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Volume 137 Issue 31 Friday, October 11, 2019 www.minnedosatribune.com 90 cents plus tax

INSIDE Local Soccer Veterans Honoured

this week By KAREN MITCHELL

W hen asking locals

who they think of
when they hear the word
“soccer”, two names usu-
ally come to the forefront;
Steven and Marie Smith.
The true meaning of vol-
unteerism, selflessness,
Vandals community and the purest
of intentions, this couple is
Strike the epitome of what small

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town really means.

Tower Recently, the couple’s

recognition for the mul-
tiple years of leadership
and dedication to both the
Minnedosa Youth Soccer
Association and to the es-
tablishment and mainte-
nance of the excellent soc-
cer facilities Minnedosa
has, was held on the beach
field prior to the final game
of the MCI High School
soccer tournament. The
Minnedosa Youth Soccer
Author community presented the
pair with a plaque that will
Shares be placed on the home
bench at the Minnedosa
Personal Beach field to recognize all
the pair have given to our

Story of Loss community.

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Long time soccer en-
thusiast, dedicated volun-
teer and Board President,
Wes Barrett, said a few
The Minnedosa Tribune
words before present-
ing the plaque in front of
players, parents and past
If your label reads students of the game. Sep-
19/10/31 tember 28th also officially
saw the pair retiring from
It’s time to renew
the Minnedosa Youth Soc-
your subscription!
cer Association (MYSA)
204-867-3816 Board of Directors, a board
they help create and par-
Photo by Karen Mitchell
Minnedosa Youth Soccer Board President, Wes Barrett, presents a bench plaque to longtime soccer
Friday,
volunteers, October
Steven 11, 2019
and Marie Smith. The plaque, recognizing the couples dedication to the 13
sport will be placed on the home bench at the Minnedosa Beach soccer field.
ticipated in since the in- league offered. Not be- team, however after that in 1983 Minnedosa created
ception 31 years ago.
Heading back to
ing a huge soccer town at
the time, baseball was the
year the team folded due to
lack of players. After a few
both a men’s and women’s
team and entered into the
younger days, both Steven sport of choice for most. years of playing fastball, a league.
and Marie played soccer When Steven was in grade group of guys heard some
as high school students at 12 he was playing with rumblings of a soccer Continued
MCI, as there was no youth the senior men’s baseball league out of Brandon and on Page 6