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It’s been a long-time coming, but the plan for a new The Keg Restaurant opening up in Stittsville is now getting close to becoming reality as work on the site for the new eatery is now well underway.

New Keg eatery starts to take shape in Stittsville “I have been advised that ... the goal is of opening the restaurant by the 30th of NovemThe metal frame for a new ber. This is a best estimate.,” he restaurant moving into Stitts- said. ville is now in place and a new The Keg Restaurant is starting FIRST PROPOSED IN 2015 to take shape in the community.

A plan to build a Keg ResAs Stittsville continues to grow at a sizzling pace — both taurant in Stittsville at the corin terms of residential and co- ner of Huntmar and Hazeldean merical development — more roads was first put forward in and more new developments 2015, but the plans were put continue to pop up in the com- on hold as revisions to the first munity that is one of the fast- vision for development of the est areas of growth in the entire site underwent some extensive Canadian National Capital changes.

The revised plans were put district. forward earlier this year and According to the most recent information provided to Stitts- work has been underway at the ville Coun. Shad Qadri, the new site this summer.

The Keg Restaurant is to be Keg Restaurant could be ready located at 15 Huntmar Drive at to start grilling up some steaks for hungary Stittsville residents the northwest corner of Huntmar Drive and the Hazeldean this coming November.

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Road intersection. The site area is 7,360 m2 with 80.17 m of frontage on Huntmar Drive and 72.39 m on Hazeldean Road. In and out vehicle accesses will be from both Huntmar Drive and Hazeldean Road.

Among the changes to the orginal plans are: • The entrance to the building has moved from the back of the building to the front and now has direct access to Hazeldean Road.

• A pedestrian node (with bench) has been added to Hazeldean Road near the entrance of the building.

As well, additional windows have been added along the Hazeldean frontage and extra accessible parking spaces have been added along with a dropoff area in front of the restaurant.

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Cyclists asked to dismount along trail as construction goes on An active construction site has caused cyclists to be asked to dismount and walk a bit.

“Mattamy Homes recently installed safety signs where the Trans Canada Trail meets with Rouncey Road in the new Abbottsville development which is currently under construction.

Cyclists are requested to stop and dismount their bicycles when travelling on the Trans Canada Trail and crossing this intersection. It is important to take caution especially given the close proximity to an active construction site,” Stittsville Coun. Shad Qadri says.

Qadri acknowledges that getting of their bikes and walking a bit can be “disruptive.”

But he said “it is important to note that the crossing of the Trans Canada Trail at this intersection was identified in the Fernbank Community Design Plan (CDP). In the Fernbank CDP it was noted to limit the amount of crossings of the trail and therefor there are only two crossings that will be made in the whole development of the Fernbank lands, one at Rouncey and one at Robert Grant.”

— Brian Dryden

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Volunteers from the Stittsville Food Bank were out in force in the community along Main St. this past spring as part of the GLAD Cleaning the Capital campaign. But while that city-wide effort comes around every year, Stittsville residents are being reminded that keeping their community clean is an ongoing effort year-round.

Coun. calls on residents to be ‘eyes and ears’ in making sure community is litter free Qadri rallies residents to keep it clean is Stittsville

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to all that when you leave the house to always bring an additional clean-up bag to keep our grass looking fresh and our shoes looking clean,” he said, adding that dog waste left lying around can become a health hazard on hot days during the summer.

“Litter is another item that should be disposed of properly.

Garbage cans in city parks are emptied on a weekly basis but as waste builds up, they can occasionally become quite full.

Should you come across an overflowing garbage can, I en-

courage (residents) to contact 3-1-1 to request that it is emptied,” he said.

While voluneers are quick in Stittsville to rally to the keep it clean when such events as the annual GLAD Cleaning the Capital campaign takes place each fall and spring, the issue is an ongoing year-round concern.

“As the eyes and ears of our wonderful community, it is up to all of us to ensure that Stittsville remains beautiful for all to enjoy,” Qadri said of his message to residents.

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Fernbank road work continues through until end of month Road work that will close part of Fernbank Road in Stittsville has been delayed, and now will take place from August 14 until August 28.

The work was orginally expected to close down a section of Fernbank from Shea to Robert Grant roads from Aug. 8 to Aug. 22 but the the contractor Taggart Construction now says the work will be done a little later in the month. The work involves installing a box culvert across the roadway for storm water management. Notification signs will be posted and local and emergency vehicle access will be maintained during the work.

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More changes to bus route numbering coming in September.

More tweaks to bus service are coming at the start of September, and some of those changes will affect OC Transpo users in the Stittsville area.

The transit service changes are to begin on Sunday, September 3.

Modifications to the OC Transpo’s tran-

sit system will be made in several phases in preparation for the opening of the O-Train Confederation Line in 2018. The modifications are intended to help ease the changes that will be experienced by customers once the Confederation Line is launched.

New route numbers that are consistent with the Bus Service Identification report received by the Transit Commission in June 2016 will continue to be introduced in phases. As new route numbers are introduced,

they will be categorized into the new service types, with each service type having its own distinctive colour and symbol that provides information on the service offered.

Following consultation with the city councillors for the areas affected, the following service adjustment will be made in Stittsville and Kanata as the evening and weekend service from Terry Fox Station and the Tanger Outlets currently provided by Route 62 will be provided by Route 162 going forward.

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Concern that the house league program for Atom-aged hockey players in Stittsville could be in jeopardy for the coming season have been put to rest.

In late July the Stittsville Minor Hockey Association (SMHA) sent out an email from Robert Smith, director of House operations for the association, that raised the alarm for the coming season.

“We have recently sent out an email regarding our house program at the Atom level.

Unfortunately, Atom still does not have a Convenor. It cannot be run without one in place as

members of the management council cannot run this level as well as do their other roles,” the email stated.

“Without a Convener in place the complete level is going to have to fold,” the email continued.

“Folding the Atom program is certainly not what SMHA wants to do but it will become a reality if volunteers are not in place soon. As Director of House I will be providing training and full support for the individual(s) that take on this critical role,” Smith’s email plea stated.

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The year of La Machine

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t may be Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017 but now this year is going to be known as the Year of La Machine.

Even Ottawa 2017 organizers were amazed at the public’s reaction to this four-day downtown stroll by Long Ma the dragon-horse and Kumo the spider. An estimated 750,000 people swarmed the 27 kilometres of Ottawa streets in the downtown core where the pair of giant machines strolled from July 26 to 29.

It left both Mayor Jim Watson and Ottawa 2017 executive director Guy Laflamme singing the praises of the event. Laflamme touted it as writing “a page in Ottawa history” while Watson called it a “fairy tale weekend that residents and visitors will never forget.”

And, of course, the spinoffs in terms of business and international exposure were immense.

Making the event even more memorable, if that could be, was the fact that glorious weather prevailed for the four days, the first real summer experience of the year after what seemed like daily rain throughout the spring and early summer.

So, all in all, La Machine was an event that made its mark and in today’s world that craves spectacle and wonderment, La Machine rose to the top. As Watson

said, it “captivated the imagination” and “transformed our city into an enchanting and mesmerizing setting.”

And while all of this is so true, we have to wonder about this event’s connection with Canada 150 and the $3.5-million expenditure from the city’s Canada’s 150 funding.

It undoubtedly wrote a page in Ottawa history, as noted. The behaviour of the crowds showed Canadians to be who they are — a respectful, law abiding, appreciative bunch. Yes, this showed Canadians at their best.

But La Machine was an event that could happen in any year. There was nothing linking it with Canada’s 150th. Do we have any better appreciation of our country and its history and its future from this La Machine event, a production of a street theatre production company from France? Surely the goal of Canada 150 celebrations should be to celebrate who we are as Canadians, to discover how we got to where we are today and to explore where we are going in the future.

Alas, La Machine perhaps did not do this but, you have to admit, it sure was a fun and memorable experience and perhaps this says more about us as Canadians today than anything else could.

Road trip: the summer of spontaneous adventures

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recently returned home from another road trip with the kids.

My house looked abandoned.

In place of the lush gardens of May and June was a weedy, overgrown mess. The lawn was uncut.

The flower baskets sat dying on the front porch.

I declare this a summer win.

In early summer, I had a realization that at five, 11 and 12, my kids were the perfect ages to travel. For the first time, bladder control and reasonability would overcome their need to stop every 20 minutes on the highway. The older ones can navigate on a map, pitch a tent and entertain themselves for hours on end.

Summer camp and work contracts be darned, I decided to make this the summer of spontaneous road trips.

Normally, we’re conservative driv-

which we got hit by a hailstorm while hiking, and lost power (and showers and flush toilets) for nearly 48 hours. It was fantastic!

A little over a week later, the day after our Canada Day guests left, I Capital Muse saw four days of glorious weather in the forecast, so off we went to Parry Sound to crash my cousin’s camping vacation. From there, we went to ers. Everything we need to do — work, school, doctor — is within a 5 Hamilton to visit family, back home for a few days, then to Kingston, and km radius of home.

But this summer, we were going to over to Hamilton. The next day, we were off to Montreal for a two-night clock some kilometres. city break.

Every few days, just as the kids Five days later, with 14 hours per are getting comfortable touring our day of sun forecast for the weekown city — museums, fishing the end. I decided on another extended Ottawa River, La Machine — I’ve weekend at Mikisew Provincial Park, announced a new travel adventure. south of North Bay. Surprisingly, It all started with a four-night, the kids said yes, and off we went for stormy camping trip at Bon Echo Provincial Park in late June, during another tour.

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I’ve clocked 6,000 kms on my minivan this month, compared to our annual average of 10,000.

We’re resting for a week, but the kids are conditioned to travel. I’ve decided to fulfil my lifelong dream of visiting Prince Edward Island.

The trip is mapped out, the tent is drying on the line, and we are going for it.

The kids are begging for more upscale accommodation, but I’ve told them Old Blue (our five-man Costco tent) is the ticket to our freedom.

An entire week camping in Prince Edward Island National Park will cost a little over $200.

Apologies to the neighbours for the state of the garden. I promise my husband is still living here. He just hasn’t had a lot of time to tend the flower baskets.

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Just know that my overgrown perennials are a symbol of my summer of adventure. I promise to make it up to you in the fall.

