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Les Stroud, star of the Outdoor Life Network television show Survivorman, will join the Northern Pikes on stage at St. Andrew's tonight (Sunday) at 7 pm.

The exercise room at Howard Armstrong Recreational Centre (HARC) badly needed a makeover.

Most able-bodied people couldn't get out of bed, bathe, brush their teeth and dress in 10 minutes. But that's what frail seniors living in long-term care homes across the province are expected to do, with the help of aides.

Blues guitarist Colin Linden will perform at the Guitars Alive concert Saturday, April 8 at 7:30 pm at Sudbury Secondary School. Continuing the musical tradition, this year's program will feature guitar ensembles from MacLeod Public School, St.

BY GIANNI UBRIACO Bread; it's a small word, but it means so many things to so many people. It's one of the very few things in the world that makes each community unique, and at the same time, it connects us together.

The school year calendar for 2006-07 was approved by Rainbow District School Board trustees at their regular meeting on March 20.

Englishman Henry Cole gave birth to the idea of Christmas cards in 1843. Since he was too busy to write a personal holiday greeting, Cole hired well-known London artist John Calcott Horsley to design a card he could send to all his acquaintances.

A Confederation Secondary School initiative to get students in its elementary feeder schools hooked on reading is currently underway. Students in Grade 3 to 8 at Redwood Acres Public School, Pinecrest Public School, Valley View Public School and C.R.

BY GIANNI UBRIACO Sudbury's Gauvreau School of Performing Arts and Modeling sent 46 young and talented people with big dreams to the Canadian Model and Talent Convention (CMTC) in Toronto from March 16 to 19.

Twenty-four young people graduated from United Way's Young Leaders on Board program March 21.