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Vol ume 7 Issue 31 August 5, 2016

Ret urn of t he Geek: CoTiCon Ret urns on Sat urday August 20t h

Read Jason Setnyk's interview with CoTiCon founder and award winning cosplay artist Annie DeRochie on p.4.

Cover photo: Jason Setnyk Photography

Int erview wit h Mapl e Leaf s and Cornwal l Royal s coach and aut hor Doug Carpent er

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On Vacat ion Sorry, there will not be any editorials this week, or next week for that matter.

As I venture on the trip of a lifetime, traveling with my hubby and children across the Mid-West and Eastern States, stopping in Texas to visit with family, I will rest my mind for a well deserved break You can follow my family's adventure by liking our facebook page : "The Lucio's Troublesome Trailer Summer Adventures." We will be doing 7 Six Flags, 9 Cities in 28 days. Look for my review of food, attractions, cities and of course rides in upcoming September issues of the Seeker.

Wishing you and yours a fabulous end of the summer, beautiful weather and hope you will make, like us, memories to last you a lifetime.

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bu t u n f or t u n at el y Hu n ger doesn ?t t ak e a su m m er vacat i on - Agapè n eeds ou r h el p!

School?s out and the kids ar e savor ing their holidays, but for m any fam ilies in our com m unity sum m er is one of the har dest tim es to keep food on the table.

Ask any food bank w hat tim e of year is their busiest for donations and they?ll tell you it?s Decem ber.

But hunger doesn?t happen just at Chr istm as.

M any low -incom e fam ilies r ely on school m eal pr ogr am s to help their get childr en the nutr ients they need to thr ive.

Dur ing the sum m er m onths, kids don?t have access to these pr ogr am s so par ents on low -incom e often str uggle to be able to pr ovide m eals for their childr en.

M athew , a father of thr ee childr en, w as r ecently laid off. Last w eek w as the thir d tim e that he?s visited the Agapè Centr e?s food bank . ?I w as alw ays w or king and now I?m laid off. It?s har d. It?s nice to get the extr a help,? M atthew said. The young father know s fir st-hand the par ticular str ain of the added costs of the season. ?Kids love the fr uits in the sum m er.

They?r e alw ays hungr y and m or e fr uit is expensive on its ow n,? he said.

W hat does 1000 clients a m onth for the food bank look like?

The Agapè Centr e gave out over $15,000 w or th of em er gency food each m onth this June and July. ?The sum m er m onths can be difficult for m any fam ilies to keep food on their tables, so w e?r e faced w ith a higher need for ser vices fr om fam ilies,? said Johanne Gauthier , the Agapè Centr e?s Oper ations M anager and Inter im Executive Dir ector. ?But it?s also the tim e of year that w e see a substantial dr op in donations.? Over the sum m er , the centr e sees m or e childr en eating in the com m unity kitchen. ?Dur ing the m onth of Apr il,

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26 childr en w er e ser ved m eals in the com m unity kitchen, but in the fir st m onth that school w as out (par t of June and par t of July), 44 childr en lunch in our kitchen ? that?s an incr ease of 69%,? said Gauthier.

Ther e ar e m any w ays to suppor t the local food bank and soup kitchen, w hich ser vices m or e than 1,000 people in our com m unity. You can give fr esh food fr om your gar den, dr op off a gr ocer y stor e gift car d or cash donation, or becom e a m onthly donor.

The char ity w ill issue tax r eceipts for any donation of $20 or m or e (cash or food or gr ocer y gift car ds w ith r eceipts). ?W hat w e r eally need r ight now is m oney for fr esh pr oduce.

And if people have an aver sion to giving cash, w e ar e alw ays happy to r eceive PC gift car ds,? said Gauthier. ?The PC gift car ds allow us to buy item s like m ilk and eggs, w hich w e don?t r eceive thr ough nor m al donations.?

The Agapè Centr e spent $4,500 this past m onth on fr esh foods alone, including potatoes, car r ots, onions, m ilk and eggs. ?We don?t w ant to be feeding bellies w ith em pty calor ies. Low w ealth is often cor r elated to low health, and w e do not w ant to contr ibute to the costs of our health car e system in the long r un,? she said.

The local food bank and soup kitchen has been feeding people in need for over 40 year s, and r ecent changes to the or ganization ar e m aking it easier to access ser vices in a com for table and dignified w ay. ?The upgr ades at the food bank ar e gr eat ? I alw ays feel w elcom e her e. Don?t be asham ed w hen you actually do need the help,? said M athew.

For mor e infor mation a bout the Aga pè Centr e a nd how to help plea se visit w w w.a ga pecentr e.ca

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Paint brush brings Wal king Tour t o l if e ? The Cornwall Historic Walking Tour, a collaboration between the Downtown and Le Village Business Improvement Areas, weaves a tapestry of local history through illustrations that dot the landscape throughout the city. Nearly 20 historic illustrations are being erected along the Cornwall waterfront, commemorating the rich history of the Seaway City.While passersby can enjoy the tour in any location, and from any direction, the fun begins along the Recreational Path in the west-end of the city with an illustration depicting Gleason?s Lock, or Lock 19 ? an integral part of what was once the Cornwall Canal. Stops along the tour include illustrations representing the paper mill, Hotel Dieu Hospital and the Cornwall Orphanage. Partnerships were created when project organizers reached out to Cornwall artist Pierre Giroux, whose prowess with the paint brush brought the illustrations to life.

A Journey t o support Unit ed Way ?

Keith Bourne is walking from Cornwall to Kitchener raising funds for March of Dimes Canada and for the United Way of SD&G. Keith Bourne started experiencing Involuntary Movements/ Tic Disorder almost four years ago.

Medication couldn?t help with the movements and he began to feel hopeless as at times he would lose any control of his hands and legs. After much reading and research, Keith made lifestyle changes such as getting plenty of rest, reducing stress and drinking water to help improve his quality of life. He has decided to walk along Highway 2 from Cornwall to Kitchener to help increase awareness for

individuals living with Involuntary Movements/ Tic Disorders.

