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Members of a North Grenville family have just returned from what must be one of the most exciting summers ever. Karen Luimes, her son, Seth, and daughter, Eve, took part in the 2017 Sea to Sea Ride to raise money for organisations fighting poverty. Eve and Seth cycled from Vancouver to Ottawa, and they each raised around $6,500 in donations. Karen continued on past Ottawa, being one of just 50 cyclists to complete the journey all the way to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and raising over $12,000

along the way.

Sea to Sea is a bicycling mission fighting poverty through fundraising and awareness. Poverty is a real, immediate problem. 800 million people live in extreme poverty in the world today and nearly half of the world is living on less than $2.50 per day. Sea to Sea is a response to global poverty, a mission of the Christian Reformed Church in Canada. The 2017 Ride raised $1,651,471, beating the goal of $1.5 million.

The project works with two other Christian groups, Partners Worldwide and World Renew, both of which use practical business meth-

ods, such as mentoring, micro-loans, and community development projects to, as they say, equip “people struggling with poverty to change their stories so that more communities can achieve enough food, good health, fruitful work, and greater peace and justice”.

Originally, Karen was going to do just part of the ride, encouraged by her sisterin-law, but things developed from there. When she asked Seth and Eve if they wanted to join her, they didn’t need much persuading: Eve thought it would be cool to see the country, and they were mightily impressed in the end

by the sheer size of Canada.

“Spectacular”, is how Karen described it. This was not a challenge the family undertook without a lot of planning and training. You don’t just hop on a bike and cycle thousands of kilometres without some preparation, and Karen and the two siblings spent much of the last year working on their stamina and fitness levels by biking to and from school every day. That would be around 60 kms daily.

In total, 135 riders took part for at least some of the sections, each of which averaged 160 kms per day. But continued on page 2

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continued from front page Karen, Eve and Seth had more to do than just cycle. They had to take turns cooking and cleaning up, setting up their tent every night (yes, tents all the way!), and then get up in the morning, ready for the next 160 kms. This went on for 4,342 kms for Seth and Eve, and a full 6,759 kms for Karen, beginning on June 26

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and ending when she rolled her bike wheel into the Atlantic on August 31.

Karen told the CBC in an interview after the end of the trip that, when she saw the Atlantic: “I was so excited, because it was the end of a long and exciting Summer”.

The adventure was fully supported by friends and neigh-

bours in North Grenville, and especially by the prayers and donations of their brothers and sisters in the Christian Reformed Church in Kemptville.

Seth is now heading into Grade 9 at St. Michael’s Catholic High School, while Eve is going into Grade 8 at the Ottawa Christian School.

Karen and her husband, Glen, can now get back to normal family life with the other children and look back on a unique and productive summer’s adventure, a time of fellowship, hard work, and fun. And a contribution to ending poverty that cannot be underestimated.

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L-R Mixed League President Kelly Denis, Ladies' League President Jennie Bond and Men's League President Phil Wiseman ladies’ league is over 25 years old and the mixed league (men and women) is pushing 40.

The men’s league is the most recent addition as it came together just 2 years ago.

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by Hilary Thomson The Kemptville Legion was a lively place last Tuesday evening at the last summer darts league gathering of the year. Darts is a long-standing tradition at the Legion. The

weeks of “fun nights” to assess the averages of new players and make up teams for the year. The ladies’ league began yesterday evening (September 5) at 7:30 pm, the mixed darts league will start tomorrow night (September 7) at 7:30

pm and the men’s league will begin on Monday, September 11 at 7:30 pm. It is $5 per night to participate and all skill levels are welcome.

“It’s a great way to meet new people,” says Jennie Bond, the president of the ladies’ league. “I want to spread the word that hanging out at the Legion is fun!”

The season runs from September to April with a banquet in May. Trophies are handed out at the banquet to the winners as well as prizes like gift cards or league tshirts, according to what has been decided by the members this year.

For more information on joining the mixed darts league, contact Linda Chambers at 613-807-0996 or Lesley McGhee at 613-791-8783. For the ladies’ darts league, call Jennie Bond at 613-299-0004 or Jan Haggart at 613-2583230 and for the men’s darts league email Phil Wiseman at phil.wiseman@xplornet.ca.

Kemptville Players’ 50th anniversary and a new season!

by Cathie Raina The Kemptville Players Inc. is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the Canadian production of Norm Foster's play “Sadie Flynn Comes to Big Oak.”Rehearsals are well under way, so mark your calendars with the show dates: October 26–29, 2017, at the Urbandale Arts Centre. See what happens when Sadie Flynn, a convicted husband killer just released from prison, arrives in the small town of Big Oak. When Sadie’s bus rolls in, the sleepy town has a

huge wake-up call! Help us have the best season yet!

A lot of plays have been rehearsed and performed over our 50-year history. Our very own and well-known Vida Hopson arrived in Kemptville in 1949 when Jim Morton was the head of an informal drama group called Play for Fun, a group that lasted until the 1950s. Then, after a 10-year hiatus, Vida revived the group in April 1967, naming it the St. James Players. Its first production was Noel Coward's “I'll Leave It To You,” put on

at Leslie Hall. By 1974, the group had changed its name to the Kemptville Players to reflect the community. The name was incorporated in 1980 so our name is now officially Kemptville Players Inc. or KPI. We’ve performed plays at North Grenville High School and the Parish Hall at KCAT but most of our productions were presented at Leslie Hall. We now present our plays at The Urbandale Arts Centre at the Municipal Centre.

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derful play and help us celebrate our 50th anniversary.

Tickets can be purchased at B&H, Business Strategies, and at the door. You can also buy tickets online on September 15 at www.kemptvilleplayers.ca, or call Elaine at 613-258-5137. Tickets for the show are $15 and dinner theatre tickets for Saturday, October 28 are $45. We look forward to seeing you in October!

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Must be related to North Grenville/ Merrickville Sandra Sloan, left and Brenda Burich, right, met Steve Clark, MPP at the MarketPlates event and reminded him of the Neon Night Fun Run coming up on September 23. Neon Night Fun Run for Childhood Cancer is a 5

km and 2 km non competitive fun run/walk for all ages and abilities, that takes place at night. Participants are encouraged to wear their brightest running/walking gear to help illuminate the night all in the fight against childhood can-

cer. After signing in on event day, join us for a Pre-party with face painting, BBQ, entertainment on stage and so much more!

