First-Ever Junkyard Wars Energizes Roblin Snowmobile Group
Roblin and Manitoba hosts 19 teams racing home-made powered contraptions at Currey Park. Spectators numbering four to five hundred watched as machines hit laps near 25 and some crashed. Organizers hail weekend as a success with potential to attract 100 teams next year.
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Swan River
Roblin’s
Manitoba
Currey Park
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Roblin Snowmobile Association
Parachuting Granny Soars for First Sky Dive
Helena Kornelsen, 70, a retired nurse from Steinbach, jumped from 9 000 feet and opened her parachute at 4 000 feet landing safely with husband Art awaiting. The cost to dive is 212 dollars and she may repeat the feat if she chooses. Nearby reports note wild boars rampaging through farms threatening domestic gardens near Lampman. In Carman, black winged pests prompted two citizens including Mayor Murray Rinn to be appointed marksmen to curb their numbers.
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Helena Kornelsen
Steinbach Carillon
Planet Earth
Art
Lampman
Carlyle Observer
Carman
Valley Leader
Murray Rinn
Neighbourly News Highlights Across Rural Canada
Community petitions press on songbird losses and donors spur museum memorabilia including antique motion footage. Wind power advances with a $20 million Gull Lake project and federal power purchases. A raven causes a major blackout at the Raven Lake Substation with estimated repairs around $100,000.
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Hanna Herald
Hanna
California
Hanna Museum
Terry Paige
Shellbrook Chronicle
Advance Times
Maple Creek
Gull Lake
Five Village
Irricana
PNG Pro-Tech
Crossfield
Shoal Lake
Hamnota
Oakburn
Strathclair
Raven Lake
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R.F. Gilroy
Ed Doering
Cathy Yellowaga
Harry
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