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Towns do battle at regatta ANDREW SNOOK andrew.snook@metroland.com

NEW DEAN There is a new acting dean in town and he’s taking up residence at Algonquin College.

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CELEBRATION The Lanark Transportation Association celebrates 10 years of service in the community.

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Friendly competition between neighbouring towns is the theme for this year’s Rideau Ferry Regatta.

Representatives from the towns of Perth and Smiths Falls will try and build, and race, their way to top spot at the event’s 102nd anniversary which takes place from Aug. 19 to 21 at the Rideau Ferry Yacht Club.

Four teams of four will compete to be crowned kings of canoe construction during a canoe building competition scheduled to begin on Saturday, Aug. 20 at 10 a.m.

The teams will build and paint their canoes on Saturday and Sunday before racing them for top spot at the regatta at 4 p.m. Sunday.

Perth firefighters will be competing against Smiths Falls firefighters in the canoe building and racing.

There will also be two teams from Rideau Ferry competing in the canoe building challenge and racing on Sunday.

On Sunday, there will be a councillors’ race, where Perth’s Ed McPherson will compete against Smiths Falls’ Chris Cummings.

The winner will receive a bottle of wine.

“A lot of this was to create a friendly competition between Perth and Smiths Falls,” said Perth town councillor and regatta volunteer Jim Graff.

Graff said boaters from Quebec, Ontario and the northern United States have registered to

Photo by Andrew Snook

Perth’s Jim Graff is preparing to hit the Rideau Ferry Regatta this weekend in a friendly battle between Perth and Smiths Falls councillors. come out for the event.

He said vintage boat owners will be bringing an assortment of vessels to the regatta, which should please the pallets of boat enthusiasts.

“We’ve got some that are capable of doing 150 miles an hour,” Graff said.

Volunteer Scott Cameron said there are no other 100 per cent vintage regattas anywhere else in the country.

Cameron said when the Rideau Ferry Regatta started back up in 2007, it was almost entirely American boaters, but that has changed.

The event is sanctioned by both the American Power Boat Association and the Canadian Boating Federation.

In regards to safety measures, Cameron said full safety crews with divers and medics will be on-hand for the festivities.

He said the regatta has received a great deal of support.

“We’ve had tremendous support from local businesses and municipalities,” he said.

Graff said he hopes the event can one day return to its glory days before it shut down in 1976.

“From an economic standpoint it was a real boost to Perth, Smiths Falls and Rideau Ferry in its heyday,” he said.

Garlic Festival best on record REFLECTION

LAURIE WEIR

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IN BRIEF Man charged with prowling A 31-year-old Drummond/North Elmsley Man was charged with trespassing/prowling near a dwelling house, criminal harassment and possession of property of crime less than $5,000 on Aug. 8.

Perth Police are also continuing an investigation into stolen women’s clothing. Police are asking anyone who has had clothing go missing from clotheslines, vehicles or their homes in the last five years to call 613-267-3131.

Wasp danger ends The sand wasp infestation at Conlon Farm appears to be winding down, The Perth Courier has learned. The area around the playgrounds at Conlon Farm was shut down on July 18 due to wasps nests buried deep beneath the sand. Heat and humidity were blamed for the infestation.

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It was the best Perth Lions Club Garlic Festival on record with more than 5,400 people and 80 vendors cramming the fairgrounds over the weekend.

Chair of the festival, Jerry Sawdon, who celebrated his 10th as the leader of this town-wide event, says he couldn’t be happier with the turnout.

“It was, by all indications, a record crowd this year,” he said.

“We had to turn away about 15 to 20 vendors. This year we hit the mark at 80.”

This is the Lions Club’s largest fundraising effort, with more than $20,000 raised during the weekend.

“All that money goes right back into the community,” Sawdon said.

“It’s something that the committee of 24 people works very hard to give the public the best event that we can. We are always brainstorming new things to do.”

This year, as in the past few years, the Canadian birds of prey show drew the largest crowds for six demonstrations throughout the weekend.

“The vendors come from miles around. This year was definitely a bumper-crop year,” he said.

One vendor from Campbellford seemed to have the best prices on the block and for just $10 a pound, he sold out of his stock early Saturday.

“I couldn’t believe it,” Richard Goldthrop said.

“This is my first year here and there’s myself and two other partners... I have had a great time. The people are fantastic and I couldn’t have asked for a better day.”

Sawdon confirmed that many, if not a majority of vendors, sold out of their product. “One guy went all the way back to Toronto on Sunday, just to bring Photo by Laurie Weir another van load back,” Sawdon said.

Debbie Baird and Garry Kelsey show off their WhiteRock Garlic from Tatlock on Satur“I just wish the businesses would get more inday, Aug. 13 at the Lions Club’s 14th annual Perth Garlic Festival. volved.”

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Algonquin College welcomes new acting dean

BY GEOFF DAVIES geoff.davies@perthcourier.com

Algonquin College’s Perth campus isn’t the only one relocating this month.

Murray Kyte, the campus’ new acting dean, has arrived.

He sat down for a chat with The Perth Courier on Aug. 11, after having been in town only a few days.

Stacks of boxes lined his office, as he and his colleagues were preparing to move into the school’s new $10-million facility that weekend.

The move is slated to happen over two weekends concluding on Aug. 21, but amid the chaos, Kyte seemed cool, collected, and quite pleased with his new surroundings.

“I’m here to help with the transfer between the old and the new, and to help bring on a permanent dean for the campus,” said Kyte, a 12-year veteran of the Algonquin College faculty.

The 46-year-old Ottawa native has a background in economics and was a lawyer in Pembroke before joining the college to teach a business program.

When he began teaching, the campus there had 450 students, he said.

Today, there are about 950 students at

the Pembroke location and Kyte, who was chair of the Business, Technology and Outdoor Training Department for 10 years, said he was pleased to play a role in helping the campus grow.

“The more I got into the community college world, the more I saw how important it is to society as a whole,” he said.

Like Perth, the college’s Pembroke location has been experiencing a period of transition. They hope to open a new $36-million campus in September 2012.

In recent years they have introduced several successful programs, offering studies in commercial piloting and outdoor adventure, which Kyte said he helped develop.

“I see this as an opportunity to broaden my professional experience within the college and to bring some experience into this project, because we have a new campus, a new infrastructure,” Kyte said, noting he’s one of the college’s most experienced chairs.

In Perth, the new campus is getting its finishing touches, and the college is getting ready to unveil several new programs, including several accelerated one-year diploma programs.

Race against time for Olympic House Without a word of discussion, Perth councillors unanimously agreed to fast-track a deal with a Brampton-based engineering firm in a bid to keep the Olympic House project alive.

The motion passed at the Aug. 9 committee of the whole meeting – which must get final approval at the Aug. 16 council meeting – authorizes Town staff to complete a contract with EXP Engineering, while bypassing the municipality’s normal tendering process.

Councillors approved a maximum expense of $25,000 for the firm to undertake the pre-engineering and design work for Arthur Street, adjacent to the PerthWorks site.

That’s the proposed future site of Olympic House, a project put forward by Mark Tritton, local contractor and father to Perthnative Olympic Judo wrestler, Nick Tritton.

The plan is to build a modern, high-efficiency house with help of Algonquin College students, and then auction it off in advance of the 2012 summer Olympics. The money raised would go to support Tritton’s Olympic aspirations, as well as a few local charities of his choosing.

But in order to pull it off, Tritton has said construction must start this fall so they have a finished product before the London Games begin.

Though initially hesitant due to a tight budget year, Perth councillors approved the project when they began working on a deal with Algonquin College that would see the school shoulder most of the costs for installing water and sewer services on the street.

The school would get house lots on which their carpentry students could hone their craft for several years to come.

The Town would get relieved of the financial burdens that come with servicing the street, something the municipality would have to undertake one day if the block is to get developed.

Before that deal is finalized, however, the school and the municipality are waiting to see the cost estimates for the project, something that can’t happen un-

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til the design work is done. The sale of the Olympic House lot was also deferred until the plans are done, after the June 28 council decision.

Eric Cosens, the Town’s director of planning, said fast-tracking the contract with EXP Engineering is necessary because of the delays the project experienced this month.

On both the municipality’s and the college’s side, the timing of staff vacations led to about three weeks of delays in their correspondence, Cosens said.

Town staff was waiting on correspondence from the college before issuing a tender for the design work, which, once complete, would normally have to see the winner approved by council.

“It would’ve been very, very tight to get something in front of council for this (month’s) cycle,” said Cosens, explaining that taking the normal route would’ve meant not selecting a firm until the end of September.

That delay could put at risk the deal with Algonquin College, which has yet to be formalized, Cosens said in his report.

In previous interviews with The Perth Courier, Tritton has said that delaying the construction start date into October or beyond could be dangerous for the Olympic House project’s success.

Cosens said he recommended giving the contract to EXP Engineering because they are currently working for the municipality on two similar projects, having won those contracts through the normal bidding process.

“In the balance of probabilities, they would win (the Arthur Street contract), too,” Cosens said.

Cosens estimates the design work will take at least four weeks.

After that the Town will have to issue a tender for installing the water and sewer services, which will take another four to six weeks, he said.

That means workers won’t be breaking ground until at least mid- to late-October, Cosens said.

“I will feel much more comfortable once we’re through this and we have a decision-point reached, in terms of whether we’re going ahead this year or waiting until spring,” he said.

Lanark Township School Reunion

Murray Kyte recently arrived in Perth to take the reins at Algonquin College, where he will be the acting dean until January 2012. He arrives just in time for the transition to the school’s brand new $10-million facility. The move is scheduled for the weekends of Aug. 13-14 and 20-21.

BY GEOFF DAVIES geoff.davies@perthcourier.com

Kyte said he’s excited to oversee the Perth campus’ new Early Childhood Education diploma program as it opens this fall.

An accelerated program that crams two years of study into one, allowing students to get out into the working world faster, the program already has a waiting list.

Also coming down the Perth campus’ pipeline are programs in Police Foundations and in Adaptive Reuse of Buildings, both due in September 2012.

Aside from ushering in the new programs, Kyte said his top priorities are getting to know the community, promoting the college, and helping with the transition out of the old facility, which dates back to the 1970s.

“It’s a once-in-43-years job,” he said.

Kyte’s family – his wife, Cathy, and four sons – is based in Pembroke.

Kyte replaces former dean Linda Cooke, who recently left to work in Guyana as part of a training and employability program after 24 years with the college.

He will be acting dean of the Perth campus until January 2012, when a permanent dean is scheduled to replace him.

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Effective immediately, no open air burning is permitted in the Township of Lanark Highlands. Fire bans will be extended or cancelled depending on weather conditions. Permits are not issued for burning of grass or leaves at any time. The discharge of fireworks is prohibited during a Fire Ban. The Fire Department of Lanark Highlands reminds all residents that you are responsible and liable for all open air fires used to burn brush or wood products.

For additional updates or if you have any questions please contact the Township of Lanark Highlands municipal office at 613-259-2398 ext. 500 or 1-800-239-4695.

Council Meeting Schedule: Tuesday, August 30 – at 2:30 p.m.

Committee of the Whole Tuesday, September 20 – at 2:30 p.m.

Committee of the Whole Thursday, September 22 – at 7:00 p.m.

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Municipal Office Closed – September 9, 2011 The 9th Annual Staff Golf Day will be held on Friday September 9th, the Municipal Office will be closed at 1:00 p.m.

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14TH ANNUAL GARLIC FESTIVAL

GARLIC AGED 14 YEARS Town of Perth celebrates 14th annual garlic festival

These two girls enjoyed the birds of prey show, balloon animals and facepainting.

Ron Bolingbroke Scotch Mountain Farm near Collingwood shows his bumper crop.

Photos by Laurie Weir

This young girl enjoyed her ice cream more than the free samples Saturday.

Emily Wilford, 3, checks out the garlic during the 14th annual Perth Lions Club Garlic Festival on Saturday, Aug. 13. Her family has participated in the event for 13 years. Arranhill Garlic Farm is located near Owen Sound where the family grows 10 acres of Italian Music garlic.

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County to review Emergency Response Plan CATHY JAMES Perth Courier

With the Deer Lake evacuees now home, Lanark County will review its emergency response plan.

At its Aug. 4 Community Development Committee meeting, County Warden Sharon Mousseau told councillors how staff will review and determine the execution of its emergency response plan.

Called in to provide shelter management for the 640 residents living at the old Rideau Regional Centre in Smiths Falls, county staff offered fulltime support services over the 15-day period.

“Because the Town of Smiths Falls pays in to the county’s social services operations, which

provides shelter management, we were called in to help with that,” she explained.

When reviewing the two-week outreach to evacuees, Mousseau used Smiths Falls Mayor Dennis Staples’ coined phrase, Neighbours Helping Neighbours.

From IT staff setting up cribs to the purchasing officer procuring goods and services, Mousseau raved about county staff efforts.

“The staff rolled up their sleeves, and they deserve a pat on the back,” she said. “I was very proud to say I was their warden.”

Mousseau said although two senior staff were out of the office at the time, the detailed emergency response plan allowed the county to respond smoothly.

“That’s a sign of a good plan,” she said.

The Deer Lake evacuee experience allows county staff to review and measure the plan.

“You really do put the plan to a test,” she said. “But there are always things you can improve upon.”

County staff was scheduled to sit down to review the emergency response plan earlier this week.

MODEL OF COOPERATION Emergency Management Ontario’s Philippe Geoffrion also spoke to council at its meeting.

Outlining his own experience in Smiths Falls, Geoffrion applauded the community outreach.

“We became a team, and we

were proud of the communities,” he said. “It was truly a model of cooperation.”

Geoffrion told council 300 volunteers assisted over the two-week period. He said it was hard work, and after spending 15 days at the former Rideau Regional Centre, Geoffrion told councillors it was time to recuperate.

“We will now start to decompress,” he said.

Mousseau thanked Geoffrion and presented him, as well as Red Cross’ Melissa Fougere and Barb Mills, with a bottle of maple syrup as a gift of gratitude.

COUNCIL ASKS GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY CENTRE RE-BUILD After spending two weeks

in Smiths Falls, the Deer Lake evacuees were returning home only to see its community centre destructed by fire.

The Future Leaders Community Centre houses its childcare facility.

Lanark County Council passed a motion to encourage the federal and provincial government to provide assistance to help re-build the facility.

Councillors learned the centre is insured, however the difficulty lies in getting supplies up to the isolated region, which is located north of Sioux Lookout.

The county forwarded its motion to the Federal Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development as well as the province’s Ministry of Infrastructure and to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.

Local group takes reins to construct Big Ben Memorial Trail Equestrian trail riding closer to reality Perth Courier

Equestrian trail riding is one step closer to reality in Lanark County.

Named after Ian Millar’s horse, the Big Ben Memorial Trail would be a 20-kilometre, looped multi-use trail, making its way through forested land across Lanark Highlands, allowing for equestrian riding and hiking.

Paul Frigon, vice president of the Lanark County Municipal Trails Corporation, outlined trail plans to Lanark County council at its Aug. 3 Community Development Meeting.

The story actually began seven years ago when Gayda Errett developed the concept

to construct an equestrian hiking trail, naming it in Big Ben’s honour.

Errett and a group of volunteers have since garnered community and government support.

While the support came easily, determining the location took three years. Volunteers scouted 12 community and public forests throughout Lanark County to determine the trail’s most appropriate location.

The chosen spot streams its way throughout Lanark Highlands within the county’s Lavant Community Forests Block.

Thanks to logging roads, 10 kilometres of the proposed trail already exists, while the latter portion will need to be cleared.

Determining the trailhead

location then ensued.

The committee originally approached the Ministry of Natural Resources to use its land for parking, but the request was turned down due to insurance factors.

“We need to know where to locate the trailhead and know how to move forward with that,” said Frigon.

Director of Public Works Stephen Allan said it would be best to set up the trailhead on county property off Lavant Road.

With a location in mind along with receiving support in principle from the Lanark Highlands Township council last May, Frigon came to county council with a purpose.

“Everything has been ac-

counted for,” he told council.

“We’re here tonight to seek the committee’s approval of the project.”

Councillors responded with support.

“The Lanark County Municipal Trails association has approved this great project,” said Coun. John Fenik.

Lanark County council passed the motion to support the trail in principle.

The county’s approval is contingent on the group completing a life science study to ensure the trail doesn’t affect wildlife.

The group will also have to raise the necessary funds and in-kind labour, materials and equipment for the trail’s construction and maintenance, as

well as provide continued management.

Frigon said they’ll garner the funding through government grants and individual donations.

“We have to have the ability to fill the funding matrix,” he said. “We also hope to bank on volunteers to help construct the trail.”

Though this project is still years away from completion, he said it’s a long-term gain.

“Now that we have the county approval, we’ll spend the next two years physically laying out the trail and the trailhead,” he explained. “Trails are an important element to any community especially to Lanark County, because we have such wonderful land accessible to us.”

Municipal Connection

agement site including waste diversion, disposal, and composting.

The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications: • Strong clerical and recordkeeping skills with specific experience in financial and activity recording for landfill and composting activities, • Strong and varied personal skills to deal with the public, • Experience with the operations of light equipment related to facility maintenance The position is placed on the “A” Panel (2011 hourly rate $13.11 to $19.72). This is a 40-hour per week position. There are no benefits associated with this position, which is for six months Applicants are invited to submit clearly marked covering letters and resumes by Friday, August 19, 2011 at 4:30 p.m. to the attention of: Janice McFadden, Payroll Clerk Corporation of the Town of Perth 80 Gore Street East, Perth, Ontario K7H 1H9 Phone: 267-3311 Fax: 267-5635 jmcfadden@perth.ca

www.perth.ca New “Report a Problem” feature on the Municipality’s Website The Town of Perth website has a new “Report a Problem” feature, which was designed to assist ratepayers with reporting some of the more common operational issues. Each reported problem will trigger an automatic email to the delegated staff member. The author of the request will receive a response to verify that the municipality has received the request using this service.

To access this feature, open the municipal website at www.perth.ca and proceed to the “How do I” tab (shown at right). At the bottom of this listing, click on “Report a Problem” (shown below) and then simply complete the required fields and an automatic email will be sent to the appropriate municipal representative.

If you have comments on this new feature or any other features of the municipal website, please forward them to jconnell@perth.ca.

Recognizing Business: “Perth Collection” Brings Hometown into Households This week, the Town of Perth recognizes Ground Waves as part of our ongoing feature, “Recognizing Business.”

