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St. Stephen to crack down on ‘drive through stops’Kathy Bockus

St. StepheN

Consider this fair warning, said Sgt. peter Stubbs, the St. Stephen RCMp detachment commander .

Come to a full stop at a stop sign or you will be ticketed, and be faced with a fine of $172.50.

Beginning Sunday, Oct. 1, the RCMp will begin a month long campaign to crack down on driv-ers of vehicles which do not come to a complete stop at stop signs in St. Stephen and McAdam.

“there will be a zero tolerance for drivers who do not come to a complete stop at stop signs. I have laid this out to all my mem-bers, and they understand that a provincial Offences procedures Act (pOpA) ticket is to be issued,” said Stubbs.

So far this year in St. Stephen, the RCMp has responded to two serious accidents where drivers and passengers have been fortu-nate in that they only received minor injuries.

“We have been really fortu-nate there have not been signifi-cant injuries,” said Stubbs. he noted there have also been sev-eral property damage collisions that were the result of drivers not adhering to intersection controls,

be it stop signs or traffic lights. he said the law requires vehi-

cles to come to a full stop, a “ces-sation of motion” at stop signs and red lights.

Stubbs said the RCMp has worked with the Community po-licing Committee of the South-west New Brunswick Service Commission to create an an-nual performance plan for SN-BSC. Stop sign enforcement was brought forward as a priority in the communities. In addition, St. Stephen town Council has also brought enforcement of intersec-tions forward as an issue within the community.

“For the month of October we will complete several enforce-ment operations throughout the detachment area, and drivers, choosing not to stop, can expect to receive a $172.50 fine,” said Sgt. Stubbs.

In April the RCMp conducted a month-long crack down in the same region to reduce the num-ber of distracted drivers.

Stubbs said 32 motorists were issued tickets for distracted driv-ing – using hand held cell phones - during the month long initiative.

By comparison, only 31 dis-tracted driving tickets were is-sued in St. Stephen during 2016.

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Kathy Bockus/CourierBeginning Sunday in St. Stephen and McAdam, the RCMP will begin a month long initiative cracking down on drivers who fail to stop at stop signs. Sgt. Peter Stubbs, right, and Cst. Mike McGee will be among those writing tickets for $172.50 to drivers who disobey the law.

Big Bike is pedaled through St. Stephen streets to save livesKathy Bockus

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Raising money for the heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick, as well as raising awareness of the importance of heart health, was behind the appearance tues-day in St. Stephen of the “Big Bike.”

A number of businesses had staff members ride the Big Bike down King Street and back, looping onto Union Street during their journey. the late afternoon rides took place in unseasonably high temperatures that had more than one person pedaling half-joking they wished the escort driving the St. Stephen Fire Department fire truck might offer to hose them down a bit.

Staff of the Atlantic Superstore took a turn in the morning, following a brief warm-up to get their muscles moving. they were coached by Meghan Weatherhead, com-munity fundraising coordinator for the Foundation, who, because of the heat later in the day, didn’t require the same warm up be performed by the other teams – staff of the Charlotte County hospital, of Giant tiger, a combined effort by exit Realty Guy R. Day, RBC, and Scotiabank and at 6 p.m., by members of the St. Stephen Aces hockey team.

“the Big Bike has been on tour throughout the province for al-most six weeks,” said Weatherhead. “each team raises a minimum of $1,500 to ride the bike.

Krisi Marples/CourierMembers of the St. Stephen Aces arrived back at the St. Stephen Superstore parking lot full of energy and cheers after having their turn on the Big Bike Tuesday. The Aces rode the giant bike, in unseasonably hot tempertures, having already had on and off ice workouts through the day.

See “Big Bike” pg. 3

Page 2 FRIDAY, September 29, 2017 COURIER WEEKENDREFLECTING THE REGION

NewsBe proactive and prepare for emergencies, advise expertsKathy Bockus

St. Stephen

Residents of St. Stephen, and those throughout Charlotte County, need to be proactive when it comes to their safety and emergency preparedness.

that’s the message delivered this week to a very small group of people who were on hand to hear advice from St. Stephen Fire Chief Jeff Richardson, and Brent Whel-an, the regional eMO coordinator.

“In the next 90 days we are going to go from shorts to snow-blowing,” said Whelan. “And we know that coming into the latter part of november, first part of December, we will have a major snowstorm that will cause power outages. the first snowfall will al-ways do that.”

Whelan said the power outag-es are caused early in the season because the trees haven’t frozen,

and with the weight of snow - or strength of wind gusts - bend over, taking down power lines.

the information session at the St. Croix Christian Centre was hosted by home Support Ser-vices, which provides homecare workers to seniors, enabling them to stay in their own homes.

executive director trudy hig-gins said she wished more people had attended to hear the impor-tance of emergency prepared-ness.

the idea for the session came on the heels of the news in the past month of multiple hurricane strikes in the Caribbean and the United States, and the devasta-tion they have left in their wakes.

“It got us to thinking what would we do in this community in a crisis like that?” said higgins.

“people have to be proactive, use due diligence,” she stated. “everyone should have a plan.”

Richardson stressed the town

does have an emergency plan, which is linked to the provincial emergency plan, and identifies resources available once local re-sources have been depleted.

Both Richardson and Whelan stressed the need for people to have personal emergency plans, providing for enough food, medi-cation, clothing, cash, and other emergency supplies - like a man-ual can opener, to last 72 hours. And those plans need to include pets, they stated.

“A personal plan is your own insurance,” stated Whelan. “how do we take care of ourselves? Be proactive as an individual. put a plan in place according to what you can afford.”

Whelan said residents also need to put down their cell phones, and go across the street and meet their neighbours.

“We need to get back to grass roots. Check on each other.”

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Continued from front Big Bike tours St.

Stephen“The total raised in St. Stephen this year is $10,308.16.”Andrea Acheson, who works in the Human Resources depart-

ment at CCH, said the hospital team raised $5,421 through dona-tions, bake sales, and other fundraising events - its best fundrais-ing year ever, she stated. The amount was the most raised by a Charlotte County team said Acheson.

It was Acheson who issued the invitation to Horizon Health CEO Karen McGrath to participate with CCH staff members on their bike ride.

“We’re very pleased she came to support the staff,” said Ache-son.

“I think it’s extremely important that we support staff in this kind of community initiative,” said McGrath, “particularly the Heart and Stroke which is pretty dear to my heart.”

McGrath said she, like many other people, have had family members who have experienced heart and stroke issues.

“I think it’s really important to be involved in the community and I love coming to St. Stephen,” said McGrath.

Tina Etmanski, director of community fundraising, for the foundation, said 100 per cent of money raised stays in New Brunswick for programs, and the purchase of AED defibrillators.

She said the foundation has placed more than 400 AEDs in New Brunswick.

“Every school now has one,” said Etmanski. The AEDs are also being placed in the high risk locations. In the last three years, 13 lives have been saved, she said, four lives since January of this year, and one just last week by the placement of the AEDs.

Etmanski said the foundation intends to continue training high school students in the use of AEDs. In the past two years 14,000 students have been trained at no charge.

“We bring in an AED so they can actually see it, to see what it looks like and to realize it won’t work unless it’s needed; it walks you through the steps.”

