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News to float your boat!february 2018 • volume 3 • issue 2

BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE HRA Interested in advertising? Drop us a line.Contact Shannon Lawrence, info@hastingsvillage.ca

EVERY THURSDAY • 1 to 3 pm: Hastings Knitters ClubHastings Civic Centre • Everyone welcome

EVERY WEDNESDAY • 12 noon: Meals on Wheelscall Community Care at (705) 696-3891

Feb. 1st & 8th • 10 to 10:30 am: Tales & Tunes Hastings Civic Centre • an EarlyOn program

Feb. 7th • 7 pm: Historical Society Club MeetingHastings Civic Centre • Everyone welcome

Feb. 9th • 9 to 11 am: Toddler & Pre-school Dental ScreeningHastings Civic Centre • call (705) 696-1353 for info

Feb. 10th • 1 to 3 pm: For the Love of Tea!$5/person • St. George’s Anglican Church

Feb. 12th • 10 am: Math Mania Hastings Civic Centre • an EarlyOn program

Feb. 13th • 11 am to 1 pm: Pancake Lunch$8/person • Anglican Church • Bridge St. South

Feb. 14th • All day: Valentine’s Day (shop local!)

Feb. 15th • 10 to 10:30 am: Tales & Tunes Hastings Civic Centre • an EarlyOn program

Feb. 17th • TBA: Northumberland’s Got TalentH.H. Rest. & Bar • Call (705) 696-3301 to register

Feb. 22nd • 10 am: Early Learning with AndreaHastings Civic Centre • call (705) 696-1353 for info

Feb 23rd • 9 pm: Karaoke $2/person • Hastings Legion

Save the Date

Year of the DogFebruary 16, 2018 to February 4, 2019

Dog is the 11th animal in the Chinese Zodiac calendar. It is said that those born in the year of the Dog are faithful & friendly, with a straightforward approach

and a strong sense of responsibility.

Lucky Numbers: 3, 4, & 9

1994, 1934, 1922, 2006, 1970, 1958, 2018, 1946, 1982, 2030

Words of WisdomHappiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to

delight in it when it comes.– Charles Dickens

Gamble everything for love, if you are a true human being.– Rumi

Quiz Me!1. When was the ski-hill rope tow invented?2. Where was the first rope tow installed?3. When and where was 5-pin bowling invented?4. Where would you find the world’s largest hockey stick?5. What 2 hockey legends have scored over 800 regular season career goals?

History 101Hastings-born Philip MacDonald made a positive impact in this world. He was the son of Dr. Joseph and Irene MacDonald, born in 1924, in their home west of the gazebo on Front Street. The house can still be identified by its unique

stone fence.As a youth, he often frequented Henry Scriver’s boat building shop just across the street (the only remaining building) that housed Hastings Marine for years. It was also a well-known meeting place of Hastings Hall of Famer, Boston Bruin, Dit Clapper. Phil went on to Osgoode Hall and embarked on a distinguished career as a lawyer and financial manager. He founded York Trust, was Vice President of British International Finance, President of Scarborough Finance and Simcoe Retail

Acceptance. He also managed political campaigns. He dedicated much of his time and money to charitable projects. In Kenya, he built and funded “Patricia MacDonald Home”, a children’s shelter. It was named after Phil’s wife. Phil

passed away two years ago but his goodwill lives on!

S U B M I T T E D B Y J I M CO V E N E Y

Animal CrackersOwls have rings of curved feathers around their eyes (facial discs) that are attached to muscles that control small holes on the side of their head (ears). These raptors can move their

facial discs to help them locate and amplify sounds!Scientists refer to pincers, on creatures like crayfish and crabs, as chelipeds (KELL-uh-peds). Chelipeds means “a leg that

includes a claw”.

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Quiz Me!a n s w e r s

1. 1931. 2. Shawbridge, Quebec. 3. Toronto, 1905. 4. Duncan, BC. 5. Wayne Gretzky & Gordie Howe.

January’s Riddle AnswersWhat goes up and down, but doesn’t move? Stairs.

During what month do people sleep the least? February.

What asks, but never answers? An owl.

What can never be placed in a saucepan? Its lid.

How could a baby fall out of a twenty-storey buildingonto the ground and live? It fell from the ground floor.

Just Kiddin’If chickens would lay peas what would you call them?

Chickpeas. Why did the chicken cross the beach?

To get to the other tide.Why did the jelly roll?

Because it saw the apple turnover.

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