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Frozen-pants craze makes it way to Warkworth

By Sue Dickens Warkworth – Apparitions have been appearing on the streets of this village as the frozen-pants challenge issued by Tom Grotting of Minneapolis, Minnesota, made its way here and local folks took it to heart and to the streets of Warkworth.

The expression “keep your pants on” didn’t seem to be on the minds of those who decided to jump on the frozen-pants bandwagon in their rush to respond to the challenge that has gone viral on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, including the Warkworth community’s Facebook page.

Dozens of locals made the decision to freeze their pants off so to speak as the craze heated up here and it didn’t take long for frozen pants to appear in front of Percy Centennial School and along Main Street in front of several businesses, making the drive downtown a somewhat surreal experience.

The sub-zero polar temperatures that showed up this last weekend prompted folks such as Julianne Baker to have fun with the idea and share it with her kids and other moms.

“I heard about it from Micaela Quibell, a local massage therapist. She The frozen-pants challenge has made its way to Warkworth after going viral on social media and these women are among those who got involved imme- had posted about it and then I heard diately making sure the town showed its whimsical spirit with this latest craze: from left, Micaela Quibell, Raquilda van Zoeren, Kirsti Munn, and Leslie about it on CBC. It just kind of snowballed and everybody got involved,” Blayney of Camp Ho Ba Chee where these pants made their debut. Photo by Sue Dickens

she said laughing.

Raquilda van Zoeren, owner of The Village Pantry, has had some fun with the challenge too with frozen pants in front of her storefront. She also decided to add frozen pants to the family’s home in the country, the Odd Corners Family Farm, where frozen pants now stand in their field with a Llama and her horses who have really taken an interest in the strange looking pieces of clothing.

It didn’t take long before the Warkworth community Facebook page was filled with posts about plans to ask folks to show up on the nearby soccer field with frozen pants. It was going to happen Saturday but the forecast of -40 with the windchill, ironically, led to a postponement.

As Julianne posted on Friday night: “Hey everyone so there is an extreme weather alert for tomorrow and Sunday and tomorrow it’s to feel like -40.

So I’m going to push this photo op back to Monday at 11:30 instead. Stay safe and warm tomorrow folks!” Julianne is a photographer who hopes to capture the frozen-pants craze in her camera lens for posterity.

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Much to the delight of her children Julianne Baker had some creative ideas of her own and placed these frozen pants in the backyard on their playground equipment. Photo by Julianne Baker

much to the delight of her seven-yearold Brock who said, “It’s all pretty interesting.”

Julianne, an artist in her own right, who has established JB Art and Imagery online on her Facebook page wants to put her photography talent to good use for others.

The decision to get together for a photo op she said, “Is to get the community involved and be creative. It’s a let’s get together event.”

Lesley Blayney, one of the owners of Camp Ho-Ba-Chee, a Warkworth business, perhaps described the frozen-pants craze the best when she said, “It’s just a whimsical, fun, win- Julianne Baker decided to use her photography skills and took a “selfie” ter-something different to do. It’s just to show what she has done to excite the village with this latest craze, the frozen-pant challenge. Photo by Julianne Baker the Warkworth spirit.”

Melody Crowe from Alderville First Nation receives standing ovation

By Sue Dickens Warkworth – The landmark release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report has had many results one of which was the decision by Rev. Dick Prince of St. Paul’s United Church to host an awareness event on the subject.

“Reconciliation Begins with First Nation Awareness” was the topic of the evening which was held in The Gathering Place at the church, an event that saw the room filled to capacity with people who were there to hear a presentation by Melody Crowe of Alderville First Nation. The impact of her talk could be measured by the standing ovation she

received.

“I was very overwhelmed,” she said later.

“Our history needs to be spoken and understood in order to move forward in a good way. We need to take that time to speak our history and have an opportunity to create a deeper understanding and appreciation of First Nation people, First Nation contribution, our history, our culture and our language,” she said.

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There was one such school at Alderville. “I spoke about that as well. I had a photograph of my grandfather taken in 1912. He told me stories when I was growing up of how when they would speak the language as children at recess, every time he got caught the teacher would go at him with a stick. That only happens so many times and you are going to stop speaking that language.”

She explained that the focus of her talk was “to try to convey that reconciliation begins with each and every one of us and awareness of the past is crucial.”

Bringing that message to people is something she does on her own time.

“I feel like it’s my life’s work, it’s so important to me. A lot of what I do is to try to create awareness.”

She does have however a similar focus in her day job which is First Nation Education Liaison with the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. “In that job I am a resource for teachers. I get invited into schools from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12,” she said.

She’s been to the public schools in Norwood and Hastings and has been invited to an April event in Havelock. Details will follow.

An Ojibway woman who grew up in Alderville, she has dedicated her life to creating a deeper understanding, an appreciation of

First Nation culture, knowledge, language and wisdom.

She has been teaching the language for 25 years, has four published books and is now in the process of creating a documentary.

“I think it’s so important that we’re finally at that time when we’re being acknowledged and it’s not just us anymore always saying things, it’s being put out there for other people. The

report gave a voice to the survivors,” she said.

For Rev. Prince all of this is just the beginning. “We’re going to try to continue connecting with the native community. We have a long road to go In understanding with the native community and we hope to continue to do that.”

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Rev. Dick Prince of St. Paul’s United Church, Warkworth, hosted an evening with Melody Crowe of Alderville First Nation. A standing ovation followed her talk. Photo by Karen Mayson

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Severance Consent Application B02/2016 Concession 13, Part Lot 19, Concession Road 13 (split from) 452 Concession Road 13 East (merge to) Former Township of Percy The application is to sever one parcel, approximately 0.68 acres (vacant land) from Concession 13, Part Lot 19, Concession Road 13. The severed parcel will serve as a lot addition and merge to 452 Concession Road 13 East.

Severance Consent Applications B03/2016 and B04/2016 1118 10th Line West / 11th Line West Former Township of Seymour The application is to sever two parcels, approximately five acres each (vacant land), from 150 acres, for residential building purposes. The applications are filed in conjunction with Zoning Amendment Application C03/2016.

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Rezoning Application C02/2016 Concession 11, Part Lot 21, Crowe River Road Former Township of Seymour The purpose of the proposed Zoning By-Law amendment is to recognize the area of one existing parcel, being 1.1 acres, for residential building purposes. The current zoning of the subject land is Environmental Protection (EP). The proposed zoning will be Rural Residential.

Rezoning Application C03/2016 1118 10th Line West / 11th Line West Former Township of Seymour Further to Severance Consent Applications B03/2016 and B04/2016, the purpose of the proposed Zoning By-law amendment is to recognize the creation of two new parcels, being approximately five acres each (vacant land). The current zoning of the subject land is Agricultural. The proposed zoning will be Rural Residential and Environmental Protection.

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OPINION

Egypt: Triumph and tragedy First 100 days down, now

Exactly five years after Egypt’s democratic revolution triumphed, the country is once more ruled by a military office. General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seized power in July 2013, and he is even nastier than his predecessors.

More than six hundred Egyptians were to death last Gwynne Dyer sentenced year, mostly in mass trials, and three-quarters of the cases involved people who had gone to pro-democracy protests. An estimated 41,000 people are in jail for supporting pro-democracy movements, and many of them will be there for years to come.

When Hosni Mubarak, 30 years in power, was forced to resign the presidency on February 9, 2011 by nationwide non-violent demonstrations, there was an explosion of joy. It ended an unbroken 59 years when thinly disguised military dictators – Gamal Nasser, Anwar Sadat and finally Mubarak – ruled the country and their cronies looted the economy.

When we speak about non-violent revolutions, what we are really saying is that the people who are demanding a revolution are not using violence.

The regime’s forces will generally use as much violence as they think they can get away with, but so long as the protesters remain peaceful there is a limit to how much violence the state can use.

It’s mostly a question of whether the killers will be caught on camera or not. The Mubarak regime’s police and hired thugs killed over 800 people during the weeks of constant demonstrations, but the victims were almost all murdered in one and twos on their way to or from the squares where the protesters gathered.

When the protestors were actually in the crowd on the square, video cameras were everywhere and the regime’s henchmen generally did not dare to use violence. So in the end Mubarak resigned and the revolution won.

Egypt’s democratic revolution followed closely in the footsteps of the Tunisian revolution that triggered the “Arab Spring”, but it mattered far more because the country’s 90 million people account for almost a third of the world’s Arabs. Despite the disaster in Syria, we would still count the Arab Spring as a success if the Egyptian revolution had survived, but it was never going to be easy.

The protesters who drove the revolution in the cities were mostly young, well-educated and secular in outlook, but most Egyptians are rural, poorly educated and devout. Moreover, the Muslim Brotherhood, a moderate Islamist party, had for

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decades been providing free social services to poor Egyptians who were neglected by the state. They were grateful and they were pious, so of course they voted for the Islamists.

The young revolutionaries should have understood that the Muslim Brotherhood was bound to win Egypt’s first free election, but they didn’t really know their own country. Most of them were horrified when “their” revolution actually ended up making the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate, Mohamed Morsi, the country’s first democratically elected president.

Morsi had his own problems, trying to balance his own party’s expectation of rapid Islamisation with the reality that the army and much of the urban population were committed to a secular Egypt.

He had little experience in politics and he was not good at tightrope walking, so what he probably saw as reasonable compromises were viewed by his opponents as forcing political Islam down people’s throats.

If his opponents had more political experience themselves, they would have calculated that nothing Morsi was doing was irreversible, and that the Muslim Brotherhood was bound to lose the next election. The Egyptian economy was a disaster and the Brotherhood had no idea how to fix it, so in four years’ time they would be deeply unpopular.

Wait them out, and then vote them out.

Instead, the secular revolutionaries panicked. In June 2013, just one year after Morsi became president, they launched mass demonstrations demanding a new election – and called on the army to support their cause. The army, of course, was only too happy to oblige. General Sisi, whom President Morsi had trustingly appointed as defence minster, led a military coup that deposed the Muslim Brotherhood leader.

Pro-Morsi protesters were massacred in the streets in Cairo, Morsi was sentenced to death, and the Muslim Brotherhood was banned as a “terrorist” organisation. Sisi took off his uniform and had himself elected president. The army is back in power, and the number of secular political activists in jail is now probably greater than the number of Muslim Brotherhood supporters.

“The level of repression now is significantly higher than it was under the Mubarak regime,” Egyptian investigative journalist Hossam Bahgat told The Guardian last month. “People from older generations say it is worse than even the worst periods of the 1950s and 60s.”

It is too soon to conclude that a modern democracy cannot thrive in the Arab world. Tunisia, after all, is still managing to hang on to its revolution, and the sheer number of people that Sisi has jailed suggests that his regime is far from secure. But nobody in Egypt is celebrating the fifth anniversary of the country’s democratic revolution.

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comes the hard part Editorial - Chris Malette

For most leaders in a democratic government, there is a tradition in marking the first 100 days in power.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reached that milestone last week and to mark the occasion, Trudeau increased subsidies for students seeking summer employment.

It might not seem to be a major gesture on the part of a government, but, aside from seniors living close to the poverty line or below, there is no more hard-pressed segment of the workforce than students seeking to make a decent wage to help continue in school.

Under the program, the government subsidizes summer wages paid to young people between the ages of 15 and 30, who were full-time students during the past academic year and intend to return to school full-time in the coming academic year.

The subsidy, based on minimum provincial wage rates, ranges from 100 per cent for notfor-profit sector employers to 50 per cent for public sector employers and for private sector employers who employ no more than 50 employees.

During last year’s election campaign, Trudeau promised to pump an additional $300 million into the strategy over three years, creating 40,000 youth jobs. After that initial boost, he vowed to boost the youth employment strategy’s budget to $385 million annually, a $50 million hike over the current outlay.

The Liberal platform said that young Canadians were finding it harder to find goodquality job opportunities after 10 years of Conservative rule, leaving young people discouraged and their parents often struggling to support their grown children.

“It is time to invest in young Canadians,” the platform asserted. “To help them get the work experience they will need to start their careers and contribute fully to our economy.”

But, the Trudeau government is in tough to meet commitments it made in the stunning election that saw Liberals storm to power with a majority over the flagging New Democrats and the dog-tired and much-disliked Conservative government under Stephen Harper.

In a January cabinet retreat in New Bruns-

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However, Trudeau signalled that he is willing to bend the boundaries of that plan.

“We’ve always said we’re always open to a certain degree of flexibility in order to make these things happen,” Trudeau said at last month’s retreat in Saint Andrews by-the-Sea, N.B., after several hours of meeting with his cabinet.

A new report released by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities said investment is needed now to prevent “a rapid decline” in the condition of much of the country’s infrastructure, which is overseen by local governments.

The annual report on the state of Canada’s municipal infrastructure showed cities weren’t spending enough on upkeep, and that were that trend to continue, maintenance costs alone would continue to increase.

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In the first 100 days, we’ve seen Liberal MPs Mike Bossio, Neil Ellis and Kim Rudd consulting with various segments of our municipal government on how and when those fixes need to happen. Ellis, for one, understands the infrastructure needs as former mayor of Belleville and Bossio has been cross-crossing the backroads of Hastings to meet with all segments of his riding.

Let’s hope, now that the government has been in power for 100 days that the next 100 days brings some concrete promises for infrastructure money from Ottawa.

Students got a generous hand up from the government, let’s see if the same can be said for municipalities.

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Council agrees to conversion of ‘downtown icon’ to residential use Trent Hills – A proposal to convert two commercial storefronts beside the bridge in Campbellford into apartments will proceed with council’s blessing – and a few strings attached.

The properties at 12 and 16 Bridge Street West are currently zoned for commercial use on the main level and residential use above. Their new owner, Todd Mollohan, asked that they be changed to General Commercial Exception to allow for apartments to occupy the entire ground floor as well.

