Children and isolation—those are two words that don’t belong together in a sentence, let alone in real life. But these are strange times and, for the time being, parents everywhere are having to convince their restless children that the greater good trumps their own need for social interaction.

For the past week or two, many of us have been living in some level of isolation, whether it’s full lockdown or partial isolation where you venture out for mere essentials.

At the onset, self-isolation can sound like a welcome challenge—almost vacation-like, especially if you’d been burning the candle at both ends for a while beforehand. But because we’re a society driven by structure, alarm clocks, and deadlines, unless we get really creative boredom is bound to set in eventually.

Aaron Brandt may be only 16 years of age, but the Niverville High School student has already taught himself some valuable lessons in commerce and entrepreneurship. In December 2019, Brandt launched a line of T-shirts and hoodies emblazoned with his own original logo. Two months later, he’s sold more than 100 articles of clothing and sales are picking up steam.

A man from Niverville is primed to launch a fundraiser to help the victims of Fine Haus Builders, a disgraced home construction company whose customers are dubbing them a scam. The company abruptly shut down operations this fall, leaving many homebuyers and tradespeople out thousands of dollars.

On February 21, Niverville-based rock band Plain as Ghosts will releasing their brand-new five-track EP, Sleepless Shadow. Their self-produced debut album, Rendering, was released in 2016. This is the band’s second album, and this time they worked with producer Jordan Voth.