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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 28, 1970
Page
3
The community lists visitors and small gatherings including Laurie Perens and E Perkins with Al Perkins in Winnipeg, Mrs Williamson of Portage visiting the Perkins family, Hird of Treherne with Allan Woodward, and Mrs Henry with Atkinson in St Vital. Also noted are Lorne and Nel Henrys drive in MacGregor opening, Mrs Henry turning 82, Nelson Perkins starting work in Brandon, and several Winnipeg visitors to local families.
A shower will be held in MacGregor United Church on Wednesday June 3 at 8 p.m. to honor Miss Donnella Peck. Everyone welcome. A centennial concert and ball will be held in Austin Community Hall on Friday June 5 with music by Melodiers. Sponsored by Austin and District Skating Rink Building Fund. The May meeting of the W.I. will be at Mrs Ormiston's on Thursday May 28 at 2 p.m. Hostesses are Mrs Blaine, Mrs Kowalchuk, and Mrs Kolke.
Local notices record visits and greetings across communities. Roblin, Portage la Prairie, Winnipeg and Brandon residents are mentioned visiting friends and relatives in Austin area. A nurse trainee Linda Stoneman from Portage la Prairie trained in Winnipeg, with ties to Chas Duncan family. Community events include teas, bazaars, and wake van notices, plus congratulations for a newborn son of Cecil Jones and Patty Lou.
The Austin Centennial Club hosted a successful bake sale bazaar tea and plant sale at the Community hall with weather aid. A fashion parade featured Centennial era dresses from 1800s to 1920s and Sprucedale students modeled outfits. Prizes went to Mrs Nickelson, Mrs Halkyard, and Mrs Fox for quilt, chesterfield set, and pillow cases. Funds benefit the Senior Citizens Home in the West half of North Norfolk Municipality.
Burnside residents share news of weddings in Nanaimo and Winnipeg, visits to Calgary Edmonton and Vancouver, and family trips. Convalescence updates for Wm Roy and Tom Askin appear, along with Old Home Week plans at Portage fairgrounds and a May 19 friendship club gathering with Psalm themed program.
Mr and Mrs T Rintoul and family motored to Steinbach Saturday and visited with Mr and Mrs Kenny Kane Sunday visitors included Jim Bodie of Portage and Mr and Mrs G Cleaver and family of Winnipeg Mrs W McDougall spent the weekend in Winnipeg visiting with Mr McDougall in Deer Lodge hospital Harold Gourley and Barry Morrison of Woodstock N B are visiting at the A Gourley home Other visitors included Doug Mountain and son of Winnipeg and Jack McDougall of Glenboro Mrs Radford of MacGregor spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs K Rintoul and family Mr and Mrs J Smith had Sunday supper with Mr and Mrs Ted Cleaver at High Bluff and called on Mr and Mrs Jack Cleaver in the evening
N. Norfolk noting a $399 payment on Feb 28 and a welfare appeal hearing set for May 13 in Winnipeg. Portage Presbytery and Jackson Lake committees recommended redevelopment ideas as councils from Jackson Lake and MacGregor meet May 15 to discuss drainage zoning fire and water supply with a working agreement urged.
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