FALL 2009
Honouring our Military Heritage Hastings Fall Harvest Quinte’s Musical Milestone
COVERING THE ARTS, OUTDOORS, HISTORY, PEOPLE AND PLACES
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Cover Photo: A display of fall colours on Mary Street leading east from Marmora towards the Marmoraton Mine. Photo: Dick Kane
F E AT U R E S
6 - The curious case of Uganda Canadian ship played key role in Pacific
8 - Coe Hill invasion Military vehicles descend for Labour Day event
9 - Stones with roots Ad Astra program provides lasting memorial
10 - Quinte Symphony Hits 50! Organization continues to spread joy of music
12 - The Others Hastings area a hotbed for hauntings
14 - Autumn Goodness Fall vegetables provide endless options D E PA R T M E N T S
18 - Cross Roads Coe Hill man puts new twist on sled • Here comes the Milkman Country Roads cover work of art
20 - Country Calendar Things to see and do in Hastings County
22 - Back Roads ‘The Pines’, Dr. Oronhyatekha’s residence near Deseronto Fall 2009 • Country Roads
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As we sit here in late August - the month that summer finally arrived – and write this editorial we can’t help but hope for a very sunny and warm fall season. Thoughts of driving county roads ablaze with colours as we discover the talents of local artists just refills the soul. How fortunate are we that these artists’ studio tours and shows coincide with Mother Nature’s own ‘fall colours’ show? Check our Country Calendar for details on fall art events and take every country road you can to see what artistic treasures are in store.
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hinking again of fall our thoughts turned to Remembrance Day and the great service Canada’s military provides to not only our homeland but the world at large. In this issue you will read about the Cruiser HMCS Uganda, a member of Canada’s navy during the Second World War, told from the firsthand experiences of Tweed resident and crew member Stephen Geneja. Uganda was the only ship to represent Canada in the Pacific War and its contributions were significant. Having joined the Royal Canadian Navy at age 15 Geneja’s experiences are extraordinary and he’s captured in great detail the contribution this ship and crew had on war efforts in his book The Cruiser Uganda: One War – Many Conflicts. Most readers will be aware of CFB Trenton and the RCAF Memorial Museum but many may not know about its Ad Astra Stone program, which provides memorials for fallen soldiers. Read about this inspiring project and its origins in this issue. This issue of COUNTRY ROADS appears at the same time as Warrior’s Day @ Coe Hill, Sept 5-7, so if you aren’t able to take in the celebrations this year know that next Labour Day weekend you can. The story about how this event in this small community became what is believed to be Canada’s largest military vehicle parade is quite something. Another thing fall had us thinking of was food. Well, actually, we think about food every season but it was the fall harvest that had our mouths watering. Our ‘Autumn Goodness’ article profiles a small sampling of Hastings County farmers. We also bring you their favourite recipes for their own produce and encourage you to visit www.harvesthastings.ca to read about dozens of farmers from Belleville through the Hastings Highlands. On the website you’ll learn who our farmers are and what’s grown here. A handy map shows farms, farmers’ markets, farm stores and area restaurants that feature local food. And later this fall be sure to visit our website (www.countryroadshastings.ca) to see how our potluck dinner using the recipes featured in this issue turned out. We didn’t do extensive research but we are pretty confident you’d be hard pressed to find many communities the size of Belleville with a 50-year-old symphony troupe providing the calibre of music the Quinte Symphony does – a bit of a coup really! So do yourself a favour and tap into the world of musical wonder known as the Quinte Symphony during its 2009/10 season. Start with the Oct. 18 performance in celebration of Maestro Gordon Craig’s 20th year at the helm. It wouldn’t be a proper fall if we didn’t get kind of spooky so be forewarned - Haunted Hastings is here. See our story on pages 12 and 13 and check out our website to see what happens when John goes on a ghost investigation with the Quinte Paranormal Research Society. In this issue our regular Cross Roads feature includes a short but varied trio of articles. There are snowmobiles, stained glass and milk delivery. Intrigued? Look inside and read all about them. So dear readers there you have it - our fall offering. We were delighted to have met and learned about these Hastings residents and thank them for their stories. We hope they inform, inspire and entertain you like they did us and that you like what you read.
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mong the many stories concerning Canada’s participation in the Second World War there is perhaps none so unusual, or controversial, as that involving the cruiser HMCS (His Majesty’s Canadian Ship) Uganda. The 8,800 ton, 555-foot long vessel was serving in the British Pacific Fleet in the spring of 1945 when it was recalled to Canada in the wake of a government decision to end conscription following the surrender of Germany. The decision of whether to stay in the fight against the Japanese or return home was left in the hands of the crew aboard Uganda. About two-thirds of the ship’s crew of some 1,000 voted to leave, and so the ship headed for British Columbia. Among those on the cruiser was a teenager from Belleville, Stephen Conrad Geneja. Born in 1927, he had joined the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR) at the age of 15 and served aboard ships in the North Atlantic before becoming part of the crew of Uganda in the fall of 1944. He was among the gunnery crew when the ship saw action in the Pacific in the spring of 1945 during a two-month barrage off the island of Okinawa, a critical triumph for the Allied forces in their efforts to subdue Japan. Thoughts of fighting the Japanese in the Pacific were far from Geneja’s mind when he joined the Navy. His father was from Poland and his mother
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Coat of Arms for the HMCS Uganda from Oct. 21, 1944, the date she first sailed as a ship in the Royal Canadian Navy, until Jan. 14, 1952, when she was recommissioned HMCS Quebec.
was a native of Liverpool. The two had met at Albert College. Geneja remembers hearing constant talk of the invasion of Poland by the Nazis and the escalating war in the family home. “That was all I heard, morning, noon and night,” he recalls. “We had relatives in Poland, maybe 30 families over there. After the war, one of the first things I did was go to Poland to see how they all were.” Geneja says the pull of the sea was an irresistible one. His grandfather sailed and his uncle was in the RCN. “I think I had the wind, sail and water in my veins,” he explains. There were other factors at play as well. “I immensely disliked my high school French teacher,” he says. Upon joining the RCN Geneja served in the North Atlantic, where the Canadian navy was primarily involved in providing escorts to supply ships crossing the ocean, offering protection against the threat of the very effective German U-Boats. It was treacherous work. Geneja injured his right arm in a rescue operation (it never healed properly) and he returned to Halifax. In the spring of 1944 he was sent down to Charleston, S.C. to make up the crew of the HMCS Uganda. The Uganda already had a fascinating history. Built in England and serving with the Royal Navy, the ship was stationed in the Mediterranean in September, 1943 when it was hit by a 3,000 pound
In 2005, on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of V-J Day, Stephen Geneja presented a copy of his book, The Cruiser Uganda, to Governor General Adrienne Clarkson at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
guided bomb dropped by a German plane. Sixteen men were killed and seven wounded and three of its four engines were put out of commission. Running on one engine the Uganda limped to Gibraltar and then all the way across the Atlantic to Charleston, where it was scheduled for repairs. During the Second World War the British occasionally transferred ships to the RCN to help shore up our country’s Navy. On Oct. 21, 1944, after repairs were completed in Charleston, HMS Uganda became the HMCS Uganda and returned to the sea with a Canadian crew. The Uganda sailed through the Mediterranean, on to Africa and through the Suez Canal into the Far East, making deliveries and carrying out training exercises in preparation for its role in the Pacific War. For many of the young crew, Geneja included, the travel was an experience of a lifetime.
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About 10 years after the end of the Second World War Stephen Geneja got the idea of putting his experiences and the story of HMCS Uganda on paper. Many years, much painstaking research and almost $50,000 later, The Cruiser Uganda, One War – Many Conflicts was published in 1994.
One piece of HMCS Uganda to survive was the ship’s bell, which serves as a baptismal font in the Protestant Chapel at CFB Halifax. Rear Admiral W. M. Landymore (left) and Stephen Geneja (right) pose with the bell.
