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In a world where the nine-to-five business day is often extended by emails and children’s activities, people and families are busier than ever. With all the hustle and bustle of everyday living, it seems that our society has become one of constant pressure. Even our leisure activities are policed by time: cottages and trailers come with a laundry list of chores each spring, vacations are fraught with the need to fill each day with sight seeking and sporting activities are dependent on weather and the maintenance of equipment. It begs the question: Is there anything more rewarding that deciding to put your “to do” list aside for a day and simply enjoy your time? Whether taking a leisurely walk for the sake of walking rather than for your health, or sitting on the deck with a cold drink, basking in the sun, that down time is every bit as necessary as time spent working. Perhaps this is why I look forward to long weekends so much. That extra day provides ample time to feel
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I’ve accomplished something while still leaving the opportunity to spend time with friends and family “maxing and relaxing”. This past long weekend I was thrilled to be able to spend Saturday afternoon with my sister and her three boys. Aged nine (but already showing signs of the upcoming “tween” years), almost seven (and completely free spirited), and not quite three (and absolutely full of that late toddler personality) my nephews are a constant source of entertainment. Whether listening to the oldest explain just how the light in the refrigerator works or watching the middle child teach his younger brother the “proper” way to colour, I love having the opportunity to watch them explore the world and learn new things. Sunday was spent with Kevin, working outside getting the lawn and garden ready for the season. We mulched and pulled weeds, raked and sorted out lawn furniture. A quick trip to the local garden centre and I was happy as could be planting flowers in pots and wandering about deciding on just the right location for my garden lights. On Monday, we sat back, admired our work from the day before, and simply enjoyed each other’s company. The feeling of satisfaction I get knowing a particularly dirty or difficult chore has been marked off my list is a reward in and of itself, but being able to ignore the six thousand other things I could or should be doing. As priceless as the memories made by taking that time off and spending it with loved ones. Kevin has a sign up in our kitchen that I look at every day as I do the dishes. It reads “Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life”. I love having that constant reminder that no matter how busy you may be, there is always time to stop and make memories. 0001
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WHAT’S HAppEnInG June 26 - September 1 Cherry Brook Zoo Summer Day Camp, Little Critters ages 6 - 9; Critter Keepers ages 10 - 12; Junior Zoo Crew ages 13 - 15. Zoo info 634-1440. Saturday, July 8 Annual Strawberry Festival at Belleisle Creek Hall, Rte 870 from 3:30-6:00pm. $12/adults, $5/kids 6-12, under 6 eat free. Take outs available. Sponsored by St. Simon, St. Jude's and Kings Kirk chuches. Bayview Cemetery Clean Up Day 8:00am-12:00noon, Hatfield Point. Bring wheelbarrows, shovels and crowbars. Loam and grass seed provided. Everyone welcome, especially those with relatives interred there.
37TH ANNUAL BRITISH HOME CHILD DESCENDANTS REUNION
The reunion is being held on Saturday August 26th, at the St. John's Anglican Church Hall, 75 Main St Fredericton. Doors open 9:30am for Registration ($5) and Meet & Greet. Bring your own lunch, there is plenty of refrigerator space or you can purchase something nearby. Tea, coffee and donuts will be provided. Guest speakers; Mayor Mike O'Brien (Fredericton), Mr. Michael Staples (Fredericton), author and journalist and Dr. Patricia Roberts-Pichett (Ottawa), coordinator of the Middlemore Project
and author of her most recent book, "Great Canadian Expectations, The Middlemore Experience." Silent Auction Fundraiser – please bring something to donate to the auction. We would like to know how many are attending so if you plan to attend, please contact Connie Jeffrey: hjeffrey@ nb.sympatico.ca. If you require a search on a family member believed to be a Home Child, please contact Marion Crawford: marionbhcd@gmail.com. 4578
Sunday, July 9 Allaby Gray Reunion, Midland Community Hall commencing at 2:30pm with potluck supper. Tuesday, July 11 Victoria Children’s Choir Sea to Sea Tour. 7:00pm at Trinity Church, 115 Charlotte Street. $15/person, 7 and under free. Tickets available at 6938558 and victoriachildrenschoir.ca. Saturday, July 15 Indoor Yard Sale and Bake Sale at St. Luke's Church Hall, corner of Metcalf and Lansdowne 8:30am-12:00noon. Proceeds to St. Luke's ministries.