The route will be glowing with fun as participants all decked out in neon walk/

run through the streets of Kemptville. Participants are encouraged to stay for the party. A DJ will keep the party pumping, allowing us to celebrate our accomplishments in the fight against childhood cancer.

An invitation to share in changing lives in Uganda

by Stephanie Meakin and Alexandra Kerr My daughter graduated from North Grenville this spring, and we headed for Uganda to work at a centre for young mothers and vulnerable women. The young women who have found their way to the CHEL Child Mothers Development Organization (www.chelchildmothers.org) come from villages that surround Kampala and Entebbe, and from farther afield. They have been orphaned by AIDS, are from families too poor to care for them, and from situations far worse. The Centre strives to give these women a livelihood by providing basic education in math and English, September 6, 2017

and training in hairdressing, tailoring, and arts and crafts: skills that may someday support them and their children.

Over the month, between English, Math and fitness lessons, we had spent time discussing primary health care, and had moved our discussions to the need for healthy environments, clean water, healthy soil, and the role of nutritious food in health and wellness.

Uganda has an amazing agricultural community; almost every piece of land, whether in the city, along the highways, or in the villages, is used for pasture, or small crops. It is common to see a small family of goats at the ABM or gas station, or

only provide food for the young women at CHEL, but will teach and train these women to care for the earth, feed themselves and their families, and build a sustainable future – an agricultural project we can all take pride in. We believe we can learn from the agricultural practises in Uganda and can offer much expertise to them as well. We envisage regular updates, and even visits from our Ugandan partners to Canada, and from our North Grenville supporters to Uganda, to monitor their progress and be part of this truly sustainable project.

The project requires $9,000 to purchase the land outright, so the girls will always have it, as well as to plow and fence the land, build a small structure to house up to 10 young women, and purchase the initial livestock and seedlings. The vision is that this project will become the rural CHEL Centre for agricultural education and training, a demonstration centre for sustainable agriculture, support up to 10 vulnerable young women from the nearby villages, and provide food for all the young women from both Centres.

We would welcome any interest and support, and invite you to join us in this journey that has the potential to make a difference in the lives of many people in Uganda and North Grenville.

five long horn cows grazing by the highway. We learned that, recently, the rains had not come, which meant all the sweet potatoes had to be harvested at once, significantly dropping the market price. We heard of the tragic scenario being played out in South Sudan, which faces conflict and drought displacing over 1.3 million refugees from neighbouring countries in the last 12 months to northern Uganda. Bidi Bidi Refugee Camp is one of the largest refugee camps in Africa.

Climate change and conflict are uncomfortable partners, but are now becoming more the reality than the exception in poor nations around the world.

An hour’s drive from the Centre into the hills we visited a three-acre piece of land that the young women cleared and planted with sweet potatoes and cassava.

When we arrived, through tears, they saw that cows had trampled all the young plants and the crop was lost. We carried on to another site of virgin land the Centre hoped to lease. We discussed the loss of the other field, the needs of the surrounding rural villages' young women, the vision to grow enough food to sustain the young women that make their home at CHEL, and the opportunity to teach agricultural practises to young women as a means to secure income and a future.

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Warming up with Fall Fashions!

The Ladies of the North Grenville Curling Club produce some very tasty meals for bonspiels and various other events.

However the club kitchen is in need of a new stove/oven so we can continue to cook and warm up our delicious recipes.

The Ladies League of the North Grenville Curling Club is hosting a Fall Fashion Show on Thursday, September 28 at 7 pm in the upstairs lounge at the NGCC. All profits will go toward the purchase of a new stove/ oven for the club.

It seems even more fitting in this cooler weather that we will indeed be "warming" up ourselves with Fall Fashions.

Fashions will be provided by Jac's Boutique and modelled by our very own club members.

Dessert and coffee/tea will be served. A cash bar will be available.

Tickets are $10 each and are available at Jac's Boutique and from committee members. Contact Doreen O'Sullivan 613-258-5536 for tickets for more info.

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by David Shanahan The times may be achanging after all, who knows? The Municipal Council passed a resolution at their last meeting to have the Franco-Ontarian flag raised on the flagpole outside the Municipal Centre on September 25. This was in response to a request by the Conseil des ecoles publiques de I’Est de l’Ontario, and will mark Franco-Ontarian Day. This is an official day in the Province, and the flag was officially recognized by the Ontario Government as the emblem of the FrancoOntarian community in the Franco-Ontarian Emblem Act of 2001. Eastern Ontario has one of the largest concentrations of Franco-Ontarians in the province.

All this may seem straightforward and uncontroversial, but it was not

always thus. In fact, when two residents requested Council to raise the flag in 2010 to mark the first Franco-Ontarian Day, Council refused. Believe it or not, the mayor and council thought it inappropriate to favour one ethnic group over another: if the French got their flag, maybe the Spanish, or Japanese, or Irish would want theirs too! Tim Sutton, Councillor at the time, stated: “Any flag that would put one ethnic group above another – I don’t know how proper that is. We already have a provincial flag for all Ontarians.” Given this pathetic ignorance of Canadian History, it was not surprising that the mayor also saw it as an insult to Canadians to have a hyphenated flag.

Councillor Tobin, the only one still on Council today, came up with the compromise of flying the flag - inside the Municipal Centre. This rather

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dishonourable stand has now been officially reversed by the current Council, and means that, perhaps, we have finally moved away from the traditional anti-French attitudes that were once personified in G. Howard Ferguson, local boy made Premier. In his day, he fought very hard to restrict the rights of francophones in Ontario to have french language instruction in their own schools. Many today still remember Regulation 17 with distaste, if not anger.

Maybe Canada is growing up in its 150th year. The Trudeau Government have announced plans to reorganise the Indian Department and, eventually, do away with the Indian Act, a piece of legislation which former Prime Minister, Paul Martin, has called racist. This is a word with which no-one familiar with that piece of apartheidstyle law would disagree.

Speaking of ethnic origins: how would you feel if a piece of Canadian legislation defined and restricted your identity? If you are of British extraction, or birth, would you like it if the Canadian Government decided for you whether your children were really British, or Canadian?

What if bureaucrats in Ottawa had the right to decide where you could live, what language you could speak, whether you owned your own home?

There are children in this country who cannot drink the water coming into their homes because it is polluted, who have no chance of a decent job, housing, education, or even the hope of a healthy life. This is not because they won’t take care of themselves, it’s because their ancestors were forced to settle on land that was no good for anything, with no economic development potential. Land

that no-one else wanted. But they had no choice, because the Indian Act wouldn’t let them live anywhere else and still maintain their traditions and culture.

