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Festival of Trees once again draws a crowd to Oso Hall By Craig Bakay
News — One of Central Frontenac Township’s most popular annual events returned to Oso Hall last weekend and again it didn’t disappoint. The theme this year for the annual Festival of Trees was ‘Christmas Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’ and the hall was indeed filled with festive spirit for Villages Beautiful’s one and only fundraiser for the year. “It (the festival) started in 2000 and we’ve only missed one year since,” said Sally Angle, one of the organizers and ticket sellers. “The year that we missed there was an economic downturn in the economy and since this can be a big financial commitment for some people, we thought it best to take a break that year.” But they were back big time this year. “This year is good but we want you to put in the paper that it was better,” joked Doris Campsall, another one of the organizers. “The tree lighting ceremony was new this year and it drew quite a crowd. “And the Feral Five played to a large crowd as well.” “It’s a really big commitment every year but we had a number of new entrants and school children from four schools on Friday morning.” “It’s our sole fundraiser to carry on our Sally Angle and Doris Campsall were on duty selling tickets as Villages Beautiful Central projects and this year we brought back an old Frontenac once again held its popular Christmas fundraiser Festival of Trees. Photo/Craig tradition, a turkey draw,” said Campsall. “It’s all new food though.” Bakay
The basic format has remained unchanged from 2000 (“don’t fix what ain’t broke). Participants, including businesses, community groups and individuals decorate trees, wall hangings and various other Christmas traditions, which are then judged in the spirit of good-natured competition for year-long bragging rights. In the Big Trees category this year: 1st — Time Frames, W.A Robinson Associates Management Ltd. 2nd — Remember When, Township of Central Frontenac 3rd — Olde, Mike Dean’s Super Foods In the Small Trees category: 1st — A Tree of Peace and Giving, North Frontenac Community Services 2nd — Visions of Sugar Plums, North Frontenac Telephone 3rd — The Gift, Sharbot Lake Subway In the Mini Trees category (new this year): 1st — Getting Home for Christmas, Railway Heritage Society 2nd — Rewind, Play, Fast Forward, Drapeau Automatic Sprinkler Corporation 3rd — Peace Tree, Steve Duggan’s Law Office In the Anything Goes category: 1st — A Natural Merry Christmas, Sharbot Lake ’39ers 2nd — Wishing Your Happiness in the Future, Linda DeVries 3rd — Life, George Allen Continued on page 3
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In the Christmas Basket category: 1st — Always Time for Tea, Friday Night Ladies 2nd — Christmas Nostalgia, Friends of Arden 3rd — ’Twas the Night Before Christmas, St. Lawrence Employment Services In the Gingerbread Creations category: 1st — Santa’s First Christmas, Whan/Melkman 2nd — 3001 Space Odyssey, Northern Connections 3rd — Traditions Through Time, Linda DeVries In the Table Decorations category: 1st — Timeless Beauty, Ram’s Esso
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TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC SEASONS GREETINGS The members of Council and all staff wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a safe, healthy & Happy New Year!
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY – ARENA ATTENDANT The Frontenac Community Arena invites applications for a seasonal, part-time Arena Attendant. See the township website under Townhall/Careers for more information. Applications must be received by January 8, 2016.
CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR’S 2015 – GARBAGE and RECYCLE CHANGES For Christmas Week: There will be NO changes to Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursdays regular Garbage or Recycle Collection. Only those residents with collection on Friday (Dec 25th) will have garbage picked up on Saturday, December 26th. For New Year’s Week: Those residents with garbage collection on Monday, Dec 28th will have theirs picked up Tuesday, December 29th. No changes to Regular Garbage & Recycling Collection for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Residents with garbage collection on Friday, Jan 1st will have their garbage picked up on Saturday, January 2nd. Reminder: Wrapping paper is NOT recyclable. Please ensure that all corrugated cardboard is flattened and tied or taped for pickup. A limit of 2 bundles measuring 2’ X 3’ X 8” is strongly enforced. Please Do Not bag cans and plastics - crush and place in your blue box. A full bag tag must be visible around the neck on all bags of garbage
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WINTER MAINTENANCE To assist our crews in their winter control efforts, the parking of vehicles on Township roads and village streets from 12:00 midnight to 7:00 a.m. is not permitted from December 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016. As well, pursuant to Section 181 of the Highway Traffic Act “No person shall deposit snow or ice on a roadway without permission in writing from the road authority responsible for the maintenance of the road. Please be advised that the Township of South Frontenac will NOT be responsible for damages to mailboxes, newspaper boxes, recycle boxes, garbage cans or parked cars where said boxes or vehicles interfere with the winter maintenance on Township roads.
