Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 17, 2012, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE A6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. High Dive Show Lumberjack Show Prairie Town Adventure Discovery Place Exhibition Place Around the Park Red Barn Stage Main Stage 11 am 1 pm Blue Kings 2 pm Show Splash ' N Boots EXtreme Dog Show EXtreme Dog Grooming G04 Nutrition Stage 3 pm Show EXtreme Dog Grooming Physical Activity Stage Stars of Tomorrow Semi Finals 4 pm Show G04 Nutrition Stage Blue Kings 5 pm Splash ' N Boots EXtreme Dog Show Physical Activity Stage Vicki Shae ( 5: 15) 6 pm Show G04 Nutrition Stage Mysterion Parade 7 pm Show Splash ' N Boots EXtreme Dog Show Physical Activity Stage Mysterion 8 pm Show Platinum Blonde 9 pm 11 pm Pop Vegas 1: 30 12 noon 2: 30 Kids' Pedal Tractor Pull Agri- Magic Show Vicki Shae 3: 30 Freddy Fusion EXtreme Dog Grooming 5: 30 Kids' Pedal Tractor Pull Agri- Magic Show 8: 30 Freddy Fusion Pop Vegas 9: 30 Mysterion 6: 30 Freddy Fusion 7: 30 Kids' Pedal Tractor Pull Agri- Magic Show 4: 30 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. EXtreme Sing a Long ( 12 noon to 9 pm) LOVE Animal Hospital ( 1 to 7 pm) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. EXtreme Highland Games ( 11 am to 3 pm) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Be the star of the show at the Kids' Pedal Tractor Pulls Today at 2: 30, 5: 30 or 7: 30 p. m. in Prairie Town Adventures. T a k e y our f amily o ver to Prairie Town Adventures Brought to you by where you can experience life in a real prairie town. TONIGHT! Platinum Blonde at 8 p. m. on the Main Stage WRHA Go4health EXpo TODAY ONLY! Come for a FREE bike helmet and fitting ( while supplies last. Not exactly as shown). Pick up a FREE carton of chocolate milk ( while supplies last) beginning at 1 p. m. today compliments of Dairy Farmers of Manitoba. FREE gate admission and pancake breakfast from 10: 30 to 11: 30 a. m. Stars of Tomorrow Semi Finals Today at 3 p. m. on the Main Stage Check out the NEW LOVE Animal Hospital inside Discovery Place Learn something new at the interactive Education Centre with The WHS. Today learn about Pet First Aid from St. John Ambulance and meet the good people and animals from Wildlife Haven. * Manitoba Hydro is a licensee of the Trademark and Official Mark. r e dr i ve r e x . c om June 15 to 24 All schedules, information and performers are subject to changes without notice. T O D A Y ! Watch for the On Park Parade going by at 6 p. m. today NEWS LOCAL A6 SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 2012 D ALE Berrey didn't end up in Oz, but he now has some idea how Dorothy felt. Berrey, of Dryden, was in a metal building with a concrete floor when all of a sudden a strong wind, which he believes was a tornado, hit and destroyed the structure - with him inside. " I was lucky," Berrey said on Saturday evening, shortly after the wind struck. " It could have been worse. Nobody got hurt. It's all property damage. And I have insurance so I'll come out OK." Berrey was at a former equipment rental facility about two kilometres east of Dryden when " I just saw a bad weather system developing. I thought I'd go check our vacant building. " When I was inside, I could tell it was going to be severe. I went to a safe location in the building - a door frame inside because the building is on a concrete slab and there's no basement - and waited." Berrey said almost right away a strong wind hit the 15 metre by 30 metre building. " It lifted the whole building four to six feet off the ground," he said. " Then the building dropped, and the back part broke off and blew away. Even the doorway I was in went up. I thought this wasn't a very safe place, but I couldn't run. There was debris flying everywhere. " Then it stopped and I was looking up at open sky instead of a roof." Berrey said he believes he was struck a glancing blow by a 2- by- 4 wooden board, but he didn't need to be hospitalized, just checked over by an ambulance crew. But Berrey knows how close he came to being hospitalized - or worse. " I saw two by fours driven in a wall like a spear," he said. " That could have been me." Meanwhile closer to home, a funnel cloud, but no tornado, was spotted near Arborg on Saturday. Environment Canada meteorologist Dan Fulton said a tornado watch was issued for the RM of Bifrost, which includes Arborg, Hnausa, Riverton and Hecla, at about 4 p. m. Fulton said it was the same weather system that sparked several tornadoes in Saskatchewan on Friday. He said a funnel cloud was spotted about four kilometres northeast of Arborg, located about one hour north of Winnipeg. The watch was removed with no tornado being seen around 6 p. m. Meanwhile, Environment Canada issued a strong wind warning on Saturday night and through to today for both Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba. The wind was expected to increase to 20 knots on Saturday night, but drop to 15 knots before this morning. Environment Canada predicted the wind would be light through the day, but then increase back to 20 knots by tonight. kevin. rollason@ freepress. mb. ca Dryden man lucky to be alive Inside building as wind destroys it By Kevin Rollason WHEN it comes to leaving the Red River Exhibition with a huge stuffed animal, many try to win, but few succeed. Clutching a large female Smurf stuffed toy, Adrian Alinsod can count himself as one of the lucky ones. But Alinsod can also count on his wallet being a bit lighter too. " Thirty bucks," Alinsod said smiling as the giant Smurf sat on a bench between him and his wife, Maria. " I spent 30 bucks on it. I had to put two balls in plastic tubs. It's for my daughter. She wanted it. Actually, she wanted a tiger, but I would have had to win two of these and trade them in. " I wasn't going to do that," he added, laughing. Yes, it's Red River Exhibition time again and for the next week people will be able to try to win their own stuffed toys, scarf down everything from mini- doughnuts to deep fried cheesecake to corn dogs, and test their bravery on a plethora of amusement rides. Twenty- month- old Zuri Quan sat with wonder at the bottom of a large sealed plastic ball as it was pushed into a swimming pool and floated on top of the water. Before too long, Quan was busy crawling inside, making the ball float to the edge of the pool. " She likes the water and she likes jumping so she should like this," said Quan's grandmother, Alma Bernier. " She also likes bubbles, and when we were walking by she said ' oh, bubbles.' Now she gets to ride in a bubble." Mark Gagnon, owner of Wobbly Water Balls, said anyone from three to 70 would have fun on the ride. " We had two 70- year- old ladies go on it the other day and they had a blast." Today the exhibition opens at 10: 30 a. m. and closes at midnight. There is a free pancake and sausage breakfast served from 10: 30 am. to 11: 30 a. m., and gate admission is free between those hours if you donate a non- perishable food item. Tonight, ' 80s new- wave band Platinum Blonde takes the stage at 8 p. m. They are best known for their hit Crying Over You . kevin. rollason@ freepress. mb. ca Stuffed animals and wobbly balls: It's Ex time By Kevin Rollason PHOTOS BY TOM THOMSON / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Dale Berrey walks through the wreckage of the building he was inside as a strong wind lifted it off its foundation. Below, a building next door is impaled. DAVID LIPNOWSKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS John and Carol walk away with a giant pepper prize Saturday evening at the Ex. A_ 06_ Jun- 17- 12_ FP_ 01. indd A6 6/ 16/ 12 11: 39: 40 PM ;