Residents and visitors to Perth can now bring a little of Perth home with them! Ground Waves now offers the “Perth Collection”, gift items that are intended to promote Perth and/or are created by Perth residents.

Owners Jude Pearson and Charlee Oostrom created the “Perth Collection” to bring their hometown name into households. “Tourists are a big part of our business, and we wanted to give them the opportunity to treasure their time spent in our town,” explains Pearson. “Plus, we’re proud of Perth and thought there was a void in the marketplace for quality, Canadianmade souvenirs that captured the spirit of Perth.”

The collection consists of seven attractive and useful items that will appeal to anyone who reads, writes, cooks, eats or entertains. Black t-shirts and aprons donning the Town’s motto “Aged to Perfection,” accompany Perth book clips and coasters custom made by current Ground Waves suppliers.

The collection also includes art cards by Perth photographer Sarah Edmundson, as well as the in-house design of the Perth Pepper & Pestle souvenir tri-pack which includes Smokey Lanark Maple Vinaigrette,

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Town Crier Hot Red Pepper Jelly and Roasted Garlic & Onion Confit. The package design was created by Perth graphic Designer and former Ground Waves employee Molly McNulty.

Charlee Oostrom suggests, “Many need a thank you gift for the neighbour who took care of the cat while they were away, or for the hostess whose cottage they stayed at in the area. The “Perth Collection” is the perfect pairing as both a souvenir and a gift.”

Ground Waves, located at 17 Wilson St. East in the Code’s Mill building, was officially born on July 8, 2000, the love child of business partners Jude Pearson and Charlee Oostrom. The ladies, who have become wonderful ambassadors of Perth, think that gift shopping should be fun and fruitful. As the medium for the message, their aim is to inform, inspire and delight both the purchaser and the recipient with a thoughtful, well chosen gift or card. Each product they stock is carefully selected for colour, style, function, value and – of course – the smile factor. A tip of the hat to Ground Waves, for ensuring that a little piece of Perth goes home with each visitor!

Perth, Scotland: Bid for City Status To mark Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, a special competition is being held where City Status will be granted to one town in the UK. Momentum has been building for Perth, Scotland’s bid to

have its City Status restored, and they already have gained strong support for the campaign.

Perth, Scotland is a city in everything but name - a thriving and dynamic place in which to live and work, with a fascinating history, welcoming community and a vibrant environment. Perth, Scotland’s bid, which was submitted May 27th, 2011, sets out how Perth is ready to reclaim her rightful place as a city.

The bid already has wide support from many residents, businesses, the local media, celebrities and politicians, however there will be strong competition from places elsewhere in the UK, and so your help is needed to join in the campaign to restore City Status to our Twin City of Perth, Scotland.

The Council of the Town of Perth, Ontario urges its residents and neighbours to join the campaign and pledge your support on-line. This can be done by logging on to www.pkc.gov.uk and clicking on “City Status Bid” near the bottom of the page, then scroll down to the underlined “Pledge Your Support On-Line Today.”

This takes you to the pledge form where individuals must tick the box and enter your name and community. Perth Town Council will further strengthen the bid by providing letters of support.

Minutes, Agendas and Reports The agendas, minutes and reports associated with all meetings of Council and Committees/Advisory Panels of Council are posted to the Town’s website in advance of the meeting. Please visit our website at www.perth.ca and look under “Council/ Administrative Services.”

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Landfill Scale Attendant PANEL “A” (Temporary) Contract - Six Months The Corporation of the Town of Perth is seeking the services of a temporary Landfill Scale Attendant-Environmental Services. This position reports directly to the Lead Hand of Surface Operations and supports the staff within the Environmental Services department for the operations of the municipal waste man-

Lead Hand - Water PANEL “E” (Union) The Corporation of the Town of Perth is seeking the services of a Lead Hand- Water to participate in the day-to-day operation, maintenance, and records management for the water treatment system. The successful applicant will work with a dedicated staff of operators and perform the statutory duties associated with the provision of safe drinking water to the municipality. The successful candidate will be a strong advocate for the community and key member of the Environmental Services team of the municipality.

Reporting to the Superintendent of Utilities, the successful candidate will possess the following qualifications: • 3-5 years recent municipal or trade experience, including responsibility for quality assurance, testing, recording keeping, liaison with suppliers, budget responsibility and program/project support.

• Grade 12 education with graduation from a 2-3 year post secondary program of study in a related field or licensed technical trade is preferred, • Computer experience is required for this position, including MS Word and Excel.

• Provincial certification to the level of the Water Treatment Facility (Level III) is preferred.

The Corporation of the Town of Perth offers a competitive salary and a benefits package. The position is placed on the ‘E’ Panel (2011 hourly rate $25.13 to $29.53). This is a forty (40) hour per week position, requiring flexibility for some evening and weekend work as well as participating in the “on-call’ rotation and Overall Responsible Operator requirements.

Applicants are invited to submit clearly marked covering letters and resumes by Friday, August 19, 2011 at 4:30 p.m. to the attention of: Janice McFadden, Payroll Clerk Corporation of the Town of Perth 80 Gore Street East, Perth, Ontario K7H 1H9 Phone: 267-3311 Fax: 267-5635 jmcfadden@perth.ca We thank all applicants who apply for the positions; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection and Privacy Act, personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipals Act 2001 and will be used only for the purposes of candidate selection.

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EDITORIAL OUR OPINION

Help a victim, volunteer

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ll too often we hear of our neighbours being victimized, either through domestic violence, a tragic accident, fire or theft.

There are many ways we can offer assistance in these instances, but those who volunteer their time to become specially trained to handle these situations are a godsend.

Victim Services of Lanark County has been in existence since 2005. Volunteers are trained in dealing with tragic circumstances, and offer help to those who are hurt and in need of assistance.

In the beginning, there were only eight members of the team who were trained to provide on-scene assistance to victims of crime, tragedy and disaster. Within the first year, that meagre crew of eight selfless volunteers who provided weekly help, became a contingent of two dozen offering assistance to those in need on a 24-hour basis.

Now there are more than 40 volunteers.

Victim Services of Lanark County is there when you need support.

These volunteers are business people, councillors, parents, university or college students, moms and dads, and even grandparents.

They are people who have a little bit of time to help someone who may not have anyone else to turn to. They are the nameless faces in the turmoil of life’s most tragic circumstances.

They offer a helping hand, a shoulder to cry on, a ride to the hospital, or security to a child who has just lost a parent. Many volunteers come from the human services professions or they have been victims of crime themselves and now want to give back.

Volunteers and staff provide assistance to emergency personnel and community services to meet the needs of individuals; to help lessen the trauma of the experience they have endured and to help people cope with the impact of victimization.

If it was your family coping with the loss of a child; your grandmother who was attacked during a vicious break-in and burglary, or your neighbours burned out from a fire, would you be there?

Crisis assistance is provided by staff and by volunteers who are carefully selected, screened and specially trained to work in their community.

Victim Services of Lanark County is committed to treating individuals with courtesy, compassion, dignity and respect.

Do you have what it takes?

Local Landmark

In this space each week, we will feature a photo of local interest.

Be the first to correctly identify the location or item in the picture by emailing editor@perthcourier.com with the subject line, “Local Landmark,” and your name will be printed in next week’s paper.

For your reunion with this week’s local landmark, judge it by its cover.

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Technology has changed in six years

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his will be my last chat with you about the digital photography world, at least in this present format. After almost six years Camera Corner is coming to an end due to space constraints in the paper, so I write this with very mixed feelings.

It’s been a fun ride. When I started back in 2005, digital photography was already established, but not nearly as universally embraced as it is today. There were still quite a few film shooters out there who swore on their Aunt Matilda’s grave they would never, ever, ever switch to that newfangled digital thing. How the world has changed in a short time!

During those six years, we have seen major advancements in digital technology. DSLRs went from having 6mp sensors to three times that many pixels stuffed onto the chip.

Point-and-shoot models followed suit in the megapixel race until their teeny, tiny sensors couldn’t cope with all those pixels crammed in to such a small space and the camera manufacturers finally woke up and cut back, settling around the 12mp sweet spot.

Digital noise, the bane of every sensor, has been addressed quite aggressively, with very complex algorithms right in the camera’s operating system.

Now, most cameras can fire at

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CRABB Camera Corner much higher ISO settings than was possible only six years ago, which is great news for low-light shooters.

Cameras are faster presently as well.

Response time between pressing the shutter button and the camera actually taking the picture has been cut dramatically. In my first digital cameras I had lots of empty frames where the subject had moved on in the time it took those pokey clickers to get around to actually firing after pressing the button. Drove me crazy!

In the past three years, we have seen the advent of a whole new breed of cameras – the Micro Four Thirds mod-

els, which have really taken off in popularity. Because they are significantly smaller and lighter than their DSLR cousins, use interchangeable lenses and have large sensors (compared to point-and-shoot models), the buying public has taken to them in droves. With light field photography looming on the horizon, another major change is on the way which could be to digital what digital was to film.

At present, I shoot with three cameras. My workhorse is the Nikon D7000, excellent for my pro work.

For travel, I favour the Olympus E-PL2, a very responsive and lightweight M4/3 model, and my shirt pocket compact is the beautiful little Canon S95. For me, these are the photo tools (plus lenses and accessories) that I am very comfortable with and cover all the photo situations I find myself in.

If you would like to comment or ask photo-related questions, feel free to contact me at graeme.crabb@gmail. com and I will do my best to reply within a reasonable length of time.

Enjoy your cameras and the wonderful hobby of taking pictures. Thank you for the terrific feedback on the CC articles – I really appreciate all those comments. Best wishes and one final, “Click!”

Are we there yet?

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hen I travel with the kids, I always find myself wondering whether I was just easy to amuse as a child or kids are harder to thrill these days.

There’s a strong argument for me being easy to amuse.

(That, by the way, is a nice way of calling me simple.) After all, this is the girl who didn’t mind eating hospital food for several days when having babies because someone else made it and cleaned it up. It almost felt like a (painful) holiday.

When travelling on a real holiday in the days before incar game and video players, I used to amuse myself by – get this – looking out the window.

I know. Ridiculous!

This wild and crazy pastime does not always work so well with my kids.

On the weekend we visited friends in Toronto. We travelled by car and throughout the journey, I would point out all the things that I used to find interesting on the trip. (Cue mediocre enthusiasm.)

I never, for example, grow tired of watching for the blue glimmers of Lake Ontario no matter how often I make the trip. My kids showed mild interest, especially when we explained the same lake goes all the way from Kingston to Toronto and beyond, but I never caught them gazing dreamily towards the water, watching for ships.

Similarly, I always liked travelling Hwy. 401 so I could watch for trains, be they VIA, freight or GO trains. I still like to do that. (Simple, I tell you!) So, of course, I always point out the trains: “Look, kids!” Usually I am ignored. One of these days they will say, “Mom. It’s a train.

Stephanie

GRAY Past Deadline Get a grip.”

In the city I spotted a train yard, and Girlchild remarked it reminded her of one of her old Thomas the Train stories.

That’s something, at least.

We had occasion to pass the airport, which I always find cool. “Look at the planes taking off and landing!” Apparently jet bellies low in the sky are not enthralling. It would seem we can scratch “sitting near the airport to watch planes go by” off our family bucket list.

Then there are automobiles.

We live in a small town, right?

Not a lot of traffic. Not a lot of four-lane highways. For us, it’s annoying if “heavy” traffic means it takes us 10 minutes to get across town instead of three.

Cue Toronto, with its express lanes and collectors and traffic jams that leave you parked on a six-lane highway.

These days the short people in our car find the traffic mildly interesting, I think, but when I was a kid it would have been a

gold mine. See, on long trips as a kid (I’m sure I have mentioned this before) I used to amuse myself by “collecting” licence plate numbers in a notebook. I had hundreds of them.

Weird little kid.

I’m quite sure I enjoyed traffic jams more as a kid than I do now. Then again, back then they would have impeded our efforts to reach our vacation destination.

Good thing I was easily amused.

I also used to write down the name of every place we drove through. That was a particularly long list when we travelled to Elliot Lake and back when I was 10. I figure Boychild might be ready for a task like that.

Maybe if he checked things off on a map he wouldn’t ask “Are we there yet?” and “How much longer?” so much.

Yeah, right. Kids come programmed to ask those questions.

When all those sure-fire entertainment choices were exhausted, and when my brother and I grew tired of collecting nickels from Mom and Dad for every white horse we saw (there were surprisingly few!) we would turn to another favourite pastime: fighting with each other and/or annoying our parents, often by singing irritating made-up ditties over and over again.

Apparently this never gets old.

It’s safe to say some things never change, and that includes the fact I continue to be easily amused. Give me a comfy chair, a good book, some pretty scenery and a quiet place to sleep and it sounds like a great vacation to me.

I’m ready. Bring it.

August 18, 2011 - THE PERTH COURIER - A7

OP-ED LETTERS

Let us remember in peace Dear Editor, Everyday we see on TV or read in newspapers the horrible things that humans do to one another. I am always grateful for where I live because neighbours look out for neighbours here in Lanark County – or so I thought.

Two years ago, on Aug. 18, I lost my son, Michael, in a tragic accident on the Scotch Line. It made me appreciate even more where I lived because of all of the neighbours who supported our family through this devastating tragedy.

To our amazement, his friends made and erected a cross at that spot on the road. They all signed it and wrote messages to Michael.

That became a very special place for me to go because it was the last place he was.

My husband has seen a cross on Highway 15 which was made for a lady by her family, who also lost her life in an accident and he wanted to have a similar one to honour his son.

Made by a close friend, out of cherry wood – Michael’s favourite – with a plaque saying “Live Love Laugh”, something he lived by, it was enclosed it in a Plexiglas box to protect it from the elements. This box also allowed us to place pictures, and personal belongings like his hat and shoes inside.

These two crosses have helped not only us, but Mike’s friends with the difficult grieving process. It is very special to a lot

of people.

Imagine how shocked we were to get a letter from the county saying several local residents complained about the crosses and that they felt it negatively affected their ability to sell their nearby properties. These nearby properties are hay fields and cattle pastures. Any homes there cannot be seen from the road. The county has no issue with the crosses that are there, but one resident wants it all removed.

If they lived next to a cemetery full of crosses and monuments would they want that removed too?

I am at a total loss of appropriate words to describe how I feel other than anger and disgust. How can these people be so void of compassion and understanding for someone who has lost a loved one?

In retaliation, there are now hay bales piled on either side of the crosses – to make a point or just be cruel, I am not sure.

So I guess these people fit in with those we read and hear about in the news… people who have no conscience or compassion for their fellow human beings.

I sincerely hope they never lose a child or someone they love in a tragedy. But then again, to understand others you sometimes have to feel their pain – and that I wouldn’t wish on anyone.

Cindy Whyte Perth

Well done Full Circle Theatre To the Editor, I had the pleasure of going to the newly opened Full Circle Theatre on Craig Street on Sunday, Aug. 6. The show being presented was Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

What a great production. Fast-paced, precise, entertaining and hilarious are but a few of the words that come to mind.

A large, well-balanced and directed cast adds to the fascinating scene.

Music, dance and high-energy increase the enjoyment. To top it off, the new theatre is totally accessible, the seats are comfortable and it has air conditioning.

The directors, cast and crew should be duly proud.

Having been involved in amateur theatre for many years I was gratified by the calibre of this show.

I quickly lost track of the fact that I was watching an amateur production, but they are indeed amateur in the true sense of the word. They obviously love doing this.

If this is the Full Circle Theatre’s future… to produce such top notch shows… play on.

Jeremy Dutton R.R.#3, Perth

From rails to trails Last month, Lanark County The good thing about councillors and staff had the this term’s county council opportunity to tour the Ottawa is they are fiscally alert – Valley Rail Line. you just hope they pick the With bindles in hand, they best path – err, trail – for jumped on a train car, lit a the county. bonfire and saw the back country for themselves. OK, they were actually in SUVs, getting DAVID FRANCEY’S an official tour from CP Rail PAPER BOY delegates. But the former does make for good imagery.

I’m probably way behind Since both Lanark and Renthe mark on this one, but frew counties first spoke out I couldn’t help but bring about the closure of the CP up the video of David Rail’s Ottawa Valley line, they Francey’s Paper Boy. have remained persistent, enIt’s an extra video desuring the company remains riving from the documenPrivate “I” well aware the counties may tary outlining the Scottish want to purchase the land once artist’s story. Tony Girarthe rail line is disbanded. din produced the film, DaThe property, which runs from Smiths vid Francey: Burning Light, chronicling Falls to Mattawa, would make for good Francey’s journey from carpenter to trail use. award-winning songwriter. The film was County Warden Sharon Mousseau told featured on the Documentary channel me following the day-long rail tour how it last month. wouldn’t be an easy task to take over the Francey now calls Lanark Highlands property line, especially since portions his home and the song, Paper Boy, is a of the line run through private proper- tribute to the songwriter’s first job. ties. This project scope, however, has been The video follows a boy around comdone in the past including the Hamilton- pleting his paper route throughout downBrantford-Cambridge trail. town Perth. From the Matheson house to You’ve got to give the county credit for the Rainbow Bridge, the video showcases speaking up and ensuring they have the two things: Perth’s beauty and Francey’s chance to at least have the opportunity to talent. consider the property purchase. But I do You can find the video by visiting davidquestion whether trail development is the franceymovie.com. next best step for the county.

Don’t get me wrong, trails are great WALKS WITH TUX for community health promotion and the county would look into government fundTux and I have been disheartened not ing as well as seek public input. to have the chance to wave to one of our But if it comes down to building a neighbours while out on our walks. We trail or paying off debt as well as looking wish him well in his recovery and look ahead to some big projects on the county’s forward to once again spotting him on his honey-do list, such as a building a new porch to say hello as we pass by. public works garage and fixing up Lanark Have a Private I story to share? Tell Lodge, it’s obvious which projects are pri- me about it! Please contact me at cathyority frontrunners. james@live.ca.

Cathy

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NEWS

LTA marks 10 years of service For Lt.-Gov. David Onley, Thursday’s visit to Perth marking the 10th anniversary of the Lanark Transportation Association touched a personal chord.

Onley, who has a visible disability after overcoming polio as a young child, said he knows first-hand how important accessible transportation can be.

He was the guest of honour at an afternoon ceremony celebrating the decade milestone reached by the local not-for-profit agency that has been providing community-based transportation for qualified residents of Lanark County and the Town of Smiths Falls since 2001. Onley toured six of the 11 vehicles in the association’s fleet, after assisting in a cake-cutting ceremony.

