Manitoba Prairie crops see above average yields this year
A Statistics Canada report notes heavy crop yields expected across Manitoba and parts of Saskatchewan and Alberta after a hot dry spell. Swathing is well underway in Manitoba with yields above average. Saskatchewan reports very good outlook except north where army worms spread. Alberta sees heat damage and early swathing across regions.
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Statistics Canada
Ottawa
Federal Statistics Bureau
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitou
Neepawa
Swan River
Westcentral
Allan Family Reunion Highlights Generations Across Canada
A warm sunny Allan family reunion gathered 109 members from third to fifth generations of the late Alexander William Allan at Island Park. Oldest attendees were Elma Meyers of Surrey and Marsh Smith of Portage la Prairie. Perry Allan chaired a buffet, races and a ball game followed a history of the family. Attendees came from British Columbia towns including Dawson Creek and Victoria, plus Manitoba and Ontario locales.
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Alexander William Allan
Ada Allan
Elma Meyers
Surrey
B.C
Marsh Smith
Portage la Prairie
Patricia, Daugh
Allan
von Allan
Riding Mountain
Island Park
Birdie Demeria
Vica S ‘Itoria
Camp Bays Cub
Perry Allan
Dawson Creek
Hudson | ‘Hope
North Pine
Victoria
British Columbia
Beausejour
Winnipeg
Brandon
Kelwood
Neepawa
MacGregor
Oakville
Macdonald
Potentially Serious Weeds Plague Manitoba Crops
Reports from north central Manitoba note heavy stands of Scentless Chamomile along roadsides and in grain fields. The weed resists all but Piclorom, which is not approved for field use, risking widespread crop damage around East Selkirk and Erickson. It is an annual or short lived perennial with white flower heads and carrot like leaves. farmers with knowledge should contact the Weed Supervisor at 685 12050.
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Manitoba
East Selkirk
Erickson
Saskatchewan Manitoba Association Presses 3 Key Farm Debt Proposals
A Saskatoon Manitoba dealers group told Agriculture Minister Jack Messer on Monday it seeks three main measures: establish a mediation board to hear all cases, provide financial assistance or loan guarantees for farmers, and fund an education program to explain farm improvement loan benefits. They warned the bill as drafted risks boosting bad debt among dealers and questioned the impact on repossessions under existing Civil Rights protections.
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Association 1
Agriculture
Jack Messer
Bud Smith
Saskatoon
Lions Club elects new officers for coming season
The Macaregor Lions Club elected new officers recently. Executives include President Ed Drader, First VP John Boschman, Second VP Phil Miller, Third VP Bob Anderson, Secretary Harold Orchard, Treasurer Stan Moore, Tail Twister Murray Lamb, Lions Tanner Louis Quinn, and Directors Barry Barber Herman Weber Abe Boschman RalphThomas.
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Macaregor Lions Club
Ed Drader
John.Boschman
Phil Miller
Bob Anderson
Harold Orchard
Stan Moore
Murray ‘Lamb
Tanner
Louis Quinn
Barry Barber
Herman Weber
Abe Boschman
Ralph Thomas
MacGregor Village Council Discusses Community Centre
The MacGregor village council met Aug 9 with all members present led by Mayor Lye. Topics included land transfer for a community centre, water and sewer connections, and streets to the site. A building permit for Don McCulloch’s garage was approved.
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MacGregor
Lye
Peachland
B.C
Don McCulloch
Hamieh McNeil
Manitoba Farmers Boost Corn Contest Entries
Participation in the seagrain corn growing competition has more than doubled with 60 Manitoba farmers entered by the July 31 cutoff, led by grain supervisor Ken Ganczer. New growers account for 30 percent of entries, and the Calvert distillery aims to buy large amounts of Manitoba corn, supporting a broader grain development program across Canada by Seagram.
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Manitoba
Ken Ganczer
Calvert
Gimli
Gander
Mr. Ganczer
Calvert of Canada
Canada
House of Seagram
Groweb
Ted Janitoba
Town Happenings and Seasonal Notes in Local Region
Weekend temperatures rose into the 80s then 90s signaling summer weather. Ducks Unlimited forecasts a good duck outlook in northern and central areas, fair in the southwest. Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon plan a Winnipeg visit September 23 to 26. Gardeners promote MacGregor by inviting drives to admire flowers. Grouse season starts September 24, ridge season opens September 17 in west central and September 24 in southwestern areas. A MacGregor Chamber of Commerce meeting will finalize plans on a sign project tonight in the Legion Room Memorial Hall. A new school building has been moved nearby to serve as a classroom this fall south of the existing huts.
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Ducks Unlimited
Westcentral
Southwestern
Mace Gregor Chamber of Commerce
Legion Room
Memorial Hall
Parties Honor Smaiths On Silver Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Smith hosted Aug 12 for Fred and Muriel Smaith on their 25th wedding anniversary. Guests from Treherne Stonewall Winnipeg Portage and Austin plus MacGregor joined for a barbecue supper games music and a mock wedding. A three tier cake corsages and silverware gifts plus a Seetusee dish were presented.
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Lawrence Smith
Fred Smaith
Dorothy Smith
Mabel Palmer
Fred
Mabiel
Audrey Smith
Harry Dankesreiter
Mariel
Geo. Swarth
Fred Snaith
Ed Chant
Muriel
George Snaith
Connie McKelvy
Janice Bush
Jim Snaith
Marjorie
Roy Snaith
Marion McGregor
Treherne
Stonewall
Winnipeg
Portage
Austin
MacGregor
Lynn McCulloch Honored At Shower
A miscellaneous shower for bride elect Lynn McCulloch was held in Rossendale hall on Friday evening August 6. Lynn, her mother Mrs J Mec Culloch, grandmother Mrs Hempston of England, and the groom’s mother Mrs Hayward of Treherne were escorted to decorated chairs by Val Pogue, Marion Nelson, Norah Nicoll and Francis Boak with Helen Wojtowicz as com.
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Lynn McCulloch
Rossendale Hall
Lynn
J. MecCulloch
Mrs. Hempston
England
Mrs. Hayward
Treherne
Val Pogue
Marion Nelson
Norah Nicoll
Francis Boak
Get Together At Bagot Plans And Prizes
A Bagot community gathering on Sunday August 8 brought old and new friends together in an old fashioned setting. Attendees enjoyed horse shoes, a youth races series, a pot luck supper, and a brief musical program by Harold Wright Cheryl Wright and Sandra Lamont. Newleyweds Ron Kalberg were honored with china cabinet presents as Don Coubrough read an address.
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Bagot
Glen
Jamie Wright
Beaver
Lorne Wright
Tom Rintoul
Murray
Reg Burch
J. 4. Pogue
Don Coulfrough
Harold Wright
Cheryl Wright
Sandra Lamont
Ronald Kalberg
Don Coubrough
Murray Burch
J. L. Pogue
Ron
Mary
Winnipeg
Portage
MacGregor
Brandon
Belmont
Sakalban
Special Chamber Meeting Tonight In MacGregor District
A special meeting of the Mac Gregor and District Chamber of Commerce is set for 8 p.m. tonight in the Legion room of the MacGregor Memorial hall. The main item is to consider the latest highway signs proposal with new ideas and prices. Members and others are urged to attend as the issue is very important and needs support.
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MacGregor and District Chamber of Commerce
Legion Room
MacGregor Memorial Hall
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