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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 01, 1955
Page
2
Local residents report numerous visits and family gatherings. Incoming guests include families from Flin Flon Sudbury Ontario Winnipeg Dauphin and St Lazare plus a birth announcement for a daughter born to Zenon Kristalovich. Several relatives return from Winnipeg with Lorraine Verbuski and Rosalie Ziemansky accompanying them.
A cucumber grown by Mrs. T. E. Buchanan at Crawford Park weighs 214 lbs and is displayed at the Sandy Lake Consumers Co op Store. The community extends sympathy to the family of the late Tony Melcosky. Miss Gen. Chuchmuch of Toronto visited her sister Mrs. G. Wasylenko. Mr. and Mrs. George De Witt and sons visited nearby, and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mushie with Gerald from Elwood spent the weekend with the former's parents.
Islay School opened Monday with Mr. Jones as principal and Mrs. Lusky teaching Room 1. Miss Hay could not resume duties in Room II, with Miss Reita Stitt teaching in her absence. High School pupils reorganized the Student Council naming Leona Nowosad president Annabel Brown vice president Peggy Hamilton secretary treasurer and Mike Zemliak monitor convenor.
Coralie Pollock of Winnipeg visits relatives on the reserve with her parents Mr and Mrs Pollock. Gunn George Clarke of R C H A spent last week with his parents Mr and Mrs F Clarke. James Keewatincappo of Aldershot Nova Scotia is home on annual leave. Residents attended Sports Week-end at Sportsman's Park Clear Lake. Donald Clarke of Portage la Prairie visits home. A E Poole of Vancouver visits Mr and Mrs Clarke. Terry Clarke spent a week at United Church Boys camp at Clear Lake.
Poem attributed to Mrs. Clara Peden reflects on choosing Christ over wealth and reputation. It questions the emptiness of worldly gain without the Saviour and the despair of facing eternity unaided. The verse cites 1 John 2 15 and contemplates storm-tossed life, death, and eternal gloom.
Vista News notes A Halliday and Winnipeg visitors at the former’s parents. Attendees at Galvin Miller’s Rossburn wedding included August Miller, Mrs. M Miller, Mrs. T O Miller, and Helen Miller. Helen Miller and others helped with the Rossburn Vacation School. Alson gave a farewell service with a YP A gift. School reopened for fall term. Ladies Aid met W J Hamilton’s home and presented Irene Cummings a farewell gift as she moves to Brandon.
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