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The camping and trailer grounds at Kemptville Live were much busier than in previous years. People came from far and wide. Special thanks to Dan Riorden for submitting this photo my death have been greatly being made to people’s musi- the Great Canadian Songbook by Deron Johnston himself, Cummings didn’t exaggerated”. His statement cal bucket lists. Saturday night’s headliner hold anything back and played received a very enthusiasAnother Kemptville Live tic roar from the crowd of was the incomparable Burton a wide variety of his solo hits, Music Festival has come and Lightfoot-ers. While it was Cummings. Though not quite Guess Who hits, and even gone. For this writer, this one obvious that Lightfoot’s voice the same age as Lightfoot an un-scripted classic rock was the most memorable. This has diminished, it was also (nine years younger), Cum- song that he learned before year’s festival was a wonder- obvious that no one cared. mings put on an incredible joining the Guess Who. For ful mix of new and emerging People cheered loudly when show. Though almost seventy, this writer, this was the most talent and a generous helping they heard the opening chords Cummings still had the voice enjoyable performance of the of Canadian music icons. of “Wreck of the Edmund and showmanship to leave the festival. Blues, folk, country and rock Fitzgerald”, and many of his rather large crowd of people Without a doubt, the bigwere all well represented other timeless classics. It was in awe. He sat centre stage, gest name draw for country with a sprinkling of other as if you were listening to the singing and hammering away music fans (and possibly the styles including classical gui- Great Canadian Songbook at his keyboard, drawing biggest draw for the whole tar courtesy of the legendary itself, in human form. His energy from the “Saturday festival) had to be country muLiona Boyd. music endures like no other, night rock and roll crowd” sic star, Dwight Yoakam, who On Sunday afternoon, the and is a part of the fabric of that cheered and drank in ev- was Friday night’s headliner. final day of the festival, Gor- Canadian culture. How ap- ery note. Between songs, he Playing some of his most don Lightfoot took to the stage propriate that he was playing mentioned Gordon Lightfoot famous tunes like “Guitars, as the headliner and closing the festival during Canada’s several times, including how Cadillacs” and his remake of act. Not long after walking sesquicentennial. So many he and other Canadian artists the Elvis song “Little Sister” out, Lightfoot looked out at voices could be heard leaving were indebted to Lightfoot for brought everyone to their the crowd of two thousand or the festival saying: “I’m so paving the way for them years feet. He even paid homage so and uttered the words “As glad that I got to see and hear before. Another artist who you can see, the rumours of him”, with several references would have many entries in continued on page 2
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to one of his greatest influences, Merle Haggard, by playing one of that legend’s songs. Yoakam was all business and kept everyone’s toe tapping throughout the entire set. Both Crystal Shawanda and local music product Brea Lawrenson added their own considerable talents to the evening, as Friday night was a very strong night from top to bottom of the musical lineup. Not to be outdone, Thursday night was another stacked evening, especially for blues music lovers. Angel Forrest gave a powerful performance, and Juno Award winners, Monkey Junk, followed that up with an onslaught of remarkable blues guitar, care of band member and blues legend Tony D. These top quality acts set the table perfectly for another Canadian icon, David Wilcox. The ‘Bearcat’ himself didn’t seem to stop long enough to take a breath, as he dished out song after song, including “Hypnotizin’ Boogie”, that had people dancing everywhere on the grassy field. Wilcox seemed to get stronger as the show went on, and virtually only stopped to mop his brow with a towel. There’s simply not enough space to mention all of the great artists that performed in the festival and give them their due. Rest assured, that every one of them were professional and deserved every second of support that they received from an entire weekend of appreciative music lovers. Now, sadly, we must forge ahead and wait another 361 days until the next festival gets here. In the meantime, I’m going to go over to my MP3 player right now and load up “Canadian Railroad Trilogy” and reflect on how grateful I am to have been able to experience what I did this past weekend.
