MacGregor Lions Club celebrates eleventh anniversary banquet
The MacGregor Lions Club marked its eleventh anniversary with a banquet and dance at Memorial Hall. A large crowd attended the banquet where Art Palmer chaired, Vivian McGregor played piano, and Father Athol Murray spoke. Clare Tarr received the Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award, and Gordon Robinson of Portage Lions delivered greetings. The guest speaker urged faith, community service, and support for youth, concluding with a call to keep the new rink active for local ‘Championship’ potential.
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MacGregor Lions Club
MacGregor ‘Memorial Hall
Art Palmer
Vivian McGregor
O’canada
Canada
Robert Hutchins
God
Town Happenings and Local Updates
In town news May brings Victoria Day weekend as the Hillview Lodge opens soon and Ralph vonasson starts a new home on Woodlawn Drive. George Currie birthday chatter, Ernie Bubler takes a municipal post, and Boston versus New York hockey chatter notes Orr Esposito and Flyers.
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Ralph
Boston
Philadelphia
Orr
Esposito
New York
Flyers
Ernest Bubler
Ernest
Ernie
Pine Creek S D Holds Division In-Service Day
The Pine Creek School Division conducted a division wide in service day on April 26, 1974. The event, organized by the professional development committee, featured morning focus on in school inservice and an afternoon program in Gladstone with subject based groups and coordinators from MacGregor Gladstone Rossendale and other towns. The session aimed to share ideas, review new teaching techniques, and align with educational trends for effective classrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Creek
Judy Code
Gladstone
B. Karaz
Langruth
D. Schetter
Plumas
Brian Jones
Helen Milen
Ed Sklar
Gary Boden
Austin
Murray Kidd
MacGregor
Marilyn Chandler
Marguerite Will
Tyerman - Plumas
Marilyn Chandler - MacGregor
Janice Kelly
Rossendale
C. Whitten Gladstone
J. Hoeppner - MacGregor
D. Field
D. Grabbe - MacGregor
E. Sutherland
C. Dawson
Vivian McGregor
Footprints in Stone screening questions evolution claims
Evolution- Fact or Fancy presents a fast moving documentary at Austin Community Hall on Thursday May 9 1974 at 8 p.m. The film argues that human footprints found in Paluxy Texas rock layers alongside dinosaur tracks challenge the geologic column and support a Biblical creation account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth For Chaice
Paluxy River
Texas
Austin Community Hall
Pine Creek teachers attend Manitoba education conference
Vivian McGregor Janice Kelly Margaret Olito and Lucille Cox from Pine Creek School Division join Manitoba Association of Children with Learning Disabilities conference in Winnipeg on May 24. Mrs Margaret Wilson will attend the conference on Humanizing Education sponsored by the organization.
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Vivian McGregor
Janice Kelly
Margaret Olito
Lucille Cox
Pine Creek
Manitoba Association of Children With Learning Disabilities
Winnipeg
Margaret Wilson
Major Highway Work West of Portage
The province plans 67.4 million dollars in road spending for the year beginning April 1 with projects on the Trans Canada highway east of Winnipeg and between Portage la Prairie and Brandon. A seven mile bicycle path from Winnipeg to Bird's Hill park is also planned. The report notes rising traffic accidents to about 38,500 in 1973 from 32,908 the prior year and lists allocations for trunk highways, municipal road programs, motor vehicle operations, and planning.
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Soans
Winnipeg
Portage la Prairie
Brandon
Bird’s Hill
New Programs Added To Holiday Festival In Manitoba
The Manitoba Holiday Festival of arts adds new courses this year including the yuntar and vrenestra string instruments weaving and graphics. The eighth annual festival runs June 30 through July 13 in Neepawa with many familiar courses like painting ceramics drama photography and choral. Notable instructors include Professor Gissur Eliasson and Arnold Saper of the University of Manitoba School of Art with specialists in music graphics and weaving aiding participants. Families are welcomed with a day care center and programs for children. Information is available from the Extension Division University of Manitoba. For postal strike duration call collect 4749625 Winnipeg.
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Manitoba
Neepawa
Gissur Eliasson
School of Art
University of
Arnold Saper
Richard Seaborn
Muriel Milgrom
Henry Engbrecht
Dave Drew
Ethan Taylor
Remi Bouchard
Margaret Grant
Max Tapper
Manitoba ‘Theatre Centre
Ed Kleiman
Charles Abbott
Ron Ayers
Gordon Hancock
Department of
Community Studies
Extension Division
University of Manitoba
Extension
Collect
Winnipeg
Local Teachers In Workshop Series Aids Manitoba Educators
Twenty Manitoba teachers join a six week Thursday evening photography and film making series sponsored by The Manitoba Teachers' Society and Portage la Prairie Division Association. Directed by Peter Prystupa the sessions teach camera use, lenses, filters, and film analysis to boost classroom instruction.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Portage la Prairie Division Association
Peter Prystupa
River East Collegiate
Winnipeg
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Local Lions Club
Father Murray
Ernie Sutherland
Christianson
Sven Sorenson
Right
Central Plains
Glen Ellwood
Frank Ennis
Henry Arthur
Garry Cobbe
Max Hurciuk
Lionel Wright
Glen Lye
Ivan Graham
Syd Lye
Watherman
Hillview Lodge
Anc
George Currie
Vonasson
Woodlawn Drive
Dennis Lamb
Pine Creek S.D
Department of Education
Man
Hope Collier
St. Benedict's
Sheila Purvis
Brandon University
WMCI
Manitoba Teachers Society
Whitehorn Plains
Vine Creek
Ella Kinley
Ella
Susan
Betty Anne Johnson
Portage
Burtiack
Jerry Williams
Barry Frank
Pas
Ron Warin
Terry Williams
Brian Lee
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