Lions Rodeo Proves Very Successful at MacGregor
The MacGregor Lions Club hosted their second annual rodeo to large crowds on both days. Events included bull and bareback riding, calf roping, saddle bronc, barrels, goat tying, plus clown acts. Local and regional riders from St. Pierre, Lundar, Winnipeg, Langruth, St. Eustache, Portage, Brandon, Westbourne, Kisbee, Sask., Carnduff and others competed. Rick White, a former local, coordinated stock and rode in several events. A teen dance, rodeo dance, rink casino, and barbecue supper complemented the festivities with trophies and prizes supplied by Carling Brewery and local sponsors.
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MacGregor Lions Club
St. Pierre
Lundar
Winnipeg
Langruth
St. Eustache
Portage
Brandon
Westbourne
Kisbee
Sask
Carnduff
Rick White
Elie
Memorial Hall
Carling Brewery
George Corbet
MacGregor Hotel
Tarr’s Solo
Four-Way Motors
Gulf Service
Austin
Canvass for Artificial Ice Starts Next Week
The canvass committee for the artificial ice at MacGregor Community Centre will begin next week. A recent meeting set up teams and mapped the area to be canvassed, with volunteers visiting households. The events committee outlined plans for fair booths at North Norfolk Fair and a booth for the minor baseball tourney on Sunday June 24 at the fair grounds.
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MacGregor
North Norfolk
Fair Grounds
Conservatives Split Over Bilingual Public Service Plan
The Commons approved a government bilingualism program by 14 to 16, with 16 Conservatives breaking party ranks led by Peter Masniuk and Craig Stewart amid abstentions by Social Credit. Earlier, Stanfield’s bid to embed the resolution in the Official Languages Act failed 143 to 96, prompting Diefenbaker to denounce the move as a fraud harming citizens not fluent in English or French.
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Commons
Trudeau
Social Credit
Western Canada
Robert Stanfield
Peter Masniuk
Portage
Craig Stewart
Marquette
Stanfield
John Diefenbaker
W I Hold Meeting At Members Home
On May 24 nine W I members visited Mrs Giercke for a meeting led by president Annie Thompson. Reports were heard, a directors meeting set for June 12 at 2 pm at Eva Ormiston’s home, with lunch and social time. Next gathering planned for June 28 at Mrs Street’s home.
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W. I
Giercke
Thier
Annie ‘Thompson
Eva Ormiston
Mary
Rural Council to Discuss Lighting Roads and Care Home Plan
The Rural Municipality of North Norfolk held its June meeting with talks on street lighting in Austin and Sidney, road improvements east of 6-109, and a proposed care home to be built with hospital facilities. Debates covered CMHC procedures, tax notices, mill rates, and cemetery grants, with by-laws for debentures and a Magpies control measure approved.
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North Norfolk
Austin
Sidney
Duncan
Manitoba Hydro
Austin and Sidney
Philip Stephenson
Jackson Lake
Camp Totogan
Stephenson
Collins
CMHC
General Municipal
Ministers
Watershed
Reserve
Austin Rec
MacGregor Rec
Austin Village General
Austin Ltd
Pine Creek S.D
Portage S.D
Beautiful Plains S.D
Norma Hall elected Manitoba United Conference lay president
Norma Jane Hall was chosen president elect of the Manitoba Conference of the United Church of Canada, the first lay person and first woman in the role. The Brandon University meeting ran May 31 to June 3 with 400 delegates, installing Rev. John A. McLachlan as president. He and Hall will guide church work amid changing interdenominational attitudes.
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Norma Jane Hall
Manitoba
MacGregor Reads Summer Recreation Plans And Events
MacGregor Recreation Director Gus Lodwesh announces full summer programs with upcoming events. Clean-a-thon successful. June 22 village cleanup. Judo clinic runs noon to June 22. Laurel and Hardy film at MacGregor High Gym and youth club meeting June 21. graduation June 29. playground parade June 30. slow pitch, badminton, karate, and campouts planned. Volunteers urged to assist 9 am to 10 pm.
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Hoeppner
MacGregor High
Wilfred Pilkington
Thas
MacGregor High School Council
Laurel & Hardy
MacGre
MacGregor High School
Recreation ‘Commission
MacGregor and District Featured in Manitoba Book
The forthcoming book Manitoba Land of Song and Saga profiles MacGregor 78 miles west of Winnipeg with tartan days and Scottish heritage. It notes a minor ball tournament on June 24 to support an artificial ice project, and credits Penny Ham of Carberry with the manuscript, awarded the Margaret McWilliams prize in 1973.
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MacGregor
Arizona
Worthy
Pratt
Bagot
Austin
Sidney
Lavenham
Prairie Books
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Farm
Western Producer
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Marquess of Lorne
Canada
James MacGregor
St. Cuthbert's Church
Penny Ham
Carberry
Man
Newfoundland
Major E. J. Pratt
Manitoba Weekly Newspapers Association
Austin Dominion Day Sports Set For Sunday July 1
Austin and District annual Dominion Day Sports will be held on Sunday July 1 with baseball fastball and other events. The program includes men s baseball, men s and ladies fastball, minor boys and girls ball and bingo. Keep July 1 open for this community event.
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Austin
District
Annua
Manitoba election set for June 28 in Portage area
Manitoba voters will elect a provincial government on Thursday June 28 with polls open 8 am to 8 pm. Nomination day is June 14. In Portage constituency Liberal Gordon Johnston NDP Albert Barrett and Conservative Dr George Fairfield compete, with Liberal Gordon McPhail and NDP Gordon Stewart in Gladstone. Conservatives host event at MacGregor Memorial Hall June 6 with Fairfield Ferguson Enns in attendance.
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Manitoba
Portage
MacGregor
MacGregor Laundromat
Memorial Hall
MacGregor Memorial Hall
Dr. Fairfield
Gladstone
Jim Ferguson
Lakeside
Harry Enns
Gordon Johnston
NDP
Albert Barrett
George Fairfield
Gordon McPhail
Neepawa
I. H. Asper
Gordon Stewart
Plumas
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Beaver
Rosehill
Museum
Manitoba United Conference
Charlie
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Division of ‘Mission In
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Glenboro
Faithful Fellowship
Carl Kidd
Fred McNally
Ralph Donnelly
Northland Presbytery
Churenut
CAC
Creative Arts and Communication
Knox United Church
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MacGregor and District
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