Upcoming Events

January 2012

Maynooth Winter Market

Dates: Jan 14, 2012 to Apr 14, 2012
Time: 12:00PM to 4:00PM
Location: Old Community Centre
Address: Maynooth
Phone: Christ Hass 613-338-5303
Stating Jan. 14 inside at the Old Community Centre, 2nd Saturday of February, March & April. Open from 12pm-4pm.

Over 20 vendors; home baking, breads, perogies, jams, jellies, knitting, quilts, Fair Trade crafts, Fair Trade coffees, jewellery, artworks, photos, goat products, heritage pork, farm fresh eggs, stained glass, crafts and much more!

February 2012

Grace

Dates: Feb 1, 2012 to Mar 3, 2012
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Address: 10 Flint Ave, Bancroft
Website: www.agb.weebly.com
Phone: 613-332-1542
Elizabeth Kusinski- painter

Family Swim - OEYC Programming For February

Dates: Feb 1, 2012 to Feb 29, 2012
Time: 10:30AM to 11:30AM
Location: Bancroft Sword Motor Inn
Address: Bancroft
Website: www.nhcs.ca
Phone: 613-332-0179
Please contact for more details and to pre-register.

Sno-Fun

Dates: Feb 1, 2012 to Feb 5, 2012
Location: Killaloe Ontario
Website: www.killaloe-hagarty-richards.ca
Phone: 613-757-2300
Snofun!
Wednesday February 1st to Sunday February 5th

Snofun Photography Contest
You are invited to capture and share the beauty of the winter season through a camera lens!
Landscapes - $50 to the winning photo!
People/Pets - $50 to the winning photo!
Wildlife - $50 to the winning photo!
Submit photos that express the sparkle of winter and the excitement of Snofun
days in KHR! Sponsored by the Township of Killaloe Hagarty and Richards
Details available at the Township office and on the Township website

Library Poetry Contest
Poetry writing contest!
Sponsored by the Killaloe and District Public Library (613) 757-2211
Share your poem about winter to win!
Prizes in two categories: under 18 years of age and over 18
Submissions will be accepted at the library until Tuesday February 7th
Judges will announce the winners on Friday February 14th at the library

Wednesday Feb 1st
5:00 – 6:30pm Ham & Bean Supper, Killaloe Lion’s Hall
Ham & beans, scalloped potatoes, salads, dessert, tea or coffee
Adults - $8.00; Children 6-12 $5.00; 5 & under - free

Youth Snofun Talent Show - showcase for local performers!

Thursday Feb 2nd
9:00am - 3:00 pm 35th Annual Elementary School Broomball Tournament at the
Killaloe Rink (weather permitting). Sponsored by the Killaloe
OPP and the Killaloe Lion’s Club. Lunch consisting of hot dogs
and pop is free to broomball participants. Courtesy of the Killaloe Lion’s Club.

12:00 Noon Enjoy soup, a walk and entertainment at the Killaloe and District
Seniors Friendship Club at 12 Lake Street, Killaloe.

6:30pm - 8:00pm Children’s skating party at the Killaloe Rink, sponsored by the
Killaloe Firefighter‘s Association. Free hotdogs and hot chocolate.
No hockey sticks allowed.

Friday Feb 3rd
1:00pm Enjoy refreshments and a family movie at the Killaloe Lion’s Hall
Courtesy of the Community Resource Centre and the Township of
Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards
4:30pm - 7:00pm Pancake Supper at St. Andrew’s Parish Hall
Homemade batter and potato pancakes, with sausages and baked beans.
Adults - $6.00; Children 5-12 - $3.00; 4 & under - free

6:30pm - 9:00pm Children’s Costume Contest at the Killaloe Rink - Prizes!
Skating, Fun Games and Activities for children. More prizes!
Sponsored by the Friends of the Killaloe Rink
Saturday Feb 4th

8:00am Start Killaloe Curling Club, Cameron Street, Killaloe

40th Anniversary Open House and Bonspiel
Chili Cook-off – enjoy delicious chili, available all day!

8:00am Start Annual Kevin Lynch Memorial Hockey Tournament at the Killaloe Rink
Derek Cybulski, Coordinator (613) 757-2283

10:00 am Who makes the Best Baked Beans?
Bring a pan of your famous baked beans to the Killaloe Rink.
Snofun visitors will taste test the entries and vote for their favourite beans.
Good Luck! Winner will be crowned ‘Baked Bean Master Chef’
(definitely an outdoor event!)

12:00 Noon Male & Female Logging Sports Competition
Location: Keetch St, Killaloe, Past Lion’s Club Ball Field
(turn off of Queen St at Mike’s Tires)
Pre-register for chain saw, crosscut and tree-felling. Maximum
8 participants. Call Stanley Pecoskie (613) 757-2591 on or before
January 25th to reserve your spot.
Participants must wear all necessary safety equipment and
clothing.

Warm yourself at the bonfire and enjoy a free hot dog and hot
chocolate, compliments of the Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and
Richards

6:00 – 8:00pm Round Lake Rink, 545 Albert Street, Round Lake Centre
Family Skate with a Vintage Twist
Look in the back of the closet, under the stairs or in the barn then bring your
vintage skates to the Round Lake Rink for some old time skating fun under the stars.
Prize for the oldest skates!
Courtesy of KHR Volunteer Recreation

9:00 pm Snofun Dance at the Killaloe Lions Hall
Band: Sidewinder!
Adults - $15.00 - RESTRICTED

Sunday Feb 5th
Shinny Hockey Tournament – Round Lake Rink, 545 Albert St, Round Lake Centre
2 age groups: 7-11 and 12-16
Players must have helmets, gloves, shin pads and elbow pads
Absolutely no contact
$10.00/per team, 8 skaters per team - Maximum 20 teams/age group
Games will be 2 - 15 minute periods (running time), no goalies

Concession goodies available all day – Have you tried a Walking Taco?
Proceeds to KHR Volunteer Recreation
Teams must register by January 30th
Marcie Campbell, Coordinator (613) 757-3832

10:00am - 12:00pm Community Pancake Breakfast and Snowflake Skate- Killaloe Rink
Proceeds to CHCR, Killaloe Radio Station
Adults - $7.00; Children 6-12 $4.00; Under 6 - free

1:00 pm 3rd Annual Suzanne Cybulski Womens’ Hockey at the Killaloe Rink
Barb Perrigo Petroskie Coordinator (613) 757-0130
Skating to follow at the Killaloe Rink

1:00pm - 4:00pm Children’s Sleigh Riding Party at Garnie’s Ranch on Zummach Drive in Killaloe
Sponsored by the Killaloe Lion’s Club
Hot dogs and hot chocolate will be served.

Saturday February 18th 2012
10:00am 4th Annual Richard Eli Memorial Pond Hockey Tournament
Location: Old Killaloe Pond
Fee: $10.00/player. Hot dogs and pop will be served.
Proceeds going to Wegner Disease Research
For more information, contact Marilyn Kuehl 613-757-2603

Watch The Alpine Club of Canada Ice Climb!

Dates: Feb 4, 2012 to Feb 5, 2012
Location: Eagle's Nest
Address: Bancroft
Website: www.alpineclubofcanada.ca

WANTED: The Mad Mountain Mascot is on the loose!

Dates: Feb 4, 2012 to Mar 15, 2012
Location: Madawaska Mountain
Address: 41430A Combermere Rd
Website: www.madawaskamountain.com
Email:
Phone: 613-756-1754
The Mad Mountain Mascot is hiding somewhere on or about the Madawaska Mountain property. Be the first to find him and turn him in at the chalet office. The Mascot will be hidden somewhere every day the hill is open! Each daily winner will receive a complimentary Mad Mountain T-Bar donut and their name will be entered in the grand prize draw for a 2013 season's pass! Your name will be entered as often as you win!

Note: This prize has no cash value. It is not transferrable, unless won by a child under the age of 6 and then the pass shall be given to the child's parent or guardian for distribution. This contest is not open to employees (either directly or indirectly) of Madawaska Mountain Ltd, or their immediate family.

Driven to Quit Challenge

Dates: Feb 5, 2012 to Feb 29, 2012
Website: www.driventoquit.ca
Quit smoking and you could win. Must register by Feb. 29 2012. Registration, full rules, complete eligibility requirements and prize description on website. Skill testing question required.

Madawaska Mountain: Introduction to Skiing For Adults

Dates: Feb 5, 2012 to Mar 1, 2012
Location: Madawaska Mountain
Address: 41430A Combermere Road (Hwy 62)
Website: www.madawaskamountain.com
Email:
Phone: 613-756-1754
$45.00 a two day experience (includes HST)

Package Includes:
-Thursday afternoon lift tickets - for 2 consecutive weeks
-rental equipment for both days
-introductory lessons on both days

Dates Available:
January 12 & 19
January 26 & February 2
February 9 & 16
February 23 & March 1

Book now to reserve your space.

A MOUNTAIN OF FUN!

Sir Sam's Challenge

Dates: Feb 5, 2012 to Feb 25, 2012
Location: Sir Sam's
Address: Haliburton
Website: www.sirsams.com
Phone: 705-754-2298
One of the racers will win $100 every week...Catagories for all ages:)

Starting Jan. 15. Saturday February 25th - FINAL Day for Sir Sam's Challenge. Cash and prizes to be won. Draw prizes will be given out after 3:00pm on Saturday and some lucky person will walk away with $1000.

Super Bowl Party

Date: Feb 5, 2012
Time: 5:30PM
Location: Mad Mountain Lounge- Madawaska Mountain
Address: 41430A Combermere Rd
Website: www.madawaskamountain.com
Email:
Phone: 613-756-1754
Super Bowl Party... Sunday February 5th, 2012 at the Mad Mountain Lounge, Madawaska Mountain. Admission $6- tickets available at Madawaska Mountain. (Numbers are limited) Come and Enjoy Pizza and Munchies. PRIZES to be won!

Name the Mad Mountain Mascot

Dates: Feb 5, 2012 to Mar 15, 2012
Location: Madawaska Mountain
Address: 41430A Combermere Rd
Website: www.madawaskamountain.com
Email:
Phone: 613-756-1754
The Mad Mountain Mascot needs a name! Come to Madawaska Mountain and complete a ballot to enter your suggestion. The Winner will be selected at the close of the 2012 season. The winner will receive a 2013 season's pass. (In the event of a tie, the first submission entered shall be deemed the grand prize winner. Enter as many different names as you wish!

Note: This prize has no cash value. The pass cannot be sold or transferred, except in the event it is won by someone under the age of 6, at which point it shall be given to the child's parent or guardian for distribution. This contest is not open to employees (either directly or indirectly employed) of Madawaska Mountain Ltd or their immediate family.

