Eastern Graphic

It's game on for fundraising co-ed tourney for Autism in Cardigan today

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 11:56

Bethany Dunn, with team Double Cs, raced to first but didn’t quite get there before Tyson Cooper, a member of team Jewels, touched the bag. The play was part of the 10th Annual Cardigan Co-ed Softball Tournament for a child with Autism being played in Cardigan today. Heather Moore photos The field was wet and the players were chilly but spirits were high as Brandon Quinn took his turn at bat. Brandon is a member of team Double Cs. Eight teams signed up to play in the day-long tourney which this year is a fundraiser for Cole and Issac Koleff-Sanderson. They ...

Funeral for victim of Friday night crash to be held Wednesday

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 09:55

Thirty-year old Stephen "Steve" Palmer of Belle River has been identifed as the victim of a Friday night single vehicle rollover in Mount Vernon. The accident took place around 10pm. Kings District RCMP said the vehicle was travelling south on Route 315 when it drifted onto the right shoulder of the road, skidded into the opposing lane and into the ditch, where it rolled several times. Mr Palmer was ejected from the vehicle. ...

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 19:00

Local celebrities will judge Montague High School’s upcoming Battle of the Bands, set to take place next Wednesday, May 29, in the school auditorium. Belfast native and MRHS graduate Colin Buchanan of the well-known Canadian indie rock band Paper Lions will judge. He’ll sit alongside PEI radio station Hot 105.5 disc jockey, Matt MacLeod. Ten bands made up of high school students from across PEI will showcase their talent at the event, with the furthest traveling from Kensington to take part in the friendly competition. Two bands from MRHS and one band from Montague Intermediate are among those on the bill. The contest is ...

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 12:44

Quick thinking on the part of staff at Shooting Stars Daycare in Montague Wednesday prevented a more serious situation when an unattended truck rolled through a service station parking lot. “None of the children were hit by the truck,” daycare owner Kimberly Hicken said, “They are taught to hold hands and when the staff went to get them out of the way, a couple of them fell because they didn’t let go of the other children’s hands.” The four year olds who were walking in a group of six were on their way to Sobey's to buy dough to make cookies ...

Business owner offers work to those short on weeks to qualify for EI

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 05:20

The fishermen’s protest is all but over but Cardigan business owner Mary Van den broek said she is still prepared to offer up to 20 weeks of work to anyone in the fishing industry who comes up short to qualify for EI. Ms Van den broek owns Cardigan Feed and she’s hoping other businesses will follow suit. Fishermen and plant workers were idle during the lobster price protest which lasted six or seven days in communities across the province. “I was thinking if all businesses in Kings County could do some person weeks then maybe we could look after everybody,” Ms Van den ...

Fishermen lose price fight but win battle on principle

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 05:20

South side lobster fishermen reluctantly joined their north side counterparts on the water Wednesday, ending a week long protest over unfair lobster prices. Until Monday, most fishermen had tied up their boats in protest of $2.75 to $3.25 per pound lobster prices, an amount lower than other provinces and one that some fishermen say is 25 years old. At the end of April, market lobsters from Cole Harbour to Digby sold for $5 to $5.50, and Newfoundland markets sold for $4.21, according to the Department of Fisheries. Charlie McGeoghegan, Pinette fisherman and Murray River/Belfast MLA, said he’s disappointed fishermen didn’t hold out longer ...

Donagh Regional parents object rezoning proposal

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 05:20

Some parents at Donagh Regional School don’t want their school changed from a K-9 school to a K-6 because it would mean some children would have to travel to Stonepark in Charlottetown. A meeting with trustees from the English Language School Board, parents, and Home & School committee members at Donagh Regional was held Monday night to discuss a recommendation from the school board to to rezone Donagh. If the changes were made Donagh students in Grades 7 to 9 would go to Stonepark Intermediate School in Charlottetown. Parents think classrooms at Stonepark are crowded and there’s no need to rezone. They ...

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 05:20

The Eastern Graphic had some impressive wins at the 41st Better Newspaper Awards, held last weekend in Halifax. Sharon Riley, who was jointly nominated by Graphic publisher Paul MacNeill and the Montague Rotary Club, won the award for Outstanding Sales Person and took home a $250 prize. Ms Riley also won the award for Best Original Advertising Idea for a promotion of the Ferguson-Logan Funeral Home. “It’s nice to be recognized,” Ms Riley said. “But it’s a group effort here. None of us would win anything if everyone didn’t do their jobs well.” Ms Riley was also awarded the Silver Quill for 25 years ...

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 05:20

Denesa McGuigan of Gaspereaux was the winner of hundreds of dollars in prizes after her eight-year old son Jacob entered her in The Eastern Graphic’s Mother’s Day contest. “I didn’t know anything about it. It was a big secret!” said Denesa, whose second boy is three months old. Sharon Riley presents a gift basket to Jacob and Denesa McGuigan. Heather Jordan Ross photo Rayna LaPierre of Souris was the second winner of The Eastern Graphic’s Mother’s Day competition thanks to a submission from her son Stephen. Rayna won hundreds of dollars in prizes. In the ...

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 05:20

Souris High students Matthew Birt, Courtney Dill and Katie Flynn were named Athletes of the Year at their school’s annual awards banquet last week. Female Athlete of the Year honours were shared by Courtney and Katie. Matthew Birt, a Grade 12 student, plays soccer, badminton, rugby and Midget A hockey. As a basketball all-star he won an MVP and a sportsmanship award for soccer. He is also the Athletic Association co-president. Courtney Dill, a Grade 11 student and assistant coach of the Midget girl’s soccer team, won MVP for cross country and competes in track and field. She is a national champion in ...

