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Wesley Harris
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All articles of Wesley Harris
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A Provincial Winner!
She loves to paint, and in the 2013 Provincial Arts and Letters Awards, a local student from Hermitage-Sandyville won for her entry. ... -
Well done, Ron
A resident of Gaultois has been recognized for his involvement with the youth of his community for the past ten years. Corporal Ron Simms, ... -
The Chloe Piercey Project, Year 5
In June of 2012 she presented a total of $3339.66 to the annual Janeway telethon, and as soon as she returned to her home in ... -
JWA Elementary Student Submits A Winning Entry.
In the winter of 2013 a grade five student from John Watkins Academy in Hermitage-Sandyville was a winner in the poster contest for grades 4 – 6 ... -
“Aiming To Create, Not To Recreate”
To promote his new album, he had done shows in St. John’s, Clarenville, and Lewisporte, and now he was home in Hermitage-Sandyville to play a ... -
Rebels Player Invited to Team NL Identification Camp
The young lady at JWA was so excited when she got the news; she was actually trembling. On April 10, Crystal Simms, a level II student and ... -
Almost there!
The town of Seal Cove has notified the residents that the mil rate will be lowered to help offset the increase in property values as assigned by ... -
Hermitage-Sandyville 2013 Municipal Budget
In February, the Hermitage-Sandyville Town Council approved a balanced budget for 2013 and sent the statement to taxpayers with a small increase ... -
Arsefarts
Sitting in a friend’s living room recently, I was talking with him about the sour grass we used to eat when we grew up in Hermitage. We also ... -
Family Literacy Day in H-S a Success
In the 2103 world of online gaming, text messaging, and social media, one has to wonder just how often children read at home and how often ... -
“Twice bitten …
Most people would have walked away from a second fire that destroyed a lifetime of work. We have heard “Once bitten, twice shy”; what about twice ... -
Well done!
It was well-deserved recognition, and not just for his 20 years as a town councillor and mayor but also for his lifetime of volunteering in his ... -
In Appreciation
A firefighter who was a member of the first Hermitage-Sandyville Fire Department which started in 1976 was recently honored for his years of ... -
Award Winners at JWA
Some of the scholarship and award winners at John Watkins Academy could not be announced at the June Graduation because students were writing ... -
The Winning Continues!
By all accounts it was a great tournament at Fitzgerald Academy on Saturday, December 8. Five junior teams from the Coast of Bays were invited by ... -
Becoming a Professional Service
It takes a lot of slow to grow sometimes, but gradually the Hermitage-Sandyville Fire Department is growing to be a professional service: the ... -
“We do it from the heart”
For 23 years a couple in Hermitage-Sandyville have been sponsoring foster children from developing countries. In 1989 Bernice and Frank ... -
Part 2: Interview with Mayor Doug Rose
Coaster: I know that you talk to the Tim Gray, the President of Gray Aquaculture, on a weekly basis. What’s new? Mr. Rose: As ... -
An interview with Mayor Douglas Rose
On November 1 Mayor Douglas Rose of Hermitage-Sandyville sat down with Coaster Correspondent Wesley for a question and answer session on some of ... -
Déjà Vu
“It was like something surreal, “explained Hermitage-Sandyville firefighter George Fiander. “We were at the same scene in 2008, and now in 2012 ... -
On To the Provincials, Again
Once again a spirited team of young ladies from John Watkins Academy have demonstrated their true mettle. As they played host to the Point ... -
How Your Money Is Spent
Since 1983 when the South and Central Health Foundation began, the charity has raised over $8.5 million for new equipment in the health care ... -
Tom’s Dog Award
A former graduate of Fitzgerald Academy in English Harbour West will give an annual scholarship to a graduate from that school. Dr. Valerie ... -
“Always Something I Wanted To Do!”
The Fire Department of Hermitage-Sandyville recently welcomed its first female, and Fire Chief Dennis Simms hopes other women will follow ... -
STONE VALLEY RE-VISITED
Nowadays people visit Stone Valley to do some trouting or to pursue the lobster fishery around the rocky crags. A visitor to Hermitage ... -
“An Awful Change”
Not too many people took advantage of the food fishery in the summer or in the week just past in Hermitage Bay. And not too many ground fishermen ... -
Leaving the Fishery?
A long time ground fisherman in Hermitage-Sandyville has left the industry for now, finding good hours and good working conditions in the ... -
News from John Watkins Academy
A new school year has begun, and there are a few news items from John Watkins Academy, including two from the summer. Winners ... -
An Important Historical Landmark
“The old building is being restored and will now stand in memory of the work of our fathers and grandfathers.” So spoke Mayor ... -
Seal Cove Day 2012
The annual fundraiser by the Seal Cove Fire Department had two days of sunshine, many people, and lots of fun, an event which raised ...



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