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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 14, 1964
Page
2
Lac du Bonnet Lakers Bk Club hosts bingo at Memorial Centre on Thursdays. Notre Dame Parish Hall hosts St Frances Social Club bingo on Mondays at 7 30 p.m. A whist drive is planned Friday April 17 at 8 30 p.m. at Memorial Hall sponsored event.
April activities include Legion rallies and dance plans, Red Cross drive totals, visits by residents to Selkirk and Niagara Falls trips, Pee Wee hockey club celebration for coach Jim Duchet, Lions Club sponsored team, church concerts, Collegiate Open House, and local birthdays and hospital news. The column lists neighborly updates, travel, and upcoming events through April.
Collegiates present a Drama Evening on April 24 at 8 p.m. featuring two one act plays, several skits and choir selections. Skits directed by L Brown include The Traveller and Lynette Wakes Up with a cast led by Shirley Hooke Clifford Zarecki Claude Lemire Paulette Swain and others. The Ghost Story a Booth Tarkington comedy stars Sally Simcoe as Student Director and Mrs Stine as Teacher Director with a full student cast. The Great Life a William D Fisher comedy directed by Leslie McIntosh features Tommy Wilson Louis Wazny Ted Stokes Frank Sklepowicz Mary Wilson and more.
The Lac du Bonnet Water Co-op board noted a poor turnout of only 12 attendees at an annual meeting. A key item was increasing working capital from $50,000 to $100,000 to fund expansion of lines to new areas, awaiting shareholder approval. W A Campbell served as secretary-treasurer.
Reinhold Schmidke aged 67 died at his Lowland residence, survived by Lydia his wife, two sons Henry and Wilbert, five daughters, nine grandchildren, and siblings. Funeral at St. Pauls Lutheran Brokenhead conducted by Pastor Hartmann. Interment in churchyard. Russell Funeral Homes arranged. Anna Adolph aged 81, widow of Henry Adolph, died at Leause jour hospital. Service planned for April 13 at 2 p.m. in Lydiatt district chapel.
The St John’s Lutheran Church Lydiatt honored Mrs. Loeb with Rev. Fred Gaertner officiating. Interment followed at Lydiatt cemetery with Russell Funeral Homes handling arrangements. Born in Russia she moved to Canada 66 years ago settling in the Lydiatt district. She leaves five sons Paul Arthur and Henry of Winnipeg Albert and William of Lydiatt six daughters Mrs. Maier of Montreal Mrs. Petrie and Mrs. Dye of Winnipeg Mrs. Jensen of Toronto Mrs. Hicks of Vailmount and Mrs. Avison of St. Owens 20 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren one sister Mrs. Mary Cummings Emerson three brothers Conrad Loeb Selkirk Bill Beausejour and Mike Chilliwack B C.
Sealed tenders for gasoline diesel fuel and heating oil for 1964 to 1965 will be received by the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet at Lac du Bonnet Man. Deliveries to Lac du Bonnet or anywhere in the RM. Tender deadline May 30 1964. Clerk’s office contact for details. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. C L Cherrey Secretary Treasurer.
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