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The Toys for Tickets program gleans a few toys for the Kinsmen Toy Drive By Kate Everson
News - Quinte West - The Toys for Tickets program has gleaned a few toys for the Kinsmen Toy Drive this year. People who got parking tickets in November had the option to buy a toy instead. “Our toy drive is down this year because some people chose to pay online,� co-chair Bob Mitts said. (Co-chairs are Ed and Charlene Newbery.) Parking enforcement officer Amanda Cummins noted that if people paid online the revenue goes directly into city coffers and cannot be designated to the toy drive. This is the first year people could pay their parking tickets online. However, Mitts said they had 35 locations for toy barrels throughout the
city and also picked up $3,500 from an auction at Trenton High School. The toys are being stored at the Lions Hall and will be distributed on Saturday, December 20. People had to register with the Salvation Army to be on the list for toys for their children. All the toys are bagged and designated to families according to the ages of their children. “We have toys appropriate to ages infant to 12,� Mitts said. The distribution will involve several volunteers from the club as well as three new councillors. The month of December parking meters in downtown Trenton are now signed with donations for Food for Learning. Any money put in the meters goes to helping children get a good breakfast or snack at school.
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ing the CBC, at the expense of the aboriginal community. This Conservative government has shown that they are intent on decimating all programs that Canadians hold dear and that define us as Canadian. This is one more important reason for all voters to reject Conservative candidates at the upcoming election. 3) Mr. Kramp claims the Conservative government has brought in new legislation to improve the lives of our veterans. This after closing several offices across Canada, that veterans went to for assistance. Why don’t the veterans know how their lives are being improved? Listen to the nightly news everyone who will be voting in 2015. Then you will know how the veterans feel about how well their needs are being met. Any Conservative politician that tries to portray a rosy picture for our veter-
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Editorial - When somebody says it is time to move on, it means there is something deeply embarrassing that they don’t want to discuss in public. President Barack Obama said that about the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report, published on Tuesday, about the Central Intelligence Agency’s use of torture in the years after 9/11. He put the best face on it after Senator Dianne Feinstein’s committee released the 528-page report anyway, talking about how “part of what sets us [Americans] apart is that when we do something wrong, we acknowledge it.” But as recently as Friday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Feinstein not to release the report now on the grounds that the “timing” was wrong. When would it be right, then? Feinstein ignored him because she knew (as did he) that if the report was not put out now, it never would be. Next month a new Congress will take office, and the majority on the new Senate Intelligence Committee will be Republicans. They would certainly make sure that it never sees the light of day. But there is one Republican Senator, at least, who thinks differently. John McCain, who ran against Obama in the 2008 presidential election, said bluntly that torture “rarely yields credible information. What might come as a surprise, not just to our enemies, but to many Americans, is how little these practices did to aid our efforts to bring 9/11 culprits to justice and to find and prevent terrorist attacks today and tomorrow.” McCain was severely tortured himself while a prisoner-of-war in North Vietnam in 1968, and eventually made an anti-American propaganda “confession.” As he later said, “I had learned what we all learned over there: every man has his breaking point. I had reached mine.” But then, he knows more about this subject than any other American politician, and probably more than any CIA torturer. They were never at the receiving end. Even McCain, however, confined himself to saying that torture was not a useful instrument of American policy. He avoided talking about the more important fact that it is also a grave crime under international law, because that would mean admitting that senior officials in former president George W. Bush’s Republican administrations who authorised the torture in 2002-2006— possibly even including Bush himself—should face prosecution.
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Almost every senior American politician will avoid talking about that. The debate in the United States will be between those who insist that the waterboarding, regular beatings, “stress positions,” ice baths, sleep deprivation, “rectal feeding,” and other torture techniques used on captives in the CIA’s “black sites” yielded useful information and saved American lives, and those who say that it was all pointless and useless. The Senate committee’s report provides fuel for this debate, examining twenty cases of counterterrorism “successes” achieved by torture that the CIA has used to justify its actions. Even now, CIA Director John Brennan defends the torture, claiming that “the intelligence gained from the program was critical to our understanding of al-Qaeda.” But the committee concludes that not one case produced unique or otherwise unavailable intelligence. But this is all beside the point. The law doesn’t say that torture is a crime unless it produces useful intelligence, any more than it says that murder is a crime unless it is profitable. It simply says that torture is a crime, always and in any circumstances. As it should. The American Civil Liberties Union, to its credit, says the attorney general should appoint a special prosecutor to conduct “an independent and complete investigation of Bush administration officials who created, approved, carried out and covered up the torture program. In our system, no one should be above the law, yet only a handful of mainly low-level personnel have been criminally prosecuted for abuse. That is a scandal.” But the discussion about punishing the people who committed these crimes will mostly be conducted outside the United States, and it won’t be conducted by governments. The several dozen American allies that were accomplices in the CIA’s “Rendition, Detention and Interrogation” program, have all exercised their right to have information about their collaboration removed from the report. The debate will therefore have to take place in the media and in the international organisations. United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism Ben Emmerson, for example, said in Geneva that senior officials from the Bush administration who planned and sanctioned these crimes must be prosecuted, as well as CIA and U.S. government officials responsible for torture such as waterboarding. “As a matter of international law,” Emmerson said, “the U.S. is legally obliged to bring those responsible to justice.” Well, yes, but you would be wise not to hold your breath while waiting for this to happen. So far, only one former CIA official, John Kyriakou, has been jailed in connection with the torture program—and he was prosecuted for confirming to reporters that the CIA was waterboarding prisoner.
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By Terry Bush Editorial - So once again, we’re at the time of year when my wife Mare says, “What do you want for Christmas?” And once again, I’m at a loss. I’ve come to an age when almost all of my needs have been met. I don’t really want anything. I really don’t need anything. It appears I’ve finally become my parents, who have been trying to liquidate what they no longer require for the past decade or two. The past few years have been pretty easy ones. When the annual question arises, I respond, “A trip to some far off land.” Usually I’ve already booked and paid for the tickets when the question is asked so it’s something we’re already looking forward to. Throw in a couple pairs of socks, a box of Turtles, a nice meal and call it Christmas. This year, we decided the only province we haven’t visited, Newfoundland, would do nicely for next year’s trip but leaving in January, February or March might not be prudent. The old hockey knees are getting pretty creaky and Gros Morne in the winter would be a daunting task so we’ll settle for a summer trip. Too far off to consider as a Christmas present though. So all I’ve come up with this year to help her out is the suggestion that a couple of bungee cords might be welcome sometime in the future. That and putting a bow on the pressure washer that’s still in the box in the garage. I bought that on sale back in November. There was something else I mentioned to Mare as well but I’ve long since forgotten what it was. Years ago, more memory for the computer would have been a nice Christmas present. Now it’s more memory for my brain. What I’d really like for Christmas is something that unfortunately my dear wife can’t give me. Top of that list would be retirement with a rewarding part-time job so I wouldn’t have to quit working cold turkey. But we aren’t there yet so that’s out of the question unless she can pick the winning lottery numbers. Most of my other wants and wishes are probably impossible to achieve. One thing I’d really like to see is an end to drivers who pass on the shoulder because they’re in so much of a hurry that a car length means the difference between a good day and a terrible day. This would also apply to those folks who feel they’re entitled to fly past me knowing full well that their lane is about to end
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Firefighters and Santa collect food for food banks nual Santa Tour. They collected on three evenings through Glen Miller, Glen Ross, north of Frankford, Pine Acres and Batawa. Picking up the food on Wednesday night were representatives from the Frankford Lions, Frankford Food Pantry, Stirling Food Bank and Trenton Care and Share Food Bank. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bad weather,â&#x20AC;? Van Vaals said. Picking up food for Stirling was Don McCrory who has been doing this for at least ten years.
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News - Quinte West - Santa, riding in a shiny red ďŹ re truck, was busy collecting food for area food banks last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are amazed how well we did,â&#x20AC;? said Batawa Station #5 Captain Rick Van Vaals. As the ďŹ re trucks put on their sirens, ďŹ reďŹ ghters collected bags of food from their area, with Santa stopping to say hello to the children and give them candy canes. This was part of the Sidney West FireďŹ ghters Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 19th an-
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Warmest wishes from your friends at Tim Hortons. Warmest wishes from your friends at Tim Hortons.
Wishing everyone in our community the happiest of holidays. Thank you to all our guests for your patronage throughout the year from your Quinte West Tim Hortons Owners and Team Members. Wishing everyone in our community the happiest of holidays. Thank you to all our guests for your patronage throughout the year from your Quinte West Tim Hortons Owners and Team Members.
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News - Belleville - Belleville Public Library users can rid themselves of any fines on their cards and contribute to a good cause at the same time this week. The Library’s Food for Fines program is now in effect and continues until Saturday, December 20. The program asks customers to donate non-perishable food items for Gleaners Food Bank. In return the library will remove $2 per item worth of fines from users’ library cards, up to a maximum of $16 in fines per card. Last year this program allowed the library to collect 387 food donations, along with some cash donations, during December. As of late last week, the
library had collected more than 200 items and staff were feeling confident they would exceed last year’s target. “It is so important during the holiday season and throughout the year to remember the difficulty so many of us have with providing adequate food for our families,” the library says in an email to promote the program. “There are thousands of people across the Quinte region who rely on food banks like Gleaners to make it through each month. “Please donate today to Gleaners to help make the holidays more festive for those in need. At any time during the year, there is a green Gleaners donation bin in the lobby of the library that you can drop non-perishable food in as well.”
