The Creemore
ECHO
Friday, May 15, 2009
Vol. 09 No. 20
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MAYOR TO SCHOOL BOARD: KEEP SCI OPEN by Brad Holden Fed up with a process that has seemed stacked from the beginning, Clearview Township directed Mayor Ken Ferguson to talk tough at Thursday’s public meeting of the Simcoe County District School Board regarding the future of Stayner Collegiate Institute. The meeting, which took place after the deadline for this week’s Creemore Echo, was a chance for members of the public to speak directly to School Board trustees before a decision is made on Wednesday, June 17. With the Board receiving 19 requests to speak before the May 9 deadline, a second night of delegations on the subject has now been scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 21 at 6:30 pm. A report from School Board staff has recommended that SCI, Elmvale
District High School and Penetanguishene Secondary School be closed and that students in the north of Simcoe County be serviced by three large schools – Collingwood Collegiate Institute and Midland Secondary School, which would both be renovated to accommodate more students, and a new, 1,200-student school in Wasaga Beach. That recommendation, however, is contrary to the conclusion reached by the Accommodation Review Committee that spent more than a year studying the situation. The solution put forward by the 50-plus member ARC was to keep all five schools in the study area intact and put off the establishment of a school in Wasaga Beach until student numbers in that community warrant it. (See “Council” on page 6)
CALLING ALL SWEET TOOTHS Six-year-old Sydney Lowe is an avid baker, and she’s also become very interested in helping children in developing countries. She found out about Sleeping Children Around the World when she bought a fundraising doll at Cardboard Castles, and after looking up the organization “on Mommy’s computer,” she decided she’d host her very own bake sale on Saturday, May 16 from 9 to 12 am at St. Luke’s Church. All of the proceeds will go toward providing bed kits (including a mat or mattress, pillow, sheet, blanket, mosquito net, clothes outfit, towel and school supplies) to children who will benefit most. She’s been baking brownies, cookies and muffins all week, and has been experimenting with many creative uses for sprinkles.
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Decade of Daylilies Nottawasaga Daylilies celebrates its 10th anniversary. PAGE 8
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Friday, May 15, 2009
COMMUNITY Calendar
Submit your community events info@creemore.com phone: (705) 466-9906 fax: (705) 466-9908
This Weekend Friday, May 15 •Bake & Yard Sale at Mansfield Presbyterian Church on Airport Road starting at 9 am. Lunch & plants available. •Family Movie Night at Duntroon’s Nottawasaga Community Hall. “Hotel for dogs”. Doors open at 6:30 pm, movie starts at 7 pm. Free admission. Donations to the Islay Park Project are appreciated. Another fundraiser for the hall.
Friday, May 15 to Monday, May 25
•Mad and Noisy Gallery has a continuing show featuring artists Tracey Lawko and Taylor Ledden. Burls transformed into beautiful bowls; fabric and thread formed into vibrantly coloured, richly textured floral still lifes. www.madandnoisy. com (705) 466-5555.
Saturday, May 16
•Creemore’s Town-Wide Yard Sale is today. See page 14 for listing of yard sales.
•Teddy Bears Picnic Daycare’s Giant Garage & Gently-used Toy Sale at Station on the Green from 8 am to noon. Also serving breakfast. •Six year old Sydney Lowe is having a fundraising Bake Sale at St. Luke’s Anglican Church in
support of Sleeping Children Around the World (SCAW). Come out & support this girl’s initiative. •Creemore Tree Committee Yard Sale from 8 am to 2 pm at NE corner of Library & Caroline Street East. (Opposite the entrance to the parking area of the Station on the Green). 3 to 5’ native red maple & sugar maple potted for sale. Enter Free Draw for CTC sweatshirt or golf shirt! Proceeds to support the Creemore Tree Committee (CTC). •Creemore Legion Yard & Bake Sale from 8 am to 3 pm. Buy a ticket on the BBQ! •1944 EME Royal Canadian Army Cadets’ Car Wash at Stayner Collegiate Parking Lot from 8 am to 5 pm. Come get your car washed & help the local Cadets at this fundraiser. •Pre-Season Fly In from 8 am to 5 pm at Edenvale Aerodrome. Come on out and celebrate the kick off to spring flying. Airplanes, vendors, BBQ, entertainment, kid’s activities. Admission is free, however there is $5 fee for parking. •Creemore Farmers’ Market begins today at the Station from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. •Stop by to see Sara & Georgi of The Creemore Echo at the Market. They’ll be at the Coffee Booth
pouring coffee & collecting subscriptions!
• Brentwood Horticultural Annual Plant Sale at the Brentwood Community Centre. Come early to get the pick of the bunch of lovely plants for your garden. •Curiosity House Monthly Story Hour from 10:30 to 11:15 am. Children 18 months to 6 years of age are welcome with their parents to enjoy a story and craft with Miriam. Call (705) 466-3400 for details. • The family of Nelson & Grace Grant would like to invite you to a Come & Go Party to celebrate 60 years of marriage at the New Lowell Legion from 1 to 4 pm. •Canada’s most beloved acappella ensemble The Nylons welcomes a special guest, Elizabeth May, in a one-of-a-kind celebration of nature in song and spoken word. Voices for Nature is a co-presentation with Georgian Triangle Earth Day Celebrations. 7:30 pm at the The New Life Brethren in Christ Church, Collingwood. Ticket and information available at www.collingwoodmusicfestival.com 1-888-2831712 and at Curiosity House Bookstore.
Sunday, May 17
• Church Directory is on page 5.
Upcoming Events Tuesday, May 19 • Open Stage Night at the Mad & Noisy Gallery at 7:30 pm. Hope those of you who attended our last one enjoyed our surprise guest – Valdy was here! Last music night until September. Let us know in advance if you can perform so we can organize the play list by calling 466-2222. See y’all there.
Wednesday, May 20
• Clearview Business Exchange at Stayner Arena at 6:30 pm. All retailers & business owners are invited. Speakers are Albert C. Plant & Catherine Frith. See page 12 for details. This event is sponsored by the Economic Development Committee. • Creemore Horticultural Society Meeting at St. Luke’s Anglican Church at 7:30 pm. The Simcoe County Master Gardeners will be presenting a Picksmart evening on pruning, container gardening and square foot gardening. This will be an interesting and informative evening for all. Everyone welcome.
Friday, May 22
• “Transformation” an Art Show featuring the work of Stayner Collegiate Institute’s Graduating Art Students at the Mad and Noisy Gallery. Opening reception from 6 to 8 pm. The show runs until Monday, June 1. This show has been made possible due to the generosity of Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society.
