Bonspiel Attracts 48 Rinks For Village Event
The annual bonspiel opens with 48 rinks, three fewer than last year, as President Grant MacDonald leads the organizing committee. With six sheets in use and cooperation from the weatherman, finals will be Saturday night. A buffet lunch runs 5 to 8 pm in Memorial Hall as 192 stalwarts, including many longtime faces, gather from Austin, Burnside, Bagot, Rossendale, Portage and beyond to compete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant MacDonald
Weatherman
Memorial Hall
Gladstone Rink Captures MacGregor Ladies Bonspiel Victory
Gladstone rink led by Joan McDonald defeated Portage pairings to win the main event after a three day bonspiel with 28 rinks and 112 ladies. The tournament featured extra ends and a banquet in Memorial Hall with a turkey dinner hosted by the WI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan McDonald
Gladstone
Memorial Hall
Ron Borton
Art Kolker
Edith Steiss
Elizabeth Bergson
Joyce McDiarmid
Effie Dennis
Dorothy Fawcett
Drama Club Plans Next Play Readings
The drama club met on Wednesday February 9 and read Brothers In Arms by Merrill Denison. At the February 23 meeting at 8 pm in MacGregor Collegiate Institute Campbell of Killmohr will be read. The club seeks volunteers to form a small amateur group. contact Miss C L Workman after school hours.
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Merrill Denison
MacGregor Collegiate
Campbell
Killmohr
C. L. Workman
Royal Conservatory Piano Results At Brandon Examinations
At the Brandon piano exams on January 17 pupils of Mrs. Gerard Xoozendaal from Carberry achieved First Class Honors in Grade 2 Heather Williams Sidney Jacqueline Kataska Cherry Waddell Barbara Minions and in Grade 1 Ruth Robinson Beth Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Conservatory
Brandon
Gerard Xoozendaal
Carberry
Heather Williams
Sidney
Jacqueline Kataska
Cherry Waddell
Barbara Minions
Ruth Robinson
Beth Robinson
Frizzly Rink Wins Bagot Ladies Bonspiel
Frizzly Rink wins the Bagot Ladies Bonspiel held February 8 and 9 with visiting rinks Beaver Edwin and Rossendale. In event one first went to K Frizaly Tomehuk McCulloch Wojtowicz. second to G Stone Beaver. third to G Nichols. fourth to Harold Wright group. In event two first to W Richardson Nichol Wright Henry. second to R Boak Edwin. third to W Bodie. fourth to R Chariton. Largest end won by Boak after a tie with Bodie and Stone. Frizzley rink won the mothers novelty prize.
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Bagot Ladies’ Club
Beaver
Edwin
Rossendale
K. Frizaly
F. Tomehuk
L. McCulloch
H. Wojtowicz
G. Stone
G. R. Nichols
Harold Wright
W. Richardson
C. Nichol
L. Wright
P. Henry
R.boak
W. Bodie
R. Chariton
Boak
K. Frizzley
Austin Spiel Starts Monday
Austin's annual men's spiel opens next Monday February 21 and should finish Saturday night. The event draws many rinks with six events offering four prizes each. Entry is twelve dollars per rink and teams are urged to phone 6 or 23 by Saturday February 19.
Town happenings and events in MacGregor this week
MacGregor hosts a bonspiel with forty eight foursomes while townspeople welcome curlers and research a busy event week. The Manitoba Telephone System installs new cable, a new elementary school display is open, and construction will begin when conditions improve. The hotel adds a shuffleboard court as locals anticipate Austin bonspiel and Bagot's mixed. The Minor Hockey Carnival features a Queen contest, costume judging, and races at the arena this Friday, March 4.
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MacGregor
The
MacGregor Minor Hockey Association
Wolfe Rink Wins Third At Brandon Bonspiel
The team of Jack Wolfe, Jack Hill, Alf Graham and Earl Thompson took third in Brandon bonspiel event. They received electric house warmers. Don Barber, Tom Telford, Ron Emerson and A A Tait also played but did not reach prizes.
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Fred Tarr
Andy Stone
Clarence Sparrow
Carberry
Murray
Chiff Lee
Brandon
Jack Wolfe
Jack Hill
Alf Graham
Earl Thompson
Don Barber
Tom Telford
Ron Emerson
A. A. Tait
Intermediates Fall Short as Manitou Wins Playoff Series
Manitou defeated MacGregor Intermediates twice in the first round of MAHA Intermediate playdowns, taking the series in two games. Friday night 83 to 10-5 on Sunday, both at the southern town due to bonspiels occupying the hockey ice. Ken Green Barrie Barber and L Heselwood scored for IfacGregor in the first game. Rick Palmer netted three in Sundays match, with Trev Albinet and Barrie Barber adding singles. Heselwood hit the post and McGregor missed two chances after beating the goalie. MacGregor drops into the Eddie Armstrong Series, opening against Elm Creek. start date not yet known.
