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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1978
Page
8
Recreational Round-Up outlines Par 27 rules with three balls per hole on three holes, a total Par 27, $2 entry fees, and a two half‑side format leading to A vs B finals. Also lists Mini Olympics events from August 28 to 31, entry deadlines, venues, and prize details.
Bertha K. Minshull born Bertha Kate Gibbons in Winnipeg January 29 1891 died July 28 1978 at Russell District Hospital after a long illness. She married Thomas Minshull January 9 1913 and lived on Level Lea Farm near Angusville Manitoba. Survived by sons Leonard and Edward daughter-in-law Joy two grandchildren Sharon and Brian and a foster daughter Evelyn Crerar among relatives. Funeral held July 31 1978 at Braendle Brace Funeral Home Russell with interment at Russell Memorial Gardens.
Obituary for Raymond Hetter of Calgary aged 55 with survivors Robert and Kathy, plus family in Manitoba. Services held August 15 at Leyden's Chapel of Remembrance, Mountain View Gardens interment. Separately a Manitoba Agriculture weed specialist Hank Nelson counsels fall tillage timing and glyphosate use to control quackgrass, warning on tank materials and frost risk.
A library feature reviews Six Men by Alistair Cooke exploring six transatlantic figures and Cooke himself, alongside Wild Plants of Central North America for Food and Medicine by Stephen Jackson and Linda Prine. The herb guide notes edible, medicinal plants with emphasis on preventive health and vitamin rich content for everyday use.
The summer program ended last Friday at the Game Farm with 22 children and 8 adults. Attendees viewed animals, rode ponies, played games, and enjoyed a weiner roast. Gratitude is given to Hibachi's, water coolers, drivers, and to Kerry Coulter and Scott Miller for their extended help.
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