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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 26, 1978
Page
5
Rene Paul and Gordon Paul of San Clara were charged with collecting unemployment benefits while working. They pleaded guilty in Roblin before Judge F. M. Manwaring and were each fined 25 dollars on each charge plus 2 dollars court costs.
Mr Alfred Dixon a Boer War and World War I veteran from Roblin Manitoba has been invited by Yorkton city and Yorkton Legion to attend as an honoured guest at the Yorkton Agriplex on Saturday July 29 for the royal visit by Queen Elizabeth Prince Philip and their two youngest sons
Three chartered buses carried the Regina Lions Junior B Band aged 10 to 15 to Roblin on Sunday. They stayed at Goose Lake High and performed a concert at Roblin Arena before a barbecue hosted by the Roblin Lions Club. The band then led Monday’s Chamber of Commerce Fair Parade in sharp uniforms and precise drill.
Over 200 turned out for the first annual Legion Zone 13 Picnic at Gilbert Plains with events on Saturday and Sunday including bingo golf ball games a band concert and races. The nine year old Susan Goldie from Winnipeg won the Horseshoes Championship with her grandfather Bert Snart of Dauphin undefeated in All Doubles play estén.
Vegreville Alberta resident John Wayne Chartier 45 died when his semi rolled over on a hill 21 miles northwest of Roblin Manitoba. He was eastbound with farm machinery near the Boggy Creek valley and was pronounced after Roblin fire and ambulance arrival around 10 15 a.m. The RCMP detachment continues the investigation. he leaves a wife and five children.
The Hire A Student Job Centre ends its summer 1978 run this Friday July 28 after registering 134 students 100 are in Grade 9 or higher 32 secured jobs full or part time 36 had odd jobs The program reduced student unemployment and provided work experience Sponsors invite continued participation next year and remind readers to watch for grants and ads for Manitoba Private Sector Grant programs.
The Roblin and District Chamber of Commerce float won first prize in the Most Comical Float category at Yorkton Parade on July 19. Elizabeth Edel Lyndon Styba and Rodney Waggoner designed the float. Peter Gaber served as driver.
Chainl gene Bill Lebedovich visited this week with relatives and renewed acquaint ances in the community. Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Purdy of Winnipeg visited Mrs. H. R. Mitchell and attended the Roblin fair.
Prize winners list for the parade includes Local Commercial category first Park land Bakery Roblin Ltd. and second Roblin Forest Products Ltd. Non Commercial first Department of Renewable Resources second Royal Canadian Legion Branch No 24. Service Club first Roblin Tops Club second Roblin Horticultural Society. Church category first United Church Sunday School second Free Methodist Church. Comic category first Roblin and District Chamber of Commerce. Decorated Bike first Maxine Bouvier. Horse and Buggy first Jack Townsend. Horse and Rider first Connie Funk second Rozanne Boyes third Henry Makinson fourth Ross Long.
Eric and Valerie Olson announce the birth of their second child Sheldon Eric, born July 4, 1978 at 10 17 p m weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces. Grandparents are John Puritch Leonard Olson and others.
The Roblin Agricultural Society Fair parade crowded Roblin at noon on July 24 featuring floats from Dauphin Shrine Club Roblin Shiners Parkway Co op and Goodman Ford among others. Royal Bank and Regina Lions Junior Band wowed crowds as pony clubs and equestrians followed. The Roblin District Health Centre staged a dramatic scene as part of the procession.
The winners this week are Hertha and Emil Schmellinger as joint ticket holders receiving 60 dollars.
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