The Standard Newspaper January 16th, 2014

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BATTLE OF NORTH DURHAM: Port Perry MoJacks forward Brodie Myers attempts to slip the puck by Bruins goalie Max Tjin during the MoJacks’ 6-2 win in Uxbridge on Friday, Jan. 10.

For more on this game, and the MoJacks’ upcoming charity alumni game, please see Pages 13 and 14.

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Scugog begins trimming 2014 tax hike BLAKE WOLFE The Standard

SCUGOG: Scugog councillors will spend the next two weeks looking for ways to trim a sizable proposed tax increase of 6.9 per cent from the township’s 2014 budget, the largest proposed tax increase in recent years.

During a lengthy discussion of the document this week, councillors were presented with the initial round of department requests as well as the current tax increase required to fund such programs. More than $262,000 in new spending has been proposed for 2014.

While the levy increase will likely be reduced, Scugog CAO Bev Hendry said that a 6.9 per cent increase would equate to approximately $68 extra on the tax bill for the average Scugog home assessed at $300,000. Last year, a tax increase of 3.51 per cent was approved by council.

Among the large items currently proposed for 2014 are: - the first phase of the restoration of the Scugog Community Centre’s parking lot, to be funded with $300,000 from the Community Enhancement Fund (CEF); - replacement of a snowplow ($280,000) and one-ton

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truck ($105,000) in the Public Works department; - purchase of the Fire Department’s next generation radio system ($225,000 from the CEF); In addition, a number of other items are yet to be included in the budget, many of those related to funding requests for various projects.

Those include $70,000 toward the Port Perry Hospital Foundation’s ‘Your Hospital, Your Future’ campaign for renovations at Lakeridge Health Port Perry, $125,000 for culvert replacement and $500,000 each for repairs to Spring Blvd. and St. Christopher’s Beach Rd., both of which were requested by delegations of local residents. An entry for $2 million toward reconstruction of Ashburn Rd. will not be included this year, after a provincial funding request to assist with the project was turned down.

Adding to the size of the proposed levy increase is an annual one per cent tax increase to fund the township’s infrastructure projects, a new aspect of the budget introduced this year designed to ease the cost of repairs and replacement of local roads and bridges.

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saturday January 18th North Durham’s own Taylor Landry

UXBRIDGE: The 10-person team that left Uxbridge to head to Weagamow in Northern Ontario 1,750 kilometres north of Uxbridge - to spread hope through hockey has returned home safely.

The objective of the trip, which involved a number of past and present Uxbridge SS hockey players was to bring hope to this remote First Nations community that has suffered deeply from poverty, addiction and suicide.

Weagamow, Oji-Cree for Round Lake (also known as North Caribou Lake First Nation), has about 750 residents (and 900 total in their band) and is part of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation comprising some 45 communities. Their treaty area makes up about one-third of the province of Ontario. The team took equipment generously donated by the Uxbridge community to outfit some 45 aspiring hockey players, with the idea of hosting daily hockey clinics ending with a community tournament at the newly built arena in the community.

Among those taking part in the trip were Uxbridge Bruins centre Tim ‘Honey Badger’ Bierema, current Uxbridge Tigers team captain Jeff Wilson as well as former Tigers Adam Cranley, Ryan Lavrench, Josh Lubbock, Ryan Noakes and Tavis Smith. USS Tigers Head Coach Don Simmonds, Jennifer Wilson and Mary Lue Mahaffey, former sports director for the Alberta Aboriginal community, also took part in the trip.

“A huge thing that happened was how easily we could see that the hockey was truly bringing hope for the kids and also the elders of the community,” Mr. Bierema said. “One man who has had addictions in his past came to us pouring his heart out, thanking us for giving his kids an outlet to escape from some of the things that go on in the community that he and many other of the older people in the community had previously been involved with. He reiterated that to the point he and our team were almost in tears just from the overwhelming amount of emotion.”

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Port Perry’s Post Office prepares to ring in its 100th year

Just a few of the many friendly Canada Post staff at the Port Perry Post Office are pictured here, ready to serve the citizens of Scugog with a smile. Come see your post office clerks on Jan. 28, for a celebration of the Port Perry Post Office’s centennial birthday.

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Since its opening in 1914, Port Perry’s Post Office has stood as a landmark on the south side of Queen St. for one-hundred years this month, and a celebration is in order.

On Jan. 28, from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m., the local Canada Post clerks and staff will be throwing their beloved building a birthday bash to celebrate its

centennial year.

“We will be serving coffee and cake, Canada Post will be sending some representatives, displays of some old photos and documents, and offering customers the chance to have their mail marked with a commemorative stamp specially made for our branch”, said 12-year-veteran Post Master Alana Murphy. “We’re inviting

townspeople to come and celebrate this piece of Port Perry’s history with us!”

The Scugog Township and Scugog Heritage Committee will be erecting a plaque commemorating the anniversary and preparing a presentation for the afternoon as well.

The Post Office building we know today was planned in 1909, to replace a system of let-

ter carriers between the many smaller post offices based in Reach, Greenbank, Prince Albert, Scugog Island, Manchester and Epsom.

The towering structure, which required 300,000 bricks to build, features a lobby and mailroom on the ground floor, with a series of bedrooms, bathrooms and offices on the upper floors. The upstairs suite, now used by modern staff as lunchroom and break room, used to be the home of the building’s live-in caretaker.

To give Port Perry’s Post Office the final touch, Public Works Canada ordered a turret clock with four-foot faces from J. Smith and Sons of the Midland Clock Works in Derby, England, and an 800-pound iron bell from John Taylor Bellfounders in Loughborough, England. The clock, which is known to be temperamental at best, requires weekly tuning and upkeep.

Due to the cost of the maintenance, the cast iron bell no longer tolls from its perch 50 feet over downtown Port Perry, though the mechanism still ticks away as it has for over 100 years.

Over the last century, the Port Perry Post Office has

proved instrumental to the shopkeepers, business owners, and townspeople it serves.

With the rise of e-mail, it is no secret that physical mail letters are becoming a thing of the past.

However, citizens can rest assured that the their iconic post office will be around and in use for many years to come, due to the rising tide of local small businesses and online shoppers who rely on their invoices and parcels to arrive - sleet, snow or shine.

“Alongside less frequent letters, Canada Post will always have an increasing number of addresses to keep us busy”, said Ms. Murphy.

“The post industry in Canada is transforming and moving forward to a new direction, but we will continue to become even more essential to small businesses and local people.”

The Port Perry Canada Post staff would like to invite readers to learn about Port Perry’s history, check out the commemorative clock tower stamp, and enjoy birthday cake with the friendly staff and clerks, on Jan. 28.

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North Durham preps for ‘Coldest Night’ fundraiser, Feb. 22 BLAKE WOLFE The Standard

NORTH DURHAM: Local residents are invited to walk in the shoes of someone less fortunate this February, during a unique event in Uxbridge which aims to raise both funds and awareness for homelessness in North Durham.

On Feb. 22, North House Transitional Housing is taking part in the ‘Coldest Night’ event, inviting residents to walk one of three routes - two, five or 10 km - during one of the coldest months of the year. The events, which take place across Canada each year, aim to raise funds and awareness for the issue of homelessness.

The three routes all begin in downtown Uxbridge that evening.

According to North House Chair Anne Kewley, the fundraiser’s goal is to raise $2.5 million to be put toward affordable housing in North Durham. As of Jan. 13, more than $110,514 had been raised.

“We have a very big problem in Scugog and Uxbridge with young people and the possibility of homelessness,” said Ms. Kewley, during a recent presentation to Scugog Council. “In many of these cases, there’s nowhere to live except someone else’s couch... It’s not just people on ODSP, it’s people from the median income and down. We don’t have enough rental units in North Durham - they don’t have to be palatial, just clean and affordable.”

Ms. Kewley added that plans for the 2015 walk, to take place in Scugog, are already being discussed.

Walkers can register a team by visiting www.coldestnightoftheyear.org/partner/northhouse.

Many people of all ages strapped their skates on and took to the ice of Scugog Arena on Sunday, Jan. 12, as a free public skating day was held in part of Mayor Chuck Mercier’s New Year’s Levee. Families came from as far away as Toronto to join in the fun, practice their moves and spend some quality time on the BENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard rink. See page 11 for photos of the Mayor’s Honour Roll recipients.

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Ashburn Rd., snowclearing discussed in Scugog SCUGOG: A major infrastructure project in Scugog Township tentatively scheduled for this year will have to wait, after an application for provincial infrastructure funding was turned down.

During a recent discussion of the township’s 2014 budget, Public Works Director Ian Roger informed councillors that an application made by the municipality to the provincial Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative, for assistance with the reconstruction of Ashburn Rd., was denied by the province.

While the director said that he was “not given a lot of detail” regarding the decision, he said that it was most likely due to the township’s healthy financial state compared to other communities across Ontario.

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“We were more or less told that Scugog is better off than other municipalities,” he said.

The project was referred for potential funding assistance following a presentation by local residents to council earlier this fall, who detailed the state of disrepair that the road is currently in.

December makes large dent in snow clearing budget Winter storms in late 2013 cost Scugog Township approximately $15,000, after the municipality was blanketed in snow and ice during a handful of weather events that walloped the GTA. According to Public Works Director Ian Roger, the recent ice storm and a substantial subsequent snowfall resulted in a slight jump in snowclearing costs for the township, which resulted in Works

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“We’re just now incurring the costs of snowclearing in 2013,” said Mr. Roger, during discussion of Scugog’s 2014 budget.

Currently, the township is looking at allocating $668,400 in winter control costs for the 2014 budget, up slightly from $647,510 in 2013.

Last year, the township replaced part of the municipal fleet of snowplows, an expenditure which Mayor Chuck Mercier said he was thankful for this week.

“We’ve talked about deferring plows,” said the mayor, recalling last year’s budget talks. “If a plow broke down in any of the recent storm events we’ve had, we would be in bad shape.”

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Scugog seeks to trim 6.9 per cent tax hike Work moving slowly F RO M PAG E 1

According to the draft budget, the $105,000 generated by that increase would be divided between hardtop resurfacing ($40,000), loosetop/gravel ($40,000) and bridges and culverts ($25,000).

According to a report by treasurer Trena DeBrujin, the remainder of the proposed increase would cover the base budget (3.4 per cent) and program changes (2.5 per cent).

An additional $180,000 from the municipal rate stabilization reserve, plus $505,700 in Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund money, has already been applied against the 2014 levy increase, said the report.

Additional pressures remain the same as in previous years, said Ms. DeBrujin, citing costs such as fuel, utilities and insurance, the cost of

which is set to increase by ten per cent this year. The treasurer also told councillors that a number of MPAC appeals of local property valuations are due this coming year, an item for which an additional $35,000 has been budgeted (above $60,000 in the township’s base budget).

Among the largest ongoing pressures, however, is staff salaries, ringing in at 3.76 per cent of the 2014 base increase and accounting for more than 70 per cent of the township’s annual operating budget, said the treasurer.

