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Johnson brought a packed auditorium to its feet with a death-defying stunt

After school last week the Family Resource Center was offering painting kits to children for snow bank painting. They had their parking lot freshly plowed so the snowbanks were nice and clean making a great canvas for kids to paint on. (Angelique Houlihan photo/Houston Today).

A local pastor’s journey to writing the book ‘Community in the Face of Tragedy’

“What an honour to be able to hear his stories about First Nations culture, symbolism and rituals.”

Houston Public Library’s November month had some busy little hands working on tiny hats. The Hats for Cats workshop, where program coordinator Jill MacKenzie taught kids to make tiny hats for their cats, was a success. Kids made hats of all shapes and colours and had their pets dressed up in those hats. The workshop was held in the first two weeks of November.

The first week of July in Houston, from July 3 to 5 saw a roping clinic take place at the Bell family arena by Cody Braaten. There were a total of fifteen participants for the clinic. Braaten has been roping and participating in rodeos for 20 years and has been teaching roping since past five years. “This is not my full time job, but I teach lessons from my home arena based in 150 Mile House. I found that there weren’t many opportunities for new ropers to start out.

The Burns Lake Classic Car Club organizers put on a cruise on May 16. They met in their vehicles at the CNC in Burns Lake, then take a cruise. This trip took them to Houston and on May 31. COVID 19 has affected everyone in one way or another. Car clubs are no exception, having cancelled their show and shines this year, many classic car enthusiasts are finding other alternative ways to stay connected while practicing proper social distancing protocols.

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