Roblin News Highlights Local Alumni and Community Events
Twenty years ago eight students graduated from St. Vladimir's College with diplomas from His Grace Michael Bzdel. Roblin Knox United Church marks its 80th anniversary of union with local Methodists before the 1925 Canada-wide church formation. GLH Track Team members Ewanyshyn and Lichkowski win medals at provincials. Roblin’s Siggi's Bobcats head to the Manitoba Summer Games after regional playoff wins. Farmers, tourism concerns, and local politics feature in town notes.
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St. Vladimir’s College
Michael Bzdel
CSIR
Roblin Knox United Church
United Church of Canada
Holly Ewanyshyn
Melanie Lichkowski
GLH
Ewanyshyn
Lichkowski
Roblin
Siggi
Bobcats Pee Wee
Manitoba
Parkland
National Donut Day Origins and Fun Facts
The piece traces National Donut Day to Salvation Army workers in France during World War I who served coffee and doughnuts to troops. It notes volunteers nicknamed doughnut lassies and outlines the day’s purpose, impact, and related holidays along with Guinness and size records for context.
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France
Salvation Army
Margaret Sheldon
Helen Purviance
Salvation
Army
Canada
John Haight
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