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There is something so incredibly special about the bond between father and daughter. From the moment Kevin and I started talking about having a family, I have wanted a little girl for him to snuggle and cuddle and love. As long as the baby is healthy, I will be content, of course, but I will admit that there is a certain part of me that wants to see that bond between father and daughter grow. Looking back, I don't really know when I became a daddy's girl. One of my earliest memories is of getting upset that mommy wasn't home to doctor my skinned knee. I was concerned that Dad wouldn't know how to “fix it� properly. Obviously, he managed just fine, as he did with all other tasks that I was convinced Mom needed to perform. As a young child, I felt that bath time and bedtime were activities to be shared with Mom - not Dad. He just didn't make bedtime snack the same way; he also didn't know all the right songs to sing. As I got older, Mom continued to be one of my best friends. She was my confidant and teacher and in many ways, Dad was relegated to second string. Maybe it was because he worked long hours outside the home whereas Mom worked from the home until all of us kids were older. Maybe it was because even when he was at home, Dad was busy with activities that didn't interest me, such as repairing the car or puttering around in his workshop downstairs. That's not to say I didn't love Dad and I was always happy when he was home to play with me, I was simply a mama's girl for many of my formative years and it wasn't until I was older that I realized just what an amazing man my father was.
The change happened so gradually, I can't pinpoint the moment when Dad became more friend than father figure. Whether helping me with homework, or encouraging me to reach my potential, my relationship with Dad became one of shared music, road trips, quiet moments spent watching TV, and conversations about life and love. We definitely bonded over our love of Christmas and one of my fondest memories is a shopping trip when I was in my early twenties. We spent the entire day together, wandering through the various stores, looking at Christmas ornaments and just enjoying the others' company. I don't remember much conversation, the day was about the time spent together rather than anything else. Now, I am looking forward to teaching my child some of the lessons I learned at Dad's knee, whether they be as simple as making sure to overlap the lego blocks to minimize the number of cracks in a wall, or as serious as respecting yourself above all others, regardless of what your peers believe of your ideals. And I am certainly hoping to see those moments between Kevin and baby Crealock. I know he will be as amazing a father as Dad was. 0001
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1. Area of Crown land on the southern banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa 4. National park that lies on the west coast of Newfoundland 5. Communications and observation tower in downtown Toronto 8. Where the French explorer Samuel de Champlain founded Saint Louis Fort in 1608 9. Bay located in Eastern Canada between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
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SUMMERVILLE ART FESTIVAL The community of Summerville on the Kingston Peninsula across the Kennebecasis River from Saint John is one of New Brunswick’s best kept secrets. Beautiful, unspoiled and rich with tidal estuary wild-life, Summerville also has an artistic heritage few communities of its size can claim. A surprisingly large number of prominent artists have lived and worked there and many still call it home. The people of Summerville will celebrate this heritage and the 150th birthday of Canada (and their local church) in their homes, their back yards and beaches in pop-up galleries on a mile-long stretch of Route 845. We welcome you to join our celebration. Join us for a festival of art, nature and community August 26, 12:007:00pm. Proceeds to support Summerville United Church. If you live near the Summerville United Church and would be interested in hosting artists to exhibit their work in your home, please email: cindy@ summervilleartfestival.com. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer and helping with the first annual Summerville Art Festival, please email volunteers@summervilleartfestival.com 4563
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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. 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
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. Children’s Programs: Moon & Star Play Time - Wednesdays at 6:00pm for ages 10 - 36 months Mommy & Daddy too. Time for Tots - Thursdays at 10:30am for ages 18-36 months. Story Time - Fridays at 10:30am, stories, songs, fingerplays and a craft for ages 3-5. 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. Literacy Tutoring - Elementary & Middle School aged children call for free oneon-one tutoring session. Family Drop-in Table - all day, every day with weekly theme. LEGO® - Imagine, build, create - all day, everyday. Pokémon Go® Pokéstop - come to the library and replenish your supplies. Spin for Pokéballs, potions and capture some rare Pokémon. Summer Reading Club Registration week starting on June 24. Adult Programs: Learn to Play Bridge: 6:30pm on Wednesdays. Speak Out YOUth! Focus Group Thursdays at 4:00pm Coffee’s On! Library Social - Tuesday, June 27 at 2:00pm Friday Flick - June 30 at 2:00pm. Split Monthly Book Raffle: Tickets ($2/one, $5/3) on sale each month for a new group of books. Blankets for Canada Society - Crocheters and knitters are welcome to make 8 x 8 squares to create blankets for people without shelter in SJ. Donations of yarn gratefully appreciated. Adult Literacy Tutoring: call for free oneon-one tutoring session. Knit 2 Together (k2tog): 2:00pm, Tuesdays drop-in, with knitted squares, tea and treats. Computer Lab: Check your e-mail,
do research, use the internet. Book a tutorial and learn basic computer skills. Free Wi-Fi. Community Room Rental: West Branch Library has a spacious room offering tables, chairs and limited kitchen facilities.