“Alexandria in Egypt was the joy of my heart,” he explains. “It was beautiful; we had a great time.” In early April HMCS Uganda took up its position with Task Force 57 in the British Pacific Fleet, firing on Japanese air bases on the island of Okinawa and defending against Kamikaze
The 297-page hardcover discusses the seafaring history of the Uganda in exhaustive detail. “Canada is sort of an unknown when it comes to naval history,” Geneja explains. “You hear about the Americans a lot but not a tremendous amount about Canadians. I wasn’t interested in fabricating nonsense, there’s millions of books about that.” To that end Geneja and his wife Sandy spent countless hours researching records on the ship at the Royal Canadian Naval History Office in Ottawa, the National Archives of Canada and the Imperial War Museum in London. Material was also obtained from the German Archives and a rare document on the Fritz-X bomb was translated into English by a Fredericton, N.B. university professor. A casual military enthusiast may find the intricate details on the ship’s history overwhelming, but a real historian or someone with a connection to the ship would treasure the minute details. And much of the general history of the Royal Canadian Navy’s role in the Second World War is extremely enlightening, as are Geneja’s recollections of life at sea. His descriptions of the Canadian government’s role in the return of the ship to Canada are captivating. To his credit, despite his own wishes to remain in the Pacific Theatre, Geneja effectively states the case for those men who wished to return home before the end of hostilities. A war ship may only be a vessel constructed of sheet metal and nuts and bolts, but as one reads The Cruiser Uganda they can’t help but feel the ship has taken on a life of its own. Its final sale to the Japanese as scrap after such a storied history seems an unkind blow, and the reader can’t help but sense the loss of a good and loyal friend, a feeling no doubt shared by Geneja and his crew mates. The Cruiser Uganda: One War – Many Conflicts is available from Tyendinaga Publishers. Phone 613-478-6259.
Every two years for the past 35 years survivors of the HMCS Uganda crew have gathered somewhere in Canada for a reunion. Stephen Geneja is on the far left in this photo. With the crew aging, organizing the reunion has now fallen on the shoulders of crew from the HMCS Quebec.
raids and other attacks on the accompanying aircraft carriers. Meanwhile, back home in Canada, politics was charting the future course of the ship’s role in the war. On April 4 Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King prepared a statement to be read in the House of Commons indicating his intention to remove all Canadian conscripts from the Pacific War. Twelve days later he dissolved parliament in preparation for a June 2 election. On May 7 each member of the crew of the Uganda was given the following option: “I, ….., do not volunteer for service in the war against Japan nor do I volunteer for services in the Pacific Theatre of War.” In the final tally, 556 voted not to volunteer, 344 elected to volunteer. MacKenzie King’s
Liberal government won a narrow majority in the election. Preparations were made for the return of Uganda to Canada. Geneja was among those who had volunteered to remain in the Pacific. “I and others had joined for the duration of the hostilities,” he explains today. “We had two Canadian regiments incarcerated in Hong Kong [victims of Britain’s ill-fated defence of the island against the Japanese early in the Pacific War]. “It’s not that I support war. I don’t. But if your family is caught by a madman, what are you going to do? You protect, and that’s what I was doing. I had joined for the Polish people. But nothing had changed – death is death, fighting is fighting, rape is rape.” On July 27 Uganda left the British Pacific Fleet and on August 4 it arrived at Pearl Harbour. Two days later, on the morning of August 6, the U.S. B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan. On August 9 a second bomb was dropped over Nagasaki. The next day Uganda arrived home in Esquimalt, B.C.
Soon after the war Uganda was recommissioned HMCS Quebec. She served as a training ship and was used for NATO exercises. In June, 1956 she was taken out of service and sold to the Japanese as scrap. After the war Geneja worked as a Land Registrar for the County of Hastings. He has survived a small plane crash, a battle with colon cancer and a series of heart attacks. In 1996 he received a new heart and is currently the oldest, longest living heart transplant recipient in Canada. He and his wife Sandy now live in Tweed and have been very active in fundraising and raising awareness for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and organ transplants. A reunion of the crew of HMCS Uganda has been staged every two years for the past 35 years and in 2002 Stephen and Sandy hosted the event in Kingston. Geneja also wrote a book about the Uganda (see sidebar) and edited a newsletter for former crew in the 1990s. The Uganda may be gone but the ties that bind endure.
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Military vehicles descend for Labour Day event By John Hopkins Photos courtesy Dan McCaw
Warrior’s Day founder Dan McCaw and one of his jeeps. McCaw says military vehicles were in plentiful supply in the area in the 1950s. The price was right and they were well suited to the region.
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A World War Two era troop carrier makes its way through Coe Hill in last year’s Warrior’s Day parade. Standing in the front is Ivan Gunter, a native of Coe Hill who served with the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment (the Hasty Ps) and was part of the Allied invasion of Sicily, near Pachino, on July 10, 1943. He was awarded the Military Medal.
very Labour Day Weekend for the past nine years the community of Coe Hill has been invaded by around 50 military vehicles. They come from all over Ontario and Quebec to participate in Warrior’s Day @ Coe Hill, a celebration of the wide range of military vehicles that have been used by our armed forces. The age and variety of the vehicles is extensive. The equipment on display dates back as far as World War II and includes examples from the Korean War and modern day conflicts. And all manner of vehicles are on hand, including tanks, personnel carriers and jeeps. Warrior’s Day is the brainchild of Coe Hill resident Dan McCaw, a member of the Ontario Military Vehicle Association (OMVA). “I was at a meeting one day and the president and some of them were complaining that they had these vehicles just sitting in a field and nowhere to go,” McCaw recalls. “And I said, ‘Maybe I can help.’ A few years later I suggested a parade and things took off from there.” After a couple of on-and-off events, this year’s Warrior’s Day marks the ninth straight edition,
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and McCaw says it is considered the biggest military vehicle show in Canada. McCaw comes by his interest in military vehicles honestly. He says that the Coe Hill and Bancroft region had a rich supply of disused equipment in the 1950s that the government sold off.
“Where I grew up there were army trucks left, right and centre,” he explains. “Where I grew up there were army trucks left, right and centre,” he explains. “I learned to drive on one. It was cheap, you could buy a new truck for $450 and they all had four-wheel drive, which was perfect for this area in the winter.” McCaw says he has about six jeeps in his possession and while some of the vehicles at Warrior’s Day come from private owners like himself, others are contributed by organizations like the Military Museum in Oshawa, which usually sends six or seven tractor trailer loads consisting of 15-20 vehicles.
The formal Warrior’s Day event runs two days, with most activities taking place at the Coe Hill Fairgrounds. The vehicles move in on Saturday morning and the grounds are open to the public for most of the day. Enthusiasts have access to the fair grounds again on Sunday morning. Following an early afternoon church service the parade sets off, with a memorial service to follow. The event is free and McCaw says visitors start flowing into the fair grounds Saturday morning and can still be seen looking over the vehicles on Labour Day Monday. Putting on the Warrior’s Day event is a mammoth undertaking and an expensive one as well. McCaw estimates the venture costs about $21,000 and he is unable to raise any government funding. “We don’t fit into any category for funding,” he says. “We’re not a show or a festival, more of a memorial. So we raise money any way we can. We have some pretty good sponsors and we raise a lot from small businesses in Bancroft, Coe Hill and Apsley.” The event isn’t strictly limited to ground transport -- last year a P-51 Mustang did a fly past – and the event is as much a tribute to Canada’s current military as the past. “We want to honour our forefathers and those who are going over now,” McCaw explains. “Last year we had a good contingent of troops from Petawawa.” This year’s event was scheduled to run from Sept. 5-7, meaning you probably missed it. But make plans to attend the 2010 event and see an unrivalled display of equipment paying tribute to Canada’s military history.
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For more information you can contact McCaw at (613) 337-5705 or visit www.omva.ca.
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The tragic loss of George “Buzz” Beurling provided the inspiration for the Ad Astra Stone memorials.
