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Frankford Youth Centre had lots of riders on its float including Taylynn Painter and Gregory Watts as clowns, Kate Dickson and Gabrielle Watts. Photo: Kate Everson

By Kate Everson

News - Frankford - The Frankford Santa Claus parade on November 30 was a delight of colourful floats and bundled up children, dogs and horses.

It was a bright, sunny, cold (but not too cold) day for the 24th annual event organized by co-chairs Lynda Reid and Kathy Rupert and their committee.

The music was all there, with the band from Cobourg and the local 413 Wing Pipes and Drums, along with John Finlan of the River Rats Please see “Frankford” on page 8

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Council approves one-year extension for OPP contract

News - Quinte West - Council has approved a one-year extension on its Ontario Provincial Police contract which would run from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015.

“At that time the OPP should have the costing review completed and will be in a position to renew contracts at that time,”

explained David Clazie, Director of Corporate and Financial Services.

On October 4 the city received a letter from Rick Philbin, superintendent of the municipal policing bureau for the OPP, indicating they were reviewing the billing process for municipal policing services provided by the OPP. As a result they would

not be in a position to renew the contracts until early 2015.

“The one-year extension will allow the OPP to carry on policing services in the city under the same terms as they currently do,” Clazie said.

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By Kate Everson

Events - Quinte West – Downtown Trenton was the place to be on November 28 as festivities marked a celebration of the Christmas season.

The Jingle Bell Walk brought carollers through the streets with the support of the DBIA’s businesses. It was highlighted by Christmas carols sung by the Murray Centennial School Choir in Fraser Park during the opening of the nativity display in the bandshell. The Fern Potter-Tucker from Stirling and Connie Squires from Frankford show park was already lit up with the Christsome of their art in the city hall foyer along with other members of the mas Fantasy of Lights including the menorah lit the night before in the park.

Trenton Art Club. Photo: Kate Everson

“Bring your family and enjoy seasons greetings from all the businesses in downtown Trenton.�

A lone piper, Connor Elliott, from 413 Wing Pipes and Drums, led the revellers to city hall where the choir from Murray Centennial performed on the broad steps for the families and friends below. After that, Trenton Christian School Band played in the council chambers, and hot Piper Connor Elliott from 413 Wing Pipes and Drums led the carollers to city cider or hot chocolate with treats was served up by DBIA members Jane Colhall for a music celebration. Photo: Kate Everson lett-MacDonald and Wendy Ouellette.

In the foyer, the Trenton Art Club had set up its biannual display from its local artists. “We have a show here twice a year,� said Fern Potter-Tucker from Stirling, “Christmas and spring.�

She said the club has about a dozen members and has been in existence in Trenton for over 32 years. “We used to meet at the Dufferin Centre,� she added.

Now new members are welcome to join them every Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. upstairs at Smylies Independent from September to May. The ďŹ rst Friday of the month is a meeting. “It’s fun,â€? smiles Connie Squires of Members of the Trenton Christian School band performed in the council Frankford. chambers after the nativity celebration. Photo: Kate Everson Members paint in all mediums and

OPP contract extended clerk DonnaLee Craig who is retiring after 34 years in municipal government. Fire Chief John Whelan noted that they both used to work at a pizza place in Belleville, he as a pizza driver and she as a waitress. “You’ve both come a long way,� noted Mayor Williams.

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ing on Friday, December 6, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. On Saturday, the horses and covered wagon go from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Then it’s on again on Thursday, December 12, and Friday, December 13, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and on Saturday, December 14, and Sunday, December 15 from 12 to 3 p.m. On Monday, December 16 through Tuesday, Wednesday, Thrusday to Friday, December 20 it’s on every evening from 6:30 to

8:30 p.m. On Saturday, December 21 and Sunday, December 22 it’s on from 12 to 3 p.m. for last minute shopping! The Trenton Town Hall will be open during the wagon rides serving refreshments and to come in from the cold. Santa may also be there! “All events are free,� notes Jane McDonald. “Bring your family and enjoy seasons greetings from all the businesses in downtown Trenton.�

Recognizing our Local Volunteers

The core of the community is found in those volunteers that work with countless agencies, churches and organizations, tirelessly fulfilling the needs of so many.

from Lange and Fetter Motors made $30,000 for the Fire Training Centre. The winner of the truck was announced as George Wilton of Trenton.

Norm Mallory Park Jim Harrison noted that the ofďŹ cial dedication of Norm Mallory Park in Wooler will take place this Saturday, December 7 at 11 a.m.

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one-year extension will not shield the city from the 8.55 per cent salary increase coming into effect in 2014. The existing contract allows for salary increases negotiated with the province as well as updating costing formulas.

City council also approved a two-year extension for a contract with Closed Meeting Investigator Services with John Maddox, JGM Consulting, from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2015.

The city along with Belleville, Hastings County and Prince Edward County, currently have a contract with the company as required under the Municipal Act on an as-needed basis. The current contract calls for a retainer of $1,000 a year plus an hourly rate of $100 in the event of an investigation request. The rate has remained the same since 2008.

Internet voting Council also approved the new internet voting system to take place in the October 2014 municipal election along with regular polling. Clerk Kevin Heath noted that everyone gets a voter card in the mail and can go online to register.

Polling sites will go from 18 to 11 locations and there was some concern that elderly voters would not be able to access the fewer polling stations.

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chat with other artists, beginners or experienced, to share ideas.

Throughout the year, workshops are held. Call 613-394-0022 or 613-394-2442 for information or just drop by for a session. The cost of membership is only $15 a year, since Smylie’s donates the room. “John Smylie is very generous,� Fern adds.

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The Murray Centennial School Choir sang carols on the steps of city hall after singing in Fraser Park. Photo: Kate Everson

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Public meeting for consolidated building raises red flags

By Kate Everson

News - Quinte West – Several people stood up in a special council meeting on November 27 to raise concerns about the proposed consolidated Public Works building. The $21 million project will be up for approval at the December 16 regular council meeting.

“We are here to listen to the concerns of the public,” Mayor John Williams said.

The first to the public podium was Tom Postma of Frankford who wanted to know about the extra miles the snow plows would have to make getting from the new facility in Trenton to rural areas of Sidney Ward.

“If it takes three quarters of an hour to get back to the yard, that’s extra miles and extra fuel, and non-productive man hours,” he pointed out.

He was also concerned if they close the Frankford yard that emergency response times would be slower, especially in a bad storm. He proposed they leave the Sidney and Frankford yards open.

Chris Angelo, director of Public Works and Environmental Services, ex-

plained that they monitor the weather three times a day and are able to respond immediately.

“There will be no decrease in service,” he promised. “No delay in response time.”

Angelo noted they can dispatch from the yard at Tuckers Corners for Sidney.

Mayor John Williams added the city is prepared for weather emergencies.

“We are ahead of it,” he said.

Director of finance David Clazie noted that the cost of the facility will come from the increase in construction at the air force base which is increasing substantially every year. He said 80 per cent of that funding will go to new capital projects.

Williams said they are currently getting $7 million in PILT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) from the base, which will go up to $14 million in the next five or six years. “That’s every year,” he smiled.

He noted that if the base slows down they will take some projects off the list.

“We are very fortunate,” he said.

“The base is better than a casino. We know it’s going to be there.”

Other concerns were raised about the

cost of maintaining the fleet of vehicles since they would be travelling further and take more fuel. Angelo said they already dispatch crews city-wide.

“We don’t just focus on one ward,” Angelo explained. “Our task team is set up. We don’t foresee an increase in costs. We dispatch all over.”

Vern Haggerty complained that inhouse maintenance will take away business from local companies.

Bob Coker asked if the estimated cost of construction was in 2011 numbers.

Chris Hall from VG Architects said this has been updated to current costs.

Errick Camolese commented that the North Murray Industrial Park is very restricted now and wanted to know if the city is expanding the roads. He added that the south end is all residential.

Mayor Williams said there are traffic lights going up on North Murray and Hamilton Road, right near the new McKesson facility.

Jim Harrison said the city still has to deal with a $70 million wastewater facility to be built in Trenton over the next ten years with no financial support. “It

Chris Angelo talks about the proposed new Public Works facility, with CAO Charlie Murphy on his right. Photo: Kate Everson

has to be cost recovery,” he said. “We Terry Cassidy asked staff for more can’t use PILT money for that. The tax- information on fleet costs to be reported payer pays.” back by the December 16 meeting.

Capital budget draft plan includes covered seating for amphitheatre

By Kate Everson

News - Quinte West – One of the innovative proposals for the 2014 capital budget includes covered seating for the amphitheatre in Centennial Park.

“The amphitheatre expansion would cost $250,000,” reported David Clazie, director of Corporate and Financial Services.

Council has debated on the prospect of finding a way to hold concerts in the park on rainy days and this would be a solution.

The city is also proposing to build a $400,000 Comfort Station in Centennial Park.

For special events the city would purchase a $40,000 portable stage, $40,000 worth of portable bleechers and $10,000 in electrical work on the site. About $180,000 would also be spent on the

arena parking lot. In Bain Park, $150,000 would be spent on improved lighting system.

The Trenton Golden Hawks have purchased arena boards, glass, netting and a score clock for $10,000 and are asking the city to include funds in the 2014 budget so they can be reimbursed. The Hawks had originally requested the city to purchase materials for constructing an outdoor rink in Centennial Park but there were no funds in the 2013 budget for this.

“The arena boards are premium quality and in excellent shape,” reports CAO Charlie Murphy. “The city has $150,000 in the capital investment plan in 2015 to replace the boards in pad one at the Trenton arena and in 2016 to replace the boards in the Frankford arena. If purchased

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from the Golden Hawks the premium arena boards could be used in either project, saving the city over $100,000.”

Murphy added that the score clock is valued at over $5,000 and can be used for a variety of purposes. The netting is also good quality and valued at $4,000.

“If the city does not use the materials, staff are confident it can be resold for over $20000,” he noted.

Murphy added that an outdoor rink cannot be built until a feasibility review has been completed.

The city is also considering putting solar panels on the roof of the Bayside Water Treatment Plant.

“The projected cost is $475,000 and would be debt financed from the water rates,” Clazie noted. “As well as the revenues generated from this solar installation would go back to the water enterprise and

the profits used to stabilize water rates.”

The project gives the city the opportunity to generate over $900,000 worth of revenue and $300,000 of profit over the next 20 years without any negative impact to taxpayers. The deadline for the application is December 13.

The $66 million draft capital budget includes arenas, roads, buildings, facilities, parks, protec-

tive services, water and wastewater plants. The $35 million wastewater budget will be phased in over the next ten years rather than three years.

“Council still needs to commit $17 million this year to complete some major upgrades to the plant at this time,” Clazie noted.

“However, the major expansion of the plant can be postponed until 2020.”

City CAO speaks at Chamber of Commerce breakfast

By Kate Everson

News - Quinte West – Charlie Murphy, new CAO for the city, was guest speaker at the Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting on November 28.

“Over the last 26 years I have worked for several city councils but this council is one of the best,” he said.

Murphy was involved in the transition from the four municipalities to the city of Quinte West.

“It was tumultuous and confrontational at times,” he smiled.

Murphy outlined his goals for the city including fiscal sustainability and providing cost effective services to taxpayers. He wants to continue to strengthen economic and community development and tourism initiatives. He plans to strengthen the city’s customer focus and develop a positive organizational climate.

“I truly believe this community is on the right track,” Murphy added. “I don’t believe big changes are need-

ed.”

He said the goals and objectives beyond 2014 are largely based on the strategic direction of the new council.

“It is my hope that the new council will participate in a strategic planning session early in 2015,” he said.

“There will be a big change on council. Irrespective of who is elected a strategic planning exercise is warranted and needed.”

Murphy added there has been a culture change in the city over the last seven years.

“I notice it wherever I go,” he said. “People are speaking more positively about the city than they ever have. When they do speak in the negative they speak about solutions, rather than saying that nothing will ever get done.

“This positive climate is due to all the partners working together to make this city a better place to work, live and play.”

Murphy said he is very excited and optimistic about the coming years.

Do you have an opinion you’d like to share? Write the editor tbush@metroland.com

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Ukraine and the European Union Editorial - Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych had much explaining to do at the summit meeting of the European Union in Vilnius, Lithuania last Thursday. After six years of negotiation on an EU-Ukraine trade pact and political association agreement which was finally due to be signed at Vilnius, he had to explain why he wasn’t going to sign it after all.

“The economic situation in Ukraine Gwynne Dyer is very hard, and we have big difficulties with Moscow,” says Yanukovych in a private conversation with Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel that was broadcast by Lithuanian television. “I would like you to hear me.

I was alone for three and a half years (since his election in 2010) in very unequal conditions with Russia...one to one.”

So Ukraine is putting the deal on hold indefinitely – and the EU promptly accused Yanukovych of being gutless. “If you blink in front of Russia, you always end up in trouble,” said the EU’s Commissioner for Enlargement, Stefan Fule.

“Yanukovych blinked too soon.” At least 10,000 outraged Ukrainians who had reached the same conclusion came out on the streets of Kiev in protest on the following day.

It was starting to look like a rerun of the “Orange Revolution” that had forced Yanukovych out of power after he won a fraudulent election in 2004, so early Saturday morning the riot police attacked the protesters and drove them from the square. But on Sunday the demonstrators were back on Independence Square 100,000 strong, and Yanukovych had to issue a public apology for the attack.

We’ve been here before, haven’t we? The big Russian bully threatens some ex-Soviet country that is now looking west, and the craven local ruler gives in. Pro-democracy demonstrators come out in the streets, and peace, justice and proWestern policies triumph. Except this time, it’s not like that.

The big Russian bully bit is still true. Moscow has already seen three of its former possessions in Europe – Lithuania,

Latvia and Estonia – join the European Union. It sees the future of the remaining six – Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan – as a zero-sum game between Russia and the EU, and it plays hard ball.

Russia has been turning the screws on Ukraine hard, because with 45 million people and a serious industrial base it is the most important of the ex-Soviet states. Ukraine’s trade in 2012 was almost equally split between Russia and the EU, but over the past year Russian-Ukrainian trade has fallen by a quarter.

“That’s a huge blow to our economy and we can’t ignore it,” Ukraine’s energy minister, Eduard Stavitsky, told the BBC. Stavitsky had asked repeatedly about getting compensation from the EU for the trade with Russia that Ukraine was losing as a punishment for its dalliance with “the West” – but “all we got were declarations that Ukraine would profit from a deal with the EU in the medium to long term.”

Unfortunately, politicians have to live in the short term, and Yanukovych’s problem (and Ukraine’s) is that the country is divided down the middle. His supporters are mostly Russianspeakers who live in the heavily industrialised eastern half of the country – and those are the people who will really suffer if Russia cuts off its trade with Ukraine.

Yanukovych would not have spent three and a half years negotiating a deal with the EU if he had no intention of ever going through with it. Why bother? He was trying to cut a deal that would satisfy the aspirations of pro-EU voters, especially in the nationalist, Ukrainian-speaking west of the country, without destroying the livelihood of his own supporters in the east. Either the EU didn’t understand his dilemma, or it didn’t care. It demanded that he choose between east and west, and made no offer to compensate Ukraine for its big short-term losses if it signed a deal with the EU. So Yanukovych has put the whole thing on indefinite hold, but that doesn’t mean he’ll throw in his lot with the “Eurasian Union” instead. If he can ride out the demos that are currently rocking Kiev, then in the longer term he will probably make a cautious return to talks with the EU.

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Santa’s sad tale shows people are poles apart

By John Campbell Editorial - When Santa sent an email asking me to call him right away, a lot of thoughts went racing through my mind: Was it about the wafers and prune juice I left out last Christmas? Was he looking for clarification about that “diplomatic incident” in July? Or the toxic waste spill at the family barbecue? Was it the art forgery that started out as a practical joke?

I’ve never understood this naughty or nice business. Why is it either/or?

That’s a pretty high bar Santa’s set. Why can’t it be something more realistic, nice but occasionally naughty? Within certain limits, of course.

Nick’s the saint, after all, not us.

I steeled myself to make the call, and it turns out Santa was giving me a scoop: He was relocating!

“Whaaaat?” I asked, as any good journalist would who already knew the whoooo and was about to get to the whennnn, wherrrre and whyyyy.

“You heard me, I’m relocating.”

I skipped the when and where and went straight to the why.

