Beef and Barley committees prepare for festive weekend
Beef and Barley committees organize a packed weekend of Octobers events led by Welcome to Russell night Monday October 9 and a Rock Concert Pre Teen Disco Square Dance Jamboree Volleyball tourney and King and Queen contest. The $3,200 Cash Bonspiel runs Oct 9 to 12 with a pancake breakfast media contest pony rides and pet corral on Saturday. Ticketed Tommy Hunter Show and Cabaret at Somethin Different Gift Shop. weigh in 11 to 12 and registration by noon October 10. Volunteers sought for arena and bar duties and table moving contact Eldon Montgomery Mervin Magnowski Lorne Ross and Earl Swain.
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Beef and Barley Committee
Russell
Main St
Russell Inn
Parkland Country Club
Camelett Farm
Tommy Hunter
Donna
Leroy
Portage Leader Tops Manitoba Paper Awards At 1980 Convention
The Portage Leader won best all-round community newspaper in Manitoba for 1980. The Manitoba Community Newspaper Association presented awards aboard the MS Lord Selkirk II during a weekend convention cruise, with editors and publishers traveling via Hecla and returning to Selkirk. The Russell Banner placed third in Metro 1500 4000 circulation group for best in its class, behind Portage Leader and Carman Valley Leader. best editorial page also noted in that class.
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Portage Leader
Manitoba
Manitoba Community Newspaper Association
Lord Selkirk
Matheson Island
Hecla
Selkirk
Russell
Metro
Portage
Carman Valley
Manitoba Declares School Bus Safety Week September 4 30
Education Minister Keith Cosens proclaims Manitoba's School Bus Safety Week observed September 4 30. Manitoba operates over 1 900 school bus vehicles carrying more than 59 000 students daily, traveling about 28 million miles yearly. The week theme is School bus safety is everyone's responsibility.
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Manitoba
Keith Cosens
Beef and Barley King and Queen Contest Highlighted
The festival spotlights several 1961 Beef and Barley candidates from multiple towns. Darrell Pash and Sherri Thompson of Binscarth, Petra Kostiuk and Kevin Kukurudz of Angusville, Noella Sidoryk and Michael Pushka of Russell, and Janice Cochrane and Sidney Nerberg of Russell Rural vie for royal titles. Each pair brings Grade 12 status, school involvement, and plans for further study or careers.
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Pmscarurs
Darrell Pash
Sherrie Thompson
Darrell
Betty Pash
Binscarth
Angusville
Petra Kostiuk
Kevin Kukurudz
Pratt School
Petra
Silver Beach
Kevin
Angusville Flyers
Red River
Russell
Noella Sidoryk
Michael Pushka
Noella
Pauline Sidoryk
Pratt
Michael
Janice Cochrane
Sidney Nerberg
Russell Rural
Janice
Jim
Barb Cochrane
Armwrestling Returns to Festival at Memorial Arena
The Beef and Barley Festival adds an armwrestling event moved to Memorial Arena to accommodate more fans. CBC host Wally Jackson returns as master of ceremonies with entries sent to Eldon Montgomery in Russell. Weight classes range from over 200 lbs to 149 and under, with possible powder puff divisions and sponsor involvement urged for local business leaders and service clubs.
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Carling O'Keefe Breweries
Manitoba
Memorial Arena
CBC
Wally Jackson
Eldon Montgomery
Russell
Government to expand Mega projects in Manitoba growth plan
Premier Sterling Lyon told the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce on September 14 that three Mega projects a western power grade a first potash mine and an Alcan aluminum smelter are in final stages. He said investments could top 3 billion over five to seven years and urged policy changes to boost Manitoba's investment climate and economic growth. NDP leader Howard Pawley criticized the government as clinging to power, accusing it of prolonged rule.
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Manitoba
Sterling Lyon
Manitoba Chambers of Commerce
Ste
NDP
Howard Pawley
Lyon
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Somethin Different
Mervin Mag‘nowski
Lorne Ross
Beef and Barley
Earl Swain
Publishers, Wives and Sea Ghond Lake Watney
Metro 1500
Sherri
Iona
Elva Thompson
Bins‘earth
Chicken Corral
Peter
Nadia Kostiuk
Bill
Evelyn Kukurudz
Mildred Pushika
Glue Rite
University of Manitoba
Sidney
Herb
Herta Nernberg
Inglis
Colleen Davidson
Randy
Burla
Colleen
Ray
Ann Davidson
Shellmouth
Niel
Ann Burla
Armwrestling
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