Profile of Sabrina Skinner

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• Gilbert Higgins' collection contained in piles of boxes
  By SABRINA SKINNER the Georgian There are many festivals, events, scenic spots and historic sites that bring tourists to Bay St. ...
• Kaz deal to be finalized by summer’s end, but...
  A signed agreement to move forward with negotiations between Stephenville Airport Corporation and KAZ Aviation will probably not happen by ...
• Port au Port man to receive medal of bravery
  August 18, 2008 began as any other day of work for former Port au Port resident Shane Doucette, but by day’s end he had saved the life of a ...
• Kippens man lives passion of restoring vintage autos
  In Aaron Bennett’s Kippens backyard the rusted-out shells of vehicles once glorious sit and wait to be born again. Some of them won’t wait ...
• T'Railway bridges re-open
  Work to repair the bridges commenced after the 2009 provincial budget allocated $2 million dollars for projects within the T'Railway park. ...
• Going it alone
  The Bay St. George regional waste management strategy just got a little less regional with the withdrawal of Stephenville Crossing from the ...
• Nova Scotia man sent for fitness assessment
  A Nova Scotia man who appeared before provincial court in Stephenville twice last week was sent for a fitness assessment by Judge Jacqueline ...
• Council debates musical ride
  A topic of much discussion at the June 18 meeting of Stephenville town council was whether or not council should apply for the town to host the ...
• Tougher laws on the way for impaired drivers
  The provincial government is one step closer to making changes to legislation dealing with impaired and careless drivers. Amendments to the ...
• Wheeler's Warriors to storm relay
  A warrior. Someone who is experienced in conflict or battle. Wayne Wheeler was a warrior in his fight with cancer. This is how John Finn, team ...
• Garbage collection cost to rise without...
  The chair of the Southwest Coast Joint Council said he and other council members were stunned recently when they learned the Town of Stephenville ...
• Rotary receives visitors from down under
  Stephenville's Rotary Club played host recently to a group of five Australians on a Stephenville stop-over of their Rotary Group Study Exchange ...
• No Clownin' Around about cancer
  Clownin' Around. An expression often used when someone is acting in a jovial and joyous fashion. An expression used by Bernice White's mom when ...
• Annual car show set for July
  They're antique, they're unique, and they draw a big crowd to downtown Stephenville every two years. The Joe MacNeil Antique and Unique Car Show ...
• When a moose comes to town
  They are a symbol of our province and they are often a welcomed source of food. We see a lot of them throughout the year - whether on a highway ...
• Her own Canada
  Sixteen-year-old Jessica Cutler sees a Canada of lighthouses and maple leafs, of farms and of hockey players, of dreamcatchers and of provincial ...
• Girl greatness starts here
  Busloads of young women and girls disembarked at Stephenville Middle School recently to spend the day learning Morse code, knot tying, and how to ...
• For the birds
  The goal is to increase spring tourism in the western region of the province. The second annual Feather and Folk Nature Festival takes place in ...
• Seniors groups receive grants
  Two seniors groups in Bay St. George were recently granted funds to provide services and activities to community members through a provincial ...
• School board to review future of area schools
  Over the next few months, representatives with the Western School District will be meeting with the area's school councils to determine future ...
• STR gets new urology outreach program
  Residents Bay St. George and the surrounding area can benefit from improved healthcare, with the creation of a new urology outreach program at ...
• Community discusses flood zone at meeting
  It's referred to as the flood zone, but the area along Blanche Brook in Stephenville was once a vibrant part of the community full of homes, ...
• Jones addresses college grads
  The Bay St. George Campus of College of the North Atlantic held its spring convocation last week. On hand to deliver a convocation address to ...
• Artist recreates piece of Port au Port history
  Each time Stephenville artist Lloyd Pretty is commissioned to create a work of art, he learns a little more about the region in which he lives. ...
• Becky Reid big local inspiration for relay
  This June, millions of Canadians will gather to participate in the annual Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Among them will be the family ...
• Citizens honoured at Stephen Awards banquet
  Highlighting the efforts of local volunteers and the achievements of local youth, the annual Stephen Awards were handed out April 17 at a banquet ...
• How to save a life
  It was a regular Thursday morning at Stephenville Dome. An over-50 game of shinny was taking place on the ice surface below, while Stephenville ...
• St. George's receives water upgrade
  The Town of St. George's held a public meeting recently to celebrate the new water system the town now has in place. Mayor Fintan Alexander was ...
• Airport board closer to reaching KAZ deal
  Officials with Stephenville Airport Corporation are closer to reaching a possible deal with KAZ Aviation, the American fixed-base operations ...
• Roxon makes Canadian World's team
  Swimmer Katarina Roxon didn't let a sore shoulder get the best of her recently, pushing through pain to win a spot on the Canadian 2010 World ...