| Summary: | An archive of the Magrath Trading Store News. The University of Lethbridge Library received permission from the Wes Balderson to digitize and display this content. MAGRATH NEWS Published Weekly since 1932 by The Magrath Trading Company uv cents Wednesday March 19, 1997 MAGRATH JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Parents please remember to fill out & return the surveys sent home with Jr/Hi students. Parents of Sr/Hi students will soon be receiving their surveys in the mail, please fill these in & return them in the self-addressed stamped envelope as soon as possible. All surveys need to be returned, so the results can begin to be calculated. If you haven't received a survey, please contact the school. Basketball has ended for the season. The Zeniths finished with a 27-9 record. The Eagles finished by winning the 4A Jr Varsity Southern Alberta League Championship. The Pandas ranked 4th place and Gr. 8 boys won the Westwinds Regional Div. Championship. Zenith baseball tryouts are this week at the Tom Karren Gym. The League starts in April. Magrath High School badminton is well underway. If anyone is interested in going to Taber for a 3 on 3 basketball tournament in Taber, contact Brad Sabey for entry forms. ****** MAGRATH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Thurs. March 20, 7:00 p.m. "The Magic of Music" Spring Sing. Grades 1-5 will be presenting their award winning presentations from the Cardston Music Festival, also the Grade 5 students will be doing their performance of "Johnny Appleseed". Thursday March 27th - Kindergarten to Gr. 6 will be creating Easter Bonnets from recyclable materials (bring your own materials) they will then meet at 3 p.m. in the auditorium to show off their bonnets. ****** Easter and Spring Break are fast approaching, the students will be on break starting Good Friday, March 28th and will resume classes on Monday April 7th, 1997. ****** Thank You School Council The Staff of the Elementary, Jr and Sr. High Schools would like to express their appreciation for the delicious meal served by the School Council March 5th. The Council's thoughtfulness and kindness contributed greatly to the success of Personal Development Day. ****** Mr. Ken Hoibak accepted the Commissioner's Commendation on behalf of the Magrath & District Ambulance Service. This was awarded for their part in the rescue & attempted revival of the late Sergeant Greg Perrett on November 16, 1995. This was awarded in Raymond on March 12, 1997. The plaque and a picture of the Magrath & District Ambulance Service Members will be put on display at the Library. ****** PLEASE NOTE The Magrath and District Directors Meeting will be held TONIGHT March 19th, 1997 at the Magrath Ice Arena 7:30 P.M. Please Note *The Meat Pies previously planned for March 20th - will not be available till March 27th. These pies are a fundraiser for the Library/Museum. They are $1.25 each and are either hamburger or turkey. To order call: Library @ 758-6498 Marie Stevenson @ 758-3540 or Hazel Dudley @ 758-3213. * * * * * * MAGRATH CO-ED SOFTBALL Grade 4-6 Grade 7 - 12 Fee $10.00 Registration Forms in School Office Practises begin 2nd week after Easter Break. League Play begins 1st week in May. Please hand in registrationform to school office or Laurel Bennett 758-6222. ****** ystems(a8) , Cali Tai Hancock (£) 866887^0^ Technidsa 1 Remember to .Cail For: appliances & Refrigeration (all) For: Furnaces, Hatwater Tasks & Hot w; Seating systems (aH) Fon-Electrical, security systems & water Ife1- h Farms • Acreages • City Properties L©Oli© Realty ftd' 8^ Johnny Panczak Box 134 Milk River, AB TOK 1M0 Bus: 403-647-3656 The Monster of M onvi a Kindergarten and Grade One Entre Act We have a song Me mi chiioren who wmuto lire to work a half hour after school Monday April 710 with Shauna CHfion Costumes provided. Mo entry fee charged to this group,Three performances Saturday April 12 2:00 PM and 7:03 PM and Monday April 14th 7:00 PM. ' “ Due to a misunderstanding some children otannina to resister were toid they weren't to come tih Aprh 7th ' if you wotfe fee to be in this production numbed fiH out a form from school and send it cock to your teacner who wfe give it to the Parent Ccuncii. . 