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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 27, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page b2 i t might be the most mysterious upside Down Blueberry Milkshake in the world. The Good special the signature treat at Winnipeg Gas iconic ice Cream Shoppe the Bridge drive in has origins As murky As stonehenge Sasquatch or the car milk chocolate bar. Not even the a Dies own manager Roger Brisebois knows for sure How it first came to be Back in 1974. Legend has it that one Day an unknown customer came to the window and rather than selecting from the menu asked for a concoction of Blueberry ice Cream banana slices a hot fudge sundae crushed peanuts whipped Cream and a Cherry on top. The Ever obliging ice Cream artist followed his instructions and a calorie packed institution was born. The Story Ive been told is the Guys nickname was Good. Or that its just a made up word. Ive had people come and Tell me their Friend is the Guy who started the Good. Then another person will come up and say the same thing. I cant get a solid origin Brisebois said. Brisebois said the Good is upside Down because its made with ice Cream not Milkshake mix. Its so thick you have to eat it with a spoon he said. Most bid customers try to work off a very Small portion of their caloric intake by sauntering across the red River on the Elm Park Bridge while a select few have been known to sprint from one end to the other. The Bridge has been closed to two Way vehicle traffic since 1967, about the same time an external Walkway for pedestrians on the Bridges North Side was removed. While the Good has achieved the same sort of culinary Fame in Winnipeg As the Salisbury House nip hamburger Tim Hort ones double double Kel Ekiss hotdogs and Alyce ass Erogies some people still cant pronounce its name. We get a lot of people asking whats a Gog a or a Gooya or a Gug. We just say of do you mean a Good Yourd think everyone has heard of internet search engine Google by now. Take the let out of it and you re left with a Good. We put the Good in Google he said. A Little known fact is you can create your own Good Brisebois said. The Blueberry ice Cream Isnit written in Stone. It could be Raspberry banana Cherry Saskatoon Bumble Berry or chocolate. Basically any flavour on the Board he said. The Good is the most popular speciality item at the bid outselling elaborate desserts such As sleeping Beauty a carved out pineapple containing a Cherry sundae a Strawberry sundae banana slices pineapple chunk whipped Cream peanuts and a Cherry and the Cantebury half of a Cantaloupe carved out to hold a Blueberry sundae banana slices canteloupe chunk whipped Cream peanuts and a Cherry. The no. 1 seller of them All however is the hot fudge sundae Brisebois said. Plain Vanilla Cones and Vanilla shakes believe it or not Are also very popular although the bid staff often encourage customers to be a Little More adventurous particularly after waiting in lines that Snake out into the parking lot. I suggest that they try something a Little More exotic. We have 11 flavours of ice Cream to choose from. Ill say try Peanut butter and chocolate. Well make whatever you want As Long As weave got it Here he said. Geoff. Kirbyson free press. My. Ca b 2 Winnipeg free press wednesday August 27, 2008 City Winnipeg repress. Com u is for upside Down Blueberry Milkshake leaves bid fans agog there Are a million stories in the naked City. Free press As we Tell you 26 of those stories from a z. Ere i join the for re m la 6 Winnipeg the countdown to unveiling the greatest Manitoban starts Here with this clue to one of the top 30 greatest Manitoban according to your votes. He was both a Premier of Manitoba and governor general of Canada. Do you know who it is guess right and do that every Day this month with clues to 24 other great Manitoban and you could win a trip for two to Churchill to see Manitoba ass famous Polar bears. At the end of the month Send your list of great Manitoban in order to greatest Manitoban a Winnipeg p. O. Box 2430, r3c 4a7. The Reader with the most accurate list wins the trip. Well draw in the Case of a tie. The prize Courtesy of Calm air is a trip for two that includes air fare to Churchill three Days and two nights at the Lazy Bear Lodge As Well As Bear watching and cultural Tours. In september working in partnership with our friends at Csc Well unveil who you picked As the single greatest Manitoban of All time As Well As offering you glimpses of some runners up. Later still this fall watch for the publication of our Book the greatest Manitoban. Clue no. 22 by Geoff Kirbyson j Ohannes Markusson has lived so Long that he remembers using a dog sled to carry his fishing gear onto Lake Winnipeg in Winter. After celebrating his birthday monday at the Betel personal care Home in Gimli family members said they believe Markusson is the oldest living person of icelandic descent in Canada. But Markusson said turning 107 a snot that spectacular. Its just like any other Day. He did enjoy the birthday cake though and stretched his arms out As far As they would go to describe How big it was. Markusson uses a wheelchair and is losing his hearing but his mind is still Sharp and he a snot lost his a playful manner. I might be a bit Lazier at 107 and i cant see As Good Markusson joked. He also a snot lost his sense of style. Markusson was dressed monday in Khaki pants a beige Cardigan with Burgundy detailing and a soft purple tie held by a Gold clip with his first initial inscribed. He looked like he was ready for a night on the town except he was wearing slippers instead of Black Patent leather shoes. Dozens of family photos of his three children 11 grandchildren 22 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren