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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 07, 1969
Page
5
Austin District News lists weekend visitors and long journeys across Manitoba and neighboring provinces, including families from Winnipeg Regina Portage la Prairie and Dauphin. It notes a Sunday service start on August 10 and various relatives staying with local residents during Threshermen’s Reunion and summer holidays.
Mrs. Fred Snaith hosts a trousseau tea for her daughter Janice on Friday August 8 with sessions from 3 to 5 PM and 7 to 9 PM.
Pine Creek S D School gains two rooms at Langruth Elementary for five half days and transfers Sprucedale students to Austin Elementary in fall 1969-70. A July 11 meeting with Warner Construction approved upgrading of temporary units. a contract will follow. James McKessock to teach at MacGregor Collegiate starting September 2, 1969. A special committee will choose three architectural firms for Pine Creek School Division building program. Building plan awaiting final Department of Education approval.
Spruce Hills 4-H Combines marched at MacGregor Fair on July 5 in muddy conditions and traveled to Portage on July 8 for a rally. Keith Hodgins and Douglas Hodgins placed fourth in Unit A woodworking, Lynne Dobbin placed ninth and Elsie McIntyre twentieth in Unit C clothing, with Elsie McIntyre’s dress shown at Portage. Marilyn Early and Elsie McIntyre won the senior demonstration “Battle of the Bulge” championship. no matching due to mud, the club earned the Keith Thompson Memorial trophy at Carberry Fair. Elsie McIntyre was selected for Killarney camp in August. A hamburger roast at the Community Hall on July 19 capped the day, reporter Velda Dobbin notes.
Crowds gathered for the Threshermen's Reunion and Rodeo spanning four days. Officials estimate attendance aligned with past years despite a Wednesday storm and 90 degree heat. Rodeo events featured calf roping and pig scramble while evening shows highlighted Johnny and His Hombres. The event showcased steam engines and vintage threshing gear in daytime parades, leaving attendees touched by nostalgia and eager for next year's edition.
An afternoon lawn social at Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sims celebrated newlyweds Wallace and Annie Marten. More than 100 relatives and friends attended on July 27, with corsages and boutonnieres for Annie and Wallace, games, visiting, and gifts presented to the couple. Out of town guests joined in from Portage Deloraine Calgary and Trail British Columbia.
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