Tori Juhasz reacts to the sounds of the scissors cutting off her ponytail, which she is donating to help make wigs for people with cancer, during a special assembly at Palmer Rapids Public School May 8.

Supporting people with cancer

The students and community members of Palmer Rapids rallied together once again to donate hair and money to those affected by cancer.

Josh Ibelhauser, natural history education leader at Bonnechere Park, left, talks artifacts with park visitors Abbey and Emma Joyce and Andrea Playford on Saturday during the park’s Educators Day event, where representatives from different school and community groups were invited to check out the park’s many education programs on offer.

Educating the educators

On May 4, schools and community groups were invited to Bonnechere Park to take part in the first ever Educators’ Day event.

Lucy Harrison, a Grade 12 student at Madawaska Valley District High School, happily plays a piece on the piano. Lucy recently won first place in the original piano composition category of the North Hastings Music Festival, and was called to perform her piece at the festival’s finale show, Festival of Stars.

Making award-winning music

Lucy Harrison’s musical talents are again being noticed as the local student recently won first place in an original piano composition competition.

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