But it was in his address to the small group gathered under the tents outside of the LTA headquarters on Sunset Boulevard that he really hit the nail on the head.

“I know you started out with one van,” he said. “Now 10 years later, your service provides 14,000 trips a year – that’s a truly remarkable accomplishment.”

A quick look at the numbers illustrates the astounding growth of the organization, which itself is a testament to the need.

In 2003, the organization provided 1,460 trips and generated $28,054 in fares, while in 2010, it provided 14,260 trips and generated $418,000 in fares.

Of those trips, almost half originated within the Town of Smiths Falls.

Marilyn Bird, executive director, said the lack of a public transportation system in rural areas and small towns is a real issue for many people. She said not only does the LTA drive people to social events such as playgroups or day programs, but it also provides rides for medical appointments. The service is wheelchair accessible and is available for other specialized services for seniors and those who are disabled.

Bird said clients must be registered with a social assistance program such

Photo by Rosanne Lake

Lt.-Gov David Onley shows the accessibility of one of the Lanark Transportation Association’s vans, joined by LTA driver Wade Hudson. as Ontario Works or Ontario Development Supports Program or be able to pay the subsidized fee to qualify for the service.

Bird said the early years were difficult financially for the LTA, which prompted it to seek funding from Lanark County.

Cathie Ritchie, the CAO of Lanark County, said the county identified a need for the service among its most vulnerable people. In addition, she said funding the LTA aids the county in qualifying for the provincial gas tax credit.

Bird said the county has been key in the LTA being able to grow.

“Our success is really due, in large part, to the continuing support of Lanark County,” said Bird.

Even with the funding, Ritchie said the LTA and county were concerned that some residents may not be able to access the service because they weren’t registered with an agency, but also were

not able to afford the fee.

“We knew there were people falling through the cracks,” Ritchie said.

To reach as many people as possible, the LTA recently established a small discretionary fund to assist with the cost.

The association also provides several groups with transportation at no cost, such as the Active Seniors Koalition, Dignity House for day programs and local churches.

Smiths Falls Mayor Dennis Staples said many of the residents in his town rely on the association’s services.

“A good portion of the people who access the service are from Smiths Falls,” he said. “It’s become such an integral service to the area and helps to keep residents connected to the world around them.”

Perth Mayor John Fenik agreed, saying the LTA is providing “an extremely important service as so many people in rural communities like ours can’t afford transportation.”

Onley drew comparisons between bigger cities such as Ottawa and small communities like those housed within Lanark County, noting that the aging boomer population is universal and the population of people with disabilities is increasing, now sitting at just under 16 per cent. However, he said the major difference is that larger centres have city transportation already established, while rural communities often don’t have the benefit of that.

“That has come home to me in a personal way – the need is the same, but the resources are very different,” he said.

Board chair Mary Smiley said the response the LTA has received speaks to the need it has filled in its communities for the last 10 years.

“We are thrilled and astonished at the same time that the number of people we serve has increased so dramatically,” she said. “When you see people who we’ve helped and the activities they’re able to participate in, they give such positive feedback it really speaks to the necessity of what we provide.”

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NEWS

The history keepers of the Second Line of Drummond Women’s Institute releases book for 50th anniversary

From stories of longtime farming families to important events over the years, the Second Line of Drummond Women’s Institute released a book that has captured the history of the area.

The book was compiled in honour of the Second Line WI’s 50th anniversary.

It took five months of interviewing, picture-taking, writing, compiling and designing by institute member Isobel Purdon.

Purdon, who is in her early 70s, said she often spent 12 hours a day working on the project.

At one point, her camera contained almost 600 photographs (some of them were duplicates) of the buildings and homes along the Second Line – thanks to many road trips by daughters Lynn and Connie.

“The girls drove me up and down that road so many times to take pictures,” she said.

While familiar with computer basics, Purdon had to learn some brand-new skills, such using a scanner on old photographs and learning Word Perfect, the program she used to create the book.

“I did it in sections,” she said.

“I gave myself deadlines.”

Acting as a local historian isn’t new to Purdon. She has been the institute’s Tweedsmuir Curator for more than 25 years, collecting stories, photographs and information for the Tweedsmuir Books, which are local history collections compiled by each branch of the WI. The books are named after Lord and Lady Tweedsmuir.

Lady Tweedsmuir was the wife

important today, Purdon said.

In addition to farming, Purdon was a teacher for more than 35 years and remembers bringing Grade 3 students from Smiths Falls to her farm.

“They didn’t know carrots grew below ground,” she said.

Showing kids where their food comes from is vital to a child’s ability to make the link from farm to table, Purdon said.

“We take all this for granted, that these kids know it – but they don’t,” she said.

“I think we have to promote (farming) more in a natural setting, not just in a museum.”

The upcoming Lanark County Plowing Match is an essential event when it comes to bolstering farming, she added.

“They’re promoting agriculture in the community,” she said.

The 50th anniversary book can Photo by Kassina Ryder be purchased at the Lanark Coun- Isobel Purdon sits at the desk where she spent five months working on ty Plowing Match or by calling the Second Line of Drummond Women’s Institute’s 50th anniversary Sally Rathwell at 613-267-1898. book. The book is full of photographs and history of the Second Line.

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of Lord Tweedsmuir, Canada’s governor-general during the 1930s. She was a member of a WI in England and encouraged women in Canada to collect local histories.

Purdon used some of the information she gathered over the years for the Tweedsmuir Books, as well as new information, interviews and photos to complete the book for the 50th anniversary.

Residents brought forward some of their own projects to assist her, including some final projects by former Algonquin College and former high school students.

The book contains everything from methods used to build original farmhouses to the histories of the families that lived there.

Most importantly, it contains the memories and stories of lifelong residents of the Second Line, some of whom have passed away since doing interviews with Purdon.

“I was glad I did the book when I did,” Purdon said.

WIs were an important part of life for women in rural communities. In addition to providing women with a chance to meet together and exchange ideas, the organization also helped to promote safe food practices, such as milk pasteurization.

Though its role has changed over the years, the Second Line WI is still active in the Perth area. The group donates to charities, libraries and playgrounds, bought pagers for Drummond/ North Elmsley firefighters and caters weddings, funerals and community functions.

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COMMUNITY

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“The Silver Lining” play adds glitter to Heritage Mica Festival Geoff.davies@perthcourier.com

A few dozen adventurers gathered as the sun was sinking on Aug. 8, huddled in the roofless ruins of a stone farmhouse in Murphys Point Provincial Park, past where the road turns to gravel.

They were waiting to hike back in time, and they were waiting for the spirits of the land to come guide them.

Soon enough, their hosts arrived. Out jumped the former tenants of the century-old homestead: the spritely Dave Lally, goofing around with his flute; his more sober-minded sister, Katie; and their father, James, the family patriarch and our tour guide for the evening.

Following in their footsteps, the group set out down the Silver Queen Mine Trail, watching as the shiny specks under foot led us closer and closer to the turn-of-the-century mica mine that bears the same name.

Believe it or not, it wasn’t an episode of Ghostbusters that our merry band was passing through. It was a sneak preview and dress rehearsal of “The Silver Lining,” a theatrical trek through time to mark the 2011 Heritage Mica Festival, which runs over four weekends, from Aug. 20 to Sept. 11.

A joint effort of the Rideau Islands and Lakes Theatre School, the Friends of Murphys Point Park, and the provincial park itself, the play takes travelers along one of the park’s most popular hiking trails and down into the mica mine, telling the story of how the bold endeavour brought industry and possibilities to the Ontario frontier more than a hundred years ago.

Led by the Lally family – played by Joseph Laxton (James), Stephen Whelpdale (Dave), and Katie Archambault (Katie) – the hikers meet a cast of other characters along the way, all but one of whom were taken directly from the pages of history. The challenge laid to the audience is to guess which among them is fictional.

The other spirits – entrepreneurs, artists, foremen and workers – are played by local actors: Douglas Bond, Ernie Olivio, Karen Canning, Tobi Kiesewalter and Peter Welch.

The group was about halfway through rehearsals for the play, which is scheduled to run at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Aug. 20 and Sept. 3, says director Rachel Marks. Having spent weeks practicing in community centres, the purpose of the sneak preview was to have the actors take their outdoor stage, with an audience to boot.

“Whether it’s seeing which scenes will be funny, or walking scene to scene, environmental theatre is really exciting because you never really know how the scene will go until

you have an audience,” Marks said.

Laced with themes of environmentalism and economic pressures, the play showcases the harsh realities of the old mining industry while educating the audience about the birth of the mine.

With an estimated run-time of an hour, the play costs $2 per person or $5 per family. Those interested are encouraged to buy tickets in advance by contacting eventsmurphys@ ripnet.com. Please indicate the date and time you wish to attend, and whether you’d like single or family tickets.

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surfaced. While no additional motion was passed at that meeting, alternative proposals included posting the warning signs only in winter.

Perth councillors will revisit the question of whether to remove warning signs on Stewart Park’s Cavers Bridge at their Aug. 16 council meeting, after being divided on the issue in two previous rounds of discussion.

At their Aug. 2 meeting, councilThe Perth & District Chamber of Commerce lors discussed how to respond to a would like to thank the following businesses for letter from local lawyer Greg Antheir generous contributions to our derson, asking them to remove the 2011 Dorothy Griffith Memorial Golf Tournament. bridge’s warning signs.

The support from these individuals and businesses The bridge, located near the ensures that the Perth & District Chamber of Commerce statue of Big Ben, is often in the can continue to promote tourism and encourage and background of photographs, both of landscapes and of wedding parfacilitate economic growth and prosperity in Perth and ties, he said. Signs warn users of District. Please show your support for these businesses: possible slippery conditions.

“When the signs are posted Tournament Hole Sponsors… there, it takes away from the aesA & B Ford Sales Ltd. • Aabacus Catering • Algonquin College Heritage Institute thetic value of the bridge,” Mayor Allan Chartered Accountant Professional Corporation John Fenik said, supporting the Barnabe’s Your Independent Grocer • BirTee Pro • Brown Shoe Company of Canada Ltd. motion.

Carolina Retirement Suites • Corporation of the Township of Lanark Highlands Lauren Walton, the town’s clerk Costello & Company • Crain & Schooley Insurance Brokers Ltd. & Financial Corporation and acting chief administrative Decorating By Design • Dixon Automotive Group • EMC • Leo Adams Investments Inc. officer, advised councillors they Linden Financial Planning • Mike Fair Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac could move the sign farther away OnCouRSS Web Solutions • Paws Oasis • Perth Courier from the bridge or make it smaller.

RBC Commercial Banking (Sco Rintoul) Walton, who had consulted with Rivington & Associates Commercial Division Inc. • Scotiabank the town’s insurance agents, said Tackaberry Sand & Stone Ltd. • Tunnock Consulting Ltd. • Victory Farms Alpacas removing an existing sign could Wills Transfer Ltd. be taken as an acknowledgment of risk. On Aug. 2, councillors evenTournament Prize Donations provided by: tually passed a motion to remove Advanced Alarm Systems • Albert at Bay Suites • Ambassador Conference Resort the signs, but were divided, voting Barnabe’s Your Independent Grocer • Best Western Victoria Park O awa 4-2 in favour. (Coun. Judy Brown BirTee Pro• Blue Heron Golf Course • Calabogie Peaks Resort was absent.)

Canadian Museum of Civilization • Canadian War Museum • Casa Loma But the next week, the issue reCat’s Cove Writing Services • Classic Theatre Festival • CN Tower Cogeco Cable Inc. • Costello & Company • Country Tole Creations Gi Shop Cou s Country Flavours • Downtown Heritage Perth BIA • Embers • EMC Ennis General Carpentry Ltd. • Eye & Vision Clinic• Foodsmiths Four Points by Sheraton Kingston • Ground Waves Hillier & Associates Financial Planning • Impression Printing • Lake 88.1 FM Lamden Windows and Doors • Linden Financial Services Inc. Li le Rays Reptiles • Mex & Co. • Mike Fair Chevroet Buick GMC Cadillac Inc. GEOFF DAVIES NEDCO • Perth Golf Course • Perth Home Hardware Building Centre • Prodecal Rivington Rally Honda • Saunders Farms • Sheri Mahon Fournier geoff.davies@perthcourier.com Shoppers Drug Mart (JBC Pharmacy Care Ltd.) • Special Occasions The Lanark Township School Stone Cellar Restaurant • The Beach House Massage & Bodyworks The Café Hideaway • Tranquility Spa on the Rideau • Victory Farm Alpacas Reunion is expected to bring toVincor Canada gether students and teachers from the 10 one-room schoolhouses of Our Specialty Sponsors: the former Lanark Township on Aug. 21.

A&B Ford Sales Ltd. (Hole in One) Scheduled for 1-5 p.m. at the Brownlee’s Metro Perth (Fruit stand) • BirTee Pro (BirTee Long Drive) Middleville Fairgrounds on Wolf Burns Jewellers (Live Auction) • Lake 88.1 FM (Driving Range) Grove Road, the reunion is exLeo Adams Investments Inc. (Pu ing Contest & Dinner Sponsor) pecting representatives from the Mike Fair Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac (Live Auction) Bulloch, Rosetta, Middleville, Perth Courier (Chip to the Courier Bag) • Paws Oasis (Closest to the Canine) Galbraith, James, Herron’s Mills, RBC Commercial Banking (Sco Rintoul) (Hold onto Your Ball) Boyd’s, Pine Grove, Hopetown, RBC Dominion Securities, Jim Noble (Cart Sponsor) and Ferguson’s Falls schools.

Rideau Canal Boat Tours (Live Auction) The event will happen, rain or The Beach House Massage & Bodyworks (Live Auction) shine. Tickets cost $5 at the door, Town & Country Chrysler (Driving Range) while children 12 and under get in Thank You to… free. Admission to the Middleville and District Museum is included Russ DaSilva & Judy Johnstone of the Perth Golf Course, and their entire staff for with your ticket. doing a wonderful job of looking a er us; Teaching Professional Jaime Grylicki, Also taking place will be the Perth Police Services, Kirsten Coughler, Kristina Bowes, Steve Hillier, Jack Wright, launch of the book Rural Schools, Ron Farrell, Jim Kerruish, Madeline Bouvier, Carol Qua rocchi, Pauline Fitche , Lanark Township, compiled by Leanne Desjardine & Kelsey Whyte. Thanks to all the participants! the Lanark County Archives. It will be available for purchase for Thank you to the 2011 Chamber Golf Tournament Commi ee for organizing such a fantastic day! Thanks to: Chair Jill Campbell, Chris McWebb, Sco Rintoul, about $50.

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NEW LISTING $205,000. Enjoy country living close to town 15 mins to Carleton Place, Perth, and Smiths Falls. Cozy and bright, open concept 3 bdrm home w/ walkout basement and wraparound deck. Above ground pool, storage sheds. New septic bed, oil tank, HWT, WETT certified woodstove. Great privacy.

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Hinton’s car shop hoists new flag

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Call it a sign of changing times: the dealership formerly known as Hinton’s Auto Connection is set for some new signage.

Now operating as Hinton Dodge Chrysler, the car dealership officially took on a new identity – and new affiliation – on July 9.

Before, they were the area’s “used car superstore,” and a General Motors dealer before that, says owner John Hinton.

Once the makeover is complete – the signs are due to arrive in early August – there will be no mistaking the area’s newest Chrysler dealership, serving Perth and Carleton Place, as well as surrounding communities.

Located just east of Perth on Highway 7, the location operated for years as a General Motors dealership, until 2009 when the company parted ways with about 240 retailers in the wake of the global economic recession, Hinton said.

“The history is behind us. We were GM, then we were a used car superstore, which we were successful with. Chrysler recognized that and awarded us a Chrysler dealership,” Hinton said.

“It’s not something we bought. We were given the franchise based on our history.”

Though the car business has had a few ups, and lots of downs, in its recent history, Hinton said he likes the momentum his business is currently experiencing.

“It’s a great time to be with Chrysler. They’ve had solid growth for the past 20 consecutive months,” he said.

Hinton’s shop now sells new models of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Dodge Ram vehicles. Taking up the Chrysler banner from a dealership down the road that closed a few years ago, Hinton Dodge Chrysler is the company’s closest dealership to Perth. Its closest neighbours are in Ottawa, Kingston and Smiths Falls.

While the area has always been “very viable” for Chrysler, Hinton said the company’s decision must have been swayed by what his 16-year-old dealership had to offer.

“They knew we had the whole package ready to go,” he said, listing off their offerings: an experienced staff running a “great facility,” complete Photo by Geoff Davies with new and used cars, a parts and service de- John Hinton, owner of the newly-renamed Hinton Dodge Chrysler dealership, shows off one of his shop’s newest models, a 2011 Dodge partment, and a drive-thru quick lube.

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“We’ve been busy right out of the chute.”

Second Annual Railfest rolls into Smiths Falls

FISHING LIBRARY Wesley Langston and his father Richard cast a line during the Tackle Share event at Murphy’s Point Provincial Park on Saturday afternoon.

The program aims to eliminate the barrier of access to tackle and other necessary fishing equipment by allowing them to sign out gear much like a library system.

Get ready for the second annual Railfest, Aug. 27 and 28 at the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario, in Smiths Falls.

There will be two days of funfilled activities for the whole family to enjoy. The weekend will feature exhibits, workshops, vendors, demonstrations and a barbecue.

Come out to the museum to view a variety of scale-model displays, take the children aboard Jim Davis’ Ride Along Train and pick up some missing items for your collection from our vendors.

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New book offers a journey through time to Pike Lake KASSINA RYDER kassina.ryder@perthcourier.com

Almost 200 years ago, Irish settlers arrived in the Pike Lake area. Before that, the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation lived on the land. Their stories, as well as the stories of cottagers, have been recorded in the book Voices of Pike Lake.

“It weaves together a manyfaceted portrait of the Algonquin, our pioneer families and cottagers,” said editor and co-author Kay Rogers.

More than 40 people contributed to the book, which was launched on Saturday, July 30.

It contains chapters on pioneer life, the history and contributions of the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation and anecdotes from cottagers and descendents of the settlers, most of them coming from County Armagh, Ireland in the 1800s.

The role of aboriginal people is told by retired Ardoch Algonquin First Nation chief Robert

Lovelace, Rogers said.

Settlers were taught how to make maple syrup, how to build canoes and snow shoes, as well as how to plant and harvest corn.

