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SIXTY YEARS AGO
Approximately 25,000 bedding plants are ready for planting in city parks. Rideau Park will receive 6,000.
A special dedication service was held in Woodville United Church, 15 miles south of Elkhorn. The original church, on the same site, built in 1894, was destroyed by fire in 1901. It was rebuilt, but again destroyed by fire.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Kilby have returned from Ottawa where veterans of the Boer War marked the 60th anniversary of the Peace of Vereening.
Capt. E. Delmage of the 12th Manitoba Dragoons, Minnedosa, won the Stevenson sharp shooting trophy for which members of the local unit compete annually. Last year the trophy was won by Capt. Delmage’s son, Trooper Keith Delmage.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Uncertainty in the United States economy and growing prospects for big industrial activity in Canada has pushed the international value of the Canadian dollar to its highest level in a decade. This week, it climbed to $1.02 1/4 US.
The International Federation of Airline Pilots Association threatened to ground most airlines for 24 hours unless the United Nations takes effective action against aerial hijacking.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Tom Simko and his Pterodactyl ultra-light just dropped in on the fifth hole of the Brandon Hills golf course this afternoon. Simko, who left Idaho last week, was getting low on fuel and winds were a little gusty, so he decided to set down before continuing on his 1,931-kilometre trip to the Gimli Air Show.
U.S. President Ronald Reagan is opening a new front in his arms-control campaign today with a call for deep reductions in NATO and Soviet-bloc ground forces stationed in Europe.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
George Fitton, Linden Lanes and Waverly Park schools have received the national school recognition award from the Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. They were among 187 schools across Canada to win the award.
The Grade 6 class at Douglas Elementary School recently won the second prize of $750 in the Chef Boyardee Class Pizza contest. The money is to be used for a class trip or for the purchase of educational supplies.
TEN YEARS AGO
“Is this a big deal for y’all?” It was the question Maj. Vicki Hiland asked after arriving at Brandon airport to a small crowd that turned out to watch C-130 Hercules aircraft touch down carrying Missouri Air Guard members. Hiland was aboard the first of nine aircrafts scheduled to arrive to deliver troops headed for Canadian Forces Base Shilo for training exercises. About 40 spectators came out to watch the awe-inspiring aircraft roar down into Brandon. Col. Dennis Heldenbrand, the group’s commanding officer, appeared surprised at the interest but said the Canadian welcome is appreciated. “This is the first time this entire brigade has ever travelled outside the United States since the Second World War, so it’s a real honour to be here, and the Canadians have just been great to us,” he said.
A facility for Brandon skateboarders is proving as unpopular as an urban hog barn. For the fourth time this year, there’s significant neighbourhood opposition to building the facility nearby. The city has received petitions for and against building east of 26th Street and north of the Canada Games soccer pitch. Forty-nine residents signed a petition against the location while 104 support it, including 42 residents of the area.
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition June 9, 2012
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SIXTY YEARS AGO
Approximately 25,000 bedding plants are ready for planting in city parks. Rideau Park will receive 6,000.
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