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ROCK FOR WINTERFEST!

Photos by: Jason Setnyk Photography

Mai-Liis and Julia were at La Maison Saturday night for Jason Setnyk’s ROCK FOR WINTERFEST. Jason Mitchell, Chair of Winterfest who is pictured above with the Seeker Chicks says, "Thank you to all those who joined us at Rock for Winterfest - Superb music, fun and laughter! Special thanks to Jason Setnyk for organizing the fundraiser, La Maison for hosting the event, the bands for delivering top notch performances and the people who came out to celebrate with us! $525.00 was raised and will go towards Free Children's programing at this year's Festival!"

Councillor David Murphy (pictured left) welcomed everyone to the event on behalf of the City of Cornwall.

Storm Realty Cornwall Winterfest Carnaval 2013 takes place: February 14th to 18th, 2013!

Website: http://www.cornwallwinterfest.com/

More from Rock for Winterfest on page 4 & 5

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General Meeting on Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. at St. Lawrence Used College in the River Room Boardroom 1 year. $30 613-360-3442 on the third floor.

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EYE ON SOCIETY

Arts and Culture News for Cornwall and SDSG! Rock for Winterfest raises $525 for this year's Festival! Winterfest Carnaval wrote via Facebook: "Thank you to all those who joined us at Rock for Winterfest - Superb music, fun and laughter! Special thanks to Jason Setnyk for organizing the fundraiser, La Maison for hosting the event, the bands for delivering top notch performances and the people who came out to celebrate with us! $525.00 was raised and will go towards Free Children's programming at this year's Festival!" Storm Realty Cornwall Winterfest Carnaval 2013 takes place February 14th to 18th. For more info visit their website: http://www.cornwallwinterfest.com/

Benefit Supper for the Cornwall Hospice! Roxane Delage and band will be playing a concert and benefit Supper for the Cornwall Hospice on Sunday, February 17th, 2013 at the Royal Canadian Legion on 415 Second Street West. The dinner includes caesar salad, spaghetti garlic bread and dessert. Admission is $10. This event runs from 3pm to 8pm. About Cornwall Hospice: The hospice is a home when home is no longer possible or practical, making the last days or a person’s life together with their family peaceful, comfortable and meaningful. Carefor Hospice Cornwall is a 10 private room facility We provide compassionate, end of life care for individuals who prefer not to be in a hospital and can no longer stay at home. Carefor Hospice Cornwall services are totally nondenominational and available free of charge to all people regardless of age, gender, race or religion. Professional care is provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Families and caregivers are encouraged and welcomed to participate in the life and care of the patient at hospice. Would you like to donate to the Hospice? Visit this website for more info: http://cornwallhospice.com/styled-8/index.html

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Examples of our group activities are: balloon volleyball, obstacle courses and parachute play.

Register online at www.bouncingbeans.ca/registration or

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Fun, Play, Move

Crystal Singing Bowls Workshop with Jody Marsolais and Jay Schwed! This event takes place Sunday, February 17, 2013 in Cornwall. Learn a brief history, therapeutic applications, and techniques to incorporate singing crystal bowls, and hand held singing bowls into your Holistic practice or for personal use. This is a hands on workshop guaranteed to inspire you. You will be able to practice these techniques on a variety of different singing bowls It is recommended that you purchase your singing bowls prior to the workshop, although, there will be singing bowls available for practice and purchase. Please RSVP to guarantee your space, (limited to 15 people) $50 in advance and $65 after February 1. For info on payments and the address for the event visit the Facebook event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/114176448753922/

from the hype. Her honesty and purity might win her kudos on the acoustic circuit, but its the beauty of her compositions (some reminiscent of early Paul Simon, others as rootsy as Emmylou’s finest) that linger longest." As much a poet as she is a songwriter, Amelia is an artist who has charted a course through longing and loss with lyrics that face life’s beauties and terrors with disconsolate urgency. Tickets are $18 in advance or $20 at the door. Tickets are available at Basket Case in Morrisburg; Strung Out Guitars in Cornwall, and at Compact Music in Ottawa. Fore more info on upcoming shows visit their website: http://www.st-lawrencestage.com/shows.html

Mad Hatter Productions presents The Cowguys on February 22nd! The Cowguys are an Ottawa based performing duo who have been delighting audiences worldwide since 1990. They expertly blend circus, western and magic skills with dexterity, wit, juggling, and comedy for all ages in their award winning show. With over 2500 performances to their credit, they have delighted audiences again and again with their unique comedic style. The Cowguys have been featured on A-Channel, CBC, CTV (CJOH), Rogers 22, The New RO, Global, Homegrown Café, Xfm 101.1, in numerous newspapers, and news broadcasts, corporate and community events, talent shows, conventions, schools and festivals. The Cowguys have trained and done workshops with Ringling Brothers Clown teachers, Cirque du Soleil instructors, university level courses, Circus schools, Commedia Dell Arte, and other performers. They draw on this training at each of their performances The Cowguys show is a proven crowd pleaser. Tickets are available at Scotiabank near Brookdale Avenue. Visit Mad Hatters website for more info: www.madhproductions.com/

My name is Jason Setnyk, and this is my eye on society.

