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Bare facts column recounts unusual animal incidents and CPR saves
A Soucy home near Mistauim faced a 300 pound bear entering through a kitchen window. A Calgary man, Raymond Walker, suffered major facial injuries after a grizzly attack. Caitlin Hayden survived after her father used CPR learned in potash mines. A vandal uprooted junipers at Amine Amada’s garden with a $100 reward posted. The piece also notes a 90 year old barber, Walter Gorczynski, on duty daily. Columnist Fred McGuinness signs off from Brandon MB.
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Boonies
Randa Rae Bowditch
Mark Abbott
Soucy
Mistauim
Randa Rae
Mark
Tisdale Recorder
Crowsnest Pass
Raymond Walker
Calgary
Beaver Mines
Moosomin World Spectator
Caitlin Hayden
Armond
Caitlin
Moosomin Hospital
le Nouvelle de Beaumont
Amine Amada
la Nouvelle
Melfort Journal
Walter Gorczynski
Beatty
Fred McGuinness
Brandon