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Kathy Bockus/CourierTheir smiles powered this bike as much as their pedaling did! A lot of fun was had in the cool of Tuesday morning by these staff members of the Atlantic Superstore in St. Stephen as they participated in the Big Bike ride to raise money for the New Brunswick Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Kathy Bockus/CourierStaff from the Charlotte County Hospital took to the streets of St. Stephen on a very hot and humid Tuesday afternoon to participate in the Big Bike ride, a fundraising effort for the New Brunswick Heart and Stroke Foundation. Horizon Health CEO Karen McGrath, pedaling at the front outside placement, came from Fredericton to support the staff and help power the modified bike.

Recovery of submerged truck off Saint Andrews ‘quite a show’

Kathy Bockus

SAINT ANDREWS

A half-ton truck stuck in the mud drew a lot of attention on the shore of Saint Andrews last week.

Especially after the tide submerged the stranded ve-hicle to its windshield – twice.

Shane Robertson works for CCM Heavy Towing and Recovery, located in Upper L’Etang, and St. George. He and his boss, Chris Wright, answered the call from the truck’s owner on Sept. 21, the day after the truck became stuck.

By that time, said Robertson, the truck had been un-der the water opposite the Kiwanis Oceanfront Camping campground for two turnings of the tide.

The owner and driver of the truck, who Robertson did not identify, is a local man.

“He’s a diver,” said Robertson. “He likes to drive along the low water line. Has done it hundreds of times, and this time it bit him in the butt.”

Robertson said the man hit a soft spot in the mud be-

tween 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sept. 20, and got stuck. Several attempts by the man to get his vehicle free were unsuc-cessful. Robertson speculates if someone had been able to arrive on scene with another half-ton truck that night, the vehicle could have been pulled free before it was en-gulfed by the salt water of Passamaquoddy Bay.

Robertson said the man called the company for assis-tance at 9 a.m. the next day.

“By the time we got there, the water was already back up to the door,” said Robertson. He said the vehicle was eventually recovered by 6:30 p.m., during low tide.

Robertson said he was amazed at how many people showed up to watch the recovery of the truck.

“I kid you not - it was just like the crowd that shows up for the fireworks in Saint Andrews.” Robertson esti-mates there were between 500 to 1,000 people sitting on the beach or standing watching, as the tow-line was dragged out to the truck.

“The truck was about half a mile out on the beach. It took a thousand feet of cable.”

He said when Wright tooted the tow truck’s horn to signal the beginning of the haul attempt, and to warn

people to get out of the way, “people were clapping and

cheering.”“We were quite the show.”The large tow truck also had to take precautions to

ensure it didn’t become stuck. “It’s 20 times heavier than a half ton.”

Robertson said another company-owned diesel Ford truck was attached to the tow truck to make sure it kept moving once it started its haul.

Once the doomed truck – “it’s a write off, salt water or fresh water - there are too many computer parts nowa-days in the engine” – reached the beach, Robertson said local resident Stephen Foster used his truck to pull it the rest of the way across the beach.

Robertson said this is not the first time his company has been called to remove vehicles from the water, noting many communities in Charlotte County are fishing com-munities, and oftentimes people back their boats into the water “and their truck jumps out of park.”

“But this? This was an original.”[email protected]

Dave Johnson photoThis truck was submerged twice by the tides of Passamaquoddy Bay opposite the Kiwanis Oceanfront Campground in Saint Andrews before it was hauled to shore. A local man enjoying an evening drive along the low water mark on the shore hit a mud hole and became stuck.

Dave Johnson PhotoShane Robertson of CCM Towing and Recovery hauls a heavy tow line to a truck stuck off the shore of Saint Andrews


Angela Merkel’s slogan in her campaign for a fourth term as Chancellor was terminally bland and smug – “For a Ger-many in which we live well and love living” – but it did the job, sort of.

Her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is back as the larg-est party, so Merkel gets to form the next coalition government. But the neo-fascists are now in the Bundestag (parliament) too, for the first time since the col-lapse of Nazi Germany.

It’s not Merkel’s fault, exact-ly, but the numbers tell the tale. The CDU had its worst result ever, down from 40 per cent of the vote at the last election to only 33 per cent this time.

And it looks like the seven per cent of the vote that the CDU lost went straight to the Alternative for Germany (AfD), the neo-fascist party, whose support was up from just under 5 percent last time to 12.6 per cent this time.

That makes the AfD the third biggest party in the Bund-estag. All the other parties have sworn to have nothing to do with it, so Merkel’s party will have to seek its coalition part-ners elsewhere.

It will take at least a month to make the coalition deal, which will probably link the CDU with the business-friendly Free Democrats and the Greens, but that is not the big story. The rise of the hard right is.

‘Rise’ is a relative term, of course: only one German in eight actually voted for the AfD. But that is still shocking in a country that thought it had permanently excised all that old Nazi stuff from its politics.

And if you look more close-ly, the AfD’s support was stron-gest in the same parts of the country that voted strongly for the Nazis in the 1933 election that brought Hitler to power.

The AfD was founded by an economics professor who just wanted Germany to leave the

euro currency, but in the past four years it has been taken over anti-Muslim, anti-immi-grant ultra-nationalists, and they do sound a little bit like You-Know-Who at times.

Alice Weidel, the AfD’s co-leader, has described Merkel’s government as “pigs” who merely serve as “marionettes of the victorious powers of the Second World War, whose task it is to keep down the German people.”

And the party’s other co-leader, Alexander Gauland, said in an election speech last week: “We have the right to be proud of the achievements of the German soldiers in two world wars.”

That sort of comment might be interesting to debate in a university seminar on German history, but 72 years after Hit-ler’s death it is still too soon to say out loud in a Europe that was ravaged by German armies in the Second World War. Gauland, Weidel and their AfD colleagues are playing with fire and they are well aware of it.

The truly alarming thing, however, is not the occasional echo of the Nazis in AfD

OPINIONeditorial

Globalview

Gwynne Dyer

Germany: the rise of the right

Editor

On August 28, I sent a letter to you requesting help finding identification of a photo in my possession. In another email I sent you that photo.

I am now writing to say a very special “Thank You” to those people who contacted me, and were able to tell me about my dad’s cousins, Thel-

ma and Lillian Cumberland. A special thank you to

Joyce and her friend, who were both able to identify the photo as Lillian Cumberland, I will be forever grateful to you both, and to Harold, who was able to tell me interesting things I did not know about Lillian.

My dad kept in touch with them, but he died in 1964,

so a lot of time has passed. Thanks again.

Now if I could only identify the photo I have that I think might be their mother, Lillian Hickey Cumberland - but I am sure there is no one around that would remember her since she died in the 1920s.

Thanks again,Gail Norrad

Bloomfield Ridge, NB

letters to editor

I was reminded today, through the awesome power of Face-book, that it’s National Coaches Week, and for that little tidbit, I say thank you, Facebook. For once, you were useful.

If there is a position I believe deserves a week of recognition, it’s that of the often beleaguered and forgotten coach. Unless of course his or her team is falling in whatever standing they are. Then a coach receives constant, unrelenting attention.

Maybe it’s for that reason alone I believe all coaches, whether they are volunteer or get paid an obscene amount of money, right-fully deserve a moment in the sun.

Because, when a team is winning, the kudos for the success will often be attributed to the players, and when a team is losing, the perceived failure is almost certainly dropped on the shoulders of the coach.

I was (and technically still am) a riding coach for decades. From backyard trail riders to university teams, and serious upper level competition riders, I had the honour of spending some of the best hours of my life facilitating the sporting dream of any number of kids and adults.

