• St. Edward's is saying good-bye at the end of June

  June 14, 2010 - 5 h 30

  It's been 64 years since what is now known as St. Edward's Elementary opened its doors as St. Edward's Regional High School on September 3, 1946. Its original structure consisted of four classrooms from Grade 4 to Grade 8 from Placentia and Grades...

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• Miss Avalon Achievement 2010

  June 7, 2010 - 5 h 30

  Emily Leonard of Placentia has taken home some of the top prizes in the 2010 Avalon Achievement Competition held in late May in Blaketown. Ms. Leonard was one of a number of locals, including Shane Regular and Samantha Hancock from the Placentia...

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• Maunder, Power shoot Fred Eaglesmith video

  May 31, 2010 - 5 h 30

  Partners Colleen Power and Roger Maunder - a.k.a. her New Townie Man ("What was she doin' with a townie?") - have collaborated on a music video with Canadian alternative country singer Fred Eaglesmith. The video is for Eaglesmith's song "I Would"...

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• Sparkles of Hope project continues

  May 24, 2010 - 5 h 30

  Andrea Sharpe of Karlande Designs, Lynette Hillier, executive director of the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Care Foundation and Earl Ludlow, president and CEO of Newfoundland Power and Chairman of the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Care Foundation were...

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• Young artists showcase their work

  May 17, 2010 - 5 h 30

  It was a way for young students to have fun with their friends while learning how to create art after school. The art classes held at St. Edward's Elementary over the past couple of months for Grades 4, 5 and 6 students interested enough to...

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• Signs of Spring

  May 10, 2010 - 5 h 30

  We didn't have a lot of entries in our Signs of Spring contest but the photos that came in beautifully illustrated the point of the contest - to indicate signs that bring home the point spring is finally here. Check out our entries. The winner,...

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• Community Calendar

  May 3, 2010 - 5 h 30

  Quilter's Guild Show The Baccalieu Quilters' Guild presents "Quiltin' Around the Bay, 2010" May 15 and 16 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at S.U.F. Hall and Dildo Museum. View lots of beautiful quilts, quilted wall hangings and wearable art. Two sewing...

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• Fatima performs at Disneys Magic Music Days

  April 26, 2010 - 5 h 30

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• School receives royalties for video

  April 19, 2010 - 5 h 30

  For a group of students at Laval, creating a song and a video was a pretty cool experience but to receive money for their work, royalties for their school, was an added bonus. During the 2009 school year, students at Laval participated in a...

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• Some pretty plants are toxic if ingested

  April 5, 2010 - 5 h 30

  A Mount Pearl veterinarian is reminding cat owners that Easter lilies can be fatal to felines. "We had a cat come in on Saturday (March 20) that had eaten a bit of lily leaf. Thankfully, the cat vomited the leaves and the owner called us," said...

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Other news

• March 29, 2010 Easter Bonnet Contest for pets
• March 29, 2010 Annual Ireland Newfoundland Festival takes place in Ireland this year
• March 22, 2010 Working out gets easier
• March 15, 2010 Fatima accordion group releases CD
• February 15, 2010 Fundraising efforts continue for Fatima groups
• February 8, 2010 New outdoor rink in Branch draws young and old
• January 18, 2010 Book ReMarks
• December 28, 2009 Poster contest winners named
• December 21, 2009 Second run for Jerseyside book
• December 14, 2009 Visit with Santa at The Charter
• November 23, 2009 P4 Youth Centre celebrates 15 years
• November 16, 2009 Its Santa time!!
• October 19, 2009 Plans go ahead for 350th celebration
• October 5, 2009 Ties stronger than ever
• October 5, 2009 Special visitors