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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 07, 1967
Page
1
Readable text shows 350 students at MPC and 450 at elementary schools for the 1967-68 term, up 121 from last year due to consolidation. Two portable rooms, multiple new staff and bus routes support the increase while awaiting a new school.
A cairn marking the Angus homestead in Silver Creek was dedicated in a Centennial ceremony led by Jim Angus. Elizabeth Aykroyd, the sole surviving pioneer descendant, attended at age 92, with 80 locals present. The plaque honors the Angus family who founded Angusville, noting the site of the first home and the town’s name origin.
A new edition of a field handbook on field after game handling has been released by the department of mines and natural resources. Hon Gurney Evans said it replaces the original 14 items and provides updated guidance.
Payments include annual grants totaling 4008.08 with allocations to the Bus, Russell Chamber of Commerce, and Russell Horticultural Society. A bylaw on purchasing part of south east section 421-28 for sewerage region extension was proposed. Council approved tax roll increases per the Provincial Municipal Assessor and requested a 750 grant for graveling approved streets and building two frame porches for M K Mushlumanski and Gloria Parton. All members attended. Mayor Burgess presided.
Dr Margaret Lu moved to the Russell Clinic in Winnipeg where she pursued further pediatrics training. In 1960 a couple arrived in Russell in July 1961 and she briefly practiced at Roseburn Hospital before a temporary retirement after their son Greg was born, now three, with a daughter Susan aged one.
Planning Pioneer Recognition Day features a prominent guest speaker for senior citizens with CBC televising and broadcasting to reach all gatherings. Special awards will honor Manitobans aged 95 and older while tributes are paid to seniors. locals are urged to contact your centennial committee chairman with names and addresses.
The Rural Scene notes fertilizer as a year round topic with debates on rates and formulas. A soil sample sent to the Provincial Soil Testing Lab is the most accurate method, with samples taken in late fall at 0-6 and 6-24 inch depths, costing 3.00 per sample or 6.00 total. It also mentions an extended deadline for the 1967 Dairy Short Course at the University of Manitoba, urging interested youth to obtain application forms from local agricultural reps or the Food Science Department.
The discussion argues against lotteries as painless funding for schools and hospitals. It cites New Hampshire's twice yearly $60 million lottery as a case where public belief in easy, open access did not meet expectations, suggesting caution about lottery financing.
A 1606 pageant staged on the waters of Ana Polis Basin at Port Royal Bay of Fundy is noted as Theatre of Neptune. Written by Marc Lescarbot, a Parisian lawyer who enlivened the new colony’s frame habitation, the early colonial project was built by the Sicar de Monts in 1605 from Champalin plans.
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