Norfolk Fair Dates Set for July 5 6 and 7
North Norfolk Agricultural Society stages 87th annual exhibition at MacGregor Friday through Sunday with new classes and changes for exhibitors and fairgoers. Events include a dance, livestock judging, horse shows, eight team men’s fastball, minor baseball, girl’s fastball, invitation baseball tournament for Walter Allan Memorial trophy, and Arabian Horse show.
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North Norfolk
North Norfolk Agricultural Society
MacGregor
Fair Board
Walter Allan Memorial
Donkey Baseball Draws Huge Friday Crowd
A large turnout filled the local diamond on Friday night to watch donkey baseball. The event, sponsored by the Lions Club, netted over 200 dollars for gate receipts. Donkeys from Smith Enterprizes in Ontario starred, with riders including Jake Fehr and many others among a long list of participants.
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Lions Club
Lions
Smith
Drug Store Era Recalled in MacGregor History
A local reminiscence traces MacGregor drug stores from 1897, naming Dr. Pennefather, Dr. Stewart, R J Haworth, and others. It notes a sequence of buildings, ownerships, and the 1945 sale to Bill Montgomery, with Dr. Gray’s forty years at the helm and two locals beginning pharmaceutical training.
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MacGregor
Tana
Berry
Stewart
Hampton Street
R. J. Haworth
Albion
Dr. Haworth
Tarr
Herald
Messrs. Arkell and Company
Leneque
Beau
Leveque
John Gray
Gray
Frank Berry
Anne Roberts
Bill Montgomery
Bob Glover
Hee Drug Store
Reunion Draws 100 Plus From MacGregor District
More than one hundred residents from MacGregor and surrounding area gathered at Assiniboine Park Winnipeg for a reunion on Sunday. Weather was cool but trees sheltered wind and sun later broke through as attendees renewed old ties and met new faces. Elders Mrs. Irwin and Alex Vallance attended. Glenn Lye mayor of MacGregor delivered greetings and noted the town’s growth with new businesses and school additions. A vote approved making the event an annual gathering. After a picnic lunch attendees visited and talked with one another.
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MacGregor and
MacGregor
Assiniboine Park
Winnipeg
Mrs. Irwin
Alex Vallance
Glenn Lye
Treherne Poker Derby and events planned for June Sunday
Treherne hosts a multi event day including a poker derby on wheels for men and women with a 900 mile pavement route. Prizes total 25 percent first 19 percent second and 10 percent third of entry fees. Entry driver five dollars additional riders three dollars. Bowling use own bowls. Men’s fastball limits 16 entries and ladies fastball fee applies to poker derby players.
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Treherne
Craig Stewart Nominated PC Candidate for Marquette
About 100 people gathered at the Buffalo Plains Inn Shoal Lake to nominate Craig Stewart to contest the Marquette constituency for the third time. Stewart highlighted four main issues inflation transport grain policy and rural representation while Eldon Woolliams MP praised Stewart's dedication and unity across parties. Woolliams stressed Stanfield leadership and warned against excessive taxation and government overreach.
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Buffalo Plains Inn
Shoal Lake
Craig Stewart
Marquette
Stewart
Stanfield
Canada
Eldon Woolliams
Calgary
Woolliams
House of Commons
West
Ontario
Town Happenings and Local Happenings This Week
A dry week saw farmers busy with fields and gas theft rising as 100 gallons vanished from a north farm tank. Lock tanks to deter thieves amid higher fuel prices. The MacGregor Lions Club hosts an old time fiddler contest on Monday, June 24. July 1 Dominion Day events near. A new drug store opens Tuesday in the former Red and White building. Fred Zabolotney, longtime northwestern MacGregor farmer, notes he built farm buildings and earned the Manitoba Centennial Corporation Order of the Crocus in 1967.
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MacGregor Lions Club
Denval Pharmacy
Fred Zabolotney
MacGregor
Manitoba Centennial Corporation
Canada
Fred
Austin Plans For Dominion Day Sports
Austin readies Dominion Day events with baseball and fastball for all ages and other entertainment. An eight team invitational baseball tournament tops the day alongside a fastball tournament drawing top district teams. Little league and school ball appeal partygoers with a hall dance at night. Plan now to attend in Austin.
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Austin
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Jack Wishart
Portage Lions
George Gretsinger
MacGregor Lion
Bob Anderson
MacGregor Club
Portage
Norfolk Fair
John Scora
Jake Fehr
Morley Rogowski
Garry Booth
Ernie Sutherland
George McGhee
Norm Hutler
John Martens
Barry Donnelly
Phil Reimer
Reg Neitzel
Doug Pennell
Pete McGregor
George Olfert
Joe McGuirie
Abe Dreidger
Dave Friesen
George Friesen
Dennis Lamb
Nelson Hutcheson
Jackie Anderson
Harold Fitzpatrick
MacGregor Heralds
Dr. Pennefather
Lynch's Point
Fife
Alberta
United States
Ottawa Valley
Dominion Day Sports
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