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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 25, 1975
Page
8
This July in MacGregor, Lana Birkett and the recreation department announce puppet shows for children at the Collegiate gym. Binkley and Doinkel educates on consumer product hazards with a July 8 10 am start and a park picnic afterward.
The Legion Senators beat Rossendale 11-5 on June 15 at Prince Charles grounds as Ken Brooks and Jay McDonald led with two hits each. Mike Omichinski earned the win in six innings with six strikeouts, Barry Troop catching.
Poplar Point area residents hosted friends and relatives from Manitoba and British Columbia over recent days. Mrs M Zurba and Mr and Mrs A Webb of Winnipeg spent time with Mr and Mrs F Taylor. G Little visited Warroad Minnesota for the weekend, while L Young and daughter of Flin Flon called at the Floyd Taylor home. Floyd Lacroix Sr. won first place in the Lundar event.
Floyd Lacroix Jr. placed second in a local fiddling contest as Harold Hopplestone and son Ron of Bowman visited the Lacroix family. David Lacroix of Portage spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. F. Lacroix, while Mr. and Mrs. Ted Marson of Vancouver, B C shared Sunday with them. Bryan Hextall and S Tooth of Oakville attended a Winnipeg retirement for Frank Campbell. G Dickenson hosted the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. F Humphreys of Winnipeg, with Pat Humphreys Don Duncan and Jim Humphreys also present.
Mr and Mrs Jack Frank hear from Brian McCaskill on a European tour visiting Scotland. Weddings, anniversaries, birthdays and birthdays, including Brarnarson Arthur ceremony at Gladstone and Timmy Pennell Lori Hulme Henry Frank celebrations. Local visits, dinners, golf and field day trophies. Church hours listed for July to August. Community members travel to Dauphin River. Urgent help requested for fair booth July 6 to 9.
A reader’s column covers a mix of craft observations at the fair, a small twister causing farm damage in Katrime-Beaver, and Mrs. Nellie Olson rescuing two baby robins. Plans mention Dryden Reunion in Galt Ontario and a genealogical note linking Xen and Dave Dryden. Art Leckie finds a Public School Baseball Championship trophy with no dates or winners.
A windy Friday caused a trailer to overturn east of Portage on highway 1A. A second crash south on Highway 240 killed a portage area horse and caused $400 damage. A two vehicle Sunday crash caused no injuries. One Florida driver lost control in a puddle on Highway 1, colliding with Albert Atkins. A car was stolen from Rossendale Hall and recovered with a juvenile in custody. A Winnipeg pilot crashed a 172 Cessna at Portage airport in heavy rain but survived with no injuries.
A sanitized listing of church services across East-End MacGregor Rossendale Sidney and surrounding parishes for Sunday June 29 including morning combined services at MacGregor and Rossendale with Rev Hutchison and pastors from Anglican Pentecostal and United churches. special evening and daytime programs announced with radio and TV broadcasts and guest preachers Roy Bradler of Winnipeg noted.
The MacGregor Country Club and the Sidney Steelers are tied for first after six games in the North Cypress Fastball League. A forthcoming clash favors the Country Club after a 159 pitch performance by ace Phil Reimer, with Murray Mackinson pitching for Sidney. The Wellwood Streakers and MacGregor Merchants struggle with pitching and weather, their 0-4 marks reflecting the issues, while the Steelers and Country Club sit atop at 5-1.
At the Manitoba Division annual meeting of the Canadian Feed Manufacturers Association Mr Hartley B Wilson of Federated Co operatives Ltd Livestock Feed Division was chosen as chairman for 1975 76 Former chairman Mr Ken J Forbes of Feed Rite Mills 1962 Ltd now serves as National Council Representative to the FMA for the Manitoba Division
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