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Young Manotick author wins second place spot in Awesome Author competition. The writing contest is sponsored by the Ottawa Public Library.

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Jamming for the Junos

Manotick band Hollerado played a short set at the Juno Awards kick-off event at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, March 28 as Ottawa geared up to celebrate Canada’s music scene. The Junos took place at Scotiabank Place on Sunday, April 1 with acts including Blue Rodeo, City and Colour, deadmau5, Feist, Hedley, Hey Rosetta!, Nickelback and Simple Plan. The music video for Hollerado’s hit Good Day at the Races was nominated for best video.

Merged school looks for new name in Kars Emma Jackson

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EMC news – Kars Public School and Rideau Valley Middle School are now accepting suggestions to rename the new school that will officially merge in September.

Until Wednesday, April 11, students, teachers, parents and community members can submit their ideas to the head office at Rideau Valley Middle School, where both student bodies now attend class.

The entries must be submitted on the official entry form, which is available on both school websites.

The form can be submitted by email or in person.

Rideau Valley principal Rick Haggar, who will become the sole principal of the new school in September, finalized the 12-person naming committee on Wednesday, March 28.

It includes Hagger and Kars principal Denise GagnonLebrun, two teachers, two students, two members of school council and two parents.

Two prominent community members will also join the committee: Coral Lindsay, who wrote Kars on the Rideau, and Georgie Tupper,

former Rideau Township archivist and wife of the township’s first mayor.

Haggar said he doesn’t know what to expect in terms of naming proposals, although he doubted very many will come from the students themselves. However he said in September the students will play a very large role in choosing the new school’s colours, logo and emblem.

“I picture 600 to 1000 submissions on the walls of the gym. We’re hoping to leave them there, we’re going to look at them and talk and narrow it down to the top 20,” he

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“We’ll bring it back to the school and it will be about the kids,” he said.

The old Kars Public School building was a three-storey building deemed too costly to repair. Instead, the provincial government provided about $5 million from the Prohibitive-to-Repair capital grant to build an addition onto Rideau Valley Middle School next door.

The Kars building was torn

down in March 2011 after the approximately 330 elementary school kids moved into the Rideau Valley school building in January 2011 Rideau-Goulbourn trustee Lynn Scott said the new addition has better kindergarten space in preparation for fullday kindergarten next year, as well as access to a larger gym.

It’s more energy efficient, and it is accessible for people with special needs. On January 24 of this year, the Ottawa Carleton District School Board voted to merge the two school administrations beginning September 2012.

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Green bin program slow to start in Rideau-Goulbourn Emma Jackson

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EMC news – When it comes to green bins in schools, one rural ward hasn’t embraced the composting concept.

According to a report released by environment committee chairwoman Maria McRae in March, the city’s Green Bins in Schools pilot project has shot off in almost every ward except RideauGoulbourn. Coun. Scott Moffatt’s ward only has one school, Munster Elementary School, participating in the program that offers the same

green bin services to schools the city gives to residential areas. Comparatively, Orleans ward boasts eleven schools out of the 143 participants across the city. Most wards sit between five and eight schools each. Compared to other rural wards, Cumberland has eight schools involved, Osgoode has four and West Carleton has three.

Moffatt said the low participation is “not for lack of trying.”

“I had a staff member that went around and no one really bought into it,” he said.

Although a number of schools could not be reached for comment, two principals in the Manotick area were clear the lack of green bins at their schools is not because they reject the program.

Rick Haggar is the new principal at Rideau Valley Middle School in Kars, which is currently merging with Kars Public School. He said the merge has made it difficult to introduce new programs, although the schools have maintained a “fantastic” recycling program and are actively looking for ways to be more

eco-friendly.

“We want to do a friendly environment committee for both schools,” he said. “(Kars teacher) Kirsten Baker is going to eco-courses to see what’s next” and how to implement the green bin program, he said.

For new Manotick Public School principal Andrew Nordman, it’s a valuable program on his to-do list but he needs time to develop the logistics.

“There are a lot of components that go into it. Getting the right awareness campaign around it, having a group

championing it, and having the custodians being part of that group,” he said, noting that he’s new to the school and has been concentrating on other things first. He said in order to have the maximum educational value for the students, he wants to make sure the school is prepared to “do it right.”

“I don’t want to start it then stop it because we’ve screwed up somehow. I want to make it sustainable,” he said.

Moffatt said he’d like more schools to participate, because green bins are the city’s best

option for diverting garbage.

“The way the green bins came out was not great, the contract is not perfect, but we have to work with what we have. The concept of separating your waste for diversion is not a bad idea,” Moffatt said.

Convincing the public that green bins are a good idea has been difficult particularly in the rural wards, where the program was rolled out more slowly leaving residents to pay for a service they weren’t receiving. As of April 2 all rural single family homes recieve the service.

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Manotick student named an Awesome Author Emma Jackson

a lot of entries,” said Maxwell, who attended the award ceremony at Ben Franklin Place in Nepean on Tuesday, March 27.

Her story stars a city-dwelling stray cat named Mercury, who challenges the evil cat leader Thunder. “(He) had taken over the city and it made the lives of all the cats who lived in the city really terrible. In the end Mercury kills the evil cat, and he becomes the leader,” Maxwell explained.

She said she was inspired by a series called Warriors, which also star cat characters

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EMC news - Aspiring writer and Grade 5 Manotick Public School student Taylor Maxwell was named an Awesome Author after she won second prize in the Ottawa Public Library’s annual writing contest.

Maxwell won second place in the short story category for writers aged nine to 11, for her story Mercury about a stray cat.

“I was really, really happy and also I was kind of surprised because there were a lot of people there and there were

and deal with good-versusevil themes.

“It had a lot of detail and I kind of found out how to write in a cat’s point of view,” she said.

Maxwell also won first place across Ontario in the 2011 Young Writers of Canada short story contest for a story called Feline, and won first place at the Metcalfe Fair for her story Fairs Are Not For Cats.

Maxwell won $30 and her story will be published in Pot-Pourri, an anthology of the winning short stories and poems published each year

by the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library.

The annual Awesome Authors contest accepts short stories and poems in English and French from students aged nine to 17.

The English short story category is judged by local writer Brenda Chapman. Local poet JC Sulzenko judges the English poetry, and local francophone writer Michel Lavoie judges both French categories.

St. Mark High School student Victoria Klassen also won second place for her short story, in the age 15 to

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17 category. Her story Inventing Shadows was about a girl trying to escape a mental institution. Kirsten Bussiere

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EMC news - The Greely division of Stock Transportation has won top marks in school bus safety from its North American company.

The unit was notified near the end of March that it was the safest large division among parent company National Express Corporation’s many school bus units across Canada.

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Hunks With Hammers support cancer centre Emma Jackson

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EMC news - Hunky tradesmen, helpful firefighters, amazing prizes and a lot of girly cocktails will mix again this spring to create the most guilt-free ladies night ever: Hunks With Hammers in support of the Maplesoft cancer survivorship centre.

On Friday, April 13 ladies are invited to the fifth annual Ladies Night Out: Hunks With Hammers dinner and auction at Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm in Edwards, where they can bid on items while enjoying the eye candy serving them drinks and showing off the merchandise.

Firefighters from Greely, Metcalfe, Osgoode and Manotick will seat the women, take tickets, fetch coats and water and lend a helping hand.

Other hunky handymen will serve drinks and showcase the auction items throughout the evening.

“One of the hunks will walk down the stage and the ladies will bid. Usually the cuter the guy, the higher the bids,” said Patti-Anne Scrivens, who began organizing the event in 2007 when Metcalfe resident and tradesman Peter Wichers was diagnosed with terminal

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“We didn’t know what to do,” said Scrivens, who was a close friend of the Wichers family. “As friends in the community we didn’t have any idea what to do. We just thought of starting up a fundraiser to help.”

Since Wichers was a tradesman – owner of The Door Company now owned by event volunteer Greg Bell

– they began the Hunks With Hammers tradition.

Wichers helped the first year, but did not survive his battle with cancer for the following year.

Now his three children play a major role in planning the event, and his middle daughter Mikaela has written a touching dedication for her father as part of this year’s event program. The 17-year-

old was 12 when her father passed away.

Over the five years, the dinner auction has raised more than $63,000.

This year’s money will be sent to the brand new Maplesoft Cancer Survivorship Centre on Alta Vista Drive, where patients at all stages of their diagnosis and treatment can participate in programs and services to help fight the dis-

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Scrivens said the event has also grown to support more than just the Wichers family.

“We started this for Peter but it’s grown (to support) many, many people in the community who have been diagnosed,” Scrivens said.

