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Live, Love, Laugh or AutismTe Cossionte Counity o Crleton Plce resents usicl counl celebrtion to rise wreness nd undstowrds utis nd the ilictions thereo, on Sturdy,July 6, ro 14pm.

Te event will tke lce directly behind SRC Music ndthe Cndin Wool Growers, t nd ner 124 Moore Street.Activities will include usicl erornces by the StoneBndits, Ottw Vlley roubdour Lyle Dillbough, locl

youth entertiners, nd others. Tere will lso be brbequeby Letherworks Ctering, bke sle, nd res nd uc-

tions o ites donted by counity individuls nd businesses.Locl edi nd other ersonlities will be on hnd throughout theternoon.

Adission is ree, though dontions re welcoe, nd ll re en-courged to tke rt in the undrising ctivities. Te ublic is skedto bring lwn chirs.

Autis nd its eects cn resent n overwheling (nd t ties,devstting) strin on ilies, cregivers, individuls nd society ingenerl. Presently, the rovincil unding vilble to those ectedis nowhere ner dequte. Tereore it is u to us, nd we re doingsoething bout it.

Severl grous nd individuls re suorting this inititive, whichcould not hen without the. o lern ore, lese contct Lis King

t 2563435 or 2238559, or eil . Lyle Dillabough

(below) Anne Tanner of Carleton Place writes: Greetings!

My husband Malcolm and I recently visited our daughter

and son-in-law who are teaching in the United Arab

Emirates. They took us to many tourist attractions including

the worlds tallest building, situated in Dubai the Burj

Khalifa. theHumm made it all the way to the top (viewing

level) and I attach a photo of me reading it. I know you like

to include these types of photos in your paper, so I thought

Id join in the fun! Thanks very much!

(above) Greg and Marianne Smith from Almonte were in

Rio de Janeiro in April of 2011, part of a backpacking tour of

Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. They write: In Brazil we also spent

a few days visiting Fernando Belchior, ex-Rosewood Studio

student in 2009 for a few months, and his wife Evelyn and

son Gustavo, who came here for a holiday at the end of

Fernandos course. Quite a few people here know him.

but by the seeds that you plant.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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LIGH; dled light, winter light, crisutun light, suer light, sring lightll y use. My wtercolours re bouttie, nd tht gic oent when soe-thing ordinry kes you ctch your breth,i you tke the tie to use, to look. I tell

the story o wht is oten ssed by.

Kren Phillis Currn is n ccolished ndeclectic storyteller with her ints. Her stunningortolio o wtercolours estblishes her s gitedrtist, renowned in Berud s well s the OttwVlley. At her online gllery t shehs orgnized her works into eight ctegories, re-

veling the bredth o her rtistic ursuits. She isbest known or her striking wtercolour renditionso river stones, nd nother collection o rchitec-turl intings tht celebrte the ly o light ndshdow on the oten-overlooked.

Her New Works re storl nd inted incrylics. Tey re gloriously gesturl but thentithesis o studies or sketches. Insted their si-licity nd vibrncy showcse Krens roound

knowledge nd turity s inter. Tey cturethe essence o their subjects, cusing us to lookwith new eyes nd wonder t ilir scenes.

Tis rich body o work is just one cet o Phil-lis Currns rt. As hed scenic inter t the N-tionl Arts Centre or lost teen yers, she hstrnsored thetre sets into venues tht trnsortn udience to 1930s kitchen nd 19 th-centurynor. Under y det questioning she dits she

vlues the oent the udience broke into sont-neous luse s the lights ce u on the set sheinted or ShwsArms and the Man.

In the thetre she hs develoed n recitionor the sense o the onuentl in her work, es-chewing erectionis or redbility nd ict.She hs lso lerned even ore bout her vouritesubject: light. With scris (think lters i youre

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hotogrher), she cn int n ige tht is vis-ible or invisible, deending on the stge lighting.Kren hs rticited in the cretion o new ex-hibits or such restigious institutions s the C-ndin Museu o Nture, the Cndin Museuo Civiliztion, the Museu o Federtion nd the

Ntionl Gllery.Oening her rerigertor would revel yet n-

other cet to her boundless cretivity. Kren keesher Polroid l there. She nds lterntive ho-togrhy scinting, with its bility to trnseriges onto ny solid or non-orous surce. Sheexlins, My Polroid ige nd eulsion trns-ers re verstile, nd very exressive. I use theextensively to illustrte ides o elusive, but evoc-tive scenrios. I love the intricte, vivid, llebleigery this ediu cn roduce. I tret the sixed edi ieces by cobining the extensivelywith wtercolour nd coloured encil.

She dds tht when she cretes rt she thinksrst nd oreost s wtercolourist. Whether she

is using crylics or ltex scenic ints, sheints in lyers tht re trnslucent, build-ing rich, sturted ige. Kren lsocn trnsor n old, reviously intedwooden desk into n zingly ttrctiveiece o urniture by lying ux woodnish tht coletely ooled e ro ew eet wy.

A Solo ActHer birthlce ws Ottw, but she wsconceived in Newoundlnd nd risedthere nd in Nov Scoti until she ws nine

yers old. Her interest in rt ws whettedby her others git o lessons by neighbouringrtist, nd techer just gushing over wtercol-our still lie. She loved every inute o her yers tthe High School o Coerce Voctionl Art ro-

gr, nd went on to do grhics nd ors workt CIDA nd trcing t Fisheries nd Ocens.She lughs s she reclls the nul she illustrtedto instruct sheren on how to build bots.

Phillis Currn hs sent her dult lie in L-nrk nd Renrew Counties, nd she now is theroud owner/cretor o Riverstones Studio, 6.6 ksouthwest o Burnstown, just o Clbogie Rod/Route 508, t 11 Brydges Rod in Sringtown. Shelso recently celebrted twenty-ve yers o work-ing s n rtist in Berud, the result o her entre-reneuril ingenuity. She is justibly roud o thect tht she hs lwys de her living with herrt, even when it ent going without runningwter in her kitchen in the winter. As she uts it,

you hve to be n otiist to be single rtist liv-ing by yoursel.

When I sk her the inevitble Why re you n rtist? (see thebck o her rding Crd, on the next ge), Kren nswers, Ivesent lietie chsing light, by wy o the shdows. In her web-site biogrhy I struck by these declrtions: Light is discoveredthrough drkness. Decy is de beutiul by wy o being noticed.

It is cler tht rt is her nchor, her liebot nd her slvtion. Shehs nurtured her git nd worked devotedly to hone her skills. Herinsirtion is nother git she never knows where it will coero or where it will led her. In return, her cnvses re git tonyone who stos to contelte the.

You cn do just tht during the onth o July by droing in tthe Mississii Mills Librry, Alonte Brnch Corridor Gllery t155 High Street. Severl o her works re on disly t the Generl ne crt, rt & design , the exciting newsho t 63 Mill St. in Alonte. Works re lso on exhibit t GlleryPerth t 17 Wilson Street Est in Codes Mill .Tnksgiving weekend she will be guest rtist t Studio 4 o thePerth Autun Studio our . I youre in theoronto re July 5 to 7, dro in t the juried oronto Outdoor ArtExhibition t Nthn Phillis Squre in ront o City Hll nd enjoyher nd her rt t Booth 136.

She welcoes viewers t her Riverstones Studio; sily give her cll t 4328081 or eil t . I

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Gret stu is hening in Westort thesedys, both in the rts nd with our busi-nesses. Te Villge o Westort hs justsigned on with ext2Visit, wonderulobile or nding ll sorts o eventsnd businesses in ny re or counityin Cnd. Te Rideu Heritge Route hslso signed on. Te ext2 is ree ndvilble through Google Ply nd iunes.Go nd hve look it is gret , es-

tblished right here in the Ottw re bylocl entrereneurs.

