Year: 2015
Every night before turning out the lights, I do a little reading. One night I finished A Certain Grace (2012, Quattro) by Halifax author Binnie Brennan. I quickly came to the conclusion that I shouldn’t read short stories before bed, especially the type that Ms. Brennan writes.
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The Blackville Women’s Institute will host their annual Christmas Craft and Bake Sale on Saturday, November 14 from 10 am to 1 pm at the Blackville Community Centre, located at 12 South Bartholomew Road. As in previous years, hot-dogs, pop, tea, coffee and doughnuts will be available for purchase in their “lunch room”.
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Congratulations to Greg Dickson – Ticket number #133. Greg won $32.00 for this weeks draw. He cut the 8 of diamonds so the King of Spades jackpot of $97.80 will be added to next week draw! Get your toonies in by 4pm on Tuesday.
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Following the Footprints by Jules Keenan I woke up one morning to find footprints in my backyard. Human footprints. Size nine work boots to be exact. They came from the woods and stopped at my kitchen window. Then they went to my bedroom window, where there were many of these tracks. It looked like this…
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The Rotary Club of Newcastle presents a Purse Auction and Fashion Show. This popular “ladies night out” event will take place on Thursday, November 5th at the Beaverbrook Kin Centre.
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by Andrew McGilligan Originally published in the New Brunswick Union A special Canadian flag sits in a cabinet in the family room of Brenda Daigle’s house. Neatly folded, it will come out of its resting place this fall as it makes its way throughout the Miramichi community from several schools to its final destination –…
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This week completes another season of angling, with the last part, Striped Bass, finishing Saturday. With only two days left, get out for a final fish during this retention period. It will be a long winter before we can hit the waters again. By most accounts, this past season was a much better one than…
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Rock ‘n Roll Festival Fundraising Halloween Party at the Goodie Shop is only $10 per couple admission! Prizes for best costumes and other door prizes. Everyone welcome 19 years and over.
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Betty Caron enjoys Giv’er Miramichi magazine, reading articles about like-minded people, the photo submissions, and the positive nature of the magazine. She was inspired to share her photos and memories for our readers to enjoy. Pictured Above: The builders of the Methodist Church Sunday School in Chatham which is currently the Chatham Legion. Back Row:…
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by Danielle Davies My incredible two week journey began when I was one of 25 students selected from across Canada and the USA to participate in the 2015 Me to We trip to India, sponsored by PotashCorp. I had applied for the trip as soon as I heard about it. The opportunity to learn about…
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Once again its time for our council update for September! Vacations are over for a lot of people and all the kiddies are back in school. Miramichi Accessable Transit has opened up at a brand new location with a brand new building in the Chatham Industrial Park…congratulations! The Annual Terry Fox Run was another success.
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There are some fun activities planned at both the Chatham and Newcastle public libraries in Miramichi. Check them out on Thursday in Chatham and Saturday in Newcastle!
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Nowadays, it’s easy to ask Google to define wellness for you. Quickly you learn that it is a “state or condition of being in good physical and mental health”. But what does that really tell you? And how does it relate to your own life? In order to truly understand its meaning one has to look beyond the words.
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