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More than $50,000 raised for Breast Cancer Screening at Kemptville District Hospital

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Arbies Barbies, the RBC Royal Bank team, walked in support of the KDH Foundation’s Mammography Fund at this year’s Kemptville Walks for Mammography event. submitted by Mary Boucher

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Wearing every shade of pink imaginable, 60 walkers took part in the second annual Kemptville Walks for Mammography on Saturday, October 5, organized by the Kemptville District Hospital Foundation in support of the hospital’s digital mammography program.

Arbies Barbies, the RBC Royal Bank team, joined the Scotiabank Striders and O’Farrell Financial Fighters in the second annual Kemptville Walks for Mammography. Having new corporate

teams participate this year contributed greatly to the funds raised.

On a perfect day for walking, over 60 members of the North Grenville community completed either the 10k or 30k challenge and raised more than $50,000 in support of breast cancer screening at Kemptville District Hospital (KDH).

Participants walked as individuals or as part of a team, other teams included the “Bust Buddies”, the Kemptville Kougars and the “KDH Auxiliary Breast Cancer Walkers”. They collected

pledges from family, friends and neighbours and gave of their time both during the event and in preparation for it – choosing between a significant 10 kilometre walk and a challenging 30 kilometre route that took much of the day to cover.

After all the walkers had crossed the finish line, the Foundation’s Director of Development, Mary Boucher, thanked the exhilarated walkers. “We are very fortunate to have so many individuals dedicated to supporting the hospital and walking with us,” she said.

The top fundraising team was the KDH Auxiliary Breast Cancer Walkers, who raised a total of $10,679. Mary thanked Captain Lis Angus and her team, who have supported the event since the days when the walkers took part in the Weekend to End Breast Cancer in Ottawa. She noted that the Auxiliary has raised more than $100,000 for the Mammography Fund.

The top individual fundraisers were Barb Rousseau, Lisa Lacombe and Jennifer Bradshaw.

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Auxiliary gives $1 Million to Kemptville District Hospital

Auxiliary President Lillian Leonard (left) and First Vice President Jane Wolfe present a cheque for $7,500 to KDH CEO Colin Goodfellow, pushing the volunteer organization’s total contribution to the hospital to over $1 Million The Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) Auxiliary has just marked a momentous milestone: it has now donated over $1 Million to the hospital since the Auxiliary founding in 1959.

The KDH Auxiliary plays a vital dual role for the hospital: both raising funds to purchase essential medical equipment, and providing volunteers for every area of the hospital. Last year alone, Auxiliary volunteers gave

more than 11,000 hours of their time to KDH. Amazingly, the Auxiliary has raised $270,000 – more than a quarter of its milliondollar contribution – in the past four years: $163,000 through its annual giant garage sale, HeyDay, as well as the hospital gift shop/coffee bar, and annual quilt raffles; and $107,000 raised specifically for the Auxiliary’s pledge to the hospital’s Mammography Campaign.

Of the $107,000 con-

in” meal for residents on the interim long-term care unit; monthly birthday cakes and Christmas gift packages for these residents, as well as training and supplies for pastoral care volunteers on the unit; Christmas decorations throughout the hospital each December; and ongoing support for the maintenance of Beth’s Garden.

Current Auxiliary President Lillian Leonard expressed the group’s thanks, “to all the community members who have made this possible, by donating items to HeyDay, volunteering at HeyDay, shopping at HeyDay, shopping at the hospital gift shop/coffee bar, buying 50-50 tickets and quilt raffle tickets, and sponsoring walkers.”

“The Auxiliary is grateful,” she added, “for the dedication and hard work of the many Auxiliary members over the years who have volunteered, sold tickets, participated in the walks, and staffed and managed HeyDay and the Gift Shop.”

tribution to the Mammography Campaign, $37,500 was donated by Auxiliary members, while $69,500 was raised by walkers in the Weekend to End Breast Cancer (2010 and 2011) and Kemptville Walks for Mammography (2012 and 2013). Having pledged $100,000 to the Mammography Campaign, the Auxiliary recently marked another milestone by surpassing its goal by $7,000.

Auxiliary donations are used to purchase essential medical equipment for patient care at KDH. Some recent purchases include a bone mineral densitometer (which predicts a patient’s risk of osteoporosis), cardiac monitors, a defibrillator, IV pumps, blanket warmers, a video colonoscope, a patient lift, and the hospital’s state-of-the-art digital mammography unit, to which the Auxiliary made a major contribution.

Beyond these donations, the Auxiliary also covers the cost of several smaller contributions to the hospital: a monthly “order-

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Bronze sponsorships were donated by Nature’s Way Select Foods and RBC Royal Bank. Manotick Butcher supplied the BBQ for the hungry walkers.

Fundraising will continue until the end of October at B & H Your Community Grocer, where shoppers are asked at the cash if they wish to make a small donation to the Mammography Fund.

KDH opened its state of the art digital mammography unit in the fall of 2011, making it possible for women in North Grenville to have life-saving mammograms close to home. This event brings the Foundation close to its commitment to raise $750,000 for this program.

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Since June, when book fair drop-off began, literally hundreds of volunteers have assisted with the sorting at Ferguson Forest. Some of our helpers were as young as twelve.

Last Friday was a very special day. Why? One of our volunteer sorters was ninety-two years old and you had to move quickly to keep up with her. An avid reader, she visits our book fair every October and always leaves with an overflowing shopping bag.

A true bibliophile!!

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Scotiabank supports Alumni Gardens

The Scotiabank - Kemptville Branch recently presented the Kemptville College Alumni Garden with the Scotiabank match of $5000. The money will be used towards the Alumni Garden at the college. This project was established to celebrate the Kemptville Campus Centennial in 2017. Alumni, students and the community will all benefit from the project.

Accepting the cheque from Kemptville Branch Manager Brenda Hill are: Ron Burgess, Kimela Link, Marg Milne, presenter Brenda Hill, Isabel Kinnear and Audrey Baker.

The Kemptville College Alumni appreciates the generous support from the Scotiabank.

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Residents asked for input on 2014 Budget deliberations

by Tim Sutton It’s October already and we are coming down to budget time again in North Grenville. As Chair of the Finance Committee for the past 5 years, I can tell you that this is the most important job that we have as members of Council. The budget sets the tone for Operating and Capital costs, which in turn will establish our property tax rates for 2014.

As you may know, your municipal tax bill has three components. Your Municipal (North Grenville) portion, the County (United Counties of Leeds & Grenville) portion, and Education (School Board) taxes. Each one rep-

resents roughly 1/3 of your property tax bill.

Council’s goal going into this years’ budget, as it has been for the past seven years, is to keep your net Municipal increase near the rate of inflation.

Going into the 2014 Budget, Council has two key issues that we will have to deal with. The first is our OPP Policing Contract, and the second is an expected further reduction in our OMPF grant from the Province.

The announcement for the OMPF grant is due shortly and the OPP just announced on Friday that they have imposed a freeze on new and renewing policing contracts. Our contract was not yet signed so we are waiting for more information on its status for 2014 as well.

We should have a much better picture as to where we stand with both of these issues as we get closer to budget deliberations in November.

Already, our various Committees and our Department Directors have been working on their budgets so

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that they can be presented to Council on October 30.

