Campsite at Goose Lake draws campers from near and far
The Goose Lake campground in Roblin attracts wide interest with 410 campers using the site by September 22 1980. Opened May 29 1980 and still active in September with 27 registrations that month. Mrs Grace Bowley oversees the site for Roblin Town noting visitors from Canada the United States and international travellers.
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Goose Lake
Roblin
Grace Bowley
Canada
United States
England
Campsite Welcomes Campers From Across Regions
Mrs Bowley notes campers from Ontario to British Columbia and Michigan to Texas used the site during Moonshine Daze with many praising the area. Local students funded by provincial grants painted facilities, improving benches, tables, and washrooms while camping remained free.
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Germany
Canada
Ontario
B.C
Alberta
Michigan
California
Texas
Back To School Vision Check Up Urged By Optometric Society
Dr. Keith Letts of the Manitoba Optometric Society urges a complete vision check for all children. The society says 80 percent of early learning comes through vision and recommends preschool exams by age three and annual visual assessments through teen years to catch changing eye health.
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Keith Letts
The
Manitoba Optometric Society
Leisure Opportunities Week in Roblin
The Roblin area runs Leisure Opportunities Week from September 29 to October 5 to promote healthier leisure lifestyles. The focus is on starting various adult sports with many other activities such as family outings card games neighborly gatherings photography walking embroidery cooking and sharing time with friends.
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Roblin
Recreation Commission
Vision problems in children require early detection
Dr Letts warns that outgrowing vision issues can cause long term physical and emotional problems. He says 20/20 Snellen tests at schools miss near vision, eye coordination, and depth perception issues, and many children are unaware they have trouble comparing their vision with others.
Fire Damages Wheat Grain Dryer At Roblin Farm
Roblin Fire Department responded to Ted Charbonneau’s farm 13 miles northwest of Roblin at 10 30 a m Wednesday September 24 to a grain dryer fire. Charbonneau had the hopper filled with wheat and used a garden hose to control the blaze until firefighters arrived. They removed a panel from the hopper and shoveled grain to reach the burning section.
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Roblin
Ted Charbonneau
Government Plans Lake Manitoba Hydrographic Survey
The federal government agrees to conduct a hydrographic survey of Lake Manitoba after requests from Manitoba officials and the Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipegosis Recreational Waterways Development Board. ROMEO LeBlanc notes preliminary work has started with a target year of 1982, amid potential long timelines for full completion. Support came from Brian Ramsom and regional groups including the Parkland Tourist Association.
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Lake
Manitoba
Lake Manitoba
Winnipegosis
Waterways Development Board
Brian Ransom
Parkland Tourist Association
M.p.’S
Federal study backs Manitoba water highway plan
Mrs. Pawlicki thanked supporters as the Development Board promotes a water highway from Lake Manitoba to Lake Winnipegosis. The project would chart boating routes with a $2–5 million survey cost. the federal government will undertake the work in 1982, seen as Manitoba gains. Intermed hockey season in Roblin appears set to succeed.
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Pawlicki
LeBlanc
Manitoba
Terry Fox named Companion of the Order of Canada
The piece lauds Terry Fox as the youngest recipient and Canada’s gutsy hero receiving the Companion of the Order of Canada the highest level of the honor. It notes a newspaper headline about a good dinner impacting dreams.
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Canada
Order of Canada
Terry Fox
Terry
Home Grown Lemon Pies in Saltcoats
In Saltcoats Sask a 38 year old lemon tree in Nick and Isabelle Martiniuk’s bay window has produced 9 to 12 lemons yearly for 25 years. A lemon weighed 1 pound 4.4 ounces while a store lemon weighed 4.4 ounces. Pauline Kurchak, cousin, says the giant lemon yields four pies. September 24, 1980.
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Nick
Isabelle Martiniuk
Saltcoats
Sask
Martiniuks
Pauline Kurchak
Pauline
M.D.O
North Stars Seek Strong Roster After Officers Confirmed
Vice President Lloyd Weeres becomes treasurer and Olga Solotwinski resumes secretary duties. Other roles include Borden Hawryluk Bill Dayson Alex Holovach and several supervisors of game officials with Kathy Kreiser handling ticket sales and Vince Kreiser in publicity. A good number of players turned out for practice.
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Lloyd Weeres
Olga Solotwinski
Borden Hawryluk
Bill Dayson
Alex Holovach
Kathy
Kreiser
Vince Kreiser
Lawrence Lungal
Alex Kurchak
Goose Lake High Grants Honor 1980 Graduates
Goose Lake High acknowledges scholarship and bursary winners including Monica Truffyn for radio broadcasting studies at Confederation College Thunder Bay Ontario. The school thanks donors and notes nearly half of the 1980 graduates pursue postsecondary education leaving best wishes to all graduates.
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Parkland Community Education Inc
Roblin
Goose Lake High School
University of Manitoba
Monica Truffyn
Confederation College
Thunder Bay
Ontario
Goose Lake High
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Roblin Review
Roblin Review Ltd
1St Avenue N.W
Roblin, Manitoba
D. H. Oliphant
M. D. Oliphant
CCNA
Via Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
U.S.A
Court OF Revision
Local Government District OF Park
Russell
Park
Richard A. Andries
Man
Bombardier Limitée
Recreation Notes
Dave Church
Pierre Trudeau
Dorothy Ellis
Hertha Schmellinger
Mary Oliphant
Reggie
North Stars
C.M.H.C
Mys
Laundromat
Roblin Cleaners
Ona
Pioneer Life Pioneer Trust
Pioneer Group
Manitoba Community Newspapers Assoc
Canadian Pioneer Management Ltd
Smith Street
Winnipeg
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