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Break-In Christmas leads to tears – of joy By Brett Mann Tweed – A young Tweed mother of two was emotionally overcome when she returned home from a visit to Santa Claus at the Quinte Mall to find her home had been broken into. But, there’s a heartwarming twist to the break-in story. The woman, who wishes to remain un-named, had taken her two young pre-schoolers to see Santa in Belleville unaware that her godmother had secretly arranged for a “Break-in Christmas” group to deliver a bonanza Christmas in her absence. Mom might have become suspicious when at the mall, Santa told her she was the 20,000th visitor and she was presented with a bag full of toys and Christmas gift cards. “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh’; I got so excited because I’ve never had that luck before in my life,” she said. But it was all part of the elaborate, happy-ending plan. “I knew it was part of the package,” said her godmother. That ‘package’ included a beautifully decorated Christmas tree secretly put up at her home, surrounded with gifts, a Christmas wreath on the door and $500 in cash and many gift cards on the kitchen table. As the tots squealed with delight at their new treasures (with some held back for Christmas morning) the mother related she had told her godmother on the way home, “This is the start of the the greatest day of my life.” As she returned home to find a wreath on her door, she asked, “What is this? There’s a wreath hanging there, and there’s a bell. I walked in and couldn’t believe my eyes. I bawled like a baby. And a real tree – I haven’t had a real Christmas tree in 19 years … I have a Charlie Brown Christmas tree and I figured I’d put it up in a couple of days.” The “Break-in Christmas” was the brainchild of local A masked Santa Claus and helpers prepare to stage Tweed’s (and perhaps Canada’s) first “Break-In Christmas.” The group arranged for a local mother of two young children to be away visiting Santa Claus at the Quinte Mall while they stole into her home to leave a fully decorated Christmas tree, $500 in cash and nearly $1000 in gift cards as well as gifts Please see “Break-in” on page 3 and other decorations. The mother’s response? “I’m in awe. I’m truly blessed.”

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Madoc has a heart at Christmas By Diane Sherman Madoc - Holidays are about sharing with family and friends, usually over a meal of traditional foods. Small towns are known for church dinners, bazaars, and community fundraising drives around Christmas time. Residents in and around Madoc are no different but this year they seem to have excelled. Centre Hastings Secondary School raised $6,250 in their annual auction. Organizers Sadie Stewart, Bill Thompson and Erin Spry, with student council members, collected donations from Belleville, Stirling, Tweed, Marmora and Madoc. The money was distributed to food banks in those areas. The Helping Hands Food Bank served 121 families with gifts and food hampers thanks to the Angel Tree at the bank, fundraising drives, dona-

tions, volunteers and the local Army Cadets. They were delivered on Dec. 17. The Kiwanis Club donated their building for the project, as they do for a community meal which raised $2,000 this year to help Foundations for Youth keep its doors open to serve hot lunches for students. Madoc Public School held a drive over the past month, collecting $626 in “turkey bucks” to help buy turkeys for food hampers and raised $107 besides that. The People Helping People group served low income families with the makings of a full holiday meal and gifts for their children. They also hosted their annual meal for outside public workers from their base at Moira Hall. Foodland campaigned for the Coats for Kids program and raised $860,

while regulars at the Barley Pub and Eatery hosted a party with Santa Claus to help one of their employees after an operation. Across the street, Welcome International staff prepared a full turkey dinner for anyone to freely enjoy Dec. 22.

They had more than 50 reservations. Those who could, made a donation to benefit the Heart of Hastings Hospice, those who couldn’t shared equally in the festivities around a traditional meal with friends and neighbours, while the big Christmas tree

donated by Jan Bruce, stood majestically across the street, decorated by the Chamber of Commerce and community members. Yes, small towns do have big hearts. Madoc’s seems to be beating stronger this year.

Break-In Christmas leads to joy

Continued from page 1 resident Robin Smith assisted by 13 masked helpers. The concept stems from a 25-year tradition from San Diego, he explained. “A neighbour of mine was a producer of a radio show. He started it and it’s been going for 25 years … I wanted to start small here to see what the response was and it was great. We got $500 in cash, which was our goal, and we got $950 in gift cards. And then we got presents for the kids, we got trees, we got decorations, stuff for the babies, like diapers.” With a two-hour window while the family was away, the group “broke

into” the family home with a key supplied by the godmother and proceeded to put up the Christmas tree and decorations. The specific family was chosen at the suggestion of Father Aidan Dasaah, pastor of St. Carthagh’s Church in Tweed. “It’s the first time ever in Canada that I know of,” said Smith. Donations were made by President’s Choice, Value Mart, Madoc Foodland, Shoppers Drug Mart, Geen’s Pharmacy, Giant Tiger, the Bank of Montreal, the manager of the CIBC, the Quinte Mall and private citizens, said Smith. “The Legion of course; the Front

Street Diner put out a jar and collected over $100.” Local police were notified of the scheme ahead of time for good measure. The mother savoured the irony that “I donated to it and I thought I was donating to a family. I donated and it came back to me, plus.” Tears welled up as the mother exclaimed, “A real tree and it’s got the most beautiful angel on top. And then the gifts, and the money … but the best part is the real tree. And a Santa with a real beard. And the rest is awesome as well. “I am truly blessed. I never would have thought it was for me.”

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O’Hara Mill Homestead makes changes for the good By Diane Sherman Madoc Township - The lack of snow and spring temperatures made for a green Christmas at O’Hara Mill this year, though it did not deter visitors from the annual event. There were still horse drawn rides over rugged logging trails and hot cider on an open fire, but, without the snow, the jingle of sleigh bells gave way to sounds of a hay wagon coming back from the fields. The DeJong Sister’s string orchestra played a seasonal repertoire of favourites in the old log

cabin, the hearth ablaze with pots ready to boil. Throughout the two day event entertainers shared their rendition of Christmas for visitors from near and far. Often European tourists find their way to this Ontario heritage site, while some local folks are just learning about it. O’Hara Mill volunteers have made some changes, advertising more, and further afield. They are planning to continue the push beyond local. The sugar shack is completed for the final boil down of maple syrup at the spring Maple Syr-

up festival in March. Visitors can expect to see how the process was done in pioneer days from hauling sap by pails, to boiling over an open fire, then the final boil in the new shack, of course, maple syrup on snow is always a treat. Since Quinte Conservation has assumed the adjacent lot, originally part of the O’Hara family estate, volunteers plan spring plowing and planting demonstrations using traditional tools, drawn by locally owned horse teams. Trails have all ready been cleared between the new prop-

It wasn’t a sleigh ride for Christmas at O’Hara Mill, but visitors enjoyed a wagon ride over the trails of the conservation area with Chris Budd and his team of Canadian work horses. Photo by Diane Sherman

erty and the original 90 acres of conservation land. With the expansion, the years ahead will bring a wider array of pioneer activities adding to their annual March maple days, heritage day in July, the corn boil in August and, hopefully, a white Christmas to end the year. Quinte Conservation holds public events at The Mill throughout the year, walks over woodland trails and children’s learning sessions, which can be found at <quinteconservation.ca>. Schools, groups and private events can be booked by calling 613-473-2084. To follow development at The Mill O’Hara Mill Volunteer Association began a lottery last year to help fund improvements at the homestead. Committee members search them out at <ohara-mill.org> Judy Hagerman, Connie Robinson, Nancy Moorcroft and Wanda Franks pulled 26 numbers for the final draw at the Christmas or O’Hara Mill Homestead and Conevent Dec.6. Photo by Diane Sherman servation Area on Facebook.

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There will be more than one opportunity to comment on the Environmental Study Report on a new river crossing in Campbellford, which was changed recently to reflect additional information requested by the province. A 30-day review period is currently underway to receive comment on the revised document with a deadline of Jan. 15, 2016. Following that, the revised ESR will be finalized and a new Notice of Completion issued, which will make the report available for another 30-day review, as before, by the public, Aboriginal communities, and interested agencies. The ESR’s recommendation that a new bridge be built between Alma and Second streets prior to Campbellford’s main bridge being replaced years from now remains unchanged. Those who requested a Part II Order to have the project undergo further study will have the option of maintaining, re-submitting or modifying their original request.

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HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON FROM TRENT HILLS COUNCIL & STAFF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROJECT NO. FIRE-2016-01-STATION REDEVELOPMENT PHASE 1 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR PRIME CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR TRENT HILLS –CAMPBELLFORD/SEYMOUR NEW FIRE STATION

Pre-planning phase for the Construction of a New Fire Station located at the intersection of River Street and Doxsee Avenue, Campbellford, ON. The Municipality of Trent Hills is looking for Prime Consultant Services for the preplanning phase of their new fire station. This project is the pre-planning phase of a new The fire station and is to have a minimum of 10 bays station. The Site is owned by the Municipality and is approximately 23,760 SF in size. The station will be required to be designed as a post-disaster building. The fire station is to be a two-storey building including, but not limited to, the following programmatic elements: Council meeting room, emergency operation centre, quiet room, kitchen, fire meeting room, gym, dorm rooms, lockers/ showers/washrooms, reception area, and fire storage room, Documents may be obtained starting January 11, 2016 from the Municipality of Trent Hills internet website: www.trenthills.ca Sealed proposals on forms supplied will be received, in plainly marked envelopes, by the Municipality Clerk at 66 Front Street South, Campbellford, ON K0L 1L0 until: 2:00:00pm local time January 26, 2016 The Corporation of the Municipality of Trent Hills reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal. Ms Shari Lang The Municipality of Trent Hills Municipal Office 66 Front Street South Campbellford, Ontario K0L 1L0 Tel: (705) 653-1900 x 24

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THE MUNICIPALITY OF TRENT HILLS INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF MANAGER OF PARKS AND FACILITIES

The Municipality of Trent Hills is a vibrant and growing community with a population of 13,000 located on the Trent Severn Waterway amongst the rolling hills of Northumberland County. Trent Hills is recruiting for a Manager of Parks and Facilities. Reporting to the Community Recreation Officer, this position is responsible for planning and overseeing the maintenance of all Municipal facilities. The Manager is also responsible for the operations of Municipal recreation facilities and amenities including arenas, parks, and the Hastings Field House.

The Parks & Recreation Department is calling for quotes to supply flowers in the Municipality of Trent Hills A complete quotation package including a detailed list of quantity and description of flowers is available by contacting Peter Burnett @ (705) 696-2252 Or peter.burnett@trenthills.ca Please forward your complete submission on the form provided by the Municipality to the address listed below, in a sealed envelope, before 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 07, 2016: Municipality of Trent Hills Shari Lang, Clerk Box 1030, 66 Front St. South Campbellford, ON K0L 1L0 Phone: 705-653-1900, Ext. 240

The successful candidate will possess a college diploma or university degree in Recreation or Facility Management or related field; have a minimum of 5 years management and/or supervisory level experience; and have demonstrated facility management experience. Preference will be given to candidates with employment experience in a parks and recreation setting. A complete job description is available at www.trenthills.ca Resumes will be received until 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2016. Please send resumes marked “Manager of Parks and Facilities – Confidential” to the following address: Peter Burnett, Community Recreation Officer Municipality of Trent Hills P.O. Box 1030 66 Front Street S Campbellford, ON K0L 1L0 Telephone: (705) 653-1900 ext. 247 Facsimile: (705) 653-5904 peter.burnett@trenthills.ca www.trenthills.ca All information is collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act R.S.O. 1990, Chapter M45. We thank all applicants who apply but advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The Municipality of Trent Hills is an equal opportunity Employer. Accommodations are available upon request, in the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.

MUNICIPALITY OF TRENT HILLS CHRISTMAS TREE COLLECTION SCHEDULE TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2016 DARTFORD, HASTINGS, NORHAM, WARKWORTH, CAMPBELLFORD, TRENT RIVER The Municipality of Trent Hills will be conducting a curbside collection of Christmas trees placed along public roadsides on the date noted above. Please place tree at the curb prior to 7:00 a.m. for pick-up on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 pick-up will be made in each urban centre listed above. Alternatively, trees may be dropped off at the Public Works Depots in Campbellford, Hastings and Warkworth no later than Friday, January 8, 2016.

