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Small is Beautiful and Diversity is Strength

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Stories from the Village

A TRIBUTE TO JEAN

Article By Barb Minett
Published 7 Apr 2020

Jean Little shone the spotlight on Guelph even before we opened in 1973.

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The day I became a baseball player

Article By Ben Minett
Published 26 May 2017

Everett was a just a normal kid. He was 9 years and old loved baseball. He loved baseball because it was exciting. Everett had been playing baseball since he was 3. Everett tried playing all the positions and his favorite position was pitcher.

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Lost Girl by Athavi

Article By Stephanie Minett
Published 9 May 2017

This is the story of Neeli Nadarajah, a young Tamil girl who was abandoned at birth, trying to find out what her true potential really is…

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The First Annual Rickson Ridge Literary Contest

Article By Ben Minett
Published 4 May 2017

This year's rendition of Cuddle Up and Read, also involved a Literary Contest, and a book reading by local author Jorey Tessier. A sound and lighting system were rented to add to give a "show time" feel to the evening. It was the Giller Prize for kids age 4-14.

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