SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24
•Bring the whole family to the Winter Carnival celebrations which will be held from 11 am to 3 pm at the Isaac’s Harbour FireHall. Games, prizes, hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks will be available. Therewill also be a Bake Table. All in support of the Harbourview Community Centre.For more information or donations to the Bake Table, call Pat at 387-2848.
•The Council of The Antigonish-Guysborough Association ofBaptist Churches will be held in New Harbour Baptist Church at 2 pm. All churchReps and Pastors are asked to attend.
•Soup and Chowder Luncheon and Bake Table at the Ecum SecumFire Hall at 11 am, sponsored by the Parish of Ecum Secum Fundraisers.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25
•The Eastern Guysborough Pastoral Charge’s worship serviceswilll be held at New Harbour United 9 am and at Boylston United at 11am.  All are welcome to join us.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27
•The Chedabucto A.T.V. association will be holding a specialmeeting at the Queensport fire hall at 7 pm to discuss the new A.T.V rules andthe future of the association.All members and interested parties are asked toattend.

THURSDAY, MARCH 1
•The Hot Luncheon schedule at St. Paul’s Catholic Church inSherbrooke will extend to include Thursday, March 1, which will be the last onefor this year. Please join us from 11:30 am to 1 pm for some great communityfellowship. The cost is $6 and take outs are available. The price includes hotlunch, dessert and beverage. Thank you for your support.

SATURDAY, MARCH 3
•Variety Concert, Sonora/ St. Mary’s Community Centre at 7pm. $5 admission. Local talent. Fundraiser for Kay Burns, who will betravelling to and from Sydney for the next little while, for treatments.Attendance and/or donations welcome.

SUNDAY, MARCH 4
•The Coastal Country Music Association presents Country and Old Time Music at the SheetHarbour Lion’s Hall at 2 pm. Canteen, 50/50 draw and door prizes. Adults $6,students $4. For info call (902) 627-1588 or 627-1288 or email coastalcountry@ns.sympatico.ca

TUESDAY, MARCH 20
•Psychology For You – Telehealth Education Sessions 2007Schedule (All sessions are from 7 to 8:30 pm).  Dr. Marc Blumberg, Children and Grief: Helping Your ChildCope with Loss. All sessions will be held at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital inthe kitchen off the Clare Marie Auditorium. To register please call 867-4102

MARCH 21 to 30
•Proclamation 2007 - Nova Scotia District Canadian BibleSociety - What is Proclamation? Proclamation: The Word of the Lord...Is anevent designed to encourage the reading of the Holy Scriptures so that peoplebecome more aware of the values and principles of God’s word. It is the readingof the entire Bible over a 10-day period, 14 hours per day. The goal is to markin a very significant way the period leading up to Easter and the resurrectionof Jesus Christ. What better way to do this than to rediscover the riches ofthe Holy Scriptures. Proclamation will be coming to Antigonish and Guysboroughin March of 2007. Host Church: St. Paul’s Church, Havre Boucher. Time: 0700 to2100 daily. All neighbouring Christian churches, regardless of denomination,are invited to participate, For more information, please contact Coordinators,Bible Reading - Dianne Fitzpatrick 234-2155, Deacon Everett Desmond 232-2036 orDeacon Alonzo Reddick 232-2458.

SATURDAY, MARCH 24
•The 1st Moser River Beavers and Cubs will be holding apenny auction and cake walk on at 2pm at the Moser River Firehall.
•There will be a variety concert in the Isaac’s HarbourFirehall  in
Isaac's Harbour at 7 pm. Admission $5. All proceeds will gotowards putting a new roof on the Lodge Hall in Goldboro.

THURSDAY, APRIL 26
•The Family Worship Centre invites young and old to attend aWatoto Concert of Hope at the Chedabucto Place Academy in Guysborough at 7 pm.The African drums resound and one by one the children with radiant smiles comedancing down the aisles in their brilliant Ugandan costumes.  Throughout Watoto’s Concert of Hope,you experience the energy and sense the joy and hope that these beautifulUgandan orphans have found!
Watoto means … “The Children”.    Since 1994 Watoto Children’s Choirs have touredinternationally, accompanied by a team of adults from Kampala PentecostalChurch.  Together they presentWatoto’s vision and mission through their music and dance, which is a soulfulfusion of contemporary gospel and traditional African rhythm.  Each of the children in the choir hassuffered the loss of one or both of their parents.  However they now live in Watoto Children’s Village Homes andwith 1500 other children are being cared for by Watoto.  “Concerts of Hope” are a livelydemonstration of the life-changing love of God experienced by the children.With the co-operation and encouragement of area churches, business  community leaders and the AfrikanCanadian Heritage & Friendship Centre. Info.Wayne Gillie - Family WorshipCentre 387-2857 e-mail ws.@ns.sympatico.ca. All seats free.