EAST BRANCH LIBRARY 55 McDonald Street (transit building), 643-7250, eastbranch.publiclibrary@gnb. ca Library Hours: Tuesday & Wednesday 10:00am-8:30pm; Thursday, Friday, & Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm; Sunday & Monday - closed. Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 6:00pm, Computer Help. Thursdays 10:30-11:00am, Storytime with stories, crafts and theme based songs for pre-schoolers Thursdays 2:004:00pm, Scrabble Club. Saturdays 10:30-11:00am, Toddler Time. Tuesday, June 20: 6:00pm, Paint for fun with Mattyas (pre-registration required).
Wednesday, June 21: National Aboriginal Day all day event and Sunset Cinema 6:00pm Thursday, June 22: 2:30-3:30pm Hot wheels fun Friday, June 23: 2:30-3:30pm Book club for adults and Last day of School Saturday, June 24: Aboriginal Language Lecture with Linguist, Dr. Mattyas Huggard 2:30-3:30pm Tuesday, June 27: Summer reading book club registrations begins. Wednesday, June 28: 10:30-11:30amSeniors & Newcomers’ Cafe; 1:00-2:00pm Young Volunteer Launch; 2:30-3:30pm Puppet performance and 7:00-8:00pm Leaping Loonies Thursday, June 29: 1:30-2:30pm Tech Thursdays and 3:00-4:00pmChickadee Crafts Friday, June 30: 11:00am-12:00pm Leaping Loonies; 2:30pm Afternoon Children's Craft and Friday Family Flick. 0019
Deadline to submit names: June 30, 2017 Memorial Monument for Victims of Impaired Driving. MADD Canada honours New Brunswick victims of impaired driving with its Memorial Monument. If your family has suffered the loss of a loved one as a result of impaired driving, and you would like to have his or her name memorialized on the monument, contact: Gloria Appleby, MADD Canada Atlantic Region Victim Services Manager at 1-866-381-8310 or gappleby@madd.ca
a Commemorative Ceremony to honour victims on the Memorial Monument will be held on september 10, 2017 at fairhaven Memorial gardens, 1167 salisbury rd., Moncton, new brunswick June 20th - July 3rd, 2017
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HVHS RELAY FOR LIFE Students at Harbour View High School held their Relay For Life on May 12, raising $17,755 for the Canadian Cancer Society. Funds raised from Relay will be invested in life-saving cancer research, as well as support programs for cancer patients and their families in New Brunswick. 4572 Cover Photo: Grade 12 Leadership Class
WAR AMPS KEY TAG SERVICE Most of us don’t realize how valuable our keys are until we lose them. With remote starters and built-in unlock systems, keys are not as simple or cheap as they used to be, with many owners paying hundreds of dollars in replacement fees. But for more than 70 years, The War Amps Key Tag Service has been helping Canadians avoid these costs. Each key tag has a confidential number so if you lose your keys, the finder can call the toll-free number
on the back of the tag or place them in any mailbox, and The War Amps will return them to you by courier at no cost. Although it’s a free service, donations provide child amputees, and amputees across the country, with vital programs and financial assistance for the cost of artificial limbs. If you did not receive a War Amps key tag, you can order them at waramps. ca or call toll free 1-800-250-4583. 4583
Mayor Don Darling and resident Dini Clark enjoying the festivities.