Funday Sunday

Date: Feb 5, 2012
Location: Bancroft Legion Branch 181
Address: Bancroft
Everyone is welcome... bring your musical instruments and by all means bring your singing voice as well as your friends. From noon to 6:00 p.m.

Chili, Fresh Rolls & Desserts, Tea/Coffee $5.00
Cards, Board Games, Darts, Pool

North Hastings Community Centre Schedule: February 5-10

Dates: Feb 5, 2012 to Feb 10, 2012
Location: North Hastings Community Centre
Website: northhastingscommunitycentre.ca/Documents/Schedule%20of%20Events.pdf
Phone: 613-332-2062
Sunday February 5th 2012
10:00 am -11:00 am --- Tim Horton’s Junior Tykes Practice
11:00 am -12:00 pm --- Tim Horton’s Senior Tykes Practice
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm --- Midget House League Game - Red vs White
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm --- Bierworth Readi-Mix Bantams vs Brighton [Game 4 of 5]
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm --- Rock Breakers / Leveque Bros. PeeWee Girls vs Lindsay
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm --- Junior House League Play-off Game - Blue vs Orange
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm --- Senior House League Play-off Game - Blue vs Green
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm --- Transenco Road Warriors vs Trent Travel
7:15 pm - 8:30 pm --- The Flatliners vs State Farm
8:30 pm - 9:45 pm --- Jan Woodlands Oldtimers vs Granite Gunners
9:45 pm -11:00 pm --- Paudash Lakers vs Rick Loney Plumbing & Heating
11:00 pm ----------------- OPEN FOR RENTAL

Monday February 6th 2012
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm --- Men’s Senior Pick-up Hockey
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm --- Bancroft Skating Club
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm --- Junior House League Practice - Red Team
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm --- Senior House League Practice - Red Team
9:00 pm -10:00 pm --- Pepin’s No-frills Mens Pick-up Hockey
10:00 pm ----------------- OPEN FOR RENTAL

Tuesday February 7th 2012
7:00 am - 8:00 am --- Men’s Teachers Morning Hockey
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm --- Parents, Tots & Seniors
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm --- Tony Bertucca
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm --- N.H.H.S. Huskies Boys Hockey Practice
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm --- Rock Breakers / Leveque Bros. PeeWee Girls Practice
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm --- Jan Woodlands Novices Practice
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm --- Bancroft I.D.A. / Park View Dental Bantam Girls Practice
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm --- Bierworth Readi-Mix Bantams Practice
9:30 pm ----------------- OPEN FOR RENTAL

Wednesday February 8th 2012
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm --- N.H.H.S. Huskies Boys vs St. Theresa’s
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm --- Bancroft Skating Club
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm --- Bancroft Auto Body Atoms Practice
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm --- Public Skating
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm --- Midget House League Practice - Blue & W hite
9:30 pm -11:00 pm --- N.H.H.L. Oldtimers - Blue vs Red
11:00 pm ----------------- OPEN FOR RENTAL

Thursday February 9th 2012
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm --- Men’s Senior Pick-up Hockey
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm --- Bancroft Skating Club
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm --- Bancroft Jets Atom “AE” Practice
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm --- Vito’s Pizzeria PeeWees Practice
9:00 pm -10:30 pm --- Bancroft Motors Midgets Practice
10:30 pm ----------------- OPEN FOR RENTAL

Friday February 10th 2012
7:00 am - 8:00 am --- Men’s Teachers Morning Hockey
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm --- Midget House League Game - Blue vs White
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm --- Bancroft Motors Midgets vs Newcastle [Game 3 of 5]
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm --- Aecon vs The Granite Girls
9:30 pm -10:30 pm --- Lynval Cats vs Century 21
10:30 pm -11:30 pm --- Core Health vs Deerhaven
11:30 pm ----------------- OPEN FOR RENTAL

Jazz & Hip Hop for Teens & Pre-Teens

Dates: Feb 6, 2012 to Mar 19, 2012
Time: 4:30PM to 5:30PM
Location: Hastings Highlands Centre
Address: Maynooth
Website: www.hastingshighlandspubliclibrary.ca
Phone: 613-338-2262
Intermediate to advanced level exercises focus on increasing ability strength and flexibility. New moves will be learned every week and showcased in a dance performance at the end of each session
10 Weeks for $50! Starting Jan. 16

Free Power Skating Program

Dates: Feb 6, 2012 to Mar 26, 2012
Time: 7:30PM
Location: Coe Hill Recreation Pavilion Ice Rink
Address: Coe Hill
Website: www.township.wollaston.on.ca/
Phone: 613-337-5731
Program is provided at no cost and open and welcomes persons at any skill or fitness level.

To participate, we prefer a call to the Office so we know how many people to expect.

Starting Jan. 16 for 10 weeks.
Brice Wilson will be the lead instructor along with several assistants, and welcomes any skill level skater of any age to come along!

Victorian Order of Nurses Adult Day Services

Dates: Feb 6, 2012 to Feb 20, 2012
Phone: 613-332-3126
Providing fun activities, socializing and a safe, caring place to bring your loved ones.

Bancroft VON Adult Day Service Schedule:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - 9:30-3:30pm.

Quit Smoking Register for Workshop (with free Nicotine Replacement Therapy)

Dates: Feb 6, 2012 to Mar 6, 2012
Location: Hastings Centennial Manor
Address: Bancroft
Website: www.yourhealthunit.ca
Email:
Phone: 1-800-267-2803 ext 607
Title: Quit Smoking Workshop (with free Nicotine Replacement Therapy)

Dates: Tuesday March 6, 2012 (Registration opens Feb 6, 2012)

Time: 1:00-4:00pm

Address: Hastings Centennial Manor

Website: www.yourhealthunit.ca

Email: kmcdonald@hpechu.on.ca

Phone: 1-800-267-2803 ext.607

The Health Unit will be holding a free workshop for anyone interested in quitting smoking. This workshop is called the STOP Study, which stands for Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients. The event will include a presentation on strategies to quit smoking and five weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy (i.e. the patch). Please call to register for this event.

Free Line Dancing

Dates: Feb 6, 2012 to Apr 16, 2012
Time: 7:00PM to 8:30PM
Location: North Hastings High School Gym
Address: Bancroft
Phone: Trichia Martin 613-332-4700 x23
Free Line Dancing - 12 Classes (every Monday).
Provided by Community Care North Hastings.

Everyone welcome! Learn country, rock n'roll, and ballroom dances.

No experience necessary or partner required!

Appropriate foodwear requared (smooth soles, low heels).

Loyalist College Courses

Dates: Feb 7, 2012 to Feb 21, 2012
Location: Loyalist College
Address: 195 Hastings Street North, Bancroft
Website: www.loyalistcbancroft.com
Phone: 613-332-1743
February 7 - Zumbatomics & Basic Harmonica
February 10 - PC Basics 3
February 11 - Chainsaw
February 17 - PC Basics 4 & Email/Internet Basics
February 18 - First Aid & CPR & SITB-Sheepskin Mitts
February 21 - Forklift Certification

Meditation Group

Date: Feb 7, 2012
Time: 4:30PM to 6:00PM
Location: Bancroft Family Health Team
Address: 16 Billa Street, Bancroft
Phone: 613-332-6783
Led by Dr. Alan McAllister, Psychologist. The Bancroft Family Health Team is sponsoring a free meditation group suitable for beginners to veteran mediators. Open to all residents of North Hastings.

Husky Heart's Night

Date: Feb 7, 2012
Time: 5:30PM
Location: North Hastings High School
Address: Bancroft
Phone: 613-332-1220 x 0
A fundraising event event featuring a spaghetti dinner, silent auction, draws and an evening of entertainment.

All tickets purchased to our event gives each person a chance to win a draw prize valued at $150 and other raffles will take place throughout the evening.

Tickets can be purchased at the main office any time during the school day.

Take-a-Break, Women's Coffee Connection

Dates: Feb 8, 2012 to Mar 7, 2012
Time: 9:30AM to 11:30AM
Location: Bridge Community Church
Address: Bird's Creek
Phone: 613-332-4673
Open to all women of any age. Wednesdays. Child care is provided. Coffee/tea and snacks served. Topic: Cardiac Care... what's attacking your heart? Presented by Jenn Martin. For more information please call.

Free Spin Class Program

Dates: Feb 8, 2012 to Mar 18, 2012
Time: 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Location: Wollaston Community Centre
Address: Coe Hill
Website: www.township.wollaston.on.ca/
Phone: 613-337-5731
Program is provided at no cost and open and welcomes persons at any skill or fitness level.

To participate, we prefer a call to the Office so as this program has a limit of 12 participants.

10 weeks. Dave and Beverly Nauls from Endocycle in Bancroft will bring six of their specially designed stationary bikes and lead the workout.

Six "spinners" will alternate with six people doing a core workout using weights, medium balls and other exercise equipment.

Social Networking Workshops

Dates: Feb 10, 2012 to Mar 23, 2012
Time: 12:00PM to 1:00PM
Location: Quinte Business Development Centre, Boardroom
Address: 284B Wallbridge-Loyalist Rd., Belleville
Email:
Phone: 877-961-0590
When used properly, social media can be a great tool to help your business stay connected to current clients and assist in reaching untapped potential clients.

Share and learn from others by attending our upcoming workshops at NO COST!

February 10 - What are QR codes and how can you use them?

February 24 - Business blogging, should you be doing this?

March 9 - YouTube: an introduction for business use.

March 23 - Building your business network on LinkedIn.

Double Digit Dance

Date: Feb 10, 2012
Time: 5:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Upstairs at Arena
Address: Bancroft
Phone: 613-334-8262
Cost: $4.00
Age: 10-15
Food and drinks available on site.

Friday Night Barn Dance

Date: Feb 10, 2012
Time: 7:30PM to 10:30PM
Location: ANAF Barn
Address: Maynooth
Phone: 613-338-3659 or 8-2026
Featuring North of "70". $5 admission, lunch donations appreciated.

Serenade your Valentine

Date: Feb 10, 2012
Location: Bancroft Legion- Branch 181
Address: Bancroft
Come and Serenade Your Valentine at Bancroft Legion Karaoke. February 10, 2012. Starts at 9 p.m. Door Prizes.

George Kerr Memorial Bonspiel

Date: Feb 11, 2012
Location: Bancroft Curling Club
Website: www.bancroftcurlingclub.ca
Email:
Please contact Andy for more details.

Zumbatomic For Kids

Dates: Feb 11, 2012 to Mar 24, 2012
Time: 10:00AM
Location: Wollaston Community Centre
Address: Coe Hill
Website: www.township.wollaston.on.ca
Phone: 613-337-5731
To participate in any of the programs, we prefer a call to the office so we know how many people to expect.

