Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 23, 1991, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press local Section Brian Cole 6977232 b17 Cit beat la question Winkler has been a dry town since but that May change today As residents head to the the Issue is whether its time to allow the open Sale of liquor in local restaurants and the towns Only everyone admits that people Here do like a folks not willing to go on record Tell stories of How outwardly pious citizens sneak off to the City for a none of it surprises longtime resident Frank who in past referendums Fer ried dozens of seniors to the polls to ensure no votes were b19 the studentcharter9 in whats being hailed As a first in students and staff of Kelvin High school have come up with their own charter of rights and the focus is on creating awareness that students have for some talk about student rights is the last thing they want to when i first talked to them about a few teachers All ill Ever hear about is student about the rights of the teachers said so Cial studies teacher Paul who helped spearhead the ib18 state of emergency the Prospect of demolishing the Sher Brook Pool has created a state of emergency for the inner where More than 70 per cent of children Are not water a Winnipeg school Board trustee charged last i was shocked when the administration of the City decided to recommend trustee Maryann Mihaychuk in a i think they Are Only looking at a budgetary the school Board unanimously voted at its meeting last night to protest the and will urge the City both to protect the Pool and establish a joint planning process on the use of facilities with both educational and recreational the civic Parks committee voted this week not to spend to renovate the 60 year old but to Transfer the Money to a new Community recreation Centre whats on Norrie Speaks mayor Bill Norrie will speak at the downtown Winnipeg business improvement zones annual budget meeting at 5 in the Delta 288 Portage Filmon roadshow the Filmon Cabinet will tour Western Manitoba today As part of a three Day tour of the Premier Filmon will attend a luncheon at the curl ing rink in Rose before attending a Public meeting at at the Agassiz Park Lodge in trivia Challenge what percentage of the average Manito bans yearly expenditures is devoted to taxes 14 18 21 in the 1990 the Manitoba progressive which won a majority garnered what percentage of popular vote per cent per cent per cent answers 1 according to the most recent statistics can Ada Percento Manitoban Are Urban that is living in centres of More than Only Saskatchewan has a higher proportion still living in Rural with per cent of its population classified As 2 Manitoba gets 18 per cent of its Gross reve nue from personal income the largest single area of in Western Only British Columbia derives a greater proportion of its revenues from income with 21 news tips have a Story to Tell phone the free press tip line at 6977292 instalment plan for taxes adopted City Hall is making it easier to pay starting in january property taxes can be paid monthly through your Bank the same Way Auto Matic payments Are made toward Loans or you wont have to come up with a Large payment once a mayor Bill Norrie said it Doest reduce your it just allows you to make monthly and it will reduce a Norrie said the called the tax instalment payment is Avail Able to All Home or property owners who sign up before you Are not eligible if you Are in arrears or if you pay taxes through a mortgage dont blow Senate Reform Filmon welcomes two new club members with a Blunt warning by Donald Campbell legislature reporter Premier Gary Filmon sent a surprisingly message to Cana Das newest premiers yesterday dont for Sake the wests aspirations for Senate re following major election victories in Saskatchewan and the Premier said he fears the new nip administrations May abandon Western canadians wishes for More clout in a revamped his comments stoked the feud at Home be tween tory and nip members of the constitutional task Force who cannot agree on what importance to give the Western be very inter ested to note if the new democrats will for Ever destroy the Western Canadian dream of a reformed Senate that will give us a stronger voice in Filmon until i hear the i will Harbor those Filmon also came out strongly in favor of having property rights entrenched in the he said he feared a Good idea May be jeopardized by nip Hilmons candid comments towards pre Mie select Mike Harco Iiri of and Roy Romanow of Saskatchewan can read As a direct shot at opposition Leader Gary doer responded by daring the Premier to Call for a constituent Assembly so people from across Manitoba could decide on constr tinkertoy Chy Curtis he Pinak left and Andrew Giles assemble scaffolding High in the temporary addition to the North end zone at Winnipeg stadium yesterday in preparation for next months Grey cup the addition at a Cost of More than will in crease seating at the stadium by to Tut ional priorities in a Public doer insisted yesterday the Public would Tell the Premier other issues such As a Strong National government protecting social pro Grams or aboriginal rights were More important just As they did during the Foxe cent task Force he said the election of Harcourt and Romanow was a condemnation of tory policies such As theory for opting out