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$750,000 GRANT APPLICATION FOR CREEMORE MEDICAL CENTRE by Brad Holden Clearview Township will apply for an accessibility grant from Human Resources Development and Skills Canada, in hopes of receiving 75 per cent of the cost of a fully accessible $1 million renovation and addition to the Creemore Medical Centre. The Enabling Accessibility Fund for Mid-Sized Projects, announced by HRDSC in late 2010, will give out $45 million in chunks of $500,000 to $3 million for projects that will “create or enhance accessibility for people with disabilities through retrofits, renovations or new construction of facilities within Canada that house services and programs that emphasize integration of people with disabilities.” Eligible projects will receive threequarters funding from the federal

government. If Clearview is successful in securing the grant, the additional $250,000 required to complete the project would be covered by Alliance Homes, which has pledged to provide the Creemore Medical Board with $500 for each of the 498 homes it plans to build at the corner of County Road 9 and Mary Street. As Alliance has promised to make its contributions at the time that building permits are granted, and as the development is expected to take place over an extended period of time, the Township would take out a loan for $250,000 over a period of up to 10 years, adding approximately $23,000 to the municipality’s annual debt servicing costs. In gaining Council’s permission to (See “Med Centre” on page 3)

Brewery tweaks expansion plan by Brad Holden Creemore Springs Brewery is in the process of submitting a new rezoning application to Clearview Township, this time for the two properties further to the east of the properties currently included in the brewery’s current expansion plans. While the original application for rezoning and an official plan amendment has been passed by both Clearview Township and the County of Simcoe, there has been an appeal filed at the Ontario Municipal Board by several neighbours, headed up by Paul Vorstermans. If this new application is successful, Creemore Springs executive vice president Gordon Fuller explained that the brewery would be able to meet some of the setback and parking provisions that they were tight on in the original proposal. The house on Edward Street, most recently owned by Ryan Hare, would be removed, making way for a snow removal area and a green buffer area. In

the future, several parking spots might also be located there. The house on Elizabeth Street, most recently owned by Bob Curran, would be left intact for the time being, most likely to be rented out as a residence until the brewery comes up with a use for the building. While the application has not yet been finalized with the Township, Fuller said he understood that both applications would likely be combined, leading to another round of public input and approvals. That means any OMB hearing on the subject, such as the one originally expected to happen this spring, will be delayed pending a new appeal if the entire application is approved. In the meantime, Fuller pointed out several measures the brewery has been taking to reduce onsite noise with its present operations, including installing a new malt delivery system, tweaking its loading/unloading schedule, installing slower moving refrigerator condenser fans, and applying “mufflers” to several areas where noise was leaking from the building.

A new Creemore BIA map?

by Brad Holden Indeed, Dunedin artist Steve McDonald’s work pictured above, which can be seen on display at his ongoing show at Curiosity House (running until the end of January), is in the process of being transformed into a new map of Creemore’s downtown area, to be used by the BIA in promotional material and mounted on a rejuvinated map board at the entrance to the Horticultural Park. That was just one of the developments presented to Clearview Council by new BIA president Aiken Scherberger Monday night before Council officially appointed the organization’s new executive. Also on the new board are vice president Harold Elston, who has a law office just off Mill Street, treasurer John Millar, who runs the nonprofit organization Tin Roof Global from his home in Creemore, and secretary Lily White of Creemore Springs Brewery. Scherberger, who owns the Maplestone Gallery with his wife

Suzanne Steeves, told Council about several other initiatives as well, including a successful application the BIA has made to the Ontario Tourist-Oriented Directional Sign Program, which will result in blue signs pointing the way to the “Village of Creemore” going up at five strategic locations: where County Road 90 and County Road 10 meet in Angus, where County Road 10 and County Road 9 meet east of New Lowell, on Airport Road both north and south of Cashtown, and at Highway 89 and Airport Road for cars travelling westbound from Highway 400. Scherberger also spoke of taking advantage of the ability to hang vertical banners on Mill Street’s streetlights, as was first done in the lead up to the Olympic Torch Rally. The rejuvenated BIA executive is currently trying to establish several committees that will work semi-autonomously on various other initiatives to bring shoppers to Creemore.

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Community Calendar Upcoming Events

Sunday, January 16

• Church Services are on page 5.

Tuesday, January 18

• Sara Hershoff & Brad Holden are on 97.7 The Beach this morning between 9 and 10 am to talk “All Things Creemore”. Don’t miss it! • Walk Fit. Join Robin Holmgren walking, stretching, relaxing chair yoga. Runs to end of April. See ad below for more information. Call Clearview Township 428-6230 ext. 249 to register.

Continental breakfast, free ski lessons, guided snow shoe tour, fun races, raffle prizes and lots more. Tickets are $55 for a ski lift ticket that includes lessons and a race, as well as $20 ticket for the snow shoe only that includes a lift up to the top and a guided tour. Call 445-5204 for more information or stop by the Shelter on the 10th Line to pick up your tickets.

Saturday, January 22

• John Crispo Public Policy Forum. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, 105 St. George St. Toronto from 2 to 5:30 pm, followed by a reception and dinner. For information see notice below. • Creemore Horticultural Society is starting off 2011 with an interesting and informative presentation by one of our members, David Bruce Johnson, who will be speaking on “Flying Flowers”. Come join us at St. Luke`s Anglican Church Hall, 22 Caroline Street West. You do not need to be a member of the Society to attend any of our meetings or to enjoy our speakers. Please consider this your invitation. Refreshments will be served. Contact C. Vorstermans for more information at 466-2756.

• North Dufferin Agricultural & Community Task Force (NDACT) Information/Educational Session from 10 am to noon at Honeywood Arena concerning the Highland Companies proposal, Official Plan Amendment. www.ndact.com for details. • Walk for Memories in support of Alzheimer Society of Greater Simcoe County (indoors) at Raglan Village, Collingwood from 10 am to 2 pm. Lunch is provided. Register on-line at www.walkformemories. ca or call (705) 722-1066 ext.222. • Robbie Burns Dinner including haggis and entertainment is being held at 6 pm at Knox Presbyterian Church, 160 King Street South, Alliston. Tickets: Adults $18, Children (5-12yrs) $6. For more information or tickets call (705) 435-5081. Tickets are limited and should be purchased ahead of time. They are wheelchair accessible.

