Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 15, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday March 15, 1975 9 night beat by Jimmy King Winnipeg Singer Rick Neufeld whose Moody Mani Toba morning became an International hit took to the Road this week with a full concert presentation aptly titled the Rick Neufeld Prairie dog revue. The title fits considering that Rick s latest Ria album is called Prairie dog. The musicians accompanying Rick Are versatile and talented. Guitarist Dale Russell is the Leader Donn fiddler Zueff plays a number of instruments Kim Russell is the Bass Mark Rutherford keyboard and flute and Jim Hillman Drums. Sherisse the Only woman with the show is featured vocalist Rick Neufeld spent a Good part of 1973 and 1974 per forming before Rural Manitoban As an unofficial artist in residence with various departments of the Manitoba government. This has resulted in what might be consid ered a second phase in Rick s special Manitoba music with tunes like Souris River Valley Boissevain fair the people of the Pas flin flon gone and Rivers Jam. The group s current tour will visit the Pas Thomp son Lynn Lake Leaf rapids Snow Lake flin flon Cranberry Portage Swan River ending in Dauphin Sun Day March 23. It will be a great Opportunity for them to polish up Rick s new Manitoba tunes for his next big recording Date which takes place at the Centennial auditorium in Brandon april this Means that his next album will have been recorded in front of a live audience As it will be taped during the two shows done by the Prairie dog revue that night. There s no one pulling harder than i for another Manitoba hit by Rick Neufeld. I often drop into the Marigold on Portage Avenue sometimes for chinese food and sometimes for a Little libation in the lounge. The atmosphere is the service Good. It is also Handy being Only a Block from Home. Wally woo the proprietor is a. Good Friend and during a visit the other Day he showed me plans for the new Oriental office and shopping Plaza that is to go up in the heart of Winnipeg s Chinatown. The three level Complex is to be known As China town Plaza and the Entrance will be on the Northeast Corner of King and Alexander a few blocks North of City Hall. It is to have an Oriental Motif throughout and will undoubtedly be a tourist attraction As Well As serv ing the Loc Al Community and the Oriental population of Winnipeg which totals in excess of As one of the two principals in the development or. Woo Hopes that Chinatown Plaza will be open sometime in 1976. Members of contemporary re turned from a four week 15-City . Tour last week and now Are in rehearsal for their Home shows to take place March 21 and 22 at the playhouse theatre. The company s final performances will feature two new creations by associate artistic director Marian Sarach. The first is entitled pastoral and is set to s violin sonata no. 1 in g minor. The second is Saskatoon pie set to Canadian Folk music. Alumni of the St. Regis quarterback club will be Happy to know that John Mcalister former Blue bomber statistician is in Winnipeg to stay. Or will they when Woodhaven s 10-year-Olds won the olympic hockey division championship last week i got a phone Call from neighbor Al Pippy who has been involved in hockey in the Woodhaven District for a number of years. Pipps could t have been More excited if they had won the Stanley cup Singer d Ann Blair is for an extended engagement in the front Page Bistro at the St. Regis hotel and is As stimulating a Good business for the room the rathskeller. In the Marlborough hotel has to be rated among the most popular night spots in the City. The place is Busy every night of the week and the Burghardt Are Ideal music makers for the bavarian cabaret the indonesian cuisine prepared by Mamma Liz is responsible for an Ever increasing clientele at the Norlander. Public notice is hereby Given that All fir rps and per sons having claims against the government of the prov Ince of Manitoba Tor goods or services supplied to or for liabilities of any nature incurred by the government of the province of Manitoba during the present fiscal year being the period from 1st april 1974 to 31st March 1975, Are requested to Send their statements of claim to the various departments of the government on or before the fourth Day of april 1975, in order that such claims May be recorded and paid before the books Are closed for the fiscal year. Stuart Anderson Deputy minister of finance. Coming soon a registered Home ownership savings plan for you. For details. Royal Bank the helpful Bank move first Canada told a couple of two Day old Chicks seem some what stunned after a fire destroyed their barn near London ont. Ten thousand Chicks were delivered recently and All but 300 were destroyed in the fire. Stewart called a racist Winnipeg police chief nor Man Stewart is a racist Ber lice Desnomie president of he Knaian and Metis Friend hip Centre said Friday Call