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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 17, 1967
Page
1
Electors of the Village of MacGregor will vote on issuing beverage room licenses and restaurant beer and wine licenses on Election Day, Wednesday Oct 25. The council notes progress on water sewer works, Centennial park, and sidewalk repairs while planning a five year annuity debenture for street paving.
Mr and Mrs E K W Cox acompañed by Mr and Mrs Lyle Cox of Gladstone traveled to British Columbia visiting De ann’s sister at Fort McLeod Kieley’s brother at Sardis Enderby and mother at Shawous. They saw the Hope and Frank slides and fished at the Vedder River. They left MacGregor and Gladstone July 11 and returned via Fraser River route.
Rain restores moisture across the Rural Municipality of North Norfolk boosting crops. Farmers report yields near average or better after a hot dry spell and recent rains on July 1 6 and 22 filling grain and supporting swathing in multiple districts including Austin Katrime-Beaver and Bagot-Rossendale.
A YMCA style vacation Bible school will be held at the Austin E.M. Church during the week of August 2025 from 9 am to 4 pm. Open to all children aged 4 to 12. All are welcome.
In mid August the warm spell kept beaches busy as a local team journeyed to Gladston for a fair contest, earning first prize after defeating Neepewa Cubs Tupper and Eden. They then fell to Grand Clairiere in two extra innings at Carberry. A dahlia in Currie district reaches 100 inches wide, and a girl’s jacket left in MacGregor Memorial Hall is up for claiming. Dale Burch and Shelley Telford won prizes from Expo committee. Forty three MacGregor Collegiate students head to Montreal and Ormstown, Quebec.
A large crowd enjoyed one of the best Salt Plains Raceways days last Sunday afternoon. Twenty four cars raced on the half mile track with fast action from squads including drivers from Saskatoon and Winnipeg. No major crashes occurred and mutual aid among pit crews highlighted sportsmanship. About 10 trophies were awarded with plans for annual contests. Next race day is August 27 at Salt Plains.
On Tuesday August 9 more than 50 friends gathered in the lower room of the Austin United Church to shower Miss Shirley Loeppky bride elect of August 12. Corsages were given to guests and a pianist played as attendees were seated under a floral arch.
Mrs Harold Hughson describes a four day Know Manitoba Better Tour by bus from Sprague to Pine Falls. The group of 36, including 32 women and four men, visited farms, factories, a research station, and a Hutterite colony, with stops at Roland Morden Winkler Altona Morris Eden Roc Motel Steinbach Sprague.
Mrs Rena Meffen of MacGregor Manitoba will join about 22 Manitoba teachers at St James Collegiate in St James for a five day Cuisenaire course sponsored by the Manitoba Teachers Society from August 14 to 18. The course includes a general introduction to the Cuisenaire method of teaching.
A Sunday family picnic at Garnet Grove's Gladstone home marked the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Garnet Grove. About 50 friends and relatives attended a turkey supper and gifts including a purse of money. Attendees included numerous Grove relatives and friends from Toronto Beaver Baldur Winnipeg High Bluff Portage and Beausejour among others.
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