Ask the family
TEST your memory with our quiz looking back over the year.
1 TV crews flocked to the Rest and be Thankful in early January - but what unusual event caught their interest?
2 Which well-known Tarbert couple were given the Tarbert Citizen of the Year accolade for charity work during 2015?
3 A Lochgilphead-based charity celebrated 20 years since its foundation during the year. Name the health-related organisation.
4 Name the rural youth organisation revived in February after many years in abeyance.
5 The Advertiser carried a story about Japanese mountain goats being imported to control Japanese knotweed. On what day was the article published? 6 Inveraray landmark ‘Arctic Penguin’ was on the move in the spring ahead of a planned refit on Bute. But where did she end up?
7 Where does popular local festival ‘Fynefest’ take place each year in June? 8 Name the well known gent featured in a June article as he contemplated retirement after seven decades as a piano tuner.
9 What is the name of the Scottish adventurer who visited Mid Argyll in July as part of his ‘Wild About Argyll’ challenge?
10 What species of animal won the overall championship at the 2016 Mid Argyll Show? And for a bonus point, can you remember her name?
11 What items were hidden in shops around Lochgilphead ahead of the festive season in a challenge run by the Baptist Church?
12 A mystery Daleklike creature was spotted loose in Lochgilphead in November. What was the purpose of its tour round the town?