Profile of Lillian Simmons

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• Wrenmaker and moonshiner
  The only black eye John Ryan ever got happened in 1951, before he was even born. While his mom was going through the pangs of labour inside the ...
• A free hand makes a sharp point
  The cushion Jane Prior picks up from a window seat in her kitchen is cased in a colourful, finely stitched pattern. “This is petit point canvas ...
• Not quite as mad as a March Hare …
  “He’s as mad as a March hare!” That phrase, in use since at least the mid-16th century, alludes to the unpredictable antics and loony behaviour ...
• In the Presence of Absence
  For much of his life, Clifford George has felt the lure of distant images, whispering echoes calling to him over the expanse of time.His upcoming ...
• Young mom's song to be used in cancer-awareness...
  When Dana Cox sings “No Time For You,” people cry. The young mother of three wrote it while on her way home one day from a radiation ...
• Artist avoids influence
  Wayne George has done hundreds of paintings over the past 25 years, yet a visit to his Whiteway studio turns up no trace of any of them.Only ...
• New book tackles church history
  Burton K. Janes began work on his first book, "A Russian Adventure," after winning a trip to the Soviet Union back in 1978. Then 21, he had heard ...
• ‘Messiah’ celebrates 25 years at the Basilica
  Christmas is all about celebrating traditions between families, friends and community.One long-standing event that has heralded Christmas in the ...
• Newfoundland women recognized for excellence in crafts
  The Crafts Council of Newfoundland and Labrador has recognized four Newfoundland women with awards for excellence. The awards were presented in ...
• Songwriter inspired by Mom, the ’60s and the Old...
  Identifying yourself by just one name makes it difficult for other people to put a label on exactly who you are. That’s one of the reasons ...
• Up and down the scale
  Aside from hosting a weekly songwriters’ showcase in downtown St. John’s, he’s a singer/songwriter, performer, Memorial University student, kids’ ...
• Herbal magic
  Jeremy Rice, lead vocalist, rhythm guitar player and songwriter for The Thymes, describes the band’s sound as having a “classic rock feel with ...
• Newfoundland teens compete on reality TV show
  Two Newfoundland teenagers spent their summer racing around North America with 16 other Canadian kids and returned no worse for wear. In fact, ...
• Many facets, one art
  Whatever the age, whatever the mood, the 21st edition of the Festival of New Dance, presented by Neighbourhood Dance Works, will have something ...
• C.B.S. couple collects a cool $21 million
  Linton and Olga Barnes of Conception Bay South boogied their way onto the concert stage on George Street in St. John’s Thursday to accept a giant ...
• Energy Internet key to kicking fossil fuel habit:...
  Tom Rand believes if we don’t wean ourselves off coal, oil and gas and “do things right, by 2050 we'll be committed to a future climate in which ...
• Kudos for kindergarten
  Thousands of children in the province left their homes this week to embark on an adventure that will help shape their lives for at least the next ...
• Sound treatment
  During the past three years, Susan LeMessurier Quinn has sat at the bedside of many children at the Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation ...
• French artist ‘accidentally’ ends up in...
  How does it happen that a French artist — who was born in the Pyrenees Mountains and spent the past 20 years in New York — ends up in ...
• Not your regular stable job
  When it comes to broken bones, bumps, bruises, cuts and lacerations, the RCMP Musical Ride might be the most risky job on the force.Only those ...
• Daughter takes mother's role in 'Makin' Time with...
  Thirty years ago, Jane Dingle played the part of Laura in the musical comedy "Makin' Time with the Yanks" when it played to sold-out audiences ...
• A nod to Norway
  From gas and oil to fishing industries, bakeapples to breathtaking scenery, over the years Norway and Newfoundland have shared many things in ...
• New shows for Shakespeare By The Sea
  The longest-running outdoor summer theatre event in the St. John’s area is celebrating the last of its teenage years.Founded in 1993 by Aiden ...
• 100 years of faith
  This Easter, the Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland and Labrador (PAONL) is celebrating 100 years in the province.The very first Pentecostal ...
• Living the dream
  Several years ago, Michel (Giant) Andrew had a vivid dream that was to greatly affect his life and the lives of others in the Innu community. In ...
• Shaken, but safe
  Two families in the St. John’s area are thankful their loved ones are safe in the aftermath of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan. One ...
• Busking for birth control
  Once you’ve met the miniature horse or the fainting goat, you know life at Denise and Roger Critch’s is anything but dull. Over the years, Denise ...
• Unique blend
  Carbonear - Over the next few months, the Princess Sheila NaGeira theatre in Carbonear plans to celebrate some of the town's homegrown musical ...