Beef and Barley Festival Set to Go October 3 8
The 18th Beef and Barley Festival runs October 3 8 with events at Russell Inn Russell Arena and Major Pratt School. Highlights include Welcome to Russell Wine and Cheese, curling bonspiel with 32 rinks for 3700, a Trade Show and Presentation 90, a volleyball tournament, crowning of Beef and Barley King and Queen, a beef supper, preteen dance, pancake breakfast, beach volleyball tournament and cribbage. Entries for the cribbage close October 1. Local groups sponsor and organize each event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Arena
Pratt School
the Elks and the Royal Purple
Major Pratt School
Russell Business Group
Russell Swimming Pool
Box 155
Russell
Otto Penner
Parkland Gun Club
Terry Fox
Russell-Binscorth
Post Office
Kerri Speare
Gord Baskerville
National Cancer Institute of Canada
Crime Stoppers Recovery Totals Highlight Worldwide Ability
RCMP report from Russell detachment cites August incidents including damage to a blue pickup in Binscarth and a car fire in RM Russell. Investigations continue into a child abuse complaint and a nuisance mail report. Manitoba Crime Stoppers totals show worldwide recovery of 1.6 billion with 286 charged and 92 awards issued.
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Joe Desmarais
Russell Rcmp
Binscarth
Russell
Bruce Petry
RCMP
Postal Corporation
RM of
Manitoba Crime Stoppers Organization
Winnipeg
Brandon
Box cars phased out by Manitoba Pool Elevators and others
Manitoba Pool Elevators and Canada Malting Co. Ltd announce they will stop accepting box cars for barley and malt at Thunder Bay terminals due to lack of unloading equipment. Some pools still accept box cars at Pool No. 1 in Thunder Bay, while others shift to trucks or alternate cars to serve customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Desmarais
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Winnipeg
Thunder Bay
Canada Malting Co. Ltd
John William‘son
Canada Mall
Williamson
Pool
CN Rail
Churchill
Manitoba
Vancouver
Andrew Paterson
N.M. Paterson and Sons Cd
Canada Malt Co
Paterson
United Grain Growers Ld
Tom Mackie
UGG
Yellowhead Tourist Information Centre breaks ground
Russell officials and local leaders including Mayor Jim Langford Minister Jim Ernst MLA Len Derkach and Gord Sylvester celebrated the sod turning for the Yellowhead Tourist Information Centre at Highways 16 and 83. Construction to start by month end under the Canada Manitoba Tourism Development Agreement with a four staff reception displays restrooms parking and picnic area. The centre opens for the 1991 tourist season with extended hours from May long weekend to Labour Day weekend.
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Russell
Jim Langford
Jim Ernst
Len Derkach
Russell Chamber of Commerce
Gord Sylvester
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Yellowhead
Filmon unveils plan to boost Manitoba recycling drive
Premier Gary Filmon announced an August 21 plan to form an umbrella association to grow community based recycling in Manitoba. The program aims to cut waste by 2000, coordinate newspaper and cardboard collection, pay incentives to suppliers, and finance local collection systems in Winnipeg and rural areas with start up funding.
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Desiserve
Gary Filmon
Manitoba
Abitibi- Price
Wellelad
Winnipeg
Filmon
Back to School Season Urges Safer Driving Across Manitoba
Manitoba Public Insurance warns drivers to be extra alert as 208000 students return to classes and 18000 begin nursery or kindergarten. Pedestrian injuries include 254 hurt and eight deaths among youths under 19 in traffic incidents this year.
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Don Halbert
Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation
Halbert
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Bob Britcher
Britcher
Duck Mountains
Waywayseecappo Indian Reserve
Treasury Board
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