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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 10, 1964
Page
1
Renewal notice for Springfield Leader subscription with rates for Canada and overseas. Includes instructions to verify due date from numerals, provide name and address, and enclose payment of 3 to 6 dollars for one or two years. Highlights Audit Bureau of Circulations membership and arrear policies.
Pine Falls defeated Lac du Bonnet Midgets in the finals at Lac du Bonnet on Friday March 6. Jim Hebert assisted by Norm Lavallee opened scoring in the first period. Tony Augustine tied the game in the second period, with Lavallee from Rosentrater continuing Pine Falls’ strong play.
Pointe du Bois hosted its third annual bonspiel with 16 rinks competing for the M. Kabaluk and G. Cure trophies. Two donor rinks attended the event, social evening by the Legion, life memberships awarded, and a baby shower for Mrs. R. Wickner. Local high school teams joined Beausejour competitors. Pine Falls claimed the Midget Championship after a 2-1 series win, while Pointe Falls defeated Lac du Bonnet 6-3.
A tour of the Chalk River Atomic Energy plant and nearby Deep River townsite contrasts dated wartime buildings with a newer modern subdivision at Deep River. The NRU reactor impresses with size and interior color, while the tour notes two reactors, a swimming pool, a small reactor, and cave area manipulators, though three days would aid full understanding.
Two Bissett hockey squads visited Great Falls for exhibition games. The Tom Thumb team lost 10 to 5 while the Pee Wee squad won 3 to 0. Allan Bracken’s Pee Wee players wore new Boston Bruins colors and a postgame dinner capped a day that included a trophy presentation for Joe Henderson, the top scorer, and widespread praise for sportsmanship.
Bissett Midgets defeated Lac du Bonnet 4-1 on March 7 at Lac du Bonnet with Vernon Woods and Terry Barton scoring for Bissett and Hannes Bell adding the final goal. A follow up game on March 8 ended in a 6 minute overtime after Wayne Wold scored the winner for Bissett in a tied 1-1 deadlock.
On Friday March 6 hockey viewers watched the Seven Sisters married men meet River Hills in a hard fought old timers game. River Hills goalie Jack Hull Howcroft earned a shutout as River Hills outscored the Seven Sisters 4 0 with Ron Muncer replaced by Al Simmons Primmett after the first goal. The following day reports noted liniment sold out as players prepared for the next game.
Lac du Bonnet defeated Bissett 3-1 on Sunday March 8 in a close contest. Texmo opened the scoring for Lac du Bonnet with a pass from Hodge, then McCoy redirected a blue line shot for 2-0. Bissett answered with a team goal, and in the final period Hodge and Texmo combined for the final score sealing the Lac du Bonnet win.
Mr and Mrs Phillip Doyle and family spent last weekend with her folks Mr and Mrs Alex Woods Mrs Russell Barker and son joined them then visited Hole River relatives Miss Donna Boulette home from work spent weekend with family Birthday greetings to Mr Herman Crante on February 28 party last Saturday Mr and Mrs Charles Meade and family of Bissett visited relatives Erin Kennedy Ken Larsen Charles Kovari and Paul Swain of Gordon Lake Mines also Mr and Mrs Harry Boulette of Bissett Lenore Simard left for Bissett to help Mrs Arthur Meade after hospital stay Gordon Simard had an accident while cutting pulpwood Continued on Page 6.
Lac du Bonnet Tom Thumbs win North eastern Manitoba hockey title at Pine Falls arena over Powerview 2 1 in the final. Cherrey Dancyt and Hanton led the offence while Cavers faced 43 shots in defeat and Navrot starred for Lac du Bonnet. The champions boast two prior titles and thanked donors for transport.
George Sharpe and his Pine Falls rink defeated Adolph Kowalchuk’s Mark Hawrysh rink in the Grand Challenge final at the San Antonio curling club 15th open bonspiel held February 28 to March 1. Local teams staged a strong showing as visitors adapted to heavy ice and a bright finale featured Dakin and Thompson leading Rice Lake and Winnipeg entries.
Lac du Bonnet swept St. George 6 3 in each of two games to clinch the league championship and the Lavoie Motors trophy in a Friday series. Armand Boulet starred for St. George with two goals. Norman Dancut and Norman Cherrey led Lac du Bonnet with four goals apiece in the title clincher. Lloyd Hanton received the trophy in a centre ice ceremony after a season marked by strong defense and teamwork.
D Stupack of Lac du Bonnet captained his rink to victory in the Men’s First Annual Bonspiel at Lac du Bonnet defeating veteran Curler C Precious and his Seven Sisters squad. The three day event featured an entertainment evening in Memorial Hall. Brault of Winnipeg finished third in the main event with Dave Cousins of Whitemouth next.
Mr. T. Jarowski and his Pine Falls rink captured top honours at the Manitoba Teachers Bonspiel in Lac du Bonnet on March 1. Participants included teams from Tyndall Pine Falls Beausejour Power View Lac du Bonnet White Mouth and Rennie. E Amos with Lac du Bonnet took second in the first event. Colin Campbell and Lac du Bonnet won the second event with H Kazina and Tyndall second. A buffet luncheon followed at the curling club rooms.
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