Beef and Barley Festival celebrates community fun week
A community driven Beef and Barley Festival is set for October 26 with busin ss promotions, two big dances, a steak barbecue, beef stands, a barley barrel, and a casino style area at Delroys store. The memorial rink will showcase 74 model cars with three dealers participating. Merchants are urged to decorate store windows and hand out barley sheaves, with more activities to be announced.
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Cabret
Delroys
Crown & Anchor
80th Birthday Celebrated by Family Guests
The best daughter Mypa Wes McLeod hosted an 80th birthday gathering with guests arriving. Two young granddaughters Joan and Ruth Me cod served at the event, assisting in hosting duties for the celebration.
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Mypa
Wes McLeod
Joan
Ruth Mecod
Tent Store at Asessippi 1919
In 1919 a lean eleven year old boy, exiled from school by flu quarantine, runs a tent store behind McKay's in Asessippi during road construction season. He hires as water boy, sells tobacco, drinks and candy, and earns strong daily cash flow of fifteen to twenty dollars. The venture lasts four months before returning to Winnipeg.
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Shell River
McKay
Russell
Amos’ Confectionery
Ledingham’s
Asbury's
Hill's General
Asessippi
Russil
A. R Devin
Nassau Street
Winnipeg
Farewell Service for Reverend C H Sells in Russell
The Rev. C H Sells held a farewell service at Christ Church Russell on August 26 joining a Holy Communion service with St Matthews Binscorth and St George's Foxwamen. He served fourteen years in the Diocese of Brandon, first arriving in Birch River Manitoba in 1959 as a Church Army Captain and later as Legion chaplain and USOP committee chairman. He began duties September 1 as Rector of St John the Evangelist Fort Qu Appelle alongside St Michael and All Angels Lipton Saskatchewan.
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C. H. Sells
Christ Church Russell
St. Matthews Binscorth
St George's, Foxwamen
Brandon
Birch River
Manitoba
Russell
Royal Canadian Legion
USOP
St. John the Evangelist Church
Fort Qu'Appelle
Sask
St. Michael and All Angels, Lipton, Sask
Collette Scott Wins Reavie Golf Trophy
Collette Scott of Yorkton won the Championship and the Reavie Trophy for the second time in succession at the Russell Ladies Golf annual event on Monday August 27. The field included players from Melville Yorkton Dauphin Calgary Gilbert Plains Binscarth Swan River Rusell and the local club. A ferocious storm hit during supper but did not dampen spirits as members look ahead to next year’s tournament and remind ladies to attend weekly events.
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Russell
Melville
Yorkton
Binscarth
Winnipeg
Dauphin
Calgary
Gilbert Plains
Bintle
Swan River
Shoal Lake
Collette Scott
Ole Goshhulak
Laura Hewiko
Fraser
Binscanth
Vi Laing
Fay Mearon
Ethel Watts
San River
Barb Dow
Ansette Beddome
Dot
Ladies Golf Association
Russell-Roblin 4H Exchange participants visit Red Deer area
4H members from Roblin-Russell joined a summer exchange with Red Deer Alberta. Thirty five youths and three leaders traveled by bus in July to Red Deer Innisfail and Dauphin areas to see Calgary Stampede Red Deer Daily Show and join a district barbecue and dance. Chaperones were Mrs and Mrs William Toback and Mrs Mavis Tibbatts. In August Red Deer visitors returned to Russell Roblin living with host families and joining Ukrainian National Festival at Dauphin and Alessippi Beach pot luck. Community support and donations funded the exchange with thanks to Herb Rutar for information.