“Why?” “Got to. My not-for-profit business is sinking and I need to do whatever I can to stay afloat.”

Great, I thought, another high profile operation looking to save its hide by moving production overseas. To China, no doubt.

“No, no, no, you’ve got it all wrong,” Santa said, as if reading my mind, or I had wondered out loud. I went with the latter.

“Climate change. The ice cap is melting. Real estate values are plunging.

Literally. If I stay here much longer, I’ll be bobbing on the ocean clinging to the North Pole.”

“This is terrible. I can’t believe it’s got so bad.”

“Believe it! Don’t you read the news?”

“I write it, don’t read it. Other than the Rob Ford stuff. What’s up?”

I didn’t need to be there to know Santa was shaking his head, probably wondering why he had chosen me to break the news about his picking up stakes. I think it was because he remembered when I was a kid and took a picture of him putting presents under the tree – and never sent the photo to the paper.

I guess now he was paying me back after all these years for having been so considerate (and forgetting to put film in the camera).

“Okay, I’ll give you the short version, courtesy of Reuters: ‘Ice on the Arctic Ocean shrank last year to its lowest levels since satellite observations began in the 1970s, and many experts expect that by mid-century it will vanish in summers due to climate change.’ I can’t call home a place that disappears four months a year. I need a permanent address like the one I’ve had for centuries.

It really helps with mail delivery. But I can’t wait to the last minute to do something. I’ve got to move with the times, so to speak. Go with the floe.”

“Go with the flow?”

“Yeah, floe. As in ice. I’ve told the elves this is the last Christmas kids will be able to send their letters to Santa Claus, North Pole H0H 0H0. We’re heading for a new home after that, on an iceberg we’ll make with a few strategic blastings. Won’t have to worry about the logistics of relocating the workshop by ship or plane.”

“Where will you go?”

“The South Pole, naturally. Hear it’s still pretty cold down there. And there are no polar bears to worry about. Even if the ice at Antarctica melts, at least there’s land underneath. So we should be okay, for awhile. It’s the rest of the world I’m worried about.”

The interview continued for another few minutes and then we chatted some more – apparently he DOESN’T like jalapeno in his egg nog – before we said our good-byes.

He did pass on one other important piece of information for my story, what every kid will find in their stocking Christmas morning: receipt of a donation made in their name to the David Suzuki Foundation.

“Geez,” I said. “What will their parents think who don’t believe the climate is changing because of human activity?”

“Hey, what do I care, they don’t believe in me either.”

Santa had a point. As did an editorialist more than an hundred years ago who wrote you can’t argue with people “affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age ... They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds.”

I wonder what he’d say to the skeptics today.

Probably what he’d say to everyone else: “Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good life.”

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Snowmobile Club singing a great Stompin’ Tom. The Stirling Citizens Band was there and Quinte West councillors kept warm on a musical oat.

You could ďŹ nd elves everywhere including the brilliant ones on top of Santa’s oat beside the reindeer. The Quinte West ďŹ re department was out in full force with trucks from the local stations ďŹ lled with cheerful children staying warm inside. Dogs kept warm too bundled up in bright coats, including the Hot Diggity Dogs. Horses wore long red blankets for the festivities and paraded proudly alongside the oats.

It was a great day to be in a parade, and also for all the families watching Last but not least in the long Frankford parade was jolly ol’ Santa himself, it along the road. Children got to meet asking if YOU have been naughty or nice!

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They told me my services are no longer required.”

Although offered a sergeant’s position, he says, he has no intention of leaving the top job just yet.

“To my knowledge my contract states that I’m the Police Chief until 2015,” he says.

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The board hopes the Chief will choose to continue as a member of the Police service.”

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Foley says he was taken by sur-

News - Stirling - Department heads in Stirling-Rawdon are being asked to slash their budgets by 20 per cent in 2014 to offset pending funding cuts.

And while Mayor Rodney Cooney admits it will be an unpopular decision that will ultimately affect both services and municipal assets, council opted for deep cuts in all areas, from policing to library services, in order to avoid projected tax increases of 30 per cent over the next 10 years.

The matter was discussed at the most recent meeting of council with preliminary budgets anticipated early in the new year.

Cooney said the municipality has already seen provincial grants drop significantly, adding up to about $500,000 at present with an additional $800,000 disappearing over the next three years.

Many of those cuts, he said, only

recently came to light.

“It was a bombshell,” he said.

Determining exactly what municipal services are essential, he added, will be among the considerations being made by council as budget time approaches.

Cooney said council will have to look at what buildings are essential as well.

“It’s a big decision to make,” Cooney noted, adding public meetings are also part of the process with January dates already being considered. Departments with the largest budgets include transportation (roads), police and administration. Other departments facing significant cuts include fire, parks and recreation and library.

Representatives from the Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation (CMHF) appeared before council to provide an update on recent developments and request future support for the hospital. CMHF Execu-

tive Director John Russell told councillors the hospital has received significant community support over the years as well as recent accolades from the medical community including a Platinum level Quality Healthcare Workplace Award that put the nearby medical facility in a class with Toronto’s Hospital For Sick Children, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Mount Sinai, Toronto East General and the University Health Network.

In 2012, Russell said, there were more than 2,000 visits by patients residing in Stirling-Rawdon.

The Foundation is continuing its current $4-million funding campaign, having collected $1.3 million to date. Russell asked council to consider a yearly donation of $10,000.

Mayor Cooney acknowledged the importance of the nearby hospital but noted budget time is approaching “and everybody

wants a piece of the pie.”

Council agreed to consider the request and thanked the Foundation representatives for their attendance.

In other news, council has realized annual savings of more than $10,000 after putting the municipality’s insurance requirements up for tender. Three tenders opened on November 26, were within percentage points, all hovering around the $95,000 mark with council accepting the low bid from Jardine Lloyd Thompson.

Council also finalized its fourpage bylaw governing the operation of chip trucks and other refreshment vehicles. A limited number of licences will be available to successful applicants with ice cream cart licences issued for a full year while “refreshment vehicle” licences will run from April 15 to November 15. Full details are available through the municipality.

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YMCA World Peace Medallion presented to Marty Halloran

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Andy Forgie sings Imagine at the Peace Medallion ceremonies. Photo: Kate Everson

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News - Quinte West - “You’re the genuine article, the real deal,” said David Allen, vice president operations for the YMCA of Central East Ontario.

“We’re proud of you.”

Marty Halloran was presented the 2013 YMCA World Peace Medallion at a ceremony at the YMCA of Quinte West on November 21, surrounded by loving family and friends.

Several people got up to say why they felt Marty Halloran was the perfect recipient of the award.

“Your contributions to this community have been significant,” said Angie McConkey on behalf of YMCA Canada and the board of directors of the YMCA of Central East Ontario.

She said his humility, sense of humour, moral compass and sound ethics make him a remarkable leader and delightful colleague.

“Your commitment to the organizations you work with and the success of their missions along with your compassion for those in need and your impact on those you volunteer with are what set you apart,” she said.

“So many of us want to be you when we grow up,” she smiled. “You set an exemplary example of how a life should be lived. You are so deserving of this honour, as your truly contribute to a community of peace.”

Last year’s recipient Andy Forgie played “Imagine” while several pinkshirted volunteers offered refreshments.

Dave Allen, vice president of Operations, noted that Marty had a long and distinguished career as an educator.

“For over 30 years he has influenced the young people of our region, believing in their possibilities and providing opportunities for them to succeed and flourish,” he said.

Throughout his teaching career he also coached football, hockey, track and field and tennis.

“Marty has gone about his volunteer efforts quietly, making a mark in each of the organizations that he has been involved in,” he said. “Over many years Marty has contributed to a kinder, gentler community.”

Allen listed the participation including United Way, Quinte West library, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Crown Ridge Family Council, and the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign.

“Marty has lead a life where his impact can be felt through generations of young people, some of them not so young any more, when you consider he started teaching in 1963,” Allen said.

“The thread of his career has been his calm, patient and passionate interest in young people and providing opportunities for success.”

He said the beauty of the Peace Medallion is that it is a reminder that a more peaceful world is possible, community by community. You don’t have to be a celebrity, you don’t have to be a billionaire, you can have an impact through your actions day by day.

The award has been received by 1,500 individuals across Canada since 1987.

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Artistic couple shares creative solitude Arts - Stirling - Charles and Annie Burghgraef have completed some pretty spectacular projects together, but they admit they do their best work when they are in different rooms. Concentration is a job requirement.

Charles is a scroll saw artist and, since taking up the hobby 15 years ago, has participated, along with Annie, in numerous craft shows and sales close to their Belleville home. And their collective efforts, he says, always attract plenty of attention and plenty of questions when the pieces are on display.

More common in the United States, and particularly areas such as Pennsylvania, Charles says scroll saw art is growing in popularity in Canada but still remains relatively new. As a result only a small number of scroll saw artists are widely known.

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Charles works on various designs and patterns, mostly sourced south of the border, ranging from clocks to plates, with several items both decorative and functional. Annie does all the equally painstaking ďŹ nishing work. Their respective workshops are built for solitary occupation.

In the beginning there was never any expectation of selling the ďŹ nished products, Charles said. Instead, Charles explained, his interest was the simple result of boredom after back surgery and a shortened career as a bricklayer. So he turned to lighter, less physical work and set up a newly purchased scroll saw.

His ďŹ rst project was a plate depicting a deer, similar to the image printed on his business card. “The ďŹ rst one, he made for me,â€? Annie said, adding her involvement in his woodworking started almost immediately, although their work is kept entirely separate. And each job requires keen attention to detail.

Where ďŹ nishing is concerned, Annie said, the secret is uniformity. “I only use brushes,â€? Annie said

of the application of multiple coats of sealer and varathane until the desired result is achieved. “You can’t get into all the spaces if you use a spray.�

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Executive Director Terry Cassidy says the time has come to reassess the organization’s strategic plan and determine how best to meet the needs of the community. “We really want to invite anybody and everybody, to hear from the community,�

Cassidy says, of the upcoming Community Partners information and feedback session at the Stirling Resource Centre at 45 East Front St. on December 18 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. “It’s time to give some thought to the local social infrastructure in the community,� he says.

While many are unaware of the services provided through CPFS, Cassidy explains it is a community-based group that could grow further through relationships with other community organizations, businesses or individuals.

But without those partnerships, input and involvement, he notes, the future is uncertain.

In order to continue to provide services, Cassidy says, “we have to work together with people in partnership, so we want to talk to the people we help and the people who support that.�

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Items up for discussion during the December session will include the need for licensed child care, potential support services for local youth, the unemployed, disabled and/or single parents as well as the demand for life skills programs or workshop opportunities. “I don’t want to create alarm,� Cassidy says, “but unless we see a better response we can’t continue.�

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News - Hastings County - A special panel review of OPP costs across Ontario may be trying to do the right thing, but it’s not good enough for Hastings County Council.

Council Thursday discussed at some length a notice of motion from Faraday Reeve Carl Tinney resulting from a meeting between the commission and area municipalities in recent weeks. That meeting drew comments of alarm from several members of council, indicating that under the proposed new formula presented at the meeting, their costs would rise substantially to the point of forcing tax increases of up to 30 per cent or more.

Warden Rick Phillips was quick to agree that the issue warrants serious concern, noting that it is “drawing a lot of attention” at the Eastern Ontario Warden’s Caucus, and municipal bodies across Ontario.

While some members held out hope for a chance to negotiate with provincial and OPP officials, the consensus of most of those at the information session was that it was a “done deal” and the results would be rolled out in the months ahead.

Bancroft Mayor Bernice Jenkins had been appointed to the review panel and admitted that her municipality stood to benefit from a substantial decrease in policing costs after

having paid what she deemed unfair costs for some years.

She explained that the panel resulted from a recognition by the OPP that the present basis of cost apportionments as per-incident is not a fair system.

Bancroft, she pointed out, is a business hub, especially during the busy tourist season, and has large tracts of two major highways.

The many motor vehicles, extra visitors and summer residents result in many incidents which are not reasonably attributable to the Town of Bancroft.

The proposed new system, she explained in a telephone interview, is to separate the “base” costs of office, vehicles etc. from incidents and give only a weighted factor to the number of incidents. The intent, she contends, is to create a fairer system.

But she also agreed that her fellow rural municipalities continue to have a problem, as does Stirling-Rawdon, which has its own municipal force.

She also insisted that the professionalism and service of the OPP, which has been servicing Bancroft has been “excellent,” and she believes other municipalities find the same thing.

But added to projected rising costs is an 8.5 per cent wage increase, negotiated months ago and scheduled to come into effect next year. She said she is optimistic that there are avenues of easement through various provincial programs but nothing, at this point, is cast in stone.

One of the chief concerns for most county councillors is the

concept of basing the costs on “per residence.”

While Bancroft and some other more urban centres have some commercial-industrial base to spread sharply increased costs, rural township do not have that.

In the case of Faraday Township dividing the annual OPP bill by the number of actual incidents reported, “It works out to $8,000 per call,” Tinney said.

One member of council suggested Hastings should ask for RCMP policing, or promote that Ontario opt out of its provincial force as Ontario and Quebec are the only provinces to use a provincial force.

Tinney’s resolution will include a concerted county-wide approach through the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and other opportunities to lobby the provincial government. The resolution will be re-drafted and presented to a later meeting of council. At the request of Mayor Jenkins of Bancroft, the final resolution will also call for an appeal to the province of “mitigation funding.”

In other business, council’s finance committee recommended no action on a formal request from the regional health unit to pass a bylaw to require “certified food handlers” to be present in all medium and high-risk facilities.

The recommendation, endorse by council, was to “receive and file” the request.

Deputy-clerk Jim Duffin explained that the county has no enforcement methods for such bylaws and the health unit’s request required that the county do the enforcing of such a bylaw. Each municipality, he said, would have to arrange its own enforcement, so there was nothing the county level could do.

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The Batawa Craft Fusion sale and showcase on November 30 at the Batawa Community Centre was a profusion of arts and crafts. Here artist Suso Bach of Trenton showcases his paintings.

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Trip abroad sure to be life-changing experience for ENSS students a concentration camp at Dachau and walking on the beaches of Normandy, where Allied troops landed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 to begin the largest seaborne invasion in history, and bring an end to the Second World War. “Those are going to be emotionally charged, emotionally powerful events,” Thompson said.

“You can’t come back anything but changed after participating in something like that.”

She saw it happen to the 14 students who took part in a silent march from the village of Givechy to Vimy Ridge National Historic Site. They had been told the harsh conditions soldiers had faced in their bid to capture the ridge but it didn’t sink in until they went on the march to honour the thousands who had died, many of them Canadian.

“It rained the entire day,”

Thompson said. “So the kids were wet, they were cold, they were tired, they were miserable – but not dispirited at all. They struggled through with flying colours.”

And it made them realize what the soldiers must have endured nearly a century ago, “and that drove the point home of the enormity of the sacrifice and the struggle,” she said.

Thompson and the students began fundraising for the trip in October, to help offset the cost of $4,000 per student. Her hope is to raise enough money “to sponsor one or two more students” to enable them to go.

A steady stream of funding is coming from the seven bingos a month the students work in Belleville. That will continue until next June and they’re also selling raffle tickets.

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Trade Show and Sale held in the library Nov. 28 will help with their efforts .

ENSS teacher Derrick Cunningham, who co-owns a Ten Thousand Villages store in Cobourg, began holding the annual sale at the high school five years ago, committing 10 per cent of the pre-tax proceeds in support of a school cause.

Cunningham went along with the students to Vimy Ridge and was deeply touched by what he saw, in particular the battlefields below the monument that pays tribute to “a very proud time in Canadian history.” The land, now “covered with beautiful green,” was horribly disfigured by artillery fire and cannot be walked on even now because of the presence of unexploded shells, he said.

“It left an impression about what Canadian soldiers, in particular, went through for our country.”

Brighton council moves forward with Asset Management Plan

By Ray Yurkowski

News - Brighton - At their regular meeting on Monday night, municipal council approved an Asset Management Plan from consultant James Burn of Associated Engineering.

As infrastructure ages and demands increase, the challenge will be ensuring the needs of the community are effectively met with the limited resources available, he explained. The plan addresses that concern by providing a framework for considering, prioritizing and optimizing asset management efforts from 2014 through 2023.

Brighton scored an overall

grade of ‘A’ on a report card grading five areas of assets. Water, roads and bridges got top marks with sanitary and storm sewers achieving a ‘B’.