This year Council has arranged for a special Committee of the Whole Meeting where residents can come and discuss items that are important to them and which they feel should be included in the 2014 budget. That meeting will take place on Thursday, October 24 at 6:30 pm. Submissions for this meeting should have been submitted to the Treasurer’s office by Thursday, October 10.

Council budget deliberations will be held November 13 and 14 from 3:30to 6:30 pm and on November 20 and 21 from 6:30 to 9:00 pm.

As always, these are public meetings and we invite you to attend, provide input and to participate in the process.

If you have any questions about the 2014 Budget process please feel free to contact me at 613-258-1724 or by email at tsutton@northgrenville.on.ca . Information is also posted on our website www.northgrenville.ca

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Submitted by Sue Higgins The 10th Annual North Grenville Book Fair kicks off Ontario Public Library Week on Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19 at the Ferguson Forest Centre.

Many thanks to all of the volunteers from Friends of the Library and Community Living who make this event such a success.

On Wednesday October 23 from 6:30-8:30 pm, we are hosting a session on learning how to become an eReader.

Sierra will help you learn how to browse, checkout and download eBooks to your reader. Bring your eReader device, laptop if you have one and all necessary cords.

A pen and paper would be useful and you will need your library card and PIN. Our guest author on Thursday, October 24 from 7-8:30 pm is writer-broadcaster Robert Fontaine, who is well known for his film reviews on CBC Radio One’s

popular drive home program All in a Day. His lively, witty and often irreverent reviews have become a highlight for many CBC listeners. Robert will be reading from his book True Confessions of a Film Critic as well as talking about what makes a film critic tick (and occasionally explode)!

Our regular children’s programs will be taking place that week and will finish on Saturday, October 26 with a Spooky Story Time with Library Sue at 10 am. This event is part of the Kreepy Kemptville Halloween activities.

For teens and adults we are hosting Sherrie Englehart who will be reading and signing copies of her new book The Realm Mystiques, a new vampire series with a strong female protagonist.

For more details about any of the events taking place check our website or facebook page or call 613258-4711.

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Photo by Gord Logan Blaine Devine and John Barclay flipped 136 burgers and 120 hotdogs for an estimated crowd of about 250 at the BBQ held last Thursday, October 10 by the BIA in appreciation of customer loyalty during downtown road closures. "Bikes, pedestrians, children, seniors...free burgers and dogs...! Community vibrancy at its best," said Tom Graham, one of many enjoying the event.

Robert Fontaine grew up in the sixties in a house where movies were woven into the family fabric-all-night marathons at the drive-in and Saturday matinee doublebills were treasured family outings, eagerly anticipated and energetically discussed afterwards. In retrospect it seems inevitable that he would gravitate toward film studies and broadcasting.

Robert has been a freelance writer-broadcaster for the past 20 years, reviewing films for CBC Radio and covering jazz for Radio-Canada in Ottawa. Since 1993 he has been the film reviewer for CBC Radio One’s popular drive-home program All in a Day, and his lively, witty, and often irreverent reviews have become a highlight of

the week for many CBC listeners. True Confessions of a Film Critic presents Robert’s unique take on some of the very best-and the very worstfilms he has seen over the last few years, accompanying the reader on a journey through the myriad worlds of popular film, from documentary to science-fiction, from horror to comedy, from the thriller to the western; and even to the outer reaches of postmodernism and beyond. Ever wondered what makes a film critic tick (and occasionally explode)? Prepare for some true film confessions....at the North Grenville Public Library, Norenberg Building, 1 Water Street in Kemptville on Thursday October 24th at 7.00 pm.

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he both loved and dreaded the fall. His world was much simpler and yet far more demanding than ours. The definitions of good and evil, right and wrong, honour and obligation were straight forward, black and white, without the countless shades of gray with which we must now contend.

Today my father would be labeled, “handicapped;” he would be horrified at the thought. He grew up a scrappy, determined redhead, born with a club foot and a missing forearm and hand, both on the left side.

The fingers on his only hand were webbed. Still, he rode a bicycle, drove a standard shift car, typed at a blistering speed. He worked his

by Beth Nicol The hardest part about writing an editorial, I thought, was to come up with a pertinent topic, one that would encourage the reader to question, to challenge, to formulate an opinion for or against. Not so. The difficult part, considering the times in which we live, is sorting through a bevy of possibilities. To complicate matters, it is Thanksgiving Sunday.

Thoughts of family, present and past, keep pushing my righteous indignation to the back burner.

My father, Reginald (Red) George Patterson, has been foremost in my mind these past days. Friday would be his 97th birthday;

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way through Business College and eventually headed to Ottawa where he was hired by The National Department of Defense, Treasury department.

The Depression and the Second World War shaped many of his opinions, beliefs and preferences. He was frugal. On his list of non-essentials: a car, dining out.. anywhere, anytime, a television. Extravagances were restricted to footwear and books. He was loyal.

He knew the cost of the War on family, friends, and the country. Each Remembrance Day, Sunday dressed, he brought all of us to the Cenotaph. Rain or shine. He was political.

Election Day strategy was

discussed endlessly, lest he or my mother cancel out each other’s votes. Not casting your ballot was on his list of cardinal sins.

He loved music: big band, swing and gospel. He taught his five daughters to waltz.

Although he was a regular at the Church of England, he longed for the gospel music found in the dockside black church meetings in Windsor.

Mostly, when it came to doing what was right or doing what was expedient, there were no options.

What would he think of his beloved country, government, armed forces today?

The rights of individuals bow to the interests of big business. The armed forces consistently fail those who

have served. Governments put self-interest first and foremost. Families in need of services the most receive the least. Illegal offshore accounts used to hide money lest it be taxed. Other countries are condemned for the treatment of their minorities while we marginalize our own. Legislation virtually raping environmental protection and care is slipped through parliament like a thief in the night at both Provincial and Federal levels. Given time and space, I could add more. I won’t.

If you stop and consider who and what we have become as a nation, as a province, as a people, it is enough to make you weep. I know my father would.

earnest with the arrival of the Trudeau regime and its will that it embrace full blown multiculturalism. At some, I’m not exactly certain when it was, Canada signed onto a United Nation’s protocol which dictated that for every 10 immigrants (regular ones), it would accept 1 refugee.

With, give or take, a quarter million immigrants arriving every year, the number of refugees alone arriving on our shores each year would amount to about 11 cities the size of Brockville. With more than 40 years now, and counting, of this immigration policy, it has transformed the fundamental nature of the country, and, think about this, without so much as one shot being fired.

The world’s population is expected to double by the year 2050 and the Asian population is expected to grow from 500 million to 1.75 billion by 2020 (7 years).

In 1958, Canada’s population of 15 million made for a very viable nation by any measure, even though diverse population elements in the country thrived by virtue of its longstanding policies of appeasement. However, the government was dissatisfied with the status quo and wanted increased population and more diversity. Off-shore nations around the world answered the call (there’s no shortage) from many of their

huge population bases.

Today, Ottawa has become a major, major immigration centre with no end in sight to the onslaught and all the driving forces that this creates. Kemptville, predictably so, has become a prime target and it needs a strong and courageous political establishment to dust off the word “no” and to use it without apology. In this spirit, Quebec is to be congratulated for unleashing a dialogue by its citizens about its values.

While admitting this should have been undertaken a long time ago, ‘tis better late than never’– a lesson the Federal and Provincial governments have never learned and for whatever reasons they may have for not doing the same.