It takes a special sort of person to be a coach. Often, they are volunteers, who are taking time out of their own lives to help oth-ers pursue a much loved sport. They hand over evening and week-ends, on fields, in gymnasiums.

They get sun-burned, and wind-burned, and muddy and sore. They help everyone in their charge, be it the star athlete, or the one who is simply trying their best.

They spend time consoling, cajoling, and encouraging. They support, they teach, and are often not only the toughest person on the player, but the one who cheers for them the loudest.

As I see all the schools in Charlotte County swing back into sports action, and the Aces back on the ice, I see those who have chosen to dedicate themselves to something that can offer the most exalting highs, and the most devastating lows.

Some of the most iconic people in my life were the coaches who help mold me along the way, and I can guarantee I wouldn’t be who I am today without horses, or the coaches who facilitated my life with them, (I’m lookin’ at you, Robbie Collins, wherever you are.)

So please – take a moment this week to thank your coach. Whether they are paid to be there or not, they have dedicated them-selves to each of us, which means we all win.

Krisi Marples

hats off to the coaches

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See “The rise” on pg. 5


As you wish“Never go up against a Sicilian,

when death is on the line!”When these words were spo-

ken, some 30 years ago by Wal-lace Shawn, playing Vizzini, in The Princess Bride, there would have been no way to predict that the movie would achieve the iconic pop-culture classic status it holds today.

Released on Sept. 18, 1987, when I was a sweet, young, im-pressionable flower of only 16, the movie was, for me, immedi-ately resonate. There was some-thing about the characters, and the dialogue that I found instant-ly, and forever, appealing.

Maybe it was the sarcasm. I mean, I’ve gone on the be the most obscenely sarcastic person I know, and it’s possible the blame for that very trait can be laid at Westley, who was brilliantly and delightfully sarcastic, even when referring to true love.

And it’s all those things that must be the reasons as to why, 30 years later, the movie still holds the hearts not only of those of us who loved it then, but of those who have found it in the interim

decades.I find it, amusing, as I journey

through the aging process (stupid bad knees and arthritic fingers) how tightly I now hold on to the seminal moments and items of my past.

But not really my recent past. There’s not much from the last 30 years of my life that I can ran-domly quote, verbatim, but The Princess Bride is one of them. Say “inconceivable” at the right mo-ment, and anyone over 40 will laugh, because it’s instantly rec-ognizable. (The same effect can be attributed to the word “pivot”. Many of you just laughed, simply on hearing the word, because you know its point of origin.)

Maybe it’s that because The Princess Bride came out at a piv-

otal part of my life, it has been, by defacto, etched itself in my psyche.

I was 16. I had just gotten my driver’s license, and was able to go to the barn by myself, in my classic grey Dodge Omni. I was smitten with Alistair, who sat next to me in English, and we wrote each other’s names on our pencil cases. (Kettle Creek pencil cases at that).

I was in the school play, and had an amazing group of friends to hang out with – many of whom I am still connected to, even if it’s just through Facebook.

And I remember that it was Jen Strong and I who went to see The Princess Bride, at least twice, in the theatre, and I will never be able to watch it without thinking of her.

The Princess Bride and 1992s the Last of the Mohicans are the bookends to a time in my life where everything and anything were possible to a headstrong and fearless girl who I need to remind myself of more often.

“My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”

See you next week.

Un-Stable

Krisi Marples

Continued from pg. 4 The rise of the rightrhetoric. It is the fact that Ger-many is conforming to a gen-eral trend towards the authori-tarian, ultra-nationalist right in Western politics.

Each country does it in its own historical style. The pro-Brexit campaign in the United Kingdom last year was actu-ally led by isolationist “Little Englanders”. Their implausible promise of a glorious free-trad-ing future for the UK outside the European Union was just a necessary nod in the direction of economic rationality – but the Brexiteers won because enough people wanted to be-lieve them.

Similarly, Donald Trump fits comfortably into the Ameri-can tradition: he is channeling American demagogues of the 1930 like Huey Long and Fa-

ther Coughlin. The economic situation of American workers and the lower middle class to-day is close enough to that of the 1930s that they responded to his mixture of nationalism, dog-whistle racism and anti-big-business rhetoric by voting him into the presidency.

In France, Marine Le Pen appealed to nationalism, anti-immigrant sentiment and the resentment of the long-term unemployed to win almost 34 per cent of the vote in last May’s presidential election. She lost, but the more important fact is that one-third of French voters backed the neo-fascist candidate. And now, in German, the AfD.

The common thread that runs through all these events, beyond the racism, nationalism

and xenophobia, is economic distress. The economies may be doing well, but a large propor-tion of the people are not. The gap between the rich and the rest was tolerated when every-body’s income was rising, but that has not been true for thirty years now, and patience among the “losers” has run out.

This is still early days, but the direction of the drift in Western politics is clear, and it is deeply undesirable. The only thing that will stop it is decisive action to narrow the income gap again, but that is very hard to do in the face of the current-ly dominant economic doctrine.

Houston, we have a prob-lem.

Gwynne Dyer is an indepen-dent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

Charlotte County Museum may open early next yearST. STEPHEN

Coun. David Hyslop, who sits on the board of the Charlotte County Museum, said the muse-um is considering opening earlier in the 2018 season to allow visits from school classes.

“Schools go to museums other places, but they don’t learn enough about their local his-tory,” said Hyslop.

“We feel that it’s important to do some-thing with the school, promote it a little bit more and give them someplace to go in their own community.”

Hyslop said although museum attendance was down this year – 177 people visited dur-ing the two months it was open– a fact he credits to the construction on Milltown Bou-levard this summer, museum donations are “almost triple” over last year.

He also pointed out, in response to the mention of how some councillors liked the new museum promotional video, which can be viewed on the museum Facebook page, that the video was created by local resident Emily Cunningham and features the exhibits at the museum.

Council acknowledges importance of heritage preservationSAINT ANDREWS

While council opted last month not to proceed with the proposed heritage conservation bylaw, all councillors acknowledged the impor-tance of heritage in the community.

To that end, said CAO Angela McLean at a recent council meeting, staff has been asked and will propose a way forward for more careful consideration of property demolition.

You are invited to two special services at

All Saints Anglican ChurchSUNDAY, OCTOBER 1

3:00 PM - SERVICE OF RECONCILIATIONBishop Mark Macdonald,

Canada’s indigenous bishop, Preacher

6:30 PM ORDINATION TO THE DIACONATE OF REV. JIM CRIGHTON

Bishop David Edwards, Preacher

Join us at 77 King Street, Saint Andrews

St. Stephen Business Improvement Area Inc.

