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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 1, 2012, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE A2 A 2 WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2012 winnipegfreepress. com 2001? Jaguar by Park Industries traveling bridge diamond saw model C- 3000, 575V- 3- PH, 60HZ, 25- H. P. w/ quick panel * Sheng Da ZDCQ- 800 bridge saw * 2007 Baixin stone engraving machine 120- X2A0 * 2007 Laiyang Baixin stone machinery works laser engraver type 150- X120 * 15- HP, 3- phase, 2- stage air compressor * Eagle upright 30- gal. Air compressor * assort. mobile carts & tables * horizontal racking * flexible industrial drill * misc. granite stone & slabs ( Sold En Lots) * nice 21’ granite reception counter * misc. office furniture * quantity of scrap metal * 3- Vehicles NOT Running ( Dodge Coronet Custom, Honda Accord & Capri) * 5.0 Ford engine on pallet * plus other misc. items too numerous to mention. FORKLIFT: NON RELATED SEPARATE PRIVATE SALE OF FORKLIFT Selick all terrain, diesel, 8,000 lbs. high lift forklift to occur immediately following the Sheriff’s Sale * TERMS: Cash, Visa, MasterCard & Debit Paid in Full Day of Sale. “ Subject to Sheriff’s Approval” “ Subject To Additions & Deletions” “ Everything Sold As Is, Where Is” with no warranties implied or expressed KAYE’S AUCTIONS 668- 0183 ( WPG) www. kayesauctions. com UNRESERVED SHERIFF AUCTION SALE OF The Stone Boss Granite & Marble Design Centre ( 2009) Ltd. Unit 3 - 1761 Wellington Ave. ( At King Edward St.) Monday, June 4th at 7: 00 PM ( Viewing at 11: 00 AM Same Day of Sale Only) AUCTIONEER’S NOTE * This is a small sale “ So Be On Time”. Customers entering auction site do so at own risk & must sign liability waiver. All purchasers are responsible for loading all granite, stone, etc. A Union that Works This Day in Manitoba June 1, 1980: Don Starkell departs Winnipeg on a canoe journey from the Red River to the Amazon River. The 19,603- kilometre trip is recognized by the Guinness World Book of Records as the longest canoe trip in history. http:// thiswaswinnipeg. blogspot. com . TODAY ON WINNIPEGFREEPRESS. COM SLIDE SHOW: Roger Waters’ The Wall concert POLL: How are you preparing for the expected mosquito population surge? I WISH all those critics who think Canadians lack killer instinct could see the flood of responses to our Help Me Kill The Giant Ants In My Backyard Contest. This is the contest I launched Monday in a sincere journalistic effort to have readers send me lethal suggestions for eradicating ants the size of Labrador retrievers that are erupting from my lawn and marching toward the defenceless cupcakes on our kitchen counter. I am feeling very proud to be a Manitoban at this moment because you readers did an awesome job of responding to this contest. As I write these words, my living- room floor is littered with hundreds of printed emails, many of which have been slobbered on by my dogs, who assisted me in selecting the grand- prize winner. After reviewing the entries, it became clear a great many readers wanted me to know the best way to get rid of ants is to sprinkle their hills liberally with baking soda, cornmeal or cream of wheat. As reader Doreen Mikulik put it: “ The ants eat the granules, take it back to the nest, share their spoils, then as the granules expand the ants EXPLODE!” I can’t think of anything more fun on a summer evening than sitting on my patio relaxing to the soothing sounds of exploding ants, but we don’t have time to think about that right now because we need to move on to some of the other suggestions. There was a great deal of support for liquidating ants by dousing them in boiling water or bleach. Reader Karen McCreary, however, favoured a more flammable option. “ I’ve found my daughter’s solution is the best,” she wrote. “ She douses the hills with gasoline and sets them on fire.” This would be a fine option if my goal, along with getting rid of ants, was to burn down my neighbourhood, but for the moment I am focusing on ideas that will not result in me spending time in prison. Rylan Reed from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. offered up the spiciest concept. “ My wife boils a big spaghetti pot full of water, then adds a whole container of cayenne pepper and half a bottle of Frank’s hot sauce to the water,” Rylan wrote. “ She then takes the concoction and pours it over the anthills. Works like a charm.” Some readers encouraged me to pluck ants from one hill and plop them onto another, thereby inducing a fight to the death. Other readers instead urged me to kill them with love. “ Are these hordes of maiden aunts?” asked Peter Carlyle- Gordge. “ If so, get them involved with an online dating club and pack them off on dates. You may end up with a lawn full of new uncles. Just trying to be helpful. Try the Plenty of Aunts website.” Aware that I live close to the zoo, reader Stuart Cummings recommended I rent their anteater for the summer. “ Besides the benefit of eliminating your ants, you will receive untold amounts of free anteater droppings,” Stuart