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HOLIDAY OFFICE HOURS Township Administrative Offices will be closed from Thursday, December 24th at 12:00 noon, reopening on Monday, January 4th, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. To reach the Public Works Department, please call (613) 376-3027 Ext 4330/4331. Have a safe and happy holiday season!
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Christmas comes at just the right time of year Column — Perhaps the best thing about Christmas is that they have it every year. It certainly isn’t the music, because Christmas is well known as “a time of good cheer, and baaad music.� (Cue Dr. Johnny Fever and dogs barking Jingle Bells . . . Arf, arf, arf . . . Arf, arf, arf . . . Arf, arf, arf, arf, arf) But getting back to the having-itevery-year thing, Christmas seems to come when we need it the most. Take this year for example. People everywhere (OK, so snowmobilers, but, they’re people too, I guess) are bemoaning the fact that there is no snow so far. Add to that, there’s been so much rain and overcast skies that it’s really depressing and we need a little good cheer. By the way, lest you think at least we’re saving money from not having to sand, salt and plow the roads this
year, South Frontenac Public Works Manager Mark Segsworth advises that it’s actually more expensive because they’re still doing things like ditching and culvert replacement. Who knew, eh? With the state of the world (terrorism, wacko running for Republican presidential nomination and actually leading, impending zombie apocalypse) we need the diversion Christmas provides. For me personally, one of the best diversionary parts is buying Christmas gifts. Honestly, I enjoy giving Christmas gifts more than getting them (unless somebody out there wants to get me a mid-’60s, pre-CBS Stratocaster, in which case, I’m all yours). I’ve always liked thinking about what to get for loved ones (and what to put in their stockings), and then settling down to the reality of what I can afford. Then I usually spend more than I can afford but what the heck, it’s Christmas. For example, this year, my headbanger, video-editing son gets this really cool Nirvana T-shirt I found and a flying drone with a video camera in it. My beloved daughter gets an an-
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Editorial - No matter how one chooses to celebrate Christmas or why, there always seems to be a certain magic and excitement in the air at this time of year. Many centuries of evolving traditions have shaped the way we celebrate the holiday today and we’d like to take a look at a few of those.  It’s safe to say that Christmas hasn’t always occupied such a hallowed place in the Pantheon of Christian holidays. Early Christians didn’t celebrate it. Ultimately, the day is meant to celebrate the birth of Christ, but only two of the Gospels mention the circumstances of Jesus’s birth and unfortunately neither mentions a date - although it is telling to note that shepherds – quite prominent in the original Christmas story - almost never herd in winter; this is almost always done in the spring. Most scholars think that the holiday was instituted as a way of co-opting all the longstanding pagan traditions celebrating the Winter’s solstice - that magical point in the calendar where the days finally begin to get longer. Also helping the party? Late December was typically the time when the fermentation process neared completion, and the year’s harvest was at last becoming coiffable. So, yes, the answer is (as always) beer and/or wine.  Many scholars also credit the work of Charles Dickens with having invented the modern idea of Christmas through his famous novel A Christmas Carol - that is to say, as a time to pause in reflection of our life’s purpose while daring us refocus our energies outward to charity and our fellow men and women in need. When A Christmas Carol was written in 1842, the holiday’s observance had almost completely died out. The book re-stoked the fires in both Europe and America by striking a chord with a Western world weary with the horrors of famine, poverty, and pervasive social injustice.  Christmas’ presence was also keenly felt on First World War battlefields in 1914, when weary British and German troops ceased their artillery bombardments and night raids to exchange gifts, sing carols and play soccer on Christmas day. This practice was completely stamped out by 1916, however, with the crime of fraternizing with the enemy under any circumstances punishable by firing squad. Nevertheless, the memory of those early days of compassion and benevolence stand out in historical memory, especially when juxtaposed with the unimaginable hellscape of trench warfare.  Whatever you believe, this is truly a season to be grateful for the lives we lead, and for each other’s company. At the end of the day, what more can be wished for? Extending you warmest holiday wishes from your friends at the Kingston Heritage and Frontenac Gazette.
