While self-isolation is no vacation, it certainly has given pause to the hectic schedules so many of us were accustomed to before COVID-19. As we slow down and take stock of our new reality, now is the perfect time to reintroduce ourselves to the simple pleasure of reading.

On Friday, April 10, local recording artist Jordan St. Cyr will release the first single of his newest EP. The title of the song is “Fires,” and the rest of the six-track EP will be coming out on May 15.

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.

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.

A Note from the Niverville Fair Committee: As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, the Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair committee will be monitoring the situation closely.

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.