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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 12, 1970
Page
1
The MacGregor and District Minor Hockey Association will hold its annual meeting on Monday November 16 at 8 p.m. in the Weed Control office. A nominating committee will present officers and interested parents are urged to attend. The organization sponsors over fifty boys on several winter teams and relies on volunteers to support them.
The Sidney 4H Beef Club held its initial gathering on Thursday November 5 with eleven members in attendance. Ken North was elected president Russell Loewe vice president Diane Bagnall secretary Beverly Dedthe treasurer Glenn Loewen reporter and leaders Doug DeAthe Bert Lintott Lionel Wright. Photographer Darlene Hawkins. Next meeting set for Friday November 13. Lunch was served.
Application forms are available from Lee's Hardware Co op Jim Turner Bill Bennett and Dave Wood for the North Norfolk MacGregor Wildlife Association's second annual deer head competition. Entry fee is 1.00 open to members only with three contests for largest head most typical and oddest head plus runner up awards. The annual banquet and dance happens Friday December 4 with tickets on sale.
Manitoba Conservative leader Walter Weir addressed a Portage constituency meeting urging old policies be reevaluated and youth help shape party guidelines. He attacked the NDP on the Nelson River hydro program, rent-a-cops, and rising unemployment, and criticized Liberal alignment with government over auto insurance. He urged accountability in justice and dismissed compulsory auto insurance.
A Portage la Prairie constituency meeting urged greater federal and provincial funding for education at primary, secondary, and university levels. The group argued current financing shifts too much tax burden to municipalities and called for grants for capital and operating costs. They urged government-sponsored productive projects to create employment and reduce welfare dependency.
Mr and Mrs Alex Paul longtime residents of Portage celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on November 1 in Portage. More than 140 friends attended from Portage Bagot MacGregor and Winnipeg. Telegrams and letters of congratulations came from public figures and officials including PM Trudeau Governor General Michener and several Manitoba leaders. The couple married October 30 1920 at the Portage Methodist Manse and later farmed near Bagot before moving in 1962.
Manitoba and prairie leaders plan a coordinated attack on a serious rusty grain beetle invasion affecting western Canadian grain. Frank Hamilton says shipments from Poland, Russia, and China bring excessive beetles. fumigation already underway at Thunder Bay and beetle infested boxcars redirected to Lakehead. Elevators may refuse deliveries until pests are controlled. winter conditions could curb the spread.
November brings cool days with freezing nights and daytime highs near 40. Deer season opens Monday 30 with hunters urged to be careful and observe safety. curling and hockey club meetings scheduled, German shepherd pups available, a 1985 ad notes a 6 hp crushing outfit for sale. Semifinals in football playoffs saw Montreal upset Toronto as Hamilton and Saskatchewan await. MacGregor Collegiate addition progresses with outside stonework, and MCI plans Christmas events with a homecoming. A meeting tonight aims to organize plans.
Representatives from Holland Treherne Glenboro River Notre Dame Baldur Greenway Neepawa Minne dosa Gladstone Plumas Carbury and North Norfolk met in Holland on Friday November 6. North Norfolk and District Agricultural Society was represented by President Art Leckie and Clare Tarr. Discussion covered secretary reports from fairs and dates for the Provincial Exhibition amid date uncertainty. Afternoon workgroups debated fair board obligations and potential amalgamation with little agreement. Potential grant structure changes ahead in 1971 and 1972.
The MacGregor and District Chamber of Commerce annual meeting elected Dennis Lamb as president for the coming year with Nelson Olson as past president and N Hutler as vice president. Guests discussed a Santa Claus parade set for December 12, Christmas lighting contest and plans for a tourist bureau grant study.
The MacGregor and District Community Centre hosts a Friday night fun fair in the hall with games like crown and anchor, 21 or bust, over and under, darts, the flying minister and tropical bird, a candy booth, pictures, bingo, and a book sale. The event revived a popular local tradition from years past and aims to amuse both young and old.
Manitoba Highways Minister Joe Borowski announced a 60 percent rise in drinking offence convictions in the first nine months of the year. A news release cites 1,692 drivers: 562 for impaired driving, 961 for .08 BAC, and 169 for breath test infractions.
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