Our Seventh Annual Writers Reading on Saturday, October 4, at the Westport United Church features award-winning Canadian authors Terry Fallis, Charlotte Gray, Ian Hamilton, and Diane Schoemperlen. Tickets are available around Westport or at the door.

Terry Fallis

An engineer by academic training, Terry Fallis followed a career in politics and communications before writing his award-winning debut novel The Best Laid Plans. Originally released in excerpts in the form of a podcast, Fallis self-published the political satire in 2007. After winning the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour in 2008, McClelland and Stweart republished Fallis’ novel.

Charlotte Gray

Charlotte Gray is one of Canada’s best-known writers, and author of nine acclaimed books of literary non-fiction. Born in Sheffield, England, and educated at Oxford University and the London School of Economics, she began her writing career in England as a magazine editor and newspaper columnist. After coming to Canada in 1979, she worked as a political commentator, book reviewer and magazine columnist before she turned to biography and popular history.

Ian Hamilton

It was a life-threatening health scare that prompted Ian Hamilton to being the name “Ava Lee” to life. Recovering from surgery, Hamilton’s debut Ava Lee novel, The Water Rat of Wanchai (2011), was quickly written in only a few short weeks. After the first novel was finished, the very next day Hamilton started on the second in the award-winning, internationally published series and the same is true of the third and fourth Ava Lee novels.

Diane Schoemperlen

After graduating from Lakehead University, Schoemperlen continued her studies at the Banff Centre, working with W.O. Mitchell and Alice Munro. Among her many accolades as an author, including the Governor General’s Award for English Fiction and the Writer’s Trust of Canada Marian Engel Award, she is also an accomplished editor and has taught at St. Lawrence College and the Kingston School of Writing. She currently lives in Kingston, Ontario.

Date :
October 4, 2016 | 1 to 5:30 pm

Event location :
Westport United Church
Westport, Ontario
(corner of Spring St. And Church St.)

Contact :
For more ticket information, visit this page : https://westportartscouncil.com/2014/09/15/oct-4-7th-annual-writers-reading/

The 40 voice Coro San Marco directed by Daniele Colla will visit St. Edward Church in Westport on Sunday October 2.  At a special Mass at 11:00 am they will sing a Mass setting  composed by Fr. Louis Di Rocco entitled Missa Divinae Misericordiae. They will also sing some sacred music before the Mass starting at 10:30 am.

The Coro San Marco joined by the Choirs of St. Edward and St. Columbanus Churches, will also give a  sacred music concert at 2:30 pm.

The Coro San Marco is a 40 voice choir based in Toronto, conducted by Daniele Colla. They have a varied repertoire including classical and popular music. As well as singing during the liturgy at the special Mass on October, 2, they will sing some hymns before the Mass from 10 :30 am to  11 : am.

This event promises to be a very enjoyable day of music!

Date :
Sunday October 2, 2016 from 11 am to 4 pm

Event location :
St. Edward Catholic Chuch,
11, Concession Street
Westport, ON, Canada

Contact :
Phone call : +1 613-273-2806
Website : http://www.romancatholic.kingston.on.ca

Mark October 1 on your calendar and come to Delta and enjoy the annual Delta Harvest Festival. There will be lots of things going on – fun for the whole family starting with a Harvest Breakfast at 8:00 am.

This will be followed by all sorts of activities in the Old Town Hall, the Old Stone Mill, the Fairgrounds and other spots in Delta with food vendors, a car and motorcycle show, music by The Run of the Mill, led by Judy Longstreet, blacksmithing demonstrations, milling demonstrations, a bread baking contest and more. Come to Delta and celebrate the harvest.

Lunch will be a BBQ Octoberfest Sausage at the Fairgrounds or BBQed Hot Dogs at the Mill.

The Fire Hall Museum will be open, Lower Beverley Lake Park will host wagon rides through the Park and village plus will be holding a 25 per cent sale on camping rates. At the fair grounds the Delta Agricultural Society will be hosting a vendor sale and a car show.

End the day by enjoying the Harvest Festival Dance which will take place in the Agricultural Society Hall from 8 pm to 1 am.

