Today’s top stories
The chief of a western Manitoba First Nation is taking responsibility for the boat ban at Clear Lake, saying he threatened Parks Canada with legal action if motorboats were allowed back this year. READ MORE
A Brandon couple is asking people to be on the lookout for their 10-foot skeleton named Mokus that was stolen from their front yard in broad daylight earlier this month. READ MORE
Piper Ingalls finally had some breathing room on Friday night, and did she ever take advantage of it. The fifth-year guard, playing with the best starting lineup she’s seen since joining the Brandon University Bobcats in 2019, opened the Canada West women’s basketball season with a career-high 28 points and an 86-71 victory over the Manitoba Bisons at the Healthy Living Centre on Friday. READ MORE
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Weather
SATURDAY: Sunny. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 18 C. Wind chill -6 C in the morning. Low 4 C.
SUNDAY: Cloudy. High 16 C. Low -2 C.
MONDAY: Periods of rain. High 13 C. Low 6 C.
TUESDAY: Rain. High 8 C. Low -2 C.
Looking Back
SEVENTY YEARS AGO
The federal government has decided to put up about $300,000 for relief for Saskatchewan and Manitoba flood victims.
SIXTY YEARS AGO
Lorraine Jackson of Souris was crowned Brandon’s Miss Canada Princess at the gala ball finals of the Search for Miss Canada contest. Runners-up were June Alston of Hartney and Gaye Johnston of Minnedosa.
Tomatoes, two pounds, 49 cents; grapes, two pounds, 45 cents; pears, two pounds, 39 cents; apples, three-pound bag, 39 cents; beef sirloin or T-bone, 83 cents per pound; onions, 10-pound bag, 79 cents; bread, sliced, white or brown, seven for $1.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Showing at the Green Acres Drive-In this weekend are“The Godfather, Part II”and “Sheila Levine is Dead and Living in New York.” At the Lucky Star Drive-In are “The Towering Inferno” and “M*A*S*H.” The Strand Theatre is showing “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”
FORTY YEARS AGO
A delayed harvest has resulted in fewer entries to Manitoba’s largest cattle show and sale, Ag-Ex. Provincial Exhibition manager Henry Carroll says 1,280 head of livestock will be exhibited, down from last year’s 1,700-head record.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
The Keystone Centre was crammed to the rafters as the World Wrestling Federation brought its show to Brandon. The matches, the highlight of which was the six-man tag team featuring Diesel, Shawn Michaels and Bret (Hitman) Hart versus Yokozuna, Owen Hart and the British Bulldog, were being taped for the WWF’s “Monday Night Raw.”
TWENTY YEARS AGO
The town of Birtle said goodbye to one of its most distinguished citizens today, with the funeral of Order of Canada recipient Lt.-Col. Lockhart (Lockie) Fulton. He was 88 when he died Oct. 21. With his death, Canada lost an honoured hero, and one of the last remaining veteran commanders to survive D-Day and the battle of Normandy.
TEN YEARS AGO
While students across Manitoba got a chance to sleep in on Friday, their teachers spent the day getting schooled. More than 1,100 Westman teachers converged on Brandon yesterday, for the annual Learning Information for Teachers (LIFT) Conference hosted by the Brandon Teachers’ Association. The professional development day took place at 11 schools across the city and featured more than 50 workshops on a wide array of topics.
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