Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 17, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Fyffee 3 Joy commune by Bob Lowery Winnipeg free press tac 6fcoch hit Poter winds thing around the band Hall did Little to freeze the excitement inside Santa Claus paid a pre Christmas visit to this Chipewyan Indian Community of 430 residents More than kilo metres of r r to the squealing Delight of the the keyed visitor brought about 700 pounds Bod free press of presents with but perhaps the Best Christmas gift for the Community is Early of Bijj Fenland chief Archie Mertek Winnate of the Northland Indian band said the arrival of the Caribou Herd within five kilo metres of the Community Means every family will be Well supplied meat Adf the Christmas feast years when the Caribou arrive much and often not at creates a Effie so Fotss few this skill of the Hunters aft Early arrival of the Herd will mean plenty of meat Well into the for the however santas arrival was the cause of As temperatures outside hovered near the Mark and wind chill Between very cold and bit Ter the Trappy screams and laughter of the children warmed the band santas helpers from the Thompson elks club unload gifts at Lac Brochet Calm airs route takeover encounters bumpy Takeoff Champagne was flowing aboard air International newly acquired Hawker Sidley 748 aircraft on the airlines inaugural flight after Tak ing Over a Pacific Northern i of both company officials and passengers were dampened by a More than five hour delay in Winnipeg because of an engine prob Calm air president Arnold Morberg explained to some irate passengers joining the flight at Thompson that the delay was caused by a Montreal com Pany which sent several wrong parts needed to mount the Roll Royce engine on the Calm air has a temporary permit to operate the Pacific routes Between Baker Rankin Eskimo Point and Coral smaller aircraft Pacific the route with a ys11 mor Berg said the which carries 48 passengers compared with 46 on the can operate on Shorter this would enable Calm air to extend the service to whale Chesterfield Inlet and repulse he the Hawker Sidley also will make a maintenance run from Churchill to Winnipeg on returning the following these flights include stops in Gillam will also be on this Bob Public relations director for Pacific said his company has applied to the air trans port committee in Ottawa for a Perma nent Transfer of the route to Calm earlier this opposition to trans Ferring the route to Calm air was made to the committee by the Keewatin District chamber of Commerce As Well As thedaker Lake and other Jia Mlet coun they claim they were disappointed in the service Calm air has Given their communities in he the committee is expected to hand Down its decision Lamb air limited also has applied for the weather sunny today charges studied in student hoax twelve students who staged a mock kidnapping of mayor Ken Burgess of Brandon last week to raise Money for the United Way May learn today if be charged for making it such a real life Ken Brandon acting police is to meet today with provincial Crown counsel Gerry Bowering to Dis cuss possible charges stemming from the the possibility of criminal charges follows a raid by Stu dents on the Brandon City an armed group rushed into the civic offices to the Surprise and dismay of Many City workers unaware it was Only a while both Burgess and Elliott were aware of the they had not told civic workers about they say they had not expected it to be so Elliott said the kidnappers were not supposed to carry United Way officials in Brandon said they had no Advance knowledge of the mock Winnipeg area forecast sunny today except for occasional Cloudy periods this highs today near minus lows tonight near minus Cloudy on tuesday with winds Southeast 30 occasional Snow flurries tuesday highs tuesday near minus 8 extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba Windy and very Cloudy with Light Snow and temperatures returning to Normal Northern Manitoba increasing Cloudy and not quite so cold Northwestern Ontario sunny Cloudy and not so cold temperatures Canada and world deaths classified death National Victoria Kenora Brandon Thunder Ottawa International Chicago new Boston Max 1 2 5 15 m 2 3 4 7 6 u u i i ii 27 2 i 2 i 0 7 8 resort spots los 73 u Lai Clear 15 i Clear 