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News - Quinte West - For seniors living alone, Christmas can be the loneliest time of the year. “There are a lot of seniors struggling,” said Trenton Club 105 president Harold Taylor. “This is an opportunity for them to come out.” The free Seniors Christmas Dinner will be on Saturday, December 20, from 12 to 3 p.m. Kitchen volunteers working with co-ordinator Carolyn Stevenson will prepare a traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings including homemade dessert. “The ladies do all the baking,” Harold says. The club raises funds to pay the bills for Club 105 and often gets donations from the community for their special Christmas dinner. However, times have been hard. “We used to get a lot of donations, but now, it is rough and tough,” he said. Last year the club had over 130 people come out for the free dinner. Tickets have to be picked up ahead of time at 61 Bay Street and they must be for seniors living alone. “That includes anyone over 50,” Harold adds. “We don’t use 65 as the age of seniors here anymore. If they look old, they can come in and get a free ticket!” He said the main thing is that they live alone and really need this fellowship with others at this difficult time of year. “Hopefully, some of the town councillors will come out to serve again this year,” Harold adds.
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“We also get some firefighters and OPP and community policing. It makes a great day!” He said some people come in, eat and go home to make room for others, but they are welcome to stay. Liz Tilden has volunteered to bring her Karaoke machine to play carols during dinner. Trenton Club 105 is busy all year round and invites seniors to come out and enjoy the activities and camaraderie of the club. “There are lots of activities,” Harold says. “But even if they don’t want to participate they can just come in and have a coffee. It’s like a drop-in centre.” He said one 93-year-old lady who lives alone gets picked up at home by some members every Thursday to join the club in Shuffleboard. “She looks forward to Thursday,” he said. “She has nothing else to do.” An 81-year-old member makes posters and updates the big sign by the bridge for activities. His wife has Alzheimer’s and lives in a nursing home. The quilting group raffles off a quilt every year to help raise funds for local charities such as Salvation Army, Three Oaks, Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation and minor sports. The club also has crafts sales and monthly dinners to help raise funds. Harold has a Facebook page with pictures and updates on activities at the club. He is just recovering from surgery but plans to attend the Seniors Christmas dinner. He is also this year’s president of the Interservice Club.
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Best Youth Float was Ecole Catholique Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Envol. (l-r) Mayor Jim Harrison, Valerie Dube-Hebert, Ken Schmidt, Suzanne Andrews. Best Overall Float was the Bay of Quinte Harley Owners Group. (l-r) Mayor Jim Harrison, Archie Haig, Wayne Bird, Barry Dafoe and Suzanne Andrews. Photo: Kate Everson Photo: Kate Everson By Kate Everson
News - Quinte West â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The winners of the Trenton Santa Claus parade picked up their plaques of appreciation at city hall on Monday. Mayor Jim Harrison and Chamber of Commerce manager Suzanne Andrews presented the awards. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have had parades here since the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s,â&#x20AC;? Andrews said. She said the Chamber had great support from the city as well as sponsors and donors, volunteers, ďŹ reďŹ ghters, police and Public Works crews. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen by magic,â&#x20AC;?
she smiled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We get a lot of support.â&#x20AC;? Andrews noted there were over 100 entries with ďŹ&#x201A;oats and bands in the parade held on November 30. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are very proud of the people in Trenton,â&#x20AC;? Andrews said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is one of the best parades in the Quinte region.â&#x20AC;? Mayor Jim Harrison added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of work. I know because my wife Jane does the ďŹ&#x201A;oat for council. Thanks to all the sponsors.â&#x20AC;? Andrews announced that the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Award went to
Elf on the Street by Wheel & Deal, Buy and Sell, which also won for Best Youth Theme. It was sponsored by Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Haulage and Excavating Ltd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were 19,000 online votes,â&#x20AC;? she said. The Best Youth Float went to Ecole Catholique Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Envol with a theme of SnowďŹ&#x201A;akes Castle. It was sponsored by McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Trenton. Community liaison ofďŹ cer Valerie Dube-Hebert picked up the award with McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trenton owner Ken Schmidt. The Jeanette Chappelle Memorial Award for Youth Commu-
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Fire on Johnstown Road devastates family of six By Kate Everson
News - Quinte West - This wasn’t the way Debbie and Bob Sills wanted to spend Christmas. A fire destroyed their home on Johnstown Road on Friday afternoon. They have five children from age four to 20. “I just had the presents all wrapped and under the tree,” said Debbie on Saturday at what remained of their house. “Now we have to start all over again.” Fire ripped through the house and was fought by firefighters for seven hours but could not be saved. “They had to get water from the hydrants down Johnstown Road, then across the river because they couldn’t use our pond,” Debbie said. “There were fire trucks running back and forth.” Fire Chief John Whelan said the fire department
responded just after 3 p.m. and there were seven tankers involved shuttling water on rotation from Johnstown Road and across the river to Sonoco. “There was not enough water in the pond to use,” he noted. “It was not a good source. It may have been full of mud that has to go through the trucks. Also we needed more water pressure.” He said he was glad no one was hurt in the blaze. The firefighters had the fire out in two hours but were there for several hours getting all the hot spots out. A back hoe was called in to lift debris and they put sand down to keep ice off the driveway. “We got 30 calls on 911,” Whelan said. He estimated the fire at about $300,000 and said it started in the roof or chimney. Stations from Batawa, Tuckers Corners, Frankford
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“We are still looking for two cats, but we saved the ferrets and the two dogs,” Debbie said. She was grateful no one else was hurt in the blaze. Just a week before a young women lost her life going off Johnstown Road at the corner where it turns past Acme Road. Bob Sills found the body lying in the wooded area where she was ejected from the car. He set up a memorial at the site where family and friends have placed flowers.
“This hasn’t been a great week,” Debbie said, in an understatement. She added that her eldest daughter in university knew the woman, 23-year-old Larissa Reinhardus from Stirling. Her mother was a guidance teacher at Bayside. Debbie added that her youngest, a four-year-old, doesn’t understand what is going on. While the family is staying with Bob’s sister in
Stirling, the little one keeps asking when they will be going home for lunch. “We will rebuild,” she says. “But it may take a while. This has not been a great Christmas.” Bob’s mother Maureen Sills lives further down Johnstown Road with her husband Rob. She said there are 23 in the family and Debbie’s mother also lives in Trenton. “We all stick together as a family,” she said.
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Peewee Sports - The Free Flow Petroleum Peewee Red Devils were red hot this week, going three for three in ETA play. The Devils opened the week with a tough 2 - 1 win over the Oshawa Generals. A dominant third period saw the Devils outshoot the opposition 17 - 1. Marshall McFarland and Isaac Langdon scored the goals while Jake Vreugdenhil and Cole McGuire added assists. Jayden Schirmers was sharp between the pipes. On Saturday, the Devils celebrated Sponsor Day with a 3 - 1 win over the Richmond Hill Coyotes. Jacob Vreugdenhil, Gabe Lemire and Cole McGuire scored in the win, while Maddi Wheeler, Connor McGregor and Adam Thislethwaite picked up assists. In the third game of the week, the Devils held the high-powered YorkSimcoe Express offence in check, sweeping the season series against the perennial powerhouse with a 3 - 1 win. Jacob Gilbert opened the scoring off a beautiful setup by Jacob Vreugdenhil just 33 seconds into the ďŹ rst, while Mack Morrish extended the lead to 2 - 0 before the end of the period. Zack Lavergne added an empty-netter late in the third to seal the win. Ethan McDonnell was very strong in net. With the wins, the Devils improve to an outstanding 13-2-5 and sit one point behind the Clarington Toros for ďŹ rst place in the Eastern Conference with three games in hand. Minor Midgets The Duvanco Homes Minor Midgets had to settle for a 2 - 2 tie with the YorkSimcoe Express on Saturday at Rink B. Scoring for Quinte were Dominic Della Civita and Aidan McFarland, and assists were provided by Colin VanDenHurk, Brady Gilmour, Tanner Sheppard, and Brock Bronson. Anthony Bertucca was solid in goal for the Red Devils facing 24 shots. On Sunday, they defeated the Markham Waxers 4 - 0 at the Yardmen Arena. Scoring for the Devils were Brady Gilmour, Dominic Della Civita, Colin VanDenHurk, and Ryan Fraser. Assists came from Aidan McFarland (2), Ryan Smith, Fraser, VanDenHurk, Della Civita and Gilmour. Anthony Popovich pickedup the shutout between the pipes for
Quinte. The Minor Midget are currently in ďŹ rst place in the ETA East with a record of 22-0-2. Minor Atom For the second weekend in a row, the Bonn Law Quinte Red Devils Minor Atom team split their weekend games. The Devils hosted the Richmond Hill Coyotes as part of Quinte Day, and despite outplaying the Coyotes for much of the game, found themselves down 3 - 2 late in the third and allowed an empty net goal with 20 seconds left to fall 5 - 2 at home. Scoring for the Devils was Jack Dever and Ethan Quick, while Christopher Brydges, Nick Oke, Ben Lynch and Will Potts all collected assists. Tucker McKichan handled the goaltending duties. On Sunday, the Devils travelled to Little Britain to take on the Central Ontario Wolves. The Devils got off to a strong start and took a two-goal lead early in the second. The Wolves fought back scoring three straight goals and taking the lead into the third period. The Devils found their stride in the third, scoring seven goals to win the game 9 - 4. Tyson Carr had a hat trick in the game, Cal Uens and Nick Oke each scored a pair of goals, and Christopher Brydges and Lukas Hannah added singles in the win. Chipping in with helpers on the goals was Uens (3), Carr, Spencer Cranley (2) and Ben Smith. Next up for the Devils are the Clarington Toros next Saturday at home, before they take on the Petes in Peterborough on Sunday. Bantam On Saturday, the Kwik Kopy Quinte Major Bantam team hosted the York Simcoe Express. It was a fast paced game ending in a 2 - 2 tie. Goals were scored by Zack Wheeler and Liam Boyle. On Sunday, the Devils travelled to Lindsay to play the Central Ontario Wolves and came away with another tie 2 - 2. Goals were scored by Nate Boomhower and Dawson Baker. Assisting were Devin Morrison, Brandon Grills and Theo Citrillo. Minor Bantam Friday night, the Minor Bantams played the Peterborough Petes. Brennan Bush was in net and played extremely well when called upon and backstopped a 5 - 2 win for the Red Devils. Goals were scored