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What’s up, doc, around village of Stittsville? *The Recreation eGuide and Mon Cyberguide francophone des loisirs for the fall and winter programs offered by the city of Ottawa are now available online at Ottawa.ca. This includes swimming lessons, fitness classes, general interest courses, sports, and instruction in the arts. Registration for swimming and aquafitness classes begins online and by phone at 613-5802588 this coming Monday, Aug. 14 at 9 p.m. and in person at city recreation facilities on Tuesday, Aug. 15 during regular business hours. Registration for all other classes will begin online and by phone at 613-580-2588 on Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 9 p.m. and in person at city recreation facilities on Thursday, Aug. 17 during regular business hours. To register online or by phone for these recreation programs, you require a client bar code and family PIN numbers. *The next monthly luncheon for the Friendship Club will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 30 at 12 noon at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street. Jumpin’ Jimmy Leroux will be providing the entertainment at this luncheon. The menu for the luncheon will be chicken Kiev, small roast potatoes, peas and carrots, salad, buns, and a surprise dessert.

Friendship Club members who wish to attend and reserve a place should contact Rosemary at 613-836-6354 or Gloria at 613-831-8819 before Friday, Aug. 25. *English country dancing is available to Stittsville residents. An English Country Dance Club will be meeting every Friday starting on Sept. 8 until the end of May 2018 at the Mlacak Centre (Hall ‘A”) in Kanata, running from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Dances

are explained and they are walked through before they are danced. The annual fee is $60 but a person’s first night is free. For more information, please visit the website www.OttawaEnglishDance.org or call June at 613-746-1424. *Work has begun on upgrading the Park and Ride lot on Carp Road near Highway 417. The lot is being paved, with the work expected to be completed by early September. With the paving, the number of parking spots at this Park and Ride lot will increase from 115 to about 150 spaces. This improvement work is being done in stages during the daytime, with the facility remaining operational at reduced capacity throughout the upgrading period. The work will include surface paving, additional lighting, concrete repairs, a new bus pad, and bike racks. *Marcel Gravelle scored a hole-inone on the fourth hole at the Amberwood golf course on Wednesday, Aug. 2. He used a four-hybrid on the parthree hole. *The Lanark County Genealogical Society and Beckwith Township are hosting a Beckwith Township Heritage Bus Tour and Barbecue on Saturday, Sept. 9 starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Beckwith Park arena on the 9th Line of Beckwith near Carleton Place. The tour will include Ashton, Prospect, and Franktown, with a couple of guest speakers at the stops. The barbecue lunch will be catered by Waterfall Catering of Carleton Place. For more information, contact the Beckwith Township office at 613-257-1539 or the Lanark County Genealogical Society through its website lanarkgenealogy.com. *A vacation bible school for children

aged six to 12 years old is being held at the Grace Baptist Church of Ottawa at 2470 Huntley Rd. just south of Fallowfield Road from Monday, Aug. 28 to Friday, Sept. 1. It will run from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. each day. This vacation bible school is being called “The Case of the Perplexing Prophets”, which, as the title suggests, combines the fascination of youth with detective work with four Bible lessons that will show how God has revealed His message through His prophets in the Old Testament. The vacation bible school will also include crafts, songs, missionary stories, and Bible memory verses.

A field trip to the nearby Karters' Korner will be a highlight of the final day, Sept. 1. This final day will end with a barbecue back at the church following the field trip. Attendance at this vacation bible school is free. More information about how to register can be obtained by phoning the church at 613-838-5247 or by checking the website at GBCottawa.ca … *The U-Rock Music School in Stittsville is adding new lesson times to its upcoming fall session because of high demand. New lesson times on Friday have been added, happening from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information or to book a lesson time, please call the U-Rock Music School at 613-457-5064. *The city of Ottawa had added $400,000 to its road resurfacing budget this year to allow for some unscheduled asphalt road surface repairs.

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Avenue. *The Friendship Club is always open to new members. Membership inquiries should be directed to Lorraine at 613-599-3297. Club activities include exercise (contact Helen at 613836-6766), shuffleboard (contact Shirley at 613-831-2712), euchre (contact Heather at 613-838-2743), and bridge (contact Lorraine at 613-599-3297). *The proposed closure of Fernbank Road from Shea Road to Robert Grant Avenue has been delayed.

Originally set for Tuesday, Aug. 8 to Tuesday, Aug. 22, the closure has now been to run from Mondayh, Aug. 14 to Monday, Aug. 28. This closure is needed so that Taggart Construction can install a culvert under the road for storm water management purposes for future development in the Fernbank lands on the north side of Fern-

bank Road. *The street leading into the new Traditions II subdivision east of Stittsville Main Street and south of Hartsmere Drive has been named Parade Drive. *Goldie Ghamari, the Progressive Conservative candidate for the new riding of Carleton in the 2018 provincial election, was canvassing with a team of supporters in Stittsville all day long last Saturday, Aug. 5, starting off at 8:30 a.m. at the Brown’s Your Independent Grocer parking lot.

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Around village of Stittsville Around village of Richmond *The Stittsville 56ers of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League lost 7-4 to the visiting Ottawa Valley A’s in a game at the Alexander Grove diamond in Stittsville on Wednesday, Aug. 2. An interested spectator at the game was Kyle Jamieson who grew up in Stittsville and at one time played for the Stittsville 56ers.

Kyle was home on holidays from his job as head softball coach at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, a position that he has held since 2012. He played his minor ball in Stittsville and in 1993 pitched for the Canadian National Team which won the world championship in Auckland, New Zealand.

In 1994, he was inducted into the Goulbourn Township Sports Wall of Fame. He began his college coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of Toledo in 2000. After serving an assistant coach with the Danish Men’s National Team in 2001, Kyle returned to coaching NCAA softball at Bowling Green University in 2003. He became an associated head coach at Syracuse University in 2007 and then spent two seasons with the University of Arkansas, helping rebuild its softball program. He then served as an assistant coach at Fordham University in

2011 before becoming head coach at Furman University. In 2016, Kyle joined the U.S.A. Softball staff and helped the American team win gold at the Softball World Championship in British Columbia. He also has served as part of the U.S. National Team staff for the World Cup of Softball and participated in a number of training camps with that program in 2016. *Speaking of the Stittsville 56ers of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League, seven players from the 56ers played for the Kanata Pirates in the recent tenth annual Gil Read Memorial Fastpitch Tournament in Carp on the weekend of July 28-30. These Stittsville 56ers players were Kyle Olson, Adam Smith, Aaron Amo, Tyler Nysted, Scott Parsons, Scott Jessiman and Luc D’Entremont. *Stittsville United Church will be holding another Fun Day Sunday on Sunday, Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be an inflated obstacle as well as games and a BBQ. This will happen at the same time as the annual Kidney Walk which will leave from Stittsville United Church at 11 a.m. that day, following its route along Stittsville Main Street to Papa Sam’s at Beverly Street and back again.

*A fisherman on the Jock River pulled in an unusual catch. It was not a fish but rather the firing mechanism or flintlock from a musket.

Indeed, it is believed that the musket would have belonged to a soldier from the 100th Regiment of Foot from which many of the original settlers of Richmond came. The flintlock would have been part of a Brown Bess musket used by the 100th Regiment of Foot. Here’s how a flintlock like this one which was found in the Jock River would have worked: A small amount of gunpowder was initially poured into the pan on the flintlock. More gunpowder as well as a musket ball and paper cartridge would then be stuffed down the barrel. The hammer which held the flint would then create a spark as it came in contact with the steel frizzen once the trigger was pulled. The spark would light a fire in the pan that carried down to the gunpowder in the barrel, projecting the musket ball out toward the target, presumably the enemy. This flintlock firing mechanism found in the Jock River is now part of the artifact collection at the Goulbourn Museum which is located at 2064 Huntley Rd. at Stanley’s Corners just south of Stittsville. The museum is currently closed until October as a new floor is being installed in the building which was initially built as the Goulbourn township hall. However, museum staff are still working full time at the adjacent History Centre building (former Goulbourn township clerk’s building) at Stanley’s Corners.

The Goulbourn Museum can be contacted at 613-831-2393 or via email at info@goulbournmuseum.ca. *A bid euchre tournament is being held in Richmond on Saturday, Sept. 30 to help raise funds for Richmond’s 2018 Bicentennial Planning Committee. The tournament will be held at the Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds on Perth Street, with registration at 12:30 p.m. and play beginning at 1 p.m. $15 per person which will include a light snack. Share the Wealth tickets will be available. For more information, please contact Joyce at 613-838-8381 or Rachelle at 613-838-5543. Sponsoring the event are TD Canada Trust, Talos Homes, Car-OPractor and the Co-operators. *New taller hydro poles are being installed along the west side of Huntley Road from the Richmond arena north to Garvin Road. *Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre was in attendance at the free concert featuring the band Ambush at the Richmond fairgrounds on Thursday evening, Aug. 3. *The 27th annual Richmond Fair raffle is now underway with early bird draws happenings on Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, leading up to the grand prize draws that will take place on the Fair’s opening night. There will be a $2,000 first prize along with a $1,000 second prize. Other prizes will include two $500 prizes, two $250 prizes and ten $100 prizes. There are only 600 tickets sold in this raffle, costing $25 each.

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These Canada 150 quilted items will be displayed with other Canada 150 items from all sections of the Homecraft Division of the fair.

Quilts entered in this year’s Richmond Fair quilt show have to be registered by Sept. 5, then taken to the fairgrounds on Sept. 11. The fair itself is running from Sept. 14 to Sept. 17 this year. The entry forms for the quilt show are online at the fair website.

Prize sponsors for the quilt show at the Richmond Fair this year include The Country Quilter of Richmond, Mad About Patchwork of Stittsville, The Pickle Dish of Carleton Place, The Running Stitch of Kanata, Sue’s Quilting Quarters of Almonte, Textile Traditions of Almonte, Joni Newman of Quirks and Quilts, the Kanata Quilt Guild, Balance Chiropractic and Massage, Sarah Jane Smiley of Heritage Art Longarm Quilting Services and Pauline Clark of Three Dogs Quilting.

Co-chairs of the quilt show committee for this year’s Richmond Fair are Alison Tranter (613-838-5347) and Sheri Kavanagh (613-838-2296).

