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March 6, 2013

Girl Guides Fundraising for Trip to Casa Loma

By Pat Jessop The 1st Oxford Mills Girl Guides have been busy fundraising for a special trip to Casa Loma in Toronto. Not only are they collecting beer and wine bottles, going door to door, but also selling their famous Girl Guide cookies.

On Saturday March 23, they invite you to come out to a Spaghetti Supper at the Rebecca-Lynn Grinstead, Trinity Piette and Abigail Grinstead Bishops Mills Church Hall. All money raised collecting beer and wine bottles to help pay for their trip

from these fundraising initiatives will go towards their trip. They are all quite excited to have this opportunity to visit a real castle here in Ontario.

At Canada's Majestic Castle Casa Loma, the former home of Canadian financier Sir Henry Pellatt and his wife Mary, they will have the opportunity to visit a room dedicated to the history of Guiding. Mary Pellatt was the first Canadian Chief Commissioner of Guid-

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ing and worked hand in hand with Lady Baden Powell organizing jamborees and events on the grounds of Casa Loma for Girl Guides. “How exciting it must have been for the Guides and their leaders to attend Girl Guide rallies at her home, Casa Loma. The first visit took place in 1913 and included 250 Girl Guides who toured the conservatories, the palatial stables, climbed the circular staircase to the top turret and then were served tea in the Palm Room”. Our Oxford Mills Guides may not be served tea, but will certainly have the opportunity to tour the castle and learn some of the history of Guiding.

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In 1927, a Girl Guide leader in Regina baked and packaged cookies for her girls to sell as a simple way to raise money for their uniforms and camping equipment.

Little did she know that she was starting one of Canada’s best-loved traditions - Girl Guide cookies!

If you would like tickets to the Spaghetti supper, have bottles to get rid of or would like to buy some of their famous Girl Guide cookies, please contact Sara Robinson at 613-2200426 to help the girls with their fundraising.

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The festival, organized and run by first year Bachelor of BioResource Management students, promotes education and fun in a day packed full of excitement. The main feature is the Knights of Valour in live, full-contact jousting, along with the Canadian Raptor Conservancy showcasing birds of prey, the Maplewood Ceilidh Band leading Burgundian dancing, the Society for Creative Anachronism demonstrating archery, and the St. Lawrence Swordfighters Guild clashing swords. The King’s Colour Guards will perform a choreographed drill on horseback. Vendors will be on hand to sell their goods in the Medieval Marketplace such as armory, woodwork, jewelMarch 6, 2013

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This year's theme of education is being highlighted by children's workshops. Throughout the day children of all ages will have the chance to learn to juggle, work on a medieval castle building and try their hand at calligraphy and illumination. Local schools can participate in the "Name the Kingdom" contest. The winning class will have the opportunity to have their picture taken with the Knights of Valour at the festival.

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Editorial Page What Is Worth Keeping?

David Shanahan It may seem that the Times is devoting too much space these days to matters of development in North Grenville.

But the fact is that this is the most important issue facing us at the moment, one that will decide what our community will be like for the next couple of generations at least.

What our urban areas look like, how intimate or depersonalised our streets and roads and residential areas will be is being decided in these weeks and months.

I’m in Dublin for the next two weeks and, as usual, it gives a whole new perspective on things.

Yesterday, I was standing outside a building that dates from the 1700's. It is now the Bank of Ireland headquarters, but it was once the Irish Parliament building until 1800. It is a magnificent edifice, but it was a single stone that got my attention. It was just a three-foot high pylon that was set up beside a tall column. Its only purpose was to stop passing carriages from hitting the column and damaging it.

So, I thought about the man who had put it there.

Who was he, and what was his life like four hundred years ago. That stone was sitting there when Wolfe and Montcalm had that disagreement on the Plains of Abraham, and it is still there, watching buses and cars and bikes and pedestrians pass by.

So many people have passed this spot, have stood where I was standing, and it makes me wonder about how much that we see in North Grenville today will be left in five hundred years. Is any of it worth keeping?

That was just one stone in a city of hundreds of old buildings, in a country that contains structures dating back thousands of years. It does make the definition of “heritage” a very different one than what we have to deal with in North Grenville. Coincidentally, that same night, the BBC had a program called “The Planners”: a weekly show that dealt with the disposal of heritage properties throughout the United Kingdom. As variMarch 6, 2013

ous individuals tried to get planning permission to renovate, or demolish, heritage buildings, local Planning Officers, Heritage Conservation officials and Municipal Councils debated the relative merits of the plans.

Some buildings, more than two hundred years old, were listed for demolition, while others had various renovation ideas confirmed or rejected.

It says a great deal for the importance of heritage issues in the U.K. that such a weekly primetime television show exists at all. You would think that in a country like England, or Ireland, or Scotland, there would not be a problem about heritage. After all, there is so much of it! But what came out of that program, and what struck me forcefully as I walked around Dublin (basically an eighteenth century city still), was that the old stood side by side with the more recent.

Over the past centuries, many buildings have disappeared, while others survived. Sometimes, this was because the buildings were badly built, unwanted, not worth keeping. In other cases, the older building deserved to be preserved, but some planner, or Councillor, or owner, decided that something new was required, for whatever reason. There’s no protection against short-sighted officials.

What does this lead to in the end? It says that not everything will survive, and not everything deserves to either.

The age of a structure alone is no criterion by which to judge its value to a community. Some buildings have a natural lifespan, and when that is reached, it is time to replace it. Others cannot be preserved because of the life they have had: not maintained properly, not protected or appreciated.

There are other situations that mean heritage has to be sacrificed. In Dublin in the late-1700's, a special Commission was established to redesign the centre of the city. It demolished whole areas in order to widen and straighten streets, to create new streetscapes and vistas, and to make Dublin the city it is today.

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Rob’s Money Rant Today’s heritage jewels originally replaced older buildings that had to make way. Was there controversy over that?

Did anyone care at the time?

What this says to me, is that we need to decide what is worth keeping and what needs to give way to something better.

North Grenville, as we have been talking about these past few weeks, is developing quickly, yet there is no overall plan in place that identifies what it is we want to keep, and what we are prepared to lose. The Municipality has a list of heritage properties in place, and a priority list of which ones need to have heritage designation. But we need to know how these buildings fit into the North Grenville that is being built in our time. Choices are being put before us and we need to know what our options are. For example, is an eleven-storey condominium in downtown Kemptville the best way to ensure that Riverside Park is preserved? Are there buildings that we simply cannot afford to lose? When this Council sold Acton’s Corners, they failed, in my opinion, to protect a wonderful and unique cultural and economic asset. (I know I keep mentioning this, but it should not be forgotten, or it might happen again). Council’s responsibility for protecting our heritage must be defined and enshrined in policy.

There are three options when it comes to built heritage. We can preserve everything, which is impractical and unnecessary. We can demolish everything, which is unacceptable and criminal. Or, we can choose what to keep and what we can do without. We may not think our buildings are old enough to be worth keeping: but one day, should they survive, they will be historic in a way even that one stone outside the Bank of Ireland in Dublin is today.

We are not really creating anything unique or architecturally outstanding these days, so we better preserve whatever we have that is worth keeping.

By Rob Lunan, CFO NG Times I found it interesting reading Dr. Shanahan’s article in the North Grenville Times last week about the two new building projects: a proposed 11-storey high rise apartment in old town Kemptville and a row house seniors residence on county road 43 behind the homes in Forest Creek. I should think that since I have been given the job of ranting about all things financial in North Grenville, it would only be my duty to comment on both of these projects.

Financially, they both make sense. Period. Development of any kind adds people and people add money to the local economy in the form of jobs, rents, taxes, etc.

I suppose I could end it there, but I think the question is more complex than that. For instance, if I had bought a $400,000 home in Forest Creek recently and then learned that my nice country view was about to be obstructed by a really big three- or four-

storey row house pushed up against my property line in the style of those found in Barhaven or Orleans...well I’d be doing more than ranting! But then again maybe I don’t have the facts straight.

I’m sure the builder will clarify.

As for the downtown high rise...hmmmmm.... where to begin?...

May I digress for a moment? In years past, I used to travel frequently to Chicago on business.

Downtown Chicago is an interesting city. Almost every building has its own unique architecture.

And even though they are unique, they all fit together nicely. No one building seems out of place. They compete (if you will) on their style. Fast forward to Kemptville 2013. A proposal has been made to drop a giant high rise (and it will look giant compared to the other twoand three- storey buildings around it) behind the heritage buildings in old town Kemptville. My guess is it will be fantastically successful financially, because there is a lack of rental units in Kemptville. But it will not fit architecturally with the rest of the town.

Maybe something could be done about that. I don’t know. I’m just a numbers guy. The numbers should work...aesthetics probably won’t.

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nior. Now that I’m only a dozen years away from retirement, I’ve been thinking a lot about senior’s residences, like what sort of residence would I like to end up in. The sad answer is, not anything I have currently seen. So I think North Grenville has a great opportunity to think outside the box and develop a senior’s community that is something even the developer would like to live in. What about a gated community with hundreds of very small, easily accessible bungalows? (Have you seen the 500 sq.ft model living space in the new IKEA store in Ottawa, as an example?) This “senior’s village” would have shopping, a community hall, games area, nursing station, swimming pool, dining, and extra help services if you wanted. It could be created on a park theme, with trees, ponds, walkways, golfing, etc.

Various services could be added on to your stay like transportation, nursing care in home, grocery delivery, etc, etc. This would give seniors the dignity of continuing to have their own space (even their own gardens), while living in a safe community with lots of extra services around them and lots of senior’s to interact with. That’s the kind of senior’s residence I would like to live in. But what do I know...I’m just a numbers guy.

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Strategic Plan Update Moves Forward

By Tim Sutton I write this column having just returned from the “Building on Our Success” Summit which was held at the Municipal Centre on Saturday March 2, 2013. More than 60 people registered for and attended the summit. The summit had a great mix of residents and business people, which lead to open and frank discussions on the issues that are important to North Grenville Residents.

The morning started off with results from the four survey questions which were asked of our residents. The answers to these questions were categorized into a “Top 5” for each of the questions and are as follows: 1. What Makes North Grenville a great place to live? a. People – Friendly, Community Minded/Spirit b. Small Town, Country Atmosphere c. Environment – Green Space & Nature d. Transportation Network e. Amenities – Schools, Hospital, Fire, Police, etc 2. What Makes North Grenville a great place to work or operate a business? a. Small Town Atmosphere/Feel/Support b. No Answer c. Negative Answer (multiple) d. Location – Proximity to Ottawa, Lack of Commute to Work e. Demographics – Increasing Population, Var-

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3. What could be done to make North Grenville a better place to live? a. More Facilities (an indoor pool, theatre, farmer’s market) b. Improved Parks / Green Spaces, Sidewalks/Walking, cycling paths c. Improved Street, local transportation, access to Ottawa & buses. d. More retail and dining options. e. Improve downtown.