KENNEBEC MANOR FAMILY FUN DAY On Saturday June 10, Kennebec Manor held it’s annual Family Fun Day & Community Fair. This year, we were fundraising to continue to improve the backyard, so it is more feasible for our elders to have a place to enjoy the summer months. The theme this year was to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Sapphire Jubilee. We had a fantastic day with our residents and families. Fun was had by all with children, great music by Country Norm, bouncy castle, reptiles from Cherry Brook Zoo, a magic show, face painting, games and lots of great food. Thank you to all of our residents, staff, families, and volunteers for this very successful event. Special thanks to our sponsors: Art McKay Plumbing, CalTech Services, Assumption Life and Brunswick FYR. 4558 June 20th - July 3rd, 2017
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Canada Day! WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE CANADIAN?
Unless you’ve thrown out your television, radio and cell phone, you have probably heard by now that Canada is turning 150 years old. I know, what a geezer right? Just think, if a person made it to that age everyone around them would be looking at their watch and asking themselves when that person will conk out. But when you stop to think about it, Canada is actually quite young, especially when compared to certain European countries that have been around since the stone age. Because of this, it is really no surprise that citizens are posting on social media: “Being a Canadian is confusing because you sound like an American, write like a Brit and throw in just enough French words to freak everyone out.”(Meanwhile in Canada, Facebook). Its clear to see where these posts are
coming from. After all, Canada is the second largest country in the world with a long history as a centre for immigration. Add these together, and we end up with a country festooned with widespread diversity. All this makes for a hard time identifying under a single flag. This leaves many to wonder what is glue that holds us together? Is it our mutual love for Maple Syrup? Or that no mater who you ask, BeaverTails are the ultimate delicacy. In all honesty, this is a hard one to figure out. It is only after many hours of thought that one comes to realize the truth about how our country came to be a nation. In the beginning, Canada started out as a teenager entering high school. We were the follower, letting our European best friends, Great Britain and France, call the shots. We never thought for ourselves, allowing this pattern to
continue until the First World War. By this time Canada would be at the same developmental stage as a freshman at University, we had our feet under us, but still struggled to know with absolute certainty who we are. The countless new and unknowns had even the most mature countries trying to grasp it all, but Canada pulled through, and we soon got the chance needed to show what Canadians are made of: Vimy Ridge. This was to Canada what a challenging exam is to a student: challenging and agonizing, many people before them had failed making victory seem impossible. But we are built tough; Canadians rolled up our sleeves and brought our young and intelligent minds forward to take on the task. We studied hard, put the work in and developed a way to achieve the impossible. The battle for
Vimy Ridge gave Canada a sense of self. We were no longer the follower, but a leader that the world could look to for guidance and aid, capable of achieving where others could not. Canada became the figurehead of critical think and innovation. We were the young adults that had bested the top minds in the workplace. Where some countries would take to cockiness, bragging that they were unstoppable. Canada could very well have turned down this road, but didn’t. We didn’t let the victory go to our heads, decided to proceed by building a name for ourselves and earned the respect of every other nation on the planet. Quite unlike those that came before us, we opted not to do so through violence and brute force, but through kindness and compassion. Canada chose the route of caring, one that many had forgotten, and grew to be the helping hand of the planet. We took the hard road, one formally traveled only by a handful of individuals, now to be taken by a
nation. It would have been all to easy to show up with guns blazing and a body count, a glimpse back into history proves that this never works. We took one look at the world and told ourselves; “With all of the conflict and violence in this world, what would be wrong with uniting humanity as one?” It is this concept of unity that drives all Canadians to make a difference, not just on the local scale, but all the way up to promoting real international change. Our country’s part in World War I, World War II, frequent Peacekeeping operations, most recently, accepting Syrian refugees, is Canada’s way of standing up for what it believes in: The Freedom to choose, Equality for all and promoting Fairness in society. These ideals can be found in every Canadian, imbedded deep in our hearts and minds, regardless of where we are in the world. Although each of us proud Canadians may speak different languages, look very different, and don’t agree on which BeaverTail topping is best, a person
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only has to walk down the street to realize what it means to be one of us. One can see it in the waving neighbours who bid you good day, the co-worker who give you a laugh in the lunchroom and the stranger that holds the door at Tim Hortons after you’ve purchase your morning coffee. To be a Canadian means that you are the helping hand that everyone needs, the person who isn’t afraid to stand up for what you believe and the one who will do the tasks that others deem impossible. To be a Canadian is to be the shoulder to cry on and the friend that greets you with open arms. To be a Canadian is to be a leader, and who wants to be anything less?