She added that the recent arbitration award to Scugog’s full time firefighters resulted in a retroactive pay increase equal to 1.3 per cent of the base increase.

When questioned by councillors regarding average staffing for similar municipalities, Ms. Hendry said that

Scugog is currently working with 60 per cent of the total staff body of a comparitor municipality, although she didn’t cite a specific community.

While the document awaits final approval, councillors pitched a number of ideas to reduce the levy, from using funds in the Greenbank Airport agreement generated by tipping fees, to borrowing from reserves.

“We’ve gone through this and been very moderate with our requests,” said Ms. Hendry. “At a per-household level, it’s definitely an increase, but how does it compare to other municipalities?”

The budget returns to council chambers for the next round of discussion on Jan. 27, followed by an open house on Feb. 12, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Scugog Memorial Public Library.

Final approval on the document is anticipated on March 3.

at SmartCentres site BLAKE WOLFE The Standard

SCUGOG: While talk of the second phase of Port Perry’s SmartCentres development returned to Scugog Council chambers recently, no firm timeline exists for the development of the property along Hwy. 7A’s south side.

Councillors recently discussed a reduction in the letter of credit for the two properties along Hwy. 7A. According to Public Works Director Ian Roger, a stormwater management pond on the southern property is “substantially complete,” while additional paving and servicing on the northern property has also been completed to date.

Ornella Richichi, SmartCentres’ senior vice president of land development, said that the company will “continue to focus on the north side of the property” before looking south.

She added that with

the latest tenant, the Bulk Barn, moving into the recently-constructed building on the property, there is less than 10,000 sq. ft. available to develop on the north side under the zoning bylaw.

During a budget discussion this week, Community Services Director Don Gordon commented that he has seen “no indication that the remaining buildings” on the north side of Hwy. 7A would be filled in the near future.

The Port Perry SmartCentres development finally opened in 2011 following several years of discussion at council and in the community, including a 2007 Ontario Municipal Board hearing regarding community concerns over the potential impact of the development on smaller businesses in the community, which was ultimately decided in favour of the township.

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SCUGOG: Fees collected from commercial fill operations in Scugog Township will be directed toward a new reserve fund, which will, in part, go toward the municipality’s management of such sites as well as community projects.

In December, councillors concurred with a staff recommendation that such a reserve fund be established, which would collect fees from fill site operators as established under the township’s Site Alteration bylaw.

Currently, sites importing soil in excess of 500 cubic metres are subject to a $1 fee per cubic metre. According to the report, the township has already collected more than $220,000 in fees from the Greenbank Airport fill project.

Although the report recommended using those fees, should the township decide in favour, to help fund a major financial request from the Port Perry Hospital Foundation, councillors opted to prioritize costs associated with hosting such sites (such as staff and potential legal expenses) over one project.

As worded in a new motion put forth by Councillor Wilma Wotten, any money over and above such expenses should be considered for community projects. Earlier this fall, the Foundation approached councillors with a $350,000 funding request for the ‘Your Hospital, Your Future’ campaign, which aims to raise $2.5 million to be put toward renovations in the patient wing of Lakeridge Health Port Perry.

A recommendation to also use such funds to finance a ‘streetlighting initiative’ in Scugog was also turned down by councillors. However, the matter of using the funds for new LED streetlights returned this week during discussion of the 2014 budget, after Regional Councillor Bobbie Drew indicated that it may be worth re-investigating the expenditure due to potential energy savings. Public Works Director Ian Roger indicated that LED lights save, on average, 50 per cent compared to traditional streetlights.

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GETTING READY FOR OPENING NIGHT: Uxbridge SS students rehearse for the upcoming performances of ‘The Crucible’ at the school. The show runs nightly at 7 p.m., from Wednesday, Jan. 15 to Friday, Jan. 17. Tickets are $10 at the door.

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Pennies paying off for Habitat fundraiser NANCY MELCHER Special to The Standard

NORTH DURHAM: In nine months, over 500,000 cents have been raised for Habitat for Humanity Durham. Josh Morrison is an Uxbridge boy whose goal is to raise enough money to build one home: that’s $100,000, or ten million cents. Josh started collecting pennies when they were taken out of circulation last year, after seeing a display in the Uxbridge Habitat ReStore.

A penny drive in his local school, Joseph Gould PS, collected over 20,000 pennies with the slogan “Every Penny Counts.” This fall, Uxbridge Public School and Quaker Village PS also got into the action, running campaigns with their students. Both were very successful: UPS raised almost 50,000 cents, and Quaker’s drive topped 108,000 cents! They want to challenge Uxbridge Secondary and St. Joseph’s, along with every other Durham school, to collect “Change for Change” and meet or beat their efforts.

During his walk in the Santa Claus Parade, Josh heard from onlookers that they had tubs and coffee tins full of coins at home. To help individuals, clubs and businesses to contribute to the penny campaign, Habitat has opened an account at the TD Bank at 230 Toronto Street south, in the Vince’s / Shoppers plaza, called “The Penny House Campaign.” The account number is 5240588 and the branch number is 3184.

Local news media have printed articles about the campaign. Josh was interviewed by Global TV and CBC Toronto. His story has been on the evening television news, and viewers as far away as Welland, Barrie and Lindsay have seen these segments. CBC also broadcast Josh’s message on their afternoon radio news program.

Donation cans have been set up at local businesses, churches, clubs, and organizations. Coins from the cans have been added to those from the ReStores, as well as the school drives and the coins collected at the Santa Claus Parade. Businesses are getting on board too, issuing challenges to help spread the word.

Companies wanting to get involved can join the Corporate Challenge issued by Hollister, a healthcare products manufacturer in Aurora. Before Christmas they collected coins, bills, cheques, and employee contributions, sending over 100,000 ‘pennies’ to the cause.

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Uxbridge resident Josh Morrison, pictured here during a recent Habitat For Humanity build, has helped raise more than $5,000, in various denominations of coins, for the charity. braced this idea. They will collect donations for the Penny Campaign from their members and guests at the breakfast meeting on January 28. This is part of a Youth and Education initiative the Chamber of Commerce is developing.

There’s still a long way to go to reach ten-million ‘pennies’. Anyone may make a deposit to the “Penny House” account. Bring your collections of old pennies and other change to the TD Bank on Toronto Street south and use their coin-counting machine to determine the total value of all the coins. Out-of-town friends and family can get rid of unwanted pennies and coins by visiting any TD Bank, and directing their donation to branch # 3184, account # 5240588, the Habitat for Humanity Durham “Penny House” account.

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CAESAREA by Eleanor Colwell

SUNDERLAND by Denise Wilson Coming right up in our village, our young people will be coming out to thrill us all with `Hockey Playoffs` The Novice team has their first game this Saturday at 5:30 p.m., at the Sunderland arena. A week from this weekend, two Brock teams will be away at Silver Stick tournaments.

The Bantams are in Forest, Ontario near Sarnia and the Novice team are in St. Claire Shores, Michigan. I will try to keep you posted on all the excitement.

This Saturday (January 18), at 1 p.m.,

the Sunderland Historical Society is having the Annual General Meeting at the Sunderland Town Hall. The guest speaker will be John Pilgrim on the history of our local Home Hardware store. Now that is history why at one time it was a bank, for goodness sakes!

Our neighbours, just up the road in Cannington, are having their tenth annual Cannington Dog Sled races and Winter Festival on January 25 and 26.

This has been a nice outing to come out

of our `winter doldrums,’ get some fresh air (as our Moms always wanted us to do), and be entertained. This year looks like there will be the snow that is needed for the races. And so a nice outing to look forward to.

Have a lovely `Spring-type week` and our chuckle for now....

“Winter is the season in which people try to keep the house as warm as it was in the summer, when they complained about the heat.” Author Unknown

GREENBANK by Mary Jean Till The Port Perry High School Music Department thanks the community for its generous contribution of bottles on January 4. The contribution will help send our 65 students to England and Wales on a performance tour in April.

Sincere sympathy to the family of Iva Phoenix (nee Baird) who passed away January 10, with funeral at Low and Low Funeral Home at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Januarycopy 15.

Sympathy to Donna McQuade, formerly of Pearl Dr., and her family with the passing of her father Donald Wallace while he was vacationing in Florida. Funeral is

with Wagg Funeral home on Thursday, January 16.

Congratulations to Greenbank’s Brian Jones, and Shirley Leask’s granddaughter Victoria Leask (Utica) who were honored at the Mayor’s Levee on January 12.

After a quick two weeks of holidays and an extra snow day – all students are back and ready to learn.

Ski club began Friday, January 10, with students hitting the slopes at Skyloft this year! Volleyball Camp begins Thursday, January 16 for Grades 3 to 6 to learn new skills and have fun. Lunch supervisors are still needed – a paid position. Call the school at 985-2567. Junior and Se-

EPSOM & UTICA by Shari Kerry Thank you to James and Thelma Houghland who will be looking after the rentals for Epsom/Utica United Churches. Please call them for any rentals or inquiries at 905-985-7783.

Greeters for the month of January are Rob and Mary Evans and Lloyd and Nancy Morden. Please have your 2013 reports ready and delivered to Jane Sobil by January 19. The annual general membership meeting is Sunday Feb. 2 after a shortened service.

The Bethesda Women’s Institute will meet on January 22 at Epsom church.

Conversations in faith is January 23 in the portable at Utica.

The book club is now reading The Stone Diaries.

We are in charge of the Reach View service on January 26.

Our congregation has been asked to provide a Soup Lunch at noon on Wednesday, February 26 at the Uxbridge Presbyterian Church. If you are able to contribute, please contact Margaret Taylor Sevier. Proceeds will go to the Loaves and Fishes Food Bank.

Thank you to James Houghland for fixing the frozen water lines at Epsom.

nior kindergartener registration began this week and if not registered, this may be done any day by calling the school after 9:30 a.m.

Congratulations to Sunshine Winners Brittany C. for helpfulness; for Emma U. for focus; Ali N. – responsibility.

Great job!

February is Heart and Stroke Month so please welcome our local volunteers with your donation.

CHURCH NEWS – On Epiphany Sunday, Norma and Jim Ferguson were our friendly greeters. Supply organist Valerie Hunter offered music leadership, and Karianne Bell sang “A Song of Peace”, a special music mes-

sage. Rev. Paul talked about Epiphany – Light during children’s time and message time. “We can’t have light without darkness” and the Christmas Bethlehem Star represents the light, “Christ,” and what we see in our lives depends on us.

Pauline Reed shared how the M & S department works with other partners – the Canadian Food Grain Bank and Christian Care, formed in 1967 in Zimbabwe, Africa.

Next Saturday, January 18, 9 a.m. - the Men’s breakfast is at the church. All men are welcome to attend.

Please call your news to 905-985-0535 by Sunday at 6 p.m.!

