1st Perth-Andover Sparks Help DunRoamin’
Stephanie Kelley & Big-n-Yellow The 1st Perth-Andover Sparks Unit meets at the Andover Elementary School every Tuesday night. The girls take up a number of causes, and their promise is : “I promise to share and be a friend.” They certainly did that and more with their recent challenge...
Medical Marijuana Issue
Happy Valentine’s Day! From the editor… We recently received a communication from one of our readers alerting us to what is going on with the Medical Marijuana issue in Canada. Unless you have been living in a remote cave, you will be aware that down there in the US,...
Keep Your Shirt On!
By: D.C. Butterfield A common expression when you want someone to calm down and rationalize is, “Keep your shirt on!”. Often used by me back in the days of dances at Riley Brook, Arthurette, Silver Slipper, Johnville and/or Glassville after an invitation to “C’mon outside!” over some local lassie....
“It’s in the mail!”
the old man in the hat Ok, I admit it. I have just celebrated or to put it more succinctly, mourned, another birthday. Now, not to share too much personal info, let us just say that I am of the age and era that just does not get Twitter....
Snowshoe to Freedom
Stephanie Kelley If you missed the opportunity to join the Tomlinson Lake Hike to Freedom last fall, you can jump on board the Underground Railroad and participate in the Tomlinson Lake Snowshoe to Freedom celebration on March 8! Joe Gee has organized this signature event to honour our history...
Fun in the Snow!
Stephanie Kelley Family Fun Day at the 2014 Winter Carnival was glorious! The weather was beautiful…. Oh, it was a little cold, but the sun shone brightly and a great time was had by all. All that snow we’ve accumulated got put to very good use by being piled...
Enterprising Local Lasses Sell Hand Made Jewelry
Stephanie Kelley Don’t you just love checking out the community bulletin boards at our local markets? You can find all kinds of local goods and services offered. During recent visits to my local grocers, I was intrigued by a colourful poster advertising hand loomed bracelets and key chains, complete...
Go Local for Personalized Customer Service!
Stephanie Kelley We are lucky to be blessed with three grocery stores in our village. Our old Co-Op was reborn as a Foodland in October of 2011. Managed by Greg Stone, the store is constantly working to make improvements and additions to goods and services. During a recent visit...
Calling all Knitters!
Do you knit but would like to learn more? The Plaster Rock Public School Library will be hosting a FREE Intermediate Level Knitting Workshop to be held at the Plaster Rock Library one evening a week for three weeks, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. on February 26, March 5...
The Pull Between Alternative Employment & Digital Literacy
By Francine St. Amand As I learn more about the opportunities which are lounging around dormant until we awake them, I feel like pulling the blankets over my head and hiding until all this economic chaos passes. You see, on the one hand, I want to stay firmly...