Westort is looking orwrd to wonderul ndun Cnd Dy weekend, with the nnul rdend gret shoing. Te Rustic Oven rovideshelthy sndwiches nd resh slds tht cn ke suerb icnic t the Sring House nd t the vri-ous sots on the Hrbour Islnd. Coe nd enjoy!

Te Bakers eahouse nd Stillwater Booksre now oering dzzling rry o tste delightsor the luncheon gouret, s well s soe delicioussoul ood or reders. Youcn lso tickle your tstebuds on July 6, ro 11amto 3pm, t Rosie Yumskisgret grilling event. Ro-sies wildly delicious neood slings re lwysworth tri to Westort!And to work u n e-tite, residents nd visitorslike cn rtke o soeSummer Yoga in Boling-broke nd North Crosbywith ny on uesdynd Tursdy ornings.Cll 2715693 or detils.

On the visul rtsront, lie drwing clssesre going very well t the

Grist Mill Studio every second uesdy, with thisonths sessions tking lce on July 2, 16 nd 30,ro 9:30am to 12:30pm. Plese be on tie, s llthree hours re lled with the best lie drwing o-ortunities. And Artemisia is gering u or newseson in renewed gllery setting. By dislyinggret rt de ordble in hoe setting, youcn esily see how wonderul these originl worksby locl nd Cndin rtists would look on yourown wlls! Arteisi is oen Tursdys nd Fri-dys ro 10am to noon, nd Fridys ro 58pm

Wonderul Westports well, Sturdys ro 11 to 5, nd Sundys ro11 to 4. Or cll 2738775 or n ointent tie.

Attention singers the dedline or lyingto Te Voice o the Rideau is st roching!For ll you closet contrltos or shower sornos,now is your chnce to show o your voice to theublic. Te cut-o or subitting lictionsis uesdy, July 16, nd uditions will be held onSturdy, July 20, beginning t 10am t the NorthCrosby Counity Centre. Te to contestnts

in ech ge grou will coete in the nls onSturdy, August 17, t Te Cove Inn, s rt oMUSICwestport. Alictions nd ore detilscn be ound t , ndcoleted ors cn be droed o t Arteisi(7 Sring Street in Westort).

I hotogrhy is ore your thing, the WestortArts Council is lso sonsoring 2013 photo con-test, with ore inortion on tht vilble ontheir website.

For the usiclly-inded, Te Cove continuesto rovide gret toe-ting usicl evenings, longwith soe etizing nosh. In ddition to their reg-ulr slte o events, July lso etures the duo Frser/

Dley onthe 15th, s rt o the Acous-tic Blue Mondays series.Alec Frser on uright bss,ercussion nd bck-u vo-cls, nd Mike Dley on gui-tr nd led vocls, cobineold tie blues l Blind Le-on Jeerson with gret origi-nl songs in the country bluesstyle. Tey et in 2007 ter Je Heley concert (Aleclyed bss in Jes bnd or

yers, nd is lso n wrd-winning roducer), theystrted lying togethernd hvent stoed since.For Te Coves ull line-u,lese visit .

Teres even ore usic t the Bolingbroke Caon July 5 t the ABC Hll, eturing erry uts ndKthryn Briggs. For detils on tht event, contctMike Erion t 2738718.

And dont orget the wonderul hiking nd ic-nicking u on Foley Mountain with the z-ing view o the entire town o Westort! Annulsses re vilble, or there is sll ee or one-dy rking. Te Rideu Vlley Conservtion Aretrils nd thwys lso ender through the FoleyMountin trils. ruly worth v isit!

by Georgia Ferrell

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Catch Fraser/Daley in Westport on July 15

WHO Karen Phillips Curran

WHAT Artist, Scenic Painter

WHERE Riverstones Studio, 11 Brydges Rd., Springtown,, 4328081,;

Generalnecraft,art&design,63MillSt.,Almonte,;GalleryPerthinCodesMill,17WilsonStE.

WHEN July - Almonte Library Corridor Gallery, 155 HighSt.;ThanksgivingWeekend,Studio4ofPerthAutumn Studio Tour .

WHY Ivespentalifetimechasinglight,bywayoftheshadows.


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Well suers certinly rr ivednow, hsnt it?! Or hs it. Well,whether youre huddled under nubrell or in ront o n, gth-er 'round or tles o nudity, nts,outhouses, usic nd, i youregood uets!

Anyone on Fcebook uchhs robbly seen the hotos oKelly Dvidson. Shes the cncer

survivor ro Ottw who, ter double stectoy, got ullchest tttoo. Brin Hrgreves o

BH Photographyin Alonte did hotoshoot with her or Elle Mgzines Bul-grin edition. Ten, inJune, BH ws sked torecrete the shoot, to beled by Rel V Lux-ebourg (RL)! Withthe hel o keu rt-ist Aril Brdord, RLled in the studio,enjoyed C Postinolunch, then led Kellywlking down Mill Streetin n underbust corset(to showcse her tttoo).Tey lso led ustirst 65 Mill Street (cur-rently being renovted byStehen Brthwite) ndt Wol Grove Rodhoe. Te RL ro-

Tales of Town Pants, Outhouses & More!

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ducer ws zed by the chrnd riendliness o Alonte ndits helul business owners. So,Luxebourg nd Bulgri willbe seeing ictures o n Ottwwon in Alonte. I guess itsnot just the uet estivl thtsinterntionl, eh?

Ok, how to ollow story o wonwith no to on How bout story bout

nts Te own Pnts, to be exct . Withlyrics like this, see i you cn guess wherethey will be lying: Ive drunk n ocen,nd Ive drowned in the tide, nd sittinghere in this br, Ive swllowed ore thny ride Well, ybe i you herd theoot-stoing tune nd rough-voiced vo-cls tht sound stright out o ub in

Dublin, youd get it. Yes,they will be hedliningAlmonte Celtest this

yer! And ter over decde o eroringt Roots nd Celtic es-tivls, rock venues, ndthe 2010 Winter Oly-ics, its bout tie thisrebellious bnd o neer-do-wells (nd eer-sing-ntstics) lyed here!Also lying t Celtestre lilting singers ndtoe-ting usicinstoo nuerous to list.For ll the listings ndties or July 5 to 7, see.

You cn whet your etite (nd wet yourwhistle!) t locl ubs on Fridy night,

with bnds in Alonte nd Pkenh,ro 8pm to close. Ten on Sturdy (210pm) nd Sundy (126pm), bring yourlwn chir or blnket to Geill Prk (bythe Alonte Aren, on Bridge Street) dission is by dontion. Tis is nts-tic ree estivl, which we ll wnt to seecontinue, so donte wht you cn itnot only hels the estivl continue, butshows the volunteers tht their hrd workis uch recited.

Hve young children? Check out Celt-ests story/song oTeales o King Ar-thur, resented t the Alonte Librry onSturdy (July 6 t 11am) its ree! Atnoon, Hether Dle oers storytellingworksho ($10 er dult, lus $2 er d-ditionl ily eber).

Oh! And i you re usicin, checkout Celtests ordble instruentlworkshos or beginners nd the oredvnced, tking lce on Sturdy orn-ing. Register by 10:30am $20 or oneworksho or $30 or two. Tey rnge route to ino, ddle to bodhrn.

Yes, ull Celtest weekend cn leve girl coletely exhusted. Tts why

Alonte gives you weekend obeore its tie or the 155th Al-monte Fair! Fro July 19 to 21,the Firgrounds will be lled withexhibits o livestock, crts ndr roduce. Terell be thingsto see with your kids, both insidend out, such s Little Rys Re-

tiles nd Ps rins, r nils,ony rides, childrens ges (St.), et

show (Sun.) nd o course the ever ou-lr Conklin idwy. i: Sve $10 on id-wy brcelets by buying the beore July18. As usul, your best bet or schedulesis to check , but youllwnt to know the Deolition Derby isbck on Fridy night, nd Sturdy nightwill eture locl singing senstion JordnMcIntosh (Ive seen hi nd he is quitewesoe) nd country duo Autun Hill.And then there re the Outhouse Rces.I curious enough to check the out, Ithink. And the beer grden. And the StoolPigeons. And the Hevy Horse Show ndDi Bsset. Just go to the website. Plese.I running out o sce!

