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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1973
Page
1
The Russell and District Horticultural Society held its annual fruit, flower and vegetable show on Saturday August 25. Entries filled 22 sections in this class and Junior Garden entries doubled to 48. A long green marrow attracted attention as participants prodded and held it during a guessing exercise. Proceeds benefited the show’s goals.
Premier Schreyer and the Manitoba Cabinet will meet with the Directors of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce in Russell on September 10 to discuss provincial chamber policy. About forty directors from across Manitoba are expected for a two day conference hosted by the Russell Chamber of Commerce. The meetings will cover farm land bank policy and wage and price controls amid rising living costs.
The Chamber of Commerce plans a contest to design a Russell area logo for “Beef and Barley” and to create a short theme song. Prizes will be awarded during Beet and Barley Week with time and place to be announced.
An agricultural note outlines stubble burning as a sparkly but harmful practice that offers little soil benefit and may harm weed control. It cites Brandon Research Station on long term effects and warns against burning for organic matter. The piece then explains Manitoba’s Stocker Program by Manitoba Pool Elevators and MACC, enabling farmers to keep calves, feed them at home, and sell later to feeders, with administrative steps and delays noted.
An August 1910s raid near Asessippi saw four Galician locals seize a store, tied up the attendant, and load a small safe onto a democrat driven team. After days of pursuit, a posse tracked them to camp, recovered the safe, and jailed the four men for armed robbery ahead of the Manitoba Provincial Police era.
Mr Uruski served as legislative assistant to the premier until recently. In 1971 he chaired the Legislative Standing Committee on Agriculture. A turkey and grain farmer in the Arborg district, he has five years with CALP, returning to farming years ago. He directed the Manitoba Key Association and joined the Manitoba Farmers Union. Ale was first elected to the Manitoba Legislature in June 1960 and re-elected in the latest provincial vote. he is married with three children.
A lost Labour Day weekend ends with rain delaying harvest and threatening resumed work. An 80 ft swath burned by lightning was saved by rain saving 200 acres from fire. Orioles win $1,500 prize money at an International Baseball Tournament with Alaska and Kamloops teams placing first and second. Barry Ross signs a one year coaching contract with the Dauphin Kings for 1979 74 season after long play with Yorkton Terriers and other leagues. Motorists are urged to watch school zones as classes resume. Mrs A Cochrarte of Binscarth reports tomatoes growing oddly in a slope. Adeline Nychuk, a 1978 Major Pratt Collegiate graduate in Russell, Manitoba, receives a 500 scholarship.
Activities at the personal care home continued through summer without a set schedule. Fall plans include a new calendar drawn by district churches and an expanded crafts program funded by donations. Donations of vases are welcomed, and visiting hours run daily from 10 am to 9 pm with residents encouraged to visit and enjoy coffee.
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