SUNDAYS
•Abundant Life Centre services are being held at the WesleyUnited Church,  on the corner ofQueen and Church St., Guysborough. Services start at 3 pm. All are welcome!Come and bring a friend and expect Jesus to meet you at your point of need.Phone 366-2323.
•Family Worship Centre (FWC) invites you to experienceSpirit Filled services with Rev. Helen Christie. Each Sunday at 6 pm we bringcontemporary and traditional worship music and a Biblical message of hope andencouragement through Jesus Christ. FWC is an Evangelical Charismaticfellowship affiliated with Gospel Crusades of Canada. We are located at 116Church St. Guysborough. For information call elder Wayne Gillie 387-2857- emailws.gillie@ns.sympatico.ca
•Progressive 45 card plays at 7:30 pm in St. Patrick’sParish Hall, Guysborough Intervale. Prizes: first $80, second $50 and third$30, with rising jackpot.
•The Harbourview Pastoral Charge extends a welcome toeveryone to join with them for morning worship services at the GuysboroughBaptist Church at 11 am. Please come and worship the Lord with us.
•All Saints by the Sea Anglican Parish worship services areat 9 am in St. James’ Church, Halfway Cove; 11 am in All Saints Church, Canso;1 pm in Holy Trinity Church, White Head alternating with 1:30 pm in ChristChurch, Queensport; and 4:30 pm in Good Shepherd Church, Tor Bay.
•Holy Trinity Anglican Church  services in Country Harbour are at 7 pm.

MONDAYS
•Country Harbour Culture  Centre Auction 45s at 8 pm.
•Join the Compass Rose Quilt Guild at the Exhibit Centre,Sherbrooke, from 1  to 3 pm. Newmembers are welcome.

TUESDAYS
•Mulgrave Fire Hall 45s card game at 8:15 pm. Admission $6per person. Smoking  in designatedarea only.  Cookie jar included
•Auction 45s Card Plays are held at the MelroseSeniors’  Club  at 1:30 pm.  Prizes and 50/50 draw. Sponsored by the Melrose Seniors’Club.
•The Ecum Secum Fire Department card parties have commencedat the fire hall  at 8 pm.

WEDNESDAYS
•45s card plays at the Goldboro Interpretive Centre at 7:30pm. For further information call Donna at 387-2988
•45s Card Play - Hazel Hill Fire Hall at 7:30 pm. $5 toplay.  Good prizes!
•New Outreach Program for Rural Women starting inGuysborough.  Outreach for RuralWomen is a service of the Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre.  It is a free and confidential programfor women of all ages and backgrounds aged 16 and older who are living in andaround Guysborough.  The Outreachworker can provide you with information, advocacy and problem-solving support.Some of the issues you can talk to the Outreach worker about include:relationships, physical, mental and emotional health, addictions, poverty,sexual violence, harassment and abuse, education and employment and the legalsystem. You can find Meghan Mulcahy, Outreach worker, from 9:30 am to 4:30pm  at 136 Church St. across thehall from the GALA office. You can also call her confidential line at 863-8668or email at  outreach.awrc@ns.sympatico.ca Contact Meghan for information on services in Canso and Sherbrookeas well.
•The Awana youth program is held at 6 p.m. in the GoshenCommunity Centre, sponsored by Goshen Gospel church. All children from Grade 1to Grade 6 are invited to attend.
•Guysborough Options - Eight-handed card plays at the Goalsbuilding at 7:30 pm.

THURSDAYS
•The “Life Worth Living Course,” a follow-up to the Alphaprogram will run  from 10 am tilnoon at the Ferry Lane Seniors’ Complex Common Room from Feb.1 through April5.  All Welcome.  Bring your own coffee/tea mug and aBible.
•Card games will be held at the East River St. Mary’s FireHall beginning at 8 pm. It is $3 to play and $5 to winner at tables.  There will be prizes and a 50-50draw.  Lunch will be served.Proceeds to aid the fire department.
•45 card plays at the Sherbrooke Exhibit Centre at 8 pm.Continuing until May.
•Hot Luncheons! St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Highway #7,Sherbrooke. Every Thursday in February (1, 8, 15, & 22) 11:30 a.m. to 1p.m. $6 per plate; dessert & beverage included. Take-outs available. Takeyour special valentine out to lunch!

SATURDAYS
•Auction 45s Card Plays are held at the Melrose Seniors’Club  at 8 pm.  Prizes and 50/50 draw. Sponsored by theMelrose Seniors’ Club.
•Church services for St. Patricks Church, Guys. Intervaleare at 7 pm and in St. Thomas Church, Salmon River at 5 pm.
•Progressive 45 card plays at 7:30 pm at the St. James Hall,Halfway Cove. Full meal, grocery prizes and loonie jar. Free hot coffee and teaavailable. Sponsored by the St. James Anglican Church, Halfway Cove. Come andbring a friend.

