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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 31, 1978
Page
5
Local notice announces Cam Keast as recreation director for the season. He outlines summer participation goals, plans to book school gymnasiums for evenings, and organize indoor events for all ages. Outdoor activities include Mom s and Dad s bike night and a biweekly junior golf tournament. Contact at 937 2442.
On May 8 1978 the first Inter club Home Economic Achievement gathered about 60 4-H members from Assiniboine Grainfield Grand Narrows Merridale Roblin Happy Homemakers and Tummel 2 in 1. Projects included crafts sewing foods and home design judged by local leaders with several members selected for Rally and Bake Off Centerpiece and clothing competitions.
Roblin participants earned trophies at the Parkland Festival held in Grandview on May 25. Adjudicators Donna Cooper and Marilyn Borgfjord from Dauphin judged piano solos and duets organ vocal solos and duets choir orff instruments and sight reading. Roblin winners included the Grandview Legion trophy for Orff and Roblin Grade 5 and 6 directed by Mildred Galatiuk.
A compiled list shows fines and court costs for speeding illegal possession of liquor failure to stop and other traffic offenses. Names include Radford Gregory A Lang an Eugene ille gal possession Robert Brad Summerville Menzal Mike Lavallee Eli and many more with fines ranging from 20 to 75 dollars plus court costs.
At the annual Roblin Cemetery Committee meeting the minutes were approved and the financial statement presented. The town council will continue caretaking. the group thanks the Horticultural Society for planting peonies and maintaining the front planter. Members urge lowering tall tombstones for easier mowing and uniformity, plan to buy a new mower, and set Cemetery Day for June 12 1978 with officers continuing terms.
The Lions Club and Kinsmen Club of Roblin will canvass district residents in the next two weeks selling birthday calendars. Each calendar costs $3.00 and covers September 1, 1978 to August 31, 1979 including birthday and anniversary dates and meeting dates. Contact Lions or Kinsmen members if not called on.
Roblin council held a May 25 1978 meeting with Mayor F W Sutton and councilors Hilland Brade Landry Harris. Minutes from May 11 were approved and accounts paid. Licences issued to Wm Bahrey and Ed Hudema. 4 H Roblin Russell District parade approved for June 3 1978. By-law 5 78 to rename streets within subdivision read passed.
Wally McKenzie M L A Roblin Constituency warns three Parkland area communities Roblin Ethelbert and Grandview may lose station agents and station buildings under a CN plan to replace facilities with passenger shelters The letter to J d Avignon Secretary Railway Transport Committee Ottawa expresses concern over reduced service amid regional economic pressures and ongoing development efforts
A letter to the editor honors Emil Sebulski for ten years as a high school driver education instructor in Roblin. It notes he started the program in 1968 and donated extensive after hours and weekend effort, with Michael Styba as a key assistant, benefiting Goose Lake High School and the wider Manitoba community.
The finance committee approved 58 117 65 dollars in payments as new doctors join Roblin's Family Practice Centre. Dr Derek Lambley becomes full time with Dr Hope Dr Clements Dr Phillips, replacing colleagues on holiday with temporary relief from Dr Adam Smereka and potential Winnipeg paediatrics by Dr Phillips. April statistics show 6383 patient days 117 discharges 29 consultations 16 operations no deaths. A special finance committee meeting reviewed the administrator salary amid ongoing suggestions of prior issues.
Donations received prior to this past week include Roblin Lions Club 3000.00 Roblin Knights of Columbus 5000.00 a 500.00 block by Cross Town Motors and a 100.00 brock by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Roblin Legion, totaling 43729.00 in pledges and donations. Last week donations to the Community Swimming Pool reached 3810.00.
The Roblin Russell 4 H Rally will be held Saturday June 3 in Roblin. A 10 30 am parade starts at the Ag Office, goes west on Main Street to Roblin and District Arena where 4 H articles Project Competition Bake off Center piece Competition and Fun Tabloid will be shown. Dress Review and awards close the event with posters advertising details.
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