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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 21, 1973
Page
1
Austinwill host its third Christmas Festival on Friday December 14 with an 11 AM parade. Those wishing to enter a float should contact Cecil Jones. Officials consider shifting elementary and primary programs to allow parents to attend both, and plan power toboggan rides skating and a smorgasbord supper.
W A Linden was elected president of the Portage Progressive Conservative Association at the annual meeting. Laurie Matthews became vice president and Mrs Muriel Jessiman secretary while Mrs Bernice Tashiro was named treasurer. An executive includes Jody Carmichael and others as delegates were named for Brandon provincial meetings. The festival features sleigh rides, coffee shop and holiday decor with candy contributions welcome at the Austin Credit Union.
Thirty six music students from across Manitoba received scholarships and prizes from the Western Board of Music. Darlene Klassen of MacGregor won the Ethel M. Lupton Memorial Book Prize No 1 and Sandra Gilbert of Katrime won the Order of the Royal Purple of Portage la Prairie. Awards based on marks from the 1973 University of Manitoba School of Music examinations.
A Pine Creek store owned by Mr and Mrs Gordon Steick was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin on Wednesday November 7. The couple were away from the shop at the time and the fire de partments could not save the building. The Streick residence and other structures were saved. The Steicks had bought the business from Mr and Mrs Sam Williams years earlier.
Snow continues to fall with very slippery roads and sidewalks. A cold snap pushes temperatures to about 10 above as curling gains momentum at the Community Centre with a bonspiel planned for November and December. The artificial ice project awaits a 28 day cement set and a possible December 3 flood pending steel shortages. MacGregor Lions Senior Citizens Christmas party set for December 3. Grey Cup Sunday features the Esks against Ottawa with pool tickets in shops. Santa Claus parade by the Chamber is slated for December sh.
A rapeseed marketing seminar is planned for November 20 to 22 in Winnipeg. Sponsored by the Rapeseed Association of Canada and the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange, the session aims to show how the open market system works. About 25 rapeseed producers from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta are expected. The event follows a federal poll on marketing preferences and is the second such seminar, building on last year’s session.
Pine Creek 4-H Combines held a Nov 5 meeting at Tom Lowes with 13 members and 5 leaders present. They collected used toys for the Masonic Lodge of MacGregor and planned a year of events including a Christmas party whist drive and dance in Jane, bowling and roller skating, and a toboggan party. Members will take turns giving speeches. next meeting speakers are Alan Manns, Ross Stewart, and Ron Mex. The eight conservation members met leader Alex Pat at John Uhrin's on Nov 12 to plan year work. Portage la Prairie Leaders Assoc attended their annual meeting on Nov 8 with Mrs. Hazel Lowe, Fred Smith, and Alex Paterson. Next club meeting set for Dec 7 at 7:30 pm at Garth Mann's. Entertainment at each meeting to be hosted by the family reader Jennifer Lowe.
Manitoba Crop Insurance Corporation sets November 30 as the final deadline to file all risk claims, including standing crops. Farmers must file within five days of harvest or by November 30 if forms were not yet submitted. Estimated total claims may reach 1 million, with 13,500 farmers holding all risk coverage and 3,600 buying hail coverage. Strong premium reductions from a 50 percent government share and dry spring helped boost coverage, while high grain prices spurred higher inputs.
The MacGregor and District Chamber of Commerce announce their annual Santa Claus Parade to be held on a Saturday in early December. Santa has been contacted and will visit town, with plans to meet children and their parents.
A Canadian Press survey records four traffic fatalities across the Prairies from Friday to Sunday. Muriel Ann Piche, 36, Regina, died near Morse Alberta after colliding with a semi. Dianne Beable, 40, Calgary, perished near Carstairs after a snowplow crash and camper collision. Jacob Neustater, 37, Winnipeg, killed near Headingley in a truck collision. Saskatchewan had two deaths, Alberta one, Manitoba one.
Craig Stewart M.P. outlines Canada’s 19th North Atlantic Assembly delegation gains in Ankara and Istanbul. Topics include NATO strength, trade plans with Europe, energy diversification, and Middle East tensions. He notes Russia’s wheat crop, Turkey’s opium ban, satellite surveillance ideas, and Cyprus peacekeeping, praising U.S. allies and Canadian troops.
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