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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 18, 1965
Page
3
A Portage news snippet lists March visits and social notes from residents in Portage and Winnipeg and reflects on the idea that modern life can resemble a rat race. It argues for personal responsibility, purposeful work, and seeking joy beyond money, urging a simpler focus on life’s finer values.
Extension News notes the western National Weed Committee cleared TCA use on oats and barley to control green foxtail with two to three pounds per acre in the two to four leaf stage. Manitoba trials show good results but full recommendation pending further light soil testing and potential crop damage.
The curling bonspiel for Edrans opened with 19 rinks but is postponed due to warm conditions. Reunion set for Friday March 26 in Winnipeg C of F hall. District social notes include visits and hospital news from Neepawa and Gladstone, with a wolf-hunting incident near Jim Currie’s farm.
The Path Head 4-H Garden Club met March 11 at Mrs Taylor s home with six members and three leaders present. Reports highlighted a rink finishing fourth at Wellwood on February 13 and winning fruit juice glasses. Plans included a pot luck supper with a record hop on April 3 in the MacGregor Collegiate auditorium and a raffle of a grocery hamper. The club invited Beaver Katrime Calf Club and Path Head Orangeville Sheep Club to join. Members prepared speeches by Larry Rumancik and Edith Hodge on government and regional clubs, with Laurel Hodge, Debbie Morris, Diane Hodge and Jimmy Rumancik set to present at the next meeting. The group agreed to wear white shirts and black jeans at the Portage Rally, and the next meeting was scheduled for April 12 at Mrs Rumancik s.
Municipal Affairs Minister Robert Smellie announced second reading of a Manitoba Legislature bill allowing municipalities to borrow up to eight mills on the 1963 assessment for centennial projects. The measure would permit those who have already levied to borrow the remaining funds, addressing councils that lacked plans two years earlier.
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