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WELCOME TO PAGE
THREE
DECEMBER 12, 2006 ISSUE |
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| Books and Blankets and Helping
Hands Initiatives Will Make Life Much Easier For Clients of The
Elgin Street Mission Centre |
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Tammy, from the Elgin Street Mission graciously accepts a donation from
Clair and Ron of the Greater Sudbury Public Library.
Library patrons donated over 1400 knitted squares which were made into
50 blankets sewn together by volunteers.
The library also collected over 300 hygiene items (soaps, toothbrushes
etc) and over 120 mitts, toques, scarves which were given to the Elgin
Street Mission.
As well the library gave 100 paperbacks. These items will be
given to the clients of the Elgin Street Mission.
Library patrons and staff are caring people who care about their
community. These donations were possible through the library's Books
and Blankets and Helping Hands initiatives.
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| Valley Plaza
Barber Shop Gets Into The Christmas Spirit With Holiday Decorations |
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 Claude
Chenier, owner of the Valley Plaza Barber Shop, is shown taking care of
one of his clients while all other chairs in the establishment are filled.
The Valley Plaza Barber Shop is one of the most popular hair care centres
in Valley East, due in large part to the attention Claude, his wife Linda
and their entire staff pay to customer service.
The Valley Plaza Barber Shop is always decorated according
to the season, making this a welcome place to simply stop by and share
some conversation with friends.
Check out the decorations next time you are in the Hanmer
Valley Shopping Centre or call 969-4020 for an appointment.
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| Taking Own Photos
With Santa Claus Is An Idea That Is Much Appreciated By Local
Parents |
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| An unidentified young boy enjoying his candy cane sits
patiently with Santa Claus while his parents take several photos in an
effort to get the perfect picture to save forever. This is the second year
that the Hanmer Valley Shopping Centre has instituted a policy which
allows parents and grandparents to take their own photos with Santa. It
was done in an effort to save money for parents who normally must purchase
expensive packages from professional photographers in most malls. Judging
by the positive feedback, this is a policy which is likely to remain in
place at the mall for some time to come. |
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| The "Not Too
Big To Be Small Players" From Thorneloe University Put On
Special Live Performance of 'A Christmas Version of Snow White &
The Seven Dwarfs' |
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| The Centre Court of the Hanmer Valley Shopping Centre on a
busy Saturday afternoon may seem an unlikely place to find a live theatre
performance, but that is exactly what shoppers found on December 9, 2006
when students from the Thorneloe University Theatre Arts Program
entertained children "of all ages" with their rendition of 'A
Christmas Version of Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs'. The performers,
from left to right are: Tim Rapal, Sabrina Heydorn, Claudia Rossi, Elvin
Etcubanez, David Shut, Nikki Hulskramer, Alysha Keir, Blythe Gerrie. |
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| ECOLE NOTRE DAME
Parents and Students Have A Busy Year Raising Money For Grade 8
Class Trip |
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| Students, parents and even grand parents turned out to help
out with the Bake Sale and Craft Sale sponsored by ECOLE NOTRE DAME of
Hanmer on Sunday, December 10, 2006. Standing behind the large display of
baked goods just prior to the crowds coming to the mall for the day are,
from the left: Camille & Adrienne Gaudreau, Laurie Chaput and her
daughter, Karissa, Samantha Mercier, Cassie Faye Langlois, and Jade
Beaudry. Laurie is the daughter of Camille & Adrienne. |
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| Over at the Craft Table, we found volunteers, Matthieu
Giguere and his mother, Janine, along with Anne Fournier and her son, Eric
Pigeau.
The funds from the sale of baking and crafts will be put towards
defraying the expenses of the annual Grade 7 & 8 trip to Toronto which
is scheduled for June 2007. A total of four classes will be taking part in
the trip. The fund-raising committee will also be holding a bottle drive
on January 4 & 5 as well as another raffle for Gas Cards from Petro
Canada and two large gift baskets will be used for a draw later on in the
year. |
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| Troy Felice
Builds His Future By Joining The Army of Small Business Owners In
The Greater Sudbury Area |
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| Troy Felice at age 31 is trying to build a better future
for himself by joining the army of small business owners who have turned
to entrepreneurship in an attempt to escape the cycle of low-paying,
dead-end jobs.
Born and raised in Valley East, Troy attended St. Anne School in Hanmer
and then started out at Confederation Secondary School in Val Caron. He
moved away from home at the age of 18 and dropped out of Lasalle Secondary
School, three credits short of his grade 12 diploma. The past thirteen
years have been filled with episodes working at call centres, on welfare,
and even a stint as a financial planner.
He was considering starting his own business when his father told him
about a company that he had seen on the Oprah Winfrey Show. After thorough
investigation of the business, Troy now finds himself as the owner of
SLEEP WELL, and is an authorized dealer for Hygienitech Mattress Cleaning
Systems. |
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| PAROISSE
ST-JOSEPH of Chelmsford Will Be On Hand At the Hanmer Valley
Shopping Centre Selling Tickets On Lawn Swing Set |
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| Monique Martel is shown at the Hanmer Valley Shopping
Centre taking her turn selling tickets on the beautiful lawn swing set
which will be won by a lucky person on June 17, 2007. The set was built by
Marcel Rodrique and donated by Ronald and Murielle Bradley. Tickets are
selling at a cost of $2 each, or 3 for $5 and 7 for $10. An early bird
draw with a prize of $200 will be drawn on December 23, 2006, with a
second early bird draw for $300 made on February 11, 2007. Tickets will be
available at the mall until December 21. |
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| The Real Dixie Lee Gets A Surprise
Meal At Dixie Lee Restaurant |
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| Capreol's Joyce Sweezy, shown on the right, is well-known
for her love of life and for playing practical jokes on her friends. So
one day she made a proposition to the Joanne Lafond, the owner of Dixie
Lee Restaurant. Joyce told her that she would bring in the "Real
Dixie Lee" in return for a free dinner. And so, one day Joyce enticed
her good friend, "Dixie Lee" (McKenny) to come to her for a ride
to the Hanmer Valley Shopping Centre for dinner. The "Real Dixie
Lee" was not only treated to dinner, but she was even given a hat to
take home with her "name" on the front.
For "Dixie Lee", the surprise dinner was a great way to spend
time with her "Aunt Joyce", and for Joanne Lafond, it is a great
story to tell her future customers. |
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