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Santa Claus was greeted with cheers and waves as he came into view, marking the end of the Stirling Santa Claus Parade. Photo: Richard Turtle

Wintery Santa Claus Parade in Tweed

By Scott Pettigrew

Entertainment - Tweed – This year’s Tweed Santa Claus Parade was held December 7 and right on cue there was lots of snow falling so that Santa’s sleigh would be able to glide on into Tweed without friction or sparks from the pavement.

Most of the comments on the well-populated streets were that this year’s parade was one of the longest in memory with close to 30 floats; the parade lasted a good forty minutes. The parade is organized by the Lions Club with Lion’s member Wendy Lamb at the helm. This year the Lions had the help of the Tweed Firefighters in marshalling the parade.

The Lions gave out $50 prizes for the float that depicted the best spirit of Christmas which was won by the Girl Guide float; the best music won by the Kiwanis float that had Kathy Whalen and friends and the most original float won by Rashotte’s Home Hardware who had put their small delivery car on a truck and were delivering it to the north pole.

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Events - Stirling - Crowds lined the downtown sidewalks last Friday night as the Stirling Santa Claus Parade wound its way through the village along with the sounds and sights of Christmas.

The evening parade, which began at the fairgrounds before travelling east along Front Street and returning to the arena along Church Street, saw strong attendance, particularly in the downtown core, but spectators were sparse along portions of the route.

“I think it was really good,” said Stirling-Rawdon Mayor Rodney Cooney who participated along with fellow councilors and municipal staff, “but because I was in it, I didn’t actually get a chance to see it.” However, he did say the event had strong community support both from participants in the parade and residents who gathered along the roadside.

The parade featured about two dozen floats representing area service clubs, youth groups, churches, athletic associations, schools and businesses.

Led by Stirling-Rawdon Police Chief Brian Foley and members of the Royal Canadian Legion Br. 228 colour guard, the parade also included a contingent from the local fire department and a group of volunteers collecting donations for the Community Cupboard food bank.

The Stirling Citizens Band was once again along for the ride, offering their own travelling musical tribute to the season. Students from Stirling Public School, dressed for the construction site, were well represented as were those from Bayside Secondary. BMXers Lance and Cole Zufelt, home from the racing circuit, were back on their bikes for the parade as well.

And after the marchers and horses, motorcyclists and elves, cyclists and cowgirls, and all that waving, the best was saved for last. Santa Claus, in traditional fashion, drew the loudest cheers from the many expectant spectators who are looking forward to his return on Christmas Eve.

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The Tweed Girl Guide float won the Spirit of Christmas award given out by the Lions Club at the Tweed Santa Claus parade. Photo: Scott Pettigrew

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This is a very bad place for a Bell tower trail.

The proposed location is right where snowmobilers, atv’ers, and users of the food bank park. Also many other users of the rail trail park there.

There are other relatively close locations that will serve Bell just as well and be less obtrusive.

Objecting to something is counter productive unless a solution is advanced so I would like to propose some alternate locations: Instead of the tower location south of the trail, locating it north of the rail trail approximately 100’ (30 metres) and just to the east of the path running north into the fields would be a less obnoxious location.

Locating the tower close to the north-

west corner of the skateboard park would be less intrusive.

Locating the tower to either the east or west side of the new location of the train station would be the best alternative. This would locate the tower away from private properties, would be easy to access for both building and maintaining the tower and be close to North Front Street. Coverage for Bell signals would be exactly the same.

I believe the tower could also be located near the new police/firehall complex or near the municipal offices.

I believe that any of the above alternate locations would work for the coverage that Bell requires and be less offensive to the residents of Stirling-Rawdon. With this in mind I am requesting that both

The donkey came back

Dear Editor, When I was a young fellow, while visiting my uncle’s farm, I tried to ride a donkey. When the donkey wouldn’t cooperate, I climbed down and I hit him with a piece of lumber I found in the barnyard. When my uncle saw what I did he became furious and gave me an awful blast, finishing it off with the warning that he hoped that someday that ass would come back and bully me. Well it has. I just didn’t expect that it would be in the form of the federal government.

Federal Justice Minister Peter MacKay has put forward Bill C-13, Protecting

Canadians from Online Crime Act. Like most bills presented by this government they couldn’t resist the temptation to turn this much needed legislation into a bullying exercise. They made it an omnibus bill and most probably, will limit debate to get it passed before the House rises for the Christmas break.

The bill, which was meant to fill a legislative gap to prohibit the nonconsensual distribution of intimate images, is over 50 pages long and the majority of it does not reference cyber bullying. Parts of it mention terrorism, hate speech, and even an amendment

“Pipelines are safe” response Dear Editor, Thank you Philippe for your response; here is mine. While Trans Canada may have had the welds inspected since an average 48% required repairs, it seems unlikely that the inspectors were looking at damage to coatings or dents in the pipe, unless with a blind eye Nelson fashion, otherwise why would you bury the pipe only to dig it up again to rectify the damage? This question also raises another regarding the regulators being involved

with inspection, as they only apparently issued the warnings after the farmers went to them. If the leaks were simply “garden hose” size breaks, the North Dakota one involving 21,000 gallons must have spewed for a long time before being noticed.

The landowners have documented 125 excavations on the southern leg to repair dents, sags and damaged coatings, where you claim one? Evan Vokes is a Continued on page 7

to the Competition Act. As an editorial in another newspaper said, all of which was presented while the Minister was standing behind a podium with a “protecting our children” banner on it.

That misrepresented what in fact is in the bill and plays with our emotions.

There is no doubt that some legislation to protect our youth from cyber bullying is badly needed. There is some doubt that this particular legislation is the correct answer.

However, we have to do something to help prevent teenage suicides such as what has happened recently to Amanda Todd, Jamie Hubley, and Rehtaeh Parsons.

The Conservatives have a majority government and could easily pass a cyber bullying bill. With some consultation with the opposition parties they could even get unanimous consent. Instead, they have chosen to present a questionable bill that will give cause to the opposition parties to vote against the add-ons that have nothing to do with cyber bullying. The government members can then stand and say, in their self-righteous manner, that they brought in legislation but the opposition parties voted against it.

Those asses have bullying down to a science.

Bob Laroque, Brighton

you and the council members approach CanACRE Ltd. to have them appraise and accept one of these alternatives. Also it would be a good idea to add this issue to the agenda for the next council meeting and invite the public and CanACRE to attend via the Stirling-Rawdon Website and the local papers. I do not agree that the location proposed by CanACRE is a “done deal” and that the location cannot be changed, regardless of whether this is a Federal matter or not. Perhaps the village can enlist our MP Darryl Kramp to assist with getting the tower relocated to a more favourable location.

Lastly I wish to say that I do not agree with your interpretation of “Representative Democracy” to mean that once the

citizens vote in a council to represent them that that is the end of any input from the people of the municipality, the taxpayers and the voters, as you more or less stated to me on the phone. I doubt that the mayor and councillors would agree with that position. It has been shown many times that the populace have a voice and a strong voice in public affairs at every level of government when it is required, not just at election time.

I look forward to your response and that of council towards a successful resolution to this issue.

Thank-you and have a great afternoon.

James W. Mouck, Stirling

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The term of office is from December 1, 2014 to November 30, 2018.

Candidates must provide a declaration of qualification, proof of qualifying address with the City of Quinte West or school board jurisdiction, and pay the prescribed nomination filing fee of $200.00 for the Office of Mayor and $100.00 for all other offices.

Every person who proposes to be a candidate in the 2014 Municipal Election must file a Nomination Form. Forms may be filed at the City Clerk’s Office, City of Quinte West, 7 Creswell Drive, Trenton during regular office hours (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding public holidays) on January 2, 2014 through September 11, 2014 and on Nomination Day, Friday September 12, 2014 between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

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Dear Editor, A letter to the Stirling-Rawdon clerk.

Mr. Croll, Further to our phone conversation earlier this week re. the location proposed for the new Bell tower, I wish to formally voice my opposition to the location at the north end of Station Street. Some of the reasons for my objection are: The location is too close to the houses at the north end of Station Street - approximately 30’ (10 metres). A tower at this location will most certainly adversely affect property values. I believe if the tower location was proposed to be this close to yours or any of the councillors’ houses you would most certainly object.

The proposed location will be an eyesore and obstruction to all users of the

Township Update Visit www.stirling-rawdon.com for community events and municipal updates

2013 Dog Tags Clear Garbage Bags Coming Soon Effective January 1st, only garbage in clear bags will be accepted for disposal at curbside and Waste Disposal Sites.

Every effort is being made to extend the life of our waste disposal sites. Recycling is a proven effective solution in reducing the quantity of garbage being deposited in our landfills.

For more info on recycling visit quinterecycling.org.

Christmas Office Hours The Municipal Office will be closed at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec 20th, and re-open on Monday, December 30th. It will also be closed at noon on Tuesday, December 31st and re-open Thursday, January 2nd

Winter Parking Restriction To ensure that winter maintenance can be completed in an efficient manner, parking is prohibited on all streets, highways and roads in the Township of Stirling-Rawdon between 11pm and 7am. From November 15 to April 1st.

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Central African Republic: A Genocide Forestalled Editorial - The Central African Republic (CAR) is one of the poorest and most inaccessible countries in the world. It’s the size of France, but it only has four and a half million people. It is a serious contender for the title of Worst Governed Country in Africa, and it is now teetering on the brink of a genocide.

Something has to be done, and only France was able and willing to do it. moves fast. There are already Gwynne Dyer 600France French troops in the capital, Bangui, and another thousand will be moving out into country areas by the end of the week. (There are already 2,500 African peace-keeping troops in the CAR, but they lack transport and don’t have orders to shoot.) It has all happened so fast that France hasn’t even decided yet if it supports the man who currently claims to be the president of the CAR. The vast majority of people in the CAR are herdsmen or subsistence farmers who have little or no contact with the institutions of the state: the coup leaders and “presidents” came and went almost unnoticed. Until this time, because Michel Djotodia is the first Muslim president in a mostly Christian country, and he was brought to power by Muslim fighters many of whom don’t even come from the CAR. Djotodia has been trying to seize the presidency for eight years. Coming from the Muslim northeast of the country, he recruited some fighters from that area – but up to 80 percent of the soldiers in his Seleka (alliance) militia were Muslim mercenaries whom he hired from Chad and Sudan.

Except that he didn’t actually have the money to pay them; he just tacitly offered them the chance to loot if they won. So when he ordered Seleka to disband last March, having fought his way into power in Bangui, they did nothing of the sort.

They hadn’t come all this way just to steal a few things and go home again.

Like Djotodia, the mercenaries are in the game to get rich, but while he can now do his thieving from the presidential palace, they still have to do it in the traditional way. So the

majority of Seleka’s fighters have broken up into bands of marauders who plunder, rape and burn their way around the country. Many of the country’s villages now lie abandoned, while their former inhabitants hide from the bandits in the fields or the woods.

Tens of thousands may have already died in the more remote parts of the CAR, and at least four hundred were killed right in Bangui last week. Worse may follow: there is now a serious risk of genocide.

The Christian majority and the Muslim minority in the CAR have generally lived alongside each other in peace.

However, the ex-Seleka mercenaries, being Muslims, tend to spare Muslim communities and target Christian ones. In self-defence, the Christians have begun banding together in vigilante groups – and there are a lot more Christians than Muslims.

Inevitably, they suspect the local Muslims of helping the ex-Seleka killers, so they are starting to see them as enemies as well. In the circumstances of extreme deprivation and fear that now prevail in country areas – at least a million people are living in severe hunger or actual famine – this could quickly slide into a genocidal level of killing.

That’s why France moved so fast. It got the approval of the United Nations Security Council and the African Union for the intervention last Thursday, and by Saturday it had troops on the ground in Bangui. Djotodia, who could not be found last week, has also belatedly endorsed the intervention.

The need for speed is still paramount, and French Defence Minister Jean-Yves le Drian said that the job of disarming the ex-Seleka fighters got underway on Monday: “First we’ll ask nicely and if they don’t react, we’ll do it by force.”

This is the second time this year that French troops have been sent in to stop an African state from collapsing into slaughter and anarchy. (The French intervention in Mali in January saved that country from conquest by jihadis.) It is deeply embarrassing for the African Union to admit that its own peace-keeping force cannot do the job in time, but it hasn’t let its pride get in the way of preventing a genocide in the CAR.

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Inuits punished by EU hypocrisy Dear Editor, You have to wonder; if the well-organized and well-financed radical environmental lobby had their way there probably would be a more subdued Thanksgiving Day celebration without the turkey dinner.

The environmentalists, I’m sure, would have found a reason to eliminate turkey dinners because the poor, helpless birds shouldn’t be slaughtered just so we humans can have a good meal. But turkeys aren’t nearly as cute and cuddly as baby seals so the Europeans turned their attention instead to seal hunting in Canada.

The World Trade Organization appears to be attempting to ban seal products to address the EU’s public moral concerns even though it does impose an immoral and inhumane hardship on the Inuit people who depend on seal hunting as part of their everyday living and economy. As one Inuit spokesman asked in despair: “What’s next—beef, pork and chicken?”

I’m not opposed to environmental policies within reason but I’m definitely against the extremist “my way or the highway” approach we get from most of the pro-left protestors.

It’s the people from the big cities making more than adequate

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income who don’t think twice about the Inuits and their basic source of food and income opportunity. The hypocrisy is unbelievable considering some European nations are guilty of the same slaughter of seals, which conveniently gets ignored by the mainstream media.

The ban merely attempts to ease the conscience of the Europeans at a huge cost to the Inuits. Last spring’s seal hunt off the coast of Newfoundland netted about 91,000 harp seals, far fewer than the federal quota of 400,000. Of course the ban follows condemnation from the usual suspects such as celebrity charlatans like Paul McCartney, Pamela Anderson and Brigitte Bardot.

Seal hunting appears to insult the tender feelings of the Europeans but it happens to be a key to the economic stability of people living in the far north. What really ticks off the Inuits is that the killing of seals remains legal for European fishermen for fish stock management while those nations continue to sell seal products for profit themselves.

Rolly Ethier, Campbellford

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Nelson Mandela’s fight isn’t over yet

By Stephen Petrick Editorial - The news of Nelson Mandela’s death last week turned my thoughts back to the fall of 2001, when I saw the iconic South African leader speak at Ryerson University, where I was a journalism student at the time.

The Toronto school was honouring Mandela and his wife Graca Machel with honourary degrees and, although I didn’t have a ticket for the event, I loitered outside Ryerson’s Kerr Hall theatre, hoping to get a chance to see the couple on the way in.

I lucked out when a fellow student I knew told me she had an extra ticket, meaning I got to see Mandela through a tunnel of darkness in the back row of the massive theatre’s upper deck.

But just getting a chance to see the man who beat apartheid was special to me. I took an interest in race relations as a high school student and completed a project on South Africa’s apartheid era; a ridiculous period spanning several decades in which South Africa segregated whites and blacks, similar to how the Southern United States did up to the 1960s.

White South Africans lived in relative prosperity, earning high incomes and living in affluent homes, while the much larger native population lived in slavelike poverty, banned from most professions and denied the right to vote.

While attitudes towards race began to shift in the United States in the 1950s and 60s – thanks to Dr. Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders – apartheid didn’t end in South Africa until the early 1990s.

Yes, the 90s.

And had it not been Mandela, who knows what the country would be like today?

As a leader in the African National Congress party, Mandela was South Africa’s most influential figure in the anti-apartheid movement and he paid a price for believing in equality in a country where racism was the norm. Although most protests he orchestrated were peaceful, he was convicted of political offensives and ended up spending nearly 30 years in prison, living in decrepit conditions reserved for blacks.

Yet, he studied law while in prison and continued to inspire his followers with his optimism and determination. With international pressure on South Africa to reverse its racist policies, President F. W. De Clerk ordered Mandela’s release from prison in 1990.

That set the stage for Mandela’s historical run for president in 1994, the first election in which black South Africans were allowed to vote. Mandela would win the presidency and serve until his retirement in 1999. He would spend the rest of his life as a symbol of great strength and determination.

For those wondering why Mandela’s death has dominated news headlines recently, it is this; until last week there was no living person in the world who better symbolized the fight to end racism or served as a better champion for equal rights. And while Mandela’s legacy will live on forever, I will argue that his fight is nowhere near over.

The international community now frowns on widespread segregation that was once practised in the United States and South Africa but more subtle types of racism and discrimination certainly still exist.

In the U.S. a black person can now be elected president, but the Trayvon Martin case reminds us that the justice system in one southern state will still acquit a trigger-happy white man for killing a black teenager for no reasonable cause. And in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, it’s pretty much illegal to be gay.

Canada has its own problems too. Our federal government often won’t even negotiate on the return of native land that was illegally seized more than a century ago (the Culbertson Tract land claim involving Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte near Deseronto is an example of that). And there was a little incident at a Campbellford Legion Halloween party a couple years ago that reminded us that some people think the concept of lynching black people is actually funny.

It pains me to say it, but I observe racism and discrimination frequently; both in the form of political practises and in casual, dressing room humour.

From now on, each time I hear or see it, I’ll shed a tear for Mandela and realize his desire for a more tolerant society hasn’t been achieved yet.

Maybe the fight is only just beginning.

Stephen Petrick is a freelance journalist based in Belleville who contributes to Metroland Media as a reporter and editor.

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S-R department heads crunching numbers reduction plan, which he expects council to “get moving on� early in the new year, will almost certainly involve the selling of municipal assets. Citing “too many buildings� for a municipality its size, Cooney says, everything is being considered.

With hydro costs already sitting at several thousand dollars a month, and with significant rate increases expected soon, Cooney says the matter of needs and wants still remains to be addressed. “We’ve been looking at this for two years,� he says.

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Chief Librarian Sue Winfield says a 20 per cent reduction in her $144,000 annual budget would almost certainly mean returning to shorter operating hours. Winfield too had only just started crunching the numbers.

