UTT - April

Volume 7 | Issue 3 | April 2015

a bloomin’ beautiful shop | playing it safe this spring | jello pudding eggs

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Town Talk Tidbits April Astonishing Facts

Peacefully Productive Structure Liberates

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Guest Column The Uxperience Experience

6 Faces of Uxbridge A Blommin’ Beautiful Shop

7 Guest Column Playing it Safe This Spring

8 Community Calendar April 2015

9 Community Calendar Cont’d April 2015

STAFF Managing Editor: Elaine Leigh Graphic Designer: Sandi Leigh Sales Manager: Sandi Leigh CONTRIBUTORS Darrin Davis Roger Prince Dorothea Helms Susan Fumerton Kate Roger Michelle Walter

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Spotlight on you Kate Rogers

12 Guest Column Who’s Keeping Score

13 Your Community Local Living

14 UTT Kitchen Jello Pudding Eggs

Kudos to the citizens of Uxbridge!!!!!

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15 Agricultural News A Stable Built with Purpose and Love

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April is finally here!!!! I am not sure about all of you, but I am excited. Nature seems to come alive in April. Has it been a long winter? Probably no more than usual. Has it been a good one? Yes for many. Local Snowmobilers, skiers and winter sports fans have had the opportunity to enjoy the snow. I hope all of you have enjoyed!!!

Uxbridge seems to come alive in April, people walking and shopping. We look for the perfect patio set, or the perfect garden. Our clothes all need to be refreshed, not to forget shoes, rain boots and of course my favorite flip flops. Yes you will be able to wear them soon. Enjoy spring, we are lucky enough in Canada to experience seasons at their most dramatic points.

When I took over publishing Uxbridge Town Talk, I made a commitment to myself and to Uxbridge, one, I hope I am fulfilling. My commitment was to join the ranks of the self-employed. This has been a challenge but one I am enjoying. I have had the opportunity to meet many people, enjoy some really new experiences.

How many people get to interview a Dairy Farmer, visit a Honey Bee Farm, visit an Alpaca Farm and have inspiring conversations with many people that include heroes(our veterans), long time residences and new arrivals, the young, the old, and all ages in between. I have been inspired, I have been humbled and I have been honoured. All from this small town of Uxbridge that I not only adopted but that adopted me. It is true community.

WOW!!!! It has been an amazing experience, one which I hope to continue to thrive at. A heartfelt thank you to all of you for allowing me to interview you, work with you, volunteer with you, and do business with you. Without you, self-employment would have no meaning.

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town talk tidbits

| april astonishing facts |

BIRTHDAYS

Susan Boyle celebrates her birthday April 1st, along with Kristen Stewart April 24th, Emma Watson & Seth Rogen April 15th. Not forgetting William Shakespeare’s birthday April 23rd! As well countless other birthdays throughout April!

Happy Birthday!

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On Easter over

16MILLION

The white lily, the symbol of the resurrection, is the special Easter flower.

Jellybeans are consumed, enough to wrap around the globe 3 times.

Egg Exchange

The exchange of eggs for Easter dates back to a springtime custom older than Easter itself in which eggs were given as a symbol of rebirth in many cultures..

In the old days pretzels were associated with Easter because the twists of the pretzel were thought to resemble arms crossing in prayer.

April Fools Theory

WORLDWIDE

The theory goes like this: In 1564 France reformed its calendar, moving the start of the year from the end of March to January 1. Those who failed to keep up with the change, who stubbornly clung to the old calendar system and continued to celebrate the New Year during the week that fell between March 25th and April 1st, had jokes played on them. Pranksters would surreptitiously stick paper fish to their backs. The victims of this prank were thus called Poisson d’Avril, or April Fish -- which, to this day, remains the French term for April Fools -- and so the tradition was born.

April in Other Languages Chinese (Mandarin) - Sì yuè Danish - Aprill French - Avril Italian - Aprile Latin - Aprilis Spanish - Abril Japanese - 4 Tsuki Czech - Duben Welsh - Ebrill

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HUCK FINN - TROUT

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Trout have teeth on the roof of the mouth, called vomerine teeth, and this helps to distinguish trout from salmon.

In trout the teeth are a strong double row; in adult salmon in freshwater, they are small and a single row or absent.

As well Salmon and trout can interbreed and do produce hybrids. Trout select mates to prevent in-breeding and to give Is Earth Day offspring desirable traits like disease resistance. They do this via olfactory and During the Easter Holiday over visual clues.

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CHROMOSOMES

Brown trout have between 38 and 42 pairs of chromosomes. Humans have only 23 pairs.

200MILLION Marshmallow Peeps are purchased making Peeps the most popular nonchocolate Easter candy.

April’s birthstone is the diamond and the birth flower is typically the Sweet Pea or Daisy.

This year, thanks to the 24th Annual uxperience show, the Uxbridge Historical Society and the Lucy Maud Montgomery Society will have an injection of funds to help with their work in preserving the Town’s proud past. A well-loved part of the area’s cultural tapestry, uxperience is a non-profit organization that involves a group of local volunteers getting together to put on a variety show to benefit charity. Each year, more than 100 of the faces you see throughout Town rehearse for months – singing, dancing, writing and performing skits – to entertain audiences. The 2015 theme is Broadway, so the show is called “On Brockway,” because, well, it’s an UX-perience!

