Russell Banner News
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, 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.…
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…
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 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 06:12
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 06:13
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…