Proposed 2018 Operating BudgetSOURCES OF FUNDSBIA Tax Levy............................................................................. $24,000.00Interest...................................................................................... $ 175.00Student Employment Funding................................................... $ 6,800.00GIC #1………….. ………………….………………………………. $ 5,000.00................................................................................................... $35,975.00

USES OF FUNDSAdvertising.................................................................................. $ 500.00Bank Charges............................................................................. $ 20.00BIA Annual Dues......................................................................... $ 300.00Rent…………………………………………………………………… $ 3,000.00Office and Miscellaneous............................................................. $ 1,000.00PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS

BIA Breakfast........................................ $ 300.00Façade Program................................... $5,000.00

………………………………………………………………….…..…. $ 5,300.00Student Employment.................................................................... $ 6,800.00Payroll........... ………………………………….…..…...................... $18,875.00Seminar Fees and Travel.............................................................. $ 180.00....................................................................................................... $35,975.00

EXCESS/DEFICIENCY.................................................................. $ 0.00

Town Council is considering approval of the above-noted budget. Any objections should be submitted in writing to the Town Clerk by personal delivery at the Town Hall, 73 Milltown Blvd., Suite 112, not later than fifteen days after October 6, 2017,or by ordinary mail post-marked not later than October 21, 2017. This proposed budget is based on a levy of twenty cents for each one hundred dollars of assessed value.

friday, Saturday, & Sunday, September 29, 30 & OctOber 1yard Sale - 43 Moores Mills Rd., Moores Mills, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. No earlybirds please. You name it, we've got it, including the kitchen sink.

Saturday, September 30cOmmunity yard Sale - Maces Bay 50+ Club and Dipper Harbour Fire Hall, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. For more information text or leave a voicemail message at (506) 647-8624. the hOly rOSary cWl fall yard Sale - Holy Rosary Church Hall, Union St., St. Stephen, 8 a.m. - 12 noon.giant indOOr yard Sale - Union St. Atlantic Baptist Church, Corner of Main and Union St., St. Stephen, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

friday & Saturday, OctOber 6 & 7yard Sale - Calais United Methodist Church, 849 Main St., Calais, ME, 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon US time, (9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. CDN time). Items for everyone. Come and bring a friend.

Saturday, OctOber 7dOWnSizing yard Sale - 7 Tourtilott Rd., Old Ridge (off Route 3), 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Household items, tools, furniture, antique, clothing, new gym equipment, large table of FREE items, something for everyone. Rain or shine.

Saturday, OctOber 14family yard Sale - 7 Lindsay Lane, St. Stephen, 8 a.m. - 12 noon. Rain or shine. Men's and women's clothing, furniture, household itmes and decor, tires, air conditioners, complete double bedroom set and much more.

mOnday - Saturday Weeklygarage Sale - 366 Rte. 740, Heathland (one mile from St. Stephen), 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Some large 4x4 turnout windows and screens, large outside door, 3 ft., small items. Rain or shine.


Send scores, reports and sports items to Kate Scott, (506) 466-3220 ext. 1309or email [email protected]

SPORTSweekMariners fight deficit to up-end Spartans in league playKate Scott

St. GeorGe

The Fundy Mariners girls soccer team ended a four-year drought on Monday against the St. Stephen Spartans.

the Mariners fought an early 1-0 deficit to claim a 2-1 victory in a home game at the Fundy Middle and High School tuesday.

Grade 9 student Bella Jones scored the first Mariners goal to tie the Spartans, while senior Felicia Hatt scored the second within the first 10 minutes of the second half. the Spartans goal was scored by Ireland eldridge.

the win advances the Mariners to one win, one loss, and one tie in the season.

In the previous meeting between the Mari-ners and the Spartans, the Spartans defeated the Mariners 2-1.

Mariner’s coach, Christine Bourque, said the squad was excited to log the win. Before the game, Bourque said she reiterated to the team the importance of drills the squad worked on in practice.

“We just talked about what we’ve been work-ing on and what we’ve been practicing; winning every battle, using support and playing with the girls on the field.

“they did win a lot of the individual battles, our goaltender [Sara Fudge] played strong.” Bourque explained after the Spartans scored, members of the Mariners “were a little

bit down on each other”, but noted a couple of the team leaders stepped up to encourage their teammates to not give up.

Hatt, who plays left striker, divulged she was elated, but surprised about the win.

“We never expected to win against them; it’s just the way they are.

“We weren’t communicating, so we said ‘well, oK guys, we need to move it around more, and talk more.”

Hatt said frustrations rose after the Spar-tans goal.

“It was the stupidest goal ever; it hit off someone’s shoulder,” Hatt said matter of factly. “But we were more determined.”

With a laugh, Hatt said when she saw her goal enter the net in the second half, she was thrilled.

“I threw my hands up in the air and I was freaking out; everyone was freaking,” Hatt laughed. “I’m really pumped about it. I’m exited we actually won against them.”

Spartans coach Pat Zwicker said his team struggled with the Mariners speed.

“We were in their half of the field for the first 20 minutes. We just didn’t put our foot on the gas pedal, and they took over the momen-tum. By the time we played with urgency in the last 15 minutes in the second half, they were solid and weren’t giving anything up.

“We didn’t get a shot on net in the second half. they’re so fast, and they’re hard to deal

with.”the Mariners are scheduled to meet the Hampton Huskies Monday in a road game

with a 5:30 p.m. kickoff. “For this game we want to focus on spreading out more and making sure we have sup-

port more so that the other team can lose track,” Hatt said. “And keeping it in the middle.”[email protected]

Kate Scott/CourierDelaney Taylor, left, of the St. Stephen Spartans girls soccer team, looks to challenge Bella Jones of the Fundy Mariners in a meeting earlier this month. The Mariners defeated the Spartans 2-1 in a home game at the Fundy Middle and High School Monday.

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Submitted photo The Bayside Golf Club recently hosted the 2nd Annual Golf Tournament in support of the A.L.S. Society of NB and NS. Thirty participants enjoyed an afternoon barbecue, and prizes were awarded. Tournament participants and other community members raised $1640 for the A.L.S. Society. From left to right are Lorena Brownrigg, Debbie Carson, Shelley McCurdy, and Almina Richardson.

Kathy Bockus/CourierJanelle Snow, left, Christian Sawyer, and Brandon MacMaster were among St. Stephen High School students to participate in the Terry Fox Run on Thursday.

The St. Croix Sportsman Club looking for new membersSt. StePHen

The St. Croix Sportsman Club Youth Air Gun Sec-tion is looking for new members.

Female and male applicants are welcome. the Club has the necessary equipment and coaches to teach both rifle and pistol to those interested.

the St. Croix Sportsman Club meets on tuesdays

and thursdays at 6 p.m. at the range at the Boys and Girls Club of Charlotte County, located on Disher Lane on route one. the range is wheelchair acces-sible.

those interested in registering or for additional information, can contact Brown at 466-3377.

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Spartans drop to Red Hawks in battle for No. 1 seedKate Scott

St. Stephen

The St. Stephen Spartans hosted the Rothesay Red hawks tuesday in a battle for the no. 1 seed in the south.

the Spartans fell 13-3 and are now 4-4 in the season; the game was the second of a two game series to determine which team will repre-sent the south AA conference as the no. 1 seed at regionals in October. the squad defeated the Red hawks 4-2 in the first game of the series.

Chris Gregory was one for two at the plate with a single and two runs scored. Bryce Beck was two for three with two singles and a run scored. tanner Morrow, Ayden Arsenault and Colton Densmore each tallied a single on the outing.

the Spartans are now slated to compete in regionals as the no. 2 seed, meeting the no. 1 seed from the west – either Woodstock or Carleton north. the game is scheduled to take place Oct. 7 at 10 a.m.

the tuesday night game was the last home game of the season; the Spartans are scheduled to meet Samuel de Champlain Monday in a road game.

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Kate Scott/CourierTanner Morrow of the St. Stephen Spartans baseball team makes a catch at first for an out during a game at the Rod Wilson Field Tuesday. The Spartans fell 13-3 to the Rothesay Red Hawks.

