Townsmen Visit Farm Operations in Millwood District
A small group toured local farms in the Millwood district led by Dennis Trinder guiding sheep operations on five miles of land near the Millwood bridge. They observed a 600 head flock, 7000 bales of stored hay, and a large cattle herd with a 600 acre crop area while noting coyotes and lamb losses.
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Millwood
Trinder Brothers
Dennis
Ted
Binsearth
Trinder
Frank Bily
Abs
Bily
Russell Horticultural Society
No. 14
Bill Unryniuk
Art Kinney
Harry Way
Peter Pacey
bin Dunn
Dee Sanderson
Donation by Cedarwood Farms for Elderly Housing Fund
Cedarwood Farms made a $200 donation during the week to support the Elderly Housing Fund. The contribution emphasizes local charity and community welfare through a private donor.
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Cedarwood Farms
Chamber of Commerce Meets Next Monday
The Russell Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 29, at 7:30 PM in the Council Chambers. This is the last meeting before the summer recess and all members are urged to attend.
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Russell Chamber of Commerce
Inter-Prov 4H Public Speaking winner at Yorkton meet
CJGX Inter-Prov 4H Public Speaking winner Miss Weinmaster led 14 speakers at the fifth annual interprovincial meet on June 13 in Yorkton. She spoke on Segregation earning the CJGX trophy plus a miniature, transistor radio, and merit certificate. Dennis Butcher of Birtle Calf Club took second with Better TV and a radio plus merit. Dennis Lynch of Swan River Seed Club placed third with Farming, A Way of Life, receiving a radio and merit. Other speakers included Robin district on Canada’s Mental Health Problem and Deborah Lee from Russell Garden Club on the Value of Education.
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Yorkton
UGX
Dennis Lynch
Swan River
Robin District
Betty Rawlings
Assiniboia 4 Clothing Club
Canada
Russell District
Deborah Lee
Russell HI Garden Club
Waren Wolfe
Harding 441
Calf Club
Russell Ball Club Plans Big Sports For July 5
Russell Senior Baseball club announces a July 5 sports day with thirty teams. Tournaments include men's fastball and Little Baseball across at least five diamonds, with first games at noon and action continuing into the evening.
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Russell Ball Club
Russell
Credit Union Names First Directorate Directors
The union explains how it helps members borrow without collateral and outlines newly appointed directors for two and one year terms. Nominations opened for the board of directors with Jim Cochran e Dennis Trinder Frank Billy and Earl Keating chosen for two years. Bob White Arnold Liske and John Thompson elected for one year, with a credit committee and supervisory committee named. A manager will be appointed soon and meeting notices will appear in the paper for interested joiners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spike
Penner
Wally Fe Kenzie
Jim Cochrane
Dennis Trinder
Frank ‘Bily
Earl Keating
Bob White
Arnold Liske
Joho ‘Thompson
Alex Dalziel
W. Hembroff
Joe Yakubowski
Bill Aberdeen
George Sparrow
Matt Kawchuk
Centennial Director Meets Municipal Men
Centennial Committee executive director met Monday with representatives from Birtle Rossburn Ellice St Lazare Russell and surrounding districts at the Russell Town Council Chambers. He outlined Centennial grant eligible projects and announced the acceptance deadline extended to December 31 this year.
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Guarun
Afanitoba
Russell
Birtle
Rossburn
Ellice
St. Lazare
Special Golf Event at Russell Course Next Thursday
A mixed two ball foursome event is planned for July 2 at the Russell course. Men members and casual golfers may participate with partners Tight and Jest from last year’s draw. Register at the clubhouse by July 1. tee off times are 1 and 6 30 p.m.
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Russell
Archaeologists to Survey Assiniboine Valley
Archaeologists from the University of Manitoba depart ment plan to survey the Assiniboine valley before Shellmouth Dam floods the area. Timothy Fiske and W J Mayer Oakes have begun a preliminary survey and expect a follow up trip this summer. They seek any information from readers who know collectors with arrowheads or other Indian relics and ask contact at the Laboratory of Anthropology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.
