Memorial dance and ice events dot local week
Community life features a reception at Queen's Hotel for Russell's volunteer fire brigade and wives, plans for an ice carnival, a picture skaters' show on March 6, and golf and curling results. Education Week urges students not to quit but to choose the right school and path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bene Olen Seises
Russell
Volunteer Fire Brigade
Council
Queen's Hotel
Lloyd Stevenson
Carberry
Tony Kiez
Yorkton
Brandon Rcmp
Mike Falkevitch
Alex Dalziel
John Ziprick
Andy McFadden
Birtle
Loriie Stanley
Dot Bicknell
Gwen Smart
Inglis
Shellmouth
Ski Club Weekend a Notable Community Event
The Ski and Toboggan Club hosted a Saturday dinner featuring Father Athol Murray as guest speaker with 190 plus attendees. Local officials offered thanks, trophies were donated, and a Sunday ski and toboggan meet drew 235 cars at Assiniboine valley, with multiple races, birdseye views from a helicopter, and results led by riders from Esterhazy Swan River Russell and Whitemouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Ski and ‘Toboggan Club
Athol Murray
Harold Clement
Gene Blais
Clem Robert
R. G. Smnellie
Reeve Bert Thompson
Rod Clement
Mla
Blais
Ken Reavie
Notre Dame College
Wilcox
Sask
Assiniboine
Whitemouth
Winnipeg
Swan River
Saskatchewan
Clement
Yorkton
Town Council Approves Lighting Upgrades and Appointments
Manitoba Hydro changes approved to upgrade street lighting along Darcy Augusta Memorial with three hundred twenty five mercury vapor units replacing 100 watt lamps and new additions. Council set April 1 for 1968 business assessment revision. P Patterson and T Bulbuck named special constables. Russell Advisory Planning Commission members named for 1968 70. Building permit granted to J C Callander. accounts totaling 8643.69 approved. All councillors present under Mayor Burgess.
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Manitoba Hydro
Darcy
Augusta
Memorial
Gary Patterson
Ted Bulbuck
Russell Advisory Planning Commission
H. J. Shipp
D. F. McCaig
W.J. B. Garnett
A. V. Warran
J.C. Callander
Burgess
Russell Chamber of Commerce
Highways Department
Saskatchewan
Horticultural Society
Eed
Gill “Ames Saa7or Aproval
Manitoba
Thompson
Harold Clement
Manitoba Chambers of Commerce
Brandon
Comins
Calgary
Manitoba Tourist Year Surpasses Earlier Estimates in 1967
Hon. Sterling R. Lyon announced new Dominion Bureau of Statistics figures showing Manitoba welcomed over 25 million visitors in 1967, spending about 106.8 million dollars, up from 103 million and far above 1966. United States arrivals rose to 245,000 vehicles, a 30 percent increase, as tourism campaigns extended the season.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Manitoba
Sterling R. Lyon
Q.C
Mr. Lyon
Department
United States
Funeral Saturday for Thomas A. Dunsmore
Funeral service for Thomas Alvin Dunsmore who died in Winnipeg on Tuesday will be at Knox United Church Russell on Saturday at 2:00. Interment in Russell Memorial Gardens. He was 21. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Janie Association.
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Thomas A. Dunsmore
Thomas Alvin Dunsmore
Winnipeg
Knox United Church
Russell
Russell ‘Memorial Gardens
Pee Roe
Janie Association
New Manitoba Highway Maps for 1968 Edition
The Manitoba highways department will distribute the 1968 edition maps, with 300000 copies printed. They will reach readers via tourism offices, service stations, chambers of commerce, ports of entry, Canadian and U S tourism offices, and provincial branches. The package includes general and urban centre maps, mileage charts between major cities, Manitoba mileage details, public recreation sites, and RCMP locations.
