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Shooting the fastwater falls with Mackfest kayakers

18-year-old Jack Carrol from Guelph throws up a ‘round claw’ hand gesture common among kayakers, which means that he’s about to do something ‘totally awesome.’ “It’s a round claw,” said Carrol. “You know, it’s like kayaker slang. It means, ‘I’m about to do something really really cool!,” said Carrol. Photo by Melyssa Gloude

By Melyssa Gloude and Margriet Kitchen Centre Hastings - The anticipated thaw of spring had kayakers from all over Ontario taking to Centre Hastings’ swelling, racing rivers this past weekend.

This year’s Mackfest (“Marmora and Area Kayak and Canoe Festival”) event was rescheduled at the last minute to ensure a good run with the early high water, and attracted more than 100 paddlers to various different (and dicey) area routes: the Salmon, the Black, and Skootamatta Rivers, as well as Beaver Creek north of Marmora.

Beaver Creek offered some seriously fast water -- the usual rapids and hazards where most paddlers rode the entire route, with some choosing to exit at the Beaver Creek Bridge.

Mackfest co-ordinator Manny Lawson expressed her appreciation to the community of Marmora and area for their hospitality and friendship for the visiting kayakers.

“Bunkers/Iron Grille in Marmora have been our base camp for the past couple of years, and even with the very short notice of the date this year, [they] were happy to accommodate our event,” she said.

Lawson said this year’s Mackfest had a great turnout, despite the quick date change.

“There were between 75 and 100 kayakers registered for the Mackfest,” said Lawson.

“A good number more than last year, especially considering the last minute decision to hold it March 19 and 20 instead of the usual April dates. The water actually was at it’s peak on Friday, but was still excellent for the Saturday event.”

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT / COUNCIL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following applications under Section 45 and Section 53 of the Planning Act will be heard by the Committee of Adjustment / Council on April 5th, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers, Clock Tower Cultural Centre, 36 Front Street South, Campbellford, Municipality of Trent Hills: 1. Severance Consent Application B05/2016 Concession 7, Part Lot 4, Broadworth Road (split from) Concession 7, Part Lot 4, 99 Mapledean (merge to) Concession 7, Part Lot 4, Mapledean (vacant) (merge to) Former Township of Percy i) Approximately 575’ x 403’ (5.31 acres, vacant land) from 46.66 acres, in which the severed parcel will serve as a lot addition and merge with the adjacent lands to the north, being 99 Mapledean. ii) Approximately 145’ x 403’ (1.34 acres, vacant land) from 46.66 acres, in which the severed parcel will serve as a lot addition and merge with the adjacent lands to the north, being vacant land on Mapledean.

2. Severance Consent Applications B06/2016 and B07/2016 144 Front Street North / 150 Front Street North, Former Town of Campbellford Severance Consent Application B06/2016 (144 Front Street North) proposes to create one new parcel being approximately 40’ 8” frontage x 141’ 5” deep. The retained portion proposes a frontage of approximately 33’ 11” frontage x 141’ 5” deep. A semi-detached residential dwelling is proposed.

Severance Consent Application B07/2016 (150 Front Street North), proposes to create one new parcel being approximately 33’ 11” frontage x 141’ 5” deep. The retained portion proposes a frontage of 24’ 9” frontage x 149’ 10” deep.

A semi-detached residential dwelling is proposed.

3. Severance Consent Application B08/2016 Concession 10, Part Lot 17, 118 County Road 35, Former Township of Percy The application proposes to sever approximately 1.75 acres (with existing surplus residential dwelling), from 50 acres. The existing residential dwelling is surplus to the farming operation.

4. Severance Consent Application B10/2016 Concession 2, Part Lot 9, being Part 20 on RD. Plan 71, 30 Hutchinson Court

Concession 2, Part Lot 9, being Part 21 on RD. Plan 71, Hutchinson Court Former Township of Percy The application proposes to sever two parcels, being 1.03 acres each in size, that have merged in title.

5. Minor Variance Application A01/2016 150 Front Street North Former Town of Campbellford The application is to comply with a condition of Severance Consent Application B07/2016. The provisional consent proposed the severance of the subject parcel, with a reduced minimum front yard. The Minor Variance Application has been submitted in conjunction with the severance consent application.

The following applications will be heard by Council, following and upon the completion of the Committee of Adjustment meeting noted above.

1. Rezoning Application C04/2016 Concession 10, Part Lot 17, 118 County Road 35, Former Township of Percy The purpose of the proposed Zoning By-Law amendment is to recognize the creation of one new parcel, being the severed portion of Severance Consent Application B08/2016, in an approximate size of 1.75 acres (with existing surplus residential dwelling). The current zoning of the subject lands is Agricultural. The proposed zoning for the severed portion will be Rural Residential Exception TH-105-15. Secondly, the retained portion, in an approximate size of 48.25 acres of vacant land, will be rezoned to Agricultural Exception (*) in which no residential building permits will be issued.

2. Road Closing Application Unopened road allowance between Concession 1 and Concession 2, Part of Lots 4 and 5, being Part 1 on Plan 38R-1804, former Township of Percy ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation, either in support of, or in opposition to, the application. Written submissions can be made to the Clerk of the Municipality.

Additional information regarding these applications is available by contacting the Planning Department at 705-653-1900, ext 224 or ext 234, between 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, or by email: liz.mitchell@trenthills.ca.

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Continued from page 1 And excellent it was, according to 20-year-old ‘adrenaline junkie’ Richard Maggs. For Maggs and his group, which included his parents and sister, coming all the way from Guelph to hit the Marmora area waters has been a yearly tradition.

“I’ve been doing this sport since I was four years old,” said Maggs. “The goal is to come to Mackfest every year the river runs. We’ve been coming here every spring for eight years, on-and-off, and it falls through sometimes if we don’t plan appropriately or the river runs before we can plan anything.”

Maggs said he’s lucky enough to have two paddler parents, who both took up the sport when they were his age.

“My dad started when he was my age when my mom convinced him to get in a kayak. He took a course and has been hooked ever since.”

As for future participants in Marmora’s Mackfest, Maggs offers some advice for first-time kayakers looking to get into the sport.

“The best thing for people in this area to do would “The goal is to come to Mackfest every year the river runs,” said 20-year-old Richard Maggs from be to get in touch with the Kawartha White Water Guelph, Ontario. “We’ve been coming here every spring for eight years, on-and-off.” Photo by Melyssa Paddlers. They’re awesome people you can borrow Gloude gear from, but don’t quote me on that,” joked Maggs.

Left to right: “Make friends and find some used gear, and work Marco Weemen 20-year-old Richard Maggs has been kayaking since the age of four. For with a kayak club as much as you can.” of Mitchell, On., Maggs and his group, which includes his parents and sister, coming all the Those who didn’t feel like taking the falls headDave Meuller, way from Guelph to hit the Marmora waters has been a yearly tradition. on watched from shore or from their own kayaks.

Bancroft (ice in Photo by Melyssa Gloude Spectators and participants offered cheers, encourhis beard!), Caleb Hilliard, Windsor, Mike Tetsos of Brantford, and Lee Smith of Guelph. Marco did a rollover in the agement and just a little bit of friendly competition fast current of the Beaver Creek approaching the bridge, and hit his head on a submerged rock. When making Mackfest a worthwhile annual event for not the group had pulled the kayaks up to the loading point, some temporary on site first aid was admin- only participants, but spectators as well. istered to Marco (note the injured face).

Luckily the injury was surface because of the safety helmet used. By the look of the excited and happy smiles for the camera, a good time is what these kayakers will remember of their MACKFEST experience this year. Photo by Sheryll Winowich

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Baby farm critters visit Campbellford library during March Break This March Break event was sponsored by the Campbellford Friends of the Library and it brought an educational, entertaining and exciting morning of feathered and furry friends to the children accompanied by parents and grandparents.

A farm-themed sing-along began the morning program with the magic of music and then the children visited with the collection of miniature animals in enclosed pens, where they could sit on piles of straw and reach out and touch the babies.

“It’s so much fun,” said fouryear-old Charlotte McCormack, of Campbellford who summed up the morning event as she reached out to stroke one of the baby bunnies.

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Campbellford – Baby farm “critters” visited the Campbellford library during March Break much to the delight of the children who enjoyed one-on-one time to cuddle with the creatures.

Karen Woolley and her daughter Fiona of Woolley Wonderland Farm, Lakehurst, (near Buckhorn), transported their baby critters in a van filled with carriers and cages which housed everything from baby ducklings to goats, lambs, piglets, chicks, and bunnies.

The farm’s “Critter Visits” are very popular with children and adults alike as they take their baby animals on the road to visit at libraries, schools, church events, retirement homes, summer camps and more.

Three-year-old Ruby Kerr of Campbellford, decided she would spend time cuddling with this dwarf goat, one kind of cute baby farm animals brought to the library for a fun March Break event. Photo by Sue Dickens

Holding a baby duckling Lilyanna Corbeil, 5, of Campbellford, enjoyed visiting with the critters from Woolley Wonderland Farm during a March Break event sponsored by Campbellford Friends of the Library. Photo by Sue Dickens

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Trying to touch a piglet while it rooted around in the straw, David Sharpe, 8, left, and Wesley Deline, 7, both from Campbellford, had a great time with the baby animals brought to the Campbellford library for a special March Break program.

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Fire guts house in Hastings, causing $200,000 damage “That was the first time that we‘ve had to use them .... [for] a major incident,” Blake said, as part of the agreement the two municipalities signed to ensure fire coverage is adequate while the swing bridge over the Trent River that connects the village is being replaced.

It “worked very well,” Blake said.

Firefighters were there “until 5:20 putting the fire out” and remained on the scene until about 10:05 a.m.

By John Campbell

Hastings – A house was gutted by fire last Wednesday night but its lone occupant, an elderly woman, got out before flames swept through the two-storey building.

Hastings firefighters were called out shortly after 11 p.m.

March 16 and found the fire “was going pretty good” when they arrived at the house at the end of Division Street, Trent Hills Fire Chief Tim Blake said.

The resident, Luella West, “observed the fire and got out,” but while outside she hurt herself on a fence and was transported to Campbellford Memorial Hospital to have A house on Division Street in Hastings was gutted by some “sore ribs” checked as well as possible smoke in- fire March 16. Damage was estimated at $200,000.

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Blake said the cause of the fire appeared to be electrical, “nothing suspicious.”

He estimated the damage at roughly $200,000.

Asphodel-Norwood firefighters assisted in extinguishing the blaze.

Outdoor movie night part of bridge reopening celebrations

By Bill Freeman Hastings – An open air family movie night in the ballpark will be part of the festivities marking the reopening of the Hastings Lock 18 swing bridge Victoria Day weekend.

While optimists are hoping the bridge reopens before May 21, plans are in the works to make the holiday weekend the official celebration of “back to normal” in Hastings, bringing together a number of annual Victoria Day events with the movie night and other activities to help mark the return of direct traffic north and south through the village.

Massive pieces of the new bridge have arrived from Montreal and the assembly is to begin this month.

The movie night will be held May 21-22 and is a partnership between the Hastings Revitalization Association, the Municipality of Trent Hills, the Campbellford-Seymour Foundation and the Aron Theatre in Campbellford.

“There are a lot of people with hands involved in this,” HRA chair Mike Metcalf said of the planning around a Celebrate Hastings-like weekend.

“Once Hastings is back going again it’s just to have a celebration to get everyone excited again,” Metcalf said.

Festivities will actually kick off Friday night with the traditional Midnight Madness fishing derby organized by the Hastings Historical Society which kicks off the pickerel fishing season at the stroke of midnight. Prizes and giveaways are part of an event that has grown in size over the past several years and revels in the Ultimate Fishing Town Canada World Fishing Network title Hastings won in 2012.

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Hastings family worries about Sagonaska’s fate

Scott Ingram, 12, a student at the Sagonaska School in Belleville enjoys some March Break reading at the Hastings Public Library. He and his family are concerned about the fate of Sagonaska now that it is in the crosshairs of the provincial Ministry of Education “consultation” process. Photo by Bill Freeman

By Bill Freeman Hastings – A Hastings family has added their voice to the chorus of concern over the fate of the renowned Sagonaska School in Belleville.

Anxiety and uncertainty have swirled as the provincial government undertakes a consultation with “education and community partners to explore ways to provide a range of quality programs and services that best meet the needs of students served by English demonstration

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schools.”

Sagonaska is one of four demonstration schools in Ontario that provide comprehensive education programs and services for children with severe learning disabilities.

Jeanette Kellogg’s 12-year-old son Scott Ingram is one of 39 students enrolled at Sagonaska and she’s seen a remarkable turnaround in educational outcomes since he started there in the fall. Kellogg hopes a face-to-face meeting with Education Minister Elizabeth Sandals at Sagonaska this week will clarify the government’s intentions regarding demonstration schools and alleviate apprehensions parents have about

whether schools like Sagonaska will continue to operate and provide the specialized education that’s helped thousands since it opened in 1982.

Parents advocating for demonstration schools hope the consultation is not just a bureaucratic enterprise designed to cut costs but rather something that genuinely enhances a network of schools that already do remarkable work.

Students who make it through the thorough and detailed Sagonaska admission process spend one year, possibly two, at the residency school which shares grounds and activities with Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf.

Kellogg says it’s ironic that the Ministry of Education’s highly touted paper outlining a renewed set of goals is entitled “Achieving Excellence”.

“They are achieving excellence at Sagonaska now,” she says.

“When Scott went to Sagonaska he was reading at an end-of-kindergarten/pre-grade one level. Now he’s reading at an end-of-Grade 3 level,” she says. “That means not just reading but the ability to do work on your own, the ability to understand instructions and advocate on your own behalf if you don’t understand.

So when you bring a child up to grade level reading it means that everything else is falling in place.”

And, Kellogg adds, “self-confidence is one of the best things.”

Sagonaska’s specialist teachers open up a new world of educational opportunity to children like Scott, she says, and when they return to their home elementary or secondary schools they fit in very well with follow-up help and advice always available.

“I worked so long and hard with him that it affected our relationship.

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ent side, I see a loving, caring child.

The teacher gets to know the student like no other, knows when they’re getting sidetracked, knows when they’re frustrated.”

Kellogg says the “consultants” will hear from former Sagonaska students who returned to the mainstream educational system with great success. Some are now doctors and lawyers.

“Parents have come together to make the government know these schools are important.”

Closing the admission process has left parents worried and emotional, she admits.

“What is this doing to kids who are there now? There’s tons of anxieties.

By going to Sagonaska we’ve taken out the anxiety of not learning the way everybody else does. You get anxious because you feel different.

At this school everybody learns differently, the friendships are stronger.

“If you can take a kid and in one year raise them up to where they need to be, what’s the cost of that?

Can you put a dollar value on the life of a child?”

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On Saturday, May 21, the Hastings Village Market launches another season near the community yard sale in the ball park which is a fundraiser for the Hastings Waterfront Festival.

The movie night will fill the park that evening and Metcalf says they’d like to show a movie again Sunday evening to welcome cottagers back to the Hub of the Trent.

“We’re looking for other events for that day to make it a full weekend. We can make a great day of it.”

Metcalf says a partnership with the Aron would be ideal and a good offsite promotional opportunity for the movie theatre.

Outdoor movie nights are popular summer events across Ontario, from Kingston’s historic market square to Burlington’s Nelson Park.

“It’s an ongoing process to get the event going. It’s definitely in its first steps.”

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Obama in Havana

A British journalist compared the huge American delegation (800-1,200 people) that is accompanying President Barack Obama on his first visit to Havana to Japanese soldiers stumbling out of the jungle to discover that the war ended a generation ago. And the Rolling Stones, who Gwynne Dyer are staging a free concert for half a million people in the Cuban capital on Friday, explained that Obama was their opening act.

The US embassy in Havana has already reopened, but only the US Congress can end the 55-year-old American trade embargo against Cuba. Under Republican control Congress is not going to do that, so this visit is really just a social call. Indeed, it was scheduled to coincide with spring break in US schools so the Obamas could bring their daughters along.

Yet no journalist watching all this can resist speculating about whether this opening portends great political changes in Cuba, maybe even the eventual end of the long dictatorship of the Castro brothers and the Cuban Communist Party.

Least of all me, as I have been speculating about that in public, at intervals, for most of my adult life.

I never went to Cuba during the “heroic” years when the leadership lived in permanent fear of American invasion or subversion, and most Cubans really were ready to fight to defend the revolution. My first visit was in the mid-1980s, when the bloom was already off the revolutionary rose.

