Local social notes from Portage area
Hartford-Currie notes reveal visits to J Dickson home and Cleaver Denslow wedding. Winnipeg and Brandon travelers, weddings in Portage la Prairie, Edmonton trip, and Toronto visit. Family milestones include granddaughter Trina Louise Grymoloski and Vic k Thompson's birthday celebrated with Darren and Reed Frank.
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Roy Thompson
Larry Percy
Portage
J. Dickson
A. Dickson
K. Stewart
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
J. Smith
Portage la Prairie
Jim
Edna
Colin
Margaret Landers
Trina Louise Grymoloski
Wilfred Pilkington
Edmonton
Rogers-Tomchuk
Gordon
Henry
Bago
Margaret Nowosad
April
Jason Thompson
Roy
Enid
Darren
Reed Frank
Vick Thompson
Rodgers Tomchuk Wedding Draws Winnipeg Guests
Beaver News notes Doug Domke spent time in Winnipeg with relatives. Charlie Rodgers and family, Robert Rodgers and family, Ken Green and Todd travelled from Winnipeg to Edmonton for the Rodgers Tomchuk wedding in Edmonton on Saturday. Irene Merrick of Winnipeg visited Maurice and Mrs. Smith. Merrick and Mrs. Irwin returned to Winnipeg on Monday.
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Doug Domke
Winnipeg
Glen Harkness
Charlie Rodgers
Brian
Robert Rodgers
Ken Green
Todd
Rodgers‘Tomchuk
Edmonton
Irene Merrick
Maurice Smith
E. Irwin
Miss Merrick
You Have a Date Travelling Bakesale Planned by U.C.W.
The Austin U.C.W. plans a travelling bakesale on Friday May 24 to raise funds. Local volunteers will visit several neighborhoods selling baked goods and treats to support community programs.
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Austin U.C.W
Sprucedale Workshop Delays Bingo Draw and Seeks Feedback
Rainy weather cancels bingo at Sprucedale Workshop with yard conditions. Quilt tickets should be returned promptly to enable an early draw. The 200 club earned $400 in profit with unsure plans for a smaller follow up. Flowers of Hope tea at MacGregor raised $251 with thanks to donors and helpers.
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MacGregor
Winnipeg visitors drop by over long weekend
KATRIME NEWS notes Lessey, Myrna Tark, and Barry Garbutt of Winnipeg visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clark and daughters during the long weekend. Monday visitors to Bert Caskey’s home included Mr. and Mrs. Bill Phillips and their boys from Souris.
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Lessey
Myrna Tark
Barry Garbutt
Winnipeg
Jack Clark
Bert Caskey
Bill Phillips
Souris
Local Church Schedules Across MacGregor Area
Multiple churches list Sunday May services including Puanoetical Mennonite East End MacGregor United, Austin United, Sidney United, Anglican St Pauls MacGregor, Christ Church Austin, Pentecostal Assemblies, Bethel Sidney, Calvary Tabernacle Sidney. Times cover Sunday School and worship or combined services with contact notes for rides and pastoral details.
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Mennonite Church
East-End MacGregor
MacGregor and Rossendale United Church
Hutchison Wace
E. Lamb
Giles
Austin United Church
Anglican Church OF Canada
St. Paul's Church
MacGregor
Michael Tipper
Christ Church
Austin
Pentecostal Assemblies OF Canada
A. J. Hall
Bethel
Calvary Tabernacle
Sidney
Dick Fehr
Farmers Consider Fast Growing Crops On Prairie
Prairie grain belt reports show rain and floods halt spring seeding across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta delaying field work. Farmers weigh shifting wheat acreage to oats and flaxseed as late spring raises frost risk and world grain reserves run low.
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Prairies
Canada
Prairie Grain Belt
Statistics Bureau
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Lakehead grain backlog hinges on ships and weather
Grain storage at the Lakehead nears capacity as hundreds of loaded boxcars wait for unloading due to a shortage of moving ships. The Canadian Wheat Board expects 15 to 18 ships next week, moving 14 to 15 million bushels, with over 62 million stored and 49 million ready for shipment. CP Rail and CNR report thousands more cars awaiting handling across the prairies and Lakehead, while terminal floods and snow earlier disrupted high protein wheat repositioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakehead
Canadian Wheat Board
Grain Company
Wheat Board
R. S. Allison
CP Rail
Berton Urges Scouting To Push Environmental Activism
Pierre Berton urged the Calgary Scouting Association to transform the Canadian Boy Scout movement into an activist environmental pressure group. He called for partnerships with Pollution Probe and the Arctic Resources Committee and criticized overemphasis on traditional scouting activities. The Calgary region launches a three year Live in Harmony with the Environment program involving 4500 people, while Environmental Minister Bill Yorke announces an Environmental Scout of the Year award.
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Boy Scout
Pierre Berton
Calgary Scouting Association
Pollution Probe
Arctic Resources Committee
Aig
Calgary
Berton
Bill Yorke
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Gregor
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