Starting Jan. 14 for 10 weeks. For ages 4-13 years old. Barb Shaw and several of engaged youth will facilitate this fun activity.

Family Fun Day & Poker Run

Date: Feb 11, 2012
Location: Old Hastings Snow Riders
Address: L'Amable
Website: www.bancroftoldhastings.com/
Email:
Phone: 705-653-2811
We welcome you to joun us! Fun for the whole family.

Free Snowshoeing Program

Dates: Feb 11, 2012 to Mar 24, 2012
Time: 10:00AM
Location: Coe Hill Area
Address: Wollaston Community Centre
Website: www.township.wollaston.on.ca/
Phone: 613-337-5731
Program is provided at no cost and open and welcomes persons at any skill or fitness level.

To participate, we prefer a call to the Office so we know how many people to expect.

Starting Jan. 14 for 10 weeks. Bonnie Purdy and several youth leaders will lead a different planned trail hike from the Community Centre each week. There are extra snowshoes and poles available to those who may not own this equipment, or have never snow shoed before.

Live Music at the Mad Mountain Lounge

Date: Feb 11, 2012
Location: Madawaska Mountain- Lounge
Address: 41430A Combermere Rd
Website: www.madawaskamountain.com
Email:
Phone: 613-756-1ski
Enjoy live music in the lounge, featuring Lynne Davis!

HU Chant

Date: Feb 11, 2012
Time: 11:00AM to 1:00PM
Location: Coe Hill Legion
Address: Coe Hill
Join other seekers for a 20 min. chant of this healing spiritual mantra that expands awareness creating greater inner peace. Refreshments. FREE!

Valentine's Day Barn Dance

Date: Feb 11, 2012
Time: 8:00PM to 1:00PM
Location: ANAF Barn
Address: Maynooth
Band "62 North". $10 cover charge. Light lunch provided.

North of 7 Film Fest: Midnight in Paris

Date: Feb 14, 2012
Location: The Village Playhouse
Address: Bancroft
Phone: 613-332-8014
-Valentines Hugs For Hospice Event

About: The tale of a frustrated American writer (Owen Wilson) who longs for the Paris of old and at midnight.. finds it! Filled with romance, humor and culture. Perfect for Valentines!

4&7pm showings. Keep the 2nd Tuesday of evening of the month free! Visit our wine bar before the show!

Tickets $10 each. Tickets available at the door and for the week prior to the shows at: Ashlies' Books, Hospice, Ink N'Things, Posies & Zihua. Call the number above to reserve tickets.

100% of profits fund the Hospice House.

Speaker & Competition - Bancroft Horticultural Society

Date: Feb 16, 2012
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Pentecostal Tabernacle
Website: www.bancrofthorticulturalsociety.com
Phone: Peter 613-332-4365
Speaker: Victoria Whitney (Griffin Nursery) - gardening under lights, under glass and in cold frames.

Competitions: Flowers for my Love - a bouquet of flowers, made entirely by entrant, of any type of material, except for fresh or dried flowers. (ex wood, wire, plastic, paper, glass etc)

TimberFest

Dates: Feb 16, 2012 to Feb 19, 2012
Location: Barry's Bay
Website: www.timberfest.com
Phone: 613-756-2580
A weekend of family fun celebrating the timbering heritage of Barry's Bay and the Madawaska Valley

Horse Drawn Sleigh Rides
Bed Races
Sunday Brunch
Figure Skating Show
Dog Sled Rides
Saturday Nite Dance
Hockey Games
Wilno Family Fun Nite
YUK YUK’s on Tour
and lots more . . .

House Concert With Ian Tamblyn

Date: Feb 16, 2012
Location: Donegal Heritage Farm
Address: 1083 Bulger Road, Eganville
Phone: 613-649-0239

Admission is pay what you wish with all proceeds going to Ian

Bancroft Horticultural Society: Speaker & Competition

Date: Feb 16, 2012
Website: www.bancrofthorticulturalsociety.com
Phone: 613-332-1032 or 613-332 -1530
Speaker: Victoria Whitney (Griffin Nursery) ~~ Gardening under lights, under glass and in cold frames.

Competitions: Flowers for My Love

A bouquet of flowers, made entirely by entrant, of
any type of material, except for fresh or dried
flowers. (e.g. wood, wire, plastic, paper, glass,
etc.)

Demonstration:
Seeding and propagating geraniums
(Pelargonium) - a hands-on experience. Please
bring a 4-pack or 6-pack container in which to
plant your seeds. The Horticultural Society will
supply the seeds and the planting medium.

Competitions:
Two’s Company
Design featuring a pair of candles - your
interpretation.

Twigs and Things
An arrangement of natural material found poking
through the snow (branches, seed pods, berries,
etc.). Accents, for colour, may be added.

Double Digit Dance

Date: Feb 17, 2012
Time: 5:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Wollaston Community Centre
Address: Coe Hill
Phone: 613-332-8262
Hosted by Youth In Action
Cost: $4.00
Age: 10-15
Food and drinks available on site.

North Hastings Fur Harvesters Annual Trappers Workshop

Date: Feb 18, 2012
Time: 10:00AM to 3:00PM
Location: Bancroft Fish & Game Club
Address: Bancroft
Free admission!
-Door prizes, raffles and refreshments.
-Judged fur competitions.
-Featuring Bancroft's NOS class & a Champion Lady skinning a beaver!
-Compete in a hatchet throw.

Vendors and exhibitors include:
-Barry Bowers antique traps,
-hand made fur articles by Kulmala Furs,
-wildlife photography and hand carved antler jewellery by Dave Larkman (Cdn. Geographic Best for 2011),
-knife sharpening by Rodger Redner
-knives by Joe Leduc,
-talk with a fur auction house representative,
-trappers supplies by Canadian Trading Post & SAPS
-Cord & Carol Stickles caster buyers and MORE!

30th Annual Sled Dog Race

Date: Feb 18, 2012
Location: Bancroft & Area
Website: www.bancroftsleddograces.com
Email:
Phone: Ken Golton 613-332-1166
dog, 50 mile; 6 dog, 20 mile; Kid & Mutt.

Registration forms available via email. Visit website for details.

11th Annual Wilno Family Fun Night

Date: Feb 18, 2012
Location: Wilno Rink
Phone: 613-756-3516
:30pm - 6:00pmHockey Game - Kids vs Moms
Who will be the big winner? Come out and cheer on both teams. Guaranteed Laughs!!!

5:30pm - 6:30pmTerry Newcombe - Balloon Extravaganza

6:30pm - 8:00pmChildren's Skating Games & Children’s “Games of Chance”
Free drink and hot dog for all children

8:00pm until closeFamily Skating

8:00pm - 1:00amOld Fashioned Moccasin Dance
with the Stoppa Lake Melodiers
Put on your “warm woollies” and then come on out and tap your toes to the tunes of the Melodiers. A Real Old Fashioned Good Time.

Don’t Miss The Barbeque, Free Draws and More...

$1000 Prize Ice Fishing Derby!

Date: Feb 18, 2012
Time: 8:00AM to 4:00PM
Location: Paudash Lake
Website: www.equall.ca
Weigh in at 4pm at Cardiff Legion. Tickets bought before Feb. 1st are entered to win the new $200 Early Bird Prize, purchase tickets online at www.equall.ca or in person at Lock, Stock & Barrel, The Anchorage Resort and Halladay's Equine. Tickets may be purchased on Derby day at the Cardiff Legion stating at 8am. Price includes a hot meal and proceeds from this event support EQUALL.

Live Music at the Mad Mountain Lounge

Date: Feb 18, 2012
Location: Madawaska Mountain- Lounge
Address: 41430A Combermere Rd
Website: www.madawaskamountain.com
Email:
Phone: 613-756-1ski
Enjoy live music in the lounge, featuring Lynne Davis.

The 2012 Maple Leaf Winter Rally

Dates: Feb 18, 2012 to Feb 19, 2012
Location: Fish & Game Club- Bancroft
Website: www.mlrc.ca/rallycross/
We're excited! The 2012 Maple Leaf Winter Rally is almost here. This edition is called the Polar Bear Rally, and the event is sure to fill up quickly, so be sure to get your registration in soon!

What could be finer than driving 350 km in the middle of the night, in the middle of nowhere, Ontario, in the dead of winter? Are you up to the challenge? Join us for our annual foray into the forests of Bancroft.

Start – 10:00 p.m. Saturday Feb 18, Bancroft Fish and Game Club

Finish – 6:30 to 7:00 a.m. Sunday Feb 19, Bancroft Fish and Game Club

Entry fee of $85 includes a full breakfast in the morning.

The MLWR is the third of ten events in the 2012 Ontario Road Rally Cup.

Family Day Movies in the Highlands

Date: Feb 20, 2012
Time: 2:00PM
Location: Lloyd Watson Community Centre
Address: Wilberforce
Website: www.highlandseast.ca
Movies in the Highlands presents two Family Day movie screenings with refreshments, a raffle and made available to everyone free, with an optional donation.

Show times: Afternoon film program starts at 2:00pm and evening film program starts at 6:00pm

Place: Lloyd Watson Community Center. (future screenings planned for different community centers, monthly)

Afternoon Film Program consists of six short films and lasts for a total of 81 minutes, ending at roughly 3:30pm with a raffle:

•What on Earth – This Oscar nominated animated short proposes what many earthlings have long feared; that the automobile has inherited the planet. (10 minutes)
•My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts – Another Oscar nominated gem with a bit of history told humorously. (10 minutes)
•Louise – A charming tale of a 96 year old that still lives on her own as you follow her for a day. (10 minutes)
•The Dingles – A delightful tale about Doris and her three cats that survive an adventure. (8 minutes)
•The Sweater – Roch Carrier's classic tale about a mix up of hockey sweaters. (11 minutes)
•Paddle to the Sea – Bill Mason’s classic, Oscar nominated, nature masterpiece. (30 minutes)
Evening Film Program features the movie Waterwalker and lasts for a total of 88 minutes, ending at roughly 7:30pm

•Waterwalker – "When Bill Mason went on canoe trips to make documentaries, he produced poetry and magic. Even if you're landlocked, see [his films] for their beauty and enriching experience." – Toronto Star. (88 minutes)
All films are family friendly. Bring a friend. Bring the family.

Family Day Ski

Date: Feb 20, 2012
Location: Sir Sam's
Address: Haliburton
Website: www.sirsams.com
Phone: 705-754-2298
Make this day and Family Holiday Tradition, Deck BBQ:)

Art Classes w/ Ketha Newman For 9~12 Year Old

Dates: Feb 20, 2012 to Mar 9, 2012
Location: Hastings Highlands Centre
Address: Maynooth
Website: www.hastingshighlandspubliclibrary.ca
Phone: 613-338-2262
Create beautiful works of art with Ketha!
8 weeks for $20!

