Former Resident Wins Honest Abe Award in Odd Tale
A Manitoba MacGregor note opens with Ron Tarr of Chetwynd B C recounting a humorous column entry about winning an Honest Abe Club award in the Argosy magazine. The piece spins a bear tale in Rockies foothills near Calgary with a frozen snowball bear and a broken Winchester, plus tax and council notes from MacGregor Manitoba 1969 including taxes, budgets, a car wash permit, and lighting upgrades.
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Argosy
Honest Abe Club
Ron Tarr
Chetwynd
B.C
MacGregor
Ron
Gibson and Burch Top Scorers in Basketball League
Gibson and Burch led the Beautiful Plains Pine Creek league in scoring as MC won the boys division with an 8-0 record. Gibson topped the circuit with 225 points, while Burch had 112, ahead of Ross Stewart of Gladstone who scored 96.
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Gibson, Burch
Beautiful Plains
Creek Basketball League
Oys
Jack Gibson
Dale Burch
M.C.L
Gladstone
Shilo
Neepawa
Carberry
Gibson
Burch
Ross Stewart
slacGregor
Ewasko
Boaz
M. Frank
D. Burch
Thompson
Gilbert
Lloyd
Frank
Snaith
Afr. Konopski
Mr. Crabbe
Sprucedale School Plans Spring Concert
Sprucedale School along with Austin and Manitoba School choir teams up for a spring concert tour in Austin Community Hall on May 9 and MacGregor Memorial Hall on May 23 at 8 p.m. Mrs Grobb directs the Manitoba Sunshine Club, formed nearly twenty years ago and active in churches and concerts across the province.
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MacGregor
North Norfolk
Association For the Mentally Retarded
Austin
Sprucedale
Manitoba
Grobb
Sunshine Club
Austin Community Hall
MacGregor Memorial Hall
City bylaw targets derelict cars on private property
A bylaw proposal seeks to curb the leaving or storage of derelict vehicles on private lots. It addresses enforcement and imposes a fine not exceeding $20 for violators. The notice indicates further details continue on page 3.
Local Girls Exhibit Crayon Works At Manitoba School
Two grade 8 pupils Nietha Dyck and Janice Kasprick had crayon drawings shown at the Manitoba School Students Art Exhibition in the Bay store, running from April 5 to 12 during the 1967-68 year.
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Manitoba
Bay Store
Nietha Dyck
Janice Kasprick
Town Happenings and Local Notes from MacGregor
Spring weather with temperatures in the 60s brings budding leaves and growing grass. Central Aid will hold a blood donors clinic on June 3. A note from Cecil Zimmerman of Winnipeg asks to be remembered to local friends. he and his family were away for the winter. The Community Centre special events committee meets next Wednesday in the Collegiate. all welcome. The MacGregor Lions Club and MacGregor Collegiate plan a walkathon this spring. The hospital opening is scheduled for next Monday. Gordon Parkess, a Imperial Oil agent, has taken over from Wally Arthur. Gordon is Harry’s brother from Sidney. MacGregor will host a car wash built by Norfolk Construction near Rollie Grove’s residence. The Toronto Globe issue dated July 30, 1917 found behind a mirror shows the first U.S. troops on the France firing line and a Canadian casualties list. none from this area appear. Women’s dresses were on sale for 6.95.
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MacGregor
Norfolk Construction
Hampton Street
Manitoba Hydro
Marginet
Ac Ve Central Aid
Ge Ae
Cecil Zimmerman
Winnipeg
MacGregor Lions Club
MacGregor Collegiate
Gordon Parkess
Wally Arthur
Gordon
Harry
Sidney
Rollie Grove
Escome Sake Thiessen
Toronto Globe
U.S
France
Three Convicted Under Dog Bylaw in MacGregor Village
Five MacGregor residents were summoned under bylaw 205 banning dogs running loose. Three were convicted, one pleaded not guilty, and one did not show. The convicted trio were fined 5 dollars plus 1 dollar court costs. A warrant was issued for the non-appearing defendant. Justice of the Peace W. H. Wenham presided and warned tickets will be issued for stop sign violations.
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MacGregor
Mons Wire
RCMP
W. H. Wenham
MacGregor Co-op Elevator Opens With Crowd
The MacGregor Co‑op Association celebrated the elevator opening last Friday afternoon with a good crowd. Art Leckie chaired and introduced the local board including George Snaith Harry Dankesreiter Doug McGregor John Scora Don Wright Robert Anderson and E K W Cox secretary. Charter member Gordon Stirling was absent. Mayor Glenn Lye and Charles Hotel welcomed officials from MacGregor and North Norfolk respectively while Gerry Marginet of the North Norfolk and District Agricultural Society extended greetings. Leckie reviewed the association’s history noting the July 25 1940 meeting to form the district and seek a charter with seven charter members chosen.
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Tue
MacGregor Co-op Association
Art Leckie
Vocal Board
Leckie
George Snaith
Harry Dankesreiter
Doug McGregor
John Scora
Don Wright
Robert Anderson
E. K. W. Cox
Ed Chant
Gordon
Pat” Stirling
Glenn Lye
MacGregor
Charles Hotel
MacGregor Pool Elevator Association
Hospital Opens Renovated North Norfolk MacGregor Unit
The newly renovated North Norfolk MacGregor Nursing Unit opens next Monday afternoon April 28 with a ribbon cutting at the hospital after a 1.0 p.m. ceremony in MacGregor Memorial Hall. A 1.30 p.m. service, greetings from local officials, and a speech by T. W. Pentland of the Manitoba Hospital Commission follow, then a silver tea and hospital tour.
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North Norfolk - MacGregor
MacGregor Memorial Hall
Hospital
MacGregor Memorial
MacGregor Chamber of Commerce
Austin Town
Katrime Curling Club Names 1968-69 Committee
Katrime curling club held its annual meeting with 16 members present on April 9. The new committee, led by president Garry Giercke, includes Tony Hoeppner as vice president and Jean McRae as secretary treasurer, plus Norman Birkett Ethel Dun Bert Caskey and Jeanne Caskey. They planned a dance and raffle featuring an electric fry pan, set for May 9 in the Katrime hall with Walter Machan's orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katrime Curling Club
Garry Giercke
Tony Hoeppner
Jean McRae
Norman Birkett
Ethel Dun Bert Caskey
Jeanne Caskey
Katrime Hall
Walter Machan
Parliament Hill Report on NATO Policy and Peacekeeping
Parliament Hill coverage details a House of Commons External Affairs and National Defence committee tour of NATO installations in Europe. It describes Cyprus and Germany deployments, Canadian units in Cyprus and Lahr, and notes on neutral nations Sweden and Switzerland, with a prompt to turn to page eight.
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Parliament Hill
N.A.T.C
House of Commons
Europe
Ottawa
N.A
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Rockies
Calgary
Alberta
Ron Tart
MCI
Lue Xeuuws
Baies
Ee Ee
Co-op Association
Joe Lambert
Katrime Curling Cub
Y Craig Stewart
Marquette
N.A.T.O
Gibralter
Cyprus
United Nations
Mediterranean Sea
Turkey
U.N
Canada
Makarios
Germany
Lahr
Rhine River
N.A.T.0
N.at
Craig Stewart
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