The Grapevine, May 29, 2014

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May 29 – June 12, 2014

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May 29–June 12, 2014 | Issue No. 11.11

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Index About Us p.2 Furry Feature p.3 Random Act of Kindness p.3 Here & Away p.3 The Free Tweets p.4 Mike Uncorked p.5 Crossword p.5 Freewill Horoscopes p.6 Inquisitive Trivia p.6 Tide Chart p.6

The last three issues we've ran a coverpage challenge to coincide with the apples blossoming. We asked for artwork from our younger readers to best represent this joyous time in the Valley. Thank you to all who submitted.

Since first announcing this unsanctioned competition, we've learned that, like the Olympics, the use of certain phrases and wording is frowned upon. Therefore, we didn't push the challenge online, but we also couldn't change what was already printed. With a handful of quality options sent to us, we were left in a quandary.

With genuine intentions, we're including this cover from Daniel Duke, age 7. He's always liked the parade and wanted to share it with everyone.

Along with the crowning of Queen Annapolisa, and the Blossom Ball at the Cornwallis Inn, the Grand Street Parade is one of the Apple Blossom Festival's original events. Look for Jerome the GraveKeeper to be amongst the participants, there's no better opportunity to dance in the streets.

In 1933, the first official Apple Blossom Festival was celebrated. The original objectives of the Festival were as follows: to improve

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the visibility of the Valley's apple industry throughout North America and Europe; to publicize the scenic beauty of the area; and to provide an opportunity to foster and develop local talent through participation in Festival events. Tradition is rich with this Festival.

Many people enjoy its consistency and dependance on familiar values.

Lately though, some of these traditions regarding the longstanding rules of the Leadership Competition (The coronation of the Apple Blossom Queen) have been questioned by Municipal Councillors Emma Van Rooyen & Patricia Bishop. Their arguments (found in another wonderful, local publication) bring up legitimate questions.

For example, do the judging and participation criteria need to be re-visited in order to make the competition less discriminatory?

May 29 – June 12, 2014

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It's been said that The Apple Blossom Festival essentially kicks off tourism season in the Valley, but it's more than just tourism. It's a shared celebration in what makes this Valley so darned special. It's what keeps pulling expats back for the weekend every year; and it's what we have to embrace and continuously improve upon together moving forward. Rain or shine, let's get out there and participate in another enjoyable Valley weekend - there's certainly no shortage of quality events!

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n the morning of March 29, a bust of the Neanderthal Man was taken from my porch in Wolfville. The artwork is the work of C.A. Stultz, my uncle. His name is in fact etched on the on the side of the piece. This is an important family heirloom.

Please return it to its pedestal or let me know where I can go to pick it up. No questions asked. I just want it back. Please email me at erma.stultz@ns.sympatico. ca if you know anything about it.

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Update as of May 13, 2014: It hasn’t showed up. I thought, perhaps, once the students were having to move out, they’d bring it back or discard it somewhere that someone could see it. I was really surprised that someone took it (student or other) because it’s heavy and another one that has sat outside at the MacDonald House in Centreville has never been stolen. I like to think that Wolfville is a safe town, so it’s discouraging. Also I can’t imagine what anyone else would want with it.

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he other day, while I was walking along Main Street in Wolfville, two young women came by with a basket full of flowers. They smiled and said, "Would you like a flower?" Of course, I said “Yes!” and thanked them. I got this lovely Gerbera. It had a note on it, saying that this flower would make me think of spring—more or less.

Sadly, the note had blown away when I got home (with 2 bags of groceries).

It’s beautiful, thank you!

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HERE AND AWAY Smoking Rates

U.K.: 20% (2012)

Canada: 17.3%.

Men: 19.7%; women, 15%.

Less than high-school graduation: 16.2%.

University graduates: 6%.

Russia: >60% Norway: 15%

Quebec: 19.8%.

Nigeria: Men: 10.5%, women: 2.6% (2010) (smoking in public prohibited, punishable by fines)

Alberta: 17.7%.

China: >60%

Saskatchewan: 19.2%

Australia: 17.5% (2010)(Aboriginal men: 49%; Aboriginal women, 44%)

British Columbia: 14.2%.

Ontario: 16.3%

West Virginia: 29.9% California: 15%

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Nova Scotia: 18.1%.

Kentucky: 30.2%

Utah: 12.2%

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Massachusetts: 16.3%

India: >40% Greece: >40% Sources: Tobacco Use in Canada: Patterns and Trends, 2013 edition (Propel Centre for Population Health Impact, University of Waterloo); Gallup; quit.org.au; The Penguin State of the World Atlas; World Bank Indicators – Risk Factors

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Fundraiser to Help Kenzie Markey

Feature Pet – PRINCE:

I am a sweet, gentle boy named Prince and am 5 years old. I am nervous around new people and will need an experienced pet owner to show me the love that I need. I walk well on a leash, and love to play fetch. I am neutered and up to date on all of my vaccinations…I am ready to find a furever home!

Saturday, May 31, 7-10pm, at the Middleton Legion

Kings County SPCA

After a terrible accident skydiving in Arizona on April 6, local woman Kenzie Markey suffered life-threatening injuries. Kenzie was in critical condition in hospital in the U.S. and had multiple surgeries to treat the broken femur, pelvis, foot, elbow, rib and fractured eye socket, skull and collapsed lung. With no insurance coverage for the treatment in the U.S., medical bills have reached more than $500,000, and Kenzie’s family is finding it hard to cope.

We are a group of Kenzie’s friends who are deeply concerned with helping her and her family at this time, and we are joining together to HELP!

Update on Dreyfuss: Still Available

Join us on Saturday, May 31, at The Middleton Legion from 7-10pm. With a silent auction, live music by Eight Nickels and High Tide, and great food, we will raise money to help Kenzie Markey and her family deal with the massive medical bills! 100% of all money raised will be deposited into an account at The Greenwood Credit Union in her family’s name.

You can meet me at the Kings County SPCA any day between 2pm and 5pm. 1285 County Home Road, Waterville. Visit our website at www.kings. spcans.ca, check us out on Facebook or call 1-902-538-9075.

Dreyfuss is a large, gorgeous, neutered male grey tabby whom we estimate to be about 3 years old. He was found by a good Samaritan in a remote area and he is very affectionate!

For more information please contact Erin Olejnik at 902-499-1147(erin@artbattle.ca) Thank you!

Wolfville Animal Hospital, 12-112 Front St., Wolfville . 542 3422 wolfvilleanimalhospital@ns.aliantzinc.ca

To donate online, visit: fundrazr.com/campaigns/ejwE3 kenziemarkey.webs.com/apps/blog/

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International Back to Back Challenge Saturday, May 31st (Beginning at 9am)

• Prizes to win, afternoon sheep shearing demos • Funds raised to Carey Me, support palliative care at home. • Come and cheer on the team!

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902-697-3013 dlutz@lutzlawyer.ca www.lutzlawyer.ca 260 Main Street Wolfville

Please add your voice to the future of education in our province. The deadline for the Minister’s Panel on Education is June 13th www.novascotia.ca/review

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the free tweets 456 Main St., Wolfville, 542-2182 / (unofficial) facebook: The Market! Wolfville, N.S.

“Enjoy life, make it fun, poke smot. Running this shop hasn’t been a labour, it’s been a lot of fun and business is still good. If it wasn’t for the last 4-months of extreme pain every time I take a step (nerve damage to his big toe), I’d still continue.”

On the Apple Blossom Festival, “It’s a great excuse for people to come back home, that’s always been my favourite part of the festival. In the 70s the parade came through Wolfville twice. To this day, the first one was our busiest day as Wolfville wasn’t prepared to accommodate such an influx of people... and we had toilets. The second time we treated ourselves to seats in our front window and a jug of wine! Oh the things we got away with back then…”

Rick & Michelle Daniels opened up The Market in Upper Dyke in June, 1971. After some initial success, and a sudden need to relocate, they opened the Wolfville shop later that summer, August 2nd.

Having been there ever since, they are now Canada’s longest running Head Shop and Hector the dog has been a permanent fixture for the past 6 years. Although an exact closing date hasn’t been decided on, the sale of his inventory has been ongoing. Losing this iconic business will be a major change to Wolfville’s landscape.

Oakview Farm & Greenhouse — 7 Longspell Road, Kingsport, 582-7454 / oakview@xcountry. tv / facebook.com/OakviewFarmAndGreenhouse • Oakview Farm and Greenhouse at 7 Longspell Rd, Kingsport is open for its third GH season.

Many flowers, herbs, and vegetable transplants available. Open 9am–7pm daily. Visit our FB page.

SoundMarket Recording Studios — 63 Pleasant Street, Wolfville, 542-0895 / facebook.com/ soundmarket • Music producers Terry Pulliam and Kory Bayer invite musicians/songwriters to visit our professional studio. Gold-recordwinning service and gear. Low rates and assistance with funding. We’ll capture your sound your way!

Devorah Fallows Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine — 112 Front Street (upstairs), Wolfville, 300-3017 / devorah@oceanbayclinic.com / oceanbayclinic.com • In China, apples symbolize peace, and apple blossoms symbolize a woman’s beauty. Apples are cooling by nature, and their sour/sweet flavour tonifies yin & qi. In Chinese Medicine, we see that they gently nourish the heart. Studies show that an apple a day can reduce the rate of heart disease by half! Devorah Fallows says “Eat your way to health - Be Well!”

