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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 10, 1973
Page
5
Social notes report frequent Winnipeg trips and visits among families in the Rossendale area. Residents attend weekend gatherings, arrivals in Portage and Brandon, and a Winnipeg wedding. Curling club plans and a January 17 UCW date are announced.
Mrs W Pennell joined a Sunday dinner with Colin Pennell. Chas Willis of Carberry visited Mrs M Booth. P Templer dined with O Schneider. Harold Hughson of Gladstone led the head rider on Saturday with Herb Hughson. Dick Critchlow of Coquitlam BC visited Monday. Chas Duncan of Portage visited Mrs M Duncan on Tuesday. E K Cox visited with Mrs Duncan on Wednesday.
Ween pe St8sone WAP and Mrs Henry Wiebe were Mr and Mrs Larry Wiebe and Marshal of Winnipeg. On Christmas Day the Painter family gathered at George Shapansky’s home. Boxing Day the Shapanskys visited Abe Shapansky of Portage. Friday evening guests with Abe Wiebe included Jake Neufeld and family. Saturday guests were David Reimer and family from Sidney. Pete Reimer and Jim of Calgary left January 1 after holidays with Abe Wiebe and family.
Austin Women's Christian Union held a church meeting with 10 ladies present to elect officers. The brief session recorded no further details on candidates or outcomes.
The W I gathered at Mrs Eva Ormiston’s home on December 18 with 15 members. Contests music gifts and a Santa visit enriched the party lunch followed by plans for January 18 at Mrs A Grove. Officers for the coming year include M Cookson as president J Gilmour secretary and C T Jones treasurer. A donation of 113 was made to the Jackson Lake project completing 200 pledged earlier. A church organ fund gift was given and the annual meeting followed the business session. No warships on the Great Lakes since the 1817 treaty.
Jim Boaz from the University of Manitoba and Linda Boaz of Oliver BC spent the holidays at home in MacGregor. Visitors included Joyce McDougall of Winnipeg and Jack Gibson of Brandon. Bill Muir and his Fort St. John BC family joined Mrs. Mary Muir and relatives. Get well wishes go to Earle Anderson after a Winnipeg General Hospital procedure and to Alex McIntosh Fred Lake and Art Chant in the local hospital.
Mrs. W. H. Johnston along with Nora and Helena drove to Winnipeg on Tuesday. Nora stayed to pursue her college studies after the holiday break. Brian Reid visited Winnipeg over the weekend with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gillespie were business visitors to Neepawa on Tuesday. Eva Gillespie drove to MacGregor on business Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs J Nelson Hulme celebrated their 40th anniversary with relatives and friends visiting at their home. The family presented a bronze dining room set and TLV tables with cutlery. many gifts and cards were given to mark the occasion.
Recent visitors include Ron Gale and family from Edmonton Glen Peden and family Lyons and family all from It It notes the passing of Mrs A Voss and invites attendance at a Friday card party St Pauls ACW will meet January 17 at 8 pm at Mrs A Butterfield home Annual reports requested Host couple to host open house January 21 from 2 to 5 pm for Seth wedding anniversary at Rossendale hall No gifts please
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