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In 1988: Ehnes receives special recognition at E-Gré

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In 1988: Ehnes receives special recognition at E-Gré

SIXTY YEARS AGO

Twenty-five women and eight men graduated from practical and psychiatric nursing, and laboratory technique at the Brandon Hospital for Mental Diseases.

Leo Desrocher of Glenboro plunked a hole-in-one recently at the Glenboro Golf course, the first reported in western Manitoba.

FIFTY YEARS AGO

James R. Bates, a 36-year-old Brandon industrial commissioner, was the first ballot choice of Brandon-Souris Liberals last night as their candidate for the June 25 general election.

Maurice Strong, a native of Oak Lake and director of the Canadian External Aid Office, and Stuart Criddle, of Treesbank, a Manitoba naturalist, will receive honorary degrees at Brandon University’s first spring convocation, it was announced today.

Brandon Sun feature writer Kaye Rowe will be awarded a Margaret McWilliams award for an article entitled “A Sociological History of Government House in Winnipeg,” which appeared in the Sun’s centennial edition last June.

FORTY YEARS AGO

The body of former Italian premier Aldo Moro, shot in the head and his hands and feet chained, was found in a parked car in the heart of Rome, 55 days after he was kidnapped by the Red Brigades.

A proposal to begin a French immersion program in Grade 4 at the new Riverheights school and to expand one currently offered at Riverview school was approved by the Brandon school board at the regular meeting.

THIRTY YEARS AGO

Viola player Lesley Robertson of Vancouver walked away with the lion’s share of the purse at the Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition. Brandon’s 12-year-old Jimmy Ehnes received special recognition plus a cash prize for the imposed selection.

About 400 guests, including key members of the Progressive Conservative party, friends, relatives and members of the legislature and senior campaign workers have been invited to watch Gary Filmon be sworn in as premier today.

TWENTY YEARS AGO

A total of 8,000 people attended Rural Forum in Brandon last week, officials with the provincial Department of Rural Development say. First held in Neepawa in 1993, total attendance for the six annual events has now surpassed 31,000.

With the support of Brandon’s businesses, education and social services community, the city’s new Food for Thought school breakfast program was officially launched. Since April 7, the program has been providing breakfast twice a week to 60 children at Betty Gibson school, Sokol Hall in the city’s north end and the East End Community Centre.

The community of Inglis’ goal of establishing a major historical attraction received a tremendous boost this week, with the federal government committing up to $1 million for the project of preserving the wooden elevators. At a ceremony yesterday, the government and Inglis Area Heritage Committee announced a funding agreement in which up to $2 million will be raised over the next four years.

TEN YEARS AGO

The intersection of 34th Street and Rosser Avenue will soon become a four-way stop. City officials say higher traffic volumes at the current two-way stop have risen enough to warrant the changes.

From the YMCA expansion to Assiniboine Community College’s new trades building, Manitoba’s premier has reaffirmed the province’s commitment to several major initiatives in the city. As part of the annual State of the Province address, Premier Gary Doer said post-secondary education remains a top priority. “A lot of the studies have shown that investing in university and colleges and skill development and training will get you a bigger and faster benefit than even some tax reductions,” he said to the crowd at the Brandon Chamber of Commerce luncheon.

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