“We were quite impressed,” said Burn. “In terms of a scorecard your systems are doing quite well.

A hand should be given to your current stewards who are looking after your infrastructure. They have done an excellent job.”

What does the Municipality of Brighton own?

In replacement value, about $205 million worth of assets including 205 kilometres of roads; 39 bridges; 634 street and traffic lights; 22 kilometres of sidewalks;

37 kilometres of sanitary sewer mains; 19 kilometres of storm sewer mains; 86 catch basins; 50 kilometres of water mains; 277 hydrants; 35 facilities and components; 97 land parcels; equipment; and a fleet of vehicles.

“The purpose of the Asset Management Plan is to not only look at the way things are right now but it’s also to look at your future needs,” said Burn.

“You have assets and you’re maintaining them, however, when those assets come up to be replaced there’s going to be a bit of a bump, and that bump is probably where you are going to need additional funds.”

One area indicated a future concern. A risk profile detailing storm sewers showed, based on age and expected life, a few large-diameter mains have a higher than average chance of failure.

Burn explained one benefit of having the Asset Management Plan.

“The various governments that will be giving you grant funding will also be looking to make sure you have a plan,” he said. “The main focus here is you have a plan to present to them to say you require funding and you have a strategy to go ahead and use that funding.”

Angela Thompson, a teacher-librarian at East Northumberland Secondary School, is leading a group of students overseas next May to take part in the 70th anniversary of D-Day. The students will make a flag, as before, to take with them to display when in Europe. Photo: John Campbell

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It will be the third time in eight years she accompanies students overseas to mark pivotal events in world wars that changed the course of history. The first trip was to join in ceremonies commemorating the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands; the second, two years ago, was the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

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CP Holiday Train supports Trenton Care and Share Food Bank

By Ross Lees

News - Quinte West - Fifteen years later, the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train continues to spread good cheer and food bank relief.

Over that 15 years, the CP Holiday Train as raised more than $7.4 million and over three million pounds of food for food banks in Canada and the U.S. This year alone, they donated a cheque of $7,000 to the Trenton Care and Share Food Bank’s President Al Teal with Quinte West Mayor John Williams and 8 Wing Commander Col. David Lowthian looking on.

The announcement of the surprisingly generous total brought a cheer from the large crowd attending the arrival of the train at the railroad crossing on RCAF Road.

Mr. Teal was so impressed with the donation, he couldn’t find words to express his gratitude.

“I just don’t know what to say,” he said as he again looked at the cheque.

But the crowd joined him in applauding the efforts of the train and the CP employees manning it and the entertainers providing

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Featured performers this year were Jim Cuddy, Melanie Doane, Matt Dusk, Doc Walker, Tracey Brown, Willy Porter, The Claytones and other musical guests.

Despite -5 degree temperatures, many people turned out for the annual event, some of them also donating food to the food bank as part of their attendance.

Each Holiday Train has 14 rail cars decorated with hundreds of thousands of festive lights. Included is a modified boxcar that has Melanie Doane and supporting musicians welcomed everyone to the CP Holibeen turned into a travelling stage day Train event at the railroad crossing on RCAF Road. Photo by Ross Lees for performers supplying musical spirit of the season.

Santa also descended from the train and handed out holiday goodies to the children in the crowd while everyone enjoyed a wide variety of festive music.

“This is a great event and we thank the CP Holiday Train and the CP employees for their generous support of the Trenton Care and Share Food Bank,” Mayor Williams noted prior to the $7,000 cheque being donated.

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New restaurant offers fresh, local food in Tucker’s Corners Business - Quinte West - A new restaurant and bar called Corners Grill & Tap has opened its doors at a great location in Tucker’s Corners in Quinte West. Located just five minutes north of Belleville at a busy intersection on Walbridge Loyalist Road, this establishment is owned by new entrepreneurs Greg Meens and Clint Tracey. “Our service will provide quick meals for people on the go,” says Tracey. “We also welcome those looking to relax and wine and dine in with our variety of local wines and fantastic dinner menu created by our red seal Chef.”

Corners Grill & Tap is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and will cater to all types of dietary needs of their customers by offering smaller portions and the healthy choices people are looking for today.

The restaurant’s lunch menu features custom burgers, fresh cut fries, homemade salad dressings and a variety of wraps and sandwiches all with different side dishes to choose from. The dinner menu has delicious entrees to choose from along with an assortment of desserts, all of which are made in house.

The Chef will be creating daily specials that will ensure customers keep coming back to try something new as all the dishes will be prepared with the finesse of a high class eating establishment.

“We are pleased to have this new business located in Quinte West, offering a place for people to get together and socialize. We encourage everyone to stop by over the holiday season to see what Corners Grill & Tap has to offer,” says Quinte West Mayor John

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Their friendly environment is welcoming to everyone including seniors, children and sports teams looking for a place to go after their games. “Customers will enjoy an atmosphere where you can kick back with good food and beverage, watch a game, visit with patrons, friends and family,” says Meens. “We want our customers to know we buy local and fresh product ensuring they are getting the best of the best while supporting locally owned.”

Meens and Tracey would like to invite everyone down to check out their new restaurant on Saturday, Dec. 7 as they host their Grand Opening. Corners Grill & Tap is located 1601 Wallbridge-Loyalist Rd. Look it up on Facebook of contact the restaurant at 613-9686666 for more information.

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Sports - The Belleville Youth Swim Team (BYST) hosted its first of four meets this season from November 23-24, and the local team posted a remarkable 90 per cent personal best times and earned 108 medals; 48 gold, 35 silver and 25 bronze. There was no team scoring at this event, however the BYST definitely dominated the competition against 10 other swim clubs from across Ontario. In total, nearly 400 athletes attended the event.

There were many multiple medalists from the BYST. Alexander Grant had six gold and one silver. Stephanie Cairns achieved six gold and a bronze with 100 per cent best times.

Talia Pappalardo earned five gold and two silver. Melissa Dingle swam to three gold, two silver and two bronze. Mackenzie Latter got three gold, three silver and a bronze. Floranne Carroll attained one gold and five silver with all personal-best times.

Katelyn Cairns received one gold and four silver to go along with 100 per cent best times. Rafik Jiwa raced to one gold, three silver and two bronze. Benjamin Isaak earned one gold and two silver. Leo Lossing had two gold

and one silver. Jeremy Moher received one gold, one silver and one bronze. Olivia Morphet swam to one gold and one bronze. Gwen Randall achieved one gold and one silver. Graeme Smith attained two gold and one bronze. Lauren Taylor raced to one silver and two bronze.

Marcus Trumpour got one silver and two bronze. Tyler Banez received one gold and one silver.

Mackenzie Blagojevic had one gold and one bronze. Isabella Isbester raced to two bronze.

BYST athletes winning one gold were Jackson Bonn, Thomas Butler, Lauren Donia, Tess Friar, Una Lajic, Leah McGillen, Rylan Miller, Katie Morrison, Vladimir Novakovic, Payton Reid and Joseph Rittenhouse.

Swimmers with one silver included Noah Brooks, John Butler, Lily Charles, Nickolas Cinnamon, Jenna O’Neill, Callum O’Neil and Henryk Luczynski. Bronze winners were Craig Bekker, Natalie Butler, James Lossing and Madeline McGillen. Other BYST athletes with 100 per cent best times included Ashley Allaire, Janna Arnold, Mya Banez, Kristianna Barton, Mackenzie Blagojevic,

Madeline Bonn, Callum Friar, Meaghan Hannigan, Madison Lees, Jayden MacDonald, Sadie Morphet, Lara Noronha, Leah Oster, Amy Sommerville, Erin Sommerville, Abigail Szuch and Christina Zhang.

Other BYST athletes with great showings were Madalyn Andrus, Jade Banez, Katherine Beaumont, Alexa Buchanan, Sydney Chumbley, Olivia Goyer, Ian Isbester, Gatham Krishna, Paige Launderville, Brandon MacQuarrie, Chloe Martineau, Reece Monk, Arjun Moorthy, Meera Moorthy, Sadie Morphet, Natalie O’Neil, Lily Randall, David Savic, Marko Savic, Elizabeth Terry and Hayden Young.

The BYST are off to Brantford on December 13-15 for Division II Provincial Team Championships. This is the first time the team will compete in this new division in the 35-year history as it moved up from Division III last season. The team’s goal is to win Division II in the next few years and become a Division I team which would rank the club in the top-15 team percentile of swim teams in Ontario.

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Bulls drop weekend games to Petes, Fronts

By Steve Jessel

Sports - The Belleville Bulls started a new era this past week in the wake of trading longtime captain Brandan Gaunce, but after a strong showing in Missisauga the Bulls reverted back to their losing ways in back-to-back losses to division-rivals Peterborough and Kingston on Thursday and Saturday night, respectively. “We’re always pushing for the playoffs... we believe even in our down situation that we’re in right now we’ll make the playoffs,� said assistant coach Jason Supryka. “You have to think that way until you’re out of it.�

The Bulls certainly kicked off the post-

Gaunce era on the right foot Wednesday, as just a day after the trade the Bulls snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5 - 2 pasting of the Mississauga Steelheads. Michael Cramarossa scored a pair of goals and Chad Heffernan added two points to lead the Bulls, who also found goals from Aaron Berisha and Garrett Hooey. Goaltender Braydon Banitsiotis had one of his ďŹ nest nights as a Bull, allowing just two goals on 35 shots for the teams sixth win of the season.

However, two nights later a visit to Peterborough would bring the Bulls back down to Earth. Belleville struggled to

ďŹ nd many offensive opportunities in a 3 1 loss to the Petes, who recorded 41 shots to Belleville’s 24. Remy Elie scored the lone goal for the Bulls, drawing a assist from Jake Worrad, and the Bulls went 0-4 on the powerplay.

Finally, the Bulls hosted the Kingston Frontenacs Saturday night, and despite coming back from a 4 - 1 deďŹ cit were unable to take advantage of seven Kingston third-period penalties, and ended up losing by a ďŹ nal score of 6 - 4. “I don’t want to blame it strictly on our powerplay, but our inability to

score when we had the man advantage was probably the difference,� said Supryka.

Trailing 4-1 with 10 minutes gone in the second period, the Bulls reeled off three straight goals by Aaron Berisha, Jake Worrad and Cameron Brace and looked to have momentum squarely in their favour with a ďŹ ve on three powerplay late in the third period.

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On Saturday in Lindsay, the Bantams ripped the Central Wolves 8-0. Ryan Smith scored a hat trick, and Aidan McFarland and Jakob Brahaney each had three assists. Mac Lowry picked up two goals, and Colin VanDenHurk contributed two assists, and single goals came from Ryan Fraser, Shelby Rienstra, and Nick Hoey. Hoeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal came when the Devils were two men short. Dominic Della Civita, Scoley Dow, Elliott McDermott, and Keegan Ferguson also chipped in with assists.

Aidan Cameron earned the shutout with a strong performance in goal for Quinte.

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Royal Canadian Legion Men’s Cribbage League Trenton Branch Standings as at November 27, 2013 1. I DON’T KNOW - 176 2. BRENT’S CRIBBERS - 173 3. BURNT UP - 166 4. STIX & STONES BILLIARDS - 162 5. LEGION 2 - 159 6. Q.W.T.S. - 156 7. LEGION 1 - 155 8. JON’S TEAM - 155 9. EIGHT IS ENOUGH - 152 10. JOHN’S EQUIPMENT RENTALS - 146

Trenton Rowing and Paddling Club Vice-President Rowing Jessica Richards presents the TRPC 2013 Junior Member of the Year Award to Trenton High School student Dawson Kirby as Principal Ken Manderville looks on. Dawson is being recognized for his active participation in both rowing and paddling, as a club volunteer and most improved junior rower. Photo submitted.

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News - Madoc - A new tradition has started in Madoc by Al and Sharon Danford with help of the congregation of St. John the Baptist Anglican church.

Last year the couple organized a display of nativity scenes by asking community members to loan their personal sets to the church for a one day open house.

Danford said they did not charge an admission for the showing. “As you know our collection plates are always at the front of the church and last year people left money in them, so this year we put a sign over the plates saying all donations would go to the Philippine disaster relief fund.”

He said organizers were “thrilled when we counted the money and found $500 left in the

plates.”

Danford noted with the government matching incentive, $1,000 from Madoc’s Nativity Display is going to help victims of the typhoon.

Visitors were greeted with hot cider and cookies and there was much conversation over the history and origins of some of the family heirlooms.

Though the showing fell one short of 100 different sets, organizers were encouraged to do it again next year, perhaps with a bit of written history to specific scenes, like the one made by the late Francis Clark who was one of the first fatalities of the listeria outbreak a few years ago.

“Each nativity set has a family history,” said Danford. “We are so pleased everyone is willing Elvi Brownson looks over a few of the 99 Nativity scenes on display at the second Nativity Display hosted by Al and Sharon to share.”

See more photos on page 3 Danford at St. John the Baptist church in Madoc. Local residents loaned their collections for all to enjoy. Photo: Diane Sherman

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Musician eases pain by bringing joy to retirement and nursing home residents “We’ve always enjoyed Len,” says Joan Hornsby, whose late husband got Carr started on the guitar by showing him how to play a few chords. “He went from there.”

Marie Hall, another resident, says “It’s nice to hear the old tunes” she grew up with.

“I enjoy his music very much,” she says.

“I’m the most requested entertainer of all the places that I go, because I try to make everyone of them feel special,” Carr says. “That’s the payback.”

The gas money he’s paid doesn’t come close to covering what it costs to insure, maintain and repair his vehicle but performing is what he’s “supposed to do,” after learning he had been given the gift of music.

“At first I didn’t understand what the gift was about,” Carr says, He thought it was to play in bars “and make a lot of money,” with the help of many musician friends who taught him how to play (although he’s never learned to read music).

He realized later playing bars was not for him.

“Everybody gets a gift in their life but most of them never figure out what they’re supposed to do with it,” Carr says. “I’m lucky I found it.”

He started a Saturday night jamboree Len Carr serenades residents at Maple View Retirement Residence in Norwood. Photo: John Campbell

that lasted 22 years, first in Campbellford and then Hastings.

He formed his own band more than a decade ago, and they played at parks, fairs and anniversaries, but his Christmas show with Country Express will be his last with the group, as he plans to focus on “what I love, it’s what I want to do.”

He’s “busier now than (he) ever was with the band.”

Carr performs 125 shows a year at retirement and nursing homes in eight communities, from Stirling to Oshawa, and he’s been asked to add to his bookings.

“Every time we go to play, the residents are waiting eagerly for us with big smiles,” Carr says. “If there were two of me I’d be really Lenore Webster, a resident at Maple View Retirement Residence in Norwood, is a big fan of musician happy, I could do twice as much.”

Len Carr. Photo: John Campbell

He has around 1,500 tunes in his repertoire, which he increases each year with songs from today that “have a message.”

Throughout his show, he tells jokes, and banters with his wife of 48 years, Rosanne, ribbing each other, to the delight of their audiences.

They’ve raised thousands of dollars for worthy causes over the years, helping cancer patients, burn victims, and families who lost their homes to fire, among others.

“I don’t like what I do, I love what I do,” Carr says.

“What goes around comes around and the more good you do, the more it comes back to you ... If everyone were to try to do something nice for someone else, without anything in return, what a wonderful world we would have.”

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Former missionary still serves God through her paintings

By John Campbell

Entertainment - Trent Hills - It wasn’t until late in life that Anneke Newman came to realize she could paint and use her ability to help others.

She took up painting in 2008 when someone she knew tried it and discovered he enjoyed it, so she thought it “would be fun to do sometime.”

Newman took a ten week Loyalist College course taught by area artist Lucy Manley and proceeded to develop her own style, which is now on display at the Campbellford Library.

What she learned from Manley “got me over the shock of putting paint on a white canvas,” she said.

She works in oil “because it is forgiving, I can wipe it off.”

Newman, 72, used to draw when she was a child growing up in Holland before leaving in 1963 to live in Canada where she met her husband, Clint.

They worked as missionaries in Swaziland and South Africa between 1971 and 1999, before settling down to retirement in Trent Hills in 2003, although Clint continues to preach

now and then at the Norwood Baptist Church.

Her paintings are based on photos she and others have taken.

“I love nature and places that are special to me,” such as can be found outdoors in back of the couple’s Hastings area home.

A good portion of the more than 20 pieces hanging on the library walls are portraits, including those of the Newmans’ three daughters.

