Winnipeg Free Press

Sunday, September 24, 2000

Issue date: Sunday, September 24, 2000
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 24, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free sept Ember 2000 local a3 i Brief i Landrun kills girl a Berens River girl is dead after a i Landrun Accident in the first nations Community Early yesterday at the 14yearold girl was a passenger on a four wheel at that was struck from behind by another the male Driver and female passenger of the motor vehicle left the scene shortly after the Selkirk ramp Are still but believe Alco hol was a Factor in the no names have yet been the Driver of the at was not fire eyed for arson the Winnipeg arson squad is investigating a fire that occurred in the North end last the Blaze broke out in the basement of a vacant store at 465 Alfred around damage is estimated at walk for Parkinson Winni Eggers Are invited to come out today for a sunday stroll to Benefit the Parkinson foundation of participants of super walk 2000 have the option of walking either two or eight Kilometres in the which begins at the vital Park Duck Pond at 10 foundation Volunteer Ollie Schroeder reported that last years super walk raised an Esti mated through pledges and approximately Manito bans Are currently diagnosed with Parkinson a neurological disorder that affects muscle movement three knife robberies police were Busy Friday night with three separate incidents involving knife wielding the first robbery happened at a North end grocery store at about police say a native Man armed with a knife entered Makar Gro Cery at 710 Manitoba punched the owner in the face and fled with a Small amount of the store owner was not seriously police say the robber was about 19 years of age and Wear ing a yellow and Black the Domo Gas bar at 15 Mari on was the next at about a Lone male with a knife threatened the clerk and escaped with a Small amount of the clerk was not the an 18yearold turned himself in to place a Short time charges Are at about 10 a Man with a knife robbed the macs store at 628 Annes the suspect is described As about 510 and weighing Between 150 and 170 he has a scruffy Beard and was wearing a dark Blue Parka at the Shutterbug predator police Are warning residents to be on the Lookout for a suspicious male who was taking Pic Tures of children yesterday the Man was at a school play ground on the Corner of bal moral Street and Sargent Avenue at 2 residents reported to police that Treyve seen this Man photographing children at the play ground on several other the suspect is described As a White Man in his with dark Brown he was wearing a Green base Ball Cap turned a Green jogging and Brown if you have any please Call Winnipeg police at lots kicks with Foo bag tricks Hackey sack Heads show off their skills at City tournament by David Kuxhaus Foo bag it sounds like an insult youd hurl at your worst actually its a Funky Little sport that serves up moves such Asda a toe clippers and Butterfly better known As Hackey foot bag appears to be gaining a foothold among the Young and its says one 12yearold who been at it for a his buddy but admits he still prefers hackers yesterday they were among dozens of hackers in baggy shirts and backward baseball Caps kicking around the Small beanbag like Ball at River Osborne Community the heavy sounds of Drums and Bass flooded the gym from a do stuck in the Cor the tournament and demonstration was put on by a Winnipeg Foo bag club with about 70 members founded by Joel the 25yearold Goatee computer services representative is hoping to attract More right now there Are about 400 foot bag clubs in 38 he says with its one of the fastest growing sports in the in Dion competed at the world championships in students need Volunteer hours to graduate by Nick Martin Reading to filling Coffee cups in freezing stuffing Christmas hampers there All part of the requirements for graduation in Jame Assiniboia school 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 trustees have introduced whats believed to be Manitoba first Manda tory Community service Stu dents entering High school in Grade 9 will need to donate 40 hours to the Community by the time they leave Grade some will go far beyond James collegiate principal Greg mutter said mutter said the students and parents seek out an the school approves and an adult from a Community organization confirms the hours some students Are already putting in time at Deer Lodge at their Community or in literacy and Home work programs at elementary mutter we help you feel proud when they thank said Laurissa who works with seniors at Deer Lodge and helps the Optimist club sell Christmas it helps build on class mate Megan Newell Shes going to sort and stack books at the Western Canada aviation museum peo ple who dont know How to act toward people they dont know will learn its not too much to said Saman tha who worked at her Community Centre canteen and helped out at Winter forty hours Over four years int Liane Ushock said students Are Mak ing a mistake if they wait until grades 11 or 12 to when there trying to juggle studies and the Par time jobs need to pay for Justin Briggs Gair said hed like to help establish kids basketball Camps on a Volunteer but added that Mak ing such service mandatory Means some kids May Volunteer because they have not because their heart is in bridal Salon downtown 3rd floor our entire 2000 bridal collection is on Sale now 5o off Alfred Alfred offer valid until pm 7834o97 Marc Gallant Winnipeg free press Joel Chesley kicks a return in a singles game of Foo bag net during Hack Rifice clubs tournament i got my but he Foo bag