Marquette Festival Winners Shine At Russell Concert
North Western Marquette Festival winners performed at a Russell concert on May 9 at Major Pratt School in Russell. Awards honored participants from Russell and surrounding communities across multiple grades for piano solos, duets, folk songs, and choral performances with trophies and scholarships from local organizations and banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birtle
Russell and District
Russell
Pratt School
Joanne Wiseman
N.W
Russell N.W.M.P
D. Tremaine
Decorby
Jackie Peitz
Susan Lu
Grant Hackman
Roy Simms Shield
Royal Canadian Legion Trophy
Manitoba high school job centres open across rural area
The Youth Secretariat funds 13 high school job centres in rural Manitoba with Canada Manpower help. In Brandon an orientation May 2 3 4 ran for 22 student recruiters. Barb Sanderson and Fran Telford coordinate in Russell area, placing students in farming construction and other summer work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Youth Secretariat
Canada Manpower
Brandon
Canada Farm Labour Pool
Russell
Barb Sanderson
Fran Telford
Barb
Fran
Assiniboine E
Selkirk
Neepawa
Dauphin
Swan River
Killarney
Virden
Melita
Steinbach
Morden
Stuents
Mani
Meet Your Detachment in Russell and Local Skating Meet
Dennis Miller arrived in Russell in 1972 from Shoal Lake Manitoba and now leads the local detachment with twenty three years service. His wife Glenna directs Russell Hospital nursing and their children attend Major Pratt School. The piece notes his views on police duties and community relations, hobbies gardening curling and hunting, and a future Kojak role in Winnipeg. Bald head skating club to host Manitoba Inter-Region Competition March 4 5 1978, with local support urged to showcase Russell’s businesses and recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Miller
Dennis
Russell
Shoal Lake
Manitoba
Flin Flon
Swan River
Dauphin
Glenna
Weyburn
Saskatchewan
Russell Hospital
Pratt
Lori
Jeff
Scott
Winnipeg
G.L
Brandon Russell
Elks and Royal Purple mark anniversaries in Russell
Russell Lodge No. 20 Elks and Lodge No. 152 Royal Purple celebrated 50 and 25 years with a May 14 gala. The day began with a reception at the Elks Halls, banquet at St Joseph's Church hall, and remarks from officials including Winnipeg and Thompson leaders, plus a church group serving the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Lodge
B.P.O. Elks
Royal Purple
Elks Lodge
Russell
Royal Purple Lodge
Elks
Winnipeg
Russ Jackman
Adam Demnick
Thompson
Jessie Smellie
Sheila Westwood
Art Kinney
Gr‘end Lodge
D.D.G.E.R
Scotty'* Ferguson
Royal Purple and Elks
Merv Dunn
Neepawa Lodge
Jack Curtis
Wilson
Portage Marquette riding formed and bounds set
Progressive Conservative plans for a new federal constituency Portage Marquette were announced with an organizing meeting on May 30 in Minnedosa Legion Hall featuring MP William Skoreyko. Boundaries extend from the Saskatchewan border to the RM Portage east of Popular Point with distribution across Portage la Prairie and the RM north of the Assiniboine River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Conservative Party
Portage-Marquette
Minnedosa Legion Hall
William Skoreyko
Edmonton East
Skoreyko
House of Commons
Marquette
Portage la Prairie
R.M
Portage
Assiniboine River
Saskatchewan
RM. of
Popular Point
Selkirk Interlake
Stewart
Minnedosa
Ottawa
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Cindy Hogberg
Marchwell
Rade
Bach
Russell Ellis
Royal Bank of Canada
N.W.M
F. Pin
W.I
Pamela Zitaruk
Greg Lu
Ruth Mack
Michelle Robert
Git
Gaylene Jackson
Paméla Zitaruk
Lor and
Jeff Miller
Jane
Colleen Wiseman
Prokop
N.W. M.F
Royal Canadian Legion Shield
Russell Branch
Maureen Liske
Scott Miller
Lori Miller
Mason Shield
Binscarth Lodge
Peace Gardens
Rebekah Lodge
Binscarth
Order of Eastern Star
Rossburn
George Adams
Supreme Lodge
Shirley Dunn
Manitoba Elks Association
Hary Hirst
Marion Wilson
Ladies Orange Benevolent Association
Leafa Melennan
Rebelah Lodge
Scotty
Ferguson
Audrey Ferguson
Langenburg
L. Stewart
the Elks
Russell Lodges
Madeline Henschel
Leafa Mcle‘nan
Ivy Shipp
Alice Schwalm
Spike" Kieper
Grace Wilson
Jackie Clement
Gwen Davidson
Beatrice Craig
Ethel Garrett
Agnes Jackson
Lil Adolphe
Bessie Cooker
Jucy Kennedy
The
Russell Elks
Royal Lade Madeline Henschel
Scotty” Ferguson
Russell B.P.O. Elks
Jack Wilson
Mervyn Dunn
Peter Masniuk
M.P
Craig Stewart
Inwood
Reggies
NDP
Jesus
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