no for his resignation. I a letter to Stuart d. John Ion associate professor of sociology at the University of a nit o b a made Public at thursday s police commission meeting chief Stewart said he d o u b d if any appreciable number of native Peoples met he qualifications to join the City police Force. He went on to say even if his were possible another very vital ingredient is the motivation to be. A Law enforce ment officer a Factor which appears to be inherently Lack no in these people with re Spect to the full scope of police miss Desnomie at a press conference in the Centre said he chief s statements creates a Lack of Confidence amongst native residents in the administration of Justice. Native people she said Wil be motivated to work for the Winnipeg police Force when a real Opportunity for employ ment exists and they should have equal Access to such employment. Mary Richard the Centre s executive director said native people encounter Only negative attitudes from the police. Be cause of the chief s statements she said it would be impossible for natives to serve on the City police Force. Calgary up the pres ident of the american cattle men s association said Here that Canada must make the first move to resume Normal beef cattle trading relations with the United states. Gordon Van Vieck of Sacre mento calif., told the Canad an cattlemen s association Cha annual meeting that the . Beef Industry is in worse economic condition than its Ca Nadian counterpart and said the weakness of the . Industry May make it difficult for canal Ian producers to gain Access to . Markets. The Cha voted monday to ask the Canadian government to negotiate an end to or stoic t Vul quotas Between the . And Canada so that Cana Dian beef could be exported to he United states. Or Van Vleck agreed thai he . Took drastic and restrictive measures against Canada when Canada applied surcharge and health regulations against . Cattle. We can understand Canada wants to protect its Industry because it is a Small lie told the meeting. However we will wait until More Normal Trade relations return before we will make a move. The first move is up to or. Van Vleck said the value of the . National Herd was about billion last year but notes Lois Kennedy posed March 6 evening for the Winnipeg sketch club. Lois comes from Toronto and is a graduate Stu Dent at the medical College he taught modern gymnastics and dancing at the University if Manitoba for four years and performs with the University ii atre of dance. Her hobbies Are skiing and paddling a kayak. She is a statuesque Londe and wore wrap a round leotards with Stirrup foot Pant Hose. She posed for Quick sketching and proved versatile. Harry Warren had a Good charcoal sketch and Marjorie Mcquaid did Good work in pen cil Julia Gerrick had a Good sketch and also Ruth Chernick in pastel. March 11, the Model was a n it s e an attractive Young woman Pat Van Ryssel who is activity director at the Baron nursing Home. She posed in her uniform. There were some very Good results Scott s water color Maureen Johnson fran Crane and Hugh Mcvarish All worked in pastel. Jim Kacki had a Good Pencil sketch. March 27 meeting has been cancelled. Deaths Bart Frank of Downsview ont. Begley Mary 72, of 241 Chelsea Avenue East Kil Donan widow of Clifford Begley. Benedictson Kristin 58, of 281 Syndey Avenue East Kil Donan. Coventry Daisy 82, of mor Ris Man., widow of John Albert Coventry. Duncalfe Mary 93, of Stra Brook nursing Home formerly of Rose Bank Man., widow of w. J. Duncalfe. Dunn William Edmond of 178 Champlain Street St Boniface jeweller. Fetherston Haugh mar Garet Adele of 801 Dor Chester Avenue widow of Dean e. P. Fetherston Haugh. Graham mrs. James Annie 75, of Vancouver. Werenko Nicholas 73, o 899 Alfred Avenue retired from Paulin Chambers co Ltd. Kolesar Anne 97, of 501 Radford Street formerly of Neepawa Man., widow o George Kolesar. Leclerc Victoria Louise an Gustine 63, of Amaranth Man., widow of Henry Leclerc. Lee gum Hong 76, of 35j Elgin Avenue. Lloyd Elizabeth 56, of Rath Well Man., widow of fran Sidney Lloyd. Mantell John 78, of bran Don Man., cafe operator. Miller mrs. Peter Jessie 75, of Saskatoon sask., for Merly of Winnipeg. Stevens Albert Bruce 51, o Power View Man. Thielke Karl of 350 Sutlon Avenue North Kildonan. Z1egler, mrs. Frank j. Wil 71, of 88 Mcadam Avenue. For further information please see classified Denaui notices Selkirk workers vote to strike about 30 employees of Sel Kirk nursing Home Selkirk Man., have voted to strike if a Union official said in an interview Friday. Larry Lemoal representative of local 308, service employees International Union a f l c i 0 said the members voted recently by secret ballot in favor of a walk out. The vote was 100 per cent in favor of a strike but no Date has been set. Twenty seven turned out to vote. The workers Are nurses aides Cookhouse staff laundry workers and housekeeping help. The previous wage agree ment expired