A Day Out At: Trenton Air Force Museum

Date: Feb 22, 2012
Time: 8:30AM
Phone: Trichia Martin 613-332-4700 x23
Join the TROUT on the move for a trip to the Trenton Air Force Museum. Cost is $30 plus food. Please call for more information.

Aplsey Lions Winter Carnival

Dates: Feb 24, 2012 to Feb 26, 2012
Location: Apsley
Address: Various Locations
Phone: Brenda 705-656-9254
First time as a 3 day event! Tentative plans are:

Friday night to be a Wing Nite; Casino and "Apsley's Got Talent".

Saturday will be the dog sled events;skijoring; amateur dog pull; vendors; kid's activities; snowmobilers; ice sculpture contest; mini spa for the ladies; hockey tournament; and other events.

The Legion will be serving dinner at the NKCC from 3-6pm.

Sunday will be a continuation of the hockey tournament and brunch will be serviced in the Community Centre.

Any high school students who are looking for community service hours, call Lion Paul at 705-656-2088, we can always use volunteers!

If you are interested in being a vendor for this event, please contact Lion Brenda at 705-656-9254.

The Bonnechere Cup Eastern Pro Tour

Dates: Feb 24, 2012 to Feb 26, 2012
Location: Benson Sports Oval
Address: Snodrifters Rd, Eganville
Phone: 613-628-3707
Eganville Snodrifters Club
675 Snodrifters Road, Eganville, Ontario (Right behind Foodland)
Clubhouse Phone (Race weekend): 613-628-3707

Bonnechere Cup
Eastern Pro Tour
Professional Snowmobile Races

Feb 24-26, 2012

combines with:
Canadian Vintage Championships
Quads racing
Bonnechere Cup
Eganville Sno-Drifters
Last weekend in Feb

Benson Sports Oval
Snodrifters Road, Eganville

www.bonnecherecup.ca

Ladies Day

Date: Feb 24, 2012
Location: Sir Sam's
Address: Haliburton
Website: www.sirsams.com
Phone: 705-754-2298
Book Early - Tickets are Limited!
Breakfast, Ski Race, BBQ Lunch, Games of Skill & Chance, Dinner & Prizes - $125/person

Live Music at the Mad Mountain Lounge

Date: Feb 25, 2012
Location: Madawaska Mountain
Address: 41430A Combermere Rd
Website: www.madawaskamountain.com
Email:
Phone: 613-756-1ski
Enjoy live music with Roddy McCann in the lounge at Madawaska Mountain.

2012 MLRC Can-Jam Motorsport Rallycross Championship Series

Date: Feb 26, 2012
Location: Bancroft
Website: www.mlrc.ca
Email:
Do you want to experience the excitement of rally driving at a really low cost??

Can-Jam Motorsports and the Maple Leaf Rally Club are bringing back the rallycross season: the 2012 MLRC Can-Jam Motorsport Rallycross Championship.

This series continues to provide an opportunity for future rally stars to get their feet wet. No special vehicle preparation is required - regular street cars are permitted. The low entry fees and minimal car prep mean that the Rallycross series will provide an affordable introduction to rallying for drivers of all budgets and skill levels.

Vehicles are divided into four classes to level the playing field and provide good competition within each group. Class one includes all front wheel drive cars, Class two is all rear wheel drive. Class three is for non-turbo four wheel drive and last but not least, Class four to for all the turbo four wheel drive cars. All colours, shapes and sizes of cars can compete in rallycross.

OTHER DATES FOR 2012:
July 8th
September 23rd
October 21st

North of 7 Film Fest: Beginners

Date: Feb 28, 2012
Location: The Village Playhouse
Address: Bancroft
Phone: 613-332-8014
About: This is a moving and often times hilarious portrait of family, love, loss and self discovery between a father (Christopher Plummer) and his son (Ewan McGregor).

4&7pm showings. Keep the 2nd Tuesday of evening of the month free! Visit our wine bar before the show!

Tickets $10 each. Tickets available at the door and for the week prior to the shows at: Ashlies' Books, Hospice, Ink N'Things, Posies & Zihua. Call the number above to reserve tickets.

100% of profits fund the Hospice House.

March 2012

Annual Mixed Bonspiel

Dates: Mar 2, 2012 to Mar 3, 2012
Location: Bancroft Curling Club
Website: www.bancroftcurlingclub.ca
Email:
Phone: Mel Hallin 613-332-2231
Please Contact Mel for more details.

King & Queen of the Hill

Dates: Mar 3, 2012 to Mar 4, 2012
Location: Sir Sam's
Address: Haliburton
Website: www.sirsams.com
Phone: 705-754-2298
King & Queen of the Hill - Hosted by Sir Sam's Snow School.

Register Saturday March 3rd at the snow school desk. $10.00/person (Sun 4 Mar 2012).

"Michael Manson Memorial"- 22nd High School Student Exhibition

Dates: Mar 7, 2012 to Mar 31, 2012
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Address: 10 Flint Ave, Bancroft
Website: www.agb.weebly.com
Phone: 613-332-1542
Featuring the work from four area high schools.

E-Business Workshop - Topic: Keys To Better Sales & E-Newsletters

Date: Mar 8, 2012
Time: 9:00AM to 3:00PM
Location: CFDC
Address: 26 Chemaushgon Rd., Bancroft
Email:
Phone: 877-961-0590
E-Business is using Internet technology for doing business. Learn how to turn a website info an effective business tool and how to make your website attract more customers, focus on planning and writing clear, concise documents that achieve the writer's objective and why a business blog is exactly what your customers seek.

Need to get in touch with new and existing clients consistently? Learn what it takes to get prospects to respond to your letters and e-newsletters in this full day workshop. Create campaigns online that nurture relationships and keep clients coming through the door.
Learn from multiple examples, practice and time to write your next campaign. So you leave the workshop with:

•Topics Your Clients Want to Hear
•Essential Letter Components Focused on Your Target Audience
•Campaign Ideas to Attract New Clients
•The Ability to Build Relationships From Your Website
BONUS inclusions for this workshop:

•Same-day feedback on your existing e-newsletter
•‘How to Attract More Customers to Your Company in 20 Seconds’ – White Paper
•‘How to Use Twitter for Your Business’ E-book

Cost is $10 per workshop or $25 for all workshops.

Agenda:
8:30-9:00am - arrival
9:00am - start
10:15-10:30am - coffee break
noon-12:45pm - lunch
2:00-2:15pm - coffee break
2:45-3:00pm - wrap up and close.

Double Digit Dance

Date: Mar 9, 2012
Time: 5:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Upstairs at Arena
Address: Bancroft
Phone: 613-334-8262
Cost: $4.00
Age: 10-15
Food and drinks available on site.

T.G.I.F. Ladies Bonspiel

Date: Mar 10, 2012
Location: Bancroft Curling Club
Website: www.bancroftcurlingclub.ca
Email:
Phone: Karen Wallis 613-339-1386
Please contact Karen for more details.

The Bancroft Times Winter Concert Series: Johnny Cash Tribute

Date: Mar 10, 2012
Time: 8:00PM
Location: The Village Playhouse
Address: Bancroft
Email:
Phone: 613-332-4224
Legend in Black, featuring veteran Las Vegas Entertainer Bill Cayley and The Men In Black.

Doors open at 7pm. All seats will be reserved. Tickets are $28 per show, including tax, and are sold exclusively at Harvest Moon, 33 Station Street, in Bancroft.

The Bancroft Times Winter Concert Series is produced by Merv Buchanan.

Live Music in the Mad Mountain Lounge

Date: Mar 10, 2012
Location: Madawaska Mountain
Address: 41430A Combermere Rd
Website: www.madawaskamountain.com
Email:
Phone: 613-756-1ski
Join us for live music in the lounge, with Roddy McCann.

North of 7 Film Fest: Sarah's Key

Date: Mar 13, 2012
Location: The Village Playhouse
Address: Bancroft
Phone: 613-332-8014
St. Practice Day Event

About: A journalist is assigned to write a story on the round up of Jewish families in Paris in 1942. She tells the story of a family that provides a realistic and morally complex approach to history that is captivating.

4&7pm showings. Keep the 2nd Tuesday of evening of the month free! Visit our wine bar before the show!

Tickets $10 each. Tickets available at the door and for the week prior to the shows at: Ashlies' Books, Hospice, Ink N'Things, Posies & Zihua. Call the number above to reserve tickets.

100% of profits fund the Hospice House.

Bancroft Horticultural Society: Speaker & Competition

Date: Mar 15, 2012
Website: www.bancrofthorticulturalsociety.com
Phone: 613-332-1032 or 613-332-1530
Speaker: Nancy Baker ~~ Emergency Food Supplies
- Preparing food for a 3-month emergency.

Competitions: Your Favourite Hanging Plant

May have flowers or only foliage. To be viewed from all sides. Must be owned by entrant for at least 3 months, and be labelled.
* Favourite Hanging House Plant Trophy *

Kitchen Herb Garden
Herbs growing in a container and labeled.
* Kitchen Herb Garden Trophy *

Hunter ED/P.A.L.

Dates: Mar 16, 2012 to Mar 18, 2012
Phone: 613-332-0729
Pre-registration and pre-paid only. Please leave message if no answer.

Live Music at the Mad Mountain Lounge

Date: Mar 17, 2012
Location: Madawaska Mountain
Address: 41430A Combermere Rd
Website: www.madawaskamountain.com
Email:
Phone: 613-756-1ski
Enjoy live music in the lounge with Lynne Davis.

Bancroft Mental Health Support Centre Grand Re-Opening!

Date: Mar 21, 2012
Time: 11:00AM to 2:00PM
Location: 23 Bridge St. W.
Address: Bancroft
Website: www.mhsn.ca
We encourage the community to come by and see our new location, learn about what Peer Support is all about, the groups that we offer and the Wellness Recovery model that we live out. Visit our website for activities and updates.

We are open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday from 10am-3pm.

Last Rock Bonspiel

Date: Mar 23, 2012
Location: Bancroft Curling Club
Website: www.bancroftcurlingclub.ca
Email:
Phone: Sean Cook 613-332-5732
Please contact Sean for more details.

Little Rock/Bantam Bonspiel

Date: Mar 24, 2012
Location: Bancroft Curling Club
Website: www.bancroftcurlingclub.ca
Email:
Phone: Anne Waterman 613-332-1316
Please contact Anne for more details.

Spring Splash

Date: Mar 24, 2012
Location: Sir Sam's
Address: Haliburton
Website: www.sirsams.com
Phone: 705-754-2298
Spring Splash * Party Weather Permitting*

A not to be missed "End of Season" event where skiers attempt to ski, board or slide over water. Laughs & Cheers abound. A fun event to participate in or observe from the deck. Prizes for best costumes & Apres Ski Party.

