Beausejour Group Backs Division Board Controversy
Beausejour residents led by William Renshaw Hugo Schaf frott A Tolosko and Len Drew le organized to support the Agassiz School Division Board amid a Citizens' committee push to remove Beausejour Collegiate principal Mel Gunson. The Beausejour group claims the board acts in the community’s best interest and criticizes the petition drive as dictatorial while noting 583 signatures from over 1200 eligible voters with duplications. The Manitoba Teachers Society newsletter cites tenure disputes and says public opinion remains focused on Gunson's potential demotion pending Arbitration Board action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beausejour
William Renshaw
Hugo Schaffrott
A. Tolosko
Len Drewle
Agassiz School Divipets
Healt Iine
Citizens’ Committee
Powerview
Ing Ae
Division Board
Agassiz
Agassiz Board
Mel Gunson
Whitemouth
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Gunson
Golden Bay Students Tour Lac du Bonnet Area
A 30 student Golden Bay School Beausejour group led by teacher J L Brown visited the Lac du Bonnet area for an annual field trip. They toured Griffith Brothers Diamond Drilling, McArthur Falls power plant, Trans Air, Lakeview Turkeys, fished the Winnipeg River, cooked a wiener roast on Blueberry Rock, and finished at Great Falls with a coal-water plunge. Gratitude is given to all hosts and organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Bay School
Beausejour
J. L. Brown
Lac du Bonnet
Griffith Brothers
B. Griffith
Lakeview
Gordon McKeown
Mr. McKeown
Winnipeg River
Great Falls
Comets Continue Winning Ways
The White shell Comets fastball team won four consecutive exhibition games to raise their record to eight and two. They defeated Hungry Nine 19 to 9 on May 24, 12 to 5 on June 6, 15 to 5 in a third game, and 15 to 6 in Seven Sisters. The squad uses varied playing styles and remains active in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiteshell Comets
Comets
Coote and McDonald Tie The Knot In Pine Falls
Sharon McDonald and Jack Coote wed in a May 27 double ring ceremony at Pine Falls United Church. Rev C King officiated as Sharon Brown sang and E A Frayne played organ. Bride wore a white nylon organza gown with a basque bodice and portrait neckline.
Pointe du Bois 4-H Clubs Hold Successful Windup
Pointe du Bois 4-H clubs held a successful achievement day on May 30 featuring cooking sewing for girls and woodworking for boys. Judges from Beausejour Morden and Whitemouth praised work, with 24 of 26 members earning red ribbons and two blue ribbons in woodworking. Meals, remarks on leadership, and plans for Beausejour rally and Gimli camp accompanied demonstrations and performances by members and leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flashing
Pointe du Bois
Manitoba
Boulie
Beausejour
Gordon
Morden
R. Poston
Whitemouth
F. Slivinksy
L. Mocogni
Lac du Bonnet
Sharon Goddard
Colleen Preston
Ardythe Packer
Dale Marcus
Gordon Pringle
Judy Dunwoody
Donna Fisher
Margaret Anderson
Anne Frejek
Alan Melquist
Susan Ws Comer
Robin Lamb
Louise Mocogni
Bernadette
Ernest Kulczycki
A. MacDonald
Brandon Fair
Winnipeg
Pine Falls Chamber Hears Road Report
The Pine Falls Chamber of Commerce heard a road update from Hon. John Thompson, noting highway paving to No. 12 will be delayed due to unfinished backlog, with completion promised later. They will sponsor the Manitoba Teachers Tour in July and discuss mosquito control funding, canvassing area residents for labor costs. The chamber will reconvene in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Falls
Manitoba
Manitoba Paper Company
E Chamber
Beausejour Dominates Bissett in High Score Fastball
Beausejour won the fastball tournament in Bissett on Sunday June 4 with a 20 to 1 final over Bissett after Beausejour defeated St. George in the first round and toppled Bissett in the final. Harvey Chalmers scored Bissett’s lone run as umpire Bob Warren and scorer Jim Russell Sr aided the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bissett
Manigotogan
Hole River
St. George
Beausejour
Bissett Gold Kings
Bob Warren
Jim Russell Sr
Mesdames Schlecter
Harper
Gillespie
Bisset Gold Kings
San Antonio Gold Mines
Jim Russell Jr
San Antonio
St George Tops Field in Great Falls Baseball Tournament
St George defeated Selkirk 13 to 12 to win the Great Falls tournament on the sports ground. Bill Boyer pitched well for St George as Pete Trochim starred for Selkirk, with Rich Gittins and Garry Moroz hitting homers. Great Falls, Pointe du Bois, Powerview, San Antonio Mines and Beausejour were among the teams and local volunteers supported through a busy day of games and a popular refreshment booth.
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Great Falls
Sports Ground
Point du Bois
Powerview
St. George
Selkirk
San Antonio Mines
Little St. George
Bill Boyer
Ray Bowman
Boyer
Pete Trochim
Pointe du Bois
Daylight Saving Time Considered by Lac du Bonnet Council
Lac du Bonnet will adopt Daylight Saving Time effective July 2 after a council vote. At the June 12 meeting two delegations spoke for and against DST, one abstention. Petitions from 58 local firms favored DST, while Manitoba Government Air Service urged staying on Standard Time. The council deferred a decision to a special meeting, urging government action toward a uniform Dominion time.
