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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1976
Page
3
The Roblin Book Depot on First Avenue North announces a July and August summer schedule. It will close July 1 to July 17 and reopen July 20 on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 2 00 p m to 5 00 p m. Regular hours resume in September. The library carries over 1200 books and serves the public.
Community notices plan canoe clinic on July 22 or 27 subject to instructor schedule. A water ski clinic near Russell is set for July 18 with Rablin option if turnout is good. Beginners welcome. Puppet show Binkley and Doinkel brings Summer Recreation to Roblin on July 16 at 10 00 am. Penny Fair at Mark 69 Park on June 30 4 00 pm to 5 00 pm with hot dogs and games. Film at Elks Hall July 7 not Three Stooges. titled Abbott and Costello in Hollywood.
A Saturday ceremony marked the official opening of the Bield Community Centre with remarks by Arthur Lovas and Wally McKenzie MLA Roblin. John Penchaluk and John Bucklaschuk spoke for local government and provincial department leaders. A ribbon cut, student performances, flower presentations, raffles, and a community lunch followed, with a dine and dance that night.
Farmers report inadequate weed control due to heavy rains and soft fields. Canada thistle has outrun crops, prompting use of aerial spraying operators such as M. J. Semehko and Parkland Aerial Spraying. Some fields show pale green discolored areas from excess moisture diluting soil minerals. Tip of the cadet to the Royal Canadian Legion and Auxiliary on fifty years of service.
Mr and Mrs J M April retire to Melville Sask after years with C N R in Roblin. Local visitors from Kitimat Port Coquitlam Oklahoma City and other towns stopped by in May and June. Local golfers sent eighteen players to Gilbert Plains event with over two hundred attending. several Roblin residents placed in flights.
A Sunday gathering on the McMadyen farm overlooking Shell River honored Mabel and Johnnie Craig for their 35 years of marriage. Attendees included Nesbit and Roberta Patterson and many Roblin and Shellmouth residents. Nesbet Patterson presented a gift as the couple spoke, followed by an asbestoon smorgasbord and songs.
At the Canadian School Trustees annual general meeting in Saskatoon over 300 delegates heard Bishop J. P. Mahoney urge trustees to restore moral values training. He blamed media and parental neglect, calling for educators and parents to collaborate on an integrated values system and trustees to lead curriculum decisions.
Gardeners are urged to explore seed catalogs and local nurserymen to plant new lily varieties this fall. Bulbs yield long term dividends as lilies bloom from June into fall in colors from white to bronze and many are fragrant. Daylilies also offer easy cultivation in various colors and heights.
Donna Cranwell of Swan River visited her parents the Granwells for the weekend. Congratulations to Albert Bodnaruk and family on a newborn son. Susan Mickelson and Patricia Eckert graduated Goose Lake High on June 26. Choir members and Pony Club participants noted. Church services set for July and August with a July 4th potluck. Family gatherings included Arndt and Mickelson relatives and Kiwanis luncheon in Winnipeg.
Hillsburg Council held a meeting June 15 1976 with Councillors Styba Chase Mohr Shymko present Reeve Merchalak Jr absent Deputy Reeve Mohr chaired By-law 524 the budget and rate by-law for 1976 was passed The council sought ministerial validation due to the mill rate The Highways Department rental agreement was renewed and the Recreation Commission 1976 grant of 200 was approved Authorizations included the secretary treasurer signing authority and accounts payable totaling 8737 85 for cheques 1475 to 1502
Worthy Grand Matron Esther Wilding and Worthy Grand Patron Norman Giller of Winnipeg visited Roblin Chapter No. 42 in the Roblin Masonic Temple on June 16. The event featured a decorated chapter room, a 6:30 buffet, and a program with welcomes, speeches, and gifts for projects Estarl and the Brandon University senior citizens fund.
Forty five players from Dauphin Gilbert Plains Swan River Russell Roblin took part at Roblin Golf Course on June 20. Roblin's Spencer Newton won with 77 and received the Saturn Hotel Trophy while Butch Fleury and Billy Solotwinski placed second and third. Four flights produced winners Harold Mohnberrey, Gordon Nicholson, Ed Yurkin, and Colin Ritchie with top placements. Neil Stewart earned Most Honest Score and John Norman won Most Disastrous Score.
Agriculture Canada advises preventing herbicide backflow when filling sprayer tanks by keeping the hose nozzle above liquid and using a check valve. If contamination occurs, pump the well dry and treat with activated charcoal, then test water until safe. Farmers can bring samples to a research station for testing.
Reggie's Ramblings notes a group of six schoolchildren about eleven years old held a Sunday evening televised debate on retaining the death penalty. The three girls argued affirmatively and appeared to win. the piece mocks a male victor while hinting at broader feminist critique.
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