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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 24, 1968
Page
1
The MacGregor Lions Club with RCMP will host a driver safety night at StacGregor Gaede. A defensive driving film and RCMP talk will be shown along with additional films to improve driving. Proceeds benefit the Student Council. a silver collection will be taken.
Friends and neighbors honored Harry Street on his 84th birthday with a surprise visit last Friday night. He received gifts and greetings from attending friends and relatives, plus messages from those unable to attend. A birthday cake and lunch concluded the evening.
Plans are underway for the MacGregor and District Minor Hockey Association annual Sportsman's Dinner scheduled for Friday November 22 at the MacGregor Memorial Hall. The committee is lining up speakers and hopes to confirm details soon.
All school aged children are asked to take part in UNICEF Halloween collecting on Thursday Oct 31 at the United Church after school. Volunteers with cars are needed to help transport children to homes. A lunch will follow in the church.
Citizens are reminded that Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday with the clocks set back to 2 a m. The change marks the period from the last Sunday in April to the last Saturday in October and warns that forgetting to adjust will cause an hour early arrival for Sunday church and loss of an extra hour’s sleep.
Tartan Days start in MacGregor with a three day sale event hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and local businesses. Residents and visitors may wear MacGregor Tartan, and a Saturday night draw at the Rainbow Inn offers fifty silver dollars in four prizes. Ballot boxes in stores welcome entries.
The annual meeting of the MacGregor and District Minor Hockey Association will be held at MacGregor Collegiate tonight at 8 p.m. The meeting is important as plans are laid for the coming season. Last season over sixty boys played hockey and organizers seek attendance from all parents and interested persons.
Citizens of Austin vote on a water distribution system at the Austin Community Hall from 3 AM to 6 PM. The notice urges voting freely on election day with no compulsory stance.
A short business meeting followed by tea from 3 to 5 in the church lower room. The group agreed to the same allocation as last year and donations were to go to the Osborne Home Neepawa Radio Telephone Communications Extra Mission Gifts. Guests included six ladies from Norfolk Manor and teachers from Austin Elementary and Sprucedale schools.
The Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission of Manitoba proposes boundary changes across the province. MacGregor moves to Portage division and Austin to Gladstone, replacing Lakeside, with Portage la Prairie and several towns in Portage division and Gladstone division. Thompson is created in the north, Rural Manitoba gains seats, and Greater Winnipeg gains seats, affecting 1958 statutes and 1966 census population figures. Public hearings will precede Redistribution for the next provincial election.
Sunday and Monday offered near seventy degree weather with hints of Indian Summer ahead. Local birthday celebrations for Harry Street, Jack McPhee, Russ Templeton, and Jack Legg noted. many in the eightyish range. Clocks end daylight saving time this weekend with 2 a.m. Sunday change, so Saturday night sleep may gain an extra hour. Don MacDonald moved a house west of Jim MacDonald in the east end. another home expected soon. MacGregor urged for Tartan Day visit. Agricultural Society annual meeting set for next Monday. minor hockey game Friday night. World Series pool winners named: Mrs. Herb Barton, Ruth Muirhead, Mary Allan, Jack Hooper, Barrie Barber, Dennis Lamb, and Jack Coutts.
An October 12 gathering honors W. B. Munro and spouse on their forthcoming silver wedding anniversary. Guests from Brandon, Portage la Prairie, Winnipeg, and Oyen Alberta attended. C. Mansfield presided as host, corsage and boutonniere given, gifts presented, followed by contests, a buffet supper, and social hour.
New Marquette MP provides a briefing on the 28th Parliament’s early session. He notes the Throne Speech debate shortened to six days and outlines three government farm bills the House is debating, including details on Farm Improvement Loan Act funding and pending interest rate decisions.
Weed supervisor Art Leckie urges farmers to cut weeds along ditches and roadsides to prevent snow drifts that block country roads all winter. Trimmed roadsides help keep routes open, as high weeds and brush tend to hold snow, impeding passable routes for the area.
The MacGregor Lions Club plans a community fun fair at MacGregor Memorial Hall on Friday November 8 starting at 8 p.m. Admission is free. Games include over and under, crown and anchor, shooting games, pick a ball, 21 or bust, kids fish pond, bingo, a picture booth, and more. Lunch will be available for guests.
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