Saturday, May 23
• Creemore Horticultural Society Plant Sale will be held in the hall of St. John’s United Church (across from Creemore Foodland). Doors open at 9 am sharp and close at 1 pm. There will be a large selection of perennials and some speciality annuals to choose from. Also Solomon Seal, Bears Breeches, peonies, hostas. A great opportunity to pick up well rooted plants at a fraction of the cost. Annual fundraiser which enables the Society to continue to keep Creemore beautiful. Come one, come all. • Buck & Doe for Vanessa Stephens & Sean Barker at Allandale Recreation Centre, 190 Bayview Street, Barrie from 8 pm to 1 am. $10 per ticket.
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• Creemore Legion Classic Country Dance from 9 pm to 1 am. $10 per person. Proceeds to Creemore Legion Youth Activities. For tickets call Betty at 466-3475 or Robyn at 466-6526. Tickets also at door. Door prizes.
Sunday, May 24
• Ken Weber Speaker Series: Surely Not in Canada! at 2 pm at Dufferin County Museum and Archives. Museum members $5; non-members $10. Limited seating, purchase your tickets by credit card or interac by calling the Museum. For more information or ticket reservations call (705) 435-1881 or 1-877941-7787. www.dufferinmuseum.com events@ dufferinmuseum.com. Hwy 89 & Airport Rd.
Monday, May 25
• Family Math Night at NCPS Senior Site from 6:30 to 8 pm presented by the NCPS School Council. Learn more about your children’s math. Math games, prizes, discounts at Cardboard Castles, childcare, refreshments. Call 466-2624 to register. • Clearview Township’s Council Meeting at 7 pm at the Council Chambers. Everyone welcome.
Thursday, May 28
• Surprise Retirement Social for Mac Edwards as he retires from Clearview (Nottawasaga) Township after 35 1/2 years. Join us for food & refreshments at the Anglican Church Hall in Duntroon (former Township office) from 6 to 10 pm. Best wishes only. • 16mm Movie Fest at Station on the Green at 7:30 pm. View some hilarious un-restored educational films from the 70s & 80s each about 8 to 20 minutes long. Popcorn. Sponsored by Inzane Planet. Entrance is a food bank donation. Parental discretion is advised. For more information call (705) 520-0110.
Saturday, May 30
• Dunedin’s Annual Perennial Sale at Dunedin Hall from 8 am to noon. If you have any perennials, cuttings, summer bulbs, herbs or vegetables, etc. to donate to our community fundraiser, please label plants & drop them off at 8892 County Road #9, Dunedin (1st house on right as you enter Dunedin from Creemore).
Sunday, May 31
• 1944 EME Royal Canadian Army Cadets’Annual Inspection at Creemore Legion at 1 pm. The public is welcome to attend. Several prestigious awards will be presented. Displays & refreshments will follow at Creemore Legion.
Saturday, June 6
• International Trails Day. Walk, run or cycle the Clearview Trail Link starting from Stayner Collegiate. Meet at 8:30 am to cycle the Train Trail to Collingwood (leaving at 9 am), Official Kick-Off with Ken Ferguson at 10 am, Walk or run the Train Trail at 10:15 am, fundraising BBQ at 11:30 am.
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Also would like antique pots donated. Raindate is Saturday, June 6. For information contact Tami at (705) 466-5622. •Hope Acres Garage Sale from 8 am to noon. Please call (705) 466-3435 for more information or directions. •Discover The Path invites everyone to stop by our Open House to welcome Ayrlie McEachern and Shelley Hannah, two local wellness practitioners who are bringing their special skills to our health centre. Hourly demonstrations on such engaging topics as Astrology, Aromatherapy, Dance and Music. Visit 8A Caroline St. W. 10 am to 4 pm for refreshments and to learn about our newly expanded range of health servicesor call 466-2387 for more details. •Collingwood Music Festival welcomes professor and author Thomas Homer-Dixon to Collingwood at the launch of his new book, Carbon Shift: How the Twin Crises of Oil Depletion and Climate Change Will Define the Future. This author of award-winning works such as The Ingenuity Gap and The Upside of Down. 7:30 pm. Tickets available at Curiosity House Books and www.collingwoodmusicfestival.com • GNE Trivia Challenge at the GNE Fairgrounds, 2220 Fairgrounds Road. $10 per person. Doors open at 7 pm. Starts at 7:30 pm. Bring your own snacks. All ages welcome. Call 444-0308 for more information.
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Event will see memories pass from reel to reel by Brad Holden For anyone over the age of 30, it’s actually the sound that will take them right back to childhood. The whirring and clicking of the reels, the tinny voiceover and the hum of the fan are, for some reason, just as memorable as the movies they accompanied. Nowadays, schools and libraries use videos and the Internet to educate kids on public service issues, but back in the day, it was all about the A/V cart, the 16mm projector, the canisters of film, the dimming of the lights, the jumpy animation and that sound. On Thursday, May 28, perennial Creemore Mocks participants Corey Finkelstein and Nick Brindisi will do their best to bring those years back with a 16mm movie night at Station on the Green. Finkelstein recently acquired a rack of movies and a projector from former Dunedin resident Kevin McLean, who was in
the process of selling lots of the stuff on eBay on behalf of libraries around the province. Finkelstein bought the titles sight unseen, and found some gems – a 1970s film called “Busted� that shows people the consequences of getting caught dealing heroin, an animated film about family planning options, a safety movie featuring two alien puppets named Binkley and Doinkel, and an action-packed feature on the latest adrenalin sport, entitled Roller Skate Fever. Brindisi, being a certified A/V technician (he held that position during his elementary school days, anyway), will be serving up the films beginning at 7:30 pm. Finkelstein will be serving up popcorn. Admittance is a donation to the local food bank. All in all, there are 15 films, ranging in length from eight to 20 minutes. Whether they all get played will depend on whether the projector’s bulb burns out or not.
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The long weekend, the return of good weather and weekly visits to the Farmers’ Market. As a prelude to the Creemore Mocks shooting season, Nick Brindisi and Corey Finkelstein will host a nostalgic trip down 16mm lane on May 28.