If Kemptville does not adopt the right policies to preserve its heritage and rural nature, like Richmond could not do, it too will be destroyed. Kemptville must set the right course, for small town Canada. Question.

Can the Ontario government trump a municipality that simply refuses to issue anymore development permits?

I don’t know.

While the G7/8/20 countries’ leaders talk about the economy and jobs, they should be talking about unchecked, indiscriminate population growth. Does Canada have an obligation to the off-shore countries in this

regard? Here, like so many other population centres, is what Kemptville finds itself caught up in dealing with.

It is this. You know, we’ve heard more than enough propaganda about the Harper government’s plan on TV. It goes like this (short range, mid range, long range): Grow the economy, create jobs for long term prosperity. Rather, long term misery I’d say.

How depressing. A country that has no vision shall perish. It is time for small town Canada to put policies in place to protect themselves from pluralism gone wild and from being utterly destroyed.

It is not too late for fast-developing Kemptville to change its destructive course. Will it put a stop to it, forthwith?

One can only hope.

Yours truly, Wayne White Richmond, ON P.S. I like your new newspaper. Good luck with it.

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Letters to the Editor they survive in a planetary blast furnace fueled by Big Oil and Big Pipelines. If the so-called "Harper Government" spent on renewables half of what they've wasted on subsidies to Big Oil, gutting Canadian environmental protection laws, gutting and muzzling science, shutting down world-class research projects, promoting the XL and Canada East pipelines, John Baird's gold-embossed business cards, those utterly asinine "Canada's Economic Action Plan" TV advertisements, incompetent industrial (not even national security!) spying on Brazil, and giving lifetime Senate jobs to ethically challenged Harper fundraisers, we might not need all these highly polluting oil sands, unsafe pipelines, and exploding trains.

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Dear Editor: Mr. Paul Louwe expressed concern (Letter to the Editor, 2 October 2013) about the amount of purported misinformation disseminated at the recent SNG meeting.

Frankly, I don't give a rat's fanny about how many employees TransCanada has on the payroll, how much tax it may or may not pay, whether the company can or cannot evict property owners, or how good they may be at bribing communities with purported charitable donations--such donations being more about tax write-offs and public relations than helping people.

Th one thing no one, including you, Mr. Louwe, seems to be refuting--the one thing that truly matters--is that any significant pipeline rupture that spills dilbit (diluted oil sands bitumen) on or near North Grenville will almost certainly damage the Oxford Aquifer. If you recall, the "Highly Vulnerable" Oxford Aquifer is the primary water source for some 10,000 people--a very large percentage of North Grenville-including me and mine.

Remember, Mr. Louwe, people can survive without taxes, with evictions, without charitable tax write-offs-sorry, donations, and even without jobs; people cannot survive without clean, fresh water. They also can't survive without clean air, nor can

Dear Editor: Re: Urban expansion,etc I drive to Kemptville from Richmond on a regular basis to do my shopping because my nerves are not up to the demands of driving in or around outlying areas such as Kanata or Barrhaven. I read your editorial about the danger of blind greed.

Let me say this. The Canadian government’s unilateral determination that we need and must have immigration really took flight in

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To the Editor: This is my first letter to a newspaper. I have two concerns I would like to express.

First of all, I will comment on the need for a greater variety of stores available for shoppers who don’t drive to or in Ottawa. Keeping old town Kemptville alive is an important concept and the Royal Bank-Independent shopping mall can be a terrific place for shoppers.

My list includes 3-4 new

stores. We need a second shoe store, just for more choices in footwear, a clothing store with a versatile and modest stock-i.e. blouses, skirts, sweaters, slacks, dresses, underwear, a store that is upbeat enough but also sensible and attractive. I’m also thinking that a good line of babies’ and children’s clothes here should do well. These items have been addressed in Kemptville before; I just think we need another good, sound store featuring them again.

Last but not least, for sure, is a an even greater need for a Bible book store where the rent is not prohibitive and the space adequate and inviting.

My second concern is a very deep issue and I hasten to say it concerns the people of Fetherston Park. My thinking is this: if the world is now a neighbourhood, then these residents can be classed–yes, as family and they’re just as worthy as you and I. Would you like to lose your home and have to re-locate to who knows where? I wouldn’t.

If Canada is such a wonderful place to live in, why is eviction even considered? And why does this new system have to be state-of-the-art? Why can’t a temporary system be set up until enough factors come together and enough funds are gathered to properly cope with this septic and water problem?

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Dr. Wayne Hammond speaks about strength-based parenting

The NG Photography Club Some members of the North Grenville Photography Club, along with a few members of the Merrickville Photo Club, participated in the Scott Kelby Worldwide photo walk on Saturday, October 5. Each year, photographers around the world register for and then go out in groups to capture their little part of the world in photographic images. NGPC member Stewart Curry took this shot while on the walk which took place on the streets of Merrickville this year.

By Mark Calder, Upper Canada District School Board The secret to raising resilient children who can handle life’s ups and downs is to help them develop their strengths and nurture parent-child relationships that make kids feel valued, says a noted clinical psychologist.

In a presentation at North Grenville District High School Thursday night entitled A Strength-Based Approach to Parenting, Dr. Wayne Hammond said that by doing so, children realize what they can achieve, learn from their failures and value themselves. This in turn makes them less vulnerable to temptations such as drug use, bullying behavior, and peer pressure.

Hammond said traditional approaches to parenting – being critical of a child’s mistakes and then trying to “fix them” – does little to develop their abilities to cope with school and life, and only serves to make them see limits as opposed to possibilities.

“Many youth don’t want to be told what is wrong with them, they want to be valued,” said Hammond, president and executive director of Calgary-based Resiliency Initiatives. “There are no good kids or bad kids. It just depends on the lens you look through to see them.

“Once kids understand what they are really good at – what their smarts are – just watch them go.”

Hammond said one of the most important factors in the success of a parent is to develop a parent-child relationship in which children are nurtured and valued rather than sent away when things go wrong. If Hammond’s children do something wrong, they are not sent to their rooms, they are required to spend more time with him doing things they may not like – such as yard work. It allows for reflection time between parent and child so the child can learn from his behavior and both can determine ways for the child to improve.

Parents must also be role models to their children and live the values that they espouse. “When a child values you, they want to please you and they start adopting your values as their own,” he explained.

Parents must also encourage their children to see failure as something positive and approach their parenting in that light. At the same time, parents must make their homes a “safe place” to make mistakes. “If you don’t put relationships before teaching, many kids struggle,” he said. “Kids need to know that they will struggle and will fail and they can learn from it.

Acknowledging that failure is something we should do for all of our children.”

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their children up a little, he said, so they can fail, learn, and go beyond what they think they are capable of.

This takes work, he said.

Parents must be careful to watch the tone of their conversations. Instead of telling a child an act was “dumb” it can become an “interesting choice” that a parent can discuss with their child and suggest alternatives, thereby converting failure into a teachable moment.

Local parent Kelly Wiman found the talk valuable, and said she would focus on choosing her words more carefully when dealing with common parenting challenges. For instance, instead of yelling at her child to get out of bed in the morning, she will try to explain that rising at the proper time makes the morning run more smoothly for everyone. “Otherwise I come across as a mean mom, and I don’t want to,” she said.

