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Volume 137 Issue 28 Friday, September 20, 2019 www.minnedosatribune.com 90 cents plus tax

INSIDE RFM Presents Over

this week
$20,000 To Community Groups

Lake Petition
Presented

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All About
Recycling

6 By HILLARY MILLER into the coffers of the non- were chosen because of lists the help of the service
Photo by Hillary Miller

ing at next year’s festival.

profit organization, a great their assistance during clubs in the area. Most of An announcement of who

R ockin’ the Fields of

Minnedosa (RFM)
brought thanks to local
deal of it goes back into the
community of Minnedosa.
This year, $20,396.33 was
service groups on Wednes- given back to the commu-
day, September 11th. That nity.
evening, RFM represen- Bialas and Coutts pre-
tatives, Darcy Bialas and sented cheques to repre-
the music festival week-
end. They helped with
running bars, security,
and token booths. Bialas
noted that, “without these
folks here, a big part of this
festival could not go for-
the abovementioned ser-
vice groups have been in-
volved with helping RFM
for many years.
In addition to the
money given out at the
meeting, RFM also con-
will be playing is expected
in early 2020.
The RFM board is very
grateful for all of the help
and support they receive
from the community, and
hopes that it will contin-

Open Farm Barry Coutts, met with

representatives of various
sentatives of the Minnedo-
sa Rotary Club, Minnedosa
ward. Without these vol-
unteer groups, our festival
tributes over $2,000 for a
MCI grad scholarship to
ue in future years. If any
other service groups are

Day a
service groups who lend Lions Club, Minnedosa Se- would not be what it is to- music and arts students, interested in volunteering

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a helping hand during the nior Bombers, Minnedosa day.” There are a number and has done so for a num- at next year’s festival, they
annual August long week- Golf Course and Minnedo- of areas in the festival that ber of years. are encouraged to contact
Hit end festival.
While some funds
sa Wildlife, Game and Fish
Association.
require a large number
of volunteers, and it is for
The representatives
of RFM are very excited to
the board at RFM. Their
services will then be re-
raised at RFM are put back These service groups this reason that RFM en- find out who will be play- quested as the need arises.

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