Russell Hospital District Board Meets discusses lights and bylaws
The Governing Board of Russell Hospital District met August 18 with members Bruce Cochrane McCalg Bomback Ireland McKay and administrator Thompson plus Dr Lu. They noted Manitoba Hydro lighting plans, a radiation safety survey satisfactory, and a plan to market hospital debentures with a fiscal agent. The board approved raises for department heads, improved grounds, front walkways, and a joint meeting with medical staff to finalize hospital bylaws. Isabel Lightly named nursing director. July stats show 500 patient days 87 admissions six births. seven month totals include 5746 patient days 808 adult admissions 62 births and 45262 pounds laundry.
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Russell Hospital
Bruce
Cochrane
McCalg
Bomback
Ireland
McKay
Thompson
Manitoba Hydro
Manitoba Health Services Commission
Manitoba Cancer ‘Treatment and Research Foundation
Hospital Commission
Commission
Manitoba Hospital Association
Isabel Lightly
Miss Lightly
Kinette Club to Ring Doorbells for Arthritis Campaign
Russell volunteers from Kinette Club plan a September 20 door to door drive to raise funds for The Canadian Arthritis Society. President Lorraine Kilimnick says the nationwide appeal invites every citizen to join the fight against arthritis and support mobile therapy services unique to Manitoba. The campaign ends with a charity tag day on September 25 organized by the C.G.I.T. under Mrs. Barry Abbott.
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Russell
Kinette Club of
Socie Sedat
Lorraine Kilimnick
Manitoba
C.git
Barry Abbott
Community Groups Sell Sweepstake Tickets Across Province
Manitoba groups including Russell Golf and Country Club Inglis District Community Club Binscorth District Chamber of Commerce and St Lazare Athletic Association approved as official sales agents for the Manitoba Golden Sweep prizes totaling over 270 thousand dollars. Early Bird draw on October 22nd offers 84150 with top 510000 to the selling agency of the winning ticket. Final CFL Grey Cup draw November 28th awards 10000 to the winning team holder plus 400 consolation prizes. tickets on sale until November 12th with final draw on the 26th to decide all CFL holders and more.
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Manitoba
Russell Golf & Country Club
Inglis & District Community Club
Binscorth & District ‘Chamber of Commerce
St Lazare Athletic Association
Winnipeg
Wis
Provincial Finals at Binscarth Weekend
Baseball action lights up the province as the Binscarth Orioles host the Thompson Reds in the provincial B finals. First game Saturday at 5:00 pm, second game Sunday at 1:00 pm, with a possible third immediately after the Sunday game.
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Shere
Binscarth
Russell advances in Sugar Bowl play
Russell golfers earned a second chance when Rossburn could not field a team for the Sugar Bowl second round. A local team earned a finals berth in the Manitoba Golf Association event for rural clubs. Carman hosts the six regional winners this Saturday. Burke Garnett, Ross Graham, Lorne Robinson and Don Thompson posted a six stroke win over Swan River on Gilbert Plains course to capture the Northcentral region with a team total of 348 while Swan River shot 354.
Kinsmen Clubs Elect National President
Bill Watson of Ontario was elected national president of the Association of Kinsmen Clubs at the annual convention in London Ontario. He succeeds William E. Reid of Vancouver as head and chief spokesman for the 15,000 member Canadian service group, with plans to travel across eight districts and meet leaders from over 450 clubs.
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Bill Watson
Fonthill
Ontario
Association of Kinsmen Clubs
Lonon
Watson
William E. Reid
Vancouver
B.C
Canadian
Young Men’s Service Organization
Canada
Pleasant Valley Dam Under Construction
The Pleasant Valley Dam near Grandview, 13 miles southwest of town, is under construction by PFRA in a Canada Manitoba joint project. An earthfill dam up to 18 feet high will be 400 feet long creating a 12 000 acre foot reservoir with 2 000 acre feet annual usable supply and features a drop inlet spillway riparian outlet and emergency spillway. Completion is expected in October.
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Petura
Grandview
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Pleasant Valley Creek
Squance Lake
Dauphin
Take
Canada-Manitoba
PFRA
Northern Manitoba Tour Schedule Planned by Chamber and Transair
Russell Squadron 677, Roy al Canadian Air Cadets will hold the first parade of the training year on Tuesday September 4 at Memorial Hall. The Northern Manitoba tour, drawn up by the Russell Chamber of Commerce with Transair and Deputy Minister John M. D. MacDonald guiding, runs September 26 27 from Dauphin via Dauphin airport to Norway House Gillam Churchill Lynn Lake The Pas and Dauphin with 44 spots for locals first come first served.
