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When Pastor Kristin Luana Baumann and Pastor Olaf Baumann were told they would be serving two Lutheran churches in the Greater Sudbury area, they had no idea where the community was.

City council will consider the idea of selling Pioneer Manor at their Dec. 14 meeting. Ward 7 Coun. Dave Kilgour raised the idea of selling off the manor during recent budget deliberations.

Collège Notre-Dame students captured the gold medal in the regional cardboard boat race competition Nov. 29.

Douglas Porter of BMO Capital Markets will give a talk on how the financial trends of 2011 may impact 2012 at a Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce luncheon Dec. 14. The event will take place starting at 12 p.m.

Grade 1 students at St. David Catholic Elementary School are learning about fire safety through a new Greater Sudbury Fire Services program.

The Canadian Diabetes Association is offering Canadians the opportunity to apply for a free blood glucose monitoring kit through their Compassionate Use Program.

French Immersion students in Grades 6 to 8 and their parents and guardians are invited to a Jan. 18 interactive information session about French Immersion in Rainbow District School Board secondary schools.

An expert on blue-green algae said a City of Greater Sudbury bylaw restricting the use of fertilizer containing phosphorus if a good start towards preventing blue-green algae blooms from forming in the city's lakes.

A water main break will delay traffic at the intersection of Cedar Street and Brady Street, off the Kingsway, today (Dec. 10). At least one lane will close on Cedar, east of Paris Street. Greater Sudbury Transit will be detoured.

Looking for a way to honour a loved one who has passed away? Warmhearts Palliative Caregivers Sudbury/Manitoulin is offering people the chance to purchase snowflake Christmas tree ornaments at either the Southridge Mall or the Hanmer Mall in memory o