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11TuesdayJune172014GRANDPRIZEWINNERSOluNewkirkFamilySwimGymSquashPass2014-15EmilyTuckeyFigureSkatingRegistration2014-15LandinJewellFamilySkiClubMembership2014-15JBTStaffGaylenPischingerMoniqueDayJessicaCoxPatrickStockTheFortSmithPublicHealthTeamwouldliketothankouramazingvolunteersfortheircontributionsduringCommittobeFitWeekJanineFryerJaymeHalfordPaulBoucherBrittanyBrasserDebraPriceMelaniePhillipsDelanieVail14063WW014053WW0WarAmpskeytagsprotectkeysremotedevicesandUSBdrives.Nearly14000setsoflostkeysarereturnedeveryyearKeytagsarecondentiallycodedandfree.Orderonline.KaelynandAdamCharitableRegistrationNo.131969628RR0001TheWarAmps1800250-3030waramps.caProtectYourKeysWithWarAmpsKeyTagsFortSmithCultureDayskeeptraditionsaliveSchoolinitiativegetskidslearningoutoftheclassroomByDALICARMICHAELManeuveringaroundtheAboriginalCulturalCen-tremaintainingacampreandadjustingtheoccasionalbannockbakerMikeBeavermadesurethateverythingransmoothlyattheCultureDayscampheldlastweekattheNorthernLifeMu-seumandCulturalCentreinFortSmith.ThecampranfromJune9to13andsawgroupsofJo-sephBurrTyrrellElementaryschoolstudentsfromKinder-gartentoGrade6participat-inginactivitiestolearnaboutlocalAboriginalcultureout-sideofaclassroomsetting.OurfamilyisknowntodoourculturebecausewelivedthelifewelearnedfromourparentssothatswhywerepassingitontotheseyoungkidsBeaversaidnotingthatheandhisfamilygrewuplivingclosetothelandandbeganshar-ingtheirknowledgewiththelocalyouthatasktheystartedinthe1970s.ItsveryimportantalotofthestuffifyoulookatitismostlytosurviveBeaversaid.Ifyoureoutonthelandyourememberwhatwetaughtyouyoullsurvive.Eachdayanewgroupofstudentswasbroughttothemuseumbeforebeingdividedintoeightlearninggroups.FromtheretheycompletedtoursinsidethebuildingwithmuseumstaffandaroundtheAboriginalCulturalCentrewithlocalexperts.Thedaysactivitiesin-cludedbannockmakingwithMaggieSikyeabeaveresh-ingwithRaymondBeaverstorytellingwithMarySchae-ferduckpluckingwithJackieEmiletentsettingwithHar-veyMandevillelogsawingwithFreddieBeaulieuandlearningtomakedryshwithArchieSmith.Mostofthestudentssaidtheirfavouriteactivitywasmakingbannock.FifthgradestudentLathamWysesaiditwasawesomebecauseev-eryoneisalwayshungryTheywerequicktoshareotherhighlightsaswell.MayaMacDonaldan-otherfthgradersaidsheenjoyedlearninghowtotiedifferenttypesofknotsdur-ingthetent-buildingsession.Shealsolearnedsomesagetentingadvice.IfitsrainingandyoureinsideateepeedonttouchthehidebecauseyoullgetsoakedMayasaid.ItskindofcoolIneverknewthatbefore.Grade4studentKoleLaviolettesaidheknewaboutalotoftheactivitiesdonethroughoutthedaybutstillen-joyedgettingoutoftheclass-roomandbeingabletolearnwithhisfriends.ContinuedlearningoutsidetheclassroomWitheventslikeCultureDaysstudentsandtheirteacherslearnnotonlyhowtokeepthemselvesaliveinthebushbuthowtokeeptra-ditionsaliveaswell.WelearnmorefromtheeldersoutherethanyoueverlearninaclassroomsaidJBTsprincipalCraigWalshwhileon-sitewithhisstu-dents.Theylearnskillsthatyourenotgoingtolearninschoolandtheyloveit.Wereallyrelyonthelocalpeopletodothisafewtimesayearhesaidmentioningthatasimilarwinterprogramwasheldforthemoreseniorstudents.Itsagreatopportu-nitytoconnectwithothercommunitymemberstoconnectwiththekidsinthecommunitymuseumadministratorDianeSealssaid.Thisisthefirstyearwherethemuseumtourhasbeenpartoftheculturalactivitiessoitsbeenagreatopportunityforourstaffwhohavejustrecentlybeentrainedtogetexperi-enceandthentoencouragekidstocomebackwiththeirfamiliesshesaid.PhotosDaliCarmichaelPaulBannisterArtsCultureCultureDaysDayaBourqueandAngelinaNickolsonwatchasRaymondBeaverteachesthemhowtoeshabeaverpeltoneoftheactitivesstudentsparticipatedinduringCultureDays.FromleftFrenchimmersionstudentsAmalieAubrey-SmithLelandDanielsAnaiseAubrey-SmithJoelRhymerRayaBerroandtheirteacherMme.Cooltrybuildingatent.