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Tuesday, 21 February 2023 08:43
Snow speedway draws hundreds
It’s been about a decade in the making but thanks to the efforts of a few community minded enthusiasts, the sport of snowmobile drag racing is making a comeback in a big way in this area. On Sunday, February 12, 2023, racers and spectators gathered just north of Russell to…
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 06:11
Record numbers at ECCC game
For close to a decade - nine years in fact - the annual Stick It To Cancer fundraising hockey game has been part of life as a student of Major Pratt. For the Major Pratt Trojans and their opponents - who more often than not have been the Roblin Raiders…
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 05:14
Significant drug bust made
Prairie Mountain RCMP conducted a significant drug bust in Rossburn, Feb. 4. Located in a residence was 188 grams of cocaine, and 732 grams of methamphetamine, with a street value of over $37,000. Read more in this week’s Banner!
Tuesday, 07 February 2023 06:09
Bringing the classics home
With Rhapsody in Blue, George Gershwin managed to merge jazz and classical music - drawing praise from the lovers of both genres. Over his lifetime, Scott Joplin composed over 40 original pieces, one ragtime ballet and two operas, earning him the moniker of King of Ragtime. Austrian Joseph Haydn is…
Tuesday, 31 January 2023 06:15
Trojans Stick It To Cancer again on Feb 8th
Like all charitable events, the Trojans annual Stick it to Cancer is truly a community event where people from around the area donated their time, their money and their goods and services for the rainbow and silent auction tables in order to make the Expanding Community Cancer Care benefit game…
Tuesday, 31 January 2023 06:12
Russell Library celebrates Family Literacy Day
Last Friday, the Russell and District Regional Library joined hundreds of other learning establishments right across the country to celebrate Family Literacy Day. Family Literacy Day takes place every January 27th to raise awareness about the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family. Taking time…
Tuesday, 24 January 2023 06:18
Fundraising lottery hits a million dollar milestone
Thinking back, it’s hard to believe that the Take A Year Off Lottery has been around for going-on twenty years. Back then, the idea of community fundraising draws offering the top payout of large weekly prizes of $52,000 paid in weekly $1,000 installments, was a fairly novel idea. It was…
Tuesday, 24 January 2023 06:16
Dropping in for a wee dram at the Russell Inn
While he does perform all across North America, Davey Holt set the tone for the Winter Whiskey Festival with plenty of original and contemporary Scottish folk music. Check out more pictures from the event in this week's Russell Banner!
Tuesday, 24 January 2023 06:13
Parkland heroes honored by Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medals
Two Parkland WWII heroes were among the many honored at a ceremony marking the presentation of Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medals in Brandon last week. Shown above are Manitoba’s Premier Heather Stefanson and (extreme right) MLA Rick Wowchuk from the Dauphin riding presenting the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee…
Tuesday, 10 January 2023 06:43
One dram-atic weekend of fun
It was one of those things that quite possibly was just meant to be. Because everything just fell perfectly into place. Richard and Myrtle Croswaite had been back home for a wedding in the U.K. In the Isle of Mull to be exact. “I told Daymon about this wonderful entertainer…
Tuesday, 10 January 2023 06:40
Paterson Family donates 10K
During the first week of 2023, Darryl Fuz, General Manager of the Paterson Grain terminal in Binscarth presented a cheque for $10,000 to Abbey Vorelick, Care Team Manager for the Russell Health Centre. The donation is from the Paterson Family Foundation. The Paterson Family Foundation is a private, charitable foundation…
Tuesday, 03 January 2023 09:15
Looking back at the year that was
We hope each and everyone of you celebrated a wonderful holiday season. Every year we take a look back at what we talked about over the year prior. So here goes..... In January we told you about the Red Mailbox program. Initiated by Jen Klimack the program helps deal with…
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 07:42
The Christmas Star shines over Silverton
Families from around the area have gathered for generations at the Silverton Hall to celebrate the coming of the Christmas season. This year was no different as grandparents and parents brought their youngsters to meet with Santa and his elves and gathered together around the manger under the Christmas Star.…
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 07:38
Thompson wins Volleyball Manitoba Coach of the Year
It’s been an exciting couple of weeks for Tanya Thompson and her girls.... First, the Major Pratt Lady Trojans swept the MHSAA AA Volleyball provincials - losing only one set throughout the entire tournament. Looking at the statistics, as Thompson pointed out, this level of success is nothing new for…
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 07:36
Trojans bring home gold
For the second year running, the Major Pratt Lady Trojans have emerged as the MHSAA Provincial AA Volleyball Champions. “Last year we only had one graduating player so we had six returning players and six new girls join us,” coach Tanya Thompson said “So it was very much the same…