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Grade 2 students at Andover Elementary School have used equipment provided by an Innovative Learning Fund grant and the Andover Elementary Home and School Association to create photo stories that boost their reading and writing abilities.]]></description></item><item><title>New mayor, councillors take oath of office</title><link>http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/328933</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/5c75cf1366426888eab1c0da288aa6d8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Two new councillors were officially sworn in to &#8216;represent Perth-Andover to the best of my ability&#039; while veteran municipal officials switched titles at the Perth-Andover Village Council swearing-in ceremony June 9, part of the regular council meeting.Coun.]]></description></item><item><title>Fortune smiles on Northern Carleton mom</title><link>http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/328920</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/9fe994585df35db02f10eeba17226a36</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Good fortune is flowing in Northern Carleton. For the second time in as many years someone in the area has won the annual Knights of Columbus state council lottery draw.]]></description></item><item><title>Donoghue sentenced to eight months in jail for threats, assaults</title><link>http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/328947</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/ba0008f30178f977b13b056bfee9a87c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A tearful Martin Wayne Donoghue did not sway Grand Falls provincial court Judge Jacques Desjardins from sentencing him to eight months in provincial jail on June 10 on assault and threat charges.]]></description></item><item><title>NB lauds village's free fitness programs</title><link>http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/328923</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/0195231def2fd412487cd0203ab97c91</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA["I applaud Perth-Andover for finding a creative use for its energy savings," said Elizabeth Weir, Efficiency NB president and CEO.]]></description></item><item><title>Fiddlers' concert signals start of busy summer</title><link>http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/328952</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/b8dbbe1c17b6e82b102e96f8215bcfe5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Wednesday Evening Fiddlers chose Friday the 13th of June for their final concert of the spring and it was a lucky one for their audience who were treated to the fiddle tunes, dancing and entertainment at the St. James United Church in Perth-Andover. Veteran Sussex fiddler Winston Crawford was special guest for the concert.]]></description></item><item><title>Relay supporters pledge to continue fighting cancer</title><link>http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/321602</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/197a30377d07ef78c2450f2075bca031</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[On their way: Escorted by members of the areais fire departments, cancer survivors made their way from the PTA high school cafeteria, where they had just shared a meal, to the starting line of the Grand Falls 2008 Relay for Life located on the adjoining track and field. 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I graduated from the now defunct Bath Regional High School, as class valedictorian!]]></description></item><item><title>Fiddles on the Tobique fun starts June 21</title><link>http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/321587</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/ca46f4b61aef52d2e6c452837f9dba92</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It has been 15 years of water music, Tobique River style. 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In response to a call from Gathering organizer Rod MacIntosh, Southern Victoria High School shop classes taught by Dale Haines responded by making 15 sturdy tables for the May 30-June 1 event.]]></description></item><item><title>Rainy day made music mellow</title><link>http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/321617</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/765b88c713215987a5432d901bbba424</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Although sound man Gerald Girvan had to cover his electronic equipment to avoid its getting rained on, even under a tent, the falling drops didn&#039;t affect the great sound coming out of the speakers.]]></description></item><item><title>Teen sentenced to probation for assaulting teacher</title><link>http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/314979</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/3040aadcac2544e444614af1561e37ba</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A 16-year-old Perth-Andover teenager was sentenced to 12 months&#039; probation when he appeared before Youth Justice Court Judge Jacques Desjardins on Tuesday, May 27 after pleading guilty during an earlier court appearance to a charge of assaulting a teacher on Oct.]]></description></item><item><title>Perth-Andover plays host to wee bit of Scotland</title><link>http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/314992</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/c24cea7c413faa9c3a1b2b361c09fa68</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Piper organizer: Rod MacIntosh, the inspiration and head organizer of the Gathering of the Scots since its inception in 2002, is seen here piping during the massed band tunes. He is marching behind his daughter Amanda.]]></description></item><item><title>Did You Know...</title><link>http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/314975</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/f2a1076ccd17424b6ca85890a5e2d7c0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Did you know that some of the stuff I read, hear, or see lately have sure gotten me "all amped up" as grandson Josh might say!]]></description></item><item><title>Plaster Rock library news</title><link>http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/314978</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/79926b82f94de8acef6bb8fb124181f9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The library is once again planning a plant sale for Thursday, June 12 starting at 9 a.m. Anyone who has plants, bulbs, root cuttings or slips they would like to donate please bring them to the library anytime in June.]]></description></item><item><title>Eight SVHS students honoured for their efforts</title><link>http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/314951</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/8f3f1c4fdb388f06021da38a610999b6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday afternoon, May 28, eight Southern Victoria High School students were recognized for their efforts at improving their marks, their behavior, their lives in general or all of the above.Every year the Barrett Company of Woodstock (Xplornet, etc.) gives a &#8216;Turnaround Achievement" award to one student from each District 14 school for their accomplishments in making a bad situation into a good one.]]></description></item><item><title>Alive at 55 course keeps seniors on the road</title><link>http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/314986</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/68cc4dbc3bbd7b9f11b6b1aec8a7a5f0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Nobody wants to think about getting older but when it comes to staying safe behind the wheel, adults need to be sensible about their driving abilities and options for improving their skills.With those points in mind, Tom Sproull didn&#039;t mince his words as he delivered the 55 Alive/Mature Driving program to more than 30 adults aged 50 and over in Plaster Rock on Thursday, May 15.Sproull, a retired employee of the New Brunswick Safety Council based in Fredericton, said he wouldn&#039;t be surprised if the course is eventually made mandatory."There are two main points to the program," Sproull said.]]></description></item><item><title>So they think they can dance? They're right!</title><link>http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/314970</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/b77a87d76c10defb2fd863ab46eccb97</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[On Thursday, May 29, two performances by a Southern Victoria High School dance group gave students and the public the chance to see several types of dance, from the steamy South American samba to hip-hop to stepdancing.Teacher Andr&#233;e Gagnon&#039;s grade 12 "Dance and Culture" class put on a very enjoyable show and besides entertaining their audiences in the SV gym, each of the students taking part earned school credits for the course."It&#039;s a full semester dance course that I started, a credit course,&#039; explained Gagnon.]]></description></item><item><title>Perth-Andover library update</title><link>http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/314977</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/8df4573c9a4231d0eb41bce90cdacdd8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Summer Hours Start June 16: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: 10 to 12 and 1 to 5, Thursday: noon to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday: closed.]]></description></item><item><title>Tobique Valley Middle High School applauds top scholars at banquet</title><link>http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/314949</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/rss/article/5c34746fc85a19d00d694f7a0eb052f9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Top students in each grade received trophies. They included Mariah Michaud in Grade 6, Shaynna Goodine in Grade 7, Stacey Fournier in Grade 8, Alexander Briggs in Grade 9, Hartley Breau in Grade 10, Sandy Hollins in Grade 11 and Kayla Harrison in Grade 12.Individual awards in Grade 6 were handed out to Mariah Michaud for the highest mark in math; Abigail Porter and Mariah Michaud for the highest marks in language arts; Abigail Porter for the highest mark in Le Francais and Ben VanWart for the highest mark in middle school art.In Grade 7, the award for the top mark in math was awarded to Jessica Bowmaster; the top marks in language arts and social studies were achieved by Macey Giberson; the top mark in science was achieved by Lauren Doucette and the top marks in Le Francais were achieved by Lauren Doucette and Dylan Murray.Students in Grade 7 took part in the Waterloo math test and students that scored in the top 25 per cent in their school included Satira Porter, Riley Parish, Macey Giberson and Wheeler Parker.]]></description></item></channel></rss>