4. What could be done to make North Grenville a better place to work or own a business? a. Support Downtown / Support Local b. Better Transportation/ parking and accessibility c. No Answer d. Incentives / lower taxes / less red tape /better affordability e. Better promotion / Networking and communication Attendees were then asked to discuss these answers and to add any other items which they felt were missing. After this verification they were split into groups and asked to try to identify specific themes from the discussion. These themes were then voted on by attendees in order to establish priorities for further discussion.

Themes that went on for further discussion were: 1. Transportation 2. Rural 3. Economic Development 4. Housing 5. Downtown 6. Arts/Culture/Heritage 7. Community amenities & infrastructure 8. Environment Attendees then had 3 sessions where they worked on identifying specific actions for the themes. These actions were later voted on by attendees. The results will be compiled by McSweeney

& Associates and will be discussed at another public meeting which will be held over the next few weeks.

Members of Council were present for the session today but our intention is to ensure that this plan is generated by and a product of the community and not Council. With this goal in mind, we did not participate in any of the table discussions or vote on any of the priorities or action items.

I am proud of our progress to date on the Strategic Community Plan update and look forward to our next step, which will include another public meeting to further discuss the results of today’s discussions.

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Domestic Violence: Help and Services Anne Walsh Are you scared? Do you watch what you say or do, hoping you won't "fuel" your partner's anger? Do you worry about the impact of your relationship on your child's mental health?

"On average, every six days a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner. In 2009, 67 women were murdered by a current or former spouse or boyfriend.

On any given day in Canada, more than 3,000 women (along with their 2,500 children) are living in an emergency shelter to escape domestic violence" (http://www.canadianwomen.org/factsabout-violence).

Domestic violence takes on many forms: Physical abuse: Slapping, choking, or punching; using hands or objects as weapons; threatening with a knife or gun; committing murder.

Sexual abuse: Using threats, intimidation, or physical force to force unwanted sexual acts.

Emotional or verbal abuse: Making degrading comments about her body or behaviour; forcing her to commit degrading acts; confining her to the house; destroying her possessions; threatening to kill her or the children; threatening to commit suicide.

Financial abuse: Stealing or controlling her money or valuables (of particular concern to older women); forcing her to work; denying her the right to work.

Spiritual abuse: Using her religious or spiritual beliefs to manipulate, dominate, and control her.

Criminal harassment/ stalking: Following her or watching her in a persistent, malicious, and unwanted manner; invading her privacy in a way that threatens her personal safety (http:// www.canadianwomen. org/facts-about-violence).

When you hear about domestic abuse, you may have a specific image in your mind. Abusive people do not discriminate.

Violence affects children who are beaten, belittled, molested or, who watch it happen to someone else.

Teenagers feel trapped in abusive relationships.

Texting is used as a tool to track and control them.

Women and their children are vulnerable to domestic violence, seeking a way out but, in some cases, too afraid to attempt an escape.

Last but certainly not least are our older adults who are often overlooked. A spouse or family member may threaten to send them to a home if they tell anyone about the abuse.

Where do you go to get help? You can e-mail kimlgih@ripnet.com or call the Leeds and Grenville Interval House. Their crisis line (1-800-267-4409) is available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. An Outreach worker can meet with you at a safe location of your choice to provide information, advocacy and support. If you decide you would like to go to a shelter but you don't have a car, the staff at the shelter can organize a ride for you (and your children).

The Leeds and Grenville Interval House is located in Brockville. It is a ten bed facility offering shelter, counselling, support and follow-up services.

Two Steps Forward is a "peer support group for women who have experienced abuse" After the Rain is a ten week group program "for children who have witnessed violence".

Parent and children groups run concurrently.

Take Charge is a "peer support group for 16 to 24 year old women who have been impacted by domestic violence".

All services are free and confidential.

For more information, you can visit the Leeds and Grenville Interval House website: www.lgih.ca

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Another important product, especially for young chicks in very hot weather, is a vitamin/electrolyte, such as Stress-Aid. Young chicks are especially susceptible to the effects of extreme heat, and this product, given from the time you bring them home, will help protect you against loss.

The timelines for your birds will depend on personal preference for size, but on average, meat chicks will be processed between 9 and 11 weeks, while turkeys are longer at about 16 weeks. Layers, on the other hand, should start to produce eggs around 20 weeks, and will often lay eggs for 2 years. Layers go through a period called a “molt”, where they lose their feathers. During this period, which typically occurs once a year with the decreasing amount of daylight, your layers will be stressed, and will probably decrease their laying or stop altogether temporarily. While going through a molt, your layers will have an increased need for protein, and so many people will supplement with an additional protein source during this time.

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By Tayler Vendramin Rooney Feeds Limited One of the most telltale signs of spring is the arrival of baby chickens.

Whether it’s for enjoyment, or as a way to ensure the quality of the food you are eating, raising poultry is certainly increasing in popularity with each passing year.

Poultry is reasonably easy to raise and does not require a large amount of space.

Before your new chicks arrive home, you should have their brooder area set up and ready to go. Many people will use a roll of “brooder cardboard” to form a circle in which to contain the chicks. This will help to prevent them from crowding into a corner, possibly suffocating each other.

Your brooder area should be disinfected with a product such as Virkon to kill any bacteria or disease that may be lingering. A light layer of clean, fresh coarse shavings or other bedding product should be used. It is very important that the bedding remain dry - this will help prevent colds. Your feeder and waterer should be set up and the heat lamp should be turned on a couple hours in advance to get your brooder area to an ideal temperature.

When your chickens arrive home, carefully lift them from the box and inspect them for any leg problems or signs of loose stool, and place them into the brooder area. Some say that turkeys are a little more difficult to start, and that you may need to introduce each bird to the water by dunking their beak in it. Other tactics to teach and encourage water consumption include putting a chick in with your turkeys or putting marbles in the water, which will encourage the turkeys to peck at the shiny reflections.

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Grammar Minute Patrick Babin Editor: P. Babin is AWOL this week. In the meantime, he has left you a matching exercise involving famous poets/ authors.

Quotes of Note Who wrote?

1. The fog comes on little cat feet.

It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.

2. I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky…

3. Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?

4. It was the best of times, It was the worst of times…

5. Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage.

6. Good fences make good neighbors.

7. I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. (No, not Voltaire) 8. I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crost the bar.

9. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

10. La Belle Dame sans Merci Hath thee in thrall!

11. Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time. a.Richard Lovelace b. Charles Dickens c. Carl Sandburg d. Evelyn Beatrice Hall e. John Masefield f. Alfred Lord Tennyson g. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow h. Robert Frost i. William Shakespeare j. John Keats k. Sir Winston S. Churchill Answers: 1, c; 2, e; 3, i; 4, b; 5, a; 6, h; 7, d; 8, f; 9, k; 10, j; 11, g

ing it. Coming up in early April, Rooney Feeds Limited in Kemptville will be hosting Doug Coutts, a local chicken enthusiast, for an evening meeting to answer all your chicken questions. Doug has many years of chicken experience, and is very knowledgeable on various chicken ailments. Please feel free to contact the store at (613) 258-1567 for further information.

Also upcoming, of course, are our 2013 chick days. Our first date for meat chicks is April 11, and we run eight more dates, right through August. The information flyer is available at our store in Kemptville or online at www.equistation.com

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PRIBBLES & NIBBLES My most recent memory was today actually, February 17th, 2013. My youngest and I decided we would stop by the Salvation Army and visit Allison but she was away until next Tuesday. Before I forget to mention it, it was -11 or -12 outside and I didn’t pack snow pants or mitts. We now live in Brockville and came to visit a friend overnight. So anyway, we are in the store and I was looking around to find some mittens but couldn't find any. But I did find a one piece snowsuit 6-12 months. My youngest is almost 18 months, it was small but I was about to purchase the suit regardless. One of the ladies who works there asked if I had a few minutes so she could go downstairs.

I thought in my head, "Oh good, she found some mittens to go with it".

Couple minutes went by and at that point I had my son all suited up in that small one piece suit. She came back up with a two piece suit, a beautiful orange and black little boy’s

suit. I took the smaller suit off and tried this one on. Needless to say it fitted him so well, the hood covered his head perfectly.

All said and done, the very nice kind lady told me not to worry about the cost it was ours to keep! So we carried on with our journey all bundled and warm with a smile that went from one ear to the other. Natasha Pelletier I look forward to my volunteer day each week. I have come to know many people in the Kemptville community and have learned some of the customers love to come and shop on the day I and my volunteer friends are there, to see us. It is very rewarding to see a customer find just the very thing they were looking for and could not find anywhere else.

It is also very interesting to talk to collectors who regularly come to The Salvation Army to look for a special book, crystal, glasses, cutlery, etc.

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Tuesday, July 9th the Company of Fools will present The Merry Wives of Windsor at Maplewood Park in Oxford Mills.

Fond Memories of Volunteering First of all, when I was 10 years old (50 years ago now), I went to the Salvation Army Sunday service (Parkdale Ave in Ottawa) and this happened to be Mother’s Day. As we left, we all received a little potted mom to bring home to our mothers.

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ast week we saw how in Ben Jonson's Bartholomew Fayre, Humphrey Wasp is placed in the stocks after insulting a watchman. This week we shall see that in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor, Falstaff fares only marginally better.

By way of jest Falstaff is persuaded to dress up as a witch. It nearly ends badly, as he himself relates:"What tellest thou me of black and blue? I was beaten myself into all the colours of the rainbow; and I was like to be apprehended for the witch of Brentford: but that my admirable dexterity of wit, my counterfeiting the action of an old woman, delivered me, the knave constable had set me in the stocks, in the common stocks, for a witch." Later in the play Falstaff will be persuaded to don antlers and portray himself as the spirit of Herne the Hunter.

Falstaff is to accompany, under guise of a romantic tryst, Mistress Page and Mistress Ford, to Herne's Oak; a venerable oak outside Windsor Castle. It is a setup, not least because Mistress Page is married. Mistress Page's husband asks, "What shall be done with him? What is your plot?" and she reveals the following: " Nan Page my daughter and my little son, and three or four more of their growth we'll dress like urchins ( hedgehogs ), ouphes, ( elves ) and fairies, green and white, with rounds of waxen tapers (candles) on their heads, and rattles(noise-makers) in their hands."

Among the fairy band that assail poor Falstaff is our good friend Pistol, dressed as a Hobgoblin.

The fairy-band all together is to rush forward from a hiding place near the tree. "Upon a sudden, as Falstaff, she ( Mistress Ford ), and I ( Mistress Page ), are newly met, let them from forth a sawpit ( the hiding place ) rush at once with some diffused song."

