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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 08, 1972
Page
4
Lawrence Beck travels to Calgary for work while Mary-Lou Pound and friend visit from The Pas. Local residents visit relatives, send get well wishes, and attend a funeral in Winnipeg. A tour of Shellmouth Dam and Asessippi Park highlights growth, scenic views, and future expansion plans with praise for organizers.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mitchell were week end visitors to Winnipeg where Jack attended the Fair Board Festival Seminar. Robert Zimmer is home from hospital in Winnipeg. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Robin welcomed a daughter at Roblin hospital on Tuesday May 30. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Arndt visited Franck Mensch at Shellmouth on Sunday. Robert Mitchell at Dawson Creek B C on the birth of a son. Keith Russell on Monday June 5.
May weekend visits and gatherings populate the report with residents such as Billie Leung of Vancouver visiting family in Togo, Mrs. Mary Erhardt hosting relatives, and multiple trips to nearby towns. A Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary sale occurred May 28, and a funeral in Riverhurst Sack details the Hackney family event.
Mrs Max Melnyk returns from Kamsack Hospital on June 1 and visits follow as Claude Burt and family host relatives in Le Roy Sask Miss Marva Leis from Winniper spends days with Henry and Mrs Leis Mrs Jack Pappler visits Calgary and the West Coast Alb Smillie visits Calgary relatives Max Melnyk hosts Jim Dickie of Regina with Wim Dickie family in Regina
Saturday guests at Mr. and Mrs. Ayer included Mr. and Mrs. J Pound of Makaroff, Mary Lou Pound and Dorothy. Sunday callers were Mr. and Mrs Powell and Mrs Eric Ktrswell. Mrs Len Cockerill and Mrs Mary Gove remain patients in Roblin Hospital, with friends hoping for swift recoveries.
Mr and Mrs Bill Wilson and family of Flin Flon visited Boggy Creek relatives over the weekend. Fred Langevan formerly of San Clara now in Winnipeg is spending a short holiday in the district. Mrs Florence Poitra was a patient in the local hospital for a few days. Dennis Wilson suffered a dislocated thumb and cuts when his car rolled near Gilbert Plains last week. A stubble fire near Albert Vermeulen’s farm caused two hours of anxiety, contained by forestry personnel and neighbors. Linda Allanie, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Allanie, was hospitalized after being thrown by her pony but escaped serious injury.
The May 23 to 26 visit hosted Dr. Sam Cioran of Hamilton and his wife Sharon, visiting professor at Edmonton and later McMaster University, along with their Russian language colleagues Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Resonoff from Sydney. The group also included relatives in Shell Valley and nearby communities, with touring plans across Winnipeg and Rokanville.
Jean and Eleanor Lenderbeck of Winnipeg visited the Lenderbeck home. Eleanor left Sunday for Winnipeg while Jean will spend the summer with Mr and Mrs W Apple of Togo Sask. O Wilson hosted Mrs Alice Ferguon who traveled to Winnipeg Wednesday and returned Friday. Kevin and Kerry Aggie kept busy cleaning magpies that prey on young poultry. a note of thanks was included.
At the second meeting of interest in forming a Parkland regional choir, conductor elect Mr Hiebert shared plans to start in September with singers. An interim committee including Mrs Sindy Wilson Miss Doreen Put Mrs Nancy Kozak and Mr Gary Cooper will meet June 4 with area representatives to be contact points. Rehearsals begin September with Handel's Messiah as a Christmas performance.
The Cromarty 4 H Beef and Pony Clubs met on June 1 to discuss upcoming achievements. Beef calves are being prepared with special diets and grooming to win trophies donated by local businesses. Pony Club members anticipate trophies as horses are trimmed and trained for halter classes and a simple senior reining pattern is reviewed.
A reader reports breaking an egg found to contain a small yolk and a complete hard shelled miniature egg. The note also mentions a Stanley Cup hockey pool winner named Nick Luky.
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