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Syria: Not a peace, but maybe a ceasefire Abu Muhammad alGolani is an Islamist fanatic, a head-chopper (although only in moderation), and the leader of the Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda affiliate that is classified by the United States as “terrorist”. He spent almost a decade killing American occupation and Shia civilGwynne Dyer troops ians in Iraq as a loyal member of the Sunni extremist organisation that is now called Islamic State before going home to Syria in 2011. He was sent home to create a Syrian clone of what was then called “Islamic State in Iraq”, on the orders of Abu Baqr al-Baghdadi, the leader of Islamic State and now the self-proclaimed “Caliph” of all the Muslims. Golani named the Syrian branch the Nusra Front, and it did so well that he broke with Islamic State and went out on his own in 2013. There was a three-month turf war between Islamic State and the Nusra Front in Syria in early 2014 that killed an estimated 3,000 jihadis. Islamic State won it and now controls most of eastern Syria (and all of western Iraq). Golani managed to hang on to northwestern Syria, where the Nusra Front and another extreme Islamist organisation, Ahrar al-Sham, now completely dominate a rebel alliance that also includes several smaller “moderate” outfits. So you would not expect Golani to favour a peace deal that left the brutal Assad regime, secular in form but Shia-dominated, in power in Damascus. And indeed he does not: in a rare interview recently, he condemned the peace deal being cooked up by the US and Russia as “unacceptable”. It was, he said, a plot to merge more moderate rebel fighters with Assad’s forces in order to fight extremist groups like his own and Islamic State. Golani was right to be suspicious, and yet he may go along with the deal in the end, because it isn’t really a permanent peace settlement that is being discussed. It’s actually just a ceasefire that will leave all the players in Syria in control of the territory they now hold – except for Islamic State, which they can then all concentrate on destroying. This is the sort of Machiavellian thinking that caused Russian President Vladimir Putin to accuse Washington recently of “dividing terrorists into good and bad ones,” but it’s just as much a part of Russian thinking. When Moscow started bombing the rebels in Syria in Sep-

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tember to save the Assad regime from collapse, it bombed them all indiscriminately: the Nusra Front, Islamic State, even the “moderates”, if it could find them. But it quickly became clear that what Russia had in mind, after stabilising the battlefronts, was precisely what Golani was condemning: a ceasefire that would effectively partition Syria between the Assad regime and the various rebel groups, and enable them all to turn on Islamic State. You can’t admit that that’s what you are doing, of course, so you talk in terms of a peace settlement. That’s what Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Foreign Secretary John Kerry were doing in Moscow on Tuesday, and the result is that a United Nations Security Council resolution endorsing the Syrian peace process will probably be passed on Friday. The current round of “peace talks” began in Vienna on October 23, with no Syrians present, just Russia, the United States, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. It subsequently expanded to include about 20 countries, and the organisers are now deciding which Syrians can attend the next round of talks, probably early in the new year. On one side, obviously, will be the the representatives of the Assad regime. On the other side will be some of the leaders of the armed opposition, but not all of them. Islamic State won’t be there, of course, and at the moment the Nusra Front says it won’t be either. Since those are the two most powerful groups fighting the Assad regime, what’s the point of talks? But the Nusra Front’s close ally, Ahrar alSham, did show up at last week’s meeting in Riyadh where decisions were being made on which groups could attend the peace talks. At one point it walked out – and then, after some further thought, it added its signature to the joint declaration. The Islamists of the Nusra Front and Ahrar alSham are clearly in two minds about a ceasefire (disguised as a peace agreement). On one hand, it would leave the Assad regime in power. On the other, it would give them time to consolidate their control over the territory they now hold, and maybe to eliminate their most dangerous rival, Islamic State. So in the end, they may go along with the idea. It wouldn’t be perfect, and it wouldn’t necessarily be permanent either. But it would stop most of the killing, it would at least contain if not eliminate Islamic State, and it might even let some of the refugees go home. It’s basically a Russian initiative, but Moscow is wisely letting the US take the lead now. If anybody has a better idea, please let us all know.

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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus Editorial - By Chris Malette DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’ Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? VIRGINIAO’HANLON 115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET. VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no VIRGINIAS. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa

Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world. You may tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, VIRGINIA, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood. Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun newspaper and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in part or whole in dozens of languages in books, movies, and other editorials, and on posters and stamps. Here, we reprint it for those who still don’t believe in Santa Claus.

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Rotary Club of Campbellford wraps up 2015 by handing out $16,500 to six community organizations By Sue Dickens Campbellford – Six cheques totalling $16,500 were presented at the recent annual yearend banquet held by the Rotary Club of Campbellford, two of which focused specifically on health and wellness. The first, a cheque for $5,000, was presented by Kimberly Hulsman, president-elect, to Mina Murphy, president of the Campbellford Seymour Community Foundation, one of the three partners in the Flourish campaign. The second $5,000 presented by Bob Fudge, club president, was donated to the Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation and was accepted by Moe Goulet, laboratory manager at the hospital. The Foundation’s Angels of Care Campaign is raising money for much-needed laboratory equipment. A third cheque, this one for $2,500, was presented by longtime Rotarian Steve Sharpe to Martin Edge who is on the board of Westben Arts Festival Theatre.

A fourth cheque, for $2,000, was presented by Rotarian John Russell (also executive director of the Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation) to Susan Armstrong, co-chair of the hospital auxiliary. “The money will be used to help us purchase a new ventilator for the critically ill and another hospital bed,” said Armstrong. A cheque for $1,000 was presented by longtime Rotarian Mike Keogh and was accepted by Dave Lane, to go towards the purchase of much-needed playground equipment for Kent Street Public School. Lane is affiliated with Christ Church where the school’s breakfast program is held. He has been organizing the program for many years with the help of volunteers who include people such as Rotarian Keogh, who spoke about the importance of the program. The club has donated to the program in the past. Funds are being raised by the Kent Public School Parent Council for the playground

equipment which is expected to cost $22,000. And last but not least, a cheque for $1,000 was donated to the PACT Urban Peace Program, based out of Toronto but with an office in Belleville which services Northumberland County. The PACT program (participation, acknowledgment, commitment and transformation) “helps youth reach their full potential in life through strategic partnerships with the police, courts, probation, schools and other youth-focused agencies and community partners.” Ken Dickson, assistant deputy governor for Rotary District 7070, accepted the cheque on behalf of PACT and talked about the importance of the program which he said “is a transformative early prevention program, free of charge, for atrisk marginalized and newcomer youths ages 12 to 21.” “They have an 85 per cent correction rate,” he noted. Dickson also spoke to the Rotary members and guests about the importance of the organi-

A cheque for $5,000 presented by Bob Fudge, Rotary Club president, is being donated to the Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation and was accepted by Moe Goulet, laboratory manager at the hospital. Photos by Sue Dickens

zation, its goals and ideals and commented, “The theme this year for Rotary International is Be a Gift to the World. “I just wanted to mention that because I think it is appropriate to mention at Christmas.” The annual dinner is the time when the Rotary Club presents cheques to community organizations from money it has raised throughout the year.

A cheque for $5,000 was presented by Kimberly Hulsman, The Rotary Club of Campbellford president elect, to Mina Murphy, president of the Campbellford Seymour Community Foundation, one of the three partners in the Flourish campaign.

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Young Campbellford mom celebrates her son’s first Christmas by giving to others By Sue Dickens Campbellford – “Hi everyone! I saw this in another group and I thought it’d be great for my little family to do :) This will be my son’s first Christmas and I want to start a tradition where we buy some gifts for families in need.” This is the wording in a Facebook post by Campbellford mom Autumn Cross who wants to celebrate the holiday season by helping others on this, her two-monthold son Oliver’s first Christmas. “If anyone knows of some families who would benefit from this, please let me know :) I want to show my son what the true meaning of Christmas is xx,” she wrote. Her request was soon noticed by Rebekah Leach whose mom Janey Leach is the Family Services Worker with the Salvation Army in Campbellford. Rebekah, who has been a volunteer for years is this year’s Salvation Army kettle co-ordinator in Campbellford.

She contacted Autumn on Facebook and helped her make her Christmas wish to help others become a reality. The plans came together as a result of the Facebook posting in a special group online called the Trent Hills (MINI) Moms In Need Initiative. Moms in this group share items they don’t need anymore and want to give away and it’s a great way for moms to connect whether they are looking to give items or find items. The power of social media gave Autumn the ability to reach out. “I like giving more than I like getting,” said this young 18-yearold mom who is working hard to make a life for herself with her son’s dad 20-year-old Devon Gritzan. “We’re buying gifts, clothing and toys for two little girls, ages three and 18 months,” she explained. Autumn talked about her decision to help another family this Christmas.

“Helping other people feels really good. It just makes me feel good inside,” she commented. She know how important it is to be with family at this time of year. “We will be spending Christmas day at my mom’s house then going to my grandmother’s (Minnie Wynn) in Marmora. She makes Christmas dinner for us all,” she added with a big smile. Autumn is very happy knowing that she has helped two little girls have a brighter Christmas. The Salvation Army assists many families and individuals in need and this time of year in particular, demand increases. “We have about 10 families sponsored this Christmas by businesses and groups and even other families,” commented (Janey) Leach. “A lot of people do it instead of buying each other gifts. A family can sponsor another family if they want. It’s been happening for Young Campbellford mom Autumn Cross and Devon Gritzan want to celebrate their son Oliver’s first Christmas by givyears,” she noted. “Autumn coming forward is ing to others in need this holiday season. A posting she made on Facebook brought her to the Salvation Army and her wish to help another family is now a reality. Photo by Sue Dickens just wonderful.”

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Big hearts make the Christmas Wish Toy Drive a success worth received money so the kids on their lists would not go without. Much of the cash was raised through the motorcycle ride held last fall which is organized by John McEvoy and Murray Kirkland with help from the firefighters. “That big ride was a big aid in the area of raising cash,” said Chief Blake. “With that money we can look after the teenagers who don’t always have the toys in the donations that are for their age group.” The fundraiser is a partnership among community organizations and individuals who step up to make the toy drive a success.

Star Wars and Frozen items were the most sought after but all the toys will end up in the hands of some youngsters who would otherwise go without this holiday season. “The Lang family, Shari and her family, donated two full bags of toys. Her mother and father have been big supporters of this for many years,” noted Chief Blake. Cash donations were also part of fundraiser and so all five area school, the three represented at the fire hall as well as Hastings Public School and Percy Centennial Public School in Wark-

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Hills Fire Chief Tim Blake. The 16 tables set up by the firefighters were not enough to hold all the donations so another six tables had to be added. “We had stuff on the floor too,” said Blake with a big grin. Teachers from St. Mary’s, Hillcrest and Kent elementary schools in Campbellford spent about 45 minutes going through the piles of toys collecting the gifts that would be given to the students on their list. The Youth Advisory Council led by Hillcrest teacher Patrick Muldoon was there to help as well.

cial education teacher at St. Mary’s Elementary School the event was overwhelming. She’s been involved since the program began many years ago. “It’s wonderful. It is very generous of the Trent Hills Fire Department to organize all this so the teachers can pick up what they need for the students. And it’s all about the community involvement,” she commented “There’s a lot of people in financial need now for lots of reasons job loss and s on,” she noted. “For a small town, small community it is amazing ... overwhelming to think how many toys are collected in that fire hall to choose from. Such a small town with such a big heart.”

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Teachers and helpers gathered at the fire hall in Campbellford to collect the toys for the students on their lists. This year’s Christmas Wish Toy Drive was an overwhelming success; front from left, Peggy O’Connor (St. Mary’s school); Amy-Jo Doherty (St. Mary’s school); and Edan Kellogg (student helper); back row from left, Crystal Gagne, secretary Hillcrest school; Dianne Lewis (St. Mary’s school); Lisa Britton, secretary Kent school; Marlene Cole (St. Mary’s school); Donna Burkholder (Kent school); Jason Kellogg (Kent school); Bev Nicholas (Hillcrest school). Photo submitted

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Trent Hills’ firefighters and Community Living Campbellford/Brighton have been making it happen for years. “We’ve already had businesses tell us we can put drop boxes in their stores next year,” Blake said. There were enough toys this year to give some to the Salvation Army for distribution. “The teachers were very emotional this year because there were so many toys,” noted Blake. “There is even a lady (who wishes to remain anonymous) who goes into Stedmans every year and buys $400 worth of toys and puts them in the drop box at the store.” For Peggy O’Connor, a spe-

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Signage, brochure proposed for Mathison property By Bill Freeman

Havelock – Signage, a brochure and a parking lot proposal for the Mathison conservation property are part of the 2016 budget process. The 250 acre property bordering Havelock to the north was bequeathed to the township in 2001 by John and Annie Mathison for educational purposes. It has been described as a “jewel” by council and the Mathison Pad Hoc Property Committee which has been working to develop a master

plan for the area. Students from Fleming College’s Lindsay-based ecosystem management studies program have focused on the property as part of their Credit for Product: Applied Projects with two different groups preparing reports and making presentations to council complete with recommendations on things like signage, expanding the existing trail network, trail mapping, nature lookouts, maintenance, environmental partnerships and a guidebook. Council wants to include some of

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“It would be nice to implement some of that. It’s been a lot of years to try and get this thing moving. I think it’s a great start.” Building the parking lot would is the most expensive item on the list at $17,000. Grattan says that estimate, which includes materials, brush and tree removal, grading and shaping, is on the “high side”. “We’re going to make it a place for the public and for the safety of all, we want to make it fairly visible,” he said. The initial Fleming report included accurate GIS trail mapping and also recommended development of 2.7 kms of trails – 1.6 km for multi-use and 1 km strictly for walking – and 875 metres of new trails.

