Winter In The Hills 2013

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Our annual salute to

Local Heroes A gift guide for a local Christmas New books and music

Quilts of Dufferin County

Comfort and Joy

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Dyanne Rivers EDITORIAL

Liz Beatty | John Denison | Tracey Fockler Bethany Lee | Dan Needles | Tralee Pearce Pam Purves | Tony Reynolds | Jeff Rollings Nicola Ross | Lisa Watson | Ken Weber

Smile on your brother “... everybody get together, try to love one another, right now.”

We like to think that every issue of this magazine helps to contribute something to our spirit of place, to shed some light on the arts, heritage and environment that define these hills we call home. But it’s become something of a tradition for our winter issue to turn our focus almost exclusively on the people who truly define the character of our community.

For five years now that focus has included our annual celebration of “Local Heroes” – a salute to just some of the people who make an often quiet, but always extraordinary, contribution to the well-being of our community.

The issue also includes our annual review of new books by local authors and illustrators and new CDs by local musicians. Year after year, the breadth of their creative outpouring never fails to dazzle.

To those lists this year we’ve added a local shopping guide.

Tony Reynolds and his wife Susan came up with the idea last Christmas as they put together gift baskets for friends and family, committing themselves to include only things made or produced by people who live in the hills. The bounty was so plentiful, that once they began compiling the list of potential items, it was hard to know where to stop.

This issue also includes a feature on music producer Darryl Neudorf. The former Torontonian and his family arrived in Mono almost by accident, but quickly put down roots in the region’s fertile music community. Their story is written by Tralee Pearce, who grew up in the hills, then left to pursue her career in journalism, but like so many rural expats, has recently come back home.

Our other arts feature is an excerpt from The Quilts of Dufferin County by Shelagh Roberts. Not only is the book a visually beautiful record of some of the handmade quilts in the collection at Dufferin County Museum & Archives, it records the stories of the women who crafted them – stories of domestic creativity too often lost to history.

Finally, throughout this our 20th year, we’ve turned our lens inward. This issue includes the final installment of “Behind the Pages” – brief profiles of the very talented local folks who bring you this magazine four times a year.

We may all be “but a moment’s sunlight fading in the grass,” as Chet Powers wrote in his ’60s classic “Get Together,” but as the dark days of winter close in, we hope this issue is a reminder of what a very bright moment of sunlight it is.

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BEHIND THE PAGES

76 O TANNENBAUM!

Pam McGugan’s Christmas tree

by Liz Beatty

Profiles of our contributors

by Jeff Rollings 25 LOCAL HEROES

A salute to people who make a difference

by Jeff Rollings

82 THE UNFOLDING UNIVERSE

A short story

by John Denison

38 THE YEAR IN BOOKS

New books by local authors and illustrators

by Tracey Fockler

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Our readers write

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Our favourite picks for winter 54 GOOD SPORT

Tai chi – a path to stillness

by Nicola Ross 60 HOMEGROWN IN THE HILLS

The Chocolate Shop delights

by Nicola Ross 68 HISTORIC HILLS

“Something under Dufferin”

by Ken Weber

46 LAYING TRACKS IN MONO

Music producer Darryl Neudorf

by Tralee Pearce

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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

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70 AT HOME IN THE HILLS

Nestled in Hockley

by Pam Purves

21 FENCE POSTS 50 THE YEAR IN MUSIC

New music by local musicians

by Lisa Watson

This old house

by Dan Needles

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Photographic memories

by Bethany Lee

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Locally produced gift ideas

by Tony Reynolds 62 STITCHES IN HISTORY

The Quilts of Dufferin County

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Stories from the “Commander”

I am the daughter of Major Clifford McEwen mentioned in “The Homecoming” (fall ’13). I certainly had heard the name “Jimmy Welsh” when I was growing up and remember going with my parents to visit him in Orangeville when I was a child. I’m sure he was a wonderful man, as was my dad. We should be thankful every day for the sacrifices they and others made for our freedom. By the way, the nurse Dad was courting was my mother. A relative in Ontario spotted this and sent me a copy.

Mary Jane McEwen, web comment My compliments to James Jackson for the article on his grandfather (“My Grandfather’s War,” fall ’13). It makes history come alive when one reads an article such as his. While I never had the opportunity to meet Mr. Jackson, I had the privilege of teaching his youngest son David at Burnhamthorpe P. S. when he was in Grade 8. I was well aware that Mr. Jackson was the driving force behind the building of the Port Credit Legion.

Bravo to James for writing this article! Is there a book in the offing on his grandfather’s experiences as a paratrooper in WWII? Cathy Harper, by email

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Congratulations to Ken Weber for his excellent description of a relatively little known bit of Canadian history, i.e., the great contribution made by Perkins Bull of Brampton and London, England, his wife, and other supportive Canadians then in London in the depths of that terrible confl ict, World War I, in their generous provision of their home and adjacent building for a convalescent hospital for wounded Canadian officers (“A Place Like Home,” fall ’13).

The story is familiar to me since my mother was one of the VADs (Voluntary Aid Detachment) there, and counted Dorothy Bull Symons as one of her closest friends, both living a very full life in the Toronto area into the 1980s.

The casualty rate of our army in France was so high that everyone involved in the Perkins Bull hospital and home was aware that the men at these facilities had about a 50/50 chance that they would not survive the war. One can appreciate how this heightened the emotional impact of the work of these young VADs. My father was twice wounded in France, and while convalescing in London, courted my mother. They were married back in Toronto in 1919.

A final note: When as a teenager I asked my mother what VAD stood for, her reply was “Virgins Almost Desperate.”

Peter Armour, Caledon Thanks to Ken Weber for his wonderful article “A Place Like Home” in the autumn edition. He captured the essence of the Perkins Bull family and the war effort so well.

We are thrilled to have this story shared widely through the region via the magazine, and greatly appreciate your fine work!

Marty Brent, Acting Manager, Peel Art Gallery, Museum & Archives (PAMA)

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I refer to your in memoriam in the autumn issue.

Both my wife Joan and I met Doug several times, as Doug helped Joan to create an ecology journal about our former property in Mono. I’ll miss his science column.

In your third paragraph, you outline his worries about the growing military-industrial complex destroying all growing things. Your words clearly reflect Doug’s passionate concern over this very real threat to our survival.

Like a growing number of people all over the world, I share that deep concern. International power struggles involve warfare of many kinds that tax the minds of expert scholars and journalists.

Thank you for recalling Doug’s heartfelt angst so clearly. It ennobles his memory, and reminds us of his appeal to sober realism.

Fred Brailey, Orangeville

I knew Doug for just a year, September 1963 through September 1964, at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

He was by any measure an exceptional man – humour above all, then his love of motorcycles, then his critical intellect. In that last he was way, way sharper than average.

In that year he became my best friend. But after he graduated from JHU we completely lost touch until recently. I still have his motorcycle – a BSA Gold Star.

Everyone who met Doug wound up close to him – a tribute to his warm, humorous personality. I regret that so much time passed with him north of the border and me south, but at least we were able to trade some emails last year.

I’m going to miss that guy. A lot.

Robin Kinkead, web comment Editor’s note: Thank you to the many readers who conveyed their condolences. They were deeply appreciated.

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As always I enjoy reading In The Hills, and once again you didn’t disappoint me. I found the article “Backyard Birding” by Chris Wedeles (summer ’13) very interesting and informative.

Like most rural or urban families, we have bird feeders and enjoy the various and colourful birds that visit. As a fourth generation farmer living in Mono, we can’t help but appreciate the wildlife that we see and try to co-exist with in unison.

The paragraph on bobolinks and meadowlarks disappointed me in that the fi nger seemed to be pointed solely at farmers and their hayfields and pastures. Why not mention the golf course owners who could leave some fairways or rough areas for nesting. Or developers who could set aside acreage for bird sanctuaries? Or the people who purchase large acreages and then plant them in trees for forest management tax incentive programs. Or even landowners who have large estate properties with beautifully manicured lawns instead of leaving some area in a natural state?

So my question is, why are farmers, who count on hay for their livestock or to supplement their income, expected to delay their harvest for the sake of these birds? And when will everyone else be asked to change their ways of operating and suffer possible economic loss?

In my opinion, all farmers, no matter what kind of crop they produce, do an excellent job of working alongside and enjoying all types of wildlife. Perhaps if everyone had these financial demands placed on them, they might think twice about what they are asking of, and from, the agricultural community.

At the entrance to my house there is a plaque that reads, “Caution.

You are entering the home of an endangered species – A SMALL INDEPENDENT FARMER .”

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Old Friends I was delighted to read Bernadette Hardaker’s article “Friends of Their Youth” (fall ’13). She captured so well the spirit of our era: the rebound from the school fire (it showed the resilience and togetherness of a small town), the pride of a special team accomplishment, and the opportunities available to and taken by the youth of that era. If only it could be made to happen for the youth of the current times.

Thank you to Bernadette for her careful, thoughtful and clever literary piece, and for her resourceful and judicious use of Junior Welch’s infinite knowledge base. His Herculean efforts to bring us together made it all possible.

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A Puzzling

Solution

In your summer ’13 “Puzzling Conclusion,” the correct answer to “A Conversation in the Gallery” is indeed “Grandma is age 57.” However, the answer you present does not add up to 57: (36+8) – 1961 = 44 – 1961 = –1917 (a negative number). Hence Grandma is –1917 + 1974, or 1917 BC + 1974 AD = a Methuselistic and impossible age of 3,891 years.

Your correct answer should have been written as “1961 – (36+8) = 1917.

Hence 1974 – 1917 = 57.

Alan Ruffman Ferguson’s Cove, N.S. Editor’s note: Mr. Ruffman is completely correct.

ONLINE IN THE HILLS We welcome your comments! For more commentary from our readers, or to add your own thoughts on any of the stories in this issue, please visit www.inthehills.ca. You can also send your letters by e-mail to sball@inthehills.ca.

Please include your name, address and contact information. In The Hills reserves the right to edit letters for publication.

Joint 20th anniversaries noted at Queen’s Park Along with Theatre Orangeville and Dufferin County Museum & Archives, In The Hills was honoured when Dufferin-Caledon MPP Sylvia Jones rose in the Ontario Legislature on October 1 to recognize the 20th anniversary of the three organizations. Following is a transcript of her statement:

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I’m pleased to rise today to recognize a special 20th anniversary celebration for three organizations in the Headwaters region. The Dufferin County Museum & Archives, Theatre Orangeville and In The Hills magazine all began 20 years ago.

Under the attentive eye of curator Wayne Townsend and archivist Steve Brown, the Dufferin County Museum & Archives showcases our community’s heritage and culture through its artifacts, collections and records. The museum is a hive of activities in all seasons, with events that educate and entertain by sharing the fascinating collections and stories from Dufferin and, in fact, they are highlighted in Queen’s Park this week.

Theatre Orangeville has entertained thousands since it opened its doors. With artistic director David Nairn at the helm, the Theatre Orangeville stage has launched the careers of talented professional actors.

Many original Canadian works have premiered on the stage at Orangeville and have gone on to achieve national and international success. I am particularly impressed with Theatre Orangeville’s dedication to the development of its youth programs and its partnership with Community Living Dufferin.

Publisher and editor Signe Ball of In The Hills magazine has been sharing our community’s unique stories for two decades. In The Hills captures the beauty of our community and celebrates our past, present and future.

As an award-winning magazine, Signe Ball and the talented writers and photographers are documenting the tales of the Headwaters region.

I congratulate these three organizations on their 20th anniversary. ≈

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One of our longest-running contributors, Julie managed the “What’s On” calendar of events for much of the magazine’s first decade. She has also written many feature articles for both In The Hills and Food In The Hills. Julie recently left a job in science communication at Environment Canada to undertake contract writing, editing and research, and to pen short stories. In 2009, on a break from renovating their century house in Honeywood, an eight-months-pregnant Julie and her husband Bob drove a vintage Volkswagen camper to their second home in Costa Rica, so their son could spend the first year of his life in the tropics.

P E T E PAT ER S O N

An employee of Orangeville’s BookLore for the last 16 years, Tracey Fockler holds an honours B.A. from the University of Guelph specializing in Canadian Fiction. Her first story for this magazine appeared in 1995, and she is the long-time reviewer for the magazine’s round-up of new, local books which appears each year in the winter issue. An Orangeville resident, Tracey tries not to despair over the faltering health of the Canadian publishing industry, and implores people to support their community by shopping at local independent stores. One of her stand-out In The Hills experiences: wrestling a hungry, “possibly evil” goat for her notepad while conducting an interview for a story about Woolwich Dairy in 2006.

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Globe and Mail writer Tralee Pearce comes by her connection to In The Hills via marriage: “It all started when [editor/publisher] Signe Ball married my dad in 1998,” she says. “Signe started to produce the magazine in the farmhouse where I grew up. As a writer, I’ve learned so much from Signe and her brilliant vision for the magazine and passion for the area.” Tralee, her husband and four-year-old son have recently moved to Caledon from downtown Toronto, and they’re having a great time renovating their century home, connecting with friends old and new, and exploring the local art scene. She says “It’s a great place to wake up in the morning.”

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In celebration of our 20th anniversary, each of our four issues this year has included brief profiles of the people who make up the In The Hills family. The nine contributors in this final installment bring the total to 38 – a surprising number even to us, but also confirmation of what a truly collective effort it is to produce the final product. We’re proud of all these very talented professionals, and confident that in the coming years they will continue to explore all there is to know about life in Headwaters.

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He spent 15 years writing commercials and radio programs for CFRB and CKFM in Toronto, and researched, wrote and voiced a myriad of other radio, television and corporate productions. He credits his wife Susan for many of the original ideas for his nearly 30 stories for this magazine, spanning a broad range of topics. Working from his home above the stores on Broadway in downtown Orangeville, these days Tony is developing a yet-tobe-launched blog, working on material for Hills of Headwaters Tourism and Dufferin.biz, and writing a boating website, waterwaysontario.com.

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LaurieMay Elementary teacher Laurie May looks for the humour in everyday country life. Her blog “Two Blue Boots” was launched on the In The Hills website in June of 2013 and already attracts an impressive number of visitors and comments. Describing herself as a lifelong learner, Laurie is addicted to courses and workshops, and has studied improv, standup and writing in the comedy program at Humber College. She is also a graduate of playwright Dan Needles’ Page to Stage classes, and a member of Tremont Collaborative, a theatre group in Collingwood. At home in Mono, Laurie enjoys cold white wine with peanut butter and banana sandwiches. ≈ IN THE HILLS WINTER 2013

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by Dan Needles

I L L U S T R AT I O N S H EL A G H A R M S T R O N G

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remember the first day I saw my house. It was early spring and a grey mist hung over the land.

The house stood, gaunt and lonely, in an abandoned apple orchard, balanced uneasily on a crumbling stone foundation. The windows had been shot out and the weathered wood siding had the sheen of a rail fence. It looked like the last hideout of Jesse James and Cole Younger. I walked through the open door and thought how apt the real estate description had been: “This listing will not last.” There was a cow standing in the kitchen.

When I signed the papers, I took on a life’s work that has been every bit as demanding as marriage and children. For if you live in an old farmhouse long enough, it becomes an extension of your own body. You hear every pop and gurgle it makes.

Wives and children will eventually find ways to distract themselves, but the house remains a jealous mistress and will not be ignored.

There is a sturdy myth out there that the human body works away quietly, replacing bone and tissue with new material until, after seven years, we are completely renewed. Strictly speaking, this is not true. A scientist will tell you that the body is constantly renovating and rebuilding, but to say the job is finished every seven years overlooks the fact that some cells in the heart muscle and neurons in the brain can live for a hundred years and more.

That’s how I look at this house. I can point to the multitude of improvements I have made since 1978.

Old House

In fact, the only traces of the original house still visible to the naked eye are the pine floorboards in the kitchen and the kids’ rooms upstairs. Everything else is pretty new, historically speaking. But it doesn’t feel new at all. Whenever I rip off a section of drywall or crumbling tile, I find the rough-sawn timbers that were carted up the Jardine Sideroad

The windows had been shot out and the weathered wood siding had the sheen of a rail fence.

It looked like the last hideout of Jesse James and Cole Younger. from the lumber mill on the Pretty River by Peter Currie in the summer of 1880 and the lines and squiggly calculations he drew on them in pencil.

It must have been a big deal for Peter, for he was moving his wife Ellen and his young family out of the log shanty that used to sit where my raspberries now grow. Ellen’s father, an Islay Scot and one of the first settlers in Duntroon, threw that up in 1835.

Peter was named after his uncle, who was tragically killed in the first year of settlement by a falling tree.

I assume Peter located his new frame house a hundred yards north of the cabin to get out of the path of the ten-foot snow drift that settles on my raspberry patch without fail every year. Ellen’s wild roses still blossom there every year, as do the spiraea bushes that Peter’s son James planted in the 1940s on the edge of the yard. I lifted Peter’s house off the old foundation with a crane and planted it on concrete blocks farther back from the road, next to James’ spiraeas.

There is one stubborn neuron in this neighbourhood’s collective brain that will not die and it makes people refer to my house as The Old Currie Place. James died in 1965, the house stood empty until I bought it in 1978, and I have now owned it for 35 years. But even I still call it The Old Currie Place when I’m giving directions to an older resident.

We all leave our marks on a place but we never know which of those marks will still be there a century after we’re gone. A frame house doesn’t last forever, especially in a neighbourhood where venture capitalists come to retire, raze everything to the ground and build new. My legacy may be something as simple as the wall I built with stones from the old house foundation. Anyone who tries to move that is going to need deep pockets because it has a concrete footing the size of an underground car park.

But you never know, maybe the last surviving neuron in the community memory will be the one that finally calls this property The Old Needles Place. ≈

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must do

A highly selective guide to the picks of the season.

must A Place With No Stupid Questions

And there’s no better way to do that than at Orangeville Music Theatre’s production of The Drowsy Chaperone, the side-splitting musical comedy that took Broadway and London’s West End by storm.

Everyone has a story to share

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read”

Though reading glasses aren’t required. On March 1, 2014, the Orangeville Public Library becomes a “Human Library” – in which people are the “books.”

The goal of the worldwide Human Library movement is to dispel prejudice by promoting personal contact that broadens people’s understanding of one another. The books in a human library are usually people who have faced prejudice, stereotyping and misunderstanding. Readers, who can sign out a book for 30 minutes of respectful conversation, are encouraged to examine their own views and choose books that represent different ones.

Books can be signed out from 10:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the library’s Mill St. branch. See www.orangeville.library. on.ca or www.humanlibrary.org, or call Brandy Robinson at 519-942-1961.

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must

Penned by Bob Martin and Don McKellar, with music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, this award-winning Canadian play treats audiences to the hilarious follies of a cast of zany characters – a ditzy showgirl, an unflappable English butler, a bumbling Latin Lothario, an absent-minded dowager, and of course, a drowsy (i.e., tipsy) chaperone.

Directed by Gregory Dickinson, the production debuts at Orangeville’s Town Hall Opera House.

Saturday evening performances start at 8 p.m. on January 11, 18 and 25. Sunday matinées take place on January 12 and 19 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, and $15 for children younger than 12. www.orangevillemusictheatre.com

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The Alton Mill Arts Centre will be hockey central when it hosts several events that will not only delight fans of Canada’s national winter sport, but also support the Alton Millpond Rehabilitation Project.

The puck drops at 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 8, when BookLore co-hosts an afternoon with musician, writer and avid hockey fan Dave Bidini, who will

talk about his latest book Keon and Me: My Search for the Lost Soul of the Leafs. Also look for the Rubber Brothers and a couple of surprises. Tickets are $10 at the Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St., Alton, or at BookLore, 121 First St., Orangeville.

The weekend of January 25 and 26 will see a hat trick of events. On Saturday area teams will compete in the prestigious

Alton Millpond Hockey Tournament. The burning question? Will the Alton Beavers avenge last year’s 32-27 loss to the Caledon Quarrymen?

On Saturday evening watch a Leafs’ game and enjoy the Hot Stove Lounge Pub Night. And all weekend the mill and the millpond will be the focus of Fire and Ice, a “festival of flames, food and fine art.” www.altonmill.ca

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The hills of Headwaters will ring once more with the sound of music this Christmas season.

On November 30, the Headwaters Concert Choir joins the Great Lakes Symphony in Orangeville to present Handel’s Messiah from 4 to 6 p.m. at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, 5 First St. Admission is $23 ($20 for seniors and students) and free for children younger than 16. Tickets are available at BookLore in Orangeville. Or call 905-495-6752 or email bach4550@rogers.com.

On December 8, raise your voice in song when the Orange Peel Carollers lead a Christmas singalong at the Claude Church, 15175 Hurontario St., Caledon. The evening starts at 7:30 and also features storytelling and hot apple cider. Music will fill the church again when the Headwaters Concert Choir presents their Celtic Christmas at 4 p.m. on December 21.

Tickets for each event can be purchased at the door or ordered online at www.ticketscene.ca.

For more information on the Claude Church concerts, call 416-668-4390 or visit www.claudechurch.com. And to find out about the many other opportunities to enjoy seasonal music in these hills, turn to the listings in “What’s On,” page 92.

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… food, that is. Get inspired at the second annual Headwaters Food Summit and Local Food Trade Fair sponsored by the Headwaters Food and Farming Alliance.

Keynote speaker Ralph Martin, Loblaw chair in sustainable food production at the University of Guelph, heads a lineup of speakers and session leaders, including Rebecca LeHeup, executive director of the Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance, and others actively involved in the movement to focus attention on local food and farming issues.

The event takes place on Monday, November 25, at the Royal Ambassador Event Centre in Caledon. Food Summit sessions run from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the Local Food Trade Fair is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. Fee is $40.

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LOC A L H E ROE S

BY JEFF ROLLINGS

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P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y P E T E PAT E R S O N

People are the bedrock of a community, and in the hills there are many who contain veins of pure gold. Our local heroes this year come from different walks of life and have different interests, but they all share one characteristic: working for the common good. Their contributions form a foundation of care and service that supports the hearts and souls of those whose lives they touch, and the solid base on which we all thrive. We can be proud to call them our own.

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Wayne White says that when he was a kid, “The Lions Club made it possible for me to play hockey.”

That experience introduced him to the idea of giving. “Ever since,” he adds, “I’ve wanted to give back to the community.” Wayne and his wife Wanda, both retired elementary school teachers, are doing just that – in breathtaking fashion.

A list of their recent joint and individual volunteer activities fi lls a typed page. Given their background in education, it’s no surprise the list features numerous youth initiatives. Wanda, for example, has volunteered in kindergarten classes, and Wayne coaches volleyball. Together, they help with several outdoor education programs. The pair has also developed a very close relationship with Santa and Mrs. Claus, impersonating them every year at Headwaters Health Care Centre’s Candy Cane Fair. Wanda has served as president of the local chapter of Big Sisters and even crochets hats for newborns at the hospital – 338 last year alone.

Service clubs have also played a big role in their lives.

Wayne has been a member of the Orangeville Lions Club for 30 years, at one time serving as district governor.

Wanda was the charter president of the Amaranth Lions, where she was instrumental in starting and running the Orangeville Dragon Boat Festival.

But Wayne and Wanda are quick to point out that they don’t really care which club sponsors activities. The two are always willing to lend a hand at other events, such as the Rotary Club’s Ribfest and Make Orangeville Shine initiative.

The couple says their most rewarding work has been their involvement with Friends of Island Lake, which has spearheaded the planning and construction of the popular trails and bridges that will someday circle this body of water on the outskirts of Orangeville. Wayne currently chairs the group and Wanda is events co-chair, but the two aren’t afraid to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty. They have worked on everything from preparing lumber for installation to collecting scrap metal for fundraising.

They also believe their work on the trail will be their most lasting volunteer legacy. “With many volunteer things you don’t really see the results. For instance, our work with kids or the Headwaters Human Library touches our hearts, but with the trail it’s tangible,” says Wanda. Wayne agrees: “The trail will always be there and we take pride in that.” Also proud is Wayne’s mother, who bought a bench on the trail to celebrate their good deeds.

