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by Barbara Olson © ClassiCanadian Crosswords 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Across 1 Small amount 5 "The truth is ..." 11 Short dog, for short 14 Receipt in a "dépanneur" 15 Bread that's not buttered? 16 Gretel's grandfather 17 Beginning of a remark that is painfully true 19 Corp. ending, maybe 20 Moneybags who carries a lot of weight 21 Pied Piper's place 23 Eye parts containing the iris 24 Part 2 of the remark 26 ___ -to (shed) 27 Seven-layer-dip ingredient 28 "When ___ One-and-Twenty": A.E. Housman 29 Caesar dressing ingredient? 30 London lock-ups 31 Part 3 of the remark 35 Steak with a built-in dog treat 37 "Canadian Mint" and "Disco Fever" record co. 38 Belonging to that "homme" 39 Throat-clearing sounds 41 Study of the body: Abbr. 45 Part 4 of the remark 47 Like ___ out of water 48 Escapee's aim 49 Bit of Christmas tinsel, supposedly 50 Ending with hatch or quack 51 End of the remark 54 Part of 35-Across, spelled out 55 "___ of the North" (early film on Canada's Inuit) 56 Talk like a drunk or a racist 57 Many Kijiji listings 58 Gathers information bit by bit 59 Actors Knight and Danson Down 1 Like the Dodger in "Oliver!" 2 Deserve a treat, maybe 3 Ingredient not found in a Long Island drink bearing its name 4 Fellow from Florence, say 5 "You tagged me so ___" 6 Fédéraliste's referendum vote 7 Pocket watch chain 8 Hilo hellos 9 "Only in ___ , you say? Pity..." (Red Rose Tea slogan) 10 Crux of many crosswords 11 Amphibian that'll croak when it's older? 12 Kind of eye-tricking illusion 13 Affliction of a rabid dog 18 Is down with 22 Perrier shelfmate in a store 24 Bad bird in "Aladdin" 25 Work shirker 27 Spanish shiner 29 III, in today's Roma 30 Anne's Avonlea beau, for short 31 Bespectacled one's moniker 32 Cat___ -tails 33 "Don't look ___!" ("I didn't do it!") 34 Your: Fr. 35 Lustrous wedding gown fabric 36 Like the last line on an eye chart, for many 39 Lacking a musical key 40 Treating with compassion 41 "There's ___ time for everything" 42 Actress Kidman 43 Equally noisy 44 Hubby's "old lady" 46 Checking for minors, in a way 47 Cry from "Cathy" of the comics 49 Peeves 52 Too late to resuscitate in the E.R. 53 Get an ___ (pass with flying colours) THE PAINFUL TRUTH by Barbara Olson © ClassiCanadian Crosswords 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Across 1 Small amount 5 "The truth is ..." 11 Short dog, for short 14 Receipt in a "dépanneur" 15 Bread that's not buttered? 16 Gretel's grandfather 17 Beginning of a remark that is painfully true 19 Corp. ending, maybe 20 Moneybags who carries a lot of weight 21 Pied Piper's place 23 Eye parts containing the iris 24 Part 2 of the remark 26 ___ -to (shed) 27 Seven-layer-dip ingredient 28 "When ___ One-and-Twenty": A.E. Housman 29 Caesar dressing ingredient? 30 London lock-ups 31 Part 3 of the remark 35 Steak with a built-in dog treat 37 "Canadian Mint" and "Disco Fever" record co. 38 Belonging to that "homme" 39 Throat-clearing sounds 41 Study of the body: Abbr. 45 Part 4 of the remark 47 Like ___ out of water 48 Escapee's aim 49 Bit of Christmas tinsel, supposedly 50 Ending with hatch or quack 51 End of the remark 54 Part of 35-Across, spelled out 55 "___ of the North" (early film on Canada's Inuit) 56 Talk like a drunk or a racist 57 Many Kijiji listings 58 Gathers information bit by bit 59 Actors Knight and Danson Down 1 Like the Dodger in "Oliver!" 2 Deserve a treat, maybe 3 Ingredient not found in a Long Island drink bearing its name 4 Fellow from Florence, say 5 "You tagged me so ___" 6 Fédéraliste's referendum vote 7 Pocket watch chain 8 Hilo hellos 9 "Only in ___ , you say? Pity..." (Red Rose Tea slogan) 10 Crux of many crosswords 11 Amphibian that'll croak when it's older? 12 Kind of eye-tricking illusion 13 Affliction of a rabid dog 18 Is down with 22 Perrier shelfmate in a store 24 Bad bird in "Aladdin" 25 Work shirker 27 Spanish shiner 29 III, in today's Roma 30 Anne's Avonlea beau, for short 31 Bespectacled one's moniker 32 Cat___ -tails 33 "Don't look ___!" ("I didn't do it!") 34 Your: Fr. 35 Lustrous wedding gown fabric 36 Like the last line on an eye chart, for many 39 Lacking a musical key 40 Treating with compassion 41 "There's ___ time for everything" 42 Actress Kidman 43 Equally noisy 44 Hubby's "old lady" 46 Checking for minors, in a way 47 Cry from "Cathy" of the comics 49 Peeves 52 Too late to resuscitate in the E.R. 53 Get an ___ (pass with flying colours) ACROSS The Painful Truth by Barbara Olson © ClassiCanadian Crosswords 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Across 1 Small amount 5 "The truth is ..." 