• Collingwood Jazz and Blues Society with the support of the Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts presents the Chuck Jackson Trio, the opening concert of the the 2011 Collingwood Blues Series at the Blue Mountain Foundation Arts Centre, 163 Hurontario St. Collingwood from 7 to 9 pm. Call (705) 444-4449 or info@collingwoodjazz.ca. • Georgian Triangle Humane Society will host its first annual Ski Day at Alpine called Tips ‘n Tails.

• Auditions for Wasaga Community Theatre’s spring musical “Grease”. They are searching for eager and passionate actors, singer and dancers to play the roles of this cast of teens and adults. Auditions will be held at the Wasaga Beach of Commerce building (lower room) 30 Lewis Street just off Mosley Street before the Arena from 1 to 3 pm on Saturdays, January 22 and 29 and on Sundays, January 23 and 30. For details call (705) 3525922 or wasagatheatre@hotmail.com.

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• A Concert & CD Release Party! Rhinestone Cowgirl: A Tribute to Dolly Parton starring Leisa Way & CD Release produced by Bruce Ley Studios. One night only at 8 pm. This is a fundraiser for Theatre Orangeville. Contact (519) 942-3423 or www.theatreorangeville.ca for tickets.

Saturday, January 22 to Sunday, January 30

• Creemore Legion Breakfast. For $5 per person you can have a Belgian waffle with fruit, syrup and whipped cream or 2 eggs any way you want them. Both come with bacon or sausage, home fries, toast, juice and coffee or tea. Breakfast is served from 8:30 to 11 am. • Clearview Township’s Council Meeting at 5:30 pm at the Council Chambers. Everyone welcome.

Wednesday, January 26

• Hospice Georgian Triangle will host their first “Not So Happy New Year” Evening at Sunset Manor Chapel, Collingwood from 6 to 9 pm. This night of remembrance, grief support, stories and music is open to all who have lost a family member, friend or partner over the course of the year. Please phone

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Thursday, January 27

• Simcoe County District School Board Public Meeting concerning Pupil Accomodation Review for 2010:01 (including Nottawasaga & Creemore P.S., Duntroon Central & Nottawa E.S.) at Nottawa Elementary School, 81 Batteaux Road at 7 pm. If you would like to comment please contact (705) 734-6363 ext. 11310 by January 20. • Purple Hills Arts and Heritage members and those interested in learning more about The Society are invited to attend the Annual CreemoreCentric Cocktail Party. Bid on the works of friends, neighbours and area artists while enjoying a social evening at the Mad and Noisy Gallery from 5 to 7 pm. Snacks provided by the Bank Café. Cash Bar. For more information contact Sara at 466-9906. A fundraiser for the Mad & Noisy Gallery. Sponsored by Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society & The Ontario Trillium Foundation. • Snowarama for Easter Seals Kids snowmobiling: 3rd Annual Mayor’s Ride with 9 to 11 am registration. Meet at Parking Lot, corner of 33/34 Nottawasaga Sideroad. Ride from 11 am to 2 pm (lunch by donation with proceeds to Easter Seals) or Snowshoeing for Easter Seals with 9 to 10 am registration for guided hike through the Pretty River Provincial Park to follow. Call (705) 428-6230 ext.249 for details. www.easterseals.org. • The Collingwood Agricultural Society welcomes you to attend its 155th Annual General Meeting at Centennial United Church, 234 William St. Stayner. Doors open at 5:30 pm. Potluck supper begins at 6 pm. Business meeting to start at 7:30 pm. For additional information please call (705) 444-0308.

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EVENT IN HONOUR OF JOHN CRISPO The Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto is hosting the John Crispo Public Policy Forum on Wed. Jan. 19, 2011 at the Rotman Centre, 105 St. George St. Toronto. The Forum will begin at 2 PM with a session on Trade Policy Issues. Speakers include Tom d'Aquino, Richard Lipsey and Michael Wilson. This will be followed by a session on Labour Policy Issues at 4 PM. Speakers include Buzz Hargrove, Rick MacDowell and Bob Rae. There will be a reception from 5:30 to 6:30 followed by a buffet dinner. During the reception, three speakers from Clearview - Jeff Shearer, Judy Fuke and Thom Paterson- will review John Crispo's role as a community activist and Clearview Councillor. The Forum is open to the public; fees are $100(+ HST) for U. of T. alumni and $125(+ HST) for others. Fees include the forum, reception and dinner. For further information visit www.rotman.utoronto.ca/events, or call Jennifer Hidebrandt at 416-946-7462.

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Council requests hearing officer on Amendment 1 by Brad Holden With the Ontario government continuing to stick to its January 31 deadline for commenting on the proposed Amendment 1 to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, Clearview Council on Monday night made an official request that the Minister of Infrastructure appoint a hearing officer to the file so that the public and interested parties can have a more thorough chance to make their concerns known. The long-awaited amendment was released in draft form on October 28, three days after the municipal election, and municipalities across Simcoe County have been scrambling in the month-and-a-half since to deal with its ramifications, while at the same time transitioning to new Councils and dealing with the Christmas holidays. A previous motion by Clearview, passed late last year and requesting an extension of the January 31 deadline, was ignored by the province. The proposed amendment maintains the Places to Grow Act’s forecast of 667,000 people and 254,000 jobs in Simcoe County by the year 2031, and allocates 19,700 people and 5,100 jobs to Clearview by that date. That population figure is less than the 26,000 people predicted for Clearview in the Simcoe County Official Plan or the yield from the 6,768 new homes that the Clearview Township growth plan would allow over the same period. Several other municipalities in the Township are affected in a similar way. While Clearview planning director Michael Wynia said a hearing is “probably unlikely to occur,” he stressed, and Council agreed, that the more access the public has in this situation the better. In a related motion, Council also gave staff permission to seek party status at an upcoming Ontario Municipal Board hearing dealing with the Simcoe County

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Official Plan. The plan, which includes the aforementioned Clearview Township growth numbers, was adopted by the County on November 25, 2008, but has still not been signed off on by the Province. As the Province only has 180 days to make a decision on lower-tier Official Plans and none has been made in this case, the County of Simcoe has appealed the situation to the OMB. As Wynia pointed out Monday night, it’s important at this point for Clearview to be party to those proceedings in case decisions are being made that are in the Township’s interest. The Township can reduce its status to participant at any time, should Council decide.

