Peaceful Austin News Highlights March Socials and Charity
A St Vital and St James visit weekend featured families Tom and James Mairs. Junior Red Cross collection at Fred Smith film event raised 5.20. Centennial Club concert netted about 300 with 481 at the door. Year 4 Austin Elementary won first prize. Sprucedale Workshop moves to new building delaying bake sale. Numerous weekend visitors from Winnipeg, Morden, Calgary and Brandon are noted along with curling plans and a church banquet. Poem by Victor Hugo closes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Johnson
Tom Mair
St. Vital
James Mair
St. James
Russel Robertson
Albert Manns
Firdale
Red Cross
Fred Smith
Prince Edward Island
Paul Uhrin
Portage Hospital
Centennial Club
Austin
Stuart Denby
Winnipeg
Rhea
Kim Fredrickson
G. Lewis
MacGregor
Grenville Smith
Sprucedale Workshop
Allen Lewis
Grandview
Dennis Lewis
Kimberley F Or
Lorraine Row
Neil Boyd
Morden
Peter Friesen
Gordon Slous
Calgary
Dick Carruthers
Jim
Bill McDougall
Don McDougall
Danny
Portage
Albert Poyser
Harold Poyser
Rosehill
J. A. Morris
Erle Duncan Andamily
Brandon
Space Age Ice Revue Draws Big MacGregor Fans
A large crowd enjoyed the MacGregor Figure Skating Club Tee Revue on Thursday March 4. Performances ranged from Goldilocks and the Bears to Snow White and the Dwarfs with skaters like Barbara Tomchuk Bradley Shaw and Cindy Telford in solo and group numbers. The second half featured a Space Age theme with astronauts Brian Gilbert Brian Drajer and Mark McGregor, moon creatures and a finale parade of all skaters led by master of ceremonies Malcolm Burt. Special kudos went to Shelley Telford Keith Burch and Brent Gilbert for leadership and to Portage la Prairie coach Mrs Ora Dunbar for a standout solo. An hour of family skating closed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Goldilocks
The
Ten Bears
Barbara Tomchuk
Bradley Shaw
Jacki MacDonald
Donalda Olson
Darren Rogowski
David Street
Bieen Street
Lisa Olson
Linda ~ Taylorson
Audrey Wiebe
Marjorie ‘Boschman
Snow White
Dale MacDonald
Scott MacDonald
Larry Jonasson
Todd Drader
Debbie Shaw
Anne MacDonald
Lyle Gilbert
Roger Burch
Keith Burch
Brent Gilbert
Danita Peck
Melody Burch
Shelley Telford
Keith
Brian Gilbert
Brian Drajer
Mark McGregor
Keith Davey
Tage
Ora Dunbar
Profession U
Portage la Prairie
Malcolm Burt
Keith’ Burch
MacGregor UCW Meeting Recap March 4
The MacGregor United Church Women met in the church hall on March 4 at 8 p.m. Eight members attended. The treasurer reported a profit of 129 from the noon luncheon. Mary Martinnizen spoke on the Presbyterial held at Gladstone. A report covered new drapes for Sunday School rooms. The next meeting will feature a faster bank offering on April with guest speaker Mrs Hazel Allan. Benediction by Mrs Ada Booth closed the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor U.C.W
Church Hall
Mary Martinnizen
Gladstone
Hazel Allan
Ada Booth
Weekend Guests Across Portage and Winnipeg
Donna Smith and Alf Black of Portage spent the weekend at the Ken Smith home. Mr and Mrs Wm McCullough visited the Bill McLarens of Neepawa Saturday. The Bonnie sisters of Winnipeg were weekend guests with John Watson. Sunday guests at the F Zacharias home included Mr and Mrs Bill Brown and family of Winnipeg and Mr and Mrs Joel Reimer of Winnipeg. Mr and Mrs Pete Martens visited with the John Martens on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Smith
Alf Black
Portage
Ken Smith
Wm. McCullough
Bill McLarens
Neepawa
Bonnie Sisters
Winnipeg
John Watson
F. Zacharias
Bill Brown
Joel Reimer
Pete Martens
John Martens
Curling event closes with tight finishes and prizes
Doug Noble and Othy Blair from Woodside Avon prize rack, C. Jones rink of Austin takes largest end. Prizes include dinner wells and nut crackers. Final scores show black 8 red 7 in the first event and black 14 red 3 in the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othy Blair
Woodside
Avon
C. Jones
Austin
Red Cross March Appeal Seeks Support Nationwide
The Canadian Red Cross outlines aid for cancer patients hemophiliacs and heart defect surgeries while recalling the East Pakistan eye on disaster. A total of 200 873 was donated through the organization as volunteers canvass rural areas in March and the 1971 annual appeal aims for a generous response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Pakistan
Canadian Red Cross
Red Cross
Rural Council Advances Winter Works and Drainage Survey
Rural Council reports 35 workers on winter employment projects with total authorized spending of 515,594.00. 41,994.00 for labor and 9,600.00 for materials. Projects include creek brushing and upgrades to the Agricultural Museum Ausin Hall Rossendale Hall machine shed and Austin rink. Council seeks a municipal drainage survey and will attend the Brandon Officials Seminar March 4–5 with expenses.
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Portage la Prairie
Agricultural Museum
Ausin Hall
Rossendale
Austin Rink
Council
Water Control Branch
Beaver Creek
Brandon
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Bev Boschman
Debbie McCulloch
Venice
Sandra Gilbert
Pamela McGregor
Arlene Sloane
Cathy Lye
Arlene Taylorson
Indy Telford
Joan Blight
Oakville
Manitoba
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Doug Noble
McMaster
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Chuck Connors
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