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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 19, 1959
Page
1
The MacGregor 50th Jubilee Bonspiel opened with 74 rinks entered from MacGregor and surrounding towns. With eight MacGregor sheets and additional venues, the event drew in noted curlers and local dignitaries. Winners await final results next week as play began Monday despite road closures.
Community notes hail the MacGregor Curling Club on its 50th Jubilee Bonspiel and wish visiting curlers well. Readers reminisce about local figures like George McMaster and D Muirhead, speculate on Ezra Turner, and share letters from Mrs. B Richardson and Mrs. M A Shaw about town history, schools, and early rail arrivals.
The United Church congregation returns to its new church after ten months in Memorial Hall. Rev. J. L. Farley and Rev. C D Ruff led services with a full morning crowd and overflow in the evening. Soloists and choirs performed pieces from Handel and gospel hymns as an electric organ was demonstrated. Official opening awaits completion of the building and improved roads and weather.
Mrs Pearl Birkett born Pearl McLaughlin, formerly of Katrime and MacGregor, died suddenly at Misericordia Hospital Winnipeg last Sunday February 15. Funeral held Wednesday February 18 at 2.00 p.m. from St Pauls Anglican Church MacGregor with interment in Katrime cemetery.
Last weekend three rinks at Austin ended the Bonspiel with Tom Satkanas crew led by Charles Lye Donna Wark and Hazel Pennell winning second prize in the second event Tommy's rink scored a five ender the largest in the spiel and took part in the skips draw for the button to decide the winner of the ice cream Tom lost out in the end Congrats to the team readers Note continues on Page Eight.
Davidson Rink of Portage takes the Mongomery Trophy in a tight final against Mrs. Grant Fotheringham. Mrs. E Gray defeats Mrs. P Ewen for the Curling Club Trophy as 16 visiting teams and 17 from MacGregor District competed on splendid ice. A banquet followed the event with a special women only program by Jean Hay and Marion Koner.
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