11 Short dog, for short 14 Receipt in a "dépanneur" 15 Bread that's not buttered? 16 Gretel's grandfather 17 Beginning of a remark that is painfully true 19 Corp. ending, maybe 20 Moneybags who carries a lot of weight 21 Pied Piper's place 23 Eye parts containing the iris 24 Part 2 of the remark 26 ___ -to (shed) 27 Seven-layer-dip ingredient 28 "When ___ One-and-Twenty": A.E. Housman 29 Caesar dressing ingredient? 30 London lock-ups 31 Part 3 of the remark 35 Steak with a built-in dog treat 37 "Canadian Mint" and "Disco Fever" record co. 38 Belonging to that "homme" 39 Throat-clearing sounds 41 Study of the body: Abbr. 45 Part 4 of the remark 47 Like ___ out of water 48 Escapee's aim 49 Bit of Christmas tinsel, supposedly 50 Ending with hatch or quack 51 End of the remark 54 Part of 35-Across, spelled out 55 "___ of the North" (early film on Canada's Inuit) 56 Talk like a drunk or a racist 57 Many Kijiji listings 58 Gathers information bit by bit 59 Actors Knight and Danson Down 1 Like the Dodger in "Oliver!" 2 Deserve a treat, maybe 3 Ingredient not found in a Long Island drink bearing its name 4 Fellow from Florence, say 5 "You tagged me so ___" 6 Fédéraliste's referendum vote 7 Pocket watch chain 8 Hilo hellos 9 "Only in ___ , you say? Pity..." (Red Rose Tea slogan) 10 Crux of many crosswords 11 Amphibian that'll croak when it's older? 12 Kind of eye-tricking illusion 13 Affliction of a rabid dog 18 Is down with 22 Perrier shelfmate in a store 24 Bad bird in "Aladdin" 25 Work shirker 27 Spanish shiner 29 III, in today's Roma 31 Bespectacled one's moniker 32 Cat___ -tails 33 "Don't look ___!" ("I didn't do it!") 34 Your: Fr. 35 Lustrous wedding gown fabric 36 Like the last line on an eye chart, for many 39 Lacking a musical key 40 Treating with compassion 41 "There's ___ time for everything" 42 Actress Kidman 43 Equally noisy 44 Hubby's "old lady" 46 Checking for minors, in a way 47 Cry from "Cathy" of the comics 49 Peeves 52 Too late to resuscitate in the E.R. 53 Get an ___ (pass with flying colours) by Barbara Olson © ClassiCanadian Crosswords 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Across 1 Small amount 5 "The truth is ..." 11 Short dog, for short 14 Receipt in a "dépanneur" 15 Bread that's not buttered? 16 Gretel's grandfather 17 Beginning of a remark that is painfully true 19 Corp. ending, maybe 20 Moneybags who carries a lot of weight 21 Pied Piper's place 23 Eye parts containing the iris 24 Part 2 of the remark 26 ___ -to (shed) 27 Seven-layer-dip ingredient 28 "When ___ One-and-Twenty": A.E. Housman 29 Caesar dressing ingredient? 30 London lock-ups 31 Part 3 of the remark 35 Steak with a built-in dog treat 37 "Canadian Mint" and "Disco Fever" record co. 38 Belonging to that "homme" 39 Throat-clearing sounds 41 Study of the body: Abbr. 45 Part 4 of the remark 47 Like ___ out of water 48 Escapee's aim 49 Bit of Christmas tinsel, supposedly 50 Ending with hatch or quack 51 End of the remark 54 Part of 35-Across, spelled out 55 "___ of the North" (early film on Canada's Inuit) 56 Talk like a drunk or a racist 57 Many Kijiji listings 58 Gathers information bit by bit 59 Actors Knight and Danson Down 1 Like the Dodger in "Oliver!" 2 Deserve a treat, maybe 3 Ingredient not found in a Long Island drink bearing its name 4 Fellow from Florence, say 5 "You tagged me so ___" 6 Fédéraliste's referendum vote 7 Pocket watch chain 8 Hilo hellos 9 "Only in ___ , you say? Pity..." (Red Rose Tea slogan) 10 Crux of many crosswords 11 Amphibian that'll croak when it's older? 12 Kind of eye-tricking illusion 13 Affliction of a rabid dog 18 Is down with 22 Perrier shelfmate in a store 24 Bad bird in "Aladdin" 25 Work shirker 27 Spanish shiner 29 III, in today's Roma 30 Anne's Avonlea beau, for short 31 Bespectacled one's moniker 32 Cat___ -tails 33 "Don't look ___!" ("I didn't do it!") 34 Your: Fr. 35 Lustrous wedding gown fabric 36 Like the last line on an eye chart, for many 39 Lacking a musical key 40 Treating with compassion 41 "There's ___ time for everything" 42 Actress Kidman 43 Equally noisy 44 Hubby's "old lady" 46 Checking for minors, in a way 47 Cry from "Cathy" of the comics 49 Peeves 52 Too late to resuscitate in the E.R. 53 Get an ___ (pass with flying colours) By Barbara Olson ©ClassiCanadian Crosswords CROSSWORD DOWN You’ll find the solution on page 38 by Barbara Olson © ClassiCanadian Crosswords 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Across 1 Small amount 5 "The truth is ..." 