7 7 ”*■ ■ " 7r 7 7 "rr y ~"*.* ■.■ ~*r T ■* “ ■ '*v~ *i' r’¿rt.~’*• z'.'rt*c Mr. Grant Leonard Wheeler passed away at the Magrath Hospital on Monday, March 10, 1997 at the age of 76 years. Grant is survived by his wife, Gean, and his children Kaye(Chuck) Page, Susan (Allen) Gallup, Carol (Allan) Thompson; Neil (Roberta) Wheeler, and Dennis (Becky) Wheeler. He is also survived by his mother Verna Wheeler, Brother Vern (Jennie) Wheeler and sister-in-law Cora. Wheeler. The funeral took place in the Magrath Stake Centre on Thursday March 13, 1997. Interment in the Magrath Cemetery. CARRIAGE HOUSE THEATRE - JP URE'irSeEFNV T1«S - ■ ’’DANTE’S PEAK”' Showing nightly 7 & 9 p.m. Starting March 2 Lt. JUNG LE 2 JUNGLE” Aaron Bly will be leaving soon for his San Paulo Brazil Mission, his farewell was held Sunday March 16, 1997. Patricia Dudley is currently in Magrath and will be returning to Romania later this week. Patricia says "Hello" to everyone. Patricia & Alan will be returning home during the Christmas Season and are looking forward to visiting with family & friends then. Pentium Power Acer A-Open Multimedia System FOOTHILLS APPLIANCE SERVICE Owner Operator: Art Heninger formerly of Magrath now living in Cardston I will repair all major appliances Journeyman - 27 yrs. experience Will come to Magrath weekly or whenever needed *No mileage c*harge 653-1919 ’ ■ Intel Pentium 120 Mhz CPU ■ Acer PCI 256K Cache Motherboard ■ Panasonic 1.44 MB Floppy Drive ■ Western Digital Caviar 1.28 GB Hard Drive ■ Acer 12X Internal CD-ROM Drive ■ PC Multimedia 25 Watt Speakers ■ Microsoft Mouse ■ Acer BG45 Super Mini Tower Case with 200W Power Supply ■ AcerView 14" 34T SVGA Monitor included ■ Acer 33.6 Data/Fax/Voice Modem ■ S3 Trio64 1 MB PCI Video Card ■ Acer 16 Bit Sound Card ■ Custom Onsite Installation Available ■ 16 MB EDO System RAM ■ Windows 95 Keyboard ■ MS Windows 95b CD with Manual/Microsoft Sampler ■ Corel Suite 7 CD (WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, WP Presentations, Clip Art, plus more) ■ Comptons 97 CD Multimedia Encyclopedia ■ Woods 7-outlet Strip Surge Suppressor with Phone/Fax Protection ■ Custom Accessory Starter Pack (Disks, Holder, Mousepad, plus more) Regular price $2075.00 Vt»r 97 - 5nbj*ct to charm» without notice . Cail for oth«r configuration or upgrad« pricing Find the answers to vour computer needs.- Computer Consulting, Sales, and Service Box 389, 132 ■ 2nd Street SW, Magrath, Alberta TOK 1 JO Phone: 758-3577 Fax: 758-9174 ssdirect0agt.net www.agt.net/public/ssdirect Roger Davies General Manager Hie Magrath Ladies Bonspiel was held February 28th - March 2, 1997. The results were: 1st Event sponsored by Alberta Treasury Branch 1st - Jean Malmberg rink with Mary Dieser, Pat Adams and Brenda Beck. 2nd - Sharon Thompson rink with Doris Ratke, Robin Hancock and Margaret Minion. 2nd Event sponsored by K.C. Long Seeds LTD. 1st - Grace Navratil rink with Connie Barendregt, Joann Neary and Loreen Beauchamp. 2nd - Sandy Meldrum rink with Janet Walter, Vicki Cahoon and Barb Romeril. Hie Maerath Mixed Bonspiel was held March 12 - 16. 1997, The results were: 1st Event sponsored by John & Deb Panczak. 