The need goes on

Wherever in the world there is conflict, war, or natural disaster, families with children need support. Over 13 million Ukrainians have been displaced and many children lost their parents, homes, financial stability, access to education. Many are suffering from PTSD and trauma.

Proceeds from the sale of The Adventures of Louis and the Laundry go to Project Liza, an initiative by the Maple Hope Foundation (www.maplehopefoundation. org).

Named for Liza Dmitrieva, a 4-year-old girl with Down syndrome, who was killed by the Russian missile attack in Vinnytsia on July 15, 2022, Project Liza provides emergency financial assistance to the hardest hit families with children in the Ukraine, including: food, evacuation, transportation, heating, clothing, and school supplies. To date, your generous support has provided food for one child for a year.

Books are available at B&H grocery store and Brewed Awakenings for $15.

Musically Speaking:

Notes on Live Music in and around North Grenville

by Jamming Aroundman Productions

Here is a list of musical 'events and locations, in our area in the upcoming weeks and months.

Kemptville Folk Club: meets at Maplewood School in Oxford Mills, twice a month. There is more information on the North Grenville Municipality website www.northgrenville.ca/ community-and-culture/ resources/communityevents/2043/kemptvillefolk-club.

Open Mic: Goose & Gridiron, Merrickville, 3rd Friday of each month. More information available at its Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ events/756805212484842.

Vibration Studios: Located on the main street in Osgoode. Vibration Studios is a live music hot spot and Café to take in many local performances. Performances can be found on their Facebook page. Tunes at Noon are always entertaining, and Osgoode Porchfest & Block

Party is always something to take in, June 10 www.facebook.com/VIBE613.

Buskerfest 2023 May 20: Hosted by the Old Town Kemptville BIA, and in its second year, this year's event is bigger and better. There will once again be great professional buskers, along with many talented local musicians joining in to entertain the crowds along the route. They are also looking for local talent to participate in a fun "North Grenville's Got Talent" Contest. Check out their Page for more details: www.facebook.com/ KemptvilleBuskerfest

Kemptville Legion: Music with The Mighty Harmonics – May 5.

Kemptville Pride: June 3 at the Kemptville Campus following the parade party. www.facebook.com/NorthGrenvillepride

Rainbow Youth Alliance: Musical Drag Show, June 17 the North Grenville Municipal Centre www. facebook.com/North-Grenville-Rainbow-Youth-Alli- ance-106573462259616

The HYDE Smokehouse & Bar: The Hyde has added Live music every Saturday night, they have a great mix of local and regional musicians, April 29 is Jarek Anderson, May 7 is the 3rd appearance of ROSEWOOD. Keep checking their Facebook page for upcoming shows. www. facebook.com/hydesmokehouse

Smokie Ridge Winery: If you haven't had a chance to visit Smokie Ridge Winery, now's your chance. The May 27 Comedy and Live music show is a must see. This family event has a bit of everything and is sure to be a laugh a minute, with good food and entertainment. www.facebook.com/ smokieridge

Kemptville Youth Centre: Pancake Breakfast, May13, will include live music performance. From 8:30 -11:30 pm. www.facebook. com/KemptvilleYouth

Spencer City Bar and Grill: Hosts Live Bands regularly, so check them out. This week is Eastbound of Bytown, April 22, and Southbound, April 29. www. facebook.com/spencercitybarandgrill/events

Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company: Performing "Matilda", April 15-30 at the Urbandale Arts Centre. www.facebook.com/ search/top/?q=matilda%20 show

Windmill Brewery: This Local Craft Brewery in Johnstown is a beautiful spot to host live music, with food and beverages available. Check out these amazing artists: Mary Moore, April21, or Ryan James, April 28. www.facebook. com/windmillbrewery

Please help Merrickville Public School raise funds for an outdoor shade structure with rain barrels. Barrels are repurposed food grade plastic barrels, starting at $60, up to 75% off retail price! For details and to place your order go to www.RainBarrel.ca/merrickvilleps

Hartley, Christine (Barszczewski)

August 10, 1962 - April 17, 2023

It is with deep sorrow to share that Christine Hartley, aged 60 years, passed away on April 17th, 2023 at the Ottawa General Hospital with family and friends by her side. Christine was a beautiful soul who was sadly and unfairly diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer in December of 2019. After multiple rounds of treatment, the cancer took control of her mind and body despite all her efforts and never giving up on life.

Born into a family with two brothers, Mark and Peter, to her parents Muriel and Andrej, Christine lived a full and happy life. She raised four beautiful children, Sebastien, Vanessa, Marie and Jessica (along with her fur babies Elvis and Gracie) with her beloved husband Normand Pepin at her side. She also had her heart filled with joy by being graced with her grandchildren Noémie and Alexandra and extended her love to her children partners, Max, James and Franz.

Christine can be remembered by many as a beautiful, strong, resilient, caring and inviting soul. She never passed judgment, made all feel immediately loved and welcomed, and always had a smile on her face. She took pride in her work in the IT Account Management sector which allowed her to do some of her favourite things including travel, interacting and supporting individuals and setting lifelong friendships. Outside of work, you would find her spending time with her family, walking Elvis and Gracie with her friends and neighbours, cooking and cracking jokes with anyone who had the pleasure of having her in their lives. She loved going camping, walking trails and enjoying the scenery.

Christine is already and will be missed dearly. For any friends and family seeking to find a method to commemorate her, please consider donations to the Canadian Breast Cancer group to continue the fight against this devastating disease.

A Celebration of Christine’s Life will be held at the Kemptville Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 805 Prescott Street, Kemptville on Friday April 28, 2023 from 11 am to 2 pm.

Condolences/Tributes/Donations

Hulse, Playfair & McGarry www.hpmcgarry.ca

613-258-2435

Kemptville Rotary Bursary Announcement

(Apply by June 1)

Up to FOUR awards ($1000 each) will be presented annually to students who are graduating from any High School in North Grenville or who reside in North Grenville but are graduating from any alternative program (i.e.- T.R. Leger, Home Schooling or Distance Learning). For full information and how to apply, go to:

Student Bursaries Available | Rotary Club of Kemptville (kemptvillerotary.ca)

North Grenville Environmental Action Advisory Committee

John Palmer on behalf of the EACC

There is an almost perfect alignment that the first meeting of the North Grenville Environmental Action Advisory Committee (EAAC) was held just a few weeks before we celebrate Earth Day.

Appointed by Council, the EAAC exists “to provide information to local residents on environmentally sustainable practices, offer advice to the North Grenville Municipal Council on initiatives to promote a green economy, and to identify near- and long-term funding opportunities as suggestions for inclusion in the yearly budget and business planning cycles of the Municipality.” Composed of a combination of members of Council and the community, it brings together not only the knowledge and concerns of the residents, but also the elected representatives with the legislative power to invoke change.

In a lot of ways, the committee is about “Earth Day, Every Day” for the people of North Grenville

The previous term of the EAAC helped to bring our community a wide range of environmentally-related elements including the largescale organics collection program, the designation of North Grenville as a “blue community” (the formal recognition that water and sanitation are a human right, the promotion public water and wastewater services, and beginning the phase out the sale of bottled water at municipal events), to recommending funding for the smaller scale yet vital “turtle crossing” signs that you may soon see across the Township in areas where turtle species are at risk.

For the next term, the Committee intends to focus on leading policy and providing education in three main areas: eliminating our