She’s drawn to people’s eyes.

“It’s when you put the little light spots in there (that the painting) comes to life. It does something.”

Newman paints even though “it’s a challenge because it really takes all my concentration ... it just doesn’t come naturally.”

She does it for the “quietness” it brings, along with the satisfaction.

“It’s really a lovely hobby,” Newman said, but it’s more than that.

“I look at it as a gift from God,” she said. When she sells her paintings, “I have a certain percentage that I put aside and that’s the Lord’s money. If he

lays something upon my heart, it will go to people that need it.”

Newman has used proceeds from her paintings to help the poor in Israel and a South African family whose mother became very ill and was hospitalized for many weeks in London, England.

“It’s God’s gift given to me and he can use it the way he wants to use it,” she said.

Newman describes herself as “a detailed person” who’s “very realist” in her art.

She hopes viewers of her work will take with them a feeling of tranquility and an appreciation of “the beauty that God has put in people (and) nature.”

Newman said the couple’s missionary work in Africa involved “church planting” – “we had the joy of starting several churches” – although they had not been trained for that.

“But when God takes you there, and he opens the door and he shows the need of things, you look at the tools he has given you and how can we use them,” she said. “So that’s how we would go about it. It was a natural

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Anneke Newman currently has a selection of her oil paintings on display at the Campbellford library. “I love nature and places that are special to me,” she says. She also has a fondness for paintings that have “eyes” in them. Photo: John Campbell

thing, really.”

Their years in South Africa was “time well spent, it’s our other home,” as well as home to two of their daughters and their families, and some very good friends, Newman said.

She became a member of the Spirit of the Hills in 2009 and her piece

called Lingering Winter, featuring a half-frozen pond, was judged best painting and named People’s Choice in the organization’s Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival juried art show and sale held last spring.

Her paintings will remain on display at the library until January 9, 2014.

Nativity display draws more scenes and more visitors (left) Large, small, crystal or cardboard, wall hangings and floor models of Nativity scenes were on display at the Anglican church in Madoc for the second-year event started by Al and Sharon Danford. The event raised $500 for the Philippine disaster relief. Photo: Diane Sherman

(left) The second year of a Nativity display at St. John the Baptist church in Madoc received 99 scenes from local residents. A freewill donation raised $500 for the disaster relief fund in the Philippines.

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Harvest Hastings hosts fifth AGM/dinner

By Richard Turtle

News - Ivanhoe - Members of Harvest Hastings enjoyed some of the fruits of their labour last week, gathering at the Huntingdon Veterans Community Hall for the organization’s fifth annual dinner and annual meeting.

The local agricultural organiChef Andreas Appelbaum (right) headed the kitchen staff who prepared a zation has been helping farmers dinner from local ingredients at the Harvest Hastings annual meeting last market and sell their products week. through a network of like-mind-

ed individuals committed to sharing their knowledge and expertise in order to promote Hastings County products. Harvest Hastings Coordinator Louise Livingstone was pleased with the turnout, noting it was also an opportunity for members to get together and share some of their experiences from the last year as well as hear some presentations on various aspects of the business of agriculture.

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The Board of Directors of Farmtown Park in Stirling, gratefully acknowledge thetremendous support from the following, for making both the “Starlite House Tour” and “Christmas at Farmtown Park” the success these events were: The Sponsors: Active Wealth Management, A Little Taste of Paradise, Anderson Equipment, The Apple Store, Balu’s Pharmacy, Barrett Farm & Family Centre, The Barrett Family, BMO Bank of Montreal, Bella Ever After Boutique, Books, Bikes & Bodies Book Club, Sheila Buell, CJBQ - Quinte Broadcasting, CHEX TV, Brad Comeau, Community Press, Howard Cooney Auto Sales, Ron Cooney Haulage, Wm. T. Cooney & Family, County Farm Centre Ltd., Eugene Craig Septic Service, Deerhaven Farm & Garden, EMC Newspaper, Fine Line Design, Dr. Troy Fleming, Foley Bus Lines, Franklin Tours, Freddy Vette, Gay Lea CoOperative, Hearts to God Christian Books & Gifts, Paul Holden & Co. Ltd., Bob & Mary Hunt, Jenny’s Country Lane, Julia’s Womens Wear, The Kitchen Guy, McKeown Motor Sales, McKillopp & Associates, Mac’s Milk, Maple Dale Cheese, Memory Lane and Lynda & Gary Akey, Merrick Livestock, Jim & Denyse Mouck, Newman, Oliver & McCarten Insurance, Oak Hills Golf Management, Peg’s Place, Pro One Stop, Rona Stirling, R & S Home Hardware, John & Edith Ray, Ron & Kathy Reid, Ross & Judy Sarles, Liz Smith, Todd Smith, M.P.P., Don & Lois Stewart, Town & Country Salon, Wayne & Helen Shaw, Stirling Corner Gas, Stirling Creamery, Stirling Feed & Seed, Stirling Heritage Wines, Tweed News, Cheryl & Robert Vandervoort, Vic’s Glass Windows & Doors, Jack and Brigitte Ward, Wells Ford, Woods Fuels

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Fiddle maker Luke Mercier explained that there are significant treasures to be found in the woods in Hastings County.

But admittedly, he says, those treasures are both elusive and rare. Instrument makers are after materials that fit a range of criteria, including density, dryness and any outstanding markings in the grains, Mercier noted, adding there just might be a small fortune to be had from a single tree. It is not unusual, he says, for a single piece of wood less than a metre long to cost hundreds of dollars.

Roger Kelly, who has been growing blueberries near Bancroft for 37 years, discussed the importance of product pricing both to the producer and to the consumer.

And determining the value of a product, he says, involves significant research and data collection, ranging from fuel consumption to projected yield, as well as strong consideration for what the market will bear.

Further information about Harvest Hastings and the benefits of membership are available at harvesthastings.ca.

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Warden Rick Phillips welcomed the crowd of about 80 people last Thursday night, thanking them for their collective contribution to promoting the area on behalf of the county and its municipalities.

Phillips also introduced the county’s new business coach and enterprise facilitation coordinator Mary Doyle, who was also in attendance along with Economic Development Manager Andrew Redden.

Prior to the annul meeting, which included financial and annual reports as well as the electing of officers for the 2014 board, attendees were treated to a local dinner of cauliflower, potato and leek soup, beef in onion and wine sauce, maple cinnamon pork, vegetables and dessert exquisitely prepared by chef Andreas Appelbaum and his kitchen staff.

Following the meal, which earned the serving team a warm round of applause upon their introduction, several members provided brief presentations offering insights into different aspects of agriculture.

Speakers included Kara Enright of the Enright Cattle Company, musical instrument maker Luke Mercier and berry farmer Roger Kelly of Kelly’s Berry Farm.

Enright focused on labeling and tracking of products, using their family farm in Tweed as an example of how to ensure each cut of meat can be easily traced back to the source. While there has never been a single case from the Enright farm, reports of tainted food products have become increasingly common and the information would allow for the recall of any questionable products and the ability to isolate the cause and correct any problems.

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The families of the late Jim Martin Sr. would like to express their deep gratitude and appreciation to their family, friends, neighbours and co-workers for their generous donations of cards, flowers and meals, and for sharing with us their wonderful memories.

Thank you to the kind staff of Pleasant Meadow Manor for their excellent care, Brett’s Funeral Home for their kindness and professional service, Reverend Gloria Masters for her meaningful and caring words that captured Jim’s love of his family and his generous spirit, and the Havelock Legion Ladies Auxiliary for hosting the after service luncheon.

Your sympathy and thoughtfulness will always be greatly remembered and deeply appreciated.

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The family of the late Dorothy Sharpe give their heartfelt thanks to each and every one for their prayers, love and concern on the passing our dear Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother.

We thank you for the flowers, cards and donations. Thanks to Dr. Nolan for her excellent care. To Paul, Tammy and all the staff at the Walas Funeral Home, we thank you. We appreciated all the help you gave us in saying goodbye. To Rev. Doug Currie we thank you for the kind words and lovely service you gave our Mother. Thanks also to Carman United Church and the community for the providing us with the luncheon after the service. Special thanks to Crown Ridge Nursing Home. You made our Mother very special and your compassion and concern was appreciated by our family.

To everyone, your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.

Helen, Linda, Mary, Gordon and families.

DEATH NOTICE

Boyd, Irene (nee Cousins) Suddenly at the Trenton Memorial Hospital on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at the age of 67 years.

Beloved wife of the late Michael Boyd.

Loving mother of Terry Boyd (Heather), Michael Boyd (Bonnie), Arlene England, Debbie Geesey (Daryl), Christine Boyd and John Boyd. Dear Grandma of Clover, Britany, Kaitlyn, Cierra, Aaron, Abbey, Bridger, Porter, Jazlyn and Keely. Survived by her siblings; Robert, Kenneth, Roberta, Jean, Dorothy, Mina, Albert, Wally, Eleanor and all of her family in Northern Ireland.

She will be remembered by her church family and many friends. At Irene's request cremation to take place. Family have arranged for a Memorial Service to be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 79 Byrne Ave., Trenton on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 1 pm.

Arrangements entrusted with the Weaver Family Funeral Home - West Chapel, 170 Dundas Street Trenton. Donations to the Children's Wish Foundation would be appreciated by the family.

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ARCHER, DOUGLAS CECIL Peacefully at the Northumberland Hills Hospital, Cobourg, on Saturday, November 30th, 2013, age 71 years. Doug Archer of Brighton, son of the late Cecil Archer and the late Florence (Cole). Loving husband of Iris (Judson). Dear father of Kim and her husband John Hart, and Sherry Archer, all of Brighton, John Archer of Toronto, and Stuart Archer and his wife April of Quinte West. Brother of Gordon Archer and his wife Susan, brother-in-law of the late Stanley and Pat Judson, the late Helen and late Victor Suley, Murdock and Joyce Judson, the late Kathleen and Chuck Seguire, and Alexander and June Judson. Lovingly remembered by his grandchildren, James Hart, Sarah Hart, Tara-Lynn Archer, Jessica Archer, David Archer, Mitchell Archer, Autumn Archer, great grandchildren, Jada Hart, Trinity Hynes, his many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and neighbours. The family will receive friends at the Brighton Funeral Home, 130 Main Street, Brighton, on Tuesday, December 3rd, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Service at the Fellowship Christian Reform Church, 204 Main Street, Brighton on Wednesday, December 4th, 2013 at 11 o’clock. The Reverend Gail Conrick officiating. Interment Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Trenton. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Smithfield Christian Congregational Church, Pancreatic Cancer Canada, or the charity of your choice, would be appreciated by the family. www.rushnellfamilyservices.com

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FITNESS & HEALTH The gift you never need to dust- relaxation massage and foot care. 30 min. $40, additional 30 min., $20. Call Peggy Goslin 613-962-8156.

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June 19, 1950 - December 1, 2013 After a valiant fight Betty passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2013. She is survived by loving Husband, Al Johnson, children Tina Kerr (Brian, Taylor, Kennedi, Brianna), Tim Gilfillen (Helena, Jamie, Hayley, Brittany), Ted Hopper (Brittany, Erica, Katie, Faith), Tammy Joly (Roch), Mark Ward, (Jamie), Dylan Johnson (Courtney), Kim and Amanda. Many grandchildren and great grandchildren will miss grandma’s love.

Betty is survived by her mother Vera Kerr (Bowles) and sister Mary (Colin). She was predeceased by her father Kenneth Hutcheson, stepfather Allen Kerr and brother Terry Hutcheson.

Special friend of Donna McFadden, Erla and Wejay Gilfillen, Hal and Nancy Blanchard and too many more to mention. Betty was a special lady and was a friend to all she met.

A Celebration of Betty’s Life will be held on Saturday, December 14, from 2:00 until 4:00 pm at Tyendinaga Training Centre, 5717 Old Highway 2, Shannonville, ON. A very special thanks to the staff and volunteers at the Heart of Hastings Hospice, Madoc for their care. Without your compassion this journey would have been even more difficult.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart of Hastings Hospice would be appreciated.

LAND O LAKES CURLING club annual craft and bake sale. New vendors. Saturday, December 7. 10 am to 4 pm. 301 St. Joseph St Butcher Supplies, Leather Tweed + Craft Supplies and Animal Control Products. Get MINK FUR coat Size 10 your Halfords 136 page Like new. $300; Tilt-a-taFREE CATALOG . ble in box new $8.00.

1-800-353-7864 or email: 39’inch Santa Claus $12. order@halfordhide.com. David Jones Navy leather Visit our Web Store purse $12; several pairs w w w . h a l f o r d s m a i l o r - size 6 shoes $5 ea. Large der.com. reclining chair $20.

613-392-4051 Flooring deals, berber carpet 99 cents sq. ft.; 12 mm laminate $1.49/sq. ft.; Snow tires. Cooper, Arctic modern cut/loop carpet Claw 23560R16 with steel 1.49/sq. ft.; Free shop at rims. Used 5 months home service. Saillian Car- (1-1/2 winters). $500. pets 1-800-578-0497, 613-475-9291.

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FOR SALE Winter tires - Set of 4 Toyo Observe G-02 Plus ice tires 185/65R14 on 4 bolt pattern black steel rims. Used for two winter seasons on a 2004 Ford Focus. Asking $350.00 Please call (343)263-2905 Good driver? Good homeowner? 45 to 69? Compare, Maybe Save? Eady Insurance:613-432-8543 /1-888-275-3239. www.eadyinsurance.ca

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS UP TO 60% OFF!30x40, 40x60, 50x80, 60x100,80x100 sell for balance owed!

Call: 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildStove Pellets, 40 lbs ings.ca bags, $4.75 per bag plus Juke Box, for records HST. Low Ash/moisture, BTU. shav(45’s) roll top glass cover, high or lights down both sides at ings@live.com 613-847-5457 front. Call 613-267-4463.

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Standing timber, hard maple, soft maple, red and white oak, etc. Quality workmanship guaranteed.

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Wanted: Standing timber, mature hard/softwood.

Also wanted, natural stone, cubicle or flat, any size. 613-968-5182.

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Will pay $150-$300 Ray Brown’s Auto and Light Duty Towing 613-394-3335

Barn Repairs, Steel roof repairs, barn boards, beam repairs, sliding doors, eavestroughs, screw nailing, roof painting, barn painting.

Call John 613-392-2569.

Residential items only

MF 265 loader $7,500; JD 2350 4x4 loader $11,500; Farmall Cub with Woods mower $3,250; Ford 7700 cab $8,750.

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November 6, 1927 - December 10, 2012

Kurkowski, Waldemar (Val) On November 27 in Belleville, aged 90.

Beloved husband of Ruth, father of Kenneth (Gail) and Sylvia (Terry) and grandfather of Jeffrey, Meaghan and Liam.

Born in Poland, Val was educated as an engineer and was a veteran of the Warsaw Uprising. He and Ruth immigrated to Canada after World War II and settled in Montreal. He was a Freemason and served as Master of Canon Shatford Lodge. After a 30-year career in industrial construction, Val retired with Ruth to Burlington, ON and later to Brighton, ON. At his request, there will be no service.

Donations may be made in Val’s memory to the Alzheimer Society of Canada.

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Melinda Alice Marie Mack Sept 30, 1980 – December 6, 2003 Ten years later and we do not need a special day to bring you to my mind.

In fact the days we do not think of you are very hard to find.

Each morning when we awake we know that you are gone.

And no one knows the heartache as we try to carry on.

Our heart still aches with sadness and often tears still flow.

What it meant to lose you no one will ever know.

Our thoughts are always with you, your place no one can fill.

In life we loved you dearly; in death we love you still Lovingly remembered by Dad and Mom, Meaghan and Tony

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She never failed to do her best, Her heart was true and tender, She toiled hard for those she loved, Then left them to remember, At early morn, when all was still, God gave His great command; In silent peace she passed away, Into the Better Land.

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Gift, Craft and Bake Sale at Campbellford District High School Saturday, December 14 from 9 AM till 2:00 PM in the gymnasium Proceeds go towards the Award Winning Campbellford District High School Junior and Senior Jazz Band!

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The pied piper tours the streets of Hamelin.

As in the fairy tale itself, youngsters still seem to be attracted to the pied piper.

