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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 08, 1964
Page
1
Renewal request to subscribe for one year at 3.00 within Canada or 4.00 for non-Canadians, with two year option at 6.00 outside Canada. Include name New subscribers use address 3rd Street Lac du Bonnet Man. Allow one week for delivery and report non arrival.
The Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet will see grants rise dramatically under a new formula. Municipal affairs minister Robert G. Smellie said the changes allow grants in lieu of taxes on provincial buildings and land, with a cap linking grants to the taxes the Crown would pay if taxable.
Manitoba will end daylight saving time on the weekend after Labour Day with standard time resuming on September 12 13. The Official Time Act of 1963 governs the start and end of summer time, marking the return to standard time and an extra hour’s sleep on Sunday morning.
Three local men Amel Kostynyk Ralph and Glen attended the World Championship of Golf at Birmingham Michigan the weekend of August 29. Bobby Nichols won 35000 Arnold Palmer 17500 Ben Hogan praised Palmer. the trip included meetings with Mr Butchart and son Glen. They believe the championship may come to Canada in 1967 to celebrate the centenary.
The 1964 public works program in Lac du Bonnet Rural Municipality allocates over 75000 for road and drainage projects. Two miles of new road are built from R Karklin’s farm to Wendigo road, with community delegations on mower maintenance, grading east of 8-13-9E, and school bus route upgrades. The council approves bridge and culvert work, weatherproofing drainage, and seeks grants for grade and gravel. a by law on school district dissolution advances to ministerial approval.
Pleasant Valley Country Club Sutton Massachusetts will host the 1965 Carling World Golf Championship with a $200000 purse the richest in golf history Harold W Blakley president of Carling Breweries announced. The 7358 yard 170 acre course known for long fairways and very large greens will attract over 150 top pros and amateurs from around the world.
Lac du Bonnet golfer Don Stupak won the Championship Flight at Pine Falls on Sunday September 6 with 48 players. Rickey Smith tied for second with 83, and Amel Kostynyk and Ralph Butchart tied for third with 83. Other flight winners included Alex McIntosh, R Kost, T Henley, G Butchart, J Halliday, B Knox. New Lac du Bonnet Golf Club executives named as R Kost M Torrance and C Hodgkins. After play, golfers gathered at Holiday Beach for lunch and refreshments hosted by Chief Veilleux and Frank Champagne with Amel Kostynyk on accordion.
Whitemouth 4-H Home Economics Club held a wind-up barbecue at the home of Mrs. Art Stevens on Monday August 24. Rain did not dampen spirits as the group walked from town and enjoyed a sing song games and dancing. Trip reports by members highlighted exchanges and camps with slides shown. Patricia Aitkenhead thanked Mrs Stevens for hosting and lunch closed the evening.
Dallas prospector Glen Riley was found after spending forty hours in dense bush near Bernie Lake following a 5:00 p.m. September 3 disappearance. Rescue units led by Lac du Bonnet RCMP detachment and an RCAF Search and Rescue aircraft located him around 11:30 a.m. September 5. He was in fairly good health despite hunger and fatigue and flew home to Dallas Saturday evening.
Mr Precious Re-elected chairman for the Interlake region of the Associated Hospitals of Manitoba at Whitemouth Collegiate on August 27. Hospital staff administrators board members and auxiliaries attended. Mr Anderson of Ashern elected regional representative. Dinner served by Whitemouth Hospital Guild to close the evening.
The Mani toba's Good Roads Association named Lac du Bonnet the winner of The Ban field Cup for most improvement. It marked Lac du Bonnet's second trophy, first earned in 1958, as the council modernized the village to enhance beauty and livability.
A mishap at LAC DU BONNET left Leonard Frank and Stan Lofstrom injured with superficial wounds as a passenger was involved. The incident occurred at 7:00 p.m. local time. Further details were not disclosed.
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