| 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 35 cents Wednesday May 3, 2000 Magrath Hospital Auxiliary will be holding their Annual Florence Nightingale Luncheon and Bake Sale at die Seniors' Centre Friday May 12th 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. We extend our thanks to the 3rd Ward Ladies who are hostesses this year. There will be a Blood Pressure Booth from the Hospital & the Health Unit will also have a booth. Baking from the community would be most welcome & appreciated. Raffle for lovely Mother's Day Cake and several door prizes will be drawn DIAMOND WILLOW TERRACE FUNDRAISER International Singing Artist "Johnny King" May 6th @ 7:00 p.m. Seniors Centre Adults $8, Seniors $5, Family $20 For tickets or more information call Gail Cole @ 758-6091 or 758-6866. ‘Tickets available at the door.* "COMING SOON" Annual United Church Garage & Bake Sale May 27, 2000 So once again while doing spring cleaning give us a call. Thank you. Betty Twitchen 758-3240 Darlene Holzworth 758-3569 Joy Johnson 758-6370. For Bake Sale donations contact: Doris Ratke - 758-6658. NO SCHOOL Friday May 5th The Annual School Choir will take place Thursday May 11th. Must a reminder that School Fees are due and MUST be paid a.s.a.p. Jr./Sr High May 4th Zeniths baseball hosts Picture Butte. May 9th Zeniths baseball host Myers. Magrath Elementary School Council is having a Bake Sale May 11, at 6:30 p.m.(before & after Annual Choir Concert)funds are for an Internet Research Centre in die School library. New books Adult Non Fiction Managing Your Migraine by Susan L. Burks, Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel, Event Planning by Judy Allen, Lose 10 Pounds die Smart Way by the Editors of Wellness, Low Fat Diet & Menu Planner by Specialty Cooking Magazine, Mountains, Mem’ries and Mischief by Gaelynd Pilling, Standing for Something by Gordon B. Hinckley. Adult Fiction Antartica by Kim Stanley Robinson, The Hook by Donald E. Westlake, Blonde by Carol Oates. Children's Books Tank Engine Thomas Again, Jaines the Red Engine, Henry the Green Engine all by Rev. W. Awdry; Wormy Worm by Chris Raschka, Sluggy Slug by Chris Raschka, tucker Flips by Leslie McGuirk. New Videos White Squall, For Richer or Poorer, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The Phantom Menace, French Kiss, Forever Young, The Preacher's Wife, Hope Floats, The client, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ghosts of Mississippi, How to Make an American Quilt, The Bishop’s Wife ****** Notice to Grade 12 Students Entering Nursing Magrath Hospital Auxiliary presents each year a "Margaret Long" Scholarship to the student with the highest marks entering Nursing. To apply, send letter and copy of final marks to Magrath Hospital Auxiliary Box 639 Magrath, AB. TOK IJO ****** * General Cleaning * Windows and Walls * Carpet Cleaning Western Jsmitori&l Services * Kitchen (residential, office, hotel kitchenettes) * Vacation Home Preparation Cardston County Employment Opportunities The Cardston County is accepting applications for die following seasonal positions: 3 - back pack sprayer operators to work under the STEP Program. The successful applicants are required to handle and apply herbicides for weed control. Applications to be submitted to the Cardston County Office by 4:40 p.m. Thursday May 4, 2000, addressed to: Mr. Rod Foggin. Agricultural Fieldman Cardston County, Box 580 Cardston, AB. TOK OKO (403) 653-4977. ****** Corduroys will stay brighter (and lint free) if you add 1/2 cup vinegar to the rinse cycle. Alberta Treasury Branches is Hosting a Customer Appreciation day Join us for refreshments on Friday May 12,2000 11:00am - 3:00pm To show our appreciation to our present and future customers ATB is inviting you to drop by for a free Hotdog and Drink. --- Hope to see you there! --- ! 