Art s & Cul t ure St ars Hal l ow meet s Cornwal l - The Cornwall & Area Pop Event has announced that Gilmore Girls star Scott Patterson will be a guest at CAPE 2017. Gilmore Girls alumni Scott Patterson simultaneously won fans?hearts and frustrated them with his work as the gruff, loveable, but emotionally distant Luke Danes.

Scott will don the infamous baseball cap once again for the highly anticipated Netflix event being released on Netflix on November 25th. Fans will also recognize Scott Patterson for his memorable turn as Agent Peter Strahm in multiple films of the horror cult hit Saw series. Scott also appeared in Will & Grace, CSI: Miami, 90210, Seinfeld, and many other television shows. CAPE takes place April 22nd and April 23rd 2017 at the Benson Centre.

Muggl es f irst in l ine t o pick up new Harry Pot t er book ?

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child went on sale on July 31st. A few dozen muggles (non magic folk) were in line at Coles in the Cornwall Square before the store opened at 11am. No one had to use the ?Alohomora? unlocking charm to make the gates of the local book store open. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany. The story takes place 19 years after the Deathly Hallows. Daniel O?Neil (23) and Chantale O?Neil (20) were among the first in line to purchase the book. Both are long time fans of the fantasy book series. ?I love the world created by J.K. Rowlings and I relish the chance to go back there one more time,? said Daniel. For those

who want to experience the magic of the Harry Potter universe one more time, it?s not too late to hop on a broomstick or the Hogwarts Express to go and purchase the new book.

Sport s Ryan Hand t o l end a hand and a f ist t o t he River Kings ? Ryan Hand will lend the Cornwall River Kings a hand and a fist this upcoming season.

The River Kings blueline just got a whole lot tougher. General manager Rick Lalonde has acquired Ryan Hand from Thetford in exchange for Olivier Croteau, who was picked up earlier this summer from Jonquiere. In 37 games with the Assurancia last season, Hand chipped in a pair of assists and 163 penalty minutes. He has a 610 penalty minutes in 119 career LNAH contests. The 31-year-old from Ottawa welcomes the opportunity to play in Cornwall, where he?ll surely be a fan-favourite. ?It feels pretty amazing to be a part of a team so close to home and I?m very excited to develop a relationship with the fans in the Civic Complex and have them cheering for me rather than yelling at me all game,? said Ryan Hand. Ryan Hand, a QMJHL graduate, has had pro stops in the CHL, ECHL, SPHL as well as overseas in the EIHL. He welcomes the changes made in Cornwall so far this off-season.

Civic Compl ex wil l get new scoreboard - Here?s an illustration of the new scoreboard that?s being installed at the Cornwall Civic Complex. It?s slated to be installed at the end of August, in time for the coming hockey season. The Ed Lumley Arena is home to two hockey teams, the Cornwall Colts of the Central Canada Hockey League and the Cornwall River Kings of the Ligue Nord-AmĂŠricaine de Hockey. ?It will be a great enhancement to the Ed Lumley Arena?, stated Kevin Lajoie on social media.

Situated in scenic Lamoureux Park along the banks of the St. Lawrence River, the Cornwall Civic Complex is a highly versatile and modern facility. The heart of the Complex is the Ed Lumley Arena, a modern ice rink that boasts state of the art rink boards, seating for up to 5800 people and a versatile sound and light infrastructure.

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__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We?r e also par tner ed w ith Beyond 21?s Food Fest, and som e of these activities w ill involve visiting cer tain ar eas of that event, as w ell as a m ini-par ade of costum ed individuals w ho w ill be going thr ough Food Fest. As w ell as w e hope out attendees w ill check out Food Fest as it?s so close by, I think they?ll love it,?

Annie DeRochie explained.

Article and photo by Jason Setnyk Cor nw all Ontar io ? Attention cosplayer s and geek cultur e enthusiasts, the thir d annual CoTiCon (Cor nw all Tiny Convention) is taking place Satur day, August 20th, 2016 Cor nw all Ontar io ? Attention cosplayer s and geek cultur e enthusiasts, the thir d annual CoTiCon (Cor nw all Tiny Convention) is taking place Satur day, August 20th, 2016 at the Cor nw all Civic Com plex fr om 10am to 6pm .

In addition to being the founder of CoTiCon, Annie DeRochie is also a fashion design student. She is taking Fashion Design at Fanshaw e College. In addition to cr eating fashion clothing, she also cr eates costum es. She is an aw ar d w inning cosplayer. Sever al of her costum es have w on aw ar ds at conventions including som e pr esented at m asquer ades and com petitions.

She has the distinction of being a Canadian M aster Class, and an Inter national Ar tisan ? both im pr essive titles for her age class.

Ret urn of t he Geek: Int erview wit h CoTiCon

The event w ill be celebr ating the Legend of Zelda, Pokem on, and Sm ash Br other s Br aw l. It featur es special guest including the Doctor W ho Society of Canada, the Ottaw a City Car r ison 501st Legion fr om Star War s, and cosplayer s Cats-Luna, NailoSyanodel, Peekaboo and M NC Pr ops. Ther e is also a m asquar de, exhibitor s and vendor s, and a line up of special guests and panelist cover ing ar m or m aking, super her o theor ies, cosplaying, and cosplay photogr aphy.

f ounder and cospl ayer Annie DeRochie

?We?r e all r eally excited for CoTiCon this year ! We have som e of our attendees favour ite events com ing back, like the Sm ash Br os Tour nam ent, our m asquer ade (costum e contest) w ith am azing cosplay guests as judges, and incr edible panels. But w e also have som e new , fr ee activities that w e?r e adding onto the list of activities, them ed after Pokem on and Zelda. W ith the popular ity of Pokem on Go w e?ll also have a few lur es set up as w ell. I hope people ar e just as excited as I am for the event, I can?t w ait for people to tr y out our activities, enter our contests and check out the ar tists selling their w or k in the exhibitor ?s r oom ,? said event founder Annie DeRochie.