In this anniversary year, Canadians have a great deal to be proud of. They have a reputation for compassion, integrity, fairness and generosity to the less fortunate.

Yet, hanging over Canada 150 is the enormous stain and shame of the Indian Act, the Indian Department, and everything they represent.

Can you imagine a Jewish Department, a Catholic Act, that discriminates in law against people on account of their religion or culture? The situation we face is not new, and will not be solved easily.

It is the product of almost two centuries of the White Man’s Burden, colonial and imperial racism enshrined in law.

Sadly, most Canadians have

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ward councilors. You know where to find them, because they live in your community, and, more to the point, they won’t be able to dodge the uncomfortable questions, as our current councilors did. I have to wonder; if you don’t know this stuff, then why did we elect you?

I was pleased to see the response to the survey that this newspaper received regarding this issue of having ward councilors. I was particularly interested in noting the responses from those who had served before. Much of it appeared to be little more than fearmongoring, and playing to their own prejudices. I have lived all my life in municipalities that had Ward systems, and have even run for council in one of them.

Running for an at-large seat takes a considerable amount of time and money. Running for a ward is a lot simpler and easier, and could attract a few more candidates who otherwise might find running for an at-large seat too daunting an undertaking. Yet another possible advantage of having ward councilors.

In the process of all this, I did find out that the municipal portion of our taxes was 51%

of the total. That is 3 times the rate of where I last lived.

I am used to school taxes taking up about 70% of my tax bill, with the rest going to county and municipality in approximately equal amounts.

Where I last lived, just north of Toronto, my taxes were $710 per $100,000 of assessment. Here in Kemptville, at $1100 per $100,000 of assessment, that works out to an increase 55%.

Assuming that the assessment on my house here in Kemptville will be $400,000, (MPAC still hasn’t got around to me, and I have been living here over a year now), that increase previously mentioned works out to $1560 per year. As far as I can tell, I’m not getting more services here than where I lived before, so where is my money going? My guess is that if I am paying 3 times more municipal tax than before, then that is probably where. Note to self; another question to ask when the next election rolls around.

Unlike a number of your correspondents, I don’t object to paying taxes as long as I understand the reasons and the process, not to mention the individual costs. Neither

no real idea of how and why we got into this disgraceful and shameful situation, nor have many tried to find out.

Far easier to perpetuate racists stereotypes about Indians, than to learn the facts.

We are all human beings, none of us perfect, whether indigenous or settler. There are those on all sides who have learned to use the system to their advantage. But that should not deter us from knowing the truth, and doing something about it. It is even more important than agreeing to raise a flag: it is a question of our soul as a nation, as a people, as individual human beings.

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor: Yesterday I attended a performance of the Lion King at the Urbandale Arts Centre put on by the Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company. This is one of many annual productions I have attended due to the fact that I have a granddaughter who has attended the musical camps for several years now.

Yesterday's performance reminded me of what a gift our young people are to us.

It inspires self-confidence and an appreciation in them for the important things in our lives. It was amazing and I want to take my 'hats off' to the committed adults and former camp teens who devote their time and energy into the direction (both artistically and musically), sets, lighting, etc. It was truly a gift to us. Heartfelt thanks to you all and please keep up the good work.

Anne Crawley (Ottawa) Dear Editor: I'm sure we are all aware that Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne recently honoured the Kemptville Youth Centre with a visit.

Among other things, she

produced a rock painting that said: "you are perfect" (I wonder at the appropriateness of the message she is sending here, but perhaps that is a discussion best left for another time). The young people who use the Youth Centre may not be old enough to vote, but they are also not old enough the receive hydro bills.

Wynne should have taken the trouble to cross the street to visit the Salvation Army.

The Sally Ann operates a food bank used by people that I suspect in many instances can't afford groceries after they finish paying their hydro bills. Ironically, I received my hydro bill in the mail the day of Wynne's visit. I opened it the next day and was shocked to discover that my monthly energy cost is now in excess of $80 more than it was last month, and approaching $200 more than this time last year at around this time. And in my humble opinion it was already too high back then. There is an expression that people always get the government they deserve. Well, thanks to all of those who voted in Wynne and her inept, selfrighteous, ideology-driven, common sense deprived Liberal cronies last election,

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Dear Editor: I have been having a few thoughts percolating around in my mind for some time, trying to decide how to put them all together, as they are all related in some fashion. It all started off with me trying to find out why the taxes in this Town were $1,100 per $100,000 of assessment, and where that number came from.

I took a shot as to who might be responsible, because, as we don’t have ward councilors to ask, I was left to guess. The councilor that I contacted got back to me, and copied other council members, as well as staff. I heard from a second council member, but neither offered to answer my question themselves, and instead, referred me to staff.

I don’t know why they did that, as they were the ones approving the rate, so I would have thought that they would have known the answer.

This seems to be yet another reason for having

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do I object to paying for social services, as we should be helping those less fortunate than ourselves. Some recent letters in this newspaper have also been about accountability and transparency. It would seem to me that we have precious little of either. It has been rightly pointed out that it is our money that is being spent, and we deserve to have a system where we know where our money is going, and, more importantly, why it is being spent where it is.

The system that we have seems to be more about bureaucracy than democracy.

Maybe it is the sort of people who we elect. Somebody once told me that politicians are either opportunists or crusaders. I think that we need more of the latter if we expect anything to change.

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500 years of Indigenous Nominate an economic history we’re rarely taught development leader

Using “The Blanket Exercise”, which has been used in a massive event on Parliament Hill, as well as in schools and churches across the country, participants take on the roles of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Standing on blankets that represent the land, they walk through pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization, and resistance. They are directed by facilitators representing a narrator and the European colonizers. Participants are drawn into the experience by reading scrolls and carrying cards, which ultimately determine their outcomes. By engaging on an emotional and intellectual level, the Blanket Exercise effectively educates us and increases empathy for Indigenous peoples. The exercise is followed by a debriefing session in the form of a talking circle.

Open to all, this event is hosted by Merrickville United Church and Holy Trinity Anglican Church on the lawn beside Merrickville United (inside the church if it is raining), Sunday, September 17, at 10:30. Please bring your lawn chairs. For more information please call Carol Williams at 613-269-4427.

