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Please note that the free space in the Community Calendar is for non- profit groups only, including sports clubs, school groups, and community service agencies. Baseball registration continues March 31, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Canadian Inter- national Hockey Academy. Registration for T-ball and Little League play (ages 4 to 18). For details phone Jen at 446-0784 or go to www.prbaseball.ca. HAMMOND Les Chevaliers de Colomb Cheney- Hammond (Conseil 8242) host a turkey bingo March 30, 7 p.m., in the gymnasium at l’École St-Mathieu. Cost $20 a pad for 18 regular games with a 15-pound-plus turkey first prizeineverygame.Threedoorprizes. For players 18 years and older. PRESCOTT-RUSSELL The Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail Corporation has its annual general meeting March 29, 7 p.m., at Local Scout, 550 Albert Street, Plantagenet. To confirm attendance and for more information phone Louise at 673-1820 or email sentiertrail@prescott-russell.on.ca. ROCKLAND Annual Ham Dinner April 1 at St. Andrew’s Church, 739 St. Jean Street. Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Cost $12 adults, $6childrenage5to12,freeforchildren under five, $30 for family of four. For information and reservations phone Nancy at 446-0166, or pay at the door. The Rockland Community Hoc- key Tournament is April 2 to 7 at the Rockland Arena. Four divisions: Men’s 19+, 35+, and 50+, and Women’s 19+. Four games guaranteed for all players. For registration information phone Luc at 613-446-6766. The Public Way of the Cross, Good Friday, April 6, is an ecumenical gathering of faith with clergy from several churches joining in a bilingual liturgy. Assembly is at St. Patrick’s School on Heritage Drive, 9:30 a.m., with departure at 10 a.m. along Heritage Drive and up Laurier Street to St-Trinity Church, with stops along the route to observe the 14 stations of the cross. Refreshments follow the event at Bernard-Lapointe Hall. A shuttle service between the two sites will be available between 9:30 and 9:45 a.m. and between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30p.m.Formoreinformationphone Suzanne at 446-2872. L’Artisanat Sainte-Trinité de Rockland hosts card games session April 21, 7 p.m., at the Bernard- Lapointe Hall in the basement of St-Trinity Church. For seating reservation phone Nicole at 446-5543. La Friperie de Rockland at 2815 Chamberland Street is openThursday and Friday, 1 to 4 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. All profits go to the Rockland food bank. WENDOVER LesChevaliersdeColombdeWendover host their regular bean supper April 13 evening at the Lucien Delorme Community Centre. For information phone Raymond at 673-4840. CLARENCE-ROCKLAND Clarence-Rockland
list’ kind of goal for me,” stated Coombs in a press release. “It’s something I’ve been considering for quite some time, and I’m inspired to do it by the memory of Ted Kennedy, who was an avid runner.” Ted Kennedy is a former UCDSB superintendent who has passed away. He also was involved in efforts to help children of needy families in the Upper Canada district region. “I wanted to use this even to help kids, so I chose to use the triathlon to benefit Cham- pions for Kids,” stated Coombs. “The foundation is all about giving kids opportunities where they may not have had them before and I think this is a perfect way to help out.” The foundation helps children in need to enjoy organized sports and arts and their special cleanup project by April 14 to beeligibleforearly-birdprizes.Registration will continue afterwards until May 15. Cleanup reports presented by May 31 are also eligible to win a prize courtesy of one of the campaign sponsors. Information and registration for the campaign can be done online to Ottawa.ca/ clean, or by phone to 311 or for those with hearing difficulties to 613-580-2401. Cleanup projects are for any municipal or public site within the Ottawa area, but does not include regular household cleanups. Possible locations for cleanups
cultural programs. It also helps their families cover some of the related costs for medical care. The Mont Tremblant Ironman event features a 3.86-kilometre swim, followed by 180.2 kilometres of cycling, finishing with a 42.2-kilometre run. Coombs hopes to raise $5000 in pledges for the foundation and has set up an online donation site through www.canadahelps.org. Interested spon- sors just have to type in Champions for Kids, then click on the full name of the foundation, displayed in red, and then follow the instructions. Meanwhile Coombs continues his trai- ning regimen, to prepare himself for his mid-August challenge. “It’s going to be tough,” he mused, “but I know I’ll get through it for the kids.” include ravines, neighbourhood parks, shorelines, a bus stop, walking path, or other public area in need of tidying up after the winter. Projects can range from litter pickup to cleaning off grafitti. Cleanup starter kits for litter collection or grafitti removal are available on request toallregisteredvolunteersforthecampaign. Litter kits include disposable vinyl gloves, garbage bags, leaf-and-yard waste bags, while grafitti removal kits include wipes, masks, and gloves. All kits have informa- tion and safety guides. Cleanup campaign projects can help high school students collect their community service hours or serve as citizenship projects for youth groups and others. Remember to go "lights out" for Earth Hour at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31
His name is not Tony Stark, and he doesn’t zoom around in red-and-gold armour, blasting bad guys with repulsor rays. But this summer DavidCoombs will become a superhero for children in need in Eastern Ontario when he competes in his first Ironman triathlon event. The superintendent for the Upper Ca- nada District School Board (UCDSB) is in training for the Ironman Mont Tremblant event Aug. 19 at the popular Québec ski resort. It will be his first ever Ironman triathlon and he chose to enter the grueling endurance event to help raise money for the UCDSB Champions for Kids Foundation. “Competing in an Ironman is a ‘bucket Except for a few diehard patches here and there, the snow is gone from Eastern Ontario and that means every householder starts thinking about spring cleaning. The City of Ottawa and Tim Horton’s areteaminguptolaunchtheAnnualSpring Cleaning the Capital Campaign. All residents of the National Capital Region are invited to take part and there is a chance of winning prizes. Individuals and groups must register
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