In a report to council, director of planning Jim Peters said municipal regulations allow for just half of a nonresidential building’s ground floor to be used for residential purposes.

“The emphasis has been on maintaining commercial store fronts along downtown streets,” he wrote.

He noted, however, that the exception sought by Mollohan was granted in the 1990s to the property at 4-6 Bridge Street West, which Mollohan now also owns. The justification given then was that its location next to the bridge provides “very little exposure to pedestrian traffic” and there is no on-street parking available.

Mollohan said in a letter “There is always a need for well managed residential units in a downtown core to keep the downtown vibrant” and the building he acquired at the corner of Queen and Bridge streets has “great potential in offering more safe clean affordable units in this area.”

Mollohan said he was told by the previous owner that previous commercial tenants had “either went out of business or decided to move” elsewhere in town where there was better access.

He said the buildings are in a state of disrepair “and generally look tired, worn out and not desirable at all.”

Mollohan proposes to create three new residential units “accessible to those who cannot do stairs.”

Councillor Cathy Redden supported the proposed change but suggested the Campbellford BIA be consulted in future when similar proposals are made to turn commercial properties into residences because they do have an impact on the downtown business core.

Situated at the main entrance to the town, the corner “certainly could use a nice little face lift,” she said.

Mayor Hector Macmillan said he was not in favour of the change as proposed, even though he was “sympathetic” to Mollohan’s situation.

“I’m not against the idea of a residential use being there because I know it’s going to be a struggle to keep it occupied [with businesses],” he said, but the building is “a downtown icon for Campbellford.”

He insisted the proposed conversion include “a commercial-looking front,” so “it doesn’t become an extension of the buildings down by the core wall,” which “look like crap.”

Councillor Rosemary Kelleher-MacLennan was “very much in favour” with what Mollohan was planning and suggested he work with Peters in preparing a site plan with a facade “not quite so commercial” but in keeping

The new owner of the building at the corner of Queen and Bridge streets in Campbellford plans to turn the ground floor storefronts into apartments. Council has asked that it maintain a commercial-looking front. Photo by John Campbell

with the building’s heritage.

Peters said the applicant could make use of a Community Improvement Plan grant to help cover the cost of a design so that it “fits in with the streetscape overall.”

Council accepted his suggestion that the zoning change be granted with conditions as set out by council, which include having the proponent consult the BIA. Mollohan told council he was “open to any ideas” in agreeing to work with the municipality to arrive at a compromise solution.

“It’s going to be probably one of the more attractive buildings when we’re done,” he said.

TOWNSHIP OF HAVELOCK-BELMONT-METHUEN SUMMER STUDENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES CLOSING DATE: MARCH 3, 2016 PARKS & RECREATION LABOURER: The Township is seeking a Parks and Recreation Summer Student who will report to the Arena and Parks Manager. Responsibilities include beautification of parks and sports fields, grass cutting, weeding, watering of floral baskets, garbage removal, building/equipment maintenance and repairs and other duties as required. The successful applicant will demonstrate a strong work ethic, ability to contribute to a team environment and be selfmotivated. A valid and clean Ontario Class G Drivers’ license is of asset. Working hours are Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week. Some weekend work may be required.

PUBLIC WORKS LABOURER: The Township is seeking a Public Works Summer Student who will report to the Director of Public Works. Responsibilities include road, sewer, water, equipment, machinery and infrastructure maintenance/repairs and other duties as required. The successful applicant will demonstrate a strong work ethic, mechanical aptitude, ability to contribute to a team environment and at times work with minimal supervision. A valid and clean Ontario Class G Drivers’ license is required. Working hours are Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week.

WASTE SITE ASSISTANT: The Township is seeking a Waste Site Assistant Summer Student for the 6th Line Transfer Station who will report to the Director of Public Works and be under direction of the Waste Site Operator. Responsibilities include assisting residents at the waste disposal site by directing them to the appropriate recycling and waste bins and completing general clean up duties around the site. The successful applicant will acquire a strong work ethic, interpersonal skills ensuring polite and tactful relations and working knowledge of recyclable materials/hazardous waste. Working hours are Friday to Tuesday, 40 hours per week with requirement to work statutory holidays.

The period of employment for all summer student positions will be from early May until the end of August, 2016. All applicants must have completed Grade 12 and be enrolled or returning to a college/university. A detailed cover letter and resume, clearly marked with the appropriate recruitment title must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday March 3, 2016 to: Amber Dickinson Corporate Services Analyst Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen P.O. Box 10, Havelock, ON K0L 1Z0 adickinson@hbmtwp.ca Candidates are encouraged to inform of any accommodating requests so that they can be dealt with throughout the recruitment process. Personal information is collected pursuant to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will be used only to evaluate the suitability of applicants for employment.

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SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER

THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CENTRE HASTINGS Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time on March 3, 2016, at the Centre Hastings Municipal Office, 7 Furnace Street, Madoc Ontario.

The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day as soon as possible after 3:00 p.m. at the Centre Hastings Municipal Office, 7 Furnace Street, Madoc.

Description of Land: Roll No. 12 30 224 025 01400 0000; PIN 40310-0055(LT); Part Lot 2 Concession 9 Huntingdon designated Part 1 Plan 21R11318; Centre Hastings; County of Hastings; File No. 14-01 Minimum Tender Amount: $6,670.22 Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount.

Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchaser.

This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes, HST if applicable and the relevant land transfer tax.

The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser.

For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender, visit: www.OntarioTaxSales.ca or if no internet available, contact:

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Christine Jones, A.M.C.T. Tax advisor/Billing Clerk The Corporation of the Municipality of Centre Hastings 7 Furnace Street Box 900 Madoc ON K0K 2K0 613-473-4030 Ext. 204 Central Hastings Trent Hills News - Thursday, February 18, 2016

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Author accounts PTSD from First World War

By Diane Sherman Madoc - Anne (Cook) Shmelzer was a baby when her father went to war from their homestead in Eldorado. He returned in 1945.

Her mother said, “Fred has never been the same since.”

Anne did not know him before the war. Fred Cook died in November 1995. He had never spoken of war.

Anne was 55 then, educated in music, literature and a psychiatric nurse curious about his silence. Shortly after his death, she wrote a memoir about his return from war.

In 1997 she sent her story to an Ottawa Citizen contest calling for “memoirs”. She took first place and continued writing.

Her novel, A Marginally Noted Man, was released Nov. 23, 2015 with signings at Perfect Books and Books on Beechwood in Ottawa and Novel Idea in Kingston.

On February 9 at Madoc Public Library, she spoke of her 18 years of dedication.

She says, “It was a story I needed to tell.”

Though, it isn’t about her father, or the Second World War, it is about the Great War, a war she feels needs more recognition.

She researched the Third Battal-

ion, a Toronto regiment in 1914, which her characters, Will Nicol and Michael Isaac of the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, were likely part of. She uses her own family farm as Will’s homecoming scene with flashbacks to the battlefield.

Post-traumatic stress disorder was called shell shock in those days.

Soldiers recovered on their own.

Shmelzer delved into war diaries and daily order books at the National Archives of Canada.

“No one ever taught us about World War One. It seems we all have war memories, demons in our history.”

The Great War took its toll, 67,000 casualties, 250,000 injured.

Colonel Rakesh Jetly, senior psychiatrist with the Canadian Armed Forces, endorses the book.

“Anne Shmelzer displays an acute understanding of the warfare experience. She shines a light on the early emergence of PTSD and creates a vivid image of Will Nicol’s internal struggle to regain his mental health ... [it] takes us on an emotional journey that is difficult to put down. Historically relevant, morally complex and emotionally charged” describe her work.

The book is being considered for study at the Royal Canadian Military College. It is available through

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Anne Shmelzer has captured the essence and anguish of PTSD in her novel of a First World War veteran returning home in 1919. Ellen Wilson purchased a signed copy after Shmelzer’s reading at the Madoc library. Photo

by Diane Sherman

Three Days Grace in Juno Award hunt

By Bill Freeman Norwood – Mega-selling local rockers Three Days Grace are in the Juno Award hunt once again.

One of the biggest-selling Canadian bands this past decade with roots firmly in Norwood, Three Days is nominated for Group of the Year and will face off against Metric Hedley, Marianas Trench and Walk Off the Earth on April 3 in Calgary.

It’s the band’s fifth Juno nomination. They also earned a Best New Artist nomination in 2004.

Their top-selling 2012 album Transit of Venus was nominated for an Album of the Year Juno and reached number one on the Billboard hard rock chart. Their 2006 single Animal I Have Become was the most played rock song in Canada.

The band was founded in Norwood in 1997 by bass guitarist Brad Walst, drummer Neil Sanderson of Peterborough

and singer-guitarist Adam Gontier, who left the band suddenly in early 2013, and includes lead guitarist Barry Stock and Brad’s brother Matt who replaced Gontier as lead vocalist and is front and centre on their hit album “Human” which has produced number one singles Painkiller and I Am Machine. Those singles are the band’s 12th and 13th number one Active Rock chart-toppers giving them the record for the most number one hits on Active Rock radio.

The hard-working band has sold six million albums in the United States alone and is currently in the middle of a massive Russian tour which also touched down in Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Poland, Czech Republic and Germany following an extensive North American leg.

In 2012, Three Days Grace headlined Belleville’s Big Music Fest.

Drake and Justin Bieber lead this year’s Juno nominations with five followed

by Shawn Mendes and Alessia Cara with four each.

Mega-selling local rockers Three Days Grace have been nominated for Group of the Year Juno Award. Formed in Norwood the hard-working band is in the middle of a huge Russian tour.

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Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legendary horse train- attraction at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wark- eral meeting of the Percy Agrier best known for his work with worth Fair. cultural Society Jan. 28 to begin Warkworth â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Randy Bird, mustangs, will be the featured Bird attended the annual gen- making plans for his two days of shows at the 166th annual fair, which will have as its theme â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mustang Madness.â&#x20AC;?

Bird, whose work in sav ing several wild mustangs in Wyoming from almost certain

slaughter was documented in a

2011 film seen worldwide, told fair board members that â&#x20AC;&#x153;to do a good show you have to educate and entertain.â&#x20AC;?

He does both, having honed his showmanship skills over the years while operating an equine education program at his ranch in Harwood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At a fair you need a little something for everyone and the more variety [it has] the more successful it is,â&#x20AC;? said Bird, who promised to â&#x20AC;&#x153;help make the fair a successâ&#x20AC;? with his demonstraas well as showings of his

tions documentary, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saving the Mus

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The agricultural society will be looking for better results this September than it managed at

By John Campbell

last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fair when rain Saturday and Sunday forced the cancellation of more than a halfdozen events and drove down attendance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a washout,â&#x20AC;? president Greg Torrance said after the meeting, but â&#x20AC;&#x153;it could have been a lot worse,â&#x20AC;? if not for the support of the people who did come, the work of volunteers, and a $10,600 Celebrate Ontario grant.

The organization ended up finishing 2015 with a deficit of $8,354, in large part because gate receipts at the fair plunged from $11,880 in 2014 to $3,433. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to be able to recoup what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing [and] get ourselves back up to a really good financial footing,â&#x20AC;? Torrance said of plans â&#x20AC;&#x153;to add to the fair more on the agricultural side this yearâ&#x20AC;? while moving away from â&#x20AC;&#x153;the motorized section that everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got now.â&#x20AC;?

To that end, the fair board has pencilled in sheep shearing, sheepdog herding, a crop competition (after a one-year absence), a magic act based on

agriculture, and a Trent Hills Ambassador competition for children.

Another new event is Touch-aTruck, that will include trucks, cars and farm vehicles which children will be invited to see up close, â&#x20AC;&#x153;maybe sit in them,â&#x20AC;? Torrance said.

Cobourg strongman Kevin Fast will be performing a feat of strength - possibly pulling a big combine, Torrance said as well as organizing Highland Games for amateurs to be held on the Sunday.

A cooking demonstration will be held in the arena and winners of Warkworth Perfect Pie contests will be challenged to outdo each other in achieving perfection once again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a good base of shows that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to put on,â&#x20AC;? Torrance said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;a plethora of events that are going to be interesting for anybody and everybody.â&#x20AC;? Getting Bird, an international star, to be a part of the fair is â&#x20AC;&#x153;just amazing,â&#x20AC;? Torrance said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking forward to seeing his show.â&#x20AC;?

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Community Care to host bereavement workshops

Northumberland - Community Care Northumberland (CCN) has two upcoming bereavement workshops which will help participants explore a clearer understanding of the impact of personal loss.

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The workshops begin with one in Trent Hills on Wed., Feb. 24 at the Campbellford Community Resource Centre, Acorn Room, 65 Bridge St. East from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

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Architect, musician and painter to showcase his art at gallery in Yorkville

By Sue Dickens Warkworth – An architect, painter and musician, Dimitri Papatheodorou will be showcasing about a dozen different works of art at the Canadian Fine Arts (CFA) Gallery in Yorkville.

The gallery is owned by Michel Bigu and specializes in the purchase and sale of important Canadian artwork.

“I’ve known Michel for many years and he has sold my work previously when the gallery was on Mount Pleasant Avenue in Toronto. This is my first show at CFA’s new gallery in Yorkville,” said Papatheodorou, who is not a newcomer to the gallery scene.

His work has appeared in group and solo exhibitions across Canada, the US, Britain, and Denmark.

His journey into the art world reflects his first love, architecture. He established his practice in Toronto in 1999 and does residential, commercial and institutional work including interior design, feasibility studies and

planning. He made news when he designed the home of legendary musician Alex Lifeson of the group Rush.

His knowledge and expertise is being passed on to new students of architecture as an instructor at Ryerson. “This year I am teaching second year and the students are 19 and 20 years old. They’re so bright, so hard working and eager to learn. I am in awe of their enthusiasm,” he commented.