CDSBEO Director of Education announces retirement

William J. Gartland, Director of Education for the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario, has announced his retirement from the Board. He will leave the Board in January, 2018. Mr. Gartland has served as teacher and administrator in Catholic education for the past 32 years. He has held the position of CDSBEO Director of Education for the past 11 years, and previously held the position of Superintendent of Human Resources with the Board prior to becoming Director.

During his distinguished career, Mr. Gartland has also held positions as Principal, Vice-Principal and teacher with the Ottawa Catholic School Board, where he also served as Assistant to the Director and Manager of Corporate Affairs.

As Director of Education, Mr. Gartland has overseen many initiatives within the CDSBEO, including the development of several notable mental health initiatives, for which the Board was recognized by the Mood Disorders Society of Canada with two awards. He has made tremendous contributions to improved student achievement, and strengthened and expanded community outreach through the development of new partnerships and coordinated response initiatives.

Over the 11 years he has been Director of Education, Mr. Gartland has served on many provincial committees including his role as Vice-Chair of the English Catholic Committee of Directors of Education (ECCODE). In addition, he has been an active member as the Executive of the Committee of Directors of Education and has served on provincial negotiation teams on behalf of the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association. He has also been a mentor to new Catholic Directors of Education, and has been involved in the community through various swimming and alpine skiing youth competitions. Mr. Gartland has also served two consecutive years as the Co-Chair for the Canadian Educators Conference on Mental Health.

“I have enjoyed my vocation as an educator during these past 32 years,” noted Mr. Gartland. “Of course, it is difficult to leave, and I will miss the people from all parts of our Board.

We are a great Catholic community and I leave with a spirit of appreciation for all the blessings I have been given over the years. It has been a tremendously rewarding career.”

CDSBEO Chair Todd Lalonde noted that Mr. Gartland has guided the Board with a great vision for positive growth that has resonated throughout CDSBEO schools. “We are most grateful to Bill for having accepted the challenge as Director some 11 years ago. Under his guidance, the CDSBEO has continued to excel as one of the most highly regarded Catholic boards in the province. We wish him a long and healthy retirement. The Board will miss his leadership.”

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Nominations for the 2017 Bill Thake Memorial Award for Economic Development Leadership are now being accepted.

Also called the Warden's Award, it recognizes a volunteer who has shown outstanding commitment and leadership, resulting in the growth and vitality of the Leeds Grenville economy within the 10 member municipalities. It is presented at the annual Leeds Grenville Economic Development Summit on Friday, November 17.

An overview of the award and the nomination form are online on our Summit 2017 page.

DEADLINE: Friday, September 29, 2017 Please connect with us at econdev@uclg.on.ca or call Deanna Clark at 613-342-3840, ext. 5360.

Back to School - Safe driving reminder from the OPP With children and youth returning to school, the Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police would like to remind drivers to be extra cautious on the roads during this busy time of the year.

Additionally, young drivers will be on the road driving to high school for the first time. Motorists are reminded that with all the distractions on the road today, it is critical to slow down and be aware of your surroundings. The beginning of the school year is an especially important time to check your driving behavior and ensure you are practicing the safest driving habits.

Every driver, encountering a stopped school bus that has its overhead red signal-lights flashing, shall stop before reaching the bus and shall not proceed until the bus moves or the overhead red signal-lights have stopped flashing according to Section 175(11) of the Highway Traffic Act. The minimum fine for failing to stop is $400.

Slowdown in school zones and be extra cautious. Motorists should watch for Community Safety Zones, where speed limits are reduced and fines increased. Community safety zones are clearly marked with road signs and are found near schools.

Drivers can expect to see an increased police presence.

Adjust your driving, pay attention and be prepared to stop for children and school buses. Please do your part in making "Back to School " safe for everyone!

If you observe reckless driving or suspect a driver is impaired, pull over as soon as it is safe to do so, and report the incident to the police by calling 911.

Road safety is everyone's responsibility. Let's all do our part to keep kids safe this back-to-school season.

Local food –

Municipal procurement bylaw To encourage the growth of local food, some municipalities around Ontario have adopted local food-based directives. These may come in the form of strategic plans, strategies, action plans, bylaws, charters, and can even get as specific as a procurement policy, which sends a clear message to local businesses about the municipality’s commitment to them and to local food.

One piece of good news is that the North Grenville Municipal Council has already adopted a local food charter, though that happened a couple of years ago and we haven’t heard much about it since. If municipal council isn’t prepared to go further, and commit to creating these

by Deron Johnston Many people agree that supporting local food is a really good idea. People feel good about supporting farmers, their neighbours, and local businesses. It keeps money in the local economy, it helps reduce food insecurity (global crop failures have less impact locally on food availability and price), and can spawn new businesses, expand existing ones, and create local jobs. One of the most critical aspects is that you don’t need a lot of money to get involved. You just need some time, access to a small piece of land (the land doesn’t even have to be yours), and some seeds.

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UPDATE UPDATE UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL Monday, September 11 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, September 18 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS Library Board – Thursday, September 14 at 7:00 pm at the Public Library, 1 Water St.

RABIES VACCINATION CLINICS

Rabies Clinics will be held on Wednesday, September 13 and Wednesday, September 20 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the North Grenville Fire Station, 259 County Road 44, Kemptville.

Dogs and cats must be on a lease or in a carrier. CASH ONLY - $20 per animal (HST included). For more information, call 613-345-5685 or 1-800-660-5853.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY

A United Counties of Leeds & Grenville Household Hazardous Waste Day will be held on Saturday, September 23 from 1 pm to 4 pm at the County Patrol Garage, 720 County Road 44 (just south of Hwy. 416). For more information, please visit www.northgrenville.ca.

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www.NorthGrenville.ca directives, there are still other options for them that could encourage the growth of local food.

One option could be to develop a local food procurement bylaw. For example, the municipality could require that a certain percentage of food served at any municipal event or institution would have to be made with ingredients sourced in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Counties, but prepared in North Grenville.

This would mean that ingredients could be sourced from a larger area, but a North Grenville business would have to prepare it. Having a successful local food system involves using a regional approach. Sharing assets located with other municipalities ensures that those assets are not being underutilised, and that no-one wastes time and money building something that already exists elsewhere.

The impact of this type of bylaw on North Grenville would not be as big, because we don’t have municipal social service organizations like child care centres, senior residences, etc., which would require food to be prepared.

The impact on larger municipalities that do have these institutions would be greater.