Caesarea Nestleton Euchre We had a great Christmas party potluck with 14 tables of people playing cards and eating and having fun. Jan 2 was a bit slower because of the weather and ice storm; we only had six tables of people. The results for Jan 9 were: high scores - 1st - J Hawkins, 2nd - B Kirven, 3rd (tie) - T Speck & S Crawford, 4th - M Moore, and 5th - J Westall; most lone hands - S Crawford; and low score - E Kushner. We had 12 tables plus two extras for a total of 50 people. See you all at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at Nestleton Hall.

Everyone is welcome.

Blackstock & District Lions Club Plans are underway to host our annual Lions Effective Speaking Contest on Wednesday, February 5 at Nestleton Hall, beginning at 8 p.m.

Students from Grades 6, 7, and 8 from Cartwright Central Public School will participate in the Junior English Division of this contest.

Their prepared speeches will be three to five minutes in length and will be on a variety of topics. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Watch this column for more details.

Several of our Lions are getting together on Saturday, January 25 at the Scugog Library to create our respective Clubs’ websites using E-clubhouse from Lions Clubs International.

Once we’re up and running, this will be an opportunity for Lions as well as the general public to know what we are doing in the community and around the world. More details will follow.

ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling We should be used to extremes by now, but it continues to surprise.

Warmer weather has its pit-falls! Be careful on the new ice. Belated sympathies to the family of Audrey Cain, nee Foote! Her brother Gordon (deceased) and sister-in-law Grace lived in the Ashworth area for many years.

Also, belated condolences to the very large extended family of Gordon McGucken, including sister-in-law Evelyn and sister, Wilma Dick. His late wife Dorothy was related to the Harwood and Kydd families.

Our sympathies go also to the Mustard family on the death of Iva Phoenix, a sister to Mona Mustard. She was also the sister of Helen Parish and Hugh Baird, both well-known in the area. Another notable death was that of Burton Moore. Although not

from here, I am sure most people were at one time customers of his when he owned and operated Moore’s Hardware in Uxbridge.

Best wishes for better health go out to David Ball who has spent some weeks in hospital. We hope he will soon be fit to return to the farm. Better health wishes also go to Mary Clarke and Audrey Kester. Dennis Trowse and Ken Moore are also on the ailing list. Of course we are all cheering for Danny Moore and it was great to note, from the Scott Central School newsletter, that the students are holding a fundraiser for him. It is a dodgeball tournament and the students will pay at least $2 to buy their way out of class to either watch or play in this tournament. Kudos to these young peoplethey certainly will be filling lots of

buckets those days.

At church, Sunday, birthday wishes were sung to Evelyn Cox-Meek and Carol Gibson. The theme of the service was the baptism of Jesus and how important to us baptism is in our lives. Zephyr ladies, remember your UCW meeting Jan. 16 with the church council meeting that evening. Wed. Jan 22 is movie afternoon at Zephyr, 1:00 PM, the feature being “The Help”. All welcome.

Thurs. 23 Sandford ladies hold their annual pot-luck lunch at the church with meeting and elections to follow.

That evening at 7 p.m. the book club meets at Sandford. On Feb. 2, Sandford congregation will be at Zephyr for a joint service as Rev. Diane will be on study leave. Mar.4 is Sandford Pancake supper!

Mon to Sat 7am to 10pm Sunday 8am to 8pm

The of North Durham Yourvoice Community Owned Newspaper

Thursday, Thursday,January October16, 18,2014 2012 •• 77

Region asks for help with hydrants The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department would like to remind residents and businesses to clear the snow surrounding fire hydrants on or near their property, in order to increase safety and emergency response in the community.

Residents and businesses are asked to help clear the snow surrounding fire hydrants after snowfalls during the winter.

Residents and businesses should ensure that any hydrants in front of, or adjacent to, their property is clear of snow by at

least 60 cm (two feet) and easily visible from the road.

When fire hydrants are covered in snow, it is difficult for Regional and Municipal services to locate and access them in emergency situations. Time is crucial for effective emergency response. Your assistance in keeping hydrants visible and accessible is appreciated.

For more information regarding snow clearing around hydrants, contact 905668-7711 or 1-800-372-1102.

SCUGOG ISLAND by Jeanne C Le Saux-Ball Call to worship was called by the Rev. Michelle Hofman. A warm and friendly welcome went out to all.

Appreciation goes out to Susie and Doug Baird for providing the refreshments following the service.

Reports where to be submitted to Elizabeth Freeman by Jan 15 for the annual Report. If they haven’t been submitted as of yet, please do so soon!

A Sweethearts Dinner

will be held on February 8 at 5 p.m. at the Scugog Island Hall. This is a dinner you do not want to miss. Tickets are available now - please try to get your tickets early, and /or try to sell as many as you can as this is a fund raising event to help keep Our Church Alive.

Tickets are $15 and kids under 12 are $5.

There will be two different dinners to choose from, and for desserts -

everything chocolate!

Please call Elizabeth Freeman for tickets, at, 905-985-6759.

Happy Birthdays this week goes out to the following: Trish Clifford (Jan. 11), Cody McCrae (Jan. 15), and Ryan McCourt (Jan. 16), and Happy Birthday to anyone else celebrating this week.

I can be reached at 905-985-7662 by phone, or e-mail at jc.lesaux@ me.com.

SEAGRAVE by Robin Drew and Jean Short The Seagrave Community sends condolences to the family of Iva Phoenix of Greenbank, who passed away on January 11.

Sympathy also to the family of Donald Wallace of Port Perry, who passed away on January 5. Donald’s wife, Marion, grew up in Seagrave. Donald is resting at the Wagg Funeral Home, with visitation on Jan. 15 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9, and the service on Jan. 16 at 11 a.m.

Happy 1st Anniversary to Jen and Geoff Luke on January 12. Happy birthday wishes to Avery Puckrin - Jan. 13, Rosalind Stephens and Len Somerville - Jan 14th, and Carter Cannon.

Church News: Thanks to Len Somerville for cleaning the parking lot. Greeters this Epiphany Sunday were Tara and Terry Taylor. A Thank You card was read from the Madill family. Please keep Bev in your prayers for continued recovery.

Once again, it is Annual Report time.

Please have your reports in to Don Real

by Jan. 28. For anyone interested in re-

newing or ordering a new subscription to the Observer, please call Betty Lou at 905-985-3595.

Bible Jeopardy Contestants from the past two weeks - Carter and Lori Cannon and Avery Puckrin and Tara Taylor gave their answers and received their rewards.

Contestants for next week are Jane Pettinger and Don Real.

Coming Events: Jan 16th 7p.m. Opening The Doors To Spirituality Bible study with Rev. Paul. Everyone welcome.

Jan. 20 - 7:30 p.m. Seagrave Board Of Stewards will meet at the church. Jan. 29 - 1:30 p.m. session meeting at the church.

Jan. 30 - 7:00 p.m. Opening The Doors To Spirituality Bible Study with Rev. Paul.

All are welcome. Feb. 11 - noon Out To Lunch. Feb. 15 - 8:30 a.m. Annual Seagrave Men’s Valentine Breakfast.

If you have news for this column, please contact us at mrsdruske@hotmail. com or grammiejean2010@hotmail.com or 905-985-9921.

BLACKSTOCK by Joyce Kelly Sympathy is extended to Muriel Wotten on the recent passing of her brother Heber McLean of Bowmanville. Heber, 77 years old, was predeceased by his wife several years ago and is survived by one daughter, Mary Kennedy of Oshawa. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Thursday at the Church of the Later Day Saints in Bowmanville.

Sympathy is also extended to Helen and Russel Carnaghan and sons on the passing of Helen’s mother Iva Phoenix, formerly of Greenbank. Funeral arrangements are be-

ing looked after by Low and Low Port Perry.

The annual meeting of the Blackstock Agricultural Society will be held on Wednesday, January 22, at 7 p.m. at the St. John’s Anglican Church. It will be in the form of a potluck supper, so please be there by 6:45 p.m. ready to be seated by 7:00. This is an important meeting, so do plan to be there.

Due to the excessively cold evening last Tuesday night, the card party was cancelled. Hopefully it will start up again this Tuesday evening at St. John’s Angli-

can Church Hall.

At the United Church, the quilting bees have begun again on Tuesdays. As well as the quilting, some quilts are tied, so various talents can be used. Come and join the fellowship.

On Saturday, I attended the Celebration of Life for Wallace Hogg in Fenelon Falls. Sympathy is extended to his wife, Karen (Tripp of Shirley) and their three daughters, Angela, Laura and Paula.

If you have news for this column, please contact me at 905-986-4257 by Monday morning.

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To list your church events contact Christopher at 905-985-6985

SCUGOG ISLAND UNITED CHURCH

19100 Island Road, Port Perry A warm welcome to all 905-985-4094 SUNDAY, January 19 10 a.m. Morning Service

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 1710 Scugog Street, Port Perry Father Peter Lackmanec MASS SATURDAY - 5 p.m.

SUNDAY - 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

For Mass through the week call the Parish at 905-985-7071

ST. JOHN’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 319 Queen Street, Port Perry Pastor Robert Kennedy 905-985-3881 www.stjohnsportperry.com SUNDAY, January 19 Service at 10 a.m.

Sunday School and Nursery Care Available All are warmly welcome

PORT PERRY BAPTIST CHURCH

2210 Hwy. 7A (at Island Rd.) 905-985-8681 www.portperrybaptist.ca Rev. Jim Clemens, Sr. Pastor Join us for worship this week:

SUNDAY SERVICES 9:15 a.m. Sunday school for all ages 10:30 a.m. Worship 6:30 p.m. Worship Nursery Care and Jr. Church is available A warm welcome to all

SACRED HEART ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

70 Toronto St. North Uxbridge Father John Duffy Mass Saturday 5 p.m.

Sunday 9 and 11 a.m.

Confessions Saturday 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

For Mass through the week call office 905-852-6944

14460 Simcoe St., Port Perry newsongportperry.ca Sunday, January 19, 10 a.m.

Nursery and Sunday School (Anglican Network in Canada) All are Welcome.

(905) 982-2064 or newsongadmin@powergate.ca

PORT PERRY and PRINCE ALBERT UNITED CHURCHES

Rev. Elaine Hall - Rev. Don Willmer 905-985-2801 SUNDAY, January 19 Port Perry United Church 294 Queen St., Port Perry 9:50 a.m. Morning Worship Prince Albert United Church 23 Jeffrey St., Prince Albert 11:30 a.m. Morning Worship Nursery Care and Sunday School Available • www.portperryunited.com

UXBRIDGE TRINITY UNITED CHURCH 20 First Avenue Pastor Kirby Constable 905-852-6213 www.trinityuxbridge.com

Join us on Sunday morning at 10 a.m.

A contemporary worship experience in a relaxed environment.