A painter first, Papatheodorou has become inspired by architecture. His paintings take months to prepare because they are created with layers of oil glaze. “It’s an old-fashioned renaissance technique that gives you that luminescent look. It’s all about light emanating from the painting,” he commented. His upcoming exhibition reflects this.

“The art pieces are very quiet, not in your face, very contemplative and quiet. That is what I am going for in this show,” he commented. Notations on the CFA Gallery website state: “Within all

of Papatheodorou’s work are elements of a life lived in real time.”

Although his architecture career means he travels to Toronto regularly, Warkworth has become home to Papatheodorou.

He moved here in 2013 and set up a studio in an old stone house he purchased and has since enjoyed immersing himself in all aspects of life in Trent Hills.

“We really fell in love with this house. It was a bonus that we found such a wonderful loving community and have more friends now than we know what to do with.”

He participated in the Trent Hills Gallery Hop for a couple of years, but what really has captured his interest is the Arts & Heritage Centre (Ah!). He has been involved from its beginning when a vision of Clive Russell, creative director and co-founder of the group saw it become a reality. It opened in May of 2015 with a red carpet Hollywood style gala and has been going strong ever since. “We’re planning a really great year,” he commented,

building on the enthusiasm he generated when he organized a fundraising variety show.

Described as a “renaissance man” and an accomplished musician he writes songs and records with fellow musician Stephen Rapos and they can be found performing locally. Their next appearance with bassist Howard Baer takes place at the Garden of Eatin’ on Saturday, April 16.

Opening reception for Papatheodorou’s exhibition at the CFA is on Saturday, March 19, from 2 to 5 p.m. His show, called “into_the_painting”, will continue until April 3.

For more information go to: <www.canadianfinearts.com>.

For information about Papatheodorou go to: <www.dimitripapatheodorou. com>.

An architect, painter and musician, Dimitri Papatheodorou of Warkworth will be exhibiting about a dozen different works of art at the Canadian Fine Arts (CFA) Gallery in Yorkville in March. Photo self portrait by Papatheodorou

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Mother Nature gives, takes at Tweed Winter Carnival

By Melyssa Gloude Tweed - The sudden onset of winter weather has been a blessing and a curse for this year’s much-anticipated reintroduction of Tweed’s Winter Carnival. The first of its kind since last held in 2000, the carnival aims to promote community spirit and draw tourists to the bustling township.

Lisa Lesage, chair of the Winter Carnival Committee, said that the event gives an economic boost to the city during the otherwise slow winter months.

“The Tweed Music Festival decided to reintroduce the Tweed Winter Carnival to draw tourist during the winter time,” said Lesage.

“Tweed’s economic development really needs a boost in the winter and that’s what we’re hoping to give it.”

With collaborative efforts of The Winter Carnival Steering Committee, formed by members from various local organizations, the Winter Carnival was a three-day-long series of indoor an outdoor events for all ages.

Though cold-weather warnings were issued and temperatures plummeted on the opening day of the carnival, Lesage said she remained optimistic.

“The first events, the Torchlight Parade and the fireworks were both amazing. We had a great turnout for the fireworks which lasted a full 40 minutes,” said Lesage.

“The parade was very small this year, which we expected because of the cold, but we’re hoping it will be much bigger next year.”

The free winter games took place, but saw a hit in attendance due to adverse temperatures. Lesage said that this had no damper on the other events, however.

“Friday night’s Freddy Vette Dance was almost at full capacity, and the Curling Club Pancake Breakfast, a notorious pancake breakfast in this area, was huge.”

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“Guests could eat pancakes, and at the same time, they could try ‘Closest To The Button Curling,’ which is great for anybody who has ever wanted to give curling a try.”

Lesage said a chunk of the proceeds from each sponsored event went back into the Carnival fund for next year, in hopes to keep admission costs as low as possible for future winter events.

“Every group that has signed on for an event will be presenting 10 per cent of profits back to the Winter Carnival fund. That will continue to build our account so we can continue this yearly.”

Though most of the outdoor events were free of charge, vendors charged for food to cover cost and proceeds from Saturday’s Chilli Cook-Off went to the food bank. In honour of the Winter Carnival Mascot Mr.Tweedy the beaver, the Tweed Chamber of Commerce offered beaver cookies and hot chocolate to warm up for a dollar.

Among these events, there was also a beef stew dinner, a bake and craft sale, chainsaw sculpture competitions and more.

Lesage said she hopes that despite the weather, the Winter Carnival can become an annual event again and continue to grow and expand with more vendors and attractions -and of course, some more forgiving weather.

“I prayed for weeks and weeks for snow, and when I got snow I got the cold weather with it,” joked Lesage.

“But it’s been really fun and everybody who came out had a good time; hopefully the word gets passed along again for next year and it can be even better.”

Prospective vendors or volunteers who would like to see what next year’s event has in store are encouraged to get in touch with the Winter Carnival Steering Committee by visiting them at the Tweed Winter Carnival Facebook page.

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Volunteers (and Mr. Tweedy the Beaver) braved the winter chill to help with games in the park at Tweed’s Winter Carnival. From left to right: John Wood, Denny Hunt, Carolynne Campbell, Mr.Tweedy, Will Austin, Bonnie Jussila, Sandi Wood, Norma Hunt, Lisa Lesage and Tara Palmateer.

Will Austin with the Tweed Chamber of Commerce and Tweed Music Festivals, holds up a Mr.Tweedy the Beaver-inspired cookie (courtesy of his wife) during the chainsaw sculpture contest, just one of the outdoor events featured at Tweed’s Winter Carnival.

Natasha Bardy of Tweed takes part in the Winter Carnival chainsaw carving event. Bardy said she married into the chainsaw-wielding Langridge family, which has been competing in the Marlbank Chainsaw Challenge for over 15 years. The group was asked to demonstrate their skills at the Tweed Winter Carnival, crafting miniature tables and other wooden sculptures.

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Culinary events a winter LETTER TO THE EDITOR carnival hit, despite Bridge threatens heritage homes frigid temperatures

By Brett Mann Tweed - Although bitterly cold, subzero weather forced the cancellation of some outdoor events at Tweed’s first Winter Carnival in 16 years, large numbers of people were attracted to indoor activities, particularly the culinary ones. The Tweed Lions Club hosted a beef stew dinner featuring hot stew and a tempting array of homemade desserts at the Lions Hall with a steady stream of carnival-goers tucking in to the goodies. Nearly 50 people paid the $8 price for the meal and organizer Maril Swan reports, “We were very happy with the turnout. We ran out of stew.

We were glad we were able to warm people up on such a cold day.” Next year the Lions will plan for an even

bigger crowd she says.

Nearby at the Tweedsmuir Tavern, owner Peter Spratt dished up several varieties of chili for the bargain price of $2 a bowl. “Wow, that’s hot,” said carnival chair Lisa Lesage as she sampled some.

The annual Kiwanis pancake breakfast, moved up on the calendar to coincide with the carnival, was also a big success. Despite reported wind-chill temperatures of close to -40 degrees, the parking lot at the Land O’ Lakes Curling Club was packed as were the tables inside. Around 400 visitors devoured mounds of scrambled eggs, sausages and pancakes with real maple syrup said Kiwanis volunteer Syd Cain. “We were very pleased,” he remarked.

Betty McMurray keeps the dessert table replenished with home made goodies.

Dear Editor, We are homeowners in Campbellford, who have our homes slated for a wrecking ball if/when they get the funding to build an incredibly huge bridge at the Alma and Grand Road area. First of all this bridge path would run through a stand alone heritage neighborhood where several homes have heritage plaques just as our home has. (We are) next to the house that once was the residence of the wildlife artist, Brent Townsend who sold the home to the town so he could have peace to be able to paint... It is now a rented home to two women who are themselves artists.

We have the home right next to the property spoken about above. We had been told in the past that the artist’s place, would be torn down but not ours.

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O’Hara Mill Family Day festivities enjoyed by everyone

By Diane Sherman Madoc Township - The Children’s Mental Health Services of Hastings and Prince Edward hosted a Family Day outing for their clients, but festivities were enjoyed by more than CMHS members.

Weather co-operated in time for Madoc Township firemen to make up two ice skating rinks, and enough snow fell to cover the sledding hill, though there wasn’t quite enough for sled dogs to pull sleds.

Volunteers and staff of CMHS worked with O’Hara Mill volunteers to make the day com-

fortable for everyone. Three outdoor fires were kept stoked for visitors to sit around, and the weather was good enough to enjoy a bowl of hot chili in the outdoor dining room.

Local musicians volunteered their talent for some lively entertainment in the visitors centre while the old log cabin became a warming area with its big hearth and table of tasty snacks.

Madoc’s own 385 Cadet Corps assisted for the day, and three teams of horses took a seemingly endless lineup of visitors on sleigh rides through the bush.

Chris Budd, who spearheaded the holiday gathering last year said he was pleased with all those who gave their time and the many visitors who contributed funds toward the CMHS agency.

It seems his goal to get families outside to enjoy healthy fun will become an annual event at the O’Hara Mill Conservation Area in Madoc Township.

If visitors to O’Hara Mill Conservation Area weren’t sledding or skating they lined up for horse-drawn sleigh rides in the sugar bush. This group set off with Owen Harder driving his team of Belgians. Photo by Diane Sherman

Community Care takes over Havelock’s Soup ‘R Day Havelock – The eighth annual “Soup ‘R Day” challenge fundraiser will fill the Havelock Lions Community Hall on Family Day but this year Community Care Havelock will be at the helm.

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ly over the years and has “become a big part of Family Day celebrations” in the township.

“We would like to keep up the tradition of providing an hour of free skating to people coming to this event,” she says.

The municipality has donated the ice time back to the community for the event.

The Soup ‘R Day runs from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Feb. 15 with the free skate from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

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Finding a way to revive indoor walking program in Norwood

By Bill Freeman Norwood – The Township of Asphodel-Norwood wants to find a way to revive indoor walking programs at the Community Centre. While the spacious facility doesn’t have an aroundthe-rink walking track, it does have designated walking areas that provide exercisers with a measured route, free from winter elements.

The designated indoor walking pathways were a compromise solution after the conventional oval indoor walk-

Dr. Ghias Butt joins the Campbellford hospital team as new hospitalist Campbellford - Campbellford residents will now benefit from the caring expertise of Dr. Ghias Butt who has joined the medical team at Campbellford Memorial Hospital (CMH) as its weekend hospitalist.

In a press release from the hospital officials noted that Dr. Butt brings to this role extensive international experience having served in a variety of hospitals in general internal medicine and nephrology in Pakistan, the USA and the United Kingdom.

Dr. Butt is looking forward to bringing his broad experience to the patients at CMH. “I will strive to serve the community to the best of my abilities and hope to provide specialist services needed for the community in Campbellford,” Dr. Butt noted.

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“Dr. Butt’s experience and expertise will complement the existing exceptional level of care our patients have come to expect at CMH.”

ing track that was part of the original concept was dropped as a way of reducing overall building cost.

When the building opened in 2004 there were people who took advantage of the walking paths during the winter and Township Councillor Bernadette Vanderhorst wants to find a way to “re-launch” that.

“I look at parents all sitting there watching our active children on the ice [and] somehow we’ve got to spearhead that. It’s a win-win,” Vanderhorst says.

“There are people who are looking to have exercise in the winter and there’s an ideal facility. You don’t have to be able to skate; you just have to be able to walk. We need to try and repromote that.”

Councillor Debbie Lynch agrees.

Lynch says the municipality should contact local schools, Community Care, the Seniors Friendship, “all our different partners” and remind them that “this is something we offer; it’s safe, it’s walkable” and there is accessible parking.

“I think people have forgotten,” she said. “It’s there. It’s a service we offer that maybe people aren’t aware of.

Take advantage of that.”

Councillor Vanderhorst noted as a reference that Selwyn Township offers an indoor walking program at the Ennismore Community Centre.

Facilities manager Greg Hartwick says the track is used regularly by a small group on Thursday mornings as well as physical education classes at Norwood District High.

“They bring the boom box over, crank

up the music and spend an hour walking,” Hartwick said of the students.

“Anybody is welcome to use it.”

Mayor Terry Low says the township needs to talk to groups in the municipality to get their feedback on how they would like to see the indoor track utilized.

They need to “engage more generations of people [to use] that facility,” Vanderhorst added.

Council passed a motion asking for staff to look into how they can revitalize and promote walking at the Community Centre.

Teams sought for Oak Lake charity pond hockey tourney

By Terry McNamee Stirling—Wanna play pond hockey?

The Fourth Annual Kerr Pond Hockey Charity Tournament is taking place on Oak Lake south of Stirling on Saturday, March 5, and men and women who love to play are welcome to enter.

Organizer John Kerr said the tournament, founded by his brother Mark (who is co-organizer again this year) features four-on-four hockey. Teams are anywhere from five to nine players. The cost to enter is $10 per person, and teams can be male, female or mixed.

Each year, he said, the money raised

is donated to either a youth or sports charity. This year, it will be donated to the Belleville and Quinte West Special Olympics program.

“We had 84 players and 12 teams last year, and we raised $1,250,” Kerr said. “[This year] we’re hoping to raise at least $1,500. We already have at least eight teams.”

He said teams need to pre-register so that a schedule can be drawn up before the day of the event.

“Each team is guaranteed at least two games,” he said. After that, winners advance until an overall champion is declared.

“Its a fun event,” Kerr said. “It’s

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not full gear, but helmets are recommended.”

Spectators are welcome and there is no admission charge to come and watch.

“The later games turn out to be good hockey,” Kerr said.

The day includes raffles and a 50/50 draw. People who are registered to play will be entered for draws and door prizes, while everyone is encouraged to buy tickets for additional raffles and a 50/50 draw.