We got involved with the group last year, and we are astounded at the dedication and generosity of these volunteers. Since its beginning, uxperience has donated more than $104,000 to local charitable organizations. Among them have been the local hospital, hospice, sports facilities, children’s projects and seniors’ programs.

The cause is noble, the effort incredible. According to the Chair of the uxperience Executive, Janice James, “We don’t hold auditions; anyone who wants to be involved can help. It’s about giving back to the community and having fun in the process. We have a lot of support from the community, and the audiences are always great. This year, we lowered the participation age to 17. We hope to see more young people taking part in the future.”

The production takes a phenomenal amount of work. Director Kathy Bridgeman and her husband/producer Mike Bridgeman are overseeing it all with the help of their creative dream team, and Kathy says they are having a terrific time. “It’s exciting to bring people together and build something magical from scratch. We’re blown away by the talent we have right here in town. This is a real group effort, a true community project. In fact, uxperience is a community in itself. Members develop lasting friendships.”

Mike and Kathy are true local theatrical go-getters known for founding Ryleepuss Productions, which recently had a successful run of “Peter Pan,” and is working on “A Chorus Line” for this summer. “Kathy and I have been part of uxperience since 1998,” Mike says. “This year, we have songs from great Broadway shows including ‘Guys and Dolls,’ ‘Les Misérables,’ ‘West Side Story’ and ‘My Fair Lady.’ uxperience wouldn’t be uxperience without music, and Cyndie Jacobs does a phenomenal job as music director.”

This is Cyndie’s 23rd year of involvement. A retired music teacher, she conducts the chorus of 38 and the live band. She says that uxperience is a big part of her life. “We have people of all ranges of ability, some who don’t read a note of music. They work hard to learn the songs, and Barry Fraser is my uxperience partner on keyboard.

He makes CDs of the individual choral parts so they can rehearse at home, too.”

From what we can see, getting all of these bubbly, chatty volunteers organized is sometimes like herding cats, especially where the dancing is concerned. Several of this year’s participants are even learning to tap. Former dance studio owner Margo Bibby is the show’s choreographer. “The dancers are energetic and cooperative,” she says. “They’re willing to try everything, and they’re doing a brilliant job.”

A favourite segment of uxperience is the black light number organized by Corry Kilty with the help of Stephen Clarke and Dave Mutton. We are directly involved with skit-writing, which is also a team effort. The “skitters” are being directed this year by the equally wacky Dave Mutton and Rick Callaghan, whose wife, Stacey Callaghan, is the show’s co-producer. You may remember Rick as last year’s Friendly Giant (complete with tights), and Dave as a delightfully convincing Edith Bunker.

Rick has been involved for four years and says he finds it energizing. “It’s fun to evolve skits within the template of Broadway and relate them to Uxbridge. We have a group of 16 people this year, and they all have a say in what we do. The best part is helping the community in the process.”

Dave has appeared in half a dozen of the shows and says co-directing skits with Rick is a blast. “From day one, we decided that the skit writing and performing would be an open process, and everyone in the group is committed to it. Writing comedy in a team is a wonderfully collaborative effort that works.”

The show uxperience has not been without occasional glitches.

Cheryl Hinzel, who has been with the show since the first one was held in 1992, remembers the year the power went off a few hours before a sold-out Saturday night performance at the high school. “They wouldn’t let us into the gym, so hundreds of people waited in line patiently, keeping a good thought. Just before the curtain was to go up, we got power back, and the show went on!”

This year’s uxperience will take place on April 30 at 7:30 p.m., May 1 at 7:30 p.m., and May 2 at 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Uxbridge Music Hall. Tickets for reserved seating are $22 per adult; $10 per child. You can buy them online at StarTicketing.com, at Sugar FX at 13 Brock Street in Uxbridge, or at the door if available. For more information, visit uxperience.ca. and consider volunteering next year.

We’re having the time of our lives!

guest column

BY DOROTHEA AND RICH HELMS

Award-winning Dorothea Helms is an internationally published writer, editor and popular writing instructor. Her work has been published in books, magazines and newspapers in Canada and the U.S. Owner of the highly successful Write Stuff Writing Services, through which she provides topnotch writing for businesses, public relations firms and ad agencies, she declared herself “The Writing Fairy” in 2004. Under that brand, she offers books, workshops, courses, keynote speeches, writing contests and writing-related items.

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faces of uxbridge

| a bloomin’ beautiful shop |

BY ELAINE LEIGH

You don’t want to miss shopping this business where the passion for flowers and great service is the norm. This month’s face is a local retailer, community volunteer, mother and wife. Jennifer MacLean loves flowers. This passion shines through in every visit to Keiths Flowers. Jennifer’s business philosophy is “great customer service” and her personal motto is “love what you do and do what you love” Jennifer made the decision almost 4 years ago to purchase what was and still is a land-mark in Uxbridge. Keiths Flowers has been in Uxbridge for more than 50 years! The flower enterprise and gift shop quickly became a family business. Her husband Rob, accountant by day and carpenter by night, built the displays. He is the designated weekend handyman. Throw three children into the mix for added support and it is truly a family business. You might find Lori, Sarah and Mat answering phones, delivering or helping with displays on occasion. Add fantastic employees, a store mascot and a much loved lab Bandit along with Jennifer’s passion and you have a bouquet of success. With all this support, Keiths Flowers has quickly become one of the preferred shopping spots in Uxbridge.