11 Short dog, for short 14 Receipt in a "dépanneur" 15 Bread that's not buttered? 16 Gretel's grandfather 17 Beginning of a remark that is painfully true 19 Corp. ending, maybe 20 Moneybags who carries a lot of weight 21 Pied Piper's place 23 Eye parts containing the iris 24 Part 2 of the remark 26 ___ -to (shed) 27 Seven-layer-dip ingredient 28 "When ___ One-and-Twenty": A.E. Housman 29 Caesar dressing ingredient? 30 London lock-ups 31 Part 3 of the remark 35 Steak with a built-in dog treat 37 "Canadian Mint" and "Disco Fever" record co. 38 Belonging to that "homme" 39 Throat-clearing sounds 41 Study of the body: Abbr. 45 Part 4 of the remark 47 Like ___ out of water 48 Escapee's aim 49 Bit of Christmas tinsel, supposedly 50 Ending with hatch or quack 51 End of the remark 54 Part of 35-Across, spelled out 55 "___ of the North" (early film on Canada's Inuit) 56 Talk like a drunk or a racist 57 Many Kijiji listings 58 Gathers information bit by bit 59 Actors Knight and Danson Down 1 Like the Dodger in "Oliver!" 2 Deserve a treat, maybe 3 Ingredient not found in a Long Island drink bearing its name 4 Fellow from Florence, say 5 "You tagged me so ___" 6 Fédéraliste's referendum vote 7 Pocket watch chain 8 Hilo hellos 9 "Only in ___ , you say? Pity..." (Red Rose Tea slogan) 10 Crux of many crosswords 11 Amphibian that'll croak when it's older? 12 Kind of eye-tricking illusion 13 Affliction of a rabid dog 18 Is down with 22 Perrier shelfmate in a store 24 Bad bird in "Aladdin" 25 Work shirker 27 Spanish shiner 29 III, in today's Roma 30 Anne's Avonlea beau, for short 31 Bespectacled one's moniker 32 Cat___ -tails 33 "Don't look ___!" ("I didn't do it!") 34 Your: Fr. 35 Lustrous wedding gown fabric 36 Like the last line on an eye chart, for many 39 Lacking a musical key 40 Treating with compassion 41 "There's ___ time for everything" 42 Actress Kidman 43 Equally noisy 44 Hubby's "old lady" 46 Checking for minors, in a way 47 Cry from "Cathy" of the comics 49 Peeves 52 Too late to resuscitate in the E.R. 53 Get an ___ (pass with flying colours) by Barbara Olson © ClassiCanadian Crosswords 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Across 1 Small amount 5 "The truth is ..." 11 Short dog, for short 14 Receipt in a "dépanneur" 15 Bread that's not buttered? 16 Gretel's grandfather 17 Beginning of a remark that is painfully true 19 Corp. ending, maybe 20 Moneybags who carries a lot of weight 21 Pied Piper's place 23 Eye parts containing the iris 24 Part 2 of the remark 26 ___ -to (shed) 27 Seven-layer-dip ingredient 28 "When ___ One-and-Twenty": A.E. Housman 29 Caesar dressing ingredient? 30 London lock-ups 31 Part 3 of the remark 35 Steak with a built-in dog treat 37 "Canadian Mint" and "Disco Fever" record co. 38 Belonging to that "homme" 39 Throat-clearing sounds 41 Study of the body: Abbr. 45 Part 4 of the remark 47 Like ___ out of water 48 Escapee's aim 49 Bit of Christmas tinsel, supposedly 50 Ending with hatch or quack 51 End of the remark 54 Part of 35-Across, spelled out 55 "___ of the North" (early film on Canada's Inuit) 56 Talk like a drunk or a racist 57 Many Kijiji listings 58 Gathers information bit by bit 59 Actors Knight and Danson Down 1 Like the Dodger in "Oliver!" 2 Deserve a treat, maybe 3 Ingredient not found in a Long Island drink bearing its name 4 Fellow from Florence, say 5 "You tagged me so ___" 6 Fédéraliste's referendum vote 7 Pocket watch chain 8 Hilo hellos 9 "Only in ___ , you say? Pity..." (Red Rose Tea slogan) 10 Crux of many crosswords 11 Amphibian that'll croak when it's older? 12 Kind of eye-tricking illusion 13 Affliction of a rabid dog 18 Is down with 22 Perrier shelfmate in a store 24 Bad bird in "Aladdin" 25 Work shirker 27 Spanish shiner 29 III, in today's Roma 30 Anne's Avonlea beau, for short 31 Bespectacled one's moniker 32 Cat___ -tails 33 "Don't look ___!" ("I didn't do it!") 34 Your: Fr. 35 Lustrous wedding gown fabric 36 Like the last line on an eye chart, for many 39 Lacking a musical key 40 Treating with compassion 41 "There's ___ time for everything" 42 Actress Kidman 43 Equally noisy 44 Hubby's "old lady" 46 Checking for minors, in a way 47 Cry from "Cathy" of the comics 49 Peeves 52 Too late to resuscitate in the E.R. 53 Get an ___ (pass with flying colours) www.lindsayadvocate.ca 30 Anne's Avonlea beau, for short 33

