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Starbuck, Elie, Portage la Prairie, Holland, Notre Dame de Lourdes, Killarney, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18: ally Hull founded Hull’s 8-Noon Pancake Breakfast - Hall Haven Border Collie Rescue Noon Beer Gardens Open & BBQ S about seven years ago and 1 - 5 pm Food Bank Bingo - Hall. she also operates Aunt Sally’s Bring a Tin for the Bin Boarding & Training. Aside 1:30 pm Geoff Erickson - Clubroom 6:30 pm Meat Draw from that, she also is a 7-9 pm Food Bank Bingo - Hall. photographer specializ- Bring a Tin for the Bin ing in pets, alone or 8 pm Jessie James - Clubroom with their families, pre- 8 pm Geoff Erickson - Beer Gardens ferably in their natural SUNDAY, AUGUST 19: form, not posing. 8-Noon Pancake Breakfast - Hall There were challenges Noon Beer Gardens Open & BBQ of getting the rescue oper- 1-5 pm Food Bank Bingo - Hall. ation started, but once she Bring a Tin for the Bin got a break from generous 1:30 pm Geoff Erickson - Clubroom Winnipeggers and Manitobans NOTE: to help rescue some collies on Food booth ‘death row’ in Alberta, she didn’t featuring Danny’s look back. Whole Hog products - STONEWALL Sally and her dogs had been Above: Sally Hull’s family of Border Collies. Pork on a Bun, Beef LEGION on a Bun, Smokies, BRANCH No. 52 heavily involved in dog sports— Inset: Sally’s Jack Russell cross, Twisty, her only dog that isn’t a and Wieners Border Collie, is trained to jump up on her back and shoulders. Cont’d on PG10 SPOTLIGHT: Stonewall Quarry Harry Langford Days - Former Weston Aug. 17-19. Wildcat To Be See What’s Inducted into Hall New! See PG 8 By Scott Taylor Bill Lesack, a man Stonewall Tire has been proudly serving 204-467-9000 www.seniorscope.com [email protected] Harry Langford says he will Manitoba and Ontario communities for always be indebted to his first of many talents, over 41 years and has become known for football coach, the legendary passes away offering outstanding service and value. Andy Currie. See PG 13 Now that he’s going into the Under new ownership, we continue to Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame, 'Founding Spirit' of be dedicated to enhancing your customer experience. We continually look for ways Harry Langford in his Langford will have an opportuni- CJNU Passes Away - earlier days. ty to let this generation know to improve our service and products to Garry Robertson meet our customers’ growing needs. Cont’d on PG 2 See PG 11 MORE INSIDE: WE OFFER: FRAUD PREVENTION: Ransomware Scam Warning, Cst. Ben Doiron. PG 3 • Auto, Truck & Farm Tires “The Buzz”, By Scott Taylor . PG 4 • Sales & Installation • Auto & Truck Announcing Team Manitoba for 2012 Canada 55+ Games, By Lois Dudgeon . PG 6 Accessories McBeth House Celebrates 100 Years . PG 7 • Mobile Tire Repair Great Food, Farming & the Fur Trade in the Interlake, By Gail McDonald . PG 12 • Mechanical Repairs Senior Group Publishes Book - Vignettes from the Vineyards of Memory - 2 . PG 14 • Wheel Alignments • MB Safety People Prefer Pets To Other People? No!, By William Thomas - Humour Columnist . PG 16 Inspection Centre Currie’s Corner, By Roger Currie . 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Page 2 Senior Scope • 204-467-9000 • [email protected] V11N2 • August 8 - August 29, 2012 SPOTLIGHT: Harry Langford cont’d from front page how important Currie was to football “After high school, I got to junior Andy had just called a penalty on coach and referee was inducted into in this province. with the Weston Wildcats and Andy me for holding or something and he the Hall in 1989. “I played sandlot football in Weston made me his assistant at Daniel. said to me, ‘I didn’t teach you that,” Currie was the recipient of the and then went to Daniel Mac where When I started to play profession- and I said, “I didn’t think you’d see Order of the British Empire from King my first ‘real’ football coach was ally in Calgary, he was an official. it,’ and he just said, “I get paid to see George VI for his service in Normandy, Andy Currie,” said Langford, via tele- We made a vow that we wouldn’t it make sure you don’t do it.’ It’s one was made an Honourary Life Member phone from his retirement home in talk football during the season but of those things I’ll never forget.” of Football Manitoba in 1960 and in Nanaimo. “My first year at Daniel, we always talked at length after On Nov. 12, 2012 at the Victoria 1974 he was inducted into the Andy saw something in me as a foot- the season. He would even send me Inn in Winnipeg, Langford will join Canadian Football Hall of Fame. ball player and he spent a long time critiques of my play. his former coach and friend in Currie’s charge, one Harry Langford with me, helping me become as good “But there was this one time when the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. from Weston, has some pretty solid as I could be. I was going back to the huddle and Currie, a remarkable football player, Continued on next page “Removing Barriers” Wheelchair & Walker Repairs There can be much more to Great Prices Standard a disability tax credit claim on Walkers, Wheelchairs than a BIG TAX REFUND! ...... Standard, Broda Particularly for parents ON SALE & Tilt Wheechairs this month of a disabled child. 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It’s a nice ers are being frozen or they have ■ The recommended way to re- been "locked out" of their comput- gain access to your computer is feeling going into the ers. This happens primarily after to seek the help of a computer complainants receive pop-up mes- technician who can remove the Hall of Fame.” sages warning them their comput- malware. ■ ~ Harry Langford ers have been associated with To protect against cyber attacks, child pornography and illegal you must regularly update your music downloading. software. You should have up- Harry Langford circa 1958. Harry Langford circa 1958. These warning messages, which to-date anti-virus, spyware and bona fides as well. He played nine Larson talked to him and inquired claim to come from the RCMP or firewall protection. seasons with the Calgary Stampeders as to whether or not he wanted to other Canadian government agen- and was named to the Stampeders’ play with his hometown team, but it cies, tell recipients to pay $100 If you receive a ransomware all-time greatest team during the seemed the conversation never got dollars via Ukash (a payment serv- message, please contact your local club’s 50th anniversary celebra- past that – a conversation.