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Vol. 129 No. 46 Friday, January 27, 2012 Minnedosa, Manitoba Canada R0J 1E0 90 cents + tax

Integra Tire Minnedosa Staff contribute to MREC

An evening with TorQ

Photo by Amanda Boyd

(L-R) Dan Johnson, owner of Integra Tire, presents MREC Co-chair, Jon Lewis, with a cheque for $2,000.00.
SUBMITTED or a second year in a row, the staff of the local Integra Tire Store in Minnedosa has given a portion of their paycheques to Minnedosa Regional Events Centre. Th employees have $10.00 deducted off each e cheque and it is matched by the store owners, Dan and Gaylene Johnson. To date, this has totalled $3,300.00. Store Manager, Murray Birch says I wish more businesses would get involved this way and support this project. When you think about it, $10.00 per payday is less than one cup of coffee per day. Birch goes on to say, Employees in Minnedosa should get together and do this in their workplace with their co-workers also. Store owner, Dan Johnson said If a small business like this one can make a contribution like this, imagine how much can be raised if the rest of the community got involved in this same way?

Photo by Amanda Boyd

Percussion ensemble quartet, TorQ, plays for an appreciative audience at TCS Tuesday evening. Members are (L-R), Richard Burrows, Daniel Morphy, Jamie Drake, and Adam Campbell.
By AMANDA BOYD semble formed in 2004 after a few original members met as students in Percussion Performance at the University of Toronto. In 2005, the group competed in the World Percussion Ensemble Championships, held in Luxembourg. From there, they decided that there was a demand for their music and continuedplayingtogether. Current members, Richard Burrows, Adam Campbell, Jamie Drake, and Daniel Morphy, have been performing together since 2007. Now in its prime, TorQ is visiting the prairie provinces for the first time this year. Were here as a result of Prairie Debut, explained member Richard Burrows. Prairie Debut is a block-booking network dedicated to the promotion of professional classical musicians and world music artists.

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Minnedosa Minor Hockey is proud to present

he percussion ensemble quartet, TorQ, performed in Minnedosa Tuesday evening, January 24th, in the Tanners Crossing School pit. The performance was part of the 2011-2012 Expressions Concert Series. The en-

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