Amelia Curran performing in Morrisburg on March 2nd! East Coast Juno-award winning singer songwriter Amelia Curran visits the St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage in Morrisburg on Saturday, March 2nd, 2013. She has been described by Liverpool's Seven Streets as "that rare thing: the real deal. A singer-songwriter with no agenda, no social media creation myth, just a guitar, a voice and that unswerving attention to detail that separates out the very best folk singers

Jason Setnyk is a local high school teacher, journalist, published and award winning author, photographer, arts and culture event coordinator, and a community volunteer sitting on numerous boards and committees. http: //jason-setnyk.blogspot.ca

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Rock for Winterfest rocked last Saturday night!

Article and Photos by Jason Setnyk Over a hundred people were in attendance Saturday night at Rock for Winterfest. There was a terrific lineup of musicians at La Maison for the event.

The show kicked off with stellar sets by Rock N Roll Joel followed by The Normans. This show also featured the debut of pophiphop-dance band Sky People who will be playing at this years Winterfest. Later that night Rodney Rivette and Joel Sauve rocked the house â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rivette was one of the founders and a former Chair of Winterfest. The night finished with a smashing set by southern blues band Heatley.

Acting Mayor David Murphy was a special guest speaker last Saturday night. Murphy said, "I would like to thank the Winterfest Committee for the amazing work they do". Also in attendance was Cornwall City Councillor Syd Gardiner.

Chair Jason Mitchell said, "thank you to all those who joined us at Rock for Winterfest - Superb music, fun and laughter! Special thanks to Jason Setnyk for organizing the fundraiser, La Maison for hosting the event, the bands for delivering top notch performances and the people who came out to celebrate with us! $525.00 was raised and will go towards Free Children's programming at this year's Festival!"

The Storm Realty Cornwall Winterfest Carnaval 2013 will be held on the Family Day weekend in February. Events take place from Thursday February 14th to Monday February 18th. More info can be found on the Winterfest website here: www.cornwallwinterfest.com.

Winterfest Contest Announced on Facebook!

"Winterfest wants to send you and a friend to Eight Premier Events (Winner takes all!): Justin Beiber, Rihanna, Bon Jovi, Billy Talent, Kinsmen Lift-off 2013 Weekend Pass, Stars on Ice, Disney on Ice and Harlem Globetrotters.

Raffle Tickets are available at the CNIB Lottery Booth in the Cornwall Square, Short-Line Convenience and Video at 1300 2nd Street W, MacMillan's Convenience at 35 Marlborough Street N, Storm Realty Cornwall at 408 Pitt Street, Partir D'un Bon Pas at 610 McConnel Ave and Le Centre Culturel de Cornwall at 124 Anthony Street. Tickets are 1 for $2 or 3 for $5, Grand prize will be drawn at 6PM on Sunday February 17th - Lions Club Bandshell, Lamoureux Park.

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EYE ON SPORTS by David Murphy

They say 40 is the new 30. As a 40 year old, I’ll agree with that but I can’t help but think that it’s all about youth in two major pro sports.

Take for instance the NFL is being taken over by a youth movement at quarterback.

Colin Kaepernick, all of 25 years old will lead the San Francisco 49’s into the Super Bowl against the grizzled veteran in the form of 27 year old Joe Flacco and Baltimore Ravens. The most talked about top two picks in a long time are Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck who check in at 23 (Griffin will turn 23 on February 12th). Cam Newton and Matt Stafford round out the list of U25 star QBs. And it doesn’t end there. Not even close with the likes of Rob Gronkowski, Von Miller, Hakeem Nicks, Julio Jones and J.J Watt – all under 25. There’s a definite youth movement in the NFL.

Then there’s the NHL. Patrick Kane, Logan Couture and Sam Gagner are all playing in their 6th season. They are already looked upon for their veteran leadership. They’re all also under 25.

Beginning in 2009 Steve Stamkos, John Tavares, Taylor Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins were the number one picks in each of the next four drafts and they are either scoring champions or first line all stars. Add in Nail Yakupov and it’s safe to say the NHL will have marquee players for a long time. And that’s knowing that Sidney Crosby, the face of the NHL since 2005-06 is only 26.

