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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 05, 1967
Page
3
The Rural Municipality of Silver Creek and the Village of Angusville unite to build a Roadside Park and a north side adjacent Sports Centre on No. 45 Highway. Plans include two senior baseball diamonds, a kiddies park, rides, and other facilities with winter works ongoing and spring planting to come. A Centennial Ball Tournament will celebrate next summer.
Mrs Jessie Stitt of Winnipeg attended the funeral for Sam Stitt at Foxwarren on Tuesday and visited relatives. Anne Reynolds of Winnipeg spent Christmas with Elwyn and Mary McFeeters and others. Christmas guests included the Klym, Maryniuk, Antonin, and Klym families. Rev G Miller and family from Moose Jaw stayed with H Miller, who attended Dorothy Miller and Bill Owens’s wedding in Brandon. H Mcintosh family spent Christmas and Boxing Day with Russett family at Maryfield.
On December 30 at 3 am Mrs. Mike Glushka woke her husband Mike Glushka to investigate a light at Mrs. Stanley Zimmerman’s home. They entered and found Zimmerman on the floor with an unlocked door, prompting a life saving concern and response.
Rossburn Women’s Institute met at Mrs McIn tosh home on Tuesday January 3. Election of officers could not occur due to low attendance from a storm. The next meeting is set for Tuesday February 7 at 3 pm at Mrs Howard Alexander’s home. officers must be elected at that gathering.
A crowd of nearly 400 gathered at Rossburn Town Hall on Saturday for a gala dance to celebrate the Centennial Year. Local group The Fugitives provided music as balloons and streamers decorated the hall. At midnight church bells and the re erected town fire bell rang in the New Year with a 100 shot salute. The event marked a memorable start to the centennial year.
A candle lit reception honored Mr and Mrs Nick Verbowski of Rossburn on their anniversary and Saint Day at North Hill Motel Brandon. Their children hosted a turkey supper and presented a broadloom rug. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Stanley Bereza Mr and Mrs Harry Verbowski Mr and Mrs Mike Verbowski Mr and Mrs Peter Zegalski and Mr and Mrs Joe Bilanka and families.
Orest Smycnnik, chairman, announces results for the first Christmas Lighting contest. Maron Slow & Sons win Commercial Lighting with honorable mention to The People’s Store. Frank Shewchuk residence wins Residential Lighting with honorable mention to Norman Scarrow, Mike Lepischuk, and Harry Bidochka.
The Boxing Day hockey tournament drew a record crowd at Rossburn Arena on December 26. Rossburn Lions Club sponsored the six team event with $20 in prizes. Elphinstone captured first prize of $100 by beating Griswold in the final after ousting Brandon Modern Dairies. Griswold earlier defeated Birtle and Brandon Lee's Eagles who had eliminated Rossburn.
Canadians view 1967 as the Centennial era marking one hundred years of nationhood. The piece urges pride in progress and calls for action, noting Expo as a key project to attract visitors and funds, encouraging readers to contribute to Canada’s Centennial celebrations.
A long list of winners from a Wednesday Bingo night shows multiple participants from Agnesville and surrounding areas each taking cash prizes of four dollars or fifteen dollars for certain prize lines. The note explains space limits prevent including earlier week results.
The Rossburn Ukr Catholic Church Building Committee sponsors Jackpot Bingo at Rossburn Town Hall on Wednesday January 11 at 8 00 p m. Twelve games cost four dollars each and two games cost fifteen dollars each. Lap cards are 75 cents and extra cards 25 cents. The jackpot is two hundred ten dollars.
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