1st - Ron Baiderson rink with Lindy Oliver, Ken Leavitt and Pat Leavitt. 2nd - Steve Zuback rink with Janet Waiter, Greg Walter and Barb Romeril 3rd - Al Jasperson rink. 4th - Bob Mikado rink. 2nd Event sponsored by Southern Agri Service 1st - Hartley Lee rink with Loreen Beauchamp, Marvin Lee and Joanne Henry. 2nd - Richard Panczak rink with Donna Tibbett, Aaron Kinder and Brenda Beck. 3rd - Norris Tomlinson rink. 4th - Bill Plumely rink. 3rd Event sponsored by Sunshine Excavating 1st - Gerrard Wauters rink with Sandra Wauters, John Machielse and Sephanie Machielse. 2nd - Brian Oliver rink with Sandy Meldrum, Bryan Meldrum and Diane Oliver. 3rd - Charlie Holt rink, 4th - Gord Hohm rink. Thanks to all our sponsors and participants for making our Ladies & Mixed Bonspiels a success. Friday March 21 4ÖO-7.-OO pdn. March 2-2- $¿>00 a_m,- 200 p.m. in bbrdqy’st's basement well natured. Call 758-3943. ****** Border - collie cross, 2 months old. J; CaU 758-3165. Coming Events in Raymond The Raymond & District Agricultural Society will be holding their annual SPRING BINGO at the Agricultural Building Saturday March 22 at 7:00 P.M. ****** German shepherd/Shar-Pei cross, 4 month old pups. Call Jeff @ 329-6983. There will also be a FLEA MARKET and TRADE FAIR Saturday April 19th 9 A.M. - 3 P.M. Tables are available for $15.00 each. Phone Myrna Segboer at 752-3801. ****** Magrath Rod & Gun Club Meeting Thursday March 20, 1997 7:30 P.M. ****** In Your Town MOBILE DENTURE CLINIC GEORGE TORRE-ALBA DENTUR1ST In the Annual Wings Presentation held at Luigis Pizza & Steak House on March 7th. Maurice Be vers received the 21st Balderson Proficiency Trophy for top Private Graduate Pilot from the Lethbridge Flying Club in 1996. Congratulations Maurice. ****** 327-2121 MORE GROCERY SPECIALS MARCH 17 - 22 Western Family Dog Food 640g $1.18 each Purex Bathroom Tissue 12 pk $4.88 each Western Family Jumbo Paper Towels 2 pk $1.98 each Ultra Cheer 6 liter $7.98 each Western Family Bleach 3.6 liter $1.68 each Imperial Soft Margarine 907g $2.98 each McCain Tasti Taters 1 kg $1.98 each McCains French Fries 1 kg $1.98 each Pillsbury Pizza 4 pk $2.98 each Minute Maid Punches 355 ml .88 each Anyone who has seen the swather mover belonging to the Magrath Co-op, please return it A.S.A.P. or call 758-3155. COME JOIN IN THE SPRING COL'LEE FAMILY FUN DAY SATURDAY - MARCH 22, 1997 An Easter Supper will be served from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Family - $25.00 12 and up - $8.00 4 - 11 - $4.00 ' under 3 - eat FREE XS«/ ial Easter Surprises for the kids Bingo begins after supper - prizes each game. First card $1.00, additional cards .50c each 5 Kids cards - .50c each ft There will also be a 50/50 DRAW - i the winner gets 50% of total paid in. - The Hall gets the other 50% The "DAY" is planned to be a FUND RAISER to help with expenses at the Community Hall. PRODUCE SPECIALS MARCH 17 - 22 Red or Golden Delicious Apples .78/lb $1.72/kg Navel Oranges .58/lb $1.28/kg Red Grapefruit 3 for .98 Green Onions 2 for .88 Radishes 6 oz 2 for -58 Lettuce .78 each Celery Hearts $1.58 each Green Peppers $1.38/lb $3.04/kg Tomatoes $1.48/lb $3.26/kg SENIORS NEWS For the month of March, we will have our suppers tonight Wednesday March 19th. Then because of Good Friday on March 28th, we will have our Potluck Dinner on WEDNESDAY MARCH 26TH for this month only. These are at 5 p.m. at the Seniors Centre. Memberships are now due at $10.00 each for 1997. Also the fee for cleaning the building is due at $10.00 Seniors Aerobics We have aerobics each Mon. & Thurs. 