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The Voice of North Grenvillewww.ngtimes.ca February 6 , 2013Vol. 1, No.10

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Mist from the Burritt’s Rapids dam encased riverside branches in ice during the recent cold snap.

The Salvation Army is Celebrating 125 Years of Service in KemptvilleDo you remember the

first time you volunteered for The Salvation Army? Do you have a favourite memory of shopping at the Thrift Store? Did you go to Sunday School at the Kemptville Corps? Have

you ever received help from The Salvation Army just when you needed it most?

No matter what it is, share your most mem-orable Salvation Army story here and email it to

[email protected]. You can even add a picture to go with it.

If it’s full of wonder, charity or fun, we’ll submit it to the papers for every-one to see and include it

in our anniversary book. You can be a part of rewrit-ing The Salvation Army’s history as we celebrate 125 years of service in Kemptville. Share Your Story

Gosh, I like volunteer-

ing at Salvation Army! There is always a heart-warming story to be told.

The other day, a man came up to me at the cash, grinning from ear-to-ear: an even bigger grin than the Cheshire cat’s. “You

won’t believe what just happened to me”, he said. He continued on: “I was looking through things on one side of the shelf, and knocked something over on the other side. I got up

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When someone you love is diagnosed with de-mentia, it can be confus-ing, frightening, frustrat-ing and overwhelming. However, as you read about the specific symp-toms and progression of various forms of demen-tia, you begin to make the most of your new life. It is crucial to reach out to others who have been through this adjustment. This reduces your sense of isolation, alleviates some of your fears and provides concrete advice that you can apply to your daily life.

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If your loved one is still living at home, label-ling where everything is in the house and keeping objects in predictable locations is a great way to foster independence. Writing the names of loved ones on family photos and having a lot of photos throughout the house can help trigger memories. Participat-ing in activities that are meaningful to your loved one such as family barbe-cues, listening to music, gardening, going for a Sunday drive, renting movies or reading books maintains quality of life. As the symptoms of de-mentia progress, you may need to modify how you partake in these activities (e.g. you start reading to them).

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about their interests and hobbies. The more in-formation you know, the more relevant your activi-ties for them can become. Having a photo of them as a younger person on the door to their room pro-vides a glimpse into this vibrant person, remind-ing everyone that there is a whole life to uncover. Providing an opportunity to show off their talent or knowledge strengthens their self-esteem. Creat-ing a photo collage place mat reduces their sense of isolation and abandon-ment. Including them in activities and introducing them to other residents who are compatible in-creases the likelihood that they will make new friends and adjust to their new home.

The residents I worked with taught me to be cre-ative, spontaneous, less inhibited and receptive to all forms of communica-tion. In the early stages of Alzheimers, they may forget words or lose their train of thought and get frustrated but being pa-tient and listening careful-ly can reduce the stress of this experience for them. As their abilities change and they are only able to respond with a "yes" or "no", carefully selecting your questions to allow for yes or no answers eases communication and helps them stay engaged. As their language turns to babbling or disappears altogether, you take on more responsibility for maintaining conversa-tions. Talk about what's happening in their family, in the world, describe a book you are reading or tell them what is going on in your life. Never talk to others about them as if they weren't present. Their ability to express their thoughts might be affected but they can still hear and understand you.

If you help feed people in a long term care fa-

cility, it is a wonder-ful opportunity to bring warmth and nurturing into their life. Making eye contact, respecting their pace, speaking to them, paying attention to their visual cues re-garding which item they wish to eat on their plate and cherishing your time with them, all convey your respect for them. This may be their only interaction for the day. Residents on the unit where I worked never remembered my name but they recognized me, smiling and asking me what we were going to do together. They have emotional memory. They were very responsive to visits from children and pets. They also loved music, dancing and so-cializing over a warm cup of tea. The simplest gestures bring normalcy to their day.

There are some won-derful programs run out of Brockville such as a support group for people in the early stages of Alzheimer, a separate group for people who are in more advanced stages and a caregiver support group. They also offer art and cooking classes. Consult the following website for details.www.alzheimerleeds-grenville.ca

Last but not least, you can visit the Alzheim-er Society of Canada website for information about dementia, diagno-sis, medication, books and other resources. They also have a "test-your-attitude" survey on their website to raise awareness and dispel myths in the community.

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The North Grenville Times believes in North Grenville, its people and its future. We also be-lieve that the potential for creative and positive development of down-town Kemptville is ex-citing and far-reaching. How is that for positiv-ity?! There is a need, perhaps, for some re-assurance on those is-sues with the closing of the Advance office on Prescott street this month. The removal of the last vestiges of the Advance/EMC as a local North Grenville paper may signal the end of an era, but it is something that has been coming now for a decade.

We all remember when the Advance was the local newspaper, run by locals and publishing local information. Then it was bought out by the Runge group, and that marked the start of a shift in focus away from local North Grenville news and staffing. For a few years, as the newspaper suffered a clear decline in readership and con-tent, it seemed it might eventually fold. But then Runge was bought out in its turn by Metroland Media, who own 115 newspapers around On-tario. But hopes for a more stable newspaper dissolved as it became clear that the Advance was just another market-ing vehicle, with limited space available for local news and information. But if you wanted to buy a house in Perth, or read obituaries from Carleton Place, the Advance was your paper.

In 2009, Metroland bought out the EMC, handing over manage-ment of the Advance to the Smith’s Falls-based group. A proud local newspaper, which had served Kemptville since 1890 was now an insert in a paper of flyers. This did not stop them from continuing to claim that the Advance dated from 1855, example of false advertising. The Ad-vance staff lived outside North Grenville; it was published outside North Grenville, and it con-tained mostly non-North Grenville material. So,

An Act of Faiththe recent removal to Smith’s Falls, while sad in an historic sense, is only the logical culmi-nation of a process that has been happening for a decade.

The Times was started because of this change in the Advance. We be-lieved that North Gren-ville was going places, and had a bright future. We also believed that the direction we went needed more public input and awareness, which was not available elsewhere. So, we expressed our act of faith in our community, and the community has responded wonderfully. In a normal government system, there is always a Loyal Opposition. In Parliament or the Ontario legislature, the govern-ing party has the Loyal Opposition to keep it ac-countable and to provide alternatives to govern-ment policy and practice. In most democracies, the press play a similar role. In a municipal system, where there is no Loyal Opposition, the role of the press is even more crucial. We have had little or none of that in recent years.

Many of you will re-member the old Advance, the days of Fred Friend and Peter Nicol, writers who would tell the truth, praise and blame where it was needed, and pro-vide a forum for ideas to be discussed. This function is recognised in Council meetings, where there is time set aside for questions from the media. Since Runge took over the Advance, do you know how many questions their reporters have asked at Council meetings? None. Not a single one. The policy of the corporate papers has been not to ask questions at Council meetings, but instead to get behind the scenes briefings from fa-voured politicians. That is not the role of the media.

You may remember that, at one Council meet-ing, a member of the pub-lic was removed from the chamber by the OPP for questioning the Mayor. Did you know? Because you would not have read about it in the Advance. They chose not to deal with anything “contro-versial”, anything that would jeopardise their

advertising revenue form the Municipality. Not that they were paranoid: they were, it seems, told explicitly they would lose such advertising if they said anything negative about Council. The old NG Newsletter suffered from that as well. Adver-tisers were threatened that they would lose custom-ers if they continued to support the paper. Ah, the good old days! Let us be grateful that those days are in the past, and that this Council has thicker skins and greater integrity than that.

Losing a corporate newspaper is no loss at all. There is a paper here that opens its columns to you to say what you will: positive or negative. We will publish all shades of opinion, and even express our own, because that is what the press should be about. We will apologise when we get it wrong. We will acknowledge when we have lost a battle, or taken the wrong side on an issue. In New France (Canada before the Brit-ish arrived), the French Government refused to al-low two professions into the Colony. They banned lawyers and newspapers. They knew the power of the press in keeping the public informed, in letting them know that it was their community, and not the preserve of a privi-leged elite. North Gren-ville does have a small elite who still think they own the place, and should have a veto on whatever they don’t approve of. But this is changing and the

and went around to pick things up. I had knocked over a whole basket of things. As I was picking them up, guess what I found? I found something I have been looking for for over 20 years.”

