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Tweed – The fall season kicked off with the first Tweed Harvest Festival as people of all ages enjoyed a weekend of fun, games, and excitement.

Activities like pumpkin carving, a five kilometre black light colour run, horse and wagon rides, karaoke, a barbecue and more were hosted by local service organizations, businesses and volunteers under the leadership of the Tweed Agricultural Society the weekend of Sept. 29.

“The neat thing about this event is they (Tweed Agricultural Society) have involved every group in Tweed, every organization like the Kiwanis, the legion, the Heritage Centre — It just brings everyone together,” said Jo-Anne Albert, Tweed mayor.

Tweed hasn't hosted a fall festival in a number of years, fortunately it’s made its way back to town and Mayor Albert said she is thrilled.

“This entire weekend is a volunteer driven activity and I cannot say enough about the wonderful volunteers we have in our community. Our small towns could not survive or be as vibrant as we are without all of our volunteer groups,” she said.

President of the Agricultural Society for 20 years, Sylvie Dunham said that the idea to bring back the fall festival began after a conversation last year about the various ways they could celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary.

“It was a brainwave then, and this weekend it’s come to life,” she said.

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Children, adults and even Mayor Albert participated while sporting white shirts and glow in the dark accessories at the run.

Participants ran or walked through the designated route along side

streets in Tweed and across a bridge decorated in flashing lights while volunteers threw coloured chalk on the runners as they ran through the trails.

While Dunham recognizes there are always kinks to work out when first starting an event, she is happy

with the overall turnout this year.

“It’s just great to get everybody in the community together and see what we have to offer, to enjoy each others company and to celebrate all that a small town has to offer,” she said.

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Hastings runs for Terry Fox

BY BILL FREEMAN

Hastings — The Terry Fox legacy is alive and strong in Hastings.

Small in numbers but mighty in heart, the 128 students at Hastings Public School (HPS) carried the Terry Fox spirit with them as they logged laps for one hour around a neighbourhood block on Sept. 28.

Twenty-seven years after Terry Fox’s heroic Marathon of Hope, his mission and cause burns as brightly as ever.

“They’re all really committed and really into it,” chief organizer Caroline Tees said.

This is Tees' first year at the helm of the HPS run and she was impressed with how devoted the students were to raising funds and keeping the Fox memory alive.

“I think because Terry Fox was a young person, he really speaks to the kids,” she said. “I see that happen as kids get older and they kind of have a deeper understanding every year of just how profound a thing he really did.”

Even at a distance of nearly three decades, the idea of running a marathon a day with just one healthy leg remains an astonishing feat.

Student leaders at HPS helped Tees organize a variety of spirit week activities including a toonie toss and pyjama and stuffy fashion show.

Tees says the run is an excellent way to begin the school year and connects nicely with their ongoing support of the springtime Pedal for Hope — Cops for Cancer campaign which raises funds for pediatric cancer research.

Over the years more than $715 million has been raised for cancer research and support in Terry Fox’s name and in 2016 The Terry Fox Foundation committed $26.6 million to a variety of research endeavours.

“Cancer really does touch everyone,” says Tees.

Becky Murphy (centre) runs with Max Murphy and Calista Kennedy-Cigan during the Hastings Public School Terry Fox Run on Sept. 28.

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27th year for Terry Fox Run in Campbellford

BY SUE DICKENS

Campbellford — Terry Fox’s “marathon of hope” has inspired the world and, once again, the students in Campbellford gathered to honour him and host their annual Terry Fox fundraising run.

“Our goal is to raise $2,700 because this is our 27th year of participating,” said Pamela Donnan, a teacher at Campbellford District High School (CDHS) where

students from various local schools met to kick off the run on Sept. 28 Students from Kent Public School, Hillcrest Public School, and St. Mary Elementary all joined the hundreds from CDHS walking, cheering, and running the route with an OPP escort through town to ensure they all completed the run safely.

For Cooper McComb, a Grade 6 student at St. Mary’s Catholic Elementary

School, the run had a special meaning.

“My mom used to have cancer. It’s actually really tough to get out of it and really hard to beat ... but she beat it,” he said with a broad grin.

His classmate Makhi Trustham said the run has hit close to home too.

“I think it’s very important because lots of people have cancer and my best friend’s mom has cancer. I really hope that we can

find a cure for it,” he said.

“We are very happy about the efforts of our all of our students and staff of all the schools,” Donnan noted.

“This annual event brings all of the Campbellford schools together to share a sense of excitement and charity.”

She also wanted to give a big thank you to M&M’s and Dart Cup for their donations for this community event.

“Thanks as well to our local police department and the Municipality of Trent Hills for their assistance.”

There was no tally of the amount raised as of Friday morning.

The students at Campbellford District High School led the Terry Fox Run which included students from all the schools in town.

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The Municipality of Trent Hills is evaluating replacement strategies for the Nappan Island Bridge, located on Nappan Island Road, approximately 4.6km east of Highway 30. The project is being planned under Schedule B of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Process.

The Municipality of Trent Hills will be conducting fire hydrant flushing and flow testing in the Urban Centres of Campbellford, Hastings and Warkworth as part of our maintenance program.

The Municipal Water Staff will make every effort to maintain this schedule.

In some areas, flushing operations may be carried out in the late evening and early morning to minimize the disruptions that can occur to your water supply during these operations.

Customers may experience discoloured water. If you do, it would be advisable to refrain from doing laundry or using hot water until the water clears.

Trent Hills Municipal Office 653-1900 for more information

Legislative Changes – Municipal Act – Tax Arrears & Tax Registration The Municipality of Trent Hills is taking this opportunity to inform you of the passing of Bill 68, Modernizing Ontario’s Municipal Legislation Act, 2017. This bill was granted Royal Assent on May 30, 2017.

Chapter 25, Section 373 (1) of the Municipal Act states that “Where any part of tax arrears is owing with respect to land in a municipality on January 1 in the second year following that in which the real property taxes become owing, the treasurer of the municipality, unless otherwise directed by the municipality, may prepare and register a tax arrears certificate against the title to that land.”

Previously, tax arrears certificates were registered after a property was three years or more in arrears. This legislative change provides municipalities with the authority to register tax arrears certificates after a property is two years or more in arrears.

Please contact the Tax Department at (705) 653-1900 ext 230 or 223 if you have questions regarding how this change may affect you.

Structural and usability deficiencies have been noted and the Municipality is investigating the bridge’s replacement. Detailed investigations of the bridge are underway and the results will determine appropriate methods of replacement. Some of the project alternatives being considered include: do nothing, bridge replacement at existing bridge with pedestrian facilities, construction of a new bridge to the east with pedestrian facilities and construction of a new bridge to the west with pedestrian facilities.

Public input and comment are invited, for incorporation into the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process and the determination of a preferred alternative. Subject to comments received and the receipt of necessary approvals, the Municipality of Trent Hills intends to finalize the detailed design for this bridge by the coming winter of 2017 in advance of expected construction.

PUBLIC CONSULTATION An integral component of this project is to undertake direct consultation with affected stakeholders, agencies and the general public. As such, a Public Information Centre (PIC) has been scheduled. The PIC will have an open house format, during which the Project Team will present conceptual design information relative to the project and address any questions or concerns.

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Terry Fox's legacy lives on in Madoc

BY TAYLOR BERTELINK

Madoc –The footprints of Terry Fox are tangible in this town off Highway 7 – Fox’s route on his Trans Canada Highway run.

Thirty seven years ago, Fox ran his Marathon of Hope through the town and many here still remember his stop in Madoc.

On Thursday, Sept. 28, more than 400 high school students rallied together in support of the fight against cancer at this year’s Terry Fox Run at Centre Hastings Secondary School.

“This is our 35th annual Terry Fox run at the school — I always say to the kids if they haven't been touched in some way by cancer to consider themselves lucky because unfortunately, that is not often the case anymore,” said Lesley Morgan, teacher at Centre Hastings Secondary School.

Students from Grades 9 to 12 were asked to donate a minimum of $2 to support the Terry Fox Foundation, research for a cure.

Morgan and co-organizer, Lisa VandenBosch, have been organizing the event for the past 10 years.

“Each year we print off an information sheet about Terry Fox because I don't want anyone to ever forget who he was and what he did — we read his story to the kids to keep his memory alive,” she said, while sporting her Terry Fox tshirt in support of the event.

Students choose to either jog or walk one of two routes — a six kilometre long route or a three kilometre short route through the town.

Madoc OPP officers and school staff lined the route encouraging the students along the way.

Many wore signs on their shirts signifying who they were running for — several shirts had the names of family members and friends on them.

Morgan explained that, “cancer has touched some of our students personally here, some of them we have lost and some are survivors themselves — I just think it’s just really important for students to understand that,” she said.

During his Marathon of Hope, Fox passed through and even stopped shortly in Madoc.

“A local OPP officer escorted Terry when he came through, so Terry is very important to us here,” explained Morgan.

Students council representatives, Zack Walker and Moira Wilson both recognize Fox as being a great Canadian hero.

“It’s the legacy — Terry Fox was an exemplary role model throughout the years and so to carry it on and to teach especially young children about the Canadian role models we have, it’s really important when it comes to helping others,” said Wilson, grade 11 student.

While organizers have not calculated the final numbers of funds raised this year, Wilson explained that last year the students raised approximately $1,000.

To see a You Tube video of Terry Fox’s stop in Madoc in 1980 and meeting with folks there go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlcw_v_ YaRk

Meet our new Centre Hastings reporter

BY CHRIS MALETTE, MANAGING EDITOR

The Central Hastings/Trent Hills News has a proud tradition of telling the stories that are important to our communities in Centre Hastings and we are equally proud of our people who tell those stories.

But, with every passing year, sometimes the storytellers change and that is what we’re experiencing as we bid farewell to Melyssa Goulde who had covered the region for the past several months. We wish her well in pursuing her career in the Canadian Air Force.

Today, we are excited to introduce Taylor Bertelink as our new correspondent covering Centre Hastings and the communities surrounding the Tweed and Madoc areas (Sue Dickens remains our reporter covering Marmora and area.)

Taylor comes to Central Hastings/ Trent Hills News with a wealth of experience as a reporter for established area publications and has a reputation as an engaging, talented journalist with a sharp eye for photographs as well as a turn of phrase.

If you have an interesting story you’d like to share with Taylor, she can be reached either through our news desk Taylor Bertelink, Reporter/Photographer Centre here (chris.malette@metroland.com) or Hastings. directly at taylorbertelink@gmail.com Stephen Petrick/Metroland

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Peterborough Cty. plowing match edging up on 100

BY BILL FREEMAN

Havelock — The 99th Peterborough County Plowing Match dodged a heat wave and a splash of fall rain but played out under perfect conditions Sept. 30 in Havelock-Belmont-Methuen.

The long-standing event was hosted by Jim and Tracy Dafoe and their family off the Second Line of Belmont east of Havelock.

It was the furthest east the event has been held, Peterborough County Plowmen’s Association secretary Mona Humphries said.

“It’s a beautiful piece of property for plowing.”

The event drew almost 45 contestants, Humphries said.

The association is already tilling through ideas for next year’s milestone one-hundredth anniversary but hasn’t decided on a location yet, although Humphries says it will be somewhere in Selwyn Township.

“We’ve started planning.”

Humphries has been with the association since 1984 and is proud of what has been achieved Scott Thomas of Elmwood, Ontario and his team of Doc and Torri compete at the 99th Peterborough County during the nearly one century of Plowing Match Sept. 30 at the farm of Jim and Tracy Dafoe of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen. competitions.

The plowing match is an event that combines a variety of plowing techniques while also celebrating agricultural heritage and tradition, she says.

“There’s been a lot of hard work and planning to keep the plowing match going. We try to promote agriculture and the art of plowing and I think we’ve done very well.

I was born and raised on a farm and farming is what I enjoy. I love the competition part of it.”

“It was a great opportunity for us and it’s nice for the county to be here. We’re very happy it’s here,” said Queen of the Furrow Beth Dafoe whose family welcomed competitors to their property.

When they were asked to host the match she says there was a sense of excitement.

“We wanted to get all the plans together and get everything organized.”

They had plenty of help from the association, family members and other volunteers. the Havelock Lions provided the on-site barbecue.

The day ended with a banquet and awards ceremony.

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Trent Hills will find savings to fund Campbellford Town Square project than what Trent Hills had planned for.

The tendered amount included all the site preparation work at the north-east corner of Bridge and Front streets, as well as concrete, seat walls, plantings and rock work, along with provisional items such as site furniture and a shade shelter, which the BIA had requested.

In a report to council in September community development officer Kira Mees said the contractor, in discussions with staff, had proposed several cost-saving options, including using alternative materials, “that would preserve the design esthetic” created by Brian

Basterfield and Associates.

This week council was asked to approve a revised budget for the Campbellford Town Square project, with an upset limit of $241,000. The price, 16 per cent lower than the tender originally submitted, doesn't include site furniture or a shade shelter, which would have cost $20,000.

The additional monies required will be found “through savings in the 2017 budget from within various departments to be determined by staff,” Mees reported to council Oct. 3.

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Vegas killing draws a bead on gun laws

Catalonia: a primer to Puigdemont Catalan nationalist leader Carles Puigdemont got most of what he wanted out of the chaotic pseudo-referendum on Sunday: 761 people injured by the Spanish police trying to block it.

One or two martyrs dead for the cause of Gwynne Dyer Catalan independence would have been even better, and no doubt the 761 injured include a fair number of sprained ankles and broken nails, but the pictures will do the job. Even the foreign media coverage bought the story that the brutal Spanish police were suppressing the popular will – so now Puigdemont will have an excuse for making a unilateral declaration of independence.

Puigdemont, the president of the Catalan regional government, is no stranger to histrionics. In the past he has compared Catalan separatists’ non-violent campaign for independence to the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39 and even to the Vietnam War. “Every day is a Vietnam,” Puigdemont said in a TV interview last year, which seems a bit over the top as American B-52s hardly ever bomb Barcelona. But that’s the sort of stuff that rallies the troops, and there is a minority of people in Catalonia who really want independence. There always has been, because Catalonia has had a hard time from some Spanish governments in the past.

It fought on the losing (Republican/Communist) side in the Spanish Civil War, and tens of thousands of Catalans died when General Francisco Franco’s fascists won the war. Franco punished Catalonia by banning the use of the Catalan language (which is quite close to Castilian Spanish, but different enough for people to care about the difference).

But today Catalonia is the richest region of Spain. The Catalan language enjoys equal status with Spanish and is used in the schools. The region’s wealth has attracted so many people from other parts of Spain over the years that 46 percent of the population now speaks mostly Spanish. (37 percent use mainly Catalan, and 12 percent say they use both equally.)

So why do so many Catalans want to break from Spain? Historical grievances dating from the Civil War and even before; resentment that so many Spanish-speakers have immigrated to Catalonia; resentment that they have to share some of their wealth with poor-

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er parts of Spain (but this is Europe, where that is perfectly normal); and most of all what Sigmud Freud called “the narcissism of minor differences.”

Equally minor differences saw Norway break away from Sweden non-violently in 1904, and Slovakia peacefully secede from former Czechoslovakia in 1993, so pettiness in itself is no obstacle. Catalan separatists, however, faced two major obstacles: an independence referendum is illegal under the Spanish constitution – and if they did hold a proper referendum, they’d almost certainly lose.