Initially, it might be challenging to secure a consistent

supply of locally sourced ingredients, but once that supply was established, the positive benefits to the local economy could be significant.

North Grenville is fortunate to have the Two Rivers Food Hub only a thirtyminute drive away in Smiths Falls. Two Rivers already collects a large variety of local items (meats, produce and prepared foods) from smaller producers across the region, and distributes them to restaurants, stores, and other institutions. If the municipality wanted to implement this type of bylaw, Two Rivers would be an excellent place to start for locally sourced products.

Even the Kemptville Farmers’ Market could act as a supplier for at least five months of the year.

Adding a municipal local food procurement bylaw to the already existing local food charter would be a positive step in supporting the expansion of local food in North Grenville. It would also set a good example for other businesses and institutions to follow: an important gesture to our existing agriculture and food businesses, to show that the municipality recognizes their importance in the future of our local economy.

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The original owner of the book, Maggie C. Banks, is on the left in this photo, with her husband, Samuel Guest, and daughter, Lyla.

by Melanie Low As a follow up to my original post concerning my antique book The Popular Art Instructor, inscribed "Maggie C. Banks Kemptville 1887", which was published in the NG Times in June, I'm pleased to announce that a descendant of the original owner has been traced! Thanks to a third cousin, once removed, Stephen Guest, who has a love of genealogy, I now have more information. Stephen reached out to me via The NG Times, to share pictures and stories of one of Kemptville's once prominent familfies.

According to Stephen, "I would date the photo at 1897,

since the handwritten note on the back refers to Lyla as being 7 years old, and she was born in 1890. Lyla’s father, Samuel, was the grandson of our pioneer ancestor who came to the Burritt’s Rapids area from Tipperary in 1819. That was Thomas Guest, 1776-1860. He is buried in McQuigan’s Cemetery, just west of Burritt’s."

As we know from my earlier article, Maggie later had a son, William H. Guest, who I was able to trace to the mid ‘40s, and it is his daughter I was looking for to, perhaps, pass the book along to (as Lyla, the young girl in the photo, did not have children).

With the help of Stephen, this

Our photographic artists: the Pelton Brothers

by Larry Loke Daniel Edson Pelton, born November 9, 1868, and Charles Cook Pelton, born July 12, 1876, found success in business by embracing the new technologies of the time.

They were sons of a retail merchant Daniel B. Pelton and Elizabeth Cook, and the grandsons of the original Phineas and Rachael Pelton of South Gower. Since 1842 the well-known Pelton Family has lived and served in the Oxford-on-Rideau and South Gower Townships, now called North Grenville. In the early 1870’s, Daniel B. and wife Elizabeth moved their young family to Kemptville, leaving the homestead and farming to his brother, Phineas Junior. Daniel E. would have begun and finished his schooling at the newly-built combined Public and High School, located at Oxford and Rideau streets. Charles, eight years younger, also attended the Public School for his elementary grades. Then he transferred to the new High School at 304 Prescott St. While Charles attended high school, Daniel taught at the Public School and his older sister Emma taught music.

In 1895, Daniel secured old Samuel Martin’s Photography shop on Prescott Street.

He modernized the studio and used the most current September 6, 2017

equipment and methods of the time. Over the next six years he earned the trust and respect of his clients and of those who knew the art. He also added a branch shop in Merrickville. Charles likely learned the business from Daniel during this time, and then started his own business in Carleton Place around 1900. It is quite possible that at this time Daniel hired an assistant, Miss Margaret Pettapiece. A year later, on June 2, 1901, tragedy struck and Daniel died. He was only 32 years of age.

Charles, not yet settled in Carleton Place, returned to Kemptville and continued where Daniel had left off.

It was with Daniel’s same high standards and keen attention to detail that Charles maintained a faithful clientele and business thrived over the next decade. There are many excellent examples of both Daniel’s and Charles’ work in the North Grenville Archives and at Library and Archives Canada.

Charles’ greatest competition wasn’t from visiting (“traveling”) photographers, however. It was from new technology, with the invention of the first Brownie cameras, and roll film, which placed photography into the hands of the masses. By 1914, when his father died, business

niece, the daughter of William H. Guest, last descendant of Maggie C. Banks, has been traced, and a letter in the form of snail mail is heading her way. Her name is being withheld at this time to protect her privacy.

I hope that she might be pleased at this book finding its way back to her, and perhaps she might host me for a tea and story telling so that I may hand deliver it.

On a side note, this portrait of Maggie and her young family, was completed by D. E. Pelton Photography, (Daniel Edson Pelton (1868-1901)).

I'm now wondering if he is descendant from Phineus Pelton, who settled near Kemptville in the early 1800s, and which Pelton's Corners, my beloved hamlet, is named after. Oh, how the large world of genealogy shows us just how small the world can be!

To answer Melanie’s questions, here’s an article on the Pelton Brothers from the North Grenville Historical Society’s book: “School Days Past”.

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Small farms could not compete. For the next few years, Charles supplemented his business by becoming an agent for the sale of farm properties in the area. He kept his photography studio on Prescott Street where, in addition to his photographic business, he would display and sell the new phonographs for his cousin E.C. Pelton.

After the Great War, he would also purchase war bonds from willing sellers. From these hard times Charles learned new and useful sales skills.

The last known photograph from Pelton Studios was in 1922, as Charles embarked on a new course. In February of 1922, Charles partnered with George Reynolds, of Johnston & Reynolds (Furniture and Funeral Directors), and began Kemptville’s Ford Dealership on Asa Street, known as Pelton and Reynolds, which lasted until the 1950’s. Shortly after 1922, Charles married Lillian Foster, the widow of Dr. Ruby. They lived in the home next to his business until his death on August 29, 1965, age 89. Lillian died the next year, age 84.

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by Hilary Thomson A Merrickville-based artist has been selected to display her work in a prestigious

contemporary art exhibition in Florence, Italy. Monica Viola is one of only nine Canadian artists who were invited to show at the Florence Biennale, which happens

in Florence every two years.

Founded in the 1990s, it is an international exhibition that includes the work of over 400 artists from 70 countries.

Monica decided to apply

Merrickville’s “Tree Lady”

by Hilary Thomson A small wood cabin sits on 160 acres surrounded by all sorts of rare plants and trees. Animals of all kinds visit the property every day, birds come and have their breakfast at the bird feeders and bees collect nectar to make their sticky, sweet honey. It is an Oasis, teeming with life, a true garden of Eden, just outside the Village of Merrickville.