As a spinoff of the trail work, Wayne has recently begun to serve on the board of directors of the Credit Valley Conservation Foundation, taking over from longtime member Bob Shirley. The foundation’s mission is to raise funds for and awareness of Credit Valley Conservation’s projects in the diverse landscape of the Credit River watershed.

Such a huge community contribution would be a major undertaking for anyone. It is perhaps even more extraordinary when you consider that Wanda has Stargardt macular degeneration and has been legally blind since her early 20s. Perhaps the experience has been educational.

Wanda says the biggest thing she has learned about herself over the years is “When you put your mind to it, you can do anything.”

Wanda and Wayne White on the bridge of the Island Lake trail they helped construct.

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Q U A R R Y - B R E A K I N G

C O W B O Y

carlCosack Carl Cosack at home on the land he fought to save from quarry development.

The Highland Companies’ proposed mega-quarry in Melancthon was backed by a multibillion-dollar US hedge fund and powerful political lobbyists. Its early opponents were just a handful of farmers in a sparsely populated rural township.

It takes a unique person to describe that David and Goliath battle as easy. In fact, Carl Cosack remembers people saying, “This is not a fight. You’ve lost before you started.” But he never saw it that way. “I’m a Sagittarian and they say Sagittarians are just ultimately really positive people.”

Carl came to Canada from Germany in 1975 to work the ranchland his father had bought years before. “It was just time for me to come on over and live my dream of being either John Wayne or Clint Eastwood, either the good guy or the bad guy, whichever way it best suited me.”

In early 2009 the North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Task Force formed to expose and fight The Highland Companies’ plans.

Carl joined as vice-chair under the leadership of potato farmer Dale Rutledge. Two years later Carl took over the chairmanship.

As proprietor of Peace Valley Ranch and Rawhide Adventures, a grass-fed beef and agritourism business that teaches visitors how to be western-style cowboys, Carl is used to being the trail boss, guide, storyteller and educator, patiently elucidating rural ways to outsiders.

So in many ways the mantle of anti-quarry spokesperson fit as naturally as his white cowboy hat.

Carl embodied the urban-rural connection at the core of NDACT’s message, making presentations in downtown Toronto that won key urban allies with political and media influence.

Soon the national news picked up the story and Carl appeared eloquently on countless talk shows, news features and activist YouTube docs.

He got private audiences with provincial politicians, and in the spring of 2011 appeared in Queen’s Park asking for an extension to the quarry application’s 45-day public comment period, which was granted. When the Walk to Stop the Quarry launched a protest at Queen’s Park, Carl brought four of his horses to graze on the legislature lawn.

The combined media and political buzz led to the province’s call for an environmental assessment of the quarry lands, and eventually to Highland’s decision to give up its plans, sell

its holdings and disappear.

Few would call Carl’s role easy. It was beyond full-time, upwards of 50 hours a week of road trips, presentations, media interviews and latenight emails. Work on the farm languished and supportive family and friends took up the slack.

But it was always inspiring being the good guy.

“The mega quarry was just too crazy. This was one the few fundamental things you run into in life that’s just plain wrong,” says Carl.

Plus, there was lots of help. At NDACT’s postquarry victory party, Carl earnestly thanked everyone who’d contributed. It took a while.

He especially thanks Dale Rutledge and the other volunteers on NDACT’s board, with characteristic modesty and the inevitable cowboy metaphor: “In the cattle industry the ones that follow are the ones that really determine which direction the herd is going.”

Next fall Carl will fi nish up his three-year term as NDACT’s chair, heading up its renewed mission – Food and Water First – to seek permanent legislative protection for farmland. Then, “I can go back to what I really love to do, which is raise Black Angus cattle and ride horses.”

Like a true cowboy.

— T IM S H U FF

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H E R I T A G E

A N D

H A R L E Y S

steveBrown Museum archivist Steve Brown astride his Harley-Davidson Street Glide.

For Steve Brown, “telling real stories about real people” is the most important part of his job as archivist at Dufferin County Museum and Archives. With roots deep and wide in the county, and an uncannily acute memory for the intricacies of local family histories and lore, he has become a pillar of the institution and a treasured community resource.

Steve has been part of the museum longer than there has been a museum. He has also authored five books on local history, but history wasn’t always his thing. After graduating from university and briefly pursuing a teaching career, he became a reporter at the Orangeville Banner, serving as editor for a few years in the early 1980s.

He was then involved with one of Orangeville’s first computer stores, before operating a printing and copying shop for five years.

After winding down the copy shop venture, he began volunteering at Dufferin’s recently launched museum project, with newly appointed

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curator Wayne Townsend. When a museum assistant’s job opened up, Steve applied – along with 220 others – and he was hired in April 1993.

“It was $18,000 a year. I just about starved.”

Steve proved his worth in the months to come, as fi nal planning and construction of the new museum facility moved ahead. A barn dance held at the official opening in November 1994 is one of his favourite memories.

Ten years later he faced an unexpected health crisis. Steve woke up one morning with some inexplicable bruising on his arms. Within a few days he was an in-patient at Toronto’s Princess Margaret Hospital, undergoing treatment for stage 3 leukemia. He remained in hospital for five weeks, made additional visits in the months that followed and was off work for the better part of a year.

He vividly recalls the day he was sitting in a group chemotherapy treatment session. The doctor entered, shouting, “We have a good remission!” Steve realized that he was the one in remission only when the doctor stood right in front of him. Nine years later, Steve says, “remission” is old news. “Now they use the C-word: cure.”

In Steve’s view the best thing about the museum “is that right from when it opened,

and over the course of all the years, we keep seeing two communities: those who were born and raised here, and those who have chosen to make it their home. With changes in society, churches have disappeared, there are fewer community halls and fewer places where people can meet. But the museum is one of them. New Dufferin can meet old Dufferin, tell the stories.”

Still, he believes that his greatest legacy is the collection itself – “quirky, weird and strange as it is.” In the coming years Steve hopes it will grow exponentially because “as things accumulate, each piece begins to inform the others.”

Another of Steve’s legacies will be the community that has grown around the museum.

“Way back in the beginning, Wayne and I decided every visit would be a positive experience.

Even if someone had come to the wrong place, they should never leave empty-handed, without a lead. To us, that was Dufferin County hospitality. We’ve stuck to it, and I’m proud of that.”

Steve expects to retire in 2015 and says, “I’ve sworn I won’t return to the museum for a year.”

After retirement he plans to write another local history book – and to devote more time to his other true passion: a blue 2014 Harley-Davidson Street Glide that he loves to ride on the highways and byways of these hills.

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R E V O L U T I O N A R Y

For some, community engagement and public recognition go hand in hand. Others, like Harvey Kolodny, take a quiet approach to changing the world.

harveyKolodny A professor emeritus at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, Harvey first discovered the Headwaters region when he rented a weekend retreat in Caledon 18 years ago. Before long he bought a place in Mono, and within a few years moved again to the Mono-Adjala Townline. He says he got involved in the community “almost right away.”

Harvey’s first involvement was with the Mono Mulmur Citizens’ Coalition, or MC2. “They were looking for someone to monitor municipal council meetings,” he says, “and I thought, ‘Okay, I can do that.’” Now 14 years later Harvey has served in a wide variety of leadership roles in the organization, and says he thinks its most important contribution to the community is raising awareness about issues: “If you educate people, they will take their responsibilities.”

Harvey’s work with MC2 led him into the battle to stop The Highland Companies’ proposed mega quarry in Melancthon, and he was instrumental in creating the Citizens’ Alliance United for a Sustainable Environment, or CAUSE. Though most people may be more familiar with the North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Task Force, or NDACT, which was the public face of the quarry opposition, CAUSE was active behind the scenes, raising funds and consulting with experts. Members also worked an extensive list of contacts that stretched even into Boston where The Baupost Group, which funded the proposal, is based.

Another of Harvey’s passions is the Dufferin Arts Council, where he currently serves as past president. Among its activities the council sends artists into elementary schools, funds arts scholarships, and holds monthly luncheons which expose artists to the community and vice versa. Although Harvey acknowledges his DAC activities are more “low profile” than those for MC2, he considers it the most important of his volunteer work.

And he’s now extended that commitment to a new role.

He has recently joined the board of The Hills of Headwaters Tourism Association as chair of the arts and culture product group.

Harvey feels the next big local challenge is for Dufferin to develop a comprehensive plan to deal with the impact of population growth. “If we’re going to grow to 80,000 over the next 20 years, we have to try and find a balance that protects the environment and also protects the economy. Then the second issue is who are these 23,000 new people and how do we welcome them into the community while creating shared values and a common way of life?” Later, he adds, “Right now, we’re just letting it happen rather than taking charge of it.”

In all his different roles, Harvey feels his most valuable contribution has been in building infrastructure. For DAC, that meant developing an improved membership system and more effective avenues of communication. For MC2, it was getting the organization incorporated so individual board members don’t bear personal responsibility for the group’s activities. Put more simply, he says, “It’s just trying to make sure they are proper organizations that are running effectively.”

In sum, he says, “The best part of moving up here has been getting to know all the conscientious, community-spirited people.” And we can say the same about getting to know him.

Harvey Kolodny with a painting by his wife Joyce.

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intensive care nurses at Headwaters Health Care Centre Jane Howard has been a nurse for 44 years, and though she doesn’t look it, she says she “qualifies as a senior citizen.”

She is wise and sharp. Her confidence bathes you in the reassurance that she is competent, trustworthy and empathetic.

Her colleague Wendy McDonald is a newcomer, earning the status of ICU nurse in 2012 after returning to school to get a university degree and taking specialized training in critical care.

The two are part of the all-female nursing team who staff the intensive care unit at Headwaters Health Care Centre in Orangeville, made up of six full-timers, five part-timers and some casual staff.

Theirs is a profession where every day human life hangs in the balance.

In 2012 the four-bed unit and four-bed stepdown ward treated 592 patients. All were considered adults, though some were teenagers. Their medical difficulties were across the board, from disease to injury to simple old age.

But statistics tell only part of the story.

Every one of those patients and their families were in crisis, often dealing with the biggest challenge they have ever faced. In the midst of that crisis, it’s the nurse’s job to keep a calm head, monitor, analyze and correct unstable conditions,

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and most important, says Jane, “to fight for the patient.” That can mean contributing to the doctor’s diagnosis, dealing with families, and often “helping the patient fight for themselves.”

Though both nurses are effusive with praise for the doctors they work with, it is a relationship with the potential for friction. Multiple doctors can be overseeing the care of one patient, leading to confusion. Bringing doctors up to speed with what’s going on can also be tricky. “We see them 24 hours a day. The doctor might only see them for ten minutes,” Wendy says.

The ICU may be a place of deadly seriousness, but it is not a place of long faces or hopelessness.

Despite the 12-hour shifts, stressful conditions and professional demeanour, the atmosphere is warm, there is a generosity of smiles and a sense of team spirit.

Advances in medical technology – the machines that go ping – are both a gift and a challenge. “In some ways it has made things easier,” says Jane.

“When I started, sometimes I was crushing pills to make medicine.”

These days a multitude of equipment and pharmacology stands at the ready. While it’s all effective at extending life, many patients who in the past would have died now arrive in the ICU sicker and older, presenting more complex care requirements.

Jane also finds electronic charting to be a mixed

blessing. “In the old days you just wrote a note on the chart,” she says. “Now we’re supposed to select from a series of check boxes. What if they don’t quite describe the situation?”

And as Wendy points out, all that technology creates a “need for continuous education” simply to keep up.

While the patients remain the primary focus, dealing with their families is another big part of the job. “The thing about ICU,” says Wendy, “is that we see families at their most difficult time. It brings out the best and the worst in people.”

Jane agrees. “It makes me appreciate my own family, seeing others struggle. Sometimes things that have been hidden for years come out.” Wendy nods. “We see some dark moments.”

Only two nurses are on duty at any one time.

Perhaps understandably, family members in the grip of crisis can lose sight of the fact that a nurse might be simultaneously caring for three or four other patients, and demand exclusive attention.

“They want your time,” Jane says. “So a lot of it is trying to keep families calm and informed.”

Unchecked, the stress could be crippling. From long experience, Jane says, “You have to learn to fi lter things out. In a way I’m fortunate. I have a nice long drive home that gives me some chillout time. I’ve been known to punch the steering wheel.”

With fewer years under her belt, Wendy is find-

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ICU nurses pause for a photo during a shift change (l-r): Lynda Lidwill, Wendy McDonald, Roseanne Rutledge, Judy Lomas and Jane Howard.

ing it tough. “I’m not going to lie – sometimes I have found it a challenge to turn it off. It’s not an easy job. You have to love it, and if not, you should never take it on. Often you take it home with you.”

Both nurses rely on their workmates for stress relief. “The girls in ICU are a great team,” Wendy says. “It’s a very supportive system, and you really need that.” Jane concurs, “Everybody’s good. They’re all goers.”

Perhaps proof of that, staff tends to stay put and openings are rare. Prior to Wendy’s addition to the team last year, she says, “It had been quite a few years since anyone joined full time.”

While technological advancements may make it feasible to keep someone alive, everyone dies eventually, and sometimes the medical wizardry only extends suffering. “It can go too far,” Jane says of our life-at-any-cost culture. “Sometimes we do a lot more than is necessary.”

Diversity and socio-economic factors are also growing in importance, Jane adds. “We’re learning more about other cultures and faiths, having the respect to ask what’s important.”

“Another unique aspect of the job,” says Wendy, “is that we only see people for short periods. We don’t get to spend weeks with them. We get them stable for their next move.”

In fact, patients are often unconscious or awash in a sea of pain and painkillers, and have no memory of their time in ICU. “That’s okay,” Jane says. “As long as they’re up and living, they can forget about me.” Still, she adds, “We all love it when people come back later and say thanks.”

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donLobb Don Lobb surrounded by some of the many accolades for his work in soil conservation.

Don Lobb has a remarkable ability to make dirt fascinating.

Early in his farming career, Don developed an interest in the concept of no-till crop production, a way of growing crops from year to year without disturbing the soil through tillage.

He has since become an internationally recognized expert in soil conservation and a pioneer in agricultural innovation.

Don was always an innovator, but his early experiences with adopting cutting-edge practices on his Huron County farm taught him that being ahead of the curve also entailed financial risk. “I almost lost the farm,” he says.

As a result, when he began to consider converting to no-till in the late 1970s, he approached the project scientifically, meticulously tracking various strategies and yield rates. His careful study proved that, contrary to the conventional wisdom of the time, no-till could deliver similar and sometimes even higher yields, while providing substantial cost savings and helping to prevent soil erosion.

Before long a group of farmers in his area had come on board, and within a few years, the University of Guelph had also taken an interest.

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Don’s farm became a hub of no-till research in Ontario, and over the next 17 years it provided a site for more than 50 different university, government and agri-industry research projects.

Farmers came from all over the world to attend field days there.

In 1998, Don moved to Caledon and now operates Don Lobb and Associates, a company that specializes in designing and building sports fields and installing indoor and outdoor footing material for equestrian facilities.

Although he is no longer on the farm, Don remains very much involved in agricultural soil science. His gobsmacking 11-page CV overflows with committee memberships, research projects, papers and presentations. Equally impressive is a long list of accolades, including honourary life memberships in the Soil Conservation Council of Canada and the Ontario Institute of Agrologists. In 2012 he won AgriFood Canada’s L.B. Thomson Conservation Award, which honours pioneers in soil and water conservation. He was also honoured with a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Though the no-till revolution has taken off, the practice is still resisted by some large-scale farming operations. “Instead of using manage-

ment, they’re using iron,” Don says, referring to heavy farm machinery. “But quick and easy is not a way to manage land.” Part of the problem is that some large-scale operators, who might farm 15,000 acres, often rent the land, so aren’t as vested in it. “It’s contributing to soil degradation and the loss of both organic matter and soil life.”

Don sees many challenges for agriculture and soil in the coming years. He views landscape restoration, which in this context means moving topsoil back to the tops of knolls, and improvements in soil moisture management as key topics. In the longer term, he supports the development of perennial food crops.

The most urgent challenge, however, may be “closing the nutrient gap.” Phosphorus, used in fertilizer, ultimately goes to waste in the world’s current food production cycle. “We’ve only got 90 to 100 years of known supplies of phosphorus left at current usage rates,” he says, predicting that when the supply is depleted, “the impact will be far more serious than running out of oil.”

Despite these challenges, Don is an optimist.

“Of course I’m hopeful about the future,” he says. “We find solutions to every problem eventually.”

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maryVervoort Sometimes fate arranges for the right person and the right task to find each other. Such was the case when Mary Vervoort came together with Choices Youth Shelter in Orangeville.

A no-nonsense farm wife who was first hired by the shelter as an assistant, Mary stuck with the organization through the early years as leadership changed hands several times and the board struggled with money.

Her initial promotion to shelter manager was temporary – and discouraging. “I was told the shelter would close if things didn’t improve,” she says. But a f lash of her trademark fierce determination crosses her face when she adds, “I didn’t like that idea.”

So she started rebuilding.

Formally named executive director in 2003, Mary says, “I realized very quickly that just warehousing these kids wasn’t doing any good. Conventional shelters do nothing to prevent homelessness. During my time in the Air Cadets, I’d done some training in talking to youth and I began to transfer the focus to that. When you start talking, you see that a lot of these kids have major issues and need help. So we got away from the crisis and started giving the message ‘you’re important.’”

Her approach led Choices to develop a range of programs, from cooking on a budget to life skills to anger management. “Some of these kids are very angry,” says Mary. And often for good reason. “How hard is it to have your parents say, ‘I don’t want you’?”

Useful as they are, these programs didn’t erase the growing need for the shelter. In 2012, Choices provided 3,050 bed nights to homeless youth. Mary says her most important achievement came when the organization was able to buy a building to permanently house the shelter – and then to pay off the mortgage in only four years. “It was a firm beginning,” she says.

Mary’s version of tough love for young people earned Choices the 2012 Ruth Atkinson Hindmarsh Award, which came with a cheque for $50,000. “We wanted to put the money toward something lasting,” she says, “so we developed a transitional housing concept.”

Mary’s Place, named in Vervoort’s honour, opened in early 2013. The residence provides longer term, semiindependent living for young people, and Mary is clearly chuffed with the results: “Low-income kids are providing their own solution.”

Part of being a good leader is knowing when to let go of the reins, and Mary decided to step down this past summer. “I accomplished everything I wanted to. More than I set out to do. It was time to let someone else take over.”

Now a few months into retirement, Mary is planning a long Florida vacation and says she’s “taking time to close the book. Choices was a huge thing in my life. My family made a lot of sacrifices. I want to focus on them for a while and then start thinking about what’s next.”

Whatever that is, if Mary is involved, you can bet on success.

Mary Vervoort in front of the transitional house, named Mary’s Place in her honour.

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kasiaSeydegart The founding president of EWAG, Kasia Seydegart now chairs the Bethell Hospice Foundation.

Kasia Seydegart says, “I feel like I’ve been a very lucky, happy human being,” and that fortunate state of affairs has been one of the motivations for her lifetime of giving back to the community.

A social worker by profession, Kasia and her partner Dr. George Spears run their company, ERIN Research, adjacent to their home southwest of Erin village. Their award-winning firm specializes in measuring service quality and client satisfaction, as well as media research on major trends and events. Of recent note are two national studies of children’s media consumption, and a series of studies on fairness and balance in Canadian broadcasters’ coverage of political events.

Kasia became involved in the community almost as soon as she moved here in 1981. The government had recently released a White Paper concerning the needs of children and youth.

An article about it inthe Erin Advocate triggered a handful of citizens, including Kasia, to get together to explore local issues and work out solutions.

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Their community-initiated symposium revealed that Erin’s villages and countryside fell through the cracks when it came to social and community service delivery. “Not only were there few services, accessing those that existed had serious obstacles, and there was very little information,” she says.

The citizens’ group developed a vision for a multifaceted service centre, and in 1984 Kasia became the founding president of EWAG, the East Wellington Advisory Group for Family Services. While the initial focus was on youth, gradually the organization has expanded to provide services for the whole family, including children’s and seniors’ programs, transportation assistance, food banks, and referrals to a network of partner organizations dealing in services related to family violence, mental health, addiction, and probation and parole.

Since replicated in other communities, East Wellington Community Services, as it’s now known, will mark its 30th anniversary next year. It has grown to employ a full-time staff of nine, engaging more than 100 volunteers and serving 500 unique individuals annually.

Kasia notes with pride, “It has been called the heart of the community.”

Kasia’s community service hasn’t been limited to EWAG. She also served for a number of years both as a member and chair of the United Way Social Planning Council for Guelph and Wellington, and she chaired the Georgian College Research Analyst Program Advisory Committee.

In 2011 she brought her brand of organizational know-how to Bethell Hospice, which provides a ten-bed residence in Inglewood for people with terminal illnesses, as well as community support programs. Why the hospice? “I became passionate about end-of-life care through my personal experiences. Then I was invited to visit Bethell House and it was like a dream come true. It fulfilled my best vision of what palliative care might be. Bethell House is comfortable and peaceful, there’s professional care, and it affords people compassion and dignity at the end of their life.” Never one for half measures, Kasia now serves as chair of the Bethell Hospice Foundation, which raises awareness and fundraises for this extraordinary resource.

A recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012, Kasia is philosophical about her contributions to the place we call home: “Life is short. You have to do the very best you can with the time you have.” ≈

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the year in ou r a n n ua l r ev iew of new books

BY T R AC E Y FO C K L ER

The Once and Future Great Lakes Country An Ecological History

by John L. Riley 1990. The Elba cave – a narrow chasm in the Mono escarpment. John Riley finds animal bones later identified as 9,780-year-old femurs of a pika, a creature whose sibling species now lives on the tree-lined talus slopes of the Rocky Mountains. This startling find illustrates the massive change our environment has undergone. John Riley leads his readers through centuries of geological and social upheaval and their impact on the biodiversity of our region. Knowing our history is essential, he says. Only by looking back are we able to judge our actions of today and gauge the effects they will have on the future.

John Riley is chief science advisor for the Nature Conservancy of Canada. He lives on an old farm property in Mono, which he is “re-wilding.” (mcgillqueen’s university press, $39.95)

It’s time to raise our seasonal toast to the pleasures – and durability – of the printed word. As usual, our yearly roundup of new books produced in the hills is a delightfully varied feast. From ecology to history, mystery to meditation, education to illustration, and all stops in-between, you’re bound to find plenty to keep you – and everyone on your gift list – contentedly absorbed through the long winter months ahead.

May I Be Excused, My Brain Is Full

by Krista Preuss-Goudreault illustrated by Gary Wren

Creative Outrage

by Helke Ferrie “There is hot outrage and there is cold outrage. With hot outrage you end up hurting yourself. It burns you up…nothing is accomplished. Cold outrage focuses the mind steadily and creatively and fortifies the heart,” says medical journalist Helke Ferrie. And the blood certainly boils after reading this collection of articles in which the author takes on corporate corruption in the public health system, as well as the government’s complicity in serving the needs of Big Pharma instead of its citizens. To turn outrage into productive action, Ferrie investigates such issues as Lyme disease denial in Canada, GM foods, electro-pollution, the cut-burn-poison paradigm of cancer therapy and suggests obtainable goals for change.

Helke Ferrie lives in Alton. (kos publishing, $30)

Stars of Georgian Bay

by Mary Lazier Did you know the first ski lift at Blue Mountain was a sleigh pulled by six Clydesdale horses? Or that, when the police raided an illegal still in Stokes Bay, the brewer’s daughter flailed rattlesnakes at them? Or how about an early Collingwood bylaw to prevent animals from roaming the streets, provoking one outraged resident to write town council: “Are they [the cows] not amongst our soberest citizens? Do they howl profane and vulgar epithets outside the hotels after dark?”

Mulmur’s Mary Lazier follows on the success of her previous title Stars of Dufferin County with this colourful combination of history and her own folk-art paintings. (friesen press, $25)

Ten-year-old Olivia has Asperger’s Syndrome.

Having Asperger’s doesn’t make her scary, she explains, just different. Like how she loves fish so much she’d like to talk about them all day, or how loud noises and last-minute changes to her schedule might make her temper fly. Olivia attends school and has friends, goes to birthday parties and plays with her siblings, just the same as other kids her age – except, sometimes, she needs a little extra space. See? Not scary – just different.

