Queens Community Events and Recreation Notes

Readers Festival Annual Meeting

Oct. 22 at Port Medway Fire hall, 7pm. Open to the general public with an interest in this event.

IODE Autumn Luncheon

Oct. 23 at Zion United Church, Gorham Hall, 11-1pm. $5. Food table, jams & jellies. Come join us for lunch!

Ladies Auxiliary TGIF Supper

Oct.24 RCL Branch 38 Liverpool 4 to 6PM $5. per person. Menu TBA Everyone welcome.

Friday Night Fever

Oct. 24 RCL Branch 38, 9 to 1AM $5. per person. Music-Wayne Snyder & Ramblin’ Fever. Members & guests welcome.

Self Help Meeting

Oct. 24 at Superstore Meeting Room for widows & widowers, 7-9pm.

ACW Chowder Luncheon

Oct. 24 at the Masonic Hall, Caledonia, 11:30 – 1:30pm. White Elephant Table, Pantry Table

Proceeds: Anglican Church Women, Caledonia

Children’s Halloween Garden Party

Oct. 25 at RCL Branch 38, Liverpool, 1-4pm. Games, prizes, canteen, face painting and more. Everyone welcome.

Halloween Dance

Oct. 25 at Caledonia Legion Branch 87, 9-1am. 19 yrs. & over. Music by Dance Hall Doctors. $7 p/p.

Warm Winter Clothing Exchange

Oct. 25 at Liverpool Lions Hall. Drop off 10-1pm. Pick up 1-3pm. Everyone welcome. No fees. Hosted by the Liverpool Kinettes Club.

Arthritis Support Group

Oct. 25 at Thomas Raddall Library, 10:30 – noon. Free. Anyone who is living with arthritis or is the caregiver for a person with arthritis.

Harvest Tea

Oct. 25 at Liverpool Baptist Church Vestry, Summer St. entrance, 11:30 – 1pm. Tickets $5. For tickets call Linda 354-5000, Bea 354-2108. Ticket also at the door.

Card Party

Oct. 25 7pm Greenfield Fire Dept.

Mini, Youth & Senior Fun Soccer

Registration for this indoor Tier 2 Fun Soccer Sat. Oct. 25 10AM to 2PM at Liverpool Superstore Community Room.

Halloween Dance

Oct. 25 at Liverpool Fire Dept., 9-1am. $5 p/p. Music by DJ: Backdraft. Members & guests welcome. Prizes for best costumes. 19 & over. Bar/canteen available.

Annual Turkey Supper

OCT. 25 4:30 to 6:30PM North Brookfield Community Hall, sponsored by the Womens Institute. Adults-$9. children-$4. Under 5-Free

Roast Beef Supper

Oct. 25 Liverpool Curling Club, 6:30 PM. Tickets-$10. Available at the door or call 354-4407 or 354-3770

Halloween Pot Luck Supper

Oct. 25 at St. Andrews Church Hall, Brooklyn, 4:30-6pm. Adults $8, under 12 $4, under 5 free.

Annual Harvest Tea

Oct. 25 at Wesley United Church, Petite Riviere, 2-4pm. Adults $6.50, children $3, under 5 free. Also Petite Boutique & bake & white elephant table.

Fireman’s Breakfast

Oct. 25 7 to 11 PM at the Caledonia Fire Hall

Oct. MusicFest

Oct.25, at Coastal Queens Place Port Mouton. Music by Chris & Jean Burgess and Ricky

and Michelle. Lunch 11 – 2PM (Oct. sausage). Also Bake Sale Sat. & Sun. Lots more.No Tax

Card Party

Oct. 25 at Port Medway Fire Hall.

Prizes and refreshments. Start time 7:30 p.m.

Flea Market

Oct. 26 at Liverpool Fire Hall, 1-3pm. Admission .50. Canteen available.

Country Dance

Oct. 26. Italy Cross Fire Hall 3 to 7PM. Smoke/alcohol free/no age restrictions. $6. Music-“Coastal Country”

Halloween Party

Oct. 26 at Milton Canoe & Camera Club, 1-3pm. Kids up to age 12.

High Tea at the Fairview

Oct. 26 at the Fairview Inn, 25 Queen St., Bridgewater, 2:30-4:30pm. Tickets $20. For more info call 543-2233 or SS Big Brothers Big Sisters 543-4435. Proceeds to SSBBBS.

Card Party

Oct. 28 at East Port Medway Comm. Hall, 7:30pm. Prizes & refreshments.

