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Newspaper

Springfield Leader

Location

Springfield, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Nov 08, 1960

Page

6

Annual Banquet and Dance Upcoming in Lac du Bonnet

The Lac du Bonnet area lists events for November including a Memorial peg and an Annual Banquet and Dance on November 10 and 11 hosted by Ladies Conservative Club. Community notices mention cancelled clinics, Legion Auxiliary meetings, a St John Anglican card party, and two new highway service stations nearing completion with Minewawa Esso aiming to open by December 1. Judith Hartvickson visits home with Marlys Bjornson for a few days.

Ladies Conservative Club Wil Iin Chonan Ee Wil Ten Legion Memorial Hall St. John's Angli R. Kost Minewawa Esso

Local notes highlight gatherings and travel across the district

The report lists town residents visiting in Winnipeg and Regina, attending weddings in Regina, and heading to Toronto and London for family visits. It notes hunting trips, a deer shot near town, curling rink repairs, football pools for Bomber-Eskimo games, and plans for golf trips. Community events include two house warmings and a Sisters sale, with birthdays and bingo weekly.

Nick Maslo Sand Irvine Grabke Lawrence Trombo Chief Vielleux Morden Tiger Hills Frank Champagne

Pine Falls and Powerview Community Notes Celebrate

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Huhn marked their 25th wedding anniversary on November 5 with about fifty guests and a remembrance gift. Officers’ Mess dinner welcomed forty seven officers and wives at the Armory. Angl can Church catered the candlelight dinner. Betty Crawford and Dolly McMullen won bingo prizes at Pine Falls Legion. Curling club elected officers on October 27. call for curlers by November 15. Other notes include visits, holiday travels, bingo prizes, fundraisers, showers, gifts, and housewarming celebrations across Pine Falls and Powerview.

Jack Huhn Betty Crawford Dolly McMullen Pine Falls Legion Pine Falls Curling Club Lodge Club Mariam Frayne Barbara Gill Arlene McIntyre Donalda Sharpe Florence Kikikawa Shirley LaVall M. Frayne R. Sharpe A. Mitchell

Wallace Lake improvements and local community events

The Lands Branch under Ernie Newsham funds Wallace Lake beach expansion with white sand from a spruce swamp, enlarging bathing and picnic areas. Wilcock brothers of Pine Falls and local labor completed the work. Nearby ash park drained, filled, and made suitable for lunches. Community notices cover union banquet in Bissett, church meetings, student activities, a birth, Armistice tea, bingo, a near-fire save, and local hockey club updates.

Ernie Newsham Bissett Wallace Lake Cer Wilcock Brothers Pine Falls

Pot Winner Mentioned in Local Lottery Note

A local note reports E. Vincent of St. George winning the last pot while the grand prize of 230 dollars remains unclaimed. The string of draws marks a continued run of winners and an outstanding jackpot.

E. Vincent of St. George

Bissett Skating Club Sets Plans and Officers

The club lists manager J Russell and assistant S Barton with secretary treasurer C Wyman and plans exhibition games at home and away. Officiating officers remain W Rousseau as president, W Weeks ice president, with J Hay E Adolf C Hardner and W Glesple as Sec Treas. Buck the coach returns this year. Tickets from the September Tea of the Deer Lodge Legion Branch Ladies Auxiliary produced four winners for the Bissett area.

J. Russell S. Barton Sec Treas C. Wyman Bissett Skating Club W. Rousseau W. Weeks J. Hay E. Adolf C. Hardner Sec.-Treas W. Glesple Buck Deer Lodge

Local Tickets Spark Special Draw in Bissett

Shannon Murphy and others report selling many tickets in Bissett. The Ladies awarded a special draw for the town and combined tickets into a large drum for a second chance drawing.

Shannon Murphy Shaw Wilson S. Bowyer Atkinson Bissett

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