Powerview Council Approves Sidewalk and Street Contracts
Powerview council awarded gravel haul and dirt fill to Arthur Dufour at 2.85 and 2.50 per yard plus priming seal coating for all gravel streets to T J Pounder and Co. Ltd at 0.175 per sq yd. Tax sale set for June 28. solicitor changes. bylaw amendments. street naming Claire Avenue. garbage contract with Dufour. accounts of 1971.36 approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Dufour
Gull Lake
Powerview
T. J. Pounder and Company Ltd
Winnipeg
A. M. Mannin
Q. C
Grafton and
Dowhan
Turcotte
University of Manitoba
Sherstone
Claire Avenue
Seven Sisters Community Club Variety Show Delights Local Crowd
The Seven Sisters Community Club held a Friday May 24 variety show to a full house. Mrs Hilma Solar led the musical portion with piano solos accordion duets saxophone and vocal numbers from numerous pupils and guests. The finale featured the play Grand Champ’s Diamond directed by Ewart Carruthers with a standout MC Stan Gittins and a post show lunch arranged by Mrs Howcroft and Mrs Solar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seven Sisters Community Club
Hilma Solar
Lac du Bonnet
Bobby Kost
Gordon Richmond
Shirley Hildebrandt
Alvin Bonakoski
Ray Henschel
Pine Falls Rebekahs Sponsor Cooking School
Coronation Rebekah Lodge No 1 1 C C F in affiliation with Canada Packers sponsored a cooking school on Friday April 12 at the Legion Hall Pine Falls. About 200 attended. Door prize was a Sunbeam mixmaster won by Mrs Jerry Cavers of Pine Falls. Hampers and items prepared by Miss Lorna Hastings of Home Service Department Canada Packers Ltd St Boniface were won by ticket holders. Mrs Allan Brown mistress of ceremonies and Lorna Hastings provided an interesting and beneficial evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coronation Rebekah Lodge
C.C.F
Canada Packers
Legion Hall
Pine Falls
Jerry Cavers
Lorna Hastings
Home Service Department
Canada Packers Ltd
St. Boniface
Allan Brown
Dencross Brokenhead Farm Ball Team Reorganized
A Dencross Brokenhead ball team re organization at a recent meeting elected officers including President John Hutniak and vice president Manuel Biedler. The league comprises Green Oak Dencross Brokenhead Cromwell Stead Thalberg and Ladywood with a tournament at Brokenhead on June 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dencross - Brokenhead
John Hutniak
Manuel Biedler
Sec Treas
Dan Mosquin
Stephen Mazur
Wm. Ferens
Bill Biedler
Benny Hlady
Leonard Molinski
Green Oak
Dencross-Brokenhead
Cromwell
Stead
Thalberg
Ladywood
Brokenhead
Bissett employees honored at dinner by gold mine
San Antonio Mine workers with 25 years service honored at a Caswell home dinner. J D Perrin presented engraved gold ware to nine men, plus a gold watch to Gus Hilding who received it five years earlier. The mine began production May 1 1932 and remains district’s sole producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Bissett
C. Caswell
Mrs. Currie
J. D. Perrin
C. F. Caswell
W. E. Combe
C. Anderson
W. G. Dack
Paul Paley
R. G. Goddard
C. F. Reynolds
C. J. Seward
J. Simpson
Gus Hilding
Mr. Perrin
Alex Reid
G. Lucas
S. Wilson
W. F. Shees
W. R. Anderson
A. B. Gray
W. F. Bjornson
W. Weeks
E. V. Swedjer
F. J. Ratcliffe
A. L. Hogue
L. Doyle
D. J. Perrin
Caswell
Alexander Desautel
Pelisieur
Desautel
St. Boniface
Perrin
Kennedy
Civil Defence Meeting Held at Beausejour
