MacGregor January community events and deaths noted
January brought record cold as MacGregor hosted curling, figure skating, and minor hockey with notable results. Council set yearly picks. anniversaries and deaths of Wilfred Roy McLaughlin, Charlotte Sims, Agnes Briscoe marked a somber start. February bonspiels, prizes, and civic acts followed, including open house, school results, and the passing of Elizabeth Jean Anderson and Gladys Hodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Glen Lye
A. E. Chant
Gerry Marginet
Glen Hotel
Ed Leckie
Wilfred Roy McLaughlin
Charlotte Sims
Agnes Briscoe
Portage la Prairie
Margaret C. Manns
A. J. Neustaeter
Elizabeth Jean Anderson
Robert Anderson
Gladys Mae Hodge
Oldtimers
Austin Chronicle year in review 1967 1968 highlights
The Austin community newsletter reflects on a two week year end summary. It notes leadership changes at the Austin Agricultural Museum with D McKeand named president and Mrs George Early as Ladies Auxiliary president, mentions land donors Carruthers passing away, and records club and church events. It covers civic appointments, fire losses, Red Cross and 4 H activities, hockey and curling seasons, anniversaries, new businesses, and a planned park development. The piece closes with memorials, church meetings, and a note about a page 6 continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Agricultural Museum
D. McKeand
George Early
Pratt
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Carruthers
Lady Foresters
C.g.lt
Autin
Red Cross
Austin
Roy Snaith
Roy
F. Amann
Geo. Early
H. Moore
A. Corneillie
Christ Church
Cyril Randall
Hunter Safety
Haseen
Austin 4
Ben Collier
Rear View Mirror
England
Year End Review of 1968 Community Activities
A retrospective on 1968 in Rosendale and surrounding areas highlights severe winter, unusual weather, a bountiful harvest despite frosts, and growing pains in education with Pine Creek unit joining a larger board. The year saw civic club growth, hall renovations, a bustling curling season, many dances, and extensive 4-H activities along with school changes and awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Creek
Dave Doerfler
Community farming year highlights and life events 1968
A 1968 community summary notes good grain yields despite dry spells and late rains, with wheat 30 to 50 bushels per acre and oats 40 to 95. It highlights home and farm improvements, milk and beef stock, bees down on honey, and a year marked by weddings, anniversaries, births, and local obituaries. Notable residents celebrate grandchildren, while graduates and workers start new careers in Portage and Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Thompson
Earth
Jack Matthews
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Com
Barrie Barber
Donna Barber
Harold Lamb
Lyla Lamb
MacGregor Collegiate
Merlin Hodge
Mary Davidson
Macdonald
Jack Hooper
Dallas Barber
Gerald Jones
Bill Harder
Farm Machinery Company
Jack Wolfe
Doug Noble
Neepawa
Allyson Thompson
Linda Thomasson
Beverly Emerson
Lois McDougal
Edward Fougere
James Lowe
Harry J. Enns
Manitoba
Gothic Lodge
Austin Hobby Club
Russell Hay
Lloyd Jones
The
Chamber of Commerce
B. Hay
Earl Templeton
Winnipeg
U.C.W
United Church
M. Cookson
T. Poyser
Austin United Church
United States
Joseph Chambers
Wesley Harland
Island Lake
Mrs. M. Watson
Rossendale
Portage
Dianne Maloney
Mary Lynn Moffat
Mary Lynn
Dobbin
Schior
Treherne
Plumas
Belle Isle
W. Domitrick
MacGregor High School
MacGregor High School. the 4-H Beef Builders Club
MacGregor Fair
Carberry
Garry Muir
Brandon Fair
Ivan Nicoll
Killarney
Glenboro
Pinawa
Seven Sisters Falls
J. M. Baskier
A. Adams
P. Enns
R. V. Nichol
Crealock
Pogue
Longstreet
Kalberg
Charlton
J. H. Adams
Joe Vivier
R. Bennett
Sanda Kalberg
K., Holliday
Donna Rands
Lynne Pilkington
S. Ross
Ken Green
Ren Bayer
Vara Bodie
Ross Nichol
Bonnie Kerr
Doug Richardson
Flin Flon
Terry Charlton
Bernice Nichol
MTS
Reg Bureh
Gerry Nichol
Verne
Stan Ritchie
Brian Hildebrand
Betty Stark
Bonnie Butterfield
Portage Fair
Eugene Siemens
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