Friday, December 16, 2016
The Colebrook Chronicle
Around The Region
Upcoming events sponsored
by the Top of the Common Committee and ways to support their
restoration projects can be found
at www.topofthecommon.org.
On Dec. 6, the Cookshire-Eaton Fire Dept., Surete Quebec, Hema
Quebec and the Town of Cookshire-Eaton joined forces for a blood
drive at the Cookshire Fire Station #1. Corey Bellam photo.
Last Saturday, the children of the Sawyerville Baptist Church put on
a Christmas play for parents and other attendees. Corey Bellam photo.
Marie-Michelle Raby, Marianne Chapdelaine and Myriam GenestDenis performed at the Trinity United Church last Saturday evening
in a fundraiser concert for the local health center. Corey Bellam photo.
GINGERBREAD
BAZAAR WINNERS
The Top of the Common Committee is pleased to announce the
winners of the Lunenburg Gingerbread Bazaar free door prizes,
contests, and raffles.
The free door prizes were
awarded as follows: Eunice
Levesque - $20 Gift Certificate
to Riff Flower Shop of Lancaster
and Carla Amadon - $10 Gift
Certificate to North Country
Family Restaurant of Groveton.
Some great cookie stacking
attempts were made by visitors
of all ages. The winners in the
categories through age 12 were
each awarded a personal pan
pizza donated by Pizza Hut. The
winners are: Jocelyn Blais
(under age 4), Lilliy Blaise (ages
4-6), Aidan Brundle (ages 7-9),
Scotty Black (10-12), and Hannah
Showalter (13 - adult) was
awarded a $5 gift certificate to
The Bake Shoppe at Morning Star
Acres.
The Gingerbread Creation Contest entries were outstanding.
People’s Choice winners: beginner
category – first place to Faith
LaPage, second place to Ashley
and Giles Bean.
The Lunenburg Historical Society raffle winners were Sandra
Cronin – pair of decorative reindeer and a quart of maple syrup,
donated by Macie Sugarhouse,
and Gibb McLain – decorative Mr.
and Mrs. Claus, donated by Judy
Young.
COOKSHIRE CHRISTMAS
CRAFT SHOW
A while ago, Celine Blais,
president of “Cookshire in
Action,” decided that she would
try to organize a Christmas craft
show at the Henry Pope Cultural
Center in Cookshire. She put out
the word, and before long the
calls were coming in from local
crafts people wanting to get in on
the show. This past Saturday
and Sunday, the Cultural Center
swung open its doors and welcomed in the public to its first
ever but certainly not the last
show at this historic location.
We arrived Sunday morning
to find about ten local artisans
displaying their handmade crafts
for all to see. The show included
Sonia Zalesack from Bulwer and
her handcrafted jewellery, Carole-Ann
Savoie
and
her
crafts,and Madeleine Labonte
and her husband Daniel from
Sawyerville with their pottery,
paintings and wool felt art, plus
many other talented artists and
craftspeople from the area. It
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