North of 7 Film Fest: Starbucks

Date: Mar 27, 2012
Location: The Village Playhouse
Address: Bancroft
Phone: 613-323-8014
About: At 42, David who twenty years earlier began donation sperm to a fertility clinic in exchange for money, discovers that he's the father to 533 children...oh my!

4&7pm showings. Keep the 2nd Tuesday of evening of the month free! Visit our wine bar before the show!

Tickets $10 each. Tickets available at the door and for the week prior to the shows at: Ashlies' Books, Hospice, Ink N'Things, Posies & Zihua. Call the number above to reserve tickets.

100% of profits fund the Hospice House.

Opeongo Heritage Cup Hockey Tournament PJYCC

Dates: Mar 30, 2012 to Apr 1, 2012
Location: Barry's Bay
Website: www.madawaskavalley.com
Phone: 613-756-2474
Opeongo Heritage Hockey Tournament- A wall-to-wall hockey marathon.

As always, there will be three main competitive divisions to the tournament, namely the Opeongo Heritage Bowl, Cup and Trophy.

Turkey Hunting Course

Date: Mar 31, 2012
Website: www.ofah.org/seminars
Phone: 705-745-6324 x260
1 day only! Register early.

Earth Hour

Date: Mar 31, 2012
Time: 8:30PM to 9:30PM
Location: World Wide
Website: www.earthhour.org
Phone: 416-489-4567
Hundreds of millions of people, businesses and governments around the world unite each year to support the largest environmental event in history - Earth Hour.

April 2012

A Retrospective- the late Karen Lapins

Dates: Apr 4, 2012 to Apr 29, 2012
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Address: 10 Flint Ave, Bancroft
Website: www.agb.weebly.com
Phone: 613-332-1542
Retrospective of the late Karin Lapins, presented by Janice Martin.

Wilberforce Maple Syrup Festival

Dates: Apr 7, 2012 to Apr 8, 2012
Location: Wilberforce
Website: www.highlandseast.ca
Phone: 705-448-2981
Easter Weekend each year.

Double Digit Dance

Date: Apr 13, 2012
Time: 5:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Upstairs at Arena
Address: Bancroft
Phone: 613-334-8262
Hosted by Youth In Action
Cost: $4.00
Age: 10-15
Food and drinks available on site.

The Bancroft Times Winter Concert Series: Roy Orbison Tribute

Date: Apr 14, 2012
Time: 8:00PM
Location: The Village Playhouse
Address: Bancroft
Email:
Phone: 613-332-4224
Only The Lonely. Award winning European singing star Vili Vee, and his back-up band, The Blue Angels, fresh from a cross-Canada tour.

Doors open at 7pm. All seats will be reserved. Tickets are $28 per show, including tax, and are sold exclusively at Harvest Moon, 33 Station Street, in Bancroft.

The Bancroft Times Winter Concert Series is produced by Merv Buchanan.

The Northern Ramblers

Date: Apr 15, 2012
Location: Bancroft Playhouse
Notice from St. Paul's United Church, Bancroft 2012.

Sundary, April 15- THE NORTHERN RAMBLERS at the Playhouse, Bancroft- 2:00 p.m.

North Hastings Music Festival

Dates: Apr 16, 2012 to Apr 19, 2012
Location: Bancroft Pentecostal Tabernacle Church
Email:
Phone: 613-332-2502
Entry Deadline is Feb.29, available at Guitar Nuts.

Bancroft Horticultural Society: Speaker & Competition

Date: Apr 19, 2012
Website: www.bancrofthorticulturalsociety.com
Phone: 613-332-1032 or 613-332-1530
Speaker: Patti Brice ~~ Aroma Therapy

Competition: Wee Spring Beauties
A bouquet of early spring flowers, 6 inches or under, in all directions.
* Wee Beauty Trophy *

Forced into Bloom
A branch of a tree or shrub, forced into blooming,
before its normal time.

Double Digit Dance

Date: Apr 20, 2012
Time: 5:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Gym, Hastings Highlands Centre
Address: Maynooth
Phone: 613-334-8262
Hosted by Youth In Action
Cost: $4.00
Age: 10-15
Food and drinks available on site.

9th Annual Dungannon Mud Bog

Date: Apr 28, 2012
Location: Dungannon Rec. Centre
Address: L'Amable
Website: www.dungannonmudbog.ca/
Phone: 613-332-0258

May 2012

Festival of Stars

Date: May 2, 2012
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Bancroft Pentecostal Tabernacle Church
Address: Bancroft
Email:
Phone: 613-332-2502
Awards & Performances.

Invitiation 2012- annual juried exhibition

Dates: May 3, 2012 to May 27, 2012
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Address: 10 Flint Ave, Bancroft
Website: www.agb.weebly.com
Phone: 613-332-1542
Annual Juried Exhibition

The Bancroft Times Winter Concert Series: Jerry Lee Lewis Tribute

Date: May 5, 2012
Time: 8:00PM
Location: The Village Playhouse
Address: Bancroft
Email:
Phone: 613-332-4224
The series winds up with the rollicking Great Balls of Fire, piano pounding Joe Passion and The Shakers' blistering tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis and his friends.

Doors open at 7pm. All seats will be reserved. Tickets are $28 per show, including tax, and are sold exclusively at Harvest Moon, 33 Station Street, in Bancroft.

The Bancroft Times Winter Concert Series is produced by Merv Buchanan.

Kashub Day

Date: May 5, 2012
Address: Wilno
Website: www.wilno.org
Email:
This Special Heritage Event Celebrates the Kashubian Polish History of the Wilno Area

(Always the First Saturday in May).

Come for Great Local Music, lots of Good Food and Special Events in Wilno's Heritage Park. Stroll through Wilno's shops and galleries, or check out local history displays about the area.

Double Digit Dance

Date: May 11, 2012
Time: 5:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Upstairs at Arena
Address: Bancroft
Phone: 613-334-8262
Hosted by Youth In Action
Cost: $4.00
Age: 10-15
Food and drinks available on site.

Bancroft Horticultural Society: Speaker & Competition

Date: May 17, 2012
Website: www.bancrofthorticulturalsociety.com
Phone: 613-332-1032 or 613-332-1530
Speaker: Tom Logan (Sun Run Farms) ~~ Organic Gardening

Competitions: Irresistible Iris
An arrangement showcasing Iris with minimal other
flowers and foliage.
* Irresistible Iris Trophy *

Dish Garden
Create a garden, using either houseplants (cacti,
succulents, etc.) or garden plants (ground phlox,
sedums, semperviviums, etc.), planted in a dish or low container.

Apsley Lions Hot Dog Day

Dates: May 18, 2012 to May 19, 2012
Phone: Brenda 705-656-9254

Stalkyard Hurts

Dates: May 18, 2012 to May 26, 2012
Location: The Marble Church Arts Centre
Address: 13 Bridgewater Rd, Actinolite, ON
Website: www.ianatheatre.com
Phone: 613-921-7758
CREATED BY Justin Collette, Danielle Leger, Tim Porter, Tricia Black, Andre Morin, and Karine Berube.

This season, IANA Theatre Company searched the country to find Canada’s most successful band ever to do a show about. What they found was STALKYARD HURTS. This mockumentary style musical follows the band on their 2012 reunion tour, as we learn about what brought them together, why they were such a success, and what eventually tore them apart. For the band that wrote such hits as 'LOVE' and 'SDRAWKCAB' the first backwards song ever to be performed live, why did they choose to end their most successful tour mid way through?

Fearing the end of the world, the band is doing one last concert of their biggest hits, and hopefully this time, they’ll make it to their big hometown show.

This fictional musical features all new Pop music in the style of ABBA and Fleetwood Mac, and features an incredible cast of Canadian Musical Theatre performers and comedians.

PERFORMANCES AND PRICING:
Friday, May 18 @ 8PM: OPENING NIGHT!
Saturday, May 19 @ 8PM: STALKYARD
Thursday, May 24 @ 8PM: STALKYARD
Friday, May 25 @ 8PM: STALKYARD
Saturday, May 26 @ 2PM: STALKYARD
Saturday, May 26 @ 8PM: CLOSING

PRICING:
ADULT: $20.00
STUDENT/SENIOR/ARTS COUNCIL MEMBER: $15.00

Bay Day

Date: May 19, 2012
Location: Main Street
Address: Barry's Bay
Website: www.algonquineast.ca
Antique Cars
Sidewalk Sales
Craft Vendors
Small Business Exhibits
Live Entertainment
Bay Day

Bay Day

Date: May 19, 2012
Location: Barry's Bay, Ontario
Website: www.madawaskavalley.ca
An Annual Festival:
All kinds of different activities,live music, sidewalk sales. The classic cars are a usual crowd-pleaser.

Annual Plant Sale

Date: May 23, 2012
Time: 5:00PM to 7:00PM
Location: Club 580
Address: Bancroft
Website: www.bancrofthorticulturalsociety.com
Phone: 613-332-1032 or 613-332-1530
Sale open to the general public.

North Hastings Community Choir Spring Concert

Dates: May 26, 2012 to May 27, 2012
Location: The Village Playhouse
Address: Bancroft
Website: www.bancroftvillageplayhouse.ca/communitychoir/index.php#coming
Email:
Phone: 613.337.5345

Apsley Lions Walk for Guide Dogs

Date: May 27, 2012
Phone: Brenda 705-656-9254

By the Way

Dates: May 30, 2012 to Jun 30, 2012
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Address: 10 Flint Ave, Bancroft
Website: www.agb.weebly.com
Phone: 613-332-1542
A collection of paintings by Susan Dunlop.

June 2012

Bancroft Home & Cottage Show

Dates: Jun 8, 2012 to Jun 10, 2012
Location: Bancroft Curling Club
Address: 63 Newkirk Blvd.
Website: bancroftcurlingclub.ca/events/home-show/
Email:
Phone: Linda or Art 613-332-3397
Please click here for the application & full information:

http://bancroftcurlingclub.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2012-Home-Show-Application.pdf

Hours: Friday June 8, 4-9pm
Saturday June 9, 10am-6pm
Sunday June 10, 11am-3pm

OWL Rafting's Voyageur Heritage Weekend

Dates: Jun 9, 2012 to Jun 10, 2012
Location: OWL Rafting on the Ottawa River
Address: Foresters Falls
Website: www.owl-mkc.ca
Phone: 1-800-461-7238
Join us as we celebrate the past and future of the Ottawa river for the weekend or just the Sunday afternoon. Full weekend festivities include whitewater rafting down the World renowned Ottawa River rapids, toe-tapping fiddling music Saturday night with good old fashion French Canadian Cuisine. Sunday activities include a paddle on Lac Rocher Fondue in a large Voyageur Canoe to experience the river as the old loggers once did.