Falstaff is then to be abandoned to his own

Secondly, and most importantly, in 1985 our family moved to Kemptville and we were thrilled to find out Kemptville had their own thrift shop.

I remember it well. The blonde lady that welcomed us had a very thick dutch accent and a great sense of humour. My daughter and her 3 children enjoyed the thrill of the search.

Whether for a new coat, bed or toys they always came out happy with their purchases. To this day I continue to make my weekly and sometimes daily visits to the thrift shop. Much of the time I visit solely for the social aspects. We have shared many laughs and some tears. Over the years we discussed our children and now our grandchildren. I like to visit my friends, staff and volunteers and chat it up with other shoppers whether they are regulars like myself or first timers. I volunteer during the Christmas Kettle Campaign.

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devices, and to the abuse of the faeries. "Upon their sight, we two in great amazedness will fly: then let them all encircle him ( Falstaff ) about and fairylike, to pinch the unclean knight ( Falstaff is indeed a knight ) ..."

HOBNOBBING WITH ROB THE HOBGOBLIN As we have previously discussed, faeries and moonlight dance go handin-hand. In The Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespeare writes it thus :"Fairies, black, grey, green, and white, You moonshine revellers and shades of night ... Crier Hobgoblin, make the fairy oyez." Crier here is used in the sense of a town crier shouting out "listen here, listen ye" as a prelude to his or her public announcements. Hobgoblin is used elsewhere in Shakespeare when referring to that most notorious prankster Puck, from A Midsummer Night's Dream: " Either I mistake your shape and making quite, or else you are that shrewd and knavish sprite Call'd Robin Goodfellow ... Those that Hobgoblin call you and sweet Puck ..." In medieval times much sport was taken in the crafting of names and nick-names. Robert and its softer version Robin, were oft shortened to Rob, and Rob became Hob, Nob, or Dob with effortless ease. Folklore has richly entwined the tale of Puck with that of the plant Herb Robert, whose red leaves, hairy stems and disagreeable odour are then taken as characteristics of Puck, and also earns the plant its nickname "Stinky Bob". It should be noted that Robin Goodfellow, elsewhere guised as Black Peter or even the devil himself, was probably good only in the sense that we refer to slavering needle fanged beasts as good by way of appeasement. "Good puppy .... There’s a good puppy." In Shakespeare however Puck is a roguish and endearing goblin, and we are meant to laugh and delight at his antics.

Shakespeare and Jonson were contemporaries: Shakespeare lived between 1564 and 1616. Ben Jonson lived between 1572 and 1637. Shakespeare gave Puck (aka Robin Goodfellow ) a central role in Midsummer Night's Dream. Jonson gave Puck-

hairy, (aka Robin Goodfellow ) a fleeting role in The Sad Shepherd, his unfinished play about Robin Hood. Shakespeare never wrote a Robin Hood play, so in 1995 Scott LynchGiddings wrote one for him.

A hundred years and more pass and Burns, Waldron, and Scott come to the literary stage. Robbie Burns lived between 1759 and 1796. F.G.Waldron lived between 1744 and 1818. Sir Walter Scott lived between 1771 and 1832.

Scott wrote Ivanhoe, a tale set in the 12th century, which very much shapes our current notions of Robin Hood. He mentions a trysting tree where the outlaws meet, where they share their spoils, and where Robin declares himself sovereign of the Greenwood. Another tale has Robin and his beloved Marion buried under that venerable Yorkshire oak.

Every May Day, Lord Conyers Morris Men, sporting antlers and bells, hold morning revels at the trysting tree to welcome in the warming days of spring. Robbie Burns did not write of Robin Hood, but does bring considerable romance to the imagery of the trysting tree.

"With altered voice, quoth I, sweet lass, sweet as yon hawthorn's blossom" and in the passage prior "I passed the mill and trysting thorn, where Nancy oft I courted".

Waldron continues Jonson's Sad Shepherd, and gives Puck the following delicious lines : "Puck can be here, and there, and everywhere whene'er I please ; a light and nimble fairy.

Anon as sluggish; then I'm called Puck-hairy. Those I assist, Robin Goodfellow call their friend; while those I scare Hobgoblin bawl." In Address to the Devil Burns writes verses that are much in character of our goblin friend "I've heard my reverend grannie say, in lonely glens ye like to stray, or where old ruined castles grey nod to the moon, ye fright the nightly wanderers way, with eldritch croon." Scott in Letters on Demonology and Witchccraft writes "The constant attendant upon the English fairy court was the celebrated Puck or Robin Goodfellow, who to the elves, acted in some measure as the jester, or clown, of the company"

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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, A few years ago, when there was a concerted effort to improve the downtown of Kemptville, I assumed that it was to make Old Town Kemptville a destination shopping experience. Much of the work done seemed to point to that as the goal. The agreement on paint colours and signage to ensure cohesiveness, the new lighting and streetscape without overhead wires, combined with the architectural interest of many of the older buildings to produce a ‘quaint’ atmosphere that would be attractive to people of Ottawa. Many of the stores in Old Town Kemptville offer unique merchandise and often the person behind the counter is the owner.

However, if the area were to be a destination, people beyond the local community would have to be told about it and where it is. Signs on the 416 advertise attractions at some distance from here, such as places in Merrickville or the Cloverdale Golf Course, north of Winchester. But there are none for Old Town Kemptville.

So the many customers who take Exit 34 to shop in the Colonnade complex are unaware of its existence.

The BIA has announced that they are producing two more brochures to introduce the businesses of Old Town Kemptville.

They did one last year, too, but now they are making the one brochure into two, separating retail from dining offerings. According to the article in the Advance, it will help the businesses to know one another better. Is that really the target audience?

Does Mrs.McGarrigle’s depend on the residents of Merrickville for clientele?

I hope the article I read is inaccurate. I hope the brochures are to be on display in Ottawa hotels and tourist kiosks. But if so, it will have to have a good map included, so that people can find their way here -- there aren’t any signs to guide them!

Joyce Pringle

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Dear Editor, In regards to the 11 storey building proposed for downtown Kemptville, Mr. Gilles Brisebois is looking for input from the residents of Kemptville. Could he make the top 9 storeys invisible?

This proposal is totally at odds with what has previously been described as the plan, look, and feel for Olde Town Kemptville.

Has anyone considered the traffic on Prescott Street and Van Buren? I guess Mr. Gilles Brisebois didn’t make enough money on eQuinelle.

Now, he has even bigger plans. Obviously, he is not looking to beautify Kemptville. I have been a resident of the Kemptville area for 20 years. Are we going to have to look at this proposed eye sore for the next 20 years? In 50 years it will be even uglier. Do you know what comes with an 11 storey building? Drugs and violence. I left the big city to get away from all that.

Just because Mr. Gilles Brisebois is trying to work in collaboration with the people of Kemptville doesn’t mean he should be allowed to permanently destroy the town we love.

My 12 year old daughter heard about the proposed building and said, “What do they need that for?”

Now is the time for action.

What that site needs is underground parking and a two storey unit. Perhaps the site of the former high school could be used to build a sportsplex with an indoor swimming pool, high diving board, indoor running track, and large parking area. That is what Kemptville is lacking. Not a high rise.

A concerned resident, Judy Black

Dear Editor, Re: Patrick Babin’s letter in the February 27, 2013 issue.

In my opinion, Mr. Babin’s letter debases the North Grenville Times for printing it; and, questions the integrity of the Heritage Committee, the North Grenville Historical Society and myself, as I chaired the meeting. It also appears to malign a private citizen for receiving an award, in what I assume is a personal vendet-

Dear Editor, I feel like it is time for me to say something about the current Farmers’ Market conversations in these pages… I would also like to state that I am speaking on my own behalf, not as a representative of the Kemptville Kinsmen Farmers’ Market or any other group.

I guess what’s bothering me about the exchange of ideas regarding this subject of late is not the noble intentions being proposed, it is the tone of dismissal in regards to our current market, and the implication that what we (as a community) have striven so hard for and struggled to build is somehow ‘broken.’

When I moved to Kemptville, 7 years ago, there was no market. We asked around and yes, there were, at that time, some people who had big ideas, who wanted a market, yet nobody was doing anything about it. They were just talking. So, well, we did something. Nicole, my wife, Brent Kelaher, my business partner at the time, and I hashed out the whole plan one afternoon behind the bar—I’d make some calls (I had been collecting business cards from farmers for about a year, with the plan of running a local, seasonal foods restaurant, The Branch…) Brent and Nicole researched some details and followed up about insurance and advertising. The Kinsmen came on board to help with the insurance, and TWO WEEKS later, we had three vendors behind the Branch selling produce, flowers and bread.

Today the market has moved to Riverside Park and boasts over 50 vendors. We looked at what could be done and we did it. What could be done was a market that has run every Sunday from May to October ever since.

And that market has grown, it has done many, many things—and these things have been done by good, hardworking people who have given countless volunteer hours to making sure this dream could continue and grow.

So, to the specific points. Why Sunday?

No reason, really, we had more time that first week to have it on a Sunday; Saturdays were busy at the restaurant, and either

ta. An appropriate method of asking your questions would be to direct them to the Heritage Committee and the Historical Society.

The above is my personal opinion.

Pamela Gordon This newspaper has received a lot of feedback from the public over a letter to the editor submitted

by Pat Babin last week.

It is the policy of the NG Times to publish letters to the editor. That does not mean that we necessarily agree with the content of those letters.

The Municipal Heritage Committee recognized Phil Gerrard for his years of service to the committee, when he served as staff representative on the committee.

Phil was responsible for setting up a vast inventory of historic buildings in North Grenville. This inventory is discretionary, not mandatory under The Ontario Heritage Act, and provides useful information to the MHC, municipal staff and members of Council. He has also provided untold hours of advice on their preservation, to owners of historic structures throughout North Grenville. Phil was also responsible for recommending and assisting the committee members and Council through the, sometimes difficult, process of designation under The Ontario Heritage Act. To learn more about Phil’s contributions to the Heritage committee, I suggest you read Rowena’s column under Municipality Matters from a couple of weeks ago. Rowena will also be describing each of the designated buildings in North Grenville over the next few months in our regular Municipality Matters column.

Her next article features the history of the armouries, known to us as the Old Fire hall, a building that Phil was instrumental in having designated as a Heritage building. Most of the buildings in question found on the web site, www.northgrenville.ca/ designatedproperties.cfm are thanks to Mr. Gerrard’s hard work I also worked closely with Phil on the revamped walking tours of NG. Sincerely Marguerite Boyer 7

The Voice of North Grenville way, we figured that once the farmers took over they could have it whenever they wanted. Well, the farmers took over (almost immediately, by the way,) and they wanted to keep it on Sunday. It turns out that Sunday afternoon is a very farmer friendly time, it allows them a regular work week, plus time to pick on the morning of the market (why our market has the freshest selection of any of the area markets…), and it also allows some of them to participate in two markets over a single weekend.