Staff: Dr. Fred Penney, Lead Pastor Scott Manuel, Youth Pastor Brenna Cruickshank, Children’s Ministry Director 1680 Reach Street. - 905-985-4441 website: www.emmanuelcc.ca Emmanuel Community Church: ‘Reaching up to God; Reaching out to our Community,’

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION

(Anglican Church of Canada)

Rev. John Anderson

266 North St., Port Perry Phone: 905-985-7278 ascension@powergate.ca www.ascensionportperry.com Sunday, January 19 2nd Sunday after Epiphany 10 a.m. Holy Communion & Anointing Service

Sunday, January 19 SUNDAY WORSHIP AND SUNDAY SCHOOL 10 a.m.

COME and BE ENGAGED by the GOOD NEWS

VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTRE 593 Alma St., Port Perry,

Ontario 905-985-1346 Rev John Benschop vccpp@powergate.ca www.victorychristiancentre.net Tuesday Youth Meeting and “HEARTBEAT” after school program Friday - 7:30 p.m. Prayer Revival Join us Sunday Mornings at 10 a.m. Prayer 10:30 a.m. Celebration Service SOMETHING FOR ALL AGES

Sunday School and Nursery available

HOPE CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Hope Church

Pastor Bernhard VanderVlis SUNDAYS at 10 a.m.

Mid-week programs for youth and adults!

14480 Old Simcoe Rd. (Between 7A and Prince Albert) 905-985-9307 hopechurch@powergate.ca www.hopeforportperry.ca

A PLACE OF HOPE!

Rev. Paul Moorhouse 905-985-7766

revpaul@andrewswireless.net www.greenbankchurch.com

SUNDAY, January 19 Greenbank (Hwy 12, minutes. N. of Pt. Perry) 11 a.m. Service

Seagrave (in the beautiful hamlet of Seagrave) 9:15 a.m. Service

Everyone is Welcome Children’s Time with Services

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EDITORIAL The road less travelled As municipal councils across Ontario shake off the rust from their respective December breaks, staff and councillors alike turn their attention in January, that coldest of months, to the matter of annual governmental budgets.

More accurately, they engage in the fine-tuning of a process that began months before. Part of that process this year in both Scugog and Uxbridge involved the proposal of dedicating infrastructure funding every year.

Dedicating money to a need as important and top-of-mind as roads, especially in a rural community, is a good thing.

No one wants to look ahead each winter and know that no matter how much the politicians of the day promise to keep taxes as low as they can, there will be at least a one per cent hike on the levy to pay for infrastructure, particularly for as long as 25 years, as was recently proposed by Scugog council.

Yes, 25 years is a long time. But considering the shape of some of the worst roads in North Durham - and the number of delegations to both Scugog and Uxbridge councils in recent months requesting that they be fixed - it’s an idea who’s time has likely come.

Either that, or North Durham municipalities continue to play the game of infrastructure whack-a-mole - fixing one or two really bad roads per year, while many more continue to deteriorate even further over the coming 12 months.

It’s only human nature to complain and people will gripe about taxes for as long as they will question why it’s -35 C in January (in Canada, of all places). However, is it not better to have some sort of handle on perhaps the most important aspect of municipal business?

None of this will come cheap, but barring any magic solution, it’s the reality of rural infrastructure. Besides, there’s only one road paved with good intentions, and no one in their right mind wants to travel along it.

Better safe than sorry.

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Old Simcoe Rd. residents digging out from ‘snow boulders’ To the Editor, I am a Port Perry resident and reside on Old Simcoe Rd. Yesterday we (all of Old Simcoe Rd.) residents came home to tremendous piles of snow and “snow boulders” sitting on our front yards. Apparently, late in the day (ironic, as the Township closes it’s offices for the weekend at 4:30 p.m.) a man on a Bobcat came down the street and piled these hills on all of our front yards in preparation for the rising temperatures and excessive rains. So, in

essence, we can all now anticipate our basements flooding. When did our front yards become the Township of Scugog’s personal snow dumping grounds? In every year past, the snow has been collected in trucks and taken to the fairgrounds (which is vast and only used once a year for the Fair in September) and dumped there. Is it not enough that we have to endure our driveways being filled in not only by the snow plows, but by the sidewalk plows as well? As a matter of fact, the bottom of my vehicle was almost

ripped out on Monday by having to drive over the large pile of frozen mess at the end of our driveway, left by the plow.

Furthermore, my husband contacted Ian Roger, the “roads manager,” and received absolutely no assistance from him. We were told that the earliest something may get done about it is Monday. Anyone who has been watching the forecast knows that it is warming considerably and we are to get large amounts of rain, starting overnight Friday.

As I sit here writing this, a man

on a small tractor plow has been going by and adding more snow to the piles? Why is this man up and at’em at 6 a.m. on a Saturday morning to add to the piles, yet the Township cannot get a truck out to take these snow piles away to ensure our properties are not damaged?

Never in my ten plus years as a resident in this town have I seen such a thing. This is an outrage!

We are taxpayers and expect more from our town. When did this become OK? I wonder if the people who did this/gave the orders

to do this would be OK with this mess on their front yards? We already have to endure our lawns being ruined every year from the sidewalk plows and now all this road salt melting onto our yards is sure to destroy anything underneath it.

I would like this situation addressed immediately and plan to pursue every option we have to have our voices heard. This is unacceptable!

Rebecca Martin Scugog

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Charges laid in murder of Port Perry native in Hamilton DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard

SCUGOG: A dispute over an air conditioner earlier this month resulted in the murder of a Port Perry native who was living in Hamilton.

Margaret Steer was fatally stabbed after an altercation in a public housing high-rise on Saturday, Jan. 4.

According to Hamilton Police, officers were dispatched to the building just after 8:30 p.m. in response to a fight between two men.

Police added that Ms. Steer and another resident of the building, 43-year-old Hamilton native Karen Flynn, were also involved in the scuffle. During the scuffle, police believe that Flynn hit one of the men with a baseball bat before grabbing a knife and allegedly stabbing Steer.

Steer had suffered serious trauma when emergency personnel arrived on the scene, and she was then transported to Hamilton General Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries en route to the hospital.

Flynn is facing charges of second-degree murder and assault with a weapon.

Port Perry native Margaret Steer was the victim of murder in Hamilton on Jan. 4.

SUBMITTED PHOTO Steer and her boyfriend are believed to have gone to the accused’s apartment in an attempt to retrieve an air conditioner that had been loaned to Flynn, and she had previously refused to return.

A private service to celebrate the life of Ms. Steer was held at Wagg Funeral Home in Port Perry on Thursday, Jan. 9.

Driver charged in Uxbridge crash UXBRIDGE: A 61-yearold Uxbridge man is facing charges of impaired driving after striking a guardrail last week.

According to police, just after 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, a white pickup truck traveling southbound on Conc. 4 veered off the road and struck a guard rail. The driver received minor injuries in

the collision and the vehicle had extensive damage.

Emergency responders discovered two open bottles of alcohol inside the truck.

Brian Van Horne, 61, of Conc. 4, has been charged with: Impaired Care and Control of a Motor Vehicle and Refuse. He was later released on an Undertaking with conditions.

Anyone with any new

information about this incident is asked to contact Cst. Cornes of North Division at 1-888-579-1520, ext. 2672.

Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www. durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Staying in touch...

JOHN O’TOOLE MPP

Ontario’s hasty response to storm raises questions The Premier’s response last month to the ice storm lacked any plan.

The employees in our public utilities responded as they are trained to do.

Electricity distributors like Veridian, Toronto Hydro, and Hydro One were overwhelmed by the scale of the damage from falling trees, downed lines and failing transformers.

Police, fire, and social services, along with churches and community groups stepped up. Businesses large and small worked - often with their power off.

Grocery companies and others offered grocery gift cards. A big thank you to all! The response of the community shows that Ontarians are generous and self-reliant, as always. Unfortunately, the Premier’s distribution system for the grocery store gift cards was not well executed. It was one full week after Toronto’s confusing roll-out that Durham was able to give out grocery cards to those in need. It was not until January 9, 2014, that Durham residents in need could apply for assistance.

For the most part, we survived the big ice storm of late 2013. This will certainly be a story talked about for years to come. There are still questions unanswered and lessons to be learned. Some have raised questions about the food gift cards and the municipal, provincial and federal responsibilities. We know now that public utilities spent millions restoring power and cutting trees and branches. We also know our utilities lost millions of dollars in revenue while the power was off. Mississauga’s famous mayor, Hazel McCallion, has said Queen’s Park and Ottawa should

#TheStandardNewspaper One of the strongest memories I harbour from the early days of elementary school is the first time that my class got to play with my school’s computers – they were top-of-the-line and featured the blazing fast Pentium II processor. Since Ms. Frizzle and The Magic School Bus had recently taught me how computers work, I thought it was the coolest thing since they put engines and light bulbs in my Lego sets.

Now, this past weekend was my niece Leah’s seventh birthday party, and something made me feel suddenly very old. After pizza making and gift opening, I watched a gaggle of six and seven year old girls chase each other around the house with iPhones, snapping pictures and downloading apps. I got my first smartphone last year, and it took me three days to figure out the keyboard.

In our day and age, our lives are transforming at the speed of electricity. So much in our world has become digital in the past decade. We as humans have successfully digitalized the way we observe our world, the methods we use to communicate with each other and how we receive our information – we can even make friends with just the click of a mouse, and this is a trend which is only beginning to make waves throughout the world.

Hashtags, Tweets, Likes, Wi-Fi, Sharing and Emoticons - we truly live in a world of buzzwords, simple prefixes and suffixes we can use to simplify and accelerate the ideas which come from our heads. The invention of cheap touchscreens and cellular data networks has made it easier than ever to stay in touch, use social networking, handle money, or even do our job through a cell-phone, no matter where in the world we are.

Could there be a downside to our new tools? Perhaps

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the ability to stay in touch over a distance, or to send a text instead of making a call, actually alienates us into being distant. Text messages have replaced phone calls and social networking has taken the place of conversation. An old adage comes to mind: words are cheap. Apparently, newsprint is becoming cheaper by the day.

Unless you haven’t been on the Internet in the past couple of years, you have probably heard various pundits and news agencies harrowing ‘The Death of The Newspaper,’ (which would also make a great name for a slasher flick).

The fact is, the large daily newspapers are across the board becoming read less and less and being forced to resort to a more tabloid-style approach, with larger sports and entertainment sections and less coverage based on the areas in which their readers live.

It’s my belief that this cherry-picking of easy news is due to the cutting of thousands of media jobs, and the streamlining the industry. The Swiss Army Knife approach has taken hold: why pay three guys to take photos, write a story, and produce a video spot, when you can pay one to do all three? To save money, large dailies have started to focus the spotlight more and more on their online content and web presence.

Readers have started to read their news online, on their computers or cellphones. The convenience of having more knowledge than one could ever process right at their fingertips is stunning, plus that annoying thing where the creases in the newspaper flip backwards and you need six hands to get it back to normal doesn’t happen.

Industry leaders such as the New York Times, Toronto Star, and Globe and Mail have tried to deke this new revelation by implementing the paywall system. Paywalls

provide financial help for municipalities recovering from the ice storm. Some are saying we need a full investigation, along with planning for these seemingly more frequent storms and related emergencies.