It sure warms my heart to pass on this story, and it goes to show that (in ad-dition to our really good prices) it really does pay to shop at the Salvation Army!

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opinion and fearlessly ex-presses it is deserving of our respect, even though we may differ from him. We can always rely upon such a man. We always know where to find him. The man who is too weak to form an opinion is an imbecile.

The man who holds an opinion and is afraid to express it is a coward and unworthy of the respect of his fellow citizens. That is what we believe and we feel sure that you agree with us. That is the prin-ciple upon which this journal will be run. We propose to express our views whenever we feel like it. If they displease you or you do not agree with us please be, at least, sufficiently charitable to give us credit for the cour-age of our convictions...Just look around you and see who the straddle-the-fence fellows in this local-ity are. Do they command the respect of the people? Do they deserve it?...Because we hold diverse views should not prevent our living alongside one another as neighbours and helping one another.

Our aim above every-thing else is to make this a useful and creditable paper. Some of our most pessimistic friends have warned us that there is not room enough for two papers here. We haven’t time to argue about that. We are here and we are going to stay.

Perhaps we can be en-couraged by the fact that one hundred years ago, in 1913, the Telegram bought out the Advance, keeping the name and bringing new life to the paper. A century later, there is another new be-ginning.

people are eager to know what’s happening and to have a say in their future. If we’re wrong about that, then the Times will not survive; and that won’t be a bad thing either. When the Kemptville Telegram was first published as an alternative to the Advance in 1900, the first editorial stated the aims of the new paper:

We understand it to be the first duty of a newspa-per to take a lively inter-est in the affairs of the locality in which it lives and from which it draws its support. We propose not only to chronicle lo-cal incidents but intend to deal in our editorial col-umns with all matters of interest to the community. We will always endeavour to avoid offence to any-one, but, nevertheless, we will express our views fearlessly and without hesitation. Nor have we any desire to reserve to ourselves exclusively the right to do this, but at all times our columns will be open to the public for the discussion of any question worthy of public notice. We are firm in the belief that a newspaper has an important mission to perform and we will do our utmost to do our duty to the town and commu-nity in which we live. No doubt we will be guilty of expressing opinions that may not meet with the approval of everyone. But surely this is to be expect-ed. This is a free country and every man has a right to his opinion and to give expression to it.

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When The Salvation Army was across from the Town Hall and the Fire Hall, it was a small, red building covered in asphalt tile. You opened the door and it was so old, the whole building shook when a car went by. I remember that.

During the summer - we owned Wilson’s Drug Store at the time - I went to the Salvation Army Vacation Bible School. Milfred Harper was there, learning the big drum that was bigger that he was. Even then, he had that laugh!

It was the first time I’d ever been to something like that. The Bible study was so open. My brothers and I will never forget it. We looked forward to it every afternoon. This was back in the mid 50’s. It was the first time that I’d ever had unstructured religion. We made crafts and I loved the singing. They sang songs for kids, not the big hymns for church. We were there from 1-5pm every day during the week.

The building back then was very dilapi-dated. I can remember hearing the rats while we were singing. It was un-real. The building, if you ever saw it, I’m surprised they ever let anyone in it. My mother said it should have been condemned a hundred years before. It was vacant for years after, and then it became the Sears outlet.

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One of my first assign-ments as councillor was Economic Development (Business Retention and Expansion). I guess it fit with my years of experi-ence in retail. In relation to the latter, I also opened the Giant Tiger franchise in Kemptville. Later on, with my wife’s assistance, we started a small business in Old Town. Part of my portfolio was responsibil-ity for the downtown core of Kemptville.

One of the first tasks was to revisit the B.I.A. mandate which had been mothballed in the 80s. Grant Westbrook was the first Chair followed by Gayle Poapst and now Sue Sally as Chair.

Downtown revitaliza-tion became a major com-mitment for our Munici-pality. Like many other urban inner core areas of North America, the infra-structure, along with com-merce, deteriorated in the 60s. Suburbia gradually replaced inner city roots. Big box stores were not far behind. We all remember K-Mart and Woolco; today we live with Walmart and Home Depot in our im-mediate environs.

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with construction of wider sidewalks, park benches, bike racks, and trees. A marked departure from just six years ago! Let’s not forget those new Christ-mas decorations. Rotary Park has become a real jewel along with the mini-park at the corner of Van Buren and Prescott.

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You could sense it! Community pride was starting to take hold. A vision of our Old Town future was becoming evi-dent. The leadership from the business community was reflected in the work done by Keith and Patti Lindsay, Nik Wellstein, Rob Thompson, along with Don Munz’s creativ-ity.There were many more unsung heroes. We have come a long way in ten years. Yes,there is more to be done and we shall do it. Change is inevitable.

The Dandelion Festival has come of age---bigger and better. A boardwalk from Old Town to the Ferguson Forest Centre is in the planning stage. Condos are springing up along with other types of housing. More and more people are residing close to downtown; good news for urban shops along with Old Town restaurants.

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The Kemptville Kins-men Farmers’ Market – a vibrant part of the local scene

Recently Mr. Woody Armour wrote two ar-ticles for this publication proposing a Saturday farmers’ market in Kemp-tville. This response rep-resents the views of the current Kemptville Kins-men Farmers’ Market Executive regarding Mr. Armour’s comments.

Much of what Mr. Armour wrote in sup-port of local markets is absolutely correct and precisely reflects the values and nature of the existing Kempt-ville Kinsmen Farmers’ Market (KKFM). The KKFM has successfully supported many local small producers over the past 6 years. The market has grown from a grass-roots initiative behind the branch restaurant to an independently man-aged vibrant and growing market of 50+ vendors in Riverside Park, selling a wide variety of goods, having a significant im-pact on the local econo-my. The market is low cost for vendors, friendly to small producers, and a hit with the custom-ers that make the effort to come out on Sunday afternoons.

What we find mystify-ing is why Mr. Armour, who has had absolutely nothing to do with the KKFM, has repeatedly called for major changes to how this market is run. It is as if he has stumbled upon a successful busi-ness and now wants to transform this into some-thing more acceptable to his particular needs and desires. This begs the question of whether Mr. Armour is in the habit of entering the TD bank and demanding that they become an RBC because he likes their product of-ferings better.

It should be point-ed out to the readers of this paper that Mr. Ar-mour has never had any involvement with the KKFM, either as a ven-dor or even as a customer that we are aware of.

Mr. Armour has made a number of false state-ments in his articles and for this reason the Ex-ecutive of the KKFM has felt the need to ac-

knowledge and comment. Regarding the quality of the management of our market we would only say that we have successfully nurtured this organiza-tion over the years into a vibrant, growing and profitable going concern in downtown Kemptville, this against a backdrop of a struggling local economy. Regarding the lack of mu-nicipal support we would say – nonsense. Perhaps Mr. Armour is expecting large handouts from the municipality to get his idea off of the ground. We have not. We have worked in partnership with the municipality and our other valuable stakeholders, in-cluding the Downtown BIA and the Kinsmen. However, we have always recognized that this is an endeavour that needs pri-marily to stand on its own and not rely on handouts from the public purse or others to remain viable. Still we want to make it clear that when we have asked for the support of the municipality, for use of the park for instance, they have been a very sup-portive and helpful partner.

The KKFM feels that Mr Armour’s dream of a Saturday market is a fine thing. We support him. What it takes to be successful is many, many hours of work by dedicated volunteers that are willing to give of their time to see their vision succeed. We hope that Mr. Armour learns to roll up his sleeves and makes his vision into a reality. We would only ask that he desists in criticising our market and in trying to capitalize on what we have spent so much time and effort to create.

