Three young women from the Southern Shore were top winners among the 33 competing at the 2019 Miss Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador Leadership Program Awards Gala on Nov. 4.

Kathleen Murphy, 17, of Tor’s Cove was crowned Miss Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador 2019-2020.

If you love local sports and nostalgia, the Southern Shore Folk Arts Centre in Ferryland was the place to be Saturday, October 26, as members from the sports community from as far as Argentina and Bell Island gathered to celebrate 50 years of Ferryland Flyers hockey and softball.

Long time Goulds farmer Hector Williams was inducted into the Atlantic Agriculture Hall of Fame this October.

Born in 1945, Williams is a staple of the province’s farming community.

He helped establish the Milk Marketing Board, now know as the Dairy Farmers of Newfoundland and Labrador, which was essential in securing supply management for farmers across the province, amongst other accomplishments. He served as director of that board from 1999 to 2016, as well as a representative on the Federation of Agriculture and Agri Adapt Council.

Mount Pearl— Southlands NDP candidate Anne Marie Anonsen told The Pearl that she has two responses to the question posed at the door, ‘why should I vote for you?’

“I think I have been doing, all my life, work that has led me to here and now. I have been championing for people all my life. I’ve gotten really used to finding out what’s the real problem that’s stopping this person. It’s always almost political.

“I know what people are up against. I know that fixes are possible. And I really know that those fixes are in the 109 pages of commitments that Jagmeet Singh is putting out there.”

Students from Dunne Memorial Academy were in Carbonear Oct. 10 for the annual Harvest Run, joining 1,100 students representing 32 schools across the province.

There were six students participating, a good showing from a school with an enrollment of less than 100.

“I am so proud of all competitors; excellent results from a small school,” said teaching and running coach Karen Hearn.

A Goulds pharmacist has been recognised by the Pharmacists Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (PANL) as the province’s pharmacist of the year.

March is Pharmacy Awareness week and the PANL have a campaign where you can nominate your pharmacist as Pharmacist of the Year.

Pat Williams was notified by PANL near the end of August that he was this year’s winner, but had to keep the secret close to the chest until the gala awards banquet on Saturday, Sept. 28.

The Southern Shore is rallying together to raise funds for a young man known for his dedication, work ethic, and friendly personality.

Andrew Coombs, 19, suffered a fractured vertebra while swimming on July 13. It left him paralysed from the shoulders down. Due to the severity of the injury and the limited care available in Newfoundland and Labrador, Coombs has to attend an out-of-province care facility for rehabilitation.

Avalon Riding incumbent Ken McDonald sys he’s happy to be throwing his name into the race again this election.

Voters will decide October 21 whether to give the Liberal MP, and his party, another shot at office.

Brianna Frizzell-Ryan from the Goulds is representing Canada on the international pageant stage.

She was crowned 2019 Miss Teen Canada Petite in a pageant at the end of August.

She spent 11 days in Toronto, competing against 14 other girls in the teen competition.

Greg Malone says the Greens are the key to a better Newfoundland.

When people hear the name Greg Malone, they may think back to a time when he was an anchor in the popular, Newfoundland comedy troupe, CODCO and he and fellow comedian Tommy Sexton performed with the Wonderful Grand Band.

Canadians will have a new choice when they cast their ballots in this October’s federal election.

The newly minted People’s Party of Canada (PPC) was formed by Maxime Bernier in September of 2018, following his resignation from the Conservative Party, and is running a full slate of candidates across the country.

Ben Ruckpaul, 24, is the St. John’s South— Mount Pearl People’s Party candidate.

After almost 40 years, a Riverhead woman is finally off the hook— literally.

Mary Whelan,77, has manned the Riverhead Volunteer Fire Department’s emergency response phone for 39 years.

She received her final call on the ‘fire phone’ last week from Fire Chief Earl Kielly to congratulate her on her decades of service.

Government officials admit that a recent government announcement of a combined federal and provincial contribution of over $50,000 in funding towards the creation of Petty Harbour’s first paved parking lot will help assuage the problem of congestion in the coastal community, but will not solve the problem indefinitely.

A former MUN basketball star is hoping to make a slam dunk for the Conservatives in the upcoming federal election.

Chapman, 40, lives in Paradise with his wife and three children, and is the Conservative Party of Canada’s Avalon candidate.

With one full term under his belt, St John’s South - Mount Pearl MP Seamus O’Regan says he is looking forward to taking another swing at federal politics.

O’Regan says he is proud of the work he was able to put in during his first term, describing his riding as having some of the best of both worlds in terms of urban and rural areas.

When Michelle Myrick, who grew up in the Cape Pine Lighthouse and St. Shotts, launched her performance exhibition “Song Series” across Canada, Norway, and the Middle East last summer, she said audiences wanted more.

An application from Ocean Quest is before Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove council for a new 50’ by 80’ culture and event centre at 56-58 Main Road.

The adventure tourism business, which currently owns a location at 56 Main Road, had a previous application for the same address rejected by council on May 22, as council felt the scale of the project was too large and would detract from the character of the community.

There were plenty of somber faces present at the Goulds Recreation Complex this past weekend.

Jessica Powell was a 23-year-old resident of Goulds who was killed in a car accident on Thursday, July 6, 2017. More importantly, she was an avid fan and player of basketball, as well as a proud employee of the Gould Recreation Centre.

On Saturday, Aug. 17, her name was memorialized for generations to come after the outdoor basketball courts in the community were re-named to “Jess’ Court.”

Bill Guiney of Renews estimates he did about 800 push ups between July 13 and 14.

Add to that, Guiney had been doing push ups everyday for the 100 days leading up to that particular weekend.

It’s all part of a well-known initiative begun by Guiney and his wife Susan about four years ago to raise funds and awareness for mental health.

The fourth time round, Guiney told the Irish Loop Post, was another success in the books.

Ferryland’s population just about doubled last month.

“We had a registration process, and we had 572 people registered, and I’d say out of about the 572 of those, I’d say definitely, 300, 350 were definitely come home,” explained Helen Clowe, chair of the Ferryland Come Home Year Committee.

A 2016 Statistics Canada census put the community’s population at 416.

People came from all across Canada, from Halifax to Ontario, Alberta to British Colombia, while still others came up from Boston, New York, Florida, and South Dakota.