All that said and there’s still a place in “the Show” for the guys in their late 30’s and 40’s – think Brodeur, Selanne, Jagr and Alfredsson in the NHL while the NFL still has Ray Lewis and Randy Moss. But let it be known, youth has been served in the NFL and NHL and it looks like it’s going to stay that way for a long time.

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LUIS TO REBUILD Tony Luis suffered the first loss of his career with an 8th round TKO defeat against Jose Hernandez.

Luis was winning the match after taking rounds one, three, four, six and seven. He even “shoe shined” Hernandez in the 7th round (that’s a boxing term for throwing a series of short, quick body shots followed by an upper cut). But Hernandez (14-6-1 6KO) was a hard puncher and threw everything he had at Luis in the 8th forcing Luis’ corner to throw in the towel.

Luis (15-1 7KO) believes this is a lesson learned. “We watched the tape already and I know where I made my mistakes,” said the 25 year old Cornwall born boxer. “I opened up and he took advantage.”

Jorge Luis, Tony’s father and trainer says they’ll rebound from this.

“Tony fought with heart and could’ve won but now we retool and come back stronger.”

A small Cornwall contingent made their way to Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York to support Luis and the reaction from that part of the crowd could be worded as stunned and shocked.

Support for the Luis Team began almost immediately on Facebook and Twitter.

The Luis Team will begin training for their next bout (yet to be announced) after a break for a couple of weeks.

After speaking with Luis (both Tony and Jorge), I wouldn’t want to be the next opponent.

Tony getting last minute instructions from Jorge before the fight.

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By Cornwall Scrabble Director, Vivianne Panizzon Photos by Mai-Liis Renaud

And the winner is, for the second consecutive year…..

The Ottawa Scrabble Club, winning the Trophy called the ULU. This is the result of the challenge between the Ottawa Scrabble Club and the Montreal Scrabble Club that was held at the Cornwall Public Library and hosted by the Cornwall Scrabble Club on Saturday, Jan 26th 2013.

This tournament was comparable to an NHL hockey match between the Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Canadians… only this was a NASPA Scrabble match (North American Scrabble Players Association).

Forty players took part. There was an A division and a B division plus a Collins division that consisted of Canadian and North American champions: Joel Wapnick, Emanuel Chicoine and Andrew Golding from Montreal; Adam Logan, Jeremy Hildebrand and Chris Ten Den from Ottawa.

One just has to look up the scrabble history of these players on www.cross-tables.com.

Scrabble enthusiasts can also go to this site to find the complete results of this tournament.

Some Cornwall players were invited to play on the Ottawa team: Vivianne Panizzon, Carol Murdock, Norma Forsyth and Roderick MacDonald. Amanda Asselin played on the Montreal team.

The event coordinators were honoured to have Mr. Syd Gardiner, City councillor present to “open the games”. Mr. Gardiner who is sensitive to Arts and Culture witnessed that Scrabble is “quite the Culture”. Since two years, Cornwall has a registered Scrabble Club similar to clubs in other major cities in Canada and North America.

The event coordinators also praised the Cornwall Public Library for granting the premises to hold this tournament and the entire Library Staff for going out of their way to make this day a success.

The Cornwall Scrabble Club is open to new members who are up to a “friendly, lightly competitive challenge”. The Club adheres to rules and regulations of the NSA (National Scrabble Association). Members meet at 1:30 p.m., on Thursdays at the Cornwall Public Library. For more information, contact Club Director, Vivianne Panizzon: 613 931 1792

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This recipe was given to me by Marlene Roy in 2009. This year, I added some coconut and glace cherries to her original recipe and I like the results. You can make the peanut butter balls plain as well with excellent results. One recipe will make about 34. We sell all ingredients needed. I usually double this recipe and freeze extras.

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup of natural crunchy peanut butter (We sell this lovely peanut butter at my store, Sharyn's Pantry - it has nothing in it but peanuts. No salt or sugar or additives.)

1 cup of icing sugar 1 tbsp. butter 1 cup Rice Krispies cereal 1/4 cup glace red cherries, chopped coarsely 1/2 cup sweetened angel flake coconut 2 cups or more Mercken's milk chocolate discs

METHOD: -In a bowl, combine the natural peanut butter with the icing sugar and butter until nice and creamy.

-Add the Rice Krispies cereal along with the chopped cherries and coconut.

-I used my cookie scoop to shape the dough into balls. If you don't have a scoop, use a teaspoon or a tablespoon to measure out the dough, then roll the dough into balls. You choose the size you want.

-Place the formed balls in a Tupperware container overnight to firm up. (They can sit like this for days, until you get to them, so long as they are kept refrigerated.)

-There are two ways to melt the chocolate. Either way works well, but the second method is my choice to use.

-1. -Place the chocolate discs in the top of a double boiler, over hot, not boiling water to allow the chocolate to melt slowly.

