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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 07, 1981
Page
9
A year-end wrap weaving town events from January to December 1980. Highlights include political nominations, municipal notes, drought impacts, school and hospital milestones, rail and road developments, agricultural fairs, and community recognitions in Russell and surrounding areas.
A flood of holiday visitors from Brandon to Winnipeg filled the Minniska district as families hosted relatives over Christmas. Notable stops included Mr and Mrs Bill Wright in Langenburg, Miss Debbie Hackman and Ross Dunn with the Dunns, and numerous Stewart and Dunn families visiting across Manitoba and Alberta. The article notes extensive farm and community ties, with local correspondents listed and a weed control course drawing 1,288 registrants by late December and expected to surpass 3,000 by January 9, 1981.
The Lieutenant Governor expresses gratitude for public support and friendship as Manitoba looks to a new year. He notes progress since early settlement, urges active citizen participation, and hopes for a joyful future with blessings for Manitobans and their families.
A lengthy family and friend visit roundup covers numerous households in Millwood district during Christmas and New Year. Names include Selfs, Wondraseks, Nortons, Larsons, Urbets, Lees, Robins, Mintenkos, Gallants, Zimmer, Bulischaks, and related kin from Sparwood to Edmonton, Winnipeg, Birtle, Leaf Rapids, and Brandon. Visitors travel by train and car, with some noting ongoing studies and recoveries.
Manitoba’s 1980 farm cash receipts rose 15 percent to 1.164 billion dollars driven by higher wheat deliveries and gains in rye, flax, cattle, and dairy sales. Wheat output dropped seven percent despite higher plantings due to poor weather, while barley and silage crops increased. Flax and rape seed declined sharply, hay and corn saw mixed changes, signaling a weaker outlook for 1981 unless crops rebound.
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