Valley Family Fun — info@valleyfamilyfun.ca / valleyfamilyfun.ca • Apple Blossom is a great time to spend with your family. Laura from Valley Family Fun will be at many of the events. If you find her, she will be giving out coupons for local restaurants.

Mr. Sandless Nova Scotia — 71 King St., Hortonville, 579-9663 / novascotia@mrsandless. com / mrsandless.com • Mr. Sandless Nova Scotia offers Sandless Floor Refinishing, no mess, no odour, done in a few hours! With floor refinishing machines and proprietary solutions, we’re able to extract all the embedded dirt and grime. We then add colour back to the floor, and multiple coats of our sealer and finishes to bring the floors back to life!

Edible Art Café — 9701 Commercial St., New Minas, 681-7375 / facebook.com/edibleartcatering • Welcoming all the Apple Blossom folks is the perfect way to share all the new and exciting projects we’ve got in the works, including a new outdoor market that will soon spring to life on the old Horton grounds!

Valley Credit Union — 9237 Commercial St., New Minas, 681-6884 / valleycreditunion.com • Did you know the Valley Credit Union has seven branches in the Annapolis Valley? It has assets of $140 million, 12,000 members, and 70 employees. It serves a broad range of industries from retail and service to agricultural and forestry. We look forward to getting to know you.

Julie Skaling Physiotherapy Clinic — 4 Little Rd., Wolfville, 542-7074 & 70 Exhibition St., Kentville, 678-3422 / contact@skalingphysio.com / skalingphysio.com • The weather is warming up and that means it is time to get out in the garden or shine up the golf clubs. Schedule a visit with a physiotherapist for helpful tips and stretches to safely prepare you for all your summer activities.

Don’t miss out on your summer fun because of joint or muscle pain.

CARSTAR — 5494 Prospect Rd, New Minas, 681-3300 • Please join us Sat. June 21 at CARSTAR Annual Soaps It Up For Cystic Fibrosis

May 29 – June 12, 2014

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The Apple Blossom Festival essentially kicks off the tourism season in the Annapolis Valley. Since its start in 1933, this celebration has always been a wonderful excuse for expats to return to Kentville and the Valley to take part in the beautiful energy surrounding us. Running from May 28-June 2, the new schedule of events is full of family-friendly fun once again.

What is your favourite part of The Apple Blossom Festival, and/or how is your business getting involved?

Carwash!! This year we are hoping to reach our goal of donating over $2-million to Cystic Fibrosis Canada. Minimum $5 donation per car wash. Come on in to shine your ride while also enjoying some music, BBQ and refreshments.

Fairweather Montessori School — 14 Acadia St., Wolfville (across from Wolfville School), 300-4111 / fairweathermontessori.ca • Open House Sat., June 7, 1–3pm. All are welcome! Now registering ages 2.5 + for Montessori program/Elementary ”after-school” reading enrichment.

Long & McQuade Musical Instruments — 17 Dow Rd., New Minas, 681-1461 / newminas@ long-mcquade.com • Monster days are back!

Great deals, special events every Saturday, 0% financing all month long, June 1–30. See our sale flyer online and ad page 11.

Bitter Sweet Boutique — 344 Main St., Wolfville, 542-3331 • Whether you’re escaping to the city or country, going to an Apple Blossom event, or maybe you’re just in a getaway mood, we’ve got everything you need to look good. OH SO Bitter Sweet.

Whole Green Heart Coaching — Berwick, 5383079 / wholegreenheart.com/life-coaching • It’s spring! Time to push your personal re-set button and dive into the sunny season with your life on fire! Our next personal coaching program starts June 9.

Sister Lotus Body Care Products, Belly Dance & Herbal Education — 680-8839 / sisterlotus.com • Apple Blossom season is a busy time here in the valley! Just getting ready for a SOLD OUT Mini Yoga & Herbs Retreat at Windhorse Farms (we have a waiting list if you’d like to be on it!) & for the “Liddle at the Whittle” Belly Dance Show.

Expect to see an invasion of sparkly dancers throughout our l’il town...maybe wearing apple blossoms in their hair!

Flowercart — 9412 Commercial Street, New Minas, 681-2349 / flowercart.ca / facebook: Flowercart • People enjoy watching the Apple Blossom parade from our Community Employment Services location (near the Research Station). For the fireworks, wrap up in a cozy blanket from Hodge Podge Arts and Crafts Studio.

Victory Taekwondo — 38 Highway 358 Greenwich, 670-7897 / tkdvictory@hotmail.com • Victory Taekwondo is very excited for the 82nd Apple Blossom Festival! This will be our first time in the Grand Street Parade! We will be handing out free Taekwondo coupons and stickers so be sure to look for us! We will be kickin’ through the Apple Blossoms!

Atlantic Lighting Studio — 430 Main St., Wolfville, 542-3431 / atlanticlightingstudio.com • Our favorite part of the Apple Blossom Festival is the duck races! It’s such a slow but intense race! We are also having a one week white fan sale!

FUNDY FILM SPRING & SUMMER SERIES Editor’s Note: Before they take a break in summer to make room for the Valley Summer Theatre in the Al Whittle Theatre, here is the remaining Spring/Summer schedule for the Fundy Film Society:

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Sun, June 1, 8pm: Short Term 12

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Sun, June 8, 8pm: The Grand Budapest Hotel (TBC)

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Sun, June 15, 8pm: Siddharth

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Sun, June 22, 8pm Words and Pictures (TBC)

For more info: programming@fundyfilm.ca / fundyfilm.ca

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MIKE UNCORKED

May 29 – June 12, 2014

THE CROSSWORD

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ell, I am game for just about any new adventure and I am willing to try practically everything, as long as it’s safe and not crazy (like bungee jumping or driving standard). I have tested many of my comfort zones for this column, but this one went above and beyond, I think! I have been MANSCAPED, and I want to share the experience with you.

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APPLES!

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Last year, the kind folks at the In Good Hands Nails and Esthetics Spa in Wolfville invited me over to have a pedicure, try out some of their products, and then write about them. I had such a rewarding experience with them that I decided to go back for something a little less pleasing but just as beneficial.

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3. A falling apple may have helped Newton discover this force.

1. Fermented alcoholic drink.

The summer is SLOWLY approaching, and with the nice weather comes days on the beach, swimming in the pool, or walking around shirtless with the family at a campsite, picnic park or Wal-Mart. (Ha Ha!) So, because I am a hairy beast (not even kidding here folks: I am a gorilla), I decided to have some waxing done at the spa. Stop cringing, guys.

It really wasn’t that bad. If I can do it, you can do it!

12. Process by which tissues of one plant are

I mentioned the term “manscaping” earlier. This is a take on landscaping: the art of trimming, mowing, cutting, and removing unsightly things from your garden and yard.

Manscaping (it’s an actual word in the dictionary) is the process of removing hair from the male body by shaving or waxing to create smooth surfaces and separate eyebrows, and clean up superfluous hair. We all get haircuts, don’t we? Unless you’re bald, of course. I have been working hard this past year to improve my physique, and I guess to go along with my new muscles I wanted a clean back and shoulders, two eyebrows, and another five pounds shed just in follicles.

I have always been hairy. I was able to grow a full beard by grade 8, and my nickname in high school was Austin Powers because we had identical hairy chests. While I have since learned to maintain that and other easier-to-reach areas of my body, I wanted a professional for the back and shoulders.

The process was intimidating, but I took it like a trouper. I was picturing a nice relaxing wax-on wax-off type thing, with soft music and candles and a chocolate afterwards. In many ways I received this, with the music, soft lighting, comfy table and grip bar, but I am not going to lie to you all: it hurt! The pain was like that of getting your upper lip slammed in a car door. But after the first two or three strips of hair were yanked off, I actually got into it and it was fine. The after-effects of tingling and sensitivity were shocking at first, but it looks great and I will go back. I want to thank Hugh at In Good Hands for being patient and gentle and educating me while I was being waxed. It was a fun experience,

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4. Know Your Apples: Not Idablue.

5. Cooked balls of dough, great with warm

10. Baked apples with a crunchy topping. affixed to the tissues of another.

13. Served with ice cream: Apple pie a la ____.

14. Know Your Apples: Granny ____. in some ways, especially when I got to do the countdown 3-2-1 and then RIP went the wax strip! I know, I have a sick sense of humour.

15. Know Your Apples: Known for its slightly rough, greenish-brown skin.

2. The apple of my ____. applesauce.

6. Computers marketed by Apple Inc. 7. Know Your Apples: Actually developed in British Columbia, not Sparta.

8. Know Your Apples: Red ____.

9. John Chapman, also known as Johnny ____.

11. Know Your Apples: Honey____.

In Good Hands is located at 18 Elm Ave, next door to Il Dolce Far Niente Espresso Bar and is the go-to place for all things pampering in Wolfville. This fantastic organic spa is a real treat to have next door to my work. Their team of professional licensed estheticians are dedicated to meeting all of your health and beauty needs. They are committed to cleanliness, health and your well-being in their nurturing environment.

Their hair-removal experts use the quickest, most effective and comfortable techniques.

Monthly visits ensure your skin stays silkysmooth and hair-free. If you have questions about any of their waxing services, call or email them. Go to their website or Facebook page and read all about their treatments and treat yourself to something different.