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Marmora - Ladies of the Silver Foxes Exercise group gathered for a celebratory Christmas lunch at the Iron Grille in Marmora Dec 17. Part of the festivities included a presentation of $500 to Heart of Hastings Hospice. Hospice Director Eileen Quinn expressed her appreciation for the donation. “Thank you and I think it’s so cool that something you do to keep healthy also gives a contribution to the community. We are grateful that you support us. Of course, we would love to ask anyone who would like to volunteer with our Hospice work. Our new caregiver support program is being introduced, bringing caregivers together more, to share experiences and tips from those experiences. We are just so excited that you think of us.” Dorothy Caverly requested that the donation be applied to the use of Hospice Madoc House. Eileen replied, “There is no government funding for the residential Madoc House. This will be a great help. I’m a Marmora girl, and really appreciate what you have done.”

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The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 228 Stirling would like to thank the following for donations to our Annual Silent Auction held on December 5th, 2015. Jimmy's Special Pizza, Gerry and Wilma Maher, Greenhawk, Susan Wilson, Wally and Joyce Harding, Lois Georgerat, Mike Howard, Wells Ford Sales, George Jones, Marion Carter, Muriel Keeping, Julia's Women's Wear, Ron & Lloydette Moss, Allure Day Spa, Judy Heasman, Stirling Carpet and Flooring, Rustic Roots, Wilma & Mike Kerr, Stirling Home Hardware, Mariel Rollins, Stirling Festival Theatre, Ernie & Barb Greene, Barbara Drensek, Rawdon Creek Trophies, Balu's Pharmacy, Stirling Feed & Seed, Geraldine Logan, The Groomery, Big 3 Auto, Blooms Flowers, Vern Judge, Stirling Heritage Wines, Bev Russell, Stirling Foodland, Donna Ellis. There were five anonymous donations. Special thanks, also, to everyone donating to our Bake Sale - donations from the craft show group - all making our day a successful fund raising event. -Branch 228 - The Fund Raising Committee.

son property and also decrease the risks to users of the property,” Grattan says. The main entrance to the property would be near the parking lot north of the community centre; they’d like to incorporate a short history of the Mathison family and their decision to give the property to the municipality in the gateway sign. “It’s nice to see things kind of moving forward,” said Deputy-Mayor Jim Martin who chairs the Mathison Committee. Council could “break it down into sections or look at it as a whole,” Martin said of the recommendations.” He said the Fleming and HBPS students did a “great job on the signage ideas.

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their recommendations in this year’s budget talks; those recommendations include printing 1,000 brochures, installing directional signage and trail markers that match up with the brochure, constructing a parking lot north of the arena, installing a gateway sign at the parking lot and a smaller sign at the Newton Avenue entrance to the west and installing interpretive signage that was developed by Fleming College and Havelock Belmont Public School students. The estimated cost for all of that is $23,300, says Deputy-Clerk/Economic Development Officer Brian Grattan. “The committee feels that implementing these recommendations will increase visitors and residents awareness and understanding of the Mathi-

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Madoc Lions continue with good deeds at Christmas It was an early Christmas present for Gilda Cox of Madoc, when the local Lions Club decided to present her with an electric scooter Dec. 20, so she can get out and about in the village for Christmas shopping. Lions Ken Doucette, Gabe Hall, Larry Bradley and Kevan Doucette did the honour of delivering the scooter with Lions President Tom Simpson, who snapped this picture for us

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ture. Nor is Council taking the advice of its specialized advisors, nor their advisors’ studies. That is why the process is taking so long and costing so much money. Further, it is unfair, even unjust, to the public that the study is proceeding at this time of year, and that comments must be submitted by Jan. 16! No one has time or wants to turn their attention to this sorry situation during the Christmas season. This is the WRONG decision for our community. We need a by-pass south of town for Northumberland County traffic. For more information: http:// www.northumberlandcounty. ca/en/departments_publicworks/resources/Campbellford_Bridge_-_Trent_River/ Revised-Environmental-StudyReport/ASI-Cultural-HeritageResource-Assessment---July-2015.pdf Brenda Kotras Campbellford

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“Cookin’ fer College” at CHSS By Diane Sherman Madoc - It’s one thing to be academically inclined, holding a grade average entitling entry to university. It’s another to leave home and fend for yourself in the food department. After all, someone else has done the domestic chores, both at home and in school. A meal on the table or lunches dutifully made by parents will no longer be part of the daily routine at university, and cafeteria food is costly and often unappealing. Centre Hastings Secondary School teachers Erin Spry and Kirsten Neumann-Stephens stepped up to the proverbial plate by offering graduating students a six-week cooking course each Monday. December 14 was their last class before Christmas break. They made a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. That’s pretty good, considering the class of Grade 12 students is collectively focused on their future in everything from medical biology to cinematography, and no one has culinary skills as a career goal. A survey of the 14 would-be-cooks revealed they took the extracurricular opportunity, because they “want to be able to eat good food without poisoning themselves.” There was a bit of laughter with that statement.

Learning to peel, cook and mash potatoes, cut an onion, or combine ingredients were all new skills for these scholars. Cooking from a recipe seemed academic enough but methods and little hints given by their teachers is what will make the difference in their culinary future. Neumann-Stephens and Spry saw a need and made an application to the Hastings-Prince Edward District Board of Education “Food for Learning” program, which supplied a grant of $500 for the class. “The students expressed concerns about how they’d feed themselves. Some were actually scared of the kitchen. They’re doing much better now,” Kirsten stated. After Spry and Neumann-Stephens initiated the class, teachers Verena Dachlauer and Tara Prance volunteered their skills on occasion and for the celebratory final meal. VicePrincipal Todd Hinks harvested a 40 pound turkey from his own flock. He even de-boned it. Meals made over the weeks have been frozen for use in the daily Food for Learning program at CHSS, as will leftovers from this meal. Though tempting smells rose from Room 242, students were assured their grade scores will not be affected by the outcome.

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Marmora - On Dec. 9, the Ontario Federation of Snowmo- tion to the Municipality of Marmora bile Clubs District 2 gave a donation of $500 to Deputy-Mayor and Lake for the use of the William Linda Bracken, Fire Chief Tony Brownson and Public Rela- Shannon Room for their meetings. tions Officer Greg Shire as an expression of their apprecia- The donation assisted the fire department in the purchase of a battery-powered, rechargeable, emergency scene LED light. Greg Shire demonstrated the light, which has three levels of lighting, 3600 lumens LED, 18 hours of run time on low setting and is rechargeable. Chief Brownson noted the light is portable and can be used where normal generator and plugin lights can’t be, such as remote areas and any situation that might be too far from the fire trucks. Shown are from left: Marmora & Lake FD Public Relations Officer Greg Shier, Bracken, Brownson and Shire exFire Chief Tony Brownson, Marmora & Lake Deputy-Mayor Linda Bracken, and pressed gratitude to the OFSC District 2 for this generous donation. David Famme, secretary-treasurer of OFFC District 2. Photo submitted.

Stirling—The winners of Stirling-Rawdon’s Christmas Decorating Contest have been announced. At the regular Council meeting on Monday, Dec. 21, Mayor Rodney Cooney named Michael Cornell of 3303 Springbrook Rd. as the first prize winner in the annual contest. Second place went to Lisa and Dirk Kupar of 4118 Stirling-Marmora Rd. Harrison Montgomery claimed third spot for his Christmas display at 719 Merrick Rd. “We had 14 entries this year,” the Mayor said. He thanked all those who had participated for taking the time to make their neighbourhoods shine and suggested people drive around to look at the wonderful displays throughout the municipality. All three winners were presented with Stirling-Rawdon Michael Cornell (left), the winner of the annual Stirling-Rawdon Christmas DecoBucks, which can be spent at rating Contest, was congratulated by Mayor Rodney Cooney during the Dec. 21 meeting of Stirling-Rawdon Council. Photo by Terry McNamee local stores.

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Trade roasted coffee – decaf, regular, espresso, dark and medium. Campbellford – I am thirsty meet I Am Coffee. “All your coffee needs we have here,” Snarr It’s a connection business partners Teresa Snarr said. and Walter Smith hope many with a fondness for coffee will make as more people learn about the cafe on Front Street North that officially opened last week. Having a coffee shop was something she had dreamed about for 20 years but hadn’t been able to act on while raising a young family with her husband Darren. “We didn’t have the time or the resources to do it,” she said. But a year ago while the couple were visiting their good friends, Smith and his wife in Foxboro, Snarr spoke about her intention of opening a coffee shop in Campbellford. Smith quickly signalled his desire to be a part of it and the two, who both work at Nestle in Trenton, began working on plans to make it happen. Now that it has, “It’s exciting,” she said. Campbellford is “a special place” for her and her husband, who is helping in the business, along with their daughters Brianna and Michaela. “We really want this to be known as a Campbellford cafe, a place where people can come and relax,” Snarr said. The menu includes tea, specialty beverages, light TMF Redwood 322A, owned by Bryce and Nathan Allen, of Warkworth, is this year’s Limousin Show Bull of the Year. Photo submitted breakfast and lunch items, homemade soups, sal- Teresa Snarr and her husband Darren, in back, were kept busy said. “That’s my pie-in-the-sky goal but we’re ads, and desserts, along with gluten- and dairy- Dec. 18 after I Am Coffee on Front Street North held its official By John Campbellford free alternatives. There’s also Wi-Fi available. opening. Snarr’s partner in the business is Walter Smith, a cowell on our way there.” Warkworth – Bryce Allen and his son Nathan, He and his father launched Windy Gables The shop makes its own blend of organic and Fair worker from Nestle. Photo by John Campbell best known for their family insurance business, Limousin in 1984 and began showing four are the proud owners of the Limousin Show years later. “It’s taken that long to get where we’re at toBull of the Year. TMF Redwood 322, a two-year-old bull, day,” Allen said. earned the honour at the Canadian Western They maintain a herd of about 60 purebred Limousin which they sell to other farms “to Agribition held recently in Regina. “It’s been quite a ride with him, a lot of fun,” improve their genetic base,” he said. • Most advanced products & equipment They also have a red meat program that offers Nathan Allen said. • Complimentary hearing test It all began with the Beef Show at the Wark- quarters, halves and full cuts of beef, wrapped worth Fair, and continued through the Markham and delivered, but their main business is genet• 90 day trial period Fair and the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto be- ics, he said. foR AS lIttlE AS • Lifetime free adjustments & cleaning fore the big win out West, based on points col- Redwood is the “main herd sire now.” lected over the season at shows where more Allen also takes pride in the fact that the road • Payment plans available to earning show bull honours began at Warkthan 30 head of Limousin competed. “It’s a really big feather in our cap,” Allen worth Fair’s Beef Show, which he has orgahearrightcanada.ca said. “It just gets your blood flowing for the nized the past five years. next year, you really can’t wait for it to start It has “really taken off” in that time, having *Some conditions apply hitchonshearingcentre.ca ... One day I want to win the national champi- grown to 120 cattle of different breeds being 23 Balsam St., Trenton • 613-955-1000 108 Pinnacle St. S., Belleville 613-966-9955 or 1-800-958-9989 onship with our animal, that’s my end game. shown in the ring, thanks in large part to a “a 46 Prince Edward Square, Brighton • 613-475-1788 [And] not just win it once but do it consecu- great group of sponsors.” For it “to be on the 1600 Lansdowne St. W, Peterborough • 705-874-3333 39 Doxsee Ave. N, Campbellford • 705-653-3277 • Wed 9:30-4:30 • Thurs 9:30-4:30 same page” as the Royal Winter Fair is “just tively.” Winning the national championship or grand something else,” he said. The fair has reached a championship is “what everybody aims for,” he new level “and we just want to keep climbing.”

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Bridge walkway installed in Hastings By Bill Freeman Hastings – The much-anticipated Lock 18 pedestrian crossing in Hastings was installed Dec. 17 in a seamless crane and engineering operation that put the crossing in place but not yet ready for use. The walkway will be the only direct passage from the north to south sides of the village when Parks Canada closes the bridge on Jan. 4 for four months and begins the process of removing it and installing a new one. The fully accessible walkway is lo-

cated on the east side of the swing bridge and will take pedestrians around the construction site across the canal. Both the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board and the Municipality of Trent Hills have reviewed the walkway to ensure it’s safe for use by students and the general public. The school board will have a crossing guard stationed on the south side of the bridge to direct children to the new walkway during the duration of the bridge replacement operation. The board’s bus company STCO will

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“Picturing it four years ago, that’s who live in Hastings will not see their what I wanted it to be. That’s our goal. neighbours go without Good Food It goes to show you that the people Boxes, without their mail.”

