The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
Put your knowledge of the local area to the test with The Reminder's latest community quiz. The answers are on page 8. * * * 1. Tom Baird and Joe Gurba opened the Putt-A-Round miniature golf course in which year? a) 1956 b) 1973 c) 1962 d) 1969 2. Harry Moody's name is familiar to many area residents. In the 1960s, a plaque was erected in honour of Moody and the historical artifacts he discovered in which area? a) Schist Lake area b) Amisk Lake area c) Birchview area d) Open Pit Mine area 3. Which of the following is not a church in the Flin Flon-Creighton area? a) St. Paul's United Church b) St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Parish c) Anglican Parish of St. Peter and St. James d) Northern Fellowship Chapel 4. Who is the current president of the Flin Flon and District Chamber of Commerce? a) Doug O'Brien b) Nazir Ahmad c) Dave Kendall d) Lois (Bunny) Burke 5. Seven men and women sit on the Flin Flon School Board of Trustees. Name the two members not listed here: Jim Wilson, Murray Skeavington, Angela Simpson, Donna Ferguson, Colleen McKee. a) Tim Davis and Blaine Veitch b) Gordon Mitchell and Tim Davis c) Austin Gerien and Gordon Mitchell d) Debbie Bongfeldt and Beverly Taylor 6. Is it a shorter drive from Flin Flon to Thompson or from Flin Flon to Prince Albert? 7. Earlier this summer, the City of Flin Flon officially announced the end of which of the following? a) Vehicle speed monitors b) The water reservoir overlooking Sipple Hill c) Parking meters d) Its U.S. Embassy 8. Which local organization is well-known for its giant garage sale held each year around the time that schools re-open? a) Flin Flon Lions Club b) Flin Flon Kinettes Club c) Rotary Club of Flin Flon d) Flin Flon Elks Club