Before the cool winds of November blow, there’s a remembrance event at CFB Trenton that honours those who served in Canada’s air forces and acknowledges a powerfully supportive financial program for the National Air Force Museum of Canada that is housed on the base. The Ad Astra Stone Dedication Ceremony at the RCAF Memorial Airpark is an annual service held to recognize all of the installed Ad Astra stones that line the walkways in the Air Park. They now number over 9,000 and have resulted in a large amount of direct and indirect revenue… The ceremony is held in collaboration with the Air Force Association of Canada, and 8 Wing, CFB Trenton and includes an aircraft fly past as well as music by the 8 Wing Concert Band and the 8 Wing Pipes and Drums Band. Representatives from many air force associations are typically present as well as members of air cadet squadrons and the public. Relatives, friends and members of the public are always welcome and more than 2,000 people were in attendance in 2008. For 2009, the event on September 26 also involves a fundraising barbeque before the ceremony in support of the RCAF Memorial Foundation. The Ad Astra program was introduced in 1996 after being proposed to the then RCAF Museum board of directors by members of 418 Wing of the RCAF Association in Belleville. Individual stones are made of granite and measure 6 inches by 10 inches. All bear the engraved inscription “Ad Astra”, the Air Force Roundel, and the name, hometown, province and years of birth and death (now or later) of the person honoured. “Ad Astra” is taken from the Air Force motto “Per Ardua ad Astra” – “through adversity to the stars”, sometimes translated as “through struggle to the stars”. No matter which, the motto has been in use since 1912 when it was coined for the Royal Flying Corps in Britain and was adopted by the RCAF when it was formed in 1924. It would be almost impossible to overlook the significance of that part of the name for the Ad Astra Stones. But why stones?
Photo Courtesy: 8 Wing Imaging Section, 8 Wing/CFB Trenton
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Cy Yarnell served as Master of Cermonies at the 2008 Ad Astra Stone Dedication Ceremony.
The answer comes from Cy Yarnell, affectionately known in museum circles as “that little Irish Spitfire pilot”, a founder of the Ad Astra program after winning approval for 418 Wing’s proposal. In remarks at an exhibit opening at the museum in July of this year, he related how the death of Canada’s most successful air ace of World War Two ties in with the choice of name. George “Buzz” Beurling, known as the Falcon of Malta for his success there while an RAF pilot, had been heading to Israel in 1948 to join its air force but was killed in a plane crash in Rome and buried in the Verano cemetery. Two years later, Israel claimed his body and reburied him in its military cemetery in Haifa. Yarnell told of those in attendance placing small stones on Beurling’s grave in accordance with a Jewish tradition that “a graveside flower will fade and die, but a stone never.” “That, then, is the reason that those little granite blocks in our Air Park are called ‘stones’, out of
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In 1974, Stephen Choma was presented to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, in recognition of his musical achievements.
“She was here for the silver anniversary and now I’m here for the gold,” says Ferguson. Only one other charter member is still with the orchestra today: Marion Stratton, Concertmaster from day one. “Everybody came out for the joy of playing,” says Stratton. “It’s great but you know it’s just my work. The Quinte Symphony happens to be one of the things I participate in, giving back to the This year marks an auspicious occasion in the Quinte Region – that community.” Many years ago, Marion Stratton was the violin of the 50th anniversary of the Quinte Symphony. With a line up of teacher for a young boy named Kerry Stratton concerts featuring celebrated local and national musicians, the (no relation) who at one time played with the 2009-2010 season promises to be Quinte Symphony’s best ever. EOCO. In April 1976, after the untimely death of Choma, it was Kerry Stratton, then a univerOriginally known as the Eastern Ontario Concert guson) has played with the orchestra ever since. In sity student, who stepped in as conductor to Orchestra (EOCO), the organization was created in fact, she is currently President of the Quinte Symensure the completion of the concert season. 1960 under the direction of musician and violinist phony, a position her mother held – twice! Both Stratton put his studies on hold until a permaStephen Choma, then the Paymaster for Bata Shoes. nent conductor could It was he who approached Thomas Bata with the be found. idea of creating a local orchestra, and with Bata’s “Music making in support, calls for auditions were made. smaller centres is the “It looks as though we may be getting back to backbone of our orparticipation in music, a thing somewhat neglected chestral culture,” says in recent years in favor of merely listening,” boasted Stratton, who contina newspaper clipping from that time. “We hope ues to conduct orchesthe new group is formed and succeeds. It will be tras throughout North a real step forward in the cultural life of this area.” America, Europe and According to Choma, “The orchestra was founded Asia. “My earliest exfor the following reasons: to give youngsters who periences of an orare studying instruments an opportunity to perform chestra were as a boy on their instruments; for those who have studied in the audience of the and just had instruments hidden away in the atQuinte Symphony tic and to assist the communities in their cultural and later as a member development.” of the orchestra (The With approximately 40 volunteer musicians, reEastern Ontario Conhearsals began in January of 1961 at the Batawa cert Orchestra). Every Three of the orchestra’s conductors include Kerry Stratton (l), Gordon Craig (c) and Recreation Hall; members travelled from as far piece they played was Bruce McGregor (r). Maestro Gordon Craig, this year celebrating 20 years with the afield as Peterborough. my favourite and the orchestra, will perform Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major in the opening perforAmong those musicians were husband and wife annual concert at BCI mance of the Quinte Symphony’s 50th anniversary season. William (Bill) and Ioline Grant, and their daughter, auditorium was always Heather. Bill played in the first violin section, Ioline mother and daughter have been instrumental in over far too quickly to suit me. I can tell you that played the piano, and Heather, who was 14 at the the organization of milestone anniversaries with I actually dreamed of conducting it in those days time, played the French horn. Heather (now Ferthe symphony. and I got my wish. I can only express my inadPhoto: Audra Kent
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discovering hastings county providing a very high quality of music,” says Craig, adding the Board of Directors, all of whom are volunteers, is equally as committed. The Quinte Symphony’s 50th anniversary season will commence on October 3 with the “Savour Your Symphony Gala” at Dinkel’s Restaurant in downtown Belleville. In honour of Craig’s 20th anniversary, the first concert will feature Maestro Craig performing one of the most difficult clarinet concertos ever written: Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major. “It’s interesting; one of the very first things I did when I took over, I think to prove to the musicians and the audience I can do more than just wave, was a clarinet concerto for the first or second concert I was here,” says Maestro Craig.
Referring to the challenging piece he will perform on October 18, Craig says delightedly, “It’ll be fun!” The Quinte Symphony will perform a total of five concerts throughout its 50th anniversary season; four Masterworks concerts and the ever-popular Pops Concert, all in their home, the acoustically sound Bridge Street United Church. Sonja Bata, O.C., wife of the late Thomas Bata, will act as the Quinte Symphony’s Honorary Patron throughout the season. As for Marion Stratton and Heather Ferguson, neither, as yet, have any plans to retire. “As long as I have my health and I’m able to play, I will continue to play,” says Stratton.
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THE OTHERS Hastings area a hotbed for hauntings By John Hopkins
Susanna Moodie is recognized as one of Ontario’s most famous authors, the writer of such significant works as Roughing It In The Bush, which detailed pioneer life in the 1850s.