May I Be Excused, My Brain Is Full is not only perfect for parents to share with “aspie” children, it’s a great teaching tool for all children to learn empathy and inclusivity. Krista Preuss-Goudreault and her daughter Olivia (who helped in the writing of the book) live in Orangeville. (friesen press, $12.99)

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The Quilts of Dufferin County Women’s Art, Women’s Stories

Shelagh Roberts with photographs by Pete Paterson A Heritage Project of the Dufferin County Museum & Archives

The Quilts of Dufferin County Women’s Art, Women’s Stories

by Shelagh Roberts photography

by Pete Paterson

Destructive Agendas

The Pig Sleep

by Brian Footitt

by Cory McCallum illustrated by Matthew Daley

Rupert Cosgrove, a respected pharmacist, is caught on the wrong side of the law after defending himself against a violent addict. Swept into a flawed justice system, Rupert must fight to free himself, even if it means relying on new-found friends met behind bars.

Brian Footitt worked for over 20 years as the community pharmacist in Creemore. Destructive Agendas (the first in a soon-to-be-released trilogy), a work he describes as a “creative non-fiction novel,” draws on personal experience and tonguein-cheek satire to shine a spotlight on corruption and prejudice in our legal systems. (academia press of albion, $34)

Author of The #1 Best-selling Book on Protecting Family Wealth

Mr. Monitor is a private investigator trying to eke out a living in a Raymond Chandler-esque world where dames have stems that keep going up, and the streets are full of hustlers hustling, goons gooning and crooked culprits crowding every corner. This graphic novel for teens and adults is a treat with its fresh, punchy writing and crazy, geometric artwork.

Included in the chapbook are bonus strips previously published in Broken Pencil magazine.

Orangeville writer and illustrator team Cory McCallum and Matthew Daley won the 2013 Gene Day Award (Self Publishers) at The Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards for The Pig Sleep. (plier pants productions, $5)

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Willing Wisdom ons ersati conv Great ait you... aw

7 Questions Successful Families Ask “This book is a must read for anyone serious about leaving a profound and enduring legacy for family, friends and community...”

Thomas William Deans Ph.D. Foreword by Grant Robinson

Willing Wisdom 7 Questions to Ask Before You Die

by Thomas William Deans, PhD A psychotherapist, an estate lawyer and an expert on securing wealth in family businesses walk into a bar. No, it’s not a setup for a bad joke. Tom Deans imagines a conversation between these three professionals in a hotel bar during a break in a business convention to reveal how relationships are regularly torn apart through a culture of secrecy regarding wills and society’s fear of death. A will isn’t only a legal document dividing money and property among your beneficiaries – it can be a collaboration and a teaching tool, an inspiration for conversation and creativity and, perhaps most important, a lasting, evocative link between the past and the future.

Hockley Valley’s Tom Deans is a writer and speaker. His previous book Every Family’s Business: 12 Common Sense Questions to Protect Your Wealth is a financial bestseller. (détente financial press ltd., $22.95)

Quilts are so much more than patterned fabrics stitched to batting and used to warm chilly toes on a cold winter night. They are, in their quiet way, amazing storytellers.

Local history is revealed through the fabrics, styles, purpose and technology of construction. They also help to relate the profoundly under-chronicled lives of women, their joy and struggles, hopes and fears.

Beginning with a tulip design quilt made by Ann Elizabeth (Duke) Rawn of Mono Mills in 1861 – the oldest quilt in the collection of Dufferin County Museum & Archives – Shelagh Roberts takes the reader through the decades, from pioneer days, years of war, depression and boom to modern-day quilts.

Archival black-and-white photographs of life in early Dufferin are interposed throughout Pete Paterson’s stunning colour photography of each featured quilt.

Shelagh Roberts lives in Orangeville. Pete Paterson lives in Caledon East. (dufferin county museum & archives, $39.95) See also page 62 of this issue for an extended review and excerpts from the book. continued on next page IN THE HILLS WINTER 2013

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Shaking Hands Discover Your Warrior Spirit When Battling Disease

by Nelson Sleno

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Nelson Sleno, a former champion weight lifter, educator and coach with a black belt in karate, tackles his diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease at age 49 with an unflinching determination to fight. Sleno describes facing his condition with the mindset of a warrior: “When the final outcome is set, each and every daily battle becomes crucial. This war is to be prolonged and fought on your own terms, drawing strength…from those allies around you whose own battles and victories give transferable strength in your own fight.” Shaking Hands is an inspiration to anyone fighting their own Darkness and a reminder that joy can still be found on the battlefield of life.

Nelson Sleno lives in Orangeville. (titan press, $15)

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Dream of my People A Home on Lake Erie’s Shore

by Margaret E. Derry Margaret Derry explores family and memory through the life of her great-grandmother, Adelaide Shay Bell, and her ancestral home of Nuttwood on the shores of Lake Erie. Episodes from Adelaide’s diary, layered with remembrances and passed-down tales from Derry’s mother and grandmother, come together to form a fascinating portrait of late 19th century life in the hamlet of Oxley (near Windsor).

Margaret E. Derry is a professional historian specializing in the study of genetics, agriculture and animal breeding. Her previous books include Liberty Is Dead: A Canadian in Germany 1938 and Manitoulin and Region: Voices from the Past. She lives in Caledon. (poplar lane press, $25)

The gods are fighting again. And this time, those hungry for power believe the lives of certain mortals will ensure victory. Thalassai, daughter of a king, wakes from a drugged sleep to find she’s been kidnapped and on a ship headed for a foreign land. Her older brother, enraged and fearing for his sister’s life, races in pursuit.

The siblings are tested in ways they never dreamed, form bonds with surprising allies, and come to see their turbulent world with new eyes.

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At the age of 18 months, Shawn McKechnie, a chubby-cheeked toddler with an engaging smile, was rushed to SickKids Hospital where a tumour was found in his brain. Sue McKechnie describes the nightmare of tests and surgeries her son endured and the stress it put on her family. Shawn’s death a year and a half later brought unimaginable grief, but also reflection. The generosity of their extended family, friends, bosses and others in the community humbled them to their core. They also found peace in the belief that his spirit watches them from the other side.

This story will rip your heart out, but it also inspires hope, confirming that every life – even one as short as Shawn’s – is deeply meaningful.

All proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to Meagan’s Walk, a fundraiser benefitting brain tumour research at SickKids Hospital (meagans walk.com). Sue McKechnie lives in Orangeville. (wemakebooks.ca, $19.95)

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The EighteenthCentury Wyandot A Clan-Based Study

by John L. Steckley John Steckley pieces together fragmented stories and previously ignored sources to create a definitive text on the Wyandot.

Using information on clan structure, clan relationships with each other and Jesuit missionaries, as well as the social structure of male and female leadership patterns, government census, marriage and birth records, a complex and rich history of these First Nation peoples is revealed.

John Steckley is a long-time instructor at Humber College. His previous titles include textbooks in sociology, physical anthropology and Aboriginal studies.

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by Peter Van Stralen Only the very best managerial methods keep a family of 15 kids happy, healthy and somewhat sane.

By incorporating the same principles his parents instilled in him and his nine bothers and five sisters and applying them to a business model, Peter Van Stralen lays the groundwork for a values-focused revolution in how we function in the workplace.

C.A.R.E. Leadership involves creating a fun and respectful environment for employees, that, in turn, can inspire them to deliver a remarkable experience for customers.

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LAYING DOWN TRACKS

Music producer Darryl Neudorf, his partner Tracy Pillsworth and their daughter Vivyan (inset, playing with studio cat Theo) moved to Mono in 2007. He runs his recording studio, Operation Northwoods, from an eclectically furnished building behind their classic Ontario farmhouse.

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Darryl Neudorf, who produces some of Canada’s finest recording artists, has put down roots in Mono and embraced the local music scene.

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he mist has just about burned off the orangetinted trees as Darryl Neudorf greets me in the doorway of his rural recording studio, just steps away from his Mono farmhouse.

It’s the kind of sunny fall morning that can make anyone feel smug about moving to the country, admits the acclaimed musician and record producer. “We had no idea. It was providence,” Darryl says of the choice he and his partner Tracy Pillsworth made to move here.

Darryl is not talking only about the physical beauty of the place the couple, with their four-year-old daughter Vivyan, call home. Though the vista is postcard worthy, Darryl is also referring to the fertile ground he has managed to cultivate for his production work.

At the time of their move in 2007, he and Tracy weren’t greatly concerned about exactly where to hammer in stakes. He says the location just needed to be within an hour’s drive of Toronto so it would be convenient for his clients to visit.

Neko Case, for example, arrived here to work on her 2009 album Middle Cyclone, which was nominated for two Grammy Awards. For his work on another Neko Case album and one by Blue Rodeo, Darryl himself earned a 2010 Juno Award nomination for engineer of the year. Other Canadian music darlings who have beaten a path to his door include Ottawa singer-songwriter Jim Bryson, whose 2010 album Jim Bryson and the Weakerthans: The Falcon Lake Incident was mixed here with Darryl and co-producer Dave Draves.

Most recently the Grapes of Wrath, a 1980s British Columbia folk-rock band, tapped Darryl, a childhood friend, to help them pull together a reunion album after more than 20 years of downtime. High Road was released this year to much acclaim.

When Darryl moved to this area, he hadn’t anticipated finding himself in the middle of a vibrant local music community. Now, he counts a growing number of area bands and musicians as clients and friends.

“We collided straight into it,” he says. “It almost feels like Orangeville and Mono found us. Now it feels so much like home.”

Like those who come from afar, local musicians are drawn to Darryl’s long and respected history in the music business. He cut his hit-making teeth in the 1980s as a drummer with the Canadian rock back 54-40, cowriting the group’s song “I Go Blind,” which went on to even greater fame when a cover version was recorded by the U.S. rock group Hootie & the Blowfish.

After Darryl left the band in 1986, he dove into his love of mixing and engineering and forged a career as a highly regarded producer. This work has taken the Kelowna native from a space in Vancouver’s gritty downtown Eastside to a resort-style studio in Richmond Hill, where the business was named Operation Northwoods.

When the Richmond Hill lease expired, Darryl and Tracy began the hunt that eventually led them to Mono.

Here, he says, he was soon drawn into the orbit of the Harmony Rainbow Group, Orangeville’s multi-band music collective, some of whose members have gone on to record with him. He also produced Rural Change, an album by local bluegrass band Traditionally Wound.

The disc won many awards, including recording of the year at the Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards in 2011.

On the day of my visit, local musician Cory Bruyea of the Brementown Players is on hand to work on the indie band’s forthcoming CD. Music engineer Arthur Sadowski has already recorded the initial tracks at The Tractor Shoppe, another Mono-based studio. Darryl and Cory are getting ready to layer on a tambourine performance. But first, Cory, who clearly knows the place well, pops up to the apartment’s kitchen to put on a pot of coffee for all.

“Word quickly spread that there was a prominent producer in the area,” Cory says. “I’m really excited to work with him.”

Local violin legend Anne Lindsay has worked with Darryl on many occasions and marvels at his ability to, for example, layer 12 or 15 string instruments and four horns onto a Blue Rodeo track, as they did in the band’s Toronto studio the first time they met. The Things We Left Behind was released in 2009.

“I was really impressed then,” she says in a phone interview. “He just did an excellent job getting a good sound out of everything.” Anne firmly believes “the best engineers are very great musicians themselves,” and she includes Darryl in this group.

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A tour of the high-ceilinged space reveals a bohemian mashup of twinkle lights, colourful rugs, dramatic red curtains and thrift-store finds.

Each piece is a conversation starter.

The massive, garish floral chesterfield came from a Serbian student Darryl met during his recent teaching days at the Audio Recording Academy of Toronto. The curved bar in one corner was a roadside orphan labelled “free.”

The deep chocolate walls came courtesy of Winnipeg band Absent Sound, whose members bartered a painting job for time with Darryl.

(An aside: This band holds the record for most bodies to sleep in the upstairs apartment. Darryl recalls it was eight or nine.)

The one-bedroom apartment is modest but fully loaded, with two beds and a couch to crash on. “I think part of the reason I started this career was that I wasn’t into couch surfing on tour,” Darryl says of his 54-40 days. “It can be a very dislocating experience.”

But for those who come and stay here, he believes, the opposite is true.

“It makes for better music, being away from distractions,” he says. “Musicians tend to take it more seriously, get in

the zone.”

An adjacent three-door garage was transformed into a venue for a video shoot and is now a private performance space, all very rock ’n’ roll, save for a table of items stored in Pampers boxes. They give away Vivyan’s history here.

Darryl says his daughter has learned not to barge in during recording sessions, which can’t be easy at her curious age. And sure enough, while Cory and Darryl are setting up, the studio door opens a crack and her little face peers in, her blonde hair sparkling in the sunlight.

When we settle in to talk music, Darryl seats himself in a weathered black leather captain’s chair. Clad in a black shirt that blends right in, he relaxes as the conversation turns from life in the country to work in the country.

The chair is in the centre of the room, nestled into a semicircle of monitors, speakers and computers, an arrangement that is a departure from the standard behind-the-glass setup. Connected all the while by earphones, Darryl positions musicians all over the room and runs wires and cables back to the mother ship.

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He swings his chair to be part of a seating arrangement around a vibrant orange coffee table The wide-ranging reading material fanned out on it?

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After almost forgetting to show off the framed Grammy and Juno nominations and platinum albums hung haphazardly on the walls of the stairway to the apartment, Darryl is keen to speak of a different kind of professional benchmark: knowing what he does well.

Spurred by talk with Cory of an interview in which well-known producer Steve Albini, of Nirvana fame, said that a good producer is one who captures a performance and doesn’t influence it, Darryl says he begs to differ. He prides himself on sifting through multiple tracks to find the “pearls” that will stay in a song. The rest can be edited out.

As a result, artists like Neko Case are happy to send him a variety of recordings by numerous musicians, asking him to identify where a guitar should stay or where a piano riff should be trimmed for maximum impact.

“I think the story of the song reveals itself,” he says. “So many times I’ve been sitting here alone at 11 at night, and I can feel a song is starting to take shape. I feel like I’m in an airplane flying really fast.”

This approach doesn’t always make for an easy conversation with musicians and singers. But those who work with Darryl say he finds a way to be brutally honest.

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He said to me, ‘You nailed it. But it’s a bit slow. I want you to bring out your inner Thor,’” Chris says, laughing at the memory.

On this day, Darryl isn’t asking for Thor-ishness as he sets up Cory’s microphone about 10 feet from the soundboards. It’s a tambourine track, after all.

After a discussion about which setting will produce a rich but not metallic sound, the room falls silent and the two men, each wearing headphones and listening to a raw version of the song, turn away from each other and set to work. Their heads bob in unison for about five minutes as Cory listens for cues and starts and stops playing.

With a final flourish of the tambourine, Cory finishes and their work is done. They play back the song, agreeing there is now altogether too much tambourine. The track will be pruned accordingly.

For a moment this studio could have been anywhere. Then Vivyan appears. It seems that while the guys were busy making music, she was outside making her own art, pasting green leaves onto a piece of construction paper to offer Cory.

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natasha boldireff a yogalaya home recording – 2013

Instead of the traditional soothers you may have used, consider lulling your newly arrived Earthwalker to sleep with Sanskrit chanting. A straightup recording of eight different mantras for everyone in your little nest of love. I believe Natasha has stumbled on a way to address the finer points of calming – to the very DNA – the automatic reflexes and general Karma of babes, beasts and bodies of all dimensions. Favourite track: Om Namah Shivaya (“Adoration to Siva.”) Nothing says it like Sanskrit.

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I can feel it in my bones. There’s change a-comin’. Do you know I could work as a musician in Headwaters every night of the week? To me, that’s something and I’m happy about the progress. I see our community taking pride in what it has to offer not only around music, but art, food and so many things. Hurray! “Buy Local” is happening.

I’m also happy to see that young people are still encouraged to play and sing and hope. There was a flurry of them playing around this summer, likely trying to raise money for school – Laura Conning, Nicole Robertson, Jessica Bradley. It’s great to see so many of our local schools, restaurants and festivals including music in their programs.

As for me, I’m putting my shoulder to a wonderful new concept I’ve christened Music Street. I hope you will check it out online. Music Street will at least be a forum for local music, perhaps a directory of musicians.

It’s in the development stage and will depend on community support.

But I have faith that the community that nurtured the amazing growth and success of the Blues and Jazz Festival is ready for more!

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rhyme circus and bwc studios – 2012

I bought the LP record because it’s yellow and fun to do vinyl again, and because Devin Hentsch is a good guy. But don’t worry. On the sleeve there’s a code you can download to get a digital version. That’s thinking. Devin’s sound has such a Kinks pull for me. I don’t pretend to know what he’s talking about most of the time, but I love the imagery. Some great beats and friendly help from the Harmony Rainbow Group make me want to scream and shout. Favourite tracks: Loup Garou and especially Light Down The Corridor – “Stay away from the door – I can smell the freedom…” Yeah!

Cory McCallum is a veritable Michael Moore of rap. His “beefs” are genius, his delivery completely entertaining, and the overall production of this project is masterful and attention getting. Even for those who may not appreciate rap or hip-hoppy stuff, Cory always provides “something to floss your dome about.” Hey, everybody’s got to have an outlet. Favourite tracks: Drugmouffffffppphhh. Yup, that’s its name, and it’s a pretty dark tune, but I like the back-up singing, and St. Pete OD’d at Carleton (take my word for it).

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Hannah Chapplain

canterbury music co., studio 725 and marcus on mccaul – 2013 Well, I can honestly say, “I knew her when…” Our own Hannah Chapplain has gone country. All good and well handled by Marc Ganetakos who has winged our girl to a level of fame that took her to the Boots and Heart Festival and generously sprinkled it in all the right places. Hannah has even opened for Blue Rodeo and recorded one of her songs in Japanese. Check out her brave 30-Day Beauty Challenge blog about her addiction recovery. Favourite tracks: Here With You and a version of Magic Man featuring Ashley MacIsaac.

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a compilation – remastered by josé contreras – 2013 Ah, The Shanks – always a pleasure. These lads have been busy this last year “tenderizing” their audiences in Germany on a bit of a tour where I know they were well received. Not exactly a fan of hardcore rock, I admit, but I’ve loved The Shanks over the years much the way I’ve loved Aerosmith. Some bands just stand out in a crowd.

They’re a “must see” live and I highly recommend you check out their videos. Favourite track: I still adore I Light Stars.

Favourite line from favourite track: “Digging deep for sewer crowns. See the one she wears on the ass end of town.”

recorded at sonic haze studio – 2012 Get out your hookah – and get into a little psychedelic rock. These boys sound so much like The Doors and Jefferson Airplane and Donovan and bell bottoms and flowers and … what? They’re really fun and retrohippy with trippy guitar, synthesized effects and some great vocals. They even look like they just stepped off the stage at Woodstock. I got lost at their show one time, but I didn’t inhale. Favourite track: Season of the Witch… no, just kidding, it’s Hot Shot.

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revolution recording studio “c” – 2012 Please visit YouTube to see David Storey’s two wonderful videos. He directed one of them, Margo’s Got The Cargo, for our own Stompin’ Tom, and it has wonderful and satisfying images. He nailed it. The other is a video he worked up for his own song, Hang On. No wonder he made such a success of directing Corner Gas. David has such a talent and eye and feel for interpreting Canadiana colour and essence, on film and in song. It was a thrill to study his work.

Favourite track: Hang On, and if I didn’t know better I’d swear the video was filmed at the Erin Fall Fair.

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recorded at waking life studios, palgrave – 2013 Tagged funk-hip-hop-experimental-acoustic-rap-rock, this late skeleton had a “coming out of the closet” event on Halloween at Annette Studios in Toronto. Playing all original music, the band formed as a side project of punk bands Buddy Black and Counterpoint, taking members from both.

Moves Johnson plays acoustic guitar and sings, PK Smooth is the DJ, and Sexodus is the drummer. Favourite track: Way out of my comfort zone – probably your best bet is to check out fan picks online.

recorded by josé contreras – c & p 2013 hand drawn dracula José Contreras and his lovely wife Lily Frost have been a wonderful shot in the arm for our musical and creative community. It has always been my take that artists function from a different level of consciousness, otherwise how could they possibly make it look so easy. José’s body of work is whimsical, introspective and intentioned with a “move on – there’s nothing to see here” attitude toward sadness. Lots of local friends on this one. Favourite tracks: Still enjoying Mutant Message and We F’N’R. “If you don’t get it, go read a book…or better yet, make love.”

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Available only online, Cory McCallum’s crazy genius is recorded as inexpensively as possible so he can fully express himself without all that insane overhead attached to studios and so on. Already working on another recording, Cory is profound and prolific and his work cleverly covers so many genres. Honourable mentions to Cory Bruyea, Stew Gunn and Justin McDonald, HRGers who just keep giving. Favourite tracks: Actually, I’m just going to cut to the chase and say Best Song of the Year: War Choruses. It’s a must hear.

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In this guided meditation for spiritual development and connection to loved ones and spirit guides, Heather and Tony Scavetta are doing important work around bereavement after losing their beautiful daughter Elizabeth. During workshops at their School of Miracles, Elizabeth is regularly seen helping attendees learn to see, feel, hear and know spirit.

Heather carves a wondrous psychic path to peace and helps us connect to the higher realms.

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There is a lot of abstract instrumentation and vocal over a bed of electric guitar variations. A bit sitar-ish. Everything from Airplane to the ashram with plenty of affect and synth. Both CDs, Shiva I and Kali II, are selfproduced and completely original. Favourite tracks: Thank You, Love and Unbroken Spiral Consciousness. ≈

Lisa Watson is an Orangeville musician and writer.

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by Nicola Ross

A PATH TO STI L L N E SS , CL AR IT Y A N D

The International Tai Chi Centre in Mono draws people from around the world to practise the ancient art.

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f you live in these hills, you have probably driven past the International Centre of the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism, aka the Tai Chi Centre, on the east side of Airport Road just north of Highway 9. You may even have wondered what goes on behind the trees and flagpoles that obscure a clear view of the site.

But chances are you haven’t driven up the laneway to see for yourself.

When I attended a two-hour class there one Saturday morning, I was one of about 75 students, most from southern Ontario, but some from the United States and Europe. I met people from Guelph and Stratford, Toronto and Waterloo. They were attending either a weekend-long or week-long course in lok hup, a practice similar to, but more fluid than, the better-known tai chi.

I had trouble spotting anyone else from the Headwaters region, even though a woman from Columbus, Ohio, spoke of the “Orangeville Centre” as if this remarkable local institution were to tai chi what Carnegie Hall is to music. She is a member of the International Taoist Tai Chi Society, a registered charity that includes branches and chapters

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in 26 countries around the world. The 104-acre centre on Airport Road is the society’s model and largest training facility.

If you were to drive up the lane, you would find an extensive complex of buildings, the most impressive of which is the nearly 5,000-square-foot Great Hall of the Three Religions. In this pagoda-like, pink-trimmed temple, guests and members can “observe the unified teachings of three religions: Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.” There is no monk, but people chant every morning at 7:30.

The Great Hall is part of the Quiet Cultivation Centre, which opened in 2007 and includes the Hall of the Original Constellations, the Memorial Hall, meditation suites and a practice hall, where I attended my class.

The site also includes the Health Recovery Centre and an office complex, as well as a cemetery and a columbarium – for storing human ashes. In addition, one of the property’s original farm buildings is now a temple known as the Canadian Branch of Guangdong Chi Wo Tan. About 200 people can be accommodated on the site, and there is also space for those who choose to bring along tents.

The architecture may seem a little strange to an eye accustomed to more traditional southern Ontario styles.

But along with the spare and beautifully maintained gardens and manicured lawns, it blends uncannily into the open fields. Still, as I wandered up the broad avenue toward the Great Hall with its sweeping roofline, and passed between the pair of lions that guard the entrance, I was momentarily transported to a foreign land.

The ancient Asian practice of tai chi straddles a divide between religion and sport – and involves a set of linked moves that are a slow-motion version of an ancient martial art.

Master Moy Lin Shin, a Taoist monk born in Taishan County, Guangdong, China, immigrated to Canada in 1970 and established the Tai Chi Centre in 1984. Moy developed the set of 108 moves that set Taoist tai chi apart from other forms of tai chi.