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La fibrose kystique, maladie génétique mor-telle, affecte les poumons et le système digestif. Au Canada, 4 000 per-sonnes sont atteintes de la maladie et il y a une mor-talité par semaine. Il n’y a aucun remède pour cette maladie et les plans de traitements doivent être personnalisés puisqu’il y a 1 800 mutations identi-fiées du gène.

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journée. Stacey Stewart Photography de Kempt-ville sera la photographe bénévole de l’évènement. Un sac, offert gracieuse-ment par Home Hard-ware d’Ingleside, rempli de linge de votre choix vous coutera seulement 5$. Quelle aubaine! Vos en-fants se feront un plaisir de choisir un nouveau jouet.

Venez aider la famille Nepssy à faire une dif-férence pour les enfants qui souffrent de la fibrose kystique en vous rendant à la Légion de Barrhaven qui se situe au 3 500, rue Fallowfield, unité #3, le 16 février entre 13h00 et 16h00!

Please join the Nepssy family on Febuary 16th between 1 to 4 pm at the Barrhaven Legion. A 5$ purchase of a bag filled with gently used children clothing or toys for will help support CHEO’s clinic for Cystic Fribrosis Canada’s.

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Anouk Tremblay

Dear Editor, On Monday the 28th,

a huge crowd of people turned out at the Oxford Mills United Church to pay their last respects to Marg Rupert. The church was packed, and the roadway in front of the church was jammed with cars on a very snowy day. Respect, how-ever, was not tendered by the waste removal crew, who insisted on wedging their large and noisy gar-bage truck down the street just as Ms Rupert's remains were being taken on their last trip from the church to the hearse.

Would it really have been too much disrup-tion to the garbage col-lectors' schedules to take a brief coffee break at the General Store while the hearse moved away and the crowd dispersed; or is garbage removal so much more important than a few moments of respect for the funeral procession and mourners of a well-known member of the commu-nity?

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I have been reading the comments about the Farmers Market; I agree expansion and change is needed, please correct me if I am wrong.

Being part of this community for so many years, you pick up in-formation by reading the local paper and comments made by your friends and neighbours. I understood the Kinsmen Farmers Market board is run by the farmers and artisans and the Kinsmen sponsor the Market by paying the rental fee for them? This is done in the spirit of helping the community. The Kinsmen are not part of the decisions made by this board. In the stories and letters to the Editor, it seems to me this club should not be blamed for decisions made by a few members who have their

Dear EditorFarmers Market

I am one of those people that enjoy the Farmers market. Over the years I have watched it grow and have tried to make it there as much as possible. I am very proud of it, and the organisers are all wonder-ful people.

It takes a lot of work to organise the vendors, set up, etc... I know most of the organisers and truly admire their efforts. I know that some of them get up before dawn to ensure their product is ready by early afternoon. I understand

their reasoning for having it in the afternoon for only two hours each week. But for me, my day starts early and by two on Sunday I want to be home. By the time the market opens I usually have eaten and I am less inclined to buy from any of the delectable gourmet vendors that at-tend. I also have a friend who is a potter and it’s not worth her time to sell her products there, because it takes at least an hour to set up for only two hours of selling.

I am one of those who would like to see the hours expanded, have never un-derstood why other mar-kets can do it but not ours. Is Woody prepared to take on this task himself? To organise so many diverse personalities that sell there? Do you know how difficult it is? We have had calls from local farmers supporting Woody on this issue. It has really struck a cord in people. But who would take on this for-midable task? Remember this is volunteers giving of their time.

On a final note, I have read Woody’s latest ar-ticle in this weeks paper and find it fascinating and exciting. But again, who would take on this task? Who has the skills and time?SincerelyMarguerite BoyerProduction Manager NG Times

own agenda. I no longer go every Sunday because few show up to sell and this is a waste of my time, I agree with Joan Gallagher: Sundays have not worked for many years. I would go so far as suggesting Mr. Armour approach the Curl-ing Club. It would attract more Farmers, Artisans and Shoppers, if it was held indoors.

Claire LarabieOxford Mills

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For the sake of old times, we shall speak here of traditions, culinary and other, brought forward through the centuries, and whispering still their mysteries and delights (if only we pause a moment to listen).

The 254th anniversary of Robbie Burns’ birth has just past, and music, good company, feasting, and drinking have surely accompanied the occa-sion in many a household. Among Robbie Burns’ enduring works is Auld Lang Syne, a poetic toast to that which time has left behind in its passing. The title translates as "For the sake of old times."

We propose a toast of fine heather ale to this Scottish bard, and suggest a meal of hot venison pasty along-side the tra-ditional haggis. A quick on-line search for A Scots Larder will take you to a fine recipe for "Veni-son, Heather Ale, and Wild Mushroom Pasties". The ingredients inside the pasty crust include venison, juniper berries, thyme, garlic, salt-cured pork (pancetta), wild porcini mushrooms (bo-letus edulis), heather ale (available as Fraoch at the LCBO), potatoes and carrots.

T h e r e ' s f i n e a l e enough to go around, so let us also raise a pint to ol' Will Shakespeare. Shakespeare brings deer pasties to the table in The Merry Wives of Wind-sor, where the master of the house speaks to his lady, Mistress Page, about providing for his seven recent house-guests (among whom there ex-ists some rivalry). "Wife, bid these gentlemen wel-come. Come, we have a hot venison pasty to

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shall borrow them here for our own rendition To Any Creature, On Turn-ing Up in His Feast : "Wee, sleekit, cowering, timorous beastie. O' what a panic is in your little breast." Even porpoise and seal were served at that feast, so the Wal-rus himself need beware. Here's to you Robbie Burns, may your acquain-tance ne'er be forgot.

dinner: come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness." The 449th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth is up-coming, and music, good company, feasting, drink-ing and thespian antics will surely accompany that occasion too in many a household.

We propose a toast of Robinson's Old Tom to this quintessential Eng-lish bard, and suggest a meal of hot venison pasty along-side the traditional cold cornish pasty. A quick on-line search for Food for Hunters will take you to a fine modern recipe for "Medieval Venison Pas-ties". The ingredients in-side the pasty crust include venison (of course), red wine, beef broth, raisins, allspice, and goat cheese.

As the Walrus says in Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, the time has come to talk of many things, most notably, (since we have little to say about sealing-wax or flying pigs) of kings. Though we started in the Scottish highlands, pas-ties, hot or cold, are more traditionally associated with Cornwall or Devon, and were well loved by the nobility. Henry III had a penchant for salmon and lamprey pasties, while Henry VIII's wife, Jane Seymour, rather preferred partridge. In North York-shire, an important ban-quet for an archbishop included venison pasties (4000 cold and 1500 hot ... this was no dinner party for seven) alongside vari-ous other dishes that col-lectively served up no less than twenty-seven differ-ent sorts of beastie.

Robbie Burns wrote the following opening lines for To a Mouse, on Turn-ing Her Up in Her Nest With the Plough, and we

Marc Meyer

Although it is far too early to start planning your summer, it is never too early to enjoy a little background context con-cerning an upcoming, not-to-be-missed summer play in Oxford Mills.

Pribbles & Nibbles is a word-play on a term coined by Shakespeare. His use of “pribble’s and prabble’s” meant “vain chatter”, and he used it in a longer speech in “The Merry Wives of Windsor” listing the vices of one of his characters : “And given to fornications, and to taverns, and sack, and wine, and metheglins, and to drinkings, swearings and starings, pribbles and prabbles.”

Here we use it to mean “a bit of light chatter con-cerning food” and in the next 22 weeks we will savour some tasty tidbits of British folk-lore and history that we hope will in-crease your appreciation of the upcoming Shakespeare play. Enjoy !