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Manitoba Highways Department
Department of Tourism, and Recreation
Tourist Department
Chambers of Commerce
Manitoba
Government of Canada
United States
Rowat Shifts from Co op to Insurance Field in Dauphin Area
Don Rowat, three years manager at Russell Consumers Co op, resigns to join Sun Life Assurance Co. on March 15 and will cover the Dauphin Robyn area. Gary Killosky becomes new co op manager from Sandy Lake and seeks housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Rowat
Russell Consumers Co-op
Bission
Sun Life Assurance Co
Dauphin-Rob Yin
Rowat
Russel
Gary Killosky
Sandy Leke
Chamber Seeks Tour Participants To Sut Perimental Farm
The Russell Chamber of Commerce sponsors an unfinished business se bus tour leaving here Sut Perimental Farm. Interested persons should contact Harry Stanchuk or Harold Clement by Friday the fifth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Chamber of Commerce
Harry Stanchuk
Harold Clement
Sth
Discipline Topic At H and S Meeting
Russell Home and School Association held its February meeting at Major Pratt Collegiate with Dr. Wolfe presiding. A resolution urged a Department of Education grant to fund music teachers in schools as the program topic centered on discipline and parental cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Home and School Association
Pratt Collegiate
Wolfe
Mervyn Stevens
Home and School and
Division Principals Attend Conference in Winnipeg
Division principals from afatt Kawchuk Wayne Johnston Russell John Nelson and Wally Henderson Inglis Frank Schaak Binsearth Joe Mudry Angus ville Dennis Hennessy Don Erickson Rossburn Ron Dalby Leonard Bartko Oakburn Garry Bochinski Ed Sklar Elphinstone attended a three day conference in Winnipeg. The gathering covered district education issues and collaborative approaches for the new term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afatt Kawchuk
Wayne Johnston
Russell
John Nelson
Wally’ Henderson
Inglis
Frank Schaak
Binsearth
Joe Mudry
Angusville
Dennis Hennessy
Don Erickson
Rossburn
Ron Dalby
Leonard Bartko
Oakburn
Garry Bochinski
Ed Sklar
Elphinstone
Winnipeg
Round of Meetings for Unitary Division Board
The Pelly Trail Unitary Division Board met in Angusville School on Friday February 28 and Monday February 26. Resolutions include accepting delegations by appointment at Central Office, establishing Junior High in Binscarth for fall term 1968 grades 7 to 9, hiring and paying $52 for cleaning and renovating Isle lay school during Easter, reporting staff efficiency, and limiting commercial course seats for Elphinstone Oakburn seven pupils. Boards will maintain current configurations at Elphinstone Oakburn and Rossburn Colleges until June Boundaries Commission report. Each trustee received 1968 supply lists to review, salaries to be set for calendar year to aid budgeting, and area divisions told to stay in touch with the coordinating committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelly ‘Trail Unitary Divison Board
Angusville School
Binscarth
Islay
Elphinstone
Oakburn
Rossburn
Boundaries Commission
Sfichabystyn
Oakbur
Nations
Manitoba Legislature Opens March 7 in New Premiers Era
Premier Walter Weir announced the second session of the 28th Manitoba Legislature will open Thursday March 7. The session will see the legislature with 31 Progressive Conservatives, 18 Liberals, 11 NDP, 1 Social Credit and 1 vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Walter Weir
Progressive Conservatives
Liberals
New Democratic Party
Social Credit
Winter Fair Entries Must Be Mailed Friday
Manitoba 1968 winter fair reports over 1 000 prize lists received with seven departments expecting about 800 entries across 200 classes. Officials remind exhibitors to postmark all entries by midnight March 1 no late submissions accepted. Show runs April 1 through 6.
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Manitoba
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Father Murray
Burke Garnett
Len Kusnick
Esterhazy
Stewart Bowley
Glen Martin
Delvin Kushninyk
Welly Veal Langenburg
Mavnes
Bill Roberts
Gordon Rutar
al Meisner
Roseann Kushninyk
Irene Kushniryk
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Sandra Meisner
Linda Reavie
Joalie Ken Broderick
Grenoble
Minnesota North Stars
National Hockey League
TNS
Don Rowat
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Chamber
Experimental Farm
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