Council Appointments

At the beginning of every term, municipalities that include Niagara Escarpment lands have to put forward three names for consideration as members of the Niagara Escarpment Commission. The Lieutenant Governor will then appoint one person to the Commission. Council voted Monday night to submit the names of Shawn Davidson (who sat on the NEC last term), Thom Paterson and Brent Preston. Council also appointed two of its members, Deputy Mayor Alicia Savage and Councillor Brent Preston, to the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority. They will replace Councillors Robert Walker and Orville Brown, who sat on the NVCA last term.

New Meeting Schedule

After much discussion, Council decided Monday night to meet twice a month at 5:30 pm this term, instead of three times a month at 7 pm as was the case last term. Meetings will occur on the second and fourth Monday of every month, with several exceptions made when statutory holidays interfere. The full schedule can be found at www.clearview.ca.

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Med Centre grant

(Continued from page 1) proceed with the grant application Monday night, Creemore Medical Centre Board chair Bill Mann explained the rationale that saw the Board move from an expansion plan presented to Council last year, which would not have included as much accessibility and would have cost $400,000, raised from Alliance ($250,000), fundraising ($100,000) and reserves ($50,000), and this one. He also outlined the conceptual plan should the grant be won – a 1,000 square foot addition that will not only provide space for additional physicians, it will include a medical service elevator to access the lower level, an accessible washroom on the lower level, paved parking, an accessible meeting room for health services and programming, and two fully accessible entrances. Before the vote, several Councillors had questions, including Brent Preston, who wondered how guaranteed the payments from Alliance are. While Planning Director Michael Wynia admitted there’s always a chance that a new builder might acquire the property and decide not to honour the pledge, Mann pointed out that medical services of the sort that the expanded building would provide are extremely coveted among potential home buyers. The prospect that a new developer would also make the contributions, said Mann, “is a bet I’d take rather than one I wouldn’t.” Councillor Thom Paterson, who sits on the Medical Centre Board, agreed, pointing out that having such a facility in town is “one way that we can really initiate growth.” He also noted that, should the money from Alliance not come through, that he was optimistic that the generosity of the community could be counted on for some or all of the shortfall. With that, Council voted unanimously to have the Township submit the grant application.

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Every now and then, an issue pops up out of nowhere in our Letters to the Editor section. In recent years, snowmobiling has become a contentious and complicated issue in rural areas like Creemore. Most longtime residents are comfortable with the machines, knowing that they are a great way of getting around in the winter, on a trail system set up by the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs that’s a model of community cooperation of a sort that’s becoming exceedingly rare. But as our community has become increasingly diverse, and as Western culture in general has strived to become more environmentally responsible, there are those who are less willing to condone such a gasolinedependent, admittedly noisy form of entertainment. Of course, such an argument can quickly devolve into one of old-timers versus newcomers, one that we feel oversimplifies things and does none of us any good. We’re all at our best when we work together, and we hope that Creemore can be a model of that type of cooperation, as we deal with not just snowmobiles, but with all of life’s issues.

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THE WAY WE WERE

This photo, brought to us by Helen Blackburn, shows a 1953 class at the Creemore Public School. In the back are John Melville, Donald Leban, Noel Van Walleghem and John ???. In the middle are Jean Denison, Kenny Tilden, Davy Middlebrook, Patsy Levesque and Bobby Alexander. In the front are Betty Ann Cherry and Ricky ???. Noel, now the owner of the Creemore Meat Market, had just arrived in Creemore from Belgium and was still learning English.

LETTER

Snowmobiling issue is not so black and white

Dear Editor: This past week I read the Letter to the Editor about the pastime of recreational snowmobiling in our community, which encouraged landowners to revoke the use of their land by the OFSC (Ontario Federation Of Snowmobile Clubs). I would like to take a minute to address some of the letter’s key points to set the record straight. 1. Snowmobiles fall under the Ontario Highway Traffic Act and, by law, all snowmobiles must meet noise and emission standards. They do not leak or let out fuel, as insinuated in the letter. “The pervasive smell of gas” is not and has never been an issue on our trail system. There are 765,275 snowmobiles currently registered in Canada. 307,000 of those are registered in Ontario alone, generating approximately 10 million dollars in licensing fees for our province, as they are licensed under the Highway Traffic Act. Snowmobiling generates over 6 billion dollars

annually in Canada (facts obtained from ISMA International Snowmobile Manufactures Association website). 2. In regard to fossil fuels, maybe we should consider shutting down the private ski resorts in our community, as they consume gross amounts of hydro, produced by fossil fuels, for a very small amount of people to enjoy. Consider also the fossil fuel involved in the transportation to and from these resorts, as the majority of members travel from the city on weekends to enjoy access to these private facilities. Of course, most people with an ounce of common sense will find this idea absurd, as do I. Also on this point, today’s two-stroke snowmobiles produce less emissions than today’s automobiles, and get better mileage. 3. It seems that the majority of NIMBY (not in my backyard) citizens on this issue and others do not live in our community full-time and only visit it for a short time on weekends. May I suggest trying to be a little

more tolerant of people in this community, instead of complaining about our choice of recreational activities, as we don’t complain about their choice of recreational activities and the issues that arise from them. I know that the vast majority of people who come to Creemore come to enjoy the freedom and diversity of our community, and respect their neighbours as much as I do. I would never dream of writing to the Echo about weekend traffic issues in downtown Creemore, as I understood when I moved here that Creemore is a big tourist attraction on weekends and that city and country people alike have the right to enjoy our community. It’s just sad to think that some people don’t feel the same way about the average family trying to enjoy our rural landscape as they see fit. Sincerely, Kevin Brulotte, Creemore

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Difficult to single out one group on environmental issues

Dear Editor: Two weeks ago I was leaving Foodland and a Ford F150 pick-up truck was recklessly spinning its tires in an uncontrollable way in the snow. A week ago when we had that snow thaw and the roads were bone dry, I witnessed a silver Mercedes Benz zoom down Mill Street at a speed well over 70kph. Should I plead to the citizens of our community to outlaw all F150 pickup trucks and Mercedes Benz vehicles on the streets of Creemore? Of course not, because this would be ridiculous. I work late hours, so this forces me to sleep in certain mornings. I have been awakened many times from the sound of snowblowers, lawnmowers, leaf

