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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1968
Page
1
Twenty four Portage and district teens left for Quebec by train for a seven day exchange trip tied to a federal funded Centennial Year program. Five students sat exams aboard the eastbound train and in Joliette while the others toured Winnipeg and Quebec landmarks with Quebec hosts.
The Portage la Prairie Presby terial United Church Women executive met at Gladstone on August 14 in the United Church at 9 30 am. Executive and five corresponding members attended. Chairman was presbytery president Mrs. C Paterson. Worship by Mrs. R Bailey. Theme Faith. Minutes read and adopted. Missionaries visiting Manitoba this fall include Dr Bob McClure of India Miss Guinn and Miss Edith Radley of Angola. Twenty five dollars to Birtle Presbyterial for a coffee house at Clear Lake. Treasurer Mrs. Drysdale reported half of allocation sent to conference and 901 on hand. Bursaries to Miss Mary James of Macdonald and Miss Faye Douglas of Portage la Prairie. Outreach secretary Mrs. Eyvindson reported supply for 1968 69 to Sandy Lake Ontario and Fisher River Manitoba. Meeting adjourned for lunch, resumed at 1 30 pm. Three rallies planned for fall third week in October with dates to be announced. Leadership and program committee in charge. Annual Presbyterial in MacGregor in late February 1969. Donations to Biafra Relief Fund via Neil Olmstead, Gregg, Man. President Mrs. Paterson closed with prayer.
Burnside cemetery fence on the east side was repaired and relocated to align with a new access road. Trustees W. Pallister and G. Troop organized a work bee with fifteen volunteers including plot owners. A tree was removed and the gate was donated by R. H. Faurschou.
Wet weather over the past weeks slowed harvest across North Norfolk and much of Manitoba. Rye and barley lay in swath for over three weeks as more rain fell, delaying combining for days. Farmers crave warm, dry spells and drying winds to avert lower yields and income.
Rain delays harvest and school starts upcoming week as August ends. Labor Day will be a town holiday marking summer’s last observance. Five new classrooms open with two at the elementary and three at the Collegiate. MacGregor Merchants win league title 3-1 over West End. Bingo adds seven winners including Ena Wood and Barbara Westman. New houses planned by Jack Wood and Wally Arthur moves completed. August Weber and crew advance Herman’s new home. Onlookers spot two people in an old car rolling down Main Street.
A party of about 35 Manitoba weekly newspaper representatives toured the Kettle Rapids dam project at Gillam on Saturday August 24. Pete McGregor represented the MacGregor Herald. The group traveled from Winnipeg to Gillam via Midwest Airlines, arriving about 10 a.m. Weather was cloudy but the trip was smooth and informative.
An article outlines implementing nongraded and continuous progress in MacGregor elementary schooling. It describes divisions Primary Intermediate Junior High, level-based work across reading arithmetic and other subjects, with progression by readiness, possible year-ahead advancement, and methods to reduce failure and frustration while maintaining sequential learning paths.
Alex Dow home hosts a large reunion with relatives from Winnipeg Washington Anchorage Transcona Portage Flin Flon Macdonald and Portage. The gathering marks the first time in 24 years the extended Dow family all meet.
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