262 W 3rd Ave S, General Delivery i Magrath, Alberta TOK IJO Phone: (403)758-6481 email: tavella@telusplanet.net ( The Magrath Museum and Historical Society will hold its Annual Down Home social on Friday, June 2nd. Passey's Covered Wagon RV Park will again be the venue for the BBQ Beef Dinner. Tickets are $15.00 per person. *Please note that there are a very limited number of tickets available, so don't wait to get yours. The multi talented Scott Wolsey will sing and be the Master of Ceremonies. Curt Pilling, the Cowboy Poet will be on hand with his fascinating poetry. Audra Foggin will raise a song. Greg and Heather Seear will also grace our ears with music. Other excellent entertainment is in store to round off the delightful evening. For tickets contact: Melodie Johnston @ 758-6268; Connie Boodry @ 758-6831 or Donna Lybbert @ 758-3896. The Society is preparing a display on the area schools. They are marking the sites of all the schools in the area and would appreciate any information or photos available of any rural schools in the area. • RELIABLE • QUALITY • SERVICE “A VANDERLEEK ROOF IS A NO LEAK ROOF“ 1 -800-840-7492 . Ask for Mike ____ ANGE-EMILE LABBE •Drywall •Boarding • Taping • Texture Wall & Ceiling • Small Renovations • Commercial & Residential BOX 803 PHONE MAGRATH, AB TOK 1 JO (403)758-6876 General Interest Cardston S’ District Community Adult Learning Adult Education Computer Courses To Register Phone Kathy Richards G53-4991 Time: All Classes go from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuition: $40.00 (unless specified otherwise} Instructor; Bonny West Will be offered in Cardston as soon as l'eglstratl.o.'i Is sufficient. Beyor,d Interact Basics This 3-week course covers managing book marks, additional search techniques, customizing web browsers, email, downloading files, & using plug-ins. Participants should have basic familiarity with the Internet. Spring Date: Tuesday, May 9-23 Fall Date: Tuesday, Oct. 10-24 Location: Magrath High School Spring Date: Wednesday, May 10 - 24 Fall Date: Wednesday, Oct. 11-25 Location: Cardston High School Windows 95/2000 Basics This 4-week course covers operating system basics, including fiies management, system and application software differences and installation, copying/deleting files, mouse functions, Start Menu/Task Bar, installing printers, scanners, customizing the desktop, and more. Spring Date: Wednesday, June 7 - 28th Fall Date: Thursday, Oct. 5 - 26th . Location: Cardston High School Tuition: $50 Clothing costs are getting higher! Are your kids outgrowing their clothes before wearing them out??^ Well don't forget our No Cost Clothing Day . This is coming up in July, viiiiwewill be having more information about drop offs etc. in the near future. So start putting this clothes or any other that you no longer use, drop them off and on that day, come to the Arena and pick out what you need. This has been a very successful endeavour organized by the ladies of the Magrath Churches. ****** Company Coming? Need Extra Room? Come and stay at Lindenbaum Bed & Breakfast Maria Passey Box 473 Magrath, AB TOK IJO Phone (403) 758-3572 Fax (403) 758-3793 . ssdirect@telusplanet.net wwvy.ssdirect.com Bex 389, 132 - 2"‘ Street SW, Magrath, AB TOK 1J0 Roger Davies voice 758-3577 General Manager fax 758-9 T74 Employment Opportunity Cardston County Applications for Shop Supervisor Located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and serving a population of 4,565, we are an agricultural Community close to the Waterton Lakes & Glacier National Parks^ as well as the United States border. The Shop Supervisor will start June 19, 2000. Reporting to the County Administrator, the individual will be responsible for directing the overall administration of the county shop, yard, parts room, ordering & inventorying parts, etc. The individual we are seeking will possess: *education & experience in mechanics, ♦previous management experience ♦written, oral, phone & public relations skills ♦experience in accounting(PO, invoicing, job costing etc. ♦work with others & direct operations ♦budgeting & financial reporting skills ♦sound judgments skills and ♦computer operational abilities. Equivalent combinations of education & experience will be considered Candidates interested in this position