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The Dubrule family was one of many to participate in the North Zone Elks & Royal Purple Walk for Children in McLennan on May 4. In front, left-right, are Zac Dubrule, Zoe Dubrule, Eli Dubrule and Evan Dubrule. In back, left-right, are Amy Dubrule and Dorine Dubrule.



Walk for Children raises $10,302 for charitable cause

Jenny St. Jean is very thankful for her daughter’s Cochlear implants, which give her the ability to hear.


G.P. Vanier grads set to earn their wings

This weekend's graduation ceremony at Georges P. Vanier School in Donnelly will be the largest in the past 10 years.


Early Development Instrument report shows progress among local children

A slightly higher percentage of children in the region are developing appropriately compared to provincial and national norms, according to an Early Development Instrument report based on developmental screens done on kindergarten students in the area.

Opinion


Commentary: Stone Age thinking and the lottery

Throughout the history of mankind, many get-rich schemes have been hatched so one can ride the way to Easy Street.


SRE Sports: Lynx strike gold at provincial badminton tournament

Badminton players from École Héritage School in Falher turned in some smashing results at the Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association’s provincial badminton championship in Calgary May 3-4.


SRE From The Hip: Assuming the role of Billy The Exterminator, part two

With Jared now permanently out of the picture, I launched phase two of Operation Nutso by going into lockdown mode.


SRE Where Things Stand: Treat all of the women in your life with respect

In an age when men and women are supposed to be equal and respected in all matters, we still get horrifying reports and indications of Neanderthal behaviour on the part of men against the opposite sex.


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Spotlight: Ladies ready to run in Calgary

The Sucker Creek’s First Nation’s running team, who have called themselves The Company of Women, is a group of dedicated and hard working women who have been training for months to run a half marathon in Calgary.


Spotlight: Getting creative in the Cretaceous

For the past two and a half years, Laura Beau- champ, Education Manager for the Pipestone Creek Dinosaur Initiative, has been travelling and teaching kids about dinosaurs and the upcoming museum in Wembley outside of Grande Prairie.


Your Horoscope for the third week of May

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you may be tempted to run away from a challenging situation, but it is in your best interest to hunker down and face the problem. You won’t be going it alone.


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