involved in the community she quickly fell in love with. Like many of Uxbridge business’s Jennifer believes in giving back. She worked with Community Care for years and adores our seniors. Donating to the Luncheon Out program is her way of paying forward and bringing a smile to their faces. Also, she is involved in elderly respite care along with special needs young adults and mental health programs. In fact, Keith’s Flowers has won two awards this year for their community dedication; the Corporate Leadership Award and the Community Partnership Award from Community Care North Durham. I can speak from personal experience on how grateful our seniors are to see a flower arrangement as a centerpiece at their luncheon. Community involvement isn’t always awarded to our local businesses so it is a special tribute that Keith’s Flowers was deemed a worthy recipient. In Jennifer’s words “It is the beauty of a small town to be so involved” Jennifer’s community commitment extends to the youth of Uxbridge, believing that it is our job to educate and train our youth. In fact, your next visit to Keiths flowers might impress you with one of the smiling faces of one of Uxbridge’s youth. With Jennifer’s guidance, they are learning the art of great customer service, flower arranging, cash and even sweeping floors. Jennifer sums up her future goals in her own words—“to keep the downtown vibrant and keep people shopping local” What a bloomin’ great idea!

As a resident of Uxbridge Elaine has taken the helm of Sweet World Media, publisher of Uxbridge Town Talk. Elaine has three passions, family, photography and her Golden Retriever Jake.

With a new business, three grandchildren and plenty of photo opportunities in Uxbridge, life’s been busy but fun!

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Jennifer has a varied and interesting background. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Guelph and then continued on to receive her Business Diploma at Sir Sandford Fleming College. It was at a night class where a passion for flowers blossomed (no pun intended). Then more school at the Canadian Institute of Floral Design and a career was born. Jennifer believes that flower designing is not about trends but more about personal choice and lets her customers express their style. She is able to provide her clients with an arrangement in exactly the colour and style they are looking for. Her love of flowers is not only fresh but her arrangements can be combined with beautiful silks, botanicals and pods that creatively form a beautiful table arrangement.

Jennifer brings more to Uxbridge than her florist skill set. Their family moved to the Uxbridge area 8 years ago after Jennifer spent many days of her childhood enjoying tobogganing and skating on the pond while visiting family in the area. Moving here was comfortable. But for Jennifer just moving here was not enough so she became actively

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But the Helmet will wreck my hair! Though most provinces require children to wear a helmet when they ride a bike, it falls on the parents to enforce this rule and to apply it to any sport. A good rule of thumb is if your child is on anything with wheels, he or she should wear a helmet.

This means mandatory helmet-wearing while riding a tricycle, bicycle, scooter, skateboards or rollerblades. Getting resistance from the little one? Safety shouldn’t be negotiable and wearing a helmet yourself sets a good example! So just pack a brush in your back pack.

When I was a kid we didn’t have so many rules… Well it is still wise to check out your play equipment. After a long winter, play areas can be a bit worn. Safety is at stake, especially underneath the slide area, which is the one place where the ‘landing’ cushioning deteriorates over time.

If it looks like there’s a dip in the sand, dirt or gravel, it’s time to repair.

How much padding is enough? There should be at least 9 inches of wood chips, mulch, shredded rubber, sand or pea gravel. Let the Works Dept know if the public playgrounds have an unsafe play area too.

Yeah! It’s sunny out! Just because the sun isn’t at its summery brightest, there’s no reason to forgo applying sunscreen of SPF 30. Most spring sports and activities take place outdoors, usually during the hottest time of the day. That’s why it’s extra important to apply sunscreen and reapply it as well, especially if you’re spending all day playing in the sunshine. Remember, drink and drink some more. Water that is! Keep in mind that symptoms of dehydration include dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, muscle cramps, and lethargy.

How much water is enough? That depends on your child’s age, size, and activity level and what the temperature is outside. Basically, parents can tell whether their children are getting enough fluids if the youngsters are urinating at least four to six times per day, and the urine is clear and pale yellow.

Protect those purely whites and eyeballs. If your older kids are starting to play lacrosse, soccer or baseball, get them mouth guards.

Your options are specially made ones from the dentist or off the shelf varieties. In addition to helmets and protective padding, consider protective eyewear for your children. Here’s why: Trauma to the eye may cause minor temporary injuries but can also lead to long-term

vision problems. Tennis balls, baseballs and basketballs hurt when they bounce off your eye!

Don’t forget the other parts of the body that might need protecting depending upon the sport. If your child is just discovering the fun of doing wheeled activities like skating, wheelies, and skateboarding, for instance, it’s important to protect his or her wrists. Wrist guards may also help prevent a broken arm and ensure a spring that’s filled with fun without a cast.

Let’s talk Pain! As soon as your child is old enough to articulate his or her pain threshold, encourage her to ‘listen to her body. Pain isn’t something a child should push through. When something starts to hurt, it’s the body telling us that something isn’t right and a young athlete should point out any pain to her coach and parent. A lot of times it’s just lack of stretching, overuse, or cramping. But sometimes the pain can be caused by a sprain, an inflammation, or even a stress fracture.

Who’s coaching? It’s not being a pushy parent to confirm that any adults who are watching your children or in charge of sports activities— whether babysitters, coaches, or teachers—are schooled in first aid and CPR. If your children participate on sports teams, make sure their coach warms them up before practice and has them cool down and stretch afterward. And if temperatures get high in your area, ask the coach about policies regarding practicing in the heat.