Cost: Starting from $30 for Sundays Canoe & Meal trip or $200 with Rafting, 5 Meals and Camping (2 nights)

6th Annual Wollaston Township Community Open House

Date: Jun 14, 2012
Address: Coe Hill
Website: www.township.wollaston.on.ca
Phone: 613-337-5731

Double Digit Dance

Date: Jun 15, 2012
Time: 5:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Upstairs at Arena
Address: Bancroft
Phone: 613-334-8262
Hosted by Youth In Action
Cost: $4.00
Age: 10-15
Food and drinks available on site.

Bancroft Horticultural Society: Speaker & Competition

Date: Jun 21, 2012
Website: www.bancrofthorticulturalsociety.com
Phone: 613-332-1032 or 613-332-1530
Speaker: Henry Lorrain (We’re in the Hayfield now) ~~ Daylilies

Competitions: “Hosta la Vista”
An arrangement using a variety of foliage, only,
(including Hostas). Be creative in choosing a container.

Hot Summer Fun
Use your imagination to create a lively, fun flower arrangement, in any style or design, using flowers from your own garden.

* Hot Summer Fun Trophy *

Saw Tech Log & Private Wood Lot Expo

Dates: Jun 22, 2012 to Jun 24, 2012
Location: North Hastings Community Centre
Address: 103 Newkirk Blvd., Bancroft
Website: www.sawtechlogexpo.com
Phone: 866-754-9334
Admission is FREE!

Featuring:
-Over 200 indoor & outdoor displays.
-Millions of dollars in new equipment on display.
-See the largest portable sawmill demo in Canada.
-Land Owners drop by and negotiate the value of your time with interested log buyers.
-Buy Direct from the manufacturer.
-Lumberjack competitions.

Show Hours:
Friday: 10am-8pm
Saturday: 10am-5pm
Sunday: 10am-4pm

Pre-register for your chance to WIN the free door prize - $3000.00 value. Plush thousand of dollars in exhibitor prizes.

The Town that offers something to everyone. Come see the future forest industry on display. Help keep forestry in Canada.

Madawaska Kanu Centre's Raft & BBQ

Date: Jun 22, 2012
Time: 12:00PM to 2:00PM
Location: Madawaska Kanu Centre
Address: 247 River Road, Barry's Bay
Website: www.mkc.ca
Phone: 1-888-652-5268
This special Rafting Trip starts at Bark Lake Dam – OPG will be providing a tour of the Bark Lake facility; explain why this release dam is instrumental in water management on the Madawaska River. Did you know that the Madawaska River Management Plan has won national and international awards…and is the template for other river systems across our country. Starting your Rafting trip at the Dam – unique to this day only – we will then travel the 5kms downstream, under the new Siberia Road bridge and into the Bell’s Rapids section of the Madawaska River. Stopping mid-way for your river education, and body surf through waves including ‘Claudia’s Roller’ before finishing the 2-hour run. Return to the Madawaska Kanu Centre where MKC’s kitchen will compliment the BBQ meal with freshly baked buns, garden salad, coleslaw, and delicious homemade dessert!

July 2012

Canada Day Parade & Fireworks

Date: Jul 1, 2012
Location: Apsley
Phone: Brenda 705-656-9254

20th Annual Barry's Bay Triathlon & Duathlon

Date: Jul 1, 2012
Time: 9:00AM
Location: Barry's Bay
Website: www.barrysbaytriathlon.com
Please visit website for full information.

Canada Day Celebrations

Date: Jul 1, 2012
Location: Millennium Park
Address: Bancroft

Canada Day In The Bay

Date: Jul 1, 2012
Location: Barry's Bay
Website: www.highlandseast.ca

Canada Day Celebrations

Date: Jul 1, 2012
Location: Coe Hill
Website: www.township.wollaston.on.ca

20th Annual Barry's Bay Triathlon

Date: Jul 1, 2012
Location: Barry's Bay, Ontario
Website: www.barrysbaytriathlon.com/
Email:
Race Director - Mark Gunner

Your comments and suggestions are always welcome. Please send an e-mail to the Race Director.

Phone : 613-756-1061

Canada Day Triathlon & Fireworks

Date: Jul 1, 2012
Website: www.barrysbaytriathlon.com/
Phone: 613-756-2474
Come celebrate the start of summer with us at the 20th annual Barry's Bay Triathlon & Duathlon
Sunday July 1, 2012 9:00am !

Seasons of Light

Dates: Jul 4, 2012 to Jul 29, 2012
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Address: 10 Flint Ave, Bancroft
Website: www.agb.weebly.com
Phone: 613-332-1542
Anna Kutishcheva- "Seasons of Light"

Godspell

Dates: Jul 5, 2012 to Jul 14, 2012
Location: The Marble Church Arts Centre
Address: 13 Bridgewater Rd, Actinolite, ON
Website: www.ianatheatre.com
Phone: 613-921-7758
Written by Stephen Schwartz and John Michael Tebelek.

GODSPELL! The Classic Broadway Musical is coming to Tweed!

Told almost entirely in song, GODSPELL tells the gospel of St. Matthew, in a modern time. The original off Broadway production become the longest in history at 2124 performances, and then ran on Broadway for 527.

The IANA Production will feature a stunning set, beautiful costumes, and a remarkable cast of Canadian Performers. Directed by Tim Porter with instrumentation played live by this marvelous cast of ten, this show is going to be one of our biggest and most exciting productions yet! Don't miss it!

PERFORMANCES AND PRICING:
Thursday, July 5 @ 8PM: OPENING NIGHT
Friday, July 6 @ 8PM: GODSPELL
Saturday, July 7 @ 8PM: GODSPELL
Thursday, July 12 @ 8PM: GODSPELL
Friday, July 13 @ 8PM: GODSPELL
Saturday, July 14 @ 2PM: GODSPELL
Saturday, July 14 @ 8PM: CLOSING

PRICING:
ADULT: $20.00
STUDENT/SENIOR/ARTS COUNCIL MEMBER: $15.00

2012 MLRC Can-Jam Motorsport Rallycross Championship Series

Date: Jul 8, 2012
Location: Bancroft
Website: www.mlrc.ca
Email:
Do you want to experience the excitement of rally driving at a really low cost??

Can-Jam Motorsports and the Maple Leaf Rally Club are bringing back the rallycross season: the 2012 MLRC Can-Jam Motorsport Rallycross Championship.

This series continues to provide an opportunity for future rally stars to get their feet wet. No special vehicle preparation is required - regular street cars are permitted. The low entry fees and minimal car prep mean that the Rallycross series will provide an affordable introduction to rallying for drivers of all budgets and skill levels.

Vehicles are divided into four classes to level the playing field and provide good competition within each group. Class one includes all front wheel drive cars, Class two is all rear wheel drive. Class three is for non-turbo four wheel drive and last but not least, Class four to for all the turbo four wheel drive cars. All colours, shapes and sizes of cars can compete in rallycross.

OTHER DATES FOR 2012:
September 23rd
October 21st

Bancroft Flying Club's Annual Pancake Breakfast

Date: Jul 8, 2012
Time: 8:00AM to 12:00PM
Location: Bancroft Airport
Website: www.bancroftflyingclub.org
Phone: 613-332-1446

Annual Pig & Lamb Roast

Date: Jul 13, 2012
Location: Bancroft Curling Club
Website: www.fishhatchery.ca/
Email:
Phone: 613-332-4084
Fundraiser for the North Hastings Fish Hatchery.

Double Digit Dance

Date: Jul 13, 2012
Time: 5:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Upstairs at Arena
Address: Bancroft
Phone: 613-334-8262
Hosted by Youth In Action
Cost: $4.00
Age: 10-15
Food and drinks available on site.

23rd Annual Highland Games

Date: Jul 14, 2012
Location: Head Lake Park
Address: Haliburton Village
Website: www.haliburtonhighlandgames.com
Email:
Phone: 1-800-461-7677
Massed Bands Presentations
Heavy Events Competition
OPP Canine Demonstration
Border Collie Sheep Herding
Highland Dancing Competition
Children's Program by Camp Wanakita

MKC Slalom and Downriver Race

Dates: Jul 19, 2012 to Jul 21, 2012
Location: The Madawaksa Kanu Centre
Address: Barry's Bay
Website: www.mkc.ca
Phone: 1-888-652-5268
FREE!

Come cheer on local and international paddlers as they race through the Slalom gates at the Chalet Rapids, just footsteps from the Madawaska Kanu Centre on River Road.

Bancroft Horticultural Society: Speaker & Competition

Date: Jul 19, 2012
Website: www.bancrofthorticulturalsociety.com
Phone: 613-332-1032 or 613-332-1530
Speaker: To be announced.

Competitions: Salute to Canada

An arrangement using only red and
white flowers and complimentary
foliage, in any size or form.
Accessories allowed.

*Salute to Canada Trophy *

Snow in July (for Men, only)
An arrangement using a variety of white flowers, plus foliage, in any design, viewed from one side.
* Snow in July Trophy *

Pretty in Pink (for Women, only)
An arrangement, in a vase, using only pink blooms,
with complimentary foliage. Any size.
* Pretty in Pink Trophy *

Double Digit Dance

Date: Jul 20, 2012
Time: 5:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Wollaston Community Centre
Address: Coe Hill
Phone: 613-334-8262
Hosted by Youth In Action
Cost: $4.00
Age: 10-15
Food and drinks available on site.

2nd Baptiste Lake Music Festival

Date: Jul 21, 2012
Location: Baptise Lake Country Fare & Inn
Address: Baptiste Lake
Website: : www.facebook.com/pages/Baptiste-Lake-Music-Festival/282538798444505
More details to come.

Loggers Day in Algonquin Park

Date: Jul 28, 2012
Time: 10:00AM to 3:00PM
Location: Logging Museum
Address: Algonquin Park
Website: www.algonquinpark,on.ca
Phone: 613-637-2828
Join us for this highly entertaining and educational day when the Algonquin Logging Museum comes to life, brought to you by The Friends of Algonquin Park, the Algonquin Forestry Authority and Ontario Parks.

Take in the demonstrations around the Logging Museum trail and try the old-timer loggers' lunch served in the sawlog cookery from 12:00 to 2:00pm (or while quantities last).

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August 2012

Views and Visions III

Dates: Aug 1, 2012 to Aug 26, 2012
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Address: 10 Flint Ave, Bancroft
Website: www.agb.weebly.com
Phone: 613-332-1542
paintings by Diana Gurley

49th Annual Rockhound Gemboree

Dates: Aug 2, 2012 to Aug 5, 2012
Location: North Hastings Community Centre & Curling Clubs
Address: 63 & 103 Newkirk Blvd
Email:
Phone: 613-332-1513
FUN for the whole family! Canada's Largest Gem & Mineral Show. See fantastic displays of gems, minerals, fossils. Enjoy special guest speakers, demonstrations and workshops. Try climbing a rock wall or panning for gold- or both! Get your face painted! Shop for one-of-a-kind gifts, art, jewellry. Delicious food and beverage vendors.

