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Vol. 130 No. 2 Friday, March 23, 2012

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90 cents + taxMinnedosa, Manitoba Canada R0J 1E0

By DARRYL HOLYK

Rockin the Fields o Minnedosa is gearing up or itsninth year o welcoming ans to Minnedosa or an August long weekend o rockin tunes and un in thesun.

Tis years estival will be a three-day event run-ning rom Friday, August 3rd to Sunday, August 5th. In

years past, the estival kicked-of Tursday night withthe Battle o the Bands. Tis year, the Battle o the Bands

will be held Saturday aternoon, adding to the otherdaytime estival attractions such as volleyball, etc.

Te rst bands or the 2012 estival have been an-

nounced. Returning to RFM this year will be KennyShields and Streetheart, ake With Audio and Shat-tered. New to the RFM lineup in 2012 is Finger Eleven.Since orming in 1989, this Juno Award winning grouphave released ve albums and countless hit singles in-cluding OneTing, Paralyzer, Living in a Dream andWhatever Doesnt Kill Me . Teir sound has been de-scribed as loud, powerul and ast alternative hard rock.Finger Eleven is sure to be a welcome addition to rockans estival experience this summer. RFM promoter,om Crook, is currently busy trying to conrm otheracts to ll this years music line-up.

Te big main stage at the lower concert bowlreturned or last years estival and was something or-ganizers have been working towards since year one oRFM, which is celebrating its ninth year this summer.Over those past eight years, numerous local serviceclubs and volunteer groups have assisted with makingRFM a success in return or a nancial contributionback to each group as a way to give back to the com-munity. Last years estival saw a payout to these groupso $25,000 bringing RFMs total contribution back to thelocal groups to $105,000.ickets and camping passes or this years estival

are now available. Fans are encouraged to take advan-tage o the early bird ticket prices and purchase theirRFM passes beore April 30th. Prices will increase onMay 1st. o order your tickets and secure your spot atthis years RFM call toll ree 1-888-330-8333, the localRFM o ce at 204-867-3848. Te local o ce is staf ed

Wednesdays between 4 and 8 p.m. or visit the RFMwebpage at www.rockintheelds.ca

Meet the recently installed 2012 RFM Boardof Directors on Page 9

RFM announces frst

bands for 2012 lineup

Skate the Lake donates $7,000

By AMANDA BOYD

Minnedosas Skatethe Lake and MinorHockey presented MREC

with a cheque or $7,000last Wednesday evening,March 14th. he pondhockey tournament heldFebruary 18th and 19th

was deemed a great suc-cess by organizers. Con-tributions made by thelocal community andindependent businessesenable this undraiser to

continue.

I we didnt havethe own provide the iceprep and we had to payor the heat rom Supe-rior Propane; it wouldnever happen, Skate theLake committee member,Dan Johnson remarked.We actually saw a billone year or $2,600 orone weekend o propaneheat and we havent paida dime in six years. heown o Minnedosa usesits equipment and re-sources to clear six small

rinks on the lake each

year and this year de-signed runways betweeneach rink so players couldget changed and skateright out to their respec-tive rinks.here were kids that

put their skates on at 9:00a.m. and never took themo all day, said Skate theLake committee member,

Wes Barrett.hats a lot o work

that those (own) guysdo, Johnson agreed.hey got out on the ice

in December and it was

great.Over the last three

years, Skate the Lakehas donated $21,800 toMREC, with $8,000 do-nated in 2010 and $6,800given last year.MREC rep-resentative, Bob Graham,expressed the Boardsgratitude in receiving thedonated unds. On be-hal o MREC, thank you

very much! We really ap-preciate this.

Photo by Amanda Boyd

(L-R) Tanis, Erik, Wes, Riley and Barrett, Brock Johnson, Bob Graham,Arlene Demontigny, Gaylene, Troy, and Dan Johnson.