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Team Adelaide walk of celebration Join Team Adelaide this Saturday, August 5, at Maplewood Hall in Oxford Mills for a 2 or 5 km walk/ run to celebrate raising over $50,000 for children’s hospitals since 2011. Team Adelaide is a group of family and friends who have been witness to how much our local children’s hospitals can change lives, and we gather each year to raise money to give back to those same hospitals.
In 2011, inspired by the care received at SickKids Hospital in Toronto, Team Adelaide came together to raise money in support of Children's Hospitals by joining the Walk for Miracles being held annually at that point. Adelaide and her family moved to the Ottawa area in 2013, and began their involvement with the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). The care and support received there
in 2017, we are walking in celebration, having surpassed $50,000 raised overall. We invite and welcome anyone in the community to come and join us for our walk around beautiful Oxford Mills. More information is available on our website (www.teamadelaide.net). We look forward to meeting new neighbours and seeing old friends.
continues to be amazing, and Team Adelaide walked in the Ottawa Walk for Miracles, raising money for CHEO, in both 2013 and 2014. In 2015, the Walk for Miracles was no longer supported, but we at Team Adelaide still believe that raising money for CHEO is one of the best ways we can give back. We began 'flying solo' for the first time, with a walk of our own in August, 2015, and again in August, 2016. Now,
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Monkman Forming Ltd. hosts BBQ for Friends of Ferguson Forest Cente The fourth OPP Charity BBQ of the season was a great success! Special thanks to our sponsor, Monkman Forming Incorporated. A total of $600.00 was raised for the. This week's barbeque is sponsored by Jansen Law with proceeds going to North Grenville Community Living. The 17th Annual OPP Charity Barbeques are held every Thursday from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at the Kemptville OPP detachment. Hope to see you there!
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Eve of Destruction by David Shanahan Has something very important been broken in the world? Is it my imagination, or have we reached a new low in human relations and in our society in general? I’m an historian, and I have spent a long time examining the past. The world today reminds me forcefully of other eras, times when great civilisations and empires came to an ignoble end. It never happened suddenly, in a day, or even a year. Gradually, decay crept in, the ideals which were the foundation of the society were compromised and undermined. It happened to Greece, Rome, Assyria, Egypt, Britain. It is happening to the United States now, and we’ve been witnesses to it for many decades. We don’t like calling it the American Empire, instead, we refer to the U.S. as a Superpower, domi-
nating the world, not just through military might, but through economic power. Certainly for the last century, the strength of the American economy has underpinned the global economy. But things are changing: the rise of China as an economic powerhouse, the resurgence of the Russian empire under Putin, and the coalition of nations which is the European Union, now rivals the American. That empire has not fallen yet, but it is very sick indeed. It has been corrupted from the inside, as the people have become divided, politics have become toxic, and the entire edifice of American strength has been rotted away. The past six months of the Trump administration is only the most obvious symptom of this disease. The national traumas of the 1960's have never been healed. The loss of two Kennedys, Martin Luther King, and the
Vietnam War were followed closely by the Watergate saga and the loss of faith in many Americans in their government. Conspiracy theories, the rise of armed militias, appropriation by right-wing politics of evangelicals, Iran-Contra, and so many more scandals has torn the heart out of the American Dream. Americans were left feeling very vulnerable and uncertain of the world around them, outside and inside their borders. 911 and the subsequent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan made them even more afraid and suspicious. Far from the inspiring words on the Statue of Liberty: Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door”, we now have travel bans, threats of walls
between nations, a rejection of everything the country was founded upon. The lamp has almost gone out. Trump is the symbol of all of this corruption. Ignorant, arrogant, petty and foolish, he is destroying decades of work, bringing into disrepute his country’s reputation and standing. But he didn’t start this: he is simply the inevitable result of the decline of American values and standards, a decline that was almost imperceptible to start with. Imagine if even Nixon had said some of the things Trump did during the campaign: his lewd comments about how he approached women, his claim that he could shoot someone in Times Square and get away with it, so many words that we could hardly believe were coming from a Presidential candidate. No-one would have imagined he could be elected. The lies, the bullying, extends now to his