Whether you would like a few hours of total relaxation or just a quick manicuring or polishing change, the qualified staff will be happy to assist you. Call 542-3444 to book an appointment.

I will say that ALL bodies (hairless or furry) are beautiful, and this process is only for those who want it. It’s a neat experience to be hair-free in some areas, and it’s a bit addictive. So if you’re like me and want a change, then get to the ROOT of the problem.

Father’s Day is right around the corner. so if you want your dad, boyfriend, partner, etc, to be pampered and come home less hairy, this is a great opportunity for gift certificates to be purchased. Tell them Mike sent you in and you want the SHAG CARPET BACK AND SHOULDERS SPECIAL!!! Good luck!

Mike Butler

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Copyright 2014 Rob Brezsny freewillastrology.com

Horoscopes for the week of May 29th

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Some

earthquakes happen in slow-motion. These rare events occur 22 to 34 miles down, where tectonic plates are hotter and gooier.

Unlike the sudden, shocking jolts of typical temblors, this gradual variety can take many days to uncoil and never send dishes flying off shelves up here on the earth’s surface. I suspect your destiny will have a resemblance to this phenomenon in the coming months, Taurus. Your foundations will be rustling and rumbling, but they will do so slowly and gently. The release of energy will ultimately be quite massive. The realignment of deep structures will be epic. But there will be no big disturbances or damages.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I suspect that some night soon you will have a dream of being naked as you stand on stage in front of a big audience. Or maybe not completely naked. There’s a strong possibility you will be wearing pink and green striped socks and a gold crown. And it gets worse. In your dream, I bet you will forget what you were going to say to the expectant crowd. Your mouth will be moving but no words will come out. So that’s the bad news, Gemini. The good news is that since I have forewarned you, you can now do whatever is necessary to prevent anything resembling this dream from actually occurring in your waking life. So when you are called on to show what you’ve got and make a splashy impression, you will be well-prepared.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): When I slip into a meditative state and seek insight about your future, I have a reverie about a hearty sapling growing out of a fallen tree that’s rotting on the forest floor. I see exuberant mushrooms sprouting from a cowpie in a pasture. I imagine compost nourishing a watermelon patch. So what do my visions mean? I’m guessing you’re going through a phase of metaphorical death and decay. You are shedding and purging and flushing. In the process, you are preparing some top-notch fertilizer. It won’t be ready for a while, but when it is, a growth spurt will begin.

everything that was possible to change has changed these past 12 months. I am not kidding and I am not exaggerating. Getting just one of my certainties destroyed would have been acceptable; I long ago became accustomed to the gradual chip-chip-chipping away of my secure foundations. But this most recent phase, when even my pretty illusions of stability got smashed, truly set a record.

So then why am I still standing strong and proud? Why is it I’m not cowering in the corner muttering to the spiders? Have I somehow found some new source of power that was never available to me until my defenses were totally stripped away? I think I’ll go with that theory.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): About 32,000

years ago, squirrels in northeast Siberia buried the fruits of a flowering plant deep in their burrows, below the level of the permafrost. Then a flood swept through the area. The water froze and permanently sealed the fruits in a layer of ice. They remained preserved there until 2007, when they were excavated. A team of scientists got a hold of them and coaxed them to grow into viable plants. Their success has a metaphorical resemblance to a project you will be capable of pulling off during the next 12 months, Virgo.

I’m not sure what exact form it will take. A resuscitation? A resurrection? A recovery? The revival of a dormant dream? The thawing of a frozen asset or the return of a lost resource?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): For German physicist Arnold Sommerfeld, the good news was that he was nominated for the Nobel Prize 81 times. The bad news is that he never actually won. Actor Richard Burton had a similar fate. He was nominated for an Academy Award seven times, but never took home an Oscar. If there is anything that even vaguely resembles that pattern in your own life, Libra, the next 12 months will be the most favorable time ever to break the spell. In the next few weeks, you may get a glimpse of how it will unfold.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I should have

kissed you longer.” I hope you won’t be replaying that thought over and over again in your imagination three weeks from now.

I hope you won’t be obsessing on similar mantras, either, like “I should have treated you better” or “I wish I would have listened to you deeper” or “I should have tried harder to be my best self with you.” Please don’t let any of that happen, Scorpio. I am begging you to act now to make any necessary changes in yourself so that you will be fully ready to give the important people in your life the care they deserve. If you do so, you will be free of regrets later.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Longing,

what is that? Desire, what is that?” Those are questions Louise Gluck asks in her poem “Prism.” Does she really not know? Has she somehow become innocent again, free from all her memories of what longing and desire have meant to her in the past? That’s what I wish for you right now, Sagittarius. Can you do it? Can you enter into beginner’s mind and feel your longing and desire as if they were brand new, just born, as fresh and primal as they were at the moment you fell in love for the first time? If you can manage it, you will bestow upon yourself a big blessing.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You

could really benefit from engaging with a compassionate critic -- someone who would gently and lovingly invite you to curb your excesses, heal your ignorance, and correct your mistakes. Would you consider going out in search of a kick-ass guide like that? ideally, this person would also motivate you to build up your strengths and inspire you to take better care of your body. One way or another, Capricorn, curative feedback will be coming your way. The question is, will you have a hand in choosing it, or will you wait around passively for fate to deliver it? I highly recommend the former.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Now would be an excellent time for you to dream up five new ways to have fun. I’m not suggesting there’s anything wrong with your existing methods.

It’s just that in the next few weeks, life will conspire to help you drop some of your inhibitions and play around more than usual and experience greater pleasure. The best way to cooperate with that conspiracy is to be an explorer on the frontiers of amusement and enchantment. What’s the most exciting thing you have always wondered about but never done? What interesting experiment have you denied yourself for no good reason? What excursion or adventure would light up your spontaneity?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Now is an

excellent time to transform your relationship with your past. Are you up for a concentrated burst of psychospiritual work? To get the party started, meditate your ass off as you ponder this question: “What fossilized fixations, ancient insults, impossible dreams, and parasitic ghosts am I ready to let go of?”

Next, move on to this inquiry: “What can I do to ensure that relaxed, amused acceptance will rule my encounters with the old ways forever after?” Here’s a third query: “What will I do with all the energy I free up by releasing the deadweight I had been clinging to?”

Homework: I dare you to give a compliment to someone you’ve never praised before.

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young,” wrote French author Albert Camus, “I expected people to give me more than they could -- continuous friendship, permanent emotion.” That didn’t work out so well for him. Over and over, he was awash in disappointment. “Now I have learned to expect less of them than they can give,” he concluded. “Their emotions, their friendship, and noble gestures keep their full miraculous value in my eyes; wholly the fruit of grace.”

I’d love to see you make an adjustment like this in the coming months, Aries. If you do, the astrological omens suggest you will experience a blessing like Camus’.

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Stop the Cuts!

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ederal spending cuts will jeopardize the welfare of adult Nova Scotians with low literacy, and will undermine economic renewal.

Federal funding for Literacy Nova Scotia has ended. The funding cuts will affect services to Nova Scotians who are currently in literacy programs, as well as those who could benefit from improving their literacy and essential skills.

Literacy organizations help adults upgrade their reading and numeracy skills. These groups play a key role in making sure that Canada’s adults are ready to enter and engage fully in the workplace and the economy.

For adult learners to succeed, they need quality teaching from adult-learning educators. They also need help in overcoming financial and personal barriers that keep them from participating fully in their learning.

Literacy Nova Scotia offers professional development and resources that help ensure quality delivery of adult learning programs, which in turn helps learners succeed.

Scholarships, bursaries, and cash awards from Literacy Nova Scotia help adult learners stay in school.

For educators to keep up with teaching trends and technology, they must engage in ongoing professional development. This is an absolute necessity and a right. Professional development opportunities provided by

From Literacy Nova Scotia www.ns.literacy.ca

Literacy Nova Scotia help educators become more effective teachers of adult learners.

Literacy Nova Scotia board chair Danny Cavanagh says that the LNS board was distressed to learn that its funding from the ​ Office of Literacy and Essential Skills (OLES) has not ​been approved.

“We have been waiting for a year now to hear whether funding was approved, and we are very concerned that many local literacy organizations will lose important services because of this funding loss,” says Cavanagh.

“Last May, we put in our application with the understanding we would hear back in a reasonable amount of time. A year later, after many attempts to get a decision with various conflicting responses from OLES, we were told we will not receive funding, and we still haven’t heard anything about receiving transitional funds.”

“This is a bad situation, and it’s just the beginning. Nova Scotians who need help to further their literacy and essential skills will not have anywhere to turn to get that help.

The LNS Board will be contacting local MPs Scott Armstrong and Peter McKay to ask for support in receiving funding so we can continue our good work in our province.”

For more information, please contact: www.ns.literacy.ca

NORTH MOUNTAIN MARKET May 10 to October 11 | Harbourville

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fter many months of planning, the North Mountain Market will become a reality … every Saturday morning.

The historic Harbourville United Church will be home to the weekly market. The church sits on the bluffs, overlooking the Bay of Fundy, in the charming fishing village of Harbourville.

You will find a welcoming space: a place to celebrate and enhance local culture and heritage through art, music and the weekly market, which will host a diversity of goods, from fresh produce to art. The market takes place every Saturday morning 8am to noon, May 10 through October 11.