Most of Latin America was living under brutal US-backed military dictatorships at the time, and the Cuban dictatorship seemed to me almost gentle by comparison. It didn’t even kill people much. But Cubans, unable to travel and aware that the regime’s propaganda usually lied, were in a stroppy mood. If you spoke even a little Spanish, they unloaded their discontent on you.

So I went home and predicted that the regime, if not on its last legs, was at least in its last decade. This did not come to pass on schedule, but when I next went to Cuba, in 1994, it certainly looked imminent. The collapse of the old Soviet Union had cut off all the subsidies that had kept the Cuban economy afloat despite the American embargo and its own huge inefficiencies.

During the “Special Period in Time of Peace,” which lasted through most of the 1990s, nobody starved, but almost everybody went hungry and the average Cuban lost nine kg (20 lbs) in body

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weight. Social order broke down, with crime rampant and desperate young people openly selling their bodies in the streets.

I brought my wife’s parents with me on one of these visits, and my mother-in-law was mugged in central Havana twice in a week. On the second occasion my father-in-law was injured while resisting the muggers, and I had to bribe a police inspector US $100 to free him from the police station where he was being held – technically as a witness, but really for ransom – so that I could get him proper medical attention.

So I went home and predicted the imminent collapse of the regime again. Communist regimes in Europe whose people were quite wellfed had been falling to non-violent democratic revolutions with scarcely any resistance in the past few years, so it seemed implausible that this ageing, ramshackle dictatorship would last much longer either.

Wrong again. But when Fidel Castro retired after 42 years and handed power to his brother Raul in 2008, Western embassies in Havana (minus the United States, of course) arranged for various “experts” from their countries to visit Cuba and explain how things were done in a real democracy – which they fully expected that Cuba would shortly become.

I was asked to go along as an alleged expert in media and civil-military affairs, to tell Cuban journalists and military officers how they should operate in a democracy. It was a well-meant but ridiculous initiative, but I went anyway because it gave me unprecedented access at a very interesting time.

And I came back convinced once again that a democratic transformation was really imminent, because most of those I was speaking to expected it themselves. Few of them, even in the armed forces, feared for their jobs, and most of them thought that change would be for the better.

But fast forward another eight years, and very little has changed. Raul Castro says he will retire in 2018 (when he will be only 86), but a new generation of Communist leaders is already being promoted into key positions.

Up to three million American visitors a year are expected now that the US ban on travel to Cuba has been lifted, which will widen the economic gulf between Cubans with access to dollars and those without, but it is unlikely to trigger a revolution. The surge of incoming money will magnify corruption at every level of the regime, but that won’t cause its overthrow either.

In fact, I now think that the regime will probably survive until and unless the US Congress finally ends the embargo and exposes Cuba to the full force of international capitalism. Of course, I have been wrong in the past.

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Didn’t like the hitchhiker sting? Get over it Editorial - Chris Malette So, there was this undercover sting, last week, in which a handful of Belleville motorists got caught on their cell phones.

Ka-ching! That’ll be five hundred clams, dufus, you’re talking or texting and driving in the midst of one of the biggest and most aggressive public safety blitzes since Mothers Against Drunk Driving started their thing.

Call it the ‘copper on the corner caper,’ if you will, but it’s taken on a life of its own on social media – garnering dozens of comments on Facebook, Twitter and elsewhere.

It all started when Belleville police cooked up a pretty elaborate ruse – although quite simple in its execution – to stem the rampant use of cell phones by motorists.

Ask any cop, firefighter or EMT who’s had to extricate a victim from a head-on wreck or stand by as a corpse or two are pried from the crash why this is important and they’ll be pretty blunt with you.

Distracted driving is now determined to be worse than drunk driving in causing serious motor vehicle accidents in this province and it seems even a $490 fine (plus $500 with the ubiquitous court fees) can’t convince people to put the damn things down when driving.

In any event, the dragnet involved a scruffy looking cop pulling over motorists who were using handheld devices while stopped at the intersection of North Front and Bell Boulevard.

The day after the initiative, a Facebook post

by Belleville resident Tommy James critical of the tactic went viral.

In an open Facebook post, James said his 74-year-old father was ticketed unfairly.

“Seventy-four-year-old man who doesn’t want to be confronted by this big fella decides to look busy, so he grabs his cell phone to pretend he’s talking on it. The hitchhiker pulls out a badge and tells him to pull over.”

James went on to suggest such a tactic breaches public trust.

The post has been shared some 1,500 times and numerous people have commented, some of whom are well known in the community and several were critical of the move.

But, Belleville Police Const. Brad Stitt, a veteran traffic cop who investigates collisions, made no apologies for the tactic when interviewed by the Belleville News on Friday.

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He said he was actually glad people were discussing the topic online.

“Anytime we can get people talking about an event, it’s a positive thing,” he said. “This has made a number of people start talking about distracted driving.”

He said Belleville police did not invent this tactic, as the hitchhiker ploy has been used by police in other areas.

Stitt said drivers really have no reason to worry about being caught up in a similar sting, because there’s “a 100 per cent full-proof way to ensure you’re not caught.”

Bingo.

For anyone who thinks the scruffy hitchhiker ruse is too greasy or underhanded, how would you like it to be – as Metro cops have done in Toronto – ersatz public works employees in orange vests leaning on shovels, radioing ahead to uniformed cops when they spot an offender?

Or, how are you on laser radar, that OPP like to boast can nail your speeding car on Highway 401 from five km away – long before you can spot the black and white in the distance?

Narcs? I suppose you think undercover cops infiltrating drug rings or biker gangs is unfair to the poor mutts wearing the colours or cooking in meth labs.

We posted the story on Facebook and asked our readers what they thought. Here’s a cross section: “No problem at all. It is not entrapment.

Have seen that same sign on the corner of Bell Blvd and Sidney over the Christmas season. I wonder if it was the same program?”

“Yes it is absolutely fair. I see it going on every day and these are the people that increase our insurance when they plow into someone …”

“The law is the law regardless.”

But, some thought it went too far.

“A police officer posing as something he/she is not and then giving a ticket is definitely entrapment. They(‘re) posing as something they are not - a hitchhiker. Entrapment pure and simple. We don’t agree with this tactic at all - whether it provides media attention or not.”

And this from our Twitter account, @InBelleville: “No!!! Because if that guy approaches my vehicle I am calling cops on my cell!!!”

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Curl for Kids a great cause that brings families together

By Margriet Kitchen Marmora – Thirty years ago, Marmora’s Joe Maloney and the Old Timer’s Hockey team decided to hold a event to raise funds for Camp Ooch (Oochigeas) a very special Lake Simcoe camp for children battling cancer. From this beginning, the event developed as Marmora Curling Club members, Inge and Denny Draper, Randy and Jean Vilneff, and Joe and Deena MacCauley initiated the very first Curl for Kids March 22, 1986.

To date, a total of over $50,000 dollars has been raised through the Curl for Kids Marmora Bonspiels with other curling clubs following the Marmora lead over that time. This year, 64 curlers from Marmora, Trenton, Belleville and Scarborough took part at the event held March

Nancy and Don Sheppard and their daughter of Brighton with Myrtle Barry and Denis Lecuyer of Marmora and Area Curling Club were pleased with the great turnout at the 30th annual Curl for Kids Bonspiel held March 20. Denise Sheppard was instrumental in the early years of the Curl for Kids event. Photo by Sheryll Winowich

THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF STIRLING-RAWDON NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF A ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Stirling-Rawdon passed By-law No. 1098-15 on the 21st day of March, 2016, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 as amended.

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To establish a Source Water Protection (SWP) Overlay Zone for those lands identified in the Trent Source Protection Plan as being within a Wellhead Protection Area (WHPA) and/or Issues Contributing Area (ICA) associated with the Stirling municipal water wells. The proposed Source Water Protection (SWP) Overlay Zone will apply to all lands and all underlying zones and special exception zones partly or wholly contained within it. See Key Map below showing the extent of the proposed SWP Overlay Zone.

To require affected landowners/applicants to consult with the Township of StirlingRawdon’s Risk Management Official (RMO) and/or Lower Trent Region Conservation Authority staff to ensure that new development will not result in the establishment of uses that will constitute significant drinking water threats.

AND TAKE NOTICE that an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board in respect of the By-law may be made by filing a notice of appeal together with the required fee (by certified cheque or money order in Canadian funds payable to the Minister of Finance) with the Clerk of the Township of Stirling-Rawdon, not later than 20 days after notice of passing of the bylaw is completed, being April 14th, 2016. A notice of appeal shall set out the reasons for the appeal.

Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a by-law to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Municipal Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Dated at the Township of Stirling-Rawdon this 22nd day of March 2016.

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19. Organizers were very pleased with the turnout and the $2,016 raised. Many youth were on hand as well, some getting their first introduction to the sport, while others assisted. Foreign exchange students at Centennial Secondary School in Belleville, Vinicius Mota from Brazil, Laura Hoelscher, Germany and Paola Diaz of Mexico visited Marmora for the event and enjoyed their day of curling in Canada. They have been active with the Belleville and Quinte Curling Club.

In addition, participants also gathered three boxes of groceries for the Marmora Food Bank.

To learn more about Camp Oochigeas and their great work, or to help support the camp, visit the website at http://www.ooch.org/ To get involved with the Marmora and Area Curling Club, see www.marmoracurlingclub.com/.

Marmora Council receives church donation for fire department

By Margriet Kitchen

Marmora – To begin the March 15 meeting of council, Mayor Terry Clemens made the proclamation that April will be Cancer Awareness Month.

A delegation of Pastor Alvin Peddle of Marmora Pentecostal Church, and Rev. Will Keller of Marmora Free Methodist Church, presented a cheque in the amount of $1,200 for the use of the Marmora Fire Department.

The annual spring pancake breakfast put on by the members of both churches raises funds for equipment needed throughout the year.

Representatives of the #7 Classic Cruisers attended to deliver the upcoming schedule for this year, with the popular Thursday evening car shows starting on May 5 and ending Sept. 15. For more details see www.marmora7classiccruisers.com Council confirmed their approval of the events for the coming season.

Deputy-Mayor Linda Bracken offered con-

gratulations to both Deputy Fire Chief Bob Murphy on being elected as 2016 second vice-president and Fire Chief Tony Brownson who was elected as 2016 treasurer for the Hastings County Mutual Aid Association.

Additional concerns were stated about road conditions, particularly the top of the Booster Park hill, and High Shore Road which is said to be “all broken up”. Note was taken of these items to be looked into.

The tender for sweeping various roads and intersections through municipality of Marmora & Lake has been awarded to Parkside Landscaping & Contracting, at a cost of $10,600 plus HST. Council approved the application of Union Gas to be submitted to Ontario Energy Board (OEB) for update of the Union Gas franchise agreement with the Municipality of Marmora & Lake.

Crawford Drive service upgrades have been awarded to the lowest bidder, Danford Construction in the amount of $623,009.15 plus HST.

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Two rounds down in country talent search

By Bill Freeman Havelock – With a showcase gig on the Havelock Country Jamboree’s famous twin stages as the main prize, the second annual Next Country Music Star Talent Search has moved on to round three at The Ranch Resort in Bethany.

Three performers have already advanced to the April 23 semi-final, Peterborough’s Jesse Slack and powerhouse Chatham singer Brooklyn Roebuck.

David Byrski walked away with one of three wild card selections and will also move on.

Roebuck’s victory was “what a big strong performance is all about,” the judges said following her 30-minute-long set.

“That’s exactly what we’re looking for,” the judges added.

The judges for round two included Aaron Pritchett’s tour manager Kim Stoneburg, Chad Kalbfleisch, Bruce Sutton and Jan Schoute.

Five performers faced off during round two and six launched this year’s edition on March 5 with the Jesse Slack Band coming out on top.

The Jesse Slack Band “hit all the judging benchmarks with a set that was engaging and entertaining,” one that “showcased their skills as musicians, songwriters and performers.”

Along with a gig at the 27th annual Havelock Country Jamboree, prizes include mentoring time with recording representatives, professional photography packages, a oneday studio session worth $5,000 to record an original song of their choice with a producer and engineer at

Eighteen-year-old Brooklyn Roebuck of Chatham wowed the judges during round two of The Next Country Music Star Talent Search at The Ranch Resort in Bethany. She will move on to the April 23 semi-final with the hope of winning a coveted spot on stage at the 27th Havelock Country Music The Peterborough-based Jesse Slack Band won round one of The Next Country Music Star Talent Jamboree.

Search and will move on to the April 23 semi-final round at The Ranch Resort in Bethany. The winner Bruce Good was part of the on The Ranch Resort stage will get a showcase gig at the 27th annual Havelock Country Jamboree.

Metalwork’s Recording Studio, a Boutique, a digital recording of the Tanglewood guitar from The Guitar performer’s audition.

Judges in the final rounds include representatives from MDI (owned by EMI) Fontana North (Maple Music) and Sony along with Bob Spencer of Metalworks Production Company.

Last year Canadian music legend were called to three separate incidents of people trespassing and causing a disturbance on residential properties. Police believe one or two people took part in these incidents, and that an older model dark green GMC pickup also may have been involved in one or more of the complaints.

Anyone with information about these or other crimes is asked to contact the Stirling-Rawdon Police Service at 613-395-0844 or CrimeStoppers at 613-969-TIPS.

Stirling police looking for culprits

By Terry McNamee Stirling - Stirling-Rawdon police are hoping the public can help in identifying those responsible for vandalizing and stealing rural mailboxes on Hoards and Welmans Roads. The incidents took place in the early morning hours on Tuesday, March 15.

The following evening, between 10:20 and 10:40 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, police

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Last year Instant Rivalry from Prince Edward County took top spot and has been riding the crest of success ever since.

Only 30 openings were available to this year’s search so the range of talent

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Admission to the weekly showdowns is $10; a dinner and show package is available for $30.

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Mike Dougherty, Joshua Carlton, Brady Maguire, Doug Wood and crew kept the grills full March 20 for the annual Huntingdon pancake breakfast. Photo by Diane Sherman

By Diane Sherman Ivanhoe - For 31 years firefighters from the Huntingdon Fire Department have hosted their annual pancake breakfast the first weekend of spring. More than 1,200 people were served the all-youcan-eat breakfast of pancakes, sausage, bacon, fried potatoes, eggs and toast for

a bargain of $8 to support a good cause.

The event raised around $4,700 this year with the cash going to purchase air tanks for the department said firefighter Chris Papertzian after the final count had been done.

The six-hour Sunday morning breakfast used over 200 dozen eggs supplied through the Ontario egg producers

board. Overall, the cost of food has risen Papertzian said, so expenses were a bit more this year.

Sales of 50/50 tickets resulted in a winning purse of $1,098 for a local resident who donated $200 back to the fire department.

The event, though, was not just about the food or social time had by all, it was an opportunity to educate residents on the best practices of fire prevention and safety.

Fire prevention co-ordinator Andrew Wood and his crew were on hand with information packets for young and old alike. Their table display strongly promoted the new law requiring carbon monoxide detectors in every home. New smoke and CO2 detectors were available for purchase along with directions for safe home evacuation.

Residents were encouraged to conduct their own fire drills at home, and children were guided with age-appropriate information on how to handle emergencies.

As the annual tradition continues it is evident young firefighters are stepping up into organizational roles as older ones step back into supporting jobs.

Matt Tebworth took over organizing the event last year and again this year with a contingent of younger firefighters taking the strenuous shifts over the grills, starting well before daylight to get everything underway.

If you missed the breakfast this year, don’t worry, there will be one next spring.

Limit on leaf and yard waste to increase

By John Campbell

Northumberland County -- Residents will soon be able to dispose five times more of their leaf and yard waste for free at Northumberland County’s three waste management facilities.

County council voted March 16 to remove the tipping fee at its landfill and two waste transfer stations for loads up to 500 kilograms, beginning April 1. The current limit is 100 kilograms.

The charge per load above the limit remains at $40 per tonne.

The change will result in a loss of approximately $20,000 a year in revenue for the County.

Northumberland implemented a free seasonal County-wide curbside collection program for leaf and yard waste in 2015 as recommended in its long-term waste management master plan.

It “makes sense from both an economic and environmental perspective,” director of transportation, waste and facilities department Mo Pannu wrote in a report to council.

Using a fleet of collection vehicles to collect leaf and yard waste “significantly reduces the amount of fuel consumed and greenhouse gases emitted,” compared to residents transporting the material to waste

management facilities.