Committee members include Cathy Griese, Pauline Farey, Linda Rose and Homecraft president Laura Robertson.

Stittsville’s Capital City Speedway began in 1961

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There’s no more “Thunder in the Pines.”

That’s because the Capital City Speedway is not operating again this season. The stock car race track just west of Stittsville is sitting quiet and unused.

“Thunder in the Pines” was an advertising slogan associated with the Capital City Speedway when it moved to the rural site, after a number of years at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa.

The speedway proved popular, especially in the first couple of decades at its new site west of Stittsville. The ‘60s saw the speedway host an annual

100 lap “International” race, which proved to be quite a draw. In 1967, admission prices for this race night were $2.50 for adults and 50 cents for children under 12 years of age.

And the action continued through to 2014, when monster trucks put on a show at the speedway that July, and racing wound up in September with a Summer Slam and a Fall Festival.

The Capital City Speedway was always considered a true short speedway that required driver finesse and ability to get around the track. It offered a bump and grind, true grit kind of racing for the drivers.

Racing at the Capital City Speedway traditionally ran from May through to the end of August. Rac-

ing included late model, thunder cars, mini stock, legends and four-by-four fun.

Capital City Speedway has played a significant role in the history of stock car racing in the Ottawa area, as it was the site of much of the racing over more than five decades.

It was on a track cut out of a farmer’s field near Carsonby that stock car racing began in the Ottawa area in 1949. However, this location was abandoned after only one season.

A second attempt to launch stock car racing in the area happened a year or two later, when a dirt track with banked corners called Meadow Park Speedway was set up in a field just west of Bells Corners. However, sup-

port was sporadic and it folded; but, it was thought from this experience with these two rural locations that a more central location was required if stock car racing was to become part of the Ottawa sporting scene.

This happened when the first evening of stock car racing was held at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa on June 1, 1955, with the track set up around the outside of the football field. More than 5,000 fans attended that first night of racing on the quarter mile dirt oval, which was a former horse racing track.

By 1956, more than 40 local cars and drivers were registered with the Lansdowne Park Stock Car Racing Club for the weekly racing every

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After the first two successful seasons, race promoter Gerry Bisson worked with the Central Canada Exhibition Association, operators of Lansdowne Park, to implement some improvements to what was then known as Lansdowne Speedway. The track was lengthened to one-third of a mile in length and was widened to 40 feet, with increased banking on the corners. The track was paved and a highway-style guard rail was installed around its perimeter. All these improvements were accompanied by a new and more extensive set of safety rules.

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CANADA’s Largest Garlic Festival in Carp On Saturday and Sunday, August 12 and 13, the Carp Fairgrounds will be home to what has grown to be the biggest garlic festival in Canada. This, their 18th annual Garlic Festival, promises to be bigger and better than ever before, running from 8am to 3pm on Saturday and 10am to 3pm on Sunday. Over 125 booths showcasing 35 dedicated vendors - selling fresh garlic as well as garlic spreads, dips, dressings, pestos, braids and baskets - who join the 90 regular Carp Farmers’ Market vendors to celebrate the harvest of “the stinking rose”. Over 65 varieties of garlic will be featured for buyers to taste and try, along with information sessions on choosing, growing and harvesting the bulb, as well as cooking demonstrations from local restaurants. Enjoy the variety of the festival’s huge international food court, as well as its ample free parking, wheelchair accessibility and free admission. It will be open rain or shine. For more information, please visit carpfarmersmarket.ca or their social media sites (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter). Garlic, garlic and more garlic! You will never find more garlic in one place than you will at the Carp Farmers’ Market.

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The racing included a variety of special attractions as well, such as late model events, sprint races, power pull races and demolition derbies.

Lansdowne Speedway increased in popularity, with additional races held on Fridays and Saturdays, drawing competitors from Montreal and upper New York state as well as the local drivers.

This lasted for three more summers, but the noise caused by the racing from May through to the end of September resulted in public pressure to end the racing at this location.

In addition, there were plans being made to replace the north side grandstand with the Ottawa Civic Centre and to construct a south side stand. This would mean that there would be no more race track.

The last evening of racing at Lansdowne Speedway took place on Aug. 17, 1960.

With no more racing at Lansdowne Park, Bisson undertook the construction of a new, then-state-of-the-art race track along Highway 7, west of Stittsville.

This marked a return of stock car racing to a rural setting. The Lansdowne Park years had grown interest in stock car racing in the Ottawa area, so there was a sufficient fan base built up to ensure success at a rural setting this time.

The new Capital City Speedway opened for business in 1961 and operated until 2014, despite ownership changes and even a name change at one time — although the original name was back in use during the track’s final years of operation.

The large Capital City Speedway can still be seen by motorists passing by on the four-lane Highway 7. The road off Hazeldean Road which runs to the speedway is called Speedway Road, a forever reminder of its location in this spot just west of Stittsville.

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Youngster invited to be on stage with Ambush Ambush lead singer Mark McDonell had spotted young Easton in the audience with his john.curry@metroland.com replica guitar which was much like the guitar Six year old Easton Fraser of Richmond got which Mark himself was using in the perforto perform on stage with Ambush at the free mance. So Mark invited Easton up on stage to concert at the Richmond fairgrounds on Thurs- perform with Ambush as they presented the Van Morrison’s signature song Brown Eyed Girl. day, Aug. 3.

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Mark even interview Easton before he left the stage to a round of applause from the crowd of about 300 who attended the open air concert.

Calling Easton up on stage was but one of the ways in which Ambush included audience participation in its performance.

Throughout the concert, Ambush urged rhythmic clapping and overhead hand waving by the audience. For instance, during Ambush’s rendition of Norman Greenbaum’s 1969 rock song Spirit in the Sky, the audience was urged to scream and clap their hands.

During the singing of John Denver’s 1974 hit Thank God I’m a Country Boy, Ambush’s Mark McDonell called on the “country girls” in the audience to make some noise.

When Ambush performed Country Girl (Shake It Up for Me), a 2011 hit for American country music singer Luke Bryan, the audience was urged to wave their arms over their heads, creating a wave-like scene in the crowd. Country Girl (Shake It Up for Me) has sold over three and a half million copies in the United States, making it one of the biggest selling songs by a male country music artist.

Similar hand and arm waving in the air was urged by Ambush for the song Sweet Caroline, the 1969 hit song for Neil Diamond which Ambush first played when it performed at the original Crazy Horse bar at Carp.

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signature songs, the audience was encouraged to create a human train of dancing youngsters which then weaved its way through parts of the audience as the song was performed.

This audience participation encouraged throughout the performance, when combined with the upbeat, well known tunes that flowed one after another from the stage during the one and a half hour concert, made for an entertaining and enjoyable experience, all happening on a warm evening with just a tinge of overcast weather in the sky.

This was the fifth in this year’s seven-concert series sponsored this year by city of Ottawa West Carleton-March councillor Eli El-Chantiry. After 20 years of sponsoring these Concerts in the Park, Waste Management withdrew its sponsorship this year. That’s when councillor El-Chantiry stepped in and sponsored the concerts.

The first four concerts were held on Thursday evenings in July at Fitzroy Provincial Park at Fitzroy Harbour. This concert by Ambush was the first of two held at the Richmond fairgrounds in Richmond, with a second concert being held this Thursday, Aug. 10 when The Hashtags will be performing.

The seventh and final concert in this series of free summer outdoor concerts will take place on Thursday, Aug. 17 when the scene shifts to Village Square Park in Stittsville, with the rock ‘n roll show band Eddy and the Stringrays performing.

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At this Ambush concert in Richmond on Aug. 3, a total of $656.45 was raised for CHEO. In addition, the concert was preceded, as are all of these concerts, by a barbecue with the proceeds going to youth programming in the community. For this concert by Ambush, it was the Richmond Youth Centre which looked after the barbecue, raising funds for its programs. The Richmond Youth Centre operates on the second and fourth Friday evenings of the month at the Richmond arena hall, with programing for youth aged 8 to 11 years old and also for youth aged 12 to 16 years of age.

Ambush has been performing in the area since 1993. Current members John Curry/Metroland of this Kingston-based Canadian muMark McDonell (left) of Ambush interviews six year old Easton Fraser (right) at the sic group include Mark McDonell on Ambush concert at the Richmond fairgrounds in Richmond on Aug. 3. guitar and lead vocals, Kris Lafontaine on bass guitar and vocals and Danny Derue on drums.

Ambush performs throughout the year, singing at concerts and events like fall fairs while doing more corporate gigs in the winter months.

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a space called the Crystal Nook, located to the right of the front door, in a round turret that is one of the architectural features of the building.

This circular, window-laden area adds a “wow” factor to the tumbled stones, crystals, incense, pendulums and more which are on sale there. It is this space, as well, that serves as the backdrop to occasional sessions with local tarot card readers and angel messengers held at StoryArt. This Crystal Nook area is but one of the features which makes a visit to StoryArt memorable. There’s also the stone fireplace that adds to the building’s impression of sturdy and solid construction, much like the stone exterior and stone steps leading to the solid wood front door.

This is not your ordinary retail premises, but,

rather, a unique setting.

“The home itself has a lot of history and absolutely adds to the charm of the space we’ve tried to create,” says Richer.

While the first floor of the home features the handmade artwork, jewelry, gifts and other creative works there on consignment from the local artists involved, the second floor is home to a studio where workshops and classes in the creative arts are held.

These workshops, classes and other gatherings in this second floor studio span a broad range of creative activities, including writing, watercolour, collage, mixed media, abstract art, sewing, knitting, wire sculpture and more.

It features a collection of art, jewelry and gifts created by over 30 local artists and artisans — and it’s all found in a building that oozes charm, adding to the overall visitor experience.

It’s StoryArt Creative Centre and Boutique, a recently opened gift shop and art centre located on Stittsville Main Street — right across from the familiar Jo-Jo’s Pizza — which features handmade artwork, jewelry, gifts and decor, all created by the over 30 See STORYART OFFERS, page 21 artists and artisans who are now associated with StoryArt. In addition, StoryArt also has a small assortment of curated retro, vintage and antique pieces, all now included in the offerings thanks to a broken ear on a ceramic elephant.