IN GENERAL
•When have teens ever had a chance to change the world in 30seconds, and win $500 at the same time? The “Great Smoke Off” is aprovince-wide video competition, giving teens a chance to win $500 cash and aprofessionally produced commercial aired on TV.   Create a 30-second commercial on a cellphone,camcorder or digital camera, and tell us why it’s so uncool to smoke.Commercials can be entered at www.greatsmokeoff.ca. Or teens can drop in to oneof The Great Smoke Off’s Open House events around the province, and shoot a30-second commercial with us. Deadline for entries is February 19. Checkcontest details and Open House dates for your area at www.greatsmokeoff.ca.Funded by HealthCanada to reduce youth smoking, the Great Smoke Off contest isrun for teens, by teens from three high schools around Nova Scotia.
•The 33rd Annual Provincial Volunteer Awards Ceremony willbe held April 10 at the Westin Hotel, Halifax. Hosted by the provincialgovernment and coordinated by Recreation Nova Scotia, the event will recognizeclose to 70 volunteers from communities across Nova Scotia. Specialty Awardsinclude the Volunteer Youth Award, the Building Healthier Futures CorporateAward, the Model Volunteer Community Award and the Family Volunteer of the YearAward. If you would like to nominate someone for a Specialty Award, pleasesubmit your nomination to Recreation Nova Scotia on or before March 2.  For more information or to obtain anomination form, please contact the Recreation Nova Scotia office at 425-1128or visit their website at www.recreationns.ns.ca/volunteerawards.
•Caregivers Nova Scotia Association is holding an essaycontest. High school students are invited to submit a short essay, telling thestory of a family caregiver they admire. Deadline for submission is Friday,March 9. The prize is a trip for four to Florida. For further informationplease call 421-7390 or 1-877-488-7390 or go to www.caregiversns.org.
•The Listen to the Whispers program is designed to teachwell women the signs and symptoms, the risks, how to work with your doctor, andhow to get more information about the “Whispering disease”, ovariancancer.  Seventy-five NS women and2400 Canadian women are diagnosed yearly, and 1500 die annually of this mostserious of the gynecologic cancers. There is NO test to detect it. This free,one hour presentation can be scheduled with Ally Hills, Special Events Co -ordinator for the National Ovarian Cancer Association (NOCA)  at 1 866 825 0788. See www.ovariancanada.org for further info.
•RCMP Halifax District Detachment - Sheet Harbour Office.Please note the following change to the non-emergency phone number effectiveJanuary 8, 2007: For an emergency please continue to call 911, or a non-emergency please call 885-2510. As of January 8, 2007 your non-emergency callwill be answered at the Sheet Harbour office during business hours (8 a.m. to 4p.m). After business hours, your non-emergency call will be answered by thetelephone response unit in Halifax. The change in telephone response is aresult of concerns raised by citizens at the recent Town Hall meeting. Forquestions please contact RCMP Sheet Harbour office.
•Lucky Duck Lotto is here again!  For the 28th year,  Recreation Nova Scotia (RNS)  is pleased to offer non-profit groups/ organizations theopportunity to participate in “Lucky Duck Lotto “ -  atrouble-free ticket sales fundraising program designed tohelp non-profit groups raise monies for their  programs andactivities.      RNS looks  after all  the administration and coordination of the program. If yourgroup is interested in participating, please call the RNS office at 425-1128 orvisit their website at: www.recreationns.ns.ca   
•Join Team Diabetes! Join us at one of our nextinternational destinations…Rio de Janeiro, Reykjavik, Dublin, Honolulu, or WaltDisney and help create awareness and raise funds for over two million Canadiansliving with diabetes. Join Team Diabetes and receive round-trip airfare, hotelaccommodations, official Team Diabetes gear, and much more! Attend one of ourupcoming information sessions for more details. Contact Leslie MacPhee at theCanadian Diabetes Association 1-800-326-7712 ext. 2 orleslie.macphee@diabetes.ca
•Chisholm - Anyone interested in Chisholm geneology orpossible reunion in 2008 call Ann Chisholm at 863-5940 or Duncan Chilsholm863-3606.
•Guysborough County Adult Learning Association is nowoffering adult learning programs in the following locations: Guysborough, 136Church Street, various times; Larry’s River, Communities Along The Bay, Tuesdays& Thursdays; Canso, Inshore Fishermens Building, Wednesdays &Fridays.  Services are alsoavailable to other communities. Our programs help adults over 18 who do nothave a Grade 12 to improve basic reading, writing and math skills, and  prepare for GED or other training.  No fees to attend. Textbooks provided.Flexible scheduling. For more information call GALA 533-4252 or Toll Free1-877-332-1277.
•The Catholic Church in Guysborough and surrounding areascelebrates Sunday Eucharist as follows: St. Ann’s Parish, Guysborough at 9 amSunday; St. Patricks Parish, Guysborough Intervale at 11 am Sunday, and  St. Thomas Parish, Salmon River at 5 pmon Saturday. If you wish to confirm a mass time please contact 533-2838 or533-2928.