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Country School Cairns Remind Us Of Our History

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When a one-room school was closed, and its pupils bused to larger schools in town, this often led to the demise of the smaller districts. The little country school I attended for eight years (Crocus Hill, No. 1448) is long gone; it closed in 1964 and was later moved off the site. But in my
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Enjoy Halloween Treats In Moderation

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We are all allowed some discretionary calories after we meet the recommendations for grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy and meat/ beans. For most people, the discretionary calorie allotment is about 200 to 300 calories per day. To put the idea of moderation into practice, consider dividing the Halloween loot into small treat bags with just a
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Inspired By The Flag

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Iwas tidying up the newspapers strewn beside our favourite armchair when I noticed it. A weekly tabloid had printed a Canadian flag the full size of their centrefold section. Readers were encouraged to stick the paper flag in a window visible to the street, and if lucky, they might win a prize. A prize for
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Life Was Simpler Then

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We looked forward to Easter eagerly, as that was a wonderful holiday after the long winter and a time to celebrate. In my childhood, Easter had nothing to do with egg hunting or an Easter bunny hopping around the garden, hiding eggs for the children to find. I grew up in a mountain village in
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Get Out The Green On March 17

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According to the Christian legend, St. Patrick used this three-leaf clover to illustrate the doctrine of the Trinity to his audience. Shamrocks. Leprechauns. The colour green. That’s all that came to mind when I flipped my calendar to the month of March and saw the words “St. Patrick’s Day” on March 17. As a junior
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More Tips From Reena

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ts Wo r ldTrade OrganizationcomplaintagainstU. S. rules to make country-of-ori -gin labels(COOL) obligatory on meat, AgricultureMinister Alberto Cardenas said Jan. 29. Me x i c o andCanadaboth challengedthelabelling rules, set to become mandatory in U. S. grocery stores later this year, as a violat ion of wor ld trade rules, butCanada putits c omp l
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Christmas 50 years ago

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Every year when we toted the Christmas decorations up from the basement and started untangling the tree lights, one of our inquisitive offspring would reach down into the box and retrieve “the relic.” “You mean you actually put this thing on your tree?” He would be dumbfounded to think that a tinfoil pie plate could
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Create a snowflake pillowslip

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Slip these snowflake pillowslips onto your pillow forms to add a little bit of sparkle to those sometimes dreary winter days. Material for two pillows: 1-1/3 yard (minimum 36-inch width) each of sheer snowflake material and grey lining 1-1/2 yards silver piping Grey thread 2 black Klikit snap fasteners 3/8 inch wide Wooden spool Hammer

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