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June 8, 2016

Dart Tournament honours Pat Vander Eyken

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Marilyn Aldus, Linda Chambers, Julie O’Brien (coordinator), Ashley Manwell (Heart & Stroke Representative), Nancy McLelland holding grandson Ben, Sharon Murray (Legion President), Joanne Dudka, Lorena Miller, Barb Smith Submitted by Pam Owen The 1st Annual Pat Vander Eyken Memorial Ladies Dart Tournament, hosted by the Kemptville Ladies Dart League, was held Saturday, June 4, at the Kemptville Legion. It has been declared “a huge success” by organizers and participants!

The inaugural tournament was the brainchild of Julie O’Brien, a member of the Kemptville Ladies Dart League, Secretary of Kemptville Legion Branch 212, and Pat’s friend. Julie was looking for a way to celebrate Pat, and the many people whose lives she has touched, when she hit upon the idea of a dart tournament. Julie recruited Marilyn Aldus, Lorena Miller, Linda

Chambers and Barb Smith (all friends of Pat) to assist in the tournament. The ladies approached the many generous sponsors listed below for prizes, door prizes and silent auction items.

The Legion donated the use of their hall, and all proceeds from entrance fees and the silent auctions were donated to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, for a total of $1,073.25. Heart & Stroke was Pat’s charity of choice, following the death of her husband Gerry, who passed away after a stroke in 1987, and her own heart problems in 2000. When Pat quickly recovered, she never forgot the organization that helped her bounce back. Donating

proceeds from the event is a way of honouring Pat’s memory.

Sixty-eight women formed 16 teams from North Grenville, Manotick, Cardinal, Prescott, Merrickville, Spencerville, Winchester and other local towns. Some family members made the trek from Southern Ontario to join in the friendly competition. The games were fast and furious, with high fives and laughter throughout the afternoon as teams played one game against their opponents before changing to a different dart board. Veterans, new players, and all of us in between, joined together to play darts and share stories of the remarkable woman we

were remembering.

Pat Vander Eyken passed away earlier this year, quite unexpectedly. She was President of the Ladies Dart League, a post she had held for a number of years. She was a member of the Kemptville Legion, working hard on the Executive, filling in wherever and whenever she could. Pat loved her darts, bingo, cards and casinos. She was friendly, outgoing, and always at the centre of the fun.

Her laugh was infectious and she called many folks friends.

As the afternoon competition heated up, it came down to a team from host continued on page 2

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MyView Film Festival Awards a Celebration for Youth!

The 4th annual MyView Youth Film Festival Awards Ceremony was a huge success on Thursday evening at the Urbandale Arts Centre Theatre in Kemptville. Filmmakers, friends, family and the media were all in eager attendance to celebrate youth film-making.

Upon arrival, film-makers got to walk the red carpet to be interviewed in front of a gamut of cameras. TVCogeco and HomeTown TV in Brockville were among the media present to capture this celebration of youth voices in our community. Seven films were nominated this year, in two categories. Nominees hailed from all corners of the tri-counties, including Brockville, Perth, Lanark, Lombardy and Kemptville.

The first award to be presented was for Best in Age Category 10-13. Luke Gardiner and Russell Melville

from Brockville received this award along with a GoPro camera donated by TVCogeco for their inspirational film Keep Moving Forward. The next award of an iPad Air from TVCogeco went to Kemptville’s Theresa Graham for her film You Heart You for Best in Age Category 14-17. It was a poignant look at self-image and very professionally filmed. The last award for the evening was presented to a group of students from Brockville Collegiate Institute who made the film You Are Not Alone for a media arts project. Alexa Waycik, Reiley Birt, Holly Trottier, Geneva Ferguson and Moira Joyce were thrilled with their win and the exciting grand prize of $1000 cash provided by C.J. Cochrane and Video Communications. The serious topic of anxiety and mental health

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Kemptville and a visitor from Manotick. The two had to play off to break a tie and Manotick was declared the winner. The victorious team graciously accepted the plaque donated by the 3 Amigos (Gord Neilson, Barb Smith & Rob Williams).

Cathi, Joanne, and Nancy, three of Pat’s daughters, thanked coordinator Julie, her team and all the participants for such a well-organized and ‘awesome day’! Mama Pat would have been so pleased to see so many of her favourite people coming together June 8, 2016

to play the game she loved, even if a few tears were shed along the way. Door prizes were awarded, with each participant receiving one. Before all the good-byes were said and done, the ladies were reminded that all profits would be donated to Heart & Stroke.

Everyone is now planning and looking forward to next year’s games!

Sponsors: Hardstones, Capilano Pizza, Jac’s Boutique, Julie & Rod O’Brien, Coba Studio, Kemptville Family Restaurant, Mr Mozzarella, McDonalds, Stinson

was presented in a moving and relatable dynamic.

Festival organizers were delighted with the participation and quality of the films this year. TVCogeco and HomeTown TV from Brockville as well as Peet Dukes (The Professor) and Eleuthville Media from Kemptville were among the media present to capture this celebration of youth voices in our community. Each year the Festival grows in both reach and film quality. For more information on the MyView Youth Film Festival, visit the website at www.myviewfilmfest.ca.

Best junior: Bre Luther (Kemptville Youth Centre); Russell Mulville and Luke Gardiner (film-makers for Keep Moving Forward); John Barclay (MyView organizer and Triune Productions) Best senior: Savannah Flinn and Keana Jorgensen accepting the award on behalf

of Theresa Graham for her film You Heart You. Grand prize: Chris Cochrane (Grand Prize Sponsor); Holly Trottier; Alexa Waycik; Reiley Birt; Geneva Ferguson (Film-makers for You Are Not Alone); Rebecca Shams (Health Promoter and MyView Organizer) Media scrum: Dani Shae Barkley and JulieAnne Westbrooke interviewing Savannah Flinn and Keana Jorgensen about You Heart You. Nominees: Back Row: Savannah Flinn, Holly Trottier, Keana Jorgensen, Alexa Waycik, Reiley Birt, Geneva Ferguson, Lobban Erwin; Front Row: Ethan Dumais, Ryan Drynan, Jada Gordon, Russell Mulville, Luke Gardiner

