Canning news

Congratulations to Ami McKay, who was named to the 2008 Chronicle-Herald Honour Roll.

The tribute recognized talented people who took giant steps forward in 2008. The best-selling novelist saw her first play produced at Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, the Two Planks and a Passion’s production of Jerome: A Historical Spectacle, that earned glowing reviews to sold-out crowds.

Her award-winning bestselling novel The Birth House will see a second for sure with her new novel in the works, The Virgin Cure, that is a hopeful for 2009, McKay says.

Glooscap Elementary School: bookmobile arrives at the school on the 15th from 10:15-11:45; an assembly will be held Jan. 16 at 8:15 and an early dismissal at 11:05; and a home and school meeting at 6:45 on the 26th with guest Frankie Bent from Child and Youth services, who will speak about childhood anxieties; and an assembly will be held at 8:15 on the 30th.

The Glooscap subject/science fair will be held Feb. 25, where students may submit non-competitive projects from any subject such as art, social studies or language arts. Students can also submit projects to be entered for judging in the Regional Science fair in Middleton April 14-17.

Northeast Kings Education Centre: there will be a high school dance from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Jan. 22 and middle school student-led conferences from 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 29.

Student services encourage all students to see what scholarships/bursaries are currently available to them. The Toyota Earth Day scholarship deadline is Jan. 31; Terry Fox Humanitarian award program and Kin Canada bursaries program deadline Feb. 1; and the RBC Royal Bank Financial Lifeskills scholarship deadline May 8.

Canning Library book club will meet Thursday, Jan. 15 from 7:30-8:30 p.m., weather permitting. There is no cost to join.

Check out the new book club Facebook page: Canning Library.

Library winter hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2-5 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Please donate to your local food bank. The Canning and area food bank is open Wednesday afternoons from 1-4 p.m. Contact Harry Currie at 582-3886 to drop off donations during the mornings at 1000 Seminary St., Canning, or drop off items at various locations around town. Donations are greatly appreciated.

Remember When: (A year in review – part 2)

July: DVBS at Canning Baptist church; concert and strawberry and turkey salad supper at Pereaux Baptist; Ross Creek July 1 family day and summer art classes for all ages; Two Planks Theatre presents production of Our Town; bookmobile and seniors’ group at Lions Hall; blood collection at Pharmasave; former Cornwallis District High School 20-year reunion; Northeast Kings Education Centre (NKEC) Jacobi Vanderweit receives N.S. Athletic Federation award; library kids storytime and craft programs; KEYSS registers for fall clinics.

August: Two Planks Theatre debut performance of Jerome written by Ami McKay; Ross Creek art classes of poetry, puppetry, printmaking, digital photography, jewelry, watercolor, singer/songwriter workshops and end of summer hootenanny; Heritage Society Churches of Blomidon Country Tour; summer reading programs at library; Canning walkers get active, Legion karaoke, blood collection clinic at Pharmasave, and bookmobile and seniors group at Lions Hall.

September: schools back in, NKEC introduces dress code and helps TD with beach clean-up in Scott’s Bay; Glooscap Terry Fox run, Canning walkers active, Legion karaoke, blood collection clinic at Pharmasave, and bookmobile and seniors’ group at Lions Hall; Canning and Kingsport celebrate Democracy 250 with picnic in the park; Heritage Society Wilf Carter music night at Lions Hall, museum opens for Wilf Carter event, supper at Baptist church; CAPRE attracts international visitors; fire hall play group meet; firefighter Deputy chief Jeff Skaling nominated for bravery award.

October: Legion ticket auction, seniors meet, Sunday flea markets, bookmobile; Light 4 Learning dance fundraiser, fundraiser ticket sales on fireplace and food bank donations needed all at Lions Hall; play group at fire hall, Jeff Skaling receives heroism award in Halifax, post-secondary day and Neptune Theatre performs at NKEC; Apple Tree Landing Fun-Raiser evening, library new winter hours, blood collection at Pharmasave; Ross Creek takes “Secret” goes to Halifax and art Sundays held; Municipal election re-elects Jim Taylor for District 1 Kings County; Canard United celebrates 150th anniversary.

November: 4-Churches bazaar and luncheon, flea market, bookmobile, Big Trip night, fireplace ticket fundraiser continues, Remembrance Day ceremonies, all at Lions Hall; art classes at Ross Creek; Heritage society public meeting at fire hall, calendar fundraiser, information session with Wayne Ward’s Day Lilies; NKEC school dances, Remembrance Day ceremony, Titans’ license plate fundraiser and girls’ soccer raffle huge success, TADD program lunched, and grad photos taken; Glooscap family photo night, annual pancake breakfast with Santa at fire hall; Apple Tree Landing one of a kind auction; annual Christmas craft sale and coffee party at Lloyd Memorial Centre, Kingsport; Canning Interchurch council Christmas box applications at Trinity United; and Victorian Christmas tea and sale at Pereaux Baptist.

December: Fire department food drive; Village Christmas LED light exchange and tree-lighting at park; Legion turkey supper; Ross Creek annual Christmas art Sunday, presents musical Rockbound; Christmas concert at Trinity United; hanging of the greens at Emmanuel United, Kingsport, and at Trinity United; library book club formed; Glooscap skating party and movie night; NKEC evening with the arts, students walk to post office to mail letters regarding human rights, winter carnival, dances; Valley Cornerstone Assembly Christmas concert, and seniors’ group and seniors’ turkey dinner, flea markets and bookmobile at Lions Hall.