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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 24, 1961
Page
6
A fragmentary item notes an event on Thursday related to James on the 20th with afternoon details about a fire in the area. It mentions Well Baby Clinic at the Municipal location and a time around 1:30 pm, but the full context and precise entities are unclear.
A meeting to discuss incorporating the subdivision into the Village of Lac du Bonnet will be held on January 21 1961 at 730 p.m. in the Legion Hall.
Local athletes journeyed to Gimli for bonspiel action with two Winnipeg salesmen. a Lac du Bonnet RCMP transfer to Virden spurs highway patrol changes. Bantams and Tom Thumbs faced Bissett in lacrosse like hockey results. Pine Falls Juvenile Kings faced Selkirk and West Kildonan with Lac du Bonnet players scoring all goals in both losses.
Pine Falls hosts a Knights of Columbus social at St Theresa's parish hall with men serving and diners dishes. The Anglican Ladies Guild met January 17 at Mrs L Huhn's Powerview home with 26 members. officers elected for 1961 include F MacLeod as president and R Huhn, W Jackson as vice president and treasurer.
A roundup of community gatherings includes at Christ mas Day visits among local families in Charleswood and Pointe du Bois. Baptism at St. John’s Anglican Lac du Bonnet on January 14 for the Hodge children with godparents named. City Hydro’s Don Bryden and party visited Pointe du Bois Curling Club. Additional brief mentions cover visitors, promotions, and upcoming local events.
Clarence Pischke has returned to New York to work at the Bank of Nova Scotia. Garry, grandson of Mr and Mrs John Steiner, remains in hospital. Local residents attended gatherings and visits span New Year events. The Whitemouth Hospital Guild to sponsor a March of Dimes drive, with a meeting February 6. The Whitemouth Community Club plans an Ice Carnival in March. A baby shower honored the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Lorne Molinski with fifteen guests. Anglican W A pauses January and February meetings. 4 H club hosts curling bonspiel at White mouth Collegiate January 27 28.
Premier Duff Roblin met with his cabinet at Manitou Lodge in Pine Falls on Saturday January 21. The town was picked for privacy and minimal disruption during the session.
A Pine Falls Cancer Society unit formed with officers J Hunda vath president A McSherry secretary Bundy campaign chair R Wooatali and Dr K I Johnson. Pine Falls Junior Hockey lost 5 3 to Selkirk on Friday January 20 and on Saturday January 21 hosted Young Canada Hockey Day with games against Bissett West Kildonan and Stonewall. Bantam B, Tom Thumb finals, and a Cadet Band performance topped a full day of hockey and community events for local youths and visitors.
Ronald infant son of Mr and Mrs De Hanke has been confined to hospital for the past period with health concerns.
Half section of land three miles from Lac du Bonnet on Grade B highway. half broken and half clear. power and telephone available near a research centre site. contact E Dzinkowski Lac du Bonnet phone 249.
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