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Put your knowledge of the Flin Flon-Creighton area to the test with The Reminder's latest community quiz. You'll find the answers on page 6. * * * 1. Who immediately preceded Blaine Veitch as superintendent of schools for the Flin Flon School Division? a) Jim Wilson b) Clyde MacTavish c) Dan Reagan d) Dennis Ballard 2. Who immediately preceded Jim Petrie as chief of the Flin Flon Fire Department? a) Barry (Moose) Dickens b) Reuben Hagen c) Rick Bacon d) Don Trudeau 3. Marc Boisjoli is the Grand Knight of the local branch of what Catholic fraternal organization? 4. Which of the following is NOT a street in Flin Flon? a) Cook Avenue b) Foster Avenue c) Bell Street d) Young Street 5. Who is the current captain of the Flin Flon Bombers? a) Conrad Wilgenbusch b) John Iron c) Eric Knutson d) Derek Blais 6. On October 15, 1960, the opening ceremonies for which popular public facility were held? a) R.H. Channing Auditorium b) Whitney Forum c) Creighton Community Hall d) Flin Flon-Creighton Public Library 7. If you want to check out beautiful Wekusko Falls, you'll want to travel to which Northern Manitoba community? a) Snow Lake b) Sherridon c) Cranberry Portage d) Channing 8. You'll tune into Flin Flon's radio station by setting your AM dial to which number? a) 1240 b) 790 c) 590 d) 640 9. What is the name of the high school in Cranberry Portage? a) R.D. Parker Collegiate b) Frontier Collegiate c) Joseph H. Kerr School d) Cold Lake School 10. Many residents from a northern Saskatchewan community that shares part of its name with a large, web-footed bird come to Flin Flon to shop. What is the name of the community? 11. True or false: Flin Flon hosted the Royal Bank Cup hockey tournament in 2002. 12. True or false: Mayor Dennis Ballard grew up in Flin Flon.