Date :

October 1st, 2016 at 8 am

Event location :

At the Old Town Hall (8 Lower Beverley Lake Park Road)

At the Old Stone Mill (46 King Street)

At the Delta Fair Grounds (110 Mill Creek Drive)

At the Fire Hall Museum (121 Mill Creek Drive)

At Lower Beverley Lake Park (146 Lower Beverley Lake Park Road)

Contact :

The Full program is available here : http://www.deltamill.org/harvestfest.html

Bingo

Every Thursday night at 6:00pm at the Elgin Lions Hall

Every Monday night at the Westport Legion where doors open at 6:15 and games start at 7:15.

Bridge

Every Tuesday at 1:00pm

at the Elgin Municipal Complex

Info: 613-359-6192

Coffee & Chat Drop-In:

Throughout the Township come and enjoy a bit of social fun! Bring your latest craft project, a deck of cards or just yourself. Children are welcome. Donations appreciated. Every Monday morning from 8am to 10:30am at the Delta United Church – call Pat Philips 613-928-2712;Tuesday mornings in Morton – Morton Mug– contact Linda Gamble 613-387-3799 every Wednesday morning from 10am to Noon at the Newboro Community Hall – call Andi 613-272-5335 or Joan 613-272-2393;Thursday mornings at the Portland Community Hall contact Betty James 613-272-2461 and every Friday morning at the Elgin Municipal Complex Community Hall from 9:30am – call Linda Carr 613-272-2227.

Community Lunch first Friday of the month at the Elgin Municipal Complex – soup and sandwiches – contact Linda Carr 613-272-2227 and the 4th Tuesday of every month at the Portland United Church Noon to 1pm call 613-272-2002 for details.

Community Breakfast every 4th Tuesday at the Harmony Lodge in Philipsville. $7.00per plate starting at 8:00am. Sponsored by the Philipsville Masons, everyone is welcome. Contact Ross Hawkins for information 613-359-5833.

Community Shopping bus sponsored through the Portland Seniors Club leaves for the local shopping mall in Kingston every 2nd Tuesday of the month.

Call Vicki at 613-272-2676 to reserve your seat.

Cost $15.00 return trip.

Not just for seniors! All ages welcome.

Euchre is played in the Elgin Municipal Complex Community Room (Linda Barker 613-272-2533), the South Elmsley Community Hall (Dorothy Covell at 613-283-2572) and North Crosby Community Hall (6 hand) (Jim Mullville 613-273-3008) and in Delta at the Legion every Friday at 7pm (Pat Philips 2712).

Forfar Euchre is every Friday at 7:30pm in the hall. Games are also played at the Legion Halls and Lions Halls.

Spaghetti Dinners 1st Friday of every month at the Portland Legion; 2nd Friday at the Elgin Lions Hall and also combine their very popular Quiz Night with the spaghetti dinner (teams of 6 start the game at 7pm) and the 3rd Friday is at the Westport (North Crosby) Legion.

VIBE – Venturing in Biblical Education – Wednesdays April 22 to December 2 10am in Elgin and 7pm in Portland at the United Church.Contact Rev.

Contact Rev. Takouhi 613-272-8977

or RevTakouhi@Terrautopia.ca

Just wanted to make sure you knew:

*1. JAZZ NIGHT – Fall Hours* 8-10pm Every Thursday Night until Oct.6!
*2. Fall Business Hours:*
Sun – Tue

Lunch 11:30-3:00pm

Munchies 3:00-5:30pm

Dinner 5:30-8:30pm
Wed – Sat

Lunch 11:30-3:00pm

Munchies 3:00-5:30pm

Dinner 5:30-9:00pm

3. URBAN HIGHLANDERS from Toronto coming on Friday! This band has blossomed
into a full-on multi instrumental cultural mash-up with strong strains of
Celtic, American old-timey, African influenced percussion, Rhythm & Blues,
world and folk music. 7-10pm $10
https://www.reverbnation.com/artist/video/14222109