Lifestyles - In last week’s travel feature, I talked about Germany’s Fairy Tale Route, from Hanau to Bremen, which focuses on the lives and fairy tale collections of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm. Well, this week, I plan to concentrate on one specific tourist destination along this route: Hameln (the German spelling of this city).

I was first attracted to this destination because of one of the Brothers Grimm specific fairy tales, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, which is set in this location.

After my visit, I saw that many other tourists are drawn here for the same reason – and the city is certainly aware of this, too. Therefore, I found many references to this tale throughout the city, including a pied piper clock-work figure, a golden rat statue atop a bridge, pied piper statues and paintings, and a rat trail (with rats sketched into the cobblestone streets) that leads to several specific connections to the ancient story. The tourist office even supplied me with information on a jump drive – in the shape of a rat!

The actual event supposedly happened here in the year 1284, when a pied piper was hired by the mayor to get rid of the rat problem for a fee of 1,000 florins. This stranger, dressed in bright red and yellow clothes, successfully accomplished this task – by playing his flute and luring all of the rats out of the city and into the nearby river, where they all drowned. However, when the rat plague ended, the mayor relinquished on his deal and did not pay the piper. He simply said: “Playing a tune on a flute is not worth 1,000 florins. Get out of Hamelin!”

Indeed, the pied piper did leave, according to the tale that was retold orally for hundreds of years and then written down by the Brothers Grimm.

But he returned on a Sunday morning, during a church service. He began to play a tune again in the streets, and this time all the children followed him out of Hamelin and into the mountains. A cave suddenly opened up, the children entered, and the cave closed – and the children were never

seen again.

This rather spooky story may not be the most comforting bedtime story to read to a youngster, but it’s typical of several of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales, for there was a warning in many of them. Today, for this particular tale, we might say that the lesson to be learned is that a child should not wander off with a stranger. However, some found such a story just a little too morbid, and Walt Disney Studios, for example, gave it a much happier ending when it was adapted into a children’s film.

In the cartoon version (which I watched in Hameln), when the children walk into the cave in the mountain, it’s a heaven-like place, a candy land. One child

approaches the cave on crutches, but can then discard them and run and play with the others – and all are dancing and happy and eating free candy!

I toured the city of Hameln with the pied piper himself! He’s been a regular tourist attraction here for well over a hundred years, and this latest version of the legendary pied piper is actually Michael Boyer, and although he has lived here for many years, he’s actually from the United States (Pennsylvania). He was dressed in his very colourful outfit, making him look somewhat like a mediaeval court jester, and he played his flute and led me through the streets. There was a lot of staring, but he was obviously very used to it! On this

particular day, several children came up to talk to him, so this reminded me of the actual luring in the tale itself!

As we strolled along, the pied piper would talk about the tale, and he pointed out the gable of the Hochzeitshaus (Wedding House), where a wooden pied piper would emerge three times a day “for the tourist’s viewing pleasure.” He showed me the Rat Catcher House, with its inscription in German that retold the story about the tragic loss of the Hamelin children in 1284. He pointed out the sandstone façades found on many of the old wooden houses in the city centre, and he described this appearance as looking “like Swiss cheese or waffles.” He also confided

A ‘rat trail’ leads to the city’s main attractions that link to the fairy tale.

that one of the reasons for the many large families back in mediaeval times was “the lack of good TV programming.” (Ha! Ha!).

Tours of the city with the pied piper may be arranged through the tourism office.

On summer Sundays “The Pied Piper Open-Air Play” is re-enacted at noon – and

on Wednesday afternoons, at 4:30 p.m., the musical “Rats” is performed. We’re probably more familiar with the popular, long-running musical “Cats”, based on the poetry of T.S. Eliot, but Hameln performs a 40-minute “Rats” production instead, which fits into their actual fairy tale far better.

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Entertainment - Stirling - It has been “It’s been crazy,” he says of the past a busy year for actor J.P. Baldwin and he 12 months that have included various can think of no better way to end it than stage roles and plenty of travel. “Crazy with the Christmas panto at the Stirling and awesome.” And the current pro-

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duction, he says, has been more of the same.

Baldwin, who performed on the Stirling Festival Theatre stage earlier this season in Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, is back playing Dame Rose in this year’s panto, Rapunzel, and also marking his eighth performance in the seasonal favourite romp that takes a light-hearted run at some well-known fairy tales. Rapunzel: A hairy tale runs until New Year’s Eve. His long-term relationship with the local theatre combined with a feeling of familiarity among the cast members makes this time of year a particularly special one. “I feel like Stirling is my second home,” he says, “and doing the (Christmas) show here is always a lot of fun.”

Formerly based in Toronto, Baldwin now lives in Omemee where he is also a hot yoga practitioner and instructor.

He has no regrets about leaving the city behind and he keeps any work opportunities there well within reach. And yoga, he says, provides a perfect outlet for the demands of theatre as well as a brief distraction from the pressures that sometimes result. Auditions are never easy, he says, and parts can be won and lost based on seemingly arbitrary rules.

But for Baldwin, theatre has provided him with a career that has now spanned nearly 15 years and included some of his favourite roles and, at the end of the day or the run or the season, has proved to be far more pleasure than pain.

“When it stops being fun, I’ll stop doing it,” he says. But at the moment the thought is inconceivable.

“It’s great to be back in Stirling and it’s great to be working with this cast,” he says. “It really is like a family.”

Baldwin is among several cast members making subsequent appearances in this year’s panto but the addition of some new faces always alters and refreshes the experience, he say. And this year’s artistic team, he adds, is as good as any he has worked with.

“We really do have fun up there, and people see that,” he says, noting the panto is always a more lively and interactive show than typically staged dramas, comedies and farces. And the audience, he says, has been highly receptive.

The cast also includes Debbie

J.P. Baldwin is ending a busy year of theatre with the Christmas Panto at the Stirling Festival Theatre which closes on New Year’s Eve. Tickets for upcoming performances, including for the New Year’s Eve show, are available at the box office, online or by calling the theatre.

Collins, Dean Hollin, Kristi Frank, Amir Haidar Megan Poole and Arthur Wright. Rapunzel is written and directed by Ken MacDougall. The Christmas panto offers both a family and a naughty version, with showtimes at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. throughout

the month-long run.

Full details are available from the theatre box office or by calling 613-3952100. Tickets are still available for the New Year’s Eve show, although the buffet dinner scheduled before the performance is already sold out.

Zambia native shares stories with local Grannies for Africa News - Belleville - On November 28, Quinte Grannies for Africa held a fundraiser for the African grandmothers and their orphan grandchildren, organized

by Kathy Shortall and her Granny team.

Close to 100 people attended the event at St. Thomas’ Anglican Church and enjoyed a multitude of beef, lamb, turkey

or vegetarian chills.

But that was not the best part of the evening. They all came to hear Ida Mukuka, a native of Zambia and fieldworker for the Stephen Lewis Foundation (SLF). Mukuka was featured in Stephanie Nolan’s book: 28 stories of AIDS in Please see “African” on page B11

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hall was enthralled by what they heard. Many of the grannies present promised to continue working and raise awareness.

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women, grabbed her from behind ably be beaten and possible killed.

Africa. The first part of her speech was very and dragged her away. Ida asked The stories went on and on. personal. She explained how she became an what would happen to the woman You could hear a pin drop, as HIV and AIDS councillor when her brother and was told that she would prob- the crowd in St. Thomas’ church died of the disease. She got married, not for love but for education, and she felt that was the only way she could get it. She wants her children to be able to marry for love. When she herself tested positive, it made her more determined to fight as hard she could as an activist. (Her husband also died when her children were still small.)

“I always tell myself, I live with HIV. I do not want my children to live with HIV. I want it to end here,” Mukuka said.

Mukuka then talked about some of the places she had been. The first time she went to Ethiopia, she started to meet with grandmothers. Frequently, she would hear stories of mothers with 10 children who had all died, and mothers who then take care of four grandchildren. Other people told her they had six children and they all died, and soon Mukuka had to stop talking to the grandmothers as this was too much for her emotionally. She went back after a project was started with money from the SLF and could not believe her eyes.

“Is this the same grandmother? Is this the same community?” she asked.

They were excited to show Mukuka a little table and a little teapot. They also said, ‘I have saved $2, I have saved $ 3.’ All of this had been possible by the small income generated by projects through the SLF. In 2007, Mukuka went to visit the Maasai women in the bush in Logido, Tanzania.

This close community denied the fact that there was AIDS. There was no hospital and people with AIDS were cursed and were supposed to die.

Before the project director had the chance to introduce Ida Mukuka, a man Zambian aid worker Ida Mukuka spoke to the Quinte Grannies for Africa in came, saw his wife between the gathered a special presentation Thursday. Photo: Submitted

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The two sides of Snow White featured at Empire

Persons is a treat for kids, but once the Caroline Smith.

From December 6 to 21, the Empire Entertainment - Belleville - One show, sun goes down, the “naughty” version two very different audiences: Snow of the production will leave adults with Theatre will play host to Moonpath White and the 7 Vertically-Challenged their sides in stitches, promises director Productions’ unique take on the classic

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Snow White fairytale, but there’s a special twist. Three of the performances, taking place on December 8, 14 and 21 are family-oriented, fun performances aimed at entertaining every member of the family, but the rest of the performances are distinctly adult in nature.

Smith explains that while there is no vulgar language or nudity in the adult performances, the content of the jokes, and the look of the costumes is significantly different from the children’s shows.

“It follows the classic tale of Snow White, which of course everyone knows,

“Some of them you just know that you’ve planted a seed, and that they will remember theatre as being the best time ever.” but we take the tale and just twist it a bit, we still get to the happy ending,” Smith said. “I guarantee that Snow White will meet her prince and live happily ever after, but the journey there takes some odd twists and turns along the way.”

While there are some obvious limits on the kid’s shows, in a way Smith said

they’re among her favourites. Combining the spectacle of musical theatre with the wry humour of vaudeville, Snow White offers grand musical and dance numbers, slapstick comedy and improvisation from the cast of eight professional actors. Smith said it’s one of the best ways she can think of to introduce children to the theatre for the first time.

“They’re sitting forward in their chairs, their eyes as big as saucers,” she said. “Some of them you just know that you’ve planted a seed, and that they will remember theatre as being the best time ever.”

When the sun goes down, the restraints come off, and the cast is free to explore the adult side of the script and production. Improvisation isn’t just an option, it’s a guarantee. Smith said pop culture references such as Rob Ford and Miley Cyrus have a tendency to find their way into the production, as the actors are always looking for new jokes to keep the performance fresh.

“It’s one of the only times adults will come to see a theatre production, because they know they will laugh themselves silly,” Smith said. “They’ll be hurting for two days after.”

Tickets for both versions of the performance are on sale at the Empire Theatre website, along with a full schedule.

For more information, visit www.theempiretheatre.com.

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(From left) Director Caroline Smith and actors Eric Craig, Rachel Fischer, Justin Bott and Sydney Moorman pose for a photo ahead of the opening of Snow White and the 7 Vertically Challenged Persons, showing at the Empire Theatre from December 6 to 21. Photo: Steve Jessel

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News - Quinte West â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Three children at Prince Charles School in Trenton have hearts of gold. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are selling planter sticks for the seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Christmas dinner,â&#x20AC;? says John Dolton, ten.

John and his brother Michael, eight, and sister Caroline, seven, are raising funds for the free dinner for single seniors at Club 105 for the third year in a row. The ďŹ rst

year they raised $50 going door to door and asking for donations. Last year they helped raking leaves and cleaning up yards to raise $100.

This year they came up with the planter sticks with help from their mother Kim. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We got the Christmas balls and the shisk-ka-bob sticks and stuck them together,â&#x20AC;? explained John. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You stick them in a planter for a decoration.â&#x20AC;?

The children were selling the planters for one or two dollars at the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bazaar on November 28. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope to raise $150 this year,â&#x20AC;? smiled John hopefully.

The children have previously also helped decorate the Club 105 Seniors hall for the Christmas dinner and even made little cards to go beside each plate. They also have a listing on Kijiji to try and

sell more of the planter sticks. year the club has offered this is to pre-register at the ofďŹ ce One year they even got a certiďŹ - dinner and last year had 200 at 61 Bay Street any time cate from the mayor for their ef- guests. The only requirement Monday to Friday. forts.

The Christmas dinner for seniors is on December 14 from 12 to 3 p.m. at Club 105 and is open to any seniors who will be alone this Christmas. The full turkey dinner is a gift from the community and has volunteers serving and making the dinner. This is the third

Dynamic literary trio will warm up Cat Sass poetry workshops. She is currently co-director of RailRoad, a new Ottawa reading series.

Shaffran is a graduate of the Humber School for Writers and the Banff Centre Writing Studio and her poems have appeared in several Canadian journals including Vallum, in an illustrated chapbook published and distributed in Canada and Australia. She retired several years ago from the federal government and has chaired the boards and committees of many non-proďŹ t organizations.

Her appearance in Norwood is sponsored by The League of Canadian Poets.

Simpson, a writer, storyteller, spoken word artist and school of Michi Saagig Nishnaabeg ancestry with roots in the Alderville First Nation, returns to the Cat Sass where she has been warmly received. She holds a PhD from the University of Manitoba and

is an instructor at Athabasca Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Centre for World Indigenous Knowledge.

In 2011, she published Dancing on our Turtleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-creation, Resurgence and New Emergence.

Simpson is touring her ďŹ rst book of short stories Islands of Decolonial Love.

Williamson, a First Nations singer-songwriter from Winnipeg by way of Peterborough, is launching her recording Lie Low. Her new songs are an â&#x20AC;&#x153;unďŹ&#x201A;inching document of self: the truth that hurts before it heals. Her poetic exploration of love and romance bleeds with desire and a brutal honesty.â&#x20AC;?

Her lyrics are considered â&#x20AC;&#x153;quirky, sarcastic, sentimental and sexyâ&#x20AC;? and her melodies ďŹ&#x201A;ow from jazz to pop to R & B and blues.

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Rona Shaffran, Leanne Simpson and Tara Williamson will showcase their diverse talents during a pre-Christmas literary offering at the popular highway 7 establishment.

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News - Quinte West - The Trenton Santa Claus Parade delighted hundreds of spectators with many floats, marching bands and entertainers on November 24. Despite the cold winter chill in the air, everyone was in high spirits and enthusiastic crowds lined the streets from Centennial Park to Queen St. to see what is undoubtedly one of the best parades in the Quinte region.

“It is amazing to see the effort and creativity from businesses, schools and community groups,”

says Suzanne Andrews, chamber manager. “Almost one hundred floats decorated for the holidays lit up the streets and kicked off the holiday season. While the cold drove away many before the end of the parade, everyone appreciated all the hours of work that goes into each float.”

“This parade could not happen without support and generous donations from local businesses, service groups and individuals.

They make the Trenton Santa Claus Parade possible,” says

Andrews.

“On behalf of the organizing committee, I would like to thank Brian Swartman and Brad Graham and all the volunteer firefighters from Station 1 for ensuring the floats were all lined up on time and the parade ran smoothly,” says Jillian McCormick, parade coordinator.

“A special thank you to Wayne Campbell from Montrose Inn, his continued dedication helps to make this parade a success every year.” Wayne volunteers

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Thank you to Tim Hortons for donating hot chocolate and timbits and to the Lions club for providing hot food and hot drinks. This helped keep everyone warm while they waited in

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The Quinte West Chamber of Commerce would like to extend a huge thank you to all the businesses, service clubs, community organizations, schools and volunteers that took part in this years’ parade. A group of judges have determined the 2013 parade award winners. A ceremony will be held at City Hall on December 12 at 11 a.m.

The 2013 Parade Winners Best Youth Float Cole Secondaire Publique Marc-Garneau Theme: Shrek Escapes the Grinch Sponsored by: McDonald’s Restaurant Best Community Service Float Kinsmen Club of Trenton Theme: Kinsmen Dynasty Sponsored by: Trenton Cold Storage Best Industrial Float Electro Cables Inc. Theme: Herbie Races to the North Pole Sponsored by: City of Quinte West Best Service Industry Float Dr R Younes Dental Care Theme: The Molar Express Sponsored by: QuintEssential Credit Union Best Commercial Float Free Flow Petroleum Theme: Santa’s Workshop Sponsored by: West End Dental Centre Best Christmas Theme St. Georges Church Theme: Victorian Christmas Sponsored by: Royal LePage ProAlliance Realty Best Youth Theme Trenton Military Family Resource Centre Theme: The Grinch’s Feast Sponsored by: Scott’s Haulage & Excavating Ltd Best Overall Float Steve Walt Property Maintenance Theme: Thomas the Tank Engine Christmas Sponsored by: Whitley Financial Services People’s Choice Award This award will be announced on December 12. Vote online at www.quintewestchamber.ca Sponsored by: Scotiabank The Jeanette Chappelle Memorial Award for “Youth Community Spirit” will be awarded to Quinte West Track Club & Trenton High School for their entry of “Catch us if you can!” This award is Sponsored by Community Policing.

