Russell School Promotion List
A historical Russell School promotion list shows students advancing through grades from Class A to Grade IX. Names listed include Fred Ducharme and Dora Ducharme advancing early, with multiple students such as Ronald Smith and Marilyn Fenton moving through Grade I to II and beyond, reflecting a sequential transfer record across grades. The document enumerates numerous students by name across Grade II to Grade IX, ending with Evelyn Smart and Donald Vinnell among others.
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Fred Ducharme
Louie Ducharme
Dora Ducharme
Evelyn Mintenko
Ronald Smith
Jimmy Vinnerl
Florence Delipper
Phyllis Adams
Terry Waddell
Lyn Drever
Lynne Sparrow
Marilyn Fenton
Tan McNeill
Roberta Dalton
Kent Warman
Richard Shinp
Leonard Olecksuk
Terry Lazenby
Frank Clement
Verner Cross
Edgar Boring
Roy Fett
Alexander Wewcheruk
Wesley Schwalm
Ronald Flett
Marlene Forsman
Jamie Langford
Dim Adolphe
Kenneth Cartwright
Irene Coulter
Reta Dunn
Mary Glasman
Lena Kominko
Rita McGillis
Raymund Mintenko
Clifford Muir
Lee Shaw
Evelyn Smart
Donald Vinnell
Helen
Clarke Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebrated in Valley
Mr and Mrs F G Clarke celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home in the valley on June 16. The event marked sixty years of marriage for the couple with family and friends in attendance.
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F. G Clarke
The
Valley
Russell Fair and Races Big Event of Next Week
One week remains until Russell Fair and Races with high entries and strong competition. The event promises ideal weather, wide exhibits from ladies work to dairy and grains, modern farm gear displays, and top horse performances from Lilla-Gold Stables. Attendance is encouraged for two days of entertainment, livestock viewing, and baseball games as the town prepares for a large crowd and a grand fair.
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Russell
Wose
Er. Casey
Brandon
Lilla-Gold
Fair Board
Laufenburg
Roblin
Gilbert
Plains
McLennan
Hackman
Local junior and senior baseball and softball results update
Last Friday quiet on local diamonds with Shoal Lake juniors winning 10 2 over Russell and the Midgets beating Inglis 12 4. Seniors with Hungry Nine at Elphinstone July 1st lost to Plumas. Juniors played Virden at Birtle and Rossburn tournaments. Girls softball took third at Birtle and then played at Binsearth sports.
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Bneball ‘Shoal
Lake Juniors
Russell
Inglis
Elphinstone
Plumas
Birtle
Virden
Rossburn
Binsearth
Highway Meeting Names Directors
The Manitoba Committee of the Trans-Canada Highway System met in Minnedosa with RC Smellie Reeve Jas Rea Mayor A Mather and R L St John from the area. L G Betz of Langenburg attended for the Eastern Saskatchewan Committee with participants from Portage la Prairie Neepawa Minnedosa Shoal Lake Birtle and Binscorth as well as Russell. Preliminary plans outlined the Apple Caravan from Vancouver to Winnipeg for early September and Betz was named chairman for the Yorkton Minendosa leg. Directors for the Central Association were Mayor Henderson Portage la Prairie Mayor Cieave Neepawa Mayor Burgess Minnedosa and R C Smellie Russell.
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Manitoba
Yellowhead
Minnedosa
RC. Smellie
Jas. Rea
A. Mather
R. L. St John
L. G. Betz
Langenburg
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Betz
Yorkton-Minendosa
Central Association
Henderson
Portage la Prairie
Cieave
Neepawa
Burgess
R. C. Smellie
Russell
Manitoba High School Study Programme Reshapes Curriculum
Manitoba education officials announce a sweeping curriculum reform to start in September for grade 10 and next term for grades 11 and 12. Students may select from five courses general commercial home economics agriculture and industrial with a four year base for average students and three year options for others. Schools may tailor offerings based on staff and facilities and allocate 10 to 12 percent of school hours for local needs.
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Manitoba
Canada
Department of Education
Swaller
Winnipeg
Brandon
Dauphin
Veterans Invited to Birtle Memorial Service
Birtle Legion invites all veterans to the annual memorial service Sunday at 3pm. Guest speaker Major General G R Pearkes V C DSO MP will attend, with the Moosomin Legion band in attendance.
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Birtle Legion
G. R. Pearkes, V.C, Dso
Moosomin Legion Band
Action Shapes Destiny in Daily Life Quote
A concise reflection on how everyday choices mold future outcomes. The saying, attributed to F B Meyer, emphasizes personal responsibility and moral consequence in ordinary acts shaping character and fate.