Now practised by people all over the world, these moves not only promote physical health and well-being, but also help “the mind return to stillness, clarity and wisdom.” Along with meditation, chanting, community service, rituals and ceremonies, tai chi and lok hup are foundations

of Taoism, but participants are not required to embrace Taoism, or any religion for that matter. People of all affi liations are welcome.

When I asked other students what drew them to tai chi, all said it helped them feel better. For three years Clare Matthews, a longtime Hockley Valley resident, has attended four or five classes a week at the centre. “It has improved my quality of life,” she said.

“It’s the little things that become easier, like bending over to open a fi ling cabinet drawer at work.”

Though Clare is most interested in the physical benefits of tai chi, she occasionally attends the chanting, which she likens to having a cup of coffee. “It’s uplifting.” Tai chi has also helped bring her inner peace. “I’m less extreme, more calm,” she says.

John Huang, who was born in Hong Kong but now lives in Sarnia and is a practising Catholic, led my class with the assistance of about 10 senior students. A member of the Tai Chi Centre since its inception in 1984, the soft-spoken 70-year-old teaches classes at least once a week, volunteering his time, as is the tai chi tradition.

John received much of his training from Moy before the master’s death

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I do my best to follow the instructor who leads our small group of five through a series of flowing moves that remind me of the steps to a complicated dance. Although lok hup is more fluid than tai chi, it shares many of tai chi’s characteristics, which are often described as “meditation in motion.”

Both require co-ordination, relaxation and an enormous dollop of concentration. They are intended to gently and measurably increase circulation.

Tai chi’s healing powers are well documented. The Mayo Clinic recommends it for stress management, stating, “Tai chi is low impact and puts minimal stress on muscles and joints, making it generally safe for all ages and fitness levels. In fact, because tai chi is low impact, it may be especially suitable if you’re an older adult who otherwise may not exercise.”

I appreciated how following the moves totally engrossed me. Gone were my concerns about meeting story deadlines or remembering to call my mother. My mind and body were right there in that high-ceilinged practice hall decorated with bright

red and gold Chinese lanterns, huge wooden drums, and a long, sinuous, fire-breathing dragon that had been carried overhead by a cast of 50 at the Vancouver Olympics.

I soon forgot about having two left feet, especially as no one else in my beginner class seemed much more adept at the moves than I was. And besides, there was no pressure to do things exactly right. It was more a case of trying hard, and if I got frustrated, someone was there to help, or I could take a break and wander over to a table laden with fresh fruit and hot tea.

It would be easy to go on about the Tai Chi Centre and all that goes on there, but I’ll defer to Benjamin Hoff, who observed in his book The Tao of Pooh, “In the classic Taoist manner, we won’t try too hard or explain too much, because that would only Confuse things…”

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a Christmas Made in the Hills

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in mason jars. Unannounced, a group took to the stage, tuned guitars and fiddles, and started singing.

A happening happened.

At Spirit Tree the aromas of fresh bread and coffee, hot cider and cinnamon soon warmed us from the chilly wind outside. The sizzling pizzas made us wish we hadn’t already had lunch. There were vendors there too, selling cheese, preserves and handmade magic wands. We warmed our hands around mugs of coffee and tea, and nibbled on muffins that overflowed the tins.

In an adjoining room someone stared singing.

The Orange Peel Carollers, members of the Orange Peel Morris Dancers, had come in to sing a set of pub carols – traditional Christmas songs from the villages of northern England. Rich harmonies and words, both familiar and new, filled the hall. I haven’t enjoyed Christmas music as much since I sang descant of “Silent Night� at St. Jude’s.

Over the next couple of weeks we walked along Broadway in Orangeville, visited the Winter Market in the Town Hall atrium, and took a trip to Dufferin County Museum for the Holiday Treasures show.

We explored the main streets of several local towns and villages: Erin, Caledon East, Hillsburgh, Alton,

Creemore, Cheltenham and others – and found many one-of-a-kind stores to explore.

When we talked to the people who actually made the gifts, we heard the stories behind them. We found preserves made using “Great-Grandma’s recipe� and discovered that the wood used to craft one bowl came from an ancient stand of lilacs beside the barn.

We also kept a lookout for open houses at artists’ studios. (They always have great coffee and cookies, or wine and cheese.) And we met the nicest people!

We’re shopping locally-made again this year. We’ll go to the shows and markets, revisit the studios and stroll down main streets. We’ll stop in for warm cider or coffee and see what’s new, and talk to the people. If we’re in luck, someone, somewhere will get up and start singing.

To get you started on your own local shopping adventure, we’ve put together some ideas on this and the following pages, but they represent only a small sample of the wealth of the creative gift ideas available in Headwaters. There is so much to find in the hills, and so much fun in the finding.

Tony Reynolds lives with his wife Susan above the main street in Orangeville.

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or a long time I dreaded the days of Christmas shopping.

Thoughts of the drive to the city, parking at the malls, and wading through the crowds hung like smog over something supposed to be joyful. That all changed last year when we decided to shop locally.

There are all kinds of fabulous independent retailers on the main streets of our towns and villages – enough choice to satisfy anyone on your list, but my wife Susan and I decided to double up on the challenge by restricting ourselves to gifts not only purchased locally, but also produced locally.

Our first day was one we still talk about. Serendipitously, it was also the day of the Christmas Country Sale at Inglewood Community Centre and the open house at Spirit Tree Cidery.

In Inglewood we walked into a warm and happy buzz of conversation, vendors and visitors alike, talking as neighbours do. We sampled and bought red and green pepper jelly, as much for the colours as the delightful tang. I surreptitiously purchased lavender soap for Susan’s stocking, resisted the baking, bought some frozen lamb shanks for a hearty dinner and admired the jewel-coloured preserves

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And a stocking stocki stuffer of Leitch’s Honey í˘¸ or Hockley Honey í˘š will sweeten any toddy.

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Consider lessons at one of the local dance schools, such as Orangeville’s Academy of Performing Arts í˘ą which offers everything from ballet to hip hop.

For young musicians consider a handmade instrument from Sproule’s Emporium í˘˛ on Broadway. For older kids starting to download their music of choice, consider the very groovy RAD Block acoustic docking system made with reclaimed wood from Mono Centre Salvage & Wood Co. í˘ł And in the Ăźber-cool category, there’s also watches or (less-expensive) bracelets made from broken skateboards at Orangeville’s 2nd Shot í˘´ . Finally, for a classical outing the whole family might enjoy, consider tickets to the Moscow Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty at the Rose Theatre í˘ľ in Brampton on March 6. í˘ľ

When the Spirit Moves Celebrate the season with a gift of sparkling cider from Spirit Tree Estate Cidery í˘ą or their ice cider for cold nights by the fire. Package it along with a handcrafted cheese board from Kurtz Millworks í˘˛ in Orangeville and a selection of goat’s cheese from Woolwich Dairy, plus a cheese knife with handmade lampwork beads created in the Beads on Broadway Studio í˘ł in Dragonfly Arts í˘ł . For the dedicated foodie and oenophile on your list, get tickets for one of the themed dinners and wine tastings with The Wine Coaches í˘´ at Gourmandissimo í˘´ in Caledon East.

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Then consider stepping up the romance with couples’ waltz and tango lessons at I Want to Learn to Dance í˘ľ , or by booking an oh-so-relaxing mini-holiday for her, or both of you, at Hockley Valley Resort or The Millcroft Inn í˘ś , or one of the local independent spas such as Jade Spa í˘ˇ in Bolton.

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Classic truffles and novelty chocolates make an irresistible combo at The Chocolate Shop.

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reo cookies, according to recent research, may be more addictive than cocaine. The study was carried out by American college students, and it hasn’t been peer reviewed, but the findings may help explain the traffic that streams through the door of The Chocolate Shop on Orangeville’s main street. “One of my most popular items,” store owner Barb Chafey tells me, “is our chocolate-covered Oreos.”

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Drenching Oreos in chocolate is the sort of thing the “Chocolate Lady” is known for. It sets her store apart from chocolatiers whose shops can be as intimidating to enter as an haute couture fashion emporium.

Barb says she isn’t a chocoholic, nor is she prone to lapsing into the lingo of the connoisseur. She doesn’t mention the terroir of cacao or dwell upon the merits of the particular percentage of cocoa she uses in her confections. She provides minimal

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statistics and fails to drone on about the differences between Ethiopian and Kenyan cocoa beans.

Instead, Barb says she loves what she does. “It’s a happy business. People come in and buy gifts or lovely pickme-ups for themselves.”

As if on cue, a customer who has been poking around the shop asks for chocolate-covered jujubes. I cringe at the thought and say so. I’m assured that if I were to try some, I’d change my mind. But they are sold out, so

Barb Chafey shows off a tray of seasonal treats in her Orangeville store: “It’s a happy business.”

the customer asks for a substitute.

She and her husband have come from Bolton to Orangeville to see a movie, and they want something to nibble on while watching the show.

Barb suggests “bullets,” which are Australian red licorice dipped in chocolate, or her caramel-baked, chocolate-coated pretzels, sprinkled with crushed Smarties or Skor bar. I reel at the thought. Like Barb, I’m not a chocoholic, though I begin to think I might be a bit of a chocolate purist.

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But even a purist would heartily approve of Barb’s most popular confections. Set out in a long glass display case are handcrafted truffles made with rich Callebaut Belgian chocolate, cream, butter and an array of fi llings limited only by imagination. Of these, the biggest sellers “by far” contain liquor. The favourites are a milk chocolate truffle laced with Mumm’s champagne and a dark chocolate one f lavoured with Courvoisier. “This pair of truffles is popular as wedding favours,” says Barb.

Using milk or dark chocolate and sometimes white chocolate, Barb also makes a variety of other truff les, fi lled with lemon, espresso, Kahlúa, Grand Marnier or other delights.

These rich treats cozy up to Australian ginger dipped in milk chocolate (or dark chocolate, my personal favourite), chocolate cups fi lled with hot pepper jelly, chocolate-coated cherries made by Barb’s mother, hazelnut buds, almond bark and more, including “puddles,” which combine chocolate, homemade caramel and pecans or peanuts.

Clad in a sporty baseball cap, a crisp white chef ’s smock, a short jersey skirt, black leggings and sneakers, Barb looks too youthful to have children who are 29 and 26. She bought The Chocolate Shop eight years ago, after she had learned the ropes by working for seven years in the original store, located just along Broadway.

A year after buying the business, Barb moved the shop to its current

location, a building with lots of character and plenty of walk-in traffic.

With a staff that consists of friends and family, Barb earns a living by both making and selling her confections. In the back room, she demonstrates how to melt the chocolate and pour it through a funnel into a mould that sits atop a shaker that rids the liquid of bubbles. She then chills the treats so they will pop easily out of the moulds.

“Chocolate is horribly messy, but lots of fun,” she says. It’s creative too.

Barb is always looking for new items to make. After spotting the idea on Facebook, for example, her daughter suggested taking chocolate-dipped Oreos several steps further, by sandwiching Barb’s own peanut butter cups between Double Stuf Oreos before dipping the concoction in chocolate and cutting it in half.

Similarly, Barb’s collection of moulds has expanded as a result of customers’ requests. She won’t allow me to print some of the juicier inquiries that have come her way – but there isn’t much she won’t make if someone wants it.

Barb’s array of novelty chocolates changes with the season and special days and holidays. My visit is in October, so she points to a white chocolate Halloween skeleton. The poor guy’s bones are scattered across a platter. “I had to make sure I put the right bones in the proper places when I made this for a chiropractor’s office,” she says.

She also sells chocolate birthday cards and thank-you notes, and is gearing up for this year’s holiday season with a variety of Christmas goodies.

The shop’s offering of classic, highquality chocolates along with novelty treats that induce smiles makes a winning combination of food art and entertainment. And to be honest, when I tried a caramel-baked, chocolatedipped pretzel sprinkled with bits of Smarties, I couldn’t resist reaching for a second.

Mike Mullin, an Orangeville real estate agent, sums up the appeal of The Chocolate Shop. He mentions how good the chocolates are, but he saves his highest praise for the Chocolate Lady herself: “She always brightens up the day.”

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Stitches in History

The Quilts of Dufferin County beautifully records the art and lives of women.

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The Grand Valley branch of the Women’s Institute creates an autograph quilt.

In the design, they embroider the names of local soldiers enlisted in the 164th Battalion.

As a fundraiser for the Canadian Red Cross, residents pay ten cents to add their names.

The quilt itself is donated to a military hospital in London, England. Or so they think.

Four years later, a Montreal man writes a letter to the Red Cross describing how he found a quilt in a “shot-to-pieces town in France.” He brought the quilt home and wishes to return it to the community, “thinking that it would be of interest to those who signed their names, as it had passed through many vicissitudes.”

The quilt, a symbol of comfort given to a brave soldier on the front lines, is then housed in the Grand Valley Carnegie Library and displayed every Remembrance Day. Years later, William George Boswell saves the artifact from destruction, and his family donates it to the Dufferin County Museum & Archives where this important piece of history can be viewed by all.

The tale of the Grand Valley WWI quilt is just one of the many fascinating stories found in The Quilts of Dufferin County: Women’s Art, Women’s Stories by Orangeville’s Shelagh Roberts.

The idea for the book came to Shelagh when she volunteered on a documentation project at the museum. She was helping archivist Steve Brown and fellow volunteer Betty Sanderson (also a quilter) to record details of the quilts donated to the museum’s collection, and she recalls thinking, “You can’t write about the stitching or the sashing without talking about the women who made it.” Thus, the search for the women’s stories began.

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Wearing their story on their backs, author Shelagh Roberts (in Cockscomb) is flanked by quilt photographer Pete Paterson (in Oak Leaf and Reel) and archivist Steve Brown.

The Double Irish Chain quilt Steve is wearing was made by his grandmother. Now in the museum’s collection, it is one of the 63 quilts featured in The Quilts of Dufferin County.

It took Shelagh six long years of research, digging through old archival material, pestering Steve Brown to fill the gaps, working with photographer Pete Paterson to produce a vibrant photo record of each quilt, and determining the flow of the book with designer Paul Hogeveen – but what a result.

The book is so much more than a catalogue of quilts. It’s a fascinating crosssection of life in early Dufferin County – the successes and tragedies of families who came together to form a community, and how the impact of the outside world, the industrial revolution, the railroad, world wars, depression and boom times, shaped their lives.

The fabrics alone reveal so much. For the functional quilts made purely for winter warmth, resourceful women used old clothes, sacking, and even, at the height of the Depression, the tops of lisle stockings.

The beautiful quilt chosen for the cover of the book was sewn by Mary Conn of Mono in 1892. The fabrics are salesman’s samples given to her by her sweetheart, a commercial traveller. Tragically, Mary’s beau was killed in a buggy accident. Heartbroken, she never married and went on to take care of her parents and brothers on the family farm.

Marriage quilts, on the other hand, were made from the best, often purchased, fabrics and showcased a woman’s finest work. One of the earliest examples in the collection is a medallion design by Ellen Mary Burke of East Garafraxa in 1869. The obvious care and dedication in creating the complex Tree of Life design is a ref lection of its maker. Mrs. Burke was described as a “formidable” woman, who raised seven children on her own after her husband’s accidental death.

Women’s lives changed with technology and the ability to purchase ready-made goods. Electricity eased the backbreaking work of cooking and cleaning, keeping a kitchen garden and sewing the family’s clothing. Along the way quilting evolved from necessity to art form. Luxury fabrics such as velvets and silks were used to create quilts that hung on display instead of adorning a bed.

Today, after decades of declining interest, women (and a few men) are once again taking up the needle to produce not only traditional quilts, but also artful landscapes, abstract designs and clothing such as vests and jackets.

Women’s stories have been woefully under-recorded in the annals of history.

The Quilts of Dufferin County is a wonderful testament to the importance of women’s lives and work.

The quilts and stories on this and the following pages are excerpted from among the 63 quilts featured in the book, a third of the 189 quilts in the museum’s collection.

Tree of Life Medallion Maker: Ellen Mary (Warnock) Burke East Garafraxa, 1869 Pieced and embroidered by hand Quilted by hand, overall chevron 168 x 189 cm (66 x 74.5 in) A91-180

Redwork Autograph Maker: Grand Valley Branch, Women’s Institute Grand Valley, East Luther, 1916 Pieced by machine Quilted by hand 183 x 221 cm (72 x 87 in) A99-303

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Cockscomb Paper cut quilts are much less common than pieced quilts, at least in the DCMA collection. This one is an impressive example of the style. Made of red cotton appliqués set on point on white cotton whole cloth, this quilt is completed with four corner blocks and four half blocks as fillers. The moderately dense hand quilting is done in a pumpkin seed pattern.

Christine Sutherland, 1877–1963, married Henry Watt, 1874–1944, in Woodstock on 25 July 1900. Based on information from the family member who donated the quilt, we have assumed this to be yet another marriage quilt particularly in light of its spectacular design and good condition.

Christine and Henry made their home at 33 First Avenue in Orangeville for many years. They were the parents of three children, Florence, Helen, and Donald.

Henry operated a feed and seed business from 1905 to 1921 in what was the old Jull Mill on Mill Street (demolished in 1991).

In the 1920s the business was relocated to Broadway where Henry’s son, Donald, continued the family enterprise for many years.

Maker: Christine (Sutherland) Watt Orangeville, 1900 Appliquéd by hand Quilted by hand, pumpkin seed 169 x 183 cm (66.5 x 72 in) A202-051-1-1A

Bear Paw

Maker: Elsie (Turner) Bryan East Garafraxa, 1904 Pieced by hand, assembled by machine Quilted by hand, overall fan 183 x 192 cm (72 x 76 in) A96-080 64

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Checks, solids, stripes and polka dots as well as a great deal of time went into the creation of this scrap quilt. Two hundred bear-paw blocks each 9 cm (3.75 in) square are pieced in blocks of four 22 cm (9 in) square and sashed with a variety of blue cotton prints. The 50 large blocks are then set on point with wine red sashing. A medium-weight cotton batting is backed with a cotton print of pink and white that has been wrapped to the front as the binding. Fading, frayed edges, tears and signs of repair all tell of a quilt that has had many years of use.

When Joseph Turner, 1856–1932, and his wife Mary Jane Thompson, 1859–1940, came to Dufferin they settled in Amaranth.

Some time later they moved to lot 2, 11th line in East Garafraxa. This is where their daughter Elsie, 1882–1956, the maker of this quilt, married George Bryan, 1879– 1960, in March of 1904. George and Elsie then settled on lot 26, concession 6 in Erin Township near Cedar Valley. Although this marriage quilt was made in Dufferin, it spent most of its life in Erin. It returned to Dufferin when it was purchased from the auction sale of the property of Elsie’s son, Clarence Bryan, in 1996.

Crazy Medallion Recipient: Alice (Francis) Middleton Melancthon, via Huntsville, ca 1890 Pieced and embroidered by hand 142 x 183 cm (56 x 72 in) X985-05-02

Here we have a stunning example of crazy quilt creation. This quilt has been foundation pieced as one single, large block rather than assembled from smaller, more manageable blocks. Four metallic stars at the corners of the centre medallion make for a striking start to the fabrics that radiate in all directions. Silks, satins, cottons and wool, as well as occasional pieces of ribbon have been combined with embellishments that include a wide variety of embroidery stitches, appliqué, and painted designs. Backing is cotton in a soft gold colour tied with various pastel wools rather than quilted.

The embroidery includes the words Mother, Maud, Rose, Good Luck, and the initials AEF, RAF, MEF, MAF and AFF, the initials of Alice Francis’s five sisters, Annie, Rose, Mary, Maud and Ada. These initials, along with an unsubstantiated date of 1888, suggest that this quilt may have been a gift to Alice Francis from her sisters on the occasion of her leaving home. Alice would have been 18 by then and of an age to earn a living.

Alice Francis was born in Huntsville in 1871 and it was there that she married Thomas Albert Middleton in June 1903. Thomas’s family had moved to Melancthon from the Lindsay area in the late 1870s. The newlyweds settled near the groom’s family, and it was in Melancthon that their daughter Helen Alberta was born in March 1904.

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The earliest dated quilt in our collection, this is also one of the most complex Tulip quilts we have. Of red, white, green, and chrome yellow solid-colour cotton, it consists of 13 blocks 40 cm square (15.5 in) set on point with eight filler triangles and four corner triangles, all pieced and assembled by hand. Blocks are framed with fine red piping that carries through to the binding. Hand quilting is echo stitching to the outline of the appliquéd flowers and in a checkerboard pattern in the corners and filler triangles.

The complexity of the design and the care with which this quilt has been preserved suggest that it was part of Elizabeth Duke’s, 1843–1902, trousseau.

She was the daughter of Thomas Duke and Jane Ann Wilson of Mono Mills.

Elizabeth married Thomas Rawn, 1836–1905, on 7 March 1861 in a service led by Reverend Alexander Lewis of Mono Mills, an itinerant minister with parishes in Orangeville and Mono Mills throughout the 1860s. Elizabeth and Thomas set up home near Mono Mills on lot 36, concession 1, Albion, where they raised a family of eight children.

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Thomasina (Atkinson) Jackson Mono Mills, ca 1940 Pieced by hand and machine Quilted by hand, diagonal crosshatch 182 x 203 cm (71.5 x 80 in) A210-217

Here we find a superb catalogue of 1930s fabrics that would have been echoed in the pages of an Eaton’s catalogue. Fifteen blocks made up of 81 squares of these fabrics have been combined with white square blocks to create this colourful Triple Irish Chain. The quilt is in very good condition showing little evidence of wear. Although assembled predominantly by machine, the three small squares in the corners of each white block have been appliquéd by hand.

The batting and backing are cotton and have been bound to the top with white straight-cut binding finished by hand. The quilting is diagonal cross-hatching and is also in good condition.

Thomasina “Ena” Atkinson, 1890–1981, was born in Liverpool and moved with her family to Belfast in 1904. She was still living there in the 1920s when she served as The Grand Mistress of the Orange Lodge in Northern Ireland, a dangerous pursuit that ended when her Catholic friends told her she had to “get out now.”

Ena and her brother John were smuggled away hidden in a turnip truck.

When they arrived in Toronto John enrolled in Wycliffe College. Ena continued on to her brother George, a clergyman in Mono Mills. Here she met Reginald Jackson, 1890–1984, who was the miller there. Ena and Reginald married in 1923 and settled into life in the miller’s house. All her life Ena enjoyed quilting and according to her daughter who donated the quilt “she would never put two colours together that she didn’t like.”

Brickwork Maker: Mary Conn Mono, ca 1892 Pieced by machine Quilted by hand, double clam shell 147 x 173 cm (58 x 68 in)

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Live Life to the Fullest at Kingsmere The fabric for this charming quilt was given to Mary Conn, 1868–1954, by her sweetheart, a commercial traveller. The fabrics were his salesman’s samples and tell us something of the variety of fabrics available at the time. The donor says Mary made the quilt about the time the donor’s grandmother, Mary (Patterson) Ewing was married in 1892.

Assembled by machine, these beautifully patterned blocks create a very appealing quilt that is still in very good condition. There has been little fading or wear although the binding is frayed in some places. The backing is men’s shirting fabrics in grey, white, and yellow stripes – also in very good condition.

Sadly Mary Conn’s sweetheart was killed in an accident involving a runaway horse and buggy, and Mary never married. She remained on the family farm to care for her parents. When they died, she stayed on to keep house for her bachelor brothers Isaac and John. When the farmstead was sold in 1937, Mary spent her remaining years with her brother Albert and his wife, Lily May, in Toronto.

An interesting note to Mary’s life is the fact that the family home on the west half of lot 26, concession 5 in Mono also served as the post office for the Elder community for the 50 years of its existence. Mary’s father, Courtney Conn, served as the community’s only postmaster. ≈

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Caledon’s Gold Rush In the 1820s and early ’30s, rumours of a gold deposit near presentday Cataract triggered a gold rush out of York (Toronto) to the upper Credit River. Inadequate equipment and preparation combined with inexperience in the primitive, unsettled area led to total failure.

Two men died in accidents and the remainder developed scurvy and barely made it back to “civilization.”