Things are a little different at the arena, says Manager Richard Dean, with Stirling being one of four partnering municipalities represented on the board and significant revenues generated by users. “It’s a little easier for me,� he says of the proposed cuts.

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to do it. “I haven’t looked at everything yet.

It’s a lot to digest,� he says, adding he expects it to be a difficult process that will almost certainly result in cuts to staff and service.

Police Chief Brain Foley, operating that department on about $1.6 million, says cuts that deep would mean a reduction in staff and that would come with significant expenses attached. Service, he adds, would also suffer. “I don’t see the savings,� he says.

Public Works Manager Charles Croll, who also holds positions as CAO and Clerk, says there are efficiencies still to be found in his department, where the budget now sits at $2.6 million, and it may be possible to make the cuts without losing staff, he says.

Still assessing the numbers, Croll says it’s too early to tell exactly where cuts will be made but adds department heads

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News - Stirling - Plans to cut municipal budgets by 20 per cent took department heads in Stirling-Rawdon by surprise last week but Mayor Rodney Cooney says he is committed to seeing changes in order to offset a massive tax increase.

A loss of provincial funding that will amount to about $800,000 over the next three years would require a 30 per cent increase in taxes over the same time period, he says, adding it’s a figure council finds unacceptable. And in order to cut spending, all avenues including the selling of municipal assets are being considered.

But department heads were at a loss as to where to start. “That’s a lot of money,� says Fire Chief Rick Caddick who, with an overall budget approaching $400,000 is looking to slash about $70,000 in spending, “and I honestly don’t know how we’re going

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There is quite a variety. People say my work is very colourful and almost musical in its movement but there are some quiet pieces too.”

As Dominico describes the event, “Each painting will be marked with a 75 percent off suggested price, and hopefully, what is offered will be the full amount since the funds are all going to the food bank.”

Kelly Welch of the Marmora Valu-Mart is a staunch supporter of the Marmora Food Bank all year but especially at Christmas. Besides preparing brown grocery bags for shoppers to purchase and donate to the food bank, he will also supply the finger food for the December 22 party.

Several community musicians have offered to lead the carolling, and as Dominico says, “Most of us fondly remember caroling as youngsters. Happily this will be an opportunity to create some new memories.”

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News - Members of Saint Andrew’s United Church upheld a local tradition on December 7, the day of the Marmora Santa Claus Parade, when they hosted a bake and craft sale, along with a lunch of sandwiches, desserts and a beverage. There was also a section titled Heavenly Hand Me Downs which displayed a variety of upscale treasures for sale. The Sunday School table, which contained a number of items including handmade and very attractive scarves, was looked after by Hannah Montgomery, Olivia Montgomery, Emma Prevost and Isabella Montgomery, with help from Valerie Montgomery. Photo: Judy Backus

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Artist Christine Dominico is having an art inventory clearance sale and Kathy and Rui Pereira, the proprietors of the Marmora Inn, have opened the doors of their beautiful establishment for her. Paintings of various sizes and mediums (watercolours, acrylics, oils, collages) will be sold at 75% off their regular prices. Dominico comments, “Yes, paintings will be offered at prices that do not cover my costs, let alone my time! If you have always wanted an original artwork, don’t miss this show. Originals will

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tious food in a luxurious setting. Even your supper will help the cause as Pereira will generously donate $10 from every meal served on Sunday to the food bank.

Dominico sums up by saying, “When we think about Christmases past, most of us remember the joy of making others happy.

To give, really is to receive. Together we can make a difference.”

Be clear with trash News - Stirling - The municipality is changing the rules regarding garbage pickup in the new year and residents are reminded that only clear bags will be accepted for household garbage.

Council recently passed a resolution to adopt a clear bag policy for waste disposal beginning January 1, 2014. Officials say the policy was introduced to prolong the life of the municipality’s two landfill sites, noting an estimated cost of $1.5 million to close a landfill.

“We are a small municipality and any large bill that we can postpone to the distant future is helpful to our economic forecast,” says Clerk/Admin/Pub Works Manager Charles Croll.

“Clear bag use in other areas has shown a 30-40 per cent reduction in waste put out each week and that will greatly impact the longevity of landfills.”

Residents must still use bag tags for waste collection and clear bags can be purchased at most local stores. Tinted bags can be used as long as contents are still visible.

Any bag found to contain recyclables will not be removed during waste collection. Refused bags must be resorted or may be disposed of at the landfill with a $10 fee per bag.

A single “privacy bag” in the clear garbage bag is allowed in order to permit the disposal of personal hygiene items.

“We wish to make this policy change as smooth as possible for residents and believe information is the key to doing that,” Croll says.

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Soup’s On! At St. Andrews Church in Tweed Tweed – There was a lot of activity on the day of the Santa Claus Parade in Tweed as the Tweed Legion had a barbeque, the Curling Club held a Craft sale, the Tweed Lions had a gathering with Santa at the Hungerford Hall where they served hot chocolate and hot dogs and St. Andrews Church fed parade goers soup and home baked goods; they had a very good turnout for their lunch. Along with soup and snacks, the volunteers and congregation members at St. Andrew’s had a very colourful collection of knitted goods for sale.

“It is a lifestyle! You are here and might have a slow week and then next week is completely different. You sometimes work in the morning or can be called in the evening; it is like being on-call.”

The Central Hastings News also got a chance to meet the new minister at St. Andrew’s for the first time. Stephen Brown is from Belleville and attended Wilford Laurier for his undergraduate work and then attended Knox College in Toronto.

“This is my first charge as I am fresh out of school,” said Minister Brown, “I had been out of school about eight months when I started here.”

Minister Brown was asked

how much time a minister would normally have to put in each week at the church and he said, “It is a lifestyle!

You are here and might have a slow week and then next week is completely different.

You sometimes work in the morning or can be called in the evening; it is like being on-call.”

Asked about his impressions of the church so far he said, “These folks are absolute sweethearts! The good thing for a fresh grad is you can’t really do anything wrong at this point. This congregation is itching to be involved and reach out to the community.

I preach a sermon and they come and ask me questions afterward; good, well-thought out questions. It means they are internalizing what I am saying.”

Minister Brown was asked if he, at the young age of 27, is bringing more of new-age approach to the congregation and he said, “To be honest I am more traditional than my age would suggest. My observation has been that it is the middle-aged group that wants the newer things where my generation is swinging back to a more traditional way. I like to do a mix; I see my job as facilitating the worship of God for this group of people and the community of Tweed. If they want traditional I can do traditional and if they want contemporary I can lean that way, it is really what they need to facilitate their growth and relationship with God.” Minister Brown is the minister in Roslin as well and said that he will be doing a service on Christmas Eve in Roslin at 6:15 and the Tweed service at St. Andrew’s will be 7 p.m.

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made up of materials gathered from the forest. As well Joan said they did some shopping at the dollar store.

“We have pine spruce and cedar that we put in the pieces.”

Ray and Jean Clark had Tweed Florist and retired from that business in 2002.

“We have been members of the Horticultural Society for 25 years,” said Ray, “These centre pieces are something we used to do in the shop and of course we made arrangements for all holidays. This type of project is well-suited to all ages and the children made some beautiful arrange-

ments and did remarkably well.”

Joan said that this is the last project for this year with the children and also said she would like to see the Horticultural Society continue on with one work shop each month.

She added that she is looking for ideas and anyone that has skills and would like to work with the children is welcome to come forward and share their talents and ideas.

“We would certainly like to do a workshop for Valentines and Easter,” said Joan, “We are not having Flowerama at the park this year, instead we will be working with the

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News - Tweed – The Tweed Horticultural Society sponsored a group of 16 children who gathered at the Tweed Library to make centre pieces for Christmas.

Joan Morton, president of the society said, “This is our third project that the Horticultural Society is doing with the kids in the Village of Tweed with help from the library. The Horticultural Society paid for all the materials. Ray and Jean Clark were the instructors and assisted me in demonstrating to the children how to make these centre pieces.”

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News - Madoc - Madoc’s Lions Club members partnered with the Madoc Hunters and Anglers club for a benefit Turkey Shoot on Saturday December 7.

Proceeds from the event are destined to assist with Madoc’s Christmas Sharing program explained Lion’s Club president Tom Simpson.

He said the Lions hope to make this an annual event which will also give the Hunters and Anglers club some exposure.

The shooting range is located on Hunt Club Road, just north of Hwy. 7.

President of the club, Ken Mieske, said the MHA club meets most Sundays out on the range.

Mieske said members are fully li-

censed and insured. “We have eightyone members at the moment, with an average of 20-30 regularly active members.”

The club is one of the few in Canada to boast a 400-yard rifle range.

Mieske is one member who specializes in handguns and notes the Sunset Handgun club is part of the overall club.

Some members specialize in long guns, like shotguns and rifles, as Robin Bradley.

Bradley was on hand Saturday to coach participants on use of a shotgun for the turkey shoot.

Members of the MHA club are willing to help prospective members with training and licensing.

Mieske says the club is open to anyone within the region.

New Lions Club members Tim Logan and Sara Hailstone took a shot at the targets a few times.

Simpson says with the addition of Tim and Sara, Madoc’s Lions now have 22 members and hope to keep growing.

“By partnering with other clubs and agencies we can help each other, and, with that, help the community.” Simpson noted.

You can find the Madoc Lions Club on Facebook or call 613-473-1275 for more information.

Information about the MHA Club can be found at www.madochuntersandanglers.com or by call Ken Mieske at 613478-9970.

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Ketcheson family hosts appreciation dinner Centre Hastings reeve Owen Ketcheson and his family hosted an appreciation dinner for close to 150 members of the community.

Municipal employees, firefighters, council members, lo-

He spoke of his own family’s long history in the region, dating back over 100 years, and thanked the many members of the Amish community for serving and helping prepare the grand feast.

“This is an opportunity to bring people together. I am pleased you could all make it.”

Reverend Caroline Giesbrecht said grace before the tables rose to fill their plates from a vast array of foods.

Moira Hall was nicely decorated for the Christmas season.

Guests were entertained by upcoming country bluegrass performers, young Marshal and Wyatt Tebworth from Stirling.

Backed by their father Ron and Grand Dad, Doug Tebworth, the local group has been

making a name for themselves in the Canadian Bluegrass music industry. They were voted the ‘most promising group’ at the 2012 Canadian Bluegrass awards.

This is the second community appreciation dinner the Ketchesons have hosted.

Pamela Ketcheson said that last year they could not invite everyone they had hoped, so “this year we have some different folks from last year.” She said though it was a lot of work she enjoyed meeting with every guest.

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cal business people and representatives of various non-profit agencies, along with family and friends, sat down to dinner together.

Ketcheson thanked everyone for coming. He said it was a time for the community to share and appreciate all the good things in Centre Hastings.

He joked, saying “I know some of you voted for me, some of you didn’t, some may wish they had and some may wish they hadn’t, but, we are all here together now, and I hope you will enjoy yourself.”

Ketcheson noted various assets of living in ‘this comCentre Hastings reeve/mayor Owen Ketcheson and wife Pamela hosted an munity’ and commended John appreciation Christmas Dinner December 5 for staff, friends, family and a va- Ellis on his continued success riety of community representatives, including Santa. Photo by Diane Sherman at the Special Olympics.

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Before we began any of the recipes Beth made sure that to avoid unexpected challenges during a critical point in our preparations, we took a moment to look through the equipment list and method suggestions before starting the process of making our cheeses. We learned that cheese making is pretty much in exact science in that, you have to add the right ingredient with the right measurement at the right time. Then you stir, wait, and cut for a certain amount of time. When that’s all done, some cheeses you have to press or squeeze all the liquid out of the cheese.

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Council adopts Asset Management Plan

By Judy Backus

News - Marmora - In his comments made at the outset of the December 3 council meeting, Reeve Terry Clemens extended condolences to the family of Don Ginns, a municipal employee who recently passed away.

He went on to speak of an announcement made at Deloro on November 30

by MPP Daryl Kramp relating to an interactive war memorial to be placed on municipal property in that village, hopefully by the fall of 2014. Two Deloro residents, James Smith and Laura Forth, made a successful application to the federal government for $40,000 in funding to support the project.

Next on the agenda was a very detailed presentation by Andrew Mirabella of Hemson Consulting and Matt MacDonald of Jewell Engineering, relating to an asset management plan, which was funded by the province and is deemed necessary for any municipality wanting

to seek infrastructure funding in the future. The plan, “which applies to infrastructure assets related to roads, sidewalks, bridges, water, wastewater, fleet and buildings,” included an executive summary. It indicated of the municipality’s road network, that 67 percent were in good condition. “Overall”, it continued, “about 61 percent ($92.6 million) of assets analyzed are rated in good standing condition. Although, a considerable portion of the total asset base, approximately 20 percent or $31.0 million, is assessed as being in poor condition.” This statistic related to what was termed linear infrastructure (roads, water and sewer) and bridges. It was pointed out that roads account for 55 percent of the asset base, a figure which was termed large for a population of 4100.

The introduction to the presentation indicated that the concept was not new to Marmora and Lake, since “Council and staff have applied sound asset man-

agement processes to maintain records on tangible capital assets, monitor asset condition and performance, and plan for infrastructure acquisition, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement over the longterm.” The plan, which was adopted by council, identifies “how best to manage municipal infrastructure over the period to 2032.”

The meeting moved on with Mike Bailey, owner of Bailey’s Cafe, located on Forsyth Street, who was listed as a delegate and, as he had done in the past, asked council for guidance as to where he could place the sandwich board sign pointing to the restaurant. He stressed the need for the sign which he said was designed to “pull traffic off the highway”, something which was necessary if the business was to survive. He said that Chief Building Official, Matt de Jong, had agreed to meet him to discuss the matter but had not arrived at the site at the specified time. Bailey was told by the Reeve that under the bylaw, the sign could not be placed at the corner of Forsyth and #7. Bailey stressed that all he wanted to know was where he in fact could place the sign. As no answer was forthcoming, he left the meeting.

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Good news for skaters came from Manager of Parks and Recreation, Curtis Trimble, whose recommendation was to leave ice rates as they stand for the coming season. As he wrote in his report, “Marmora offers good ice, a bright and clean facility, complimentary staff, at most times free use of the banquet hall for minor sports/skate club use etc. when they are in the facility.”

Council members voted to approve a protocol “for dealing with requests for a Municipal Support Resolution regarding Ground Mounted Solar Projects under the FIT (Feed-in-Tariff) Program.” The protocol, which is similar to the one adopted for the siting of telephone towers, involves pre-consultation with staff, a public information session for projects over 500 KW, and the submission of a complete information package.

The pubic input portion of the meeting included a query from Wayne Beck who questioned a figure from the Asset Management Report which indicated that 28 percent of treated water was being lost.

He was told by Reeve Clemens that over the past five years, the amount of water pumped has decreased from 1200 cubic metres per day to 400. CAO Ron Chittick explained that a better definition was required relating to the 28 percent since the water was not necessarily being lost, but could involve back wash at the water treatment plant, hydrant flushing and that used by the fire department. As he put it,

Food bank volunteers and supporters enjoyed a Christmas meal

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News - Marmora - The hall at Marmora Pentecostal Church was colourfully decorated for the season when Marmora Helping Hands Food Bank held its sixteenth annual volunteer and sponsor appreciation dinner on December 5.

Guests numbering 60, both volunteers and representatives of a number of local organizations which support the food bank, arrived in time to enjoy a wide range of pre dinner appetizers followed

Centre Hastings Fire Department requires six individuals who would like to serve on a Medical Assist Team for their community. Training will be provided. Must have a valid driver’s license and own means of transportation.

Applications will be accepted until December 16, 2013. Applications can be mailed or dropped off at: Centre Hastings Municipal Office, 7 Furnace Street, P.O. Box 900, Madoc, ON, Attention: Fire Chief or emailed to firechief@centrehastings.com

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“There are a number of uses that show up as non-billable uses and are therefore defined as water loss.”

Kathy Hamilton was next at the microphone, referring to ICSPs (Integrated Community Sustainability Plans) as being “cookie cutters” of every other one, “since,” she said, “they are all developed from the same global template and foisted on unsuspecting populations.”

Economic Development Manager, Typhany Choinard later explained, “The ICSP is a plan that was developed through community consultation and it is reflective of the priorities of the community. Many communities have participated in ICSP planning as it opens the doors for project funding. The ICSP will continue to unfold as a community driven plan in Marmora and Lake. We are looking forward to having an update session with Community Organizations in the April 2014.”

Last to speak, before council went into a closed session, was Fred Quarrie, who asked what was happening with the planning committee, referring to the fact that the calendar notifying of upcoming meetings was missing from the municipal website.

He went on to say that if council intended to reopen the public portion of the meeting following an in camera session, that notice should be given. He was informed by the Reeve, that was always the case.

Board members of the Marmora Helping Hands Food Bank, including Elinor White, Liinda Pacaud, Janet Dies and Ellen Fegan-Wright, were on hand to welcome a crowd of 60 supporters to the annual volunteer and sponsor appreciation Christmas dinner held at Marmora Pentecostal Church on December 5. Photo: Judy Backus

by a sumptuous meal consisting of turkey pot pie, stuffing, veggies, potatoes and plenty of baked goods to follow, all of which had been prepared

by Chair Linda Pacaud.

During the past year, 118 new clients have made use of the food bank which is located in the lower level of the library, with Pacaud saying that a total of 618 made use of the food bank over the course of the year.

The facility is supported by individuals, local businesses and organizations, with large corporate donations having been made during the year by Tim Hortons, Caressant Care and Proctor and Gamble.

The food bank is currently managed by a four person board which meets every two months to discuss policies and procedures as well as how the donations should be spent.

Pacaud noted that board

members are traditionally asked to participate in one fundraiser, such as Cram the Cruiser, during the summer months. Anyone interested in becoming a board member can contact her at 472-3594.

Volunteers, numbering eight, help regularly at the food bank by handing out hampers, stocking the shelves, checking expiry dates on the products, as well as keeping the facility both clean and tidy.

During the evening, special thanks were extended to Donna Craven, who after a ten year involvement, is retiring from the food bank.