One thing we do know is that “Haste makes waste.”

Study of driverless vehicles considered The Province of Ontario is considering a five-year program in which researchers could test autonomous (selfdriving) vehicles on provincial roads.

The proposed pilot project would require a qualified driver trained in operation of the test vehicle to be in the driver’s seat at all times and ready to take over manual control. Comments on the proposal are invited through Ontario’s listing of proposed new regulations at www.ontariocanada.com/registry .

In seeking comments from the public, the provincial government noted that autonomous vehicles are currently being tested in three U.S. states, (Nevada, Florida and California).The vehicles are also being tested in Europe, Japan and China. Fully self-driving vehicles are not expected to be available commercially until sometime between 2020 and 2025.

That being said, it should be the citizens of Ontario who have the final word on the testing and sharing the road with these devices. Your comments are welcome on all provincial matters. I can be reached at (905) 6971501 or 1-800-661-2433 and by e-mail at john.otooleco@pc.ola.org.

Up All Knight Shoot First, Ask Later DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard BENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard @darrylknight

mean that readers on a website can surf the top headlines or breaking news, but after a small number of pages are viewed, or archives are accessed, a monthly toll must be paid to the proverbial troll under the bridge. Even The Onion has raised a paywall, and they’re the journalistic equal of Monty Python!

In my opinion, while times are tough for the newspaper industry, the big guys should remember that they are tough all-over. Many readers feel violated that they now have to pay for what has always been free, but at the same time, somebody has to pay the cost of business: editors, journalists, and photographers. The system of working hard while not compromising quality and staying ahead of the game has worked since The Upper Canada Gazette was a start-up. I’m just going to wait and see what happens, as Big Brother keeps building the paywalls, only to be torn down by a Berlin Wall-style mob of angry readers.

No matter what happens to the big guys, whether we see a corporate monopoly, an auto industry style government buy-out, or even Facebook becoming the news source of the future – I firmly believe that the small local newspapers, like ours, will continue to be essential. Sure, you can find out what happens with the Kardashians, Pitchfork’s Top 50 Albums, or the conflict in Syria with a few clicks, but there is no better destination for local politics, community news and human interest than their local paper.

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Local hockey players share triumphs, tears with First Nation F RO M PAG E 1

The team helped open their brand new arena, a modern facility that had not been publicly used until the visitors from Uxbridge arrived. The ice was natural and there was no zamboni, meaning that it had to be flooded and scraped by hand.

The team initially planned for 45 children to take part in hockey skills clinics throughout the week, but over 120 young people registered. As a result, a clinic for first time skaters was added, and many children who had never skated were, in just a few short hours, skating on their own.

The week culminated with a special six-game tournament with the kids, who were surprised with new team sweaters and new socks. Tiger team members acted as the coaches and had a wonderful time with families watching their children play hockey for the very first time.

“I will take away from this experience, the smiles and the comments from the kids,” said Mr. Lavrench. “Kids were saying that this was the best experience of their lives and that they wanted us to come back as soon as possible. Also, I will take away the stories the kids had, and the horrific things some have gone through

and the hardships they endure, but still showed up every day for hockey camp with us (some walking one hour in -50 degree weather) and smiling the whole time, having fun and wanting to spend as much time with us as possible.”

At the conclusion of the tournament, an awards ceremony was held, with Chief Jowan in attendance.

Each participant received a medal, a team photo and a hockey bible, and eight players were chosen for most sportsmanlike and most improved trophies.

Chief Jowan was presented with a signed USS Tigers jersey during the ceremony.

With over 120 kids skating, and on average two caregivers coming to the arena at some point during the week for each child, the team was able to engage some 350 people, or half the community. It was a great success for all involved.

“We went up there to teach but in the end, I think I was the one being taught and learning the most from these kids and the community,” Mr. Lavrench told The Standard.

The team also donated a skate sharpener to the community, and Jeff Wilson trained three men to operate the machine enabling the community to sharpen their own skates rather than send them to Sioux Lookout or Thunder Bay for sharpening, as

had been done in the past.

The team was wonderfully accepted by the community and given full access to the arena as well as the Band Council facilities. The team also had the opportunity to meet a 114-year-old woman who lives out in the woods.

According to Coach Simmonds, the team was very moved by this, and gave her a shawl as a gift, but she was even more impressed with the Uxbridge Tigers puck.

The freezing temperatures did not affect the warm response, and in a community dinner, the team was invited back by Chief Jowan. One of their coaches said “tomorrow is not goodbye, its ‘we’ll see you again.’”

Although their time in Weagamow was short, those who took part in the trip will remember the lessons learned for the rest of their lives.

“It was an experience that can’t be taught in school, it’s something that you can only completely learn and understand by doing it,” said Mr. Lubbock. “I’ll remember this experience and what I took from it for the rest of my life and this all couldn’t have happened without Coach Simmonds there to lead the way.”

The entire community should be deeply proud of these young men of Ux-

SPREADING HOPE THROUGH HOCKEY: Ryan Lavrench (above) offers a ride to a Weagamow youngster during one of the Learn to Skate clinics offered by the Uxbridge SS Tigers during their week in Northern Ontario. (Bottom right) The team prepares for takeoff to make the trip to Weagamow. (Bottom left) One of the highlights of the Tigers’ trip was meeting a 114-year-old resident of the community (centre).

SUBMITTED PHOTO bridge, seeing them sacrifice their time and use their hockey talent; seeing them lead such and ambitious program, and tenderly helping the eager young people with such care and concern.

The team will now decide if they will make this an annual event, and may try and obtain more equipment to send in a ship-

ment for those who were not able to be outfitted.

The team is still in need of some funding for air transport costs, so if you haven’t participated and would like to help, you can make a cheque payable to Uxbridge Baptist Church and place it in an envelope marked “Hope Through Hockey” (donations over $25 will be receipted for

tax purposes): Uxbridge Baptist Church “Hope Through Hockey” 231 Brock St. West, Uxbridge, ON L9P 1N1 Courtney, the Tigers’ manager, can be reached at 905-852-2333 to answer any further questions about how members of the community can contribute to this great cause.

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Thursday, January 16, 2014 • 11

MAYOR’S HONOUR ROLL 2013

Scugog Mayor Chuck Mercier and members of Scugog council were pleased to announce recipients of the 2013 Mayor’s Honour Roll on Jan. 12, as part of the Mayor’s New Years Levee. The 2013 honourees are (clockwise from the top): Port Perry BIA (represented by Lana Crosby), Judy Anderson, Dana Smith, Aiden Wilcox, Bill Swan, Riet Orde, The Port Perry GMoms, Victoria Leask, Zac Cohoon, Brian Jones, and Tracy Gauthier. The Standard would like to congratuBENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard late all of the recipients.

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VILLA AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP: Ashley Boumans, (second from left) a second-year Biomedical Engineering Technology student at Durham College, was the first recipient of the Mark Boumans Memorial Scholarship, which was established by the Resident’s Council at the Port Perry Villa to honour the memory of Ashley’s father, the former maintenance man at the residence. The scholarship will be awarded annually to a Scugog Township student enrolled in post-secondary education.

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Many parents worry about what will happen to their children after they’re gone, especially those caring for a child with a disability. But according to personal finance experts, Canada’s Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) can ease worries by offering a way for families to actively plan for the future of their disabled loved one.

Introduced in 2008 by the federal government, RDSPs are a national, registered matched savings plan for individuals with disabilities. RDSPs are designed to assist eligible Canadians with disabilities and their families save for their long-

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For every dollar saved, the government will match up to three dollars. Canada is the first country in the world to have RDSPs, with an estimated 500,000 people across Canada expected to benefit from the initiative.

“Even if you have limited assets, setting up an RDSP can ensure a secure financial future for your child with a disability,” says Wade Stayzer, Vice President, Retail and Investment Services at Meridian, Ontario’s largest credit union. “An RDSP allows you to save money for the future without paying tax on the earnings..”

Meridian offers the following tips on RDSPs: How do RDSPs work?

In its simplest definition, an RDSP can be considered a pension plan for Canadians living with disabilities. As a registered savings plan, RDSPs allow people with disabilities and the individuals taking care of them to save funds to help ensure their financial security.

Contributions into the fund are tax-free until the money is withdrawn.

A key benefit of an RDSP is that the government provides additional contributions and grants.

Who is eligible to open an RDSP: Any Canadian resident who is eligible for the Disability Tax Credit, are under the age of 60 and have a social insurance number. If the individual is under the age of 18, a parent or legal guardian can set up the plan on their behalf.

Anyone can help: Contributions to an RDSP can be made by anyone including friends, family and the individual plan holder. Funds can

be deposited into the plan up until the end of the year the beneficiary (the person living with the disability) turns 59.

While there is no maximum yearly contribution limit, the plan has a lifetime limit of $200,000.

When funds can be withdrawn: While the funds in the plan are generally intended to provide income during the beneficiary’s latter years, funds can be withdrawn at any time. However, withdrawals from an RDSP may affect government contributions and result in tax consequences.

As RDSPs are complex savings vehicles, with changes just being made in January 2014, Stayzer stresses that you should work with a trusted financial advisor to assess how this savings tools can fit in your overall financial plan.

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Thursday, January 16, 2014 • 13

THE LARGEST LOCAL SPORTS COVERAGE IN DURHAM REGION

Bruins tamed by MoJacks in ‘Battle of North Durham’ DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard

The Port Perry MoJacks continued to roll over the weekend, as they skated to a pair of victories, including a 6-2 win in their final regular season game this year in Uxbridge on Friday, Jan. 10 against the rival Bruins in a ‘Battle of North Durham.’

The Bruins attacked the MoJacks with great intensity early, dominating the play for much of the first period, bombarding MoJacks goalie Jeff Julien with shots.

Just over six minutes into the action, Justin Dube tipped in a point shot from Matt Pollard to give Uxbridge an early lead, with Keegan McCarthy also chipping in an assist.

The tide turned in the second period with a dynamic effort from the MoJacks that had Uxbridge back on their heels for much of the middle frame.

Just under a minute into the second period, Conner Shingler picked up a pass from Lucas Clark and raced past the Uxbridge defence, beating Bruins netminder Max Tjin with a high wrist shot to tie the game 1-1.

Just 18 seconds later, Ryan Bernades scored to put the MoJacks ahead with Graham Lamers and Ryan Nichols assisting.

Shortly afterwards, Logan Evans had a shorthanded breakaway stopped by Tjin, but the MoJacks offence would continue to roll as Konrad Piorkowski stepped out of the penalty box a minute later, picked up a pass from Kyle Powell and charged all alone into the offensive zone, beating Tjin to put the MoJacks ahead by a score of 3-1. Ryan Beattie also assisted on the play.

Bernades and Clark would add goals late in the second period to give the MoJacks a commanding 5-1 lead after 40 minutes of play.

