VANtage Point

Sunday, August 29

My first clip of the year was from Tim Horton’s in Wolfville for the Coldstone Creamery launch, and my last was from the Gala Days Dessert Competition – a sweet beginning and ending to the year with Magic 94.9.

First things first, there was another event Sunday at the Head Shoppe in New Minas, where Redken and OnexOne did a Kid’s Cut day to help children escape poverty by doing hair, selling hot dogs and doing face painting from 11 to 2.

Once I got the main course of a hot dog in me, it was time for the first Gala Days event.

I was the MC and introduced the 15 recipes, the royal party and guests before the panel of judges got down to business picking winners in categories like whimsical, best apple dessert (won by the Capital Lounge’s Caramel Apple Cheesecake) and junior/senior.

There was also plenty of chances to sample the desserts in between, with intriguing offerings like dessert pizza and popcorn cake.

Then I took the van back to the station and cleaned out my cubicle, because now it’s Jocelyn’s turn to drive around, meet people, smile and go on the radio for 45 seconds at a time.

What a great summer and a great job, in a wonderful part of the province!

Saturday, August 28

The first day of my last weekend started at Staples in New Minas for their 5th annual school supply drive, this year partnering up with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Annapolis Valley to have already raised $1300 in cash and supplies by the time I dropped by.

The drive is still going on until university kids like me are back in school so everyone’s covered (late next week – Acadia starts Wednesday).

I was on more charity BBQ duty later, with the Red Cross going at Walmart and Miss Kentville International Amanda Walker having hers at Boston Pizza.

It was then time for the County Fair Mall back-to-school fashion show – as host I got a 20-minute teeth whitening at QuikSmiles (I could even read my scripts while getting it done!) clothes from Zebians and music from CD Plus that I ran off this laptop I am blogging on.

When the show started a crowd had already gathered around Centre Court and it was pretty packed – they heard me stumble over a few fashion terms but overall it went really well and the nine stores represented got their fall looks presented for potential buyers.

Friday, August 27

Sunny, hot Friday started with a chill and an alarm – I was inside the rink for the Kentville Silver Gliders’ fundraising BBQ when the alarm went off at the adjacent fire station so I had to hold off my interview with Joey Russell, the guest for the days skates.

This clip is actually from AVR since it got cut off on the Magic 94.9 log:

I stopped by the Berwick Rec offices to promote the charity softball game that night (coverage on Jerry Neville’s blog, link on top right of page) before going to sumo wrestle at the Greenwood Mall as yet another back to school promotion (full coverage on Hunter Brule’s Blog).

The last event for the day was a fundrasier for the Matthew 25 food bank at the Windsor Farmer’s Market, with collection jars at all the vendors and a prize basket for added donations.

Audio Weekend Preview: August 27-29

With fashion sense like this it's no wonder County Fair Mall picked me to host their fashion show.

Wednesday, August 25

Wednesday we took a double trip back in time, where the 1760s-era North Hills Museum was hosting a 1960s potluck in celebration o the years that antique collector Robert Patterson restored it.

There was going to be Twister, hula hoops and a door prize of a night for two at the King George Inn and tickets to King’s Theatre.

We got a tour inside of the Granville Ferry museum which features one of the largest collections of Georgian antiques around and there’s lots of history of a different kind than right down the road at Port Royal.

On the way back I stopped at the Kingston Farmer’s Market to check in on their plans for the winter (they’re moving into the Greenwood Mall).

Tuesday, August 24

Will update this later in the day once I do my schedule, for starters here’s a clip I did last week about Come Try Ringette! which also goes this Wednesday, 5:30 to 6:30 at the Kentville Arena.

One addendum is I got a tweet from the Town of Kentville saying full equipment is required this time around.

UPDATES

Here’s mine and Hunter Brule’s review of The Expendables from this morning’s Early Show:

And a sneak preview of this week’s planned schedule: Wednesday a trip to Granville Ferry for North Hills Museum’s 60′s night, Thursday is Cruisin’ for a Cure at A&W along with the Port Williams Waterfront Revitalization meeting, Friday is back to school sumo wrestling at Greenwood Mall and a food bank fundraiser at the Windsor Food Bank.

For the weekend, Saturday is the Big Brothers Big Sisters school supply drive at Staples New Minas then the back to school fashion show at County Fair Mall, and my last day in the van has a dessert competition in Berwick for Gala Days.