COMMUNITY calendar

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WEEKLY EVENTS Wednesdays

Music Circle Jam – West Branch Community Hall, 7-10 p.m. Admission for players is free, listeners free will, $2.50 suggested. Light refreshments. Proceeds to Community Hall.

Jam Sessions ¬– Durham Community Hall at 7 p.m. Shared lunch. Silver collection greatly appreciated.

Temporary Shelter – First Baptist Church on East River Road in New Glasgow. Opens at 10 p.m. for people who are homeless. Volunteers to assist are asked to contact Ellen Margeson at 902-923-2307 or by emailing ellemarge@seasidehighspeed.com.

Meat Darts – Pictou legion 6:30 p.m. All welcome.

45s for Members – New Glasgow 55+ Club, 1:30 p.m., New Glasgow Fire Hall.

Karate – Juniors 6:40-7:40 p.m., adults 6:40-9 p.m. at the New Glasgow Fire Hall. For more info email rfraser1@eastlink.ca

Crib Game – Stellarton legion, 7:30 p.m.

Community Cupboard – Maranatha Bible Church, 196 Munroe Ave., 2-4 p.m.

Pure Meditation Foundation with Mindfulness – Helps with anxiety, sleep problems, lack of energy, depression and more. Call East River Meditation Healing Centre for details/to register 902 755 HEAL/4325

Preschool Story Time – Pictou library, 10:30 a.m. Children must be 3.

Club Français – Stellarton library, 1st Wednesday of month, noon. Practise your French in a friendly atmosphere.

TOPS – Meets at Pharmacy First, 266 Foord St., 9:30-11:30 a.m. New members welcome. Call 902-923-2368.

Preschool Storytime – River John Library 9:30-10:30 a.m. (ages 3-5 years) To register call 902- 351-2599.

Pictou County Brass & Reed Band – Looking for new members. Rehearsals Wednesdays 7-8:30 p.m. in the Stellarton Community Centre, 122 Leo Fahey Way. Contact David Prince, Conductor 902-928-0364

DAILY EVENTS

Volunteers Needed – for VON volunteer assisted transportation as well as one week a month for Meals on Wheels Westville programs. For more information call Sheila Hoeg at (902) 752-3184, ext. 211.

Donate Clothing – and cloth items to Diabetes Canada’s reusable goods donation program. Drop bagged items in red clothing donation bins available at several locations throughout Pictou County. Call 1-800-505-5525 or visit declutter. diabetes.ca for more information.

GO – players wanted. Call Al 902 755-3250 if interested.

Self Esteem – Pictou County Women’s Resource and Sexual Assault Centre is offering a self esteem course for women. Call the Centre, 755-4647 to indicate whether day or evening would be preferable and which topics would be of interest to you.

January 3

Auction 45s – at Trenton Legion at 7 p.m.

Walking the Walk – Ian Bos shares about his cross-Canada journey for End-of-Life care, 2:30 p.m. at Westville library.

January 6

Auction 45s – at Trenton Legion

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Knitting Circle – 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. at New Glasgow Public Library. The program is for knitters and wannabe knitters. Bring your own project, or try our simple samples. Share what you know and learn from others. For more info contact the library at (902) 752-8233.

January 7

Chase the Ace – returns to Trenton Legion spons. by Trenton Fire Dept and Br. #29. Tickets sold from 2-4 p.m. with draw to follow. Must be present to win. This week’s jackpot starts at $14,232.50. Karaoke with KGB Ent. right after draw from 4:30-9 p.m.

January 8

Aberdeen Hospital Auxiliary – Regular meeting at 12:30 p.m. in the first floor boardroom.

January 9

Special Guest – Tim MacEachern, from Teachers Plus Credit Union, Halifax will offer a presentation at 10 a.m., at the Westville Salvation Army, (across from Tim Horton’s) in which he discusses the importance of a financial plan in retirement. Topics included are “rightsizing” or “downsizing” your home, when to draw on RRSPs, your CPP and OAS pensions. Feel free to bring your partner or friends. It is imperative to know how many are attending, so call Fred at 902-923-2965, by Friday to register. Support Group – meeting of the Pictou County Mental Illness Family Support Group in room B-120 at NSCC, 39 Acadia Ave, Stellarton from 7-9 p.m.

January 16

Monthly Meeting – the regular meeting of the Northumberland Adult Brain Tumour Support Group, will be held in the Main Floor Lounge of the East River Manor, 690 East River Rd. at 6:30 p.m. For further information please contact the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada 1 800 265-5106 ext 234.