The $50 tickets entitle ladies to a full dinner catered by AJ’s Catering in Ottawa South and access to hundreds of live and silent auction items.

There will also be a number of draws and door prizes, including one with proceeds supporting a 14-year-old boy fighting leukemia at CHEO. Auction items range from signed Senators and Boston

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The Trevor Walsh Group from Kingston will keep everyone entertained with their party tunes. Lead singer Trevor Walsh is a throat cancer survivor.

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Scrivens said the event is always looking for more auction items and prizes, and more volunteers – hunks especially – are always needed.

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Every year, immunizations and vaccines save three million lives worldwide. Unfortunately, another 3 million lives are lost to vaccinepreventable diseases because individuals did not receive vaccines because of poor access, limited finances or misinformation.

Locally, Ottawa Public Health ensures that 19 publicly-funded vaccines are stored safely and made available to physicians and health care agencies in Ottawa. Most publicly-funded vaccines, including those recommended for adults, are available In North America, immunization programs through family physicians or at walk-in have been so successful that vaccine- clinics. Others are available at school and preventable diseases, such as polio, diphtheria, community clinics at various sites throughout mumps and measles, are rarely seen, leading the city. to complacency about the need to immunize.

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Tough economic times are never pretty

H

as Ontario turned into a classic example of keeping up with the Joneses by increasing debt to keep up with the average Canadian consumer?

The March 24 budget tabled by the provincial government says we are. Our piggy bank is dry, every last penny – and more – has been spent.

We’re following in the footsteps of the average citi-

zen, who can’t seem to resist pulling out the credit card for pricey purchases.

But unlike spend thrifty average Joes, we expect more from our government.

We’re wasting billions of dollars on interest payments alone every year. To put things into perspective, Ontario spends $4.7 billion on the administration of justice and $7.5 billion on postsecondary education and training. The cost of service-

ing the provincial debt each year nearly tops both at $10.6 billion.

Now that the coffers are truly dry, it’s time to get on the right track and get rid of the debt, even if it means drastically cutting costs over the few years.

Overall, there are bound to be people who are unhappy – take money away from anywhere and it’s going to reduce services and facilities, or affect staffing.

But years down the road, with the debt reduced, that’s a lot of money we could have back to invest in worthwhile projects.

Ontario can fund a lot of schools and hospitals with $10 billion, a long-term gain that can’t be overlooked.

Short-term, is this the best budget that people can expect?

No, because things will be cut, services will be reduced.

It might be a rough road, but

follow the path for the next five years and it’s going to be a good decision for the province as a whole. At least that’s the plan.

There is a great deal at stake as Ontario’s 444 municipalities begin to realize they will have to make some hard choices.

The choice between raising taxes to make up for any shortfall in provincial funding or doing without will be difficult to make.

Sewage treatment plants and schools do not come cheap.

Even if Ontario is as overburdened as a beleaguered consumer, it’s never too late to chart our own path.

Let’s not be an example of the poor getting poorer, because when you’re in debt to the tune of almost $240 billion, the hole is already deep enough.

While the budget might not leave smiles on anyone’s faces for the immediate future, the cuts are going to mean a long-term benefit for our province and be a decision we won’t regret down the line.

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Watering down Canadian politics CHARLES GORDON Funny Town

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he day after Thomas Mulcair was elected leader of the New Democratic Party, Canadians opened their newspapers to see what it all meant. They got the expected assortment of comments about the quality of his acceptance speech, the nature of his support and the feeling in the room. And, in several high-quality national newspapers, they read – or didn’t read – articles about Mulcair’s beard.

Image consultants were consulted. “It may be a personal bias, I don’t know,” said one. “I prefer, even in a leader, whether it be political or business, I think I would prefer a man who was clean-shaven myself.”

She added that beards made her think of older men. She mentioned Roger Whitaker, a perennial favourite at the National Arts Centre some years ago. This might not have been flattering. A second image consultant was consulted, the article being nothing if not thorough.

“My advice to him is if that’s something he’s comfortable with, he certainly needs to keep it clean,” this one said. Another newspaper ran a series of photos of bearded political leaders down through the ages. One was Pierre Trudeau, but the newspaper helpfully pointed out that Trudeau only wore a beard when he was briefly leader of the Opposition in 1979.

What important lessons are we to learn from this? Absolutely none. Except that there is a tendency now in the media to reduce any important issue to a lifestyle story. Think of it: In the last election how many stories did you see about Jack Layton’s mustache?

And, well before that, how many stories did

you see about Preston Manning changing his hair style? Or Stephen Harper wearing glasses?

Why is this? One obvious answer is that the news media think we are stupid, that we can’t handle the details of policy and ideology and want only to read about appearances. Another is that the image story is the easiest one in the world to write. Just phone the image consultant and ask about beards.

A more complicated answer stems from what the media see as our obsession with celebrity and personality. If we want to know every detail about, say, Julia Roberts, wouldn’t we want to know the same about Thomas Mulcair?

Probably not, but that never stopped an image consultant’s phone from ringing.

The obsession with turning news into lifestyle can extend even into the most tragic circumstances. A couple of weeks ago, Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager in a Florida community was shot to death by a white man who said he felt threatened by him. Trayvon was wearing a hoodie, a piece of apparel common among young people. Several days later major newspapers in both Canada and the United States saw fit to publish lengthy articles on the origins and meaning of the hoodie, quoting fashion professors at universities and such.

Suffice it to say that if the victim had been wearing a cowboy hat there would have been reporters asking fashion professors about cowboy hats. It has come to this.

Fortunately this style of reporting has not always been with us. Otherwise, we would have seen bricklayers interviewed when the Berlin Wall fell. How would you keep your wall from falling? Marie Antoinette’s famous “Let them eat cake” would have followed by recipes from local bakers. When Moses parted the Red Sea, image consultants would have been interviewed. Is it good for a sea to be red?

What if it had been blue?

But grim days are ahead. You know how there’s this big debate over light rail stations in Ottawa? How long will be before there are articles about what colour the station walls should be?

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Farmers’ market will be good for Manotick use Bridge Street to get to and from work (rather than use Hunt Club) as well as some people who use Bridge Street to get to the new RCMP facilities on Merivale at Prince of Wales and start seeing the signs advertising the Manotick Farmer’s Market.

My own thinking is that this initiative should receive a lot of support including support from Councillor Moffatt rather than concerns about possibly “eating into” the business of the North Gower

Re: New farmer’s market for Manotick this summer, March 22, 2012 Dear Editor, Robin Turner, who is spearheading the (farmers’ market) idea with several local farmers, is certainly helping make Manotick a regular weekend destination.

It will not only bring people from the village but very likely also people from Barrhaven South who regularly

market that many people in Manotick don’t even know about, let alone drive to, to get their groceries.

The two farmers’ markets actually would serve totally different groups of people.

As with most things, location is what matters and North Gower is not where people living in Manotick and Barrhaven South would normally think of as a destination for their local fresh vegetable shopping.

I also agree with Turner

that we want producers not re-sellers and very little, if any, crafts. Save the crafts for Dickinson Days and the other special events that highlight local crafts and that brings out people just because it’s a “special event.”

We have local shops that feature crafts and that is where people coming to the farmers’ market should be encouraged to walk to and explore, thereby making Manotick a true and unique destination to enjoy more for more than just

a few minutes of shopping

Manotick a regular enjoyable Photo by Emma Jackson

This summer the parking lot in front of Watson’s Mill will hold a weekly farmers’ market. for local vegetables. Once people see our outdoor patios and lovely restaurants they will want to make coming to

destination.

Klaus Beltzner Manotick

Fishing, hunting experts will conduct seminars at Valley Fishing and Outdoors Show in Carp

By JEFF MAGUIRE The ‘Valley Fishing and Outdoors Show’ returns to Carp April 13-15 and with more exhibitors, additional prizes and numerous seminars featuring hunting and fishing experts, this year’s venture promises to be the best ever.

The Carp Fairgrounds and Arena complex is once again the site for the 13th edition of the always popular, threeday presentation.

“This is the biggest show of its kind in Eastern Ontario,” says chief organizer Dave Arbour of Valley Outdoors

Promotions.

“We will have some of the best known experts in the business on hand,” Arbour states.

Among them are David Chong and Doug Brownridge who will deliver the ‘BassTalk’ seminars on Saturday morning and afternoon, April 14. Each will be one hour long. Chong and Brownridge are among Canada’s most successful bass tournament winners and their seminars are acknowledged to be “the most informative in the field.”

Sunday, April 15 will feature more

outstanding fishing seminars!

“Be sure to participate in our new Musky Hot Stove with Matt Clay of Musky Canada,” Arbour stresses. “Dale McNair (another expert) will also be participating in the Musky panel.”

Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock Canadian Angler Hall of Fame inductee “Big Jim” McLaughlin takes centre stage.

“With his many years of experience Big Jim is always a hit,” Arbour underlines.

Also on the fishing side, the Ottawa Fly-fishing Society will lecture on their sport.

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“They will be discussing the set-up of fly fishing gear in preparation to target local species including bass, pike, pan fish and trout,” Arbour explains.

“There will also be casting demonstrations as well as discussions about the rods, reels and flies appropriate for landing these species.

“In addition there will be hands on opportunities for casting and tying flies,” he outlines.

There is also “a gun show within the show” and the $8 admission price (children under 12 get in free if accompanied by an adult) covers both the main event and the gun show. Parking at Carp Fairgrounds is plentiful and free of charge!

Arbour says those interested in hunting wild turkey will not want to miss the Valley Fishing and Outdoors Show.

“Friday evening will be all about turkeys with Quaker Boy pro staffer Adrian Hare taking the seminar stage.

“Adrian will help you develop the techniques required to land that big spring gobbler,” the chief organizer says.

Also Friday, Kevin Bartley from Gobblestalker Calls will be at the show discussing the importance of turkey calling. He will give a demonstration relative to the principle design and maintenance of turkey calls.

A recent addition to this year’s show is Taylor Wright, host of the Canadian Tradition hunting show. Wright, who hails from Chaffey’s Locks, will be hanging his hat at the Eastern Canadian Outfitters booth. He will appear at the show for a few hours on both Saturday and Sunday to meet and talk with hunting enthusiasts.

“He’s a big name and he’s sure to be a major attraction,” Arbour says.

Many prizes Those in attendance might be fortunate enough to win one or more of the hourly prizes which will be given throughout this year’s show. The only catch is that door prize winners must be on site in order to win.

In addition, Arbour says Eastern Canadian Outfitters is donating a fishing trip for two which includes accommodations and a boat and motor for a week.

Fernleigh Lodge is sponsoring a week of family fun and fishing, with lodging in a housekeeping cottage. The trips are valued at $1,000 each.

Another interesting aspect of the 2012 extravaganza is the Big Buck, Bear and Moose Contest. Mounts can be brought in on Thursday, April 12 (the day before the show) from 4-8 p.m. and again on Friday, April 13 from 1-9 p.m.

“Entrants have a chance to win one of five firearms or other prizes and hidden prizes will also be awarded,” Arbour explains.

“Experts from FROW (Foundation for the Recognition of Ontario Wildlife) will be on hand to measure your animal,” he notes.

For participants, entries cannot be picked up again until 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 15 the final day of the event.

The Carp presentation is a family-oriented event with lots of games and prizes for children and the young at heart.

For many people the exhibit halls are the main attraction. “We have expanded and that means more things to see and do,” Arbour promises.

The Carp Fishing and Outdoors Show covers every possible fishing and hunting need, things for the cottage, including docks as well as information on how to book hunting, fishing and outdoor adventure trips.

“This year we will have many new outfitters on hand to help you plan an adventure trip, anything from a fishing weekend to salmon fishing or bear, moose and caribou hunts,” the promoter states.

“There is truly something for everyone who likes the outdoors.

“This year’s event is made possible by great sponsors such as Rapala, Shimano, Lucky Strike, Quaker Boy, Tie Boss and the Stittsville Shooting Range,” Arbour says.

The show hours are Friday 4-9 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

To reach the Carp Fairgrounds and Arena Complex travel to Carp Village which is easily accessible via major highway routes including March Road, Carp Road and Highway 417. It is located minutes north of Scotiabank Place, home of the National Hockey League’s Ottawa Senators.

The fairgrounds are on Carp Rd. (Ottawa Rd. 5), past the four-way stop in the middle of the village. If you are coming from Kanata or Stittsville, drive to the top of the hill and look for entrances to the grounds which will be easy to find on your right. If you are traveling from locations in West Carleton such as Dunrobin and Fitzroy Harbour the fairgrounds will be on your left as you enter Carp.

People driving from outside the immediate area can reach Carp via Hwy. 7 or Hwy. 417, east from Carleton Place and Arnprior or west from Ottawa. Take the Carp Rd. exit and follow the signs to the village.

Arbour is also the man behind the ‘Valley Gun and Hunting Show’ which runs at the same location in Carp annually. This year’s event will once again operate Labour Day weekend, Saturday Sept. 1 and Sunday Sept. 2.

In March Arbour organized the second annual ‘Renfrew Gun Show’ which was highly successful.

On May 12 Valley Outdoors Promotions will offer the second annual ‘Brockville Gun and Hunting Show’ at Brockville Memorial Centre. On Sept. 15 they will present the ‘Havelock Gun and Hunting Show’. Watch for future articles and advertising highlighting those upcoming productions!

For additional information about the Valley Fishing and Outdoors Show, as well as the other trade shows managed by Arbour, visit the website: www.valleysportsmanshow.com

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Premier Dalton McGuinty presents a book about construction to Rowan Henderson EMC news - Premier Dalwhen he visited the Alta Vista family’s home on March 30 to discusss the 2012 Ontario ton McGuinty says he is open budget. to ideas from his political

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opponents on improving the 2012 Ontario budget, as long as any proposals won’t delay the Liberals’ plans to balance the books by 2017.

Speaking in Alta Vista on March 30, McGuinty defended the budget bill he said is aimed at cutting the deficit and protecting those services that are dear to Ontarians.

“When we introduced our budget, we worked really hard trying to ensure that we strike a balance between eliminating our deficit by 2017 and doing it in a way that protects those services that families count on – like health care and education,” said McGuinty.

He stressed he is willing to listen to the opposition in a bid to stave off a snap election, but warned he won’t consider any new spending measures, even if it means Ontario voters end up going back to the polls.

“I am saying to the opposition parties, we are open to suggestions, open to any recommendations that you might have,” he said.

The premier, who represents the Ottawa South riding, added most Ontarians don’t want to be plunged into another election, at least at this time of the year.

“We are a minority government and at the end of the day we are going to count on the support from the opposition in order to move ahead with this budget.”

The offer to work together comes a few days after McGuinty tabled his ninth budget, one that calls for a broad public-sector wage freeze, spending cuts at many provincial ministries and a freeze on corporate tax rates, which were originally set to be lowered to 10 per cent from 11.5 per cent by mid-2013.

By and large, McGuinty said he thinks the budget has been well received by Ontarians.

“I think Ontarians are asking us to work together and find a way to move forward with our budget, so that we can demonstrate not only to ourselves but to the outside

world that they have every reason to be confident in our economy and its continuing growth and prosperity,” said McGuinty.

While he is ready to hear from opposition, McGuinty said there are overarching objectives upon which his government “simply can’t compromise” which include health care and education.

“If either party wants to approach us, they’ve got to know that we want to protect our jobs and services and want a balanced budget.

Don’t come to us with new spending,” he said.

Lisa MacLeod, Progressive Conservative MPP for Nepean-Carleton said her party has vowed to vote against the spending plan.

“We have been very clear we are not going to support the budget,” said MacLeod.

“We just don’t believe it is the right package for Ontario families.”

MacLeod said she was frustrated that the third largest spending priority of McGuinty’s government has to be servicing the debt.

She said that Ontario spends more on servicing Ontario’s debt each year than on funding colleges and universities.

“People are very concerned about the debt level,” said MacLeod.

The Ontario deficit for the 2011-2012 fiscal year is projected to be $15.3 billion dollars, $1 billion lower than forecasted a year ago.

To help create jobs and spur economic growth in Ottawa, the McGuinty government is moving forward with planned infrastructure projects including fixing “the split” where the Queensway and Highway 174 meet and completing the Highway 417-Hunt Club interchange, according to a release from the province.

“Our $600 million commitment to Ottawa light rail transit is firm.”

McGuinty hopes the project will create many jobs for Ottawans.

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Playoff drive has Sens soaring with Sportsnet

By Rob Brodie OttawaSenators.com

The Ottawa Senators’ surprising rise to playoff contention has been a hit with television viewers.

Fans are tuning into the team in record numbers on Sportsnet East, the team’s regional rights holder since the network launched in 1998. Through games played March 23, Senators telecasts were attracting an average per-minute audience of 196,200 per night, an increase of 24 per cent over the 2010-11 campaign. “We’re approaching 200,000 viewers per broadcast and that’s the highest our Senators numbers have ever been,� said Rob Corte, the network’s vice-president of production. “We’re very pleased and it’s indicative of how the team is (playing) and how the marketplace feels about the team.�

Indeed, it’s no coincidence that the significant rise in interest in Senators TV broadcasts falls in line with the growing enthusiasm about a team that, in a lot of eyes, wasn’t expected to contend for a playoff position in what had been deemed to be a rebuilding season.