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Saturday, June 13 at Station on the Green Preview & Silent Auction A great selection of items are up for grabs. Fine art, antiques and experiences. To make a tax deductible donation call Paul 466-3422 or Rowland 466-3021
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Friday, May 15, 2009
OPINION EDITORIAL
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THE WAY WE WERE
Keeping it Local Victoria Day weekend may be arriving early this year, but we’re sure that won’t hinder Farmers’ Market enthusiasts from hitting Creemore’s summer hot spot this weekend, from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Station on the Green parking lot. As always, the Creemore Echo will be running the coffee booth for the first four weeks of the market season, hoping to drum up as much subscription support as we can. We’ve come a long way in the eight years since the “Weekly Planner” hit the streets every week on an 8½ by 11 sheet of paper, but in all that time we’ve never lost our commitment to serving this community as best we can. We believe that the Creemore Echo presents a great model of how community newspapers should be run. We don’t pay shareholders or have higher-ups demanding bigger profits each year. Instead, we generate living wages for a small group of people who care about the paper and are dedicated to serving, and living in, this community. To do this, we need your help. Please stop by the coffee booth this weekend and support your local paper.
Diane McKay of the Tree Committee brought us this postcard a while ago, depicting the corner of Mill and Nelson Streets at the turn of the last century. The house on the right is owned by Paul Breithaupt today. The young sugar maples lining the street are the ones that have grown into majestic specimens today. Some, of course, were removed three years ago during the first stage of the Mill Street reconstruction. According to Diane, they were transplanted from local farms. Note the road surface – not much different than the south end of the street today!
LETTERS
It was “Mayhem at Mulmur Council,” according to writer Dear Editor: I attended my first Mulmur Council meeting 14 months ago. Actually, I’d never been to a Council meeting of any kind prior to that. Since then, I’ve been to at least part of about 15 meetings and have even made two presentations myself before Council. But nothing could prepare me for the action I witnessed at the last meeting. Mulmur’s Director of Public Works had recently resigned to take a similar position in a neighbouring Township. However, it is the circumstances surrounding the weeks prior to his departure that have led to real concern and confusion – by both the public and some members of Council. Council had been questioned about this issue at the previous meeting, but the minutes describing this were not only vague, they left out the most important question: “Were the Councillors made aware of his
possible departure before he resigned?” (For the record, the answer to that question was “no.”) I attended the most recent Council meeting to ask some questions during the open forum which follows the meeting, in the hopes of getting a clearer idea as to what had happened. The Mayor had barely enough time to answer one of my questions when all hell and decorum busted loose. Voices were raised, allegations went flying, there was even talk of a thrown pen, although nothing was sent in my direction. I stood back and watched in wonder. The only thing that dropped further than my jaw was my opinion of some on this current Council. When the dust had settled, I asked the Clerk if he could confirm what the Mayor had said, and he said no, he wasn’t allowed to talk about it. Yikes. To be honest, by this time, and with all this distraction, I had kind of lost my train of thought. The Deputy Mayor said – and I paraphrase her to the best of my recollection
– that they couldn’t change what was already done, and that if I was unhappy with the way Council had handled this matter I should express that by how I vote in the next election. This got me to thinking; that while there are many similarities between the Mayor and his Deputy, there was a wide contrast between the two at the last election. The Deputy Mayor ran unopposed, so I suppose that as long as she voted for herself, it didn’t matter how anyone else voted. The Mayor, however, faced a fight to the finish, and won by the margin of one vote in a recount squeaker. Just goes to show you that sometimes your vote really does matter. I’m tempted to try to question Council again at the next meeting, but I’m not sure there is much point. I know one thing though, I’d better bring a helmet with me just in case things get out of hand. Carl Tafel, Mulmur Township.
Young person says slow down, don’t rush to build wind farms Dear Editor, I live on a 95-acre farm between Stayner and Creemore. I love living in the country. I love fresh air, green trees, rolling hills, and the quietness that can only be found in the country. But that seems under attack. Farms in the Shelburne/Honeywood area are being covered in wind turbines. This not only endangers our farmland, but it also creates other problems. People are reporting various side effects from the wind turbines. Furthermore, the turbines are not what they appear to be. These are not cement monsters sprouting from the
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ground; these are cement monsters that in addition to going skyward also go downward. The cement base extends in the ground so far that removal is impractical and nearly impossible. If we continue to cover the land in wind turbines, what will the area be like in forty years? Many of the people advocating wind energy don’t have to worry about that. But I do. I am not attacking green energy – if we can do it safely and without destroying the land, then good. This is more of a concern to Stayner/Creemore
residents now than it was before. Several area farmers have signed contracts to lease their land for wind turbines. If you haven’t done so already, don’t! Please remember, if you make a mistake now, the next generation will have to live with it. You may not see the long-term effects of wind energy, but please, think about your children and grandchildren. Think about the health risks. Think about what will happen if we continue to bury our farmland under cities and wind turbines. Please protect our farms. Sarah Lea White, age 16, Stayner
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Creemore Big Heart Seniors SENIORS
There were 54 of us out the Dunstan/Dolson/ for cards today, and Edith Strongman families. We Veale read out an item were also very sorry to brought in by May Johnston hear that Richard Wilson, that fit in perfectly with 53 year old son of Jean Mother’s Day. Edith then (Ferguson) Wilson and read a couple of humourous the late James Wilson, Sylvia items that gave us all a and is the nephew of Club GALE chuckle. members Winston and The 50/50 draws went Jim and Marg Ferguson to Doreen McDermid, Nadine and Elsa (Ferguson) and Don Wilson Chestnut, Kevin Keogh, Irene passed away suddenly last week. Our Dolson, Vi Matthews, Marg Falls sympathy goes out to Jean and her and Edith Veale. family, and to all the Ferguson clan. Moon Shots were played by Also deep and sincere condolences to Roy Veinot, Roy Summers, Marj the Rowbotham family on the passing Thomson, Dave Smith, Effie Taylor, of Claude, who is a brother to Willis, Lucy Young and Roy Veinot again, Lloyd, Alan, Don, Norma Johnston, which meant that he won both the Marion Kelly, Barb Cudmore and Sidewinders money and the travelling Holly Hughes. He was predeceased prize. by Kathleen Winchester, Irma Miller High scorers were Marg Hope 297, and brother Delmar. Claude also Russ Miller 283, Sylvia Gale 278 and has two sons, Dennis and Dean and Bert Douglas 250. Low was Warren families, and was predeceased by his Gale with – ooops – 90. The hidden wife Ina (Young) Rowbotham. score of 18 was not won, so will be We had a most enjoyable supper at worth $6 next week. the Legion last Friday, and we had the We signed birthday cards and had company of Reg Rawn at our table. It a song for Nadine Chestnut and is good to see Reg out and about again, Doris Hare, but only Nadine was after the loss of his wife Mary Lou. At present. Sharon Harrison did make one point, Russ Miller walked over it – just – by flying low in her truck to the serving table, and Warren said as she came up from Shelburne after “That Russ is a nice guy” just before her dental appointment. Fortunately Russ came over and thanked Warren for her, Ontario’s finest were not on for helping him to get one of the high patrol on that particular route at that scores. Warren looked puzzled, as he particular time. couldn’t remember Russ’s partner We were sorry to hear that Jean at cards. With a big grin Russ said, (Dunstan) Strongman, Irene Dolson’s “Well, you helped me to win the $5 sister, passed away recently. Our by playing so badly when you played sincere sympathy goes out to all against us!” as he laughed and walked
