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Vol. 128 No.3 Friday, March 26, 2010 PM# 40049987 Minnedosa, Manitoba Canada R0J 1E0 90 cents + tax

Waine Mansell honoured

with Thanks Coach! award
Can I have your autograph?
By AMANDA BOYD

S ixteen coaches, in-

cluding Team West-
man 5-Pin Bowling coach,
Waine Mansell, were rec-
ognized with the Thanks
Coach! award at the culmi-
nation of the 2010 Power
Smart Manitoba Winter
Games in Portage la Prai-
rie. The award is issued by
Sport Manitoba and the
Manitoba Lotteries Corpo-
ration.
Thanks Coach! is a pro- File photo
gram designed to highlight
Team Westman 5-Pin
the often unnoticed but
vital role coaches play in Bowling coach,
sports. Recipient coaches Waine Mansell is one
display “a special brand of of 16 coaches to be
care and concern for young honoured with a
people,” stated a press re- Thanks Coach! award.
lease from Sport Manitoba.
To be eligble for a Manitoba Lotteries Thanks Coach!
award the coach must:
1. Have actively coached at the Power Smart Mani-
toba Winter Games.
2. Be nominated by an athlete, manager, official,
parent, fellow coach or mission staff.
3. Be considered competent and knowledgeable by
Photo by Darryl Holyk
their peers.
4. Demonstrate concern for athletes above and be- During the celebrity autograph portion of Monday night’s hypnosis show,
yond their performance in the athletic arena. Jessica Rapley autographs Shandrea Verboom’s arm. Shandrea thinks Jessica is actress
5. Serve as a role model for athletes and other Drew Barrymore. Background left: Paxton Johnson gets an autograph from Emily Kingdon who
coaches by demonstrating good sportsmanship, concern she thinks is singer Taylor Swift. Background right: Cassie Ross gets an autograph from
for the personal growth of their athletes and adherence Darren Blake, who Cassie thinks is hockey star Sidney Crosby.
to community standards and values.
6. Have completed at least one component of NCCP By DARRYL HOLYK Chris performed an after- through the Red Cross. Al- and charged only 50% of
Introduction to Level A (Theory, Multi-sport module, noon show for MCI staff though only a small crowd the ticket sales.
Technical or Practical).
When he heard that he had won the award, Mansell
was quite taken aback. It was a pleasant surprise, how-
M innedosa Colle-
giate Student Coun-
cil partnered with the
and students followed by
an evening show for the
community.
came out to support the
evening show, Student
Council and CHANGE
Chris Frolic is one of
Canada’s top hypnotists
who specializes in person-
ever, and one that friends and neighbours feel is well- CHANGE committee to Proceeds from the raised $175. As the show alized, corporate, and high
deserved. bring The Chris Frolic ticket sales of the evening was a fundraiser, Chris school shows.
Comedy Hypnosis Show show will be donated to graciously discounted his
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