MacGregor council keeps mill rate at 58 despite new levy plan
MacGregor council retained the 58 mill tax for 1964 with a new six mill levy to cover exempt properties such as schools hospitals and churches. The budget allocates 22 mills to schools 30 to municipal purposes and frontage charges to fund sewer and water costs. A $12 000 debenture and utility budget were approved including $5 000 to North Norfolk water and $1 800 maintenance. The council also backed park plans for Block E north of Hampton Street and discussed a laundromat project with two applicants.
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Vuagé
MacGregor Council
Ford
R.M
North
Nor * Folk
Vatoners Te Bine Che Se Rae Te Ee
Hampton Street
Fire Dept and Council Discuss Equipment Needs
The MacGregor village council heard a Fire Department report last Monday noting a 20 year old engine with starting and wear problems. In 11 years the council spent 18,481 on apparatus and building, with 75 percent of fires in the rural municipality of Norfolk and hundreds of volunteer man hours. The brigade seeks better equipment without pay, and talks with the rural council continue to reach a mutual plan for necessary gear.
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CREM
macGregor
Norfolk
Uniform Daylight Saving Starts in Manitoba
Daylight saving time begins in Manitoba during the night of April 25 26 with uniform observance across the province. The period runs until the first week after Labour Day September 12 13 marking the second year of uniform adoption following a legislative act last spring.
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Manitoba
Fire Destroys Beaver Barn and Livestock Losses Reported
Fire of unknown origin destroyed a barn at George Harder’s Beaver district farm, with over 70 head of livestock and machinery lost. Neighbor Bill MacDonald alerted responders as flames engulfed the building while the Harder family was away. MacGregor fire department arrived but could do little to save the structure or stock.
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George Harder
Beaver District
Harder
Beaver Creek
Bill MacDonald
MacGregor Fire Department
Donella Peck Tops Speaking Competition
Donella Peck of the Sidney 4-H Garden Club won the district 4-H Junior Public Speaking contest held at Carberry Collegiate on April 15 with Vernon Baron of Carberry Combines a close second. The top two advanced to the senior contest in MacGregor, with ten speakers delivering talks on conservation and related topics.
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Donella Peck
Sidney
Betty Scora Wins Exchange Award in Manitoba and BC trips
Manitoba 4H club council awards list Betty Scora MacGregor and Jim Panson among winners. Betty Scora, a MacGregor Clothing and Handicraft member, receives British Columbia exchange trip with Jim Panson, while Gil Bagnall earns the Lakehead award trip. Manitoba tours run July 15 to 27 and August 4 to 8. North Dakota trip for David Thompson runs July 15 to 24.
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Manitoba
Harold Manns
Firdale-Norfolk
Lakehead
Gil Bagnall
Sidney-Worthy
British Columbia
Betty Scora
MacGregor
Jim Panson
Carberry
Wellwood 4-H
Jim
Fraser Valley
North Dakota Exchange Award
David Thompson
Katrinne
Path-Head
Orangeville Sheep, Club
Path-Head Automobile Club
North Dakota
Town Happenings and Local Updates Across April Weather and Events
The column notes cool windy days with several near sixty degrees, and predicts warmer weather will let farmers return to fields as land dries. Neepawa rink visit by Ron Borton Dennis Lamb Bill Turner and Dennis Beaudin described as enjoyable though not prize-winning. Fires have wary spread with three serious incidents in six days. burn carefully. Stanley Cup series tied two games apiece. Toronto favored though Detroit supported. Local sport results show C of C pool winners Carl Daly and Harvey Gilbert. Beekeeping and honey business advance as Bee Boys prepare for season, greenhouses ready, and Jack Litster plans new houses near Fred Venn. Rural council note updates dog tax: Austin village five for males and spayed females, ten for unspayed females. Sidney village one and two respectively.
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Toronto
Detroit
Carl Daly
Harvey Gilbert
Stonewall youth among Manitoba agriculture diploma graduates
Bertram Alton of Sidney joins 32 graduates at University of Manitoba diploma exercises on April 10. Herbert Meier of Stonewall earns the governor general's silver medal for general proficiency, joined by six top marks awards. Jim Downey of Coulter secures the president's medal for scholarship and leadership. Murray Rankin of Killarney and William Everitt of Newdale win additional high marks prizes. Valedictorian Howard Brownlee of Crystal City notes the two year course reshapes attitudes toward farming. W. E. Jarvis urges rational, businesslike farming for Manitoba's prosperity.
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Stonewall
Aden
University of Manitoba
Herbert Meier
J. Meier
Jim Dow
Uest
W. E. Jarvis
Jarvis
Manitoba
Howard Brownlee
Crystal City
Brownlee
J. R. Weir
Faculty of Agriculture and Home Economics
E. H. Lange
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Wellwood
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Castle Point
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High Bluff
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Oakville
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Macdonald
Exchange
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Neepawa
Ron Borton
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Bill Turner
Dennis Beaudin
A. A. Tait
C. Litster
Westboure
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Bob Douglas
George Loyd
Les Becker
Pred Clark
Aarold
MacGregor Greenhouse
Pred Tarr
Ivor Dizon
Jack Litster
Lye Motors
Fred Venn
Bertram Alton
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