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Lac du Bonnet
DST
H. W .Peaumont
J. Sherle
Winnipeg
H. P. Smith
Council
Manitoba
Air Service
Pointe du Bois Boy Wins Scholarship
Stanley Hodge son of Mr and Mrs Dave Hodge of Pointe du Bois earned a $1500 Northern Electric scholarship after graduating in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manitoba on May 25. He relinquished it to accept an $1800 scholarship from National Research and plans to work at National Research in Ottawa during summer before returning in fall for his Masters degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Hodge
Dave Hodge
Pointe du Bois
University of Manitoba
Northern Electric
Stanley
National Research
Ottawa
Sports Day Planned For Lac du Bonnet
Lac du Bonnet hosts a full day of activities on Saturday July 1 under the Memorial Centre sponsorship in cooperation with the Lakers Ski Club and Baseball Committee. A six team baseball tournament begins at 10 00 am with a Winnipeg umpire. The ski club stages a noon parade and ski queen contest, then runs boat races water show and planned night fireworks. Concessions, games of skill and kid friendly setups fill the grounds with a possible Memorial Hall dance later. Legion crowns and anchor and Busy Bees 4 H run two refreshment booths.
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Lac du Bonnet
Lac du Bonnet Memorial Centre
Lac du Bonnet Lakers Ski Club
Wpg
Memorial Centre
Memorial Hall
Legion
Busy Bees
Manigotogan 4 H Club Holds First Achievement Day
The Manigotogan Busy Bees 4 H clothing club held its first Achievement Day on Wednesday June 7 fourteen girls received ribbons for the year’s work Home Economist Miss Sylvia Boulic of Beausejour awarded the ribbons and selected Donna Boulette and Paulette Kennedy to present a Hair Care demonstration at the Beausejour rally in August Ginda Lemard was chosen to represent the club at the rally and Lillian Wood and Pauline Kennedy were chosen for summer camp at Gimli in July Comments on the girls’ work were made by Mrs J M Unrau and club president Pauline Kennedy Secretary Darlene Lemard read the minutes of the year’s meetings This was Miss Boulic’s first visit to Manigotogan and she enjoyed the scenery and hospitality shown to her.
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Ey Aewerd
Sharon Goddard
Gimli
Colleen Preston
Darlene Lodge
C.P.A
Busy Bees 4-H
Sylvia Boulic
Beausejour
Boulic
Donna Boulette
Paulette Kennedy
Ginda Lemard
Lillian Wood
Pauline Kennedy
J. M. Unrau
Darlene Lemard
Miss Boulie
Manitoba
Baby Moose Rescued With Broken Leg In Manitoba
Buddy Wold of Winnipeg found a fragile baby moose calf with a broken leg near Pointe du Bois on the Winnipeg River. He rushed the animal to an Winnipeg hospital for treatment and care, with hopeful results uncertain at this time.
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Buddy Wold
Winnipeg
Lac du Bonnet
Buddy
Pointe du Bois
Three Manitoba Boys Win Calgary Stampede Trip Award
Three boys in eastern Manitoba won an all expense trip to the Calgary Stampede in July as prizes for a newspaper circulation contest. The winners are Randy Raban of Lac du Bonnet Jim Vialoux of Bissett and Robert Davvison son of Cst G Davvison of Whitemouth.
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Manitoba
Randy Raban
Lac du Bonnet
Jim Vialoux
Bissett
Robert Davvison
Cst
G. Davvison
Whitemouh
Mrs. I M Bowyer Receives Life Membership Honor
The Bissett United Church Women's Auxiliary held a June supper meeting at the homes of Mrs. W. G. Dack and Mrs. J. Simpson. Mrs. I M Bowyer was awarded a life membership for her extensive service including sick visiting, Bible Society work, Red Cross Relief, and Disabled War Veterans relief. Twenty one members attended as Mrs. Lou Simpson presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bissett United Church Women's Auxiliary
W. G. Dack
J. Simpson
I. M. Bowyer
R. Griffith
Bowyer
W.A
British and Foreign Bible Society
Canadian Red Cross Relief
Disabled War Veterans Relief
Lou Simpson
James Fox
Simpson
Gray
Bartell
Gimli Fresh Air
Village Council Passes Town Planning Scheme
The Village of Lac du Bonnet Council on Monday approved a by law creating a town planning scheme to regulate building plans for all alterations repairs and new construction. The measure aims to keep council informed and ensure orderly progress approved by the public.
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Lac du Bonnet
William Molter
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Beausejour Group
Golden Bay
Mesdames Swaincan
Mocogni
Lodge
Lewis and Fisher
S. Kulczycki
Marlene
Annie Frezek
Myrna Lewis
Judith Dunwoody
Elin Blondahl
Marlene Fors
Delaine Tyndall
Bernadette Kulczycki
Jenny Writtenberg
Susan Comer
Toni Hunt
Hugh Goddard
Ten Wittenberg
Pine Falls Chamber
4-H
Baby Moose
City
Calgary Stampede
Molter
Roy Kaiser
Duffly
R. Langridge
W. L. Wardrop
Manitoba Hydro
Union of Man. Mune. Fec
Hudson Bay Co
A. Kekish
Man. H.S.P
Beaver Lumber Co. Ltd
Chapco
I. Winberg
Waters Construction Co
W. Grigota
P. H. Klassen
F. Sytnick
John Brown
Macleod's
J. W. Wade
W. O. David
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