Why the short hours?

Again, when we started the market, we didn’t want to manage anything too big or cumbersome, after all, we had a day job… And again, we figured that once the farmers took over…

Well, it turns out, that the farmers like the short hours too. The market is a business after all, or a collection of small businesses and shorter hours means less labour costs. I’ve heard on more than one occasion from more than one farmer that they make just as much money in this two hour market as they can make in other markets with longer hours. That sounds like good, common sense business thinking to me. The KKFM has more produce purveyors per capita than any other local market, (go check them out for yourself, I have…) and I can’t help but think that the shorter hours and the decision to keep it on Sunday afternoon are contributing factors to that very proud distinction.

The location? The B&H parking lot was discussed when the move was made to Riverside park, the fact is, many locations were discussed—it was decided by the majority and on advice of folks like the well and truly experienced folks at Farmers’ Market Ontario that public land as a Farmers’ Market site holds many advantages over private; there are less cumbersome leases to contend with, less fear of property disputes should ownership of the private property be adjusted— most of the farmers agreed that of all the less than perfect choices, that Riverside park had the most advantages: the municipality by not charging the market for its use and by including the market in their downtown sign strategy.

The Fire Hall? There

has been no tacit resistance within the farmers’ market to using it. I’m not on the executive committee these days, (nor have I ever held a voting position there…) and I’m not sure where that conversation stands, but I am sure that if someone were to take on the task of negotiating the terms of having the market use it, they would find no resistance from anyone I know on the market executive past or present… The volunteers who have operated the market to date have done a wonderful job of growing this market, but even they cannot do everything. The same can be said for a year round market, it has been discussed and put to votes, and the main reason it is not already happening is really nothing more than a lack of ‘boots on the ground’ vendor interest or volunteer hours available to take on the task of pushing it forward.

This brings me to another point that I feel has been left out or glossed over by this conversation thus far—when I say ‘the farmers’, or even ‘the market executive,’ am I referring to some monolithic entity that acts as a single mind? No. The market is made up of many, many characters, some of who agree with these generalizations I am making, some of who do not.

Many of them are not even farmers; there are crafters, bakers, dog-biscuit makers, concessionaires, vendors and purveyors of all different shapes and sizes.

And year after year they have been given the vote, elected their representatives, and decisions have been made by that elected market executive. There has never been any executive fiat commanding the masses to obey, rather a group of hardworking volunteer vendors that have gathered week after week, year after year to grow the market at an organic pace. They have worked with many if not all of the organizations listed in recent comments on this subject including the BIA, COG, FMO, Savour Ottawa and more. They have worked closely with the municipality who, by the way, have not resisted them and have granted many if not all of their requests (…in fact, if it seems like the municipality has not given much, it Continued on page 8

The North Grenville Times is because this market has not asked for much, it has preferred the quiet, honest work of standing on its own two feet.) There are, in the ranks of the vendor community (and from outside as well, especially as of late) many who have called for big changes, and time after time, these ideas have been put to a poll and the majority has chosen the strong, steady growth that has served it so well to date. They have chosen the Sunday afternoons and the shorter hours, they have stuck with them because they have worked, they are manageable and they are realistic. They have chosen the members of the executive and they have chosen the location and the projects and when to and when not to be involved with community events and services. Will the issues come up again?

Yes. Will it be put to a poll again? Yes. And will the duly elected volunteer executive decide how to proceed? Yes. And no-one who may complain from within the market or from without, can honestly say that the will of the majority of the vendors will not be followed. As long as they actually show up to vote.

Now to the larger picture. Should Kemptville be built around a strong, central downtown market that provides local product year round and creates a sustainable economy built on fostering partnerships between local producers and local buyers?

Absolutely. There is not one single more important goal. Is the path to that goal more investment from the municipality and the larger participation that could be garnered from a more visible, more omnipresent downtown marketplace? Absolutely.

The question here is not about the goal. We all have the same goal. The question is the path. The KKFM has chosen representative democracy, letting the vendors and the volunteer elected market executive decide when and how to grow. The reason I am moved to speak out at this time is because the current conversation seems to be about tossing out the whole of the existing market and all it has accomplished as if it is a failure. It is not a failure; in 6 short years this market

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has exploded out of our tiny back lot to a 50-plus vendor extravaganza in a very accessible, downtown, public space.

And it has changed other things as well, the success of this market has spilled over into other local businesses offering more local product; events like MarketPlates have introduced local cooks to local farmers; events like VegStock, a farmers’ market kickoff party, has merged with the Dandelion Festival, which is still growing, and has become downtown Kemptville’s singular, signature outdoor Spring event.

Can it improve? Yes, in fact, it is improving and it improves every year.

The membership of the executive rotates annually, and each new group brings new ideas and energy; and yes, many faces have stayed the same as well, but not by fiat, by democracy. Volunteers with the urge to participate constructively and to see these types of changes that are being discussed are always openly and freely welcomed.

A new market could be a good thing for Kemptville. Or, it could be three vendors behind the Big Scoop... It could split the already limited resources and volunteer pool of the current market and end with two markets that are both at risk of failure. We have a wonderful working market that would love to have your help right here and right now… To those who insist so strongly that this market needs to change, I can only ask, ‘Have you ever tried to be a vendor at the current market? Why weren’t you at the AGM last fall when the executive had to twist arms to find enough volunteers to fill all the seats? It is a simple question. If this strong, small, but successful market is already waiting and hoping for your help, why are you looking to start a new one?

This debate has certainly garnered attention for a few attention seekers; I only hope that attention is not the only motive.

So, finally, should Kemptville invest in a strong, central, downtown farmers’ market? Absolutely, in fact, in my opinion, (thankfully,) it already does.

Bruce Enloe

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150 copies were sold with proceeds going to the Cheryl J. Brown Centre where they practise every Thursday at 1:30pm. If you would like to purchase their CD, you can do so at the centre. I was fortunate to attend a special practise performed for the Youngsters of Yore on February 20th 2013. It was quite a treat, with their booming voices, swaying bodies, tapping feet and wide smiles. The teasing between Director Louise Atchison, the singers and the audience just added to

The Sing'n Swing'n Seniors Musical Group is the brain child of Cheryl Brown and Janet Corkery. The group started out with seven members approximately eight years ago and now boasts 35 (7 men and 28 women).

They all enjoy playing together and entertain people wherever they go.

They mostly play music from the 30s and 40s and made a recording for Christmas 2011 which sold for $10.

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the fun. The men insisted on singing "Gimme a Little Kiss" while the women rolled their eyes playing hard to get. Books were handed out with lyrics to encourage audience participation.

The group performs all year but they are especially busy at Christmas. They visit Bayfield Manor (in Kemptville), Hilltop (in Merrickville) and Rosebridge (in Easton's Corners). All proceeds from their performances go back to the Cheryl J. Brown Centre. They also sang at

Johnsson Independents to raise funds for the Salvation Army through their Christmas Kettles program.

What's next for them?

They plan to create a show which weaves music from WW1 and WW2 with skits. The group will sing the chorus while local singers perform solos and duets. The show will be called: "We'll Meet Again". The project will be completed in partnership with the Kemptville and Merrickville Legion.

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The North Grenville Times The Passing Tone Matt McKechnie CD Realease at The Branch

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hange is Constant.

What stays the same throughout our lives is that our lives never stay the same. While it may be hard to make sense of it all, many philosophers and musicians have tried putting pen to paper and making things easier to understand.

I caught up with Matt Mckechnie, a singer songwriter from southern Ontario, on a train between here and Coburg. A fitting location metaphorically for the type of music he has been writing lately.

“My latest album is about losing track of people and relationships and trucking forward. The past doesn’t exist.” We spent a lot of our time talking not just about music, but about where we were in life and where we were going.

What interested me most about Matt was that the things he sings about in his songs, or talks about in his blog, are based on experiences that were very similar to mine and probably those of many other people. It drove home what we often forget, what finding a new artist is really about. It’s not just hearing a new tune or a new story, as much as it is hearing a new perspective on the experiences that we all have in common.

A music journalist by trade, he has travelled across Canada documenting through video and stories many of Canada’s finest musicians; for example, Joel Plaskett, Sloan or Matt Mayes. “Some of these people have so many things to say and you cannot help but be inspired by their experiences. It gets you outside yourself and allows you to have new experiences”. This statement is very telling of the line between young and mature music listeners.

Playing in rock bands and listening to new music, we get caught up in “always looking for that new sound”. I find that as I get March 6, 2013

older, I am more and more influenced by what people have to say. Matt put it like this: “You have to gamble in life to get to the next big thing. I used to always write songs through the eyes of a character, which would be interesting, but I finally made something personal with this latest record and put a little more on the line.”

Lyrical content ranges from dealing with the everyday, skirting with the spiritual to dealing with facing what you find digging through your old stuff in your parent’s basement.

It’s always fascinating to find out where the stories behind the music come from. We talked about his time in Barry’s Bay working in a small town, the time he spent interning beside CBC’s Alan Neil’s “All in a Day”, and eventually had a long talk about religion. (A common topic for most songwriters it seems!) He tells me: “I was looking at memories from my basement, songbooks, old music.... I was (trying to) make sense of the past.

Being raised in a Christian home, it took a long time to start losing touch with all that guilt. I personally believe that there is a God,

where people really appreciate the music. I’m in my 30’s now, and playing big crowds isn’t as exciting as playing in a place where you can really connect”.

His CD Release at the Branch is this Thursday, March 7 and is “pay what you can”. If you like your music to challenge you or if you’re tired of all these bands that “don’t have something to say”, I think this will be a good show for you to see. No matter if you’re young, old or somewhere in between, change in life is something we are all struggling with and Matt might give you a fresh perspective.

and that you can have a spiritual relationship with him, I just don’t think you can force that on other people. I try to be very realistic about it.” Matt’s music would mirror those thoughts as I did not hear him referencing God in his music, but like I mentioned at the beginning of this article, music can be just as powerful when dealing with the concepts that we face and not necessarily the content.

Matt, along with a growing number of musicians in Ontario (and beyond!), is choosing to have his show at the Branch, here in North Grenville.

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Walk to your destination (or bike, scooter or rollerblade) Try a new outdoor sport whether it is structured or unstructured Have fun with the family outdoors; walk the dog or play in the park Get outside to do hoome chores; raking leaves or washing the car Explore the community by taking a walk on a local trail For more information on getting active outdoors, visit: http://www.healthyllg.org/physicalactivity.html or call the Health ACTION Line at 1-800-660-5853 9

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New photo club member, Dave Percy, states “I have very recently been drawn into the digital age from the film era, but decided since I love hiking and the outdoors, this time around I had to have a powerful but compact camera so that I would at least take it with me. I now happily carry a Canon G-15 under my coat whenever I go out and had it with me while clomping around on snowshoes and came upon this abandoned farm house. I may redo it in B/W and some tint to give it that antique look.”