Inviting but deadly. We all here the media telling us to stay away from swollen creeks and ponds yet we still here of children falling in…please don’t let them be near water unattended.

Some rules aren’t meant to broken, keep safe this spring!

guest column

| play safe this spring! |

Susan Fumerton is the parent of four children, previously an educator with the Durham board, aba therapist and foster parent. Little Acorn is an extension of our love of children with the thought in mind to further enrich their lives.

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| april community calendar | THURSDAY APRIL 2ND Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None”. Another enduring classic mystery from the pen of the inimitable Agatha Christie! Follow the clues from April 2nd – 4th and April 9th 11th, 2015. See website for show times. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at www. onstageuxbridge.com or in person at Little Acorn (77 Brock St W in Uxbridge).

Tickets are $35 or $50 at the door.

Time: 11:00am - 9:00pm

Where: Uxpool Hall, 1 Parkside Drive Time: 7pm Website: www.thenewyoutour.com

SUNDAY APRIL 19TH

Cost: $20.00 Tickets bought in advance Where: Uxbridge Music Hall Website: www.onstageuxbridge.com

UCHA Run for the Diamond - Uxbridge Half Marathon. Featuring a 21.1km Run, 10km Trail Run/Walk, 5km Trail Run/Walk & Kid’s Dash Hope for the Future Family Conference 2015. each participant will receive a finisher’s medal, Precious Minds is excited to present our “Hope T-shirt & Buffet Lunch. Proceeds from the event for the Future” Conference, designed to encour- go to support the Uxbridge Cottage Hospital age and equip families in Durham Region who Auxiliary. have a child of any age who courageously faces Website: uxbridgehalfmarathon.com challenges related to a developmental disability. Time: 7:00am - 12:30pm

WEDNESDAY APRIL 8TH

Website: preciousminds.com/hope-for-the-future-2015 Time: 8:30am - 1:30pm

FRIDAY APRIL 11TH

Uxbridge Horticultural Society April Meet- THURSDAY APRIL 16TH ing. 1st monthly meeting of 2015. Guest speakers: Dianne & Gary Westlake Topic: Some of Uxbridge Genealogy Group Monthly Meeting. The Group welcomes those that are new Our Favourite Gardening Mistakes Where: 75 Marietta Street, Uxbridge to genealogy and seasoned veterans to our Website: www.uxbridgehorticulturalsociety.com monthly meetings.

Time: 7:30pm

MONDAY APRIL 20TH Pineridge Chorus Sweet Adelines Family Night. Free to our family and friends.

Time: 8:00pm - 9:00pm Website: pineridgechorusuxbridge.ca Where: Uxbridge Music Hall

Website: www.uxgen.net/calendar Time: 7:00pm

THURSDAY APRIL 9TH SATURDAY APRIL 18TH Uxbridge Public Library Meet. The Friends of the Library bring awareness to the library by organizing book sales and other events. All proceeds go to the library to help in various expenditures including adding to their extensive DVD collection. New members always welcome.

Cost: Membership fees: Fam $20/year | Ind $10/year.

Contact: Braunda@sympatico.ca

Community Cleaning OPEN HOUSE With Earth Day coming up this month, and Community Cleaning nearing their 1 year anniversary, they want to invite everyone to join them at their OPEN HOUSE in store April 18th to celebrate! Come in and enjoy food, fun, and of course great deals!

FRIDAY APRIL 10TH

Website: www.communitycleaning.ca Where: 73 Brock Street W.

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This 42-city New You Tour pulls into Uxbridge on April 10. A motivational night out for those wanting to make positive changes, such as stop smoking for GOOD, get healthier, reduce anxiety, boost confidence, and let go of the past.

Matt Bloom, certified hypnotherapist, can help you make these changes, so please go to TheNewYourTour.com, and come on out. See you there. It’s a fun, inspiring and lifechanging night.

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Uxbridge Genealogy Group Monthly Meeting. Come to Parish Lanes and bowl either by yourself or get a team together to help a good cause. Get pledges from BBbSND at the scout hall in Port Perry and earn $100 to get two free games of bowling and free shoe rental.

Website: www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca Where: Parish Lanes - 69 Brock Street West.

Ladies Night Wheels & Heels. Register online for a chance to win the grand prize. appetizers and cooking demo and a special photo booth.

Website: www.williamsonchrysler.com Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm

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304 Toronto St. South, Uxbridge (In the plaza beside McDonalds)

Website: www.bonnerboys.org Time: 4:00pm

SATURDAY APRIL 25TH Pineridge Chorus Regional Competition Come to hear the song package we will sing at our Regional Competition on 25 April in Syracuse New York. Lots of cheering please! Light refreshments will be served.

Website: pineridgechorusuxbridge.ca Where: Uxbridge Music Hall

Huck Fin. Everyone is once again invited out for a great fun-filled day of fishing. Elgin Pond will be the home of 100’s of Brook trout just waiting to be caught by any participant 15 years of age and under. Kick off for the event will be a Huck Finn parade. Starting at Elgin Park at 9:15 a.m., all children and parents are encouraged to dress up in your best Huck Finn outfits. Decorate your bikes and wagons too! All parade participants will be entitled to a V.I.P. fishing area after the parade. Lots of special prizes for those participating in the parade!

