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Don’t miss this performance - it will mesh our heritage with some fine acting by local talent… not to mention a fabulous shore lunch! • That people should be aware of bogus phone calls coming from scammers pre- senting themselves as representatives of the Canadian Revenue Agency. Several local people have received them, myself included. The fellow who phoned me The Snow Lake RCMP Detachment's new constable, Justin Huddle ~ photo by Marc Jackson spoke in a heavily accented voice and introduced himself as ‘John from CRA’. Constable Huddle didn’t mince words. “My first impression t seems it wasn’t that long ago that we were welcoming When I asked what the acronym meant I of Snow Lake was better than expected,” said the officer. Corporal Jason Schalla and Constable Jason St. Pierre to he stammered and couldn't come up “The lakes, and trees and rocks were a welcome change from Snow Lake, yet we said our goodbyes to both families over with it right away. When I laughingly the flat prairies.” the spring and summer. As Schalla pulled out of Snow Lake, called him on it… he hung up. Ap- Huddle added that while in Snow Lake, he and Traill the constable taking St. Pierre’s place – Constable Justin parently, the Canada Revenue Agency will undoubtedly enjoy the opportunity to explore the great never contacts people by phone in order Huddle - pulled in and took up residence in the housing unit outdoors, hoping to get into some fishing, hiking, kayaking, to solicit, or provide, financial informa- on Olson St. It seems the RCMP’s staffing situation in the and camping. They also hope to try their hands at curling tion. Also there is another call going community is well on its way to, once again, reaching its full while they are here. Binge watching Netflix, cooking, around from someone professing to be compliment. spending time with their animals, gardening, traveling, from ‘Microsoft’ or ‘Windows’ advising Constable Huddle and girlfriend Jo Traill moved to the visiting family, and socializing with friends will also fill up that there is something wrong with your community this summer and as Huddle took up his post at their time. computer that they need to fix. The the detachment, she secured the Office Manager/Program Nevertheless, leaving their first placement was also quite statement, "Hmmm, I don't even have Coordinator position at the Family Resource Centre. Huddle tough. “I will miss the people I worked with at my last a computer," is also met with a quick is originally from Acme, Alberta, which is a small town posting,” said Huddle. “We had a great crew of people and I hang up! North East of Calgary and Ms. Traill was born and raised in miss them already.” Brandon, Manitoba. hat there are only 478 days until Asked if there was anything that he wanted to say to the • T Subsequent to his training at Regina, Saskatchewan’s Snow Lake's 70th, Herb Lake Landing’s residents of the Town of Snow Lake, Huddle stated, “It’s a Depot, Huddle’s first four year posting was in Minnedosa, 100th and Canada’s 150th Anniversaries real pleasure to be posted in Snow Lake, and we look forward Manitoba; where he also policed the towns of Neepawa and (July 1, 2017)? MJ to serving the community and making the most of our time Gladstone. here.” MJ Asked about his initial impression of the community, Sweet Nothings Get Stream 20 for Please see us for giftware, souvenirs, jewelry, computer parts and $29.95/mo!† service, baby and bath items, flowers, pictures, and the work of a * Speeds may vary and are not guaranteed. 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Those after work name of the tour, they began with Through the rain I gave the sk any disc jockey for a list of tunes that get A activities don’t mesh well… even with the image ‘Rock or Bust’. People were out odd cursory glance to those people up and moving… you are sure to get at that this band has cultivated over the years. of their seats at the first cord and around us. There were the four least one AC/DC song included in the bunch. But Lead Guitarist, Angus Young, Bass Player most stood and swayed for the aforementioned idiots in front More than likely ‘You Shook Me All Night Cliff Williams and Vocalist Brian Johnson (who duration the two hour show. of us. These guys were pissed Long’, but let’s not rule out ‘Shoot to Thrill’ or replaced Scott in 1980), were all there with (Hells) With massive screens set up when they arrived and when ‘Thunderstruck’. The band has been around ************* bells on! So too were Rhythm Guitarist Steve on either side of the stage, it was they weren’t chest bumping or for decades and people have been listening… ************* Young (Angus and Malcolm’s nephew), and easy to watch facial expressions hugging each other, they were ************* enthusiastically, since the ‘70’s. Drummer Chris Slade. and in turn watch the entire group falling backwards in their seats ************* Like many other Snow Lakers, I caught their th ************* But before AC/DC arrived, the backup band from our 13 row seats. When and spilling drinks on one another. ‘Rock or Bust’ tour; however, unlike most, I ************* ‘Vintage Trouble’ warmed the crowd. And I don’t Angus Young started to play and The one in front of me appeared to ************* saw them on September 20th at Edmonton’s know about the folks in Winnipeg, but it was cool then duck walk across the stage, be their leader and he spent a lot ************* Commonwealth Stadium, rather than at Winnipeg’s ************* (+12) and pissing rain in Edmonton! We needed I thought to myself… “Man, his of his time taking overly dramatic Investors Group Field three days earlier. Where ************* warming! I wasn’t familiar with ‘Vintage Trouble’ age is really showing – looks pulls off of his ‘stashed’ bottle ever they played and you watched them, I’m sure ************* prior to this event, but I’ll definitely be checking more like a drunk walk!” But and complaining loudly that most ******* there is one thing we can all agree on… no one into them further after hearing and seeing them he must have been warming up, people in the stadium were posers went home disappointed! These guys are immortal live. They take you right back to the ‘60’s with or unsure of his footing on the because they weren’t cheering and their music is just as age defying. their R&B infused sound. It was made all the wet stage, ‘cause it wasn’t long as loud as he and his buddies. I Having said that, 35 years ago, we did lose more so, by singer Ty Taylor’s voice (sounded to and he was moving like someone grinned at my daughter and she original vocalist Bon Scott to booze. And me like Otis Redding), dress (shiny, peg legged half his 54 years! Angus hasn’t grinned back… we both knew Malcolm Young battled lung cancer, has had a 10100101101010001010101 suit), and antics (reminiscent of James Brown). lost a step, and didn’t appear to they’d all be asking each other the pacemaker installed, and at the age of 62 was The 60,000 at Commonwealth agreed... they were be stretching out the buttons on next day if anyone remembered 00001010101010101010100 diagnosed with dementia. It is said he doesn’t worthy of opening the event.

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