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RevWear demonstrates re-using can be easy – and fashionable

Christine Jansen models a dress made of recycled tires designed by Aimee Archer for this Saturday's RevWear fashion show.

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Soups: an inexpensive way to enjoy seafood

Shrimp and Crab Bisque: Serve with warm, slices of baguette for dunking.

204472 Saltfleet shines silver Saltfleet District High School earned a silver medal at the SOSSA senior girls volleyball tournament last week. The team was undefeated all day, until losing a close match for the gold. The team will travel to OFSAA in Barrie March 8-10. The team beat Waterdown District High School Feb. 23 to win the HWIAC senior girls volleyball championship. Saltfleet won three sets to one, keeping intact an undefeated season. Pictured here, back, left to right, Becky Ward (assistant coach), Jenna McGill, Kerri Balon, Taylor Simons (captain), Samantha Hart, Kelsey Kovar, Aubrey Horn, Taylor Pitton and Stephanie Kaduk (coach). Bottom row, Julia Bell, Mirijana Zagorac, Sarah Bell and Samantha Palmer.

204462 Aiming high Sierra Pellizzari of the Jumpsations shows her stuff during the single rope team freestyle portion of Saturday's Ontario Rope Skipping Organization's central Ontario regional competition at Saltfleet District High School. About 100 participants skipped for the right to move on to the provincial competition in Parry Sound later this month.

204452 Canada a land of hope and dreams for newcomers Musharaf Hussain, centre, looks forward to an even brighter future for his sons four-year-old Hassan and six-and-a-half-year-old Ammar.

204479 Hoping fireworks will return in 2011

204459 Prostate cancer no longer just an ‘old man’s disease’ Kent Ginther and his family, sons Kevin and Cam, and wife Laura enjoy a family vacation in Prince Edward Island in the summer of 2008.

204449 Back to back The Newman Youth Atom girls basketball team came through with back-to-back victories, winning the Transway (Feb. 12-14) and Blessed Sacrament (Feb. 26-28) tournaments. Pictured here, left to right, front, Eve Cooney, Victoria Keca, Alessia Cusimano, Christina Cuicani, Giuliana Masi and Julia D'Angelo. Second row, Nicole Badzioch, Natasha Markovic, Reece Mungar, Hailey Brown, Jordana DiSaverio, Bianca Brahimir and Erin Kapteyn. Back row, coaches Todd Cooney and Barry Mungar.

204461 Athletes move on after stellar OP careers Next week, the Orchard Park Secondary School senior boys basketball team will head to OFSAA. Carlin McLean and Taylor Black are among six players looking to end their high school basketball careers on a high note.

204451 Fun at Eastgate Square Smudge Fundaes

204474 Out of the Cold The St. Clare of Assisi Catholic elementary school community helped those less fortunate by donating gently used coats, hats, boots and blankets during January. This was an Out of the Cold Campaign, working with a charity called Blankets of Love. Last month, teachers Annamarie Altobelli, Dianna France and Linda Spadafora and parent Kim Wardell spent time in the downtown core of Hamilton distributing all that was collected to those less fortunate. This month’s campaign will include the collection of gently used clothes to help those in Stoney Creek. Pictured here, left to right, students Jordan Lupo and right is Domenic Lucarelli, help collect the items.

204464 Worth the wait Last September, a class at John Knox Christian School was studying insects. Students brought in two caterpillars for the class to observe. Both caterpillars formed a cocoon and the class waited ... and waited... and waited... Eventually the box was put on a side shelf. Then, at the end of last month, a student noticed a white moth fluttering about in the box. It was white with black freckles. They named it Crystal. Pictured here, left to right, Saphira Jones and Kaitlin Doornbos.

204463 Little Olympians Last Thursday, Winona Public School kindergarten students tried their hand at eight Olympic-inspired events in celebration of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Pictured here, junior kindergarten student Niki Iprakovski, left and senior kindergarten student Hailey Spetch enjoy some tobogganing – perhaps in training as future bobsledding competitors.

204476 Putting a fresh face on Living Rock Pictured here, front, Barb Antonucci and Jenny Backus.

204520 Warriors up 2-0 The Stoney Creek Warriors defeated the Wheatfield Blades 9-4 Thursday night to take a 2-0 series lead in Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League Golden Horseshoe Conference playoff quarter-final action at Valley Park Arena. The Warriors outshot the Blades 36-26. Chris Miniaci and Matt Sagrott shared duties in net, with Miniaci picking up the win, turning away 17 of 21 shots. Pictured here, Warriors’ forward Marcus Ruberto redirects a shot in front of Wheatfield’s net. The Warriors and Blades take to the ice for game three of the series this Sunday, March 7. Game time is 3 p.m. at Wheatfield. The Warriors next home game is Tuesday, March 9 at Valley Park at 7:30 p.m.

204480 Special sculpture The kids of Pinewoods Drive in upper Stoney Creek decided last weekend that instead of building a snowman, they would build an inukshuk to support Canadian Olympians. Pictured here, left to right, Bogdan, Luka, Marica, Max, Sava and Alek.

204465 Orchard Park drama students tackle violence Orchard Park Secondary School’s play, Lockdown, tackles the issue of violence. The cast, made up of students from grades nine to 12, performed the play recently at the Sears Drama Festival and picked up the Distinctive Merit for Ensemble Performance Award. Pictured here, the cast performs a scene from the play.