This is the thir d annual CoTiCon. It began tw o year s ago w hen Annie DeRochie joined the Sum m er Com pany Pr ogr am . ?CoTiCon star ted w hen I saw an oppor tunity. I?ve been attending conventions since 2010, and been loving the concept since even befor e then.

So w hen I hear d of the Sum m er Com pany pr ogr am , w hich gives students a gr ant and a chance to r un and lear n about business, I figur ed it could be my chance to br ing a convention to Cor nw all. I didn?t think I could do it at fir st, being near ly 17 at the tim e, but I have a lot of am azing fr iends w ith exper iences in r unning or staffing conventions w ho have helped m e out tr em endously,? Annie DeRochie r em inisced.

The event has gr ow n since it?s beginning. This year ?s event w ill focus on sever al them es and has m or e activities. ?Well I can definitely say that CoTiCon is gr ow ing this year. CoTiCon 2016 has fr ee them ed activities this year w hich w e ar e ver y excited about. Both The Legend of Zelda and Pokem on have m ilestone anniver sar ies that took place this year , and seeing as the tw o ser ies ar e popular I figur ed it w ould be fun to them e activities off of them . We have tw o scavenger hunt-like gam es, the Gotta Catch Em All Pokem on gam e, w hich involves follow ing clues to find Pokem on puzzle pieces. And w e have the Zelda Quest w hich includes m or e clues, puzzles and m ini gam es. Ther e?s a lot of other fun them ed activities besides these though, that w ould take a long tim e to talk about.

Our gam ing r oom and exhibitor ?s spaces ar e also lar ger this year. We?r e going to have som e r etr o gam es setup (Nintendo 64 and NES) as w ell as our r egular pr ogr am m ing w ith our Sm ash Br os Tour nam ent. And our exhibitor ?s space is com pletely full as of July 30th, and w ith m ostly ar tists this year. Be sur e to check that out, as som e of our ar tists have never show n their w or ks at conventions befor e and it w ill be your only chance to pur chase som e of their pieces. And w e also have a ver y special panel this year too! One of our cosplay guests, M NC Pr ops, w ill be hosting a hands on w or kshop on how to m ake ar m or for $5, w her e par ticipants w ill get to m ake their ow n ar m or headpiece w ith m ater ials that ar e ver y com m only used for lar ge ar m or ed costum es. It?s going to be r eally neat,? Annie DeRochie added.

This year CoTiCon has also par tner ed w ith Beyond 21?s Cor nw all Food Fest and w ill include a par ade in dow ntow n Cor nw all at 11am .

How did she get into cosplay? She lear ned about it googling her favour ite gam e ser ies, The Legend of Zelda. ?I got into cosplaying after googling things about my favor uite gam e ser ies, The Legend of Zelda. Fr om ther e I found pictur es of cosplayer s, then lear nt about conventions and found out that ther e w as one com ing up in M ontr eal.

So, I got my m other to assist m e in m aking a costum e of a m inor Zelda char acter , and eventually lear nt to do things myself along the w ay. Now I?m inter ested in m aking costum es that include a lot of cool techniques, cor sets, hoop skir ts and r equir e fine detail. And now that I?m finished on year in Fashion Design at Fanshaw e College my skills have im pr oved so I can m ake my costum es even better , w hich is gr eat. It?s also a gr eat feeling that a hobby that I star ted to love as a kid m ay help m e out w ith a futur e car eer ,?

Annie DeRochie r ecalled.

Annie DeRochie has designed m any costum es over the past few year s, but her favour ite is the char acter of Lissa fr om Fir e Em blem Aw akening. ?M y favour ite costum e to m odel is actually my m ost r ecent, Lissa fr om Fir e Em blem Aw akening! It?s been my m ost challenging costum e to m ake as w ell as it took m e close to thr ee m onths to com plete. It involved m e figur ing out and planning how to m ake a r ealistic looking steel cage hoop skir t out of duct tape and steel str apping (it?s r em ar kable how m uch I m ade it look like it?s pur ely steel), alter ing a cor set patter n and m aking a pr oper cor set w ith all the char acter ?s little details (including ver y specific seam s), and as w ell as dr afting my ow n skir t patter ns and for the fir st tim e ever m aking a decently lar ge pr op. I m ade it ver y com for table too, and dur able and I?m just so pr oud of it. It?s pr obably my best w or k to date on a costum e, and it?s so m uch fun to w ear w ith that hoop skir t,? said Annie DeRochie.

In addition to cosplaying and or ganizing CoTiCon, Annie DeRochie still attends var ious conventions out of tow n. Tw o of her favour ites ar e Otakuthon and YetiCon. ?I actually have tw o favour ite conventions, and I can?t decide w hich I like better. Otakuthon is definitely one of them , and not only because it w as my fir st but it?s just a r eally gr eat event. It?s Canada?s second lar gest convention, it has so m uch to see and do, tons of beautiful costum es that ar e all m aster ly cr afted. M y other favour ite is actually a new convention as of 206, YetiCon! It?s a r esor t convention that takes place at the Blue M ountain Resor t. The location is lovely, but the convention is absolutely fantastic. It?s w ell r un and ther e ar e so m any fun events thr oughout the day like cosplay pool par ties and things like m ountain coaster r ides. It?s just a fantastic and fun tim e.

And the highlight to both of these conventions ar e the fact that I get to see my fr iends, m eet new people and have a good tim e w ith like m inded, geeky people. It?s alw ays the people that m ake the convention!? said Annie DeRochie.

For those inter ested in cosplay or geek cultur e, CoTiCon has a lot to offer for people of all ages. It?s also a chance to m eet new people and have fun!

Tickets for CoTiCon ar e only $20. For m or e infor m ation w w w.cot i con .com

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M O RRELL ORGANIZED MIND - DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE Part 1 of 2 In a caring community, it is almost impossible to get along with everyone. Whether you like it or not, sometimes you must deal with some of those people you can hardly stand. Everyone has its own list of 'difficult/ annoying people'.

In their defence, you also need to remember you are not in their shoes. You have no idea what their day or their life has been or is like or if they suffer from developmental challenges.

