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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 24, 1973
Page
3
Intermountain Information notes a two college division graduation week and delivers a speaker’s exhortation for graduates to take responsibility, apply knowledge, select proper tools, and pursue a productive lifetime, not mere material gains. Ron Cross departs for Edmonton to work with Commonwealth Oil Drilling Co.
Roblin marks 50 years of married life for Adolf and Phylis Arndt with a large October 17 1973 church gathering at Sacred Heart. Relatives, friends, and children attend along with condolences and well wishes from notable figures.
The Ladies Aid of St Matthew’s Lutheran Church met October 8 with 13 members. Rev P Borchardt led a Revelation study. Treasurer R Wildeman reported and noted an adopted Sept minutes. A refrigerator was donated. a phone install was discussed. lunch planned. various group duties assigned.
The Great Plains U S Canada Highway 83 Association held its Oberlin Kansas convention October 5 6 naming Manitoba MLAs Wally McKenzie and Morris McGregor to executive roles. McKenzie becomes president in 1975. Russell to host next annual meeting. Manitoba Route 83 plans include Russell as provincial HQ and reorganization led by Art Kinney and Dee Sanderson.
Rotlin Collegiate cross country squads traveled to Winnipeg for provincial events. Junior boys finished 18th to 29th with 56 competitors, senior boys 29th to 50th, junior girls top 15, and senior girls open run led by Storozynsky 5th. In final scoring Roblin junior boys 5th, senior boys 8th, junior girls 6th.
Eleven Sisters of Evangeline Rebekah Lodge No 441 held a farewell at Sister Rosie Maguire’s home on October 17 as she prepares to move to Winnipeg due to ill health. The group presented a parting gift and she thanked them for the gesture. A Roblin Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary party followed on October 20 with a gift and thanks for the pleasant farewell gatherings.
Eight men began work October 15 to clear nearly 200 wrecked vehicles and debris from Roblin's east highway yard. The project, led by Parkland Regional Development Inc with Roblin Auto Wrecking Ltd and the RM of Shell River, will move bodies to a recycling plant and fence the site. Labor is funded by Manitoba Environmental Protection Branch as a pilot in a new clean-up program.
The Roblin 4-H Club reorganized at the United Church basement on October 17. Officers elected include President Karen Hawryluk and Vice President Angela Antosh with Debbie Puritch as secretary and Anita Styba as treasurer. The group seeks volunteers for leaders as some will retire and a spring project fund drive was planned.
Local residents share weekend visits with families in Waske kin Souris and Roblin Hospital updates note Mrs Burwash as patient. Obituary reports Lloyd Robertson of Maryfield aged 43 with wife Miriam and five children, funeral held October 23.
The Agricultural Representative Office urges farmers to negotiate father son and partnership agreements for the coming year. A Farm Management Specialist guides families through legalizing a written agreement, noting benefits and risk of verbal deals. Also news of a 4H electrical project in the Tummel community invites youth participation ages 12 to 19 without sex discrimination.
Use fabric scraps to refresh wardrobes with the put together look. Compare scraps and existing clothing, then choose contrasting colours for yokes sleeves and trims or necklines. Slice edges to facings or hems, line with polyester fleece for bulk, and craft vests jackets or robes while matching weights and prints for cohesive texture.
Roblin firefighters attended three separate blazes. At Lloyd Elder’s farm an old house fire spread near fuel tanks and exploded a tank as crews arrived, then quickly extinguished. Later, at Jakeman farm, a granary burned before control was established. A Volkswagen car near Roblin Theatre caught fire and burned badly after being noticed by a constable, with flames out only after response.
The Parkland Hockey League set for seven teams after November meetings in Roblin. Dr Jim Varey of Grandview named President with Bart LaBuke as Secretary Treasurer and Wally Henderson as League Commissioner. Pat Huskies granted one year leave due to ice time issues. New entries Russell and Foxwarren accepted. Competing clubs listed as Swan River Imperials Minitonas Hornets Cote Selects Foxwarren Russell Rams Roblin North Stars Grandview Comets.
A letter to the editor defends Roblin and District Hospital Board’s decision to dispose of the current building after a transfer to a new facility. The Manitoba Health Services Commission rejected renovation and personal care facility use, urging teardown with 80 percent funding from federal and provincial treasuries. The site’s proximity to the business district and senior residence supports retention, with expansion potential beyond three times its size.
On October 18 Mr C W Mills and wife presented unusual garden harvests including piggy back carrots braid ed carrot and parsnip octopus shaped to the Roblin community. The Roblin Reunion Committee finished their Sept 15 event in Centennial Hall Winnipeg with surplus funds sent to Mayor Fred Newton as two cheques totaling 478.66 for Personal Care Home Roblin and skating arena artificial ice.
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