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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 12, 1959
Page
2
The plan increases provincial education funding by about 50 percent, aiming to offset local costs. Officials say higher provincial grants will prevent local ratepayers from bearing the burden, with many municipalities seeing tax reductions and provincial aid rising to 60 percent of increased program costs.
The era of romance centers on February 14 as a day for gifts and love. This year the date also marks the halfway point of the 1959 Canadian Heart Fund campaign, tying the holiday to a cause for heart health and generosity.
Community notes from Austin and nearby areas list health updates and social events. Mrs. Reg Winterbottom improves at Carberry Hospital while Wm. Edkins visits Deer Lodge for a checkup. Births, visits, whist winners, and upcoming events fill a busy local week. The Red Cross film night, World Day of Prayer in United Church, and a Valentine Supper promise community activities.
Teams from Gladstone Portage and MacGregor fielded players in a three rink spiel with Grant Compton and Darwin Anderson earning podiums. Lois Hay and Winterbotom featured in the runners up, while George Falkyard led Ken Winterbottom to fourth. A Bonspiel dance is scheduled for Friday February 13 with Black Hawks as DJs. The Yearbook project was canceled due to funding shortfalls. A Grade 9 film titled Bea ver Valley was shown last Monday.
Local notice notes a financial matter tied to 322 Somerset Building in Winnipeg. It lists a bank or financial institution as a party and references a transaction or inquiry pending action.
Science and Grade 11 and 12 biology were also shown. Tune in next week for the Bonspiel results and other collegiate news.
A reader recalls a 1905 gathering at Springbrook Farm hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Swan, possibly Hunt Farm, with a program listing piano solos, songs, choir pieces, readings, recitations, mouth organ solos, duets, quartets, and an Anglican social ending with God Save The King.
The Northern Manitoba Trappers Festival begins February 25 with Fur Queen hopefuls among northern beauties and champion dog mushers competing in the World Championship Dog Derby as snow and tourists frame The Pas annual hoopah.
Festival officials unveil early evening sleigh rides each day and a monster sleigh train to Elk's Hall at 9 30 p m for dancing The World Champion Dog Race offers a 1000 first prize plus four class prizes totaling 4000 Junior Dog Race is sponsored by Dr Roland Combard Winners may crown a festival queen who wins a fur jacket and trip to Des Moines Iowa Four Saskatchewan entrants include Jean Cuthard from La Ronge and Oliver Beatty from Big Sandy Ake
The pulp and paper sector is funding forest assets with payoffs 40 to 80 years away, a strategy aimed at securing Canada's future. Such long term, private investments are rare, reflecting a focus beyond immediate returns to national long term stability.
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