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The 'Kick-Ass Seniors' Award

The 'It’s a Beautiful Life: the Do-Gooders' Award

Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Drops Sometimes the best treats are simple ones. Reader Becky Finley has won herself a gift basket from Posh Pantry with her entry in our Cookies & Carols contest – with this entry for old-fashioned peanut butter drops.

New Westminster Coun. Chuck Puchmayr’s community contributions haven’t gone unrecognized.

Evelyn Benson practises what she preaches. Benson recently published a new book, A Century in a Small Town 2 – More Family Stories , a sequel to her 2013 book of stories about life in New West.

1. Work off that holiday meal and enjoy a walk along the waterfront. Whether it’s rainy, snowy or sunny, the riverfront is a perfect place for an afternoon stroll. 2. Support local businesses for those last-minute holiday needs.

Walking the halls of New Westminster Secondary School the evening of Dec. 8, you’d never know there was a party going on. The Pearson wing was eerily quiet save for the faint sound of Christmas tunes that grew louder as you approached room 281.

Congratulations to the members of Liquid Time, New Westminster Secondary school’s senior jazz band.

The family fun doesn’t end once Dec. 25 has come and gone – and neither does the need to find ways to keep the kids busy.

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