccups in a tavern. The bartender slaps him with a wet rag and jokes about his girlfriend who supposedly still has the hiccups, prompting indignation and a sly punchline.
Recreation program to boost Roblin community activities
Roblin will again host a summer swimmer recreation program with an expanded lineup. The plan emphasizes enriching individual living through games sports crafts hiking drama and other activities. A playground program at Goose Lake School runs daily, with arts and crafts starting July 12 at Memorial Hall for a 1 dollar fee. An archery program is planned and a July 13 meeting at Memorial Hall invites residents 12 and older to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roblin
Memorial Hall
Ukrainian Catholic Youth hold final meeting and plan picnic
The Ukrainian Catholic Youth met in the church basement for a year end gathering led by Father Winchar. Attendees included Andrey Styba Donna Kozak and Marge Korman. A Madge Lake picnic was set for June 30 with a girls vs boys softball game and lunch. Special thanks were given to Father Olynyk and Father Winchar for assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roplin U C
Father Winchar
Andrey Styba
Donna Kozak
Marge Korman
Mdinders-Int
Madge Lake
U. C.Y
Olynyk
Winchar
Grand Narrows 4 H Club Meets in Hall June 30
Grand Narrows Sodbusters 4 H Club met in the Grand Narrows hall at 8 30 p m. Douglas Radford reported on a dance that raised 83 50. The group sanctioned sending 20 to the 4 H Council and left supper plans for Roblin on July 4 to the mothers. Uniforms for the Rally were decided and hall painting funds requested from the U G G Elevator. A lunch by the Herb and Ray Murray families followed the adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Narrows Sodbusters 4-H
Grand Narrows Hall
Douglas Radford
4H Club Council
U.G.G
Herb
Ray Murray
William McMurray
Knits Lead Fashion Shift with Travel Friendly Comfort
The article notes knits as ideal travel wear packing compactly and resisting wrinkles. Comfort Knits marks a new era in clothing for sports, leisure, and high fashion as knitting grows, with one quarter of U S yarn used in knitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Togo Elks Sports Day Draws Large Crowd and Wins
A sunny July 1 Sports Day at Togo drew about 1500 attendees with record booth business. Dick Towes of Togo won a stereo radio in the prize draw as ball tournament winners were announced for hardball, fastball, and softball events with cash awards to top finishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Togo
Elks
Dick Towes
Obituaries from Roblin mark two local deaths in July 1966
Funeral services were held in Roblin Manitoba for Cleveland Emanuel Peterson aged 68 who died July 1 1966 at Winnipeg General Hospital and for Peter Stasiuk aged 93 who died June 28 1966 at Assiniboine Hospital Brandon. Both services were conducted at Knox United Church and Holy Redeemer Ukrainian Catholic Church with Roblin Memorial Chapel in charge of arrangements. Interments were in Roblin District Cemetery and Roblin Parish Cemetery respectively. Pallbearers were local men including Ross Misener Joe Filewich Morgan Kelso Jack Robertson Glen McFadyen Jack Yaworski Mike Stasiuk Harry Stasiuk Metro Sorokopud Lorne Voychyshyn John Boychuk and Mike Boguski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox United Church
Roblin
Man
Cleveland Emanuel Peterson
Winnipeg General Hospital
A. T. Kines
Roblin Memorial Chapel
Ross Misener
Joe Filewich
Morgan Kelso
Jack Robertson
Glen McFadyen
Jack Yaworski
Cleveland E. Peterson
Argyle
Minn
U.S.A
Great Northern Railway
Canadian National Railways
Watson, Sask
Agnes
Leon
Anchorage
Alaska
Olive Hanley
Fessa
Doris
Holy Redeemer Ukrainian Catholic Church
Peter "Stasiuk
Assiniboine Hospital
Brandon
S. Olynyk
Mike
Stasiuk
Harry Stasiuk
Metro Sorokopud
Lorne Voychyshyn
John Boychuk
Mike Boguski
Peter Stasiuk
Canada
Harry
Miss Doris Moore to Speak at Free Methodist Church Roblin
Missionary nurse Doris Moore, serving in Rwanda and Burundi since 1955 under the Free Methodist Church General Missionary Board, will speak at the Free Methodist Church Roblin Man on Sunday July 10. She will present curios and Kodachrome slides from Burundi mission work. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Moore
Rwanda
Burundi
General Missionary Board
The
Free Methodist Church
Roblin
Man
Al Hamilton Speaks At Centennial Meeting Here
A Roblin District Centennial Project meeting was held at Roblin Memorial Hall with about fifty members from district groups. Al Hamilton of the Manitoba Centennial Corporation spoke offering guidance as the committee reported on site development progress and plans for a July 19 gathering to set the program for Roblin Centennial Celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Hamilton
Roblin
Roblin Memorial Hall
Ross Misener
E. Pritchard
Manitoba Centennial Corporation
Macleods Warehouse Destroyed in Roblin Fire
A warehouse on 1st Avenue South Roblin owned by Jim Hilland and Sons was completely demolished after a blaze reported shortly after 4 pm on July 6. Fire crews from Grandview Russell and Roblin battled flames, with roof collapse and explosions from linseed oil and paints. The fire disrupted 400 private phones and 3600 splices were repaired as town records and equipment were secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macleods
1St Avenue
Roblin
Kay Black
Grandview Fire Dept
Grandview
Grandview Dept
Russell Brigade
Russell Brigades
Ing
Jim Hilland and Sons
Grace Charles
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Gary Radford
Karen Cross
Haver Currey
Cheryl Lenderbeck
Terry Watson
Bob Oliphant
Donna Oliphant
Dale Gamey
Debbie Newton
Gayie Dillin
Elinor Simpson
Lark Gamey
Jim Mitchell
Gerald Hawryluk
Willie Lebedovich
Stanley Paradowski
Grant Cowan
Blair Gamey
Gail Oliphant
David Edel
Harold Kelly
Darcy Ke
Michaluk — Newton
Peter Motyka
Winnipeg
Jean Goba
Churchill
Stanley Paradowsky
Baker’s Narrows
D. Staple
Brian
A. Martin
Janice
Marjorie
Lisle Simpson
H. Oliphant
Robin Watson
Clara Mitchell
Kapetz
E. Bruce
Barbara
Graham Mitchell
Hazel
Art Currey
Sandra
George Souter
Ag.Rep
Ken Wood
Eric Bartz
Goose Lake
Grand Narrows
Pat
Patricia McAuley
Kamsack
Lang
Enburz
Venlow
Inglis
Shortdale
Kamsack Royals
Langenburg
Togo- Runnymede
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