This is the home of Diana Beresford-Kroeger. She and her husband, Christian, bought the land back in the 1970s, built their house from scratch, and planted September 6, 2017

many of the rare plants and trees on the property themselves. Diana has a true passion for nature which is deeply rooted in the ancient laws of the forest that she was brought up with.

Diana was born in Ireland, and tragedy struck when she was just 11 years old and she lost her whole family in a car crash. The only reason Diana was not in the car is that she was home, sick. She was taken under wardship and lived with different families for three years. “They taught me everything,” she says.

“Magic, the laws of trees, the laws of nature.” She was also taught a lot about life

based on old Irish teachings.

“Some of the things I was taught is how, as a woman, to respect yourself and protect yourself,” she says.

“That was very important for me.”

Diana graduated from University College, Cork [UCC] with a bachelors of science degree in botany and medical biochemistry.

In 1965 she received her Masters of Science degree from UCC, and then a fellowship from the University of Connecticut to study nuclear radiation in biological systems and organic chemistry. She chose to leave Ireland and begin a new life in Canada pursuing her doctorate at Carleton University, and then a diploma in experimental surgery, while engaging in cardiovascular research at the University of Ottawa.

It was around that time that she met her husband Christian and they moved to Merrickville. As a wedding gift, the Department of Surgery presented them with an orchard-worth of trees.

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to the exhibition in the fall of 2016 at the recommendation of one of her fellow artists. Due to the quality of her work, she was invited to display in the 2017 edition of the exhibition, an invitation she happily accepted.

Monica is a Chilean-born artist who has lived in Canada since 1982. While she spent most of her years in Vancouver B.C., she moved to Merrickville in 2013 and opened her gallery, MonSky Creations. As an artist, Monica works in several media. Clay and glass are her favourite modes of artistic expression at the moment, but she also works with paint and fabric.

Her ideas and inspiration determine her method of creation. For her, changing mediums is like opening a new

door of fresh, creative ideas.

“Through my art, I continue to be playful, marrying new ideas and techniques to my artistic growth,” she says.

“My work is not a complete circle, but a joyous evolution of ideas.”

For the Florence Biennale, Monica has chosen to display three of her ceramic art pieces. They are inspired by dreams, fantasy, surrealism, and classical art, and give an insight into her creative mind, which has been inspired by a lifelong love of art history and appreciation.

The Florence Biennale runs from October 6-15, 2017 in an old fortress in the middle of the historical centre of Florence. The fortress itself is a renaissance masterpiece of military architecture that

has been the main centre of exhibitions in the city since 1967. “As an artist, it will be a truly inspirational and enlightening experience to exhibit in such a historic city amongst some of the world’s finest contemporary artists,” Monica says.

To view Monica’s work, be sure to check out her gallery at 230 St Lawrence Street, or go to her website www.monskycreations.com.

If you would like to support her taking part in the exhibition, she has set up an Indigogo fundraising page. There are several examples of her artwork on the page which are available for various levels of contribution. To find the page, go to www.indigogo.com and look for “Monica Viola – Exhibition in Florence Italy.”

her home. “I planted the orchard, and then I started gardening,” she says. “It was very relaxing for me after spending my days in surgery.”

Through her garden, Diana’s passion for trees, plants, and the natural world was awakened. She started noticing people cutting down a lot of trees in her area, with roads going in and houses being built. “They didn’t realize they were building on top of some really rare stuff,” she says.

Diana and Christian began what they called “expotitions” (a name curtesy of Winnie-the-Pooh) to classify what was in the area and save what they could. What began as a side project, has now become a full time job.

Not only does she look after her extensive garden, she has also written many books and spoken all over the world about her research.

Diana’s latest project is a feature-length film called “Call of the Forest: The Forgotten Wisdom of Trees”, in which she delves deeply into the impact of deforestation on the planet and its contribution to climate change. “My goal is to tell people that climate change is important. It affects the whole of the planet; the weather systems, the ocean,

all the growing systems of the world,” she says.

Diana also came up with what she calls her Bioplan, a unique idea that encourages people to develop a new relationship with the environment and, specifically, trees. The deforestation of the planet has contributed greatly to the rise of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. With her Bioplan, Diana estimates that, if each person on the planet plants one tree per year for the next six years, we will have planted enough trees to get the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere from 400 to 300 parts per million. “We need 50 billion trees to go back in and it will reduce the effects of climate change,” Diana says. “I’ve worked it out mathematically down to the last tree. It’s a very simple, easy answer” The film is entirely Canadian-made, something that was very important for Diana. “I wanted the image and answers for this to come out of Canada,” she says. “I’m very protective of that, because I think this is a fantastic country.” The film has been met with a lot of enthusiasm and has garnered the largest audiences of any Canadian documentary since the Canadian Film Board’s inception in

1970. It is based on one of Diana’s books called “The Global Forest”, and she also wrote the script, which she tried to make as simple as possible. “I wanted it to be kitchen table talk,” Diana says. “I think it’s a very arrogant thing in science to talk down to people. That arrogance drives me crackers. I wanted the film to be runaway beautiful, because you’re dealing with science, so you’ve got to get people to listen with honey.”

Diana is now preparing for the European premiers this fall. The film has also been nominated for several awards at the Paris Science Awards this month. It has been showing at select theatres throughout the country and a TV version is available on TVO.ca until September 17. Diana has a unique view on the world, inspired by old Irish teachings and grounded in science. She hopes that, by spreading her knowledge through books, movies, and speaking engagements, she will be doing her part to make the world a better place for the generations to come. “I want young people to be able to have families and live a decent life.” She says. “This is my best way of doing it.”

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by Hilary Thomson Merrickville is going to the Goats on Saturday, September 23, for the fourth annual Harvest Goat Carnival. The festival,

which has been held on Stephen Fuller’s family farm in Newmanville for the past three years, is an event that brings people together to celebrate local food, art and music. The

tag line for the Carnival is “Music, Market, Moot” – with “moot” being explained as the exchange of ideas and creativity that will characterize the event.

Stephen says they are bringing the carnival to the Merrickville Fairgrounds this year because they wanted to bring the festivities to a wider audience.

“In order to comfortably put something out to the public, we needed it to be in a more formal place,” he says. The community group, Merrickville Goes Green, have been huge supporters of the project and people have been popping out of the woodwork, wanting to help in some way.

