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I have cheerfully accepted an invitation to join the Local Seeker team to help grow their community newspaper. Since its emergence a year ago, the Local Seeker has flourished into a community events must- read. The upbeat articles and interesting columns have kept thousands, including myself, coming back for more. Sara Murphy With the one year anniversary of the Local Seeker fast approaching, I look forward to meeting client’s needs and continue serving my community, Seeker style.TRANSCRIPT
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... the newest
Seeker ChickI have cheerfully accepted an
invitation to join the Local Seeker
team to help grow their
community newspaper.
Since its emergence a year ago,
the Local Seeker has flourished
into a community events must-
read. The upbeat articles and
interesting columns have kept
thousands, including myself,
coming back for more.
When Julia and Mai-Liis invited me
to become a Seeker Chic, the
decision came fairly easy. Getting
involved with a progressive
publication with a creative,
positive vibe felt like a natural fit.
With the one year anniversary of
the Local Seeker fast approaching,
I look forward to meeting client’s
needs and continue serving my
community, Seeker style.
Sara Murphy
Photo credit: Jason McNamara
cover story continued on Page 4
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The Local Seeker, Cornwall EditionVolume 2, Number 23, June 10, 2011Founded by Julia Lucio and Mai-Liis Renaud 2010Published by Local Seeker Media Group, Cornwall, Ontario
Call in your CLASSIFIEDS NOW 613-362-2354 Our Classified Section is at the back...
Cornwall is a hard nut to
crack. But the Local
Seeker has done a great
job smashing the shell
and is finally getting
busy with the fruit.
It was almost a year
ago that Mai-Liis
and I decided to
take a leap of faith
and start this cool little paper.
We didn't know how we would be received or
even what direction to take. We knew that
advertisers had been burned in the past by
other small established and fly-by-night
publications. We anticipated a lot of closed
doors. However, with hard work and
dedication, we proved that we were women of
integrity, here to stay and committed 110%
to the success of this venture.
Magical things happened over the year. This
"meant-to-be" classified paper became a true
community paper, relying very little on
classifieds for its content. Local writers
started contributing to it on a regular basis.
Even Cornwallites in the limelight, such as
Betty Healey and Sharyn Thompson,
expressed a genuine interest in the success of
the publication and offered help.
Propositions started to come in from people
wanting to submit columns or to get featured
on the cover. Readers embraced the paper
as being a personal experience, tailored to
their wants. Our calendar of events, the one
thing we are well-known for, became a very
much anticipated item, week after week,
showing everyone that there is, indeed, much
to do in our small town.
Keeping our city always in a positive light, the
Local Seeker has filled a void in the community. So
many of our youth express the desire to leave as soon as
they graduate. We are trying to change that mentality.
Young people (16-24) represent some 20% of our
readers. They are Cornwall's future. They are
tomorrow's workforce.
Arts and Culture is also something that the Local Seeker
promotes and endorses. Arts and Culture are part of
the backbone of any community. Our Art Seeker has
featured many that the general public would otherwise
not necessarily know. It's a canvas that we wish more
artists would use.
We tried to interact with the public as much we could. We
always ask for people's opinions on subjects we cover, but
getting Cornwallites involved is an almost impossible task.
We asked you to nominate businesses and artists for our
upcoming award ceremony, but only a few of you did.
That's why, when it came to getting people to vote for the
winners amongst those who were nominated, we didn't
expect much.
But once again, magic happened and the survey went viral
on facebook. In less than 24 hours, more than 250 of you
have voted for your favorite business, musician or writer.
Recognizing small businesses and artists who make a
difference in our community is essential and you have said
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it, Cornwall. Actions
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Have a great week!
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A B L A S T F R O M T H E P A S T
SUMMER FUN - St. Lawrence ParkBROUGHT TO YOU BY: The photographs and postcards are
from the collection of more than 10,000
images at the Cornwall Community
Museum. If you are interested in
learning more about our history, the
museum has a wide selection old and
modern local histories for sale, .
A young Victorian lady exits car 9 at St.
Lawrence Park. In 1910, the employees of the
New York Central Railway selected the Park for
their 5th Annual Picnic. They said "This Park is
beautifully situated on the North bank of the St.
Lawrence River, and is an ideal spot to spend the
day picnicking. A new pavilion has just been
completed, which is larger than the old one, and
the floor is in excellent condition for dancing."
Electric cars will transfer passengers to and from
the Park. Electric car tickets at city rates six for
25 cents.
Meals served by the ladies of the English
(Anglican) Church.
St. Lawrence Park, now the site of the riverside Kirkman Estates, was developed by Cornwall Street Railway Light and Power Company to encourage people to use
the rails. The 15 acre park was officially opened on Dominion (Canada) Day, 1896.
In Lamoureux Park SPRING HOURSThe Cornwall Community Museum
is now open Wednesday to Sunday
from noon to 4 pm.
Admission is free,
info. 613 936-0842
The boathouse at St. Lawrence Park, around the time of World War I. The boathouse and docks
were removed every fall to prevent being washed away by spring ice flows.
Bathing Beauties, circa 1912.
The girl in the latest bathing
fashion in the centre is Miss Agnes
Alguire, the girl to her right is her
cousin Miss Kathleen Alguire.
