Good Roads And How They Got That Way
A historical survey of Manitoba and U S road development from 1860s sled travel to early highway design. Highlights Manitoba Good Roads Association formed in 1914, 1918 Rural Competition prizes, trophies like W. Quinn’s best maintained earth road, and Canada U S Highway 83 history from Texas to Canada culminating in 1956 International Highway designation. Includes Virden museum items and notes on 1925 International Highway Conference program and local Russell building plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Good Roads Association
Highway 83 Association
Virden
Pioneer Home
Roblin
Virdeo Museum
Reeves
Wallace R.M
Overland Company
T.A. Megaffin
F.W. Weekes
Bill Quinn
Manitoba
W. Quinn
Lenore
Good Roads Association
Vir‘denm
United States
Great Plains
Texas
Black Hills
Canada
Liberal Kansas
Swan River
Flin Flon
Thompson
Churchill
Alexandria Hotel
Jane Joseph Bright
Parkway Members Vote On Westland Co op Join
Parkway cooperative members convene at Roblin Memorial Hall on June 18 at 8 00 p m to study discuss and vote on joining Westland Co op Westland would unite local co ops into a central Western Canada retailing co op with member control etc The 75 majority vote is required for Parkway to proceed and Westland currently includes nineteen units mainly in Saskatchewan with plans to expand to Manitoba Alberta and British Columbia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkway Co-operative
Roblin Memorial Hall
Westland Co-op
Parkway Board of Directors
Parkway Board and Management
Gordon M. Sinclair
Federated Cooperatives Westland
Westland Co-operatives Ltd
Parkway
Canada
Thunder Bay
Pacific
Westland
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
British Columbia
Highway 83 Convention Opens With Welcome Mat Week
Delegates to the International Highway 83 Association meet in Russell with expectant guests from Texas to Manitoba. A Welcome Mat is planned, with receptions, a banquet featuring Premier E Schreyer, business sessions led by MLA Wally McKenzie, a Bon Voyage breakfast, and tours of Shellmouth Dam and Asessippi Park. Registration opens Friday afternoon at the Russell Motor Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
International Highway 83 Association
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Manitoba
Hudson Bay
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Chamber of Commerce
E Schreyer
Mantoba
Wally McKenzie
Ml.a
Inglis
Russell Golf and Country Club
Manitoba Route 43 Association
Russell Motor Inn
Calgarth Farms
Shellmouth Dam
Asessippi Park
Clement Robert
Banner County Singers To Perform At Concert
The Banner County Singers of Russell were chosen to perform at the Provincial Hi- Lites Festival Concert in Brandon at the Cen Concert Hall on Sunday June 15 at 2. The group members Kim Peltz Shannon Lange Robyn Lange Lori Miller plus Lori Keating coached by Linda Conner have performed in various Manitoba communities and at churches weddings and festivals. This will be their last year together as Shannon and Robyn move to Winnipeg and Kim continues musical studies at Brandon University. A final concert will be held Friday June 13 at 8 p.m. in Memorial Hall Russell with a silver collection to help cover recording session costs. Tapes and records will be sold later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Manitoba Festival Board
Banner County Singers of
Russell
Brandon
Manitoba
Kim Peltz
Shannon
Robyn Lange
Lori Miller
Lori Keating
Linda Conner
Foxwarren
Binscarth
Silverton
Asessippi Beach
Potashville
Robyn
Winnipeg
Kim
Brandon Universi
Banner County Singers
Memorial Hall
Russe
Community Round-Up and Upcoming Highway 83 Events
Retail merchants meet tomorrow at 10 00 p m in the Dell Room to discuss local business matters. Drafts of bags for delegates for the Highway 83 Convention are due June 17 to Jim Burgess at Russell Insurance Agencies. Russell Agriculture Society holds a general meeting June 17 at 8 00 p m in the Council Chamber Annex. Reception and banquet tickets for Highway 83 opening June 20 are limited and issued first come first served via Dee Sanderson, Chamber Secretary. A public meeting June 24 at 7 30 p m in the Council Chamber Annex invites all interested in the Beef and Barley Festival planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Burgess
Russell Insurance Agencies
Russell Agriculture Society
Council Chamber
Highway 83
Dee. Sanderson
Council Chamber Annex
Parkland Regional Library Moves to New Administration
Parkland Regional Library will operate under regional administration from July 1 to December 31 to allow Parkland municipalities to consider forming a permanent regional library system. The Parkland Development Corporation appointed a Library Advisory Board to manage the project and present options to communities and councils. Meetings will be held with municipalities to gauge interest in ongoing provincial funding and a permanent library setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkland
Parkland Region
Parkland Regional Development Corporation
Parkland Regional Library Advisory Board
Butchart
Regional Development Corporation
Toupin
Schreyer
R. Toupin
P. Burtniak
Och
Energy Talk Highlights Russell Roblin Market Outlook
Inter-City Gas sponsored a June 3 meet in Russell on energy supply for the Russell Roblin area. Ed Yashiew and Len Davidson attended with Don Lawry of Inter-City Gas discussing energy marketing, gas as a premium home fuel, and future natural gas reserves to meet regional demand. Local community notices follow with June birthday celebrations at the Russell and District Personal Care Home and upcoming programs, garden efforts, raffles, and town sports recaps including Orioles at Grandview and a Riverside Canucks vs Souris Cardinals double-header.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Inter-city Gas Utilities Ltd
Russell-Roblin
Roblin
Ing St. Lazare
Binscorth
Ed Yashiew
Len Davidson
Don Lawry
Lawry
Laury
Russel- Robiin
Russell Rob
Russell and District
Emily Saunders
Rose Prokoperz
Annie Magnowski
Inter-City
St. Lazare
Orioles
Grandview
Grandview Lakes
Bremer
McCauley
Steve Archambault
Jim Deaver
Deaver
Archambault
Lakers
McCauley- Bremer
Daryl Ortinskiith
S. Hendle
Slaver
Andres
Parton
Lang
Jackman
Hodgson
Garth Jackman
Tor
Sam
Ball Park
Riverside Canucks
Souris Cardinals
Riverside
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grayce M. Hegson
Dr. Thompson
Virden Board of Trade
James Rothnie
Westhope Commercial Club
North Dakota
Highway Department
Wallace
Pipestone
Arthur
Melita
Birtle
Hamiota
Miniota
M.L.A
R.H. Mooney
W.R. Wolstenhome
J.W. Short
Keatings
John Deere
Highway No. 4
Dell Room
Parkland Regional Library
Glenn Butchart
Elks Legion Court
Bess Loney
Asessippi
St. Phillips
Candis Davidson
Darlene Huston
Lila Russin
Deb Field
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!