by Emmet Pierce (2), Michael Andrews, Bailey Matthews and Jake Campbell. Cole Leal (2), Elijah Brahaney, Logan White and Daniel Panetta all had assists. On Quinte Day, the Red Devils hosted the Richmond Hill Coyotes and won the game by a score of 5 - 0. Ethan Taylor preserved the shutout when the Coyotes mounted an offensive attack. Goals were scored by Dalton Bancroft (2), Michael Andrews, Zach Uens and Cole Leal with assists by Michael Andrews, Emmet Pierce, Logan White (2), Daniel Panetta, Cameron Supryka, Jake Campbell (2) and Cole Leal. Minor Peewee On Sunday, the Carpet One Minor Peewees ďŹ nally found the score sheet after a recent dry spell. Twice, the Devils came back from two goal deďŹ cits to tie
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Sports - Quinte West - Last week I wrote about the Grands and Greats bonspiel. Not only were they a spirited bunch, but also when you get your facts wrong, the unleashed wrath can be quite frightening. I described the curling deities as being unkind to Ellie Kompch by landing her in the dungeon. Both she and Dave Melanson placed in the top half. Adding insult to injury, I accidentally reformatted my camera’s memory card, which contained this week’s pictures. Not a good week. However, there is a good news story. In 1994, the Tepylo family was posted to Trenton from North Bay. When their daughter Halyna
turned seven in 1996, her parents wanted to give her something different for Christmas, so they purchased a Little Rock/Junior membership at the Trenton Curling Club. Halyna stayed with the TCC until she went away to the University of Guelph, where she continued curling with the Kitchener-Waterloo Westmont Golf and Country Club. This year she played second on her club championship team, went on with her team to win the Provincial Club championship. From there she represented Ontario at the Travellers Curling Club Championship held at the Mayflower Curling Club in Nova Scotia. Her team won this
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Theoren Fleury now scoring a different type of goal: helping people heal By Stephen Petrick
News - Belleville - Theoren Fleury scored a goal in Belleville last week; one bigger than any he notched in his National Hockey League career. Fleury, now a best-selling author, started a conversation about overcoming trauma and abuse, much to the appreciation of 100 or so people who attended the special book signing event at the Belleville Public Library on Tuesday, December 9. Fleury was once best known as a fiery forward, whose speed and grit compensated for his small size and allowed him to enjoy a lengthy professional hockey career. That career included a Stanley Cup with the Calgary Flames in 1989 and an Olympic gold medal with Canada at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games. But he’s now championing a new cause. In 2009 he released a biography, Playing With Fire, in which he detailed the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of his now infamous junior hockey coach. Since writing that book, he’s become one of Canada’s most renowned speakers on the subject and thousands of people who’ve suffered from similar traumatizing experiences have since reached out to him. Tuesday’s presentation was with therapist Kim Barthel, who co-authored a new book with Fleury called Conversations with a Rattlesnake; Raw and Honest Reflections About Healing and Trauma. “Something I thought was uncommon is the most common thing in the world,” Fleury said boldly to the attenTheoren Fleury, sitting next to Kim Barthel, speaks to guests at a book signing event at the Belleville Public Library on December 9. The two are engaging people in a conversation about healing as they tive crowd. “Trauma comes in all shapes promote their book, Conversations with a Rattlesnake. Photo: Stephen Petrick
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News - Stirling - A nine-year-old Stirling Public School student has created a new level in the Angry Birds video game, paying tribute to her new home and Canadian culture. Sofia Hernandez, who arrived in Canada in June with parents David and Ana Baynes, entered a worldwide design competition in October after completing an Angry Birds game and learning of the contest when information appeared on the screen. Last week the Grade 4 student was informed, by email sent from Angry Birds in Finland, that she was one of 30 winners from around the world in a contest that drew thousands of entries from designers of all ages. The new level, she says, has an NHL theme and came as a result of her recent exposure to hockey both on television and at the rink. David, a dedicated Leafs fan, also plays recreational hockey in Stirling and Sofia became an immediate fan. Ana explains that the design was completed in a single day back in October when Sofia was sick and home from school, but feeling typically creative. She comes by her interest in art and design naturally, Ana says, with family in her native Colombia sharing passions for education and music. A university educated cellist herself, Ana met Baynes through their common interest in music and, after surviving an unforgettable earthquake there, the couple married in South America earlier this year. In another unexpected twist, their wedding photos will be among those featured in the upcoming January issue of Wedding Trends, David says, noting his recent experiences could fill a book.
Together they now operate La Dolce Vita B&B in Stirling where Sofia is looking forward to her first Canadian winter and her first full hockey season. And she is also looking forward to sharing her new game design with others. David and Ana admit they were surprised to learn of Sofia’s winning entry, although they had offered their encouragement from the outset. “It was a good idea,” David says of the original design, adding Sofia was very familiar with the game and its many versions. “It was a simple blueprint that could go straight to production,” he says of Sofia’s submission. But knowing the competition had no entry restrictions and would attract interest from around the world, “we told her not to get her hopes up,” he says. A total of 30 entries were selected with Sofia’s being one of only two Canadian winners. Other designs now available came from Russia, Israel, Uganda, Romania, Poland, United States, Singapore and Australia. Stirling-Rawdon Economic Development Officer Cassandra Boniface says winning the competition is quite an accomplishment for any game designer, let alone a nine-year-old. And the fact that a hockey-themed entry from Hockeyville (2012) is now part of the Angry Bird repertoire makes it “the perfect early Christmas present for Stirling-Rawdon gamers,” she says. The winning levels were launched last week, coinciding with the fifth anniversary of the original Angry Birds launch. New versions Sofia Hernandez, pictured with parents David and Ana Baynes, designed a hockey-themed level that was one of two Canadian winners in an can be downloaded at <www.angrybirds.com/ international Angry Birds contest. The nine-year-old Stirling Public School student arrived from her native Colombia in June and is currently birdday>. experiencing her first Canadian winter.
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and sizes.â&#x20AC;? Fleury said when he began writing Playing With Fire he was doing it more for himself. But he had no idea how many people would appreciate him going public with his traumatizing experiences. At one of his first book signings he remembers a large man approaching him, putting his book down and quietly saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;me too.â&#x20AC;? He said, at first, he started getting a couple of dozen emails from readers who could relate to him; then it turned into hundreds and eventually thousands.
working relationship. He said his work with her led to him having a moment comparable to the famous scene in the movie Good Will Hunting where Matt Damonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character breaks down upon hearing Robin Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; therapist character repeatedly say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not your fault.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the moment I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re right. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing I could have done,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Fleury recalled. One of Fleuryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s messages is
that people whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve experienced abuse or trauma often have tonnes of underlying issues that also need to be addressed. He pointed out that both his parents had substance abuse issues, and other family issues played a factor in his troubled past. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Something led up to my abuser having this opportunity to abuse me,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were 14 years before this sexual abuse happened.â&#x20AC;? A touching moment during
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News - Tweed - Anecdotal reports from local deer hunters and a local abattoir indicate 2014 was not a banner year for deer hunting. Tara Palmateer of Palmateer Meats reports that they processed a total of about 100 deer this year. “We usually do that many by the middle of the first week,” she observed, adding that the number of hides brought to be dressed is far lower than most years. Dale Wood’s family were settlers in Elzevir Township and he has hunted deer and small game all his life. “It’s not just a huge part of Tweed, it’s a huge part of Canadian heritage … some of us from large families such as I am grew up helping to provide food for the family with hunting and fishing. You might say it’s in our genes,” he says with a laugh. Mr. Wood was a licensed safety instructor for a number of years with the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) in Tweed. Wood did not see a deer this season but saw many signs of them. “We went for three days to B.C.— back-of-Cloyne—we did a lot of scouting there.” This hunt took place on Crown land. “I’ve probably seen over 200 deer this year. We had buck licences only and I have never seen more than two male deer—all does and fawns. I see them all the time out in the field. From all reports, some of the other hunters I’ve talked to had good luck around
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here, fabulous luck apparently.” The “around here” Wood refers to is the farm and woodland east of Stoco Lake, much of its farmland planted in corn. Venison taken in this area is said to be tastier than that from “North of Seven” where deer have mainly woodland forage. According to MNR statistics, in 2013 there were 3,660 registered hunters in Wildlife Management Unit 62, which includes the Village of Tweed and areas east and north, and a total of 1,007 white tail deer were taken. Beef farmer Willy Broek is a neighbour of Dale Wood and had better luck this year. “We’ve got a lot of corn fields, and we got ten deer this year [including] five or six bucks. We usually get about twelve. The deer are doing a better job of hiding this year,” says Mr. Broek. Like Wood, before the season he saw “lots” of deer but “everybody’s numbers are low this year. I hunted for eight evenings and one morning before I saw a deer. You should see what they did to my cornfields.” Mr. Broek estimates that deer destroyed up to ten acres of corn in his 400-acre fields. “This year we have a lot more corn than normal and there lot’s of hiding places for deer. Before the season we’d see ten, fifteen, twenty deer in the fields. They made a mess.” Bears have been a major nuisance as well, says Broek. “They’ve done an awful pile of dam-
age.” Like most hunters, Dale Wood is a conservationist and is disturbed by what he frequently finds in the bush. Increasingly he is coming across “a huge amount of garbage … anywhere
and everywhere—coffee-makers, tires, bottles, lawn furniture, used kitty litter.” As a former Scout leader “we learned to carry out what we brought in,” he remarks. “It’s really got me irritated, it really stuck in my craw this year,” says
Wood, who wonders if garbage disposal fees are too high in the municipality. “The quote I’ve always liked to share is “take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints,” he said.