Kate Scott/CourierChris Gregory (right) of the St. Stephen Spartans baseball team attempts to tag a member of the Rothesay Red Hawks at home plate during a game at the Rod Wilson Field Tuesday. The Spartans fell 13-3 to the Red Hawks.

St. Stephen Golf Club hosts annual Ironman tournamentSt. Stephen

The 2nd annual Ironman 3 person scramble took place this past Saturday at the St. Stephen Golf Club.

the tournament hosts multiple divisions, which includes a ladies and mixed division. the average score for the ladies was 84.2 and the average score for the men was 70.5.

nikki Lindsay, Michelle McCray, and Katie Mar-shall won in the ladies division with a score of 80, while winners in the men’s division were Andrew Reid, Andrew George, and Chris Bunting stole the win from last year’s defending champions (Brent MacDougall, Justin MacDougall, and Chris Bunting) with a score of -9.

George, Clubhouse and events Manager for the club, said the tournament couldn’t have been a suc-cess without the title sponsors, MacDougall Security Documents and Fundy Building Inspection, more than 40 hole sponsors, and the many volunteers who lent a hand for the tournament.

“We had teams come from all over new Bruns-wick for this event and one team from Calais.”

the St. Stephen Golf Club is slated to close early for the season on Oct. 15 to accommodate the con-struction of the new clubhouse. ResultsLadies winnersnikki Lindsay, Michelle McCray and Katie Marshall 80Men’s Top 81st - Andrew Reid, Andrew George, Chris Goodin -92nd - Brent MacDougall, Justin MacDougall, and Chris Bunting -8 (Defending Champs)t3- Manzer Young, Mike Faver, Kevin Swan -6 Joe Footer, toby Cole, James MacDonald -6t5- Danny Craig, Steve esty, John Dempsey -5 Darren higgins, Chris nelson, Jeremy Mahar -5 Dave taylor, Jeff haley, Richard Brown -5 Dwayne Cheney, Matt Murray, Doug Murray -5

Spartans league match with Seabees ends in a drawSt. Stephen

The St. Stephen Spartans softball team hosted the Simonds Seabees in a 7-7 draw tuesday at the St. Stephen high School.

Jesse Williams was three for three at the plate, logging a home run, one run, two singles and three RBI’s; teagan Barry scored two runs, and had two doubles. Ally Caldwell, nicole Westhaver, and paige Bigger each scored one run. elizabeth Scott had a double, while Mallory Davis had two singles and an RBI.

Plans underway for 2nd annual sports wall of fame inductionSt. Stephen

Plans are now in motion for the 2nd Annual Greater St. Stephen Sports Wall of Fame induction ceremony, slated to take place in May of 2018.

the sports wall, located along the entrance to the Quartermain Arena, is to honour individual ath-letes, builders, coaches and teams who have brought pride to the St. Stephen area through their athletic achievements, as well as to recognize excellence in the history of sport in the area.

there will be six inductions at the 2nd annual

ceremony, five of which are inductees in the new Brunswick Sports hall of Fame. they are: Sandra Barr, Jake Donahue, Francis Mchugh, Milltown/St Stephen Baseball teams, and Donald norton.

the sixth inductee will be by nomination. those interested in making a nomination can find the ap-propriate forms online at garcelonciviccenter.ca/wall-of-fame, or can be picked up at the Garcelon Civic Center.

nominations can be made from Oct. 1 to Jan. 15, 2018.

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To reach us: Charlotte County Animal Shelter112 Prince William St., St. Stephen, NB Phone 506-467-7657

Mailing address: CCSPCA, PO Box 334, St. Stephen, NB E3L 2X2Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.cc-spca.petfinder.com/NBSPCA Pet Establishment License #0086

Please contact the NBSPCA at 1-877-722-1522for cruelty/abuse and rural dog control

Please contact 466-5031 for dog control withinSt. Stephen & St. Andrews

About us: The Charlotte County SPCA is a small, mainly volunteer based non-profit organization. Our mandate is to find homes for aban-doned and stray animals in Charlotte County. We receive no govern-ment funding and run solely on donations, fundraising and the gener-ous support of the community.Meet the cats and dogs: The Charlotte County Animal Shelter is lo-cated at 112 Prince William St. in St. Stephen. The shelter is open Mon-day to Friday from 1-5 PM. $160 for dogs 6 months and over and $200 for puppies younger than 6 months., cats/kittens for $100. Adoption fee includes spay/neuter, vaccinations, microchip, follow up vet visit and more!

Meet Rex, a large 3 year old short hair tan and white male mixed breed dog who is friendly and easy going, and Alfie - the handsome young adult brown and white tabby cat with green eyes. He’s a volunteer favourite! See more about them online at cc-spca.petfinder.com or meet them in person at the shelter at 112 Prince William St. in St. Stephen. Remember - when you adopt a shelter pet you make a friend for life, and it frees up space for another homeless animal to be cared for!

I must confess I am feeling a little down these days as I feel I have let people down, and prob-ably gave off some bad vibes in the process. The bad vibes are for people thinking that perhaps I feel I’m a little better than them, or even stuck-up. I couldn’t tell you how many I walked by or didn’t call, and failed to wish them a happy moose season. Hopefully, people will under-stand, and next year I pledge to not to forget about it like I did this year. I’m terribly sorry - I was wrong.

I remember when I was a kid, and the whole world was so large and so simple. You could amuse yourself for hours without even sitting in front of a computer or television screen. One of the big thrills at one point in my life was going to the public dump at night, and watching the bears scaveng-ing for grub. There were no drive-ins or movie theaters close by, so this was as good entertainment as could be had at the time.

Apparently, it was also better entertainment if you happened to have a cold beer to swill on at the time, as I saw some of that going on too. The bears would come out onto the “stage” under the bright headlights, and proceed to put on

a show like no other in the world at the time. We used to marvel at how they could rip open plastic garbage bags and chow down on the goodies. As with most good things, they must come to an end and this was no exception.

The bears benefitted from hanging out with the humans im-mensely and started to get wise to what was going on. They real-ized what they were missing and snagged some coat hangers to try and get inside the vehicles. I even heard one of the male bears say his female counterpart, “Hey baby, you stink really good to-night.” Yes, beer and bears go together like deer and dears, and that’s all I got to say about that. It’s the same, only different.

I was once a very naive guy, who was very wet behind the ears. I remember hooting when stories would be told about how

somebody was made a fool of by an older and wiser person. I worked at a construction site where guys would get sent to pick up a “bucket of weld” for a job that had to be done. Sending unsuspecting guys to go looking for a board stretcher was another popular trick. Heck, I’ve even told people that I wanted a “driver’s side” headlight bulb. I had a guy asked me if I had a power sunroof in my car. I replied without even blinking an eye, “Nope, I got an Armstrong.” Then, there are the people who do things uninten-tionally that cause you to pause.

Like the guy at the bank ask-ing for a sum of money and in-forming the teller that he wants it in large bills, only to be told that “they all the same size.” I re-member a guy telling me that he and another guy stopped along the side of the road to check out some cod that a fellow was sell-ing from his truck bed. There were two varieties available - salt and fresh cod. The guy speaks up and says, “I don’t know. What’s the difference between salt wa-ter cod and fresh water cod?” All I can say is it’s a good thing there weren’t any salt water rab-bits for sale as that would have really blown his mind. Yes, these people are out there - so beware.

