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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 03, 1971
Page
1
A fragment notes prize list items for the fair in 1971 including cushions purses bonnets novelty items candy and quilts. The text references categories such as quilting and turning but is truncated and unclear in places.
Manitoba legislation proposes tight AP restrictions on snowmobile operators and owners. The Highways Minister Joe Bor Qwilsh introduced amendments requiring operators to complete a rider training course and banning powering a snow vehicle over 100 cubic centimetres for those under 16 without an accompanying adult.
CGIT plans a town clean-a-thon in MacGregor to raise funds for the MacGregor and District Community Centre. Girls obtain sponsor pledges per bag of garbage collected and seek village council approval for plastic bags. Teams cover sections, picking up paper cardboard bottles and tins to keep the town tidy.
The MacGregor and District Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly meeting tonight in the Legion room at MacGregor Memorial hall. Information will be presented on the universal sign near the Mount Pleasant school site. Members are urged to attend and the public is invited.
This week was dry and fairly warm with strong winds Friday through Sunday. Farmers finish seeding or have a few days left. A parade will precede the North Norfolk fair in July with a float contest. Fair days are July 9 to 11. Art Leckie asks citizen cooperation on weed control. contact him for advice. CGIT girls sponsor a town cleanup this Saturday. MacGregor Cubs competed in a Carberry baseball tournament, losing to Boissevain after a default win over Long Plain. Spruce Woods Wildlife Association hosts a fish derby at Jacksons Lake on Sunday, and the NN MacGregor association holds a derby on Sunday June 20.
In a beauty spot of natural growth the article lists long lost flowers such as blue violets crocuses buttercups cowslips and lily of the valley with local birds including wrens swallows woodpeckers sparrows canaries finches doves and robins. It notes the absence of king birds and suggests aphids in oaks and welcomes feathered helpers. Progress at the workshop site and a new dance floor east of the grandstand are mentioned along with visitors from Winnipeg and distant travelers from Tanzania and the USSR.
Provincial education minister Saul Miller announced a change to the Public Schools Act establishing a fixed Easter holiday start. Holidays will begin on the last Monday in March starting in 1972, regardless of Easter date, replacing the previous varying schedule based on Easter.
Minor baseball teams have been active for two weeks and will likely continue a month. The 10 and under girls play exhibition games while the 12 and under girls are likewise in non league play. 14 and under girls compete in a Portage league, and 10 and under boys play exhibitions with nearby towns. The 12 and 15 and under squads share a league with Rossendale, Austin, Gladstone and Plumas. both leagues near midseason with playoffs to follow. Coaches encourage fans to watch games at the fair grounds any night.
The Manitoba Legislature approved a 115 million capital supply bill and a 152 million interim supply bill. The capital bill authorizes borrowing for crown corporations and specific projects including 16 million for Manitoba Telephone System and 31.6 million for education facilities. An interim bill allows spending up to 30 percent of current 516 million estimates awaiting approval.
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