goods but it continues to grow and “dogs” with Dalton. Sounds like a expand especially now under their new show: Dogs with Dalton… nevnew owners: Dalton Cowper and er a dog’s breakfast! Beverly Frazer. As a team they work The website for the Relong hours but it is quickly evident gal Beagle www.regalbeagleunthat they are doing what they love. leashed.com offers a wealth of inBy Jerry Ackerman, Bert Wagar, and Madeline Marlin Snider Many of us still recall the formation for dog lovers. and 5 in one year, and Grades 6 and 7 a Jerry Ackerman: original owners Poppy Harrison The website for the Bakery is in year later. really wanted to go to school. But I and Greenland who opened progress: www.riverbakery.com Looking back, I have to credit my aunt couldn’t. My David brothers were born in for what she sent to Mum, and my uncle June and July while my buddy Bert doorsbabies. boasting “they made for letting me challenge him at checkers, and I were their December We that had to and that Eaton’s catalogue before we sent wait eight months to be old enough. Top photo: Dalton and Bev. bestwas bagels in Eastern it to the privy. Bert’s sisterthe Gwen in school, and heOntario.” Bottom: Dalton, Anita, and Bev. had two younger brothers to play with. I Over tothelearn years themyBakery changed didn’t. I wanted what Bert Wagar: Photo credits: Barry Lovegrove. brothers were talking about. owners but the quality of the food Jerry and I were the same age and he had eld S.S. #13 class photo from 1950. Tallest in centre is Rita King. In front of Although I didn’t know it then, our a few things over one thing I had and the baked items only got betsioned asme, thebut culmination of a five Sheffi her is Doug King. In front of Doug is Ronnie Higley. On her right are Marguerite house, two ramshackle logger houses over him was walking to school. Sheffield Fern King in front, alongside Tom Higley. On her left are Jacqueline pushed together withBev clapboard on a S.S. 13, (King’s School) located ter. Now and Dalton, with the year plan whenwasthey firstatmoved to King, andHigley, Mary King, and Gerry Higley. Bob Wagar is missing – as usual! sandy hill, was special. Besides a family Fifth Depot Lake and was twice as far for Bible, we had BOOKS. Also magazines him. Quite a long way in winter. aid of David, who still does the bulk Kingston. While working at a fullchildren, I went back to supply teaching and novels my aunt sent to Mum. One of A funny thing happened in school with and got my Honors Degree in English the books really interested me, 33 The little white schoolhouse was set back of the baking, have expanded the time position, Dalton managed toour next teacher Miss Marlin. Just a few from McMaster. The last 20 years I taught Lessons in Flying. This was something I about 50 feet from the California Road before classes ended, she said, a gifted class of children. could dream aboutand learning. maybe fine playground and menu offer aThen greater varietyand of gavefitusinaseveral years of part-time workminutes “Now, I want you each to write a poem.” my brothers would want to hear that I baseball diamond. Beside the school was Ken retired from Massey Ferguson and take-out a learning morewhere aboutthedog trainingWhat? Write a poem? How? “It’s easy,” knew something theyitems. didn’t. Bev And always hasa mountain of bedrock she said. “Just like this: I knew a boy, his we live in a retirement home here in maybe… someday I could fly, just like a children scratched their arms and legs Brantford. Last August we celebrated our warm smile to greet who with boarding experts in There Kingston.name was Bert, and every day he bird. Let’s see what I’d need: Goodeveryone Eyes and sometimes broke some bones. changed his shirt.” Everyone broke out 70 anniversary with three children, (yes, I had that) and Lots of Education was a swamp on the left side, where enters and many Dalton believes that their spouses, three grandchildren, and (not yet, but I was The moreBakery than willing.) So, of her Jerry and I would “squirrel ourwhen way” dogs arelaughing. We knew that none of us had more than one shirt. three great-grandchildren. I learned to read. toward home, seeing how far we could recipes are now in demand. Annette boarded, theytheare embarking on travel before touching ground. The And it all started at that schoolhouse at Madeline Marlin Snider: I learned something else, too, and that school had a shed at the back where along with Anita their ownand holiday from home. 5 Lake! was how toWilson, think about numbers. Sure, I Wilson, wood was stored the bats spent theirThey I taught from 1942-1944 at Sheffield S.S. could count – how many cows to round daylight hours. Those bats did not want welcome the patrons and provide join the Cowper dogs who live there13, and remember all the details that Bert up, and with my dog’s help, bring them us disturbing them. Further back were Sharbot Lake Farmers Market wrote, and confirm that it’s indeed true home for milking, and how many times the outhouses – girls on the right, boys first class service. Customers pop (all seven of them) for the duration that Jerry was the youngest student I my uncle would let me win at checkers on the left. An obstacle course in winter, 2016 Market Season ever passed from Grade 8. When I went before wiping me off the board (three). but in the springtime you could hear the by to pick up a bagels, bread, mufof their stay; they become a part of to teach there, I was 17, scared and But when he opened that huge book that bullfrogs croaking. Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. worried, but I took a summer class in came in thefins, mailpies from Eaton’s, and and a wide variety of other the dog pack. Dalton’s love of dogs Toronto and was 18 by September 1942. I pointed to two different items and asked There were two rows of desks facing the the kids and parents were “Jerry, if we send for two of teacher,was whoevident stood inwhen front he of the May 21: baked goods orthese theyand can sit down rhymed off hisfound wonderful, so I took summer classes the one of those, how much money do we blackboard behind the teacher’s desk. We have to send I would have to filunch gure itfrom the didn’t know what the Dabney, drawer in Saxonnext three years. and?”,have a delicious own exactly dogs names: Opening Market and Plant Sale out myself. We couldn’t afford to send for the desk contained (until it was too late). I stayed with the Sniders and went back expanding The old favou(the my newbie), Kilty,I Cooper, even one item, but I didmenu. learn that When Jerry, brotherPorter, Floyd, and October 8: to Croydon on weekends. Mary Snider numbers have meaning. That’s been stopped to pick some apples on our way (my future mother-in-law) was a rites, such as the much-loved lemon Lacy and Louis Target (yes, he is so useful every day of my life. home, Effy Clark told Mr. Ferguson we wonderful cook. Her husband Emerson Final day, Thanksgiving Market stealing, but we had been told it are still available but look were for okay. special hisdrawer own came last name). worked away on construction and his At school, Itarts was disappointed to see there was From he thathas desk a health was not well enough to work the weren’t any books, just readers that were long hard strap. We were each whacked www.sharbotlakefarmersmarket.ca what’s A big hit has been the There Labs, threeweBeagles,farm. Their son Ken had taken passed down fromnew. grade to grade. three times on are eachtwo hand. Because since Grade 8. They also However, I saw a very big advantage – I considered ourselves innocent, and that or find us on Facebook ribsgrade thatwas are offered a Bloodhound andwea Coonhound; allresponsibility had a younger daughter, Irene. could listenslow-cooked to what the next an injustice had occurred, stole the learning. I managed to finish Grades 4 strap and chopped it into three pieces. Friday nights as part of a prix fixe of them serving as excellent hostsI always ers, had thisaislota huge relief knowingatthat of work to prepare Even though there were only BUCKET TRUCK SERVICES - FULLY INSURED menu with five delicious courses. welcoming the other dogs into thenights. pets usually are in good hands. 10-12their students, all eight gradesEven were represented. I walked a mile each Dalton, well known for his kennel. as a youngster, Dalton was drawn way every day except when snow or rain. drove me. for his own family’s year-round boarding kennel for Some dogs may never haveThentoKen dogs, caring School Board Wilbert as a dogs called the Regal Beagle on experienced this before, but dogsThe dogs and forconsisted those heofwalked Clark, Emerson Snider, and Elliot Wagar. used to go job withwhile themgrowing to the up. Bev Hwy. 41, had already brought the love to socialize with other dogs.Ken part-time meetings at the school. same level of attention to detail and Since they are free to mingle and also loves dogs and Labrador ReAt the end of three years, Ken decided he we had a love for quality organic pet foods roam in a safe environment, theyhad enough trieversfarming, have a and special placebecome in her engaged. We were both 20, got married in with little or no preservatives to their learn to enjoy the comfort of a rou-Enterprise, heart aswith shethe always had aatloving reception my Lab parents home (Murney and Verlie) near kennel. I share Dalton’s love of dogs tine that includes a nap and, yes, aCroydon. growing up. and can appreciate the attention he weekly campfire night on SaturdaysWe moved toThe kenneland hashave many home Brantford spent TRIMMING, REMOVING, TOPPING, the last 70 years here. After three pays to keeping both his and his cli- when humans and all the dogs are comforts including air conditioning, STUMP REMOVAL ents’ dogs on a nutritionally sound quite literally “happy campers”. homemade and branded organic FREE ESTIMATES diet whichof gives the lucky pooches Duthie Dalton was pleasedNAPANEE to learn that theAUTO treatsRECYCLING and CBC radio for their listenCelebration Life for Terry INC. 4941 County Rd. 8, RR#2 Napanee ON K7R 3K7 YEAR ROUND wonderful immune systems and su- burn ban has been lifted for now 12kms so ing pleasure. Some visitors of the South of Napanee Saturday, April 30 Selection of Car Truck perior health. tamworth So it’s not a Arena surprise(upstairs) the dogs won’t have toLarge miss this spe- canine kind& stay for Parts! a month or 6 1 -the 4 p.m. that Dalton and Bev wanted very cial campfire night. Returning “cli- weeks at a time. There is a feeling of RR#3 YARKER Dorothy Burley and family would best for the customers that visit The entele” recognize their holiday spot comfort and safety communicated like to invite you to celebrate terry’s Bakery. and jump out of the cars looking by the resident dogs to newcomers life. We will meet to share memories, stories, and laughter of the most The Regal Beagle wasman enviforward to another visit.Call For ownplenty of time to enjoy human Dan:and 613-354-3838 wonderful we knew.
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