O’Hara Mill Lottery winners Madoc - Todd Searles is the last big winner of the O’Hara Mill Homestead Lottery for 2014. He received his $1000 cheque from volunteer Nancy Moorcroft in Madoc on December 11. Second place winner was Steve Thrower for $500. Winners of $75 were Jennifer MaeAnderson, Brent Forestell, Doug McBeath, Dan Simpson, Susan Hallam, John Varty, Rodger Carleton, Valla Reid, Gord and Elaine Johnston and Ivan Blackburn. Winning $25 is Valerie Foran, Wally and Donna Wagoner, Debbie Wood, Peter and Kelly Nayler, Walter Danford, Madoc Home Hardware, Peter Sporring, Joe Clarke, Kathy and Mike Franks, McDougall Insurance. Photo: Diane Sherman
By Bill Freeman
Ageless exercisers surprised with medals
Lifestyles - Havelock - The Havelock Town Hall echoed with applause Wednesday morning as 12 unsuspecting fitness buffs were honoured and surprised with medallions and certificates of achievement from Community Care Havelock. The 12 ageless women are part of a larger group of at least 30 area residents whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve become passionate supporters of Community Careâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vibrant weekly wellness program which has grown from less than seven five years ago to over 30 today thanks to the inspirational work of instructor Eleanor Cheyne. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They motivate each other all the time [and] share success stories,â&#x20AC;? says Cheyne of the dozen women, all over 75 (two within months of 90) who are members of the program. Some attend the afternoon sessions which are a little less challenging but still provide a personal fitness fix. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing to be involved with them,â&#x20AC;? Cheyne says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As an instructor the best you can want is to have people want to learn what you have to teach them and they just keep coming back. They get what they want and we just support each other.â&#x20AC;? Participants work at their
own speed and capabilities and realize some have been involved in the program since its start five years so there is no rush to catch up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This class allows you and encourages you to do what you can. There is no need to get nervous. Do what you can,â&#x20AC;? says Cheyne. If people do too much they risk injury and that means theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be away from class and the point of the program is to have people return every week and not be at home nursing exercise-related injuries.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;They know that their successes donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be huge, just small things that make the quality of their life much better.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;They know that their successes donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be huge, just small things that make the quality of their life much better,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the quality of our lives in this room that counts. When weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in this room we all know we are safe and that we have something in common and that we
enjoy each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s company. When we leave we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help but share our energy with other people and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s making the world a better place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether we say it outright or not we are meant to make our world a better place.â&#x20AC;? The town hall wellness classes have become a going concern over the past half-decade and have expanded from winter-only to one day a week in the summer because of demand. Cheyne says participants have helped put â&#x20AC;&#x153;Havelock on the map as being a really healthy community.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is an opportunity that most towns donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have,â&#x20AC;? she says, hoping other communities follow their example â&#x20AC;&#x153;and grab it and do something.â&#x20AC;? Ninety-year-old Olive Dunford enjoys the exercise program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eleanorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great [and these] women are all friends,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I still do exercises at home which is very worthwhile.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be without it,â&#x20AC;? Rolande Dressler added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always did exercise but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more fun to be in a group and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more fun to be with Eleanor; she makes it more personal. I always feel good coming here. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be just sitting on your backside.â&#x20AC;?
A group of exercisers 75 years old and up was surprised with medallions and certificates of achievements. In the photo (front row, left to right) are Karen Daniels, Marie McClure, Barb Grainger, Olive Dunford and Rolande Fleury; back row, left to right, Rolande Dressler, Community Care co-ordinator Tammy Ross, wellness instructor Eleanor Cheyne and Community Care volunteer Marilyn Davidson. Others honoured include Mary Booth, Joyce Naulls, Joyce LeGrow, Gloria Seabrook and Ruth Argier. Photo: Bill Freeman
SFC welcomes Special Olympians Sports - Stirling - OfďŹ cials with the Stirling Figure Skating Club (SFSC) are eagerly anticipating the arrival of busloads of participants who will be taking part in the 2015 Special Olympics regional qualiďŹ er for provincials at the Stirling arena on Saturday, January 17. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an honour to do a Special Olympics,â&#x20AC;? says club Competition Chair Bev Myers, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing our utmost to live up to their expectations.â&#x20AC;? The event promises to be an emotional one with both seasoned and younger athletes vying for a shot at the next level of competition. The Stirling Figure Skating Club Special Olympics 2015, co-hosted with the Eastern Ontario section of Skate Canada, will see about 65 athletes with their families in attendance, competing in various skating elements and free skates and solo performances. The athletes will be â&#x20AC;&#x153;bussed in from all over Eastern Ontario and some from Central Ontario . . . and (top ďŹ nishers) will qualify for provincials,â&#x20AC;? Myers says. Spectators, she adds, are welcomed and encouraged to attend this free competition. Participants range in age from about
ten to adult, Myers says, adding performances are always â&#x20AC;&#x153;very moving. They love to perform for an audience.â&#x20AC;? Opening ceremonies are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. with competitions beginning at 11 a.m. and running until about 6 p.m. An awards ceremony will be held at the end of the day, Myers says, before the visiting skaters return to their busses. Club members, as well
as others in attendance, are bound to be inspired, Myers says. The SFSC, which has a membership of approximately 140 skaters, applied to host this event and the club fund raiser is expected to prove a busy day for participants and volunteers. A ďŹ rst for Stirling in recent years, the provincial qualiďŹ er was hosted by the Frankford Figure Skating Club last year.
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EVENTS stores in Belleville, Sweet Escape, Front St. or Gary Magwood at 613 849 1976. Some tickets at the door, 7:30 pm The Ontario Early Years Centre at Family Space supports families learning through play. Drop-in playrooms, 301 MacDonald Ave., Belleville. Open 6 days a week. Info: www.familyspace. ca or 613-966-9427. Quinte Bible Chapel New Years Eve concert, 7 PM, December 31. Special Guests: the Proverbs from Westport. Free will offering. Refreshments to follow. 188 Victoria Ave., Belleville. Info: Paul Mackay, 613-969-8600 Belleville Garden Club meets the 4th Tuesday of the month, 7-9 pm, Moira Secondary School, 275 Farley Ave, Belleville. Info 613-966-7455. Trillium 2000 Seniors Club at 75 St. Paul St., Belleville. Tuesday: cribbage; Wednesday: euchre; Thursday: carpet bowling and shuffleboard; Friday: darts. Cribbage 3rd Sunday of month. All start at 1 p.m. Open to all seniors 50 and over. 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. Dance to the Country Music of Shylo on Dec. 19, Belleville Club 39, Belleville Fish & Game Club Hall, Elmwood Dr. 8pm to Midnight. Lunch served. Members $10 Non Members $12. Singles & couples. Info 613-395-0162 or 613-966-6596. Euchre/Bid Euchre Cards, 4th Monday of every month, 7 p.m., College Hill United Church, 16 North Park St., Belleville. Everyone welcome.
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BELLEVILLE Are you caring for someone with memory loss? Alzheimer Society Caregiver Support Groups, Bay View Mall, Belleville, 1st & 3rd Thursdays of month, 10am-12pm, 2nd Tuesday of month, 6:308pm. Info: Kristel at 613-962-0892 Order your tree seedlings for spring 2015. Over 20 native trees and shrubs. Deciduous $1.20 each and evergreen $0.90 each. Ewa Bednarczuk, Lower Trent Conservation 613-394-3915 ext 252, ewa. bednarczuk@ltc.on.ca or order on-line at http://www.ltc.on.ca/stewardship/tssp/ Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., St. Columba Presbyterian Church, 520 Bridge St E, Belleville for those suffering from 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. DEC. 21, 4:30 PM: The Choirs of St. Thomas’ Anglican Church - Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at St. Thomas’ Anglican Church, 201 Church St. Reception and light refreshments to follow. 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 Bridge Street United Church presents Visions of the Nativity Christmas Concert featuring: Senior Choir, Bridge Street Ringers and Handbell Quartet. Sunday, December 21, 3pm. Free will offering. Refreshments will follow. 60 Bridge St. E, Belleville DEC 20, Night Kitchen Too, The Pinnacle Playhouse, 8pm. Tickets $10.00 at all music
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4th Friday of month: Karaoke with Rita and John 6:30 - 10:30 pm, Belleville Legion. Age of majority event. Men’s Coffee Group, for men caring for a family member with memory loss. 3rd Friday of each month, 9:30-11:30am, Westminster United Church, 1199 Wallbridge Loyalist Road, Belleville Quinte Friendship Club, 4th. Wednesday of each month, 7 PM, downstairs, Richmond Retirement Center. Activities include out to lunch bunch, pot luck dinners, euchre nights etc. Info: drop in, or 969-4475. New members welcome 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 Belleville Legion: Every Friday: Canteen open 4-7 p.m. Meat Rolls and Horse Races 5-6:30 pm., Legion Clubroom. Everyone welcome. Age of majority event. Belleville Garden Club meets the 4th Tuesday of the month, 7-9 pm, Moira Secondary School, 275 Farley Ave, Belleville. Info 613-966-7455. TGIF Frozen Meals. Nutritious, churchprepared 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. Ongoing VON Footcare clinic, St. Mark’s United Church, 237 Cannifton Rd N. Info or to book appointment: 1-888279-4866 ext 5346. Probus Club Of Belleville, 2nd and 4th Thursdays every month, 10 am at the Pentecostals of Quinte, 490 Dundas St. W. For retired and/or semi-retired business and professional people. Social time and a guest speaker. Guests are welcome. If you enjoy chatting, reading, going for short walks or going for coffee, become a Volunteer Visitor. Only an hour a week Make a positive change in a senior’s life today! Please call 613- 969-0130. Meals on Wheels Delivery Drivers required for Community Care for South Hastings. Time commitment is minimal- 4 hours a year. Info: Lee at 613-969-0130 ext. 5207 Activity Group, every Thursday, 470 Dundas Street East at CrossRoads To Care 1-3 pm, activities vary from one week to another. For info and registration call Irene 613-969-0130 Joyfull Noise Choir invites women of all ages. Sing songs from the 50s and 60s. Tuesdays, 7-9 pm, Core Centre, 223 Pinnacle St., Belleville. No auditions. Novice to experienced singers all welcome. www.joyfull-noise.com.
