Community notices from Austin district march events
Mrs George Lowe attended a Winnipeg Beach funeral on February 12. Unit 2 UCW bake sale in Wm Makinson showroom March 2 from 3 to 5 pm. Community Hall bingo March 15 with cedar chest and parcels draws. UCW meetings March 5 and 7. Various visits, church events, and local congratulations noted with multiple families named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lowe
Winnipeg Beach
Lindsay Poyser
T. Poyser
United Church Ucww
Wm. Makinson
K. K. Jedel
Canada Packers
Paris
Randall's
Red Cross
Beaver News Roundup and Community Events
Beaver residents share visits from Winnipeg and Portage guests over the weekend while the Wesanusr family hosts and John Thompson tends the farm. Edyth Taylor moves to Portage la Prairie for work and the Beaver Community Club plans a March variety concert and grocery hamper draw to fund hall maintenance. London Zoo adds a nearly six foot milk snake from Colombia to its collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesanusr
Portage
Mex Billars
Raymond Smith
Jimmy Smith
Winnipeg
Clarence Smith
A. Bergquist
Maxine
Herb Farley
Por ‘Age
Wes Thompson
Arborg
John Thompson
Edyth Taylor
Portage la Prairie
Beaver Community Club
Beaver Store
Collegiate Whatter Curling Team Heads to Manitoba Divisional
A Pine School Division boys and girls curling rink unit from MCL led by Sharon Bergquist and Chuck Lewis travels to Carberry for the Manitoba Western Divisional Championship. The girls face Rapid City Rolling River district, the boys meet Eden Beautiful Plains. March 8 event activities include a 1 p.m. start, 1.30 class, school displays, a radio play, a debate, and lunch. parents urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oaturtsy
Gris
Sharon ‘Bergquist
Bonnie Wark
Sandra Hill
Sandra Kelly
Chuck Lewis
Richard Bennett
Clinton Briscoe
Ken] Owens
MCL
Carberry
Creek
Pine School
Rapid City
Rolling River
Eden
Beautiful Plains
Path-Head Auto Garden Club Meeting Notes
The Path Head Auto Garden Club met at Path Head School on Tuesday February 12. Members agreed to move future 4 H meetings to the third Tuesday of each month and planned a whist drive and dance. RCMP representatives attended with Cpl Hillaby giving a talk on safe driving. Next meeting is March 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Path Head Auto Garden Club
Path-Head
RCMP
Cpl. Hillaby
Lynne Grove
Farm Safety Takes Big Step Forward in Manitoba
The Manitoba Rural Safety Association formed in Winnipeg on Friday February 8 will coordinate safety campaigns in rural areas. Dr J C Elias of Portage was named a director, with an executive aiming to avoid duplications and link with national and regional safety groups. The body will focus on safe driving school bus driver testing home safety and farm safety, while supporting planning and publicity through member organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Manitoba Rural Safety Association
Winnipeg
J. C. Elias
Portage
Manitoba Association
National Safety League of Canada
Western Canadian
Farm’ Safety Conference
Manitoba Accident Prevention Association
Manitoba creates sixth crop insurance test area
Agriculture Minister George Hutton announced Winnipeg Manitoba has set up the mid west area in Brandon Rivers Minnedosa region to offer crop insurance to 2287 farms, expanding coverage to 10 775 farms province wide. The area covers Harrison Saskatchewan Clanwilliam Minto Odanah Daly Iton Whitehead and Cornwallis. Insured crops include wheat oats barley and flax with premiums based on long term yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Brandon-Rivers-Minnedosa
George Hutton
Mid-West Area
Harrison
Saskatchewan
Clanwilliam
Minto
Odanah
Daly
1Ton
Whitehead
Cornwallis
Hutton
Never Too Old To Become A Sculptor In Montreal
Polish born Montreal sculptor Ethel Rosenfield says it is never too late to pursue creativity. She started carving at 45, is now 53, and has work shown at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts 60th annual exhibition. Her husband jokily dubbed her Montreal's Granda Moses, a label that outgrew family circles. Her daughter is an arts student at McGill and her son David is a poet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Ethel Rosenfield
