Winnipeg Free Press

Monday, December 11, 2000

Issue date: Monday, December 11, 2000
Pages available: 49
Previous edition: Sunday, December 10, 2000

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 11, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 local fair Drin Brm 2000 Jack Frost has unpacked his bags Low High wind chills for at least 10 forecasters say by Tracy Tjaden been hunkering Down in front of the fireplace to wait out the cold snap better Settle in for the Long the frosty temperatures that have been biting Down on the City in recent Days Are Here to at least for the next 10 forecasters temperatures this week Are expected to remain in the 23 to 33 c with High wind chills making frostbite possible in the snap is putting a chill on Winter recreation for some Winni Eggers As outdoor hockey leagues that Are just getting off the ground Are cancelling games and children who would have spent the weekend tobogganing and building Snow forts Are forced to take cover last nights forecast called for the Mercury to dip Down to 32 c in win with wind chills up to wind chills from pose a major frostbite Winnipeg first blast of Winter has been a harsh making the last few Winters seem downright for its been a rude reminder of what Winnipeg Winters Are All but in environment Canada said this is one of the coldest Early december periods in recent the Normal temperature Range for Joe free press Jackie Arac Battles bitter 33 c weather to boost her vehicle yesterday in Winnipeg North the cold snap will continue on the Prairies All this time of year is from 9 to 19 said environment Canada meteorologist Natalie this is considerably Hasell said the City is under the influence of a persistent Arctic High pressure system to the which brings cold winds and Clear suspect in bottle tossing charged by Hartley Kives music reporter a 22yearold Winnipeg Man was charged with criminal negligence causing injury on saturday night Fol lowing a bottle throwing incident in the Middle of a concert at the Walker at about two empty Labatt Blue bottles sailed Down from a Balcony in the old theatre and smashed on the stage during a performance by Toronto Rock band tre ble the Impact sent Glass flying about the stage area and the first few rows of the Glass fragments forced treble Charger bassist Rosie Martin off the stage and Cut a 15year old female audience member on the Martin was the girl was treated for minor injuries and later invited backstage to meet the band with her witnesses in the Balcony pointed out the suspected bottle thrower to the theatres Security who held the Man until four Winnipeg police offi cers bassist Martin con fronted the Man while he was in police you Blu drinking you stupid the bassist yelled before heading into the theatre lobby to sign autographs for were so vulnerable it was a great show until the Beer he said after calming its the worst thing that can happen to a were so vulnerable up throw a the 22yearold Man was charged later that Winnipeg police Gary Carson the Walker theatre does not sell bottled the Beer was smuggled this is not fun and muttered Una mused theatre manager Wayne saturdays which also Fea tured performances by pop band eve 6 and Vancouver Punk band was an alleges alcohol con sumption was As most of the fans were underage teenage the Walker theatres capacity is despite the bottle throwing treble Charger returned to the stage and played a three song i didst even know Beer bottles were being thrown on Singer guitarist Greig Nori they were going Over my As most things As police led the suspect out of the he complained that someone spilled Beer on police did not appear for a review of saturdays please see today entertainment Sec Farmers Call for Hunt As Deer get into feedlots by Bradley Bird Lake Metigoshe heavy Early snowfalls on Turtle Mountain Are Dri ving Many Elk to eat at Farmers feed prompting Calls for a season to cull the one Farmer counted 60 Elk recently on his farm South of Boissevain Here in the while others see fewer but Are still left with losses from urination and weve got the Deer said Bill who raises Deer get into the he while Elk prefer Simpson and fellow Farmer Lonnie said its time to open a local Elk especially since there Are few natural predators such As Larry Ross of natural resources in Boissevain confirmed that Elk and Deer Are a problem this year due to deep Snow in the on the level it is 28 centimetres and it drifts obscuring natural study underway Ross said a study is under Way to examine the feasibility of opening a limited Elk season for Turtle Mountain Sim Ilar to the draw system used for i certainly Rule it out As possibly starting in a year or Ross counts of 100 Elk were made last he while the wintering population is about in some Elk go North along the Souris River while others head into North an intercept feeding program to limit Deer damage has not been