Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 5, 1980, Winnipeg, Manitoba I y August ftj18jq festival conquers weather toy Andy Blicq Winnipeg free press Gimli Fidfl Stead fats More than 20 fears experience at but the win whipped Waters of Lake Winnipeg pawed a formidable foe Ive been sick twice in my both times on Lake 25 years he said in an interview after delivering Federal immigration minis Ter Lloyd Axworthy by defence Mem launch to the Gimli pier in time for the traditional icelandic Celebration the students on the launch Are great in not so sure my stomach Axworthy told the crowd of several thousand who attended the traditional ceremonies Strong winds intermittent rain and Strong winds during the weekend didst Dampen the spirit of the crowd Down from the who attended the three Day event last descended on this town 100 Kilometres North of Winnipeg for the 91st annual an enthusiastic audience jammed into the Gimli Park Pavilion sunday evening after the weather forced the Folk festival earlier in the the More than 400 runners who took part in the annual 10mile Road race were greeted by Sunshine and evening fireworks went on As at the nearby Gimli Industrial Park sports car and drag racing events were held during the while sailing and windsurfing took place in Gimli a Parade and other music and arts events were scheduled through the visitors lined up on the Gimli pier tour the Canadian coast guard ship a carnival and Midway operated on More than 100 visitors from Iceland were in Gimli for the at the traditional ceremonies yester Day afternoon Premier Sterling Lyon of Manitoba praised the descendants of the original icelandic settlers for their contribution to Faire attracts diverse group of participants pumpkin Creek Faire organizer Steve Jackson top photo had most children wondering about the except Tim Robinson who was Content with the Shade provided by his Mother by Nelle Oosterom the Creek where else would outdoor privies be called body awareness where else could you get your Tea leaves your feet your hair braided and your mind put into Neutral All in one afternoon and where else would they Call a fair a Faire you could get the Best falafel Here this Side of the Middle but this alone did not distinguish Rose Isles second annual Bash on the Long week held on the Grassy slopes of the Birch ski area 100 Kilometres Southwest of the event attracted an interesting mix of people local trendy City dwellers and Large numbers of it was a Laid Back held in the Shade of Large Oak there were no noisy Midway no blaring loud no Cotton Candy Concession stands and no Sticky garbage under medieval touch instead there was music and attractions like Al who Lent the Faire a medieval a Harp and he sat in a hut Woven out of boughs of Aspen and dressed in a knee length costume mod Elled after the dress of 10th Century icelandic he sold bolivian style flutes made of a Hardtop find Manitoba and there was Richard the a former Rhino candidate who came All the Way from British Columbia to go silly at pumpkin missed Steve Chil Dren stared at wondering How he came to be wearing an Arrow through his i just stuck it he told and the kids backed per haps thinking it Wise that he be left Jackson is the organizer of the he kept the Cost Down per adult by getting the scores of actors and dancers to come for there Are some really Good vibes at this the kids can sense he Many of them running about with Clown faces painted on at no charge by a theatre were kept occupied by several Volunteer workers from Winnipeg Parks and recreation this left their parents free to sit on Straw Bales and enjoy music from 18 separate Folk groups who played from two stages set up at opposite ends of the marijuana and Strawberry wine were in evidence if you looked hard but Rowdy ism was we were pretty careful about screening the people who came in Jackson adding that organizers decided to turn away a group which wanted to set up a mule ride after they made asses of themselves the night before the Faire was to rain foils test on booze ban Riding Mountain National Park staff will have to wait for the labor Day weekend to find out whether a policy to ban booze in the Wasagaming Camp ground reduces heavy rain resulted in a very slow weekend in the 265 kilo metres Northwest of Angus assistant superintendent of the said we had a fairly slow weekend in All our the policy in the Wasagaming Campground was established before the july Long rain on the Canada Day weekend and the recent three Day Holiday dampened the enthusiasm of Campground Maclean said he understood few people were charged with liquor of Prog owner jumping for Joy a Frog dynasty is being built in Home of the Lith annual Frog follies which were held during the for the fourth straight George Prefontaine hopped off with first prize Money of because his jumped 401 centimetres about 13 feet on three successive jumps in the adult sweepstakes sixteen Earold Richard Couch was no Slouch either when weather he captured the division for the Secona his Frog Sam flew to Victory with a 464centi metre six centimetres More than last years Couch also frightened Sam into out jumping the other 84 childrens frogs with a distance of 421 whats the Couch secret for High hopping 1 just caught 14 frogs at Joubert Creek and put them in a Richard i filled the barrel half full of grass where they could i figured they liked the so i kept them the Day before the contest he watched each of them jump and selected the ones with the most his Reward in prize but not All frogs were treated As while people cheered the some children abandoned their frogs in covered plastic ice Cream to boil in the midday was no one keeping an Eye on the frogs fortunes publicity manager Bill Stuart said overlooked frogs that dont qualify Are supposed to be set but on to the Good news the 155 adult entrants doubled last years number and the 85 childrens entrants were 28 More than a year the provincial Tugo Twar held in conjunction with the Frog was yanked away from the defending Cha Tecler of by the Niverville mennonite the Tolstoy Corner inn won the women foot specialist consultant Polloc podiatrist Abbey foot Headstock service discontinued View of the present policy of the Canada depart ment of effective August 1980 we will no longer accept nor collect for processing dead farm or stockyard Midwest byproducts company 607 Dawson Boniface Lukes machinery dealers in new used machinery e lathes Mills drills Grinders brakes shears presses welders Woodwork info machinery air compressors hoists cranes plus Many More toe Illust rated catalogue to buy used machinery by item or Complete plants Tradelins accepted 318 not Dami 9433421 Cash top prices for your Gold Silver jewelry and scrap see us before you sell at Gate West Coin 786 Corydon 4757173 deaths classified death Rainy and Cool Winnipeg area forecast High today near Low tonight near mainly Cloudy tomorrow with occasional showers and a High near extended weather Outlook 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