Hot dogs, hamburgers and water will be offered for sale.

The food is being provided by Stirling Foodland, while additional sponsors have donated raffle items money and services. They include Black Dog Restaurant, Cintas, Kerr Electric and Contracting, Bob’s Portable Toilets, Elite Beat Productions, Twisted Mounty, Marx Electrified Hardware, Det Designs, Sage Design and Contracting and Tim Hortons.

“We’re still looking for volunteers, teams and sponsors,” Kerr said. “People can contact me at 613-242-9102 or by email at john.r.kerr@hotmail. com.”

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The 2nd Annual Home Renovation & Lifestyle Show will be held on Friday, April 15th 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, April 16th, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Stirling Arena. Admission adults $2 or $3 for both days; children under 12 free. Exhibitor applications can be found on our website www.stirlingrawdon.com or call 613-395-3380.

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Sled dog races come to Eldorado on Saturday

By Diane Sherman Eldorado - Organizers of the Eldorado Sled Dog Races are hoping the weather holds until after Feb. 20, this Saturday, and perhaps a bit more snow falls to cover the trails for a 30-mile, eight-dog race to Gilmour.

Shane Cox said if there’s not enough snow, the big race will be cancelled, but all other activities will go on as scheduled.

The 30-mile would start at 10 a.m. with an expected field of 15 mushers, which runs while activities are ongoing in the Madoc Township Recreation Centre, about nine kilometres north of Madoc on Highway 62.

Music by Cliff Andrews and food by the Lions Club is booked along with face painting and a chainsaw carver.

Local vendors and artisans will be set up in the hall from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This is a good opportunity to get

your children out to ride a dog sled in the Little Nipper’s race, sponsored this year by Hunter Ford of Madoc. It is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.

The Eldorado race usually draws mushers from Peterborough, Quebec and north of Bancroft.

If there is enough snow, the 30-mile race will run through the bush trail, if not, they will take the old railway trail.

Baker Farms of Madoc Township is sponsoring the long distance race.

Centre Hastings won’t have budget finalized for a while

By Diane Sherman Madoc - Mayor Tom Deline said the final budget will depend on what Hastings County sets out for levies to education and other shared services.

Council has had two budget meetings, the first for operating costs and the second for their first look at capital expenditures.

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creases.

Deline said, “All of Ontario is feeling the pressure over policing costs.

We aren’t alone. It rates about four per cent of our budget right now but how it flows out will tell.”

He said after adjustment the municipality may end up with only 2.8 to 3 per cent of the budget going to policing.

The operations budget will not vary much this year. He said that is “pretty

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tight and doesn’t change much.”

Capital expenditures were shifted around a bit, maintaining five projects all ready approved while adding three recommendations for road work.

The asset management plan continues to be reviewed by staff with Councillors Hadley and Sandford leading the review, a process which may take the whole year.

“It is a job that needs to be done, and

with it being done internally we’re saving money we’d pay consultants.”

Deline says when staff and council have a full grasp of what is needed, they will choose priority projects for next year.

The goal this year is to search for a new water source. Approval of funding from the province for 90 per cent of the well exploration is in so staff can go ahead with their search.

A long-term goal is to make Centre

Hastings Park fully accessible. The Lions Club has promised to donate a swing for disabled visitors, and staff will be improving pathways for mobility devices. Currently, paths are covered with gravel which hinders access by wheelchairs and walkers.

Council is in legal consultation over arena management and in negotiations again over installation of the ultrasound and x-ray service at the medical centre.

Campbellford Community Citizens’ Choir hopes to attract newcomers

By Sue Dickens Campbellford – There’s just something about the joy of singing that strikes a chord with the Campbellford Community Citizens’ Choir ... and they are hoping it will with others who like to sing.

“It lifts your spirits, it’s a calming effect,” said choir member Joy Goemans, who with her husband Piet, well known for his singing talents, are two of the approximately 15 choir members.

He is a Trent River singer/songwriter who produces and markets his own CDs and sings in three choirs. “Singing keeps you healthy, gives you a perspective of good living and improves your lifestyle,” he noted.

Their comments reflect the view of the other choir members who gather every Monday morning to practice.

Their accomplished director Ross Cotton prepares the music and also sings and plays the piano. Cotton is a graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and has performed as a concert soloist in many parts of Ontario and as choral director and founder of the Oshawa Boys Choir, the Durham Police Choir, the Lorelei Singers German Choir, (which toured extensively through Germany in the 1980s), the Oshawa Choral Society and the Bowmanville Legion Choir.

He has sung with Westben (Arts Festival Theatre). After a number of years working for Bell Canada, he left to focus on his music, teaching

piano and voice and theory.

He and Anne Battman are the inspiration for the Campbellford group which began about four years ago. Many of the choir members are seniors so the push is on right now to encourage younger newcomers to join.

“In winter we lose members because they go south or are sick and when we lose even one member in this small group it really affects everything,” said Cotton.

“All you have to do is be able to carry a tune,” Cotton remarked with a grin. “The choir is really just about the joy of singing together.”

“We sing secular music and are including wartime songs,” Cotton noted.

Old favourites such as Waltzing Matilda, Kiss Me Goodnight, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Sunnyside of the Street and Side by Side reflect the type of songs they perform. A recent appearance as guests of the Probus Club of Trent Hills was met with great enthusiasm.

Many choir members are also members of the club.

The Campbellford choir has performed at Island Park Retirement Residence and Campbellford Memorial Multicare Lodge.

Agnes Lee is another member of the choir who has been with the group since it started. “Ross is my brother-in-law, his wife Jean is my sister, so that’s why I joined,” she said laughing, but added, “I really like singing.” She is also member of the St. Mary’s church choir.

Her friend Pauline Mischuk is another choir

The Campbellford Community Citizens’ Choir meets every Monday morning at the Forrest Dennis Centre and is hoping to attract new members as they prepare their 2016 music program: standing front, from left, Kathy Spencer Smith, Agnes Lee, Anne Battman, Joy Goemans, Pauline Mischuck; back, from left, Thelma Cook, Alan Appleby, Piet Goemans, Marion Baker; with choir director Ross Cotton at the keyboard. Absent when photo taken are: Dianne Ballard, Doreen Swan, Joan Billen, Jean Cotton. Photo by Sue Dickens

member. “It’s an outing and you get to meet new people,” she remarked.

The choir meets every Monday morning at 10:30 a.m. at the Forrest Dennis Centre for seniors. Newcomers are welcome to drop in.

Sometimes they meet in the evening to practice with pianist Wally Brown so it’s best to call first.

“Come and join the jam session or drop in to find out what we’re all about,” said Cotton. Anyone interested can call him at 705-632-1228.

Stirling CEO unhappy with provincial Smart Growth Act Quinte West Planning Department regarding the creation of a Source Water Protection Overlay Zone. The proposed zoning change identifies lands within Quinte West associated with the Trenton, Frankford and Bayside Municipal Surface Water Systems and and a Well Head Protection Area associated with the Stirling Municipal well system.

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A letter sent to the municipality by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing announced the changes, which are included in the Smart Growth for Our Communities Act, parts of which received Royal assent Dec. 3. The letter was presented to the Stirling-Rawdon Planning Committee at its Tuesday, Feb. 9, meeting.

Board Chairman Kathy Reid asked if this means the approval process will revert to the province, but Croll said no, explaining that the new act is shifting some responsibility away from the township while requiring a lot more reporting.

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Probus Club of Trent Hills celebrates Probus month

By Sue Dickens

Campbellford – An association of active retirees that have joined together to form clubs around the world, Probus Clubs everywhere are celebrating Probus Month in March and the Trent Hills club is no different.

There are 237 active Probus clubs in Canada with 32,432 members and the Trent Hills club, which began in 2013, now has more than 160 members.

“March is Probus month in Canada and clubs will be organizing events to recognize and promote Probus,” said President Alan Appleby. “Here in Trent Hills we are working towards a proclamation from council making it Probus Month in Trent Hills.”

He will also be attending the Northumberland County council meeting on March 16 along with other Probus club presidents and members from the area to make a presentation about the association.

“Probus month is a good opportunity to

reflect on what we are part of as the Probus Club of Trent Hills. From its beginnings in England in 1966, with a meeting of 42 Rotarians, Probus has grown to become a world-wide organization with over 4,000 clubs in 23 countries from Argentina to Zimbabwe on all continents,” he noted to members in the monthly newsletter.

Appleby spoke about the beginnings of Probus in this country.

Probus started in Canada with the Probus Club of Cambridge, on March 17, 1987. There are 246 clubs formed, of which 237 are active Probus Clubs except for Quebec and the three northern Territories. These 237 clubs have 32,735 members with an average membership of 138 people.

“We are Club #233, one of nine in Northumberland County with a membership of 163,” Appleby commented.

An example of the positive impact the club is having on this community’s retirees is the recent formation of special interest groups such as the new photog-

raphy club which has been set up with well known photographer Tony Crocker at the helm.

As well “The Women’s Book Club” led

by Mona Cooper is a going concern and looking for more members.

At the same time the Probus club is always actively organizing outings for members such as a recent trip for “Lunch at Loyalist” where the food was prepared by the students of the Loyalist Culinary program.

Upcoming trips include a day trip to the Hutchinson House Museum in Peterborough on March 12 with a tour and lunch included and trip to Victoria Hall in Cobourg in April to see the new Mel Brooks’ musical, Young Frankenstein.

Always eager for an outing and get-together, the members are already planning their summer picnic to be held in July.

The Probus Club of Trent Hills meets the second Wednesday of every month at 10 a.m. at St. John’s United Church hall and a guest speaker is usually featured.

Valentine’s weekend events in Marmora

volunteers and diners dressed up in to take the family out once a month red to celebrate the occasion. At $9.50 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The next Sunday Marmora – In addition to several pri- for adults and $4.50 for children, it re- brunch at the Marmora Legion will be vate celebrations of love and caring in ally is a great deal. This is a great way held on March 13. the area, Marmora social groups hosted three events throughout the town over the Valentine’s weekend.

Friday evening saw the Marmora Fair Board hold their Valentine’s dance at the Legion. This was one of the many fundraisers being held for the fall fair in September.

Saturday evening, the Marmora Youth Group gathered at the senior school for their Frost Fest. With games, snacks, and many more activities, the monthly get-together allows youth of Marmora and area to have fun in a safe enjoyable atmosphere. Grades 6-12 were invited.

The event was sponsored by Youth Unlimited, the Marmora Free Methodist and Marmora Pentecostal churches.

Sunday’s monthly Legion brunch was once again a great hit with their Valentine’s brunch at the Marmora Legion featured a great many delicious homemade desserts to Valentine’s theme, both in the deco- take home. Here, Maxine Bell shows some tasty pink cupcakes all ready to go. Photo by Margriet rations, the desserts and many of the Kitchen

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By Margriet Kitchen Marmora – The William Shannon Room at the Marmora library was the scene of some lively discussion Feb. 8, as members examined the results of the SnoFest activities on Forsyth St. this year. Responsibility of the weekend’s activities have been split with the actual races being with the original SnoFest Committee, and the Business Association taking on the entertainment, displays, foods, and children’s activities. Overall, it was determined that this first year for the new format was popular with the public, particularly the Little Nippers’ Race. Discussion regarding further merchant involvement, and a shortened time for the activities will be continuing as plans progress for the 2017 celebration.

International Women’s Day has been declared to be Women’s’ Week in Marmora & Lake from March 1-8. The grand opening will be held at 9 a.m. March 1 at Flowers By Sue, with Deputy-Mayor Linda Bracken and Councillor Elaine Jones. Businesses, both home-based and downtown will be asked to display a purple ribbon decoration in support of Women’s Week.

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Thunder In the Park, a fundraiser for the B.A., is being planned for this summer with a possible change of venue. The organizers have some exciting new ideas for this year, with a full day of activities anticipated.

In planning this year’s executive, it was felt that the group should stay casual with the whole group being more directly involved in planning and execution of ideas and programming.

Cathy Jones of the Marmora Historical Foundation is working on the Easter Egg Hunt, and expects the activities to be more concentrated in a smaller, less widespread downtown area this year, especially so the smaller children don’t have to travel too far.

Lorraine Gibson-Alcock has stepped down as secretary of the association after almost a year of service. She was thanked for all her hard work. Lin Walker has stepped down as chairperson, since she has retired from her business, Possibilities. Cassidy Street and Jim Olive of Dan’s Custom Cycle have volunteered to take over secretarial/ website duties.

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Ladies Valentine Bonspiel remains a successful tradition for the Campbellford Curling Club

By Sue Dickens

Campbellford – A day of romance named for a Christian martyr, an annual holiday featuring the Feast of St. Valentine, was celebrated with a bonspiel that has a long-standing tradition for the Campbellford Curling Club.

Started in 1968 when curling was played in the arena, the Ladies Valentine Bonspiel has continued to be a popular event.

“I think the best thing about it is the tradition. It’s a traditional bonspiel that continues to be supported by 64 curlers every year,” said Jill Stewart, who organized the bonspiel with several other curlers.

Although the bonspiel hosted by the club did not feature Cupid, the wellknown symbol of Valentine’s Day, there was plenty of love for the sport as 16 ladies participated in the day-long

fun on the ice.

The meaning of the event was not lost on the women who travelled to the bonspiel from not only Campbellford but also from Belleville, Colborne, Marmora, Peterborough and Stirling.

“The men who curl support us, they serve the ladies the lunch and wine,” added Stewart with a grin. She has been an avid curler for years.

“Back in the 1980s when Barb Dyson had Style House and was one of our main sponsors, that’s when I got involved,” she commented. This year the bonspiel was sponsored by Campbellford Wine Shop, MacLaren’s Pharmacy and Precision Wood Products.