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hat’s less well known is that Moodie and members of her family were also dedicated ‘spiritualists’, who for a period of time conducted séances for prominent families in their adopted home of Belleville. Indeed, with its vivid history and wealth of old and significant buildings, Hastings County and the surrounding area is a veritable hotbed for those with an interest in ghosts and hauntings. It was this history that drew 39-year-old Johnathon Boyd back to Belleville in 2008 after 15 years traveling around Ontario. He’s now heavily involved in researching the paranormal as well as introducing others to Belleville’s ghostly past. He conducts walking tours on Saturday nights through most of the fall and also hosts a Wednesday night radio show on Loyalist College radio station CJLX (91.3 FM). “There is so much history here and so much evidence of hauntings in the area,” he says. Boyd is well versed in the background of the Moodie family and the ongoing presence of her spirit in her former residence. Moodie and her family moved to Belleville in 1840 after her husband John was appointed sheriff of Hastings County. He would also serve as mayor of Belleville. “She turned to spiritualism when her son, John Jr., drowned in the Moira River,” Boyd explains. “She wanted to see if she could contact him. She performed séances and a lot of prominent people in the community at that time were involved, like the Corby family; she performed séances for them.” The Moodies wrote extensively about their work in spiritualism and reportedly did make contact with their dead son. Moodie’s spirit appears to have lived on since her death in 1885, and she is said to still ‘visit’ her cottage on Bridge Street West in Belleville, which is designated as a national historic site. “I’ve talked to the current owner [of the house],” Boyd says. “Apparently twice a year Susanna’s spirit comes back to the house, just to check up on things, I think. She appears as a spirit figure, dressed in period clothing. She is very benign.
If you look closely at the middle of this image, near the top, it appears to reveal the profile of a face.
People report a feeling of being watched when they are in the parlour.” One of Belleville’s most prominent historical sites, Glanmore House, is also perhaps its most haunted, according to Boyd. The house was built in 1883 for wealthy banker John Curran Phillips and his wife Harriet Douglas Phillips. One of the city’s finest homes it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1969. Four generations of the Phillips family lived in the house before it was sold to the City of Belleville and the County of Hastings by Philippa Faulkner in 1971. According to Boyd there are three prominent spirits that inhabit the house – the ghost of Hattie (Harriet) Phillips, that of a British soldier from the Boer War and the spirit of a little boy. The hauntings apparently got so bad that in the 1960s Philippa Faulkner brought in a priest to ‘bless’ the house. There are many other examples of haunted Belleville spots, and more seem to be coming into
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circulation. Boyd actually conducts three separate ghost walks in Belleville, one covering the eastern part of the city, another takes in the central area and the third covers western Belleville. Boyd isn’t the only one who is noticing an increasing interested in haunted houses. In 2008 the Quinte Paranormal Research Society (QPRS) was founded and one of its members, Patrick McDonald, says interest in their work is growing. “Even the media seems to be getting wind of it,” McDonald says. “Now you can find three or four channels on TV that are dedicated to the paranormal.” McDonald describes Belleville as a “goldmine” for the QPRS. The group was founded by Josh Simmons and will investigate a building free of charge if someone requests their services. “The first thing we have to do is determine if the place is haunted,” McDonald explains. “We try to come up with a logical explanation for what’s going on. For example, you could have a closet door where the latch is not closing properly. Sometimes with lights you can have faulty wiring. But if we can’t find something like that, then maybe we have something.” Although not technically located in Hastings County, Dorothy Turk of the village of Hastings, just across the border in Northumberland, has also been involved in ghost research in her area and has written a book about her experiences, Surrounded By Spirits. Turk moved to Hastings in 1997. She had experienced strange occurrences in her previous home, and was confronted by her first haunting in Hastings in 2000. “I had heard a knock on the door, and when I went to check who it was, nobody was there,” she recalls. “Then I had the door slam in my face. “I’ve been told the house was built in 1950 and we were the second owners. Neighbours told us there were at least two deaths in the house.” The hauntings became more frequent after Turk’s husband Miles died in their home in 2002. Some of the occurrences were quite mild – at the mention of his name a clock in their living room that hadn’t worked would start chiming. Some events were more alarming, however. On one occasion
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Do you see two faces in the left window in this shot taken from outside Glanmore House? Notice that the shutters behind the glass are closed.
Dorothy Turk was surprised one night to find this profile of a young girl in her TV set.
Located not far from her Hastings home, this abandoned church has been a rich source of experiences for Dorothy Turk and her group of investigators.
she was cooking breakfast when two plates from her dish tray were mysteriously flung at her feet. “More things happen when certain people are there [at the house],” she says. “When I’m alone, things don’t happen like they happen when people are here. My son’s girlfriend won’t sleep here.” Turk has taken her own experience and started investigating sites in her area. “I thought, ‘if there is so much activity in my house, why wouldn’t there be more in other places’,” she explains. “I’m not a ‘ghostbuster.’ I don’t use a Ouija Board and I don’t do meditation. I just take pictures of what’s there. You can look at my pictures and take what you want from them. “I don’t think I’m an imaginative person. I try to rationalize everything but sometimes you just can’t.” One of the most intriguing of the potential hauntings in Hastings concerns the Baptiste Lake Inn, or Grant’s Inn, in the Bancroft area. Unfortunately the structure was torn down in 2003, but the spot had a rich history in the Hastings Highlands. The Inn was built in the early 1900s and was apparently constructed to serve as a boarding house for loggers who worked in the two saw mills located on Baptiste Lake. In 1914 it was sold to Hiram Grant, a local farmer, and he and his wife Elizabeth ran a general store there. One of the Grants’ daughters, Mabel, took over the run-
ning of the facility (which also served as a railway station and post office in its existence) after her parents died and kept it in operation until her own death, in 1982. The building lay dormant for a few years before Bruce and Roberta Montgomery purchased it and turned it into a small inn. The Montgomerys are credited for returning the historic spot to its former glory. There are stories of guests of the inn experiencing hauntings. The most common of these involved the ghost of Mabel. Bancroft resident Jody Didier is among those to have had a brush with the famous Grant daughter. “I was helping Roberta clean the place one day and I felt a touch on my hand,” she says. “I turned around and there was nothing there. I asked who it was and a voice said, ‘May,’ or ‘Ma-
bel.’ There was definitely something inexplicable going on there.” It’s been over 150 years since Susanna and John Moodie and their Belleville acquaintances delved into the spirit world. Perhaps they knew much more than we realize…
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• For more information on Johnathon Boyd and his ghost tours of Belleville visit www.shadowicc.com or call (613) 968-2792. • For more information on the Quinte Paranormal Research Society go to www.qprs.ca. • Dorothy Turk can be contacted at secondtimethebest@msn.ca or through her website, www.trenthillsghostseekers.com. • For more on Ontario Ghosts visit www.OntarioGhosts.org.
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Fall vegetables (and one fruit!) provide endless options Story and photos by Louise Livingstone
Fall vegetables are about celebration of the hard work in the garden and fields in spring and summer. One can sit back and enjoy, but in the back of one’s mind is the need to stock up for the short days and cold nights ahead. Fall vegetables are bright and bold in colour compared to those of early summer. Think of the soft pink of new shoots of rhubarb, pale green snow peas, and the light orange of young carrots. Compare these with the bright red, yellow, pink, and purple of tomatoes, the brilliant green of peppers, the orange, yellow and green strips of pumpkins and squash. In the following pages we profile just a few of the farms scattered throughout Hastings County that specialize in fall vegetables and each one has contributed a favourite recipe so that you can make the most of the produce at your fingertips in the coming months.
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Ellenberger Farm Henry and Janet Ellenberger moved to the ridge south of Coe Hill several years ago from a farm near Stirling, as they were unable to grow potatoes there organically. The ridge where they live runs south from Coe Hill, high about the surrounding forests and wetland. The sands and gravels were laid down by glaciers, and the well-drained sandy soil that has developed is very good for growing root vegetables. Henry and Janet are members of the awardwinning Quinte Organic Farmers Inc., a group of certified organic farmers who take produce and meat to farmers’ markets in Toronto. The Ellenbergers don’t just grow potatoes for eating; they are certified by the federal government as growers of organic seed potatoes. They get their tiny seed potatoes, called nucs, from New Liskard or Alberta and grow them through several years before they sell them as seed potatoes. As they don’t use herbicides, they cultivate the soil well to kill weeds like quack grass. They plant in late June, and once the potatoes are in the warm ground they grow quickly. “They take off much faster than if planted in cool ground,” says Henry. The Ellenbergers are farming more and more with horses. In winter, Henry prefers using the horses over starting a cold tractor to clear a path through the snow and take hay to the cows. Henry and Janet have a herd of Red Poll cattle and have recently acquired several Canadienne cows, a breed that goes back to the cattle brought from Normandy by French settlers to Quebec. Janet milks the cows and makes farmhouse cheese for her family and friends. They feed culled potatoes to the cows and to their Tamworth sow and her piglets. Janet uses their potatoes, their own bacon, and sour cream to make her delicious but simple Potato and Bacon Soup.
