Local fowlers have been out on the shooting ranges during the week as they try to enhance their marksmanship for the beginning of the new pheasant shooting season. Gunfire should ring around the local countryside this Sunday November 1st when the season kicks off. According to locals pheasants are very scarce in the area so there should be very keen competition for the limited amount of birds that are in circulation. However birds will take centre stage at Jesse James Tavern on Sunday night when the hunt goes on to select the longest cock pheasant shot on the opening day of the season. The hugely popular event is being promoted by Joe Dee of Jesse James Tavern and as always it will be a night of great fun and craic. ST PIO PRAYER MEETING: The local St. Pio Prayer Group will hold their monthly Prayer Meeting at St. Maryís church on Thursday night November 5th at 7pm followed by Mass at 8pm. HALLOWEEN FANCY DRESS: Halloween will be celebrated in traditional style in the parish this year with some of the old traditions of the past being re enacted next weekend. Jesse James Tavern will be a spooky place on Saturday night October 31th when a big Fancy Dress night will be held to celebrate Halloween. All age groups are being entertained with proceedings kicking off at 7pm with a Children's Party and Fancy Dress parade. Then later in the night those a bit longer in the tooth will be in the catwalk with good prizes to be won by the entrants that catch the eyes of the judges. Joe Dee is drafting in a panel of judges to oversee proceedings and anyone that is apprehensive of the ghostly atmosphere can avail of some Dutch Courage from inside the bar. By all accounts many locals were spotted shopping at the weekend for spooky attire so a very spectacular and colourful night is on the agenda to celebrate Halloween. So if you have not bought your attire for the night put it on your shopping list without delay. A fine selection of Halloween gear can be bought at the Gift Shop in the Supervaule Supermarket in Listowel. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP: A meeting of the Ballydonoghue Bereavement Support Group will take place on:Tuesday 3rd November 2009, From 8.00 pm to 9 .00pm in Ballyloughran Leisure Centre, Ballydonoghue For further information please contact North & East Kerry Development Ltd on 068 23429 CHILDRENS HALLOWEEN DISCO: The Parents Council of Asdee National School are holing a Halloween Disco at the community centre on Friday night October 30th from 6pm to 8pm. Admission is just 5 euros and all children are asked to come along and enjoy an evening of fun and frolics. ST. JOSEPH'S SECONDARY SCHOOL PARENT'S COUNCIL AGM: The A G M of the Parent's Council was held on Thursday 15th October. Officers elected for the coming year are: Chairperson; Con Mc Carthy, Secretary; Donnacha Kendlin, Ass. Secretary; Catherine Ellis and Treasurer; Bernadette Farrell Kendlin. The Teacher's Representative on the Council is Dan Dalton. FOOD AND CRAFT FAIR: The 4th Annual Food and Craft Fair will take place in the Ballybunion Community Centre on Sunday November 1st, starting at 12 noon† until 6pm.A large variety of Hand made Irish products will be on sale by a Craft workers from all over the Munster region.Some of the items available on the day are Home baking, Cheese, Ice Cream, Mulled Wine, Jams and Preserves,Wood Turning, Knitting, Handmade Cards.Painted Glass, Jewellery, Paintings, Slates, UName-It, photos,Pottery,Heat packs, and many more. So come along on the day and support local craft workers and start your Christmas Shopping early. WEEKLY 41 DRIVES will now be held at Jesse James Tavern over the winter period which is good news for all local enthusiasts of the game. SANDPIPERS GOLF SOCIETY: The final outing of the season The Hickson Cup will be held at The Cashen course in Ballybunion on Saturday this October 31st. This is one of the biggest competitions of the year and will bring the curtain down on what has been a most enjoyable season for the Sandpipers. Teeing off time on Saturday is between 10am and 12 noon. ASDEE ROVERS WEBSITE: The Asdee Rovers Website has had a lot of hits in recent weekís with the new website getting a lot of positive comment. New P R O Tony Dowd is updating it every week so tune in and catch up on the news both on and off the field of play. Exiles of the area are also reminded that the Asdee Notes can also be accessed through the Website. On the homepage just click on the Asdee Notes icon and you will log straight into The Kerryman Newspaper. Anyone that wants make suggestions or ideas or include an article or photo should e-mail it to info@asdeeroversfc.com SOCCER: Asdee Rovers bowed out of the F A I Junior Cup at Craughdarrig Park on Sunday going down 5-0 to Desmond League side Abbeyfeale. A 5-0 victory would normally indicate that this was a cake walk for Desmond |League Premier side Abbeyfeale but that was not the case as Asdee held their own for a long period of the game but ran out of steam in the second half. The sides went in scoreless at half time with Thomas Pierse and Patrick O Brien having two good scoring chances for Asdee. However the Desmond League got on top 15 minutes into the second half with Paul Doherty scoring. Matters went worse for the North Kerry side shortly afterwards when they conceded a penalty which was emphatically finished by John Kelliher. Eoin Kennedy and Maurice O Halloran had good chances for Asdee but they failed to find the net. Then goals from Barry Sheehy, Maurice O Connor and John Weir gave Abbeyfeale a very comfortable win. The Asdee line out was James Kelly, Joseph O Brien, Kieran |Mc Elligott, Killian Beasley, John Devine, Stephen Goodson, Maurice O Halloran, Tom Pierse, Kieran Kennellly, Patrick O Brien and Eoin Kennedy. Subs Tom Buckley, Alan Fitzelle and Chris O Sullivan. MEETING: A meeting of the Asdee Rovers club will be held at the clubhouse in Craughdarrig on this Thursday night October 30th at 8pm G. A. A.: A Drug Awareness meeting will be held at the community centre on Monday November 2nd at 7 30pm Under 14 players upwards, mentors and parents are asked to attend. Detective Shane O Driscoll will be present to address the meeting. SCOR: The North Kerry Scor Na nOg Finals will be held at the Community Centre on Saturday November 7th with the show commencing at 7 30pm. The local Club will be competing in several of the categories and a most enjoyable nightís entertainment is in prospect. MUNSTER: Congratulations to John Kennedy who was once again this year chosen as a selector on the Munster Football Team for their Martin Donnelly Sponsored Interprovincial Football Championship Semi Final against Connaught played under lights at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick on Saturday evening last. However Johns influence was once again very much to the fore as Munster defeated Connaught by 1 - 13 to 1 - 11 FIXTURES: Just one game left in the County League Div. 5. Asdee have a home game against St. Senans. Date to be confirmed.