are requested to submit a resume & references with a cover letter stating reasons of interest for the above stated position & expected salary range. Submit by noon May 12, 2000 to Bryan D. Phillips County Administrator P.O. Box 580 Cardston, AB. TOK OKO General & Sub Contracting For all your Concrete & Stucco needs Curt’s Construction P.O. Box 535 CURTIS HATCH Magrath, Alberta TOK 1J0 Home: (403) 758-3759 Cell: (403) 308-4585 How does an apple a day keep the doctor away? When you take careful aim. AGRATH T^hiefs PROUDLY PRCSCNT SUPER Bill BENTLEY HYPNOTIST SATURDAY, MAY 27th, 2000 @ 7:00 P.M. TICKETS: $5.00 ADVANCE /$8.00 DOOR TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: Your Favorite "MRGRATH CHi€F" HOCK€Y PIAY€R Johnny @ HOM€ HARDUJARC JUST FOR YOU HAIRSTYLES DEL BONITA GENERAL STORE OR CALL 758-3300 GREAT FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT DUE TO CONCENTRATION & QUIET INVOLVED SUGGESTED RGE 8 YEARS AND OLDER CONCESSION AVAILABLE Concession Proceeds to J.D. Clark. Trust Fund CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: TUESDAY 12 NOON PHONE 758-6377 Less than 30 words --- $3.00 Small ad (2.5"X 3.5") --- $8.00 Subscription --- $15.00/year 1/4 page --- $10.00 1/3 page --- $13.50 1/2 page --- $20.00 Full Page-—Copy Ready --- $40.00 Full Page-—We do --- $55.00 Flyer insertion (your paper).$40.00 Puppies to give away, Rottweil cross. Ready to go. Phone 758-6955 or 758-3626. 5-10. ft ft Aft ft ft Wanted: old kitchen cabinets to use in shop. 758-6869. 5-10. ftftftft ftft Wanted: women's bicycle and Inline skates. Call 758-6846. 5-10. ftftftftftft For sale or TO GIVE AWAY puppies (lab x) come and get one or you’ll get one for graduation!!. Call 758-6579. 5-10. ftftftftftft For sale: A Clarks Industrial Steam Cleaner, excellent working condition. Also a Kenmore Wringer Washing machine. Phone 758-3545. 5-10. ftftftftftft For sale: 1980 Zyphr $500.00. Phone 758-3626 after 6 p.m. 5-10. ftftftftftft For sale: small square green feed bales, stored indoors. Call 752-3723. 5-10. Aft Aft Aft For sale: black fiberglass sleeper for Nissan, Dodge or Ford Ranger pickup. $400.00 or; best offer. Call 758-3493. 5-10. ftftftftftft Dahl's Handiman Service yard maintenance, rototilling, lawn mowing, hauling trash. Phone 758-6264. 5-24. ftftftftftft Power raking & aerating offered by the Magrath 3rd Cub/Scout group, contact: Doug Broadhead 758-6554. ftftftftftft JEANNIE'S HAIR FASHION 136S - 1 St. West 4 doors South of Trading Co. 758-3379 Open Tues thru Friday Professional Haircare at pleasing prices ftftftftftft Pure Natural Whole Wheat Coyote Pancake/Waffle Mix *four flavors to choose from & Breakfast Cereals. No additives. Cleaned & bagged wheat. Pick up @ Rockport Flour Mill. Magrath 758-3077, Fax 758-3340. 5-31. AftftAAft Spring Clean Up. Will remove unwanted cars & trucks. Cash paid for some. Chris Norton 752-3535. CAN DO TOWING. 5-17. ftftftftftft Need your feed barley moved? Will also haul hay or straw. Also can haul your quota for you. Contact Sabey Trucking @ 758-3119. or 308-1944 ftftftftftft RICK'S PORTABLE WELDING Owner Rick Beres We weld everything from chairs to tractors Please call me for all your welding needs "B" pressure qualified. 758-6427 ****** CANADIAN SECURITY SYSTEMS ? We sell, install, and service alarms, camera systems, safes. *Also dead bolts and key locks Call Ross Moore 758-3945 for a free estimate. ftftftftftft For all your cleaning needs, from hospital clean to a touch up, carpet to ceiling & everything in between. No job to big or too small Call Wayne's Carpet & Ulpholstery Cleaning 758-6414. 5-31Will Do General Bobcat Loader Work Post holes, back fill, garage pads, driveways. Phone 758-3278. 6-21. ****** DISCOVERY TOYS BABY SALE! Save 20% off(May 1-31) on items for Birth - 3 years. Place an order, plan a demo,or schedule a personal shopping appointment for yourself and a few friends. Call me Today! Valerie Papworth(Tomlinson) 758-0005 5-10 **** ** For rent: 2 bedroom house, large yard. Call 758-3876. *** ** For rent: various spaces, in Magrath, ideal for small business. Call 758-3876. ****** For rent: 2 bedroom house, available immediately For more info call 758-3876. ****** For rent: 3 bedroom house. Available immediately. 