A half century later, styles had changed. Winners of the two mile
non stop swim at the Park's Aquatic Field Day
Cleaning the park's beach, 1950s.
St. Lawrence Park before the Seaway. With the dance pavilion in the foreground,
the Park had a food stand, a merry-go-round, change rooms and a playground.
Initially managed by Mr. and Mrs. Larouque and then Ernest and Lillian Hart from
1911 to 1946, the Park was the
scene of numerous family and
community events. During the
Second World War, Edward
Pearson rented the dance pavilion
and expanded it with the addition
of the merry-go-round building,
making it the place to go for
Saturday night dances. In 1947
the Park was leased to the Lions
Club and supervised by Mr. and
Mrs. Bernard Sabourin. The Park
began a steady decline when the
beach was closed as a result of
safety concerns after the flooding
of the Seaway Valley for the Hydro
and Seaway Project.
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ARTS, CULTURE, AND POLITICS
I really enjoy the local music scene we
have here in Cornwall. It's amazing that
a small City like Cornwall has such a
large abundance of musical talent. I
went to Schnitzels a few weeks ago for
the grand opening of their patio for
the season. I enjoyed a cold drink with
some friends, and I enjoyed the
musical talents of the Trench Town
Oddities who played an awesome set. I also
attended a charity fundraiser hosted by Rodney Rivette at
La Maison last weekend. It was to help a local woman raise
enough money for Cancer and to participate in the Relay for
Life in Ottawa.
According to the Team Cornwall Facebook: Cornwall has
been given the distinction of being one of the first stops on
the Portraits of Honour tour and one of the only cities to get
the Portrait for two days! Coming to Cornwall June 13th and
14th. This is a once of a lifetime opportunity to honour our
fallen troops. There will be a fund-raising dinner on Monday
June 13th. Tickets are $75 with a $50 tax receipt. The
evening will include a viewing of the portrait along with a
presentation by the artist. Contact the Kinsmen and Kinette
Clubs of Cornwall for details. Tickets are available at the
Cornwall Legion.
Talking about local art, the outdoor historical murals in
Cornwall tell the story of what life was like here generations
ago. It's apart of a beautification strategy in the heart our
city. The cost of maintaining one particular mural after
eighteen years is at least five thousand dollars. I suppose it
would be cheaper to paint over it or to let the mural further
degrade or replace it with a giant print. Personally I always
liked these murals and the fact that they are hand painted.
They connect us to the past, they have artistic and cultural
merit, and they make our downtown look nice. They are a
boost for civic pride and I am glad they are a part of our City.
Trevor Walker is the new owner of FRiKTiON NightClub
(formerly called Snails II). FRiKTiON NightClub will be the
venue hosting this years Rock the Vote on Saturday June
25th.
In other music news, the 2nd Annual Sounds of Buskerville is being
planned. It will take place in the downtown core of Cornwall, and it
starts at 10:30am on Saturday July 30th. This year Buskerville is raising
money for the OSPCA. If you would like to play contact "Staggerin'
Chazz Coleman" on Facebook.
THE ENVIRONMENT
Clean Air Day is a great opportunity to help the environment and save
money. Everyone can ride the bus for free on Wednesday June 8th!
Our MPP Jim Brownell announced that Cornwall Transit is getting an
extra $15,000 from the provincial gas tax fund. That is excellent news
because public transit is an important institution, and it's worth
investing in! It costs about $8000 a year to keep a car on the road, but
less than $700 for monthly bus passes for the year. Save money, save
the planet, ride the bus!
I like thrift stores, and for men's clothing I especially like to shop at
Value Village. Buying second hand saves money, and it helps reduce
waste in landfills. Just because something is second hand does not
mean that is rubbish. There are amazing deals to be found. For
instance, last month I bought a Tommy Hilfiger shirt (that still had the
tags on them, listed $55 retail), and I purchased it for only $7! Value
Village also donates some profits to Big Brothers and Big Sisters.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Wednesday June 8th is the next meeting for the SD&G Coalition for
Social Justice. It starts 7pm at the Seaway Valley Community Health
Centre in Cornwall, and it is open to the public. On Saturday June 18th
there is the Agape Chili 5KM Run/Walk in Cornwall. I am looking
forward to participate in the run/walk.
My name is Jason Setnyk, and this is my eye on society.
Jason Setnyk is a local school teacher, journalist, artist, and community
volunteer. Setnyk runs the Cornwall Underground blog, and is the founder
and host of Cornwall's Rock for Charity and Rock the Vote.
www.cornwallunderground.blogspot.com
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Sara MurphyTHE ARTISTSinger/songwriter Sara Murphy is no stranger
to the stage. Having performed since the age
of five, Sara has been deeply involved in dance,
theatre and music. She has toured in the U.S.
and Canada as a soloist with several choral
groups, performance show choirs and a
modern dance troupe. She has also worked as
a choreographer, a choral director's assistant
and a producer.
Sara was a Vocal Semi-Finalist in the Canada
Wide Youth Talent Search. She was the
'anthem girl' for the AHL hockey games. She
was a lead performer with Glen Theatre
Productions. She has been a regular with the
Arts in the Park series and the Canada Day
festivities. You also may have seen her open
for the Barstool Prophets at their wildly popular Reunion Concert or as part of a
Songwriters Organization of Eastern Ontario (SOEO) "Songwriters Showcase".
