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The thing I remember most from our years spent in Sointula was the fog. Few days were untouched by it. Sometimes I knew, even before I opened my eyes, that it had rolled in.

Master violinist Myra Lin joined local pianist Jaya Hoy for an afternoon of "beautiful noise" designed to ward off the winter blahs Sunday at Third Avenue United Church.

It seems it?s impossible these days to catch up with old friends, because in general, you are probably already caught up due to Facebook. Implicit in this blessing is also the curse - it takes away things to talk about.

The family of Stewart Cunningham held a come and go tea Jan. 16 in the Speers Recreation Centre to celebrate Stewart's 80th birthday. Nearly 100 family and friends helped Stewart celebrate. His birthday is actually on Jan.

Six teams pre-qualified for the 2011 Sasktel Tankard, which will take place at the Civic Centre in a weeks time. Ten other teams qualified through the northern and southern playoffs on the weekend filling out the provincial field.

Jan. 21 was a "fun day" at Waseca Rink. It was a great opportunity for family skating, a time to see the tremendous work that has been done by volunteers to upgrade the rink building and get the ice ready for skating.

New research shows youth like getting a self-esteem boost more than they do sex, money or food. For example, they would prefer getting a good mark on an exam, or getting a compliment from someone.

Cash was stolen from a Wilkie business that was broken into overnight Jan. 23-24.

Ratushniak Elementary School children are a group of children who smile. This year they are spending some time focusing on where some of those smiles come from.

Over the last while CBC television ran a program called Champions of Change.