Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 7, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba City Winnipeg free press tuesday november 7, 2006 b3 stars sign Harvest bowls bids from the Public for the stones Only 200 tickets Are being sold for stones signatures bowl at 100 1345 Waverley St., from the live auction. Now until thursday night. Winnipeg a Caf 100 pm radio Sta on Block for Charity the winning bid will be announced Tion meanwhile has donated an during the live auction. Acoustic guitar autographed by Young Joanne Mackenzie a sales and pro Steve Earle Bruce Cockburn and Matt by Jason Bell motions representative with Emi dusk As Well As entertainer Fred pen music Canada is credited with getting Ner to be auctioned on Ebay. Y of can to always get what you the band to sign the bowl during the the powerful image of the bowl is want but Winnipeg harvests stones recent concerts in Regina. Central to what we do David North second annual empty bowls the winning bidder also gets an Cott executive director of Winnipeg celebrity auction should provide unused ticket from one of the bands Harvest said monday. Its really a plenty of satisfaction to this years two memorable shows in Regina. Universal Symbol. No matter where Lucky bidders. Three other bowls ? autographed you live in the world or your level of a bowl signed by All four members by singers Neil Young and Joni income that bowl has to be of the rolling stones ? Mick Jagger Mitchell and pro basketball Star Steve the empty bowls program was Keith Richards Ron Wood and Charlie Nash ? Are posted on the online aug introduced in the City two years ago Watts ? is the featured item this year. Tion site Ebay from now until thurs by the Pembina trails school division. The event a fundraiser for the local Day. Students create handmade Ceramic food Bank takes place on thursday the rest of the bowls signed by the bowls and sell them for $10 with the evening at Nia Kwa country club. Likes of musicians Alice Cooper Sarah proceeds going toward the local food the Large Ceramic bowl from the Mclachlan the Dixie Chicks Elvis Bank. Worlds greatest Rock and Roll band is costello and Diana Krall athletes last years auction raised about just one of 40 unique bowls up for aug Mike Weir and Jean Beliveau and $10,000. Tion. Its being offered for Sale by actors Ben Kingsley and Ellen sealed bid with a Reserve of $1,000. Burstyn Are up for auction at the investors group is accepting written Nia Kwa club thursday night. from the courts Good Samaritan tells of suffering by Mike Mcintyre Dan Larochelle bears a ugly reminder about the personal Cost of being a so called Good Samaritan. And on monday the severely scarred Larochelle faced the Man who Cut him open and left no doubt about the emotional wounds he a also suffered. Living with this disfigurement has dealt a massive blow to my self Confidence. Daily i have to Deal with people looking at me thinking i a some kind of thug Larochelle 33, told court As he read aloud his victim Impact statement. If i see someone in trouble again i Don to think ill be the Guy to help. I can see Why people Don to get involved. I tried to do a Good deed and society turned around and spit in my the Manitoba Hydro electrical technologist also spoke about the physical harm he suffered which includes per manent nerve damage and facial ticks As a result of the Cut which stretches from his nose to behind his left ear. His attacker Roberto Willman pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was Given to a two year conditional jail sen tence under a joint recommendation from Crown and defence lawyers. The plea bargain came several Days after Willmans trial began and Only with the approval of Larochelle. Larochelle and some friends were at a Bachelor party in St. Vital in june 2004 when he heard a woman screaming across the Street. They saw an unknown Man appear to be fighting with her and quickly armed themselves with tree branches. A fight broke out Between Larochelle a Friend and the unknown Man. What Larochelle did to realize at the time was the Man was actually the woman a brother attempting to drag her Home from a Rowdy House party. That a when Willman entered the scene in what can Only be termed a tragic misunderstanding. Willman was dating the Young woman and saw Larochelle and his Friend appear to be attacking her older brother. He pulled a Large military style knife out of his pocket and sliced Larochelle a face open during a Brief but bloody struggle. Willman apologized to Larochelle for attacking him saying not a Day goes by that i Don to think about what i defence lawyer Evan Roitenberg said his client had a viable defence but still wanted to accept responsibility for his actions. M i k e. M c i n t y r e @ f r e e p r e s s. M b. C a jury debates self defence Issue by Mike Mcintyre was it a vicious unprovoked attack or a Case of self defence that a the Only question facing a jury when they begin deliberations tuesday afternoon in an aggravated assault Case where the victim lost his right Eye. Michael Battison admits he inflicted the permanent injuries on his victim but claims he was simply defending his girl Friend from a crazy Man when he swung a Pool Ball wrapped in a sock at him. The incident ? which occurred in the backyard of a Charleswood Home in april 2004 ? began when the victim began looking for his Girlfriend follow ing a fight with her. He had just got out of a psychiatric Ward Days earlier following a drug Over dose and was acting erratic according to several witnesses. The victim admits he was drunk. His Girlfriend took off and the victim ran into another woman during his search for her. The woman claims he grabbed her and was acting in a threatening manner prompting her to Call Battison Over for help. Crown attorney Dale Harvey told jurors monday there is no question Bat Tison crossed the line with his reaction. Defence lawyer Ryan Amy said his client is not required to carefully weigh his options when forced to defend him self. ?. ;