Harbourville is also home to a fish market that sells fresh local catch. On market day, the fish market will also be open—another reason for those who enjoy seafood to make the weekly trip up the mountain!

To welcome and encourage vendors to become part of building the market, we are offering free spots during the month of May. Vendors are core to creating this market and we want you to come and give it a try. Then we’re hoping you’ll want to commit for the season.

During the rest of the season, June to October, weekly fees will range from $15-$20.

Alongside the market, workshops in fibre and visual arts, quilting and knitting for adults

and kids, as well as presentations on various topics (health being one of those topics), will be happening at the church. And as the warmer weather arrives, other events will take us outdoors to enjoy and celebrate our beautiful, natural surroundings: beachcombing, bonfires and other special activities for kids are in the works. One of those events, now confirmed for June 7, is a talk on pirates with Dan Conlin, author of Pirates of the Atlantic.

The North Mountain United Tapestry, a non-profit heritage and cultural society created by community members, has initiated this community project, but its evolution and success depends on the larger community.

This project is for everyone to be a part of.

Our Facebook pages, “North Mountain Market” and “North Mountain United Tapestry”, will give full particulars as events are confirmed. Be sure to bookmark our pages and check frequently, because many good reasons to come to the North Mountain Market are in place and many still being planned. At the very least, you can plan on coming up the mountain Saturdays. It will be worthwhile!

For farmers, producers and artisans requiring more information, e-mail northmountainmarket@gmail.com or call 538-7923.

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he film explores the first ever retrospective devoted to the portraiture of Edouard Manet, on view at the Royal Academy of Arts. Manet’s portraiture has never been explored in exhibition form, despite it forming around half of his artistic output. He painted his family, friends and the literary, political and artistic figures of the day, giving life not only to his subjects but also to Parisian society. The film reveals exclusive behind-the-scenes moments of the exhibition’s preparation, which normally go unseen by the public, interwoven with a detailed, superbly crafted biography of Manet and 19th-century Paris.

Tickets: $10-$15 Available online at ticketpro.ca/ in person at Box of Delights or the Acadia University Art Gallery, or in person at the door.

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SPRING INTO ACTION As students return home and the days get warmer (somewhat!) the Town of Wolfville and Acadia University campus become quiet.

However, you might hear a buzz coming from the Acadia Students’ Union building. This year at the ASU we have a brand new team of executives who have begun to spring into action.

Callie Lathem is the President this year. Her main focus will be a holistic approach to student well-being.

Chelsey Spinney, Vice President Programming, will also be focusing on student well-being as well as planning and organizing events, such as Welcome Week.

Jalen Sabean is this year’s Vice President Finance. This summer he will be working on sponsorship for our Welcome Week as well as other events throughout the year. If you or your company is interested in sponsoring ASU events, please contact him at jalen. sabean@acadiau.ca!

Vice President Academic this year is Liam Murphy. He will be representing the ASU on external lobbying groups and this year he will thrive on being an advocate for student issues.

Suzanne Gray is Vice President Communications, who is looking forward to acting as a liaison between the ASU and the Town of Wolfville.

We welcome visitors and would love to hear from members of our community! The executive team works fulltime in the summer, so feel free to stop by our office or e-mail us!

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eraldine Browning has a simple philosophy: embrace each moment with humour and faith, and teach young people to respect one another.

On May 12, Browning, of Gibson Woods, Nova Scotia, received a Doctor of Humanities from Acadia University.

Known as a “people and community builder,” this energetic Valley resident has spent the better part of her life encouraging others, as a teacher, nurse or community advocate, but perhaps more importantly as a mother of nine children. She also has 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Reflecting on her role as a parent, Browning says she learned valuable lessons from her own mother, even though growing up in a family of 16 children in East Preston was difficult. Times were tough. While there may not have been a lot of money, she says there was certainly lots of love.

“Love conquers all,” Browning says, “and you have to love what you’re doing. I love being a mother, even though I’ve had my days. But with God in your life, love can conquer anything. That has been my thing.”

She says that no matter what, her mother always found a way to distill challenges and find the positive. Browning has taught her children to do the same: to get along; to have faith and good humour; and to reach out and expect nothing in return.

“Don’t complain and appreciate what you have. That’s the way I was taught. And what you do, you do from the heart: you don’t expect anything back.” Her mother, she says with emotion in her voice, “was special. She was special.”

Geraldine’s son Greg says that growing up, his mother stressed the importance of family, faith, and respect for others. Everyone was encouraged to work hard, accept responsibility, offer unconditional love, and never be afraid to fail. Church and community were

highly valued, as was a willingness to help those who were less fortunate.

Getting an education was important, too. Geraldine, who never went to university, says she wanted to, “but there was never time and never money.

So I told all my kids, "Stay in school until you’re 90!’”

Greg says, “Most of us have some level of post-secondary education, even though both she and my father never graduated high school.”

Currently the Chair of the Valley African Nova Scotia Development Association, Geraldine has dedicated her life to improving the social and economic well-being of those in her community and throughout Nova Scotia.

“Her generosity and support of community and helping others has seen many of us involved with community activities,” Greg says. Giving back is clearly a Browning family priority, and something that happens as a matter of course.

Small wonder that the news she would receive an honorary degree from Acadia came as a total shock. “When I grew up, it was difficult to get past Grade 8, so I was very emotional when Ray Ivany told me about this. I went toward him, leaned on him, and cried. It was something I couldn’t believe.

“Now some people are saying to me, 'Oh, Doctor,' but I’m not a doctor. I’m Geraldine.

That’s who I am, and I’m sure there had to be a divine intervention for this to happen!” she says with a laugh. “I’ve tried to do what I can for people, do for others what you want people to do for you. That’s what my mother taught me.”

Humble as ever, she adds, “I’ve never done anything big. Just little things.”

The culmination of those 'little things' have had a huge impact on her family, those in her community, and throughout Nova Scotia.

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May 29 – June 12, 2014

ROOTLOCAL.CA: Carla Dunham Cheri Killam is happily married to Michael Caplan and the proud mother of Max, Solomon, and Clara.

After several university experiences, she made the massive decision to go to law school at age 37. She currently works at Nathanson Seaman Watts. When not blogging or learning to be a lawyer, Cheri reads like a fiend and runs. She also loves all things local! Obviously.

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rom almost the moment she was born, Clara has looked askance at my general lack of decoration. She herself is frequently festooned with all manner of glittering, shining, and otherwise ostentatious articles of adornment. Clara was therefore overjoyed to learn we were visiting the booth of Carla Dunham. I am sure she was imagining me weighed down by heaps of gaudy baubles, but no such luck.

Carla goes in more for the gorgeous and subtle. The intricate and intriguing.

That said, I will confess I was a little nervous beforehand, because I don’t wear earrings, bracelets make me twitchy, and rings are okay if they are my totally plain wedding band. “Clearly,” thought I, “I am NOT Carla’s target market.” “Clearly,” thought Clara, “Mommy is nuts.”

As often happens, the first thing in Carla’s display that caught my eye was the item I ended up circling back to after agonizing about all my other possible choices. I could not resist a gorgeous charm necklace with a tiny acorn, a wee jewel coiled up in wire, and a tiny circle with tiny letters spelling out “Strong.” “This,” I declared, “is running the Bluenose 10k with me.”

Carla is a wire-style jewellery maker who makes a wide variety of items to please every taste. If she doesn’t have something to suit your fancy...she will make your imagination into wearable art for you. My friend Laura (of ValleyFamilyFun.ca fame) and her siblings special-ordered a unique and truly meaningful piece for their mother for mother’s day. Carla, basically, can make your wildest jewellery dreams come true.

And here’s the cool thing: If you are a weird weirdo like me who is very particular about such things as how long a necklace must be to avoid the “This feels like a leash!” category on the one hand and the “Send help, I’m losing oxygen from this winch around my neck!” variety, Carla will alter it for you. Not a word

SPRING IS HERE

Spring is here! Time to browse the menus, savour your options, and take some time to reflect on how you want to spend on the food that nourishes and the farms you’ll be sustaining. One of the great qualities of living in the Annapolis Valley is that there are so many options for shopping for groceries that are grown right here.

of a lie: Carla shortened my necklace for me in front of my very eyes in less than one minute. It’s pretty much a superpower, involving pliers and possibly some sleight-of-hand.

I did wear my necklace on the Bluenose, and I think it may have had some sort of cosmic influence, because those hills did not make me feel like I was dying.

The other great thing about wearing this necklace is that at last count four different women have exclaimed, “OH! It’s a Carla Dunham!” This is good news for Ms. Dunham. As for me, I felt like I was on the red carpet at the Oscars.

In all seriousness, though, Carla’s work is absolutely lovely. Why buy something that a zillion other people have when you can get a one-of-a-kind piece from Carla?

As for dear Clara. She would have liked one of everything, but I gently guided her to something she probably wouldn’t lose. Alas, my glittering princess is also an incorrigible slob (sorry, Mom, she might be your only granddaughter, but you know it’s true). We settled on a hair jewel. Clara wore it proudly for a day, and Victoria the Mermaid has worn it ever since. I persuaded her to lend it to Clara for her dance recital, but it really does look amazing in mermaid hair.

Carla Dunham Jewellery Design can be found on Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, and of course at the Farmers’ Market in Wolfville.