-2. -Use an electric fry pan, fill with 1" depth of hot water. Set the temperature at 200 degrees F. Place the chocolate in a heat-proof bowl in the warm water. This method ensures the chocolate will not over-heat and will melt perfectly.

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butter ball in the warm, melted chocolate.

-Place the dipped peanut butter balls on a parchment lined baking sheet to set and cool. Store the chocolate dipped peanut butter balls in your fridge. They also freeze very nicely if you wish.

ENJOY!

Text HUNGER to 45678 to donate $10 to the Agapè Centre

People with smartphones have a new feature at their fingertips. Announced last Friday by the Agapè Centre, Text to Donate gives people the opportunity to text a $10 donation to the Agapè Centre, right from their smartphone. "It's really about getting everyone involved in giving," said Alyssa Blais, Executive Director of the Agapè Centre, who is launching Text to Donate this week-end at the Aultsville Film Festival. "You can use your phone anytime to donate - and for any reason. Today, I joined several people who took out their phones and made text donations because they want to continue supporting the Agapè Centre. They know how important their support is to help feed hungry families."

Text donations are a simple process. Donors type HUNGER and send a text to 45678 to make a $ 10 donation to the Agapè Centre. The donation is automatically applied to their next phone bill with no additional fees or surcharges. Funds received are directed to the Agapè Centre. "We are grateful to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for its ongoing commitment to our community. Without them, we would not of been able to consider this new technology. The Agapè Centre is very excited to launch this new opportunity to raise funds in a mobile environment," said Alyssa Blais.

For more information on this media release, please contact: Alyssa Blais, Executive Director, Centre Agapè Center Text HUNGER to 45678 to donate $10

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 THE PACK A group created by teens for tweens Drop-in - 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

CHECK MATES - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

LIFE & CONSCIOUSNESS Philosophy course - 6:15 pm to 8:15 pm

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CLUB DE LECTURE LES MILLE-FEUILLES Rencontre à 18 h 30

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 LES BAMBINS À LA BIBLIO - (0 à 2 ans) 10h00 à 10h30 SCRABBLE CLUB - 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

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RCAFA Wing 424 from 4:30 pm.

What's on the menu? Seafood Chowder / Fish & Chips / Fries / Onion Rings / Featured Special: Chicken Tacos 12th Annual Corus Cares for Kids Charity Auction at the Best Western Plus Parkway Inn & Conference Centre 6pm. Corus Entertainment and Scotiabank are proud to stand beside the Children’s Treatment Centre in their mission to help local children who have experienced adverse events including physical, emotional and sexual abuse.

17th Cornwall Pathfinders Rangers Spaghetti Supper 5 pm to 7:30 pm. Knights of Columbus Hall, 205 Amelia St. Adult: 10$ Child: 6$. Bake table & silent auction. Proceeds to 2013 England trip Singles 55+ Meetup & Activity Night 7 pm to 10:30 pm. The Seaway Center, 1010 Guy St. Email: singles55PlusGroup@yahoo.ca for more information

SATURDAY FEB 2

Tim Hortons Bowl for Kids Sake - Olympia Bowl and Nativity lanes Help Big Brothers Big Sisters raise over 80% of our operating budget each year so they may continue to offer our quality mentoring programs at no charge to the children and youth in our community.

Firefighters Assoc Winter Carnival Pond Hockey Tournament Long Sault Marina. 8 am: Competitive games, 5$ per game, sign up at restaurant. 11 am: Children's relays, 1 pm: Prizes & draws, fire suppression demo

SUNDAY FEB 3

Cornwall Wesleyan Community Church is hosting a Worship

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Coffee Night, Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 6:30 pm. Come and join us for a night of singing and fellowshipping.

Refreshment will be served. Freewill Offering or Food donations will be accepted for the Salvation Army, For more info: 613-936-9166.

Super Bowl Tailgate Party 5 pm.

Navy Club, 30 6th St. E. Prizes, finger food & the 49ers vs Ravens in the BIG game on the large screen TV. World Interfaith Harmony Week Celebration Meal, film & discussion from 5:45 pm to 8:30 pm. Knox-St. Paul’s United Church, 800 12th St. E. RSVP: 613.938.8459 or jtowndrow@cogeco.ca

MONDAY FEB 4

Open Mic Mondays @ The Glen, hosted by Chuck Leclair, starts at 8pm!

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TUESDAY FEB 5

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Moccasin Model Railroad Club Meeting 7:30 pm. St. Mathews Lutheran Church, 1509 2nd St. W. Visit: facebook.com/groups/moccasinRRclub CareFor Health & Wellness Clinic from 9 am to 12 noon, Centre Charles Emile Claude, 146 Chevrier St. Registered nurse on site for general health checks. No appointment necessary.

