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6 \" z4 t# k$ p8 ^' X' F7 s Kyle MacDonald fashioned the paperclip into a ring and proposed to his long-time girlfriend Sunday7 X, H" t+ j; \- p2 _
% s9 \1 m; ^, J' s& S 19-year-old town resident Nolan Hubard was awarded a role in the movie
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MacDonald holds up a giant red paper clip in Kipling, Sask. on Friday, Sept. 1, 2006. (CP / Troy Fleece); k5 ~; z8 i/ O2 K
- P, G) e1 l) ^% W# a* ? The sign announcing one kilometre to the town of Kipling, Sask., is seen on Friday, Sept. 1, 2006, along with an paper clip sign addition. (CP / Troy Fleece)
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Red paper clip blogger throws party in new home6 i5 O* \: z3 j( {, r8 @
G$ v& ?" x" S1 B3 y Updated: Sun Sep. 03 2006 1120 PM
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CTV.ca News Staff. Y$ v5 G) r0 o
Residents of Kipling, Sask. threw a house-warming party on Sunday for Kyle MacDonald, the blogger who managed to trade a red paper clip for one of the town\'s homes over the course of a year. . k. q9 A6 H7 N* H4 g: Z- r t
It was a celebration of a remarkable story, and literally had a Hollywood ending: the award of a movie role to 19-year-old town resident Nolan Hubard.
% s* } m4 F7 ^) R- A \"This has been my dream since I was like 10-years-old,\'\' said Hubard. \"I can\'t stop shaking. I\'m going to pass out.\" 7 \+ X9 K& h" r" g- I$ y o
And in a final surprise, MacDonald became reunited with the red paper clip that started it all. He fashioned it into a ring, and in front of a cheering crowd proposed to his long-time girlfriend. 1 C" y! X$ \$ d* D9 N6 ~' [! g7 W
The event was attended by both locals and others who travelled from all over Canada to party with the 26-year-old former Montreal resident. & t7 S( }& S4 q! J
\"There are literally hundreds of people around. It\'s a good party,\" MacDonald said in an interview with CTV\'s Lindsey Hoemsen, outside his new home on Main Street. 2 p! \8 U8 ]; f: m& R7 x
\"It\'s not one of those things you can ever really predict happening and it\'s not going to happen on a continuous basis. It\'s a one shot deal, everyone realizes that and we\'re taking the right approach.\"
; h4 O2 _8 Z- B$ o MacDonald\'s quest began July 12, 2005 when he decided to play an on-line version of a swap game he played as a kid. 7 D. ]: j, |/ R0 F$ T
He put a red paper clip up for trade on his website One Red Paperclip. His first trade was for a fish-shaped pen, which he then swapped for: [LIST]( o* j7 C$ @. _% w3 d) r
a doorknob;+ B% r5 s1 o4 V/ V
a Coleman stove;
" `3 O U, C, l3 B9 w- Va power generator;
$ q- c) l5 H) q4 Ga keg of beer;
7 Q9 e) x5 D% x3 v) Qa snowmobile;
3 t: M, a$ K/ F+ j& ^/ @a trip to Yahk, B.C.;4 ^: h) ?$ V$ z7 y0 w
a cube van;3 Y C" u! h( p6 \& ^
a recording contract;
9 V- p& a6 |8 X m6 @* M/ m( W# La year\'s free lodging in a Phoenix bungalow;
( f! u _- x, Y7 y8 Ban afternoon with rock icon Alice Cooper;! v8 g6 N, ^" h. x2 d+ p
a KISS snow globe.[/LIST]That\'s when MacDonald caught the attention of actor Corbin Bernsen, known mostly for his role in the 80s television series \"L.A. Law.\" $ p) K; f; u5 Q6 t2 `
Bernsen offered MacDonald a role in his new movie, \"Donna On Demand\'\' in exchange for the snow globe (Bernsen apparently being a collector with an impressive snow globe collection).
( U E# I7 Q. O& tBy this time, the trading had caught the attention of the town of Kipling. Figuring it would be good for economic development, Kipling town council bought a vacant house on Main Street.
4 k6 @. E i% q* b. ?" l: H+ D The council offered the home to MacDonald, and he accepted. / K! v) T) U, W2 u% r
Twelve of the 14 traders came together on Sunday. 4 u3 r# N6 l3 Q- R+ a6 Q
\"It will be a first for all of us to finally get to meet each other and see what strange reasons we all came together,\" said Mark Hermann, who traded the snow globe. 3 M. o9 Q( ~' T0 a8 h* `0 Y
Bernsen himself visited the town (population 1,140) last month to start auditions for his film, \"Donna on Demand.\"
. a7 d0 }9 D3 s1 g5 D. ZAfter the three-day party wraps up Sunday night, the next chapter begins for Kyle as he begins to pen a book about the entire experience.
/ c" b, [6 T, h9 W2 t The book, however, is due at his publisher by mid October. ' s8 i1 G* E, R2 d5 n
\"So I kind of have to be a bit of a hermit and make that happen,\" said MacDonald. + I4 O6 P* I5 u
\"But it\'s good news, and I think people enjoy it, and that\'s pretty much the entire project right there.\"
1 E, X# x. E0 ]% v [I]With reports from CTV\'s Lindsey Hoemsen and Tim Cook with The Canadian Press in Kipling, Sask.[/I] |
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