Teachers Demand Changes In Roblin Salary Schedule
Goose Lake School Board met March 1 1996 at the Collegiate. Members present with minutes from prior meeting adopted. The board discussed tendering van routes, salaries, and budget timing. Teachers urged changes to the salary schedule including consolidation and timing between September and December. Adjournment followed, with several routine payments approved and a forthcoming board review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goose Lake
Hene
Merbers
Graham Mitchell
R. Switzer
The
Bible Society
Manitoba Text Book Bureau
Carnival Slated For This Friday In Roblin
Roblin Hospital Ald carnival climaxes after weeks of work. In queen contest Sylvia Sanders led with 4875 points, Hazel Laliberte 2325, Freda Coleman 925 in the cellar. Votes on tickets sold by Friday March 9 at 6 00 p.m. Help your Hospital Aid by buying tickets now. A feature game pits the All Stars against Roblin Businessmen. See you there.
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Roblin Hospital
Sylvia Sanders
Hazel Laliberte
Freda Coleman
All Stars
Roblin
Weather Cancels Square Dancing Event This Week
The Saltcoats Square Dancing club canceled the weekly gathering due to weather. Saltcoats plans a birthday party on Saturday inviting Roblin Desinos with free balcony seating for spectators. If weather allows, dancing resumes Monday at 8:00 p.m. in Memorial Hall.
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Saltcoats Club
Roblin Desinos
Saltcoats
Memorial Hall
Evening Guild Meeting Includes Gown Project and Party Plans
The Evening Guild met at the Manse on February 28 chaired by Betty Keast. Members arranged to cut and sew ten gowns for the Junior Chair and planned the Anniversary Party for March 27. Mr Meadows gave a pastel painting demonstration.
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Evening Guild
Betty Keast
Meadows
George Kelso Heads Manitoba Dairy Group
George Kelso, supervisor of creameries for Smelle Bros. & Co, was elected president of the Manitoba Dairy Manufacturer's association at their annual convention held in Winnipeg last week. Kelso, who makes his home in Roblin, has years of experience in the creamery business, having first started at Rossburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kelso
Manitoba
Smelle Bros. & Co
Manitoba Dairy Manufacturer's Association
Winnipeg
Kelso
Roblin
Rossburn
Usick Delivers Talk at Farmer's Union Meeting
More than 75 members and visitors attended the M.F.U. meeting in the Legion Club Rooms. Mr Usick discussed organizational issues, production versus distribution, and the grain situation. He noted trade balances, a potential box car shortage, and urged farmers to participate in future meetings.
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M.F.U
Legion Club
Dist
Ed Puchalski
Mr. Asick
Roblin
Grandview
Dauphin
Erickson
Russell
Canada
United States
Asick
Howe
Usick
Great Britain
British Isles
Lakehead
West Coast
Mr. Milner
Mr. Howe
M. F.A
Milner
Gardiner
University of Saskatchewan
Man
M.F.A
Dept. Adjustment Board
Gov't
Manitoba
PF. A.A
Province
Around Town Notes From Roblin and Surroundings
Roblin area updates include Mrs Geo visiting the Scott home and Mrs J W Haines inviting vegetable sellers to Roblin and district hospital. Forthcoming Roblin High clash with MacNutt High starts 8 p.m. Thursday. Frank Price attends convention in Winnipeg while Lou Harper visits Melita. Miseners from Pipestone visit Ross Misener’s family. C R Barber of McGregor stays with H Barber’s family.
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Geo
Grandview
W. R. Scott
Frank Price
Winnipeg
Roblin and District Hospital
J. W. Haines
Kelliher, Sask
H. C. Cranwell
Roblin
Ninette
Man
Roblin High School
MacNutt High School
Frank Misener
Pipestone
Ross Misener
C. R. Barber
McGregor
H. Barber
Roblin Curlers Sweep Togo Bonspiel Prizes
Five rinks from Roblin entered the Togo Bonspiel with one rink led by Fred Newton winning the Coronation Event and the aggregate honors. Other Roblin winners included Walter Sorbo, Geo Levins, Graham Mitchell, and Bill Cross earning top placements in Memorial Event and third in Coronation. A losing rink featured Clif Dingle and Ray Switzer. At Grandview Legion Bonspiel, H Barber’s rink took second in Spill, A Yeo’s group took third in Spool. The Farmers Bonspiel opened with eighteen rinks entered and standings through Tuesday showed Kerr and Dingle leading several semi finals with Roblin curling action.
