School By-law Vote Set For Monday Across Division
Agassiz School Division No 13 schedules a Monday vote to approve a by law for high school facilities and debenture funding. If approved the plan supports Beausejour Lac du Bonnet Whitemouth and Powerview high schools with classroom counts and government grants covering most costs. A vote for the measure enables grants and school expansion while a vote against would delay funding and possibly higher taxes.
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Eee
Beausejour
Lac du Bonnet
Whitemouth
Powerview
Fire destroys Pioneer Block in Lac du Bonnet
A $200,000 blaze at Lac du Bonnet began after a short circuit in an exhaust fan under rear steps of the Goodway Restaurant. Art Marr escaped from a second floor window aided by two volunteer firefighters, suffering minor burns. The Pioneer General Store and adjacent rooms were engulfed, with 20 plus volunteers battling flames and the fire department helped by forest service and U.S.A.F. crews. The fire collapsed the store at 10 p.m. and insured losses included about $40,000 in merchandise.
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Lac du Bonnet
Art Marr
Roy Monych
H. W. Beaumont
Goodway
Pioneer Block
Pioneer General Store
Goodway Sporting Goods
Ramsay McIntosh
Manitoba Forest Service
Milner Ridge U.S.A.F. Fire Department
Pioneer
Beaver Lumber Co
Eagle Cafe
Casey’s Inn
Jill Hammersted
Joe Sparman
Pine Falls Bowling League Windup Banquet Highlights
The Pine Falls Five Pin Bowling League held its windup banquet on May 18 at the Chateau with about 150 attendees. President Peter Richardson spoke as the league marked its 50th anniversary. Trophies were awarded to Richard Omas’s team for overall arena, Delores Cyr group for the Johannson trophy, and high averages and games recognizing Margaret Ford, Alex Thomas, Fran Powell, Joe Siska, and the Crawford team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Falls
Five Pin Bowling League
Chateau
Peter Richardson
W. Johannson
T. Er
P. Richardson
Pfefferle
Magnusson
Church Services Instructions and Leader Named
Come to Church at 9:45 am with Sunday School at 7:30 pm Divine Worship led by Pastor Harold Parne of White Mouth conducting the service.
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Harold Parne
Whitemouth
St. John’s Anglican Church Service Schedule
Rev W O Straw officiates at Lac du Bonnet church on Pentecost with Holy Communion at 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon at 11:00, followed by Sunday School and nursery.
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ST. John's Anglican Church
ST. Mary’s Church
Peinte du Bois
Former Local Boy To Attend Olympic Games
Raymond Lougheed of Milner Ridge was chosen as the lightweight wrestling representative for the Rome Olympic Games. The Montreal championships used a six point system. he advanced to the final with three wins, two by falls and one by default. He is 25, weighs 147% pounds, and works as a railway brakeman in Moose Jaw with his wife and daughter.
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Raymond Lougheed
Reginald Loughheed
Milner Ridge
Rome
Italy
Montreal
Raymond
Moose Jaw
Alex Hanson Retires From Great Falls Staff
Friends and neighbours gathered in Anderson Hall Great Falls on May 26 to honor Alex and Mrs Hanson as he retires from the mechanical crew of the Great Falls maintenance staff after since 1945 with Winnipeg Electric. Club President John Bracken MC presented a lifetime club membership and an electric clock. Various Hydro officials offered gifts and best wishes as the Hansons plan to stay in their home on the village outskirts.
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Anderson Hall
Great Falls
Axel Hanson
Hanson
Winnipeg Electric Company
John Bracken
Fergusson
Hansons
Harvey Battram
Manitoba Hydro Electric Board
Fred Arsenault
Els
Greatalls
Pine Falls Graduation Honors Eleven Twelfth Grade Seniors
Students at Pine Falls collegiate held graduation exercises at Leg ion Hall on Friday June 3 with eleven grade twelve and twelve grade eleven graduates. Recipients included Ronald Bumstead Lynne Cork Julianna Lazaruk Murray Manson Marilyn Pasaluko Merle Pasaluko Patricia Richardson Robert Sherstone Lynda Thomas Harold Velie Adrienne Woolsey for grade twelve and Carolyn Anderson Sharon Brown James Bumstead David Gittens Dieter Holleck Dennis Low Judith Perry Haldean Ramsay Alastair Ross Patricia Ryan Stuart Sands Duncan Will for grade eleven.