BRIGHTON The Brighton Community Concert Band rehearses every Wednesday, 7-9 pm, ENSS Music Room during the school year. All ages welcome. Membership is free. WOMEN’S GROUPS, every Thursday, 9:30-11:00 am, Fellowship Christian Reformed Church, 204 Main St, Brighton.
Coffee Break study “Woman of God”: Freda 905-344-1029. Mom to Mom parenting: Sharon 613-475-1908. Mom to Mom bible study: Toni 613-439-9119. R.C.L. 100 Brighton Meat Roll, every Saturday, 3 – 5 pm
cheon, 12pm, Frankford’s Royal Canadian Legion at 12 Mill St
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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. CAMPBELLFORD Campbellford Salvation Army Info: Brenda Kellett 613 392-8227 Thrift store offers a free hot lunch every Friday. Also, Silent Auction the last Friday HASTINGS TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meetof each month ings Wednesdays at the Trinity United Solo Friendship Group for Solo Church, Hastings. Weigh-in 5:15-6:15pm adults aged 45 and up looking for friend- and meeting 6:30-7:30 pm. Join anytime. ship. Wednesdays 1-2:30 pm, Riverview For info Kathy (705) 696-3359 Restaurant, Campbellford. Salvation Army Lunch, 11:30AM Christmas Eve Worship, December – 1:00PM on the 2nd and the 4th Friday 24, 7p.m. The Presbyterian Churches of of each month, Civic Centre, Hastings. Campbellford and Burnbrae gather for Soup, sandwiches, salad, dessert, coffee, worship at St. Andrew’s Burnbrae, 2583 tea and juice. Everyone welcome Burnbrae Road. Everyone Welcome. St. George’s Anglican Church, HastFree Community Christmas Dinner, ings Advent service of Lessons and Carols, Dec. 25, 5:00 p.m., Campbellford Baptist Sunday, December 21, 11:00 am. RefreshChurch, 166 Grand Rd., Campbellford. ments following service. info@campbellfordbaptist.org Christmas Open House, Hastings Friday, December 19, Blood Pressure Branch Library Fri., Dec. 19, 2-4pm. Free Clinic is cancelled this month only. hot chocolate and Christmas cookies. 705-
COBOURG Men’s Group, every Thursday, 1pm, Cobourg Retirement Residence, 310 Division St, Cobourg. To register: Community Care Northumberland: 905-372-7356. 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
CODRINGTON Euchre, every Friday, 7 pm. Codrington Community Centre. All welcome. Codrington Library open Tuesday, 2-5 pm; Thursday 9:30-11:30 am; Friday 5-8 pm; Saturday 10am – 2pm.
COLBORNE Colborne Library Storytime program for children 2-5 years. Thursdays at 11:00am This free program introduces the world of books to your children. To register call 905 357-3722 or drop by (library hours: Mon. 3-8, Tues. & Thurs. 11-8, Fri. & Sat. 11-4).
FOXBORO Christmas Gospel Concert, December 20, 6:30 pm, Chapel of the Good Shepherd, 513 Ashley St., Foxboro. Diners Club Thurlow: Every 4th Wednesday from 12-2:00pm, Gerry Masterson Community Centre, 516 Harmony Rd. $8/member, $9/non-member. Reservations required. Info: 613-969-0130.
FRANKFORD Frankford Legion - Tuesdays: Euchre 1 pm, Line Dancing 7pm and Men’s Pool League 7pm. Wednesdays: Senior’s Euchre 1pm, Open Snooker 6pm. Thursdays: Men’s Dart League 7pm. Fridays: Mixed Darts 7pm. 12 Mill Street. Every 4th Wednesday, Seniors Lun-
696-2111 for more info. Hula Hooping, Fridays, 2pm, $3. Civic Centre, 6 Albert St. E., Hastings. Info: Sarah 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 St. George’s Anglican Church, Hastings Christmas Eve service of Holy Communion, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 4 pm. Punch and Christmas cake prior to service.
HAVELOCK Havelock Seniors Club weekly events: Monday: Cribbage and Bid Euchre, 1pm. Tuesday: Shuffleboard, 1pm. Wednesday: Carpet Bowling, 1pm and Euchre 7pm. Thursday: Bid Euchre, 1pm. Friday: Euchre, 1pm Traditional Country Music Jam session, every Wednesday, Ol’ Town Hall, Havelock. Doors open 12 pm, tunes begin 1 pm. Bring along your instruments, your songbook and some friends. New Year’s Eve Dance, Dec.31, Havelock Community Centre, 39 George St. E, $10 per person. Doors open at 8pm, Cash Bar, Purchase a Power Draw ticket at door. Info: leahysn@hotmail.com New rehabilitation class to improve movement and balance suitable for people just getting started or recovering from recent surgery. Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:30-1pm, Town Hall, 1 Mathison St. Info: Community Care. No Cost 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. Havelock Legion: Meat draws, every Sat. 3 pm. Everyone Welcome. 8 Ottawa St. 705-778-3728. Continued on page B16
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Vienna’s Imperial Palace was the winter home of the Austrian rulers
Lifestyles - For more than 600 years (up to 1918), Vienna’s Imperial Palace (Hofburg Palace), located in the heart of Vienna, was the winter residence of the Austrian rulers, including the Habsburg dynasty. This awesome structure, often referred to as a “city in the city,” covered 240,000 square metres and contained 2,600 rooms. It’s now the official residence of the President of Austria, and it’s also a wonderful tourist attraction, housing more than two dozen important, spectacular museums. One of my favourite parts of the tour of the palace was a visit to the Grand Hall of the National Library, for it has been called “the most beautiful library room in the world.” This impressive baroquestyled hall, an architectural masterpiece that was erected in the early part of the eighteenth century, is almost 80 metres long, 20 metres wide, and is crowned by a cupola that’s adorned with frescoes by Daniel Gran. I also enjoyed my visit to the Imperial Court Chapel, in the oldest part of the palace (dating from the 13th century), where High Mass is celebrated and the Vienna Boys Choir often performs (and also the orchestra and choir of the Vienna State Opera). Also found in the oldest part of the Imperial Palace is the Imperial Treasury, which houses the Austrian Emperor’s Crown, the Emperor’s Crown of the Holy Roman Emperor, and the Treasure of the Golden Fleece. Yet another highlight was a visit to the palace’s Spanish Riding School, where the world famous Lipizzaners, those magnificent white stallions, perform in perfect harmony with the music. This Riding School, completed in 1735, takes its name from the original Spanish heritage of its horses, and it remains a performance school to this day (with its demonstration of classical dressage movements and training).
The former private apartments are also now open to the public, and I was able to see the rococo-styled rooms in which Emperor Franz Joseph and his family dwelt, including the living room and bedroom of his wife, his office, a bathroom, various salons, the Conference Room, and the large Audience Hall. I saw several chandeliers that were made of Bohemian glass, as well as tiled stoves made from porcelain. The Albertina, founded in 1776, is the most popular art museum in Vienna, and it’s located in the largest Habsburg residential palace, at the south end of the Imperial Palace complex. These state rooms were once lived in by the daughter of Empress Maria Theresa, Archduchess MarieChristine, and later by her adopted son, Archduke Karl, the winner of the Battle of Aspern against Napoleon. They now house a collection which was established by Duke Albert of Saxony-Teschen, a sonin-law of Empress Maria Theresa, and it comprises over one million prints and 60,000 drawings. Other important museums found within the Imperial Palace include the Museum of Fine Arts, the Collection of Arms and Armour, the Collection of Ancient Instruments, Ephesus Museum, Sisi Museum, Museum of Ethnology, Austrian Film Museum, and the Papyrus Museum (with the world’s largest collection of papyri). In addition to all this, there’s also an exciting art complex near the Imperial Palace. It’s called “MuseumsQuartier Wien,” and it’s one of the largest such culture quarters in the world. Here you’ll find several worthwhile museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, Zoom Children’s Museum, Tanzquartier Wien (a centre for contemporary dance and performance), Leopold Museum (a treasure-trove of Viennese art nouveau), and Kunsthalle (with its contemporary international art), and you’ll also discover several boutique shops, restaurants, bars, and squares.
I took a walking tour through this area with a very competent tour guide, Beatrice Aumayr. Unfortunately, it was raining, so I had to wrap up my camera in a plastic bag (for protection), but the adventure trek was still very worthwhile. After all, a short walk from the trendy Hotel Alstadt (where I was staying) brought me to the Museum Quarter and the Imperial Palace. We toured all the major highlights of this area, and we also checked out several of the specialty shops located nearby; Vienna is home to many of these. For example, Beatrice led me to what had been the chocolate and glass purveyors
to the court in earlier times, Demel <www.demel.at> and J.L. Lobmeyr <www.lobmeyr. at>. We also visited the Hotel Sacher <www.sacher.com>, where their original products A Butterfly House is now located in a section of the Palace are still sold, including a famous, and expensive, selection of chocolates. We also checked out a trendy tea room, Haas & Haas <www.haaas-haaas.at>, where I sampled some tea and candies, pop, and even in talked to a sales girl who used juice and fruits. to live in Toronto. We also visEvery time you consume ited a well-known literary coffood containing sugar, you fee shop, Palais Ferstel <www. are feeding not only yourself palaisevents.at> where many but also the bacteria. At writers used to gather. some point, the lactic acid For more information creates a defect in the tooth <www.vienna.info>.