The piece was so appealing, despite its chipped ear, that StoryArt’s founder and creative director Mel Richer decided that second-hand pieces needed to have a place in the shop. That’s when retro, vintage and antique pieces entered the mix. As for the elephant with the broken ear, the piece remains on display in one corner of a long glass display case that can’t be missed.

The elephant, along with the piece missing from its ear, is there for display purposes only — it’s not for sale.

But, there’s plenty for sale at StoryArt Creative Centre and Boutique.

“Our boutique features artwork from local artists working in various mediums and styles,” Richer says.

“From portraits, abstracts to mixed media, we have delightful pieces to suit many tastes. We also carry unique John Curry/Metroland handmade jewelry and wire sculptures Mel Richer, creative director of StoryArt Creative Centre and Boutique on Stittsville created locally.”

A highlight of any visit to Story- Main Street stands at the StoryArt sign in front of the building in which the Centre and Art Creative Centre and Boutique is Boutique is housed.

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StoryArt offers workshops and hosts parties, retreats Continued from page 20

Upcoming workshops include such topics as rune reading, alcohol ink, wire and bead, mixed media and collage, drawing and book publishing.

In addition, StoryArt offers customized group packages for creative birthday parties, corporate retreats or just a fun night out with friends. Youth are not forgotten, as StoryArt also hosts creative workshops for youth, introducing them to various creative endeavours.

Richer is a writer and abstract artist herself.

Indeed, this was the genesis of the name “StoryArt,” which combines both of her own creative

passions: writing and art.

StoryArt Creative Centre and Boutique opened just before last Christmas, in what was formerly the location of a daycare provider. The goal was to feature the creative work of a unique mix of artists and this is what has been evolving over the past few months. The shop features a mix of artistic styles and mediums, with all artists and artisans being vetted to ensure that the work fits in with the overall focus of the boutique. This means everything is handmade and unique — there are no two artists offering similar pieces.

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Two ways RRSP / RRIF income can you withdraw $10,000 from your be used for charitable purposes: It is important to seek advice of a tax RRIF, additional tax owing would ad visor as there are implications to be approximately $2,965, being a 1. Wit hdraw and donate f unds co nsider, such as the potential for the periodically – smaller withdrawals marginal tax rate of 29.65%. If keep annual taxable income lower. Old Age Security (OAS) claw back your income is higher, marginal for those over the age of 65 who are tax rate increases. The highest 2. Make a lump sum do nation - can deemed a “high income earner” by the marginal tax rate for an Ontario cause a large increase in taxable g o v er nm en t and are required to repay resident in 2016 is 53.53% applying income and therefore may result s o m e o r a l l of their OAS payments. to income in excess of $220,000. in a higher rate of tax. The lump sum can also be donated upon IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT ABOUT HOW YOU CAN LEAVE A LEGACY GIFT TO BENEFIT CHEO’S PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES PLEASE CONTACT MEGAN DOYLE RAY AT 613 738-3694 OR MEGANDOYLE@CHEOFOUNDATION.COM Stittsville News - Thursday, August 10, 2017 21

Councillor’s Column Keeping You Informed

By Shad Qadri, Councillor Ward Six Stittsville City of Ottawa

August 10, 2017

Councillor’s Column Keeping You Informed Intermittent section closures at Carp Road Park and Ride Please note that sections of the Carp Park & Ride will be closed intermittently until early September 2017 weather dependent, due to upgrade work being done at the facility.

The work will take place in stages during the daytime, and the facility will remain operational at reduced capacity throughout.

The upgrades include surface paving, additional lighting, concrete repairs, a new bus pad and bike racks. Directional signage will guide pedestrians during sidewalk repairs.

The upgraded paved surface of the site will hopefully allow for an improved customer experience, by eliminating mud and puddles while delineating accessibility and other spaces with pavement markings. The number of parking spots will also be increased, from approximately 115 spaces to approximately 150 spaces.

Many residents rely on this Park and Ride for service and the increased number of spaces will help to accommodate demand.

For convenience in the meantime, users are encouraged to park at Canadian Tire Centre, Terry Fox or Eagleson Park and Rides.

For more information on these please visit octranspo.com/ routes/park_and_ride For more updates on the construction and road work activity happening across the city, or for information about traffic and travel planning, visit the City’s Traffic Report on ottawa.ca or follow the City’s traffic account on Twitter - @ottawa_traffic.

Fernbank Road Closure Updated Timeframe I would like to advise residents that Fernbank Road will be closed from Shea to Robert Grant between Monday, August 14th and Monday, August 28th.

The contractor, Taggart Construction, will be installing a box culvert across the roadway for future storm water management.

Notification signs will be posted in advance of the closure with additional signs posted during the affected period. Local and emergency vehicle access will be maintained. A detour will be signed from Shea>Abbott>Robert Grant.

I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Registration for Fall and Winter Recreation Programs Start planning for an active autumn because the Recreation eGuide for City of Ottawa recreation programs is now available online at ottawa.ca/en/residents/parks-and-recreation/ registered-classes-all-ages/recreation-guide.

Choose from a wide variety of activities for all ages, including swimming lessons, fitness classes, general-interest courses, sports and instruction in the arts.

• Registration for swimming and aquafitness classes begins online and by phone (613-580-2588) on Monday, August 14 at 9 p.m. and in person at City recreation facilities on Tuesday, August 15 during regular business hours.

• Registration for all other classes begins online and by phone (613-580-2588) on Wednesday, August 16 at 9 p.m. and in person at City recreation facilities on Thursday, August 17 during regular business hours.

To register online or by phone you will require a client barcode and family PIN numbers. To obtain one, please visit ottawa.ca/ en/creating-client-account I highly encourage all interested residents to pursue available options and mark your calendars for registration dates as you don’t want to miss out!

Always Listening As your Councillor, I always welcome your keen input and ideas on how we can sustain and improve Stittsville. Please contact our office anytime by phone at 613-580-2476 or by e-mail at Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca.

If you are a Stittsville resident of Ward 6 and would like to be added to my weekly electronic outreach list, please contact my office to ensure you receive pertinent information concerning our community. Further information about any of these articles can be found on my website or you can contact my office to obtain details.

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Items for sale at StoryArt Creative Centre and Boutique are This is one of the rooms filled with unique treasures at the displayed around and even on the eye-catching sandstone StoryArt Creative Centre and Boutique on Stittsville Main fireplace, one of the features of the former home that was built in the 1940s.

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StoryArt located in 1940s home built for Stittsville businessman W.J. Bell Continued from page 21

“We try to keep it a nice mix,” says Richer.

StoryArt Creative Centre and Boutique is open from Tuesday through Sunday as follows: Tuesday, noon to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.

Monday visits can be arranged by appointment or can happen by chance. Everyone is welcome to drop in and look around.

StoryArt also has a developing online store that can be found at StoryArt.ca. More information about StoryArt can be found by phoning Richer at 613-720-7731 or emailing info@StoryArt.ca.

StoryArt Creative Centre and Boutique also has an assortment of products from Natalie Barnes’ Special Finds, which provides resources for those in the special needs community.

Future plans may include using the outdoor grounds for activities, such as plein air painting workshops, or as a location for vis-

iting vendors.

The historical nature of the one-time home has not been forgotten. Indeed, one of the building’s original doors was used to create an art board in the entrance hallway area, as well as a table in the Crystal Nook room.

In addition, the original surround for the stone fireplace has been repurposed as a clothes rack.

The home was originally built in the 1940s for W.J. Bell, who was a Stittsville businessman as well as a farmer and developer. It was built by Orville Parks of Stittsville, who was widely regarded as the best carpenter in the area at the time.

The stone on the lower storey of the twostorey building came from Campbell’s stone quarry, which was near the present-day rock cut along the Queensway, east of the Eagleson Road. The rock was installed on the house by personnel from Campbell’s stone quarry.

The house has a sandstone fireplace on the first floor, as well as another fireplace in

the basement.

Bell Memorial Park, which is now known as the W.J. Bell Peace Park, was named after Bell, who donated the land.

W.J. Bell arrived in Stittsville in 1927, having traded his farm on Dwyer Hill Road with Eric Lewis of Stittsville for the downtown Lewis store. Besides running the store and a feed mill, Bell continued farming, with farms on Fernbank Road and in the Ashton area.

He also owned a fleet of pulpwood trucks and went into partnership with his brotherin-law, Alf McCoy, in the trucking and road construction business. They later formed two companies, which worked in concert with each other — namely Alf McCoy Construction, which did roadwork; and W.J. Bell and Son, which handled quarry crushing work.

Bell purchased the land which ran south on the west side of Stittsville Main Street from the former railway track to Fernbank Road. Over the years, he developed various subdivisions on this land, making him one of Stittsville’s first developers.

Jabulani’s Richmond 1818 wine sells out quickly - 717 bottles Donation of $717 for bicentennial celebrations SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

Richmond’s commemorative white wine bottled by Jabulani Vineyard and Winery has been a hit.

The wine, named Richmond 1818 in support of Richmond’s upcoming bicentennial in 2018, has been all sold out — all 717 bottles that Jabulani bottled.

Indeed, Janet Moul of Jabulani Vineyard and Winery has exclaimed that the bottles “flew off the shelf.”

And Richmond’s bicentennial celebrations in 2018 have benefitted from the robust sale of this Richmond 1818 wine as Jabulani Vineyard and Winery has Submitted donated a dollar from Tom Moul, co-owner and winemaker at Jabulani Vineyard and Winery on Jock Trail the sale of each bottle west of Richmond, is framed by the leaves and grapes of vines in the vineyard. to the Richmond 200th

anniversary celebrations.

Jabulani owners Tom and Janet Moul presented a cheque of $717 for the anniversary celebrations at Jabulani’s South African dinner event on Friday, Aug. 4.

The Richmond 1818 commemorative white wine was vented from grapes grown right at the Jabulani Vineyard and Winery, which is located on Jock Trail Road just west of Richmond.

The wine featured the floral characteristics of honeysuckle and citrus,

with notes of gooseberry and having with a crisp lemon finish.

