BEE ee Page 4 Friday, March 4, 1977 Russell Review Russell Winter Carnival '77 in Pictures The Ottawa West Golden Knights won the Lion Hockey Tournament. A Trophy in Russell's First Annual Midget A Parade Marshall, Hughie Latimer, officiates at Sunday afternoons Tug of War. (Continued from Page 3) assessed at $3,500). The lease on the tank truck in Embrun has been extended for -- two years to be purchased at ° that time at a fixed price. It appears that the net loss of leasing for the next two years ., | and then buying is about the same as the interest would be if we bought the truck immediate- ly. The operating budget of each of the Embrun and Russell fire halls and volunteer brigades is about $25,000 for Embrun and $13,000 for Russell per year plus equipment and_ special projects. Equipment included the new truck and the leased truck. Special projects include the repair of water mains and pumps, such as the rescuing of the pumphouse in Embrun last | spring, from flood, which cost $11,000. Volunteer Fire Brigades _in- volve unusual administrative problems as_ the volunteers comprise a private club and decide their own rates of pay and level of activities. The municipality owns the buildings and the heavy equipment, but the club members own the lighter furnishings and have a sense of proprietorship of all the facilities. During the last year some frictions developed when the Embrun club leased a new tank truck at $500. per month with the Council reportedly | learning of it only when the bill came in. The drawing of water is also a problem in Embrun as it is a critical service for many people but the fee charged has paid only wages and has not returned anything to the fire Department and to offset the wear and tear on the truck (let alone contribute to the lease cost.) This has not been a problem in Russell as the demand is low and the firemen have contibuted their casual fees back to the club. However, such tensions Suzanne and Erica Veh were among many Russell residents who The Carnival Curling Bonspiel was a great success as the Wendell Stanley rink won the two game total points event. Carnival mascots, Perky Penguin (George Eastman) and Little Perky (Jamie) were on hand for the Carnival Parade. JOHN'S GAS BAR TOWING SERVICE NEW CAR WASH INSTALLED OIL-- LEAD & NON LEAD Cigarettes, Candy, Soft Drinks, Sandwiches OPEN DAILY 7 A.M. TO 10 P.M. 445-2163 me > Phone 445-2157 Groceries -- Free Delivery Service e Locker Rentals * Specializing in Custom Cutting are taken pretty well in stride by supported the excellent Pancake Breakfast Sunday morning at the @ the fire chiefs and the morale of Anglican Church Hall. Wholesale Meat Sales the volunteers continues at a "ue ' 7 high level. The chiefs are, in -- "We Can Cut 'er" -- Russell. Jim Eadie, and in All Photos by Mary Rowsell, unless Embrun, Maurice Gregoire. Baird McNeill otherwise noted George Eastman: Proprietor