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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 26, 1976
Page
5
Marguerite Molgat outlines practical do it yourself fixes for common appliances. She highlights four major causes and suggests solutions from checking plugs fuses switches and overloads to consulting manuals and manufacturer guidance.
Local notes recount a waterhen derby winner Leonard Carriere, a barn fire that damaged Mr and Mrs Joe Vereb Jr home, and numerous weekend visits. The Langruth Curling Club hosts an Old Time Fiddlers contest June 15 with 30 contestants. bridal showers for Jo Anne Lamb and Beverley Mospanchuk mark spring social season alongside church teas, bake sales, and a White Elephant auction set for June 19.
Coulthard joined friends for a trip to Indiana. Recent visitors include Mrs J Waterson of Keewatin Ontario. Also seen were Mr and Mrs J M Baskier with Ken Baskier and Clinton of Swan River and J D Anderson of Steinbach.
Southend Macaulay relatives and friends attended a MacGregor social Friday honoring Joanne Lamb and Vic Savitzky before their marriage. Weekend visitors included the Frizzleys, the Franks, Alyson Thompson, and Bryce Frank from Pinawa, Virden, and Calgary. Other visits listed include Larson, Bohay, Schweisz, Ferris, Pennell, and Nichol families with May birthdays for Glenda Parent, Colin Pennell, and Jean McRae.
Canadian and Commonwealth junior records fell as Richard Turnblom of Montreal and Gary Bratty of Stoney Creek, Ont., highlighted the weightlifting nationals in New Westminster. Turnblom set a 160 kg two handed clean and jerk in the 75 kg class after missing snatches, while Bratty improved teen aged marks with 105 kg in the 60 kg snatch. Multiple winners emerged across 52 to 75 kg divisions, with top performances from Danielle Robitaille and Pierre Charbonneau, and Portage’s Kelly Coubrough won bronze in featherweight with a 390 total, topping Manitoba junior records.
Assiniboine Community College Brandon turned a 1966 Karman Ghia into an electric vehicle named The Ampeater after an 18 month project. Premier Schreyer attended a May 22 ceremony beside Brandon University gymnasium, where the keys were handed over. Project leader Peter Warkentin guided staff Andy Bereza Gerald Diswinka and Dave Rudy with student participants from auto body and electrical technology. The car used a $4,000 Manitoba grant to explore renewable energy and reduce fossil fuel use. outcome and performance will be evaluated in summer.
Senior mixed league windup held May 6 with a blessing by Mark McInnis and a two minute silence requested by Rod McLeod for season losses. Auld ane Revelstoke League v winners named A Division Vi Higgs team. B Division Earle Thompson’s team. Highlights include top averages and perfect attendance, trophies by Elgin Watson and Bella Dawson, centrepieces from Lindens and Safeway, election set for Sept 23 at the bowling alley.
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