Fox Runner Newsletter Summer 2016 by Jam Jay

NEWS FROM THE EDITOR Jay Jamwant

Have you had enough of the heat waves yet, or are you like me enjoying the hot, dry summer? The grass around the co-op is definitely feeling the impact of the hot sun and lack of rain. I don’t think any amount of watering will help, just let nature take its toll. The grass won’t die but they go in hibernation and with some rain will bounce back to lush greenness in the fall. The summer BBQ is right around the corner and thanks to Diana and Kristian it seems like we not only managed to salvage the party but it looks like it is going to be a blast! It will be helpful if you….yes you, come out as a volunteer to assist with anything on the day of the BBQ. I am sure the committee will appreciate your help. Please see inside this edition for the date of the BBQ. Also there will be a community garage/yard sale at a date to be set later. Keep an eye out for that event. I am elated that the shingles, insulation, flashing and down spouts are being replaced. In the meantime there are some inconveniences we have to endure to make this happen but it is all worth it. Among other things it should help with heating costs in our units. While the co-op board work on keeping our units updated and comfortable it is our duty as co-op members to keep our areas clean and tidy, love thy neighbour and participate to make the community a better place for us and our children. Every day for the past few weeks I smell the aroma of barbequed meat all over the co-op. However, I am still waiting for an invitation but yet very hopeful. Please exercise caution with open flames in the backyard. A simple fire is so easy to get out of control! I implore car owners

and drivers to be extra vigilant for children playing on the roadways. I still see cars speeding through Fox Runner with little regards for the safety of others. Kids, school is out and your summer couldn’t get any better. No homework, no tests, no annoying teachers! Have fun but remember, “Safety First”. Helmets when riding bikes, follow the rules of the road, drink lots of water, use sunscreen to protect your skin and stay inside on extreme heat alerts. Please read inside this issue for tasty recipes by Joanne. Catch up with the times with Adrian’s “Something to Think About” and Kim has some interesting news from the library and as usual some activities for your brain. Hope you had a blast on Canada Day. Fireworks at Richmond Green were awesome. Have a great summer everyone! Enjoy to the fullest and no whining about the heat. I shall see you at the co-op BBQ in a few weeks. Be prepared for the Amazing Race – FoxRunner We will be glad to hear from you. We are a family newsletter after all. Please email us at thefoxrunner@yahoo.com Best regards,

Jay Jamwant Editor

Kid’s Corner

by Kim Maddin

CODE your name Necklace This is a great STEM activity plus makes an unique piece of personalized jewelry. You need:

Jewelry cord or fishing line

Jewelry clasps

3 colours of beads. (Beads can be any size or style, you decide.)

The ASCII code (a way of interpreting Binary numbers as letters) for capital letters is

shown below. On this cheat-sheet card, the white squares represent 1 and the black squares represent 0.

Decorate your yard with WIND CHIMES! There are so many things you can use to make a beautiful wind chime. Flower pots, tin cans, buttons, beads, shells, cups, bottle caps, keys, paper clips – use your imagination as you look around your home and see what you can create. Share your creations by sending a picture to thefoxrunner@yahoo.com

Now decide on one colour bead for 1, and another for 0 and the last colour for a space between the letters. The longer your name, the longer your necklace needs to be. ☺

COOKING WITH JOANNE

By Joanne Murak

Finger Licking good recipes…

Awesome Rhubarb Strawberry Pudding Cake There are a few food combinations as heavenly as strawberry and rhubarb. The tart flavour of rhubarb and the sweetness of strawberry are a match made in Heaven. INGREDIENTS 3 cups diced fresh rhubarb 2 cups diced strawberries ½ cups white sugar, divided 1 ½ cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 pinch salt 2/3 cup white sugar 2/3 cup butter, room temperature 1 large egg 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 1 cup sour cream

DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. 2. Mix rhubarb, strawberries and ¼ cup of sugar in a bowl; spread mixture into prepared baking dish and sprinkle remaining ¼ cup sugar on top. 3. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a bowl. Beat 2/3 cup sugar and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed in a large bowl until fluffy( 4 to 5 min). Beat egg and almond extract into butter mixture, stir well (3 min). Pour into flour mixture alternately with sour cream, mixing well. The batter will be thick. 4. Spoon batter evenly over rhubarb/strawberry mixture. 5. Bake in the oven, insert a toothpick in the center when it comes out clean it is ready about 45 min. There it is, so Yummy!!!!

