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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 28, 1969
Page
2
The December 15 1967 vote consolidated education from kindergarten through grade 12 under one board. The division launched extensive inservice education for teachers, expanded programs in special education Ukrainian language and kindergarten, and moved toward consolidating one room schools while boosting continuous progress and testing.
Weather report notes temperatures well above normal for the past week as a heat wave persisted. Severe electric storms accompanied the heat, with Wednesday morning’s thunderstorm causing damage to farm buildings south of Vista and spectacular lightning during Tuesday and Monday nights.
Rossburn golfers claimed the Binscarth Birtle Rossburn Russell inter-club title for the first time. They won 2 to 1 at Binscarth in the final, then 5 to 3 at Rossburn’s home course on Friday. Semis had Binscarth beating Birtle while Rossburn defeated Russell. Team members include Norm Major Otto Elvers Lloyd Willett Al Kitching Doug Joiner Bill Joiner Harold Slow Don Stitt Doug Halmerson.
Miss Glennis Peech was selected from Pelly Trail School Division to represent Elphinstone Collegiate on the Young Voyageur Program. After a ten day tour, she returned home from Edmonton where 24 Manitoba students traveled by train from Winnipeg to begin the trip.
A fragmentary poem line captures communal adoration turning to violence as the subject is shot at the peak of power. The lines note laughter smiles prayer and applause as collective affection, then a sudden fatal act. Author cited is Lynda Ewanchuk.
A bridal shower for Gayle Taylor, bride elect of August 30, was held Monday evening in the annex. Corsages were given to Gayle, her mother, and Mrs. Andrew Johnston. Linda Veitch read the address as gifts were opened and guests praised the bride.
A miscellaneous shower for bride elect Pat Lamb was held at Oakburn Parish Hall on Sunday August 24 1969 Hostesses Mrs Isaac Kaskiw and Mrs Eugene Lamb greeted guests Misses Marie Ann Labay and Sharon Kaskiw kept the guest book Guests of honor included Mrs Peter Lamb mother of the bride Mrs Andrew Labay grandmother of the bride to be Mrs Mary Krupa mother of the groom and Mrs Tom Kimpinski sister of the groom The bride received a life history scrap book and a gadget corsage Guests included many relatives from Brandon Roblin Wroxton and other towns with luncheon served and flowers decorating the reception area
Phillip Brown receives a $400 Manitoba Government bursary and a $260 University of Manitoba Board of Governors' bursary. He is entering his fourth year of Science at the University of Manitoba for the forthcoming term.
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