When speaking of the past year, Pacaud said, “It has been a very busy year. We have had very generous donors and a lot of new clients, but we are up to the challenge because of the support of the community.”

Midget Hawks win Brighton tourney

(right) Tweed Hawks forward Jake Gunning tries to pick up the puck in front of the Brighton Braves net in the opening game of an OMHA Midget tournament last weekend at Brighton arena. The Hawks lost this one 2-1 in overtime but came back to defeat Orono 5-3 and win the ‘A’ championship 3-2 over the Braves. Through three games, the Hawks goals were scored by Curtis Murray (two), Brandon Albert, Braeden Allore, Brett Boldrick, Gunning, Dustin Maines, Jacob Palmateer and Connor Rivers with assists from Brandon Albert, Joel Albert, Allore, Alex Douglas and Murray. Goaltender Liam Smith picked up both wins in net. (left) Tweed Hawks goaltender Liam Smith gets acrobatic in keeping the puck out of the net in the ‘A’ championship game of the OMHA Midget tournament last weekend at Brighton arena.

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‎Sports - Deerhaven’s Atom AE team had a strong weekend in the Eastern Region Silver Stick Qualifier, losing in the semi-finals to the eventual champions, Prince Edward County. The Blues opened the tournament with a hard fought 1 - 0 win over the Tweed Hawks. Connor Lewis scored the only goal and Reid Bonter posted the shutout.

In game two, Nolan Bartlett opened the scoring in the game before the Lindsay Muskies fought back with two straight goals. Tanner Gordon scored a late third period goal and Stirling held on for the tie.

In the last game of the round robin, Trekker James did all the scoring with a

goal in the second period and the eventual winner into an empty net to eliminate the hometown favorite, Highland Storm.

Unfortunately, the Blues were unable to keep the undefeated streak alive against the Prince Edward County Kings in the semi-finals, falling behind 2 - 1 in the second period on a Prince Edward power play goal. The Kings would go on to win 4 - 1, even with a strong performance from Stirling’s goaltender, Nathan Cannons.

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(left) Seen here, in senior action, Centurion Eli Levi (on the left) gets a shot away despite the best efforts of a Dragon defender. Senior scoring included Nigel Howells (16 points); Eli Levi (nine); Kyle Haggarty (five); Dalton Lewis (four); Liam Copeland (two); Rob Mason (two) and Carl Vincent (two). Junior scorers included Austin Moon (eight); John Fraser (four); Cody Locklin (four); Josh Thompson (three); Alan Carruthers (two) and Eric Vincent (two). Photo: Ray Yurkowski

Sports - Centre Hastings Secondary School Centurions split a junior-senior basketball doubleheader on Monday against the East Northumberland Secondary School Blue Dragons at Brighton. The seniors won 40-39 in overtime while the juniors took a 36-23 loss.

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Sports - It was a slow start to the December 6, 7 and 8 weekend for the McDonald’s Atom A Grizzlies hockey team. After an uncommonly poor showing against Picton on Friday night that saw the Griz drop a lopsided game to the visitors, the Griz put together a much stronger effort against league leading Port Hope on Saturday.

The Grizzlies were led by Captain Kellen Dostaler who netted two goals and hard-working rookie Ryker Huygens who banged in his first goal of the season. Centre Hastings ended up on the wrong end of a 5 - 3 loss but everyone agreed that the motivation was back as they headed to Marmora for a tilt against Gananoque on Sunday December 8th.

The Grizzlies were firing on all cylinders as they faced off against the Islanders. By the time the dust settled, Grizzlies forwards had scored ten times and their defensive teammates only allowed two goals against. Goaltender Anna-Belle Phillips made a half dozen big saves that drew impressive cheers (above) Seen here, in senior action, Centurion Nigel Howells leaps from the crowd during all three periods.

Scoring for the Grizzlies were Phoenix above the pack to take a shot. Photo: Ray Yurkowski Smith (4), Jack Sandford (3), Heiden Leonard, Kellen Dostaler and Marek Skalba. Assists were provided by Dostaler (3), Skalba (2), Smith, Tyler Sawkins, Ben Rosborough, Kieran Finch, Carter Cassidy, Delaney Stoltz, Braeden Cassidy, Jacob Kennedy, and Ben Bailey. Next games for the Atoms will be a home game against Prince Ginnie likes to give kisses Edward County at 2:30 in Madoc and ride on your shoulder. on December 14th and a rematch She is a real character in the county on Sunday as well.

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On Saturday December 7, the Ontario Truss and Wall Peewee AE Grizzlies headed north to compete in the Haliburton Regional Silverstick Tournament. The team would be shorthanded due to an injury to a key player, resulting in only dressing nine players for the tourney . In the first of three games, the Grizzlies matched up against the hometown Highland Storm, and skated away with a 4 - 1 win to start off the day on good note. Wes Cuddy opened up the scoring in the first minute of play with assists from Reese Preston and Nathan O’Connor. The Grizzlies broke the game wide open in the second period with a pair of goals from Wes Cuddy and Cameron Forestall with assists by Nick Smith, Kevin Clarke and Nathan O’Connor. O’Connor added the fourth goal in third period assisted

by Preston and Cuddy. Game 2 was against division rivals from Stirling. It was a tight match that could have gone either way, but in the end the Grizzlies came out on the short end of a 2 - 1 score. Centre Hastings’ lone goal was scored by Cuddy from Ben Portt and Austin Smith.

The final match of the day was a do or die game against the Port Hope Phantoms. The Grizzlies were now down to eight skaters for the rest of the tourney, due to a controversial penalty Conintued on page 19

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Sports - Stirling - In the weeks leading up to Christmas, members of the Stirling Figure Skating Club have been busy with various test and competitions with several skaters reaching notable milestones.

Club members participated in recent competitions in Keswick and Minto while others completed various dance and skill elements. Among those recently recognized are: Courtney LaPalm, who

completed her Jr. Bronze Ladies (free skate), finished 7th at Minto Skate, 4th at Autumn Skate and had two 4th places in Keswick.

Mackenzie Lapierre – Baby Blue (dance) and 5th and 6th in Pre-Prelim in Keswick.

Shelby Holmes – Canasta (dance) and placed 8th in Pre-Prelim at Keswick.

Taylor Lapierre – Keats (dance)

and placed 2nd and 4th in Prelim at Keswick.

Madison Myers –14 Step, Bronze Creative (dance), Jr. Bronze Skills and 4th and 7th place finishes in Prelim in Keswick.

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Mackenna Dunkley – Canasta (dance) Alexis Stewart – Dutch Waltz. and competed at Keswick Invitational.

Jacqueline Foley – Willow (dance).

Madeline Henry – Willow (dance), Amber Orr – Canasta (dance).

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The weekend of December 5-8 saw the McConnell Funeral Home Grizzlies play on four consecutive days against the top three teams in their league, resulting in two wins and two one goal losses.

Thursday December 5th, the Grizzlies went to Stirling to take on the Blues.

It was a see-saw battle, and each team would hold the lead at different points in the game. With a powerplay goal in the last ten seconds of play the Grizzlies pulled out a 5 - 4 win, giving Stirling just their second regular season loss.

Friday was also a road game, this time in Bancroft. The Grizzlies gave a valiant effort but couldn’t put the Jets away when they had a chance, resulting in a 3 - 2 loss. Centre Hastings would travel again on Saturday to Gananoque, and thoroughly dominate the Islanders for much of the game. This time a hot goalie and a few missed open nets found the Grizzlies once again on the wrong end of a 3 - 2 score.

A home game for the Grizzlies on Sunday was a rematch of the previous day versus Gananoque. Although the Grizzlies started slowly in this game and entered the third period tied at one goal apiece, this time they finished off the game in style with a great third period and won by a 4 - 2 score. It was an edge of your seat weekend with so many close games, like much of the Peewee regular season has been with a mind boggling 11 one-goal league games to date. Next up is a home game Friday at 7:30 in Madoc against Stirling.

For up to date scores, schedules and news on all Grizzlies’ teams, log onto centrehastingsminorhockeyassociation. ca.

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Members of the Stirling Figure Skating Club recently recognized for their efforts include Courtney LaPalm, Mackenzie Lapierre, Shelby Holmes, Taylor Lapierre, Madison Myers, Ainsley Coens, Katie Steele, Jaime Potts, Mackenna Dunkley, Madeline Henry, Victoria Cooney, Alexis Stewart, Jacqueline Foley, Amber Orr and Hannah Strecker.

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call in the previous game that resulted in a suspension. It didn’t seem to faze the team as they all dug down and found some energy in reserve to beat Port Hope by a score of 5 - 1. Goal scorers were Reese Preston (three in first period), with singles from Cuddy and O’Connor. As in all games of the round robin, Jaden Schirmers was solid between the pipes in making numerous key saves.

The semi-final on Sunday against the Durham Crusaders was no different for Jaden as he stood on his head while giving his short-handed team a chance, but it was not to be on this day. The Crusaders attack was just too much for the Grizzlies and they lost 4 - 0.

It was a great show of perseverance from the Peewee AE team on the weekend and a great result considering the circumstances. Next up is a league game December 14th in Stirling.

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News - Madoc - Christmas festivities at O’Hara Mill Homestead this past weekend combined local musical talent with old world charm.

Volunteers kept outdoor fires going for visitors to warm themselves and served hot cider and chocolate from the cooking fires by the log cabin.

As the sun began to set each day of the three-day event lanterns were lit to guide visitors along the pathways to the visitor’s centre and cabin where they could warm themselves while listening to a multitude of entertainment from the Madoc Public School choir to the O’Donnell Family Band.

Throughout the day Eldorado volunteer Chris Budd helped load up visitors for a ride through the woods on Bruce Gordon’s custom built Please see “Christmas” on page 3

Above: The visitor’s centre at O’Hara Mill Homestead was filled with visitors for a performance by local group Wrought Iron Roots, just one of the many musical talents to perform for the annual Christmas at The Mill event this past weekend.

Left: Darlene Walmsley, dressed in traditional costume, served homemade cookies and warm conversation Sunday afternoon at the log cabin before the house filled with evening entertainment.

Far left: Just before dusk lanterns were lit to guide visitors to the 1830s vintage log cabin where they could warm themselves and enjoy music by local talent over the weekend.

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The Happy Knitters get started early for Christmas giving to others less fortunate

By Sue Dickens

News - Campbellford - Colourful balls of yarn sit beside a group of women while the clicking of their knitting needles breaks the temporary silence.

It’s a scene that is repeated over and over again at the home of Marcella Hobbs, who is hostess to a group known as “The Happy Knitters” that started about six years ago and continues to get together every Wednesday.

But it’s not just about the knitting, it’s about socializing too, and donating what they make.

From socks, to mittens, scarves, afghans, baby booties and sweaters all are donated to those in need just in time for Christmas.

“Last year we knit 100 mittens, this year we are at 256 and counting . . . that’s pairs of mittens,” said Hobbs, while cheerily displaying the items, many of which hang on a decorated Christmas tree in the sunroom where the women meet.

“And that’s not all, we have 125

pairs of slippers, 65 toques, 45 Teddy bears, 24 scarves, nine shawls and 45 vests,” she added enthusiastically.

The preventive pneumonia vests “are sent up north.”

“This year we are giving to the Salvation Army, the fire department, battered women’s group, Shriners hospital, mitts for school kids and we also help local families,” said Hobbs.

For her it’s not just about the knitting it’s about giving back. Hobbs noted, “We have three new knitters since last year.”

One of those newcomers to The Happy Knitters is Hobbs’ neighbour Marlene Alex.

“I just love it. We have a lot of fun together. I really enjoy coming here not just for the knitting but for the people themselves,” she said.

A few years ago she knit a sweater for her dog and the knitting bug returned.

“So here I am again trying to start back into knitting.”

Ida Brown joined “The Happy Knit-

ters” two years ago. She started knitting when she was eight years old.

“I’ll be 83 next month,” she said with a grin as she recounted how, growing up in a family of 10 her mother sewed and knitted a lot of their clothes.

“I enjoy the companionship, the friendship we have here,” she said.

“I love Wednesdays. I am not sure if I was born on a Wednesday but I got married on a Wednesday, my granddaughter was born on a Wednesday and we come here on Wednesday so I love Wednesdays,” she added.

Carole Barrett is one of the newest knitters.

“I’ve knit for 70 years,” she said, noting “My mother sewed all our clothes and knit us sweaters and socks . . . in those days you didn’t wear jeans.”

For Marcella it’s all about giving back to the community and carrying on a family tradition of knitting.

“When my granddaughter comes to visit I would tell her how my mother

The Happy Knitters is still going strong as this group of women put their knitting talents to good use and make scarves, mittens, socks, afghans, and more which they give away in time for Christmas to those less fortunate. Some of the knitters are: from left, Ida Brown, Carole Barrett, Marlene Alex, and hostess of the Wednesday knitting group, Marcella Hobbs. Photo: Sue Dickens

sat in a rocking chair and knit socks with a coal oil lamp for light and I would be doing my homework. Well then my mother taught me how to knit then I taught my daughter how to knit and then my granddaughter would come here to visit and she would say grandma tell me about the good ole

days cause she thought that was really something,” said Hobbs with a big smile.

Now it’s about knitting for others.

“We all enjoy knitting and having a good time over a cup of tea, most of all we enjoy helping those less fortunate than ourselves,” she said.

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Fox Hunt results in $1,250 fine News - Two Northumberland County residents and an equestrian fox hunting club have been fined a total of $1,250 after pleading guilty to illegal hunting with hounds.

Beaver Meadow Foxhounds (Equestrian Club) pleaded guilty and was fined $250 for hunting a furbearing mammal without a licence. James Hughes and Marion Castleton were each fined $500 for permitting dogs to run at large during the closed season for white-tailed deer.

The court heard that on May 19, 2013, a Cramahe Township resident witnessed a pack of hounds pursue a doe and fawn on his property. On the same date at a different location, a Municipality of Trent Hills resident observed a group of hounds pursue a doe. A conservation officer determined that in both cases, the hounds belonged to Beaver Meadow Foxhounds (Equestrian Club) which was

running a fox hunt without a licence.

The investigation revealed that James Hughes and Marion Castleton were responsible for controlling the fox hounds during the hunt.

Justice of the Peace Allison Forestall heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Cobourg, on December 4, 2013.

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This was the sixth year for the annual Christmas at the Mill.

Included on the agenda were the ladies group Calico, Appalachian Celtic led by log hewer John Foreman, Stone soup with Robert and Peggy Bailey, church choirs, and Colleen MacAlister with Leah Madoc’s Bruce Gordon hitched his team of Percheron horses up to LeBow and Vivian Forte. his buckboard to give an old fashion trail ride for visitors at the Cliff Andrews played in O’Hara Mill Christmas gathering December 8. Photo: Diane Sherman the visitor’s centre as did Carol King This is the last public event of the and the Sugarland band and Wrought year for the historic Homestead ConserIron Roots. vation area, though it is always availWhile folks meandered about able to explore throughout the year. through the day, or sat for the evening The official opening for 2014 is as performances, volunteers shared stories usual on the May 24 weekend. of the mill’s history and how the homeTo find more information on the O’Hara stead has been rejuvenated through Mill Homestead one can call 613-473their hard work and dedication.

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O’Hara Mill Homestead volunteers Charles and Bonnie Robinson scooped hot chocolate and cider from the traditional cooking fires outside the log cabin during O’Hara Christmas festivities. Photo: Diane Sherman

HBM wants Junior Ranger program restored, cites “positive influence”

By Bill Freeman

News - Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Calling it a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience, township council is urging the provincial government to reinstate the once flourishing Ontario Ranger Program (ORP) which Queen’s Park axed in 2012.

When the government ended the 70-year-old program, previously known as the Ontario Junior Rangers, in September 2012, it said the Stewardship Youth Ranger Program (SYP), an existing day program, would fill the void and create more jobs.

That’s not the case argues the Township of Uxbridge, leading the charge to have the Ontario Ranger Program restored. Uxbridge council recently passed a motion supporting the Friends of the Ontario Rangers Program, a group lobbying to have the program reinstated.

“The program unifies the north and south of Ontario during a time when an ever-growing disconnect is occurring between northern and southern communities,” the Friends say.

The group maintains that the Ontario Youth Stewardship Program comes nowhere close to replicating the Junior Ranger Program. Key differences include the fact that SYP excludes youth from large urban centres, requires

participants to commute to their work sites and is a day job and not a camp experience away from home; also, SYP participants remain only in their home communities.

“Friends of the Ontario Ranger program recognizes that cuts are being felt across the board, however, we say that investing in youth programs which unite all of Ontario through positive community engagement are programs that ware worth preserving regardless of the challenging economic times we are in.”

At the time of the ORP’s demise, the Ministry of Natural Resources operated 13 camps including two that were bilingual and seven that offered co-operative education credits. When it started in 1944 it was called the Junior Forest Ranger program and employed 21 youth; it grew to provide about 804 positions with a peak of as high as 2,000 1973, when the program first accepted girls.

During its history around 78,000 youth worked in the summer camp program. Junior Rangers planted trees, cleared trails, maintained canoe routes, worked on fish and wildlife projects, collaborated with aboriginal groups, took turns working in camp kitchens and providing camp maintenance.

When the Ontario Rangers program

was cut in 2012, 278 youth jobs were also lost.

The SYP day program “does not offer the same quality of experience youth gains under the ORP in respect to knowledge of resource management and without the distractions of daily life,” Uxbridge council said.

They point out that “more than half” of the Ontario Rangers were students from large urban centres but that the SYP is “just not accessible to students living in those urban centres.”

“When the provincial government cancelled the ORP, the regular kids lost an opportunity for a once-in-a-lifetime experience…and acceptance in the program was based on a postal code lottery system,” the resolution states.

HBM Councillor Larry Ellis supports the Uxbridge campaign and notes that Junior Rangers have been used in the township.

“They have been used here and it’s always good feedback we heard as well as the experience for the kids themselves,” Ellis said.

