Enthusiasm Mounting For A C 1 Fun Fair
Austin Collegiate prepares for a February 17 Fun Fair with attractions including a Fashion Show Magic in Science Art Display and Haunted House Sponsored by the Bible Club the event features a Faith Ranch Sing plong musical and a stage show with acrobatics music and Casanova Jr The Fun Fair Queen will be crowned with prize drawings Princesses include Lisa Enza Elsie McIntyre Linda Moran Sandra Hodge and Lesley Wright Tickets are sold by students at the campus after 7 15 p m free main gate entry nominal event charges at other venues and Bingo and games of skill accompany the evening.
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Austin Collegiate
Bible Club
Faith Ranch Sing Plong
Coke Shop
Casanova, Jr
Lisa Enza
Elsie McIntyre
Linda Moran
Sandra Hodge
Lesley Wright
MacGregor 4-H Cub Hosts Skating Party
The MacGregor 4-H Club held a skating party on January 20 with skating and curling lasting until 5:30 p.m. The event moved to MacGregor Collegiate auditorium for a large pot luck supper, followed by dancing from hops to square dances enjoyed by all.
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MacGregor 4-H
MacGregor Collegiate
MacGregor Ladies Bonspiel Opens With 30 Rinks
MacGregor Ladies' annual bonspiel began this morning with over 30 rinks expected to compete across four events. Play continues Friday and Saturday as the event leads to Friday night banquet and program at MacGregor Memorial Hall.
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MacGregor
MacGregor Memorial Hall
Austin Carnival Set For Feb 18 At City Rink
Austin’s annual carnival is slated for Saturday February 18 at the skating rink. Afternoon hockey games precede a 7 PM program with costume judging races a Queen contest a father son hockey game and broom ball. Queen candidates include Elsie Carruthers Marlene Nelson Elsie Young and Colleen Morden with various club sponsors.
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Austin
Austin Skating Rink
Elsie Carruthers
Hockey Club
Marlene Nelson
Elsie Young
Colleen Morden
Ladies’ Curling Club
One Board School Division Outlined at Local Meeting
Over 125 citizens in the MacGregor district gathered at MacGregor Collegiate as education officials outlined a proposed one board school division. The March 10 referendum would create a unified board for kindergarten through grade 12 with a 65 to 35 provincial local funding split. The plan includes a new foundation program costing 95 million this year and a Public School Finance Board to manage mill rates and grants.
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Mac- Gregor
Mac- Gregor Collegiate
R. W. Lightly
Dertment of Education
S. B. Tinkler
Starbuck
Manitoba Association of School Trustees
Henry Schroeder
MacGregor Collegiate
Manitoba Teachers Society
Morris Hay
Diehl
Gladstone
Lightly
Town Happenings In Manitoba Bonspiel And Local News
Cold days dominated town life with 25 below and 35 above records. The Cypress Norfolk hockey league trophy and several bonspiels including Carberry and Austin were underway with local players such as Jack Em arson Clarence Sparrow Wayne Sharp and Bill Harder competing. Local history notes seek information on the Great link and Wildfire tropay sightings while illnesses keep children home and Maple Leaf F a hovers in a nine game skid. The Canadiens improve as Chicago pursues its first league title amid a busy week in local sports and health notes.
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Carberry
Jack Emarson
Clarence Sparrow
Wayne Sharp
Bill Harder
Maple Leaf Fa
Ted Criterion
Les Anderson
Jack Smale
Canadiens
Detroit
Chicago
Community Centre Aims For Year Round Civic Use
Town and municipality push for a large multi use public building proposed by the Agricultural Society and Lion's Club. It would host 4H days fairs skating and meetings with spectator areas and winter hockey and curling space. Plans and estimates are being prepared and reader letters are invited.
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Lion’s Club
The
Agricultural Society
Hughson Rink Tops Sidney Mixed Spiel Title
Sidney hosted a week long mixed bonspiel from January 23 to 28. Harold Hughson of Pine Creek won the top event with Lloyd Jones of Austin and Jack Calvert and Dave Sissons earning other top placements. Other events awarded to Philip Stephenson, Paul Ham, Albert Manns, Fred Sparrow, Earl Kilfoyle Pratt, Percy Ewen, Allan Harburn, Murray Litster, Barry Calvert, Clarence Sparrow, Bert Alton and Henry Calvert.
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Sidney
Harold Hughson
Pine Creek
Lloyd Jones
Austin
Jack Calvert
Dave Sissons
Philip Stephenson
Paul Ham
Albert Manns
Firdale
Fred Sparrow
Carberry
Earl Kilfoyle
C of C Membership Drive Reports Strong Early Return
Clare Tarr, chairman of the MacGregor Chamber of Commerce membership campaign, announces 42 percent of dues collected. A mailed assessment to businesses and employees is yielding steady returns as the drive aims to boost membership to new heights.
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MacGregor Chamber of Commerce
Clare Tarr
Spring Time Crow Watcher Spotted Near Souris
Ed Reage told the Herald Office a friend from Souris visited last week and noted 5 or 6 crows on the way here. The friend, an avid hunter, claimed they can distinguish crows from ravens. The item hints spring may be near or that crows and ravens are mixed up.
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Ed Reage
Herald
Souris
MacGregor’s Men’s Spiel Opens Next Thursday
MacGregor’s 78th annual bonspiel begins next Thursday as a four day event with finals Sunday night. Four events run with four prizes each, entries close Tuesday, February four, fees $16 per rink. Substitutes allowed with entry, church service Sunday February 19 at 10 a.m. at St Paul’s Anglican Church. contact Vern McKelvy or Bob Anderson for entries.
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MacGregor
St. Paul's Anglican
Vern McKelvy
Bobee Anderson
Beaver Creek Settlement Briefs Recall Beaver School Beginnings
In 1883 a small log school rose on Beaver Creek built by settlers from Halliburton County and log contributed by families, with James Irwin directing the construction. The narrative recalls emigration from Ontario and the efforts of settlers who brought tools and crafts to establish homes and education amid Manitoba’s western expansion.
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Free Island
Manitoba
Ontario
Canadian Shield
Cordingly
Halliburton County
Beaver Creek
Duluth
Moorehead
Red River
Winnipeg
United States
Hudson’s Bay Company
James Irwin
Primitive log School and its Simple Beginnings
In 1895 a new school was built a mile north but poor site choice left the playgrounds damp for weeks. The plain frame building had drafty windows and a furnace with oversized vents that smoked heavily. Students started with slate and primer, barefoot in warm weather to swim at the creek during neon hour.
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Pathead
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Bonnie Herkness
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Wildfire Tropay
Cypress-Norfolk Hockey League
N.B
Hughson
C of C
Beaver School
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