The problem is all those Spanish-speaking people who don’t share the romantic nationalist dreams of many (but not all) Catalans. A poll in March showed 48.5% opposing independence and 44.3% in favour; by July it was 49.4% against independence, and only 41.1% for it. It’s not easy to disenfranchise all those “Spaniards” (most of whom were actually born in Catalonia), so a simple referendum won’t deliver the goods.

Puigdemont’s big idea probably occurred to him after a symbolic referendum in 2014 produced an 80 percent majority for independence – because it was illegal, and therefore only a third of the population (almost all Catalans) voted in it. What if he held another illegal referendum, but this time have the Catalan parliament, where his coalition has a narrow majority, declare it “legal and binding”.

Once again, most Spanish-speakers wouldn’t vote – but this time, he said, there will be no requirement of a minimum turnout, and the regional parliament can declare independence “within 48 hours” if the vote goes in favour. Or, if the Spanish government intervenes to stop the vote, as is its right under the constitution, he could use that as a pretext for a unilateral declaration of independence.

It was win-win for Puigdemont, and loselose for the Spanish government. If Madrid didn’t intervene, Catalonia would declare independence on the strength of a referendum in which only a minority of the population, almost all Catalan-speakers, voted. If it did intervene to stop the referendum, it would be guilty of “thwarting democracy”, and the images of Catalan protesters being dragged away from polling booths would prove to the world how evil the Spanish government is.

Madrid went with the latter option, and now is seen across the world as an oppressor.

Puigdemont, in a televised address Sunday evening, said: “With this day of hope and suffering, the citizens of Catalonia have won the right to an independent state in the form of a republic.” He also hinted that a unilateral declaration of independence was on the way.

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Editorial by Chris Malette Here we go, once again down the rabbit hole that is the madness of America’s gun obsession.

Last Sunday, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd of more than 20,000 concertgoers from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay resort. At least 50 are dead and more than 400 people were rushed to hospitals.

As of this writing, police and video/audio witness accounts believe Paddock used one or more automatic weapons in his assault.

This isn’t about legitimate firearm use for hunting and sport shooting. This is a different beast, altogether.

And the gun debate in the United States heats, again, to the boil.

It will simmer down, though, as it always has, once the powerful gun lobby and the National Rife Association spin machine goes into high gear.

There are nuts on both sides of the border on this take, too.

In Belleville, some may recall we recently chronicled the ravings of the odious antiIslam blogger Stefanie MacWilliams, who is a fervently far-right pro-American tub-thumper who longs to carry a gun (for protection, don’t you know) and to pick up her toddler son and move to the United States. Within hours of Paddock’s rampage, on Twitter, MacWilliams posted the following gem: “Guns save lives, too.

Far more than they take.”

It is to weep.

Nevada law does not require gun owners to have a permit to purchase or carry rifles and shotguns, according to the National Rifle Association.

Fully automatic weapons, like those used by Paddock, are illegal across the US, unless they were purchased and registered prior to 1986.

Automatic weapons fire until the ammunition is used up; semi-automatic weapons require the trigger to be pulled for each shot. Semi-automatic weapons are legal in Nevada, but there is no end to the number of easily-accessed instructions, online, on how to convert certain semi-automatic weapons to full-auto fire.

As we previously noted, in Nevada you can own, purchase or sell a machine gun that is registered according to federal regulations, which means that you can own a machine gun that was manufactured before 1986. It was clear Paddock possessed and fired at least one of those machine guns – although it’s unclear whether it was a pre-1986 legal model or a modified semiautomatic.

Nevada has no law of its own regulating assault weapons, .50-caliber rifles or large-capacity ammunition magazines. A 2013 investiga-

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tion from Mother Jones magazine showed that large-capacity magazines, which use more than 10 rounds, were used in half of 62 mass shootings its reporters looked into, including the mass killings in Aurora, Colorado, and the horrific mass killing of young children at a primary school in Sandy Hook, Connecticut.

But, while the events of the day draw the public magnifying glass to Nevada gun laws, the broader issue of mass killings in the United States – truly a global phenomenon owing entirely to the country’s ease of gun possession by the masses – still seems to vex most people.

Writing in USA Today last year, Northeastern University criminology professor and author of books on mass killings, James Alan Fox, had these observations: “It has become semi-automatic that any large-scale mass shooting will spark furious discussion concerning the role of guns and regulations governing their sale and ownership,” said Fox, using a poorly-timed pun in his statement.

“The higher the body count, the more heated the debate between those demanding more gun restrictions and those wanting more gun rights.”

You’ve heard the argument among the guncultists in the U.S. and certainly from the NRA – an armed populace can defend itself from such outbursts.

In other words, you pull a gun and the rest of us will pull our guns and neutralize you as a threat.

Most rational experts agree, though, that that merely creates a greater risk that a shootout involving an assailant and armed citizens would claim more lives. “For example, said Fox, “had moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado pulled out concealed weapons inside the darkened theater, the chaos could have been magnified with many more victims potentially caught in the crossfire. Unlike the gunman who, by virtue of planning, is calm and steady, others are caught by surprise” It seems, for us in North America – the rest of the world looks on in horror tinged with bemusement – this never-ending, sad circus will continue to spin with no resolution so long as the gun lobby is so strong and pervasive in the United States.

One of the best, most succinct observations of the day was made in Tweet form by political commentator Dan Hodges: “In retrospect Sandy Hook marked the end of the U.S. gun control debate. Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.”

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ally sure how it would go, but it was one of the most popular things we did all summer, so we're continuing it through the year Wednesdays after school,” she said. “We get lots of kids coming in really excited, with their packs of Pokemon cards.”

She said a visit by a magician in July was also very popular, and the scavenger hunt went extremely well and brought in people who hadn't been in the library before.

She said the Needlework Night will be starting again in October, as will a children's needlework class. As well, the library will be entering a float in this year's Santa Claus Parade.

Stirling church to host Folk Night fundraiser on Oct. 14

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Stirling – Remember the days when folk singers ruled the radio, and people sang along with artists such as Woody Guthrie, Ian and Sylvia, Joni Mitchell and The Kingston Trio?

Those days will be recreated on Saturday, Oct. 14, when St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church hosts its second Folk Night.

The event, a fundraiser to help pay for an elevator to improve accessibility at the church, will be hosted by local folk singer Ardith Irvine and church minister Morley Mitchell, who plays guitar and banjo.

There will be several other performers, including Mark Austin of Burlington and Gord and Diane Walford from Ottawa.

“It’s been very difficult to find people who sing folk in Stirling,” said Mitchell.

“Mostly, they do country. We’re a dying breed. Most of the great ones have passed away.”

Mitchell got hooked on folk music when he was quite young, hearing singers such as The Weavers and Alan Mills on radio. When he began playing guitar and banjo as a young man, that was the music he played, and soon he was caught up in the folk revival of the 1960s.

“In the fall of ‘62, I organized a trio in my home town of Port Arthur,” he said.

“We sought to emulate our heroes.”

In January 1963, Pete Seeger and his family were on a world tour that included a trip across Canada, with a stop in Fort William. His trio was asked to audition.

Nearly 55 years later, he still remembers it as if it happened yesterday.

“Pete Seeger straddled a chair and asked us to play something for him,” he said. That resulted in a gig opening the second half of Seeger’s show. It was a huge thrill for the three high school students.

“Tom Kelly was our lead singer, and he went on to share host duties of the last two years of Singalong Jubilee (on CBC Halifax),” he said. “He managed to make

Folk artists Ardith Irvine and Morley Mitchell are hosting a Folk Night fundraiser at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Stirling on Saturday, Oct. 14.

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a living performing for the rest of his life.”

Kelly died in 2012.

Mitchell ended up breaking up the trio when decided to become a Presbyterian minister, and was ordained in 1972.

“I kept on playing, but I changed from folk to folk-sounding gospel,” he said.

Irvine has been singing her whole life, specializing in all types of folk music from around the world.

“I always wanted to be a singer as long as I can remember,” she said. “I have been dabbling with different groups over the years.”

She has performed in several duos and was a backup singer on several recordings, most notably for award-winning Canadian artist Carroll Baker.

Irvine said last year’s Folk Night was a

big success.

“It was fabulous!” she said. “It was so much fun. People said they were feeling bad when they came but left feeling good.”

She hopes additional area folk artists can be found to take part if the church holds a similar event again next year.

Folk Night will take place from 7 to 9 a.m., with cookies and coffee. While it is a fundraiser, there is no set price for admission. If you can’t afford to pay anything, you are still welcome, she said.

“It’s a pay-what-you-can, but it is a fundraiser,” she said.

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Sept. 28 Northumberland OPP responded to a domestic disturbance at a Campbellford residence which led to a 24-year-old man being charged with three counts of failing to comply with a recognizance and one count of failing to comply with an undertaking.

His name was withheld to protect the identity of the victim.

Sept. 27 Police attended a Brighton neighbourhood following a complaint that one resident was possibly videotaping other residents. Officers determined that the camera was positioned on a nearby dumpster to monitor illegal dumping of garbage by non-residents.

Sept. 26 A Brighton family called police around 4:20 a.m. when they were awakened by their adult son throwing items around the house. Officers apprehended the man to ensure everyone’s safety and took him to a nearby hospital for assistance with his mental health crisis.

A homeowner on Old Wooler Road in Brighton reported the theft of a table saw, bicycle and lawn mower from his backyard shed over the

Warkworth — St. Paul's United Church will celebrate its 165th anniversary with a special service on Sunday, Oct 15 at 10:20 a.m.

Guest speaker Rev. Michael Blair will talk about reimagining the church in the past few weeks.

21st century.

Sept. 25 Blair is a member of the Order of MinA bailiff notified police of two veistry in the United Church of Canada and hicles being repossessed in AlnwickHaldimand and Cramahe townships in the event any vehicles were reported stolen. One owner did contact police and was told the vehicle had been repossessed.

A resident on County Road 2, near Fiddick Road in Cramahe Township, reported the theft of both licence plates (CBLK384) from his car sometime overnight.

Officers responded to six false alarms, one in Trent Hills, two in Hamilton Township and three in Brighton.

Northumberland OPP also investigated 14 accidental 911 calls, 12 motor vehicle collisions and 55 traffic-related complaints as well as conducted 14 RIDE programs during this period.

Police ask anyone with information related to the reported thefts to call the nearest OPP detachment. To remain anonymous, call Peterborough/ Northumberland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). You could be eligible for a cash reward up to $2,000 and not have to appear in court.

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Trent Hills: change in tax collection, arena to be demolished

BY JOHN CAMPBELL

Trent Hills — Property owners long in arrears on their taxes will have less time to make good what they owe.

Currently, tax arrears certificates are registered after properties are three or more years in arrears. The certificates permit the seizure and sale of the properties to pay off the outstanding debt and associated costs.

But as a result of legislative changes made by the province, municipalities now have the authority to register after two years, which Trent Hills plans on doing beginning Jan. 1, 2018.

Property owners affected by the change will be notified by the municipality “to encourage payment of tax arrears to avoid registration and additional related costs,” treasurer/director of finance Valerie Nesbitt said in a report.

She told council approximately 425 to 450 properties would be sent letters asking that arrangements to pay be made now before the change takes effect.

Nesbitt explained “it doesn't have to be the full amount” owed in property taxes for a municipality to initiate proceedings to recover what is long overdue.

She said Trent Hills averages five to seven tax sales a year.

She pointed out that even after a tax arrears certificate is registered, delinquent taxpayers still have a year to pay an outstanding bill in full.

Slightly more than the 10 per cent of the taxes Trent Hills collects is currently in arrears, which is a bit above the limit for what is considered acceptable.

Plans to demolish Hastings arena proceed The municipality has issued a request for quotation for the demolition and removal of the arena in Hastings, but it will first spend up to $17,000 to remove asbestos material from the building.

A structural assessment carried out last spring “indicated a significant amount of degradation to the structural supports of the arena due to corrosion,” community recreation officer Peter Burnett said in a report to council.

The arena has been vacant since 2013 but it “continues to have a financial impact on the municipality” because of costs related insurance, hydro, phone (maintained for security purposes) and legislated inspections, he said.

Its removal “will open up valuable downtown space for future development/projects,” he added.

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Hastings – Hastings’ eye-catching Canada 150 piano has found a new home at the Clock Tower Cultural Centre in Campbellford.

The beautiful, red and white poppythemed work by local artist Holly Hurlburt was gently transported to Campbellford this past week and now add lustre to a vital community cultural hub.

The piano, affectionately dubbed “Poppy” because of the design was unveiled at the Hastings Village Market during Canada Day celebrations. A large crowd was on hand to see the piano unveiled and hear it played.

The piano remained at the downtown location throughout the summer and was there for anyone to play, even though a couple of monsoon-like rainstorms dampened its sound. When not being used it was covered with a red and white tarp designed by Colette McMurran.

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The donated piano came from the former Cobourg Road Community Hall.

The large opening day crowd was a welcome surprise to Little, Hurlburt and others who supported the campaign which mirrored street piano initiatives in other communities.

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Little says it was suggested she approach Westben about housing the piano.

“I thought they might put it in a field near their barn but they wanted it for the Clocktower,” Little said. “They have lots of volunteers to move it where they want it when needed.”

Little says both Holly and her husband are long-time choir members at Westben so it is appropriate that they are taking care of the 100-year-old piano which was buffeted by the soggy summer.

Havelock — Names have been given to two new roads that will be built to connect with a major assisted living project and a future long term care facility the township hopes to develop on part of the 18 acre property off Old Norwood Road.

Seven residential lots are also to be developed north of where the Peterborough Housing Corporation (PHC) will build a 32-unit assisted living facility.

As part of its partnership with Peterborough Housing the municipality has agreed to donate land and build a fully serviced road with sidewalks east off Concession Street to connect with the PHC site and the future single family dwellings which will front onto the road.

The PHC project is estimated at $5 million to $6.5 million and includes two quad bungalows and a 24 unit building. The City of Peterborough has pledged $1 million with the PHC covering the rest of the building cost.

Council has agreed to name the road off Concession Street Smith Drive in honour of Jim and Lorraine Smith who sold their portion of the property

to the township with an eye to a long term care, seniors-related development.

Construction on the road is expected to start in the next few weeks.

A future road north off Old Norwood Road will be called Richards Drive after John and Gail Richards who also sold property to the municipality to help them put together a land parcel for the LTC development.

The township has accepted a $528,000 tender from Balterre Construction for the Smith Road project which is expected to run over two years. The total cost of the road/services project is approximately $924,000 and will be funded from Ontario Municipal Partnership Funds.

“You’re going to see stuff happening in the next few weeks,” said director of public works Brian McMillan. “You’re going to see lots happening in the future which I’m sure council is eager to see.

“It will be great to see this now start to move forward,” Mayor Ron Gerow added. “(As for) the housing project the work is underway for shovels in the ground for spring.”

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Marmora and Lake council announces candidate to fill vacant seat SUE DICKENS

Marmora — Chosen from a list of 11 candidates, Marmora and Lake municipal council announced that Judy Durbatch will be filling the seat left vacant when Coun. Elaine Jones resigned on July 31.

The decision was announced at their regularly scheduled council meeting on Sept. 19. Many of the other candidates who put their name forward for the position attended to hear council’s decision.

