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Fig Salad with Roasted Butternut Squash

This Fig Salad with Roasted Butternut Squash is the perfect fall salad loaded with leafy greens, fresh figs, crunchy pecans, and creamy goat cheese all tossed with a rich balsamic dressing!

This Fig Salad with Roasted Butternut Squash is the perfect fall salad loaded with leafy greens, fresh figs, candied pecans, and creamy goat cheese all tossed with a rich balsamic dressing!

Oh how I love a good fall salad this time of year to balance out all those cozy comfort food dishes we are all currently enjoying! This salad is loaded with peppery arugula, sweet fresh figs, perfectly roasted butternut squash (with cinnamon!), crunchy pecans, creamy goat cheese and delicious pops of dried cranberries all drizzled with a delicious maple balsamic dressing. I know. There is A LOT going on.

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Education about residential schools brings students to Towne Theater for documentary – Vernon News

Learning about the truth

School students from across the Vernon area learned this week about the pain of Canada’s residential school system.

Along with in-class lessons, busloads of students converged on the Towne Theater downtown to view the documentary The Secret Path.

The film was created by Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip and Jeff Lemire.

More than 1,600 students registered to see it.

The film tells the story through music and animation of Chanie Wenjack, a young boy who died in 1966 while walking the railroad tracks in attempt to escape the Cecelia Jeffrey Indian Residential

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A Teaching Strategy – PHE America

Do you remember Show and Tell events when you were in elementary school? More than likely you brought a special object to school and showed your classmates how it worked or what was unique about it. Maybe you explained a bit of history about your particular item or why it was important to you.

From an educational standpoint, the purpose of Show and Tell was to help children developed their public speaking skills. The concept of Show and Tell can be also be applied to teaching and coaching when using demonstrations during a lesson or practice. There has been a

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Banana Breakfast Muffins – Eat Yourself Skinny

These Banana Breakfast Muffins are moist, fluffy, and made healthier with whole wheat flour, Greek yogurt, and zero butter or refined sugar. Loaded with delicious banana flavor and warm spices for the perfect morning muffin!

These Banana Breakfast Muffins are moist, fluffy, and made healthier with whole wheat flour, Greek yogurt, and zero butter or refined sugar. Loaded with delicious banana flavor and warm spices for the perfect morning muffin!

Is there anything better than warm, cozy banana bread?? Well, make them into muffins and you can enjoy them all week! These healthy banana breakfast muffins are moist, super fluffy, and the best part is they are easily made in just 30 minutes. These muffins are made healthier with whole wheat flour, Greek yogurt and naturally sweetened with banana and honey so no sugar needed!

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Strafford County commissioners tout transparency of nursing home plan

We read with great interest Rep. Len Turcotte’s guest column in Foster’s Daily Democrat. Rep. Turcotte is clearly misinformed regarding the county nursing home project. Perhaps this is because he failed to attend a nearly three-hour workshop where many of his negative comments were addressed.

The architect and cost estimator were present at the workshop and answered questions from delegates who joined us both in the room and remotely that Rep. Turcotte suggested were unanswered. This project is no different from other county projects where all aspects of the work will be subject to competitive bidding to control costs.

To

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Collier, Naples, Marco issue curves; schools remain closed

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6:30 pm | Collier, Lee schools now closed for rest of week

Collier and Lee schools announced they will remain closed through the end of the week.

All school district sites will be closed, all after school-programs canceled. All extracurricular activities including athletic practices

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Maple Balsamic and Herb Chicken

Moist and juicy chicken breasts marinated in a rich maple balsamic herb glaze, seasoned with fresh herbs, and grilled to perfection for a healthy weeknight meal!

Moist and juicy chicken breasts marinated in a rich maple balsamic herb glaze, seasoned with fresh herbs, and grilled to perfection for a healthy weeknight meal!

We love chicken in our house so I am all about sharing easy chicken recipes! This maple balsamic herb chicken is juicy, incredibly flavorful and makes the perfect healthy weeknight meal! This chicken is also great for meal prep and I love using the leftovers to throw on a salad or over brown rice for simple lunches. This marinade is absolutely delicious made with a mixture of rich balsamic vinegar, a little olive oil,

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