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Newspaper

Springfield Leader

Location

Springfield, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Jan 25, 1966

Page

10

Four resolutions eyed by Lac du Bonnet group

The Lac du Bonnet Home and School Association will present four resolutions to the Manitoba Parent Teachers Association at the annual meeting next month. They seek to study education broadly with a joint committee from the Manitoba Teachers' Society, the Manitoba School Trustees' Association and the Department of Education to improve curricula, salaries, and administration, aiming to benefit students and ratepayers.

Lac du Bonnet Home and School Association Manitoba Parent Teachers Association Manitoba Teachers’ Society Manitoba School Trustees’ Association Department of Education Manitoba

Pointe Wins Legion Ladies Playdowns at East St. Paul Club

Pointe du Bois Legion Ladies Aux led by Carrie Ketola won all three games in the Royal Canadian Legion District Six curling playdowns held at East St. Paul Curling Club on Saturday January 22. Flo Henley Floss Anderson and Irene Matthew supported the winning team as they defeated Selkirk Elmwood and Lac du Bonnet and later thanked local volunteers for arrangements and transport. The event also noted Selkirk rink winning the ladies second event, while Selkirk took the men’s first event and Pine Falls the second.

Royal Canadian Legion East St. Paul Winnipeg Dist Dorothy Waters Chuck Matthew Ray Ethel Splondahl Pointe Legion Selkirk Pine Falls

Lutherans Elect Building Committee

At the annual meeting of the Lutheran Church of the Cross an eleven man Church Facilities Planning Committee was elected to study space needs for worship education and fellowship. Members include Peter Hunehak Art Johnson Axel Lindgren Roger Stine John Lindgren Roger Tinant Mrs Herb Dancut Bruce Griffith Mrs Earl Christoff Irvin Grabke and Keith Banks. Gene Obirek Andrew Mathews and Richard Springler were elected to the Church Council. Mrs Norman Feidelkorn became financial secretary and Mrs Eric Nilsson was named Sunday School superintendent.

Lutheran Church of the Cross Peter Hunehak Art Johnson Axel Lindgren Roger Stine John Lindgren Roger Tinant Herb Dancut Bruce Griffith Earl Christoff Irvin Grabke Keith Banks Gene Obirek Andrew Mathews Richard Springler Norman Feidelkorn Eric Nilsson

Seven Sisters Win Zone Playdowns in Lac du Bonnet Curling

Seven Sisters rink captured zone 21 playdowns at Lac du Bonnet after two days of steady curling, defeating Johnny Usackis rink in the finals to take the area crown. Finalists included Beausejour, Pinawa, and Lac du Bonnet amid a 32-team field. Garry Erickson skipped for Seven Sisters with a lineup of King, Krampetz, and Ross.

Seven Sisters Briar Lac du Bonnet Usachis Beausejour Pinawa Garry Erickson Ken King Don Krampetz Tan Ross Johnny Usackis Orest Meleschuk Glen Butchart Andy Usackis Usackis Bob Lesko Bill Walsh Fort Rouge John Romano Pine Falls Romano Consols MCA

Men’s North Eastern Curling Slated For Weekend

The Lac du Bonnet curling clubs set a weekend start for the men’s North Eastern event with the Springfield Leader Trophy up for grabs, plus the Beaver Lumber and Lakeview Trophies. Only 20 entries were received vs 32 planned, delaying play to Friday and prompting a Memorial Hall smoker featuring last year’s British Consols Canadian Championship game.

Lac du Bonnet Lac du Bonnet Club Memorial Hall

Scientist estimates brain stores vast info surpassing Library of Congress

A scientist asserts the human brain could hold about 50 times more information than the 9,000 volumes of the Library of Congress. The claim highlights the brain's capacity and memory efficiency, though the comparison is theoretical rather than a measured volume.

Library of Congress

Teenagers to Conduct Lutheran Service at Church

The Luther League will conduct the worship service at Lutheran Church of the Cross on Sunday January 20 at 11 00 am with ten grade Allan Urban delivering the sermon titled Judge Not. Bruce Arthur discusses Luther League work as the youth handle music ushering order scripture reading and prayers. fifteen members in the organization.

The Luther League Lutheran Church of the Cross Allan Urban Bruce Arthur

Anglicans Hold Annual Meeting In Lac du Bonnet

St John’s Anglican church Lac du Bonnet held its annual meeting on January 23 at Memorial Hall with a turkey dinner by the women's auxiliary. Reports showed a successful year overall but a 1965 church deficit. Mr A King urged more support for 1966 and election of officers named Freund, King, Ambrose, Druchet, Hardy, Hood, Hanton, Rogers, Rousseau, Schenk, Sparman, Struthers and Sydorka.

St. John’s Anglican Church Lac du Bonnet Memorial Hall Women’s Auxiliary A. King KR. Freund A. 5 King G, Ambrose J. Druchet Vy, Hardy E. Hood F. Hanton Rogers E. Rousseau W. Schenk J. Sparman D. Struthers S. Sydorka

Krampetz Teams Tops Whitemouth Bonspiel

Krampetz and his Seven Sisters foursome won the Pioneer Garage trophy at Whitemouth men s bonspiel held January 15 16 defeating Johnny Klepatz Seven Sisters in the finals. Eddie McInnis Rennie won the Melnick s Garage trophy by beating Wm MacGarva Elma in the final. Vern Schatkowsky Whitemouth skipped the Norman Erickson trophy after eliminating Ray Faubert Lac du Bonnet. Seventeen rinks attended a Saturday dinner and social hosted by the local ladies curling club.

R. Krampetz Seven Sisters Pioneer Garage Whitemouth Krampetz Johnny Klepatz Melnick’s Garage Eddie McInnis Rennie MacGarva Elma Norman Erickson Vern Schatkowsky Lac du Bonnet Ray Faubert Ladies Curling Club

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