Fuels, Herbal One, Bodhi Tree, Nancy McLelland, Cindy Berube, Edythe Pisani, Mario Moretti, Randy Rose Automotive, Maggie & Tim Bresee, Kristi Morris, Home Hardware, 5 Star Restaurant, Myers Motors, Marilyn Aldus & Stephen Rawlins, Joanne Dudka, Tallman Truck Centre, Lorena & John Miller, Linda Chambers, B&H Grocers, Kemptville Players, Jerry Vander Eyken, Brenda Ward, Jennie Bond, Joanne Pennock, Jolco, Connie St. Germain, Shoeless Joe’s, Home & Beyond, Sam’s Pizzeria, Giant Tiger, Kemptville Suites, Barb & Ralph Smith, First Choice, Kemptville Building Centre, Rideau Restaurant, Karissa Thompson, O’Heaphy’s, Monique Vander Eyken, Louise Thompson, Tracey Ritchie, Janice Winter, Fast Eddie’s Diner, Linda McGovern, The Red Dot Café, Kemptville Florist 2

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Kemptville Live donates to Ryan’s Well

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Kemptville Live Music Festival has donated a Fender Telecaster to the Ryan’s Well Foundation. The guitar, which will be signed by Colin James. Bruce Cockburn and Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo, will be raffled off to benefit the Foundation. Tickets are available at the Ryan’s Well office, Nature’s Way, and Geronimo Coffee House.

Tickets are 1 for $5, or 3 for $10. The draw will take place at the Kemptville Live Music Festival, on the last day of the festival (Sunday, July 24), most likely around 3 in the afternoon.

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Art Kruze 2016 Hits the Road

submitted by Kathy Enright Dateline: Saturday, June 11 & Sunday, June 12: The innovative organizers of this year’s Art Kruze along the 416 corridor from Kemptville to Cardinal, are en route to creating a rural highway adventure to rival that of the famed Route 66. The scenic stops along the way invite visitors to chat with the artists, watch demonstrations and enjoy an interesting mix of on-site experiences including live music, a woodland ramble, food tastings, and even the chance to meet the

animals responsible for the cosy alpaca socks and duvets for sale.

Gallery and studio browsers can view an amazing display of handcrafted, beautiful creations ranging from fabric art, pottery, sculpture, jewellery, stained glass, photographs, garden art, rustic benches, showroom furniture, wood carvings and antiques to paintings using impressionist, magical realism or traditional techniques. For buyers, prices are as friendly as the artisans who made the product.

“We want visitors from

near and far to experience the rich offerings of our talented local artists and artisans.

The Highway 416 corridor is becoming an enticing destination for folks to engage with that talent, not just this weekend but year round," said organizer Annalee Ladouceur.

Hungry travellers also have a variety of delicious choices. Featured food stops are: the Brigadoon Restaurant in Oxford Mills, as well as Aubin Farm, The Village Pantry and the historic grist Mill & Museum in Spencerville. The Mill’s heritage

store, Barnard’s Emporium, will be open for business with many speciality items.

Spencerville’s Friends of the Library group are offering home-made Gourmet Lunch Bags which can be eaten in the Mill park or as ‘takeaway’.

On Saturday, June 11, the tour is from 10 am to 5 pm and on Sunday, June 12 from 10 am to 4 pm. For details of all stops, visit: www. cedarlanestudio/artkruze.net.

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Kemptville Horticultural Society June News

Submitted by Catherine Johnson The Kemptville Horticultural Society welcomes all men and women, from novice (or wannabe) gardeners to master gardeners.

Some members have well established gardens and some come to get ideas on where to start.

The society meets the third Wednesday of the month in the Kemptville Pentecostal Church at 1964 County Road 43 at 7:30 pm.

Each month we have a guest presentation following our short business meeting.

At our May meeting, the society welcomed Suzanne from Whitehouse Nursery and Display Gardens in Almonte. Suzanne gave an engaging and informative presentation on perennials in the garden. Her presentation outlined some new and old trends in the perennial garden. At our May meeting members also participated in our annual Spring Flower Show. Members presented flowers and vegetables grown in their own gardens. Entries are professionally judged and 1st, 2nd June 8, 2016

and 3rd place awards are given. Although it sounds quite formal, it is always great fun and members are usually surprised when they win an award.

At our June meeting we are welcoming Doug Britain, who will give a presentation called “Garden Photography – capture the beauty.”

Although our society does not formally meet during July and August, summer is always an exciting time for us. We spend the summer informally visiting each other’s gardens every Wednesday night for most of the summer. This gives members a chance to showcase their gardens, but is it also a chance for members who need help and advice to invite people over to get some valuable free advice.

Sometimes, we are also invited to bring a shovel, if members are interested in giving away some of their gardens of plenty.

This summer the society is also excited to be going on a bus trip to the Montreal Botanical Gardens for a day trip in July. This trip

is to revamp the flower beds in Rotary Park - we want the beds to have maximum visual impact and to be visually pleasing in the spring, summer and fall.

You are welcome to be our guest at your first meeting and enjoy a program.

is open to society members and their guests for a nominal fee. There are still a few seats available, new members are encouraged to participate in both this bus trip and our summer mini garden tours.

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Sometimes we cry

by David Shanahan There are two wonderful books parodying traditional history texts. One is “1066 and All That”, and the other is “The Comic History of Ireland”. They both contain very funny “exam questions”, one of which seems to fit North Grenville perfectly: “We learn from history that we learn nothing from history. Discuss.” I wonder how well members of successive municipal councils would be able to answer that question?

There is a very sad and bad record around here of knocking down buildings of real heritage value.

If you talk to some of the people who were on Council at the time, you will hear statements of regret that they allowed the old Post Office on Prescott Street to be demolished. The Post Office was designed by David Ewart, who was Chief Dominion Architect from 1896 to 1914.

But it was demolished in 1970 and replaced by the present Post Office - not an improvement. The mill which gave Oxford Mills its name was demolished in 1961. But we don’t just demolish heri-

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor: Re: 2016 Roadside spraying.

Why can the Counties not just cut the offensive weeds and brush? I, for one, enjoy driving along country roads to admire the wildflowers. How can chemicals sprayed in our environment be an improvement to our health? Chemicals are already everywhere, in the air we breathe, in the water we drink (at least in town) and in the food we eat. Do we really need more? Most older people take a “cocktail” of drugs (chemicals) as medications.