Hist oric Smit hvil l e Smithville was one of the early suburbs in the former Cornwall Township that became a Cornwall neighbourhood on January 1, 1957 when the City annexed much of the Township. It was named for Howard Smith Paper Mill, which was later re-named Domtar and was previously the Toronto Paper Mfg Co. The Mill?s early street address was 1 Hazel Avenue, rather than 800 Second Street West.

Sometimes people treat others the way they were or are treated; they are marked by what they learned and lived.

Bottom line, these people are definitely unhappy, insecure and unfortunately you sometimes have no choice but to deal with them. Very few people have the courage, the know how or will power to turn their life around; therefore, you must try to work with them to ensure a civilized ending.

No one is trained to be nice all the time but being prof essional and t o t he point get s t he job done. No one can risk letting a dislike turn into an inefficient communication that would undermine what needs to be accomplish.

The goal is to ensure that the other person understands you clearly; this is not always easy. What can be absolutely clear to you might not be for someone else. The person you are dealing with may not know as much as you do on a particular matter. When you are totally involved in a matter, it is easy to forget important facts because those facts have become a second nature to you. Therefore, 1. To make it easy on everyone, l ist en and f ocus on the topic at hand; it ensures you are not drifting away from the subject. Conflicts are based on misunderstanding, meaning: saying one thing and meaning another.

Repeating the same thing in a different way may be helpful.

2. Since you are already annoyed with the person, you are in an attack/ defence mode, which ever applies. The only way to save you some aggravation is to repeat al l inst ruct ions, quest ions or probl ems exposed. For example: you can say: ?To ensure I fully understand, you meant ? .? If you did not fully understand, the person will hopefully explain himself / herself again in a different way.

Next week additional suggestions.

If you have any questions, please call marie Morrell at 613-936-6873 or email: office@workeasysolutions.com or visit: www.workeasysolutions.com

Whenyouworkhard,sodoyourmuscles.

Photo: The homes on Hazel, Wood and Hickory Street, north of the mill, west of the administration building.

The community sprang up primarily to provide nearby housing for some of the mill workers. None of the houses remain due to an expansion of the Mill (# 6 and # 7 Paper Machines). Hazel Street no longer exists under that name, but what remains of it is the lane into the former Mill property. Wood Street is long gone. A small portion of Hickory Street still remains, but without the houses. The Paper Mill purchased the homes at a very fair price in order to demolish them for expansion. The Mill and Smithville stood on a portion of the former Loyalist Wood farm.

Other neighbourhood employers included Ottawa New York Central Railway Cornwall Station on the north side of Second Street West and the National Hotel. The bridge and the train station were considered the west edge of Smithville, which also included Second Street West, north of the paper mill to the Roosevelt Bridge. Edwardson?s West End Sunoco station was located at 814 Second Street West near Hickory Street.

For relief of muscular tension and muscle related injuries, massage therapy can help.

Located minutes from the hospital.

Kathleen Morris, RMT 305 Baldwin Ave., Suite 5, Cornwall, On Email: kmkathleenmorris@gmail.com ( 613) 662-5549

Photo: Smithville, the Paper Mill and the Roosevelt Bridge Domtar's Cornwall operation closed on March 24 of 2006.

Photos courtesy of the SD&G Historical Society

D O Y O U SI NG? The Centennial Choir of Cornwall welcomes potential new members to its Fall rehearsals. Enjoyment and experience singing with other choirs are the best criteria. All sections are available and the ability to read music would be a welcome asset. An informal audition will be held after a few weeks to determine voice placement. The first rehearsal will be held Mon. Sept. 12th at 6:45 at St. John?s Presbyterian Church, 28 Second St., Cornwall. Further info at 613 9361131

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MONDAY, AUGUST 8 Learn how t o pl ay Mah-jongg - 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (and Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.)

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Scrabbl e Camp - Learn the ins and outs of Scrabble. - 1:30 p.m.

SUMMER MOVIE FESTIVAL PITCH PERFECT 2 - @ 2 p.m. & 6:15 p.m.

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After a humiliating command performance at The Kennedy Center, the Barden Bellas enter an international competition that no American group has ever won in order to regain their status and right to perform.

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Sorbet (The Teen Graphic Novel Cl ub) - Designed for teens fun!

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THO M PSO N A TA STE OF TUSCA NY Once more, my f riend and 'f el l ow f oody' St ephen McMenamen, gave me a sheaf of new recipes t o t ry.

The f irst recipe I made was so amazing. A creamy garl ic sauce wit h chicken, spinach and sun dried t omat oes served over a bed of t ender f et t ucini noodl es. This rest aurant qual it y meal is ready in just 30 minut es. You woul d be proud t o serve it t o guest s anyday! Thanks again St ephen f or caring and sharing. Gary and I enjoyed every morsel ! Enjoy a great week!

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-In a large skillet, add the oil of choice and saute the sliced chicken on MED-HI heat for 3 to 5 minutes on each side until browned and cooked thoroughly with no pink remaining. Remove the chicken to a plate and set this aside for now.

-To the pan, add the heavy cream, chicken broth, garlic, Italian seasoning and grated Parmesan cheese.

-Whisk this mixture over MED-HI heat until the sauce starts to thicken.

-Add to this now the spinach and sun dried tomatoes.

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-Add the chicken back into the pan to heat up.

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A re We Th ere Yet?

By Syl vie O?Rourke

Sometimes even the best laid plans go awry and we just have to roll with it. It?s no one?s fault, just an unforeseen occurrence that forces us to make new plans or as the GPS might say to ?recalculate.?I like to think of these moments as tests of character.

In this particular story we are on our way to Sherbrooke for a long weekend of cycling. There are seven of us split into three cars. Everything is going smoothly until we receive a message from Sir Texalot, a passenger in the first car. They have a flat somewhere near Grandby. We groan as we envision our friends unloading the three bicycles from the rack and emptying the tightly packed trunk to get to the spare tire.