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By Margriet Kitchen Marmora – Each day of the week of Dec. 14 to 18, Sacred Heart School celebrated a special way in preparation for the Christmas season. Thursday, Dec. 17 was Christmas sweater day, with family mass, Christmas lunch and afternoon skating at the arena. Students and many of their family members continued on to enjoy a special turkey dinner complete with all the trimmings and desserts prepared by volunteers and parents in the church hall.

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change its schedule to accommodate the lengthy detour around the site. Hastings Helpers volunteers will be on site before and after school to help children across the walkway during the first week of school following the Christmas break. It is something volunteers have discussed at their meetings. “Sarah (HPS Principal Sarah Rogers) said that as a mom she would want somebody to be there,” Hastings Helpers founder Tonya McColl said. Rogers is expected to be at the crossing site the first day back. “It’s going to be quite self-evident where you go,” added Trent Hills Community Development Officer Kira Mees. “After four or five days of school, everybody will know the path. Safety-wise it will be quite safe.” The walkway will be cleared of snow and maintained throughout the closure period. “I expect parents will be walking with their kids the first week, too,” McColl said. “The walkway is quite far from the work area.” As challenging as the closure will be, McColl feels “very positive” about what the Helpers have been able to do so far and are prepared to do after Jan. 4. “I think the closure will bring out the best in people. There are people who aren’t too happy about what’s going on but to see the positive response makes me tear up a little bit to know that there are people out there that aren’t going to let people go without.

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Asphodel-Norwood - Township council wants to help find some way to revitalize the much-beloved Asphodel-Norwood Firefighters Association Santa Claus parade, a colourful nighttime spectacle which has seen a decrease in the number of participants. “Maybe we should look into making it more of a community-wide day or weekend event,” Coun. Bernadette Vanderhorst said while “applauding” the Firefighter Association’s efforts in organizing the parade, tree-lighting and fireworks. Vanderhorst suggested “encompassing things” like the Norwood Lioness Club’s festive “Get Stuffed” turkey dinner, the open house at the NuForm Art Gallery and other activities into a celebration “to get more participation in the parade.” “It’s not something I would see becoming a committee of council,” she said. “There are people out there in the community who maybe don’t have the time to be part of the Lions or Lionesses; but for these short-term projects I feel they would step up and help us

out.” The parade is “very worthwhile” but there could be ways to make it “more of a Christmas weekend,” said Vanderhorst. “I do believe that if more people get together on this it could be more of a successful event like Thanksgiving,” added Deputy-Mayor Rodger Bonneau. “There were a lot of people downtown and there had to be 110 kids upstairs (at the town hall to meet Santa),” Bonneau said. “I think it’s a great thing for the village and surrounding area.” Vanderhorst noted how the township’s Canada Day event grew following the establishment of a dedicated committee. Coun. Debbie Lynch agreed but stressed that council and others had to be careful how they approach any attempt at revitalization. It’s critical they “check with the Firefighters Association before we barge in on their event,” Lynch said. “We certainly can’t afford to lose their support. We have to be careful how we approach this.”

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Christmas Hamper program serves more local kids this year Tweed – Jay Crewson, manager of the Tweed Salvation Army’s Christmas Hamper program, reports that more local households, and especially children, will be benefitting from the program this year. Crewson said, “We’re at 162 households and 170 children receiving toys and/or

clothing. Our numbers are up compared to last year, just maybe five or six households, but the change in the households is what has driven the children’s numbers up. It went from 134 to 170. There’s larger households registered. A household is anything from singles to a family of eight or nine.” The biggest sector is composed of sin-

gle people, said Crewson because they don’t get the supports that families with children do. “They don’t get as much money on ODSP or especially on Ontario Works. Money doesn’t go as far when you’re a single on that.” A strategy to match donations with specific individual needs is the Angel Tree, Christmas trees located in Gateway Community Health Care Centre and the Tweed Post Office with cards attached asking for example, for clothing for a 14-year-old girl or an eight-year old boy. “People go shopping and buy clothes depending on the age of the child,” Crewson says. “We did get a donation from P&G [Proctor and Gamble] so quite a few of the bags of toys, we’ve also thrown in things like shampoo and razors and stuff for use for the whole family.” Additional donations come through We have a NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: the Adopt-a-Fam-

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Marmora – The newly elected executive of the Marmora Fair Board held their first fall fair fundraising event Saturday, Dec. 13, from 10-4 at the Marmora Legion. Vendors from all over Hastings and Northumberland Counties attended, and all expressed great satisfaction with the crowds that attended the event. Organizers are looking toward spring to repeat the riding tack and apparel show. Shoppers could find many original art and craft works, as well as good quality riding equipment, with several draws held for vendor-donated products. Jennifer Parr of Campbellford attended with her sister Brianna as a vendor and won a lovely scent heater donated by Phil and Debbie Mentz of Trenton who had a booth for Scentsy products. Brianna Parr brought a selection of her Royal Winter Fair prize-winning maple syrup to display and for sale. Corrina Carleton of Fixed Fur Life had a display promoting the spaying and neutering of stray and abandoned cats and dogs in the Quinte area. “I was happy to see so many people and vendors come out and support an

event that raises money for Marmora’s fall fair. I was selling pet supplies with all proceeds going to Fixed Fur Life.” Erica Jordan of Campbellford had a good day, winning over $90 in the 50/50 draw. Fair Board President Marjory Rivers expressed her satisfaction with the event.

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Magic Snowman film. After a lively tune, Sleigh Ride, the orchestra retired and the choir proceeded with the hymn “Oh Come All Ye Faithful” with the audience joining in. Throughout the presentation of “Joy” a celebration of the birth of the Christ child, and all the surrounding

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tes squad. The first period saw the Petes take the lead tallying 2. The Devils rallied before the end of the first to cut the deficit to one goal with a beauty from Landon Wright, assisted by Liam Philip. In the second, Brody Partridge took the helper from Kirk Stevenson to tie the game. Wright added his second of the game to give the Devils the lead, assisted by Philip

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to Oshawa and Richmond Hill who collectively at the time had 15 wins between them but it created an opportunity to reflect on their efforts and execution. In Oshawa the lone goal came from Daniel Panetta while assists went to Keegan Hunt and Dalton Bancroft. Ethan Taylor took the loss against the Generals. In Richmond Hill the lone goal also came from Daniel Panetta while assists went to Emmitt Pierce and Jake Campbell. Brennan Bush took the loss in Richmond Hill. The next set of games saw some minor tweaking of details and accountability within the dressing room and on the bench which has resulted in four straight wins. The first game saw the arch rival Kingston Frontenacs come to town only to leave with a loss as the Devils play well enough to win. The Devils came out strong scoring in the first 4 minutes of the game and stretched it to a 2-0 win before the period ended. Then in second period with a lapse of effort and execution the Devils allowed the Frontenacs to score 3 times with only one for the Devils and hence went into the dressing room at the intermission tied 3 – 3. Goals were scored by Dalton Bancroft (2) , Derrick Vos and Daniel Panetta while assists went to Cameron Supryka, Daniel Panetta and Michael Andrews. Ethan Taylor was in net for the victory. Next up for the CrossFit Belleville Bantams was the Whitby Wildcats and the Devils beat the ETA East leading Whitby Wildcats 2-1 in a very well-played game. The goals were scored by Michael Andrews and Logan White as assists went to Dalton Bancroft, Michael Andrews and Emmitt Pierce while the victory

went to Ethan Taylor for his ninth win of the season. On Saturday the Red Devils hosted the Markham Waxers and came away with a 4-2 win for their third straight win in the month of December. Goals were scored by Michael Andrews, Emmitt Pierce, Daniel Panetta and Cameron Supryka while assists went to Emmett Pierce(2), Logan White, Keegan Hunt, Daniel Panetta(2) and Jake Campbell. Brennan Bush took home the victory. Sunday meant a matchup with the Peterborough Petes and the Red Devils would skate to a 6-2 win. Brennan Bush won his tenth regular season game backstopping the CrossFit Belleville team. Goals were score by Logan White(2), Daniel Panetta, Keegan Hunt, Michael Andrews and Ryan Loiselle while assists went to Emmitt Pierce(2), Dalton Bancroft(2), Carden Guerin, Bailey Matthews, Zach Uens and Michael Andrews(3). The Devils will now be into a Christmas Break with the hopes of continuing their win streak in the New Year as they host the Whitby Wildcats on January 2.

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went the distance in the Devils cage. The Central Ontario Wolves rolled into Belleville on Saturday Dec 19 to take on the home town Minor Peewee Devils. The Yardman arena was once again kind to the Devils as they skated to a 5 to 0 shutout victory. Owen Gibson showed he was ready as he returned from the disabled list by providing two goals for the Devils. Also scoring for the Foley Bus Liners were; Isaac Brown, Corbin Roach and Rheydan McCoy. Assists were provided by Cooper Matthews with two, Trevor Hoskin with a pair, Liam Filip, Aaron Brown, Kendrick Webster and Owen Gibson with his third point of the night. Andrew Munro was solid in the Devils net for the shutout win. Next Action for the Devils will be following the Christmas break as they travel to Whitby to take on the Wildcats on Dec 29th. Puck Drop is at 4:15pm at Iroquois Park. Free Flow Petroleum - Minor Bantam On Saturday, December 19, the Free Flow Petroleum Minor Bantams hosted the Oshawa Generals, and served up a 3-0 defeat. Scoring for Quinte were Gavyn Stephenson, Cole McGuire and Jacob Gilbert. Mack Morrish, Isaac Langdon, Zach Lavergne and Jacob Vreugdenhil all assisted. Ethan McDonnell earned the shut-out. On Sunday, December 20, the Minor Bantams travelled to Peterborough, but again it was the hosts playing the Grinch. Despite Quinte dominating the first frame, the Petes brought the Red Devils 10-game unbeaten streak to an end, with a 6-3 decision. Scoring for QRD were Lavergne, Please see “Civic” on page 27

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Continued from page 26 Vreugdenhil and Morrish, while helpers went to Maddi Wheeler, Adam Thistlethwaite (2), Marshall McFarland, Stephenson and Lavergne. Next up, the team rounds out 2015 with an entry in the Toronto Marlboros tournament December 27-30. Vanderlaan Building - Products Major Peewee Vanderlaan Major Peewees had a busy week in ETA play, and came away with four points. Monday the Devils hosted the Kingston Frontenac’s, with the result being a 6-3 win. Goals coming from Ben White (2), Lucas Culhane, Nate Bu-

relle, Alex Case, and Daniel Michaud. Dixon Grimes picks up the win in the net. Saturday Quinte was on the road to take on the first place Whitby Wildcats. The Devil’s ended with a 6-1 win. Ben White lead the way with a hat trick, Issac Uens, Nate Burelle, and Lucas Culhane also found the back of the net. Helpers coming from Daniel Michaud, Ethan Abrams (2), Ben White (2), Alex Case, Jasper Gilbert. Ethan Fraser was solid in the net. Sunday Quinte was back on the road to Markham, they battled hard but could not get the win, game ended in a 3-2 loss. First goal coming from Alex Case, assisted by Nate Burelle. The

second goal coming from Nate Burelle, solid in net to earn the win. the helper from Ben White. Vanderlaan Major Peewees will take KKP Minor Midget part in the Bauer Tournament starting The KKP Minor Midget Red Devils Dec/27 in Toronto. had a tough week among the top of the table in the East but they battled hard Bonn Law - Major Atom and that will prepare them well for the The Bonn Law Quinte Red Devils upcoming Toronto Marlboro’s InternaMajor Atom team skated into the holi- tional Holiday Classic which starts on days with a 6-3 win at home, over the Boxing Day! Richmond Hill Coyotes. Lighting the The Wednesday night match saw visilamp for the home team was Ethan tors from Clarington take the trip down Quick (2), Cal Uens, Jack Dever, Dun- the 401 and although the Devils had can Schneider and Clayton Rose. Add- the Devil’s share of chances the game ing helpers on the goals was Spencer ended in a split deCranley (2), Nick Oke (2), Josh Cun- cision with a 2-2 ningham, Tyson Carr, Uens, Dever, final. Scoring for Quick and Rose. Jacob Brown was the Devils in this