“I think it’s a great resolution. We all know it was a very successful program.”

Mayor Ron Gerow said council’s support should also stress the “positive influence the program has had on our township.”

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Sears Canada celebrates Operation Wish to salute our troops and their families

Lina Power talks about the challenges military youth can face as parents serve

Lina and Donna Power, pictured here, did an interview about life in the military and the trials and tribulations military children may experience over their lifetime. Photo: Ross Lees

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News - Quinte West - Sears Canada is encouraging the community to show their support for their military friends and neighbours at the official launch of Operation Wish 2013 on Sunday, Dec. 15. An official launch event will be held at noon at the Sears store at Quinte Mall.

Similar events are being held in various other communities near military bases across the country. Military families are encouraged to come out to the event.

Operation Wish is organized by Sears Canada, in partnership with Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare

Services (CFMWS) and local Military Family Resource Centres (MFRCs).

It aims to connect Canadian troops and their families with the public and provide support for military families.

This year’s program, which is now in its eighth year, places a special emphasis on supporting programs for military family youth and was encouraged locally by Trenton Military Family Resource Centre Executive Director Susan Sweetman.

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The community is invited to send their well-wishes to the military by signing a life-size cut out of Nate the bear at the Belleville Sears store. The cut out, once filled with signatures, will be sent to the local MFRC office as a symbol of the community’s support.

In addition, this year, as part of Operation Wish, the Trenton MFRC held a writing challenge. Children from military families were asked to write about their experiences – the joys and the challenges – of growing up in a military family.

The deadline for entries was Friday, Dec 6. On Dec. 15 the winner from each of the three categories will be presented with a Sears gift card valued at $100.

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and services at her local MFRC. Now a volunteer with the Trenton MFRC, Lina decided to share some of her experiences.

Life as a young child in a military family can be hard and challenging, she explained, noting that her father is often away.

“I’m often under stress because I may not know where he is, what he’s doing or when he’ll be home,” she said. “Just being a teenager is a task, but I get more responsibility when my Dad is away. I have to help with dinner, do the dishes, and look after my 10-year-old sister.”

It’s really a series of ups and downs for military family members, according to Lina.

“It’s pretty exciting when my Dad comes home and the responsibilities then go back to him,” she indicated.

At the same time, there is always a period of adjustment when the parent who has been away returns, a period she said can be stressful. “We (she points to her mother, Donna) learn to live without my Dad, we set up a routine. When he comes home, that routine goes out the window and there is an adjustment period,” she added.

Having friends who are also part of a military family makes life easier in some ways because they too have some experience as to what might be happening in a military family life.

“We can help each other out,” Lina noted, although she adds that there is always the worry of your friends or your own family being “transferred out” during the summer. She actually prefers in some ways to have nonmilitary friends because she will be the one leaving, not the other way around.

Lina’s first experience with the MFRC was through the Peers Assisting Life Skills program, where older family members helped her through her various life experiences. Now she’s a peer helper to younger children, giving back to the program that helped her and her family.

Lina has developed that urge to help.

“I love working with kids,” she stated, noting that she also helps at kindergarten and at school where and when she can.

That urge will likely continue into her working life, she feels. “I want to work with kids, perhaps be a social worker or teacher.”

She has, however, no urge to join the military, she stated emphatically.

Lina has also taken advantage of the opportunity to go to the Heroes Camp at Wesley Acres Retreat Centre and Campground in Prince Edward County (http://www.wesleyacres.com/ hr/heroes.html). Having benefitted from this program too, she is preparing to give back to those who helped her.

Each summer 32 children experience the benefits of the program and this year she wants to get involved in the Leaders in Training program at the camp.

“They really get you out of your comfort zone and that’s something I don’t really like,” she admitted. “But I want to go back and pass on what the leaders gave to me.”

$3,500 in fines for trespassing and abandoning elk News - Two men have been fined a total of $3,500 for a number of hunting-related offences.

Kevin Camilleri of Sharbot Lake pleaded guilty and was fined $3,000 for trespassing to hunt, abandoning flesh suitable for food, and making false statements to a conservation officer. In addition to the fines, Camilleri’s hunting licence was suspended for a period of one year.

Daniel Teal of Napanee pleaded guilty and was fined $500 for trespassing to hunt and abandoning flesh suitable for food.

The court heard that on January 14, 2013, Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers and a canine unit investigated a complaint of a bull elk being shot on private property and then abandoned. The investigation revealed that Camilleri and Teal were hunting elk near the village of McArthur’s Mills, in Hastings County, when Teal pulled his truck over on the side of Highway 28.

Camilleri exited the vehicle and shot an elk on private property, where neither men had permission to hunt. Camilleri and Teal then fled the area and abandoned the carcass. Over the course of the investigation, Camilleri provided several false statements to officers creating significant delay in bringing this matter before the courts.

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By John M. Smith

Lifestyles - On my visit to Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, a tiny village that’s located about half way between Green Bay and Milwaukee, in the heart of the Kettle Moraine State Forest, I attended the Osthoff Resort’s renowned cooking school. Not only did I get some great French cuisine cooking tips, but I also received some intriguing recipes – and a scrumptious meal.

I was in Elkhart Lake with a group of travel and food writers, and about a dozen of us participated in “L’Ecole de la Maison”, with Chef Scott Baker. My wife does much of our cooking (after all, the kitchen is primarily looked upon as ‘her domain’!), so I felt a little bit apprehensive about the upcoming ‘ordeal’.

However, it turned out that I didn’t need to fret the situation at all. This was not Chef Gordon Ramsay of TV’s “Hell’s Kitchen” that I was about to deal with. Rather,

our Chef Scott turned out to be very calm, patient and mellow. He was there to assist us, in a very low-key, nonthreatening kind of way, and he offered suggestions – and that was all. For example, when I was chopping parsley, he simply showed me an easier way to get the desired results – and then I did it. He simply went around the kitchen, demonstrating techniques as we worked on particular dishes, and then we followed his advice/instructions.

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as we worked at our particular food stations, for the chef’s assistants, who we referred to as “the clean fairies”, kept buzzing around and making certain that everything was immaculate at our workplaces. We worked away – and the mess disappeared. I thought that would be a great system to put in place in my own home, too.

When the French cuisine was all prepared and the cooking done, we all sat down to our fantastic feast. We had French Baguette, Classic French Onion Soup au Gratin, Lyonnaise Salad with Red Wine-Dijon Vinaigrette, French Gougeres, Coquilles St. Jacques au Gratin, Tenderloin of Beef au Poivre with Vichy Carrots, Potatoes Dauphinoise, and French Green Beans with Toasted Walnut Butter. The entire meal was complimented by the addition of proper wines – and completed with Crepes Suzettes with Raspberries.

The entire process took us about four hours, and although the food preparation proved to be fun, the actual eating of the finished products was the best!

Our chef/instructor prepares the meat for cooking.

The Osthoff Resort’s “L’Ecole de la Maison” (www.cookingschoolatosthoff. com) offers guests the opportunity to enhance their cooking skills and develop a passion and love of the art of cooking – and it’s a great way to get some great recipes, too.

Although the entire meal was wonderful, the scallops were especially tasty, so I’m going to share this recipe for Coquilles St. Jacques au Gratin with you – and it yields four to six portions.

These were served on oven-proof scallop shell dishes. You’ll need 12 sea scallops, 2T softened butter, 1 cup dry white wine, and enough water to bring the liquid level slightly below the top of the scallops. You’ll also need 2T lemon juice, 2T minced shallots, 1/2 cup thinly sliced white button mushrooms, 1/2 cup finely shredded Parmesan Reggiano, and 1c heavy whipping cream. For the roux, you’ll need 1T clarified butter and 2T all purpose flour.

1. Butter the bottom of a sauté pan with butter and also one side of a parchment circle cut the size of the pan.

2. In a separate pan, prepare a roux with the butter and flour by heating the clarified butter and adding enough flour to make a mix that’s like wet sand – and The scallops are served. then cook about 1 minute and set aside.

3. Place the scallops in an even layer in the buttered sauté pan, add white wine and water, and cover with parchment (butter side down).

4. Place over medium-low heat and bring to a bare simmer. Poach scallops about 3 minutes (still raw looking in the centre).

5. Lift the scallops out of the broth, transfer to a platter, and again cover with the parchment.

6. Add shallot, mushroom and lemon to the wine/broth and bring to a boil.

7. Continue to boil until the liquid is reduced by half.

8. Whisk the roux into the broth to thicken.

9. Add the cream, pass the sauce through a fine mesh strainer, and reduce again to a thicker sauce consistency (should coat a spoon well), and add salt and pepper as needed.

10. Add the scallops back to the finished sauce and cook them through.

11. Place 2 or 3 scallops on each dish, and spoon the sauce over them.

12. Evenly distribute the grated cheese over the scallops and gratin under oven The main course is ready for consumption. broiler until a light golden colour.

Recognition and support key to helping mental illness social burdens on that family,” Mrs. Pyle added. “When those situations create chronic stress for families, they too often become collateral casualties of mental illness. Just as the person with mental illness may suffer from absenteeism from the workplace, the family member who is obligated to continue working will suffer from presenteeism - they will drain off their productivity by distractions, worry, sadness, and an overwhelming sense of helplessness in managing alone, and profound fear as they wait for that one big call stating things have gone terribly wrong at home. Families need their helping role acknowledged and they need support too.”

People and families combating mental illness need unconditional, nonjudgemental support, Mrs. Pyle stated, because far too many people still don’t seek help to get well because of the stigma attached to their illness.

“Stigma adds thoughtless insult to an already devastating injury,” she said. That stigma is made up of three parts: the negative and unfavourable attitudes of people encountered by the sick person, the negative behaviours of people which result from those

attitudes, and the stigma you inflict upon yourself as a result of believing those messages.

Mrs. Pyle urged those attending to think of the issues raised concerning mental illness with their military minds.

“If one of you is weakened in some way, so shall the entire unit be weakened,” she stated. “(Instead) support the member of the unit, support the entire unit, and compare that theory to families. There is strength in numbers and certainly in solidarity. Family is what you make it. Whether made up of blood relatives, friends, co-workers or a combination of all three, your family will always be your biggest ally.”

Dr. Max Walker, a psychiatrist from 24 CF HSC, also spoke on chronic pain and its link to mental health, although he admitted to a having difficulty identifying chronic pain because there is no clear-cut definition of it.

Chronic pain is a huge problem, with 4 million people in Canada suffering with chronic pain at any given time.

Chronic pain can vary from minor pain to severe pain which impacts

everything a person does and their quality of life. In chronic care facilities, 80 per cent of people have some sort of chronic pain.

Our emotional connection to the pain leads to suffering, says Dr. Walker. On top of suffering is the pain behaviour, or what other people see as the reaction to pain, he stated. “It’s how people socially isolate themselves, how they withdraw from loved ones, how they stop doing the things they want to do, it’s the behaviour they use to adapt to their pain,” he said.

Dr. Walker told the large gathering at the Astra Lounge that chronic pain can cause a mental health diagnosis to occur, adding that anxiety and depression can also cause more pain.

“There is an intimate link between mental health and chronic pain,” he stated, adding, “there is an increased risk of substance use and abuse with chronic pain, which is an adaptive response to the pain.”

“We see those people as always looking for drugs, but it’s because they

are in pain, they want it because they are suffering,” he said. He added that a stigma is often attached to people with chronic pain the way we attach a similar stigma to those with a mental illness.

While medication is important in managing chronic pain, he said it is not enough in itself. Lifestyle and function also weigh in on the problem.

“We need to optimise all other interventions, and then add medication as needed,” he said. “It gives us more tools in our toolbox to deal with these things.”

Wing Commander Colonel David Lowthian said the hour-and-a-half of presentations at the lunch and learn were valuable and opportune at this time of year. He felt leaders need to take the time to focus on individuals to ensure their physical, mental and financial fitness.

“As much as it is joyful at this time of year, we have to remember there are others at the other end of that spectrum and we need to take time to think about them,” he said.

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Lorraine Pyle, a guest speaker at a recent lunch and learn, is a strong advocate for change in how mental illness is perceived. Photo: Ross Lees

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“It will often be a family member who first notices something is amiss and facilitates recovery,” revealed Lt.Col. Dany Breton, 8 Wing’s Logistics and Engineering Officer and Champion for Persons with Disabilities. Having recently lost a sister-in-law to mental illness, he acknowledges the positive difference family and friends can make.

Lorraine Pyle, one of the guest speakers at the event, is a supervisor at an adolescent girls’ residential treatment facility as well as a mother of three and a grandmother of five. She is also a strong advocate for change in how mental illness is perceived, which is why she is also the chair of the Family Support Network (FSN) in the Quinte area. The FSN has been operating in the Quinte area for 16 years and has well over 900 graduates, she said. (For more information on this network visit http://www.mentalhealthservices.ca/ resources/family-support-network/) Locally, FSN is responsible for overseeing two critical programs: the NAMI F2F (family to family) and the NAMI Service Provider. Using trained volunteer facilitators, the FSN delivers the educational series designed by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).

The F2F program provides vital information, insight and understanding in the following areas: understanding mental illness and its origins, the biology of the brain, improving problem solving techniques, understanding relevant psychotropic medications, developing and improving empathy skills, developing important communication skills, learning the importance of self care, the journey into recovery, navigating the treatment system, exploring the impact of stigma and discrimination, and the need for advocacy. The Service Provider Education program, on the other hand, provides vital information, insight and understanding to working professionals who encounter mental illness in the course of their practice or employment, Mrs. Pyle indicated.

No matter what type of family dynamic or construct you may have, mental illness will affect the entire family, says Mrs. Pyle. Like Lt.-Col. Breton, she too speaks from experience.

Her daughter was diagnosed with concurrent borderline personality disorder and addictions.

“Relationships (in the family) may change,” she said. “The carer may now become the cared for, spouses may essentially feel alone, children may feel the need to assume the role of provider and protector or are overlooked altogether as parents cope with the illness or the caretaking role, work and day-to-day life. The impact on the family will be affected in varying degrees depending on the unpredictable nature of the mental illness involved, the intensity and longevity of that illness, the historical barriers to family involvement, as well as the effects of stigma felt within the family.

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Sheila Wray Gregoire Lifestyles - Christmas isn’t the only thing that’s fast approaching. So is indigestion, and not just because you had to eat Aunt Ruth’s lumpy mashed potatoes. It’s because after Christmas comes all the credit card bills, and those can cast a pallor over the whole season.

So I thought today I’d share seven quick tidbits that, if properly followed, can help us avoid financial stress.

One: only go into debt for four things: a house, a car, education, or to start a business. Even some of those are debatable: it’s usually not worth $40,000 in debt for a Phi-

A seven-step plan for financial freedom losophy degree, and many people can save and buy a used car without debt. Nevertheless, these are the four things where debt may be necessary. Notice that Christmas isn’t on the list!

Two: Know your financial situation. If you don’t know your income and expenses. you can’t budget and you can’t plan, and that means debt is almost inevitable. So add up all of your assets (like a house, a car, savings) and all of your debts (credit cards, lines of credit), and the difference is your net worth. Then figure out your income and your expenses. If you own a business and don’t have a regular income, check your net income on your tax returns for the last three years. The average of that is likely pretty close to your income. Divide that by twelve, and now you have your monthly income.

Three: Make a budget. Know how much you’re going to spend in each category on a monthly basis. Then spend cash, not credit.

Stash cash in envelopes for food, entertainment, miscellaneous, etc. Include in that budget money for debt repayment, and repay debt, starting with the highest interest debt, as fast as you can.

Four: Create an emergency savings fund. Once your debt is paid off, save the

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equivalent of three months’ income and put it in a savings account or money market account where it’s easy to access. That way, if you ever are out of work for a time, due to a layoff, an accident, or a family emergency, you won’t have to borrow money.

Five: Start saving for the long term.

Now that you have your safety net, take at least 10% off the top of your income and invest it in an RRSP. Pay yourself first through an automatic monthly contribution so that you’re not waiting until the end of the month to save “whatever’s left�.

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you need to save $5000 a year. So add another $417 in savings every month, for a total of $917. Set up an automatic payment into a savings account for that amount on a monthly basis. If that price tag sounds too steep, remember: If you can’t afford to pay for it beforehand, you certainly can’t afford to pay for it after the fact, when you’ll end up doling out interest, too!  Seven: Finally, here’s the clincher. Don’t buy stuff you can’t afford. The stress isn’t worth it. And the freedom that comes from being out of debt and having a financial plan? That’s something money can’t buy.

The Nordmann Fir and the Christmas cashier Lifestyles - It’s not my intent to mislead you with the title of this column; Gentle Reader, I want to introduce a new tree and make my annual appeal for Shoppers’ Grace.

First, the fir. Abies nordmanniana, to my knowledge, is a new introduction to the Quinte area and I believe that Connon’s is the only source. I suspect this will have changed by next season. Normally, a detailed bio of this plant would follow except the context is cut Christmas trees and it is unlikely the tree will continue growing in your living room.  I will say, that of all the firs, Nordmann is among the best for tolerating lime soils. The downside is that it’s preferred mountainous habitat receives 40â€? of rainfall annually; to date, the Quinte area has received 28 Âźâ€œ.

There are several characteristics that make this a desirable tree, rivalling the highly touted Fraser Fir. It is wellknown that the Fraser has superior needle retention. The new kid on the block equals this trait so there is no difference between the two. When I look at them, side by each, there are two major differences. The first is that the Nordmann has longer needles which are also a darker green on the upper surface: both have the contrasting white colouring on the undersides. The second is that the structure is much more open or layered.

The branches in both are whorled but the Fraser tends to have multiple leaders (lots of upright stems) leading to a denser appearance.

The decision usually comes down to how you prefer to decorate your tree. If

you like to hang ornaments, the Fraser will be the choice. If you like to set up tableaux on and in the branches, scenes with some height, then Nordmann will suit you best. My research shows that folks from northwestern Europe, especially Scandinavia, fit the latter grouping. The increasing popularity in American states like Minnesota and Michigan seem to support this.