Each team curled two games, one open eight-end game and one six-end game, accumulating points as they curled and there was a winner from each draw and an overall winner of the bonspiel. This

year the winning curlers were from the Marmora Curling Club and included: Joy Reid, skip; Jean Croskery, vice; Tracey Nicolson, second; and Rosemary Pascoe, lead. Laurie Runions of Precision Wood Products, presented the trophy to the ladies.

Stewart said she is glad that the bonspiel has remained a success as it brings curlers to the club. “It draws people into Campbellford. One of our things is to try and get outside teams here so we encourage others to participate,” she noted.

The registration fee of $35 covered the cost of the lunch and the event.

And there’s plenty of prizes to be won as well.

“We have a double takeout. Whoever gets the takeout gets a bottle of wine at the end,” said Stewart. A silent auction featuring donated prizes added to the fun.

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H.E.L.M.S. curlers gather to celebrate end-of-season event

By Margriet Kitchen Marmora – A large group of curlers from the H.E.L.M.S. program attended the wrap-up event at the Marmora Curling Club recently.

Amid laughter and lots of hard work, many participants were proud of their improvement and successes over these past weeks.

Christine Spencer, H.E.L.M.S. program co-ordinator for the Madoc C.O.P. Community Particpation Program said, “We had two groups this year and added a third, so many are interested in taking part. Some curlers are into their

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Paul Speight of the Marmora Curling Club commented, “At first, they aren’t sure. Some are shy, now it’s like old home week, and they are excited to come. They can’t wait to get out on the ice.”

After the friendly competition, where curlers were assisted by curling club volunteers, a celebration cake was served, and well-earned trophies were awarded to commemorate this year’s participation.

Christine Spencer of Madoc C.O.P.E, and David Cuddy of the H.E.L.M.S. curlers present a plaque of appreciation to Marmora Curling Club’s Joy Reid. Club members come out once a week to assist curlers. Photo by Margriet Kitchen

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By Brett Mann Tweed – The Tweed Midget Hawks continued their six-game playoff winning streak with an 8-1 win over the Kawartha Coyotes last weekend, taking the five game series in three straight games. The stands were packed with spectators treated to exciting, top-quality hockey. Action was fast, hard-hitting and bruising with three 10 minute penalties for fighting (inciting) in the last minutes of the game, one for the Hawks and two for the Coyotes. Things got physical as linesmen tried to separate a fight behind the Hawks net.

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by Jeff Hannah, Jake Yohn and Tyler Whalen. Kurtis Giles added the eighth and final score in the third period with an assist by Jake Yohn.

Both teams had frequent powerplays and four-onfour or five-on-three opportunities as reflected in the penalty count – 32 minutes for the Hawks and 33 garnered by the Coyotes.

Referee Mario McRae and linesmen Ken Way and T. Lyman kept a close watch on the action and took a few hard puck and player hits themselves along the boards.

The Midget Hawks are showing the kind of tight passing, stick-handling and shooting that won them last year’s OMHA Championship and they are demonstrating a level of hockey skills that any hockey town, especially one as small as

The Midget Hawks game against the Kawartha Coyotes was tough and bruising, with a total of 65 minutes in penalties, including three 10 minute misconduct calls for inciting fighting.

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Atom Bulldogs take another win while trying to overcome losses

By Jake Whalen Warkworth - The Atom Bulldogs have a record of two wins and three losses so far in the Round Robin portion of their playoffs.

Coach Troy Kelly is very happy with how the team is doing in the playoffs. “The team is really starting to buy into the systems, and they are passing very well now,” said coach Kelly coming off their last win on Tuesday, Feb. 9 against the Ennismore Eagles at home in Warkworth.

Grady Gilders opened the scoring for Percy at home assisted with a pass from Tyson Lyttle. The Bulldogs almost came out of the period with a 1-0 lead but Ennismore answered back with only 28 seconds left to tie things up.

The second period had a multitude of scoring but the Bulldogs came out of the second period with a 6-3 lead. Gilders started the scoring very early in the second on passes from Jack Greenly and Preston Switzer. Ennismore hit the mesh three minutes later to tie things up. Percy went ahead again with a shot from Anthony Smith as-

sisted by Jackson Petrasek and Hayley Lundy but once more the Eagles responded four minutes later to even the scoring.

Percy ended the second stanza with three unanswered goals. Nicholas Kelly tapped in the first by getting his own rebound.

Lyttle put in the next one seven seconds later, assisted

by Kelly. Gilders finished off the period with his third and the hat trick with great passing from his defensive partners Cole Smart and Jared Barker.

It looked like Percy had things wrapped up nicely when Barker scored in the first minute of the third period to put the Bulldogs up 7-3 but the Eagles were not done yet. Ennismore came back with three unanswered goals of their own and made things very tight as they came within a goal of tying things up with 1.5 minutes left.

Percy held on and the final score was Bulldogs 7, Ennismore 6. This was playoff hockey at its best!

Come and cheer on the Percy Atoms at home on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 9 a.m. as they take on the Duoro Dukes.

Friends of NDHS remain active, vigilant as review approaches

By Bill Freeman Norwood – The Community Friends of Norwood District High remain active, particularly in light of the public school board administrative recommendation on Lakefield District High that would see secondary students transferred to Thomas A. Stewart in Peterborough this fall and LDSS repurposed into a Kindergarten to Grade 8 school by 2017.

NDHS is also deemed a “small enrollment school” with just under 300 students in a 681-capacity building and will be the subject of an accommodation review sometime this fall. In the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board’s Long Term Accommodation Plan for 2015-2020 the board outlined three options for NDHS: establishing a Kindergarten to Grade 12 school at

the site, creating a Grade 7 to 12 school or closing the school and shifting students to Peterborough or Campbellford depending on where they live.

Asphodel-Norwood Mayor Terry Low wants people to know the Community Friends are “still here and still active” and alert to what lays ahead.

Mayor Low and Councillor Bernadette Vanderhorst are part of the Community Friends and Vanderhorst sits on the NDHS School Council. Councillor Debbie Lynch is a regular attendee at KPR board meetings and audited the Accommodation Review presentations in Lakefield.

There’s some optimism because the Long Term Plan provided options that an NDHS Accommodation Review committee would consider. No options were provided in the Long

Term Plan’s summary for Lakefield District.

Lynch says converting NDHS to a Kindergarten to Grade 12 school would be a “win-win for (the) community.

“It would mean the Norwood District Public School site would be re-purposed and NDHS would be revamped and it would be a real win-win because we would have the elementary school and high school combined in one building with significant decreases in costs in overhead for the board,” said Lynch. “If we were to be really positive in promoting the benefits of that it would be best for our area.”

Vanderhorst says that thoughts like that came out at the Community Friends last meeting and the group wants to study the K-12 model thoroughly.

“We need to have a good un-

Local school board to live stream monthly board meetings

Peterborough - As part of its continued efforts to enhance public confidence in education, a commitment re-affirmed in its new strategic plan, the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board is set to live stream its monthly board meetings.

The new plan, according to the official press release is: “Living, Learning and Leading in a Changing World 2015-2018”.

“We believe we have a responsibility, as board governors, to be open, transparent and accountable to the communities we serve,” stated Cathy Abraham, chairperson of the board. “We have always taken this obligation seriously, and are excited to augment our efforts by making the work of our board even more accessible.”

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That would include visiting some K-12 schools.

Vanderhorst says a K-12 model might seem like a “new phenomenon” to a lot of people although it’s well established in other parts of Ontario.

“I get a sense that there’s some mixed emotions about K-12,” Low admitted.

Low favours touring K-12 schools “to get educated on the pros and cons.

“Then we’ll come back and start promoting what we have to do on K-12.”

Senior KPR staff has visited K-12 schools in two boards, Bluewater District and Upper Canada District to see how that model works to address low enrollment issues.

Council wants the KPR to make a presentation on K-12 schools but only after the Community Friends have done their own research.

“I think we need to find out for ourselves where we want to go with this and when we get that have a presentation,” said Low.

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Frozen-pants craze makes it way to Warkworth

By Sue Dickens Warkworth – Apparitions have been appearing on the streets of this village as the frozen-pants challenge issued by Tom Grotting of Minneapolis, Minnesota, made its way here and local folks took it to heart and to the streets of Warkworth.

The expression “keep your pants on” didn’t seem to be on the minds of those who decided to jump on the frozen-pants bandwagon in their rush to respond to the challenge that has gone viral on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, including the Warkworth community’s Facebook page.

Dozens of locals made the decision to freeze their pants off so to speak as the craze heated up here and it didn’t take long for frozen pants to appear in front of Percy Centennial School and along Main Street in front of several businesses, making the drive downtown a somewhat surreal experience.

The sub-zero polar temperatures that showed up this last weekend prompted folks such as Julianne Baker to have fun with the idea and share it with her kids and other moms.

“I heard about it from Micaela Quibell, a local massage therapist. She The frozen-pants challenge has made its way to Warkworth after going viral on social media and these women are among those who got involved imme- had posted about it and then I heard diately making sure the town showed its whimsical spirit with this latest craze: from left, Micaela Quibell, Raquilda van Zoeren, Kirsti Munn, and Leslie about it on CBC. It just kind of snowballed and everybody got involved,” Blayney of Camp Ho Ba Chee where these pants made their debut. Photo by Sue Dickens

she said laughing.

Raquilda van Zoeren, owner of The Village Pantry, has had some fun with the challenge too with frozen pants in front of her storefront. She also decided to add frozen pants to the family’s home in the country, the Odd Corners Family Farm, where frozen pants now stand in their field with a Llama and her horses who have really taken an interest in the strange looking pieces of clothing.

It didn’t take long before the Warkworth community Facebook page was filled with posts about plans to ask folks to show up on the nearby soccer field with frozen pants. It was going to happen Saturday but the forecast of -40 with the windchill, ironically, led to a postponement.

As Julianne posted on Friday night: “Hey everyone so there is an extreme weather alert for tomorrow and Sunday and tomorrow it’s to feel like -40.

So I’m going to push this photo op back to Monday at 11:30 instead. Stay safe and warm tomorrow folks!” Julianne is a photographer who hopes to capture the frozen-pants craze in her camera lens for posterity.

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Rack Stacker stacks up cash, noteriety

By Melyssa Gloude

ROSLIN – In a splurge of media exposure, the secret is out. Centre Hastings has a bona fide couple of entrepreneurs.

After nearly a year of anticipation, Tweed area business power couple Steve and Selina Elmy are now able to speak openly about the results of their pitch on the popular reality TV hit, The Dragon’s Den – and the money they hope will follow.

The episode featuring the couple and their product, Rack Stacker, aired Wednesday Feb. 10 on CBC; and it appears as though the team have a dragon in their corner.

Steve Elmy says that though the experience was intense, all of their hard work paid off with a large capital investment needed to expand into the US market.

“We filmed for 50 minutes which was cut down to twelve for the actual show, so there was a lot of parts that viewers didn’t see,” says Elmy.

“What they did show was some negativity, some positivity, and a takehome present of $500,000.”

With the initial investment from Canadian venture capitalist and Boston Pizza founder Jim Treliving, the Rack Stacker crew was able to secure the deal that they aimed for: $500,000 for a 50 per cent share in the company.

“When I saw Jim lean back in his chair, that’s when it really hit home.

When he makes you an offer, he always leans forward in his chair,” says Elmy, who added that as per the agreement, when the initial investment is returned, Treliving will be bumped down to 15 per cent with no authority over the business.

“I was confident that when Steve Selina and Steve Elmy are the entrepreneurial duo behind Rack Stacker. The business model was brought up in front of the investors on Dragons’ Den in in 2015 and gained local attention after their episode aired on Febrary 10th. The Rack Stacker crew was rewarded with $500,000 in capital investment to expand into the US market. Photo by Melyssa Gloude

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EMS Director John O’Donnell speaks to a reporter following a Emergency The total number was also driven up Services Committee meeting in the Hastings County building on Feb. by 9,368 standby calls and 249 lowpriority transfers.

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down about $140,000 from what county officials originally thought it would be. That under-funding impacts Hastings Manor, a 253-bed home in Belleville and Centennial Manor, a 110-bed home in Bancroft.

Centre Hastings Mayor Tom Deline, a member of the long-term care committee, expressed concern about the shortfall, saying the provincial government needs to spend more on health care and not download any more costs for municipal taxpayers.

“I’m concerned when I look at this, coupled with what I’m hearing from doctor associations, about cuts and stuff,” he said.

He said the province may thinks it has a good business care for funding homes the way it does “but it’s not reality.”

“We may have to get more political on it; there’s no way we can load more.”

Deline suggested the committee write to the province to express concerns with the funding discrepency.

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The province funds homes based on a Case Mix Index – also known as CMI – Deline explained.

That, essentially means, their funding is based on the need of current clients.

There may be disagreements on the level of clients’ needs between the province and the county and that issue needs to be clarified, Deline said.

New Stirling resident hopes to bring Belleville some up-standing comedy

By Stephen Petrick

Belleville – Is Belleville ready for a regular comedy show?

Timmy Boyle sure hopes so.

Boyle, a new resident of Stirling, is getting ready for his first show in downtown Belleville, as part of his travelling tour known as The Circuit, which he runs through his business UpStanding Comedy.

The show takes place at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26 at the CORE Centre at 223 Pinnacle St. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door.

The show marks an exciting opportunity for Boyle, as The Circuit makes regular stops in several other similar sized Ontario communities. The Belleville show will allow Boyle to test the market and see if Belleville can become a regular stop.

“Anytime I can get home after a show is a bonus,” Boyle said. “If we can establish Belleville as a Circuit stop, that would be great.”

He started The Circuit in 2011, just four years after he decided to become a professional comedian himself, putting his previous career as a road manager for World Vision shows behind him.

