Lac du Bonnet Northeastern Bonspiel Contest Ends In Close Finishes
Bruce Chapman team won the Northeastern Spiel beating Don McDonald 9 8 after a key two point steal in the tenth end. McDonald led Mel Saunders, while Chapman’s squad included Randal Foubert Andy Usackis and Aji Johnson. Howe edged Wayne Wold 9 8 in another tight finish as Mooney injured himself. A special prize went to Simcoe David Enright and Enright as first out of the spiel after 28 teams attended the smoker on Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Chapman
Richard Karklin
Chapman
al Johnson
Andy Usackis
Randal Foubert
Don McDonald
McDonald
Mel Saunders
Bruce
Aji Johnson
Bart Hawkins
Bob Mase
R. Eidt
R. Anderson
Mac. Howe
Wayne Wold
Howe
Rod Lynch
Bud Mooney
Ray Enright
Mooney
Wold
Gord Karklin
Owen Wilson
Glen Trask
W. Fresek
Bill Boyer
al Simcoe
Laurant David
Richard Enright
John Enright
Children’s walkathon funds aid for Chong Hae Kim family
St Mary’s Sunday School children raised almost 320 dollars in a October walkathon to adopt eight year old Chong Hae Kim of Yangsan Korea. Born March 25 1964 he attends Yongyun Primary School and ranks second in his class. His parents Soo Bok Kim and Sun Woi Chai have had no schooling. Four brothers and two sisters live with them. Chong Nam is three and Soon Ja aged twelve lost a leg in a traffic accident. The family is very poor and will receive three years of aid from the fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Sunday School
Save the Children Fund
Chong Hae Kim
Yangsan
Yongyun Primary School
Soo Bok Kim
Sun Woi Chai
Chong Nam
Soon Ja
Chong Hae
Lac du Bonnet Grades 7 8 Win At Agassiz Courneys
Lac du Bonnet grade seven and eight volleyball teams played in boys and girls tournaments on Saturday December 9 to decide division champions. The girls won four straight sets at Whitemouth in a modified double knockout event led by Cindy Gilbart Murielle Scott Heather Anderson Fay Dooley Brenda Blom Karen Weiss Sheilagh Wade Patsy Bonekamp Marlene Nilsson Jacqueline Wazny. The boys were undefeated in Beausejour with ten straight wins in round robin and playoffs led by Owen Blom Murray Kocis Brad Wold Paul Sundstrom Lawrence Lavoie Brad Ehinger Wyman Mar Peter Shura Randy Gustafson Ricky Augustine Bruce Brincheski Glen Karklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lac du Bonnet
Whitemouth
Cindy Gilbart
Murielle Scott
Heather Anderson
Fay Dooley
Brenda Blom
Karen Weiss
Brendan Brincheski
Sheilagh Wade
Patsy Bonekamp
Marlene Nilsson
Jacqueline Wazny
Beausejour
Owen Blom
Murray Kocis
Brad Wold
Paul Sundstrom
Lawrence Lavoie
Brad Ehinger
Wyman Mar
Peter Shura
Randy Gustafson
Ricky Augustine
Bruce Brincheski
Glen Karklin
Big O Leaves Footprints in Europe Curling Tour
Orest Meleschuk wrapped a 3.5 week European curling tour with three bonspiel wins. He went 26-0 in Switzerland and captured the Crystal Trophy in Zurich, defeating Bob Labonte 4-3 in the final. The Weinfelden Silver Box title followed in Switzerland as Meleschuk led six straight wins. He reached playoffs in Karlstad Sweden, then defeated Sweden’s Silver Broom reps to claim another win. John Usackis suffered a back injury, missing the last five days. Further trip coverage will appear later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crest Meleschuk
Meleschuk
Switzerland
Zurich
U.S.A
Bob Labonte
Sweden
France
Germany
Canada
Lahr
Dave Romano
John Usackis
Bob Lesko
Orest
LaBonte
Weinfelden
Waldessern Curling Club
Norway
Gotenborg
Norkopping
Borlange
Stockholm
John
Karlstad
Manitoba Extends School Tax Benefits to Federal and Provincial Land Tenants
Manitoba government clarifies that tenants of land owned by federal or provincial bodies receive school tax reduction benefits. Payments include Central Mortgage and Housing Corp, Pinawa district, Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corp, Manitoba Telephone System, and Liquor Control Commission. Additional distributions depend on tenant group claim processing. Mr. Pawley noted ineligible cases are now covered where taxes are not levied but normal school cost contributions exist.
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Manitoba
Howard Pawley
Liquor Control Commission
Pawley
Pine Falls
Winnipeg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rod Demoline
Norm McCoy
Wally Powell
McCoy
Demoline
Neil Campbell
Norm Plato
Eugene Michalow
Powell
Bob Rutherford
Billy McCullough
Durkacz
Baldur Halm
Pointe du Bois
ST. Mary’s Sunday School
Ld.ds
Agassiz Courneys
Europe
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