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That being said, I have recently spoken to several friends that are undertaking change, either by choice, or as a result of a change someone else has imposed. Reactions are as expected, mixed; change is exciting but it can also be very intimidating.

I can see the shift in their eyes. The prospect of new beginnings can be harrowing. The best way to approach it, in my opinion, is to ride the wave. If you are the initiator of the change, it is a little easier. After all something spurred you to take the steps to explore new opportunities, going full steam ahead and engaging in the unknown.

Others have had to accept change due to someone else’s decision.

Either way, it can be a gift; how you handle it can make the difference in the outcome.

I look back at all the changes I have made over the last while and the domino effect brought me to where I am now, who knows, more change could be afoot. When one person or group makes a change, cause and effect means other changes can happen. Gaps are left, new avenues can be explored, fresh opportunities unearthed and your adventure can begin.

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realize that in the end, it could be a good thing. Take baby steps.

You don’t have to tackle it all at once, slowly get used to your new landscape and don’t feel pushed. Write down how you feel. You don’t have to share it if you don’t want to, it can be your personal thoughts.

Writing is cathartic.

If you are going to make a change that is going to affect someone else adversely, maybe let them know. There is nothing worse than being blindsided by someone else’s decision. If you are dealt a new path because of someone else’s decision, don’t let yourself feel like a victim. It deflates self-esteem. Instead keep your head high and you’re likely to see something that may be even better.

I wouldn’t advise my friends to follow my path and make the drastic changes I made like moving two hours away, taking a new job, selling my house and renting for the first time in my life; but then again my changes were brought about by a domino effect, and my decision to take this leap of faith did not affect many people. Sure I miss my family and friends but we keep in touch and I still visit and a few have made the trek to see me.

So when the dominoes are in motion and the inevitable shift takes place, smile and breathe; a new beginning is upon you. Make the most of it. seeing you there!

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Should Art be a Priority in our Culture?

As a general rule when governments need to find ways to cut back and trim the so called fat off of public spending one of the first areas to hit the chopping block is the Arts. For the most part with the exception of a small section of the masses the taxpayers are in agreement with this.

Why is this I often ask myself? Can Joe and Jane public not see the danger in taking funding away from the area of our culture that provides much more than pleasure and beauty?

We could put a list together about a mile long of the contribution of Art to our society most of which is so subtle that the average person may not realise that this is the result of someone who was nurtured in the Arts. One example is the houses we live in, without the influence of art and creativity our homes would be a simple box and even that is of course if someone wasn’t thinking creatively about alternatives to finding a cave. The car we worship so much to get us from point A – B and back, someone with a creative mind decided that this was possible. Everything from the colour on your walls to the shape of your toothbrush; from the catchy jingle to encourage you to buy this or that to the iPod the holds thousands of tunes in your music library; all of these things are and exist because to some degree our society encouraged someone to nurture their creativity.

Another question I asked myself is why is this generation of 20 something and under, remixing old songs, remaking old movies and repainting other artists works, don’t say you haven’t noticed that bell bottoms, hip huggers and platform shoes are making a comeback. The younger generation of artists seem to be falling back in the creative race and interestingly the ones taking up the brush so to speak are the Baby Boomers who are retiring and have time to pursue their creativity again. An area which is the exception to this is the area of CGI (computer generated images) which is moving forward in leaps and bounds mostly because they are constantly developing tools for the creative mind to play with like drawing tablets, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Movie Maker why you can even learn to play the piano with your iPad. The answer as I see it is the lack of Arts in school, the system has been set up throughout grade school and upward to not see the arts as anything more important than a pleasure pastime that can be given or taken away depending on the school boards funds. This is despite current research that has proven that exposure to creative arts will actually help stimulate the child to learn and retain information. One of the voices in the desert around this movement is an educator named Sir Ken Robinson (http://sirkenrobinson.com/skr/ ).

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PULLING STRINGS by Chuck Leclair

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A few Saturdays ago I took a musical road trip to Brockville with Winston Marley, a local Cornwall band, who has played numerous shows, various charity events and can claim the honor of having released a full-length cd. As the wheels were spinning with melodic anticipation, we were making our way to the infamous gig; with me being the interested “roadie”. After finding a strategic spot to park the cars loaded with instruments, amplifiers and gear, we lugged the tools of gigging into the bar…the show must go on!

As the night passed, Winston Marley entertained the large crowd of pub patrons, who were dancing and singing along. As I was a non-paid due payer for the night, I had the opportunity to speak with a lot of people in respect to music….while the band kept playing of course. A lot of these people rhythmically remarked how talented the musicians from Cornwall were and still are. In full agreement with these remarks, I began to have questions that are still begging to be answered.