closest staff and family. The most crude language used by his new Chief of Staff about a colleague would have led to his instant dismissal in previous years. Instead, the target of his attack is the one who lost his job. It gets worse every day. Why is this important to us? Like it or not, the U.S. has a huge influence on all of us. What happens there today, affects what happens globally tomorrow. When people like Trump and his family and associates act and talk as they do, it can become the new normal. Hate crimes and open statements against religious and social groups have gone up since he ran for office. He has given freedom to racists, bigots and misogynists to speak out loud like they never did before. This is war of a different kind: a war against sanity, compassion, openness and toleration. It is an attack on civilisation itself, and everything coun-
tries like ours stand for. It is insidious and subtle in its effects, but it must be exposed and resisted. We cannot deny that we can be susceptible as much as anywhere else, to this kind of attack. Whatever your political, religious, or social views may be, this is a threat to all of us, and we must stand openly and publicly against it, wherever it raises its ugly head. Or we will face another Dark Age.
these spots are booked way ahead and that we’d be on the 2018 list. OPP community services officer Cathy Lindsey of the Kemptville detachment reached out in early July to let us know of the July 27 opportunity, just as we were in the hectic countdown to our July 15 Family Fun Fest. Thanks to Friends board members Jennifer Gow and Trish Adams who scrambled to secure a sponsor so we could take part in the BBQ. Although recipient groups of the BBQ’s proceeds are mindful of thanking their sponsors and the public for coming out in support, we also need to give a great big thank you to the Kemptville detachment of the OPP whose weekly barbecues during the summer were started 17 years ago as a community outreach program. Not only do many of
the on-duty officers buy food at the weekly BBQs, but also Cathy Lindsey and her team of summer students spend hours organizing, setting up, selling, and clearing away. This is a lot of work and we thank you for doing this for the community. Liza Duhaime Chair, Board of Directors Friends of the Ferguson Forest Centre
suggest is that the number of wards be increased from the present four to eight.” At the present time, we do not have a wards system. If Mr. Lonergan feels that we have a problem with the present system, it would be refreshing if he would clearly indicate what the problem is. How can the mayor allocate the positions representing the various committees to members of the ward system, when decisions have to be made for the good of the community at large? The ward system automatically elects people to benefit their own ward, which is the entire point of it. This is, however, very often at the expense of the wellbeing of the community as a whole. Incidentally, the mayor must be elected at large. In our present system, the deputy mayor is the council member with the highest number of votes. If we were to switch to a ward system, that method would no longer work. With a municipality as small as ours, it can be, or should be, easily managed by the present system. With our current growth expansion within the municipality, I feel that now is not the time
to even consider the pros and cons for a ward system, even though I firmly disagree with it. Secondly, I totally agree with Mr. Lonergan that they, the present council, when they chose to choose a replacement for the retiring councilor, instead of bringing up the 5th runner up. Was it because they didn’t think he would be a good “team player”? Now I am not saying that the member that was chosen has to be a team player, as he has a free will; however I still feel that it was unfair to the runner up, because he had “the opinion of the public at large.” Finally, I want to reiterate from my last letter that we the people are the ones responsible to elect the council members that have the best interest of the community at large, and there is no place on council for party politics or discrimination of any kind. It is not a problem with the current electoral system, but rather one with those who elect their representatives. Ralph Raina
Letters to the Editor Dear Editor: I wish to publicly thank Fran Thompson who invited me to speak at Youngsters of Yore at the North Grenville Public Library on July 13. As an author, it's not always easy for me to speak publicly. That's why I write and didn't choose to be a radio announcer as my vocation! However, the members of the group were lovely and made me and my husband feel extremely welcome. I was able to share my story and talk about my books and to me, that is the greatest gift. In fact, my newest novel, STATIC, was inspired by living in the country! Sharing the love is what it's all about and it's people like Fran who have made our recent move to North Grenville a pleasant one. We are thrilled to be new residents of this great
community and we know we have made the right decision, choosing this area as our new home. Thank you again to Fran, the members of the Youngsters of Yore, the North Grenville Public library and to everyone who has welcomed us so warmly. Barbara Avon Dear Editor: Our thanks to Monkman Concrete Forming of Merrickville for sponsoring the Friends of the Ferguson Forest Centre at the OPP’s charity BBQ series July 27. We were blessed with a beautiful sunny day, and are the happy recipients of $600. The Monkman crew worked really hard at the grill and the BBQ almost sold out of food. The Friends have never had a spot in the OPP’s summer series of BBQs. We had asked to be added and discovered