Tyler Magee Grade 11 student at KV High School
LEGIONS JERVIS BAY RCL #53 1016 Bayside Drive 633-0092; jervisbay@rogers.com Hours of operation - Monday-Friday 2:00-11:00pm; Saturday 12:00noon11:00pm; Sunday 12:00noon6:00pm. Sundays - 1:00pm, Bingo, canteen open selling hotdogs, chips and chocolate bars. Fridays - Chase the Ace draw, purchase tickets at the bar all week up to Friday evening at 7:45. Ticket draw is at 8:00pm. Attendance for the draw is not mandatory. Hall rental and catering available, contact the Legion at 633-0092 for more information.
LANCASTER RCL #69 Wilson Street, Saint John, Phone 6358095 Tuesday, June 20, 27 - 7:30pm, Doubles Crib in Upper Hall. Friday, June 23, 30 - 7:00pm, Open “Mic” Night with Don LeBlanc & Friends in Pub 69. Saturday, June 24 - 2:00-5:00pm, dance with Donny & Delbert in Pub 69. Saturday, June 24 & July 1 - 7:00pm, dance with Second Time Around in Upper Hall. Sunday, June 24 - 7:00pm, dance with WCR in the Upper Hall. Sunday, July 2 - 7:00pm, dance with Steve & Carol in Upper Hall. 0015
(left to right): Jacob Asbridge, Youth Member KV Oasis Youth Centre, Yennah Hurley, Executive Director, KV Oasis Youth Centre and Debbie Rathwell
100 WOMEN DONATE TO CHARITY A local women's philanthropic group continues to impact its community with its 17th donation, this one in the amount of $21,200 to the KV Oasis Youth Centre. Since its inception in June 2013, 100 Women Who Care of Greater Saint John has now donated $410,759 to 17 local charities. Four years, four hours per year. $100,000 per year - remarkable! Members meet for an hour to hear three 5-minute presentations by local charities that have been nominated by our members and randomly selected ahead of time. Members jointly select one of the three presenting local charities or not-for-profit organizations, by way of a vote to receive the bulk donation at the
end of the presentations. Each member then writes a $100 cheque to the winning organization and watches how the group’s commitment turns into a sizeable donation. The process is repeated four times a year. Each time, members get to witness how their combined donations can improve local lives when placed in the hands of deserving grass-roots agencies working to serve the local community. The Greater Saint John chapter meets again on Tuesday, September 4. For more information about 100 Women Who Care of Greater Saint John visit: 100womenGSJ.com or Debbie Rathwell 849-4068 or 650-2210 (cell). 4579
NEW BUS FOR THE ROCMAURA FOUNDATION Rocmaura Foundation unveiled its new bus graphics featuring some of its residents today. The Foundation raised $97,000 for the new 18 passenger wheelchair accessible bus with the help of many volunteers and community partners. Foundation Director Sally Cummings says “we didn’t want to use just any old clip art off the internet. We wanted to show our actual residents, staff and volunteers. It was a huge hit. Staff and residents enjoyed having a photo shoot with Martin Flewelling and are getting a kick out of seeing themselves all around town on the new bus. The bus graphics are a reflection of Rocmaura
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community of caring people, featuring our intergenerational, multicultural, and interdenominational sides. Thank you to our sponsors the Saint John Mechanical Contractors Association, the Rotary Club of Saint John, and Lawton’s Drugs. 4580
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2017 WALKS N’ TALKS 40 Anniversary Tuesday 7:15pm walks These 1.5 hour and 2-3 km walks start from a variety of locations and with a number of themes. Even if you have done an area before, the presentation will likely vary from your past experience. Walkers do so at their own risk as conditions vary from area to area. Wear comfortable shoes, dress for wet or cool night conditions. If it is raining one hour before a walk, it will likely be cancelled and held the next night. Call 672-8601 after 6:00pm for a recorded directions. Further pre-walk info: gosswalk@nbnet.nb.ca June 20: 140th Anniversary of the Great Saint John Fire: Meet at the Red TH
Rose Parking lot, Union Street, not far from where the fire began, and explore fire facts and folklore, truth and fiction, information and misinformation. Enjoy glimpses of sketches done for books written just weeks after the fire. Also hear reflections from those interviewed immediately after the fire, and on the anniversary of the fire at 10, 20 and 50 years. June 27: Remembering Saint John’s Only Premier, J.B.M. Baxter: Meet at Martello Tower, and walk Baxter’s neighbourhood, to learn how this West Side lad make an early entry into civic politics which led eventually to his serving as Premier of NB. Saturday, July 1: Canada Day
