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Vol. 128 No. 7 Friday, April 23, 2010 Minnedosa, Manitoba Canada R0J 1E0 90 cents + tax

Kyle thanks
community Farm machinery up in flames
for support

Photo by Darryl Holyk

By DARRYL HOLYK

M innedosa’s Olympic
speedskater,
Parrott, addressed his
Kyle

hometown crowd Saturday

night during the Investors
Group Comedy Night.
Kyle was welcomed
to the stage with a stand-
ing ovation and shared his
experience as an Olympic
athlete. He also answered
questions from the audi-
ence.
Since leaving Minnedo- Photos by Darryl Holyk
sa to pursue a career in
speedskating at the age of
18, Kyle has experienced
T he Minnedosa Fire
Department was
called to an out of control
from the family’s home.
While the house and
a number of outbuildings
result of the high number
of recent grass fires in the
the province, Manitoba
great success. In addition
grass fire Monday after- were saved, flames con- Conservation this week
to his competitions at the
noon at 3:30, approxi- sumed a shed, a number cancelled burning per-
recent Winter Olympics in
mately six miles south of of round bales, a tractor mits until weather condi-
Vancouver, Kyle has com-
Minnedosa. and other farm equip- tions allow for safer burn-
peted internationally and
When firefighters ar- ment. ing conditions. With dry
holds a number of speeds-
rived, neighbours and Fire departments grass, even a small wind
kating records.
passers-by were assist- throughout the region can quickly spread flames
ing in trying to keep the have been kept busy to an out of control situa-
Continued
flames from spreading lately with a number of tion.
on Page 2 into the trees and away run away grass fires. As a

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