Meet The Researchers Day

Date: Aug 2, 2012
Time: 9:00AM to 3:00PM
Location: Algonquin Park
Website: www.algonquinpark.on.ca
Phone: 613-637-2828
Meet the Researcher Day
Thursday, August 2, 9am – 3pm
Algonquin's Wildlife Research Station invites you to spend time with researchers who use Algonquin Park as their laboratory. Meet those who study reptiles and amphibians, birds, small mammals, fish, wolves, and even humans (through archaeology).

A fundraising barbecue (noon to 2:00pm, or while quantities last) is hosted by The Friends of Algonquin Park in support of research in the Park, and free draws take place for great prizes generously donated by local businesses and organizations. Suitable for all ages.

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CO Blitz Day

Dates: Aug 4, 2012 to Aug 5, 2012
Location: Combermere Community Centre
Address: 1095A Farmer Road
Website: www.algonquineast.ca
Weekend Of Family Fun In Combermere!

Antique Car Shows
Live Music
Family Activities
Lots To See & Do (August Civic Holiday Weekend)

31st Annual Art & Craft Guild Show

Dates: Aug 4, 2012 to Aug 5, 2012
Location: Millennium Park
Address: Bancroft
Email:
Phone: 613.338.5431

CO Blitz

Date: Aug 4, 2012
Location: the grounds of the Radcliffe Community Centre on Farmer Road in Combermere
ne of the longest-running festivals in the area

29th Annual Wilberforce Agricultural Fair

Dates: Aug 10, 2012 to Aug 11, 2012
Location: Wilberforce
Website: wilberforcefair.com
Email:
Phone: (705) 448-2683
Regular Attractions Include:

Pony Pull, Horse Draw, Children’s Dog Show, Goat Show, Antique Farm Machinery,
Baby Anything Contest, Colouring Contest, Children's Games, Nail Driving Contest,
Dalrymple Rabbitry, Haliburton Highlanders Pipes and Drums, Meet the Animals, Minnow Races,
Model Trains, Passport to the Fair, Scarecrow Building, Homecrafts, and more!

Admission:
Adults $5 or Weekend pass $8
Children under 16 FREE

Gates open Friday evening at 6:00 pm, Saturday at 9:00 am

Annual Pig Roast

Date: Aug 11, 2012
Location: Graphite Bible Camp
Address: 702 Graphite Road, Maynooth
Website: www.graphitebiblecamp.com
Phone: (613) 338-5622

Bancroft Horticultural Society: Speaker & Competition

Date: Aug 16, 2012
Website: www.bancrofthorticulturalsociety.com
Phone: 613-332-1032 or 613-332-1530
Panel Discussion: Preparation for entering the various Fall Fair Categories, in Maynooth. (How to choose plant material and arrange it; choosing vegetables, photos, pickles and preserves for each category.

Competitions: Vegetable of the Year - Cucumber
3 Cucumbers, all one variety, as uniform in size as possible.
* Vegetable of the Year Trophy *

Shrub Rose
One spray, any variety of shrub rose.
* Shrub Rose Trophy *

Double Digit Dance

Date: Aug 17, 2012
Time: 5:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Upstairs at Arena
Address: Bancroft
Phone: 613-334-8262
Hosted by Youth In Action
Cost: $4.00
Age: 10-15
Food and drinks available on site.

Double Digit Dance

Date: Aug 17, 2012
Location: Upstairs at Arena
Address: Bancroft
Phone: 613-334-8262
Hosted by Youth In Action
Cost: $4.00
Age: 10-15
Food and drinks available on site.

Annual Traditional Pow Wow, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan (Golden Lake)

Dates: Aug 18, 2012 to Aug 19, 2012
Location: Algonquin Territory
Website: algonquinsofpikwakanagan.com
Phone: 613-625-2800
Grand Entry ~ 12 noon, Saturday and Sunday.

Enjoy the Aboriginal culture of Drumming, Dancing, Crafts, and Foods. No pets, drugs, or alcohol.

Third weekend in August

Aleck Bell

Dates: Aug 22, 2012 to Sep 1, 2012
Location: The Marble Church Arts Centre
Address: 13 Bridgewater Rd, Actinolite, ON
Phone: 613-921-7758
Written by Stephen Schwartz and John Michael Tebelek.

GODSPELL! The Classic Broadway Musical is coming to Tweed!

Told almost entirely in song, GODSPELL tells the gospel of St. Matthew, in a modern time. The original off Broadway production become the longest in history at 2124 performances, and then ran on Broadway for 527.

The IANA Production will feature a stunning set, beautiful costumes, and a remarkable cast of Canadian Performers. Directed by Tim Porter with instrumentation played live by this marvelous cast of ten, this show is going to be one of our biggest and most exciting productions yet! Don't miss it!

PERFORMANCES AND PRICING:
Thursday, July 5 @ 8PM: OPENING NIGHT
Friday, July 6 @ 8PM: GODSPELL
Saturday, July 7 @ 8PM: GODSPELL
Thursday, July 12 @ 8PM: GODSPELL
Friday, July 13 @ 8PM: GODSPELL
Saturday, July 14 @ 2PM: GODSPELL
Saturday, July 14 @ 8PM: CLOSING

PRICING:
ADULT: $20.00
STUDENT/SENIOR/ARTS COUNCIL MEMBER: $15.00

Coe Hill Agricultural Fair

Dates: Aug 25, 2012 to Aug 26, 2012
Location: Coe Hill Fairgrounds
Address: Coe Hill
Website: www.township.wollaston.on.ca
Phone: 613-337-5731
The Coe Hill Fair was founded in 1882. The first fair was held in Salem, two miles north of Coe Hill. The Second fair was then held in Coe Hill with the first exhibits in the Town Hall. The horses raced from the hall to the Cenotaph and back on the main street. In the early 1900s the Fair moved to its present location. A grandstand was built prior to 1920, partly for the Fair and partly to seat fans of the champion Coe Hill baseball team. Before cars became numerous, a special train came from Trenton each year.
Many barns and buildings have been added to the grounds. In 1969 the CNR Station from Coe Hill was moved to the fair grounds and set up for display. Over the years many new things have been done to better the Fair. The grounds are also used for many community activities, and are available to rent for private functions.

WELCOME TO TWEED THE MUSICAL!

Dates: Aug 25, 2012 to Aug 27, 2012
Website: www.ianatheatre.com
Phone: 613-921-7758
Hello everyone, and welcome to TWEED! Tweed is a brand new original Canadian musical, that just finished it's highly successful world premiere production in Toronto! IANA Theatre Company work shopped this show last season in the beautiful town of Tweed, Ontario, and it was so successful that we remounted it this season at the Papermill Theatre.

Written by Tim Porter and Andre Morin, this show is a thrilling love story about David and Sarah as they find each other during the creation of small town Ontario. With thrilling dance numbers, a beautiful all original musical score, and a gripping story, this musical is truly a great adventure.

Stay tuned for upcoming productions, and lots more photos and behind the scenes video from our recent productions.

Any questions about the show can be emailed to info@ianatheatre.com. Thanks for visiting, and we'll see you at the show!!!

Student & Senior $25.10

"In My Mother's Time- A Bay Boy Remembers"

Dates: Aug 29, 2012 to Sep 23, 2012
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Address: 10 Flint Ave, Bancroft
Website: www.agb.weebly.com
Phone: 613-332-1542
paintings by Alfred Villeneuve

Bancroft Horticultural Society: Maynooth Fall Fair Contest

Dates: Aug 31, 2012 to Sep 1, 2012
Location: Maynooth
Website: www.bancrofthorticulturalsociety.com
Phone: 613-332-1032 or 613-332-1530
Entries and judging on Friday August 31.
Public viewing on Saturday September 1.
EVERYONE is welcome to enter!

September 2012

Warriors Day

Dates: Sep 1, 2012 to Sep 2, 2012
Location: Coe Hill Fairgrounds
Address: Coe Hill
Website: www.township.wollaston.on.ca
Phone: 613-337-5731
Dozens of historic military vehicles join marching bands and colour guards for a grand parade through the Hamlet of Coe Hill ending at the Fairgrounds.

24th Annual Hastings Highlands Loggers Games

Dates: Sep 1, 2012 to Sep 2, 2012
Location: Maynooth
Website: www.maynooth.on.ca/logging.htm
The Loggers Games is a celebrated annual event in Maynooth. For many years now, a large part of Maynooth's economy has revolved around the logging industry.

The Loggers Games are a chance for those in this local industry to test and demonstrate their skill and endurance... not to mention a bit of artistic flair... such as cross-cut sawing, wood bucking and chair carving.

Featuring
The Hastings Highlands Loggers Parade features BIG logging trucks fully loaded as well as funny floats and a marching band.
Loggers Games
All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast
Coffee, Donuts, Church Lunch
Rummage, Bake & Craft Sale
Fine Arts & Craft Displays at the Marketplace
Kids Play Area & Attractions
Beer Garden, Barn Dance.......and a whole lot more

Heritage Fest- Madonna House

Dates: Sep 1, 2012 to Sep 2, 2012
Location: Madonna House- Combermere
Address: 2888 Dafoe Rd, Combermere
Website: www.madonnahouse.org
Phone: 613-756-3713
A celebration of the crafts and way of life of the pioneering past of our area, a way of life which continues to be alive in Madonna House.

events, displays, and demonstrations

Wilno Chicken Supper

Date: Sep 2, 2012
Location: St. Mary's Catholic Church
Address: Wilno
Website: www.algonquineast.ca
The Valley's Favourite Church Supper!

Roast chicken with all the fixin's and home made dessert too!

NewfStock

Dates: Sep 14, 2012 to Sep 16, 2012
Location: Bancroft's Milennium Park
NewfStock, hosted by Newf Friends Newfoundland Dog Rescue is a huge gathering of Newfs, Newf lovers, and Newf wannabees that will be taking place on September 14 - 16, 2012.

The main event will be held on Saturday, September 15 in Millennium Park in beautiful Bancroft, Ontario - but you can expect to see other activities throughout the weekend at different locations through the area.

This is Newf Friends biggest fundraiser of the year and promises to be a fun filled event for all dog lovers. Newf Friends is a division of HART and will have all breeds of dogs attending the event.

15th Annual Algonquin Adventure Star Party

Dates: Sep 14, 2012 to Sep 16, 2012
Location: Mew Lake Campground Beach
Address: Algonquin Park (km 30.6)
Website: www,algonquinpark.on.ca
Phone: 613-637-2828
Join volunteers from the Toronto Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and get a first hand look at the Algonquin Sky through telescopes set up on the beach.