The presentation is part of an initiative by the North Grenville and South Grenville families of schools to encourage Grades 5-9 students to recognize and develop their own character strengths so they can become confident and capable citizens.

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badly enough, it can be done.

Folks, we simply cannot in North Grenville, let this eviction happen. We must do something. I want to share my suggestion: put out a public purse. Is that too humbling for these dear people, or the municipality? If it is, why is it?

If I were in need, I’d certainly like help.

They are our neighbours.

We don’t need to know them: they’re people, our kind of people with the same kind of needs and desires as everyone else. Setting up a purse all over Kemptville and North Grenville would create jobs and hope. I could come up with one hundred dollars. What about you?

What I’m driving at is this.

If we brought down the debt significantly, then I’m pretty sure a buyer would actually bite. That’s what we really need, isn’t it? Then let’s go for it. We still have time.

P.S. For what it’s worth.

Legalism kills; goodwill breeds life.

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Winterizing your vehicle is a wise idea, says the Car Care Council. An investment of an hour or two to have your vehicle checked is all it takes to have peace of mind and help avoid the cost and hassle of a breakdown during severe weather.

The Car Care Council recommends the following nine steps for winterizing your vehicle.

Wayne Reddick of Wayne's Auto-Tek is making sure this vehicle will survive another onslaught of road chemicals this winter by applying KROWN Rust Proofing application to the undercarriage.

1. Have the battery and charging system checked for optimum performance. Cold weather is hard on batteries.

2. Clean, flush and put new antifreeze in the cooling system. As a general rule of thumb, this should be done every two years.

3. Make sure heaters, defrosters and wipers work properly. Consider winter wiper blades and use cold weather washer fluid. As a general rule, wiper blades should be replaced every six months.

4. Check the tire tread depth and tire pressure. If snow and ice are a problem in your area, consider special tires designed to grip slick roads. During winter, tire pressure should be checked weekly.

5. Be diligent about changing the oil and filter at recommended intervals. Dirty oil can spell trouble in winter. Consider changing to “winter weight” oil if you live in a cold climate. Have your technician check the fuel, air and transmission filters at the same time.

6. If you’re due for a tune-up, have it done before winter sets in. Winter magnifies existing problems such as pings, hard starts, sluggish performance or rough idling.

7. Have the brakes checked. The braking system is the vehicle’s most important safety item.

8. Have the exhaust system checked for carbon monoxide leaks, which can be especially dangerous during cold weather driving when windows are closed.

9. Check to see that exterior and interior lights work and headlights are properly aimed.

10. Motorists should also keep the gas tank at least half full at all times to decrease the chances of moisture forming in the gas lines and possibly freezing. Drivers should check the tire pressure of the spare in the trunk and stock an emergency kit with an ice scraper and snowbrush, jumper cables, flashlight, flares, blanket, extra clothes, candles/matches, bottled water, dry food snacks and needed medication.

11. The Car Care Council is the source of information for the “Be Car Care Aware” consumer education campaign promoting the benefits of regular vehicle care, maintenance and repair to consumers. For a copy of the council’s Car Care Guide or for more information, visit www.carcare.org.

“The last thing any driver needs is a vehicle that breaks down in cold, harsh winter weather,” said Rich White, executive director, Car Care Council.

“A vehicle check before the temperatures drop is a sensible way to avoid the inconvenience of being stranded out in the cold and with the unexpected expense of emergency repairs.”

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Are your tires the right ones for winter driving? Do you drive where there's a lot of snow? The condition and type of tires you use are important for safety.

The condition of your car tires is also important. They are the only contact that your car has with the road. Your car tires will have to work extra hard when the road is wet or icy, to give maximum traction and control. Car tires should have a good tread and as little wear as possible. Think about changing to winter car tires when conditions demand it. The alignment of your wheels is another thing you should consider as part of your winter car care checks.

If you are like most vehicle owners, you probably have "all-season" tires on your vehicle. While they are designed to handle most driving conditions, they may not be suitable in heavy snow.

Proper tires do make a difference for your safety!

All-Season Tires Good all-weather performance. Not as effective in heavy snow and slush.

Wide or Hi - Performance Tires Unless designed for snow, traction is limited in snowy conditions. Winter Tires Deeper tread. Best for snow, slush and on ice, as well as wet and dry roads.

All-season tires can begin to lose their grip when the temperature drops below +7°C. Winter tires are made for cold and snowy conditions. They remain more flexible than all-season tires in colder temperatures and the deeper tread pattern allows the tire to clear itself of snow as it rotates.

Tips from the experts‌ Check the condition of your tires and check air pressures regularly. A tire can lose one pound of air pressure for every five-degree drop in temperature.

Avoid mixing tires of different tread patterns, construction and size. Replace any that are damaged or have worn treads.

It's recommended you install four winter tires, even on front-wheel drive vehicles, for best control in slippery and snowy conditions.

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Alice Munro Was Ms Munro the first Canadian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

Where did she spend most of her life?

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Michael Blouin Those of you who have attended our Literary Follies at Leslie Hall will remember the name Michael Blouin who was special guest at one of our afternoon sessions. In this Saturday’s The Ottawa Citizen (Oct. 12, 2013), Michael’s latest novel, I Don’t Know How to Behave: A Fiction”, receives a most positive review from Paul Gessell. A teacher at St. Michael Catholic High School, Michael will appear at the Ottawa International Writers Festival on October 26.

“Michael…gets rave reviews because he is talented, a risk taker…” (Gessell) 3.

Tenth Annual North Grenville Book Fair This annual event has become one of Eastern Ontario’s largest book fairs. A major reason why this event is possible is because of the space provided by our sponsor, Ferguson Forest Centre.

It takes considerable elbow room to display over 30,000 books; thanks to Ed Patchell this space is made available. Another vital ingredient is the involvement of hundreds of community volunteers who donate, sort, sell, and buy these books.

This year’s event is Friday, Oct. 18 from 3-7 pm and Saturday, Oct 19 from 9-3 pm.

Hosts are: Community Living North Grenville and the Friends of the North Grenville Public Library.

Drop in on Friday for a piece of 10th Anniversary Cake.

Hope to see you there.

Answers to Munro quiz: a. Yes, Canadian-based writer. Saul Bellow, who was born in Lachine, Quebec, won the Nobel Prize in 1976; his family had moved to Chicago when he was nine. b. Southwestern Ontario. Born in Wingham, Ontario, in 1931. c. 2009 Man Booker International Prize Three-time winner of Governor General’s Award Giller Prize (twice); Many, many more! d. Four daughters: Sheila, Catherine, Jenny, Andrea (Catherine died shortly after birth.)

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Meet the teams - Women’s Fall Curling Classic October 31 to November 3 Canada, the United States, from Ottawa.

In this article we will introScotland, Switzerland, RusIt is such an honour for sia and Sweden. The event duce NG Times readers to two North Grenville to host the has attracted teams skipped teams that will be competing biggest women’s curling event by current world champion, in this year’s Royal LePage in Canada east of Toronto at Eve Muirhead of Scotland OVCA Women’s Fall Clasour North Grenville Curling and former world champions, sic – Nova Scotia’s Heather Club each November.