Dear Editor: I read, with interest, Mr. Johnston's article on the golf tournament. It was well written except for one known inaccurate sentence. The Jean Beliveau jersey was donated by my company, Thibaudeau Construction Inc., a local business happy to support the Kemptville Hospital. Mike Thibaudeau Dear Editor: Re Discussion on Wards System It is refreshing to see that we can have an open minded discussion regarding the pros and cons of a ward system of Municipal Government. Mr. Lonergan stated “What I did
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United Counties react to flooding The Leeds and Grenville Municipal Emergency Control Group met on Thursday, July 27 in the Counties Council Chambers to discuss the recent flooding as a result of near record breaking rainfall experienced in the Counties this week. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Counties’ resources, assets, and accountability, and to create an action plan if conditions deteriorate. Robin Jones, Warden of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville said
she “appreciates the foresight to call the core group together to review our plan and discuss any incidents that are the result of the significant rainfall in our communities”. Due to the heavy rain, there were a number of culverts that were impacted. Staff have started to replace and repair them and there are no current road closures. Maple View Lodge, the Counties long-term care facility experienced some water damage in its public spaces. Roof repairs were
through Twitter @Leeds_ Grenville. No further meetings of the Municipal Emergency Control Group have been scheduled at this time. For information related to flooding, septic systems, and water quality visit the Lanark, Leeds and Grenville website at http://www. healthunit.org/emergency/ flooding.html For more information contact Lesley Todd, Emergency Information Officer, at 613-342-3840 Ext. 2454 or Lesley.Todd@uclg.on.ca
already underway and the additional rainfall required staff to act quickly to ensure the situation was under control. At no time was there any threat to the residents’ well-being or safety. Chris Lloyd, the Counties Community Emergency Management Coordinator said “we will continue to monitor the situation in the area and will keep the public informed of any updates as they occur.” Updated information will also be provided on the Counties website (leedsgrenville.com) and
A case for community development by Deron Johnston Recently, at the Teeny Tiny Summit that was held in Merrickville, guest speaker Australian Peter Kenyon gave an excellent presentation on what small rural communities can do when they work together and take the future of their communities into their own hands. He gave anecdote after anecdote about rural communities who looked to be lifeless, and then one member of the community makes a decision that causes a chain reaction of positive energy. One of his messages, that seemed to make a few municipal employees and politicians nod in agreement, was for people to stop waiting for the government to fix everything, or make things happen. However, possibly the strongest message from Peter, was that we should all
stop waiting for caring and engaged people to come along and realize that we ourselves are the people that we’ve been looking for. Doug Griffiths, the author of the book “13 Ways To Kill Your Community”, is an Albertan who tours North America giving similar presentations to communities. The former Member of the Legislative Assembly in Alberta has conducted workshops and engaged in consultations with various municipalities, community organizations, and other groups. In his book, Doug highlights the ways that communities continue to harm themselves, often without realizing it. He also gives anecdotes about communities that have turned their fortunes around after realizing what they’ve been doing wrong and then correcting it. Some of the chapters in the “13 Ways” book include “Live In The Past”, “Don’t Engage Youth”,
The Ward System issue is still getting comments on our Facebook page, as well as in the print edition. Most recently, this exchange took place on-line: “I would like to suggest that you get a resolution of support from council before you put much work into this. When I brought this up in 2003 I had absolutely no problem in getting the necessary signatures of support so we could take the question to the OMB. The rest of council were opposed, had the legal resources to fight us so, the OMB ruled against us. I still feel this could work fine with four wards.” Bill Gooch
“Social-A-Bull”. Tourism spiked for the little town and they’ve now branded themselves as the “Punniest Place On Earth”. As important as economic development is to the success of any community or municipality, there should be an equal amount of consideration given to the importance of community development. A community that is made up of caring, engaged people, who understand how critical each and every member of that community is, is absolutely essential to all of those tales of success. People or companies who ride into town with lots of money are nice if you can find them (everyone else is looking for them too), but why would you need them, if you have an entire town full of inspired people?