We don’t seem to know yet what causes some cancers. I’m guessing that the toxins we ingest and breathe on a daily basis do not help our health and immune system.

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tage and historic buildings, sometimes we just sell them.

Let me remind people, once again, that the only perfectly preserved one-room schoolhouse, complete with desks, bell, wood stove, outhouses, locks and original interior woodwork, was sold by a previous Council. The Acton’s Corners school site was sold off to make some money: around $100,000 for a 2-acre historic site. Councillor Tobin, the only member of that Council still in office, told me, as a member of the Municipal Heritage Committee, that it was not the role of that Committee to comment on the sale, and that Council, not the Committee, made the decisions in this municipality. It is good to know who to blame. Driving by Acton’s Corners School and seeing the American flag flying over it brings home to me, at least, how much we sell our heritage.

Why is this an issue now?

Because the municipality is at it again. Late last year, staff recommended to Council that, within the next five years, the old Kemptville Town Hall be sold to a developer (which means it would be demolished). This

is probably the most historic building in North Grenville (see last week’s Doors Open article), the location of municipal government for almost 130 years, the place where trials, inquests, public hearings and so many other events took place.

The staff report recommends that the current tenants, including the Ontario Courts and the Probation Service, be moved out. Yet, in another staff report, back in 2010, it was stated that the loss of the courts would have a serious negative impact on North Grenville, specifically on municipal staff, by-law officers and the OPP. There is no other location in North Grenville suitable for use by the courts, which would most likely move to Brockville. This would require staff and OPP to travel there on a regular basis to conduct essential business, thereby costing more in time and productivity.

The staff’s recommendation at the time was “that the Municipality retain the Court House Building”. Back in 2010, the Municipality was actually making a profit from the building: admittedly only about $1,500 a year. It was

expected that the building would require a maximum of $327,000 over the next decade or so, although $150,000 of that was to install a new elevator, and $50,000 for a new roof in “10 to 15 years”.

This recent staff report was presented to Council before any consultation had been made with either the Courts or the other tenants of the building, the North Grenville Historical Society, which operates the Archives on the upper floor of the old Town Hall. Following representations, these consultations finally took place this week with the person hired by the Municipality to advise on the future of a number of heritage buildings owned by the Municipality. It is hard to understand why any Council would even consider disposing of this most important part of our built heritage and our common history. We can only hope that they listen to the arguments for retaining it, and not add another loss to our unfortunate list of historic buildings we once had.

Many of these were lost through fire, accidents, or because of age and natural decay. It seems unnecessary to lose more through wilful

is the article by Fred Schueler entitled “Wild Parsnip: It’s everywhere and it’s delicious” . If we could use more common sense in this world it might benefit us. I have never had a problem in my life with wild parsnip, and I guess if a person knows they are sensitive or allergic, they could hopefully avoid long grasses and weeds.

Chemicals shouldn’t be the answer.

Another interesting article is “What keeps me awake at night” by Christine Milks. I share her fear about our food being controlled by large corporations. The “bottom line” seems to be their main concern, and that’s not necessarily in our best interest!

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Dear Editor: Best Fries I Ever Had Not to put too fine a point on it, but I've had a lot of chip wagon fries in my time. None of them have compared to the tail end of the box my partner brought home recently from Saunder's Country Critters Zoo. No under-cooked, limp, anticipation let down potatoes in this box, these babies where crisp, hot (even after the 5 minute drive to our house), with a subtle but distinct potato flavour. Like I said, the best fries I've ever had. My mouth was not disappointed as it so often is. I can't wait to go back and have some more.

Sue Janssen

their damage. I pick up their garbage and recycling every week in my ditch and they leave theirs to blow away.

This is not isolated on my road (cty rd 20). This morning there were approximately 15 properties, and approximately 10 properties on rock Rd, with the same problem.

I myself have a homemade lid for my recycling and put out my garbage in a garbage can with a lid. I find this very disgusting. I think a bylaw should require garbage cans and recycling with lids.

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decisions based on shortsighted financial opportunities. The current Council, however, has a few members who have demonstrated a commitment to our heritage and, although there might be disagreements about what precisely will be done about our built heritage in future, there is at least an awareness of the importance of history, and the need to retain as much of it as we can in the face of rapid change in our population and character as a community. We need to keep those things which link us to our past. It is too late to grieve over mistakes after the damage is done.

Previous Councils have made bad decisions when it came to the disposition

of our heritage. It is to be hoped, most sincerely, that this present Council learn from the past.

We learn from history that we learn nothing from history. Discuss.

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Downloading government services to municipalities

by Brian Lonergan To marginalize and alienate will be the end result if Service Ontario closes down its office in North Grenville in the coming year. Will the negligible money saved by such government budget cuts as closing this office really make that much of an overall difference to their bottom line?

In essence, the government is disconnecting part of its lifeline to our community, impeding our access to essential services, and restricting our community's economic growth in the name of balancing the budget. The Wynne government is making a statement that it can't afford to service us in these domains, claiming it will save money at the expense of residents who will have to spend more to attain those services as well as be unjustly inconvenienced.

As a result, our local citizens will be forced to take longer road trips to urban centres like Ottawa and Brockville to receive essential services that they are receiving now in Kemptville. Those larger centres will likely experience longer waiting lines, require more staff, and squander people's resources by adding to more highway traffic and air pollution as people travel to these centres.

What does the Wynne government expect to gain from this closure? By favouring larger urban centres, it is reducing the economic importance of a growing community like North Grenville, marginalizing and ignoring it. The service becomes a disservice as the real issue here is ACCESS. Service Ontario claims that we can get these services online, diverting personal citizen contact experience in favour of online access for drivers’ licenses and health cards. In reality that denies citizens who do not have computers, as well as those who lack the ability to navigate one, to acquire these services.

In sum, the Liberals’ constant rhetoric about protecting services falls on deaf ears here in Kemptville. By starving essential services of their funding, while saying they are progressive, while trying to balance the Provincial budget is moot. Is North Grenville an area that is so low in visibility as to be treated in this manner? In conclusion, maybe we are going about this all wrong in order to make this situation right.

By definition, Government is required to provide essential services that should be available to all citizens,

those services. By decentralizing some of their services and giving the town that obligation for a percentage of the administration fees would go a long way in rectifying the situation and would definitely help reduce the Provincial deficit.