Double Digit Dance

Date: Sep 14, 2012
Location: Upstairs at Arena
Address: Bancroft
Phone: 613-334-8262
Hosted by Youth In Action
Cost: $4.00
Age: 10-15
Food and drinks available on site.

Apsley Autumn Studio Tour

Dates: Sep 15, 2012 to Sep 16, 2012
Website: www.apsleystudiotour.com
Phone: 705.656.2235

"Festival of Quilts"

Dates: Sep 15, 2012 to Sep 16, 2012
Location: Bancroft Curling Club
Address: Bancroft
Website: www.quiltclub.ca
Email:
Phone: 613-332-4364
Admission: $5.00 per day.
Hours: Sat: 9-5, Sun: 10-4

Come join us and see - Large & Small quilts, Challenge Quilts, Wall Hangings and Demonstrations.

Shop in our Merchants Mall and our Bear Paw Store.

Have a tasty lunch or snack in our Bear Paw Cafe.

Win Door Prizes and buy raffle tickets for a chance to win our beautiful "Underground Railroad" Queen Size Quilt.

Presented by: North Hastings Quilt Club.

Fall Supper

Date: Sep 19, 2012
Time: 4:30AM to 7:00PM
Location: St Pauls United Church, Bancroft
Notice from St. Paul's United Church, Bancroft- 2012

Wednesday, September 19- FALL SUPPER at St Paul's United Church, Bancroft from 4:30-7:00 p.m.

Bancroft Horticultural Society: Speaker & Competition

Date: Sep 20, 2012
Website: www.bancrofthorticulturalsociety.com
Phone: 613-332-1032 or 613-332-1530
Speaker: Jim Jones, “The Garlic King”

Competitions: Bringing in the Harvest
The exhibitor’s interpretation and design of the
theme, using garden flowers, foliage and some
fruits and vegetables (all grown by the entrant)
* Bringing in the Harvest Trophy *

Flower of the Year - Dahlia
- any size, type or variety. Please label, as to type and variety, if known.
* Flower of the Year Trophy *

Annual Plant Sale

Date: Sep 22, 2012
Time: 10:00AM to 12:00PM
Location: Club 580
Address: Bancroft
Website: www.bancrofthorticulturalsociety.com
Phone: 613-332-1032 or 613-332-1530
Sale open to the general public.

2012 MLRC Can-Jam Motorsport Rallycross Championship Series

Date: Sep 23, 2012
Location: Bancroft
Website: www.mlrc.ca
Email:
Do you want to experience the excitement of rally driving at a really low cost??

Can-Jam Motorsports and the Maple Leaf Rally Club are bringing back the rallycross season: the 2012 MLRC Can-Jam Motorsport Rallycross Championship.

This series continues to provide an opportunity for future rally stars to get their feet wet. No special vehicle preparation is required - regular street cars are permitted. The low entry fees and minimal car prep mean that the Rallycross series will provide an affordable introduction to rallying for drivers of all budgets and skill levels.

Vehicles are divided into four classes to level the playing field and provide good competition within each group. Class one includes all front wheel drive cars, Class two is all rear wheel drive. Class three is for non-turbo four wheel drive and last but not least, Class four to for all the turbo four wheel drive cars. All colours, shapes and sizes of cars can compete in rallycross.

OTHER DATES FOR 2012:
October 21st

"A Reminder of Summer"

Dates: Sep 26, 2012 to Oct 28, 2012
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Address: 10 Flint Ave, Bancroft
Website: www.agb.weebly.com
Phone: 613-332-1542
Jenny Gordon- A Reminder of Summer.

Madawaska Valley Studio Tour

Dates: Sep 29, 2012 to Sep 30, 2012
Location: Madawaska Area
Website: www.madawaskastudiotour.com

Autumn Colours Hike For Hospice

Date: Sep 30, 2012
Phone: 613-332-8014
More details to come...

October 2012

Double Digit Dance

Date: Oct 12, 2012
Location: Gym, Hastings Highlands Centre
Address: Maynooth
Phone: 613-334-8262
Hosted by Youth In Action
Cost: $4.00
Age: 10-15
Food and drinks available on site.

Bancroft Horticultural Society AGM

Date: Oct 18, 2012
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Pentecostal Church
Address: Bancroft
Website: www.bancrofthorticulturalsociety.com
Phone: 613-332-1032- or 613-3321530
Annual election of Officers.

Bancroft Horticultural Society: Speaker & Competition

Date: Oct 18, 2012
Website: www.bancrofthorticulturalsociety.com
Phone: 613-332-1032 or 613-332-1530
Panel Discussion: “Putting the garden to bed”, plus a review of what worked and what didn’t, this year in our gardens.

Competitions: All That’s Left
An arrangement using the last of the flowers (may
be dried), branches of berries, grasses and/or
dried pods gathered by the entrant. Use your
imagination.
* Unique Fall Entry Trophy *

Favourite House Plant
Your favourite house plant, labelled. Must have
been owned by entrant for at least 3 months. To
be viewed from all sides.
* Favourite House Plant Trophy *

Double Digit Dance

Date: Oct 19, 2012
Time: 5:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Upstairs at Arena
Address: Bancroft
Phone: 613-334-8262
Hosted by Youth In Action
Cost: $4.00
Age: 10-15
Food and drinks available on site.

2012 MLRC Can-Jam Motorsport Rallycross Championship Series

Date: Oct 21, 2012
Location: Bancroft
Website: www.mlrc.ca
Email:
Do you want to experience the excitement of rally driving at a really low cost??

Can-Jam Motorsports and the Maple Leaf Rally Club are bringing back the rallycross season: the 2012 MLRC Can-Jam Motorsport Rallycross Championship.

This series continues to provide an opportunity for future rally stars to get their feet wet. No special vehicle preparation is required - regular street cars are permitted. The low entry fees and minimal car prep mean that the Rallycross series will provide an affordable introduction to rallying for drivers of all budgets and skill levels.

Vehicles are divided into four classes to level the playing field and provide good competition within each group. Class one includes all front wheel drive cars, Class two is all rear wheel drive. Class three is for non-turbo four wheel drive and last but not least, Class four to for all the turbo four wheel drive cars. All colours, shapes and sizes of cars can compete in rallycross.

"Early Christmas at the Gallery" plus photos by Gail Burstyn

Dates: Oct 31, 2012 to Nov 24, 2012
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Address: 10 Flint Ave, Bancroft
Website: www.agb.weebly.com
Phone: 613-332-1542
"Early Christmas at the Gallery" plus photos by Gail Burtstyn

Annual Halloween Haunted House & Truck Trunk Treats

Date: Oct 31, 2012
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Website: www.faraday.ca
Phone: 613-332-3628

November 2012

Horticultural Society Annual Seed Exchange

Date: Nov 15, 2012
Website: www.bancrofthorticulturalsociety.com
Phone: 613-332-1032 or 613-332-1530
Please save seeds from your garden,, in anticipation of this event.

Bancroft Horticultural Society: Speaker & Competition

Date: Nov 15, 2012
Website: www.bancrofthorticulturalsociety.com/id28.html
Phone: 613-332-1032 OR 613-332-1530
Speaker: Roz McCann ~~ Bee Culture

Seed Exchange
Members bring in seeds collected from their
gardens, packaged and labelled, to share with
other members

Competition: Tall Pines
An arrangement featuring tall greenery, branches,
seed pods, dried flowers and suitable props.
* Tall Pines Trophy *

Double Digit Dance

Date: Nov 19, 2012
Time: 5:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Upstairs at Arena
Address: Bancroft
Phone: 613-334-8262
Hosted by Youth In Action
Cost: $4.00
Age: 10-15
Food and drinks available on site.

Barry's Bay Santa Claus Parade

Date: Nov 24, 2012

December 2012

Tree of Lights Ceremony

Date: Dec 1, 2012
Location: Barry's Bay
Website: www.alqonguineast.com
Phone: 613-756-2747

Barry's Bay Parade

Date: Dec 1, 2012
Location: Barry's Bay
Website: www.algonquineast.com
Phone: 613-756-2747

Bancroft Santa Claus Parade

Date: Dec 1, 2012
Location: Downtown Bancroft
Phone: 613-332-4372

Hidden Treasures in Our Community

Dates: Dec 5, 2012 to Dec 23, 2012
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Address: 10 Flint Ave
Website: www.agb.weebly.com
Phone: 613-332-1542
Art work on loan from art collectors in our area.

Bancroft Horticultural Society Annual Christmas Dinner

Date: Dec 6, 2012
Time: 6:00PM
Website: www.bancrofthorticulturalsociety.com/id28.html
Phone: 613-332-1032 or 613-332-1530
Christmas Potluck Dinner

Double Digit Dance

Date: Dec 7, 2012
Time: 5:00PM
Location: Wollaston Community Centre
Address: Coe Hill
Phone: 613-334-8262
Hosted by Youth In Action
Cost: $4.00
Age: 10-15
Food and drinks available on site.

9th Annual Night Parade & Kids Party

Date: Dec 8, 2012
Location: Downtown Maynooth
Address: Maynooth
Website: www.maynooth.on.ca/

Double Digit Dance

Date: Dec 14, 2012
Location: Upstairs at Arena
Address: Bancroft
Phone: 613-334-8262
Hosted by Youth In Action
Cost: $4.00
Age: 10-15
Food and drinks available on site.

Art Gallery of Bancroft is closed for the Holidays

Dates: Dec 24, 2012 to Jan 2, 2013

January 2013

Bancroft Horticultural Society: Speaker & Competition

Date: Jan 17, 2013
Website: www.bancrofthorticulturalsociety.com
Phone: 613-332-1032 OR 613-332-1530
Membership fees are due this month.

Speaker: Jim Quirk ~~ Photography “How-To”

Competition: Photograph Competition
Photos must be taken by the entrant, with either a
film or digital camera. Each photo must be
original, with no alterations of any kind. Each entry should be a 4” x 6” size and be mounted on a 6” x 8” piece of black paper.

Categories: 1. First Snowfall
2. Slippery Slopes
3. Icicles
4. Indoor Fun
5. Braving the Elements
6. Winter Escape

Exhibitors are to affix a label to the back of the photo with their name, the category and
whether the photo is digital or film.

February 2013

Bancroft Horticultural Society: Speaker & Competition

Date: Feb 13, 2013
Website: www.bancrofthorticulturalsociety.com
Phone: 613-332-1032 or 613-332-1530
Speaker: Nate Smelle (Curious Caribou Creations) ~~ Roof Gardening

Competitions: Hearts & Flowers
Create a Valentine card, decorated with dried or
pressed flowers, to send to a loved one.