A Request for Pro-posals (RFP). Atten-tion: Local Carpenters, Handymen/women and construction companies. Our goal is to make Ma-plewood Hall the pre-miere musical perfor-mance space in North Grenville. Give us your best price on the instal-lation of curtains, sound insulation panels, bass traps and ceiling baffles in Maplewood Hall. We have a detailed plan from our sound engineer (No-rie Kingsbury) who is contracted to supervise the installation and work with you. Interested par-ties should contact John Barclay at 613.258.2426 ([email protected]) to re-ceive a copy of the plan and to discuss details. This is your chance to cre-ate something of lasting value to the community.

Wanted: Volunteers for our Canada Day Cel-

ebration in Oxford Mills. The OMCA is looking for a few new members to join our planning committee and/or to volunteer on the day (from 11 am to 4pm approx.). We're also inter-ested in showcasing local musicians and vendors to an average crowd of +300 people. Help us make this year's celebration the best ever by contacting Marc Meyer at 613.258.0713 ([email protected])

Everyone is welcome to come to our OMCA monthly meetings on the first Thursday of ev-ery month (the next is at 7:30pm on Feb. 7th). You don't have to be on the Board of Directors or be on one of our Committees to attend. If there is an event you'd like to see happen or if there's an issue in the community you'd like to address, these meetings are a great place to begin. Unfortunately, until our website is updated, the best way to get up-to-date

information on events and community issues is to find the Oxford Mills Com-munity Association on Facebook.

Many residents be-lieve that the Municipality manages Maplewood Hall or that somehow the build-ing runs itself by magic. In fact, the historic 1875 schoolhouse that serves as Oxford Mills' community centre is run by volunteers (OMCA's Maplewood Management Committee). It's made available at very affordable prices for a va-riety of events from busi-ness meetings, birthday parties and coffeehouses, to receptions. We have a Wedding Special rate of $320 that covers use of both the Hall and the Park from Friday noon to Sun-day noon - try to beat that anywhere in Eastern On-tario! To register an event please go to www.maple-woodhall.ca and complete a simple rental request form, call 613-258-6485 or send an email to [email protected]

The Ryan’s Well team, a part of The Kemptville Apprentice being hosted by In the Moment Party & Event Planning, has chosen their fundraising event. The team has cho-sen to do a speed dating night called “Find Love at the Well”.

The event has been tentatively booked for Monday, February 25th. The exact location is un-decided at this time. There will be 5 different age categories, 18-25, 25-30, 30-40, 40-55, 55 and up. The team’s plan is to take over downtown Kempt-ville on the night of the event by hosting each of the age categories in one of the local restaurants, cafes

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and/or coffee shops. In order to make the

event successful the team will be looking for venues that are willing to donate their space to the event as well businesses that are willing to sponsor the event.

Pre-registration will be required for the event. Registration information will be shared as soon as possible. Contact: Julia O’Grady 613-223-5933

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Extreme weather often makes for interesting subject matter. Above - Mist from the Burritt’s Rapids dam encased riverside branches in ice during the recent cold snap.

The sinking sun set the ice aglow at the Burritt’s Rapids dam.

Photograp by Jancy Watkins Shot with a Nikon D70s and 18-70mm Nikkor lens

Rolande Theriault at GERONIMOFor the month of February

ROLANDE THERIAULTA resident of Leeds Grenville, Rolande has always expressed herself with anima-

tion and passion. Her boundless energy finds her working part time and pursuing her horticultural display business while maintaining a small hobby farm in Spencerville. After moving to the country in 2007, she began to use some of her free time to seri-ously develop her visual artistic side.

A self taught sketch artist, she experimented briefly with watercolour pencils but was drawn to acrylics. Inspired by nature she loves focusing on close up details when painting flora and fauna. Rolande also photographs serene scenes around her property and on the road that she looks forward to sharing with you.

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We have written a num-ber of articles about smaller farming operations, the agricultural environment in which they must operate, and the necessity of their existence. Now we are go-ing to explain and describe the market, and ask for commentary. If the com-mentary is supportive, we will host a public meeting at which time a board of di-rections will be appointed/elected and questions and objections will be invited from the audience.

This market could be-come part of the new stra-tegic development plan for Kemptville, as it will draw people into town, create employment , and create a small hub of independent business in contrast to the Colonnade development. A feature of this market will be the colourful canopies and banners, music and chatter. This “attractive-ness” is essential, because, even though we are a farm-ers market, we are in com-petition with the large chain stores and we must stand on our own without assis-tance. We must compete for clientele.

The market would oper-ate from May 1 or earlier when established, until ap-proximately November 15, using Hoophouses, high tunnels and low tunnels to

A Farmers Market: Now is the time for action.

extend the season. It will generally resemble many other farmers markets: it will be a community market composed of five integrated parts, open Sat-urday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. , with the possibility of a Friday afternoon, or Wednesday market. The five parts of the market would be:

The fruit and produce section. It is in this section we would have the tradi-tional products. However, we would try to introduce some of the unusual fruits and vegetables. Examples of this would be Quinoa, a super grain, lambs quarters, a highly nutritious green, green and yellow gooseber-ries and black raspberries: all things that can be grown locally. Each of these items would be supported by a “samples table” in the fast food section, a “try before you buy” arrangement. There are more of these items: I am just giving ex-amples here. This section would also include shoots for salads, garnishes and soups, as well baked goods and fresh eggs of different types.

A finger food or fast food section. It is in this section one would find food booths. Examples of this would be “garlic knots” ,” back bacon on a bun”,” cup of soup” featuring unusual soups such as ”red radish soup”, ”hairy gourd soup”,

etc. These are all “trials” or “experiments” for consum-ers. This includes small bowls of “trial salads” featuring various greens, beans, grains and noodles. It is an attempt to be inno-vative and informative. We will also invite one French fry truck, mostly for the aroma, but other innovative licensed food trucks would be welcome too.

A small business de-velopment section. It is in this section one would find prepared products, such as jams, jellies, various pickled products, onions, beets, asparagus, Japanese style fermented vegetables, spring rolls etc.

A “special days sec-tion”. We would feature products such “garlic day”, ”tomato day”, “melon day”, “greens salad day”, etc., and highlight these prod-ucts by displaying various varieties, by “soups” and “dips”, and so on.

Community develop-ment section. This is the spot in which some “com-munity” organization could just “set up” to sell tickets or crafts. The “Rotary Club” would be an exam-ple. Somewhere in this section would be a number of tables just to sit and talk with friends.

This is a quick over-view of our “view” of the market. A number of in-novative growers need this market and we aim to make it innovative and present top quality products at competitive prices, and

also a fun place to be.The town of Kemptville

has announced that a new Strategic Plan is under development. Let us, then, propose an idea. Suppose we restrict Rideau Street from Mac’s Milk to Cloth-ier street, and make it a one way, and one lane, south to Clothier Street. This would provide one lane of parking as well as a wider sidewalk. Again, suppose we make Sanders Street a one way, one lane, north to Mac’s milk again with one lane of parking and wider side-walk. The result is a large triangular traffic circle. No stop signs are changed and no safety features are com-promised. We would also install some street lights along both sides, then we would put a vibrant farmers market right in the center, in the B&H lot and, voila, we now have a town cen-ter built around a thriving market. Furthermore, all those little houses could become boutiques/antique shops , quilt shops, candle shops etc.

While most farmers markets do not have fresh meat, poultry or fish, due to health restrictions, we do, in the B&H. The result is that this farmers market has everything, and it is fresh and local. We do not have service counters: if some-thing is not right, speak to the farmers themselves. I can assure you, nobody wants an angry customer standing in front of their stand, for all to see.

If you are still doubtful about this location, con-sider this: within 120m is every major sit-down restaurant, bakery and pub in Kemptville; and this 120m includes additional safe parking with lighted streets. Oxford Street be-tween Sanders Street and Rideau Street could be-come a mall, or even the location of the market itself (with food carts) at very little cost to the town.

