Today’s top stories
The NDP will name Brandon realtor Ray Berthelette as its candidate in the upcoming Spruce Woods byelection, the Sun has learned. READ MORE
The Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes — which includes Pelican Lake — has received $120,278 from the provincial government to keep up the fight against aquatic invasive species like zebra mussels. READ MORE
One of the best players in Brandon University men’s soccer history is back to lead the team. Diego Rodriguez Jr. was named head coach of the Bobcats program he helped build into one of the powerhouses of the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference on Wednesday. READ MORE
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Looking Back
SIXTY YEARS AGO
The descendants of John and Margaret Graham, who were married 100 years ago, gathered today at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. John Granger near Rounthwaite to celebrate this century-old event. More than 100 descendants of the couple registered for the reunion.
Current grocery prices: Potatoes, 10 lbs. for $1; margarine, 5 lbs. for $1; bologna, 3 lbs. for $1; steakettes, 10 for $1; bananas, 6 lbs. for $1.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
The last Apollo came home from space today, ending a history-making flight with the Soviet Union and closing a pioneering chapter in the United States space program.
Motorists travelling south on Highway 10 have to make a slight detour as work crews construct a new bridge over the Little Souris River. The workers are tearing down the old bridge, which was constructed with wooden piles, and replacing it with a concrete structure.
FORTY YEARS AGO
The Canadian government called for South Africa “to break the cycle of violence and to abandon repression” in its attempts to clamp down on rioting in the country’s black township.
Deputy mayor Jim Reid lobbed the first ball across the newly resurfaced Recreation Centre courts. The Brandon Community Tennis Association supplied funds for the work.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Yesterday morning, only a concrete foundation stood at 128 Frederick St., but by evening the walls of Brandon’s first Habitat for Humanity house were up. Elsie Randall and her son Rodney hope to move in this weekend.
A new store manager, Peter Meadows, was introduced to the staff at Eaton’s today, dispelling rumours that the store would be closing.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
The City of Brandon will spend a little less money on gas and be a little more eco-friendly now that it has added two Honda Civic hybrid cars and more fuel-efficient buses to its fleet of vehicles. The new Civics replaced two of the city’s older pickup trucks and will be used mainly to transport city employees, especially over long distances.
TEN YEARS AGO
Out with the block and in with the courtyard. The Brandon University Students’ Union is downsizing its annual orientation week festival to rectify the financial losses Rock the Block encountered last year. The new festival, dubbed Crash the Courtyard, promises to have a smaller festival vibe and will be held on the BU grounds instead of downtown.
When Shannon Ewasiuk looked out her window at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, she was shocked to see two people rummaging around in her minivan. Groggy, she jumped out of bed and yelled at the male suspects from the front door of her 28th Avenue home before calling police. This week’s incident is the second time Ewasiuk’s vehicle has been broken into this month. “There were only two times I didn’t lock my door, and I’m being literal about that, and the two times I didn’t my vehicle was broken into,” she says.
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