In the Community

What’s your favourite part of the holiday season? That’s the question The Reminder posed to some high-profile area residents ahead of the big day of family, gifts and turkey with all the trimmings.

Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year. I love to play in the water table and read Christmas books. I have two pets named Nia and Micah and my favorite animal is a lion. For Christmas I would like two babies please.

Dear Santa, My name is Bentley. I am 18 months old and currently attending Smiling Hearts daycare. I have been a good boy this year. For Christmas, I would like Santa to bring me some big trucks and some stacking blocks for me to build a big tower.

Ken Pawlachuk has worn many different hats, but right about now he prefers a Santa cap. “I enjoy sharing Santa this time of the year,” says Pawlachuk, who acts as one of “Santa’s helpers” each holiday season.

Flin Flon Seniors Ladies’ Spades , Dec. 6: Irene Young, first, 855; Julie Chambers, second, 756; Millie Quesnel, third, 720; Effie Todoschuk, low, 505. Men’s Spades , Dec.

Is it possible that there is a God who is involved in human affairs? Not everyone believes in such things.

Since he retired from provincial politics five years ago, things have changed for Lisa and Gerard Jennissen

Test your knowledge of the Flin Flon area’s past and present with The Reminder’s latest community quiz. 1. “Stag” was the first word in a recreational facility once based on Main Street. What sport did people play there? 2.

Funny what I remember. Like this example of a 1940’s Flin Flon kid’s version of a song for the holiday season: “Good King Wenceslas last looked out, when a snowball hit him. Hit him right upon the snout, pure and crisp and even.

A number of Hapnot Collegiate students have returned from an event eager to make a difference.