9 a.m. Come and enjoy the company!! Bookings for the Senior's Centre should be made through Joe or Lois Czech 758-6308. Travel News: The Seniors are going to Western Heritage Centre at Cochrane Alberta on Thursday April 10th, 1997. The cost is $15.00 each. We will leave the Centre at 8 a.m. Come and have a good time. For more information contact one of the travel committee: Baker's 758-3207, Doreen Alston 758-3281, Hazel Rasmussen 758-3545 or Margaret Leishman 758-3241. 4* 4* -k -t* Bingo-Bingo-Bingo-Bingo-Bingo-Bingo Next Bingo is Thursday March 27th at the Senior's Centre. Doors open @ 6:30. Bingo @ 7 pm. All Welcome!!! The trip to Israel organized by Dave Clark will be leaving March 26th & returning on April 6th, 1997. Over 40 people are taking part in this trip, including these people from Magrath: Matthew Chatwin, Jesse Salmon, Gregory Bourne, Tom Alston, Dustin Godionton, Jamie Clark, Alison & Ingrid Olsen (Welling), Bob & Shirley Clifton, Phil & Ruth Tollestrup, Dave Clark, Robert Baskerville, Arlene Bennett, Kim Wetherelt & Elizabeth Olsen. Have a Great Time’! THE MAGRATH UNITED CHURCH WILL CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHURCH EDIFICE THIS APRIL 27, 1997. If you have any pictures, news clippings or other memorabilia pertaining to the church, we would like to hear from you. Items loaned to us will be carefully handled and returned to you. PLEASE PHONE DORIS RATKE @ 758-6658 OR JOY JOHNSON @ 758-6370. Fill empty margarine tubs with premeasured scoops of ice cream or frozen yogurt. The tubs keep kids or dieters from eating more than they should. Remove lipstick and makeup smudges by first spritzing them with hair spray, then washing with soap and water.HOME HARDWARE ’’HOME OF THE HANDY MAN” *THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE WHO TURNED OUT FOR OUR SALE. WATCH FOR ANOTHER SALE THIS OTYH MW.''’ I'M ¿»LJlVllVliLiA. *R.C.A, 20” DELUXE T.V. FOR $399.95. *DEALERS HAVE OTHER 20” T.V.’S AVAILABLE AT CHEAPER COST, BUT THEY ARE NOT THE SAME AS THESE MODELS. *R.C.A. - 4 HEAD, HI FI V.C.R. ON SPECIAL FOR $299.95. *HALF PRICE - HALF PRICE OUR AMARYLLIS PLANT KITS ARE NOW ON FOR HALF THE PRICE OF $15.99. *WE HAVE FOUR NEW SEED RACKS OUT, SO COME IN AND CHECK OUT OUR SELECTION, WE CARRY LINDENBERG SEEDS, BOWSEED, PACIFIC NORTHWEST MCKENZIE AND HOME GARDENER. *WE STOCK LOTS OF 22 SHELLS FOR THE GOPHERS *WE HAVE SCOUR PILLS EAR TAGS AND LOTS OF OTHER VET SUPPLIES, CHECK WITH US BEFORE YOU MAKE A LONG TRIP SOMEWHERE ELSE. Home oí the Handyman Home hardware ____ > _____ Criii: c w 'airte/tei ’M GROCERY SPECIALS MARCH 17 -22 1 Dairyland Ice Cream 2 liter $3.98 each 1 Dairyland Sour Cream 250 ml .88 each ¡Shape Light Sour Cream 250 ml .88 each | Campbells Chunky Soups 540 ml $1.98 each Western Family Jam 375 ml $2.28 each Squirrel Peanut Butter 500g $2.98 each Gold Seal Pink Salmon 213g $1.28 each Gold Seal Chunk Light Tuna 184g $1.18 each Delmonte Vegetables 341-398 ml .88 each Moneys Mushrooms Whole or Sliced 284 ml .98 each Chef Boy ar dee pastas 425g $1.28 each Lipton Pasta n Sauce 131-140g $1.48 each Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinners 200g .98 each Kraft Dinner 225g .78 each Orchard Hill Apple Blends 1 liter .88 each Dole Pineapple Blend Juices 1 liter $1.28 each Ocean Spray Cranberry Cocktails 1.89 liter $3.98 each Christie Premium Plus Crackers 900g $3.68 each Christie Puffs Cookies 350g $1.98 each McCormick Wagon Wheels 350g $2.98 each General Mills Cheerios, Honeynut Cheerios, Apple Cinnammon Cheerios, Frosted Cheerios 525g $3.98 each Post Shreddies(675g) Sugar Crisp (400g) AlphaBits 450g $3.48 each Orville Redenbacher's Microwave Popcorn 3 pk $1.98 each Kraft Salad Dressing 500 ml $2.68 each Dr. Ballard Balanced Diet Dog or Puppy Food 1.8 kg $3.48 each
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