Some of Sara's more recent performances include the Mayor's Celebration of the
Performing Arts, the St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage, the Spirit of a City CD Launch,
Liberalpalooza, and the Haiti Benefit. An accomplished performer, Sara has graced
stages from the Ottawa Ex to Disney World and many places in between.
THE MUSIC
Intense. Articulate. Passionate. Sensual.
These are just a few of the words that describe Sara the person.....and the music she
creates.
Although she was trained classically in voice and piano, Sara's passion for world, rock
and pop music can be felt in her songwriting. Her soothing, sultry style effortlessly
blends indie folk rock rhythms with a hint of world music influence.
Tender and emotional live performances are her trademark, carrying audience
members deep into the pulsating heart of every organically-delivered song.
In 2010, Sara released a brand new 4-track EP with producer Todd Huckabone at Mole
Man Studio to follow up her 2003 self-titled debut album. Todd has worked with many
talented musicians including Graham Greer and Tyler Kealey.
The EP ‘Bites’ includes the song "Teacher", which was also featured on the Agape Centre
Initiative Feed a City Compilation CD. The reggae-inspired song was included on the CD which
boasts tracks by Choclair and successful Canadian metalcore band Fathom Ties.
MOVIN’ AND SHAKIN’
In 2009, Sara produced the hugely successful "Rock the Cure" Benefit Concert & Silent Auction,
which saw rockers and participants raise over $8000 for The Canadian Cancer Society.
Sara was inspired to hold the fundraiser after she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2008,
and her sister with ovarian cancer shortly after.
Also in 2009, Sara produced the "Spirit of a City" Compilation CD with the help of engineer Roy
Nichol at Dreambuilder Studios in Cornwall. The CD features 16 songs from Cornwall area
musicians and was sold to raise funds for the local hospital.
To date the CD has raised over $5000 for the Cornwall Community Hospital Foundation to go
towards purchasing diagnostic equipment.
Sara has appeared as a guest speaker for the Canadian Cancer Society. She spoke frankly
about her experience battling the disease, and how meditation and positive visualization have
played a important role in her healing process.
THE SURVIVOR
After suffering hoarseness and several other symptoms, Sara was diagnosed with thyroid
cancer in 2008. She underwent surgery followed by radiation treatment in 2009 and was given
an excellent prognosis.
Sara's sister received a cancer diagnosis just weeks after her own, and this triggered her
decision to fight back by putting on the "Rock the Cure" fundraiser. She enlisted the help of
her musician friends Graham Greer, Nick Seguin, Steph MacAlear and the Sam Hill band to
perform for the event, which took place just 2 weeks after her surgery.
That night, over $8000.00 was raised for the Canadian Cancer Society, thanks to the incredible
generosity of the people of Cornwall and area.
Surgery brought with it a huge risk of damaging her vocal chords, and the fate of Sara's
singing hung in the balance.
This vibrant young lady, however, couldn't be held back from her passion- making music.
She headed into the studio to record 'Fool's Gold' just 4 short months after having thyroid
surgery.
Despite the fact that her voice had not yet fully recovered, Sara decided to leave the
recording of 'Fool's Gold' as it was. For her, it would forever serve as a humble reminder of
the battle that she was fortunate enough to have won.
Sara's sister Leah continues to battle the illness and remains in our thoughts and prayers.
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My Boyfriend’s Back andThere’s Going to beLaundry
Several years ago, I saw a performance by comedienne Sandra
Shamus. Her one woman show My Boyfriend’s Back and There’s Going
to be Laundry was undoubtedly one of the funniest theatrical
productions I have ever encountered.
The memory of this play flooded in the other day during a coaching
conversation with one of my clients. We had been discussing her
readiness address the less than perfect relationships in her life.. I think
the title of Sandra’s play reminded me that the good and the bad of life
so often appear together. I am assuming, in Sandra’s case, that her
boyfriend being back was a good thing and that the laundry was the
not so silver lining.
In your relationships, you draw people to you for all the right and
wrong reasons. When I hear complaints about these same
relationships, coach Betty steps in and asks, “Are you aware that you
can attract your perfect relationships?” I am frequently greeted with a
doubting glare as these same people assess my sanity. “What do you
mean?” they ask. To which I answer, “I am just wondering why you are
still doing the laundry, that is, why you are hanging around with
people you don’t like or who wear you down?”
In my experience there are two types of relationships. The first are
‘cheerleaders’; the friends who see you for what you are and who love
you for all the right reasons. They cheer you on and support you, they
encourage you to move forward with your life, they want you to be
successful. You want them on your team!
Secondly there are the energy vampires. They suck the living blood out of you.
They don’t believe in you, they don’t love you at least in an unconditional way.
They frequently put you down and tell you what you should be doing with your
life. You need to be wary of them because what they are sharing with you is
rarely about you, it is really about them. You want to fire them from your life.
Are you prepared to begin surrounding yourself with cheerleaders and firing or
containing the vampires? If you said yes, here is a strategy for beginning. First,
notice the energy of your friends, how they make you feel. If after an interaction
with them, your spirits have been lifted, place them on your ‘A’ list. If you feel
exhausted and undermined in any, put them on the ‘to be evaluated ’list. And
finally, if you feel harassed or harmed by them, assign them to the ‘to be fired’
list.