However, some residents continue to deliver their leaf and yard waste to the sites because they don‘t know about the new curbside collection service, they don‘t have to buy paper bags to hold the waste, or they save time “in not having to bag leaves or cut brush up and tie into bundles,” Pannu said.

Some who prefer to take the waste directly to the sites complained they have to pay to dispose of material that‘s collected for free at curbside, so in “the interest of fairness to all residents,” staff recommended the amount accepted at no charge be raised from 100 to 500 kilograms per load, he said.

A limit for excess amounts was kept to help cover “the cost the County incurs to manage large loads of materials brought in by commercial patrons,” such as property maintenance and tree removal contractors.

The waste is ground up and turned into compost, most of which is used as ground cover/soil at the landfill in Brighton “to support the growth of grass on inactive and closed sections,” Pannu said.

Last year, 97 per cent of all loads of leaf and yard waste dropped off from Jan. 1 to Nov. 30 weighed less than 500 kilograms; 322 of the 12,785 loads exceeded 500 kilograms.

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Turtle trauma centre does valuable outreach

By Bill Freeman

Hastings – Mr. D and friends dropped into Hastings over the March Break during an outreach visit by the Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre. It was a timely reminder of how vulnerable Ontario’s turtle population is and how important the province’s eight native species are as indicators of environmental and habitat health.

“They connect the water and the land,” says Wendy Baggs, a threeyear volunteer and frequent presenter at outreach visits who continues to be a “taxi driver” taking injured turtles to the Centre’s new state-ofthe-art hospital and rehabilitation facility near Peterborough.

“My primary goal and the Centre’s primary goal is to share information and show people that one individual can make a difference,” Baggs said.

The Centre is changing its “operational name” to the “Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre” but will retain its familiar original title for legal purposes.

A shoreline resident near Hastings, Baggs has “turtles all around me,” mostly Snapping, Painted and Northern Map turtles. Map and Snapping turtles are listed as of “special concern.”

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Wendy Baggs, a volunteer outreach presenter and “taxi driver” for injured turtles at the Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre, talks to guests during a visit to the Hastings Civic Centre. Photo by Bill Freeman

shell, Eastern Musk and Blanding’s turtles are threatened while Spotted and Wood Turtles are endangered.

Painted Turtles have not yet been listed and the Red-eared Slider is a non-native species.

The renowned Centre and its hospital admits and treats injured turtles from across Ontario, releasing them back into their natural habitat if it can; it also oversees thousands of eggs and hatchlings.

Mr. D and turtle guests Shelby and Andrea can’t be released back into

the wild because of the severity of their injuries.

“They would never survive,” said Baggs.

The Centre treated approximately 500 turtles this past year and is still rehabilitating 100 more, she says.

Its numbers increase every year.

“It just depends on their injuries, sometimes it’s for three months, and sometimes a year and sometimes they never make it back into the wild.”

They also incubated a “good mix”

Liam, nine, and Kalli, three, were fascinated by some of the replica turtles brought to the Hastings Civic Centre during a special March presentation by the Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre. Photo by Bill Freeman

of 2,000 eggs and still have around 500 baby turtles to be released in the areas from which they originated.

The Centre also works with other facilities and veterinary clinics offering in-house training so injured turtles can be stabilized and cared for until they’re able to be transferred to Peterborough.

Baggs’ “first little stepping stone” was volunteering with the Toronto Zoo’s “Turtle Tally Program” keep-

ing track of turtles and installing turtle crossing signs. Then she discovered the Trauma Centre.

Her work and that of other volunteers helps elevate the Centre’s profile and gives hope to the thousands of pregnant female turtles injured crossing roads while trekking to nesting sites.

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Cashing in on the Internet through social media can require some skill negotiating the various tools such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Google.

To help with this, the Trent Hills and District Chamber of Commerce is hosting two spring workshops. The first session would be of interest to businesses and organizations that have Sofie Andreou of Sofie Andreou & Associates from Peterborough will be been using social media on a regular hosting a free workshop, one of two sessions being offered by the Trent basis. The second is for businesses and Hills and District Chamber of Commerce. Photo submitted. organizations that are interested in getting started on Facebook. egy on an annual basis too because things “Social media is about conversation and about making a con- change so quickly,” she explained. nection with your customer, your visitor, or your participant in During the workshop she involves your organization,” said Nancy Allanson, executive director. participants in a nine-step process “When we first started with social media as a chamber and talks about repurposing their we said let’s try this but when we developed a strategy and marketing material. goals, that is when it went well,” she explained and so the “If an existing business has been chamber is bringing back an expert in this field, Sofie An- around for years and is used to print addreou from Peterborough. vertising or radio and TV, they need to “Sofie has become a social media guru. She is a very dynamic repurpose their material for social mespeaker and knows what she is talking about. We’ve had her dia and digital marketing. People need back a couple of times and now we’re having her help take to understand how to leverage both trabusinesses to the next level.” ditional and digital and how to link the “I do workshops for hundreds of businesses and business two,” said Andreou. owners every month,” commented the owner of Sofie An- The spring workshops will be held after dreou & Associates who has created “Coffee Break Learn- the chamber’s special general meeting on ing,” an online video tutorial system that provides 15-minute Thurs., March 31 which begins at 5 p.m. episodes, “that will help you understand and really kick butt Workshop sessions will run concurrentwith digital marketing. ly. The first, called “Building your own “I always stress people need to have a strategy before they Digital Strategy” (with Andreou) is from even start Facebook or Instagram. They need to do their strat- 6 – 8 p.m. and the second called “Getting Started on Facebook” is from 6 - 7 p.m.

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Sydney Heffernan, in Grade 2 at St. Paul Catholic Elementary School in Nor- Kathleen Walsh and Abigail Shepstone, in Grade wood, used shells for her “Sinking and Floating” science fair project. Photo 6 at St. Paul Catholic Elementary School in Norby Bill Freeman wood, studied “Nature’s Candy” for their science fair project. Photo by Bill Freeman

Jenna Brown and Lonna Keating, in Grade 5 at St. Paul Catholic Elementary School in Norwood, studied the circulatory system for their science fair project. Photo by Bill Freeman

at St. Paul.”

And as part of the scientific method they know hypotheses don’t always work out, Citro says.

“Some of our best discoveries come from unexpected results.”

“I wanted to challenge myself,” said Grade 3 student Alberta Robertson who teamed up with Whitney Menard to build a radio using, among other things, a beer bottle.

“I like science fairs more than speeches,” Whitney added.

They also like “building and engineering.”

“It’s interesting that such a small thing can do a really big job and how fast it does everything,” said Grade 5 student Lonna Keating who studied the circulatory system with Jenna Brown.

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Abigail’s family produces maple syrup so they felt it was a natural fit.

“I like science because it gets all messy,” added Sydney Heffernan who used large and small shells to see how they would float. “It was so cool.”

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The annual event featured 153 different projects from 220 students in Grades 1 to 8 with the top three in each division and honourable mentions heading to the Trent University Regional Science Fair. Helping out as judges were 25 students from Norwood District High and 13 community members.

“There is some other pretty cool stuff here,” said budding mechanic Shawn Gibson, a Grade 5 student who built a solar-powered crane to demonstrate how a big rig can function and still reduce its dependency on fossil fuels.

“It takes them out of the classroom and puts them in the school community,” St. Paul Principal Robert Citro said.

Citro says his own participation in school science fairs in Newmarket “piqued” an interest that led him to study biology at university and go into teaching.

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He hopes it also encourages Grade 8 students to take extra science courses in high school.

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Tweed - A tasty feature of small town life in Tweed is the chance to enjoy inexpensive dining at the frequent fundraising meals hosted by local organizations.

This last weekend, diners could take advantage of a spaghetti dinner put on by the Gateway Horse Riders Association (GHRA) and the annual pancake brunch offered by St. John’s United Church.

The GHRA spaghetti dinner was held at the Thomasburg Hall this year and attracted a large crowd of diners from near and far to enjoy pasta with a variety of homemade sauces and desserts. Gateway President Jean Whitley reported, “This is our first time in the Thomasburg Hall and it’s working out really well for us. The size of the hall is excellent and it’s a really good location. We have people here from Brighton, people from Erinsville, so we try to keep it central.” The club has a membership “anywhere from 30 to 40. That was last year’s. We’re hoping for a bigger membership this year.”

GHRA has been in existence since 2007 and this is Whitley’s second year as president. “I’m

thrilled. This is just wonderful,” she remarked and noted that the association’s next big event will be the annual Tack Sale at the Land O’ Lakes Curling Club on May 15. The club’s first horse show will be on May 29.

The annual community pancake brunch hosted by St. John’s United Church also drew a hungry crowd this year and following the 11 a.m. Sunday service, the church basement filled with congregation members, families and visitors to enjoy pancakes with real maple syrup or fruit preserves and whipped cream served up with sausages, ham and coffee. The meal is intended to be a community event and affordable said St. John’s council member and organizer Bill McMaster. Admission is $8 for adults or $20 for families, even families “with five or six kids.”

“This is very well attended. I think this is the best crowd we’ve had in years,” said McMaster. Six volunteers serve in the kitchen and the maple syrup was donated

by Don-Echo Farms. “We put it on Facebook this year for the first time … we’re really tickled with the response. We’re reaching out to the community, which is in our mission statement.”

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By Terry McNamee Stirling - Members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 228 in Stirling were at Stirling Public School recently to present awards to students who had placed in

Members of the Stirling Branch 228 of the Royal Canadian Legion were at Stirling Public School on Wednesday, March 9 to present awards to students who did well in the public speaking contest and the Remembrance Day poster, essay and poetry contest. Poster winners are holding their artwork. In front, from left are Trinity Anderson, Grade 8; Brett Binnie, Grade 8; Mieke Gorter, Grade 6; Desiree Dracup, Grade 6; Iman Subedar, Grade 5; Sofia Hernandez, Grade 5, and Devin Rose Hastey, Grade 8. In back, from left, are Darrin Heasman, Branch 228 youth education chairman; Legion Branch President Judy Heasman; Karen Brogee, Grade 6; Payton Denyes, Grade 6; Kailin McCaskie, Grade 7; Jessica Carlisle, Grade 8; and veteran and Legion member Bob Lovelace. Photo by Terry McNamee

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“We had 126 entries in the literary and poster contest for Remembrance Day,” said Branch 228 Youth Education Chairman Darrin Heasman.

He added that 15 students took part in the annual speech contest held February 8.

“Peyton Denyes and Devin Rose Hastey are going to be representing Stirling at the zone competition in April,” he said.

The literary contest had divisions for poetry and essays, and the poster contest offered awards for colour and for black and white artwork. One local entry in the literary category has been working its way up through all the levels of competition.

He said the essay entered by Grade 6 student Karen Brogee took first place in the branch competition, which qualified her essay for the zone competition, where it won again. After that, it was judged at the district level, took another first place award, and now will be judged at the provincial level. That event will be judged in April in London.

“She‘s in the top 10,” said Branch President Judy Heasman.

The students were presented with framed certificates or plaques for their winning entries.

Marmora – Randy “The Magic Man” Rogers wowed his audience of young and not so young at the William Shannon Room on March 19 with sleight of hand, juggling and an easy entertaining manner. Marmora area children were introduced to the wonderful world of magic. About 15 children,

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Quinte Rotary Music Festival set to thrill again

Belleville – April is around the corner and that means the sound of great music will soon be emanating throughout a few community venues.

The 48th annual Quinte Rotary Music Festival runs from April 11 to 15 this year at four city venues: Eastminster United Church, St. Matthew’s United Church, The Salvation Army, and Albert College. Hosted and financially supported by the Belleville, Trenton and Sunrise Rotary Clubs as well as community donors, the popular festival hires adjudicators of national renown to assess competitors in a wide range of disciplines: voice, choral, piano, strings, woodwinds, brass, bands, guitar and harp.

The non-profit festival culminates in the Silver Trophy competitions at 7:30 p.m. April 15 at St. Matthew’s Church. That evening, adjudicators judge the students who achieve the highest marks during the week as they compete for the coveted Silver Trophies in piano, voice, woodwinds and strings — worth $500 each — as well as the Rotary voice and instrumental awards, valued at $1,000, and the Vera Anderson Scholarship for piano performance, worth $2,500.

Rotarians were treated to a sample of upcoming festival performances at the recent luncheon, as guests Leah Burgess (guitar and vocal), Danielle Dettlinger (voice), Denise Wu (piano) and Albert College’s saxophone quartet (Sydney Mosaheb, Jaimeson Lortie, Tina Li and Alex Schneider) provided the entertainment.

The quality of the competitors at the

Belleville’s Largest

luncheon is “just a sample of what we can expect during the five days of the festival”, said Rotarian and music festival chairman John Chisholm.

“We believe that all who participate in the festival gain a sense of satisfaction, pride and accomplishment as they prepare for and demonstrate their musical talents,” added Chisholm.

This year’s adjudicators are Susan Toman (piano, harp), John Palmer (bands, instrumental and strings), and Amanda Brunk (voice, choral). More information on their backgrounds is available on the festival website at www.quinterotarymusicfestival.com.

Also online is the weekly schedule, and the complete program for the event.

Admission is free at all festival venues.

Well-known choral conductor Rudy Heijdens is once again this year’s platinum-level sponsor for the festival, and Chisholm says sponsors at all levels are actively encouraged.

Albert College is the festival’s silver sponsor this year, and also the continued host of the Concert of Stars, a showcase of the event’s best performers and presentation of awards. It’s slated for April 27th at 7 p.m. and is open to the public.

The event does more than just provide local music lovers with some great shows. It’s also a rewarding experience for the young performers who participate, said Scott Mills, who runs the instrumental music program at Albert College.

A performer who is preparing for a music festival develops a host International of musical skills

over the months that they are learning their pieces.

This includes technique, a sense of timing and rhythm, reading and interpreting the notes, and motivation to practise.

But it’s the non-musical skills they learn – discipline, goal setting, and being part of a greater whole – that affect not just their performance, but often their lives outside of music, says Mills, who’s been helping students prepare for the Quinte Rotary Music Festival for two decades.

He spoke at a recent Belleville Rotary Club meeting to promote the festival, now in its 48th year.

“Each spring the festival performances become our target performance dates,” Mills said to an audience of Rotarians and musical guests from next month’s festival. “This gives the musicians in our choirs and bands a clear goal, and a deadline to prepare their pieces. They are especially keen to impress the adjudicators, so they tend to focus a little harder and practise more to ensure that they can perform at their highest level.

Giving students these tangible goals and deadlines is a key part to developing many of the life skills that they will need, both in and out of a musical context,” he explained.

However, one of the greatest, perhaps hidden, benefits of the festival is the non-musical growth that occurs in the preparation and performances.

“A student who prepares to perform at the festival must develop many essential life skills that will directly affect their performance, and will inevitably affect their lives outside of music,” Mills said. “They must de-

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velop discipline to become organized enough to practise regularly and efficiently. They must set goals in order to prepare their music adequately to meet the deadline of the performance day.

“If they play in an ensemble, they must develop interpersonal skills, and work as a team to prepare and perform at their highest level. They have to learn how all the different parts of the ensemble interact and mesh together. There are times when one part must come forward, and others must

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support, and they need to be able to find their place inside of this moving structure.

“They develop self-confidence from going up on stage in front of family, strangers and judges and performing. They become comfortable with the idea of being judged and assessed, and learn how to accept and apply advice, and grow from the experience.

Lastly, they must also learn to speak the language of music and become expressive artists, and more expressive citizens of the world.”

Foodbank donations by Kent Public School students surpassed their goal The students in the primary division classes surpassed their food drive goal. Front from left, Sara Volk, Grade 3; Jack Stapley, Grade 1; Kylie Quinlan, Grade 1; and Aliyah MacLean, Grade 1; back row, from left, Kylie Rutherford, Grade 2; Ben Sherwin, Grade 3; Logan Fry, Grade 3; and Madison Powney, Grade 3. Photo by Sue Dickens

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Albert College’s saxophone quartet, conducted by music teacher Scott Mills, entertained the Belleville Rotary Club at a recent meeting to launch the Quinte Rotary Music Festival. The performers (from left) were 1st alto sax Sydney Mosaheb, 2nd alto sax Jaimeson Lortie, tenor sax Tina Li , and baritone sax Alex Schneider. Photo: Lola Reid Allin

By Sue Dickens Campbellford – “I think it will help a lot of people,” said Aliyah MacLean, a Grade 1 student at Kent Public School.

Aliyah and her classmates met the challenge when asked to collect nonperishable food items for the local food bank.

