Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 17, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg press Magazine twinkle City sports Culpepper hot need i solution for Reading problems All 3 locations evenings saturdays Winni Eggers have risen to the Challenge of a former mayor and made the City the Christmas Light capital of Canada b1 its been a spectacular year for the Vikings Star quarterback and the coach says its Only going to get better Down the Road c1 the weather is increasing windchill High 21 Low 30 Humble Backhoe rescues flood threatened Homes by Kevin Rollason where dynamite had a Backhoe was Clearing an ice Jam on the swollen Roseau River that had threatened to flood dozens of it was an Early Christmas present for a lot of worried people some of whom had already fled to higher Rick the areas Deputy said it took a Backhoe with a 20metre Long Boom to Knock out the ice Jam Fri Day the water immediately dropped a Tkachuk then it was Down 22 inches and now its Down As much As three weve had a Good sleep and that did it happen the night before when we were As of yesterday the seven evacuated families of 15 kilo metres North of the were moving Back into their and the mood in the Community was we were All out at Coffee All resident Mary Matichuk we feel very Good we can almost say she said there were few words to describe the Relief she Felt As she watched the River finally subside from her it was just the nicest feeling Ive had in a Long we didst have any Cim Linued please see ice Jam a2 they All want to believe santas visitors at Polo Park included Ariel Shatsky right and her Mother innocent goofy Santa brings out the Best in everyone it want my our City editor wanted yours jovially to go undercover As a shopping mall the assignment Edi Tor assured me id be so did my youve got the perfect Button she i and i wont need a Santa Doest use that kind of my wife that just the first of Many rules when it comes to playing the worlds Favourite fat Karen who coordinates santas appearances at the Polo Park shop Ping began my crash course with a its More difficult than you theres certain guidelines that Santa operates Karen for Santa always refers to himself As and Santa is always Good patient and has a sense of she shed never read my whats the worst thing that Ever happened to a Santa i one fellow had a gallstone she and he didst want to leave the hoho to i As my belly Shook like a bowl of i was a natural after if that the worst that can i thought to this should be a piece of Plum i recalled there was just one thing i forgot to ask whats the Best thing that can happen to you playing Santa Glaus As it turned i had to discover that for ill it was almost 8 Oclock wednesday and Santa had been sitting on his throne at his Polo Park Castle for about half an things were going fairly his friends 20monthold Ariel Shatsky who usually cuddles and Calls him Uncle Gordy had burst out screaming at the sight of old White but then Santa met a six Earold dream child named Robert when Santa whats the Best thing about Christmas replied Robert also said if he could give one gift it would be world and the trusting kids kept on How old Are you Santa asked a toddler named Little Devon promptly held up three Fin Gers on one hand and three fingers on the Devon was testing youre not Santa Devon smiled so what special gift did Devon want i want a hockey he said sounding More like six than he he scores and then there was Foury Earold who wanted a plane and began his visit with Santa like a Good Little i dont break my Mark assured but then the naughty Little boy in Mark Santa haunt noticed that his Beard was but Mark a Mark said in his Sweet Littleboy i see your theres something right the something was santas other mus that my Santa As he Sud Denly Felt it grow then he tugged at his and his Helper Erin the 16yearold Elf quickly whisked Little Mark some bigger kids came by and plunked themselves in santas Natalie and Pauline were 21 and Kristin was Natalie wanted a Pauline wanted a porsche and Kristin wanted something More santas continued please see Santa a2 weve gone on a buying Binge household spending up 6 in Manitoba statistics by Carol Sanders Cariejo has two Chil a a Home business and a Home once you have your disposable income is laughed the James who like most Mani according to statistics is spending much More than last a report released this past week says Manitoba House holds spent six per cent More in 1999 than in this is the strongest provincial Economy that Ive seen on a sustained spending by Manitoban is a direct consequence of that economic Cariejo said she Doest want her family last name published because she fears thieves will use it to track Down All the Home electronics equipment Treyve the advertising specialities business owner said they did it go out and buy a whole new system All at but have bought one component at a time Over the she said they Are Comfort Able average Middle income but with a 16year old and an 11 there the aver i i 1c age Canadian spending spending most l b i of what they by Manitoban is a direct household spent four per cent More Over the same Are Aspen Daisy consequence of that economic strength u of m economist John Mccallum More on Home Gam smokes and booze and less on food and statistics if Christmas shoppers Are Back out in full Force this sea we can expect to see a repeat of 1999s High spending in the province and continued Rosy economic times says an economist at the University of i have taught at the u of m for 28 years and this is the strongest provincial Economy that Ive seen on a sustained said John of what by the time they pay for her son Theos hockey and daughter sarahs fencing and for going to the movies has become prohibitively expend Stan Enns has owned Enns to and radio service in North Kildonan for 42 years and said Hes sold out of big screen tvs right who buying them its the Middle aged people or couples whole just married Treyve got to have the continued please 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