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blowers, snowmobiles, motorcycles and non-commercial aircraft. Should we ban all of these? My point here is if you are truly annoyed by louderthan-normal-sounds and the wasteful consumption of fossil fuels then let’s not discriminate. It’s not fair to pick out one group as written in last week’s Letter to the Editor “A call for quieter snowmobiles.” Asking snowmobilers to stop snowmobiling and start taking up “self-powered recreation” because “the health benefits to society would be phenomenal” is just plain silly. There are many things in our society that just don’t make sense and thinking that a few snowmobiles are wasting fossil fuels is absurd. How many single individuals still drive a five-or-more passenger vehicle to work everyday? Why

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are corporations allowed to use 18-wheel tractor trailer trucks to deliver goods, or drive these beasts around when the trucks are empty? This is where our fossil-fuel problem lies and not in the sport of snowmobiling. I agree with the Letter to the Editor on certain points about our environment, but you can’t single out one group without making everyone responsible. If you are fighting toward closing down snowmobile trails, then you need to abolish all cars, trucks and motorcycles from our roads first. Long live the horse and buggy. Oh yes… then someone will write to the Editor about a certain smell in the air and substance on their shoe. Steve Sperandeo, Creemore

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Not all snowmobiles stay on the trails, says writer

Dear Editor I would like to add some additional comments to the letter submitted last week by Peter Halsall on snowmobiles. I received a letter from an affiliate of the OFSC (Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs) in October, thanking me for allowing a snowmobile trail to cross our property. I considered the letter a bit presumptuous, considering they hadn’t even approached us to ask for permission to cross our property. In the past a member of the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) would at least approach us in person or on the telephone to ask permission to access our land and discuss where a proposed trail might cross our property. Moreover, there is no remuneration to property owners for that usage, although I understand that a trail permit is $250 per season and with a membership of 200,000 they are making great revenue from free use of private land. Peter’s hope that snowmobilers will do the right thing is a big wish. Snowmobiling by its nature is antisocial. I rarely see more than one person on a snowmobile. A family snowmobile trip involves as many snowmobiles as family members, which multiplies the already horrendous noise and emission statistics. Snowmobiles are extremely

hard on the environment. If you have any doubts you can search the US EPA website at http://www.epa.gov. They are, in fact, one of the worst of all recreational vehicles. There are issues with trespass. The attached photo [at right] of the Alliance lands (formerly Gordon lands) illustrates the mindset of some snowmobilers. There is a clearly marked trail but, as anyone can see, many riders have not respected the trail delineation. When discussing this years ago with the OFSC, they tried to blame this on “locals,” not club members. I was a snowmobiler for years in the 1970s and I know it can be fun, but we knew little of the repercussions of this form of recreation. My son has a snowmobile, which he has restored and drives on a limited basis (against my remonstrations). But now with ready knowledge of the environmental implications of this “sport” and of the combined anti-social aspects of trespass and noise pollution, the ethos of snowmobiling seems questionable. The bottom line is: If snowmobilers want to have the buy in of property owners, who have been granting trail access for free, they should be considerate of their impact. Murray Lackie, Creemore

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Sunday, January 16 St. James’ Anglican Church Clougher-Lisle Sunday Service at 9:30 am All are welcome to join us.

St. Andrew’s Maple Cross Presbyterian Church 1 Caroline Street West Worship & Sunday School at 10 am. “Where Jesus is Lord, all are welcome.”

Creemore United Pastoral Charge Avening United Church at 10:15 am Ms. S. Scottinwood presiding. No services at Avening and St. John’s. (Next week: Back to 3 services) All are welcome 466-2200

Join us at St. Luke’s Anglican Church 22 Caroline St. W. 466-2206 For a joyful service of worship join us at 11 am & Messy Church at 4:30 pm. See page 2 for details. All are welcome.

Creemore Baptist Church Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. 12 Wellington Street West For info call (705) 466-6232 All are welcome

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We all owe them a big vote Between holidays and of thanks! stormy weather, it seems like There were 51 out for ages since we had met for cards today, and the 50/50 cards. Sure hope everyone draws went to Marge had a wonderful Christmas, Douglas, Marg Hope, and that the new year brings Eileen Nash, Audrey only good things to you all. Sylvia Tidd, Roy Veinot, Norma Bob Veale welcomed us GALE Johnston and Doreen all back, and he mentioned McDermid. that we had received lovely Brian McGill started the moon shot “Thank You” notes from Collingwood list off with a bang by successfully Hospital; Creemore Santa Claus Parade playing not one, but two hands in the from Marie and John Blohm; St. John’s very first game! This was followed by United Church; NCPS Music Program one each to Marge Douglas, Marg from Norma Friest; Creemore Union Hope, Ron Hartley, Kevin Keogh, Cemetery Board and St. Andrew’s Mike Smith, Doreen Murray, Marion Maple Cross Presbyterian Church for Kelly, Doreen McDermid, Warren our yearly donations. He then asked Gale and Tom Sharpe. Tom won the Warren Gale to conduct the election travelling prize and Warren scooped the of officers for 2011, which Warren Sidewinders loot. quite ably handled. The outcome of High scorers were Marg Hope with the voting left Bob Veale as president, a very nice 316, followed by Sheila Ray Leighton as vice president, Irma Fenton 276, Pat Winger 269 and Wilma Flack as our new treasurer, Sylvia Gale Bannerman 264. Low was John van as secretary and Barb Cudmore as the Voorst with 86. The hidden score of gal appointed to do all the actual work 177 did not go, so it will be worth $15 (just kidding, Barb!). But that is close next week. to the truth as Marion Kelly and Barb Bob Veale announced that our stormedCudmore are the gals who are at Seniors out Christmas dinner would take place on early and set up the tea and coffee, set the January 20, the third Thursday in January cards and score sheets out and a small in lieu of our potluck lunch. The majority million other things. They and Irene opted for a turkey dinner, so let’s hope the Dolson just quietly do whatever needs to weather cooperates this time. By the way, be done and make no fuss about it, so it my sincere thanks to everyone I phoned would be easy for people who arrive later when we had to cancel our Seniors get on to have no idea just who really keeps together and dinner in December for the wheels turning in our organization.

