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Students go yo-yo for NED

Greentree Elementary School was visited by the NED Show Tuesday, October 4. Students were taught how to be champions in everything they do by a yo-yo slinging cartoon character named NED and his friend Ryan.
   The story of a loveable cartoon character, NED, is designed to give students the tools they need to become champions at school and in everyday life. NED’s name serves as an acronym and makes the message easy for students to remember. Never Give Up, Encourage Others and Do Your Best.
   Ryan said to the students, “To be a champion at school and in life you need to set goals and treat everyone awesome along the way and never forget NED - never give up, encourage others and do your best. Champions love to read because reading grows your brain and grows your imagination too.”
   The NED show has inspired more than 2.5 million students annually, travelling all over Canada, the USA, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Their simple, yet impactful message is introduced through a 45 minute assembly that serves as a catalyst to enhance school climate.
   The NED program was set up by All for KIDZ Inc and has been working with schools since 1989. They have visited over 6,000 schools already this year. 99 percent of schools that invite NED to visit use the company’s Pay-It-Forward program. Pay-It-Forward is an innovative approach using NED merchandise sales funds to offset travel costs in order to bring NED to limited budget schools.

Blue Jays Snowman

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Three year old Brayden, along with Amy and Scott built this 5 foot snowman during Friday's snowy weather on Third Avenue in Drumheller. They were celebrating the Blue Jays second ALDS win over Texas with the snowman wearing a Blue Jays hat and ready to throw a baseball.

Portraits spared

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While the community was shocked last Tuesday afternoon as the Midland Community Hall burned, there was a bright spot as the community learned the approximately 20 portraits of miners and community leaders were spared. Bonita Krueger created these portraits. She was commissioned in the early 1990’s to paint a mural on the outside of the hall, which is still standing today. After that, she undertook the portraits, the first being John Oxbury. Vice president of the Community Hall Association Kent McLellan tells inSide Drumheller the portraits were what he was most concerned about and he is grateful for the quick response from the Drumheller and Munson Fire Departments, which were able to limit damages from the fire. 4 Elements Environment Control supplied the association with tarps to cover the damage from the weather. He was also grateful when he learned that some irreplaceable Midland artifacts were moved out of the basement so they would not be damaged by water. “It’s an old building, but it means a lot to many people,” McLellan said.

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