4. JAMES EADIE FARM SUPPLY SALES AND SERVICE RUSSELL ONT. 445 2990 TWO FIRES IN RUSSELL The Russell Volunteer Fire Department battled two fires since the last issue of this paper. The Old Orange Lodge, just north of the village, was apparently set fire Hallowe'en (October 31.) As the Department rapidly extinguished the blaze, the "pranksters" finished the job the next night. What these clods lack in intelligence they make up in persistence. The night of November 6 saw our Department tackle a spectacular blaze at the Edgar Loucks garage. The building, which had once been a blacksmith shop (operated by Russ Hay) was levelled. Both fires were handled in a professional manner by the firemen. Our thanks again to the men who tumble out of bed at 1:00 in the morning to fight our fires. oo 0 0000 BLO: Y SCOUTS Russell Scouts have attended the first camp of the 1975-76 season at North Gower where the Russell Mohawk patrol won the Rideau Area Challenge Flag for the third time. A good camp was enjoyed by all with almost perfect weather. In the rush of returning to school after the summer and of getting Scouts started again this Fall, the experience of the 14th International Jamboree has been sidelined. but not forgotten. Boys who attended Norjamb may soon be in a position to present an evening of slides and a souvenir display of their Scandanavian travels - further details will appear in the Review. Again, a great big vote of thanks to all organ- izations and countless individuals who made the trip possible for the eight lucky Scouts. A very special thank you to our sponsoring body, Branch 372, Royal Canadian Legion, without whose fund raising know-how and solid support the trip would not have been possible. Scouting is growing and older boys are staying in the movement. Because of thic it has been decided to start a Venture Scout Program in Russell. Venturing is for boys 14 to 17 and naturally is a much more complicated and ambitious undertaking. Boys of this age need challenge and interesting things to do both in and out of doors. It doesn't hurt to have an element of risk thrown in too, after all, life itself is one risk after another. We are starting with a nucleus of nine boys in December, all of them former Boy Scouts but any boy in good physical condition who likes the out~-of- doors is welcome to join, whether or not they have previous scouting experience. Because of this new program, the First Russell Troop will be in need of adult leaders. We would welcome any former Scout, Scouter or interested father as a new