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Game Whiz: Coulter Baker

Nov 20, 2018 | Janice Quirt

Melancthon’s Coulter Baker is a professional game designer – and Sheridan educator.

Change Artist: Jayde Lavoie

Nov 20, 2018 | Janice Quirt | 25 Under 25

Alton’s Jayde Lavoie studies at the University of Ottawa, majoring in conflict studies and human rights with a minor in Indigenous studies.

Serious Songstress: Sara Rose

Nov 20, 2018 | Jeff Rollings | 25 Under 25

Mono’s Sara Rose has found a way to marry her gift for music with her training in social work with a music program at Hospice Dufferin.

Fashion Eye: Rowenna James

Nov 20, 2018 | Janice Quirt | 25 Under 25

Orangeville’s Rowenna James channels her passion for art, painting and fashion into her one-of-a-kind upcycled denim pieces.

The Year in Books: 2018

Nov 20, 2018 | Tracey Fockler

Our annual review of new books by local authors & illustrators.

Songs of a Lifetime: Leisa Way

Nov 20, 2018 | Tony Reynolds

In her new production, Across the Pond, singer Leisa Way steps up to the microphone to sing classics from The Beatles, Sting and Petula Clark.

The Year in Music: 2018

Nov 20, 2018 | Scott Bruyea

Our annual review of new recordings by local musicians.

Illuminating the Past: Personal History

Nov 20, 2018 | Kira Wronska Dorward

How private archivist Alison Hird’s work is helping one family reflect on their personal history – and preserve it for the future.

Behind the Scenes at Museum of Dufferin

Nov 20, 2018 | Anthony Jenkins | Heritage

What makes your old family heirlooms or bric-a-brac museum-worthy? It’s all in the story they tell.

Ricky Schaede

Nov 20, 2018 | In The Hills | Artist in Residence

Fascinated with the mysteries and origins of the universe, Ricky says, “It is my hope to reconcile scientific thinking with spiritual imagination.”

Finding Traction on the Backroads

Nov 20, 2018 | Dan Needles | Fence Posts

You made up your mind between one or the other when you turned 16 and you drove that make for the rest of your life. If you drove a Toyota into town, as I did, you would be watched …

Meet the Maker: Barry Young

Nov 20, 2018 | Tralee Pearce | Made in the Hills

This Alton woodturner’s Spinning Tree Co. pieces are as artful as they are utilitarian.