CAKE This cake is not only made from scratch, but so easy to make!!!! How to: 2 cups sugar 2 cups flour 2 eggs 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 16 ounces crushed pineapple, not drained Icing: ½ cup butter 1 cup sugar ¾ cup evaporated milk 1 cup coconut 1 cup nuts 1 teaspoon vanilla Mix 1. Place first 6 ingredients in a bowl and mix until blended. 2. Pour into 13x 9 inch cake pan. 3. Bake at 350 degrees 35-40 minutes. 4. For icing… Mix butter, sugar and evaporated milk together and cook over medium heat until thickened ( 5 minutes at a boil). 5. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients. 6. Pour over hot cake.

By Adrian Knaud Brace yourselves: Trump is going to win by Derek Burney and Fen Osler Hampson The Globe and Mail May 16 2016

(Derek H. Burney was Canada’s ambassador to the United States from 1989-1993. He was directly involved in concluding negotiations of the free-trade agreement with the U.S. Fen Osler Hampson is a distinguished fellow and director of Global Security at the Centre for International Governance Innovation and Chancellor’s Professor at Carleton University. They are the authors of Brave New Canada: Meeting the Challenge of a Changing World.)

Canadians and our media have watched U.S. primary season with a mixture of incredulity, disbelief, horror and smugness. The conventional wisdom here, as well as among most American pundits, is that Donald Trump doesn’t stand a chance of winning the presidency and that the Democrats will retake the White House under Hillary Clinton. The problem is that the conventional wisdom has been consistently wrong since last June. Many thought Mr. Trump would implode during the Republican primary. He didn’t. Many thought his reality-TV-show persona and foulmouthed campaign style would eventually wear thin with voters. It hasn’t. Many thought – and still do – that his lack of policy substance and multiple about-faces – if not downright contradictions – on hot-button issues like abortion, Muslims and Mexican migrants would doom his campaign with Americans, who generally tend to have a strong sense of fair play and public decorum. That, too, hasn’t happened. Meanwhile the FBI investigation of Ms. Clinton’s personal e-mail accounts is ongoing and VicePresident Joe Biden is back on TV stating that he would be the best candidate. What many fail to recognize is that Donald Trump is rewriting the rules of American politics with his take-noprisoners, earned-rather-than-paid media campaign for the U.S. presidency. He is riding a tidal wave of profound dissatisfaction among ordinary American voters (and not just aging, white, middle-aged males, for that matter) that is driven by a volatile mix of xenophobic nationalism, falling wages and living standards for the middle and lower classes, a yawning and ever-widening gap between rich and poor, and an acute sense that America under President Barack Obama has taken a backseat role in world affairs, has mismanaged major issues and is no longer the leading great power it once was. Donald Trump understands the angry mood of America better than his Washington-based Republicans, which is