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Pine Falls Collegiate
the Legion Hall
Ronald Bumstead
Lynne Cork
Julianna Lazaruk
Murray Manson
Marilyn Pasaluko
Merle Pasalyko
Patricia Richardson
Robert Sherstone
Lynda Thomas
Harold Velie
Adrienne Woolsey
Carolyn Anderson
Sharon Brown
James Bumstead
David Gittins
Dieter Holleck
Dennis Low
Judith Perry
Haldean Ramsay
Alastair Ross
Patricia Ryan
Stuart Sands
Duncan Will
E. A. Frayne
K. I. Johnson
T. N. McLenaghen
Manitoba Paper Co
McLenaghen
K. J. Johnson
W. Tataryn
Glen Stewart
Leo Seguin
Whiteshell project moves forward with bridge plan
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation has completed its Whiteshell townsite report for Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. The government has not yet considered it. Mr. Gray tours Soviet stations and will present the findings upon return. A new bridge over the Winnipeg River, costing over 1 million dollars, links the site to highways and funds are shared by Manitoba and Canada. Atomic Energy staff work with Canadian General Electric on a novel organic coolant reactor intended as an engineering test station.
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Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment
C.M.H.C
J. L. Gray
Atomic Energy of Canada
Soviet Union
Manitoba
Whiteshell Oe
Canadian General Electric
Chalk River
Atomic Energy
Subscription Renewal Notice for The Leader
The notice asks readers to check a date on their The Leader subscription copy and renew by mail with $3.00 for one year or $4.00 outside Canada. It notes the Audit Bureau of Circulations rule against paid subscriptions exceeding 30 days in arrears and requests clipping the address label for renewals and new subscribers to use the form with printed name and address.
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Canada
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Springfield
Seven Schools Compete At Whitemouth Field Day
Whitemouth Collegiate and elementary school hosted a track and field meet on May 30 with seven area schools. Winners across events include L Lozin and D Herntier in boys events, Carol Hill and Brenda Malkoske in girls events, plus Whitemouth securing the aggregate shield. Elementary wins went to Elma and River Hills with Whitemouth earning the aggregate trophy. The fast ball tournament saw White Mouth Cubs beat White Mouth Yankees for Agassiz trophy contention still in embryo stage.
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Whitemouth
Agassiz
L. Lozinski
D. Herntier
D. Lehmann
K. Hazel
Charlie Bynski
M. Shevchuk
Dennis Herntier
David Coyne
Keith Schultz
L. Luzinski
Richard Star
Carol Hill
Brenda Malkoske
Betty Bayda
Kay Latta
Betty Honke
Vivian Malkoske
Linda Gesell
Betty Bayada
Eleanore Sitar
Mureen Lange
K. Giesbrecht
Elma
Rennie
River Hills
Whitemouth Cubs
Whitemouth Yankees
Hundevad Replaces Harrison as Pine Falls Woods Manager
E. E. Grainger of Abitibi Power announces the retirement of W. Kishbaugh after 41 years with the Woodlands Department and the promotion of W. C. Harrison of Pine Falls to the same office effective June 1, 1960. Harrison is a 1936 University of Toronto Forestry School graduate who joined Abitibi in 1937. He has held key posts in Iroquois Falls and Pine Falls and has been active in Can adian Pulp & Paper Association committees. J. Hundevad, current Divisional Woods Manager Smooth Rock Falls, is named to Pine Falls Division to replace Harrison.
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E. E. Grainger
Woodlands
Abitibi Power & Paper Company, Limited
W. Kishbaugh
W. C. Harrison
Pine Falls
Kishbaugh
Harrison
Forestry School
University of Toronto
Iroquois Falls
Manitoba
Canadian Pulp & Paper Association
Canadian Institute of Forestry
J. Hundevad
Smooth Rock Falls
Ontario
Man
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Pine Falls Bowling League
Lutheran Church OF the Cross
Morris Green
Park Ave
Full Gospel Mission
A. Doerkson
Boys and
North American Baptist Church
UAS el Pas Ney
Werner Waites
Alex Hanson
Bill Sutherland
Stuart Clark
Gordon Craig
Fred Ans
L. A. Frayne
Margaret Heinkel
Rebekah
J. F. Mitchell
Florence Guillas
L. Taylor
Trades and Labour Council
Labour Council
Barney Campbell
David Harrison
John Beatty
Grace Tardiff
Johnson
Douglas Chevrier
University of Manitoba
Chevrier
3Rd Street
Whitemouth Field
Manitoba Government
Liquor Control Commission
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