The theme of the goat represents the spirit of the carnival, which celebrates

agriculture, energy, and the free flow of ideas. For last year’s event, a few people came together to create a 6-foot-tall goat that served as the festival’s mascot.

This year they hope to create an equally impressive effigy to add to the collection. “If the festival keeps going, we may have a whole herd of goats,” Stephen says.

Because it is a carnival, people are encouraged to come to the event in costume, not just as goats, but as anything they feel is relevant to them and the theme of the festival.

There will definitely be some representation of Merrickville’s history to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary, as well as a homage to one of Merrickville’s key players, Harry McLean. People are also encouraged to B.Y.O.G – Bring Your Own Goat.

A hearty harvest dinner will be served using local produce and prepared by a local chef. There will also be a guest chef from Montreal who will serve up some traditional African BBQ. Plenty of music and entertainment for the whole family, as well as unique workshops, presentations and skill-sharing activities, are all part of the program.

The plan is to have most of the activities centred in the baseball diamond on the fairgrounds, but the Community Centre will be available for back-up in case of rain.

The event will run from 10 am-11 pm, tickets are $20, and kids under 16 are free. For tickets, or more information, go to www. harvestgoatcarnival.com.

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The new ADCs, and accompanying pill packager, ensure the right drug or drugs are dispensed to the right patient at the right time. They are like a vending machine September 6, 2017

that dispenses pre-packaged medication. Only one medication drawer can be unlocked at a time – both when stocking the machine and when a nurse is getting a patient’s medication. This simplifies the process and increases patient safety.

WDMH staff are now working on a detailed implementation and training plan.

The new machines are expected to be up and running by next spring. Thank you to everyone who gave to the

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The New Horizon Club is pleased to announce the start up of the Fall Season. We would like to welcome both existing members and any one who is interested in joining us.

Here are details of the programme: September 13 at noon.

Opening Meeting. Pot Luck Lunch followed by our Annual General Meeting.

September 27 at 2pm.

Historical Presentation by Brian Porter, who will portray Major Walsh of the North September 6, 2017

West Mounted Police as he met the Sioux Tribe, led by Chief Sitting Bull, at the U.S border to escort them to Saskatchewan.

October 11 at noon. (AT THE MERRICKVILLE LEGION HALL) We celebrate Oktoberfest with German food and music. Tickets cost $15 and must be purchased in advance. Call Karin 613258-2461.

November 15 at noon.

New Horizon Club celebrates Canada's l50 th Anniversary

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with a Pot Luck Lunch. Look for Canadian recipes from earlier times. Try your hand at writing a limerick or poem.

Listen to, and sing along to Canadian music.

December 6 at noon.

Annual Christmas Lunch.

Tickets $25. Call Karin at 613-258-2461. Must be purchased in advance.

Unless stated, our activities are held in the Burritt's Rapids Community Hall.

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Well not sooo much.

The Rideau Glen Ladies League will be wrapping up their 2017 season – such as it was. The amount of rain that fell this year was astronomical. The final month-end dinner will be held Tuesday, 26 September, 2017. With a shotgun start at 4 pm sharp (weather permitting), trophies will be presented.

We will be welcoming John and Anne Goss, the owners of Rideau Glen, who will FINALLY be taking full control of the

golf course, after honouring a 3 year lease of the course to Champion’s Nest.

We look forward to some positive exciting changes under their ownership. I would personally like to thank my Executive Team for their hard work and

dedication to the league when I was unable to golf myself due to my injury – you are a truly exceptional group of ladies.

Sincerely, Pam Miller, President, Rideau Glen Ladies League.

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Youngsters of Yore, 1:30 pm, Library Program Room. Guest speaker Connor Cleary, Clearydale Honey.

Fish and Chips Dinner, 4:30 to 6:30 pm. St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, 319 Prescott St., Kemptville. Tickets at 258 5492.

Spencerville Mill, 7:30 pm Festival of Small Halls The Outside Track Celtic band with Moore & McGregor $25. See www.spencervillemill.ca, 613 658-5885 Spencerville Mill, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Tapas by Zolas. Pre-concert mix & mingle, with gourmet Italian tapas,$22.50. Advance tickets only See www.spencervillemill.ca, 613 658-5885 Spencerville Mill An Affair With Food & Drink, 1 - 5 pm, Gourmet tastings with 100-miles. Advance tickets $30; $35 at door, includes 10 tasting tickets See www.spencervillemill.ca, 613 658-5885

Weekly and recurring events Kemptville Quilters Guild, 2nd Mon/mth at the Kemptville Pentecostal Church, 1964 Cty Rd 43, 7 pm. New members welcome.

Kemptville Cancer Support Group, 3rd Mon/mth, St. John’s United Church, Prescott St., 2 pm. All welcome. For info, please call Ellen at 613 258 7778.

Tues 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 2961.

The Branch Artisans Guild, NG Community Church, 2659 Concession St every 3rd Tue/mth, 7 pm. New members welcomed!

Wed NG Photography Club 1st Wed/mth, 7-9 pm at Grenville Mutual Insurance, 380 Colonnade Drive. See ngphotoclub.ca for info Klub 67 Euchre every 2nd & 4th We/mth, 1:15 pm, St. John’s United Church. Everyone welcome, $5.

Bingo 1st & 3rd Wed/mth, Kemptville Legion, 1 pm. All welcome.

Refreshments available.

New Horizon Club, 2nd & 4th We/mth at the Burritt’s Rapids Community Hall, 2 pm. All adults 55 plus welcome to join. Info re program and membership call Janet 613 269 2737.

Probus Club of NG, 3rd Wed/mth. Everyone is welcome to join us at 9:30 am at St Paul’s Presbyterian Church Hall for fellowship.

Holy Cross Church monthly suppers, 1st Wed/mth. Adults $8, Children $5.

All are welcome.

Thurs Bridge at St. John’s United Church, 6:15 pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. For info, contact Sandra at 613 258 2691.

NG Toastmasters, meeting 1st & 3rd Thurs/mth, 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. Info, call 258 7665.

NGPL Science and Tech Group meetings, 1st Thurs/mth, 7-9 pm in the program room at the Library.

Fri Twice the Fun Games, 200 Sanders St., Unit 103, Game Night, 2 nd & 4th Fri/mth, 6-10 pm. Bring your favourite game or borrow one from our library.

Sat Kemptville Legion breakfast, 8-10 am, 3rd Sat/mth, 100 Reuben Cr. Adults $5. Children under 12, $3. All welcome.

