COMMUNITY calendar
WEEKLY EVENTS Tuesdays
• New Glasgow 50-Plus Club – Shuffle board 10 a.m. Cribbage 1:30 p.m.
• Classic Country Music Jam – Lourdes SCSC Hall 6:30-9 p.m. Light lunch to follow. Suggested admission $5, no admission fee for players. For more info contact Bernie McCarron, 902-928-0426.
• Gamblers Anonymous – 7:30 p.m. at Trinity United Church, 151 Temperance St., New Glasgow. Use side door. Gamblers Anonymous phone line (902) 252-3132.
• Card Party – Sutherlands River Community Centre, 7:30 p.m. Lunch served.
• Cribbage – 55+ Club in the NG Fire Hall, New Glasgow, 1:30-4 p.m. with social time.
• Knitting Club for Kids – Fourth Tuesday of the month at 4 p.m., Westville Library this fall.
• Cribbage – Westville legion, 7:30 p.m. Admission $5, all welcome.
• Al Anon – Adult children of alcoholics meets 7-8 p.m., 21 Atlantic Avenue, Pictou. Contact Brenda 485-8653.
• TOPS – Meets at the Birch Hill Seniors Complex, Stellarton, 12:30-2:30 p.m. New members welcome, call 752-3529.
• Alcoholics Anonymous – Discussion, 8 p.m., Catherine Steele Centre, Lourdes, Stellarton. Excessive drinking can become a problem – we can help.
• Auction 45s – Seniors Building, Park St., Stellarton, 7 p.m.
• Mixed Dart League – Westville legion, 7:30 p.m. Admission, $20 per person to join for the year. Everyone welcome.
• Toddle Time – Pictou library, 10:30 a.m., for 15 months to 3 years. Youth programs 3-5 p.m.
• Bible Lessons – Also singing and games, Maranatha Bible Church, 490 Abercrombie Rd., New Glasgow, 6-7:30 p.m., for ages 5-12.
• Lego – River John library 6:157:45 p.m., 2nd and 4th Tuesday of month.
• VON-Adult Day Program – Therapeutic activities and caregiver relief with focus on wellness, socialization, recreation and rehabilitation. For adults at risk of going into LTC. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Westville Recreation Building. Call 301-9538 for info. Transportation can be provided.
• Wii Time – Pictou library 3-5 p.m.
DAILY EVENTS April 9
• Telford Cemetery – Annual meeting at Sutherlands River Community Centre 7 p.m. All lot holders are urged to attend.
• Forest Hill Cemetery – Meeting at Union Centre Hall 7 p.m. Lot holders are asked to attend.
• Women Alike Group – Meeting at Glen Haven Manor (back door) 7 p.m. Guest speaker will be Dr. Ann Kwasniak and Rhonda Langille from Palliative Care. This is a meeting for breast cancer survivors. There will be a few snacks provided at the end.
April 10
• NFB Film Club – Pictou library 1 p.m. Follows a group of Royal Canadian Air Cadets at elite training camp.
• Launch – Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Glasgow Square, 1 p.m. Re-signing of the sexual violence proclamation, speakers, treats.
• Mental Illness Family Support Group – Meeting in Room B-120 at NSCC , 39 Acadia Ave., Stellarton 7-9 p.m. Erik Neilsen, Probation Officer (Supervisor) with The Nova Scotia Department of Justice will join for a presentation and discussion. Everyone welcome.
• Women Together – Women’s Resource Centre, 503 South Frederick St., New Glasgow, 10-11:30 a.m. Wills with Mary Jane Saunders from Mac Mac & Mac. Transportation, childcare subsidies available upon request.
• Pictou County Parkinson Support Group – Meeting 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the community meeting room of the Atlantic Superstore. Guest speaker will be pharmacist David MacLean.
• TOPS Stellarton – Open house at Birch Hill Seniors Complex, 43 Acadia Ave., Stellarton, 12:30-2:30 p.m. A lite snack will be available. Come and see what we are about and how we may be able to help you lose some weight and feel much better .
April 11
• Music Circle Jam – West Branch Community Hall 6:30-9:30 p.m. Admission for players is free, listeners free will, $2.50 suggested. Light refreshments. Proceeds to Community Hall.
April 12
• Free tax clinic – for simple, low income returns from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. at New Glasgow library. By appointment only. Call (902) 755-6031.
• Information Session – For patients and caregivers, hosted by Kidney Cancer Canada 7-9 p.m. at the Bethune Building ballroom, Halifax. Speaking on living with kidney cancer in the Maritimes.