offering to phone others for me. This sure cut down on the calls that I had to make, and it was really appreciated. We heard recently that Lois and Robert Walker had just barely settled in for their winter down in Florida when Robert suffered a heart attack. He was operated on and had two bypasses installed and is now on the mend and doing well. My thanks to Marie Kidd for the recent update on his condition, and we all hope you keep improving, Robert. This has been a terribly sad winter for the family and friends of George Ransier, George Price and Tom Hesselgrave on the deaths of these three well-known men. Our deepest sympathy goes out to all the families on their terrible loss. A big “Hope you are feeling better” goes out to Lloyd Whitley who has been under the weather for the last while, and also to Murray Fitkin and Lloyd Montgomery who also haven’t been too well lately. Hope the new year brings better health to you folks. Also a thanks for “checking in” goes out to Joan Monaghan who called here from Nashville, Tennessee a few weeks ago – just checking on everybody. I believe they had heard about our snowy weather up here and they were hoping all was well with our crew. I would like to thank all you generous folks who donated wool/yarn for Nancy Strand’s projects. We collected a nice lot of wool – as usual, you folks were

an immense help, and I am sure Nancy was amazed at the great lot of lovely wool that you all gave her. Carol Rowbotham and Beth Oakes donated wool, but they also had a question. Who makes things from milk bags? I know that there are a lot of “crafty” things produced from milk bags – but I have no idea how. I’m not sure whether they are asking for directions or not, but I kind of think they have extra milk bags to give away. Anyone interested can call Carol at 466-3024. We have cancelled the Rama bus trips for January, February and March this year in the hopes that the better weather will make it easier to get enough passengers to warrant the bus so we can continue our Rama trips. Our thanks to Ron, daughter Louie (Carol) and Jan Hensel for appearing and taking down our Christmas decorations and the tree, and storing them away for another year. We really, really appreciate the help. Just a note – 62 years ago on January 14, 1949, a Canadair North Star aircraft made the first non-stop flight from Vancouver to Halifax. It took quite a few hours, but as all flights allowed smoking one could “lite up” at any time, which made the flight bearable for the smokers! My “quote for the day” comes from Tim Armour’s grandmother who declared, “A story is a living thing, and if it doesn’t grow a little each time it’s told, then it’s going to die!”

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AFRICAN ODYSSEY John and Sue Underhill and their children Jake and Abby recently returned from their two-month odyssey in Tanzania, where they lived in a village called Nkoaranga, volunteering in a hospital and an orphanage. During a visit to the local primary school, Jake and Abby distributed the frisbees that had been donated by NCPS students. Above, you can see the contrast in classrooms between Abby’s Grade 4 class in Creemore (left) and one of the classes that received the frisbees in Africa. The $324 collected during the Underhills’ NCPS frisbee fundraiser was donated to an orphanage, where Jake and Abby spent most of their days helping with entertaining, feeding, transporting and hugging the babies. Twenty-eight kids ranging in age from 2 days to 6 years old lived at the orphanage, and were starving for attention. During their stay, the Underhills learned the culture, the language (Swahili) and the way of life of this small African community. They found it incredibly hard to say good-bye to the friends they made, to the kids in orphanage and to the lifestyle they came to know. More pictures and stories can be seen on their blog at www.4underhills.wordpress.com.

Another successful Creemore Community Christmas 150 dinner guests and shut-ins shared a delicious holiday meal at the 9th Annual Creemore Community Christmas Dinner, held on December 25 at the Station on the Green. All enjoyed the festive music provided by Hazel, David and Karina Wipper. Santa dropped in and with the assistance of his beautiful helpers Brittany Herrington and Celeste Marcoux passed out gifts to all. Event coordinator Diane McKay told the Echo that the event was a resounding success in terms of the increase in the number of dinner guests, volunteers and donations of funds, food and gifts. Due to extra funding, the group was able to purchase quality gifts for 13 residents at Creedan Valley Leisureworld who have no family and who were not able to attend the dinner. Seven other residents of the home were able to attend the event, with the assistance of volunteers.

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Friday, January 14, 2011

You gotta love hockey ESOTERICA

I picked up a couple of but in the third period a took me to the Leafs game against St. great tickets to the Canadaforeboding weight of Louis, which Toronto won in a shoot Russia World Junior finals impending doom descended out. I will admit I didn’t expect much, at the last minute and called upon the hapless Canadian as the latest Leafs joke going around my friend Jim, whose son crowd. The Russians scored is that halfway though the game, an played for the Colorado time and again, turning our announcement comes over the PA Avalanche the year they three-goal lead into a tie, system saying, “would the mother Al won the Stanley Cup and and the rink grew quieter who dropped her kids off at the arena CLARKE who therefore knows a bit and quieter. Then, with goals please pick them up there’re beating about hockey. He was in, four and five through the the Leafs 3 to 1.” That said it was so a road trip down to Buffalo was in pipes and the game out of reach, there decent hockey, and the drama of the order. Headed out of Toronto at about was a final, collective exhale of spirit as shootout was great, especially the spin3 pm, worked our way through the the reality set in. Had the moment not o-rama goal by Mikhail Grabovski. The Mississauga-bound mess with the sun been so special, and the expectations so unconscionable thing, though, is that a right in our eyes, and hit the border high, the disappointment wouldn’t have family of four needs the better part of at about 6 pm. Two old guys wearing been so great. Regardless, our boys $1,000 to see a Leafs game and no one Canada jerseys, one with a prostate the were great and they should be proud. I know is likely to live long enough to size of an orange and the other with a The following night my buddy Joe, see them win the Stanley Cup. titanium hip, probably did not come up who used to referee in the OHL and Now locally, over the last few years on their scanner as fitting the “bad guy” therefore knows a bit about hockey, my friend Doug, who has seasons profile, so were waved through in under two minutes. We parked three blocks from the rink and come 7 pm, with a hotdog in one hand and coke/beer in the other, we settled in, spirits high. I think January is great so The excitement was indescribable. love to be played with… far. It’s a time when you can The entire rink was awash in red and let them share your can of reflect on the year you’ve white, and everyone had forgotten that salmon with you. just had. If you made a lot our team went in as underdogs, and January is a great time of mistakes, it’s the time that our seven best under-20 players to start sewing or quilting to start anew and do things were playing in the NHL and their projects. I love to put up differently. teams wouldn’t release them, and my quilt rack in front of the Linda It’s a great time to sit down that our team averaged 18 years old window and stitch a little COCKTON and write a newsy letter to an while the Russians are 19. Regardless, love into a quilt that will keep old friend (yes, people do expectations were high. Over to my left someone warm. still love to receive mail). Get out that were three guys dressed as Mounties, Plant your amaryllis now, it does crock pot and put a great stew together, sitting further down an older man was wonders to see things grow in the middle make tea biscuits and invite those friends dressed as a beaver, and all around us of winter. over you just didn’t have time for before was a sea of red Team Canada jerseys. I love these crisp, sunshiny days. I just Christmas. They will love you for it. You knew without a doubt at that want to get out and go for a walk. The If you are lucky enough to have a pet, moment you were at the very epicentre Mad & Noisy Gallery has a great show they get a little quiet at this time of year. of Canada’s soul, where every real from now to January 30. You will really Make them a new soft bed, buy them a Canadian wanted to be. enjoy seeing the 90-some canvases on the new toy, pull out the balls of wool. They Initially things went as planned, wall, every one of them unique.

