St. Paul News

Mme. Kristie Levasseur’s Grade 4 class at St. Paul Elementary opened some unexpected mail last week from some rather special pen pals.

By Jan. 6, a large facet of society has already taken down the Christmas tree and stored the decorations safely away in storage. For those of the Ukrainian Orthodox faith, however, the celebration is just getting started.

Women between the ages of 50 and 74 are being given the opportunity to book an appointment with the mobile mammography service, which is coming to St. Paul from Jan. 12 to 22.

As midnight approached, children were still swinging each other around and stomping their feet as music from the Retro Rockets fired up the hall and the minutes ticked down on 2014.

Moving smoothly like a well-organized army, shoppers push around carts as volunteers check lists and fill the carts with staples like tomato sauce, pasta, fruits, peanut butter and more.

The floor-crossing of nine of its MLAs on Dec. 17 led to a “very difficult week” for the Wildrose party, said local MLA Shayne Saskiw, but his spirits were lifted by some brighter spots in recent days.

Korrol Eddingfield could barely contain her excitement for a special delivery.

Faith Stewart and Mandy sit on the floor and boxes, watching a baby girl tumble around as she plays with Faith’s friendly dog.

Two days of frantic speculation ramped into the defection of nine Wildrose MLAs, including the party’s leader, last Wednesday, but the riding’s local Wildrose MLA stayed the course.