MacGregor Lions Club housing project awarded to Stevens Co
The MacGregor Lions Club Senior Citizens Housing tender goes to L. W. Stevens Construction Co. of Portage la Prairie for 79 726, the lowest of eight bids. Total project cost about 93 000 includes legal and architect fees and land. Four double units and nine singles planned with study of unit sizes. Applications: 21 for singles, eight for doubles. Architect is Boyle F. Schaffer of Winnipeg.
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MacGregor Lions Club Senior Citizens
Thas
L. W. Stevens Construction Co
Portage la Prairie
Delta Construction of
Portage
Stevens Construction Co
Boyle F. Schaffer
Winnipeg
MacGregor Students Tour Winnipeg Points of Interest
Eighteen grade 12 students and three alumni from MacGregor Collegiate, guided by Miss Hampton, left at 8 am for Winnipeg. They toured Brooklands MT school, saw varied trades from barbering to x ray tech, visited the art gallery, the Legislative Building, the University Home Economics building, and closed the day at the Gaiety theatre to see Mary Poppins.
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MacGregor Collegiate
Gaiety Theatre
Fishing Starts at West Bourne With Local Crew
The Mis are up at West Bourne as local fishermen push their luck. Andy Tait Ron Roosen Alex Hanson and Bob Loney fished last Saturday and reportedly did well. Tait joked they watched Loney more than they fished while George Thompson waited for warmer weather to resume fishing plans.
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Westbourne
Andy Tait
Ron Roosen
Alex Hanson
Bob Loney
Tait
Loney
George Thompson
George
Bagot Store Break-In Narrowly Foiled by Quiet Alarm
The Bagot grocery operated by Mr and Mrs R Mahan was broken into on Monday night April 12. Thieves smashed a front window but fled when the Mahans woke. Carberry police tracked the abandoned car in a mud hole south of the village, ending the intrusion.
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Bagot
R. Mahan
Mahans
Carberry
New Homes Rise in MacGregor Growth Accelerates
In MacGregor Bil Unger starts a house west of Oscar Nohlgren as the town’s north end expands. Four new homes are built in the last year with at least one more planned before summer. Hampton street will gain two houses as Bill Hay and Roy McLachlan plan homes on Mason, MacDonald properties near Gordon Taylorson. A factory appeal is sought to bring in more residents.
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MacGregor
Bil Unger
Oscar Nohlgren
Hampton Street
Bill Hay
Mason
Roy McLachlan
MacDonald
Gordon Taylorson
Youth Rally at Austin Plans Third Annual Event
Austin area churches and communities organize the third annual Youth Rally at Austin Community Hall with sessions on youth issues. Rev Elmer J Towns of Winnipeg will speak and moderate a panel comparing youth problems past and present, with a mass choir and musical numbers. Churches from Portage la Prairie Valley Stream MacGregor Austin Mayfield Carberry Arizona join in the event offering a broad regional platform for youth development.
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Austin Community Hall
Austin
Elmer J. Towns
Winnipeg
Bible
Towns
Senet
Evangelical Mennonite
Portage la Prairie
Valley Stream
MacGregor
Evangelical Mennonite Mission
Mayfield
Carberry
Arizona
No Mill Rate Increase In North Norfolk
North Norfolk Rural Council reports the 1965 general tax mill remains at 36 mills with no increase for three years. Budget discussions emphasized keeping taxes steady. May vote planned for water and sewer project in local improvement District No. 1 pending Public Utility Board approval.
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North Norfolk
Austin
Minor Hockey Teams Hold Their Windups
On Thursday night March 25 members of the Minor Hockey League and families held a pot luck supper at the rink to wind up the season. The gathering featured broomball and a season recap by league executives. Gifts and trophies were awarded to coaches and standout players, while plans were outlined for a more active 1965-66 season for those who played less this year.
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Maren
Glen Nichol
Tommy Telford
Bert Nichol
Glen
Tommy
Robert Collins
Brian Telford
Raymond Nichol
Brian Nichol
Doug Barton
Randy Hill
Mel Lacombe
Guest Speaker At UCW Meeting Next Monday
Mrs Campbell Connor of Arden will be guest speaker at the MacGregor UCW Thankoffering meeting on Monday April 26 at 8 p.m. in the United church. Connor, daughter of missionaries and wife of a theology student at United College, hails from Northern Rhodesia now Zambia. Everyone is welcome.
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Campbell Connor
Arden
MacGregor Ucw
United Church
Connor
United College
Northern Rhodesia
Zambia
Town Happenings and Local Notes From The Week
Weather mild with sunny days and 40 to 45 degrees as MacGregor flood threat ends. Beaver and Pine Creek areas report minor water trouble while the town creek swelled briefly. Canadiens beat the Black Hawks in the Stanley Cup opener. predictions favor the Hawks. Missing items include a wrench and battery jumper cables from George Currie’s garage and a cribbage board in the Citizens Club. Citizens vote in May on waterworks. Perry Park bridge washed out again.
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MacGregor
Beaver
Pine Creek
Canadiens
Black Hawks
Hawks
Ted Critchlow
Ted
Leafs
George Currie
Sin the Blues
George
Perry Park
Sidney youth among diploma student grads
A. Renville district youth Herbert John Christian was the major award winner at the University of Manitoba Diploma Course in Agriculture commencement on April 9. He received the Governor General's Silver Medal for overall second year proficiency and five of nine top standing awards. Sidney's Mark Stanley Bagnal also graduated, with a second major award for scholastic achievement and leadership. Dr. R Ford of Ottawa spoke on vocational training's importance to industry and agriculture, urging full development.
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Mark Bagnall
Sidney
University of Manitoba
University
A. Renville
Herbert John Christian
Christian
Mark Stanley Gilbert Bagnal
Selsgirth
Dr. R. Ford
Department of Labor
Ottawa
Ford
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Trone-Coneda
CNR
Rairie
Tita
Wpg
Public Utility Board
Wayne Gilbert
Mel
Glen Young
Lynn Butterfield
Prair Ie Provinces Forestry Association
Sien
UCW
Bob Douglas
George Lloyd
Les Becker
Thurch
Citizens Club
Avor
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