History of the MacGregor Tartan and its tale
Hazel Allan recounts the MacGregor Tartan history from an old Highland lore to 18th century acts and 19th century revival. It covers the oath against tartan, repeal in 1782, the setting of tartan setts, and the 1822 King George IV visit that spurred renewed clan dress as a symbol of identity and industry.
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Hazel Allan
Britain
Culloden
Hector Maclean
Duart
Narraboll
Islay
George the IV
Edinburgh
Scotland
Sobieski-Stuart Brothers
Prince Charlie
Couple celebrated 25th wedding anniversary in Winnipeg
The Mcintosh and Lye families honored Sherman Mcintosh and Mrs. Sherman Mcintosh at a dinner October 12 in the Oak Room St. Regis Hotel Winnipeg, with 23 relatives in attendance. A three tier cake adorned with red roses. toasts to the couple. and later festivities at the Morris home marked the event.
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Sherman Mcintosh
Glenn Morris
Ralph Lye
Glenn Lyne
Lye
Mcintosh
St. Regis
Winnipeg
David Whitehill
Serenomes
Elizabeth Morris
Gordon Lye
Sherman
Catherine
Joyce
Glenn
Cecil McIntosh
Charles
Jennifer Lye
Manitoba expects large Royal Winter Fair showing in Toronto
Manitoba prepares for the 1974 Royal Winter Fair with a 17 rail car livestock contingent. The province aims for its largest Royal showing in 45 years, featuring 111 purebred cattle and 72 crossbred steers, two Holstein heifers for dairy, and 50 hogs plus 7 market animals. Heavy horse classes include 24 Clydesdales and other breeds, while 40 crops entrants compete in open field crops.
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Manitoba
Toronto
MacGregor 4-H Club Reorganizes Officers at Meeting
The MacGregor 4-H Club reorganized October 10 at the MacGregor Collegiate. New officers were elected: President Sharon MacRae, Vice President Dianne MacRae, Secretary Miranda, Treasurer Sandra Weibe, Reporter Joan Lloyd. Members filled project signups. a committee will contact project leaders. Regular business meetings set for the first Tuesday monthly. New members welcome. next meeting November. Anyone with patterns should hand them to Joan Lloyd.
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MacGregor
MacGregor Collegiate
Sharon MacRae
Dianne MacRae
Miranda
Sandra Weibe
Joan Lloyd
Grant’s Old Mill reconstructs Western Canada’s first grist mill
Manitobans and tourists will visit Grant's Old Mill on Sturgeon Creek next summer to watch flour ground as in 1829. Cuthbert Grant built the first water powered mill here serving hunter voyageurs and farmers. The Centennial project is funded by Winnipeg Rotary Clubs, federal and provincial grants, and National Grain Company, with design authentic to historic specs and construction near Sturgeon Creek in front of Grace Hospital.
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Grant
Sturgeon Creek
Cuthbert Grant
Hudson’s Bay Company
Plains
Western Canada
Hunter Voyageurs
St. Francois Xavier
Portage Avenue
Grace Hospital
St. James Assiniboia
Pioneer Citizen’s Committee
Rotary Clubs
Winnipeg
Covenant Players to Perform at Trinity Sanctuary
Covenant Players, a non profit drama group of young religious performers, will present at Trinity sanctuary Sunday Oct 27 at 8 p.m. Their company operates independently of any church and has staged shows for over a decade in the United States Europe and Canada. The Portage event is sponsored by McKenzie and Trinity churches with support from the Portage Ministerial Association.
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Amo Werwman
Trinity Sanctuary
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Covenant Players
America
Europe
Canada
Portage la Prairie
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McKenzie and
Trinity Churches
Portage Ministerial Association
Man fined for driving with suspended licence in Portage
George Assiniboine of rural Portage was fined 100 dollars and 20 dollars costs after pleading guilty to driving while his licence was suspended. He asked for time to pay and was allowed until November 21 by Judge BP McDonald. Colin Trent Florell, 19, of Portage la Prairie, pleaded guilty to marijuana possession and the sentence was deferred for a week for probation service report after a police car inspection on October 15 found four tenths of an ounce of marijuana in a small plastic bag on 3rd Street S.W.
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MacGregor Tartan
Wave
Murdoch MacLean
Morum Creek
Clayton Stewart
Ross Stewart
Allan Munro
Sheila Smith
Hans Kopmels
Carla Kopmels
Frans Kopmels
Hunter Safety
Portage
Manitoba Department of Mines, Resources and Environmental Management
J.C
Jack) Campbell
Frontier
Michael Drabot
Michael Turko
Mitchell Penner
Murray Demman
Mr. Campbell
Danny St. Pierre
I To
Don Bragger
Terry McMillan
Daniel Boras
Donald Nagribianko
Brian Connery
John Gilchrist
Paul Schroeder
Darren Chapman
William Boak
Chris Bures
Andrew Bacher
Barry Cote
Ron Nagriblanko
Allan Andrews
Pat Lamont
Jim Turner
Bill Sawyer
Ken Bartlett
Terry Bartlett
New Horizons
National Grain Company
Government of
Selkirk
Andrew McDermott
Dwight Johnston
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