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There were many wonderful craft items on display at the Visitor’s Centre in Plaster Rock during World Pond Hockey! Albert Beaulieu makes hand turned burl bowls that are both beautiful and useful. Albert also makes the hand turned trophy cups that are awarded each year to the winning...
The Road to Publication is Full of Ruts… but why it’s worth the journey
On the evening of Tuesday, August 6th I headed over to the Fort Fairfield Public Library to attend a writing workshop led by author Ginger Marcinkowski. Ginger was born just across the border in Fort Fairfield, and now lives in Mobile, Alabama with her husband, a retired former...
TOBIQUE VALLEY FOOD PURCHASING GROUP
Let food be thy medicine, thy medicine shall be thy food” .- Hippocrates Many people these days are making an effort to eat more fresh foods and produce. The Tobique Valley Food Purchasing Group offers local residents a regular supply of fresh produce and helps save money...
Spirit of Christmas Shines at Plaster Rock Community Dinner!
A small army of volunteers rolled up their sleeves on December 9 and served an amazing crowd of over 1,200 diners a glorious Christmas Dinner at the Plaster Rock Lions Club! Prep cooks peeled, chopped and diced all day Saturday before the event, and then the cooks really...
The Village of Plaster Rock is hosting their 2nd Annual Soap Box Derby on September 15, 2012. These races, which use the force of gravity only to power the vehicles, have been around almost as long as auto racing. In the wake of the very first car...
From the Editors…
As I sat in the waiting room of the clinic recently, another woman nearby was carrying on a fairly loud conversation with an acquaintance she had just run into. I was tuned out, as it was none of my beeswax, until she began talking about her shopping routine. Promoting...