Today’s second topic is the Christmas cashier and the support staff who walk the floors and yards of retail outlets. This is my annual appeal for you, Gentle Reader, to extend courtesy and grace to all those who are serving you in this frenzied time.

We all know that life is busy enough and that the added pressures of getting everything just right for Christmas can push folks over the top. I’m a titch more jaded than some of my younger counterparts and I tend to hold the view that much of this stress is self-inflicted...even when it is my own self that is frantically dashing to and fro. We have no say over your shopping patterns or the times you pick for your foraging forays. Now, before semanticists take me to task for sacrificing meaning for alliteration, we see many shoppers who come into our store with a plan of attack, aka “on a mission.� We quickly step aside and just point in the direction of whatever word they blurt outdoesn’t matter if it’s “Fraser�, “candle� or “bathroom.�

We understand your disappointment if a particular item is sold out but we can’t change that fact. (You can be sure that the ordering boffins will make note of the deficiency and bring in greater

Dan Clost quantities next year.) We understand that your time is limited and we’ll serve you, in order of arrival, as fast as we can. (Cutting in line or double-teaming is not nice but you’re welcome to offer cash incentives to the folks ahead of you.) At stores where carry-outs are in place, we’re pleased to help you trundle your purchases to your vehicle. It is very much appreciated that your vehicle is ready to receive those purchases when we arrive- especially if we’re holding a heavy item.

We’re just like you and we want you to have as successful and enjoyable time as possible in our stores.

GR, we store folk do have one extra burden to bear- music on the p.a. You can go back to your car and escape; we often hear the same selections looped continuously. You get it for 15 to 20 minutes; we get it for hours and hours and hours. Have a holly-jolly day!

Market opens for a final time this year

By Judy Backus

News - Marmora - The local market was open for a final time on December 7 prior to the official onset of winter, but chilly temperatures and the occasional snow flurry resulted in both vendors and shoppers bundling up. Outdoors, members of the Marmora Pentecostal Church provided grilled cheese and sau-

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sage on a bun, while inside the tourism centre, Country Cuisine Cafe offered chili and a bun, also at no cost. There was face painting, cookie decorating and a scavenger hunt for the children, along with a selection of baked goods and crafts for sale. Visitors had an opportunity to purchase raffle tickets on a gingerbread house donated by Crazy for Cookies, with the proceeds going to help fund new playground equipment. Members of the local Guides were on hand, selling Girl Guide Cookies, raffle tickets and poinsettias in support of a proposed Guide and Pathfinders 2015 trip to Alberta. While there, they will visit the Calgary Stampede, go white water rafting in Banff, and spend time at a dinosaur park.

In all, a total of 12 vendors participated in the very late au-

P.J. and Bethy McInroy were among the children to test their mettle when decorating gingerbread cookies during a special market held in conjunction with the Santa Claus Parade on a very chilly and brisk December 7. Photo: Judy Backus

tumn market, with some braving the great out of doors, while others set up in the heated comfort of the tourism centre.

Santa arrived amid a flurry of excitement

Music played a big part in the parade with the RCSCC Sea Cadets keeping the seasonal tempo brisk throughout. Photo: Judy Backus Dominic and Abby French were among the many to wait in line at the Community Centre for a The jolly old gent himself, seated in splendor atop a bright red sleigh lo- chance to have a few minutes with Santa and an cated on a float which included a fully decorated tree and an assortment of opportunity to let him know of any special Christtoys, called out Christmas wishes and a jolly “HO HO HO” to all throughout mas wishes. Photo: Judy Backus the parade. Photo: Judy Backus

By Judy Backus

Entertainment - Marmora Light snow flurries added to the atmosphere of the annual Santa Claus parade, held on the afternoon of December 7, and organized as in past years by members of the Crowe Valley Lions Club.

Crowds lined the main street with children fairly dancing with excitement while waiting for the fun to begin.

The first hint that the parade was underway were the flashing

lights of a police car at the top of the street, positioned there to keep regular traffic away from the route.

The procession carried on with bands, floats, fire trucks with sirens blasting, representatives of various local businesses and groups, along with the annual presence of the Belleville Shriners. But the best, as usual, was kept for the last, when Santa, perched atop his bright red sleigh, made his way along the street calling out wishes for a Merry Christmas to all.

Once the parade had made its way around town, crowds headed to the Community Centre for a warming cup of hot chocolate or coffee, along with hot dogs for all.

Dozens of children stood in line for a chance to perch on Santa’s knee and let him know what they wanted for Christmas. Although most were more than happy for the opportunity, some of the more timid ones, even when coaxed by their parents, opted to watch from the sidelines.

Jilly Deline,, Wesley Deline, Julie Watson and Claire Shorie gathered around the Christmas tree which formed part of the Children’s Nursery Cen- Brie Cassidy Williams, Sebastien Waters, Stephen Thompson, Jacob Whyte, tre/Best Start entry in the Marmora parade. Photo: Trace Johnson, Ainsley Coens and Sydney Johnson joined Panda Pete aboard the Marmora Pentecostal Church float. Photo: Judy Backus Judy Backus

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Get your documentary film fix

By Steve Jessel

Entertainment - Belleville - It may be early yet, but those looking to get a head start on their 2014 Downtown Docfest experience will be happy to know that early bird festival passes are now on sale for the third iteration of the popular film series, taking place from February 28 to March 2, 2014 in downtown Belleville.

“A lot of people around here didn’t think we’d be able to pull it off, but here we are and we continue to grow, to the point where last year after the festival the Ontario Arts Council approached us about applying for funding,” said Docfest gala host

and public relations manager Dug Stevenson. “It isn’t just the people here that are responding, we’re starting to get people from around the province who are noticing us.”

More than 30 films are expected to be shown at this year’s Docfest, following up on a successful 2013 festival that attracted over 600 people to the opening gala and a total of over 3,000 visits to films being shown around the city. Key again this year is the inclusion of about 10 pieces of work from local documentary filmmakers and, as Stevenson explains, it’s all about offering these filmmakers an

opportunity to get their feet wet in the festival scene. Stevenson said that while hundreds of film festivals exist across the country, very few cater exclusively to documentary filmmakers.

“There aren’t opportunities for people who are early in their careers to get their films in front of audiences,” Stevenson said.

“We feel like it’s almost our responsibility to do that, so that’s why a real part of our mandate is working with local filmmakers, reaching out, seeing what they’re working on and helping bring it into Docfest.”

Docfest 2014 opens with the annual opening gala at the Em-

pire Theatre, taking place on Friday, Feb. 28, from where the festival stretches out over three days and multiple venues. New this year will be a realignment of where films are shown, as they will now be more evenly split between the Core Arts and Culture Centre (CACC) and the John M. Parrott Gallery in the Belleville Public Library. The opening gala this year will show the critically acclaimed “20 feet from Stardom” accompanied by a live musical performance set to be announced sometime in January.

“We’re no longer necessarily the ‘little festival that could’,” Stevenson said. “We’re starting to become a bigger venue, and I think you’ll see an even greater response, and I think we’ll continue to grow.”

Festival Passes and tickets for the opening gala will be available in the new year at a number of outlets in and around the Quinte area, through The Empire Theatre box office, online at theempiretheatre.com or by phone at 613-969-0099. ‘Early Bird’ Festival Passes priced at $30 are now available at the Quinte Arts Council of-

Early bird passes for Belleville’s Downtown Docfest are now on sale at the Quinte Arts Council offices. Photo: submitted

fice, 32 Bridge St. E., Belleville. After January 31 the price of a Festival Pass will be $40.

Film listings, the festival schedule and ticket outlets will be posted at downtown-

docfest.ca in early January.

Find Docfest on Facebook and follow the festival on Twitter. For more information, call 613-849-1976 or email info@downtowndocfest.ca.

Silver Foxes keep on giving

By Judy Backus

News - Marmora - Every Monday and Thursday morning, a group of women aged 55 plus who call themselves the Silver Foxes, gather at the Community Centre for a low impact exercise class.

Each session includes a freewill offering of a toonie, with the resulting collection contributed to, as member Dorothy Caverly puts it, “different charities and organizations for the betterment of our community.”

Since their beginnings in 2005, the Silver Foxes have donated a total of more than $8,500 to such things as the Marmora Historical Foundation, the local library, the fire department, the Marmora Medical Centre, Heart of Hastings Hospice, the Helping Hands Food Bank and a range of others.

On a stormy December 9, members of the group met at Country Cuisine Cafe for a luncheon in celebration of the season, at which time Caverly presented a cheque for $500 to Catherine Holt, the Donor Stewardship Officer for Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation.

Holt told the group that the much appreciated funds would be used towards the purchase of a new anesthetic machine valued at $145,000 to replace the existing 23-year-old equipment in the surgical program. The hope is to have the machine in place in the new year.

While fellow members of the Marmora exercise group known as the Silver Foxes enjoyed lunch in the background, Dorothy Caverly presented a cheque for $500 to Catherine Holt, the Donor Stewardship Officer for Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation. The funds will be used towards the purchase of new anesthetic equipment for use at the hospital which serves many Marmora residents. Photo: Judy Backus.

Holt complimented the group on their endeavours with regards both to their exercises and the funds they

raise, adding that she was looking forward to the time when she too could be a Silver Fox.

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School celebrated the season with a festival of trees

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News - Marmora - The Earl Prentice School community welcomed all to the fourth annual Festival of Trees held this year on the evenings of December 3 and 4. Proceeds from the well-supported event will be used to help finance school trips and provide new technology for the school as well as new furniture for the library.

The scent of evergreens filled the entrance and gym where a total of 11 decorated trees, five winter arrangements, three door swags, eight wreaths and a stocking full of treats were on display.

All were won by lucky visitors through a raffle whereby tickets were purchased and dropped into the box representing the prize of choice. The raffle items were donated by individuals, groups or businesses, the grand prize being the community tree which was bedecked with certificates supplied by local businesses totalling $350 in products.

With seasonal tunes playing in the background, Tuesday’s visitors enjoyed a selection of homemade cookies along with their choice of hot chocolate, tea or cider, while those who attended on Wednesday, had punch and Timbits provided by the staff. On the first evening, a cookie baking contest, with categories for both students and adults, resulted in judges, Bruce Cook and Brenda Warren,

As judges in the cookie baking event held in conjunction with the Festival of Trees at Earl Prentice Public School on December 3, Bruce Cook and Brenda Warren had their fill of sweets, sampling one of each before deciding on the winners in both the adult and children’s categories. Photo: Judy Backus

having the enviable task of sampling each of the goodies which ranged from traditional to decadent.

On Tuesday, the children gathered in the library to watch a holiday movie, while the second evening included the very popular and longstanding crafts and carols. As well, Wednesday was a shopping day for the students who had a chance to visit Santa’s

Secret Workshop where Susan Watson had a selection of her hand made gift items for sale at very reasonable prices to ensure that the young shoppers could check all the names off their Christmas lists.

Rene Young, Chair of the School Council, said of the event, “The community, as always, is extremely supportive. I’ve had a great commit- Carson Carman, a junior kindergarten student at Earl Prentice Public School, dropped his raffle ticket into the box next to one of many trees, wreaths, swags and arrangements on display during the school’s fourth annual Festival of Trees. Photo: Judy Backus tee of parent helpers.�

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Mantini Sisters bring Christmas to SFT Entertainment - Stirling - For nearly 30 years the Mantini Sisters have been winning hearts and earning rave reviews and standing ovations and the musical trio will be arriving in Stirling just in time for Christmas.

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Features - Stirling - The land that is now Canada encompassed more than 250 different nations when the Europeans first arrived but, says novelist Rick Revelle, very little has been written about daily life here before transatlantic trade became commonplace.

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Recent performances include shows in Mississauga, Welland, St. Catharines, Cambridge and Fort Erie. Following Sunday’s Stirling performance the Trio is scheduled to appear in Toronto before travelling to Western Canada.

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Submitted photo – The Mantini Sisters, described as “Canada’s contribution to the great female trios,” will be appearing at the Stirling Festival Theatre this Sunday to perform their critically acclaimed The Mantini Sisters’ Christmas. Tickets are available at the SFT box office.

They’ll bring their act, The Mantini Sisters’ Christmas, to the Stirling Festival Theatre this Sunday. The onenight performance, falling in the middle of the Christmas Panto run, begins at 8 p.m. with all tickets priced at $32.

The sisters have travelled across North America and their shows have resulted in the release of three CD recordings on their own Trio Music label. The first, Moments to Remember, was recorded at the Glen Gould Studio in Toronto and released in 1997. The Mantini Sisters – Christmas was released in 2004.

The sisters grew up in a musical household that also included four other siblings, where singing and performing

in the near future for Dundurn books.

Released on November 30, the new title is available online and in major book stores and, Revelle notes, has already attracted significant attention from readers in Canada and beyond. “At the signing in Kingston we sold out of books,” he says, adding reviews for the most part have been very easy to read.

“A lot of people have really liked it,” he says.

Revelle was in West Wings in Stirling last weekend hoping to boost sales and, at the same time, share some insights into his own culture. And he admits the time spent polishing his manuscript has

been a personal journey of discovery.

“I did a lot of reading,” he says of the writing process that culminated in his first novel after a career in sales, “and there’s not much written on the Algonquins … So I wrote it to teach some of the language and culture.”

Set in the 14th century and following the story of Mahingan and his family, the novel depicts a history and way of life the author says is in danger of being forgotten. And language, he adds, was an important part of that.

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Opera singing comes to Actinolite

Katie Hinchcliffe performed an opera-style concert at the Marble Church in Actinolite November 29. She is seen here with her piano player Tom Dietzel and her father Dave Hinchcliffe.

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Entertainment - Actinolite – The Marble Arts Centre hosted a singing event featuring Katie Hinchcliffe and there is no doubt that if there had been crystal in the room, Katie would have shattered it with her high ranging operatic voice.

Katie grew up in Madoc and this is her second year performing at the

Marble Church; she was asked to come back by popular demand according to one of the organizers Roely DeVries.

Katie attended Nicholson College and took Music Performance at Queens University.

“While I was there I was involved in a number of different recitals and performed in a few musicals,” says Katie. “After Queens I moved to Toronto to further my training and now I am taking a few years off and working at Starbucks before applying to graduate school.”

Katy said she knew a lot of the people in the crowd that attended the Marble Church concert, “I know a lot of the songs that these people want to hear so I have planned my show around that. I love singing for people in this area, my grandmother is here and I plan to do a special song for her.”

Katie said her goal is to move to the United Kingdom to study. She is 26 years old and her father Dave Hinchcliffe says that her voice is just starting to mature.

“Katie started singing at two or three years old and always knew the words.

One of her teachers at school when she was very young offered to give her

lessons because she saw some real talent and this teacher had significant training in music and was a great help.”

Katie was asked if her extremely high range came naturally to her and she said, “It is a combination of both; I have been taking lessons since I was 10 so I have had lots of practice. I think there is natural talent but there is doubt that a lot of hard work and practice is involved. If young people are thinking about getting into a singing career my advice is stick with it; there is a lot of pressure when you first start and your friends may not understand you devoting so much time to your music. Once I hit university I was with people who did the exact same thing as me and it is comfortable to know there are other people like you out there.

I competed at the Rotary competition and it was helpful to have an adjudicator say to stick with the singing, that you are doing a great job.”

Tom Dietzel played piano for Katie and has known her since she was 13, “It has been an enjoyable experience to watch Katie grow and progress through all her changes over the years. Katie has a strong understanding of musical theory.”

Author Rick Revelle, with copies of his recently released I Am Algonquin book, spent Saturday afternoon at West Wings last weekend, much of it talking about life in the Ottawa Valley in the 1300s.

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sprinkled throughout,” Revelle says, adding a glossary is included at the back, though translations are provided with the first reference in each case.

The book, he adds, provided him with a valuable history lesson as well.

“I learned a lot,” he says. And it has led to the near completion of a second book and the beginnings of a third.

All three, he says, are set in the 1300s and include the same core characters.

And there are stories of violence and terror, conflict and conquest, and the rituals that mark the passage into adulthood.

A high-stakes two-day lacrosse game is among the more dramatic scenes, Revelle says, and it helps shed some light on the relationships among and between different communities as well

as the individuals within.

With the title only recently available, Revelle says it’s difficult to forecast future sales but he hopes his first published work will reach a wide readership. One possibility already being considered, he says, is the potential for translations into both French and Algonquin.

In the meantime, though, he has more writing to do.

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Little parade draws big support

Santa Claus arrives at the end of the parade route during last weekend’s parade in Spring Brook.

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Kristen Lott and Sommer White-Bard were all smiles as the Duck Dynasty-themed Grace Chapel Youth float prepared for the start of the Spring Brook Santa Claus Parade. Photo: Richard Turtle

Members of the Spring Brook Sunday School had a comfortable ride for the The Stirling Citizens’ Band performs in the Spring Brook Santa Claus parade Members of the Stirling Lions Club wave to the spectators during the Sunday parade. last Sunday before continuing its Christmas concert at the end of the route. entire duration of the 15-minute parade. Photo: Richard Turtle Photo: Richard Turtle

Spring Brook – This small community’s popular Santa Claus Parade once again drew large crowds of spectators as it made its way from the ballpark to the four corners, a distance of less than 200 metres.

But while it has undoubtedly been among the shortest of parades for a decade now, it is long on Christmas spirit. Community volunteers have been working since the outset to bring residents out for a Christmas celebration,

to share in the joy of the season with neighbours and offer some support to the local food bank.

Stirling-Rawdon Mayor Rodney Cooney, with the help of fellow councilors, was handing out candy canes along the route with several other municipal officials, including members of the police and fire departments, taking part in the parade as well.

Santa took up his usual spot at the back of the parade, stepping down from his sleigh to join the waiting visitors.

The Stirling Citizens Band’s participation continued after the parade ended, providing a musical backdrop during the festivities.

Free hot dogs and refreshments were prepared and served by a large crew of helpers as crowds gathered around the community Christmas tree responding to requests for cash and food donations.