Brigadoon Wins Big at Soupfest

Photo courtesy George Buys The Brigadoon Restaurant from Oxford Mills took 1st prize in all categories at Soupfest held March 2nd at the Municipal Center: Best Soup, Best Creative, Best Presentation and People’s Choice Award.

Pictured above are Cheryl Mackie, Westley Evans and Stephanie Mackie, representatives from "Brigadoon's" in Oxford Mills who won big at Soupfest. “When I took this picture, I had anticipated their win with their "Squash bisque with chicken & ginger dumplings" soup. That's a mouthful!” says George Buys who enjoyed the soup creations this year.

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“Consider that a clean-up!!

It was the place to be. For $10, you could taste fifteen soup creations from the local area. Mark it on your calendar for the same time next year. It was crowded but you know there is always room for one more at Soupfest.” Soupfest is a fundraising event for TLC Ministries.

Best soup category First place: Brigadoon Restaurant, Oxford Mills, squash bisque with chicken and ginger dumplings & Chuckles Jack, Smiths Falls, butter chicken soup Second place: Charly's Restaurant, Kemptville, apple curry squash soup & Nakkhon Thai, Kemptville, Gai Tom Khamin, chicken turmeric

soup Third place: The Branch, Kemptville, creamed baked potato with bacon, sour cream and chive Best creative category: First place: Brigadoon and Charly's Second place: The Branch Third place: Chuckles Jack Best presentation category: First place: Brigadoon Second place: Nakkhon Thai, Salamanders, Kemptville, Mulligatawny and Mcintosh Country Inn, Morrisburg, broccoli apple soup Third place: the Crusty Baker: Kemptville, onion soup Peoples' choice award for best soup First place: Brigadoon Second place: Salamanders Third place: Chuckles Jack

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Help for Our Families Anne Walsh I met with “Grandma Ruth” last week. She had a message for us and it weighed heavily on her heart. I had just enough time to sit down at her kitchen table and she got right to the point. In her work as a Pastoral Care Worker, she has met people of all ages who are living with pain. Ruth Thompson says “this pain comes from deep within and it can go back generations”.

She loves children and teenagers. “They just need to know that somebody loves them. They are gifts from God, on loan to us”.

Ruth is passionate about protecting children and youth as well as advocating for them. “Teens get such a bad rap in the media. No one stands up for them. They can get bullied by their parents, teachers and peers but they have no power to defend themselves. They are afraid to fight back because they will get punished or labelled as delinquent”.

Ruth has raised a family of four and is very involved in the lives of her grandchildren. Her grandsons, now in their 20s, still can’t enter or leave her home without a hug. She has been there for suicidal teens at C.H.E.O., sitting with them, praying, maybe even crying with them.

“Sometimes they need my strength, sometimes they need my tears”, says Ruth.

She has been with people who are dying at the Beth Donovan Hospice as well.

She sees an urgent need to pay attention to our children and youth, praising them when they do something right, telling them when they make us proud and always expressing our love for them.

I contacted the Child and Youth Wellness Centre to see what resources exist for young people and their parents. When the centre was created in 1996, its Board chose a name that would avoid the stigma associated with mental

illness. Now, with more education and awareness about mental health, the Board has reversed its decision. The centre has been renamed: “Children’s Mental Health of Leeds and Grenville”. They wish to be more accessible to families by stating what they do. They offer services and support to families with children and teens in our community under 18 years of age.

When someone calls them, they collect basic information about what prompted them to call.

If they can help, they try to provide information or have someone contact them that very same day. In some cases, the conversation on the phone meets the family’s need. In other cases, based on the conversation, they direct families to another resource in the community. If a face to face meeting is necessary, they will make every effort to set an appointment within one to two weeks.

They may visit families in their home or work with the child’s school. They could also refer clients to the Health Unit, their family physician, a mediator or counselling services.

When families are faced with challenges or a crisis, they worry they are doing something wrong or making mistakes. The Children’s Mental Health of Leeds and Grenville uses a strength-based approach which means that while they recognize the importance of the family’s concerns, they also look for strengths and acknowledge what works for them. Any member of the family can call for information and support: children, teenagers, parents or grandparents.

Children’s Mental Health of Leeds and Grenville 3-5 Clothier Street, second floor Kemptville, Ontario (613) 258-1959 or (613) 258-9339 Toll Free: 1 800 809-2494 reachus@cmhlg.ca The centre is open from 8:30 am to 4:30vpm on

GET MOVE BACK THE IN THE WAYGAME YOU USED TO weekdays. If you are a child or teenager looking for help or advice after hours, contact the Kids Help Phone, they are available 24 hours/day, seven days a week. 1 800 6686868 or www.kidshelpphone.ca If you are a teenager looking for a safe place to go after school, visit the Kemptville Youth Centre at 5 Oxford Street West or call them at (613) 2585212 or visit their website for a look at their programs and hours of operation, www.kemptvilleyc.com.

For parents with a teenager who is suicidal, go directly to Emergency Services at the Kemptville District Hospital, 2675 Concession Road or dial 911.

If you are the parent of a child under the age of five and you need to get out of the house to socialize, visit the Ontario Early Years drop in programs at 33 Clothier Street (entrance is on Saunders Street), www. leedsgrenville.com.

For families in crisis after hours, contact the Mental Health Crisis Line of Leeds and Grenville: (613) 345-4600 or Toll Free 1 866 281-2911 No family is perfect.

When you are going through difficult times, it is good to know these services exist. I hope this article will help families find the comfort, respite and tools they need.

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Hot or Cold? When to Heat Up or Cool Down Your Injury When you have an acute injury or when you are experiencing pain, using heat or cold to treat the problematic area is often very important. But, do you really know when you should be using heat or cold and in what situations?

Heat Therapy Heat treatments are typically used for pain relief and muscle relaxation.

Heat increases the temperature of the area, causing blood vessels to dilate and improve circulation. Long term problems such as arthritis, muscle spasms, and stiff joints benefit from heat.

Cold Therapy Cold treatments are used for newer injuries that have swelling and bruising associated with them. Cooling of the in-

jured area causes the blood vessels to constrict and reduce circulation. This helps to reduce swelling and inflammation, and aids in pain relief. Acute injury sufferers (e.g. sprained ankle, strained muscles, ligaments or tendons or acute muscle spasms) or injuries that have swelling and inflammation benefit from cold.

Using Heat and Cold Safely It is important to use heat and cold safely to avoid further injuries. Do not put ice directly on skin, as you can get an ice burn—instead put ice/ snow in a bag and then in a damp, light towel or use an ice pack wrapped in a damp, light towel. You can also use a package of frozen peas or corn. Use ice for 15 minutes at a time,

allowing 30 minutes for skin to return to a normal temperature in between applications. Ice packs are the most convenient as they conform to the body and are reusable. For heat, a moist heat source is often better that a dry source.

You can get moist heat by using a microwavable hot pack wrapped in a towel dampened with warm water or by a hot bath or shower. If an electric heat source is used, make sure to set the timer or automatic shut off in order to prevent burns. Apply the heat for 10-20 minutes.

You should also be very careful applying heat or ice if you suffer from significant circulation issues or loss of sensation in the area, or if there is an open wound or infection.

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"CELEBRATING THE BIG AND THE SMALL EVENTS OF FAMILY LIFE"

The North Grenville Historical Society will launch its spring pro-

gramme on March 13, 2013. The 1st public meeting will feature special guests Aleta Karstad and Frederick W. Schueler. Please join us at the Court House at 15 Water Street, Kemptville. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. A warm welcome awaits - old friends and new.

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Mixed Adult Pickup Basketball Game – Every Tuesday night at Holy

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Cross School gym from 7-9 pm. Cost is $5 per night or $50 for the season. All skill ranges welcome. For more information, please contact Jeff or Samantha at 613-258-1847 or Samantha.rivet-stevenson@rbc/.com

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Men’s Prostate Cancer Support Group – For more information, please call 613-258-2623 and ask for Robert or call Ellen at 613-258-7778

Mature man seeking affordable accomodation in Kemptville. Has small dog.

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North Grenville Toastmasters – Meeting first and third Thursday of the month, 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, County Road 44, 613-258-7665 Friendship Lunch – Every Friday from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm at Leslie Hall.

The North Grenville Photography Club – Meeting first Wednesday Bridge – Every Thursday, 6:30 pm and 6:45 pm at St. John’s United Church, Kempt-

ville. Cost $5, partner preferred but not necessary. For more information, contact Elaine \ Pratt at 613-258-3783

Bridge – Every Tuesday, 12:15 pm at St. John’s United Church, Kemptville.

Cost $3, partner preferred but not necessary. For more information, contact Ellen at 613-258-7778 2013 Edition of the Kemptville Apprentice Coming to a Close

In the Moment Party & Event Planning would like to invite everyone to attend the closing ceremonies of the 2013 edition of the Kemptville Apprentice.

The ceremonies will take place at the North Grenville Municipal Center in the theatre at 7:00pm on Thursday, March 7th.

Come find out what team won this year’s competition.

Maplewood Hall. The band invites you and 27 of your closest friends to come out and shake a leg. Instruction will be given, as per usual. The dance will start at 7 (-ish) and the cost, a princely $5.

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Women’s Mental Health- Come and learn about Women’s Mental Health

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and the unique challenges women face to keep healthy balance in their lives. The Bishop’s Mills Women’s Institute welcomes Anne Longtin from Canadian Mental Health Association, Leeds and Grenville on Thursday, March 14th @ 7:15pm in the Bishop’s Mills Community Hall. This event is free and open to anyone interested. Refreshments will be served. Contact Joan Tensen for more information @ 613-258-7425 or Jeanne Lambert @ jmlambert@tdgraham.com.

Attention: Local Carpenters, Handymen/ women and construction companies. Our goal is to make Maplewood Hall the premiere musical performance space in North Grenville. Give us your best price on the installation of curtains, sound insulation panels, bass traps and ceiling baffles in Maplewood Hall. We have a detailed plan from our sound engineer (Norie Kingsbury) who is contracted to supervise the installation and work with you. Interested parties should contact John Barclay at 613.258.2426 (john@triune.ca) to receive a copy of the plan and to discuss details. This is your chance to create something of lasting value to the community.

Mar.16 Euchre and Supper Maplewood Hall 2.00 PM Sponsored by Oxford Mills United Church

North Grenville Cancer Support Group Mon., March 18th 2 p.m. St. John’s United Church, Kemptville Everyone Welcome

Probus Club of North Grenville Wed., March 20th 9:30 a.m. Gathering

Time 10:00 a.m. Meeting Time St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church Hall, Kemptville Speaker: Paul Hutt, Fire Chief of North Grenville Coffee/Tea/Goodies available for a Loonie Everyone Welcome

Kemptville Horticultural Society – Meeting Wednesday, March 20. Program

guest speaker: Brian Henderson. Topic: Tree Grafting. New members and guests welcome.