I hear you saying, “I can’t do that. I can’t fire people from my life. Why not? Who
said that you had to remain friends with everyone who crosses your path?
Let’s up the ante one more notch. The first step in attracting your perfect
cheerleading friends is to write a list of the qualities and characteristics of your
perfect friends. Perfect, by the way implies ideal, being clear on who you want
to spend time with. And, one additional note, until you are clear, anyone can
show up!
This week’s roadSIGN – chose cheerleaders, fire those vampires and be clear
about who you want to share your life with. Most importantly, have fun!
Until next time…Betty
Betty Healey is the roadSIGNS Coach, coaching people back to life! An award
winning author of two books, roadSIGNS: Travel Tips for Authentic Living and
roadSIGNS 2: Travel Tips to Higher Ground, Betty has been sharing her learning with
readers as an e-letter for the past ten years. Her latest book, ME FIRST – If I Should
Wake Before I Die, is available at Laura’s Gift Shop. You can also watch the
roadSIGNS TV Show on Cogeco: http://www.tvcogeco.com/cornwall/shows/1396-
the-road-signs-show. You can communicate with Betty at [email protected] and
visit her website at www.roadSIGNS.ca
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The Wall
Recently I was asked to do a commission
painting of a seascape of a southern beach
from a vacation snap that my client provided.
The first problem was the photo was not the
best view I am sure of this section of beach, but
what can you do. So with some encouraging
on my part and a few drawings I convinced
them of the wisdom in adding a horizon line
and some sky in the distance. That along with
a couple of other minor adjustments and we had a composition that I felt
would work and they were excited about.
This as I discovered was the least of my problems. Getting excited about
painting it was my real challenge. When we as Creative people engage
ourselves in the process we usually have a catalyst or idea that we are
challenged by and when we are asked to do something that is old hat to us,
we can hit “The Wall”.
You know what “The Wall” is, it is that invisible barrier that comes up and
keeps us from taking another step forward. Runners experience “The Wall”
often on long runs when suddenly even though up to this point everything
was great it’s as if the air became thicker and their feet have sunk into mud
and every muscle screams for them to stop. Experienced runners know
that this is the time to keep pushing because very shortly the energy will
return to them and they get a renewed burst of strength.
It is the very same process for Artists we just need to recognize it and push
forward. When we are in our creative place time does not exist, we are
focused and full of energy but when we are asked to do something
(especially with a time limiting factor added in) that is not stimulating to our
creative self we need to find ways to not hit “The Wall”. How I got myself
into the right space to work on the seascape was listen to sounds of the
ocean from my computer, and look at lots of photos of beaches that were
similar to the one I was going to paint. When that didn’t do it for me
anymore I took myself outside into the elements near the water to at least
feel the energy of the water near by and feel like I was on location.
For you depending on your discipline and the commission you are working
on this may look very different, perhaps playing some music, taking a walk,
going to a concert or play may be what you need to get yourself motivated.
The important thing is to not allow your Left Brain to start pulling up the list
of things to do that takes you away from working on your commission. That
tricky Left Brain is always trying to make us do practical things that it is good
at and keeps it in control. If this happens the next thing you know days and
weeks have passed and now your customer is calling you asking when it will
be ready and you are still stalling.
So take it from the long distance runner, do what ever you can to push
through “The Wall” because when you come out on the other side of it, you
will be brilliant!!
Sandra Taylor Hedges, Fine Artist,
Teacher and President of L’association Focus Art Association
sandra-taylor-.artistwebsites.com
studioonecatsquared.com
focusartonline.org
rulesforpainting.blogspot.com
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BREAKFAST AND SUPPER COVEREDI have a couple of good recipes for you to try . The first isfor a very tasty breakfast pancake flavoured with gingerand cinnamon. You make a topping with sliced ripepears sauteed with minced ginger and a little brownsugar. They really are delicious! Next recipe allows you totake advantage of the great beef specials being offeredfor an eye of the round roast. This cut of meat has a verytough sinewy silverskin which is attached to theunderside of the beef. You must carefully cut this away
from the meat and discard it. No matter how long you cook the meat, it willbe as tough as shoe leather. You can choose to roast the beef in an actual roast orcut the beef into steaks in the thickness that you prefer. The marinade which I giveyou to try this week can be added to bags of the steak. It is so economical to cutyour own steaks whenever possible. The steaks can sit in the marinade in yourfridge for up to 3 days, then either BBQ them or freeze the bags of beef asdmarinade for future use. As they thaw out, the marinade will flavour and tenderizethe beef. This past week, eye of the round roast was just $1.97 per pound, so keepyour eye open to catch the specials. I hope you enjoy these recipes and have agreat week!
Enjoy a great week!
GINGER BLUEBERRY PANCAKESThis recipe will make 9 or 10 large pancakes. If you end up having any leftover,
just pop them into ziploc baggies and refrigerate them for another morning.
To re-heat them just pop them down in you toaster. It's as easy as that!
1- 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
3 tbsp. white sugar
1 level tsp. baking soda
1 heaping tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
METHOD;
• In a large bowl, sift the flour, sugar, baking soda , baking powder , salt,
cinnamon and ginger together.
