MacGregor Council Advances Local Water and Land Deals
MacGregor council discussed a new lift station pump and water sewer services agreement with Lamb Bros. A bylaw to sell Hampton Street land to the North Norfolk Agricultural Society for 1 was read third time. The clerk reported on welfare repayment regulations and area development support.
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MacGregor
Lamb Bros
Hampton Street
North Norfolk Agricultural Society
Portage la, Prairie
Local Junior Rifle Club Reaches Thirty Four Members
The MacGregor Centennial Junior Rifle City club grows to 34 active members with seven instructors. Roy Brodkorb serves as score keeper for Crest targets including sitting 20 at 95 plus, kneeling 20 at 93 plus. Bronze pins awarded to those with five targets at or above 80 percent. silver and gold pins require 10 at 93 plus and 10 at 98 plus respectively. Instructors Albert Defoort, Oliver Schneider, Fred Clarke, Ron Erickson, Hardy Currie, Bill Ritzer, and Roy Brodkorb have earned all three pins and shoot for crests after achieving three.
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MacGregor Cenennial Junior Rifle City
Albert Defoort
Oliver Schneider
Fred Clarke
Ron Erickson
Hardy Currie
Bill Ritzer
Roy Brodkorb
Bagot Beef Club Holds Meeting
The Bagot 411 Beef Club met at the home of Mr and Mrs D Brecknell on March 16 with seven members present. The president led discussions on club uniforms and samples from Winnipeg will be reviewed. A bowing team was formed and lunch was served by Mrs Brecknell. Report by Beverley Beam notes crests for standing, sitting, and kneeling events earned by instructors and students during a six week hunter safety course run by the Wildlife Branch of the Dept. of Mines and Resources. Crests awarded include George Currie Marland Grove Leslie Defoort Garry Currie Greg Schneider Ted Ritzer Walter Bieganski Bruce Henry Bernie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Brecknell
Bill Ritzer
Oliver Schneider
Wildlife Branch
Dept. of Mines and Resources
George Currie
Marland Grove
Leslie Defoort
Garry Currie
Greg Schneider
Ted Ritzer
Walter Bieganski
Bruce Henry
Bernie
Recreation Association To Give Bridge Lessons
MacGregor Recreation Association will offer bridge lessons every Wednesday evening at the MacGregor Collegiate. Instructor Carl Bergquist and others will teach from 8 to 10 pm starting April 5. Three levels cater to novices, whist players, and advanced players with emphasis on fun.
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Recreation Association
macGregor Recreation Association
MacGregor Collegate
Carl Bergquist
Town Happenings Spring Weather and Local Notes
Spring weather arrives with temperatures in the forties and melting snow. Anne Hartsook of Esten Ontario renews her Herald subscription after 30 years. Lester Becker mentions hearing geese signaling spring. The Manitoba Winter Fair at Brandon begins Monday. Work starts Monday on east end water and sewer extension led by Jim MacDonald.
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Anne Hartsook
Esten, ‘Ont
Herald
Manitoba
Brandon
Jim MacDonald
Mission Mobile At United Church Monday Night
The MacGregor United Church Centennial project will be shown at the church next Monday night featuring maps displays curios films tapes posters and costumes. Rev. David Stiven of Zambia will be guest speaker. Display starts at 7 30 pm and everyone is welcome. Local curling teams play at Gladstone and Shilo this week. Portage weekend spiel begins Friday. Council eyes a port of a dentist appointment for Portage residents. Quiet week in the old berg with spring hockey playoffs and car news.
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MacGregor United Church
Mission Mobile
United Church
David Stiven
Zambia
Gladstone
Shilo
Portage
Jane
Berg
George Currie
Ted Crichlow
Leafs
Jack Smale
Miss Fay Bennett Honored at Office Shower
Miss Fay Bennett was honored in a miscellaneous shower at MacGregor United Church Hall on Friday March 17 honoring her upcoming wedding to Joe Birch scheduled for March 25. Guests greeted her with bouquets and rode in, and Leprechaun dressed helpers presented gifts from a Pot of Gold under a rainbow. A piano interlude accompanied by a lunch followed as Fay expressed thanks on behalf of herself and her mother Mrs Bennett and mother in law Mrs Birch.
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Sharlene Snaith
George Snaith
Morris Hay
Y John Scora
Lynn Leckie
Doug Leckie
Ist
Jean
MacDonald
Nelson Hulme
Susan Lamb
Keith Thompson
Nancy Allan
Grant Fotheringham
Eunige Sime
Frank Sims
Fay Bennett
Joe Birch
MacGregor United Church
Honorea
Fay
Sharon’ Marin
Bennett
Austin Chamber General Meeting With Guest Speaker
The Austin Chamber of Commerce will hold its quarterly general meeting in Memory Hall on Thursday April 13 at 8 o clock. Guest speaker is Mr. Thue prairie representative of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce who will show a film titled What Is A Chamber of Commerce. The meeting is open to the public. Coffee doughnuts will be served.
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Austin Chamber of Commerce
Thue
Prairie
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Early Littles from Seaforth Help Found MacGregor Row
The Little family migrated from Seaforth Ontario to MacGregor Manitoba around 1890 after earlier settlements in Huron Tract and Saskatchewan. Many Little relatives, including James, John Mundell, Samuel, and Andrew, established homesteads, built businesses, and connected to local families such as Storey, Sproat, and Banting. A 1962 reunion displayed a Creighton threshing machine with about 24 Littles present.
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Thomas Little
Dumfrieshire
Scotland
John
Jean
Matthew
Margaret
Paris
Ont
Seaforth
Samuel Little
MacGregor
Janet
Spose
Alargaret
James Iscoe
Little Brothers
McCauley
Welwyn, Sask
Andrew Little
Gregor
James Little
Janet Storey
John Mundel
Jessie Sproat
Albion
Duncan Lamb
Jessie
Mundells
W. B. Gilroy
Mary Cope
Macregor
Miss McConigle
F. T. Course
George Storey
John Mundell
Robert
Willo Logan
Merchant's Bank
Willo
Halliday
Southend Road
Jack Halliday
Shadon
Wm. Creighton
Littles
Matthew Little
Little
Goys
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Siver Wenham
Reg Blackman
Stockholm
Sweden
Switzerland
Stock Cansen Zoo
Lestie Defoort
Geo. Currie
Marvin Orchard
Bernie Ritzer
Gerry Currie
Tommy Wright
Gregg Schneider
Donny Defoort
Glen Bodie
Roger Pogue
Greg Olson
Gerald MacDonald
Bryan Birkett
Bagot Beef Club
Currie
Winnipeg
Beverley Beam
CGLT
Suly
Lester Becker
Austin
Seaforth, Ont
R.R
Brandford
Pathfeld
Beaver Creek
Township
Range
N.W
Walter
Samuel
James
S.W
Andrew
Roy
N.W. 35
George Croucher
Anna Brown
Assiniboia
Habkirk
Course
Jimmy Matthews
W. B. Graham
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