But this is only the beginning of our troubles. A short distance from our destinationwe are startled by a loud clattering sound coming from our own car. It feels like something just dropped beneath us, bounced, and then skidded away.My first instinct is to check the bike rack at the rear. To my immense relief the bicycles are safe but the engine temperature gauge is rising. This can?t be good! We pull over at the first opportunity and notice a puddle of coolant on the pavement. A peek under the hood reveals that thewater pump pulleyhas vanished. Without this pulley, the water pump cannot work to keep the engine cool. We call Trail Napperfor help. He isthe driver of the first car who by now has made it to our rented house. Once again the bicycles and the contents of the trunk must be unloaded and then transferred to the rescue vehicle. My car must be abandoned with no hope of service for a while as tomorrow is a statutory holiday. In the morning we proceed with our cycling plans trying our best to distract ourselves from the worst case/ best case scenarios running through our heads. For now there is nothing we can do.

On Saturday the task of dealing with our vehicles is eased somewhat by the windy and rainy weather.Arrangements are made to tow my vehicle to a garage and to replace the tire on the second car.At the appointed time all seven of us file into the garage waiting room to occupy all of the available seating. In spite of our situation, we are in good spirits. We reflect that it could certainly have been worse. It could have been all three cars. Imagine our employers?reaction when we would call and say: ?We?re stranded in Sherbrooke. All our cars are broken.? We laugh at the absurdity. Our vacation certainly did not go as anticipated but we made the best of it together. It would be unrealistic to think that all events go perfectly well all of the time. At some point, each of us has needed help, be it for a broken piece of equipment, an injury, or another mishap. It makes such a difference to be surrounded by supportive people.And after all, this will just make one more story to laugh about at the next campfire.

For more information about the Cornwall Outdoor Club de Plein Air, visit our website at www.cornwalloutdoorclub.ca or like us on Facebook.

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BAKER Hi there to everyone reading the most positive paper around! I hope the sweltering heat hasn't wilted you, or caused you to pray for snow! We'll be getting that soon enough, and my suggestion is to try and enjoy the hot summery days as much as possible, cooling off in whatever way you can. A quick tip: If all else fails, wear a wet hat. Yes, you heard me right. Air conditioning works on the principal of evaporation, and the human head is where we lose most of our body heat, so put the two together and you'll feel cooler in no time!

This week I had a birthday, and rather than waiting around to see if any of my children had any surprise plans for me, I made my own plans which turned out to involve some of my children. You may remember I was helping my youngest son, Marcus, in Ottawa who had undergone shoulder surgery? Well, my eldest daughter, Melinda, brought me there on Friday. The following day, Saturday, was my birthday.

Another of my daughters, Ella Rose and her fiance, Stephen, took us out for a buffet style dinner in Ottawa for my birthday dinner. It was a wonderful time, but the fun didn't end just yet. The following day, Marcus, Kelsey and I enjoyed some time at the canal in Ottawa. Then on Monday, Melinda returned with some of her kids, and we all drove to Marcus's girlfriend Kelsey's parent's cottage on Elbow Lake, quite a distance north of Kingston. We enjoyed a fun filled three days, and I just returned home on Thursday, almost a week after leaving. So if you are in a situation where a surprise may or may not be coming to you, why not do as I did and make your own plans? Although some of my children have surprised me on my birthday, there have been some birthdays where nobody seemed to even remember me, with no plans made, nor even a phone call. I've learned to take life and live it, and it sometimes means making my own plans, which is a lot better than sitting around hoping some of my busy children will think of something to do.

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TIP OF THE WEEK: You can keep the house or apartment cooler without using an air conditioner. Start by blocking the direct sun as much as you can. Cover any window with a light colored shade or curtain, during the time it is in direct sunlight. As soon as the sun has moved, you may open the window to let a breeze in, but only if the outside temperature is cooler than the inside. At night, when it is usually much cooler out, crack your windows open and let the breeze through, but remember to close

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them again in the morning as soon as it begins to get hot out. If you don't have a dehumidifier, make sure you keep humidity down, as it will make you feel hotter and more uncomfortable. If your bathroom has an exhaust fan, be sure you use it when showering or bathing to remove that humid air. Don't hang laundry indoors in humid weather, as it will only add to the humidity level in your home. If all else fails, head outdoors to a shady area. The air beneath a large tree is much cooler, due in part to the evaporation of the moisture in the tree's leaves, and you're also getting oxygen which the tree gives off during the daytime.

Bring a chair and a book or your phone and relax in the shade. Before we know it, summer will only be a memory and we'll wish we had enjoyed more of it.

We all have birthdays, naturally, and I wanted to share a little observation I have about them. I hear some of my friends complaining that they are 'another year older' or 'one more year of their life has gone by'. I much rather prefer to think of my birthday as a celebration or rememberance of the day I was born. We don't age a year at a time, we age a tiny bit every moment, so we never suddenly become 'another year older'. We gradually get wiser, more mature, a little smarter, and a little better in almost every way. As well, we never really need to feel older, as our inner child or spirit is ageless and can come to the surface to have fun any time we let it. It has been said, We do not quit playing because we grow old, we grow old because we quit playing. So play, laugh, and let your inner child out often. As Oscar Wilde put it, "The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And the body is born young and grows old. That is life's tragedy." But if we take care of ourselves in small ways though a little exercise, we can extend the expiry date of our body by a long time. And if at the very end, you finally and happily realize that you've finally figured out who you really are, wasn't it all worth it? The good news is we figure it out a little at a time, as we experience our own life's adventure. Have no regrets, by doing the things you want now, while there is time.

ITEM OF THE WEEK: This week I'd like to show you a butterfly brooch that John just got me for my birthday. I love these brooches and will sometimes even pin them on hats, where they become my 'hat jewelry'. When we're at Value Village, John always goes 'looking for bugs', meaning the sparkly bugs such as butterflies, dragonflies, and the odd bee, or even a spider. These are my favorite insects, the ones that sparkle!

UNTIL NEXT WEEK: Remember that none of us get out of here alive, but some get out a lot happier than others. I intend to follow my heart, to go where my inner child may lead, and I hope you will consider doing the same. Live now! Not tomorrow. Not by dwelling in the past. Today has so much to offer, and I'll gladly find out what it may be, one moment at a time!