• In another bowl, beat the eggs with a whisk and add the yogurt and melted
butter, mixing well. I use a pair or kitchen shears to snip the crystallized
ginger. You can also use a paring knife to chop it up, just watch your fingers!.
Stir the chopped ginger into the yogurt mixture.
• Now gently fold the wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients. Just
mix until the dry ingredients are incorporated.
• I just love to use my electric fry pan for pancakes. You have a large even heat source to
fry at least 6 large pancakes at a time. I set the thermostat at 350 degrees F. and melt
the pat of butter . Once it is melted, I turn down the heat to 300 degrees F. to ladle on
my pancake batter. The lower heat will keep the pancakes from over-browning and
they will be nice and tender.
• Always turn the pancakes once you see bubbles break the surface of the pancake and
the edges appear to be a bit dry. Never turn pancakes more than once or they will be
tough instead of melt- in- your- mouth tender.
GINGER AND PEAR TOPPING FOR YOUR PANCAKESYou will love the great flavour of this topping spooned over your pancakes. Just a drizzle
of our lovely pure, local maple syrup will top the pancakes to perfection.
3 tbsp. butter
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
3 ripe pears, peeled,cored and thinly sliced
2 tbsp. minced ginger in a jar (we sell this)
METHOD;
• In a heavy skillet , melt the butter and stir in the brown sugar. Cook this until nice
and bubbly.
• Add the sliced pears and the minced ginger and continue to saute this until the
pears become tender. This will take about 10 minutes. Stir often to prevent any
scorching or sticking.
• Serve spoonfuls of this sauce over you pancakes and drizzle a little maple syrup
over top of it all. ENJOY!
A GREAT MARINADE FOR STEAKOnce you have your steaks cut up, just place them into ziploc baggies and pour
some of the marinade into each bag of meat. This can be kept in your fridge for up
to 3 days. Then either cook them or freeze for later use.
TO REMOVE THE TOUGH SILVERSKIN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE EYE OF THE
ROUND ROAST:
Use a kitchen towel to pull off this tough, sinewy skin from the beef. Carefully cut
it away usinga sharp boning knife and pull it off with the help of the kitchen towel
for a better grasp. Once it has all been removed, you can choose to cut the beef
into 1- 1/2" steaks. For a 5- 1/2 pound roast at $1.97 per pound I cut ten steaks that
were 1-1/2 " thick. I think that was a real bargain!
THE MARINADE;
1 cup good red wine ( I used Gary's Valpolicella wine )
1/3 cup good olive oil
2 tbsp. minced fresh garlic
2 tbsp. whole black peppercorns
2 tbsp. Dijon mustard
3 tbsp. yellow mustard seeds or old world ancient grainy Dijon mustard
METHOD;
• Use a mortar and pestle to grind down the mustard seeds and peppercorns.
• In a bowl, combine the ground mustard seeds and peppercorns, red wine, olive
oil, garlic and Dijon mustard. Mix well.
• Place the steaks in ziploc baggies. I used 2 steaks per bag.
• Pour a bit of marinade into each bag holding the steaks and seal up. I used about
5 or 6 tbsp. of marinade per bag.
• Place the bags in your fridge, turning the bags over occasionally . They can
marinate for up to 3 days in your fridge.
• Now either BBQ or pan fry the steaks or freeze them right in the bags of
marinade.
• If freezing, thaw the steaks right in the marinade and discard the marinade.
• This is a great flavour enhancer for your beef. ENJOY!
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Opens for Third Seasonby Keitha Fisher
Sunny skies and a host of new and
returning vendors were there to
welcome visitors to the opening
weekend of the Cornwall Farmers’
Market. Located downtown in
George Assaly Lane, the market
brought out hundreds of residents
looking for produce, local meat
producers, artisans – or just to visit
with friends.
The look of the market has changed
a bit this year. Plans are underway
to completely cover the sidewalk
for shoppers to stay dry in case of rain. The
vendors are closer together which gives them an opportunity
to communicate with fellow sellers as well as the shoppers.
“There’s truly something for everyone,” says market attendee
Gilles Latour. “It is a one stop shopping event for families on a
Saturday morning.”
On site for the day was a car raffle fundraiser for Rachel’s Kids, a
local charity raising funds to go to the pediatric ward of the
Cornwall Community Hospital. In addition to the car, local
fundraisers We Three Girls once again joined forces with local
artists and a variety of vendors to raise additional funds.
Our community partners, The Apape Centre were on-hand
with volunteers helping to sell produce. They’ll be at the
market each week and will soon have some of their own herbs
and vegetables to sell. We’re thrilled to be part of their first
annual Chilli Run happening June 18. Those interested in
signing up to run or to enter chilli can find more information at
http://www.agapecentre.ca/Chili%20Run%20Registration%20Form%20
2011.pdf.
Locally, gardeners and farmers are picking asparagus, rhubarb, a variety
of greens and spring onions. In the next couple of weeks we’ll see
strawberries, fresh herbs and for some farmers who started in
greenhouses, things like tomatoes and cucumbers. Eastern Ontario had a
late start to planting and some things are behind schedule. Greenhouse
growers are more on-track but even they were faced with the challenge
of a lot of cloudy days.
