Edrans District News Highlights Local Visits and Meeting
Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Wm McCullough and Cecil with Neepawa guests Mrs Vanyard Mrs Fred Crook and Mary McLaren plus their families. The monthly Ladies Aid met Feb 21 with 10 members and two visitors. Plans discussed for foster child Toni, annual fun night March 28, and $5 to Red Cross plus $25 to March of Dimes. Ernie Ryz and Barbara Carruk from Winnipeg visited, and Stan Ryz visited Dauphin with friends.
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Ken Smith
Wm. McCullough
Cecil
Vanyard
Fred Crook
Neepawa
Mary Mclaren
Ben Wall
Winnipeg
Johnny Weiler
Nancy Smith
Portage
Marguerite Miller
John Watson
Kathleen
Ladies’ Aid
Vi Schneider
Margaret Maben
Toni
Freda Campbell
Agnes Piel
Red Cross
March of Dimes
Ernie Ryz
Barbara Carruk
Stan Ryz
Mildred Schneider
Mary McCullough
Kay Ryz
Dora Smith
Austin
Margaret Prosser
Dauphin
Farm Family Business and Law Seminar in MacGregor
A three day Farm Family Business and Law seminar will be held in MacGregor at the Legion Hall Class Room from 1 30 to 4 30 on March 6 7 and 8. Expert speakers include Bob Funk regional economist Manitoba Dept of Agriculture on tax changes, Tom Mooney lawyer with agriculture background on partnerships and liabilities, and Terry Penton CSA with Gordon Raymer from Assiniboine College discussing farm family estate planning. Attendance is $1 per family per day. rural families urged to attend with their sons and wives. For more information contact Art Domes Portage 657 371.
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MacGregor
Legion Hall
Bob Funk
Manitoba Dept. of Agriculture
Tom Mooney
Mooney
Terry Penton C
Gordon Raymer
Assiniboine College
Brandon
Portage
MacGregor Men's Bonspiel Set For Two Weeks
The annual MacGregor Bonspiel will run as a pick-a-week event from March 8 to 11 and March 15 to 18. Four events with four prizes each, $20 entry per rink includes a buffet luncheon in MacGregor Memorial Hall. Limit 92 rinks per week. entries to Ron Telford or Pete McGregor. Donations not canvassed, contact Lorne Pennell if contributing.
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Anna Fitzpatrick
Jeannette ‘Thompson
MacGregor
MacGregor Memorial Hall
Ron Telford
Pete McGregor
Lorne Pennell
Pierrepont Rink Captures Austin Men's Bonspiel
Murray Pierrepont Darwin Crabbe Bryce Frank and Keith Nichol won the 26th annual Austin Men's open bonspiel held Feb 15 18. They defeated Ron Telford rink with Andy Tait Dallas Barber and Carl Berquist. 24 rinks entered from Portage Gladstone MacGregor and Austin and district.
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Murray Pierrepont
Darwin Crabbe
Bryce Frank
Keith Nichol
Austin
Ron Telford
Telford
Andy Tait
Dallas Barber
Carl Berquist
Nyle Fredrickson
T. Jones
Ken North
Bryan Stewart
Laurie Stewart
Doug Hodgins
Bi Early
Ken
T Smith
Gerald Smith
Roy Manns
Jim Allen
Jack Wolfe
Dennis Beaudin
Murray Lamb
Jim MacDonald
Monty Christofferson
Tom Lowe
Colin Shaw
Helmut Schroeder
Tom Rintoul
Jack Frank
Frank Porada
Larry McCrady
Gary Boden
Scott Smart
Roy Snaith
Ellis Bird
Portage
Gladstone
MacGregor
Austin and District
Unifarm protests planned repeal of Communal Properties Act
Unifarm president Dobson Lea letters provincial cabinet ministers and MLAs, warning repeal of the Communal Properties Act on March 1 threatens the family farm. He cites unchecked expansion of Hutterite colonies and urges a moratorium on new land acquisitions. He criticizes nonbinding liaison decisions and emphasizes individual farmer rights under the Bill of Rights.
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Unifarm
Dobson Lea
Lea
Uniform
Alberta
MacGregor Ladies Curling Clinic at Community Centre
The MacGregor Ladies Curling Club hosts a curling clinic at the MacGregor Community Centre on March 12 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Attendees should leave their names at the community centre to join.
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MacGregor
Sharon Chapter Eastern Star Elects Officers
Sharon Chapter Eastern Star appointed Elsie Douglas as Worthy Matron and Donald Proven as Worthy Patron with installation by Noreen MacDonald. Other officers named include Eleanor Routley Conductress Violet Johnston organist Louise Rintoul Adah Matilda Manns Ruth Barbara Snaith Esther Marjorie Manns Martha Marjorie Hay Electa. Plans for the year include starting an historical record and continuing community projects. Keywords: Sharon Carberry chapter 1973.
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Elsie Douglas
Sharon
Carberry
Noreen MacDonald
P.M
Donald
Eleanor Routley
Violet Johnston
Adah
Louise Rintoul
Ruth
Matilda Manns
Esther
Barbara Snaith
Martha
Marjorie Manns
Electa
Marjorie Hay
Kbara Lear
Teachers and Students Study Relationships Conference in Winnipeg
Four Pine Creek teachers plus colleagues from MacGregor Gladstone and Plumas joined about 400 attendees in Winnipeg for a three day conference on school interpersonal relationships. Dr Edward Pino urged classrooms built on life experiences and trust with students, advocating smaller multi category schools and freedom to fail. Dr E G Stickel urged moving away from product oriented schooling to emphasize human learning and the humane role of teachers.
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Pine Creek
Darwin Crabbe
Arlene Mollot
MacGregor
Brian Jones
Gladstone
Robin Richardson
Plumas
Winnipeg
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Department of Education
Edward Pino
Denver
Colorado
Pino
E. G. Stickel
University of Calgary
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