Williams heads Pine Creek CAMR election year
Williams elected president of the Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded Pine Creek branch for 1975. He succeeds Mrs Mae Nelson who retired. Vice president is Glen Lowe and Edith Cronk continues as secretary treasurer. Directors include Bruce Hay Dick Fehr Connie Unger Mae Nelson Rev C Harder Harold Manns Jim Beth Anderson Agnes Carruthers Nelson Hulme Sr Ada Williams Carol Graham Ella Kowalchuk Ben Wiebe. The report notes the workshop should not bear the full burden of fundraising and urges more board involvement and wider Pine Creek branch representation beyond Austin and MacGregor. Trainees at Sprucedale enjoyed two Jet hockey games in Winnipeg Arena. Additional activities included weddings catered, fundraisers, land surveys, Flowers of Hope teas, bingos, and Camp Totogan trips. Further details appear on page 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam Wllliams Mas Ves
Canadian Association For the
Pine Creek
Mae Nelson
Glen Lowe
Edith Cronk
Bruce Hay
Dick Fehr
Connie Unger
Rev. C. Harder
Harold Manns
Jim Beth Anderson
Agnes Carruthers
Nelson Hulme Sr
Ada Williams Carol Graham
Ella Kowalchuk
Ben Wiebe
MacGregor
Plumas
Treherne
Pine Creek Branch
Stewart in Europe Frames Canadian Grain Strategy
Craig Stewart M P for Marquette returned from Europe where NATO and the European Common Market talks took place in Later Germany and Brussels. He spoke as a representative of the opposition in the External Affairs Committee. He warned Canadian grain deliveries are delayed by strikes and urged drastic action to restore export reliability. The EEC, centered in Brussels, remains hard to crack for Canadian agriculture beyond oil seeds and wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Stewart
Marquette
Europe
NATO
European Common Market
Germany
Brussels
Stewart
Ottawa
E.E.C
Canadian Wheat ‘Board
Canada
EEC
E.E.C. Sub
North Norfolk backs Winnipeg tax share push
The rural municipality council of North Norfolk approved a resolution supporting Winnipeg in asking the province for a larger share of tax revenues including liquor income sales and property taxes. Reeve Jim Duncan cited an 18 percent rise in provincial spending and municipal budget cuts. A 1975 grasshopper control plan was reviewed, with spraying limited to road sides and referred to the weed supervisor for evaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Winnipeg
North Norfolk
Jim Duncan
Amachener
Austin Museum
Airport Commission
Jonason
Fire Commissioners Office
Council
RM of
Good Roads
Skaters Present Land of Fantasy at MacGregor Centre
The MacGregor and District Figure Skating Club staged a March 23 performance at the MacGregor Community Centre titled Land of Fantasy. Senior Group skaters portrayed Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and other fairytale figures amid a dreamlike sequence through Enchanted Forest and Nursery Rhymes, before moving to the World of Oz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Mother Goose Land
MacGregor and District
Ramona Neitzel
Cinderella
Lisa Olson
Paula Fitzpatrick
Bonnie Lamb
Debbie Shaw
Sleeping Beauty
Pam McGregor
Prince Charming
Keith Davey
Enchanted Forest
Hanzel
Gretel
Melody Burch
Sheila Siemens
Goldilocks Neufeld
Joyce Boschman
Little Red Riding Hood
Marlene Leckie
Big Bad Wolf
Bard Wotton
Snow White
Linda MacDonald
Seven Dwarfs
Danny MacDonald
Joey McGuire
Mark Anderson
Rodney Neitzel
Marc Nichol
Kevin Koldyk
Steven Martins
Daron Stewart
Vicki Snaith
Joelle Wolfe
Bad Wolf
Jack
Jill
Brenda Cairns
Michelle Barber
Little Boy Blue
Bradley Shaw
Jason Stewart
Tessa Rogowski
Chrystal Sawatsky
Mary
Sandra Cairns
Tara Dawn Atkey
Dale Harder
Gordon Harder
Lincoln Wolfe
Marjorie Thompson
Winter carnival fills MacGregor Community Centre weekend
The MacGregor Community Centre hosts a weekend winter carnival featuring the annual ice carnival and hockey tournaments for ten, eight, and twelve year olds from April 2 to 4. Events include costume judging Carnival Queen crowning and the Ice Revue with pre carnival hockey action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meginaing
MacGregor
Low rental housing proposed at MacGregor 1919
A survey in MacGregor examines the need for a low rental housing project on the old air ground site used by baseball teams. Plans foresee 10 to 25 units, with about 18 targeted, pending red tape and survey results. Doris Pogue conducts the study, which draws senior interest but limited youth response, to decide if senior citizen housing or standard units best fit local demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Rick Lock
Cowa Wenve
Doris Pogue
Stonewall blocks Oldtimers path in 62 win
Stonewall Timers defeated the MacGregor Oldtimers 62 to unknown with 100 in attendance. Dennis Lamb offered vague notes on scorers while Lawrence Heselwood and Glen Morris provided the MacGregor goals. Referees Vic Palmer and Frank Hay oversaw the game as Clare Carr hosted ticketing duties at the arena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nets
Perry Allan
Wes McGillvary
Stonewall
Dennis Lamb
McGillvary
Allan
MacGregor
Lawrence Heselwood
Glen Morris
Hes
Pete Dewis
Townsend
George Little
Herm Weber
Vic Palmer
Frank Hay
Clare Carr
Art Palmer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clare Tarr
MacGregor and District Chamber of Commerce
Gertrude Cook
Lions Club
Annua
Austin
Williams
MacGregor Hospital
Norfolk
Teresa Koldyk
Darlene Harder
Kathy Boschman
Valerie Martins
Humpty Dumpty
Bonnie Legg
Kings
Miss Muffet
Robin Chant
Spider
Sherrie Sawatsky
Oldtimers’ Path
MacGregor Oldtimers
Kilfoyle
National Hockey League
Charlie Townsend
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