In the Community

The 2016 Flin Flon luncheons continued on Oct. 7 with the first fall gathering at Winnipeg’s Viscount Gort Hotel. The second fall get-together was held on Nov. 4.

With the holidays right around the corner, Operation Christmas Child’s 2016 donation drive has entered its final days.

Flin Flon Seniors Contract Bridge, Oct. 26: Amby Brecht, first, 3430; Chris Andersen, second, 3380. Contract Bridge, Nov. 2: Audrey Bensen, first, 4090; Dianne Burwash, second, 3560. Ladies’ Spades, Nov.

In September 2016, Flin Flon’s Tim Spencer wrote a letter to Rochelle Squires, Manitoba’s minister of sport, culture and heritage, advocating for steady or increased funding for the Home Routes concert program.

“I wonder if it isn’t some kind of a scam.” That’s what one skeptical resident, in conversation with The Reminder , had to say as rumours of Walmart’s pending arrival in Flin Flon grew increasingly credible in early 2002. He wasn’t alone.

Whew! It’s over for another year! The great rush of excitement, the thrill of the chase, the satisfaction of consuming the rewards of the Halloween madness has come and gone for another year.

The Creighton Community School Playground Committee will assume the reins of a local holiday tradition. When Creighton’s CADAC addictions counselling centre closed this fall, the status of its Festival of Trees fundraiser was left in limbo.

Leslie Jewett’s sight is not great – in official terms, she’s legally blind. Her vision, on the other hand, is perfectly fine. The Denare Beach-based entrepreneur earns a living making handicrafts and knit and macramé items.

Flin Flon Seniors Ladies’ Spades, Oct. 11: Ruby Lenderbeck, first, 781; Mary Lyons, second, 765; Laurie Partridge, third, 745; Irene Young, low, 557. Men’s Spades, Oct.

Dozens of Flin Flon area residents came to an event last weekend to learn one thing – how to take charge. The Global Leadership Summit took place at the Flin Flon Alliance Church.