Dewberry Cutter Rally

them. It is different than hearing the same thing from their teachers, and encourages them to be better,” said Sundborg.

Participants were able to compete against dancers they normally wouldn’t have the opportunity to, but that are still from their age group or ability level from other studios. This competition also offered scholarships to Lightning Elite which allows them the opportunity to go to Disney in California or Florida. Sundborg said the adjudicators noted the dancers’ unique qualities and distributed special awards. At the end, the top groups were selected to compete in a dance off.

Saturday afternoon saw beautiful weather for the 5th annual Dewberry Chuckwagon Racing Heritage Society Cutter Rally. Thirty or so sleighs with single and double hitches of horses; all sizes and colours as well as a lot of shotgun drivers and out riders ranging in age from 3-88, enjoyed a great sleigh ride, a wiener roast at halfway point and sleigh ride back to the Dewberry Hall for a great meal and prize draws. Photo

Dawn Hames Columnist

The cool temperatures mean it is still soup weather, for a few more weeks. I am looking forward to spring, more sunshine, melting snow and warmer temperatures. Until then here is a soup to help you through those last weeks of winter. This delicious soup recipe is designed to provide many nutrients that work together and prepared in a way to help maximize the nutrient value. Black beans are rich in antioxidants. Black beans are a good source of molybdenum, folate, fiber, manganese and tryptophan. The vegetable protein fiber in black beans helps stabilize blood sugar, lowers blood cholesterol levels and reduces the risk of both heart disease and colon cancer. The protein in beans is largely incomplete, with very little of the essen -

Helen Row Toews Columnist

The magic of spring

This past weekend my grandson Kayden arrived for another memorable visit. Together we ate things that weren’t good for us, frolicked with newborn calves, and stayed up far too late. We even had a snowball fight, although I have to say Kayden would have made a sneaky sort of gunslinger.

Back in the old west, on the show Gunsmoke, Marshall Matt Dillon would have never shot a man in the back or gunned down unsuspecting folks from the safety of a building, no matter what kind of low-down,