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Tuesday, 06 June 2023 07:16
Your best friend who is trained to save your life
The weather was perfect for a walk with your best friend - and their friends. On the last Saturday in May, hundreds of people from across the country met with their canine and human friends and set out on a bit of a trek for the Pet Valu Walk for…
Tuesday, 30 May 2023 09:49
Thank you, thank you, thank you...
Almost a decade of work came to fruition last week when ground was broken for the new Community Cancer Care unit in Russell. “First of all, I want to thank everybody that is here today to show their support for this wonderful long awaited event,” Gloria Tibbatts, president of the…
Tuesday, 16 May 2023 09:52
One of our nicest, best kept secrets
It’s one of the nicest, best kept secrets of our area. Parkland Linc Inc has been around for decades. For just about twenty years, their office has been located at 20 William Place. And even that isn’t well known. It’s tucked into the south corner of what used to be…
Tuesday, 09 May 2023 09:41
You know you’ve made it when...
In these parts, having your name up on the Wall of Fame at Major Pratt school is a pretty big deal.... There’s no less than three Olympic medalists on there - and one medalist from the Pan Am games. There’s a fighter pilot, a novelist and a publisher, a championship…
Tuesday, 02 May 2023 07:11
The best Binscarth casino ever
It’s always fun. But this one was the best casino night in Binscarth - ever! “It was the the most successful casino night we’ve ever put on,” Nolan Bradshaw who chairs the Park and Pool committee said. Once all the bills were paid, just slightly under $14,000 was raised. “Its…
Tuesday, 25 April 2023 07:02
Taking their classroom to the skies
The clubhouse of the Russell Flying Club was absolutely packed with kids and their parents this past Saturday. In just a few hours, seven members of the Russell Flying Club worked together to have 82 kids taken up for flights around the area. As they have (almost) every year for…
Tuesday, 25 April 2023 06:58
There’s no stopping a Fierce Female
There’s chanting and cheering and lots of smiles. Skills are learned on and off the ice. And friendships are made by the players, the parents and the volunteers who are so integral in making Fierce Female Hockey work. Fierce Female Hockey is the brainchild of former U of M Bison…
Monday, 24 April 2023 09:43
Caldwell talks to parents
You would think that with all the dangers and perils children are subject to online – the Benadryl challenge and sextortion to name a couple – the Goose Lake High gym would have been filled to the rafters for Val Caldwell’s session on tech and internet safety. But you’d be…
Tuesday, 18 April 2023 09:48
New rules for Lions Prairie Classic
Big Fish.... It’s always about who can catch the biggest fish. But changes in fishing regulations in this province will mean you’ll see some operational changes to the Russell Lions Prairie Walleye Classic. The main change is that anglers are no longer allowed to possess a fish over 45 cm.…
Wednesday, 12 April 2023 10:04
Animal Shelter bringing Princess Ball back
A royal event is in the works for little princesses in the tri-community. The Pas and Area Animal Shelter is hosting another Princess Ball fundraiser this spring.“This is our second year hosting the Princess Ball,” said Lynda Geswin. “For the first year of this fundraiser, we were sold out. It…
Tuesday, 11 April 2023 07:21
Yachminka packs the house
Maybe it’s because it’s been so long since we’ve seen them dance. Possibly it’s because it’s really been a long while since we’ve had events that brought so many people out to fill up the hall. Or possibly it’s the fact that we have so many wonderful families choosing to…
Tuesday, 28 March 2023 07:34
Building life skills from the ground up
It’s warming up outside - most days. Even the calendar says its spring. So we know that the long awaited end of winter is just around the corner. Just as they have every year for years and years, the Russell Happy Helpers 4-H Club held their annual spring St. Patrick’s…
Monday, 20 March 2023 09:04
Troxler wins Men's
There was no defending champion in the first event in the 2023 version of Roblin’s annual Men’s Bonspiel. The spiel returned after its Covid induced hiatus March 9 to 11 with 14 rinks taking to the ice at the curling rink with Werner Troxler running Greg Clark out of rocks…
Tuesday, 14 March 2023 14:22
Chase the Ace win a surreal experience for winner
The excitement of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 19’s Chase the Ace has come to end with Monica Ross taking home almost a quarter of a million dollars. Ross’ ticket was pulled and because it was the last card in the 54 card deck this round, she was a guaranteed…
Tuesday, 07 March 2023 07:18
Looking to correct the whitewashing of our local history
By the 1970’s parts of the rest of Canada were beginning to wake up to the true facts about our Canadian history and the involvement of many of our descendants in the killing of Metis involved in the North-West Resistance. Meanwhile, in 1974 in Russell, we were still erecting plaques…