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Local Member of Parliament Daryl Kramp has been on the parade circuit in recent weeks, along with his wife Carol Ann, and says while it provides something of a scheduling challenge, this is a special time of year. “This is always one of my favourites,” he says of the tiny parade that draws significant crowds, “but you just can’t get to all of them.”

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I would like to thank my friends, neighbours, relatives, Pastor Pye and Baptist Church congregation, 2 ambulance teams, Victim Services, OPP officials, Weaver Funeral Home and staff and Pall Bearers for your prayers, cards, food, home visits, phone calls and financial gifts. Your support and encouragement was very much appreciated. God bless you all for being so kind and thoughtful before and after my mother Lucy Ibey passed away. ~ Joy Ibey

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There is in the Simpson home in Salem near Colborne. Sarah Simpson graduated from Queen's Medicine on May 23, 2013 in Kingston, Ontario with her medical degree. Sarah is the eldest daughter of Tom and Janet Simpson of Salem and sister to Angela and Karen. Proud grandmother is Grace Simpson of Salem. (Predeceased grandparents are Ross Simpson, and Gerard Beaudry and Nellie Beaudry.)

Passed away at the St.Joseph’s Hospital, Hamilton on Monday December 2, 2013 at the age of 65 years. Loving father of Netasha and Paul, Stephanie (deceased), and Brieann and Ronan. Dear grandfather of Laila, Owen, Veron, Ethan, Sarah, and Nicholas. Son of James (deceased) and Phyllis (Powell) Gumbley. Brother of Brian and Sherry, Reg and Jessie, Kathryn and Cliff Pennington, and Diane (deceased) and Glen Hurst. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place. A service of celebration to honour Wayne’s life will be held in the spring in Madoc and will be announced. As an expression of sympathy donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. www. rhbanderson.com

Following graduation from East Northumberland Secondary School, Sarah attended Queen's University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Honours degree in psychology after which she was accepted into Queen's Medicine. Dr. Simpson now completes her postgraduate medical education at Queen's in the surgical subspecialty of ophthalmology. This is the branch of medical science dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye.

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We wish Dr. Simpson congratulations and all the best for her future endeavours.

BROWN, MARY EVELYN Peacefully at the Maplewood Nursing Home, Brighton on Wednesday, December 4th, 2013, age 92 years. Evelyn Brown of Brighton, daughter of the late Fred Henderson and the late Olive (Walton).

Beloved wife of the late Ernest Clifford Brown. Loving mother of Judith and her husband Robert McLaren of Maberly, Holly Linder of Brighton, and Melody and her husband Kim Lamont of Kindersley, Saskatchewan. Predeceased by her brother Kenneth Henderson and her grandson Andrew. Sadly missed by her grandchildren, Stephanie, Nadia, and her great grandchildren, Blade and Sawyer.

The family will receive friends at Trinity St. Andrew’s United Church, Brighton on Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 from 12 o’clock noon. Service to follow in the Church at 1 o’clock. Cremation with interment Mount Hope Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Trinity St. Andrew’s United Church Building Fund, or the Diabetes Association, would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements in care of the Brighton Funeral Home. www.rushnellfamilyservices.com

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Moore William H. ‘Bill’— At Peterborough Regional Health Centre, December 9, 2013 in his 83rd year. Beloved husband of Leona Margaret (nee Gordon) for 55 years. Dear father of William Robert Moore (Vicki), Margaret Anne Moore, and Carol Jean Collins (Scott). Loving grandfather of Craig, Robyn; Michael, Kristen; Benjamin & Liam. Brother of James (predeceased), John (predeceased), Evelyn Porter, Helen Pickens, Doris Donald & David Moore. Bill will be sadly missed by his dear family, relatives, and tractor friends. Family and friends may gather at BRETT FUNERAL CHAPEL, HASTINGS from 2- 4 & 7-9 pm on Friday. A funeral service will be held at ST. ANDREWS BURNBRAE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 2583 Burnbrae Rd, Campbellford, on Saturday, December 14th, 2013 at 11:00 am, Rev. Blaine Dunnett officiating. Interment to be held at Trent Valley Cemetery, Hastings in the spring. In memory of Bill donations may be made to St. Andrews Burnbrae Presbyterian Church or the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Online condolences may be made at www. brettfuneralchapels.com.

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Predeceased by her son Gary Ringrose, her daughter Rhonda Ritchie, and her brother Arthur Wood. Sadly missed by her granddaughters, Mary Robinson (Ron), Mandy McFadden (Pascal), and her great grandson Max McFadden. The family will receive friends at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Brighton on Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 from 10 o’clock.

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For receptions, weddings, etc.

Catering & bar facilities available.

Wheelchair accessible.

DEATH NOTICE

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PLUMTON, HELEN RUTH At the Trenton Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013, age 85 years. Helen Plumton of Brighton, daughter of the late Harry Reddom and the late Florence (McComb). Beloved wife of the late Ross Herman Plumton.

Loving mother of Allan and his wife Teeny of RR 7, Brighton, Ruth and her husband Michael Godkin of Kingston, Heather and her husband Bruce Harren, Janice and her husband Richard LeClair, and Joan and her husband Ray LeClair, all of Trenton. Sadly missed by her twelve grandchildren and her fourteen great grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the Brighton Funeral Home, 130 Main Street, Brighton, on Thursday, December 5th, 7 to 9 p.m. Service in the funeral home on Friday, December 6th, 2013 at 1 o’clock. Interment McPhails Cemetery, Brighton. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Carman United Church, or the Heart and Stroke Foundation, would be appreciated by the family. www.rushnellfamilyservices.com

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MORRISON, Dorothy After a long bout with cancer, and in her 73rd year, Dorothy passed away in her sleep at home on Monday, December 2, 2013.

Survived by Bob, her loving husband of 35 years and daughters Tracy in Norwood and Brenda in Montreal.

At Dorothy's request, there will be no service. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.

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WITHERS, JANICE LYNN Suddenly at the Trenton Memorial Hospital on Friday, November 29th, 2013, age 56 years. Janice Withers of Brighton, daughter of Esther Calver of Brighton, and the late Ben Remouche. Sister of Rick Remouche of Brighton, and stepbrother of Ron Remouche of St. Albert, Alberta. Predeceased by her brother Jeff Remouche. A private family service will be held. Cremation with interment Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, would be appreciated by the family, Arrangements in care of the Brighton Funeral Home.

WEESE, Paul Vernon – passed away with family by his side on Thursday, December 5th, 2013. Paul Weese of Stockdale in his 77th year.

Beloved husband of Brenda (Thompson) Weese.

Loved father of Kelly Demorest (Paul) of Carrying Place, Kimberly Colton (Jim) of Frankford and Mark Weese (Christine) of Stockdale. Ever remembered brother of Heather Chatten (Neil) and David Weese (Susan); both of Trenton. Loved grandfather of Danielle, Mackenzie, Michael, Kevin, Paula, Colin, Sean; great-grandfather of Keira, Amelia, Madeleine and William. Loved by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents Arnold and Etheline (Simpson) Weese; siblings Lois Appleton, Lawrence Weese, Brian Weese, Stephan Weese and Elizabeth Rodlin. A Private Family Service will be held at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to the FRANKFORD FUNERAL CHAPEL, 40 North Trent Street, Frankford (613-398-6400). If desired, Memorial Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. On-line condolences at www.rushnellfamilyservices.com CL439686 TOKAREWICZ: Anne Aniela (nee: Babich) At McGarrell Place, London on December 3, 2013.

Anne Tokarewicz of Marmora in her 89th year.

Daughter of the late Sidor and Penïa Babich. She was born in Kipchinsty Ukraine, Survived the Holodomyr, trained as a Feldshar, was swept up into the forced labor camp of Germany in WWII. After the war she emigrated from Belgium to Marmora Ontario and lived there until the present. Wife of John Tokarewicz. Loving Mother of Dr. Alexander Tokarewicz, London; Anita (Dr. Carlo) Pavan, London; Dr. John (Lynn) Tokarewicz, London; Thomas RCMP (Amy) Tokarewicz, Harbor Grace, NL; Jim Tokarewicz (Maureen March), Marmora. Beloved Grandmother of Alexandra, Lara (Jerome), Mira, Anya, Alena, Jaclyn, Alexander, and Bryce.

Friends will be received at the McConnell Funeral Home, Marmora, on December 8, 2013 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, Marmora on Monday December 9 at 11:00 a.m. Interment: Sacred Heart of Jesus. Donations: Arthritis Society, the Lung Association or the Heart and Stroke Foundation. www.mcconnellfuneralhome.ca

EMC B Section - Thursday, December 12, 2013

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COMING EVENTS

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FOR SALE

FARM

FARM

FARM

WANTED

Stove Pellets, 40 lbs bags, $4.75 per bag plus HST. Low Ash/moisture, high BTU. shavings@live.com or 613-847-5457

Airless spray painting, roofs & sides, steel roofs repairs. 5 & 6” seamless eavestrough, soffit, facia, gutterguard installed or delivered. Free estimates.

1(877)490-9914.

Barn Repairs, Steel roof repairs, barn boards, beam repairs, sliding doors, eavestroughs, screw nailing, roof painting, barn painting.

Call John 613-392-2569.

OBITUARY

OBITUARY

OBITUARY

HORSE BOARDING 5 min from Belleville. Rubber matted box stalls, heated feed/tack room, nylon electro braid fence, daily turn out in hay/grass paddocks. Hay, grain and shavings included. Outdoor boards $205/mth. Indoor board is $280/mth.

Call Jessie at 613-848-9145 or Brian at 613-848-4850

Contractor pays top cash for property in need of renovation or repair, any area. Gerry Hudson, Kingston (613)449-1668 Sales Representative Rideau Town and Country Realty Ltd, Brokerage (613)273-5000.

IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

Remembering

Bedding & Feed: Shavings for $4.75/each, bedding pellets for $4.00/each, Tiz Whiz grain for $15/each and Triple Crown grain for $25/each. plus HST. shavings@live.com or 613-847-5457.

1938 - 2013

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In loving memory of our beloved Husband, Dad & Grandad who left us three years ago on December 17, 2010.

Your life was full of loving deeds, Forever thoughtful of our needs.

To-day, tomorrow, our whole life through We will always love and cherish you.

Forgetting you never, Shelby, Tammy, Kim, Todd, Tyler, Taylor & Daniel.

FINANCIAL / INCOME TAX FINANCIAL / INCOME TAX

In loving memory of a dear husband, father, Grandfather and Great grandfather who passed away December 14, 2011.

Lovingly remembered by wife Marie children Debbie (Keith), Greg (Lori) and Steven, 6 grandchildren and 3 Great grand-children.

Miss you.

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I remember the day I met you, And the day God made you mine.

I remember the day God took you, And will till the end of time.

We made our vows together, Until death do we part.

But the day God took you from me, My whole world fell apart.

Sometimes I think I’m dreaming, I can’t believe it’s true, That I can go on living when I no longer have you, And the memories of the happy years, When we were together; The joys, the tears, the love, the fears, Will stay with me forever, And when I’m sad and lonely, And everything goes wrong, I seem to hear you whisper, “Cheer up and carry on”.

Each time I see your picture, You seem to smile and say, “Don’t cry I’m only sleeping, We’ll meet again someday”.

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Off: 613-966-6568 • Res: 613-391-4074 199 Front St., Century Place, Belleville craig_marbelle@lks.net Each office independently owned and operated.

MORTGAGES

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Johnson, Douglas John

MORTGAGES

METRO CITY MORTGAGES

• Renewals • Mortgages & Loans • Leasing - 1st, 2nd & Private Mortgages/Loans • Free Down Payment Program OAC • • Bank turn downs, self employed welcomed CREDIT PROBLEMS? I HAVE SOLUTIONS! Andrea Johnston A.M.P 200 Dundas Street E, Suite 305 Belleville, ON K8N 1E3 Office: 613-968-5151 Toll Free: 1-888-216-7770 ext 306 Email: andrea005@sympatico.ca Web:

www.mortgagesbyandrea.com

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In loving memory of a dear Mom, Grandmother, Great Grandmother who passed away December 18th, 2012 Love always and forever Daughters Marie and June, Sons Ken and Rick.

Miss You.

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Stella Martha (Reid) ChiSlett

FSCO Lic# M08002475 Broker# 10202 Independently Owned and Operated

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

Furnace Oil Sale & Delivery

Lowest Priced Furnace Oil in Belleville and Quinte area

Call 613-689-7797

EMC B Section - Thursday, December 12, 2013

SALVAGE Free removal of scrap metal.

Call Jeff at 905-344-7733.

PETS

Junk removal & willing to move articles for individuals.

613-475-9591 FITNESS &

FOR RENT

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Free pickup

WANTED

1 & 2 Bedroom apartments in quiet, spacious senior’s residential building, Downtown Trenton (across from Metro). All inclusive, $785 and $895/mth.

Senior-disWarkworth Main St., 546 count, non-smoking, no sq. ft. store with parking pets. Call 613-922-5528 and water included, rent is $550/month plus utilities Available immediately, and HST. Call fully furnished, 2 bedroom 705-927-8409. house, to rent until May 2014. Campbellford/Havelock area. For more inforFOR RENT mation call Catharine 705-778-3649.

3 bdrm lakeview, Brighton, upper level, separate entrance, available anytime this month. Incl. parking, yard, shed. 613-475-1445

MORTGAGES

Dog Grooming by Bernadette. Professional services with TLC. New clients welcome. 550 TrentonFrankford Rd, 1 minute north of 401.

(613)243-8245.

Standing timber, hard maple, soft maple, red and white oak, etc. Quality workmanship guaranteed.

705-957-7087.

Scrap vehicles.

Will pay $150-$300 Ray Brown’s Auto and Light Duty Towing 613-394-3335

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

Mortgage Solutions Purchases, Consolidations, Construction.

Lower than bank posted rates (OAC) On-Site Private Funds for credit issues, discharged bankrupts and BFS without proven income.

Chase Financial 1-613-384-1301 Chase Financial o/b 835289 Ontario Inc. Brokerage License #10876

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FOR SALE

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Delivery and maintenance package included.

Limited time offer. Instant rebates up to $1,000.

USED REFRIGERATORS

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Stoves, washers, dryers, freezers, 3 months old & up.

Sold with written guarantee. Fridges $100. and up.

NEW APPLIANCES

At the lowest prices in the area.

Trade-ins accepted on new appliances.

Big selection to choose from.

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For good used appliances in working order or not, but no junk, please. VISA & MASTERCARD accepted. We have our own financing also. Shop at our competitors and then come see for yourself, quality at low prices. Open evenings 7 days a week.

WE DELIVER.

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LAWRENCE, Richard (Dick)

It is with great sadness that the family of Wayne Gerow announce his passing.

Wayne was born on December 6, 1938 to Edith and Henry Gerow of Havelock, Ontario and peacefully passed away surrounded by family on Saturday November 23, 2013 at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail, BC. Lovingly remembered by his wife of 54 years, Theresa (Fleury), and their 4 children, Christopher (Helen Pelkey), Karen (Brian Radnor), Katherine (Robert Hamilton) and Connie. Greatly missed by 9 grandchildren, Dallas, Ali, Chris, Angela, Karena, Brianna, Clinton, Kayla and Kelton.

Also survived by siblings and their families; Laurence, Barbara, Elva, Doug, David and Mary.

Wayne was a historical society enthusiast and contributing member to the regional district and local community of Silverton, BC. He was a dedicated chairman and member of the Zion United Church family.

In 2012 he celebrated his 50th year of membership in the Havelock Masonic Lodge. He loved fishing, hunting, socializing and especially rediscovering many old mine sites in the mountains of the Silvery Slocan. Music was a passion which allowed him to share his life and experiences with many. He was an amazing Husband, Father, Pappa and friend. His laughter and generosity of spirit will be carried on through his legacy.

A Service was held in Silverton, BC and there will be a Celebration of Life Dec. 28th at 1 p.m.at the Havelock United Church.

The family requests donations in lieu of flowers. They can be made to a charity of your choice or the BC Kidney Foundation, the Renal Unit of Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, or the Zion United Church of Silverton, BC. Thank you all for surrounding us with your loving support and prayers.

Sincere appreciation to all the nurturing staff in the renal unit at Kootenay Boundary Hospital, you became family members over the past years, Wayne loved you.

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FOR RENT

DOWNTOWN BRIGHTON office space for lease.

Multiple sizes and configurations possible.

Plenty of parking. Call 613-813-2774.

DUMP RUNS

Wanted: Standing timber, HEALTH mature hard/softwood.

Also wanted, natural stone, cubicle or flat, any The gift you never need to dust- relaxation massage size. 613-968-5182. and foot care. 30 min. $40, additional 30 min., WANTED $20.

Gift certificates available at Sunflower Health Shop, 27 Main St., MUTTON METAL Brighton. Call Peggy Goslin 613-962-8156.

LIVESTOCK

A. Wayne Gerow

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We Sell Gas Refrigerators!

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FOR SALE

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FARM

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Buckwheat Honey Now Available

Call for more information Your local DEALER

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FrankFord, on 613.398.1611 BancroFt, on 613.332.1613

Twin Sisters Hive & Honey Products 231 Frankford Rd., Stirling Unique

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Gifts and Goodies Available Janome Baby Lock Elna Bernina Sewing Machine Tune-ups from New Machines from

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62 Bridge Street East Campbellford (705) 653-5642 51 B King St. E. Bowmanville (905) 623-2404 182 George St. N. Peterborough (705) 742-3337

• Liquid and creamed honey bulk and prepacked • beeswax candles, skin cream and lip balms • honey gift baskets and many other great gift ideas

Open Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm Closing Dec. 21 for the winter, re-opens spring 2014

613-827-7277

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YOU DON’T LIVE IN TORONTO. Why are you paying Toronto rates? Shop and Compare. Eady Insurance: Fairness is our business. 613-432-8543, 1-888-275-3239 www.eadyinsurance.ca

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STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS UP TO 60% OFF!30x40, 40x60, 50x80, 60x100,80x100 sell for balance owed!