Potato and Bacon Soup Four slices of bacon Six sliced onions Three large potatoes One quart of chicken stock One cup of sour cream Saute’ the bacon until crisp; remove and add sliced onions, cook until soft, add diced potatoes and stir; add chicken stock, salt and pepper to taste. Cook until potatoes are soft. Put into blender, return to saucepan. Stir in one cup of sour cream (do not boil). Note: bacon can be put into blender along with other ingredients or crumbled and sprinkled on top of soup. *I often add fresh herbs too.
The Ellenbergers are making increasing use of horses and find them particularly helpful in winter.
Harvesting pumpkins has become a family affair for the Kerbys, who store 1,700 of the best in their old barn.
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Colleen Kerby’s Foolproof Pumpkin Pie (Matt’s Favourite)
Mike and Colleen Kerby live on the family farm, Kerby Hollow, near West Huntingdon in Centre Hastings. The Kerbys started growing pumpkins in the late ‘80s as a hobby, after they had the farm pond dug out and they saw the fertile soil on the banks. By 1991 they had a four-acre field of pumpkins for Hallowe’en and one acre of pie pumpkins, squash and pepper squash. Initially they did all the planting by hand, but now their neighbour plants the seeds for them using a corn planter. They don’t use any sprays on the pie pumpkins. They also grow a variety of squash, some for eating and some as ornaments. “When you have a farm you want to see it produce something,” says Mike. “Our first love is farming, but we both have full-time jobs,” adds Colleen. “If one could sell pumpkins year round, it would be our job.” Growing pumpkins is a good niche for a small farmer to be in. The Kerbys sell their pumpkins to the local grocery stores, at the Madoc Farmers’ Market and from the roadside. At the end of September they have a family day, and they harvest the pumpkins and store around 1,700 of the best in the old barn. They renovated the barn for Colleen’s birthday this year and it can now accommodate activities like corn roasts, art shows, family gatherings and meetings. Mike is a councillor with the Municipality of Centre Hastings and both he and Colleen are active in their community. They let youth groups use the pumpkins for fundraising. “This is a win-win situation,” says Colleen, “as it is educational and gives young people an opportunity to come to the farm.” Colleen’s recipes include a classic pumpkin pie, their son Matt’s favourite. She uses fresh farm eggs from their own chickens. Another recipe is for beef stew cooked in a pumpkin, which makes an impressive showpiece for a large family gathering such as Thanksgiving. Colleen suggests using the smaller pie pumpkins for making pies, as the texture is different and they are much less watery.
Three farm fresh eggs Two cups of pumpkin puree (see preserving pumpkins) 1/2 cup brown sugar Pinch of salt ¼ tsp nutmeg 1 tsp ginger ½ tsp allspice ¼ tsp cardommon ½ cup heavy cream One 9’ unbaked pie shell Pre heat the oven to 375 F, whisk the eggs with the sugar and add the other ingredients. Pour mixture into pie shell and cook in the middle of the oven for 40- 45 minutes until just set in the middle. Cool and preferably chill before serving with whipped cream. Serves 8.
Preserving Pumpkins Cut a pie pumpkin in half and remove the seeds. Place on a large lightly greased cookie sheet and bake in 375 ° oven. Test with a fork to see if you can puncture the skin. Remove from oven and let cool. Then scoop out the flesh with a spoon and puree it with a potato masher. Put two cups per bag and freeze.
Stratton’s Farm Michael and Sally Wright, originally from England, emigrated to Quebec in April 2004. They spent four and a half years on a 12-acre hobby farm learning how to live from the land, not only growing all their own vegetables but also raising meat chickens, turkeys and laying hens using ecological farming methods. (Ecological farming methods strive to maintain and enhance the health of the soil, water, crops, livestock and the diversity of the environment.) In 2006, Michael and Sally realized they not only wanted a sustainable lifestyle for themselves but Fall 2009 • Country Roads
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The Wrights use companion planting techniques on their farm, are experimenting with growing in their greenhouse and are looking at ways of extending their season.
also wanted to share it with others. They moved to Stratton’s Farm in Stirling-Rawdon in October 2008. They have had a busy year establishing a twoacre market garden on what was a hay field, while building a greenhouse, pens for their pastured poultry and renovating their bank barn, which will soon hold their heritage sheep and pigs. They have introduced two beehives to help with pollination of the garden, and they hope to have their first honey this fall. Michael and Sally use companion planting techniques, like planting horseradish near potatoes (to discourage Colorado beetle) and eggplants by bush beans. As well as eating their vegetables themselves, they take vegetables and their all-natural seasonal jams to the Stirling Farmers’ Market on Saturdays and are open daily at the farm gate. They are experimenting with growing in their greenhouse and with ways of preserving their harvest so they can extend the season and feed themselves and others through the winter. Sally works with Stott Pilates as an educator, training instructors internationally. She promotes exercise and healthy eating. Michael and Sally have a favourite recipe for a substantial soup that uses a mixture of dried herbs, onions, celery, carrots, bell peppers, tomatoes and green cabbage. They call it Stratton’s Market Soup. Follow their instructions carefully to get the right balance of flavours.
Stratton’s Market Soup SEASONING MIX 2 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp onion salt. 2 tsp dried basil (or rosemary) 2 tsp cayenne 2 tsp garlic powder 1½ tsp ground coriander 1¼ tsp dried oregano 1¼ tsp black pepper 1 tsp dried thyme leaves ½ tsp white pepper INGREDIENTS 3 tbsp unsalted butter 3 cups chopped onions 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup chopped carrots 1½ cup seeded and chopped bell peppers 1 lb ground beef (even ground pork works well)
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Combine the seasoning mix ingredients in a small bowl. In a heavy 5-quart pot melt the butter over high heat, until it sizzles, about 2–3 minutes. Add the onions, celery, bell peppers and two tablespoons of seasoning mix. Cook, stirring every 2 to 3 minutes until the vegetables begin to brown and have lost their colour, about 10-12 minutes. Push the vegetables to one side – so the meat can brown by being in contact with the pot bottom – then add the ground meat, garlic and the remaining seasoning mix. Cook approximately 5 minutes until meat has browned and stir meat and vegetables. Stir in the flour. The meat will be a little pasty but should absorb all the flour – if not, add a little stock – and the flour will form a crust on the pot bottom. Continue to stir and scrape until the crust sticks hard, almost faster than you can scrape, then add the diced tomatoes, cabbage and one cup of the stock. Scrape the bottom again, loosening all the brown bits. Cook, stirring almost constantly, for five minutes, then add the tomato puree. Stir and scrape the pot bottom well, then cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring every three to four minutes. Stir in five cups of the stock. Cook for four minutes and then stir in the remaining stock. Bring just to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve hot. Serve with a good slice of corn bread and some red pepper jelly. The sweetness of the jelly works really well with the soup.
Grills Orchards Diana and Randy McPherson bought Grills Orchards 10 years ago and originally packed apples for local grocery stores but now they sell directly to customers from their farm store. S i d n e y Wa r d , i n what is now the City of Quinte West, was one of the first apple growing areas in Ontario. The United Empire Loyalists planted apple orchards and at one time every farm had an apple orchard and apple trees planted along the hedgerows. Diana knows a lot about growing apples and thinks it is very important to keep all of the 12 popular Ontario varieties. She either grows or brings in from other local orchards. They are expanding their orchards so that when some of the
Diana and Randy McPherson sell their apples directly to customers from their farm store.
older apple growers retire they will have a good supply of their own apples.