Rogers said many Pike Lake residents still remember stories of their great-grandmothers learning about local medicinal plants from aboriginal people.

“One of the other things that’s so clear is the Algonquin helped settlers adapt,” she said. “It’s a very important story in our history.”

The early years would have been difficult for settlers. After crossing the Atlantic, they would have landed in Montreal before travelling to Brockville.

Women and children usually spent the first winter in Brockville, while men made the long journey to their new land, which they would have had to clear before building shelter.

“The trees were huge in those days,” Rogers said. “It would have been a tremendous challenge.”

Settlers survived by trapping, fishing and hunting before they were able to farm. Men also found employment at logging camps throughout the Ottawa Valley and Western Quebec.

“There is a fun story of somebody playing hooky to go watch the horse racing on Black Lake. ” Author Kay Rogers Selling grain to local whiskey distilleries was also a way to make money.

Perth’s McLaren Distillery was the leading producer of whiskey in Eastern Ontario until prohibition began in 1916, and farmers often sold rye to the distillery. Westport and Glen Tay also had distilleries during that

time.

Mica mining was also an important part of life by the late 19th century. Mica mined near Stanleyville, which was then known as “Micaville”, produced mica that was used for woodstove windows and lanterns. Mica was used instead of glass due to its ability to withstand heat, Rogers said.

Cheese production meant big changes for the settlers, Rogers said. Cheese factories were stationed within a half day’s drive from farms to enable settlers to take their product to the factory and return home the same day.

Many of these farmers contributed to the Mammoth Cheese, which was showcased at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893.

“These folks were very much involved in that,” Rogers said.

Settlers also established schools as soon as possible. Many stories in the book reference the journey to and from school – as well as journeys to less scholarly locations.

“There is a fun story of somebody playing hooky to go watch the horse racing on Black Lake,” Rogers said.

Saturday nights were full of music and dancing when settlers held parties or travelled to Westport for dances.

While the book contains an abundance of historical information, it is also full of anecdotes and memories that bring the stories alive, Rogers said.

“The personal stories enrich the history,” she said.

The book contains maps, photographs and pictures by local artists, Rogers said. The cover was illustrated by artist Aili Kurtis.

Voices of Pike Lake can be purchased at the Bookworm, the Book Nook, the Perth Museum and the Village Green in Westport, as well as by contacting Kay Rogers at 613-326-0363 or Donna Moodie at 613-267-3283.

The book costs $30 and the proceeds will go to the Pike Lake Community Association.

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Perth’s first veggie garden, hosted by Transition Perth, on Aug. 13 featured six veggie and food gardens of different sizes, each with different gardening styles and techniques. “(We showed) a variety of gardens, because we want people to be inspired.

We want people to think ‘I can do that,’” says Sébastien Bacharach, organizer of the event and member of the Transition Perth steering committee.

Groups toured three gardens featuring a variety of raised beds, stone terraces, annual veggies and small fruits in backyards, front yards and non-residential lots; perennial polycultures, strawbale beds, trellises, sheet mulched beds and paths, container gardens and a hugelkultur bed. A

visit the Perth Community Gardens was also on tap.

Transition Perth, a group made up of local volunteers, celebrated its first birthday in June. Their focus is on building resilience to help address economic and environmental challenges in the community. They draw upon and engage neighbours, schools, community groups, business owners, elders, youth, environmental organizations and local government.

Last winter, Transition Perth screened five films and hosted discussions at Algonquin College, which drew approximately 200 attendees in total.

In July of this year, Transition Perth hosted a “Solar Cooker Demo” at the Perth Farmers’ Market.

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built their own solar cookers: one with a cardboard box and aluminum foil, and the other with a cardboard box and a car windshield reflector. Nature provided about four hours of sun that morning to cook a rice pilaf in the first oven and to reheat baked beans in the second oven.

The demonstration attracted “regulars” at the market as well as out of town visitors. Folks of all ages stopped by, looked inside the cookers and talked about physics, finances and lifestyle: how to improve the cookers to get them hotter, how much energy and money one might save by cooking a meal like this once a month.

On Sept. 3, Transition Perth will host a “Gift Bazaar” at the Crystal Pal-

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The idea is to encourage people to think about small-scale barter and gift economies, the re-use of materials, and the exchange of local goods and services, as local alternatives to our mainstream economic system.

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Playwright to speak at Classic Theatre Festival following Fourposter matinee Aug. 20 Playwright Jan de Hartog, whose hit comedy about marriage, The Fourposter, is running until Aug. 28 at the Classic Theatre Festival at the Mason Theatre in Perth, led a remarkable life as a Nobel Prize nominated author, activist and sailor.

Equally fascinating is the life led by the late writer’s wife, Marjorie, who lived and worked with him for more than half a century.

Marjorie de Hartog will drive up from Pennsylvania and speak at a special post-matinee talkback session on the life and legacy of her husband on Saturday, Aug. 20.

While much of her talk after the 2 p.m. show will focus on the sometimes-bumpy history of what became one of the most beloved shows in Broadway history – it won a Tony Award for best play – de Hartog will also focus in on the couple’s lives together as Quakers and socially concerned individuals who confronted the human misery produced by war, poverty and racism.

Born just outside London, de Hartog went to high school during the Second World War, watching London burn from the periphery, growing up with a bomb shelter in her backyard and a gas mask strung to her shoulder. She recalls losing her best friend to a stray bomb, food rationing and taking exams underground.

While Marjorie lived under the bombs in Britain, Jan was underground in Holland, an enemy of the Nazis given the popularity of his novel about Dutch sailors that the occupying army viewed as a metaphor to encourage nationalistic resistance.

Jan helped smuggle Jewish children into safe homes and performed resistance plays to keep up people’s morale.

It was while posing as an elderly woman in a nursing home that Jan came up with the idea for The Fourposter. Lying in a fourposter bed, he imagined the life he might not get to live given the high mortality rate of anti-Nazi partisans. He eventually escaped via a harrowing journey to the UK. Following the war, the burgeoning British film industry beckoned for Marjorie, and she went to work for the legendary film producer Michael Powell as secretary and editor, contributing substantially to the acclaimed ballet film, The Red Shoes.

It was through Powell that Marjorie met Jan de Hartog, then in Paris producing an English edition of one of his books. She says she became his editor for the next 50 years, and while there was

no romantic spark at the beginning, within three years, things deepened into what she lovingly recalls was “a pretty nice arrangement.”

Marjorie says The Fourposter “failed miserably” when it was first staged in London, and Jan had more or less washed his hands of the project when it was picked up by the famous acting duo Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy, who were fascinated by the possibility of carrying a two-character play.

When director Jose Ferrer was brought in for the pre-Broadway run of the show, Jan changed the ending and buffed up the script. Jan knew he had a hit when a couple he described as “American Gothic” left the show with a comment that spoke to the play’s universal truths: “you could have had a microphone under my bed.”

Asked whether she saw echoes of her husband in the male lead of The Fourposter, Marjorie laughs.

“If he was having a cold, it became a major incident in his life. He was a terrible hypochondriac, like the lead in the show, and he’d take his temperature every hour, record it on a yellow pad by the bed, and showed these figures with great gravity to his doctor.”

Marjorie recalls the French opening of the play in the Theatre de la Michodiere, run by a legendary French couple who were a bit too old to take on the roles. Yvonne Printemps, a major star of the stage, resented that a younger woman was brought in for the role, and staged dramatic “incidents” that distracted from the rehearsal process, forcing Jan to take command of the show while the director consoled the jilted, but uncast, star.

Predicting that such an “incident” would occur on opening night, Jan worked with the French actress Marie Daems to prepare her for any disruptions. Sure enough, on opening night, Ms. Printemps showed up in a silver lame dress with six male escorts and, at a critical moment suddenly screamed and fainted and had to be carried out.

This caused a huge disruption, but Jan stood in the wings, encouraging the onstage actress to play her lines to him. She was so successful that she earned rave reviews for her performance under fire.

Much of the de Hartogs’ life was spent on an 85foot houseboat both in Europe and North America, docking in lovely spots before they became tourist traps. That boat took them eventually to Houston Texas and an issue that catalpulted them to national notoriety.

For tickets and further information, visit www. classictheatre.ca, or call 1-877-283-1283.

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Mail Order Annie, the award-winning play inspired by the mail order romances that helped open up Western Canada in the 1920s, receives a standing ovation at the Studio Theatre. Acting by Danielle MacDonald, Lucas Tennant, Paul Roach and Julia Bryant, and the direction of theatre veteran Joan Sonnenburg, bring this story of laughter and tears to life. It runs Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., with a final 2 p.m. Sunday matinee on August 21.

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Expressive arts groups for bereaved children, teens and adults this fall The groups will by facilitated Children often do not have saving program. This program the verbal skills to articulate did for us in a short time, some- by trained hospice volunteers their feelings, but may be capa- thing we would still be lost in and Julie McIntyre who holds ble of acting them out or draw- accomplishing, helped our chil- an undergraduate degree in dren learn to understand, cope psychology and social work and ing them.

This makes the creative arts and communicate very difficult has completed graduate studies in art therapy and expressive very useful for helping children emotions.

As they progressed through arts. She has extensive experiexpress feelings they may not the Art Therapy sessions they ence in the use of expressive be able to talk about.

The first bereavement group found new friends who under- arts with loss and grief.

Registrations are now being for children was held in the stood how they felt, so they spring of 2011 and was success- were a little less lost and isolat- accepted for our fall groups.

To register, please contact Reful from comments received ed. They found ways to express from participants; “coming to how they felt by drawing, build- becca Bowie at 613-267-6400, ext.

28 or rebeccab@chslc.ca. this group has helped me calm ing and sharing.

Community Home SupportOne piece of ribbon “Heart down and make art about my feelings”, “now I know that oth- String” helped my youngest Lanark County is supported by er children feel sad like I do”, express when he felt broken the South East LHIN, the Unitand “art helps me to make some- hearted. They came to the pro- ed Way of Lanark County and thing beautiful even though I’m gram as devastated kids, lost community donations.

Submitted by Community and alone with sullen empty sad inside.”

The parents of two siblings faces and returned kids with Home Support-Lanark County torship are significant and es- who participated in the group the ability to smile, laugh sential to healthy development of stated the following: “The Art Therapy program and still be youth.

• 78 per cent of former Little was a lifesaver and a family sad.”

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Expressive art therapy, also known as creative arts therapy, uses creative arts such as visual art, music, dance, drama, and writing as a form of therapy.

The most important concept behind the use of expressive therapy is that using the imagination to create art helps promote mental and physical healing.

When this type of therapy is used as treatment, the act of creating is given more importance than producing a completed work of art.

This fall, Community Home Support-Lanark County will be offering three expressive arts groups for those who have experienced the death of a significant person in their life.

These groups will allow children, teens and adults the opportunity to explore and integrate their feelings around the loss through an expressive arts approach.

Eight weekly sessions through September and October will be held at the Perth Community Home Support office.

Lanark County Independent Grocers are supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County in Smiths Falls, Perth and Almonte at their cash registers this week. Andress’ Independent, Patrice’s Independent and Barnabe’s Independent cashiers will be offering customers an opportunity to donate $2 with their grocery order until Aug. 20.

All proceeds from these donations will be used to help continue mentoring programs for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County, a local children’s charity.

The agency provides one on one and group mentoring programs for more than 250 children throughout the county. The local agency does not receive government funding so relies on fundraisers such as this one to provide their mentoring programs to local children.

Mentoring at-risk children in Lanark County is a huge endeavor. The vision of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County is that every child in Lanark County who needs a mentor has one.

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$49,000 - Surveyed riverview lot with an 1885 timber frame structure on site, well, septic, hydro, all original trim, wainscotting and tin ceiling still in house, building has been stripped to shell, 15 minutes to Perth. MLS# 803393.

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$118,000 - Private 3 br bungalow on a 1.5 acre lot, second home on property used as a workshop and storage, great starter home or place to retire.

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$234,000 - Sidesplit 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on 3/4 acre country lot, refinished hardwood flooring throughout, extensive covered deck, built-in appliances, large rec room, driveshed/workshop, carport. MLS# 792436.

$225,000 – Private, quiet, yearround home or 4-season cottage on the Mississippi River, 3 br bungalow, eat-in kitchen, dining/living room area with hardwood flooring, mainfloor laundry, full finished basement, 16x20 ft. workshop with lot, 140 ft. water frontage. MLS # 785774.

$133,900 - Cute 2 br bungalow on a gorgeous 1.5 acre lot next to The Blue Heron Golf Course, recent upgrades include laminate flooring, drywall, roof, Fabritec kitchen, full unfinished basement for laundry, storage and utilities, efficient year-old propane furnace, great starter home, walking distance to Mississippi River. MLS# 799096.

$229,900 – Great solid 3+1 br bungalow on 2.23 private acres, spotless kitchen with plenty of counter space overlooking large sunken family room, large front deck and patio area, numberous recent upgrades, gorgeous lot on a quiet country side road. MLS# 789659.

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$169,900 - 3 bedroom country home in the Village of Hopetown, bright open kitchen/dining room, pine cabinets, patio door to deck, large family room, vinyl sided, garage, 1 acre, appliances included. MLS# 799117.

$2,000,000 - Located in the rolling hills of Lanark Highlands this exceptional property includes 476 acres of bush and meadows plus ½ of 32-acre Boyd Lake. Renovated 3 br farmhouse, in-ground pool, outbuildings include 6,320 sq. ft. heated shop, 2,840 sq.ft. steel storage building, 1,300 sq.ft. 2-bay garage, 60x32 ft. frame barn, great potential for a hourse farm, retreat, hunting, fishing, trails, etc., a rare property with extreme privacy. MLS# 803943.

$375,000 - Hobby farm on 50 acres, totally renovated century old farmhouse, formal dining room and living room with hardwood flooring, 4 br, 3 bath, extra large master with ensuite, large deck and expansive lawns and gardens, oversized 2 car garage with insulated workshop, log barns and many outbuildings. MLS #794378.

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$149,900 - What a view from this excelllent serviced lot overlooking Kashwakamak Lake, 2 br trailer with well, hydro, septic, large deck, screened-in gazebo, storage shed, great recreational property or build your year-round dream home. MLS# 794407.

$375,000 - Big Rideau Lake lot, 228’ of gorgeous shoreline, very private with beautiful view of the large part of the Big Rideau, ideal for swimming and boating, build your dream home on this 1.38 acre lot and capture the breathtaking vistas of the Big Rideau. MLS #782748

$129,000 - 100 acres, treed, pond, meadow, trails throughout, Hopetown Creek weaves its way through the property, ideal recreational property for all your outdoor activities, great areas to build a cabin by the creek, excellent hunting, less than an hour from Ottawa. MLS# 794819

$65,000 - 20 acre building lot with 900 feet road frontage, mixed hardwood, an ideal spot to build your dream home with privacy and to enjoy nature, only 20 min. to Perth, survey on file, quiet country road.

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Plowing match celebrates 25 years this weekend ANDREW SNOOK andrew.snook@metroland.com

Get ready to be plowed over this weekend at the Lanark County Plowing Match.

Watch as competitors use horses and tractors to battle for plowing perfection.

This year, the Lanark County Plowmen’s Association’s annual event will take place at the family farm of Montague Reeve Bill Dobson – located at 1105

bile displays, including old Studebakers from Smiths Falls.

On Saturday, bring the family to the farm for a pancake breakfast, from 7 to 9 a.m. It is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12.

Plowing competitions begin at 10 a.m.

There will be musical entertainment by Brad Scott & Band from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

People are invited to bring lawn chairs to sit and enjoy the music.

The Queen of the Furrow speeches will begin at 12:15 p.m.

Matheson Rd., Regional Road 1, Smiths Falls – on Friday, Aug. 19 and Saturday, Aug. 20.

It will mark the 25th anniversary of the plowing match.

The event will kick off at 10 a.m. on Friday with the 4-H Plowing Achievement program, which will host a 4-H exchange group from Alberta.

There will also be directors’ plowing and a coaching evening starting at 5 p.m.

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Put on your walking shoes As many as a half million Ontario residents may be at risk for chronic kidney disease. Perhaps more shocking is the fact that many of them don’t even know it because they are unfamiliar with the signs and symptoms of kidney disease.

The foundation is hosting a walk on Sept. 25 at Perth’s Crystal Palace. Registration is at 9 a.m. with the walk at 10 a.m.

The Give the Gift of Life Walk, launched province-wide in 2006, is an extraordinary grassroots, community-based event set to unite more than 30 Ontario communities.

With communities’ continued support,

Municipal plowing matches will take place at 1 p.m. Media plowing matches will begin at 1:30 p.m.

There will also be games for kids, a pottery shop, antiques, crafts, exhibits and displays open for viewing.

There may also be a tug of war between Montague Township and other municipalities.

The canteen will be open on both days.

Admission is free on Friday and $5 on Saturday.

Heritage Conservation study underway

along with the generosity of donors and corporate partners, The Kidney Foundation of Canada is a national leader in the funding of innovative kidney-related research in the country. Since it was founded in 1964, The Kidney Foundation has provided over $100 million to research initiatives.

Help raise awareness and funds about kidney health and organ donation by registering or supporting a participant in this year’s Give the Gift of Life Walk.

For walk locations, registration or donation information visit www.kidney.ca/ontariowalk, or call 1-800-387-4474.

This month, Ecoplans Limited will begin the study phase of the Heritage Conservation District Study. This is a planning process which respects a community’s heritage and identity.

The value of a HCD extends beyond the protection of cultural heritage resources.

It includes an enhanced quality of life, sense of place, cultural and economic vitality, and healthy cultural tourism.

Through careful study, a heritage district designation promotes understanding and appreciation of an area’s heritage values and attributes. If successful, the development and adoption of a district plan

provides the community with a tool for ensuring the integrity and sustainability of the area’s unique cultural resources.

Over the years many citizens, committees and councillors of Perth have worked hard to preserve Perth’s unique foundation and to build on what the ancestors began in 1816. Today we continue to help others appreciate the benefits of our culturally vibrant community of Perth.

The public is encouraged for input, via public meetings, to become engaged in the future of Heritage Perth.

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$269,000 – This 2 bedroom bungalow has a full basement, attached 2 car garage and is situated on 60 gorgeous acres on the 7th Concession Road in Dalhousie Township.

