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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1996
Page
5
A nostalgically toned reminiscence of farm life from a child’s viewpoint. The speaker recalls his mother's worry about danger, his father's advice about growing up, and a farming year of chores, grain, and late work. The piece celebrates hard work, outdoor play, and the healthful yet modest rewards of rural life.
Local visitors and family visits across Manitoba and Saskatchewan tie the weekend together. Names include Russ and Mary Maxwell Rocanville visiting Lorna and Les Beagh, Fanny Patton with La Venne and Roy Graham in Winnipeg, and many others at Otter Lake Goodlands and Inglis. A September Drop In Centre Birthday Party drew twenty seven people in seven cars with a Rose Bowl Cafe lunch.
Six members attended the September Drop-In Centre meeting led by Val Ferguson. Secretary and Treasurer reports were given. The Local Metis Association will stop using the Centre for meetings and parties, opting to meet in homes. A $200 donation from the Homecoming Committee was received. Remaining Binscarth History books to be sold for $5 each at the Centre. Dorothy Dent donated Get Well cards for ill friends. A Community Calendar will be purchased again to show meeting dates and bingo. A bake sale is planned. Betty Mundle and Ida Porter did the Tuck Cart in August. Ira Robinson, who made and decorated birthday cakes since June 1985, resigned and will be replaced by Sherri Allerton. Graham Crerar adjourned the meeting.
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