New to the market this year – flowers! We have everything from fresh cut
flowers and arrangements to potting plants, flats for the garden and
decorative baskets.
In past years, the market has seen young vendors that got their start with
Summer Company, a provincially funded program that helps young
entrepreneurs learn what’s involved in starting and running a business.
This year, we have a returning entrepreneur as well as new summer
students. They’re on site with everything from produce and jams to local
honey, artisanal cheese and crackers.
The website www.cornwallfarmersmarket.com has a weekly listing of
who’s participating at the market as well as a recipe blog and a list of
what’s in season in our area.
The Cornwall Farmers’ Market is open Saturdays until
October 8 from 8 to 2. Join us in George Assaly Lane.
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Now that the
Summer is here,
there are many
Cornwall and
area folks who
love to ride
m o t o r c y c l e s . . .
but not many that
there is a
Motorcycle Group in
town, Canadian
Motorcycle Cruisers,
who meet at the
A&W on Vincent
Massey every Wednesday evening at
6pm and head out for a ride with usually a group of at least 25
motorcycles. On weekends, the group can be seen meeting for
breakfast on either Saturday or Sunday and then, kick stands down at
10 am as they are off for a day's organized ride.
Canadian Motorcycle Cruisers started in Cambridge, Ontario and the
group's Chapters are all over Canada with the motto, “From sea to sea
it’s CMC”. CMC has over 7,000 members and Cornwall’s Chapter, which started in 2008,
has 130. Locally they have 8 Officers who run the group, Road Captains who organize
the rides and a Tailgunner who always rides at the back of the group to stop if someone
breaks down.
Members wear a leather or blue jean vest with the group's crest (Madison -- named
after the 9 year old girl who drew the crest) displayed on the back, so that when they
ride in a large group, they can always pick out their members and ride with them. You
don’t have to be a member to ride with the group, but you do have to obey the rules -
-the main one being ”no drinking on any of the rides” and obey the rules of the road.
There is nothing better than riding in a group of 150 motorcycles as which they do
when they take part in the Childrens Treatment Centre
Ride and the OSPCA fundraisers. In the Spring there are
many “Blessing of the Bikes” which take place at churches
in the area and these gathering usually bring together 200
bikes or more.
For more info go to
www.canadianmotorcyclecruisers.ca
or call Charlie
(the oldest rider in the
group with his 1500 cc
Vulcan - to the right) at
(613) 932-0996
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Rides for this Summer
June 18 Paul's ride for Brain Cancer
June 25 Leo "s BBQ
June 26 Merrickville Bike Show
July 1-2 -3 River Rat
July 6 Every Wednesday meeting at A&W
July 17 Kingston Bike week
July 23- 24 Wolf Island back by USA and
Waddington
July 29 CMC Ralley
August 3 Every Wednesday meeting at A&W
August 6 - 7 Ride to Westport
August 13-14 Ride to Picton - Lake on the
Mountain
Aug. 20 - 21 Ride to Hawkesbury
Aug. 27 - 28 Ride to Smithfalls
Sept. 3 - 4 Pete's Smoke Meat
Sept. 7 Meeting at the A&W
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Fundraiser
on Saturday, June 18by Dr. Paul Poirier,
Earthway Family Chiropractic
People of all ages get afflicted with serious
conditions. I was diagnosed with my malignant
brain tumour at 29 yet when I visited websites to
know the survival rate for the kind I had it stated 6.2
years. Obviously, having been diagnosed young was to my advantage as we
are stronger at fighting cancer in our younger years. Did you know, for
example, that there are in excess of 50 thousand diagnosed cases in Canada
presently? The scarier fact is that there are an estimated 10,000 new cases
diagnosed in Canada every year! This is a scary phenomenon and people
sometimes ask me "why are there so many new cases cropping up?".
The standard medical opinion on brain tumours is that their origin is
"idiopathic" in nature meaning science does not know what causes them to
start in the 1st place. However, a positional "shift" has occurred just this
month by the world health organization (WHO) confirming that a link has
been established between cell phone use and the incidence of brain
tumours. If this is accurate it would explain why the rates are on the rise
exponentially. So who's to blame then? Technology "may" be one culprit but
who's going to be willing to give up the convenience of having a cell phone?
Few, if any, of us. As a society, we've developed an addiction to smart
phones and wireless technology and no one wants to go back to the "dark
ages" of the 1980s when the technology was in it's infancy and the Internet
didn't even exist.
So events of the last 12 months are what prompted me to create the new
fundraiser that many of you have possibly heard of..."Bikers Against Brain
Cancer". I happen to me an avid motorcycle buff and I had a client pass away
from a brain tumour last year. I had spent weeks trying to come up with a
way to "spread the word" about brain tumour awareness. As I was riding for
the OSPCA last summer (doing a fundraiser for the plight of cats and dogs),
it hit me while riding at 100km/hour....if I can raise funds and awareness for
cats and dogs then why not create a motorcycle fundraiser for brain cancer
awareness?