why he is the last man standing. Only Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders rivals Mr. Trump with his intuitive grasp of America’s state of mind and that is why he is giving Hillary Clinton such an unexpected run for her money. America’s political establishment, including those in the media, are widely seen as being out of touch and arrogant and self-serving, which is why Mr. Trump’s “outsider” appeal has traction. If there were any lingering doubts, consider the extraordinary confession in the New York Times Magazine by Obama confidant, Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes. Mr. Rhodes openly bragged about lying about timelines in the Iranian nuclear deal to reporters while feeding their more inexperienced colleagues with stories to create, in his words, “an echo chamber” so that the public would support the deal. Talk about hubris! A just released Reuters online poll puts the race between Ms. Clinton and Mr. Trump as neck and neck. That is just one poll and a lot can happen between now and November. But Canadians and their government should nevertheless ready themselves for the possibility of a Trump presidency. Prudence is anticipating the worst before it happens and readying yourself for the consequences. We should be deeply worried about Mr. Trump’s threat to throw NAFTA into the dustbin. It is not a hollow one. We should also disabuse ourselves of the notion that Mr. Trump would treat Canada differently from Mexico. He won’t, because he is a populist who is pandering to the public mood. Just look at what he said at a rally in Washington State a few days ago. Without actually naming Canada, Mr. Trump said he would put an end to lumber imports: “When we take their product, come on in folks, come on in. We’re not going to do it.” Mr. Trump’s threat to disband NATO because it is an “obsolete” Cold War relic on which allies, including Canada, are not carrying their share of the burden should also worry us. Mr. Trump has repeatedly said he won’t defend “free riders.” He certainly won’t look kindly on Canada, which spends barely 1 per cent of GDP on defence compared to the 4 per cent the United States does, nor will he attach much credence to our views on global issues. It is time for business interests on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, which have benefited enormously from NAFTA, to rally and make their views known by actively countering the anti-free-trade, protectionist message of Mr. Trump and other presidential contenders like Mr. Sanders. It is also time for more than rhetoric to anchor our security. Conventional thinking about this election has been consistently wrong and unexpected developments may still lie ahead, but Canadians and their government may also have to start thinking the unthinkable – a Trump presidency that shatters the most foundational element of our foreign policy, the way we have managed relations with the United States over the past 60-odd years. The values and interests we profess to share may not prove to be the most effective prescription.

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Go WILD this summer at the library! Join the TD Summer Reading Club starting June 23rd. Pick up your kit at your local library, read, record and visit the library often for prizes, exciting activities and more! Ages pre-school to grade 8! Come to our TD SRC Launch Parties â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for details, check the website: www.rhpl.richmondhill.on.ca

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Mill Pond Gazebo | Thursdays, July 7 - August 25 | 7 - 9 p.m. July 7

Elton John and Roy Orbison Tribute Artists

July 14

Garnet Rogers Folk

SPONSORED BY

Richmond Hill Concert Band SPONSORED BY

The soundtrack to most of our childhoods is the beloved music of Disney. From “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” to “Let it Go”, the catalogue of Disney favourites is extensive. Children and adults alike will enjoy this Sunday afternoon concert dedicated to those nostalgic hits.

July 17

CHILDRENS’ SINGER SONGWRITER SPONSORED BY

Through an interactive experience, Cosima will charm young audiences with music from guitar, ukele, dulcimer and a variety of other instruments from around the world!

August 7

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Tribute Band

July 3

Cosima Grunsky

August 25

The Fab Four

Sundays, July 3, 17 and August 7 1 - 2 p.m.

THE MUSIC OF DISNEY

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Richmond Green Outdoor Amphitheatre

The 2016 Concerts in the Park series concludes with a night dedicated to music’s greatest rock ’n’ roll band, The Beatles.

The Masked Messenger BY FAUSTWORK MASK THEATRE SPONSORED BY

The Masked Messenger brings to life the artistry of Rob Faust, master mask maker and performer. Enjoy a funny whimsical journey with hand crafted masks.

TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH BEING SELF-DIRECTED: Being a self-directed person means taking charge of your own health. Think about how you want to feel, get support and make a plan so you can do the things that are important to you.

A HEALTHY LIVING GOAL: What is a healthy living goal? A healthy living goal is your own idea about how you want to feel and the things you want to do so you feel good. FUN? HEALTH? WANTS?

FEEL?

How do you make a healthy living goal? Take time and think about what is important to you about your health. Pay attention to how you want to feel and what kinds of things you want to do.

YOUR HEALTHY LIVING GOAL Many people use Think, Plan, Do to help them set goals and take steps to be successful and healthy. THINK (Set the Goal) What is important to me? How do I want to feel? Is there anything special I want to do?

