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Vol. 130 No. 45 Friday, January 18, 2013 Minnedosa, Manitoba Canada R0J 1E0 90 cents + tax

Female passenger injured in crash

ed like to print a correction regarding the two vehicle collision that occurred near Morris Industries last Monday, January 7th and was reported on the front page of last weeks Tribune. There was a driver (an 89-year-old male) and passenger (87-year-old female) in the Buick LeSabre, both from Rivers, MB. A 62-year-old male from Minnedosa was driving the Tahoe with no passengers. All three were sent to hospital.

Blue Bombers seats to benefit RFM/MREC

Clanwilliam Greys 1972-77 headed for Hall of Fame

oftball Manitoba has announced its 2013 Hall of Fame inductees and the Clanwilliam Greys 197277 is one of three teams to be inducted this year. Th Greys dominated fastball in southern Manie toba and in provincial play during this five year period going undefeated during the fi rst two seasons in the Minnedosa and District Fastball League. The Greys played 90 games in 1972 and 92 games the following year. Th latter brought them $1,100 in tournae ment prize money. In 1973, with several additions, the Greys joined the Brandon Centennial Fastball League and by 1976 they won the league title and played in the Senior a provincials for the fourth consecutive year. Other teams slated for Hall of Fame induction include the 1930-1935 Native Sons (Canucks) and the 1984 1987 Manitoba Mens Masters Team. Individual athlete inductees will include Dr. C.(Sheppy) Hershfield, Harold (Googs) Hindle, Heather (Newsham) Ruby, Sandy (Newsham) Maskiw and Donna Manning. Coach Met Simenik and baseball builders Ernie Delorme and Garry Johnston were also announced for the Hall of Fame. Th 12th annual induction banquet and ceremoe ny for the Manitoba Softball Hall of Fame will be held in Winnipeg in early May.

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By KATE SJOBERG

Darcy Bialas of RFM and Scott Burgess of MREC ver 100 volunteers were able to tour the starecently participated dium following the final in hauling seating for over Bombers game, and then 4,600 spectators from the bid on items their respecold Winnipeg Blue Bomb- tive organizations thought er Stadium to Minnedosa. would be useful. Th won ey Th e load took five trips; some and lost some in the the work and travel usu- bids, getting lucky on seatally spanning 11 hours. ing and lighting; losing out Th club (with seat backs!) on the Subway log cabin, e and bench seating will be and the Jumbotron. On used by Rockin the Fields the Jumbotron, Bialas was (RFM) of Minnedosa disappointed about being and Minnedosa Regional about $49,000 short. Events Centre (MREC). Still, the venture was a Th is included donations community effort for comof fl atbeds and pickup munity benefit. Th e team trucks, time, and muscle. thinks they may have even

brought too much seating back for the two organizations, and want to offer it to other community projects. Whats more, the Bombers organization donated some of the materials brought back. MREC and RFM are grateful for the generous support of all those involved, especially Boyd Trucking, Longhorn Transport, Curle Trucking, VM Transport, Jim Tomlinson, Les Moffatt Inc., Calvin Jacobson, Lyle Popien, Heritage Co-op, Levski Logistics (Wpg) Hertz Equipment Rental, Clark McNabb, Max McNabb

and the McNabb family, Barry Coutts, Leonard Nelson, RFM and MREC Boards, fans, and volunteers, Nads Hockey Club, the Minnedosa Bombers Hockey Club, the 1976 Minnedosa Midget Hockey Club, the Little River Game and Fish Association, and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Of course, this will all really matter after three days of Rockin the Fields this summer, when everyone can take a load off against seat backed chairs for the last acts of the weekend.

Naming rights secured for MREC - See Page 9

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