Apple Cobbler (from Helen Harry in The Hastings County Plowing Match Cookbook) 4 cups of thinly sliced apples (try Northern Spy) ½ cup of sugar ½ tsp cinnamon ½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts 1 egg ½ cup light cream 1/3 cup butter, melted ½ tsp vanilla 1 cup sifted flour 1 cup sugar 1 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt Butter a 1½ quart casserole. Put apples in casserole. Combine ½ cup of sugar, ½ tsp of cinnamon and ½ cup walnuts. Sprinkle mixture over apples. Beat egg, cream, melted butter and vanilla very well with a fork. Sift flour, 1 cup of sugar, baking powder and salt together into mixture and stir till smooth. Pour over apples. Sprinkle with ½ cup of nuts. Bake at 325F for 50 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in centre. Serves 6 to 8. One can use honey or maple syrup instead of sugar and adapt quantities to taste.
Moorcroft Farm Nine years ago, when Rodney Moorcroft first planted an acre of strawberries and vegetables at the corners of their farm by Highway #62 at Foxboro, his wife Linda said, “You are nuts.” They had been growing sweet corn for many years, and Rodney thought it would be a good way to teach their children about dollars and cents and money management. The strawberry and vegetable patch has grown to nine acres.
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The Moorcrofts don’t have much of their produce left over at the end of the summer – most goes to customers!
One of the things Rodney likes about having a market garden is meeting people. When he was a dairy farmer he was more isolated. He thinks people are losing touch with where their food comes from, so he doesn’t mind if kids eat strawberries as they pick. The Moorcrofts use an honour system with their vegetables. Each row is marked with the price; you pick your own and leave the money in the slot. In the winter months Rodney has gone to Uganda, Haiti and the Philippines. In Uganda he was surprised that, despite many feet of beautiful topsoil and good growing conditions, the peasant farmers were not growing much food for their families. The Moorcrofts do not produce a surplus at the end of the summer, as their customers take most of the harvest. Rod does, however, like to freeze sweet corn each year. While Rodney works in his own fields, or builds houses further afield in the winter, Linda, a teacher, encourages her young students to bring healthy snacks of fresh vegetables and dips, plants seeds with them in the spring for Mother’s Day, talks with them about what happens under the ground or makes Stone Soup with them at Thanksgiving (carefully boiling the stone the night before).
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Preheat oven to 400°F. Toss veggies with dressing in a large roasting pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until the veggies are tender. Stir after 15 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and bake for additional 2-3 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Makes 8 servings of approximately ¾ cup each. To switch up flavour try a zesty Italian dressing. These farms and recipes are just a small sampling of what Hastings County has to offer. You may want to take in Savour, an evening of local food and drink, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Trenton on the evening of Friday, Oct. 16. And you can always check www.harvesthastings. ca for more information on these and other local farms or call (613) 395-4388 to order a Harvest Hastings book.
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Shawn Watling relaxes at Wollaston Lake, where he spent most of his childhood. His family still has roots in the area.
lar to that found on a motorcycle, with a swingarm adjusting the ride through the snow so the snowmobile is always getting a smooth and efficient ride. Although Watling was born in Toronto and now works in Brampton he considers Coe Hill home. His parents bought property there in 1969 and the family eventually moved there in the 70s, so he spent virtually all of his childhood in the area. His parents still live in Coe Hill and his sister and her husband run the Coe Hill Country Market. Watling’s creation has started gaining him recognition. He has been featured on the nationally televised snowmobile show SnowTrax and appeared on the program Daily Planet on the Discovery Channel last December. His RAD technology has also caught the attention of the bigger players in the snowmobile industry. Last March he was involved in an extensive test with Bombardier, the creators of the iconic Ski-doo brand, where his design excelled, especially in the area of fuel efficiency. He is currently working on the latest evolution of his design for the coming winter, and taking his design and building techniques up another notch. He is now using the latest in CAD computer design technology and an automated manufacturing process. “Ford, General Motors and Bombardier all use the same design technology,” he says. “The last three sleds I built myself, but now I’m going to use a more automated process.” Rather than build a whole new snowmobile from the ground up, Watling is adapting two existing models, one from Bombardier and the other from Polaris, to incorporate his RAD technology. The new design will feature a slightly modified swingarm and cleaner overall packaging. If it sounds like this project has taken up a considerable amount of Watling’s time, well, it has. This September marks four years of work on the project. “The last four years have revolved around this sled,” he admits. “Last year, from December to March I was testing all over.” You will be able to see Watling’s design at the Toronto International Snowmobile, ATV and Powersports Show at the International Centre (across the street from Pearson International Airport) from Oct. 16-18. You can also check out his website, www.rndinnovators.com.
The Cooney family has been delivering milk door-todoor for almost 25 years. Paul (right) started the business and son Scott (left) joined him over 10 years ago.
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Coe Hill’s Shawn Watling says he was first pulled across Wollaston Lake behind a snowmobile when he was just seven weeks old, and he had his first ride on a sled when he was only nine months of age. So perhaps it should come as no surprise that the 34-year-old has come up with an invention that could revolutionize the snowmobile industry. Watling is the owner of RND Innovators and the inventor of RAD (Rear Axle Drive) Technology. Through Watling’s clever repackaging of the sled track snowmobiles have the potential to corner better, stop more quickly and run more economically. Watling’s design puts more of the track in contact with the ground, and closer to the centre of gravity, meaning the sled works more efficiently. Watling had a number of influences for his design, chief among them being his work in the printing industry. He has been involved in designing drive systems with his family’s printing business, A&B Watling, in Brampton. “In something as basic as a gravel conveyor the drive motor is at the leading end and is pulling on the load,” he explains. “But on a conventional sled you’re trying to push. So I thought there must be a way to change that so you have the drive up front.” Watling also called on some of his experience and influences in the drag racing industry. Understanding the physics of a dragster launching off the startline and the way a motorcycle’s swingarm works to optimize handling went into his creation of the RAD system. It also uses a rear suspension system simi-
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Watling’s design has attracted interest from key players in the snowmobile industry.
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If you live in Belleville or Trenton you can honestly say, “Here comes the milkman.” The father and son team of Paul and Scott Cooney are the real deal. Every week since 1985 Paul has been providing home delivery of Reid’s Dairy products through his company Paul Cooney Dairy Delivery. From a young age son Scott rode alongside his father and over 10 years ago joined him full time on the milk route. Every week they visit over 250 homes, 35 schools and other destinations. All the produce is the freshest available that day from the Reid’s Dairy plant on Bell Boulevard in Belleville. And these guys deliver more than milk – there’s juice, cheese, eggs, bread, butter and yogurt delivered from their “store on wheels,” as Scott calls it. So why in this day and age would someone want home delivery of milk and other products? Well, the reasons are many – convenience, reliability, freshness, and perhaps a bit of nostalgia. Paul’s been delivering to some of the same customers for the 35 years he’s been distributing Reid’s products and in many cases he’s visiting third generation customers. It’s this personal side of the business that’s most rewarding for the Cooneys. Paul recalls the time he helped a senior out of the tub after a fall, or routinely twisting the lids off hard to open juice bottles. There are times when they know a customer, in most cases a senior, should be home and if they aren’t they make it their business to check with someone nearby. And there have been many funerals attended for long time customers. According to Reid’s Dairy president Stephen Quickert, the company has been peddling milk door to door since 1910 and they’re, “ecstatic to be able to say the service is still offered. “We do get requests,” he says, “and the business has grown so much in the public school system.” But he’s quick to point out that it’s more than just a product delivery. According to Quickert, “they [Paul and Scott] actually still deliver litres of milk to people and in some cases Paul and Scott are the only people they see during the week.
