The cold weather may be here but that does not slow down the amount of fun to be had on the Cape Breton Heritage Coast. On January 14 and 15th, E-Force a leader in Racquetball Technology, will be sponsoring a Singles and Doubles Racquetball Tournment in Port Hawkesbury. The tournment will be held at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, with sessions taking place on Friday January 14th from 6-10pm and on Saturday January 15th from 8am to 8pm. The tournament will cover all skill levels from novice to pro, from juniors to masters. Organizers expect approximately 40 entrants to take part, coming in from across the Maritimes for the tournment. The Civic Centre is the best facility east of Montreal for racquetball because of its high glass walls which provide great visibility. The January Tournment in Port Hawkesbury will be the prelude event for the National Championship Tournment which will take place in Antigonish and Port Hawkesbury in May and is expected to draw 250 participants from across Canada. Anyone wishing to learn more about racquetball and its rules can attend a free clinic at 4pm on January 14th at the Civic Centre. For more information you can contact Dan Smith by email at ranking@eastlink.ca or by calling 1-902-483-2499.
Celebrating our Scotish Heritage is very important to all Cape Bretoners so mark January 22nd on your calendar as the day to celebrate the 9th Annual Robbie Burns Dinner & Dance. This very popular event will take place at the St. Peter's Lions Hall starting at 6:30pm, tickets are $20.00. Dress Code is in effect. Roast beef dinner will be served at 7 with dance to follow speeches. For the enjoyment of all who attend, the dance will include modern, square, Scottish Country, and ceilidh style dances. For more information on this event contact Stan or Joyce Richards at 1-902-345-0741.
For those who enjoy outdoor activities and are ATV enthusiasts, there will be an ATV Poker Run on Saturday February 19th, 2011 (Storm date: Feb. 20th). The Isle Madame ATV Riders, along with the Municipality of Richmond County are hosting the 1st. Annual Winter Festival Poker Run will take place on Isle madame. Registration contact: Norma Boudreau at 1-902-631-2860 or by email at c.h.boudreau@ns.sympatico.ca. Registration is from 9am to 11am at Rocky Bay Hall in Isle Madame. The fee for the event is $20.00 per poker hand (includes cost of meal). Ride begins at 11am from Rocky Bay Hall and ends at 5pm. The Grand Prize for the best poker hand is a trip for 2 to Puerto Plata in the Donminican Republic, in addition there will be cash prizes, and door prizes and draw prizes. There will a ATV Rally Party with live music with no cover charge for participants at the Island Nest in Isle Madame starting at 5pm. For more information or to register visit www.islemadameatvriders.com.
Until next week, remember to use safety on our highways, leave your blood at the Red Cross not on the highway.
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