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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 31, 1969
Page
1
Roblin Hospital District No 2 held a meeting July 22 1969 with notes on finances and property. Dr Marvyn Harland was granted hospital privileges for dental surgery.
Wes and Joyce Powell were feted at Sacred Heart Church in Roblin with a farewell social July 25. A large crowd bid them goodbye as they prepare to move to Winnipeg. They received a record case bench and a purse of money. gifts from Roblin and District and the Roblin Men’s Curling Club. Wes, a former Roblin Curling Club president, works for PFRA. The Powells plan to relocate Thursday and settle in Winnipeg.
An evening at the Roblin Gun Club featured reunions with former resident Ewart Scott and farewell to Dwayne Sutton who moves to Calgary. Bob Acar and Rance Master attended with good shooting, Alex Poitras and Al Allanson led with 25 and 24 hits, and Chris Tummon won a 10 shot round.
Twenty two Roblin Happy Homemakers 4-H club members joined Russell events on July 17 with leaders Mrs Jean Martin and Mrs Mary Oliphant. Prizes went to several units in judging and modelling events. Lynn Martin and Veronica Kozak named princesses. Tex Made award went to Donna Kozak.
Pleasant weather and an engaging program drew a large Roblin Agricultural Fair audience on July 28. Highlights included a noon parade led by Roblin Memorial Chapel, a Royal Bank contingent, school bands, and a new track and field program under President J R Mitchell. Children’s events, gymkhana, dunk tank, shooting range, and Wonder Shows entertained attendees, with prolific results across 16 and under and open divisions in sprints, distance, jumps, and throws.
Mr and Mrs C A Reddick of Middlesex England visit the Walter Clement home. The two couples plus Mrs Bruce depart Sunday for the west. Robert Oliphant spends the weekend in Winnipeg visiting Mr and Mrs Al Krempasky and Mr and Mrs Eric Pound. Miss Sherryll Pound of Makaroff Manitoba accompanies him home.
Albert and Elizabeth Otke marked their 25th wedding anniversary with a service and dinner at St Matthews Lutheran Church and open house at the Orke home. About two hundred relatives joined, including out of town guests from The Pas, Victoria, Beausejour, Toronto, Vancouver, Rockville, Inglis, MacNutt, Saskatoon, and more, making a large family reunion.
Scuba divers from across Manitoba gathered at Childs Lake on Saturday and Sunday July 39 and 20 for the annual spearfishing contest hosted by the Dauphin Dolphins. The two diver teams competed for the greatest total weight of coarse fish, known locally as Maria, with depths of 40 to 80 feet. About 1200 pounds were speared over the two days, led by Flin Flon duo Schiltroth and Lowe with 3174 lbs.
This column questions bulk meat buying as a cost saver. It details hanging weight 300 pounds, potential 20 30 percent loss to trimming boning and aging, and a 225 pound usable yield with 72 pounds roast 72 pounds ground and 73 pounds steak. It warns about storage limits 8 12 months roasts and steaks and 3 4 months ground beef.
D Edel of Roblin Manitoba appeared under the Liquor Control Act as Donald Edel, as heard by Cst. P Juba who clarified the initial D stands for Donald.
Wayne Gorcia and his two sisters along with Billy Crabb saw a saucer shaped U.F.O. Thursday July 24th at 9 15 p m. The object flashed on and off and moved from west to south before fading away after a brief appearance.
Mrs Alma Davidson and Shelly and Vernon Taylor of West Bank B C visited the McKenzies in Deepdale. A Powell family reunion near Regina Swan River Flin Flon Roblin preceded a Shellmouth Dam trip and picnic at Asessippi Beach with 17 adults and 15 grandchildren present. Last year peanut production in shells reached about 18 million tons in cash crop terms.
Roblin Jehovah's Witnesses returned from the eight day International Peace on Earth Assembly in Vancouver B C where 65 609 attendees packed Empire Stadium and Pacific Coliseum. World peace was described as a peace of terror with a thousand years of uninterrupted peace foreseen. A mass baptism in a Vancouver pool saw 1 853 new ministers.]]
Directors were chosen for the Society's August Annual Show. Categories include Annuals Jean Van Crecht Jessie Anderson Perennials Olive Arnott Edith Schrader Fruits Mary Perry Edith Andrews Vegetables Henk Capelle Bob Arnott Flower arrangements Alice Tummon Eva Jory Houseplants Barbara Steffler Lena Mann
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