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7+(2/'(67:((./<1(:63$3(5,17+(&$1$',$1:(67 7KH 0LQQHGRVD We acknowledge the fi nancial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage.7ULEXQH 6LQFH Volume 132 Issue 37 Friday, November 21, 2014 www.minnedosatribune.com 90 cents plus tax Celebrating the Rebuild By JENNIFER PAIGE fter an electrical fi re Abrought the emergen- Rapid City Opens New Fire Hall cy services building to its knees, the community of Rapid City has rebounded tremendously. Th e fi re in October of 2013 erupted in the middle of night, destroy- ing the entire building, a response vehicle, all the fi re equipment and many documents from the Town’s offi ce. Th e days following the blaze consisted of the volunteer fi re crew, along with a number of town residents, rallying to put together a plan on how they could continue to function with no building and little equipment. Now, a year following the incident, the Town has received remarkable sup- port from its mutual aid partners, as well as many generous donors, which has allowed them to re- build the fi re hall and re- equip their fi re crew. On Saturday, Novem- Photo by Jennifer Paige ber 15th, a little over one hundred individuals fi lled Above, Rapid City the newly-constructed volunteer fi refi ghter, building in Rapid City to Ryan English and celebrate the opening of the Town’s new fi re hall. Zane Finlay check “We want to thank ev- out one of the newly erybody for the support. acquired emergency It was endless. It just kept vehicles during the coming and coming. I got Town’s celebration phone calls from I don’t know how many Mayors, gathering for the it’s just unreal. We could opening of the new never aff ord this any other fi re hall. way,” said Rapid City May- or, Orest Woloski during station, even adding a few Th e total cost of through insurance, Rapid for Town and rental use. Minnedosa Fire Chief, the community celebra- upgrades. the building itself was City reserve funds and a Rapid City’s 21-mem- Dallas Brykaliuk as well tion. Construction of the $350,000. Th e fi re crew number of signifi cant do- ber fi re crew was all on as representation from Since the time of the new fi re hall on the north also purchased three new, nations. hand on Saturday after- Minnedosa’s EMS crew incident the town has seen side of Main Street, next used emergency vehicles, Th e 4,800 square-foot noon to celebrate their and the Town of Minnedo- great support, including to the Rapid City Library, costing approximately building includes an ad- new-acquired home as sa also stopped in to ac- a $50,000 donation from began in May. Local con- $120,000. ditional vehicle unit, al- well as many town resi- knowledge the opening of Trans Canada Pipeline, tractor Leo vanVeen Car- Th e cost of the build- lowing space for four ve- dents and representatives the new facility. which has allowed the pentry Ltd., was tendered ing and replacement hicles as well as a board from the mutual aid dis- community to rebuild the the project. equipment was paid for room and an extra offi ce tricts. 2 Friday, November 21, 2014 Th e Minnedosa Tribune Community Subdivision Moving Forward By JENNIFER PAIGE homes. by the provincial govern- Modular homes are ment. onstruction has be- not a mobile home, but Upon completion, the Cgun on the Town of homes that are built off - homes will be rented and Minnedosa’s community site as opposed to on-site. the site will be run by a subdivision in the south- Th ey are appraised, in- housing corporation. west corner of town. sured and taxed the same Th e undeveloped as their on-site built coun- property between 6th and terparts. Running on 7th avenue, west of 4th Th e Town has been Empty? street southwest (directly working towards the cre- north of Poplar Park Mo- ation of the residential site Print jobs may take up to bile Home Community) since before 2010. After go- 2-3 weeks to complete. has seen a fl urry of activity ing through an extensive Fill up before you’re out! over the past week. application process with Minnedosa Tribune Th e Community sub- the province, Minnedosa 867-3816 division is a joint proj- was selected as one of fi ve ect with the Province of projects out of 50 appli- Manitoba that will see the cants to receive funding. creation of 15 modular Th e Town is respon- homes. sible for clearing the land Crews have been and providing service lines