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Svendsen, Mahon: Organized crime

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019Pictou Advocate

NEW GLASGOW – Sarah Svendsen and Rachel Mahon, two young and immensely talented organists, call their act Organized Crime Duo. Asked to describe their show they say, “Think of the Carol Burnett shows or Victor Borge – classical music with a twist.” Their comedy show is built around the pipe organ, in this case the...

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Honks of support

May 9, 2019May 10, 2019Raissa Tetanish

ONSLOW -Vehicle after vehicle, honk after honk. That was the scene on Highway 104 in Onslow, just west of Truro, today (May 9) as those in the trucking industry took to the shoulder of the road in support of Northern Pulp. More than 100 vehicles lined the outside shoulder of the eastbound and westbound lanes,...

Crushers out of MHL playoffs

March 8, 2019Steve Goodwin

The MHL playoffs have eluded the Pictou County Weeks Crushers. The South Mustangs defeated the Crushers 7-4 before nearly 1,200 fans at the Pictou County Wellness Centre to clinch third place in the league’s South Division. The results meant the idle Truro Bearcats can claim the fourth and final playoff berth, regardless of the outcome...

Crushers close in on Bearcats

February 15, 2019Steve Goodwin

The Pictou County Weeks Crushers have narrowed the gap with the Truro Bearcats. Sam Meisenheiner scored the only goal in the shootout on Thursday as the fourth-place Crushers edged the Amherst Ramblers 3-2 in MHL action at the Pictou County Wellness Centre to move within three pints of the third-place Bearcats in the South Division....

Jr. A Crushers win two of three

February 6, 2019February 5, 2019Steve Goodwin

The Pictou County Weeks Crushers continue to reel in the Truro Bearcats in the MHL. The Crushers will host the Campbellton Tigers at 7 p.m. Thursday and the St. Stephen Aces at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in their next league games at the Pictou County Wellness Centre. The Crushers moved to within six points of...

Crushers host Bearcats, in fourth spot

January 23, 2019January 22, 2019Steve Goodwin

The Pictou County Weeks Crushers are viewing the MHL from a different vantage point this week. The Crushers are in fourth place in the league’s South Division as they prepare to host the Truro Bearcats on Thursday at the Pictou County Wellness Centre. They will visit the Amherst Ramblers on Saturday. The Crushers have moved...

YMCA retreat focuses on mental health

January 22, 2019Heather Brimicombe

With mental health awareness on the rise, 16 local youth took the extra step with the help of the Pictou County YMCA and learned Mental Health First Aid at a recent youth camp near Truro. Gittens Lodge played host to the first every youth retreat this year for the YMCA and the two-day camp proved...

Taking the stress out of the dress

January 19, 2019January 22, 2019Heather Brimicombe

One of the signature moments and long-lasting memories that many students create in their high school experience is prom night and getting to participate in the right of passage before graduating. Prom is not a wonderful and exciting time for everyone though. Along with dresses and tuxedos come price tags in the hundreds of dollars...

Peewee AAA Crushers post sweep

January 16, 2019January 15, 2019Steve Goodwin

The Pictou County Peewee AAA Crushers will meet the Truro Bearcats this weekend in two Mainland Peewee AAA Hockey League games. The teams will meet on Saturday in Truro and on Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Pictou County Wellness Centre. The Crushers swept a home-and-home series last weekend with the Cumberland Ramblers, winning 8-1...

Twin Turple brothers built boats

January 10, 2019Jim Turple

I have taken much pride in sharing information about the various boats my father had built and raced during his lifetime. My father, however, was not the only Turple to build boats. Boat building was in the Turple blood for many years. I have done research as far back as possible and have discovered that...

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