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All-Stars ready to rock

By Monday Morning News Staff

Morinville – The Ray McDonald Sports Centre will be the barn in which this season’s Capital Junior Hockey League (CJHL) All-Star games will be played. This year will see two games of the best the CJHL has to offer hitting Morinville Jan. 7… […]

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Rotary Club inducts new Rotarians

Monday Morning News Staff

Morinville – Ten new Rotarians were inducted into the Morinville Rotary Club Wednesday morning. The well-known service club has been on a bit of a recruitment drive of late and Wednesday’s new crop of community-minded individuals is the fruit of that labour… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: Reader responds to Morinville parent’s letter

Regarding: Morinville parent writes letter to premier Redford (Morinville’s Monday Morning News, Dec. 12, 2011)

Ms. Buga expresses considerable dissatisfaction with the present arrangement for schooling provided by Sturgeon School Division which “does not come close to being an acceptable solution”. Really? […]

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Business licence bylaw results in mixed reactions

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A new bylaw regulating business licensing in Morinville passed third reading Dec. 13. The bylaw takes the matter of business licencing and simplifies it into a 13-page document that introduces elements that make it easier for those conducting special or fundraising events… […]

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Around the town – midweek edition

100 Street was closed briefly Dec. 20 as firefighters investigated a call at 9604 100 Street. Several vehicles were on scene including Morinville aerial truck and a pumper from Legal. Ladder 4 has quickly raised to battle any flames; however… […]

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New Year’s Eve Gala last blast of centennial year

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – With the remaining days of 2011 getting fewer and fewer, Morinville’s Centennial Committee members are planning to end the community’s 100th anniversary with a high class affair. Committee member Lil Boddez said final preparations are being made for next weekend’s New Year’s Eve Gala at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre… […]

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Arts & Culture

Music student’s upcoming show part of her lessons

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A variety of music styles will make up an evening of entertainment at Higher Grounds Jan. 6. Morinville Community High School student Kelsey McKenzie is organizing the show as part of her studies at another local school, Smith Music… […]

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Sturgeon School Division launches social media site

By MorinvilleNews.com staff

Sturgeon County – Sturgeon School Division has just launched a new social media site that they say may have finally solved the mystery of what students did at school on any given day… […]

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Local Sports

Jets end 2011 tied for fourth place in CJHL

Morinville – The Jets ended the 2011 calendar year Dec. 18 with a 3-2 loss against the St. Albert Merchants. The road loss follows on the heels of a 6-2 victory over the visiting Strathcona Bruins Dec. 16. The two points earned over the final hockey weekend of the year helped keep the Jets in the Capital Junior Hockey League’s West Division top slot… […]

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Around the town – Monday edition

Photos By Lucie Roy

Morinville – Edmonton Opera Mezzo-Soprano singer Krista Lessard and accompanist Shalee Konojack performed an evening of Christmas piano and vocal classics at the Morinville United Church Dec.18. The performance, called Joy to the World, was the second year Lessard and Konojack performed a Christmas concert at the church… […]

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Candle light vigil an emotional look at bullying

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – St. Jean Baptiste Park was the setting for an emotionally-charged candle light vigil Dec. 16. About 50 adults and youth attended the anti-bullying vigil organized by Morinville Community High School Student Travis Loseth and his family and friends… […]

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Monday Morning News – Dec. 19 edition

The Dec. 19 issue of Monday Morning News hits store counters and shelves Monday morning. This week’s issue is 36 pages of news views and things to see and do in Morinville all bundled up into one weekly community magazine… […]

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Sights and bites of Morinville

École Georges P. Vanier School Principal Marlene Pelletier shows the donations from the school to Santa Store volunteer Linda Krauskopf, St. Jean Baptiste Church’s Father Ignacy Warius and Knights of Columbus members Henry Lamoureux and Fred Carlson. Pelletier said the school collected more than 155 gift bags, each having a tag for the appropriate age… […]

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MPES students enjoy museum’s Christmas display

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – Getting to ride a 100-year-old saddle and making some crafts were some of the activities Morinville Public Elementary Preschool’s Enrichment Program enjoyed at the Musée Morinville Museum tour Dec. 16. A miniature town, vintage Barbie doll, 1950s dolls, Christmas decorations from the 1920s and 1930s, and a living room with a gramophone and tree decorated with small candles and popcorn were all part of the student’s history lesson… […]