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Summer is a great time for students to refresh their bodies and their spirits, but what about their minds? "The summer is a fun time to relax -- and relax your brain a little bit, but just refreshing it a little bit even for three minutes is important," Middleton Elementary second...

Driftwood isn't just debris to Tom Bray. When the Woodbury man's imagination processes the pieces as he handles them, he begins to see figures: an eagle, a dragon, a fish. "It's amazing what you can see in wood," Bray said Thursday, June 13, on the opening day of a display of his...

The clacking sound of wiffle balls hitting rackets is no longer a nuisance. Woodbury pickleball players, a group comprised of about 140 members, are back out on the courts this summer.

When East Ridge High School student Erin Kenney joined Girl Scouts in first grade, she didn't have the slightest idea where it would take her. "It was just really nice to meet a lot of different people from different schools," said Kenney, who just wrapped up her junior year of...

A group of local kids learned how to rock out last week. The music of Will Hale -- and a healthy dose of sunshine -- brought out families in droves Friday, June 14, to Objibway Park's band shell. Hale's family-friendly music included audience participation numbers, including one...

Twenty-one students earned their diplomas at the District 833 Alternative Learning Center's graduation ceremony earlier this month. Three additional students were listed as graduating but could not attend, including one graduate currently in military basic training. During the ceremony,...

When Joe Carlini was a sophomore in high school, a close friend and a very special girl took her own life. A year later, another student died...