Contact Arline at 613-258-4645

Bedtime Story Hour at the Library - Come to our bedtime story hour –

the whole family is welcome! Children may come in their pyjamas and bring a snugly toy.

Juice and cookies are served. Tuesday, March 19 from 6:30-7:30 pm and Tuesday, April 16 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner/Dance – March 16, Kemptville Legion.

Dinner at 6 pm, dance to follow. Music by DJ-Dynamix. Cost $15 per person. For tickets, call Lorena at 613-258-9065

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The Maplewood Ceilidh Band will be playing on Saturday March 9th at

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of every month, at the Old Fire Hall, 25 Reuben Crescent. On March 6th, the topic is night photography. Please bring your gear and dress according to the weather as we will be practicing outside. For more information, see ngphotoclub.ca

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Free Computer Training for Adults Free Computer Training on Tuesday evenings and Wednesday afternoons at the North Grenville Public Library.

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SERVICES One Tear Studio, Paintings/Soapstone Sculptures/ Butterfly Hearts. Visit by appointment or chance www.HannaMacNaughtan.ca

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Jesrae Pottery 830 Law Road, Oxford Station. Please call 613-258-4671 for an appointment.

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Focus on Nutrition

Getting Real about Weight Loss

by Heather Westendorp I have been on every diet imaginable. It started with the grapefruit diet when I was barely a teenager. The diets range from low carbohydrate low fat/ low calorie, diet pills, herbal diets, Mediterranean, G.I. diet and I once went on a diet that told me what foods to eat at specific times to maximize weight loss. My goodness, it is no wonder we are all so overwhelmed and confused about the type of diet we should consume for health and weight loss.

Every one of us looks for the magic solution to lose weight. Magazines and television advertisements and articles introduce the latest and newest trends in diets. Every one of them guarantees great health and weight loss.

They show pictures of people who have lost 50-100 lbs. The before and after pictures are the greatest selling point for any weight loss program. Seeing pictures side by side give us the illusion that time does not play a role and this is an instant result! Just follow our program and this will be you! Wow! Where do I sign up????

The truth is: 1200 calories is not much. I always gravitated toward diets that did not limit my intake of food. Portion size and sheer volume of food was the most important thing to me. I did not ever want to feel hungry. Mind you, I did not even know what feeling hungry was like. I do not believe I have ever felt pangs of hunger in my life. I certainly knew the feelings of overeating; the bloated stomach, the feeling of reflux to the point where I often sat up to avoid feeling sick in bed at night. I could not sleep because of stomach discomfort. I would lay awake for hours punishing myself for overeating.

I honestly thought I was starving to death the very first month of living on March 6, 2013

1200 calories a day. Writing everything down and actually counting calories was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. I was miserable. If I ate all my calories before evening snack, I dreaded not being able to eat anything before the next day.

It is human nature to fear not getting enough food. Early man seldom knew where his next meal was coming from. He did not have a fridge full of food. That fear is so innate and so ingrained. Life was hard in early times. The food supply was often affected by weather, war, transportation, cost and a million other variables.

Today mankind innately carries the scars of the past. Every mother has told her child to eat all of his dinner because there are starving people in Africa.

Disposal of food is a waste and almost a crime in some families.

Corporate markets have found that providing luxury furniture, televisions, cell phones and clothing to buy is simply not enough. In the past, food was left to the farmers. Today food is a commodity for corporate ownership. They genetically modify simple foods to create monster food. Then they patent everything from the soil to the food product itself. Yesterday, food was a basic menu of meat, potatoes and vegetables from the garden.

Today, Food is marketed as a manufactured specialty item. Little of our food supply actually relates back to the farmer providing basic food supply.

Most food manufacturing depends on chemically balanced levels of (sugar, fat and salt) and food fillers that will produce a palatable, trendy taste that simply every member of the population will desire.

Put it in a pretty package and market the heck out of it and you can sell anything at the price you demand.

In fact our current society suffers the opposite effect. A severe overabundance of food is lending its hand in obesity, diabetes, heart disease. The mere thought of going back to eating a raw apple or celery stick is foreign to our taste buds. We must bury every food in dips,sauces,

flavours and gravy’s to help it slide down. We layer food with salt, fat and sugar to build taste in every bite. The food industry wants you to eat at least 30% more food in a year to continue its profit based business. The easier food slides down your throat and out the other end, the more you will consume. Turning food into a health battle is literally what consumers have to contend with each and every day! Take the coffee latte for an example.

I know women who will give up half their daily caloric intake, so they can have their morning HIT of salt, sugar and fat! Children no longer see their parents preparing meals, after all there is a fast food stop on every corner. Why waste time cooking?

Food is often an emotional roller coaster. It is time to reverse the battle.

Rather than spending thousands on the newest and latest weight loss trend, why not begin a journey to examine how much salt, fat and sugar you really consume in a day.

If “real” food no longer tastes good, you know there is a problem. I hear terms like bland, boring and I have to chew this, so I won’t eat it. The further you pull away from the farmers market offering basic whole foods, the faster you will end up visiting your cardiologist. Be honest, the only way that weight loss centres stay in business is with return business. They even offer their select foods manufactured by their corporation for you to consume. The easier food gets, the higher the cost to your health!

It takes time to change habits. Promises of quick and easy weight loss are lies. Believing that losing weight entitles you to eat what you want, when you want and as much as you want, is a lie. My mom told me I still eat too fast. I was offended and reacted very strongly. It takes a full 20 minutes for your stomach to register with your brain that it is full. Somehow the ingrained games we play with ourselves never end. Thinking I had beat the monster of overeating and portion size is just a fallacy. The more I thought about her words, the more I realized, there is a reason I cannot go to buffets. I still battle the fast food, volume of food problem.

We honestly only really

enjoy the taste of a single item for the first 3 bites.

Why do we continue to eat that huge piece of cake? It is human nature to feel that a little tastes fantastic, so a lot is even better. Writing down your food portions and calories honestly is the best way to realize how much you eat in a day; every day.

Take the time to rediscover what real food tastes like and what a normal portion looks like.

The food industry is not going to help you. Get real about your weight loss. Be honest with yourself. You know what you have to do, so start doing it. Each and every day, every shopping trip, every single meal!

Every choice you make is your own. Nobody else cares what you eat!

Heather Westendorp is a graduate of the University of Guelph: Food, Nutrition and Risk Management Diploma.

She has also lost over 50 lbs. and is now a healthy weight, improving her health status!

Jicama Slaw

Heather Westendorp Taste of the South!

2 cups shredded red cabbage (about ½ medium size red cabbage) 2 cups thinly sliced jicama (about ½ medium size jicama)( Jicama is a Mexican Yam or Mexican Turnip) ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro 1 tbsp. olive oil 1 tbsp. fresh lime juice ½ tsp. salt ½ tsp. sugar Toss together all ingredients. Serve . Makes 10 servings.

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Planning Meals Can Help Save Time and Money By: Sarah Patterson, Dietetic Intern Dianne Oickle, MSc, RD, Registered Dietitian/Public Health Nutritionist Leeds, Grenville, and Lanark District Health Unit March is Nutrition Month. A 2012 survey

by Dietitians of Canada found that about 2 out of 3 consumers struggle with making healthier food choices at least half of the time they shop for groceries. The goal of this year’s campaign is to offer practical advice on how to plan, shop and cook. Read on to learn more about how planning meals can help you save time and money.

Planning meals can save time Planning even just a few days worth of healthy meals and snacks will save you time later in the week when it comes to shopping and meal preparation. Use leftovers in your meal plan. For example, cook a whole chicken Monday night and have a chicken stir-fry Tuesday night.

This will make sure food doesn’t go to waste and will save you time during meal preparation the next day.

Make a grocery list.

Check to see what you already have on hand in the kitchen then make a quick list of what you will need from the store.

Knowing exactly what you need to buy can help make your grocery trip more efficient.

Planning meals can save money Having a grocery shopping plan can help you save money and prevent you from buying something you already have.

Plan your meals around what is on sale at the stores you shop. Reading store flyers will help you save money and may also help spark meal ideas! Plan meals around what fruits and vegetables are in season as produce is often cheaper when in season and will be fresher and tastier too!

What is a complete meal?

In order to get all the nutrients we need in a day, it is important to eat a va-

riety of foods from all four food groups in Canada’s Food Guide: Vegetables and Fruit, Milk & Alternatives, Meat & Alternatives, and Grain Products. To create a complete meal, simply include at least 3 out of the 4 food groups f r o m C a n a d a ’s F o o d Guide. For example, a peanut butter sandwich on whole grain bread with a glass of milk is a complete meal. A cheese omelet with a handful of carrot sticks is another example of a complete meal.

A plan for when you don’t have a plan It is not always realistic to have a meal planned for every day of the week.

For those inevitable nights when you have not been able to pre-plan a meal, have a backup plan. Have an “Emergency Meal Kit” stored in your pantry that contains a few ingredients that can quickly be combined to make a meal. An example of an “Emergency Meal Kit” may be a bag of pasta, a can of tuna, a can of mushroom soup and some frozen veggies.

These ingredients can be thrown together in a pinch to make a tuna noodle casserole. Having a back-up plan like this can save you from spending money on take-out!

Plan to grow your own fruits and vegetables Start a backyard garden, join a community garden, or plant some indoor potted vegetables and herbs. If you’re wondering where to start, the Food Matters coalition in partnership with the Health Unit will be hosting a free gardening and preservation workshop on March 23rd in Perth for anyone interested.

Visit our website at www.healthunit.org/nutrition for more information on this workshop and for links to many other online and community resources. You can also contact the Leeds, Grenville, and Lanark District Health Unit's toll-free Health Action Line at 1-800-660-5853 or 613345-5685.

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North Grenville’s 6th Annual Sustainability Fair Sunday, April 28th

Mark your calendars for the North Grenville Sustainability Fair to be held at the North Grenville Municipal Centre on April 28th from 11am -3pm.

The North Grenville Sustainability Fair, held to celebrate Earth Day, is a free family-oriented event that features local businesses and organizations that promote sustainable living, products and services. Kids can enjoy themselves with earth-friendly art and building activities.

From energy efficiency to energy generation, local foods to waste reduction, horticulture to recreation; there’s something for everyone at the “North Grenville Sustainability Fair!” *PLUS Round off the day with percussion professionals “Junkyard Symphony” performing their “Eco-Circus” at 3pm at the Municipal Theatre.

