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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 01, 1978
Page
1
Children in Canada will carry UNICEF boxes during Halloween to raise funds for clean water in rural communities. The program began in 1955 and now targets safe water to reduce illness. over 1 billion people lack adequate water in developing regions, with 80 percent fewer sickness possible with access.
The text notes large scale UNICEF involvement in rural water programs across 82 countries benefiting over 30 million villagers in three years. It highlights drops in disease and infant deaths in rural areas and Uttar Pradesh after improved water and sanitation. It cites Halloween fundraisers and student efforts for UNICEF in 1977.
Roblin Fire Department held a regular meeting on October 25 at 8 p.m. in the old hall. A motion passed to have firemen paint the gyprocked area of the new fire hall with funds raised used for kitchen equipment for the meeting room.
The Merridale Community Club held a Halloween party for about seventy members at Merridale School on Saturday October 28. Costumes ranged from witches and ghosts to Donald Duck and a straw scarecrow. prizes were awarded by President Herb Poyser. A buffet lunch, treats, and dancing followed, with ongoing bake sales and book/raffle activities through year end.
Eleven of twenty Sr. Citizens groups were represented with Rev Harland of Strathclair as speaker. Regular card parties resume on the first and third Mondays. A washroom renovation with arborite walls is planned and workers will handle the project. The Hostess scheme operates to keep the Centre running. members should host or arrange coverage. Mary Wildeman and Jean van Drecht.
Rezone of Lot 3 Plan 2464 to Donald Schmellinger for 4500 dollars received first second and third readings and passed. The Mayor and Secretary Treasurer authorized to sign caveat under The Real Property Act for a 25 year lease on Parcel 8 Plan 1780. Licence 148 issued to Calvin Cockerill for painting and interior decorating.
The M C C questioned clubs about provincial public speaking seminars and a Creative Writing contest. A coffee break occurred at 8 45 p m. Group discussions covered Home Economics Agriculture and other projects. Next meeting set for 7 30 p m November 7 at the Department of Agriculture Office. The session adjourned at 10 p m.
A moonlit night hosts a flower party where flowers dance and sing. Poppy leads Mum and a merry crowd sways in a grand march as Glad bows to Pansy and playful scenes unfold.
A whimsical floral parade shows Pansy and Tulip in joyful courtship. Dandelion and Columbine brew mischief. Rose, Waterlily, Daffodil, and Daisy join in celebratory dancing toward a wedding, but a sorrowful turn leads to quiet closure as the garden keeps its own secrets. Gordon Jorv
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