“We chose the 100th day in school and said we wanted to collect 100 food items,” said Grade 2/3 teacher Sherri Rutherford.

“We put the challenge out on a Monday and by Friday it all came together.

Our goal was to donate 100 items to the food bank and the students actually brought in 147,” she added.

The collection of food was done by the primary division students and involved

several teachers including Holly Marshall, who teaches Grade 1, Tori Wasson who teaches Grade 1 / 2 and Rod Lysenchuk, who teaches Grade 3 pupils.

The students had plenty to say about the importance of the challenge.

“We did this to help others in need of food,” said Ben Sherwin, Grade 3.

“I think collecting food for the food bank will help a lot of people,” said classmate Logan Fry. Madison Powney, Grade 3, summed it up when she said, “We brought in a lot of food.”

This was not the first time the students at Kent Public School have collected for the food bank and it has always been very successful.

“This was just a fun way to look at the concept of 100,” said Rutherford.

Stirling-Rawdon Council moves to protect municipal water wells Stirling—Council has passed a bylaw creating a Source Water Protection Overlay Zone for lands within a designated Wellhead Protection Area. The move is designed to prevent infiltration of contaminants into municipal water wells that service the former Village of Stirling.

At the Monday, March 21, council meeting, Mayor Rodney Cooney said this will involve the future inspection of individual septic systems within the designated area.

“All of Ontario is doing it because of

Walkerton,” the mayor said, referring to the contaminated water crisis in that city in May, 2000. That event, caused

by E. coli bacteria found in the municipal drinking water, caused the deaths of seven people and made 2,300 ill.

The new bylaw ensures that the Township’s Risk Management Official and/ or Lower Trent Region Conservation Authority staff are consulted when anyone submits an application for a building permit within the designated Wellhead Protection Area.

As well, the bylaw prohibits the following within that protection area: the establishment, maintenance or operation

of a waste disposal site, septic system or sewage treatment or disposal; the handling and management of agricultural material; the handling and storage of non-agricultural source material, commercial fertilizer, pesticide, road salt, fuel, an organic solvent and a dense nonaqueous phase liquid (heavy liquids that sink deep into the water, such as coal tar, creosote and extra heavy oil); the storage of snow; and the use of land as livestock grazing or pastureland, an outdoor livestock confinement area or an farm animal yard. It also prohibits an airport and the associated runoff from the use of chemicals to de-ice aircraft.

This map from the Township of Stirling-Rawdon shows the land that has been zoned as the Source Water Protection Overlay Zone. The intent is to keep contaminant from entering the wells that supply municipal drinking water in Stirling.

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What’s going on behind closed doors?

Dear Editor I must point out that the March 17 article in the Central Hastings News by reporter Terry McNamee on the abrupt departure of Stirling-Rawdon CAO Charles Croll raises more questions than it answers.

Admittedly, this is not the fault of Ms. McNamee as she seems to have done her level best to get to the bottom of this murky matter.

Emulating professional politicians everywhere, Mayor Rodney Cooney was his usual non-informative self when asked about the “sudden” departure. Cooney refused to say whether it was Stirling council, or Mr. Croll himself who initiated the abrupt parting of ways. Calling this a “mutual agreement” is a deflection that attempts to put lipstick on a very ugly pig.

When asked another straightforward question by Ms.

McNamee about a potential conflict of interest, the Mayor chose to rope-a-dope yet again… bluntly stating, “What do you think?” rather than simply answering the question. I find Mayor Cooney’s disrespect for transparency and accountability both disturbing and distasteful.

This puts me in mind of the last Council meeting I attended, a standing room only affair, where citizens concerned about the rumoured closure of the children’s library were repeatedly shut down as they attempted to question the mayor and council.

Since then, I understand the mayor has since dismissed not one, but two library board chairs and altered the composition of the board to include two members of council and two citizens closely associated with these members.

It seems that altogether too

many township affairs occur in the virtual shadows (ie. - the two police chiefs issue and the fairy tale 33 cents on the dollar sewage lagoon that Stirling residents are now paying off like a credit card) without any public oversight. What other potentially unpleasant surprises are being hidden behind Council’s closed doors?

Perhaps Mayor Cooney, who (does not have) an e-mail address where citizens can reach him to address their concerns, should show a little more openness and transparency where taxpayer dollars and community institutions are concerned.

I would encourage concerned citizens to turn out for Council and Library Board meetings (the latter is third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.) if they are at all concerned about how local politics is affecting their lives.

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Trentview Estates – Asphodel-Norwood Council has dropped the fixed rate water charge on vacant properties in Trentview Estates making good on a user-pay pledge made back in 2007.

Seventeen of the 86 properties in the subdivision near Hastings are vacant lots and eliminating the fixed rate charge is the main reason the fixed rate charge for the 69 TVE homeowners has increased $4.47 to $34.73 in the 2016 budget, says Treasurer CanST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN dace White.

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A standby generator could cost as much as $25,000 and White says the funds would be drawn from TVE reserves.

“The reason it’s even on staff’s radar is the MOE mentioned it in the compliance report,” says White. “You can’t ignore it. As soon as it goes from a best practice to non-compliance it would have to be purchased.”

Staff will continue to study the “pros and cons” of a permanent or mobile back-up generator. No decisions have been made.

“It will come back to council,” White added.

They’re also closely monitoring the booster station’s two pumps which were installed within 18 months of each other in 1993. White says they may need to be replaced within the next three to five years. The pumps would cost between $22,000 and $25,000 each.

The 2016 budget includes a reduction in capital equipment expenses and public works machine time.

“Overall, staff is satisfied with this,” White said of the document.

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berry bushes near a creek like the one at Cobourg Union Cemetery, or the two-acre parcel of land high on a hill that was donated to St. James Church in Roseneath, they are different from traditional burial grounds.

“We now have a scatter garden,” explained Gerald Beaven, church and cemetery board member who brought the concept of an eco-friendly burial to the village.

“It took at least five years to get through the bureaucracy. We use the same bylaws for the whole cemetery, except eco-friendly means everything has to be biodegradable.” The caskets need to be biodegradable too and embalming is not done for an eco-friendly burial. Headstones are available but not usually found at a green burial site.

Offering the eco-friendly burial plots for about one year now, St James has sold about eight so far. People from as far away as Whitby, Trenton, Port Hope, Garden Hills and nearby Warkworth have made their purchases.

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Campbellford – Green burial and/ or eco-friendly burial is an option available to folks of Trent Hills in the nearby cemetery at St. James Anglican Church in Roseneath and at Cobourg Union Cemetery. Although not mainstream, it has garnered interest by some who are choosing this over traditional interment.

Jeff Weaver, president and funeral director of Weaver Funeral Homes, said he offers green burials, but for him his experience so far has shown that the cemeteries that provide the service “just aren’t convenient for our families here in Campbellford or Trenton.”

“I encourage it, but to date we’ve never had a green burial,” he com-

mented. “It’s right for some, but won’t be right for all. These green burials, there’s virtually no maintenance and we find that people like to go and visit graves and if they can’t find one, they get very upset,” he noted, adding, “When people ask us about green caskets they are available, we do have them.”

Weaver believes, “This must be a family decision. It’s good people are talking about green burial, cremation, setting down roots in a certain community but they have to take it one step further and talk to their family so everybody is on the same page.”

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Campbellford – The health of the Emergency Department (ER) at Campbellford Memorial Hospital is and has always been a priority, even more so now as demand for services and experienced staff continues to grow.

“It’s all about our patients,” said Sue Robinson, manager of ER and ambulatory clinic at the hospital. She was speaking to board members at a recent board meeting where she updated them on the short-term and long-term goals and subsequent challenges in the ER. The number of patients who enter through the doors of the ER has hovered around 20,000 annually. In 20142015 the ER saw an increase in that number to 21,293 patients.

At the same time there has been an increase in the type of issues patients present with as more aging patients arrive with “complex health problems.”

It is a phenomenon doctors at the Trent Hills Family Health Team are experiencing as well according to comments made previously by Dr. Bob Henderson, medical director.

Staffing to meet the influx of patients at peak periods is factored into the

Sue Robinson, manager of ER and ambulatory clinic at Campbellford Memorial Hospital, recently updated board members on the challenges facing the department on a daily basis and the goals in place to meet changing patient needs. Photo by Sue Dickens

smooth running of the ER. “We know that the number of people who come into ER goes up between 7 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. That number

goes up during the supper 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. “to capture the inhour again,” Robinson said. creased level of registration as most Responding to the need, a of the impact is during her hours.” nurse practitioner staffs the Staffing in the ER includes an anesER six days a week from

thetist and a physician 24.7 and there is always a backup physician on call as well as three Registered Nurses (RN) on day and evening shifts and two RNs on night shift. A mental health crisis worker is on call Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The challenge the hospital faces is not only the number of staff on site but the “recruitment of experienced and qualified staff,” noted Robinson.

Investing in staff development is a priority, noted Robinson.

“Five years experience in the ER is a drop in the bucket,” she said.

Succession planning is also crucial. In 2010, 89 per cent of full-time RNs were eligible to retire within a five year time frame. In 2015 that number had been reduced to 11 per cent. New hires made the difference.

Since Jan. 1, 2010 five fulltime RNs have been hired as

well as four part-time RNs, three casual RNs and one new grad initiative.

Enhancing the quality and safety improvement initiatives to ensure alignment with the Ontario Senior Friendly Hospital Strategy (SFH) is another goal.

The SFH is a Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) led Ontario wide strategy to “enable seniors to maintain optimal health and function while they are hospitalized so that they can transition successfully home or to the next appropriate level of care.”

All of these considerations happen against the backdrop of the need to increase knowledge and experience of newer RNs, improve access to transportation for patients and an increase in workload (forms and reports).

“Moving forward our goal is to continue to improve patient experience,” Robinson concluded.

St. Patrick’s fun in Hastings

By Bill Freeman

Hastings – Green it was in Hastings, where young leprechauns celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with the Ontario Early Years Centre during a special party at the Civic Centre.

Youngsters had a chance to put on their Irish green chef’s hats during a special edition of “Kids in the Kitchen” run by Pat Stuckless of the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit. On the menu were St. Patrick’s Day wraps featuring spinach green wraps and an assortment of green veggies as well as fruit kebobs that included a variety of green fruits like honey dew, green apples, pears, kiwi, limes, green grapes and star fruit.

There was also some toe-tapping music courtesy of Campbellford performer Patrick Kelleher.

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Madison, 6, was all emerald green during St. Patrick’s Day celebrations at the Hastings Civic Centre hosted by the Ontario Early Years Centre. Festivities included a “Kids in the Kitchen” all-green lunch, crafts and songs by Campbellford’s Patrick Kelleher. Photo by Bill Freeman

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Peewee Campbellford Colts take B championship of the Leo League in overtime minutes left Percy pulled it out with a 4-3 win to tie the Warkworth – In a battle for series at three points each. the B championship of the Leo Game four of the series took League, the Peewee Campplace in Campbellford the bellford Colts have taken the next night. Once again, the Bulldogs opened the scoring in the middle of the first period. Logan Granger started the breakout from Percy’s end and hit Lindt leaving the zone, Lindt saw Whalen open in the neutral zone and Whalen put the Bulldogs on the clock.

Kelly put Percy up 2-0 early in the second on two beauty set up passes from Olivia Newman and Trotter. The Colts came alive and with three minutes left in the second, they put two behind Aiden Robson of the Bulldogs. Jon Gratton put in the first goal, assisted by Matthew Haggerman and Conner Aggett. Aidan West scored the second with help from Alex Wrightly and Watters.

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championship beating the Peewee Percy Bulldogs.

After the first two games, Cambellford led the series with three points (one win and one tie) to Percy’s one point (one

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Game three was held in Warkworth. Percy was in a must-win situation to keep the series going and they didn’t disappoint.

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buzzer of the third period, but his shot went just wide of the net. The game and series would be decided in overtime.

Just after one minute into the OT period McKenzie again almost ended things, with a shot off the post of Campbellford’s net. Just after three minutes of play in the OT period with a scramble in front of Percy’s net,

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Local students Abigaile Wilson from Tweed Elementary and Foley Forbes from St. Carthagh’s Catholic School demonstrate their growing curling skills at the recent Land O’ Lakes Junior Bonspeil. Seventeen young curlers participated in the event which was “the first one in a number of years” according to club president Dale Palmer.

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Cam Peters scored for Campbellford on rebounds from West and Malaki Vangils.

Both teams showed excellent sportsmanship, and all coaches and fans commented on what an exciting series it was.

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SPORTS

By Terry McNamee Stirling—Undefeated in the regular 2015-16 season, the Stirling Novice Blues hockey team ended the first roundrobin playoff round in number one spot after three wins in four games to qualify for the OMHA

Stirling Novice Blues host game five of OMHA East Finals this Sunday East Finals against the Midland Centennials.

The Blues won the championship in 2014, but lost in the finals last year to Midland, making the Blues hungry to regain their title.

Game one of the finals took place Saturday, March 12,

in Stirling against a strong Midland team. The game was scoreless after two periods. Finally, with just six minutes left in the third, Deke Osterhout scored for Stirling, assisted by Sam Thompson. The 1-0 lead was short-lived, as Midland made it a 1-1 game with three minutes remaining in regulation time. With overtime looming, Osterhout took a pass from linemate Jake Sage and scored the winner with six seconds left The Stirling Novice Blues will battle the Midland Centennials in game five of the OMHA East Finals this coming Sunday, March 26, at 4 p.m. at the Stirling Arena.

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on the clock.

The teams were back at it in Stirling the next day, and this time Midland struck first, scoring early in the first and then adding another later in the period to lead 2-0. The Blues caught up in the second on goals by Osterhout (assisted by Sills) and Sage. But with 52 seconds left in the second period, Midland scored to go into the third with a 3-2 lead. The third period was scoreless, giving Midland the win to tie the series.

The series resumed in Midland on March 19, and the Blues had

a hard time recovering from the three-hour bus ride. Midland led 1-0 after one period, and despite playing short-handed for much of the second, Stirling managed to hold the host team scoreless.

Early in the third, Midland added another marker to go up 2-0. Both teams had to deal with numerous penalties, and the game ended with no additional scoring, putting Midland up two games to one in the series.

On Sunday, Stirling came back strong, and these evenly-

matched teams could not get past each others’ defenses for the first two periods. In the third, Sage opened the scoring on a pass from Osterhout, but Midland came back one minute later to make it 1-1. With Cole Perry making some key saves in net for Stirling, the team went on the offensive. Sage scored, assisted by Thompson and Osterhout, at the 3:34 mark, and the team held on for a 2-1 win, tying the series again.

Game five will be played in Stirling this Saturday, March 26, at 4 p.m.

McIntosh wins 42nd season cup in Peter Puck League

The Stirling Peter Puck Men’s was tied at 4 early in the 3rd been playing every Sunday night Hockey League held its playoff period but McIntosh managed from October through March finals on Saturday, March 19. to dig a little deeper and pulled ever since, making this the 42nd The semi-final games were hard away with two unanswered season of Stirling Peter Puck fought matches with Landstar goals and an empty net goal to hockey. If you are interested in defeating Shaw 5 – 4 with a last make it a 7 – 4 victory. playing in the Stirling Peter Puck effort goal at the 19:52 mark of The Stirling Peter Puck League league you can register yourself the third. McIntosh played Kiley was formed in 1973 and has at www.StirlingPeterPuck.com in the second game with McIntosh pulling ahead 3-2 midway through the third on a power play goal.

Kiley came back hard ringing the goal posts three times but an empty net goal gave the victory to McIntosh with a 4 – 2 final. This put Landstar and McIntosh into the championship Men’s team, McIntosh, are winners of the Stirling Peter Puck Men’s Hockey League championships, game. The game beating teams Kiley and Landstar on the way to the final win. Submitted photo

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SPORTS

By Brett Mann

Midget Hawks fall short in All-Ontario Championship finals kle injury, but Tweed went into the match missing two players under suspension and despite excellent goaltending and penalty killing, could not catch up to the Kings.

The Hawks started the third period short-handed as a result of three penalties in the last minute of the second. They managed to fend off a five-onthree Kings advantage but the Hawks kept giving up powerplay chances to Dresden with a total of nine two-minute penalties. The Kings went ahead by three goals with five minutes left when Kings captain Derek Hueni managed to find the back of the Hawks’ net. Hawks captain Nate Broek, who also turned in a top-level perfor-

mance, was able to put one He was pleased the Hawks was Dresden’s first All-Onmore goal on the scoreboard made it to the finals and is tario Championship “and they in the last minute of the game, sorry that a number of players earned it,” said Thompson. but it was not enough to push won’t be back next year. This “Words can’t describe how the series to a fourth game and Tweed could not bring home a second All-Ontario Championship this year.

