Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 4, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba Ask about dynamics financial family of funds special nor onto backed Load dynamic partners fund cob for Brandon your weekly Southwest Manitoba news digest for Home delivery 7270527 or 7272451 August 1 town welcomes rockers Minnedosa pleasantly surprised by crowds Good behaviour and the influx of Cash by Patrick Copps the Brandon Sun Minnedosa mayor Terry Drebit admits some townsfolk were anxious about what to expect this after this normally quiet Community that has invested so much in promoting itself As a place for families to come and enjoy summertime lakefront recreation had never before been faced with an event like the Clas sic Rock but for the past two Days on a site just North of Minnedosa main Beach thousands have flocked for a weekend of Good times and Rock and Drebit has nothing but Praise for the organizers and the resulting spinoffs to local its the biggest thing that Ever hit Ive been impressed with the whole the traffic flow and crowd control has not been a a Wear looking Drebit said saturday afternoon across the counter of his downtown Valley motor weve never experienced anything like this so we didst know what to but this is probably the biggest example of economic development to hit any southwestern Manitoba Community in some business from Flower shops to hardware stores to restaurants have Drebit for More than 300 breakfasts were served at debits restaurant on saturday morning when normally there May be just traffic relates to dollars and for our personal business its beyond expect and the Drebit has to be Given to organizers opt the 70s Rock festival for developing a concept and seeing it Over at the classic Rock the Sun was Beer flowing Rumor had it to the tune of cans so far and the bands were playing on to big events coordinator Darren Stewart said ticket sales has reached approximately by the biggest thing for us is that the crime rate is Way there has been virtually Stewart i think a big reason for that is because this is an older age group were dealing before there was nothing like this for weve stepped up and come on and they just want to have Good Stewart was hopeful that there was still time for word to spread about what what he Calls just a big House party for the ticket sales to surpass the by the organization of the three Day event has also made its Mark with per formers like Les Emmerson from the band five Man electrical weve played some of these Festi Vals that end up being weekends from but this is going to be a dream Emmerson said just prior to hitting the main the Ontario based bands business Catherine said she remembers four months ago having to look in an Atlas to find Minnedosa after being contacted by some of the Best Rock festivals happen in places that youve never heard she who Ever heard of new York so to everybody satisfaction the weekend has been a quiet one for Keith Sun Ian Findlater and Kerri Lynn Smith take in the action from the roof of a Van at the classic Rock festival in the event continues Keith Sun a beefed up contingent of ramp Here checking vehicles near the have been on hand but so far they have pressed few weve never experienced anything like this so we didst know what to the local ramp nor Mally staffed by six has bolstered its ranks to while there have been periodic spot checks outside the festival As of late last night there had been no serious incidents in nor police had issued 39 traffic Viola and lodged two people for Public four liquor charges were Laid outside the site and two people were charged for stealing Keith Sun five Man electric band Singer Les Emmerson belts out a tune saturday on the main stage at the Motorist survives As vehicle Rolls trocar crash occurs at Busy intersection Brandon Sun a buckled up Seatbelt possibly saved the life of a Driver whose car flipped Over when struck by another vehicle on a Busy City Street Hes very fortunate he want at least seriously Brandon police service Ian Grant the collision occurred at approximately at the intersection of Victoria Avenue and thirteenth an investigation has revealed that the Driver of a Toyota Tercel travel Ling East went through a red Light and was struck by the other vehicle head ing North through the the Impact sent the car onto its roof and Drivers Side took the Brunt of the the Driver managed to crawl out of his upended vehicle and sustained Only minor a 23yearold Brandon Man has been Lewis Whitehead dead at age 69 the Brandon Sun Keith Sun Trot Sevic 1so ambulance Crews Check with people involved in a trocar in Brandon Lewis Davidson a Long time owner of the Brandon has died in new he was Whitehead was the last of three generations of his family to publish the Brandon he sold the paper in 1987 to Thomson after working As a Jour editor and eventually publish Whitehead was born in Brandon in 1926 and educated at local schools and Brandon he spent much of his career at the Sun until health problems convinced him to sell the he was named a member of the order of Canada in 1986 after years of work with the Canadian Winnipeg Royal Winnipeg Manitoba theatre Brandon Allied arts chamber of Kinsmen Brandon United Appeal and Manitoba Centennial he was also Active in the Campaign to have Brandon College elevated to Brandon supported a series of scholarships and served on the Board of ;