“Don’t Co-operate”, “Grow Complacent” and “Reject Everything New”. Quite often, we associate these type of success stories with some sort of economic development project. We think of a new and exciting business that comes to town, or someone with a bunch of money comes in, buys something and fixes it up, and it becomes a big sensation. Instead, let’s take a step back and consider the importance of the community itself. To have one of these great stories to tell people, you first need the community to buy into what’s happening. Consider the little town of Bulls in New Zealand that decided to rename all of the businesses, facilities, and organizations to names that contained the town name of “Bulls” in it. The library became “ReadA-Bull”, the police station became “Const-A-Bull” and the Town Hall was re-named
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UPDATE UPDATE UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL Monday, August 14 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Tuesday, August 8 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. For agenda information, please visit the Municipal website at www.northgrenville.ca/document-library.
CIVIC HOLIDAY SCHEDULE CHANGES
The Municipal Office, Public Library and Waste Transfer Station will be CLOSED on Monday, August 7. There will be NO pick-up of recycling or solid waste on Monday, August 7. Pick-up for the week will be delayed by one day.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY - Accessibility Advisory Committee
The Municipality of North Grenville is seeking applications from individuals interested in being appointed to the Accessibility Advisory Committee for the remainder of the term of Council (through to November, 2018). For more information, visit www. northgrenville.ca/careers.
SWIMMING POOL ENCLOSURES
Swimming pool enclosures in North Grenville are regulated by By-Law 32-98, as amended. This includes all above-ground and in-ground pools. Copies of this by-law are available from the Building Department or the Municipal website.
GARAGE SALES
Garage sales in North Grenville are regulated by By-Law 10-03. No licence or fee is required, but there are regulations which you must follow. Signage is NOT permitted in traffic circles or attached to traffic signs. Please ensure signage is removed after your sale. Before having a garage sale, please obtain a copy of the by-law from www.northgrenville.ca/document-library.
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In last week’s issue, we published a photograph showing a cheque presentation in Oxford Mills to help pay for the new gazebo there. The photo was taken by Steve Roberts and credit was given to Steve’s Photography. Unfortunately, Steve’s studio is actually called Barking Monkey Studio, so we do apologise for barking up the wrong gazebo.
Mayor Gordon and Councillor Bertram visited Kemptville and District Home Support (KDHSI) to publicize the petition to get HWY 43 project underway.