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 05:20

An author from Hopefield, a small community just outside of Murray River, is set to launch his second book this Saturday, May 18, at Confed Centre Library in Charlottetown. This is Loman Bell’s second book in his Old Glory series. His latest endeavour, Old Glory Faces The Hurricane, is a tale about a fictional ship’s journey to transport goods and toys to far off lands. The story is told through what Mr Bell describes as “imaginative folklore.” “Nothing is factual, it’s just how I imagined it to be back then,” he said. Born into a family of fishermen, Mr Bell said he spent most ...

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 05:20

Cheers erupted from parents and teachers last Wednesday when they heard Souris Consolidated would receive $84,000 from Indigo’s Love of Reading grant. “This is beyond big news for us,” Shelly Keenan, co-chair of the Souris Consolidated Home and School Foundation, said, still beaming from the news. “We’re very much in need of more books and more technology around books.” Over the next three years, money will go to investing in classroom libraries, getting boys more interested in reading books, purchasing e-readers, and updating the school library. The school was one of 20 across Canada to receive the grant. The school’s Literacy Committee, the Home ...

Hillcrest United to present Feast of Music Concert

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 05:00

A Feast of Music Concert will be presented Sunday, May 26 at the Hillcrest United Church in Montague. The concert will feature Montague Hillcrest Choirs and Anne White, director; A Joyful Sound with Owen Aylward, director Frances McBurnie and Sara White, piano and Morgan Saulnier, piano and flute. There will be hymn singing, a goodwill offering and lunch will be provided. Everyone is invited to attend. The concert starts at 7:30pm. ...

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 05:00

John Munro, Vice-Principal of Belfast Consolidated and students Daniel Martell, Stephen McGeoghegan, Sarah MacMaster and Abigail Munro accept a cheque from Montague Rotary member Andy Daggett. The money will go towards the cost of the school’s new playground, which will be completed in October. Proceeds for the playground were obtained from the Rotary Gold Mine Draw’s weekly Toonie Draw. Sharon Riley photo ...

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 05:00

Morell Automotive will have lots to celebrate Saturday, May 18 from 9am to 2pm. The business has relocated to 10 Coffin Road, a move owner Stephen Johnston says will create a more accessible location for his customers. The day’s festivities will also be a fundraiser for a 21-year-old Morell man who is facing serious medical issues. The grand opening will feature the sale of hotdogs and burgers with all proceeds going to Mitchell Laybolt who will start stem-cell treatment in Halifax, May 20. Mr Laybolt has been dealing with B-cell aggressive, and Burkitt’s Stage 4 lymphoma for two years. He was diagnosed January ...

Mike and Megan Cheverie welcome everyone to their new Pharmacy.

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 05:00

The grand opening of Souris Remedy’s Rx and the Seaside Medical Centre will take place Saturday, May 18, from 9am to 4pm. A raffle for prizes that include a flat screen television, deck chairs made at the Harbourview Training Centre, a $200 gift certificate to Future Shop, a Keurig coffee maker, golf shirts, Tim Hortons gift cards, various ornaments, a picnic table and an iPod nano is all part of the celebration. All proceeds will go to the Souris Food Bank. Souris Remedy’s Rx will also have all non-sale items marked at 20 per cent off on the day of ...

Province says shuffling Souris students won’t make gas levels worse

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 05:00

Souris Consolidated continues to face high carbon dioxide issues, but a higher concentration of students in the upper floors of the school shouldn’t make the problem worse, says Health PEI and the English School Board. One year ago all the windows in Souris Consolidated were opened four times a day, for 10 minute periods, after higher than acceptable levels of carbon dioxide were discovered. At that time, Principal Sharon MacIntosh said the high levels were due to the number of staff and students, about 350, in a building that didn’t have a central air circulation system. In March, three air exchange units were ...

Eight teams sign up for fundraising ball tourney for Autism

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 05:00

Eight teams have signed up to play in the 10th Annual Cardigan Co-ed Softball Tournament for a child with Autism on Saturday, May 18 in Cardigan. Proceeds this year will go to Cole and Issac Koleff-Sanderson. They are the sons of Andrea Koleff and Pence Sanderson. Five-year old Cole likes to play video games. His favourites are Power Rangers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Cole also likes to help his younger brother by playing pretend with him. Issac, age three, likes to play with super heroes such as the Hulk and Iron Man. He is also a fan of the TV show Max ...

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 05:00

The First Little Pond Girl Guides are raising funds for their August camp, Bridging Friends Forever, by selling dog tags in the Souris area. This is being done in conjunction with town hall, where dog tags have been sold for two years. The week long camp will be held from August 11 to 17, at Snider Mountain Ranch in Sussex, New Brunswick. It’s a once in a lifetime trip for the girls, who will get take part in a variety of activities including swimming, horseback riding and crafts. The girls have been raising funds for transportation and equipment since January. When the Guides called to ...

Georgetown Provincial Court May 9, 2013

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 05:00

Marcel Kalim Lougheed, of Montague, appeared in Georgetown Provincial Court Thursday to enter a guilty plea to impaired driving. On March 2, 2013, police observed the 34 year old driving with a licence plate that didn’t match his vehicle. When they pulled him over, he showed signs of impairment. Mr Lougheed’s first breathalyzer reading was 200mg and the second was 180mg. Mr Lougheed was already on probation for robbery with a weapon from an incident in 2012. He had a previous record of refusing the breathalyzer in 2009. Mr Lougheed has Asperger’s and lives with his mother. Since the most recent incident, he has sought ...