COMMUNITY calendar

To submit an item for the community calendar, email news@ ngnews.ca or drop it off at The News, 352 East River Rd., New Glasgow. Deadline for submissions is the Tuesday before Thursday’s publication date.

Ongoing

• 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.

• 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.

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

• 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.

• Hunters Breakfast – Saturdays Oct. 26- Dec. 14 at Springville Church Hall, 6:30-10 a.m.

• Salvation Army Toy Registration – program for low income families. All families with children, infant to 12 years of age, can apply. Dates to apply: Tues. Nov. 12, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Salvation Army Church, Main St., Westville; Wed. Nov. 13, 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at Salvation Army Church, Main St. Westville and Thurs. Nov. 14, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Highland Square Mall (near Bell Aliant store).

• Laughter Social Club – meets at the New Glasgow Library on Nov. 26, Dec. 3, Dec. 10 and Dec. 17 from 12:10 - 12:50 p.m. Join us for a great belly laugh - guaranteed to boost your spirits and your health.

• Funding Applications – The United Way of Pictou County is now accepting applications for the 2020 funding period from local charitable organizations serving Pictou County. For funding guidelines, applications, or additional information please contact Ellen Fanning: ExecDirector@pictoucountyunitedway.ca 902-755-1754. The deadline for all applications is Jan. 6 at 4 p.m.

• Auction 45’s – at MeadowvillePoplar Hill Community Hall will end Nov 25 and resume in the spring.

November 21

• The Plaid Marquee – will screen the mysterious comedy, Where’d You Go, Bernadette, at 7 p.m. Starring Cate Blanchett. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission $10.

• Monthly Meeting – of the Pictou County Prostate Cancer Support Association, 7 p.m. in the UCT Building behind Summer Street Industries on Park Street, New Glasgow. The public is invited to attend. The building is wheelchair accessible. A social time will follow.

November 22

• Christmas Soup and Dessert Luncheon – at First Presbyterian Church, New Glasgow, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Use James St. entrance. Your choice of soup, biscuit/roll, coffee/tea and dessert. $8. Pantry table available.

• Aberdeen Hospital Auxiliary Craft Group Sale – 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the main lobby of the hospital. Items for sale include Christmas crafts and decorations, tablecloths, runners and place mats, baby and children’s items, handmade baby quilts and a queen size quilt for $450.

November 23 and 24

Come for a skate! The Municipality of Pictou County is hosting two free skates this Saturday and Sunday in honour of Municipal Sevices Awareness Week!

• Free Skates – Come out to the Ivor MacDonald Memorial Arena in Thorburn on Saturday from 2:303:30 p.m. and the Hector Arena in Pictou on Sunday from 9:1510:30 a.m. for community skates.

November 23

• Toy Drive – The Nova Scotia Jeep Club-North Nova Chapter is holding a toy drive for children in Pictou County. To donate, visit them with a new unwrapped toy(s) from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. in front of Walmart, or on Sat., Nov. 30 from 9 a.m.3 p.m. in front of Canadian Tire. The United Way of Pictou County is working with them to distribute all of the toys in time for the holiday season.

• Old Time Dance – 7:30 p.m. West Branch Community Hall. Music by MacKinnons and friends; Roger Simm, calling. Lunch served, shared sweets. $7.

• Christmas Tea & Sale – at the Abercrombie Community Centre, 2-4 p.m. Pantry Table, books, crafts, new-to-you, ticket tables, grocery box. Door Prizes. Admission $4.

• Broadway & Beyond – with Funtastiks and Friends, 3 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, New Glasgow. Eleanor Hall, Jennifer Eames and June Rigdon of Dartmouth will present songs from Wicked, West Side Story, Chicago, My Fair Lady, and more. Light refreshments to follow. Tickets $12. Contact Laurene 902-755-3762 or Brenda 902-752-8993. Join as St. Andrew’s Bicentennial “200 Years at the Kirk” comes to a close.

• Hannah and the Boys – 7 p.m. at Union Presbyterian Church, Thorburn. Free will offering. Al proceeds to roof fund.

• Hot Turkey Supper – in the MacPherson’s Mills community hall on the Grist Mill Road 4-6 p.m. or until sold out. Cost $12 for adults, 1/2 price for children under 12. Buffet style served for both eat in and take out. Sponsored by MacPherson’s Mills Women’s Institute.

November 24

• MOM to MOM Sale – at New Glasgow Academy (93 Albert St. New Glasgow), 12-2 p.m. Admission $2. Seller tables can be rented for $18 each or 2/$35. This event is a 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 pcmomtomom@gmail.com.

• Chase the Ace – Westville Rink and Westville Legion – 1-3 p.m. at the Westville Legion. Jackpot is at $6,872.

November 24 to December 1

• Wreath Making and Sales – 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (until all sold) at former UPS location on the Westside Plaza. Organized by Aberdeen Hospital Auxiliary .

November 25

• Westville Progress Association – will meet in the Westville Council Chambers immediately following the 6 p.m. regular monthly council meeting, 2042 Queen St.

November 26

• Garden Club Meeting – Meeting of the New Glasgow and Area

Highland Garden Club at the West Side Community Centre on Lavinia St near Elm at 6:30 p.m. We will be making Christmas wreaths. Light lunch. Potential new members always welcomed.

November 29

• Anniversary Variety Concert

– for The Karen Lynn MacDonald Allergy Awareness Society 7:30 p.m. at the Lismore Community Center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.. Admission $5 for adults (50-50, door prizes) children under 12 are free. Donations appreciated. Entertainers are The Dock Gang, Ray Stewart and Amelia Parker.

November 29 and 30

• Christmas Craft Bazaar – at the Alma Fire Hall on Friday (9 a.m.6 p.m.) and Saturday (9 a.m.-5 p.m.). Admission $2. Lots of parking available and the hall is wheelchair accessible. Please bring reusable shopping bags. Sponsored by the Alma Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary.

November 30

• St. Andrews Ladies Guild

– will be hosting a Christmas coffee party in the lower hall of St. Andrews Church , New Glasgow (George St. entrance ) from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Admission $8 and there will be a pantry table.