The fourth Civil Defence Committee meeting for Eastern Manitoba District No. 1 was held at Beausejour Town Hall on May 24. Stuart de Wilden spoke to Beausejour Lac du Bonnet Pine Falls Tyndall Victoria Beach and Milner Ridge representatives and showed films on survival and hydrogen bomb power. Frank Hanton of Lac du Bonnet was named Assistant Director for Division No. 1 and will organize Lac du Bonnet community activities. local leaders from Lac du Bonnet attended. Mayor Larson chaired the session with Sid Meltzer assisting. attendees included R Waters M Campbell F Maxwell W Petersen and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Defence Committees
DeWilden
Frank Hanton
Lac du Bonnet
Manitoba
Hanton
R. Waters
Pres. Legion
Auxiliary
M. Campbell
W.A
Can. Legion
F. Maxwell
W. Petersen
Counsil
Larson of
Beausejour
Sid Meltzer
Former Garson Mayor Louis Juravsky Dies in Winnipeg
Louis Juravsky, former Garson mayor and founder president of Garson Limestone Company, died in Winnipeg. He came to Garson 35 years ago, served as mayor for ten years, and sat on the Garson School Board for twelve years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Juravsky
Garson
Winnipeg
Juravsky
Garson Limestone Company
Graduation Exercises Held at Bissett Community Hall
The Bissett Home and School Association sponsored a graduation ceremony and dance in the Community Hall. Grace was said by Faye Hogue, a toast by Jerry Hay, and addresses were given by Mrs. Meadows, Mr. Cryderman, Mr. McCracken, and valedictorian Phyllis Solinsky. Students from Gr XHo and Gr XI were named, with a Harmony Bells song and a Grade X skit. The evening ended with a 9 pm to midnight dance and thanks from Lynn Goddard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bissett Home and School Association
Faye Hogue
Jerry Hay
Meadows
Cryderman
McCracken
Phyllis Solinsky
Gr Xho
Roberta Barton
Sheila Coombe
Gr. XI
Jo Anne Ash
Isla Marsh
Lynn Goddard
Helen Hawrysh
Arthur Bostrom
Joan Arnason
Bissett
Home and School Association
Powerview 1957 Budget Highlights and Mill Rate
Powerview lowers mill rate by six mills to 80 for 1957 aided by larger grants and revenues. The budget itemizes levies across General School, Special School, Ministry of Municipal Affairs, street lighting, and general controllable costs totaling 80 mills. Expenditures include street improvements, lamp additions, sanitation, health inspections, polio inoculations, water testing, municipal and hospital costs, and administration totaling 5,290.00.
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Powerview
Min
Art Ave
Children’s Aid Society
JFT
Manitoba Youth Baseball Brings 13 and Under Tourney
The Manitoba and District Championship for boys under 13 is run by a Three Day Baseball Tournament organized by the association. The League pays five dollars for Annual Association Days plus travel to Winnipeg. Each team gets at least three games with meals and lodging. Contact Little Canadian Baseball Association, 228 Harbison Ave., Winnipeg 5, Manitoba, for details.
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Manitoba
Little Canadian Baseball Association
Harbison Ave
Winnipeg
Choir Girls Parade at St Anthony's Church
The choir girls led by their leader paraded to St Anthony's Roman Catholic Church at Bissett to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary. Father McCrea of Lac du Bonnet attended with altar boys, and a new altar varnished by Mrs G Robinson stood inside. A fern donated by Mrs Palis, and stations of the Cross were erected by Father McCrea in April. Volunteers are sought to improve the church grounds.
