Hallowe’en food drive coming up

This Saturday (Oct. 31), students of the Crossroads “Kids Care” club are sponsoring their second-annual “Hunger for Hallowe’en” food drive.
It is an initiative that started in 2000 by the “Me to We” and “Free the Children” network—a group of children working together to help other children around the world through education.

On Hallowe’en night, Crossroads students who choose to participate will bring a letter to the homes they go trick-or-treating to explaining the project, and encouraging residents to donate non-perishable food items.
The donations will be sent to a local food bank.
Food also can be dropped off at the school on Hallowe’en evening, or on Monday (Nov. 2).
The number of children in Canada who do not have proper food to keep them healthy is staggering—and the number is growing.
Facts show that one-in-six children live in poverty, and that almost 850,000 Canadians use the food banks every month, 39.7 percent of which are children.
For more information, call Luella at 486-1105.
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Darrell Kennett was the lucky winner of the September gas draw at Dev-Lynne’s.
He took home a tool set.
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Last week’s card results at the Devlin Hall saw Doreen McKay and Gerald Bullied with the high while the low went to Beatrice Meyers and Bob McLean.
The next card games will be there on Tuesday (Nov. 3).
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Cards played at the Emo Legion last Wednesday were won by Mary Gavin and Ross Brooks, with the low taken by Jean Steele and Gayle Thompson.
Darlene Bruce won the draw.
A reminder the Emo Legion will hold its next Bingo on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
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The Emo Legion will host its annual Remembrance Day supper on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 5:30 p.m.
The dinner is open to all at a cost of $10 each.
Call the Legion if you wish to attend.
I’ll have the times of the various cenotaph services across the district in next week’s column.
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Sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Joyce Mason, who passed away on Saturday.
She will be sadly missed by her children, grandchildren, and their families.
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Sympathy also to the family and friends of Allan Elliott, who also will be missed by many.
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Mickey McKinnon is back in the hospital. She has been struggling with her health for several months.
Our community sends along get-well wishes for a recovery.
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Grace Roy recently returned home from Los Angeles, where she visited family.
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Robin’s 2¢:
The origin of why men started wearing earrings.
A man noticed his co-worker was wearing an earring. The man knew his co-worker to be a conservative fellow normally, and was curious about his sudden change in fashion sense.
“I didn’t know you were into earrings?” he remarked.
“Don’t make a big deal of it. It’s only an earring,” the co-worker replied sheepishly.
His friend fell silent for a few minutes, but then his curiosity prodded him to ask, “So how long have you been wearing one?”
“Ever since my wife found it in my truck,” the co-worker answered.