However, with less than two weeks left in the regular schedule, Ottawa holds down seventh place in the

Chris neil and the ottawa Senators have been attracting record tv audience numbers this season for their regional telecasts that have been airing on Sportsnet East (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images)

Eastern Conference and is moving closer to nailing down a post-season berth. “There weren’t high expectations (for the Senators) coming into the season,� said Corte, a former producer of Sens games on Sportsnet. “They had a young team and were relatively inexperienced, but the team has performed well, the veterans have had strong comeback years and there’s been surprise

BoSton BruinS Thursday, April 5, 7:30 p.m., Sportsnet East The defending Stanley Cup champions have begun to regain their old form in recent games, showing they’re again one of the teams to beat heading into the 2011-12 postseason. The Bruins’ biggest breakout player of the campaign has been second-year forward Tyler Seguin, who’s emerged as a prime leader of the team’s attack. Patrice Bergeron rates as one of the NHL’s top twoway threats, while Milan Lucic and Brad Marchand are physical forces who also produce plenty of offence.

Zdeno Chara is still one of the league’s most feared blueliners as well as being a top Norris Trophy candidate. With Tuukka Rask sidelined by injury, the majority of the goaltending load falls on the capable shoulders of Tim Thomas, last year’s playoff MVP.

With the playoffs approaching, the Boston Bruins continue to lean heavily on the play of goaltender tim thomass (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/ NHLI via Getty Images).

performances by some of the younger players. “It’s related to success and a current playoff spot.

That has translated into some strong ratings ...

They’re an exciting team and you want to watch the games. Clearly, that’s what viewers are doing now.�

The ratings surge began in the early months of the season and continued to grow. “Traditionally, the

numbers always start off strong,� said Corte. “There’s that hope at the start of the season, that hockey’s back, and then, depending on how the team does, it’ll go up or down. In Ottawa, it started strong. It significantly and steadily climbed through the first months of the season and it stayed there.

Now the numbers have been consistently good all year.�

At least two Senators telecasts on Sportsnet have cracked the 300,000 mark this season — a Nov. 4 matchup with the Montreal Canadiens (327,400) and a Jan. 17 contest against the Toronto Maple Leafs (334,800). The average overall reach during a game, or total viewership, has swelled to 750,000.

As well, the Senators are starting to reap full benefits of the Portable People Meter (PPM) ratings

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system, which is designed to provide a more accurate method of audience measurement. “We’ve been trending up for several years and the addition of PPMs has certainly made for more accurate audience reporting,� said Jim Steel, the Senators’ vicepresident of broadcasting. “The exciting team is also contributing to (the ratings increase) as well.�

This season has also seen the introduction of a 30-minute pre-game show leading into Sportsnet telecasts, which Corte believes can help get fans revved up for the games. “The pre-game show has been a pleasant surprise ... the numbers have been tremendous,� said Corte. “They’ve far exceeded what our expectations would have been. There is a desire and craving for Ottawa Senators coverage in the marketplace and this speaks to it right there.

(The pre-game show) just gives viewers another place at a different time to get Senators information. It builds anticipation and gets the story lines flowing leading into the broadcast and then it just carries through (to the games).�

Sportsnet East and Sportsnet One will carry a combined 52 games this season to the Senators broadcast territory, which covers a region extending east from Peterborough, Ont., and also includes parts of Northern Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces.

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real saint, that’s what she is,” Mother said for the umpteenth time that Saturday morning.

“We think we’re poor...now that’s poor!”

The conversation between Mother and my sister Audrey and must have been very important because I wasn’t brought into the discussion.

“Little ears!” Audrey said nodding in my direction.

Mother had emptied out every cent of her egg money and put it in her little change purse. We were heading into Renfrew for the week’s supplies and that day my sister and I were going too. That in itself was strange. Audrey and I were usually left at home to do house chores. But it was the day before Easter Sunday and just maybe there would be a few store-bought chocolate eggs on Mother’s list.

We headed right for Walker’s Store. Mother and Audrey moved like they had a purpose and I followed behind trying to keep up. They went right to the ladies’ hat department.

Such an array. Every colour, every shape and all bedecked with ribbons and silk flowers.

Mauve seemed to be the “in” colour that year.

Mother and Audrey tried on just about every hat on the big long counter and even the hats that were on silver painted plaster heads. “Too fancy,”

MARY COOK Mary Cook’s Memories Mother said. “Too many flowers and not enough ribbon,” Audrey said, as they tried on one after the other.

Finally, one appealed to both of them. It was plainer than I fancied, but then I didn’t have anything to say in the matter. I was only glad they picked a mauve one. Straw it was, with a wide ribbon. Only one small dark purple velvet flower was on the very front of the hat.

Mother took it over to the counter and counted out $1.25 cents – a goodly sum for a hat back then. I wasn’t sure if Mother or my sister Audrey would be wearing it on Easter Sunday to church. But it would sure be a lot fancier than the ones both had been wearing for years.

Mother seemed to be in a hurry that Saturday. The stops at the hardware and drug stores were barely long enough for me to get out of the buggy and back in before we headed out of Renfrew to the Northcote Side Road.

Back at the farm, I was the first off the buggy, since I had

to forego my usual stop at the bathroom because Mother seemed to be in such a hurry.

When I rounded the corner to go back into the house, Audrey was unpacking the few packages and I could see Mother heading out the lane again with the buggy.

I guessed she was going to Briscoe’s General Store for something she had forgotten.

Easter Sunday morning was a special day for me. This was when we dressed with special care. My hair had been tied up in rags all night, my best dress washed and starched and my short white gloves sparkling clean.

I wouldn’t put them on until we were ready to walk into church, where everyone would be in their very best clothes and those who could afford it would be sporting something brand new.

Alas, that wasn’t my sister Audrey’s or my fate.

I was astonished to find Mother was wearing the same old hat she had worn on Easter Sunday for years. “Aren’t you going to wear your new

hat, Mother?” I asked. “Not today, Mary...now hurry, we’ll be late for church.”

We went right up to the front pew where we always sat. Directly across from us the minister’s wife always sat ramrod straight and alone.

My brother Emerson always said he thought she went to church through the night, because it never mattered how early we got there, she was always there before us. Always in the same black dress with the little white lace collar and the same black felt hat which she wore winter and summer.

Never looking left or right.

I couldn’t believe my eyes!

There she was, in the same dress, but in the hat Mother had bought at Walker’s Store the day before. I let out a gasp and poked Audrey on the knee. She put a finger to her lips telling me to be quiet.

The service started with the organ gasping out the first hymn and the minister, climbing up into the little pulpit at the front of the church.

I couldn’t take my eyes off the minister’s wife. And then she did something very unusual. She turned her head and looked right at Mother.

She nodded ever so slightly, gave the faintest smile and then turned her face back to her husband. The first hymn, Christ the Lord Has Risen Today, echoed through the church.

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Singer JW Jones swings seventh blues album New sound sticks to the basics emma.jackson@metroland.com

On previous albums I think I was concentrating too much on pleasing everybody and getting every possible sound on there.

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EMC entertainment - Ottawa blues artist JW Jones has gone back to basics in his latest album released at the end of March.

Seventh Hour is the Greely resident’s seventh album, and has avoided some of the bells and whistles – and horns and harmonicas – of previous releases.

“On previous albums I think I was concentrating too much on pleasing everybody and getting every possible sound on there, like having some songs with horns, some with harmonica doing the Chicago blues thing,” he said. “For this album...the songs came out just as they would as a fourpiece band. You don’t need to add anything extra to them.”

Previous albums included guests like blues singer Kim Wilson and singer and guitar-

ist Junior Watson.

This time they’ve gone “back to square one” without any musical guests, much like his first album Defibrillatin released in 2000.

“That’s how we tour anyway, so I wanted to have the exact sound we have on stage on the record,” he said.

- a departure for any artist.

But it’s also a departure, Jones said, because it features some noticeable cross-over into genres such as rock and country, and has moved further away from traditional blues sounds.

“We’re not concentrating on being as traditional as we used to be. I was always concerned about ‘oh, what will the real serious blues fans think of this album, will they take this ok or that ok?’ and I would scale things back to make them sound more bluesy,” he said.

The band had a CD release party at the Rainbow Bistro downtown on Friday, March 30. Jones has always lived in Ottawa, attending Ridgemont High School in the Alta Vista area. He recently performed at a benefit concert at the school to help restore its aging auditorium.

He moved to Greely about four years ago.