135 East-1 Ave. N. Magrath. $450 + utilities, $450 d.d., abstainers, no pets. Harold Murray 758-3325. Spring seeding on the Prairies. Home for Rent: small 2 bed home on lrg treed lot,washer, dryer, stove, fridge & water inc Abstainers without pets. If interested phone 758-3700 & leave a message. l.r. ****** For rent: 2 bedroom apartment. Call 758-3781. ****** For rent: 2 bedroom apart, furnished(is optional) inc. utilities, call 758-3876. ***** House for Sale East Magrath, 3 bedrooms plus loft, currently half renovated, needs a handyman. Rent-to-Own, no deposit for a qualified renovator, immediate possession. $29,900.00 Phone: (604) 824-6787. (Chilliwack, BC & leave message) ****** For Sale 12' x 68* mobile home, recently renovated, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom/laundry new fridge & lino, newer carpets, good appliances, nice sized deck, asking $15,000.00 o.b.o. Call Leavitt’s 758-6855. ****** o : "o • • UgcJfftwV? “I don’t really like dressing this way, but it keeps my parents from dragging me everywhere they go!” House for Sale Completely upgraded 4 bedroom home, new kitchen cupboards, flooring, windows and exterior, 1786 sq. ft. including both levels, 1/2 blk from school, $72,000. For viewing call 758-6826 or 758-3731. 4.26 ****** Price Reduction on a new 3 bedroom - 2 bath 1236 sq. ft. bungalow 1 car garage includes fridge & stove Must see at $120,000 inc. gst. 758-6835 or 758-3446. ****** Getting Spring Fever!! Cramped for space!! Need more room?? We need to downsize! Our kids are leaving the nest We don't need all this space! SO!! Have we got a deal for you!! 3,000 + sq. ft 2 1/2 storey older home on 1 1/2 acres. ride-on lawnmower included Asking $114,000.00 Call 758-6876 evenings. ****** MEAT SPECIALS MAY 1 - 6 Western Family Beef Wieners 450g $1.98 Lean Ground Beef $4.14/kg $1.88/lb Ton Sirloin Grilling Steak $8.77/kg $3.98/lb Smokehouse Sausage Rings 500g $2.98 Smokehouse Party Sticks 500g $2.48 Fletcher's Sliced Bacon 500g $3.88 Fletchers Bologna 500g $2.48 Western Family Thin Sliced Meats 70g .88 Domestic & Commercial Water Hauling 000 Gal & 4000 Gal capacity Pumping Services Available Cistern Cleaning 328-2460 ti *No Deliveries Sundays and Holidays Steele Sheridan KEN JENSEN 758-3669 Magrath, Alberta TOWN OF MAGRATH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Lifeguard-Instructor Positions at Outdoor Pool. Summer Hours June - August. Please submit resumes with qualifications, copies of current certifications, previous experience & references to: Town of Magrath Re: Pool Staff Box 520 Magrath, AB. TOK UO Applications will be received until May 10, 2000 ****** TOWN OF MAGRATH SPRING CLEAN UP It is time once again for spring clean up & citizens are reminded of the need for all to do what is required to make Magrath a neat community. The Town provides, on an ongoing basis, a pick up service for large items such as tree trunks, car bodies, concrete chunks & other materials that cannot be hauled in a pickup or trailer. Please call the Town Office at 758-3212 & leave a description of the items to be picked up. Deodorize your oven after cleaning by placing orange peels in the over & letting them cook for 15 minutes at 300 F. MORE GROCERY SPECIALS MAY 1 -6 Dairyland Multi Pack Yogurt 8xl25g $2.98 McCain French Fries 1 kg $1.98 Dairyland Cottage Cheese - fat free 500g $2.18 Tampico Chilled Punch 4 litre+dep $2.48 Dairyland Sour Cream 500 ml $1.78 Minute Maid Chilled Orange Juice $1.89 $3.48 Kellogg's Pre-Sweetened Cereals 375-525g 2 for $5.98 General Mills Cheerios 400-575g $3.48 Genera] Mills Pre-Sweetened Cereals 325-400g 2 for $5.98 Kellogg's Pop Tarts 300-312g 2 for $3.98 Skippy the Squirrel Peanut Butter 1 kg $4.98 Western Family Jam 750 ml $3.68 Western Family Sliced Bread 567g .98 The Magrath Elementary School is now accepting KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATIONS for the 