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South Frontenac pleased with results of $95,000 spent on subsidies for private lane improvements News — “Anyone else on Council get their lane fixed?” Mayor Ron Vandewal jokingly asked as Coun. Alan Revill and John McDougall declared conflict of interest and excused themselves from the vote on a private lanes motion at last week’s regular South Frontenac Council meeting in Sydenham. Well yes, actually, Coun. Pat Barr realized she too might have a conflict because even though the lane her house is on wasn’t up for a subsidy, Barr Lane, which she uses to access her lane was. Public Works Manager Mark Segsworth told Council that this has been “the most popular year” for the Township’s program to assist residents of private lanes with repairs and upgrades to Township standards for their roads. “Council increased the budget for the program to $100,000 from $60,000 this year and we spent $95,364.39 of it,” Segsworth said. “I have not personally been to every lane receiving funds but they all used good contractors that we’re familiar with and the work scheduled was all appropriate within the program.” The idea behind South Frontenac’s private lane program is to subsidize up to 50
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Reader comments on being “constantly blinded” at night I always enjoy reading your column. In response to your column on automotive lights, my problem isn’t so much one of being able to see at night as one of being constantly blinded at night. A lot would be gained from drivers behaving courteously to others on the road. I always dim my highs as soon as I know that there is an oncoming vehicle. One doesn’t have to see the car to know that it is coming; there is the glow around the corner or over the hill, or the reflection of the lights on power lines and traffic signs.
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A village with as much history as Barriefield deserves its own book, and now it’s got one. Barriefield: Two Centuries of Village Life, published by Quarry Press, has just been released. It’s the last of several projects planned in honor of the 2014 celebration of Barriefield’s 200th anniversary. Early documents show that the village was established in 1814. The first recorded tavern opened in 1820. Barb Carr, co-editor of the book, said that the book is primarily a collection of items that have previously been published about Barriefield. Carr and her husband, David Craig, who took some of the photographs in the book, chatted with me on the eve of the book’s release this past week. Barriefield Village was named after Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Barrie, who actively served during the War of 1812, including a role as Commodore during the blockade of Chesapeake Bay along the American east coast. He later lived in Kingston, where, today, Barrie Street and the village of Barriefield bear his name. Among other accomplishments and duties, Barrie served as Commissioner of the Royal Navy Dockyards of Kingston. He held the responsibility for many major Royal Navy decisions affecting Canada. One of his projects was the expansion of the dockyards, which Barriefield overlooks. Barriefield was the first Heritage Conservation District to be created under the Heritage Act. “Barriefield is an important piece of local history,” said Craig. “So often people know about the fort as a tourist site, but not about Barriefield, which is an important part of that history. It was a real British hub here, with lots of inns. People had to wait in Barriefield to catch the ferry to Kingston.” “Barriefield was a true outpost of the British Empire,” said Carr. “It’s older than the current Fort Henry. Barriefield is a gem.” Continued on page 23
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Chapters cover important personalities in Barriefield’s development. Some famed Canadians have their roots in Barriefield. In the books pages, you’ll learn about Sir Robert Barrie, Richard Cartwright, John Marks, and other names that have become part of Kingston’s fibre. There are sections on village life, industries (sawmill, boat building and seaplane port), and houses, many of which are still standing. Carr explained that Don Cherry’s father was born in Barriefield. Charles Aykroyd ran the general store in Barrifield in the 1820s. Dan Aykroyd is a descendant of Charles’ older brother. Sir John A. Macdonald served as the lawyer for at least one of the home purchases in Barriefield. And we can’t forget famed rum runner William Allen (1882-1945), better known as Dollar Bill. In the 1930s, he ran a bootleg booze bar in a Barriefield seaplane hangar. His supplies of illegal booze were kept underwater. “[Dollar Bill] was around in the 1920s and 1930s, when prohibition was on,” said Craig. “He was quite a character in town. He rode his bicycle around town, and he wouldn’t allow women into his establishment.” Sports have played a big role in Barriefield’s past. Inside the book, you’ll find photos of the 