A number of events have already taken place as fundraisers for the 2018 celebrations in Richmond. These have included a community garage sale, Car-Tastrophe which was a head and beard shaving event at CC’s Corner in Richmond, A Taste of Richmond at the Jabulani Vineyard and Winery, a swim-a-thon at the TLC Bed and Breakfast in Richmond, and a barn

dance at the Richmond fairgrounds. Upcoming events include a golf tournament on Monday, Aug. 14, participation in the Richmond Fair, and a New Year’s Eve gala at the Richmond arena hall.

Among the events already planned for 2018 include a family fun skating party, a Margaritaville dance, a fashion show, a road race, a ball tournament and, of course, a major weekend of celebrations from June 15 to 18.

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unt Lizzie called it “threshing,” but everyone I knew called it “thrashing.” Father said his sister got high-minded when she moved to Regina and left the farm at Northcote behind, and sometimes he had no idea what she was talking about.

Anyway, it was thrashing time and to me it was like a holiday ... just like the Saturday night card parties, only there was no music.

Early in the morning, farm neighbours would start to arrive, and they would stand around the barnyard, smoking their pipes, waiting for Mr. Briscoe to bring the big thrashing machine, pulled down our long lane by his tractor. There was nothing to do until that boozer of a machine was situated, and the daylong work began.

As many as 15 neighbours would be there, and that meant they would have to be fed their noon meal, as the thrashing could go on until late in the afternoon.

that I was, said she couldn’t see any reason why we couldn’t go in and get ourselves a plate full of dinner, and eat it in the grape arbour.

I said it was probably better if we waited until the men were served, and then we could venture in.

Velma was all for charging in right then, but I told her she could go if she wanted, but I was waiting until I knew the workers were digging into their through the opened window. pies. And so we sat it out until The clatter of dishes as the big table was being set, the bake Velma took a peek in through the window and said the pie was table used, and another make on their plates. shift table made of planks on It didn’t take long for the two ‘sawhorses,’ covered with men to clean their plates and flour bag sheets, all needed to head out the door to the job at feed the neighbours who had come to help with the thrashing. hand. Velma and I went into the kitchen, where Mother and Of course, Velma’s father, Audrey had collapsed onto two Uncle Alec was there too, as chairs with their plates in front were a couple of her older of them at the old pine table. We brothers.

The wonderful smell of roast grabbed two plates off the bake pork and boiled turnips drifted table, and loaded them with through the open window, and what was left of dinner, which wasn’t much.

Velma, far more adventurous

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Mother and my sister Audrey would be up before dawn, and the old Findlay Oval would be fair hopping by the time the first few neighbours had arrived.

That year my best friend Velma came across the 20 acre field.

With the wild rush to have dinner ready at the stroke of 12, Mother and Audrey had no time to bother with the likes of me ... barely seven years old. And so Mother said I could have Velma over to play.

We sat in the grape arbour in the two-seated swing, and could hear the kitchen sounds coming

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There wasn’t a scrap of pie. It looked like Mother and Audrey were all in. It didn’t take long for me to realize we had walked right into a pile of work. Mother said we could fill the dishpan with hot water from the reservoir, and start into washing up, and Velma could grab a clean tea towel. Well, that certainly wasn’t what either of us had in mind!

Mother made sure we had everything in order for the job at hand, and then she and Audrey took their loaded plates out into the grape arbour, and it wasn’t long before we could hear the sound of the swing seats gently going back and forth.

Velma wanted to know how we got into cleaning up the dishes. I didn’t have an answer.

I took a peek out the kitchen window. The swing had stopped moving. Audrey was asleep in one seat, and Mother in the other.

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Three Stittsville singers off to Nashville SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

Three Stittsville youth are off to Nashville to perform and to record a song.

Tegan Pilon, 12, Michaela Cote, 14, and Scarlett Arbuthnot, 15, are students of Sarah McClurg Music School of Ottawa. The three Stittsville singers will be joining eight other Sarah McClurg Music School students on this trip to Nashville this month.

In Nashville, they will be performing in a series of shows at the Grand Ole Opry, at the Country Music Hall of Fame and at Nashville Shores.

In addition, in Nashville each of them will be writing and recording an original song with the assistance of a professional Nashville songwriter.

To raise funds for this Nashville experience, the three Stittsville singers performed at the Barley Mow on Carp Road in Stittsville on Tuesday, Aug. 1, singing a variety of tunes, some originals

but lots of covers, during a three-hour musical evening.

A jar for donations was placed on the stage while there was also a five-dollar price on tickets for this fundraising song event.

Sarah McClurg has described Tegan Pilon, the youngest of the three Stittsville singers, as “full of life and very gifted for such a young age,” adding that Tegan is keen and eager.

As for Michaela Cote, McClurg describes her as a “beautiful girl with so much talent.”

McClurg is also full of praise for the third member of this trio of Stittsville singers, Scarlett Arbuthnot, calling her a “true leader.” She describes Scarlett as one with “a unique style” and a “very gifted song writer.” Besides singing, Scarlett accompanied the three singers on the guitar during their performance at the Barley Mow. In this performance, Tegan also accompanied the singers on the tambourine on some songs.

Sarah McClurg knows what she is talking about as she herself is an award winning singer/ songwriter.

She was awarded the Country Artist of the Year award by the L.A. Indie Music Awards in 2011 and has performed hundreds of times including a tour of the United Kingdom, at Dis-

neyland, at Sea World, at the Grand Ole Opry and as the house band for the Ottawa 67s.

She has been teaching for over 15 years. She offers a variety of classes from vocal music, guitar, songwriter and harmony. Her main focus is for all of her students to become musicians by giving them the tools that they need to success.

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Three Stittsville singers, students of the Sarah McClurg Music School in Ottawa, who are headed to Nashville to perform and to write an original song are (from left) Tegan Pilon, Michaela Cote and Scarlett Arbuthnot. They performed at the Barley Mow in Stittsville on Tuesday, Aug. 1.

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Runners will be able to compete as a team if they wish in either the 10K race or the half marathon. There will be prizes for those in this team competition. There will be prizes for teams that finish with the best average time in four divisions, namely men, women, mixed and masters.

As in the past, all participants will receive a finishing medal in the races.

In addition, the 10K, half marathon and team relay participants will receive long sleeve TECH shirts. The 2K participants will receive a long sleeve cotton shirt.

Online registration is now open for this year’s 9RunRun event which will take place on Saturday, Oct. 14. Online registration will close on Oct. 10 if space is still available. There will be no race day registration.

Again this year, the event is being held in partnership with the Ottawa Police Service, the Ottawa Paramedic Service and the Ottawa Fire Service.

This 9RunRun event provides runners with a unique fall running experience on courses that include parts of the Trans Canada Trail.

There will also against his year be the annual Chief’s Chili Cookoff in which the three emergency services (police, fire and paramedic) compete for the title of the best chili.

While the 9RunRun event started as a half marathon event, today it also includes a 10K race and now the new team relay option for the half marathon as well as the 2K race for families and children.

Again this year this eighth annual 9RunRun event will be headquartered at Village Square Park at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Abbott

Street.

The 9RunRun event supports mental health programs in the Ottawa community. To date the race has raised over $140,000 for mental health programs and supports.

Currently the 9RunRun organizers are looking for about 100 volunteers to staff the street barricades that are set up to block off traffic from the race course routes. Volunteers who want to help out in this way can sign up on the website www.9runrun.ca. These volunteers are

essential for the races as they help ensure that the runners are kept safe while ensuring that traffic keeps moving as needed.

Volunteering to look after a barricade is a great way to view the race and be involved in the community. Students are welcome as it will serve as community service hours. Youth under 16 years of age are also welcome provided they are accompanied by an adult.

Brenda Tirrell of Stittsville is the race director for this 9runrun event.

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Last week, Loblaws came out and said that all of the proposed higher minimum wages across Canada will cost them $190 million.

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Ontario job creators are being as clear as they can on this issue, and the government refuses to listen to them.

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Born in Cochrane, Ontario to Robert and Elizabeth Nixon; he grew up in Timmins.

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Loving great grandfather of Logan, Sydney, Olivia, Alexia, Molly and Caleb. Brother of the late Norma and Margaret.

Friends visited the family at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Saturday August 5, 2017 from 11:00 a.m. until time of the service in the Chapel at 12:00 noon. Internment at the Lakeview Cemetery in Midland at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday August 8, 2017.

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$400 given away in first early bird draw Four hundred dollars has been given away in the first of five early bird draws in the annual Richmond Fair raffle.

These early bird draws are being held on the five Thursdays in August leading up to the grand prize draws which will happen on opening night at the 2017 Richmond Fair. Each AUCTIONS

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Saturday August 19, 2017, 10:00 AM sharp For Valerie and Doug Sheffield to be held at their home located at 24 Woodridge Crt., Braeside - Corner of Woodridge Crt. and Usborne St. The Sheffield’s have sold their home.

Craftsman 22 HP 42 inch ride on lawn mower; Poulan chainsaw; hedge trimmer; leaf blower; table saw; Router and Router table; Delta 10” Power Miter saw; 8” Drill Press; 15” Scroll saw; garden ornaments; wooden bench; electric snow blower; lawn sweeper; 8 pc dining room set – table, 6 chairs, hutch – Hepworth furniture Co., Palliser cream leather chesterfield, love seat and chair; leather recliner; cloth love seat; Wicker rocker and chair; Rattan table and 4 chairs; 5 pc Rattan set – 2 chairs, coffee table, love seat, accent table; Maple curio cabinet; Antique school desk; Leather top desk; Serving cabinet with marble tray; queen size bedding; linens; sheets; 3 – beds in a bag; hall tree; large assortment of knick knacks and figurines; carved wooden ducks; Oval Mirror; Assorted pieces of art; school bell; Sony receiver and 2 paradigm speakers; Coal Oil lamp; Mantle clock – Forestville Clock Company #479/31 Co.; 15 piece Thousand Faces Tea set – circa 1896 – excellent condition; Simpsons Potters 8 place china setting; 4 Royal Doulton figurines – Valerie; Valerie Isobel; Rose; For Someone Special; large selection of Pin Wheel Crystal; Plus many, many items too numerous to mention.

Everything is in excellent condition and must sell. Please plan to attend.

