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Sam Weber. Remember the name.

The last time Amy Thiessen was in Prince George, she and her band caught a slick patch of highway and totalled their vehicle.

For Rivers Day this year, the focus and the location are centred on healing the main waterway through our local lives. The Fraser River is like a personal friend to drummer, vocalist and visual artist Danielea Castell.

When a sudden but expensive real estate opportunity came to Island Mountain Arts, they almost as suddenly gathered tens of thousands of dollars to purchase the property.

As brothers, they are No. 1 and No. 2 in chronological family order, but they are more than mere numbers - they are Statistics. Darby and Aaron Yule have been playing together in various local bands since they were kids.

It looks like a messy construction zone today, but in a short period of time it will be turned magically into a dreamland.

The two prevailing acts from this summer's PG Idol competition are now in a much bigger spotlight of their own. Singer-songwriter Jessey DaCosta took top honours and rapper Dallas Cote placed second. This Saturday night, starting at 7:30 p.m.

The fastest painters in P.G. are about to slap canvass and draw. The second edition of Art Battle - Prince George is coming to a back alley ambush, behind the Groop Gallery. High noon is Sept. 19 and tickets are on sale now.

It's going by a new name, but the experience will be the same ever-popular orchestral play date on the grass.

Prince George Track and Field Club members gave Cariboo-Northeast Zone 8 three medals at the B.C. Summer Games in Nanaimo. On Saturday, Kendel Rogers of Prince George won silver in the girls pole vault, clearing the bar at 2.4 metres.