Since last year, we've expanded our ride to five rides in five cities this year (including
Cornwall, Montreal, Ottawa, Joliette and Toronto) and a website has been created
(www.bikersagainstbraincancer.org) with all the details of the rides, methods of
donating, etc on that site. In addition, i've had many approach me who want to
become involved but don't own a motorcycle. That being said, we decided to add a
fundraiser party as well. This will take place at the longhorn bbq outpost from 5 to 8
pm on june 17th (the night prior to the Cornwall leg of this summers rides). Details of
the june 17th fundraiser is on the website. We've also chosen to dedicate this year's 5
rides to the honor of Joel Fast, a 5 year old boy from Apple Hill who's already had
brain surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. He'll be at the restaurant on june
17th should you wish to come down and meet him. The longhorn located at the
corner of hwy 138 and Cornwall center road will be charging 20 dollars per person for
an all you can eat buffet and all moneys collected are given to the Brain Tumour
Foundation of Canada. Joel's whole biography is also on the website for you to learn
more about him. The next morning (sat June 18th) the ride registration will take place
at Earthway Family Chiropractic (812 Pitt) from 9-11 am which includes a pancake
breakfast supplied by Cornwall kinsmen club, a t-shirt and a hot dog BBQ after the
ride also supplied by the Cornwall kinsmen club. The donation request is $30 per rider
or $45 per couple and many door prizes will also be raffled off after the ride.
Hope to see as many of you as possible on the big day. Finally, note that if the
weather is inclement for Saturday's ride it will be moved to the next day, Sunday.
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Rfrom Alyssa BlaisExecutive Director
40 years
of feeding the hungryThousands of people use, benefit from
and receive assistance at the Agapè Food
Bank and Soup Kitchen. Unfortunately,
many people in Cornwall and area are
struggling to get enough food every day.
Hunger is a complicated problem and
one that many of us feel challenged to make an impact on. We can
make a difference. We can take action in reducing hunger!
The Agape Centre is a not-for profit organization, supported by the
community to ensure that no family goes hungry, cold or without any
of the basic necessities of life. Over the last decade, food bank use at
the Agape Centre has risen and this year, the Agape Centre has
experienced a significant increase in the number of individuals
requiring help. The Agape Centre has been providing food, clothing
and furniture to more than 1,000 people each month for the better
part of the decade.
We can work together to improve the lives of people living in poverty
in this community. One such way is by participating in Agapè’s 2011
Chili Run. The Agapè Centre and the Cornwall Farmers Market have
partnered together to host the 2011 Chili 5k Run / Walk, June 18th, in
Downtown Cornwall. Details can be downloaded through our website
www.agapecentre.ca by clicking on the chili pepper.
The 5k Run/Walk will take place at 10:00 A.M. And this year the Agapè
Centre has decided to add a little spice to the 5k Run / Walk with a
CHILI COOK-OFF. Prizes will be given for the "Best Overall Chili” voted
by a carefully chosen panel of chili tasters: Cornwall Farmers Market
Manager Keitha Fisher, Councillor Dave Murphy and the Chair of Team
Cornwall, Gilles Latour. A prize will also be given for the “People’s
Choice” voted on by chili enthusiasts.
A $10 tasting kit will be available at the registration table at the Market. The
kit will contain 10 tickets to sample different chilis, a ballot to vote for the
best of the best, and a bottle of water to help cleanse the palette!
Another upcoming event is the Amateur Boxing fundraiser, June 24th being
held at the Best Western in Cornwall! This is the first time that the Agape
Centre is hosting such an exciting event with the hopes to one day “knock
out the effects of poverty”. We are genuinely appreciative to be partnering
with the Champs Eastside Boxing Club in Cornwall. They have been
instrumental in ensuring that this event creates a sensation, a big “POW” and
I want to personally thank Jorge Luis, head coach of the Club, for helping us.
This event will assist the Agape Centre greatly by providing the much
needed funds to help with the growing costs of the Centre.
I believe that every community member can have an impact on hunger. Help
us take action against an issue that affects so many of us. You can volunteer,
attend an event, donate, learn about hunger or come and take a tour at the
Agapè Centre! Just give us a call at 613.938.9297.
Centre Agapè Center, 40 Fifth Street West, Cornwall, ON K6J 2T4
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Cornwall Advertising!
Advertising is a wonderful thing—
how else would I have known I
needed so much magnesium.
Cornwall - Canada is a little shy
about advertising—there are at
least three buildings in Cornwall
that don't have baseball-pitch
sized posters on them. I'm sure
most people, like me, would prefer to look at a seven-
meter-high photograph of a can of antiperspirant than the
building underneath. When has an office block ever
simultaneously deodorized and moisturized your armpits?
Canadian television is also a marvellous source of
comforting adverts, though they are constantly interrupted
by episodes of CSI Miami. I've learned a lot from watching
Canadian television ads. For example, I've learned that Halle
Berry, Claudia Schiffer and Kylie Minogue all speak French,
albeit with voices that are suspiciously different from the
ones they use to speak English. Ads are also a superb source
of useful vocabulary for the student of French. I had no idea
meat sauce in a packet could be considered a "top secret
weapon" and the phrase "Talkativeness morning had?" is
very useful for starting conversations with strangers in the
Post Office queue.