Small barn and paddock area perfect to a couple of horses. Trails throughout the mixed bush. This private location is located only 45 minutes from Kanata and 15 minutes from Perth. Features include hardwood floors, lots of outside decking and a small sunroom of the kitchen. MLS# 094000202536900 Paul Martin, 613-264-0123

Great opportunity to run your own business out of your home - 25 campsites with drinking water, electricity, fire pits & picnic tables - boat and canoe rentals - laundry & bathroom facilitiescafe/coffee shop could be full restaurant - maintenance equipment, 200 amp service, 5500 watt back-up generator - two bedroom apartment, workshop & screened porch. $439,000.

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HANDY LOCATION - EDGE OF TOWN ON DUFFERIN ROAD $189,000 – Light and bright 3 Bedroom bungalow on a country sized lot. Super sunporch for summer relaxing off the dining area, 1.5 baths.

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$264,500 - 12 Victoria St. - This beautiful 3 bedroom home has been upgraded & renovated throughout while maintaining its original character. Main level features large living room with stone fireplace, gorgeious kitchen, new rear entrance to back yard with a convenient 2-pc bathroom, 2nd level features 3 bedrooms and an office/nursery. No carpet! Hardwood and ceramic throughout. Partial list of upgrades within the past 4 years include custom kitchen, all new windows, new vinyl siding – central air, hot water heater, furnace and oil tank 10 years old. Fenced child-safe rear yard with garden shed. MLS # 797946 Andrew Rivington 613-812-3280 • andrew-rivington@coldwellbanker.ca

469 Christie Lake Road, Perth - Beautifully set, 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom brick home with ~ 140 feet of frontage on the Tay River. Newer shingles and propane furnace, double attached garage, fully finished basement, and only 3 kms from town. $345,000. Buyer incentive: $8000.00 redecorating bonus on closing MLS# 785059 Your local “A” Team, Christian Allan 613-207-0834 & Norene Allan 613-812-0407

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“WATERFRONT” WITHOUT THE WATERFRONT PRICE - Filled with light - open and spacious 5 bedroom home - 2 on upper level, 3 on lower walkout level along with full bath and family room - on a pretty 2.81 acre lot in the wonderful community of BurgessWood Estates only 15 minutes to Perth. Separate dining room or another bedroom on upper level. Many updates. Planned community with 200 acres of recreational land and 4000 feet of gorgeous waterfront for residents of BurgessWood. $328,900.MLS # 786557 Call Barbara Shepherd cell – 613 326-1361

$494,500 - Lakeside living on Beautiful South Shore Otty Lake - enjoy the gorgeous sunsets from your choice of multi-level decks - 5 year old walkout bungalow within steps of the lake - excellent shoreline, rock pebble/sandy base, good depth at dock - great boating, swimming & fishing - features of the home include cathedral ceiling in living room, open maple kitchen with direct access to large deck, 3+2 bedrooms, 3 full baths, beautiful clawfoot tub & stained glass window in main bath, main level laundry, covered porch at front entrance - developed lower level with separate entry, ideal for family gatherings or potential granny suite - plenty of storage space - cute bunkie with power and view of the lake - township maintained year round road access, within 10 minutes of Perth & one hour to Ottawa. MLS# 799663.

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691 Christie Lake North Shore Rd. - Very private lot with great access off the township maintained road - 140 feet of wonderful waterfront, low maintenance cottage/home, year-round, plus approx. 18x30 insulated and heated boathouse with rooms for bedroom and bed/sitting for guests or the kids. So many extras – fireplace; garage and workshop; boat ramp; automatic generator, etc. Glorious waterside glassed and screened room for relaxing and entertaining. MLS#091191601012500 $295,000.

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Brown ranks ninth at Worlds ROSANNE LAKE rosanne.lake@perthcourier.com

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THUMBS UP FOR THE CHAMBER Perth Mayor John Fenik gives the thumbs up before teeing off in the Perth and District Chamber of Commerce’s Dorothy Griffith Memorial Golf Tournament held last Wednesday at the Perth Golf Course. For more photos, see page B3.

Mike Brown sits at a solid wooden table at his parents’ house on Otty Lake, drinking coffee and talking about his experiences at the world championships just two weeks prior.

It’s seems surreal to be chatting about an intense swimming event in China, while Brown is relaxing in his hometown, on a break to celebrate his sister’s wedding last weekend.

But he finished his stint at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai, ranked ninth in the world, just one spot away from qualifying for finals at the event.

Swimming on Day 5 of the championships, Brown said he felt it was tough to wait so long to get in the water, when he was ready to compete.

“But once I was in the blocks again, it brought back that passion and pride,” he said.

But he also experienced something else before diving into the pool for the first heat of the 200-metre breaststroke.

Something he wasn’t expecting: butterflies.

“That was the most nervous I’ve ever been in my career,” he said, laughing and taking a sip of his coffee. “There was a level of uncertainty. I wondered if I had prepared properly. But it was good to get that first race out of the way.”

Brown was ranked seventh out of 55 swimmers after the heats, with a time 2:11.51, which was a little more than a second off the first-ranked swimmer from Lithuania. That time catapulted him into the semi-finals, where he missed qualifying for finals by 20 microseconds.

He ended up ranked ninth, with a time of 2:11.63. The top eight swimmers advanced to the finals.

“Being one spot away from my goal was tough, but a lot of things can happen in a year. I’ve still got 12 months to go and it’s great to be back on the international scene.”

He said he’s still heading in the right direction, especially considering the short turn-around time.

“If you think about where I came from to get here – a year ago I was working 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in a cubicle, 20 pounds overweight, out of the pool. Now I’m in the top 10 in the world for breaststroke. I guess that’s not too bad,” he said, smiling, but acknowledging he knows he still has a lot of

Photo by Rosanne Lake

Perth Olympian Mike Brown was home visiting family last week on Otty Lake. work to do. After the competition, the national swim team flew to London, England to check out the site of the 2012 Olympic Games. The three-day trip, which also included sightseeing, was in preparation for the Olympics, so the team wouldn’t be distracted and better able to focus on competing once there. After another week of down time with his family, Brown is flying back out west and getting back into hard training.

Keep an eye on Brown! Follow him on twitter @mikebrownswim, or on Facebook on the Mike Brown fan page.

Golf challenge focuses on 28th ANNUAL NORTH LANARK promoting youth activity ROSANNE LAKE rosanne.lake@perthcourier.com

Calling all young golfers: the Perth Golf Course wants to hear from you!

A new youth initiative, The Ultimate Golf Challenge Event is in full swing at the local course and invites youth aged 13 to 19 out to test themselves and aim at qualifying for finals.

Russ DaSilva, CPGA head professional and director of golf at the Perth Golf Course, said the event is free to all participants and is open to males and females 13 to 19 years old.

He said the program focuses on the basics of golf including driving, accuracy and distance, chipping and putting.

“It’s not about how good you are, it’s about being outside, enjoying an activity,” said DaSilva.

The idea for the challenge grew out of the junior development camp DaSilva helps organize each June. This year, 85 young people came out to learn more about the game, sponsored by SoGo Ac-

tive, run in co-ordination with the Canadian Tire JumpStart program.

DaSilva said he came up with the idea of pursuing SoGo Active as a sponsor again, to get kids off the couch and doing something outside that promotes activity.

He notes that the Perth Golf Course is the first in Canada SoGo Active has worked with.

Qualifying dates for the challenge started at the beginning of the month, but there are still two dates on the schedule before finals.

On Saturday, Aug. 20, the qualifier is set for 1 to 3 p.m. at the Perth Golf Course, while the last qualifier is slated for Sunday, Aug. 21 at the Canadian Golf and Country Club in Carleton Place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The finals take place Aug. 28 in Perth from noon to 2 p.m.

DaSilva said while it is best for interested participants register first, but simply showing up is acceptable as well.

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Saturday, August 20, 2011 Almonte, Ontario 9 am – 6 pm GOLF FOR THE MEMORIES At top, Bobbi-Jo Jarvis, event co-ordinator, stands with Wayne Rostad, emcee for the Golf for the Memories tournament Monday, Aug. 15 at the Perth Golf Course. The event saw 123 golfers come out to support the Alzheimer’s Society of Lanark County.

The tourney has raised $150,000 for the organization in the past six years. Totals from this year’s event weren’t yet available by press time. At right, Fran Laidlaw lines things up during the putting contest.

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The club’s executive is relatively new in terms of experience on the board, but all members share the goal of trying to provide opportunities for people of all ages with the ability to play soccer.

To do so, they are aiming to cater to players who enjoy the competitive game, but also those who like a more recreational environment.

Perth United club includes: U5 and U7 teams in the mini soccer program; house league, ranging from U5 to U15; four adult teams playing in the Ottawa Carleton Soccer League; and a youth competitive side including teams from U10 to U18.

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Curtis Bain, president of the club, said the executive is trying to develop more competitive soccer opportunities for boys and girls.

To that end, the executive is focusing on under-10 and under12 teams.

“Ultimately, it’s better if people don’t have to drive to another centre to have their children play soccer at a competitive level,” he said.

The club also recently revamped its website, with updated information about each league, coming events, club news and online registration.

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GOLFING TO SUPPORT THE CHAMBER The annual Perth and District Chamber of Commerce Dorothy Griffith Memorial Golf Tournament drew a sold-out crowd last Wednesday, Aug. 10 at the Perth Golf Course. At left, Amanda O’Neil and Katie Publow from Publow’s Plumbing sit beside Lauren Quattrocchi and Emily Bouvier from Mex & Co, who are joined by Peter Blier owner of Stone Cellar. Above, John Rivington, Phil Brady, Colleen Hall Clark and Jim Jarvis golf as a foursome.

READY FOR HOCKEY SEASON Millie Kerr and her husband Barrie Brennan of Fallbrook were the first to purchase season tickets for the Smiths Falls Jr. A Bears during a ticket drive at Rob Roy’s Pub in Smiths Falls on Saturday, Aug. 13. They say they are huge fans and can’t wait for the season to start.

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At top right, Jordan Kennie, event co-ordinator from the Perth and District Chamber of Commerce, drives a cart decorated in honour of Madeline Bouvier, who is leaving her post as co-general manager of the organization. Above, town councillor Jim Boldt tees off during the event, which serves as a fundraiser for the chamber.

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Canada Crossing duo tops $10,000 with weekend event ROSANNE LAKE rosanne.lake@perthcourier.com

As Perth natives Jason Morgenstern and Tyler Valiquette rolled into town last week, the odometer on their bikes rolled past the 5,000-kilometre mark.

The two University of Guelph students took a weeklong break at home from a cycle journey across Canada that started July 2 in Victoria, B.C. Though they weren’t cycling, they were still raising money for Meal Exchange and the Perth Food Bank, as well as promoting awareness of hunger issues in Canada.

The pair hosted a successful barbecue and silent auction Saturday at Crystal Palace, which raised almost $3,000, bringing their total to almost $10,000.

“It was a good day,” Valiquette said Sunday morning.

“We haven’t counted all the donations yet, but we are close to $3,000. We had some really high bids on some of the auction items which was great.”

Auction items were donated by local businesses and some from the Ottawa area, he said. The barbecue was sponsored by Barnabe’s Independent Grocer in Perth.

Twenty-five per cent of Saturday’s fundraising event – about $750 – will be donated to the Perth Food Bank.

Though Morgenstern and Valiquette are now on the road again, wrapping up their cross-country cycle, they shared highlights of their journey so far while looking ahead to finish their tour in St. John’s, Nfld.

After leaving from Victoria, the pair ended up taking the hardest route possible through Whistler and Kamloops. Morgenstern said in one area on the route, the road climbed 4,000 metres in just 12 km.

“That took us two and a half hours,” he said “With over 80 lbs of gear on our bikes at a 15 per cent incline, it was a little challenging,” Valiquette said, laughing.

So far, they said they have spotted six bears, and one close encounter made them purchase bear spray… just in case.

“We ran into three bears in an hour and a half once in British Columbia,” said Morgenstern. “At first I didn’t see one of them near Whistler and was within 10 feet of it by the time I reacted.”

But what causes more irritation than the bears are flat tires on their bikes. The duo has already had to deal with about nine flat tires, which they can now fix on the fly. Prior to embarking on their cycling trip across Canada, only Morgenstern has previous experience, having biked from the University of Guelph to Buffalo, which is about 400 km.

Valiquette said he had never been on a cycling trip,

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Tyler Valiquette and Jason Morgenstern flip burgers during their fundraiser in Perth Saturday. The pair are now on the road again, to culminate their cycling trip across Canada, raising money for Meal Exchange and awareness about food insecurity in Canada. so he went into the marathon journey with little experience. That’s certainly changed, as the pair now describes their trip as leaving a lasting impression, both mentally and physically. The most memorable sights were seen in the Rockies, they said. Neither of them had been in the mountains before starting on their journey – and both agree the views and vistas along the way were stunning.

“The scenery with the white caps on the mountains was unbelievable,” said Valiquette. “That’s what I remember most – not how challenging it was to bike through the mountains, but how beautiful it was to see that up close.”

Now, cycling for an average of 160 km a day seems routine for them. Even drinking litres of chocolate milk a day isn’t out of the ordinary.

“We get very, very hungry and eat as much as possible

because we’re burning so much energy,” said Morgenstern.

But they know that their hunger is nothing compared to some in this country who are battling food insecurity.

That’s what keeps Morganstern and Valiquette going, pedaling harder when it gets tough.

“Going across Canada and actively seeing hunger and poverty first hand has been eye-opening,” said Tyler. “But we’ve also seen ideas that are working in other communities, so I think we’re in a better position to approach policy change after this, he said. “Poverty needs to be addressed.”

Follow the boys on twitter @canadacrossing, or on Facebook at the Canada Crossing page. Learn more about their journey at www.canadacrossing.com With files from Laurie Weir.

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Bellyfit workshops set to move mind, body and soul ROSANNE LAKE rosanne.lake@perthcourier.com

Women of Perth, get ready to move!

Alice Bracegirdle and Arts in Motion, Perth School of Dance director, and local Bellyfit instructor, Svetlana Timtsenko are teaming up to host three nights of Bellyfit at Conlon Farm, Aug. 23 to 25.

Bracegirdle, creator of Bellyfit, hails from Perth and is now growing the Bellyfit movement from her home in British Columbia. She will be visiting town next week. While here, she and Timtsenko are holding three Bellyfit classes, including a sneak peek at one of the new formats – Bellyfit Warrior.

Set to take place outside at Conlon Farm, Bracegirdle said the evenings of connecting the spiritual, physical and emotional side of participants promise to be invigorating.

Bellyfit focuses on fitness, while maintaining the belief that women should embrace their bodies’ natural shape, size and weight. To that end, Bellyfit International offers cutting edge holistic fitness systems exclusively for women.

“Bellyfit started in Perth, with one class,” said Bracegirdle. “Since then, we have grown to have over 200 instructors in both Canada and the United States.”

Now, she has perceived a need for even

more classes which will suit the needs of all participants.

“We’ve seen a need for more variety,” she said. “So we’re creating four new classes with new formatting. A lot of women are coming to classes and are drawn to the essence of Bellyfit, but the original format might not be what they were looking for.”

After some brainstorming, research and development, the full roster of classes available has grown to include: Bellyfit The Original Cardio Workout; Bellyfit Live; Bellyfit Flow; Bellyfit Warrior; Bellyfit Sculpt and Bellyfit YIN. From Aug. 23 to 25, three of the formats will be offered in Perth. The Bellyfit evenings will kick off with Bellyfit The Original Cardio Workout on Aug. 23.

The original offers a fun combination of moves inspired by belly dance, African dance and Bollywood plus an infusion of yoga, pilates and meditation.

Next on tap is Bellyfit Warrior on Aug. 24. One of the new formats, Bellyfit Warrior takes cardio kick-boxing to a new level, designed with a seamless integration of moves inspired by fitness, cardio kickboxing, Capoeira, Qi Gong, Pilates, Yoga and meditation.

Finally, Aug. 25 will see Bellyfit Flow take over Conlon Farm. Bracegirdle describes Flow as an invigorating yoga and

dance fusion class that takes its inspiration from fitness, yoga, belly dance, Indian dance, Qi Gong and meditation.

“The response to this is really a testament to the fact that women know they have to care for themselves spiritually, emotionally and physically,” she said.

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learning: having the players drive their learning process instead of having the coach tell them what to do.

While he notes that it’s the new coaching model encouraged by the Canadian Soccer Association, James said it gives the players the responsibility for their actions and enables them to make decisions on the field.

“They get more out of playing the game that way,” he said.

“They have a high amount of soccer skill and intelligence, and they are all responsible for part of our success.”

It seems to be working, if the team’s record is any indication. When the girls are asked what gives them the advantage in their league, the answer, almost unanimously is “Coach James.”

Curtis Bain, president of the Perth United Soccer Club executive, said as one of the smallest clubs in the area, to have a first place team at the age group is a testament to the team work and talent of the players and coaches.

Joining James on the sidelines are assistant coaches Steve Kotze and Renee Heath-Graham as well as manager Kate Tysick.

Watch the girls in their quest to finish the regular season on a high note.

They have three home games left on the schedule, set for Aug. 23, 30 and 31. All games start at 7:30 p.m. and are played at Conlon Farm.

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Perth United Soccer’s youth competitive U18 girls soccer team is enjoying the view from atop the standings.

The team, coached by Mark James, is sitting pretty in first place in the league with a record of nine wins, one loss.

The girls range in age from 15 to 18 years old.

They only started playing together at the beginning of June, but it’s evident that the girls, who hail from four different teams during the school year, mesh well on the field when the team is in action.

“This is a group that enjoys themselves; they’re not a clique team,” said James.

“The players are diverse in terms of coming from different schools and teams, but they blend together and their unity shows up on the field.”

He said their superior level of communication sets them apart. One of the things that helps prepare them for games and keeps them focused is James’ game reports.

After each game, he makes a report available for each individual player, as well as a team report.

As a result, the girls know where they can improve and know what worked as a team.

James is a proponent of player-centric

Photo by Rosanne Lake

The Perth United Soccer Club’s U18 girls team takes a break from practice at Conlon Farm.

Back row (left to right): Coach Mark James, Montana Timmons, Courtney Bell, Natalie Quinn, Bailey Tysick, Kristyn Chaplin and Rebecca Goodfellow. Front row is Alexa Graham, Madison Meech, Jessica Bond, Tansley Cauley, Jessica Haime and Selina Heath-Graham. Sam Batchelor is lying in front. Absent from the photo is Sadie Kotze, Ashley Bell, Brittany Massey, Brittany Marino and Hannah Trottier.

