Haulin

Jul 28, 2023

Article content Mark Stone is a class act! The Winnipegger and captain of the Vegas Golden Knights spent a day of his time with the Stanley Cup At Children’s Hospital this week. Maybe next year one of the Winnipeg Jets will take the cup to the hospital. But what a wonderful thing Mark did on Wednesday. Stefano Grande, president and CEO of the Children’s Hospital Foundation, says they’re so thankful for leaders like Mark who cares deeply for his community. “Kids in hospital can face some extremely tough days but moments like seeing the Stanley Cup and meeting a local hockey hero like Mark Stone offer an opportunity for excitement, distraction and positive memories in hospital.” Mark knows what I’ve known since I got to Winnipeg almost 35 years ago…the CHF is an amazing cause and I encourage you to go to GoodBear.ca to donate your time and money. Advertisement 2 HAULIN’ AXE Article content Axe throwing has become a very popular recreational sport in the past few years. So much so, there’s a new mobile axe throwing business in Manitoba called Haulin’ Axe. You can book Michael Block, Kyle Anderson and their travelling axes for your private function (they’ve even done weddings) or you can give it a try at a public event like this weekend’s Manitoba Sunflower Festival in Altona and the Arborg Street Festival on Aug. 12. And if you’re concerned about axes getting tossed around, Haulin’ Axe is fully insured, equipped and outfitted with proper fencing to ensure the safety of players, as well as spectators. For more information or to book Haulin’ Axe for your event, go to HaulinAxe.ca. Haulin’ Axe’s Michael Block shows a participant how it’s done. Axe throwing has become a very popular recreational sport in the past few years. So much so, there’s a new mobile axe throwing business in Manitoba called Haulin’ Axe. You can book Michael Block, Kyle Anderson and their travelling axes for your private function (they’ve even done weddings) or you can give it a try at a public event like this weekend’s Manitoba Sunflower Festival in Altona and the Arborg Street Festival on Aug. 12. Photo by Handout /Winnipeg Sun LITTLE GREEN MEN The Winnipeg Sun's Daily Headline News Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Winnipeg SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. Email Address Sign Up By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300 Thanks for signing up! A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of The Winnipeg Sun's Daily Headline News will soon be in your inbox. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again Article content Article content UAPs (I still prefer UFOs) were the subject of a congressional hearing in Washington, DC this week. And while The Pentagon says there’s no verifiable information to substantiate claims of a crashed alien spacecraft, witnesses who testified at the hearing tell a different story. Witnesses like David Grusch, a former Pentagon official tasked with investigating unidentified aerial phenomena. He says he’s absolutely certain the US government is in possession of UAPs. Grusch also testified about interviews he did with people who have recovered “non-human biologics” from crashed UAPs. Believe it or not? New polling on the subject says 75% of us believe there’s intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. SEISMIC SWIFTIES Article content Taylor Swift fans are known to Shake It Off but what they did in Seattle literally shook the earth. Seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach says enthusiastic Swifties at one of Taylor’s two concerts at Lumen Field caused seismic activity equivalent to a 2.3 magnitude earthquake. Swift Quake has been compared to Beast Quake in 2011, when Seattle Seahawks Fans erupted after an impressive touchdown by running back Marshawn “Beast Mode” Lynch. However, Beast Quake was only half as strong as Swift Quake. GET A GOOD SLEEP According to the Centers for Disease Control, being awake for 17 hours is similar to having a blood alcohol content of 0.05%. Staying awake for 24 hours causes that number to double to 0.10%. And when you consider that 29% of adults get less than five hours of sleep each night, almost a-third of people at any given time could be behaving like they’re legally drunk. Kinda scary, huh? Advertisement 5 Article content IMPULSE BUYING DECREASES Inflation is causing people to curb their impulse buying. The average consumer spends $151 per month on knee-jerk buys. That’s less than half of the $314 last year. BARBIE TEST FOR MEN Barbie has become a relationship test for men. According to TikTok, if a man is open to seeing the new movie and discussing it, then he passes. The test, posted in a video almost a week ago by @swagaliciousvr0, has amassed millions of views. — Hal has written columns for years. He’s also the host of Connecting Winnipeg weekday mornings from 10 to noon on 680 CJOB. You can email him at Hal@HalAnderson.ca.