NCI’s performance of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown by its Grade 7–8 students was a huge success. The cast entertained for two nights, December 15–16, impressing audiences with song, dance, and enthusiastic acting. 

Since 1970, Winnipeg has hosted the largest winter festival in Western Canada: Festival du Voyageur. A big part of this festival is the snow sculptures stationed all over Winnipeg. 

Do you remember going to the museum as a kid? Did you enjoy seeing the huge train in the middle of the building and being able to interact with old artifacts as much as I did? Whether it was the Museum of Man and Nature (now known as the Manitoba Museum) or the Children’s Museum, time spent there was often educational and fun. 

Once we become adults, responsibility can easily take over our lives. When we were children, we pursued fun activities that we enjoyed. If we’re not careful, though, adult life and routine can take over. The Young at Heart series continues this month to encourage you to find what you love, or have always wanted to try, and go for it.

Local artisan Jon Bardal of Niverville has recently turned his hobby of custom knife-making into a business.

In one of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books, a character once said, “Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.”