Christmas Holiday Light Parade Sparks Town Ideas
A local columnist urges neighbors to plan spring holiday decor, sharing ideas from stars and bows to candy canes and sleighs. The piece highlights a warm Main Street with 80,000 lights and a winter skating park, and suggests coordinating residential themes with hardware stores for a town wide celebration.
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Main Street
Westpark Arena
Santa Clause
Saan
Twin Valley Co -Op
Macleods
Home Hardware
Curling neglect sparks reader appeal for coverage
An area reader complains the Russell Banner underreports curling despite local Zone winners Hazel Miller Thelma Parr Lorraine Klimnik Gertie Russell Carrie Borkofsky and provincial play in Carberry. The letter urges more interviews and photos and notes curling gains attention elsewhere.
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Hazel Miller
Thelma Parr
Lorraine Klimnik
Gertie Russell
Carrie Borkofsky
Russell
Carberry
Support your local trustee letter to the editor
A Winnipeg Free Press letter to the editor urges caution amid budget season for Manitoba school divisions. It critiques rhetoric and quick fixes as ignoring the complex education finance structure and daily realities guiding programs. Cont. on page 18.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Manitoba Association of School Trustees
Manitoba
Curling Fans Push CBC Coverage Overhaul for Hearts
Neighbouring curlers demand consistent TV coverage as CBC becomes broadcaster for the Scott Tournament of Hearts. Fans flood the CCA with complaints after a rocky rollout, with petitions and protest sites urging CBC to deliver three draws daily and weekend finals.
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CBC
Canadian Curling Association
CCA
Ottawa
Keepcurlingontsn.com
Ontario
Alberta
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Scott Paper
Canada
TSN
Russell Banner Seeks Signed Letters to the Editor
The Russell Banner invites letters to the editor for publication on this page. All letters must be signed and names will appear with the letters when published. Please include a phone number for contact if questions arise. Letters may be edited for style content and length.
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Russell Banner
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Thacker
Sist Prica
2Nd. Avenue
Bob Ross
Joan Montgomery
Angie Esplen
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Main ST
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