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Back to Sch ool - Part 1

W ith m any students r etur ning to school w ithin the next m onth, it is tim e to pr epar e for the anticipated back to school shopping. This tim e of year is also im por tant for selecting the appr opr iate com puter and electr onics technology for your student. M y focus w ill be on getting the m axim um per for m ance for the low est pr ice.

For those w ith students below gr ade 9 you pr obably w on't need a new com puter if you alr eady have a 2 to 4 year old com puter that is w or king w ell. As long as you have an Inter net connection, a colour pr inter and som e sor t of Office softw ar e, you should be w ell pr epar ed for the com ing school year. How ever , if your com puter is r eady to be r eplaced, you can usually find new com puter s fr om $500 and up. Buy accor ding to w hat you think your needs w ill be in 2 year s tim e, don't autom atically go for the cheapest you can find. If you ar e on a tight budget, you m ight also be able to find r econditioned com puter s that offer exceptional per for m ance at a low er pr ice. M any fir m s have 3 year technology r efr esh cycle; I've seen $2,500 laptops sold at $500 sim ply because they w er e par t of a technology r efr esh. These gently used com puter s ar e nor m ally found at independent com puter stor es. Again, if you decide to pur chase new equipm ent, r em em ber it is better to buy som ething w ith a bit m or e oom ph than you think you need.

Once your student gets to high school, the situation changes. Befor e m aking any pur chases, it is best to check w ith the school fir st to see if they have any

guidelines for students br inging com puter equipm ent to school. M y daughter w as in a school that encour aged the use of tablets, Chr om ebooks and laptops. Of cour se, this star ts the debate of w hich to buy: a tablet, Chr om ebook or laptop. Tablets can be inexpensive, I've seen 10" Andr oid tablets for under $200. Spend another $50 or so and get the keyboar d accessor y and you ar e good to go for taking notes and doing light com puting tasks. W hat's a Chr om ebook? Well, a Chr om ebook is w hat w as once called a Netbook . It is essentially sm all laptop r unning the Chr om e oper ating system . For a Chr om ebook to w or k best, you w ill need a r eliable and speedy W iFi connection. Chr om ebooks w er e designed for getting w or k done and br ow sing the Inter net. Ther e ar e also dozens of fr ee Chr om e OS based gam es. M ost Chr om ebooks I have r ecently seen w er e pr iced under $400.

Laptops can offer consider ably m or e per for m ance than a tablet or Chr om ebook, but at a cost. For high school, highly dem anding com putational tasks ar e unlikely - unless your student w ants to play the new Doom gam e - so you pr obably w on't need the $1,500+ gam ing laptop. A typical m iddle of the r oad laptop w ill either have an AM D A6 quad-cor e or Intel i5 CPU, 8 GB of RAM and at least 500 GB har d dr ive. I've r ecently seen 15.6" laptops w ith these specifications for under $700. Of cour se, w ith the laptop com es the pur chase of the laptop bag or backpack and per haps a m ouse. Budget a bit extr a for those item s.

Rem em ber , befor e m aking any pur chases, check w ith the school fir st to see if they have any guidelines for students br inging com puter equipm ent to school.

Pa r t 2 next week.

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A GOOD NEWS STORY f rom Cent re York Cent re?s Juke Box Mania Event

Recently the Histor ic Cor nw all Jail added a new featur e to its public offer ings. By popular r equest, in addition to its 45-m inute guided tour s each Satur day and Sunday thr oughout the sum m er m onths, public par anor m al events have r esum ed via a cooper ative effor t w ith a M ontr eal team of par anor m al investigator s. And local m edia outlets w er e invited to join in last Satur day.

On Friday, May 27th 2016, the Centre York Centre (CYC) brought a fresh, new fundraising event to town: Jukebox Mania - a dynamic ?Name that Tune? type trivia game which challenges teams to name artists, songs, movies, jingles, and television shows from every musical genre in a series of 10 exciting rounds.

Som e m em ber s of Spectr es Par anor m al Investigations stopped by the jail for one of the public tour s last sum m er and w er e so taken w ith the place that they ar r anged to r etur n sever al tim es since for a ser ies of non-public investigations after hour s and continue to do so ever y tw o m onths.

?The event was a huge success: We hosted over 125 participants, which we were thrilled with for our first event!? said Farhana Meghji, Coordinator of the Centre York Centre?s Cornwall site. ?People were really getting into it, singing along with the song clips, dancing in their seats and just having a blast with the trivia!? Celebrity host Jimmy Kalaitzis of Fresh Radio did a wonderful job facilitating the fun as MC of the event. The evening also boasted a pizza dinner, courtesy of Pizza Pizza, snacks donated by James and Jenn?s No Frills, a cash bar and Sweet Therapy bake sale. Top it off with a large silent auction, raffles and fabulous give-aways and you?ve got a recipe for Cornwall?s hottest game night!

How ever , to accom m odate popular dem and, the gr oup also offer s tw o-hour public sessions tw o Satur days per m onth dur ing the sum m er. The team w or ks w ith a w ide var iety of electr onic devices; they ar e not m edium s of any kind.

Par ticipants of the 'Par anor m al 101' events ar e able to par ticipate in a m ini-investigation after r eceiving instr uction in using the devices.

SPI is ser ious about their w or k . This is not som e sor t of enter tainm ent for them .

Essentially their appr oach is that if ther e ar e spir its of deceased for m er inm ates and jail staff still ther e, that those spir its m ust not be at peace due to unfinished business; they ar en't yet r eady to "go to the light." The team asks if ther e is anyone ther e w ho w ants to com m unicate w ith them and w hat they can do to help them be r eady to cr oss over.

Som e of the w ays that the spir its ar e r epor ted to have m ade their pr esence know n is via m anipulating the am bient tem per atur e, inter fer ing w ith electr icity, audibly and by inter acting w ith specialized electr onic equipm ent. W hen asked their nam es, Peter and Pete ar e the m ost com m only r epor ted spir its accor ding to SPI as w ell as accor ding to other par anor m al investigative team s w hich visit the Jail.