2000/2001 school year. Your child must be five years of age by September 1, 2000, to be automatically eligible for attendance. Please come to the school office and fill out a registration form. A birth certificate is needed. If you have questions please call the office at 758-3367. MES Administration The annual Kindergarten Local Advisory Committee meeting and elections will be held on Wednesday, May 3rd in the band room. Parents of 2000/2001 kindergarten students are encouraged to attend. ****** Golf is a game where the ball seldom lies as well as the player who hits it. “Can i take a message? My mom says she’s not here right now.” ■ PRODUCE SPECIALS MAY 1-6 Fresh Express Garden Salad or Coleslaw 454g $1.78 Red Globe Grapes $2.60/kg $1.18/lb Packham Pears $2.60/kg $1.18/lb Hot House Tomatoes $3.92/kg $1.78/lb Russet Potatoes 10 lbs. $2.48 SENIORS NEWS Suppers for the month of May will be held on Wednesday May 3rd, 10th, 17th & 31st. Pot luck will be Friday May 26th, all at 5 p.m. at the Senior Centre. Come join us. All seniors welcome. Your May hostesses are: Norma Owens Irene Ririe Grace Navratil Jean Butlin Bookings for the Senior's Centre, Jack or Jean Butlin 758-3030, Rental fee is $75.00. REMEMBER TO CALL TAI Heating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Appliance Service Gas and Electrical Service and Trenching 752-3866 TAI HANCOCK - MGR. My 5 yr old grandson Joshua & his father went shopping for perfume to give to Joshua's mother. The saleswoman asked Joshua if he'd like to smell the fragrance they picked out. He nodded, & she sprayed some perfume on a card & handed it to him. He smelled it & handed it back to the saleswoman, saying "Yeah, it smells good, but I think she's rather have a bottle." BINGO - BINGO - BINGO Next Bingo is_ Thursday May 11th at the Seniors' Centre. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Bingo @ 7 p.m. Everyone Welcome. WOLSL WORKS Is your silver or gold jewelry looking dull or tarnished? Take a soft bristled toothbrush & some white tooth paste & polish them up. Will also add new life to costume jewelry. HOME HARDWARE "HOME OF THE HANDY MAN" Home hardware *WE HAVE LOTS OF GARDEN SEEDS, WEED & FEED & OTHER FERTILIZERS. BOTH PACKAGED & BULK. *WE ALSO STOCK 3 SIZES OF PEAT MOSS STARTING AT $3.79. *KEEP YOUR PLANTS HEALTHY WITH MIRACLE GRO ULTRA BLOOM - SALE $8.47 ROSES $10.99 - SALE $7.97 ALL PURPOSE - SALE $8.47 * SOLAR TURBINE VENT, A SUPERIOR VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR YOUR HOME. EASY TO INSTALL, OPERATES WITH THE SLIGHTEST BREEZE, REG $34.99, ON SALE FOR $27.97. *THOMPSONS ORIGINAL WATER SEAL. PROTECTS FROM SPLITTING, SWELLING & WARPING. IDEAL FOR WOOD, BRICK CONCRETE, AND MASONRY $12.97 *EXTERIOR HOUSE PAINT ON SALE NOW. ACRYLIC SEMI GLOSS HOUSE PAINT $26.97, LATEX FLAT ACRYLIC $23.97, LATEX PRIMER UNDERCOAT $18.97. WE HAVE ALL YOUR BRANDING SUPPLIES. *WE WILL HAVE FRESH CUT FLOWERS FOR MOTHER’S DAY. *BEDDING OUT PLANTS WILL COME SHORTLY AFTER.GROCERY SPECIALS MAY 1 - 6 Kraft Cheez Whiz or Single slices 32-48 slices $6.98 Sapporo Ichiban Noodles 100g 3 for $1.98 Lipton Noodles or Rice *N Sauce 120-142g 3 for $3.98 Kraft Dinner 225g 4 for $3.00 Kraft BarBQ Sauce 455 ml $2.18 Kraft Pourable Salad Dressing 475 ml 2 for $4.98 Tufty’s Nuts ’N Bolts 200g $1.78 Delicioso Sliced Italian Bread 600g $1.58 Delicioso Crustini or Sausage Buns 6-8 pack $1.88 Hellmann's Mayonnaise 1 litre $4.48 Nabob Tradition Decaffeinated Coffee 300g $3.48 Nabob Tradition Coffee 300g $2.98 Duncan Hines Frosting 450g $1.68 Duncan Hines Cake Mix 515g 2 for $3.00 Lunch Box Punch 3x250ml .98 Robin Hood Angel Food Cake Mix 450g $2.48 Magic Moments Pudding Snacks 4 pack $1.98 V-8 Splash Fruit/Vegetable Drink 473 ml+dep $1.18 McCormicks Viva Puffs 300g $1.98 Sunlight Dish Liquid 750-940 ml $1.98 Western Family Premium Bathroom Tissue 24-12 rolls $6.98 Mainstay Dog Food 18 kg $10.98 Mainstay Cat Food 8kg $7.98 Viva Paper Towels 2 rolls .98 Javex Fibreguard Bleach 3.6 litre $1.98 Parkay Margarine 1.36 kg $2.98
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