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Ivanhoe - In the final meeting for 2015, Centre Hastings council agreed they had no recourse but to seek litigation to settle an ongoing dispute over the cost sharing agreement with the Corporation of the Township of Madoc for operating the Madoc District Recreation Centre. After a detailed presentation to Madoc Township Council on Dec. 2, Centre Hastings proposed a plan to forgive what they say is an outstanding debt of $187,000 for Madoc Township’s share in operating the arena and capital expenditures since 2012. Mayor Deline offered to go into

2016 with a clean slate, forgiving that debt, asking the two councils to work together in the future to amend the arena agreement to “mutual satisfaction”. Centre Hastings asked for a response before year’s end. The township clerk was directed to notify them in writing. The response was short, stating “they will not negotiate or renegotiate financial contributions on a percentage basis.” Madoc Township Reeve Bob Sager said he had “No comment at this time” when asked for his response to the decision of Centre Hastings to bring the matter before the court. A chronology of events specific

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EDITOR’S NOTE: In this December, 2013, story we brought readers in the Trent Hills area the tale of Tom Wallace – Boy Actor to readers. This being the Christmas season, we thought we’d revisit the story of ‘local boy goes Hollywood.’ And remember, tongues and frozen fence posts are not a good match.

no...” Boy in School: [police cruisers arriving] “Wow, it’s the cops!” Unbeknownst to many in this area, the “Boy in School” who acted in “A Christmas Story,” which has become a classic Christmas movie with many Canadian connections, lives in Campbellford and his name is Tom Wallace. He is now general manager at the Campbellford ChrysBy Sue Dickens ler dealership on Grand Road. Set during a snowy Christmas seaThe scene: Boy in School: [Firemen son in 1940s Indiana, “A Christcome to pull Flick off pole] “Holy cow, mas Story” was filmed in 1983. it’s the fire department!” Ralphie: “Oh On the occasion of its 30th anniver-

sary the parent council of Hillcrest Public School rented the Aron theatre for a free showing of the movie at the end of “Spirit Week” activities at the school. Wallace appeared at the Aron that day to talk about how he was given the role in the movie and how they created the iconic scene where Flick’s tongue becomes stuck to a frozen lamp post. As it just so happens Wallace was a student at Hillcrest. He told the Trent Hills Independent that he spent about a week on location Please see “A Christmas” on page B2

Pat Muldoon, left, and Charlotte Crothers, right, Grade 6 students at Hillcrest Public School in Campbellford, spoof an iconic scene from the movie “A Christmas Story.” They are joined by Tom Wallace, general manager at Campbellford Chrysler, who acted in the movie when he was 13 years old, as the “Boy in School”. Shown here, too, is the movie still from 1983. That’s Wallace at far left in the cap. Photos – Sue Dickens, MGM/UA Entertainment

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Campbellford woman inspires with her Christmas donation to Shrine Club

Campbellford – Travelling to the new Shriners Hospital for Children in Montreal recently, Marcella Hobbs was able to see firsthand the results of her fundraising efforts which are even more special at Christmas time. A Campbellford woman known for her giving spirit and generosity, she travelled with members of the Trent Valley Shrine Club to view the new research centre reported to cost $127 million, which opened in the fall. The structure is three times the size of the old hospital which dates back to 1925. “Marcella is a very special lady to us and she’s

shown us a lot and really opened up our hearts,” said Lawrence Cave, president of the Shrine club here. He and several other members visited her at her home recently to thank her for her generosity. The fruits of her labour, quite literally, by making and selling preserved jams and jellies, resulted in a monetary donation to the club. Word of her kindness has spread far and wide so she doesn’t need to promote the sales of her preserves, they are all spoken for even before she has begun preparing the finished product. “My daughter-in-law sold 70 jars to her fellow office workers,” she chuckled. “I just do a little bit every day. One time some-

body asked me for strawberry and I didn’t have any left so I made some,” she said with her usual enthusiasm to do for others. For Marcella, helping the local Shrine Club is important. “The Shriners are really great and the more I

do the more I want to do for them because they are so special and so are the children,” she said with emotion. The recent trip to the hospital is not the first time she has travelled to see the children. Continued on page B4

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Belleville Integrative Health Centre like one-stop shopping for patients By Stephen Petrick

Belleville – A new health centre in the city’s northwest end could be considered a onestop shopping service for clients experiencing aches and pains. Doctors Matt Wong and Ben Osborne have opened the Belleville Integrative Health Centre at 777 Bell Blvd., just east of Wallbridge Loyalist Road. The centre houses four chiropractors, Wong, Osborne, Dr. Andrea Sorichetti and Dr. Juha Kaari. It also houses Registered Massage Therapists Katie McNeil, Michelle Rollins, Sari Watson and Brad Robar. It also houses a naturopathic doctor, Dr. Kelly Gillis, and a kinesiologist, Matt Dings. Wong said the centre operates with the slogan “working together for your health.” That references the staff’s desire to collectively provide a range of services all in one place, to help clients recovering from pain or injuries get better as soon as possible. “We want to help you with your aches and pains, help you rehabilitate and fix the problem, so you don’t have to rely on therapy,” said Wong. Previously, the health centre was located at 77 College St. W. But the group moved

their services to the Bell Boulevard location (just east of Wallbridge-Loyalist Road) on Dec. 1. The move was two years in the making, Wong explained, and staff and clients seem to appreciate the new location. The roughly 7,000-square-foot building was built by Duvanco Homes. It’s bright, spacious and has a welcoming lobby. The building has a weight room and several private rooms for chiropractors and massage therapists to treat patients. “The patients are very happy,” Wong said. “They’re very positive. (The new building) has a different atmosphere.” Wong and Osborne are business partners in the venture. They were both trained in Toronto, where such integrated health services buildings are common, Wong said. He believes clinics like this one will be even more common into the future, suggesting that integrated approaches to health care represents a “new generation of health care.” Most of the services offered at the clinic are not covered under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP), but many patients who attend have the service covered under a private health plan, Wong said. Others pay out of the pocket. Also, for chiropractor services no referral is necessary from a doctor.

Doctors Matthew Wong (left) and Ben Osborne stand in the weight room of the new Belleville Integrated Health Centre. The new facility, located at 777 Bell Blvd., opened just recently. Photo by Stephen Petrick

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wood.harvesthastings.ca), host the first of the 2016 Winter Speaker Series: all you want to know about wood burning for your home. Brad Leonard, of Friendly Fires (friendlyfires.ca), presents a radiant evening. If you are looking for a wood-heating appliance or are planning to upgrade a unit, you can get advice on efficient combustion appliances. There will be discussion about stove maintenance and safety, and the

sustainable use of fire wood, including types of wood and proper drying. Brad can also answer questions about solar and wind energy equipment. Brad Leonard was a partner and owner in the Renewable Energy of Plum Hollow store in Kingston. Brad’s early focus was on pellet appliances and solar/wind energy equipment. In 2012, his company merged with Friendly Fires, specializing in stoves, fireplaces and solar, with stores now in four locations. Brad accepted the Vesta Award for Top Hearth Retailer of the Year in 2014. He was also a contrib-

uting member to the Ontario government’s MicroFIT advisory board. Growing up in rural Ontario, Brad is the sixth generation to burn biomass fuel as a main heat source for his home. With the addition of a solar hot water heater and a solar grid-tied MicroFIT project, Brad is passionate and informed about the products and practices of green technology. Come and learn everything you want to know about wood burning appliances and technology on Thursday, January 14 from 7 to 9 pm. The location is the Huntington Veterans

Community Hall, 11379 Highway 62, in Ivanhoe, just north of the Ivanhoe cheese factory. An entrance fee of $5.00 per person (or a donation) will help cover costs. Children are free. Refreshments and good company are cheerfully provided. The Hastings Stewardship Council promotes a healthy and sustainable environment that contributes to the viability of agricultural and natural resources in Hastings County. For more information, please contact Matt Caruana at 613-391-9034 or info@hastingsstewardship.ca

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noticed. She was nominated for a municipal civic award by the Trent Valley Shrine Club and they listed her volunteer effort which include helping at the Campbellford hospital, the Belleville hospital, the Salvation Army, local schools, the local food bank, the Multi-Care Lodge and more. “Marcella Hobbs is an incredible inspiration to those who know her and to those she has never met,” wrote Cave. “She has the biggest

heart of anyone I have ever known.” Marcella received the 2014 Community Betterment award. The Montreal Shriners Hospital for Children treats children with orthopedic disorders from across Canada, the northeast U.S. and from around the world. It is home to Canada’s first pediatric medical simulation centre to train doctors and nurses. For more information on the new hospital go to: <www.rameses-shriners.ca/hospital>. © Johnson & Johnson Inc. 2015 To be sure this product is right for you, always read and follow the label.

“Last year I went to the hospital and it’s really something. It really tugs on your heart strings to see the children,” she commented. That’s why she decided to raise money for the Shriners by making and selling preserves. “I thought, oh, if I could raise a couple of hundred dollars that would be great but, well, that’s actually tripled this year,” she said. “It’s not work, it’s wonderful to do.” Her giving nature and volunteerism in the community has not gone un-

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At this time of year, Christmas is certainly on our mind, so I thought that it would be appropriate to write about how this special event is celebrated around the world. After all, it’s one of the biggest celebrations of the year for those of us of the Christian faith, but not all nations are predominantly Christian. And our children have been eagerly anticipating a visit from Santa Claus, but Santa Claus is not a part of all cultures. Therefore, I thought that I’d investigate just how Christmas is celebrated in various parts of the world. In Bethlehem itself, locals and visitors alike crowd around the Church of the Nativity on Christmas Eve and watch the dramatic annual procession. An effigy of the Holy Child is placed in the Church, and winding stairs lead down to a grotto where a silver star marks the site of the birth of Jesus. A star is also set up on a pole in the village square, and most local homes display a manger scene. However, the state of Israel is, of course, Jewish, so it’s Hanukkah that’s celebrated (the Festival of Light). The children of Spain leave their shoes on the windowsills filled with straw, carrots, and barley for the horses of the Wise Men, who they believe reenact their journey to Bethlehem every year; one of the wise men is called Balthazar, and he leaves gifts for the children. Some-

what similarly, in Syria, children are In Sweden, the Christmas fesbrought their gifts by the youngest tivities begin on December 13, St. of the camels that carried the Three Lucia’s Day, which celebrates the Wise Men to Bethlehem; water and patron saint of light. The eldest hay are left outside for the camel, daughter traditionally gets up before too (in the morning, the water and dawn and dresses as the “Queen of hay are gone, replaced by presents). Light” in a long white dress. She In England, it’s a thinner version of wears a crown of leaves and goes to Santa Claus, known as Father Christ- every bedroom, to serve coffee and mas, wearing a long red robe, with treats to each member of the family. sprigs of holly in his hair, who deliv- In Muslim countries, Christmas is ers gifts to children. It’s also Pere not a state holiday; however, in some Noel (Father Christmas) who visits Muslim countries, such as Lebanon, the children of France. Dutch children many Lebanese Muslims celebrate eagerly await the arrival of Sinterklaas with their Christian friends. In Iran, on St. Nicholas Day (December 6); he Christmas is known as “Little Feast” brings his white horse and a huge sack and follows a period of fasting. In full of gifts. In Mexico, Puerto Rico Iraq, Christians are a small minority and South America, the Three Kings of the population, but they traditionor Wise Men bring Christmas gifts. In ally celebrate by attending church Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, on both Christmas Eve and Christit is Christkindl who arrives bearing mas Day; a bonfire is built, and it’s gifts. In most Greek homes, an ev- believed that the way the fire burns ergreen tree is decorated with tinsel is an indicator of whether or not the and a star placed on the top, but very coming year will be a good one. In few presents are given to each other Ethiopia and Egypt, the Christian at Christmas; instead, small gifts are minority celebrate Christmas on given to hospitals and orphanages; January 7, for the old Julian calendar gifts are more likely to be exchanged is still in use. in Greece on St. Basil’s Day (Jan. 1). I recently read about a Muslim In Italy, the main exchange of gifts family who now live in the Toronto doesn’t occur until January 6th, the area, and the mom of four said that day traditionally believed that the she used our Christmas celebration Wise Men reached the baby Jesus. as “a time to teach her children about Here you’ll find La Befana, who their Islamic religion and how to rebrings gifts to the good and punish- spect other religions”. They don’t ment for the bad, and she appears to celebrate by having a Christmas tree be somewhat similar to Russia’s Ba- and decorations, but they do use this bouschka. as a teaching tool for “cultural toler-

