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Dear Reader: It’s winter in Canada And the gentle breezes blow Seventy miles an hour At thirty-five below. Oh, how I love Canada When the snow’s up to your butt You take a breath of winter And your nose gets frozen shut. Yes, the weather here is wonderful So I guess I’ll hang around I…

Dear Reader: The Russell Library Gallery is home to a new art exhibit thanks to the Prairie Arts c’ARTel and Mr. Allan Tataryn’s incredibly broad display of art.  From portraiture to landscape art to otherworldly art, Tataryn’s exhibit has got it all.  Be sure to make time to treat yourself to a viewing.  Mr. Tataryn…

Dear Reader: This week at Your Small-Town Library was a slow news week. By now, the New Year’s Buzz has died down and everyone is making good on their resolution to read more, yes? Our first Night Owl Book Club meeting was on Wednesday, January 3rd.  However, this month’s meeting was simply a time to…

Dear Reader: By the time you read this, “Happy New Year!” will be the appropriate greeting.  The Russell & District Regional Library would also like to wish you the happiest of Happy New Year’s!  May the coming year be filled with love, health, prosperity, and peace.  And, should there be times that are less than…

Entertaining Angels The day began with a beautiful gentle winter snow falling from the sky. But, on a day like this, a magical day, just about anything could happen. (LAC)  I walked outside to take a closer look at the snow and saw a man sitting on a bench. He was looking up at the…

Dear Reader: On Wednesday evening, December 13th, Kolby Clunas sang for us in the Russell Library Gallery.  Kolby sings like an angel.  She opens her mouth and beautiful sound comes out, seemingly without effort.  This is in stark contrast to what so often appears to be an almost painful feat for some singers.  Kolby is…

Dear Reader: The beginning of the month is when both the Raven Book Club and the Night Owl Book Club meet at the Russell & District Regional Library. Raven meets on the first Monday of the month at 1:30 in the afternoon.  Night Owl meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm. …

Dear Reader: The Russell & District Regional Libraries are wonderful places to visit, this time of year especially!  Both the Binscarth branch and the Russell branch have raffle baskets on display.  Tickets are two dollars for one, five dollars for three.  Please come on in and visit us soon.  The draw for both raffle baskets…

Dear Reader: What a wonderful time of year.  The weather is decidedly cooler, and, seemingly in response, folks are warming up…to the notion of celebration, festivities, and community.  On November 23rd, 24th and 25th the Vagabond Theatre in Binscarth, Mb, presented its latest production: The Secret Garden.  The play is based on the novel of…

Dear Reader: Joan Havelange, a woman small in stature whose big heart and wicked wit fills a room to overflowing, was at the Russell Library Gallery on November 1st with a recounting of her journey from iPad to laptop, spell-check nightmares and Beta readers to Best Selling author two years running and read aloud from…