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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 11, 1977
Page
3
The column lists numerous visitors from Edmonton Winnipeg Calgary and Ontario who spent weekends with local families. It covers trips to Kenosee Lake and Regina, ball tournament results, hospital patients and golf draws, rodeo attendance, and plans for the Binscarth Drop-In Centre including fundraising and incorporation efforts. It closes with a call for volunteers and support.
Lidcliff residents attended the first Western Canadian Sheep and Wool Fair in Saskatoon. Graham added a purebred Suffolk flock ram lamb. Dauphin visitors included Mr and Mrs Andy Stewart with their son Duncan at Foxwarren Hockey School. Roy Gray and family headed to Kelowna to visit Murray Rice. Scott MacDonald joined 4-H Exchange members for a Salmon Arm District trip. A.D. Bowley and Mrs Cecil Rose returned home.
Binscarth Golf Club hosted a large golf tourney on August 6 with 21 Indies and 59 attendees. The event featured multiple levels for ladies and men, including longest drive, closest to hole, and “Most Honest Golfer.” Winners spanned several clubs such as Rossburn, Russell, Cross Lake, and Hamionta, with notable performances by Mary Robinson Russell and Eric Stainer. Local residents and visitors, including families from Russell, Rossburn, and Vancouver, visited relatives and traveled from Saskatoon to Calgary during the event.
The Silverton Community extends sympathy to Mr and Mrs Verne Dunn and family on the loss of their son Barry in an accident last week. Various visits and travel plans are noted, including 4-H exchange trips, family anniversaries, guests from across Canada and the United States, and ongoing summer trips and racing plans.
A Kingdon family gathering at Ernest Kingdon’s home over July weekend marked the father’s 83rd birthday and a 50 year wedding anniversary. The event featured a tea service gift, a 60 year wedding cake, and a lawn picnic at the Alvin Kingdon home despite rain. About fifty guests attended from multiple locations, noting it was the first time in eleven years all children were home together. The Kingdons count seventeen grandchildren and two great grandchildren, with several relatives unable to attend.
The Manitoba Department of Renewable Resources and Transportation Services announces bow and arrow deer seasons across several regions. Interlake runs Aug 29 to Sep 17, Lake Winnipeg sides Aug 29 to Nov 5, Duck Mountain Aug 29 to Sep 10, Riding Mountain NP Aug 20 to Oct 31, central and southwest Aug 29 to Nov 12, and areas south and east of Winnipeg Aug 29 to Nov 26. Hunting is prohibited in wildlife refuges and Riding Mountain NP, or in non archery areas. An unsuccessful archer may use a firearm licence to hunt deer.
The twelve trustees of the Birdtail River School Division and spouses met July 16 at Allan and Janice Murray’s home to honor Doug Fallon who retired last fall after 25 years on the board. Fallon served on the local board from 1951, helped start the division, and remained a steady advocate for students and schools. A gold Bulova Accutron watch was presented by Allan Murray and Earl Butcher, signaling appreciation for his service and retirement. The gathering included tributes and a quoted remark about national prosperity and provincial identity.
Canada’s first fully Canadian auctioneering course advertised under the Trade Schools Licensing Act. Details for the next course via Box 687 Lacombe Alberta or phone 782 6215.
Jean-Pierre Goyer urges the press to be discouraged from witch-hunts and politician businessman allegations. Nixon and Watergate figures would likely agree. Kingston engineer claims over 15 million dollars yearly could be saved by using garbage as a heat source in major Canadian bases as heating oil prices rise.
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