One final comment: it appears the Kemptville Ad-vance has left town. Their offices are boarded up and the furniture is gone. It ap-pears they, too, have little confidence in this council and their strategic plans,

If you are supportive of our concept, e-mail me, care of: [email protected]. If there is support, we will host a much more detailed meeting with concept illus-trations and more detail on products, as well installing an operating board.

Patrick Babin

Grammar Minute

Let us diagram a few sentences. Many of us are young enough to remember doing this in school.

A diagram is a means of arranging a sentence in a picture form. The picture helps us to see how the vari-ous parts of the sentence are related.

Try this sentence: We started early.

Excellent!

Another sentence: Our train traveled slowly.

Bravo!

How about: We heard jokes and stories.

Right on!

Making word agree: Does the verb agree with the subject?

1. The girls in the office works long hours.2. The train leave at noon.3. Games of skill were taught.4. A box of these books weigh ninety pounds.

Do you agree?1. He caught Pat and I.2. Jeff and him are present.3. Sandy and me turned around.4. Fred and them were late.5. I met Andrew and he.

Choose the correct verb:1. Have you (spoke, spoken) to him?2. The hunters thought they had (froze, frozen) feet.3. Has the bell (rang, rung)?4. I will (lay, lie) here for a while.5. The boat(lay, laid) across a sand bar.

Email Intuition:Is there etiquette concerning the forwarding of

emails? Sometimes we see information that should be kept private.

It is widely felt that emails should be forwarded very selectively. Have you ever thought twice before sending a particular email to a friend or relative?

If you must forward something, there should be an explanation at the beginning, saying what the message is and whom it is from and why you are sending it.

Some would say that email etiquette is an oxymoron.

Apologies to Lucy; Snoopy wasn’t the only one who sent cards; Ann did too!

Yes, grammar can be fun!

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Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

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Focus on Nutrition

by Heather Westendorp

Health

Fifteen months ago, mom and I went to Grassy Pond (A U.S. military Campground) for her win-ter holiday. We had four and a half months together and we dubbed it “Grassy Pond Boot Camp”. Both of us had to drop weight and get healthier. I was 48 years old and mom was 68 years old. Mom was healthier than me, she was on no medication, while I took medication to lower my Cholesterol and blood pressure. We both ate the same diet with the same number of calories and nutrition balance, but ex-ercise was a very different thing due to our 20 year difference.

Losing weight is more successful when combined with exercise. This sounds very sensible, but when you take a person who has a very low activity rate and begin pushing the need for exercise along with diet, it can become a recipe for disaster!

I will never forget the very first mile that I walked at Grassy Pond. I thought I was going to die. My legs hurt, my heart was pumping like crazy. I was really sweating and rushed back to the camper almost in tears because I realized I could not even walk a mile to save my life! While mom would walk the road around the campers, approx. ¼ mile every afternoon, I knew I was “out of shape”, but I did not realize how much. We both knew that in order to strengthen our muscles,

and eliminate skin flab, we had no choice but to exer-cise while we lost weight.

The older person, who is sedentary, is not going to run five miles, nor join a fitness club, to hit their body hard with exercise. There are often health is-sues and definitely issues with muscular strength. The young cannot be com-pared to the old. Unfortu-nately, if we do not use our muscles, we lose them. Older people must be very careful not to fall, and often have difficulty even getting up out of a chair when they have been sit-ting for a while. Behavioral change hap-pens slowly. As people age they:1. Park closer to the entrance so they do not have to walk as far.2. Errands are lumped into shorter trips because they tire very easily. 3. One event becomes the activity for the day.

Before a person knows it, they are having diffi-culty with simpler tasks, like carrying in groceries, or walking up a flight of stairs. Saving steps be-comes an inability to climb those steps.

Once you are out of shape, getting back into an active state is very dif-ficult. Habits that have de-veloped over time are very challenging. The older person has an honest fear of getting into a situation that cannot be controlled: a fall, perhaps, or running out of breath, or getting dizzy. These thoughts fuel the feelings of being over-whelmed and lead to sim-

ply not exercising.Often our idea of how

to exercise is the wall that prevents older people from leading an active life. There are hundreds of books at the library for young people on differ-ent exercise methods, and thousands of heartbeat charts, time charts, calorie charts and timetables to fill in. I found precisely one book at the library about Fitness after 50. There is no focus on older people who need to exercise.

So, what do we do? Older people who exercise will extend their longevity and the quality of their life. The first step is to look at everything you currently CAN do.

Do you walk to the mailbox to pick up your mail?

Do you have any stairs in your house that you climb every day?

Do you have to walk between your living room, your kitchen and your bath room?

Every step you take is activity. You do not have to put on tights and jump around like a fool to get exercise. Each activity you do is moving your body. Every movement helps.

Walking is my favou-rite exercise. It is natural and you can increase or decrease your speed and amount very easily. Short walks are wonderful. Just breathing in fresh air and simply enjoying the sights add a positive element to your life. If walking is dif-ficult, there are a variety of exercises you can do in a chair, or even lying down in your bed. Remember: the purposeful movement of any of your muscles will work them. You can lift your arm; stretch your legs; slowly rotate your head.

You can even use your muscles by sitting up straight and breathing. Nice deep breaths get your diaphragm moving. It is also very relaxing. Bring-ing more air into your lungs expands them and lets you breathe easier. Just remember: what you do on one side of your body, you must do with the other. If you lift your left arm five times, you must lift the right arm five times to keep your body in balance.

Find a way to exercise that is comfortable, relax-ing, enjoyable and healthy.

Fit daily movement into your lifestyle, or else

you will do it for a week, hurt yourself, and never do it again.

Put on some music while you clean your house.

Take a nice short walk every day.

Exercise can even be putting your evening snack in the kitchen and getting up off your chair during commercials to get a single piece of apple, or a cracker, at a time.

A chair to hold will give you extra safety and stability. You can decorate this chair to appeal to you. Set it in a central location where you will see it. Use a chair to hold on to for bal-ance as you lift your legs or roll your feet to exercise your muscles.

Begin a process to feel your muscles.

Trying to do sit ups may be unrealistic, but bending to pick up a ball, or using an exercise band tied to a door handle, will certainly increase your muscle strength.

Lifting a small can of soup will help strengthen your hands and arms.

Think mobility and what muscles you need to be stronger. Work on those and just take exercise one day at a time. Slow is best and breathing is important. Inhale, exhale, accord-ing to your movements. Warming up is really im-portant. Think about how many years it has taken you to get out of shape, and give yourself time to build positive habits and slowly increase your strength.

Heather Westendorp is a graduate of the Univer-sity of Guelph: Food, Nu-trition and Risk Manage-ment Diploma. She has also lost over 50 lbs. and is now a healthy weight, im-proving her health status!

EXERCISEGrassy Pond Boot Camp

RECIPE FOR EXERCISEBy Heather Westendorp

Ingredients:1 oz. preparation2 oz. planning½ cup determination½ cup endurance2 oz. sweat1 cup learning about yourself2 cups taking the time to build a routine that suits your needs4 oz. listening to your body

Begin by mixing preparation and planning in a bowl. Add determination, endurance and sweat. Top with learn-ing, building and listening to your body.

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ELEGANCEBASKING in

Webster’s Dictionary de-scribes the word “bask” as “To expose oneself to pleasant warmth” and “To thrive or take plea-sure.” Well that certainly describes a creatively designed frame less shower. Take pleasure in the elegance it brings to your designed bath-room. Enjoy the p leasant warmth of the showering waters in an enclosure that is the focal point of a room that most of us spend a lot of time in. Notice the reaction you get when others see the investment you have made in your home. Nice isn’t it?

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ATV RIDE FOR DAD – NATION VALLEY CHAPTERATV Ride for Dad Charity Event

Saturday March 2, 2013Nation Valley ATV Club is proud to announce that it is the

first Ride for Dad ATV Chapter in Canada, and will be host-ing its first annual Ride for Dad on March 2, 2013.