There was no gold.

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Stories come from all over the province, but some, especially in these hills, had more drama than others.

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y the beginning of the 20th century, mining engineers and stock promoters had pretty much agreed that northern Ontario was the only truly logical setting for new mineral discoveries. Yet they continued to keep a keen eye on Dufferin County, because a steady number of new “finds” made the area impossible to ignore. It didn’t seem to matter that none of them ever paid off, the finds just kept on coming.

As far back as 1886, for example, gold was discovered in Melancthon Township near Dundalk. Four years later another gold discovery – silver too – made headlines, this time at Horning’s Mills.

In 1903 Mulmur Township got into the act in a more pedestrian way with the apparent discovery of coal near Perm. In the same year a syndicate was formed in Alliston to mine for diamonds near the Adjala-Mulmur border. And in 1906 a group of investors from Shelburne hired a professional drilling company to extract oil at Jelly’s Creek just outside town. The driller went down 1,900 feet before declaring the search a waste of time, despite the investors’ willingness to pay him to go even deeper.

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DID CONVICTION OVERWHELM SCIENCE? The 1903 alleged coal find in Perm is instructive. The rumour of its presence had long floated around the county, so in 1900 R.A. Rickey of Shelburne sent a sample of “Mulmur Coal” to the federal assay office in Ottawa. Undeterred by a most emphatic reply that coal beds “would be impossible in this part of Ontario,” local residents chose to believe a retired prospector who, after two brief visits to Mulmur, had once declared, “There’s something under Dufferin County.”

And so a syndicate of Mulmur farmers and Shelburne residents paid a significant sum to bore into the township soil and learn the federal assay office was right.

That there must be something deep down in Dufferin County was a notion readily fostered by the local press which consistently offered enthusiastic reportage – and editorial opinion – about the county’s mining future. The certainty of “something” was reinforced by such news items as “John Levens continues to work in his silver mine on the 15th SR of Melancthon” (Shelburne Free Press, 1909) and “a company is digging for gold

at Lavender” (Orangeville Sun, 1909).

Whether Mr. Levens actually mined silver and whether the Lavender site produced gold were never reported. Only the searches made the news.

The sheer number of discoveries offered much opportunity for shady marketing.

Among the more memorable was the “Reddickville Oil Scam” of 1906. Word had spread that oil was leaking into the water well serving the Reddickville hotel at a flow so strong a potential oil well just had to be nearby. What actually flowed into Reddickville was a flood of potential investors and curiosity seekers who, once they saw the oil light up lamps placed along the hotel bar, simply couldn’t resist buying a sample quart (for 15¢, several times the normal price of kerosene).

Typically, they also bought a quart or two of whiskey from the hotelkeeper – at a dollar a quart, also an inflated price.

Before it came out that drums of kerosene were being dumped into the hotel’s well, promoters had driven stakes throughout a neighbouring farm and were selling claims. The draw of this alleged oil find was so powerful that the syndicate drilling over at Jelly’s Creek made plans to give up on that site and

Saved by a Vice Promoters of the mine on Henry Stoddart’s farm declared they would sell shares only to “Christian people.” One of those in Walkerton was Miss Mary Glendening who, after buying just one share from G.A. Bonter, agreed to buy more. Bonter came to her house to complete this second purchase and while he waited for her to write the cheque, sat on her porch and smoked a cigarette. In Miss Glendening’s eyes this was an act so “vile and immoral” that she tore up the cheque.

move its equipment to Reddickville, but learned the truth just in time.

The notoriety of the Reddickville affair, along with the consistent failure of the many other finds over the years, seemed to introduce a brief intermission in Dufferin’s mining history. It wasn’t until 1912 that the county topped the mining news once again, and thanks to promoters, made the national news as well. This time the hot tip was a coal mine in Melancthon Township.

THE MELANCTHON COAL MINE The supposed mine located at Henry Stoddart’s farm on the 4th Line of Melancthon had all the characteristics of a classic “seeding scam,” whereby samples are placed throughout a potential claim in order to be “discovered,” following which experts attest to the value of the soon-to-be mine, and promoters immediately begin marketing shares to investors.

In the fall of 1912, one G.A. Bonter, a mining stock promoter from Toronto, appeared at the Stoddart farm to investigate a rumour that coal abounded on the property. He was accompanied by a reputed expert, a mining engineer named Slater (all the way from Utah), who declared the coal on the farm to be of a quality found only in Wales.

Bonter then partnered with an allegedly wealthy American named Colonel Waters, and the two began aggressively peddling this “wonderful mine in Melancthon,” not to the people of Dufferin but to the citizens of Walkerton.

Their success in that Bruce County town was considerable and might have continued had not a pair of unmarried elderly sisters, “the Misses McKinnon,” after handing over much of their savings, taken the unusual step of actually going to Henry Stoddart’s farm to see for themselves.

Their disillusion triggered a high profi le lawsuit (it failed) and a charge of “fraudulent conspiracy” against Bonter. (The county court in Walkerton dismissed the charge for lack of evidence when Slater could not be located and Colonel Waters was said to have died suddenly, although this could not be verified.)

Needless to say, there was never any mine, but then no one locally connected to the situation, including Henry Stoddart, had ever said there was! In fact, there is no evidence to suggest that Stoddart was involved in the scam in any way. He and his neighbours had always known that random pieces of coal would periodically surface on his farm when the land was worked – not an uncommon phenomenon in eastern North America – but there was never sufficient quantity or quality to interest them.

When court challenges over the non-existent mine petered out in 1915, leaving no one satisfied or remunerated, it was assumed the “Melancthon Coal Mine” was done for good, but hope springs eternal in Dufferin and by 1920 it was back in the news. This time it took a drilling company and a series of empty holes to prove there truly was no mine on Henry Stoddart’s farm.

Nevertheless, in November of that same year, yet another rig looking for coal came up empty on the farm of James Higgins, just east of Shelburne.

Gold was also said to have been discovered on the 3rd Line of Amaranth, and down on Gravel Road in Melancthon, a crew was again drilling for oil.

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Nestled on a Hockley illside H Built like a little village, this house encompasses two visions of home.

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his home is the special expression of two very different people who have found that its expansive setting in the Hockley Valley satisfies the longings of both – for space and privacy, for freedom and a close relationship with nature.

But each owner came to this place for particular reasons, and each brought a particular perspective to what was wanted in a home. One, a Canadian, arrived with a desire to reinforce childhood memories and experiences. The other, English by way of a Turkish upbringing and a Greek youth, brought a yearning for respite and a desire to showcase a collection assembled during a life of travel and adventure.

The house sits on a large acreage where nature is tamed in some places and left wild in others. The views can be both expansive and intimate.

The approach to the house, which perches on the edge of a steep drop into a fold of the Niagara Escarpment, is long and somewhat hair-raising, especially on an icy winter’s day. At the top of the first rise, the view explodes into CinemaScope as the sweeping landscape, covered by deep snow, sparkles in the late afternoon sun.

Formerly used for maple syrup production, the property is criss-crossed by footpaths still used by the family – and by strolling turkey and deer. Dotted with maple and sumac, the vast area slopes down to a valley and provides

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Though the owners have different ideas about living space, they share the same ideas about what makes a home work. A thinker and a doer of enormous energy, she needs a place to recharge – something cottagey and casual. He is a traveller and innovator who needs a canvas for his life and a place to bring family together to hear tales of high seas and hijinks. So continued on next page

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communal spaces are large and lofty, with plenty of space for gatherings of extended family and large groups of friends.

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tinct purposes, exterior courtyards that provide outdoor intimacy, a central internal pathway that links all and a boxwood-defi ned “common” that follows the footprint of the house.

Parallel to the hall is the service passageway that provides space for pantry, coats and boots, and dog toys.

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The south pavilion is the private space, including a generous master bedroom, bathrooms and walk-in closets, as well as an equally spacious second bedroom.

Connecting the two pavilions is a long, wide corridor that provides an ideal space for displaying some of the couple’s collection of 20th-century paintings. This corridor also links the pavilions to his and her studies.

Reflecting their differences, his study is a richly appointed and warm-toned room with its own roof and sculpture garden. Hers is a bright, turreted height reached by a spiral staircase.

Light and fresh, her study also pro-

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The owners credit Grierson, who died in 2001, with developing the entire design. He nimbly integrated advanced environmental, local, European and even colonial African architectural elements, creating a home that perfectly suits two very individual people.

The Mediterranean influence may be the first thing that strikes visitors.

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An original statement for original people, the house is undeniably large and rather grand, but it feels like a home – a home with a palpable sense of humour. For example, in a birch copse near the house stands a lifesized fibreglass cow. It was a key early purchase for the owners, who smile and say that if the house is to be called “the farm,” there must be an animal.

Christmases are always celebrated around the living room fireplace with a giant tree covered in decorations that have been made, found and given to the family. Each has a story and place in someone’s heart.

On Christmas Eve the stockings are “hung by the chimney with care,” and everyone awaits the inevitable first flakes of snow in the bay window alcove. Presents are opened. Stories are told. And the house is so peaceful that deer have been known to come to the window for a look at the human exhibits inside. ≈ Freelance writer and photographer Pam Purves lives in Caledon.

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Another of the American egg collection, signed by the artist.

above : This is one of two Phantom of the Opera ornaments purchased at Eaton’s just prior to Christmas 1991 immediately following a family outing to the musical.

Noting that great ornaments can be found in unlikely places, Pam McGugan (left) shows off a delightful swan of delicate hand-blown glass purchased at Target in Hilton Head – where real Tundra swans overwinter. It’s one of some 2,ooo ornaments Pam carefully places on her tree each year.

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Pam knows firsthand how such beloved holiday rituals connect us to loved ones still with us and those long gone. “I have my mother, Constance Hunt, and my father’s mom Gran Arnold to thank for passing on a love for our family’s tree-dressing tradition.”

Her Grandmother Arnold had a magnificent ornament collection and her tree was the centrepiece of resplendent holiday parties in 1940s Quebec, complete with guests delivered home by horse-drawn sleigh, huddled together under buffalo skin throws, sleigh bells ringing.

Pam’s mother, then a teenager, met her father at one such party – he was driving the sleigh. “I think of Dad every time I look at the decoration he gave his mother when he was a little boy,” she says.

Even Pam’s tree-dressing technique is passed down. “I learned how to place the ornaments watching my mother.

You begin with the largest ones, placing them strategically throughout, then the next largest and so on,” she explains. “Certain ornaments, like the rich purples, reds and golds of my Polish ornaments, play off others, and create clusters of colours and shapes.

And each year’s tree is different.”

Pam knows too how important these traditions are for younger generations. Much as her parents did

when she was a child, Pam would head out with her husband Jim and their two daughters Melissa and Alexandra to find, cut down and drag home the perfect giant tree (big enough to accommodate all those decorations).

Among the many precious memories are also the stages when her girls swore with rolling eyes that they’d never go to all that trouble. Now young women creating their own homes, both daughters cherish and carry on the McGugan tree tradition.

These days Pam has switched to an immense artificial tree. She’s grateful for the support of her husband Jim who continues to do the heavy lifting involved in assembling the tree in their vaulted foyer every December 1.

Pam then takes a full week to bedeck the towering conifer and another two days in January to take it all down – a massive undertaking on both occasions.

People always ask: Which decoration is her favourite? She confesses it’s a bit like asking a parent to choose one child over another. She adores one from her mother, a frog prince comically holding a diamond ring.

There are seashell creations from Florida, a giraffe head surrounded by Acacias trees, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis fandangles, crèche festoons made of dough from Peru and woven straw figures from Ecuador. Still, some of her most cherished are those you might find on any family tree – macaroni angels and other such dogeared finery made by little loving hands many years ago.

“Each decoration represents a moment of my life, and every year I bring them out and take time to remember. It’s quite something to take it all in, once the trimming is done.” This year McGugan will hang a new ornament from Sorrento, Italy, where her daughter Melissa will be married next year – a little something to mark a future memorable moment.

Most of all, I think the McGugan tree says a lot about the power of rituals. Yes, the big ones around holidays, but also all the little ones inbetween. In our family, it might be Saturday morning hikes to Cataract, or the last dog walk with my son every night before lights out – those rhythms of our lives (not always easy or convenient) that both mark the steady passing of time and keep us circling back to each other. Little things that over time, if we commit to them, become big and memorable – just like Pam’s tree. ≈

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photographic It’s the time of the year when we create and collect memories. We’ve gathered a few events and activities among the best of the season. Enjoy every minute!

Photos with the Grinch at the Alton Mill Arts Centre Have you taken your children to the Alton Mill yet? For an art gallery, it is very un-stuff y, with wide open spaces, a café with delicious treats, and large-scale sculptures outside to admire when things get hot and pesky inside. Once the pond freezes, skating takes place throughout the season.

On November 23–24 and December 14–15 from noon to 4 p.m., bring your kids to have their photo taken with the Grinch. This holiday favourite is in its third year and is always a hit. The Mill is at 1402 Queen Street, Alton. www.altonmill.ca

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chool plays, visits with grandparents, first snowfall, first snowman, a slightly traumatic but thrilling visit with Santa, opening presents – these are the moments of the season.

Our cameras are at the ready, a slim device in our back pocket or purse that can be pulled out and snap, snap, snapped.

It wasn’t always so easy. Some of you might recall the smell of chemicals released when you opened the little black film canister. The process of winding the film into your heavy metal camera was a delicate one, and the whirring of the film spooling inside the black body was mysterious, and for the less experienced, a bit of a crap shoot.

For those who dabbled in the art of developing film, the magic continued as you swirled the chemically sensitive paper in the bath and waited for the images to manifest themselves. What apparitions would appear? Whose mouth would be set in a sad line? Whose glasses would be off-kilter?

Whose head thrown back, crooked teeth showing? Would the kids’ faces be clean?

Happy? There were no retakes. You hoped for one good photo in the entire set.

I recall with jealousy my friends’ encyclopedic libraries of family photos – preserved in faux-leather books with gilded trim, containing photos from every event or nonevent. Before the plastic sleeves of modern albums were books of black-and-white photos held in place by tiny photographic corners. Remove the photos carefully to fi nd a scrawled date or name on the back.

Those books were put together with pride

and care, and they were revisited over and over as a way of telling stories and reinforcing family history.

For me, there is very little such photographic history. My memories of childhood are blurry. Was I fat? Was I thin? Did my brother and I ever hug? Did the cat really sit on my lap and like me more than him?

Did I have big birthday parties that I’ve forgotten? Did I toboggan with my parents, or visit Santa?

The visual record of all those things disappeared the year we moved to a farm on Tremaine Road in Milton. My parents were organized and prepared for the move. They had packed their silky horse show ribbons in boxes – there would have been many. They had packed heavy silver platters engraved with swirly inscriptions of championship horses’ names and winnings. There were probably a few drawings and report cards.

But there were also photos. I don’t know how many, or if they were organized, or in books with sticky plastic pages. I’m sure there must have been a few in frames with dusty velvet backings. They were packed early and taken over for storage in the vacant new house while we continued to pack the rest of our belongings.

It must have been in the middle of the night when the robbery happened. One day, the boxes were at the new house. When we returned the following day to drop off our next load, they were gone. Vanished.

Not much of a haul for the robbers, but why not? The boxed goods would have made it easy for the intruders to load up and hastily flee elsewhere to see what treasures were theirs.

They must have been mightily disappointed. I have often imagined the photos of me and my brother tossed aside and floating in an oily ditch somewhere near an industrial park in Milton, while the robbers took off with the silver platters under their arms.

My memories of my early years are fleeting. There is only a verbal record and few visual cues to start the conversation. And now, although I think I should be building that encyclopedic bank for my son to look back on, I am not very good at taking photos, or at least doing anything with the ones I do take.

But then again I wonder if we are living enough “in the moment” these days. We pose ourselves and our children, and we watch our lives and events unfold from behind a device. The images are ephemeral, caught and disposed of in social media feeds, never to be seen again.

We’ve seen audiences of thousands watching their favourite glamorous star sing into the mic, a once in a lifetime opportunity, yet the audience is busy trying to snap the best angle, get the closest close-up, only to miss the show.

The fabulous Beyoncé recently interrupted her show to stop the madness. “I’m right in your face, baby!” she said in the middle of “Irreplaceable,” as she leaned into a guy in the front row who held his device out in her face. “You gotta seize this moment,” she said. “Put that damn camera down!”

I think there is a balance to be struck here. Whether it’s a sequined, bootylicious singer in your face, or your baby with a runny nose enjoying her first toboggan ride, pick up the camera for sure. Snap, snap, snap – take a photo or two, or a few for the record. Then put the camera down and just be present.

And do something with the photo later. Save it in a precious place, frame it, preserve it from robbers in the night. ≈ Bethany Lee is the online editor of www.kidsinthehills.ca, a sister site of www.inthehills.ca, where she also writes a regular blog.

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You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

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than couldn’t believe it. The world’s foremost potential girlfriend, Alice Purdy, was standing beside him without another person in sight. This was his big chance.

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“Uh, what do you think of Mr. T’s latest project?”

Alice was in Ethan’s Grade 9 Canadian and world studies class, and Mr. Turner was their teacher.

Ethan wished all his teachers could be like Mr. T. He was young, enthusiastic and crazy.

For their fi rst project, every student had to draw a new world map. Most of the kids put Canada, the USA and Mexico together as one country. Boy, did that start a discussion. Today, Mr. Turner had given them another assignment: If you were in charge of the Canadian Mint, whose picture would you put on bills?

“I think it will be fun,” Alice answered. “Who’s on the money now?”

“Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Sir John A. Macdonald, Queen Elizabeth, William Lyon Mackenzie King and Sir Robert Borden.”

Alice smiled at Ethan as if to say, “Aren’t you smart,” and his heart did a triple backflip.

“I know Queen Elizabeth,” Alice said, “but who are the others?”

“Old prime ministers.”

“Boring.”

“Uh-oh.”

“Uh-oh?”

“My bus! See ya tomorrow!” Ethan was already sprinting. He could see Mrs. Gallas, the bus driver, staring at him in the side mirror as the bus pulled away, but she didn’t stop, if anything she speeded up. Ethan sighed. Telling your bus driver she needed driving lessons probably wasn’t the brightest idea.

But why hadn’t his pal Jenny asked Mrs. Gallas to stop the bus? Jenny must have seen him.

Having missed the bus, Ethan figured he might as well return to the world’s foremost potential girlfriend. Maybe he could wow Alice with some other piece of trivia. But he was too late there, too. She was already disappearing down the street with that weasel Max Reinhardt by her side. continued on next page

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Normally Ethan would have phoned home to ask for a ride, but this plan wasn’t going to work because he hadn’t laid eyes on his iPhone since Sunday. But even then, it wouldn’t have helped because his parents were lying on a beach in Cuba. Grandma was at home but she no longer had a licence. Then Ethan remembered that his younger sister Trudy was staying late at the public school and he was supposed to ride over to pick her up on Spirit, the Clydesdale. He started running again.

It took Ethan 40 minutes to jog home.

He ran into the house to tell Grandma where he was going, but Grandma wasn’t there. Instead, he found a note: Spirit and I have gone to get Trudy. Be home soon. Love, Grandma.

OMIGOD! If Mom found out that Grandma was riding Spirit again, he’d be grounded like last Christmas, when Grandma and her friend Thelma took off on Spirit with Ethan chasing after them.

Maybe Grandma hadn’t left yet …

He found her at the barn. “Don’t you laugh, Ethan.”

Ethan tried his best, but when Grandma snorted, he burst out laughing too.

“I’m not exactly sure how this happened,” she said.

Grandma had managed to get up on Spirit. The trouble was she was facing the wrong way.

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Ethan arrived at Boswell Public just in time to see Trudy jump on Blake Bottomsly’s back. Blake shook her off like a dog shaking off water, but that didn’t stop Trudy from leaping up and charging at Blake again. He swatted her away. Ethan slid off Spirit.

“Trudy, what are you doing?”

“Blake hurt Josh.”

Ethan’s eyes found Trudy’s friend Josh sitting in the snow. Blood was leaking from his nose onto his parka.

“Maybe you need to pick on someone your own size,” Ethan said, heading for Blake.

“Like you?” Blake Bottomsly pulled himself up to his full height. He was almost six feet tall and outweighed Ethan by thirty pounds. Before Ethan could regret not taking those tae kwon do lessons, Blake’s fist landed in his face and sent him sprawling.

Ethan scrambled up, angry now.

He charged at Blake, aiming for his chest, but at the last second, he bent over and tackled, felling Blake like an oak. Over Blake went, with Ethan landing on his chest. Ethan’s fist was heading for Blake’s face when someone grabbed his arm from behind.

“Enough, Ethan.”

Grandma slid a plate of spaghetti in front of Trudy.

“Why did Blake hurt Josh?”

“Josh had a package of licorice and Blake wanted it.”

Grandma glanced over at Ethan.

He was holding a bag of frozen peas to his eye, and she could tell he was still fuming. She pulled the bag away.

The skin around Ethan’s eye was black, blue and yellow.

“We used to call that a shiner. Tell me again what Mrs. Thompson said.”

Mrs. Thompson, the principal, was the one who had grabbed Ethan’s arm. Ethan didn’t answer, but Trudy did. “She said, ‘Ethan, you should know better. Violence just leads to more violence.’”

Grandma felt bad for Ethan. Some of life’s lessons hurt more than others.

Grandma decided to try another tack.

“Here’s a question. Why is Blake Bottomsly a bully?”

“Cuz he’s bigger than everybody else.”

“That allows him to be a bully but that doesn’t make him a bully.”

Trudy nodded at this and tried again. “His father died.”

“That’s right, Trudy. Last year, wasn’t it?”

Blake Bottomsly’s dad had fallen off the barn roof. Rumour had it that he’d been drinking, which didn’t surprise anyone. Drinking was something Bruce Bottomsly had been good at.

“So now I imagine a lot of responsibility falls on Blake’s shoulders and that can be hard when you’re just a kid. Does he have any brothers and sisters?”

“No.” “Friends?”

“No. He picks on everybody.”

“So we shouldn’t take this personally.”

Ethan made a face at this. Grandma changed gears again. She knew how to cheer Ethan up.

“Ethan, did you tell Trudy about finding me in the barn?”

“Grandma was on Spirit, but she was facing the wrong way.”

“I couldn’t figure out how you kids get up on him, so I got the kitchen stool and jumped, but my right leg wouldn’t swing around so I swung the left, thinking I’d be able to turn around after I got up, but that didn’t work. And then I realized I’d knocked the stool over, so I was stuck up there.

That reminds me, Ethan, why weren’t you on the bus?”

Ethan ignored this and instead told Grandma about his assignment to redesign Canadian money.

“Trudeau,” Grandma said. “I had such a crush on him.”

“What’s a crush?” Trudy wanted to know.

Ethan had spent all week fantasizing about his ride with Alice Purdy. She’d sit in front of him. He’d be behind, his arms wrapped around her waist. He’d smell her hair.

When they soared over a fence, Ethan would hold on tight making Alice feel safe.

And when it was over, Alice would kiss him ...

“An infatuation.” Grandma could see that Trudy didn’t know the word.

“It means you’re hopelessly in love.”

Ethan thought of Alice.

“Why did you have a crush, Grandma?”

“Oh, well, he was the prime minister, you know, and so cute and so smart.

He’d say things like ‘No doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.’”

Alice Purdy was admiring Ethan’s shiner. Ethan told her the story. Alice latched onto the part where Ethan rode Spirit.

“You have a horse?”

“Two. A Clydesdale named Spirit and a Percheron called Noelle.”

“I love horses. At least I think I do.”

It turned out that Alice had never ridden a horse, but she was dying to.

So Ethan invited her to come over on Saturday afternoon, and Alice said yes!

Grandma placed her left hand flat on the dining room table.

“Hand sandwich,” she said.

Trudy’s right hand landed on Grandma’s, then Ethan’s right, then Trudy’s left, followed by Ethan’s left and Grandma’s right.

“You know the rules. Anything said during a hand sandwich can’t be repeated.”

Ethan and Trudy nodded.

