Vista News tiny community notes and 4-H highlights
Local residents travel, visit hospitals and fairs. Brown, Baker, and Hamilton families share holiday moments while 4-H clubs win parade honors at Oak River Rally and collect prize money in tractor, swine, and sewing judging. A Leader trip to Alberta is awarded, and a shower for Miss Leona Nowosad is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Armstrong
Calgary
Nita Bell Halliday
Matt Halliday
Bessie MacDonald
Brandon Fair
Corrine Davis
M. D. Hamilton
Hamilton
Vista
Leonard Besinski
Sam Chegwin
Melville
Ray Brown
Phillip Brown
David Chegwin
Carol Barlow
Percy Chegwin
John Armstrong
Carman Brown
Morley Brown
W. Barlow
Alberta
Leona Nowosad
Oakburn
Sam Brown
Paul DeCarlo
Montreal
Agnes Stacey
Vince Barlow
Fish Derby Prizes Go To Binscarth
The Russell Game and Fish Association held a Fish Derby at Fishing Lake near Rossburn on Sunday July 10. Prizewinners were Jim Rannie Binscarth first Bill Barker Binscarth second and Don Allerton Binscarth third. Local fishermen downplay outsiders claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Game and Fish Association
Fishing Lake
Rossburn
Jim Rannie
Binscarth
Bill Barker
Don Allerton
Anniversary Dinner for Mr and Mrs Matiowski
A surprise anniversary dinner was held for Mr and Mrs John Matiowski on July 7 at their home. About 30 relatives attended and Mrs Joe Matiowski pinned corsages upon arrival. Joe Twerdon toasted, a coffee table and lamp were given, and guests gave money. The couple expressed thanks and congratulations on 35 years of marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Matiowski
Joe Matiowski
Selsgirth
Joe Twerdon
Roblin
Mr. Matiowski
Mrs. Matiowski
Calgar y Stam pede attendance noted and fair reminder
Glen Maxwell attends the Calgary Stam pede event while sympathy is offered to the Doubleday and Rankin families for a recent bereavement. The Rossburn Fair is set for Friday July 15 and district residents attended Bingo at Fish Lake. Calvin and Sheldon Brown left Tuesday for Cold Lake with Mr and Mrs C Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Maxwell
Calgary
Doubleday
Rankin
Rossburn
Fish Lake
Calvin
Sheldon Brown
Cold Lake
Alta
Catholic Church Schedule for Rossburn and Oakburn
Local church listings show masses at 11:00 in Oakburn and 9:00 in Rossburn with Otha Mears and Theresa S. listed among participants. The schedule includes Roman Catholic services at St. Theresa Church and at St. Mears in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Church
Rossburn
Otha
Mears
Oakburn Town
Janice Johnston Crowned Manitoba Dairy Queen at Brandon
Janice Johnston of Rossburn was crowned Dairy Queen at the Brandon Fair on Friday. She beat six other Manitoba candidates and will travel to Toronto to represent Manitoba as provincial winner. The Dairy Queen choice reflects appearance, deportment, poise, and dairying knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Johnston
L. C. Johnston
Rossburn
Brandon Fair
Manitoba
Janice
Toronto
Ontario
Manitoba Dairy Association
Local and General notes from Port Arthur and area
Local short notes report visits by John Skavinsky and families in Port Arthur and Winnipeg, a funeral at Dryden for Charlie Rankin, a baptism at St Matthews Winnipeg for Laurie Janice Aylwin with godparents Bruno and Edwin Tonn and Elizabeth Aylwin, and several families holidaying in July. Mentions of Ninette Sanatorium resident Jane Leschasin home for a week, and Gail Oneschuk from St. Catharines earning honors and a scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Skavinsky
Port Arthur
M. Danyleyko
Robi
Doubleday
Charlie Rankin
Dryden
Ontario
Jane Leschasin
Ninette Sanatorium
Joe Zegalski
Winnipeg
Jack Zegalski
S. Sage
Victoria
B. C
C. V. Gunn
St. Matthews Anglican Church
Harry Aylwin
Laurie Janice
Bruno Tonn
Plumas
Edwin Tonn
Elizabeth Aylwin
D. M. Varmey
Mary Hranko
Detroit
Mich
James Forbes
Josie Lasko
Sandra
Toronto
Ont
Frank Mock
J. 5. Koltek
Man
Rossburn
Gail Oneschuk
St. Catharines
Mike Oneschuk
Ressburn Rural Council Adopts Financials and Budgets
The R M of Ressburn council met July 16 1960 in the council chambers with Reeve M J Sotas and four councillors present. They approved the June financial report, authorized selling four planks to Abner Joiner, accepted a bridge tender from Mike Piasta for 184, approved H N Clubley slaughter house permit for 2, set sale price 300 for a surplus house trailer, requested a 100 watt street light for Vista, redirected 25 percent road work earnings to road building, approved bills totaling 2355.99 and adjourned to August 9 1960 for regular meeting and elector list revision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Sotas
Morley Brown
William Hyra
Mike Pawluk
Mike Baubie
Pawluk
Hyra
Barbie
Abner
Pawluk—Baubie
Mike Piasta
Hyra—Brown
H. N. Clubley
Pawluk-Baubie
Department of Education
Hyra—Pawluk
Brown—Barbie
Manitoba Power Commission
W A Meeting Recaps July Session at Church Annex
The W A met Tuesday evening, opening with Hymn 500 Take Time To Be Holy. Devotions by Bertha Johnston. June minutes approved and treasurer brief given. Ethel Langridge read Don t Quit. five dollar donation to Geo A McMillan Memorial Fund planned. A manse tablecloth to be bought and Aug 4 clean up bee scheduled at 1 pm. Margaret Hay reported Understand ing. Hostess prize by Mrs. Kester won by Helen Aylwin. Viola Stitt offered prayer. Next meeting Sept 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A
Bertha Johnston
Ethel Langridge
Geo. A. McMillan Memorial Fund
Margaret Hay
Kester
Helen Aylwin
Viola Stitt
Successful Bingo Jason fishing Lake event raises funds
A Bingo at Fishing Lake by the Game and Fish Assoc raised 92.60 last Friday. Winners included a Plastic Picnic Set donated by John Klym and won by Stan. (Continued On Page Six)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fishing Lake
Game and Fish Asse
John Klym
Stan
Livestock Day Sponsored by Rossburn Club at Russell Farm
The Rossburn Crop Improvement Club hosts a Livestock Day at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday July 19 at H. Clements Farm Russell. D Robertson provincial entomologist and N Stonger provincial veterinarian will discuss livestock diseases and spraying. Attendees welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossburn Crop Improvement Club
H. Clement
Russell
D. Robertson
N. Stonger
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Vista News
Birdtail News
H L Pep
Brandon
R. M
Ressburn
Brown
W. A. Meeting
Rossburn Fair
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