Thanks,

All of us at The Cove

It’s always amazing how fast the summer goes isn’t it? Here we are again
heading toward fall! It’s business as usual here at The Cove as the patio
will no doubt be open for the month of September with a warm, dry month
expected.
Music, food and relaxation continue to be the focus here! The weekly
entertainment schedule and daily food specials keep things lively and fresh
around here. Stop in sometime!
All of us at The Cove

*Enjoy Daily, Delicious Food Specials…*
*#thecoveinnfood*
*Sun-Thurs, 15% Off Room Rates (plus HST and includes breakfast)*
*#thecoveinnrooms*
 
 
OCTOBER EVENTS
 
 
Every Wednesday Jun – Oct.5 Rack ‘n Tunes with Shawn McCullough 7-10pm
www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough *Play a Song and you could win a
Guitar!* *#rackntunes*

Every Thursday May.19-Oct.6 Jazz Night with Spencer Evans Trio 9-10pm
*#jazznight*

Every Sunday until Sept.25 Head Over Heels on the Patio 12:30-3:30pm
www.kevinheadmusic.com *#**patioheadoverheels*
*#thecoveinnmusic*

Fri.Sept.9 URBAN HIGHLANDERS (Celtic/Old Time, Toronto) 7-10pm $10
*www.reverbnation.com/
<http://www.reverbnation.com/>*urbanhighlanders
<http://www.reverbnation.com/urbanhighlanders>

Sat.Sept.10, 17 & 24 and Fri.Sept.30 HEAD OVER HEELS (Guitar/Vocal Duo,
Gananoque) 5:30-8:30pm www.kevinheadmusic.com
 
Fri.Sept.16 JOHN WILBERFORCE (Folk/Rock, Kemptville) 5:30-8:30pm
www.johnwmusician.com
 
Fri.Sept.23 Blues on the Rideau Series with SPENCER MACKENZIE BAND
(Toronto) 7-11pm $65 Buffet, Show & Charity www.spencermackenzie.ca
www.bluesontherideau.ca

It’s always amazing how fast the summer goes isn’t it? Here we are again
heading toward fall! It’s business as usual here at The Cove as the patio
will no doubt be open for the month of September with a warm, dry month
expected.
Music, food and relaxation continue to be the focus here! The weekly
entertainment schedule and daily food specials keep things lively and fresh
around here. Stop in sometime!
All of us at The Cove
 
 
SEPTEMBER
 
 
Every Wednesday Jun – Oct.5 Rack ‘n Tunes with Shawn McCullough 7-10pm
www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough
 

Every Thursday May.19–Oct.6 Jazz Night with Spencer Evans Trio 9-11pm

Every Sunday until Sept.25 Head Over Heels on the Patio 12:30-3:30pm
www.kevinheadmusic.com
 
Fri.Sept.2 DAVE BALFOUR (Folk/Rock, Perth) 5:30-8:30pm
 
Sat.Sept.3 JEFF CALLERY (Folk/Rock, Brockville) 5:30-8:30pm
www.reverbnation.com/jeffcallery
 
Sun.Sept.4 CHRIS MURPHY (East Coast/Folk, Perth Road Village) 5:30-8:30pm
www.turpinstrail.com
 
Fri.Sept.9 URBAN HIGHLANDERS (Celtic/Old Time, Toronto) 7-10pm $10
*www.reverbnation.com/
<http://www.reverbnation.com/>*urbanhighlanders
<http://www.reverbnation.com/urbanhighlanders>

 
Sat.Sept.10, 17 & 24 and Fri.Sept.30 HEAD OVER HEELS (Guitar/Vocal Duo,
Gananoque) 5:30-8:30pm www.kevinheadmusic.com
 
Fri.Sept.16 JOHN WILBERFORCE (Folk/Rock, Kemptville) 5:30-8:30pm
www.johnwmusician.com
 
Fri.Sept.23 Blues on the Rideau Series with SPENCER MACKENZIE BAND
(Toronto) 7-11pm $65 Buffet, Show & Charity www.spencermackenzie.ca
www.bluesontherideau.ca

A three day event has been designed for quilters and lovers of quilts.

Workshops, challenges, guest speakers, vendors market and sewing time with friends all lead to a fabulous exhibition of quilts set against the beautiful stained glass of our local Westport churches. You are welcome to submit your own quilts… both new and vintage… to be on display.