“I saw Helen, Blake’s mom, in town today and here’s the scoop. She’s behind on her mortgage payments. The bank is going to take her farm away unless she pays up, but she can’t get the insurance company to pay Mr. Bottomsly’s life insurance because they say he was intoxicated, drunk, at the time of the accident. She has to hire lawyers, but she hasn’t got the money. She wants to hold onto the farm so Blake can take over when he’s old enough. She thinks Blake is acting out in the hopes of getting kicked out of school so he can begin farming.”

Grandma waved her hand in the air, something she did when making decisions.

“I’ve made an appointment for Helen with Bob Sullivan, my lawyer.

He says he can help her and Blake needs a friend, so I told Helen to bring him over on Saturday afternoon.”

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Blake arrived first. His mom dropped him off at noon. Blake’s fi rst words were, “Nice eye. What’s for lunch?”

Alice arrived at two. She was wearing tight jeans, leather boots, and a powder-blue ski jacket with matching headband. Her long blonde hair was tied back in a ponytail. Ethan was silently giving her and Emma Roberts ten out of ten, when Alice asked, “Who’s that?” Alice was watching Blake do wheelies in the snow using Ethan’s dad’s ATV. “That’s Blake.”

“The guy who punched you?”

“Yeah.”

Before Alice could ask more questions, another car pulled into the driveway and out popped Max Reinhardt, aka the Weasel. Alice did a pirouette on her way to meet Max. “Max wanted to come. I knew you wouldn’t mind.”

Ethan led the way into the barn. He was surprised to find Jenny there getting ready to ride Noelle, the black Percheron. Jenny lived next door, and when she wanted to ride, she usually phoned over first or checked in at the house.

“Hi, Jenny.”

Jenny waved, but didn’t look at Ethan. Then she heard other voices and turned to fi nd Alice, Max and Blake staring at her.

Ethan said, “Alice has never ridden a horse before.”

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wall and jumped on Spirit’s back.

“We got reins or what?”

Ethan had spent all week fantasizing about his ride with Alice Purdy.

She’d sit in front of him. He’d be behind, his arms wrapped around her waist. He’d smell her hair. When they soared over a fence, Ethan would hold on tight making Alice feel safe. And when it was over, Alice Purdy would kiss him …

“Here, Alice, come up with me.”

Jenny patted the spot in front of her and Alice scampered up the stall wall and slid into place. “Max, get on Spirit in front of Blake.”

Jenny smiled at Ethan and Ethan knew the smile. It was the one the Big Bad Wolf used when he dressed up like Grandma.

Grandma found Ethan sitting on the deck.

“I’ve got hot chocolate and popcorn inside.”

“Thanks, Grandma. That’s great.”

“You don’t sound very happy. I’m sorry I invited Blake over. I didn’t realize you’d invited Alice and Max.” “Just Alice.”

“Ah, I see. You like Alice.”

Ethan nodded. Grandma said, “She seems to like Max.” Ethan nodded again.

“What about Jenny?”

Ethan gave his grandma a puzzled look.

“I mean, do you like Jenny?”

“Yeah, she’s, like, my best friend.”

“So, maybe Jenny’s upset that you invited Alice over?”

“Why would she be upset?”

Like all really smart people, Ethan could on occasion be as dense as a London fog.

“Maybe Jenny would have liked to go riding with you?”

Ethan stared at his grandma and suddenly the fog cleared.

“I think you’re right, Grandma.”

An hour later, the two horses reappeared. Jenny and Alice were laughing, but Blake and Max weren’t. They looked like popsicles.

“What happened?”

Jenny slid off Noelle and helped Alice down.

“Blake wanted to race, so we took the trail to school, the one that crosses the river,” Jenny said.

Blake exploded. “We were winning.

Then the stupid horse stopped!”

Ethan could picture it: Spirit putting on the brakes, Blake flying forward, taking Max with him into the icy water.

“I’m fffff-frozen,” Max said just as his mom’s car pulled into the driveway. “Thanks, Ethan. I gotta go.”

Alice waved goodbye to Ethan and Jenny, then followed Max. “What are you guys doing tomorrow?” Blake asked Ethan and Jenny.

“We’re going tobogganing.”

“Not me,” Jenny said. “I’ve been invited over to Alice’s.”

Ethan watched as Jenny walked away.

Blake’s final words were: “Don’t worry, Eth, I’ll come over. I like it here.

Tell your grandma I’ll be here for lunch … Max! I need a ride!”

That night, Ethan showed Grandma his new Canadian bills. First was the five-dollar bill, featuring Sidney Crosby and Clara Hughes.

“A male and a female. That’s clever, Ethan.”

Next came the ten-dollar bill with Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling.

On the most popular bill, the twenty, Ethan had highlighted just one person, Canada’s number one hero, Terry Fox. On the fifty, Avril Lavigne sang with Justin Bieber, and for the hundred, Seth Rogen compared hairdos with Alice Munro, who had just won the Nobel Prize.

“One more Grandma.” The mint no longer printed a thousand-dollar note, but this didn’t stop Ethan from making one. He slid it across the table. Pierre Elliot Trudeau had his arm wrapped around a much younger Grandma. Grandma hooted.

Just then the phone rang.

“Hey Eth!” “Hi Blake.”

“I can’t make it tomorrow. Mom and I are going to see the lawyer. And Eth? Tell Trudy I won’t be a bully anymore. And … thanks for being my friend.” Click. Ethan put the phone down but now something else was ringing. He dug around in the basket stuffed with mitts, toques and scarves and found his iPhone. It was Jenny.

“I was just teasing about Alice. I’d love to go tobogganing.”

Ethan sighed. Maybe the universe was unfolding as it should. ≈

Erin author John Denison writes novels for young adults. This is his third story for this magazine about Ethan, Grandma and Spirit. The first two appeared in the winter issues of 2011 and 2012.

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**Broker of Record *Sales Representative 122 Main Street, Erin

DARBY HILL FARM A lovely 1872 century stone farmhouse completely upgraded with two bdrms and two separate ensuites, wood-burning fireplace, view of large pond, with a marvelous barn set on a lovely 90acre property. There is a separate coach house with three bdrms on the upper level, downstairs has a large open concept kitchen and living room with a magnificent stone fireplace. You will also find a heated workshop/office on the property as well as stalls for horses, cattle, sheep, etc. Stone foundations for coach house and barn. Close to all amenities, a twelve minute drive to Erin on paved roads and only 35 minutes to the airport. $2,445,000 Jamie Gairdner** ASA

FOXCREST Set on just over 5 wooded acres with a magnificent pond and stunning landscaping, this tastefully renovated and decorated house has impeccable quality and style. Sep 2+ car garage with a lovely garret on the 2nd floor with a 3-piece ensuite and cathedral ceilings, completely private. The house boasts reclaimed beech floors as well as heated slate floor, library with wood-burning fireplace and formal dining room with cathedral ceilings and bar.

Main floor master bedroom with a romantic spa bathroom overlooking garden. 2nd floor has three bedrooms. $1,450,000 Jamie Gairdner** ASA

HUNTINGRIDGE LODGE Very rare Montana style, 1.5-storey log ranch house, fully renovated and expanded. Prized 99-acre parcel. Enjoy life 'off the grid', drilled well, septic, solar power, propane appliances.

American Architect designed 2-storey barn, with 4 stalls, tack room, drive shed and hayloft. Just 2 hrs north of Toronto. Offers the ultimate in privacy and rustic charm. Renowned hunting area.

Existing Elf's new fridge and stove (propane), Xantrex Solar System 8 Pow-R-Surge batteries and 4 solar panels, 2 Empire propane heaters, Honda 3000 gas generator, Vicwest metal roofs, air compressor 150 psi, Bbq window coverings and more. $448,000 Jamie Gairdner** ASA

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NEW CONSTRUCTION MELDS WITH HISTORY Amazing style and detail. Exceptional gardens and grounds.

Complete privacy off quiet road. Unusual offering. $4,350,000

ALL OF THE ORIGINAL CHARM PRESERVED A stately Ontario century stone and brick residence circa 1875.

Obviously one of the more gentrified properties in the area in its time. Storybook appeal with ponds, aged maple trees, rolling green lawns, established natural gardens, stone barn with stables and more. $995,000

A CHARMING CENTURY FARMHOUSE Overlooking rolling green lawns, surrounded by established gardens and aged trees. There is a large natural pond and a tennis court completing a perfect setting for an all season country retreat. In top move-in condition. $715,000

MATCHLESS CALEDON Century stone with large addition. Four ponds, pool, tennis, barn, 5-car garage on 50 acres. 5 minutes to Caledon Ski Club. $2,300,000

102 ACRE FARM METICULOUSLY RESTORED 1870’S FARMHOUSE A charming country farm in move-in condition w/ every modern comfort & all the magic of years ago. Rolling land & pastoral views. Beautiful aged trees & natural gardens. 70 acs of worked fields & the remainder woodland & conservation. $1,080,000

TOP OF THE MONO HILLS Miles of views. A superior property. Three ponds, resort pool and tennis. Open concept living, backed by Mono Cliffs Conservation Park. Not to be missed. $1,295,000

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LUXURIOUS BUNGALOW Designer décor throughout. Floor-to-ceiling, double-sided stone fireplace, master suite oasis, 3-car garage. Covered outdoor living spaces with fireplace and saline pool with waterfall. 1 acre. Erin. $1,299,900

STATELY INGLEWOOD HOME Sought after location, 2.95 acres. Mature landscaping. Large rooms, country-sized kitchen, main floor den and finished walkout basement with separate entry and 2nd kitchen. Great curb appeal. $1,074,000

NEW CONSTRUCTION, CALEDON 4800 sq ft on 16+ acs w/ stream. Best materials were used. Open concept, gourmet custom kit, sensational escarpment views, backs onto conservation. $1,495,000 Jim Wallace, Broker

HORSE/HOBBY FARM, CALEDON 3000 sq ft on 33 acres. Gourmet kit w/ granite,wrap-around porch, pond, w/o from master to balcony, bank barn, drive shed, paddocks, 25 acs farmed. $1,295,000 Jim Wallace, Broker

ENCHANTING & ELEGANT Original wood features, elm floors, magnificent great room with massive hearth.

Hidden garden area with inground pool.

If you are looking for charm and character, you’ve found it! Adjala. $890,000

MATURE FOREST SETTING 3 acres of natural beauty surround this sprawling home. Crown mouldings, vaulted ceilings, indoor pool. Finished basement.

2-car garage plus 2-car detached garage.

Tennis court. Caledon. $1,145,000

TOTAL PRIVACY 23-acre resort-style residence with outstanding features. An entertainer’s haven.

Multi-level home, granite tops, limestone floors, indoor pool and spa, tennis court, ponds and more. Caledon. $3,450,000

24 ACRE HORSE FACILITY Large brick bungalow home, 24-stall barn, almost double-sized indoor arena, Thoroughbred sand track, viewing area and 6 well-sized paddocks. 2-bedroom mobile trailer for staff. Caledon. $1,999,999

2 CUSTOM HOUSES & VACANT LOT, MONO 64 rolling acs w/ panoramic views. Open concept w/ towering ceilings & floor-to-ceiling fp.

Geothermal, farm tax credit. $1,279,000 & 35-acre lot avail $349,000 Jim Wallace, Broker

MEYERS LAKE - RECREATION PROPERTY, ERIN 2200 sq ft house on 38 rolling acres, 4-bay heated garage w/ loft for all your toys. Credit River runs through it and large spring-fed swimming pond. $1,049,000 Jim Wallace, Broker

SILVER CREEK SCHOOL HOUSE, CALEDON 2000+ sq ft on 1 acre w/ incredible escarpment views, 4 bdrms, 2 baths, rec rm, loft o/l open concept main floor & kitchen, approved NEC building permit. $749,000 Jim Wallace, Broker

INGLEWOOD EXECUTIVE Brick & stone bungalow on desirable street.

Cathedral ceiling in the great room. Custom kitchen with centre island. Open concept.

Finished walkout basement. 3-car garage, patterned concrete. $995,000

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LAND FOR SALE - 94.46 ACRES Good arable farm land. Gently rolling with driveway. Small stand of trees would make a wonderful backdrop for a dream home.

Forest management program with a choice to continue or not. Caledon. $889,000

RAVINE LOT IN VALLEYWOOD, CALEDON 2500 sq ft with inground pool on cul de sac, 4 bedrooms, finished basement with w/o to pool, granite countertops, open concept living room & dining room. $679,000 Jim Wallace, Broker

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MONO GOLF LOTS 2-acre lot on private golf course. Be one of only 10 owners! Mono Hills Country Club.

10 minutes to Orangeville. Walk on and play your own course any time. $335,000

SILVER HILLS FARM, MONO Elegant Napier Simpson 3-bedroom country home on 40 acres situated a stroll away from the Mono Cliffs Inn and across the road from the 732 ha Provincial Park. Coach house. Barn.

Very private setting. $990,000

BRIDLEWOOD FARM, CALEDON A property for a discerning family with a taste for the best in country living. Fully restored 5-bedroom farmhouse. Swimming pond with waterfall. 11-stall barn with tack room, paddocks. 57 acres. $2,295,000

STONEGRANGE, BELFOUNTAIN Fully renovated 1864 stone house with superb living room, kitchen and deluxe baths.

2 ft thick stone walls. Gym. Rec room.

Perfect location on The Grange Sdrd.

Private setting. $2,595,000

HOCKLEY VALLEY GOLF Elegant 4-bedroom home overlooking the hills, valleys and fairways of private Mono Hills Golf Club. Rare opportunity! Combined kitchen, dining, family room. Great views. $1,049,000

HIGH HOCKLEY, MONO Set on 148 rolling acres. The BC Cedar clad 3+2 bedroom home is perfectly sited to capture the magnificent endless vistas.

Kilometres of trails traverse the hills and dales. $2,775,000

NATURAL STONE, ERIN Exceptional quality 9-year-old stone house on 50 acres. Walnut hardwood floors. Exceptional chef’s kitchen. Exterior is Owen Sound Ebel ledge rock. Mix of open meadow, hardwood, pine, cedar woods, trails. $1,695,000

ACTON TROUT CLUB, 126 ACRES Established in 1928. Multiple ponds, meadows and fields. Walk to downtown Acton. Original 5-bedroom stone lodge building, 3-bedroom stone tenant home, stone stable. Your chance to restore this piece of history. $1,995,000

GEORGIAN MANOR, CALEDON Prime location. 3 finished levels with 5 bedrooms. Newly renovated kitchen. Huge dining room with fireplace. Elegant master suite. Distant views. Stream. Tennis. Pool.

Room for outbuildings. 27 acres. $1,995,000

“TRALEE”, CALEDON 110 acres of rolling land. Massive pond.

2 houses + staff apartments. Wedding/special event centre. Vet clinic + 29-stall barn, arena.

Very unique offering. $3,300,000

MAPLE TREE FARM, KING Renovated Georgian farmhouse. Charming home masterfully blends old and new.

Gardens, pool, stone patios, paddocks, great room with fieldstone fireplace. 29 rolling acres.

Useful outbuildings. $1,599,000

COUNTRY CAPE, ESSA 4-bdrm Cape Cod style home. 8-stall stable with heated tack room. Drive shed. Riding rings and trails. Wonderful views over your own property and surrounding hills. 10 acres.

5 mins to Alliston. New Price $674,900

STONEHILL FARM, HOCKLEY VALLEY Views! Views! Views! 90+ acres. Original board and batten farmhouse has been updated with new kitchen, bathroom and Muskoka room.

Large swimming pond. Immaculately restored bank barn. $1,275,000

BY THE HUMBER, CALEDON 2+1 bdrm bungalow overlooking the Humber.

Completely private setting next to the Albion Hills Conservation. Deck overlooks river cascading through centre of property. $729,000

ON THE CREDIT, CALEDON Hidden oasis in Belfountain. Located on a very private road. Custom built house on the Credit River. This is the first time in 30 years this property has become available. $1,250,000

FORKS OF THE CREDIT, CALEDON A special country property. Expanded by the current owners. Elegant design and luxury finishes. Massive 2-storey family room with fireplace. 3 finished levels. 2 ponds. Detached workshop/office at gate. $3,250,000

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TREED, PRIVATE TEN ACRES IN CALEDON This beautiful unique home was carefully planned and engineered by the current owners and has been well loved, maintained and constantly updated. 4200 sq ft of living space, 3-car garage, sheltered tennis court and attractive landscaping provide for beautiful country living at its quiet best. Arrival at the house via the circular driveway is most impressive.

The list of features is extensive and impressive. $965,000 IN THE HEART OF CHELTENHAM VILLAGE Spacious custom built log home on 89.5 acs of farmland, wood land w/ small stream and pond. Perfect property in the best location, mins from GTA, Caledon Ski & Golf clubs, the Bruce Trail and transit. $2,499,000

LUXURY HOME Over 6000 sq ft of fin liv space. 9’ ceilings on main lvl, great rm w/ 16’ ceiling & propane fp, lavish mstr ens w/ w/i dressing rm, marble & hrdwd flrs on main lvl & 2nd flr. Lovely open views from back yard, high effic geo thermal heat pump, good location, priv lot. $1,200,000

EXCITING UPSCALE CALEDON Blend of beauty and function. Panoramic views of 10 acs & 2 ponds. Open concept, geothermal, high ceilings, large windows, hrdwd, natural stone, commercial kitchen & awesome screened porch. $1,638,000

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SPECTACULAR VIEWS! You will want this house before you step in the door. Established gardens, swimming pool and workshop/barn. 1.7 acres with breathtaking country views in every direction. Wonderful location, minutes from Erin village. $749,000

STUNNING PRIME-AG FARM 95 acres. Gorgeous Century home, 5 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, den, family, library/office, formal dining rm and open concept kitchen.

Huge finished lot above 5-stall barn, heated drive shed and separate garage. Come check out the majestic beauty. $1,700,000

1.8 ACRES BUNGALOFT Built last year, open design, 4500 sq ft of finished luxury living space. Thousands spent on landscaping. Great location on a quiet paved road south of Erin village.

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25 ACRES A long tree-lined driveway leads to a 3900 sq ft Victorian home. Elegant, high ceilings, spacious hallways and landings, restored and maintained beautifully. Bank barn, 3-bay workshop, fenced fields and approved forest plan. $878,800

CHARLESTON BEAUTY This one has it all! Fully & beautifully landscaped. 9’ ceilings and transom windows on main level, Cambria quartz countertops, tumbled marble tiles and backsplash. Hrdwd floor, square flagstone and armored stone front walkway. Lots of upgrades. $849,000

A RIVER RUNS THROUGH Totally renovated, 3500 sq ft of luxury living space. 4.74 beautiful private acres on the Credit River surrounded by mature trees.

5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, hardwood, slate and marble floors throughout. 4-car garage. $799,000

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DOWNSIZING? SCHOMBERG Done with the large home? Don’t want the city? This condo is a great compromise.

2 bedrooms, underground parking, upscale kitchen/baths. Economical gas heating.

Impressive and quiet views. $335,000

100 ROLLING ACRES It is hard to find it all in one property – gorgeous panoramic views, natural ponds, rolling hills and magnificent Niagara Escarpment rock cliffs – but here it is in the hills of Mulmur.

Add in some wonderful walking trails and a gorgeous building site to take in the views and call it home. $750,000

PRIVATE CONTEMPORARY GEM Tucked away on 4.3 private and treed acres in Mono sits a 3-bedroom home with large dramatic entry hall, soaring vaulted ceilings, plank hardwood flooring, walkouts to extensive decks and gorgeous windows to your private forest setting. Detached 2-car garage and easy access to the city. $579,900

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ONE ACRE - NINTH LINE ERIN 4 bedroom, 2300 sq ft custom home built in 2012. Walnut hardwood or ceramic throughout, cathedral ceilings and pot lights, main floor master and home office/den on quiet paved road near town. $669,000

HOME ON THE GRANGE - CALEDON Builder’s own natural stone 4-bedroom home with 10’ ceilings and top of the line finishes throughout. Serene views over 82 acres of rolling countryside in prime location. Heated 2-storey workshop. $2,750,000 STUNNING COUNTRY ESTATE 5+ priv & scenic acs w/ forest, trails, stunning landscaping, grdns & pond. 4+bdrms, gourmet kit, library w/ fp, formal din rm, mstr on main flr w/ romantic spa bthrm overlooking garden.

Heavenly garret as a retreat for family/guests. $1,450,000 Wayne Baguley* 519-941-5151

GREAT CHARACTER & CURB APPEAL 4 bdrm stone/stucco home with gorgeous front porch with stone archways & pillars with view of river across the road in Grand Valley. Large eat-in kitchen & 4 bedrooms. $429,000 Wayne Baguley* 519-941-5151

1837 STONE MASTERPIECE Pillars, archway, driveway, walkways and home feature incredible stone craftsmanship.

3 bedrooms, library, country kitchen, master suite, solarium, wood floors, decks, w/o from basement. 2 acre private setting in Erin. $899,000 Wayne Baguley* 519-941-5151

2 HOMES, 79 ACS, RIVER & POND Room for everyone. Gorgeous stone & log main house with eat-in kitchen, 3 bdrms and inground pool with spa. 2nd home with 2 bdrms. Bank barn, round pen, paddocks, hangar and 2250 ft grass runway. $1,375,000 Wayne Baguley* 519-941-5151

ELEGANT HOME ON 148 ACRES 4 bedrooms, large eat-in kitchen, separate dining room, study/family room, 3 fireplaces, 5 washrooms and 2 staircases. Inground pool with flagstone patio, gazebo, pond, paddocks, arena and farmland. $2,350,000 Wayne Baguley* 519-941-5151

HIDDEN IN THE WOODS - 17 ACS Drive down the tree-lined driveway to this unique 4-bdrm home with hidden staircases, Juliet balconies, granny suite, tiered decks with hot tubs and more. Plus 6000 sq ft workshop/warehouse with two 2-bdrm apts. $1,249,000 Wayne Baguley* 519-941-5151

HOME & BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY 3-bdrm brick century home in downtown Orangeville w/ gracious wrap-around porch, high baseboards and clawfoot tub. Sep commercial 1200 sq ft office space/workshop at back with laneway access and parking. $499,000 Wayne Baguley* 519-941-5151

SPECTACULAR! Gated entrance to 126 acres with open fields, trees, 5 large ponds, streams, waterfall and artesian springs. 5-bedroom main house, pool, drive shed, stone stable + 3-bedroom tenanted house. Halton Hills. $1,995,000 Wayne Baguley* 519-941-5151

EXTENDED FAMILY HOME - ERIN 2 year new luxury open concept bungalow impeccably finished top to bottom on 2 acres with amazing views. Finished lower level with 9’ ceiling, oversized windows and self-contained nanny flat. $759,000

HOWLING HILLS FARM - ERIN Grand country estate with Century stone home totally transformed/expanded in 2010.

Enjoy refined country living on 84 acres with swimming pond, river, 35 acres of hay, large barn and paddock. $1,399,000

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CALEDON ESCARPMENT VIEWS 14.89 acres w/ spectacular GTA views.

Secluded, private property w/ 4404 sq ft contemporary style, 4+1 bdrm, 3.5 bath w/ 3-car grge, solarium, sauna, 6-pc master ens w/ jacuzzi rm, 2 heat pumps. $1,325,000

WEST ORANGEVILLE CUSTOM Backing to conservation on a pro-landscaped 1.04 ac lot w/ 14’x28’ htd saline pool, this 2680 sq ft, 3+2 bdrm, 4 bath, stone stucco bungalow has a 4-bay htd grge, 3 gas fps, mstr 7-pc ens, rec & media rms + apt. $998,900

CALEDON SUBDIVISION Mature 2.5-acre lot w/ towering evergreens, perennial grdns, fruit trees, solar heated i/g pool, change rm & sauna. This 4 bdrm, 2 storey has a 3-car garage, 2 gas fp’s, hiefficiency gas furnace + fin bsmt. $749,900

CALEDON EAST SUBDIVISION Spacious 3142 sq ft, 2 storey, 2.5 bath on mature, prof landscaped lot. Great neighbourhood, schools & commuting! Town water, gas heat & sewers. Liv/din rm w/ hrdwd & bay windows. Huge oak kitchen. $888,900

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paintings based on Japanese and Canadian tattoo culture. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton.

