The Creemore
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Friday, July 28, 2017 Vol. 17 No. 31
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Fountain sculptor initiates litigation by Trina Berlo Work to refurbish Creemore’s fountain is expected to begin this week. It comes one week after officials at Station on the Green and Clearview Township received a letter from a lawyer demanding that the restoration of the sculpture begin before September. Station on the Green chair Bill McDougall says the timing is coincidental because the fountain maintenance project was in the plans since last year. The letter was sent at the request of sculptor Ralph Hicks who donated the Creemore Children’s Dress-up Dance sculpture in 2003. He says he also donated $7,000 to establish a maintenance fund and if the sculpture is not restored in the near future, he wants his money back, plus interest. Calcium build-up must be removed to show the dark green patina of the bronze, said Hicks. That has only been removed once, in 2008. “I think the village, certainly people who talk to me about it, feels quite precious about it. People like that piece of sculpture and it’s sad that it’s been allowed to have this calcium build-up over the years, it’s very irresponsible,” said Hicks. “Mr. Hicks has retained me to express his profound disappointment at the woeful neglect by Clearview Township and Station on the Green of his sculpture, which he donated to the township in 2003 – the most valuable donation made to the entire Station on the Green development,” writes lawyer Ernest Rovet. “At the time, the township agreed to delegate the care, protection and maintenance of the sculpture to Station on the Green. Yet the township and Station on the Green have allowed this extraordinary piece of art to deteriorate badly despite an additional significant donation by Mr. Hicks made for the specific purpose of funding the maintenance
Get ready kids Eight more sleeps... The Creemore Children’s Festival, the social event of the season for the little ones and their entourages, is taking over the village on Aug. 5. The main street will be packed with activities, food booths, and a children’s marketplace. There will be facepainting, a bouncy castle, zipline, remote control racing, children’s yoga, train with the firefighters, a junior carpenter contest and much more. The opening ceremony with Blackdown Military Cadet Band kicks off the main stage lineup at 10 a.m. followed by the Neema Children’s Choir, Clive VanderBurgh, Madison Galloway, Brent & Sarah’s Comedy Magic Show, illusionist Sawyer Bullock, Stunt Ventriloquist Tim Holland, Wasaga Glee Club, Bubbleology, Le Petit Chef and Lofty the Clown, with MC Alex Wyant. For details see pg. 6-7.
Plane misses runway At about 1:45 p.m. on July 20, Huronia West OPP, Clearview Fire Department and Simcoe County Paramedic Service responded to a report that a plane had landed off the runway at the Edenvale Airport. An initial Police investigation revealed that a small plane operated by a man from Barrie did not land on the runway. The sole occupant was not injured but the plane sustained minor damage. Transport Canada did not attend the scene to investigate. File photo
Children play in the fountain at Station on the Green. of the sculpture.” McDougall and former Station on the Green volunteer Paul Ruppel said a lot of work has been done to repair and keep the fountain in good working order. They have used a special
Sunday, October 29 at the Avening Hall 8 p.m.
wax product to protect the bronze, purchased a water softener to reduce the calcium level of the water and have switched from chlorine to bromine, but the water has to be treated so it is (See “Both” on page 3)
Scavenger hunt The Creemore Farmers’ Market is holding a Children’s Healthy Choice scavenger hunt every Saturday. Gather at the sign at the centre of the market at 10 a.m. The first five children to find a felt vegetable and return it to the market manager will receive $5 in market bucks to spend on a healthy choice.
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