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Pembina Thresherman Museum Inc.

Another recent local organization founded in 1966
by John A. Fehr, Neuenburg, and W. E. Elias,
Blumcnl‘eld. two area farmers, has taken the form of a
Threshermcn‘s Museum. lt evolved from the
Threshermen’s Re-Union organized by a group of
Farmers and has been. held at some farmer’s field in
September so that a threshing machine could be set up
and the participants could join in friendly competitions
setting up a separator and tractor, pitching bundles, tying
sheaves and bags of grain, etc. From the first Re-Unions,
there was a historical note in these meetings and a few of
the members ol‘ the group began to display items that
added a museum flavour to the entire get—to-gether. As
these collections increased, it was decided in I969 by the
members of this enthusiastic group that a permanent
home for those displays should be erected. The result was
that a steel building 40 by 50 Feet was built and officially
opened Sept. 26. “970, on Highway 3, about three-
quarter mile west ol‘ the Three-Mile-Corner. The Pem-
bina Threshermen‘s Reunion is a chartered non-profit
organization and to raise money for support of its pro-
jects membership cards are sold. Some of Its acttve
members who have been promoting the museum were P.
(i. Dyek, president; I. J. Penner. treasurer; G. G. Enns,
secretary; A. Hiebert. George .I. Rempel; and R. P.
Browne.

 

Left to Right: John Krahn, John Fehr. Peter Striemer.

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Winkler Flying Club

The expression is often heard today that we live in
an affluent society. Some of this affluence is evident not
only in new luxurious homes and cars, but also in modes
of tourist and business travel. As more and more people
are beginning to travel by air, local air—minded citizens
have been buying small planes and consequently have
been looking for a landing field near home. In I966. Gor-
don and Alvin Wiebe prepared a landing strip and built
two hangarsjust north oltown on Highway 14. However,
the existence of this airport was short-lived when the
Manitoba Hydro decided in 1967 to run a new transmis-
sion line From Rosenfeld to the Three-Mile~Winkler-
Corner substation and to erect the power line half a mile
north of Highway l4. This power line cut across the
north end or the flying field.

Subsequently, local pilots have reluctantly used the
Stanley Flying Field which is located three miles north-
east ol‘ Morden. There have been proposals for uniting
the efforts of Morden and Winkler to develop a com-
bined airport at the Stanley Flying Field and thus to es—
tablish a municipal or regional airport.

Other suggestions from the Winkler Flying Club
have been to the effect that Winkler proceed with its own
local municipal airport. Consequently, on October 8,
I970. a delegation from the Town of Winkler made up of
members ol‘ the Council and interested business men
attended a meeting ol‘Stanley Council and requested the
annexation by the Town of 57 acres of land to be used as
a municipal airportjust east of Winkler along Highway

Fire Brigade 1906-1943.