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St. Anthony's
Bissett
Father McCrea
Lac du Bonnet
la Bossiere
Beausejour E Lanoway Wins Public Speaking Contest
Evelyn Lanoway of St. Owens won the district public speaking contest sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Winnipeg in cooperation with the Extension Service Manitoba Department of Agriculture. She defeated twelve contestants from Winnipeg and Beausejour districts on Saturday May 25 at Brokenhead Municipal Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Lanoway
St. Owens
Kiwanis Club of
Winnipeg
Extension Service
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Beausejour
Brokenhead
Townsend
Holmes
Winnipeg Kiwanis Club
Wm. Ferens
United Church Boys End Year's Activities
The Tyre's Boys of the Bissett United Church closed their year with an evening of games hosted by Rev. and Mrs. Dixon. Rev. Dixon refereed indoor hockey and a crokinole tourney at five tables. Wesley Anderson won the crokinole and top honors. twelve top lads earned camp trips. Graduates moved to Sigma C. Rev. Dixon praised the boys as the event concluded with the Tyros Prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyre
Bissett United Church
Dixon
Rev. Dixon
Wesley Anderson
Hay
Weeks
Wesley
Subscription Renewal Form Springfield Leader
A renewal notice appears in the Springfield Leader listing a subscription renewal form address at 3rd fence Lac du Bonnet Manitoba urging readers to renew their newspaper subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
3Rd Street
Lac du Bonnet
Man
Lac du Bonnet Home and School Elects 1957 58 Officers
The Lac du Bonnet Home and School Association elected officers for 1957 58 at the May 14 annual meeting. Officers: President Mrs G Atkinson, 1st VP Mrs R Waters, 2nd VP Mrs R McIntosh, Secretary Mrs B Wilkes, Treasurer Dennis Crook. Lorraine Kreishmann won a UN Seminar spot at Manitoba University in July. A 1947 Encyclopedia with year books was purchased. Guest speaker Tad Dubienski discussed Children and the Law, Child Welfare Act, and the need for parental example to teach respect for laws. Citizenship Week lunch offered dishes from various lands under Mrs G Fournier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lac du Bonnet Home and School Association
G. Atkinson
R. Waters
R. McIntosh
B. Wilkes
Dennis Crook
Lorraine Kreishmann
United Nations
University of Manitoba
Amer
Home and School Association
Achievement Day Held at Great Falls
The Great Falls 4 H Foods and Clothing Clubs held their achievement day on May 21 with Extension Service judges. Foods displays earned red ribbons. Dorothy Warren won baking first prize. Anne Arneson’s cookbook to compete at Red River Exhibition. Sandra Ans chosen for camp. Clothing club awarded seven red and five blue ribbons. prize winners included Judy Jansson, Wilma Warren, Patsy Henschell, Jean Attamanchuk. Best all around club girl Lynne Bleakney to camp. Garment models named Carol Warren, Lynne Beakney, Judy Jansson, Wilma Warren. Each club gave three demonstrations and Anne Arneson won the grocery hamper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Judy Jansson
Wilma Warren
Patsy Henschell
Jean Attamanchuk
Lynne Bleakney
Carol Warren
Lynne Beakney
Ieva
Anne Arneson
Small Arms Must be Registered With R.C.M.P.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Ottawa orders that all revolvers and pistols be registered except for wholesale and retail dealers. Purchases or acquisitions require local police approval. New Firearms Registration Certificates issued since 1952. Unregistered arms must be registered immediately through the local detachment.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ottawa
R.C.M.P
Also Mentioned on This Page
Village OF Powerview Council
Villa Pow
Cillors
Gerry Meston
J. Howcroft
H. Solar
Pine Falls Rebekahs
Dencross
E. Lanoway
Fred Slovinsky
Merle Mulder
Linda Omenik
Maciver
Dorothy Warren
Great Falls Foods Club
Selkirk
Deerwood School
Wilson Parasiuk
Roslow School
Grace Gordon
Maclger Sewing Club
Gloria Soluk
Judy Senivich
Stead Garden Club
Lila Trapp
Eleanor Staska
Ladywood Garden Club
Gaylord Neuman
St Ovens Garden Club
Margaret Peitsch
Evelyn Landway
United Church
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Assoc
G. Fournier
R.C.M.D
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