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SIXTY YEARS AGO
Butterflies commonly known as the “Painted Lady” have been passing through the city in very heavy flights for more than a week. The larvae of these butterflies feed on the leaves of the Canadian Thistle and are harmless to gardens.
Cliff Dodds was elected president of the Pipestone Consumers Co-operative at the annual meeting held in the Memorial Hall.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
A thunderstorm that ranged along a narrow band from Estevan to Winnipeg overnight flooded basements, washed out some gravel roads and left a Goodlands family homeless. Lightning struck the home of Mrs. Allan Johnston, two miles west of Goodlands and destroyed the home. No one was at home at the time of the fire. Six inches of rain were recorded at Goodlands, but it still wasn’t enough to put out the fire.
FORTY YEARS AGO
United States warplanes hammered North Vietnam with a record 350 strikes yesterday, including attacks on three MiG air bases, a naval base and an army barracks, but stayed 60 miles away from Hanoi.
Jeff Fisher, 11, recently completed three years of cub scouts with a perfect attendance and chalked up 27 badges and five stars — the maximum obtainable.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Triumphant Britain says it will hold some of Argentina’s defeated 15,000 Falklands soldiers as hostages until the military junta formally agrees to make peace and leave the islands alone.
Teams from the Brandon Pony Club won group championships at the Canadian Pony Club’s regional rally in Winnipeg as well as several individual honours. Riders included: Susan Woodman, Lisa Scott, Louise Taylor, Justin Fabian, Scott MacKay; stable managers were Heather Spratt and Pam Klassen and captains were Terry Klassen and Cheryl Lyn Bigelow.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Hotdog vendors can now set up on public property after city council gave third and final reading its licensing bylaw.
Bull riding specialist Ted Nuce was released from hospital after suffering a mild concussion and some nasty cuts when he butted heads with the bull he was riding on the final event of the Brandon Pro Rodeo this weekend.
TEN YEARS AGO
A picket line shut down construction of Brandon Regional Health Centre yesterday. Fourteen operating engineers picketed the site, while others picketed the St. Boniface Hospital site in Winnipeg. PCL Construction is the general contractor for both projects. Picketers allowed patients and medical staff to enter the hospital, said Garth Rice of Local 987, International Operating Engineers of Manitoba.
Keystone Centre directors and Canad Inns chief executive Leo Ledohowski will meet face to face for the first time in a year to re-start negotiations.
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition June 15, 2012
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SIXTY YEARS AGO
Butterflies commonly known as the “Painted Lady” have been passing through the city in very heavy flights for more than a week. The larvae of these butterflies feed on the leaves of the Canadian Thistle and are harmless to gardens.
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SIXTY YEARS AGO
Butterflies commonly known as the “Painted Lady” have been passing through the city in very heavy flights for more than a week. The larvae of these butterflies feed on the leaves of the Canadian Thistle and are harmless to gardens.
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