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Macgregor Herald

Location

Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Dec 21, 1967

Page

13

Yesterdays and tomorrows shape a Manitoba village report

The Community Club sustains local social life while many residents pursue work in Portage and surrounding towns. The piece notes the curling rink as a memory, recalls Expo and Centennial Train visits, warns against fire and car train accidents, and discusses taxes, education shifts, faith circles, and aging infrastructure as 1968 approaches with hopes for stronger community spirit and Christian values.

MacGregor Portage Rossendale Pony Express Bagot Corner Canada Reading CPR C. Enns Dale Dennis Burch A. W. Burch Melody Roger Keith White Rock Raymond Brian Dwight Nichol Allstar Cheryl Wright Winttreg Brandon Flin Fion Manitoba Saskatchewan Macdonald St. Stephen United Church Jesus Reek Beef Ring

Stocking Legend Behind Christmas Coin Drop Origin

A British Christmas tale explains the stocking custom. Saint Nicholas supposedly dropped coins as he descended a chimney, coins landing in a drying stocking hung by the hearth, giving rise to the stocking filling on Christmas Day.

Britain Santa Nicholas

Gearing the Way Housewives Clean Chimneys for Saint Nick

Northern housewives who cleaned chimneys for better heating during the Yule season told children the work cleared the way for Saint Nicholas to come down the chimney with nuts for them.

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