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Stereotypes exist for a reason, Gentle Reader. I’m a guy and my Christmas shopping habits are a stereotyper’s dream. I have to admit that Christmas surprises me each year, and it does, but it shouldn’t. For the most part, my work responsibilities have me toiling away in wholesale or operational facets of the company but, from mid-November onwards, everyone is focussed on Christmas retail. So I have no excuses for last minute shopping being the primary shopping trip. My only defense...I’m a guy. So, here is a Christmas gift idea (in a column slated for publication on Christmas Eve): a subscription to Garden Making Magazine. Their November 2015 issue, Vol24 Garden Essentials, easily qualifies as a valuable reference resource for all gardeners, especially the upper-age echelon of the Millenials. As with many folks in my industry, I am familiar with the publications available including the magazines and read them regularly for many reasons. Particular attention is paid to the practicality of the howto bits and their over-all applicability to home gardeners. All advertise-

ments are read and, I must comment on this particular issue, with only one exception, every single ad was 100% directly related to gardening. However, the purpose of a retail magazine is to entertain and there are certain elements necessary for this to be achieved. The writing must be clear, concise and descriptive; accompanying photographs or illustrations must be of high quality and support the article; and, the author should be someone intimate with the subject. When you study the masthead, you quickly realise you’re perusing a proper who’s who of respected gardening journalism. Garden Making is, in my opinion, the best gardening magazine available to Canadians. Print subscriptions are available as is an online subscription. For the former, just go to your favourite garden centre or magazine shop; for the latter, actually I don’t need to say anything more to you internet savvy youngsters. As an endnote to this O&S: I particularly mentioned Vol24 because in just one magazine you will find almost 2 years worth of topics, and much more, covered by The Good Earth. While I am extremely grateful for GR’s who have some columns fastened to their fridge, it would be

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unreasonable to expect 24 essays. benefit from a bit of cover. When the tree is taken out of doors, cut off Vol24 is much more compact. the branches and lay them over the in those suspect areas. When O&S#2a The Christmas Tree as ground the snow melts away, those branches Statuary will lessen the effects of the freeze/ Have you ever wondered if you thaw cycle that is so damaging durshould plant an evergreen tree on ing early spring. your piece of this good earth? Here is an opportunity to see what it would look like. When the season is over, O&S#3 remove all the accouterments, including tinsel, and set the tree in your The Christmas Tree and Christmas yard. Hopefully, we’ll have a bit of A few weeks ago I ventured into snow to support the trunk by then. a discussion on the association of Move it around to several locations the Christmas tree with Christmas. to see if one is more suitable than I have entertained quite a few comanother. Keep in mind, that although ments as a result. Folks, a Christmas the tree might have seemed large in- tree is whatever you want it to be. If it doors, it will appear much smaller rocks your boat to say it symbolizes outdoors. Find out if your property the birth of Jesus, that’s fine with me. has enough space to accommodate a If you want it to be representative of the community of humankind and a Should we keep Christ in Christfully grown spruce or fir. universal desire for peace, that works mas? Absolutely not, let Him out! O&S#2b The Christmas Tree as too. Neither is exclusive of the other.

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O&S#4 A Christmas Wish Gentle Reader, I wish for you a peaceful, blessed Christmas and that the peace and goodwill which prevails at this time continues to be with you.

Do you have an opinion that you would like to share? Write the editor. Email your letters to chris.malette@metroland.com

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Christmas holiday sampler here, this week the cameras, crying, looking from the buses… it’s me looking back. It is nothing new to me. I’m happy those people are coming and I want to help them. They are losing their identity. I know all about that and I want to help them understand that you can be here and still keep your identity…” As the French expression goes, plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose – The more things change, the more they remain the same. At this time of what’s supposed to be a sacred celebration of the Christian faith, let’s not forget the part of that faith that commands us to welcome our brothers and sisters when they need shelter. *** While editing a piece we featured today in some editions this week, it struck me just how much work in a year the good people at Canadian Mental Health Association Hastings & Prince Edward Branch in what must often seem to be an uphill battle. Lest you think I’m exaggerating the challenges faced, consider the stunning fact that 900 individuals had to be turned away from transiton housing by CMHA staffers in 2015 – up dramatically from 600 in 2014. The 900-some people turned away in 2015 didn’t necessarily continue being homeless, said executive director Sandie Sidsworth - if CMHA staff cannot provide the person shelter, they can call other agencies and see if they have room. However, the number is still concerning and it’s causing a lot of grief for social workers, Sidsworth said. “I think for every staffer,

that’s the hardest part of the job; having to say no to a (person in) need. We stretch and we call and we try to do everything we can … There’s times you put down the phone and you’re in tears.” Sidsworth said she’s hopeful that this statistic will motivate more people to work on homelessness issues; but the solution isn’t necessarily about throwing more money on the problem. “We need smart money,” she said, adding that social agencies have to work together to solve these problems. The solution also requires more understanding and a determination to work on mental health and addictions issues, she added. Full disclosure, then. I’m a member of the board with the local CMHA branch and I see firsthand the struggles this agency faces. But, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a more dedicated group doing so, so much with such limited resources. It’s a Christmas miracle they’ll all be sturdy enough to pick up shovels and picks and go back at it in 2016. But they will. Be sure they will and smile all the while. Well, when they’re not quietly weeping over the fact they don’t have the resources to do more. *** Finally, and I really hadn’t intended this missive to be grim nor all cheery-beery Christmas-like, but I want to sincerely say the many calls and notes we received after a column on teen suicide were touching and wrenching at the same time. To the many – too many – families this Christmas who are facing a tough season

missing their young loved ones, I wish peace. There’s so much more many in our communities would like to do for those families, but it’s all we can do at our end but to wish you peace and some shred of tranquility this season. That and keep telling your stories in hopes we can avoid just one more lost young life in the coming year, so senseless and family-destroying the plague has become. To Dave, the dad who reached out to me in recent weeks – I waited to see if

you’d come by last week, but for your own reasons, you didn’t make it in (or I completely buggered up my calendar, which isn’t entirely out of the realm of possibility!). Hope we can talk in the new year and please, for your family, my sincere wishes you can have a small part of Christmas that’s cheerful in some way. And to all of you who read here, thanks so much for your feedback and from all our journalists, contributors and columnists, a Merry Christmas to you all.

Chris Malette

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Reader Ev English sent me a piece I’d written while employed with “the local daily,” in 1999 when Canada welcomed thousands of refugees from Kosovo, in the former Yugoslavia. In reading it over, I was struck by the lack of hysteria over welcoming refugees and one young Muslim man’s way to make them feel welcome, as well as the déjà vu quality of the scenarios – without the current anti-Muslim sentiment from some quarters. A bit here: “Jasmin Polovina watches news coverage of the plight of Albanian refugees and sees himself staring back from the screen. “Polovina, 19, is a Bosnian Muslim refugee who fled Serbian ethnic cleansing in his town of Foca, near the BosniaMontenegro border in 1992. In 1995, he made his way to Canada. “Now”, said the (then high school) student, “I want to give something back, to help people the same as I was helped when I came here. “As a refugee whose family was chased into Macedonia and on through countries including Bulgaria and on to Austria, Polovina said he is compelled to help refugees who will soon land at CFB Trenton… “Through the assistance of the Inter Faith Refugee Sponsorship Committee (which is stepping to the fore yet again to help Syrian refugees today), $20,000 was raised to sponsor Polovina’s journey to Belleville, where he now lives with his mother, father and brother…” “When I see, on television, those children looking out at

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Kidstock festival gaining momentum

For three years, Ted Howe as founder of Belleville’s Children’s Theatre, has been arranging concerts geared to school-aged young people. This year, he decided on something completely different. Sensing that many of his potential audience were overlooking the series of individual concerts despite top quality entertainment offered, he decided to concentrate the series into a weekend festival. Thus was born “Kidstock” (as in Woodstock.) It’s not an original idea, Ted admits. Such festivals have been organized in other countries and even in other cities across Canada. Some, especially in Ontario, had come to depend on grants from public funds to sustain them and have folded, such as London and Ottawa. Howe has eschewed the public money handouts in terms of relying on them and has knocked on hundreds of doors in the

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Quinte area business community for support. With agencies like the Belleville and District Chamber of Commerce and Bay of Quinte Tourism jumping on board to endorse the project and dozens of businesses signing on, the program is now complete and tickets are already selling at $7.50 for the advance price, ($10 at the door.) So the Quinte area’s first Kidstock is set for May 11 through 15 in Maranatha Church, with a lineup of some of the top child entertainment acts in Canada, like the Juno award-winning violinist Chris McKhool, the Junkyard Symphony and Dufflebag Theatre, also, for the first time a French language presentation, the Music Arsenal from Montreal. Howe admits he is a somewhat “frustrated, retired kindergarten teacher” who has recognized a lack of live theatre involvement and entertainment directed specifically at

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involved. Full details of the program and show times are on the Kidstock website at www.kidstock.ca. While some of the shows are during school hours on Wednesday through Friday, the weekend brings opportunities for families to attend together. The entertainment is non-stop on Saturday, May 14,” said Howe. “We have four gated shows starting at 10:30 a.m. and running until l7:30 p.m. Between the shows we are presenting over 20 free side stage acts, including stars of the Rotary Music Festival. You can even get a free lunch too on Saturday, thanks to the people at Maranatha Church.” The Children’s Theatre Group also welcomes more volunteers to assist in this special Kidstock event. Just call Ted at (613) 920-3623. There remain opportunities for a limited number of business sponsorships in the program.

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CAS showered with gifts By Jack Evans Cases of books, generous financial contributions and many other donations of goods and services are making this a particularly good Christmas for the Highland Shores Children’s Aid Society the monthly meeting was told last Wednesday. Connie Reid, executive director of the Children’s Foundation, a sub-agency of the board, was lavish in her praise of community support to the point of being almost overwhelmed with donations. “We have many toys and books plus offers to assist by local organizations and business firms, “ she said. “The donations are literally over the top,” she said, noting that she can find no particular reason for such outpouring compared to past years. In other business, Mark Kartusch, executive director of the society, commented on recent comments of the Ontario auditor general about some laxity in child protection by some CAS agencies in Ontario. “Those comments were based on an audit of just seven CAS branches in Ontario,’ he said. “We are taking note of them. Our branch was not involved, but we have programs and policies in place which we believe are more than adequate.” Highland Shores Children’ Aid Society now covers all of Northumberland, Hastings and Prince Edward counties and separated cities in those areas.

Health unit announces holiday hours

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health reminds its clients that services will be limited over the 2015 holiday season.   The Belleville main office (179 North Park Street) will be closing at 12 noon on Thursday, Dec. 24 and will re-open at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 29. The office will then close at 12 noon on  Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015 and will re-open at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 4.    The North

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SALES REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT US A subsidiary of Torstar Corporation, Metroland is one of Canada’s premier media companies. Metroland delivers up-to-the-minute vital business and community information to millions of people across Ontario. We have grown significantly in recent years in terms of audience and advertisers and we’re continuing to invest heavily in developing best-in-class talent, products and technology to accelerate our growth in the media landscape and strengthen our connection to the community. For further information, please visit www.metroland.com. THE OPPORTUNITY We are looking for an individual interested in a Sales Representative position, in our Kingston Market, Selling specialty publications and newspaper advertising. Applicants must be self-starters and exceptionally goal oriented as the focus of this position is on developing new revenue opportunities for both the print and digital media products. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES • Prospect for new accounts, source leads, cold call, and research to generate sales in multi-media platforms • Responsible for ongoing sales with both new and existing clients • Consistently attain and/or surpass sales targets and hitting revenue targets • Develop and maintain strong business relationships with clients to build business opportunities • Provide professional customer service in ensuring superior client satisfaction at all times • Create proposals and advertising solutions through compelling business cases • Provide customers with creative and effective advertising solutions and play a key role in the overall success of our organization • As part of this role, you will be required to handle credit card information. Metroland Media is PCI compliant company, and requires people in this role to take PCI training to handle cards in a safe and compliant manner WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR • College Diploma in Business, Marketing or related field • Previous experience in sales and cold callings a must, experience selling across Multiple media platforms an asset • Superior customer service skills, creativity, and ability to be resourceful, expedient and work to deadlines. • Ability to build and develop effective relationships within our team and with clients • Positive attitude, flexible nature and excellent communication skills • Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task • Ability to work in a fast-paced, dead-line oriented environment, with strong attention to detail • A proven history of achieving and surpassing sales targets, and unprecedented drive for results • Degree or diploma in marketing/ advertising, or equivalent work experience plus a good understanding of online and social media • Access to reliable vehicle. OUR AODA COMMITMENT • Metroland is committed to accessibility in employment and to ensuring equal access to employment opportunities for candidates, including persons with disabilities. In compliance with AODA, Metroland will endeavour to provide accommodation to persons with disabilities in the recruitment process upon request. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please notify the hiring manager upon scheduling your interview. Please apply on line at www.Metroland/careers

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.