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Roblin-Russel ‘Rea
Red Deer
Alberta
Innisfail
Calgary
Fleurette Prescott
Nicole Huberdeau
Dorothy Lyon
Lorraine Bamford
Frances Ellis
Karen Russell
Jo-Anne Woroneski
Jo-Anne Wishart
Kathie Ross
Bev Rowan
Layton Bean
Perry Bulbuhk
Roy Marschall
Ivan Zimmer
Joyce Haas
Rosalyn Kurtenbach
Verne Doole
Emil Piwniak
Marilyn Roe
Randy Baumung
Diane Livingston
Nancy Bailes
Diane Edel
Donna Cranwell
Penny Hab Jerstock
David Cranwell
Percy Windecker
Clarence Wagner
Terry Becker
Colleen Dixon
Raymond Wagner
Barbara Dyer
Barb McLennan
William Toback
Mavis Tibbatts
Russell- Roblin
Dauphin
Alessippi Beach
Guess Who Dominates Asessippi Beach Tourney
Nine player fastball squad known as Guess Who wins the Asessippi Beach tournament on August 19 with Zimmer surname players from five families. They beat Roblin 8 to 7 in the final as Edgar pitched a strong game.
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Asessippi Beach
Kelvin's Comments on Rural Step 73 Program
The Rural Step 73 program by the Department of Colleges and University Affairs provides summer employment for students and free labor for rural communities. Five Ag Rep area students completed about 50 farm and community projects, focusing on nonproduction tasks like painting tearing down buildings fencing and yard cleanup. Due to many applications and tight timelines some projects were postponed. the program will likely continue next year inviting new participants.
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Rural Step
Department ‘of Colleges and University Affairs
Ag. Rep
Cabinet to Hear Brief at Russell
Plans completed for a regular Manitoba Cabinet meeting in Dauphin council chambers on September 10. Premier Ed Schreyer announced the event, noting it follows the practice of holding occasional cabinet meetings outside Winnnipeg and that further arrangements have been made.
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Manitoba
Dau Phin Council
Ed Schreyer
Winnipes
Devastating Storm Hits District Then Festival Plans Rise
A second severe storm swept the district with dust winds hail and heavy rain causing damage near Yorkton and along No 5 Highway. Russell Chamber of Commerce gears up for The Beef and Barley Festival October 2 to 6 with posters due this weekend. Bowling starts September 13 at 7 30 pm Brenda McGregor leads. Local sales awards noted for Bill Walls and Bill Stolar of Frank Clement and Sons Ltd. Orioles travel to Kamloops for an international baseball event amid playoff uncertainty. Sonja Anguaville wins 390 at St Josephs Bingo. a giant tomato appears in the vegetable department from Mrs. Walter Dufrat.
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Russell
Yorkton
No. 5
Russell Chamber of Commerce
Brenda McGregor
Bill Walls
Frank Clement and Sons Ltd
General Motors
Bill Stolar
Clement's
Binscorth Orioles
Kamloops
B.C
Orioles
Hamiota
Cme Chuchmuch
West
Sonja Anguaville
St. Joseph's Bingo
Walter Dufrat
Bar adjourned and fines listed for various offenses
BEFOR E THE BAR was adjourned Sine Die one received a 5.00 fine four paid 10.00 each and one 20.00 Breathalyzer over .08 one juvenile fined 25.00 Various names and Manitoba Saskatchewan towns are listed with fines for speeding careless driving failing to yield right of way left of dividing line improper stopping and yielding signs
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D.C. Rowat
Lonnie Alex Towstego
Saskatoon
Sask
C. Nil Ronald Jean Marc Huberdeau
St. Lazare
Man
John Robert Dilling - Russell
Kenneth Robert Arran - Binscarth
C. Ads
James Orr - Binscarth
Doris Barber - Russell
Adam H. Lindenback
Fox- Jwarren
Frances Victoria Clements
Binsearth
Henri Joseph Lafersiere
St.Lemare
Also Mentioned on This Page
C.H. Sells
Mince
Russell - Roblin
Department of of the Secretary of State
Russell and
Roblin
Herb Rutar
Kelvin
Kelvin Smith Ag. Rep
Glenn Pixey
Cabinet
Graeme George Lee - McAvey
David Genaille - Binscarth
Daniel Demontigny - Binscarth
Rene Perreault St. Lazare
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