“To each and every one of you who has come forward and wished to be involved in your community as a councillor, once again, we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts," said Mayor Terry Clemens commented, admitting it was not an easy task.

He added, “The community thanks you. The community needs people who are interested in our well-being.”

Durbatch will take her seat at the next regular meeting, which will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. She has 26 years in the municipal field, starting as an administrative assistant, advancing to municipal clerk and retiring in December 2013. She also had a another career as a legal secretary in Peterborough at one time.

“Although I have not held a council position, I feel my municipal experience would be beneficial in completing the tasks of council in the last year of its four-year term,” she wrote in her letter to council when seeking the position.

When this council position opened up, Durbatch said she talked with her family about her interest in applying before putting her name forward. “I truly missed dealing with people and I thought this would be a new experience,” she told the Central Hastings

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“Because it is only the last year of a four-year term, it doesn’t take away from what council has envisioned that they are finishing up, and they don’t have to take time out to train a new councillor and show them the ropes.”

She is looking forward to working with council and said, “I appreciate their confidence in my ability to assist them in their final year.”

Durbatch added she will not be throwing her hat in the ring at the next municipal election in 2018, but commented, “I truly hope that the people that had their name in this time for the one-year term, I hope they keep their interest in the community and will put their name forward for the next election.”

In one final comment, she noted, “I also hope I can continue on the job that Elaine was doing and that she feels

Theatre hires new artistic director

Ken MacDougall has been hired as the new artistic director for the Stirling Festival Theatre.

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Stirling — A longtime associate of the Stirling Festival Theatre has been hired as the new artistic director.

Ken MacDougall started his new job right after Labour Day. He replaced David Vanderlip, who has moved on to other ventures. comfortable in what I do.

MacDougall has been involved with the SFT for About Judy Durbatch: many years as a writer, director and actor. He has been particularly involved in creating the annual pantomime, Born and raised in Toronto, Durbatch said one of the theatre's most popular events. her grandmother was born in Deloro, so she “I first came in 1999,” he said. “I did my first panto has been coming to Marmora since she was in 2000.” a newborn to her grandparent’s home on the Prior to becoming artistic director, MacDougall was lake. already in charge of writing and directing “My husband Ken and I moved here and both the panto and the fall children's prohave been here 42 years, raised four daughters duction. This year it's The Haunted Manand have 14 grandkids,” she told the Central sion and the October dinner theatre. Now, Hastings News. he will also be directing the SFS Academy Durbatch worked for the former Village of (formerly the Young Company) producMarmora, and after amalgamation in 2001, she tions. was the only office employee who was tran“The big thing I'm in the midst of is plansitioned to work for the new municipality of ning the 2018 season,” he said. This will inMarmora and Lake — something she is glad clude more upper hall events, more concerts happened. and special events such as standup comedy Durbatch said she is “thrilled that so many to attract a wider audience. people showed an interest in their municipality” “My mantra moving forward is making and put their name forward for the seat vacated new friends and reconnecting old,” he said.

by Coun. Jones.

“We have thousands of people coming here

for panto. We want to find ways to get those people here for the rest of the year.”

MacDougall, who is originally from Cape Breton, has extensive experience as a writer, director and actor, both on the stage and on television.

“I've been on TV shows like Murdoch Mysteries, Mayday and Degrassi,” he said.

His wife, Jane McClelland, is also an actor, and has done voice-over for an animated film.

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Concert could raise $35,000 Eagles Nest’s Canada 150 project celebrated for Hospice Norwood

BY BILL FREEMAN

Norwood — A special Mother’s Day concert by The Next Generation Leahy at the Asphodel-Norwood Community Centre could raise $35,000 for Hospice Norwood.

The Norwood Agricultural Society is sponsoring the concert by Doug and Jennifer Leahy and their six talented children as a 150th anniversary gift to the community with all the proceeds going to the Hospice Norwood campaign and its goal of establishing a two-bed facility in town.

The capital campaign has a goal of $500,000 to help upgrade and repurpose a century home on Peterborough Street (Highway 7) in the village into a hospice.

The house was the longtime home of the late J.J. Stewart and his wife Marguerite; it’s been sold to Hospice Norwood by the Stewart family for $1.

“The fair board wanted to do something special,” agricultural society manager Paul Quinlan said, talking about the fair’s sesquicentennial in 2018. “This is going to be a really, really good show and the fair board is excited about it.”

With 1,000 reserved seats at $35 each, the concert could realize a $35,000 windfall.

“One hundred per cent of the sales go to hospice. The fair board is picking up

the bill. Whatever you get from the tickets is yours,” Quinlan told a Sept. 19 hospice meeting.

The community centre has special bond with the Leahy family. In 2013 The Leahys played a sold-out show as part of the Norwood IODE’s 100th anniversary celebration. Now it’s the next generation’s turn with Adele, 13, Gregory, 12, Angus, 10, Cecilia, eight, Joseph, seven and Evelyn, five, joining their parents on stage.

“It’s a wonderful thing. It’s a pretty big deal,” said committee member Doug Pearcy. “We’re very grateful.”

“We are so excited and very grateful to the fair board,” committee member Rose Millett added.

“Having put on a Leahy show, some of us know what's involved and it’s a huge amount of time, work and money and we can’t thank Paul and the fair board enough. (It’s) so extremely generous and a great show of support for Hospice Norwood,” said Millett.

In 2008, local bands turned international hitmakers Three Days Grace and My Darkest Days rocked the A-N Centre.

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES • Safe, competent and efficient operation of departmental equipment as part of winter maintenance maintenance program including using a tandem snow plow with plow and wing, front end loader and other equipment as required.

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Bancroft — Eagles Nest, a town park and an Algonquin story interpretive trail, was celebrated on Sept. 30.

The launch was organized by the volunteer project committee and included representatives from Bancroft, municipalities and organizations throughout North Hastings as well as community volunteers alongside Mike Bossio, MP for Hastings-Lennox and Addington.

“This is a fantastic project for the community,” said Bossio. “Bancroft has such an impressive landmark in the Eagles Nest and I am thrilled that we are finding ways to bring our Indigenous and settler communities together to learn more about each other and celebrate our shared heritage for Canada’s 150th birthday.”

Eagles Nest is a town park overlooking the community of Bancroft. Earlier this year Bossio announced Canada 150 funding of $67,300 for the Eagles Nest project, on behalf of the Honourable Mélanie Joly, minister of Canadian heritage.

At the ceremony Bossio brought greetings from Joly who stated “the government of Canada is proud to support reconciliation initiatives that shine a light on the rich heritage, achievements and cultures of Indigenous peoples, including the Eagles Nest project — an Algonquin story.

A reception followed at Bancroft’s Club 580.

Peter Whitehead of the Bancroft

Trails Committee and Steve Wilkins of the Bancroft Area Stewardship Council, co-chairs of the project, thanked the volunteers.

“This is not only a project that provides an opportunity to share unique stories of our shared past with the Algonquin people, but has also helped us develop relationships that will provide for new opportunities of working together into the future. It is community development at its best," said Paul Jenkins, the acting mayor of the Bancroft.

Stephen Hunter, Algonquin negotiation representative to the Algonquins of Ontario, spoke on behalf of Kijicho Manito Madaouskarini Algonquin First Nation, and said: “This project was of great significance to our people in and around the Bancroft area. We are pleased to share our language, traditions and our knowledge of this land with others. Algonquin members recognize this trail system as an example of meaningful engagement and a step forward in the spirit of truth and reconciliation.”

Drummers welcomed attendees as they arrived and Ada Tinney provided a special smudge ceremony. Participants enjoyed a short walk of the Hawkwatch Trail Loop where many of the Algonquin story panels can be found.

In addition to the funding from the federal government, Whitehead and Wilkins recognized the Town of Bancroft for its continued support for this initiative.

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New Hastings principal likes rural connections

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Peterborough – Peterborough Public Health (PPH) has confirmed three cases of mumps in the Peterborough area.

“Mumps is circulating in our community so we are asking residents to watch for symptoms and see their healthcare provider if they are feeling ill,” medical officer of health Dr. Rosana Salvaterra said. “It’s also important to follow good infection control practices to prevent its spread such as ensuring you are vaccinated against mumps and not sharing objects like cups and eating utensils.”

Mumps is a contagious disease caused by a virus; the most common symptom is swollen salivary glands which cause one or both cheeks to become puffy. Mumps also causes fever and headache. People who have symptoms usually get better after a week or two but mumps can sometimes cause can also cause serious complications.

Anyone who hasn’t been fully vaccinated is at increased risk of catching the disease compared with people who have been fully vaccinated or who have already had mumps. People born in or after 1970 are not considered immune unless they’ve either received two doses of the mumps vaccine, also called MMR (measles-mumpsrubella) or MMRV (measles-mumps-rubellavaricella) or have been diagnosed with mumps.

Those born before 1970 are considered to be immune.

The health unit recommends that anyone

Hastings – Teachers find plenty of inspiration from students, says Connie Hodson, new principal at Hastings Public School.

Hodson is no stranger to the area, taking over from Sarah Rogers (now at Westmount) after five years as principal at Hillcrest in Campbellford and a stint as VP in Havelock. She grew up in the Norwood area and graduated from Norwood District High School.

“Teaching is a great job,” says Hodson. “As parents, we all have influence over our own children, but as teachers, its influence from our children. We’re not the good teachers we are unless our kids inspire us in the same way. It’s very much a twoway street.”

Hodson came to the profession a little later than most working as an educational assistant, teacher and consultant before moving into administration.

“I’ve loved every job I’ve ever had in education. I’m very lucky.”

She finds small rural especially exciting because of the close bonds that develop between students, families and staff. That happens in large schools, too, but not on the same scale, she says.

“I like the rural communities because you get to know the students and their parents. You feel like it's home, like it’s part of the family. As a teacher in a larger school you see a smaller segment; as principal in a small school, you know everyone.”

She’s already felt the “warmth” from Hast-

who is not fully vaccinated yet should see their healthcare provider or if they don’t have one call PPH at 705-743-1000 to get up to date and fully protected.

Pregnant women are most at risk; women who are pregnant who get mumps during the first trimester have a higher risk of miscarriage.

Mumps activity has increased in 2017 in several parts of North America including Ontario; according to Public Health Ontario between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31 there have been 169 cases of mumps (158 confirmed and 11 probable) reported in Ontario.

The case counts for 2017 are the highest in the past eight years.

Mumps spread easily through droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. People can catch it by breathing the air where an infected person has coughed or sneezed; touching an infected surface and then touching their nose or mouth or sharing objects, likes cups and eating utensils, with someone who has mumps.

A person with mumps can spread the infection from seven days before to five days after they have symptoms. Up to half of people may have very mild symptoms or no symptoms at all, although these people can still spread the virus.

Get vaccinated... For the best protection children should receive the two recommended doses of mumps vaccine; children need to get one dose of each at the following ages, one-year-old and four to six-years-old. Since the approval of the mumps vaccine in 1969 the number of reported mumps cases has gone by more than 99 per cent.

OPP investigations lead to charges

BY SUE DICKENS

Marmora – It’s been a busy time for the Central Hastings OPP as they have been investigating several reports made to them including a theft and a report of a man suspected of being intoxicated.

Members of the OPP are investigating the theft of a boat and trailer from a cottage located on Dickey Lake in the Township of Marmora and Lake.

Sometime between Sept. 17 and Sept. 29, suspect(s) took a 1986 Giesler Cedar Strip 16foot boat with a 35 HP Mercury engine and aluminum EZ Load trailer.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Central Hastings OPP at 613-473-4234 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

As well a report of a recovered stolen allterrain vehicle (ATV) was made to the Central Hastings OPP on Sept. 30 by a resident in De-

loro.

That same resident had reported their ATV stolen on Sept. 28 and wanted to let the OPP know they had located it at another residence in Deloro.

As a result of the investigation, 26-year-old Jeffrey Philippe of Marmora has been charged with possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, and breach of probation.

He is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 26.

Central Hastings OPP also investigated a report of a man who had gone to the local Beer Store and was refused service because he was thought to be intoxicated. That report was made on Sept. 26.

The man left in a vehicle and police were called. A short time later the driver was located in Centre Hastings and charged with impaired driving. He will appear in Ontario court of justice in Belleville on Oct. 12.

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When she drove into school on her first day, two students came to the car and offered to carry things in for her. “Isn’t that a nice thing to come into?”

There have been a few staff changes with the school filling a Grade 7-8 position late after a shift to another school. Hodson also hopes parents get involved in the school council which she calls an important “advisory to the principal.”

“When you’re a new principal to the area, it’s important to have that connection; to know perspectives from different people.”

Hodson says she very aware of the positive things that have been happening at HPS. “A wise plan when you first start is to find out how everything is and why it is. It’s not a good plan to go in and start changing things until you find out if there really needs to be a change. There are lots of great things happening here so we just work on those.”

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CELEBRATING SUCCESS IN BUSINESS EXCELLENCE: HIDDEN GOLDMINE BAKERY WINS PRESTIGIOUS COMMUNITY FUTURES ONTARIO MEMBERS’ CHOICE AWARD “Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.” Demosthenes, Statesman & Orator, Ancient Greece.

Hidden Goldmine Bakery, owned by Cheryl and Brad Freeman, established in 2004, demonstrates this approach. The Hidden Goldmine Bakery was honoured earlier this fall with the Members’ Choice Award at the annual Awards Gala dinner of Community Futures Ontario. Cheryl’s grandmother’s brown sugar fudge recipe was the first stepping stone of evolution for this small business, which has continued to steadily grow over the past 12 years. The original Hidden Goldmine Fudge Nugget not only aligns with the history of their area (the first gold mine in Ontario) but it was immediately identified that this style of baking triggered a “just like Grandma used to make” memory for their customers and that selling this product, and the resulting nostalgic experience, was a winning idea.

This is a true grassroots story. Cheryl and her daughters would sell their baking at craft sales and fairs within their local communities.

It’s from these humble beginnings the Freemans created a small bakery (just 400 square feet) that was built onto their family home in 2007. No doubt, many of you local readers will recall visiting the bakery in those early days and the warmth associated with being welcomed into their home, literally.

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With a strong philosophy of steady continuous improvement and growth, their iconic baking started leaving through the front and back door as they evolved to a strong two pronged retail and wholesale business model. Securing a wholesale contract with Kawartha Dairy contributed to the company’s continued growth, brand awareness and extended customer base past Hastings County’s boundaries. It only seemed fitting for Kawartha Dairy to also use Hidden Goldmine Bakery chocolate chip cookies for their ice cream sandwiches. And so, the Freemans continued to show excellence in their business operations as they grew; hiring more staff and beginning to look forward to the new possibilities ahead.

Hidden Goldmine Bakery offers flavours from the past in downtown Madoc The Freemans purchased the historic Kincaid Building in downtown Madoc in 2012 and the work began to transform the building into the new home of the bakery. This investment into the downtown core has helped to improve the aesthetics of the quaint town and has cottagers and locals alike hopping out of their vehicles and walking the main street. Today, Hidden Goldmine Bakery has been in business for 13 years and are celebrating their baker’s dozen anniversary, this summer marks 5 years at their new location. The 4,000 square ft. bakery and café serves up hot lunches, specialty drinks, baked goods and new this year, they are scooping ice cream out of their latest addition, the Miners Malt Shoppe.