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CONDIE COLLISION CENTRE

Seeking a Fully Licenced Body Technician for Full-Time Employment. Very Productive Shop. Flat-Rate. Benefits Available with Competitive Wages. Please contact Bob Watt at (613) 389-1671 Mon-Fri between 8 and 5, or by email to condiec@sympatico.ca

Seeking a Full-Time Estimator with Mitchell and ADP experience. Must Have a Great Working Relationship with Insurance Companies. Very Busy Shop. Please contact Bob Watt at (613) 389-1671 Mon-Fri between 8 and 5, or by email to condiec@sympatico.ca

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UNIMIN CANADA LTD., a leading producer of industrial minerals, with facilities throughout the U.S. and Canada, has an immediate opening for an experienced individual at our Nepheline Syenite Operation located near Peterborough.

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The successful candidate will possess a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in crushing, screening and grinding operations. Experience in forklift operation, maintenance, dust collection, bagging and shipping equipment would be an asset. Generous benefits package as per union contract. For consideration, please send your resume in confidence to: ccaines@unimin.com An equal opportunity employer

Retail Customer Service Representative County Farm Centre Ltd. currently has an opportunity for a Retail Customer Service Representative to join our team at the Foxboro branch. The successful candidate must have the ability to serve our customers in an honest manner with an eye for detail. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: • Point of sale computer skills • Ordering retail inventory • Stocking shelves and warehouse • Answering telephone calls • Promotion and sales of other related farm products also required • Overall tidiness and professional appearance of the retail store and warehouse • Ensuring customer satisfaction by promotion of good relations County Farm Centre Ltd is dedicated to the training of employees to offer their customers superior products and services to help ensure a positive experience. Qualified candidates are invited to apply by e-mail or fax. Only candidates under consideration will be contacted. County Farm Centre Ltd Attn:Wilma 38 Cold Storage Road Picton, ON K0K 2T0 Fax: 613-476-1226 wilma@countyfarmcentre.com

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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.

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.

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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

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

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

Email resumes to: matthews@lakeridgechrysler.ca or fax to: 905.885.8716

Resumes will be kept confidential, only candidates with the above qualities should apply.

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METROLAND AUCTIONS WINTER BLUES ANTIQUE AUCTION SALE MONDAY, DECEMBER 28/15 AT 9:30 A.M. DOUG JARRELL SALES ARENA, BELLEVILLE

Monday, dec 28, 2015 at 10:00 aM, (coins & staMps sell at 9:30 aM)

christmas Holiday antique auction for several local estates and others.

Antique sideboard, antique sleigh coffee table, 3 drawer dresser/ oval bevelled glass tilt mirror, 5 drawer hi-boy chest, antique nursing rocker, antique oak library desk, set of 6 press back chairs, antique make up vanity with mirror & wooden pulls, child’s high chair, Victorian style settee, steel bedstead, antique drop leaf table, Singer treadle sewing machine, parlour chair, RCA cabinet model radio, old baby cradle (painted red), assorted small tables. Large qty. of antique smalls including vintage coal oil lamps, fishing tackle box full, Hardy (England) fishing rod, Creek Chub pikie & 2 Lucky Strike wooden lures, cast iron ice wagon toy, cast iron zepplin toy, tin toy truck, named milk bottles such as Roblin, Rutherford, Anderson & Cochrane dairies, dairy bottle caps, old butter churn, Bridal Rose dishes, large stamp album, cornflower pitcher (large), depression hand painted freshie pitcher/ 4 matching glasses, 3 jadite cannisters/lids, a number of Beswick horses including Beswick foal lying down #915, Beswick Siamese cat #1558, Beswick jersey cow, seven handmade horse carriages, cutter & wagons, Lomonosov raccoon (USSR), Lomonosov bear (USSR), Lomonosov great dane (USSR), Turaco bird (USSR), hand blown swan, vintage tea tin, oval framed reverse painting on glass, old post cards, art glass, Wade egg coddler, 2 mustache cups, amethyst vase, Findlay cast enamel covered vegetable bowl, Fiesta covered vegetable, 2 cast iron pots, old wooden boxes, large tin Pepsi sign, Great Northwestern Telegraph and Cable Office porcelain sign, antique student’s desk, old wooden skiis, vintage brown bread box, cast iron door stop, old tin flour cans, set of 4 large Swiss brass bells, Gingerbread, Mantle & Regulator clocks, Sears retro “Sing Along” child’s record player, retro ash tray stand, old board games, railroad watch, cranberry sugar shaker, Royal Albert and Aynsley cups & saucers, retro Hamilton Beach and Sears mixers on bases, old quilt, “D” end tables, several agate washboards, old wooden kitchen utensils, old framed prints, Websters “New International Dictionary” (2nd edition), old monopoly game pat’d 1936, Corby’s security guard hats and badge, cast horse clock, old glass & porcelain insulators, straight razors, old pipes, sad irons, yard stick, old window frames, old bottles, 3 antique “Strato Blazer” lights pat’d 1933, old seed planters, food mills, cheese box, a number of old kitchen pieces including a canner, old tea kettle, food choppers, beaters, graters, 2 old lunch pails, small kitchen scales etc., set of 4 Norman Rockwell plates, set of 4 Peter Ertyl Snider plates, old globe, fly sprayers, bee smoker, enamel ware, wooden tool totes, beam tongs, old cameras, Beatles records & numerous other interesting pieces. DOUG JARRELL AUCTIONS 613-969-1033 www.dougjarrellauctions.com

To be held at the Asphodel Norwood Recreation Centre, 88 Alma St., Norwood, Ontario. From the traffic lights on Highway 7 in Norwood, travel south one block, then east 1 km on Alma Street. Watch for signs.

A very large auction of antiques and collectables. Full list with photo’s on our website. Terms are cash, Interac or cheque with ID. Foodbooth. Open for viewing at 8:30 am

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BRIGHTON ESTATE AUCTIONS 2522 County Road #64, Carrying Place Sunday, December 27, 2015

Preview 9:30 a.m. Auction 11:00 a.m. To include: Oils & Watercolours, French Porcelain, Chinese Antiques, Glass, Collection of Torquay Pottery Mottowares & Collector’s Items. Only Partial Listing See Our Web Site For Full Listing. Come and Browse Our Consignment Shop and Indoor Yard Sale Watch Web Site for Updates. www.brightonestateauctions.com David Simmons: Auctioneer & Appraiser 2522 County Road #64 Carrying Place 613-392-3993 or 613-392-6969

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BOXING DAY AUCTION SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26th @ 11:00 A.M. Warner’s Auction Hall 12931 Hwy 2, Just West of Colborne. Selling antiques and collectables advertising pcs, including beer and other pcs in posters, metal and plastic pcs, new pcs, clocks, bottles and other pcs, metal toys, many other interesting pcs, including old oil lamps, old dolls, nice old gingerbread clock, bar bowl & pitcher pcs, chamber pot, old apple baskets, wicker dolls cradle, old straight razor, old tins, child’s hoop back rocker, old PB rockers, rare early inlaid chest of drawers with backboard all original, oak wash stand and matching oak dresser w/mirror also original condition, small antique lift top desk, 2 walnut cedar chests, plus numerous other smalls, and miscellaneous articles not unpacked at time of advertising, mostly all collectable articles, some household articles, something for everyone. Gary Warner Auctioneer • 905-355-2106 www.warnersauction.com CELEBRATING 27 YEARS IN BUSINESS. Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to All! Watch for our New Years Day Sale Jan 1st.

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Ready to Take the Real Estate Plunge? Find your answer in the Metroland Classifieds. In print and online! Go to www.InsideBelleville.com

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STARTER HOME, 2-b edroom ranch. Great location . Just reduced. Call Wend y 555-3210.

EVENTS BATAWA

Batawa Ski Hill, Family Friendly New Year’s Eve Party, Roast Beef dinner, 6-8 pm, Torchlight & Fireworks 9pm. Dinner adults $18, kids 10 and under $12. Discounted lift and rental prices. www.batawaskihill.com

BELLEVILLE

Friends of the Library book sale daily at the Bookstore. Accepting gently used books, CD and DVD donations. Foyer of Belleville Public Library 104, Monday-Saturday. 613-968-6731 ext 2245 December 31, New Year’s Eve, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 99, 132 Pinnacle St, Belleville, 9 pm-1 a.m. Dance, catered buffet at midnight, $35.00 per person - call 613-394-3851 or 613-9620356 or 613-967-6494 for tickets January 1St, 2016 - Levy , Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 99, 132 Pinnacle St, Belleville, 12:00 noon. Music by “Cowboys Don’t Cry”, everyone welcome (age of majority event) The Quinte Arts Council office and gallery will be closed from noon on December 24 until 9:30 am January 12. Wishing all a safe, happy, healthy holiday

Dec 28 - Feb 22 Beaufort Song Circle, 2nd and 4th Monday of month, 6:30 until we’re done or closing time. All acoustic instruments welcome. The Beaufort Pub, 173 Dundas St. East, Belleville Tuesday nights, 6-7 pm. It’s all about..... Jesus. It’s a Kids Club at Centennial Free Methodist Church, 135 Avondale Rd Belleville. 613 962-5134. Ages 5-12. It’s free! Starting January 5th until June 21st. The Canadian Hearing Society offers Walk In Wednesdays from 10 am-noon and 2-4pm. Speak to a Hearing Care Counsellor. No appointment necessary. Bayview Mall, 470 Dundas St. E Belleville If you enjoy chatting, reading, going for short walks or going for coffee, become a Volunteer Visitor. Only an hour a week Make a positive change in a senior’s life today! Please call 613- 969-0130. Seniors 5-pin Bowling, Tuesdays, 1 p.m. Come and meet new friends for fun and fellowship. Belleville Pro Bowl, Bayview Mall. Call Ken 613-962-3429 Quinte Seniors Euchre Club meets at the Parkdale Community Centre every Mon. at 1 pm. Everyone 50 plus welcome. Cost $3.00 includes door prize, 50/50 draw and euchre score prizes

4th Friday of month: Karaoke with Rita and John 6:30 - 10:30 pm, Belleville Legion. Age of majority event. Activity Group, every Thursday, 470 Dundas Street East at CrossRoads To Care 1-3 pm, activities vary from one week to another. For info and registration call Irene 613-969-0130 New members welcome, Quinte Living Centre Concert Band. Students to seniors, if you play any band instrument. Mondays 7-9 p.m., Quinte Living Centre, 370 Front St, Belleville. Info: Marialice, mtfielding@hotmail.com 613962-2881, or Sally, ssedore@hotmail. com 613-243-1450 Attention High School Students age 14 years or older. Volunteer hour opportunites at Belleville General Hospital after-school and weekends in the auxiliary Gift Shop and Tuck Shop. Training provided covers safe food handling, financial transactions and customer service skills. Info: Pat at 613 969 7400 ext. 3012 Quinte Region Crokinole Club, every Tuesday, 7 p.m., Quinte Wellness Centre, Cannifton Rd., Belleville. Cost is $4.00. http://www.qrcc.ca . For info: Dave Brown at 613-967-7720 or Louis Gauthier at 613-849-0690.

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Trinity-St. Andrew’s United Church Clothing Depot, 58 Prince Edward St, Brighton. Wednesday-Thursday, 10-2, Friday, 10-6 and Saturday, 10-1. Winter stock has arrived. Donations of clothing, accessories and housewares welcome. Interested in Volunteering? Call Jean 613-439-8869 Parent Support Group, Brighton, last Thursday of each month, 6:30-8pm, Autism Ontario/Autisme Ontario East & South East Region. Info: (613) 968-5554

CAMPBELLFORD

Campbellford Kinette Bingo every Thursday at 7pm. Campbellford/ Seymour Arena, 313 Front St. N. $1000 Jackpot in 54 numbers, consolation prize of $200. Wheelchair accessible. Visit the Cat’s Cradle, 8 Bridge St. W., Campbellford, A New to You shop with monies raised going to spay/neuter feral cats and kittens. Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9-5. Indoor Walking and Exercise Program, St. John’s United Church Auditorium, Tuesdays and Fridays 10-11am. Please bring clean, comfortable shoes. 50 Bridge St. W. Campbellford. Info: St. John’s United Church at 705-653-2283 Each Saturday 1-4 PM, Kitchen Party Music Jams, Campbellford Legion. Free admission. All musicians & fans welcome. 1st Saturday: Country Music. 2nd & 5th Saturday: Bluegrass Music. 3rd Saturday: Folk/Roots Music. 4th Saturday: Mixed Acoustic Music Every Monday, 7 p.m. Campbellford Citizen’s Choir meets at Senior Citizen’s Building. All welcome Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m., Fun Darts. All Welcome. Campbellford Legion Branch 103, 34 Bridge St W 705-653-2450 CL455839

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Family Space supports families learning through play. Drop-in playrooms, 100 Station Street., Belleville. Open 6 days a week. Info: www.familyspace. ca or 613-966-9427. “Pay and Play” Curling every Monday and Tuesday, Belleville Curling Club, 8:30 am. $8/game. Teams are made up daily. No experience necessary. Info: Wayne 613-966-7184 or Harold 613967-3859. Home Help & Home Maintenance support service (cleaning, meal prep, shopping, lawn care 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.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPS. MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! Indemand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

FOR SALE SAWMILLS from only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

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WANTED FIREARMS WANTED FOR FEBRUARY 27th, 2016 AUCTION: Rifles, Shotguns, Handguns. As Estate Specialists WE manage sale of registered / unregistered firearms. Contact Paul, Switzer’s Auction: Toll-Free 1-800694-2609, info@switzersauction.com or www.switzersauction.com.