905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca NOW – JAN 5 : ROCK AND ROLL ONE OFFS Photographic portraits by Viliam

Hrubovcak and Jolie Fejer focus on musicians from the ’70s to today. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton.

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main gallery. Nov 22: reception, 7-10pm, reserve. Museum hours. $3.

Dufferin County Museum & Archives, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com

materials. Part of the 150th Authors and Artists @ the Library series. 6:30-8pm.

Free. Orangeville Public Library, 1 Mill St, Orangeville. 519-941-0610; orangeville. library.on.ca DEC 6 – MAR 9 : MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH ORANGEVILLE SHOW Book launch, show

and sale of Ilma Barayuga-Doherty’s photographs, artwork. 1-3pm. Ilma Arts Studio, 185 Diane Dr, Orangeville. 519-9414533; ilmaarts.com

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hand-painted sneakers, bowls, various artists. 10am-5pm. Silver Creek Farm, 16849 Kennedy Rd, Caledon. 519-9275639; silvercreekcaledon.com

Handknit alpaca & wool items, cards, paintings, children’s gifts. 11am-4pm. KaiLiis Art Studio and Heed Farm Alpacas, 836100 4th Line E, Mulmur. 519-925-0421; kai-liis.com

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NOV 23 : HORNING’S MILLS CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR Jewellery,

clothing, accessories, woodcraft, soaps, snacks. 9am-2pm. Free. Horning’s Mills Hall, 14 Mill St. 519-216-1699; facebook. com/#!/HorningsMills

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Nov 24: reception, 1-4. Wed-Sun 1-4pm.

NOV 30 – DEC 1, 7 & 8 : SILVER CREEK ARTS PROJECT’S HOLIDAY SHOW & SALE Pottery, paintings, 3-D design,

DEC 4 : ADULT ART LESSON Paint a

DEC 7 & 8 : CHRISTMAS OPEN STUDIO WITH KAI-LIIS McINNES

JAN 12 – MAR 30 : GEORGE WALKER’S THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF TOM THOMSON Over 100 engravings

documenting the life and death of artist Tom Thomson. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama. peelregion.ca JAN 12 – MAR 30 : TRUE PATRIOT: THE NEXT GENERATION OF CANADIAN SUPERHEROES Comic book anthology

created by award-winning Canadian comic book creators. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055 x3632; pama. peelregion.ca

JAN 18 : MAKING FALL COLOURS WORK WORKSHOP Achieve balance

& impact, with John David Anderson.

Bring lunch. 9:45am-4pm. $70. Victoria Parks Community Centre, Mono Mills.

Orangeville Art Group, 519-307-0210; orangevilleartgroup.ca JAN 18, FEB 15 & MAR 15 : NOTTAWASAGA HANDWEAVERS AND SPINNERS GUILD MEETINGS Mini

workshops, lectures in ďŹ bre-related crafts.

11am-2pm. $5, register. Gibson Centre, Alliston. 705-435-6991; nottguild.ca JAN 19 – APR 27 : LEONARD HUTCHINSON: ONTARIO Block prints

highlighting the Ontario landscape and lives of working people. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton.

905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca JAN 19 – APR 27 : THE TREE Celebrating

the tree through the eyes of artists.

Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton.

905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca JAN 25 & 26 : FIRE & ICE Open studios, galleries, unique shops, Pond Hockey tournament, skating, winter events.

10am-5pm. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 519-940-9300; altonmill.ca MAR 8 : GETTING TO GREAT COMPOSITIONS WORKSHOP Value,

colour and composition, with Peter John Reid. 9:45am-4pm. $70, register. Victoria Parks Community Centre, Mono Mills.

Orangeville Art Group, 519-307-0210; orangevilleartgroup.ca

community NOW – FEB 26 (WEDNESDAYS) : EASY DUPLICATE BRIDGE ACBL sanctioned,

NOV 23 : ROTARY OF PALGRAVE SILENT AUCTION DINNER DANCE GALA Champagne reception, dinner,

music, live auction. 5:30-11:55pm. $75, reserve. Royal Ambassador, 15430 Innis Lake Rd, Caledon. 416-818-8249; rotaryclubofpalgrave.com NOV 25 : HEADWATERS FOOD SUMMIT & LOCAL FOOD TRADE FAIR Discussions

about promoting the Headwaters foodshed. Keynote speaker Dr. Ralph Martin, U Guelph. Topics on website.

8:30am-6pm. Royal Ambassador, 15430 Innis Lake Rd, Caledon.

Headwaters Communities in Action; headwaterscommunities.org NOV 27 : CALEDON EAST & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY Sally Drummond

& Vic Snow, the story of the Orange Hall in Caledon East 7:30-9pm. $3. St. James Anglican Church, 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905-584-0352; cedhs.ca NOV 27 – FEB 26 (WEDNESDAYS) : LIFETREE CAFE Explore life and faith in

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(free with admission) t Winter Camps classes and P.A. Day workshops for ages 6- 12

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crafts, handmade cosmetics, alpaca products, local artisans. 9am-1pm. Station on the Green, 10 Caroline St E, Creemore.

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potluck dinner. See Santa and his elves.

5-7:30pm. Horning’s Mills Community Hall, 14 Mill St. horningsmills.ca

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DEC 7 : ROTARY CLUB OF PALGRAVE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING 5:30-7pm.

Stationlands Park, Palgrave. 705-2500461; paulandbridget@rogers.com

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DEC 8 : DAVE BIDINI – KEON AND ME

vendors. 9am-2pm. 6046 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. Caledon East United Church Community Women’s Circle; caledoneastunitedchurch.ca

and Sunday afternoons 1 - 5 p.m.

DEC 5 : DAREARTS HOLIDAY CHEER IN THE COUNTRY Sips, savouries, sweets

crafts, cookie decorating. 5pm: tree lighting. 6pm: parade. Downtown Alliston.

Alliston BIA, 705-435-1787; allistonbia.com NOV 23 : CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOP & BAKE SALE Artisans and craft

t Drop-in family activities, Saturday

David Tilson hosts speakers on relevant topics, Q&A. Free admission & lunch.

10am-1:30pm. Caledon Seniors’ Centre, 7 Rotarian Way, Bolton. 905-951-6114; caledonseniors.ca

DEC 7 : CREEMORE CHRISTMAS FARMERS’ MARKET Baking, wooden

Downtown shopping events. 8pm: Tractor Parade of Lights. Second St & First Ave, Orangeville. Orangeville BIA, 519-9420087; downtownorangeville.ca

t Pay-what-you-can concerts and performances t Talks, lectures and guided tours

NOV 29 : TILSON SENIOR EXPO MPP

NOW – MAR 20 (1ST, 3RD & 5TH THURSDAYS) : BOLTON BANTER TOASTMASTERS CLUB Improve public

NOV 22 : MOONLIGHT MAGIC 6pm:

t New art gallery and museum exhibitions t Arts and culture programs for all ages

NOV 28 : COLONEL CHRIS HADFIELD

Lessons learned throughout his remarkable career, Q&A. 8pm. $75-$85.

Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton.

905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca

alongside a warm hearth. Original art cards by local children. 7pm. $75pp donation. Chateau Windrush, Hockley Valley, 3030 Con Rd 3, Adjala. 905-7290097; darearts.com

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a comfortable coffee shop atmosphere.

Topics on website. 7-8pm. St. James Anglican Church, 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905-584-9635; lifetreecafe.com

relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Noon-4pm. $8. St. James Anglican Church, 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 519-308-0088; johnmcwhinnie@rogers.com

speaking & leadership skills in supportive environment. 7-9pm. Albion Bolton Community Centre, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 416-901-7125; boltonbanter.org

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Bidini talks about his book. The Rubber Brothers, surprise artistic activities. All proceeds to Alton Millpond Rehabilitation project. 2-4pm. $10 at BookLore, Shaw’s Creek CafÊ. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. BookLore, 519-942-3830; altonmill.ca continued on next page IN THE HILLS WINTER 2013

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aren’t over! Don’t miss the extra Christmas Market on Dec 21. 8am1pm. Inside Town Hall, 87 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-942-0087; events@ downtownorangeville.ca DEC 15 : WHOLE VILLAGE ORIENTATION

Tour the farm and eco-residence. 1-4pm. $10. Whole Village, 20725 Shaw’s Creek Rd, Caledon. 519-942-4010; wholevillage.org DEC 18, JAN 15, FEB 19 & MAR 19 : CALEDON BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Meet trained volunteers

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JAN 25 : TRADITIONAL ROBBIE BURNS SUPPER Cock-a-leekie soup, beef &

artisans. 9am-1pm. Station on the Green, 10 Caroline St E, Creemore. Creemore BIA, 705-794-8943; sarah.hallett@hotmail.com

sausage pie with neaps & tatties, sticky toffee pudding, entertainment. 6-9pm. $30. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 83 Trafalgar Rd, Hillsburgh. 519-855-6597; hmeyer@sympatico.ca

DEC 24 : COME TO THE CRADLE

Live outdoor nativity followed at 4pm Christmas worship service. 3:30-4:30pm.

Westminster United Church, 247 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-941-0381; westminsterorangeville.ca

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birth. 10-11pm. Westminster United Church, 247 Broadway, Orangeville. 519941-0381; westminsterorangeville.ca

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with the Celebration Choir. 7-8pm.

Westminster United Church, 247 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-941-0381; westminsterorangeville.ca

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Eve: 7pm family service. 11pm traditional candlelight service. Christmas Day: 11am holy communion with carols.

St. James Anglican Church, 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905-584-9635; stjamescaledoneast.ca

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tainment. 7-11pm. Free. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Line, Brampton. City of Brampton, 905-874-2000; brampton.ca

By seeing beyond their own life challenges, the kids are raising awareness and funding that will empower kids in remote Aboriginal communities to face challenges of their own – poverty, isolation and limited opportunities.

By buying their DAREarts cards, you are igniting change in your own backyard. Suitable for all occasions!

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7pm. Tickets in advance or at door. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 519-940-9685; altonmill.ca

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JAN 25 : HOT STOVE LOUNGE PUB NIGHT Watch the Leafs. Food & drink

Free. Orangeville Public Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangeville.library.on.ca

JAN 26 : WALK FOR MEMORIES Proceeds

to counselling, education on Alzheimer’s and other dementias. 9:15am-noon.

Orangeville Mall, 150 First St, Orangeville.

Alzheimer Society of Dufferin County, 519941-1221; alzheimerdufferin.org JAN 29 : CALEDON EAST & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY AGM The Nobles

tell the story of their family in Caledon East. 7:30-9pm. $3. St. James Anglican Church, 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905-584-0352 MAR 1 : HEADWATERS HUMAN LIBRARY

30-minute conversation with a “book,” someone from a diverse background.

10:30am-noon, 1-2:30pm. Orangeville Public Library, 1 Mill St. Brandy Robinson, 519-942-1961; humanlibrary.org MAR 4 : HORNING’S MILLS COMMUNITY PANCAKE SUPPER All you can eat! 5-7pm.

$10; 12 and under, $5; kids under 5, free.

Horning’s Mills Community Hall, 14 Mill St. horningsmills.ca MAR 28 – 30 : CAN-AM ALL BREED EQUINE EXPO Canada’s largest all

breed expo, clinics, shopping, Australian horseman Guy McLean, Amber Marshall, and the all-new arena show Horsepower!

Fri, Sat 9am-7pm. Sun 10am-5pm. Day: $22, $17; Weekend: $40, $30. Orangeville Fairgrounds, 247090 5 Sdrd, Mono. CanAm Equine Marketing Inc., 519-942-3011; canamequine.ca

outdoor NOW – MAR 19 (WEDNESDAYS) : SENIORS’ NORDIC WALKING CLASS

Beginners’ lessons and practice. 9am.

Caledon Seniors’ Centre, 7 Rotarian Way, Bolton. 905-951-6114; caledonseniors.ca NOV 26 : CREDIT RIVER WATERSHED FUNGI Talk by Leanne Wallis, biologist

with Credit Valley Conservation. 7:309pm. Free. Orangeville Seniors’ Centre, 26 Bythia St. Upper Credit Field Naturalists, 519-925-3968; joanneavison@yahoo.ca JAN 1 : GRAND VALLEY LIONS ANNUAL POLAR BEAR DIP Collect pledges,

proceeds to the food bank. Noon. Old Fire Hall, Mill St E, Grand Valley. 519-928-5470; randymcc@rogers.com JAN 12 : MONO’S TREE CHIPPING WINTERFEST Snowshoeing, cross-country

skiing, skating, raffle, canteen. Noon-4pm.

Free, donation to food bank appreciated.

Mono Community Centre, Mono Centre.

519-941-3599; townofmono.com JAN 14, FEB 11 & MAR 11 : ORANGEVILLE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY MONTHLY MEETING Jan 14: A Walk Down the

Garden Path. Feb 11: Ornamental Grasses & Sedges. Mar 11: Mason Bees. 7-9pm.

Orangeville Seniors’ Centre, 26 Bythia St. orangevillehort.org JAN 25 : ALTON MILLPOND HOCKEY TOURNAMENT Community hockey

tournament & fundraiser for the Alton Millpond Rehabilitation project.

Kids’ games. 9am-2pm. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 519-766-1440; altonmillpondhockey.ca JAN 28 : FRESHWATER MUSSELS Dr. Todd Morris discusses mussels’ role and why they are disappearing. 7:30-9pm. Free.

Orangeville Seniors’ Centre, 26 Bythia St. Upper Credit Field Naturalists Club, 519-925-3968; joanneavison@yahoo.ca FEB 17 : MONO FAMILY SKI DAY

Cross-country skiing, free rental, lunch counter. 9am-4pm. Free. Monora Park Pavilion, Hwy 10 N of Orangeville. Mono Nordic Ski Club, 519-941-3599 x227; townofmono.com MAR 25 : HUMMINGBIRDS Dr. Ken Welch discusses research on the physiology of hummingbirds. 7:30-9pm. Free.

Orangeville Seniors’ Centre, 26 Bythia St. Upper Credit Field Naturalists Club, 519925-3968; joanneavison@yahoo.ca

theatre+film NOV 29 : MYSTIC INDIA Fusion of dance,

theatre, dynamic music of Bollywood cinema. 8pm. $65-$75. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca

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An elf gone bad relives a series of lessthan-merry adventures. Mature content.

8pm. $30. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca

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a different way. 11:30am: roast beef lunch.

Theatre follows. $18. Caledon Seniors’ Centre, 7 Rotarian Way, Bolton. 905-9516114; caledonseniors.ca JAN 11 – 25 : THE DROWSY CHAPERONE

Musical comedy of a Broadway starlet finding true love. Jan 11, 18 & 25 8pm.

Jan 12 & 19 2pm. $20; children 12 & under, $15. Town Hall Opera House, 87 Broadway, Orangeville. Orangeville Music Theatre, 519-942-3423; orangevillemusictheatre.com JAN 16 : OH CANADA Comedian Winston

Spear. 8pm. $25. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca JAN 31 : JIM BREUER Antics, dead-on impressions and family-friendly stand-up.

8pm. $35-$49. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca FEB 12 – 16 : BLOOD BROTHERS Fraternal

twins separated at birth lead drastically different lives. Wed-Sat 8pm. Sun 2pm. $35-$45. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca FEB 13 : COOL CHICKS, HOT LAUGHS

Kristeen von Hagen. 8pm. $25. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-8742800; rosetheatre.ca FEB 20 – MAR 9 : GREAT EXPECTATIONS

Poor orphan Pip transforms into a London gentleman. Thu, Fri, Sat 8pm.

Sun, Wed, Thu 2pm. $33-$40. Theatre Orangeville, 87 Broadway. 519-942-3423; theatreorangeville.ca MAR 6 : SLEEPING BEAUTY The Royal Moscow Ballet brings to life this enchanting childhood memory. 8pm. $59-$69. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca MAR 7 & 8 : MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL

Hilarious parody set to classic tunes from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. 8pm. $74-$84.

Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton.

905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca MAR 20 : THE JOY LUCK CLUB Eight

women struggle to reach across a chasm of Chinese culture, generations and expectations. 8pm. $59-$69. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-8742800; rosetheatre.ca MAR 20 : THOSE GUYS ON TV Comedian Graham Chittenden. 8pm. $25. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-8742800; rosetheatre.ca continued on next page

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college flame shows up and jealous Brian goes to desperate, hilarious lengths.

Fri, Sat 8pm. Sun 2:30pm. $20. Century Church Theatre, 3 Hill St, Hillsburgh. 519855-4586; centurychurchtheatre.com MAR 27 – APR 13 : ELVIS & MAVIS

Newfoundland story resonates with humour and honesty as Elvis contemplates the unimaginable. Sun, Wed 2pm. Thur 2 & 8pm. Fri, Sat 8pm. $33-$40.

Theatre Orangeville, 87 Broadway. 519942-3423; theatreorangeville.ca MAR 28 : THE PEKING ACROBATS

Wondrous feats of daring, trick cycling, precision tumbling and gymnastics.

8pm. $53-$67. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca

music NOV – MAR : LIVE MUSIC AT ROSE THEATRE All performances at 8pm,

unless noted. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca NOV 22 : BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA Five-

time Grammy-winning gospel group.

NOV 23 : LIONA BOYD “The First Lady of

the Guitar.”

NOV 30 : AN EVENING WITH JANN ARDEN AND BURTON CUMMINGS A benefit

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MAR 14 : CELTIC CROSSROADS Traditional Irish music, bluegrass, gypsy, jazz and percussive dance.

NOV 22 : THE SANDS TRIO Introducing Dean, Sammy and Frank. Proceeds to Simcoe Dufferin Muskoka Crime Stoppers. 8-11:45pm. $30. Horizons Event Centre, 633421 Hwy 10, Mono. 1-877-6095439; benefitshowtickets.com NOV 23 : CALEDON CHAMBER CONCERTS – CECILIA STRING QUARTET

Internationally acclaimed quartet from Toronto. Tickets at BookLore, Howard the Butcher, Forster’s Book Garden.

8pm. $30; 16 & under, $15. St. James Anglican Church, 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905-880-2445; caledonchamberconcerts.com

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old and new, celebrate the Christmas season. See website for ticket locations. $25; children 13 & under, $20. 3pm. St. Timothy Roman Catholic Church, 42 Dawson Rd, Orangeville. 905-729-3699; achill.ca

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Tickets by email, phone or at BookLore.

4-6pm. $23; seniors and students, $20; under 16, free. St. Mark’s Anglican Church, 5 First St, Orangeville. 905-4956752; bach4550@rogers.com

concert for three hospitals: Etobicoke General, Brampton Civic & the new Peel Memorial. 7pm. $250. William Osler Health System Foundation, 905-494-6556; oslerfoundation.org DEC 11 : CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE: BAND ON THE RUN The album that restored critical

acclaim to Paul McCartney.

DEC 12 – DEC 13 : DIANA PANTON WITH DON THOMPSON AND REG SCHWAGER

Songs and seasonal gems from her album, Christmas Kiss.

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DEC 18 : A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS WITH DAVID BENOIT Pianist,

quartet perform songs from Charlie Brown Christmas TV specials.

JAN 20 : TOWER OF POWER Urban soul

music and horn-driven sound.

JAN 30 : ROSANNE CASH Hits that cross

country, rock, roots and pop.

FEB 7 : KIM MITCHELL Greatest hits by a

Canadian rock icon.

FEB 14 : BARBRA LICA Sweet, unassuming vocals and thoughtful delivery.

All the necessary mobile outdoor equipment needed for weddings, birthdays and other events.

Crown Verity Barbeque with accessories, mobile cocktail units, three compartment mobile hand sinks, mobile stainless steel tables in various sizes with under shelves, mobile draft units, propane outdoor heaters, combination freezer and refrigerated mobile units.

The combination freezer and refrigerated mobile unit is a chef’s dream for any off-premise catering event – it runs on propane with no electrical required.

Keep all of your frozen and refrigerated items stored to the max temperatures as outlined by Health & Safety Board.

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FEB 20 : CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE: THE WALL

Songs from the quintessential progressive rock band, Pink Floyd.

FEB 26 : MATT ANDERSEN Imposing voice

and slashing slide guitar.

FEB 27 : TIEMPO LIBRE Internationally

acclaimed Cuban music group.

FEB 28 : MARK MASRI Classical crossover

and pop.

MAR 9 : SING-A-LONG-A GREASE Dress up, dance, sing to on-screen lyrics of this hit movie. 2pm.

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Songs of the season, old and new. $25; 13 & under, $20. 7:30pm. Nov 30: Christ Church Anglican, 22 Nancy St, Bolton.

Dec 1: St. James Roman Catholic Church, 2118 Adjala-Tecumseth Townline, Colgan.

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Orangeville Community Band plays favourite holiday tunes. 10:30am.

Orangeville Mall, 150 First St. orangevillecommunityband.ca

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DEC 7 : CHRISTMAS IN THE COUNTRY Debbie BeChamp and

Company perform traditional, contemporary and country favourites.

8pm. $25. Century Church Theatre, 3 Hill St, Hillsburgh. 519-855-4586; centurychurchtheatre.com

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DEC 8 : MUSEUM CHRISTMAS CONCERT IN THE HISTORIC CORBETTON CHURCH Local musicians

bring back memories of Christmases past.

Ticket includes Holiday Treasures show and reception. 2pm. $10. Dufferin County Museum & Archives, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com

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DEC 8 : CALEDON EAST UNITED CHURCH – A CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Donations of non-perishable food items to Caledon Services’ Food Support program appreciated. Reception follows. 3-5pm. 6046 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905-584-9974; caledoneastunitedchurch.ca

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and hot apple cider. 7:30pm. $5 online at ticketscene.ca; $10, at door. Claude Church, 15175 Hurontario St, Caledon.

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presented by an all-ages band. Ticket location on website. 7:30pm. $15; 2 for $25; seniors $10; children under 12, $5.

Salvation Army New Hope Community Church, 690 Riddell Rd, Orangeville. orangevillecommunityband.ca

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DEC 18 : CHRISTMAS IN HARMONY – ORANGEVILLE CHORUS, SWEET ADELINES INTERNATIONAL Christmases

around the world. Join the sing-along.

7:30-9pm. $10 at door. Horizons Event Centre, 633421 Hwy 10, Mono. 519-9415655; orangevillechorus.com

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$10 online at ticketscene.ca; $15 at door.

Claude Church, 15175 Hurontario St, Caledon. 416-668-4390; claudechurch.com

FEB 9 : SUNDAY SERENADE – ORANGEVILLE CHORUS, SWEET ADELINES INTERNATIONAL An afternoon

of four-part harmony with refreshments, silent auction. 2-4pm. $15. Horizons Event Centre, 633421 Hwy 10, Mono. 519-9415655; orangevillechorus.com FEB 23 : CLAUDE PARLOUR CONCERT – ABLETT & COOPER Intricate guitar work

and blended harmonies. 7:30pm. Tickets $10 online at ticketscene.ca; $15 at door.

Claude Church, 15175 Hurontario St, Caledon. 416-668-4390; claudechurch.com MAR 22 : CALEDON CHAMBER CONCERTS – TRIO VOCE Piano, violin

and cello. Tickets at BookLore, Howard the Butcher and Forster’s Book Garden.

8pm. $30; 16 & under, $15. St. James Anglican Church, 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905-880-2445; caledonchamberconcerts.com

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of Lights, 8pm. Hansen Blvd & First St. orangevillekinsmen.ca ERIN : NOV 23 1pm. McCullogh Dr & Main

St. S. erin.ca ALLISTON : NOV 23 2pm: activities.

5pm: tree lighting. 6pm: parade. Victoria & Mill St. abia@newtecumseth.ca GRAND VALLEY : NOV 30 7pm.

Main St & Community Centre. eastluthergrandvalley.ca BOLTON : DEC 7 11am. Queensgate &

Queen. boltonkin.com SHELBURNE : DEC 7 5pm. Main St.

jazz versions of others. 7:30pm. Tickets $20 online at ticketscene.ca; $25 at door.

Claude Church, 15175 Hurontario St, Caledon. 416-668-4390; claudechurch.com

NOW – DEC 5 (THURSDAYS) : EFFECTIVE PARENTING Discipline, couples parenting

One of the world’s finest brass ensembles.