Call: 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

WANTED

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FOR RENT

FOR RENT

PRINCE WILLIAM APARTMENTS

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165 Herchimer Ave. Fantastic 1 & 2 bdrm suites! Outdoor pool, sauna, exercise rm, social rm w/events, 24/7 on-site mgmt.

DrOp in tODAy! Don’t miss out!

1-866-906-3032

TRENTON WEST SIDE

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LOOK NO FURTHER

FOR RENT

Unique one bedroom with 2 balconies, private entrance,sunken living room, fridge, stove, dishwasher.

Heat & water included. $700/mth + hydro

Kenmau Ltd. (Since 1985)

Property Management

www.realstar.ca

613-392-2601

DON’T MISS OUT

Brighton Downtown

1-888-478-7169

BRIGHTON

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Attractive 2 bdrm with new fridge & stove, water and balcony. New window coverings & flooring, freshly painted.

Building has security entrance & laundry facilities. $750/mth plus heat & hydro.

1 & 2 Bedrooms with fridge & stove $525-$675 plus utilities

Kenmau Ltd. since 1985

Property Management 613-392-2601

2 level, 2 bedroom apartment with private entrance, fridge, stove & water included. $750/mth plus heat & hydro.

Kenmau Ltd.

Property Management

Property Management

(Since 1985)

Colonial Inn Motel Madoc for rent daily, weekly, monthly.

Kitchenette Available (613)473-2221.

Kaladar; Three bedroom apt., fridge and stove, utilities extra, $550 per month, first and last required. Call 613-336-9429.

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Need a home? Call the Hastings Housing Resource Centre. Services offered in Belleville, Quinte West, North and Centre Hastings. (613)969-1748.

Havelock- Newly Decorated, quiet building. clean and bright apts $700-$735.

Appliances, storage unit, parking and laundry facilities included Townhouse for rent, $850 Utilities extra.

Call plus hydro. 3 bedrooms. 705-778-2429.

BRIGHTON - 1 Bedroom, Newly painted. Northbrook Clean, Bright new basearea. 613-336-8378. ment apartment, Suitable for single mature person.

Quiet, secure building, CAREER CAREER $575.00/Month + Hydro.

OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY Call - 905-375-5554

JOIN OUR ACADEMIC TEAM AND CREATE BRIGHTER FUTURES Loyalist College excels in skills training, new knowledge development, applied research and learning. The new Sustainable Skills, Technology and Life Sciences Centre has allowed Loyalist to expand and enhance existing programs and offer new areas of study to produce highly-skilled graduates who are essential to the economic growth and development of the region.

Construction Renovation Motive Power Welding & Fabrication Electrical Engineering Manufacturing-Fabricating We invite you to visit our website at www.loyalistcollege.com for full details about these opportunities.

Beautiful loft apartment in Norwood. 3 bedrooms or 2 with an office. Large deck, backyard, parking, storage. Available November. Call 705-639-5757 or 705-877-1973.

BELLEVILLE - Large 2 bdrm duplex. Enclosed sun room overlooking the Bay of Quinte. Washer, dryer, fridge and stove are all supplied. Indoor storage, 1 car garage and 2 outdoor parking spaces. $1000/mth plus water and hydro (heat is included) OR rent it for $1350/mth, utilities included. First/last and references required.

NO Smoking. Call Brian at Jesan Property Management Ltd. to set up a viewing 613-848-4850

HELP WANTED

FULL TIME & PART TIME

Contract Drivers & Dispatcher needed for Belleville/ Trenton Courier Service.

Must have own vehicle.

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

613-392-5585 or 613-967-5941

(Since 1985)

613-392-2601 CL439253

(William Street) Attractive 2 bedroom apt with fridge, stove, heat & water included. $775 / mth + Hydro.

(Lingham Street) Bachelor Apartment with fridge, stove and utilities included. $625/mth.

(Cannifton Road) 2nd level, 1 bedroom with private entrance, fridge & stove. $625 /mth + utilities.

(Albert Street) Main level, 2 bedroom with wood floors, fridge, stove, heat & hydro included. $910/mth.

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

ROUTE

STIRLING

1 bedroom with fridge, stove and heat included, $650/mth + hydro. 613-967-8654

Call Kenmau Ltd.

Property Management (Since 1985)

613-392-2601

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Campbellford Large 1 BR Upper New Reno, New Appliances, All Utilities Incl., Separate Entrance, Parking, Waterfront, Non-Smoking Environment

Ref’s 1st & Last required

$895/month Available Feb. 1, 2014 Doug 705-653-1081

613-966-2034

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Wearing flea collar. Please call 705-632-1205.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY

CHRISTMAS DEADLINES Please note the following classified deadlines for the upcoming editions: Dec. 19 edition Dec. 16, 3 p.m.

Dec. 26 edition Dec. 19, 3 p.m.

Jan. 2 edition Dec. 23, 3 p.m.

Also note that our offices will be closed on Dec. 25th, 26th and Jan 1st.

To book your ad, please call: 613-966-2034 ext. 560 or 613-475-0255 250 Sidney St. Belleville 21 Meade St. Brighton CAREER OPPORTUNITY

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HELP WANTED

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(Front St.) 1 bedroom apt with den. Includes fridge, stove, blinds and new hardwood floors throughout. $695/mth + utilities

613-398-1036 or 613-922-6798

HELP WANTED

“We Need You!” Carrier Routes Available

TRENTON

Available January 1st, 2014, Seniors residence, 65 years or older.

1 bedroom, downstairs, unfurnished apt.

Heat and Hydro included. Non-smoking building. $630.00 a month Please contact Bill or Carol Gibson

HELP WANTED

LOCATION Belleville Belleville Belleville Belleville Belleville Belleville Belleville Belleville Belleville Belleville Belleville Belleville Belleville Belleville Belleville Belleville Belleville

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Kenmau Ltd.

BELLEVILLE

HELP WANTED

FOR RENT

FOR RENT Marmora- Furnished room and large common area. $475/mth.

MarmoraLarge 1 bdrm apt for rent.

Everything included. $875/mth. Available immediately. 613-472-1697.

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613-392-2601

KALADAR - One bdrm apt.

Fridge/stove $375/mth.

Utilities extra, first and last required. Available immediately. Call 613-336-9429

FOR RENT

The School of Skilled Trades and Technology is currently seeking Part-Time Faculty who are committed to the principles and practices of a learningcentred teaching and learning community. Positions are available in the following disciplines:

BELLEVILLE (Pringle Drive)

Kenmau Ltd.

BELLEVILLE- 1 bdrm apt. $650/mth heat and hydro included.

NO PETS Available January 1.

613-966-6475

FOR RENT

Opportunities for Part-time Professors

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334 Dundas St. E. Come see our GREAT Renovations! Fantastic 1 & 2 bdrm suites. NUMEROUS Amenities! Indoor pool, gym, social rm w/events.

MOVE IN INCENTIVE! Drop in today.

DAILY OPEN HOUSES.

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Bay Terrace Apartments

FOR RENT

613-962-8490

292 Front st., Belleville www.artandtechnique.com • Oshawa • COrnwall • BramptOn • BEllEVIllE Registered as a private career college under Private Career Colleges Act, 2005

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

www.careeredge.on.ca

JOB FAIR! Career Edge Trenton in partnership with HGS HGS is currently recruiting Customer Care and Technical Support agents to provide support to leading companies within the Communications, Technology and Financial Services Industries. Must have excellent customer service skills; ability to work as a team member; computer skills an asset and able to work flexible hours

For more information on any of these routes please call Belleville/Central Hastings: Kathy LaBelle-613-966-2034 ext 512 QW/Brighton/Trent Hills: Kathy Morgan-613-475-0255 ext 210

Monday December 16, 2013 from 2pm-4pm at Career Edge Trenton CALL US AT 613-392-9157 to reserve a seat Career Edge is located at 81 Dundas St. West, Trenton ON K8V 3P4

This Employment Ontario program is funded in part by the Government of Canada.

EMC B Section - Thursday, December 12, 2013

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BRING YOUR RESUME AND TWO PIECES OF IDENTIFICATION

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HELP WANTED PS1 NOW HIRING INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIANS ($35.00/hr), (Temporary position), Vaughan, ON, Start Jan 6, 2014: ON Industrial Electrician Cert, minimum 2 years experience working in a high speed manufacturing environment, PLC programming and troubleshooting, excellent verbal and written communication skills, willing/able to work at heights and/or in confined areas. 12 hour shifts, days/nights/weekends/holidays. Send resume to jobs@patriotsource1.com PS1 NOW HIRING MACHINE OPERATORS ($25.00/HR), (Temporary position),Vaughan, ON, Start Jan 6, 2014: Required: High school diploma or GED, previous manufacturing experience in a high speed manufacturing environment required, 2+ years experience operating machines, intermediate level mechanical & technical skills – must be able to work with computer controlled machines, comfortable with lifting up to 50lbs and handling physical work, excellent communication skills, must possess a high mechanical aptitude. 12 hour shifts.

Send resume to jobs@patriotsource1.com RETIREMENT APARTMENTS, ALL inclusive.

Meals, transportation, activities daily. Short leases.

Monthly specials! Call 877-210-4130

TENDERS REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS Holy Trinity Cemetery Frankford.

For: Grounds Maintenance Burial Services Contact Chris Rose 613-398-6618

BUSINESS SERVICES County Water TreatmentSofteners, U.V. Lights, R.O. systems, chemical free iron and sulphur filters. Sales, installation, service and repair. Steven Menna. (613)967-7143.

Hardwood Floor Installation and resurfacing. Ceramics. Light renovations and upgrades. Over 30 years experience. Please call for free estimate 613-394-1908.

Ken Chard Construction.

Renovations, decks, siding, sidewalks, fences, ceramic, windows, painting etc. Free estimates. Call: 613-398-7439.

BUSINESS SERVICES

SUNSTRUM’S HOME IMPROVEMENTS

General Home Repair & Remodeling Electrical. Plumbing.

Carpentry. Painting.

Flooring. Cleanup

905-355-1357 Brighton, ON

Dennis 905-269-6295 Sharon 905-925-4081

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

BUSINESS SERVICES SERVICE & REPAIR of all makes of gas snowblower’s, chainsaws, pumps, generators, woodsplitters & more...

Hosking Motorsports 14 North Front St. Belleville 613-961-1777

Events

BELLEVILLE

Quinte Humane Society’s Charity Calendar. $10 with 100% going to QHS. Sales from now until Steve Collins, InsulationBlown cellulose, attics, sold out – don’t wait! Limited edition! Visit www. walls, floors. Save money facebook.com/quintehumanesociety2013 -live comfortably. Warm in winter, cool in summer. “Christmas Around the World”, Sun., Quality work since 1974. Dec. 15, 7 p.m. An evening of superb ChristFree estimates.

Call mas music. Vocal & Handbell Choirs, Handbell (613)847-6791.

Steve Switzer construc- Quartet, violin. Bridge St. United Church, 60 tion; new seemless eaves- Bridge St. E. Freewill offering. Refreshments troughing available, after concert. repairs and cleaning. Winter is coming, call Quinte NeedleArts Guild Stiching for 613-478-1936 Fun! Workshops and lessons or work on your Winter Pruning: own piece. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 67 No leaves, No insects, No worries! Call Treescape Victoria. Ave, Belleville. 1st and 3rd Thursday 613-397-1457 of month. 9:30am - 3pm. Call 613-473-4831 or 613-476-7723 Symbols of Christmas Open House, Sovereign Grace Family Church, Sunday, December 15, 2-4pm. Musical and artistic performances, Christmas crafts, hot drinks, sweet treats, FREE resources and more. Door prizes. Homemade gifts available. Prince Charles Public School, 75 Ritchie Ave, Belleville 1 ad 5 newspapers Dance to country music of Shylo, Friday Dec. 1 small price 13, Belleville Club 39, Belleville Fish & Game Club Hall, Elmwood Dr. Doors open at 7:45.

Wedding Dance 8 pm-Midnight. Lunch served. Members Announcements starting from $10, non members $12. Singles and Couples welcome. 613-395-0162 or 613-395-4901 1 column, without photo The monthly meeting of the Hastings Manor Auxiliary, Wednesday, December 18, 12:45. p.m.

Call 613-966-2034 x 560 in the Volunteer Education Centre on the main or 613-475-0255 floor of Hastings Manor,

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GPRC, Fairview Campus, Alberta needs Power Engineering Instructors.

No teaching experience, no problem.

Please contact Brian Carreau at 780835-6631 and/or visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca.

WANTED FIREARMS WANTED FOR FEBRUARY 22nd, 2014 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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SERVICES

Have you become addicted to prescription medication?

Drug & Alcohol Helpline 1-800-565-8603 www.DrugAndAlcoholHelpline.ca Also find us at: Drug and Alcohol Helpline on Facebook or @ConnexOntario on Twitter

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For more information contact your local newspaper.

TA K E C O N T R O L O F Y O U R FUTURE! Matco Tools has Franchises in your area. Attend FREE seminar Wednesday, December 18th from 7-8:30 p.m. @ The Holiday Inn Express Ottawa, 2881 Gibford Drive, Ottawa. Please reply to EMAIL: eduardo.ovies@matcotools.com or Call 778-387-4666 to reserve your spot.

PERSONALS

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BRIGHTON Community Care Northumberland’s Annual Memory Tree to remember those who are struggling with illness or deceased. Tree locations: December 14, Brighton Public Library, 10:00 am-noon. December 16-20, CCN Office (Brighton) 8:30 am—4:00 pm

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practices Tuesdays 7-9 p.m. We do not audition and learn our music by ear. All levels of singers welcome. Eastminster United Church, 432 Bridge St. E, Belleville.

Open Door Café - Every Wednesday from 11:30am to 1:00pm at Eastminster United Church, 432 Bridge St. E, Belleville. There is no cost for this hot meal however donations are gratefully accepted. For more info: 613 969-5212.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., St. Columba Presbyterian Church, 520 Bridge St E, Belleville for those suffering from overeating, food obsession, undereating, or bulimia. No dues or fees for members.

Info: Susan at 613-471-0228 or Hilly at 613-3546036 or visit foodaddicts.org.

Trillium 2000 Seniors Club at 75 St. Paul St., Belleville. Tuesday: cribbage; Wednesday: euchre; Thursday: carpet bowling and shuffleboard; Friday: darts. Cribbage 3rd Sunday of month. All start at 1 p.m. Open to all seniors 50 and over.

Overeaters Anonymous meeting every Friday, 10 a.m. Calvary Temple, corner of Wallbridge Loyalist and Hwy 2 West. Contact Dianne 613-392-0081.

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HEALTH

Quinte Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting, Wed. Dec. 18, 7:30pm, at Loyalist College, Pioneer Building, Room P24. For more info: www.qarc.on.ca Belleville Legion: Dec. 13, 6:30 - 10:30.

Dance to traditional, some old country and old rock and roll. Age of Majority Event. Open to all.

The Carpe Diem String Ensemble annual Christmas concert, John M. Parrott Art Gallery on Saturday, December 14, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

This is a free concert. Info: 613-968-6731 x2240 or email gallery@bellevilllibrary.ca Belleville Art Association Gallery, 392 Front Street, Belleville, presents “Small Works Annual Show & Sale”.

Proceeds from the show support the Christmas Sharing Program which provides food baskets for needy families during the holiday season. Now until January 6.

Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm Quinte Seniors Euchre Club meets at the Parkdale Community Centre every Mon. at 1:30 pm. Everyone 50 plus welcome. Cost $3.00 includes door prize, 50/50 draw and euchre score prizes The Ontario Early Years Centre at Family Space supports families learning through play. Drop-in playrooms, 301 MacDonald Ave., Belleville. Open 6 days a week. Info: www.familyspace.ca or 613-966-9427.

The ANAF Unit 201 Pipes and Drums is recruiting members. Free lessons and Band practices are at the ANAF Unit 201 (upper Floor) 187 Front St, Belleville, Tuesday nights from 630-830pm. All are welcome. For info: www.anaf201.ca Belleville Chapter Shout Sister Choir

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), every Wednesday, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 17 Ranney St. S. (side door).

Weigh-ins 5:30-6:00 p.m. Meetings 6:006:30 p.m. Join any time. All welcome.

FootCare Clinic- 1st Fri, 2nd and 3rd Thurs Each Month Royal Canadian Legion. VON offers Basic, Advanced and Diabetic Foot Care (Fee for Service). For appointment call the VON at 1-888-2794866 ex 5346 Gift, Craft and Bake Sale, Campbellford District High School, Saturday, December 14, 9 AM-2 PM. Proceeds to the Campbellford District High School Junior and Senior Jazz Band St. John’s United Church, Campbellford presents “A Celtic Christmas” featuring Kelli Trottier and Andy Thompson, The Choir and Friends. Friday, December 13 at 7:30 pm. Tickets $20 adults or $15 students.

Available at Church Office, Eclectic Mix, Warkworth or at the Door.

Learn the Art of Taoist Tai Chi classes available throughout the week, Community Resource Centre 65 Bridge St, Campbellford, Join at anytime. Info: 705 696 1841 or 705 243 5216.

Walking and Exercise Program, Tuesdays and Fridays 10 am. St. John’s United Church, 50 Bridge St. W., Campbellford.

Every Monday, 7 p.m. Campbellford Citizen’s Choir meets at Senior Citizen’s Building. All welcome Nordic Walking Group, Thursday evenings. For times and location: Chris 705696-2442 or Tammy 705-696-3723.

CLOYNE The Cloyne and Disrict Historical Society is celebrating an “Old Fashioned Christmas”, Cloyne Hall, Sat Dec.14, 1 pm.

Toonie Christmas party with hot chocolate, cider, goodies, carol singing, entertainment, and Santa. Please join us.

Mic and Christmas Jamboree. Sunday, December 15, 1-5. Bar and lunch. Grafton Legion, Old Hwy 2.

Saturday, December 14: A Christmas Carol Sing headed by R&R vocalists, and Aengus Finnan performing. Local writers reading stories. Grafton Village Inn’s Meeting, 118 Aird Street. 2-4 p.m.