Sesquicentennial celebration walks will be held at Fernhill at 11:00am-12:00pm: at Quispamsis Arts and Cultural Park at 12:30-2:30pm and the Ghostly Gallivant departing from the Market Square Lighthouse at 8:00pm. July 4: American’s Buried in Fernhill; Meet at the Fernhill office, 200 Westmorland Road. Harold Wright will lead us to several “Yankees” buried in Saint John soil and share their stories on the glorious American holiday of July 4. July 11: The Harbour Fisheries Explained: Meet at Tilley Park, corner Market Place and King Street, West. Here we will be led by Chris Osborne along the last bastion of harbour fishing in Saint John, Riverview Drive. 4538
SEA BELLES WINS SECOND PLACE The Sea Belles A Cappella Chorus of the Saint John chapter of Harmony Incorporated, an international organization of female A cappella singers specializing in the barbershop harmony style, recently earned regional recognition as second place Atlantic chorus and
qualified for a spot at Harmony, Inc.’s international competition, which will be held later this year in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Sea Belles, based in Saint John, placed second out of more than six choruses in Harmony, Inc.’s Area 1, which includes New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,
Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. This competition took place in Sackville NB, June 1-4, and participants earning a score of a certain threshold qualified to participate in the international competition of Harmony, Inc. choruses in November. 4573
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IN THE GARDEN BEETLES, BEETLES, BEETLES. Some Roses are red, some beetles as well, squirt them with soap and send them to H... We are well into the time when Lily Beetles do their dastardly work and though squishing is an option, both tedious and only marginally successful, there is an easy alternative, 1 or 2 tablespoons of dish soap in 1 litre of water is the easy way to deal with them; thoroughly drench both the beetles and the soil surrounding the plants and all will be well. By now the dwarf yellow and purple Iris will have finished their welcome blooming and, with the recent glorious rain the ground is in perfect condition for a bit of dividing and transplanting to take place; Iris are not heavy feeders but it’s good policy to sprinkle a little bone meal in with some good soil before planting into a well weeded, preferably new location. By switching location when transplanting, one can leave behind the dreaded Iris borers and by careful inspection avoid
taking any along with the transplants. So much for pests and on to the beauty that awaits us in the Rose garden; by now all the stems are well leafed out so it is safe to carefully cut out any stems that look diseased. Often there appear some darker portions of stem that appear to be alive, however these odd looking patches usually harbour some weakness that might well infect the rest of the shrub; it is better to lose a few potential blooms than to risk major problems later, so, cut ‘em out. By the time I write my next column the Tall German Iris will be blooming and it is vital to be on the mark with deadheading; these beauties will last twice along if they are attended to daily, they are easily damaged by a good rain since the spent blossoms soak up moisture and will quickly rot the emerging blooms. Pretty well every kind of vegetable should be in the ground by now. (I shall have sharp words for the weather chaps if they encourage any more of the cold nights), it
is prudent though to have some covering cloths available to protect the less hardy types like tomatoes, peppers and Egg Plants if low temperatures appear. Cold nights can seriously retard growth and therefore delay harvest date. Just remember that all weeds and vegetation taken from the garden are capable of producing excellent compost for the future; a bin filled this year with this good stuff along with kitchen waste, will produce perfect potting soil if left for three years....make that two years if you can add a bit of manure, way to go! Blessings. 0039
Betty Kennett, Resident Green Thumb
LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER We believe that if a woman with cancer can be helped to look good, chances are she’ll feel better, her spirits will be lifted and she’ll be empowered to face her illness with greater confidence. We like to call it a ‘makeover for the spirit’. Look Good, Feel Better workshops are held on the third Monday of each month from 1:30-3:30pm. This program is geared towards patients experiencing skin and hair changes due to radiation and/or chemotherapy. The workshop is free of charge and is held in the Oncology Conference Room at the Saint John Regional Hospital.