Just one ore thing to cover. My lst Puppets Up! (August 1011) wnt-ed e to tell you two iortnt things:1. You cn buy your tickets online now t, under Festivl Ino, nd2. Frnk Meschkuleit, who you y re-eber ro Te Let Hand o Frank(re-eber the y+lightbulb nd the StehenHwking uet?!) will be hedlining theirPuet Cbret on the Sturdy night or dults only, s usul. I cnt WAI!Photo by bhphotography.ca

The Town Pants headline at this years Almonte Celtest


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AUGUST 10& 11, 2013

Youve been going to rersrkets nd enjoying locl oodor yers. Now how bout ndinglocl textiles, yrns nd sinningbre?

Estern Ontrio ws onceCnds jor centre or textile

roduction; ro the erly 19thcentury right u to the 1960sills used the ower o our rush-ing rivers to run crders, sinningchines nd loos, nd to ro-duce brics or both householdnd industril uses.

Te introduction o new tech-nologies selled the end o locltextile roduction. However, beginningbout ten yers go, n rtisnl bre ndtextile industry hs been develoing inthe Ottw Vlley nd surroundings.

A surrising nuber o sll rs inthis re re devoted to rising bre ni-ls: eece-breed shee, lcs, lls,nd both ngor nd cshgor gots. Teysell ost o their yrns nd other breroducts to locl rtisns sinners,knitters, wevers nd elters who de-sign beutiul clothing, household linensnd rt hngings: toorrows heritge.

But while eole re looking ter theirnils, or working t sinning wheelsnd loos, theres rrely tie or energylet to dvertise nd roote their work.Consequently, ny locl knitters, wev-ers nd sinners dont even know thtbeutiul terils re vilble directlyro the roducers. Siilrly, eolelooking or unique, beutiully-declothing dont relize tht ost rtisnshve hoe-bsed shos where exctly

tht kind o thing cn be ound.A grou o locl bre-roducersnd rtisns ored Fibre Roads yer or so go; n orgn-iztion devoted solely to rooting loclbre teril nd textile work. On St-urdy, July 27, Fibre Rods nd the Mis-sissii Vlley extile Museu (MVM)will be cobining orces to oer A extile

A Textile Dayin the Country

Dy in the Country chnce to see thework o Fibre Rods ebers, nd lsothe MVMs wonderul dislys o ourregionl textile heritge.

Fro 10am to 3pm, Fibre Rods e-bers will hve show and sale o yrnsnd sinning bres (wool, lc, ll),s well s woven, elted nd knitted work.Tere will lso be ongoing deonstrtionso crding, sinning, dyeing, weving ndelting. Tis ini-estivl will be held onthe grounds o the MERA Schoolhouse,974 9th Concession A Dlhousie in Mc-Donlds Corners nd since the School-house hosts one o the best sll FrersMrkets round, eole who coe to theini-estivl will be ble to browse locloods, nd lso sit with rket-goers ndenjoy delicious ood (s well s resh co-ee nd te , o course). Adission is ree.

Ater tht, 45-inute country drivewill tke you to Alonte, where theMVM will be oen until5pm. Te history o locl textile roduc-

tion, together with n extrordinry dis-ly o old hotogrhs nd originl -chinery, is on disly on the Museussecond oor. Te ground oor housesongoing secil exhibits. Adission is $5;ree or MVM ebers.

For urther inortion, lese contctSusn Berlin t or 2595036.

Spend a day discovering the delights o local

bre on July 27 with Fibre Roads

Looking or soething cretive nd en-joyble or your children or grndchildrenthis suer? Consider enrolling the inMERAs Art C or children ged ve

to twelve, t the MERA Schoolhouse inMcDonlds Corners. Te c runs roMondy, July 8, to Fridy, July 12, ro10am to 3pm ech dy.

Under the guidnce o tlented rtistJnice Ling the cs director chil-dren ged 5 to 12 crete dierent rojectevery dy, using dierent ediu. Chil-dren will be exloring shes nd usingthe in the dys roject, which will in-clude stined glss, er olding, ottery,inting, nd uturistic building design.Ges nd other ctivities re incoro-rted into the dys routine.

Te c is odertely riced, t $160or MERA ebers nd $170 or non-ebers, which includes ll rt sulies.

Fun with Art at MERAChildren should bring sunscreen, lunch,sncks nd big sile. Wer clothes thtcn get dirty! Beore- nd ter-cre cn berrnged, nd subsidy y be vilble.

Mny young rtists coe to the cevery suer. Our grndchildren, Lr(eight), nd Mi (six), loved MERA ArtC, sid Glori Shoebridge. Not onlydo they lern lot o dierent styles o rtcretion, but the show or the rents tthe end is wonderul condence boosteror the.

C Director Jnice Ling is visulrtist secilizing in co-coordinting rtsnd culturl rogrs or orgniztionssuch s MERA, the Interntionl LngugeProgr, nd schools. She is inter,stined glss rtist , nd ounder o Artk-ers Studio.

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"Open House"/Potpourrifor Peter (Morgan)

1927 - 2012

Sunday, July 14, 2013Doors open 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Perth Lions' Club (air conditioned)Halton St. at Arthur St. in the Fairgrounds in Perth, ON

1:30 pm - 3:30 pmMiscellaneous music, lyrics, book

(By - Favourites of - For Peter)Fun - Fond memories - Food

RSVP by July 9, if possible

Contact any of the below:Aynsley Gabriel-Buchanan

[email protected] 613-259-3385Gloria Baker [email protected]

Wynne Morgan [email protected], Box 280, Lanark, ON K0G 1K0

If you have any used/no-longer-needed eyeglasses, the Lions' Club sends them to needy

folks overseas. We'll provide a contribution box for

donated glasses.

Lanark Laughs is holding itsrst nnul stnd-u coedycontest this July. Tis is the rst

yer weve done it, so there is bit o lerning curve. So rthe biggest thing Ive lerned is

to strt looking or sonsors sixonths in dvnce insted o sixweeks

Te contest runs on July 6nd 13, nd the nls re going tobe on July 20. Te coics re slitinto two grous: U nd Coers(with csh rize o $100), ndSesoned Coics (with rizeo $250). U nd Coers re stillirly new to coedy, but redenitely going lces, nd Se-soned Coics re, you guessedit, ore exerienced erorerswho hve been round while.Guest judges will deterine whooves on to the next round, ndwhose dres get crushed (send-

Battle at BallygiblinsStand-up Comedy Contest

ing the down the th o bittercoedy).

Wht strted out s wy orre coics to get ore stgetie hs grown into soethingbigger, with lie o its own. We

strted out doing ree onthlyoen ic coedy night t Bl-lygiblins in Crleton Plce, ndnow book olished shows ll overthe re. We still do the oen icon the third Tursdy o everyonth its gret wy or r-ticints to work out new te-ril. We lso encourge newco-ers nd locl coedy hoeuls tocoe out nd give stnd-u try.

August is going to be busyonth or Lnrk Lughs, withsoe o the roceeds ro llo the shows going to LAWS(the nil shelter), long with 50/50 drw. I love teing uwith chrities the shows re

so uch un nd everyone wins.So r in August were bookedt OReillys Pub in Perth onAugust 16, JRs in Alonte onthe 17th, nd t Bllygiblins inCrleton Plce on the 31st. Plese

visit the Lnrk Lughs Fce-book ge or ore detils nddditionl shows, or just kee lookout or osters round town.

So i youre looking to tickleyour unny bone this suer,coe see the Bttle t Bllygib-lins. Wtch coedy strs shineor choke under ressure. Teshows re Sturdy nights strt-ing t 8pm nd dission is $5(this yers contest is sonsoredby the udience).

