Bell and flashing lights planned at MacGregor crossing
MacGregor village council and the Board of Transport Commissioners will share the $14 500 cost to install bell and flashing lights at the Victoria street railway crossing known as the elevator crossing. Annual maintenance is about 635. Council also discussed a creek bridge, dental services, hospital expansion cost sharing, tax notices, and municipal staff appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Board of Transort Commissioners
Vitoria Street
Board of Transport Commissioners
Wiebe
Council
R.M. Council
McCormick
Winnipeg
MacGregor Recreational Association
MacGregor Choirs Shine At Portage Music Festival
MacGregor and district choirs excel at the Portage la Prairie Music and Arts Festival held May 5 to 7. Grade V and VI earned certificates of merit, with Grade VI and VII choirs scoring high for selections like The Village Hymn, Columbus, and The Sailor. Soloist Shawn Harkness placed second in spoken poetry with The Little Boats Go By.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor and District
MacGregor
Portage la Prairie
Don Hadfield
Hadfield
Don Dirk of
Dowdee
Columbus
Springbrook Pair Honored At Surprise Party
Springbrook couple Jr. and Mrs. Geo. Lewis, longtime residents, were feted in Austin with a surprise party on May 13. Neighbors from Springbrook and nearby areas gathered, Cecil Rand delivered a talk, and gifts included a pole lamp and a lazy boy. The couple expressed gratitude and invited visits, as guests enjoyed lunch and reminiscences.
Induction Service for Rev Charles Hastings Sells
Induction held at St Agnes Anglican Church Carberry at 8 p m on May 6 for Rev Charles Hastings Sells as incumbent of St Agnes Carberry Christ Church Austin and St Pauls MacGregor The Ven T W Wilkinson Brandon and Canon E Hyett assisted Rev Allan Kerr St Marks Minnedosa gave the sermon Willis Elmhirst and Harry Finch presented the church key about 60 parishioners attended St Agnes Women Auxiliary served refreshments choir led by Miss H Banister with organist
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St. Agnes Anglican Church
Carberry
Charles Hastings Sells
St. Agnes
Christchurch
Austin
St. Paul's
MacGregor
T. W. Wilkinson
Brandon
Canon E. Hyett
Russell
Allan Kerr
St. Mark's
Minnedosa
Willis B. Elmhirst
Harry Finch
Sells
Church of St. Agnes
Finch
A. J. Middleditch
St. James, Rivers
Allan
Glenboro
England
MacGregor Lions Club Ball Tournament Sunday
The MacGregor Lions Club hosts a ball tournament at the fairgrounds for Victoria Day weekend with senior baseball fastball and Little League. Teams include Westbourne Carberry Rossendale Arden Treherne and MacGregor with eight to ten men’s fastball squads and four Little League teams scheduled to play starting at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbourne
Carberry
Rossendale
Arden
Treherne
MacGregor
Lions Club
Fair Grounds
MacGregor Board Reaffirms Saturday Closing at 10 PM
The MacGregor Chamber of Commerce held its May meeting in the Legion room of MacGregor hall with good attendance. President D. C. Tarr chaired as secretary M. Nichol recorded minutes. The group decided to keep Saturday closing at 10 PM for now, with a committee to assess repairs to the northeast welcome sign for future action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
macGregor Manber of Commerce
Legion Room
MacGregor Hall
D. C. Tarr
M. Nichol
Murray Lamb
Town Happenings in MacGregor Canada Spring Activities
Weather improved this past week spurring seeding and field work as farmers hope for dry warm conditions to finish. Local golfers prep for Grey Owl Journey at Clear Lake with 11 planning to attend. New homes rise in town as waterworks spreads. Lions Club ball opens the fairgrounds. Victoria Day holiday. firework safety urged. Two Calgary to Halifax Expo 67 promoters travel Canada by horse drawn wagon, averaging about 20 miles daily, staying with Ted Critchlow. Harold Turner named new station agent. he is a former MacGregorite, son of late Bill Ture of Manitoba Telecom System.
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Clear Lake
Portage
Gladstone
Calgary
Halifax
MacGregor
Canada
Montreal
Ted Critchlow
Harold Turner
Harold
Austin Chamber Urges Meeting on Surfacing
The Austin Chamber of Commerce executive meeting discussed the provincial government's failure to include hard surfacing of highway 24 in the 1965 road program. A motion called for a Holland Chamber to convene a meeting of all towns to approach the government, with the water and sewerage project committee reporting progress and planning a special meeting before the month end to unify action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Chambers of Commerce
A. Giesbrecht
M. Lamb
Manitoba Chambers of Commerce
Portage
Fuller
Holland Chamber
W. Lonsdale
Achievement Night Attracts Large Crowd at MacGregor
A May 4 event hosted by the MacGregor Recreational Association drew over 150 attendees in the auditorium of MacGregor Collegiate. The program featured gymnastics by elementary students, a judo demonstration by Portage instructor Mr. Chipowski, arts and crafts displays, badminton with rules explained by Mr. Kember, Scottish bagpipe tunes by Mr. MacDonald, and a marksman demonstration by Fano Bite members. The night highlighted many new activities and strong community interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macgregor Recreational Association
MacGregor Collegiate
Chipowski
Portage
Gordon Hildebrand
Dennis McQuiston
Kember
MacDonald
Portage la Prairie
Fano
Bite
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MacGregor Hospital
John Toews
Roy McLaughlin
W. G. Hay
Collins
Douglas
Killarney
H. R. Hotel
Department of Public Works
Fox Street
Trans-Canada
North Railway
Victoria
Temple 'O Grafton
Maple
West Boundary
Grafton
Hampton
Wm. Bennett
James Me
Gimli
Wenham
Springbrook
Rev
Hastings
MacGregor Lions Club
Bill Hay
Russ Hotel
Bill Bennett
Bill Unger
Harvey Jones
Ma Gregor
Ollie Olson
Elmer Cairns
Austin Chamber
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