Rollin’ on the River

Mark Taylor

I wish you a happy moose season

The Story of the Lost Child

Author, Elena Ferrante; pub-lished by Europa; 473 pages.

This is the fourth and con-cluding volume in the Neapolitan saga – story of a life-long friend-ship between two women – Elena and Lila. Their friendship has been the gravitational center of their lives. Both women fought to escape the neighborhood in Naples where they grew up – a prison of conformity, violence, and inviolable taboos. Elena mar-ried, moved to Florence, started a family, and published severeal well received books. Now, she has returned to Naples. Lila, on the other hand, could never free herself from the city of her birth. She is a successful entrepreneur, but her success draws her into close proximity with the nepo-tism and violence that infects her neighborhood.

Radiance of Tomorrow

Author, Ishmael Beah; published by Viking; 242 pages.

Benjamin and Bockarie are two longtime friends who return to their hometown after the Civil War to find their village in ruins. As more villagers return, Ben-jamin and Bockarie try to forge

a new community by taking up their former jobs as teachers, but they are beset by obstacles - a scarcity of food, a rash of mur-ders, thievery, and retaliations - and the depredations of a foreign mining company intent on sully-ing the town’s water supply, and blocking its paths with electric wires.

One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories

Author, B. J. Novak; published by Knopf; 276 pages.

B. J. Novak is a writer and ac-tor best known for his work on NBC’s award winning comedy series “The Office” as an actor, writer, director, and executive producer. This is his first book – a collection of short stories.

Adrenaline

Author, Jeff Abbott; published by Grand Central; 400 pages.

CIA agent Sam Capra has ev-erything he could hope for – a beautiful wife and a wonderful home in London - until he loses it all in one horrifying moment. Sam receives a call at work from his wife, telling him to leave the building immediately, which he does. Moments later, the build-

ing explodes, killing everyone in-side. Sam’s wife disappears, and as the lone survivor of the attack, he is branded a traitor and arrest-ed. Escaping from prison, Sam launches into a desperate search to find his kidnapped wife and child, and to reveal the unknown enemy who has set him up and stolen his family.

Man in the Shadows

Author, Gordon Henderson; published by Harper Collins; 325 pages.

In 1867, three British colonies become the provinces of the new Dominion of Canada. Among the Fathers of Confederation was D’Arcy McGee, a former Irish nationalist, and friend of John A. MacDonald. As the fledgling country was forming, its secu-rity was threatened by the Fenian Brotherhood, a group of Irish re-publicans that advocated a forc-ible takeover of Canada by the United States. In this novel, Hen-derson imagines a cross border plot to assassinate key political figures in an attempt to destabi-lize the new country.

These titles are available at the St. Croix Public Library,

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Edited from the Courier WeekendWeek of Friday,Sept. 28, 2007

It was 35 years ago that Cana-da paused, held its breath and watched helplessly events taking place a world away.

Classes were cancelled, work was put on hold, the country was literally shut down while Canada, Team Canada, stepped onto the ice for a winner-take-all showdown with the hated Soviet powerhouse. The ’72 Summit Se-ries was supposed to be a hockey tournament but in truth, it was a battle of societies, of wills and of core beliefs. It was Canada versus Russia. It was capitalism versus communism. It was state rule ver-sus free society.

It was Us against Them.Anyone old enough to remem-

ber 1972 will never forget where they were when they heard the words in Foster Hewitt’s so-famil-iar voice blasting across the world from Moscow to Canada.

“Here’s a shot. Henderson makes a wild stab for it and falls.”

The tension was almost un-bearable.

“Here’s another shot. Right in front. They score! Henderson has scored for Canada!”

And the country exhaled. Ex-ploded, really, with the sheer de-light in proving to the world that Canadians were best at that thing they were supposed to be best at – playing hockey.

MacKenzie sails to victory in St. Andrews Yacht ClubST. AndREWS

On the last official day of sum-mer, just ahead of the fall equi-nox, seven boats, along with skip-pers and crew, readied themselves for the St. Andrews Yacht Club’s (SAYC) closing race, a day-long circuit around deer Island known endearingly as Ralph’s Race.

This year marked the fifth anniversary of the race begun in 2002 when long-standing member Ralph Welch donated a silver plate to serve as the winner’s trophy.

SAYC sailing ship Elusive, cap-tained by doug MacKenzie, was the first across the line, finishing with a handicapped point total of 4.0, good enough for the silver plate.

Second place went to Tonga-dale, 4.2 points, skippered by Jay Burnham, followed in third by Wayne Eddy’s Swallowtail, 4.51, and fourth, Eurydice, 4.52, with Gord Phillips at the helm.

Smiling through the pain

Breast cancer relay team has personal stake in Run for the Cure

ST. STEPHEn

A group of St. Stephen teachers are heading to Fredericton on Sun-day to take part in the 16th an-nual CIBC Run for the Cure event, a five-kilometre run in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foun-dation.

Each year, approximately 170,000 Canadians take part in the event. Since the first run in 1992 in Toronto, it has grown into a nation-wide event. Last year, more than 170,000 people in 50 communities raised over $26 mil-lion for breast cancer awareness, education and research.

Emily Somers, a teacher at St. Stephen High School, said 12 women are participating on the St. Stephen team. during their prepa-rations, the ladies tossed several team names around, took a vote, and unanimously decided on Rah Rah for Tah Tahs.

“We wanted to make it fun, which is why we came up with the name,” said Somers.

20 YEARS AGO – 1997

Mehan means businessST. STEPHEn

St. Stephen native Allan Mehan conquered Maine in April, “blew away” the new England states two weeks, ago, and he’s gunning for Canada in March.

The 24-year-old is a powerlift-er on a mission. A combined lift of 1,812 pounds gave him the Maine powerlifting championship, and he topped that total on Sept. 13 in Massachusetts, hoisting 2,003 pounds to become the powerlift-ing champion of the new England states. Mehan competed in the 125 kg weight class – he doesn’t have to skip dessert.

Local heroes up for national award

YTV impressed with teens’ bravery in potential Church Street fireST. STEPHEn

Two Little Ridge teenagers have caught the attention of Canada’s Youth TV network for their brave response to a smoke alarm last month.

Luke Macdonald and Josh

Johnson are up for nomination for a YTV Achievement Award for their actions which may have saved a building and two lives.

The teens made headlines last month when they noticed a smoke alarm at the Church Street Complex. They called the fire de-partment and entered the smoke-filled building to find a kettle had been left on the stove in a down-stairs apartment.

There were also two people upstairs who didn’t hear the smoke alarm.

30 YEARS AGO – 1987

Good news for the future

Star-Kist, union agreeBAYSIdE

Star-Kist Canada Inc. and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1288 have reached a tentative agreement that will help pave the way for the resumption of operations at the tuna plant.

Bill Goss, a Saint John lawyer who represented Star-Kist in the negotiations, said the agreement reached this week was the culmi-nation of negotiations that have been going on with the union for the past month.

Mary Gayton, unit chairman of the union, said the tuna plant workers will be meeting Oct. 4 in St. Stephen, at a place to be an-nounced later, to ratify the agree-ment.

neither side is releasing any details of the agreement. Gayton said they agreed not to make it public until it has been presented to the members.

But Goss said it represents “another major hurdle in reopen-ing the plant.”