Everyone loves contest, slong s theyre winning. And i

youre not, its becuse you wererobbed nd lie is unir. Ken Strangway

Ive lwys ound tht theend o nother school

yer is bittersweet: onthe one hnd, there is sense o relie tht busy seson o concertsnd exs re nlly n-ished, but on the otherhnd there is bit o sense o sdness t hv-

ing to sy goodbye to studentswho re oving on nd rer-ing to nd their wy in the world.

As Music techer nd bnddirector, I send lot o tieworking with students, nd I still zed t how quickly theygrow ro being children into

young dults. As ost techerswill ttest, I think we lern such ro our students s theylern ro us.

One o the biggest lessons Ihve lerned is tht students willcoe through or you when youset chllenges in ront o the.Soeties the th doesnt l-wys go s stright s one wouldlike, but invribly they will riseto the occsion. I ut soe verychllenging usic in ront o ybnds this yer, nd ter uchhrd work (with lenty o rus-trtion) in rehersls, they cethrough with ying colours onconcert night. Te sense o c-colishent ws lble, ndthere is nothing quite like thteeling.

Another big lesson lerned is

tht y genertion is going tobe in good hnds soedy whenthese students becoe our u-ture leders. We too oten hereole colining tht young

Lessons Learned

by Tony Stuart

MusicMatters

eole tody lck work ethic,or deonstrte thy when itcoes to the welre o othereole. Dont believe it. Just be-cuse student is on their cellhone ll the tie doesnt entht they rent wre o theworld round the, or tht theyrent cble o gret things. Iveseen this rst-hnd on nuerous

occsions. odys young eolere very wre o socil justiceissues, both in their couni-ties nd in the world t lrge. Iveseen bnd ebers deonstrteincredible cossion whendeling with those less ortuntethn theselves, nd I wonder iI would hve deonstrted these turity nd wisdo ttht ge.

In ters o work ethic, youngeole tody re being sked todo ore nd ore in our schoolsyste. My stndrds nd ex-ecttions re certinly higherthn they were when I rst strt-ed teching. Students lso seeto be so uch busier thn they

used to. Wht iresses e istht so ny o the stick withbnd ll through high school.Tere re certinly lenty o re-sons nd excuses they could useto quit, but they dont. Tis iseven ore iressive in todysge o electronic distrctionstht see to be everywhere.

I generlly dont use this col-

un s oru to tlk bout yschool, but I think y editor willllow e to ublicly sy goodbyeto those students who re grdu-ting this yer, since it is such niortnt rt o the high schoolbnd exerience. Ive wtched

you grow ro children intozing young dults, nd I wish

you ll o the best s you tke theworld by stor. It hs been ylesure nd rivilege to workwith you, nd I grteul or l lthe lessons tht I hve lerned. ony Stuart is the Music Di-

rector at Notre Dame Catho-lic High School in CarletonPlace, and a reelance proes-sional musician.

Tony Stuart (ar right) is pictured here with members o the

RetroActives band rom Notre Dame Catholic High School in

Carleton Place

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Wnt to hel kids, butdont hve lot o tie?Well, hve I got n ideor you! But rst you hveto listen to little story.

Lie cn oten see

unir, esecilly or kids.I dont en the ButJOEY got new bike orHIS tenth birthdy! tye

o unir. I dont even en theOur clssroo is very sll when it rins the oor is ll sli-ery ud tye o unir, thtSchoolBOX is working on xing.I en the How coe those kidsick on e? or I live in osterhoe 'cuse y o hurt e,tye o unir. Te tye o un-ir tht hs erectly lovblekid eeling like they re less thntheir eers less oulr, lesssrt, less wnted.

I o the viewoint thtevery child deserves to eel lovednd wnted nd beutiul ndtht they belong. Actully, thtshould ly to every dult swell, but thts nother toic,I think. Children do not sk tobe brought into the world nd,whtever your religion sys boutsin, I think we cn gree tht kidsrrive innocent nd bleless,nd deserve ll tht we cn give,to hel the grow into hy,

helthy dults nd I enhelthy o ind, body nd sirit.Actully, I o the belie tht iwe ocussed ore on kids, loto the troubles o society woulddiser. But tht too, is storyor nother dy.

So, s I considered how un-ir lie could be to kids, I triedto gure out how I could hel. Icouldnt ord to give oneyor uch tie. H. I endedu looking into Big BrothersBig Sisters o Lnrk County.Tey re not-or-rot volun-teer orgniztion nd their is-

sion is to hel children develoto their unique otentil throughconsistent, deendble nd non-

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Stop&SmelltheChocolate Want to Help Kids

in a BIG Way?conditionl dult riendshi. Teyrovide entors to kids tht needthe. Oh, nd they dont lookround nd sy Check out tht kid he is in DIRE need o entor!It is usully techer or rent who

ight suggest child who needs entor nd gets the rocess go-ing. Or n dult volunteers to be entor, so BBBS sks t school inthe re to see i one is needed. Noone is orced to rticite.

Deending on your tie ndschedule, there re vrious wysto be entor. You cn be tr-ditionl Big Brother/Big Sister,where you would eet with yourLittle once week or three tove hours. Or you cn be n In-School Mentor, where you eetwith your Mentee or n hourech week, during the school dy.Hey, youre tking the out oclss or n hour s long s youdont schedule it during recess(unless they hte recess), youvescored oints lredy! Tere islso Group Mentoring, whereour entors eet u with grou o boys or girls ged 12 to14, or 7 to 10 weeks, or 1.5- to2-hour sessions, loosely struc-tured round hysicl ctivity,helthy eting, sel-estee ndcouniction skills.

BBBS sks tht you coitt lest one yer to eeting with

your Little. Mkes sense, s were trying to ke their lie bet-

ter, not give the bndonentissues. I you think you ightlike to be entor o soe sort,check out their website or givethe cll. Strt now, becuseit cn tke u to two onths tocolete the sign-u rocess.o be n in-school entor, youeet with BBBS worker to dis-cuss your interest, ll in or,nd get olice check, beorethey nd you entee. o be trditionl Big Bro/Sis, there is bit ore involved, s they try totch u Bigs nd Littles withsiilr interests.

Mysel, I chose in-school

entoring, becuse I hve ex-ible work schedule, nd, becusethere werent s ny unknowns.

Ater ll, it hd been teen yerssince I lst hung out with kidone-on-one. (I just looked hiu on Fcebook. He got rriedtwo yers go nd is n gricul-turl trder I dont even know

wht tht is!)I eet u with y entee

weekly throughout the schoolyer. We cht, drw, ly ges,do crts Its un! We both get brek ro our regulr dily rou-tine, nd hve stress-ree houro hnging out with soeonewho enjoys our cony. I dontknow tht Ive de ny chngein her lie, but I know or I hoe tht it lets her eel vlued. Ithink we ll need tht, dont we?o know tht we hve soeonewho will listen nd not judge,who chooses to send tie withus nd sees us s n individul?In other words, riend.

My current vourite thing todo, i I nish y drwing rst(which I try to do), is red toher ro Te Secret Garden byFrnces Hodgson Burnett. I re-ebered tht I loved the books youngster, but couldnt re-eber it ll. At rst I dontthink she liked the ide, but Isee her using to listen t excit-ing rts. Its the tle o youngsoiled gruy girl who is or-hned nd sent to live with herderessed silent uncle nd wellI dont wnt to soil it or you,

but sufce it to sy tht cou-le o kids leding sd lives ndsoe un nd joy.