United States’ Debbie Mc- Smith-Dacey and Ottawa’s Eight years ago, Ottawa Cormack and Nova Scotia’s Jenn Hanna. area teams approached the Ot- Mary-Anne Arsenault, as well Heather Smith-Dacey and tawa Valley Curling Associa- as numerous Canadian provin- her teammates Jill Brothers, tion to host a major women’s cial champions, and United Blisse Joyce and Teri Lake curling event in their own States champions. have already had success this backyard. The OVCA said: Fans that attend this year’s year winning the Curl Atlantic “sure” and gambled that a event will see for the first time, Championship in Charlottebrand new small town curling teams from Prince Edward town, PEI in September, declub in a converted hockey Island skipped by current feating Suzanne Birt 7-4 in the rink would and could host a provincial champion Suzanne championship game. Some bonspiel that would attract Birt and a former provincial of us curling fans remember the quality of teams the local champ Kathy O’Rourke. We Smith-Dacey’s incredible run ladies wanted to play against. are also pleased that Heather at the 2011 Scotties TournaSince its humble begin- Smith-Dacey, a three-time ment of Hearts where she nings in 2006, the second provincial woman’s champion defeated Rachel Homan to win year of the club, the event from Nova Scotia will provide the bronze medal. What you has become a World Curling stiff competition for local may not know about SmithTour event that has attracted teams that include 2007 Fall Dacey is she is one of the 28 teams from five provinces in Classic Champion Jenn Hanna athletes that are featured in L-R Jenn Hanna , Pascale Letendre, Steph Hanna, Lisa Paddle

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73’s split two games this week

Jacob Lucier (30) stops the puck with help from Alex Row(20) as Brockville's Hayden Hulton(22), Jonathon Power(12) and Eric Israel(8) try to score

@ rinkrat On Tuesday, the Gloucester Rangers returned to town in hope of beating Kemptville again, but this time the result was slightly different. Before the game was three minutes old, the 73’s had established their game plan. Jack BruceFuoco dug the puck out of the corner in his own end Oct. 16, 2013

and Alex Row took it all the way down to the Ranger end to send it out to the front of the net. Erik Brown was going hard to the net and tapped in the loose puck for his first goal as a member of the 73’s. Quinn Carroll led a rush at the tail end of a power play, shot the puck into the corner and followed it in to retrieve it. Olivier Chabot

picked up the pass, fed it to Hayden Hanson, who let a one timer go from the point.

The shot went off the boards behind the net and came out to Dylan Giberson who buried it in the open side. Later in the first, Justin Haasbeek was disrupting the Ranger breakout, when Phil Smith stole the puck, fed it to Aaron Hickie for the shot. Haasbeek

L-R Heather Smith-Dacey, Jill Brothers, Blisse Joyce, Teri Lake the recent Sportsnet Magazine’s “Body of Sport” edition.

Smith-Dacey is the oldest of all the featured athletes by at least eight years, athletes that included 23 year old world cup skier Erin Mielzynski and Olympic Gold Medalist paddler Adam van Koeverden.

Curlers playing at the highest competitive level today are exceptionally fit athletes.

Smith-Dacey says that she is “a big proponent of being the best version on you”.

Ottawa’s Jenn Hanna and her sister Steph stepped back from competitive curling in the 2012-13 season. However, they are back playing a few events this year and are looking to become two time winners of the Fall Classic.

The two sisters won the event

in 2007. The other two members of this year’s Fall Classic team are Pascale Letendre and Lisa Paddle. Letendre also has her name on the Fall Classic trophy when she played third for Janet McGhee, who won the inaugural Fall Classic in 2006.

Hanna and sister Steph had an unforgettable season in 2005, when they won the Ontario Scott’s Tournament of Heart, recovering from a 1-4 start in the round robin to win eight straight games and clinch the Championship.

The Canadian Scotties was almost a repeat of the Ontario Championships. Hanna got off to a slow start but rallied to make it to the championship game. She lost a heartbreaker to Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones,

when Jones made one of the most memorable last rock shots in curling history an in-off take out to score four points and the win. Jenn Hanna was named the tournament MVP and also won the Ford Hot Shots competition.

Jenn, Steph and Pascale, along with Lisa Paddle, would love to hold the Fall Classic Trophy on Championship Sunday. Jenn says the team really enjoys coming to Kemptville because the fans always seem to give them a big boost.

Come out and see these incredible athletes compete for $15,600 in prize money at The Royal LePage OVCA Women’s Fall Classic at the North Grenville Curling Club from October 31 to November 3.

picked up the rebound and scored to make it 3-0. The goal was Hassbeek’s first in the CCHL. Before the end of the first, Kemptville was able to capitalize on a power play opportunity. Jesse Blais had the puck at the blue line and sent it to Dean Galasso on the half wall. Galasso passed to Seatter in the corner, who was allowed to walk out front and beat the Rangers’ goalie cleanly. The 73’s held a 4-0 lead after one.

Three minutes into the second, Brown took a breakout pass from Jonathon Masters. At the Gloucester blue line, he dumped into the corner where Chabot picked it up and gave it back to Brown . He took the shot that the Rangers goal tender got a piece of but Row picked up the rebound and with great second effort found the back of the net. The Rangers proved they were still fighting when they were able to get one by Jacob Lucier. The 73’s weren’t going to allow Gloucester into the game at all. Masters picked up a loose

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K emptville Horticultural Society: Kemptville Pentecostal Church, 1964 County Rd 43, 7 pm AW ARDS NIGHT New Members & Guests W elcome Contact Arline: 613-258-4645 Youngsters of Yore, Kemptville Public Library, 1:30 pm. Guest speaker– M arilyn Scharf----- Ion Cleanse (Foot Care) North Grenville Book Fair at the Ferguson Forest Centre. Join us at 10 am on Friday for the cake cutting ceremony in celebration of our 10 th anniversary.

Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Defiant- Pumpkin Sale- 8:30 to 12 noon - Old Kemptville Fire Hall parking lot Kemptville Legion Breakfast 8 – 10 am. Adults $5, Children under 12 $3. All welcome O ctober Kemptville Legion Dance, 8pm – 1 am. Music by DJ. No charge. All welcome M eeting of the Executive C ommittee of the Friends of the NG Public Library at noon in the Program Room, Norenberg Building.

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The Salvation Army Legacy Brass Band is performing in concert at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 319 Prescott St., Kemptville at 7 pm.

Also featuring St. Paul’s Choir and Friends. Free with offering.

Refreshments and social time to follow 1 st Annual North Grenville Tourism Summit, 6 – 9 pm, NG Municipal Centre. This is a must attend event for business owners large and small, tourism organizations and anyone that can benefit from an increase in visitors to our community. To register just go to www.ngtourism.eventbrite.ca The B ranch A rtisan's Annual Christmas Show & Sale, Saturday 9:30- 4 & Sunday 10-3:30 pm, Kemptville College across from the Hospital. Find that perfect gift! Free Admission.

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Games start at 1 pm. All welcome. Refreshments available K lub 67 Euchre every second and fourth Wednesday of the month starting at 1:15 pm, St. John's United Church downstairs. Everyone welcome - $5. First play date Wednesday, September 11. Vivian Howe 613-258-2540 Probus Club of North Grenville every 3rd Wednesday of the month with the exception of December, July and August. 9:30 am. Gathering Time, 10 am. Meeting Time, St. Paul's Presbyterian Church Hall. New Members Welcome The Branch Artisans Guild Members meet at North Grenville Community Church (downstairs) 2659 Concession Street every third Tuesday at 7 pm. New members welcomed!

