Centennial events set by Roblin committee
The Centennial Committee met with fourteen members and outlined plans including a Mickey and Minnie Show on March 17, an Inter Faith Service on March 20 at Intermountain Collegiate, a Centennial Horseshoe Baseball and Fastball Tournament on June 18, and a April 21 dance with the Art Gellert orchestra limited to ages 21 and over. Tickets go on sale soon, with prizes for best Centennial outfits. A telehone whist drive is planned for April 7, with the Horticultural Society approached to assist. Districts invited include Shortdale, Bield, Cromarty, Rochedale, Grainfield, Deepdale, Makaroff, Zelena, Postup, Merridale, Tummel, Liverwood, Roblin. If successful, trophies will be awarded to the first male and first female prize winners. The Property and Grounds committee was authorized to purchase a bronze plaque 30 by 24 inches for the Roblin District Centennial project at the entrance to Combined Agricultural and Sports Centre south of Roblin Collegiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intermountain Collegiate
Anease Menad
LAC Bh UI Bcu
Elwisu
Knights of Columbus
Art Gellert
Yorktonas
Horticultural Society
Shortdale
Bield
Cromarty
Rochedale
Grainfield
Deepdale
Makaroff
Zelena
Postup
Merridale
Tummel
Liverwood
Roblin
Centennial Committee
Gent
Roblin Collegiate
I Shepherd rink wins Legion Spiel
The Roblin Legion Mixed Bonspiel was held February 25 26 with sixteen rinks. Read more: I Shepherd rink N Cockerill R Sanders E Andrews won the Adam Event and J Adam Memorial Trophy. E Pritchard foursome 2nd. N Yakimishen 3rd. C Hughes 4th. Legion Event won by R Harlow rink G Buick W Buick E Harlow. W Watson 2nd. S Jones 3rd. R Shepherd 4th. First rink out prize to Wm McLaren from Grandview. A buffet supper and social at Memorial Hall began at 6 30. Weather favorable. weekend well received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
J. Adam
S. Jones
R. Shepherd
Wm. McLaren
Grandview
Memorial Hall
Roblin Horticultural Society Meet Calls for Shorter Business
Seventeen members attended the February 18 Roblin Horticultural Society session chaired by President P. Nowosad at the Shell River office. Minutes, correspondence, and a bid to sell prairie garden were reviewed. prizes were awarded for Dixon Reid Plant Food. The plan to limit business time to under an hour was set, with a March panel on African Violets and a plant discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Roblin Horticultural Society
Shell River
P. Nowosad
Prairie Garden
J. C. Arnott
Makaroff
Roberts Glad Service
Dixon Reid
H. Fatteicher
F. Curle
Program Outlined For Hospital Aid Carnival
The Roblin Ice Carnival sponsored by the Roblin Hospital Aid will be held Friday March 10 at 8 p.m. Mr Sam Robinson will MC the evening. The Roblin Band will play as people assemble. The program starts at 8 with costume judging using a new faster system. All in costume should be at the rink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roblin
The
Roblin Hospital Aid
Sam Robinson
Town Notes On Ice and Festival Events In Manitoba
Mr Ian Ford attends an Imperial Oil training course in Brandon while Mr Jim Ready visits Winnipeg for a medical checkup. Curlers including Graham Mitchell and others compete in Flin Flon and a Trappers Festival crowds at The Pas. Calender events feature the Calder Ladies Bonspiel with a prize, and Swan River hosts the U C W annual meeting with a Corinthian theme. Prizes range up to 1.00 with various age groups. The Roblin Band performs, the Queen is crowned, and a parade of costumes closes with broomball exhibitions and entertainment by Yorkton figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian Ford
Imperial Oil 3 Aveek Agency
Brandon
Jim Ready
Winnipeg
Roblin
F. A. Newton
M. Bowley
J. Stewart
E. Bennett
Yorkton Figure Skating Club
London
God Save the Queen
Long Johns
Eligibility to Vote for Resident Electors
Only resident electors may vote. They must be a resident owner living in the division or a resident non-owner who has resided in the division for six months.