Brad and Cheryl understand the value of a strong community and are committed to using local ingredients and are dedicated to hiring local staff and working together to develop a confident, socially aware and enthusiastic youth workforce. Over the years, the business has expanded to include a unique, one-of-a-kind shopping experience offering home décor, antiques and local preserves. The Freemans have been successful in creating a trendy, cultural experience that is inspiring to other businesses. Some of their most popular goods are their fresh fruit pies, rustic style breads, the original fudge nuggets, as well as the best butter tarts you will ever taste. Who doesn’t enjoy a perfectly crafted butter tart just like grandma used to make?

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Hidden Goldmine Bakery has been a client of Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) of North & Central Hastings and South Algonquin since 2004. This supportive partnership between Hidden Goldmine Bakery and CFDC has assisted and influenced the accelerated business expansion and growth over the years.

“CFDC has offered us consistent support throughout the growth of our business.” said Cheryl, owner of Hidden Goldmine Bakery.

“Together, we have evolved our grand vision into life.”

“The CFDC’s strong business advisory team has encouraged each step of our 13 year business adventure.” Brad, owner of Hidden Goldmine Bakery adds.“We have entrusted the CFDC staff and board of directors to be our independent business ear, offering insight and experience to help develop our ideas into steps of success.”

“We are proud of the success of the Hidden Goldmine Bakery whom we have worked with for the past 13 years. We have seen them grow from a one person operation to a significant employer for the area with 15 employees and a beautiful downtown location.They have worked hard to build a successful business which has contributed to an increasingly healthier economy -- exactly what the CFDC strives to achieve. Congratulations Cheryl & Brad Freeman of the Hidden Goldmine Bakery, downtown Madoc, on your achievement”, said John Kirby, Vice-Chair Community Futures Development Corporation of North & Central Hastings and South Algonquin.

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Trent Hills supports Havelock long-term care home

Stirlingtrained kickboxer Dylan Dufour wins title

BY JOHN CAMPBELL

Dylan Dufour, of Trenton, represented R.A.D. Kickboxing of Stirling at his first competition in August, where he came home a winner.

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BY TERRY MCNAMEE

Stirling – There’s nothing like winning the first competition you enter. Just ask Dylan Dufour, of Trenton.

The 25-year-old trains at R.A.D Kickboxing in Stirling, where he is coached by Rob Scott. He started kickboxing about a year ago, and competed for the first time in late August.

He came home with the championship trophy in the Elite C class, winning by a second-round knockout.

Kickboxing is a form of modern martial arts that combines moves from traditional disciplines such as karate, tae kwon do and Muay Thai (Thai boxing). Scott explained that kickboxing events are divided by weight and by the amount of ring experience the fighter has. Dufour competes in the 190-pound weight class for fighters who are entering their first, second or third fight. After three fights, he will move

up a level.

Dufour said he got interested in martial arts after being invited by a friend to give it a try.

“I’ve always been athletic,” he said. “However, most of my time was spent in the gym lifting weights until I got a spontaneous invite from a buddy to try a R.A.D. Kickboxing (class), and ever since then I’ve been addicted to the sport.”

He encourages others to give the sport a try.

“It takes a lot of physical and mental personal discipline,” Dufour said. “The workouts are intense and you’ll find yourself digging deeper then ever just to finish them, but the best part of all is getting into incredible shape and making great new friends.”

Now that he has his first competition behind him, he is eager to enter another one. He is training hard for his next event, which is coming up in Peterborough on Nov. 18.

“There is no better adrenaline rush than stepping into the ring,” Dufour said.

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Trent Hills – The municipality has endorsed Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township’s bid for a 128-bed long-term care home.

Council agreed to send a letter of support to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s deputy minister in the licensing and policy branch following a presentation by HBM Mayor Ron Gerow on Sept. 19.

The township has been soliciting endorsements of the project from neighbouring municipalities at the suggestion of the Minister of Health, Dr. Eric Hoskins, following “a very successful meeting” with the minister in August.

He “is in the process of making some final decisions and we hope to hear some positive results over the next couple of months,” Gerow told council. “It’s been a long (and) very arduous process for us in our community.”

The township submitted its application in 2011. It purchased 18 acres on the south side of Havelock and has allocated five of those for the home.

“Over the last five years, the township has directed considerable resources to that property to ensure that it’s properly serviced and ready to go,” Gerow said.

The home would be “a rural hub” serving not just Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, but also the townships of North Kawartha, Duoro-Dummer and Asphodel-Norwood, as well as Trent Hills and the Municipality of Marmora and Lake.

“We believe health care should know no boundaries,” Gerow said, and that “rural ratepayers should have the right to stay in or near

their communities. And we strongly believe that our 128-bed long-term care home will address the rural capacity needs.”

The six municipalities’ combined population is 34,680, according to the 2016 census, with 15,695 of them being over the age of 55.

The average age of residents in long-term care homes is 85, and as of last year, there were 975 people older than that residing in the area.

Gerow said the number of people on a wait list for long-term care beds has grown from 1,943 to roughly 3,000 since April 2014, and it “continues to grow by the week.”

Coun. Cathy Redden asked who would own or manage the home.

Gerow replied that the licence to operate would belong to the municipality, but it “would have every right to enter into a management agreement with an operator. It’s no secret that our community has been working with Aon out of Peterborough” since the project was conceived. It “would be our hope that at the end of the day, we would have a management agreement with Aon.” Its portfolio includes longterm care homes in Belleville and Tweed.

After council voted to give its support, Deputy Mayor Bob Crate commended Gerow and his council for the “diligence and patience” they have shown over the years.

“I know you had many, many hurdles to overcome to try to do this,” he said. “It’s something we definitely need in our area and I’m very pleased that we could support you.”

Gerow thanked council for its endorsement, adding: “We’re the most excited we’ve been in six years about this. I hope we’re finally getting to the end of the process.”

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BY JOHN CAMPBELL

BY BILL FREEMAN

Peterborough – Taking on the biggest fish in the pond to open the Kawartha Junior High School Football League season was probably a good thing for the Norwood District High School Knights.

The Knights travelled to Peterborough to take on the defending league and Central Ontario Secondary Schools Association AAA champion Thomas A. Stewart (TAS) Griffins and were on the short end of a 57-12 juggernaut. As one-sided as the score was the Knights didn’t back down and managed to drive in for a couple of touchdowns.

Norwood and Haliburton Highlands are the lone A schools in the nine team league which also includes AA schools Adam Scott, Kenner, Fenelon Falls, Crestwood and Holy Cross with AAA TAS and St. Peter rounding out the league.

TAS and Adam Scott share first place with 2-0 records.

The Knights host Kenner on Oct. 6 then travel to Holy Cross on Oct. 12. Fenelon Falls comes to Norwood on Oct. 17. Norwood District High School travels to St. Peter on Oct. 20 and wraps up regular season action on Oct. 26 Magnus Chamberlain of the Knights carries the ball during Kawartha junior league action against Thomas A. Stewart. Bill Freeman/Metroland against Haliburton Highlands.

Five games in, Campbellford Rebels continue to flail

BY JOHN CAMPBELL

Campbellford – The Campbellford Rebels are reliving last season by digging themselves a hole in the Provincial Junior Hockey League standings.

They're mired in last place in the East Todd Division and are still looking for their first win after five games.

Campbellford was smoked 12-0 and 12-1 by the Port Hope Panthers to open the season, and then got hammered 10-3

by Gananoque and 13-0 by Picton before playing its first home game last Saturday at the Warkworth arena.

It did not go well. The Amherstview Jets did what every other team in the division has been doing to the Rebels, and that was administer a thrashing, this one by a score of 9-1.

In all, it's five goals for and 56 against for the Rebels.

The only players to have scored so far are Travis Bennett, Benny Scarr-Cromas,

Kurt Gibbs, Brock Gregory and Matt Moran.

Travis Frankland, Mike Ellis and Nathan Walford have shared goaltending duties and combined have faced 305 shots, stopping 249 of them for a save percentage of .816.

The Rebels travel to Napanee Friday for their next game and then host the Picton Pirates Saturday at the CampbellfordSeymour Community Centre. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

Colborne – The Northumberland Stars have yet to lose in regulation.

The team won its first two games and then dropped two of its next three contests, both in overtime.

The Stars' 3-0-2 record leaves them sitting in the middle of the pack in the South Division of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League, tied for fifth place with the Tottenham Steam at eight points.

The St. George Ravens lead the division with seven wins in seven matches.

The Stars fell 8-7 to the Ravens Oct. 1 despite outshooting the home side 70-46, holding a 7-3 lead heading into the third period, and getting a five-point performance from the game's first star, Tyler McGregor, who scored four goals.

The Ravens' Jackson Swindells, the game's second star, played a huge role in deciding the game, making 63 saves, as did his teammate, Joshua Gill, who registered two goals and two assists, one of them on the game-winning goal in OT. Tim Lavigne, Matt Davies and Evan Wasylyk also scored for the Stars. Robert James collected four assists.

Northumberland scored four straight goals, three of them on the power play, to break a 3-3 tie in the second period, only to see the home team follow suit in the final 20 minutes, to force overtime.

Curtis Campbell stopped 38 of the 46 shots he faced.

The game was the third in three nights for Northumberland.

It began its long weekend with a 4-3 shootout loss to the North York Renegades Sept. 29.

The home team built a 3-0 lead before the Stars replied on a goal by James at 18:40 in the first period. Northumberland tied it with two goals in the second, by Tyler Brackin and Wasylyk.

The Renegades won the game in a shootout with Jonathan Schillaci scoring the winner.

Northumberland's Aaron Esposito was named the game's second star, stopping 37 of 41 shots.

The Stars rebounded by downing the Toronto Predators 6-1 the following day. Davies led the way with a hat trick, while Brackin, Wasylyk and Bo Stevenson potted one goal apiece.

Northumberland will play its first home game at the Keeler Centre Oct. 13 against the Oshawa Riverkings. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

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Campbellford – A new playground has been added to the list of Friends of Ferris (FofF) Provincial Park completed projects.

The playground is ready for use thanks to volunteers who have been working on a number of projects to enhance the park experience for everyone.

“We refurbished the old swing set that was in the park with new seats, a new tot seat and even an inclusive swing,” said Barb Hogan, president of FofF. The project was made possible thanks to a $4,000 grant from the Campellford Seymour Commu- The Ferris Provincial Park playground. Submitted photo nity Foundation (CSCF), $1,300 from the Rotary park.

Club of Campbellford and a $10,000 anonyThe annual dry stone wall workshop, held remous gift to FofF. Ontario Parks paid the bal- cently, is one of the many events that FofF hosts. ance.

Friends of Ferris members have also worked “With the DeBug all-terrain wheelchair pur- to update trails with new signage for walking/ chased in 2013 with CSCF grant funding, this hiking/biking, has built boardwalks and also new addition helps make the park even more ac- added six new park benches over time. cessible for everyone,” Hogan added.

“The playground project was the result of a The playground and all-terrain wheelchair great collaboration of organizations. A huge are among the most recent important projects thank you to all who helped with this project,” that Friends of Ferris has worked hard to make said Hogan. a reality.

FofF is holding its annual general meeting The playground area is in the vicinity of the on Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. at the main office of Ferris Dry Stone Wall, a feature that sees a network Provincial Park. of stone walls about four kilometres long and The election of the executive will be followed at least 100 years old which criss-cross the area’s by the monthly meeting. Contact Barb Hogan at rolling farmland in this 200-hectare provincial 705-632-0894 for more information.

The Pickled Onion opens doors

(From left) Coun. Cathy Redden, owners Richard Chaplin and Janet Snelgrove and Dawn Hammond of the Trent Hills Chamber celebrate the opening of the Pickled Onion. Sue Dickens/Metroland

BY SUE DICKENS

Campbellford – Breaded pickled spears and a basket ‘o rings are just the starters on the menu at The Pickled Onion, a newly opened restaurant in town.

Formerly Karma’s By the River it is located at 18 Bridge St. W. (at the corner of Bridge Street West and Queen Street).

Owners Janet Snelgrove and Richard Chaplin, partners in life and partners in business, have brought their expertise to their restaurant with Janet’s skills as a restaurant manager and Richard’s as a chef.

“We’re more of a meat and potatoes kind of restaurant,” she told the Trent Hills News, following an official opening which had been preceded by a “soft” opening of their new premises.

“I’m actually using a lot of my mom’s (Sandra Snelgrove) recipes, she passed away in Janu-

ary and I want to keep her alive and this is how I am going to do it,” she added.

At the time of the interview the couple, who live in Peterborough, said they plan on moving to Campbellford.

“It’s beautiful here. I love the people, the town, I’ve always been drawn to it,” she explained.

For Richard it’s returning to his family’s roots. “My family settled here back in the early 1700s, the Dunks, my grandmother was a Dunk,” he noted.

The restaurant is “a growing step” for us,” explained Richard, who has owned Norwood Pizza for the past six years.

Salads, sandwiches and wraps, a whole menu section devoted to homemade burgers and a kids menu are all on the table at this restaurant which seats 30, is licensed and offers bar seating too. Richard, the chef, said his favourite menu item to make is the mushroom Swiss burger.

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Bingo! Campbellford hospital benefits from legion

BY SUE DICKENS

Campbellford – When folks shouted “Bingo!” they were doing it not just for the fun but to raise money for the Campbellford Memorial Hospital (CMH).

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #380 Warkworth hosts a twice monthly volunteer-run bingo session at the Hometown Bingo located in Cobourg.

As a result of the popularity of the bingo the legion was able to donate $3,000 to the hospital which was accepted by CMH emergency department physician Dr. Bruce Bain.

The money will be used to help fund the purchase of a new portable ultrasound machine for the emergency department.

The Smile Cookie campaign and Jumpstart here in Campbellford also donated to the worthwhile cause of much needed medical equipment.

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Comic legend MacDonald coming to Belleville for CMHA tonight Belleville – They say laughter is the best medicine.

So, the Canadian Mental Health Association Hastings and Prince Edward Branch is bringing one of Canada’s favourite comedians to Belleville for what’s sure to be one funny fundraiser.

Stand-up legend Mike MacDonald will perform tonight, Thursday, Oct. 5 at the Greek Hall at 70 Harder Dr. Tickets for the 19+ event are $20. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.

“Day to day, it’s healthy to laugh,” said Sheila Quinn, a CMHA staffer behind the event. “We’re trying to put on a fun event.”

The event will also have a cash bar and silent auction.

Funds raised will help the CMHA cover a range of services it provides, from helping with the region’s homelessness crunch through operation of its transitional housing units, to providing support to those battling addictions.

And MacDonald is a great person for the CMHA to bring in to help with the cause.

MacDonald, at age 63, has a had a lengthy career in comedy, highlighted by his CBC prime-time specials from the 1990s, Mike MacDonald on Target and My House My Rules.

He’s also gone public with his own struggles with mental health and has spoken about his fight with depression and bipolar disorder.

The Canadian Mental Health Association, Hastings & Prince Edward Counties Branch, is a non-profit agency that strives to enhance the mental wellness and quality of life of people in the diverse community.

Through direct services, education, advocacy and consumer involvement the organization works together to create an environment that supports mental well-being.

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Police raid Moira apartment, Theatre guild season to start seize shotgun Belleville police raided an apartment on Moira Street and arrested a man for possessing a shotgun while under a court-ordered firearms prohibition.