The cost to participate is $30.00/person and includes lunch, dinner and an opportunity to win many great prizes.

The ride begins at the Mountain Township Agricultural Hall (2967 Lough Road, South Mountain, ON)

Registration is from 8:30am to 9:30amDeparture at 10:00am

YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER TO ATTENDTo PRE-REGISTER:

February 23, 201310:00 am – 7:00 p.m.

Ottawa Boat & Sportsman Show (CE Center Ottawa)Or online at:

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If you’re unable to attend, please consider pledging a rider or donating online at RideforDad.ca

Ride for Dad is a non for profit organization that raises funds for prostate cancer research and awareness. One in seven men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime.

Prostate cancer is 90% curable if, it is detected early enough.

Ride for Dad started as a motorcycle event in Ottawa, in 2000, since then it has grown to 36 motorcycle, ATV, water-

craft and snowmobile events across Canada. To date, we have raised close to $11 million.

Nation Valley ATV Club is the first ATV Chapter Club in Canada for the Ride for Dad organization.

100% of the proceeds from this event will be spent on prostate cancer research and

awareness in the Ottawa area.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

FRIENDSHIP LUNCH

Every Friday from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm

Leslie Hall, KemptvilleEveryone Welcome

YOUNGSTERS OF YOREEvery Thursday

afternoonProgram Room,

LibraryHigh Tea with

refreshments ervedAnyone over 50 welcome

C L A S S I F I E DFirst 15 words free if submitted by email. Extra word 50 cents, photo $10,

border $2, shading $5. Submit to [email protected]. Email must include name, address and phone #. Must be related to North

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FOR SALE

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Jesrae Pottery 830 Law Road, Oxford Station. Please call 613-258-4671 for an ap-pointment.

Free Computer Training for AdultsFree Computer Training on Tuesday evenings and Wednesday afternoons at the North Grenville Public Library.For your one-on-one training session contact [email protected] or call 613-258-4711.

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ONE BEDROOM APT. FOR RENT 575.00 plus utilities. Call 613-258-4741 for details.

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Community Association will be holding their An-nual General Meeting and Election of Officers on Sunday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. This will be taking place on the Winter Fun Day in the hamlet, and there will be a potluck supper immediately before the AGM. The event takes place at the Bishop’s Mills Community Hall.

Keep the date clear in your diary. There will be further details on the Winter Fun Day and the AGM in the NG Times closer to the day.

North Grenville Photography Club

Next meeting is on February 6 from 7-9 pm

at the Old Fire Hall, 25 Reuben Crescent,

Kemptville. Demonstrating the use of

lighting setups for portraits, and there will be several

"lighting stations" to try out different techniques with

your own camera. Bring your gear!

The results of 'Find Colour in Winter' contest will also

be presented.

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Food and groceries are, after housing costs, one of the biggest month-ly expenses. I have found a simple way to save money on food. It’s a bit backwards from how most people think. Usu-ally you go shopping try-ing to find the best deals that save money. This is important, but here is another approach. Aim to spend less than $1 per person per meal when you prepare the meal. This means that when you go to the cupboard or refrigerator, think cheap! Then extend that back to the source. Here is an example. When I want to prepare a cheap lunch, I might prepare an omelet. I know eggs are cheap, and a few shreds of meat and cheese are also not expensive. I would never buy a prepared, or ready-to-heat meal, because they are a waste of money. Eggs are normally fairly cheap, but we do even better buying eggs from a local farmer for $1.75 per dozen. In the store they are twice as much. So we pay only 15 cents each for an egg. Two eggs go in each omelet, plus a bit of cheese, scraps of leftover meat, and some dried herbs. Serve this with a slice of tomato and a glass of homemade iced tea, and you have a meal for somewhere around 75 cents per person. Now let’s consider some other things.

CheeseDon’t buy pre-sliced cheese. Look carefully at the price. I was amazed. In some cases it is one dollar per slice! Buy a block of low-cost local cheese. In the area where we live, that is marble cheddar. A few slices off the block might add up to 10 or 20 cents.

MeatWe (in the western world) eat too much meat. You really don’t need any meat at all if you substi-tute other proteins. How-ever, if you do eat meat, then eat it at most once a day, and, even then,

eat small quantities of it. Eating less meat will make you healthier and wealthier. (You’ll be good looking and rich!!)

FishThe fact that most fish has little to no saturated fats, but does have omega oils, which are good for your heart, means that fish should be on the menu at least once per week. Shellfish are not as good for you, and are often ex-pensive. Avoid shellfish in favour of white fish like haddock, tilapia, or catfish. You can also often get canned salmon cheap enough to make the $1 per person budget.

Breakfast CerealsPackaged breakfast cere-als can be very expen-sive. Even so, they may still provide a meal for around $1. However, if you eat like the frugal Scots, and take a bowl of homemade oatmeal for breakfast, you will save even more money. It’s really quite good with a bit of honey and milk on it. Oats are also known to lower blood cholesterol.

Regardless of when you have your big meal - mid-day or evening - you can still make it meet the $1 per person budget. Pasta and tomato sauce is low in cost, so is a stir-fry of chopped meat, seasonal vegetables and rice. There are probably thousands of combinations of foods that you can make for $1 per person (or less). All you have to do is be cre-ative, keep costs in mind, and think cheap when you approach the refrigerator and cupboard, as well as the grocery store shelf. Citizens of North Gren-ville, remember there are farmers all around you, and, by approaching them, you may be able to get your food cheaper. Farmers usually receive less than 50% of what the food sells for on the store shelf. They are all self-employed and will more often than not be happy to sell you produce direct and at a bargain.

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Common stereotypes and misinformation about de-mentia, including Alzheimer’s disease, foster feelings of shame, rejection and embarrassment in people living with the disease - at home, at work and in the commu-nity. Misinformation also prevents others from taking the disease seriously.

It's natural to make light of things we fear most. But statements like ‘I forgot, it must be Alzheimer’s’ are hurtful and perpetuate negative attitudes towards people with dementia and their families.

Making assumptions about people with dementia can impede their ability to live life to the fullest and stops us from having real conversations about the disease.

Dementia does not define the person. People with de-mentia are still people with unique abilities and strengths who deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.· Dementia is a degenerative brain disorder. It affects everyone differently and its progression varies from person to person.•A diagnosis of dementia does not immediately require a person to give up their job or change their daily routine. · Seeing the person and not their disease helps us to focus on what they can do rather than what they can’t do.Fear of exclusion or being treated differently prevents people with dementia from seeking the help they need or disclosing their disease. · Accessing support, resources and information early in the disease can positively affect the experience of living with dementia for those diagnosed and their families.·Engaging people with dementia in activities that build on their strengths will improve their well-being and make it easier for them to live with the disease.Talking about dementia openly and honestly helps to dispel inaccurate information, change attitudes and promote a better understanding of the disease. · Nearly 750,000 Canadians have dementia today and the figure is rising · Age remains the biggest risk factor; after 65, the risk doubles every five years · Dementia can occur in people in their 40s and 50s· Changes in the brain that eventually lead to dementia can start decades before symptoms appearThe Alzheimer Society is challenging Canadians to help change the conversation about dementia. Every Canadian can do their part by visiting www.alzheimer.ca to· Take our test-your-attitude online challenge and improve your knowledge· Learn the facts about dementia and help dispel inaccurate information · Share your story. If you or someone in your family has dementia, speak up. Your example could help someone else.· Volunteer at your local Alzheimer Society to raise awareness or participate in an event· Invest in research to find the causes and a cure and better treatments· Raise your voice and tell our government to make dementia care a priority

Marilyn and her fam-ily, the Moffitts, grew up in Kemptville and most of her siblings are still living in the area. She lost her father in September 2009, and her mother is a resi-dent at Bayfield Manor. Both her parents had been diagnosed with dementia. Marilyn's brother, Ian, is the Vice-President on the Board of Directors at the Alzheimer Society of Renfrew County. Marilyn has watched her brother raise funds through annu-al walks and she wanted to do something to help as well.

