Russell Banner News
Tuesday, 03 May 2022 10:28
Beef & Barley committee bringing back fan favorites
The Beef and Barley festival has been around since 1973. Year after year, it was it was one of the highlights of the Thanksgiving weekend as former residents of all ages made a point of coming home and renew old friendships. As such, many thought of Beef and Barley as…
Monday, 02 May 2022 12:55
A Night of Unity, Peace & Understanding
It was billed as a night of Unity, Peace and Understanding. One that filled Binscarth’s Third Avenue Theatre with the smiles of friends united and hearts filled with the joy that only music can bring. Event organizer Bob Christie (left) joined Solange Simard on stage. Solange was one of the…
Friday, 29 April 2022 11:04
The loss of bees requires better management practices for the industry
There’s a lot of buzz surrounding the loss of the number of bees across Manitoba. Every year apiaries lose a certain number of bees over the winter months. Many attributed it to poor weather conditions, pests and it just being part of the nature of things, but there’s also a…
Tuesday, 19 April 2022 11:08
A special evening
Thanks to the efforts of so many volunteers, A Dinner for Ukraine - a cooperative effort between Westman Immigration Services, the Rossburn Ukrainian Catholic Pastoral District and the Russell Silverton United Church - raised an astounding $90,000. The money raised will go to the Canada -Ukraine Foundation to help directly…
Tuesday, 12 April 2022 08:56
Canmark survives pandemic challenges
It’s a challenging time all around for agriculture, business and industries all over the world. The pandemic has left a huge impact and when combined with a drought year in Manitoba and inflation, many are just bearing down and riding it out. The pandemic put forth challenges for businesses and…
Tuesday, 12 April 2022 08:54
Tech is changing farming in many ways
Modern agriculture looks little like the early days of farming. All aspects of farming have been modified by the access farmers now have to technologies to meet the demands of their work and the pressure a growing population places on farmers to produce quality food. Farm automation, precision farming and…
Tuesday, 29 March 2022 07:26
Working together to help Ukrainians most in need
Like so many people around the world, Tina Diores just wanted to do something to help the people of Ukraine. She thought back to 2013 when the people of Russell and surrounding communities got together so quickly to raise $20,000 by putting on a dinner to help the people of…
Monday, 07 March 2022 14:17
Around a million dollars still needed for Expanding Community Cancer Care
Last week, the members of the Expanding Community Cancer Care (ECCC) program met for a celebratory meeting. There was much to celebrate as this was the first meeting the group has had since the receiving word that the building of an expansion to the Community Cancer unit here in Russell…
Tuesday, 01 March 2022 09:33
Grand Opening Held For Binscarth Toboggan Slide
A dream became reality with the grand opening of the Binscarth Tobaggan Slide. The Binscarth and Friends committee worked for more than a year - during a pandemic- to raise an astounding $27,190.00 for the Binscarth slide. It was time to celebrate at Binscarth Vision 20/20’s first annual Family Winter…
Tuesday, 01 March 2022 09:30
100 Years With Mae Glasman
By Terrie Welwood If you’re been a local anytime over the last 100 years, you may well have run into Mae Glasman. Last Friday, Mae turned 100 years old. She was born on her parent’s farm in the RM of Silver Creek on February 25, 1922. She remembers being told…
Thursday, 12 August 2021 15:40
Keyk.co - an edible art at its finest
Call it God given. Call it fate. Whatever you choose, Jerry Pestano’s story and the birth of Keyk.co shows how, sometimes, with a lot of hard work, the pieces of the puzzle just seem to fall into place and turn into exactly how life is supposed to be. Over the…
Thursday, 12 August 2021 15:26
Fingas honours wife
In the fifteen years since his wife Joyce passed, Arthur Fingas, who just turned 93 last week, has kept her love of red flowers alive. Joyce was a long time teacher who was known for her kind words and compliments to everyone she met. The saying “Rot ist die liebe”…