tickets, has been kind enough to invite me up to see the Jr. A Collingwood Blues/Blackhawks games and occasionally we head on over to see the Barrie Colts. I grew up in Kingston watching the Frontenacs and to me this is hockey at its overall best. I am not saying you’ll see the highest skill level, or the emotional level that’s reached when Canada’s Junior or Olympic teams play, but all in this is a great hockey experience. When hockey is played by talented kids, without lawyers, accountants and a posse, in small arenas in front of enthusiastic audiences who actually know the players, where great seats are under $20 and when you buy a hotdog and coke you get change from $5 dollar bill, in my mind that’s as good as it gets.

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that would include Bolivia, Equador and even the tip of Argentina. Think about it for a minute! What an endeavour under sparse conditions, not to mention the encounters with rats, snakes and undesirable bugs in their straw pillows. Regrettably, space will not provide for details of this unusual adventure. On their return to Canada, Jim discovered his firm had rescinded their original agreement, and now with no income or a home to live in, Dawn learned she was pregnant. However, flash forward to one year later, and Jim had been accepted by another firm, the couple had purchased their home in Moore Park, Toronto, and their first son, Duncan, was born (he is now married and practising law in Calgary, Alberta). Two years later their daughter Christa made her entrance to the world (She is a doctor and currently operates a family practice in Canmore, Alberta). Finally, the family welcomed a third child with the addition of Daniel, who is now married and attending law school in Calgary. From this union the McPhersons welcomed their first grandchild late last year. Dawn and Jim have called Creemore their home for 21 years, and are very active in the community. Dawn is an avid gardener who on her first visit to the Creemore Horticultural Society was elected president, a position she held for three years. She is also a member of St. John’s United Church, where she is a valued member of the choir. Within this melange of activity she finds time for vocal lessons, and one of her strongest passions is Tai Chi, of which she is a competent participant, indeed an excellent example for others to follow. To suggest this dynamo leads a full life is the understatement of the year. When asked if during her busy schedule she ever gets frustrated, she responds with a wry smile, “It is infuriating attempting to interact with someone who alludes to everything with a negative attitude. I find it most exhausting.” My sincere appreciation, Dawn, for participating in this interview, which has been most interesting. And especially for your patience while I ingested three cups of coffee attempting to get it right!

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Dawn McPherson was born in the spring of 1945 in Montego Bay, Jamaica and arrived unaccompanied in Canada when she was eight years old. Her mother and two sisters had preceded her over the previous five Ken THORNTON years. They settled together in Scarborough for a couple of years, and then all too soon her mother returned to Bermuda and the Bahamas on special assignments in the hotel industry. Dawn moved first to her sister Margie’s home, and then for her late public and high school years she lived at St. Mildred’s College, a small Anglican boarding school for girls situated in an old house in downtown Toronto. Every summer during high school, Dawn worked as kitchen staff at small Muskoka resorts, eventually working at Deerhurst. Then, at 19, she was accepted into the “big leagues,” getting a job as a waitress in the main dining room of the famous Chateau Lake Louise in Banff National Park. There she met another student named Jim McPherson, who was driving a Brewster’s Rocky Mountain Tour bus to pay for university. They became friends but no “fireworks” were set off yet. After graduating from the University of Toronto, Dawn was at a crossroads – equipped with knowledge, but uncertain what to do with her life. Meanwhile, her friend Jim quietly vanished to travel the world, and the friends lost touch, precluding Dawn from discussing her options with him. Eventually she became involved with a nursery school assisting children who had special needs. One year later she was accepted into a teaching internship program that included classes of six-year-olds, followed by a second year teaching a Grade 2 class of 30 children. Needless to say, a daunting challenge! About this time Dawn met Clara Will, a lady who excelled at and pioneered in working with children afflicted with autism. After a special facility was initiated to deal with such behavioural issues, Dawn

Dawn McPherson spent many years with the North York School Board exercising her special skill with children who would benefit from her expertise. During our conversation, I was impressed by this lady with a compassionate heart, who exudes the qualities of a true humanitarian. In the meantime friend Jim, having circled the world, had entered into law at the University of Toronto. After considerable sleuthing he finally located Dawn, who was house-sitting the house of Adrienne Clarkson in Toronto. As one might imagine, it was a happy reunion including perhaps some fireworks, as one year later the couple was married in Sarnia, Ontario. Shortly after this, Jim made a second proposal to his new wife… wait for it… to take an eight-month sabbatical and backpack through South America! Jim’s firm was less than ecstatic, but reluctantly agreed to keep his job on hold. On January 1, 1975, with only one backpack each, the couple set off on a journey

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New Rooms for rent. Furnished. $110 per week includes shared living room, heat, hydro, wireless internet, satellite TV, parking. Linens supplied. No smoking. Call (705) 444-4852.

Do you like to sew, hem, cut out material, socialize? Then come out to the Creemore Skating Club’s “Sewing Saturdays”. The club is preparing for its upcoming carnival and is looking for sewing volunteers and expertise to help with new costumes. Materials (and snacks) will be provided, but require sewing machines and volunteers. 9 to 11 am on Saturday, Jan. 15, 29 and Feb. 19, 26 in the Arena hall. Please call Julie at 424-0626 or Lynn at 466-2995. Pick the date(s) that works best for you!