Where: Elgin Park, Uxbridge Time: Parade starts 9:30am

Uxbridge’s HUCK FINN Youth Fishing Day

Sat. April 25th at Elgin Pond Parade Starts at 9:30am!

REGULAR EVENTS

ing for a spare. Cost for a spare is $3. It’s a great night of fun for all in the upstairs hall.

Monday Morning Singers. Anne Mizen Baker directs this women’s choir in a variety of music from folk to classical. No auditions

Time: 7:30pm Where: Royal Canadian Legion, Uxbridge

Where: St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 65 Toronto Street S Contact: 905-852-3693

Wanna Dance? Line Dancing. “You can dance, have fun and exercise all at the same time!” says Dianne Wiseman, the instructor for the line dancing classes being held at the Seniors Centre in Uxbridge. For ages 55 plus Line dancing is great exercise for virtually your whole body. Every Thursday.

Time: 9:00am - 11:30am Where: 75 Marietta Street, Uxbridge Contact: 905-852-7792

Taoist Tai Chi at the Uxbridge Seniors Centre. Includes a gentle set of movements that promote well-being for people of all ages and in all conditions. Beginner class: every Friday 9-10am. Continuous class: every Friday 1011:30am.

Where: 75 Marietta Street, Uxbridge Contact: 905 852 2587

Royal Canadian Legion Every Friday night we play euchre, so if you are interested please come out at 7:00 to sign up and play starts at 7:30 PM. It is a great night of fun for all in the downstairs clubroom.

Where: Royal Canadian Legion, Uxbridge

Royal Canadian Legion Meat rolls run every Saturday afternoon from 4–5 PM until Spring. It has been a Canadian Legion tradition for years.

Come on out and support your local legion and maybe take home dinner..

Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Where: Royal Canadian Legion, Uxbridge

Royal Canadian Legion On the 3rd Monday of every month we hold a veterans afternoon from 2-4 P.M. This is open to all veterans and their spouse/guest in the area not just Uxbridge members. They enjoy food, beverages, entertainment and door prizes compliments of the Uxbridge Legion. So come out and enjoy an afternoon with old friends and acquaintances or meet some new ones. Night of fun for all in the upstairs hall.

Where: Royal Canadian Legion, Uxbridge

Open Mic Thursdays. Open Mic Thursdays are every Thursday at Wixan’s Bridge Presented

by Beau’s All Natural Beer and Wixan’s Bridge!

Watch awesome local talent, and sing a few songs if you feel up to it! It’s always a great time!

The first Thursday of every month there’s a free sampling of Beau’s Lug Tread beer.

There’s raffles every Thursday for the performers and the audience! Starts at 9pm. Hosted by Bodan. 2 mics, an acoustic, a bass, a cajon and a foot tambourine are provided for general use!

Royal Canadian Legion We have Bingo every Thursday night at 7:30 P.M. until spring. Come on by the upstairs hall with your friends, it could be your lucky night.

Time: 9:00pm - 11:45pm Where: Wixan’s Bridge 65 Brock Street West Uxbridge.

Contact: 416-587-4572

Time: 7:30pm Where: Royal Canadian Legion, Uxbridge.

Karaoke Wednesday. Karaoke is now every Wednesday Night at Wixan’s Bridge in Uxbridge! It’s All Ages on the main floor.

Royal Canadian Legion Darts runs every Wednesday night at 7:30 Uxbridge P.M. until spring.

Teams are all set but someone is always look-

Time: 8:00pm Where: Wixan’s Bridge 65 Brock Street West Uxbridge.

Contact: 416-587-4572

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Bonner Boys Hockey Tournament. Bonner Boys annual men’s and women’s hockey tournament takes place at the Uxbridge Arena. Divisions include: Rec, Open, Over 35, and Women. Live band and dance on the Saturday night.

April 24 - 26.

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peacefully productive

| structure liberates |

BY DARRIN DAVIS

“All men’s natures are alike. It is simply their habits that separate the strong from the weak.” -Confucius “It’s hip to be square.” -Huey Lewis Creative individuals ride wild waves of inspiration every moment of their unshackled, flowing lives, right? Slaves to neither clock nor creed, artists dance in the fields of spontaneity, guided by a whimsical muse, don’t you know, don’t you know?

Sadly, this isn’t how it goes, folks. These maundering myths are reinforced by images we see in the media everyday - artists leading highly unstructured lives, fluttering about, waiting for just the right moment when inspiration will strike.

But these dried up old stereotypes don’t reflect the truth of a life lived in the arts. While the chaotic, insomniatic booze and drug addled moments of Dionysian artistic frenzy do hold a certain intrigue, (and certainly sell a lot of artist’s bio-pics,) the reality stands that accomplished creators lead highly structured lives.

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Want to be more creative? More peacefully productive?

Get boring.

Seriously.

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I’ve devoured several books and blogs on the daily routines, rituals and habits of successful artists. One of my favourite’s is Twyla Tharp’s “The Creative Habit.” (Available at your local Uxbridge Public Library, or why not order your own ‘copy for life’ from Blue Heron Books?) It’s an inspiring read, and a great guide to becoming the architect for building your own creative routine. The famous dancer/choreographer shares years of her anecdotal research on the importance of habit in daily artistic life. She reveals the daily routines of dozens of famous artists, including her own strict, fascinating daily regime. It’s quite compelling to read how structured some of your favourite authors, musicians, photographers, painters and dancers’ lives have been. Even the one’s whose art seems the most savagely original and free.