Notwithstanding losing the final series, head coach Brad Thompson was proud of the Hawks’ season. With several top forwards out of action due to injuries and suspensions he noted that Dyson Cassidy stepped up, and “Nate and Ben Broek were playing great. They’re the heart and soul of the team. If you’d asked me at the start of the year, it wasn’t looking good, but we won 12 playoff games in a row without a loss.”

proud I am of the boys. And thanks to my coaching staff.

We couldn’t have done it without them.”

Tweed – Tweed’s Midget Hawks failed to bring home the All-Ontario Championship this year, losing three straight games to the Dresden Junior Kings. Both teams were wellmatched as reflected in the final scores. The Hawks lost by only one goal in their two away games and came up short 4-2 in the third and final game on home ice.

The Tweed arena was packed with fans including a large contingent of Dresden supporters.

The Hawks fought an uphill battle from the start with Dresden scoring three times in the first period, getting their first goal short-handed.

Fast-moving Tyrone Jenkins managed to connect with a long pass and get by the Kings goalie with about five minutes Midget Hawks captain, Nate Broek, congratulates the Dresden Jr. Kings on winning their first All-Ontario Championship. The left but Dresden responded teams were well-matched but missing some of their key forwards, the Hawks were not able to overtake the fast, aggressive with another goal in the last Dresden team. minute of the period, holding on to their two-point lead.

The Kings played a fast, aggressive game and kept the pressure on the Hawks net. The Tweed Midget C Hawks played excellent end-to-end hockey against the DresHawks forward Joel Albert was den Jr. Kings but lost the final series after dropping the first three games by narrow back in action following an an- margins.

PET of ThE WEEK!

By Nancy Sharpe

Peterborough This Week The Peterborough Minor Peewee AAA Petes, on a winning goal by Frankford’s Nate Bassett, defeated the Markham Waxers 3-2 in Markham to win the Eastern Ontario Triple A Championships in Markham Sunday.

Markham’s Michael Buchinger scored the first goal giving Markham a 1-0 advantage in the first period. Pete’s right winger Cole Lester took a slap shot to even the score assisted by centre Cole Pottle at 10.02 in the second period.

Ryan Bell, left winger for the

Petes scored at 2:14 in the second period assisted by defenseman Will Corcoran to take the lead.

Deandres Dejesus from the Markham Waxers score early in the third period to tie up the game.

With eight minutes left in the game, Petes’ left winger Bassett scored assisted by defenceman Liam Kenny to again take the lead. Petes were able to fend off the Waxers to take the 3-2 lead to the final buzzer.

Bassett had earlier in the season been cut by the Frankford area peewee rep side, but decided to travel to Peterborough to take a shot at catching on with the Petes.

His perseverance paid off, as his local squad failed to advance in the playoffs, while Bassett can now claim a AAA gold medal.

Chase DeNoble played a strong game in net, said his coach.

“I am proud of the boys for their effort and determination,” said Dave Stewart, Petes’ head coach.

“What a fantastic way to end the season. The team has continued to improve throughout the year and through hard work and dedication, they have finished off the season as the Eastern Ontario Minor Peewee AAA Champions.”

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It was ‘One For James’ on the ice

By Bill Freeman Norwood – It was “One For James” on the ice at the Asphodel-Norwood Community Centre on Saturday.

Players on 10 teams and hundreds more friends, fans and supporters filled the arena for the first annual James Bidgood Memorial Tourney for Camp Kerry Ontario, a Peterborough-based organization that provides family bereavement retreats.

Prize donations and silent auction items filled the arena’s standing room concourse and helped raise over $10,000.

“It was a truly special day and one that will not be forgotten much like James’s legacy in this small town won’t be,” said friend Tyler Leeper who was one of the tournament’s chief organizers along with his wife Dayna and Norwood Hornet grads Seamus McDougall and Steven Walsh. He also thanked the municipality and community centre staff for their assistance.

“It’s awesome to see the town get behind it,” Leeper said.

James, 35, was killed in a snowmobile accident north of Cobourg on Feb. 19, 2015. In the wake of the tragedy long-time friend Jason Alexander launched a spontaneous “One For James” pay it forward campaign that spread like wildfire at coffee shops across Canada, the United States and other parts of the world with people buying beverages for complete strangers.

It was a way of honouring those Brooke Bidgood, centre, joins members of the Bidgood Builders and Biddear to their hearts and it struck a good Builders alumni teams at the first annual James Bidgood Memorial chord that continues to resonate.

Tournament at the Asphodel-Norwood Community Centre. Photo by Bill “His legacy, it shows by the num- Freeman ber of people who are here today,” says Leeper. “The support is unreal Molly Sayers, 5, Kayleigh Smith, 9, and Emma Sayers, 5, got right into the so it would be nice to keep it going, action at the James Bidgood Memorial Tourney at the Asphodel-Norwood to keep the legacy alive because ev- Community Centre Saturday. Photo by Bill Freeman eryone’s here for the same guy.” response.

Once they decided to organize a tournament “James would have been really proud to see “it just started building,” he says. “There were all these people come together,” Brooke said. so many people who wanted to be a part of it. “I’m not surprised; James had a pretty big It’s not just one person; it’s a lot of people get- reach.” ting into it to make a difference.”

With so many generations represented it The emphasis was on fun and that was re- truly was a community event, she added. flected in the make-up of the teams; some had “That’s what important for James and novice-age players and there were moms with James’ memory. It’s from near and far and figure skates. The more adept teams squared not just our community; our friends from far off against each other. The entertainment away too.” quotient was super-sized no matter who was Norwood is really good at embracing each on the ice. other in trying times, Brooke noted.

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Editor’s Note

The Liberal government’s first federal budget under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was delivered after our press deadline for this week’s editions.

Consequently, we will have online comment and reaction from municipal officials and local MPs on our website insidebelleville. com, with links on Facebook and Twitter.

As well, our teams in Belleville, Quinte West, Brighton, Centre Hastings and Trent Hills will have reaction compiled for our print editions March 31.

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Stirling—The Quinte Society of Chamber Music (QSCM) has a treat planned for lovers of classical music and for those who would like to discover more about it.

On Saturday, April 9, renowned mezzo soprano Annamaria Popescu, accompanied by pianist Todd Yaniw, will perform in The Art of Song Concert from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church in Stirling.

“We’re excited to have them coming,” said QSCM chairman Bonnie Sallans. “Todd Yaniw is a superb pianist, and Annamaria Popescu is a singer to die for! She will fill the room like rich chocolate.”

Popescu is a Canadian-born singer from Montreal. She has performed in opera houses and on concert stages around the world, and also teaches voice and Italian diction for singers at McGill University’s School of Music in Montreal.

Yaniw was born in Edmon-

ton and made his debut as a classical pianist at age 13 with the Edmonton Symphony orchestra. Since then, he has performed across Canada and internationally and won many awards, including three national first-place awards and a silver medal at the Eastman International Piano Competition.

“I love his playing,” Sallans said. “It’s very sensitive and very warm.”

Sallans said the church was chosen for this concert be-

Youth choir singing its own tune

By Jack Evans After 30 years as a branch of the public school board, the former Hastings and Prince Edward Children’s Choir is now the independent, non-denominational Quinte Regional Youth Chorale, says founding director Rudolf Heijdens.

In a recent interview, Heijdens credited retired director of education for the public

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The idea was an instant success, resulting in formation of choir branches at Bancroft and Belleville with monthly get-togethers of both units, he explained.

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She hopes that the event will attract people who may not have much experience of classical music.

“I feel that a really excellent way to introduce people to classical music is to play this type of music,” she said.

“It’s only $15 a ticket, because we’d like to encourage people who have never come to hear classical music before

to come out and give it a try.

“We’re trying to bring the kind of experiences that are usually only available in an urban context into our rural context. It’s comparable to having Wayne Gretzky appear at the arena!”

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A Visit to Mark Twain’s Hometown of Hannibal, Missouri

I found myself in Hannibal, Missouri, the boyhood home of Samuel Clemens, the American author and humorist who is better known by his pen name of Mark Twain. This city, located on the Mississippi River and about 160 km. northwest of St. Louis, was the setting of some of his most famous works, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and there’s now a statue of these two characters here, at the foot of Cardiff Hill. In fact, there are a lot of connections to these stories and to this particular writer in Hannibal, Missouri!

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The museums include several original Norman Rockwell paintings (commissioned as illustrations for the two aforementioned books), treasured family belongings, several first editions by Twain, many historic artifacts, and several of his memorable quotations. There was even a structure of a fence, with paint brushes attaches, and when I grabbed a brush in the interactive display, I’d learn of some of the gifts that Tom Sawyer received for allowing others to help paint that white picket fence.

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and how he tricked others into “paying” him (with gifts/trinkets) for the “pleasure” of sharing in that painting. It’s one of the most loved and memorable scenes from the book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Another memorable scene from that same book would be when Tom and Becky get lost in a cave, and that incident was probably inspired by an area cave that the author would have been familiar with. It’s now known as the Mark Twain Cave, and tours have been drawing visitors here for well over a hundred years. The first organized guided tour took place in 1886, and it’s now a National Natural Landmark. The guided tour of the actual cave takes about an hour, and the walkways are smooth, with no stairs to worry about.

Much of Mark Twain’s writing was inspired by his surroundings and acquaintances. It has often been said that Tom had much in common with the author himself as a boy, perhaps sprinkled with traces of two schoolmates, John Biggs and Will Bowen, and that Huck was very similar to Twain’s boyhood friend, Tom Blankenship. Apparently Becky Thatcher was based on Twain’s own childhood sweetheart, Laura Hawkins, and her childhood home is now known as the Becky Thatcher House. A replica of Tom Blankenship’s boyhood home, now known as the Huck Finn House, is a part of the complex, too. . In his autobiography, Twain wrote that “In Huckleberry Finn I have drawn Tom Blankenship exactly as he was. He was ignorant, unwashed, insufficiently fed; but he had as good a heart as ever any boy had. His liberties were totally unrestricted. He was the only really independent person.”

You might say that Mark Twain “rules” in the Hannibal area, for apart from all the references that I’ve already referred

to, there’s a Mark Twain Statue (in Riverview Park), a Mark Twain Lake, a Mark Twain Memorial Lighthouse, a Mark Twain Campground, a Mark Twain Taxi Service, a Mark Twain Dinette, a Mark Twain Brewing Company, an annual Twain on Main Festival, a Mark Twain Avenue, Huckleberry Heights Drive, Huckleberry Park, Huck Finn Shopping Centre, and Becky’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor & Emporium. The toll free phone number for the Hannibal Convention & Visitors Bureau is even 1-TOM-AND-HUCK. That’s quite an impact!

I learned that Mark Twain thought that the bicycle was a worthwhile vehicle, for he said: Get a bicycle. You will not regret, if you live!” This is now available for purchase on a t-shirt in Hannibal.

Another quotation of his that I approve wholeheartedly with is his attitude to travelling: “One must travel to learn.”

Here are three other quotations of his that I found and liked: “One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.”

“Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company”.

“Do not put off until tomorrow what can be put off till day-after-tomorrow just as well.”

For a time, Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain was a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, and one of his books is entitled Life on the Mississippi. While in this area, I also took a riverboat cruise, aboard the “Mark Twain” (go figure!). A one hour narrated sightseeing cruise costs $18.00, and it includes information about and sightings of both Rockcliffe Mansion and Lover’s Leap.

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The Good Earth: Odds & Sods 2

1. It’s Not Our Show Anymore Last week I was a bus captain for a group visiting Canada Blooms for the day. With the exception of the bus driver, I reckon I was the youngest person on that bus. (If any of my fellow passengers want to challenge that statement they are free to let me know their age and I will post it alongside my own in the next Good Earth column. Please send an accompanying photo.) On the ride home I asked how the folks liked the day. The overwhelming answer was a very positive “Yes!” Then most of the chatter immediately afterwards was full of qualifiers. It was a very fun and worthwhile excursion but they felt there wasn’t a lot they could take back to their home gardens- those that were still active gardeners.

The prominence of the home show (immediately inside the entrance) and the relegation (my word) of Blooms to the back portion of the building is an obvious indicator of which of the two events is seen as having the greater

value to the attending patrons.

As a group, we Baby Boomers have massive influence and purchasing power; however, we’re no longer focussing on houses, gardens and landscapes. Generation X has growing families, and the Millenials (who have absorbed the Y or Nexters) are also knocking on the white picket gates. I looked at a virtual mountain of data to see what the differences were between these “kiddies” and us when we were buying our first houses. Folks, the empirical answer is, “Not much.” And the bottom line is that they’re not ready to be involved in landscaping at the moment. They’ll get around to it but they’re busy establishing themselves (professionally and financially.) If shows like Blooms can hang in there for another 7 or 8 years, there will be a resurgence in popularity and they’ll “co-locate” in front of the other partners. As it should be.

2. So How Does a Millennial Approach Gardening?

Most of the studies and surveys that

I read are contradictory without any real emergent consensus. Our eldest daughter fits into this looking-to-buya-home group so I reckoned I would ask her. The thing to remember is that her parents come from families with strong farming and gardening backgrounds, her Dad (c’est moi) works in the green industry, and she did have a summer job at a garden centre. So this puts her into a smaller generational subset of the Millies (my term for them). I have condensed and altered her answers (so as not to name the actual retail outlets) but have not changed the essential gist of her responses. My question to her was, “If you bought a house, how would you go about shopping/learning about the growing things and other outside landscaping stuff?” Bless her heart; she started by saying she would ask me. Ellyn’s answer echoes many of her peers and it is useful to those of us in the industry who is trying to sell growing things to the Millies. “...I’d ask you. But I’d also prob-

ably look up some landscaping ideas on Pinterest (for visuals mostly, but sometimes the “pins” are linked with decent websites). Then I’d refresh my memory on what zone we’re in and probably Google a list of hardy plants.

Then I’d pick the ones I liked and see what would work in the yard based on the soil/light/wind/drainage etc. I’ve already discussed coming to a Garden Centre/Nursery to buy anything large but small bedding plants we buy at the farmers market. My husband also grows from seed (which we totally get at a Large Boxstore, but he loves it). I also have access to organic plants (veg mostly but some perennials) through our CSA. (Dan’s note: Community Shared Agriculture) Realistically, I’d probably go to a box store for storage, tools, soil, stone etc. Any ornaments I’d likely by second hand from a flea market or yard sale or picked up by the side of the road (like the pallet I have on the balcony). We also hit end-of-season sales at garden centres to see if there’s

Dan Clost anything we can salvage. There will be no pesticides/lawn treatments on my grass. Ever. If I have my way it won’t even be grass. I would (personally) likely never hire a landscaping service. Depending on our situation, we might share a lawnmower with a neighbour...”

End note: A blessed and happy Easter time to everyone.

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She was born May 1, 1925 in Fredonia, NY, the daughter of the late Harry A. and Addie West Venn.

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Alberta loved her Lord and family, she enjoyed traveling, and doing genealogy. She also enjoyed volunteering for the Department of Recreation for the Village of Westfield.

She is survived by her son, Venn (Mary) Blakely of Westfield; five grandchildren, Laurel (Timothy) Harris of Glennville, GA, Elizabeth “Betsy” (Andy) Freay of Mayville, Jennifer (Joel) Greutman of Oswego, NY, Kristina Blakely of Rochester, and Robert (Caitlyn) Blakely of Fairfax, VA; nine great grandchildren; one sister, Sadie Steele of Brocton.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Clifford Blakely who died August 12, 1983; two brothers, her twin Albert Venn, and Arthur Venn; one sister, Laura Venn.

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Trenton - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of June Richardson, long time resident of Trenton, Ontario. June died Monday the 14th of March at Trenton Memorial Hospital following ongoing health problems.

Born in 1941 in Prince Edward Island, the daughter of Roderick and Mary Ford, June grew up on the island then moved to Montreal as a young woman. She married Harold Richardson (originally from New Zion, New Brunswick) in August 1963. They remained in the Montreal area for 20 years before moving to Ottawa briefly then settling in Trenton in 1981. Through the years the family continued to travel ‘down home’ to their cottage in PEI with June and Hal spending summers there and winters in Trenton during their retirement.

June leaves behind her husband of 52 years, Harold Richardson, her son Mike of Trenton, her daughter Lori of Toronto, and many close friends.