Cheri Killam

As a lover of farms, farmers and real food, I have collected a list of my favourite places to shop local for groceries. This is not meant to be a total guide, but just a collection of the stores that I think are doing a great job at sourcing and promoting local agriculture.

Stirlings (Sun-Sat, 9-6) is at the top of my list these days. The Stirlings Farm Stand has been around for a long time, but I think they stand out because of the extra effort they go

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The collective creation, which is full of storytelling, song and dance, is entitled Women of Wolfville Unbuttoned and Out of the Closet.

The stories involve every aspect of garments from race shirts to clothes that talk.

Through their annual theatrical adventures, WOW has raised over $160,000 for charity since 2001. This year’s show will help create a commemorative statue for Wolfville’s unacknowledged WWII heroine Mona Parsons. The proceeds will also help pay for free dance classes for kids, equipment for the Breastquest Dragon Boat Program, goats for a village in Tanzania and education for a female Guatemalan farmer.

WOW is a network of over 300 women, about 40 of whom have been preparing for this production in recent months. They range in age from four to 74.

Tickets for this year's production are $12 students/seniors and $15 for adults. They are available at the Box of Delights in Wolfville or at the door.

lothing and memory, two evocative topics, make up the theme of the 14th annual Women of Wolfville (WOW) production June 13-14.

The production will be staged three times at the Festival Theatre in Wolfville June 13 – 14 at 7:30 p.m. The Saturday matinee is at 2 p.m.

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in the Gaspereau Valley on the Gaspereau River Road. Part of the Dabro Family Farm, this roadside market this is a great place to find free-range eggs. In addition, their meat fridge is stocked with critters from this fourth-generation farm, and as a special delight there are fresh-baked muffins and coffee if you’re late out the door in the morning.

Gaspereau Valley Farm Stand is a hidden gem

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May 29 – June 12, 2014

Leading a Passion-Driven Life as a Professional Mom Hear how two talented moms share their journey of raising a career and business while raising their young children.

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ring your friends to the launch event of momcafé Annapolis Valley on Thursday, June 12, from 9am to 11am at 3 Sons Steakhouse in New Minas to hear how two extraordinary modern moms manage work and play with a can-do attitude.

What: momcafé Annapolis Valley Launch Event “Leading a Passion-Driven Life as a Professional Mom” When: Thursday, June 12, from 9am to 11am Where: 3 Sons Steakhouse, New Minas Cost: $30 non-members, $25 members (plus fees and HST) Onsite childcare is available free for members and for an additional fee for non-members.

To register: momcafenetwork.com momcafé is a platform for authentic conversations among professional moms.

Sit back and relax while you enjoy a light

breakfast, steaming coffee, and on-site childcare provided by Kids & Company, while listening to our fabulous guest speakers share their journey of raising a career and business while raising their young children.

Eleanor (Davies) Beaton is an award-winning writer, coach and mentor. She has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs—including Dragon’s Den host Arlene Dickinson and Dove Real Beauty Campaign co-creators Nancy Vonk and Janet Kestin—make a big impact through unforgettable communication and storytelling. (www.eleanorbeaton.com) Celine Gabrielle is an award-winning entrepreneur and author. Her goal is to help women become happy, healthy, hot moms.

With a loving no-muss, no-fuss attitude, Celine inspires moms to take charge, shed their “baby weight”, gain confidence, have more energy, get fit and have more fun too! (www.celinegabrielle.com) Laura Churchill Duke

For the Health of it: Eat Your Weeds Seasonal health secrets of Chinese medicine, shared by Devorah Fallows R.Ac., Wolfville “They’re quite tasty— honest.”

My patient’s left eyebrow raised slowly of its own accord as she looked at me quizzically.

“Eat your weeds! It’s that simple,” I explained.

A conspiratorial grin crept across her face as she stood watching me in my crisp white doctor’s coat, giving my prescription: “Fresh young dandelion and nettle leaves: add them to everything. Use them just like you would use spinach.”

DEEP ROOTS Sneak Peek!

The lineup for this year’s festival is really starting to shape-up! The Early Bird Special—a ridiculously low price of $79 for a festival pass—is ongoing until June 28. Still undecided? Here’s a sneak peek at our lineup confirmed so far: Suzie Vinnick James Keelaghan Rose Cousins Sherman Downey and the Ambiguous Case Ryan Cook The Fortunate Ones Donavan Woods The Lemon Bucket Orkestra Ruth Moody

Dave Gunning The Bombadils Swingology Jaron Freeman-Fox Little Miss Moffat Teresa Doyle For more information & tickets, visit: deeprootsmusic.ca

Up and down the Valley there is an explosion of colour: rows of flowering fruit trees and grapevines, alternating with rows of brilliant yellow dandelions. Living in the Annapolis Valley, we are blessed with quick access to healthy organic food. From Stewart’s in the east to Bruce Family Farms to the west, with TapRoot in between, our Valley bursts with producers of healthy organic food. Those bright yellow flowers indicate that the land hasn`t been tainted with herbicide that eventually makes its way into our food and bodies. With many of our ancient Chinese

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medicinal formulas, there is little difference between a delicious soup and a prescribed medicine tea.

Dandelions are easy to spot.

Gather the young leaves and mix generously into salads, or put them on pizza and sandwiches.

A neat trick is to choose a single dandelion clump and cut it down regularly, so you have a constant supply of healthy young greens.

If you know what nettles look like, gather them, store them in the fridge, and use them as you would spinach in your meals. Or simply pop down to Noggins Farm market, where you can buy tidy bags of fresh, crisp nettles from TapRoot farms.

Chinese medicine is all about helping your body find balance to be and stay healthy.

Dandelions and nettles make a healthy balanced combination. Dandelion soothes yang and fire within us with its cool, bitter nature. It stimulates digestion and soothes liver yang (anger and frustration). Nettles, on the other hand, nourish yin and blood, especially of the liver. They are highly nutrient rich, tonifying, and nourishing. In Chinese medicine, food is medicine. Don`t diet, eat!

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The WHO’S WHO:

Rachel Bobbitt

Dear Rachel, Thank you so much for agreeing to be in the Who’s Who. I have never been this nervous to write about someone. I know that as you read this, you’re smiling with that infectious smile of yours and saying, “Why would you be nervous to write about me? I’m so boring,” Well, Rachel, you are wrong! I am nervous because for years you’ve sat in the audience and watched me perform in many shows and have always been a great support to me, as well as a wonderful person to work with, but it’s your natural and genuine acting ability, your commitment to the craft, and your angelic voice that inspires me to do MY best.

Every time I see you perform and see how the audience reacts, I wish for myself just a sliver of your talent. So I am nervous because I now have to write this profile about you and not sound like a gushing moron. I think you’re extraordinary and I want to get this right!

Her name is Rachel Bobbitt, and she spent the first 10 years of her life in Munster, Ontario before moving to Nova Scotia in 2009. The move brought Rachel (and her mom, dad and two siblings) closer to her extended family.

At the ripe age of 14, Rachel is my youngest Who’s Who profile!

Although singing is Rachel’s focus, she also plays clarinet, guitar, piano and ukulele. For fun, she likes to sing with the Annapolis Valley Honour Choir and Horton Glee Club, and play in the Acadia youth band. And the talent goes farther, because Rachel is one of the best youth actors in the Valley. I was fortunate and honoured to work with Rachel in Fezziwig in 2010 and 2011, and her love of the theatre was inspirational. She loves the challenge of developing a new character, learning new choreography and songs, and seeing a script come together to make a show.

Rachel has been in many local theatre productions, including the lead role in the Stage Prophet’s 2011 production of Oliver!

I recall crying like a baby while she sang, “Where is Love?” She’s performed in two Stage Prophet musicals and many Broken Leg Theatre Variety shows. Rachel has wowed audiences in three Quick as a Wink productions: A Little Princess the Musical (2011), Jane Eyre the Musical (2012) and 42nd Street (2013). In 2012, Rachel received the

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And now you get the chance to see Rachel in The Secret Garden, presented by Quick as a Wink Theatre Society and King’s-Edgehill School, in Windsor. This magnificent period drama is filled with beautiful music and a story (and a leading lady) that will capture your heart. The Secret Garden is being performed at the Fountain Performing Arts Centre at King’s Edgehill School May 30 and 31 and June 6 and 7 at 7:30pm, with matinees on May 31, June 1 and June 7 at 2pm. Get your tickets at Moe’s Music Place in Windsor (Call 798-5565). You don’t want to miss this one, folks!

Rachel says, “What I love best about this area is that it’s such a tight-knit community.

Everyone is so supportive of the arts, and it’s just such a happy, welcoming place. You meet so many genuine people, and they’re always ready to help if you need it. The Valley, for being such a small place, has so many amazing opportunities and people.” And Rachel Bobbitt just happens to be one of them! There are big things ahead for her and I hope to be in the audience watching!

Mike Butler Editor's Update: Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Bobbitt family for their recent loss from CFB Petawawa.

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Art in Public Places!

From the Town of Wolfville On March 4, 2014 Town Council approved a Public Art Policy with the goal to unveil, every four years, a permanent piece of public art by means of juried process.

The Public Art Policy was a proposal from three Wolfville residents, Dick Groot, Terry Drahos, and the late former Mayor Bob Stead. The idea arose from the recent unveiling in Waterfront Park of Ruth Abernethy’s Work at the Trestle, a perfect example of art in a public place.