In unison with these previous internal questions, I had thoughts of a perpetual story my Dad always tells me about the “good old” Cornwall days.

Folks, I can promise you it is not the story about walking to school in ten feet of snow. Rather, the story is about the word hotel, which to me; means a place where somebody sleeps for payment. But to my father and most people his age, a hotel was a place where live bands played regularly and abundantly with people amassing while dancing the night away. As the tone of my father’s story may come off as repetitive, it is actually a story that inspires insight and intentions on those “good old” days.

Personally, I believe music has taken a back seat in numerous facets of our society. From schools cutting music programs to the extinction of my Dad’s meaning of the word hotel, music is not valued as much as it should be. In my opinion, music programs in our schools are just as important as any English or Mathematics class, just as live music in our local establishments is equally important as the food and drink served. With that said, Cornwall’s current musicians serve this town and other city’s appetites very well….now let’s all lick our lucky lips….SUPPORT LIVE LOCAL MUSIC!

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“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music”----Aldous Huxley “To deny music is to deny one’s sole; so start walking”----Chuck Leclair Musically yours,

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Well, New Year means new healthy ideas from your friendly neighborhood Health Nut! Everyone needs to add new challenges to their passion to keep motivated and focussed.

Adding fresh ideas to our community, will help all of us increase our awareness on what real, live food should look and taste like. I find it very important to keep self-educating myself whenever I can on all kinds of amazing healthy alternatives that can easily be added to any healthy lifestyle. *Monthly raw/vegetarian community pot luck (2-3 hours). This allows individuals to share amazing, healthy ideas and taste test different dishes. This in turn, will give everyone a great assortment of recipes. You will also have the rare opportunity to treat your taste buds to new flavours. In sharing, we learn so much from others, everyone has some knowledge to bring to the group. It is a great way to develop new friendships and give our body amazing food that will allow it to live its best life ever!

*Monthly weight loss support group (1 hour). A great evening for all that are either losing, have lost or are maintaining their goal weight. A positive place where they can feel comfortable and not judged by others. It is an amazing way to make new friends and build a great support system. This would be a great time to share many daily weight loss challenges. *Monthly raw/vegetarian seminar with The Health Nut and Spirit Tree Yoga Studio (1 hour). This will give you the opportunity to really understand how easy it is to incorporate this lifestyle into your daily life. Eating your food raw is so much better for your digestive system. We will discuss the benefits of this way of life, you will enjoy simple demos and taste test. This is amazing for your health, you will not believe how delicious it really is.

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Can you believe it’s February already? It’s the month of love. Of romance. Of YIPPEE KI YAY MOTHER RUSSIA!!! Yes, Bruce is back and bad-ass (can I write that in the Seeker?) in Russia! February 14th that’s where I’ll be with my sweetie! (Look for her next door.)

Can you believe the weekend I just had? I got to watch 6 movies on the big screen for the low price of $100! Only thing I missed was popcorn.

Of course I am talking about the Aultsville Film Festival put on every year to help raise money for Aultsville Theatre. I had a great time and the volunteers and organizers (who are also volunteers) did a fabulous job. Now on to the reviews!

Whenever I go to a festival I want to be not only entertained by the films I see, I want to have my brain poked with a lobster fork until questions ooze out. “Why did they cast him?” “What were they thinking making a movie about the history of Swedish furniture!”

Stuff like that. I’m not supposed to LOVE all the movies I’m seeing.

I’m just supposed to be provoked. Prodded. Brain-Skewered. Which I was. I didn’t love all the movies.

First up was Beast of The Southern Wild directed by 20 something year old Benh Zeitlin. It’s nominated for more awards than I can shake a stick at, and already loved by so many. Of course the many haven’t seen it, and when they do they won’t understand a lot of the imagery. So that must mean it’s good. Right? Am I being harsh? The most amazing part of the movie is how they kept the fur and the horns on the pigs. The little girl was great. But not Oscar worthy IMHO. The next up was Farewell My Queen directed by acclaimed French director Benoît Jacquot. Look him up, he knows his stuff. This is the story of the beginning of the French Revolution and a bizarre love triangle between Marie Antoinette, her young reader (yes she would read to the queen), and the Dutchess Gabrielle de Polignac. I found this movie interesting and it made me wonder what it would have been like to go from someone of importance, to someone who’s on the list to be be-headed. I have to warn you though this movie is slow. And there’s needlepoint.

We then were subjected to A Separation by writer director Asghar Farhadi. I was really excited to see this film because of the reviews I read (see Alyssa I read sometimes) as it was being touted as “A powerful, complex Iranian drama centered on a conflict that cuts across boundaries of gender and class” WOW. That’s what I call demand creation. Unfortunately the film doesn’t deliver. The film should have been called “I Think You Left the Door Open”. It was interesting to learn a little more about Iranian culture and the legal system, but apart from that I could have gotten more from watching a pot boil slowly on my stove. (Harsh?)