Cremation and a private family gathering have taken place. As expressions of sympathy, memorial gifts may be made to the family’s charity of choice: Alzheimer Society of Hastings-Prince Edward. Please specify “Project Lifesaver” in your message. https://www.canadahelps.org/en/ charities/alzheimer-society-of-bellevillehastings-quinte/ More information about this program: http://www.projectlifesaver.org/about-us/ Arrangements in care of Weaver Family Funeral Home Life, 29 Bay Street, Trenton. Online condolences at www.weaverfuneralhomes.com

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GARCIA-LOPEZ, Joan Constance peacefully at the Belleville General Hospital on Thursday, March 17, 2016, age 86 years. Joan Garcia-Lopez of Brighton, loving wife of Julio GarciaLopez. Sadly missed by her many friends and neighbours. A Celebration of Joan’s life will be held at a later date. Cremation. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements in care of the Brighton Funeral Home. www.rushnellfamilyservices.com

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To: All Interment Rights Holders of The Belleville Cemetery Company NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of the members of The Belleville Cemetery Company will be held at its office located at 631 Dundas Street West, Belleville, ON Wednesday, April 21st, 2016 at 10:00 am for the following purposes: 1. Presentation of the annual financial statement for the last completed financial year; 2. Appointment of auditor 3. Election of directors All interment Rights Holders are invited to attend the meeting.

Mark Hopper Jane Gunter Secretary President

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• mobile sandblasting • power washing STEEL ROOFS painted, repaired & replaced CITY OF QUINTE WEST Proposal to Declare Surplus Lands NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Wednesday, April 6, 2016 • 5:30pm COUNCIL CHAMBERS The City of Quinte West Corporate Financial Services Committee proposes to sell certain lands set out and described as follows; 143 and 145 Bay St, in the City of Quinte West, Trenton Ward

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Municipality of Centre Hastings Employment Opportunity Temporary Office Assistant The Municipality of Centre Hastings is seeking a Temporary Office Assistant within the Treasury Department. This position will report directly to the CAO/Treasurer.

Duties and Responsibilities: • Provide effective customer service as back-up to reception • Answer Phones when needed • Handle Cash and Receipts • Data entry in the municipal software system • Photocopies, scanning and filing • Other duties as assigned

Based on input received at the Public Meeting, the Committee will forward a recommendation to City Council for final consideration of the proposal. A copy of the proposal is available at City Hall located at 7 Creswell Drive, Trenton Ward. Please submit any comments in writing or by email to the address below by April 4, 2016 at 2:00 pm.

Virginia LaTour, Deputy City Clerk City Hall 7 Creswell Drive, PO Box 490, Trenton, ON K8V 5R6 virginial@quintewest.ca

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Qualifications: • Strong communication skills • Proven ability to work with minimal supervision, well organized • Customer service training preferred • Solid office/ accounting/computer skills • Microsoft Office experience is essential.

Days/ Hours of Operation: • 35 per week • Monday to Friday Please submit your cover letter and resume by April 15, 2016 to: Christine Martin CAO/Treasurer 7 Furnace St, P.O. Box 900 Madoc, Ontario KOK 2KO Email: cmartin@centrehastings.com

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GAS BAR OPERATOR We are seeking a Commissioned Operator to operate a high volume Self-Serve station in the Brighton area.

The successful candidates will be self-motivated entrepreneurs, seeking a challenging and rewarding career in this retail sector.

Preference will be given to those with proven abilities in personnel management and training. 3 to 5 years’ experience in similar operation a definite asset.

An initial investment is required and we offer a competitive compensation package.

We request that you email your resume to: autofueldivision@gmail.com

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Public Works and Environmental Services The City of Quinte West invites applications for the position of Executive Assistant for the Public Works and Environmental Services Department.

The Executive Assistant provides administrative and executive support to the Director and the Public Works & Environmental Services Department, as well as the City's committee structure. Sensitive and confidential matters will be treated with due regard for the best interests of the municipality and its personnel.

The Executive Assistant receives and responds to inquiries and requests for information and deals with all stakeholders in a courteous, efficient manner to promote a high standard of public relations at all times. The position uses professional judgment to screen, prioritize and determine actions for incoming departmental inquiries. The position assumes responsibility for various projects, team initiatives, as well as serving on committees as required.

The Executive Assistant maintains an effective filing system (hard copy and electronic files) in accordance with the City’s records management system.

The Executive Assistant coordinates internal and external appointments and meetings by organizing and preparing agendas, recording and distributing minutes and ensuring the meeting room is set up and all requirements are met. The position also acts as a liaison and provides advice to various individuals both internally and externally, at all levels of the organization.

The position requires four (4) years of progressive administrative experience in a municipal environment. Also required is a two (2) year post-secondary diploma from a community college preferably focused on office administration at the executive level. The candidate will possess sound knowledge of municipal government structure and organizations, as well as a full understanding of Public Works policies and procedures. The candidate will also have demonstrated knowledge and command of office technology and office procedures including, but not limited to, internet research and reporting, e-mail messages, time and stress management, telecommunications, meetings and travel arrangements, office mail procedures and records management. The candidate must be a flexible self-starter with strong communication, interpersonal, customer service, organization and multitasking skills.

Remuneration: The salary for this position is non-union Band 5: $51,329 $57,032 (2016 rates). Salary is under review.

Qualified applicants are invited to visit the City of Quinte West website at www.quintewest.ca and complete the application form and email it along with a resume clearly marked: “Executive Assistant” in the subject line by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, 2016 to: hr@quintewest.ca We thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and is used to determine eligibility for potential employment. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, the City of Quinte West is pleased to accommodate individual needs of applicants with disabilities within the recruitment process. Please call 613-392-2841 (4489) or email the above if you require an accommodation to ensure your participation in the recruitment and selection process.

Ken Chard Construction.

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FLOORS & MORE Hardwood Floor Installation & Resurfacing, All Ceramics, Your Light Renovations & Upgrades.

Over 30 years experience.

Please call for free estimate.

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Procter & Gamble Inc. has an immediate need for highly motivated and dependable individuals with a commitment to safety and total quality to be part of our diverse work teams in our manufacturing facility in Belleville.

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FULL TIME & PART TIME Contract Drivers

needed for Belleville/ Trenton Courier Service. Must have own vehicle.

Call Tues. To Fri. 8 am - 2 pm.

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Production Associate Opportunities Successful applicants will be hired under a 2 year renewable contract and will be required to work full hours of 36/48 hours per week on a 24/7 basis.

Production Associates are paid a competitive wage rate and shift premiums.

First Step: Apply online at www.pg.ca/canada Select the “Careers” tab Use the Search tool to find Job # MFG00004985 Register your personal information, including your e-mail address.

Attach your detailed resume and submit.

Second Step: You will be asked to complete the Success Drivers Assessment online. This needs to be completed to be considered further in the assessment process. Further communication will be via email or Telephone.

To be considered for these positions you must complete and submit both steps of the on-line application.

Rolling start dates We thank all applicants, however only those under consideration will be notified by email Successful applicants will be subject to a background check.

Procter & Gamble Inc. is an equal opportunity employer If you require medical or disability related accommodations in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email careers.im@pg.com to provide your contact information.

P&G Talent Supply staff will contact you within 1 week.

Looking for an online business? I can help! You will receive free training and after support. Go to www.123freedom4life.com and check it out. Requires a computer and telephone and 5-15 hours weekly.

Job Fair Saturday April 2, 2016 Invista Centre – Meeting Room C 1350 Gardiners Road Kingston, Ontario K7P 2Y2 9:00AM – 1:00PM We are currently looking for the following positions: - Supervisors - Heavy Equipment Operators - Lead Hands/Foreman - Form Setters/Skilled Carpenters

- Drillers/Blasters - Skilled Labourers - 310T Mechanics - AZ Drivers

We are looking for hard working individuals who always keep safety in mind.

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Cruickshank Construction Limited, a leading Road/Bridge builder and aggregate supplier located in Ontario will be holding a Job Fair in Kingston, Ontario

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Interior Heavy Equipment Operator School. HandsOn tasks. Start Weekly.

GPS Training. Funding & housing available. Job Aid. Already a HEO? Get certification proof! Call 1-866-399-3853 or iheschool.com.

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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

Please bring a resume and be prepared for a short interview.

If you are unable to join us, please visit our careers page on our website listed below for current and future openings. www.cruickshankgroup.com TENDERS

Outstanding People On The Leading Edge Procter & Gamble is currently seeking highly motivated and goaloriented individuals with a commitment to safety and total quality to join our diverse operating teams in our manufacturing facility in Belleville.

Permanent Technician Opportunities

We offer successful applicants a permanent position with a competitive total compensation package and challenging opportunities for personal growth and development.

A minimum grade 12 education or equivalent is required.

Electrical/mechanical skills through practical experience/education are definite assets.

Apply Online: www.pg.ca/canada First Step: Apply online at the Careers section of the www.pg.ca Use the Search tool to find Job # MFG00004984 Complete the personal information, including your e-mail address.

Attach your detailed resume, answer pre-screening questions and submit.

Second Step: You will be asked to complete an online assessment.

This assessment must be completed in order to be considered further in the recruiting process. Further communication will be via email or Telephone.

To be considered for these positions you must complete and submit both steps of the on-line application Rolling start dates We thank all applicants, however only those under consideration will be notified by email.

Successful applicants will be subject to a background check.

Procter & Gamble Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

If you require medical or disability related accommodations in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email careers.im@pg.cpm to provide your contact information.

P&G Talent Supply staff will contact you within 1 week.

PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Seasonal Full-time Laborer/Operator Please submit a resume and cover letter to publicworks@centralfrontenac.com or placed in an envelope clearly addressed to the Public Works Manager expressing your experience, knowledge, skills and abilities. Resumes will be accepted by the undersigned until 3:00 p.m. Friday April 1st, 2016.

Qualified applicants must possess a valid DZ license and should have experience in heavy equipment as well as summer maintenance operations.

Persons applying will be expected to perform well in a team environment, welcome continuous education and adhere to municipal health and safety guidelines.

The ability to handle physical demands is also required.

Job description available upon request.

John Badgley Public Works Manager P.O. Box 89, 1084 Elizabeth St, Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0 Phone: (613) 279-2935, Fax 613-279-2422

We thank all applicants who apply, but only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act S.O. 2001, and will only be used for purposes of candidate selection.

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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 tenders.

TENDER PW 2016-03 PULVERIZING, GRAVEL SPREADING, GRADING, COMPACTION, VISIBILTY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS OF VARIOUS RURAL ROADS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON TENDER PW 2016-04 PAVING AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS OF VARIOUS ROADS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON Documents are available at the Public Works and Development office (67 Sharp Rd.). All quotes must be submitted using the required forms in a sealed envelope, clearly marked with the quote/proposal number and the proponent’s information by the date and time specified below: 11:30 A.M. THURSDAY, APRIL 7th, 2016 Lucas Kelly, Public Works Projects Supervisor 67 Sharp Road, Brighton, Ontario, K0K 1H0 lkelly@brighton.ca – 613-475-1162 Section 9 - Thursday, March 24, 2016 B9

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AUCTIONS AUCTION SALE WEDNESDAY, MArCh 30/16 AT 5:00 P.M. DOUG JArrELL SALES ArENA, BELLEVILLE

Teak refractory dining table/ 4 chairs, matching combination sideboard and hutch & serving table, 2 teak entertainment units, teak coffee & end tables, set of 2 stacking teak tables, pine table, chesterfield & chair, Lazy boy rocker recliner, glider rocker, writing desk, queen size bed & 2 double beds, vanity bench, dressers/mirrors & chest of drawers, cabinet model sewing machine, 2 storage cupboards, plant stands, folding table, cot, area rugs, old prints, Royal Albert “Old Country Roses” dishes including 2 cups & saucers, 2 luncheon plates, 2 mugs, 2 side plates & 2 mint dishes & cream & sugar, Heathcote Carousel 12 place setting of dishes, chest of flatware, assorted cups & saucers, brass eagle, 2 oil heaters, linens & bedding, dehumidifier, small kitchen appliances, upholstery material, silver plate, garden tools 7 numerous other pieces.

See the web site for detailed list and photos.

DOUG JArrELL AUCTIONS 613-969-1033 www.dougjarrellauctions.com

AUCTION SALE TREVOR AND HELEN MARSHALL 215 BANTA ROAD, WARKWORTH, ONT. SATURDAY APRIL 2ND AT 10:30 AM Turn NORTHWEST off of County Road 29 at west end of Warkworth onto Banta Road Brown leather and button chesterfield, 3 genuine leather occasional chairs, leather chesterfield with reclining ends, Yamaha “Clarinova” electric piano – like new; Soyo 42” flat screen TV, 46” Sony TV w/ soundbar, 41”Samsung TV, mahogany finish dining table and chairs, white and glass display cabinet, book shelves, pine 2 poster queen size bed, pine dresser, wrought iron bistro table and chairs, hall table and mirror, single beds, hand crafted oak end tables, leather coffee table, leather bench, electric fireplaces, Maytag washer /dryer- like new; Danby 11 cu ft chest freezer, Dyson vac, Kenmore 385 sewing machine, Singer Advance sewing machine, Kitchen Aid counter top mixer, |Keurig coffee maker, electric treadmill, HP computer, COLLECTIBLES INCLUDING Churchill VE 1945 poster, wooden shaft golf clubs, vintage cameras and accessories, signed water colour artwork, signed and numbered Bev Doolittle artwork, Lewis Carrol prints, signed Richard Taylor hardcover, Paper collectibles, Life magazine, Boys Annual, vinyl records, art supplies, Noritake fine china, “Exquisite” crystal, train sets, TOOLS Champion 5500 w portable generator, Sno Tek 8 hp snow blower, floor jack, power, garden and hand tools, FIREARM ( PAL REQUIRED) Ruger 22; VEHICLE – sell at 12 noon 2005 Chrysler 300 4 door sedan- fully loaded- 200000 miles – excellent condition; numerous other articles REASON FOR SALE– property is sold.

TERMS- CASH OR CHEQUE OWNER & AUCTIONEER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT OR INJURY DAY OF SALE SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS Plainfield 613-477-2082 www.sullivanauctions.com

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Large Farm auction SaLe

selling complete line of farm machinery, including 15 tractors, JD excavator, trailers, vehicles, recreational items, plus hay, straw & silage!

Monday, April 4th •10:00am

The property of Allin Farms 363 Lindsay Rd., (Selwyn) Peterborough, ON Sale located just north west of Peterborough, on Lindsay Rd., between Chemong Rd & Hwy. 28. See Signs!

TRACTORS: 2010 AGCO DT 250B diesel tractor w/air ride cab, 4x4, continuously variable transmission, 290 hp, front weights, 1000 rpm, 4 sets of rear remotes, 6 cylinder diesel, 3349 hrs. TW-35 Ford 4x4 cab diesel tractor w/rebuilt motor in 2013, 2 sets of rear remotes, 190 hp, 18.4x42 duals selling separate. 7740 Ford 4x4 diesel tractor with a/c cab plus 660 Quick att. loader w/Aloe hitch, 2 sets of rear remotes, good rubber, 8000 hrs., 86 hp. Attachments selling separate incl; 7’ material bucket, 7’ manure fork, 7’ HLA stone fork, plus single spear round bale fork. 7580 AC 4x4 articulating diesel cab tractor w/20.8x38 tandem duals, 1000 rpm, 3 sets rear remotes, 185 hp, clutch slips/fuel leakage. 574 Int o/s diesel tractor, 15.4x38 rear tires, has single rear remote, 65 hp. 1980 7010 A,C, 2x4 diesel cab tractor 2 sets of rear remotes, 20.8x38 rear tires, 105 hp, has power shift. 7045 A.C. 2x4 diesel tractor with a/c cab, 145 hp, 20.8x38 rear tires, 2 sets of rear remotes. Ford TW-35 a/c diesel cab tractor, 18.38 rear tires, 8500 hrs, 2x4, pto does not shut off. 175 Allis Chalmers o/s diesel tractor w/new 16.9x30 rear tires, 55 hp.