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ASK MARy IS STRESS HURTING MY HEALTH? I lost my spouse last year and my stress level is out of control. I can’t seem to do anything right and I’ve not had a good night’s sleep in over a year. Stress is Serious - The death of a loved one can cause acute stress, weakening your immunity and triggering flare-ups of migraines, irritable bowel syndrome and arthritis. When you are under stress the arteries in your heart may narrow raising your risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Chronic stress can damage your short term memory by reducing gray matter. Pain and spasms in your neck and back are caused by muscles under stress and tensing up. Also, stress slows the GI tract’s movement and digestive process leading to pain, gas or diarrhea. That’s the insidious thing about stress: it infiltrates our bodies even as our hearts are grieving. And it’s ever-present so if it’s left untreated it can lead to serious ills, including heart disease, depression, anxiety and diabetes. Uncontrolled tension can pop up as aches and ills that make us feel crummy. A key aid to weathering your stress while grieving is friends. Research shows that when faced with a big upset, many of us cope by leaning on the social support of friends, which reduces stress and strengthens our resilience. Studies show that a mere one hour of exercise over a 3 day period is also important to reduce the impact of stress on the cellular level. This doesn’t mean just gym workouts because a thirty minute walk will also help lower your stress.
YMCA BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENTS A beach volleyball tournament for youth ages 11–14 years of age. This free event is being held on Saturday, July 8th at the Boardwalk Beach Volleyball Courts. Players can register individually or as a team. An adult co-ed tournament is scheduled for Sunday, July 9. Registration fee - $150/ team; proceeds support the SJ Regional Y. To register or info call 634-7000 or email EYSaintJohnEvents@ca.ey.com. 4590 4 The Tides
A balanced diet and adequate sleep are also essential. I found myself doing takeout when Donnie died, which not only caused a twenty pound weight gain but interrupted my sleep as it was just too much greasy food. Sleep was something I would lay awake wishing for but my mind just wouldn’t settle down. I’ve written guides on relationships, stress and sleep that are great resources. They are available on my website as well as blog postings that are helpful. The journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine point to three 25-minute sessions of meditation or Tai chi each week to alleviate stress. It calms nerves with deep breathing and improves your mind/body connection. Trust your inner voice that tells you what you are feeling. Many of us suppress our grief for fear of letting it go and not being able to control it or that it will make others uncomfortable. Instead let grief have it’s time because suffering in silence is no good for anyone, least of all you. Email your questions: mary@ thesisterhoodofwidows.com 0016
Mary Francis Early Intervention Field Traumatologist(EIFT) And Recovery Specialist
COMHALTAS Come join in the fun listening, playing and enjoying Irish Music and culture in a traditional setting! Comhaltas offers Traditional Irish music sessions on Tuesdays at O'Leary's Pub (46 Princess Street, Saint John). The session begins at 7:00pm; this is a great opportunity to sit with experienced musicians and learn tunes at a slower pace. We transition to an 'up to speed' session at 7:30. At 8:30 the circle welcomes individual tunes, songs, stories, poetry,
jokes, step dance and much more! All are welcome, regardless of experience. Feel free to bring your traditional instrument or your voice and join in - or simply sit with the other bar patrons and enjoy the traditional setting. Spread the word! Bring your friends! Listen to: fiddles, bodhrans (Irish drums), harps, tin whistles, accordions, guitars, mandolins and other traditional instruments and songs for free! G092
dOllARS & SEnSE SURVIVING SUMMER SPENDING Summer is here, well at least on the calendar. The weather hasn’t exactly cooperated with us, but I hope by the time you read this article, you have kept your heat off for a while. Summer tends to be the time that we are more active, more social and more likely to vacation. For some it will be heading to the boat for a sail, trips to the cottage or trailer for the weekend, while for others it’s the special summer trips or family gettogethers. No matter the choice, it will all cost money. There is always that push and pull between what we want to do, and what we can afford to do. Here is the question for you, do you budget for fun? Budgeting for fun, just seems to go against the whole concept of budgeting, but it really doesn’t. Most of us just try
to make do. We rationalize that for the vacation, or even increased travel costs, it all balances out because we no longer have the winter heating costs and we are spending less at work… but is this true? How do you know you are saving money? It’s the things that we don’t think about that can add up quickly. You have to ask, are you actually saving on your expenses during the summer? If you have equalized billing plans (which can be a great thing for budgeting) your electricity and heating costs could still be the same. Your savings on groceries could be eaten up by buying the extra for that camping trip or for the cottage. The gas you are saving from not having to go to work is now being used for day trips and excursions. There are expenses that we do not have year round, for instance
the other day I was out getting supplies for a birthday party and the propane area was ten deep, when I walked in and when I walked out. My advice is to make sure that you stay aware of your summer spending so that you are not surprised by a big credit card bill. Manage your spending as you do all year round, with the changes that the summer brings you may want to have a summer budget. 0005
Tamara Kelly
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pRAISE & WORSHIp Everyone Welcome 2017 Full Gospel Campmeeting at Maranatha Christian Assembly
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July 5 - 8 at 10am Various ministers speaking July 4 - 7 at 7pm with Evangelist Timothy Groves Etna, Maine, USA
To get on the Church Chart Call 832-5613 today!
