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ECOLE NOTRE DAME
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4503 Dennie Street
Hanmer, Ontario P3P 1L1
Phone: 969-4411
Fax: 969-4412 |
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Celebrating 50
Years of Education in 2005 |
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Welcome To
Ecole Notre Dame
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Computer Labs
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Reading Improvement Pilot
Project
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Special Workshops
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Reading
Challenge
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Christmas
Food Drive
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Mothers Day
Card Contest
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| ECOLE NOTRE DAME
Parents and Students Have A Busy Year Raising Money For Grade 8
Class Trip |
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| Students, parents and even grand parents turned out to help
out with the Bake Sale and Craft Sale sponsored by ECOLE NOTRE DAME of
Hanmer on Sunday, December 10, 2006. Standing behind the large display of
baked goods just prior to the crowds coming to the mall for the day are,
from the left: Camille & Adrienne Gaudreau, Laurie Chaput and her
daughter, Karissa, Samantha Mercier, Cassie Faye Langlois, and Jade
Beaudry. Laurie is the daughter of Camille & Adrienne. |
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| Over at the Craft Table, we found volunteers, Matthieu
Giguere and his mother, Janine, along with Anne Fournier and her son, Eric
Pigeau.
The funds from the sale of baking and crafts will be put towards
defraying the expenses of the annual Grade 7 & 8 trip to Toronto which
is scheduled for June 2007. A total of four classes will be taking part in
the trip. The fund-raising committee will also be holding a bottle drive
on January 4 & 5 as well as another raffle for Gas Cards from Petro
Canada and two large gift baskets will be used for a draw later on in the
year. |
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| Madam Charette's Grade 3/4 Class
Enjoys Sub Party For Participating In Mothers' Day Card Contest |
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The smiling faces above belong to the Grade 3/4 Class at Hanmer's Ecole
Notre Dame. Madam Lisa Charette, shown in the background, and the rest of
the students were treated to a submarine lunch courtesy of the owners of
the Hanmner Valley Shopping Centre, Val and Violet Mazzuca. This was their
way of saying thanks to the school for participating in a special Mothers'
Day Card display at the mall. The class was selected at random by the
school principal. You can see the entire mall display by clicking
here>>>>.
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| Collecting Coins Is An Excellent And
Potentially Rewarding Hobby For All Ages |
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| John Brown, owner of "The
Connoisseur", otherwise known among these circles as "The Coin
Guy", can be found every month at the Hanmer Valley Shopping Centre
with his display of coins and memorabilia. Coin enthusiasts from around
the area, and as far away as North Bay, regularly visit with John to talk,
trade and buy collectors' items of all kinds.
Young William Gagne, an eleven year old collector, was one of the
visitors to John's exhibit recently.
William, who is a Grade 5 student at Ecole Notre Dame in Hanmer, has
been collecting coins all his life, an interest that was started by his
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| John will spend hours talking to visitors about
coins.
"Besides learning so much about the history of different
countries, this can be a great long-term investment for anyone," he
explained while holding up some bills that were worth thousands of
dollars. The two 1937 $50 bills in his hand are valued at over $2250
because of their mint condition and the fact that they contain two
consecutive serial numbers. "You can imagine how hard it would be to
find two bills in mint condition with consecutive serial numbers. The
value of these bills will just keep climbing every year, so even if a
person buys it now for $2250, you know you will make your money back and
much more when you sell it some time in the future."
John mentioned that some people have sold their complete coin set and
made enough money to buy a house. This is especially the case for people
who start collecting when they are very young, like William.
"The value of coins and bills depends a lot on their
condition," he explained. "Many people think the older a coin is
the more valuable it is, but that isn't always the case. Coins that are
misprints or during years when there were very few of them produced are
more valuable. And the better the condition, the more valuable they
become."
Many coin collectors explain that they were started on the hobby at a
very young age and just kept at it, accumulating interesting coins from
different countries and different sets over the years.
"You would be amazed at how much money has slipped through your
pockets over the years," John explained. "Coin collectors get
into the habit of examining all of the coins they receive to see if there
is anything special about them or if they have any dates that are missing
in their collection. Some go to the bank every week to buy rolls of coins
and then check the coins to see if they can find any that they can use.
Quite often a very valuable penny will be mixed in with the rest and
instead of paying hundreds of dollars from a coin collector, you can pick
it up at face value from the bank. If you have a set of every single penny
that was produced by Canada in the 20th century, you can imagine how
valuable that would be to some collectors. And you may be able to build
that set simply by checking pennies from rolls you buy at the bank."
Check out the Calendar of Events schedule for the Hanmer Valley
Shopping Centre to find out when John will be back in the Valley with more
coins and stories to tell. |
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