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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 28, 1980
Page
1
The Major Pratt School hosted its eighteenth annual Awards Night on a Friday evening in 1980. Athletes received recognition including girls awardees for their achievements and contributions to school sports programs.
Hire A Student seeks more workers as vacancies rise in the area. The notice notes lost work in the region and calls for recruitment to fill positions, reflecting a growing demand for student labor and local employment opportunities.
Government moves to set drought plans in motion as water supplies strain. The note cites Winnipeg levels expected to reach 714.4 feet by midsummer while a guest at the St. Regis Hotel Coffee Shop recalls the hockey season ending early as ice failed in the rinks.
Donkey baseball brings a bizarre, entertaining show as Stubborn Donkeys supplied by Jim Smith Enterprises of Fenelon Fall Ontario pilot eleven donkeys through base paths at Russell Fair Grounds on June 7. Donkeys serve as basemen fielders and runners while a pitcher and catcher remain unmounted. Base circles four feet wide require a donkey in each circle with two feet in the ring. Batters ride in from the start, mounting after contact, with rules forcing mounted play and occasional toting of donkeys between bases. The spectator event promises humorous mishaps as townsfolk and farmers participate in a quirky, memorable evening.
In question period MP Charles Mayer asks Minister Eugene Whelan what the federal government will do to relieve the drought. Bert Hargrave moves for an emergency debate, both motions are defeated. Mayer warns farmers may sell breeding stock without guaranteed feed and urges steps to ensure feed is available through summer and possibly winter. Whelan replies that rain by late May could solve many problems.
Negotiations continue as strike begins with Manitoba Health Organization offering a general wage increase of 9.1 percent in year one and 10 percent in year two. An across the board 2 percent raise for Hospital Nurses Aide category and a shared dental plan are proposed. fringe benefits improvements are requested with a cost of living allowance around 15 percent. If unions stay unrealistic, strike action is seen as likely. details of facilities and contact persons are provided.
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