Collegiate Charter Busy Week At Portage Collegiate
Last Friday featured a morning curling exhibition and an official opening of the Collegiate by a bright crowd. The school is enrolling all members into the Red Cross while teachers spruce the staff room with new drapes. The Parent Teacher Association will meet Wednesday at 7 o'clock. Mumps are circulating, and two new casualties bring this week’s wrap.
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Bright
Brooker
Bob Stratton
Neepawa
Ron Pettitt
Glen Barth
Portage Collegiate
Red Cross
Do You Want A Good Dog Do You Want A Good Dog
A notice seeking a home for two purebred smooth-haired terriers by W Goodrick of Bank of Montreal. The dogs are fully grown and ready for adoption from his contact.
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W. Goodrick
Bank of Montreal
Norman Pogue Dies Suddenly Farmer Passes at 65
Norman Pogue, a well known farmer in the district, died after a stroke Tuesday evening in hospital. He was 65. The funeral is set for Saturday February 8 at 2 pm from MacGregor United Church with interment in the family plot at MacGregor Cemetery. McKillop's is handling arrangements.
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Norman Pogue
Pogue
MacGregor United Church
MacGregor Cemeter McKillop
Bonspiels Still Hold Spotlight at Local Curling Week
Bonspiels dominate local curling this week as Bagot's Open records 43 rinks and MacGregor may field many more, with whispers of eleven from an anonymous source. Last week Carberry rinks shone at the Men’s Open while Portage teams struggled in the Grand Challenge. Jean Wright’s squad earned a second in Portage, and Mabel Palmer’s Kenora entry pleased Joyce but fell short of top prize. Next week MacGregor hosts its annual classics with four events as ladies’ play resumes on February 13.
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Bagot
MacGregor
Carberry
John Emerson
Eaton
Fred Snaith
Jim Kelly
Percy Ewen
Alex Bereford
Portage
Jean Wright
Mabel Palmer
Kenora
Ont
Joyce
Election wheels move in Portage Neepawa riding
Portage Neepawa voters move toward a March 31 federal election after Prime Minister Diefenbaker set the date. Nominations open March 17 with Dr. G. Fairfield likely PC candidate. Weir may not run. Costs are pegged at 9,434.50 dollars, with higher enumerate and polling outlays than last June.
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Portage-Neepawa
Canada
Diefenbaker
Portage Neepawa
G. C. Fairfield
W Weir
Weir
Portage
Castonguay
Portage - Neepawa
Official Opening of North Norfolk Collegiate No 2 at MacGregor
The North Norfolk Secondary School Area No 2 Collegiate in MacGregor opened officially last Friday January 31 with a ribbon cutting by Manitoba Minister of Education W C Miller. The new 147 by 57 foot stucco building includes six classrooms a laboratory library and offices. Attendance exceeded four hundred as speeches praised the facility intended to serve students from across the area. A large Webster's Dictionary donated in memory of Benjamin Richardson was presented by Mrs B Richardson.
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MacGregor
W. C. Miller
Manitoba
North Norfolk
Zens
G. Hicks
Miller
Wm. Alton
Sidney
Benjamin Richardson
Beaver
Richardson
K. Stanway
Alton
R. E. Lye
Lumbermans
Saskatoon
J. L. Lamb
Mon. W. C. Miller
Colle
St Pauls Church Junior Auxiliary Tea on February 15
The Junior Auxiliary of St Pauls Church will host a St Valentines Tea on Saturday February 15 at 3 pm in the recreation area. The Women Missionary Society meets February 11 at 8 pm at Mrs Elizabeth Wrights home. The Mission Band gathers February 12 at six oclock in the annex for a Japanese checkpo drawing event with pencils crayons erasers and drawing paper.
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St Paul's Church
WMS
Elizabeth Wright
Austin Rinks Capture Major Prizes In MacGregor High School Bonspiel
Twenty four rinks from Austin Westbourne Sidney Portage Rossendale Langruth and MacGregor competed in the annual collegiate bonspiel. The first draw began Wednesday at four o clock to allow Friday opening and spare time. Banquet and dance followed the Friday sessions with speakers from the Collegiate and local teachers. Visiting rinks earned several top prizes with Austin rinks taking the early lead in the Grand Challenge with Barry Calvert skip and others, while Portage and Kelvin Palmer also earned top prizes.
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Austin
MacGregor High School
Westbourne
Sidney
Portage
Rossendale
Langruth
MacGregor
Barry Calvert
Jim Lowe
Louise Stephenson
Deanna Ewen
Darwin Anderson
Ralph Cybula
Lorraine Anderson
Rosemary Lowe
Frank Gorai
Ren Mackey
Beverley Bailey
Charlene Ferris
Kelvin Palmer
MacGregor Intermediates repeat in Manitoba hockey slate
The MacGregor Intermediates tied 8 8 with Minnedosa in an exhibition as Kelvin Palmer Innis Harvey John Gross and Dale Lambert scored. Dorman added two and McGregor one. Winnipeg Mercuries 4 at MacGregor 6 followed, with Glen Morris generating three goals for MacGregor and five penalties in the game. The Manitoba Juvenile B playoffs opened with Neepawa Juveniles defeating MacGregor Juveniles 5 1. Bantam AB playoffs saw Miami Bantams edge MacGregor 6 4. Frank Haydon debuted on home ice for the red and white against Winnipeg Mercuries.
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MacGregor
Minnedosa
Kelvin Palmer
Innis Harvey
John Gross
Dale Lambert Fone
George Dorman
Pete McGregor
Ninnipeg Mercuries
Mac
Winnipeg Mercuries
Glen Morris
Perry Allan
George Dornan
Jim Dorman
Mercuries
Krivak
Khree
Boyd
Winipeg
Manitoba
Neepawa
Middleton
Martin
Miami Bantams
MacGregor Bantams
St MacGregor
Miami Crew
Frank Haydon
Blades
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