Bingo funds boost Rossburn community projects season ends
The Rossburn Age Society and Rossburn Agri-Rec Centre report a record bingo season with higher jackpots and greater crowds. Profit totaling 10 000 will fund park upgrades at Rossburn Parkland Downs and summer festival activities, kitchen upgrades for weddings at the new complex, and a large community sign plus in trust funds for next season. Volunteers manned the effort. no salaries were paid.
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Rossburn Agri-Rec Centre
Rossburn and District
Pat Roy
Centre
Avis Stitt
Rossburn Agri- Rec Centre
Don Roy
Rossburn Ag. Society
Rossburn Ag
Two Grannies Win Millennium Wheelbarrow Race Prep
A local resident spotted a one wheeled jet powered cart on Oakburn Main Street at 6 30 am. Investigations revealed two grandmothers over 65 practicing for the millennium celebration wheelbarrow races. Entries have been received from Winnipeg Delta B C and Watrous Sask with more welcome from all Canada. Steve Waytowich can provide details and Jo Anne Peech or Nesbitt Publishing can be contacted for social news items.
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Oakburn
Mars
Winnipeg
Delta
B.C
Watrous
Sask
Canada
Steve
Archbishop Weisgerber Named Winnipeg Archbishop by Pope
Pope John Paul II accepts Archbishop Leonard Wall's resignation and appoints Most Reverend James V. Weisgerber, former Bishop of Saskatoon, as Archbishop of Winnipeg. Weisgerber, born May 1 1938 in Wibank Saskatchewan, has held key roles inCatholic education and the CCCB. Winnipeg archdiocese serves about 170000 Catholics in 92 parishes and missions with 60 diocesan priests and 28 religious priests, plus 18 permanent deacons.
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Leonard J. Wall
James V. Weisgerber
Saskatoon
Sask
Winnipeg
Wibank
Weisgerber
St. Peter’s College
Muenster
Saint Paul University
Ottawa
Ont
Regina
Notre Dame College
Athol Murray College
Wilcox, Sask
Archdiocese of
Leonard Wall
Code of Canon Law
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