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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 10, 1970
Page
5
The Bagot district notes warn of roaming criminals after an arrest near Bagot, urge caution at doors, and report community visits from S Coulthard and others. Updates include family visits, weather effects with rain, harvest impacts, local sympathies for the Nichol and Towle families, and a 11 lb 3 oz pickerel caught in Assiniboine River.
Austin news notes school begins this week with hopes for rested scholars and teachers. Mrs. Dick Carruthers attended Winnipeg weddings for Sandy MacTavish and Dave Gross and Terry Wright and Jim Cannon. Dale Slous of Portage spent last week visiting the Carruthers at their home.
Lavenham News reports the Wiebe wedding on September 5 at Austin and birthday greetings for Dwayne Shapansky on September 3. The piece notes visits from Elizabeth Wiebe of Winnipeg, 4H activities, and various weekend visits across Austin and surrounding towns, with community notices about the Chamber of Commerce meeting on September 10 and volunteer appreciation for the mentally retarded association site build.
Article notes amendments to the confiscation act. Prohibitions include delaying delivery of seized cars to owners, limits on motorcycle handlebars above seats, banning radar speed testing devices, and restricting occupancy to one person in front bucket seats.
A passenger diary recounts a multi day voyage aboard the M S Lord Selkirk II from Selkirk to Victoria Beach Berens River and Gimli with entertainment by Captain Jim Hammel and pianist Jimmie King. The trip included a helicopter ride a steak barbeque tours of Hudson Bay Store and Manitoba Hydro plant and a crossing of Parallel 53 North. The group of about seventy passengers and forty crew reported good weather with several cancellations.
Southend Macaulay ties over the weekend include Mr and Mrs Doug McGregor and guests Terry Longstreet and family from Winnipeg. Brandon’s Matt Botozney visited Sunday. Altona visitors Zakarias and Boehlig called on S Boehlig family. Get well wishes to Mrs Herb McDonald in hospital. Brian Burton and Barbara stay with Herb and Anne. Paul Brodkorb hospitalized in Calgary after a heart attack. Wendy Steiben returned home after visiting Powell River relatives. Darlene sends regards to MacGregor friends. Emerson and Florence back from 10 day B C holiday. P Bohay visited the Larson family on Sunday.
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