Schedule

Thursday September 29, 9am-4pm

Choose from five separate workshops. There is something for all levels of quilters – from beginners to advanced.  Refine a traditional skill, or try your hand at a contemporary piece.  We are very pleased to have many talented women leading these workshops so come and have fun!

Friday September 30, 9am-4pm

Quilter’s Café Day!  Come and drink coffee while you sew and visit with friends.  We are offering a Block Challenge this day. You will receive a package of fabric to sew/design a 12” block. These blocks will be on display on October 1 and will then be made into a quilt for Canada’s Sesquicentennial year. Bring your creativity with you!

Fall Luncheon at The Cove. We are pleased to welcome Carol Darou from the Lanark Quilt Guild as our guest speaker over lunch.  All are welcome to hear Carol’s story and enjoy a time with friends. Contact Mary Anne Bishop at thepamperedladybug @ gmail.com if you wish to attend only the lunch.

Saturday October 1, 10am-3pm

Quilt Celebration Tour: Saturday will be the ultimate celebration of quilts – both old and new.  As you travel to the village churches you will appreciate these works of art as they are mingled with church stained glass and architecture.  Throughout the day, oral quilting stories will take place.

Registration

To register for all or individual events, please process payment through PayPal. If you are registering for more than one item, you can select the “continue shopping” button in PayPal to add additional items to your transaction. For detailed information about each day’s events, click to see the brochure. To register your quilts for the Special Quilts Show, please complete the registration form and email it to us by 1 September, 2016.

Date :
September 29 to October 1, 2016

Event location :
Westport, ON

Contact :
Website: www.westportartscouncil.com

Protect Your Family – Dogs & Cats Must Be Vaccinated

The goal of hosting these clinics is to help provide rabies vaccinations to as many cats and dogs as possible. Prompting this change in date is the celebration of World Rabies Day in September (September 28, 2016).

In addition, at this time of the year hunters are preparing for the hunting season and it is important that their dogs be vaccinated against rabies. While running in the bush, hunting dogs have the potential of interacting with wild life that may have rabies. It is important that pet cats or dogs remain up-to-date with their rabies vaccination as they too could be at risk of getting rabies. By increasing the vaccination coverage in pets we will help to minimize the potential transmission of rabies to humans.

Rabies is a deadly disease that can be prevented. Did you know that a person dies from Rabies every 10 minutes throughout the world? Help prevent the spread of rabies by vaccinating your pet dog or cat.

Dogs & Cats must be on a leash or in a carrier. For more information contact us at: 613-345-5685 or 1-800-660-5853

Date :

September 14, 2016 | 2 to 6 pm

Event location :

Westport Fire Hall, Spring Street, Westport, ON, Canada

Contact :

Phone call : 613-345-5685 or 1-800-660-5853

Website : www.healthunit.org

Facebook page : www.facebook.com/LGLHealthUnit

ANNUAL NATURAL HISTORY BUS TOUR, departing from Crosby at 1:00pm touring some of the geological and landscape features along Highway 15 here in the keystone of the Rideau.  Sponsored by the Bastard and South Burgess Historical Society.  Bus fills quickly!

Date :
Sunday, September 18, 2016

Event location :
Westport, ON

Contact :
Doug Bond (613) 272-2252 for reservations

It’s hard to believe that the ‘house of books” now located at 3 Spring Street was originally housed in an abandoned butcher shop, lacking electricity and indoor plumbing.

With a nucleus of interested and dedicated people along with strong community involvement the butcher shop was transformed into a small library stocked with one set of encyclopedia donated by the Lions Club, discards from the Toronto and Kingston libraries, as well as private donations. A Public Library Board was established, and the doors opened on February 18, 1947.

The library now functions as a venue for community programs, and in 1997 came on-line agreeing to become a community access terminal.

After 60 years of careful planning and hard work, tireless volunteers have made the Westport Public Library what it is today.

Date :
Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 | 2 to 3 pm

Event location :
Westport Public Library, 3 Spring Street,
Westport, ON, Canada

Contact :
Phone call: +1 613-273-3223