I highly recoend beco-ing Mentor (or Big). I thinkIve even iroved y drwingskills!

o nd the BBBS ner you, goto tothe About Us ge. Click on Lo-cl Agencies to inut your ostlcode nd resto! I you live in Al-onte, Pkenh, Perth, SithsFlls, Crleton Plce or nywherein between, sily contct Rhon-d Low t 2830570 or

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Who They AreRebecc BlooeldBlooeld Fr, 5907 Mrtin St NAlonte, ON K0A 1A0 (613) 601-1465 Fcebook Blooeld Fr

What They OerSesonl rket vegetbles, CSA shres (check website or inor-tion)

Where They SellAlonte Frers Mrket on Sturdys

Rebecca Bloomeld

Kale Chips2 bunches o curly green kle cu thini cu tri cu cider vinegr cu wter 2 scllions1 clove grlic 1 leon (juice o) cu nutritionl yest kes ts se slt

Wsh kle nd stri leves ro the ste. er into wht-ever size ieces youd like the chis to be. Plce kle in lrgeixing bowl. Cobine the rest o the ingredients in blendernd blend until sooth, to get thick consistency. You yhve to dd ore wter. Pour over the kle nd ix thoroughlywith your hnds to cot the kle evenly.

Plce kle on gresed cookie sheet, being creul not to letthe ieces overl. Bke or bout 10 inutes t 400 degrees.Py close ttention to the chis, nd turn the over ter bout5 inutes, so tht they bke uniorly. My need to do ulti-le btches to kee the chis ro overling. Another deli-cious otion is to dehydrte the!

It y hve been the wood-en row rker sticking out othe ocket o soe well worn

Crhrtt work nts, or the lidshirt, or the dirt-inscribed hndstht gve her wy, but the tent-tive Rebecc? I uttered towrdsthe etit won cking u hercouter t the Equtor C inAlonte ws et with gener-ous grin. I see to hve knckor sotting rers!

Rebecc Blooeld is sot-soken, unssuing 31-yer-old;nd yet is s engged, thoughtulnd coitted s it gets when itcoes to, well, being in the worldnd doing wht she is doingwhich, s o this yer, is ringhere in Lnrk County.

Rebeccs journey to our rtsis winding one. Born nd risedner Clevelnd Ohio, her tsteor Cnd develoed duringsuers in northern Ontriond university yers t Queens inKingston. A course in ood secu-rity iqued her interest nd con-cern in our current ood systes

Bloomeld Farm Making Connections

nd the ire o robles result-ing ro the st six decdeso industril griculture. Tis

course undentlly chngedthe wy she considered the oodshe ets. While t Queens shelso et her rtner-to-be: theusicin (Juno noinee, noless), Crig Crdi. As it h-ens, he lives in Arnrior nd itsees we hve hi to thnk orluring Rebecc into our idst!

But beore she lnded here,Rebecc took her newound oodssion on the rod or severl

yers to exlore s ny cetsnd roches to ring s shecould. A three-onth ellowshit ADAMAH in Connecticutws turning oint or Rebecc.Te rogr, which integrtesorgnic ring, sustinble liv-ing, Jewish lerning, counitybuilding nd conteltive sir-itul rctice, ws deely en-ingul exerience or Rebecc. Itenbled her to see how the dee-est rts o hersel relted to ech

other nd could inor her lie inn integrted wy.

Other ortive work in-

cluded WWOOFing in Itly,teching t Te Edible School-

yrd inBerkeley, coleting one-yercerticte in orgnic ring tMichign Stte University ndthen working there to revise ndnge the rogr or nother

yer. All o these exerienceswere invluble not only in ro-

viding rcticl knowledge nd window into diverse roches,but lso in deonstrting theowerul eects tht growinggood ood sustinbly hs, bothon ersonl level nd withinthe broder counity.

So, how does one go ro thisto strting r? It sees i oneis oen to seeing the oortuni-ties the world resents nd onesroch is exible, things strtto hen! While ttending

yog clss in Alonte, Rebeccentioned to soeone tht shews looking or lnd to strt r, nd ws overherd by loclrer/yog techer/ounder oSiritMtters Julie Yen. Julie nd her hus-bnd Stewrt, both retired (h!)to ring, ter creers in tech-ing nd dt systes design

resectively. With three hoohouses to grow greens in, theyoerte shoulder seson CSA(Counity Suorted Agri-culture). Lst ll Rebecc heledthe out with the hrvest. A-ter tie sent with the in thegreenhouses exchnging eth-ods, ides nd lbour, she ws o-ered the oortunity to strt herrket grden t Julie nd Stew-rts r. Rebecc cknowledgestht this ccess to lnd, green-house nd n estblished inr-structure hs been very signi-cnt leg u.

An incubtor r s this

rrngeent y be coined,is gret oortunity or eo-le (rers or not) with extrlnd to hel out new rer.Mny well-qulied, energeticnd driven eole re reventedro strting r due to thelrge citl outut needed tourchse good lnd. But i eo-le with lnd re oen to hostingn eergent rer, win-winsitution cn oten be hd, r-ticulrly i vlues nd lie hi-losohies re cotible. SysJulie Yen, We re living inchnging ties tht require us tochnge the wy we do things

we hve to nd wys to get long!Tis is wonderul exle.

Lnd: check. But wht is neerging rer to do boutrising soe seed oney?Well, i you re Rebecc, youstrt crowdunding cign,o course! A bit like venture ci-tl eets icronnce eetschritble undrising; ides re

itched through n online site(Indiegogo.co in this instnce)nd sent out to the world viersonl socil networks. Teeole Rebecc hd connectedwith in the yers o ccuult-ing exerience suddenly bece rther lrge socil network shecould itch to. How to Strt Fr in 5 Minutes is the video(on her website) Rebecc deor her cign tht introduceshersel nd the resons why su-orting the strt-u o neworgnic r is soething eve-ryone should wnt to do. It wsconvincing to enough eole

(riends, ily nd strngerslike) or her to successully rechher undrising gol o $14,000by the end o My. Not bd.

Blooeld Fr is well on itswy! Rebecc is now selling t theAlonte Frers Mrket on St-urdys nd is lso oering CSAshres. Look or the hkuri tur-nis deeee-li-cious nd other

unusul vrieties.Rebecc hs git or connect-

ing thoughtully both in er-sonto-erson wy nd lso vitechnology (see her inortivewebsite nd Fcebook ge or llkinds o inortion, or sign uto receive her newsletters). Hernturl fnity or, nd cretiveroches to, shring knowledgebout growing ood is rereshing.I get the eeling tht well be see-ing soe interesting collbor-tions nd ositive contributionsto the counity in ucoing

yers ro this innovtive nd re-sourceul rer.

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Humm Bits

Te suer brek is wonderul oortunity tooster the skills nd interests o your child tht ynot hve been ully ddressed by the school syste rticulrly in the rts. I your child hs love othe rts, be they visul or erornce, Mle KeyDy C is oering rogr or the.

One o the illrs o Mle Key Dy Cs suc-cess is the oortunity or older children (those 9

yers nd u) to choose jor or their tie tc, llowing the to concentrte on one re ointerest or lrge ortion o the dy. While theSorts jor is oulr otion, the Fine Arts ro-gr t MKDC hs exerienced strong incresein enrollent in recent yers.

Te Fine Arts rogr is wonderul intro-duction to wide vriety o rt ors, sys KristenWidenier, owner nd director o Mle Key DyC. Weve covered everything ro scrbook-ing to cly sculture to l king. Every week wetke on new ediu.

As result o the success o the Fine Arts jor,MKDC hs dded n dditionl Peroring Artsjor or two weeks in August. Coing t the end

Opportunities or Artsat Maple Key Day Camp

o the suer c seson, the cers joringin Peroring Arts will study vriety o skills in-cluding irovistion, uetry, voice nd dnce,culinting in resenttion during MKDCs tl-ent show on the second-to-lst dy o c.

We do our best to kee toics brod within the

eroring rts nd visul rts genres, exlinsWidenier. Its iortnt tht kids re ble toexlore their interests without hving to hyer-ocus on one secic eleent t such young ge.Rther thn studyjustinting orjustdnce orjust

vocl, our cers hve the oortunity to exndtheir rnge o exeriences nd skills.