Good puck movement between Tyson Eastgate and Tim ‘Honey Badger’ Bierema led to a powerplay goal from Marco Mastrangelo just over five minutes into the third period to cut Port Perry’s lead to 5-2.

Just past the midpoint of the third period, Nichols tipped in a point shot from Eric MacDonald to round out the scoring in Port Perry’s 6-2 victory.

Following the game, MoJacks Head Coach Jon Campbell praised the balanced scoring that led his squad to the win over their arch rivals.

“We got the bounces tonight and finally capitalized on them,” Campbell told The Standard. “It’s good to see other guys putting up points for us, and it was really a great team effort.”

The MoJacks were buoyed by the return of centre Lee Taylor, who had been sidelined with a lower body injury.

“Taylor is second to none in work ethic and intensity on the penalty kill. He’s great in our dressing room, and really plays the game the right way, he gave us a big boost tonight having him back in the lineup,” said Campbell.

Meanwhile, Bruins Head Coach Geoff Hodgkinson was left looking for answers after Uxbridge’s disastrous second period.

“It blew my mind how we came out in the second period,” Hodgkinson said. “It almost seemed like the boys thought it was going to come easy. We had a strong

Score’O Competition Join the 2013-14 Port Perry MoJacks Jr. C Hockey Club and the Scugog Men’s Hockey League MoJacks Alumni when they hit the ice for the 3rd Annual Charity Hockey Game on January 18th at Scugog Arena.

MoJacks goalie Jeff Julien corrals the puck while defenceman Owen Bateman holds off a charging Dylan Locke during Port Perry’s 6-2 win in Uxbridge on Friday, Jan. 10. The Bruins are back in action at home on Friday, Jan. 17 at 7:45 p.m. against the Lakefield Chiefs. The MoJacks will also entertain the Chiefs this weekend, with Lakefield visiting Scugog Arena at 6:50 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19.

DYNAMIC DESIGNS The Special to The Standard first, but five unanswered goals in the second period is unacceptable, and that’s two weeks in a row that we’ve had an unacceptable effort in a home game.”

The Bruins responded with a strong effort on Sunday night (Jan. 12) in Bowmanville as they skated to a hard fought 2-1 win over the Clarington Eagles, avenging a 9-2 loss at the hands of the Eagles in Uxbridge on Friday, Jan. 3.

After a scoreless first period, Mastrangelo gave the Bruins the lead late in the second period on a powerplay goal, assisted by Korey Brand.

However, the Eagles came out flying in the third period, netting a shorthanded goal just over two minutes into the action to knot the game 1-1.

But, the Bruins showed great resolve, and with just under 11 minutes left in the contest, Carter Vahey scored to put the Bruins back in front, with assists credited to Connor Miller and ‘Dynamite’ Dylan Locke.

A late penalty provided some close calls, but the Bruins defence came through in the clutch, led by goalie Cody Northover. The 17-year-old Uxbridge native was sensational between the pipes for the Bruins, turning aside 32 of the 33 shots fired at him as the Bruins eked out a 2-1 win.

T U R N TO PAG E 1 4

Uxbridge hockey votes to join forces Next season, minor hockey in Uxbridge will fall under one umbrella after a successful vote to amalgamate the three local minor hockey associations over the weekend.

Members of Uxbridge Minor Hockey, Uxbridge Youth Hockey and North Durham Blades Girls Hockey turned out to vote on the matter at a special meeting at Uxbridge Arena on Sunday, Jan. 12.

The move is being made to improve the services offered in the community, and to avoid duplication on executive boards and provide a more streamlined approach to minor hockey in the community. Prior to the vote, Uxbridge was one of the few remaining communities in the province with separate associations for rep and house league hockey.

Close to 300 total votes were cast with Uxbridge Minor Hockey overwhelmingly voting in favour of the measure with 98 per cent approval. Meanwhile, 79 per cent of the membership of the UYHA/NDGHA approved the amalgamation.

CHARITY HOCKEY GAME vs.

Saturday, January 18, 2014 7:00 p.m. - Scugog Arena

Adults & Kids 12 & over - $5.00, Kids Under 12 - FREE

Proceeds from this event to benefit the Port Perry Hospital Foundation.

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Alumni game pits present MoJacks against SMHL squad F RO M PAG E 1 3

Meanwhile, the MoJacks were back in action at Scugog Arena on Sunday, Jan. 12 as they hosted the Georgina Ice. Former MoJack Kirk Bricknell gave the Ice an early lead with a powerplay goal just over two minutes into the action.

However, the MoJacks would respond with goals from Powell and Shingler to take a 2-1 lead at the end of the first period.

Powell’s second of the night gave the MoJacks a 3-1 lead early in the third, and Port Perry once again dominated the opposition in the middle frame, racking up four goals in the period. Evans, Shingler and Nichols all scored for the MoJacks, and heading into the third period, Port Perry held a commanding 6-1 lead.

After a Georgina goal just before the midpoint of the third, Taylor was

hauled down on a breakaway with just under five minutes left in the contest. On the ensuing penalty shot, Taylor found the back of the net on a beautifully placed backhand shot to restore a commanding five-goal lead for Port Perry.

A pair of late goals from the Ice rounded out the scoring as Port Perry cruised to a 7-4 win.

The win over the Ice kept the MoJacks within three points of Uxbridge for third place in the COJHL standings, and moved Port Perry six points ahead of the fifth place Little Britain Merchants for the fourth and final playoff spot.

Campbell told The Standard following Sunday’s game that the team is taking nothing for granted down the stretch.

“We don’t want to leave our fate up to anyone but ourselves,” Campbell said.

“We have to go period by period over the next nine games, and if you look past a team like we did tonight in the third period, it can really come back to haunt you.”

Loose Pucks: - The Bruins added to the blue line last week with the acquisition of defenceman Matt Trudel from the Port Hope Panthers of the Empire Junior ‘C’ Hockey League. The 6’1” 190 lb.

Bowmanville native had

three goals and six assists in 27 games with the Panthers this season. In a separate move, the Bruins returned Claremont native Paul Henderson to his minor hockey team.

- The MoJacks also swung a deal with the Panthers last week, sending forward Tyler Jennings to Port Hope.

- This weekend at Scugog Arena, the MoJacks will host their annual Alumni game between the current team and former MoJacks now playing in the Scugog Mens Hockey League on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. Proceeds from the game benefit the Port Perry Hospital Foundation. Admission is just $5 for adults, and kids under 12 are admitted free of charge. The Alumni team features players from all five decades of MoJacks/ Flamingos hockey.

- On Friday, Jan. 17, the Bruins are back in action as the Lakefield Chiefs visit Uxbridge Arena for a 7:45 p.m. tilt. On Saturday night, the Bruins will trek to Keswick for a 7:30 p.m. match-up with the Georgina Ice. - Following a Tuesday night encounter in Lakefield (after The Standard’s press deadline) the Chiefs invade Scugog Arena for a rematch with the MoJacks on Sunday, Jan. 19, with the action getting underway at 6:50 p.m.

An active lifestyle starts with the right fuel!

Port Perry MoJacks past and present will square off in the team’s annual alumni game at Scugog Arena at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, pitting the current squad against a team made up of former MoJacks from the Scugog Mens Hockey League. All proceeds from the game will go to the Port Perry Hospital Foundation.

KELLY DOUGHTY The Standard

COJHL Standings

Lakefield Clarington Uxbridge Port Perry Little Britain Georgina

GP W L OTL PTS 28 25 3 0 50 28 19 6 3 41 31 15 13 3 33 31 13 14 4 30 31 10 17 4 24 27 6 19 2 14 Results Port Perry 6 @ Uxbridge 2 Lakefield 5 @ Little Britain 4 Georgina 4 @ Port Perry 7 Uxbridge 2 @ Clarington 1 Port Perry @ Lakefield Upcoming Games Friday, Jan. 17, 7:45 p.m.

Lakefield @ Uxbridge Saturday, Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m.

Uxbridge @ Georgina Sunday, Jan. 19, 6:50 p.m.

Lakefield @ Port Perry Friday, Jan. 24, 7:45 p.m.

Georgina @ Uxbridge

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Team GP W L T/OTL GAA Menzies Used Cars 16 5 6 5 2.56 Allen Siding 17 10 4 3 2.71 Callery Group 17 9 4 4 2.71 JD Truck Accessories 13 5 8 0 2.92 Cedar Creek Contracting 17 5 6 6 3.24 Goreskis Roofing 17 3 11 3 4.35

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L 4 4 9 6 6 11

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GP=Games Played GA=Goals Against

W=Wins T=Ties

MoJacks forward Lucas Clark was spotlighted on Sunday, Jan. 12 with a pre-game presentation from OHA Director Terry Lynch as the COJHL’s Player of the Month for December. DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard

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Team GP Callery Group 17 Goreskis Roofing 17 Cedar Creek Contracting 17 Allen Siding 17 Callery Group 17 JD Truck Accessories 17 JD Truck Accessories 17 Allen Siding 17 Allen Siding 17 Goreskis Roofing 17

G 11 14 17 12 15 10 10 10 11 9

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P PIM 32 2 32 2 29 2 28 2 23 0 21 0 20 0 20 18 19 0 18 6

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I want to send thanks to Keith Fowler for leading the brigade to raise money and awareness of my condition regarding my accident. My moral strength wouldn’t be near where it is today without the SHL’s contributions. I thank all my fellow players, we’re one big dysfunctional family. I am appreciative in their hopes and prayers for my quick recovery, so I can join them once again between the pipes. Jordan De Jong-Schillings

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HUB, Gus Brown and Jude’s top Super League ROB STEELE Special to The Standard

The Deloitte Curling Super League resumed play last Thursday for the first league game since the tragic passing of team HUB International skip Brian Van Camp. Brian was a key figure in the super league, a true competitor and past champion with a great sense of humour and personality everyone loved.

He represented everything good about this sport. His passing affected us all, and our thoughts continue to be with his family. The super league has decided to establish an award in Brian’s honour.

With heavy hearts, team HUB International pressed on with vice Rob Larmer stepping up to skip HUB International against Ralph Fairman’s Pineridge Impress. This was a tight battle with the game tied at four after four ends, then tied again at six after six ends. Pineridge would steal a point in the seventh to take a one point lead heading into the final end, where the HUB squad dug deep and made some great shots to take three and the 8-6 victory to retain their position atop the league standings.

Mark St. John skipped team Allen’s Siding in their match against Lake Scugog Lumber this week. After the teams exchanged singles in the first two ends, Allen’s scored three in the third to jump ahead on the scoreboard. There was another exchange of singles in the fourth and fifth ends before Jackson put up a deuce to narrow the score to a manageable 5-4 deficit. However, that was short lived as Allen’s would squash any hope of a comeback with a four in the seventh and the eventual 9-4 victory.

With Rob Thompson skipping his senior mens team to a Regional birth, he requested to move up to skip team Scugog Pest Control this week to help him get ready for next weekend’s competition.

I agreed, as it also gave me the opportunity to play second and get some sweeping practice in before mixed zones in February.