Congratulations to the local schools who participated in the Tim Hortons School Band Challenge, it was great to see so many young musicians in our community.

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1st Place - $300 – Murray Centennial Public School 2nd Place - $200 – St. Paul’s Catholic Secondary School 3rd Place - $100 – Trenton High School The bands in this year’s parade were paid for in part with the generous support of: Domtech, Hollandale Landscaping & Garden Center Ltd., Ken Leighton Limited, Knights of Columbus, Leon’s Superstore, Lioness Club of Trenton, Phil Panelas Construction, Riverside Automotive and Trenton Kiwanis Club.

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Dan Clost Lifestyles - Okay, here is winter. Now what do we do? Certainly we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bundle ourselves up in a nice cosy chair and read seed catalogues whilst sipping a fortifying beverage. Sorry to say it so bluntly, Gentle Reader, now is time to, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Suck it up, Buttercup,â&#x20AC;? we have some work to do.

Now is the time to make sure your

Time to protect plants for winter

plants are protected for the winter. The ground is pretty much frozen on the top and very little surface moisture is going to find its way down to the roots. Of course, immediately after writing this the gardening gods are going to expose my hubris and give us two full weeks of above freezing temperatures with daily rain showers.

However, it is possible that this column might slip past their radar.

The thing to do is prevent further moisture loss from the plant which is caused mainly be desiccating effects of winter winds. What to do? An anti-desiccant will be helpful. For the most part, it is preferable to apply this product late fall when the temperatures are hovering several degrees above freezing, the sun is shining and the breeze is not blowing. The idea is to have the liquid cover the plant and stick to it, not freeze to it. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re past that time but there may be windows of opportunity of several afternoons in mid-December for

an application. If this doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen, then be alert to the first opportunity for similar situations in late winter, early spring. Be aware, GR, that there is a mild controversy as to how late you can apply this product but, for a couple of dollars, I would use it if the conditions are right.

Mind you, the best thing you can do is to put the right plant in the right place (RPRP) so that winter winds and other challenges are mitigated.

The next task is to create a windbreak around sensitive plants such as Japanese maples and freshly planted yews amongst others. A burlap screen is the easiest and cheapest step but the view is less than aesthetic. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re back to RPRP. This being Canada, albeit a relatively southern portion of this great land, we know that winter sticks around a long time and our gardens should reflect that reality. This was a round about a way of saying it seems to be counterproductive to design for winter interest

and then shroud the plants in ugly brown wrappers. Compromise for now; deal with re-design later.

I am not a fan of the mummy-wrapped conifer or broad-leafed evergreen. If you are going to go beyond a simple windscreen and completely cover a shrub, then use some stakes or bamboo poles to create a tepee. That way the leaves are protected from sunburn, windburn and the burlap itself.

The next two winter injury situations are caused by you and me. We create woody perennial borders along our driveways and paths and then pile all of our shovelling and plowing efforts on top of them. Hydrangeas, buddleia, weigela, caryopteris (shall I continue?) will all suffer greatly.

(RPRP) We then â&#x20AC;&#x153;saltâ&#x20AC;? our roads, drives and walkways with various combinations of liquid brine and rock salt. Salt spray from roadside plowing can cause damage to new buds. You can erect a burlap screen

There are options to end bullying Lifestyles - Another horrific case of online bullying recently hit the news.

Twelve-year-old Rebecca Sedwick climbed a water tower and jumped to her death after being taunted and attacked by a 12-year-old and a 14-year-old. The sheriff in Florida arrested the two instigators and released their pictures. While the charges have since been dropped, the bulliesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; parents have done the news circuit.

As I watched a bit of the media circus, it became clear that these bullies were absolute losers. They werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going anywhere in life. And while the victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother appears eloquent, these kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; parents (one of whom has since been charged with child abuse herself) show that the apple didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fall far from the tree.

We think that the way to battle bullying is holding character classes in schools, monitoring our childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook, and

encouraging intervention by school officials. But I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re missing a key ingredient about why bullying is so devastating: to these kids, their peer group, pathetic as it may be, is their whole life.

When peers turn on them, they feel completely alone and useless.

Listening to the story in Florida, I found myself wishing that Rebecca could have had some perspective. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a relatively happily well-adjusted forty-something woman (notwithstanding those hormonal surges), and I never, ever talk to anyone I knew in middle school or high school. If I were to see them on the street, I doubt Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d remember who most of them were.

In school youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thrown together, through no choice of your own, with kids of the same age. As an adult, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to restrict your friends to those born in the same calendar year, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re free

to choose friends that you actually like.

Most adults I know do not hang around with people they knew in school. Those kids, who wield so much power over you at fourteen, are forgotten at 34.

If teens could just understand that their current tormentors wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter at all in just a few short years, then perhaps weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have fewer kids devastated by bullying.

What we need more than character classes, then, is to give our kids perspective. I survived high school by simply not caring much about my peers. Although I had pleasant conversations with many classmates, I walked home for lunch everyday so I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to sit in the cafeteria.

My life revolved around my church youth group and my two part-time jobs, where I worked with people of a variety of ages. I spent most of my social time outside the school, so school really didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter.

or locate plants beyond the spray zone.

You can also wash (spray with a garden hose) the plants in the early spring before the buds open. In situations where you can control the de-icing choices, simply stay away from salt.

Rodent damage. Rabbits and mice.

Mice nibble around the bottom of the plant, rabbits chew away at a higher level of the same diner. Urban encroachment on predator habitats has resulted in many, many (many to the nth exponent) rabbits.

Poison baits will work, but then they will also work on Miss Puss and Fido. Wrap the trunks with plastic or wire mesh tree guards and spray with Plant-Skydd. Remember to raise the height of the protection as the snow pack builds; Flopsy will stand on her tippy-toes.

When that is done, maybe you can take a break, at least a short one, before you begin winter pruning.

Reality Check:

Part-time jobs can help students feel confident while giving them exposure to other adults who take an interest in them.

Getting involved in a place of worship helps kids get plugged in with others who were not all born in the same birth year, while also introducing them to other teens who perhaps donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go to their school. Cultivating an area of excellence outside of the school, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in sports or music or a craft, can help kids have something else to concentrate on that can give them a sense of self-worth.

School is so unimportant in the broader scheme of things, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard for kids to see that when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the throes of teenage angst. Anything we can do to enlarge their world now will diminish the power of bullies to aim those arrows. Yes, words will always hurt, but if teens know â&#x20AC;&#x153;there are other people who care about meâ&#x20AC;?, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I

Sheila Wray Gregoire know I am good at somethingâ&#x20AC;?, or â&#x20AC;&#x153;These kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; worlds are so pathetic compared to mineâ&#x20AC;?, then much of the sting will be gone.

Artisan sale in full swing at Heritage Centre

Thursdays and Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Prof- May we will have our student its from the sale help support art show. The annual general local artists and crafts people meeting for the Tweed Hisas well as the Heritage Cen- torical Society is the second tre.

Wednesday of January. This Evan said that in coming meeting is open to the public sketches, photos and events at the Heritage Centre, and we are always looking for the Memorial Gallery will new members. There are also memorabilia.â&#x20AC;? feature a show focusing on a couple of directors positions Tweed area churches, â&#x20AC;&#x153;There open.â&#x20AC;? will be painting sketches, phoEvan said that at present ple showing this year with a number of tos and memorabilia,â&#x20AC;? said there around 50 members of Evan, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In March and April the Historical Society. There new exhibitors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have everything from acrylic we will have a show featuring are eight directors and four painting to framed photography, calen- Tweed area schools and in executive members. dars in Christmas card form beeswax candles, Celtic woodwork, which is new this year by Sue Payment. Ronnie Probert also has woodwork that is new. He created snowmen thermometers as well as snowmen spindles and mailboxes for Christmas. We have lots of preserves 2 models available for immediate delivery made by Mary Andrews from Madoc.

SALE PRICED AT We sell out of these very fast. There $1,195.00 and $1,495.00 are samples for people to try and once people try them they almost always buy Also New Wall Clocks available a bottle.â&#x20AC;? for Christmas The items on sale are priced anywhere from $3-40. The show is only on REPAIRS: from November 30 to December 7 so $MPDLT t 8BUDIFT as soon as you see this article, get your +FXFMMFSZ boots and coat on and truck on down to OPEN TUES-FRI 9-6, SAT 9-4 the Heritage Centre and find a unique 178 Roblin Rd. Hali Letwin and Tweed Heritage Centre Curator Evan Morton are seen here with the large display of arts and crafts on sale at gift idea for that hard-to-buy-for person #&--&7*--& t on your list. They are open until 8 p.m. the Tweed Heritage Centre. Photo: Scott Pettigrew Tweed â&#x20AC;&#x201C; This is the eighth year for the Artisan Show and Sale at the Tweed Heritage Centre and according to Curator Evan Morton the show just keeps getting

better year after year with lots of new items on display.

Hali Letwin is the organizer of the show and sale and this is not her first time working at the Heritage Centre. She was the student

promoter from 2008-2012 as the enjoyed putting the show together.â&#x20AC;?

Hali said there are over 20 crafts peosummer student and she helped put together the Christmas show last year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was happy to take in this â&#x20AC;&#x153;There will be painting yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show,â&#x20AC;? said Hali, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really

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AUCTIONS

The partial contents of a campbellford home and others.

Tues Dec 10th @ 6pm Doors open at 5:00pm AUCTION SALE at RIVERSIDE AUCTION HALL

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Auctioneer: Allen McGrath

Rusland’s antique, ColleCtible & Fine FuRnishings auCtion tues deC&10, 2013-5pm GAMING RESTAURANT

EvinrudeAUCTION Centre - 911 Monaghan Rd., Peterborough Thursday, April 12th ~ 5pm

Viewing 2pm auction Antiques, furniture, china, glass, day. jewellery, MorrowOriginal Building ~artwork, 171 Lansdowne St., rugs, Peterborough books, hooked Royal SELLING ENTIRE CONTENTS FROM A GAMBLING HALL. Doultons, model planes (new in boxes), New Partial list includes: fork lift, slate pool table, leather Looney Tunestables, Xmasbarornaments, sofas, poker stools, cigar Chinese humidors, tea at screen tv’s, sets projectors w/largemore! screens, restaurant & much kitchen appliances and much more!

Attend. Call705-745-4115 to Consign.

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GUMMER-WARD ESTATE AUCTIONS MULTI-ESTATE AUCTION PLUS Collection of Art Glass, Studio Pottery and Decorative Arts SUN. Dec 8th 10AM PREVIEW 8:30 day of sale and Sat 10-4, Tag sale (Items Priced) Sat 10-4.

Kingsland Church Studios -139 King Street East Colborne Hwy 401 exit 497 (Big Apple) follow signs.

Large auction, partial estate, other interesting items plus many consignments. Boxes as yet unpacked.

192 Front W. Hastings, ON K0L 1Y0

Terms of sale: Cash, Debit, M/C, Visa Canteen & Washrooms

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At Switzer’s Auction Centre, 25414 Highway 62, Bancroft, ON Selling many new, used and antique Rifles, Shotguns, Handguns and related equipment. Check our website for complete details and Photo Gallery for Featured items www.switzersauction.com www.proxibid.com/switzersauction TERMS: Cash, Visa, Master Card, Inter-ac, 10% Buyers Premium Onsite, 15% on Proxibid Paul Switzer, Auctioneer/Appraiser 1-613-332-5581 • 1-800-694-2609 or info@switzersauction.com

Featuring Folk Art to incl. outstanding Chippewa First Nations Folk Art Walking Stick, Ontario Decoys, Military Badges, Antiques, Art, Sterling Silver, Estate Jewelry to incl 10Kt-14kt gold and Quality Costume Jewelry, Coins and Stamps, China,Crystal, Signed Art Glass, Art Pottery, Doulton Figurines,Vintage Advertising, Collectibles, Vintage Toys & Teddy Bears, Primitives, Antique Ivory, Vintage Lighting, Furniture and much more.

For Complete Listing and Pictures Please Visit www.theappraiser.ca • 289-251-3767 PAYMENT BY CASH OR CHEQUE, NO BUYERS PREMIUM

AUCTION SALE WED, DECEMBER 11, 2013 AT 5:00 P.M. DOUG JARRELL SALES ARENA, BELLEVILLE Wooden kitchen table & chairs, coffee & end tables, plant stands, rocker, qty. of glass & china, die cast cars, collection of “Caron” wood carvings, accordion & case, electric guitar & case, violin & case, flute, Royal Doulton animals & figurines, Goebel kittens, crystal owl, men’s sterling silver chain, tri coloured triple strand pearl necklace, Camden Township book, stained glass ceiling fixture, price guides, Nascar shadow box wall piece, framed hockey prints, sports books, collectible sports Christmas bulbs & numerous other pieces.

See my web site for detailed list & photos.

AUCTIONEERS: DOUG JARRELL & BEN TREVERTON 613-969-1033 www.dougjarrellauctions.com

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BRIGHTON Indoor Walking Club, Mondays to Thursdays 6-9 pm until May 1, ENSS Brighton. No Charge but must pre-register.

Gail at Community Care Northumberland (613)475-4190.

Holiday Potluck Dinner & Music.

Please bring a dish to share. December 12, 6:30-8:30 pm, Community Care Northumberland, Brighton. Please pre-register: 613-475-4190, Gail.

Carman United Church Xmas Cookie Walk, Saturday, December 7, 9 a.m. Info 613-475-2289.

The Clothing Depot, 58 Prince Edward St, Brighton will be closed from December 11-January 14 for renovations.

Please refrain from dropping off goods until January 15th.

Trinity-St. Andrew’s, 7 to 9 p.m., December 10, International Human Rights Day, for World’s Largest Letter-

Warner’s Auction Hall, 12927 Hwy 2, Just West of Colborne.

Excellent pre Christmas auction. Selling from Colborne and Cobourg estates. New tools, some nearly new tools, quantity new fishing and hunting supplies, new light fixtures, quantity dry rough lumber, aluminum ext ladder, mechanical and wood working tools, related articles, tool chests, tool boxes, power tools, hand tools, 2 HD floor jacks, 2 HD jack stands, chain saws, 12 1/2” HD thickness planer, HD mitre saw on metal stand, radial arm saw, HD air compressor, upright with 27 gallon tank, double stacking mechanics toolbox, other small toolboxes, selection power tools, 1 1/2 ton chain hoist, HD has Ryobi weed eater, HD Shop Vac, Dirt Devil upright vac, some house hold articles, selection of Christmas decorations, selection books, selection house hold articles, plus living room, dining room, bedroom furniture.

NOTE: Most tools are new or nearly new in excellent condition in this very large offering to settle these estates. Please be on time and be prepared to stay awhile. Viewing from 4pm on day of sale. Canteen on site.

Terms: Cash, Cheque with ID, Visa, M/C, Interac.

Gary Warner Auctioneer • 905-355-2106

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At Stanley Auction Centre, 56 Alma St., Norwood, Ontario. From the traffic lights on Highway 7, travel south one block, then east for 3 blocks on Alma Street. Watch for signs.

Small sailboat, home furnishings, appliances, housewares, tools, equipment, and much more. Full list at our website. Terms are cash, Interac or cheque with ID. Job lots sell at 5:00 pm. Foodbooth.

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Get the word out to more than 70,000 homes. Call to find out how.

Friends of the Library Bookstore is accepting gently used books, CD and DVD donations. Foyer of Belleville Public Library 10-4, Monday through Saturday.

Info: 613-968-6731 ext 2245 Seniors 5-pin Bowling, Tuesdays, 1 p.m. Come and meet new friends for fun and fellowship. Belleville Pro Bowl, Bayview Mall. Call Ken 613-962-3429

AUCTION THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5 @ 6:00PM

Saturday, dec 7, 2013 at 6:00 pm, (job lotS Sell at 5:00 pm)

WANT TO ADVERTISE AN UPCOMING AUCTION? FIREARMS AUCTION SAT. DEC. 7th, 10:00 AM

overeating, food obsession, under-eating, or bulimia. No dues or fees for members.

