Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 18, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba A2 Winnie or 2000 digest Index local editorials a10 focus a11 business family notices in a emporiums classified c9 Jumble 07 diversions Ann Landers c3 comics c2 sports record entertainment c1 movies c5 prime time to 08 weather d8 deaths Grace 59 Franz husband of Maria 87 Stephen husband of Julia Joyce wife of Glenn Namer widower of Sarah Herbert Melvin of husband of Joyce Rose Kathleen Harold of Pilot widower of Annie Douglas husband of Irene Paul Gloria of widow of James Allan Mildred widow of Robert widow of Yao widow of Edmond Joseph James Albert husband of Doris i classified death notices c8 lotteries pick 3 winning number yesterday was lotto winning numbers saturday were 34 and Bonus number was the Jackpot of was won by 4 each Worth 9 winners in the 5 out of 6 Bonus number category win 295 win ners in the 5 out of 6 category win winners in the 4 out of 6 category win winners in the 3 out of 6 category win wednesdays Jackpot is estimated at the plus winning number saturday for the main prize of was Western winning numbers saturday were Bonus number was the Jackpot of was not 1 Winner in the 5 out of 6 Bonus number category wins win ners in the 5 out of 6 category win 601 winners in the 4 out of 6 category win winners in the 3 out of 6 category win How to reach us Winnipeg free press 1355 Mountain Avenue Manitoba r2x 3b6 switchboard 6977000 v circulation City delivery 6977001 t advertising classified 6977100 display 6977122 t editorial newsroom 6977230 newsroom fax 6977412 photo desk 6977304 sports desk 6977285 entertainment 6977234 business news 6977235 Reader feedback 6977293 regional reporter 6977267 City desk letters to the editor v photo reprints to order reprints 6977063 v All departments from Manitoba outside Winnipeg 18005428900 v directors publisher Rudy Redekop 6977362 editor Nicholas Hirst 6977295 director of circulation Harry Brown 6977359 director of advertising marketing Laurie Finley 6977164 director of finance Dan Koshowski 6977425 director of human resources Don Dufort 6977358 director of operations and technology Glenn Williams 6977045 Canada Post sales agreement 0563595 recycled newsprint is used in the production of this please Santa continued from Page a1 some kids have been writing since said Grace coordinator of the Santa letter writing pro midwinter with a that her name is purely a it goes without has a pretty crowded Agenda these and needs All the help he can get answering letters from which is where we come armed with official Canada Post let Ter openers and there Are four of us facing bundles of mail and stacks of response letters and its says midwinter write the Childs name at the get santas Sig and then add a Short message that reflects something within the kids some get flagged for other staff to handle delicately children asking that a close relative be cured of that Santa get mom or dad a and there Are specialists in 26 languages other than English including midwinter the most important thing is not to make any promises of Veteran Volunteer Roger Boulet said some parents Are so skittish about Santa making promises that May not get that they add their own note to the letter there not taking they put a at the got away we Volunteer Darlene who been doing this since Canada Post started handling santas mail in the Early has a boy who asks Santa did you go to school do you have Brothers and Sisters Cisca Henrickson has a letter from a child asking what santas Middle name midwinter going to run those by a focus group of while pah Derrig How to handle a growing number of kids who want rudolphs Paw print on the let Ter from Devin in Selkirk is worried that the elves Are working too i consider forwarding his letter to labour minis Ter Becky but that apparently getting engaged got diamonds Celias jewellery 404 Portage open 114 for your catering please visit our web site phone 8897235 after 4pm lipid lowering Are you a postmenopausal woman Between 40 and 75 interested in taking pan in a worldwide research study for an investigation Al medication for further please Call Elly at 7885516 investigator Yuen Manitoba 790 Sherbrook get into web d College web graphics a Cluj pcs Coil today not Brett in Gimli wants socks for his Par so have they been naughty or Nice one kid is really miffed that theres no sign of the computer he asked for last year and is calling Down Santa big its kid Santa hacked into the principals discipline file and Grace not too Cool to write that Whitney has asked for a sound Dressy beads and and specifying that the elves should be assigned to Check which ones she already of there Are also Many More items Ive left of course dont want to forget that Polo Park has a second she also asks for a Book something i Haven read anything in a that gives Santa an opening to Jot a line or three about How much Santa loves to Cass and Sam in Keewatin Are far More focused on their pen pal Tigist in Africa than they