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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 23, 1965
Page
2
Community bulletin from Lac du Bonnet covering upcoming events at Municipal Hall and Memorial Hall including Tea Bake Sale and Fashion Show by Ukrainian ladies, and a card party. Reports on parish visits, births, and a whist drive by the Farmers' Union, along with local social news and a small fire incident at the Zikman property.
Mr and Mrs C E Precious return from holidays praising 93 weather versus the 18 below. Brenda Deverill marks her fourth birthday on March 11. Sympathy to Mr Robert Morton on his grandmother’s passing March 17. Get well wishes to Mrs Stewart, Mark Reid’s mother, in Winnipeg Hospital.
Correction regarding one of the lady curlers in the spiel held on March 6. It should have listed Mrs N Mattison as lead for Mrs M Bjornson’s rink, not Mrs N Advent. The column updates readers on local visits, birthdays, travel, fire at Bitor home, mercy flight details, wind up banquet for Bissett curlers, and upcoming Dental Clinic plans.
The Fr anh Egon Franzisz home hosted a Roman Catholic baptism for Wendy Marie and Diane Lynn with Rev C Ruest officiating. Godparents were J Sarna and K Gillis for Wendy Marie and K Gillis with J Sarna for Diane Lynn, followed by a reception. A carnival on the following Saturday featured races, snowshoe win by Mrs Ed Wright, Seven Sisters hockey winners, and a moccasin dance. Local updates include residents’ visits, moves, a bake sale jackpot, early spring sightings, and Angelo Sartor’s medical return.
The report notes Mr. Harry Boulette Sr. on the sick list with well wishes. It mentions a leg injury from last Sunday while cutting wood with an axe and includes birthday greetings for Helgi Meade on March 21. Roddie Wood has returned from northern work and is seen in a maroon 1964 Chevrolet.
In Pinawa Benito visitors Bob and Mrs Woods attended a weekend gathering. A 4 H parents night on March 15 featured speeches by students and a talk on 4 H clubs by District Home Economist Mrs Lundman. The wolf cub pack split into two units and schedules were announced for meets. A March 16 concert by grades 4 5 6 occurred, credit to teachers Brown Henderson and McIntyre with P Thiessen emceeing. The town reports a flu bout and a March 19 Pinawa Association meeting with Prof W J Mayor Oakes as speaker.
A guest lecturer from the University of Manitoba Department of Anthropology and Sociology spoke on Early Man in South America, presenting insights on prehistoric populations and migration patterns. The session highlighted regional archaeology and comparative studies with other continents.
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