In the full edition of today's Western Star
Monday's Western star
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March 18, 2013
- Published on March 18, 2013
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Transcontinental Media
Kelsey Hogan and Andrea Bennett have been awarded Loran scholarships. The two local youth were among 30 winners nationally.
The penstocks at the Deer Lake power plant are being inspected and leaks will be repaired once the warmer weather starts. At this rate, maybe it should read "if" the warmer weather starts.
Cape St. George Mayor Peter Fenwick says credit for his recent Diamond Jubilee honours should be shared with his community.
And don't forget, Crossweek, the mother of all crosswords, is featured on page 7.
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- Colin Burke
- - March 18, 2013 at 11:11:24
I read all of the story about the two students who received Loran Scholarships, partly because I in my own benighted ignorance had never heard of Loran and was curious to learn who or what he, she, or it might be and why he, she or it awarded scholarships or why scholarships are awarded in his, her or its name, and I found nary a reference to satisfy that kind of curiosity. I do hope your motive in not mentioning such things wasn't to spare the recipients from having to admit they're furthering their education with money raised by enterprises a large proportion of the public would deem more or less nefarious. If I had written that story when I worked there, Cal Holloway would have insisted on my explaining who or what a Loran is and what he, she or it hopes to promote by awarding scholarships.
Great point! Here's the background from the Loran website: "Founded in 1988, the Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation was the first national organization in Canada to grant scholarships based on a mix of academic achievement, extracurricular activity and leadership potential. "CMSF’s founders responded to what they recognized as a gap in the Canadian system of merit-based financial assistance to university students. Such assistance tended to be directed to two groups ? those with exceptionally high academic averages, via university scholarship programs, and those with exceptional abilities as athletes, via national teams programs. Only a small proportion of overall financial aid was directed at those who show promise of the leadership and other talents that will make their communities better places both during and after their university careers. "... In 1997, The W. Garfield Weston Foundation became the principal supporter of CMSF, thereby doubling the size of our program. In the subsequent thirteen years, the Foundation invested in nearly 200 W. Garfield Weston Loran Scholars."