Former A&P to be clothing storeCALAIS

The long vacant building on Main Street, formerly the A&P and later the Red and White grocery outlet, may soon be sporting a new fa-çade if plans materialize for a na-tionally known women’s clothier, Marianne’s and Marianne Plus.

developer and owner of the property, Sidney Unobskey, for-merly of Calais and now residing in San Francisco, has leased the building to Milton Petrie, owner of the Marianne stores, according to Andy Sylvester, field superinten-dent for Herbert and Bodhosian, general contractors who work for Petrie.

The business is expected to be two stores in one as Marianne’s carries regular fashions for ladies, while Marianne Plus stocks styles for larger women, Sylvester said. Both stores will interconnect from inside.

LookingBackThroughour history10, 20 & 30 Years Ago

Joanne Mires

EditorialWhere were you in ’72?

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ARTICLES FOR SALEThree women’s winter jackets, size XL: one green, one black, one dark red, good cond., $20 ea. Call 466-4363.

Beautiful vilas maple hutch, 42” w x 67” h, $200. Call 466-4516.

ES Robbins rectangle chair mat, 46” x 60”, clear, for use under office chair on carpeted surface. Brand new, still in box, ordered wrong one. Paid $120, will sell for $80. Call 466-3220 ext. 1302.

Two twin IKEA chests, blonde wood, 17 1/2” d, 31 1/2 w, 29” h, excel-lent cond. Call 529-4948.

ARTICLES FOR SALESAWMILLS from only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www. NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

PERSONALSSafely through another week. God has brought us on our way. Let us now a blessing seek. On the present Sabbath: day of all the week the best, Emblem of eternal rest. Author unknown www.clda.ca.

TRUCKS1978 GMC halfton, 250 cu. in. -6 engine, 176,000 km, body needs restoration, comes with sale, new doors, new fenders, new floor pans, rocker panels, body mounts, extra tailgate, taillights, extra rear bumper, extra gas tank, GM Targetmaster 5L 305 cu. in. motor with matching auto. trans. & radia-tor, extra tires. Insured through Gary Steeves Insurance, set up with antique plate, stored in por-table garage, $5,000. Call 466-1924.

COMMERCIALFor Rent - Apartment (St. Stephen) and office space available in St. Stephen and St. George. Call (902) 412-8860.

STEEL BUILDINGSSTEEL BUILDING SALE ... “BLOWOUT SALE!” 20X23 $5,998. 25X27 $6,839. 30X33 $8,984. One End Wall Included. Bonus Drill/Impact Driver Combo Kit Included. Check Out www.pioneersteel.ca for more pric-es. Pioneer Steel 1-855-212-7036.

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Community CalendarCHARLOTTE COUNTY

DEADLINES: 5 p.m. Friday for Courier insertion; 4 p.m. Wednesday for Courier Weekend insertion:TO SUBMIT: Notices can be emailed to [email protected] or call 466-3220, ext. 1301 for more informationCOST: free, for events not selling items, services or charging admission and less than 50 words. For events selling goods/services – 50 words for $5 – 15 cents/word after 50 (plus HST.)Events listed at no charge will run one month as space permits.

month of septemberUnited Church of Canadarev. Jane Doull, 467-1494

st. James pastoral ChargeOct. 1, 8, 15 - Oak Hill United Church at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 22, 29 - Scotch Ridge United Church at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome.

Wesley United ChurchSaint Andrews at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome.

Kirk-mcColl United Church70 King st., st. stephenrev. Lesley hamilton 469-5552Weekly service, Sunday morning at 11 a.m.All are welcome!

Union street Atlantic baptist Churchrev. Daniel Jamer, 467-140228 main st., st. stephenSunday morning worship and children’s worship time at 10:30 a.m. Everyone welcome!

Anglican parish of st. stephenChurch ServicesSt. Peter’s, Sunday, 9:30 a.m.Christ Church, Wednesday, 10 a.m.Christ Church, Sunday, 11 a.m.

Anglican parish of st. AndrewsArchdeacon John matheson 529-8662Church Services Sunday, Oct. 18 a.m., Holy Communion, All Saints Church, Saint Andrews, with Archdeacon Matheson9:30 a.m., Holy Communion, Chapel of Ease, Chamcook, with Bishop David Edwards9:30 a.m., Holy Communion, St. David’s Church, Bay Road, with Archdeacon Matheson3 p.m., Ecumenical Service with Bishop MacDonald, Saint Andrews, All Saints Church6:30 p.m., Ordination of Reverend Jim Crighton, Saint Andrews, All Saints Church

Gateway Cathedral18 West st., st. stephen, 466-2503Sunday: Morning Worship Service - 10:30 a.m Sunday School - 10:30 a.m. Evening Service - 6 p.m.Monday: Men’s Bible Study - 7 p.m.Tuesday: Ladies Bible Study - 10 a.m.Wednesday: Youth Group - 6:30 p.m.Thursday: Prayer Meeting - 10 a.m.

Interdenominational new LifeChristian Assembly8975 rte. 3, old ridgeService time and Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.

bocabec United Church5725 rte. 127, bocabecSundays at 2 p.m. with Ms. Emma Seamone - Student Minister. All are welcome.

st. George baptist Churchpastor Jason hooper, 755-640325 Main St., St. GeorgeSunday service and junior church 11 a.m.

st. Andrews baptist Churchrev. Dinesh Gomes115 King st., st. AndrewsSunday morning Sunday School 10 a.m.Sunday morning worship service 11 a.m.Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m.All are welcome.

Upper mills United Church of CanadaUpper mills rd., Upper millsSundays 12:30 p.m., withMrs. Emma Seamone - Student Minister

brockway Union Church(Interdenominational)rev. G. hollis ClarkService: Sunday 12:45 p.m.Everyone welcome.

Charlotte County pastoral Chargeminister rev. Cheryl macfadyen, 466-6743st. stephen presbyterian Church8 school st., st. stephenServices held on the first and third Sunday of the month at 11:15 a.m. the Kirk st. George180 brunswick st., st. GeorgeServices held on the first and third Sunday of the month at 9:30 a.m.Greenock presbyterian Church146 montague st., st. AndrewsServices held on the second and fourth Sunday of the month at 11:15 a.m.the Kirk pennfieldServices are held on the second and fourth Sunday of the month at 9:30 a.m.

rolling Dam United ChurchServices to be held every second and fourth Sunday

at 10 a.m.

noW - oCtober 2017 tides Institute & museum of ArtForecast: Joint Installation by Shoshannah White & Charley Young, North Church Project Space, 82 High St., Eastport. (see Tides Institute website for viewing hours/days).

sAtUrDAy, september 30ApplefestAt St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, Calais, ME, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m., breakfast, lunch, apple-baked goods, flea market, raffle and more. For more information call (207) 454-8016.

huge flea marketRain or shine at the Bayside Community Hall, 309 Rte 127 beginning at 9 a.m. A large selec-tion of items for everyone.

sUnDAy, oCtober 1st. Andrews film society features ‘maudie’(Canada/Ireland, 115 min., 2016, PG-13). Based on a true story, an unlikely romance develops between the reclusive Everett Lewis and a fragile, yet determined, woman named Maudie who he hires to be his housekeeper. Maudie, a bright-eyed but hunched with crippled hands, yearns to be independent, to live away form her protective family and also yearns passionately, to create art. Maudie charts Everett’s efforts to porotect himself from being hurt, Maudie’s deep and abiding love for this difficult man and her surprising rise to fame as a folk painter. At the W.C. O’Neill Arena Theatre, 7:30 p.m. All welcome. Free Admission. Donations welcome. Call 529-4982 or 529-3067 for more information, or go to www.facebook.com/standrewsfilmsociety.

