COMMUNITY calendar

Tuesdays

• Lego Builders Club – Museum of Industry, Stellarton, 3-4 p.m. Ages 5 & older. Drop in to build, including special projects featuring gears, machines, mechanisms. Free admission, no pre-registration required.

• 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.

• 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.

May 28

• Cemetery Annual General meeting – 7 p.m. at Barneys River Presbyterian Church hall. All lot holders and those interested are encouraged to attend.

• Prize Bingo – 7 p.m. at West River Fire Hall. Bake table, 50/50, door prizes, lunch and more. Proceeds to Crohn’s and Colitis.

May 29

• Women Together – Pictou County Women’s Resource Centre 1011:30 a.m. All about Service Canada.

• Gamers Drop-in – New Glasgow library 3:30-4:30 p.m. Ages 8-12.

May 30

• Lions Club Charity BBQ – In support of the Robsons who lost their house to fire, 266 Foord St., Stellarton

(Pharmacy First Parking Lot) 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Rain date May 31.

• Music Circle Café Jam – West Branch Hall 6-9:30 p.m. Admission for players is free, listeners free will, $2.50 suggested. Light refreshments. Proceeds: Community Hall. Shared sweets!

• Learner Recognition Night – For PiCCoLA Adult Learners (Pictou County Continuous Learning Association) 6-8 p.m., Community Room of New Glasgow library. Refreshments after presentations. All are welcome.

May 31

• NFB Film Club – As the Crow Flies, River John library 6:15 p.m. Follows a group of Royal Canadian Air Cadets at an elite flight-training camp.

• MayDay – Forum 7 p.m. at Trinity United Church, New Glasgow, to inform the public about mental health and addication support available in Pictou County.

• Soup and Dessert – St Bee’s Anglican Helping Hands, Westville, 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost $8.

• Bridgeville Cemetery Association – Annual meeting 7:30 p.m. in the Community Hall.

• Sunny Brae Cemetery – Annual meeting at Calvin Presbyterian Church 7 p.m. Everyone welcome.

• Grief Share meetings – Christ Anglican Church, 50 Bridge Ave., Stellarton, 6:30 p.m. There are various losses in life, a loss of a job, a loved one, a pet, or having an empty nest. There are many types of grief and let this be a time of healing, sharing, and listening. Everyone welcome, free of charge.

June 2

• Annual Fishing Derby – Hosted by Blue Mountain & District Volunteer Fire Department at Garden of Eden

Lake, registration located on Siding Road in Eden Lake. Nova Scotia Sport Fishing Weekend sanctioned event – fishing licence not necessary but standard regulations apply. Annual fundraising event, all participants welcome. Great prizes, food, and of course fishing!

• Mom to Mom Sale – New Glasgow Academy (93 Albert St.) 1-3 p.m. Seller tables $18 each or 2/$35. Admission $2 per person. Fundraiser for Pictou County Babies to Boosters. If you are interested in selling your gently used children’s clothing, toys and baby gear, please contact us at pcmomtomom@gmail.com

• Bargain Hunter’s Breakfast – 7:30-10:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, Hopewell to fuel up for the 50 mile yard sale. Pancakes, baked beans and sausage. Tea, coffee and juice included. Takeout is available. $6 per person. Kids under 5 free.

• Fish Derby – Sheet Harbour & Area Ground Search and Rescue, Highway 375 above the Marshall Flowage, 7 a.m. registration, fishing 8-3. Kiddie fish pool, canteen, prizes.

• 40-Mile Yard Sale – Coalburn to Thorburn and McPhersons Mills, Rte. 347, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Several homes participating. Yard Sale at Churchville Hall 8 a.m.-12.

• Ham & Salad Takeout – Durham Church Hall, sponsored by Ladies Guild. Ham, potato salad, tomato, cukes, pie. Tickets $10 can be purchased from any guild member; phone in orders to 485-4411 by June 1. Orders can be picked up 1:30-3 p.m.

• Yard Sale – Star of the Sea Centre, 26 St. Stephen St., Pictou. Rain date June 16. Financial or item donations appreciated.

• Yard Sale – East River Pastoral Charge, at Springville Church Hall 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Bake sale, tea room, BBQ.