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A statue of Empress Mary Theresa is found in the Museum Quarter.
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bodies. Our beloved teeth are made out of calcium which can easily be dissolved in acid. So this lactic acid goes to the tooth surface and dissolves a little bit of the tooth surface each time it gets there.
2. Start using sugar substitutes i.e. Splenda, Equal, or Sugar Twin in your coffee or tea instead of sugar 3. Consider switching from regular pop to diet pop beverages
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The Imperial Palace now houses several museums.
In the beginning, tooth decay is not painful. It is like diabetes, the effects from the disease remain very silent for the most part. Gradually, the hole gets bigger and bigger until finally the bacteria reach the nerve of the tooth. That is when people experience the “Ouch!” of a toothache. That is when dentists get the “emergency call.”
So theoretically, even if you have tons of bacteria in your mouth, as long as you do not eat any sugar, you will never have a cavity. However, I have yet to meet a person Now this is how the whole who does not consume sugar or sugar-containing foods at story unfolds. all. So what can we do? When you eat sugar, and you do not clean it out right We can do things to lower away, you are feeding the our daily sugar consumption. cavity-causing bacteria who Here they are: thrive on sugar. 1. Reduce intake of regular When they eat sugar, they pop, juice and fruit-flavoured shed lactic acid from their drinks
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that gets deeper and deeper. Eventually, you will no longer be able to clean it with brushing or flossing because the defect becomes a hole in your tooth! This is called tooth decay or a cavity.
Dr. Brian Ho is a practicing general dentist in Trenton, Ontario. He can be reached at Trenton Family Dental, 613.394.3883. For further information and discussion, please visit his office at www.trentonfamilydental.com.
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More recognition for innovative owners of Kaley Farms News-Northumberland – Kale is king. Just ask Draupadi and Adrian Quinn. The couple were among 50 regional award recipients recognized for their innovations in improving agri-food products and creating jobs. But the accolades didn’t end there. The Quinns earned top honours by being presented the Premier Award for Agri-food Innovations, based on what they’ve accomplished at Kaley Acres near Castleton. Since its launch in 2009, the business has converted ten acres of former tobacco fields to the growing of kale that is made into five flavours of snacks inside a 5,000square-foot processing facility on their farm. With annual sales soaring, the Quinns are now planning to open a 20,000-square-foot processing plant in Cobourg that will process tonnes of kale a week and more than double its current workforce of 15 seasonal and yearround employees. More plaudits arrived last week with Northumberland County add-
ing its own congratulations. “Northumberland County is proud of the strong agriculture and agri-food culture of our communities, and we are pleased to be able to recognize the success stories like Kaley Acres whose growth and innovation is so vital to the economic development of our entire region,” said Warden Marc Coombs, mayor of Cramahe Township where the award-winning business is located. “We’re very proud of all you’ve done.” He presented the couple with a warden’s certificate of recognition in honour of their receiving the Premier Award. Adrian Quinn said, “It’s truly an honour to be part of the agricultural community of Northumberland and to hear firsthand from Premier Kathleen Wynn about her overall support for agriculture in all its shapes and forms.” The couple plan to expand the operation in Castleton as well as open the new facility in Cobourg in January. “Who knew a leafy green vegetable could generate so much ex- Draupadi and Adrian Quinn, owners of Kaley Farms, were presented a certificate of recognition by Northumberland County Warden Marc Coombs December 10 in citement?” he quipped. honour of their earning the province’s top award for agri-food innovations. Photo: John Campbell
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County coping with problematic changes News - Northumberland - The recent introduction of a Social Assistance Management System (SAMS) has caused myriad problems across the province, but Northumberland County has managed to avoid most of its pitfalls. Harry Jones, income services manager for the county’s community and social services department, explained how in a presentation last week to council on what has become a controversial issue for the provincial government. Jones said other offices handling social assistance payments have reported the new system is slow and labour intensive, with “everything ... taking twice as long as before,” and “numerous over- and underpayments” being made to clients. “Staff morale is low, senior staff [have been] brought to tears, absences due to staff illness are climbing,” and SAMS “has been the deciding factor” in staff close to retirement choosing to quit now. In some offices, “union action has been threatened,” Jones said. “The list goes on and on.” The problems, widely reported by the news media and raised in the provincial legislature, have not been as severe in the county, however.
“I am not saying that Northumberland has solved the issues surrounding SAMS … [or that it] is immune to problems created by the conversion to SAMS,” Jones said, but “the department is united, staff are willingly taking that extra step to support colleagues [and] the right people are in the right positions.” As well, “effective planning, good communication, [and] the ability to adjust to whatever the system throws at us, is seeing us through,” he said. Jones also paid tribute to the understanding of clients, “who have had to sit through applications that are up to two-and-a-half hours in length … [and] are being told that the system is not taking the data the caseworker in front of them is trying to input, or that the system will not produce their expected financial entitlement.” All these setbacks have been accepted “without rancor, without recrimination” by clients who have expressed “their appreciation for what the staff member is trying to do for them,” Jones said. “This takes the edge out of a difficult situation, and it is greatly appreciated by staff.” Jones explained the switch to the new technology was begun nearly five years ago but numerous delays led to training being “fragmented.” Northumberland “quickly
Harry Jones, income services manager for Northumberland County’s community and social services department, explained how staff have adjusted to the introduction of new technology for the delivery of social assistance. He was joined in his presentation to county council December 10 by fellow staff members Jen Glover and Cheryl Downer who served as lead facilitators in the project and were nicknamed THING 1 and THING 2. Photo: John Campbell
realized that it did not meet the needs of staff” and tailored its training curriculum to the roles of the individual users, and to the learning curve and exhibited ability of each staff member.” Two employees, Jen Glover and Cheryl Downer, were selected to be learning fa-
cilitators, and they spent two weeks at the project centre in Toronto. Eleven laptop computers were purchased and installed in a dedicated training room, supported by the IT department, which had to “troubleshoot many connectivity problems,” Jones said. Effective communication on different
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Entertainment - Belleville - The birthday of one of our country’s most important historical figures is coming up and local people can help Sir John A. Macdonald celebrate turning the big 2-0-0. The Hastings Historical Society is presenting “An Evening with Sir John A. & The Missus.” The re-enactment event takes place on Tuesday, January 20, at 7:30 p.m. at Maranatha Church at 100 College Street West. It comes just days after January 11, 2015, when celebrations will take place across Canada to mark Sir John. A. Macdonald’s 200th birthday. Sir John A. was, of course, Canada’s first prime minister following Confederation. He led the country from 1867 to 1873 and again from 1878 to 1891. The event will feature re-enactors Brian and Renee Porter from Brockville in an in-costume, multi-media portrayal of the famous politician and his wife. The event is billed as a birthday party, complete with cake. It’s also intended to celebrate the Historical Society’s move to its new meeting facilities at the church, which has ample free parking and level access from the rear of the building. The event is free and everyone’s encouraged to bring a friend. For more information visit <www.hastingshistory.ca>.
Health unit lauds government decision on e-cigarettes
News - Peterborough County - The Peterborough County-City Health Unit (PCCHU) is praising the provincial government’s recent decision to prohibit e-cigarette use wherever smoking is not permitted and a ban on sales to minors, displays and promotions. “This helps reduce the confusion when it comes to enforcing smoke-free places and also upholds the cultural val-
ue that smoking in any form is socially unacceptable,” says Donna Churipuy, manager of the PCCHU’s environmental health programs. “Peterborough’s leadership over the years creating smoke-free spaces is an important part of public health’s success lowering tobacco rates overall,” says Churipuy, “so we’re pleased to see this latest provincial effort to protect the
health of all residents.” While today’s legislation makes it easier to enforce smoke-free places, Churipuy says that further regulation is needed to control the safety of e-cigarette products. There is no current “oversight” governing how much nicotine or other chemicals are loaded into e-cigarette vi-
als, she says. Those chemicals have caused poisoning in children in some parts of North America, the PCCHU says. Health units across the province have called for more legislation to address the growing concern of exposure to e-cigarette vapours containing nicotine and other chemicals, Churipuy says.
In addition to its plans to restrict the use of e-cigarettes, the provincial government also announced proposed changes that would make tobacco products less tempting by banning flavoured tobacco, including menthol. The changes are part of the province’s campaign to have the lowest smoking rates in Canada.
Portfolio course, doodle sessions coming to art gallery
Lifestyles - Belleville - There’s no shortage of interesting activities for artists coming up at the John M. Parrot Art Gallery in the new year. A course called Portfolio for Artists is accepting registrations. This holistic eight-week course will lead you through the process of creating a professional portfolio. This class is ideal for artists of all levels, from emergent to experienced, in any medium. The course starts Thursday, January 29, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. This class will require a commitment of eight weeks and includes homework. The cost is $200 plus tax and it includes instruction, a manual and a one-on-one portfolio assessment. Also, the Doodle Group is getting ready to meet at the John M. Parrot Art
Gallery. Monthly doodling sessions will take place on the third Friday of the month. Bring your creations, tools of the trade, and a willingness to share your creativity. These free sessions are hosted by Rachel Comeau and Lori St. Clair and are offered in partnership by Art for Everyone and the John M. Parrott Art Gallery. The dates for the Doodle Group are January 16, February 20, March 20, April 17, May 15 and June 19. For more information on either the portfolio course or the Doodle Group call 613-885-9840 or email <rachel@ artforeveryonetrenon.com>. The John M. Parrot Art Gallery is located on the third floor of the Belleville Public Library, 254 Pinnacle Street.
