Pointe du Bois Community Notices and Junior Olympics Update
Mrs N Maris Chuk moved to Winnipeg and will visit her daughter in British Columbia this week. On June 7 Pointe du Bois Brownies held a Bird Museum at the Niemi home with antique bird pictures and nests. Jeffery Kulikowsky placed 3rd in long jump and Billy McLennon 2nd in shot put at Lac du Bonnet and Pinawa meets. Birthday wishes to Don Le Blanc on June 14. St Marys Anglican Sunday School picnic was June 12 with six races and ribbons and adults participated. St Johns School for Boys canoe trip to Pointe du Bois on June 12 with 40 boys and 6 canoes. certificates and ribbons awarded locally. Junior Olympics participation climbs past 180,000 in 1975 to over 250,000 in 1976. goal of 300,000 by year end. Owen Murray notes rising summer camp involvement and program expansion nationwide. Information on starting Junior Olympics available at Royal Bank branches and COA Ottawa office.
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Jeffery Kulikowsky
Billy McLennon
Pinawa
Pointe du Bois
Lac du Bonnet
Gimli
Don LeBlanc
St. Mary's
St. John’s School
Munity
Keh Murray
COA
New Brunswick
Murray
The
Royal Bank
Ottawa
Summer news and community updates from Seven Sisters
Seven Sisters Manitoba reports wild weather with heavy rains then a sunny mood. News notes Ed Knopf's Alberta trip, a Briercliffe led summer program for preschoolers, forest fire containment, worm concerns, and a Hospital Guild wind up trip to Lac du Bonnet and Pine Falls Hospital with the new ambulance. The piece closes with thanks to organizers and a thought: The less men think, the more they talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hospital Guild
Lac du Bonnet
Lakeview Hotel
Rose King
Lil Kinghorn
Pine Falls
Pine Falls Hospital
Eugene Stefiuk
Lakeview
Junior Olympics extended to 1977 in Canada
The Canadian Olympic Association will continue its Junior Olympics Program through at least 1977. Sponsored by The Royal Bank of Canada, the program started in 1973 and aims to provide Olympic oriented sports events for youths ages nine to nineteen across Canada, promoting athletic development.
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Ottawa
Canadian Olympic Association
Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
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Manitoba
Ed. Knopf
Alberta
Beryl Briercliffe
Miss Briercliffe
Brandon
Dauphin
Pas
Winnipeg
Norquay
Manitoba Wildlife
Moose Hunters
Maint Department OF Renewable Resources and Transportation Services
Harvey Bostrom
Clean Environment Commission
Clean Environment Act
Department of Tourism, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
Grand Beach
Grand Beach Lagoon
Lake Winnipeg
Commission
Tuxedo Avenue
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