Looking Back — May 30, 2023
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This article was published 30/05/2023 (1202 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
SIXTY YEARS AGO
At the annual Elementary School Track and Field meet held yesterday at Kinsmen Stadium, the West won the boys’ relay and lowered the record — which was set only last year — by two seconds. The boys on the team are: Marvin Robinson, Laird Lidster, Bob Wark and Barry Jacks. Both Lidster and Wark were on the team last year.
A new high school for the Rolling River School Division will soon be built in Erickson, following a ratepayers’ vote in the division.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Lewis D. Whitehead, editor and publisher of the Brandon Sun, received the John A. MacLaren award recently for the best-looking front page in Canada. It was the fifth time since 1967 that the Sun won typographical awards in the Canadian competition.
A study is being undertaken by the Manitoba Health Services Commission to determine the costs of including naturopathic doctors under the medical insurance scheme.
FORTY YEARS AGO
About 1,200 Jehovah Witnesses gathered in Brandon on the weekend to construct an “instant” Kingdom Hall. The $250,000 project began at 7 a.m. Saturday and work continued around the clock. Most of the work had been done by 8 a.m. Monday.
J and G Contractors of Brandon are installing acoustic tile panels over the centre area of the Keystone Centre.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
The Keystone Centre netted top honours in the recent Manitoba Parks and Recreation Association annual awards ceremony. The multi-purpose facility won the 1992-93 Special Achievement Award for Facility Excellence, after being nominated by the city’s recreation department and city manager Earl Backman.
Former Brandon businessman George Gooden was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws at Brandon University’s spring convocation yesterday.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Describing it as the best day of his life, the historical significance wasn’t lost on Jordin Tootoo yesterday. The 20-year-old Brandon Wheat Kings all-star forward from Rankin Inlet — the first Inuk player from Nunavut ever drafted by an NHL team — signed his first pro contract with the Nashville Predators yesterday in Iqaluit.
Len Evans is walking, talking and shaking hands in Brandon East again. The 30-year New Democrat MLA returned from Winnipeg yesterday to give a shot in the arm to the re-election campaign of his successor, Drew Caldwell. The men hosted a singalong with seniors at Sokol Manor, where Evans pulled out his accordion and belted out a few tunes with residents.
TEN YEARS AGO
Brandon Regional Health Centre will undergo rotating closures of beds over the next three months and some patients may be temporarily transferred to other health facilities while a new sprinkler system is installed at the hospital. Prairie Mountain Health CEO Penny Gilson said every effort will be made to minimize disruption and make the transition as “seamless and smooth” as possible.
Dr. Henry Morgentaler, who helped overturn Canada’s abortion law 25 years ago, died Wednesday at his Toronto home. He was 90.