The organizers of the 9 th Annual Community Christmas Dinner wish to thank the numerous volunteers from ages 9 to 90 who gave so willingly of their time and energies on December 24 th and 25 th to ensure the Station on the Green was all decked out including the spectacular 14’ tree, the tables attractively set, food deliciously prepared, gifts carefully wrapped, and the clean-up and pack-up of supplies completed for the next event. A special thank you to Kate and Rowland Fleming for kindly offering space in their home to store our supplies from year to year. Thank you to all who donated their “Turkey Bucks”, and to all who contributed to the TD Canada Trust Account and to the donation jar at the dinner. Thank you to all who provided tasty home-baking for the desserts, especially the students at the Creemore Hummingbird Montessori School. The Salvation Army Hope Acres in Glen Huron was extremely grateful for the van load of non-perishable food items collected at the dinner. The following is a list of companies we wish to thank for their financial contributions or gifts of product: Village Builders Inc. - Corporate Sponsor Affairs Catering, Bakery & Café And Why Not Bank Café Catering Cardboard Castles Chez Michel Restaurant Creemore Echo Creemore Home Hardware Creemore House of Stitches Creemore Meat Market Creemore Springs Brewery Creemore Village Pharmacy Curiosity House Bookstore & Gallery Darci-Que & Emily too Giffens Market in Glen Huron Hamilton Bros in Glen Huron Lomaths - Felicity & Peter Moya Boya Old House Mill Pub 100 Mile Store Pizza Perfect R. McArthur & family S & G Martin of Foodland Sola The Sovereign Restaurant

600 sq ft studio apartment in Creemore hills. Beautiful views. All amenities including satellite tv. Available immediately. $800 per month. 466-3333. Bachelor Apartment in village of Creemore. $500 per month inclusive of all utilities. Large sunny deck and off-street parking. Available February 1. Call 446-6817. 1 Bedroom Apartment available for immediate occupancy on Mill Street in Creemore. $550 / month, heat included, hydro extra. Non-smoking. Please call (705) 445-0660. 3 Bedroom house for rent very close to Creemore. Fireplace, large lot, 1200 sq. furnished or not. Short term available. Close to skiing. Call 466-6593 for info. Toronto (west) accommodations. Main floor bungalow suits 2. Short term, weekly & daily rentals available. www. vrbo.com/313246 Call (647) 389-2568.

for sale Updated 3 bedroom home at centre of Creemore, 1500+ sq.ft., open, bright, large lot. Call for more info 466-6593. Hay. Small squares. Good quality. 1st & 2nd cut. Call John at 466-2913.

services House cleaning what you need, when you need it. Call Sue (519) 9236376.

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Ride or Driver wanted from Creemore to Shelburne and return in 4 Times 6 flexible. Call (705) 2 evening. 888-6740. 5 1 Ride wanted from7Stayner 4 Collegiate 8 to Creemore between 1 and 2 pm 3 7$254per week. weekdays. Willing to pay Call Carry6Budd (705) 5 520-0106. 3

Pianist. 9New1Lowell United Church 6 requires a pianist (paid position) for their 5 services 4 10:15 2 am worship on Sundays. Grade 7 Conservatory of Music would 7 8 be considered. Church experience an 6 9 1 asset. Please contact Sandra at 424-6497.

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thank you Thank you on behalf of the NCPS students and school council. Special thanks to our sponsors for their generous donations: Affairs Bakery Collwest Grain / Eva Dover Flour Hoffmans Meats Tim Hortons To all for donations for Silent Auction: Bank Café Cardboard Castles Curiosity House Book Store Devil’s Glen Ski Club Fud Grill Hamilton Brothers Highlands Nordic Huron Tractor (Scott Gilmore) Jalon Farms Keith Cleary / John Lemmon Master Mechanic (Alliston) Moya Boya Mylar and Loreta’s Old Mill House Dr. Neil Patrick Juliette Reynolds Sola – Sun, Sea, Earth Stonetree Strandz Theatre Collingwood Mr. Weir Kathy Whitley Laura Yates Creemore Echo St. Luke’s Anglican Church Betsy Wright Thank you to everyone for donating to the kids’ shopping room, to all the teachers that assisted and a special thank you to Malcolm and Joanne for making sure we all had everything we needed to make the day run smooth. To all volunteers, parents, students, Santa and Danita Townes. To everyone that came for breakfast. Another successful year. Thank you. The Creemore Curling Club would like to thank Dave Huskinson of The Investors Group as well the Creemore Curling Club for co-sponsoring the 2011 Mixed Bonspiel and providing a great array of prizes. We would also like to thank Marie Stephenson and her kitchen staff for all the food and little finishing touches to make the day a great success as well as all of our volunteers for doing everything from looking after the ice to looking after the bar. It was a great day and enjoyed by all.

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death notice Robert “Bob” Walker 1923 - 2011

with “Cap” 1977 Canadian Open Champion

The Shepherd from “Purple Hills”, Creemore and “Derby Downs Farm”, Tara Place a piece of wool in my hand. He will understand. If there is music I hope I am good enough to play in the band. In LIFE I found it very hard to express words of love. I tried - and did my best for what I was meant to do. Friends I have few. So raise a glass and Here’s to You. For now That’ll do! Peacefully at Lee Manor, Owen Sound on January 6, 2011. Cremation and private family funeral has taken place. In memory of Robert, donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements entrusted to Grey Bruce Cremation and Burial Services 1-877-991-9995.

