Community notes highlight concerts and alpine races this week
In Memorial hall a Cece concert is planned for Monday. The Russell Ski Club hosts annual alpine events with downhill and slalom classes plus toboggan races. Other items include the Sportsman Dinner on February 22, deer hunting results, highway surfacing tenders, bonspiels, and regional curling prizes as local voters face a Manitoba legislature race with unclear ballot spot meanings.
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Memorial Hall
Kierans
Russell Ski Club
Don Lawson
Duncan Johnston
Birtle
Louis Bere
Langenburg
Stan Jackson
Derek Bezo
Frank Keller
Jack Kostiak
Clarence Kiimack
Don Adolphe
Burke Garnett
Focal
Local candidates outline tax reform and welfare stance
Feb 20 press releases quote Mr. Graham backing premier’s federal stand and stressing joint programs must be settled before culture issues. Don Kostesky of New Democrats calls for reformed taxes and estate rebates for farmers and small businesses. Ed Shust criticizes provincial leadership, cites education funding, highway work delays, and missed potash development opportunities to keep young people at home.
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Graham
Confederation
Don Kostesky
New Democratic
Rossburn
Russell
Angust
Weir
Saskatchewan
February 28 Deadline for ’69 Licence Tabs
RCMP warns the public that all motor vehicles using highways after February 28 must be licensed for 1969, effective March 1. Motorists operating without 1969 licenses will face prosecution.
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RCMP
Publc
Youngest MP Talks To MPC Students About War
The 2-year-old MP from Yorkton-Melville jeoneueccy, nicknamed Love Nystrom, spoke at Major Pratt Collegiate about his trip to Biafra and Nigeria as a civil war observer. Slides depicted thousands of starving women and children, prompting him to urge global concern for war victims and ongoing deaths.
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Love Nystrom
Yorkton - Melville Jeoneueccy
Biafra
Nigeria
Pratt Collegiate
Mr. Nystrom
ByElection Early Voting and Polling Places Listed
Advance polling for the February 20 byelection will run at the Legion Stub Rooms in Binscarth and Town Hall in Rossburn on February 15 17 and 18 from 1 to 10 pm. Election day polls open 8 am to 8 pm with stations including Harrowby School Poll 1 Silvert on Poll 5 Melnyk Residence NM 421-26 Ukrainian Hall Angnusville Ruthenia Community Hall Meeting Hall Ind pout Gamma Onn Bi pet Mengea St La pon Bi pet Harold Parsons Residence S.E. 5-16-29 Poll 28 W I Room Foxwer
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Legion Stub Rooms
Binscarth
Rossburn
Harrowby School
Community
Silverton
Melnyk
Angusville
Ruthenia
Indpout
Gamma” Onn
Peat Meme Hal
Bipet Mengea
Bintou Fansal
St Lapon
Harold Parsons
S.E
W.I
Foxwer
Watt Ferris Service At Dropmore Friday
Watt Ferris of Dropmore died Tuesday afternoon at Roblin Hospital. He was 68 and a lifelong resident. Funeral service will be held Friday at 2 30 in the Dropmore United Church.
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Watt Ferris
Dropmore
Roblin Hospital
Dropmore United Church
Ferris
Charter Night Delivers Russell Kinsmen Club Charter
Russell Manitoba sees charter presented to new Kinsmen Club with over 100 attendees from Brandon Minnedosa Virden Dauphin Gil Mor Plains Roblin and The Pas districts. Art Jones flags 400 Canadian clubs and 13 500 members in the fellowship program as Gordon Southam receives the charter and new officers are installed.
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Russell Club
the Royal Pumpletto Elks’ Hall
Brandon
Minnedosa
Virden
Dauphin
Gilect Plains
Roblin
Pas Clubs
Art Jones
Edmonton
Jones
Ees
Ets
Gordon Southam
Gene Blais
Harvey Smith
Jack Elliot
Art Birsion
Dennis Hawkins
Ron Clement
Henry Dyck
District 2
Banner
Gavel
Gang
Lectern
Robin
Association
Ted Scoles
Pas
Southam
Dartmouth
N.S
Abbottsford
B.C
Quebec City
LaValle
Quebec
Scribner
Ont
Prince George
Meaford
Regina
Sask
Manitoba
Stewart McLean
Q.C
Transport
Gil Molthe
Ed.Tinkler
Gil Molgat
Craig Stewart
Centennial Briefs Deadline March 12
The Centennial ian ping Committee will accept project sets until March 12, then view them and report to a general meeting perhaps two weeks after. Chairman Matt Kawchuk presided at a home meeting with Mrs. Joan Rowat, Ken Munro, Art Kinney, Mert Perrin, Bob Thom, and Ken Halldorson. Bob Thom spoke on a swimming pool proposal and Halldorson became publicity chairman proposing ideas to promote the projects through the local paper. Written briefs or verbal suggestions are welcome at the committee meeting on March 21. presentations should include purpose, estimated costs, and financial resources. All community organizations are urged to submit concrete proposals by March 12.
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Matt Kawchuk
Joan Rowat
Ken Munro
Art Kinney
Mert Perrin
Bob Thom
Ken Halldorson
Halldorson
Durum Hercules seed allotments limited shift in 1969
Rural Scene reports seed supplies for 1969 will be limited with difficult access for individuals. Hercules durum wheat, developed by Canada’s Agriculture Department, will be offered first to seed growers. Hercules is earlier and shorter than Stewart 63, with lodging resistance, yielding 4 percent less on black soil. Mustard performed well last year in the area. A special crops meeting at Silverton hall on Monday February 24 at 2 pm offers a chance to talk with Northern Sales Ltd representatives and Manitoba Department agronomist Rogalsky.
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Hercules
Canada Department of Agriculture, Research Station
Winnipeg
Stewart
Silverton Hall
Northern Sales Ltd
Rogalsky
Special Crops Agronomist
Manitoba
Legion Curlers Busy At Weekend Bonspiels
Jack Self defeated Roy Whitmnes in a final at the weekend bonspiels as Legion curlers stayed active. Other matches featured multiple teams competing, reflecting a busy schedule across local rinks.
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Legion
Ner
Jack Self
Roy Whitmnes
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Birtle-Russell
NDP
N.D.P
Shust
Bindle Legion Hall
Ed. Shust
Harry Graham
Progressive Conservative
MPC
Russell Kinsmen Club
J. A. Burgess
Oy W. T
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