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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 04, 1972
Page
8
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Community schools offer August 18 to 27 1972 sessions at Gimli Manitoba’s Provincial Recreation Leadership Training Centre sponsored by the Department of Tourism Recreation and Cultural Affairs. Open to ages 16 plus with bursaries for adults and students. courses include pottery trade and movement painting typing graphics music drawing fibre arts drama folk dance and creative writing with a wine and beer making track. Also features a Taping Clinic at Major Pratt Collegiate led by Norm Josh of the University of Brandon and a Borealis Theatre Group Family Variety Night at Rossburn Town Hall plus an Adult Drama Workshop and a Ukrainian Dance Workshop in Dauphin with May 4 application deadline.
The history book committee of the Wolverine Hob by and Historical Society has compiled Spy Hill history in a 512 page volume with about 200 pictures. It features a deluxe binding with a gold design showing covered wagon and pioneer motifs. The work covers the hill from which Spy Hill derives its name.
PFRA Tree Nursery at Indian Head has begun packing and shipping 4.5 million seedlings with all trees expected to be shipped by May 11. Bulk orders go to Agricultural Representative offices in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with Alberta destinations direct. Dr. W H Cram notes the schedule follows climate, pickup hours are 9 to 4 Sunday to Thursday, and Fridays and Saturdays are closed to allow reps’ hours. Farmers may pick up trees at the nursery until May 11, with varieties including caragana elm Manitoba maple and green ash. Plans for tree planters and herbicidal spraying booms are available at the nursery.
The volume traces Spy Hill area roots with 700 mailed notices and in depth pioneer anecdotes. It includes homesteading data from 1882, the Hamana Colony as the first cooperative in the West, and write ups on Hudson Bay and Northwest forts along the Qu Appelle Valley. It covers the Carlton Trail and Red River cart routes, plus pioneer flashbacks and local funding efforts spearheaded by Florence H. T. Barker.
Magistrate C Rowat fines Dennis Robert Nickel for possession of a restricted drug, plus costs. Robert Frederick Pin and others receive fines for liquor possession and careless behavior. Harold Rae fined for throwing glass on a highway with costs assessed. Several entries list small sums and local jurisdiction.
Lyle Schepp and Mike Muler will lead Arts and Crafts children on a bike ride and roaster outside if weather permits. Children should bring their own weiners buns and drink plus 5 cents for condiments. They depart Kippan House at 2:00.
Community information service announces a free babysitting program at Kippan House for May and June. Hours are Monday to Friday 4:00 to 5:30 and Saturday 10:00 to 6:00. Volunteers seek materials and donations dropped off at Kippan House or Clement’s garage.
Health experts emphasize annual screenings and swift cancer treatment to improve outcomes. Early detection reduces mortality, with guidelines urging adults to follow recommended screening schedules and consult providers for concerning symptoms.
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