off. I didn’t check with Warren to see if he thought Russ was still “a nice guy,” but Warren did get quite a chuckle out of it all. The Mother’s Day breakfast at the Legion was very well attended, and my thanks to Ted Underhill for being a top notch chauffeur for bringing the van right up to the door for me, and for several other considerations. Unfortunately we missed getting up to the Singhampton Ramp Romp, but I understand they had a really good turn out. This is great, as there is a lot of work getting this meal from the bush to the table, as anyone who has dug and cleaned leeks can attest – and then it all has to be cooked. A very labour intensive endeavour, and we are sorry to have missed it. One good note is that Wilma Zeggil is going to track down a copy of the 1800s map of Singhampton that was for sale. Apparently Brad Bremner was in charge of that enterprise, so hopefully he has a copy left over. Barb Pilon delivered a very nice thank you letter from Eileen Giffen along with more of the antiseptic powder (for a soothing wet dressing) than I had originally taken up to her, along with a lovely loaf of homemade raisin bread. Her note says, “Thanks for the loan of the solution. I found it very helpful. Also the solution for the oil and oregano. It seemed to be very soothing, and dulled the area around it.” On behalf of the Cubitts and myself, you are more than welcome to anything we can do to alleviate the agony of shingles. And we are all
hoping you can soon return to cards. Our congratulations to grandgirl Nevada Rowe who racked up 4 firsts, 1 second and 4 thirds in the Western and English horsemanship held at Millerville, Alberta. Nevada is a petite 16 year old, but she can sure handle a horse with style! I guess doctors and druggists do get to enjoy the odd laugh at some of our foibles! For instance, last Friday I phoned the Creemore Village Pharmacy and spoke to Brian the pharmacist. I said, “Don’t laugh until you have answered my question, but what happens when one swallows their spiriva capsule that is meant to only be punctured and inhaled, not swallowed? And, not laughing, he assured me that stomach acids would nullify any effects on my system. So I thanked him and said, “now you can go ahead and laugh,” which I suspect he did, because I sure would have if it had been somebody other than me that had been dumb enough to do this. But in my defence – it looks like a “hard” capsule, it was lying beside my chemo capsule, and I was talking, so I just picked them up and swallowed both capsules before I got my mind into gear. About the time it landed in my stomach, I realized what I had done. Oh well, thanks for not laughing while I was still on the phone, Brian!
Stayner Brethren in Christ Church Presents
Local Church Directory For Sunday, May 17, 2009 ST. ANDREW’S MAPLE CROSS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1 Caroline Street West Worship & Sunday School at 10 am. “Where Jesus is Lord, all are welcome.” Rev. Elizabeth Inglis • 466-5838 Sunday, May 24 St. Andrew’s Maple Cross Presbyterian First Anniversary Service at 2 pm. Light lunch to follow. All are welcome.
Sunday, May 24 An Ecumenical Service at 11 am. A Combined Service for St. Luke’s Anglican, St. John’s United, Honeywood United & Knox Dunedin
at Knox Presbyterian Church in Dunedin. Please join us. (705) 466-5202 knoxdunedin@sympatico.ca
To tell us what is happening at your church call Georgi 466-9906 • fax: 466-9908 • email: info@creemore.com
Join us at ST. LUKE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH 22 Caroline St. W. 466-2206 For a joyful service of worship and Children’s Program at 11 am. All are welcome. Sunday, May 24: Jazz Vespers at 4 pm THE SALVATION ARMY HOPE ACRES COMMUNITY CHURCH Situated in Mulmur Township You are invited to Sunday Church Services at 10:45 am For more information call (705) 466-3435. CREEMORE UNITED PASTORAL CHARGE Sunday Services Avening United Church at 9 am New Lowell United Church at 10:15 am St. John’s United, Creemore at 11:30 am 466-2200
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Let your spirit soar! Come hear the soulful music of Bruce Ley and Company, live at St. Luke's Jazz Vespers May Sunday 24 4 pm,Sunday, every third of the month.4pm All welcome! 22 Caroline St. W., Creemore
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Friday, May 15, 2009
SCDSB hears from public
TRANSFORMATION AT THE MAD & NOISY Graduating art students at Stayner Collegiate Institute will celebrate this “transformative” stage of their lives by presenting a show at the Mad & Noisy Gallery from Friday, May 22 until Monday, June 1. The show is being curated by Lucas Gordon, who has been accepted into the fine arts program at the Ontario College of Art and Design in September. The theme for the show is “transformation” and Gordon says you can expect some unexpected, untraditional art from the group of students. An opening reception will take place on Friday, May 22 from 6 to 8 pm.
(Continued from page 1) At a meeting of the School Board’s Facility Standing Committee last month, Collingwood/Clearview Trustee Caroline Smith rallied support for an alternate recommendation to the board, to keep SCI and Penetanguishene Secondary School open and to build a new high school on the border of Wasaga Beach and Elmvale to replace Elmvale District High School. The final decision to go with the ARC recommendation, the SCDSB staff recommendation or Smith’s compromise lies with the Board on June 17. At Clearview Council Monday night, Councillor Shawn Davidson put forth a motion directing the Mayor to speak on behalf of the Township at Thursday’s board meeting and “to express to the Trustees the desire to retain SCI as Clearview’s regional school facility.” The motion, which passed unanimously, was a lengthy one, with 20 “whereas” clauses, four “furthermore” clauses and a “therefore” clause. It was also a pointed one, calling the School Board staff report recommending SCI’s closure “inadequate, incomplete and unjustifiable” and “faulty in its logic and conclusion.” Besides stressing the fact that SCI is the only facility in the ARC catchment area that will experience increased enrolment in the next
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decade and the fact that the school is routinely in the top two secondary schools within the SCDSB for graduation rates, Davidson’s motion also raised a serious question about the Board’s Facility Condition Index for SCI. The index is determined by measuring the estimated cost of future repairs needed at a school to the cost of building a new school for the same number of students. When the first number exceeds 65 per cent of the second number, a school is deemed Prohibitive to Repair. Currently, School board numbers state that SCI will reach its Prohibitive to Repair date in 2014. But Davidson pointed out Monday that the FCI number used to reach that date included a necessary “replacement of underground services” at a cost of $2.25 million. The true nature of these repairs were never explained to members of the ARC. They account for 27 per cent of the school’s FCI; if they were removed, SCI would be a long way from its Prohibitive to Repair date. At least one school bus was scheduled to transport SCI supporters to Thursday night’s School Board meeting. Several delegations are scheduled to speak in favour of the school on Thursday, May 24 as well. That night will also see Wasaga Beach Mayor Cal Patterson present the Board with a business case for why Wasaga Beach should have a high school immediately.
