Roblin notes include sports suspensions and local events
Twenty years ago Roblin Northstars protest a three game suspension for Blanchard Bobcat goalie Bill Brown after a vicious slash injures defenseman John Townsend. Parkland Winter Games awards Sylvia Funk a silver in cross country. Manitoba hatches first emu at Ron Landry farm. Community notes cover annexation plans, telephones, and local ties.
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Roblin Northstars
Blanchard Bobcat
Bill Brown
John ‘Townsend
Darrell Lobkow
Roblin
Farm Daze
Sylvia Funk
Parkland
Manitoba
Ron Landry
Ides of March: from Rome to a warning and myth
A compact history traces the Ides of March from ancient festivals to Caesar’s assassination and the ominous turn after 44 B C. It notes the idus as half the month, the shift in meaning after Caesar, and a playful ritual to avert bad luck at midnight.
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Caesar
Brutus
Julius Caesar
B.C
Rome
Anna Perenna
Dido
Marcus Cicero
Idus Martiae
Pompey
Senate
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