Thompson was in tough against the always strong team Gus Brown, skipped

by Don Beaton. Thompson would take the early 2-0 lead after three ends, but a great run-back by Beaton in the fourth would score three for Gus Brown.

A steal of two and then another steal of one would put Gus Brown ahead and solidify their 6-3 victory.

The move puts Gus Brown back into a three-way tie for tops in the league.

Team Jude’s Sports Bar & Grill continue to roll. Skip Willie Beaton engineered a dominant 9-2 victory over Port Perry Auto Glass this week. This is the fourth win in a row for Jude’s and puts them tied for that coveted top spot with a 6-2 record.

With one week left to play in the first schedule, a lot rests on the results from this week’s games. After playing each team once, teams will be divided into two divisions for the next schedule. Four of the five spots in the A-Division are locked up, but there could be as many as four teams tied for the final spot in the top bracket. Should be an exciting final week.

Acton Wins T-Bone Spiel At the Uxbridge Curling Club, sixteen teams took part in the Mens T-Bone bonspiel. Uxbridge’s Barry Acton used home ice to his advantage and was crowned the overall champion. His team of Howard Harper, Jim Markle, and Jason Burnett won all their three games and earned more points than Mark Russon from Royals. Wilson Penwell from Tam Heather finished third.

Where has the Ontario Coverage gone?

As a curling fan, this sure is a busy time of year.

With many local zone and regional play downs taking place, there is also all the additional Provincial and “made-for-TV” TSN Skins and this week’s Las Vegas

PREDATORS PREVAIL OVER COBOURG: Liam Schweda races past a Cobourg Jr. Cougars defenceman on Sunday, Jan. 12, as the Port Perry Menzies Chrysler Midget Predators won Game 1 of the best-offive first round OMHA playoff series by a final score of 4-3. The action continues at Scugog Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. for Game 3 of the series. If necessary, Game 5 will be played in Port Perry at 9:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17.

DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard bound Continental Cup. This past weekend, I was really excited to see that Sportsnet provided extensive coverage of BC, Alberta, and Manitoba Scotties Provincial playdowns.

Winners of these events would be their province’s representative at the National Scotties in Montreal in early February.

However, I continue to be disappointed and perplexed that I can’t even watch my own province’s competition. I made the decision not to sit in front of my computer and watch a grainy online feed, narrated by an assortment of individuals with the distracting noises of the curling club gallery being heard in the background. Is this the best Ontario can do to broadcast our women’s provincial championship and the top women curlers in this province? I think not.

With perennial favourites Middaugh and Auld failing to make playoffs, Listowel’s Team Allison Flaxey stepped up and went on to take her young and up-and-coming team to become Ontario’s women’s champion. Like many of you, I’m not too familiar with this team, but would have loved to watched her games, appreciate her wins, and get to know Allison Flaxey and Team Ontario. Note to OCA… opportunity lost.

Denault Contracting takes two TARA FREW Special to The Standard

In the Tyke division, Canadian Tire took Port Perry Dental for the win 2-1. The Canadian Tire goals were scored by Jenson Heinen with an assist by Alex Mills. Tanner Scott scored Port Perry Dental’s single goal.

Shagg’s beat W.O. Insurance 4-0. Kailyn Seguin, Jordan King, Scott Honey and Cooper Bird each scored for Shagg’s.

In the Novice division, Make-A-Wish won against Eco Water 5-4. Make-AWish goals were by Brett Hanley (2), Dallas King, Aaron Waters and Abbygale Bird. Assists were by King (2), Jayden Doleweerd and Bird. Eco Water’s goals were by Zeke Bailey (2), TJ Pomeroy and Leah Seeney.

Assists were by Pomeroy (2), Abbey Moase, Aidan Lazure, Bailey, and Cameron Yeo. JF Construction and Krown Rust Control tied 6-6. JF Construction goals came from Jonathan Acker (3), Meghan Brennan, Hayden Venedam and Jamy Leslie Vernon. Venedam (2), Hayden Piney and Acker had assists for JF Construction. Krown Rust Control’s goals came from Brodie Holmes (4), Quinlan Cowie and Jacob Buchanan.

The Atom division was not short on action as Buck’s Construx took Urban Landscape Solutions

for the win 4-2. Buck’s Construx goals were from Noah Michel (2) and Owen Seguin (2). Kyler Cavan and Jordain Jolicoeur each had an assist. Urban Landscape Solutions had goals by Karrah Mulligan and Carson Nozdryn with an assist from Owen Booker. Cochrane Tree Service won against Low & Low 3-1. Cochrane Tree Service had goals by Mya Cochrane, Tye Crouter and Bethanie Holmes.

Emily VanUden and Mya Cochrane each made an assist. Low & Low’s goal was from Davis Winger.

Denault Contracting beat Practicar 6-3 in the Peewee division. Denault Contracting goals were by Patrick Wilson (2), Zachary Vanderboor (2), Benjamin Sargent and Cameron Barkey. Bradley VanUden (2) and Declan McDowell were the goal scorers for Practicar. Two assists came from Troy Larmer. Denault Contracting went on to beat Red Rib-

bon Restaurant 8-6. Denault Contracting’s goals in game two came from Jenelle Abram (2), Zachary Vanderboor (2), Patrick Wilson (2), Benjamin Sargent and Cameron Barkey.

Red Ribbon Restaurant’s goals were by Owen Silcock (2), Robert Goss (2), Hannah Buchanan and Nathan McLennan.

In the Bantam / Midget division, Luchka tied with Omnific Design 3-3. Luchka’s goals were by Michael Bos, Corbin Davis-Turnbull and Carter Lamb. Assists were from Brandon Sinclair, Ryan McCourt and Davis-Turnbull. Omnific Design’s goals came from Mike Hill, Travis Martin and Nathan Silcock. Mike Hill assisted one goal as well. Luchka went on to beat All Flags Shell 2-1. Luchka’s goals were scored by Davis-Turnbull and Ryan McCourt.

Seiji DeLuca-Whiteman and Sinclair each added an assist. Mitchell Crawford scored for All Flags Shell.

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CLASSIFIEDS AT REST

PHOENIX, Iva (Eileen) nee Baird

DONALD FRANCIS WALLACE Peacefully, with his family by his side, after suffering a heart attack and a stroke, at the Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton, Florida, on Sunday, January 5, 2014, at age 78.

Don Wallace of Port Perry, beloved husband of Marion (nee Forster) for 56 years. Loving father of Donna McQuade of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Sharon and her husband Dean Abraham, of Millbrook, and Scott Wallace and his wife Teresa of Port Perry. Loved grandfather of Ryan McQuade, Cory McQuade, Kailey Ranich, Tyler Abraham, Braeden Abraham, Jasmine Wallace, Chris Elaschuk and Mike Elaschuk and great grandfather of 10. Dear brother of Joyce and her husband the late Bob Storry of Port Perry, and Carol and her husband Jim Pennett of Port Perry. Predeceased by his son-in-law Dale McQuade. The family of Donald Wallace will receive friends at the WAGG FUNERAL HOME, “McDermott Panabaker Chapel”, 216 Queen Street in Port Perry (905-985 2171) on Wednesday, January 15th from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m. A Service to celebrate his life will be held in the Chapel on Thursday, January 16th at 11 a.m. with Reverend Paul Moorhouse officiating.

Interment Pine Grove Cemetery, Prince Albert.

If desired, memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. Memories, photos and condolences may be shared at www. waggfuneralhome. com

AT REST

DAWSON MONUMENTS WE COME TO YOU!

Passed away peacefully after a long and happy life on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at the age of 94. Iva Phoenix wife of the late Fred Phoenix.

Loving mother of Keith (Terri), John, Earl (Mary Jane), Helen (Russ) Carnaghan and Jim (Cathy). Dear grandmother of Sarah (Doug O’Neill), Matt (Sara), Stacey (Sascha Keet), Holly (Roger Gonzales), Barclay (Shelly), Laura (Ryan Finley), Carl (Kera), Michael (Jessica), Luke (Jenny), Dave (Leanne), Mark (Dawn), Marcie (Brad Clark), Joel (Jessie), Jenna (Ryan Woodrow), Ashleigh (Ronnie Maitland) and 28 great grandchildren. Dear sister of Helen Parish, Mona Mustard, Hugh Baird and predeceased by Glynis Simmons and Marilyn Snoddon. Iva will be sadly missed by all her family and friends. Family and friends were received at the Low and Low Funeral Home 1763 Reach Street, Port Perry (905) 985-7331 on Tuesday, January14, 2014 from 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service to celebrate the life of Iva was held in the chapel on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at 1 p.m. Spring interment Greenbank Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Greenbank United Church UCW would be appreciated. On line condolences may be made at www.lowandlow.ca MARGARET ELIZABETH STEER Suddenly, on Saturday, January 4, 2014 in Hamilton, at age 56.

Margaret Steer, loved daughter of the late Dick and Mina Steer of Uxbridge and formerly of Port Perry. Sister of John Steer of Whitby. A Private Service to celebrate the life of Margaret Steer was held in the WAGG FUNERAL HOME, “McDermott-Panabaker Chapel” 216 Queen Street in Port Perry (905-985-2171) Chapel on Thursday, January 9th at 11:30 a.m. with Michelle Hofman officiating. Interment Pine Grove Cemetery, Prince Albert. If desired, memorial donations may be made by cheque to Port Perry Hospital Foundation. Memories, photos and condolences may be shared at www. waggfuneralhome. com

THE VAN CAMP FAMILIES OF BLACKSTOCK would like to acknowledge the farming community for their emotional support and help with farm chores at our chicken and dairy farms. We could not have survived the last month without your help.

Thank you also for the food, flowers, cards and visits from community, friends and family.

Brian loved being a part of this caring community.

Maggie, Nate, Matt and Kate Van Camp Lawrence, Janet, Anthony and Corey Van Camp Richard Van Camp

THE FAMILY OF THE LATE JOAN LANE would like to express their heartfelt appreciation for all the support they received during this difficult time. Special thanks to Reverend Don Willmer, the staff at the Port Perry Nursing Home, the Wagg Funeral Home, the United Church Womans Group, to Betty Stone and Jane Litt for their kind words at the funeral service, and to all the extended family and friends for their support. Thanks also to those that donated to charity and contributed flowers for the funeral.

COMING EVENT Ajax Antique Arms Association MILITARIA / GUN SHOW Sunday, January 19, 8a.m.-12p.m.

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NOTICE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Port Perry Agricultural Society Saturday, January 18th - Utica Memory Hall 13990 Marsh Hill Road, Utica 6:30 p.m. Social - 7:00 p.m. Pot Luck Dinner Meeting to follow R.S.V.P. Lyndsay Phillips 905-985-0962 New members and guests are welcome!

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To solve the Kids Sudoku Puzzle every number from 1-6 must appear in: Each vertical columns, Each horizontal row and each 2 x 3 boxes. No number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

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ARIES (March 20-April 19): Your goal this month is to balance family matters with business demands. Finish up business projects, but also schedule time for activities with family members. Start a Spring clean-up list.

