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Moving sale, Saturday and Sunday

submitted — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:24:34 +0000

Moving sale Saturday, May 19th and Sunday, May 20 from 10 am to 2 pm at 29 Somers Road, Antigonish. Everything must go.

Reclining chesterfield and chair for sale

Rhonda — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:22:37 +0000

For Sale: Reclining Couch and Chair, blue in color. Call 902 863 4065

Festival Antigonish features three comedies on Mainstage for 25th season

ken — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:07:20 +0000

Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre has announced plans for its 25th season. For the Mainstage it will be a season of comedy with three productions. It includes Ray Cooney’s farce “Funny Money’, Bernard Slade’s well known play “Same Time Next Year” and “Till it Hurts” by Ontario-based author Douglas Bowie. On the Family Stage, there’s J-M Barrie’s “Peter Pan” and another play featuring the work of well known children’s author Robert Munsch; “The Three Munschkateers”. As a bonus event for their 25th season, there will be an evening with well-known Canadian Playwright Norm Foster on July 7th. Twelve of Foster’s plays have been staged at Festival Antigonish. The Festival Antigonish Season opens July 5th.

Yardsale May 19

submitted — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:43:36 +0000

YARD and BAKE SALE
At the Masonic Hall
437 Main Street, Mulgrave, N. S.
9:00 A.M. To 12:00 Noon
Saturday, May 19
Rain or shine
Sponsored by Temple Lodge #57 Mulgrave, N. S.

Ocean Nutrition Sold

ken — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:37:08 +0000

The parent company of the Ocean Nutrition plant in Mulgrave is being sold. A Dutch company specializing in sustainable dietary supplements, Royal DSM has announced it is buying Ocean Nutrition Canada of Halifax for 540 milllion dollars Canadian. The sale is expected to close in the second half of the year. In a release, Royal DSM says it plans to expand its lipids growth platform. Royal DSM adds the sale will strengthen its position in the North American dietary supplement market by adding fish oil derived omega-3 fatty acids to its portfolio. It also says the acquisition will expand Ocean Nutrition Canada’s sales in dietary supplement markets outside North America and in the food and beverage markets worldwide. Ocean Nutrition has more than 400 employees in Canada, the U-S and Peru. Ocean Nutrition is projecting sales this year of 190 million dollars.

Antigonish native serious hurt in car crash in 2004 running in a 5 K race in Halifax

ken — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:36:08 +0000

For the thousands who will be participating in this weekend’s Bluenose marathon in Halifax, it will be particularly special for one Antigonish runner. Kendra Gottchall was seriously hurt in a car crash in 2004 when she was 16. She has metal roads in both arms and her right leg. Gottschall, now a Masters of Social Work student at Dalhousie University is entered in the five kilometre run. Gotschall admits it’s a bit overwhelming to think she’ll be running in the race on Sunday.

Kendra Gottschall

Gottschall says with her post-secondary academic career winding down, she wanted to set a new challenge for herself. Gottschall says she’s in good physical condition and has been training on the Bluenose 5 K route for the past week or two.

Men’s Respect for Women’s March in Antigonish on the 27th

ken — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:33:37 +0000

Plans are underway for the second annual “Men’s Respect for Women March” in Antigonish. The event will be held on Sunday, May 27th. The march is a way for men to publicly declare their opposition to violence against women. It’s organized by two Knights of Columbus Councils in the Heatherton, St. Andrews, Giant’s Lake and Antigonish areas. Last year’s march was motivated by the murder of St. FX University Education Professor Ottilia Chareka. The Grand Knight of the Msgr. Hugh MacPherson Council of the Knights of Columbus in Heatherton, St. Andrews and Giant’s Lake, Peter Gosbee says the march is more than a focus on domestic abuse.

Peter Gosbee

The march will start at 2 p.m. in the rear parking lot of the Antigonish Post Office; ending at Columbus Field. Knights of Columbus Councils in Pictou and Trenton are organizing a similar march on the 27th, as a result of last fall’s murder of Amber Kirwan.

Large quantity Marijuana seized in Port Hawkesbury drug bust

ken — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:32:18 +0000

RCMP say there was a drug bust in Port Hawkesbury. RCMP say officers from Richmond and Inverness Counties and the Northeast Nova Police Service Dog Section teamed up to search an apartment yesterday. Police say a large quantity of marijuana was seized along with some drug-related property. Three men from the Port Hawkesbury area were arrested and face charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Police are continuing their investigation.

Lions convention in Antigonish

ken — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:30:57 +0000

About 175 delegates from Lions Clubs across Atlantic Canada and Maine will be Antigonish this weekend. They are in town for the annual Lions Multiple District “N” Convention. It will be held at the Charles V. Keating Centre on the St. FX University Campus. The guest speaker at the convention is Lions International Director Marvin Chambers of Fillmore, Saskatchewan. Chambers is an agricultural consultant and the Mayor of Fillmore. The convention begins Friday afternoon and wraps up Sunday. The weekend will include business meetings, training sessions and “Speakout”, a public speaking competition featuring winners from four districts in the region.

Wednesday cribbage game

submitted — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:05:32 +0000

Crib game at 8 pm on Wednesdays at Greenfields Seniors Club(community hall), in Melrose. Please bring a partner!