I'm sure that North Grenville is not the only Ontario Municipality suffering from similar budget cuts. By empowering small municipalities across the province, it would bring them more revenue and provide them with a greater experience and responsibility in helping to administer Provincial services.

Let's petition our Provincial government to delegate more of their services to us which could include health cards, automobile registration and transfers, fishing and hunting licenses an so on. Perhaps that subject could be brought up at the next Ontario Municipalities Conference. That proposal would extend government services, improve access, enrich municipalities, and take a load off provincial coffers. That would make everyone happy as well as help solve budgetary and access problems.

regardless of income or area of residence. To favour residents of urban centres at the expense of rural areas, especially those that already enjoy such services, is detrimental and discriminatory. That action reduces public trust and diminishes citizen expectations. Essential Public Services underpin human welfare and economic growth, and need to be delivered with integrity, centred around citizens, and responsive to their needs, particularly the needs of the most vulnerable. To expect our local citizens to drive to Ottawa for an essential service goes against that public need. An improvement in outcomes in this case is not the result of closing that office.

Premier Wynne is demonstrating that her government is not dedicated to providing the best service to Ontario citizens that she claims to be her primary objective.

Let us look at alternative possibilities. If the government refuses to provide an expected essential service to its citizens, it should outsource that service by allowing a privatization or decentralization of that service. The Provincial Government should delegate that responsibility to the Municipality if it is unwilling or unable to render

Budget approved for Upper Canada District School Board

At 4 am on June 3, the North Grenville Fire Service responded to a commercial garage fire at 30 Nursery Road in Kemptville. The owner was alerted of the fire by a neighbour that heard a loud bang. Fire Crews arrived to find a fully involved garage fire with an adjacent house at risk. Firefighters contained the fire to the garage with minimal damage to the detached house. No injuries as a result of the fire. The fire A big thank you to our spon- remains under investigation. sors the Friends of NGPL and TD Bank.

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on a geocaching adventure. In Library programs include a program for tiny tots, a visit from Reptile Rainforest, and our popular drop in story times, and maker sessions.

Some programs require registration which is now open online at www.ngpl.ca.

A full listing of programs is available on our website, or come in and pick up a brochure. There is a lot going on this summer for kids at the Library, so be sure to check it out! The fun begins June 27.

UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL Monday, June 13 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. For agenda information, please visit the Municipal website at www.northgrenville.ca/document-library.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Monday, June 20 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre COMMITTEE MEETINGS Heritage Advisory Committee – Wednesday, June 15 at 2:00 pm at the Municipal Centre Economic Development Advisory Committee – Friday, June 17 at 12:30 pm at the Municipal Centre

2016 FINAL TAX BILLS

Final tax bills for all property classes have been mailed out. The installment due dates are June 30 and September 30, 2016.

CURBSIDE GIVEAWAY WEEKEND

June 25 and 26 is North Grenville’s Curbside Giveaway Weekend. Find a new home for those unwanted re-useable items and browse the curbs for some great finds of your own. Residents are responsible for putting away items left at the curb at the end of this event.

GARAGE SALES

Garage sales in North Grenville are regulated by By-Law 10-03.

No licence or fee is required, but there are regulations which you must follow. Signage is NOT permitted in traffic circles or attached to traffic signs. Please ensure signage is removed after your sale.

Before having a garage sale, please obtain a copy of the by-law from www.northgrenville.ca/document-library.

SWIMMING POOL ENCLOSURES

Swimming pool enclosures in North Grenville are regulated by By-Law 32-98, as amended. This includes all above-ground and in-ground pools. Copies of this by-law are available from the Building Department or the Municipal website.

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Search Warrant Leads to Charges

Trustees with the Upper Canada District School Board passed the 2016-2017 budget last Wednesday night.

The budget includes $345.9 million in operating expenses, $30 million in planned capital expenses, and an operating surplus of $913,215, calculated for Ministry compliance purposes, said Superintendent of Business Nancy Barkley.

“The public expects us to carefully provide the necessary resources for our students and, at the same time, be fiscally responsible in this era of reduced funding from the province,” said Chair Jeff McMillan on Wednesday night. “This was a challenging process for our Board of Trustees, but we believe we’ve passed a budget that is fair in today’s fiscal climate, while allowing us to address our key goals of student achievement and well-being in meaningful ways.”

The budget has been developed through considered adjustments across the full range of the organization, including: system-level staff, teachers, educational assistants, information technology resources, facilities operations, central office administration and operating expenses, and school office staff.

By Sue Bergeron, Coordinator of Children’s and Youth Programs We are gearing up for an exciting summer of exploration and fun as we “GO WILD” for the 2016 edition of the TD Summer Reading program.

Many activities are planned both in and out of the Library. We will be using various trails and parks in the community for “Pop-up” Library events, as well as hosting a fishing derby and going

UPDATE

The Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police Crime Unit, the East Region OPP Intelligence Unit and the OPP Forensic Identification Unit executed a search warrant at a residence in Grenville County.

Shortly, after 9 am on May 31, police entered a residence on County Road 23, North Grenville and seized a quantity of tools, machinery and firearms. A male, age 46 of North Grenville was charged with four counts of careless storage of a firearm, two counts of break and enter, two counts of property obtained by crime under $5,000, and theft over $5,000.

The accused was released and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice of Ontario in Kemptville on August 3, 2016.

Anyone with information on the above occurrence is asked to call Grenville County O.P.P. Communication Centre at 1-888-310-1122, the Kemptville Detachment at 613-258-3441 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-(TIPS) 8477 or submit your tip on-line at www.tipsubmit.com. Crime Stoppers does not want your name, you don’t go to court, and you could earn cash reward.

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“Discover the story behind every door” Inaugural year for Doors Open North Grenville These are two of 25 sites which will be open to the public to visit on Sept 24, 10 – 4 pm (at most sites). Free admission, family friendly and no ticket is required. It is part of Doors Open Ontario, a program with Ontario Heritage Trust, www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/northgrenville. Explore – Engage – Discover – North Grenville.

We are waiting to welcome you!

