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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 08, 1949
Page
2
Preparations underway for the eighth annual Pine Malls Winter Club Carnival led by J. T. Carey and others. Theme is Fiesta Time in Latin America with a Queen contest and votes sold across town to support candidates and skating improvements.
Beausejour Lions unveil a full Winter Carnival program for February 18 and 19 with eight Ice Club features, a Queen’s trophy with a silver replica, royal duties for past queens, and contests for costumes. CJOB will provide master of ceremonies Chuck Cook on Saturday while Army hockey faces Beausejour on Friday.
Lac du Bonnet trounced visiting Great Falls 8 to 1 as Art Arsenault Ross Ingaldson Nespar McMahon Dancyt and Campbell scored for the home team while Sig Anderson earned the Great Falls tally. A return game at Great Falls ended 2 2 with Arsenault and Veilleux scoring for Lac du Bonnet and Anderson and Johnson replying for Great Falls.
Yvonne Lodge wed Charles Rostkowski at St Boniface Cathedral on January 28 in Winnipeg. Rev Fr St Laurent officiated. A 26 guest breakfast followed at Moore’s banquet room with a dance in the Orange Hall St Boniface. Attendants were Marie Ange Bruneau Terry Jolicoeur Emil Lodge and Michael Rostkowski.
Beausejour Lions club Winter Carnival runs February 18 to 19 with figure skating acts from Winnipeg and Pine Falls and an exhibition hockey game against the Winnipeg Army team. Votes for Queen are on sale to raise funds for the new Memorial arena.
A community gathers to honor Julius Milbrandt on his 90th birthday in Whitemouth. The longtime settler and town builder is celebrated by family including grandchildren and great grandchildren with a surprise party, cake, and heartfelt tributes.
In Lac du Bonnet Manitoba on January 30, 1952, 52 guests surprised Mrs. O Erickson to celebrate her 70th birthday. The Ericksons came from Sweden in 1905 and settled in Lac du Bonnet in 1908 becoming longtime locals. The gathering featured reminiscences, community songs, and a luncheon served by Mesdames Blomquist and Elmstrom.
The article notes that as people age the foods they require remain similar to those in youth, but portions shrink. It stresses maintaining a varied diet for seniors even as overall intake declines in later life.
Lac du Bonnet Municipal Council met February 1 and 2 with reeve and all councillors present. They discussed keeping Lettonia district roads open in winter, drainage east of 12-16-11 and 18-16-12E, land transfers, and a north parish drainage petition. Grants for multiple road works were authorized, tax collection procedures set, bylaw 518 on livestock running at large approved, a pound to be established at John Halliday’s land, surveys ordered under Special Surveys Act, and accounts paid to local residents and services.
A brief subscription renewal request appears from St James for a one year term at 2.00 dollars with an enclosed payment and the name field left blank.
A solemn memorial service was held at Pine Falls United church to honor Mrs. John E. Lane. Dr. Lane donated crimson velvet pulpit drapes with the United church crest, dedicated during the service. Speakers celebrated Mrs. Lane's decades of service, kindness, and Christian example in the town and church life.
Beausejour hosted visiting curlers from Gillis and Warren Ltd. The guest rink included Bob Vollet Jack Rapp Cam McCallum Jack Wilson Pete Reynolds Dan Gillis Jack Houde and Sid Lewis. Ed Gretsinger arranged the outing and hosts reported a bang up time.
A ledger style item enumerates payments to individuals and firms including Kondratiuk eight dollars, M. Olynik fifteen dollars, M. E Campbell twenty five dollars and others such as Children's Aid sixty point one five, Dr J W Sneath one hundred dollars, Willson Stationery ten dollars, Dache and Matlin thirty eight point twenty five, Rowe Electric five point seven eight, Canadian Consolidated Grain forty point four one, and F Dermeria twenty dollars.
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