Jones has won several blues awards during his career, including best male vocalist at the 2010 Blues 411 Awards.

In 2005 he was named the best electric act of the year at the Maple Blues Awards, Canada’s blues recognition program.

Jones has had 11 other Maple Blues nominations since 2000, and has been nominated in various categories at the Canadian Independent Music Awards and the Blues 411 Awards.

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Greely resident JW Jones released his seventh studio album in March, and said he’s gone “back to square one” while moving further from traditional blues sounds. The band celebrated the release of the 10-track album Seventh Hour at the Rainbow Bistro on Friday, March 30.

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Feds pump $1 million into autism research Eddie Rwema

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EMC news - The federal government is taking a bold step on the path to improving the health and well-being of children and adults living with autism.

Health minister Leona Aglukkaq announced funding of up to $1 million over five years that will help fund a research chair, who will oversee research in treatment and care of autism spectrum disorders.

Aglukkaq hopes the grant will attract the brightest scientists from across the world.

“I would like to personally encourage researchers to apply,” Aglukkaq said as she announced the funding on March 27 at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Autism Intervention Program offices in Ottawa. “We need your creativity and your expertise.”

Researchers working in Canada and those willing to relocate to a Canadian research institution are eligible for the chair. Those not currently conducting research in the field of autism must demonstrate how they would bring new approaches to the treatment or care of individuals with autism. Aglukkaq said autism is a growing health concern in Canada.

“Statistics suggest that about one in 100 children will

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Edmonton-Mill Woods-Beaumont MP Mike Lake, right, and his 16-year-old autistic son Jayden, spoke first-hand about the challeges families with autistic children face. be diagnosed with a form of autism,” said Aglukkaq. “At the moment there are no firmly established guidelines for diagnosing or treating autism spectrum disorders.”

The program, funded by the federal government and several partners, is aimed at helping a researcher bring innovative approaches to the

treatment and care of people with autism spectrum disorder.

Aglukkaq noted that children and families affected by autism face a wide range of challenges and uncertainties in their day-to-day lives.

“The only way to address these challenges is through a greater understanding of au-

tism,” she said. “In particular we need more research to identify effective treatment and explore the best options for care and support.”

Since 2000, the federal government has invested approximately $40 million in autism related research, according to the minister.

“The research chair will

Pet Adoptions

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Then we have Dante’s sister, Domino, who is an 11-year old female tuxy. She weighs only 7.5 lbs. but is the queen of the house and presides over her two brothers (we also have Dylan who does not like to dress up). Domino is fearless and loves to ride in the car.

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Meet Billy, a neutered male, sable and white German Shepherd mix. This handsome boy is just over a year old and was brought to the shelter as a stray on January 27. He is full gown at 22 kilograms – a medium-sized bundle of energy ready to settle in to his forever home. Billy loves to go for daily walks – he is a very active dog! He loves to play with toys but sometimes needs guidance and he needs to learn how to share them. He’s looking for a forever home with teens and adults who can take an active role in his training. He’d rather not live with cats and would be happiest as the only dog in his new home. Billy benefitted for participating in the OHS L.E.A.D. (Leadership Education with Adolescents and Dogs) program, where he learned basic obedience and socialization. He’s got a strong foundation and knows his basic commands, but he needs owners who will provide consistency so he can truly excel.

This neutered male, brown tabby Domestic Longhair cat is about seven years old. He was surrendered to the shelter by his owner on March 26.

Leo loves to have his ears rubbed and to tell you about everything about his day. He has an inquisitive mind and a regal presence.

Leo gets along best with people who appreciate a strong-willed, spirited cat, and he needs an owner who can handle an independent-minded feline who loves being petted, but who can also be a rough player.

No small children or other pets in Leo’s forever home, please! He wants owners who he can have all to himself!

GAINING A BABY DOESN’T MEAN LOSING A PET

Every year hundreds of animals are surrendered to the Ottawa Humane Society when a new baby arrives. Myths and false information about cats and dogs frighten new parents into giving up their animal friend, who could be a warm and loving companion for a child.

We’re busting the myths associated with pets and infants so that you can ensure your pet stays with you and your growing family.

Myth: Living with pets causes birth defects.

Fact: While toxoplasmosis, a diseasecausing parasite found in cat feces, can cause serious birth defects, it is more commonly found in uncooked or undercooked meat. Toxoplasmosis is very uncommon in Canada and transmission through the family cat is extremely rare.

Tip: Have someone other than the pregnant woman clean the litter box.

If the pregnant woman must clean the litter box, she should wear rubber gloves and a face mask, and thoroughly wash

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help translate research into better treatments and improve standards of care for children and adults living with these disorders,” said Aglukkaq.

Edmonton-Mill WoodsBeaumont MP Mike Lake, whose 16-year-old son is autistic, spoke first-hand about the challenges families with children with autism go

through and how the funding is important to these families.

Lake is optimistic the funding will focus on research enabling autistic children to grow and function as adults.

“It is very critical for us to have research that teaches us new ways to communicate with a non-verbal autistic kids,” said Lake.

He said children with autism have a very difficult time dealing with abstract things like feelings.

“My son is very able to tell us when he wants a cookie, but it’s very difficult for him to tell us when he is feeling unwell or not happy in some way,” he said.

Martin Osmond, chief executive of the CHEO Research Institute, said the funding was timely.

“Today is indeed an important day for autism research,” he said.

As a pediatrician, Osmond said he has seen many children diagnosed and he knows the great need to have treatment interventions that are proven to be effective.

“It is only through the careful development and rigorous evaluation of treatments that we can be sure that our children are getting the most effective care, and that is why I am so excited about today’s announcement,” said Osmond.

her hands afterward. She should also wear gloves while gardening to avoid coming into contact with feces from other outdoor cats, and thoroughly wash her hands afterward. Consult your physician if you are concerned about the risks of toxoplasmosis.

Myth: My pet will get angry and hurt my child.

Fact: While all pets react differently, you should never leave the baby alone with your pet, even after the baby is crawling or walking. This way you can keep an eye on the situation and protect your child from an exuberant pet (and protect your pet from an enthusiastic child).

Tip: Make sue you spend time with your pet and baby together, so your pet views the newcomer and the new relationship as a positive experience.

Myth: Infants are more susceptible to pet-related allergies.

Fact: Many allergies are to things like laundry detergents or new food.

Tip: If your child shows symptoms of allergies, consult an allergist. Don’t assume allergy symptoms, if they arise, are caused by a pet.

Myth: The addition of a new family member is a disruption too great for your pet to tolerate.

Fact: A new family member may be difficult for your pet, and all animals react if their routine is disrupted, or they feel they have been displaced, but these reactions can be minimized by careful preparation and working with your pet before you bring home the baby.

Tip: Gradually accustom your pet to spending less time with you. Avoid drastically decreasing attention after the baby comes home, which will likely make your pet feel stressed. If your pet is particularly attached to the motherto-be, another family member should develop a closer relationship with the animal to ensure that the animal doesn’t suddenly feel abandoned when the new baby arrives.

Please note: The Ottawa Humane Society has many other companion animals available for adoption. Featured animals are adopted quickly! To learn more about adopting an animal from the Ottawa Humane Society please contact us: Website: www.ottawahumane.ca Email: Adoptions@ottawahumane.ca Telephone: (613) 725-3166 x258 Manotick EMC - Thursday, April 5, 2012

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Metcalfe soccer looking for a leader Emma Jackson

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EMC sports - Metcalfe’s non-competitive soccer program is open once again for registration, but organizer Joanne Daley said the program could end if no one steps up to take it over.

Daley has been running the skills development program in McKendry Park for 12 years, after a previous non-competitive league was swallowed by

the more competitive Ottawa South United league.

However now that her children have grown up and moved on from the program, Daley said she has other volunteering commitments in the community and would like to pass the torch to another parent or group of parents to take it over.

“I need three or four people who say they will organize the program next year. I’ll teach

this year, guide next year and pass it on,” she said, noting that she’ll still be available as a resource. “Its not like I’m going anywhere, I’m still in the community.”

On top of an organizing committee, Daley said there are also about 18 different jobs available in the league that she would like to fill with 15 volunteers this year.

Jobs include filling out field rental applications with

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“None of the organizing details for Metcalfe Community Soccer are complicated, difficult or time consuming when taken alone, but added together they are a lot of work for one volunteer,” Daley said in her spring newsletter.

The program is open to students in junior kindergarten to Grade 10.

All soccer players meet at McKendry Park at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays in May and June, where they split into age groups to do their “Drills and Thrills.” At the end of the season, the registrants play in a fun game.

Daley said most participants are in younger grades, because older kids often move on to more competitive leagues and teams.

