Profile of Aethne Hinchliffe

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• Real books are rad
  Like a child passing a candy store, I get excited just to go to a bookstore. There’s just this thing about books - a tactile thing, I ...
• Town wants ATV access to Marine Atlantic terminal
  According to Mr. Roebothan, the trip was great except for a little glitch. The group, which was using four ATVs, had to drive along the ...
• Group calls for laws on tanning beds
  Andrea said she would probably tan again sometime in the winter. “It’s nice,” she said. “I can pretend I’m lying on the beach but actually be in ...
• Stay awhile
  Now that I’ve survived a fall, winter, spring and large part of the summer, I’ve gotten to know Port aux Basques and its surrounding areas. I’m a ...
• Radar detectors illegal, warn police
  “You’re going to get caught,” said Constable Adam Gardner, an investigator with Traffic Services West. Although the number of radar detectors ...
• Moncton bound
  Kathleen Carter, Rebecca Carter, Joel Goodyear and Shannon McDermott said they’re excited about heading to the tournament. Being in ...
• Up in smoke
  Port aux Basques Mayor Brian Button and town councillors got a letter from the Newfoundland and Labrador Lung Association at the regular ...
• Leaving little to imagine
  The doll comes with a floral apron with two flowers to represent nipples. The baby makes sucking noises when it gets close to someone’s ...
• Saying farewell to a friend
  The 28’ sailboat sat moored in Port aux Basques’ harbour on July 9. Jim Spence stood in the cockpit and his friend Mr. Nyboer was in the ...
• Chair says lighthouse needs money to stay open
  The Cape Ray Lighthouse has been denied government funding so far this year. Three other southwest coast tourist attractions were at risk of not ...
• Coyote shot near Seaward's Lane
  He went after the animal nonetheless. It was about 11 a.m. when one of the dogs on the street got really excited and began to make a lot of ...
• Unleash your worries
  But domestic animals aren’t the only ones that wear leashes and harnesses. Sometimes, especially in crowded places, parents resort to ...
• Town's website revamped
  The website recently had a major facelift, making it easier to access information and easier to navigate. The site went live June 30, and ...
• Cape Ray gets surplus fire truck
  The Rose Blanche Volunteer Fire Brigade donated a truck to Cape Ray on July 3. The community’s other truck is four years older and is ...
• Skies are blue (in the Valley)
  I make frequent trips to the valley, and there seems to be a theme, which goes kind of like this. One Saturday morning a few weeks ago, I ...
• Eroding road
  Mr. Walters has been on council for six years and said the road’s been a problem since then. Four years ago, the towns of Rose Blanche, Burnt ...
• Small town, big hearts
  Mrs. Francis first became inspired to get involved with the annual event when her sister was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. A week ...
• Moral decline a big fat myth
  ‘For troubled teens, a visit to a place called hope,’ has so far generated 54 comments. The column is about a youth treatment centre ...
• Uncovering the past
  Over the years, some of the headstones have become buried by brush, weeds and long grass and are barely visible. Evelyn MacDonald walks down the ...
• Burnt Islands deals with boil-water advisory
  The boiled-water advisory was the result of leaks found in the system. The non-consumption order was the effect of an oil spill, according ...
• Fuelling the Zamboni
  That’s part of the reason the Alberta man approached his company’s management to donate $500 for propane for Storm Stadium’s Zamboni. Each ...
• 'I do.'
  Six years later, on Feb. 8, 2011, Harry Harding, minister of government services, contacted Mr. Short to tell him he was being appointed as ...
• Relay for Life Raises record amount
  Melissa Parsons, chairperson for the relay, said the event was successful and went well. The relay raised approximately $66,000, ...
• No sense in scents
  Scents can be included in anything from shampoo and conditioners to candles and air fresheners. Then there are products that claim to be ...
• Chester Coffin steps down as deputy mayor
  Aneitha Sheaves was chosen to take his place as deputy mayor. Councillor Jerome Battiste was also nominated but declined. Coun. Coffin said he ...
• The business of births in bedrooms
  Early that morning - the morning of Aug. 26 - a baby was born. After she was born, the baby’s five-year-old brother went into his ...
• On track
  The coach Jenna Childs and the students said the one-day meet went better than expected. “We had low expectations,” said Ms. Childs. But the team ...
• Parsons announces retirement
  The MHA for Burgeo-LaPoile has decided not to seek re-election. Mr. Parsons practiced law for 22 years and has been in politics for 13 years. ...
• Cabinet making student brings home silver
  Mr. Benett, who studies cabinet making at the Port aux Basques campus of the College of the North Atlantic, brought a silver medal home from a ...
• And they thought they couldn't. . .
  The room began to fill well before the 6:30 p.m. start time. Blanford Billard, Isle aux Morts’ community development assistant, said ...