Harvey Station News

Today * Barnesville Presbyterian Church hosts a dinner from 4-6 p.m. with your choice of roast beef or turkey.

Did the cross atop the provincial cenotaph in downtown Fredericton topple on its own? That's one element Fredericton Police Force detectives will be looking into over the coming days as they continue their investigation into the Nov.

When historians Will and Ariel Durant wrote in 1968 "that in the in more than 3,421 years of recorded history the world had only enjoyed 268 years of peace," it was enough to make civilization stop and take a collective gulp.

From the opening chords of songs by Jus Cauz, the Christmas Mommies Telethon got underway Sunday afternoon for the ninth year.

Two hundred and thirty-one students in the faculty of arts at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton have earned a place on the Dean's List for 2008-09. The dean of arts, James Murray, announced the students who qualified for the list attained a sessional grade-point average of at least 3.7 or A- for the academic year.

One hundred and seventy five students in the faculty of engineering at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton have earned a place on the Dean's List for 2008-09. The dean of engineering, David Coleman, announced the students who qualified for the list attained a sessional grade-point average of at least 3.7 or A- for the academic year.

A name synonymous with country music for over 60 years, Ken Reynolds did it all: square dance caller entertainer, band organizer, radio and TV impresario, publicist, booking agent.

Leah Anstis of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick holds a basket of locally grown vegetables in her backyard.

Catharine Pendrel, now living in Kamloop, B.C. but formerly of Harvey Station, continues to enjoy success on the pro cross country mountain bike racing series.

If there are words to describe the week in Harvey Station, it would be "awesome' or "over the top." Helping hands: Volunteers have been the backbone of the Don Messer Centennial Celebration.

Tony Bull listens to his brother-in-law Ron Martin play the fiddle during a rare quiet moment.

When Barbara and Harold Andrews of Bracebridge, Ont., went looking for Don Messer's homestead in April, little did they realize how soon they would be returning.

If there are words to describe the week in Harvey Station, it would be "awesome' or "over the top." Helping hands: Volunteers have been the backbone of the Don Messer Centennial Celebration.

Premier Shawn Graham, left, and his wife Roxanne Reeves, right, wave to the crowd as Greg Grang drives a team pulling the wagon during New Brunswick Day festivities in McAdam.

Johnny Forrest is a performer extraordinaire and he loves to talk about the times in the 60s and 70s that he played with Don Messer's Jubilee, one of Canada's leading television shows of the time.

Author Johanna Bertin has written four books inspired by Canadiana and for her fifth book, Don Messer: The Man Behind the Music, she decided to turn her story-telling talents to the life of renowned fiddler, the late Don Messer.

Fiddle music is front and centre at all the performances for the Don Messer Centennial Celebration in Harvey Station this week.

Johnny Forrest is a performer extraordinaire and he loves to talk about the times in the 60s and 70s that he played with Don Messer's Jubilee, one of Canada's leading television shows of the time.

Final preparations are underway for the Don Messer Centennial Celebration in Harvey Station August 1 - 8. The events take place in an 800-seat tent beside the rec centre, just up the hill from Harvey's famous giant fiddle.

It's a long and winding lane that leads to the Messer homestead located in Tweedside, on the Messer Road.