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The Town of Pasadena threw a big celebration this week, in honour of some young residents. The Under-13 AA Pasadena Pirates defeated Team P.E.I. in late August to win the Atlantic Baseball Championships. On Wednesday, their hometown held a parade. The kids even received a special shout-out from Premier Andrew Furey, congratulating the team for their accomplishment. CBC's Alex Kennedy stopped by to take in the celebration.

We are a province of storytellers. We've all heard the "tall tales that fishermen tell," which is how Ted Russell referred to them in his classic recitation. Recitations, stories and songs are all a part of our rich culture, and

next weekend there's a festival to celebrate storytelling. The Rocky Harbour Storytelling Festival is happening next week, starting Thursday, October 3. François Trépanier is an organizer of the event.

During the pandemic, routine cancer screening didn't happen as it should. For that reason, and because so many people don't have family doctors, it's taken some time to cut the testing backlog. That's why the Facebook group "Women of YQX and NL Health Services" are teaming up to offer a popup pap test clinic in Gander this week. Sarah Harnum, who is a midwife and the person who'll be offering the clinic, spoke with the CBC's Leigh Anne Power.

A senator from Newfoundland and Labrador is continuing his work to try to improve how Canada deals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, or FASD. Senator Mohamed Ravalia of Twillingate is a retired physician. His bill, S-253, is a proposed piece of legislation that would bring in a national framework for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. This is FASD Awareness Month. Senator Ravalia spoke with the CBC's Bernice Hillier.

If you've got a tree in the backyard weighed down with more damsons or apples than you can eat, a young woman from Clarenville is waiting to hear from you. 17-year-old Jocelyn Coates recently started up the Clarenville Fruit Rescue. Meanwhile, the folks who inspired them - the Humber Valley Fruit Rescue - are into their 7th season of collecting fruit. Becky Shea of Pasadena is their co-ordinator. She and Jocelyn Coates spoke with the CBC's Gavin Simms.

West St. in Corner Brook will be teeming with art of all kinds on Saturday night. The eighth annual CB Nuit will be in full swing just as the sun starts to set...and the artistry you'll see, feel, hear, and taste will line the street. Louise Gauthier is the executive director of CB Nuit.

If you've tried to make a cell phone call in this province, depending on where you are, you've likely had some trouble. Many people in Newfoundland and Labrador are talking about cell phone reception, and how it seems to be getting worse. Kelly Willcott of St. Alban's was recently involved in a serious car accident on the Bay d'Espoir highway. She spoke with the CBC's Gavin Simms.

People living in Deer Lake say they can barely use their cell phones anymore, because service is poor, and calls are dropping all the time. Worried community leaders want answers. The CBC's Colleen Connors spoke with Deer Lake Mayor Mike Goosney; the Town's Fire Chief, Stephen Rowsell, and provincial,Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology, Andrew Parsons.

A man from Port aux Basques is living a long way from his hometown, but he sure hasn't forgotten his roots. Dwight Anderson lives in Sarnia, ON, and he's researching and writing about the history of the southwest coast of Newfoundland all the time. His third book, "People and Stories from Southwestern Newfoundland," will be out soon - and there's not much time left to pre-order it.

It started with four moose from the Maritimes, and more than a century later, Newfoundland is home to more than 100-thousand of them. This year marks the 120th anniversary of the introduction of moose to the island. To mark the occasion, the town of Howley (where it all began) is reviving its Moose Festival. Bernice spoke with Mayor Brian Kelly.