Lifestyle

The Greater Sudbury Public Library, in partnership with the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program, is bringing children, dogs and books together with the spring session of Reading Tails.

Thirty-year-old Meagan McGrath recently completed her latest adventure, the 245 km Marathon des Sables in Morocco. McGrath will be making a presentation at Science North's Imax Theatre on April 10 at 7 pm, about the experience.

Science North is seeking applications from vendors interested in offering the following services at the Science North site on Canada Day (July 1, 2008): - Entertainment services and product vendors geared to a community-based family audience; - Vendo

BY JANET GIBSON An entrepreneur with a green thumb will open Sudbury's first "green" laundromat later this month.

The Sudbury Youth Contest, hosted by Charm Plus, was held Sunday at the Caruso Club. Forty-five young people took part in the day-long event which concluded with the crowning of Ms. Sudbury, Miss Teen Sudbury and Little Miss Sudbury.

BY BILL BRADLEY Many Avril Lavigne fans were disappointed on the weekend. Despite lining up for hours outside Sudbury Arena many were out of luck.

Norm O'Reilly, director of the School of Sports Administration and director of the Institute for Sport Marketing at Laurentian University, has been named to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Mission Team.

BY JANET GIBSON Brett Pellarin is a Grade 9 student at St. Charles College in Sudbury. But he also has another life. He heads out of town every weekend to play goalie for the Sudbury AAA Bantam Wolves. Life was great at St.

The Art Gallery of Sudbury is holding a Northern Exposure fundraisong art auction on Friday, April 4. The preview begins at 6:30 pm and the auction starts at  8 pm.

A showcase performance at the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals Conference is an opportunity for artists to have their music heard by festival artistic directors, concert presenters, record labels and artist managers from across Canada and around the