Then came Saturday night’s film. Finally! Searching for Sugar Man by Malik Bendjelloul. 86 minutes of fantastic imagery, animation, storyline, old footage, and great music. I am not going to tell you anything about the story.

Go and buy a copy. Order on-line tonight and watch it with your kids. GO SEE THIS MOVIE! Call me and come over and watch it.

Sunday afternoon. Inch’Alla by director Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette. (Yes she’s Canadian.) This film follows a Quebec female doctor to the Palestinian territories, where she must struggle with her own inner conflict, as well as the conflict going on around her. This film was incredibly well shot. The cinematography was intense, and I very much felt transported to a far off place in the thick of the conflict within 20 minutes of the film’s beginning.

Unfortunately for me the film was very predictable. I could have written down after the first 10 minutes what would happen for the rest of the movie. That was disappointing. I would have ended it 3 minutes earlier, but that’s just me. It’s worth watching. And no needlepoint.

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Stay on Track Cornwall – Part 2 Last time, I wrote about making a list of the things you really want to do in life, starting right now and incorporating actions into your daily living. Did you make this list? Did you take the time to put your passions down on paper? I did and I hope you did too! There are certain things in my life that I want to see and do before I die. Regardless of my beliefs, I know that there are two certainties in life that I can be sure of – paying taxes and death. This experience of life that I have at this very moment will come to a halt one day, maybe today, maybe in 30 years. There are no guarantees on when, just that it will.

Back to “the list” and planting your seeds for your tree of passion! Some of you may want to jog a 5K, others may want to start a blog or volunteer for an international organization. I would like to vlog several of my scuba dives.

Yet, when we set a goal, we need to set a time to it so our focus and determination can kick in. How about “from couch to jogging a 5km in 12 weeks”? Or “vlog 30 scuba dives by September 2014”.

How do we start? How do we begin the journey of pursuing something that is different? Change is uncomfortable for the majority of people. So, the first trick we need to do is convince ourselves that discomfort is normal and ok. Let me explain. In order to start pursuing something different in your life, you need to change right now. And change is uncomfortable.

So let’s master this discomfort. First do not, I repeat, do not initially go full force with your goal. You will probably give up and fail, and go back to comfort and tell yourself “see, told you this wouldn’t work”.

The key is to do it in small doses. Do a little bit each day. You have a list of 5.

Choose one to start.

Let’s choose an active goal as most people I know want to get in better shape.

Jog a 5K. Take a pen and paper and write down headings for 7 days. Day 1, Day 2, etc. Start with today as Day 1. Get your shoes on and go outside (or to the Civic Complex or Benson Center). Walk for 5 minutes. Lightly jog for 30 seconds. Walk for 4 and a-half minutes. That’s it. Go back inside. Pick up your pen and draw a big star with the number 10! Day 2. Do it again. Walk for 5 minutes. Lightly jog for 30 seconds. Walk for 5 minutes. Lightly jog for 30 seconds.

And again and again and again. You don’t have to start by doing 30 minutes of something you’re not use to doing. Just do a few minutes. Just start. And acknowledge your accomplishment for that day. Acknowledgment is very important to this process.

You will want to give up. You will want to stay inside in the comfort of your home.

You will be uncomfortable jogging at first. Master the discomfort. Know that if you continue, by day 30 of doing this, you will be most likely be jogging more, walking less. Push a little. Every day. By day 120, I bet you will be on your way to jogging a 5 K! As you look for ways to avoid it, what should you do? Smile. You are human and learning, Maintain your smile through the discomfort and you will get through it. Just do it!

The festival ended with The Queen Of Versailles directed by Lauren Greenfield.

A documentary about a billionaire couple who start building the largest home in America inspired by Versailles. What starts as an amazing portrait of American Gluttony, ends with, well an amazing portrait of American Gluttony, as their empire crumbles and they are forced to live like the rest…No wait? They still spend way too much and live in a mansion. They just have fewer maids to do everything for them. One of my favorite moments was when the wife is renting a car (because they are cutting back) and she doesn’t realize it doesn’t come with a driver. Go see this movie. It will make you happier…in a strange sad way.

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Celebrating Family Literacy Day. By: Ashley Dufour

On Friday January 25th family literacy day was celebrated throughout the Cornwall community. The community homework and after-school program (CHAP) at Tri-County Literacy Council hosted a literacy day event for children aged 0-6 and their parents. The event took place from 3:30pm-5:00pm and had a variety of stations set up for various forms of literacy. They had six stations set up which included stations for literacy exercise, play dough pictionary, read aloud, make a grocery list and fishing for a letter to decorate. Another interesting literacy station they had was a book swap. Their book swap consisted of a table filled with a variety of books for different ages that the kids and parents coming could switch for books they brought in, so both the kids coming in and the kids in the program could have new books to read. The event has been deemed a success by the CHAP program coordinators. Many of the parents and kids that came to participate in the event had a great time learning and enjoying the festivities. Each child left with new books, a goodie bag filled with samples from each activity, and memories of a good time.