Ferguson Forest Centre, Limerick Forest

North Grenville is blessed to have so much green space for residents and visitors to enjoy. Right in the centre of Kemptville lies the Ferguson Forest Centre [FFC], named after one of the area’s most famous sons, Premier G. Howard Ferguson. When the Ontario Government bought land at the north end of Oxford-on-Rideau Township in 1945, it marked the beginning of the FFC. For fifty years, the Province ran a tree nursery, and when it was closed in 1995, and then bought by the Township to operate as it does today, the people of North Grenville were given a priceless gift, a large green space of trees, trails, river and beauty to enjoy as their common inheritance.

Early days at the Ferguson Forest Centre

North Grenville is blessed to have so much green space for residents and visitors to enjoy. Right in the centre of Kemptville lies the Ferguson Forest Centre [FFC], named after one of the area’s most famous sons, Premier G. Howard Ferguson. When the Ontario Government bought land at the north end of Oxford-on-Rideau Township in 1945, it marked the beginning of the FFC. For fifty years, the Province ran a tree nursery, and when it was closed in 1995, and then bought by the Township to operate as it does today, the people of North Grenville were given a priceless gift, a large green space of trees, trails, river and beauty to enjoy as their common inheritance.

The FFC is eastern Ontario’s largest supplier of high-quality tree seedlings and nursery stock to foresters, landscapers, landowners, nurseries and conservationminded people. It includes a seasonal nursery outlet, seedling production and research areas, and over 300 hectares (741 acres) of forested Crown land with numerous walking trails. Operated and maintained since 2000 by the Ferguson Forest Centre Corporation, a non-profit corporation, the Forest is a popular spot with walkers, bikers and other explorers year-round. The trail system has a choice of seven routes, including the Management Trail, a self-guided walking trail designed to further your understanding of forestry in Eastern Ontario, and the Kinderwood, a short trail, introducing children to the forest inhabitants. Explore them with the help of trail guides and maps.

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Limerick School, c. 1890, now the site of the Interpretive Centre

The Limerick Forest is located at the south end of the municipality and also has a trail network on 1,235 acres of forest and wetlands, featuring interpretive signs, a short boardwalk, a wildlife-viewing platform and the ruins of one of the original homesteads in the area. Looking around the Forest now, it is hard to believe that just sixty years ago, this was abandoned farmland, subject to blowing sand and desolate.

The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville appointed a Committee in 1939 to report on having a Counties Forest established in Oxford and Augusta Townships. The land owners who were seriously in arrears on taxes, or who had actually abandoned their farms, had their land confiscated, and the United Counties decided to use these lots as the basis for the new forest, and so the Limerick Forest started in 1940.

The process of tree planting went on for decades. In 1965-66, for example, 177,800 trees were planted, by hand, by twenty-eight workers. In all, nearly nine million trees were planted in Limerick Forest on land that so many settlers had painstakingly cleared in the late nineteenth century, thereby destroying the land they were trying to cultivate. In 1995, the Province ceased their management of the Forest and it was left undisturbed until the United Counties took over management in 2001.

Friends of Limerick will welcome visitors at the Interpretive Centre, made of red pine logs harvested from one of the original Limerick plantations. The Centre is on the site of one of the earliest one-room schools in Oxford-on-Rideau Township. Limerick Forest has many stories to tell. Bring your camera! submitted by Lyn O’Callaghan Adam Sterkenburg is a great Pitcher with the Major Division of the Wildcats. He has played baseball for the last four years.

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2016 Mississippi Mills Vintage Bicycle Show

June is bicycle month in Ontario and to celebrate, the Mississippi Mills Community Bicycle Movement is partnering with Causeway Work Centre (an Ottawa based non-profit organization that operates two cycling related social enterprises, Right Bike and Cycle Salvation) to present the 1st annual Vintage Bicycle Show on Saturday June 25 in Almonte. The Show will take place from 10 am to 4 pm at the Almonte and District Community Centre at 182 Bridge Street. Everyone is welcome to take a look at the wide variety of vintage bicycles on display. Exhibits will range from bicycles from the 1890’s to classic European and North American racers of the 1900s.

The Vintage Bicycle Show will provide a forum to explore the culture and history of cycling. It will also provide visitors the chance to learn the basics of bike repair and provide information on the services and activities

available to cyclists in both the Almonte and the Ottawa areas. The event is part of the Community Bicycle Month which is a family friendly series of bicycle-themed events occurring throughout the month of June in the township of Mississippi Mills.

Visitors will also have the rare opportunity to ride replicas of vintage bicycles from the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology’s display and see a wide variety of bicycles belonging to private collectors from around the region. After the exhibition has closed, visitors are encouraged to come down the street to the Almonte Old Town Hall where at 5:00pm they can enjoy refreshments and a screening of the documentary film, Mariononi: Fire in the Frame. This film is about the Montreal- based, Italian born speed racer and bicycle frame maker who manufactured a record number of frames in his life time.

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Habitat in Oxford Mills

by David Shanahan Habitat for Humanity is planning their latest build in North Grenville, and, this time, they’re moving to the country! After a successful build in Kemptville in recent years, the site for the new project is in the Oxford Mills area, where land has been generously donated. This project is also somewhat different in that the house is not

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being built, it’s being moved.

A three-bedroomed home is currently located west of Spencerville, and the owners have gifted it to Habitat on condition that they move it themselves.

The plan is to lay the foundations in Oxford Mills, install septic and well systems, and then have a professional contractor move the house from Spencerville to its new location. Then, having filled in the hole left behind in

will also be on hand for a Q and A following the film.

In addition to the Vintage Bicycle Show, avid cyclists and amateur mechanics can trade in old bikes and parts at the on-site bike swap, or just get a basic tune-up their favorite two-wheeler with the help of Cycle Salvation and Right Bike staff. The bike swap will take place in the parking lot of the Almonte and District Community Centre during the hours of the show. Representatives from the Mississippi Mills Bicycle Movement will also be available to provide information about upcoming bicycle tours, family bike rides and competitive sporting events.

Tickets for the Vintage Bicycle Show are $10.00 in advance, $15.00 at the door, and only $5.00 with the donation of an adult bicycle to Right Bike or Cycle Salvation. Tickets will also be sold for the screening of the film in the evening for $12.00 (regular admission)

and $6.00 (exhibitor admission). Advanced tickets can be purchased at the following Ottawa locations: Causeway Work Centre, Cycle Salvation, Right Bike, and Citizens for Safe Cycling. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the following Almonte locations; Mills Street Books, and Baker Bob’s.