It only takes 21 days to form an enduring habit and when we structure our days concretely into a routine, we simultaneously achieve several key benefits for our art. First, we eliminate ‘Decision Fatigue.’ By setting a morning schedule and agreeing to stick to it, we take away a bunch of annoying, draining little decisions which tend to overwhelm us each day. ‘Should I run today, or maybe wait until tomorrow?’ is no longer something you have to waste gray matter on. If it’s Tuesday, and your morning schedule says that you run for 45 mins on Tuesday mornings, then guess what? You’re running Tuesday morning. This simple reduction in the amount of decisions we have to make before accomplishing our goals for the day can be monumental for our productivity.

Secondly, the ritual of your structured morning actually primes your creativity. After several days (then weeks, then months...) of getting up at 6am, making a nice pot of tea, lighting a candle and sitting down to write the next section of your novel, your inner-artist starts to connect morning-tea-candle with awesome-writing-funtime. It takes less time each day to get into the zone, because your brain has begun to literally rewire itself to associate those triggers with increased creative output.

Simple little rituals like burning incense before you practice, or lighting a candle before you write each morning can be a powerful way to usher in your muse. Pavlov was on to something.

Thirdly, structure liberates. By getting rid of plenty of little decisions each morning, you free up your ‘choosing capital.’ Our brains are heavily taxed by each decision we have to ponder each day. As the day moves on and our brains are continually bombarded with decisions, we start to make BAD ones. (This is why chocolate bars and other tooth-wreckers are strategically placed just before the checkout.

After making loads of choices on which items to buy, our defenses are down. A Crispy Crunch suddenly seems to offer decent nutritional support. Beware.) If certain key tasks of your day are ‘non-negotiable,’ your brain is free to use it’s important decision making faculties for

the stuff that really matters that morning: choosing how to light the stunning nude subject for your studio photograph, which palette you’ll use for your new abstract painting series, or what finishing move the pro wrestler in your new novel will use to beat the dreaded ‘heel’ and become the heavyweight champ and star baby-face of the federation.

Lastly, by making a routine out of your work, you tell yourself and the world around you that YOUR ART MATTERS. You’re signaling to your pesky inner-critic, to your friends and family, and to the universe itself, that your work is important. That what you are creating has meaning, because it’s integral enough that you’re consistently making time for it in your day. This is huge. Declarations like this are the stepping stones to the great strides you’ll make in your personal artistic journey.

There will be times where you’ll need to be flexible with your new daily habit. It is an evolving, dynamic thing. It will require some fiddling, especially in the early days. And things will come up that will require you to occasionally drop your routine all together for a day. But get back on the horse the next morning, undaunted, and hold high the banner of the All-Powerful Creative Daily Routine.

Keep on creating great stuff, and I’ll see you around.

With Gratitude, Darrin Davis Peacefully Productive Studios

Darrin Davis is professional musician, singer/songwriter, painter and photographer. His weekly live music video series ‘Songs on a Pink Couch’ can be followed at www.youtube.com/user/thedarrindavisband. Darrin hosts a weekly Sunday night Acoustic Open Mic at Colonel McGrady’s Pub. He lives in the wildwood splendor of Uxbridge, Ontario with his lovely wife Amy, and his incorrigible pup, Dublin. All three are relentless Blue Jays fans.

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If I am not playing with dogs or spending time with family I am more than likely running around somewhere taking pictures. You can find me driving from small town to small town shooting old churches, the main streets or local businesses; somewhere in nature photographing sunlight and tall trees, or in my own backyard chasing around my dog in attempt to catch her best angle (which is all of them by the way because she’s so darn cute). My love for photography has led me to the development of my own small business called Real Soul Creative. You can find all the above genres in my portfolio located on my website and Facebook page along with my project called the “Small Town Series” in which I travel across Canada photographing small towns and the kind people of whom live in them. Photography has given me creative freedom to express myself through images as well as connect with people I probably wouldn’t get the chance to otherwise, and for that, I am forever grateful.

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spotlight on you

| kate rogers|

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guest column

| who’s keeping score? |

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BY ROGER PRINCE

Let’s talk numbers. As CEO of ‘You Inc.’ it falls squarely on your shoulders to know how many times you or the team hit a home run. Most Entrepreneurs and business owners do a pretty good job of tracking the basic numbers: Sales, Revenue, Profitability, Cash on Hand, Receivables, Salaries, Expenses, however it’s not just what goes up on the scoreboard that counts. Like in baseball, it is critical to your success to know what the batting average (strengths) is for each team member of ‘You Inc.’ and how they perform in the role you have hired them into. The proven way is through metrics and measurements. Simply put if you can’t measure it you can’t track it and if you can’t track you have no way of knowing what the outcome will be.

The challenge is that as CEO (Chief Everything Officer) there is precious little time for you to review in detail daily each player’s performance however this is crucial to your ongoing success. You need to keep your fingers on the pulse. This is not micromanagement it is looking at the dashboard and making certain that there are no warning lights. Strong leaders empower employees with checks and balances to ensure deliverables are met. As you experience more success (AKA profitable revenue growth) and your business expands (accelerates) the need to check the dashboard becomes more frequent.

