Whitemouth Wins Provincial Aid for Winter Works
The province approved 41 municipal winter projects totaling over 761 thousand dollars, with Whitemouth and River Hills halls renovations and bridge repair among items. Manitoba covers full labor costs totaling about 997 thousand dollars, while municipalities pay for materials. The first group of approvals adds 2,430 men months of work, part of a 1.7 million dollar program that includes previous PEP authorizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Pawley
Ottawa
Manitoba
RM of
Whitemouth
River Hills Halls
Lac du Bonnet Power Toboggan Races Draws Crowd
About 2,000 spectators attended Lac du Bonnet snowmobile races on a favorable day. Some 115 drivers entered the one day meet with 1500 dollars in prize money plus trophies. The event ran after 12 noon due to late entries. no serious injuries were reported. Shirley Sellers fell twice but continued racing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lac du Bonnet
Gordon McEwan
R.C.M.P
Earl Christoff
Lac du Bonnet Power Toboggan Club
Shirley Sellers
Stefan Tesluk Elma Pioneer Dies at 94
Stefan Tesluk, Elma's oldest pioneer, died March 2 at 94. Born January 1, 1878 in Western Ukraine, he emigrated to Canada in 1907, lived in Gonor with his wife, then moved to Elma on the Zachory farm. He later resided with his daughter and son-in-law, enjoyed bingo, auctions, long daily walks, and was honored by the hospital guild as oldest pioneer in Elma in 1967 and 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elma
Stefan
Tesluk
Ukraine
Canada
Gonor
Zachory
John Podolchuk
Hospital Guild
Pine Falls club gains 2500 from curling sweepstakes
The Pine Falls Artificial Ice Booster Club nets 2500 after ticket holders claim prizes. Alice Dawson of Pine Falls won 1500 in the early third draw, plus 1000 as Quebec runner up in the Brier, boosting the club’s total. Other $2500 runners up include Jeanette Ducharme, J Vietch, E J Vulcano, Walter der Russell, G Louis, James Townsend and Shirley Chiocchio.
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Pine Falls
Alice Dawson
Victoria
Manitoba
Jeanette Ducharme
Aubert Street
St. Boniface
J. Vietch
Selkirk
E. J. Vulcano
Nelson
B.C
Walter der Russell
G. Louis
Ottawa
James Townsend
Toronto
Shirley Chiocchio
Stoney Creek
Ont
Lac du Bonnet RM Receives Winter Works Grant
The Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet was awarded 18720 under the Manpower and Immigration Canada Works Local Initiatives Program. Approved February 17 1972 the grant funds labour for local projects including office renovations sewer and water to the municipal shop a veterinary clinic waterworks though materials and equipment are municipal, bridge repairs and brush clearing with start February 7 1972 and completion by May 31 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lac du Bonnet
Manpower and Immigration Canada
R.M
R.M. of Lac
Pinawa Bridge Club to Sponsor Continent-Wide Charity Tournament
The Pinawa Duplicate Bridge Club will sponsor the twenty third A C B L Continent wide Charity Tournament at the Pinawa Club on Friday March 24 1972 to benefit the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society. Held with the Spring Nationals in Cincinnati over 25 000 players expected. Entry is 2 50 per person. Funds go to arthritis research and education. Bar opens 7 30 p.m. For info contact Jerry Smee at 753 8489.
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Pinawa Duplicate Bridge Club
A.C.B.L
Pinawa
Cincinnati
Ohio
Jerry Smee
Calcutta Windsfall for Beskay Team in Calcutta Event
The Martha Beskau team did not win the Morden Ladies Cash Spiel yet secured the top Calcutta payout by acquiring the Daisey Dales from Winnipeg for $54 and collecting $492. The overall Calcutta pool reached $1,325 with Joan Ingram buying top honors at $200 and sharing gains with Mary Ford Sharon Hennesey and Joyce Campbell.
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Martha Beskau
Morden
Calcutta
Martha
Daisey Dales
Winnipeg
Joan Ingram
Mary Ford
Sharon Hennesey
Joyce Campbell
Carnival Queen Crowned At St George Manitoba Event
Ramona Lavoie St George crowned Carnival Queen at a two day event in St George. The Carnival ran Saturday noon to Sunday midnight with hockey semi final St George Tom Thumbs 6 Powerview Tom Thumbs and quarter final St George 7 Lac du Bonnet. About four hundred attended the dance where Ramona Lavoie of Powerview was named queen by previous year’s queen Dorale ne Fontaine. Prizes were awarded to Rene Papineau Powerview 100 Henry Letendre Fort Alexander 50 Lucille Gauthier La Broquerie 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George
Tom Thumbs
Powerview
Lac du Bonnet
Ramona
Lavoie
Darolene Fontaine
Fort Alexander
Suzanne Lachiver
Elizabeth Guimond
Virginia St. Pierre
Russell Bowman
Rod Beaudry
Rene Papineau
Henry Letendre
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Pearl Stelko
Beskay Team
Ramona Lavoie
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