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The Busy Bees will not be open for coffee in the morning during January & February. Coffee will be on every Monday afternoon as usual. Tickets are available for the New Year’s Eve supper. Only 100 will be sold. Cocktails at 5:30. Supper at 7:00 p.m.

The Christmas Supper for Laketown Leaders and fifty five year olds plus friends is Sat., Dec. 13 at 5:30 p.m. in the Stirling Room. Pre-sale tickets (15.00 ea.) are limited in number and sales end Fri., Dec. 5. Optional gift exchange of $10.

The Knox United Church held a successful Craft Show this past weekend in spite of the very cold, blustery weather. Thanks to all crafters who ventured out. Special thanks to all who donated, worked, attended or helped in any way.

Deepest sympathy to the family of the late Judy Watrych who passed away Oct. 12, 2014. Funeral services were held at the Saltcoats Community Hall on Oct. 18, 2014. Sincere condolences from the community of Bredenbury and District.

Laketown Leaders, Saltcoats Seniors hold coffee time at 9:00 a.m. every Monday morning. Their regular card playing time is Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. with a stop for coffee at 3:00 p.m.

On Sat., Aug. 16, 2014, family and friends of Diana & David Petlak celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. The celebration began at the St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church where the honoured couple renewed their wedding vows.

Wellness Clinics are held the first Wednesday of each month, the next clinic is Wed., Nov. 5 at 1:30. Flu shots will be available at the Busy Bees on Nov. 6, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

What kind of weather excites a pet duck? Fowl weather of course. Laketown Leaders monthly Pot Luck is the third Monday of a month and welcomes all to this shared meal. This month's is Mon., Oct. 20, Noon at the Stirling Room.

Thirty years ago the first ever Saltcoats Autumn Summit cross country meet, the brainchild of Fred Nicholson, Brian Jones and others, took place at the Saltcoats and District Regional Park with roughly 50 kids from five different schools participatin