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congregation, and in 1867 a white frame A few months ago I found a reference to church was built on the southeast corner of the Disciple Church on the Fourth Line of Gilbert McArthur’s farm near the Ballygrant Nottawasaga. As I knew nothing about it nor schoolhouse, which had been named after a where to look for information, I mentioned village in Islay. Eventually a large shed for it in this column. I was hoping someone horses and buggies or cutters was added. could enlighten me and someone did. That Unfortunately Archibald MacArthur someone was Donald McArthur, formerly Helen died in 1869 and did not live to see his of Cashtown and now of Wasaga Beach. BLACKBURN church flourish. He did, however, leave The following article tells us of a flourishing a considerable sum in his will for “the church that hasn’t existed for 90 years but propagation of the gospel”. Other active founding you can still think about as you drive up Fairgrounds members were Gilbert’s father-in-law James Hood, Road toward County Road 91. W. Watkins, and W.A. Stephens of Glencairn. The Caledon Township and adjoining Erin Township were congregation grew gradually, partly from the influence settled by Scottish people, most of whom were from the of a number of itinerant preachers, including W.M. island of Islay. Most of these people gravitated towards Crewson a popular Ontario evangelist of the time. It what eventually became the Presbyterian Church. drew families from the surrounding area, including the However, there was a strong “Scotch Baptist” group Black family from Sunnidale. Gilbert McArthur, who amongst these new Canadians too, and they formed a died in 1913 at age 87, often preached there in Gaelic congregation in Erin Township in 1837. One of its elders in the morning and English at night. According to his was Islay native Archibald MacArthur, who along with obituary, “he possessed a keen and intelligent knowledge his wife Catharine Taylor and infant son Peter had settled in nearby Caledon in 1820, at what later became known as Belfountain. The Erin church and most other Scotch Baptist congregations eventually became Disciples of Christ Churches, an American denomination which had become active in Ontario in the mid-nineteenth century. In 1848 the MacArthurs and their family, which had grown to ten or possibly twelve children and several spouses, moved to the Fourth Line of Nottawasaga where they had bought 400 acres from the Crown, including part of Lot 23, Con. 5, on which son Gilbert and his wife Ann Hood settled. This farm is now the McArthur apple orchard. Soon after arriving in Nottawasaga, Archibald MacArthur and a Mr. Wood organized a new Disciple CREEMORE! Solid Brick Bungalow
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of the Bible.” In the 1890s the church reached its peak; generous donations were made to foreign missions and ministers were hired who also served the Collingwood congregation, which still exists. Some of these were F.C. Lake, C.T. Fredenburg, S.B. Culp, T.J. Reed and G.F. Assiter who served from 1906-1912, when the membership had dwindled to thirty. Gilbert’s brothers, Peter and Archibald Jr., and his sisters, Sarah and her husband Andrew Hill and Ann and her husband James Robertson, were active workers during the early days. Later several granddaughters of Archibald MacArthur Sr. were active in the church, including Peter’s daughter Bella McArthur, who was Sunday School treasurer for 25 years; Archibald Jr.’s daughter Mary Ann; Gilbert’s daughter Katie, as well as neighbours Mrs. McQueen and Mrs. McColeman. The church was demolished about 1917, after the congregation had moved to Stayner where they met for a short time in the Mathers Funeral Home building, but the members drifted away to other local churches. The shed had already been divided into sections in 1902 and moved to the nearby farms of Bob Seeley, Bill Brethet, Neil McQueen and Evans, where parts of it still stand.
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A hobby writ large at Nottawasaga Daylilies by Brad Holden This time of year, when visiting Tom and Julie Wilson’s farm on the 3rd Concession, the eye can’t help but be drawn to the view. To the left is Georgian Bay, shimmering blue, and to the right the green flats of the former Sunnidale Township stretch out to the horizon. Come back in July and that vista, as majestic as it is, will take a backseat to another – the spectacle of more than 800 varieties of daylilies presenting their annual display of colour. For the Wilsons, that midsummer show is payoff for a lot of hard work in a second career they stepped into by happenstance a decade ago. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the day in 1999 that Julie, having developed a bit of a habit of mail-ordering daylilies, decided to sell a few of the plants she’d started. Not long after, they named their business Nottawasaga Daylilies and began selling plants at the Creemore Farmers’ Market. At that point, the couple had owned their Nottawasaga farm for 20 years, having purchased it as a weekend and summer retreat in 1979. An economics professor at the University of Toronto, Tom has been able to spend large amounts of time at the farm over the years. Julie has spent even more time, and her longtime love of gardening eventually led her to the daylily. The Wilsons have come a long way since their first lily sale – nowadays, they
Above: Tom and Julie Wilson. Below right: Some of the lilies growing from seeds that Julie hopes will become legitimate hybrids.
have three fulltime student employees this time of year and two that stay on throughout the summer. They’ve also moved gradually into the hybridization field, introducing (or co-introducing) five new varieties, including lilies named in memory of Gordon Badger, Julie Rainbird-Kendrick and Rachel Stephens. This year, Julie has several other lilies growing from seed, some crossed purposefully and some with the help of bees who aren’t telling where the pollen came from. Lilies are one of the most hybridized of all garden plants, with registrations of new hybrids being made in the thousands each year in the search for new traits. Hybridizers have extended the plant’s color range from the yellow, orange, and pale pink of the original species to vibrant reds, purples, lavenders, greenish tones, near-blacks, near-whites, and more. The Holy Grail, which has yet to be achieved, is the pure blue lily. “That would make you a very rich man,” laughed Tom. In honour of their 10th anniversary, Nottawasaga Daylilies will be donating 10 per cent of their sales at the Farmers’ Market this weekend to the Teddy Bears Picnic Childcare Centre. The farm itself is open from 10 am to 5 pm on weekends from July to Labour Day. Appointments outside these hours can be made by calling 466-2916. For ordering information or to see pictures of the 800 varieties available at the farm, visit www.wilsondaylilies.com.