Tim has been preaching the gospel for almost three decades. He has served as a pastor for nearly 15 years. Tim, his wife and four children minister in song, sign language and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom.
July 5, 6, 7 Youth (ages 12-18) meeting 10am under the “Big Tent” Events and activities at 2pm Don and Joy Carpenter, Host Pastors Information (506) 485-5680
July 4th - July 17th, 2017
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dIRECTOR’S nOTES WHAT WILL YOU DO? So much has happened since we last met. Lee Bolton, our former Executive Director, has moved back to Ontario to continue to pursue her work in theatre and we are proud to have Saint John native, Angela Campbell leading the Imperial charge as our new Executive Director. We’ve announced our new Season (24), we’ve almost finished up the renos on our façade and we’re busily preparing the theatre and ourselves for the fall. Today, the sun is shining here on King Square in SJ and while we love a summer break as much as the next guy it gets pretty quiet here in our offseason. We miss the regular sound of audiences in the lobby and the anticipation before a show. We miss welcoming artists from all over the world to our stage and waiting to see what you think. Will you laugh? Will you cry? Will you sing along? Will you bring a date
to the theatre, your best friend, your Mom or your six year-old for their very first show? Will you be pleased that you came? Will you come again? Because we miss you (and because we love movies & Kevin Smith) we are offering some shows at Imperial over the summer and we’d love to see you. Our Retro Film Summer Series features: Clerks, Chasing Amy, Dazed and Confused, Mutiny on the Bounty (w Marlon Brando) and Stand By Me. And, as only a bunch of former 90’s nerds can be, we are soooo excited about welcoming Kevin Smith, live on our stage with his old pal Jay Mewes in Jay and Silent Bob Get Old - Saturday, August 26. Kevin is a 90’s film icon (Clerks, Mallrats, Dogma), rabid fan of Degrassi and current podcast king (Fatman on Batman) and if you haven’t gotten tickets, get them fast. Call our Box Office (506) 674-4100 or go online to imperialtheatre.nb.ca. So to answer our questions from
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above: Will you laugh? No question… check. Will you cry? Stand By Me should handle that… check. Will you sing along? The soundtrack to Dazed and Confused should take care of that… check. Who will you bring to the theatre? That is entirely up to you. Will you be pleased that you came? We’ll do everything we can to ensure you are, but if you have any problem just ask a staff member and we’ll do our best to help. Will you come again? We sincerely hope so. Gotta go for now but keep in touch and we will see soon! 0030
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TAlES FROM THE CAMERA BAG CREATIVE PESSIMISM Are you one of those people who can admire an athletic performance and not see the years of sacrifice and training? Or, look into into an image and wonder what made that photographer “click”. How much research and planning and failed attempts did the photographer go through before they presented the image you see now. Creatives are constantly talking to themselves and saying “this is still not good enough”, call it self doubt or perhaps “creative pessimism”. It is often difficult for a creative to look at their own work and like it much, as they can see all the flaws in it. Compliments are difficult to accept for the same reason. We could stay in this negative space of self doubt and realize that this is a place you need to be, as we are on the road of creativity. Inspiration (breathing in) comes from this negative space. This occurs often when I am woodworking as well, the design is too light, too heavy, not balanced, the design will fail…. This