REMEMBERING NATHAN Bob Hickey and two of his three daughters Natalee (left) and Nicole along with baby Carson, were at the diamonds at Conlon Farm Saturday, Aug. 13 for the second annual Nathan Hickey Memorial Ball Tournament. At right, a tribute to Nathan is shown. About $4,200 was raised, going to a charity chosen by the winning team.

Photo by Laurie Weir

RUNNING TO MAKE WISHES COME TRUE Stephanie Lefebvre, Mikayla Lefebvre, Chelsea Leclair and Kathryn Bruck register for the five-kilometre run/walk charity event for the Children’s Wish Foundation on Saturday, Aug. 13 at McCreary’s Beach Resort.

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613-832- 1975 2569 or, toll-free, travel trailer. Propane AC, stove, sink. 5,000 1-888-633-9307. km. $950. 613-273Elliptical for sale in 3593. great condition. Has a timer, 10 levels of resisHUNTING tance, keeps track of calories burned, distance covered and pulse. If interested, HUNTER SAFETY CAplease make an offer @ NADIAN FIREARMS 613-205-1365. Must COURSE, Carp, SEPT. 16, 17, 18. Wencome and get it. da Cochran, 613256-2409.

SOLAR PANELS, 250 watts per panel, $1.60 HUNTER SAFETY CaFirearms to $1.80 per watt. 613- nadian 692-2391 or 613-652- Course. Courses and exams held throughout 1544. the year. Free course if you organize a group; THREE DRESSERS, exams available. Wenqueen pullout couch, da Cochran, 613-256three window blinds, 2409.

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TOP DOLLAR we pay for used guitars, amplifiers, banjos, etc. No hassle - we even pick up! Call Mill Music, Renfrew, toll-free, 1877-484-8275 or, local, 613-432-4381.

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TWO 1 ACRE WATERFRONT LOTS for sale, on the Big Rideau near Portland, Ont. $149,900 and $249,900. 613-2722525.

WHITE CEDAR LUMBER. Decking, fencing, all dimensions, rough INDUSTRIAL or dressed. Timbers COMMERCIAL SPACE and V-joints also available. Call Tom at Commercial office McCann’s Forest Prod- space for rent. Ground ucts, 613-628-6199 or floor, two rooms, ap613-633-3911. proximately 250 sq. ft. $650/month, utilities included.

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APARTMENTS FOR RENT

PERTH: 3 bedroom duplex with new windows, doors, kitchen and freshly painted. $850/month plus heat and hydro. Parking and small yard. Non-smokers. Close to schools and downtown. 613264-0666.

33 Foster St. 1 bedroom apartment, 2nd floor. New carpet. Very clean and well -maintained. Quiet living building. Private balcony and entrance. New appliances.

Parking and heat included. No smoking and no pets. $705/month. Call Nigel, 613-831-2213.

PERTH: 1/2 Duplex central.

Available APARTMENT for rent in Oct.15/11.

3 bed- Westport.

613-273room/living room - din- 3133. ing - kitchen. No pets / No smoking. First / last month required. ASHLEY CHASE. $850/month (utilities Fine adult apartextra).

Reference/ ments overlooking credit check. Phone the Tay River near Perth.

613-267-3528 - leave downtown name and phone num- One and two bedrooms, some with ber. breakfast nook and 2 bathrooms, air APARTMENTS conditioning, whirlFOR RENT pool, party room, library, elevator.

1 bedroom apartment. 613-267-6980. $610/month, includes heat, hydro extra.

Available immediately.

613-264-8380.

2 bedroom 2nd floor downtown apartment.

2 bedroom apartment Fridge, stove and heat on quiet street in Perth. included. $650/month.

Available Sept. 1. No yard, parking or 613-267Close to downtown, laundry. ground level. Washer, 6315. dryer, fridge, stove, grass cutting and snow removal all included. Available Sept. 1. 1 Suitable for seniors. bedroom apartment. $1,000/month plus hy- Fridge, stove, heat, dro. 613-200-9940. parking and yard.

Coin-operated laundry. $600/month.

6132 bedroom apartment 267-6315. with balcony. 5 Rogers Road. Heat, water and parking included. Sen- Beautiful waterfront, 2 iors welcome. No bedroom, executive dogs. Available Oct. apartment with deck 1. 613-267-4189. overlooking Tay River.

Centrally located. In2 BEDROOM apart- cludes stove, fridge, ment.

Smiths Falls, washer & dryer. Heat & clean, quiet apartment hydro extra. No pets. building.

613-285- Available July 1. Call 613-812-6666, please 5549 ask for Don. leave message.

4 Wilson St. W. 1 bedroom apartment.

Fridge, stove, washer, dryer and fireplace in living room. 613-4839525 or 613-2644860.

One plus bedroom apt.

3km from town. No smoking and no pets. $550/month plus utilities.

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APARTMENTS FOR RENT

CARSSRIDGE APTS, A 1 Bedroom for $835 available September 1st. LARGE 2 bedroom , $1030/ month available immediately. In quiet, adult only security building with elevator, balcony and laundry.

Heat, hydro and cable included.

613-283-9650.

Hillside Apartments: Secure adult building. Park-like setting.

Studio, 1 and 2 bedrooms. Smoke and pet free.

Visit: www.lanarkhillsideapartments.com or call for details, 613278-2878.

NEWLY RENOVATED 2 bedroom upstairs apt downtown Arnprior.

Washer/dryer in unit, secure building with intercom, parking spot, heat and hydro extra, $725 month, first/last.

613-302-1669 One bedroom apartment located on Brock St. in Perth. $750, all inclusive. Call 613267-6115.

One bedroom apt. available Oct 1st $625.00 Quiet downtown building fridge, stove and laundry facilities, water included.

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PERTH: New 1 bedroom apartment. Second-floor unit, with separate entrance. Large balcony, open concept in kitchen/living area.

Stove and fridge included. In-floor heating, attic space for extra storage. Coin laundry facilities, parking. Can be furnished. $750/month plus hydro. Available September.

Call 613-479-2164.

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Approximately 1,200 sq. .

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613-267-6115

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CAREERS

The Canadian Red Cross Society Community Health Services Brockville & District Branch We are currently recruiting for Personal Support Workers to work part and full time hours in the community in Gananoque, Brockville, Prescott, Smiths Falls, Athens, Mallorytown, Lansdowne, North Leeds, Perth, and all surrounding areas. Availability to work days, evenings & alternating weekends is required. Shifts of 8 and 12 hours may also be available.

Red Cross offers: • Extended Health Benefits package • Uniform allowance • Education opportunities • Travel allowance • Competitive wages Qualifications: • PSW Certificate is required • Excellent communication/organizational skills • Access to transportation is required • Up-to-date immunization status For application please contact: (613) 342-3528, 1-888-428-6384 Or send a resume to: Canadian Red Cross Society Community Health Services, Brockville Branch & District Branch 80 Charles Street Brockville, ON K6V 1T3 Fax: 613-342-2487 or 1-800-546-0761 Email: BrockvilleCHS@redcross.ca

LOST & FOUND Pictures, pictures, pictures! If you have left a photograph with us within the past year and have not picked it up, please do so. The Perth Courier, 39 Gore St. E., Perth, 613-2671100.

SEND A LOAD to the dump, cheap. Clean up clutter, garage-sale leftovers or leaf and yard waste. 613-2564613.

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FREE: Area rug, 8x9’, beige colour. 3 windows, 50” x 49”.

Call Scott at 613-2672149.

I am looking for house cleaning jobs. Have 35 years’ experience, within town distance (PERTH). Call 613-466OFFER: Mixture and 0244. quantity of pickling and preserving jars. 613267-2471.

OFFER: Bed chesterAFFORDfield in very good con- ROGER’S HANDYdition. 613-273-5406. ABLE MAN SERVICE. Reasonable rates.

InREQUEST: Any quan- door/outdoor jobs, tity of long- or short-stem painting included. Call dry flowers. 613-264- 7 a.m. - 10 p.m., 613-2678111, leave message.

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Job Posting Job Title: Permanent Full-Time District Service Representative Department: Circulation Department Location: Ottawa Job Summary: This is a challenging role that requires an enthusiastic and energetic individual who is a self starter with strong communication, organizational, computer and problem solving skills. Experience is not necessary as on-the-job training will be provided for the right candidate.

Position Accountabilities: • A flair for dealing with customers in a patient and understanding manner • Excellent verbal & written communication skills • Detail oriented and highly organized • Ability to handle multiple demands and prioritize tasks • Address timely concerns in a timely and professional manner.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Windows, Word, Excel and PowerPoint • Valid driver’s license and ability to provide his /her transportation • Previous customer experience an asset • Bilingualism in English and French an asset Competencies, Competencies: Action oriented, Drive for Results, Composure, Customer Focus, Creativity, Learning on the Fly, Time Management • Excellent attention to detail • Ability to build and develop effective relationships within the team and with carriers • Strong communication skills • Exceptional customer service skills • Solid organizational skills and time management skills with the ability to multi-task • Ability to work in a fast-paced, dead-line oriented environment

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Custom (Quality) Built in 2009 with your family in mind. One acre lot for the kids to play in. Dead end road, NO traffic.

Minutes from the town of Renfrew and the Ottawa River. 45 Minutes to Kanata.

3+1 Bedroom, 1 ½ Baths. Beautiful custom cabinets, with corion counters.

Large back deck looking into a very private Back yard. Established perennial beds, cement walkways at back and interlock walkway at the front with a charming front porch swing. Finished basement with wet bar, rec room, mud room and cold storage.

Call 613-432-3714 for more info or visit www.propertysold.ca/6472 and view the other pictures.

Part-time waitress/kitchen help for busy restaurant.

Experience an asset. No evenings or weekends.

Ed Widenmaier for over 25 years.

Free estimates, reasonable rates.

Commercial and residential.

Owner operated.

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Including transportation, accommodation, 2 breakfasts and shopping excursions to the Waterloo Premium Outlets, the Carousel Mall and the Salmon Run Mall.

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WORLD-CLASS DRUMMER (of Five Man Electrical Band) is now accepting students. Private lessons, limited enrolment, free consultation. Call Steve, 613831-5029. www.steve hollingworth.ca

HELP WANTED

CERTIFIED MASON 10 years’ experience, chimney repair and restoration, cultured stone, parging, repointing. Brick, block and stone. Small/big job LIVING WITH OR specialist. Free estiNEAR a drinking prob- mates. Work guaranlem? Contact Al-Anon teed. 613-250-0290. or Al-Ateen, 613-2674848 or 613-267DRIVEWAY 6039.

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Overeaters Anonymous meetings held every Thursday, 7 p.m., SalvaPERTH: 2 bedroom tion Army Family Cena p a r t m e n t . tre, 40 North St., Perth. $700/month plus hy- Inquiries: 613-264dro. New laminate 5158 or 613-259flooring. 30 Mather St. 5536.

613-326-0903.

INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL SPACE

4 bedroom house close to Algonquin College. $1,450/month plus utilities. Available now.

613-790-3649 or 613256-3649.

APARTMENTS FOR RENT

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FORD 350 DIESEL truck, as is, $9,500.

644 NH round baler, auto toss, $13,000.

MF 9 ft disc bine, $12,000.

Klonskild 300 4-furrow plow, $8,500.

5610 Ford tractor with loader, $16,000.

20 ft 10 ton wagon with rack, $1,500.

22 ft 10 ton wagon with rack, $1,600.

613-227-4590 Jim Stevenson

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ENGAGEMENTS

STEWART, Kenneth, who passed away Aug. 21, 2010.

Thanks for being the Dad you didn’t have to be.

Always loved and remembered.

Allan Niittymaa & Brenda White Allan Niittymaa and Brenda White (Perth) are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Kai, to Catherine, daughter of Helen Bromley (Keswick).

Kai and Catherine are travelling to Scotland and Guernsey to visit with her extended family.

A wedding date will be finalized in the future.

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30 years on the road together… and still going!!!

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Happy Anniversary Love: Jessika & Justine

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Congratulations Gene & Cindy

Be Socially Active Improve your lifelong brain health & help reduce your risk for Alzheimer’s disease by interacting with others.

Staying connected socially helps you stay connected mentally.

Make the connection for a healthier brain.

Visit www.alzheimerontario.org or call your local Alzheimer Society

Happy 25th Anniversary Love: Andria & Emilie XOXO

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Are you bright? Are you hard-working?

Do you feel you have potential?

BED, CLEAN MATTRESS, dresser and bureau, all bedding, maple drop-leaf table with 2 chairs, 2 matching dusty rose table lamps.

613-267-6554. Offers welcome.

Perhaps you haven’t found the right company to “click” with or the right opportunity to really show what you can do. We may have a career for you as a member of our multimedia sales team.

Garage sale, Saturday, Aug. 20, 108 Stanford Dr. Antique oil lamp and much more. 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Some of the things you’ll enjoy about working as part of the sales team at Metroland: • Being part of Metroland’s adventure in the online and offline world • Working in a fast paced innovative working environment • Advising clients on cutting edge technologies and industry trends • Becoming an expert in the Web, publishing, and delivery • Self-directed earnings potential

LARGE YARD SALE. Saturday, Aug. 20, 87 Drummond St. E., Perth, 8 a.m. - 12 noon.

Furniture, toys, crafts, dishes and many household items.

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I help seniors or anyone who is in need of help around the home.

Cooking, cleaning, personal care, and taking to appointments, plus more. Call Lori at 613267-3935.

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FULL-TIME POSITION on local dairy farm. Experience with machinery an asset. Please reply to BOX 2081, c/o The Perth Courier, P.O. Box 156, 39 GORE ST. E., Perth, Ont., K7H 1H4.

GET PAID $500 to $3,500/month for just filling out simple surveys from the comfort of your own home.

Now accepting Canadian residents. Apply today! www.FastEZOn lineCash.com KITCHEN STAFF REQUIRED (HAMILTON).

Kitchen helper, $14/hour: clean kitchen, inventory, prep work, serve buffet. Minimum 1 year experience.

Cook, $18/hour: prep meals for buffet, create menus and specials, prep work.

Minimum 2 years’ experience and must possess safe food handlers certificate. MUST BE ABLE TO LIVE ONSITE. careers@patriot source1.com

In this position, you will be called upon to: • Identify and discuss advertising needs with prospective customers • Understand and promote METROLAND MEDIA products and services relevant to each new potential client acquisition • Design proposals for customers based on needs assessment • Maintain positive and effective customer relationships

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HART, MARJORIE In loving memory of a dear mother and grandmother, who passed away August 7, 1999.

In a graveyard softly sleeping, Close beside a country road, Lies the one we loved so dearly, Gone from us to Heaven above.

Forever missed and loved by daughter Dale, granddaughters Tanya and Rhonda, great-grandchildren Skyler, Zach and Oliver BENNETT: In loving memory of my parents, Lil, who passed away Nov. 14, 1999, and Ed, who passed away August 18, 2001.

There is a gift in life we cannot buy That’s very rare and true It is the gift of wonderful parents Like the ones I had in you The many things you did for me In your kind and loving way You gave me years of happiness No one can take away Nothing could be more beautiful Than the memories I have of you To me you were very special God must have thought so too.

As you were then, you will always be Treasured forever in my memory.

Lovingly remembered, Nancy and family

MARRIAGES

WEDDINGS, BAPTISMS and funerals, location of your choice. Also available: small weddings, my home, weekdays. The Rev. Alan Gallichan, 613726-0400.

STAG AND DOE Pat Grey and Lisa Thubron August 27, 2011, 8p.m.

Royal Canadian Legion, 26 Beckwith St. E. Perth Tickets: $5 each • Sold at door Karaoke and fun raising entertainment and games for the Bride and Groom

Cancer will attack over 173,000 of us this year. It does not discriminate. It has taken our brothers and sisters, our mothers and fathers, our children and our friends. Cancer is relentless. But so are we. We are the Canadian

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But we reject cancer’s attempts to strike the lives of so many Canadians. That’s

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Metroland Media attributes its success and winning culture to its dedicated employees. We are committed to offering you a best-in-class total rewards package, ongoing growth and development opportunities, plus a dynamic and innovative working environment.

Forward your resume in confidence to Nancy Gour (ngour@metroland. com) by August 31, 2011.

We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Gerry and Leanne are pleased to announce on July 16, 2011, we joined our lives together in marriage.

We would like to thank everyone for joining us and all their help. Please know you are all in our thoughts as we begin our new lives as Mr. and Mrs. Patenaude.

donate. To some, the daffodil is just a flower. To us, it is a symbol of strength and courage, a symbol of life. It says we will not give up. It says we will fight back. It says we will beat cancer.

Are you ready to join the fight?

A huge thank-you to Jeff, Beau, Derrick, Nathan, Danielle, Tina, Christine and Anna, our bridal party for being part of our big day.

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CLARKE, Bonnie AUGUST 8, 2009 In loving memory of a dear daughter-in-law, sister-in-law and aunt.

Gone are the days we used to share, But in our hearts you’ll always be there.

The gates of memory will never close, We miss you more than anyone knows.

With tender love and deep regret, We who loved you will never forget.

Love, Lorraine, Arnold and families

Mom and Dad

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In loving memory of a dear wife, Pat, who passed away August 21, 2010.

The moment that you died My heart was torn in two, One side filled with heartache, The other died with you.

I often lie awake at night When the world is fast asleep, And take a walk down memory lane, With tears upon my cheeks.

Remembering you is easy, I do it every day, But missing you is heartache That never goes away I hold you lightly within my heart And there you will remain.

Always Beautiful, Forever Loved, – Lloyd

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A booklet of commemorative verses is available for viewing at our office to help you get through this difficult time.

In hospital in Kingston on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011 at the age of 89 years.

Christena was predeceased by her parents Henry and Sarah (Thomson) Ryder, her husband John Gilchrist, son-in-law Maurice Kelford, grandchildren Robert D.J. and Jennifer Gilchrist and siblings George, John “Jack”, Harry and Robert Ryder, Mary Morrow, Carrie Gough and Eileen Crampton. She was the loved mother of Robert (Caroly), Ronald (Alice) and John (Sharon) Gilchrist, Linda (Dan) Killingbeck and Laura Kelford. Christena will be sadly missed by her 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews, family and friends. Friends paid their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth Sunday. Funeral service was held in the chapel on Monday, Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. Interment, Crawford Cemetery.

