Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 24, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba I Brief hit and run kills girl a Berens River girl is dead after a hit and run Accident in the first nations Community Early yesterday morning. At 3 30 a.m., the 14-year-old girl was a passenger on a four wheel at that was struck from behind by another vehicle. The male Driver and female passenger of the motor vehicle left the scene shortly after the Accident. Selkirk ramp Are still investigating but believe alcohol was a Factor in the Accident. No names have yet been released. The Driver of the at was not injured. Fire eyed for arson the Winnipeg arson squad is investigating a fire that occurred in the North end last night. The Blaze broke out in the basement of a vacant store at 465 Alfred ave. Around 8 30 . Damage is estimated at $51,000. Walk for Parkinson a Winni Eggers Are invited to come out today for a sunday stroll to Benefit the Parkinson foundation of Canada. Participants of super walk 2000 have the option of walking either two or eight Kilometres in the event which begins at the St. Vital Park Duck Pond at to a m. Foundation Volunteer Ollie Schroeder reported that last years super walk raised an estimated $12,000 through pledges and donations. Approximately 3,000 Manitoban Are currently diagnosed with Parkinson a disease a neurological disorder that affects muscle movement control. Three knife robberies police were Busy Friday night with three separate incidents involving knife wielding bandits. The first robbery happened at a North end grocery store at about 6 30 . Police say a native Man armed with a knife entered Makar grocery at 710 Manitoba ave., punched the owner in the face and fled with a Small amount of Cash. The store owner was not seriously injured. Police say the robber was about 19 years of age and wearing a yellow and Black Parka. The Domo Gas bar at 15 Marion St. Was the next target. At about 8 40 ., a Lone male with a knife threatened the clerk and escaped with a Small amount of Cash. The clerk was not injured. The robber an 18-year-old Man turned himself in to place a Short time later. Charges Are pending. At about to . A Man with a knife robbed the macs store at 628 St. Annex sri. The suspect is described As about 5-10 and weighing Between 150 and 170 lbs. He has a scruffy Beard and was wearing a dark Blue Parka at the time. Shutterbug predator police Are warning residents to be on the Lookout for a suspicious male who was taking pictures of children yesterday afternoon. The Man was at a school playground on the Corner of Balmoral Street and Sargent Avenue at 2 . Yesterday. Residents reported to police that they be seen this Man photographing children at the playground on several other occasions. The suspect is described As a White Man in his 30s, 5-8,150 lbs with dark Brown hair. He was wearing a Green baseball Cap turned backwards a Green jacket jogging pants glasses and Brown loafers. If you have any information please Call Winnipeg police at 986-6222. Lots kicks with Foo bag tricks Joel Chesley kicks a return in a singles game of Foo bag net during Hack Rifice clubs tournament yesterday. Hackey sack Heads show off their skills at City tournament by David Kuxhaus Foo bag a it sounds like an insult you a hurl at your worst enemy. Actually its a Funky Little sport that serves up moves such Asda a curves toe clippers and Butterfly swirls. Better known As Hackey sack Foo bag appears to be gaining a foothold among the Young and restless. A a it a fun a says one 12-year-old who a been at it for a month. His buddy agrees but admits he still prefers hockey. Hackers yesterday they were among dozens of hackers in baggy shorts to shirts and backward baseball Caps kicking around the Small beanbag like Ball at River Osborne Community Centre. The heavy sounds of Drums and Bass flooded the gym from a do stuck in the Corner. The tournament and demonstration was put on by Hack Rifice a Winnipeg Foo bag club with about 70 members founded by Joel Dion. The 25-year-old Goatee computer services representative is hoping to attract More converts. Quot right now there Are about 400 Foo bag clubs in 38 countries a he says with Zeal. A a it a one of the fastest growing sports in the in August Dion competed at the world championships in Vancouver. Students need Volunteer hours to graduate by Nick Martin Reading to seniors filling Coffee cups in freezing Arenas stuffing Christmas hampers a they re All part of the requirements for graduation in St. James Assiniboia school division. Grade 9 students at the five High schools Are checking out where they can Volunteer to rack up the 40 hours of unpaid Community service need to graduate. Trustees have introduced what a believed to be Manitoba a first mandatory Community service program. Students entering High school in Grade 9 will need to donate 40 hours to the Community by the time they leave Grade 12. A some will go far beyond that a St. James collegiate principal Greg mutter said yesterday. Mutter said the students and parents seek out an activity the school approves it and an adult from a Community organization confirms the hours worked. Some students Are already putting in time at Deer Lodge Centre at their Community centres or in literacy and Homework programs at elementary schools mutter said. A we help people. You feel proud when they thank you a said Laurissa scrimshaw who works with seniors at Deer Lodge and helps the Optimist club sell Christmas Trees. A it helps build on character a classmate Megan Newell agreed. She a going to sort and stack books at the Western Canada aviation museum Library. A people who done to know How to act toward people they done to know will learn a a it a not too much to ask a said Samantha Burland who a worked at her Community Centre canteen and helped out at Winter carnivals. A forty hours Over four years Isnit Liane Ushock said students