Terms: Cash or Cheque with ID Refreshments Owners: Valerie and Doug Sheffield 613-623-0290 613-617-9805 Auctioneer: John J. O’Neill 613-832-2503 oniellsauctions@gmail.com www.oneillsauctions.ca Owner or Auctioneer not responsible in case of loss or accident day of sale

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Auction Sale Lanark Civitan Hall

Thursday August 17, 2017 Auction 5 p.m. – Viewing 4 p.m.

Auctioneer: Jim Beere

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Stainless steel fridge (new), Auga 36” stainless steel stove, collection of fancy canes, household, antiques & collectibles, fishing and hunting items and much more!

For listing and pictures see www.theauctionhunt.com Terms: Cash or Good Cheque

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winner in an early bird draw receives $25 which is the cost of a ticket in the raffle draw.

Sixteen winners are being drawn in each early bird raffle. Winners drawn in the first early bird raffle draw on Thursday, Aug. 3, were Amy Charron of Richmond, ticket 185; Glenda Carwardine of Richmond, ticket 049; Babe McRae of AUCTIONS

Richmond, ticket 401; Rob Corby of Kars, ticket 160; Susan Hughes of Stittsville, ticket 096; James Wytenburg of Richmond, ticket 360; Pat Meagher of Richmond, ticket 051; Bert and Margaret Smith of Stittsville, ticket 365; Nick Mamalis of Stittsville, ticket 354; David Seabrook of Kemptville, ticket 169; Louise Hill of Richmond, ticket AUCTIONS

AUCTION SALE OF REAL ESTATE, TRACTOR, ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, GLASSWARE, INTERESTING FARM ANTIQUES AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. 3455 Donnelly Dr, Kemptville On- travel 5 km north of Kemptville on Hwy 44, then 6 km west on Donnelly Dr or from Hwy 416 exit at Dilworth west to Donnelly Dr or from North Gower travel on Old Hwy 16 to Donnelly Dr. Watch for Auction Signs.

Saturday, August 19 at 9:00 am (Property sells at 2:30 pm)

Property: Selling approx. 89 acres of picturesque farm land and bush with frontage on 2 roads, a charming 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom 2 storey home with solarium. It is heated by a propane furnace and has a drilled well. There is a historic log out building, a barn and garage also. The property fronts on Donnelly Dr. but also runs along Harnett Rd. Terms of Property: Property will be sold subject to a very reasonable reserve bid. Purchaser must pay $40,000 down day of sale (by certified cheque or bank draft payable to the lawyer “Thomas Byrne in trust”) with balance due upon closing. Must have certified cheque or bank draft at time of registration to obtain bidding card. Inspections are the responsibility of potential buyers and must be completed prior to the auction. This property sells in “As Is” condition. Property will sell at 2:30 pm For more information or viewing by appointment please contact the auctioneers as the home is currently occupied.

Also selling the day of sale starting at 9:00 am: Antiques: unique drop front desk w/ raised panels-one of a kind; beautiful oak side board w/ beveled glass mirror; mahogany dresser and chest of drawers; highboy dresser w/ oval mirror; beautiful cupboard top; sideboard bottoms; Eastlake oak chest of drawers; assorted chests of drawers; dresser bottoms; pressed back swivel office chairs; flip top card table; spool bed; small tables; 4 captain’s chairs; parlour tables; bakers table; pine blanket box; dome trunk; large assortment of antique furniture needing restoration; Glassware and Collectibles: Antique garden duster-very rare; six piece wash set; Montreal decorated merchant crock-blue design

by John L Cassidy & Co; oil lamps; cut glass; interesting pictures and paintings; oval rug; flow blue dog; Silverwoods cream top milk bottle; Cowans pint silk screen bottle; other assorted bottles, medicine bottles and sealers; insulators; metal gas and oil cans; old golf clubs-some w/ wooden shafts; railroad and buggy lanterns; Air-Flow child’s wagon; small sleigh (perfect condition); stove pipe rings; steel implement wheels; ice tongs; cross-cut saws; old scales; cant hook; hay knife; logging chains; nice selection of hand tools; wooden nail keg; cast iron pots; cheese boxes; old records; Journal metal paper holder dispenser; wicker baskets; old stove - patent 1875; walking sticks; wooden step ladders; corn sheller; butter churn; old fishing tackle; old crocks; old paneled doors; lumber and barn boards; wooden windows; good selection of forks, shovels, chains etc; old skis; snow shoes; grain cradle; old pennants; barn litter carrier; Tractors: Ford Major 4000 diesel tractor w/ loader; John Deere D130, 22 hp V twin hydrostatic 42” cut, 141 hrs, purchased from John Deere; Craftsman lawn tractor; Craftsman rear tine rototiller; Craftsman snow blower; lawn sweeper; radial arm saw; compound mitre saw.

A partial listing of a large sale - one not to miss - expect barn finds.

Note: Auction sale is starting at 9:00 am

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369; Tricia Schouten of Richmond, ticket 099; Mary Todd of Richmond, ticket 194; Lois Moodie of Richmond, ticket 356; Gayle Ryan of Richmond, ticket 224; and Bonnie Lalonde of Kanata, ticket 106.

There will be four more early bird draws on Thursdays, Aug. 10, 17, 24 and 31. For the grand prize draws at the beginning of the Richmond Fair, AUCTIONS

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Carrie Hands, CAI, CPPA, Auctioneer & Appraiser Jason Hands, Auctioneer

- Online Only Auction -

@www.handsauction.com Bidding Opens Wednesday, August 16 @ 9 a.m.

Closing Wednesday, August 23 @ 7 p.m.

Preview Monday, August 21, from 5 - 6 p.m.

Bid on Tag Heur watch, Mont Blanc pen, Gucci bracelet, Fine Jewellery, Canoe, Snowblower, Leather sofa, Fine Furniture, Royal Doulton, Royal Albert dinnerware, Tools and more. Pick up of your purchases is Thursday, August 24 from 12 noon - 7 p.m. at Hands Auction Facility, 5501 County Rd 15, R R # 2, Brockville, ON.

James Auction Service Ltd. Stewart James Jr. Erin James-Merkley 613-222-2815 613-277-7128 Refreshments available.

Owners and Auctioneers not responsible for loss or accidents.

all of the early bird winning tickets will be re-entered into the drum to be eligible for the grand prize draws.

These grand prizes will be one prize of $2,000, one prize of $1,000, two $500 prizes, two $250 prizes and 10 $100 prizes. This totals $5,500 for the grand prize draws. When added to the $2,000 that is being given away in the early bird draws, the total for the cash prizes in this year’s Richmond Fair raffle draw is $7,500.

There are still a number of tickets available for purchase. If you would like to purchase a ticket, you should call the Richmond Fair office at 613838-3420.

All proceeds from the raffle are used for improvements on the Richmond fairgrounds.

The annual Richmond Fair will take place from Sept. 14 to 17 this year.

This is the 27th annual Richmond fair raffle draw. The Richmond Fair itself has a history which goes back to 1844.

5501 County Road 15, RR #2, Brockville, ON K6V 5T2 Phone: (613) 926-2919 E-mail: auction@handsauction.com www.handsauction.com

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES 1st ...........................Paper 2nd ....................... Cotton 3rd .......................Leather 4th ......................... Books 5th ......................... Wood 6th .................Candy, Iron 7th ............. Copper, Wool 8th .......... Bronze, Pottery 9th ..........Pottery, Willow 10th ......... Tin, Aluminum 11th .........................Steel 12th .................Linen, Silk 13th ..........................Lace

14th .........................Ivory 15th ...................... Crystal 20th ........................China 25th ........................Silver 30th .........................Pearl 35th .........................Coral 40th .........................Ruby 45th ...................Sapphire 50th ..........................Gold 55th ....................Emerald 60th .................. Diamond 70th .................. Platinum

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Terms – Cash or Cheque with Proper ID Prop: Les Wallace Stewart James 613-445-3269

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The display gate for the annual Richmond Fair will be going up soon along Perth Street between the Dining Hall on the fairgrounds and the Richmond Memorial Community Centre (arena).

2017 Richmond Fair SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

The 173rd Richmond Fair happens from Sept. 14 to Sept. 17 this year.

The ever-popular demolition derby will take place on Thursday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. This will be the second year for the derby being on the Thursday rather than the Friday evening.

Entertainment in the arena on the Friday night will include The British Legends group along with the Carnival Hangover Band. Entertainment in the arena continues through the weekend. Saturday afternoon will feature The Gruff Sisters’ Kitchen Party while the Saturday night dance in the arena will feature Madeline Merlo along with the Blackwell group. The entertainment will continue on Sunday with Vicki Spurrell at 1 p.m., Randall Prescott and Tracey Brown at 2:15 p.m., and Dion Pride at 4 p.m.

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Plowing match coming up on Aug. 25, 26 SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

The plows are returning to the Richmond area this year.

The Ottawa Carleton Plowmen’s Association’s annual plowing match will be held at the Charles Brophy farm on Brophy Drive near Moodie Drive at Twin Elm, just outside of Richmond, on Aug. 25 and Aug. 26.

The plowing match has been held at the Brophy farm in the past, as well as at other Richmond and Goulbourn sites. In 2014, it was held at Jockbrae Farm in the Munster area.

Things will get underway with an opening ceremony on Friday, Aug. 25 at 10 a.m., followed by a VIP plowing competition at 11 a.m. VIP plowers will include local politicians, as well as members of the local media.

The VIP plowing competition will be followed by a light lunch and awards ceremony.

This will be followed by a plowing workshop from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., which is open to members of the public. Coaches and equipment will be available to allow all workshop participants to learn about the art of plowing.

The actual plowing match will take place, rain or shine, on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 10 a.m. Competitors from across Ottawa Carleton will be plowing against one another, FOR SALE

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trying to gain a spot to plow at the International Plowing Match and Rural Expo in Huron County in September. Plowers must plow at local matches such as this Ottawa Carleton Plowmen’s Association event in order to be able to compete at the International Plowing Match.

Both modern and vintage tractors, as well as horses, will be used in the plowing.