1926 and 1927 Barriefield Hockey Club and the 1888 baseball club. A particularly fascinating section of the book contains material about the methods of crossing the Cataraqui River. “In the earliest days, the only way across was the scow ferry,” said Carr. “One went right across the Cataraqui River.” A section from Chapter 2 about Barriefield and the Cataraqui River typifies the kind of detail contained in the book. “The War of 1812 resulted in population growth on both sides of the river. The Dockyard and fortifications at Points Henry and Frederick on the eastern side of the Cataraqui River were too important to be separated from the commercial centre and military headquarters on the western side. As early as the War of 1812, there was a scow ferry across the river, operated by the government. It was about 35 feet long, built of oak, the sides about three feet high, each end sloped and furnished with a hinged door. The crossing was effected by means of a cable that extended across the river and was let into grooves at each end of the scow. The motive power was furnished by five men supplied by the Quarter Master General’s Department. Advertisements over the years show the ferry as being under government control but leased to civilians for operation.”
Eventually, the military offered to pay an annual fee for the use of a bridge if a private company would build one. Carr said that a company was formed to take on the task of building the bridge between Kingston and Barriefield Village. “It was called the Penny Bridge, because it was a toll bridge,” she said. “When it was constructed it had to be at least 25 feet in width and of sufficient strength for artillery carriages and cattle of every description. At least 18 feet of the length had to be moveable to allow boats to pass through.” The building of the bridge commenced in 1827 and at least one of the pedestrian walkways was opened by August of 1829. Historical facts turn into living history when put into a context like that found in this new text. Carr said that in Barriefield’s first 100
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Celebrating Sinterklaas and Christmas in the Netherlands The Dutch celebrate Sinterklaas, or Saint Nicholas Day, on Dec. 6, with festive family parties. It’s easy to see where the confusion comes from, as the similarities between Sinterklaas and Santa are quite striking. The Dutch also celebrate Christmas with the rest of the world on Dec. 25, but from what I can remember, it is a quieter occasion, and more about family time. For many, Christmas Day includes a church service and family meal. Sometimes there is a special Christmas day ‘Sunday school’ in the afternoon at the church, where the Christmas story and other traditional stories are told. These days many families do exchange a few gifts during Christmas. On Christmas Eve night, Dutch children believe that Santa Claus, (who is sometimes called ‘Christmas man’ to avoid confusion with Sinterklaas) comes from Lapland, in Finland, to deliver presents. Much like in North America, the Christmas tree is the center of the home celebration. Dec. 26 is also a holiday, called Second Christmas Day, and is a time to relax. Many families go out to
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Kitchen Volunteers Needed - Join a fun group of volunteers in Hatter’s Cove, the dining room at the Seniors Association. We need volunteers for food prep, making sandwiches, and washing dishes for our lunch hour service as well as bakers in the mornings and volunteers for our evening and weekend special events. If you can help, please call Jean at 613.548.7810 x 225. Seniors Association Board Member Search - The Seniors Association is seeking nominations for the 2016 – 2018 term. The governing Board helps guide the organization and represents members (must be a member of the Association prior to nomination). Packages available at The Seniors Centre or DonA@ seniorskingston.ca (accepted until January 29, 2016). Boomers 50+yrs. Rock ‘n Roll Fitness Walk to the Beat plus Stretch and Strength Tuesdays, Thursdays mornings and Monday evenings. Join us any time for free demos and information . A fundraiser for Boys & Girls Club. Call Dee 613-3896540 for west end location. Sno-Birds 50+ safety golf clinics for women and men 50+ yrs. who would like to improve distance/ accuracy of the ball, and be smart about avoiding injuries specific to golf Wednesdays and Saturdays. A fundraiser for Boys & Girls Club. For location in Kingston’s west end and additional info. please call Dee at 613-389-6540. Christmas Eve Service Dec. 24th at 10 p.m. with Lessons & Carols and Communion. In the old Wilmur Church at the corner of Wilmer & McFadden Roads, in S.Frontenac. This service led jointly congregations by Perth Road United and Inverary United churches. No electricity in the Methodist Episcopal Church built in 1877, but wood stoves throw lots of heat and oil lamps flicker dimly. There is a ‘Port-a-Potty’ in the old stable. A small flashlight is good to find your car.
