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As an attempt to give something back to the community and to promote education, Casino Regina recently awarded scholarships to eight students, four of whom were Aboriginal.

"It's just a part of our efforts to be a good corporate citizen," said Lynn Gidluck, director of communications and public relations for Casino Regina.

"The corporation felt it was important to be helping as much as we can in the communities."

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A two-week youth basketball camp held in Saskatoon this summer turned out to be a success and will likely become an annual occurrence.

The Saskatoon Native Basketball Association (SNBA) held its first camp in July, organized by longtime player and coach Allan Ross. He also co-ordinated the event with University of Saskatchewan basketball player Mike Zeller.

Ross said his initial mandate was to promote the sport in an orderly setting in the inner-city.

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A two-week youth basketball camp held in Saskatoon this summer turned out to be a success and will likely become an annual occurrence.

The Saskatoon Native Basketball Association (SNBA) held its first camp in July, organized by longtime player and coach Allan Ross. He also co-ordinated the event with University of Saskatchewan basketball player Mike Zeller.

Ross said his initial mandate was to promote the sport in an orderly setting in the inner-city.

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There will be a new bird in the flock when the North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League kicks off its 1998 - 99 season.

With a brand new franchise and logo in place, the Onion Lake Winter Hawks will hit the ice in September ready to take on all challengers.

The Winter Hawks, made up of hometown boys from Onion Lake and players from across the region, will be joining the league with Kelly Zacharias as head coach and Kevin Tootoosis as manager.

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There will be a new bird in the flock when the North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League kicks off its 1998 - 99 season.

With a brand new franchise and logo in place, the Onion Lake Winter Hawks will hit the ice in September ready to take on all challengers.

The Winter Hawks, made up of hometown boys from Onion Lake and players from across the region, will be joining the league with Kelly Zacharias as head coach and Kevin Tootoosis as manager.

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"Planning, focus, dedication and commitment," is what makes a champion. That was the message of Angela Chalmers to more than 400 delegates at the Sept. 1 to 3 National Sports, Culture and Recreation Conference at Saskatoon's Ramada Inn.

Chalmers, an Olympic bronze medalist and Commonwealth gold medalist in middle distance running should know. She's been there. So have a number of other speakers who offered stories of their own experiences during the three-day conference.

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"Planning, focus, dedication and commitment," is what makes a champion. That was the message of Angela Chalmers to more than 400 delegates at the Sept. 1 to 3 National Sports, Culture and Recreation Conference at Saskatoon's Ramada Inn.

Chalmers, an Olympic bronze medalist and Commonwealth gold medalist in middle distance running should know. She's been there. So have a number of other speakers who offered stories of their own experiences during the three-day conference.

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Some people don't think that photography is an art. This perplexes me. Photography isn't just taking a picture that is there. There's often a lot of posing that goes into making a picture. You can also put several photographs together.

The last stage of many of my photographs is the hand painting.

There's often many hours of work in hand coloring just one black and white photograph. Lately, I have started to work with old pictures taken 40 or 50 years ago.

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Some people don't think that photography is an art. This perplexes me. Photography isn't just taking a picture that is there. There's often a lot of posing that goes into making a picture. You can also put several photographs together.

The last stage of many of my photographs is the hand painting.

There's often many hours of work in hand coloring just one black and white photograph. Lately, I have started to work with old pictures taken 40 or 50 years ago.

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When the staff and students working on the Onion Lake Tipi Village were ready to order the eight canvas tipi covers needed to complete their new tourism site, they knew that they had to find the very best.

They wanted the best quality, design and workmanship available, made with an authentic flavor that would stand the test of time.