Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 9, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 Winnipeg free july How did you blow the again British teen says he was mugged by Windt cynical jaded news editors laugh so in sitting in a free press news where daily they decide which stories Are deserving of your and i Start to Tell the Story in about to Tell whereupon everyone starts to i didst think it was you be the a a a before he left his Home in York England and flew Solo to Winnipeg for a summer 14yearold Jay Mandy had heard All about our natural disaster doubleheader of the Little did he know that he was about to be welcomed to Winnipeg by another that would touch and Only what happened was the wind rolled him for say what according to Jay and his 24 year old they were playing Tennis Sun Day afternoon at the courts near Vincent Massey it was a Calm and for safekeeping Jay placed his Wallet and the wad that was in it on the ground under the Jay had planned to put the Money in a Bank on monday hed arrived Here on they played for about an hour before disaster descended in the evil form of a Prairie dust the min Tornado touched sending Tennis balls rolling around the court like the fluorescent Green Wilsons we rent the Only thing whipping about the my Wallet Jay Gordon Sinclair 7 really believe i didst think it was possible Marnie remembered the i was two feet away from and As 1 Bent Down to grab the Wallet flapped open As it twirled and twisted on the Tennis and before Marnie could grab the Bills went flying sky Ward in a Marnie remembered Jay scream ing As he that All my Holiday Money he had saved All year by doing Odd jobs at his father Peter Mandys garage in York and sock ing away his just before he his Winnipeg born Mother Bridgid Ireton gave him another so he could buy his school uniform for next and get his phased up the Bills like so Many kites without out of but not out of we stood around for about 20 hoping it would come Back Marnie then they decided to go Home and Tell her Maureen he was shaking when we got in the Marnie i really believe it was Jay said i didst think it was it just kind of blew out of my As it Jay want the Only one who believe it Joe free press with Cousin Back at the scene of the police just chuckled condescend he and made Jay feel and my newsroom colleagues laughed me out of the news Confer they thought the kid was telling a tale reminiscent of Dorothy and totos visit to the land of in Case youre it was jays aunt Maureen who called me with the Shes hoping that when All those and Bills finally float to whoever finds them will return them to we know the better Side of win she now even i dont a a a this just one of my still laugh ing the next Day about the Story of Jay and the dust directed me to something she found on the wire it was a Canadian press Story with a Mexico dateline reporting that it rained toads in the town of Villa Angel Flores last a Small Tornado had whirled up a Cluster of toads from a nearby and dumped them on the the newspaper Al debate of come How can a serious newspaper print a Folk tale like that if youve seen a stray Bill or even a flying Toad give me a fewer people attended sex in 97 but spending was visitors stayed longer by Kim Guttormson staff reporter fewer people visited the red River exhibition this but they stayed longer and spent More Money at the new Par like and says chief executive officer Paul Means it was a it went extremely Robson said of the 10day with a goal to break Robson says the 13 per cent increase Over last years Gross has allowed the exhibition to establish a scholarship fund in the name of a longtime member of the sex operations manager Bob Lang died last and the red River exhibition association has invested in a scholarship fund that will Bear his the interest will be used to fund pos secondary but Robson said they Haven decided How Many scholarships will be the Bob Lang scholarship will be specifically for people looking at Robson the new sex beside Assiniboia will have its second test in August when the heart of the Conti nent horse exhibition will be held along with equestrian and dog Conklin will bring Back its kiddie you need to come out in Robson its a real he said other than the suggestion they should put in water Hes heard nothing but Good things about the new places posit no cables to step Robson reiterating the com ments Hes most we need to get people parked a Little quicker than we did this he said not one person told him the Pasuth perimeter site was too far although some people May have Felt that final attendance for this years sex was Down from last but Robson said that four per cent decrease was less than the 20 per cent they were budgeting Good news from for Many you have counted on color your world for Quality products and decorating now that our Community has been devastated by the recent you can count on us for we have developed a plan to make it easier for families to begin the rebuilding delay payment on any Purchase until 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