“I served North Grenville Council for many years - with no ward system in place. It was exceptional and achieved a great deal in only a few years. Other municipal Councils I have served (those with wards) competed for funds, spent time fighting each other and were far less effective. North Grenville is a formidably capable organization. Think carefully about the good situation you have - before seeking change.” Chris Lyon “Less beaurocracy is what governing needs, not more!” Bill Richards the north grenville
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not only open earlier, but now seven days a week. Recently, Array has moved a bit north and bought the building at 115 Prescott, across from the CIBC. Like To Be Continued's second expansion in four years, it's another concrete example of confidence in the future of downtown Kemptville. Since January of this year, however, the pace has picked up noticeably. Next door to Array's new location, we've seen 113 Prescott, the former Kemptville Advance building, leased to the professional engineers of ISI Controls Inc. Setanta Solutions Inc., another professional IT service, now occupies 206C Prescott, just south of Voice2Net, which opened last year at 200 Prescott. Exit Realty By Design celebrated the Grand Opening of their realty office this Wednesday at 310 Prescott, and Integrated Business Solutions Group is in the process of opening offices at 28 Clothier Street East.
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New owners of General Store in Heckston The Heckston store continues its long tradition under new owners, Paul Casselman and Shelly Coons. The former Sherry’s Kitchen has been renamed Shelley’s. The building itself has been in almost constant use since it was first built around 1803. A devastating fire in 1980 resulted in the loss of the top two floors of the old store, but the 18-inch thick walls gave the place a chance at a second life. Since then, it has served as the Heckston general store under various owners, and now Shelley and Paul have taken over this historic location with a new identity and purpose. Best wishes to them and their staff.
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New gardens wanted for the 1000 Islands and Rideau Canal Garden Trail The Garden Trail Selection Committee for the 1000 Islands and Rideau Canal is looking to include more gardens in its nationally recognized garden trail. Building on its Canada 150 Garden Experience recognition, the Committee is looking to expand its existing fourteen gardens throughout Leeds Grenville. “The gardens that are currently on the trail have been chosen for their beauty, uniqueness and great design”, says Laurie Wight, Chair of the Garden Trail Selection Committee. “Our goal is to educate visitors and leaving them wanting to see more in
the region.” The Garden trail members enjoy meeting and exchanging garden ideas with visitors from across North America and beyond. The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Economic Development Office works with the trail members in promoting the experience. “Gardens are considered to be either key motivators for travelling, and enhancements for a destination”, says Ann Weir, Economic Development Manager. “Visitors typically go for a meal afterwards or do some shopping bringing new revenues into the region.“ A mix of private, public
and garden centre displays are part of the Garden Trail. These include Machal Gardens, Spencerville; A Labour of Love, Oxford Station; and Rideau Woodland Ramble, North Grenville. A brochure and map with details on the 1000 Islands and Rideau Canal Garden Trail can be found at www. gardentrail.1000islandsand rideaucanal.com. Gardens interested in participating in next year’s trail can checkout the trail’s criteria online or contact Laurie Wight at 613-923-5799 or email lauriewight@hotmail.com.
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Giocoso Strings and young string players play Oh Canada at the Canada Day celebrations in Merrickville by Hilary Thomson
Adults and children showcase their artwork which was used to create the Canada 150 mural hanging in the Merrickville Library finger painting, and chalk. of all the art that the chilby Hilary Thomson “Our objective was to take dren and adults created, the children to the North, printed them on shipping As part of the Canada South, East and West of labels, and put them on a gi150 celebrations in Mer- our country through the ant stylized map of Canada. rickville, children and geography, flora and fauna,” She also enlisted one of the artists in the Village, Holly adults alike came together Gloria says. When some of the par- Dean, to do the calligraphy. to create a wall-size mural of Canada that is hanging ents expressed interest in “Merrickville is known for at the Merrickville Public having an art class of their its art tours and theatre,” own, Gloria started up an Gloria says. “But I’d really Library. It is the product of adult group that ran one like people to know about workshops run by retired evening a week at the li- these little things that are teachers, Kathy Brown and brary. “I wanted to give going on in the background. Gloria Stowell, for children them the opportunity, as [I want] to promote art opthat involved them creating adults, to explore their own portunities for children to various art projects based vision and creativity,” she get messy, have fun, and find the joy in creating on the different geographi- says. In order to create the something together.” cal areas of Canada, using mediums like collage, mural, Gloria took pictures
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If you were one of the people braving the rain on Canada Day in Merrickville, you would have had the pleasure of hearing a group of diverse string players who played “Oh Canada” and “God Save the Queen” for the crowd during the celebrations in the Blockhouse Park. The group included adults from the Giocoso Strings, as well as the young pupils of local violinist, Polly McCombe, who worked extremely hard to get ready for the performance. “I thought it would be nice to teach my students how to play by ear and in a group,” Polly says. “It was an opportunity for them to come together, practice and work towards a common goal.”