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Russell Squadron 677
Royal Canadian Air Cadets
Manitoba
Russell Chamber of Commerce
Transair
John M. D. MacDonald
Department of Mines and Natural Resources
Harold Olson
Norway House
Gita
Ken Fallis
Manitoba Hydro
Gillam
Churchill
Lynn Lake
Sherritt-Gordon’ Mines
Pas
Churchill Forests Industries
Dauphin
Park Facilities Close For Season Across National Parks
National Parks Service announces seasonal closures for 12 parks from Manitoba to British Columbia. Campgrounds pools beaches information centres and nature programs end operations after Labour Day with some sites open to mid October. Western Regional Director R P Malis urged visitors to view parks in multiple seasons to appreciate ecosystems in action.
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Na Sonal Parks
Manitoba
British Columbia
National Parks Service
R. P. Malis
Western
National and Historic Parks
Calgary
Malis
Rapeseed Insurance Coverage Clarified
Manitoba rapeseed acreage insured by Manitoba Crop Insurance rose from 23.9 percent last year to 20.9 percent this year, countering former minister Alvin Hamilton’s figures. Agmeattre siniger Sam Us kiw said coverage nearly doubled in the past year, with 2402 farmers securing 27 million dollars in rapeseed crop protection through the corporation.
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Agmeattre Siniger
Sam Uskiw
Manitoba
Manitoba Crop Insurance Corporation
Aft
Uskiw
Alvin Hamilton
The
Insurance Corporation
Crop Insurance Corporation
Motor Hotel Issued Building Permit in Russell Town
Russell Town Council approved building permits totaling over 900000 dollars in regular session August 26. The largest went to Russell Inns Ltd for a motor hotel at the southeast corner, with groundwork started. A concrete block addition to the curling rink for the Russell Curling Club was also permitted with Rutal Construction handling the project.
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Russell Town Council
Russell Inns Ltd
Russell Curling Club
Rutal Construction
Russell & District Regional Library
St. John Ambulance
Salvation Army
Society of Western Manitoba
Society
Russell Chamber of ‘Commerce
Russell Agricultural Society
D. F. McCaig
Burgess
Magnowski
Wilson
Coppleman
Enterprising new service station joins town scene
A-W Service Station, run by Wes Fenton and Alfred Genaille, opens in the former Smith farm equipment building just south of town after careers in Winnipeg as diesel mechanics. Also noted are local notes on a Beverly parade, albino cucumber vines, a Japanese lilac bloom, and upcoming club activities including Toastmasters, golf, and fall road work on Provincial Road 476 from Angusville to PA 254.
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A-W
Smith Farm Equipment
Wes Fenton
Jack Fenton
Ont
Alfred Genaille
Winnipeg
Morden Beavers
Russell
British Columbia
Edmonton
New Westminster
Western Canada Beaver
Leifer
Heap
Angusville
Keating Bros
Gilbert Plains
Jack Wilson
Jim Langford
Sunday School Adopts Block Training Plans
The Knox United Church Christiane Jucason Committee outlines a block system to recruit Sunday School teachers and midweek leaders. Prospective teachers pick one or more blocks for their chosen age group with pre block training sessions. Blocks run across months with family worship after each block and flexible commitment options for year round or partial participation. Opportunities exist for various age groups from toddlers to teens and midweek groups. contact the church office or David Coppleman to express interest.
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Christiane Jucason Committee
Knox United Church
Marc
C.G
David Coppleman
Insect damage and harvest reports from rural area
Grain farmers report aphids causing most crop damage with about 20 percent loss in late seeded barley and rapeseed. Bertha Army Worm spared this region, but grasshoppers worried Shellmouth area. Elevators show good yields with barley 60 to 80 bu, wheat 50 bu and rapeseed 18 to 25 bu. Local 4H beet calf club seeks youth involvement.
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Shellmouth
Roy Freeman
U.G
Foxwarren
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Arthritis Society
Pleasant Valley Dam
Motor Hotel
Fiee
Phan
Tural
Loyd B Cavers
Jim Bezan
Inglis
Jim Beran
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