Police said in a statement John Collingridge Jr. was arrested after the Belleville police intelligence and street crime unit – with backup from the force’s tactical team – raided an apartment on Moira Street Wednesday, Sept. 27. They seized a loaded .12 gauge shotgun, police said in a

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During the course of the raid, police encountered a pitbull type dog that was acting aggressively toward officers. A police official said the animal was “controlled through the use of a nonlethal use of force. Additionally, the dog was alive and well when the officers left the residence.”

Collingridge, meanwhile, was held for a show cause hearing Thursday Sept. 28.

Many in the theatre guild’s Open House audience Friday took advantage of an invitation to join Moira Forrester on stage to sing one of the songs from the spring musical she will be directing.

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As one of Belleville’s oldest and most significant cultural organizations, the Belleville Theatre Guild was front and centre last Friday with its annual Open House as part of Ontario’s Cultural Days.

The Pinnacle Playhouse drew an enthusiastic crowd to witness snippets from upcoming shows of the season, membership renewals, volunteer opportunities, information and meet and greet.

Then it was up to the stage area where actors from the Thornton Wilder classic, “Our Town” performed a sketch. The show opens Thursday, Oct. 12 and runs through Oct. 28.

Next up was a description of “Noises Off,” a classic British sex farce about conflicts within a theatre cast both on and off stage.

“Marion Bridge” is named after the real community in Cape Breton where three sisters of various

ages are thrown together and must learn all about each other all over again, followed by “ The Curious Savage” about a wealthy new resident of a nursing home and her family, the other residents and nursing home staff.

Moira Nikander-Forrester, director of the guild’s annual musical, practically recruited half or more of her cast by inviting the audience to join her on stage to sing Irving Berlin’s hit song from that show, also an “anthem” of the theatre – “There’s No Business Like Show Business.” Participants from children to seniors were quick to take advantage of the opportunity to join her.

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James Gilchrist, the author of the book Marchmont Distributing Home, explained the home took in “children who were deprived, one way or another.”

But, despite the sad nature of the story, the home was a “Godsend,” he said.

It was run by religious people who truly believed they were providing the kids “a better home.”

The plaque will eventually be installed at the intersection of Yeomans and Moira. It was the sixth and final plaque the historical society unveiled over the summer to celebrate Belleville’s 200th and Canada’s 150th year.

BY STEPHEN PETRICK

Belleville – The British Home Children who came to Belleville will never be forgotten.

A plaque commemorating the city’s famous Marchmont Distribution Home was unveiled Thursday, Sept.

28 by the Hastings County Historical Society during a touching ceremony at the Belleville Club.

The home existed at what is now the area of Yeomans Street and Moira Street West from 1870 to 1925 and took in about 10,000 orphaned, abandoned and impoverished British children.

They were taken from workhouses, industrial schools and the streets and brought across the ocean to be placed as indentured farm workers and domestics.

Their stories walk a fine line between tragedy and triumph.

Stirling man, Doug Ray, dies in crash Havelock - A 68-year-old Stirling man is dead after a motorcycle crash Sunday on Highway 7.

The collision took place east of Havelock shortly before noon on Sunday. Peterborough County OPP report Ray was driving his motorcycle west when he was hit by an eastbound vehicle attempting to turn left on Sama Park Road.

Douglas Ray, 68, of StirlingRawdon Township, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle, a woman, was treated for minor injuries at an area hospital. Highway, between Belmont 2nd Line and Blairton Road, was closed for several hours.

At press time, no charges against the driver of the vehicle had been released by police.

Sandra Joyce (left) and Karen Mahoney, representatives of British Home Child Group International, celebrate the unveilAs the plaque states, “in some cases conditions. ing of a plaque to honour Marchmont Disthese children encountered heavy la“Many of the home children gained bour demands on the farms with dif- education, overcame loneliness and tribution Home.

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A 26-year-old Quinte West man is facing three child-pornography related charges, following a Belleville Police criminal investigation.

Tanner Neron has been charged with possession of child pornography, making sexually explicit material available to a person under 16 years of age and luring a person under the age of 16 by means of telecommunications.

In September, 2017, members of the Belleville Police Service Criminal Investigations Division began an investigation into the luring of a boy, under age 16.

As a result of this members of the criminal investigations and the tech crimes unit executed a search warrant at a residence in the east end of Quinte West.

Neron was released with several conditions. He must not be alone with any person under the age of 18 years, not possess or access a device which can access the internet

and not to be in a park, a school, daycare, ice-rink, pool, or any other public recreation area or facility.

He’s scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 26.

Anyone with information which would assist in this investigation can contact Det. Sgt. Ian Jarvis of the Criminal Investigations Branch at 613-966-0882 ext. 2312 or Quinte Crime Stoppers.

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Budapest’s stunning, mesmerizing ‘Illumination Tour’

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I’ve had the good fortune to enjoy Budapest’s “Illumination Tour” by boat on two separate occasions now, years apart, and if you ever find yourself in this beautiful city, then it’s a not-to-be-missed spectacle. Cruising along the Danube at night is the perfect way to view this magnificent light show, for the river bisects the two parts of the city, Buda and Pest. You’ll then be able to enjoy the eye-popping scenery while taking photos of both well-lit sections of the city from your vantage point – without doing a lot of walking or driving.

The first time that I did this illumination tour was several years ago, on my first visit to the capital city of Hungary, and it was part of a package that included a Folklore Concert and a dinner cruise. The concert proved to be a great way for me to get an overview of the music, costumes and traditional dances of Hungary, and then this performance was accompanied by a romantic, panoramic view of the brightly lit city at night via a late-night dinner cruise.

However, I still remember that it seemed a bit unusual for me to be dining at such a late hour, for the buffet was at 10:30 pm, which is long past my normal dining time. I recall that I also had some difficulty eating because I kept wanting to grab my camera to get another photo.

There were simply so many spectacular sights to see!

Well, I found myself back in Budapest this past summer, taking the “Gems of Southeast Europe” AmaWaterways River Cruise, which would take me on the Danube from Budapest to Bucharest. The very first night of the trip included an “Illumination Tour” of this fabulous city. Just like that first time several years ago, I found myself in awe of the beauty that surrounded me on both sides of the river, and I again spent much of the tour capturing the spectacle in photos.

One of the most breathtaking views of the cruise has to be the Buda Castle District, for here I saw the white-stoned, castle-like Fisherman’s Bastion (with its seven towers), the Royal Palace, and the graceful tower of the Matthias Church all lit up high above me in the distance.

Beneath Budapest’s Castle Hill is a labyrinth of caves, tunnels, and cellars, and night tours of a section of these are open to the public.

If you’re spending some time in Budapest, all of these structures would be worthy of individual visits. In particular, I’d check out the Royal Palace, for it houses the Budapest History Museum, the Hungarian National Gallery, and the National Szechynyi Library.

The illuminated Hungarian Parliament Building.

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The best way to reach the Buda Castle District would be via the funicular, and you’ll be provided, from atop, with a spectacular hillside view of the other side of the city, Pest, which is dominated by its enormous Parliament Building.

The Hungarian Parliament is also worth touring, for it houses one of the country’s greatest treasures: the Holy Crown of St. Stephen (Hungary’s first king). Its main cupola is decorated with statues of Hungary’s kings, and there’s a very impressive Grand Staircase, too. One of the more interesting features is the numbered cigar-holders that line the window sills that are just outside the debate chambers.

Apparently the smoking politicians could leave their cigars in these holders while they went into the chamber to vote and then could easily find them again, if they remembered the number of their holder.

Other eye-popping encounters along the watery route included the spectacularly lit Gellert Hill, Chain Bridge (the oldest bridge linking the two sides), Gresham Place (now a luxury hotel), St. Stephen’s Basilica (the city’s largest church), and the National Theatre. These, of course, are also worth individual visits, if time permits, but I’d particularly recommend check-

ing out Gellert Hill, for here you’ll find the St. Gellert Monument (commemorating the bishop that the hill was named after) and the Citadel (a 19th century fortress that has been used, in the past, as both a prison and an anti-aircraft missile launch pad).

It’s also home to Cave Church (which served as both a chapel and a field hospital during WWII) and to the city’s Statue of Liberty. This towering statue, a city symbol, is a very prominent part of Budapest’s cityscape, and it looks particularly impressive when lit up at night. It’s certainly very visible from the deck of a boat.

Budapest’s stunning, mesmerizing “Illumination Tour” was the perfect way to begin our latest river cruise!

Travelogue: If you’re interested in seeing my photos of this trip, I’m doing a travelogue on Fri. Oct. 20 at 7 pm at Rednersville-Albury Church, 2681 County Road 3 (Rednersville Road) in Prince Edward County.

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EVENTS BELLEVILLE COMEDY NIGHT - CMHA is hosting comedy legend Mike MacDonald, live at the Greek Hall, 70 Harder Drive, on Oct. 5, 8 p.m. Doors open at 7. Tickets are $20 each, must be 19 or older. A night of comedy in support of the Canadian Mental Health Hastings and Prince Edward.

Tickets available calling 613-969-8874.

Silent auction and cash bar available.

BELLEVILLE CLUB 39 Presents the Music of a bit of Nostalgia on Friday Oct. 6th form 8pm to Midnight. at the Belleville Legion Br. 99 132 Pinnacle St. Belleville Ont. (upstairs) Singles & Couples are welcome. Members$10 NonMembers$12. Lunch will be served for info 613-395-0162 or 613-966-6596.

NOS DINNER A full turkey dinner will be served on Oct. 9 from 12:30p.m-2p.m. at Maranatha Church, 100 College St. Free bus service provided – bus will leave from Bayview Mall at the Food Basic Store at noon. A second bus will leave from Market Square at 12:30 and a third leaves from the west end Giant Tiger at 12:30. Passengers will be returned after the dinner. Doors open at noon. No take out. Call 613-962-2062 LUNHEON ON Oct.11th from 12 - 2pm at 290 Bridge St W Belleville $ 13.00 Featuring Lisa Smith of Connon Nursery “putting your gardens to bed”. Special Guest speaker Judy Cobham from Kingston. Free nursery and reservations please call Darlene @ 613-961-0956 . Sponsored

by Christian Women’s Connection affiliated with RSVP Ministries.

CONNON NURSERIES workshop at Belleville Public Library, Oct. 14, 2:30 pm This workshop will talk about prepping for next spring, including planting bulbs and fall cleanup. Don’t forget to bring your questions! This workshop is free and requires no registration. Please call Information Services at 613-968-6731 for more information.

PAY AND PLAY ac is starting, Oct 10 and then every Monday and Tuesday morning at the Belleville Curling Club. Starting time is 8:30 am and the cost is $8 for the game. Teams are made up on a daily basis and no experience is necessary. For more info contact: Wayne 613-966-7184 or Harold 613-967-3859.

THE NEXT meeting of the Quinte Amateur Radio Club will be on Wed. Oct. 18, 7pm, Loyalist College, Pioneer Building, room P2. Everyone welcome. For more info see WWW.QARC.ON.CA END-OF-THE-MONTH HOT meals are served on 2 of the last 7 days of every month at Bridge St. United Church. No cost. September’s EOTM dates are Tues., Sept. 26 and Thurs., Sept. 28, 5 to 6:30 p.m. Use 60 Bridge St. E. entrance. Pick up our meals’ schedule any Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. during “TGIF” (frozen meal distribution), or visit our website www. bridgestreetchurch.com, then click “our missions” then “food ministry”.

BAY OF Quinte Chorus - Ladies do you love to sing 4 part harmony, make new friends, grow vocally and have fun, then join us & our new Director, Patrick B6 Section B - Thursday, October 5, 2017

Headley. Rehearsals Sundays 4:30 - 6:30, Amica Quinte Gardens, 30 College St. W. For more info. Call Dale 613-403-4763 , bayofquintechorus.webs.com/ ADULT COMPUTERS II at Belleville Public Library for adults who have completed the basic computer class. For more info call the Information Servers Department at 613968-6731 x2237. Recommended prerequisite is Adult Computers I. JOYFULL WOMEN’S Choir practices Monday evening 7 - 9 p.m. at the Beaufort Pub (downstairs) 173 Dundas St. E., . 50’s, 60’s and 70’s music. No auditions you do not need to read music. Call 1-877-4334386 or visit www.joyfull-noise.com for more information.

QUINTE LIVING Centre Concert Band welcomes all amateur band musicians to join this fun band. From students to seniors.

Mondays 7-9 p.m. at Quinte Living Centre, 370 Front St. Info: Sally Sedore ssedore@ hotmail.com 613-243-1450 or Laurie Jones laurane.jones@cogeco.ca 613-845-1216 STROKE SUPPORT PROGRAMS Free, monthly Belleville Support groups for Stroke Survivors, Caregivers, and Couples. Participating from remote locations available through video connection. Call Lorraine at 613-969-0130.

SENIOR’S 5 pin bowling Tuesdays 1pm at Quinte Bowl Centre. Come & join in the fun. Call 613-779-7527 ST. THOMAS’ Choral Academy offers a top music education to children and adults.

Choristers have the privilege of learning music for free in exchange for their participation in services at St. Thomas’ Church in Belleville. Call Francine ,613-962-3636, for more information.

BOARD MEMBERS Being Recruited.

Community Care for South Hastings currently has board vacancies. People with backgrounds in legal, healthcare, marketing, business, social services, etc. welcome. Please call Lee at 613-969-0130.

HOME HELP & HOME MAINTENANCE Need some help with indoor or outdoor work? Call Community Care for South Hastings Belleville office at 613-969-0130 or Deseronto office 613396-6591 for more information.

MEALS ON Wheels: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday a hot meal is delivered to your door around noon. Frozen meals available also. Please call Joanne at 613-969-0130 DINERS CLUBS: Belleville once/week, Deseronto and Melrose once/month. Reservations required. If you would like to join us, call Community Care for South Hastings Belleville 613-969-0130 Deseronto 613-396-6591.

“VOLUNTEER PIANIST needed by St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 67 Victoria Avenue, accompany (grand piano) a small choir or ensemble for Sunday services once or twice a month, and hopefully, occasionally at seniors’ residences or nursing homes. Services are in a traditional style, emphasizing reverence and quality of music in worship. Interested individuals should contact Barry Birkett at bbirkett@yahoo.com or 613-967-0497.”

BRIGHTON THE “TAKE Time Out” group in Brighton has been closed.

TOPS – Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets weekly at the Brighton Royal Canadian Legion, 25 Park St Upper Level. Group is currently looking for new members, visit www.tops.org for more information.

SEXUAL HEALTH Clinic, Oct. 10, 10 am to Noon. The clinic provides clients with confidential access to cervical screening, low-cost birth control, pregnancy testing and sexual health teaching. Testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections are also provided. For more information, locations or to make an appointment, call the Health Unit at 1-866-888-4577, ext.

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MEALS ON Wheels Deseronto: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, a hot meal is delivered to your door around noon. Frozen meals available also. For more information call 613-396-6591.

NORTH BRIGHTON Seniors Club looking for new members. Meeting 3rd Wednesday of month. Potluck lunch at noon followed by short business meeting, guest speakers and cards. Other social events through the year.

Joan Walker:613-475-4631.

DENTAL SCREENINGS, Tuesday, October 10, 10 am to Noon, Ontario Early Years Centre (339 Elgin St. W.) in Cobourg. Free dental screenings for children.

