Two sweet potato soup.

The annual Dundas Studio Tour last weekend featured seven studios and 28 artists. Shown here, Potter Louise McCann.

The annual Dundas Studio Tour last weekend featured seven studios and 28 artists. Shown here, Sally Ralph.

The annual Dundas Studio Tour last weekend featured seven studios and 28 artists. Shown here, Joyce Hitzroth and Lynn Blaustein.

The annual Dundas Studio Tour last weekend featured seven studios and 28 artists. Here, Heide Praga, left, holds an iron slipper crafted by Peter Schlotthauer.

Be our Guest is a full cast dance number from Beauty and The Beast that features several singers and dancers, including Babette (Jennifer Watson) and Lumiere (Todd Adamowich). Amanda Frisina, dance captain (front left) and Tina Rath, choreographer/dancer (front right) are also featured.

Clockwise from left, Joyce Radford, Nora Johancsik, Jan Lukas, Ann Cunningham and Joan Miller took part in the Good Words for Africa fundraiser in support of Hamilton's Grandmothers of Steel. The local group is one of about 25 grandmothers organizations across Canada holding Scrabble fundraisers this month in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation. The Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign helps grandparents in sub-saharan Africa who are raising grandchildren left orphaned by the AIDS pandemic. See www.grandmothersofsteel.blogspot.com

Dundas Blues owner Dan Caco, with wife Rose, takes a seat on the custom-made Johnny Par motorcycle provided by Stoney Creek Choppers. The bike features a Blues logo and will be displayed at all Blues games this season, then raffled off at the final home game. Tickets are available at all home games and from Blues executives or volunteers. The bike raffle is part of the team's ongoing 50th anniversary celebration.

Parkside beat Ancaster 2-1 in girls field hockey action on Oct. 2 at Ancaster High School.

Netminder Patrick Higgins had an incredible game in the home opener.

Public elementary teachers union president David Clegg listens to a reporter's questions.

Conscientious cleaners: From left, Ed Beard, Scott Jones from Mr. Transmission, Ruthanne Karges-Downs, Delaney Rogers, William Haughton, Emily Sattler, Sarah Due, Chris Davies, Paisley Spring, Taylor Spring, Emily Downs, Jasmine Watts, Keely Brown and Matthew Downs were among the hard-workers from St. Paul's Youth Group who recently held a free car wash.