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Paul passed away in his home on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at the age of 56 years. Cherished father of Christina and her husband George Nykl, James Reynolds and Melissa Reynolds (Steve Cummings.) Special grandpa to his grandchildren who were his passion - Evey and Jiri Nykl and Aryanna Reynolds Defoy. Survived by brothers Jimmy Reynolds, Jeffery Reynolds and sister Nancy Reynolds - Harder.

He was predeceased by his father James Reynolds and his mother Inez Reynolds. Paul was a kind energetic, giving, sociable man.

He loved his family very much and cared for his friends like they were family. He was known as ‘Park way Paul’ ‘on the race track, and ‘Motor mouth ‘amongst his co-workers.

Paul’s industrious mind forged long and lustrous careers in the standard bred industry, and as a Party Chief.

Family and friends may pay there respects to Paul with a special service at the Rideau Carleton Raceway on August 21. It is themed as a ‘Night for Champions’. The evening starts at 5:45pm. In remembrance, contributions to the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance would be appreciated.

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It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Dorothy Ruth Ruggles on August 9, 2011 at the age of 95 years at Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary. Ruth was born and raised in Ottawa and Aylmer, Que., the second of four daughters and one son of Franklin Dean and Elizabeth Violet Burkholder. Ruth attended St. Helen’s School in St. Thomas, Ont. and was the valedictorian for her graduating year. She went on to study at RADA in London, England and appeared on stage in the West End prior to the outbreak of WWII. When she returned home she helped the war effort by public speaking for the Red Cross in Ottawa where she met the love of her life John Ruggles. After she married, she had four children whom she adored: Judith Margaret Sprague, Tracy Joanne Griffin, John (Jay) Ruggles and Malcolm. She also continued her interest in theatre, gaining a Certificate of Oratory from Princeton University, directing and producing plays for the Ottawa Little Theatre and writing radio plays for the CBC. Throughout her life she was noted for her great sense of humour. An avid reader, she loved Dickens, wrote Children’s stories and published a Victorian romance, The Tortoiseshell Box, set in the Lanark Valley. In the 1950’s, Ottawa named Ruth Citizen of the Year. Later, when her husband was a development officer in the Northwest Territories, she collected Inuit art. She had many grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and loved and adored every one.

Ruth was the only surviving member of her immediate family, predeceased by her mother and father, brother Frank and sisters Margaret, Joan and Helen. A family service will be held at the graveside on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2011 at 1 p.m. at Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Rev. Whitten officiating.

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1927 - 2011 With great sadness we announce the passing of Ernie Cardinal on Sunday, August 7, 2011. Ernie was born in 1927, the oldest of Art and Jean Cardinal’s 8 children in Perth.

He attended elementary school in Perth and helped support the family by delivering milk and bread with his father, and working at various factories and farms and at Ontario Hydro. He especially enjoyed jobs involving horses.

In 1949 he started travelling west to help with the harvest and in 1952 was hired by the CNR as a fireman. He married Theresa Jackson, also from Perth, and Saskatoon became his permanent home. He later qualified as a locomotive engineer and worked out of Saskatoon, Thunder Bay, the Pas, Humboldt, and Biggar. He retired in 1987 and took up many hobbies including building and fixing things, hunting, fishing, genealogy, and crafting knives which were sold across North America. He continued with his practice of helping local farmers with seeding and harvesting. Ernie was a talented woodworker and knifemaker, a gifted mechanic and a helpful neighbor who kept his whole block snow-free all winter for decades. He travelled across Western Canada to attend his grandchildren’s special events including figure skating, music and dance recitals, hockey, football, soccer and rugby games and even a wrestling match. He travelled to Ontario regularly to visit his family; his last trip there was in June, 2010 to attend his niece’s wedding. He will be remembered for his wit, his (dry) sense of humor, and his inexhaustible supply of stories drawn from his early years. Ernie is survived by his wife, Theresa; daughters, Darlene Cardinal (Jim Schultz) and Cathy Chabot (Francis); grandchildren Danielle, Amanda, and Michel Chabot and Jennilee, Jeremy and Joel Cardinal Schultz; great granddaughter, Nixxi. He is also survived by 4 brothers, Harold, Oliver (Anne), Wayne (Donna), and Ken (Judy); and 1 sister, Engeline Baas. He leaves Theresa’s siblings Florence Bell, Bill and Fay Jackson, Bertha and Pat Tovey, Frieda and Bill McPhee, Ken and Bev Jackson; in-laws Glenna Jackson and Kee Jackson; and many nieces and nephews. Ernie was a welcoming and generous grandfather to Jim’s and Darlene’s adopted children, Jarek and Mariola; grandson Caleb; and foster son Justin. Ernie was predeceased by his parents; brother Mike (Verna); sister Lorna Dennie (Clarence); granddaughter Jeanine Chabot; in-laws Tonny Baas; Theresa’s parents Fred and Ella, and her siblings Clara and Milton Stewart, Don Couch, Gordon Bell, Mary Jackson, Stu and Gladys Norris, Bob, Dora and Walter and Shirley Jackson; nephew, Kendal Cardinal; niece Theresa Cardinal; and uncle and friend Buck Powers. Ernie requested that, in lieu of flowers, donations could be made in his name to Ducks Unlimited Canada, 603 45th St. W, Saskatoon, S7L 5W5.

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Studs win Hasler Cup CHIP GREENSIDE The Hasler Cup (senior version) came back to the hands of its rightful owners.

Studs held off a determined Wannabees squad in singles play, maintaining a two-point edge taken after the doubles round.

It was an overall two-point victory, built on 15 wins and two ties. The Wannabees closed out with 13 wins.

Crucial to the triumph were singles wins by Al Walkden, Larry Benedet, Don Brown, Andy Hall, Bob Henley, Merv Roberts, Bob Burch and Bruce Mentzl. Doubles action saw the Studs eke out a 6-4 win.

Seven skins paid off so you can imagine the pot. Bill Kelso (two), Ed Carnrite, Greg Howard, Bob Fitzsimmons, Ted Le-

maistre and Peter Whitehead shared the wealth. Tim Elder had pair that were sawed off.

Hole winners were Wayne Steele, Bob Lake, Dave Trick and Walkden.

Some shooters even keep score during the match play format and Elder had the low gross with a fine 75. Kelso finished a stroke back.

The Senior set also visited Lombard Glen for the back half of a home-and-home series and took it on the chin to the tune of seven losses, two wins and a tie.

The first go around saw Perth take 12 of 13 matches.

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Ruth Miller-Baker had a low net 60 and a chip-in. Phyllis Elliott, Mary Russett, June Carnrite, Marilyn Burch and Joyce Branchaud had the other chip ins. Lois Worthen and Diane Tremlow was the random draw winner while Burch was the lucky weekly draw winner.

Sixty Wednesday Night Ladies prepared for Caddy night, on a Monday night, due to a tournament commitment.

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Closest to the hole winners were the Hasler family, Lisa and Cathy on holes No. 8 and 3 respectively. Marg Guitard whacked the longest edrive on hole No. 7 and Isobel Joyce did the same on hole No. 13.

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LADIES HOST TOURNAMENT Perth Ladies Invitational Golf Tournament held on Aug. 3 at the Perth Golf Course saw 81 women attend from all across the area. Winner of the surprise trip giveaway to Deerhurst Resort Golf Holiday was Dorothy Whitehead of Perth (in the middle). The sponsors were Carleton Travel (Pam Tysick) and A&B Ford (Lisa Hasler).

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August 18, 2011 - THE PERTH COURIER - B11

LOOKING BACK 25 years ago

Report nixes Perkins’ proposal for downtown-core BORN

Brown - At Niagara Falls, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 7, 1986, Kenneth Murrel Brown, husband of the late Lillie M. Arthurs.

Dobbie - At Perth, on Friday, Aug. 8, 1986, Winnie Woods, in her 100th year, wife of the late William Dobbie.

Dunlop - Suddenly, at home, on Sunday, Aug. 3, 1986, Margaret E. Gemmill, wife of the late William Crossley Dunlop.

Purdon - In hospital, Perth, on Sunday, Aug. 3, 1986, Hazel M. Nisbet, in her 72nd year, beloved wife of Ray Purdon.

Richardson - In hospital, Perth, on Saturday, Aug. 9, 1986, Minerva A. Cox, in her 80th year, wife of the late Sherman E. Richardson.

DIED The preceding was excerpted Boyd - As a result of an accident from the front page of the Aug. 13, at Collingwood, Ont., on Satur- 1986 issue of The Perth Courier. day, Aug. 2, 1986, Steven Boyd, in his 23rd year, beloved son of Donald and Patricia Boyd of Alliston.

Bowes - At the Grace General Hospital in Ottawa, on Aug. 1, 1986, to Greg and Terry Lynn (nee Watts) Bowes, a daughter, Nicole “Nicki” Lee. Gunn - At the GWM Hospital, on July 30, 1986, to Rick Gunn and Kim Horne of Perth, a son, Tyler Richard.

Mackay - On July 18, 1986, to Scott and Diane Mackay, a daughter, Natalie Alicia.

McNamee - On July 23, 1986, to Dave and Debbie McNamee, a son, Cory David.

Moulton - At the Ottawa Civic Hospital, on Aug. 3, 1986, to Ross and Donna Moulton, a daughter, Laura Marilyn.

Notice to Creditors Notice to Creditors and Others and Others

Homeowners living on Drummond Street, between North and Isabella streets, will have to put up with the noise and inconvenience of major street reconstruction until at least mid-October, when final landscaping should be completed.

Town engineer Tom MacIntosh reports that construction is slightly ahead of schedule on the $636,000 project to replace sewer pipes and water mains and widen the street from the existing 24 feet to 28 feet.

Fenton ALL CLAIMS against the estate of Hilda Olive Fenton, retired clerk, late of the Town of Perth, who died on or about the 10th day of July, 2011, must be filed with the undersigned by the 2nd day of October, 2011, after which date the Estate may be administered having regard only to the claims then filed.

DATED AT PERTH this 2nd day of August, 2011.

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ALL CLAIMS against the estate of Edna Viola Graham, retired, late of the Township of Drummond North Elmsley, County of Lanark, who died on or about the 8th day of July, 2011, must be filed with the undersigned by the 30th day of September, 2011, after which date the Estate may be administered having regard only to the claims then filed.

DATED AT PERTH this 12th day of August, 2011.

JAMES M. BOND BOND & HUGHES Barristers and Solicitors 10 Market Square, Perth, ON, K7H 1V7 Solicitor for the Estate Trustee

Notice to Creditors and Others All persons having claims against the Estate of Eileen Margaret Chant, late of the Town of Smiths Falls, in the county of Lanark, who died at the Town of Smiths Falls, on or about the 13th day of December, 2010 are required to file proof of same with the undersigned on or before the 12th day of September, 2011. After that date, the Estate Trustee will proceed to distribute the estate, having regard only to the claims of which she shall have notice.

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with “little or no office space, a Over 70 compete downsized commercial compoin Glen Tay Block Race nent and possibly fewer and/or More than 70 runners competsmaller condominium units suitable, perhaps, for retired or young ed in the 14.7-kilometre Glen Tay Block Race held last Thursday householders.” evening.

A fast pace was set by the overBusiness corporation all winner, Steven Howard of Otofficially opens tawa, who finished in 47:27, just The Land O’Lakes Small Busi- short of the 1976 Doug Scorrar ness Corporation officially record of 45:30. opened its new office in Sharbot Two other Ottawa runners Lake last week, where assistance were close behind, Paul Leroux will be provided to small busi- (48:38) and Pat Kelly (49:10), and nesses in the area for the next five the first Perth runner in, and years. fourth-place finisher, was Mike The first operation of its kind McPherson (50:13). in a rural region in Ontario, the A new race record was set in Land O’Lakes Small Business the junior women’s division by Corporation is funded through Lynn Parrington of Ottawa, who the federal department of Em- breezed over the finish line in an ployment and Immigration. impressive 1:00:02, beating the The corporation will receive old record of 1:01:04. over $500,000 over the five-year Race organizer Tom Graham period, and its mandate will be to reported that entries were down provide counselling and financial slightly, but often seem to fluctuassistance to small business. ate from year to year.

In the first three years of operation, the corporation will receive $220,000 in funds, and $350,000 in the final two years. The area covered includes a portion of southwesterly Lanark County, North Frontenac and a portion of LenIN THE ESTATE OF Hilda Olive nox and Addington.

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$14,000 report prepared by Royal LePage commercial real estate services says the Joe Perkins proposal for Perth’s downtown-core property “does not appear to be financially viable.”

The report states that a developer undertaking the proposed venture called Riverwalk would expect a return in the first year equal to the cost of his equity funds. “This is clearly not achievable if the project were to go ahead as proposed,” says the report.

Perkins has proposed a major development for the site, to be named Riverwalk, which would include condominiums, a 500-seat theatre/convention centre, office space, retail space and a food store.

If it were to go ahead, says the Royal LePage report, it might damage the existing economic structure in the community.

“We believe that if the development were to proceed, it could damage the existing economic structure in Perth, as tenants for the development would be attracted from existing offices and stores, resulting in boarded-up stores and a deterioration of the existing shopping and office districts.”

In the report, it says the site “must be considered a very valuable property, capable of eventually supporting a significant development.”

However, it goes on to say market demand for a development such as Riverwalk “is insufficient to ensure its economic success.”

Should the town feel the need to develop the site now, the report says, a project on a smaller scale than Riverwalk should be considered.

A scaled-down project could include a supermarket if it were an attractive, high-quality facility

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B12 - THE PERTH COURIER - August 18, 2011

LOOKING BACK 50 years ago

Township census figures show population decline

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ensus commissioner Samuel Rothwell reported this week that official census figures have been released for some municipalities in this area, taken in June. In this area, Lavant has shown a decrease in population, of 47, since the “baby census” was taken in 1956. The 1956 population was 308 as against 261 in 1961.

Drummond Township has a decrease of 12, from 1,432 to 1,420, while North Elmsley’s population has increased 113, from 933 to 1,046. North Burgess has shown a hike of only one, from 457 to 458. The town of Almonte has increased its population by 273 in five years, to a total of 3,233. Carleton Place, on the other hand, has lost 86 people, with official census dropping to 4,704.

The statistics for Perth have not been released from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, but indications are that the population has risen considerably in the past five years. According to Walter Stemp, local assessor, the town’s population was 5,124 in 1956 and in 1960 it had increased to 5,831, an increase of 707, and it is believed the figures in the June 1961 census will show an increase.

Rideau Ferry regatta a success Ideal weather conditions favoured the 61st annual regatta sponsored by the Rideau Ferry Yacht Club at Rideau Ferry last Monday, Civic holiday, and drew an estimated crowd of 3,500 spectators. The only mishap of the day occurred when Barry Brookson of Ottawa was tossed out of his boat.

The feature event was the 266 class, in which the emphasis was on speed. Art Ashbury of Oxford Tongue Lake beat out three competitors in his trim “Canadiana” with a time of 4.25 minutes in the first heat and 3.59 minutes in the second, over the five-mile course.

Day - In Grace Hospital, Ottawa, on Aug. 8, 1961, to Bob and Marlene (nee Dixon) Carson’s Farm Supply, situated on Day, a son.

Drummond Street West near Hwy. 15, was completely gutted by fire yesterday after- Sumara - At Joseph Brant Memorial Hosnoon. The fire is believed to have broken pital, Burlington, Ont., on July 26, 1961, to out in the paint shop. During that time, John and Doris (nee McKinnon) Sumara, explosions took place inside the building, a son, Jeffrey John. from oil drums and paint cans, etc.

Winslow - At the GWM Hospital, on Aug.

Perth business gutted by fire

9, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Winslow of Snorkel ban recommended Dr. Smirle Lawson, Ontario’s chief Perth, a son, Terrence. coroner, and William Bellanger, area Red Cross examiner, have recommended that snorkels should be banned from all swimming pools in Ontario, as well as masks and swim fins. Two Ontario youths have drowned in this past month due to snorkels.

Insp. J.L. Whitty of the No. 10 OPP Detachment at Perth has expressed his sincere appreciation to the press, radio and public for their splendid co-operation in keeping last holiday weekend free from traffic fatalities in this area.

“We, the police, are extremely pleased with the results of our all-out drive over the last holiday weekend in an attempt to cut down on the traffic-accident toll.”

Long-time Tayside Textiles managing director retires

Police deal with bee swarm Perth’s police chief, Bill Ritchie, was busy as a bee on Friday morning after he was called to a Perth residence where a crowd had gathered around a tree. The chief found a swarm of bees clustered into a swarm two feet in diameter. After a cautious investigation, he called for reinforcements. Beekeeper Robert Ritchie of RR 3, Perth arrived. As the crowd — Chief Ritchie included — stood poised for flight,

Members of the Perth Rotary Club will hold a one-day campaign, the annual Mile of Dimes, on Friday, Aug. 18 in order to continue their welfare work in the county.

This year’s objective will be $3,000.

During the past six years, the Perth Rotary Club has spent over $15,000 on Crippled Children work, community and lo-

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White - At the GWM Hospital, on Monday, Aug. 7, 1961, Eli White, in his 83rd year, beloved husband of Ellen Westerman.

The preceding was originally published in The Perth Courier of Aug. 13, 1986 as the “25 years ago” news.

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Or think of me as a PR man for an often misjudged, misquoted guy named Jesus, who lived an amazing life 2,000 years ago.

He was creative (the universe is his work of art!) kind, passionate and inspiring.

He made a point of helping people with their deepest problems and challenged them to not settle for lives which were shrunken with hatred, fear, or shame.

He had a way of upsetting uptight religious people and making common people comfortable. In the end, that makes my job of promoting him really easy once the false rumours are wiped away.

So if we end up meeting on the streets of Perth and you ask me what I do, should I tell you “I’m the new pastor at Asbury Free Methodist Church,” and trust you’ll give me a chance?

Or maybe I should just say, “lots of stuff.”

And if you’re really interested, we’ll go for coffee and talk about it.

The truth is I’m not really summed up very well with one label.

What do you do?

That’s one of the first questions people ask when they meet someone new, right? Once the introductions and names are out of the way.

What we mean when we ask it is, “What job do you do; what’s your career?” It’ll tell us a little about the person, without getting too personal. “Chartered accountant” will likely get a different reaction than “professional musician.” And if you say, “I’m a pastor,” let’s just say the next few minutes can be very interesting, depending on the person’s experience.

Do they think of some person who really hurt them when they attended church as a kid? The old preacher from Little House on the Prairie? Some wacky TV preacher? Or the guy who said the world was coming to an end?