Te gol o Mle Key Dy C is to contributeto the uture o our counity by roviding highqulity cre nd rogring seciclly designedor the needs nd interests o school-ged children.For loctions in both Perth nd Siths Flls, thesuer session runs July 2 through August 16,nd sces re still vilble in ost ge grous ndsessions. For ore inortion on the rogrs,or to register, visit orcll 4642468.

Nancy DowkerRegistered Physiotherapist

613.253.4224

Tempt Your Taste Buds with Tea and Train FareTis yers Edwardian ea t the Rilwy Museu in SithsFlls will highlight the etizing trdition o dining on the ril-wy. It tkes lce on Sundy, July 7, ro 14pm.

Guests will exerience the tstes nd sounds o the Edwrd-in eriod in the rchitecturlly unique sttion, built in 1912 ndnestled within the icturesque town o Siths Flls. Sle

vriety o tes, s well s ood insired by the rilwys celebrted

dining cr service. Enjoy the usic o tlented locl brss bnd,reiniscent o the erly 1900s, nd exlore the secil disly ohistoric trin cr service nd dinnerwre.

ickets re $20 or non-ebers nd $16 or ebers. Res-ervtions re required. Plese cll the useu t 2835696 oreil to book your reservtion or orny urther questions. Te Rilwy Museu o Estern Ontriocn be ound t 90 Willi Street in Siths Flls, nd online t.

Live Music at Fall RiverCoe on out to the Fll River Resturnt in Mberly to enjoySundys Music on the Ptio! Sundy, July 7, will eture live Cu-bn usic by Mrio Frnco, nd on July 14 Te Swing Doctorsly! Wht better wy to c o the weekend thn dncing onthe tio nd enjoying soe gret ood nd icro-brewed beers?Cll 2682197 to ke reservtion or or dditionl detils.

Perth Community ChoirsSecretis Out!Te Perth Counity Choir is excited to nnounce their ll2013 roduction. Tis yer, the PCC will be resenting Te SecretGarden, usicl dttion o the clssic childrens novel byFrnces Hodgson Burnett. Tere re oortunities or children,

youth nd dults, nd oortunities or rticition behind thescenes, heling with costues, sets, crew, rketing nd ront ohouse. Kee your eyes on the locl ers nd Like the PerthCounity Choir Fcebook ge or ore inortion boutuditions, which will tke lce in id-August.

Valley Players Changing o the GuardTe Annul Generl Meeting o Te Vlley Plyers ws held tthe Mississii Vlley extile Museu on June 12. Te eetingws well ttended nd herlded colete chnge o the execu-

tive. With gret thnks nd recition or ll their hrd workover the lst yer, steing down were Andre Cruise, ove Hun-ding nd Brin McMnus. Te curtin oens on the next sesono lys with Peter Meyer t the hel once gin s resident.Joining Peter re long-tie ebers Cthy Clrk s tresurer,Lurie Dickson s vice-resident, nd newcoer Lesley Moll ssecretry.

Te new executive is looking orwrd to terric seson,beginning with roduction o the Governor Generl Awrd-nointed lyMarion Bridge in the ll. Anyone interested inbecoing involved with Te Vlley Plyers or this terric showis invited to visit or contct the grou t.

A Call to Local Food ProducersHel roote your roduct long with other locl oods by r-ticiting in the 2013 Lanark County Harvest Festival to be

held on Sundy Seteber 8 ro 11am to 4pm t the BeckwithPrk, 1319 9th Line in Beckwith.

Te event will eture vendors ro ll rers rkets inLnrk County, long with other locl roducers ro within theCounty. Locl entertinent, childrens events (including et-ting r) nd other ctivities such s cooking deonstrtion,will tke lce throughout the dy. Fun or the whole ily!

ke dvntge o this gret oortunity to showcse yourroducts nd gin custoers. Lnrk County will be dvertisingnd rooting this event over the next ew onths.

Reserve your sce tody by downloding the lictionor ro . Te dedline or li-ctions is July 29. Alictions nd yent cn be delivered ndde yble to: ownshi o Beckwith, 1702 9th Line, CrletonPlce, ON K7C 3P2. Tere is il slot in the ownshi Ofceront door or ter hours dro o.

Crtooning is one o JB Arts ost oulr ro-grs throughout the suer, but is one o thehrdest to tech. Tere re so ny dierent tyeso crtooning nd everyone likes dierent sects.Soe students like coic books nd video ges,others re ns o nited ov-ies nd coic stris, nd thenthere re the V show chrcters.But the lrge vriety o tyes ocrtooning is not wht kes ithrd to tech. Wht kes it sodifcult is tht ll o these ors o

crtooning re develoed throughthe individuls cretivity. Any-thing cn be turned into crtoonnd develoed into un storywith little igintion. Trough-out the suer ech week strtswith clss tht is ent to bring out studentscretivity. It tkes while to get kids to sto wor-rying bout their ides being silly, until they ccetthe concet tht their ides resupposed to be silly!One o the best crtoon stories roduced over the

Silly Art (On Purpose)st ourteen yers ws one o scissors, er ndrock, nd how they ce together to gng u ondynite! Te cretor hd tken soething thtost eole cn relte to, tht is unny, nd de story to go long with oulr issue like bullying.

When student hs one goodide, ore good ides ollow. Once student hs good ide, hel is thereto develo iges, throughout theweek, tht tell the story, nd then tonish their coic the best wy os-sible. Students re insired to tke

their silly doodles, turn the intochrcters, roble-solve storiesnd ictures, nd turn the intosoething they cn be roud o.Tt is wht kes JB Arts crtoon-ing rogrs so successul.

Crtooning is one o bout 200 dierent clssestught during the suer or ges 6 to 13. Yourchild could rticite ll nine weeks nd not dothe se roject twice! Visit or cll2203005 or ore inortion.


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Thu. July 11 Ila Vann, Soul Singer with Spencer Evans Trio, 911

Sat. July 13 Comedy Night, with CBC writers $40 Buffet and Show, 710:30

Mon. July15 Acoustic Blue Mondays with Fraser/Daley ,$45/person Buffet andShow, 610, Reservations only

Thursdays Jazz Night with Spencer Evans Trio, 911

Fridays Shawn McCullough, Guitar/Vocal, 69 on the patio

Saturdays Head Over Heels, Vocal Guitar Duo, 69 on the patio

Sundays Head Over Heels, Vocal Guitar Duo, 12:303:30 on the patio

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New Menu!Saturday Brunch10AM to 3PM

Thursday Ribs & Music 5PM to midnight

Greek Food Night 1st Tuesday of the month

New Events!Open Stage MusicThursdays 5PMmidnight

Live Music Nights Fridays 8PM to midnight

Stewart Park WeekendJuly 19 & 20

Coincidentl encounters otenyield good stories, but its nototen tht the story becoesone or the history books. Whenstrting out with her grde tenhistory roject, ll Jill Douglshd ws ne. Te ssignentinvolved choosing the ne o llen soldier ro the cenothin Alonte, nd delving into the

lie story behind it. It ws only bychnce tht Jill chose the neshe did, nd this sile decisionsrked chin o events thtcould only occur by coincidence.

On My 19, the North L-nrk Regionl Museu ofcillyoened its doors or the su-er seson. Guests ro crossthe re cked into the inroo or oening seeches ndthe screening o l ut to-gether by the useu, eturingorl interviews conducted dur-ing the revious yer. Mny othose interviewed were resent,including Mck Jes, long-tie Aleton resident. It justso hened tht this ws theternoon Jill Dougls decided to

visit the useu to reserch herchosen soldier, Russell Jes, n ro Aleton who died inWorld Wr II.