Info: Susan at 613-471-0228 or Hilly at 613-354-6036 or visit foodaddicts.org.

Quinte Seniors Euchre Club meets at the Parkdale Community Centre every Mon. at 1:30 pm. Everyone 50 plus welcome. Cost $3.00 includes door prize, 50/50 draw and euchre score prizes Belleville Brain Tumour Support Group meets monthly on the second Wed.,7:30 p.m., Eastminster United Church.

If you or someone you know has been affected by a brain tumour come join us.

Quinte Region Crokinole Club, every Tuesday, 7 p.m., Avaya building at 250 Sidney St., Belleville, south entrance.

Cost is $4.00. http://www.qrcc.ca . For info: Dave Brown at 613-967-7720 or Louis Gauthier at 613-849-0690.

Joyfull Noise Belleville Women’s Choir invites women of all ages to join.

Songs from the 50’s to the 80’s. Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., Core Centre, 223 Pinnacle St., Belleville. No auditions required.

Novice to experienced singers. www. joyfull-noise.com.

The Schizophrenia Support Services support meetings. Every second Wednesday of the month, 7- 8:30pm. Canadian Mental Health Association Offices, 199 Front St., Belleville. For info call, Sara MacDonald (613)888-5322.

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BELLEVILLE Overeaters Anonymous meeting every Friday, 10 a.m. Calvary Temple, corner of Wallbridge Loyalist and Hwy 2 West. Contact Dianne 613-392-0081.

The Canadian Hearing Society offers Walk In Wednesdays from 10 am-noon and 2-4pm. Speak to a Hearing Care Counsellor. No appointment necessary. Bayview Mall, 470 Dundas St. E Belleville Christmas Cantata, 50 voice choir. December 12 and 14, 7 p.m. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 516 Victoria Ave, Belleville. Free will offering.

Pet’s Pictures With Santa, PetValu, 365 N. Front. St., Saturday, Dec. 7, 11am to 4pm. All proceeds to Lions Foundation of Canada DogGuides. For appt. (613) 962-6580.

Dance, Friday December 13, Belleville Club 39, Belleville Fish & Game Club Hall on Elmwood Dr. 8 pm to Midnight. Lunch served. Members $10, Non members $12. Info: 613-395-0162 or 613-395-4901 Ostomy Group Belleville meets at Loyalist Collage Business and Development Centre, second Thursday of each month except July-Aug. TGIF Frozen Meals. Nutritious, church-

prepared and frozen meals available every Friday, 2 to 4 p.m., Bridge St. United Church (60 Bridge East entrance). No cost/ no pre-ordering. Register at first visit with ID for each meal to be picked up.

Amnesty International Human Rights Day, Tuesday, December 10.

Worldwide Greeting Card and Letter Writing Campaign for prisoners of Conscience.

CORE Cafe, 223 Pinnacle St, Belleville, 1-8 pm. Donations for postage appreciated. Info: Jan 613-968-9659 or Mieke 613-969-1782.

Friday December 13, John M. Parrott Art Gallery, 10:30-11:30 a.m. for our Musical Gifts Series. “Remembering Pytor IIyich Tchaikovsky at Christmas” Order your Tree Seedlings for spring 2014 from Lower Trent Conservation.

Over 20 species to choose from. Call Ewa, Ecology & Stewardship Specialist, at 613394-3915 ext 252, or order on-line http:// www.ltc.on.ca/stewardship/tssp/ Christmas Luncheon Wednesday December 11, 12-2 pm, 290 Bridge St W. (Salvation Army) sponsored by Belleville Christian Women’s Club. $12. Featuring Special Christmas music. Free nursery.

Reservations: Darlene 613 - 961 - 0956 Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, Wednesdays at 7 p.m., St. Columba Presbyterian Church, 520 Bridge St E (at Farley), Belleville for those suffering from

Waddingtons.ca/Cobourg 9 Elgin Street East, Cobourg

FINE FURNITURE, ART & ANTIQUES AUCTION Saturday December 7th & Sunday December 8th

Preview @ 9:30 p.m. Auction starting at 11:00 a.m.

SATURDAY: Paintings to include: Manley Macdonald, Sterling Silver & Silver-Plate, Crystal, Porcelain, Coalport Dinner Service, Oriental Porcelain, Bronzes, Clocks & Mirrors.

Furniture to include: Oyster Walnut Chest on Stand, Georgian Furniture to include: Linen Press, Mahogany Dining Room Suite, Pair of Campaign Chests, Sideboards, Small Tables, Victorian Furniture, Upholstered Furniture, Lighting & Oriental Carpets to include: 2 Gallery Carpets.

SUNDAY: Large Auction to Include: Glass, China, Dinner Sets, Costume Jewellery, Collector’s Items, Collection of Royal Doulton Figures, Furniture, Oriental Carpets, Books & Linens.

Giant Indoor Yard Sale: To Include 100’s of Fresh Items Plus Books & CD’s Watch the Website for Updates & Photos. www.waddingtons.ca/cobourg BROWSE OUR HOME FURNISHINGS CONSIGNMENT STORE QUALITY ITEMS AT A FRACTION OF RETAIL.

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Events

Tel: 905.373.0501 Toll Free: 1.855.503.2963 Fax: 905.373.1467 Email: pn@waddingtons.ca 9 Elgin St. E., Unit 6, Cobourg ON K9A 0A1

Writing Campaign. Refreshments will be served.

The United Church Women of TrinitySt. Andrew’s, 58 Prince Edward St, Brighton annual Christmas Tea and Bake Sale, 1-3:30 p.m., Saturday, December 7.

Community Care Northumberland’s Annual Memory Tree to remember those who are struggling with illness or deceased.

Tree locations: December 6, Sobey’s, Brighton, 11 am-3 pm. December 12, Brighton Public Library 3-7 pm Christmas Gathering, Time-Out Tea Time Ladies’ Fellowship, Monday, December 9, 10 a.m. Potluck luncheon, sing-along, refreshments. Trinity-St. Andrew’s United Church, Brighton R.C.L. 100 Brighton Meat Roll, every Saturday, 3 – 5 pm

CAMPBELLFORD Community Care Northumberland’s Annual Memory Tree to remember those who are struggling with illness or deceased. Tree location: December 9 and 10, Campbellford Memorial Hospital 10 am—2:30 pm The 2013 Christmas Light Tour of Campbellford, Dec. 11th, 2013 from 6:30 – 8:30pm, then back to the Multicare Lodge where Community Care Northumberland staff and volunteers provide light refreshments. Info and to register: Linda - 705653-1411 or Sarah - 705-696-3891 Christmas potluck, December 10, 10:00 am with Special Guest, Santa Claus. The Early Years Centre Christmas Bazaar, December 7 ,11 a.m.-2 p.m., St. John’s United Church.

Campbellford. Lunch 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Campbellford Kinette Bingo every Thursday at 7pm. Campbellford/ Seymour Arena, 313 Front St. N. $1000 Jackpot in 54 numbers, consolation prize of $200. Wheelchair accessible.

Annual Angels of Care Ceremony, Wednesday, December 11, 7 p.m.,The Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation. Family focused activities, seasonal musical entertainment, free draws, cookie decorating for the kids and refreshments.

Lighting of the Angels of Care Garden.

Info: CMH Foundation at 705-653-4343 Ext. 2104, or www.givetocmh.ca.

Every Monday, 7 p.m. Campbellford Citizen’s Choir meets at Senior Citizen’s Building. All welcome Lioness Club Outdoor Christmas Decorations: Christmas Planters, urn inserts, door decorations from $2-30 at the Campbellford Seymour Public Library; Saturday Dec 7 from 9am to 2pm.

Free Guided Walks continue to take place every Thursday in Ferris Park until December. Meet at the east end of the Suspension Bridge at 9 am for a one hour guided walk, rain or shine.

Lighthouse Diner (soup kitchen).

Serving warm, nutritious meals at 12:00 p.m. every Friday. Come at 10 a.m. for fellowship and games. Free Methodist Church, 73 Ranney Street N. For info call (705)653-4789 or (705)653-4185 or email: cfordfmc@gmail.com

COBOURG FootCare Clinic, Mon and Wed Mornings, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. VON offers Basic, Advanced and Diabetic Foot Care (Fee for Service).

For appointment call the VON at 1-888279-4866 ex 5346 Community Care Northumberland’s Annual Memory Tree to remember those who are struggling with illness or deceased.

Tree location: December 9 and 10, Northumberland Hills Hospital 9am-5pm.

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DRINGTON Codrington Drop In Centre Monday thru Thursdays from 9:30 till 11:30 am.

2nd Wednesday of the month, Codrington Women’s Institute 7:15 pm, Codrington Community Centre

COLBORNE Food Addicts Anonymous Meetings, Wednesdays, 11-noon, Prospect House, 1 Elgin Street (at King), Colborne, www. foodaddictsanonymous.org Ladies’ Social Group, Tuesdays at Community Care Northumberland, 11 King St. E. Colborne, 1:30-3 p.m. Info: 905-355-2989.

Old St. Andrew’s Church Colborne 2nd annual cookie walk Dec 7, 9am-12pm Community Care Northumberland’s Annual Memory Tree to remember those who are struggling with illness or deceased.

Tree location: December 10, Downey Pharmacy, Colborne, 100am-2pm All Things Bright & Beautiful art show, The Colborne Art Gallery until Sunday Dec. 22. 51 King St. E, Colborne

FOXBORO Gilead Hall euchre, Bronk Rd., every other Tuesday evening, 7:15 to 10:00. All welcome. Info: Fern at 613-969-9262.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST, hosted by Foxboro & District Lions Club, Sunday, Dec. 8, 8am to 1pm, Gilead Hall (Harmony & Bronk). Adults $7, Children 6-12 $4 (under 6 free). Info. Fred (613) 477-2948 or Sue (613) 477-1046.

FRANKFORD Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Weekly Meetings, Wednesday Evenings, 7-8 p.m. Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 60 North Trent St. Frankford. For more information call Fern 613-3952345 Sunday Worship Service and Sunday School at Frankford United Church 10:30 am. All are Welcome!

Frankford Legion: Men’s pool each Tuesday. Ladies pool each Thursday.

Both start at 7 p.m.

Euchre every Tuesday, 7 pm, 1030 Mapleview Rd. From Stockdale take Will Johnston Rd to first turn on the right.

Alcoholics Anonymous Keep It Simple Group, 8 pm every Thursday at Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall, 60 Trent St. N. (rear), Frankford. Info: www. quintewestaa.org or 1-866-951-3711

GLEN MILLER TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meetings Tuesday mornings at Christ Church Glen Miller. Weigh ins 8:30-9:30 a.m. with a meeting following. Join anytime.

Info: Brenda Kellett 613 392-8227

HASTINGS TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meetings Wednesdays at the Trinity United Church, Hastings. Weigh-in 5:15-6:15pm and meeting 6:30-7:30 pm. Join anytime.

For info Kathy (705) 696-3359 Hastings Christmasfest, Sunday, December 8, 12:30 pm. Pizza will be served with soft drinks. Make your own Christmas Stockings. Hastings Legion.

December 7, 4th Annual Hastings Christmas market at Northumberland Tractor Parts Ltd. 104 Bridge St. S. Hastings, 10 am-3 pm. Home made christmas cake, crafts, art, food, and so much more. Visit the live Alpaca on site that day.

Community Care Northumberland’s Annual Memory Tree to remember

those who are struggling with illness or deceased. Tree location: December 10, Hastings Civic Centre, 10:30 am-noon and 1-3 pm Knitting Club, Thursdays, 1-3pm.

Yoga, Wednesdays, 2:00pm. Cost $3.

Zumba Class, Tuesdays, 9:30am. Cost $3.

Line Dancing Class, Wednesdays, 10am.

Cost $3. Belly Dancing Class, Thursdays, 10am. Cost $3. 6 Albert St. East, Hastings.

Info: Sarah at 705-696-3891 YMCA Northumberland Ontario Early Years Centre, 6 Albert St E, Hastings.

Open 5 days a week. Info: www.ymcanorthumberland.com or 705-696-1353

HAVELOCK Havelock’s Wellness Program at the Town Hall, 8 Mathison St. in Havelock, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm every Tuesday and Thursday. 10-11 exercise and 11-12 various activities. Call (705)778-7831 Havelock Seniors Club weekly events: Cribbage Mondays 1 pm. Euchre Wednesdays 7 pm and Fridays 1 pm. Bid Euchre Thursdays 1 pm.

Traditional Country Music Jam Sessions, Ol’ Town Hall, Matheson and Oak St, Havelock, every Wednesday.

Doors open at 12 pm. Music at 1 pm.

Musicians (excluding drums), vocalists and visitors welcomed Havelock Legion: Meat draws, every Sat. 3 pm. Everyone Welcome. 8 Ottawa St. 705-778-3728.

Bingo every Wednesday at Havelock Community Centre sponsored by the Havelock Lions. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Early birds 7:00 p.m., regular start 7:30 p.m. Info: Lion John at tapa1944@ yahoo.ca 705 778 7362.

MADOC Royal Canadian Legion Br 363 Madoc has mixed darts every Thursday night 7.30. Everyone invited Madoc Active Living Exercise: Wednesdays, 10:30 am. Trinity United Church, 76 St Lawrence St E. Program opened to seniors and adults with physical disabilities.

Madoc Diners: Monday, Dec 9, St John’s Anglican Church Hall, 115 Durham St N., 12:00 noon. Please bring your own plate, cup, and cutlery. Open to seniors and adults with physical disabilities.

White Lake Bethesda United Church, (Springbrook Rd and Hey 62), Bethesda boutique, Saturday, December 7, 9am12pm. Donations of gently used clothing appreciated. All clothing items $2.

Special bake items for sale. Info: Sherri 613-473-4388 St. Peter’s Presbyterian Church women of Madoc annual Christmas Tea and Bazaar from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, December 7, 115 St. Lawrence St W, Madoc. Baked goods, craft tables, $4 for the tea.

BADMINTON every Tuesday and Thursday, 7-9:30 p.m., Centre Hastings Secondary School, with coaching for Junior players Thursdays, 6-7:00 p.m. Terry, 613-473-5662 for info.

Line Dancing, Every Thurs. 10:3011:30 am., St. John’s Anglican Church Hall, 115 Durham St. N. Madoc. Info: Carol Cooper 613-473-1446

MARMORA Marmora Legion: Bingo every Monday 7pm. Ultimate Euchre, second Sunday of the month 1pm. Jam Sessions every third Sunday of the month, 1-4pm.

Marmora Blood Pressure Clinic: Tuesday, Dec 10. Caressant Care Common Room, 58 Bursthall St, 9:30-11:00 AM.

Program opened to seniors and adults with physical disabilities.

Christmas Bazaar, St. Andrew’s United Church, Sat. Dec. 7, 9 am-1 pm.

Baking, candy, sewing, knitting and more.

Light, dessert and beverage served from 11-1. Adults $4.00, children $3.00 & preschool free. The “New-to you” shoppe will be open from 8:30-noon.

Marmora Diners: Wednesday, Dec 11. Marmora and District Community Centre, Victoria Ave., noon. Please bring your own plate, cup, and cutlery.

Program opened to seniors and adults with physical disabilities.

The Marmora Crowe Valley Lions Club Jam Session, The Marmora Community Centre, Victoria St. Dec., 8, 1-4.30 pm.

Admission $5.00 Entertainers free. Bring your talent & instruments,Door prizes, 50/50 draw , coffee, sandwiches, donuts & LCBO For Info. 613-472-2377

NORWOOD Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Tuesdays, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Norwood. Weigh in from 5:30, meeting at 7 pm. Elaine 705-639-5710 Asphodel Norwood Public Library, Norwood Branch: Story time every Friday, 10 a.m. Event info: www.anpl.org.

Community Care’s Diners Club, Norwood United Church, noon on December 10. Come early and bring a friend.

To reserve: 705-639-5631 Asphodel-Norwood Friendship Club Christmas Bazaar, Decemer 7, 9am-3pm, Norwood Arena, Millennium Room. $1 Admission.