Polly says she also wanted to make sure her students had something special to remember about the sesquicentennial year. She herself remembers fondly being part of a choir that sang at Expo67 when she was a girl, and hoped to pass that sense of pride on to the younger generation. “I wanted to make it special for them,” she says. The Giocoso Strings consists of three violins, a cello, a base and a viola and there were eight children, from ages six to 17, who played violins, and one who played double base. “I admire the parents that encouraged [the kids] to go for the performance,” says Gloria Stowell, one of the members of the Giocoso Strings. “It was a great promotion of music and
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The Municipality of Merrickville-Wolford has committed to helping finance the use of recreational facilities in other municipalities for residents. At the council meeting on June 26, 2017 council passed a resolution for a recreation subsidy. This means that residents who are charged a user fee for using recreation facilities outside of the municipality can bring the receipt to the municipal offices to be reimbursed up to $200 per resident per year. This decision was made after much consultation with the municipality’s recreation committee and the public. Smiths Falls had put in a request for funding to the municipality earlier in the year to allow the residents of Merrickville-Wolford to use their facilities without a surcharge. However, it was decided that rather than allocate the entire budget to one municipality it would be better to ensure the money goes towards the various facilities that are used by Merrickville-Wolford residents in the surrounding area, which includes Smiths Falls, North Grenville and Brockville. “It makes more economic sense to me,” says councillor Chuck MacInnis. “This way it’s spread out to where we need it.” The budget earmarked for this subsidy is $25,600. Any excess funds at the end of the year will be rolled over into a recreation reserve fund to be used for future recreation projects and services in the municipality. 10 www.ngtimes.ca
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Library Youth Theatre presents The Baldoon and the Blockhouse by Hilary Thomson The Library Youth Theatre will be performing a locally written play at Canalfest this weekend. Originally performed by Theatre Night in Merrickville in 1995, “The Baldoon and the Blockhouse” was written by local author, Eleanor Glenn. The play was sitting untouched in the archives until Librarian, Mary-Kate Laphen, decided it would be the ideal play to do to celebrate Canada 150. She thought it was perfect because it is Canadian and written by a local writer. There are six children and two adults involved in the production and they have all been working very hard, practicing two to three times per week to get ready for opening day. The play will be presented on August 5 and 6 at 4:30 pm on the open air stage at the Blockhouse Park. Admission is free and is sponsored by Theatre Night in Merrickville and the Lions Club.
Our Garden of the Month judges Bob, Clayton and Robyn toured the four nominated gardens for the month of June in Merrickville-Wolford. The trio judged Merrickville-Wolford gardens based on Colour and Balance, Curb Appeal and Distribution and Design. There were nine gardens nominated for the month of July. This month, there were three gardens that took the judges out of the Village to Easton’s Corners, Rose’s Bridge, and along County Road 16. The gardens varied a lot in terms of size, composition, and design, but, in the end, the judges all agreed that, although Tim Molloy’s garden was a serious contender, Rhoda Drake’s garden was the champion. Cy and Rhoda's tiny town garden won as it packs so much colour and diverse plant life in such a small area, with an eye to diverse landscaping. It's a difficult space to work with, but they have done a great job incorporating annuals, perennials, and vegetables in all the nooks and crannies of the yard. Congratulations Rhoda and Cy! You can nominate yourself or a neighbour’s garden by going to our website www.merrickvillecib.com. Merrickville – Wolford Communities in Bloom Committee.
