MacGregor 1966 News Highlights
A year opens with a blizzard and cold spell grounding travel. Community life centers on hockey and curling with numerous bonspiels and rinks led by Wayne Early and Joan McDonald. Hospital expansion vote passes, weddings, deaths, and local events mark January through March in MacGregor. A March ice carnival, Lions activities, and a bank leadership change precede April progress on a new elementary school. A train wreck disrupted service but caused no injuries.
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Wayne Early
Winnipeg
Wright
Bagot
Trenerne
Eilene Marsh
Memorial Hall
MacGregor
Lynn Crocker
Rossendale
Lions Int
Portage
March of Dimes
Red Cross
Lyes
Lions
Robert Fox
D. Noble
Bank
Carl Daly
McRae - Gibbs
United Church
Joe Fox
Miss E. Fox
Centennial preparations spark MacGregor plans for year long events
Centen nial year activities spread nationwide with meetings in MacGregor to organize delegates for a district centennial committee. Mayor Wenham chairs, Glen Hazel secretary, and a nominating panel forms a coordinating body. Planned events include a Bonfire of Friendship on Dec 31, bell ringing at midnight, a church gathering, a centennial curling spiel, a carnival, and a traveling Centennial Caravan.
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MacGregor Council
Glenn Lye
Clare Tarr
Frank Sims
Hazel Allan
Glen Hotel
MacGregor
MacGregor United Church
MacGregor Curling Club
MacGregor and District Minor Hockey Club
Manitoba Agricultural Museum
Austin
North Norfolkind District’ Agricultural Society
Dam
MacGregor United
Central Manitoba Minor Hockey Schedule 1966 67
The C M M H League releases the season schedule with games across MacGregor Wellwood Carberry Gladstone and Adstone from December 27 to January 28. Play-offs are two out of three with semifinals matching first against third and second against fourth.
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Central Manitoba
MacGregor
Wellwood
Adstone
Carberry
Gladstone
Wellwod
slacGregor
Lions Cub Films Available for December and January
A list of Lions Club offered cinema titles includes Week End in Quebec with Montreal scenes, Highlands of the Andes showing agriculture in Peru, Howard a drama about teen conflict, It’s the Crop that Counts on fur sugar and wheat, Journey from Etsa village struggles, Living Stone Eskimo legends carved in stone, No Longer Vanishing about modern Indians and their contributions, Story originals and Jubilee celebrations, Up and Down the Mountain featuring skiing and aerial rickshaw.
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MacGregor Lions Club
Quebec
Montreal
Peru
Etsa
Nana
Ping
Northland
Two Rinks Will Gurl In Schoo Bonspiel
Manitoba High School Bonspiel starts in Winnipeg Monday with two MacGregor Collegiate teams led by Wayne Nichol Gerry Nichol Reg Burch Dale Burch Art Scora Bruce Graham Brian Larson and Gordon Thomasson. Best of luck, fellows.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
MacGregor Collegiate
Wayne Nichol
Gerry Nichol
Reg Burch
Dale Burch
Art Scora
Bruce Graham
Brian Larson
Gordon Thomasson
Austin UCW Christmas Party Highlights and Readings
The annual Austin UCW Christmas party held on Thursday evening December 15 drew a large crowd. Mrs. H Rand MCed the event with a seven lady skit The Perfect Christmas Gift. Mrs. Lloyd Jones led devotional. Christ mas carols were sung and a quartet performed. Mrs D Pearson read a message Bridge Washed Out. Mrs J Gilmour read a letter from Portage Presbyterial president Mrs M Cookson. A Christmas contest led by Mrs Pearson and Mrs Stephenson delighted attendees with winners Mrs Robert Storie and others.
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Austin Ucw
H. Rand
Therogram
Lloyd Jones
Spherds
Tom Lowe Jr
T. Poyser
S. Young
M. Christofferson
D. Pearson
M. Cookson
Pearson
UA. Stephenson
Robert Storie
Plans Set For Novelty Bonspiel In MacGregor District
Citizens of the MacGregor District will enjoy a novelty curling bonspiel after Christmas dinner staged by the MacGregor Curling Club. The event runs Monday December 26 and Tuesday December 27 with an entry fee of 4 dollars per rink and at least two games per entry. Entry contacts are Dennis McMahon and Don Barber.
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MacGregor
MacGregor Curling Club
Dennis McMahon
Don Barber
Town Happenings Preview Centennial Year Festivities
Local notes celebrate Neepawa’s progress with warm weather, a Centennial fire, curling season kickoff, and upcoming novelties. Announce Century events from Dec 31 and a church service, plus decorations, a New Year's Baby contest, and a farewell to 1966 in the Herald final issue.
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Neepawa
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Joan McDonald
Roy Snaith
Frank ¢Ajay
Clarence Sparrow
Jack Wolfe
Beck
Norfolk, Manor
MacGregor Hospital
B. W. Gilbert
W.A
MacLeod’s
Ed Chant
George Bureyko
MacLeods
Melita
Morley Abbott
Wenham
Glen Hazel
C.M.M.H
Royalite
Wei
Lions Cub Films
UCW
Walter Kalberg
Jack Smale
Mrs. Smale
Herb Bortons
Jack Gibson
Harold Orchard
Bob Harvey
Stan Moore
Rev. Armistead
Ed Drader
Ross Thompson
Bill Bennett
Norfolk Manor
Chamber of Commerce
LYE Motors
Wayne Abbott
Roborton
Earl Erickson
Bill
Cyril Palmer
Bob Barber
Dale Critchlow
RON Erickson
Mary Hotel
Grace Litster
Oliver Schneider
Elmer Wiebe
Joyce and
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