Sun Twice the Fun Games, 200 Sanders St, Unit 103, Organized Play and Learn to Play events, 1-4 pm. No experience needed.

M,W,F Kemptville and Area Walking Group, meet at the Municipal Centre at 8 am.

All are Welcome.

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Rideau Glen Ladies League enjoy The North Grenville a respite from the rain Photography Club

by Cecile Fortier August was the best of the four months of the golfing season. It rained sparingly, except for the deluge that closed down the course for a few days. The water had nowhere to go! The poor mowers were getting stuck in the quagmire and were leaving huge ruts. But the ladies played-on, skipping and leaping over puddles. What fun! In spite of this only ONE Tuesday was rained-out.

Club Championship: The Club Championship was played on two successive Thursdays, August 7 and 14.

The front 9 was played first, then the back 9 the following week, to make it an 18-hole tournament. The Club Champion came out from flight "A", with Pat Hayes as the winner. Flights A to D have separate trophies given to the top player of each flight.

The winners were : Flight A: Peggy MacPhail; 2nd, Pearl Webb. Flight B: Lana Hanes; 2nd, Mary Garrett. Flight C: Jean Potvin; 2nd, Cecile Fortier. Flight D: Frankie Baird, 2nd, Brenda Macumber.

Kudos to all who participated. The weather was great in spite of the wet grass. The awards will be presented at the end of the golfing season at the September dinner.

Survey:

At an Executive meeting, it was decided that a survey should be sent to all the ladies of the league. Four members made up a questionnaire asking: do we keep on going like we are, or should some beneficial improvements be planned for next season? The ladies can answer either electronically, or by picking-up the sheet at the front desk in the club-house. They have until September 8, either signed or anonymous, and drop their answers in the blue box in the corner of the dinning-room.

The four questions asked should give the Executive a clear idea what the ladies wish for next season of 2018.

Golf/Dinner/Meeting: For the first time since the month of May, the ladies played their game before having a succulent dinner prepared by Don Miller. June and July had been rainedout. The game played was "a baker's 1/2 dozen". You counted your score on only the EVEN holes. Pat Ferguson was the winner with a score of 22. Pat is a faithful member of the ladies league and has been for many years.

Every day, rain or shine, she is out there hitting the dear little ball! It is no wonder she is such an excellent golfer.

Kudos to you Pat!

Door prizes were awarded to three surprised ladies. Pam also announced that the two tournaments that were postponed will be held in September. They are the dePencier and the Havelin. Don't forget to sign-up, ladies.

Legends: The Legends, also called by the younger group "the Golden Girls", could only play two games in the month, while the other Thursdays were cancelled because of rain. Many of the ladies have not yet been healthy enough to join the group in their games. The wet and humid weather hasn't helped the aching bones. Hope you will all be fully recovered for next year, and enjoy a golden golfing season.

We must be thankful to Phil Green and his crew of mowers for trying so hard to keep the course in good condition, in spite of being an almost impossible task. The ladies greatly appreciate your efforts. Thanks to all.

Let us hope that September and the Fall will bring us marvellous weather where we can enjoy the beauty and colours that Rideau Glen spreads out for us to admire and wonder in awe...

Late summer Garlic chive, just coming into bloom.

Photo by Jancy Watkins.

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by the sportsguy With the training camps winding down, having to fill thirteen positions, and the final games of the September showcase history, the 73’s management are springing into action to finalize their roster.

Please meet your 73’s management : Bottom left to right: Paul Le Breux (owner: Vice President & Alternate Governor); Joe Jefferies (owner: President & Governor); Brad Brown (Assistant Coach).

Back row left to right: Terry Nichols (General Manager); Doug Rigby (Assistant General Manager); Rob Dopson (Head Coach); Scott Dexter (Assistant Coach); Jason York (owner, President of Hockey Operations, and Alternate Governor).

A winning team to supply you with “Hockey with EDGE”.

Come out and experience the excitement when your 73’s host the Brockville Braves on Friday, September 8 for first season home opener….see you there.

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The House of Lazarus held their 3rd annual Fill the Bus campaign on Friday, August 25 at Jonsson’s Independent Grocers at the Kemptville Mall. A bus, with driver, was supplied as part of a donation from WUBS Transportation for a food drive that is drastically needed for our area.

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Good Night Bed Co. is pleased to announce another winner in our monthly in-store pillow draw! Sue Reno was the lucky draw winner and was "fitted" for a beautiful Natural Latex pillow. Congratulations Sue!

Paul Rochon, David Habberjam, Doug Hendry, Mario Castillo, John Baldwin, and Laura Drover in rehearsal for “We’ll Meet Again” to be held at Urbandale Arts Centre November 10 and 12, 2017.

Poor Josephine has This show is a collection tville in 1985, 2004 and been captured and put in of songs and skits from the 2013 to sold out audiences the flying machine and she times around both World and it returns again in this is scared of heights! Re- Wars. sesquicentennial year to hearsals are in full swing “We’ll Meet Again” honour all our veterans. for “We’ll Meet Again”. was performed in Kemp- 2017 is also the 100th an-

niversary of Canada’s involvement in the battle for Vimy Ridge and the 75th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid.

“We’ll Meet Again” was originally commissioned by the Royal Canadian Legion, using writers and musicians from the Ottawa area, to celebrate the Legion’s 50th Anniversary.

The proceeds from this show all go to Kemptville District Home Support (KDHS).

Come join us in laughter and song in this production of “We’ll Meet Again” being held at the Urbandale Arts Centre on Friday evening, November 10 and Sunday afternoon, November 12. Tickets are available at KDHS and at Brewed Awakenings. For information call 258-3203.

Jazz Fest is coming Swap & in October meet The seventh annual Merrickville Jazz Fest is comsuccessful ing to town next month. Between October 12 and 15, a Hwy #43 Car Club 2nd Annual Swap & Meet, held in the Food Basics parking lot on Saturday, August 26, hosted 35 participants under sunny skies.

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The Festival will open and close with major performances at the Baldachin Ballroom, and other locations include the Goose & Gridiron, as well as the Catholic, Anglican and United Churches. There will also be a special guitar clinic by Sam Kirmayer at the Merrickville Legion on Saturday afternoon. Sam will also be headlining at the Baldachin that evening.

Susan Piercey invites audiences to attend this year’s festival. “Treat yourself to a weekend of exciting variety in both music and experience. We are thrilled that these musicians have chosen to join us for this celebration of jazz in our community.”

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