sAtUrDAy, oCtober 7Kevin spencer in ConcertAt Second Baptist Church, 21 Church St., Calais, ME, 6:30 p.m. Concert followed by a time of fellowship. Love offering. For more info contact Pam at (207) 454-4433.

frIDAy, oCtober 20poor boy supper

At Kirk-McColl United Church, 70 King St., St. Stephen. Macaroni and cheese, baked beans, hot dogs, rolls and gingerbread. Free will offering plus one non-perishable food item. All proceeds to the Food Bank. Sponsored by the Kirk-McColl United Church.

sAtUrDAy, oCtober 28the hyssongs in ConcertAt Second Baptist Church, 21 Church St., Calais, ME, 6:30 p.m. Love offering. For more info contact Pam at (207) 454-4433.

events and activitiesthe ross memorial museum188 montague st., saint AndrewsExperience a remarkable story of generosity and love! Come and explore the Ross Museum! Enjoy a collection of fine art, beautiful fur-niture and artifacts from around the world. Hours: Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. June, September, October. Admission by donation.

the st. George public LibrarySummer hours are Monday and Thursday, 1 - 4 p.m. Lots of new titles for your summer reading.

st. Croix br. #9 of the royal Canadian Legion Coming eventsFriday, Sept. 29, Liar’s Club.

preschool storytimeFridays, 10:30 - 11 a.m., at the St. Croix Public Library, St. Stephen. Books, art, felt stories, songs, games and snacks. Preschool ages 3 to 5. Drop in! For more information 466-7529. [email protected]. Like us on Facebook. Free fun!

st. stephen Legion CribbageAt St. Croix Branch No. 9 Legion, 43 Queen St. W, St. Stephen, Wednesday nights downstairs, doors open at 5:30 p.m., games begin at 7 p.m. Non-Legion members are welcome. Come and register with a partner to be assured a spot to play. For details phone Peter Moffatt at 466-2323.

free adult learning in Charlotte CountyGet your GED or learn computer basics. Age 18 - 98! Daytime or evening, part-time or full-time. Charlotte County Adult Learning Inc. Call today

(506) 755-7713 or email: [email protected]. Website: www.ccalp.ca. It’s never too late to learn - classes begin in September!

Chase the Ace - And build a CommunityMcAdam Heart and Home Corp. announces the launch of a Chase the Ace Fundraiser, Friday, 6-8 p.m. at the McAdam Legion, 9 Lake Ave., McAdam. Each Saturday one lucky purchaser of raffle tickets will win 20 per cent of the night’s gate, plus a chance to draw the ace of hearts and win the ever-growing jackpot. Funds raised will help construct a home for adults with intellectual disabilities. See Facebook.com/mcadamheart for more.

story time every fridayAt the St. Croix Public Library, St. Stephen on Fridays, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Stories and art, songs, games and snack. Preschool ages 3 to 5. Drop in! For information, call 466-7529 or [email protected]. Like us on Facebook. Free fun!

st. Croix public Library hours Sunday & Monday - Closed; Tuesday - 1 to 8 p.m.; Wednesday to Saturday - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Charlotte Co. Activity CentreOffers educational, recreational and social oppor-tunities to adults who have accessed the mental health system. For info, call Naomi Simpson 755-6963, Beth Jordan (Grand Manan) or Keith Turner 465-8677, [email protected].

youth GroupMilltown Baptist Church would like to welcome all teens, ages 12 to 19, to our youth group. Friday nights at 6:30 p.m., 327 Milltown Blvd. Activities include bible studies, retreats, outings, snacks, games, friends and fun! Information, call Pastor Timothy Whidden, 466-6849 or 469-5531.

service groupsthe royal Canadian Legion, milltown branch #48 Ladies Auxiliary meetingsWill be held the second Monday of each month, at 1 p.m., at 146 King St., St. Stephen. (Except July and August)


EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES CONT.’D

DEFAZIO, Stacey Lynn Gullison

At the Charlotte County Hos-pital, St. Stephen, NB, Monday, September 25, 2017, Stacey Lynn Gullison Defazio passed away.

Born in St. Stephen, NB, loving wife of Nick Defazio and daughter of Josephine and Glenwood Gulli-son of Lynnfield, NB.

In addition to her husband and parents, she is survived by her son, Jamie Gullison (Amanda Reiter); daughters, Nicole Lavoie (Pascal), Alicia Defazio and spe-cial niece, Kerry Lynn Defazio; brothers, Maurice (Marilyn), Doug (Barb), Glenwood (Nancy), Derek

(Becca); brothers-in-law, Dan-iel (Donita), David (Karen), Paul (Heather), Royden; sister-in-law,

Patty Keenan (Joey); several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and neph-ews.

Funeral service will be held at The S.O. Mehan & Son Funeral Home Ltd., 23 Main Street, St. Stephen, NB on Friday, September 29, 2017 at 2 p.m. Visiting hours were held at the funeral home on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

For those who wish, remem-brances to the Charlotte County Cancer Society or a charity of one’s choice would be appreci-ated. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.mehan-funeralhome.ca

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Full-time/Part-time

Fish VaccinatorLocation: St. George, NB

Experience is an asset but training will be provided

Salary commensurate with experience

Phone Peter Van Kessel902-759-2900

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Employment OpportunityPublic Works Department

Town of Saint Andrews

This is a permanent full-time position for an individual who is a team player, has the ability to multi-task, and is comfortable doing manual labour, as well as operating heavy and light industrial equipment.

Qualifications:

- Completion of high school, some college/vocational/technical training. - Able to undertake strenuous physical work, and work outside in all weather conditions. - Able to work flexible hours as the position requires after hours call-outs. - Must have proven mechanical abilities, and attention to detail. - Must have a proven ability to work in a team environment, and in a safe manner. - Valid New Brunswick Class V driver’s license as well as an air brake endorsement.

We offer a competitive salary to be based on the successful candidate’s abilities and experience. We also offer a full benefit package.

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Town of Saint Andrews 212 Water Street, Saint Andrews, NB E5B 1B4 Attention: Angela McLean, CAO

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We thank all applicants, but only those being interviewed will be contacted.

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Career OpportunityAutomotive Service Manager & Adviser

Canadian Tire St. StephenCanadian Tire has been serving St. Stephen & Charlotte County for 45 years. We are currently seeking a candidate to join our team full time to lead, grow and manage our Automotive Service Center operation.

� e right candidate will possess:• Experience with automotive repair, maintenance, tires and parts• Financial acumen• Professionalism and strong interpersonal and communication skills• A passion for customer service and creating a great customer experience.• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, leadership and managerial skills.• Comfortable with computers, preferably including automotive parts and service soft ware.

Compensation for the right candidate will include a base salary plus performance bonus, the opportunity for profi t sharing, employee discount, and the opportunity to join our benefi ts plan.

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ADULT RIDDLE There is a dead man in the middle of a field, nothing is around him and there are no footprints of any sort. There is an unopened package next to him. How did he die? HINT: As he approached the field he knew he was going to die.

Answer at bottom of page.

ANSWER: Failed Parachute

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