8-10pm. $30; students $15. Theatre Orangeville, 87 Broadway. 519-942-3423; orangevilleconcerts.ca FEB 1 : CALEDON CHAMBER CONCERTS – THE SERENADE ENSEMBLE (PIANO AND VIOLIN) Music by Beethoven,

Mozart, Strauss, Rossini. Tickets at BookLore, Howard the Butcher and Forster’s Book Garden. 8pm. $30; 16 & under, $15. St. James Anglican Church, 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905880-2445; caledonchamberconcerts.com

Nov 23 - 24 Holiday Open House Nov 23, 24 Dec 14, 15 Holiday Photos with the Grinch Dec. 8, 2 pm author Dave Bidini: Keon and Me Dec. 15, 2 pm A Christmas Carol - Live Theatre

ORANGEVILLE : NOV 16 Parade, 5pm.

ORANGEVILLE : NOV 22 Tractor Parade

JAN 19 : CLAUDE PARLOUR CONCERT – PAT COLLINS BAND Original tunes and

JAN 31 : ORANGEVILLE CONCERT ASSOCIATION – TRUE NORTH BRASS

Visit our pop-up Little Art Shoppe starting Nov.23

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consistently, styles, tools. 7-9pm. Free, register. Grand Valley Public School, Grand Valley. Dufferin Parent Support Network, 519-940-8678; dpsn.ca NOW – DEC 9 (MONDAYS) : THE MOON IS ROUND Use rhymes, songs and

lullabies during everyday activities.

Birth to 12 months. 2:30-3:30pm. Free.

Hillsburgh Public Library, 98B Trafalgar Rd. East Wellington Community Services, 519-833-9696 x227; meetup.com/EWCSchildrens-playgroups NOW – DEC 11 (WEDNESDAYS) : I AM

Giving Grade 7 & 8 students tools for a successful high school transition. 4-5pm.

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a shoebox with school supplies, toys, hygiene items for children living in poverty around the world. Drop off at Covenant Alliance Church, 3 Zina St, Orangeville.

Nov 22, 3-7pm. Nov 23, 9am-noon. 519940-9479; samaritanspurse.ca

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NOV 22 – 24 : TRADITIONAL ENGLISH PANTOMIME – BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Song, dance, romance,

audience participation for all ages. Fri, Sat 7:30pm. Sun 2pm. $12. Century Church Theatre, 3 Hill St, Hillsburgh. 519-8554586; centurychurchtheatre.com

and Indian massage strokes. 10-11:30am.

Free. All Saints Anglican Church, 81 Main St, Erin. Angela Mathers, 519-833-9696 x227; meetup.com/ewcs-childrens-programs

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NOV 23 : CANDY CANE FAIR Pictures with Santa, vendors, entertainers, bake/ craft sale. Free parking at the hospital.

Headwaters Health Care Centre, 100 Rolling Hills Dr, Orangeville. 519-941-2410 x2268; hhccauxiliary@headwatershealth.ca

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NOV 23, 24, 30, DEC 1, 7 & 8: PICTURE YOUR PET AND FAMILY WITH

H A P P E N I N G S

SANTA Photos ready for Christmas.

Proceeds to the shelter. Phone Global Pet Foods 519-942-8187 to book appointment. $30 package: 2 4x6 and a 5x7 photo.

MacMaster Pontiac Buick GMC, Hwy 9 E, Orangeville. 519-942-3140; orangeville. ontariospca.ca NOV 26 – DEC 17, JAN 7 – MAR 25 (TUESDAYS) : LET’S GET TOGETHER

Connect with other families to explore parenting a child with special needs, 6 & under. 5:45-7:15pm. Free, register. Caledon Parent-Child Centre, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905-857-0090; cp-cc.org

NOV 28 – DEC 19, JAN 9 – MAR 27 (THURSDAYS) : POSTPARTUM SUPPORT GROUP For mothers affected by

postpartum depression. 1:30-3:30pm.

Free childcare. Register. Caledon ParentChild Centre, 150 Queen St S, Bolton.

905-857-0090; cp-cc.org

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NOV 28 – DEC 22 : A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS Prince Charming meets

Snow White. Thur-Sat 8pm. Wed, Sun 2pm. Dec 5 & 12, 2 & 8pm. Dec 22 7pm. $33-$40. Theatre Orangeville, 87 Broadway. 519-942-3423 x0; theatreorangeville.ca

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NOV 29 : CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY – CALEDON PARENT-CHILD CENTRE Games, crafts, snack & Santa!

A Christmas Made in the Hills – sources and prices continued from page 59

Sweet Tooth í˘ą Alexandre Chocolates Christmas gifts $7.99–$199.

104 Rolling Hills Lane, Bolton. 647-239-9555, alexandrefgifts.com (note, store location on website is outdated, business now operated from home) í˘˛ The Chocolate Shop $1.60 for 1, $36.50 for 28.

114 Broadway, Orangeville.

519-941-8968, thechocolateshop.ca í˘ł Debora’s Chocolates Trufes 8 for $12.75–28 for $42. 100 Main St, Erin.

519-833-2092, deboraschocolate.com í˘´ The Olde Stanton Store Fudge $15.98 per pound.

Airport Rd and 5 Sdrd, Mulmur. 705-435-6898, oldestantonstore.com í˘ľ Holtom’s Bakery Egg bread wreath $4.50. 78 Main St, Erin. 519-833-2326 í˘ś Mercato Fine Foods Amaretti (almond) cookies $40–$45 tray. 1 Queensgate Blvd, Bolton. 905- 857-9040, mercatoďŹ nefoods.ca í˘ˇ Wicked Shortbread $8.95/box. 96 Broadway, Orangeville. 519- 307-5000, wickedshortbread.com í˘¸ Leitch’s Honey $5–$12 /jar. 39 South Park Dr, Orangeville as well as retailers throughout the region. 519-942-1380, leitchshoney.com

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í˘š Hockley Honey $10–$15/ jar. 834048 Hockley Valley Rd as well as retailers throughout the region. 519-941-5505, hockleyhoney.com

Man’s Best Friend í˘ą Personal Touches Dog sweaters $15–$35, available only at markets including Orangeville Winter Market in the Town Hall on Broadway. í˘˛ Dogs We Love Tray of food $5.50, treats 25¢ each.

328 Broadway, Orangeville.

519-940-3598, dogswelove. com í˘ł Joan Gray Pet portraits $300–$650. 519-927-3454, joangray.ca í˘´ S. J. Pringle 16" x 20" oil portrait $1,000, studio in Dragony Arts. 519-9415249, sjpringle.net í˘ľ Shelagh Armstrong Pet portraits $1200-$1500.

416-693-1778, shelagh@ shelagharmstrong.com í˘ś Pam Purves Pet portraits $600-$1500. 905-838-1024, pampurvesphotography.com

Roar of the Greasepaint í˘ą Theatre Orangeville Leave a Legacy $300, tickets $40. 87 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-942-3423 í˘˛ Coriander Kitchen 85 Broadway, Orangeville.

519-940-9410, corianderkitchen.net

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Barley and Vine Rail Restaurant 35 Armstrong St, Orangeville. 519-9423400, thebvrco.com Soulyve Caribbean Kitchen 19 Mill St, Orangeville.

519-307-5983, soulyve.com Una Mas Cantina 35 Broadway, Orangeville.

519-307-7707

Winter Adventure í˘ą DĂŠjĂ Vu Design Laura Levitt Hudson’s Bay Totes $150, available at Dragony Arts. dejavutextiles.com í˘˛ Kai-Liis McInnes Headband $40, toque $90.

836100 4th Line East, Mulmur. 519-925-0421, kai-liis.com í˘ł Hockley Valley Resort & Babbo Lift tickets $47.

Hockley Valley Rd at 3rd Line, Mono. 519-942-0754, hockley.com í˘´ MansďŹ eld Outdoor Centre Adult trail pass with rental $40. Airport Rd north of MansďŹ eld. 705-435-4479, mansďŹ eldoutdoorcentre.ca Terra Nova Public House 667294 20 Sdrd, Mulmur.

705-466-5992, terranovapub.ca

Home Chef’s Delight í˘ą Fire in the Kitchen $6 each, various local retailers or order online. 1-855-7120649, ďŹ reinthekitchen.ca

í˘˛ Cam Lavers’ Peppermills $60–$150, order online or various retailers including What’s Cookin’. peppermills.ca

í˘ł Mono Centre Salvage and Wood Company RAD Block $55. Matthew Wood, Mono Centre. 647-408-9001, monocentresalvage.com

í˘ł What’s Cookin’ Classes $30–$75 per person. 98 Main St, Erin. 519-833-0909, whatscookin.ca

í˘´ 2nd Shot Bracelets $49.95, watches $225 and up. 109 Montgomery Blvd, Orangeville. 519-307-0868, 2ndshot.ca

í˘´ Ann Randeraad Pottery Tray 20" x 8" $165, Studio 209 at Alton Mill Arts Centre, 1402 Queen St, Alton. annranderaad@yahoo.com í˘ľ Turn of Fate Studio Bowls $70–$500, Jennifer McKinnon. 5890 4th Line, Hillsburgh. 519-855-9639, turnoffatestudio.ca í˘ś Bits & Pieces Studio Bowls $50–$325, Jim Lorriman. 757082 2nd Line East, Mulmur. 519-925-5501, jimlorrimanwoodturner.com í˘ˇ Anjou Cooking Bar Cooking classes average $100. 16023 Airport Rd, Caledon East. 905-584-0005, gourmandissimo.com

Kids í˘ą Academy of Performing Arts $425 1 hr/week, Sep-June. 133 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-941-4103, academyofperformingarts. info í˘˛ Sproule’s Emporium Musical instruments $6.42–$205. 153 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-941-3621, sproulesemporium.ca

í˘ľ Rose Theatre Moscow Ballet $64–$69. 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton. 905-8742800, rosetheatre.ca

When the Spirit Moves í˘ą Spirit Tree Estate Cidery 4-pack draft $14.55, 100 ml bottle $9.95. 1137 Boston Mills Rd, Caledon. 905-8382530, spirittreecider.com í˘˛ Kurtz Millworks 21" x 14", $100–$250. 493 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-941-7875, kurtzmillworks.com í˘ł Beads on Broadway Studio at Dragony Arts Cheese knife set $65, Beth Grant. 189 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-941-5249, dragonyarts.ca í˘´ Wine Coaches Average $75 per person, events in Gourmandissimo, Caledon East. 416-809-9463, thewinecoaches.ca Woolwich Dairy 425 Richardson Rd, Orangeville and various local retailers.

519-941-9206, woolwichdairy.com

For Your Sweetheart í˘ą Gallery Gemma 14-karat yellow gold and diamond clasp, cultured freshwater pearls $795, in Alton Mill Arts Centre, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 519-938-8386, gallerygemma.com í˘˛ Manhattan Bead Company Amethyst necklace $200. 111 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-943-1299, manhattanbeadco.com í˘ł Beads on Broadway Studio Necklace, earrings and bracelet set by Beth Grant and Joan Hope $60–$100. 189 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-941-5249, dragonyarts.ca í˘´ Pete Paterson Photography Motorcycle portrait $750. 905-584-2310, petepaterson.com í˘ľ I Want to Learn to Dance Private lessons $40 per hour, 10 hours $350. 607131 River Rd, Shelburne. 519-925-9197, iwantolearntodance.com í˘ś Millcroft Inn and Spa Escape for two $489–$619.

55 John St, Alton. 1-800-3833976, vintage-hotels.com/ millcroft í˘ˇ Jade Spa Packages $175–$360. 25 Queen St N, Bolton. 905-951-8659, jadeholisticspa.com Hockley Valley Resort Spa packages $179–$442.

Hockley Valley Rd at 3rd Line Mono. 519-942-0754, hockley.com ≈

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No strollers please. Proceeds to the centre. 9:45-11:45am. 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905-857-0090 x28; cp-cc.org

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NOV 30 : CHRISTMAS FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL Bouncy castle, magic

show, pony rides and more. 9am-3pm.

Free. Orangeville Christian School, 553281 Dufferin Cty Rd 16. 519-941-3381; orangevillechristianschool.com DEC 4 : HELP WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER Develop social skills and

encourage positive relationships. 6:308:30pm. Free, register. Princess Margaret Public School, Orangeville. Dufferin Parent Support Network, 519-940-8678; dpsn.ca

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DEC 6 & DEC 15 : A CHRISTMAS CAROL Don’t miss this family favourite.

Tickets through website. $20; children $10. Dec 6: 7-8:15pm, Melville White Church, 15962 Mississauga Rd, Caledon.

Dec 15: 2-4pm, Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. Humber River Shakespeare Co. 416209-2026; humberrivershakespeare.ca

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DEC 8 : SANTA’S BRUNCH Photos with Santa and face painting. Extra fees may apply. 11am & 2pm. $36; children 4-12, $22; under 3, free. Hockley Valley Resort, 793522 Mono 3rd Line, Orangeville. Tony Beltrano, 519-942-0145 x5191; hockley.com

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DEC 8 : CPCC’S JEWELLERY SHOWCASE Make the holidays sparkle.

Proceeds to Caledon Parent-Child Centre.

1-4pm. 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905-8570090 x28; cp-cc.org

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DEC 13 : THE WINTER SHOW All ages contemporary dance performance

by No. 369 Dance Collective. Reception follows. 7-8pm. $10; children 12 & under $5. Westminster United Church, 247 Broadway, Orangeville. no369dancecollective.com

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NOV 23, 24, DEC 14, 15 : PHOTOS WITH THE GRINCH Great for a unique

Christmas card. Noon-4pm. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 519-941-9300; altonmill.ca

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DEC 20 – 22 : A CHRISTMAS CAROL Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge goes

on a journey of redemption. Dec 20, 21 7:30pm. Dec 22 2pm. $39; children 12 & under, $19. Lester B. Pearson Theatre, 150 Central Park Dr, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca JAN 24 – FEB 2 : TIPLING STAGE COMPANY PRESENTS DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT

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A journey to London proves the streets are not paved with gold. Fri 7pm, $12; Sat 7pm, $15. Sunday 2pm, $15; children under 12, $8. Grace Tipling Hall, 120 Main St, Shelburne. 519-925-2600; tiplingstagecompany.com JAN 26 : FAMILY LITERACY DAY Stories, crafts with your favourite grown-up. 1:152pm. Free. Orangeville Public Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangeville.library.on.ca

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JAN 27 – FEB 1 : CALEDON PARENTCHILD CENTRE PROGRAM REGISTRATION For complete information, see

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website. 9:15am-4pm. Caledon ParentChild Centre, 150 Queen St S, Bolton.

905-857-0090; cp-cc.org FEB 13 : VALENTINE’S FAMILY FUN NIGHT Crafts, activities, stories. Wear

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pink or red. 5-7pm. Free. Caledon ParentChild Centre, 150 Queen St S, Bolton.

905-857-0090; cp-cc.org FEB 17 : FAMILY DAY @ ORANGEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 10:15am-1:15pm.

Free. Orangeville Public Library, 275 Alder St branch only. 519-941-0610; orangeville.library.on.ca FEB 18 – APR 15 (TUESDAYS) : I’M GIRL Promoting a positive personal

image, assertiveness, critical thinking & independence. 4-5pm. Free, register.

Orangeville Public Library, 1 Mill St. In partnership with Family Transition Place.

519-941-0610; orangeville.library.on.ca FEB 21 : THE INTERGALACTIC NEMESIS II

A sinister robot is up to something evil.

8pm. $41-$55; children 12 & under, $25.

Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton.

905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca

CALEDON TRAVEL Experiences of a Lifetime Should be Trusted to Professionals

905.584.5000 Naomi Rogers www.caledontravel.com

A Virtuoso Travel Advisor 16035 Airport Road In the Village of Caledon East Ontario L7C 1E7

TICO Registration # 50020258

MAR 1 : LITTLE SPROUTS SERIES: MUSIC WITH BRIAN Dance, sing and laugh with

Melody the Hippo & Alan the Lion. Ages 2-5. 1 & 3:30pm. $17.50. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca ≈

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519-941-5396

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J & M MASONRY bricks • block • fireplaces chimneys • concrete floor footings

CUSTOM CONTRACTORS CONCRETE FORMING CUTTING & CORING

FLORISTS

For a free estimate, call

Howard Curran 519-942-0171 howard.curran@sympatico.ca

BIRD FEEDING

wedding and event flowers www.cedarandstone.ca

Caledon Mountain Wildlife Supplies

416 938 7447

• Wild Birdseed / Feeders / Nesting Boxes • Pet Food & Supplies / Wildlife Feeds • Crafts / Books / Nature Accessories

Studio 213 The Alton Mill

“We’re here to help you help nature.�

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FURNITURE C AT E R I N G Catering all of life’s special occasions.

Weddings & Special Events Exclusive caterer to the Best Western Plus Orangeville Inn & Suites

Visit our website for information on our Wine Dinner Club

www.yesterdayshome.weebly.com

R&M Stucco Superior quality & service • Interior/exterior plaster/stucco finishing Marco or Rose Mary Andreozzi

705-434-0248

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5000 Sq Ft of Furniture (Previously Loved) Home Decor • Chairs • Vintage • Retro Antiques • Collectables • Jewellery Lighting • Brand New Mattresses “Man Caveâ€? • “Mom Caveâ€? • Gift Cert.

Delivery • Lay-Away Plan • Open 7 Days Yesterdays Home Furnishings Shelburne

101 Main St, Shelburne 519-925-1011

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For Spring Issue Call by February 7, 2014

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SEPTIC SERVICES

HEALTH & WELL BEING

Feel Pampered in Your Own Home

Massage & Holis c Services Upwards of 90% of disease is stress­related.

Massage is an effec ve tool for relieving stress.

Lisa Maggiore C.M.P. House Calls . By Appointment Only 519­941­7666

SCHOOL OF MIRACLES WEEKLY CLASSES PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT/MEDITATION

We can help: • Overweight • Frequent paw licking • Hairballs • Dry, flaky or greasy skin • Smelly ears or skin • Excessive shedding • Stiff joints/arthritis • Recurring ear infections Shelburne store now offering equine health & treat products

Heather Scavetta, Reiki Master, Channel, Medium READINGS 519-927-3387 Caledon Village/Oakville www.schoolofmiracles.ca

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Residential/Commercial • Snow Plowing Walkway Clearing • Salting/Sanding On Call • David Teixeira 519-942-1421

Creating artistic heirloom portraits for your home

LAND SURVEYING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

413 First Ave. East, Shelburne

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Open: 8am-4pm weekdays Free Consultation on Weekends by Appointment Phone: 519-925-0057 or 519-941-6231 Fax: 519-941-6231 www.pjwilliams.ca

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The Jolly Morphology Club 1 2 3 4 5

SCORE \ TWENTY WONDER \ AWE WAGER \ BET SWINE \ PIGS MAP \ CHART

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STRONG / FIRM STOP / HINDER MAR / DEFACE QUIET / STILL BAG / SACK

PARTIES Keeping Walter Awake An In-law Discovery at PAMA The man in the picture is the young woman’s father.

from page 102 Charlie’s Free Eggs The sixth customer took the last egg and the basket.

Another “Little Toughie” from Mr. Stuart 19. Because 10 farmers bought fewer than 6 fillies and one bought more than 9, there were 11 who did not buy 6, 7, 8 or 9, therefore a total of 19 did.

Sweet Grannie Teazle Grannie wears glasses with lenses strong enough to magnify her eyes. If she had just come into a heated room from outside on a bitterly cold, windy day, the glasses would have been steamed over. And with the glasses off her vision would be quite unreliable.

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a Puzzling Conclusion An In-law Discovery at PAMA During the opening of the newly renovated PAMA, the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives, a young woman stopped in front of a photograph on display and startled several patrons by shouting, “Look! Omigosh! Come here, Dad! That man in the picture? Can you believe it? His mother was my mother’s mother-in-law!”

Who is the man in the picture?

The Jolly Morphology Club With the passing of prohibition laws in the early twentieth century the townships of Mono and Caledon, like many others, became officially “dry” and many profi table drinking establishments were forced to close.

However, shortly after the legislation was passed, what had once been a thriving tavern strategically located between the two townships near Mono Mills renamed itself “The Jolly Morphology Club,” and it was soon crowded every night with club members who showed a sudden, passionate interest in the spelling and word games now on offer. Admission into the club was free, which may explain why members showed up regularly even though the former tavern tended to offer the very same spelling and word games night after night.

One popular (and oft-repeated) word game was Letter Barter. To play it, members had to exchange two letters in a pair of words, one from each word, and by doing the exchange, produce a pair of new words that are closely related. For example, in the pair LEAVES and BROAD, exchanging the E in “leaves” with the O in “broad” produces the closely related words LOAVES and BREAD. Test your skill using the ten pairs here.

Keeping Walter Awake Walter’s job at the annual general meeting of the Agricultural Society at the Queen’s Hotel in Palgrave was a simple one. As soon as the guest speaker was finished, Walter was to light the candles that were placed on each table. Because he had a habit of drifting off to sleep (he’d snored loudly through last year’s speech), his sister gave him a puzzle to keep him awake.

It involved the box of wooden matches he kept in the bib pocket of his overalls and, like Walter’s job, was also simple. It required him to make a design of 4 triangles and 2 squares using exactly 8 matches.

by Ken Weber

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SCORN \ TWEETY

STRING / FORM

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SHOP / TINDER

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WATER \ BEG

CAR / DEFAME

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SPINE \ WIGS

QUILT / STILE

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TAP \ CHARM

SAG / BACK

Would you have held your own at the Jolly Morphology Club?

Assuming Walter stayed awake and solved the puzzle, what would his solution look like?

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Charlie’s Free Eggs On the night before Christmas, Charlie Byam realized he might have to throw out some of the produce he had for sale, or perhaps give it away if he could, because his store in Belfountain was going to be closed for three days in a row: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and December 27, a Sunday. As it turned out, just a few hours before closing time on Christmas Eve, his produce inventory was down to a basket of six eggs. After Charlie put up a little sign next to the basket “Take an egg! Free!” the next six customers took up the offer and each of them left the store with one egg.

Yet there was still one egg in the basket.

How could this be?

Another “Little Toughie” from Mr. Stuart This challenge appeared on the blackboard at S.S. #15 Mulmur in Kilgorie on the final day of school before summer holidays. Mr Stuart promised that anyone who solved it before noon could leave right away. (All the students in Senior Fourth were gone by 10 a.m.)

Thirty farmers bought Percheron fillies at the horse auction in Honeywood. Ten farmers bought fewer than 6 fillies and eight bought more than 7. Five farmers bought more than 8 fillies and bo one bought more than 9.

What is the total number of buyers who bought 6, 7, 8, or 9 fillies?

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Sweet Grannie Teazle The young crown attorney could see why she was called “Sweet Grannie Teazle.” Her smile would melt chocolate in the next room. And the round, steel-rimmed spectacles that magnifi ed her soft brown eyes over the little pug nose together with the whitest of white, silky hair almost shouted “cute!”

Even her voice, he knew, was going to make a jury want to run to the witness box and hug her.

“Oh I remember everything about that day,” she was saying. “It was so cold. You know that awful cold wind that bites? Orville – that’s my son-in-law – he says

we get it extra bad here on the Seventeenth ’cause the wind speeds up crossing Amaranth. Anyway, I went out to the road that afternoon to get the mail for Orville. He gets the Toronto newspaper. Loves politics – watches everything that Mackenzie King does.

“Anyway, I had just come back and took off my coat in the summer kitchen – the wood stove was fired up in there, you see, because the next day they were going to butcher – and I heard the shot. Well, there were two shots, weren’t there? So I looked out the window and there the fellow was.” She pointed at

a kitchen window. “There by the woodpile across the yard. A stranger he was. Now I didn’t see his gun. I told the policeman that. But the stranger, I saw him good before he took off running. Saw him clear.”

Grannie’s monologue paused as the attorney half rose from his chair and leaned forward to peer out the window at the woodpile. He was trying very hard to suppress a look of doubt but wasn’t succeeding.

Why would the attorney doubt Sweet Grannie Teazle’s story? solutions on page 101

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