Are on their own As for Jade in Keewatin Heads Par she wants a live one girl spells her first name differently on the envelope than in the santas supposed to and Midwin ters criteria dont include my dear maybe Shes testing suggests go with the More Likely and several unaware of the Price of fresh vegetables these Promise to leave carrots for the Are sometimes rain and Are occasion ally led by Roudolf the red now Ren Der or worlds retests Boulet said Hes had his own kids help him out with the letters Over the so they could better appreciate that not everyone has it As Good As his Canada posts Brian Garagan said replies will be sent until theres still time to write to Santa at Santa North Hoh and dont forget the advised Gara Gan the letter could end up in a highly commercialized operation in North new of dont even dream of asking if i actually met the big Guy himself and what Hes some things the Public has no right to from santas mailbag heres what some kids from Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario have had to say to Santa Claus this year if you give me some of the stuff i asked for i will Leav you a Ian what i want is for my sister to come Home id deserve this and she deserves she is in a residential treatment a girl in Winnipeg All i want for Christmas is to see my because i Haven seen him for a Long Michelle i have to write this to you because if i c his teacher will have my Only i dont think you but c my teacher John Are your Reindeer of do you have any lady ones Aaron pretty please will you get my dad out of the Stuart my Uncle is very id really like him to get i would really like a deck of i would like my Grama to get David since last Christmas Ive been a very Good girl except for maybe for the Odd times when i want in a Good this year for Christmas i would like a a drum and a Mous my Mommy and daddy say that i might Havel wait a few years until i can get a Sage goodbye until next say i to Claus the rein Deer and Tell Roudolph not to feel sad because of his Good second shot continued from Page a1 the who asked to remain Anonymous to protect his said he looked out his front window after hearing a bang that sounded like a car door i looked out because i always do with the hookers around he said last and this is in Indi an posse youve got to be peering through his he saw a Man hanging on his Fence and a Large vehicle idling by the time he got dressed and went the victim had fallen off the Fence and was lying in a Pool of i asked if he was of and he the vehicle was still there and the who Doest have a said he didst want to get in the mid dle of an altercation so he walked to a pay phone nearby to Call the second shot rang out As he was walking to the when he the suspicious vehicle was gone and a fire truck had arrived on the scene just before 1 the free press reported a few Days ago that the recent spate of gang related shootings in Winnipeg is due to a violent turf War Over the cites cocaine Many believe this Trade is con trolled by the Hells City police and sources confirmed yes police spokesman Bob John son said officers with the Winnipeg police services gang unit believe two Street gangs dying it who controls the distribution of cocaine on City it is believed these two factions both have Strong ties to organized criminal organizations and what is taking place is a turf War Between these Johnson the shootings themselves Are not believed to be random drive by but Are specific in their Intel Johnson and other officers would it confirm which gangs Are they say they dont want to give them any hint of but it is believed two Street the Indian posse and the Are behind the Judy who lives close to where yesterdays shooting took said she heard a pop while watching saturday night live on but thought nothing of her said a Man from Manitoba patrol a neighbourhood watch on his door at about 1 asking for a Blanket to cover the teen until res Cue workers when the emergency Crew rolled the Young Man they found a gunshot wound somewhere around the teens left the teen was wearing a White Winter Blue jeans and a shirt that had to be Cut off to reach his Mckenna i dont believe he was he looked on the White Mckenna it was a bitterly cold 27 c with a serious windchill at the Donald said the Corner gets a lot of traffic because prostitutes work Andrews Street South of the Mer chants hotel on Selkirk another Neighbour said the Corner of Flora Avenue and Andrews Street is known for prostitution and drug at least 20people on this Street smoke he its the main problem in the North end right he said there used to be More drug Trade on the Street in the but the Indian posse has become More organized you Call some one to get with files from Bill Redekop fast track to a great at confederation you can earn a diploma by now that education that works fast track programs in human International business marketing begin in Thunder january so Call us today confederation College school of business Thunder Ontario 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