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The summer reading club at the Merrickville Public Library is in full swing. Librarian Mary-Kate Laphen says there are over 100 children engaged in the summer reading program which encourages children to pick up a book over the summer. For every book they read they are given tickets to enter into draws for prizes like book packages, movies and posters. Mary-Kate says it’s important to get kids to practice their reading, especially those who are just learning. “It’s surprising what kids can loose over the summer,” she says. Every Thursday at 2pm Mary-Kate runs programming as part of the summer reading club. This year the activities revolve around celebrating Canada and include building model beaver dams, creating art in the style of Ted Harrison, making a native craft, games, outdoor activities and more. Mary-Kate says all the activities also involve some writing to help the kids exercise that muscle as well. “We don’t want kids forgetting how to spell their name over the summer,” she says. Even though the summer is half over there is still time to get involved. There are tons of prizes to be won and Mary-Kate says even those who join the program late have the chance of winning.
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Local author promotes reading and imagination through book contest
by Hilary Thomson A local author is holding a contest to encourage kids to read and use their imaginations. Barbara Avon is relatively new to North Grenville, having moved from Orleans in April to seek a more peaceful life in the country. “My husband has always wanted to live in the country, so we just made the move,”
she says. Barbara has been writing since she was very young, but publishing her work is a more recent endeavour. “I didn’t publish my first book until 2014, when my husband encouraged me to,” she says. Since then, Barbara has written and published six novels for adults and two children’s books. She says her most recent publication, which is
my books, I want them to eligible to be entered, and the escape,” she says. Barbara has contest is open to all ages. also put out a Christmas novel Barbara says she will be the Business card 2col. wide = 3.375" x 2" and is working on another one main judge, however she will set to be published later this also be enlisting the help of year. With each of her novels her now teenage niece and she issues a red M.A.D.D. nephew, for whom her first In Business Since ribbon, because some of her2002 book was originally created. books also have an underlying “I want to spark the child’s theme of drunk driving. She imagination, get them to put hopes that doing this will get down the technology, and her readers to put the ribbon just draw and see what they on their car antennas to pro- can come up with,” she says. mote safe driving. A couple weeks ago, Barbara announced the start of a contest that asks children to send in their book full of illustrations to have the chance of having their drawings printed permanently in the book’s next edition. Both of her children’s books, “Baba’s Wish” and “Shoemaker Mack”, are
called “Static”, is a romance/ suspense/time travel novel that was inspired by where she lives in North Grenville. “It didn’t take me long to write,” she says. “I guess I was inspired by the country. People who know the area will recognize the scenery.” The unique thing about her children’s novels is that there are blank pages where there should be pictures, to allow children to use their imaginations to create the illustrations. Her first book was originally written for her twin niece and nephew when they were born 14 years ago. When she decided to publish it, she couldn’t find an illustrator that fit the bill, so she came up with the idea to get her young readers to create their own drawings for the story. “I asked friends and readers whether they would be interested in having the kids draw the pictures, and they thought it was a great idea,” she says. Barbara’s adult novels also have a unique element to them. They are all set in the 80s and 90s, with the theme of romance, suspense and, more recently, time travel. “When my readers pick up
The contest will close on December 1, 2017, and a winner will be announced on January 15, 2018. Barbara’s books can be found on Amazon and Kobo and can also be purchased directly through her. For more information about her books, and the children’s book contest, you can email her at barb8855@gmail.com.
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Family Day in the Forest - What’s Bugging You? Tuesday, 8th August, 2017, 10:00 AM Meet at the Arboretum Parking Lot Ferguson Forest Centre, 275 County Road 44 Join Andrea “The Bug Lady” Howard from Merrickville to see what bugs we can find in the wild flower gardens at Ferguson Forest Centre. This is a family activity, but children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Bring drinking water and a jam jar, bug nets will be provided.
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