So what are the metrics outside the obvious sales numbers that help drive ongoing success in your business? There are a minimum of seven gauges on your dashboard and each gauge has a series of separate lights important to that function. Your team updates these numbers weekly. Revenue is the largest Gauge on the Dashboard.

The separate lights, represent the different products or services your offer. The second gauge is Cash balance as at the end of the week. Third are the receivables in three buckets, under 30,under 45 and over 45 days. Fourth is your sales pipeline broken out by 90%, 75% over 50% and less than 50% probability. Fifth is Sales activity including signed and forecasted contracts, demos and proposals.

Sixth is Salary expenses, payroll, subcontractor costs and expenses expressed as a % of net revenue. Seventh is Customers, billed and revenue per customer.

In addition to this dashboard, many organizations will have other more detailed ones relevant to specific functions. Sales, is a good example to drill down deeper as it is the lifeblood of every business.

In reviewing the process of sales within your organization it is incumbent upon everyone to understand how suspects become prospects and what type of prospect are qualified to enter the top of the sales

funnel. This is followed by the stages your company must go through to turn that prospect into a ‘profitable paying’ customer. Once you have secured a customer it is important to understand what, is the ongoing relationship with that client.

When it comes to measuring sales it is easy to gravitate to actual results. Results may be what goes up on the scoreboard, however the steps leading up to illuminating the scoreboard are equally important. Each organization likes to believe that they are unique, however sales process always has a clearly defined set of steps or stages and every organization should understand each step needed to secure a paying customer. The typical sales process has ten steps. They include, suspect, qualify, fact find, analysis, demonstrate, proposal, negotiate, agreement, approval and signed contract. Depending on the nature of your business you may combine or expand the steps.

My spreadsheet has 34 additional line items. The bottom line is measuring each step to improve results.

In today’s world sales measurement often becomes a function of Customer Relationship Management Software (CRM). Having analyzed the requirements and implemented both small and large scale CRM systems it is important to note that you will not CRM your way to greatness. The typical cost (beyond price) often far exceeds the value and can greatly complicate what is a very straight forward equation.

If any of this resonates and you would like a free copy of my spreadsheets email me at roger@rogerprinceleadership.com or go to my website www.princeleadershipgroup.com No Matter your sport, hockey, soccer, baseball, running, business, sales or more all require a keen eye on the metrics and the their measurement. The difference in winning is often measured in split seconds and you need to know intimately what it takes to be in the winner’s circle and in the number one spot on the podium…..your business depends on it.

Got a question or business challenge? Email roger@rogerprinceleadership.com Roger Prince is the Founder of Prince Leadership Group. He is a Business Advisor, Certified Coach Practitioner, Speaker and Author helping Companies and Executives ignite their growth and explode their full potential.

His area of expertise is accelerating growth in companies and their management team. His 35 years of hands on with Fortune 500 companies has enabled him to gain a deep understanding of why leadership matters. Roger is available for individual or team coaching, speaking engagements, leadership development, sales training and workshops.

Lawn and Order is a small company located in the heart of Uxbridge with over 13 years of experience. They are slowly growing and every year they are updating their machinery and inventory making them fully able to handle any job thrown their way! They currently have many lawn contracts varying in size from small subdivision properties, 10 acre estates, and commercial properties. Their goal is to make your property look its best, all for a reasonable cost. All of their staff are friendly and have been trained to meet the needs of your outdoor oasis. Customer service is their number one priority and they have been named Uxbridge’s #1 lawn service for the last 2 years. With no job to small this fully equipped team looks forward to hearing from you soon. Give them a call to receive your free quote this spring. Don’t wait to long, remember spring is coming fast and Lawn and Order wants to make your lawn look it’s best!

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On Saturday April 25th everyone is once again invited out for a great fun-filled day of fishing. Elgin Pond will be the home of 100’s of Brook trout just waiting to be caught by any participant 15 years of age and under. Kick off for the event will be a Huck Finn parade. Starting at Elgin Park at 9:15 a.m., all children and parents are encouraged to dress up in your best Huck Finn outfits. Decorate your bikes and wagons too! All parade participants will be entitled to a V.I.P. fishing area after the pa-

rade. Lots of special prizes for those participating in the parade!

We have some fantastic prizes too! Participants have a chance to win a prize and are guaranteed a fun filled day of fishing. Bring your equipment…we’ll provide the bait to all registered participants! To register pick up your ribbon ahead of time at any of the following locations: Uxpool, Uxbridge Legion, Presents, Presents, Blue Heron Books and Canadian Tire. You can also get them at the Pond on the day of the event. If you don’t have any gear the Pickering Rod and Gun Club will be pleased to lend it to anyone 15 and under! This year’s event promises to be another tremendous success. We encourage the entire community to come out and have a great time with your family!

Community Cleaning is trying to change the world.

Owners Sharie and Stephanie have been revolutionizing the way we clean for over 3 years now. They began as a small cleaning company and have quickly expanded into a cleaning supply store in the town of Uxbridge. Servicing hundreds of households in Scugog, Stouffville, Uxbridge, and surrounding areas, Community Cleaning is proud to employ 20 local women.

As the company expanded, they realized how much garbage they were producing, throwing out empty cleaning bottles, and mounds of paper towel each week. It became obvious that in order to be more environmentally conscious, and leave less of a carbon footprint, they would have to encourage the entire community to make better clean-

ing choices.