Bridge - Every Thursday, St. John’s United Church, 6:45 pm. Cost $5, partner preferred but not necessary. For more info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691 North Grenville Toastmasters - Meeting first and third Thursday of the month, 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. For more info, call 613-258-7665 The French Connexion: Le quatrième jeudi du mois, venez nous joindre pour un souper et des conversations en français.

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Leslie Hall

by David Shanahan Leslie Hall has served the community for one hundred and five years, opening its doors to the most varied collection of activities one could imagine, from funerals and church services, to rock concerts and plays. It was, for many years, the main venue for such events in Kemptville, and for groups and gatherings of people from all over North Grenville. Although its use has been curtailed of late because of electrical and other

issues, many of these have been addressed and the Hall remains in use.

The Anglican Church of St. James had been erected around 1828 on land donated by “Squire” William Bottom. The wood frame church served until 1879, when the present stone church was opened, and the older building was removed. A Hall and Sunday School building had operated in a frame building until it was decided, in April, 1907, to build a larger Hall on land purchased in 1904 from S. E. Walt, founder of the

Kemptville Advance newspaper. It was to be named in honour of Robert Leslie, who had served as Lay Reader, lay delegate to the Diocesan Synod, Church Warden and, for more than fifty years, as Superintendent of the Sunday School.

Robert Leslie had a very successful career after he arrived in Kemptville in the mid-1830's. He had worked at first as a tinsmith, before working under Squire Bottom as Assistant Post Master. He took over as Post Master, and the Post Office was located in what was called the Leslie Block, now the parking lot of the Moonlight Restaurant on Clothier Street. He also served on the Kemptville Town Council.

The foundation stone for the new Leslie Hall was laid with great pomp and ceremony on October 8, 1906 by the Grand Master of the Masonic Order. Leslie himself had been instrumental in bringing the Masons to Kemptville, and both the Reeve, Albert Langstaff and the Vicar of St. James, W.P.

Reeve, welcomed the Grand Master as “Your Worshipful Sir”, a strange address at a church ceremony. Masonic rites were then carried out and the stone itself was sprinkled with corn, had wine poured over it, and was finally “anointed” with water.

The cornerstone was declared “well and truly laid”.

After a lunch in the old Pariah Hall, the crowd adjourned to the Oddfellows Hall down the street where speeches were made into the afternoon, including one by local politician G. Howard Ferguson, who remembered attending Sunday School under Robert Leslie. The day was crowned with a great concert at the Oddfellows Hall.

The Hall was built with concrete blocks made by the Dominion Concrete Company, who had a factory between Riverside Park and Prescott Street. Although the blocks were designed to complement the stone of the main church building, they were not nearly as resistant to weather, and the exterior of

Lorraine Reoch, U.E., who is on the executive of the Ontario East British Home Child Family organization, will be speaking at the Wednesday November 13, 2013 public meeting of the North Grenville Historical Society. Lorraine’s presentation, entitled “From Scotland to Canada” is a true story about four family members who were left orphans after the death of both of parents within a two-week period. Although Ms. Reoch’s presentation will not start until 7:30 p.m., members and guests may join us at 15 Water Street at 7:00 for coffee and treats. All are welcome – old friends and new A very special invitation is extended to British Home Children and their relatives or friends. A separate table will be set up to display memorabilia or treasures that you may wish to share with members and friends of the North Grenville Historical Society. For details, please contact Ann at 613-258-4344.

puck in his own end and from his knees, sent Chabot away on a 3 on 2. Chabot took the puck right into the corner and then sent it back out to a waiting Row, who got his second of the game.

Holding a 6-1 lead after two, play slowed down in the third period. Kemptville then gave up a two minute 5 on 3 power play to Gloucester, but the defense was rock solid and killed off the penalties. In the Gloucester end, just after the penalties expired, Blais won a face off back to the point. Brandon Cole took a low shot and the rebound came right out to Matt Tugnutt who didn’t waste any time burying it.

With very little time left in the game, the fourth line got some power play time. Phil Smith won the face off and Hickie took the puck behind the net. He was able to roam unchecked along the Oct. 16, 2013

side boards and took a great shot. Haasbeek deflected it and Smith tipped it in.

The 73’s won by a lopsided score of 8-1. Alex Row and Erik Brown were named the game’s first and second stars.

On Friday, in Brockville, the team hoped to continue their winning way. In a tightly contested game, it was hard checking and low scoring.

Both teams were evenly matched on this night. The penalties were almost even but the Braves were able to convert on two of their seven chances while the 73’s were unable to on their six opportunities. Brockville put the

the Hall had to be repaired in the 1950's. Today, an inspection of the building shows the need for further repairs.

The new Leslie Memorial Hall was originally intended strictly for church activities.

No secular events were to be permitted. However, this intention was soon amended, in part because of the $6,000 mortgage on the building, quite a large sum in 1908.

In fact, the debt on the Hall, coupled with extensive renovations to the main Church building itself, was a serious drain on the parish finances for almost twenty years.

Fundraising efforts included a lottery in which the prize was 100 acres of land in Carleton County. By 1921, the debt had been halved, but the problem was solved through the very generous involvement of Albert Langstaff. In 1924, with yet more pomp and even greater joy, the mortgage was paid off and the mortgage papers ceremoniously burned by the Anglican Bishop. In a reference to the cornerstone ceremony, the Bishop declared the mortgage

“well and truly burned”. In an awful coincidence, the very same night the Hall caught fire and was badly damaged.

It was a bad blow to the parishioners who had laboured so hard to pay off the original mortgage, but, over the coming years, the Hall was repaired and renovated.

A steam heating system was installed during the repairs.

In the 1950's, Leslie Hall was attached to the water mains, washroom and a new electrical lighting system were installed. In 1978, for the centennial celebrations of St. James, Leslie Hall was the site of meetings and concerts.

Since then, Leslie Hall has seen many celebrations, many vital fundraising events, weddings, funerals, birthdays and music. The Kemptville Players used the Hall as their home for many years. The current weekly Friendship Lunches are a major part of the outreach of the parish to the community: a fitting expression of the original intention behind the building of this treasured landmark.

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2-0 win in the books. Jacob Lucier was named the game’s third star for his play between the pipes.

Upcoming games will see the 73’s play this week on Tuesday in Kanata. This will be followed by a home and home series with the Pembroke Lumber Kings.

The Kings will be in Kemptville on Friday night for a 7:30 start and then travel to Pembroke for the Sunday night tilt. Remember the special Halloween game on October 25. Children under 12 in costume will be admitted free. Catch the Junior A fever! Hockey with edge!

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Days for Girls International Feminine Hygiene Programme “Every Girl. Everywhere. Period.”

by Beth Nicol There really isn’t a need for this article; the name says it all. Or it should. Unfortunately, those necessities which we take as a given, for many young women just do not exist. “Days for Girls International Feminine Hygiene Programme” is attempting to remedy the situation. The intent of the programme is to first raise public awareness and then to transform concern into action by the direct distribution of sustainable feminine hygiene kits.

