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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 16, 1969
Page
3
The Pine Creek 4-H Club will hold its reorganization meeting on October 20 at 7 p.m. at Firdale School. Parents and anyone wishing to join are welcome. Films will be shown and lunch served. Donna Mans, reporter.
The MacGregor community hosted a weekend of visitors from Winnipeg Pinawa Kamsack and Portage as families shared Thanksgiving. People named include Grant Ned Smith Garry Buchanan Linda Boaz J Gibson Linda Balance Paul Villeneuve with extended relatives in Winnipeg Fort William and Edmonton. Cars, flights and returns noted for several travelers.
The Evangelical Mennonite Church at East End MacGregor holds Sunday School at 9 45 a m and Worship Service at 10 45 a m on October 19. The MacGregor United Church combines at 10 00 a m for a joint service followed by St Stephen's United Church Bagot offering a church school at 1 80 p m and worship at 2 00 p m.
A miscellaneous shower in honor of Mrs Wayne Nichol nee Margaret Ann Rodgers will be at United Church Hall MacGregor on Wednesday Oct 22 at 8 30 p m. Everyone welcome. The MacGregor U C W bazaar and tea will be held Nov 6 in the MacGregor Memorial Hall.
Rev A J Hall leads Bethel Church MacGregor with Sunday School 10.00 am Worship 11.00 am and Evening Service 7.30 pm Calvary Tabernacle Sidney announces next service Sunday October 26 at 7.30 pm all welcome.
Birth announced for Bradley Dean Collett on September 30 at Portage General Hospital. Thanksgiving visits feature multiple families from Brandon, Treherne, and Portage with extended relatives. Several weekend gatherings and visits across the district are noted, including celebrations for Garry Bueckert and a birthday party for Mrs. V Chant's family.
At a five day Conservative delegates conference led by Robert Stanfield, delegates rejected a minimum income program in favor of incentive based welfare ideas. Stanfield claimed a mandate to develop a strong progressive policy while discussions covered taxes, marijuana, foreign affairs, civil rights, and regional disparity with about 400 of 700 expected delegates attending.
Lewis and Clark Lake in Nebraska spans about 30 000 square miles, illustrating a major inland water body in the region.
The Canadian Press reports that at least 80 people died across Canada during the three day Thanksgiving weekend, with 62 in traffic. The tally includes four drownings, three fire deaths, and 11 from miscellaneous accidents, with detailed regional breakdowns across provinces.
Canon Andrew Ahenakew, Cree Anglican priest from Sandy Lake reserve, carried a petition to London with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians protesting Canada’s revised Indian policy. He sought a meeting with High Commissioner C S A Ritchie but failed to obtain an audience. The petition was left at the Canadian consulate to reach the Queen, requesting justice peace and understanding for Her Majesty’s subjects in Canada.
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