Visiting millers tour McCallister Farms in Portage
An Iraqi agricultural engineer and sixteen Japanese millers toured McCallister Farms Ltd in Portage on Saturday as part of a grain industry course sponsored by the Canadian International Grain Institute. A luncheon followed at the Portage Hotel with the McCallister family and Institute representatives including Dennis Stephens and Glen Conley.
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Tadashi Ito
Extreme Left
Yukio Itoh
Winnipeg
John McCallister
McCallister
Apanese Mers
Iraq
McCallister Farms Ltd
Canadian International Grain Institute
Portage Hotel
Ama
Got McCallister
Bob
Cecil McCallister
Basil McCallister
Irvin McCallister
Institute
Dennis Stephens
Glen Conley
Susan Forbes
Project Canada survey in MacGregor and town notes
MacGregor residents received a York University questionnaire for Project Canada to sample opinions on economics society and politics with 81 questions. The column also reports hockey policy talks in Quebec MAHA, local weddings, bridge work, permits, and a Manitoba grant of 1200 dollars to move the Norfolk Agricultural Society sports ground to a new community centre.
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MacGregor
York University
Canada
Winnipeg
Thompson
Swift
Indian Amateur Hockey Association
Quebec
MAHA
Ane Macuregor
Anaorth
Norfolk Agricultural Society
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Gamble expresses concern for Central Plains tourism growth
Denzil Gamble of Westbourne, new president of the Tourist and Convention Association of Manitoba Central Plains branch, urged stronger government and industry support at the Portage la Prairie meeting. The group highlighted a tentative 1975 budget, planned river and conservation projects, and a focus on cooperative work with RDC and Chambers of Commerce.
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Elmer Mouat
Central Plains
Manitoba
Denzil Gamble
Westbourne
Tourist and Convention Association of Manitoba
Gamble
Portage Hotel
RDC
Chambers of Commerce
Ida Jones
White Horse Plains
TCAM
Dennis Carnduff
Gladstone
Vic Stuart
Portage la Prairie
Audrey Hewitt
Jack Forsythe
M. Bambrick
Bamibi Gardens
Assiniboine
Spruce Woods
Ellen Perkins dies at age 98 in Manitoba obituary
Ellen Isabelle Perkins 98, oldest resident of North Norfolk Municipality, died May 6 in Gladstone hospital. Born Oct 2 1876 in Labton County Ontario, she moved west with her parents circa 1878, married Thomas Collier in 1898, then Albert Perkins in 1981. Survived by son James Collier and daughters Vera Shaw Olive Mason Isabelle Shillington, with many grandchildren. Funeral May 9 at MacGregor United Church with joint Anglican United Choir. Burial in Austin cemetery.
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Ellen Isabelle Perkins
North Norfolk
Gladstone Hospital
Labton County
Ontario
Gladstone
Thomas Cairns
Austin
Thomas Collier
Emmeline
Albert Perkins
MacGregor
Perkins
Third Crossing Nursing Manor
James Collier
Neepawa
Vera Shaw
Olive Mason
Isabelle Shillington
Grand Forks
B.C
Inlaw
Hope Collier
Richard Collier
Jean Poyser
MacGregor United Church
N. Hutchison
United Church
D. Wright
Joe Lamber
Frank Sims
Robert Wotton
Fred Clarke
Jack Emerson
G. Ritzer
Ed Chant
Strach Booth
MacGregor Council Considers Extra Levy and Road Plan
The MacGregor village council met on May 12 and learned from a letter that the new Manitoba Water Chairman is Mr. Hudek. Councillor Barton moved to request the minister of municipal affairs to levy three mills beyond the 35 mill statutory limit. Discussion covered the 1975 road program and the fixing of…
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MacGregor
Manitoba Water
Hudek
Barton
Council of
Minister of Municipal Affairs
Seeding Delays Hit Manitoba Farmland and Local Talks
In Manitoba a rain drenched spell slows seeding across the region while farmers keep working late into the night. MacGregor and North Norfolk area councils discuss a cross municipality recreation director program as April accounts of 7091.25 are approved. RCMP report a quiet week except for a fire at Lyn Snaiths farm near MacGregor causing over 30000 in damage. Austin department aided containment.
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Age
Harry Sirrett
Recreation Branch
MacGregor Council
North Norfolk
Carberry Rcmp
MacGregor
Lyn Snaith
Ron Borton
Snaith’s
Austin Fire Department
Last Get-Together Club activity ends season May 13
The Get-Together Club held its final meeting of the season on May 13 with 24 members present. Members enjoyed several games and an obo lunch. Miss E Henderson led the business portion after reports on a Portage seminar for senior citizens.
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E. Henderson
Portage
F. Kitson
Te Local Board
Grasshopper and flea beetle pests threaten Manitoba crops
The Manitoba department of agriculture warns grasshoppers and flea beetles will be a province wide issue. Eggs overwintered and hatching in 7 to 10 days, with Red River Valley the main infestation area and Neepawa to MacGregor and St Claude as secondary pockets. Insecticides dimethoate carbofuran and lindane seed treatments recommended. 500000 acres to be sprayed. azinphos methyl or carbofuran advised post emergence. contact extension offices for rates and guidance.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Red River Valley
St. Claude
Neepawa
MacGregor
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T.V
Joe Critchlow
Joe
Myuway
Nelson River Constitution
Charlie
Wally Byam
Nadine Rawn Lowe
Bernard Lowe
Church of Jesus Christ
Marion McGregor
Muriel Snaith
Gwen Clarke
Grace Scora
Keith Thompson
Ellen Perkins
Moody
MacGregor Hospital
Elizabeth Lamb
Marion Barth
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