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Itou
IfacGregor
Ken Green
Barrie Barber
L. Heselwood
Rick Palmer
Trev Albinet
Lawrence Heselwood
Pete McGregor
MacGregor
Eddie Armstrong
Elm Creek
Frank Sims Heads Lakeside Conservatives
The Lakeside and Portage Progressive Conservative associations held a joint annual meeting and Chinese dinner on February 7. Frank Sims of MacGregor was reelected president of Lakeside, with Clarenice Patterson as first vice president, Marvin Mulligan as second vice-president, and Lindsay Shaw as secretary treasurer. Directors include Mrs. Geraldine Lalonde, Allan Bailey, Jim Boddy, Glenn Harkness, G. L. Bjornason, and Tobe Trimble Jr. The Portage president is Clive Miller, with Orville Wagner as vice-president, Mrs. Corinne Marshal as secretary, and Dr. W. C. Smith as treasurer, plus directors Newton McCleary, Lloyd Hyde, Mrs. Marko Kish, Dr. J. N. Stasiuk, Tony Chipowski, Geoffrey H. Heal, William Kowalski, and Don Dyer added from the floor. MPs John Diefenbaker and Duff Roblin spoke briefly, noting Parliament's improved cohesion.
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Lakeside
Portage Progressive Conservative
Lakeside Association
Frank Sims
MacGregor
Clarenice Patterson
Marvin Mulligan
Lindsay Shaw
Namea
Geraldine Lalonde
Allan Bailey
Oakville
Jim Boddy
Oakland
Glenn Harkness
Beiver
G. L. Bjornason
Lakeland
Tobe Trimble Jr
Portage
Fred Groves
Walter Weir
Clive Miller
Stan Reimer
F. B. C. Richardson
Orville Wagner
Corinne Marshal
W. C. Smith
Newton McCleary
Lloyd Hyde
Marko Kish
J. N. Stasiuk
Tony Chipowski
Geoffrey H. Heal
William Kowalski
Don Dyer
John Diefenbaker
Duff Roblin
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Austin
George McMaster
Cobbe Brothers
Gerry and
Garry
Bill Kitson
Willie Brydon
Garnet Critchlow
Harold Painter
Christianson Brothers
Ed Davidson
Macdonald
Fred Wolfe
Jim Fleming
Clarence Troop
Burnside
McKays
Wright Brothers
Bagot
Reuben Frizzley
Ken Crocker
Bill Pears
Bill
Bruce Muir
Garry Emerson
Ed Leckie
Earl Muir
Earl
Art Palmer
Roy MacDonald
Glen Muir
Carleton
North Bay
Jim Kelly
Glen Hotel
Jim Howden
MacGegor
Glenn Lye
C. W. Lye and_ Son
Bernice Cook
Helen Dahl
Soerie Walathah Bergson
Joyce “McDiarmid
Audrey Lamb
Gladys Roosen
Nellie Wright
Lorena Ewen
Marjorie Gilbert
Linda Heselwood
Bonnie Telford
Nora Jones
Montgomery
Mary Wishart
Adrienne Marsh
Elsie Snider
Claire Hassard
Dianne Kitson
Rose Fleming
Pat Pink
Irene Gillespie
Audrey Smith
Mabel Palmer
Muriel Berry
Carol Quinn
Connie Nohlgren
Lamb, Doris McCarl and
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Kelly
Rey Barer
Peggy Boondad
Marion Dah
Ie Seiya
Jean McRae
Phyllis Pennell
Elsie Hulme
Lovina Lamb
Donna Barber
Betty Pennell
Marlene Kyle
Doris Triggs
Ellen Jackson
Annie Forrest
Joan Barkwell
Treherne
Ivy Bergquist
Joan Grove
Grace Smith
Jean Caskey
Lila Lamb
Dorothy Smith
Dorothy Thompson
Evelyn Smith
Isabelle McLachlan
Mary Smith
Marion Street
Vera Chant
Drama Club
Frizzly Rink
Bagot Ladies
Gien Mo
Montsenery
Chie Saiser
Claire
Manitoba
MacGregor Hotel
Taiwan
Lloyd's
Manitou
Macaregor
MAHA
Lakeside Conservatives
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Lest
Lakeside Progressive Conservative Association
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