Princess Street United Church, 484 Albert Street at Princess Sunday, Dec. 20 at 10 a.m. Advent 4, is a time to prepare your heart and mind for the coming of the Christ Child with music and a message to calm the frazzled nerves, and help you center yourself for the week ahead. Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. gather with family and friends for an all ages service of carols, candles and the Christ Child. Sunday, Dec. 27, 10 a.m. worship with Revs. Susan and Stephen (with his guitar) McAllister as we gather around the ‘fireplace’ for carols, stories, Christmas cake, cookies and cider. St Mary’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Christmas Day dinners Dec. 25. St Mary’s Cathedral is holding two Christmas day dinners for those who are alone this Christmas or for those who are unable to provide a Christmas dinner for themselves. This year, in order to better reach those in need within our community, we will be providing Christmas Day dinners at two separate venues. One dinner will be held in the downtown core at: St. Mary’s Cathedral Parish Centre-260 Brock St. The other dinner will be held in Rideau Heights: Holy Family School-114 Wiley St. Complete turkey dinners will be served at both locations from 12:00 until 2:00pm at No Charge! For further information, you may contact: Ann Lyng, Pastoral Caring Programs, St. Mary’s Cathedral 613546-5521 ext 5 39th Annual Live Outdoor Nativity Pageant, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints, 2245 Battersea Rd. Glenburnie, Ontario Dec. 24 - 6:30,7:00 ,7:30. Food Bank Donations are appreciated. Northern Frontenac Community Services/The Child Centre offers free playgroup for parents/caregivers with children birth to six, most days from 9:30am-11:30am. Monday- Sharbot Lake, The Child Centre, Healthy Beginnings birth-18 months. Harrowsmith Playgroup, Free Methodist Church birth-six.
Tuesday - Verona, Trinity United Church birth to six. Sydenham, Legion birth to six. Wednesday- Sharbot Lake, The Child Centre birth to six. Thursday – Storrington, fire hall/library birth to six. “Happy New Year” Dec. 31 Golden Links Hall Harrowsmith tickets $25.00 dancing from 8 till 1 music provided by our favorite DJ’s Mark & Shirley midnight buffet and a bus ride home if needed for tickets call 372-2410 Sponsored by the Odd fellows & Rebekahs. Kingston Scottish Country Dancers are again planning to celebrate Hogmanay from 4 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (corner Princess and Clergy Streets). There will be dancing from 4 to 6 p.m., with a light supper to follow. At 7 p.m. we will raise a toast with our friends in Scotland. Further dancing will follow for the energetic. Traditional Scottish finger foods are requested. Price: $10. Come and join the fun. Those wishing to attend, please RSVP to Audrie Cossar (546-6790 - bcossar@ kos.net) or Kathleen Satchell (5473294 -ksatchell@sympatico.ca). Gospel Opry presents Dec. 31st at 6:30 p.m. at Harrowsmith Free Methodist Church, 3876 Harrowsmith Rd., Harrowsmith an all-youcan eat buffet and music $35 per person. It will be a night of country gospel music . Reserve dinner tickets by Dec. 21. Please contact Harrowsmith Free Methodist Church 613-372-1238 or Mark & Sharon Alton 613-329-7371 for tickets. New Year’s Lunch & Dance Wednesday, Dec. 30, 12 noon. Ring in the New Year early with friends. Enjoy a Roast Beef au Jus and Yorkshire Pudding lunch with dessert and wine. After lunch kick up your heels and or tap your toes to live music by Tim Hallman. $20/member; $25/non-member. 56 Francis St: 613.548.7810 Kingston Archery Club - Winter Lessons - Eight one hour lessons for beginners and advanced beginners,
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Ring in the New Year early with friends. Enjoy a Roast Beef au Jus and Yorkshire Pudding lunch with dessert and wine. After lunch kick up your heels and or tap your toes to live music by Tim Hallman. $20/member; $25/non-member. 56 Francis St: 613.548.7810.