18 7 fair 79 22 Clear 77 17 Winnipeg temperature comparisons 15 749 134 last 98 94 183 139 highest on record 56 in 1890 lowest on record 37 2 in 1879 mean 16 18 749 134 last 83 183 highest record in 1877 lowest on record 08 3 in 1876 precipitation total tar i to 248 Normal John l of 239 Lockwood husband of Mary Margaret of formerly of East lower fort widow of Alex Violetto of widow of Herbert Huntington Davison Aime of 145 Bristol Hub band of germane of 880 Pepper loaf formerly of widower of Olya Marie of 166 Claremont wife of James Richard Glynn formerly of widow of John Emmaline of 329 Anne s suite for Merly of widow of Christopher Johnstone Sherry of infant daughter of Ron and Carol of 3816 Batchelor Avenue of Cal formerly of widow of William h Edmond of 200 Horace husband of Rosa Nadeau Paul of husband of Cath Erine of bet Hama personal care widow of Karl Schul Dies j d Hub band of Norma Smith of Lynn formerly of ice widower of Inga Steinh Corine of 1 70 Watt suite infant daughter of Carol and Joseph strike of 141 Mcfarlane for Merly of husband of Maria of for Merly of Pilot Hus band of Pearl Sofita was assisted Mills visit by a team ff6m the Feiks dub to hrs arrived by plate with 700 Pau kids of the meeting Hall Wafe a site 6f tote Fly bedlam As Sarita handed out 200 bags of countless Teddy bears and a wide variety of games and the most popular presents As far As the younger boys were were the 54 hockey 40 pucks and 20 pairs of skates donated by the elks and their friends in Thor Ripson the rear of the band Hall was quickly transformed into an indoor much to the consternation of the band elders who did their Best to keep things under snowmobile suits santas sack also contained hundreds of clothing items ranging from Snow Mobile suits to summer the scene around Santa rivalled the Hub bub around a bargain counter in a Winnipeg department a Young Man who picked up a Snow Mobile suit said in going Home right away to put this suit on this ene Kinnare said the Community Hopes to receive two other presents a nurse to look after the nursing station and a Van to transport sick station is manned by local health workers with limited train nurses visit once a week from Brochet and a doctor once a month from Lynn the chief vehicle needed he said the Community has some but no vehicle to transport sick people to the Nurs Irig station or to the Airport for flights out to these Are on the top of our list this we feel we need them badly for the welfare of our Terry head of the Thomp son elks team which included George Tom Harry Studley and Brad said quite a lot of work goes into organizing the Santa Claus this is the 18th Christmas visit weve made to reserves or Remote Negrych its Worth everything any of us puts into just to see the Way the eyes and faces of these kids Light up when they meet Santa Claus and receive even a very simple Marie and her brother display their presents from Santa to their Celine Blacks Decker deluxe dual height Workmate portable giant saw horse and Workbench in one fold away compact work Model 7900504 56 1wauanhok Allan Leone 087 Arena two minutes from Polo Park Opp pan am motors 204 7729571 Avenue meat Market it sell Quality groceries fresh vegetables 595 Selkirk phone b9w55 fa833i87 delivery available fresh turkeys All sizes Grade a Utility available from 18th to 24th also available my Mii Acu Bastid fresh Loa iting ohm of 68 Utility aim 99 fresh fresh pins Cut into i fresh lean sin regular Mound Mif 10 bag Cross rib sii10in steaks 00 of m l j169 i Swift s ready to serve Tun Imd a tooth Siuk sugarplum a Ian Bono old dutch Swift s Premium to com i swifts Premium Mil we Iblis Umof i wat 99 u99 9j mini Whf Sim twin pack we Reserve the right to limit quantities prices in effect until 24th mitts soft and great for a whole variety of Winter outdoor available in ladies sizes super mitts regular length 433 St Mary s Road 2331730 open 9 30 a m 9 00 p m monday Friday 9 30 a m 6 00 saturday and master charge Welcome Canon photo copies 5 cd National cameras Hill concourse store pof1t age main 319 Donald Twilde Capitol theatre 639 Portage Finkleman and Finkleman optometrists 2nd floor 265 Portage Avenue Avenue building thru saturday phone 9422496 eyes examined glasses fitted the Berof Romance bouquets from arrangements from passport photos the Sooter the better i ;