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Arts & Culture

Peter and Mary amaze and amuse

Aug 6, 2014 Comments Off on Peter and Mary amaze and amuse

Photos by Lucie Roy

Morinville – Children’s entertainers Peter and Mary performed at the Morinville Community Library Aug. 6, entertaining their young audience with an hour-long show set to the Summer Reading Program’s Eureka theme. Pulling from a repertoire of approximately 3,500 original and cover songs the couple have accumulated since beginning their careers in the UK in 1970s, Peter and Mary offered their young audience music, magic, puppetry and plenty of audience participation… […]

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Arts & Culture

Bon Accord Harvest Days promising three days of fun

Aug 6, 2014 Comments Off on Bon Accord Harvest Days promising three days of fun

by Stephen Dafoe

Although the fall harvest may be a little ways away, the annual Harvest Days Festival hits Bon Accord this weekend for three days. Organizers are once again hoping to lure residents from Morinville and surrounding area to the community for what they believe will be another great weekend event for families… […]

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Arts & Culture

Our Morinville and Area in Photos

Aug 5, 2014 Comments Off on Our Morinville and Area in Photos

Our Morinville & Area is an opportunity to view life through our community members’ lenses. Photos can be taken in Morinville and the surrounding communities in Sturgeon County or even cool photos from places our readers have visited. The photo pages are wide open on possibilities. Each month we will select one photo as the choice of the month…. […]

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Columns

Healthy Routes Column: I’m eating “gluten free”…is that enough?

Aug 5, 2014 Comments Off on Healthy Routes Column: I’m eating “gluten free”…is that enough?

by Gladys Kublik, coowner Neighbors Vitamin Shop

Persons suffering from celiac disease and many who are gluten or wheat sensitive are also at increased risk for many other serious illnesses from diabetes to lymphoma, compromised immunity and chronic deficiencies…. […]

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Columns

Faith Matters Column: Don’t let the sun go down on your anger

Aug 5, 2014 2

by Pastor Greg Fraser, The Father’s House Christian Fellowship

“Don’t let the sun go down on your anger” is often said to people during times of conflict or relational difficulty. This little proverb is actually found in the Bible—in Ephesians 4:26. During pre-marriage counseling with couples, I will often end our sessions together with this information, highlighting it as the most important piece of advice that I am going to give them. ”Don’t let the sun go down on your anger!” I say, adding for humour, “By all means stay up and fight!” That might sound funny, but when we are in a relational battle there is often very little in the conflict to make us chuckle… […]

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Columns

Column: Joe Morinville

Aug 5, 2014 1

Whenever I’m late with my column (and you all know that never happens) they let me look at what’s gonna be in it so I can get some new ideas to comment on. That happened this week because we went away to visit the grandkids down south. So here’s my thoughts on this week’s news in Morinville and area… […]

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Local Sports

Hockey camps kick off the 2014-2015 hockey season

Aug 5, 2014 Comments Off on Hockey camps kick off the 2014-2015 hockey season

by Stephen Dafoe

The Town of Morinville, Sturgeon Hockey Club, Morinville Jets and Senior AA Kings are partnering this month to bring a hockey camp to town. The camp, running from Aug. 27 to 29 at the Ray McDonald Sport Centre, promises to get players properly prepared to hit the ice this fall… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: Wildrose calls for accountability and action

Aug 4, 2014 2

New details emerged this week about former Premier Redford and her government’s abuse of government aircraft.

Frankly, these details are shocking. This government has set the ethical bar very low in this province. But the Auditor General’s findings send it even lower…. […]

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Local News

Service dog helps with PTSD

Aug 4, 2014 Comments Off on Service dog helps with PTSD

by Lucie Roy

Ret’d Medric Cousineau, SC, CD poses with his Service Dog, Thai. Cousineau suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and was slipping into despair before family and friends put him together with Thai, a service dog trained to deal with PTSD…. […]

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People

Wounded Warriors Weekend supports those with PTSD

Aug 4, 2014 1

by Lucie Roy

More than 175 veterans, caregivers and first responders from Canada, the United States, Australia, and England, arrived at the Edmonton International Airport on five different flights Friday. The group were in Alberta for the Wounded Warriors Weekend, seeking and giving support for those facing the challenges of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)…. […]

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Local News

The Week in Photos

Aug 4, 2014 Comments Off on The Week in Photos

by Lucie Roy

There was plenty going on in Morinville last week. Here is some of what our cameras captured… […]

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Arts & Culture

Library presents benefit of music for young children

Aug 4, 2014 Comments Off on Library presents benefit of music for young children

by Morinville News Staff

A local musician is teaming up with the Morinville Community Library to help parents develop future musicians. Benefits of Music For Young Children is a two-hour session that will give parents tips on how to cultivate a passion for music in their child. The event takes place Aug. 21 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m… […]

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Local News

Young gardener eager to grow

Jul 30, 2014 2

by Morinville News Staff

A 10-year-old Morinville gardener wowed judges in this year’s Best Gardens Contest, so much so that they made a special category on the spot to reward the boy. .. […]