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on the slopes and Cameronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Batawa is so close we decided to try it out,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great!â&#x20AC;? Four eager young men were also busy trying out their skills on the new terrain park. Scott Belanger, Ethan Brassard and Will Watters from Belleville along with Michael Cooney from Stirling zipped along and made the jumps, just to feel the air beneath their skis. Dan MacDufďŹ e, outside operations manager, said
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VAN BELOIS, JOSEPH WILLIAM “JOE”, suddenly on Thursday, December 4th, 2014 at the age of 52 years. Joe Van Belois of Brighton. Son of Zita Lightfoot of Peterborough and the late Cornelius Van Belois. Loving husband of Robin Rebecca (Knapman). Dear father of Melody Knapman (James Bond) of Brighton, Derek Knapman (Jana Thibault) of Wooler, Clifford Moynes (Tabitha Oakley) of Haliburton ,Cory Van Belois ( Katelynn Thynne) of Trenton and Curtis Van Belois of Brighton. Sadly missed by his sisters Carol Ann Heffernan (Tom) of Cobourg and Teresa Van Belois of Peterborough and brothers, Larry (Lorraine) of Edmonton, Tim, Tom (Julie), all of Grande Prairie, and David (Gail) of Winnipeg. Cherished by his grandchildren Harley, Hailey, Jackson, Koen, Lux and Winston and great grandson Bentley. The family will receive friends at the Brighton Funeral Home, 130 Main Street, Brighton (613-4752121) on Thursday, December 11th, 2014 from 12:30 p.m. Service to follow in the funeral home at 2:00 o’clock. Cremation. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the VanBelois Family Trust Fund, would be appreciated by the family. www.rushnellfamilyservices.com CL458415
MRS. SHIRLEY GRACE BIRD Peacefully at the Maplewood Residence in Brighton on December 11, 2014 in her 88th year. Shirley (nee Hall), beloved wife of Robert (Bob) Bird. Loving mother of Corinne Borsellino (Joe), Sharon Irvine (Bryan), Alan (Lisa), Wesley (Leta) and Steven Bird (Louise). Grandmother of Michael, Lindsay (Eric), Graham, Katie (Mo), Mallory, Justin, Spencer, Karlie, Emily, Josh. Great grandmother of Gage. Sister of Laurel Hall. Shirley will also be missed by extended family and her little dog Pepper. Shirley was a Corporal in the Canadian Women’s Army Corp during WWII, stationed in Ottawa. A long-time resident of Port Hope, Shirley served for many years as the Secretary of the Port Hope Agricultural Society and the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 30 Port Hope. Shirley loved to travel and she and Bob went on many trips on their motorcycle before they started their family. Then, after their family was grown, they visited various interesting places around the world and went south annually with their trailer. A memorial service will be held at the Ross Funeral Chapel, 135 Walton Street, Port Hope on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. Memorial donations to the Alzheimer’s Society of Belleville-Hastings-Quinte or the Maplewood Residence in Brighton would be appreciated and may be received at www.rossfuneralchapel. com
REED, ESTHER N. It is with great sadness we announce the death of our mother, Esther Reed. She died peacefully at home on December 10th after a short illness. Survived by husband of 62 years Rev. Donald Reed. Mother of Andrew (Susan) of Toronto, Philip (Brighton), Rosamund (Port Moody, BC) and Alison (Stratford). “Most amazing Gran” to Carolyn (William), Rachel, Matthew and Grace. Great Grandmother to Luca and Matteo. Also will be missed by her sister Morag and extended family in Scotland. Born in Laurieston, Scotland May 9, 1930, Esther studied at the University of Edinburgh and taught in elementary schools, first in England and then in Canada after emigrating in 1966. She was a voracious reader, an avid gardener (transforming a fallow field into a much admired garden), a world traveller, and a financial wizard with a remarkable ability to stretch every dollar. She was a woman of strength and courage and will be greatly missed. In lieu of flowers, donations to Doctors Without Borders, UNICEF, or a charity of your choice would be appreciated. Private family arrangements entrusted to Brighton Funeral Home Ltd., 130 Main Street, Brighton, ON, (613-475-2121).
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Northumberland Federation of Agriculture JOB POSTING - 10 Dec.2014
Secretary-Treasurer / Newsletter Editor Northumberland Federation of Agriculture (NFA), a not-for-profit organization representing over 700 farmers and agri-businesses in Northumberland county requires a part-time Secretary-Treasurer/Newsletter Editor. Secretary-Treasurer duties include preparing agendas with the presiding official, taking minutes and providing financial statements at regular monthly Board Meetings. Other duties include but are not limited to receiving, recording and reporting on all correspondence, taking responsibility as custodian of NFA funds, keeping accurate records of all receipts and payables, assisting with preparing an annual budget and preparing and presenting an audited financial statement for the membership at the Annual Meeting. The Secretary-Treasurer may also be required to perform other duties and to attend outside meetings as representative of the NFA as directed by the Board. As Newsletter Editor, duties include research and collection of information of interest to NFA members, editing submitted material, designing page layout, collecting sponsorships and distributing finished newsletters to members. Newsletter editor will also be required to post articles to website/social media including but not limited to agendas and approved minutes.
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Please send resume, references and cover letter by December 30, 2014 to:
The successful candidate will be required to submit a satisfactory Criminal Reference Check prior to the commencement of employment. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be notified. Section B - Thursday, December 18, 2014
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EVENTS Continued from page B6
HAVELOCK Happy New Years Buffet and Dance, December 31, Havelock Legion, 8 Ottawa St., W. Dinner 5:30pm, Dance 8pm. Dinner & Dance: $20/person. Dinner: $10 adults, $5 children 5-10 yrs, under 5 free. Dance (adults only) $10. Tickets at Legion Clubroom, Blakely’s Gas Station or at the door if available.
MADOC 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. Hazzard’s Corners Church, Candle Light Service, December 23, 7 p.m. Cider and cookies following service. 5 miles north of Madoc on Cooper Rd. BADMINTON every Tuesday and Thursday, 7-9:30 p.m., Centre Hastings Secondary School. Coaching for new and Junior players Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. Info: Terry 613-473-5662 or www.centrehastingsbadminton.com 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
Everyone welcome Marmora Legion New Year’s Eve events, Dec. 31. Music in the Club Room in the afternoon, 1 pm. Jam Session and luncheon in the rental hall in the evening. Doors open 7pm. Tickets, available at the Legion. $15/ person or $25/ couple. Marmora St. Andrew’s United Church Augmented Choir Presents, Cantata “ Behold the Star”, December 21, 7pm at St. Andrew’s. Encore presentation December 22, 7pm at Madoc Trinity United Church. Free Will Offering.
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 Preschool Storytime, Norwood Public Library. Every Friday, 10-11 am. Story, craft and snack. 705-639-2228 or www.anpl.org
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. Consecon Legion Euchre every Tuesday, 7 pm. $5.00 ea. Crib every Wednesday, 7pm. $5.00 ea. Summer Fun Darts, Fridays, 7 pm. $5.00 ea.
Dec 20. Marmora Legion Bake Sale.
STIRLING November 21 to December 31 The Stirling Festival Theatre presents The Three Musketeers in both Family & Naughty versions. Box Office 613-395-2100 or 1-877-312-1162 or www.stirlingfestivaltheatre.com
TRENTON Toastmasters International, Trenton Library. Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 6:30-8 pm. New members and guests welcome. Trenton Lions Club 77 Campbell Street hosts a weekly Thursday Night Bingo. Cards on sale at 6pm regular program starts at 7pm. Everyone welcome. Karoke every third Friday in the Lounge from 8-12 midnight, Legion Branch 110, Quinte St. Trenton. Trenton Wesleyan Church, 125 Dixon Dr, Trenton, Christmas Eve Services on Wednesday, December 24 at 4:00, 5:30 and 7:00 pm. Celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ through singing and candlelight. Info: 613-392-1075. Trenton Al-Anon Family Group, every Wednesday, 8 p.m., King Street United Church, Trenton, 866.951-3711 Trenton Lions Club is looking for new members. Meetings are 2nd and 4th Wed of each month, Sept to July. Info: Member Chairman Diane Gardy 613 392 2939
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WARKWORTH Warkworth Library Story Hour/ Playtime. Every Tuesday,10:30. Every other week Andrea from the YMCA Early Years will join us. Crafts, stories, songs, fun, snacks. For 3-6 year olds. Trent Hills Cancer Society Euchre, 4th Tuesday every month, 7:30 pm. $3 includes coffee and sandwiches.Everyone welcome. Warkworth Legion. Info: Kathy Ellis (705) 924-9116
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For more information contact your local newspaper.
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PA R T- T I M E P U R C H A S I N G M A N A G E R A S S I S TA N T - T h e Assistant will support the Purchasing Department with the planning, ordering and scheduling of all materials for the manufacturing process and the other support departments as required to insure a smooth flow of materials and supplies. Any employee with any administrative skills qualify for the post. Send Resume to (gary.grahham@outlook.com) Tel: 647-677-9810
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TYENDINAGA Community Care Closet Thrift shop, 393 Main St. Deseronto, open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 until 4:00 Orange Lodge Dance, Saturday Dec. 20, York Rd, Tyendinga. Stoney and the Sundance Band. Special Guest Steven Stoneman for Wasaga Beach. Dancing from 8pm to Midnight. $12/ person. Dance, Lunch, Prizes Contact 613-966-4924
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TWEED Tweed Library: Quilting Club, every other Tuesday, 4-8pm. Fee $2.00. Every Friday, 2-4pm, Knitting Club. Beginners welcome. Every Tuesday, 1-4pm, Bridge or Euchre. Refreshments. Fee $2.00 Bid Euchre every Tuesday night 7 p.m., Actinolite Recreation Hall Line Dancing, Every Tues., 10:3011:30 am, Hungerford Hall, Tweed. Info: Carol Cooper 613-473-1446 Tweed Legion: Dec 20: Birthday Cake Day for all members born in December. Pool League Playoffs, Mon. Dec. 22, 6pm and restarts Jan. 7. Dart League ends Fri.
