The blood donor clinic for our area will be held Wed., March 19 and Thurs., March 20 at the Kentville Fire Hall. There are two sessions: 1-3 p.m. and 5-8:30 p.m.
You can book an appointment by calling 1-888-2 DONATE (236-6283) or just drop in. Remember to bring ID with your full names and signature of full name and photo. New donors welcome.
Ever wondered what your house looks like from the air? Have a relative living in another province or a friend in another country whose home you’ve never seen?
Sign up for a computer tutorial and let C@P instructor Ian Manning show you how to use Google Earth. The library has received a C@P grant and will be offering one-on-one tutorials throughout the month of March.
Call the library at 542-3005 to book a session in the late afternoon or evening. Ian can also help you with e-mail, YouTube, Facebook, Google SketchUp, or MicroSoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word) and answer any other questions you might have about how to use a computer and surf the Net.
An invitation is extended to all Port Williams Seniors to come to the library’s March anniversary event Tues., March 25 at 2 p.m., which will include a special presentation of library services, large print books, magazines, audiobooks (on cassette tape and CD) movie videos and DVDs.
Branch librarian Sue Mullen will demonstrate how to find and request materials on the online catalogue. A staff member from library HQ will be on hand to explain the regional library’s new Books by Mail program. Refreshments will be served.
The last of the March teen events at the library with C@P instructor Ian Manning will be held Fri., March 28 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.. Teens will be filming a video using MicroSoft MovieMaker then creating a YouTube account and uploading the video. One of the things they will be doing will be making a how-to video for Dance Dance Revolution.
The East and West Kings District Women's Institutes and Planters Equipment are holding a Farm Safety Day Camp for children.
It will be at Planter's Equipment, Steam Mill, March 29 from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. It is open to children ages 8-12. The cost is $5 and includes a morning snack and lunch.. For more information and registration, contact Ruth at 542-7141 or Marie at 678-5926.
Valley United will holding tryouts for Tier 1 U-14 to U-18 (Male and Female) and Tier 2 U-12 and U-14 (Male and Female). Tryouts will start March 29. Please check the Valley United website in March for more details
www.valleyunited.ca).
The PWES spaghetti supper will now be held April 5 in the school lunchroom from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Admission is freewill offering.
Our Future Blossoms is the theme for this year’s Apple Blossom Festival and Port Williams is looking young women to be its ambassador this year. If you’re interested or want more information, contact Lori Ansems, Community Representative, at 542-2892 or lori_ansems@hotmail.com.
Princess Port Williams 2008 will be selected at a dessert party Fri., April 25. Deadline to apply is Fri. Apr. 4.
This month's general meeting of the Cornwallis Project 4-H Club was held March 7 at the Community Centre. On March 30, the club will hold speeches and demonstrations, starting at 3 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Community Centre. Everyone is welcome to attend.
This year, Cornwallis Club is hosting the 4-H County Rally April 12 at L.E Shaw School in Avonport. We will be sending our senior hostess and host candidates Allison and Jordan Kennie as well as junior host and hostess Stewart and Madeline Kennie.
This week Chat-o-Rama is being held at the MARC in Bridgewater, and five of our members - Ann and Emma Forsyth, Laura and Allison Kennie and Hannah Webber - will attend.
It was announced that Kings County Judging Day will take place May 27 at Sweet's Horse Centre in Billtown.
Our county chocolate bar fundraiser has started and everyone is encouraged to support 4-H as the money raised will help with Kings County host the 4-H Provincial Show in the fall. The meeting was concluded by practicing speeches together.
Submitted by Sarah Smith, Club Reporter