Seeley’s Bay Legion - New Year’s Eve Dinner and Dance $22.50 each Hot & cold buffet¸ champagne at midnight, party favours, Smith & Brady Band, dinner at 6 p.m. Jan. 3 - Old Time Fiddlers 2-6 p.m. Dinner at 6. $10.
On Saturday, Jan. 16 there will be a free demo of the Golden acrylic products from 10-12 at the Kingston School of Art Princess @Victoria. From 12:30 -3 p.m. that same day there will be a Hands-On Golden Workshop with working artist Andrea Warren. All materials supplied. Cost $35. Register at www. ksoa.info.
Trinity Presbyterian Church 9 Manitou Cres, Amherstview is having a Christmas eve service. Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. All welcome. Kingston Grandmother Connection is holding their annual potluck evening Jan. 11 @ 5:30 p.m., at St. John’s Anglican Church, 41 Church St., Portsmouth Village. New, returning and lapsed members are welcome at this social and informative evening. Bring a potluck dish for 4, and a friend if you wish. A local Grandmother who visited Uganda with the Stephen Lewis Foundation during 2015 will talk about her experiences. We are a group of women raising funds for The Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmother to Grandmother Campaign and Help Lesotho. Both groups provide support to grandmothers in Africa raising their orphaned grandchildren. Deb @ 613-5426993. www.g2gkingston.ca kingstongrandmotherconnection@ gmail.com. “Happy New Year” - Dec. 31 The Odessa Agricultural Society presents Teagan McLaren Band. Advanced tickets can be purchased at Foodland Amherstview or in Odessa at the Pop-in or Savage’s Home Hardware for $30 each. Doors open at 8:00 pm, Dance 9:00 to 1:00, Dinner 10:00. Ride home if needed. Info 613-386-3619 New Year’s Lunch & Dance Wednesday December 30, 12 noon.
Kingston Scottish Country Dancers are again planning to celebrate Hogmanay from 4 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (corner Princess and Clergy Streets). There will be dancing from 4 to 6pm, with a light supper to follow. At 7pm we will raise a toast with our friends in Scotland. Further dancing will follow for the energetic. Traditional Scottish finger foods are requested. Price: $10.00. Come and join the fun. Those wishing to attend, please RSVP to Audrie Cossar (546-6790 - bcossar@ kos.net) or Kathleen Satchell (5473294 -ksatchell@sympatico.ca).
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over many times high on my leg and held securely with a tight elastic garter. I felt very grand, indeed. Marguirite, of course was dressed in a frothy white creation that looked like it had just come out of a store in Ottawa, and not from Walker’s in Renfrew. To further aggravate the rest of the girls at the Northcote School, she had on her hateful shiny Mary Jane shoes... the rest of us in black or brown brogues. Miss Crosby had us all well instructed on the arm movements and gestures we were supposed to use in singing the hymn that night. The senior classes stood at the back, the middle row were those in the middle classes, and those of us in the primer grade, and there were about five of us, were lined up in front. Well, that Marguirite was determined she was going to be the star, and that’s all there was to it! When we came to the words “Hold the Gospel banner high”, we all had to thrust our fists into the
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Marguirite’s daring led to challenging performance We were then into the last verse of Dare to be a Daniel, and we were, in unison, supposed to point our open hands towards the windows, which in Miss Crosby’s opinion signified the East. Well, of course, Marguirite couldn’t move. And neither could Cecil. I thought Miss Crosby was going to explode. Her face was beat red, and she took the little whistle, which was used only to start us on the right note, and blew it several times to no avail.