A local Queen of the Furrow chosen at this Ottawa Carleton plowing match will go on to represent the region at the International Plowing Match, where the Ontario Queen of the Furrow is crowned. Each local Plowmen’s Association, such as the Ottawa Carleton Plowmen’s Association, selects a local queen. The selection process involves an interview, plowing a parcel of land and giving a speech. Contestants in local Queen of the Furrow competitions are between the ages of 16 and 24, and must be knowledgeable about agriculture, plowing, food production and environmental issues.

Taylor Brophy of Richmond was the Ottawa Carleton Plowmen’s Association’s Queen of the Furrow for 2014. It was in 1977 that the association crowned its first Queen of the Furrow. In 1988, Ottawa Carleton Queen of the Furrow Jill Patterson was crowned Ontario Queen of the Furrow at the International Plowing Match.

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plowing match will include displays, vendors and farm equipment set up at the site.

This annual Ottawa Carleton Plowing Match is hosted by the Ottawa Carleton Plowmen’s Association, which celebrated its 90th year in 2014. Everyone is welcome to attend and witness plowing on a competitive level. Admission and parking are both free.

The Ottawa Carleton Plowmen’s Association is a member of the Ontario Plowing Association and works to promote agriculture in the Ottawa area.

Plowing matches have been a part of Ontario’s agricultural history for over a century. They provide an opportunity for farmers to display their skills in plowing and to teach the importance of soil conservation.

Plowmen use equipment ranging from newer reversible plows to walking plows with a team of horses.

The plow is one of the oldest tillage tools known, and has been and remains one of the most valuable in agriculture. A plow can transform land into a productive seedbed.

Plowing helps soil by preparing a seedbed with a top layer that can easily surround the newly planted seed and encourage germination. It can also help control weeds; assist in the degradation of mulch into organic matter, thus increasing water retention; and improve soil aeration.

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Rock art

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Katie Mains holds the rock which she decorated at the recent Goulbourn Museum’s Appreciation Evening and which will be going with other decorated rocks along a pathway in the forested area adjacent to the Museum at Stanley’s Corners.

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Church Services The Anglican Parish of March St John’s South March 325 Sandhill Road, Kanata Sunday Service 10:30am St Mary’s North March 2574 6th Line Road, Dunrobin Aug. 6th & Sept. 3rd, Services 9:00am Aug. 20th Memorial Service, 2:30pm at Old St Mary’s Pinhey’s Point St Paul’s Dunrobin 1118 Thomas Dolan Parkway Aug. 13th, Service 9:00am Memorial Service Aug. 27th, 11:00am

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Sunday Worship Service 10:30am.

Sunday School 9:15am.

Wednesday Worship/Bible Study 7:30pm Rev. Dr. Jorge. E. Groh Office 613-592-1546 • www.christrisen.com PASTOR STEVE STEWART

Preaching the Doctrines of Grace

Sunday Worship 10:30 am Sunday and weekday Bible studies see our website for times and locations

Sunday Services at 10:00 AM

Nursery and Children’s programs running concurrently.

Youth Groups: Transit (Gr 6-8), Tuesdays at 6:30 PM Thirst (Gr 9-12), Wednesdays at 7 PM

Office: 613-836-2606 Web: www.cbcstittsville.com

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SATURDAY SERVICES SABBATH SCHOOL FOR ALL AGES 9:15AM WORSHIP SERVICE 11:00 AM

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Seventh-Day PASTOR: MAROS PASEGGI Adventist 85 LEACOCK DRIVE, KANATA (THE CHRIST RISEN LUTHERAN CHURCH) Church 613-818-9717

SUNDAY MASS TIMES Saturday: 5:00 pm Sunday: 9:00 am & 10:30 am Monsignor Joseph Muldoon, Pastor Parish office - 613-836-8881 Fax - 613-836-8806

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Sunday Service 10am Children’s Program Available Pastors: Bob Davies, Stephen Budd & Doug Ward kbc@kbc.ca

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WELCOME to our Church St. Paul’s United Church, Carp Service 10:30 a.m.

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St. Paul's Anglican Church Sunday Eucharist Sunday Eucharist

8:00 am - Said8 am - Said Service 9:15 am - Choral Music, Sunday School & Nursery 10 am - Sung Service 11:00 am - Praise Music, Sunday School & Nursery 20 YOUNG ROAD KANATA • 613-836-1001 www.stpaulshk.org

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Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Grilling Time: 15 minutes Serves 4 to 6

ian sausages (3 to 4) 1 cob corn, husked 1 sweet red pepper, halved and cored 1 small Ontario red onion, cut into ½-inch (1 cm) thick rounds 1 cup (250 mL) crumbled feta cheese 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped fresh basil or parsley

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high heat. Grill, covered, turning frequently for 10 minutes.

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Diagonally slice sausages into bite-size pieces and add to pasta. Cut kernels from cob, chop pepper and onion; add to pasta along with feta and basil.

Toss well.

Nutritional Information One serving (When recipe serves 6): Protein: 20 grams Fat: 15 grams Carbohydrate: 54 grams Calories: 430 Fibre: 3 grams – Foodland Ontario

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Weekly programs for youth at Richmond library SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

Every Wednesday morning, a family reading adventure program is being held at the Richmond branch of the Ottawa Public Library with stories being read in the branch’s backyard.

The program will switch to inside the library branch if it rains. Families are invited to bring blankets and lawn chairs for this program if they wish.

This family reading adventure program will happen each week until Aug. 23.

There are drop-in fun craft sessions on Friday afternoons throughout the summer at the Richmond branch. This is a family program which will run on Fridays from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. through to Friday, Aug. 25.

There will be weekly programs for youth offered at the branch, with online registration required.

On Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., there will be programs for those aged four to six years old. Aug. 15 — closing party.

On Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., there will be programs for those aged

seven to nine years old. Aug. 15 — closing party.

These special programs are being held at the Richmond library branch this summer, with online registration required.

A Canada 150 Puppet Show will be held on Thursday, Aug. 17 from 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. This puppet show will be based on Ottawa’s logging history but there will also be hints of a flying canoe and Cinderella. This is a program for the whole family.

The Summer Reading Club is once again underway at the Richmond branch, with this year’s goal being 3,500 books read.

And, reading books is going to create a LEGO masterpiece at the library branch.

For every book read, the reader will receive a piece of LEGO to add to the masterpiece display.

There’s also a challenge with the Munster branch of the Ottawa Public Library to see which community can read the John Curry/Metroland most books this summer.

The Richmond branch of the Ottawa Public Library, located on Perth Street in Richmond, is hosting a The Richmond branch emerged as the variety of programs and activities this summer. winner last year.

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Village Square Park in Stittsville will be filled with the rock ‘n' roll sounds of the '50s and '60s on Thursday evening, Aug. 17.

That’s when Eddy and the Stingrays, a rock ‘n' roll show and dance band, will take audience members on a nostalgic musical trip back through the '50s and '60s, the golden age of rock ‘n' roll. So you will hear tunes made famous by Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, the Beach Boys, the Beatles and lots more. There will be doo-wop, tear-jerkers and rock ‘n' roll standards, all delivered with showmanship, choreography and comedic flair by Eddy and the Stingrays, a band that has been playing throughout Eastern Ontario for the past 37 years. Formed in 1980, Eddy and the Stingrays is a '50s Submitted and '60s doo-wop band which also Eddy and the Stringrays wear pink blazers as they bring back not only the music but also throws an occasional '70s classic rock the look and feel of the 50s and 60s. These three members of Eddy and the Stingrays are tune into the mix.

Eddy and the Stingrays have been (from left) Eddy ‘Fingers’ Fontana, Tommy Schnare and Buddy Love. performing at fairs, festivals and concerts since 1988 after initially starting RE/MAX John Roberts Broker out as a nightclub performance group.

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In 2008, the group released its fourth CD featuring 20 tracks recorded live at its shows in 2007.

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In addition, a barbecue will be held at Village Square Park starting at 6 p.m. with the proceeds going to youth initiatives in the community.

Forest Lot! 129 Fireside Drive, Constance Bay Meticulous 3+1 bedroom Waterfront! Cottage for Sale on White Lake! Rustic three Those attending are reminded to home on a desirable street set on a beautiful 1 acre lot backing onto season cottage with 120 feet on the lake on a ¾ acre lot next 300+ acres of Torbolton Forest & steps to a breathtaking sand beach on the take along a lawn chair or blanket for to crownland. Not far from 3 Mile Bay and Raycroft Creek.

Ottawa River. This home features hardwd on main level, eat-in kitchen with Cottage has hydro, running water and an indoor bathroom seating. access to screen porch & fenced in pool area, 4 pce ensuite bath, whirlpool plus an outhouse. Great lake with very good fishing, boating, tub in main bath, lower level has a famrm with woodstove, 4 bedrm with swimming and water sports only 1 hour from the city of The concert will go ahead rain or walk-in closet, 2 pce bath & access to the garage. $419,900 Ottawa. Nice spot! $204,900 shine. st

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HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you see the wisdom in someone else’s idea and you are willing to go along for the ride. Express your support and your utmost confidence in this person and his or her idea.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you might have your mind set on a vacation to an exotic location.

If that is your ultimate goal, work toward making it a possibility in the near future.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, it is unwise to make any impulsive commitments or decisions right now. Too many things are in flux, and you have to work through all the scenarios for a little bit longer.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, even though you know what needs to get done, you may experience difficulty adhering to a schedule. Look to a friend to get you back on course.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 The key to creating some spark in your love life this week is through your social life, Gemini. Spend time with an eclectic group of friends who can offer a new experience.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, exercise patience in regards to a financial situation in the coming months. Patience may pay off if you can simply wait things out. Lean on a loved one for support.

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LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Keep a spouse’s or special someone’s feelings in mind before making a decision that impacts you both, Libra. Otherwise, you risk damaging the relationship.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, this week you may get the chance to revisit an issue from your past. Use the opportunity wisely, as second chances are rare and this is a unique opportunity.

CLUES DOWN 1. Typically noncoding molecules (abbr.)

2. Former Secretary of State 3. River in Belgium and France 4. Unnilhexium 5. “Fall Guy” actor Majors 6. Tooth caregiver 7. Lucci character “Kane” 8. Latvian capital 9. Pet detective Ventura 10. Sporting dog 11. External genitals 12. “The Secret Room” novelist 14. Ancient wonder 17. Electronic data processing 18. Autocratic 20. Defunct European organization 23. Removed flesh 24. Indicating silence 25. Commercial 26. Chap 29. Farm state

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, although you may appear reserved on the surface, underneath it all the wheels are turning in your mind at a rapid pace.