Identifying the need for greener cleaning options within our town prompted them to open a cleaning supply store, equipped with an amazing refillable SUDZ bar. The shop offers environmentally friendly cleaning options, such as over 20 refillable cleaners, dish, and laundry soaps, enviro-bleach, commercial cleaners, mops, and scrubbers.

They also carry a large range of household goods, central vac systems, Dyson and Electrolux vacuums and attachments, Swish industrial products, Canadian made and locally sourced items. In addition, they rent steam cleaners and vacuums. Now everyone in our community can have access to the supplies the pros are using!

Community Cleaning has recently launched their new website!

Complete with an online store, you can purchase all these amazing products online and have them delivered to your door!

With Earth Day coming up this month, and Community Cleaning nearing their 1 year anniversary, they want to invite everyone to join them at their OPEN HOUSE in store April 18th to celebrate! Come in and enjoy food, fun, and of course great deals!

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utt kitchen

| jello-pudding eggs |

RECIPE SOURCED FROM EGGS-TRA TREATS. PROVIDED BY: MICHELLE WALTER

24 Average Servings

Directions 1. Stir pudding, water and margarine in a large bowl until smooth.

15 min

Prep Time

Ingredients

1 Pkg (4 Serve) Jello Instant Pudding 1/3 Cup (75ml) boiling water 1/3 Cup (75ml) PARKAY Margarine 3 Cups soften icing sugar 6 Squares Baker’s White Chocolate 6 Squares Baker’s Semi-Sweet Chocolate

2. Mix in sugar by cupfuls, stirring until mixture forms a ball. Form into 1 1/2 in (3 cm) egg shapes. Refrigerate until firm.

3. Partially melt chocolate in separate bowls over hot water until 2.3 melted, Remove from heat and continue stirring until all chocolate is melted and smooth.

4. Dip eggs into chocolate, decorate with colour sprinkles or icing. * For multi- Coloured eggs, make 2 fillings using 2 pudding flavours. Roll small centres from 1

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Spring has Sprung and the countdown to Mother’s Day is on!

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Home and garden décor Hostess gifts Large selection of Lampe Berger Lamps with over 40 fragrances in stock!

More than A Flower Shop!

BY ELAINE LEIGH

Hop Hill is a private stable offering boarding and hopefully soon, riding lessons. It is the Hilton of Stables with the comfort of the horses being the priority.

The caring expressed by Kate the stable manager, was heartwarming as she truly exudes love of the horses. Her passion shines through when chatting about the efforts made to build an amazing and environmentally responsible building.

The ‘Case Homestead’ was the original farm that grew ‘hops’ in the 1800’s, and thus the inspiration for the name of Hop Hill Stables. This beautiful farm was purchased in the late 90s by Michael Jewett and Brenda Gallie. Kate shared with me their vision, one that has won them awards: The Ontario Equestrian Federation environmental award ‘Just Add Horses’, as well as a 2008 conservation award. The stable is built using recycled and repurposed material sourced from some amazing structures as well as from the original ‘Homestead’.

Certainly one of the few if not the only straw barns to exist in Ontario, Hop Hill is insulated with 18” of highly compacted straw bales. The beams that support the structure were taken from Joseph Seagram Distillery in Kitchener-Waterloo. The stalls were constructed from wood from the Mexx building in Toronto and the roof was built using wood from Joseph Seagram Distillery. This wood was used to store the whisky barrels! The huge skylight came from Thorncrest Mall in Thornhill and even the Mason Stove has a few of the original homestead stones in its structure.

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What a treat it was to spend time with Kate Lane, the manager of Hop Hill Stables. Such a beautiful stable located on the outskirts of the town of Uxbridge with a long beautiful winding driveway leading to the most unique, energy efficient, facility in Durham Region. An award winning centre carefully designed with both the environment and the comfort of the horses being their main goal.

The riding arena was also constructed from some incredible repurposed material. The steel beams originated from the Oshawa GM plant, the windows and benches from Pearson terminal 1 and the mirrors from a dance studio. Next, the trusses of the drive shed came from an 1891 structure called the old Aethenaeum Club at 169 Church Street in Toronto. In fact, 95% of this barn is constructed using repurposed material and in many cases from historically significant materials. A walk around the barn and arena enlightens you to the magnitude of this project, to an amazing end. It certainly is beautiful! Uniqueness is apparent in even the smallest detail. The handles and hooks on the stalls are constructed using horseshoes made by Kate’s husband Kyle Braithwaite.

Hop Hill Farms add another dimension to their business. They grow their own hay, which is later repurposed and composted for fertilizer. Everyone involved with the stable has the same priorities in mind: sound environment and recycling practices. Every aspect of this farm has been well thought out with the goal to have an energy efficient equestrian centre built with the least impact on our environment. Although public tours are not currently offered at Hop Hill, know that these residents in our community are doing their part to be responsibly environmentally and share their passion for their horses comfort at this truly unique farm.

As a resident of Uxbridge Elaine has taken the helm of Sweet World Media, publisher of Uxbridge Town Talk. Elaine has three passions, family, photography and her Golden Retriever Jake. With a new business, three grandchildren and plenty of photo opportunities in Uxbridge, life’s been busy but fun!

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| a stable built with purpose and love |

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