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Finding History in a Box by Brad Holden History buffs are in for a treat on Saturday, May 23 when Chris Raible launches his latest book at the Creemore Farmers’ Market. From Hands Now Striving to Be Free, published by the York Pioneer & Historical Society, is the latest instalment in a fact-finding saga that has seen Raible locate about 80 “prisoner’s boxes,� carved by jailed revolutionaries after the 1837 Rebellion and hidden away into small museums, attics and curio cabinets ever since. As has been previously reported in the Echo, Raible and fellow historian John Carter originally worked on an exhibit mounted by the City of Toronto in 2005, in which 18 of the boxes were displayed. Shortly after that, an article about the boxes appeared in the Toronto Star and the pair started getting phone calls. Raible began working alone on the project, seeking out boxes and cataloguing the intensely political inscriptions carved onto their surfaces. The new book describes 94 boxes, and Raible is sure there are more to be found. What the boxes tell us is that participants in the Rebellion, heretofore thought of as bumbling peasants swept up in a cause they didn’t fully understand, were actually
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There’s a group of us reach a crescendo around who sit together at lunch, feeding time – lending some and now and then, just for credibility to the can opener entertainment, we get into comment. a debate about the merits of Unlike our two dogs, cats versus dogs. Boomer ’s velvet paws It usually starts with one allowed him to sneak of the dog lovers tossing around the house almost Lisa TIMPF an insult across the table soundlessly, and he would to the cat people; like, say, suddenly pop out of the suggesting that a cat’s only loyalty is most unexpected places just when to the can opener. The cat lovers will we’d forgotten he was there. One of throw back a barb of their own, and the his favourite pastimes was to sit on the scrap is on. windowsill and watch the world go by. I’ll confess that personally, I’ve At night, when I turned on the outside never been fussy about cats. But in floodlights and took the dogs out a final August of last year, we found ourselves time before bed, he would spy on us, cat-sitting “Boomer,” a pet owned by a his expression inscrutable – whether he family member, for what was supposed was envious, contemptuous or merely to be a few weeks. curious about our canine companions, A few weeks turned into a few we never knew. months. But to my surprise, during that By the time the appointed day time my attitude toward our imposed rolled around to return Boomer to his houseguest turned from grudging owner, we’d fallen under his spell, tolerance to outright affection. charmed by his mannerisms and his There was something very relaxing easy-going good nature. Our only about having a cat in the house – other complaint was that he didn’t live up than those times, fortunately not all that to his species’ reputation for hunting frequently, when I could hear razorprowess, preferring to stalk the flies sharp claws shredding the fabric of our and beetles that found their way into the living room furniture. house with the firewood while allowing Boomer’s rumbling purring had a the resident mouse free run until we soothing effect, and it was hard to feel managed to trap it by other means. stressed out when watching him sleep, My brief stint as a cat-sitter allowed draped carelessly over the back of the me to discover a newfound respect and sofa with half of his body dangling affection for felines. But don’t tell down in precarious defiance of gravity. my lunch table companions that I’ve Although I did notice that the purring become a closet cat lover – they’ll and displays of affection seemed to never let me live it down …
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Look for lots of plants, both annuals and perennials, planters, hangers, and cell packs. Cut & Dried Flower Farm and Stonecrop Perennials will be in their glory but plants are usually found at other booths as well, like George Street Goodies, Noisy River Garlic, and John & Marie’s Emporium. Fresh asparagus should be available but I won’t be sure of what else until Saturday. The bakers have been busy over the long winter experimenting with new recipes. Stop by Sarah Hallett of Roseberry Farm and see what she’s brought. Anyone who’s stopped into Creemore 100 Mile Store on a Thursday may have seen some of her wares there. To celebrate spring, the market will be giving away a free plant to the first 100 visitors, along with deer repellent ties, and activity books.
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winners of the Creemore Minor Hockey Association elimination car draw are Marilee and Don Fitzpatrick of Coboconk, Ontario, who bought their winning ticket from their grandson Cameron Fitzpatrick. For the first time in a number of years the winners elected to take the car instead of the cash alternative. So the Fitzpatricks travelled to Collingwood this week to accept the keys of a 2009 Toyota Yaris from CMHA Director and Collingwood Toyota Sales Manager David McArthur (centre).
PAINT STORE GRAND OPENING Pat and Martin Smit opened Stain-orPoint & Décor Shoppe on Highway 26 in Stayner nearly a year ago, but held off their grand opening until this week so they could complete the major renovations to the store. Joining the Smits for the ribbon cutting are Councillor Shawn Davidson, staffers Heather Parker and Donna Aarden, and a group representing Benjamin Moore and other suppliers. As part of the celebration, the Smits presented a cheque in support of The Door, a new youth centre in Stayner, to centre director Jennifer Gerrior.
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COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN DUNTROON Nottawasaga Hall Board chair Jim Campbell (left) had a productive meeting with B&R Geothermal owner Brady Rahn (centre) and Walker Aggregates VP and general manager Ken Lucyshyn (right). While Clearview Township expands the parking lot at Islay Park this year, B&R has committed to donating 7,200 feet of geothermal piping as well as the labour that goes into burying it under the relocated baseball diamond. Georgian Aggregates will provide the heavy equipment to dig the trenches, and will help with the removal of trees.
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Susan’s Grooming Salon
Certified General Accountant 28 Elizabeth Street East Creemore, Ontario
(705) 466-2171 Member of the Certified General Accountants of Ontario
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466-3447
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Drywall • Painting Carpentry • Tile Work Masonry • Roofing
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Neil I McAvoy 705.466.3804
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Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution JOHN L. FERRIS Barrister & Solicitor
190 Mill Street T 705-466-3888
Painter
Odd Jobs
Plumber
PLUMBER Jason Gardner Qualified service for all your plumbing needs
Small Engines
Scott’s Small Engine Repair compact tractors • chain saws lawn care equipment • trailers
Specializing in John Deere “We pick up and deliver�
428-3652
Contact Kelly Martin Bus (705) 466-5124 Cell (416) 708-8489
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• Insured & Bonded Staff • 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Enviro-safe cleaning supplies
Lawn Care
Specializing in residential & commercial lawn maintenance
Customized maintenance for your estate or weekend property
Peter Weel • 466.6669 www.advantage-turf.com
Painter Spend $250 & get a $25 Home Hardware Gift Certificate
Paul Briggs
www.mollymaid.ca call for your FREE estimate
(705) 422-0114 1-866-629-5396
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705-466-6667
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Paint - it Expert Painting Professional Masonry New Work and Repair
Over 25 Years Experience
residential & commercial interior & exterior colour consultation included Diane or Beverly (705) 435-5680 • (705) 440-7840
Plumber
Rentals
Services
Master Painter
(705) 466-5572
T. NASH
PLUMBING Servicing Creemore and surrounding area
Soil & Mulch
Towing
Welding
TOWING Towing at its best! For all your towing and recovery needs!
