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"2 Castor Review, June, 1982 Concession: street to be paved The Russell County Roads Department has announced that the counties of Cumberland and Russell have worked out a finan- cial package with the provincial Ministry of Roads in order to pave the dirt section of Concession Road 11 north of the village of Russell. Tenders for the contract to pave the two mile section of road are to be called for soon. No date has yet been set for completion of the project. Plans to pave the dirt road will be welcomed by all those who now have to drive it through rain, snow and potholes. It's a dangerous piece of road, especially in the winter. But there are some who will miss the fact that Russell will no longer be cut off from Ottawa by a dirt road. Housing sales rise in- Russell The shock of 20 per cent mor- tgages seems to be wearing off because houses in the Russell village area are selling briskly. Chantal Developments, the ma- jor land developer in the Russell area, is building 22 new homes -- all of them pre-sold. Regine Paquette, of Chantal, says: "The initial shock of high interest rates hit people last year. Now they're being attracted to the This house on Elm Avenue in Russell was sold even before con- struction was finished. Russell area by the low cost of homes out here. "'We're selling homes that cost between $53,900 and $85,000" said Mr. Paquette. "People are finding out that they can buy a home in Russell for $15,000 to $20,000 less than in Ottawa."' Many young people have mov- ed into the new neighbourhoods of the village taking advantage of the low cost for new homes and larger lots. A number of houses in the village proper has been bought by young people to renovate. Chantal has built a hundred new homes in the Russell area in the past few years. | McNeill appointed to council Baird McNeill, of Mill Street in the village of Russell, has been ap- pointed to fill a vacant seat on Russell Township Council. His appointment comes after the resignation of Leo Marion from the Council. "The whole thing is a bit of a surprise" said McNeill in an inter- view. McNeill had met with Coun- cil in his role as Chairman of the Russell Recreation Association two hours before he was told about the Council's appointment. McNeill, 49, served as a Coun- cillor from 1976 to 1980. He finished fifth of nine candidates in the last.election. At the time of his - appointment he was a member of the Township Planning Board as ~ well as Chairman of the Russell R.A. He is a father of three children and a public servant. Marion, 63, a member of coun- cil for eight years resigned citing "'personal reasons."' Man electrocuted in Embrun Former Russell resident Grant Dey, 50, was killed instantly when the-boom on his tractor trailer touched an Embrun hydro wire on Tuesday afternoon, June 22. Casselman Ontario Provincial Police said Dey was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Dr. Gut Genier shortly before 3 p.m. Born in Cowansville, Quebec, Grant Dey was the youngest son of Mrs. Hugh Dey and the late Mr. Dey. The family moved to Russell when Grant was a child and he attended school in the village. He was a keen horseman and enjoyed competition at the fairs. At the time of his death, Dey Mike Hind, 12, found this beautiful moth fluttering around the porch lights at his home in Metcalfe. The polyphemus moth is one of the several night-flying silk moths found in this area. It is named after the one- eyed giant Polyphemus of Greek mythology because of the eye-spots on its wings and its gigantic size. This one had a five-inch wing span. was unloading cement blocks from the rear of the tractor trailer- with a hand-held control when the boom touched an overhead hydro wire. He was employed as a driver for Hoffman Concrete Products Canada Ltd. He is survived by his mother, a daughter Carolyn of Russell, sister Gladys of Connecticut and three brothers, George of Cowansillve, Jim of Morrisburg and Walter of Ottawa. Funeral risburg. Boy Scouts picked up A welcome sight recently in the village of Russell was a small band of uniformed boy scouts and cubs busily picking up the debris of winter from gutters and vacant lots. The spruce-up campaign is done in co-operation with the Russell Horticultural Society. The Society also worked with the Russell Fire Department volunteers to dress up Concession Streets with hanging flower baskets. Thanks to all of you for making Russell an even more beautiful place to call home. was held in Mor- 'Chef Peppi is fantastic in the preparation of birthday and = anniv- ersary parties, busi- ness meetings, large groups, clubs, etc. Fully licensed eau 417 \ Best dining restaurant 'in surrounding district For your dining pleasure come and enjoy the cozy atmosphere Enjoy dining in our outdoor garden. Specialty: German _Bratwurst and Saurkraut with ' potato salad. 443°5126 Entertainment Popular Music FRI., SAT. AND SUN. reservations Birthday celebrated Mrs. Catharine Hamilton was honourd on her 96th birthday with a party at the Church Street Apartments in Russell Village on the afternoon of May 30. The apartment building's tenants gathered in the Common Kathy Kelsey photo Room to celebrate with Mrs. Hamilton and enjoy a birthday cake which was baked and decorated by Mrs. Ada Latour. 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