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September 1, 2010
SCHOOL CRAFT SALE
Don`t miss the annual
ASJ High School Craft Sale
Sunday, October 17, 2010
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
CONTEST – “NAME THAT ROOM”
The basement space at our Community Resource Centre has been transformed into a functional and comfortable area that is available to all local community groups for meetings. As part of our 10th Anniversary celebrations, we are organizing a community contest to find a name for our new finished basement community room. We are looking for something that is meaningful to the community, for example a name with a historical reference or in honour of a community member for his/her life-long commitment to the well-being of the community. All suggestions are welcome.
Submit your suggestions to MCDC and you will be eligible to win an IGA $25 gift certificate. Deadline for entries: September 24, 2010.
418-332-3851 / 1-877-332-3851
mcdc@bellnet.ca
The new name of the room will be announced at the November 6 “10th Anniversary Supper & Dance”.
COMMUNITY HEALTH CAPSULE
September is National Arthritis Month
Pain is one of the hallmark symptoms of arthritis. It may come and go as your arthritis goes into a flare or subsides in remission, but for most people with the disease it will never entirely disappear. We understand a little of how pain works, but not all by any means. We have words to describe its effects, yet they can never entirely convey to someone else what you are feeling.
Persistent, severe pain from arthritis requires a combination of therapeutic strategies; no one pill or management technique is enough to provide non-stop pain relief safely. Arthritis medications are only one part of an overall strategy that will help you reduce and cope with your pain, improve joint function and daily-living activities, and learn to deal with the emotional stresses that arthritis can impose. Maintaining that multi-part strategy successfully is only possible if you understand as much as you can about pain, how it can be treated, and what role you can play in its relief. Not every strategy will be equally effective for everyone; you need to discover what works for you, combining different approaches to prolong pain relief.
Learn as much as you can about all the strategies available to you — whether they're medications or non-medicinal techniques. That understanding is an important step toward your becoming an arthritis self-manager.
Source: www.arthritis.ca
TOWNSHIPPER`S DAY
Saturday, September 18, 2010
MCDC is organizing a bus trip to
Townshippers’ Day
in Danville. The bus will pick up passengers at the
United Church in Thetford at 8:30 a.m.
and at the I.O.O.F Hall in Inverness at 9:00 a.m.
To return, the bus will leave Danville at 4:00 p.m.
Transportation: $15/adults; $8/children (12 and under)
Deadline to sign up: Wednesday, September 15th. Call Julie at 418-332-3851 to sign up a.s.a.p.
Note: A bus will be rented only on the condition
that we have enough passengers.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Saturday, Sept. 4: Noontime parade and 4:00 p.m. supper at the 30th Inverness “Festival du boeuf”.
Saturday, Sept. 11: Dance and music by Brian Lowry’s band & McBurney’s Bluegrass band at Salle des Erables in Sawyerville. For more info contact Brian Lowry at 418-338-8312.
Sunday, Sept. 12: Brunch & fiddlers at the Kinnear`s Mills Community Hall, starting at 10:00 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 19: Musical Brunch, St-Pierre-de-Broughton, 9:30–4:30, for info contact Joan Routhier at 418-424-3491
Sunday, Sept. 26: 12:30 p.m. parade at the Ste-Agath`s “Festival d`automne”.
Regular activities:
Seniors’ Drop-ins
Monday, Sept. 13: Thetford Mines
Monday, Sept. 20: Ste. Agathe
Monday, Sept. 27: Kinnear`s Mills
Parents & Tots
This activity takes place every Monday morning, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the United Church in Thetford Mines. All parents and their children between the ages of 2 – 4 are welcome. Admission is $30 per family per semester. For more information please call Julie at
418-332-3851.
Community Library
Come and visit our library located at 906 Mooney Street West, Thetford Mines. We have a very good selection of books and magazines as well as daily newspapers in English and a variety of DVDs. Opening hours are Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Book Club
If you enjoy reading and meeting with friends, join our Book Club. The Book Club takes place monthly, on the last Wednesday of the month, at the Community Resource Centre. For more information, call Hélène at 418-332-3851.
WELCOME REVEREND LYNN HAMILTON
Our community is so pleased to welcome to our region the incoming minister for the United Church , Reverend Lynn Hamilton. Although she has been here for only a few weeks, those of us who have had the pleasure of meeting her feel we have known her a long time.
Lynn, we wish you all the best in your new ministry in our community!
BREAST CANCER WALK
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Support research and help raise funds by walking for a
cure for breast cancer. Join the MCDC club in Quebec City
for the walk on the Plains of Abraham.
All are welcome!
Call Hélène to sign up at 418-332-3851
SCHOOLTIME
* Welcome“Christopher Brandon”, new teacher.
* Classes start on Tuesday, August 31, 2010.
* We welcome 3 international students from Italy,Netherlands, and Germany.Terry Fox run will be held in September.
BOWLING CLUB
The MCDC Bowling Club is back. The season will begin
Tuesday evening, September 7, 2010.
at 7:30 p.m. at Jami-Quilles on boul. Frontenac in Thetford Mines.
Teams will be confirmed that evening.
To sign up or for more information,
contact Maureen Small at 418-332-3851mcdc.coord@bellnet.ca
MILESTONES
Sincere condolences to Richard Walling and family on the recent passing of his sister Louise in Vancouver.
Happy Birthday to Maxine McCrea and Margaret Cruickshank who celebrated their birthdays recently.
Congratulations to Lorraine Learmonth and Ulric Nutbrown who will be celebrating their birthdays in September.
MCDC MEMBERSHIP
All members of the English-speaking community of Chaudière-Appalaches and l'Érable are invited to become members of the MCDC. Membership is free and it is a great way to get involved and show your support for your
community. For additional information, please call us at 418-332-3851 or
1-877-332-3851 or visit our website at http://mcdc.info .
Address changes: please inform MCDC 418-332-3851 of any e-mail or civic address changes.
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