Kells Service Centre 80 High Street, Collingwood (705) 445-3421 • Fax (705) 445-7404
30 years experience
New Lowell • 424-0708
For all your tent & party needs! 45 Sandford Fleming Drive Collingwood • 444-1443 www. happeningspartyrentals.com
DOBINSON CONSTRUCTION
We don’t cut corners, we clean them!
Lawn Care
Licensed and insured
466-6769 • 623-2052
Over 35 years experience
466-2602 • 428-6072 Cleaner
446-9864 OR 444-7489
(705) 466-5807
Top Soil • Aggregates Mulch • Coloured Chips
Custom Homes, Additions, Renovations and Repairs Also available for project management and consulting.
georgianbay@mollymaid.ca
Tel: (705) 466-3519
Large & Small Loads, Weekend & Evening Delivery Available
Builder
THE HOME DECORATOR Interior Design Plumbing & Electrical Ceramic wall & floor tile Carpentry & repairs Home Staging
Call for your free estimate
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MANICURE
Cleaning Service
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D-ODD JOB
Interlocking Stone Carpentry and Renovations Painting and Drywall Asphalt Shingles Evan Dodd Contractor - Creemore Phone (705) 730-3915
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Chiropractor
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Verstegen Homes
8427 Conc Rd 3 Lisle (705) 424-9993
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Auto Mechanic
Garry Stamp, Owner/Operator
Bus. (705) 428-3393 ~ Res. (705) 466-2343
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Spike & Rusty Answer:
Valley Auto & Tech 218 Main Street, Stayner
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Repairs to all makes of cars and light trucks!
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Machine Shop Facility • Custom Steel Fabrication & repairs • Decorative Iron Railing, Fences & Gates 8:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m.-Monday to Friday Book ahead for Saturday Service Don Brearey or Gloria Howie
705-466-2149
phone 466-3334 • fax 466-5166
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CELEBRATION
HELP WANTED
SHOW & SALE
THANK YOU
The family of Nelson & Grace Grant would like to invite you to a Come & Go Party to celebrate 60 years of marriage on Saturday, May 16 at the New Lowell Legion from 1 to 4 pm.
Local GARDENER requires a HELPER. Must be enthusiastic and willing to work hard. Friendly boss and friendly clients. Call Evelyn at 466-3109.
Victorian Blossom Tyme Antique Linen & Lace Home & Garden Show & Sale. Hundreds of restored antique & vintage linens and lace including Irish Damask linens, handworked tablecloths, luncheon cloths & runners. Christening dresses, clothing, wool & chenille blankets, comforters & bed linens. Knit & crochet wear. Scottish tartans, kitchen linens & aprons. All lovingly displayed in our 1878 Victorian farmhouse. Also a haven for brides & babies. Quilters & crafters, bear & doll collectors. Mother’s Day gifts include pretty china pansy planters, books, handmade angels, handmilled soap, notepaper & cards. Candles & bath items, fine china, silver & collectibles. Enjoy our homemade baking & honey butters. Discover new ways to “go green”. Visit the Potting Shed of antiques & rustics. Generations come & go, but here the memories last forever. Open to May 18 from 10 am to 4 pm daily. Bring slippers. Accepting cash & cheques. 2 km east of Stayner on Hwy 26 to Centre Line Rd, south 3 km to Conc 9, east 1 km to “A Day at Victoria’s” Fire#5681 (705) 428-0445 Cathy.
This is a special thank you to my family who cared for me while I had the shingles. Also to those who sent me lovely cards and gifts. And to those who gave me little tips for the pain. I’m so ever grateful. Eileen Giffen
Buck and Doe for Sean Barker and Vanessa Stephens on Saturday, May 23 at the Allandale Recreation Centre, 190 Bayview Street, Barrie. 8pm to 1am. $10.
FOR SALE Antique Beatty WINDMILL. Complete and working when dismantled for indoor storage 5 years ago. 20’ tower, excellent gearbox and blades. Always well maintained. Easy to erect. Very classic. $250 OBO. Elm Shade Farm. 466-5572. GIANT SALE: Cabinet Shop is clearing out excess inventory! Sheet material (melamine and wood veneer). Drawer Boxes, various sizes. Finished & unfinished cabinet doors – some complete sets! Complete finished furniture, various sizes, materials and styles, mostly modern designs. Plus all the usual garage sale treasures. Saturday, May 16, 7:30 a.m. until it’s all gone. At the Guild Interiors factory, rear of building, all indoors. #517462 County Road #124, 10 km north of Hwy.89, just north of Horning’s Mills.
FOR RENT APARTMENT for rent. Call Jug City at (705) 466-2025. APARTMENT for rent. 466-5297. APARTMENT for rent. Main St. Creemore. Heat included hydro extra. 2 bedroom $650. 1 Bedroom $550. Bachelor $450. Call 445-0660. 3-bedroom brick BUNGALOW with attached garage, double driveway on a quiet Creemore Streeet. Full basement & gas heat. Available May 15. No smokers; no pets. References, including work & credit check. Phone 466-6931. 2 bedroom APARTMENT available mid June. $675/month heat included, hydro extra. Call 466-2356 after 6 pm. RETAIL SPACE on Mill Street, Creemore.Spacious store front available beginning of July, $1,500 plus GST/month heat included, hydro extra. Call 466-2356 after 6 pm. 5 bedroom Victorian HOUSE renovated & fully-furnished. Washer/dryer, A/C, piano, cable, phone, BBQ, long-term from June to November. $1800/month, references required. (705) 466-3423.
WANTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. Do you want to earn some community hours? Creemore Tree Committeee needs you on Saturday afternoon. Call 466-3126. PREVIOUSLY APPRECIATED ART wanted for Silent Art Auction, the Station on the Green fundraiser on Saturday, June 13. Tax receipts will be issued for sale value. Contact Paul at 466-3422 or Rowlie at 466-3021. MIDWEST METALS would like the person who came in the red truck with a trailer full of siding on Saturday, May 2 in the rain to give them a call. 466-5227.