Dec. 19, and restarts Jan. 2. Shuffleboard ends Thurs. Dec. 18 and restarts Jan 8. No Euchre until Jan. 10.
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Christmas Eve Service, Trenton United Church at the Grace United Church site, Wednesday, December 24,7pm. Celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ with music and worship. All welcome. Line Dancing, Grace United Church, Dundas St E. Tues am--9-12, Wed pm-5-7 and Fri am-9-12 (absolute beginners 9-10). Info: Linda 613 392 2116. Trenton VON Monday Mornings. VON Foot Care Clinic: Basic, Advanced and Diabetic Foot Care (Fee for Service). For appointment call 1-888-279-4866 ex 5346 JOIN Quinte West’s Kente Kiwanis. Meetings held every Thursday morning. Everyone welcome. Call Secretary John Eden at 613-394-0316 for more info.
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Loyalist College celebrates surpassing campaign goal for Skills News - Belleville - Loyalist College announced last week that it has surpassed its $6-million fund-raising milestone for the Campaign for Loyalist College, designed to complete and equip the Sustainable Skills, Technology and Life Sciences Centre, and to establish awards and student financial assistance. A milestone celebration event was held on December 11 at the college to recognize the contributions of community partners. “I want to thank our Board of Governors for their foresight in identifying this strategic path, over five years ago,” said Loyalist College President and CEO Maureen Piercy. “There have been so many positives during this initiative— in bringing focus to skilled trades, to the wonderful opportunities that careers in this area offer—and in increasing collaboration with our partners, and awareness of Loyalist’s impact in the Quinte region and beyond.
“We have increased our program offerings, and enrollment has grown in our skills programs,” she continued. “We have built, with the help of our partners and communities, a centre which is outstanding and leads the way for our region, helping to build the economy of our communities. We’re so delighted with the results of this phase of the campaign—with a concentration on skills, life sciences and technology training—but we know that the reality is that we will continue to require funds for equipment and capital needs, as well as for ongoing student financial assistance. The Campaign for Loyalist will continue in the future and we know that we can count on you to continue to advocate on our behalf for your community college.” The Skills Centre, which opened in 2011, comprises 121,800 square feet—including 50,950 square feet of
Campaign Co-Chairs Bernie Ouellet (r) and Wilf Wilkinson (second from the left) are thanked by Board of Governors Chair Brian Smith and Loyalist President and CEO Maureen Piercy at the Campaign for Loyalist Celebration event on December 11. Photo: Submitted
repurposed “green” space, and an additional 70,850 square feet of new, flexible space for teaching, laboratories, shops, research labs and classrooms. After years of advocacy by area manufacturers and economic development partners, and a successful proposal by the college, the multi-use facility was built with a $16.6-million investment from the provincial and federal governments. Support from all sectors made it a reality, with funding from the federal Knowledge Infrastructure Program and matching funds from the provincial government.
The Campaign for Loyalist College, which launched on June 5, 2012, has raised $6.378 million from a wide range of community supporters including students, alumni, faculty and staff, foundations, municipalities, and business and industry partners. “On behalf of the Board of Governors, I would like to say how very pleased we are to have such wonderful support for this Capital Campaign,” said Board Chair Brian Smith. “The $6,378,188 total has allowed us to leverage additional support—for example, donations to the endowment fund for student financial
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assistance enabled the college to access $804,000 in matching funds, through the provincial government’s Ontario Trust for Student Support program. “The total impact of the campaign then is close to $7.2 million—over and above the federal and provincial funding of $16.6 million to build the Skills Centre. This initiative is actually an impressive $23-million project overall. We commend the marvelous work by our campaign leadership team, Co-Chairs Wilf Wilkinson and Bernie Ouellet, as well as former Board of Governors Chair Stuart Wright.”
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REBUILDING YOUR CREDIT? NON-PRIME RATES FROM ONLY 4.99% OAC≈ Wise customers read the fine print: �, •, �, †, *, ‡, €, �, », �, § The Be Your Own Santa Holiday Sales Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating retailers on or after December 2, 2014. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,695), air-conditioning charge (if applicable), tire levy and OMVIC fee. Pricing excludes licence, insurance, registration, any retailer administration fees, other retailer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Financing and lease offers available to qualified customers on approved credit. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Retailer may sell for less. �$10,000 in Total Discounts is available on the new 2014 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 SXT model and consists of $8,500 Consumer Cash Discount and $1,500 in Ram Truck Loyalty/Conquest Bonus Cash. See your retailer for complete details. •$500 Holiday Bonus Cash is available on select new 2015 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram or FIAT models at participating retailers from December 2-31, 2014 only. Excludes 2015 Jeep Patriot/2015 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package/2015 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package. Bonus Cash will be deducted from the negotiated purchase/lease price after taxes. Offer available at participating retailers. See retailer for complete details and exclusions. �The Make No Payments for 90 Days event is a limited time offer which applies to retail customers who finance a new 2014/ 2015 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram or FIAT vehicle (except 2014 Dodge Avenger SE and 2014/2015 Dodge Viper) at a special fixed rate on approved credit through Royal Bank of Canada, TD Auto Finance or Scotiabank. Offer does not apply to Scotiabank special rate financing contracts longer than 90 months. Monthly/bi-weekly/weekly payments will be deferred for 60 days and contracts will be extended accordingly. Interest charges will not accrue during the first 60 days of the contract. Customers will be responsible for any required down payment, license, registration and insurance costs at time of contract. Some conditions apply. See your retailer for complete details. †0% purchase financing for up to 36 months available on new 2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport/2014 Dodge Grand Caravan/2014 Dodge Journey models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Examples: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport (24A)/2014 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package (29E)/2014 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package (22F) with a Purchase Price of $24,195/$19,995/$19,995 with a $0 down payment, financed at 0% for 36 months equals 78 bi-weekly payments of $310/$256.35/$256.35 with a cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $24,195/$19,995/$19,995. *Consumer Cash Discounts are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. ‡3.99% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on new select models through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Examples: 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package (29E)/2014 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 SXT (25A+AGR)/2015 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package (22F) with a Purchase Price of $19,995/26,595/$19,995, with a $0 down payment, financed at 3.99% for 96 months equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $112/$150/$112 with a cost of borrowing of $3,394/$4,514/$3,394 and a total obligation of $23,388.63/$31,108.81/$23,388.63. €$5,125 in Package Value available on the new 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT Ultimate Family Package (RTKH5329G) model based on the following MSRP options: $850 Climate Group, $1,925 Single DVD Entertainment, $1,500 SXT Plus Group and $850 Uconnect Hands-Free Group. $7,140 in Package Value available on the new 2014 Dodge Journey SXT Ultimate Journey Package (JCDP4928K) model based on the following MSRP options: $1,475 Flexible Seating Group, $1,200 Rear Seat DVD, $525 Convenience Group, $2,645 Navigation & Sound Group and $1,295 Sunroof. See your retailer for complete details. �Discounts available at participating retailers on the purchase/lease of only the following new vehicles. 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT with Ultimate Family Package (RTKH5329G). Discount consists of: $850 in no-cost options and $2,500 DVD Incentive that will be deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. 2014 Dodge Journey SXT with Ultimate Journey Package (JCDP4928K). Discount consists of: $2,495 in no-cost options and $2,500 DVD Incentive that will be deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. Some conditions apply. See your retailer for complete details. »$1,500 Ram Truck Loyalty/Conquest/Skilled Trades Bonus Cash is available on the retail purchase/lease of 2014 Ram 1500 (excludes Reg. Cab), 2014 Ram 2500/3500, 2014 Ram ProMaster or 2014 Ram Cargo Van and is deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. Eligible customers include: 1. Current owners/lessees of a Dodge or Ram Pickup Truck or Large Van or any other manufacturer’s Pickup Truck or Large Van. The vehicle must have been owned/leased by the eligible customer and registered in their name on or before December 1, 2014. Proof of ownership/lease agreement will be required. 2. Customers who are skilled tradesmen or are acquiring a skilled trade. This includes Licensed Tradesmen, Certified Journeymen or customers who have completed an Apprenticeship Certification. A copy of the Trade Licence/Certification required. Limit one $1,500 bonus cash offer per eligible transaction. Some conditions apply. See your retailer for complete details. �Non-prime financing available on approved credit. APR example: 2014 Ram 1500 SXT 4x4 with a Purchase Price of $26,595 financed at 4.99% over 84 months, equals 182 bi-weekly payments of $173 for a total finance obligation of $31,564.37. §Starting From Prices for vehicles shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g., paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. �Best-in-class capability based on Jeep Cherokee offering 2-speed power transfer unit (PTU) with rear-locking axle, exclusive Jeep Selec-Terrain with 5 settings (including rock), and industry first fully disconnecting drive-line, best-in-class towing, approach angle, departure angle and ramp breakover angle. Based on 2014 cross shop activity including Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (5 pass), Toyota RAV4, Chevrolet Equinox, Mazda CX-5, Ford Edge and Subaru Forester. The Best Buy Seal is a registered trademark of Consumers Digest Communications LLC, used under license. ^Based on IHS Automotive: Polk Canadian Vehicles in Operation data available as of July, 2014 for Crossover Segments as defined by Chrysler Canada Inc. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark used under license by Chrysler Canada Inc.
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