Final Card Party of Season

Oct. 29 Beach Meadows Community Hall. 7:30 PM. Prizes & refreshments

Annual turkey supper

Nov 1 Kempt Community Hall 4:30-6:30. Adults $9. Children $4. Under 5 free. Sponsored Kempt Sewing Circle.

Stamp Fair and Exhibition

Nov. 1 from 10 – 3 at Days Inn, North St, Bridgewater. There will be a Philatelic Presentation at 11:00 and Stamp Auction at 1:00pm. The fair will also include an exhibition of stamps, stamp dealers, and a youth corner. Canada Post will be present.

Milton Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 174th Anniversary Service & Pot Luck Supper

Nov. 2 4PM Come celebrate our 174 years. Special guests-the always entertaining Rev. Laura McCue & musical guests “909” (Stacy Kaulback, Cameron Dexter, Neil Dobson, John Brennan). Bring a Pot Luck dish to share following the service.

Ladies Dart Night

Nov. 2 at Caledonia Legion Branch 87, 7pm. First time players & non members welcome For more info call 682-3011 or 682-2792.

Volunteer Appreciation Evening

Nov 5 from 7-9 pm for Canadian Cancer Society Volunteers, Trinity Anglican Church Hall. Have you assisted the Cancer Society in any way or would like to be part of this organization please join us? Dessert buffet, draw prizes and a guest speaker - Beth Atherton - District Co-ordinator for the South Shore.

19th Annual Curl for Kids Bonspiel

Nov. 8 at Bridgewater Curling Club, warm up 11:30am. Registration fee $75 p/p or min. $300 in pledges per team. To register or for more info call 543-4435 or 354-5517, fax 543-8571 or go to: southshorebbs@ns.sympatico.ca

Fall Craft Sale

Nov. 8 at Clarks Harbour Legion, 10-2pm. For tables call Patricia 745-0434.

Roast Beef Dinner

Nov. 8, 5:30 for 6 p.m. at Royal Canadian Legion, Liverpool. Music by Mersey Band Chamber Ensembles including Privateer Brass, Mersey Winds, and a student trio. 50/50 tickets and Door prizes. Tickets available at Woodpile Cafe, Seams Sew Simple, from Band members or call Don Smith at 354-3325. Proceeds to Mersey Band.

Christmas Luncheon & Sale

Nov. 8, Greenfield Fire Hall 12 Noon to 2PM. Salads, sweets, beverages, fancywork, bake table, crafts, cookie walk. Adults $6.00, Children (under 12) Under 5 Free Proceeds Greenfield Sewing Circle

Operation Christmas child boxes have arrived. Anyone interested in participating please contact Elizabeth Burns 354-3906.

Reserve the date

Dec. 3

Christmas Luncheon 11AM to 1PM. Port Medway Fire Hall. Proceeds Baptist Church

RECREATION REPORT

Volunteer Food Handlers Course, Liverpool

On Nov. 18 from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. there will be a "Volunteer Food Handlers Course" at the Liverpool Lions Hall. Learn the safe ways to prepare and serve food to the public at this free session. The course is three hours long; please bring a pen as there is a test at the end. Preregistation is required by Nov. 12; call the Rec. Dept. at 354-5741 to save your space.

Risk Management for Activities and Facilities Workshop, Caledonia

Is your group doing its best to reduce the risk for its board and the activities and events you run? Find out ways to protect your group, decrease liability and reduce insurance costs at this free session facilitated by RFANS on Nov. 24, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Masonic Hall. Preregistration is required by Nov. 17; contact the Recreation Department at 354-5741.

Risk Management for Activities and Facilities Workshop, Liverpool

Is your group doing its best to reduce the risk for its board and the activities and events you run? Find out ways to protect your group, decrease liability and reduce insurance costs at this free session facilitated by RFANS on Nov. 25 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Trinity Parish Hall. Preregistration is required by Nov. 17; contact the

Recreation Department at 354-5741.

Early season ice time now available

The ice is in at the Queens Memorial Arena and available for rentals, day and evening. A great opportunity for team practices, private lessons, birthday parties, special events and more! For further information, contact Mike Langille at the arena (phone: 354-4444) or the Region of Queens Recreation Dept. (phone: 354-5741).

Queens Place

Learn about all the exciting new developments in the Queens Place project as they happen by subscribing to the "Queens Place" e-bulletin. Simply e-mail the Region of Queens Recreation Dept. (info@regionofqueens.com) to have your e-mail added to the list. The e-bulletin contains news briefs, updates and advances to the project so you will have the facts straight from the Recreation Facility Project Committee.

The Recreation Department of the Region of Queens Municipality can be contacted by phone at 354-5741, by fax at 354-7473, or by email at info@regionofqueens.com