Pelly Trail Division Plans Staff Cuts and Program Adjustments
The Pelly Trail School Division met on April 2 to adopt minutes, review exemptions and confirm schools open through June. The board approved the Russell and Rossburn Twinning Program for grade six students and discussed staffing for 1973 74, including discontinuing grades seven and eight at Angusville while maintaining K 6 with two teachers and a full time paraprofessional. The meeting also covered increased educational funding, reduced 1973 special levy, and recreation conference arrangements.
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Pelly Trail
Russell
Rossburn
Angusville
Rossburn Collegiate Students Excel in Junior Mathematics Contest
Rossburn Collegiate students in grades IX to XI competed in a nationwide Junior Mathematics Contest. Janice Tokar scored a perfect 17 on the paper and ranked second individually in Zone 1, while RC I placed fourth in team scores among at least 14 schools. Janice also placed third among participating girls in Manitoba.
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Rossburn Collegiate
R.C.I
Janice Tokar
Cheryl Lepischak
Dennis Kaskin
Janice
Manitoba
Baseball try outs announced for Angusville Cardinals team
The Angusville Cardinals invite players to try out for the 1973 season. Contact Stan Furman in Angusville at 8743 or 84613. Workouts are set for April 15, 22 and 29 at 2 00 p.m. in Angusville.
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Angusville Cardinals
Stan Furman
Angusville
Senior Citizens Social and New Horizons Meeting Planned
Senior citizens are invited to a Sunday April 15 social in Town Hall basement at 2 pm with entertainment games and lunch. April birthdays and anniversaries will be honored. A door prize is planned. A New Horizons meeting April 16 at 7:30 pm at the Drop In Center explains the program and how to apply for a grant before May 31.
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New Horizons
Square Dancers Wrap Up Season With Pot Luck and Meeting
Rossburn square dance club closes season with a 7 p.m. pot luck and annual meeting at Selsgirth Hall on Friday night. Members thank participants for traveling distances and acknowledge visitors from Manitoba. A March Rossburn workshop and a Jam boree with 12 squares were held, and Jessie Wall shared slides of her trip to New Mexico Las Vegas and Disneyland. Square dancing resumes in fall. October is advised for new members. Tom Warburton is credited for calling.
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Rossburn
Selsgirth Hall
Manitoba
Jessie Wall
New Mexico
Las Vegas
Disneyland
North Western Marquette Festival Showcases Workshop Adjudication
An innovation at the North Western Marquette Festival in Binscarth April 24 to 27 introduces workshop adjudication for Brass Woodwind and Percussion classes led by Bill Gordon from Brandon School of Music. The sessions emphasize illustration and process over performance to involve students in discussion and problem solving. The Yamaha Studio Grand piano will be featured, with pamphlets on the International Music Camp and Neepawa Holiday Festival of the Arts available in the Legion Lounge.
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Binscarth
Bill Gordon
Brandon School of Music
Memorial Hall
Yamaha Studio
Yamaha
Legion
Birtle Principal Elected M T S President
Harvey Kingdon principal of Birtle Collegiate in Birtle has been elected president of the Manitoba Teachers Society for 1973 74. He was chosen by acclamation on the meeting’s final day in Winnipeg March 26 to 29 and will assume office July 1 1973, succeeding George H Enns of Winnipeg whose term ends June 30 but who will serve one more year as past president.
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Harvey Kingdon
Birtle
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Winnipeg
Kingdon
George H. Enns
Rural municipalities discuss forming regional veterinary clinic steering panel
On April 3, the Rural Municipalities of Russell Ellice Silver Creek Rossburn and Birtle met to explore jointly establishing a Veterinary Clinic. A steering committee was named to approach municipalities and towns to secure support and outline clinic location and staff.
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Russell
Ellice
Silver Creek
Rossburn
Birtle
Jack McPhedran
Veterinary Services
St. Lazare
Dennis Trinner
R. M. of
Bob Stewart
R. M
Art Fouillard
Lloyd Cavers
Shellmouth
Boulton
Binscarth
Shoal Lake
Also Mentioned on This Page
Minister of Education
Russell Agricultural Society
Cliff Grey
J. L. Langford
Buck Matiowski
Dept. of Tourism, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
Gimli
Recreation Commission
LIP
STEP
PEP
Senior Citizens News
Janice Borowsk
Senior Citizens
Mrs. Cleland
Square Dance News
Tom Warburton
Tom
North Western Marquette Festival
M.T.S. Pres
Narian
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