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EVENTS couple. Buffet, door prizes, spot dances, NORWOOD DJ. Dinner only at 5pm. $14/adult, $5/ CAMPBELLFORD child 6-11 years. Dance only at 8 pm, Norwood Legion: Wing Night Thursdays, from 4:30pm. Meat Draws Learn the Art of Taoist Tai Chi - $10/person. Children must leave the hall Fridays from 5 p.m. classes available throughout the week, by 8pm. Tickets in Legion Clubroom. Preschool Drop-in, Westwood Community Resource Centre 65 Bridge Public Library. Every Thursday, 10 amSt, Campbellford, Join at anytime. Info: MADOC Free Seniors Exercise Classes noon. Enjoy play and creative areas. 705 696 1841 or 705 243 5216. – VON SMART classes. Gentle and 705-696-2744 or www.anpl.org COBOURG progressive and can be done standing or P.E. COUNTY Women’s Group, every Wednesday, seated. Info: 1-888-279-4866 ex 5350. Albury Friendship Group - Quilts 2 pm, Halcyon Place, 580 Courthouse Madoc Christmas Eve Service Rd, Cobourg. To register: Community Dec. 24, St. John’s Anglican Church, for sale each Wed 10 am - 12 noon. AlCare Northumberland: 905-372-7356. 115 Durham St. N, 7 PM. Candles, bury Church Rednersville Rd. Proceeds to local charities for women. Christmas Carols and communion. COLBORNE New Year’s Day Levee, Friday Janu- Free Seniors Exercise Classes Colborne Library Storytime ary 1, 2016 Madoc Legion Br. 363, 12- – VON SMART classes. Gentle and program, open to children 2-5 years 3p.m. Refreshments available. Dress progressive and can be done standing or seated. Info: 1-888-279-4866 ex 5350. old. Thursdays, 11 am. To register: code in effect; no jeans please. 905 355-3722 or drop by the library Picton Shout Sister Choir welcomes (Mon. 3-8, Tues. & Thurs. 11-8, Fri. Royal Canadian Legion Br 363 new members. Practices are Thursdays, Madoc: Mixed Darts every Thursday, & Sat. 11-4). 7pm. Friday Night ‘Jams’, 7-8:30pm. 7-9 p.m., St Mary Magdalene Church, Food Addicts Anonymous Meetings, Bring your own instruments. Bingo every 335 Main St, Picton. www.shoutsisterchoir.ca Wednesdays, 11-noon, Prospect House, Monday. Early bird at 7 pm. 1 Elgin Street (at King), Colborne, www. BADMINTON every Tuesday and STIRLING foodaddictsanonymous.org Thursday, 7-9:30 p.m., Centre HastPlay Group, hosted by Northum- ings Secondary School. Info: Terry at Stirling Al-Anon Family Group, berland Cares for Children, Colborne 613-473-5662 or http://www.centre- every Friday, 8 p.m., St. Paul’s United Church, Stirling. 866.951-3711 Public School, 8 Alfred St. Colborne, hastingsbadminton.com/ Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon. Info: Cheryl Madoc AM Indoor Walk: Mon, Wed, Dec 31 - New Year’s Eve, Stirling McMurray 905-885-8137 ext.209. and Fri, 9:45-10:45 am. PM Indoor Legion Country Time New Year’s Eve Men’s Social Group, Tuesdays at Walk: Mon, Tues, Fri, 6:45-7:45 pm. Dance, Featuring Live Entertainment Community Care Northumberland, 11 Centre Hastings Secondary School, 129 by ‘70’ SOMETHING. Lasagna DinKing St. E. Colborne, 10-11 a.m. Info: Elgin St. Open to seniors and adults with ner, 7 PM. Dance 8 PM to 12:30 AM. 905-355-2989. physical disabilities. Call Community Tickets $30 per person. Stirling Legion Care for Central Hastings 1-800-554- 613-395-2975. FRANKFORD 1564 to pre-register if not a member of Stirling Citizens’ Band, a community volunteer concert band. RehearsAlcoholics Anonymous Keep this program. It Simple Group, 8 pm every Thursday at Good Food Box depot, Marmora als every Tues. 7:30pm, Stirling Public Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall, 60 Pentecostal Church, 53 Madoc St. Fresh School. All ages welcome. Student comTrent St. N. (rear), Frankford. Info: www. fruit and vegetables in $10 or $15 size munity service hours available. Info: quintewestaa.org or 1-866-951-3711 boxes or bag of fruit for $5. Order/Pay Donna, 705-653-3064. Free Senior’s fitness classes, Mon- by the first Wednesday of the month. Weekly Monday Night Bingo, days and Thursdays, 1 pm, Frankford Pick up on the third Wednesday. Order Upstairs of Stirling Arena. Cards on sale Legion. To register: 1-888-279-4866 any Wed. between 10am-2pm. Elaine at 6:15pm. Starts at 6:50pm. Proceeds to support community projects. Sponsored Ext 5350 613-472-3219 Last Sunday of the month, open TOPS (take off pounds sensibly), by Stirling & District Lions Club. Continued from page B17

Moonshot Euchre, 12pm. Open 8 Ball every Wednesday, Trinity United Church TRENTON Pool Tournament and Meal, 1pm, Frank- in Madoc. Weigh-ins 5.30-6.p,m. Short Trenton Lions Club 77 Campbell ford Legion. meeting follows. Info: Lila 613-473-4668 Street hosts a weekly Thursday Night Bingo. Cards on sale at 6pm regular proHASTINGS MARMORA Tuesday, December 29, Join us New Finding Your Way clinics. gram starts at 7pm. Everyone welcome. for the Hastings Branch Library Open Free ID kit to help those with memory The Trenton Memorial Hospital House and the Friends of the Library’s loss and their loved ones be prepared Auxiliary is looking for new volun10th anniversary party. Free cake and and prevent a missing person event. teers (18 years +). Give back, make coffee. 2:00-4:00. 705-696-2111 for Call for your one hour appointment: new friends and learn important skills. Training provided. Call the volunteer more info. 613-395-5018 Hastings Legion: December 26, December 31, Marmora Legion: office at 613 392 2540 ext. 5454 Boxing Day Euchre. December 31, New 2-6pm New Years Eve Party. Entertain- Cold Creek Cloggers, Monday Year’s Eve Party with John Coburn, 8 ment by Guy & Cindy. No charge hot nights. Beginner class 6:30pm. Trenton, pm. $15 includes light lunch, age of and cold buffet. 8pm-12am Country Baptiste Church 15 South St. First night majority. January 1, 1 pm, President’s Jam featuring Old & In the Way. $15/ free. For info call Debbie 613-920-9034 Levy. person. $25/couple includes cold buffet. Overeaters Anonymous meetNo bingo, December 28, Marmora ing every Tuesday and Friday, 9:15 a.m. HAVELOCK Senior’s Centre, Bay St., Trenton. Contact Legion. Next bingo Monday, Jan. 4 RCL Havelock, Branch 389, 8 613-827-742 Ottawa St. weekly events. Monday Learn to crochet at the Marmora & Trenton Toastmasters Club Lake Public Library, Thursdays, 6-7pm Senior Darts, 12:30 pm. Bingo 6:30 meets 6:30-8:30 pm, every 2nd and 4th beginning November 12. To register: 613 pm. Tuesday Shuffleboard, 12:30 pm. Wednesday of the month, Quinte West/ 472-3122 or info@marmoralibrary.ca Thursday Ladies’ Darts, 1 pm. Saturday EUCHRE in Deloro Hall each Friday Trenton Library Meeting Room Main Meat Roll 3-4pm Floor. We are looking for new members. New Years Eve Dance & Dinner, RCL 7 p.m. sponsored by Marmora Crowe Guests are welcome Havelock Branch 389. $24/person, $40/ Valley Lions Club. Bring light lunch Trenton Legion Branch 110--check to share. B18

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out our website for our Events calendar: www.rcl110.ca PROBUS Club of Quinte West meets 1st Thursday of the month, 9:30 a.m., upstairs, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 110, Trenton. All seniors welcome. Info: Janet 613-475-5111 Trenton Art Club. Calling all artists and would be artists. Painting every Friday afternoon, Smylie’s Independent Store (upstairs) Info: Connie 613-398-6525.

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ing noon till 5 pm, Boxing day. Watch the Canadian Juniors play the U.S.! Info 613-478-1865 Dance Exercise Class for everyone, every Wednesday, 9:30 - 10:30 am., Tweed Legion. Bring your water and yoga mats. Info: 613-478-1824 Tweed LegioN: Bi-weekly Open Bingo in the Upstairs Hall, 7 pm. Euchre every other Saturday in the Clubroom, 1 pm. Info 613-478-1865

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Community Care Closet Thrift Attention Teens: Are you bored? shop, 393 Main St. Deseronto, open Looking for a challenge? Join the Truth & Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 Dare Youth Group, Fridays, 7 p.m. Fun, until 4:00 Food, Games, Trips and more. Tweed Pentecostal Church, 16 Jamieson St. W. WARKWORTH Come play Bid Euchre on New Warkworth Legion hosts MoonYears Eve at Actinolite Hall 7:00 p.m. shot Euchre, 1:30 p.m. every Wednesday. Dart League, 7:30 p.m. every Thursday. Tweed Legion New Year’s Party, Everyone welcome Dec. 31, 8 pm. D.J., draws & prizes, a light lunch and champagne toast! Tick- President’s Levee, January 1, 12 ets are $15 each or $25 for two and pm, Warkworth Legion. Music by Marc are available at the bar. Information Ekins (Celtic, Country, Rock, Blues) 1:30-4:30 pm. Age of majority. 705613-478-1865. 924-2007 New Finding Your Way clinics. Free ID kit to help those with memory Sunday, December 27, 9 a.m. loss and their loved ones be prepared Monthly Breakfast hosted by the Percy and prevent a missing person event. Masonic Lodge. $7.50 per adult and Call for your one hour appointment: $4.00 for kids under 10. 613-395-5018 Have a non-profit event? Tweed Legion closes early on Email debbie.johnston@metroland.com Christmas Eve and be closed on Christ- December 31st event submission deadline is mas Day so that our Members, staff and Thursday, December 24 at noon. families can celebrate together. Reopen-

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Look for Pisces Pete in the park next May By John Campbellford Hastings – After landing Pisces Pete some time ago, the village now hopes to reel in the funding it needs to mount the 12-foot long stainless steel pickerel. The sculpture, designed by artist Bill Lishman, will be the first in a series of iconic fish sculptures to be installed along the Trent River near the Hastings Village Marina on Dit Clapper Drive. Project organizers are determined to make Hastings Pisces Park a destination point on the Trans Canada Trail that runs through the village but money is needed to continue its work. The project as first envisioned had an estimated price tag of about $275,000, committee member Kim MacNeil told Trent Hills council Dec. 15. But as fundraising got underway “we realized we weren’t going to be able to do such a large project” as planned, so the decision was made to divide it into phases. Phase one is the acquisition of the first sculpture, which cost $15,000, with its installation to

follow. “The committee is really eager to get Pisces Pete installed because that’s going to help us with further funding and so on as the project goes forward,” MacNeil said. The cost of installation has been pegged at $19,600 which the project committee hopes to obtain by way of a grant from the Trillium Foundation. The money will be used to prepare the site for expansion “as we get more fish,” MacNeil said. She was to take part in a webinar this week to learn more about how to prepare an application, which she plans to do before the end of the year. The first phase will involve excavating the site, laying a foundation for one fish, installing a stamped concrete walkway and landscaping. The goal is to have Pisces Pete ready for an unveiling by next May. Council reiterated its support for the project and an application being made to secure funding. “We look forward to seeing Pete in the park,” Deputy-Mayor Bob Crate said.

This stainless steel sculpture may soon be unveiled if fundraising goes according to plans. Submitted Photo

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