Rossburn council upset over exclusion from decentralization plan
At the March 29 Rossburn council meeting the mayor and four councillors voiced dismay over Manitoba government decisions excluding Rossburn from the decentralization program. Other items covered included crime stoppers funding, a denied museum grant, per capita provincial tax sharing payments, and by laws for reserve funds and a joint fire hall with the RM of Rossburn. The session also addressed Heritage Society participation, Community Futures, and development board needs, plus planning district work on water and wastewater upgrades and meter reading rules.
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Rossburn
Gary Filmon
Manitoba
Morley Kostecky
Calvin Brown
Kenneth Caldwell
Shirley Kalyniuk
Pat Roy
Council
Manitoba Heritage Federation Inc
Minister of Rural Development
Village of
Board of Revision
R.M. of
Rossburn Lions Manor
Silver Creek
Dauphin
Regional Development Board
Agricultural Society
Arena
Steinbach Carillon Tops Manitoba Newspapers Again
The Steinbach Carillon was named the best all round newspaper in Manitoba for the fifth straight year by the Manitoba Community Newspapers Association. The award was presented in Winnipeg on April 20. Nesbitt Publishing papers also earned honors, with the Birtle Eye Witness placing third in tabloid under 1500 circulation and second in typography, and the Shoal Lake Star taking second for front page and third for typography in the same class. Doug Penner of Morris Scratching River Post was elected association president for a two year term with John Hawkins of Rivers and Joan Wright of Thompson as first and second vice presidents respectively.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
N.M. Paterson and Sons
Winnipeg
Nesbitt Publishing
Birtle Eye Witness
Cape
Shoal Lake Star
Doug Penner
The
Morris Scratching River Post
Association
John Hawkins
Rivers
Joan Wright
Thompson
Annie Get Your Gun at Rossburn Collegiate Institute
The Rossburn Collegiate Institute Drama Club stages Annie Get Your Gun with students from grades nine to twelve and some from elementary. Rehearsals began in February for show dates May 10 to 12 at the Rossburn Town Hall. Dinner theatres are planned for May 10 and 11. Tickets go on sale Wednesday April 25 with a limited dinner theatre allotment. May 12 performance starts at 8 p m.
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Rossburn Collegiate Institute
Annie
Rossburn Town Hall
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