I wish I could live in television advert land. All crises are
solved within thirty seconds, usually thanks to the
application of one form of yogurt or another, and aches and
pains are usefully highlighted with glowing fire or lightning. How
cool would it be if your head actually glowed red when you had a
headache. It would certainly make your doctor’s job easier: “Sit down
Mr. Ludwik, I see you have a throbbing red blob in the small of you
back. Have you noticed any lighting at all? In television advert land
all women are beautiful and wise and stand in sunlit doorways
watching children play. All men are clumsy oafs who are just about
capable of preparing a meal in a plastic bag as long as they are
helped by small girls. That’s the kind of world I could feel comfortable in.
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Canadian Web sites are lavishly provided withadvertising. I especially like the ones that chase youreyes down the page on news sites to prevent youreading anything that might upset you. Those andthe ones that leap out of the corner when youaccidentally touch them with your cursor and startblaring shampoo jingles at you. Shocks like thishave been proven to enhance cardiac health. Evenduring those rare times when I’m not looking at acomputer screen the vital flow of advertising ismaintained via SMS. My mobile telephone companyloves me so much that it sends me at least five textsevery day telling me how I can save money byspending money. This is not a strategy I would everhave thought of on my own. If I wasn’t so busydeleting texts, I might even do something about it.
There are a few golden advertising opportunitiesthat have so far been missed. Banknotes forexample. This is such an obvious place to advertiseI'm amazed nobody has thought of it. Take ahundred dollar out of your wallet and get an eyefulof a special offer for frankfurters in a tin. It's moneythat suggests how you should spend it. I alsoadvocate advertising on the inside of clothing.Every morning when I pull my tee-shirt over myhead I'm out of sight of advertising for at least half asecond—sometime much longer if I'm hung over.Why not put illuminated advertising right there onthe inside of my shirt? It's genius ideas like thesethat make me wonder how it's possible I'm notalready a multimillionaire.
Human skin is another woefully underused sourceof advertising space. If I see a dude with the name ofa supermarket tattooed on his forehead I'll bethinking it must be one hell of a place to shop.When I launch my brand of ready-salted water—thefinest rock salt lovingly dissolved in spring water byold ladies with head scarves to enhance yourpotato-boiling experience—I’ll be advertising it onmy own face. Until then, my visage is available torent at reasonable rates.
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I’m Julia
the
Web Designer
and I’m Mai-Liis
the
Graphic Designer
The recent opening of
Cornwall's new multi-pad
arena, the Benson Centre,
reminds me of Toronto's
"edifice complex" when in
1989 it opened Skydome
(now called the Rogers
Centre). At that time,
Torontonians thought they
had built a state-of-the-art
facility for the ages.
The love affair with Skydome
- enhanced by the Jays
winning back-to-back World
Series championships in the
early nineties - was over by
the late nineties. Toronto then found
itself with a monument to a quickly
passing stadium architectural style;
that of the massive, cookie-cutter
cathedral. The new ballpark style in
vogue elsewhere had become retro,
asymmetrical, and intimate. To add
insult to injury, Toronto's grand
affection with baseball also went into
a permanent tailspin.
The Benson Centre right from the
get-go starts out with some flaws. It
looks like a giant, multi-coloured
barn, a remote one at that, given that
it's located in an isolated urban
pocket of the City. As a result, the
Benson Centre is not serviced by
public transit nor user-friendly bike
and pedestrian routes.
Thus, the only sensible and safe way
to reach Cornwall's new multi-pad
facility is by car. Parents will be well-
advised to deliver and pick-up their
kids right at the door. The immediate
area around the facility, especially in
the dead of a winter's night, will feel
Professionally Chilling With ...
very dark and less than secure.
But once all have safely manoeuvered
their way to partake of the indoor
Benson Centre experience - intramural
hockey, figure skating, indoor tennis and
soccer, various and sundry festivals, etc
....- a good time can be had by all. The
location of all the Centre's facilities under
one roof creates linkages between
different sports disciplines in Cornwall,
provided the varied sportsmen feel
predisposed to chill out together.
I know I'll be chilling out professionally at
the Benson Centre because I never miss
out on a chance to do so irregardless of
the quality of my surroundings. I'm a kid
at heart and promise to try to not be too
noisy while hanging out at the Benson
Centre. But I'm not sure I can promise
that the other kids, especially those who
are actually kids, will be adequately well-
disciplined. Security and discipline will
be critical along the long corridors of
"Benson's Cathedral". Otherwise, the
decorum in the public spaces will
deteriorate into a free-for-all.
The presence of the Benson Centre is
only really a boost to the economy along
the Brookdale Avenue retail strip.
Cornwall's new multi-pad facility will do
nothing to move Cornwall from an
outdated style of urban design based
solely on the automobile, toward new,
more environmentally-friendly and
progressive approaches to city planning.
Cornwall has also put a lot of its financial
eggs into a shrinking market. One key
pillar of the City's economy is "God's
Waiting Room" made up of an ageing
population who have neither the
interest nor the disposition to be around
high-aerobic sports. Furthermore,
Cornwall's younger demographics, both
male and female, have a declining mass-
participation rate in hockey as they
increasingly shift their involvement to
sports such as soccer.
The Benson Centre now becomes the
flagship of tourism in Cornwall. The City's
leisure economy will be greatly
impacted by the success of and the spin-
offs from the new multi-pad arena. But
like Toronto's Skydome, I don't think the
Benson Centre will stand the test of time,
nor will it pull its weight in helping
Cornwall to be all it can be.
I welcome your comments at
Gary Friedman
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