A guy named Shane Claibourne, who does pretty much what I do for a career, likes to call himself a professional lover.

He’s even written it in the box labeled ‘occupation’ on official government forms. He figures that’s what he actually does. I like his sentiment. And I think it would be hilarious to see the face of the office worker who reads it. But I don’t think I’ll work up the guts to pull that one anytime soon.

“A guy named Shane Claibourne, who does pretty much what I do for a career, likes to call himself a professional lover. ” Peter Goodyear Especially if it’s the same label as some mean-spirited, judgmental old curmudgeon. I work really hard at being the best friend, husband and Dad I can be. I have been paid to do high school motivational speaking, social work, and radio royalties for songs I’ve written.

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Community Calendar • THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 Butterfly Fan Club meets at Perth Family Health Centre, 7 to 9 p.m., (the third Thursday of each month).

Perth and District Breast Cancer Support Group. Call Carleen at 613267-4477 for details.

White Cemetery Service at Poland, 2 p.m. Speaker Rev. R. Bennett.

Perth Citizens’ Band Summer Concert on 7:30 p.m. in the band shell behind town hall.

Gospel Night, at the Perth Royal Canadian Legion, 7 to 9 p.m. with entertainment by “On The Sunny Side”, hosted by the LA Sports Committee. With light refreshments, $8. Phone 613-267-3304 or 613-2671148 for more information.

• SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 The Ashbury Free Methodist Church yard and bake sale, 8 a.m. to noon, 144 Gore St. Perth.

Rideau Trail Association: Chaffey’s Locks to Indian and Clear lakes.

Level 1. Another relaxing canoe or kayak outing. Meet at 9 a.m. at Conlon Farm. Leader: Dave Miller, 613-449-7459.

Tish Cohen will be signing copies of The Truth About Delilah Blue at Backbeat Books, Music & Gifts at 2 p.m.

• SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 A Lanark Township School Reunion, hosted by the Middleville & District Museum, will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Middleville Fairgrounds, rain or shine. If your roots run deep in Lanark Township, you won’t want to miss this event featuring exhibits from each of the 10 oneroom schoolhouses, a book launch of “Rural Schools, Lanark Township”, commemorative quilt raffle, entertainment, and of course lots of shared memories. The Museum will be open for a walk down memory lane and light refreshments will be available for purchase.Tickets $5, 12 and under free. Call 613-259-5462

or visit www.middlevillemuseum. blogspot.com Snow Road Flag’s presents at the Snow Road Community Centre, a chicken barbecue from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Adults are $12, children six to 12 are $6 and children under five are free. All proceeds will go to the volunteer firefighters and EFR.

• MONDAY, AUGUST 22 Open community meeting with the Upper Canada District School Board, 6:30 p.m. at Maple Grove Public School, Lanark. Issues to be addressed: not enough EAs alloted for September, 2011; student safety, effective learning environment, needs of students and teachers not being met, school closure. Come have your questions and concerns answered by the UCDSB. Call Kim at 613-259-9943 for more information.

• TUESDAY, AUGUST 23 Zumba: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Tatlock Hall. Call 613-256-4915 for information.

• THURSDAY, AUGUST 25 The Active Seniors Koalition (ASK) hosts shuffleboard at Watson’s Corners Hall at 10:30 a.m. Potluck social at noon. Call 613-492-0291 for information.

• AUGUST 25 TO 28 Love Letters by A.R. Gurney, will be held at the Newboro Community Hall Thursday, Aug. 25 at 7 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 26 at 12:30 and 7 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 27 at 12:30 and 7 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 28 at 12:30 p.m. Dinner and show is $45; lunch and show is $35 per person.

Presented by Arts Newboro and Theatre Panache; call 613-272-0392 or visit www.artsnewboro.com for details.

• SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 Royal Canadian Legion, Upper Rideau Branch #542 County Road #10, Westport hosting Cooked to Perfection Beef & Pork Barbeque, baked potato, salads, dessert, coffee tea 57 p.m. Tickets available at Murphys and the legion 613-273-3615.

Rideau Trail Association: Point Trail, Level 1, 5 km. An easy hike in Murphy’s Point Provincial Park, followed by a swim. Meet at 9 a.m. at Conlon Farm. Gas $3 plus shared park fees.

Leader, Margaret Lafrance, 613-2640057

• AUGUST 27 AND 28 Shenkman Art Centre Orleans is hosting the Canadian Grandmasters Fiddling Competition and Show.

Preliminaries at noon $25, finals at 7 p.m. $35 or both shows for $45.

Special guest artists are Ivan and Vivian Hicks from New Brunswick.

You will see top fiddlers from across Canada. For tickets call 613-5802700, www.shenkmanarts.ca or in person at the Theatre box office.

More info at www.Canadiangrandmasters.ca Rideau Lakes Artists’ Association presents its 17th annual August Show and Sale in Westport.

Original watercolour, oil and acrylic paintings will be on display at the Westport United Church, corner of Spring and Church Streets,10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunday. Admission is free, just come and enjoy. For information call 613-928-3041 or visit www.rideaulakesartists.com Open mic at the Perth Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 244 starting at 3 p.m. featuring Joe Weiber. Corn roast at 5 p.m. Proceeds to the branch’s Accessibility Fundraising Committee.

• FRIDAY, AUGUST 26

• SUNDAY, AUGUST 28

The Lanark & District Civitan is hosting their Old Tyme Talent Night with a hot meal 6 p.m. and dancing 7 to 11 p.m. $12 a person. Entertainers are free. Everyone welcome.

Join the Lions Club for their jamboree at the hall in Perth located at Arthur and Halton streets. Local volunteer musicians provide great music starting at 2 p.m. and for $12 each, a buffet supper is available

about 5 p.m. For information call Nelda Wark at 613-264-9030. For hall rental call Edna Coutts at 613267-2744. Lions Club membership information is available through Bill Dixon 613-283-7753.

The Challenge of Change, J. Krishnamurit, author, educator, philosopher. This is the definitive feature-length documentary of Krishnamurti’s life released as a special Anniversary Edition. It includes a series of statements Krishnamurti makes into the camera specifically for the documentary. It also includes a wealth of excerpts from various talks and dialogues as well as a biographical sketch of his early life; 75 minutes in English, begins at 2 p.m.

Produced by Evelyne Blau. Myriad Theatre, $2 donation.

• UNTIL AUGUST 28 The Fourposter; Jan de Hartog’s Tony Award winner for Best Play on Broadway is a comedic chronicle of marriage. It’s presented by the Classic Theatre Festival, Ottawa Valley’s professional summer company, in a new, wheelchair accessible venue with free parking and air conditioning, The Mason Theatre, 13 Victoria St., Perth. Wednesday to Saturday at 8 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinees every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.

Tickets: www.classictheatre.ca or 1877-283-1283.

• SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Golf fun day at Mapleview Golf and Country Club, Legion and Knights of Columbus Golf and Fun day; 10 a.m. shotgun start, best ball format; $62 per person for 18 holes, cart, roast beef dinner at the Legion. $12 per person for dinner only. Sign up at the members’ lounge. Legion membership not required.

• FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Ambush coming to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 244, Perth, for a “Support the Legion” show; 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Tickets: $20 advance and $25 at the door. Visit www.getambushed.com for more.

Scottish country dancing lessons will take place at McMartin House on Friday mornings. Call 613-2732571 for information.

• WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21

Zumba, 7:30 to 8:30 pm, Tatlock Hall.

Call 613-256-4915 for information.

The Perth office of the Canadian Cancer Society will be offering a free, six-week program called Living Well Beyond Cancer to posttreatment cancer patients and their families, starting Sept. 21.

Every Wednesday for six weeks at the Canadian Cancer Society, Perth office (201-105 Dufferin St., behind Wendy’s on the north side of Hwy. 7) from 6 to 8:30 p.m. This free program is for post-treatment cancer patients and their caregivers who strive to live a healthy life. Registration is mandatory. Call 613-267-1058 or 1-800-367-2913.

• THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

• SEPTEMBER 24 AND 25

The Active Seniors Koalition (ASK) hosts shuffleboard at Watson’s Corners Hall at 10:30 a.m. Bring a brown bag lunch. Call 613-4920291 for information.

Check out 27 artists and craftpersons - including painters, mixed media artists, sculptors, potters, a photographer, a glass blower, a quilter, a gourd artist, a letterpress printer, textile artists, a wood turner and an iron founder – at the 27th annual Merrickville Artists’ Guild Studio Tour this fall. The tour is open on Sept. 24 and 25 and again on Oct. 1 and 2, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.merrickvilleartists.com or call 613-269-3886.

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From seed to seed: the cycle of life from the decaying hulk until, like some ancient sailing ship, time settled it into the waves of greenish moss.

In the warming sun of this past spring, a tiny seedling thrust a sprig of green above the forest floor. Richly nourished by the humus of its decaying fore-bearers, this embryo whisk of pine flourished in its initial bed to reach maturity.

Now reduced to a mere shell of its former self, the age-worn trunk toppled and fell under the prodding of a late winter wind.

Still the largest hollow section furnished a den for a litter of fox, while a large black snake chose the dry and crumbling end wood as a place to lay its clutch of white eggs. Fungi in many forms grew

ing forest cover. Because In the warming sun of a of their close proximity to long past spring, a tiny seedthe water, kingfishers often ling thrust a sprig of green used the now large limbs above the forest floor. Richfor observation points. A ly nourished by the humus pair of great horned owls of its decaying fore-bearers, took over the lofty upperthis embryo whisk of pine most branches for a nestflourished in its initial bid ing platform. to reach maturity.

The seasons came, At first there were numerpaused in their appointed ous other seedlings poking manner, then moved along. their soft green needles up Sometime later, the quiet among the squat and broadof the winter woods was leafed wintergreen broken by echoed shouts of The ways of the woods yet another group of men. had changed all that, howThis time, bearing sharp ever, and the others’ demise steel axes, they levelled had contributed in the end Outdoors all of the existing timber. to the ultimate growth of a Whereas the one huge pine towering giant. was dropped because of its In those early days so long ago, some of these newly started pines twisted frame, the other giant was left were crushed by moccasin-clad feet, as alone.

To such a towering forest monarch, a this natural nursery had begun near the lakeshore, at a place where a short pad- pair of eagles arrived one March. They found the surrounding bush abounding ded trail led to another lake beyond.

During the first few years, when the with small animals, while the lake shalwhite pine seedlings were no higher lows provided the large raptors with their than the neighbouring blueberry bushes, staple diet of fish.

Unfortunately, human eyes misundersnowshoe hares nibbled the life from over half of the promising conifers. The re- stood the eagles’ actions, and after sevmaining clumps struggled for light under eral seasons, these proud birds, like the the mottled forest canopy, finally forcing feather-bearing Indians before them, fadtheir supple arms above the tallest ferns. ed and disappeared.

Now it seemed, with her sentries gone, A particularly hard winter caused all but two of the young pines to disappear the treasured old pine was doomed. On a to hungry deer, and even one of these sur- hot summer evening, lightning tripped vivors bore the marks of a nervous doe’s the goliath of its emerald beauty, boiling the life-sap within its very heart. incisors.

The following spring woodpeckers beThe scars healed, however, and except for its somewhat crooked trunk, it was as gan excavating holes in the heavy trunk. tall and vigorous as its untouched coun- In successive years, the increasing size terpart growing only a short distance of these hollows provided dens for squirrels and nesting cavities for small hawks away.

In a few more seasons, the young tree’s and wood ducks. Still later, raccoons and limbs were strong enough, and its needles porcupines alternately used these holes sufficiently thick, to support the mossy for shelter and rearing their young.

When the old forest monarch’s bark nest of a kinglet family.

By the time the conifer’s first cone-seeds hung like well-worn armour, brown creepwere being harvested by hungry cross- ers utilized this shield to fasten their nest bills, a new breed of fur-clad men were beneath. Wild bees loaded one large holtreading the leafy trail between the two lowed limb with combs of amber honey, lakes. Still the two pines grew until their while big black ants toiled constantly stature outstripped all of the surround- within its punky centre.

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MSRP ......................................................................29,495 Rebate.......................................................................8,000 Discount ....................................................................1,500 SALE PRICE

MSRP .....................................................37,645 Rebate......................................................8,750 Discount ...................................................2,900

$

CANADA VALUE PKG

$

$

21,195

3000

OFF MSRP

$

19,995

OFF MSRP

2011 Jeep Compass North Edition 4WD MSRP ..........................................27,395 Rebate...........................................2,500 Discount ...........................................643

$

SALE PRICE

2011 Dodge Journey CANADA VALUE PKG MSRP ....................................... 22,495 Rebate........................................ 2,000 Discount ........................................ 500

$

24,252

3143

OFF MSRP

SALE PRICE

2500

2006 Toyota Rav 4 Limited AWD

2011 Mazda 3 GX Sedan

2009 Dodge Journey SXT

2010 Dodge Journey SXT

Leather, sunroof, V6

Full load

7 pass.,/power seats

7 pass, sunroof

$

$

$

2010 Dodge Charger SXT

2009 Dodge Grand Caravan

Leather

Full Stow’n’Go, p/seat, rear air

2007 Dodge Ram Quad SLT Quad Cab 4WD $

2006 Dodge Dakota 2WD Ext Cab

2005 Dodge Caravan SE $

2008 Chev Cobalt LT Sedan $

14888

$

$

2002 Dodge Caravan SE $

2005 Dodge Caravan SE $

5675

OFF MSRP

From 0% Apr Financing New 2012 Jeep Wrangler With New Pentastar Engine • Now In Stock

Leather and sunroof

18888

19,995

$

2010 Chrysler Sebring Limited

17888

$

15888 7150

18888 16888 7975

$

18888 V6, auto, air

$

10888

$

22888

2011 Kia Sportage Lx AWD Only 1800 kms

$

25888

2008 Chev Cobalt LT Sedan $

2009 Ford F150 XLT 4WD Reg cab short box

$

19888

2007 Chev Trailblazer LT 4WD $

15888

2007 Chev Silverado LT 4WD Crew Cab $

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All new car prices are plus dealer admin $696, taxes and lic.

All used prices are plus taxes and lic only.

613-267-2300 • 1-800-875-7137

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B16 - THE PERTH COURIER - August 18, 2011

COMMUNITY Contact us at:

1702 9th Line Beckwith RR#2, Carleton Place, ON • K7C 3P2

QUILT TRIP

General Inquiries: 613-257-1539 or

Diane Kirk and Heather M. Buchan discuss the large display during the Quilts on the Tay event hosted by the Lanark County Quilters Guild over the weekend.

1-800-535-4532 (613 area code) Public Works: 613-257-1810 or 1-800-535-4534 (613 area code) cmoyle@twp.beckwith.on.ca

Photo by Rosanne Lake

SCHEDULED MEETING DATES 2011 The Meeting Dates are as follows: Tuesday September 6th 7:00 PM Council Reeve Richard Kidd Tuesday September 20th 6:00 PM Public Works Councillor Tim Campbell Tuesday September 20th Immed. Following Finance Councillor Faye Campbell Monday September 26th 7:00 PM Planning Councillor Brian Dowdall Detailed agendas for meetings are available for review on the Township website at www.twp.beckwith.on.ca or at the Township Office 24 hours prior to the meeting

OBSTACLES ON PUBLIC ROADS

Public Works requests that ratepayers please do not place basketball equipment or any other obstacles on public roads. The Township will not be responsible for any damage occurring because of obstruction.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DEPOT

Where? At the Town of Carleton Place Waste Compost Facility on Patterson Crescent When? Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Mid June - September What? Household Hazardous Wastes such as; paints, car batteries, oil, drycell batteries, cleaners, aerosol cans, anti-freeze.

911 PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS

Beckwith Township has 911 Emergency Service and it is important that your blue and white property identification numbers is maintained in good condition. The Township Council has decided that the maintenance of the signs is the responsibility of the property owner.

If your sign has been damaged, a new number blade can be ordered at the Township offices.

The cost is $40.00. If a complete new sign is required (blade and post) the cost is $130.00 and Township stall will install the sign.

Remember your life or property could depend on Emergency Services being able to locate your property quickly.

CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE FOR COUNCIL/COMMITTEE AGENDAS AND MINUTES

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Looking for Council/Committee Agendas and Minutes? They are available on the website at www.twp.beckwith.on.ca under “Local Government” and “Meeting Agendas/Minute”.

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USED CAR SALES & SERVICE CENTRE

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Bronze Wash

$

Inside and out

O.A.C.

39.99

Brake Service

Maintenance Service

Cleaning and Deglazing of rear brake shoes and drums, rear disc brake rotors and pads

• Replace engine oil & filter • Remove & inspect engine air filter element (replace if required, additional charge) • Lubricate locks, latches & hinges • Confirm lights, horn & wipers function properly • Check coolant, brake, transmission & washer fluid levels • Perform battery service and comprehensive electrical charging system evaluation • Inspect valve clearance (audibly) • Inspect drive belts for damage, adjust tension if required • Check steering gear box, linkage and shock absorbers for looseness, damage or leakage • Inspect ball joints and dust covers, driveshaft and steering rack boots, chassis nuts & bolts for looseness or damage • Remove wheel and brake drum, check pad/shoe thickness.

Examine brake calipers, wheel cylinders and brake lines • Inspect fuel and exhaust systems for leaks or damage • Examine tires for damage and wear, check & adjust pressure (rotate if required, additional charge) • Perform road test

$

Lubrication of Caliper slides and contact points as well as full inspection of brake components

$

95

118.

DCUV

DCUV

DCUV

DCUV

SF1234

SF2468

97450B

2006 Volkswagon Jetta TDI

2006 Toyota Matrix XR

2007 Dodge Dakota SLT 4X4

Full Power Group, Auto, Diesel, Heated Seats, Great gas Mileage!!!

$

now

00

10,995..

10,995 $115 Bi-weekly

Alloy Wheels, Sunroof, Full Power Group, Auto

$

now

00

10,995..

10,995 $115 Bi-weekly

4dr, Running Boards, Matching Cap, Full Power Group, V8

99.99

P2348

$

now

00

13,995..

13,995 $145 Bi-weekly

2007 Toyota Sienna LE

now

Power Sliding Doors, $ 00 Leather, Heated Seats, Full Power Group, $225 Bi-weekly Extra Clean!!!

21,995..

21,995

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237 Lombard St., Smiths Falls • 613-283-4612

484491

All Payments are based on a 60 month term, bi-weekly at 6.9% interest.

Prices include all dealer fees. Taxes and Licensing fees extra.