The Vintage Bicycle Show is expected to appeal to a diverse audience, ranging from museum goers to weekend athletes, from active families to competitive & recreational cyclists and from local residents to tourists. The occasion will serve to promote cycle tourism in eastern Ontario and it will celebrate cycling as a healthy, environmental friendly mode of transportation. For more information on the Show including information for potential exhibitors, please visit www.mmbm.ca.

Spencerville, work can begin on installing new siding, as well as a new kitchen and bathroom in the house. Work on clearing the land in Oxford Mills has started, and a meeting will be held in the United Church in the village on June 23, where volunteers will be recruited to complete work on the new home.

In the meantime, the Third Annual Annable Designs Golf Classic will be held on Wednesday, June 15, at Smugglers Glen golf course in Gananoque. All proceeds

from the event will go to the Oxford Mills build. More information on the Classic can be found at either www.annabledesigns.ca/charitygolf. html or www.habitat1000islands.org.

The Oxford Mills build is the latest initiative by Habitat for Humanity 1000 Islands Chapter, having just opened their new ReStore store on County Road 43. Although the project itself, with donated land and a donated house, is unusual in some ways, it will follow the gen-

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A selection committee is at work to choose a family to move into the home when it’s finished. They will need to have a minimum income in order to carry the interest-free mortgage which will be held

by Habitat. The house will be sold at fair market value and the mortgage payments cannot equal more than 30% of the family’s income.

Speaking on behalf of Habitat, Martin Vanandal noted that applications for the 1,200 square foot home will be accepted by Habitat until the end of July, and the

house should be ready for occupation before the end of this year. Calculating the value of the home is difficult at this stage, given the unusual elements involved. The rural location will mean lower property taxes, of course, than a Kemptville location.

Anyone interested in learning more about the project, or becoming a volunteer team member, should attend the meeting at the United Church in Oxford Mills on June 23. The meeting starts at 6.30. Martin expects that volunteer work should begin some time in August.

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June is Seniors’ Month, and the theme for 2016 is: “Seniors Making A Difference”.

People often mistakenly think that to ‘make a difference’ it has to be something extraordinary, making headlines. So many of the people I have talked to over the years have mentioned how wonderful it was to get a quick call or a card from someone, how great it was to have their neighbour cut their grass or shovel the snow. We can all recall moments when someone has asked us how we are doing, and we truly felt that they colour + b/w were interested in us as

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‘Making a Difference’ happens one step at a time. Being consistent and knowing that we may or may not realize the full positive impact of all that we do, and to be satisfied in that knowledge, holds true for so many. In this journey, we understand that it is about improving the lives of others. That ‘intrinsic’ or internal satisfaction of knowing that what we are doing is ‘making a difference’ is such a wonderful feeling.

Further to this, being part of a Team can also be part of making a difference as the comradery and support of each other also makes a difference in each of the other people.

The multifaceted part of ‘making a difference’ through volunteering continues to layer on benefit after benefit to others, ourselves and society as a whole. Who would have thought that wanting to do something for someone else would have such a ripple effect?

As a reminder, we are having a FREE Seniors’ BBQ on Tuesday, June 21, at Maplewood in Oxford Mills.

Talking about ‘making a difference’, I am so appreciative that once again the BBQ is being provided by Kemptville Lions Club and the

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Leeds and Grenville Interval House

The Merrickville Celebrates Women event will help raise funds for a vital resource in the area, one that, unfortunately, continues to be needed.

Leeds and Grenville Interval House [LGIH] provides emergency shelter, outreach counselling and transitional support for abused women and their children throughout the Leeds & Grenville area. It offers accommodation, counselling and a 24-hour crisis and support line for women in distress.

All of their services are confidential and offered free of charge.

The subject of domestic

violence is one that we are all aware of to some degree, yet there remains a distinct unwillingness to discuss it more openly. The stigma and shame many victims of violence feel, unnecessarily, is only strengthened by the silence. What is essential to remember is that, as the Ontario Attorney General’s Office emphasises: “Domestic violence is a serious crime.

Domestic violence is any use of physical or sexual force, actual or threatened, by your partner or ex-partner. Threatening, hitting, kicking, punching, pushing, stalking and harassing another person are crimes.

Having sex with a person against that person's will is also a crime. Being married does not change this. A person committing these acts can be arrested, charged, convicted and jailed”.

Oppression need not only involve acts of physi-

cal violence. Domestic violence can also include threats to harm children, other members of a family, pets and property. Domestic violence is committed primarily by men towards women. However, domestic violence can be committed by women against men and also occurs in same-sex relationships. The violence might be meant to scare, intimidate or humiliate, or to make a person feel powerless. The violence might also include a number of acts that could sound minor by themselves, but together make up a pattern of abuse.

The Attorney General’s Office also points out that “domestic violence can also take the form of psychological/emotional abuse, verbal abuse, and economic/financial abuse.

Although not always considered criminal offences, these forms of abuse are very serious”.

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encing violence and working collaboratively with the community to eliminate all forms of violence and oppression. The Two Steps Forward women’s group meets every second Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Women who have experienced abuse are invited to attend. LGIH states that “the group’s focus is positive: while we acknowledge past experiences and share coping skills to deal with ongoing stressors, the overall goal is to move forward in a confident and hopeful direction”. For more information and the next meeting date, call 613-342-4724 to contact Dawn (ext 103) or Heidi (ext 102).

There is also a Residential Service provided in a 10-bed facility in Brockville, where women and their children can be housed safely. Once again, there is no charge for this, or any LGIH service. LGIH explained that “while in the shelter, women can receive supportive counselling, transition and housing support, including advocacy and accompaniment to appointments where necessary and possible. Clients may participate in personal safety planning and support groups in order to help them to move toward a life free from violence. A children’s worker is available to provide programming and supportive counselling for children who have wit-

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Submitted by Jeanne Lambert Saturday, May 21, was Bishop’s Mills Day and, in addition to the many yard sales and the UCW sales table and lunch, the Bishop’s Mills Women’s Institute organized the community bake sale, contacting many local residents and community supporters for donations of baked goods. The bake sale brought many people out to enjoy the pies, breads, cookies, squares and specialty cupcakes. Net proceeds from the sale were once again over $500, which will contribute significantly to the upkeep of the community hall. Thanks go out to all of the community members who donated baking and to those who came out to purchase a tasty treat or two for themselves.