Free admission.

Weekly Meetings, Wednesday Evenings, 7-8 p.m. Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 60 North Trent St. Frankford. For more information call Fern 613-3952345 BIGQ. Boomers Interest Group of Quinte “Memories of Christmas Past “ Pot Luck Wednesday, December 18, 6-8pm, Stockdale United Church. $5/person.

RSVP at boomersinterestgroupquinte@ gmail.com FRANKFORD Sunday Worship Service and Sunday Frankford Lions Moonshot Bingo, School at Frankford United Church 10:30 Wednesdays, 1 p.m. Club Bingo, Every am. All are Welcome!

Wednesdays, 6:30pm. Bid Euchre Wednesdays, 1pm. Everyone Welcome HASTINGS CORDOVA MINES Alcoholics Anonymous Keep TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) December 18, 7pm, Cordova Mines It Simple Group, 8 pm every Thursday at meetings Wednesdays at the Trinity United United Church Candle Light Service. Music Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall, 60 Church, Hastings. Weigh-in 5:15-6:15pm

By Bob Caverly Trent St. N. (rear), Frankford. Info: www. and meeting 6:30-7:30 pm. Join anytime.

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AUCTIONS

HAVE AN UPCOMING AUCTION?

Get the word out to more than 70,000 homes. Call the Belleville News to find out how.

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AUCTION THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12 @ 6:00PM

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

Good selection of hand and power tools, mostly woodworking tools with a qty dry lumber, also qty pine wainscot, large selection goo double hung windows all encased these windows only 2 years old all pulled from large home prior to demolition various sizes, gas water pump, gas chipper shredder, metal cut off saw, tool boxes plus large quantity nearly new house hold articles from a New Castle home including exceptional reversed bent glass curio cabinet, never used electric fireplace in modern stand, several nearly new upright vacuums, some exceptionally nice decorative pcs, large selection modern artwork, soap stone pcs, nice T.V., selection of Skiis with boots & bindings, household articles, selection glass, china, dishes, including large set Royal Albert china pettipoint pattern with several extra serving pcs. An interesting sale with something for everyone.

Terms: Cash, Cheque with ID, Visa, M/C, Interac.

Gary Warner Auctioneer • 905-355-2106 www.warnersauction.com CELEBRATING 25 YEARS IN BUSINESS.

UNSCHEDULED PRE-YEAR END PERSIAN RUG AUCTION SALE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15TH 12:00PM

AT WARNER’S AUCTION HALL 12927 HWY.#2, JUST WEST OF COLBORNE NOTICE: Due to Embargos placed on Persian Gulf importers, they can no longer import quality hand knotted Persian rugs. Our importer who we have been selling quality rugs for 20 years will be changing his business. He has offered us an auction of these rugs from his warehouse to our customers before things change. We will offer a selection of these quality hand made rugs in this sale which includes a variety of sizes, colours from 2’ x 4’ to 10’ x 14’, Including Tabriz, Mashad, Hamadan, Kerman, Shiraz, Ardebil, plus tribal pieces.

All for sale to highest bidder.

Terms: Cash, Cheque with ID, Visa, M/C, Interac

Gary E. Warner , Auctioneer 905-355-2106

AUCTION SALE WED, DECEMBER 18, 2013 AT 5:00 P.M. DOUG JARRELL SALES ARENA, BELLEVILLE Kenmore range, Deilcraft dining table/leaf, 6 chairs & matching hutch, Kitchen table & 4 chrome chairs, wrought iron round glass top table & 4 chairs, loveseat & matching wing back chair, coffee & end tables, Vilas maple single pedestal desk, swivel rocker, magazine rack, Electrohome cabinet record player, “D” end table, Double bed/ BS & mattress, Malcolm high boy, dresser/ mirror & 2 night tables, wicker 3 drawer chest, Area rug, large qty. of good quality smalls, glass & china, collector plates, crystal, 8 place setting of Royal Albert “Old English Rose” dishes including tea pot, cream & sugar & mint tray, cranberry pieces, old cook books, copper pieces, collector plates & numerous other smalls.

This is a very good sale of quality, furniture & smalls all very clean and in excellent condition.

See my web site for detailed list & photos.

AUCTIONEERS: DOUG JARRELL & BEN TREVERTON 613-969-1033 www.dougjarrellauctions.com

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COLBORNE Play Group, hosted by Northumberland Cares for Children, Colborne Public School, 8 Alfred St. Colborne, Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon. Info: Cheryl McMurray 905-885-8137 ext.209.

Discuss your child’s development, speech and behaviour on Wednesdays at Colborne Public School, 8 Alfred St, Colborne, 10:00 – 11:00 am. Info: Cheryl McMurray, Northumberland Child Development Centre, or toll free at 1-866-2181427. cheryl@ncdcent.com Food Addicts Anonymous Meetings,

Wednesdays, 11-noon, Prospect House, 1 Elgin Street (at King), Colborne, www. foodaddictsanonymous.org Men’s Social Group, Tuesdays at Community Care Northumberland, 11 King St. E. Colborne, 10-11 a.m. Info: 905-355-2989.

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

Waddingtons.ca/Cobourg 9 Elgin Street East, Cobourg

FINE FURNITURE, ART & ANTIQUES AUCTION Saturday December 14th & Sunday December 15th

Preview @ 9:30 p.m. Auction starting at 11:00 a.m.

SATURDAY: Large Collector’s Auction with Great Items for Christmas Gifts. Costume Jewellery, Mikasa Dinner Service, Royal Doulton Figures, Nippon, Silver-plate, Porcelain, Crystal, Art Glass, Oils, Watercolours, Prints, Folk Art, Pine Armoire, Walnut Dining Set, Upholstered Furniture, Cabinets, Small Tables & Chairs, Mirrors & Lighting.

SUNDAY: SPECIALTY INUIT COLLECTOR’S AUCTION. A Large Selection of Inuit Stone Carvings from Areas of Cape Dorset, POV, Baker Lake, & Northern Quebec.

Further Including a Large Selection of Over 100 Prints, Stonecuts, Etchings & Artwork from Selected Artists.

Giant Indoor Yard Sale: To Include 100’s of Fresh Items Plus Books & CD’s Watch the Website for Updates & Photos. www.waddingtons.ca/cobourg BROWSE OUR HOME FURNISHINGS CONSIGNMENT STORE QUALITY ITEMS AT A FRACTION OF RETAIL.

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Correction: The Clothing Depot at 58 Prince Edward St, Brighton will be closed December 22-January 14 for renovations. Please hold off dropping off goods during those dates.

TOPS Brighton Take off pounds sensibly weight loss support group. Meets every Wednesday at the Brighton Legion, 25 Park St. at 4:30 p.m.

Festive evening of readings and music to celebrate this Christmas season, Sunday December 15, 7pm at St Paul’s Anglican Church in Brighton.

Every Wednesday: “Supper’s Ready” at Trinity-St. Andrew’s United Church. Warm food, warm welcome, free to all. From 5:00 to 6:30 pm.

Brighton Curling Club Open House/Second Half Sign Up, Friday, Dec. 13, 7 – 9 pm. All ages and skill levels welcome. Free instruction provided. www. brightoncurlingclub.ca Alzheimer Society, Brighton caregiver support group meets the third Monday of every month, Applefest Lodge 2-4 P.M. For family and friends of someone with a dementia. Info: Sharon 613-394-5410 Gerry and Fay and friends, Open Mic and Dance, first and third Wednesday of every month, 7pm - close, Masonic Lodge, 157 Main St., Brighton. For info: 613-475-8847.

Callanetics Class: Stretch of Yoga, strength of ballet. Fridays, 10 a.m. at Trinity-St. Andrews United Church, 56 Prince Edward St. Brighton. Call Gail to register 613-967-4447.

CODRINGTON Codrington Drop In Centre Monday thru Thursdays from 9:30 till 11:30 am.

Codrington Community Centre, 3rd Wednesday of month, Codrington Seniors’ Group, noon Luck lunch.

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Tel: 905.373.0501 Toll Free: 1.855.503.2963 Fax: 905.373.1467 Email: pn@waddingtons.ca 9 Elgin St. E., Unit 6, Cobourg ON K9A 0A1

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HASTINGS Last Chance Bazaar. Selection of crafts, gift ideas and home-made preserves and baking. Sat. Dec. 14, 10 am-3 pm, The Hastings Legion, 10 Front St. W., Hastings.

Tables available $15. 705-696-2363.

Hastings Legion, Saturday December 14, Last Chance Christmas Bazaar.Over 20 vendors. Doors open at 10am Don’t be disappointed come on down for a day of shopping .... lunch available for a minimal cost .... For information contact Victoria Seeney @ 705 - 696 2363 8:00 am to 4:00 pm... Please come out and support your local Legion YMCA Northumberland Ontario Early Years Centre, 6 Albert St E, Hastings.

Open 5 days a week. Info: www.ymcanorthumberland.com or 705-696-1353 YMCA Northumberland Ontario Early Years Centre, 6 Albert St E, Hastings.

Open 5 days a week. Info: www.ymcanorthumberland.com or 705-696-1353

Call 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if not a member of Marmora Social program.

December 15, 11am, Marmora St. Andrew’s United Church Sunday School Christmas Presentation. At 7pm, Marmora St. Andrew’s Senior Choir & Friends Present Cantata “Merry Christmas” EUCHRE Fridays, 7 p.m., Deloro Hall. Please bring light lunch. (Organized

by Marmora Crowe Valley Lions)

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

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

Every Thursday night, Mixed Fun Darts Consecon Legion, 7 pm. Everyone welcome Picton afternoon Shout Sister Choir welcomes new members. PracHAVELOCK tices are Wednesdays, 2-4 p.m., St Mary Havelock’s Wellness Program at Magdalene Church, 335 Main St, Picton. the Town Hall, 8 Mathison St. in Havelock, www.shoutsisterchoir.ca from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm every Tuesday and Thursday. 10-11 exercise and 11-12 ROSENEATH various activities. Call (705)778-7831 FootCare Clinic, 2nd Fri every other Havelock Seniors Club weekly Month, Alnwick Civic Centre. VON offers events: Cribbage Mondays 1 pm. Euchre Basic, Advanced and Diabetic Foot Care Wednesdays 7 pm and Fridays 1 pm. Bid (Fee for Service). For appointment call the VON at 1-888-279-4866 ex 5346 Euchre Thursdays 1 pm.

Free Public Skating, Havelock ROSLIN Arena. Every Sunday 2:00 - 3:45 pm FootCare Clinic, Roslin Trinity and Wednesday 1:00 - 3:00 pm Church, December 16, VON offers Basic, Havelock Legion: Mondays, LA Advanced and Diabetic Foot Care (Fee).

Bingo. Doors open 5:30 pm, Early Bird 7 For appt 1-888-279-4866 ex 5346 pm. Fun Darts start 1 pm. Saturdays, Meat Roll start 3 pm. All Welcome STIRLING

MADOC Madoc AM Indoor Walk: Mon, Wed, and Fri, 9:45-10:45 AM. PM Indoor Walk: Mon, Tues, Fri, 6:45-7:45 PM. Centre Hastings S.S., 129 Elgin St. Open to seniors and adults with physical disabilities.

The Royal Canadian Legion, Madoc Br 363, Ham & Turkey Roll with music

by Country Roads, Sat. Dec.14 1-6 pm.

Everyone welcome.

Madoc Blood Pressure Clinic: Wednesday, Dec 18. 47 Wellington St, Seniors Building Common Room from 9-11:30 AM. Program opened to seniors and adults with physical disabilities.

“What a Child Is This” Performed By Carpe Diem, December 16, 7pm, Madoc Trinity United Church. 76 St. Lawrence E. All Welcome Caregiver of Family member with Memory Loss Group meets every 3rd Wed. of month at Madoc Arts Centre at 9:30am. Contact 613-395-5018 for more information.

Christmas Cantata, Dec 15, 7.00 pm. Madoc Wesleyan and Free Methodist Church, Elgin St. Madoc. All are welcome.

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

by Stirling & District Lions Club.

Dec. 14. Club 55 bid euchre, Springbrook hall, 1:00. Refreshments available, Everyone welcome.

Sunday, December 15, 7 pm, St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 110 Mill St, Stirling, Christmas Carol singalong.

All your favourite carols, followed by refreshments. Free will offerings to help those in need are most welcome.

Sunday Dec. 15, 10:30, St. Paul’s United Church, Stirling presents St. Paul’s Junior Church goes Carolling, and White Gift Service. Following the service, please join us for a finger food pot luck lunch.

RCL Br. 228 Stirling. Annual Craft, Bake and Silent Auction Sale. Dec. 14.

Come out for your last minute shopping.

Lots of home baking as well.

The Stirling Festival Theatre presents The Mantini Sisters’ Christmas, December 15, 8pm. All seats $32.50. 1-877-312-1162 or www.stirlingfestivaltheatre.com, Stirling and District Horticultural Society is looking for new Members! Informative monthly meetings, guest speakers, social connections and shared interests.

Meetings 3rd Monday of the month, 7pm, Presbyterian Church, Mill St, Stirling. Annual membership $12.00. Barbara 613-395 9165, Sue 613-398-0220.

Early Stage Memory Loss support group meets every 3rd Wed. of month at Stirling Rotary Train Station at 2pm. Contact 613-395-5018 for more information.

Drop-in Memory Loss Information sessions meets every 3rd Thurs. of month at Marmora Caressant Care Retirement Home at 1pm. Contact 613-395-5018 for more information.

Marmora Legion: December 14, “Turkey Roll” starting at 1pm. Everyone is welcome. December 15, Jam Session from 1-4pm. $5 for non-entertainers.

Marmora Social: Thursday, Dec 19. TRENTON 43 Mathew Place. Seating from 11:30AM. Karoke every third Friday in the Lunch is served at 12:00 noon. Open to Lounge from 8-12 midnight, Legion Branch seniors and adults with physical disabilities. 110, Quinte St. Trenton.

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413 Wing Pipes and Drums Christmas Bake Sale Fundraiser, Saturday December 14, 12 pm. Meat Draws at 2 pm. Come support our upcoming Scotland Tour 2014!

413 (A/C Leonard Birchall) Wing, 230 N. Murray St, Trenton. 413wingpipesanddrums.com or 613-475-6139 Attention quilt lovers and quiltmakers, Trenton Valley Quilters’ Guild Meeting every 3rd Tuesday of the month, 1 pm, King Street United Church, Trenton.

All are welcome.

Trenton Christian School presents “The Sounds of Christmas”, Wednesday, December 18, 7 pm. Familiar carols of Christmas will be presented with the Concert Band, choirs and dramatic readings.

340 2nd Dug Hill Rd, Trenton. www. trentonchristianschool.com Quinte Bay Cloggers, every Friday, 6:30-9:00 pm, hall at the Salvation Army, Dundas St, Trenton. All ages welcome, no experience necessary. First two nights are free. Info: Eve or Ozz at 613-966-7026 Trenton Lions Club 77 Campbell Street hosts a weekly Thursday Night Bingo.

Cards on sale at 6pm regular program starts at 7pm. Everyone welcome.

Friends of the Quinte West Library Book Sale, every Tues and Thurs and the last Sat of month, 10 am-1 pm. Accepting book donations as well. 25 cents to $1.50.

Quinte West Public Library.

TYENDINAGA JOIN Quinte West’s Kente Kiwanis. Community Care Closet Thrift shop, Meetings held every Thursday morning. 393 Main St. Deseronto, open Tuesday Everyone welcome. Call Secretary John through Saturday from 10:00 until 4:00 Eden at 613-394-0316 for more info.

Meals on Wheels Deseronto: Tuesday through Friday a hot meal delivered to your TWEED door around noon, for more information Bid Euchre Tournament 3rd Sunday call 613-396-6591 of the month at Actinolite Recreation Hall 1 p.m. Lunch available.

WARKWORTH Tweed Legion Annual Wine and Warkworth Legion hosts bid Cheese, December 14, 3 - 6. There will be euchre at 2 p.m. every Wednesday and a draws and prizes, entertainment and great dart league at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday. fun. Tweed Legion 613-478-1865.

Everyone welcome Tweed Charity Jamboree, December Warkworth Lantern Walk, 13, 7-10 pm, Tweed Agricultural Build- Saturday December 14. Caroling begins ing featuring Bill White & White Pine at 6pm/Town Hall concert chock full of with special guests. Canteen open. Ad- local talent begins at 7pm. Sweet Treats mission $8. provided by our Girl Guides.

Tweed Legion Membership Meeting, Sunday December 15, 2:00 p.m, St. Dec 18 at 7:30, downstairs room. There Paul’s United Church, Main St, Warkworth will be no Pool due to the meeting. 2nd is presenting a play with music and dance drawing for the Early Bird Membership called “A Warkworth Christmas Carol”. will take place.

A free will offering will be collected.

Tweed Public Library weekly events: Have a non-profit event?

Tuesdays: Play Bridge or Euchre, 12 - 3 pm.

Email djohnston@theemc.ca Beginners welcome. Pixel Hobby, 12-3 pm, Deadline is Mondays at 3 p.m. Please note: Wednesdays: Play chess, 5:30-6:45. Begin- ads may be edited or omitted as space permits ner, intermediate and advanced. Fridays: Christmas Deadlines: For Dec. 26th edition, Learn how to make knitted teddy bears, submissions due Dec. 19th, 3pm. For Jan. 2nd 2:45-4:45 pm. Info: 613-478-1066 edition, submissions due Dec. 23rd, 3 pm

Happy s y a d i l Ho Please note the following Classified Ad Deadlines for the upcoming holidays: Dec. 19 edition Dec. 16 @ 3 p.m.

Dec. 26 edition Dec. 19 @ 3 p.m.

Jan. 2 edition Dec. 23 @ 3 p.m.

Also note that our office will be closed on Dec. 25th, 26th and Jan. 1st To book your classified ad, please call: 613-966-2034 or 613-475-0255

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