After the unveiling ceremony was completed Friday morning, many in the large crowd stood under the pavilion to get a closer look at the long-awaited monument commemorating the 17 lives lost to the Dance Fire, which occured on Thanksgiving Day back in 1938. The unveiling was held 70 years to the day of the tragic blaze.

“Building for the Future” chairman Mark Kowalchuk, left, deputy mayor Sharon Tibbs, Mayor Roy Avis, library board chair Joyce Cunningham, and chief librarian Margaret Sedgwick are hoping to break this shovel out of its case for a ground-breaking ceremony in April.

Students in Solange Busch’s Grade 5 class at St. Francis School have been busy learning about politics during this federal election. Cameron Turriff (upper left), Alyssa Chiasson, Jordan Bruyere, Maddie Sanders, Ian Jodoin (lower left), and Maggie Jean showed off the posters they made about the different parties in the running.

Kayla Windigo, far left, fed the ball into the paint during the Muskie senior girls’ 31-30 win over the visiting Dryden Eagles last week. The two teams squared off again here yesterday (the outcome was not known before press time).

Looking forward to a partnership that will see construction of a new library and technology centre start in April, “Building for the Future” campaign chair Mark Kowalchuk, middle, shared a few words at the site of the future facility on Friday before presenting Mayor Roy Avis, second from left, and deputy mayor Sharon Tibbs, far right, with a cheque for $825,096. Also pictured are library board member Arlene Georgeson, far left, and library board chair Joyce Cunningham, second from right. While the “Drive for 35” phone blitz held Sept.