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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 30, 1975
Page
2
Supper guests with Mr. and Mrs. C Henry included the Harlands and Grace Vennard of Treherne, plus Joyce Derkson and family of Brandon. Weekend visits featured the Frizzleys of Pinawa and others. a Sylvester-Munro wedding post and several anniversaries, church presbytery, and 4-H club displays were reported across Rossendale and surrounding towns.
Poplar Point and Portage events mix with visits from Lacroix and Brooks families. Guests include D Popston, F Lacroix, B Laurette from Edmonton, and Grace Hospital patient Louis Moffit. Ella Grose of Spanish, Ont. visits relatives. church time changes announced. several trips to Winnipeg and Brandon for weddings and family gatherings.
Layland welcomes Richard Mark to Layland area birth announced at Grace Hospital. Construction begins on extending Portage-Gray road into Layland, about a mile west. Andrew Morriseau and family visit Layland relatives from Medicine Hat Alberta while David Reimer Jr. celebrates his newborn sister at Grace Hospital.
Local notes recount a concert skit in MacGregor where a spectator tried mental telepathy to move a plant obstructing the stage. The plant vanished briefly then reappeared, amid backstage gags and crowd chatter. Also noted: Vic Palmer praised. upcoming junior curling idea discussed. and community birthdays and reminiscences.
Mary L. Bogue reports Oakville residents will see the Newton Church ladies perform the musical Jesus Is Coming on Monday May 5 at 8 p.m. The show was postponed from April 8 due to bad weather and will run in the arena auditorium.
The Salem community club plans a cash bingo on Monday May 5 at the Salem hall. May birthdays listed for several residents. U C W Mother's Day tea set for Wednesday May 7 in the Community hall. Congratulations to new parents Mr and Mrs Dave Zerkee and Mr and Mrs Rae Miler. Pool Elevator Association opens its new facility. A miscellaneous shower honored Heather Thomas for her May 3 wedding to Garry McCormick. guests numbered 80 in Oakville community hall with gifts and thanks given.
Belcourt held a Thursday whist drive with awards for ladies high Mrs T Nott and ladies low Debbie Rollins and men high Mr T Scaife and men low Mr Reg Griffiths. Gordon Nichol won the lucky draw. Conveners were Mrs Geo Scaife and Mrs Alan Kelly. Social visits included A C W tea at Poplar Point and Winnipeg trips for a funeral and opera dress rehearsal.
A giant tortoise may live as long as 200 years according to ongoing studies. Scientists note potential for age verification through shell growth rings and genetic markers, highlighting exceptional longevity among certain individuals.
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