When she got mar-ried, she put together a group of friends to play at her reception. They made an awesome band and everyone commented on how great they were. They have become the "Country Seven", and play regularly at Pierce's Corners, where they bring the house down. Marilyn and her friend, Donna, who sings in the band, decided to organize a dance as a fund raiser. Her goal is to raise $50,000 for the Alzheimer Society of Leeds and Grenville. When asked about her ambitious goal, she says: "Go big or go home!"

She hopes everyone will come and support a good cause on

Facts and Fiction About Alzheimers

Dance and Donate When Marilyn Scharf decides to

plan a fundraiser, she goes all out!Sunday, April 7th 2013

from 1-5pm at the North Grenville Municipal Cen-tre Hall (285 County Road 44) in Kemptville.

Tickets are only $10 per person and include a silent auction, penny jar, door prizes and entertain-ment (provided free of charge by Country Seven).

Marilyn visi ts her mother at Bayfield sev-eral times each week. She cherishes her mother’s moments of lucidity, like when she tells Marilyn her cup of tea "could be warmer", or thanks her for bringing her an egg salad sandwich, a welcome break from her puree diet. Ian describes her mother's changes: "We've seen her go from a very outgoing, happy and caring person to one who is now confined to a wheel chair and who can no longer bathe, dress or eat on her own".

Currently over 1,776 residents living in Leeds and Grenville over the age of 65 are coping with Alzheimers, or a related dementia, and the numbers are increasing.

So please come out and dance your heart out for a good cause. Marilyn's dream is to have so many people attend this event, that they need to move the dance to the arena.

If you wish to pur-chase tickets or make a donation, please contact Marilyn at (613) 258-6538.

Last Sunday saw some serious Euchre playing at the Legion in Kemptville. In total 28 people attended then later stayed for supper and the Superbow.Winners of the Euchre party were

First Place, Syd Van Dusen, Second Pat Van DereykenThird Mel Lavalley

The Legion host these Euchre parties once a month. Everyone is welcome!

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Judith Tennant, of Carleton Place, shown above with two rescued parrots, Cooper, a blue and gold macaw (left) and Crackers an Australian white cockatoo (right), spoke to the Kemptville Rotary Club recently.

Rotarian Jill Eagle seems to have made a connection with Cooper the macaw.

Judith Tennant recent-ly spoke to the Kemptville Rotary Club about her intense involvement with the highly intelligent and colourful birds we gener-ally call parrots. Judith certainly had no ambition to be a “bird lady” when she started out. Her first career was as a teacher and then an organizational behaviour expert help-ing companies to manage change. She now runs a shelter for unwanted and rescued parrots.

A professor at the Uni-versity of Ottawa was responsible for her change of plans. She was studying behaviour modification with this teacher, when the professor encountered some serious behaviour problems with his parrot. He applied the training principles intended for children to the bird, and it responded surprisingly well. Its owner impressed his students with their

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The Reluctant Bird Ladyresponsibility to use this knowledge in the future. Then, about 12 years ago, Judith started teaching and training parrots and finding homes for them.

Most people who buy parrots don’t have any idea how to train such wild birds—they screech, demand attention, steal shiny things, misbehave and demand constant at-tention. Instead of using the positive re-inforcement techniques Judith teaches, most owners respond an-grily, trying to dominate these naturally aggressive undomesticated animals. Dogs have had 50,000 years of selective breeding to domesticate their inter-actions with humans; cats, over 12,000 years. Parrots, on the other hand, have only been kept by humans for some 500 years. Even worse, parrots with behav-iour problems are often put into breeding programmes, thereby re-inforcing in their offspring just those traits humans find hard to live with.

Pa r ro t s l i ve l ong lives—up to 90 years for some breeds—and thus re-quire a long-term commit-ment. They have the intel-ligence of a five-year-old child, and a strong urge to forage, flock and fly over long distances. It is no wonder, then, that putting

them in a cage—the equiv-alent of keeping a dolphin in a bathtub, according to Judith Tennant—makes them a bit crazy. There are only three well-known parrot trainers in the world, and only a few rescue facilities, while every day the alarmingly large num-ber of parrots in captivity increases. Too many own-ers want to get rid of their birds. Most of these want to sell them. This ensures a never-ending supply of inexperienced owners getting in way over their heads with parrots.

Judith Tennant is dedi-cated to doing what she can to improve this situ-ation. She rescues un-wanted birds, pleads with owners who want to sell their birds, and trains the birds she rescues, as well as their future owners. She often has seven to ten birds in her home and has had as many as twenty-four at one time. They are cared for by her and a team of com-mitted youth volunteers, known as the Parrot Troop-ers. The birds go to parties and events, too, as part of their socialization training. The Parrot Troopers are also learning to be parrot trainers. You may apply to adopt a bird, but you must participate fully in the bird’s training before you can take it home.

Judith Tennant’s dream is to build a large aviary, like one she has visited in South Carolina, where hundreds of parrots can fly free and forage at will. In the meantime, she is al-ready making a difference. One bird at a time. In her home. (For more informa-tion check out her website www.parrotpartner.com.)

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cooked. It was truly a deli-cacy for those of us with less discriminating taste, and without the dollars in our pocket to enjoy more, which made it all the more delicious. For those of us who can remember, close your eyes and listen to it sizzling in the frying pan and smell its aroma waft-ing through the kitchen, an aroma far more exotic than anything Glade or Fabreze has ever produced.

Anderson’s Depart-ment Store later became the Red and White Gro-cery, run by Ed Tatarciuc and Bob Thompson. I can’t recall the exact year, but I was much older, may-be in my 30’s, or maybe even my 40’s. I can still see the new storm doors put on its entrance. They looked great. But before most people in the town could admire them, a car, owned by the mother of a friend of mine, but loaned by him to a friend when his mother wasn’t home, raced up Asa Street, flew over the side walk and launched itself through the doors. Neither the car nor the doors survived. I met my friend’s mother the next morning at 6:00 am as I was walking up Mary Street to Prescott Street to catch my ride to work in Ottawa. She was walking down the street toward her house. She was carrying a hub cap in her hand. When I asked her why she was carrying a hub cap in her hand, she replied: “This is all that is left of my car”. This revelation turned out not to be true, as we found out later in the day that the rest of her car had limped to its final resting place on

History Section

By Jim Dolan

How My Kemptville Has Changed Part III

Jim Dolan as a young boy

In 1957, across the street from Johnston’s Mo-tor Sales and B.A. Station, was the Bank of Nova Scotia, and, on either side of it, stood Anderson’s De-partment Store and Ander-son’s Men’s Wear. Today, the old Bank Building is home to the Book Market, a used book store, which is worth a trip inside. I have purchased a lot of Richard Paul Evan’s books there. The building was erected in 1910 by the Bank of Ottawa, which amalgam-ated with the Bank of Nova Scotia in 1913.

I opened my first bank account at that location, probably in 1959 and cer-tainly long before I had a real job and before the bank moved across the street in1975. You had a real passbook back then, updated by a real teller, and if you are old enough, you know the entries were made by hand and not by machine. I loved to watch the balance increase with

each 25-cent, 50-cent or sometimes $1.00 deposit - money I made from de-livering the Ottawa Citizen and setting pins at the bowling alley for five cents a string.

A withdrawal from the account always caused me a little anxiety. It seemed I spent my money a little more wisely in the ‘50s. Going back to the bank gave me time to pause before withdrawing such hard earned cash. Each withdrawal was used to buy something I just didn’t think I could live with-out - baseball and hockey cards, (when Prescott’s Leo Boivin was a star for the Boston Bruins) and candy, especially black balls and black babies, bought at Wilson’s Store in the Patterson Building. Now my money seems to vanish into thin air, that is, until the VISA bill arrives. Today, Scotiabank is locat-ed in the new Colonnade.