Call: 1-866-888-4577 for more details.

HEALTHY BEGINNINGS - Prenatal Class, Begins Thursday, October 12, 3-5 pm, Beginnings Pregnancy Centre (700 Darcy St., Unit 31). Join this free class offered by the Health Unit to help expectant parents. Continues on October 19, 26 and November 2. Pre-register by calling 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1214.

COLBORNE EVERY SATURDAY is Meat Draw, Colborne Legion. Draws at 3pm, 4pm and 5pm. $8 for nine chances to win. Everyone is welcome.

WELCOME TO THE OTHER SIDE” is an exciting exhibition of work by Canadian painter Bob “Omar” Tunnoch at The Colborne Art Gallery. Opening Reception: Thursday Oct 5, 7-9 pm. Gallery: The Colborne Art Gallery, 51 King Street East open Thursday - Sunday 12-4 pm. www.thecolborneartgallery.ca .

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MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and Friday, a hot meal is delivered to your door around CAMPBELLFORD noon. Frozen meals available also. For CAMPBELLFORD & District Hor- more information call 613-396-6591. ticultural Society will hold its Annual Pumpkin Contest in conjunction with FRANKFORD Sharpe’s Food Market on Sat. Oct. 7th. FRANKFORD LEGION our TGIF FriSetup: 9:30-11:00 am & Judging: 11:00. day, is Oct. 6, from 4:30-6 p.m. Royal Location: Sharpe’s parking lot, 85 Front Canadian Legion Branch 387, Frankford.

St. N. Flyers available at Sharpe’s with Steak barbeque with all the fixings for $12. info on categories & prizes! Visit: http:// ENCORE THRIFT Shop, Holy Trinity www.gardenontario.org/site.php/camp- Anglican Church, 60 North Trent St. Saturdays bellford & Facebook. from 9am-1pm. Clothing, bedding, kitchen PROBUS CLUB OF TRENT HILLS supplies, knickknacks, etc. welcomes Lori Smith from the Ontario MAPLEVIEW COMMUNITY Centre Water Buffalo Company in Stirling to our 1030 Mapleview Road, Frankford, Foot meeting on Oct.11th. Lori will talk about Care ($25.00) and the Luncheon ($6.00) the transition from raising cattle to raising has been changed to Monday, Oct. 16th water buffalo. Our Probus Club meets and Oct. 30th due to Thanksgiving for at St. John’s United Church, Campbell- further information or appointments please ford the 2nd Wed. monthly 10 A.M. New contact Jody @ 613-921-3246 or Sharon members welcome. Call Denise Kelsey 613-395-3751 (705) 653-6763.

ROYAL CANADIAN Legion, Branch 387, JOIN BAHA’IS around the world as we Frankford 1st Friday of the month is TGIF celebrate the 200th anniversary of the 4-7pm, 3rd Wednesday of the month is beef birth of Baha’u’llah, Prophet-Founder or chicken dinner, 4th Sunday of the month of the Baha’i Faith. Fri., Oct 20, 7-9 pm, is Euchre tournament Mondays -1pm Senior Campbellford Public Library, Carnegie fitness group, 1pm Cribbage Tuesday -1pm Room. 705-653-2872. “Let your vision Euchre, Thursday -1pm Seniors fitness group be world embracing.”

Thursday -6:30pm Snooker.

BREASTFEEDING CLINIC and Sup- TOPS (TAKE off Pounds Sensibly), Wednesport, Oct. 10, Noon to 2 pm, Ontario Early day, Anglican Church Hall, 60 N Trent.

Years Centre (Rotary Hall, 179 Saskatoon weigh-in 3-3:30pm. meeting 3:30-4:30pm.

Ave.). Family Health Nurse provides oneon-one breastfeeding support for moms GENTLE YOGA, Suitable for everyonee. to ask questions and address concerns. Classes every Tuesday 1pm, Holy Trinity Appointments preferred; drop-ins wel- Anglican Church, Frankford. Info: Sarah come. Call the Health Unit toll-free at 613-398-6407 1-866-888-4577.

MOONSHOT EUCHRE every Wednesday, CAMPBELLFORD LEGION Br 103, 1pm. Tournaments Every 3rd Sunday of the 34 Bridge St. 705-653-2450. Thurs 7:30pm Month, 1pm. Frankford Lions Club. open 8-ball, Sunday 3-7pm open Jam SesGRAFTON sion . No cover.

GRAFTON HORTICULTURAL Society “Attracting & Feeding Birds in your Garden” with Brenda Ibey on Oct. 10.

COBOURG Doors Open at 7pm - 9pm. All Events

are Free Everyone is Welcome Location: St. Andrew’s United Church. 137 Old Danforth Road.

HASTINGS HASTINGS LEGION, Oct. 14. #106 Honours and Awards banquet. Happy hou at 5 pm, dinner at 6 pm. A good attendance from branch members would be greatly appreciated. Guests are very welcome.

Tickets are on sale in the clubroom, or call 705-696-2363 to reserve your tickets.

ST. GEORGE’S Church, Hastings, weeky used book sale every Wednesday,10am -2pm.

Books priced at bargain prices. Enter at rear of church.

TOPS (TAKE Off Pounds Sensibly) meetings Wednesdays at the Trinity United Church, Hastings. Weigh-in 5:00-5:45pm and meeting 6-7pm. Join anytime. For info Kathy (705) 696-3359 SALVATION ARMY Lunch, 11:30am1pm on the 2nd and the 4th Friday from September to June, Civic Centre. Soup, sandwiches, salad, dessert, coffee, tea and juice. Everyone welcome

HAVELOCK BUS TRIP Samko & Vaughan Mills.

Nov 5, $25Per person, limited seating so call & book tickets. Tina 705-927-8598 or angela 705-957-3065. R.C. Legion br 389 havelock leaving at 8:30 am HAVELOCK LEGION Havelock Lions Bid Euchre, Every First Sunday of the Month.

12 reg. 1pm start $5 entry, $3 Moon Shots.

Havelock Comunity Centre.Upstairs.

MADOC WHITE LAKE Bethesda Boutique, (Corner of Springbrook Road and Hwy #62)Saturday, October 14, 9 am- noon.

Clothing items $2.00 each. Baked items available MADOC DINERS: Monday, Oct. 16: St John’s Anglican Church Hall,. Lunch is served at 12:00 noon. Please bring your own plate, cup, and cutlery. Please contact Community Care for Central Hastings 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if you are not already a member of the Diner’s Program.

FOOT CARE Clinic: Tuesday, Oct. 17: Timber Trails Retirement Residence, 167 St. Lawrence St.E at 8:00 AM. Call 1-800554-1564 to pre-register if you are not already a registered client of the clinic.

MADOC BLOOD Pressure Clinic: Wednesday, Oct. 18 47 Wellington St, Room from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. Please contact Community Care for Central Hastings 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register for the clinic if you are not already a member of the Blood Pressure Program.

AM INDOOR Walk: Mon, Wed, and Fri from 8:30 to 9:30am. Centre Hastings Secondary School, 129 Elgin St. Please contact Community Care for Central Hastings 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if you are not already a member of the Indoor Walk Program

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PM INDOOR Walk: Mon Tues, Fri from 6:45 to 7:45pm. Centre Hastings Secondary School, 129 Elgin St. Please contact Community Care for Central Hastings 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if you are not already a member of the Indoor Walk Program DESPERATELY NEEDED: volunteers. Volunteer drivers are desperately needed for Community Care Central Hastings and Meals on Wheels delivery. Please contact 613-473-9009, ccch@ccch.ca MADOC ACTIVE Living Exercise: Every Wednesday, at 10:30am.Timber Trails Retirement Residence,167 St. Lawrence St.E. Call 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if you are not already a member of the Active Living Program

MARMORA OPEN MIC - Friday Oct 6 at 7 PM Marmora and Area Curling Club, 2 Crawford Drive. Come & join the great line-up of musicians or just enjoy the entertainment. No cover charge.

ST. ANDREW’S United Church New to You tur is having a sale on Saturday October 7 from 8:30 to noon. At the same time the Deloro UCW is having their coffee party.

MEMORY CAFÉ, 2nd Thurs. of month, 10-11:30am. Marmora Library W. Shannon Rm. 37 Forsyth St. 613-962-0892Bath

Prizes & Fun! TRENTON LEGION Dean James and band are back by popular demand, Oct. 7 at 8pm, advance tickets $8-$10, door price: $12. 19 Quinte Street. Call 613-392-0331 or visit www.rcl110.ca TRENTON MEMORIAL Hospital Auxiliary will hold its monthly board meeting on Monday, October 16 at 1:30 upstairs in the boardroom of the hospital. All volunteers, people interested in volunWe currently have openings for a variety of volunteer roles at the hospital.

CONCERT FEATURING Big Al and the SoundSations performing music from the 50’s and 60’s. Sunday, October 15, 2 pm at Trenton United Church in Trenton, corner of South Street and Dundas East. Tickets $10.00 at the door.”

TRENTON HORTICULTURAL Society meets Oct. 19. Trenton United Church, 85 Dundas Street East, 7 pm. guest speaker: Terry Sprague, “The Big Freeze”. How do plants and animals prepare for the winter, much less survive it? Guests $5.

TRENTON SENIORS club, 61 bay street. 613-392-5400 is having a craft sale Oct. 14,10am-3pm, free admission. tables $20.00 with hydro $5.00 light lunch available. vendors needed.

TRENTON SENIORS club tea and bake sale, Oct.14, 61 bay street, 613-

392-5400. open 11am-3 p.m. free admission, includes white elephant, bake tables, craft sale, quilt draw, draw prizes. $5.00 for tea room and draw. everyone welcome. offices hours, monday to Thursday 9 – 3, Fridays 9-12.

HAPPY HARMONY Women’s Choir featuring popular hits from past decades at Trenton United Church 85 Dundas Street East Friday, September 22nd at 7pm Tickets: $10 at the door RETIRED WOMEN Teachers, Trenton & District, will meet Oct. 5 at 11:30 A.M. at Westminster United Church, 1199 Wallbridge-Loyalist Rd to hear “Buddy’s Story”. Soup & sandwiches $12 (Guests $15). All retired women teachers are welcome.

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TRIVIA NIGHT at Trenton Legion.

Everyone Welcome, Great Prizes. Fri. Sept. 29th at 6:30 pm. 19 Quinte St. Trenton, 613-392-0331 www.rcl110.ca BINGO, EVERY Sunday and Wednesday, starts at 7 p.m., tickets on sale at 5:30 p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 57 Stella Crescent., early games, regular games, Bonanza Games, Jackpot $1,000. Hall: 613392-2310.

JOIN OUR Stress Less Group to learn different methods of stress management, and ways to relax your body and mind with practical coping

strategies. Thursdays, Oct 19 – Nov 9, 10:00 – 12:00 pm, 70 Murphy St., Trenton. Call Belleville and Quinte West Community Health Centre at 613-962-0000, ext. 233.

TWEED COMMUNITY DINNER The first monthly Tweed Community Dinner is Oct. 10, 5p.m. to 6.30p.m. at the White Building, 617 Louisa St. by the arena. A pay as you can meal.

Everyone welcome. To confirm attendance please RSVP to Lorraine at 613-243-4555 by October 3rd and leave your name, telephone # and number attending BLOOD PRESSURE Clinic: Wednesday, Oct.4/17: 23 McCamon Ave, 8 AM to 12PM. Please contact Community Care for Central Hastings 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if you are not already a member of the Blood Pressure Program TWEED TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), Mondays, 10-11:30 am, 23 McCamon Avenue, Tweed (Hillside Apartments) Common Room. Weight loss, Support - Food and Exercise plans. $2 per week. Info: Marilyn at 613-478-9957.

SENIOR MEN’S ‘Huff and Puff’ Exercise Class, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10-11am, Land O’ Lakes Curling Club.

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bring your own mat. 7/class or $40 monthly. Show up or contact Larry: 613-478-5994.

ACTINOLITE HALL - BID EUCHRE Every Tuesday at 7 pm and third Sunday of the month at 1pm.

REGULAR EUCHRE Thursday at 1pm BIBLE TRUTHS that give you Hope, Trust, Joy, Confidence, Peace and Understanding for Tomorrow. Dynamic multimedia seminar designed specifically to make a real and lasting difference in your life. Starting Night Sept 8th. Tweed Elementary school, 52 McClellan St. Download the PDF Flyer at https://tinyurl.com/ HisWayOfHope

TYENDINAGA ORANGE LODGE Dance on Sat. Oct.7th at Orange Hall on York Rd in Tyendinga Territory. Band is Jeff Code & SilverWings. Dancing from 8pm To Midnight.Cost $12 each, Dance,Lunch,Prizes. Contact 613396-6792 FREE LUNCH Time Fitness with Active membership at the Tyendinaga Fitness Resource Centre. $20 for seniors (55 +) $30 for adults no taxes or contracts Open to the Public.

Stop in classes 12:15pm Monday to Thursday. (613) 962-2822.

PORT HOPE SEXUAL HEALTH Clinic, Thursday, October 12, 10 am to noon. The clinic provides clients with confidential access to cervical screening, low-cost birth control, pregnancy testing and sexual health teaching. Testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections are also provided. For more information, locations or to make an appointment, call the Health Unit at 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1205

STIRLING MEALS ON Wheels - Hot and Frozen meals are available year round.

STIRLING CLUB 55 and Over regular euchre every Wednesday in Stirling Legion 1pm. $2 to play, prizes and treats. Also monthly birthday celebrations. Info Ruth 613-395-3559.

STIRLING BLOOD Pressure Clinic: Thursday, Oct.12/17: 204 Church St, from 9 AM to 12PM. Please contact Community Care for Central Hastings 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if you are not already a member of the Blood Pressure Program

TRENTON CONCERT FEATURING Big Al and the SoundSations performing music from the 50’s and 60’s. Sunday, October 15, 2 pm at Trenton United Church in Trenton, corner of South Street and Dundas East. Tickets $10.00 at the door.”

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Extraordinary talentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in medical ranks at QHC

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Trenton â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A staff full of surprises was what chief of medical staff Dr. Dick Zoutman discovered in his search for 15 new leaders following a massive reorganization of medical leadership.

During the meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 26, Dr.Zoutmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report was one of several major reports before the board, catching up after a two-month summer hiatus. His report dealt with a thrust to combine 26 divisions plus 10 departments into 11 departments, a project which has been in the making for almost a year. One of the new departments is Primary Care, specifically designed to assist the three primary care hospitals at Bancroft, Trenton and Picton.

In digging through staff resources throughout the fourhospital complex during interviews for the new department heads, Dr. Zoutman said â&#x20AC;&#x153;we

learned that we have extraordinary talent in our medical ranks at Quinte Health Care, with diverse backgrounds including business, entrepreneurs, computer science, engineering, remote health care administration, Olympians, and a candidate astronautâ&#x20AC;? with the Space Administration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each of the new departmentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; chief positions were made medical directors of their respective programs. We have established a community of leadership at QHC where our new exceptional leaders can meet, learn together and support one another,â&#x20AC;? said Zoutman.