was started about 20 years ago by a couple of one of whom was looking for a simple Way to rehabilitate his today its morphed into Foo bag Foo bag net and Foo bag or As it is sometimes referred involves a sin Gle competitor performing a series of tricks to judges score the Rou tines taking into account factors such As degree of difficulty and artistic Foo bag net is similar to with the Ball being kicked to an oppo nent Over a Fivelo thigh Golf is played by kicking the Ball Over a whoever takes the fewest kicks official etiquette requires players to respect Plant life and allow faster groups to play Dion says he Hopes to put on demonstrations in schools this anyone looking for More information on the sport can go to the web site trek will help childrens Charity going gets Tough go sailing Cathy Sullivan is just another Middle aged woman from the Prairies who decided shed really like to sail around the world the wrong has signed up for a leg of the by glob Al billed As the toughest yacht race in the the Portage la Prairie Resi Dent int let Ting the fact Shes never sailed get in the Way of the adventure of a Ive of she says with the nonchalance of the truly id canned and id gone White water but sailing was adventure int new to the Serco aviation air traffic controller and former member of the Canadian Mil every year i go off somewhere Sullivan last year i was in Nepal for a month when i heard about this race i really wanted to do of people told me i should watch the end of the perfect storm and then make up my the 12boat global Challenge began last month in the Iden tical 22metre boats will sail to Buenos Cape la France and Back to the route sends the boats against All prevailing winds and Sullivan is sailing the Boston Buenos Aires the Saskatoon native sets sail on 15 if All goes arrives in South America 35 Days Shes been training in not an olympic she i work out in the gym every Day for two you really can work yourself into the annual race takes Ordinary people and tests them under extraordinary each boat carries a professional skipper and a Crew of 17 most have never sailed they All met in August when they gathered in South Hampton for a Marathon two week training we went out for 10 Days in the English Channel and Learned every thing from How to be seasick to How to clean dishes below decks to what to do if someone Falls the majority of the Crew Volun who pay for the privilege of sailing around the sign on for the full two slots on each yacht Are open to people like Sullivan whose employers Are a boat once Sullivan passed All the screening she had to agree to raise for save the the Charity benefiting from the Sullivan was afraid shed have a hard time meeting that Challenge in a town of she have i find Ive had so much help and the Guys i work with have been one Guy shaved his head for we held a Golf tour another Guy is going to hold a Badminton athon while in its just been very Shes raised so while Shes on the Sullivan plans to email the kids at cres Cen View elementary the teachers Are planning to fit her Jour Ney into a geography Ive been at the school and spoken to they wanted to know what i got if i How much Money i i told them id get a medal and that was that id know something about myself because id done anyone wanting to sponsor Sulli Van can Contact Serco aviation at 204 0 the old world Market on i vegetable mini Freezer pack upon Coupon Casad Fruta Coupon s ground beef 5 Side ribs 15 sirloin Steak 6 Chicken legs 6 pork buttons 499 i for redeem ii is Coupon and save so 00 off regular Price w a a Coupon Coupon i 1rlcca in effect until my i Chicken breasts or Side spare ribs hours monfri98 sat 88 Suh now 53 Higgins Ogilvie Mill pm 9441148 available arthritis to Arthuri 9424892 help you meetings Sec wednesday of be Lime sponsored by bricks Fine furniture Zittin ready for the big chill by Fred Brick its coming much As we try to ignore the it whether we Welcome it in or is coming so you better do a few things to get now for service Guys that service your heating or duct Are available now but will soon be so booked up youll have to wait big time before they can get to because i Garden throughout the getting the Garden sort of put away till next Spring is an important part of getting prepared for some people leave a lot of their plants stand and turn into mulch just sitting but Ive always preferred to take it All Down and put it into a compost pile Thall be pretty Well done by Spring if started Early but As far As digging up the Yard after everything has been taken just dig up the Earth and leave the big clumps the Frost will break them up by Spring and you just have to Rake it and autumn is also a Good time to Divide put in a few Trees and even Plant some Early Spring veggies but besides Gettin the House and Garden fall is when you should Start preparing for the festive and entertainment season that will soon be upon now in not Talkin about those people getting the carpet and drapes in Talkin about those looking for new furniture for the one of the chief things people should realize is that when you Are custom ordering it lakes a certain amount of time to get the merchandise in town and youd better give the enough time to order and receive the goods instead of waiting till the last the factories Start telling us that if you want to receive your special orders before the youd better order pretty soon or else youre Gonna end up in the a rather Shady Domain with which i have a certain familiarity Fred Brick owns bricks Fine furniture Fine furniture Iii Lombard j571211 Nouch Fth la 110 Wowk Iurii Briw can Urkon Lute Furuli Urc to uruk or Tuc Riik Wal Iouin he ;