11/02/2026
We've turned back the clocks, gained an extra hour, and found one more reason to enjoy the little things! Here's what's happening around our little corner of Kansas this week!
~Mᴏɴᴅᴀʏ, November 2~
▪️𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 @ Russell County Clerk's Office, Russell County Courthouse - Ends at 12pm (Final opportunity for in-person advance voting before the November 3 General Election; bring photo ID)
▪️𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 @ Russell County Courthouse - 9am
▪️𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 @ Russell Recreation - 9am to 10am
▪️𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐤 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 @ Russell Eyecare Center - 3pm to 7pm (Shop hundreds of eyeglass frames from Tura Eyewear, including L.A.M.B., Lulu Guinness, Botaniq, Ted Baker and more! One-day-only event.)
▪️𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠/𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 @ Russell Elks Lodge #1715 - 6pm
▪️𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩 @ Russell High School Wrestling Room - 6:30pm to 8pm (FREE introduction to wrestling for boys and girls ages 4 and up; contact 785-324-0304)
▪️𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐨 (𝐒𝐦𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞) @ Canteen Russell Kansas VFW Post 6240 - early bird 7 p.m.; regular 7:30 p.m.
~Tᴜᴇsᴅᴀʏ, November 3~
▪️𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐃𝐀𝐘 @ Russell County Polling Locations - 7am to 7pm (Photo identification required)
▪️𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 @ Russell Recreation - 6am (Join Jaclyn Schulte in a fitness class focusing on strength training with dumbbells.)
▪️𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 @ Russell Recreation - 8am to 9am
▪Russell Rotary Club @ Meridy's - 12pm
▪️𝐑𝐉𝐇𝐒 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 @ Plainville - 4pm
▪️𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 @ Russell City Hall - 4:30pm
▪️𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩 @ Russell High School Wrestling Room - 6:30pm to 8pm (FREE introductory wrestling camp for boys and girls ages 4 and up)
▪️𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 @ Russell Recreation - 7pm (Join Jaclyn Schulte for strength training with dumbbells)
~Wᴇᴅɴᴇsᴅᴀʏ, November 4~
▪️𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 @ Russell Recreation - 6am (Join Jaclyn Schulte in a fitness class focusing on strength training with dumbbells.)
▪️𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 @ Russell Recreation - 9am to 10am
▪️𝐅𝐅𝐀: 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞/𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 @ Quinter - 9:30am to 3pm (FFA students compete in food science and milk quality judging)
▪️𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 @ Russell Public Library - 10am
▪️𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 @ Russell Recreation Gym - 7pm to 9pm
~Tʜᴜʀsᴅᴀʏ, November 5~
▪️𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 @ Russell Recreation - 6am (Join Jaclyn Schulte in a fitness class focusing on strength training with dumbbells.)
▪𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬 @ Meridy's - 7am
▪️𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 @ Russell Recreation - 8am to 9am
▪️𝐑𝐉𝐇𝐒 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐯𝐬. 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 @ Russell - 4pm
▪️𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩 @ Russell High School Wrestling Room - 6:30pm to 8pm (Final FREE introductory camp session for boys and girls ages 4 and up)
▪️𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 @ Russell Municipal Airport - 7pm to 9pm
~Fʀɪᴅᴀʏ, November 6~
▪️𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 @ Russell Recreation - 6am (Join Jaclyn Schulte in a fitness class focusing on strength training with dumbbells.)
▪️𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 @ Russell Recreation - 9am to 10am
~Saturday, November 7~
▪️𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐒 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞 @ Buhler - 8am
▪️𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 @ Russell Recreation - 8:30am to 9:30am
~Sᴜɴᴅᴀʏ, November 8~
▪️𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚 @ Gorham Senior Center - 10am to 3pm ($1 admission benefits the Gorham Splash Pad; shop crafts, gifts, clothing, baked goods and holiday decorations; food, beverages and Christmas tree raffle)
▪️𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 @ Russell County 4-H Building - 12:30pm to 5pm (FREE hands-on activities including foods and nutrition, tie-dyeing a T-shirt, woodworking, rocketry and sewing! Open to all youth; 4-H membership is NOT required. RSVP by November 2 at 5pm to select projects; walk-ins welcome. Register here: https://kstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_afMjYC3S2BhqbT8 )
𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚. 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨.