Port Williams news

A Carnival of the Animals, a grand zoological fantasy by Camille Saint-Saens, was the PWES spring concert held this year in the gym May 8. The lead team in top hat, ties and sashes opened the evening with “On With the Show” and provided introductions for each number.

Ms. Rhodenizer’s 4/5 class sang about the king of the beasts “See the Lions Brave and Mighty”.

The barnyard was full of the energetic chickens of Ms. Serieys’ Gr. 2/3 class doing the “Tennessee Wig-Walk”.

Mrs. Spicer’s Gr. 2/3 class was the “Turtle Brothers” in their green clothes and hard-shelled hats as they sang and recited a poem. There was lots of braying from the grey, floppy-eared donkeys of Mr. Long’s Gr. 2 class as they sang, “Ferdinando the Donkey”.

The song “When You Are Big” by Mr. Muttart’s Gr. 4/5 class shared the difficulties of a large elephant in finding a dance partner. The movements of Ms. Bowlby’s P/1 class as they sang “While the World Around Us” made their colourful costumes shimmer like fish moving through the water.

The P/1s stayed in the water as Mrs. Monk’s big-toothed crocodiles sang “A Bunch of Scales”. The students of Ms. Harnum’s class held large bones as they moved around the stage singing “Very Long Ago, In Another Age” and at the end of the song the bones formed themselves into a stage-wide dinosaur fossil.

Blue jays, cardinals, and eagles were among the colourful birds flying during “Birds are Flying” by Mrs. Baird’s P/1 class. “Life is a Beautiful Dream” for the striking white and black swans of Ms. MacKenzie’s Gr. 3 class.

The music and colour when the whole school was onstage for the finale “That’s the End of our Show” was impressive. The lead team kept the audience entertained as the students filed out with a reprise of their opening song.

Kudos to music teacher Mrs. Frampton, the costume-makers, stage construction and everyone involved in this production. It was excellent!

The blood donor clinic for our area will be held Wed., May 20 and Thurs., May 21 at the Kentville Fire Hall. There are two sessions: 1-3 p.m. and 5-8 p.m.

You can book an appt. 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.

The Seniors 50+ Club will have an exercise program for anyone 50-and-over every Tuesday from 7:45-9 p.m. until the end of the year. This no-cost program will use a chair, weights and the bands, all provided by the club.

The annual general meeting (its one and only of the year) of the members of the Murdoch C. Smith Memorial Library Association will be held in the library’s Reading Room of the Community Centre Tues., May 27 at 8 p.m.

The funds that Murdoch C. Smith left to the village to build a library keep on giving and giving, as money is available each year for special projects to benefit the library. Some past initiatives included: CD-ROMs for children and adults, videos, audiobooks a new Teen corner with its feature anime and DVD collection (the largest permanent one in the Valley). Come and get involved in our library.

Students from the Port Williams area who will be graduating from Grade 12 next month are reminded that May 31 is the deadline for the receipt of applications for the Laurie W. Turner Lions Memorial Bursary ($750) and the Port Williams and District Lions Club Bursary ($500). Applications can be obtained from, and are to be returned to, the guidance counselor at Horton High School.

Students from the Port Williams area who are attending Northeast Kings Education Centre are also eligible to apply for the Laurie W. Turner Lions Memorial Bursary and should contact their guidance counselor.

The Port Williams JAM Scholastic Award ($1540) is available annually to an entering Canadian citizen who has been a resident in the village of Port Williams for at least five years. The recipient will have exhibited scholastic merit, will be able to demonstrate financial need and have made a positive contribution to community life and church affairs.

The application dossier must include: a letter of application, a high school transcript, a statement of career plans, a resume of community and church involvement and contributions, details of financial resources for the first year of university study at Acadia, and names and addresses of two referees. The application deadline is May 31. Additional details may be obtained from the guidance counselor at one’s school.

The Port Williams and District Lions Club wishes to advise community residents that the ninth annual Village-Wide Yard Sale will be held Sat., June 14. A canteen will be available adjacent to Stage 2 during the yard sale.

Also taking place that day will be a chicken BBQ by the Fire Department, the Children’s Parade and a Community Supper. A mock jail will start the weekend off Fri., June 13. Further information will be sent to village residents later this month.