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F. B. Meyer
Main Street street work sparks yearly road repair debate
Government crews began work on Russell's Main Street on Wednesday, churning up oil for eventual hard surfacing. The town faces recurring potholes and costly maintenance compared with hard-surfaced streets, a plan once proposed six to eight years ago but not completed. Traffic disruption over the week follows, with calls for a lasting repair.
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Russell
Picnic at Fish Lake Draws Russell Group July 18
Members of the Russell Game and Fish Association are asked to mark July 18 for a picnic at Fish Lake with further details to follow.
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Russell Game & Fish Association
Fish Lake
Malakoe Claims Monarch Life Trophy for Third Time
A. J. Malakoe won the Monarch Life Manitoba Branch trophy for the third time securing permanent possession of the prize.
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A. J. Malakoe
Monarch Life
Manitoba
Camouflaged Color Sparks Town Business Spotlight
A local business draws attention with an unseen color scheme that fails to please the public. Patrons and residents comment on the unappealing scheme while the establishment weighs options to refresh its storefront.
First on the 1st at Silver Beach Catch
After a three year recess for the lake to be restocked, Silver Beach fishermen resume, Fraser McLennan lands a 9 pound jack on July 1, bass reportedly abundant though few other catches reported.
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Silver Beach
Fraser McLennan
Liberal Viewpoint on Saskatchewan Results and Party Shifts
The Saskatchewan results show the CCF holding a minority rural base as Liberals gain fifteen seats previously held by Socialists. Fourteen Lib gains came from farm districts, with Battlefords a semi urban exception. Two northern seats elected Liberal and CCF members on July 22.
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Saskatchewan
CCF
Liberals
Battlefords
Storm Damage Across District From Hail and Wind
Reports describe hail damage between Russell and Binscarth last Saturday, lightning destroying Louis Bezo's barn at Inglis, and Monday night winds wrecking out-buildings and felling trees across several areas of the district.
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Russell
Binscarth
Louis Bezo
Inglis
Dunn Brothers Do Well At Brandon Fair
Dunn Brothers Watson Dunn and J. J. Dunn excelled at Brandon fair competing with top Hereford breeders. They secured six firsts six seconds and six thirds. The standout was the female classes with Watson Dunn winning female champion for 2 to 6 year olds and clinching reserve senior female champion best in three animals any age best three females in my age best bull and four mates.
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Brandon Fair
Watson Dunn
J. J. Dunn
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Russell School
Mary Wewcheruk
Nelson Cusitar
Paul Fadyshen
Adeline Misztur
Shirley Halwas
Margaret Berg
Tod Billingsley
Beverley Anderon
Frank Eshelby
Deanne Genforsmap
Rutar
Corinne Man
Eldon Dimond
Betty Kennedy
Wilma Cusitar
Michael Zurawell
Gordon McFall
Everette Wishart
Daryl Deschamps
Daryl Halwas
Earle Berg
Alice Pettitt
Bruce Mintenko
John McNeill
Donald Forsyth
Violet Liske
Donald Eshelby
Mathew Fadyshen
Jack Glasman
Sheila Cross
Dolores Waddell
Dolores Ross
Velma Vinnell
Gary Diamond
Helen Zurawel
Nathan Fenton
Wanda Worenesky
Dorothy Ferragon
Donald Billingsley
Roy Pettitt
Gary Genaille
Isabelle Lopushinsky
Gerald Wishart
Lorne Pettitt
Lanny Leifer
Ann Robertson
Sheila Shipley
Jack Cohan
Kenneth Flett
Jo Ann Cross
Gary Clement
Marie Storey
Glenn Berg
Bhirley Storey
Stanley Krowski
Gloria Pacey
Nellie Fadyshen
Isabel Mintenko
Verna Worneski
Patricia McNeill
Robert Eshelby
Barry Coulter
Florence Waddell
Jack Delipper
Doreen Ann Deschamps
Aleta Casitar
Olga Misztur
Joan Exhby
James Patterson
Keith Murdock
Harold Shipp
Kay Lamon
Lynn Matheson
Leonard Wor Reski
Marnie Shaw
Lawrence Coey
Iris Donoghue
Chester Wishart
Vivian Vinneli
Richard Mosorondhon
Doreen Coey
Marjorie Galatiuk
Cameron Man
Anita Matheson
Edith Pettitt
Jack Pettitt
Sheila Robertson
Ivan Shillington
Ena Ferguson
Margaret Vinnell
Russell Fair
Lac LA Rouge
Highway Meeting Names Directors
Dunn Brothers
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