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Togo
Roblin
Fred Newton
Calvin Keast
Ed Coleman
Alvin Bach
Jer
Marg Sorbo
Walter Sorbo
Geo. Levins
Graham Mitchell
Bill’ Cross
G. Keast
Bill Truffyn
Mike Korpan
Paul la Hiberte
Clif Dingle
Ray Switzer
Grandview
Grandview Legion
H. Barber
S. Jones
L. Kerr
E. Otke
A. Yeo
Lebedovich
F. Rice
W. Bach
Pound
DeLaMare
Aitken
Co. Dingle
Kerr
Dillin
C. Dingle
G. Dingle
Arnott
Ritchie
Chase
Harlow
Arnott - Chase
Livingstone
Roblin Creamery Wins Provincial Best Kept Interior Trophy
Roblin Creamery earns the province’s best kept interior trophy for the third time. Congratulations go to Mr. J. Collins and his staff for the achievement and diligent work maintaining a clean, orderly creamery facility.
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Roblin Creamery
J. Collins
Canadians Oppose Tax Funding for Pop Culture Icons
A Winnipeg reader letter questions government subsidies for sexy Toronto regale acts and argues cultural funding should back genuine culture. He cites three million dollars in TV taxes aiding night club entertainment and urges readers to contact the Royal Commission on Broadcasting to advocate tax funded cultural support without pop music spectacle. Miss Joyce Adam Honored at March 3 Gathering in Winnipeg.
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Toronto
Government TV
Winnipeg
Clu
Mendelssohn
Elijah
Philharmonic Choir
Canada
Royal Commission On Broadcasting
Ottawa
Ontario
Letters and notes from a snowbound town in spring
A rambling reader letter page mixes weather woes with local misprints and playful grievances. The note presumes snow dominates talk while a reader defends proper police license plate notices and recalls a misreported detail. A lighter piece lampoons a dancer named Les Spear and a joking Hitler medal claim.
A Stitch in Time Snow Removal Estimates
A truck driver estimates 500 loads of snow removed from the business district last week equates to about 200000 gallons of water withheld from drainage. The figure implies future impact as melted snow could flow into a basement this spring.
Councillors Face Delayed Road Access in Town
The town notices show two councillors living on a street where cars were unable to pass for over a week. Despite common claims that councillors always secure priority, both residents had to walk as the street remained impassable.
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Albert Miler
John Collins
R. M
Hillsburg
Shell River
Roblin Plumbing & Heating
I'M. G. Browning
M.P.C
M.ts
Ross McBain
Gestetner
Robin Review
Robln Sash & Door
Sorbo Motors
Beaver Lumber
Moyer School Supply
Stewart
John Peats
Roblin Film Council
Fee Roblin Film Council
Roblin Trading
Jessie Stewart
H. Cross
Elvers
Mitchell Drug Store
W.M.S
A. Bach
W. M.S
Blanche Ferguson
Prior
Hammond
Doris Moore
Africa
Marea
Miss Moore
Manitoba Censor Board
Agarn
Manitoba Board OF Moving Picture Censors
Ws Mac Nails
Nebraskan
Phil Carey
Roberta Haynes
Mar
the Prodigal
Cinemascope
Lana Tormer
Edmund Purdom
Broadway
America
Paramount Presents
Bob Hope
Eddy Foy
Vistavision
Marla English
Audie Murphy
Mr. Usick
Farmer's Union Meeting
F.A
M.F.A.C
Witton
Mf.u
Lou Harper
Melita
Joyce Adam
H. R. Mitchell
L. P. Hutchison
Teason
Les Anonymous
Dave Braddell
Les Spear
Adolf Hitler
Les
Hitler
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