First Agricultural Day in MacGregor hosted by region
The first Central Plains Agricultural Day in MacGregor featured University of Manitoba Faculty of Agriculture and provincial agriculture officials. Speakers covered potato economics, production practices for optimum yield, seed size depth and handling, storage requirements, financing options, and moisture yield relations in crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Central Plains
Sity
Manitoba
Menzies
Farm Credit Corporation
R. H. Hedlin
Department of Soils Science
Hedlin
G. J. Race
Department of Soil Science
Race
MacGregor redevelopment committee holds first meeting
The MacGregor redevelopment committee met Monday to discuss restoring the fire-destroyed site. A tentative structure was proposed to gauge construction and rental costs, while skepticism about costs was noted by interested users. Some members debated turning the building into apartments on the second floor. The group, formed February 17 at a public meeting, will approach interested parties and decide on next steps and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Clark
MacGregor Redevelop
Keith Thompson
Bill Simpson
Wevi
Gordon Johnston to step down as Portage la Prairie MLA
Gordon Johnston announces he will not seek reelection this year and ends fifteen years as Liberal MLA for Portage la Prairie MacGregor districts. In a letter to Clare Tarr he thanks supporters and reflects on his tenure serving the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Johnston
Portage la Prairie
Clare Tarr
M.L.A
Portage, MacGregor
Districts
Austin Ice Revue recalls days of the Old West
A full house at the Austin Community Centre watched Austin figure skaters and trainees recreate Midwestern Days in the Ice Revue on February 26. Performers included Jody Bushby Dale Anticura and Ralph Kilpatrick as railway workers, Terrie Storie as a store keeper, and Sheriff Vicki Welsh with deputy Joanne Buhler. Eight ladies stitched a quilt, gunfighters Terry Early and Myles Robinson performed a shootout, and a town doctor treated "victims." Children learned at the Red School House as a Barbershop Quartet sang and cowboys skated. The show closed with a hoe down featuring Dwyane Fredrickson Lynn Uhrin Cheryle Giesbrecht Carla Kopmels Jennifer Lowe Terri Storie Bertha Uhrin with a final Old West finale on ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Clark
Aust
Austin
Jody Bushby
Dale Anticura
Ralph Kilpatrick
Richard Driedger
Garret Mack
Myles Johnson
Paula Mack
Roxie Wiebe
Connie Peters
Roberta Hall
Valerie Leslie
Shelly Wiebe
Rhonda Friesen
Terry Early
Myles Robin
Lori Duncan
Melody Chambers
Bev Anrin
R’s
Red School
Robin Friesen
Karri Seaver
Dean Young
Margaret Driedger
Jeffrey Mintuck
Marnie Robinson
Linette Thiessen
Carla Kopmel
Lori Peters
Cheryl Calvert
Rhonda Kowalchuk
Lee Currie
Lyndon
Darryl
Richard Beswitherick
Darwin
Bradley Rintoul
Curtis Stephenson
James Leslie
Miner
Dwyane Fredrickson
Lynn Uhrin
Cheryle Giesbrecht
Carla Kopmels
Jennifer Lowe
Terri Storie
Bertha Urhin
Potato Expert Speaks at MacGregor Agriculture Day
J. Clark Garth Stone, potato specialist for the Manitoba department of agriculture, addressed about 60 people in MacGregor during Central Plains region Agriculture Day. Stone praised the MacGregor area’s potato growing potential and presented an economical evaluation for dry conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Clark
Garth Stone
Manitobapartment of Agriculture
MacGregor
Stone
Potatoes Costs for 250 Acres Include Depreciation and Interest
Stone outlines economic factors for a 250 acre potato project with seed cutters treater planters and harvesters. He estimates equipment outlay near 150 dollars per 250 acres and adds 15 percent depreciation and 11 percent interest. Supply costs reach about 240 dollars per acre covering fertilizer seed land rent chemicals and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Outane
Nto
Potato Puget
Hawks win eighth game to take early playoff edge over St Claude
Hawks defeated the St Claude Knights 12 to 4 at the community centre to take a 1-0 lead in the best of five series. MacGregor veterans Painter Hex t all and Farncombe led scoring with multiple helpers while St Claude received goals from Hebert and Bernard as penalties mounted against the Knights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Glenn Lye
MacGregor
Hawks
Community Centre
St. Claude Knights
Knights
St. Claude
Bruce Sisson
Richard Phillipot
Danny Painter
Randy Hextall
Grant Farncombe
Craig Thomson
Jim Steeden
Farmer
Ray Moar
Randy Painter
Paul Hebert
Mitch Cook
Brian Telford
Hex
Louis Bernard
Straude
Hextall
Farncombe
Moor
Steve Ford
Kelly Cook
Monty Kerr
Brent Tarr
Darryl Borton
Glen Whincup
Telford
Towers opening March 5 in Portage senior housing project
The Odd Fellows Towers in Portage will officially open on Saturday March 5 with a 2 p.m. ribbon cutting led by Cuyler McRorie. Mayor Karen Devine and Rural Reeve Robert Adrain will co officiate, with Manitoba Odd Fellows Grand Master Doug Blake and Mrs. Jean Nelson among invited guests. Tours of some suites will be available and tea will follow the ceremony in the assembly hall. the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sy Howie N. Main
Odd Fellows Towers
Portage
Cuyler McRorie
Odd Fellows Towers Inc
Karen Devine
Robert Adrain
Manitoba Odd Fellows
Doug Blake
Minnedosa
Jean Nelson
Winnipeg
Rebek
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul Stelmaschuk
Lionel Wright
Syd Lye
Central Plains Inc
Gary Slark
Sloik
Gordon JO
Old Town
Can Can
Lynn, Ahrin
Cheryle Giesbricht
Bertha Wilson
Dwayne Fredrickson
Ice Revue
Austin Community Centre
Carly Robinson
Keith Carrothers
Cheryl Giesbrecht
Carl Kopmels
Rey Uhrin
Patti Jones
Terrie Storie
Lee Hawns
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