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lieve the service exists any longer. “There may be some in Western Ontario,” says Scott. “At a party once a girl asked me what I did. I said, ‘I’m a milkman’ and she said, ‘Fine, don’t tell me what you do.’ I hope to retire a milkman.” “It’s a nice way to make a living and the The Cooneys never used one of these, but delivery by horse drawn cart apparently con- Quickerts have been so good to us over the tinued into the 1960s. years,” Paul adds. “So we certainly appreciate the chance to have the busi“The trust when you talk about the Cooneys – ness and they have always been helpful or kind.” they walk into people’s houses, put milk in the Anyone interested in contacting Paul Cooney fridge, take money off the counter. The Cooneys Dairy Delivery can reach them at (613) 969-1700. do a lot for a lot of people beyond just delivering the milk. And while it may initially cost more, remember what it costs to get in your car and drive.” The Cooneys run a true family business. Wife and mom Cheyanne is the friendly voice you reach at the end of the phone line as she keeps track The Country Roads office receives a lot of very (without the aid of a computer) of all the orders interesting enquiries but Marmora resident Roand deliveries. salie Payer’s phone call was one we could never The customers have their own way of making have anticipated. things interesting. Some hang a belt on the mailA stained glass artist, Payer was inspired by box, or set out a teacup, others leave a cooler for the photograph of a kayaker going over the Old delivery, and then there’s the simple ‘milk’ or ‘no Mill Dam in the hamlet of Queensborough that milk’ sign in the window. adorned the Spring 2009 issue. Could she have Cheyanne is pleased to be able to tell a new the photographer’s permission to reproduce customer, “only my husband or son will be comit in a stained glass version? We’re pretty sure ing to the door. our response went something like, “Wow, re“And I’ve always got a kick of the little ones. They ally? That’s so cool.” watch Sesame Street and the way things were in The thought that a great photograph that so the old days with the milkman and often you will beautifully graced the cover of our magazine was hear them say, ‘look, just like on Sesame Street.’” now going to have yet another life was exciting. Once a common sight, milkmen are few and Payer had wanted to incorporate a local setfar between these days. The Cooneys were aware ting into her work and the kayaker set that in of delivery in Kingston 10 years ago but don’t be-
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Eilean Tait of Artists in Motion shows off the stained glass creation of Rosalie Payer, modeled on the cover of the Spring 2009 issue of Country Roads.
motion. Photographer Ray Canton of Ottawa was agreeable and after nearly three days work the framed piece now hangs in the Artists in Motion store at 29 Forsythe Street in Marmora. Payer has her sights set on tackling pieces depicting the Marmora Mine, sled dogs from the annual Sno-Fest and the Marmora dam, to name a few. Payer’s been working with stained glass for over 20 years. She teaches and does commissioned works. Stop into the Artists in Motion shop and you may find her kayaker, polar bear, eskimo and husky stained glass creations alongside the paintings, carvings, pottery and other art forms of many talented local artists. For more information visit www.artistsinmotion.org
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Things to see and do in Hastings County To submit your event listing email info@countryroadshastings.ca or call us at 613 395-0499.
ART GALLERIES/EXHIBITIONS
Oct 21-24 -Random Acts; Bancroft Theatre Guild Oct 30 - Freddy Vette & The Flames
Art Gallery of Bancroft, 10 Flint Avenue, Bancroft, 613-332-1542 www.agb.weebly.com Sept. 2 - 27 - Works by Heimo C. Haikala” Sept. 30 - Nov 1 -Unnatural Places, Works by Tori Drost Nov. 4 – 29 - ECOAA Juried Exhibition, In Memory of Paul David Cooke
NOVEMBER THEATRE at the Bancroft Village Playhouse, 613-338-3477 novembertheatre@bancroftvillageplayhouse.ca www.bancroftvillageplayhouse.ca/ novembertheatre Nov 19 - 22 & 26 - 29 –THE SNOW QUEEN; a Canadian musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s 1845 Fairy Tale. A play by Jim Henry & Jacqueline Lopez & Music by Howard Baer
John M. Parrott Gallery, Belleville Public Library, 254 Pinnacle Street, Belleville 613-968-6731 www.bellevillelibrary.com Sept 3 - 24 - Six on the Go; A retrospective showing of works by six doyennes of the local art scene in Gallery 1. A selection of paintings and pottery by Audrey Davies, selected from our permanent collection, shows in Gallery Two. Oct 1 - 29 - Water, Water Everywhere; annual juried exhibition of works by members of the Belleville Art Association. Nov 5 - Dec 3 - Evolving Traditions III sees the return of the Quinte Fibre Artists to both Galleries. Gallery 3 – Manly MacDonald; A rotating display of oil paintings by Manly MacDonald from our permanent collection. Tweed and Area Heritage Centre Gallery, 40 Victoria St. N., Tweed 613 478 3989 Sept - Annual First Nation Art Show; work by AJ Vandrie, Aric Aguonie, Cathy Sharbot, Doug Brant and Linda Brindle. Oct - Abstract Art; Leslie King, Barb Chappell, Suzanne Cavers Nov - War Memorial by Dutch Vermeer Dec - Art and Artisan Show and Sale
FALL STUDIO TOURS & ART SHOWS Sept 10 - 12 - Art Walk: Downtown Belleville, 4-8 pm daily. Downtown businesses and galleries, along with over 25 local artists have combined to offer a unique self-guided art walk. www.rediscoverdowntown.ca Sept 19, 20 - Apsley Autumn Studio Tour - Apsley Arena www.apsleystudiotour.com 705-656-2235 Sept 26, 27, Oct 3, 4 - Bancroft and Area Autumn Studio Tour. Various Locations. www.bancroftstudiotour.org 613-332-4111 Oct 3, 4 - Madawaska Valley Studio Tour, Madawaska Valley, East of Algonquin Park www.madawaskastudiotour.com 613-757-2574 Oct 3, 4 – 12th Annual Tweed & Area Studio Tour – 10 am – 5 pm www.tweedstudiotour.org Oct 3, 4, 10 & 11 - Haliburton Studio Tour, Halliburton County www.haliburtonstudiotour.on.ca 705-457-9110 Oct 16 - 17 - Arts Quinte West 2nd Annual Autumn Show and Sale. Fri 5 – 9 pm, Sat. 10 am – 4 pm Knights of Columbus Hall in Trenton. 613-392-7635. www.polodesign.ca/artsquintewest. Nov 6 - 8, & 13 - 15 - Heart of Hastings Studio Tour, www.homespunhill.ca Nov 28 - 29 - Showcase of the Arts, Marmora Town Hall, 12 Bursthall Street, Marmora, www.artistsinmotion.org
THEATRE/LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Bancroft Village Playhouse 613-332-5918 www.bancroftvillageplayhouse.ca Sept 12 – Community Care Variety Night featuring Everything Fitz, Neon Blue, & others Sept 19 -York River Festival Sept 26 - Playhouse Annual Fundraising Gala featuring Robert Pilon