The Tweedsmuir books were also on display in the community hall and attracted many visitors, young and seasoned, to peruse the collection of photos and stories about local history.

At the May meeting, members were treated to jewelrymaking, after the business was completed. The craft portion evening was organized by member Catherine Johnson. Members were inspired to make a variety of earrings and necklaces with pieces from Catherine’s large selection of beads. You can find out more about Catherine’s creativity on Facebook: C2 Creative Catherine.

Plans are in the works for the Doors Open event on September 24, and members of the BMWI are discussing how best to support the event.

The Bishop’s Mills Women’s Institute has been involved in the community since 1985. The WI has been documenting the history of the village and encouraging positive change. The Institute holds monthly meetings and welcomes new members interested in meeting their neighbours and getting involved in their community.

The next meeting will be held on Thursday, June 9, and will be a potluck dinner followed by the meeting. For information about attending local meetings, please contact President Sheryl McKim 613-926-2472, or Jeanne Lambert at jmlambert@ tdgraham.com. If you are interested in finding out more about WI, see the Provincial organization’s website: www.fwio.on.ca.

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Youngsters of Yore, 1:30 pm, Library Program Room. Guest speaker: Wayne Kozak: A different side of the grocery industry.

June 11 Pulled Pork Fest, Leslie Hall, St. James Anglican Church. Social Hour 5 pm, Dinner 6 pm. Adults: & 10.00, Kids 10 and under free.

June 11-12 Art Kruze 2016 along the 416 corridor from Kemptville to Cardinal, 104 pm. For details of all stops, visit: www.cedarlanestudio/artkruze.net June 15 Kemptville Horticultural Society meeting, 7:30 pm at the Kemptville Pentecostal Church 1964 County Road #43. Guest Speaker: Doug Britain - Garden Photography: Capture the Beauty. Everyone welcome.

June 19 7th Annual Kemptville Father’s Day Show & Shine Car Show, Riverside Park, 9 am-3pm. Admission non-perishable food donations for the Salvation Army Food Bank June 23 Celticity Concert at South Branch Elementary School to benefit the school’s Music Instruction Fund. $20 per person, 7pm. Info: (613) 558-4933 www.celticity.ca June 25 Paddle the Creek .Come join the Friends of the Ferguson Forest Centre for a leisurely morning paddling the South Branch. Bring your own canoe or kayak, or rent one. Meet Anniversary Park, 10 am.

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BNI Networking Group Breakfast, Grenville Mutual Insurance Building, 380 Colonnade Dr, 7- 8:30 am. Info: 613-918-0430.

Bridge- St. John’s United Church, 12:15 pm. Cost $4. "All levels of bridge players welcome. "Info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691.

The Branch Artisans Guild, North Grenville Community Church, 2659 Concession Street every 3rd Tuesday, 7 pm. New members welcomed!

NG Photography Club - first Wednesday of every month from 7-9 pm at the Auditorium of the Municipal Centre. See ngphotoclub.ca Klub 67 Euchre every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 1:15 pm. St. John's United Church downstairs. Everyone welcome, $5.00.

Bingo- First and third Wednesday of the month, Kemptville Legion.

Games start at 1 pm. All welcome. Refreshments available.

Klub 67 Euchre every second and fourth Wed. of the month, 1:15 pm, St. John's United Church downstairs. Everyone welcome, $5.00.

Kemptville Legion cribbage night, 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Start time 7 pm. All welcome. Come and play for fun.

New Horizon Club, 2nd & 4th Wed. at the Burritt`s Rapids Community Hall. Regular meetings begin at 2 pm. Special events with lunch begin at noon. Programs call 258-9315, membership info Janet at 269-2737.

Bridge - St. John’s United Church, 6:45 pm. Cost $5, partner preferred but not necessary. For more info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691.

North Grenville Toastmasters - Meeting 1st & 3rd Thurs. of the month, 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. Info, call 258-7665.

Kemptville Concert Band,7 pm at North Grenville D.H.S. Wind instruments and percussionists of all levels welcome! Contact: dennis843@gmail.com Kemptville Legion breakfast, 8 - 10 am third Saturday of every month.

Adults $5. Children under 12 $3. All welcome.

Kemptville and Area Walking Group, Municipal Centre - Early birds: 8 am, others 8:30 am. Contact: Eva 258-4487.

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Tim Hortons Camp Day

Bonnie, one of the many great servers at Tim Hortons, with Gord Logan of NG Times The two Tim Hortons outlets in Kemptville held their annual Camp Day on June 1. Together, the two Tims raised over $10,000 for the Tim Hortons Children’s Foundation. Guest servers at the take-out window at the Kemptville Mall location included Brigitte from the Kemptville Youth Centre, Rob from Myers, and our own Gord Logan from the NG Times.

But congratulations to the regular staff and local businesses, and all those who donated to this great cause.

Municipal staff support Jumpstart

nadian Tire Store and watch how far the thermometer will reach with their help. So far, the Chair of the local Chapter reports over $8,200 has been raised through the generosity

June is Jumpstart Month, and every Dollar spent on items marked with the Jumpstart logo helps local Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities.

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of our community. These will be matched by Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charity.

Claire Larabie of Jumpstart asks that people remember to donate whenever they

go shopping: “When going to the store, please think of donating a few dollars at the cash to help your local chapter help more kids join one of over 70 programs. Every penny stays here in the community for our kids whose families have income barriers. Our goal was $10,000; so far we’ve reached $8,200. Help us get to the top before June 30.”

Municipal staff raised $300 for Jumpstart at a lunch BBQ. Mayor David Gordon presents a cheque for that amount to Frank Koffman, owner of Canadian Tire Kemptville, and Dustin Bursey, Regional Manager, East & Near North Ontario Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities.