of National social free Meech Lake and the upcoming crop insurance pro Liberal Leader Sharon Carstairs said she didst believe that Harcourt and Romanow would derail Senate Reform despite the fed eral Dps Uncertain stand on the will we All scream for Spud ice Cream by Alice Krueger food writer when it comes to ways of serving Manitoba Terry Young of the vegetable marketing Board thought hed about seen it potato potato even dough nuts made with mashed but potato ice Cream takes the both for uniqueness and he its excellent and you talk about a Rich flavor and texture i was just re ally impressed with swooned Young when asked about the new product that is scheduled to hit Winnipeg supermarkets sometime next Spud ice which is already giving its Frozen dessert competitors a Licking in the United has More than just Good taste going for it also has less calories and a big Selling Point for today health conscious just How much potato goes into the ice Cream is a secret so much even the growers of Keystone vegetable growers at Portage la Prairie Arent sure yet whats in it for wed like to see it get off the until the Market i really dont know what it will Garry a spokesman for the growers but he has High Hopes it will provide a lucrative Market for Many More Manitoba grown russet i have seen projections that if it could get 10 per cent of the Market in the it would use All the potatoes grown in but its just wild projections at this the exact formula for Al Reeds All Natu ral ice Cream is but the Man with the Canadian rights Winnipeg Ger Al Cooney says potato starch substitutes for sugar and partially replaces Mil fat for Tex Mouthfeel and to Cut the potato flakes enable the ice Cream to be produced without the usual addition of re fined sugar or artificial sweetener because the potato natural starch converts to frug that also cuts the calories of the product by As much As 50 per cent Over some Premium the key is that it is All its half the and its extremely so you can eat twice As joked an insurance three flavors will be available to Start a chocolate and Black Mike Gido general manager of Peoples Coop which will produce the ice Cream at its Dufferin Avenue is As excited As the potato if it cuts into the Frozen dessert Market by five per then it will be its not that sleepy a is Grant the snoring est town in the National hockey voted by nil players and visiting in the tatty Toronto Tab headlines Yawn last year it was three Montreal canadians who ended up in the Public safety building penalty Box after being arrested during an altercation outside the Marble club that involved the a Pimp and some party i remind is the place that known variously around the league As the City that never wakes sleepy and get a night life Well Tell that to Grant world famous this year it was furs turn on the town that gets Fuhr had the Toronto Media in a feeding frenzy on the weekend when the Leafs new Messiah missed a 10 team practice sunday at the Winnipeg not a Good sign Given that the night before the Leaf s had slept through their fifth straight when Gary the ten color commentator heard that Fuhr haunt made the he resist Gordon Sinclair rubbing a Little Road Salt in Winnipeg Grants probably the first person to miss a flight out of Green was quoted in the Toronto this gratuitous Low youll comes from a Guy who used to earn Money Here doing color for Cynd and cd As for when he finally arrived in through a team practice shrugged off his i cant figure out what the big Deal he reportedly the Bottom line is i had an urgent family matter that had to be looked it got looked a family matter in Winnipeg not there was a report about his aunt suffering a heart attack before the Leaf flames game thursday in and then there was another report that the furs new baby was in Hospital saturday night after rolling off a change this much i can report with furs Luggage made the team that because when Fuhr didst return to his hotel room saturday backup goalie Jeff Reese packed it for so where was Fuhr apparently the official word from the club is Fuhr stayed overnight at a friends no names were this much i can Tell you for your curious correspondent received a Telephone Call from a Nice Man who had read the goalies explanation about an urgent family matter and wanted to give me a Grant Fuhr was spotted at Norma jeans after saturday nights the goalie was my informant trading Good natured jabs with Winnipeg Blue bomber linebacker James wild West and sipping Dom my informant said there were other people in the people he used the adjective exotic to whatever that my tipsters account was second so he left me to confirm what he had heard from an i put in a Call to Norma jeans partner and former Winnipeg Jet Perry Miller had seen Fuhr at the club saturday night and As a matter of fact he had been partying with James As for whether there were exotic people in furs Miller indicated he didst know anything about Miller finally Ive been on the Road Ive missed a Miller i just had one More did he see who left with Fuhr everyone left it was the last time i saw Miller he was picking up a milk and a Sandwich to go and saying he had to get to practice in the really All Grant Fuhr picked up saturday night was a Sandwich and a what a Boring you know what they say around the Winnipeg will do that to i wonder if he asked them to warm the milk ;