Library welcomes Scrabble Club players
Poetry night, book clubs and more are now available
Do you like Scrabble? If yes, then the library offers a club for you. On the last Tuesday of the month at 2 p.m. there is a Scrabble club open to new members at the Bridgenorth Library. For more information, email Heather at hjamieson@mypubliclibrary.ca or phone the Bridgenorth Library at 705-292-5065. Registration is required, and all levels of experience are welcome.
There will be a poetry night at the Lakefield Library from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday. All are welcome to attend. You can read a poem, recite a poem or simply listen to poetry. Coffee, tea and cookies will be provided. No registration is required. For more information, phone the Lakefield Library at 705-652-8623.
All Booked Up starts on Tuesday and runs until June 7. This is a free online book club open to all students in grades 5 to 12 where participants choose their own books and then write book reviews in a private blog. For every book review posted, participants get a ballot in the grand prize draw on June 7 (up to a maximum of 6 ballots per person). This year’s prizes include three $100 Mastercard gift cards, four $25 Cineplex gift cards, and four $25 gift certificates at Happenstance Books and Yarns. There will also be optional parties at all three library branches. For more information or to register, email Kacie at kgardiner@mypubliclibrary.ca or phone the Lakefield Library at 705-652-8623.
St. John’s Anglican
There will be a games night on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Lakefield Legion, located at 10 Nicholls Street. This is a fundraiser for the Guatemala 2018 mission trip. There will be games, auction items, and refreshments. Tickets are $5 and are available from the church office on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings or at the door.
Lakefield Historical Society
The Lakefield Historical Society will hold its next meeting on Thursday, at 7 p.m. at the Lakefield Legion, located at 10 Nicholls Street. It will be an evening of living history with longtime Lakefield resident Neil Wasson sharing some of his experiences and memories of Lakefield, including friends, events and people who were important and influential to him as well as a bit about how Lakefield has changed. All are welcome.
Bridgenorth United Church
There will be a concert at Bridgenorth United Church on May 6 at 7 p.m. featuring the Tarnished Angels singing “songs to really move the spirit” as well as The Mitchell Family with step dancing, violin and fiddle. This will be a fundraiser for Bridgenorth United, and all are welcome. A $10 donation at the door is suggested.
Lakefield Ladies Curling Season Results
These are the Lakefield Day Ladies Curling Winners for 20172018 Season:
Grace Davis Draw: Winners – 20 points: Lois Cole, Jan Dutcher, Joanne Ellis and Jean Heffernan; Second – 19 points: Carol Kidd, Debbie Wiltshire, Mary Jane Jackman and Bea O’Connell
Holly Draw: Winners – 19.25 points: Ferne Sage, Karen Fry, Shirley Alexander and Mary Anne Shill; Second – 18 points: Linda Murney/Darlene Hockaday, Fran Morton, Carol Small and Judy DaSilva
January Draw: Winners – 26 points: Linda Murney, Debbie Wiltshire, Debbie Nash, Beth Logan and Deb O’Grady; Second – 22 points: Lee Tucker, Jane Brown, Mary Jane Jackman and Mary Jane Parker
Championship Draw: Winners – 30.25 points: Ferne Sage, Sharon Cooper/Kerry Schumacher, Kim Condon/Pat Williams and Debra O’Grady; Second –29 points: Carol Kidd, Jane Brown, Bea O’Connell, Mary Jane Parker/ Catherine McInnis
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