Horticultural Horizons by Dr F L Skinner Now Available
Dr F L Skinner releases Horticultural Horizons detailing a career of introducing hardy prairie plants. W R Leslie and W A Cumming praise the blend of experience and advice for amateurs and professionals. Manitoba Agriculture notes publication with 48 color illustrations, 150 pages, price 4.00, from Winnipeg office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Skinner
W. A. Cumming
Canada Research Station
Morden
Canada Department of Agriculture
Economics and Publicutions
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Norquay Building
Winnipeg
Legion Auxiliary Bonspiel banquet plans and honors noted
The Roblin Legion Ladies Auxiliary 24 met February 21 in Memorial hall with 18 members. They planned a banquet for February 25 and discussed a May district rally. Invites went to Manitoba and North Western Ontario Command leaders, and March of Dimes canvassing volunteers were named. A $10 Salvation Army donation and 250 Centennial pins were reported. Bonspiel results named F Fowler rink and Kozak rink in top positions. Ended with a banquet. a joke about new uniform fit closed the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Auxiliary of
Roblin
Memorial Hall
R. Strain
J. D. McQueen
Manitoba and
North Western Ontario
Barbara Steffler
M. Soufer
March of
Local social notes from Happy Lake and surrounding areas
Mrs. F Lilley reports at Fort Sanitorium Fort QuAppelle and Tad others visit. Alex Allarie of Yorkton, daughter of George Paul Sr., admitted Feb 19. Visitors include Redge Mortemore Monica Mortemore at Wheeler home. Loria Allaire left for Winnipeg. Birthdays, travel, and hospital notes accompany a LaBuick Radford wedding at San Clara Legion Hall. Families from Roblin Allan and Allan Sask host relatives and return to Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Happy Lake
Boggy Creek
San Clara
F. Lilley
Alex Allarie
Yorkton
George Paul Sr
Fort
Fort Qu'Appelle
Redge Mortemore
Monica Mortemore
Thos. Wheeler
Loria Allaiie
Winnipeg
P. Gauvin
Clemenceau
Agnes Buckley
Nelson
Connie Hiebert
Roblin
LaBuick-Radford
San Clara Legion Hall
Gladys
George Paul Jr
Roblin Hospital
Armand Larocque
Theresa
Armand
Allan, Sask
J. Larocque
Vitaline Davey
Baby Sitters Training Course Completed in Roblin
Miss Peggy Barker led the final lecture on play activities for children up to ten. About forty girls completed an eight week program with tests on health safety and care, and diplomas will be awarded at a March 6 achievement meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Barker
Jose
O'Malley
Rev. Dixon
Layng
Charlie Brade
Lebedovich
Buzz
Roblin
The
Roblin Home and School Association
Collegi ate Capers at Roblin Institute in Talented Week
Roblin Collegiate Institute teams dominated regional basketball and a bonspiel. Senior boys won invitational titles in Yorkton with victories over Weyburn St Peter's and Estevan to lift the Howie's Jewellery Trophy. Senior girls fell twice but clinched a 88 32 win over Bowsman to enter provincial play at Portage la Prairie. Lloyd McGinnis Greg Boyce rinks won MacNutt High School Bonspiel, with Boyce skipping the championship rink and capturing the biggest end prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roblin Collegiate Institute
Yorkton
Saskatchewan
Weyburn
St. Peter's
Estevan
Roblin
Howie's
Hamiota
Kamsack
Bowsman
Portage la Prairie
Lloyd McGinnis
Greg Boyce
MacNutt High School
Jack Cook
Lena Truffyn
Margaret Pound
Randy Kendel
MacNutt
Peggy's Pointers on Adapting Bold Fashion Trends
The column offers guidance for mature readers to adopt current fashion while preserving age-appropriate taste. It urges trying new styles in a full length mirror, embracing color explosions, bold geometries, and mixed textures, but cautions against monochromes and overblended looks. Next week will discuss more on today’s wild fashions.
Twin boys born to Mr. and Mrs. Prokopowich
Mr and Mrs John Prokopowich announce the birth of twin sons Dale John and Dean Peter on February 13 1967 at Gilbert Plains hospital. They are brothers for Dwayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Prokopowich
Dale John
Dean Peter
Gilbert Plains Hospital
Dwayne
Zorra Notes on Local Visits and Bonspiels
Mrs J Becker Reporter notes visits by Mr and Mrs P Bewcyk of Yorkton and Mrs A Andres of MacNutt to Sask towns. Reports curling at MacNutt Bonspiel with second place prize TV snack sets and other mixed bonspiels, plus plans to try Wroxton this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Bewcyk
Yorkton
Sask
N. Bewcyk
A. Andres
MacNutt, Sask
J. Haberstock
A. Becker
F. Beiber
J. Becker
Wm. Becker
Cathy Diehl
MacNutt
T.V
Bonnie Becker
Beverley Kryworuchka
Tony Calanchie
Steve Salkow
Calder
Togo
George
Arthur
Gerald Baumung
Rodney Danelica
Allan Becker
Walter Eckert
Mac Watt
Ait
Wroxton
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I. Shepherd
Roblin Legion
Graham Mitchell
Bob Cross
Steve Kurehik
Earle Simpson
Walter Lupichuk
L. J. Spear
Maureen
Robert
Pas
Liz Bruce
Olivine Coutts
Jean Martin
Mary Oliphant
Frances Jakeman
Grace Hospital
Valerie
Mabel Dixon
Agnes Eslinger
Eva Jory
Dauphin Presbyteria
U.C. W
Stan K. Plewak
Your Ag
Harold Boughton
Legion Auxiliary
Collegiate Capers
Peggy
Tha
Gereraanos
Soviet Union
Zorra
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