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WINNIPEG -- A couple from Melita, Man., marked 75 years of marriage during the pandemic. Lois, 96, and Jock Carr, 98, were married on Dec. 29, 1945, after about a year of dating. The couple met when Lois’s family was living in Napinka, a community in southwest Manitoba. She explained on Saturday nights she would go to Melita with her friends to attend dances at the colosseum, where Jock played drums in the band. “I thought ‘Oh golly, that’s a nice looking fella’ and I guess he th...

Seventy-five years of wedded bliss By: Tyler Clarke Advertisement Putting a happy ending to a difficult year, Lois and Jock Carr are celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary today. "I guess the luck of the Lord and a kind God that he has let us stay here," Lois said by phone recently. Lois and Jock Carr are seen in this undated photo. "It’s God’s will, isn’t it? We worked hard, but we were lucky we had good meals on the table and w...