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Department of Anthropology and Sociology
University of Manitoba
Timothy Fiske
W. J. Mayer Oakes
Fiske
Laboratory of Anthropology
Winnipeg
Former Student Here Ordained As Minister
Reverend Lawrence Kleebaum, a 1958 Russell High School graduate, was ordained May 21 and installed as pastor of two Lutheran Central Canada Synod congregations in Buchan an and Theodore Saskatchewan. He earned a B A from the University of Manitoba in 1960 and a B D from Saskatoon Lutheran Seminary, and is son of Gus Kleebaum, long-time district farmer now resident of Regina.
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Russell High School
Buchanan
Theodore
Sask
Central Canada
Lutheran Seminary
Saskatoon
Local Team Out Of League Playoffs
The 1964 Northwestern Manitoba Baseball League standings show Foxwarren assured of first, Angusville needing one win for a playoff berth second, Shoal Lake and Elphinstone tied for third, with Russell eliminated. Two postponed games could reshuffle third and fourth spots. playoffs occur before July 15 with matchups: top third and second fourth.
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Foxwarren
Lavin
Angusville
Shoal Lake
Elphinstone
Soathelair
Russell
Thanks For Easter Seal Contributions
Ar H. E. Way, chair man of the Kiwanis Easter Seal committee, received a letter from provincial chairman A. B. Tevendale acknowledging the district’s support of the Easter Seal Campaign. It notes rehabilitation services for physically handicapped children in Manitoba and training for more than 1000 children, and expresses confidence in continued support for the 1965 campaign.
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Ar. H. E. Way
Kiwanis
A. B. Tevendale
Manitoba
Manitoba Centennial Plan Urges Grass Roots Involvement
The 180 delegates at a Winnipeg conference discussed a 16 point Centennial Programme led by M J G Mel McMullen executive director of Manitoba Travel and Convention Association. They urged a yearlong community plan focusing on local involvement, cultural activity, tourism promotion, town beautification and leadership remembrance to celebrate Canada’s Centennial in 1967.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Mel” McMullen
Manitoba Travel and ‘Convention Association
McMullen
Vincent Massey
Canada
Canada to celebrate seventh birthday with summer events
Local notes preview July celebrations and upcoming community gatherings in Russell Manitoba including chairing parties, bingo, dances, a proposed Silver Beach resort lease, a Free Press carrier trip to Calgary, and a note on a boycott of Monday’s issue. Also horseracing news, golf tournament results, and a call to water safety with Red Cross rules.
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Canada
Memorial Arena
Elks
Halwas
Legion
Bernard Greaves
Fred Poole
Elphinstone
Don Sanderson
Spy Hill
Russell
Jack Thom
Len Loney
Don Adolphe
Birtle
Clear Lake
Silver Beach
Legion and Elks
Tommy Cross
Calgary Stampede
Manitoba
Chester Wishart
Cormorant Lake
Alvin Dickey
Chester
Indian Collection Displayed at Meet
The Wolverine Hobby and Historical Society hosted guest speaker Mr. Pearen at the Hamona Colony site in the Qu Appelle Valley south of Spy Hill. Members and visitors from Spy Hill Gerald Hazelclitte Marchwell attended as Pearen showcased artifacts from Saskatchewan and the United States, including cores used by Indians for arrowheads. The meeting featured a Q and A, a planned picnic lunch canceled by rain, and social time before adjourning. The next gathering will be at Mr. and Mrs. Provick in Hazel sclife on July 19 with a talk and museum exhibit, weather permitting. Open-air summer meetings welcome all. winter meetings are in Spy Hill Club Rooms. Membership is $1.20 annually, includes Saskatchewan History subscription.
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Earth
Hendrik van Loon
Starvaton
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
PAO
FAO
Royal Bank of Canada
le Bear Head
Wolverine Hobby & Historical Society
Hamona
Qu’Appelle Valley
Spy Hill
Gerald
Hazelclitte
Marchwell
A.M. Provick
Hazelsclife
North Recreation Areas Being Developed At The Pas And Flin Flon
Work crews from the department of mines and natural resources are redeveloping camping swimming and recreation areas in The Pas and Flin Flon regions. Three sites lie in Clearwater provincial park north of The Pas and three more are on Lake Athapapuskow south of Flin Flon.
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Department of Mines and Natural Resources
Pas
Flin Flon
Clearwater Provincial Park
Lake Athapapuskow
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Chamber of Commerce
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Credit Union Names First Directorate
M. Archeologists
Assiniboine
Esch
Sth
Sanitoba
Red Cross
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