Rural Council Names Committees for 1969
The Rural Municipality of North Norfolk holds its first 1969 meeting with full attendance. Committees are named for Finance Machinery Public Works and Drainage Water Health and Welfare and Protection. Reeve Hotel and other officers are authorized for banking and appointments to hospital and health units. Tenders for the Austin water system will be issued. a joint planning scheme and procedure bylaw are planned for future meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Norfolk
Reeve Hotel
Percy Alderson
Nelson& Hulme
Wm. Pilkington
James Duncan
Harold Manns
Francis North
Chas. E. Hotel
Duncan and
Manns
Alderson
Duncan
North
Hulmes
Pilkington
Hulme
Health and Welfare
W. F. Sims
MacGregor North Norfolk Hospital Board
A.M. Hay
Portage Health
Russell Robertson
Bruce Hay
Austin
Phillip Stephenson Chosen Pine Creek School Board Chairman
At the inaugural Pine Creek School Board meeting trustees elected Phillip Stephenson as chairman for 1969. Bruno Town declined a second term, G L Bjarnarson was re elected as vice chairman, and Stephenson then presided over the session. Land and building sales to local groups and individuals were approved for Ayr, Edrans, Gillespie, Keyes, Palestine, Sidney, Valley Stream, and West Tupper properties. New teachers were employed effective January 6 1969 and A Pilgrim resigned January 31 with J F Bristow appointed in her place. Radio stations CKDM Dauphin and CFRY Portage la Prairie were approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Creek
Phillip Stephenson
Bruno
G. L. Bjarnarson
Stephenson
Ayr
RM. of
Lansdowne
Berton
Helston Community Club
Edrans
Albert Schneider
Gillespie
A. Pilgrim
John F. Bristow
Wm. Mor
Ckdm - Dauphin
Cfry - Portage la Prairie
Lock Box Lobby Service Experiment at MacGregor Post Office
The MacGregor post office begins a trial to keep the lock box lobby open 24 hours a day seven days a week. If successful, more residents can pick up mail at convenient times but mail sorting remains during staffed hours only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Post Office Department
MacGregor Post Office
Post Office
Frank Hay
MacGregor Edges Crystal City 4-3 In Thriller
MacGregor Intermediates defeated Crystal City 4-3 Saturday night in a tight game. Pete McGregor scored twice including a penalty shot, with Lawrence Heselwood adding two goals in the third period. Murray Pierpont earned the win in net for MacGregor as teammates Palmer McDougall Snaith and Weber contributed strong plays. MacGregor heads to Holland Tuesday then hosts Glenboro Sunday at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Murray Pierpont
Dave Wood
Murray
MacGregor Collegiate
Rick Palmer
Kent McDougall
Hes
Herm Weber
Dennis McQuiston
Jim Snaith
Gerry Smith
Holland
Glenboro
Ternoon
Crystal City
Dennis Lamb
Dennis ‘McQuiston
Jim Boaz
Herman Weber
Lawrence Heselwood
Dave Swedle
Pete McGregor
Arabian Horse Championships In MacGregor
The North Norfolk and District Agricultural Society will host the provincial championship of the Manitoba Arabian Horse Association this summer in MacGregor. The first annual meeting of the Arabian Horse Association was held in Brandon, with H. J. Dankesreiter, W. J. Moore, and Clare Tarr in attendance. The meeting chose MacGregor for the provincial championships due to its facilities and central location, following last year’s successful first meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Norfolk and District Agricultural Society
Manitoba Arabian Horse Association
Arabian Horse Association
Brandon
H. J. Dankesreiter
W. J. Moore
The
Agricultural Society
Clare Tarr
Chamber of Commerce
MacGregor
Sociation
North Norfolk Agricultural Society
Town Happenings Snow Drifts and Bus Cancellations
The report notes a dramatic snow buildup from January to four weeks later with drifts around four feet and road banks five to six feet high. A storm from Tuesday noon through Friday night overloaded roads and forced school buses to halt Thursday and Friday. George Currie shares a brief update.
Ross Hall Enrolled at Evangel College Springfield Mo
Ross Hall son of Rev and Mrs A J Hall of MacGregor is among 881 students enrolled this fall at Evangel College in Springfield Missouri. He is a junior majoring in music education and a Portage Collegiate graduate. Evangel is a four year college with Assemblies of God as parent denomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Hall
A. J. Hall
MacGregor
Evangel College
Springfield
Ross
Portage Collegiate
Evangel
Assemblies of God
MacGregor students visit Winnipeg Planetarium
Two grade six classes from MacGregor Elementary visited the Winnipeg Planetarium on January 17, 1969. Read descriptions recounting the dome theater, 40 foot high screen, the planetarium projector, a sky filled with 9,000 stars, sunspots, solar flares, and the aurora borealis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Planetarium
Winnipeg
Bowe Ae
Danita Peck
Earth
Winnipeg Planetarium
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rural Council
Jack Wolfe
Portage
Velma Rodgers
Wally Kruschel
Southport
Wolfe
Robert Rodgers
Bev Wolfe
Edge
George Currie
Mel Parsons
Napinka
Deer Lodge Hospital
Parsons
Harvey Sheppard
MacGregor Chamber of Commerce
C. of C
Mac
Herald Office
Doug Noble
Bill Roberts
Ken Wiess
John Bender
Allown
Brent Tarr
Etzapeth
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