Share your ideas and inspire others: If your family, community group, church

group, youth group, school Green team or just you and a bunch of your friends have a sustainable activity that you would like to share with the community WE WANT TO KNOW! Sustainability is… bringing the lessons of the past and the needs of the future into the actions of the present.

Watch for updates through Sustainable North Grenville, a local group whose aim is to raise awareness of sustainability issues and actions in our community (www.sustainablenorthgrenville.ca).

Look forward to coming to the North Grenville Sustainability Fair, Sunday, April 28th from 11-3 at the NGMC. For more information about Sustainable North Grenville go to www.SustainbleNorthGrenville.ca For information about the Sustainability Fair, to register for a booth or to volunteer contact Clare Weissflog at c2nlt2@sympatico.ca

North Grenville: Where Are We Going? Part 2

By David Shanahan The result of fifteen years of growth, especially in the Kemptville urban area, is that there is a dangerous imbalance in the location and character of residential and commercial construction.

Looking at Kemptville in general, much of the residential development to date, and that which has been approved over the next ten years, is located on the south and west of the CR 43 axis. In the area west and north of 43 and Food Basics, for example, (the North West Quadrant) more than 2,500 new homes will be built in the next few years. On the other hand, almost all the commercial and retail development is being concentrated on the east end of the town, around the Colonnade development.

Assuming that the new housing on the west will rejuvenate the Kemptville Mall, which has been slowly emptying over the past couple of years, this means that a great deal of traffic will be channelled along 43. Given the increase in traffic already experienced, this added burden on the route will cause serious problems.

Another element then

SALE OF LAND FOR TAX ARREARS BY PUBLIC TENDER MUNICIPAL ACT, 2001 TH E CO RPO RATIO N O F TH E M U N ICIPALITY O F N O RTH GRE N VILLE

TAKE N O TICE that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land(s) described below and w ill be received until 3:00 p.m. local time, Thursday, M arch 21, 2013 at Box 130, 285 County Road 44, Kemptville, O ntario K0G 1J 0 The tenders w ill then be opened in public on the same day at 3:30 p.m.

D escription of Lands: M inimum Tender Amount Roll N o. 07.19.716.015.09303 -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $66,671.54 Part of Lot 15, Concession 3, being Part 3 on 15R-465, Geographic Tow nship of O xford - PIN 68112-0153 (LT) municipally know n as 330 County Road 25, O xford M ills Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount.

Except as follow s, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests w ith the potential purchasers.

This sale is governed by the M unicipal Act, 2001 and the M unicipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser w ill be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes and the relevant land transfer tax.

The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser.

Tender to be submitted on prescribed form in an envelope clearly marked “ Tender Sale of Land for Tax Arrears” .

For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender contact: J udy Carroll, D eputy Treasurer The Corporation of the M unicipality of N orth Grenville 285 County Road 44, P.O . Box 130, Kemptville, O ntario K0G 1J 0 613-258-9569 x 105

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enters the picture. An increase of population that will almost double the number of people living in the Kemptville area, and travelling between their homes and the retail park, will overwhelm the road system as it is today. There is a plan in place to alleviate this problem by making CR 43 between Somerville Road and the 416 into a four-lane road, and adding extra roundabouts at most junctions with 43 on that stretch. This will also involve building a second bridge over the South Branch on 43. The major problem is that the County, which is responsible for 43 and for paying for this improvement, cannot afford it right now. The plan has been postponed for the foreseeable future. Thanks once more to the Province, the money is simply not there right now.

This work will be done eventually. But, by then, those 2,500 houses may all be occupied. If the situation on 43 is bad now, what will it be like when road work begins and the road is reduced to one lane at a time? What kind of chaos will there be when a new bridge has to be built?

There are plans for more roundabouts along that stretch of road. The fourlane will have to cross CR 44: a large roundabout will be located there. What will the confusion be like when that construction closes the junction? The point is that there is no coordination of projects here. The natural and logical sequence of development is being thrown aside, partly of necessity owing to budget cuts, and partly because planning has not been done in a natural and logical manner over the last fifteen years.

Instead, a rush to build in order to gain revenue for the Municipality has meant that future complications and problems were ignored for short term gain.

Another problem that even a new road will not solve is that all those residents, and the shoppers coming to Colonnade from other areas, all have to be funnelled along a single exit ramp on the 416. To get from the highway to their homes, this greatly increased population will all have to exit at the same place, travel along the same stretch of the 43, and try not to collide with 15

the seniors coming out the new retirement complex that Council seems about to approve on 43. It is planned to locate on a piece of land between the old Canadian Tire and the South Branch. One hundred and thirty-four units in size, the only planned exit is on to 43. Imagine trying to turn left on to 43 from there.

Furthermore, because of the flood plan restriction on this property, the building itself is being located at the rear of the lot.

This means it immediately overlooks the subdivision behind it, looming over the bungalows there and destroying the privacy of the residents. This is a perfect example of the lack of transparency in the entire planning process.

Developers can easily have their new projects started and approved without those affected by them being aware of what is happening. The Municipality could take steps to be more proactive in informing residents, instead of seeming to collaborate with the developers in getting the project through Council with the minimum of publicity. The Municipality may claim that this is simply not the case, but ask the people living on Clothier street west if they believe the process is truly consultative and respectful of their interests. Ask the people who live near the planned land fill in Oxford Mills if they believe the process was fair to them.

Instead, they had to fight long and hard, and against disgraceful insults and opposition, to stop that project. Ask the people at Forest Creek how much they were informed before the proposed senior’s residence project got to Council.

Some developers have been very communitycentered, and have made it their business to consult and inform their future neighbours before seeking approval from Council and staff. The development at Jack and Joseph, and the

planned condominium project off Prescott Street

by Gilles Brisebois, were both brought before the residents before the builders received final planning permission. Builders in North Grenville are realising that consultation and co-operation with residents before going to Council means a faster, more efficient system, that saves them having to justify their projects before the Ontario Municipal Board. Even if they win at that venue (which they almost invariably do, as they have Municipal backing all the way), it is an impediment to their plans and can cause serious delays to their projects.

Consultation with residents, respect for their opinion and input, can mean a more efficient and speedy approval process for developments. The rush to get development charges from construction has led the Municipality to approve projects in an unacceptable form. For example, the Colonnade project was accepted with open arms by previous administrations. The developers were told that “whatever you want, you have it”. Such was the rush to embrace Wal-Mart and friends that a really bad design for the project went through without opposition from within staff and Council of the day. No sidewalks, a confusing and illogical road layout, and the complete destruction of a valuable eco-system that existed on the site (leaving us with a concrete wilderness instead) all resulted from inadequate supervision and control over the approval process.

We may have to live with it for now, but surely we could get them to plant a few trees, lay down some sidewalks between stores, and generally make the place more human?

The results of this unstructured planning will be with us for a long time. It has also caused more serious problems than simply how it all looks.

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Bishop’s Mills Women’s Institute looks Bible Study Is the New Testament Believable? at Heritage and Mental Health vices for seniors, support Submitted by Susan Jenkins for the Historical Society and Archives, and for the The February meet- community halls which ing of the Bishop’s Mills provide such an important Women’s Institute was focal point for community held on February 14th at activities.

The program planned the home of Jillian Wainwright. There were nine for the evening was to members present. The roll include viewing a section call was to name the best, of a TV show dealing with or worst, Valentine’s gift the role of women, and you had ever received. the WI in particular, in Everyone chose to name World War II Britain. Una favorite gift, and these fortunately technical difranged from having a child ficulties prevented us from born on that day to receiv- watching the show, but its contents were described ing special flowers.

The Membership Com- and discussed, along with mittee is moving ahead information on how Cawith plans for a Facebook nadian women and the page, and other ideas to WI contributed to the war raise the profile of the effort in this country. One Women’s Institute in the of the contributions of the community. These in- Ontario WI s was to make clude adding to the new jams and other preserves sign at the Bishop’s Mills to be sent to England Community Hall to say 110,000 lbs in 1940 alone! that WI meetings are held They also raised money there. We reviewed the to buy canning equipsurvey questions for pub- ment that was shipped to lic input towards the new Britain to assist Women’s Strategic Plan for North Institutes there to make Grenville, with the aim of their own preserves. One submitting a response as a of the things shown in the group. Everyone agreed TV program was examples that it is the people and the of this canning equipment sense of community that in use.

The Bishop’s Mills we value most in North Grenville. We wanted to Women’s Institute has been express support for ser- involved in the commu-

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nity since 1985, including documenting the history of the village and encouraging positive change. The Bishop’s Mills Women’s Institute holds monthly meetings and welcomes new members interested in meeting their neighbours and getting involved in their community.

The next meeting is an open meeting and will be held on Thursday, March 14th at 7:15 pm, at the Bishop’s Mills Community Hall. The speaker will be Anne Longtin from the Canadian Mental Health Association, speaking on women’s mental health.

As part of the WI Rural Ontario Sharing Education (ROSE) program, all are welcome to this meeting.

For information about attending local meetings, please contact President Sheryl McKim 613-9262472 or Jeanne Lambert at jmlambert@tdgraham. com. To learn more about WI ROSE programs, contact ROSE Coordinator Joan Tensen 613-2587425. If you are interested in finding out more about WI, see the Provincial organization’s website: www.fwio.on.ca .

We have seen in the past issues that the Bible we use today can be relied upon as an accurate copy of what the original writers set down. The books of the New Testament were written within about sixty years of Jesus’ time on earth, and have been translated and passed down in a way that we can trust, if only because of the large number of copies dating from very close to the writing of the manuscripts themselves.

What then, do we actually have in the New Testament? There are four books which are called the Gospels, a book of history, and a large number of letters written to Christian groups throughout the Roman Empire. There is also the Book of Revelation, which is quite different from the rest and can be dealt with separately.

Many people think that the Gospels are biographies of Jesus, and worry that they don’t always seem to agree with each other. They appear to talk about the same event, but give different details, or locations, or dates, etc. In fact, these four books, by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, are not biographies at all. The fact that most of the content of each one deals with the last week or so of Jesus’ life shows that they would hardly do as life stories. Instead, the four writers are, in their individual ways, setting down what they think we need to know about the life and death of Jesus of Nazareth. Mark and Matthew used oral reports, acquired from witnesses, and linked collections of the sayings of Jesus into a narrative framework.

Luke set out to write a proper history, in very modern terms, and explained at the start of his Gospel, what his method and procedure was: “Many have undertak-

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en to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.” [Luke 1.1-4] Notice that there were “many” other accounts that he could draw on. Luke has been recognised as a very reliable historian, and discoveries in archaeology and history have strengthened his reputation, which was once in question. He gets the facts right: more importantly, he gets the little details right. The titles of officials, regions, towns or individuals could change radically in a very short time under Roman rule, and Luke always gets the correct one. This is not as easy as you might think, and it shows that he was a careful researcher and a reliable recorder of information.

