Rural Council November Meeting at Rossburn
Rossburn Rural Municipality council met November 5 in the municipal chamber with Reeve Shust presiding and all councillors present. One municipal aid and one municipal assistance applications approved. Tax sale postponed to March 1956 due to financial conditions. Transportation plans discussed include snowplow use on grant roads and a potential Rossburn Grandview highway via the National Park. Nine complaints heard at the Court of Revision. Bills approved and meeting adjourned to December 10.
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Rossburn
Shust
Civic Auditorium
Winnipeg
Grant Roads
No. 4
No. 5
Grandview
National Park
Down The Years Five Years Ago Harvest Weather and Local Notes
Weather worsens as three inches of snow falls this week threatening harvest. Halloween party at King George School raises 9.50 for Rossburn Hospital. Rossburn residents attend Selsgirth Anglican Food Supper. Club concert draws good attendance with Percy Chegwin as chair. Olga Ogloff visits from Winnipeg office of Manitoba Pool Elevators. Peter Sacnea and Stella Mazur wed Oct 26. Mr and Mrs Orbell visit Rocanville. Local notes include a hip injury to Mrs Joe Peden and residents moving from Vista to Kelloe. Steve Maliation elected for Oakburn district term completion.
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King George School
Rossburn Hospital
Rossburn
Selsgirth
VISTA
Percy Chegwin
Oakburn
Olga Ogloff
Winnipeg
Manitoba Pool
George Ogloff
Angusville
Peter Sacnea
Stella Mazur
Orbell
Rocanville
Sask
Glen Elmo
Fred Kuzenko
Port Arthur
George Hlagie
Joe Peden
Johnson
McLeod
Kelloe
Local Visits and Social Gatherings Around Winnipeg
Jerry Rogan spent time with the apes in Winnipeg. Mr. and Mrs. Roset and Mr. and E. C. Mitchell spent a few last week at Kinesota and Mountain. Mr. and Mrs. H. Cornwall Shoal visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. Slon on Sunday night.
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Roset
E. C. Mitchell
Kinesota
Mountain
Curling Club Elects New Officers After Resignation
The Ladies Curling Club met on Thursday November 3. Mrs May Lawless resigned as president. Mrs Anne Hamilton, former vice president, became president. Mrs Margaret Geen was appointed vice president.
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Ladies Curling Club
May Lawless
Anne Hamilton
Margaret Geen
Elgin Brown Wins Wilfred Lockhart Scholarship at Vista
A letter notes the Vista commencement on November 3 1955 with Elgin Brown receiving the Wilfred Lockhart Scholarship for highest marks. The writer, Elgin's cousin, calls the event memorable and urges the community to share pride in the achievement.
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Elgin Brown
Vista
Wilfred Lockhart
Elgin
M F A C District Board Meeting Held at Strathclair
A district meeting of the M F A C District Board at Strathclair on November 5th saw limited attendance due to poor reads. Attendees included D A McNabb T McKenzie P Burnell C Kingdon W J Shwaluk H Huston J Stefanation and Mrs M McNabb. The group discussed the MF U public meeting at Minnedosa on November 10th and urged careful speech to avoid implying farmers are divided on solutions. They also considered a joint MFAC MF A District boards meeting to address mutual agricultural problems.
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Minnedosa
Garson
M.F.A.C
M.F.A
Births Reported at Rossburn and Elphinstone Hospitals
A daughter was born November 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Barnsky at Rossburn Hospital. A son arrived November 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Bone of Elphinstone.
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Rossburn Hospital
Barnesky
Andrew Barnesky
Bone
Mrs. Solomon Bone of
Elphinstone
Red Cross meeting slated for Rossburn School
The annual Red Cross gathering is set for Monday November 14 at 8 p.m. in the Science Room at Rossburn School. Mr Rowe of Fork River visits his daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs J G Stitt. Mr and Mrs Andrew Kozack with Mr and Mrs Harry Yaskiw and Melvin and Tony Luhowy spent last weekend in Winnipeg.
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Red Cross
Rossburn School
Mr. Rowe
Fork River
J. G. Stitt
Andrew Kozack
Harry Yaskiw
Melvin
Tony Luhowy
Winnipeg
Entertainment Night At Ukrainian Parish Hall Report
A Monday event sponsored by the National Film Board featured two reels World Without End and Eye Witness with Vancouver 1954 coverage. A Thursday school party at Ukrainian Parish Hall ran from 8 to 12 with committee members listed.
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National Film Board
Siam
Vancouver
Elaine Ukrainetz
Lois McKnight
Edward Rogusky
Orest Pawchuk
Orest Smycnnik
Vivian Cleland
Donald Murphy
The Phantom Bugles Poppy Sale Echoes Remembrance
A wartime ballad extols buying crimson poppies to honor comrades and recall old battalions. The piece invokes memories of Flanders, bugle calls, and soldierly life, with voices urging support for veterans and shared recollections across generations.
Church Schedule for Ukrainian Cox Church Services
Calendar lists Sunday 13th, Sunday 20th, Monday 21st and Sunday 27th with services at Ukrainian Cox Church. Details include liturgical days and timings as announced.
Missionary T A Pollock of The Presbyterian Church in Canada
T A Pollock serves as a missionary linked to The Presbyterian Church in Canada. This notice highlights his role and affiliation within the church’s missionary program.
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the Presbyterian Church IN Canada
Pentecostal and United Church Services Listed
Sunday schedule shows Pentecostal Church with 10 30 Sunday School 11 30 Worship Service 7 30 Evangelistic Service. Monday 4 15 Happy Hour Bible Club Wednesday Midweek Prayer Friday 8 00 Christ Am United Church of Canada with Sunday School Church Service and Rossburn Evening Service at 7 30 p m.
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Happy Hour Bible Club
United Church OF Canada Sunday Services
VISTA
Rossburn
Ukrainian Catholic Church November 1956 Events
November events listed for Rossburn farms on Sunday 13 and Sunday 20 in Rossburn town. On Monday 21 Saint Michael the Archangel Oltha Praznyk follows. Sunday 27 appears Mears.
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Rossburn Farms
Rossburn Town
St Michael, the Archangel
Oltha
Praznyk
Mears
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jerry Rogan
Curling Club
M. F. A.C. District Board Meeting
Edward Carson
Janice Johnson
Donald Ukrainetz
Wray Palmer
Oh Johnny
Davy Crocket
Little Red Riding Hood
Manto
The
Phantom Bugles
Church News
T. A. Pollock
Pentecostal Church
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