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Cherish your family moments

Cherish your family moments

While you perhaps were taking in the Canada Day festivities in St. Paul, Elk Point, or any other community in the area, I spent that day on the road.
'Minions' will please young children, perhaps not the adults.

'Minions' will please young children, perhaps not the adults.

The silly miniature yellow henchmen that movie lovers fell in love with during the first two Despicable Me films take center stage in Minions, a feature that tells the story how these creatures came into the servitude of the evil genius Gru.
Volunteers, the toast of the summer

Volunteers, the toast of the summer

The summer lineup of activities is set to turn up the sizzling heat in the Lakeland, with a few events successfully tucked under organizers’ belts.
Make the effort, make it count

Make the effort, make it count

My aunt once said to me, “If you care about people, you’ll make the effort.” It was a month before my wedding, and while I had planned to make the trip to see her in Winnipeg, between work and the wedding, it didn’t look like it would happen.
Be wary

Be wary

The spring session of a historic new government was short but seismic – within two weeks, Albertans saw the passing of Bill 1, a bill that prevents corporations and unions from making political donations; the passing of Bill 2 to change the corporate
'Ted 2' decent despite tonal problems

'Ted 2' decent despite tonal problems

The Thunder Buddies— the foul-mouthed pot-smoking Ted the bear (played by Seth McFarlane) and the dim-witted man-child John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) — are back together again to take moviegoers on a movie journey filled with rude jokes, lowbrow physic
Summer break - time to grow

Summer break - time to grow

Summer has officially arrived. For the past few weeks, we’ve been counting down the days to summer break in our house, as our oldest son finished up Grade 2.
Inside Out teaches and entertains

Inside Out teaches and entertains

For the past two weeks I’ve had a very eager four-year-old living in my house, excitedly anticipating a trip to the movie theatre to see the newly released animated feature Inside Out.
Good luck grads

Good luck grads

Each year, the St. Paul Journal covers graduations in the area, culminating in the grad section found in this week’s paper.
The triumph in succeeding

The triumph in succeeding

This seems to be the year of personal challenges. Everywhere I turn, I’m seeing people running eight-minute miles, following new personal fitness regimes or hoisting up a car.
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