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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 17, 1966
Page
8
The Austin Rink committee met on Monday November 7 to post care and head basars, plan chicken bingo and pool tourneys, seek estimates for insulating waiting room ceilings, repair and sharpen curling rocks, and re divert water lines to prevent freezing. Curling ice preparation began and mixed curling to be included in the regular draw this winter. The next meeting is November 28 at the rink to close tenders.
The WL monthly meeting is set for Thursday Nov 24 at 2 30 p m in the club room with lunch committee chaired by Mrs MacDonald Mrs Mc Loughry and Mrs Smale The LO D E bake sale proceeds go to the MacGregor and District History Fund on Saturday Nov 26 at 4 00 pm at Lye Motors showroom The W A of St Pauls Anglican church holds Corporate Communion on St Andrew s Day Wednesday Nov 30 at 7 30 pm Rev C H Sells celebrant St Pauls Anglican church plans a pot luck supper and Christmas party Monday Dec 12 at 6 30 pm in Memorial Hall
A Carberry 4H evening featured a new best club reporter contest with Alison Leckie of MacGregor Beef Club winning and runners up including Myrna McKee and Beverly De Atre. The event included project reports, public speaking trophies to Holly Harkness Judy Menzies Beverley McDonald, and five year award certificates for leaders and members. Entertainment and supper accompanied by 4H clubs and district leaders.
In a commemorative address the speaker urged continued resistance to racial and religious prejudice. He framed Armistice Day as a time to honor disasters past and vowed to promote love and understanding, calling for a rededication to freedom and peace as the Centennial year begins.
Mr and Mrs Harold Gilbert and family visited Friday. They also attended the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Jim Butterfield at the Stan Robinson home in Worley. Bert Caskey's father passed away, and sympathy is sent to the Caskey family. Lawrence Heselwood had surgery in Portage hospital. Doug Pennell and Mrs Pennell were guests at the J McRae home for Sunday supper. R H Caskey’s wife visited Souris with her parents and attended the christening of her great nephew William Henry Demer. Sympathy extended to the McLennan families for their bereavement. Frank Taylor and family left to visit relatives in Winnipeg Pinawa Gimli and returned Sunday.
MacGregor and District 4H Home Economics Club appointed leaders on November 2 at MacGregor Collegiate. Roles include airs H Dankesreiter local leader. Unit B Foods Mrs Schroeder. Unit C Mrs Blyth. Unit D Mrs Harkness. Sewing Unit A Mrs Peck. Unit B Mrs Pogue and Mrs Gibbs. Home Design Miss Myrna Frank. A meeting planned for December 7 at 4 p.m. at the MacGregor Collegiate with club reporter Karen Smith.
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