Cookies in a Jar fundraiser aids Sri Lankan orphans
Park West students stage a quick social studies lesson turned drive to raise money for tsunami victims. Third and fourth graders and parents prepared layered dry-ingredient jars sold at five dollars each, many presold, with donations boosting totals toward Sri Lankan orphans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schappert
Marie
Park West
Police Report Highlights Local Invasions And Thefts Aboard
Police logs detail a home invasion custody dispute in Russell on Jan 1, a lone intruder scare on Jan 7, a bar fight with a broken window and no charges after restitution, a stolen snowboard, a consensual assault with no charges, a stolen Ford Explorer found stuck in a snow bank, a railway crossing light damage with a suspect vehicle, theft of a carved wooden eagle at Gambler First Nation, and an unruly youth incident at the Russell Inn C Store.
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RCMP
Russell
Russell Rcmp
Rossburn
Binscarth
St. Lazare
Gambler First Nation
Fate of SAAN Store Chains in Limbo After Bankruptcy
SAAN Acquisition Corp. bought the Canadian discount chain and filed for bankruptcy protection. Hilco Merchant Resources and Gordon Brothers Group manage a large inventory liquidation across 223 stores in over 1 200 communities. The sale aims to proceed by end of March with inventory valued around 84 million dollars amid competition from Wal Mart and Giant Tiger. Russell’s Manitoba location is among 23 province stores. Cont. on page 3.
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Saan Acquisition Corp
Hilco Merchant Resources of
Chicago
Gordon Brothers Group
Boston
SAAN
Russell
Manitoba
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Bob Ross
Westpark Insurance
Rice Financial
David Silversides
Banner County Health Foundation
Heart Monitor
Russell and District
Tims
Sri Lanka
Russell Niseco
WeatherTec Services Inc
By Terrie Welwood
Rossbum
Ment
Russell Inn C
Hilo
Wal Mart
Giant Tiger