He also reported in a streamed diagnostic workshop event for three days, Sept. 1820 on hospital physicians work flow. Part of that was an update on â&#x20AC;&#x153;patient rounding,â&#x20AC;? a concept that goes back to the ancient Greek Hippocrates, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been updated much

Quinte Health Care vice-chairman Stuart Wright and Mary Clare Egberts, president and CAO. Jack Evans/Metroland

sinceâ&#x20AC;? he noted.

Rounding, he defined, as simply making regular rounds of patients to see how they are doing, whether there is any

change in their condition and whether treatments are working or not. The streaming involved a large, inter-professional team from both internal and family

medicine.

Voted approved in a report from Lynda Mungall, chair of Quality of Patient Care, were the appointments of physician leaders Dr. Rans Perara as medical director, emergency medicine, Dr. Perambir Keila as North Hastings Hospital medical lead and Dr.Norma Charriere as Picton Hospital medical lead.

The much-discussed new hospital at Picton took another step forward with adoption of a report from the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Audit and Resources Committee to approve the Stage 1 proposal for Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital redevelopment.

The 500-page report now goes to the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care for approval, with cost estimates now placed at $65 million plus an $11,134,000 contingency fund.

The report also recommends a â&#x20AC;&#x153;wrap aroundâ&#x20AC;? design and

staffing and operations costs estimates for years into the future, plus a requirement for the local community to raise $12.7 million, which has been agreed to.

Mary Clare Egberts report traced some shortfalls in meeting some goals, such as wait times for cancer surgery, due mostly to upgrading the MRI machine and uncovered shifts while waiting for new qualified RNs to be recruited. Meanwhile, much progress has been made, she assured. She also praised a warm relationship with the Quinte regional Emergency Medical Services following a meeting with its chief, Doug Socha.

Introduced at the meeting were four new directors, each one with numerous qualifications in the fields of education, health, sciences and more: Jessica Anderson, Bancroft; Peggy Payne, Picton; Peter Dudding, Picton and Kimberly Woodhouse, Trenton.

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A special public meeting of Hastings County Council last week heard strong input from residents of Tyendinaga Twonship, outlining their concerns about growth in that southeastern township of the county.

One key concern for some was the fact that a motion was passed at one point to remove the hamlet of Blessington off the map.

Blessington residents countered that even though the motion was rescinded, it got many of them stirred up. They noted that between the last two census report, the tiny community almost doubled in size and continues to grow, surpassing area cities in growth percentage and even rivalling the Golden Horseshoe. They argued, in a signed petition, there remains abundant, suitable housing land in the area and want the boundaries extended by one kilometre in each direction.

Justin Harrow, county director of planning, outlined the procedure which has been under way for some years and the timeline for the county

to complete its draft and send to the province.

One speaker, Grant Emon, displayed an in-depth study both of the proposed plan and the Provincial guidelines, suggesting the county’s bias against rural growth goes beyond the provincial policies.

Council members countered that they are told face to face at various conferences that the province does not want growth in rural areas nor does it want to spend money in the country. But they asked him to provide some specific situations they could argue for at meetings with provincial leaders.

Another speaker was Sue Munro, chair of a citizens group against a proposed Melrose quarry operation, also in Tyendinaga, arguing that limited water resources should preclude such developments in favour of rural residential.

Their arguments seemed to draw support from council members, who seemed to blamed provincial policies for their quandary but pledged to do their best in future negotiations

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LTC student contest open

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Northumberland County — Lower Trent Conservation is looking for creative and innovative students to enter the annual “Caring for our Watersheds” competition.

The contest is open to students who have an idea of how to improve their local environment. The program rewards students and their schools who submit the most creative, thought-provoking and innovative ideas. Implementation funding and community mentorship is available to turn the student’s ideas into realistic solutions. Lower Trent is asking for a 1,000 word proposal and their deadline is Jan. 26, 2018. The program is geared to students in grades 7, 8 and 9.

Students research their local watershed, identify an environmental concern and come up with a solution.

The “Caring for Our Watersheds” contest is a collaborative effort between Lower Trent and Agrium Inc., a worldwide producer and distributor of fertilizers and agricultural products and service.

Its initial commitment of funding has ended so Lower Trent started a fundraising program to continue holding the competition as well as offer other youth environmental programs.

The 2017 top prize of $1,000 went to Radana Biaroza, a home-schooled student in Warkworth, for her proposal to develop a survey assessing people’s awareness of environmental issues within the Lower Trent Conservation watershed.

Kendrick Webster of Murray Centennial Public School placed second for her rethinking the “Scoop it, Bag it, Trash it” approach to making dog waste disposal more eco-friendly.

As well Paige Palmer enlisted the help of her fellow students at Hillcrest Public School to build a rain garden at Campbellford Lions Community Park. The project placed third in the Caring for Our Watersheds contest.

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A Forest Field Day is open to the public on Saturday, Oct. 14, on a family woodlot just north of Castleton.

The Quinte Chapter, Ontario Woodlot Association (OWA) will host a walk and talk, full to the brim with forestry activities, advice and aid.

The local chapter of OWA is promoting the walk as “a great opportunity for woodlot owners and nature-lovers to enjoy an all-purpose day in the forest and see the bountiful results of local stewardship labour in a woodlot.”

The family woodlot site belongs to George Ryken and includes a trout pond, conifer plantations, and natural upland mixed forests. Ryken will provide a history of his farm and woodlot including his involvement in the American Chestnut Recovery Program. During a walk through the woods, George will provide information on past forest management activities. Professional Forester, David Smallwood, will make suggestions on potential future activities in the natural stands. On the property, there is a commercial thinning planned in the plantations and David will discuss the processes involved in this operation.

Woodlot owners will have plenty of time to seek advice on woodlot questions. There will also be opportunities to see invasive species (such as Dog-strangling Vine and Buckthorn) and discuss the best control methods. Members of the Upper Trent Valley, Limestone and Quinte OWA chapters will be there to expand the discussion and add their experience.

The event is at 217 Morganston Rd, Castleton, starting at 10 a.m. and finishing about 2 p.m. Lunch will not be provided – however, coffee, tea, cider and snacks will be served. Admission is free for OWA members, and a donation from non-members is welcome.

The Quinte Woodlot Association supports area woodlot owners in the south half of Hastings and Northumberland Counties, and in

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Young composer’s first symphony a hit in Belleville

BY JACK EVANS

For its first public performance, youthful Montreal composer Brett Vachon’s Symphony in C minor was a real family affair. Besides his own presence and remarks at the dress rehearsal and the concert Sunday afternoon at Bridge Street Church, Vachon’s parents, both concert musicians in Montreal, joined the ranks of the Quinte Symphony as proud parents for the world premiere of this work.

Vachon commented before the start that he was inspired by 19th century “romantic era” musicians like Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner and even Mendelsohn. Conductor Dan Tremblay and his musical forces played it that way, much to the audience’s delight, which gave the symphony and Vachon a standing ovation.

Following a Brahms-like attention getter from percussion and brass the first movement moved into lilting melodies, almost like sea shanties, closing with a thundering “tutti” orchestral finish.

More singable, melodic themes arose in the second adagio movement, interspersed with brass fanfares and generous use of percussion and timpani.

Descending scales at times marked the “scherzo” third movement plus dance-like themes, with solos and themes sprinkled cleverly and generously around all parts and players of the orchestra.

More melodic themes and solos marked the closing largo movement, often stately, delivering, as the composer promised, something like a symphony from the romantic era that had suddenly been discovered.

It was Vachon’s first full length symphony, and in an interview, he made it clear that it was a labour of love, but very difficult and he’s not anxious to write another soon.

In a program called “Orchestral Favourites, the second half focussed on French composer Bizet with his “L’Arlesianne Suites” and selections from “Carmen Suite No. 1,” all warmly enjoyed with enough applause to generate a stirring encore of the “Les Torreadors” march from the Left to right, Helene Vachon and Richard Tweney, parents “Carmen Suite,” a rare occurrence at a Quinte Symphony concert. of composer Brett Vachon, enjoy a joint salute with Dan The audience was reminded that at least until the next concert, pa- Tremblay, conductor of the Quinte Symphony. trons can still trade their single seats in on a season’s ticket at 20 per cent Jack Evans/Metroland off, on line or at the Quinte Arts Council office.

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“This area will be a quiet space so clients can relax and enjoy treatments” and “our rooms are soundproofed allowing clients, couples or friends privacy.”

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Dogs, cats, rabbit and chicken blessed at annual St. Thomas Church event

BY JACK EVANS

Belleville - The focus was on animals and pets at St. Thomas Anglican Church Sunday with dozens of dogs and a sprinkling of cats, a rabbit and a chicken that made their way up to the altar for an official blessing.

The service has become an annual tradition and the spirit can best be summed up in the closing prayer: “Let us not forget the pet without a home; let us not forget the endangered species; as we ask divine assistance for those affected by fire, flood, earthquake, storm or drought, let us remember that this includes every living thing; in seeking cures for human disease, may be also speak for the well-being of the planet itself.”

There were also words of comfort for pets who have now gone and of gratitude for pets in individual lives. Rev. Brad Beale used the example of St. Francis of Assisi as human compassion and humility.

The service marked the start of a busy month for the parish, with the annual Harvest Festival set for next Sunday, a special choral evensong with traditional cathedral music at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 and Later Life Learning lectures on Wednesday mornings on the theme of Canada at 150.

The church is also seeking a cast to perform the classic play: “Murder in the Cathedral” by T.S. Elliot on Dec. 28 and 29. Those interested may contact the director, Darren Cole at (613) 920-0711, or David Smith of the Bicentennial Committee at (613) 967-4814. The play is intended as a prelude to the church’s 200th anniversary in 2018.

Pets had a chance to meet and greet in the parish hall of St. Thomas Anglican Church before the blessings of the animals service Sunday.

Left to right are Rachel Gelinas with Hudson, George Calderone with Molly, and Sheila Noise, with Theo. Except for a few yelps and whines, the dozens of dogs were well –behaved throughout the service.

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The Rev. Brad Beale, right, greeted and blessed each pet brought to the altar individually at the close of the service.

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The placement of five plaques throughout Belleville in recent months, marking historically significant events, places or people doesn’t mean the rest of Hastings County is being left out.

Hastings County Historical Society President Richard Hughes, in delegation to county council last week reminded that the project also involves five plaques, yet to be decided, to be scattered throughout the county.

Hughes said research is now under way and he invited suggestions from each municipality for at least one or more ideas which the society will then research and decided which to use for placings and ceremonies next summer. “We are the county historical society and we want the entire county to be involved in this,” he stressed.

The Village of Tweed has one suggestion ready, said Mayor Jo-Anne Albert.

She referred to the all-women council which was elected in 1967 and served a full term. The story at the close of the election that year, swept across news coverage in the Quinte area and Ontario as a female reeve and all members of council made a first for the province.

Also making a delegation to council were representatives of the regional Highland Shores Children’s Aid Society, promoting the colour purple during October as child protection month and

other child welfare promotions.

Council promptly passed proclamations for Child Abuse Prevention Month, National Foster Family Week, Oct. 15-21 and November as Adoption Awareness Month.

Several councillors also had questions about the society’s operations such as their territory (Hastings, Prince Edward and Northumberland counties) and their handling of files, in terms of what complaints are investigated and what files are closed. CAS speakers stressed that keeping families together is their prime concern and that is exactly what happens in 97 per cent of all cases.

Also ratified was the detailed report from the Community and Human Services Committee outlining the county’s participation in the Ontario Early Years Child and Family Centres. The network as adopted, will see such centres going into the Bancroft area, Centre Hastings, Quinte West and Belleville and southeast Hastings, starting some time next year at various locations.

In another report, the regional Employment Connections department helped arrange jobs for 115 participants, reducing the caseload to just under 2,900 persons.

One major bylaw passed was a detailed new Code of Conduct for all council members, staff and non-council participants in county programs and agencies.

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DELAHAYE, Joseph F. It is with great sadness and heavy hearts we announce the passing of Joseph Delahaye surrounded by family at the Belleville General Hospital on Sunday, September 24th, 2017, in his 74th year.

Son of the late Michael Delahaye and the late Elisabeth Delahaye. Beloved husband of 51 years to Barbara Delahaye.

Loving father to Suzanne Nadine Clancy (Joe), Robert John Delahaye (Elena), and Joseph Michael Delahaye (Vicki).

Cherished brother to Rosalie (George), Marion (Doug), Wilma, Michael (Linda), and Ben (The late Lies). Joe was a loving grandfather to ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Joseph was proud to serve in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1963 until retirement in 1992.

He was also a member of the HAM Radio Club. Mass of the Resurrection will take place at St. Peters Catholic Church Trenton on Saturday, October 7th, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. Arrangements have been entrusted to the RUSHNELL FUNERAL CENTRE, 60 Division St., Trenton (613-392-2111). A Reception/Gathering with light snacks and refreshments will take place at Joe and Barbaraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home following the funeral mass. A private family Internment will take place at a later date. Father Francis Zambon officiating. If desired, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be greatly appreciated by the family.

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HAWLEY, Clayton Bert

TENWOLDE, Frank

Entered into rest at the Trenton Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, September 26th, 2017. Clayton Hawley of Frankford, at the age of 70 years. Son of the late Bert and surviving Irene Hawley (nee Sodaberg). Beloved husband of Sharlene Hawley (nee Revoy). Loving father of Nicole (Drew) Dey of Addison, Clayton Hawley Jr. of Apsley, and April (Dennis) Davy of Frankford. Proud grandfather of Taylor, Walker, Memphis, and Mahayla.

Dear brother of Donald (Linda) Hawley of Moira, Dustin (Melody) Hawley of Picton, Bill (Valerie) Hawley of Brighton, Brenda (Marty) MacDonald of Stoco, and De Anna Spink of Brighton. Resting at the FRANKFORD FUNERAL CHAPEL (613-398-6400), 40 North Trent Street, Frankford, on Saturday, October 14th, 2017 from 11:00 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:00 p.m. A Memorial Service will follow in the Chapel at 12:00. Reception to follow at Frankford Lions Club. Interment following at Moira Cemetery. If desired, donations may be made to the Quinte Humane Society, or Fixed Fur Life. Online condolences at www.rushnellfamilyservices.com.

Entered into rest at the Belleville General Hospital, surrounded by his family, on Friday, September 29th, 2017. Frank Tenwolde of Trenton in his 86th year. Son of the late Jacob and Hilligje Tenwolde.

Loving brother to Janny Tenwolde Vrieling of Holland, Ida Tenwolde Ridder, Hilbrand (Willy) Tenwolde, both of Trenton, Fred Tenwolde of Holland, and predeceased siblings Rense, Minne, Willem, Jacob, Dina and Jacoba. Also predeceased by his long time companion Stella Spurrill. Fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews. A private Graveside Interment will take place at Mount Evergreen Cemetery. If desired, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Arrangements under the direction of the RUSHNELL FUNERAL CENTRE, (613-392-2111), 60 Division Street, Trenton. Online condolences at www.rushnellfamilyservices.com

IBBOTSON, Bradley Gordon At the Belleville General Hospital on Friday, September 29, 2017, age 68 years. Brad Ibbotson of Brighton, son of the late Tom Ibbotson and the late Ellen (Taylor). Dear brother of Steve Ibbotson of Brighton, Al Ibbotson and his wife Angela of Wooler, Leonard Ibbotson and his wife Madeline of Trenton, and LoriAnn and her husband Ron Goodman of Trenton. Predeceased by his brothers Gary, Jim, Keith, and his sister-in-law Judy Ibbotson. Sadly missed by his sisters-in-law Crystal Cochrane of Campbellford, Janice Davis of Belleville, and his many nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 100, Brighton on Sunday, October 22, 2017 from 1 to 4 p.m. for a celebration of Bradâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life. Many thanks to the Staff of the Belleville General Hospital Intensive Care Unit and the fourth floor for their care and compassion during this time. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Belleville General Hospital Foundation, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 100 Ladies Auxiliary, or the Heart and Stroke Foundation, would be appreciated by the family.

