Steering Committee Formed for Manitoba Centennial Plans
A steering committee was formed at a MacGregor area meeting to organize Manitoba's 100th birthday celebrations. The group invited local organizations to send representatives to a meeting on Tuesday Oct 7 at 8 PM in the MacGregor Memorial Hall Legion Room to outline provincial plans and solicit local ideas and involvement.
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Manitoba
Legion Room
MacGregor Memorial Hall
Eva Collins
Hazel Allan
Bob Douglas
Clare Tarr
Ed Chant
Glenn Lye
Manitoba Centennial Corporation
Portage
Deer Head Competition Planned by Local Wildlife Association
The North Norfolk MacGregor Wildlife Association will host a deer head contest with a $1 entry fee due by November 16. The banquet and dance on December 5 at MacGregor Memorial Hall is open to members and the public. Membership costs $2.50 with optional $1 for the magazine. insurance covers up to 15,000.
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North Norfolk - Macuregor Wildlife Association
MacGregor Memorial Hall
Lye’s Hardware, Co-op
MacGregor
Jim Turner
Barry Donnelly
Roy Smith
Bagot
Paul Murphy
Man, Wildlife Federation
North Norfolk - MacGregor Wildlife Association
Gloria Scora Heads Local 4-H Cub
The MacGregor 4-H Club held its first meeting on September 24 with Gloria Scora as president and officers Linda Pogue Holly Harkness Sharon Blyth and Laurie Barton. A leadership committee includes Mrs Dune Lamb Mrs Donald Wright Mrs B Vermeulen Anne McDonald Donna Cox Darlene Palmer and Laurie Barton. The club invites new members and lists sewing foods home design nursing handicrafts photography and session as projects. Next meeting is October 8 at the high school at 4 pm with club reporter Laurie Borton.
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MacGregor
Gloria Scora
Linda Pogue
Holly Harkness
Sharon Blyth
Laurie Barton
Dune Lamb
Donald Wright
B. Vermeulen
Anne McDonald
Donna Cox
Darlene Palmer
Laurie Borton
MacGregor Council Discusses Roads and Speed Zones
The MacGregor village council met in September to review road costs crosswalks near schools and 45 mph speed limits on boundary roads. They plan a Fox Street cross walk, address unpermitted building moves, seek a 50 percent grant for soil cement and asphalt work on Victoria Street and North Railway Street, rescind MO 143 Bs No 52, grant three weeks holiday with pay after eight years, and establish 45 mph zones on boundary roads.
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MacGregor
Boundry
Glenn Lye
Fox
Mncurn
Victoria Street
Hampton
CPR
Railway Street
Victoria West
Boundary Road
Auto Insurance Men Assure Co operation
Manitoba's general insurance industry told Premier Schreyer it will co operate with the government to establish automobile coverage that is as comprehensive and economical as possible. Harley Vannon, vice president of Canadian Indemnity Company in Winnipeg and head of a special committee, spoke in a submission outlining topics for a government industry inquiry this fall.
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Manitoba
Schreyer
Harley Vannan
Canadian Indemnity Company
Winnipeg
Vannan
Insurance Bureau of Canada
The
National Association
Mildred Roberts Heads Central Aid Ladies
Mildred Roberts presides over the Central Aid Ladies annual meeting in the hospital staff room on Tuesday September 16 with eight members and the matron present. Officers elected include Vice-President Mary Rands Secretary Lorraine Chant Treasurer Mary Smith Buying Committee Elsie Doug as E Rutledge Reporter Gladys Stone Vera Henry. Purchases noted stomach pump. Proposes fire drill and hospital radio needs. slippers and gowns requested. Regional conference planned for Winnipeg November 20 21. Next meeting October 21.
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Central Aid
Tues
Mary. Rands
Lorraine Chant
Mary Smith
Elsie Dougas
E. Rutledge
Gladys Stone
Vera Henry
Town Happenings and Weather Notes Across the Week
Weather wobbles marked the week with rain delaying harvests then sun and cooler spells. Oktober snow and a foot of early fall accumulation are recalled. Community events include a fowl supper at Austin Hall, a museum bake sale, Man itoba’s 100th birthday planning in the Legion Room, and Lye’s 50th anniversary open visit. Thieves stole car batteries from two households. World Series timing and team guesses are discussed as Baltimore, Minnesota, Mets, and Atlanta are named. Street repairs inch toward completion. Nomination day passes, with a fuller report next week. A traveling bake van arrives Saturday October 4 at 10am with donations to the church hall by 11am, sponsored by Segor UCW.
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Baltimore
Minnesota
New York Mets
Atlanta
Mets
Segor Ucw
Graduates Shine At Austin Collegiate Ceremony
Sixteen students complete grade 12 at Austin Collegiate with 5 young women and 11 young men. The event featured a processional by the Melodiers, invocaton by Mr Stutely, remarks by Mr Hamelynck, greetings from the school board and municipality, diploma presentations by Mr Clagett, a valedictory by Miss Diane Hawkins, and an address to graduates by Keith Cooper. The top marks in the UK course went to Ernest Buhler, with general top marks awarded as announced by Phillip Stephenson.
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HF. Johnson
Austin
Stutely
Pine Creek Division Opens Salary Talks And Tender Approvals
The Pine Creek school division forms a special negotiating committee to bargain a new 1970 salary agreement with teachers. Trustees Axel Christofferson Dave Doerfler and Archie Johnson serve on the panel. The meeting also approved multiple tender awards for bus servicing fuel oil bunker fuel coal and staff hires including Mrs. Freda Moffat for Rossendale kindergarten duties.
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Pine Creek
Axel Christofferson
Dave Doerfler
Archie ‘Johnson
Johnnie's Esso
Gladstone
Northern Petroleum
Austin
Lyes’ Ltd
Snd Gladstone Co-op
Lye's Ltd Celebrates 50 Years in MacGregor
Lye's Ltd marks its 50th anniversary in MacGregor with open house this Thursday to Saturday. The event features a display of history, a first ledger from founder C W Lye, door prizes, souvenirs, and memories from five decades of growth from timber and coal to hardware plumbing heating and fertilizer.
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Busness
Lye
MacGregor
Lye’s
C. W. Lye
Ing
MacGregor and District
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Local Wildlife Association
Plan
Boone and Crockett
Pembina Wildlife Association
Manitou
Bona
Fide Game and
Council
P.P
Division of Welfare
Auto
Mildred Roberts
Incre
Sn Ind
George Currie
Keith Thompson
Pine Creek Division
Manioba Hydro
Freda Moffat
Rossen
Dale
Thee
Rossendale
Charles W. Lye
Oscar Otto of
Gistone
S. Karaz
Frank Hay
Bruno Town
Lye’s Ltd
Elmwood School
Rossend
Ralph E. Lye
Dmsanager
J. L. Brown
Dollard Closed Circuit TV Services Ltd
Barber’s
H. Rand
Austin Collegiate
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