Harvest Festival Brings Weekend Fun to Rossburn
Rossburn hosts its annual Harvest Festival with a Friday Giant Outdoor Bingo offering 1350 in prizes at the fair grounds, followed by a Teen Dance in the Town Hall with Copperfield. Saturday features a Pancake Breakfast, Gymkhana Show, Jackpot Rodeo, multiple races, horse and chariot events, invites, exhibits, a Senior Tea, Market Gardens displays, and a Cabaret to cap the day.
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Rossburn
Fair Grounds
Town Hall
Copperfield
Parkway Co-op
Agricultural Society
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Weather modification report urges controls in Manitoba province
The Manitoba Water Commission urges government oversight of weather modification activities. It recommends a designated agency to monitor operations, ministerial approval for any modification, and clear jurisdiction. The fall 1977 study reviewed provincial, national, and international practices and the Canada United States agreement.
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Manitoba Water Commission
Minister of Mines, Resources and Environmental Management
Manitoba highway bids open for four lane project north of Winnipeg
The Department of Highways released July tenders for provincial road work across Manitoba. Tender 1880 for gravel base on PR 274 south of Gilbert Plains drew Bradley Sand and Gravel of Brandon at 300 402. Tender 1890 for PR 482 north from Shellmouth dam attracted Atchison Construction Limited of Foxwarren at 204 205. Tender 1903 for PR 474 from PR 42 to Selsgirth saw Keating Barthers Limited of Silverton as the low bidder at 140 003.
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Manitoba Department of Highways
Winnipeg
Gilbert Plains
Ethelbert
Dauphin
Bradley Sand and Gravel Limited
Brandon
P.R
Shellmouth
Boulton
Atchison Construction Limited
Foxwarren
P.T.H
Selsgirth
Birtle
Keating Barthers
Warmest Day of Summer Last Friday at Rossburn
Rossburn logged a very warm spell with Friday reaching 92 degrees the warmest August reading since 1970. Sunday morning brought only light rain while reports to the north and west noted a deluge. Rossburn North recorded 1.05 inches from the thunderstorm.
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Rossburn
Here
Rossburn North
Stewart Family Reunion Honors Dunddee Stewarts at Lawless Farm
A Stewart Family Reunion in honour of Mrs Davina Stewart and Mr Alex Stewart of Dundee Scotland was held at the Lawless farm on Sunday August 6 with about 52 relatives from Williams Lake North Battleford Prince Albert Winnipeg Neepawa Dauphin Grandview and Rossburn. A lawn buffet and a campfire sing song followed.
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Stewart
Davina Stewart
Alex Stewart
Dundee
Scotland
George Lawless
Williams Lake
B.C
North Battleford
Prince Albert
Sask
Winnipeg
Neepawa
Dauphin
Grandview
Rossburn
Village of Rossburn August Council Meeting Minutes
The Village Council of Rossburn met August 10 1978 at 7 pm with Mayor Rick Plaisier and Councillors Swintak Droscoski Kostecky and Stefanuk present. Unanimous motions approved minutes as read reviewed accident records stop sign flasher issue not justified several student work complaints under Young Canada Works investigated disciplinary action pending relocation of arena rental fee set at 75 dollars for Jehovahs Witnesses event on July 22 1978 and building permit for Steve Maydnaiuk carport on Lots 7-9 Bl 1 PL 368.
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Rossburn
Rick Plaisier
Miron Swintak
Harry Droscoski
Morley Kostecky
Ernest Stefanuk
Harry J. Enns
P.T.H. No
P.R. No
Council
Young Canada
Steve Maydnaiuk
Rossburn Arena
Law student Janice Tokar wins four Manitoba prizes
Janice Tokar of Rossburn earned four scholarships and prizes for first year law at the University of Manitoba. She won the Canada Law Book Company Limited Prize in Law, the Mr. Justice and Mrs. I Nitikman Prize in Law for top Tort standing, the Alumni Association Scholarship for second highest year one overall standing, and the Winnipeg Life Underwriters Association Bursary for academic merit. She begins second year this fall at the Faculty of Law.
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Janice Tokar
Rossburn
University of Manitoba
Canda Law Book Company Limited
Justice
Janice
Studets
Faculty of Law
Grant of $10,000 to Rossburn Silver Creek Recreation District
Tourism minister Bob Banman announced a ten thousand dollar recreation grant to Rossburn Silver Creek Recreation District to hire a full time recreation director. The grant uses a formula based on municipality participation population density and district tax assessment. For Rossburn Silver Creek the grant is ten dollars per square mile and three thousand dollars for the tax assessment category.
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Rossburn
Silver Creek
Tourism, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
Bob Banman
Banman
Oakburn Cheremosh Dancers Win First At National Ukrainian Festival
Oakburn Cheremosh Dancers captured first prize in the intermediate Ukrainian group dancing competition at Canada's National Ukrainian Festival in Dauphin. The group, trained by Mrs. Linda Labay, featured Marianne Prosyk Julie Tutkaluk Glenda Stebeleski Michelle Michalyshyn Janice Michalyshyn and Cindy Stebeleski, performed Aug 3 to Aug 6 with other finalists before a large audience.
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Oakburn
Cheremosh
Linda Labay
Gils Aad
Marianne Prosyk
Julie Tutkaluk
Glenda Stebeleski
Michelle Michalyshyn
Janice Michalyshyn
Cindy Stebeleski
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Whend
Hugh H. Saunderson
L.A. Bateman
P. McDuffe
H. Einarson
Tom E. Weber
Mines, Resources and Environmental Management
Brian Ransom
Dept. of Highways
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