were posted on a bulletin Board in his room. Markusson married his wife Emilia in 1927 and fished for almost 20 years. After he stopped using dogs to pull a sled onto Lake Winnipeg when it was Frozen Markusson used horses and then graduated to Caterpillar tractors to move his gear. He remembers setting a record with a 15 year old fishing partner when he was in his 20s. In a single season they caught 700 boxes of fish each weighing 120 pounds. That was the most fish i got he said. Over the years i caught a lot of fish. Markusson fished for a living until he bought a farm in 1940. The family Farmed for More than 20 years before Selling the farm to buy a House in Gimli. Markusson still owns the House and retreats there once a week to visit family and to Check on his 1959 Laurentian Pontiac. Perhaps he lived so Long because of All the fish he ate or being around so Many Young grandchildren. Nobody knows How you live so Long he said. Marks songs sister lived to 105. His Brothers died at 101, 98 and 92. Meghan. Hurley free press. My. Ca three teenage boys with ties to City Street gangs have each pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the slaying of 21 year old father Kyle Boss last september. The teens aged 14, 15, and 16 at the time of the offence appeared in court tuesday to enter guilty pleas and ask the court to proceed to sentencing. Joint recommendations from the Crown and defence were submitted regarding punishments. The youths cannot be legally named because of their Ages. Boss a father of three was beaten to death in a Broad Daylight attack on the morning of sept. 1 on Beverley Street. The attack was witnessed by several stunned pedestrians and motorists. He had just moved into the inner City with his Girlfriend and the children Days before he was killed. Court testimony indicates that Boss had ties to the Indian posse Street gang while his killers Are linked to the mad cow. The eldest of the three youths now 17, is seeking the courts approval to receive an adult sentence of nine years giving him an effective 11 year sentence after time already spent in custody. Crown attorney Brent Davidson said tuesday if the court approves the sentence the teen would attend a placement hearing to determine where he would serve his sentence either in a youth facility or an adult jail like Stony Mountain institution. Under the youth criminal Justice act the teen would also lose his right to anonymity in the Media should the adult sentence be approved. Lawyers for the two youngest have asked the court to approve a sentence of three years custody and supervision the maximum sentence a Young offender can receive under Canadian youth Laws. Typically the sentence would mean two years in jail followed by a year of release in the Community on strict conditions. The youngest of the three was granted bail in november but was rearrested in May after police found him and another youth drinking and throwing rocks at an apartment Complex. The teen was carrying a cooler filled with Vodka and his speech was slurred. Police also seized the youths cell phone and alleged they seized photos from it showing the teen brandishing guns smoking drugs and posing with fellow gang members while he was ordered to adhere to stringent conditions. Hers been held in custody Ever since. Provincial court judge Carena roller reserved her decision tuesday on accepting the jointly recommended sentences until today. James. Turner free press. My. Ca father of 3 beaten to death three teens with ties to gangs plead guilty to manslaughter by James Turner in Brief rec Centre gets Reno the Cindy Klassen recreation Complex at 999 Sargent ave. Will be closed for ongoing renovation work from monday sept. 1 to Friday sept. 5. The recreation Centre will reopen at 7 a. On saturday sept. 6. The revamped building includes Many improvements and houses the new West end Library. Poles snap in wind emergency workers closed a Street in North Kildonan at about 5 p. Tuesday after High winds caused two Canadian Pacific telecommunications poles adjacent to the main railway line to break. The Low voltage wires carried by the poles remained intact. A up representative said a signals and communications team was fixing the broken poles last night. At the time they broke wind in Winnipeg was gusting up to 72 Kilometres an hour. Crash leads to arrest a car crash led to a robbery arrest Early tuesday morning. At 1 10 a. M., Winnipeg police went to the scene of a car crash on the 100 Block of landside Street. The Driver and his vehicle matched descriptions associated with a convenience store robbery half an hour earlier on Ellice Avenue. Investigation led to the subsequent arrest of a second Man believed to have been involved in the robbery. Minors arrested police arrested four minors for driving a stolen vehicle after it was spotted going in the wrong direction on one Way Sherbrook Street near the Misericordia health Centre shortly before 5 a. Monday morning. Two 13 year old boys and two girls aged 15 and 16 were released from custody on a Promise to appear later in court. When Johannes Markusson was in his 20s, he and his fishing partner caught 700 boxes of fish each Box weighing 120 pounds. Over the years i caught a lot of fish Long life is a family trait Gimli Man Marks his 107th birthday by Meghan Hurley Mike Aporius / Winnipeg free press Roger Brisebois says the Good is so thick you have to eat it with a spoon. Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg free press Johannes Markusson the oldest icelander living outside of Iceland celebrated with his family members from left daughter in Law Ethel Markusson son Albert Markusson son Mundi Markusson and Sigurros Kristjanson daughter. A 02_ aug 27 08. Ind b2 8/ 26/ 08 9 24 19 pm ;