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Ongoing

• Auction 45’s – at MeadowvillePoplar Hill Community Hall, Mondays at 7 p.m., starting April 22.

• Weekly Card Party – at Bridgeville Community Hall, Saturdays at 7:30 pm. Lunch served. New wheelchair accessible bathrooms.

• Gamblers Anonymous – Gamblers Anonymous meeting held every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Trinity United Church, 151 Temperance Street, New Glasgow, N.S. (side door by office). Do you or someone you know have a gambling problem? Want to stop? We can help!

• Karaoke Night – at RCL Branch 35, Westville, Sunday nights with Kerry Williams from 7:30 – 11 p.m. Admission is $2/person.

• Classic Country Music Jam – every Tuesday at Lourdes Hall, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Light lunch served, 50/50 draw. $5 at the door no fee for players. For more information contact Bernie McCarron, (902) 928-0426.

• Stellarton Legion Chase the Ace – weekly Saturday Nights at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for sale daily in the lounge. Tickets $5 for 4. You do not need to be present to win.

• Weekly Music Circle Café Jam

– Wednesdays 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. at West Branch Hall. Admission for players is free, listeners free will, $2.50 suggested. Limited kitchen. Proceeds; Community Hall. Shared sweets.

• Stellarton and Area Lions Club – Meeting time 6:30 p.m. - 2nd and 4th Monday in RCAFA-meeting room – 221 Foord St, Stellarton NS. Visitors welcome.

• Card Party – Every Monday night at 7:30 p.m. (45s played), at Odd Fellows Hall Westville. Lunch provided.

• Amateur Ball Hockey – Friday nights all summer long, 6-8 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 384 Abercrombie Road, New Glasgow. Assorted sticks provided if required. Ages 12 and up welcome. For more info contact on Facebook at: New Glasgow Ball Hockey or call or text: (902) 754-5451.

• Silver Dart Collection – A unique collection of watercolour paintings of Cape Breton scenes assembled together for the first time. The Silver Dart collection was commissioned from well-known Nova Scotia artist Joseph Purcell (1927-2018) for the innovative Silver Dart Motel, built on the shores of the Bras d’Or Lakes in Baddeck in 1960. The inspiration behind this collection allows us to explore the tourism industry at that time. Until Oct. 31, at the Museum of Industry, Stellarton.

• Jam Sessions – at the Durham Community Hall every Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. Shared lunch. Silver

• Employability Skills Workshops – for youth held at Roots House Wednesdays from 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Workshops are for any youth aged 16 - 24. Topics include: Interview Skills, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Dressing for Success, and many more.

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

• Service Discontinued – Zone 6, Royal Canadian Legion is discontinuing its annual County Memorial Service held on the Sunday preceding Remembrance Day. All branches will continue to hold a service Nov. 11 at their local cenotaphs. • Hunters Breakfast – Saturdays Oct. 26- Dec. 14 at Springville Church Hall, 6:30-10 a.m. October 31 • Soup and Dessert Luncheon – St Bees’ Anglican Church (Helping Hands) Westville, 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. November 1 • Music with Dennis and Bud – 8:30 p.m. to close at Trenton Legion. November 2 • The Beary Merry Christmas Coffee Party – hosted by St. George’s ACW 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Coffee cakes, biscuits, muffins, quiche, and pigs in the blanket, tea, coffee, juice, water. Bake table, New to You Table. Cost $7. Raffle draw on Stain Glass Angel and Snowman.

• Seafood Chowder Supper – at the Toney River Community Hall, beginning at 4 p.m. Cost - $10, includes dessert. Eat in or take-out.

• Fall Pancake Breakfast – Scotsburn United Church, 8-10:30 a.m. Pancakes with local maple syrup, whipped cream and blueberry sauce, maple sausage, homemade baked beans, juice, tea and coffee – gluten-free option available. $10 per adult and $5 per child, children under 5 yrs free.

• Fall Harvest Tea – 11 a.m.1 p.m. at Bridgeville Community Club (old Bridgeville School). Chili, rolls, biscuits along with gingerbread and lemon sauce. Eat in or take out. Admission $6. Bake table and New to You. Tickets on a Christmas Basket. All welcome

• Turkey Dinner & Christmas Sale

– St. Paul United Church, Westville. Sale 3:30 p.m. Dinner beginning at 4 p.m. Adults and take-outs $14. Children under 12 $6.

• Calvin Ladies Aid Christmas

Tea & Sale – at IOOF Hall Sunny Brae from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Adults $4, children $1. Craft, Pantry Tables, New to You tables. • Christmas Coffee Party – at First Presbyterian church hall, Prince St, Pictou, from 10 a.m.- noon. Pantry table, new to you table, books, etc.

November 3

• Annual Hip of Beef Dinner – 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Mini Trail Community Centre on Highway 337, Lakevale. Enjoy this buffet style dinner of roast beef, fresh vegetables, salad, rolls and an assortment of desserts made by local bakers. $20 for adults $8 for children. Takeout’s available. Ticket sales will be at the door. For more info call 902-870-5528.

• Chase the Ace – Westville Rink and Westville Legion, 1-3 p.m. held at Westville Legion Br# 35. Jackpot is at $5,915.

November 4

• Monday Music in Alma – presents a concert featuring Mrs B and the Drones at 7:30 p.m. This group of local musicians plays music that is bluesy, countryish, folksy, easy rock with a smidge of jazz. Venue: Grenn Hill - Alma United Church. Admission: $10 or what you can afford.

November 6

• Potluck Supper – at First Presbyterian Church, Hopewell, 4 p.m. until sold out. Take-out available. Adults $10. Everyone welcome.

November 8-9

• Ten Thousand Villages Festival Sale – at Pictou United Church, 47 James St. Nov. 8, from 6-8 p.m. and Nov. 9 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission.

November 9

• Tea and Sale – sponsored by Holy Name C.W.L. 5-7 p.m. in Holy Name Parish Hall.. Lunch will be served. There will be: a pantry table, craft table and New-to-you table. There will also be tickets sold on a quilt, a grocery box, calendars, and other items.

November 10

• Hot Salmon Supper – at the Lismore Hall, 3-5 p.m. Adults/$15. Children under 12/$8. Take outs and deliveries also. Free admission to Christmas Craft Sale which will run at the same time. For further info call 902-926-2589.

November 11

• Eureka Remembrance Day Service – 11 a.m. at the Eureka Fire Hall cenotaph, where the wreaths will be laid and then proceeding to the hall for the rest of the service. Speaker is Sgt. Michael J McIntyre RCAF retired. There will be a sing along of the old war songs followed by refreshments.