Marquette Festival Set for April Seventeen through Twenty One
The Music and Dance Festival runs April 17–21 in Birtle at Birtle Collegiate Gym and Lecture Theatre. It features 360 entries, four adjudicators Pearl Schnider Olga Friesen Wm Gordon and John Trevenon, with programs in participating towns including Russell Reavies Pharmacy. Pearl Schnider, a Winnipeg teacher and Yorkton native, adjudicated piano in Russell. Olga Friesen is a school music specialist and choral expert. John Trevenon leads English country dance groups. Wm Gordon returns as instrumental adjudicator.
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Birtle
Pearl Schnider
Olga Friesen
Wm. Gordon
John Trevenon
Russell
Reavies Pharmacy
Pearl
Winnipeg
Yorkton
Sask
CBC
Bxarc
Manitoba
Olga
Stonewall
Village Green
Village Green Morris
Manitoba International Folk Oance Association
Gordon
Brandon University
School of Music
Western Board of Music
Birtle Collegiate
Coggins Test Recommended For Show Horses
Manitoba agricultural societies urge a negative Coggins test for swamp fever at all shows this year. The test detects Equine Infectious Anemia. affected horses may be destroyed or quarantined. Breeders are advised to coordinate testing to cut costs, with over a thousand cases noted since 1970 and carriers possible without symptoms.
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Manitoba
Morris Deveson
Manitoba Agricultural Societies
Provincial Advisory Board of
Agricultural Societies
Devyeson
Agricultural Society
Baseball Organizes Spring Meetings and Coach Drive
The Mid-West Minor Baseball League meets April 23 at 2:00 PM in Strathclair Legion Hall with reps from towns. Russell Minor Baseball Association holds April 13 at 7:30 PM in Major Pratt School Room 4. volunteers for coaches and sponsors needed for 8U T Ball and 10 12 14 16 and under teams. Contact Cliff Zimmer or Ed Kilimni. sponsor line 773-3164.
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Mid-West Minor Baseball League
Strathclair Legion Hall
Russell Minor Baseball Association
Pratt School
Cliff Zimmer
Ed Kilimni
Lyon to Open Western Premiers Energy Talks
Premier Sterling Lyon to lead off discussion as four western premiers meet April 13 14 in Yorkton Saskatchewan. Topics include a regional grid system and coordination in energy research and development. The conference will address urgent provincial matters.
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Sterling. Lyon
Yorkton
Saskatchewan
Lyon
Astronaut James Irwin Arrives in Winnipeg for Events
April 19 1978 Winnipeg schedule places Col James B Irwin in city overnight for press briefings and interviews. He appears on CJOB at 8 00 am with Peter Warren then boards to Swan River for Webb Implements 15th Anniversary event. On April 21 he flies to Russell for Science Day at Russell Memorial Arena 8 00 pm attended by officials from the Premier's Office and local mayor.
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Russell
A. James
Portage la Prairie
Terry Webb
High Plight Foundation
Col James B. Irwin
Winnipeg
C.j.0.b
Peter Warren
Swan River
Webb
Russell Christian Academy
Russell Memorial Arena
Royal Bank Opens New Building Amid 1970s C Iving
Royal Bank inaugurates a new Main Street Assiniboine Avenue branch with Mayor Art Kinney presiding at 10 am on Tuesday April 4. W A R McDonald and Jim Bailey attended, with staff and regional managers from Winnipeg. Bailey, bank manager since 1973, retires end of May. Earl Swain succeeds from Erickson. The $240,000 structure by Perma Structures features Wright Block heritage and a chime in the lobby.
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Art Kinney
Royal Bank
Main Street
Assiniboine Avenue
W.A.R. McDonald
Royal Bank of Canada
Manitoba
Ontario
Jim Bailey
Russell
Tim Dunn
Bailey
Distri
Winnipeg
G.A. Brown
K.A. Campbell
J.L. Alexander
South
The
Earl Swain
Erickson
Dudley, Leese and Scarth
J.H. Mayhew
Dudley’s Bank
Union Bank
Dudley
Mayhew
W.¥. Graham
J. Mooney
C.C. Webb
H. McGill
Peroaah
Lewis
Wees
W.W. Barry
R.C. Jamieson
Jamieson
the Royal
W.M. Crosby
D.R. McDougalld
E.E. Thompson
HE. Way
G.E. Goodmanson
HG. Olson
LH. Cook
J.P. Bailey
Wright Block
Ing Field
Heather Rule
Guy Coulter
Main and
Assiniboine
Perma Structures
Chime
Bank
Swain
Central Canada Synod Meet At Winnipeg First Lutheran
The Lith Annual Convention of the Central Canada Synod of the Lutheran Church in America convenes this week at First Lutheran Church in Winnipeg. Grace Lutheran of Russell is represented by Don Porter, with Ing as pastor. attending nearby churches include Harold Fingas and Paul Swedberg. The theme is Chosen to Reach Out, with synod president Pastor Lee Luethi leading the opening communion and chairing business sessions.
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Central Canada
Angusville School to Close by Trustees Vote
The Angusville Board met on March 27 1978 to discuss closing Angusville Elementary School. A motion failed to pass and the original measure remains in effect declaring the school closed as of day 30 1978 with projected enrolment for 1978 79 at thirty nine pupils from kindergarten to Grade five amid ongoing declining enrolment.
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Board of
Metiatt
Angusville Schol
Beto
Angusville
Reggies in federal election hopeful safe by fold of candidates
In a bid to secure a safer federal race, officials report a large slate of 30 candidates folded from contention. The move aims to streamline the field and reduce confusion for voters in upcoming elections.
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Ge Wan
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Gimli
John
Deveson
Larry Burgess
Garry Propp
Harry Graham
Wally McKennie
Mayor Kinney
Assinipein
Ice Cariacee Eae
Ido
Art Kinne
Sankipre
Angusville School
Reggies
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