02 Aug 1979
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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 02, 1979
Page
1
The Histories group met with Executive members at the Senior Citizens Drop-In Centre on July 25 at 8 m. They drew up a list of potential interviewees who will be contacted to share stories about living conditions and social life around families’ arrival in the area. Interviews supplement family histories and focus on local organizations and businesses.
Most district rainfall Sunday afternoon brought welcome moisture. Warm summer weather persists as the Rossburn district executive requests former residents' names and addresses for a history book. Members listed: Ernest Antonow, Mrs. Freda Butler, Earle Taylor, Mrs. Dorothy Armstrong. Next club meeting August 22 at 8:00 p.m. Rossburn Municipal Office. 80th birthday celebration for Mrs. Mike Luba held July 28, 1979 with family from several towns.
Recreation headlines note a small turnout for the Thursday tennis clinic while admitting rainouts for slowpitch and Golf Fun Day. Day Care is canceled for two weeks during swimming lessons, resuming Monday August 13, with several lake activities planned at Rossman Lake including a water ski clinic on August 8 and a kids camp out August 9–10 featuring hiking crafts games campfire and star gazing.
The Heart alert program reports over half the $1500 goal raised with $800 on the thermometer. Hospital staff ticket sales are strong and they thank merchants for donations including Monarch Woodworks wooden picnic table Macleods barbecue Scarrow's Hardware metal cooler and Parkway Co-op lawn chair.
A car accident south of Vista on Thursday evening killed two month old Erin Elizabeth Lillie who was a passenger. Her mother Yvonne Lillie drove the vehicle when it lost control. Ken and Yvonne Lillie are the parents. The community offers heartfelt sympathy to the family.
The Ukrainian Catholic church near Rossburn celebrated the 75th anniversary from 1904 to 1979 with a restoration effort by the Parkland Ukrainian Pioneer Association. On July 12, 1979 a revived Praznik attracted 259 to 275 attendees for a 10:30 a.m. service, symbolizing the church’s revival after years of neglect.
The Parkland Ukrainian Pioneer Association thanks donors to St Marys Catholic Church Seech listing multiple contributors and amounts. Names include Mrs Mary Gerelus Oakburn $25 Mrs Rusyn Oakburn $50 Seech St Marys Church committee $200 Michael Peech Ithaca NY $100 Joe Gerelus Oakburn $10 Mr and Mrs John Nowosad Oakburn $100 Mr and Mrs Mike Gerelus Shoal Lake $50 Mr and Mrs Joe Chownyk Detroit US$100 Mr and Mrs Bill Patrihuk Toronto Ont $10 Mr and Mrs Joe Twerdun Shoal Lake $40 Peter Yaroshewski Rossburn $100 Anne O Neufeld Winnipeg $50 and others.
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