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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 24, 1966
Page
1
MacGregor village to survey east end homeowners about extending water and sewer services. Council met March 14 with plans to contact residents, review rates, and hold a joint meeting with dental health officials.
Rural Municipality of North Norfolk met with Water Control engineers to set 1966 drainage priorities. No. 1 priority is Willowbend Creek area in Twp 10 Rg 9 with surveys done in 1965. Discussions covered provincial drain designations, downstream requirements, and budgeted mill rate of 36 for municipal services.
North Norfolk- MacGregor medical nursing unit held a March meeting with members W. F. Sims H. S. Lamb H. J. Denkesreiter L. J. Fox N. J. Hulme J. Lambert A. E. Chant G. C. Fotheringham R. E. Lye Mrs. Douglas Miss Wiebe present. The minutes from February were adopted and a new personnel policy approved. Treasurer D. C. Tarr presented February accounts of 1074.06. Manitoba Hospital Commission granted permission for final drawings and specs for add-on renovations. A washer purchase for the laundry was discussed.
Lynn Crocker won the Carnival Queen contest at the MacGregor Memorial Hall event hosted by MacGregor and district minor hockey club. Sponsored by MacGregor Collegiate, with other sponsors including the MacGregor Chamber of Commerce, Rossendale Community Club, and MacGregor Minor Hockey Association. The night featured costume judging, escort parades, and prize gifts such as a hair dryer.
Mild week but thawing raises flood concerns with rapid snow melt and nightly freezes. Bank of Montreal opens in St Lazare with Paul Villeneuve as manager. Gerry Marginet denies plans for a new bakeshop this year. Centennial park not in MacGregor. planned behind the business area by the old fire hall. Lye and Son remodel hardware store with a new display area and official opening planned. Crows and Braci arrive. Jim Littl tearing down the Little house near the public school.
The Pine Creek School Division No. 30 trustees and the Manitoba Teachers Society reached a new salary schedule. Class ranges span 3 500 to 10 000 with various increments and allowances. the group also discussed appointing a division attendance officer at 15 dollars per day plus 10 cents mileage.
MacGregor intermediates were eliminated in the Eddie Armstrong series after losing 7-4 to Neepawa on Sunday at Shiloas. Neepawa trailed 2-0 after the first period, then surged with a 3-0 second, and pulled away 7-4 in the third as Lawrence Heselwood Gary Buchanan and Barrie Barber starred for MacGregor.
C. W. Lye and Son Sta announce a new showroom and home planning department opening this Friday and Saturday. The display will feature building materials and plumbing fixtures with demonstrations in wood staining and furniture finishing. Door prizes and refreshments accompany the event as the remodeled building west of the present hardware store offers expanded merchandise.
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