185 A.C. 6 cylinder diesel tractor w/new 18.4x38 rear tires, 2 sets of rear remotes. 680 A.C. diesel tractor (no hood) had Allied front end loader w/material bucket, engine blown sold “as is”. 1370 White o/s 4x4 diesel tractor w/front end loader, 6 cylinder, single rear remote, good tires. WD Allis Chalmers 4 cylinder row crop gas tractor w/2 pth arms, 30 hp. Allis Chalmers CA gas tractor w/2 pth arms, 26 hp. & a 1938 Co-op gas tractor, running. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT: 1976 Allis Chalmers 840 Industrial wheel loader w/1 1/2 yard bucket, plus pallet forks, engine overhauled in 2012 (new ring gears, plus new wheel cylinders, brakes & lines, fuel tank, shuttle transmission, 4 cylinder Perkins engine plus Turbo Charge!), L250 NH gas skid steer, 2 cylinder w/42” material bucket & manure fork att., 2012 Kubota zero turn diesel lawn tractor w/60” deck, only 103 hrs.

FIELD & PLANTING EQUIPMENT: 6500 Case IH 11 shank Soil Saver, Morris 33’ ‘C’ tine cultivator w/wings plus finger harrows, JD ‘S’ tine 45’ cultivator w/wings plus Buster bar harrows, 271 White 25’ tandem disc w/wings, 5100 Int. 21 run double disc seed drill w/finger harrows (grain & seed boxes), White 5 ton tandem fertilizer spreader, 5100 White 8 row air corn planter (34” rows, dry & liquid fertilizer), Massey 4 row corn plate planter (“as is”), 3739 NI tandem manure spreader w/2 beaters plus end gate, 353 NI tandem manure spreader w/2 beaters plus end gate, Allis 7/18” on land trail plow w/auto reset, Morris Challenger 2 L225 cultivator, parts only, Case 8/18” furrow on land plow w/auto reset (“as is”), Hardy 300 gal. field sprayer w/30’ boom, 40’ field sprayer w/500 gal. tank. HAY & HARVEST EQUIPMENT: 2 - Gehl 2412 centre pivot discbines, 12’ cut, 1000 pto, 3 - Gehl 2580 round balers w/6’ pick up, monitors w/twine tie, 1022 NH ‘V’ style hay rake w/hydraulic fold, like new, Windemans pto driven hay conditioner, TL550 AX2 Tube-Line automatic bale wrapper w/remote control, (has 20 hp Honda gas engine), AC 6’ pto driven hay crimper, 303 AC square baler, 24’ Skeleton style hay elevator on wheels, 1034 NH automatic bale loading & unloading wagon (105 bale capacity), 7’ NH sickle mower, 2 - Tedden hay inverters, MF 10’ self propelled swather “as is”, 2 - JBM 30’ tandem mesh top bale wagons w/h.d. running gear, L2 A.C. Gleaner diesel 2x4 combine w/hydro static drive, 158 hp, has straw chopper, a/c & heated cab, Allis Chalmers 18’ grain head, Deutz AC 4/36” row corn head, 1060 Case gas combine w/12’ grain head (parts only), Horst grain header wagon w/4 way steer, 812 Hinson 400 bu grain buggy w/airplane tires, 2 - 250 bu grain gravity boxes w/running gear, 2 - 150 bu grain gravity boxes w/running gear, Allied 10” x 70’ grain auger on wheels, JD 250 bu Grain-o-vator, 2 - NH 770 forage harvesters w/2 row corn head, plus haylage head, 2 - 980 Gehl tandem forage wagons, 970 Gehl forage wagon, 2 - Badger #1050 forage wagons, Eastern forage wagon, all w/good running gears, 600 Case IH silage blower, MF silage blower “as is”, 72 Gehl crop chopper. MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT & ITEMS: Lakeland portable cattle processing system, incl.: cattle squeeze, chute, 8’ crowding tub, palpation cage, 15 galvanized panels 10’ long, plus swing gates, Valmetal TMR stationary mixer w/scale, Lucknow pto driven bale chopper, 2 - 20’ feeder wagons, 5 ton cattle hopper feeder, calf creep feeders, round bale feeders, cattle feeding troughs, Henke roller mill, Wic electric small bale chopper, 28’ x 10’ portable livestock shelter, Genco pto driven generator, 3 pth flail mower, 30’ x 85’ storage shelter (new), 5 boxes of Grand Harvest poly wrap (750mm x 1500mm), 10 bales of bale twine, 6 bags of barley seed, old fanning mill, TM 300 Lincoln Ideal arc welder, 5 hp DeVilbiss twin cylinder single phase industrial air compressor, Lincoln mig welder, Small tool boxes with tools, assorted equipment i.e. drill press, grinders, hydraulic press, air, hand & power tools, etc., fuel tank trailer & pump, large amount of scrap metal, plus some household items. VEHICLES & TAILERS: 2014 Grizzly 700 A.T.V. 4x4, 2012 Yamaha 550 FI A.T.V. 4x4, 2005 Ford F250 white 4x4 lariat crew cab, (6L, 300,000 kms), 2004 Ford F350 diesel dual wheeled crew cab truck (6L, 125,000 kms), 2009 Southland steel tri axle gooseneck livestock trailer w/2 dividers, new tires, 24’ x 8’, Certified, Featherlite 24’ gooseneck steel tandem float trailer, 1997 Smith 14’ steel tandem bumper hitch livestock trailer, 42’ Aluminum Wilson grain hopper tri axle trailer (“as is”), 1984 36’ Cobra tri axle dump trailer (“as is”), 1978 31’ tri axle dump trailer (“as is”), 2 - 53 Transport storage boxes on wheels, 20’ Storage box w/10 ton wagon running gear, 50’ Sea container, 38’ Storage trailer, Joe Dog dolly hitch w/Honda gas compressor. FEED & STRAW: 375 large round bales of hay (4x5 1st cut & 2nd cut stored in coverall), 175 large round bales of straw (4x5 stored inside Wheat & Oat straw), 600 small square bales of hay, 300 small square bales of straw, 950 round bales of wet hay (balage) 1st & 2nd cut, 3 silos w/silage part full. Note: Exact amounts TBA. AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: By Court Order, BDO Canada Limited has been appointed receiver over the assets of “Allin Farms” & have instructed Kevin Barker Auctions Ltd. to liquidate the above properties to the highest bidder. Plan to attend this huge offering!

Sale items subject to additions & deletions, all verbal announcements take precedence over any prior print advertising!

ALL ITEMS TO BE REMOVED NO LATER THAN APRIL 17, 2016 Terms: Cash, Cheque with I.D., Visa, MasterCard & Interac!

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Kevin Barker Auctions Ltd. 705-374-4478 (office) or 705-878-2947 (cell) Web: www.kevinbarkerauctions.com

AUCTION THURSDAY, MARCH 24th @ 6:00 P.M.

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

Selling from two Brighton homes, everything like new with antiques, and collectables, Persian carpets, lawn & garden tools, some hand tools, etc. Modern furniture includes, white bedroom suite with 2 single beds, nearly new box & matt, Gibbard solid walnut dining table w/2 leaves & 6 chairs, nice sofa bed never slept on, excellent coffee & end tables, antiques include small tables, drop front desk, large double sided Coke sign, paintings, platform scales, prints, 2 crocks, oil lamps, china, Ergo gramophone, Stewart Milner scoop scales, old boxes, antique chairs, sad irons, plus more. Other small collectables include glass china, figurines, interesting box lots, plus small hand tools, patio set, lawn & garden tools, plus, plus. Large sale, plant to attend early and stay awhile. No sale this Saturday.

Persian carpets include rugs, runners, various sizes & colours.

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

Auction SAle

full line of quality farm machinery & equipment plus tools & miscellaneous items!

Friday, April 1st •10:00am

The property of H & S Balling Ltd. c/o Hilda & Steve Balling 2190 Scugog Line 12, Seagrave, ON Sale located just west of Simcoe St. between Port Perry & Manilla. See Signs!

TRACTORS: T5050 NH 4x4 o/s diesel tractor w/830TL front end loader only 2650 hrs., Aloe att. selling separate, 8160 Ford NH 4x4 a/c cab diesel tractor w/front weights 5400 hrs., snap on duals sell separate, 6635 NH 4x4 o/s diesel tractor, 5000 Ford o/s 2x4 diesel tractor, LX565 NH skid steer w/super boom, w/extra hydraulic outlet, etc. HARVEST EQUIPMENT: 1997 Case IH 2166 axial flow 4x4 diesel combine a/c cab, low hrs., has Maurer bin ext., 2 speed hydro static, heads selling separate incl. a 17 1/2’ flex 1020 grain head w/Crary air reel plus a 1063 modified 6 row corn head w/poly snots, Allied 620B portable grain dryer w/side discharge (excellent shape), BR7060 NH Silage Special round baler w/monitor, has net wrap, extra wide sweep (like new), 570 NH square baler w/#72 belt thrower (hydraulic tension, excellent shape), 1465 NH haybine, 492 NH haybine, HT154 NH 12 wheel hydraulic fold hay rake, Kuhn GF 5001 TH Digidrive hay tedder, 1978 Ford F800 Custom Cab gas tandem grain truck w/20’ x 8’ x 5’ steel box w/hoist, sells “running, as is”, 76000 kms., etc. PLANTING & TILLAGE EQUIP.: 4300 Case Int. 18’ cultivator w/wings & 4 bar finger harrows (excellent condition), 7000 JD 4 x 30” row corn planter w/ liquid & dry fertilizer units, Keaton seed firmer & trash whippers, 5100 Case 21 x 7” run double disc seed drill w/grass & grain seed box, ribbed tires, 12’ Turnco Sprocket land packer w/portable wheels, etc.

DAIRY EQUIP., FEEDING & RELATED ITEMS: GDTI 4601 Drummond 42 kw portable pto driven generator (540 rpm), Nuhn 2000 lb. ribbon mixer w/5 hp electric motor, Agri Metal 5 hp roller mill, 300 gal. molasses storage tank, 4 ton galvanized hopper bin, 3 1/2” x 20’ flex auger, Westfield 6” x 14’ grain auger, various small augers w/motors, Wick 3 hp electric straw chopper, Wick 7 hp & 5 hp hay dryers fans, 200 gal portable water tank on wheels, Patz rd 820 silo unloader, James Way auger feeder w/3 hp motor, 2 liquid protein lick tanks, galvanized hopper tank for concentrate, Westeel Rosco grain bins incl. 2 - 5000 bu bins w/floor aeration & 2 - 1800 bu bins w/ aeration tubes, 9’ & 8 1/2’ sweep augers for grain bins, etc. MISC. & TOOLS: Markham Trailer 16’ tandem livestock bumper hitch box trailer w/electric brakes (w/loading ramps for equip.- as is), assorted good implement & truck tires w/rims (i.e. 11L15, 12.5/16, 12.5/15, etc.), Kubota T1870 riding lawn mower only 400 hrs., Kubota T1460 riding lawn mower, Suzuki Bandit 1200S motorcycle (as is), plus much more! AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Plan to attend this extraordinary sale.

A lot of the machinery was bought new, has been well maintained and is field ready. Mark this date on your calendar!

PARTIAL LISTING ONLY FOR INFO & PICTURES VISIT OUR WEB SITE! Terms: Cash, Cheque with I.D., Visa, MasterCard & Interac!

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METROLAND AUCTIONS

ESTATE FARM AUCTION SALE

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Saturday, April 2nd 2016 at 11:00 a.m.

To be held on site at civic #2586 Cty Rd 6, Yarker, ON From Hwy 401 take Odessa Exit #599, Cty Rd 6 (Old Witon Rd.), travel North approx. 11 kms.

Watch for signs Tractor: Kubota 9540 4WD with M30 QA front end loader, material bucket, AC & Shuttle shift (only 2953 hrs, tractor bought new on farm, one owner, one operator, must be seen!!)

Machinery & Farm Related Items To Incl.: NH 489 haybine (very nice), NH 55 side delivery rake, NI 484 4ftx5ft soft core round baler, 24ft round bale rack on 10 tonne double reach Martin wagon (like new), small hay wagon, hay crimper, JD 40 manure spreader with end-gate, 3 furrow Kneverland plow, 10 ft hyd disk, 4 section spike harrow, heavy smooth 18ft land roller on wheels, gravity box and wagon, 8ft double auger snow blower with hyd chute, fert speader, 2 12.4.36 tractor tires on JD rims, horse drawn cultivator, horse drawn rake, 5 round bale feeders, 16 ft grain auger (like new), Creep feeder (like new), 2 Rubbermaid stock tanks, 2 galvanized stock tanks, set of farm scales, 200 gal fuel tank with hand pump, set of 36 inch tractor chains, cattle grain feeder, qty of used plywood, qty of used tin, assort of used lumber, wheel barrow, expect one load of small farm related items.

Plan To Attend On Time For This Auction Will Not Exceed 1.5 hours Canteen & Washroom Owner & Auctioneers Not Responsible For Loss Or Accident Terms: Cash or good Cheque with proper I.D. Prop: The estate of the late Gordon Sager Auctioneers & Sale Managers Tom Harrison Erinsville, ON 613-379-1006 613-813-2044 Peter Ross Auction Services Ltd. Ingleside, ON 613-537-8862 613-551-1164 www.theauctionfever.com

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AUCTION SALE MR JIM JEFFREYS 161 SHAWANA DRIVE, GRAFTON, ONT. FRIDAY APRIL 1ST AT 11:00 AM SOUTH off Highway 2 at GRAFTON onto Old Danforth/Station Road for 1 mile and turn WEST onto Lakeshore Road then SOUTH onto Kananta Drive to Shawana Drive.

Antique washstand, antique blanket box, hall credenza and mirror, pine multi drawer chest of drawers, bedroom furniture, King size bed, mahogany tea caddy, rattan chairs, occasional chairs, Royal Doulton figurines, pocket watches, collection of carousel horse figures, Royal Sovereign fine china dinnerware with serving pieces, Rogers Bros flatware, crystal, limited edition prints, patio furniture, men’s 5 speed bike, TOOLS Craftsman 12.5 hp riding lawn mower, Air II upright portable air compressor, Lawn Boy self-propelled power mower, Simonize power washer, gas powered grass trimmer, gas powered hedger, radial arm saw, table saw, bench top drill press, power tools, hand tools, garden tools hardware, numerous other articles.

TERMS- CASH OR CHEQUE OWNER & AUCTIONEER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT OR INJURY DAY OF SALE SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS Plainfield 613-477-2082 www.sullivanauctions.com

EVENTS BELLEVILLE

Mar. 28 American Kestrel - NA’s Smallest Falcon with avian biologist, Allie Anderson, will explain the Kestrel’s life history. Quinte Field Naturalist meeting, 7:00 pm, Sills Auditorium, Bridge Street United Church, Belleville. By donation.

March 25 and 26, Easter Alive musical drama, Calvary Temple, 679 Dundas St. W. in Belleville, 7 pm both days. Free will offering will be received. Suitable for all ages The Quinte Arts Council and Hugh P. O’Neil Student Arts Bursaries Deadline to Apply: April 30, 2016. Info: www.quinteartscouncil.org and click on the Arts Education link for an application form.

Hastings and Prince Edward Regional Chorus’ Quinte Children & Youth Choirs, Wednesday, March 30, 7 pm. Tickets $10, free children and youth. Eastminster United Church. 613-969-5212 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Belleville General Hospital Auxiliary seeks adults in a variety of hospital settings weekdays. Info session: Wednesday, March 30, 1:30 pm. R.S.V.P. or info: 613-969-7400 ext 2297.

Dance to the Music of (Single Act) Bill Dickinson, Friday Apr. 1, Belleville Club 39, Belleville Fish & Game Club Hall, Elmwood Dr. Belleville. 8pm to midnight. Lunch served.

Members $10 non members $12. Singles & Couples Info: 613-392-1460 or 613-966-6596 Open Door Café - Every Wednesday from 11:30am to 1:00pm at Eastminster United Church, 432 Bridge St. E, Belleville. There is no cost for this hot meal however donations are gratefully accepted. For more info: 613 969-5212.

Stroke Support Programs: Facilitated survivor, caregiver, and couples support groups.

All groups meet on a monthly basis in Belleville.

Info: Lee 613-969-0130 ext. 5207 4th Friday of month: Karaoke with Rita and John 6:30 - 10:30 pm, Belleville Legion.

Age of majority event.

Home Help & Home Maintenance support service (cleaning, meal prep, shopping, snow removal, etc). Fees arranged between the worker and client. Info: Community Care for South Hastings Belleville at 613-969-0130 or Deseronto at 613-396-6591.

Meals on Wheels Belleville: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday a hot meal delivered to your door around noon. Info: 613-969-0130 Free Indoor Walking Program at Centennial Secondary School, 160 Palmer Rd, Belleville. Drop-in Tuesdays & Thursdays 6-7:30pm. No registration required. Info Belleville and Quinte West Community Health Centre at 613-962-0000, ext. 233.