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WHAT’S HAPPENING Sunday, June 25 Cherry Brook Zoo Volunteer Recruitment 2:00-3:30pm. Drop by the Zoo to find out what Zoo volunteers do. Office 634-1440.
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. Wednesday, June 28 50+ Women of Greater Saint John meeting at St James the Less Church, Rothesay Road. Registration at 1:00pm with meeting starting at 1:30pm. For info call Donna 634-1230 or Carol 2162001. Friday, June 30 MADD Memorial Monument - name submission deadline. If your family has suffered loss of a loved one as a result of impaired driving and would like to have
his or her name memorialized on the monument, contact Gloria Appleby at 1-866-381-8310 or: gappleby@madd.ca.
Sunday, July 9 Allaby Gray Reunion, Midland Community Hall commencing at 2:30pm with potluck supper.
MARKETPLACE WELLNESS CENTRE Carleton Community Centre, 120 Market Place; 674-4335 Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30am-3:30pm. Specimen Collection Tuesdays & Wednesdays 8:00am-3:00pm, appointments only 648-6681. Food Bank - Summer hours: Tuesdays starting July 4. Fall Hours begin September 5, Tuesdays & Fridays. Gentle Yoga - Will begin again in the fall. Line Dancing - Will begin again in the fall. Art Class - 10:00am, Tuesdays (goodwill
offering). Contact: kimmy.cookson@ gmail.com. Senior Led Fitness Program/Falls Prevention - for ages 50 & up, “Zoomers”, free. Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:00am and Fridays 11:00am, all participants must have an initial assessment. Call the Centre. Pickle Ball - Tuesdays, 11:00am Call Mike 672-9566. Fundy Fog Chasers - meet Thursdays (6:30pm) and Saturdays (9:00am), runners and walkers welcome, no charge to participate. Check Facebook. Gentle Dance (low key) - 10:00am, Fridays (donation). Art Class - (goodwill offering), contact: kimmy.cookson@gmail.com. Food Purchase Club - clients pay for their bag of fresh produce, once a month. Call the Centre for information. Smoking Cessation Program - call the Centre for an appointment. Community Garden Plots - Registration in 2018. Social worker/Dietitian/Counselling (by appointment), call the Centre. Social Development case worker on site Tuesdays 1:00-3:00pm or by appointment. Two Nurse Practitioners, by appointment only. 3250
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AROUND & ABOUT A SUMMER WEEK RELIVED If I could have one week of summer to relive again. It would be the “boys” week at the McKellar cottage at Crystal beach,that I experienced for three summers when I was around 10 years of age. This was when my Aunt Emma conceived the idea that her son Neil should be joined by all his cousins for a week at their cottage. My brothers Doug and George were invited, as were all my cousins, though not all were able to accept the invitation. I recall Charlie, Ian, Robber, Murray, Douglas as being there with us, and perhaps others. Aunt Emma got her sisters or sistersin-law to join her to keep us in control. It was no easy task, as we were a lively crew and there was a lot of teasing and trickery that went on. Each day there would be swimming, both on the beach in front of the cottage, and at the wharf at Day’s Landing, or what most people call Crystal Beach. The big challenge there was to be the first brave
enough to jump off the pier. As the oldest, I was expected to lead the way, and as I recall it, I did not disappoint. I also recall that I caught the most perch off Gorman’s raft, and was the only one brave enough to sleep in a tent on the beach all night, but not with any of my chicken cousins, but with a neighbour cottager, David Price. The others were likely afraid because they had been terrorized by Zorro during the daylight hours. He had come out of the poplar woods that separated the McKellar cottage from the Holt cottage, and with swords and spears, had chased all the cousins into the safety of their aunties arms. Of course, that was me, masked and fierce looking doing the Zorro business, emulating the very popular Disney TV show of the era. At night, I’d hide behind the Davy Crockett log cabin we’d built out of downed poplar tree trunks and I’d growl like a bear. My cousin Charlie was the scaredest of
all the kids and we still talk about this to this day when we happen to meet. Despite this, he too has fond memories of those summer weeks with our moms and aunties. My mom never came, and it wasn’t until I was a parent myself that I realized that for her, the week we were away and not underfoot must have been just a good a vacation right at home as we were enjoying ours on the banks of the St John River. Ah, to do it one more time! 0004
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