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Granda Moses
Mrs. Rosenfield
McGil University
David
Valentine party at Squirrel Creek school reported fun
On February 19 at 1 p.m. a valentine party for preschoolers included Gordon Birkett Craig Grove and Lyle Gilbert though Lyle was ill. Games were played lunch served and valentines exchanged. Craig Birkett won the prettily decorated wagon shaped valentine box. Sunday supper guests included Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gillespie Bruce of Brandon and others. Two rinks from here are curling in the Austin bonspiel this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squirrel Creek
Gordon Birkett
Craig Grove
Lyle Gilbert
Don Brugger
Austin
World Day of Prayer in Bethel Church Friday
The World Day of Prayer will be held in Bethel church this year on Friday March 1. The North Norfolk and District Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion will hold its next regular meeting on Tuesday March 5 at 8 p.m. in Memorial Hall MacGregor. The MacGregor C.G.L.T. spring test is set for Saturday March 7. The MacGregor W.L will host a whist drive Thursday March 7 at 8 p.m. in the senior citizens room. Baby Band meets United church Thursday March 7 at 3 p.m. The MacGregor Hospital Aid regular meeting is at Mrs. R. Harvey’s home Tuesday March 5 at 8 p.m. All welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Duncan
Gail
Robi. McFarlane
Winnipeg
J. Morris
United Church Ucw
UCW
United Church
Cookson
Franklin
Mr. Cookson Sr
Bethel Church
North Norfolk and District
Royal Canadian Legion
Memorial Hall
MacGregor
MacGrégor W.L
Senior Citizens
Pam
MacGregor Hospital Aid
R. Harvey
Local Curling Rinks Dominate Merchants Events
The Wright rink took second in the Merchants event and fourth in the second event, with Harvey Robinson winning $50 by holding the Grand Challenge final score Saturday night. A social and visits follow, including Miss Bernice Nichol's Winnipeg trip and birthday party for Margaret Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Wright
J. Pogue
H. Robinson
B. Nichol
G. Nichol
R. Mahan
C. Pogue
Wright
Harvey Robinson
Harvey
Barbara Bodie
Pat Pettett
Pas
Community Bonspiel Notes and Local Visitors
Several district residents took part in the mens open bonspiel in Austin this week and a Bagot 4H event featured boys and girls from the district. Local families host visitors including Mr and Mrs George Warren Len and Gail Areh Warren and Randy Chan with Cliff Lee family. E Steinke of Winnipeg visited with her daughter and Louis Krietz family. Darren and Ricd Frank celebrate two year birthdays on March 3. Neil McKaskill and Jack Frank families noted hospital and weekend visits. Winnipeg visitors Mr and Mrs Jim Lowe stayed with Sid Hay and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Scora
Nelson Hulme Sr
Austin
George Warren
Gail
Areh Warren
Randy Chan
Cliff Lee
E. Steinke
Winnipeg
Louis Krietz
CGIT
Rossendale
Darren
Ricd Frank
Neil McKaskill
Jack Frank
Frank
Jim Lowe
Sid Hay
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Austin District News
Paul Kowalchuk
Broadview
Don Campbell
H. F. Johnson
Halkyard
Frank Halkyard
Dauphin
Thompson, Man
Ida Graham
Billy Makinson
Christ Church
T. Hillis
W. Jones
Marvin
Gordon Mundell
Binsearth
Ralph Brydon
C. Jones
Manitoba Hospital
Grobb
United ‘Church
Rosemary Lowe
Hughes
Rosemary
UCW Bake Sale
Lamb's
Frozen Food Centre
THE
Macgregor Herald
Beaver News
London Zoo
Colombia
Whatter
H. H. Austman
Manitoba Department of Agricuture and Conservation
H. M. Lapp
University of Manitoba
J. J. Coment
United Grain Growers
D. W. Wilton
Manitoba Pool Elevators
H. J. Mather
Line Elevators Farm Service
Herb Andresen
Manitoba Farmers’ Union
Portage ‘la Prairie
Mrs
Marie Salway
Neepawa
E. L. Lawrence
Rosser
Katrime
Ene
MacGregor C.g.lt
Ape
Bagot News
Margaret Robinson
Miss Robinson
A. Kalberg
M. Baskier
J. Adams
Bernice Nichol
A. McDonald
Southend Macaulay
Austin Community Hall
Austin Hall Committee
Country Gentlemen
Sharp
J. 1
G. M. Hay Sales and Service
Austin, Manitoba
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