Vol. 130 No. 24 Friday, August 24, 2012

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English friends return

Photo by Darryl Holyk

George Blackwell and Edna Brown spent fi ve days touring Minnedosa before heading home to England Tuesday. Th e couple are great foreign ambassadors for our community.

By DARRYL HOLYK

They’re back! Six years ago, after a 61-year absence, George Blackwell of England returned to Minnedo-

sa with his companion Edna Brown through the He-roes Return program, which assists veterans in funding trips to locations they trained at. Th is month, the couple

returned for a second visit through the Heroes Return program and spent fi ve days seeking out almost every nook and cranny of the community which George feels a very strong connection with.

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By RICHARD DAVIES

The Minnedosa Mavericks have done it again, bring-ing home with them not only the championship title

but also the record of having the most championships in a row. Th e team claimed their seventh championship after they defeated the host Carberry Royals with a big 17-3 win last Friday, August 17th. John Hutton pitched the win for Minnedosa, allow-ing two hits and one walk, striking out seven. Hutton scored three times for the Mavs, who won their best-of-fi ve series 3-1. Devin Foord, Mitch Hutton, Andrew Richards, and Brad Roth each scored twice.

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Back row (L-R): Mavericks Manager Orville Madill, Josh McInnes, Chris Krutkewich, John

Hutton, Andrew Richards, Mike Tarleton, Kevin Sandstrom, Ben Ericcson, Nick Krutkewich.

Front row (L-R): Mitch Hutton, Trent Madill, Brent Madill, Jay Klym, James McCarville.

Front on ground: Brad Roth. Missing: Devin Foord, Tyler Jacobson and Dennis Zboril.

Mavericks claim 7th league titleEarn record for most consecutive titles!