Prior to that, examples of public art included the “stick people” a project initiated by three local artists who created a series of sculptures that appeared mysteriously on the streets at irregular intervals under the cover of night.

This expression of art in public places attracted Canada-wide attention. Another example is the annual “Uncommon Common Art” project throughout the region.

Stead expressed to Council in November 2013 “We now have a stellar addition [Work at the Trestle] to our already existing art in public places projects. I am convinced that the time is right to formalize these activities with a view of securing their future and the ongoing beautification and attraction of the town.”

The Public Art Policy will be governed by a committee of council, the Art in Public Places Committee. The committee will advise on the implementation of the policy, propose the scope and terms of reference for each new public art project, and recommend for approval the members of the jury for each project.

As part of the policy, the Town has committed $5,000 annually to a public art reserve that will be used to leverage funding from other governmental and private sources. The Town hopes to unveil the first piece of art under the Public Art Policy in 2018.

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MARKET NEWS

May 29 – June 12, 2014

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Breads & Pastries

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Market Team Profile:

Peasant’s Pantry

Kathryn Fraser

What is your Business?

Peasant’s Pantry offers a variety of specialty meats, including fresh and smoked sausages, bacon, hams and pâtés. All products are made from scratch in our provincially inspected shop, using 100% Maritime meat (pasture-raised unless unavailable due to season or supply) with no fillers, so everything’s gluten-free.

What is your role with the Market Team?

I’m the WFM Volunteer Supper Coordinator, and I’m basically around to ensure the Wednesday suppers run smoothly with volunteer coordination, set-up, service, cleaning, ticket sales, and take-down.

What are you most proud of in the product you make or grow for Market?

We make a variety of high quality products using only Maritime meat, most of which is raised here in the Valley. We also use local produce and seasonings when possible, such as with our fresh herb sausages available mid-May until the weather turns in the fall. Overall, we’re proud to make so many types of fresh, cured and smoked specialties using local ingredients.

Why have you made the decision to work at the Market?

I quickly fell in love with the Wolfville Farmers’ Market and its ridiculously charming vendors, customers, and staff. I simply enjoy helping out in any way I can, to keep such a wonderful community resource flourishing as long as possible.

What do you love best about coming to Market?

Selling at the Wolfville and Tantallon farmers’ markets has helped me meet enthusiastic customers who want to support local businesses and are looking for “real” food that is tasty.

I’m able to answer questions about cooking suggestions, my own practices and product ingredients. It’s also introduced me to a number of local farmers who are now my suppliers.

What is your favourite part of working at the Market?

What values motivate you in the way you run your business and create or grow your product?

The heart of any happy community is delicious food and kindness. Here, you’ll find both.

Interaction with interesting people, learning from them, getting ideas and inspiration.

If you were to tell a friend why you work with the Wolfville Farmers' Market, what would you tell them?

We practice nose-to-tail butchery. We order whole animals and sides of animals for the majority of our production and use as much of each animal as possible in recipes like Coppa di Testa (headcheese), sausages, ham and bacon. We also don’t use fillers, so products have more natural, meatier textures and better flavours.

What is the most important thing that the Market achieves from your perspective?

The Market plays host to some great events and food, but on a deeper level it also acts as an amazing gathering point, which allows this community a more direct say in its food supply and health. We are only as healthy as our neighbour, after all.

Customer Profile:

RECIPE

Daya Modayur

The Best BLT

How long have you been a customer of the Wolfville Farmers' Market and how often do you come? I have been attending WFM all of my life! My first

time at the Market was when I was one week old - and now I am two!

When I was a baby I used to help my Mum with Health Nights every Wednesday night.

What are some of the things you love best about coming to the Wolfville Farmers’ Market?

Submitted by Joseph Crocker, Peasant’s Pantry

• Your favourite bread (preferably freshly baked by a farmers’ market vendor) • Local heirloom tomatoes • Seasonal greens • Tesa (Italian style bacon from Peasant’s Pantry) • Mayo

My very favorite thing about the Market is the music: I love to dance to the live musicians. I also love eating the pakoras made by Vijay at Taj Mahal; putting on glitter and visiting with Little Lotus at Sister Lotus; and drinking apple cider.

Fry bacon on each side until crispy.

If you were to tell a friend why you come to the Wolfville Farmers' Market, what would you tell them?

Between the toast, spread mayonnaise, add a layer of tomato slices, a layer of greens, and top with bacon.

I love the Market because it is so much fun. Wonderful musicians and dancing, delicious food, and visits with friends. All week long I ask my parents if ‘today’ is Market Day and I am so excited when Saturday finally comes!

What are some of your other interests and passions? I love to play, inside and outside; I bake, cookies and other yummy treats (with an adult's help of course); making music and dancing are one of my greatest passions and I love to dress up in all kinds of fun, sparkly and silly clothes.

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Toast thick slices of bread.

Note: It sounds simple, but fresh bread with a hearty texture, fresh market produce and the Tesa bacon (cured in red wine and chiles) really make this the best BLT.

Jordan’s Natural Acres

Grab a slice of natural goodness!

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Slice Soapworks Goat Milk Soaps 684-0014 / slicesoapworks.com

Grass Fed Beef & Pork, Free Range Chicken & Eggs Provincially inspected, no growth hormones, antibiotics, or steroids.

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ROOTS & WINGS: Play Dough for a Rainy Day

By Lila Hope-Simpson

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efore I share my favourite play-dough recipe, I want to explore the joys of playing with this stress-reducer for kids. Young children learn through their senses, so the tactile experience of molding and squeezing play dough is not only relaxing, but also creative and educational.

The possibilities are endless, and when you’re done, you can squish it all up and start again!

Little fingers and hands can roll, pat, push and squeeze this medium for a long time without losing interest. They can create their own sculptures, such as worms or dinosaurs, and use cookie cutters or stencils to make shapes.

You can help make small play-dough balls that can connect toothpicks to create flat or 3-D super-structures. Counting, colours, shapes and designs—all these basic preschool skills can be learned with play dough. Imaginative play such as cooking or shopping go hand in hand with this super medium.

You will love this easy recipe that appeals to all of the children’s senses. It SMELLS fruity, the colours LOOK bright, the texture FEELS smooth, it SOUNDS quiet and it TASTES— well, they shouldn’t actually be eating it, but at least it’s non-toxic!

Home-made Kool-Aid play dough • • • • • •

2.5 c. flour ½ c. salt 2 pkgs Kool-Aid 3 tsp. cream of tartar 3 tbsp oil 2 c. boiling water

Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl. Add wet ingredients and stir until smooth. Once it cools, knead like bread dough, adding more flour as needed.

Store in fridge in an airtight container or ziplock bag, et voila!

Two year old Serj Tracey of Hantsport enjoys his play-dough time!

Lila Hope-Simpson is a writer and early-childhood educator.

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Spring is here... Continued from page 9 Don’t miss the local art and walnuts!

Mosaic Market (Mon-Fri, 10-6,Thurs 10-8) is making its mark as Windor’s health food store with a solid selection of product. With fresh bread from LaHave, meat from Oulton’s, cheese from FoxHill, and a weekly CSA drop-off, in addition to a great selection of health products, this store makes me happy. Not only a place for real food, they also participate in and promote community events. Just off exit 6 down Main St, it’s a smart stop on the way home from the city.

Noggins (Sun-Sat, 8-6:30) is a new fave of mine. The world of apples offers a lot to explore for the food fetishist in all of us. Quality fruit and a diversity of varieties, plus knowledgeable staff, makes this store a destination. I’ll admit, I’ve enjoyed all their baked goods and maple products.

They also carry organic veggies from TapRoot Farms, which is a nice option for getting organic produce if you don’t get to the farmers’ market or are breezing past exit 11 on your way home from work.

Farmers’ Markets: Wolfville, Kentville, Windsor. Go there, to do your grocery shopping. Buy a coffee, chat with friends—but also buy your week’s vegetables, fruit, cider, bread, meat and eggs. The farmers want to meet you and talk to you and sell you the beautiful, quality food they work hard for. Figure out who makes their sausage the way you like it, find the locally grown and milled flour in the Wolfville market, buy fresh produce M.P. Kings - Hants and savour how the season changes your menu as vegetables come and go on your plate.

Hon. Scott Brison

Amy Lou, yourgardeninggal@gmail.com

542-4010 101A - 24 Harbourside Drive, ʻRailtownʼ kings.hants@ns.sympatico.ca | www.brison.ca

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Asparagus Soup Chef Dave Smart | Front & Central 902-542-0588 | frontandcentral.com

Asparagus

Asparagus is poking its head up: bright-green spears of absolutely delicious spring flavour.

Grilled, sautéed, roasted, or simply steamed, served with a fresh lemon aioli or a knob of butter, it is one of my favourite spring vegetables. One of my favourite preparations is using it in a pureed soup to highlight its beautiful fresh flavor. The addition of sour cream gives it richness and a velvety texture. A quick garnish of chopped chives echoes the fresh flavours of spring.

Dave Smart

Asparagus Soup Ingredients: • • • • • • • •

May 29 – June 12, 2014

Bring vegetable stock to a simmer. Add trimmings from asparagus stalks, thyme, and bay leaf. Simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand for 15 minutes.

