Lifestyle

A woman who lives in geared-to-income housing on Paris Street with her two young children said they have benefitted greatly from participating in a community gardening project.

Sudbury skipper Dennis Centis, and his team of sailors, participated in the sixth annual Macman Race, held July 23-25. The Little Current Yacht Club team, sailing Azzurro, finished second in its class.

Kim Harding, owner of Surely Homemade, says she is seeing a lot of interest in locally made food items. The Wahnapitae woman is selling her jams, salsas, chutney, jellies and preserves of pickles and hot peppers at Market Square.

Gospel Fest is back again this year at the Bell Park Amphitheatre. This free event runs Aug. 8 and Sept. 5, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be clowns, face painting, country, contemporary, soul, southern gospel and inspirational music.

You don’t have to be a redneck to participate in Redneck Dayz in Nairn Centre this weekend, said organizers. The community festival begins Friday at 7 p.m. with a poker and euchre tournament at the Nairn Community Centre. “Everyone is welcome.

“My wife spotted this little guy in the backyard of our Minnow Lake home over the Civic Holiday weekend and I just had to grab a few photos of it,” wrote John Rumball in an e-mail to Northern Life.

Sainte-Marie among the Hurons is a historic site that takes visitors back in time to experience 17th century European and Native culture.

Rock singer/songwriters Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman hit the stage Aug. 4 at the Sudbury Arena.

A Garson family has bucked the maternal odds by producing three sets of twins. Family members are checking with Guinness World Records to see if they might be acknowledged.

Maija Venugopal, 14, learns how to create a photo transfer at the Art Gallery of Sudbury during the Master Studio Art Camp. Local artist Mercedes Cueto taught the youth how to make photo transfers on wood and fabric.