Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Once upon a time

Little Princess Ball to return for ninth year to benefit health foundation

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Little princesses watch as the Fairy Godmother

 transforms Cinderella's clothes to a ball gown

at the sixth annual Little Princess Ball on

March 29, 2014 at the Heritage Inn.

By Lisa Goudy

In 2009, little princesses from Moose Jaw and surrounding communities united for the first time for a royal ball.

  Royalty came together for a magical evening, the Little Princess Ball, to benefit the Moose Jaw Health Foundation (MJHF)

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Helping the kitties

SCRAPS continues work, plans another high tea fundraiser set for Saturday

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SCRAPS works to help feral cats like this

one become healthier and find a home.

By Lisa Goudy

Overpopulation of homeless cats is a big challenge in many communities, including Moose Jaw.

 

That’s where organizations like the Band City Stray Cat Rescue and Protection Society Inc. (SCRAPS) come in. SCRAPS works to spay, neuter and release homeless feral cats, as well as find homes for homeless cats.

“We’re continuing on because of all the support we get,” said Anne Marciszyn, volunteer with SCRAPS.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Bringing an Irish party to Moose Jaw

Celtic Thunder to play Mosaic Place on Friday night as part of Legacy tour

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Celtic Thunder will play Mosaic Place on Dec. 2, 2016.

By Lisa Goudy

When Celtic Thunder cast member Ryan Kelly thinks of Moose Jaw, he thinks of mountains of snow.

“We’ve never done a show in Moose Jaw before, but we’ve gone there on a travel day. So we’ve experienced Moose Jaw before,” he said. “There was a lot of snow. I’ve never seen so much snow in my life than in Moose Jaw that day. So I always remember Moose Jaw for that. We’re happy to be playing a show there.”

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Sharing ‘A Christmas Prodigal’ story

Briercrest College and Seminary preparing for annual Christmas musical 

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George Engles, right, played Jean-Marc Smith

and Alan Shaw, played by Jonathan Davies, 

discuss Alan’s plan to move to Halifax to start a

newspaper rather than follow his father’s

footsteps in the shipping business.

By Lisa Goudy

Briercrest’s Christmas musical has special meaning for Sheridan Clifford.

 

It is the first time while at Briercrest that the third year music student will play a lead role in the annual musical, set for Friday to Sunday.

“In previous years here at Briercrest, I’ve been heavily involved with the artistic dance team. So it’s acting and hip hop dance, urban dance,” said Clifford.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Winter is coming

Weather Network expecting below normal temperatures for Moose Jaw region

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Moose Jaw was one of the communities in 

Saskatchewan hit with a blast of winter on Tuesday.

By Lisa Goudy

Get ready to bundle up.

The Weather Network recently released its winter outlook and the Moose Jaw area is forecasted to be cold, cold, cold.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Hunger in Moose Jaw unveils building expansion

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Donna Gabel and Tanya Friesen, workers with

the lunch program at Hunger in Moose Jaw, stand next

to Carol Acton, executive director of Hunger in Moose

 Jaw, just prior to the opening of the new addition.

By Lisa Goudy

As Tanya Friesen and Donna Gabel worked in the kitchen at Hunger in Moose Jaw, they smiled at the new addition.

“There’s actually room,” said Friesen with a smile on her face. She is the kitchen manager for the lunch program at Hunger in Moose Jaw and has been making lunches for hungry kids for six years.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Changing kids’ lives

Motivational rapper Unkle Adams delivers anti-bullying presentation at Central Collegiate 

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Curtis Adams, also known as Unkle Adams,

delivers an anti-bullying presentation to students

at Central Collegiate on Nov. 24, 2016.

By Lisa Goudy

Curtis Adams used to surround himself with negative people and negative habits.

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Curtis Adams, also known as Unkle

Adams, delivers an anti-bullying

presentation to students at Central

Collegiate on Nov. 24, 2016

“I was going nowhere in life and I was smoking and I was drinking and I was being unhealthy,” said Adams, who was born and raised in Regina. “I got sick of the lifestyle I was living … I just thought, ‘There has to be more to life than this.’”

Slowly, he started making changes in his life by going for a run, quitting smoking and eating healthier.

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