Aleton hs lwys been close-knit counity, tucked

A Chance Encounterwy between the lrger townso Alonte nd Crleton Plce.While Jes y be reltivelycoon lst ne, the odds thttwo Jess ro Aleton yhve soe connection were inher vour. Jill nd Mck Jeswere introduced nd, s it turnsout, Russell Jes ws Mcksolder brother; he let Aleton s

young n to join the ir orceduring World Wr II.

Te two were eqully excitedbout this chnce eeting, egerto discuss Mcks brother. Tewelth o inortion tht Mcknd his ily could rovideJill truly sursses ny historybook; nd the notion tht Rus-sells eory is being broughtout in this wy ust hve been wonderul nd eotionl exeri-ence or the Jess. Jill nd theJes ily et gin recentlyto shre wht insights they hveon Russells lie nd service. Inher reserch, Jill hd uncoveredgovernent records the Jesily hd yet to see. BlncheDezell, Mck nd Russells sister,ws lso in contct with Jill, ro-

viding her with the oortunityto see Russells service edls.

Jills history roject hs cer-tinly trnsored into soe-thing ore; through her chnce

eeting with Mck Jes ndily, the ne on the cenothhs been given vibrncy o lie.Te North Lnrk Regionl Mu-seu is roud to hve enbledthis connection nd suortedthe reserch o locl history. Teuseu is vilble to nyoneinterested in the history o theLnrk County re, nd contin-ues to be vluble resource orthose who, like Jill, re looking tobring history out o the books.

Jill Dougls ttends Alontend District High School, ndhs coleted this roject srt o her grde 10 history clss.Te North Lnrk Regionl Mu-seu is oen seven dys week,

10am to 4pm, or the rest o thesuer.Best wishes to Jill in the co-

letion o her roject, nd bigthnk-you to Mck, his ily,nd his sisters Blnche nd Ireneor their generous suort ndrticition. Celia Zamorano is a summer

student at the North LanarkRegional Museum

Need a Change o Scene?Visit the SONE SCHOOL GALLERY, 28 Mill, Portage-du-Fort,Qubec. Exhibition by Marc Walter, land-art. Created in situ.From June 28 to July 14, 2013. www.artpontiac.com

When grade 10 student

Jill Douglas (below, at let)

began researching a name on

the Almonte Cenotaph, she

wouldnt have predicted that it

would lead to a meeting with

the amily o allen soldier

Russell James (above)

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Long beore Willi Shtner seto to boldly go where no onehd gone beore, nd ChristoherPluer discovered tht the hillswere live with the sound o u-sic, both ctors were rt o theStrtord Shkesere Festivl.

Rsu hotos o these Holly-wood strs re just rt o signi-icnt exhibit tht runs until id-October t the Perth Museu.

Now and Ten: Found reas-ures o Canadian Teatre His-tory resents colourul jour-ney through soe signicnteriods in the ost-World WrII develoent o Cndin cul-ture, s well s soe rerkbleieces o Perths own thetriclhistory tht go bck lost century.

Te exhibit ws lrgely in-sired by the lives o Cndinctors Bernrd Behrens nd Deb-orh Css, both o who workedin the erly yers o Strtord ndCBC, touring North Aericwith the Cndin Plyers, ly-ing suer stock, nd eror-ing t the oronto Crest Tetre,Hlixs Netune Tetre, ndthe Shw Festivl. Tey werert o genertion whose cesny Cndins grew u wtch-ing, both on stge nd on Vshows such s Te Forest Rang-ers nd Te Beachcombers; nyo those erorers re eturedin hotogrhs nd intings tthe Perth Museu exhibit.

Canadian Theatre HistoryComes Alive in Perth

When Bernrd Behrens ssedwy lst Seteber t LnrkLodge, his son Mtthew, whois the ssocite roducer t theClssic Tetre Festivl (CF),ce uon tresure trove onewser cliings, rogrs,

nd costue designs, ro whtny critics describe s gold-en ge or Cndin thetre. Hend CF rtistic roducer LurelSith relized tht ny o theshows currently stged by theCF were the exct shows ththis rents genertion cut theirteeth on in the 1950s nd 1960s.

Lst yer, when we did theshowMary, Mary, we discoveredtht y ther hd been in theoriginl Cndin roduction othis coedy, t the Netune Te-tre in 1963, sys Behrens. Si-ilrly, we stged wo or the See-saw nd stubled cross n oldscrit tht reveled y otherhd worked on its rst Cndinroduction in 1959.

Te Now and Ten rt othe exhibit ocuses on originlCndin roductions o showstht hve been erored by theCF, ro Te Marriage-Go-Round nd Te Star-SpangledGirl (this yers suer lineu)toBell, Book and Candle nd TeFourposter.

Visitors to the useu exhib-it this suer will lso enjoy thesights o Strtord in the 1950snd 1960s, ro the colourul

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dierent 1960s productions o

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lybills nd seson osters, tooriginl gzine stories boutlndrk oents in Strtordsthetricl history. Teyll lso seeoriginl intings by legendryCndin ctor Gordon Pinsent,s well s eorbili ro theBlderson Tetre, or yers thelrgest thetre between orontond Montrel nd hoe to coictroue Te Mrks Brothers.

Were grteul to Dvid ndJnice Jcklin who run the FullCircle Tetre, where the CF islying this suer or hvingsuch keen dirtion or the-

tre history nd or reserving sony eleents o the BldersonTetre, including the sets thtre now t the Full Circle, sysBehrens. Were eqully grteultht Kren Rennie, the Perth Mu-seus curtor, sw the historicl

vlue o celebrting Cndinthetre history in nner tht,s r s we know, is not done

very oten in this country.TeNow and Ten exhibit will

be on disly t the Perth Mu-seu, 11 Gore Street Est, untilOctober 14. For ore inor-tion, visit orcll 18772831283.

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Heritge Mic Dys t Murhys Point ProvincilPrk brings you dinner thetre with dierencethis suer. unes, ales and Rusty Relics is noriginl roduction, written seciclly or thisnnul estivl, tht will tke lce long the Sil-

ver Queen Mine tril on three serte occsions in July, August nd October nd will rovide unique culturl exerience or both locls ndtourists.

Follow Miss Whiteld, schooltecher ro

1909, nd jck-o-ll-trdes Johnny Russell, s theyhel rk interreter unerth the rtects oMurhys Points st. Fr, ine nd sugr bushre brought to lie through the stories o these rustyrelics. Venture down into the Silver Queen Mine tounderstnd the hrdshis o the erly iners. End

your tri t the iners bunkhouse, where youllsvour bulous hot dinner served by Cookie, s

you enjoy soe trditionl usic by Crtur. Tisgrou hils ro the hert o the Ottw Vlley;their tlented usicinshi covers nuber ogenres, with ocus on their Celtic roots. Te r-rngeents generlly stick to trditionl Irish,Scottish nd Ce Breton ddle instruentlsthough they hve been known to throw in ewVlley nd Newoundlnd tunes s well.

Shows re scheduled or Wednesdy, July 17;Wednesdy, August 14; nd Sturdy, October 12,which is Tnksgiving weekend. Strt tie in Julynd August is 7pm, nd the October show strts t6pm. As drkness descends, the bunkhouse will belit by the glow o trditionl ic lnterns; t theend o the evening, guests will use the lnterns toke their wy bck to the rking re.

(We) just wnted to sy wht gret night wehd, sid the Fubert ily ro Hudson, QC,who ttended one o the dinnerthetres lst suer. Fro llthe volunteers who gve theirtie, to the delicious ood ndthe bnd who sulied the en-tertinent, it relly ws won-derul exerience. We re so gld

tht we went.ickets re $75 er erson(which includes ll txes ndgrtuities) nd dvnce ur-chse is required due to liited

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Heritge Mic Dys is in its ourth yer o o-ertion nd is rogr o the Friends o MurhysPoint Prk. A ull schedule descrition o ll estivl

events cn be ound on the web-site t under the Events tb. For detils,eil or cll 2675340. HeritgeMic Dys hs received nncilsuort ro y Vlley own-

shi, the Celebrte Ontrio ro-gr, nd the ouris EventMrketing Prtnershi Progro the Ministry o ouris, Cul-ture nd Sort.