For the past three years the program has also offered a team for children with special needs.

Daley said the parents play a huge role in guiding the organizers as to what their child can do.

Photo by Stuart Thornley

Metcalfe’s non-competitive soccer program will return again to McKendry Park this year, but could end if no one steps up to take over the program.

“We just have fun, we don’t have any rules or expectations.

We just do what the kids are able to do,” she said. Parents and siblings are also welcome to participate on the team for kids with special needs if they wish.

The program is also accessible financially, with a $25 registration fee which covers participation, a freezie each week for players and siblings and a trophy at the end of the eight or nine week season.

Children must bring their own soccer ball, cleats, shin pads and soccer socks.

Parents also receive a

coaching manual, as they are expected to help on the field in some capacity to run the drills and offer assistance to the kids.

Parents can register their children through the side door of St. Catherine Catholic School in Metcalfe on Saturday, April 14 from 10 a.m. to noon and again on Saturday, April 28 from noon to 2 p.m. at the same location.

The season will begin Thursday, May 10 weather permitting, and will end Thursday, June 28.

For more information email metcalfesoccer@gmail.com.

Museum hosts egg-cellent Easter weekend Kristy Strauss

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EMC community - MarieSophie Desaulniers describes this year’s Easter weekend at the Canada Agriculture Museum as “baby galore.”

“You’ll get to see newborn lambs, newborn chicks, some piglets,” said Desaulniers, director of visitor experi-

ence at the museum. “It’s all about spring, renewal, and it’s fresh.”

From April 6 to 9, the museum will host a variety of events to celebrate Easter weekend in the capital. Desaulniers said it’s the museum’s first major kick-off weekend of spring and summer, and the annual celebration usually attracts a

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lot of families.

“Easter is our most well-attended event of the year,” she said. “It lasts four days and we’ve gotten feedback from people saying that this is a great outdoor space to spend some quality family time.”

As part of the long weekend, the museum will feature baby animals for children to meet and to learn about animal life cycles.

“For the kids, they’re realizing that animals have a life cycle and just like them, they get to be a baby, a young one, a teenager and then an adult,” said Desaulniers.

She said the newborn babies will also show children that animals give birth in early spring because food is easier to find.

Desaulniers also said children learn why spring is an important time for farmers so their animals can prosper before the cooler autumn months.

Younger children will be able to take part in the museum’s annual Easter egg hunt and older children can take part in a scavenger hunt.

For the parents, Desaulniers said the museum’s demonstration kitchen will be set up to learn how to make hot cross buns and other bread recipes.

The weekend will also allow children to learn the life cycle of rabbits and why the animal is associated with Easter. The museum, on Prince of Wales Drive, will be open Easter weekend from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information visit their website at agriculture. technomuses.ca or call 613991-3053.

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Pork, orange and sweet potato make a meal in a dish

PORK & SWEET POTATO COMBO DISH

• 4-6 lean pork chops • 2 tbsp. olive oil or vegetable oil • 4 medium sweet potatoes • 1 medium orange

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PAT TREW Food ‘n’ Stuff • 1/2 cup of orange juice • 1/4 cup water • 1/2 cup brown sugar • 1/8 tsp. salt • 1/8 tsp. cinnamon Trim any excess fat from the meat.

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Peel the sweet potatoes, and cut them into half inchthick slices.

Arrange the slices over the

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Bethany United Church

Worship services Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship - 10:00 a.m.

Nursery and Sunday School April 8th - Living through death (Easter Sunday)

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4550 Bank Street (at Leitrim Rd.) (613) 277-8621 Come for an encouraging Word!

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613-737-5874 www.bethanyuc.com

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3191 Riverside Dr. (at Walkley) Sunday Worship & Sunday School at 11:00 a.m.

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Refreshments/Fellowship following the service.

Pleasant Park Baptist

St. Richard’s Anglican Church

“Worship the Lord in the Beauty of his holiness...”

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Come & worship with us Sundays at 10:00am Fellowship & Sunday School after the service

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Catholic Church

Holy Week Schedule

7:00 pm Young Adult Service

KNOX UNITED CHURCH

www.cpcorleans.ca

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Rideau Park United Church Good Friday Service-11:00 am Easter Sunday Service -9:30 and 11:15am

www.rideaupark.ca

613-733-3156

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2203 Alta Vista Drive

Ministry: Rev. Andrew Jensen, BA, MDiv 25 Gibbard Ave., Ottawa, Ont. K2G 3T9 Near Knoxdale / Greenbank (613) 829-2266 www.magma.ca/~knox Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. (Nursery Available) Tuesday Craft Group: 9:00 a.m.

Youth Group: every second Sunday evening EASTER SERVICES April 1st Palm Sunday 10:00 a.m.

April 5th Maundy Thursday 7:00 p.m.

April 6th Good Friday 10:00 a.m.

Easter Sunday Sunrise Service 8:00 a.m.

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7:30 pm Way of the Cross Holy Saturday 9 am Morning Prayer 267266/0327 8:30 pm Easter Vigil April 8th Easter Sunday 8:30 am & 10:30 am Masses of the Resurrection April 7th

1825 St. Joseph Blvd, Orleans

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EpworthAvenue, Avenue,Nepean Nepean 66Epworth (613)224-1021 224-1021 (613) www.cityviewunited.org www.cityviewunited.org Ministers: Ministers: Rev.Neil NeilWallace Wallace Rev. Margie Ann MacDonald Rev. Alyson Huntly

Palm Sunday - April 1 – 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:30 am Maunday Thursday - April 5 - 5:30 p.m.

Good Choir Friday -Candlelight April 6 - 10:30Service a.m.

Dec 19 – 7:00 pm Easter Sunday - April 8 Early Service – 8:30 a.m.

Christmas Eve – Dec 24 Breakfast – 9:30 a.m. pm Family Service – 6:00 Communion Service- –10:30 8:00a.m. pm Easter Worship

Heb. 13:8 “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever

Real God. Real People. Real Church.

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Tel: (613) 276-5481; (613) 440-5481 1893 Baseline Rd., Ottawa (2nd Floor) Sunday Service 10.30am – 12.30pm Bible study / Night Vigil: Friday 10.00pm – 1.00am Website: heavensgateottawa.org E-mail: heavensgatechapel@yahoo.ca

Bells Corners United Church 3955 Richmond Rd. (at Moodie Dr.) Ministers: Rev. Angela Bailey Rev. Don Maclean Ruth Sword CE Coordinator Worship 10:00 am

ALL WELCOME Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

The Salvation Army Community Church Meeting at St. Andrew School 201 Crestway Dr. 613-440-7555 Barrhaven www.sawoodroffe.org

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415 Piccadilly Ave. (near Island Park) 613-728-0201 www.saintgeorges.ca

5th Holy Thursday 9 am Morning Prayer Weekday Masses - 9:00 am. • Saturday MassApril - 5:00 pm.

7:30 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper April 6th Good Friday 9 am Morning Prayer Sunday Masses - 8:30 am. & 10:30 am.

THIS IS MY am Children’s Way of the Cross Other Liturgies for Lent: www.saintgeorges.ca 10:30 3 pm Passion Liturgy

Programs for children, youth and young adults. Homegroups, Adult Bible studies, Ladies Prayer & Share. See website for details.

CityView ViewUnited UnitedChurch Church City

Sunday School & Crib Nursery 613-820-8103 www.bcuc.org

faith@magma.ca www.magma.ca/~faith

ST. GEORGE’S

Nursery during Sunday Nurserycare care available available during Sunday SchoolSchool and and Morning Worship for infants – 3yrs. – 3yrs.

Morning Worship for infants

429 Parkdale at Gladstone Ministers Rev. Dr. Anthony Bailey Barbara Faught - Pastoral Care Melodee Lovering - Youth and Children Worship Service - 10:30 am 613-728-8656 Sunday School for all ages pdale@trytel.com www.parkdaleunitedchurch.ca Nursery Available

Heaven’s Gate Chapel

Holy Week Services: Maundy Thursday – April 5, 7:00 pm Good Friday – April 6, 10:00 am Easter Sunday April 8, 8:00 am & 10:00 am

43 Meadowlands Dr. W. Ottawa

www.mtcalvaryottawa.org

Morning Worship Easter 10:00 Sundayam - 9:00 am Sunday School (all ages) KidzChurch (ages 4-11) 10:00 am Morning Worship

Parkdale United Church

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Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church 933 Smyth Rd, Ottawa (Smyth & Russell Road)

Good 9:00 Fridayam - 10:30am Good Friday(all Service Sunday School ages)

613-722-1144

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Protestant Worship with Sunday School 09:30 Roman Catholic Mass with Children’s Liturgy 11:00

pentecostal church

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Military Chapel Sunday Services at Uplands!

