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Nowhere was that more evident than at Ruth Betts School on Saturday afternoon, as the school hosted the 2003 Regional Science Fair. "They sure were good projects," said Bill Pauley, chairman of the Regional Science Fair Committee. "I was really very impressed by the sophistication and the scientific method used in the entries." The fair brought together the winning projects from schools in Flin Flon, Cranberry Portage, The Pas and Thompson. Lynn Lake had hoped to have representation, but a flu epidemic in the community threw a wrench in those plans. All of the judging was conducted Saturday by 22 judges from the local area, including Pauley, professionals with science backgrounds and eight of the top science students from Hapnot Collegiate. "Having the Hapnot students involved was just great," commented Pauley. "They really enjoyed it and they did a super job. The kids in the science fair seemed to be able to relate well to the high school students." See 'Local' P.# Con't from P.# Flin Flon and Cranberry Portage students fared well at the fair, though the three projects selected to go on to the National Science Fair in Calgary were from Riverside School in Thompson. Here are the local area winners: Finishing third in the Grade 4 General Science category were Matthew Francis and Kalia Martin (McIsaac School - Ecole McIsaac) for "Electricity." Coming in second in the Grade 5 General Science category was Jesse Soshycki (Cranberry Portage Elementary School) for "How do Hovercrafts Work?" Steven Fisher (McIsaac) finished third in Grade 5 General Science for his project, "Totally Teeth." An honourable mention in this category went to Brandi Hanna and Samantha Breedon for their project, "Taste, Test and a Healthy Choice." Finishing second in the Grade 6 General Science category was Brittany Danko (Parkdale School) for "How Does Smoking Cost You?" Coming in third in this category was Natasha Chevillard (Cranberry) for "Testing Acids." Nickolas Dudek (McIsaac) won first in the Grade 5 Life Science category for "How Much Fertilizer is Enough?" Nickolas' project was also named the Best Overall Project in the Grades 4-6 Life Science category. In the Grade 6 Life Science category, Tayler Jackson (Parkdale) won third place for "Ducks Don't Get Wet." Finishing first in the Grade 7-8 Physical Science category was Sarah Allen (McIsaac) for "It's Melting." Honourable mentions in this category went to Aaron Stringer and Kyla Hietala (Ruth Betts) for "Desalination" and to Taylor Weseen and Karl Church (Ruth Betts) for "Which Type of Veggie Produces More Gas?" In Grade 7-8 General Science, Adriane Wallaker (McIsaac) came in second for "Effects of Acid Rain." Amanda Porras (Ruth Betts) received an honourable mention in this category for "Measuring Oxygen in the Atmosphere."