The 7th Annual Kemptville Father’s Day Show & Shine Car Show submitted by Rod Rafter The Highway 43 Car Club would like to invite you out to their 7th Annual Kemptville Father’s Day Show & Shine on Sunday, June 19, 2016 from 9 am to 3 pm. The Show will take place at Riverside Park (on Reuben Crescent off Prescott Street). Admission for the show vehicles is free, however the Car Club is requesting that a canned good or non-perishable item be donated for the Salvation Army Food Bank. Spectators are encouraged to come out and see some cool rides and admission is free, but again a non-perishable food donations is encouraged. In the past we have had over 500 Classic Vehicles and roughly 2500 people attended the event, and this year we are expecting even higher numbers! So come out and spend some fun time with Dad to celebrate Father’s Day and also help support our local Kemptville Salvation Army Food Bank.

One of the main highlights and proven crowd pleaser for this show is the controlled “Burnout Contest” which has a Men’s and Woman’s category. In this contest, each participant has the chance to spin their tires (while stationary) on a metal plate and try to create the most smoke within a 25 second time period. For those courageous enough to want to try it, the cost to participate is $10, but you must be registered at the show to join in the fun. Winners of both Categories will receive a

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Kelly Cole (front left) and Lesley Hubbard (front right) accept the donation from members of the Leadercast team Jeanette Johnston, Wendy Onstein, Tina Murray, Shelli Warren and Andrew Cole.

Girls Incorporated of Upper Canada was honoured to be the recipient of proceeds from the Charity Auction at the 2016 Leadercast event.

Two Adirondack chairs, donated by The Best Adirondack Chair Company in Kemptville, were auctioned in a live auction during the event at the Centennial Road Church on May 6. The proceeds of this auction, $700, will support Girls Inc. Engineer IT is Going Green summer program with offering subsidies to any girl in need this summer. The summer program is being offered in nine locations across Leeds & Grenville during July and August.

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$300 Gift Certificate towards new tires from this year’s Burnout Sponsor Kanata Rims and Tires.

Again this year, Fat Les’ Chips will be on site along with a variety of other food and refreshment vendors.

We are excited to announce that the Doherty Brothers Band will be performing throughout the day.

Also, the Ottawa Mustang Club, celebrating their 25th Anniversary, will be set up inside the Corral to showcase their rides. New this year, we will have a MOPAR Muscle Car section setup for cars 1974 and older. There will be a wide variety of automotive, non-automotive and vendors geared towards the woman in attendance, as well as Big Trucks on exhibit. Also, there will be Raffle Prizes drawn throughout the day, along with a 50/50 Draw at the end of the day. Jack FM 92.3 will be announcing live throughout the day.

The Highway 43 Car Club is a non-profit organization that has a goal to support charitable organizations in the communities in which they host their Car Shows.

For this event, the Club will

be once again be working with the Salvation Army Food Bank in Kemptville, an organization within North Grenville that provides food collection and food distribution services to those who require emergency food service. Our Kemptville based Car Club is also one of the largest Car Clubs in Eastern Ontario and possibly in all of Ontario with just over 380 members. The Highway 43 Car Club has grown leaps and bounds as it starts its seventh season. We hope you are able to make it out to the Kemptville Father’s Day Show & Shine on Sunday, June 19, 2016.

The Car Club can be found on the web at www.

Highway43CarClub.com or you can contact President Rod Rafter at (613) 258-7567 or Rod@Hwy43CarClub. com. If you are interested in being a Vendor, please contact Andy Conquer at (613) 258-4933 or Andy@ Hyw43CarClub.com or information about the Burnout Contest contact Roger McGetchie at (613) 591-8699 or Roger@Hwy43CarClub. com

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South Gower Business Park We ’r e H e r e To S e r v e Yo u

Randy’s Performance Automotive is a friendly shop looking forward to fulfilling your automotive needs.

We provide our customers with friendly service in a very professional environment. This way we can attend to your automotive needs in a pleasant and courteous manner.

Randy’s was opened in 1994 by Randy Urslak who has a very wide range of experience, from general repair to engine building and custom exhaust fabrication.

Randy has had the pleasure of working with folks like the late Bill Gaw also known locally as a race engine builder.

Our shop is staffed by a team of strongly skilled professionals.

Our mechanic brigade consists of Ron (22 years with the company), Richard (9 years with the company) & Steve (8 years with the company). Not only have their years of service been valuable, but their strong knowledge base has been a valuable asset to this company. We also have Jake, our mechanics’ helper. Our office manager is Ellen.

After 22 years of being in business, we pride ourselves in providing customers with the best possible service.

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Masonic continue to give back graciously

What happens when you bring 30 volunteer members together with an eight hour time-line on the first weekend of June? Add to the mix, compliments of local suppliers and merchants, 280 lbs. of Haddock, 250 lbs. French Fries, 50 kg. Coleslaw, 25 kg.

Potato Salad, 40 lbs. Pasta, 60 doz. Bread rolls, 50 lbs. Secret sauce, various spirits and refreshments at a cash bar, plus 8 Slab cakes courtesy of Grahame’s Bakery. You have a “fine tuned machine”, preparing for another Masonic all-you-can-eat Fish Fry for

our community to take advantage of with their friends and neighbours.

And that is what it takes to put on a meal for the more than 500 people who showed up on Saturday to experience the great food and sweet country sounds of Ron Don-

Cycle Sunday moves indoors Despite the much needed rain on Sunday, the OMCA still had kids come out to enjoy modified activities for Cycle Sunday. Grace takes a spin through the "drive thru bike wash".

nelly & the Malboreens.

Paul Workman summed it up best by stating that “without the strong dedication from team members and local suppliers’ participation, as well as the community support, we would not be celebrating our 36th Anniversary….Thank you”. All proceeds are used to maintain the Masonic Lodge properties and donated to local services and organizations.

Please mark this event on your calendar for next year, if you could not attend Saturday’s event. You should not miss it again.

Mayor David Nash and Ann Martin, President of the Merrickville & District Historical Society, with some of the Essay and Art Competition winners at the Blockhouse Festival last Sunday.

The complete list of winners of the Merrickville and District Historical Society Essay Contest First Prize Winner - Charleigh Trodden, Grade 6, Merrickville Public School " The Death of Stephen Burritt" Second Prize Winner - Callie Anne Turcotte, Grade 6, Merrickville Public School , " On the Corner of Church and Main Street " Third Prize Winner - Kacey Caines , Grade 6, Merrickville Public School , "The Merrickville Fire Hall" First prize Winner - Aaliyah Fleury Grade 7, Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys "The Great Harry McLean of Merrickville, Ontario"

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