Year: 2003

By Giv'er Miramichi / December 29, 2003 /

So, how was your Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate? Mine was great! Now, I’m really looking forward to bringing in 2004. Every New Year I get all excited at the possibilities. I love fresh starts, clean slates, a blank page — I guess that’s the writer in me. I’m curious. Are any of you…

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By Giv'er Miramichi / December 23, 2003 /

Happy Holidays! With Christmas, the New Year and a lot of new things happening with Bread ‘n Molasses it’s been difficult to get in here and jot things down. So, I thought I’d better pop by and let everyone know that all is well on the Mighty Miramichi! We’re definitely having a white Christmas! I’m…

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By Giv'er Miramichi / December 17, 2003 /

Here’s a cool link to check out! The Miramichi River was featured on the Discovery Channels, “Great Canadian Rivers” program last year. Terry, the Mighty Miramichi captain, and local author Doug Underhill took them on a tour of this end of the river starting at Beaubears Island. Here are a few pictures from the outing.…

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By Giv'er Miramichi / December 12, 2003 /

Have you heard about the new contest we’re having on Bread ‘n Molasses magazine? It’s really exciting! We’ve got great cash prizes to give-away! Not so many entries yet, but I think it’s just because we’re getting close to Christmas and people have a lot on their plates. The entries will pick up after the…

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By Giv'er Miramichi / December 9, 2003 /

Last Saturday I attended a Christmas Craft Sale and Tea at Gretna Green Elementary School. There was a large selection of gifts for sale from many talented crafters, artists & bakers. There were paintings on every medium imaginable, fudge, candies, wreaths, jewellery, knitting, fudge, woodworking, sewing, bath sets, fudge, jams & jellies, hot toddies, music,…

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By Giv'er Miramichi / December 9, 2003 /

Today was an exciting day in Miramichi as presentations were made to the Miramichi Task Force, an initiative of the Lord government. The new Task Force has been established to provide a long-term focused plan of action to address the economic challenges facing the Miramichi region. The Task Force is made up of local business…

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By Giv'er Miramichi / December 8, 2003 /

Exciting news!! Dirk wrote Chapter 7 in our novel collaboration!! Yay!! Thanks so much, Dirk! Now folks, hold onto your hats, cause here come the cops. Chapter # 7 Posted by Dirk December 8th, 2003 Hundreds of small beads appeared on his forehead as soon as the large door of the sedan swung open. The…

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By Giv'er Miramichi / December 4, 2003 /

Here’s something you might want to attend this weekend. I got this press release awhile back. Sounds like a good time! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Doc’s Holiday” As the opening performance draws near, the cast of St. James and St. John United Church have started rehearsing on a nightly basis. Since the beginning of October, the…

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By Giv'er Miramichi / December 4, 2003 /

Thought you might be interested in our Visit Stats from last month. We grew again!! Finished the month of November with a whopping 5899 visits (200,386 hits), up from 5605 visits in October. Yay!! Giv'er MiramichiGiv’er Miramichi is about “What’s up, what’s new, what’s happening”. We are focused on building people up, supporting one another…

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By Giv'er Miramichi / December 4, 2003 /

So, nobody has volunteered yet to write the next chapter in the continuing saga of romance and mystery at the Laughing Bear Lodge that is our novel collaboration. With so many great storytellers on the river (let’s not name names but everyone just point) you wouldn’t think we’d have this problem of finding people to…

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By Giv'er Miramichi / November 29, 2003 /

For those of you following Kellie’s obsession with Phantom Street Rods, his site just got cooler! I’ve added a video clip to his website that shows the famous retractable roof in action! It’s a must see for hotrod, classic car & costom do-it-yourself enthusiasts. *Did I get enough key words in there? The video was…

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By Giv'er Miramichi / November 26, 2003 /

It’s me again, I’m having a blogging frenzy today!! Well folks, the long wait has ended, the drought is over — Irene has written the ever elusive Chapter 6 of our Novel Collaboration. Yay!! Everyone, a big round of applause for the lady who saved my day! If you’ve forgotten what’s happened so far in…

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By Giv'er Miramichi / November 26, 2003 /

Check out Phantom Street Rods new website! www.phantomstreetrods.com Can you tell I’m obsessed with these cars? I just think it’s sooo cool to build things in general, like simple things like crafts and things. Because I’m hopeless when it comes to physically creating something. I can’t draw a straight line using a ruler — and…

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