Quinte NeedleArts Guild Stiching for Fun! Workshops and lessons or work on your own piece. Salvation Army, Bridge St. W., Belleville. 1st and 3rd Thursday of month.

9:30am - 3pm. 613-473-4831 or 613-476-7723 Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., St. Columba Presbyterian Church, 520 Bridge St E, Belleville for those suffering from overeating, food obsession, under-eating, or bulimia. No dues or fees for members. Info: Susan at 613-471-0228 or Hilly at 613-354-6036 or visit foodaddicts.org.

Diner’s Club, every Tuesday, 12-2 pm.

CrossRoads to Care, 470 Dundas St. E., Belleville $9/member. $10/non-member. Reservations required. Call 613-969-0130 FISH & Chips, first and third Fridays of month in the Canteen, 4-6 p.m., The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 99, 132 Pinnacle St, Belleville.

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Euchre, every Friday, 7 pm. Codrington Community Centre. All welcome.

COLBORNE

Colborne Library Storytime program for children 2-5 years. Thursdays at 11:00am This free program introduces the world of books to your children. To register call 905 357-3722 or drop by (library hours: Mon. 3-8, Tues. & Thurs. 11-8, Fri. & Sat. 11-4).

Free Exercise Class, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10-11am, Keeler Centre, Colborne.

Designed for seniors or those with physical limitations. For more information, please contact Brenda at (905) 355-2989.

Colborne Probus Club, 1st and 3rd.

Wednesday of month, The Rotary Room, The Keeler Centre, 80 Division St, Colborne. New members welcome. Info: Anja Guignon 613475-9357 Men’s Group, every Thursday, 1pm, Cobourg Retirement Residence, 310 Division St, Cobourg. To register: Community Care Northumberland: 905-372-7356.

Supper’s Ready, Trinity St Andrew’s United Church, every Wednesday, 5 pm. A community meal for those for whom a free meal is a blessing. Donations welcome WOMEN’S GROUPS meet every Thursday, 9:30-11:00 am at Fellowship Christian Reformed Church, 204 Main St, Brighton.

Coffee Break and Mom to Mom groups study “Restless-Because you were made for more”.

Sharon 613-475-1908 Parent Support Group, Brighton, last Thursday of each month, 6:30-8pm, Autism Ontario/Autisme Ontario East & South East Region. Info: (613) 968-5554 New Members: The PROBUS Club of Presqu’ile invites retired or semi-retired people (singles or couples) to our monthly FRANKFORD meetings, third Wednesday every month, King Edward Park Community Centre, Brighton. Free Seniors Exercise Classes – VON 10 am – noon. Jean 613-439-8869 or www. SMART classes. Gentle and progressive and can be done standing or seated. Info: 1-888probusnorthumberland.com.

279-4866 ex 5350.

Frankford Legion: Mondays, CribCAMPBELLFORD Japanese Sword Classes, every Monday bage noon, free pool 4 pm. Tuesdays, 1pm, 7-8:30pm, Trent Hills Karate Club, Trent Hills open Moonshot Euchre. Wednesdays, 6pm, Martial Arts, Saskatchewan Ave., Campbellford open Snooker.

Thursday, March 31, Special General River Valley Community bid euchre Meeting of the Trent Hills Chamber of Com- party, River Valley Centre, every Friday 7:30 merce from 5-5:30 p.m. regarding Chamber pm. Cost $ 2.00. Ladies bring something for a Bylaw 3. Spring Workshops to follow from light lunch. Info: Grace Bush 613-395-5190 6-8pm for Building Your Digital Strategy or Getting Started on Facebook. RSVP to tour- GLEN MILLER ism@trenthillschamber.ca or 705-653-1551 TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meetDiabetes Group, last Monday of the ings Tuesday mornings at Christ Church Glen month, 10-11 a.m. Campbellford Memorial Miller. Weigh ins 8:30-9:30 a.m. with a meeting Hospital, Rm 249, 146 Oliver Rd, Campbellford. following. Join anytime. Info: Brenda Kellett 613 392-8227 Campbellford Salvation Army Thrift store offers a free hot lunch every Fri- HASTINGS day. Also, Silent Auction the last Friday of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meetings each month Wednesdays at the Trinity United Church, Soup & sandwich lunch, 1st Wednesday of Hastings. Weigh-in 5:15-6:15pm and meeting each month, 11:15 a.m., Campbellford Senior 6:30-7:30 pm. Join anytime. For info Kathy Citizens Club. $7. Soup, sandwich, dessert and (705) 696-3359 tea or coffee. Forest Denis Centre, 55 Grand Hastings Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday, Road, Campbellford.

March 26, 12:30 pm, Hastings Ball Park. Bring FootCare Clinic- 1st Fri, 2nd and 3rd your basket. Info or donation call Andrea HenThurs Each Month Royal Canadian Legion. nings - 705-957-3214. Rain Date: Sunday, VON offers Basic, Advanced and Diabetic Foot March 27, 12:30 pm.

Care (Fee for Service). For appointment call Saturday, March 26, 1 pm, Hastings the VON at 1-888-279-4866 ex 5346 & District Seniors Club Euchre Tournament, Campbellford Legion Br 103, 34 Civic Centre downstairs. Tournaments every Bridge St Campbellford, 705 653 2450. Thurs 4th Sat. of month, alternating bid euchre then 730 pm open 8-ball round robin, Friday 730 reg euchre pm open mixed darts, Sun 2 - 6 pm open Jam Line dancing, Wednesdays 10am, $4.

Session No cover Yoga, Wednesdays 1pm, $3. Shake, Laugh and Solo Friendship Group for Solo adults aged Meditate, Thursdays, 9am, $4. Civic Centre, 45 and up looking for friendship. Wednesdays 6 Albert St. E., Hastings. Info: Community 1-2:30 pm, Riverview Restaurant, Campbellford. Care 705-696-3891 Salvation Army Lunch, 11:30AM – COBOURG 1:00PM on the 2nd and the 4th Friday of each FootCare Clinic, Mon and Wed Morn- month, Civic Centre, Hastings. Soup, sandings, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. VON wiches, salad, dessert, coffee, tea and juice. offers Basic, Advanced and Diabetic Foot Everyone welcome Care (Fee for Service). For appointment call Continued on page B13 the VON at 1-888-279-4866 ex 5346 Section B - Thursday, March 24, 2016 B11

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HASTINGS

Hastings Legion: Fridays, 5:15 pm, Meat Draws; 7:30 pm, Blind Draw Double Darts. Tuesdays, 1 pm, Darts.

HAVELOCK

Traditional Country Music Jam Session, Ol’ Town Hall, Havelock every Wednesday. The doors open at noon. Music at 1:00 pm. Bring along your instruments, your songbook and all your friends to cheer you on Havelock Wolves Youth Dart Leage for all boy and girls 6-18, Wednesdays 5-7pm. Adult Blind Draw Mixed Double Darts, Fridays 7:30pm, $5.00.

Info Ellen 705-838-2077 or website wolfy5.wix.com/youth-dart-group BINGO Every Wednesday at the Havelock Community Centre sponsored by the Havelock Lions. Doors open at 5:30pm. Early Birds at 7:00 pm. Regular start 7:30 pm. Info: Lion Joe at 705 778 3588 Havelock Seniors Club weekly events: Monday: Cribbage and Bid Euchre, 1pm. Tuesday: Shuffleboard, 1pm.

Wednesday: Carpet Bowling, 1pm and Euchre 7pm. Thursday: Bid Euchre, 1pm. Friday: Euchre, 1pm Diner’s Club, first and third Wednesday of each month, Havelock United Church, 12pm. $9.00. Info: 705-7787831.

Exercise program 9:30-11am includes exercise, blood pressure check (optional) and health information. Falls Prevention 11:30am-12:30pm, assessment and exercise. Rehabilitation Class to improve movement, strength & balance 12:30-1:30pm. All offered free through Community Care. Old Town Hall, 1 Mathison St. E. To register: 107 Concession St. N, Havelock or 705-778-7831.

MADOC

Line Dancing, Every Thurs. 10:3011:30 am., St. John’s Anglican Church Hall, 115 Durham St. N. Madoc. Info: Carol Cooper 613-391-4271.

Madoc Seniors Club Bid Euchre, every Tuesday, 1 pm, downstairs at the Library (elevator accessible). 2nd Tuesday Pot Luck at noon prior to Bid Euchre 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.

Madoc Legion: Bingo every Monday, Early Birds start at 7PM. Progressive Loonie Pot. Jam Session every Monday, Club Room 6-9PM. Mixed Darts Fridays 7PM

MARMORA

Funspiel, Marmora & Area Curling Club Saturday March 26 at 7 PM. Everyone welcome.

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 Euchre - Seniors Citizens, William Shannon Room, each Friday 1:30 p.m. $2.

Every Monday: Marmora Legion Bingo, with early bird games start at 7 pm. Jam Sessions in Club Room, 6-9 pm. Friday night darts, Club Room.

7:30PM.

Trenton Knights of Columbus, 57 Stella Cres.: Sunday & Wednesday Night Bingos 7pm. Cards on sale 5.30pm.

Everyone welcome Quinte Bay Cloggers every Friday, 6:30 - 9 pm, Salvation Army, 244 Dundas St E, Trenton. All ages welcome, no experience necessary. First two nights free, $5/night. Info: Eve or Ozz at 613966-7026 Trenton VON Monday Mornings.

VON Foot Care Clinic: Basic, Advanced and Diabetic Foot Care (Fee for Service).

For appointment call 1-888-279-4866 ex 5346 Trenton Lions Club 77 Campbell NORWOOD Street hosts a weekly Thursday Night Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Bingo. Cards on sale at 6pm regular proTuesdays, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian gram starts at 7pm. Everyone welcome.

Church, Norwood. Weigh in from 5:30, meeting at 7 pm. Elaine 705-639-5710 TWEED Preschool Storytime, Norwood Memory Café, Last Thursday of Public Library. Every Friday, 10-11 am. month, 10-11:30am. Moira Place Home, Story, craft and snack. 705-639-2228 or 415 River St. W. Tweed. Seniors with early memory loss or who are worried www.anpl.org about their memory meet to discuss brain STIRLING health, practise brain boost activities St Paul’s United Church Sunday and gentle movement. Inquiries call Service with Rev Bruce Fraser,10.30 am 613-962-0892 every week. Sunday School available. Tweed Legion, March 26 - muCome join us in fellowship sic in the Clubroom with Steve Whyte March 27 Easter Sunday Brunch Stirling Legion, 8:00 am-1:00 pm.

Adults- $9.00 Children - $5.00

TRENTON

12th Annual Ecumenical Good Friday Procession with the cross will begin at Trenton Wesleyan Church (125 Dixon Dr., Trenton) and conclude at Bethel Pentecostal Church (77 Herman St.) with a time of fellowship. Scripture readings, meditation and prayer. Sponsored by the Quinte West Ministerial Association.

JOIN Quinte West’s Kente Kiwanis.

Meetings held every Thursday morning.

Everyone welcome. Call Secretary John Eden at 613-394-0316 for more info.

Stress Less Program: Identify your stressors and triggers, and learn different methods of stress management. Four Thursdays from 1:30-3:30pm, April 7-28 at 70 Murphy St, Trenton. Call Belleville and Quinte West Community Health Centre at 613-962-0000, ext. 233.

Easter Sunrise Service, Sunday, March 27, 6:59 am, Quinte West City Hall at 7 Creswell Dr., Trenton. A light breakfast will follow at Trenton Baptist Church, 15 South St., Trenton.

Trenton Al-Anon Family Group, every Wednesday, 8 p.m., Trenton United Church, 85 Dundas St. E. Trenton, Tel: 866-951-3711 Tree Seedlings: order yours for spring 2016. Over 30 native species to choose from. Deciduous $1.25 each and evergreen $1.00 each. Contact Ewa Bednarczuk, Ecology & Stewardship Specialist at Lower Trent Conservation 613-394-3915 ext 252, ewa.bednarczuk@ltc.on.ca or order on-line at www.ltc.on.ca

& Friends, 3-7 pm. No admission fee.

BBQ at 5pm. Donations to the Food Bank would be greatly appreciated. Info: 613-478-1865 Line Dancing, Every Tues., 10:3011:30 am, Hungerford Hall, Tweed. Info: Carol Cooper 613-391-4271.

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 Library: Bridge 1-4pm Tuesdays. Knitting (beginners welcome), 2-4pm Fridays (except 3rd Friday meets at Moira Place). Quilting 10:15-1:30 4th Friday. Homework Club 3:15-5:15pm Wednesdays.

Dance Exercise Class for everyone, every Wednesday, 9:30 - 10:30 am., Tweed Legion. Bring your water and yoga mats. Info: 613-478-1824

Beginning on Sunday March 27, 2016, The Belleville & District Olde Tyme Fiddlers Assoc will hold their party at the Orange Hall 1825 York Rd. Deseronto, ON. Party starts at 1 PM, Round and square dancing, and lots of open Mic.

WARKWORTH

Monthly Breakfast hosted by the Percy Masonic Lodge, last Sunday of each month, 9am-12noon. $7.50 per adult and $4.00 for kids under 10.

WOOLER

Wooler United Church welcomes all to join us on Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School and Nursery is available.

Wooler United Church Traditional Ukrainian Supper, Saturday, April 9, 5-6:30 pm. Advanced Tickets Only $15.00 Margaret (613) 475-1052, Joyce (613) 398-7694 or Roxie (613) 397-3027

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Mexican restaurant Chilangos adds spice to Belleville open a Mexican restaurant in Downtown Belleville. She now runs Chilangos, at 394 Front St., with her brother Abraham Ramos.

The restaurant opened for customers on March 7 and held a grand opening celebration on Wednesday, March 16, a day that happened to Siblings Marlem Power and Abraham Ramos are the owners of Chilangos, a be Power’s 35th new Mexican restaurant in downtown Belleville. Photo by Stephen Petrick birthday.

The menu feaBy Stephen Petrick tures many items that fans of MexiBelleville – For several years Marlem can food would expect, gluten-free Power’s Mexican dishes were a popu- tortillas, steak, chorizo tacos and enlar attraction at the Belleville Water- chiladas.

“We have very traditional homefront & Ethnic Festival.

“The customers were always ask- made recipes,” Power said. “They’ve ing me ‘Where can I get your food?’” been passed down from my grandmother to my mother.”

Power said with a smile.

There wasn’t a place to purchase the The business venture is an exciting authentic Mexican specialties, as she opportunity for the two siblings who was just an individual vendor contrib- were born and grew up in Mexico and moved to Canada as young adults. uting to the festival.

They began working on a business Until now.

Power took the feedback she re- plan about three years ago and are ceived and used it as motivation to confident they’ll be successful, as

there is currently no other authentic Mexican restaurant in Belleville.

The feedback they’ve received so far from customers has been very positive.

“We’re getting ‘five stars’ on our

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programs in most schools and interest was high,” he explained.

Heijdens recalled one year in the early going when “I auditioned more than 1,000 youngsters in one year.” Now, he said, with hardly any music or singing programs left in schools, “We are lucky to get one or two more new potential choir members.”

And what little music there remains in the system is done by teachers who are not adequately trained for young choir singers, he suggests.

But over the first 30 years, Heijdens can reflect on a solid record of success in its reception and support by local audiences and parents plus several hugely successful European tours, singing in some of the world’s most famous sacred or

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Facebook page,” Power said, stressing that the food is as authentic as you would find in her native Mexico City.

“Everyone has been giving us great reviews.”

Ramos added, “We’re excited to be

concert venues and generating a substantial number of young people who have gone on to professional music careers.

Now, in preparation for yet another tour of The Netherlands, Germany and Austria, the young singers from public and secondary levels are rehearsing up to 12 hours a week.

Prospective new members will be auditioned at any regular rehearsal, but to ultimately join the concert choir (senior group) they must first spend some time in the training choir (Grades 5 through 7.) Rehearsals are held in St. Thomas Anglican Church, Belleville ,Tuesdays, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. until noon.

In preparation for their European tour, the choir has three concert dates locally. The first is Wednesday, March 30 at 7 p.m. in Eastminster Church.

The second is Sunday, April 10 at 3 p.m. in St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Belleville and the third is Saturday, April 30 as guests of the barbershop chorus, A Cappella Quinte, for their annual show in Maranatha Church at 7:30 p.m.

For the coming Europe tour, they will sing in several launguages – English, Latin, Hungarian, French and German, he said.

Heijdens also had high praise for strong support by dedicated parents who have been part of a long-standing and extremely helpful support group.

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