Ross but May this pays for sacrificed Hay located away from and Farmers said there concerned it int in it want needed last Simpson and who is also a councillor for Morton said Elk and Deer cause More financial loss by urination and tramping than by con losses can amount to thou Sands of dollars and include damaged crop insurance will Only pay a portion of i feed the Deer and Elk and Moose 365 Days of the said whose farm is surrounded by he blames stiff Hunting and gun regulations for High Deer introducing the Bow x5 sports activity an entirely new category of an entirely new category of very the x5 Sav combines the capability of a sport Utility vehicle with the handling and luxury of a All with Bow s unique four wheel Independent suspension no charge scheduled maintenance for three years or is also Birchwood Bow 222 Pembina 4527799 Cloud cover would act like a Blanket to hold in the infrared with out it the heat she Churchill was the hot spot sunday at 16 Hasell said a Low pressure system of Atlantic air blew across Hudson Bay and warmed up the my Beard Hast turned White so Why the email t i is the season be each year around this readers write with various requests As if they think my beards turned completely White or the North pole Doest have e heres a Sam ple dear i have to Tell you that the losers Are just this morn ing in Broad Day Light someone stole our Large Santa from our front the big thing is that my two Ages nine and save their Money every year to buy these they had just bought Santa and some jerks stole be on the Lookout for these bad Guys they dont have a conscience to take away a kids Christmas these a holes should have their hands run Over by santas to Ron Gross dear sorry about the kids front Yard this probably wont make you feel any but apparently your kids Arent the Only ones whole already been visited by the trinches this ill dear my brother in Law Semi retired was working at his Job As custodian at fort Garry United Church and had parked the family Van in the lot oppo when he left the Church to drive the Van had inside the Van was his youngest daughters five years old bedtime Baxter the Teddy i know you must get a lot of requests and hear Sto Ries such As this but you always seem to have excellent Success when the Story is is there is any Way you could find the space to put out an apr on the Van which has not As of today turned its probably parked on someones its a 1993 Blue Dodge yours in Val Hesketh dear sorry i cant now if the bears name was Winnie that would be differ by the did your brother in Law leave the keys in the Van no that Good ill theres the my name is Tracy i live in in the theres a message id like to leave for Gordon Hes acting like a Rookie reporter trying to find the bad in a Good trying to make somebody else feel that report saturday morning of his regarding j the Guy whose vehicle was stolen ended up killing the woman Jovita does he have to make the Guy feel any worse get on the Guys Case who stole the leave the Guy whose car was stolen dear the Point of the column was to make you and others aware of How often vehicles Are stolen because the keys Are left in the ignition often with the club to demonstrate what that can Lead As for apportion ing apparently there Are people who think theres a lot More to go Iii weve got More someone will have to explain to me How it is that a stolen car is Worth a this is no rocket you Start chasing someone and you know it will end up in a the ramp chased some kids from Steinbach and sure As hell one ended up sure glad the chases have made a huge Dif Ference in the number of cars now we must be Down to about Only 25 a Day Claude Bisson Brunild Iii at the risk of offending All the Nice trailer Park people Ive already apologized i received yet another email about i Landrun victim Joanne Smiths fit of anger comments about the other Driver being trailer Park but this email is slightly Dif Ferent than the hello Gordo i would love to hear what letter writers Debbie Karpenko and Doris Gordon say after they Are victims of the same crime i am sure it would go like this Good Day officer and How Are you today i am having another exciting there is nothing like a near death experience to make you feel i am sure my daughter is going to have Many fulfilled dreams remembering today Little fender Ben this attractive Young looking woman actually she was so pretty she reminded me of my Mother insert plastic smile Here must have been in a hurry to go bake cookies for because she just kept going after she disabled my i feel so Good about what happened i will pay for the whole thing out my i always feel bad about making aut Opac claims that Cost All Manitoban so much merry so do you think that was politically Correct enough i think you should have written a column that defended but maybe in a few Days i wont be so off about a victim being victimized with Earl Martin ;