When I was a boy, Anderson’s Department Store was split into two parts: a grocery store and a gift shop, still owned by the Anderson family and managed by Bob Martin. My mom sometimes sent me to the grocery store to purchase a lot of baloney, a “rare” steak or two and the weekly Sunday roast of beef. Everybody back then ate baloney, pan fried (referred to as poor man’s steak), or in a sandwich. Those who called it “poor man’s steak” probably never had it prepared prop-erly. You had to make little cuts on its outside, toward the center, to make sure it would not pop up in the middle when it was being

Thomas Street, in front of the Somerville. I am happy to say that both the doors and the car were replaced.

Today the building houses a real estate of-fice and other offices, as well as Geronimo’s, a fine coffee shop. A sign in the window suggests that a clothing store may also be coming soon to the location.

Anderson’s Men’s Wear would eventually be renamed Anderson’s Ladies Wear and remained a store that women visited often until it became To Be Continued. I did not frequent the store often as a young boy, but I did go into it from time to time to look at the dresses on dis-play, and think about how beautiful they would look on my mom, wishing all the time that I would one day have enough money to buy her the prettiest one in the store.

Next to Anderson’s Men’s Wear was Jack Wil-son’s shoe repair shop. In 1927, Jack began repairing shoes in the Allen Hotel building. We learned in Part II of my story that the Allen Hotel burned down on New Year’s Eve, 1939. Forced to relocate his busi-ness, Jack chose the old Hyland Building across the street from the Allen Hotel, nestled between Anderson’s and the Kandy Kitchen restaurant in the ‘50s. Jack remained at that location until 1956, when he moved the business to his house. The Hyland Building was eventually torn down.

I remember my dad taking me into that Jack’s downtown location when I was really young, probably around 1954 or 1955. It was during one our fam-ily’s infrequent vacations to Kemptville, before we moved back to town in 1957.

I remember it being a rather dark place, full of the smell of leather, and old men - at least they appeared old to me, but at my age even young men appeared old. Some men were playing cribbage. Some men were playing more high-staked card games. Other men could be seen standing around the pot-bellied stove remi-niscing about the good old days, or discussing

current events happening in the town. The Kemp-tville Centennial 1957 Souvenir Review noted that when Jack moved the business to his house in 1956, “the change was keenly felt by those who had formed the habit of dropping in frequently”. One such gentleman was Lorne Johnston. Lorne owned a taxi business, as well as the Kandy Kitchen restaurant in the mid-50s. In 1956, Lorne would be-come owner of the Pool Hall. An acquaintance of mine told me recently that Lorne loved to play cards at Jack’s, but whenever a call for a taxi came, his cards would be placed face

down and the game would be suspended until Lorne returned, kind of like my trip down memory lane. The next article will ap-pear in the NG Times the week of February 18.

The North Grenville Historical Society held an open house at the archives before their Annual General Meet-ing in January. Board member Harmen Boersma shows two visitors, Martha and Don Hekman, the displays. The Archives, at 15 Water Street in Kemptville, are open to the public every Tuesday from 9-11 and 2-4. Appoint-ments can be made with the archivist David Shanahan by calling 613-258-4401. Or e-mail to our new address on-line: [email protected].

Formerly the location of the Bank of Nova Scotia from 1913 to 1975

Formerly the location of Anderson’s Department Store

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Sports Section

CIBC 73: Former NHL Goalie and Vice President to the 73’s Ron Tugnutt, and Ben St Marseille #12, stopped by down-town Kemptville at the CIBC before their game against the Kanata Stallions. From left to right: #12 - Ben St Marseille (73’s) Tina Filimonov - CSR Lori Pratt - Branch Manager Laura Falsetto - CSR Ron Tugnutt (73’s) Ashlee McNamara #22 - CSR

I am the black sheep of the French Canadian side of my family. Perhaps it was the distinct memory I had when I was a child of walking one step at a time across the ice while my cousins skated circles around me. Maybe I just am a tenderfoot and like keeping warm. Whatever the reason, hockey and I never got along. So some may find it surprising for a skating impaired individual such as myself to be out rink-side two nights last Thursday and Friday. But it shouldn’t be.

When you hear the word “local”, the first thing that comes to mind is “Shop local!” Local businesses, local farmers, local food. But there is much more to “local” than just keeping your dollar in our economy, and eating food that isn’t owned by Monsanto. It’s about participating in your community. It’s about look-ing around you and getting to know the people you share your space with. Some of the people we share that space with are the sports teams. Almost everyday, these teams put on a Jersey that bares the name “Kemptville”, one of our local banners, and they go out to represent us to cities and teams all over Canada. These are OUR teams. Just like a local business, charity, or

Supporting Local isn’t just about shopping

organization, they supply us with a service, and rely on support from their com-munity for funding, space to practice, and energy and enthusiasm from their fans.

Ron Tugnutt, a former NHL all-star Goalie, and holder of several NHL records, took on the role as Vice President of the 73’s last year, along with Owner Pat Thompson. I got to sit down with Ron and his wife Lisa as they watched last Fri-day’s game, and earlier at the CIBC meet-and-greet. While bringing over 500 professional games of hockey experience will no doubt be a blessing, strong character in our players will be an important value that Ron wants to instill in his team. He will be looking to get players that the community will feel great about supporting on and off the ice. This is ex-actly the vision statement needed to not just make a winning team, but a team that North Grenville can be proud of. “First thing’s first, we want this team to be Kemptville’s team”. To solidify their dedication to our municipality, Ron and Lisa made good on the promise they made last summer to move and be a part of our community here, and we can expect to see the 73’s taking a more active role in being ambas-sadors for North Grenville.

Looking at the roster of the 73’s, while a few come from as far as Anaheim California, the majority of the players home towns are here in eastern Ontario. One player who relocated to live in Kemptville a year ago from Copper Cliff, ON, is Ben St Mar-seille (#12). I caught up with him at the “meet the 73’s” event at the CIBC before their game against Kanata on Friday. He had this to say about our com-munity: “I’m from a small town too, so being here in North Grenville feels just like home... I love it

here!” While most of the 73’s spent Friday before the Stallions game going through a variety of pre-game rituals, Ben has a very simple one: “I eat a big meal, relax, walk around play, some Xbox. I love to support local events like these meet and

greets, and come out to as many as I can”

So here we have what looks to be the perfect storm of opportunity; new leadership, with exper-tise from an NHL vet;. many new players, that the coaching staff will be able to reshape to their liking;

a new vision to make this a truly local team. Even a newly designed set of jerseys! Though the wins and losses may not always be certain, you just can’t help but get excited for where our team is going to be in the next 3 years with potential like this. We have some great local businesses and musical tal-ent that we should always be supporting, but lets not forget the warriors that train very hard, day after day, that proudly wear our local town’s name – The Kemptville 73’s.

The next game to catch will be against the Nepean Raiders at the Municipal Center this Friday, Febru-ary 8th at 7:30. Come on out and support your local team!

by Mike Pacitto



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to theSpencerville Fairon your 156th year

Congratulations

on a Krown Rust Control Application plus a FREE can of Salt Eliminator

Expires Feb. 29/13

February Special

$10 OFF

lems are under control, it is of utmost importance to be vigilant in maintain-ing a clean barn and ser-vicing your bait stations regularly. To get started initially, it is important to monitor your bait sta-tion consumption at least weekly, replenishing as needed. When control has been achieved, moni-tor and replace every two

weeks, especially in hu-mid conditions.

There are many rea-sons to be concerned about rodent control, from both an economical and a sanitary standpoint. Whatever your reasons, it is important to realize that an initial output will result in cost-savings for your business in the future.

february 6th

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years winter fun day

canadian winter

winter blues

salvation armys history

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years of service

bishops mills park

various winter games