working to eradicate the up to the property line. Th e site, prepare foundations rest of the construction Photo by Jennifer Paige and move in the modular and site fees will be funded Heino Brothers Playing for Chiefs By JENNIFER PAIGE On Sunday, the Yel- 13-6 and 26 points. with a record of 19-27. Last year he earned eight lowhead Chiefs will play Th is year’s Yellowhead Th is year’s Chiefs ros- points in his rookie season his weekend the host to the Eastman Selects Chiefs coaching team con- ter includes two Minnedo- and has already claimed TMinnedosa Arena will in a Manitoba AAA Midget sists of Chad Facey, Bruce sa athletes and brothers, six goals and three assists see some additional hock- Hockey League matchup. Coulter and Graham Com- Dayton and Ryan Heino. this year. ey action as the Yellow- Th e Eastman Selects mon. Th e Chiefs currently Dayton Heino, #11, Ryan Heino, #22, is the head Chiefs make a stop in currently sit fi rst in the sit in the eighth spot in the plays forward and is in his younger of the siblings and town. league with a record of league with a record of 7-8 second season with the is currently in grade 10 at and 15 points. team. He was born in 1998 MCI. As a forward, Ryan Last season the Chiefs and is currently in grade 11 has already banked one fi nished eighth overall at Minnedosa Collegiate. goal and one assist in his rookie year this season. 0LQQHGRVD3HUIRUPLQJ$UWV&RPPLWWHHSUHVHQWV At right, brothers Ryan (top) and Dayton (bottom) Heino will play a home game in Minnedosa with the Yellowhead Chiefs this weekend. 14114kk00 7XHVGD\'HFHPEHUWK 965(*,1$ 6XQGD\'HFHPEHUWK 960226(-$: )5,'$<'(&(0%(57+$730 0,11('26$81,7('&+85&++$// 7,&.(76 81'(5 7LFNHWVDYDLODEOHDWWKH0LQQHGRVD5HJLRQDO/LEUDU\RUDWWKHGRRU :,1(25%((5)25385&+$6(0867%($1'29(5 3/($6('5,1.5(63216,%/<352&(('6*2727+( 0,11('26$3(5)250,1*$576&200,77(( Th e Minnedosa Tribune Friday, November 21, 2014 3 Changing Faces at Minnedosa Insurance By JENNIFER PAIGE the previous owner, Craig Lori McNabb previ- censed,” explained Lori. the end of November I will quite a bit of slack in areas Stewart in 1980. In 1988, his ously held a career with Lori has three levels of be licensed enough to sell that David used to handle. staple business in the son-in-law, Dave McDon- the Minnedosa Credit training to complete in or- insurance alongside one of She is very valuable to us A community has re- ald and I bought him out Union for 35 years as a der to be a fully licensed our other brokers.” and will be seeing a lot cently seen a shuffl e in and were in partnership commercial lender and is insurance broker. As Lori moves forward more clientele now,” add- staff following a longtime until August of this year. looking forward to the new “Th ere is quite a li- with the licensing proce- ed Bruce. partner’s retirement. Twenty-six years he and I challenge of divulging her censing procedure to go dure, picking up the slack Going forward, the In recent weeks, Da- were partners,” explained skills into the insurance in- through. I am hoping to of McDonald’s role will newly formed McNabb vid McDonald retired from owner of Minnedosa In- dustry. complete my level one over fall to other longtime staff partnership will continue his career as an insurance surance, Bruce McNabb. “I am very excited to the next few weeks, take my members. to provide dependable broker at Minnedosa In- “I certainly appreciate take on this new challenge. level two in January and “We are lucky that we service to its clientele and surance and Lori McNabb Dave. We had a great work- Getting licensed is the big- my level three in Septem- have Cheri McTavish in the foresees Lori’s experience began a new role as 50/50 ing relationship and his gest challenge right now as ber/October of next year. offi ce and her experience in fi nance as an added partner. contribution to this busi- I cannot fi ll David’s former It will take me about a year has helped us tremen- strength to the business. “I started to work for ness is undeniable.” role here until I am fully li- to be fully licensed. But by dously as she has taken up Sale Dates: *We accept Visa, Master Card & debit card purchases *We sell lottery tickets *We deliver within town limits Mon - Sat at 4:00 p.m * Try one of our delicious BBQ chickens! NOVEMBER 21ST - NOVEMBER 27TH * We sell fruit, veggie & meat trays and fruit baskets ($2 charge - $10 minimum order) (STARTS FRI 9:00 A.M.