It is with this in mind that the United Church Women from St. John’s United Church in Kemptville invited Pat Kiteley from the Kemptville Quilting Guild and Shawna Strathy, the Ottawa representative for “Days for Girls International,” as guests to speak at the U.C.W. meeting on Monday, October 7, 2013.

Shawna summarized the situation succinctly. For girls living in underdeveloped and developing nations, an item as nondescript as a sanitary napkin can be life changing. Lack thereof results in young women missing up to a total of two months of

schooling per year. Missed school days lead to falling behind in classes and ultimately to falling out. The results can be an early, arranged marriage, being sold in exchange for necessities or livestock for the family, and a bright future set aside.

The problem extends beyond the lack of sanitary napkins. What to do you do if there isn’t any place to dispose of one? How do you get past the imposed isolation in some communities, where young women are kept out of sight and away from community life during those days in their cycle?

Celest Mergens, founder and executive director of Days for Girls, has been active in nonprofit organizations for years. Her focus on sustainable community development and global empowerment for girls and women led to the organization’s formation in 2008.

Since then, the group has become an international group active in 4 continents, supported by thousands of volunteers. Her solution is the perfect example of how one person can make a tremendous difference, an ant pushing away at the

mountain.

A sustainable feminine hygiene kit consists of 2 shields with snaps to keep them in place and lined with a moisture resistance material, 8 tri-fold liners, and a Ziploc bag containing a washcloth, a pair of panties, another Ziploc, and safety pins. Shields and liners are hand made from cotton. Some groups also throw in a small bar of soap. A drawstring bag contains the works. It also comes with a sheet of directions. Essentially, it provides continuous protection for clothing, the means to wash and rinse out liners, a way to carry supplies around inconspicuously. Kits have been put together by individuals working on their own, as Shawna did in the beginning, and groups such as guides, sewing clubs, and church and community service organizations. All committed to helping out in some small way.

It sounds like a simplistic solution and the practical application is just that.

Not so the assembling of the kits. Drawstring bags, shields, liners are all made from scratch to a specific

pattern. The cost of materials for snaps, pins, ziplock bags, ribbons or drawstrings, panties and washcloths can add up in spite of sales and donations of materials. Then there is the cost of shipping and distribution. The cost per kit can vary between $10 and $4 depending on the supplies on hand and whether they were purchased or donated.

The organization is widespread and despite the odds, it has put kits into the

hands of over 60,000 girls in 60 nations in 6 continents.

Educating girls about their bodies and how to keep healthy and clean is an integral part of the programme.

The Kemptville Quilting Guild has been participating in this programme since the spring and by June 6, quilters had completed 15 kits which were sent to Haiti. If you are a sewer, have a bit of time to spare and a desire to make a difference, get in touch with Pat Kiteley or

Pat Reid. Non-sewer types can also pitch in. It isn’t a glamorous undertaking, but it is one that can make a tremendous difference in the life of young women worldwide.

Check out the website at: daysforgirls.org Kemptville Quilters can be contacted at: kemptvillequilters.blogspot.ca To find out more about the United Church Women and their good works contact Pat Reid at: 613258-4293

Pat Kitely (Kemptville Quilting Guild), Shawna Strathy (Ottawa representative for Day for Girls), and Pat Reid (United Church Women member) joined forces to give an interesting and informative presentation to the U.C.W. meeting held at St. John's United Church on Monday October 6.

Much more than instruments… a family tradition

by Gord Logan

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Bob Bashara was presented with a signature framed print of the 130th Anniversary history by Fred & Dinah Gretsch.

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If you were at the event on Saturday night you will be able to relate as each era was recognized with a personal touch, connecting with all the artists who endorsed the Gretsch line in all genre of music. Everyone in attendance also felt they were part of the adoption procedure established 130 years ago.

Any musicians not at Saturday nights 130th Anniversary Event of Gretsch hosted by Bob Bashara of Class Axe Guitars missed out on a opportunity of a life-time. Because of the huge response to invitations, the venue had to be relocated to across the road at North Grenville Municipal Centre’s Theatre.

Fred & Dinah Gretsch, representing the fourth generation of the Gretsch Family, and Joe Carducci (guitars product manager) presented a fantastic his-

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torical tour with video and personal experiences of the launching of the Gretsch company: from Fred’s great-grandfather, Friedrich Gretsch, immigrating from Germany in 1883 to a small shop in Brooklyn N.Y., which developed one of the most popular guitars and drums for over four generations that today still maintains “That Great Gretsch Sound”.

Of note, Fred wanted to correct the rumour that Fender owns Gretsch… completely the opposite.

Gretsch purchased Fender eleven years ago when they realized it would be a wise move to partner with one of the largest distribution companies to market their products.

During the evening, special draws were held which offered great prizes from T-shirts to electric guitars. A meet and greet

allowed you the opportunity to actually spend time with Fred & Dinah and receive autographed photos, authorized autographed form, or personal photo with Fred & Dinah of this night could be arranged.

Keith Glass (formerly of Prairie Oyster) and the Bad Dogs (Cam & Allister) supplied the entertainment featuring the Great Sound of Gretsch. A fantastic cake in the shape of a Gretsch guitar was made for the occasion

by Class Axe and offered to all the “sweet-tooths” in attendance as well as hot coffee. Another great marketing idea, branding was also available just outside the back stage. Not “body branding”……with a hot branding iron of the Gretsch logo could be burnt into a piece of wood to produce a beautiful remembrance of the night to produce your own plaque. www.ngtimes.ca

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Support the Salvation God Squad Army Snow Suit Fund Don’t Be Fooled by Bluster pher Hitchens, Dawkins has been at the forefront of what is called the New Atheism, an energetic and aggressive campaign against religion in general, and Christianity in particular. They have raised the profile of the Science versus Religion debate, as if there were a real conflict between the two. Dawkins has grown in genuine arrogance over the past decade, refusing to debate a growing list of Christians who he dismisses as “unworthy” of his time.

These individuals unworthy of his debating genius include men like Dr. John Lennox: a Professor of Mathematic s at Cambridge, a man with three Doctorates and a couple of M.A.’s to his name.

Dawkins claimed Lennox was unworthy of his attention because Lennox believes that Jesus changed water into wine and walked on water. It should be noted that Dawkins made this statement after having debated Lennox no less than three times, being badly humiliated on each occasion.

[These debates can be seen on YouTube and are well worth watching]. At the same time, Dawkins himself has utterly destroyed his own credibility by some of the statements he has made about his own beliefs. He accepts that everything about the universe, down to the very make-up of cells seems to be perfectly designed. But this, he says, only “seems” to be designed.