Santosh Patel

Putting down roots in Kawartha Lakes — one tree at a time

JAMIE MORRIS Writer-at-large

Lining Lindsay’s Victoria Avenue boulevard are 110 But it is, Santosh persuades me, well worth making trees, all planted in 1997 when Lindsay was named a the trek out. Selection, service and a preference for Green Streets Canada Community by the Tree Canada organic practices are factors. As well, there’s no business foundation. Of the six species chosen, some flower and where it makes more sense to buy local. If a tree has fruit, some have fall colour, all are hardy, trouble-free spent five to six years growing in a field near Cameron and of modest size. Ideal choices for a town street. (rather than, say, in the Niagara fruit belt) you can be

Ideal for my small backyard, too, I’m thinking, as re- sure it’s hardy. placement for a cankered dogwood. Sourcing the trees Earlier in the pandemic, Santosh, his family and team takes me to Santosh Patel, the own- grew vegetable seedlings and offered er of Rockwood Forest Nurseries, them to anyone who wanted to come which is located roughly midway be- and get them. This year he’s plantween Lindsay and Fenelon Falls and ning programming for kids — when open April through November. families come out parents can walk

The trees I’m after are among the around with staff while children learn hundreds of shade and evergreen trees how to grow a tree. grown on the nursery’s 300 acres and It was only a year ago that Sancan be ordered either dug out of the tosh bought the 30-year-old business. ground with the roots wrapped in a A former chemical engineer, he says wire basket or in a container. one factor in his new career choice

Each year, Santosh tells me Rock- was that his parents have lived in wood plants approximately 4,000 and Fenelon Falls since 1999. He’s been the plan is to plant close to 8,000 staying with them while he and his trees by spring 2022. And there’s lots family search for a place to buy. more, too, in the fields or one of the As he looks to put down roots six greenhouses — shrubs, perennials here in the Kawarthas Santosh is and landscaping materials. conscious of what trees do for the

Santosh and his team can help Santosh Patel. Photo: Jamie Morris. environment. “Perhaps the biggest with design, soil analysis and mak- satisfaction,” he says, “comes when ing smart choices. He has 18 seasonal staff altogether, I think of my daughter and what trees can contribute to roughly equal numbers male and female. Some of them her future.” have been with Rockwood for a decade or more. In every sense, he’s putting down roots in the Kawar-

They “make the difference,” says Santosh. “They’re thas. loyal and hardworking — salt of the earth.” His number Postscript: My choice among the six Victoria Avenue one priority, he tells me, is ensuring the business contin- options? After talking it over with Santosh, it’s none of ues to be able to employ them. the above. Instead, it’s a paperbark maple with unusu-

The challenge is drawing customers out to the nurs- al “exfoliating” (peeling) curls of bark. Nearby Victoria ery. Not many walk-ins (or even drive-bys) when you’re Park boasts three paperbarks. on a quiet road, alongside a provincially significant wetland.