Since that time The Circuit has grown and in some communities the shows regularly attract more than 200 people.

Boyle proudly explained that his shows are

family friendly.

“It’s comedy without the rude and crude,” he said, adding that the show doesn’t involved racist jokes or sexually explicit language.

“In general the show is stand up; it’s the mic, the stool and myself.”

Yet, even with such little overhead, Boyle puts on shows that usually last one to two hours.

That allows plenty of opportunity for crowd interaction and improvisation.

“There’s always the unscripted moments, but I know exactly what I’m doing,” Boyle said.

Boyle said his work has been inspired by classic comedians of the 1950s and 60s, such as Bob Newhart, Jack Benny and Dean Martin. He often wears a suit and tie on stage, like these men did. He’s also a fan of witty British humour, made popular through the Monty Python group.

But ultimately, he says, his shows are about providing audiences with a fun experience. He provides humour that people of almost any age can appreciate.

“It’s a one-man comedy experience,” he said, later adding. “I try to bring people on a ride; I try to interact with them throughout the process.”

Boyle, a father of three, moved to the Stirling area from Toronto about three years ago, partly to work a morning radio show at UCB Canada, based out of Belleville.

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In addition to touring as a comedian, he has also written a comedy book, titled Inside Timmy’s Mind; Enter at Your Own Risk, and he plans to launch a You Tube channel soon.

He’s also found that performing comedy is noble work.

“I’m passionate about the impact (comedy) can have,” he said. “There’s been nothing in my life which has satisfied me as much as the thrill of making people laugh.

When someone comes up to me and says ‘I needed that,’ I love that.”

For more information on Boyle visit www.upstandingcomedy.ca .

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The Good Earth: Bonsai is Art

Many years ago, while on a visit to the Montreal Botanical Gardens, I came across their extraordinary display of bonsai. I have been entranced ever since. More recently at the nursery, we have had quite the run on bonsai. While the larger, more mature specimens are priced reasonably; given their size, sticker shock is a reality that merchants must recognise. That’s not to say the “grown up” versions are without value; they’re excellent examples of what the “little” ones can become.

Due to this interest, I felt I should gen up on the topic in order to present customers with appropriate advice. After searching through my horticultural library I was very disappointed at what I was able to glean. (Perhaps, I need to buy some more books.) Condensed, this is how the books define bonsai: Take a plant, any plant. Pot it up in a very small container. Prune it so it always fits in that container. Keep it alive for a long time. That is bonsai.

Well, Gentle Reader, that is not bonsai. That is merely keeping a plant really, really small employing

minimal skills which any technician can learn. Perhaps one of the better outlines for beginning a bonsai is found in the Reader’s Digest Encyclopedia of Canadian Gardening.

Bonsai (bon=small container, sai= plant) combines those simple skills with the art of interpreting the fullness of time using a miniature, living canvas. More than anything, bonsai is the art of balance in both physical and temporal form. Essential bonsai evokes the wearing and tearing of the ages; systematic entropy eroding a beautifully desperate resilience. Bonsai haiku: harsh tempest blows, elements compress, bonsai endures.

Perhaps the most important aspect of this exercise is balance. In immediate practical terms, this means the combination of plant and container is sufficiently stable so as not to fall over without being anchored mechanically. (Technician’s definition.) For example, if you’re creating a cascading form, where the plant flows well beyond one edge of its container, it will need to be offset within the con-

tainer itself.

Aesthetically, balance is how the space occupied by the plant and its container complements the open or empty space enveloped by them. Once you have removed all elements unessential to the bonsai, you are left with space. It occupies a physical volume which is measured on the subconscious scale of the mind’s eye. It’s one of those things that you know when you see it. And once you understand how to achieve it, you can begin to move past the mathematical definition into artistic interpretation.

However, not all of us are granted the artist’s understanding. There are rules, perhaps guidelines is a better word, which help us get started. Balance can be seen as a function of proportion and there are some very specific ratios governing bonsai. Pot size and shape, height of plant compared to the height of the container, diameters of trunk to branches, and so on are important. For a very good description of these and some excellent “rules” type in The Rules of

Bonsai by Brent Walston of Evergreen Gardenworks. (For those of you who read quickly, take a look at Brent’s last name again, it is not Watson.)

Bonsai is a four dimension art form and, as with all art, deserves to be displayed properly. Bonsai can be presented as an individual piece or as part of a tableau, the latter having traditional components. In Japan, the tokonama is a small alcove with a raised floor or counter especially reserved for display: the piece within is not being “shown off ”, it is being given due respect. There are cultural aspects of a tokonama that may not translate to our Western culture but the idea of respecting the art should be easily understood. Keep it simple and pure. A collection of bonsai mounted on a wall of shelves becomes nothing more than a collection, ostensibly forced upon the visitor, demanding compliments to the owner. If you do have more than one bonsai, and that is often the case with those practicing this horticultural art, consider having

Dan Clost several display areas, where each one can be given viewed unto itself.

Here is a display idea using suiseki, the “art of viewing rocks.”

Combining bonsai with suiseki, juxtaposing nature’s organic and inorganic elements, adds tremendous intrigue.

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By John M. Smith

When we booked our recent trip to Los Cabos, on Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, our travel agent warned us about being approached about ‘timeshare’ opportunities. She advised us to simply “walk through the airport, without stopping, and board the shuttle bus” that would take us to our all-inclusive resort.

That was good advice, indeed, but we didn’t follow it. When we were walking through the airport at Los Cabos, we were asked (by a man at a counter) whether or not this was our first visit and what we hoped to see or what activities we hoped to participate in while here. He then said that he could give Lots of rocks and cacti are found in the Los Cabos area. us those tours and activities for free if we’d simply visit a particular nearby property. Well, that was enticing, so I asked him if this was a timeshare pitch for that property. He assured me that it was not, that the promotion was simply to check out that resort, near Land’s End, and as a result of the visit, “you might simply decide to stay at that resort on your next visit”. It would only take a couple of hours of our time, A view of celebrity hillside homes from the visand we’d be picked up at our resort the ited timeshare site. next morning and then returned to it.

He wasn’t being honest, of course, travellers, but some timeshare owners for it was a timeshare pitch, but I have complained about the high annual thought that, at the very least, I’d get maintenance fee and the difficulty ena different angle for a travel article. countered in trying to re-sell their timeTherefore, we decided to accept this share. Also, timeshare pitches tend to offer and, sure enough, we were met be high pressure, rushed affairs, and the very next morning and taken to the the prospective buyer is asked to sign beautiful resort near Land’s End. We up that very day. Some buyers soon then had a tour of this property, which think that they’ve made a mistake and was very nice, and I took some pho- want out of the deal. Well, in Mexico, tos for this travel piece. This resort the prospective buyer has five days to NEW was in a beautiful setting, surrounded get out of the deal, but it must be done A view of the pool, beach, Pacific Ocean, and rocky landscape at the visited ! by majestic rocks and cacti, and fac- in writing or in person (not by phone). timeshare site. ing the Pacific Ocean. However, af- I have some friends who have purter the informative tour, we began to chased timeshares and have enjoyed be passed from salesman to salesman, them immensely. Therefore, timelooking for us to purchase a timeshare shares work for some. However, some COACH & TOURS of a week or more. The first suggested travellers are, indeed, bothered when amount was very large, indeed, but as they’re trapped into wasting valuable we declined and were passed on, this vacation time at one of these presentaamount got smaller and smaller – and tions when they have no intention of the final offer was a week here next purchasing a timeshare. And I guess EXPERIENCE THE ROAD TO year at a guaranteed low price. This you could say that it works both ways, final offer was even lower than what for you’re wasting the time of the timeEXCELLENCE I was paying for the present week at share presenter, too (as I had pointed Johnny Reid - “What Love is All About” Tour - Thursday, March 24/16 an all-inclusive, but their deal didn’t out to me, rather rudely).

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I was chatting, briefly, with a veteran local politician the other day. (You don’t need to know his name, he can find trouble enough on his own and doesn’t need to be associated with this smutty corner of the gossip pages.)

We said it was nice to hear each other’s voices, acknowledged we’re both happy as hell to be upright and he noted your correspondent has been “pretty tame these days…”

I explained it’s a little different gig, penning a piece that runs not just in the BelleVegas daily, with hot topics aplenty and mutts who need a whack everywhere a scrivener turned, but on a broader canvas here with the varied weeklies that stretch distribution from Consecon to Gilmour.

I mean, if I were to simply use Belleville city hall as my sandbox, as I once did, I’d have no shortage of topics or oxen to gore. But, as I said to the longtime pol, “It’s not like a real hell-dammer piece on Belleville council is going to play at all in Madoc or Colborne.”

He agreed.

But, the conversation got me thinking about the general state of relative young upstarts in the political game, locally, compared to the class of older pols such as the wily veteran with whom I’d shared a couple of bon mots last Friday.

When one is as long of tooth and grey of beard as myself and some of the other silverbacks of the local news and media game here – hello Jack Miller! – one can reflect on the fact that some among the newer breed of political strivers and climbers are of the whizz-bang variety as opposed to the kind who quietly go about the business of public service – admittedly and assuredly mixed with a healthy dose of backroom arm-twisting and bargaining - to get things done in a democratic fashion that is not all the time about garnering headlines and grabby stunts.

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The nuts and bolts of running a city, township or town gets mired in the mud-slinging and finger-pointing so the above-mentioned tool can go about his or her business of raising her or his profile - all with the aim of clamouring, like a crab, up the side and to the top of the bucket.

It’s unseemly and, as we’ve seen time and again, it doesn’t play well at the ballot box. Good luck, then, to the striving, clamouring tools of the political world in these parts. They’ll learn the hard way that their brand of politics doesn’t play in the sticks.

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There has also been the occasional mayor who is blown into office by a backlash against a sitting mayor, only to have the electorate come to discover the emperor in this case has no clothes - we saw that with Shirley Langer, some years back.

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Continued from B1 said he wanted to work with Jim, it would happen,” said Selina Elmy, co-owner of Rack Stacker.

“He usually gets what he wants. He works hard to get what he wants.”

The company has since signed with Walmart USA and is currently waiting for the go-ahead from other US markets like KMart, Meijer, Blain’s Farm & Fleet, and other major US feed stores.

Rack Stacker, a wild game attractant, is branded as products that are nutritionally beneficial for wildlife: mineral attractants that improve doe lactation and fawn development, antler growth for bucks and different attractants for various methods of wildlife management -- key factors in the growing international hunting industry.

Elmy says that the hardest part of managing the growing business is over, and the new focus will be primarily on the expansion and international distribution of the product.

“I don’t find this next step to be hard work; we’ve already developed all the products,” says Elmy.

“The hard stuff is already done, now it’s just about getting it to the market.”

So far, the market has been responsive: Rack Stacker boasted earnings of $450,000 so far, but according to Elmy, in two years from now they expect to sit at the $8 million mark.

From humble beginnings to success story, Elmy and his wife still praise their first investor: Steve’s mother.

“She helped us in tight spots; every business hits a point where you can’t afford to buy something you need, or you can’t afford a babysitter when you need to go pack product,” says Elmy.

“My mom, Sandy Black, she’s still there. If I had to drive to Chicago, she’d be the one locking up the shop at night.”

“She’s ready to take over at the drop of a hat,” adds Selina, who says that the next step for the Rack Stacker name is to stay grounded and grow from their local roots.

“We just hope that one day, we can be business philanthropists in the position to help other entrepreneurs grow their businesses,” says Selina.

“We’re going to stay grounded and humble and keep doing what we’re doing.”

The pair say that after the excitement of the past few months, they are ready to take a break, put their feet up -- and hit the hay by 6 p.m.

Drones helping paramedics the latest trend

By Stephen Petrick

Could drones one day be used to help emergency workers respond to calls in Hastings County?

The answer is yes, says John O’Donnell, the county’s emergency services director.

The issue was discussed at a Feb. 10 Hastings County emergency services committee meeting.

O’Donnell told the story of how a drone was used in a successful rescue mission by paramedics in the Renfrew area. They had to get to a man who was trapped under machinery in a rural area and there was no clear roadway to the incident.

However, the team there had access to a drone, which was able to fly over the

area and collect images, which gave paramedics an idea of the best way to get on scene quickly.

O’Donnell said a group of his employees on the DART (Difficult Access Response Team) are currently receiving training on how to handle similar incidents.

Phase 1 of the training involves them using all-terrain vehicles. But Phase 2 is expected to focus on the use of drones.

He said he wouldn’t rule out seeking budget approval for the purchase of a drone, given that some models are inexpensive, but highly effective for aerial surveillance.

“We’re working towards that,” Drones that fly and collect images, like this one, are proving to be handy for emergency workers and could soon be used by Hastings O’Donnell said.

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Sept. 5, 1923-Feb. 3, 2015 One year has passed so quickly As we sat beside your bedside.

Our hearts were crushed and breaking But we knew you could not stay.

God took you to his loving home And freed you from your pain God broke our hearts to prove to us He only takes the best.

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Available from May thru. Oct. Please call Patrick Large Fund--Borrowers 416-564-4511 or email patrick@nemms.ca for rates, Wanted. Start saving hun- full photos and details. dreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime.

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O’HARA MILL HOMESTEAD AND CONSERVATION AREA

The O’Hara Volunteers Association is looking for two responsible, self-motivated, individuals who enjoy working indoors and out, meeting and communicating with people, have an interest in heritage and conservation, and enjoy the physical labour helping to care for the facilities at O’Hara. We have two positions available. Work is offered on weekends in Spring and Fall and 5 days/week in the July and August.

BUILDING MATERIALS SALES & CONTRACTOR SALES PROFFESSIONAL Work in a fast paced, rewarding environment with opportunity for future growth.

