Manitoba Threshermen's Reunion Prep Nears
Preparations for the Austin Threshermen's Reunion and Stampede at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum are in full swing with four weeks left. Museum workers and volunteers keep busy around the grounds despite bad weather, focusing on two key items in the collection including the L. D. Sawyer Straw Burner portable steam engine.
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Manitoba Agricultural Museum
Austin
Austin Threshermen
L. D. Sawyer
Retiring principal engine to join Stationary Steam Display
The L. D. Sawyer steam engine, moved for restoration, aims to operate at this year’s Reunion. Built before 1880 and burning straw, it joins the Keck separator under restoration. Work on the reunion grandstand, rodeo area, and reserve tickets proceeds. Phone 87-2354 to reserve four-day rodeo seats, especially for Saturday July 31.
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L. D. Sawyer
Second Austin to Holland bicycle race run
The second annual Austin to Holland cycle race was held Sunday June 20 with four entrants in the riding race. Participants hailed from MacGregor Austin Gladstone Cypress River and Holland and a cooperative day helped racers. John and Janice Bullied of Holland won the event with two husband wife teams Donna and Craig Quddy of Holland and the Novaks of Gladstone also finishing. The youngest were Bill McDougall seven from MacGregor and Chuck Harris eleven. The race served as a warm up for Manitoba Games in Neepawa in August.
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Austin
Shellenberg
Gladstone
Chuck Harris
Bill McDougall
Rom MacGregor
Neepawa
Langruth Principal Retires After Long Service in School
Langruth marks the retirement of R. J. Ray McNeill after 18 years as Langruth Elementary principal begun 1958 following a 1957 teaching start. The gathering at Langruth Community Hall honored his career with local trustees and staff praising his dual role as administrator and teacher. The couple, including wife Helga, were noted for moving to Neepawa after the school year and were joined by family from Virden and Winnipeg.
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Ray) McNeill
Langruth
McNeill
Helga
A. C. Diehl
Rene McNeill
Virden
Sharron
Bowd
Onour
R. J
Gladstone
Pine Creek
Diehl
Steve Hugher
Archie Johnson
Manitoba
Alice Collinson
Langruth United Church Women
UCW
Denise
Winnipeg
Neepawa
Neepawa Arts Festival to Offer Broad Manitoba Courses
Milgrom and Boey lead a lineup of top instructors for the Manitoba Holiday Festival of the Arts in Neepawa, July 4. Courses span music, ceramics, photography, painting, weaving, needle arts, drama, and creative writing with kids programs and expert staff from Brandon, Portage la Prairie, Winnipeg, and university art schools.
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Manitoba
Neepawa
University of Manitoba
Victor Davies
Mariel Milgrom
Portage la Prairie
Rod Johnson
Flavio Cianflone
National School of Music
Winnipeg
al Hammer
School of Art
H. Lane Smith
Rhode Island School of Design
Adele
MacGregor Bike-a-thon Boosts Community Turnout
About 25 participants of all ages rode in MacGregor and District Tennis Club’s bike-a-thon on Sunday, with most completing the 20 miles. No final results yet on tennis racket prizes or proceeds. The event was a success and a “Tiny Tot Time” preschool program starts Monday July 5 at the Collegiate gym.
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MacGregor
MacGregor and District
Busy Sports Day for Austin Rec on July first
The Austin recreation program announces a busy Thursday with Sports Day for kids. Events include a watermelon race a tug of war three legged races and more. Start time is one o clock.
Gladstone Airport Opens With Fly In and Recreation Programs
Gladstone Municipal Airport officially opened on June 21 with a morning fly in breakfast as about forty aircraft arrived. Mayor Dick Leonard sent greetings, and Ron Thompson of C K X Brandon served as master of ceremonies. The event featured pancakes, a ribbon of community activities, and notices for future recreation programs and a puppet show. Free entry, prizes promised, and donations support a Clean a Thon at the fair grounds.
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Gladstone Municipal
Duncan Broadfoot
Focal Flying Club
Ron Thompson
C.K.X
Federal Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs
Austin
Dominion Day Sports at Austin Community Centre
The List annual Austin and district sports day on Thursday July 1 features invitational baseball, little league, children’s races, bingo, and a ladies fast ball tourney at the Austin Community Centre and sports grounds. Entries close 6 p.m. June 90. teams must be on grounds by noon. First game at 10 a.m.. phone entries to 637-2488 or 637-2216.
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Austin and District
Austin
Fair baseball tournament planned with eight teams
Hazel Allan reports eight teams ready for day two of the Fair baseball tournament at the Community Centre grounds with temporary seating arranged for two days. Ed Anderson of Brandon will be chief umpire and a Memorial Hall dance is planned for Friday night with no liquor and ample space for dancing. A playful note ends with a Winnipeg trip and a joke about sprinkling liquor on the lawn.
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Hazel Allan
Glen Lye
Nelson Olson
Ed Anderson
Brandon
Hector
Memorial Hall
Winnipeg
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Thresherman
Austin-to-Holland
Milgrom
Boey
Peter Auden
We School of Music
Brandon University
Ben Kehler
Winkler
Lee Milgrom
Muriel Milgrom
MacGregor Rec News
Launa Thiessen MacGregor
Austin Rec. News
Diane Ralph
Austin Summer Creation
Tarr’s
Wyarnarson
Westbourne
John
Janice
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