Arrangements in care of the Brighton Funeral Home. www.rushnellfamilyservices.com.

VERHOEF, Thea (nee Verschuur) We are sad to announce the passing of our mother, Thea, who died peacefully at Hope Street Terrace in Port Hope, on Sunday September 24th, at the age of 87. She was a loving wife for 63 years to our Dad Nick, who passed away earlier this year.

Mam (â&#x20AC;&#x153;momâ&#x20AC;? in Dutch) will be greatly missed by her children, Monique Ibey (Neil), and Henriette Verhoef. Thea is survived by a sister, Jackie vanErck, and a brother, Orbo (Tetske) Verschuur, both of the Netherlands. Predeceased by two sisters, Rini deVos-Verschuur and Trude vanDuin-Verschuur, also of the Netherlands. A memorial service will be held at a future date. As an expression of sympathy, please consider a donation to either your local Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chapter (www.alzheimer. ca), or your local VON (www.von.ca).

Arrangements entrusted to the Weaver Family Funeral Home, 77 Second St., Campbellford. Online condolences at www.weaverfuneralhomes.com Mam and Dad were devoted to each other. This is their wedding text (Proverbs 3:6): In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

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Submissions received after closing deadline will not be accepted. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all tenders. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders will be considered and awarded by Council.

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Continued from page B19 IMPORTANT DOUBLE AUCTION NOTICE THANKSGIVING WEEKEND SATURDAY OCTOBER 7, 2017 START 10:30 VIEWING 9AM FEATURING ANTIQUES, COLLECTABLES, CHINA, GLASS, ART, PRINTS, BARBER CHAIR, WELSH CUPBOARD, RARE AFRICAN COLLECTION TO INCLUDE IVORY, EBONY CARVINGS, APPROX. 25+ GUNS, TOOLS TO BE SOLD WITH SECOND AUCTION RING CONSIST OF HAND TOOLS, SNOW BLOWERS, LATHE, GENERAL TABLE SAW, BAND SAW, DRILL PRESS, WELDER, AIR COMPRESOR, BOX LOTS, ETC.

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AUCTION SALE GOLDIE AND MARY LIVINGSTON 105 MOIRA STREET WEST, BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO MONDAY OCTOBER 9TH AT 10:30 AM 3 blocks WEST of Coleman Street on Moira Street West ANTIQUE FURNITURE including oak centre pedestal Jacobean style extension table, Jacobean style sideboard, set of 6 oak dining chairs, oak china cabinet, Gibbard tea wagon, oak server, walnut corner what not with inlay, burled walnut server, Victorian marble top parlour table, walnut spinette desk, side tables, settes, needlepoint side chairs, needle point foot stools, cedar chest, walnut sofa table, occasional chairs, smoker stand, wrought iron table and chairs, cast iron patio furniture; maple bedroom furniture, benches, occasional chairs, cherry cased Grandmothers clock, COLLECTIBLES including Royal Doulton figurines, Hummels, antique cranberry hanging hall lamp, slag panel glass table lamps, Spelter figures, blue opalescent glass, Cranberry glass, Royal Crown Derby â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blue Mikadoâ&#x20AC;? tea set pieces, chest of silver plate flatware â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eternally Yoursâ&#x20AC;?; flo blue pieces, cornflower crystal, hand painted china, cups and saucers, Carnival glass, oil lamps, original E Luttrell oil painting, Enda Henderson original oil painting, vintage prints, collection of insulators, local history books, vintage ladies hats and boxes, costume jewelry, fur coats, Ross and Davies Belleville stoneware, long box telephone, Railway lanterns, lightning rod, 120 lb blacksmiths anvil, agricultural related hand tools, 2 granite curling stones, cast iron pots, cast iron bells, historical Belleville outdoor street lamp, BT well pump, tools including King 12â&#x20AC;?planer, Rockwell Beaver 9â&#x20AC;? table saw, power tools, hand tools, aluminum ladders, garden statuary, numerous other articles from an old Belleville Home TERMS- CASH OR CHEQUE OWNER & AUCTIONEER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT OR INJURY DAY OF SALE SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS 3ODLQĂ&#x20AC;HOG www.sullivanauctions.com

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AUCTION SALE MR LES CARRIER 1034 BRONK ROAD, PLAINFIELD, ONT. SATURDAY OCTOBER 14TH AT 11:00 AM 10 miles NORTH OF Belleville on Highway 37 and turn EAST onto Latta Drive and proceed across Latta Bridge and turn SOUTH onto Bronk Side Road for 1 mile.

TOOLS Delta 10â&#x20AC;? table saw, Delta scroll saw, Job Mate 8â&#x20AC;? bench top drill press, Busy Bee metal cutting band saw, Craftex 1â&#x20AC;? belt sander, Beaver 16â&#x20AC;? band saw, King 6â&#x20AC;? jointer, King combination sander, Rexon 14â&#x20AC;? drill press, Rockwell Beaver radial arm saw, Rockwell Beaver 6â&#x20AC;? jointer, Rockwell Beaver 36â&#x20AC;? lathe, quantity of bar and pipe clamps, Mastercraft portable air compressor, air tools, power tools, hand tools, shop vac, craft wood, vises, dove tail jig, compound bow, aluminum ladder, John Deere LX 172 riding lawn mower, Johnson 30 hp outboard motor with tilt controls, numerous other articles.

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AUCTION SALE BOB AND JEAN WATSON 16439 HIGHWAY 62, R.R.# 1 ELDORADO, ONT. FRIDAY OCTOBER 13TH AT 10:30 AM 6 miles NORTH of Madoc on Highway 62- NORTH of Eldorado YARD EQUIPMENT John Deere 995 4 WD compact diesel tractor with JD 705 front end loader and John Deere 7 back hoe attachment- 935 hours- good running condition; John Deere F1145 4 WD diesel zero turn lawn mower with 60 â&#x20AC;&#x153;mower deck â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 520 hrs- good running condition; front end loader pallet forks, Meteor 3 point hitch 5 ft single auger snow blower, John Deere 513 3 point hitch rotary mower, 16 ft tandem axle utility trailer with loading ramp , electric brakes- excellent; 3 point hitch fertilizer distributor, trail type estate sprayer, grass sweeper, Briggs and Stratton 12 hp 27â&#x20AC;?snow blower, Kodiak 5500 w portable generator with electric start; HIGHWAY TRACTOR 2003 Kenworth W 900B highway tractor with 600 Cummins diesel, 244â&#x20AC;? wheel base, 13 speed transmission, studio sleeper, Rockwell 40,000lbs, safetied in March 2017- excellent condition; TRAILER 2004 Terry Quantum AX 6 40ft 5th wheel camping trailer, 4 slide outs, deluxe interior, full kitchen, generator- excellent condition; SHOP TOOLS RX Machine 5 hp upright air compressor, oxyacetylene torch kit, MIG Pak 15 portable welder, Delta floor model drill press, manual pallet forks, Craftsman stacking tools chest, Lincoln 225 electric welder, commercial shelving, 3/4â&#x20AC;? sockets, 3/4â&#x20AC;? torque wrench, heavy truck tools, quantity of power, air, rechargeable tools, extension cords, jacks, hardware, fibre ladders, new heavy truck parts, 125,000 btu portable heater, trucking chains, straps; HORSE RELATED 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122;& 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; board and batten open front horse shelters- to be removed; 12 gate round pen, western saddle, Australian saddle, steel fence stakes, gates, electric fence supplies, pony rail, poly fence parts, agricultural floor mats, HOUSEHOLD CONTENTS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SELL AT 10:30 AM. Kenmore S/S refrigerator and stove; bar refrigerator, Kenmore double door refrigerator, Kenmore electric stove, Braehill dining room suite, china cabinet, sectional chesterfield, La-Z-Boy furniture, living room furniture, central Vac system, kitchen storage cupboards, bedroom suite, prints, pictures, glass wares, numerous other articles TERMS- CASH OR CHEQUE OWNER & AUCTIONEER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT OR INJURY DAY OF SALE SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS 3ODLQĂ&#x20AC;HOG www.sullivanauctions.com

EQAO report numbers encouraging, say school boards Belleville – The official line: both school boards in the region are “pleased” with their provincial competency testing scores.

But, the devil’s always in the numbers when it comes to testing grade school students in English and math.

Officials from two local school boards are looking at the positives, as they pore through data released from the Education Quality and Accountability Office.

The results from standardized tests conducted by the office, known in education circles simply as EQAO, were released recently.

Students in Grade 3, 6 take the tests every spring to assess their reading, writing and math skills. Grade 9 students also take a math test and Grade 10 students take a literacy test.

The same tests allow schools boards to look at the achievements of their students and teachers, overall, and see where improvements are needed.

The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board – which serves students from Trenton to Kingston – released a statement saying it’s pleased with its scores.

“The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board is pleased to note that trends in reading and writing

have continued to increase over the past five years. In addition, mathematics results have increased when compared to the 2015-2016 data.”

Within the Catholic board, 831 primary students and 744 junior students were eligible to participate in the assessment last May and June.

The Catholic board said that Grade 3 students demonstrated a seven per cent increase in reading (73 per cent of students achieved Level 3 or 4) and a two per cent increase in writing (74 per cent of students achieved Level 3 or 4). In addition, primary students showed a 2 per cent increase in mathematics (59 per cent of students achieved a Level 3 or 4).

Grade 6 students showed a 1 per cent increase in areas of reading (81 per cent of students achieved a Level 3 or 4), while writing remained unchanged (80 per cent of students achieved Level 3 or 4).

Junior students demonstrated a one per cent increase in mathematics (45 per cent of students achieved Level 3 or 4).

“The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board is pleased with our positive trends in reading and writing over the past five years as well as our improvements in numeracy over the past year,” said David Giroux, superintendent of school effectiveness. “We will continue

to focus on Year 2 of our Renewed Math Strategy, which includes working directly with school leaders and math learning partners in all of our elementary schools.”

The Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board released a statement, saying that it’s pleased with its results in primary and junior reading and writing, when looking at a long-term trend.

“Looking at a 10-year continuum of results in the primary and junior assessments reinforces that gains are being made in primary and junior reading and writing,” the statement says.

HASTINGS & PRINCE EDWARD DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD“This year, students experienced gains the area of primary reading with small declines in primary writing and junior reading and writing.

“We believe in our students’ abilities and have confidence in our teachers who are striving to help all students achieve provincial standards in all grades and pathways,” said Cathy Portt, the

HPEDSB’s superintendent of education. “We are committed to preparing all students for graduation, for their chosen career pathway and for life-long learning.

Primary and junior assessments were written by HPEDSB students in May. They measured student achievement in reading, writing and math in relation to a common provincial standard of Level 3 or 4.

This year HPEDSB students made gains of 3 percentage points in primary reading, while continuing to show gains in reading and writing over a 10-year period.

Here are the percentages of students who reached Level 3 or 4 in the following primary areas: Reading 61; writing 57; math 47.

Here are the percentages of students who reached Level 3 or 4 in junior areas: reading 67, writing 62, math 32.

On Grade 9 math scores, HPEDSB students are holding steady over the past 10 years, the board says.

Last year, 76 per cent of students reached Level 3 or 4 in academic math.

Forty-one per cent of students reached Level 3 or 4 in applied math.

Most Grade 10 students in the HPEDSB also took the Grade 10 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. The test is a graduation requirement, but a student

can defer taking it to a later time.

Deferral rates decreased from 15 per cent in 2011 to 4 per cent in 2017.

Ninety per cent of students achieved Level 3 or 4 in academic results. Forty-two per cent reached Level 3 or 4 in applied course results. Three per cent achieved Level 3 or 4 in locally developed course results.

The HPEDSB also reminded that EQAO scores don’t represent the full picture of student success.

“EQAO assessments are one type of assessment data used to inform planning at the school and board levels,” the statement read. “Ongoing classroom assessments and report card results in literacy and mathematics are also taken into consideration to present a more complete picture of student achievement.”

Yet, the results will still be taken to heart, as educators strive for improvement.

“A continued focus on literacy, building on the successes in elementary grades, is required to ensure that students meet literacy graduation requirements. This will help to ensure that students are well-prepared for today and their future careers.

The continued focus required in mathematics to address achievement gaps is a priority locally and provincially.”

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All about sharing ideas in first Youth-2-Youth summit

BY TAYLOR BERTELINK

While many students relaxed at home during their PA day, more than 150 students instead took the opportunity to spend it at the first Youth-2-Youth summit on Friday (Sept. 30).

“Youths often have great ideas, but they may not know how to be engaged. I know that they have diverse and different perspectives to offer and this is a way that youths can share their perspectives, concerns and can have a voice,” said 23-year-old Maddison Ellis, organizer of the Youth-2-Youth summit.

Students from Bancroft, Madoc, Belleville, Napanee, Picton and Quinte West gathered at the Tyendinaga Township Recreation Hall to network with peers, professionals and community leaders regarding local issues and topics of interest.

“We wanted to get youths from all different regions together in one room to connect

them,” explained Ellis.

The free event invited youths ages 14 to 25 to take part in intelligent discussions lead by workshop leader Ryan Porter and had the opportunity to talk with local dignitaries over lunch.

The event was inspired by a similar initiative that Ellis as well as other organizers participated in over the summer. Intrigued by the idea, she decided to bring the first Youth-2Youth summit to the local area.

Eager to learn, youths engaged in topics of discussion such as mental health, the environment, poverty in youth, gender equality, entrepreneurship, filling community gaps, social media use and harm reduction.

“We want them to brainstorm ideas and come up with innovative solutions to different problems — we can then share what they've come up with today with our mu-

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nicipal, community and business leaders,” explained Ellis.

“So many adults want to tap into the youth perspective but don't know how to get it and youths may not know where to give opinion,” she added.

Seventeen-year-old Moira Secondary School student Jordan Cohen described the event as “an awesome opportunity.” After first hearing about it, Cohen knew he wanted to sign up as he is a true believer in promoting youth voices.

“When parliament and community members give us the mic and the chance to express our opinions, we shouldn't squander the opportunity, instead we should take it and push it forward — our voice can invoke change, not just for youths in Belleville and surrounding areas, but for all of Canada and more importantly the world,” he said.

At the end of the summit staff signed certificates so that youths can put the workshop on their resumes. High School students were also able to receive community volunteer hours for their participation.

Ellis said that the day exceeded her expectations and hopes to make this a yearly event.

“This is just chapter one. We hope to continue this event, but we also want to take what we learn today from the youths and to come up with an action plan. We don't want the ideas to die here, we want to carry it forward — this is just the first step in a long journey,” she said.

Ryan Porter, workshop leader at the Youth2-Youth summit speaks to youths about empowerment, engagement, and volunteerism. Porter has spoken to more than half a million students about his experiences in hopes of inspiring other youths.

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