The next 'Pa r a nor ma l 101' events a r e scheduled for 10 a .m., 12:30 p.m. a nd 3 p.m. this coming Satur day (August 6th) a nd a ga in on August 27th. Pending sufficient dema nd, events may a lso be held on September 3 a nd 10. Tickets a r e ava ila ble at the Ja il.

?Thanks to the amazing generosity of local individuals and businesses and, of course, the incredible support of our partners at Scotiabank and the Law Firm of Desormeau & Giggey, we raised over $11,000 to help support CYC?s Supervised Access services. We?ll definitely be making this an annual event!? exclaimed organizing committee member Lianne Boileau. The Centre York Centre is a non-profit organization primarily funded by the Ministry of the Attorney General. As the Centre?s client-base has grown exponentially over the last 10 years, the need for fundraising in order to sustain services has also grown.

When parents separate, access with children may be a problem. Sometimes, difficulties arise at the time of the exchange of the child between the parents or guardians. Other times, there may be concerns about the visits themselves. CYC offers a safe and secure setting where visits and exchanges can take place under the supervision of trained staff and volunteers.

As May is Supervised Access Awareness Month, CYC will host their annual Juke Box Mania Music Trivia event on the second Friday in May each year and encourages music lovers to mark their calendars for Friday, May 12th 2017!

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Rivka Waas offer ed her painting for the public to nam e. Rivka picked ?Tur tle? nam ed by Sum edh Sonaw ane.

YACabuskalooza is a ter m coined by YAC (Your Ar ts Council) facilitator Richar d Salem . Richar d and the YAC Boar d had the vision to take advantage of our city?s beautiful par k to show case local talents. One of the w ays to do this is by hosting a busking festival.

YAC or ganizer s ar e happy w ith the tur nout consider ing that the popular M axville Gam es w er e taking place on the sam e day. They ar e eager to host this again in 2017.

W h at ?s Happen i n g t h i s w eek Pai n t -I n at t h e Cen t r e Ch ar l es Em i l e Cl au de FOCUS ART m em ber s ar e invited to com e and spend an after noon to cr eate together. It is m or e than a social activity. Gr oup w or k m otivates individual m em ber s in differ ent w ays. Som e enjoy the com panionship, som e appr eciate fr iendly cr itiques and som e find it a sanctuar y aw ay fr om the day to day hom e life. W hatever your r eason, ther e is no negative side to cr eating together. The paint date is on Tuesday August 9th at the CCEC, fr om 1 to 4 p.m . Addr ess: 146 Chevr ier Avenue, Cor nw all.

Busking is an ancient pr actice w her e str eet per for m er s enter tain the public in the str eet. In exchange, they r eceive gr atuities fr om the audience. Busker is the ter m for the enter tainer.

They ar e usually m usic player s, singer s, m im es, juggler s, sidew alk chalk ar tists, all per for m ing som e for m of ar tistic skill.

Inter ested can contact Betty-Anne at 613-703-7851 or by em ail: betty.gr eenhalgh@gm ail.com Fr ee for m em ber s. Fr iends ar e w elcom e at $5 each.

UPCOM I NG W ORKSHOP ? BEGI NNER BATI K Batik is a ?r esist? pr ocess for m aking designs on fabr ic using w ax and ink . This popular ar t for m has ancient r oots. The instr uctor offer s theor ies and techniques thr oughout the four days teaching and coaching. Par ticipants w ill take hom e six pieces of com pleted ar tw or k .

FOCUS ART, an association for visual ar tists, did not hesitate to join in the fun.

They cannot ask for a better day to do som e plein air painting and to chat w ith the public about the visual ar t scene in Cor nw all. It w as a m ild sunny day w ith enough cool br eezes fr om the St. Law r ence River to keep the air light and the m ood lighter. The volunteer ar tists w er e inspir ed by the m usic, stilt w alker , bubbles in the air and childr en w ith painted faces. Ther e w er e fr iends and fans w ho stopped by and even a couple of keen ar tists w ho w ant to join the association. The volunteer s tr uly ser ved w ell as the am bassador s for FOCUS ART.

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__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ar ticle a nd photo by Ja son Setnyk Cor nw all Ontar io ? In 1980 Doug Car penter coached Dale Haw er chuk, M ar c Cr aw for d, and the Cor nw all Royals to a M em or ial Cup in the QuĂŠbec Junior League. In 1985 Doug Car penter coached M ar io Lem ieux, Steve Yzer m an, and Team Canada to a silver m edal at the Wor ld Ice Hockey Cham pionships.

In 1990 Doug Car penter coached Vincent Dam phousse, Wendel Clar k, and the Tor onto M aple Leafs to the playoffs. He also coached Kir k M uller , Br endan Shanahan, and the New Jer sey Devils. In 2016 Doug Car penter , the for m er NHL, AHL, and QM JHL coach, added author to his r esum e.

talented player s like Lem ieux is not a challenge, instead the gr eatest hur dle is figur ing out how to m axim ize their talents.

A Royal Career: Int erview wit h f ormer NHL coach Doug Carpent er

?A Royal Car eer : Conver sations w ith Doug Car penter ? w as published and r eleased ear lier this year. The book, co-w r itten by Doug Car penter and Gilles Renaud, is a benefit for the Childr en?s Tr eatm ent Centr e. The Childr en?s Tr eatm ent Centr e is a com m unity based, com m unity suppor ted agency com m itted to the pr evention and tr eatm ent of child abuse in Cor nw all, the United Counties of Stor m ont, Dundas and Glengar r y and Akw esasne.

