Brothers Cole Butcher (20), and Jarrett Butcher (18) of Porters Lake have been racing cars and winning for the last 12 years of their lives. Their involvement in the sport came about through their father, Darrin Butcher, who raced before the brothers were born. The boys’ father aided in bringing the first Bandolero cars (entry-level racing cars built like miniature stock cars) to Nova Scotia in 2006.
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Many acts stunned and delighted the Trunk 7 audience back in July, but one up-and-coming band had people talking even after the music festival ended. A band called New Damage, composed of Zach Smith, Ethan Smith, Joe Young, Leo Cox, opened for the third annual Trunk 7, performing their first original song.
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Pushing back against the tsunami of cell towers sweeping across the Eastern Shore is often a futile business, as opponents of several cell tower proposals in the Lawrencetown/Three Fathom Harbour area have discovered over the last seven years.
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This issue will be the last featuring the work of the Cooperator’s two summer interns, Jaime Bayers and Jill Bellefontaine. Readers of the two issues that they have staffed, the one you are reading and last month’s, can see by the sheer number of bylines how much they have contributed during their all too short stay with us. No one has benefitted more from their output than your editor. We appreciate the new stories that they have brought to our attention, and will sorely miss their energy, enthusiasm, and dedication. We wish them all the best as they head back to school, and hope that they will continue to grace our pages from time to time.
The new roof in place on Friday afternoon
The Big Lift--the roof removal and replacement operation on Friday at 29 East Petpeswick using a single crane--was an epic undertaking. There were any number of things that could have gone wrong in this ambitious 30x60 foot project. But thanks to the careful advance work by the building's owners Michael and Yvonne McKinnon, their great crew, and a master artist of a crane operator, the day was surprisingly uneventful, albeit a bit longer than predicted.
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By: Jillian Bellefontaine
Oliver Murphy, a 76-year-old West Chezzetcook man, has been perfecting the art of scything for as long as he can remember. Scything is the art of mowing and trimming grass and plants. It is done with a repeated swinging motion from one side of the body to the other while holding the blade of the scythe quite close to the ground.
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By Jill Bellefontaine
Sophie Storey, an eleven-year-old from Porters Lake, was in disbelief and jumping for joy when she got the news that she was one of the lucky 160 kids chosen to participate in this year’s Sidney Crosby Hockey School in Cole Harbour Place. Storey has been playing hockey on the Eastern Shore for more than 6 years and plans on continuing to play for many years to come. In addition to Storey, at least two other Eastern Shore players were at the school, goalies Will Cole and Jackson Murphy.
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To the Editor, Eastern Shore Co-operator:
Behind the trees that line my road, there's a large fifteen-year-old clearcut. On the map, it just shows as a small coloured circle, a spot that is now designated “cut”. But the reality is far different.
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By Richard Bell
A full house of parents, elected representatives, social agencies, and the RCMP turned out for what turned into a powerful and emotional meeting on July 25 on saving lives by improving mental health services.
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