Are making a mistake if they wait until grades la or 12 to Volunteer when they re trying to juggle studies and the part time jobs need to pay for University. Justin Briggs Gair said head like to help establish kids basketball Camps on a Volunteer basis but added that making such service mandatory Means some kids May Volunteer because they have to not because their heart is in it. A i got my but kicked a he laughs. Foo bag was started about 20 years ago by a couple of americans one of whom was looking for a simple Way to rehabilitate his knee. Today its morphed into Foo bag freestyle Foo bag net and Foo bag Golf. Freestyle or shredding As it is sometimes referred to involves a sin Gle competitor performing a series of tricks to music. Judges score the routines taking into account factors such As degree of difficulty and artistic impression. Foo bag net is similar to volleyball with the Ball being kicked to an opponent Over a five foot High net. Golf is played by kicking the Ball Over a course. Whoever takes the fewest kicks wins. Official etiquette requires players to respect Plant life and allow faster groups to play through. Dion says he Hopes to put on demonstrations in schools this Winter. Anyone looking for More information on the sport can go to the web site . 48,000-Kilometre trek will help childrens Charity going gets Tough Tough go sailing Cathy Sullivan is just another Middle aged woman from the Prairies who decided shed really like to sail around the world a the wrong Way. Sullivan 47, has signed up for a leg of the by global Challenge billed As a the toughest yacht race in the the Portage la Prairie resident in t letting the fact she a never sailed get in the Way of the adventure of a lifetime. A a in be kayaker of course a she says with the nonchalance of the truly fit. A a in a canned and id gone White water rafting. But sailing was adventure Isnit new to the Serco aviation air traffic controller and former member of the Canadian military. A every year i go off somewhere interesting a Sullivan says. A last year i was in Nepal for a month trekking. When i heard about this race i really wanted to do it. Of course people told me i should watch the end of the perfect storm and then make up my the 48,000-Kilometre, 12-boat global Challenge began last month in Southampton England. The identical 22-metre boats will sail to Boston Buenos Aires Wellington Sydney Cape town la Rochelle France and Back to Southampton. The route sends the boats against All prevailing winds and currents. Sullivan is sailing the Boston Buenos Aires leg. The Saskatoon native sets sail on oct. 15 and if All goes Well arrives in South America 35 Days later. She a been training hard. A a in a not an olympic athlete a she says. A i work out in the gym every Day for two hours. You really can work yourself into the annual race takes Ordinary people and tests them under extraordinary circumstances. Each boat carries a professional skipper and a Crew of 17 volunteers. Most have never sailed before. They All met in August when they gathered in Southampton for a Marathon two week training session. A we went out for to Days in the English Channel and Learned everything from How to be seasick to How to clean dishes below decks to what to do if someone Falls the majority of the Crew volunteers who pay for the privilege of sailing around the world sign on for the full trip. Two slots on each yacht Are open to a a loggers Quot people like Sullivan whose employers Are a boat sponsor. Once Sullivan passed All the screening tests she had to agree to raise $7,000 for save the children the Charity benefiting from the race. Sullivan was afraid shed have a hard time meeting that Challenge in a town of 16,000 people. She have won red. A i find in be had so much help and support. The Guys i work with have been terrific. One Guy shaved his head for pledges. We held a Golf tournament. Another Guy is going to hold a Badminton athon while in a away. Its just been very very she a raised $5, he so far. While she son the boat Sullivan plans to email the kids at cres Cen View elementary school. The teachers Are planning to fit her journey into a geography lesson. A a in be been at the school and spoken to them. They wanted to know what i got if i won How much Money i got. 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Winter whether we Welcome it in or not is coming so you better do a few things to get ready now for example service men Guys that service your heating or duct systems Etc. Are available now but will soon be so booked up you la have to wait big time before they can get to you. Because i Garden throughout the summer getting the Garden sort of a put away till next Spring is an important part of getting prepared for Winter. Some people leave a lot of their plants stand and turn into a mulch just sitting there but in be always preferred to take it All Down and put it into a compost pile that la be pretty Well done by Spring if started Early enough. But As far As digging up the Yard after everything has been taken Down just dig up the Earth and leave the big clumps sit the Frost will break them up by Spring and you just have to Rake it level. And autumn is also a Good time to Divide perennials put in a few Trees and even Plant some Early Spring veggies but besides getting the House and Garden ready fall is when you should Start preparing for the festive and entertainment season that will soon be upon us. Now in a not Talkin about those people getting the carpet and drapes cleaned i m talking about those looking for new furniture for the Home. One of the chief things people should realize is that when you Are custom ordering furniture it takes a certain amount of time to get the merchandise in town and you a better give us the retailer enough time to order and receive the goods instead of waiting till the last minute. 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