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Vol. 129 No. 3 Friday, March 25, 2011 Minnedosa, Manitoba Canada R0J 1E0 90 cents + tax

RFM needs
support
to grow
23 cattle die in rollover
By DARRYL HOLYK

R ockin’ the Fields Presi-

dent Ken Cameron,
along with Marty McNabb,
attended Tuesday’s Town
Council meeting.
“At this point we don’t
have any bands hired but
we are in negotiations with
some,” explained Ken. “Our
goal this year is to bring
back the big stage at the
bottom. We don’t expect
it to result in a huge num-
ber of extra tickets sold this
year, but it’s a step in the
right direction.”
The bottom stage will
add value to the deck area
and will also help the festi-
val attract more of those in
attendance to the concert
site.
“Half of the camp-
ground can sit at their Photos by Amanda Boyd
campsite and clearly view
By AMANDA BOYD
the stage we have now,”
stated Ken. “Having the
stage back down at the bot-
tom will solve that prob-
A t approximately 2:47 p.m. on Monday afternoon
a Western Star tractor trailer owned by LB Taylor
Trucking Ltd. found itself in the ditch off Highway #10
lem.”
near Bayes Alpaca Ranch.
Marty, along with Greg
The tractor trailer from Moosamin, SK was transport-
Grant, have partnered
ing 86 head of cattle Monday afternoon when it drifted
to bring back the bot-
onto the shoulder and was sucked into the ditch, causing
tom stage. They have each
the trailer to flip. Fortunately, it was a single vehicle ac-
donated $1,000 to RFM
cident and no one was injured, with the exception of 23 of
and have put a challenge
the 86 cattle, some of which had to be put down on site.
out to all fans, support-
As luck would have it, following the trailer was not
ers and the community to
only a veterinarian, but two members of the Canadian
match their donation to
Food Inspection Agency, who are trained in handing
build RFM and its value in
situations such as this, as well as a member of Manitoba An LB Taylor Trucking Ltd. tractor trailer carrying 86 head of cattle
our community. Donations
Conservation. By the time police arrived at the scene all found itself in a bind Monday afternoon when it drifted onto the
can be forwarded to RFM,
the necessary arrangements had been made, a tow-truck
Box 1581, Minnedosa, MB shoulder and hit the ditch near Bayes Alpaca Ranch on Highway #10.
was called and traffic was able to resume to normal.
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