The co-author , Gilles Renaud, has been a judge since 1995. One day he appr oached his neighbour Doug Car penter w ith the idea of w r iting his biogr aphy. ?Gilles Renaud is a neighbour , he lives one door over. He m oved her e thr ee and a half year s ago. I never got to know him at fir st. One day he cam e to m e and said he w anted to w r ite a book about my car eer. I w as kind of in shock . Befor e heading to Califor nia on RV he appr oached m e about getting my scr ap books. Team Boost Club?s m ake annual books, and I have 23 or so and tr easur e them . He took the scr ap books. W hile on vacation, a m onth and a half later , Chapter One cam e in by em ail. I w ould r ead the chapter s, add, delete, and send it back . He?d then w r ite a final ver sion. We w ent on like this until the book w as com plete,? Doug Car penter r ecalled.

Doug Car penter is happy to suppor t the Childr en?s Tr eatm ent Centr e by giving all the pr oceeds to that or ganization. He is im pr essed w ith the w or k that the Childr en?s Tr eatm ent Centr e does. ?Gilles Renaud is big in the Childr en?s Tr eatm ent Centr e. I lear ned about it and w hat they do. I don?t w ant any m oney. I don?t need anym or e than w hat I have now. If it could help fam ilies and childr en, I?d be ver y happy. I paid for the pr inting of the books and the entir e $30 goes to the Childr en?s Tr eatm ent Centr e. It is my w ay to give to a char ity, and I am ver y satisfied w ith that,? Doug Car penter explained.

The biogr aphy explor es his car eer , including his fondest m em or y of coaching the Cor nw all Royals ? w inning the M em or ial Cup. ?M y fondest m em or y coaching the Cor nw all Royals is w inning the M em or ial Cup in my second year. It?s quite a feat to w in a Canadian Cham pionship. It w as the pot of gold at the end of the r ainbow. I w ent on the AHL after that.

The NHL changed the r ules w her e they could dr aft 18 year old player s. We lost a lot of player s like Dale Haw er chcuk, M ar c Cr aw for d, and other s,?

Doug Car penter r em inisced. ?If it w asn?t for the r ule change I m ight have stayed on w ith the Cor nw all Royals, especially w ith guys like Doug Gilm our com ing up?.

In 1985, dur ing his tenur e coaching the New Jer sey Devils, he coached Team Canada to a silver at the Wor ld M en?s Hockey Cham pionship. Doug Car penter had the chance to w or k w ith a couple of young futur e NHL super star s like M ar io Lem ieux, Steve Yzer m an, and Kir k M uller. Coaching

?It?s not a big challenge to coach player s like that. They just play. They have the built in desir e to play w ell night after night. As a coach you tr y to m axim ize their talent, w hether that m eans putting them on the pow er play or w hatever else.

You don?t have to m otivate a M ar io Lem ieux or Kir k M uller.

That?s w hy they ar e w ho they ar e,? Doug

Car penter disclosed.

A few player s that Doug Car penter coached becam e coaches them selves, for exam ple Claude Julien and M ar c Cr aw for d ? both of w hom coached Stanley Cup cham pionship team s. He sees the sam e thing in those coaches as he saw in player s like M ar io Lem ieux, people w ho have an instinct and desir e to w in. ?Like the type of player s I w as speaking about befor e, these ar e the people you don?t have to m otivate. They ar e the type of people w ho have a build in instinct and desir e to w in. They w ant to stay in the gam e so they go to coaching, and Claude Julien and M ar c Cr aw for d w on Stanley Cups. It?s one thing to w in, but to w in cham pionships you have to have talent. Like the expr ession goes, a talented jockey can?t w in Kentucky der by w ith a m ule, they need one of the best hor ses to w in,? Doug Car penter added.

His philosophy as a coach is sim ple, you have to play the gam e w ith the player s you have and build system s ar ound those types of player s. ?You have to tr y to get the best out of the player s and the talent that they have. W hether it?s on the pow er play, or penalty kill. If you don?t have an offensive team you can?t scor e a lot of goals. You m ight pr actice m or e on defensive zone or the for e check . Your system can?t go in an offensive dir ection if you don?t have the player s for that. You tr y to find the best chem istr y, and the best lines for your player s to succeed,? said Doug Car penter.

Doug Car penter did som ething as a coach of the Tor onto M aple Leafs, that doesn?t happen often (at least not in r ecent histor y). He coached the team , that is celebr ating it?s 100th anniver sar y, to the Stanley Cup playoffs in 1990.

Now , at the age of 74, he is enjoying r etir em ent and doesn?t focus on the gam e of hockey as m uch as he once did, how ever he has noted som e fundam ental changes to the gam e. ?I don?t follow it that m uch anym or e, it?s not that im por tant to m e. We ar e in Califor nia m ost of the w inter , and I w atch the occasional gam e. I?ve been out of hockey for a long tim e. Do I m iss it? No. I did other things after coaching in the m id 90s. It?s still a gr eat gam e. It?s now ver y pr ecise. The player s ar e m uch m or e talented than they use to be. You now have ice year r ound. Back in the day you?d play other spor ts in the sum m er like baseball softball, or w hatever. Now you have to concentr ate on hockey at least 11 m onths a year. Ther e ar e sum m er pr ogr am s, and if you don?t do that you?r e not going to m ake it. If you?r e ar e going to be a hockey player you need to w or k at it year r ound,? Doug Car penter concluded.

Recently Doug Car penter attended the fir st ever New sy Lalonde Day honour ing Cor nw all?s fir st hockey star. He had a booth pr om oting his new book and the Childr en?s Tr eatm ent Centr e. If you w ould like to pur chase a copy of the book, you can get it online her e: w w w.bor eal i spr ess.com /Book Det ai l /r i d/1089/A%20Royal %20Car eer

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Yellow du st an d ak w ar d f oot pr in t s spot t ed in Lam ou r eu x Par k

Th u r sdays Fr idays Sat u r days on t h e

Once again, Lamoureux Park and the Mocktail Patio have been the scene of unusual occurrences.

Last Tuesday, an elderly woman who wishes to remain anonymous, reported getting electric shocks while exercising at the new workout facilities.

"It felt more like static electricity," said the woman to the Seeker. "There was also yellow dust tinted footprints everywhere, leading to the Mocktail Splash and the Mocktail Patio. Very bizarre."

Could it be an indication that Pikachu has been training there as well?

Stay tuned as the Seeker investigate further.

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