You have plans you’re not yet willing to share.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 A calm demeanor may help you get through a situation unscathed, Capricorn. Try not to attract any attention right now and everything should be fine.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, coworkers may demand more from you this week, but you don’t really have the time for extra work. Find someone who can share in some of these additional tasks.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Every action carries extra weight this week, Pisces. People may be watching you more closely, so exercise caution.

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AUG. 10 A free concert is being held on Thursday, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. at the Richmond fairgrounds, featuring the group the Hashtags. The concert will be preceded by a cash only barbecue at 6 p.m. with the funds going to support local youth initiatives. Donations for the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario will be accepted at the concert.

The concert will take place rain or shine. Â AUG. 14 The Richmond Open Golf Tournament in support of the Richmond 200th celebration organizing committee is being held on Monday, Aug. 14 at the Stittsville Golf Course (former Glen Mar Golf and Country Club) on Fernbank Road west of Stittsville. Sign in at 10:45 a.m. followed by lunch. Shotgun start at 12 noon. $125 per person, four-person scramble format, includes 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch and dinner. Register online at richmond200.ca or contact Gilles Dallaire at 613-498-5162 or via email at gdallaire@me.com or contact Tino Bevacqua at 613-838-3466 or via email at tbevacqua@ rogers.com. In 2018, Richmond is marking the 200th anniversary of its founding in 1818.

 AUG. 17 A free concert is being held on Thursday, Aug. 17 at Village Square Park at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Abbott Street in Stittsville, featuring Eddie and the Stingrays.

The concert will be preceded by a cash only barbecue at 6 p.m. with the funds going to support local youth initiatives. Donations for the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario will be accepted at the concert. The concert will take place rain or shine. Â AUG. 18 A summer barbecue will be held on Friday, Aug. 18 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Richmond Legion Hall on Ottawa Street in Richmond with everyone welcome to attend. Steak platter for $18, hamburger platter for $9 and hotdog platter for $6. Cash bar available. To reserve tickets in advance, please call Shirley Morris at 613-838-3721. Â AUG. 23 The Ottawa West Arts Association is holding its annual general meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting room at the

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Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville.  AUG. 25 and 26 The Ottawa Carleton Plowmen’s Association Plowing Match is being held on Friday, Aug. 25 and Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Charles Brophy farm at the corner of Brophy Drive and Moodie Drive at Twin Elm near Richmond. Opening ceremony at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25, followed by a VIP plowing competition beginning at 11 a.m. A plowing workshop about the art of plowing will take place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. with everyone welcome. The plowing match will take place on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 10 a.m., rain or shine. The day will also feature displays, vendors and farm equipment. Everyone welcome.

Admission and parking are free.  SEPT. 1 A summer barbecue will be held on Friday, Sept. 1 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Richmond Legion Hall on Ottawa Street in Richmond with everyone welcome to attend. Steak platter for $18, hamburger platter for $9 and hotdog platter for $6. Cash bar available. To reserve tickets in advance, please call Shirley Morris at 613-838-3721.  SEPT. 9 Picnic in the Park to celebrate Canada’s 150th will be held on Saturday, Sept. 9 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the W.J. Bell Rotary Peace Park on

Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville, hosted by the Rotary Club of Ottawa — Stittsville. Everyone welcome. Music, games, barbecue.  SEPT. 10 A family breakfast will be held on Sunday, Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend.  SEPT. 14, 15, 16 and 17 The 173rd Richmond Fair hosted by the Richmond Agricultural Society will take place from Thursday, Sept. 14 to Sunday, Sept. 17 at the Richmond fairgrounds at the corner of Perth Street and Huntley Road in Richmond.  SEPT. 15 A summer barbecue will be held on Friday, Sept. 15 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Richmond Legion Hall in Richmond.  SEPT. 30 A bid euchre tournament will be held on Saturday, Sept. 30 at the dining hall at the Richmond fairgrounds on Perth Street in Richmond.

Registration 12:30 p.m. Tournament play begins at 1 p.m. $15 per person includes a light snack.

Profits to be donated to Richmond’s 2018 Bicentennial Planning Committee. Share the Wealth tickets will be available. For more information, please call Joyce at 613-838-8381 or Rachelle at 613-838-5543.

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Golf, darts, music trivia at Stittsville Legion

BY BARB VANT’SLOT Special to the News

The annual golf tournament will be held on Saturday, Aug. 12 at the Canadian Golf and Country Club west of Stittsville, with a 10 a.m. shotgun start. Refreshments and dinner will be held at the Stittsville Legion Hall following the golfing, at approximately 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. Cost for the golf is $80 per player, due upon registration.

“West” Dart League is hosting an Open Single Dart Tournament at the legion hall on Saturday, Aug. 19, with a guaranteed payout to the top 16 players. $25 entry fee.

Registration will take place from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. For more information, please contact Vaughan Lightowler at vaughanwrites@gmail.com.

A music trivia night will be held at the legion hall on Saturday, Aug. 19, starting at 7:30 p.m. Fee is $10 per person. Tables of six. Door prize value is $150 to $200, with a light snack to be served later in the evening. Everyone welcome.

Fun darts for the summer are now underway on Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the legion hall. These fun darts are open to everyone. Come out and enjoy an evening of fun playing darts.

Come and enjoy Friday night barbecues from 6 p.m. until quantities last. These are open to everyone in the community. A great family outing.

The book club is taking a summer break, but will return in September.

Bustin’ Loose will be entertaining at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Saturday, Sept. 9. A Wine and Dine will be held on Saturday, Sept. 23 at the legion hall. An Oktoberfest celebration will be held on Saturday, Oct. 7 at the legion hall, while Halloween will be celebrated at the legion hall on Saturday, Oct. 28.

The monthly Sunday morning family breakfasts will not be served for the months of July and August, but will start up again on Sunday, Sept. 10, serving from 9 a.m. to noon. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend.

John Boisvert was welcomed into the legion family on Tuesday, Aug. 1.

WEEKLY EVENTS (Everyone in the community is welcome to attend these events unless otherwise stated.)

Euchre hosted by the legion’s 55 Plus Club is played every Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the legion hall on Stittsville Main

Street. Everyone is welcome to participate.

An Acoustic Jam Night is held at the legion hall on Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

This event is open to everyone. There’s no stage and a relaxed, fun and friendly atmosphere prevails on these evenings. However, percussion is not allowed. For more information, please email Brenda Hamilton at singersoloist@sympatico.ca or call her at 613-286-9173.

An Open Mic and Singalong with Bill Martin will be held every Friday starting at

8 p.m., in the downstairs lounge at the legion hall. Come and enjoy some country and some rock ‘n’ roll music. Everyone is welcome to attend. There is no cover charge.

The knitting/crochet club meets at the legion hall on Mondays at 6:30 p.m., except for holidays. For more information, please contact June Warner at 613-836-1167.

The Stittsville Legion’s website can be found at www.stittsvillelegion.com.

Upcoming events at the Stittsville Legion are always posted on the billboard sign at the

front of the legion hall, easily seen by those passing by on Stittsville Main Street.

EUCHRE WINNERS Edna MacKay had the ladies’ high score with Pearl Brule placing second at the euchre at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 1.

Don McLure had the men’s high score with Garnet Vaughn as the runner-up.

Bobby McGillivray had the most lone hands, while Joan Benoit had the low score.

David Faubert had the hidden score.

Each week, a lawyer from the Kanata based Allan Snelling law firm will answer a reader’s question.

A weekly guide in legal matters

If you have a general legal question that you would like to have addressed send it via email to Legalmatters@compellingcounsel.com

Q: I have been living with my boyfriend for 18 months and we have no plans to get married. At what point are we considered “common law” and how does that compare to married couples?

Generally in Ontario you are considered “common law” if you have been living together for at least three years or have a child together and have been living together in a relationship of some permanence. A common law spouse has no right to the assets of the other party – the starting point in law is that each party retains the assets that are in their own name, and jointly titled assets are divided evenly. Compared to married couples who get an equal share in the total assets of the relationship, regardless of ownership.

However, a party who is not the registered owner of an asset may claim an interest in the property through the legal concept of unjust enrichment. The claimant must demonstrate that although they are not a registered owner, they have contributed to the acquisition, maintenance or appreciation of the asset, entitling them to a share in the value. These cases are somewhat complex and depend heavily on the unique facts of each situation.

Common law couples have the same right to spousal support as married couples so long as they can establish

About Allan Snelling

Allan Snelling LLP is Kanata’s full-service law firm. Collaborative in approach and focused on solutions, our dedicated team of lawyers and support staff are committed to client satisfaction.

We recognize that each client is unique and our firm has been structured to meet the diverse legal needs of every person and business in Kanata and the surrounding community.

About Jacquelynne Clark

Jacquelynne obtained her law degree from the University of Ottawa in 2014. Jacquelynne began her articles in Toronto before returning to Ottawa to complete them with Allan Snelling LLP and has been an associate with the firm since.

Jacquelynne’s practice is in civil litigation with a focus on family and employment law.

entitlement. The amount of spousal support payable, if any, will depend on several factors, such as the income, assets, health and financial independence of each party.

Again, the specific facts of each case are important.

The last important distinction between married and common law spouses is that only married spouses have a right to a share in the estate of the spouse who dies intestate, meaning without a will. Common law spouses have absolutely no right to a share in the estate of their common law partner who dies without a will, regardless of the length of the relationship.

You can enter into an agreement that specifically sets out what rights and obligations will result from your relationship. They are called cohabitation agreements and they can be entered into at any time, even if you are already living together. A family law lawyer can assist you in gaining a deeper understanding of your rights and obligations and assist in preparing an agreement that sets out how you wish to deal with matters upon a breakdown of the relationship. elationship.

Jacquelynne Clark

Civil Litigation/Family Law/ Employment Law jclark@compellingcounsel.com (613) 270-8600 x 255

General enquiries

613 270 8600 www.compellingcounsel.com

John Curry/Metroland

The Stittsville Legion Hall is located on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville.

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