Strain stock to remove asparagus, thyme, and bay leaf. Transfer to fridge to cool.

Fill a large pot/bowl with ice; then add cold tap water.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

When at a rolling boil, drop the asparagus in batches to blanch for 2-3 minutes until tender.

Remove asparagus from water with a wire mesh strainer or slotted spoon and transfer

THURSDAYS: TAN Coffee (Kentville): Open Mic w/Split Adams (29th), w/Chasing Venus (5th), w/ Nora Coyle (12th) 3pm Just Us! (Wolfville): Open Mic w/Caleb Miles (29th), w/Donna Holmes (5th) 6-8pm

The Noodle Guy (Port Williams): Live Music (31st, 7th) 2-4pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Glen Campbell & Company (31st), Hal Bruce (7th) 7pm

Angles Pub (Windsor): Guy Paul (5th) 7pm

Lew Murphy’s (Coldbrook): Margie Brown Duo, $5 (31st), Darren Arsenault, $3 (7th) 8pm

Kings Arms Pub (Kentville): Paul Marshall (29th) 7pm

Library Pub (Wolfville): Leo Boudreau (31st, 7th) 9pm

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Jam Session (29th, 5th, 12th) 7-11pm

Angles Pub (Windsor): Good Feelin Band, $5 (7th) 9pm

immediately to the ice-water bath.

Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): The Hupman Brothers (29th, 5th, 12th) 9pm

Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Hupman Brothers Band (31st), TBA (7th) 9pm

Continue working in small batches until all of the asparagus has been blanched.

Library Pub (Wolfville): Tom Hall (29th, 5th, 12th) 9pm

West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): DJ Lethal Noize (31st) 10pm, TBA (7th) 9pm

Remove the cooled asparagus from the ice-water bath.

Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Trivia Night w/ Aden (29th, 5th, 12th) 9pm

Doolys (New Minas): DJ MC Squared (31st) 10pm

Working in batches, add asparagus to blender and cover with cooled stock. Purée until smooth. Adjust consistency by adding more stock.

FRIDAYS:

SUNDAYS

The Designer Cafe (Kentville): Micah O’Connell (30th), TBA (6th) 6-9pm

Paddy's Pub (Wolfville): Paddy’s Session Band (1st, 8th) 8pm

Blomidon Inn (Wolfville): Jazz Mannequins (30th, 6th) 6:30-9:30pm

MONDAYS:

Lew Murphy’s (Coldbrook): Mark Bezanson and The Idle Threats (6th) 7pm

Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Open Mic w/The Hupman Brothers (2nd), w/Mike Aube (9th) 8pm

2 lbs asparagus, ends trimmed and reserved for stock, cut into ½-inch pieces 8 c. vegetable stock 3 sprigs thyme 1 bay leaf Salt and white pepper 2 tbsp chives, chopped ½ c. sour cream Camelina or olive oil (for drizzling)

Method:

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To serve, gently reheat soup and season to taste with salt and white pepper.

Ladle into bowls and top with a dollop of sour cream. Garnish with chopped chives and a drizzle of oil.

Opening JUNE 23!

Famil y & C o sm et ic D e nt i st r y

Joe’s Food Emporium (Wolfville): The Mark Riley Project (30th), Adam Cameron (6th) 7-10pm

TUESDAYS:

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): The Studebakers (30th), 3 Way Radio (6th) 8pm

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Trivia Nights, $2 (3rd, 10th) 7pm

Union Street Café/Wick Pub (Berwick): Open Mic w/Broke with Money (30th), w/ Mike Milne (6th) 8pm

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Trivia Night (3rd, 10th) 7pm

Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): Kevin Davison and Smokin Section (30th) 8pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): Margie Brown Duo (30th) 8pm Kings Arms Pub (Kentville): Al King Band (30th) 9:30pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): DJ Billy T (30th), 10pm

SATURDAYS:

Dr. Tara is back in Wolfville

Farmers’ Market (Wolfville): Kamila & Sahara (31st), Andy & Ariana (7th) 10am

577 Main Street Wolfville

Kings Arms Pub (Kentville): Jon Duggan 1pm, Mark Riley 4pm, Al King 7pm, Jokers Right, $5 (31st) 10pm

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across from the Acadia Athletic Centre

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Always Welcoming New Patients

Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): Apple Blossom Entertainment (31st) 1pm-12am, Charlie A’Court Apple Blossom Show, $20 in advance, $25 at door (31st) 9pm

The Port Pub (Port Williams): Open Mic w/ Jon Duggan (3rd) 7:30pm Paddy’s Pub (Kentville) Irish Jam Session (3rd, 10th) 8pm T.A.N Coffee (Wolfville): Open Mic with Donna (3rd, 10th) 8-10 pm

WEDNESDAYS: Farmers’ Market (Wolfville): Donna Holmes (4th), Ernie Laidlaw (11th) 5-7pm Troy Restaurant (Wolfville): Ian Brownstein, Belly Dancing, & Friends (4th, 11th) 6pm Kings Arms Pub (Kentville): Trivia Night (4th, 11th) 8-10pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Billy T’s Karaoke (4th, 11th) 9pm

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Valley Event Ticket Giveaway: Chance to win 2 tickets to: Full Circle Festival, Friday June 20, 6pm, Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing Draw date: Sunday, June 15 Enter all draws: valleyevents.ca/win

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CAMPS: CentreStage Summer Youth Camp: July 7 to Aug. 22, M-F, 9am–3pm, w/public performance on Friday afternoon. Something for everyone, ages 5–15. See online for camp list, space limited.

FEE: $150 per person per week INFO: 678-3502 / centrestagetheatre.ca / YouthTheatre.html Brigadoon Village: Do you know a child or youth living with a chronic illness, condition or special need?

There may be a camp for that! We host 12 different camps this summer. INFO/Reg: 422-3387 / info@brigadoonvillage.org /brigadoonvillage.org Art in the Garden Summer Camp: 9am–4pm, July 14–18 (Art in Nature) & Aug. 11–15 (Art & Science) @ the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens, Wolfville.

W/artist & educator Terry Drahos. A fun week of art and outdoor exploration, ages 7–12 FEE: $195 includes art supplies & snack INFO/Reg: 585-1917 / terryhavlisdrahos.com / botanicalgardens.acadiau.ca

WORKSHOPS/RETREATS: Visioning and Concept Plan Development Workshop: An invitation to improve and grow Wolfville’s Downtown. Two evenings, 6–9pm, June 9th & 10, Lion’s Club, Elm St. Let’s create more opportunity together! INFO/RSVP: 542–0368 / planning@wolfville.ca / wolfville.ca Blue Lotus Yoga & Music Retreat: June 20–22, Windhorse Farm (Lunenburg County). Middle Easterninspired music by Blue Lotus (Sahara Nasr, Ken Shorley, Heidi Kalyani), yoga w/Karen Roberts. Renew and nourish your spirit with an uplifting summer solstice weekend: guided listening sessions, workshop on Middle Eastern frame drumming & Indian raga singing. Delicious and healthy vegetarian meals, peaceful natural surroundings. FEE: $300 all-inclusive, $500 for 2 INFO: ken@irhythm.ca / bluelotusmusic.ca

CLASSES/LESSONS: Music Lessons: (voice & piano) w/music educator, Susan Dworkin-Hachey. Spring and Summer lessons.

Register now! All ages, no experience necessary.

Music helps develop skills in: reading, math, creativity, memory, ambition, discipline, concentration, fine motor skill, musicianship, hand/eye coordination.

INFO/Reg: 542-0649 / susan_dworkin@hotmail.com Community Yoga: M-W-F, 12–1pm @ Dance Studio, Downstairs, Old-SUB, Acadia. FEE: Monday: $5, $2 for Acadia students, Wed/Fri: $5, no charge for Acadia students INFO: Carole, cazaflows@gmail.com / Marti, yoga@bellaliant.net Tai Chi Classes: Mondays, 4–5:30pm @ Melvern Square Community Centre, Kingston. Other times can be available. This is Wu style Tai Chi, all ages welcome. FEE: $10 per class. INFO: 765-1898 / orjoeben699@gmail.com The Art of Healthy Living Course & ZenkiDo: Art of Healthy Living: Thursdays, 7–8:30pm, starting June 5 for 6-weeks. Zenki-Do Martial

Arts: Wednesdays 7:30–9pm, starting June 4 for 10-weeks. Held in Wolfville. FEE: Art of Healthy Living: donation, Zenki-Do: $90 INFO/Reg: 697-2661 / yula@centrefortheways.com / centrefortheways.com

DONATE/VOLUNTEER: Donate Used Clothing: Flowercart creates work and training for people. Donate your used clothing to Flowercart and keep your donation and the resulting money local. Drop off location 9412 Commercial St., New Minas. INFO: 681-0120 / lisahammettvaughan@flowercart.ca The Hope Classic: June 21, Memorial Park, Kentville.

5 or 10km walk/wheel/run. Proceeds help those with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. How can you help?

Participate or volunteer June 21, fundraise w/pledges, & tell your friends! DONATE: runningroom.com INFO: hopeclassicns@gmail.com Come Volunteer with Deep Roots!: If you have skills and talents, and you want to work with a great bunch of people, please contact us! INFO: 542-7668 / lisa@deeprootsmusic.ca.

