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Krysta Colbourne
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World famous children’s author visits N.L. school
Anyone visiting Woodland Primary Monday could feel the excitement immediately upon entering the school.Staff and students at the Grand ... -
Second hotel is warranted: Mayor
Grand Falls-Windsor Mayor Al Hawkins isn’t changing his mind on the need for extra accommodations in town. “There has been a feasibility study ... -
Backstage rumours
Kiss hadn’t even left the Exploits Valley before rumours stared to fly around about who would be playing at the 2012 event.Before leaving the ... -
Switching it up
Last year they wanted to break free, and this year, they will be. The Celtic Spirit Dancers are busy preparing for their upcoming show, “Piano ... -
One house at a time
The need to help others was instilled in Cory Jackman at a young age. “… Growing up in Grand Falls, my parents (Joan and Frank Jackman) and my ... -
Remembering by giving
Wilbert Blake’s family knows all about the importance of donating blood through Canadian Blood Services.Which is why a blood donor rally in his ... -
Memories for a lifetime
Grand Falls-Windsor — Botwood’s Cheyanne Smart was able to grant wishes to children last month in Poland, and in turn, the trip enriched every ... -
The art of business
Two years ago, Shaylyn King was a client of Youth Ventures when she and her partner at the time, Ashlee Babb, decided to get a business up ... -
Gaining strength from loss
Last year, Marcia and Darryl Drover experienced parents’ worst fear — they lost their infant son. But the couple is turning their sorrow into ... -
On the road again
Grand Falls-Windsor - Despite some rumours that Matthew Hornell and the Diamond Minds are "breaking up," that is not how the scenario ... -
Songs of hope
Grand Falls-Windsor —“Rescue a child, raise a leader, rebuild a nation” — that’s the motto of the Watoto Children’s Choir in Uganda.Watoto means ... -
Mining potential
Transcontinental Media Grand Falls-Windsor — Corona College is hosting a one-day seminar next month aimed at getting more women working in the ... -
Central ready to rock with Kiss
Grand Falls-Windsor — It’s official — the group that is considered by many to be the most influential rock and roll band of all time has signed ... -
Cats take 3-0 lead after two periods
The Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts scored a pair of second period goals to go up 3-0 over the Eastlink CeeBee Stars in Game 4 of the Telegram ... -
The Asperger’s advantage
Grand Falls-Windsor — When 21-year-old Travis Walsh was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome a year ago, he decided he’d use it to his ... -
‘Bucketloads of love’
Grand Falls-Windsor — “They say you can’t out-give God, but it’s some fun trying,” says Grand Fall-Windsor native Maurice Tuck.On Dec. 31, Tuck ... -
Babies, parents fight rare disease
Grand Falls-Windsor — Two babies in Grand Falls-Windsor have more in common than their hometowns and their year of birth.They both have a rare ... -
Amped up on life
Nathan McDonald is what you’d call a Super Champ. Sixteen years old and from Bishop’s Falls, he’s been enrolled with the War Amps since he was ... -
A tale of two streets
Grand Falls-Windsor — A number of business owners in the Main Street area in Grand Falls-Windsor feel the area is being neglected.The reasoning ... -
A little piece of Broadway
Grand Falls-Windsor — Grand Falls-Windsor will have its own little Broadway for three evenings in the new year.“I Want to Break Free,” a musical ... -
Business students organizing case competition
Eight teams from across the province will be in Grand Falls-Windsor this month, but not for a sporting event.College of the North Atlantic’s ... -
Salmon Fest results in loss for town
Grand Falls-Windsor — This year’s Salmon Festival has continued the losing ways of the three previous events.The total revenue for the 2010 ... -
Local high school piloting information technology...
Students at Exploits Valley High are going to be pioneers of a sort this year. Their Grand Falls-Windsor ... -
Too dark to shoot: investigator
Grand Falls-Windsor — Testimony Wednesday in the trial of an American hunter charged in the shooting death of her husband came from the primary ... -
Learning by observing
Grand Falls-Windsor - Nevin Loveless's Grade 6 class at Sprucewood Academy is learning from a baby. Alex Collins, now 11 months old, is ... -
A future in fibre?
The towns of Grand Falls-Windsor and Mackenzie, B.C. were both heavily dependent on the forest sector and both saw AbitibiBowater close the local ... -
The last log
Grand Falls-Windsor - Workers from AbitibiBowater shared their thoughts about processing the last lot of wood at the mill here Wednesday. ...

