Retarded Association Hears Guest Speaker at Dinner
The North Norfolk Association for Retarded held a spaghetti dinner at Austin Community Hall on March 13 with about 160 adults attending. W F Sims introduced Mr Holliday of Winnipeg who explained Manitoba and Canada branch growth and adult workshops.
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Retarded Association
North Norfolk Association For Retarded
Austin
Dept. of Education
Manitoba School
Portage
Resent
Gunn
Canada
England
Feedlot Meeting Planned for Carberry Area
A meeting on the proposed Carberry feedlot is set for Friday March 21 at 1 30 p m in the Orange Hall Carberry. A report on the investigating meeting will be heard at this time.
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Carberry
Orange Hall
Curlers Shine at Portage Spiel With Prizes
Three MacGregor rinks competed in Portage men’s bonspiel and earned top prizes. Borton Beaudin Lamb McGregor took second in Mayfair after eight wins two losses, with losses to Jack Wolfe and a win over Wolfe and Frank Hay. Hay Noble Roberts Anderson took fourth in Mayfair, while Wolfe Hooper Snaith Rodgers placed fourth in Christianson, as Wolfe edged Borton in the early matchups and both sides traded extra ends.
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MacGregor
Bill Roberts
Bob Anderson
Frank Hay
Doug Noble
Jack Wolfe
Ron Borton
Portage
Dennis Beaudin
Murray Lamb
Pete McGregor
Mayfair
Jack
William Roberts
Robert Anderson
Borton
Jack Hooper
Lyn Snaith
Robert ‘Rodgers
Christianson
Wolfe
Wolfe-Borton
Borton- Hay
Village of MacGregor approves license fee bylaw changes
The council passed a bylaw amending business tax and license fees effective 1968 for residents and 1969 for house trailers. Fees set at 15 dollars for residents inside the village and 25 dollars for outside residents. Other items include leash rules for dogs, an auditor's 1968 report, school boundary talks, Manitoba urban association notice, CPR land area request, and 1968 tax levy balance due by March 15 with insurance premium changes launching in June.
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MacGregor
Marginet
The
Boundaries Commission
Gladstone
Manitoba Urban Association
Dauphin
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Schools Finance Board
Portage Health Unit
Manitoba
Bagot Community Club elects officers at annual meeting
Roy Smith reelected as president at the Bagot Community Club gathering held in Memorial Hall last Monday evening. Harold Wright presided as chair with Jim Pogue Sr. as vice president and Mrs W Bodie as secretary-treasurer. Directors named include W Bodie A Klippenstein D Brecknell G R Nichol L Wright and several officers' spouses. Reports and planning discussed renovations and decor work under C Nichol.
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Bagot Community Club
Memorial Hall
Harold Wright
Roy Smith
Jim Pogue Sr
W. Bodie
A. Klippenstein
D. Brecknell
G. R. Nichol
L. Wright
P. Henry
C. Vos
Town Happenings and Local Weather Outlook
The week brought mild daytime temperatures in the high twenties and chilly nights around minus fifteen with lingering snow. Reports of crows spark thoughts of spring as a hockey playoff race tightens and toboggan events draw crowds. A public meeting at MacGregor Memorial Hall explores Farrowing barn units and weanling supplies. Tivoli Theatre announces reopening this weekend with new shows planned. Bonspiels continue with Gladstone and Treherne events noted.
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MacGregor Memorial
Tivoli Theatre
Old Timers Rematch Ends in The Game
The Old Towers hockey game at the local rink ended in a 6 to 6 tie sponsored by the Austin Minor Hockey Association with about 80 cents in proceeds going to the Retarded Children's Association. Teams were Austin and MacGregor. key scorers included Nelson Olson Lou Carrothers and Russell Cairns for MacGregor and Jack Gibson Morris Hay Herman Weber Albert Wark for Austin.
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Goalick Carruthers
Russell Cairns
Herman Weber
Jack Gibson
Glen Rands
John Perswain
Albert Wark
Don Barber
Morris Hay
Pete McGregor
MacGregor
Bert Nichol
Joe Livingstone
Doug Noble
Duncan Lamb
Dennis Lamb
Doug Grove
Nelson Ol
Russ
Tom Telford
MacGregor Carnival Draws Large Crowd For Junior Event
The MacGregor and District Hockey Association hosted its annual carnival night drawing a very large crowd. The program featured costume judging, skating acts by local club members, ice races, schmoosh races, and a broomball game where the Green Giants defeated MacGregor Collegiate 1 to 0 with Gordon Nichols scoring.
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MacGregor
MacGregor and District Hockey Association
Sharon Hotel
Ann McDonald
Pamela McGregor
Shelly Telford
Brent Gilbert
MacGregor Collegiate
Green Giants
Gordon Nichol
Murray Noble
Doug Muir
Roy Shaw
Fancy
Scott MacDonald
Rodney Alderson
Robert Thompson
Janice Klippenstein
Lorna Butterfield
Diane McRae
Lisa Olson
Michelle Barber
Teresa Telford
Tim Pennell
Wayne’ Anderson
Brian Drader
Lyall Keith Frank
Darren
Shannah Heselwood
Sutton Mc
Collegiate Girls Split Two Games to End Season
MacGregor Collegiate girls basketball split two recent games. They lost to Carberry 34 21 on March 4 then overwhelmed Gladstone 97 15. Elaine Graham led with 13 points against Gladstone, Gayle Clarke added 12, and the season finished with a four win four loss league record. Blaine Graham and Gayle Clarke each had 11 in the Erickson exhibition win.
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MacGregor
Carberry
Gladstone
Gay Scora
Nancy Allan
Elaine Graham
Gayle Clarke
MacGregor Girls
Gay
Gloria Seora
Erickson
sincGregor
Blaine Graham
Ice Revue by MacGregor Figure Skating Club
On March 11 the MacGregor Figure Skating Club presented Ice Revue featuring group numbers duets and solos by forty members with a Talk to the Animals portion. Instructors Shelly Telford Keith Bureh and Brent Gilbert were credited for their hours of instruction. The show ended with line entertainment and a hockey match where the younger riders beat the fathers 52.
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MacGregor Figure Skating Club
Talk To the Animals
Shelly Telford
Keith Bureh
Brent Gilbert
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W. F. Sims
Holliday
Winnipeg
Ontario
Altona
Brandon
Boissevain
Flin Flon
Stonewall
Winkler
Roy Smith Community Cub
NHL
Montreal
Boston
New York
Detroit
Toronto
Ie Eter
Treherne
Rae
Sherry Beaudin
Julie Lamb
Heather Stone
Cindy McGregor
Comic
Brent Allan
Mark McGregor
Brian Gilbert
Tim Stone
Cam Hotel
Carey Drader
Jace Kelly
Donna Lee Anderson
Yvonne Beaudin
Cindy Telford
Shawne Anne Goodz
Sheila Siemans
Craig Grove
David Alderson
Fancy — Howard
Kim Harkness
Shirley Taylor
Melody Burch
Arlene Taylorson
Shiron Hotel
Elizabeth Chant
Myrha McIntosh
Arlene Sloane
Kathy Anderson
Gilbert Street
Ice Revue
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