House Concert Circuit: The Deep Roots Coop is interested in developing a House Concert Circuit in the Valley. All you need is a love of music, a few extra chairs and space to fit 25 to 30 people. INFO: Birdie, bjberwick@hotmail.com Help Kenzie Markey: On Apr. 6, Kenzie suffered a skydiving accident in Arizona, leaving her with massive medical bills. Help ease her family’s financial stress so they can focus on Kenzie’s recovery.

Donate on fundrazr.com. Also, fundraiser evening Saturday, May 31, Middleton Legion, 7–10pm INFO: Erin, 499-1147 / erin@artbattle.ca / fundrazr.com/ campaigns/ejwE3 Mud Creek Days Sponsorships: Mud Creek Days are July 25–27! Sponsors help build community spirit, bring people to Wolfville, and encourage economic growth. Many different sponsorship levels for organizations of any size available. INFO: Michael, 542-6282 / mkelly@wolfville.ca / mudcreekdays.ca Take a Stand for Literacy and Essential Skills!: Without federal funding, literacy organizations are being forced to reduce literacy and essential skills programs. Send a message to your MP and tell them you support literacy and essential skills for everyone.

Participate in our postcard campaign. Email us and let us know how many postcards you need. INFO: (800) 255-5203 / atliteracyns@nscc.ca / facebook: Literacy Nova Scotia

FOR HIRE/PURCHASE: Pam’s Editing Services: Make your writing look professional! Experienced editor and journalist can help you with: press releases, manuscripts, ads, reports, school essays, proposals. FEE: $35/hr. INFO: Pam, 306-0570 / pamsediting@gmail.com Interior/Exterior Painting: Women in Rollers does accurate quotes, shows up on time to work, and performs to perfection. We even leave your home

neat and tidy! Call today for your free estimate. INFO: Pamela, 697-2926 Conflict Management & Mediation for Elders: Patient, confidential, and knowledgeable help from an accredited mediator specializing in elder support, planning, and mediation. Services are also available for individuals, businesses, and organizations. Reasonable rates with a sliding fee scale based on income. INFO: Sue Barthos, BIS, MBA. 697-2285 / barthos@eastlink.ca Hand-Crafted Urn Boxes: Respectful, wooden, locally-made. INFO: Farmer Eddie, 542-3387 Massiah’s Cleaning: The best services, prices and quality of work. Stripping, waxing, deep scrubbing, recoating, buffing, tile & grout, cement & degreasing, carpets & general. Throughout the Valley, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, even on short notice. Maintenance plans available. INFO: Ryan, 691-3614 Merry Maids of the Valley: Customizable options to suit your needs and budget, bonded and insured maids and a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Free time shouldn’t be spent cleaning. INFO: Kentville, 681-1955 / Kingston, 765-3871 / merry.maids@ ns.sympatico.ca Habit Free Acu-Club: Mon. & Wed., 10am @ Ocean Bay Clinic, 112 Front St. (above EOS), Wolfville.

Group acupuncture w/Devorah Fallows, Registered Acupuncturist. Shift unhealthy patterns, stop smoking, or get past troubling emotions. Please book ahead.

FEE: $45, $35 when you buy 9 visits INFO: 300-3017 / devorah@oceanbayclinic.com

GENERAL: Artists/Craftspeople: Interested in displaying/ marketing your work in a funky little shop in downtown Berwick? I am looking for someone to share this space with me. I will cover the rent for the first 6 months.

INFO: susannascloset@gmail.com North Mountain Market: Saturdays (until Oct. 18), 8am–2pm @ United Church, Harbourville.

High-quality, locally-produced foods, hand-made products and workshops on healthy living. Spots available for vendors of: baked goods, fresh fish, eggs, apples, honey, maple syrup, wine, coffee, and quality, hand-made products from local wool. INFO: northmountainmarket@gmail.com Art Submissions Wanted: Jack’s Gallery (Wolfville) is offering an opportunity to show your work in a public venue. Artists who have shown their work at Jack’s have found it a gateway to other galleries. INFO/ Apply: 542-3344 / acadiacinema.coop/jacksgallery / jacksgallerywolfville@gmail.com Male Ghost(s) Needed: Back-up acting role for Valley Ghost Walks needed, 5-minute monologue.

Join us for our 7th season,. INFO: 692-8546 / jerome@valleyghostwalks.com Valley Athletics Track Club: Welcoming new members, ages 12 to masters. All abilities welcome, practices held at the Acadia U track. Improve: running form, speed work, prepare for summer track events, or fall cross country. Other classes: Nordic Walking, Active Start (ages 2–5), and Run Jump Throw (ages 5–11).

INFO: Ralph, valleyathleticsclub@gmail.com

Vita Bike for Sale: Female Specialized Vita (Medium Frame) with Rear Bike Rack for sale. Approx. 800km on the bike, tuned annually. Currently boxed up. Asking $400. INFO: Ashley, ashleydphillips@yahoo.ca

EMPLOYMENT: YMCA Summer Work Student Exchange Program: Applications being accepted from: students, volunteers, employers, & host families! In 6 short weeks over the summer: improve your second language skills, gain employment experience through work placement, learn about yourself, discover another part of Canada (Quebec), and make new friends.

For youth aged 16–17. INFO: Katie, 599-0953 / summer-work.com

ACCOMMODATIONS: House Sitting: 30-something professional able to provide house-sitting arrangements, within Wolfville preferred, car-required if beyond.

Available anytime, references available. INFO: info@grapevinepublishing.ca House Sitting: Busy, mature professional able to provide house sitting, preferably in the Wolfville area.

Available anytime. INFO: huntley1584@gmail.com

Funding Workshop For Business Innovation The objective of this workshop is to bring together funding agency representatives with business people to provide information on programs you can access that will help your business advance through research and innovation.

Please Join us Thursday June 19th KC Irving Centre Auditorium Acadia University 10 am – 2:30 pm (lunch provided) Please RSVP by Monday June 16th to secure your seat: melissa.quinn@acadiau.ca 902.585.1835

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OLD SIGN & BIRDHOUSE COMPANY An Interview with Melissa and Jason Your signs have a vintage, “old-fashioned’’ feel to them. Are you able to reveal any of your techniques?

We have tried many techniques over the past 13 years, and wecontinue to try new things. We think the key is to start with a great image that has a real vintage feel. We are always looking at old signs and trying to imitate the wear and tear of the years without it looking "crafty". We love to get our hands on old boards that still have paint on them from 100 years ago: that is pure gold to us!

May 29 – June 12, 2014

Anyone that has ever been into the Wine Merchant Tavern/ Library Pub has seen your sign-making talents. Where else is your work on display?

If you check out our website, www.oldsignandbirdhouse.com you may be surprised how many of our signs you have seen in the area.

What’s the best thing about running a business from Halls Harbour?

The best thing about running a business in Halls Harbour is when we need a break, we just throw on our sneakers, grab our four dogs and head to the beach! We may even find a cool board for a sign lying on the beach.

Jeremy Novak

Get ready for another artist at Designer Cafe in Kentville: Jean Leung

Jean Leung was born in Vancouver, grew up in Alberta, and moved to Nova Scotia to study social work. She now makes her home in Grand Pré. She is inspired by the beauty of field, forest and family. She began her interest in art by working as an amateur potter. Jean worked for nine years under the guidance of the late Helen Beals, who was the head of the Acadia University Art Department. She now uses watercolour to capture the ever-changing seasons of life and land. She is a founding member and current treasurer of the Evangeline Artists’ Cooperative, Wolfville. Her work is in private collections in three countries. You can buy her current work at the Designer Café by asking the staff, who will arrange a sale for you. Jean’s work can be seen at shows sponsored by the cooperative, at Pete’s Frootique Cafe in Halifax, Your Gallery located at the Valley Credit Union, Apple Bin Gallery located at the Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville.

You may also arrange to see her current work at her Studio Gallery in Grand Pré. All of the paintings are original works of art prepared on archival material meant to last a lifetime and beyond. A price list is available to match the number on each painting.

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Family-friendly! Adults $15, Students $10

The cafe is open Mon-Fri 7-6, Sat 8-5, and Sun 9-4. Jean’s artwork will be displayed from May 4 to June 15

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Come to the Apple Bin Art Gallery at the Kentville hospital and view our art. The display has approximately 100 pieces of affordable, original art created by local valley artists. The art is changed every two months, so there is always something new to see.

A play dealing with the issue of bullying is being presented by CentreStage Theatre, Kentville.

Cynthia Myers, an artistic director with the theatre, became very concerned with this issue over the past year and wrote a play, My Invisible Friend, to help students, teachers and parents deal with it in a positive way. Twelve young people (and a few adults) will be bringing this story to the stage on June 14,15, 21, 22, 28, and 29 at 2pm in the Upper Performance Centre. The show is suitable for upper elementary, middle school and high school. Call 678-8040 for reservations.

The Apple Bin Gallery is organized and managed by the hospital auxiliary. A portion of each sale goes towards hospital equipment and to help support Annapolis valley health care programs. By purchasing a painting, you are not only supporting a local artist, you are indirectly supporting your community health care.

Paintings can be purchased at the hospital gift shop from 10am to 4pm weekdays, 1pm to 4pm weekends, and 6:30pm to 8pm every evening.

www.centrestagetheatre.ca

The next art exchange at the hospital is May 29.

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