There is, in fact, no intelligent design because there is no intelligent Designer. Why is there no Designer? Because God could not possibly exist.

by David Shanahan

It’s that time of year again! Please consider partnering with The Salvation Army to help keep children and youth warm this winter! Donations are greatly needed to offer this important service and can be received at The Salvation Army Community & Family Services, 2 Oxford Street West, Kemptville. With the rise in costs associated with the cold winter months, some families simply do not have the means or cannot stretch the dollar far enough to cover all the additional expenses. The Salvation Army is committed to assisting qualifying families in need, through the provision of warm snow suits for children and youth up to 17 years. Registration Informa-

I sometimes have to wonder at the gullibility of people. We can be so easily impressed by people with the right accent, the right letters after their name, or the right title before it. I have recently heard a number of interviews or debates involving Richard Dawkins, that well-known atheist, scientist and writer, and I was again astonished that he has managed to get away with speaking and writing such utter nonsense for so long. That he has made large sums out of writing and speaking about his views on religion and science leaves me deeply concerned for the future of mankind. Michael Coren has properly called him a complete fraud on his tv program. tion Sign Up Dates: Dawkins considers the October 21 12:30–3 pm idea of a God as simply ridicOctober 24 12:30–3 pm ulous, a childish and primitive October 28 12:30–3 pm creation of people too afraid October 31 12:30–3 pm of reality to stand up proud To r e g i s t e r y o u r and strong in the face of a child(ren) for a snowsuit universe that is only the result this year, please bring iden- of meaningless combinations tification for yourself and of proteins and cells, withchild(ren) as well as income out design, without purpose, statements for all adults without meaning. We should, residing in the home to The he says, leave behind the Salvation Army Community weakness and fantasy that is & Family Services located religion, and look to the next at 2 Oxford Street West, wonderful phase of human Kemptville evolution.

Pick Up Date: SnowThere is much that is suits and Coats will be avail- convincing about Dawkins: able for pick up Thursday, his quiet and well-articulated November 7 from 9:30 – voice, the air he projects of 3:00 pm from The Salvation that what he says is so reasonArmy Community & Family able and intelligent compared Services, 2 Oxford Street to the nonsense he has to West. put up with from Christians.

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Local Agencies weigh in on “FAT TALK” October 20 – 26 is Fat Talk Free Week. You are invited to take the challenge to end “fat talk” by thinking twice about using statements that are damaging to self-esteem and body image. “Fat talk” isn’t about being overweight. It is the language that we use about ourselves and others when we talk about dieting, losing weight and appearance.

Think before using statements like “I’m so fat.” “I need to lose 10 pounds” and “She’s too fat to be wearing that swimsuit.” Statements that are considered fat talk don’t necessarily have to be negative; they reinforce the need to be thin – like: “You look great! Have you lost weight?”

It’s time to remove this Fat Talk from our conversations! Girls Incorporated of Upper Canada, in partnership with the Leeds, Grenville, and Lanark District Health Unit, ask everyone to accept this challenge to avoid negative language with ourselves and others regarding weight and appearance.

“When focus is put on weight or appearance, it is a problem because once someone believes the idea that they must be thin to be accepted in the world, they may do harmful things to their bodies such as diet, starve themselves or develop disordered eating to achieve an impossible beauty standard” says Meena Tipper, Registered Dietitian with the Health Unit.

“When self-esteem and body image suffer, other risky behaviours can follow” adds Tipper.

Take the Fat Talk Free Week challenge, and take the focus away from fat, weight and appearance not just this week, but every day.

You can also check out the Girls Incorporated of Upper Canada Facebook Page as well as the website at www.girlsinc-uppercanada.org for daily tips and challenges for you and your family to participate daily during Fat Talk Free Week! Information is also available at www.healtunit.org.

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Why not? Because Dawkins thinks the idea is offensive and silly.

Aside from this impressive rationale for dismissing the existence of God, Dawkins has, in fact, admitted that there might be evidence of design in the universe; but if there is, and it is not just a “seeming” kind of design, then his explanation is a classic. In an interview with Be Stein, Dawkins stated that any Designer must have been a superior alien species who came and set up our universe and then left, going back to one of a multitude of other universes that must exist somewhere. This, he believes, is more logical and reasonable and scientific than believing in God. And this man is taken seriously as a leader of the New Atheism school.

In fact, what quickly emerges from listening to Dawkins, or Hitchens on this subject at least, is that they have a very shallow and uninformed grasp of what Christianity actually is all about.

John Lennox succinctly puts it this way: “Christians don’t believe in the God Dawkins claims not to believe in!”.

His approach to debate is basically along two fronts.

Either he sets up a straw man argument, that is, he attacks a position that Christians do not hold, and then dismisses it contemptuously. Or, he makes dogmatic statements such as “Darwin has completely explained the origins of life in the universe” [Darwin does not, in fact, address that issue at all], and then sums up by announcing that he has now proved everything he set out to do. It is all a huge bluff.

I have always believed that Christians should not be afraid to ask questions, research, examine the evidence, and discover for themselves the truth of what Jesus and Scripture have said about the human race, the universe and the place of the human race in it. It is a “system”, to use that term, that fully explains reality, and needs not apologise or compromise. The fact is, the longer scientists explore, research and report on what they find, the more Christianity is shown to be valid. If Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens are the best response the New Atheism can produce, then Christians need never be intimidated by so-called rational and scientific exploration.

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Giving thanks at the Branch the Salvation Army, along with Branch owners Nicole and Bruce, and a local volunteer Siobahn Sexton.

Major Vaden Vincent, area commander of the Salvation Army, happened to be visiting Kemptville and was roped into helping.

He says he can now appreciate the partnership Sally Ann has with local owners Bruce and Nicole.

He gives them a huge thank you for all they have done and to the many volunteers

MOVE

by Marguerite Boyer This is the first time I’ve been home alone for Thanksgiving. Yes, I am an empty nester after all these years. My husband was off to Ireland for two weeks, a well deserved break and an opportune time to visit his mother.

Weekends here are like any other day; there are always stories and events to cover and then comes Mondays, the busiest day of the week for the staff at the NG Times.

For years now I have been going to the Branch for Thanksgiving, usually as a volunteer, helping out where needed. Normally I am given the task of peeling potatoes, bags

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60 lbs of potatoes and for this I thank her profusely.

Thank you Bruce and Nicole for a very special Sunday. I wasn’t really alone, was I? With such welcoming warmth and appetizing food, great neighbours to share my meal with, surrounded by laughter and music, how could one be alone?

Fellowship is just a doorstep away, and Sunday it was at The Branch Restaurant.

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Erin Wong, Nicole Leblanc, Bruce Enloe, Vaden Vincent, Calvin Wong and Siobhan Sexton and bags of taters. By the time you are finished your hands are stained. I have come to hate that task. But what is really bearable is that you are working along side many other volunteers and no one seems to grumble. (Except me!!)

It’s like one big family.

This year I went as a customer rather than a volunteer. I arrived around 1 pm, right after a mad rush of over seventy-five people. I met up with my favourite neighbours, Bernie and Harold Patterson (sorry Debbie and Kevin!).

We were greeted at the door by Melford Harper, a Salvation Army volunteer who is also a well known volunteer at Holy Cross.

He is out there most week

in North Grenville who make this event possible.

David Butler was on hand to deliver meals to people’s homes. The pies were donated by the Kemptville Youth Centre, through a workshop given

by Meridith Luce. Bruce also did a pie baking workshop with Sustainability North Grenville.

Tony Gundy of Keewaytin Farms donated a turkey and this year Diana Steadman peeled over

days directing traffic, allowing a smooth entry and exit for the many buses and drivers. Music was provided by many local artists, such as Meridith Luce, Amanda Giles, Lisa Mitchell, Dana Hibberd--- all coordinated by The Beaches, another local group.

There were many other volunteers, too many to mention, including businesses such as Grateful Bread and Rideau Pine Farms.

A wonderful aroma was coming from the buffet area, and volunteer Adam Shewchuk was there to assist people to their tables and helped with the clearing up. Serving at the buffet were Erin and Calvin Wong, Captains of

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