Unanimous motions at Rossburn Council meeting 1973
Rural Municipality of Rossburn held its September 11 1973 meeting with Reeve John Mitchell presiding. Motions adopted include minutes August 14 1973 approval and filing of correspondence, fence line cleanup request, tax sale recovery for Vince Barlow,申请 aerial predator permit, and preparations for 1974 elector decisions on Sunday sports liquor referendum and regional library concepts. Additional items cover queries to minister on crop damage compensation, road takeover by province, insurance tender, August 31 1973 financials, adjournment and reconvening, drafting three new by laws on fences nuisance grounds and dog control, approval of By Law 986 reducing revising officer list from three to one day, and payment of accounts. Meeting adjourned to October 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossburn
John Mitchell
Ernest Drul
Wally Peleshok
Joe Dnistiansky
Charles Derlago
R. M. of
Finance Committee
Square Dance at Wood Barn Marks Village Event
Mr and Mrs Arnold Wood hosted a square dance in their new barn in Birtle on Saturday September 22. The guest book tallied eighty signatures with twenty from Newdale Nifty Numbers Square Dance Club and thirty five from Rossburn Circle Eights. Bob Stitt opened the festivities, Tom Warburton called the dances from 8:30 to 11:30, and dancers shared a lunch provided by the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Wood
Birtle
Newdale Nifty Numbers Square Dance Club
Rossburn Circle
Bob Stitt
Tom Warburton
Venturer Canoe Expedition Plans Major River Trip
The Rossburn Venturer Co. reports a 25 percent rise in membership for 1973 74 with 17 boys registered. Officers include President Delmer Heindle and Vice President Darryl Michalchuk. The group aims to raise $1000 again, plans canoeing a yet unnamed river, holds a fall raffle and a December 8 bingo, and invites odd jobs from the president or advisors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmer Heindle
Darryl Michalchuk
Top Teams In The West To Participate At Lumsden
Rossburn Collegiate opens volleyball season with boys and girls squads returning with last year’s core. An exhibition vs Grandview on Oct 2 leads to a girls tournament at Lumsden Oct 6 featuring Manitoba and Saskatchewan teams. Zone playoffs loom after six game league, with hopes for provincial play. A large Pepsi sponsored electric scoreboard arrives to aid fans and players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumsden
Rossburn
Grandview Collegiate
Grandview
Sask
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Vincent Massey Collegiate
Winnipeg
Sheldon Williams
Regina
Pelly Trail
Rossburn, Russell and
Elphinstone
Rossburn Collegiate
Pepsi-Cola
Lions Club Dental Clinic Report From Rossburn Meeting
The Rossburn Lions Club heard a report on the March 12 to 22 dental clinic presented by chair man Con Erickson. Extractions totaled 46 with 36 deciduous and 10 permanent, fillings 112 with 32 deciduous and 80 permanent, and 13 miscellaneous services. The club thanked supporting organizations and towns for donations sustaining the program with a balance of 139 dollars donated by the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossburn Lions Club
Lion Con Erickson
Record potato weighs 4 pounds in An gusville garden
Item notes two huge potatoes from local gardens. Stanley Kalyn in Angusville shows a 4 lb specimen. Ed and Mrs. Ed Shust grow a 4 lb 3 oz tuber, the largest so far this year, a benchmark unlikely to be surpassed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Kalyn
Angusville
Ed Shust
Severe Electrical Storm Hits Farms and Power Lines
A violent storm struck Sunday night causing major damage at the Bob Stitt and Luhowy farms. Lightning ignited hay bales destroying about 1200 at Stitt’s, while 6000 bales were lost at Luhowy’s property. Electrical wiring and telephone lines suffered heavy damage as Hydro customers north of Rossburn lost power following the strike. Fire brigades from Rossburn and Shoal Lake responded, with fires burning into Monday morning and authorities recounting long-lasting outages. Continued on Page Three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Stitt
Bob
Don Stitt
Rossburn
Melvin Luhowy
Luhowys
Shoal Lake
Melvin
Jean
Geo. Lawless
Stitt’s
Hydro
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter Drozda
Vince Barlow
Provincial Department of Mines, Resources and Environmental Management
Department of Highways
R. M
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Ellice
Silver Creek
Russell
Rossburn Venturer Co
Sec
Ken Ament Treas
Randy Komhyr
Rick Plaisier
Jim Procy
R.C.I
Another Lions Club Community Service
BN Si Tie Tai
Bea Rossburn
Lions ‘Club
Con
Cath Women’s Rnapn
Birdtail W.iene
Village
Esate Tapbonnioatabins
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