last october. A management offer would raise the present Range of hourly pay of to Between and or. Lemoal said the group wanted a Range from to a membership meeting to decide on the next move including a strike Date is set for thursday. The Union has applied to the department of labor for a conciliation officer mrle Moal said. Man injured in bus mishap a Man was injured Friday night when his car was in Colli Sion with a Winnipeg transit bus on Portage Avenue in St James Assiniboia. Douglas Grant 22, of 3499 Portage suite 6, St. James Assiniboia was driving West on Portage about . When his car went out of control and was in collision with a West bound bus Winnipeg spokes Man said. No one on the bus was injured. Or. Grant was taken to Grace Hospital suffering from Scalp and facial lacerations and a possible concussion. He was reported in Good condition saturday morning. That value has shrunk to billion this year. Our producers have made no profit for 18 he said. Bankers Are nervous. The Only thing in our favor at present is we expect a per Ca pita consumption of 122 pounds this year. Frank Payne director of the Federal department of Agricula livestock Branch said opening the Border to . Beef would drop producer prices in Canada by a hundredweight. In other cattle business Cha president Gordon Parke of Cache Creek b.c., said a re cent Public relations tour by association offices showed that Many writers and con Sumers agree with the association position that beef prices must increase if the cattle Industry is to survive. When we pointed out that producers Are taking a drub Bing in the Market at today s prices which Are below the Cost of production there was a general acceptance of the fact that Consumers will have to pay More later if they wish us to stay in he said. Foxes plunge to death Niagara Falls ont. Up the second attempt in two Days to Rescue two foxes stranded on an ice Floe in the Niagara River one mile above the Horseshoe Falls has ended in failure. Niagara Frontier humane society officials who went aboard the Ontario Hydro ice breaker Niagara Queen at tempted to get close enough to the foxes to shoot them with a tranquil Izer gun so they could be picked up. However the 400-foot-Square pack of ice was located in about three feet of water too shallow for the vessel which draws More than four feet. Eli Sawyer Pilot of the Nia Gara Queen said the ice Floe was too far Down the River am the water too shallow to risk going closer. There were nine people on Board and i did not want to endanger their lives for two he said. Don Christensen acting Man Ager of the humane society said that once the ice Floe Breaks away the foxes i plunge Over the Falls. We did everything w he said. Don t take your storm windows off. Let us do it and you la never have to do it again picture windows aluminium windows aluminium doors awnings. All colors order now free estimates 667-3502 or 667-5078 79 industries 1964 Ltd. 730 Nairn Avenue Winnipeg Man. Teachers want arbitrator the St. James Assiniboia teachers association has applied for arbitration to Settle to salary dispute with the St. Ames Assiniboia school Divi i o n association president Keith Craig said Friday. The group is one of four in he province which have a 1 i e d for arbitration. More Han 20 divisions have gone to conciliation in current contract negotiations Bob Mcdonald director of economic and personnel services for the Mani o b a association of school trustees said a Telephone interview. The other three negotiating groups Are in the Pine Creek and St. Boniface school Divi Sions and the school District of Lynn Lake. None have had heir arbitration boards set up yet. Or. Mcdonald indicated it might be another month before highs begin to break in negotiations As other groups await he arbitration Board awards. A tentative contract Settle ment has been reached in one Rural division but no details can be released until both Par ies formally ratify the con tract he said. The St. James teachers Are asking for a salary increase of about 15 per cent while the school Board is offering Aboul 11 per cent the increase Given teachers in the Winnipeg school division or. Craig said. Last month representatives of seven. Winnipeg school boards which Haven t signed 1975 contracts agreed they weren t prepared to exceed the average 11 per cent salary in crease received by teachers in the Winnipeg division. Teachers in two other City divisions fort Garry and St vital will receive an average per cent raise in 1975, based on Cost of living and economic growth formulas built into their Long term agreements. School bans passion Uxbridge ont. Up stud ends at Shis town s second Ary school have been told to Cool it and keep their displays of passion off school property. Students were warned Here at an Assembly called by vice principal t. Ii. Newton that necking kissing and hugging on school properly is banned. 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