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Belleville Theatre Guild 613-967-1442 www.bellevilletheatreguild.ca Oct 8 – 24 - Relatively Speaking - A comedy by Alan Ayckbourn Nov 26 – Dec 12 - I Remember Mama - A drama by John van Druten The Empire Theatre, 321 Front Street, Belleville, 613969-0099, www.theempiretheatre.com Sept 17 -Empire Anniversary Celebrations - Johnny Reid Sept 18 - Empire Anniversary Celebrations - Oak Ridge Boys Sept 19 - Empire Anniversary Celebrations - STYX Sept 25 - Legendary Ian Tyson “In Concert” Sept 28 - Great Big Sea Oct 16 - Doc Walker Oct 18 - Mel Tillis In Concert Oct 21 - Stuart McLean, The Vinyl Cafe Fall Tour 2009 Oct 23 - Art of Time Ensemble Concert Series Toronto Songbook Oct 27 - The Temptations, Temptations Sing 45 Year Anniversary Tour Oct 28 - Terri Clark Nov 5 - The Backyardigans: Sea Deep in Adventure Nov 7 - ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE performs The Who’s TOMMY, Live in Concert Nov 12 - Straight No Chaser Nov 15 - 6th Annual Home for the Holidays Nov 19 - The Legendary Downchild Blues Band’s 40th Anniversary Celebration with special guest Colin Linden Quinte Symphony, concerts at Bridge Street United Church, Belleville. Tickets: Symphony Boutique, 217 Front St., Belleville or Bruinix Jewellers, 73-B Dundas St. W., Trenton. For info/tickets 613-962-0050 Oct 18, 2:30 pm - Celebrate the Maestro’s 20th Year! ~ Gordon Craig, Conductor & Clarinet, Glen Fast, Guest Conductor, Sponsor: McDougall Insurance & Financial Dec 6, 2:30 pm - Christmas Classics with The Hastings & Prince Edward Children’s Chorus. Sponsor: RBC Dominion Securities, Belleville Office The Regent Theatre, 224 Main St., Picton, Ontario, 613-476-8416, ext. 28 or 877-411-4761 www.theregenttheatre.org Sept 11, 8pm - Jukebox Hits Live!! with “Freddy Vette & The Flames”!! The Ultimate 50’s Rock & Roll Show! Oct 2, 8pm - Chicago Blues Revue featuring Melvin Taylor & Studebaker John. Tickets $26.50 Featuring Melvin Taylor and Studebaker John. Oct 17, 8pm - Broadway Beauties - the best loved songs from the world of musical theatre. Nov 8, 8pm - Good Rockin Tonight. The Sun Record Story; Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and more. Nov 28, 8pm - Reelin & Rockin, Slippin & Slidin – A Night with Chuck Berry & Little Richard The Stirling Festival Theatre, West Front St., Stirling 613-395-2100 or 1-877-1162 www.stirlingfestivaltheatre.com Sept 19 - 20 - The Canadian Tenors - Victor Micallef, Clifton Murray, Remigio Pereira, Fraser Walters. Individually, they are four of Canada’s best tenors. Together, they create a sound that is thrilling audiences across the country! Tickets $35.00 Sept 24 - 26 & Oct 1 - 3 - Menopositive! The
Musical - This musical comedy tells the story of four 50ish women who come together to stage a review for their 35th high school reunion. (Strong language and mature content) Arrive up to an hour before the evening shows and visit the Feelin’-Fine Fair! - a mini-mall of vendors showing chocolate, jewellery, body lotions, belly dancing... everything to pamper the Menopositive Woman! (And yes, men are welcome too!) Tickets $22.50 Oct 17 – The Ray Charles Show This amazing concert features an 8-piece band and 3 backup singers, the fabulous “Roulettes”. Tickets $25.00 Oct 21 - 2 & 8 pm - Oktoberfest! Walter Ostanek and his Polka Band - A great concert of polka and traditional tunes, as well as favourite country classics! Tickets $23.50
EVENTS Sept 5 – 7 - Warriors Day @ Coe Hill. Coe Hill Fair Grounds Hwy 620 between Apsley & Hwy 62 Displays, parades, memorial services, and more. Sept 12 - 5th Annual Hastings Highlands Hilly Hundred, Ontario’s Toughest Century Road Ride for cyclists. Millennium Park Bancroft. www.tripsandtrails.ca hilly100info@tripsandtrails.ca 800-481-2925 Sept 12 - 3rd Annual Stirling Rotary Club Shindig, Stirling Heritage Train Station. Musicians, food and refreshing drink. Music starts at 3 pm and plays late into the evening. Sept 11 - 13 - Trenton Scottish Irish Festival, 19th Annual Celtic Festival and Ceilidh. Pipes and Drums, Heavy Events, Dancing and Entertainers. Centennial Park, Trenton. Fri 7 – 10 pm, Sat 10am - 11pm, Sun 11am - 1pm 613-392–2841 www.trentonirishscottish. com Sept 18 – 20 -Madoc Agricultural Society Fall Fair, Madoc Fairgrounds, Madoc Sept 19 - Celebration of Trails Event, Limerick Lake Lodge, 123 Limerick Lake Lodge Road. Canoeing and a hike, followed by a 100 mile diet dinner at the Lodge. www.limericklodge.com info@limericklodge. com 613-474-2144 Sept 19 - 2nd Annual Elephant Lake Lodge Bass Tournament,Elephant Lake Lodge, Canoeing and a hike, followed by a 100 mile diet dinner at the Lodge. www.elephantlake.com 705-448-2861 Sept 24 – 27 – Brighton Applefest - Celebrating our 35th Anniversary, Brighton. 613-475-2775 www.applefest.reach.net. Sept 26 - AD ASTRA Dedication Day, RCAF Memorial Air Park, 8 Wing/CFB Trenton. 2pm, 866-701-7223 www.airforcemuseum.ca Sept 26 & 27 - 10am - 4pm - Amazing Graze Alpacas - Meet this year’s cria crop.Feel the difference between alpaca fibre and wool. Try your hand at knitting, spinning or felting alpaca. Get some alpaca beans for your garden. Selection of yarns, rovings & felt and hats, mittens, shawls and scarves made from our alpacas’ fibre. Admission: free. Canadian Alpaca Farm Days, 127 Sine Road, Stirling, ON Contact: Marj. Brady at 613-395-6406, amazinggraze@sympatico.ca www. amazinggrazealpacas.ca Oct 3 -Deep Roots Treasure Trail, Bancroft and Coe Hill, Celebration of Trails family event with a geocaching component for those with a GPS and a treasure map for those who don’t. Post event BBQ for participants. North Hastings and the Nellie Lunn Park chrisdrost@xplornet.com Chris Drost or Leslie Jenkins 613332-6246 or 613-332-2090 Oct 3 - 1st Annual Crowe Valley Rally, 9:30 am - 2:30 pm, Fun for the family! A relaxing drive in the country enjoying the fall foliage and testing your “fun” skills with tasks to perform along the way. All proceeds in support of the Crowe Valley Conservation Foundation. Minimum donation of $50 per car for entrance fee. Crowe Valley Conservation Authority Office, 70 Hughes Lane, Marmora www.crowevalley.com 613472-3137 Oct 3 - “Ride for Refugees”- Hastings County Museum of Agricultural Heritage - Join 120 cyclists as they congregate at the museum to begin the “Ride for Refugees.” www.agmuseum.ca 613 395-0015 Oct 10 - Harvest At The Hill, Batawa Ski Hill, Batawa, 613-398-6568 www.batawaskihill.com Oct 16 - SAVOUR – An evening of local food and drink. Tickets available at the Quinte West Chamber of Commerce. Knights of Columbus Hall, Stella Cres.,
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Nov 26- 4pm-9pm - Star Lite Christmas House Tour. Six Oak Hills area homes plus the Stirling Grand Trunk Train Station gloriously decorated for the holidays! Tickets: Rustic Routes, Stirling Dental Office or by calling the Agricultural Museum at 613-395-0015. During your tour experience a “Village Christmas” in downtown Stirling! Wreaths, trees and swags waiting for a lucky raffle winner to take them home. Carriage rides, carollers and a visit from Santa. Nov 27 - 29 - FESTIVAL OF TREES; the PECM Hospital Auxiliary’s 2nd Annual event at the Crystal Palace and the Community Center, Picton. Fri and Sat 10 am 9 pm, Sun 10 am - 2 pm 613-476-8462
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This photograph of ‘The Pines’, Dr. Oronhyatekha’s residence near Deseronto probably dates back to the early 1900’s.
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Born on the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford on August 10, 1841 Oronhyatekha (meaning “burning cloud”, baptized Peter Martin) led a full and colourful life. At age 19 he was chosen by the Chiefs of the Six Nations Council to deliver an address of welcome to the visiting Prince of Wales. He went on to become Canada’s first aboriginal to receive a medical degree and practised in Frankford, Stratford, Napanee and London. He handled campaigning for the Conservative Party and was appointed to the position of consulting physician to the Mohawks at Tyendinaga by then Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald. This led to his move to Napanee where he built a huge home for his family of four.
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In 1878 he began a nearly 30-year affiliation with The International Order of Foresters where he held the position of Administrator. A diabetic, Oronhyatekha was ordered to winter in a southern climate but shortly after visiting U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, he died peacefully in Savannah, Georgia on March 3, 1907.
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