DRIVER wanted for early morning newspaper delivery 7 days a week. Must have reliable vehicle for home delivery and store drops in the Stayner and Singhampton area. For more information please contact (705) 424-1750. Local firm situated between Creemore, Stayner and Collingwood is looking for versatile individuals for full or part-time positions. LUMBER YARD DRIVER for flat beds, lumber, plywood, drywall, roofing etc. DZ license helpful, but not necessary. Building and lumber supply – IN STORE SALES PERSON. Previous experience and estimating background helpful. FARM HELP with thorough knowledge of a beef operation and experience with all farm equipment. May lead to Farm Manager position. Resumes may be faxed, mailed, emailed or dropped off at HAMILTON BROTHERS c/o Fred Hamilton 100 Main Street, Glen Huron, ON L0M 1L0 Phone (705) 4662244 or 445-1166, fax (705) 466-2122, hamiltonbros@ultrafastwireless.com
WORK WANTED Experienced HOUSE CLEANER is now taking clients in the Creemore area. References available. Call Lesley on (705) 424-2810. CLEANING EYLES. Domestic house cleaning available any time. References upon request. Vacant spots available. Ready to start immediately. Call (519) 940-1518 or (519) 925-9448.
SERVICES Professional Property Maintenance and Repairs. Fully Insured. Call THE LITTLE FIX IT COMPANY. Ask for John. Daytime (705) 434-8061, evenings (705) 424-2810. ROLLING RIDGE ROOFING. Asphalt, wood shake & metal roofing. Call (519) 986-2545.
CLASSES / LESSONS FULFILL YOUR DREAM. Learn how to ride with an Equine Canada Certified Coach in Glencairn. Outdoor lessons available weekday, evenings & weekends. Call (705) 466-3705.
HOCKEY REGISTRATION CREEMORE MINOR HOCKEY is holding registration at the Creemore Arena on Thursday, May 28, 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. There will be a $100 late fee after May 28. Please call 466-9959 for more information or check out www. creemoreminorhockey.com
THANK YOU Mrs. Monahan’s Grade 2’s would like to thank the exceptionally generous woman that we met on our field-trip around town on the afternoon of May 8th, 2009. She kindly gave us us money to buy ice-creams, and they were delicious. Thank-you!
THANK YOU I would like to thank family and friends for the enquiries, get well cards and goodies, while in Toronto General and since returning home. It is all very much appreciated. John Noble A huge thank you to the community for supporting Creemore Minor Hockey by attending our annual Car Draw Elimination Dance. Thank you to the local businesses for their generous donations of door prizes. Thank you to Dan and Tom at the arena for their continued cooperation. Thank you Edith and staff at the Shell for handling ticket purchases. To all of our parents who dedicated their time to ensure all ran smooth. Thanks to all for a successful event. Look forward to seeing everyone next year. Heather, Creemore Minor Hockey The Mad and Noisy Gallery would like to thank Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society and all of their wonderful volunteers and members for their contribution to the “Portraits of Motherhood” fundraiser last Saturday. A special thanks to Curiosity House Books for their support and to Seasons in Creemore & Strandz for giving a whole new meaning to Literary Salon or Parlour Discussion! To Cathy Gildiner, Cecily Ross, Sheree Lee Olson, Bernadette Hardaker and Candice Bist our deepest gratitude for your insight and humour – we look forward to your next books. Thanks also to all of those who attended – a great audience makes great events happen. Thank you to all the community businesses and members who generously contributed their time energy and goods to ensure the 25th Annual Singhampton Ramp Romp was an incredible success. Special thanks to mycollingwood.ca, Ice River Springs, Creemore Coffee Company, Collingwood Metro, Collingwood Sobey’s, Apple Valley Juice Co., Vicki Bell Broker Royal LePage & Nicholyn Farms for their contributed support. We appreciate the numerous businesses & individuals who donated items to the silent auction. Finally, the Hall Board appreciates everyone for coming out on such a rainy day to support our annual fundraising event. We had one of our biggest turn-outs ever!
Thank you to Dr. Phil for fixing my computer problems. If anyone needs help, they should call him at 4662038. Georgi at Creemore Echo
WANTED TO RENT SUMMER RENTALWANTED! Couple of city dwellers seek country retreat for the summer. Peace, quiet, fresh air & a simply furnished house would be ideal. June to September. Within 2 hours of Toronto. Contact ginalubin@hotmail.com
IN MEMORIAM Barbara Hanson – My loving wife of 50 years. 5 years have passed already Some days pass slowly, Others more rapidly, Some silently, Some emotionally, but always With strong memories and love. Always in my heart, Love Howard Barbara Hanson – May 16, 2004 Light a candle for a loved one today Our memories help ease the pain Remember no one has gone away They’re just experiencing new terrain Memories are forever. Love all your children
DEATH NOTICE ROWBOTHAM, Wilmot “Claude” Passed away peacefully, at General & Marine Hospital, Collingwood, on Sunday, May 10, 2009, at the age 79. Claude, beloved husband of the late Georgenia (nee Young, 2006). Loving father of Dennis and his wife Mary of Toronto and Dean and his wife Debbie of Collingwood. Dear grandfather of Scott and his friend Bridgette Coady and Deanne and her friend Gareth Hockley. Dear brother of Norma Johnston, Marion Kelly, Willis, Barbara Cudmore, Lloyd, Allen, Donald, Holly Hughes and the late Delmar, Kathleen Winchester and Irma Miller. A funeral service was held at 2 pm on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in the Chatterson Funeral Home Chapel, Collingwood. Interment at Westmount Baptist Cemetery, Collingwood. www. chattersonfuneralhome.com Architectural Antiques & Furniture
AUCTION Saturday, May 16 @ 10am Lilac Down Farm, 3249 Airport Rd, Creemore, ON
to feature Antique country furniture, architectural antiques, garden & yard décor, wicker furniture, farm & country primitives, antique tools, antique horse drawn fire pumper, Laser fg sailboat, mountain bikes, etc. B.B.Q. lunch, Washroom.
Auctioneer John B Simpson ICCA 1-800-438-8138
www.simpsonauctions.com
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• THE CREEMORE ECHO •
Friday, May 15, 2009
From a piece of paper... ...to a newspaper
Look how far we’ve come Since its 8½ by 11 beginnings in 2001, the Echo has worked hard to create a place to share the news and views of the community. With the help of our dedicated subscribers we have been able to offer a little more to Creemore and area each year. As we continue to strive to make the paper better and we turn to you, our readers, to help keep it going with the purchase of a subscription. Thank you.
Get your subscription at the market this weekend Georgi and Sara will be at the Creemore Farmers’ Market this weekend. Stop by the coffee booth to say hi or give us a call at the office if you would like more info about the importance of our annual subscription drive.
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