Finally, two fathers who were sitting in the front row on wood planks, had the common sense to jump up, and grab the sheets that were strung across chicken wire to close off the stage to prepare for the next part of the program, and shut out the scene to everyone’s relief. However, not all was lost. Most of the parents thought the whole fiasco was planned as part of the program, and it was met with thunderous applause, and Miss Crosby was lauded for being so inventive with such meager props and equipment available at the Northcote school.
The rest of the Christmas concert went on without incident, but Miss Crosby never took her eyes off Cecil or Marguirite, waiting for some other crisis to mar the night. The recitations went on without a hitch, the stable scene was perfect, and when my sister Audrey sang Silent Night when the program ended, there wasn’t a dry eye in the crowd. I was sure both Marguirite and Cecil were going to get it from Miss Crosby on Monday when we went back to school for the last
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Embracing ‘the force’ in my life In case you’ve been living under a rock and don’t know, the newest Star Wars movie was released last week. Star Wars The Force Awakens, also known as episode seven in the epic series, is easily the movie event of the year for fans and movie buffs, and in my life it is a very big deal. Korey is a huge Star Wars fan and has been ever since he was a kid. I recently asked him how many times he has watched the original trilogy and he had no idea, but noted that he can recite most of the movies along with the actors – so, many, many times. When we started dating, nearly 10 years ago, he asked me if I like Star Wars and when he found out that I had never actually seen the movies I was worried that would be the end of our relationship. But instead he was patient and we watched ‘A New Hope’ together – on our second date. Initially, I wasn’t sure how I felt about the movie and I was a bit confused, but I was willing to give the rest of the movies a chance because he loved them so much. We watched the original trilogy first and then the dreaded prequels and after seeing the entire story arc I had to admit it’s pretty great. As a literature lover, there was a lot in the story of Star Wars for me to love, at least in the original trilogy. The characters are well written, the relationships are emotional and the fantastical
elements work to make a great story. I especially loved and still love the character of Yoda and the little Ewoks. Over the years I’ve embraced Korey’s love for Star Wars and so has my family. A couple years into our relationship, my mother actually made Korey a Star Wars themed Christmas tree complete with little ships from his childhood and newer ornaments from Hallmark. He loves the tree and it is really exciting to put it up each year and inevitably watch the films together while doing so. The tree has become one of our little Christmas traditions and I love it too. Relationships are all about embracing things that are important to the other person and learning to love those things too. While I’ve embraced Star Wars and Korey’s other geeky loves, he has embraced Shakespeare, musicals and the odd girly movie. It really is a give and take and embracing these aspects of each other’s personalities and interests has really made our relationship stronger and allowed us to build a life together. Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been making fun of him for getting so excited about the new movie, but the truth is I am excited too. I am also excited that a new generation of little kids will get a chance to grow up loving a movie franchise as much as Korey did and they will get to see new additions to the already loved story. I’m hoping the movie is as good as Korey wants it to be and I’m looking forward to seeing it. I feel like Star Wars and Christmas have kind of joined together this year to make the season even more memorable and a bit magical and I am okay with that. Merry Christmas everyone and may the force be with you and your family.
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Put a Canadian twist on this holiday favourite This holiday tradition is even more Canadian with the addition of pure Ontario maple syrup. Spread maple syrup-flavoured whipped cream on the maple sheet cake and roll up. This can be made up ahead of time, assembled and frozen. Preparation information Preparation Time: 30 minutes Baking Time: 12 minutes Serves: 10 to 12 Ingredients Cake: • 1 cup (250 mL) all-purpose or cake-and-pastry flour • 1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder • 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt • 4 Ontario Eggs • 1/4 cup (50 mL) maple syrup • 1 cup (250 mL) brown sugar, not packed • Icing sugar • Filling: • 1 cup (250 mL) whipping cream • 2 to 3 tbsp (25 to 45 mL) maple syrup • Topping: • 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) whipping cream • 1/4 cup (50 mL) maple syrup • Garnishes: • Cocoa, shaved chocolate and whole cranberries
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