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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 22, 1982
Page
2
The piece invokes a plea for peace and mercy, asking to sow love where hatred exists and to offer pardon, faith, and hope. It envisions turning darkness into light and ends with a call for guidance toward constructive action.
A reflective verse invokes the Divine Master urging one to console others rather than seek consolation, to understand rather than be understood, and to love rather than be loved, noting that giving, forgiving, and dying lead to eternal life.
A digest of historical items recounts a 1902 threshing prize of 25 dollars on a 2624 bushel record, a 1912 Silverton fire loss involving grain money, 1952 Russell Agricultural Society leadership, and a 1542 naval officer’s promotion amid a broad set of local notices and holidays.
In Reston Manitoba a doe was fatally wounded beside a ditch and a buck stood beside her as a passerby alerted the RCMP. They euthanized the doe and the buck remained by her side, said to have stood with his dying mate for hours.
Regional papers report council discussions on transient traders and licensing in northeast Saskatchewan towns. Topics include licensing fees, bans versus regulation, impact on local merchants, and a Midnight Madness promotion in Unity facing Sask urban municipalities act limits. The Fort Qu'Appelle Times urges local shoppers to buy at home while Unity prepares a late night sale despite RCMP scrutiny.
Bill Smiley muses on Christmas gifts for family, lamenting the gap between desires and finances. He imagines giving grandchildren security, love, health, and happiness, while joking about lavish and impractical wishes. He reflects on his own plans, including humor about gifts for his wife, son, daughter, and himself, ending with a toast to simple, meaningful choices.
A collage of brief items lists holiday visits from Miss Patterson and Miss Morrison among others, changes in church officers for 1968, congratulations to local representatives Bob Smeliie and Keith Alexander, and a school board survey on half vs full day sessions. Includes holiday greetings from the St. Regis Hotel and local residents celebrating Christmas.
Peter Warren gathers six viewpoints from varied backgrounds to explore what Christmas means beyond gifts. A businessman, a pensioner widow, a retiree, a 12 year old, a local Winnipeg friend, and Henry Armstrong recall personal memories from childhood, family, faith, and the season’s commercial pull. The last notes call for restoring Christ in Christmas through charity and church appeals.
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