PLAN (Take the Steps) 1 2

The steps you need to take to make your healthy living goal happen.

DO (Make it Happen) GOALS 10 10

What you will do to feel better and be healthy. This is an important part of your plan because it means you will take action.

The answers to these brain teasers are based on visual. No. 6 for example is Finger in the Pie

Pokémon Go is a spin-off of the long-running Pokémon series, in which players capture and battle the titular creatures (short for “pocket monsters”) in their quest to become the greatest Pokémon trainer in the world. Unlike in earlier videogames, players move around the real world looking for Pokémon to capture. When the app is opened, it shows a map of the area around the player, with various points of interest marked – statues, clock towers and so on. Physically walk up to one of the points, referred to in the game as a Pokéstop, then tap an icon on screen and you’re rewarded with items and experience points. But the core of the game is the Pokémon themselves, which can appear anywhere, any time (though often themed around the location, with ghost-type Pokémon appearing in graveyards and water-type creatures near lakes and rivers). Tap on one of them and a minigame starts, in which the aim is to catch a Pokémon. The game is not just for solo players. Some locations have become hubs of Pokémon activity. New York’s Central Park, for instance, has been bustling not just with the usual crowds of sightseers but with players checking their phones for nearby Pokémon. The real-world aspects of the game have also, inevitably, led to a darker side emerging. Police in Missouri reported that a group of men were waiting near a Pokéstop in a secluded location to target players, and a woman from Wyoming stumbled upon a dead body while trying to reach a water-type

Pokemon apparently living in a river by her trailer. In New Jersey, police were moved to remind residents: “Normally you wouldn’t go to a deserted alley at 3am. That shouldn’t change just because an app said you should.” The craze around the game is a huge step up from its humble beginnings as an April Fools joke launched by Google in 2014. For one day, Pokémon appeared on Google Maps, letting browsers search for them at real-world landmarks. “People seemed to really love that combination of Maps and Pokémon,” said Niantic Labs’ chief executive, John Hanke. The game has not been release in Canada as yet, only the US, Australia and New Zealand. For those in Canada and Britain wanting to see what the fuss is about, the best bet is simply to sit tight and wait for the official launch – originally planned to be “a few days” after the US one, but now delayed because of the unexpected capacity issues. However Canadian Poké-Fans have been able to play the game in Canada by circumventing regional restrictions’ Android users have found a way around their geographical limitations by downloading what is called an Android Application Package (APK) file and download another version of Pokémon Go. Canadian iPhone users have done this by going to the “Settings” menu, tapping on “General” and “Language and Region.” They then have to create a new iTunes account for the U.S. Store and select “none” under billing information.

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Dear Coop Members: The Participation Committee is responsible for establishing participation guidelines for all Coop members and monitoring this participation. We also must assist, encourage and support all Coop members with any participation concerns as well as develop alternative ways Coop members can participate within committees and the Coop community. In order to do this we need some information. Please take a few minutes to complete this little survey and add any comments you may have. Many Thanks!

PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE SURVEY NAME: ____________________________________________________________ UNIT# TELEPHONE:_____________ EMAIL * ___________________________________ # of Members in your household Age of Each Member

1) Are you interested in participating in regular events held by the Coop? Yes No 2) If you DO NOT participate in activities in this neighborhood, why not?

3) What type of activities would you participate in if they were available to members of the coop?

4) Which of the following suggestions would suit your family the best? (circle your choice) a) 1 person over 19 yrs of age in your household attending all meetings of a committee (Newsletter, Membership, Participation, Recreation, Board of Directors) b) Your family participating in events as in the past Easter, Halloween, Christmas, Summer BBQ

c) Your family participating in other events (suggestions??) 5) Would you be interested to help organize, let us know. Yes No

Please kindly complete this survey and drop off at Unit# 229 or scan and email to: m eurlin_2000@yahoo.ca. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WITH THIS SURVEY!