pointed out. “ If you diligently put this solution to work, your ants will soon be crying uncle.” Many of you simply felt I should abandon my antintensive property altogether. Joseph Payjack, an expert at the age of 83, said I should move to the top floor of the world’s highest structure provided “ it is surrounded by a 200- foot- wide moat, totally electrified, and the moat must be filled with 100 per cent Ant Killer Pesticide.” Forget pesticides entirely, is what William Thomson told me. “ The stuff in all those containers is really ANT FOOD to sustain them on their long march over to your neighbour’s yard,” he warned, adding: “ The alternative to all of the above is cement; green cement. Think about it!” I definitely did, William. I also thought about Mike Maskell’s suggestion I coat each ant with peanut butter “ and unleash your dogs... dogs love peanut butter and in short order the problem will be taken care of.” Which somehow brings us to our grand prize winner, sent in by Judy Kaczmarz, who waxed poetical: “ I called on my neighbours to help with my labours/ To get rid of my bad pesky ants/ They eat my Spirea, crawl all over me/ And right up the leg of my pants . “ They said to use Borax, sugar and syrup/ They’ll be gone in the blink of an eye/ But the ants just went ‘ slurrup’/ And not one rolled over to die . “ Pour hot water into their dorm/ People said that was best/ But the ants just sighed because it was so warm/ And crawled right out of their nest. “ In much desperation, I might call on the pros/ Until then I’ll do all that I can/ So we’ll just see how it goes/ Before the pesticide ban. ” Judy’s moving poem has earned her a copy of our bestseller, Back in the Bigs , some tickets to an upcoming event and a dozen cupcakes. Now that she’s our big shot winner, let’s hope Judy doesn’t forget the little people. Because they’re hiding in her cupboards eating cornmeal. If you listen closely, you can hear them explode. doug. speirs@ freepress. mb. ca In the Doug House Doug Speirs INSIDE CANADA POST SALES AGREEMENT NO. 0563595 Recycled newsprint is used in the production of the newspaper. Please recycle. Better say uncle, ants! Your contest suggestions help... and frighten me just a bit Editorials A 12 Letters to the Editor A 13 Your Health A 25 Weather A 28 TV B 2 Business B 3 Family Notices B 7 Classified B 8 Jumble B 9 Movies D 5,6 Miss Lonelyhearts D 6 Horoscope D 6 Comics D 7 Diversions D 8 BLASCHUK , Kateryna. ELIAS , Agatha. GRAY , William Hector ( Hec). KATZ , Syma ( Freiden). MACHT , Wendy I. NEUFELD , Rev. Arnie Norman. NICKERSON , George William ( Bill). POLSON ( née SPENDER), Margaret. SITARZ , Edward Michael. SMITH , Kenneth ( Ken). STEEK , Mildred. SUZUKI , Toru. SZYMUSZKIEWICZ ( née CHOPP) ( SIMCOE), Mary. WILSON , Duncan. YARISH , Nicholas. . Classified Death Notices B9 In the event of a discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail. PICK 3 Winning number Thursday was 199. EXTRA Winning number Thursday for the main prize of $ 250,000 was 3731746. PAYDAY Winning numbers Thursday for the $ 1,000 A Week For Life, $ 50,000, $ 20,000 and $ 1,000 prize categories were 18, 53, 54, 62. LOTTO 6/ 49 Winning numbers Wednesday were: 2, 21, 36, 37, 45, 47. Bonus number was 15. The jackpot of $ 19,976,363 was not won. 3 winners in the 5 out of 6 + bonus number category win $ 118,471.30 each. 122 winners in the 5 out of 6 category win $ 2,406.60 each. 6,958 winners in the 4 out of 6 category win $ 80 each. 132,998 winners in the 3 out of 6 category win $ 10 each. 98,797 winners in the 2 out of 6 + bonus number category win $ 5 each. Saturday’s jackpot is estimated at $ 26,000,000. Bonus winning numbers were: 7, 26, 41, 43, 44, 48; 16, 22, 27, 29, 44, 46; 16, 17, 20, 29, 31, 43. WESTERN 649 Winning numbers Wednesday were: 18, 19, 24, 28, 42, 43. Bonus number was 39. The jackpot of $ 1,000,000 was not won. There were no winners in the 5 out of 6 + bonus number category. 22 winners in the 5 out of 6 category win $ 500 each. 880 winners in the 4 out of 6 category win $ 50 each. 16,495 winners in the 3 out of 6 category win $ 10 each. The Extra winning numbers Wednesday were 5176650. Winnipeg Free Press 1355 Mountain Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2X 3B6 . READER SERVICE 7x24 Automated Self Service Need a replacement paper? Call or email before 11 a. m. during the week or 1 p. m. on weekends. City delivery 697- 7001 Outside of Winnipeg 1- 800- 542- 8900 and press 1 . TO SUBSCRIBE 697- 7001 Outside Winnipeg 1- 800- 542- 8900 . SWITCHBOARD 697- 7000 ADVERTISING Classified ( Mon- Fri) 697- 7100 wfpclass@ freepress. mb. ca Obituaries ( Sun- Fri) 697- 7384 EDITORIAL Newsroom 697- 7301 To place a news tip 697- 7292 Newsroom fax 697- 7412 Photo desk 697- 7304 Sports desk 697- 7285 Privacy policy and questions www. winnipegfreepress. com/ privacy. html DEATHS LOTTERIES REACH US SANFORD PORTER / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVES Readers offered plenty of, um, interesting solutions to help Doug with his ant problem. A_ 04_ Jun- 01- 12_ FP_ 01. indd A2 5/ 31/ 12 10: 13: 07 PM ;