The CHAP program is a free (plus $20 charge for supplies) Monday-Friday after-school program that runs from 3:00pm5:00pm and are located at Tri-County Literacy 101 Second St. West in Cornwall, Ontario. The program has been going on in Cornwall for over nine years and is currently sponsored by the Royal Bank of Canada. CHAP runs from October till the end of May for grades JK to eight so kids ages four to fourteen.

The program offers school work help, recreational activities (indoors and outdoors), enrichment events/community guests, arts and crafts, and more... CHAP offers fun and creative programs while promoting skills and development, social and physical wellness, academic success, inclusiveness , etc.. through a set daily schedule. Each day the CHAP kids have time to relax and socialize while enjoying a nutritious snack, then they move on to homework and staff assigned work that the skilled employees and volunteers help with, next is a lesson or activity based on science, creative writing, physical fitness, or anything relating to numeracy and literacy, and finally they end with a group discussion or read allowed with a facilitator .

So all in all the event went great with the parents and kids as well as the CHAP kids having a wonderful time learning. Family Literacy Day is an ongoing community event and the CHAP programs at Tri-County Literacy hopes to be a part of it for many years to come.

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Dear Joe, In my kitchen, during a cold snap like the one we’ve experienced recently, I have a problem with frozen pipes.

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The pipe has never broken but it is an inconvenience.

As soon as the temperature rises above minus 10, the water comes back on and there is no problem. Is there anything I can do to prevent this happening in the future or is this a problem I will have to live with forever?

Thanks for your help, Cindy & Steve Hello folks, Great question, and one that I have gotten a couple of times in the last couple weeks. There are a couple things that you can do to stop this issue from occurring whenever the cold strikes.

The first thing you can do which is the simplest, (and I in no way endorse the wasting of resources) is to leave the tap running. Since flowing water won’t freeze, leaving the tap running just a trickle is enough to keep the water moving. Don’t leave it running more than necessary, but this is a trick that will get you through a cold night or two.

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Sometimes the temperature inside the base cabinets will drop to below freezing due to a lack of insulation in the outside walls. If your pipes are in the cabinets, they will fall victim to the cold, simply open the cabinet doors to allow the warm air into the cabinets and this should keep the water flowing.

Again, these are just stop gap measures to get you through the coldest days of the year, not what I would call a permanent fix. If a permanent fix is what you’re after, then you’ll have to dig a little bit deeper. If the pipes are inside the wall, consider moving them to the outside of the wall, inside the cabinets. As discussed before this will only help if the cabinets stay relatively warmer than the inside of the walls, you’ll want to check that first. Failing that, the only real fix will be adding sufficient insulation in the walls to maintain a constant temperature inside the house. Now unless you’re already planning a significant renovation this will be a costly and inconvenient endeavor.

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Another more permanent, but less invasive resolution would be to install and electronic heating cable to the offending pipe. This has a temperature sensor on it that, when the temperature drops below a predetermined low threshold, will warm the pipe to prevent freezing. When the sensor is not activated, the unit doesn’t use power so it’s very economical and allows you to not have the constant worry of watching the temperature and reacting to the problem.

The hot water line probably is never an issue as the warmth of the water will continue to migrate from hot to cold whether the water is running or not.

We all know heat rises; well, it also travels from hot to cold in an eternal struggle to bring the world into equilibrium. You can use this fact of nature to bring a permanent remedy to your problem. If your pipes are accessible, you can slightly modify the way they are configured in the cabinet to keep the cold line from freezing. Move the pipes so that they are in contact with one another for at least a foot over their length, now tape them together and wrap them with high quality pipe insulation. An even better way would be to replace the rigid ½” hot water line with a ¼” flexible copper line. Leave plenty of extra length and you can wrap the soft copper line around the rigid cold water line several times to form a heating coil. Wrap the assembly with high quality pipe insulation and you should be worry free. Insulate the hot water line all the way back to the water heater and you’ll have an ample supply of warmth to keep that cold water line running. Now remember, insulation is great, but if there’s no heat to keep in, insulation won’t help. It doesn’t create heat, it only captures it and holds it, but it will do the same for cold. You need to establish a source of heat before insulation will have any benefit at all. So whether that’s a portable heater, ambient air, or the loving embrace of another pipe, you need to get and keep that pipe warm.

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