Where he differs from the other writers, it is clear that they are all using different events to record sayings and actions of Jesus.

It is understood that Jesus, as with most oral teachers, phrased his teachings in ways that made them easy to remember, sometimes the impression is given that the original words may even have rhymed. He would also have repeated the same teaching in different places and at different times. In that way, slight variations exist in what was said in one place, and what was said in another.

Jesus had a public life for only three years, but a lot can be said and done in that time, and the Gospels give us only a small selection of this material. As is said at the end of John’s Gospel: “Jesus did many other

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things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.”

[John 21.24-25] What we get from the information the Gospels do contain is the result of eye-witness testimony and careful research. And the writers were very definite about this: they insist again and again that their testimony is reliable. At the beginning of John’s first letter, he gives us his qualifications in a most insistent manner: “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us.”

[1 John 1.1-3] The New Testament, then, is a true and accurate report of what the writers set down for us. They made claims for their work: that it was researched, based on eye-witness testimony, and, admittedly, only a little of what they could have told us. But what they did write was what they wanted us to know about Jesus, his life, death, resurrection. Who he was, who he said he was, and who they believed him to be: that is the core of the New Testament. They believed what they wrote was true. Many of them died rather than deny the truth of what they preached.

Many people have died for lies and misunderstandings and propaganda: the point is, they believed in it.

People don’t die for what they know is a lie. The next question is, then: what did they believe about Jesus?

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How Kemptville Has Changed Part V Armstrong Jewellery Store

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ight next door to the Midtown Grill in the 1970s was Armstrong’s Jewellery Store.

It later became Bon’s Bakery. Today it is the home of Butler’s Victorian Pantry. This building is what makes small towns so special to call home.

The current owners of the Victorian Pantry, Josie and counselor Terry Butler always made a fuss about my mother-in-law Helen Groskopf when she would drop in for lunch with her grandchildren, Tammy Dobson and Lori Stewart, or for a morning coffee.

When the Bongard’s (Helga and Guenther) owned Bon Bakery they were especially kind to my dad – providing him with free coffees or extra doughnuts. I am not sure if my dad dropped into the bakery for a sugar fix or to see Helga, but I know he always had a soft spot in his heart for the Bongard’s. But don’t we all have special feelings for people who do acts of kindness for us. In small towns such acts just seem to happen more often. It is what makes living in small towns so special.

This location has had a profound effect on my life. As mentioned in last week’s article, when I returned to Kemptville in 1969, I reacquainted myself with the four eldest Groskopf children.

It wasn’t until the summer of 1971 that I discovered Rosemary, Helen’s youngest daughter. Rose was 16 and I was 21. One day, March 6, 2013

I overheard my mother and Helen talking about Rose. They both agreed that Helen’s little baby was far too young for me.

Four years later, I walked into Armstrong’s Jewellery Store on September 26, 1975. Rose wasn’t too young then, but I wasn’t about to ask my future mother-in-law, if I was now too old for her baby. I picked out the ring that would change my life forever. I put it on my special angel’s hand on my birthday that fall and she took my name exactly a year later. It’s the best birthday present, I ever got. Thanks Rose!

Like all newly engaged couples we started thinking about china place settings, flatware and crystal glasses. We didn’t have to go far to look for some of the best crystal, china and silverware. We simply walked across Prescott Street to Bustard’s Jewellery Store. It was owned by sisters Edna and Mary Bustard.

Rose and I chose Royal Dalton Lorraine china.

Rose’s mother’s family bought us 1867 flatware by Rogers Brothers. Unbeknownst to us, my mother had started us on crystal glassware with a cut thistle design. What makes this story remarkable was the fact that my mother had passed away in May 1975, more than four months before I bought Rose’s engagement ring. What makes the story even more remarkable is that she had to have bought the glasses prior to September 1974.

In September 1974, my mom entered hospital with

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cancer and spent the rest of her life in a hospital bed. My father found the crystal glasses after my mom passed away and gave them to Rose and I just before we got married – what an extra special wedding gift.

Mary and Edna Bustard’s business is long gone. In 2000, it was a fine photography shop called Blue Heron Photography.

Audrey’s Antiques owned

by Keith Last is the most recent business to call this building home. It is an excellent spot to shop for antique jewellery, silver, glassware, china and tables.

Just to the north of Bustard’s in 1957 was the Kidd and Dickinson Furniture and Funeral Service home.

I can say for sure that I never visited that building, alive or dead. In the late 1950s, Keith Rolston acquired the funeral business and sometime later relocated the business to its current location at the south end of Prescott Street. The original funeral home building was torn down a long time ago. A new building was built on its site. It remains the most out-of-character building on Prescott Street. Keith Rolston is a fine gentleman. However every time I saw Mr. Rolston walking down the street when I was a young man, I always had the eerie feeling that he was sizing me up for one of his finer caskets - such is the fertile mind of the young.

Next to the funeral home in 1957 was Mylchreest Men’s and Ladies’ Wear. It opened in 1956

and for several years remained a great place to shop for up-to-date ladies’ and men’s clothing. In 1971, my sisters bought my mom a beautiful outfit at the store for her twentyfifth wedding anniversary party. The party was a surprise and mom looked beautiful. Today it is the home of the Healthy Pets Boutique, a place where you can buy fine food and clothing for your pet.

Beside Don Armstrong’s Jewellery store was another charming house owned by Doc Gordon. It is now the site of the CIBC Bank.

A couple of true landmarks in Kemptville’s history will be the focus of next week’s article.

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North Grenville takes Another Martial Arts Title

JORDAN BACCIN CROWNED NEW FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION Hybrid Combat H16, is an amateur mixed martial arts competition which took place at Centre Communautaire Père Arthur Guertin in Gatineau on February 23. The MMA 145 pound title fight ended in victory for Jordan Baccin over Robert McInnis for the featherweight title. Jordan fights out of Kemptville under World Welterweight Champion Jason Motard at Tekken gym. Baccin submitted McInnis with a Rear Naked Choke in Round 3 to win the title. The 24-yearold Baccin, is on a 3-0 run , with his two other wins coming against Georgy Fontaine and Jayden Peterson. “This was a huge fight for me, I was really excited about the opportunity,” said Baccin. “My opponent was very skilled but so am I. I train hard every day. I didn’t take my opponent or the opportunity for granted.”

Jordan also had this to say on ratemybjjinstructor.com about local Head Instructor/Owner Jason Motard. “I have been taking classes under Jason Motard for the last 14 months. He is an exceptionally talented instructor with a passion

for martial arts and a drive for the success of each and every student. He brings an engaging and positive atmosphere where students are able to pursue their discipline with top level instruction. Jason explains and demonstrates his techniques very clearly.

He highlights and focuses on all of the details of the technique both during the explanation and while practicing with a partner.

He places a very strong emphasis on perfecting the basic position/movement before branching forward to other areas of the technique. During practice Jason spends time with each student watching them perform the technique and providing assistance or explanations for any questions that may arise. Jason is the greatest instructor I have ever had. It's been a privilege to train under him. I highly recommend Jason for those seeking training in BJJ as well as many other forms of martial arts!”

With many more fights still to come for Jordan Baccin, keep track of him on Tekken Martial Arts Academy Facebook page for the latest news and updates.

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Ontario’s Rachel Homan wins Canadian Women’s Curling Championship team had been struggling a bit and she hoped that the victory in Kemptville would be a sign of good things to come. She probably didn’t imagine that it would lead to a Canadian championship. Beginning with her first win at the Fall Classic, Rachel’s team ran off 30 consecutive victories before she lost in the 9th draw of the Scotties to Jennifer Jones.

Her team’s 30 consecutive win streak is one of the best in Canadian women’s curling history. It makes you proud to know that it all began in our small town.

Heather Pitt Semi-finalist at Crystal Hearts Curling Classic Heather Pitt and her North Grenville Curling Club teammates Lynn Surette, Tracey MacDonald and Lori Fraser made it to the semi-finals of the C Event in the Open Division at this year’s Crystal Hearts Curling Classic held at various clubs throughout Ottawa. It is the largest women's bon-

By Jim Dolan Ottawa Curling Club’s Rachel Homan and teammates Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk and Lisa Weagle defeated Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones 9-6 in the championship game to win the gold medal at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kingston, Ontario. Stephanie Drew is the alternate player on the team.

It is the first national women's curling title for Homan’s team. They will now represent Canada at next month's world women's curling championship in Riga, Latvia.

Homan and her teammates began their incredible run to become Canadian champions with a victory at the 2012 Royal LePage OVCA Women’s Fall Classic held at our North Grenville Curling Club in Kemptville, Ontario.

When Rachel was presented with the 2012 Fall Classic trophy, she said her

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Forty eight rinks play in the Open Division and 32 rinks compete in the Seniors' Division (for those 55 years of age and over).

Barry McVey wins Mary McClory Memorial Spiel Barry McVey and his teammates Hugh Craig, John Cowden and Bev Craig won the 7th Annual Mary McClory Memorial Bonspiel for daytime curling members at the North Grenville Curling Club. Bob Stewart and his teammates Harry Ross, Paul Vavasour, Mary MacDonald and Brenda Clarke finished second in this points spiel.

Wednesday Night Men’s League Standings After 18 weeks of the Wednesday Night Men’s League curling the top two players at each position are: Skip - Jeremy MacDonald 74 points, Kel McGreavy 64 points; Third - Randy Fequet and Winston Kinnaird tied with 66 points; Second Wayne Vachon 62 points,

Alan Forbes 60 points and Lead - Daniel O’Neill 66 points, tied for second at lead are Richard Ross and Bob Scherer with 60 points. The player at the end of the regular season play who has accumulated the most points at his position is recognized as the Wednesday Night League champion for that position.

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March 3rd was the 11th Annual Literary Follies at Lesley Hall: A very educational and eye opening glimpse into the deeper parts of literature.

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Webster’s Dictionary describes the word “bask” as “To expose oneself to pleasant warmth” and “To thrive or take pleasure.”

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Enjoy the pleasant warmth of the showering waters in an enclosure that is the focal point of a room that most of us spend a lot of time in. Notice the reaction you get when others see the investment you have made in your home.

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By Mike Pacitto Opening the show was Mary Jane Maffini, who gave valuable insight into the creation of a character and what separates telling a story and creating a world for the reader to be in.

Local artisans Holly Dean and Larry Thompson, a dynamic duo of graphic designers, demonstrated hand crafted book binding and old fashioned type setting as done over 500 years ago.

When asked about the value of handcrafted material in a digital mass produced age he responded: "There is permanence in knowledge.... the medium reflects that. The touch and feel is as important to the art as the look". If you are interested in seeing what quality the hand crafted approach produces, be sure to check out their studio in Merrickville.

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