St. Andrew’s Christmas Bazaar, Saturday, December 7. Shortbread, Frozen meat and turkey pies, and more. 10am-2pm, free admission. Lunch: 11am-1pm $7 Dance with the Donegal Fiddlers Orchestra. Saturday December 7, 7-10 pm, Norwood Town Hall, 2357 County Rd 45 Norwood. Admission is $5.00. Lunch is pot luck. Jigs, reels, 2 steps, square dance tunes and Christmas music. Proceeds to be donated to Philippine Relief Fund.

P.E. COUNTY Albury Friendship Group - Quilts for sale each Wed 10 am - 12 noon. Albury Church Rednersville Rd. Proceeds to local charities for women.

Christmas in the Village, Saturday, December 7, 1-4pm, Ameliasburgh. Free admission. Horse drawn wagon rides, demonstrations, craft making. Settler’s Christmas at the Museum.

Wednesdays, Knitting 2-4 pm. $5.00/wk. Zumba 7:30-8:30 pm. $8.00/wk Ameliasburgh Community Hall Picton afternoon Shout Sister Choir welcomes new members. Practices are Wednesdays, 2-4 p.m., St Mary Magdalene Church, 335 Main St, Picton. www.shoutsisterchoir.ca Every Thursday night, Mixed Fun Darts Consecon Legion, 7 pm.

Consecon Legion Bid Euchre every Tuesday, 7 pm. $5.00 ea. Mixed Fun Darts every Thursday, 7 pm. $5.00 ea. Crib every Wednesday, 7pm. $5.00 ea

STIRLING Weekly Monday Night Bingo, Upstairs of Stirling Arena. Cards on sale at 6:15pm. Starts at 6:50pm. Proceeds to support community projects. Sponsored

by Stirling & District Lions Club.

Don’t forget to bring a Food Bank Donation to the Stirling Santa Claus Parade.

Friday December 6, 6:30pm Stirling Blood Pressure Clinic: Thursday, Dec 12, 204 Church St, Seniors

Building Common Room, 9am-12pm.

Program opened to seniors and adults with physical disabilities.

Breakfast with Santa at the Lions Hall, Stirling. Sat. Dec. 7, 8 - 11 a.m. Children 12 & under $4.00. Adults $6.00 The Stirling Festival Theatre presents Rapunzel: A Hairy Tale until December 31. Family and naughty version. Info: 1-877-312-1162 or www.stirlingfestivaltheatre.com Springbrook Santa Claus parade, December 8, 3pm. Collecting non-perishable food items for the Food Bank

ex 5346 Knights of Columbus, Dec. 12, Turkey Dinner with all fixings, tea, coffee. 57 Stella Cres. Trenton 5-7pm. Cost $10.00. Take out available. Everyone welcome Trenton Lions Club is looking for new members. Meetings are 2nd and 4th Wed of each month, Sept to July. Info: Membership Chairman Darlene Hiltz 613969-9502 or darlene_hiltz@yahoo.ca Toastmasters International, Trenton Library. Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 6:30-8 pm. New members and guests welcome.

AL-ANON. Does someone’s drinking STOCKDALE bother you? Join them each Wednesday QWFD Station 6 annual food drive at 8 p.m. 100 King St. Trenton.

Monday, Dec. 9. Please have non perishables ready for pick up from 6-8 p.m.

TWEED Tweed Public Library weekly events: TRENT RIVER Tuesdays: Play Bridge or Euchre, 12 - 3 pm.

Christmas Nativity Display, The Beginners welcome. Pixel Hobby, 12-3 pm, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Wednesdays: Play chess, 5:30-6:45. Begin, 8700 County Rd. #30, Trent River. Fri. ner, intermediate and advanced. Fridays: Dec. 13, 6-9 pm; Sat. Dec. 14, 2-8 pm; Learn how to make knitted teddy bears, Sun. Dec 15, 2-6 pm. “The Most Won- 2:45-4:45 pm. Info: 613-478-1066. derful Time of the Year!” presentation, December 15. Free admission, donations Dec.7, Tweed Santa Clause Parade at 12:30PM. After the Parade visit Santa to the food bank welcome. at the Tweed Lions Hall.

TRENTON Bid Euchre every Tuesday night 7 Friends of the Quinte West Library p.m., Actinolite Recreation Hall Book Sale, every Tues and Thurs and the Tweed Legion Branch 428 “Santa last Sat of month, 10 am-1 pm. Accepting BBQ”, Dec 7 from 10:30 a.m. Come out book donations as well. 25 cents to $1.50. and enjoy peameal on a bun, hot dogs and Quinte West Public Library. hot chocolate while waiitng for the big guy Trenton Wesleyan Church annual to arrive! Information 613-478-1865.

Christmas Cantata, “Hope of the Broken Tweed curling Club offers daytime World”, Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, exercise classes Mondays, Wednesday, December 8, 6:00 pm. An offering will be Thursday & Friday. Zumba, Aerobics & received for the Care & Share Food Bank Weights and Core Training. $5/class or and the Salvation Army. Refreshments. $35/month. Info: Nancy 613-478-3464.

Info: Church office, 613-392-1075.

Line Dancing, Every Tues., 10:30Quinte West MS Society Support 11:30 am, Hungerford Hall, Tweed. Info: Group, every second Monday of the month, Carol Cooper 613-473-1446 Quiet Room, Quinte West Public Library, Tweed Legion: Mixed darts evTrenton. 6:30pm. For those affected by ery Friday night, 7:30 p.m. Mixed pool MS, caregivers and friends. Info: trentonWednesday nights (except 3rd Wed. of the msgroup@live.ca month), 7:00 sharp. Everyone welcome.

Christmas Grace Sunday, December 8, 7pm, Grace United Church, WARKWORTH Trenton. Presented by the Sing with Grace Warkworth Legion hosts bid Community Choir - singers from a variety euchre at 2 p.m. every Wednesday and a of churches. A free-will offering collected dart league at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday. supporting a local charity.

Everyone welcome A Canadian Christmas, Dec 7, 7 pm and St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, December 8, 1 pm. My Theatre, Historical Warkworth Bazaar and Bake Sale, Saturday, Trenton Town Hall - 1861, 55 King St, December 6, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Trenton www.mytheatrequinte.ca Warkworth Spinners and WeavJOIN Quinte West’s Kente Kiwanis. ers, 10am, 2nd Thursday of month, Percy Meetings held every Thursday morning. Heritage Building. 35 Church St. WarkEveryone welcome. Call Secretary John worth. Karen Richens 705-696-1460.

Eden at 613-394-0316 for more info.

The Knitting Guild meets at 1:30 8 Wing CFB Trenton Officers’ Mess on the second Tuesday of the month at the Ladies Club Annual Christmas Dinner, Community Memorial Hall, Church St., Wednesday, Decemmber 11, 6 p.m. in the Warkworth. Everyone invited.

Upper Lounge Officers’ Mess. Members: $20 and invited guests of members: $25. Warkworth Library Story Hour/ Playtime. Every Tuesday,10:30. Every For more info: chambersj@live.ca other week Andrea from the YMCA Early Turkey, Ham & Meat Roll, December Years will join us. Crafts, stories, songs, 7, 7 pm. Elks Lodge. Doors open 6:30. fun, snacks. For 3-6 year olds.

Trenton Memorial Hospital. New fashion wear and accessories at our gift WOOLER shop arrives weekly. Spend more than $50 QWFD Station 6 annual food drive and your $4 parking ticket will be refunded. Tuesday Dec.10. Please have non perishGift Shop hours: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. ables ready for pick up from 6-8 p.m.

Contact: 613 392 2540 ext.5449 A Christmas Concert featuring The Have a non-profit event?

Noteables, Sunday Dec. 15,Trenton ClubEmail djohnston@theemc.ca 105, 61 Bay St., 2-4pm. $10 Advance Deadline is Mondays at 3 p.m. Please note: or $12 at the door. Children Free. Tickets available at the Club-105 Mon-Fri ads may be edited or omitted as space permits 9am-3pm.

HOLIDAY DEADLINES: Trenton VON Monday Mornings. December 26th listings must be submitted by Thursday, December 19, noon.

VON Foot Care Clinic: Basic, Advanced January 2nd listings must be submitted by and Diabetic Foot Care (Fee for Service).

Friday, December 20, 5 p.m.

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Feed the Meter campaign helps feed children Seniors raise News - Quinte West/Belleville - Parking may be free during this festive season, in downtown Belleville, Picton and Trenton, however, visitors are invited to put their change in a parking meter, as a donation to Food for Learning. In Quinte West, the Feed the Meter campaign began last weekend, in advance of the Santa Claus parade. This Saturday will mark the beginning of the campaign in Belleville and Picton, with volunteers flooding the downtown areas to hang the campaign signs on each parking meter.

The communities of Bancroft and Stirling do not have street side parking meters, however, virtual meters will allow residents to participate in the Feed the Meter campaign and support their local students. Temporary parking meters will be placed throughout the community, allowing the public to make donations. All proceeds—100% of the funds collected—will be returned to the schools in the communities where

the funds were raised and will be used to purchase groceries for the various meal and snack programs in those communities.

In Hastings and Prince Edward Counties, thousands of children are attending school hungry every day.

Food for Learning programs in local public and Catholic schools minimize that hunger by providing breakfast, snack and lunch programs to their students. Children and youth require adequate nutrition in order to maximize their learning in the classroom. Through Food for Learning programs, they have access to healthy food that they need to learn, grow and thrive. Programs are available in almost every school in our district and this school year, 154 breakfast, lunch and snack programs are being offered throughout Hastings and Prince Edward counties. Between September and June, 800,000 meals and snacks will be served to over 11,000

children and youth.

“Hastings and Prince Edward counties has the second highest rate of food insecurity in the Province of Ontario. Food for Learning programs are necessary for the students in our area. We know that children learn better when they are properly nourished. By providing a breakfast, snack or lunch to a student who would otherwise go without, we help improve their ability to concentrate and focus on their learning, leading to increased chance of success at school,” says Maribeth deSnoo, Executive Director of The Hastings and Prince Edward Learning Foundation.

“The benefits of participating in a student nutrition program are immeasurable.

Many students depend on our programs for their daily nutrition. Feed the Meter allows us to continue to provide quality food choices for all students.”

The Feed the Meter campaign is supported through the generous

contributions from campaign sponsors Market High Advertising, The Greek Council, and Starboard Communications.

We also wish to recognize the following organizations for sponsoring this event in their community: • Bancroft: Hastings Federation of Agriculture, Burke’s Jewelers, Bancroft Motors, Vance Motors and Price Ford.

• Belleville: Kellogg’s, Adecco Employment Services, Scotiabank, Paulo’s and Dinkel’s Restaurants • Prince Edward County: Prince Edward Federation of Agriculture, Prinzen Ford, and the Rotary Club of Picton • Quinte West: Tomasso’s Restaurant, HAI Precision Waterjet, Whitley Insurance & Financial Services, Adecco Employment Services, and Wilkinson & Co. • Stirling: Stirling Retired Teachers, and Hastings Federation of Agriculture

$3,000 for dishwasher

Campbellford - For the past two months the Campbellford Seniors have been selling tickets to raise funds to put a dishwasher into the building on Grand Road, in order to help out with the monthly soup and sandwich lunch- eons. As a result of their efforts over $3,000 was raised to help out with the purchase of the dishwasher as well as the installation charge. On Friday, Nov. 29, President Gerald Brunton attended the pot luck and Euchre party held at the Campbellford Seniors building.

At 8 p.m. he made the draws from the tickets sold. The following are the names of the winners as well as the prize they won.

First prize went to Neilagh McCrone who won a $500 gift card from Giant Tiger. Second prize went to K. Ayrhart who won one batch of wine complete with bottles and labels (valued at $150). Third prize went to Judy Heath who won the $100 gift card from Empire Cheese.

The Campbellford Seniors would like to thank everyone who purchased tickets and congratulate the winners.

The Executive of the Campbellford Seniors would also like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and all the best to you and your families in the new year.

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Campbellford - On Thursday, Nov. 28, the Campbellford Seniors hosted their annual Christmas party. Over 85 members were in attendance to enjoy a fabulous meal cooked by Betty Wickman. Jack Martell, the entertainer, sang his way through dinner and into the early part of the evening. Afterwards several draws were made and the following is a list of prizes donated by area businesses as well as the winners.

Restaurants donating gift cards were as follows: Apollos and Mamas Place, Be My Guest, The Bridget, Caperst, Trent Hills, Dixie Lee, Little Stewieest, Ming Start and Jim’s Pizza & Wings. The winners of the gift cards were: Laura Carlton, Angelo Culos, Geraldine Cook-Kirschner, Kathy Cooper, Ruth Copperthwaite, Vi- olet Dunk, Marg Ferguson, Lois Heagle, Bev Malonie, Joyce McCrory, Marlene Olliffe and Jean Scarborough.

Tims coffee mugs winners were Nelly Van Dyke and Dorothy Briedis.

A cheese basket from Empire Cheese was won by Ruth McInroy.

The Campbellford Seniors thank all the area businesses for their generous donations.

The following is a list of people who won Poinsettias, donated by the Campbellford Seniors: Joan Barry, Anne Batman, Joan Billen, Carol Culos, Eldon Chapman, Don Dainard, Doug Ferguson, Lily Griffiths, Jean Grills, Shirley Grills, Ginny Hendricks, Laverne Higgs, Muriel Hillier, Roger Lee, Carl Malonie, Denton McCrory, Ed Olliffe, Dianne Parker, Connie Quinn, Lorraine Richardson, Lorraine Rombough, Joan Seymour, Ann VanTillart, Gord Walsh and Jackie Wight.

Hillcrest Public School students collect coins for the Philippine survivors of Typhoon Haiyan

These students in the Junior Kindergarten/Senior Kindergarten class at Hillcrest Public School were busy rolling coins donated by students at the school in support of the relief effort for the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan which hit the Philippines several weeks ago: From left, Lief Jonk, age 5; Alana Huble, age 4; and Dwarika Pancholi, age 5. Photo: Sue Dickens

News - Campbellford - Help for the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan which hit the Philippines several weeks ago is coming in the form of coins collected by the students at Hillcrest Public School.

The Junior Kindergarten/Senior Kindergarten (JK/SK) class was busy on a recent Friday rolling all the coins to get the final tally.

By the end of the school day a total of $891.49 had been collected.

“We kicked off our ‘Loose Change for the Philippines’ campaign on Monday with students bringing in their

nickels, then Tuesday it was dimes, Wednesday quarters, Thursday loonies, and on Friday we collected Toonies,” said Joy Petherick, Early Childhood Educator and teaching partner.

“As our Kindergarten class spearheaded this campaign we have been sorting, counting and rolling coins each day,” noted Petherick.

Sarah Real, the classroom teacher, said the project was inspired by her daughters who attend Percy Centennial School in Warkworth, where students have also been fundraising for the relief effort.

feel happy and make them have a really good day,” she added.

A map was put up in the classroom and the students were shown where the Philippines is located and how far away it is.

“We showed them pictures of flattened houses and we were very conscious not to say anything about lives lost,” she explained.

“A lot of the kids knew that there are people who have lost their homes. Even this morning Piper Nicholas, a student in this class, said these people don’t have food or water so they are saying things we’ve said,” said Petherick.

Four-year-old Alana Huble knew what the coin collection was all about. “We are putting together the money.”

Five-year-old Lief Jonk agreed. “We are sorting it for the Philippines,” he said with a very serious face.

“As a result of their efforts the students are far more aware of the world around them and we are very proud of the support they gave to such a worthwhile cause,” she concluded.

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A map showing the location of the Philippines was part of the classroom discussion with the Junior Kindergarten/Senior Kindergarten students at Hillcrest Public School. They rolled coins donated recently by students throughout the school for the relive effort in the Philippines. Photo: Sue Dickens

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“The entire school at Hillcrest has been participating,” Real told the Trent Hills Independent.

Making reference to the book Fill a Bucket: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Young Children, Real explained, “We were talking to the children about kindness and reading the book about filling buckets and doing for others and this (collecting coins) was the logical next step.”

Hillcrest school Principal Constance Hodson noted, “The concept is when you are doing something nice for someone you are filling their bucket. And the opposite is if you’re not nice you’re taking out of their bucket and we want everyone to have a full bucket.”

Five-year-old Molly Graham grasped the concept very quickly and drew a picture of a bucket.

“I am filling buckets,” she said with a big smile as she held up her drawing.

“We asked her what makes you happy and she drew this picture,” explained Petherick.

“We had this discussion yesterday and followed up with what makes you happy and how can you make others

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