Arts & Culture

Museum receives lesson in good manners

More than 23 self-help books from the 1940s were among a collection of items donated to the Musée Morinville Museum by Angie Gibeault.

One of the books is A Book of Manners: Present-Day Customs and the Courtesies of Social Intercourse… […]

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Week in photos – so far

Above: Twin Primeau students Sierra and Cheyenne Dunn make some crepes. – Stephen Dafoe Photo Plaisir de Carnaval George. H. […]

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Rendez-Vous Centre elects president and board, membership growing

The Rendez-Vous Centre held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) Jan. 27 with more than 40 people in attendance.

Nominations were required to fill five vacancies, and four volunteers stepped forward, three currently serving on the board, and one new member, Jeannette McMillan. The Board of Directors’ first regular meeting will be an Orientation and Planning Meeting Feb. 1. […]

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Lions fundraising to send Cadets to Vimy Ridge

The Morinville Lions Club is going to sell Vesey’s Bulbs from now until May 1. The fundraiser is part of their contribution to support the 3061 (1 CER) Morinville Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corp’s program to send some cadets to France to attend the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge commemorative ceremonies in April of 2017. […]

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Annual Hair Massacure is now underway

It has been many years since a local family worried endlessly whether their daughter was going to make it or not. Today that young woman, Kali MacDonald, has a busy life attending Morinville Community High School, working at the Morinville Sobeys, and singing with her sister as one-half of the MacKs. But as she goes about an active daily life, she remains the starting point for a charitable cause that has raised millions of dollars for cancer research and benefited Make-A-Wish Northern Alberta and Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation.
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Students learn about a variety of careers

Morinville Public School’s 2nd Annual Career Day was held Thursday morning with 12 careers represented and students having the opportunity to select three of the presentations to learn about.
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Little Warriors looking for inner-heroes

A Wednesday press conference at Edmonton’s Gold Bar Elementary School unveiled a story of survival and becoming an inner-hero. Little Warriors, a national organization committed to the prevention and treatment of child sexual abuse, launched their new awareness campaign, one that contrasts the nightmare of child sexual abuse against the support and healing offered by the Be Brave Ranch. […]

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Community New Briefs

Lions Quest Canada made a presentation at the Morinville Lions Club regular club meeting Jan. 11. Speaker Darlene Fenske said the Lions Quest Canada mission is to provide leadership, knowledge and resources to develop capable young Canadians with positive character. Fenske is hoping to garner grants to hold topics on bullying and community safety. […]

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The week in photos

A little serenade Above: Performer Juke Box Lee sings to Heritage Lodge resident Alythea Brisson. Residents celebrated the December, January […]

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Exceptional women sought for International Women’s Day event

Residents have three weeks to nominate exceptional area women for some special recognition. For the past 20 years, the St. Albert Bahá’í community has sponsored an annual celebration of United Nations International Women’s Day by recognizing the contributions women make to society. […]

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The Week In Photos

Doubling the donations Ken Skjersven of the Morinville Food Bank Society received a cheque for $10,000 from Scotiabank Morinville Branch […]

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Celebrating 100 years

Frank Prefontaine celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday at Youville Home in St. Albert among friends and family, including his 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
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