ASHLAND NEWS
by Susan Feeney-Hopkins
The Ashland Community Library is having a book sale. Books are 25 cents and videos and DVDs are priced at $2. Library hours are Mondays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. They are also having a fun “Match the Sweethearts” contest, so be sure to participate when you’re there!
Portage Lakers invited to luncheon
All Portage Lake citizens are invited to a luncheon at the town of Packington, Quebec Saturday Feb. 15. Those who would like to attend will meet at the Portage Town Office at 9 a.m. and will go on to meet other participants at Baker Lake and then go onto Packington.
This event is part of the World Acadian Congress tripling group where the communities of Portage Lake, Baker Lake and Packington share commonalities such as a lake, similar population number, economic structure, and work force.
The three towns have been meeting together as individuals and as groups for a year now to prepare for a culminating event together during the August Acadian celebrations.
For more information, please contact Linda Caron, of Portage Lake, at 435-6326.
Ongoing events
The Ashland Area Senior Citizens meet the first and third Thursday at noon for a potluck luncheon at the LeBlanc Junkins VFW Post 9699 on the Portage Road with a meeting to follow. This active and growing club of senior citizens also takes trips to various restaurants throughout The County, hosts cookouts, enjoys guest speakers and entertainment such as musicians. For more information, contact Roberta Savary at 435-6422.
The Portage Lake Over 50’s Club lunch is held on the last Tuesday of every month at 11:30 a.m. at the Town Hall. All individuals 50 and over are invited to attend and can bring a potluck dish to share. For more information, contact Jean Clark at 435-8034 or Donna Martin at 435-7108.
The Red Hat Loonies of Portage Lake meet every third Thursday of every month at Dean’s Motor Lodge. Membership dues are $2. Come and have a great meal and a great time, too! For more information, contact Rachel Stevens at 435-6358.
Susan Feeney-Hopkins is the correspondent for Ashland, Portage Lake, Oxbow, Masardis, Garfield, Nashville Plantation and the surrounding areas. She can be reached at 227-7760 or Feenhop@aol.com.