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To apply for this position please send a resume to: info@pictonhomehardware.com

For details about the job and how to apply for this opportunity, go to www.quinteconservation.ca and go to “Jobs & Tenders”.

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Lakeridge Chrysler Dodge Jeep Want to earn TOP dollar? Want to be part of a family run and operated team? Want a concise benefits package for you and your family? Want a chance to grow and be rewarded for your hard work with the busiest Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram garage around? Lakeridge Chrysler (Voted Reader’s Choice Best Automotive Garage 2014) is currently looking for a hard working, attentive and driven.

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to complement our busy shop. Come grow with us and have fun again doing the job you love!!

Lakeridge Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Lakeridge Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Port Hope (the top volume Chrysler retailer in ALL of Northumberland County) is pleased to be currently accepting resumes for gifted individual(s) to join our exciting sales team!

Interested parties MUST be OMVIC licensed, have great ambition, exhibit all virtuous traits of a team player and enjoy pleasing their clients as much as they enjoy making money! All resumes will be kept confidential. Top pay plans, health benefits and many weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly bonuses await the right professional.

Email all resumes to matthews@lakeridgechrysler.ca with the subject line SALES. We look forward to hearing from you TENDERS

TENDERS

MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON Public Works & Development 67 Sharp Road, Brighton, ON K0K 1H0 Tel: 613-475-1162 Fax: 613-475-2599 The Municipality of Brighton is issuing the following Request for Tender.

TENDER PW 2016-02 TENDER SPECS FOR: ONE NEW 2015 OR 2016 DIESEL POWERED SINGLE AXLE TRUCK COMPLETE WITH SNOWPLOW HARNESS, TWO WAY PLOW, WING AND ALL SEASON DUMP BODY/SPREADER Documents are available at the Public Works and Development office (67 Sharp Rd.). All Tenders must be submitted using the required forms in a sealed envelope, clearly marked with the Tender number and the proponent’s information by the date and time specified below: 11:30 A.M. TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2016 Lucas Kelly Public Works Projects Supervisor 67 Sharp Road Brighton, Ontario, K0K 1H0 lkelly@brighton.ca – 613-475-1162 B10

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FLOORS & MORE

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192 Front W. Hastings, ON K0L 1Y0

1-705-696-2196

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

Auctioneer: Allen McGrath

AUCTION SALE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016 AT 5:00 P.M. DOUG JARRELL SALES ARENA, BELLEVILLE

Oval single pedestal dining table/ 6 matching chairs (2 captain’s), Oak china cabinet/glass on 3 sides, Round kitchen table/2 leaves & 4 chicken coop chairs, 2 piece sectional unit, French provincial sofa table, inlaid coffee & end tables, corner curio cabinet, small pie crust table, cane bottom & back rocker, rush bottom rocker, oak office chair, Gibbard bedroom suite consisting of double bed/ box spring & mattress, hi boy chest, dresser/mirror & 2 night tables. Large qty. of glass & china including Fitz & Floyd tea pot & jardiniere, stoneware 8 place setting of dishes including cream & sugar, open vegetables, salt & pepper, set of Pyrex mixing bowls, cups & saucers, large qty. of cranberry, carnival glass & Fenton milk glass, chalet pieces, gingerbread clock, Bulova clock jewelry case, costume jewelry, pinwheel & cornflower crystal, elephant figurines, assorted dolls, bean crock, brass pieces, vacuum cleaner, collector plates, several remote control toys, and numerous other interesting pieces.

See my web site for detailed list and photos.

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Antiques, Art, Qty Vintage Estate Jewelry to incl.

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Selling from the estate of the late Doctor Sowa estate. Still over 300 boxes not opened including new articles never opened. Thurs. sale we will finished one lawn and patio articles case pcs, some still in unopened cartons, large slection smalls including household articles, brand new sets quality luggage, sol brass ships telegraph system, household furnishings. Saturday sale will include ant and collctable dishes again from boxes yet to get unopened.

Household furnishings, also a selection quality area rugs, various styles, colours, all quality imported including hand knotted rugs older in new condition, furnishings, etc. Only partial list due to early advertising notice. We will have pictures for these sales on our website which will update Friday for Sat. Sale. www.warnersauction.ca. Check it out.

Terms: cash, cheque with I.D., Visa, M/C, Interac Gary Warner Auctioneer • 905-355-2106 www.warnersauction.com CELEBRATING 27 YEARS IN BUSINESS.

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These recommendations need approval from Hastings County council before they go out. The council normally meets on the last Thursday of the month.

But, it’s a safe bet that the funding will be approved, as it does not involve municipal tax dollars.

The funding comes as part of the Homelessness Partnering Strategy. In Social Services Director Steve Gatward, sitting next 2014, Hastings County was granted to Social Services committee chair Garnet Thompson, $592,700 from the federal governspeaks about the Homlessness Partnering Strategy at ment to work on strategies to prevent a Feb. 10 meeting. Photo by Stephen Petrick homelessness. The money was in Belleville – More funding should soon be on its way to three community agencies that are trying to fight homelessness in Belleville.

The Hastings/Quinte Joint Social Services Committee approved rolling out a total of $117,400 in federal funds at its monthly meeting Feb. 10.

The recommendation was to grant $50,000 for the Hastings Housing Resource Centre to hire a case manager to support homeless people looking for housing in Belleville.

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EVENTS BELLEVILLE

Savour the Chill soup competition, downtown Belleville. Picnic tables for your sampling convenience, horse drawn carriage rides. Saturday, February 20, 12:00-3:00 p.m.

Feb. 23, Bibles For Mission Belleville volunteer work bees session, 1:00-4:00 pm. Anyone interested to help for a few hours is welcome. Refreshments served.

Info. 613-962-5665. 315 Pinnacle St. The monthly meeting of the Hastings Manor Auxiliary, Monday, February 22 at 12:45 p.m., Volunteer Education Centre on the Main floor of the Hastings Manor.

FEB 21, 4:30 PM: David Ratelle classical guitar recital, St. Thomas’ Anglican Church, 201 Church Street, Belleville.

Free-will offering.

Dance on Friday Feb 19, Music by Hallman & Hoffman, Belleville Club 39, Belleville Fish & Game Hall, Elmwood Dr. 8pm to midnight. Lunch served. Members $10 nonmembers $12.

Singles & Couples. Info 613-392-1460 or 613-966-6596.

The CN Pensioners’ Association, Belleville and District, Dinner meeting on Thursday February 25, Travelodge Hotel, Belleville, Noon. All CN pensioners, their spouses, widows and new members are welcome. If not contacted, call 613395­-3250 by Sunday, Feb. 21.

Attention High School Students age 16 years or older. Volunteer hour opportunites at Belleville General Hospital after-school and weekends in the auxiliary Gift Shop and Tuck Shop.

Training provided covers safe food handling, financial transactions and customer service skills. Info: Pat at 613 969 7400 ext. 3012 Happy Harmony Women’s Choir sings popular hits from across the decades, Thursdays 7-9 pm, Brittany Brant Music Centre (10 minutes east of Belleville Hospital along). Join us for a free trial. Phone 613-438-7664.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED, Belleville General Hospital Auxiliary seeks adults in a variety of hospital settings, daytime Monday to Friday. Info: Wednesday, February 24, 1:30 pm. R.S.P.V. with the BGHA Volunteer Office 613-969-7400 ext 2297. Unable to attend? Call for info Quinte Seniors Euchre Club meets at the Parkdale Community Centre every Mon. at 1 pm. Everyone 50 plus welcome.

Cost $3.00 includes door prize, 50/50 draw and euchre score prizes Feb. 22 Go West, and North, Young Man, Kyle Blaney, avid traveller, birdwatcher and nature photographer. Quinte Field Naturalist meeting, 7:00 pm, Sills Auditorium, Bridge Street United Church, Belleville. All welcome, by donation.

Sportsman Show, February 21, Belleville Fish and Game Club, 10 am-2 pm. Admission $5/person 18 years old Under 18 and women are free. All current firearms laws must be complied with.

Belleville Garden Club meets the 4th Tuesday of the month, 7-9 pm,

Moira Secondary School, 275 Farley Ave, Belleville. Info 613-966-7455 Quinte Region Crokinole Club, every Tuesday, 7 p.m., Quinte Wellness Centre, Cannifton Rd., Belleville. Cost is $4.00. http://www.qrcc.ca . For info: Dave Brown at 613-967-7720 or Louis Gauthier at 613-849-0690.

Family Space supports families learning through play. Drop-in playrooms, 100 Station Street., Belleville. Open 6 days a week. Info: www.familyspace. ca or 613-966-9427.

Dance to Social and Ballroom music, Friday February 19, Quinte Ballroom Dance Club, Masonic Hall, Foster and Dundas, Belleville from 8 pm to midnight.

Light lunch served. $10.00/member couple and $20.00/guest couple. Couples only. Info: Don at 613 392-7450.

Men’s Coffee Break, for men caring for their spouse or other loved one who has memory loss. Westminster United Church, 1199 Wallbridge Loyalist Rd, Belleville. 3rd Friday of the month, 9:30am. Free.

Every Monday, 7 p.m. Campbellford Citizen’s Choir meets at Senior Citizen’s Building. All welcome Fundraising Committee members needed for Community Care South Hastings. Info: Deb at 613-969-0130 ext. 5214 or debm@ccsh.ca St. Mark’s United Church 237 Cannifton Rd. N., offers Foot Care Clinic - 4th Thursday of month. VON basic, Advanced and Diabetic Foot care. For appointment call VON at 1-888-2794866 ex 5346 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 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 Probus Club Of Belleville meets the 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.

New members welcome, Quinte Living Centre Concert Band. Students to seniors, if you play any band instrument. Mondays 7-9 p.m., Quinte Living Centre, 370 Front St, Belleville. Info: Marialice, mtfielding@hotmail.com 613962-2881, or Sally, ssedore@hotmail. com 613-243-1450 Monday Bingo; Tuesday Cribbage; Wednesday Euchre; Thursday Carpet Bowling and Shuffleboard; Friday Darts and the 3rd Sunday of every month Cribbage. All start at 1:00 p.m. Open to all seniors 50 and over. Trillium 2000 Seniors Club, 75 St. Paul St., Belleville Belleville Legion: Every Friday: Canteen open 4-7 p.m. Meat Rolls and Horse Races 4:30 pm., Legion

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Clubroom. Everyone welcome. Age of majority event.

Inn from the Cold, Winter Food Ministry Program, Mon., Jan. 18-Sun., Feb. 28, Bridge St. United Church, 60 Bridge St. E. (side door), Belleville.

Free hot meals and a warm place to be.

Doors open 4 p.m., coffee/soup at 4:30 p.m. Hot meals served 5-6:30 p.m. No registration required.

Friends of the Library book sale daily at the Bookstore. Accepting gently used books, CD and DVD donations.

Foyer of Belleville Public Library 104, Monday-Saturday. 613-968-6731 ext 2245 “Pay and Play” Curling every Monday and Tuesday, Belleville Curling Club, 8:30 am. $8/game. Teams are made up daily. No experience necessary. Info: Wayne 613-966-7184 or Harold 613967-3859.

BRIGHTON

Brighton Lions Club is looking for new members. Meetings are 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at the Community Centre in Brighton. Info Membership Chairperson Fran Fulford 613- 475-0475 Feb 20 Made to Thrive, Musical presented by Spirit Borne Performing Arts.

Students from 10 high schools in the Quinte area.Appropriate for all ages.

Free admission, Fellowship Christian Reformed Church, 204 Main St., Brighton. More at qyfc.com Trinity-St. Andrew’s United Church Clothing Depot, 58 Prince Edward St, Brighton. Wednesday-Thursday, 10-2, Friday, 10-6 and Saturday, 10-1.

Winter stock has arrived. Donations of clothing, accessories and housewares welcome. Interested in Volunteering?

Call Jean 613-439-8869 Parent Support Group, Brighton, last Thursday of each month, 6:30-8pm, Autism Ontario/Autisme Ontario East & South East Region. Info: (613) 968-5554

CAMPBELLFORD

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

Blood Pressure Clinic, February 19, Campbellford Memorial Hospital, 1-4pm, Room 249 2nd Floor. All Welcome.

Friday Feb 19, 6PM, IOOF Roast Beef Dinner, 240 Victoria St, Campbellford. Cost $13 adults, $6 children.

For tickets: 705-653-0072 Saturday, February 20, 10:00 am, Westben presents: Saturday Morning Tunes with Andrew Queen & Campfire Crew. $5 per child (parents and caregivers are free). Clock Tower Cultural Centre, Campbellford.

Each Saturday 1-4 PM, Kitchen Party Music Jams, Campbellford Legion.

Free admission. All musicians & fans welcome. 1st Saturday: Country Music.

2nd & 5th Saturday: Bluegrass Music.

3rd Saturday: Folk/Roots Music. 4th Saturday: Mixed Acoustic Music Sunday, February 21, 1:30 pm, Westben Ceildh Kitchen Party Fundraiser at the Clock. Doors open at 1:30 pm. Live Music at 2:30 pm. Scotch Tasting 1:302:30 pm $25 plus tax. $50 plus tax. Clock Tower Cultural Centre, Campbellford Indoor Walking and Exercise Program, St. John’s United Church Auditorium, Tuesdays and Fridays 10-11am.

Please bring clean, comfortable shoes.

50 Bridge St. W. Campbellford. Info: St. John’s United Church at 705-653-2283.

Visit the Cat’s Cradle, 8 Bridge St. W., Campbellford, A New to You shop with monies raised going to spay/neuter feral cats and kittens. Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9-5.

3rd Saturday of month, Bid Euchre Tournament, Campbellford Seniors Club, 53 Grand Rd Lunch at noon, cards at 1pm. $5 to play, share the wealth tickets.

Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m., Fun Darts. All Welcome. Campbellford Legion Branch 103, 34 Bridge St W 705-653-2450 Learn the Art of Taoist Tai Chi classes available throughout the week, Community Resource Centre 65 Bridge St, Campbellford, Join at anytime. Info: 705 696 1841 or 705 243 5216.

COBOURG

Women’s Group, every Wednesday, 2 pm, Halcyon Place, 580 Courthouse Rd, Cobourg. To register: Community Care Northumberland: 905-372-7356.

COLBORNE

Colborne Library Storytime program, open to children 2-5 years old. Thursdays, 11 am. To register: 905 355-3722 or drop by the library (Mon. 3-8, Tues. & Thurs. 11-8, Fri. & Sat. 11-4).

Food Addicts Anonymous Meetings, Wednesdays, 11-noon, Prospect House, 1 Elgin Street (at King), Colborne, www. foodaddictsanonymous.org Play Group, hosted by Northumberland Cares for Children, Colborne Public School, 8 Alfred St. Colborne, Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon. Info: Cheryl McMurray 905-885-8137 ext.209.

Men’s Social Group, Tuesdays at Community Care Northumberland, 11 King St. E. Colborne, 10-11 a.m. Info: 905-355-2989.

FOXBORO

Gospel Sing, Chapel of the Good Shepherd, 513 Ashley St., Saturday, February 20, 6:30 pm. Lunch after.

FRANKFORD

Alcoholics Anonymous Keep It Simple Group, 8 pm every Thursday at Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall, 60 Trent St. N. (rear), Frankford. Info: www. quintewestaa.org or 1-866-951-3711 Free Senior’s fitness classes, Mondays and Thursdays, 1 pm, Frankford Legion. To register: 1-888-279-4866 Ext 5350

Frankford Minor Softball Registrations: Trenton Arena: Sat. Feb. 20, and Sat. March 12 8am-3pm. Frankford Arena in March. Info: frankfordsoftball@ gmail.com

HASTINGS

Hastings & District Seniors Club, 6 Albert St. E Hastings, Civic Centre downstairs. Mon-Regular Euchre, 12:30pm Tues- Bid Euchre, 1pm. Tournaments every 4th Sat. of month, alternating bid euchre then reg euchre.

HAVELOCK

RCL Havelock, Branch 389, 8 Ottawa St. weekly events. Monday Senior Darts, 12:30 pm. Bingo 6:30 pm. Tuesday Shuffleboard, 12:30 pm.

Thursday Ladies’ Darts, 1 pm. Saturday Meat Roll 3-4pm

IVANHOE

Digging up the Past: An Introduction to Ontario Archaeology with Tom Mohr, Ontario Archaeological Society.

Hosted by Hastings Stewardship Council. 7-9 pm, Community Hall, 11379 Highway 62, Ivanhoe. $5.00 or donation, kids free. 613-391-9034 or info@ hastingsstewardship.ca.

MADOC

Madoc Legion welcomes back Dennis Young and the “Family Tradition”, Saturday, February 20, 2- 5 pm.

Madoc Legion euchre, Sunday February 21. Registration 12-12:30 pm. Play at 12:30. Entry fee is $5:00.

Refreshments available.

Good Food Box depot, Marmora Pentecostal Church, 53 Madoc St. Fresh fruit and vegetables in $10 or $15 size boxes or bag of fruit for $5. Order/Pay by the first Wednesday of the month. Pick up on the third Wednesday. Order any Wed. between 10am-2pm. Elaine 613-472-3219 Support The Troops Open Mic, Sunday, 21 February, Art Centre Hastings, Madoc. Doors open 1 p.m., music at 1:30 p.m. All types welcome. Bring your own instrument. Canteen. Free, Family Friendly Event TOPS (take off pounds sensibly), every Wednesday, Trinity United Church in Madoc. Weigh-ins 5.30-6.p,m. Short meeting follows. Info: Lila 613-473-4668 BADMINTON every Tuesday and Thursday, 7-9:30 p.m., Centre Hastings Secondary School. Info: Terry at 613473-5662 or http://www.centrehastingsbadminton.com/ Madoc AM Indoor Walk: Mon, Wed, and Fri, 9:45-10:45 am. PM Indoor Walk: Mon, Tues, Fri, 6:45-7:45 pm.

Centre Hastings Secondary School, 129 Elgin St. Open to seniors and adults with physical disabilities. Call Community Care for Central Hastings 1-800-5541564 to pre-register if not a member of this program.

Royal Canadian Legion Br 363 Madoc: Mixed Darts every Thursday in the Club Room 6 - 9 pm.

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MARMORA

New Finding Your Way clinics.

Free ID kit to help those with memory loss and their loved ones be prepared and prevent a missing person event.

Call for your one hour appointment: 613-395-5018 Sunday February 21, Marmora Legion Jam Session 1PM-4PM. $5.00 cover charge. No charge for participants.

Lunch available.

Marmora Social: Thursday, Feb 25, 43 Mathew Place. Seating at 11:30AM. Lunch at noon. Opened to seniors and adults with physical disabilities. Call 1-800-554-1564 to preregister if not already a member of the Marmora Social program EUCHRE in Deloro Hall each Friday 7 p.m. sponsored by Marmora Crowe Valley Lions Club. Bring light lunch to share.

NORWOOD

Norwood Legion: Wing Night Thursdays, from 4:30pm. Meat Draws Fridays from 5 p.m.

Preschool Drop-in, Westwood Public Library. Every Thursday, 10 amnoon. Enjoy play and creative areas.

705-696-2744 or www.anpl.org

P.E. COUNTY

Wellington District Lions Club - New members welcome. Club meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday of month, Wellington Town Hall. Info: Membership Chairs Marilyn or Stan at 613-399-1164.

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

Free Seniors Exercise Classes – VON SMART classes. Gentle and progressive and can be done standing or seated. Info: 1-888-279-4866 ex 5350.

Meals on Wheels, Picton: Daily noon time meal delivered to your door.

Info: Prince Edward Community Care 613-476-7493.

Loyalist Decorative Painters’ Guild meeting every second Wed. of the month. New members welcome. Carrying Place United Church, 7pm. Coffee & snacks at 6:30. Bring your regular painting supplies. Info: Noreen 613475-2005 or www.freewebs.com/ldpg/ Picton Shout Sister Choir welcomes new members. Practices are Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., St Mary Magdalene Church, 335 Main St, Picton. www.shoutsisterchoir.ca

STIRLING

Stirling Al-Anon Family Group, every Friday, 8 p.m., St. Paul’s United Church, Stirling. 866.951-3711 Stirling Diners: Monday, Feb 22, St Paul’s United Church, 104 Church St. Lunch at noon. Bring your own plate, cup, and cutlery. Opened to seniors and adults with physical disabilities. Call

1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if not already a member of the Diner’s Program Stirling Citizens’ Band, a community volunteer concert band. Rehearsals every Tues. 7:30pm, Stirling Public School. All ages welcome. Student community service hours available. Info: Donna, 705-653-3064.

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

by Stirling & District Lions Club.

TRENTON

Trenton Toastmasters Club meets 6:30-8:30 pm, every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, Quinte West/ Trenton Library Meeting Room Main Floor. We are looking for new members.

Guests are welcome Trenton Horticultural Society Thurs., Feb. 18 - Pie Social and Chinese Auction at Trenton United Church, 85 Dundas St.East at. 7 pm.

New members welcome. www.trentonhortsociety.ca Feb 20, Quinte Branch of Ontario Genealogical Society presents “Scotland from Abroad” by Bob Dawes, how to use websites to trace Scottish ancestry, Quinte West Public Library, 7 Creswell Dr, Trenton, 1-3 pm. www.rootsweb. ancestry.com/~canqbogs/ Friends of the Quinte West Library Book Sale, every Tues and Thurs and the last Sat of month, 10 am-1 pm. Accepting book donations as well. 25 cents to $1.50. Quinte West Public Library.

Free Seniors Exercise Classes – VON SMART classes. Gentle and progressive and can be done standing or seated. Info: 1-888-279-4866 ex 5350.

Trenton Lions Club is looking for new members. Meetings are 2nd and 4th Wed of each month, Sept to July. Info: Member Chairman Diane 613 392 2939 The Trenton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is looking for new volunteers (18 years +). Give back, make new friends and learn important skills. Training provided. Call the volunteer office at 613 392 2540 ext. 5454 Cold Creek Cloggers, Monday nights. Beginner class 6:30pm. Trenton Baptiste Church 15 South St. First night free. For info call Debbie 613-920-9034 PROBUS Club of Quinte West meets 1st Thursday of the month, 9:30 a.m., upstairs, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 110, Trenton. All seniors welcome. Info: Janet 613-475-5111 R&J’s Singles Mingle, Sat Feb 20 Icebreaker. Find your matches to win.

Top Floor,Trenton Legion, 9pm-1am, back door. www.romeoandjuliet.ca.

613-392-9850 Trenton Legion Branch 110--check out our website for our Entertainment Schedule: www.rcl110.ca Overeaters Anonymous meeting every Tuesday and Friday, 9:15 a.m.

Senior’s Centre, Bay St., Trenton. Contact

613-827-7421.

Trenton Art Club. Calling all artists and would be artists. Painting every Friday afternoon, Smylie’s Independent Store (upstairs) Info: Connie 613-398-6525.

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Free ID kit to help those with memory loss and their loved ones be prepared and prevent a missing person event.

Call for your one hour appointment: 613-395-5018 Bid Euchre every Tuesday, 7 p.m., Actinolite Recreation Hall The Tweed Legion “Meat Draws”, February 20, 3:30 pm following the Euchre. Tickets $2 or 3/$5 in each round.

Split draws. Info 613-478-1865.

Tweed Diners: Wednesday, Feb 24, St Edmund’s Hall- Stoco, Hungerford Rd. Lunch at noon. Bring your own plate, cup, and cutlery. Opened to seniors and adults with physical disabilities. Call 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if not already a member of the Diner’s Program Dance Exercise Class for everyone, every Wednesday, 9:30 - 10:30 am., Tweed Legion. Bring your water and yoga mats. Info: 613-478-1824 Fit & Fun Ladies Exercise Classes: Mondays 9am Aerobics. Tuesdays 9am.

Stretch & Strength. Thursdays 9am Balls & Bands. Fridays 9am Interval Training.

Land O¹Lakes Curling Club, Tweed. $25/mth or $7/class. Info: Judy 613478-5994 or Jan 613-478-3680.

Tweed LegioN: Bi-weekly Open Bingo in the Upstairs Hall, 7 pm. Euchre

every other Saturday in the Clubroom, 1 pm. Info 613-478-1865 Attention Teens: Are you bored?

Looking for a challenge? Join the Truth & Dare Youth Group, Fridays, 7 p.m.

Fun, Food, Games, Trips and more.

Tweed Pentecostal Church, 16 Jamieson St. W.

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Canadian Cancer Society, Warkworth Branch: Euchre, 4th Tuesday every month, 7:30 pm. $3 includes coffee and sandwiches.Everyone welcome.

Warkworth Legion. Info: Kathy Ellis (705) 924-9116 Warkworth Legion hosts Moonshot Euchre, 1:30 p.m. every Wednesday.

Dart League, 7:30 p.m. every Thursday.

Everyone welcome

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Maple syrup festival to be featured on web series for foodies

By John Campbell Warkworth – This year’s Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival promises to be special for more than its 30th anniversary.

A film production company in Chicago plans to make a video of the two-day event for broadcast online. It will be shown as part of a web series called Eat the Globe.

“I was ecstatic when they got in touch,” said Dennis Gebhardt, who chairs the festival’s organizing committee. “They say they reach over 25 million people.”

The film crew will spend one day at the Sandy Flat Sugar Bush and the next day in the village

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where much of the festival is also held.

Gebhardt said he was told by Jacquelyn Jamjoon, director of operations and executive producer with Digital Hydra, that she was searching on the Internet for festivals to film when she came across Warkworth’s and he was quick to tell her she and her crew would be welcome to attend.

“They want to experience the full festival,” he said, and sugar bush owners Derek and Angela Van Stam will have them tap some trees while they’re here March 12-13.

As usual, there will be sap-making demonstrations, free tastings of taffy on snow, horse-drawn sleigh rides, log-sawing contests, plank races, snowshoe competitions and live entertainment at

the sugar bush.

In the village, there will be multiple shows and sales, for art, photography, antiques, and crafts, as well as indoor mini-golf and a petting farm.

Shuttle buses will carry festival-goers between the sugar bush and Warkworth, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Peterborough’s Glen Caradus, The Paddling Puppeteer, will return for the third year in a row.

He will perform on Main Street, dressed up as a tree, singing, playing a banjo and harmonica, and handing out candies from sap buckets he carries.

He’s written a song for the festival’s 30th anniversary at Gebhardt’s request.

The Warkworth Community Service Club will once again serve sausages and pancakes both days at Sandy Flat, with all profits to go toward

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projects it supports.

Revenues earned elsewhere by the committee will be used to cover the non-profit organization’s costs of staging the festival.

“It’s just one big happy family event,” Gebhardt said.

And while the exposure it will get online will be a “big push for Warkworth” and make more people aware of the village’s existence, “I don’t want the festival to get any bigger,” Gebhardt said.

It already draws between 5,000 and 7,000 people over the two days, “and we can’t handle any more.”

The festival is meant to boost tourism, that’s “what it’s about,” he said.

For more information about the event, visit <www.warkworthmaplesyrupfestival.ca>.

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Admission is free, but donations to Quinte Conservation’s Adopt An Acre program will be accepted.

Quinte Conservation is a community-based environmental protection agency. It serves 18 municipalities in the watersheds of the Moira, Napanee and Salmon Rivers and Prince Edward County. It provides cost-effective environmental expertise and leadership. More information about Quinte Conservation is available at www. quinteconservation.ca.

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