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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 11, 1970
Page
1
Federal MP Mark Smerchanski Provencher says residents of Pointe du Bois and Lac du Bonnet suffer the short end of the stick on Provincial Roads 313 and 315. He points to road inequities affecting local users and requests action.
Ann-Margret Plummer reports from Pointe du Bois Centennial Celebration where Pinawa Motor Inn owner Bill Chyzzy announces the hotel will begin serving hard liquor this Friday August 14. Local officials discuss road improvements and the distance residents travel, with comments from Darlene Meyer and R L Harland of Winnipeg Hydro.
Corp Joe Dash of Beaussjour Air Cadets Squadron named top cadet at Penhold Camp. Corp L A C Jerry Zarecki of Lac a Bonnet earned a first in the w a second event and a third in swimming.
Diary entries recount a Scout trek from Memorial Hall at 4:45 to a 6:35 river crossing and a cairn marking North America's center near Portage la Prairie. They camped at Kirkella Manitoba and met Robin Lamb of Pinawa and photographed Derick Sitar’s grave before continuing toward the Saskatchewan border.
The Agassiz Horticultural Show proved a standout event with awards for best home grounds in Lac du Bonnet and Pinawa. Trophies went to Mr. Doug Taylor for Pinawa grounds and to others in Lac du Bonnet, with ribbons awarded to Mrs. L. Dancut and Mrs. M. Osis in Lac du Bonnet and Mrs. J. Hampton and Mrs. R. Sterling in Pinawa.
Milner Ridge resident Joe Visca recalls a night drive when lights failed and his wife vanished from the truck. He found no sign of Alice after eight miles, sparking local concern and ongoing questions about her disappearance.
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