This Week - Feb. 1 to 7

HIGH SCHOOL IDOL - St. James' High School Idol competition will take place on Thursday at 7:30 p.m., at the school gym. For more information please contact the school at 695-3551.

VALENTINE SALE - The Dr. Charles L. LeGrow Hospital Auxiliary will be hosting their annual Valentine Sale on Friday at the Grand Bay Mall starting at 12 p.m. Come and support your local hospital.

SING FOR HAITI - The Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle will hold a 'sing-speration' service with a free-will offering for Haiti on Sunday at 6:30 p.m.

Upcoming

FISHCAKE DINNER - The Lions Club will be having a Valentine's Fishcake dinner on Feb. 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. with rolls, tea and pie. Everyone welcome.

SWEETHEART'S BONSPIEL - Gateway Curling Club will hold its Sweetheart's Bonspiel on Feb. 12-13. Minimum three games per team, four ends per game, maximum 24 teams. Entertainment Friday night and closing dinner Saturday night. For more information call Helen at 695-7196, Cathy at 695-2171 or Mildred at 695-2770.

RED CROSS - Donate a malaria bed net and a save a child life today. Contact our Corner Brook office at 709-634-4626 or email: martin.osuru@redcross.ca

WINTER CARNIVAL - The Codroy Valley will hold its Winter Carnival from Feb. 20-27. For more information call Gerry Lewis at 955-3130 or Bill Wall at 955-2656.

MENU AND MERRIMENT - St. James' High School Menu and Merriment (A benefit dinner for SJHS band) Feb. 27, at 6 p.m., at Hotel Port aux Basques. For more information or tickets please contact the school at 695-3551.

BREAD AND ROSES - The Gateway Status of Women Council's annual Bread and Roses Dinner is set for 7 p.m. on March 8. Tickets for the event, including a roast turkey dinner, can be purchased at St. Christopher's Hotel or the Gateway Women's Centre. All guests are asked to bring along a non-perishable food item in support of the Food Bank. Deadline for tickets is March 1. For more information, call the Women's Centre at 695-7505.

SWEETS AND SONGS - St. James' High School Sweets and Songs (An afternoon of music and fine desserts) on March 21, from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m., at the school gym. For additional information or tickets please contact the school at 695-3551.

HOSPITAL AUXILLARY - Dr. Charles L. LeGrow Hospital Auxiliary will be hosting the Provincial Conference Sept. 10 and 11, 2010. They are looking for used jeans, Zest beet and pickle

Routine events

CURLING LESSONS - The Gateway Curling Club will be offering free lessons every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Please contact Leo Coffin at 695-7196 if interested in attending.

CADET CORPS - The 2357 St. James' Army Cadet Corps holds its regular meeting on Wednesdays at St. James' Regional High. For more information please call Capt. Charles Osmond at 695-2335, Capt. Sylvia Seaward at 695-2943 or Capt. Neville Gosse at 695-2545.

PEACEFUL COMMUNITIES - Peaceful Communities' regular meeting is every third Tuesday of the month starting at 9 a.m. at Hotel Port aux Basques. All are welcome.

VOLUNTEERS - The Canadian Cancer Society is looking for health promotion volunteers to promote cancer prevention messages and engage the community in health promotion activities. The society is also seeking volunteers to drive patients to and from their scheduled appointments. For more information call 1-866-545-9533 or visit www.cancer.ca

BOOKS WANTED - The LeGrow Hospital Auxiliary is looking for used books and pocket novels. To donate, contact Karina at 695-9643 or Pat at 695-9608.

GIFT SHOP - Volunteers are needed to help operate the LeGrow Hospital gift shop, open daily from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Call Mary Mushrow at 695-7210 or Pat King at 695-9608 for details. Also, anyone wishing to knit items for the gift shop, with wool supplied, can call 695-2404 or 695-7210.

PENSIONERS MEETING - A general meeting of CN and MA Pensioners Association will be held on the fourth Thursday of every month at 2 p.m. All members are requested to attend.

ORANGE LODGE - A Royal Williams #20 meeting is held every second Thursday of each month. The LOBA Daughters of Channel 819 meet on the first and third Thursdays of every month. The RBP 1161 meet every fourth Thursday of the month.

CENTRE RENTAL - The HB Richard's Centre is available for rent. For more information call Kelly Penney at 695-3812.

BINGOS

- St. Ann's Centre, Upper Ferry, hosts bingo Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. For information call Phil Downey at 955-2528.

- Lion's Club bingo is held every Wednesday night.

- There is bingo every Monday at the Codroy Valley Fire Hall at 8 p.m. For information call Rick Moore at 955-2211.

CARD GAMES

-There is a card game at the CN and MA Pensioners Association building every Tuesday at 2 p.m. Everyone welcome. Come bring a friend.

- Gateway Senior Citizens Club card game is held Mondays at 8:30 p.m.

- St. Kevin's Centre, St. Andrew's, hold card games Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 8 p.m. For information call Teri Luedee at 955-2042.

-The Lions Club hosts a card game Thursdays at 8:30 p.m.

- St. Ann's Social Centre, Upper Ferry, hosts a card game Sundays and Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. For information call Phil Downey at 955-2528.

- The Royal Canadian Legion holds card games on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2 p.m., as well as cribbage on Mondays at 8 p.m.

To have your event included in The Gulf News Community Calendar, submit it in writing before Wednesday at 5 p.m. by emailing circulation@gulfnews.ca, faxing at 695-7901 or drop it off at The Gulf News office at 17 Grand Bay Road.