Seniors Attend Verdi Opera At Centennial Concert Hall
MacGregor seniors on a chartered Portage la Prairie bus journeyed to Winnipeg for Verdi's The Masked Ball at Centennial Concert Hall. The 41 travelers toured via Austin Holland Treherne Rothwell Oakville, enjoyed a snowbound ride, and heard the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra under Piero Gamba with Manitoba Opera Chorus. The production showcased an 18th century Swedish palace setting and a grand masked ball in Act III.
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MacGregor
Portage la Prairie
Winnipeg
Centennial Concert Hall
Austin
Holland
Treherne
Rothwell
Oakville
No. 34
Hidden Valley
Assiniboine
Sweden
Gustav III
Rome
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Piero Gamba
Manitoba Opera Chorus
King
Gustav's Palace
Local Heart Fund campaign targets MacGregor door to door
Mrs. Robert Anderson will chair a Manitoba Heart Foundation drive in MacGregor in February, aiming for 14 canvassers to cover roughly 250 to 300 families. The effort shifts from last year's mail campaign to a door to door approach, with volunteers distributing heart attack and stroke warning material and emergency guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Gen
Robert
Mettie) Anderson
MacGregor
Manitoba Heart Foundation
Heart Fund
Anderson
Ross Thompson
Reg Nerzel
Wevrie Martins
Wes Turner
al Johnson
Manitoba
MacGregor looks to reuse fire site with public plan talks
A well attended MacGregor meeting at the municipal office discussed rebuilding options after January 8 fire. Mayor Glenn Lye noted the goal to involve residents in deciding the site’s future, with ideas ranging from new multi business space to a simple walkway and Keith Street extension, and options for cost, tenants, and local investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Ron Rotelink
Glenn Lye
Clare Tarr
Ken Arundell
V. ¥. Clark
Keith Street
MacGregor Sets Rates for New Ambulance Service
The MacGregor ambulance committee met Tuesday to discuss the 1977 budget and operations. Members from MacGregor village, North Norfolk municipality, and a hospital representative will supervise ambulance maintenance, with rates set at 15 dollars for in village service and 15.80 dollars per loaded rural mile, plus flat rates to Winnipeg, Portage, Brandon, Carberry, and Gladstone. A garage may be added to the care home, and tires will be purchased for the new ambulance. Volunteer drivers listed include Borton, MacDonald, Fitzpatrick, and others as training continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sy Uicee
MacGregor Ambulance Committee
North Norfolk
MacGregor
Ron Borton
Ed Penner
Harold Manns
John Bender
Harold Fitzpatrick
Am‘bulance
Srom MacGregor
Winnipeg
Portage
Olunteer
George Martens
Richard Locke
Don MacDonald
Keith Thompson
Grant ‘MacDonald
Doug Borton
John Boschman
Abe Driedger
Doug McTavish
Barney Wiebe
Ralph Jonasson
Jim MacDonald
Hawks edge Rockets in thriller for eastern division lead
Hawks prevail 5 4 over the Rockets at Holland to surge two points clear atop the eastern division. Jim Steeden scored twice with assists from Robert Litster and Craig Thomson as Glen Whincup added two goals, while Brad Lamb made key saves in a tight contest that swung momentum early and late.
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Hawks
Glenn Lye
MacGregor
Holland
Rockets
Brad Lamb
Jim Steeden
Robert Litster
Craig Thomson
Larry Michiels
Bill Jerrey
Doug Metcalf
Vex Steeden
Leo Landuette
Lamb
Laurie Oliver
Bill Jeffery
Metcalf
Michiel
Glen Whincup
Jerry Painter
Brian Telford
Hearing screening program set for Pine Creek schools
The Pine Creek school board announced a joint hearing screening program with the education and health departments, Elks Lodge, Royal Purple, and local teachers. It will test all grade one pupils, those who failed last year, special education students, and others suspected of hearing issues. Screenings use audiometers, with referrals to an audiologist and ENT specialist. Results go to parents and the family physician. Most impairments are treatable, some may need hearing aids. Completion expected by early February.
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Elmer Moffat
Pine Creek
Department of Eduction
Department of Health and Social Development
Elks Lodge
Order of the Royal Purple
Pine Creek Division
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C. J. Clark
Centennial
Nagger Coowame
Local Heart Fund Campaign In Motion
Lye
Fromat
Central Plains Inc
Ron Roteliuk
Rotenuk
Legion Room
Nore
Tom Lowe
Tor
Colleen Lowe
Lloyd Jones
Hazel Lowe
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