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Vol. 127 No.50 Friday, February 19, 2010 PM# 40049987 Minnedosa, Manitoba Canada R0J 1E0 90 cents + tax

Delayed start
for Kyle’s first
Olympic race
Burgess Dudes do it again
By AMANDA BOYD

T he fourth annual Skate the Lake was held last Satur-

day and Sunday at Lake Minnedosa. Fourteen men’s,
four ladies’, and 18 youth hockey teams participated in
the weekend’s festivities.
Ten sheets of ice were prepared on the lake surface,
courtesy of the Town of Minnedosa, and teams played
half hour, non-contact, four on four games from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
“The weekend went really, really well in terms of
the weather and how much fun everyone had,” ex-
claimed event coordinator, Tanis Barrett. “Finan-
cially we are still crunching the numbers; we have the
bills to pay before we know the final amount, but I
Photo submitted think we have exceeded our expectations,” she said.
The Burgess Quality Dudes won their third Skate the
By DARRYL HOLYK Lake Championship title Sunday. The team, comprising
of Glen Burgess, Wes Lewis, Ryan McLean, Jon Gilchrist

F ans and supporters of

Minnedosa’s own Kyle
Parrott had waited a long
and Tyler Jacobson, have won the championship title
each year they have entered. Winners of the ladies’ A
side were The Herd, comprised of several students from
time to watch their speed the University of Manitoba.
skating athlete compete Minnedosa Minor hockey was temporarily sus-
at the Olympics. Race day pended for the weekend to allow several youth hockey
arrived Monday and the players to participate for free.
wait was extended due to
major ice problems at the Continued on Page 2
Richmond Olympic Oval
Once the competi-
tion resumed, Kyle was
up to the start line. Just
before the start gun went
off, officials noticed early
movement from Kyle,
which sent him and his
race competitor back to
the start line. Finally, the
long anticipated race was
on and Kyle impressed
fans with a time of 35.577.
In his second race, Kyle
earned a time of 35.767 for
a combined time of 71.344.
This earned Minnedosa’s
Olympic athlete a rank of Photo submitted
21st during his first Olym- The 2010 Skate the Lake Men’s Champions are
pic performance. (L-R): Glen Burgess, Wes Lewis, Ryan McLean,
Continued on Page 2 Jon Gilchrist and Tyler Jacobson. Photo by Darryl Holyk

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