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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…
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…
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…