Roland, Manitoba

Roland
Village
Roland Location in the province of Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°21′59″N 97°56′24″W / 49.36639°N 97.94000°W / 49.36639; -97.94000Coordinates: 49°21′59″N 97°56′24″W / 49.36639°N 97.94000°W / 49.36639; -97.94000
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Pembina Valley
RM	Roland
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	R0G 1T0
Area code(s)	204
Website	RM of Roland

Roland is a village of about 300 people in the Pembina Valley Region of Manitoba, Canada, located in the Rural Municipality of Roland, about 16 km north of Winkler. Juno nominated international children's musicians, LuLu and the TomCat, make their home in Roland. Roland is the birthplace of the Canadian 4-H Council and the Canadian 4-H Club. Roland is home to the world's largest pumpkin, a fibreglass structure built as a tribute to Edgar VanWyck, a local resident who made the Guinness Book of World Records in 1977 for growing the largest pumpkin.^[1]

Culture

One of Roland's main cultural events is the annual Roland Pumpkin Fair, which includes a "pumpkin weigh-off". The fair also includes live entertainment, beer gardens and a harvest supper.

Roland - as the birthplace of 4-H in Canada - is home to the 4-H Museum where the history of the club in Canada, particularly Roland, is showcased.

Roland is also home to the Roland Elementary School.

The area is home to the Roland Golf Course, which is located a few miles out of the village.

Notable residents

LuLu and the TomCat - a children's musical group formed in Roland, Manitoba, Canada in 2001 by Lori LuLu and Thomas Neufeld. The group has produced children's albums and made concert appearances.
Edgar VanWyck - made the Guinness Book of World Records in 1977 for growing the largest pumpkin.
Garfield McMahon, Olympic sports shooter.^[2]

References

↑ http://rmofroland.com/
↑ "Garfield McMahon". Sports Reference. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

External links

Division 3, Manitoba (Pembina Valley)

Cities	Winkler

Towns	Altona Carman Morden Morris

Rural municipalities	Dufferin Emerson–Franklin (part) Montcalm Morris Rhineland (municipality) Rhineland (R.M.) Roland Stanley Thompson

Unincorporated communities	Aubigny Barnsley Chortitz Deerwood Emerson Friedensfeld West Friedensruh Graysville Gretna Hochfeld Homewood Letellier Lowe Farm Miami Neubergthal Plum Coulee Reinfeld Reinland Roland Rosebank Roseisle Rosenort St. Jean Baptiste Schanzenfeld Sperling

See also: Municipalities in Manitoba Census divisions of Manitoba 2015 municipal amalgamations

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