Jun 7, 2010
The past cribbage “season” was a very successful one. John Gillis, and in John’s absense, Jim Webber, did a fine job of keeping things running smoothly. Those Wednesday night gatherings at Sylvan Hall provided a great chance to pass winter evenings...
Jun 7, 2010
That group of older folks are putting the rest of us to shame. They have been a busy lot, and besides having a lot of fun together on Wednesday afternoons, they have raised a considerable amount of money for use within the community. They have raised money to have the...
Jun 7, 2010
Renée Bown will again, along with her team, be organizing the annual Lochaber Strawberry Festival. It is scheduled for the afternoon of Sunday, July 11th. It will, as always, feature delicious strawberry shortcakes and continuous live entertainment. In addition to the...
Jun 7, 2010
Seniors groups from around the county will be holding “Antigonish County Older Adult Games” on Saturday, June 26th. These friendly competitions are open to anyone turning 55 or older during 2010. Most of the activities will take place at the St. Andrews...
Jun 7, 2010
Use of the municipal dumpsters has been tightened up, both in timing and in content. Each of the county councillors has been assigned a number of dumpsters for a single week each summer, That week for Jerome Grant’s district, which includes Lochaber, is June...
Jun 7, 2010
Speaking about advances in technology, fifty odd years ago Don Messer and his Islanders put on a concert at Sylvan Hall. This year in late February, Jan MacKay, who entertained us at one of our “Songs at Sylvan” pub nights, recorded a CD before a live...
