Mark 40th Anniversary Recalled in MacGregor At Home
Mr and Mrs H Frank Mark celebrated their 40th anniversary at their MacGregor home on January 1 with a turkey dinner. Guests included Cliff Simpson South Burnaby Pat Kearns Port Arthur Don Hay Winnipeg Alex Frank Sudbury Garry Buchanan Lena Brown Portage la Prairie Dave Brow and Jack Frank MacGregor families. A carpet gift came from their six children and spouses Lena Brown Tillie Simpson Marie Hay Henry Alex and Jack. The couple farmed in Southend for 30 years before retiring to town.
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Henry Frank
MacGregor
Cliff Simpson
South Burnaby
Pat Kearns
Port Arthur
Don Hay
Winnipeg
Alex Frank
Sudbury
Garry Buchanan
Lena Brown
Portage la Prairie
Dave Brow
Jack Frank
Dave
Lena) Brown
Cliff
Tillie) Simpson
Don
Marie) Hay
Henry
Alex
Jack
Frank
Southend
Town
Town Happenings in the Old Burg and Surroundings
Weather remains mild but uncertain with roads mostly open though slippery. Local activity centers on curling skating and hockey as families attend youth games and practices. A new MacGregor water pump station began operation December 24 with a meter tracking daily usage averaging 20 000 gallons per resident between December 24 and January 3. Ted Ritzer suffered a minor hockey injury while practicing with the 10 and under group on Saturday.
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MacGregor
Harvey Jones
Ted Ritzer
Ted
Springbrook 4 H Members Visit Senior Citizens
Springbrook 4 H members attended a December 17 meeting at Springbrook school for the second regular session of the Food steps program. The readable text notes a community outreach event involving youth and seniors, highlighting hands on activities and student involvement with local elders.
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Springbrook
Springbrook School
MacGregor Council Signs Portage Fire Dept Agreement
At the December meeting the Village of MacGregor council agreed to sign an agreement with Portage to Prairie Fire Department for fire protection by their machines and men when necessary. The Portage department would be contacted only for serious fires threatening several buildings. The council also approved a 50/50 DPW snowplow cost sharing up to 600, and 10 dollars to the Chamber of Commerce for Santa Claus parade costs. Mayor Russell Hotel received 100 dollars for two years of service.
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Village of
MacGregor
Portage To Prairie
Portage Department
MacGregor Fire Department
Portage
Portage Fire Department
Council
Ecernlize
Bode
Department of Public Works
Chambers of Commerce
Russell Hotel
Mr. Hotel
Austin Barber Shop Changes Hands in Town Dispatch
R. J. Friesen of Swan Lake has purchased the barber shop and pool room at Austin from Mr. Curtis. The Friesens have moved into the Schroeder residence on Second avenue while Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder relocated to a new home.
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R. J. Friesen
Swan Lake
Austin
Minor Hockey Teams Split With Gladstone
MacGregor Bentam BBs defeated Gladstone 64 in a Friday night game at the local rink led by Terry McGregor with two goals and Dave Woods solid in net. In the 14 and under game MacGregor led 21- after the first period with McGregor and Patterson scoring. Fraser tallied for Gladstone. Gladstone trailed in the third as MacGregor surged, with Loeppky tying and Firth and Young donning the late goals. Gladstone won the 12 and under 3-0 behind Foster, Thompson and Kenny Holmes. The midgets opened with an 11-8 loss to Wellwood, Ritzer, Young, Pearson and Butterfield contributing. Bantams and Tom Thumbs return Friday at home vs Wellwood. schedule follows through February with multiple cross-overs among Gladstone, MacGregor, Wellwood, and Carberry.
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Sparken
Terry McGregor
Dave Woods
MacGregor Bentam Bbs
Gladstone
Gladstone Tom Thumbs
MacGregor
Ken Patterson
Ron Fraser
Brian Lenton
Les Thompson
Laurie McCaskill
MacGregor Boys
Rapid
Garry Loeppky
Billy Firth
Wellwood
Glen Ritzer
Glen Young
Butch Pearson
Lyn Butterfield
Sheldon Harvey
Dennis McQuiston
Lyle Anderson
School Districts Annual Meetings in MacGregor Districts
January brings annual meetings for MacGregor area districts. Amage Hill January 14 Beaver Creek January 16 Birmingham January 18. Attend to help ensure productive sessions and good attendance.
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MacGregor
Amage Hill
Beaver Creek
Birmingham
Consols Playdowns Underway at Local Curling Club
Four rinks from the MacGregor curling club compete to reach Consols playdowns, with double knockout format. Play begins Monday at the local rink and continues through the weekend, with further games arranged as needed. Notable results include Don Barber’s rink defeating Dane Lamb and Ron Borton’s rink defeating Frank Hay.
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MacGregor Curling Club
Duncan Lamb
Vern McKelvy
Wm. Roberts
Grant Fotheringham
Don Barber
Glenn Lye
Jack Wolfe
Walter Allan
Frank Hay
Barry Calvert
Cyril Palmer
Earl Thompson
North Norfolk Feeder Cattle Association Meeting Named
The North Norfolk Feeder Cattle Association will hold its annual meeting January 16 at 8 o clock in the Austin Community hall. Guest speaker will be Bob Kapilik.
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Feeder Cattle Associo
North Norfolk Pool Feeder Cattle Association
Austin Community Hall
Bob Kapilik
Bagot Shower Honors Miss Carole Charlton
In Bagot hall on Saturday evening December 28 a shower honored Miss Carole Charlton about to wed Don Ginter on January 4. Attended by about 50 friends, corsages were given to the bride and mothers as Wedding March music played. The program featured dances and solos by local performers with gifts displayed and opened by helpers.
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Carole Charlton
Bagot Hall
Don Ginter
Diane Doubrough
Netta Butterfield
Marge Rands
Heppner
Faye Green
Miss Douglas
Barbara Bodie
Bonbie Kerr
Sandra Kalberg
Carole
Lynda Nichol
Lorena Hope
Algo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. H. Frank Mark
Henry FR
Katrime
Fellows
Portage Fire Dept
Mayor Hotel
Chant
Borger Bros
Mrs. McCarl
Jim Bod
Billy Young
Glenn Foster
Bob Thompson
Kenny Holmes
Ernie Tester
Bantams
Tom Thumbs
Carberry
Faye Douglas
Lynda
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