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Friday, January 14, 2011

Beat the winter blues Recreation News

Here are just a few activities to get festivities on Thursday night with you out and about this winter. the burning of the green. The annual Snowarama for Easter Seals festival will take place between Kids February 3 and February 6. Get more Go snowmobiling or snowshoeing info at www.clearview.ca. in support of local families with a WalkFit child with a physical disability on An indoor fitness class that Jacqueline Saturday, January 29. Lunch and combines walking with dynamic SOCZKA coffee provided by the Collingwood stretching and chair yoga, suitable for Progress Club. Registration starts at all abilities. Offered in two locations to 9am at the “Staging Area”, 33/34 Nottawasaga serve you better: At the Nottawasaga Community Side Road (local Airport Rd). Snowshoe hike Centre in Duntroon on Tuesdays from 9 to 10 leaves at 10 am, snowmobile run leaves at 11 am. am, and at the Evangelical Missionary Church in A limited amount of snowshoes are available thanks Stayner on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:30 to to Highlands Nordic. Pledge sheets available at 11:30 am. For more information, call Jacqueline www.easterseals.org. For more information call at 428-6230 ext. 249. The program will run from Jacqueline at 428-6230 ext. 249. January 18 to April 29. Sunnidale Winterama If you are looking for more to do, visit our This year, Winterama coincides with the Chinese Events Calendar on our new website at www. New Year, which is why the committee has chosen clearview.ca where you will also find our it as its theme for this year’s festivities. Highlights 2011 Spring-Summer Community Culture and through the week include the traditional spaghetti Recreation Guide the week of February 11. The dinner, Clearview’s Got Talent and the Saturday guide will also be delivered to every household Parade which will again be followed by games within the Township via Canada Post the same and activities in the park. Fireworks kick off the week.

New Lowell News

Mixed Bonspiel Winners The Creemore Curling Club and Dave Huskinson of Investor’s Group co-hosted a Mixed Bonspiel in Creemore last Saturday and the winning team from Stayner was (from left to right) Adam Verstegen, second, Andrew Fisher, skip, Cassie Clair, lead, and Tammy Weatherall, vice.

NEW LOWELL NEWS

in Tollendale Village in the Mill Creek spirits up the Legion is Here we are into another building. This is on Hurst Drive in also sponsoring a “Dine & New Year with frosty cold Barrie, Ontario. Dance – Italian Cuisine” weather, but as I write this Story Hour at our Sunnidale Branch on January 29. The menu column we have sunshine of Italian food sounds very of the Clearview Library starts on which makes all the Thursday, January 13 at 10:30 am. All delicious and following difference in the world to preschool and kindergarten children the 6 pm dinner there will everyone’s spirits. Sandra are invited to come and hear stories, a dance to the music of Time to think now of BEDNAREK do crafts and learn some beginning Martian Koch Band. The our wonderful Winterama bar opens at 4 pm and then library skills. from February 3 to 6. Later in this month a certain “young” onto dinner and dancing. The cost There will be fun for all ages, from lady and former Winterama Queen in for tickets are $10 per person (adults the burning of the green to a local New Lowell hits a major milestone in only.) There are limited tickets so talent show. Don’t forget the pancake please call Linda at 424-3008 as soon birthday years. Congratulations Cindy, breakfast on Saturday morning at the as possible. and all the best for 2011. There are also Legion, after which, fortified with two younger gals in the Lancaster The family of Thelma and George lots of coffee and pancakes, we can family that are busy celebrating their McGillivray invite friends to an venture outside for the parade and onto birthdays this month, happy days to afternoon tea in honour of Thelma’s the Recreation Park for some good 80th birthday on Saturday, January 15 them also. wholesome winter activities. The best The youth group of the Creemore from 1 to 4 pm at their new residence thing about Winterama is that it’s a community endeavour and a great place for families to have fun together. The theme for this year’s parade is “Celebrating 35 years of Winter Fun,” or because it is the beginning So begins a New Year. you have success in all your of the Chinese New Year, which is The decorations have new endeavors. the year of the Rabbit, perhaps your been put away, and all that • A diet is the penalty we organization can do a float/truck/sign remains as evidence is all pay for exceeding the feed to depict either theme. Please contact the shortbread, fruitcake limit. Tracy at 424-7416 or Tracey at 424 and eggnog hanging • The cardiologists’ diet: 2466 or email hinchey@simcoemail. around… hanging around if it tastes good, spit it out. com if you plan on entering a float. The Cat the midriff section that is. • I’ve decided that perhaps parade starts on Greenage Drive in FLACK As Tim pointed out in his I’m bulimic and just keep New Lowell and finishes at the Fire poem, it’s that time of year forgetting to purge. – Paula Hall. There is also room for volunteer again, the time of year we all decide Poundstone help with any of the activities during that we need to “pull up our pants” • People are so worried about what the day if you wish to contact Deb (literally) and get back to a healthy they eat between Christmas and New Bronee for further details. routine. Year, but they really should be worried Our local Legion was abuzz with Why do we choose the darkest, about what they eat between the New activity during December and they coldest time of the year to do this? It Year and Christmas. wish to thank all those that donated to is a scientifically proven fact that we • I keep trying to lose weight… but the Food Bank Drive and supported are destined for failure starting any it keeps finding me. the visit with Santa. The weather didn’t new program at this time of year. We • I never worry about diets. The help out on those days but the children are better off to wait till the longer, only carrots that interest me are the had fun and enjoyed their treats. The brighter days to fulfill our quest for number you get in a diamond. –Mae Legion members work hard to support new figures and mindsets. February is West all ages in our community and we are fast approaching, so until then think • I’ve been on a diet for two weeks proud of them for being such an active on these sayings to get you geared up and all I’ve lost is fourteen days. – organization. They will be having a for a successful new start to the year. Totie Fields Turkey Shoot on Saturday, January Happy New Year everyone, and may • The older you get, the tougher 15 at 10 am. To keep your winter

Pastoral Charge will be going bowling in Avening on Tuesday, January 25. It will be from 7 to 8:30 pm. The Creemore Pastoral Charge will have one service on Sunday, January 16 at Avening United Church at 10:15 a.m. On January 23 the services are back to normal, with Avening at 9 am, New Lowell at 10:15 and St. John’s at 11:30 am. St. John’s invite you to come at 11 am for coffee and conversation. That’s the news from in and around the village. If you have any news you would like to share please call me at 424-6497 or email sandra.bednarek@ sympatico.ca. As we begin a new year remember you can’t change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future.

SAYINGS

Food, or the lack of it, for thought

it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat are really good friends. • Stressed spelled backwards is desserts. Coincidence? I think not. • Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating you. – Peter De Vries • Food is like sex: when you abstain, even the worst stuff begins to look good. – Beth McCollister • Bigger snacks mean bigger slacks. • Food has replaced sex in my life; now I can’t even get into my own pants. • The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates. – Dave Barry • My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four – unless there are three other people. - Orson Welles And finally, the immortal words of a class act… • Never eat more than you can lift. – Miss Piggy