Country Club Ball Tourney Draws Big Crowds At Club
The MacGregor Country Club hosted a Sunday fastball tourney with teams Brookdale Slackers Portage Sonic 500 and others entering. Brookdale defeated the Blues and Austin to reach the final while Sonic 500 advanced by defeating Long Plain Corn Club and Winnipeg Trotters. Final game was stopped at darkness with the score 22 after seven innings. Officials praised the turnout and thanked all helpers.
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MacGregor Country Club
Teas
Brookdale Slackers
Portage Sonic
Winnipeg Trowers
Austin
East End
Shell
Brookdale
St. Boniface Blues
Kane
Subs
Carberry Hungry Nine
Ong Plain
Sonic 500
Country Lub
Winnipeg Trotters
Sarberry Imperials
Blues
Macaregor Merenams
Corn Club
Young Voyageurs Travel To Nova Scotia
Gloria Score recounts the Young Voyageurs trip to Nova Scotia with 25 travelers including two exchange youths from the British Isles. The Winnipeg start included tours of Manitoba landmarks, a Halifax stopover, Greenwood hospitality, bus tours to Grand Cape, Lunenburg, Port Royal and Fort Anne, a rock and gem hunt, a fishing boat trip, a Mahone Bay tour, a Toronto film viewed in Halifax, and a farewell banquet before returning by plane.
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Gloria Score
Young Voyageurs
Greenwood
Nova Scotia
Ramada Inn
Winnipeg
British Isles
Turner
Maritime Provinces
Ramada
Manitoba Legislative Buildings
Centennial Concert Hall
Lower
Fort Garry
Montreal
Fredricton
Halifax
Phillips
Bormke
Greenwoodsan Air Force Town
Grand Re
National Sea Products
Lunenberge
Port Royal
Fort Anne
Tofrs
Chester
Mahone Bay
Toronto
Local Grocery Firm Sells to Tarrs in MacGregor
The S. R. Lamb and Son store in MacGregor changes hands this week as the Tarr family assumes ownership. Duncan Lamb retired after guiding the business with his father, while Clare Tarr, a longtime local bookkeeper, joins the operation now named Gea cases grocery and goods.
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S. R. Lamb and Son
MacGregor
Lamb
Clare Tarr
Clare
Lye’s Ltd
Gea Cases Grocery
S R. Lamb & Store
Wood Family Holds Reunion at Pratt and MacGregor
The Wood family of Pratt Manitoba held a reunion on Sunday August 23 1970 at Austin Cemetery with wreaths laid for their parents by George Wood and Mrs Ethel North. About 60 relatives and friends gathered at the North home for a smorgasbord and games such as horseshoes and lawn bowling. Seven children were present with their families. the oldest attendee was Ernest North aged 80 and the youngest was 2 month old Scott Elder. Kenny Goodwin of Flin Flon traveled the farthest.
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George Wood
Pratt, Man
Austin
Bill Wood
Pratt
Carberry
Ethel North
MacGregor
Francis North
MacGregor Collegiate Addition Underway In Portage La Prairie
The Pine Creek School Board reports Ellwood-McRorie Construction Co of Portage la Prairie is building a west and north addition to MacGregor Collegiate. Completion is expected early next year, weather permitting. Tenders for Gladstone Elementary and other projects were reviewed at the August 6, 1970 meeting with lowest bids approved. The board set bus pickup policy and approved tires and gas contracts for the 1970-71 term. Axel Christofferson named attendance officer and L L Brown returning officer for October elections. Next regular meeting September 14, 1970.
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MacGregor Collegiate
Ellwood-McRorie Construction Company
Portage la Prairie
Pine Creek School Board of Trustees
Ellwood-McRorie
Public Schools” Fiance
Public Schools Finance “Board
MacGregor
Dunsmore Construction
Neepawa
Man
Public Schools Finance Board
Bus. Insurance
Co-op Fire and Casualty Company
Gulf’ Service Limited
MacGregor — Co-op
Gladstone — Coop
Langruth
Gulf Service
Austin — Co-op
Plumas
Esso
Gladstone
H. E. Rhodes
Axel Christofferson
Austin
L. L. Brown
L. Gumache
Wm. Morton Collegiate
Grounds Winners in MacGregor Beautification Event
The Mac Gregor and District Chamber of Commerce announced winners for Home and Grounds Beautification. Rural winner was E. K. W. Cox and Village winner was A. S. Snaith. The September meeting is tonight at 8 in the Legion Room with a $15 jackpot. members urged to attend.
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MacGregor and District
Ee Bene
MacGregor Chamber of Commerce
Legion Room
Memorial Hall
Clare Tarr
Local Schools Open Next Week
Pine Creek School Division will start the new term next Tuesday. Schools in MacGregor Austin and Rossen 1g list teachers for MacGregor Collegiate and MacGregor Elementary. Principals include Miss Shirley Machin ski and Pat terson with staff names such as Hazel Boaz Gwen Clarke E Hope Collier and Jeanette Donnelly.
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Pine Creek
MacGregor
Austin
Rossen
MacGregor Collegiate
MacGregor Elementary School
Malcom Burt
Frank Froese
Julian Hoyak
Ralph Jonasson
Stan Konopski
Shirley Machinski
Lesley McMaster
Doug
Severe hail storm devastates crops across district and towns
A heavy hailstorm with two inches of rain and strong winds struck a broad district from Firdale to Rossendale late Saturday, causing near total crop loss in several areas. Windows broken, fields ruined, and some homes damaged as farmers assess aftermath across Pine Creek, Austin, Mac Gregor, and Bagot regions. Some farmers began plowing under ruined crops on Monday.
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Firdale
Rossendale
Kirdale
Pine Creek
Austin
Moeirvape
Severe hail storm hits town causing crop damage and disruption
A Saturday afternoon hail storm drenched the area with over two inches of rain and strong winds. Reports describe 100 percent crop damage in some districts from Firdale through Austin to Edwin-Rossendale, while the MacGregor area sees continued activity with local services adjusting mail delivery and post office closures.
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Firdale
Austin
MacGregor
Edwin-Rossendale
Austin Teacher Attends Manitoba Math Course Event
Norma P. McCreery of Austin joined 23 Manitoba teachers for a five day elementary mathematics course at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg from August 17 to 21. Led by Sister Clare M. ONeill and Mrs. Cecilia Ungrin, the program explored continuous progress concepts for primary math instruction.
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Norma P. McCreery
Austin
Manitoba
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg
Clare M. O'Neill
Cecilia Ungrin
Faculty of Education
Brandon
Hamiota
Minnedosa
Farm Prices Dip Markedly From Year Ago
Prices for farm products rose slightly in June but stayed about four percent lower than June last year, according to a Dominion Bureau of Statistics report. The note references continued softness in farm markets with year over year declines.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
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Manitoba Department of Transportation
Country Club
Wood
Bagot
Roy Harknes
The
Society
Herbert McIntyre
Arizona, Man
McIntyre
Melvin District
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