GET IT TOGETHER 1 5 10 14

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23 24 25 28 30 31 33 36 40 41 42 43 44 46 49 51 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65

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Remember no number can occur more than one in any row; column or box.

TAURUS (April 19-May 20): Your activities center around the people with whom you come into contact on a daily basis. If an issue affects you personally, you will definitely be able to get your point across.

Keep your car in good working order.

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49 Relinquishes 50 Bequest recipients 52 Lab measuring unit 53 Carry on wildly 54 Cleanse with soap and water 55 Opera solo 56 Kewpie, for one

LIBRA (Sept. 22-Oct. 23): Your skills and talents are in in great demand this month. Promote your abilities at work, but also try to be considerate of your co-workers. You could be asked to take charge of an important project.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 22): What you communicate and think will have tremendous impact. Try to relax Scorpio and be less intense. If you are single and meet a love interest, he/she could be from a different culture or nationality.

GEMINI (May 20-June 21): If an extra expense presents itself, deal with it in a calm and unemotional manner. Be patient if you experience financial delays or setbacks. Set up a new budget and take charge of your financial life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):You are more likely to trigger expenses, than income, this month. Avoid incurring additional debt. Review insurance and tax matters. If you take control of a bad habit, you will develop self-mastery.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Whether personal or business, you will be far more assertive in relationships with the full Moon in your sign. Stop worrying about everyone else’s feelings and start thinking about your own.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 21-Jan. 19): Change and fluctuation in relationships is the theme of this week’s Full Moon. More emotional, than rational, you will follow your heart, instead of your head. If needed, go for counselling sessions.

LEO (July 22-Aug. 22): Now that the December party is over, it’s time to get back to business, especially if you are employed in a service area. Schedule down time to relax and nurture the needs of your spirit.

VIRGO (Aug. 22-Sept. 22): Your social life picks up and you will enjoy participating in fun activities with friends. A friend might ask for your sage advise or you could be introduced to a significant other by a trusted friend.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 19-Feb. 19): Relationships with co-workers will be challenging this month.

Try not to test your supervisor’s patience.

Keep a low profile and accept additional responsibilities. Your hard work will pay off.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): This month, give finances your full attention. Pay off outstanding debts and try not to overspend on entertainment. Children’s sports activities could be more costly than anticipated.

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Rising star Jeremy Fisher to play Greenbank

OPENING NIGHT GALA January 16th 6:00pm

Uxbridge Music Hall January 16-25 Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings at 7:30pm Saturday 18th, Sunday 19th, Saturday 25th matinees at 3:00pm Tickets available online at onstageuxbridge.com or at Little Acorn, 77 Brock Street West, Uxbridge Directed by Cheryl Atwood Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter A Musical Comedy by Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse Presented by permission of Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., New York

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Canadian folk music, Jeremy Fisher, on Saturday, January 25, with a show

at 8 p.m.

CBC listeners have likely heard the music of this Ottawa-based musical storyteller. According to his CBC bio, “In 2010 Fisher launched a unique tour of the west coast called The Malahat Revue with fellow artists Said the Whale, Hannah Georgas, and Aidan Knight.

Fisher travelled by bike with gear in tow, and pedaled roughly 500km from Vancouver to Saltspring Island, and then from Pender Island to Vancouver Island, across to the Sunshine Coast ending the tour with a closing set at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival.

No stranger to touring by bike, since 1998 he has completed the journey across North America three times. He is without a doubt a modern-day

folk hero who is bringing back the nearly forgotten art of making a great record from start to finish, and forging a career path that is built to endure.”

The Jan. 25 show will occur at the Greenbank Folk Music Society, located in the Greenbank Centennial Hall on Hwy 12, 30 minutes north of Whitby.

Tickets will cost $25 and are available for purchase at: - Blue Heron Books, 62 Brock St West,in Uxbridge, 905-852-4282 - P O E Design, 146 Queen St, in Port Perry, 905-985-0060 - or by phoning 905985-8351 for reserved tickets and information.

Check out the Greenbank Folk Music Society’s web site at www. greenbankfolkmusic.ca for future concert info.

VIP calls for youth to get hooked on Peter Pan The Vocally Inspired Performers group is pleased to announce auditions for youth ages 8 -15 for the fun Disney musical, Peter Pan Jr. The Vocally Inspired Performers is the nonprofit youth theater production company that brought Willy Wonka Jr. and Aladdin Jr. to the Uxbridge Music Hall stage.

Vocally Inspired Performers (VIP) was founded

by Marisa Hachey, a USS honours graduate who is currently studying Drama in Education at the University of Windsor.

Marisa brings many years of experience in various roles on stage and behind the scenes with several production com-

panies in Uxbridge and Port Perry. These opportunities were very meaningful to Marisa and now she wants to continue to “pay it forward” by providing this opportunity to youth in the Uxbridge area.

Again this year, Marisa’s vision is to put on an excellent show, involving families and ensuring all participants have fun, build their self-esteem, and learn about teamwork.

Auditions will be held by appointment on Friday, February 7 and Saturday, February 8, at St. Andrew’s Church in Uxbridge.

Auditioners can sing any Musical theatre style song of their choice, either a capella or with a karaoke style CD. A full informa-

tion and audition package will be provided by e-mail.

Please contact our Director, Marisa Hachey with any questions and to book an audition time at vipuxbridge@gmail.com Rehearsals for Disney’s Peter Pan jr. will take place two to three times

per week from the end of April to the end of June.

After a six week summer break, rehearsals will resume with our two week Neverland Camp followed by our show. The show will be performed at the Uxbridge Music Hall on August 22 and 23.

DanceBridge hosting TV dancer for workshop DanceBridge Dance Studio will be holding a workshop this Saturday, Jan. 18, with top Canadian dancer ‘Chloe’ from the hit TV series ‘The Next Step.’

Chloe will be coming to teach a workshop and do a meet and greet at DanceBridge, located at 141 Reach St. Unit 2A in Uxbridge. Kids from all over Uxbridge and beyond have been invited to attend the dancing workshop, run by DanceBridge Dance Studio and The Travelling Stage.

The junior workshop (which is already full), ages 8-12, will be from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 18, and the senior workshop for ages 12+ will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30p.m.

Sail away into the blues at the theatre The third show of the OnStage Uxbridge season launches on Thursday, January 16.

The much-loved musical “Anything Goes”, directed by Cheryl Atwood, contains some of the most beautiful melodies ever written by Cole Porter.

The story concerns madcap an-

tics and romance aboard an ocean liner bound from New York to London. An evangelist/turned nightclub singer, a gangster, and a cast of zany characters keep things interesting. This musical introduced such songs as “Anything Goes,” “You’re the Top,” and “I Get a Kick Out of You.”

Come enjoy this de-lovely and delightful musical at the Uxbridge Music Hall from January 16 - January 25, 2014. For more information check out our web site at www.onstageuxbridge.com. Tickets can be purchased online at our web site or during business hours at Little Acorn at 77 Brock Street West in Uxbridge.

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FUN WITH FUR: Sarah Rock shows off some of the interesting pieces in ‘The Business of Fur’ exhibit at the Scugog Shores Heritage Centre and Archives, on the second floor of the Scugog Arena. The show will be on display until February 28, Tuesdays through Sundays, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Scugog’s own Lyon returning for show Lauren Malyon, AKA Lyon, is a small town girl from Port Perry. Lauren began playing violin at the age of three, piano at the age of six, began songwriting at the age of fifteen. In the summer of 2012, she teamed up with writer/producer/programmer, Japeth Maw and created Lyon.

Their goal was simple: To write five good songs that were lyrically personal and musically minimal. While Lauren had been coping with heartache and loss during this time, the aim was to capture Lauren’s state in a way that was sincere without being sappy, serious without being too serious. The writing process involved talking for five hours at a time then writing frantically for half an hour. The day after, they would put together a collection of rough phone recordings to form piano and guitar versions of what would later become lo-fi synth-pop songs.

In the fall of 2012, Lyon recorded with producer/ engineer Jesse Smith and on July 11, 2013, signed a record deal with Black Box Music. The first single, “Indian Summer” was released on iTunes July 23, 2013, and the full five-track EP of the same name, was released August 20, 2013. The EP was immediately well received by music fans, industry and in-

fluences alike.

In August 2013, CBC named Indian Summer ‘1 of 15 Canadian Albums You Need To Listen To This Month’. Lyon’s music video for “Indian Summer” was added to Recommended Rotation on Much Music in late September. It is also currently on M3’s (Much More Music) daily top 20 countdown for the last 14 weeks, reaching as high as number-one on October 1.

The single was on CBC Radio 3 charts for eight weeks, reaching as high as numberthree on Oct. 11. It is also on rotation on AUX and The Verge / Sirius XM, and various radio stations across Canada. On November 7, Lyon was featured in an interview with Matt Schichter on MSN Exclusives.

Lyon has been keeping busy with lots of live performances, and had the pleasure of opening for three

different UK acts, A Silent Film, Citizens!, and Phildel.

This fall Lyon headlined her first sold-out show at the Rivoli, performed an acoustic In-Office Session at Much Music, and opened for Rich Aucoin and Capital Cities at the Phoenix Concert Theatre as part of the Edgefest Jingle Bell Concert Series. Lyon is currently writing new material for her first full-length album.

Lyon will be returning to Port Perry to play at the Town Hall 1873, on Saturday January 25, 2014 at 7 p.m.! This will be a very special and exclusive night, as it will be Lauren’s first show in Port Perry in five years, and her first ever hometown show as LYON. All proceeds from this event will be going towards helping fund her upcoming Canadian Tour with Wake Owl (February 26 - March 15, 2014). Special guests, Air Marshall Landing, from Uxbridge, will be opening up the night.

This is an all ages event.

For more details, please visit www.iamlyon.com. General Admission tickets are $17 in advance, and are available online www.townhall1873.ca or by phone (905-985-8181), or in person at the Town Hall Box Office 302 Queen St (Wed/Thu/Fri 2 - 6 p.m., Sat 11a.m. - 3p.m.)

Local photographer speaking on India Scugog Shores Heritage Centre and Archives will be hosting guest speaker Jonathan van Bilsen this weekend. Jon will relay his travel adventures to the magical land of India, home of Maharajas, elephants and beautiful temples. Jon will focus on the north, from Rajasthan to Varanasi, includ-

ing the Taj Mahal. If you have been to India, are contemplating a visit or are simply interested in this magical land, come join us for an exciting afternoon on Sunday, January 19, at 1 p.m.

The event will be taking place at the Scugog Shores Heritage Centre and Archives, located on

the second floor of the Scugog Arena.

Admission: $5/person.

Admission includes entry to the new exhibit “The Business of Fur.” For more information please go to our website at www.scugogshoresmuseum.com, call 905-9858698 x 103 or e-mail museum@scugog.ca

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