Home and Away for the Yule Season
Christmas visits populate Portage and surrounding towns with family gatherings. Residents list relatives in Winnipeg Regina Shilo Pine Falls Estevan and Foxwarren and note travel plans to distant locations and greetings from service members.
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Barmuua
L. B. Patterson
Regina
J. J. Rae
CPR
Napinka
Art. Anderson
RCMP
Edmonton
Anderson
H. Shaw
Lindsay
Hector
V. McKenzie
Portage
Harvey McIntosh
Winnipeg
H A. Lye
B. L. Jelly
Jean Fox
E. Keyes
Foxwarren
Ken Smith
L. Smith
Glen Pennell
Garnet Pennell
Pine Falls
Chas
Pennell
Howard Harmon
Estevan
Saskatchewan
W. E. Harmon
Neil Holroyd
Fred Venn
Christmas Lights Brighten Town as Residents Share Holidays
Local residents praise the festive displays with many homes named including Santa on D. C. Tarr roof and others. Visitors are urged to tour the town to enjoy the decorations. Christmas weekend visits feature Garth Stone from Stonewall and Norma Stratton at the Bank of Montreal. The MacGregor 4H Clothing Club held a Christmas Food Hamper raffle won by Mrs. D. L. Smith, netting $37.40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
D. C
Mas
Indow
Winnipeg
Garth Stone
Stonewall
A. Stone
Beverley Leckie
Saskatoon
E. Leckie
MacGregor
Cyril Palmer
Kenora
Chas Townsend
J. B. Reid
Gladstone
Alex Frank
Ontario
Ken Gair
Ron Tarr
Fred Tarr
Norma Stratton
Bank of Montreal
Reg. Calvert
Sidney
Clothing Club
D. L. Smith
MacGregor Intermediates Open Season With 6-5 Win Over Carberry
The MacGregor Intermediates beat Carberry 6-5 to start the 59-60 hockey season. Pete McGregor opened scoring, with assists from Garry Buchanan and Barry Barber, as Art Sear and Lawrence Heselwood traded goals for both sides. MacGregor led 5-2 after two periods, with further scoring by Heselwood, Kennedy, and Lear sealing the win as Carberry added late goals. No penalties were called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Carberry Intermediates
Pete McGregor
Garry Buchanan
Barry Barber
Art Sear
Carberry
Lawrence Heselwood
Glenn Morris
Smith
Marshall Kennedy
Brown
Art Lear
Walter Allan
Bob Briscoe
Local Farmers Victims Of Thieves
Upon returning home from a funeral on Monday December 21 Jimmy Watson a Rossendale farmer found his television stolen from the house. A Portage farmer reported similar losses with entry into the farmhouse and a deep freezer of meat missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hame
Jimmy Watson
Rossendale
Portage
Don Barber Rink Wins to Represent Local Curling Club
Don Barber, Ron Emerson, Tom Telford and Bob Barber defeated Glenn Lye 9 to 8 in an extra end to represent MacGregor and District in the British Consols. They advance to face rinks from Bagot, Rossendale, Austin, Sidney and Firdale with a Wednesday finish, aiming for Winnipeg. The Bonspiel drew 32 rinks in Boxing Day events as ice conditions challenged games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Parvers Rinx Waren
Ron Emerson
Tom Telford
Bob Barber
MacGregor and
Glenn Lye
Don
Bagot
Rossendale
Austin
Sidney
Firdale
Neepawa
Winnipeg
Cyril Palmer
Wm. Roberts
Don Barber
Fred Snaith
Glen Lye
Cliff Kilfoyle
Russ Tarr
Harold Lamb
Colin Shaw
Frank Sims
Len Haskett
Art Butterfield
Lawrence Smith
Earl Thompson
Web Penrice
Lyal Sharp
Dave = McQuiston
J. L. Lamb
R. Muskett
Dr. Ford
Frank Hay
Garry Cobbe
W. 0. McKelvy
Ron Borton
Carl Bergquist
Christmas House Guests Across District Gatherings
The district shares holiday visits as families including the Smiths and Grahams join relatives in Portage la Prairie, Winnipeg and Oakville for Christmas. Bonspiel entries from MacGregor and Winnipeg trips mark the season while extended families, such as the Bergquists and Harknesses, host and travel for the holidays.
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Ralph
Anu
G. McDougall
Shilo
Love
Elm Creek
Rick McDougall
D. G. McDougall
David Booth
Minnedosa
S. J. Booth
Ossw G. Neustaeter
R.C. Navy
Halifax
Glen
Mrs. Jas. Jeffries
Mrs. Melsted
Mrs. Sparks
Mrs. M. Little
Mrs. George Little
Ray Karan
Grand Forks
Us.a
Vern McKelvy
E. Graham
Dorothy Sparrow
Pilot Mound
C. J. Sparrow
C. Townsend
N. Olson
H. Weber
D. Lamb
M. Lamb
P. Allan
G. Morris
W. McGilivery
L. Heselwood
A. McGregor
G Buchanan
B. Barber T. Albinet
D. McRitchie
K. McDougall
B McKelvy
J. Roscoe
Benton
D. McJannett
I. Strain
B. Gibson
Perswaine
A. Lear
G Manns
M. Kennedy
MacGregor Midgets
Portage South Side
Portage Out
St. Vital Bruins
Beaver News
Janice Snaith
Mac
Linda
Grant
Altamont
Shaw
Albert Bergquist
Joyce Rodgers
Faith Harkness
J. W. Bodie
Oakville
John Lauder
W. J. Lusignant
W. Pears
Wes Muir
Wayne Bergquist
Brian Rodgers
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