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St. George’s Catholic Church

470 Roosevelt Ave. Westboro www.mywestminster.ca

The Redeemed Christian Church of God

Sunday Services Worship Service10:30am Sundays Prayer Circle Tuesday at 11:30 10:30 a.m.

Rev. James Murray

Good Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Easter Sunday 10 a.m.

Share the joy and amazement of the resurrection.

Easter egg hunt after worship.

415 Piccadilly Ave. (near Island Park) Parking is free.”

Sunday Worship & Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

715 Roosevelt Ave. (at Carling at Cole) Pastor: Rev. Marek Sabol Visit: http://www.oursaviourottawa.com • (613) 296- 6375

Dominion-Chalmers United Church 355 Cooper Street at O’Connor 613-235-5143 www.dc-church.org

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Sunday Service 10:00 am

Nursery and Church School provided Website: www.knoxmanotick.ca

Pastor: Rev. Kelly Graham Knox church office: 613-692-4228

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5533 Dickinson St., Manotick, Ontario

“A friendly church with a warm welcome”

Invites you to our worship service with Rev. Dean Noakes Sundays at 11am 414 Pleasant Park Road 613 733-4886 pleasantparkbaptist.org

Sunday Services: 8am and 10am Thursday Eucharist: 10am Nearly New Shop/Book Nook Open Thursday, Fridays 1pm - 3:30pm and first Saturday of each month: 10am - Noon 8 Withrow Avenue 613-224-7178

KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Minister - Rev. William Ball Organist - Alan Thomas Nusery & Sunday School, Loop audio, Wheelchair access

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Riverside United Church

613.247.8676

(Do not mail the school please)

Worship 10:30 Sundays

off 417 exit Walkey Rd. or Anderson Rd.

Join us for worship, fellowship & music Nursery, children and youth ministries One service at 10:30 am Sunday mornings

Celebrating 14 years in this area!

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Gloucester South Seniors Centre

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Watch & Pray Ministry

10 Chesterton Drive, Ottawa (Meadowlands and Chesterton) Tel: 613-225-6648 parkwoodchurch.ca

Minister: James T. Hurd Everyone Welcome

Sunday Services: Bible Study at 10:00 AM - Worship Service at 11:00 AM

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Building an authentic, relational, diverse church.

Location: St. Thomas More Catholic School, 1620 Blohm Drive

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Sunday Services at 9 or 11 AM

meets every Sunday at The Old Forge Community Resource Centre 2730 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K2B 7J1

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Holy Eucharist 8:00 am & 10:30 am 10:30 am - Play Area for Under 5 934 Hamlet Road (near St Laurent & Smyth) 613 733 0102 – staidans@bellnet.ca

205 Greenbank Road, Ottawa www.woodvale.on.ca (613) 829-2362 Child care provided. Please call or visit us on-line.

Service Time: Sundays at 10:30 AM

The West Ottawa Church of Christ

St Aidan’s Anglican Church

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: patricia.lonergan@metroland.com Friday, April 13: The Hunks with Hammers ladies night out is back! On Friday, April 13 enjoy a ladies night out at Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm. Tickets are $50 per person, and can be purchased individually or by table. Funds will be designated this year to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation MapleSoft Centre, Eastern Ontario’s first centre for Cancer Survivorship. The centre focuses on a new concept in cancer therapy. To date, we have raised $66,837.50. For information email gregsc@ sympatico.ca or call 613-8212805.

The very successful Books, Beads and Breakfast is back on Friday, April 13 at 9:30 a.m. at Falcon Ridge Golf Club. Tickets are $20. When purchasing a ticket readers should donate recent, gently used books. In return your ticket gives you a delicious breakfast as well as your choice of books from the book exchange at no cost.

Kazuri Jewellery will also be for sale. The beads are hand

made and hand painted in Africa. All funds raised by Grannies All About Kids for this event will go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation supporting grandmothers in sub-Saharan Africa dealing with the devastation caused by HIV/Aids.

Call Joan at 613-821-2505 or email Bev at bev@storm.ca.

Saturday, April 14: On April 14th, Watson’s Mill is pleased to have Gail Anglin host a storytelling workshop for adults that will introduce the fundamentals of storytelling and will have participants telling stories and thinking about how they might turn history into story. Saturday, April 14th: from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. $35/person, or $30/WMMI members. At the Carriage Shed. Advance registration required. Light snacks will be provided.

Tuesday, April 17: Join holistic nutritionist Sarah Green at the Osgoode Youth Association each month for a free healthy eating workshop for teens (ages

11 – 18). This month on Tuesday, April 17 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. learn about “The Nasties: Why Sugar is so bad and what you can do instead.”

Each interesting and informative workshop offers lots of samples, recipes and great stuff to take home. To attend, please email an RSVP to oyacentre@rogers.com. For details, please visit www.o-ya. ca.

Friday, April 20: Youth dance at the Greely Community Centre in support of the 1st Greely Pathfinders.

7 to 10 p.m. for ages 6 to 12.

Admission is $5.

Saturday, April 21: Join Just Kiddin’ Theatre on Saturday, April 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for “Setting the Stage for Success,” a workshop about supporting kids with special needs. Just Kiddin’ Theatre has always been an inclusive environment, encouraging children with special needs to discover their hidden talents through theatre. This is a workshop

Emerald Ash Borer Information Sessions Want to learn more about how you can help slow the spread of emerald ash borer, an invasive species that is killing Ottawa’s ash trees?

Attend an information session organized by the City of Ottawa and hosted by Environment Committee Chair, Councillor Maria McRae, to learn more about what the City is doing to prevent the spread of the emerald ash borer and how you can help mitigate the impact of this insect on our ash trees.

The presence of emerald ash borer poses a serious threat to 25 per cent of the City’s forest cover located on both public and private properties.

The information sessions are scheduled for: Date: April 12, 2012 Time: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Location: Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive, Andrew Haydon Hall Date: April 23, 2012 Time: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Location: Jim Durrell Complex, 1264 Walkley Road, Ellwood Hall For more information, please visit ottawa.ca/eab or call 3-1-1.

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for parents, educators, and volunteers. JKT attendees will use the information to improve our programming in the future. Presentations from the Learning Disabilities Association of Ottawa-Carleton and the Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre will help us understand the world from a special needs perspective and help us formulate strategies to better serve our kids with LD, autism, and other special needs. Visit www.justkiddintheatre.com to register.

Spaces are limited.

April 21 and 22: Friends of the Farm are hosting a craft and bake sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an incredible selection of items to choose from. Don’t forget to pick up some delicious baked goods. Bldg. 72, C.E.F., Arboretum, east off Prince of Wales round-about.

Call 613-230-3276 or visit www.friendsofthefarm.ca.

Friday, April 27: The Community Christian School in Metcalfe will host a rain barrel sale from 5 to 9 p.m. at the school. Barrels can be ordered in advance online at www.rainbarrel.ca/communitychristianschool. Bring your receipt with you to 2681 Glen Street in Metcalfe to pick up your barrel. For more information, contact wendy. fuller@xplornet.com.

Ongoing: Summer camp registration is now open for Just Kiddin’ Theatre. Drama camp is a great place for kids to sample drama and see if it’s their cup of tea. Kids will use an improvisational approach to developing an original show they will perform for friends and family on the final day. Participants must be 9 years old and up. Younger participants may register upon advance consultation with Just Kiddin’ Theatre. Available weeks: July 16 – 20, July 23 – 27, July 30 –August 3. Visit www.justkiddintheatre.com to register.

Spaces are limited.

A volunteer driver and back-up driver are needed to take sandwiches from Metcalfe to the Ottawa Mission on Daly Avenue each Tuesday morning. This is a pleasant volunteer job, taking in the sandwiches that volunteers have made for the Mission each week. Please contact Sally Gray at (613) 821-2640, or grayhound@xplornet.com.

Kars Public School is looking for good quality used children and adult books, movies, etc. for our annual community book sale on April 20 and 21.

If you would like to clear out your home collection, please drop off your books at Kars

Public School, 6680 Dorack Drive, during school hours until April 13. Call Megan Dodge at 489-0631 for info. A portion of proceeds will go to Help Lesotho charity.

five hundred, shuffleboard and chess. Membership is $15 per year. The club is easily accessible by OCTranspo # 144, and has free parking. Info at 613-821-0414.

The Osgoode and District Lions Club is organizing the 2012 Osgoode Trade and Home Show at the Osgoode Community Centre on April 20 and 21, 2012. The trade show committee is always looking for new exhibitors with products or services to showcase to the public. Contact Trudy Quinn at trudyquinn@sympatico.ca or 613-826-1649 for more information.