very much the creative process, the creative pessimism is what generates a solution, “Plan B”. You will not likely be 100% satisfied, again, you see the flaws. At my camera club we have monthly photo critiques, where we present our images and a panel of good photographers will offer suggestion on how to turn you good image into a great image. Creative pessimism, or contentment, either word or phrase could be an inspiration killer. I will argue it is a matter of perspective. Like the club’s photo critiques, I keep an eye on my work and see where I can do better. Examine things like lighting, composition and feeling. Contentment, can be seen as ambivalent and that would be sad; rather there are times that I am content but still know I can do better. Is contentment killing your motivation? We need to feel the sting of self-doubt to engage our creative spirits, to try something completely
new and experiment with our tools and our imagination. It is within this self doubt and self criticism that our creative self lives. Our muse is pushing the bubble inside you, nudging you trying to get your attention, saying “that there is more here”; listen to me, don’t give up yet as you are just starting to see the inspiration. Wear a life preserver, once we dig deep and do some self examination that well of creativity will gush forth. Shoot-Print-Share. Edited for space. See full article at: ossekeag.ca. 0032
Karl Maskos Local Photography Enthusiast Photo by: Sheila Chapman
lIBRARy nEWS WEST BRANCH LIBRARY Lancaster Mall, 621 Fairville Blvd, 6437260 Hours: - Tuesday, Friday & Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm, Wednesday & Thursday 10:00am-8:30pm; Sunday, Monday & holidays - closed. Sparklers - aka Moon & Star Play Time/ Time for Tots - for ages 18 - 36 months. Wednesdays at 6:00pm or Thursdays at 10:30am. Firecrackers - kindergarten - Grade 3. Wednesdays 2:30pm or Thursdays 6:30pm,. Spinners - Grades 4 and up. Thursdays 2:30pm. Bottle Rockets - aka Story Time - Fridays 10:30am, ages 3-5. Summer Fun in the Park. Children’s Forest, Irving Nature Park. Tuesdays at 2:30pm. Cancelled if rain. Blockbuster Movie Saturday - 11:30am. Pocahontas, Moana, Smurfs: The lost village and Sing. What do stuffies do at Night? Bring your
stuffed animal for a sleepover with Gunter the Bear. Pick it up the next day and see what happens at the library overnight. STEAM - Science Technology Engineering Art Math, Saturdays 2:30pm. Learn to Play Bridge: 6:30pm on Wednesdays and Fridays 2:30pm. Speak Out YOUth! Focus Group - Tuesdays 3:30-5:00pm. St. Pat’s Club at the Carleton - Wednesdays at 10:30pm. Monthly Book Raffle: Tickets ($2/one, $5/3) on sale each month for a new group of books.
EAST BRANCH LIBRARY 55 McDonald Street (transit building), 6437250, eastbranch.publiclibrary@gnb.ca Library Hours: Tuesday & Wednesday 10:00am-8:30pm; Thursday, Friday, & Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm; Sunday & Monday - closed. Tuesdays: Busy Beavers, 10:30-11:30am; Chickadee crafts, 1:00-2:00pm; Can do kids, 3:00-4:00pm; Computer Help, 6:00pm; Minecraft 6:30pm, pre-register.
Wednesdays: Team S.T.E.A.M. 10:3011:30am (starting July 12). Young volunteers, 1:00-2:00pm; Leaping Loonies, 7:00-8:00pm; computer help, 6:00pm; all day drop in craft. Thursdays; Storytime 10:30-11:00am; tech Thursdays 1:30-2:30pm; Chickadee Crafts 3:00-4:00pm. Fridays: Leaping Loonies 11:00am12:00pm; Friday Family Flicks 2:30pm; All day drop in Crafts. Saturdays: Toddler Time, 10:30-11:00am; Can do kids, 1:00-2:00pm; Busy Beavers, 3:00-4:00pm. Thursday, July 6: Hot wheels fun, 2:303:30pm. Tuesday, July 11: Classic Film, 6:00pm. Friday, July 14 - Children’s Author visit, Joann Hamilton-Barry, 1:00pm. Tuesday, July 18 - Paint for fun with Mattyas (pre-registration required), 6:00pm Wednesday, July 19 - Sunset Cinema, 6:00pm. Saturday, July 22 - Build by bricks and more, all day drop in. 0019 July 4th - July 17th, 2017 7
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