Mondays and Thursdays: The Gloucester South Seniors Chess Club, 4550 Bank Street (at Leitrim Rd) meets every Monday and Thursday at 7 p.m. Immediate openings available for more chess aficionados. Please contact Robert MacDougal, 613-8211930, for more information.

The Community Christian School in Metcalfe is collecting unwanted cell phones, toner cartridges and digital cameras for recycling through the Think Recycle program, hoping to raise $500 for sound equipment and help the environment at the same time. Please drop off your items at the school, 2681 Glen Street, Metcalfe. For more information, please contact 613-821-3669 or email info@ communitychristianschool.ca.

Join the Osgoode or the Metcalfe Sandwich Makers and help the downtown Mission in Ottawa! In each village individuals make one or two loaves of sandwiches each week and deliver them to a central location: Mondays in Metcalfe, Thursdays in Osgoode. The sandwiches are then delivered the next day to the Mission in Ottawa where they are gratefully received for distribution. For information, contact Sally Gray at 613-821-2640 or email grayhound@xplornet.com.

The small but mighty talented Osgoode Olde Tyme Fiddlers Association invites you to its traditional old tyme fiddle and country music dance at the Osgoode Community Centre, every fourth Friday of the month from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Bring your fiddle, guitar, and musical talents! Welcome to all new members. Tickets are $5 per person for non-musicians, available at the door.

For more information please call 613-224-9888.

Ottawa Newcomers’ Club invites women new to Ottawa to join our activities and meet some new friends. Activities include: bridge, scrabble, walks, luncheons and dinners, book club, sightseeing, travel cafes and craft hours. For more information call 613860-0548 or ottawanewcomers@hotmail.ca.

Gloucester South Seniors, 4550 Bank St., Leitrim, offers a full schedule of activities every week, including contract bridge, carpet bowling, euchre,

Wednesdays: Enjoy Scottish country dancing for fun, friendship and fitness! Share the music and joy of dance. You do not have to be Scottish. You do not have to wear a kilt but you can. No experience or partner is required. Meet Wednesday evenings at the Osgoode Community Centre from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For information, contact Marie at 613-826-1221 or email OsgoodedanceScottish@gmail. com.

Play euchre every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. at the Greely & District Legion Branch 627, 8021 Mitch Owens Road, Gloucester. Admission $5.00 for 8 games.

Join us at the Metropolitan Bible Church every Wednesday from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. for a FREE women’s fitness class. Includes a five-minute inspirational “Fit Tip”! Contact 613-238-8182.

Thursdays: Every Thursday starting at 6:30 p.m., there is bingo at the Osgoode Legion located at 3284 Sunstrum Street in Osgoode. All money raised at these weekly events goes back to the Community. Bring your ‘dabbers’ and come out to support your local Legion Bingo!

Every second Thursday: Join ROSSS for “What’s For Dinner?” cooking class at Moncion’s Your Independent Grocer at noon followed by one hour of grocery shopping. You will attend a food demonstration, sample the creation and receive a copy of the recipe. You will then have one hour of grocery shopping. Transportation service includes door-to-door service in Osgoode, Metcalfe and Greely for $7. For information call 613-821-1101.

First Monday: Join the Osgoode Book Club on the first Monday of the month from 2 to 3:15 p.m. at the Osgoode library.

Upcoming book: May 7: Water for Elephants

by Sara Gruen

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, start thinking about curbing your spending. Your finances are in trouble if you don’t make some changes.

More is going out than is coming into your accounts.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, a good night is in store this week. The night brings rewards you did not expect. Working hard yields more than financial success.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, there’s not much you can do about the current situation. Complaining about things won’t solve anything, so why waste the breath? Better news is on the horizon.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Trust your instincts, Gemini. Someone who seems like they have your best interests at heart really may have ulterior motives. Heed Capricorn’s sage advice.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you may feel like you’re the only one keeping the ship from sinking. However, this is not the case. Behindthe-scenes work is taking place, too.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, it seems as if drama is always following you. That’s because you tend to be the life of the party or prefer all eyes be on you. Think about being less conspicuous.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, it’s hard to keep friends if you are overly critical of the way they live their lives. Remember, no one is perfect — including you. Keep an open mind.

Last week’s answers

CLUES ACROSS 1. 1965 PGA Champion David 5. Pesetas (abbr.)

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 9. So. Am. treeless grassland You’re in over your head, Sagittarius. Too many projects 14.feeling A fencing sword and not enough helpers can leave you overwhelmed. You may want to tackle one thing at a time.

15. Do over, as of a house CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 16. Confederate general Richard S. Capricorn, new beginnings have arrived and you’re excited 17.shareSeamen about all of the prospects. Others may your joy but not to the extent that you do.

18. Honey bee genus AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 19. City in central Poland on the Aquarius, it’s alright to be cautious with your decisions, but taking much too long could indicate you’re Mleczna not ready for a change. Soon a spouse or partner will grow impatient.

20. E. M. Forster novel PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 23. Jenny __, Swedish soprano It’s hard to accept help sometimes, Pisces. But help is what you need right now. Accept it with open 24.arms.

Illumined 25. Escargots 28. Surgical clamp 33.ThisMaize weeks 34. Ngerulmud is the puzzle answers in July Republic’s 15th issue capital 35. __ Jima, WW II battlefield 36. Master copies 39. Jack of little fat 41. Apple or lemon meringue

42. Actress Zellwegger 43. At this place 44. Remunerations 46. Removes writing 48. Fit out a ship with sails, etc.

49. Elinor __, British novelist 50. M. Ali’s famous boast 57. Damascus is the capital 58. Worldly rather than spiritual 59. Winglike structures 60. Indicating silence 61. Myanmar monetary unit 62. 100 = 1 tala 63. Translucent, greenish variety of chalcedony 64. Impudence 65. Netherlands river CLUES DOWN 1. Denotes change of position 2. So. Am. armadillo with 3 bands of bony plates 3. About aviation 4. Repairing worn shoes

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Aries, others are wondering if you are up to the challenge of doing something different and out of your comfort zone.

This seems like just your style this week.

Taurus, butting heads in a conflict is easy, but it’s not so easy to let things slide like water off a duck’s back. You will earn greater respect for being nonconfrontational.

Gemini, work on rebuilding a relationship that may once have taken a backseat to more pressing matters. You never know when you need to call in a favor.

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Cancer, your stubbornness appears once you set your mind to something and get to the task at hand. This can have its pros and cons, especially at work.

Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes.

The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

Pick your battles, Scorpio, because not everything will necessarily go your way. There is no point in creating extra stress and grief for yourself.

Sagittarius, relax and open up to the ones you love. You may be surprised just how fulfilling and liberating this can feel, especially when you do it frequently.

Capricorn, lean on friends and family when a difficult situation presents itself. Not everything has to be a secret this week; you can use some support.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Virgo, accepting help is not a weakness. While you may want to be an independent person, accept the help others have generously offered.

Last week’s answers

Libra, sometimes you want to play the role of the savior.

While your efforts are generous, not everyone will accept your advice or your gestures.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, you have exerted all your energy and now you’re looking to lessen the workload. Now could be the time to delegate some of your responsibilities to others.

32. Lugs 34. Sheet of glass in a window 37. Cause annoyance in 38. Sound of a horse 40. Apparition 45. Military land forces 46. Selects by votes 47. A shag rug made in Sweden 49. Anchovy pear tree 50. 8th Jewish calendar month 51. Blood clams genus 52. Benevolent and Protective Order of ____ 53. Birthplace of Buddhism Bodh ____ 54. Ancient Greek City aka Velia 55. Capital of Yemen 56. Golf ball pegs 57. Engine additive

5. Decapods 6. Having moderate heat 7. Almost horizontal entance to a mine 8. Somalian shilling (abbr.)

9. Penetrable 10. To be in store for 11. People of ancient Media 12. A way to work the soil 13. Air-launched missile 21. 1/1000 of an inch 22. ___ Mater, one’s school 25. Old English poet or bard 26. Persian wheel used to raise water 27. Spirit in “The Tempest” 28. Drag, cart or haul 29. If not; otherwise 30. Coverings for wheels 31. Having cognizance

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Patience is a virtue, Aries. The best will be in store for you later in the week. There’s not much chance for adventure Monday or Tuesday, but things pick up on Wednesday.

Aquarius, expect to see everything in black and white in the days ahead. This is alright, just avoid taking this perspective to the extreme. Sometimes you have to have faith.

Pisces, things are changing all around you and you’ll get left behind if you don’t make some attempts to catch up.

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