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Dear Miss WriteWhy dont eole resectthe rules o the rod ndlne ssignents inroundbouts? Tey swyro lne to lne with noregrd or who else is inthere. I dont get it.Enraged at the Roundabout

Dear EatR,We hve roundbout in ytown too nd, Ill be honest, I stillhve yet to ster it. Mostly, Ithink, becuse I not condenty counterrts re obeying therules nd I reoccuied wtch-ing out or wht theyre bout todo (I realize Im perpetuating theproblem. Shush). I dont knowbout you, but no one ever tughte how to neuver round-bout. I took Drivers Ed. I cnrllel rk with y eyes closed(not well, mind you). But give e roundbout nd Ill disoint

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Dear Miss Write,How do I becoe orning er-son?Yours, Grumpy Gus

Dear Gee Gee,I I knew the nswer to this ques-tion, Id be orning ersonby now. Fct is, we ll hve ourstrengths. You nd I lck luster

in the orning. Besides our oorsuering ilies, who cres?Own it. So youre not orningerson. Mybe youre n ter-noon erson. Mybe you whis-tle while you work like nobodysbusiness. Mybe youre betterthn your verge ber t, sy,3pm when everyone else is crsh-ing becauseyou reserve your en-ergy in the orning. I bet youredownright chier t 3pm, rent

you? Why wste good ttitudeon bedhed nd ussy children inneed o cked nut-ree lunch, Isy. Aternoon erson it is!

Dear Miss WriteLets get to the hrd-hitting stu.Should Ki Krdshin rellytke bby on tour with Knye?Keeping up with Kim

Dear KUWK,It would er I hvent beenkeeing u with the Krdshi-ns s well s I should be! Hsthe bby been born? Is it boy

or girl? Whts its ne? AndKnye. Is he hndling new ther-hood well? A tour? So soon? Ohwit. I dont cre.

Dear Miss Write,Why do erect strngers eelthts its erectly ok to touch ybbys ce? Not once, but severlties. And ore iortntly, whydo I eel hesitnt/bd/rude sk-ing the not to touch her? Yes ocourse shes cute with her buttonnose, chubby cheeks nd doe eyes,but she is not ublic exhibit!

Touchy Mom

Dear Touchy MomI think youre r too worriedbout being nice. I cn under-stnd not wnting to be cruelhowever, so look or kind wy tocounicte your eelings (yreerence would be ssive g-gression/lying)nd use it. Soe-thing like Oh, sorry. Id preer youdidnt touch her. Shes been underthe weather and her immunesystem is a bit down.Teyll eelguilty or otentilly threten-ing the wellbeing o your kid, nd

ybe they wont be so quickto do it next tie. I dont knowwhy eole eel its oky. I couldseculte its becuse they genu-inely relly love bbies. Tey likelydont hve bbies in their lives (Ithink you nd I both cn ttest tothe cute thing getting old rettyquick). Knowing tht strngersre inclined to get ll u in yourbbys grill, I would try hrder to

nticite sid touching nd oveyour child wy ro the ryingcheek inchers. At the end o thedy however, you y not be bleto void it. Its one o those nnoy-

ing things tht coes rt ndrcel with renthood. Itll ss.

Dear Miss Write,I you hd one dy let on erthnd you hd to et three elslus dessert in the Vlley, wherend wht would you order?Hungry in the Valley

Dear Hungry,I I hd one dy let on erth ndthree els (lus dessert you sy!)to et in the Vlley, I would et llthree in lce tht hs ree child-cre. So y os house bsicl-ly. Or y unts. And you cnt or-der nything ro either o thoselces. You et wht theyre k-ing nd you like it. And becusesoeone is lying with your kid,

you relly like it.(Im sorry this isnt a better an-

swer, Hungry. I would love to pro-

mote a variety o wonderul res-taurants in the area. I know thereare several. My childless riendsare orever bragging about theirculinary exploits; however, wetend to stay pretty close to homewhen it comes to dining out thesedays and I dont think itd be airto make it all about Funmonte,I mean Almonte. Ask me next

year. Next year well eat out allthe time. Right? Right?!) Emily Arbour is a freelance

writer(among other things)who lives and works in Almonte.By no means is she an expert inanything but having an opinionand making things up. You cango ahead and take her advice,but youd probably do just aswell asking her mom if itd bepossible to have a vegetarianoption instead

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HERBFEST

the 18thAnnual Midsummer

Sunday, July 28, 9am5pm (rain or shine)Demonstrations

Adission inluded with Dy Pss.

Demo Tent 1

9:3010:30am A Major Lie Transition rom Adult toElder (Trse Kelders)

11am1pm Che Cook-Of(see Seil Feture)

23pm Summer Sizzlers Whats Hot in LocalArtisan Cheese (Vness Sions)

Demo Tent 2

1011am A Perect 10: Eat, Live, Lose Weight(Elizeth Hines)

1112pm You Creative? You Bet!(Helene Anne Fortin)

121pm Do-It-Yoursel Natural Body-careTreatments (Hether Grrod)

12pm Aging With Grace: Health Ater 40(Kthleen Leeson, RH)

23pm Natures Medicine Cabinet: Allergies and

Asthma (Cynthi Inze)

Music Program

99:45am Wke You U Mri Bnd

12pm Lus Hnen nd GoLong

2:303:30pm Hrists on the orh

45pm erri Bennett, Jk Denovn, Mr Goette

For all ages

Grden our with Grndother Al Lo (10:30am); Grdenour with S Prlour (1:30pm); Wild Her Wlks with JohviLeek (10am & 1pm) nd Aer Westll (11:30am & 2:30pm);Storytelling with Vitori Lulo (11am & 2pm); Dning

Firies, Henn ttoos, Korny Klowns, Fe Pinting & ore

Spec ial Feature

Demo Tent 1: Chef Cookoff

11am to Che Cook-Owith host Debbie Trenholm(accredited sommelier of Savvy Company)

Rehaad A. Ali, Exeutive Chef, owner ofSafron &

Chives Creative Catering, nd rtner oFUZE Productions, n events,ood nd venue ony Rehd onstntly ollows the hot ood trends ndis roud to rete soe o his own dding to theOttw dining sene.

Paul Vanderpool Jr., Hed Che t Te BridgeCaf and Bistro, Crleton PleReently the he o Edgr Bronn Sr., Pulws rised in Louisin where he ws exosed toooking tht used Frenh ulture nd trditionlAerin inuenes to rete unique dishes. Hisrst jo ws s re ook t K-Puls Kithen inNew Orlens.

Josh Gillard, Che t Te Galley Restaurant,

Neen Siling Clu , nd owner oMustWine BarJoshs 15 yers in the ulinry industry hve in-luded ositions in ny lied resturnts inOttw. Josh hs not one ut two resturnts inOttw he is the new owner o Must Wine Br inthe Bywrd Mrket.

Advance Herbest passes are on sale at:the Herb Garden, 3840 Old Alonte Rd., Ottw (613) 256-0228

Te able Restaurant, 1230 Wellington St., Ottw (613) 729-5973Reid Landscaping, 142 Pik Rd., Crleton Ple (613) 253-3467Rainbow Foods, 1487 Rihond Rd. t Crling (613) 726-9200

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Herest is o-oertive eort y lost100 lol sll enterrises, rs ndrtisns. Mny vendors nd visitors

hve een returning or yers. One reson istht it is virtully iossile to see, her nd ex-eriene everything tht Herest hs to oer injust one visit. Our gol is to introdue you to

your neighours who rodue lol, helthy,nturl, estiide-ree, orgni roduts.hese sll- nd ediu-sized vendors notonly suly the Ottw Vlley with their g retroduts, ut lso send their oney lolly.heir roits re not sent out o town!

While youre here, tke tour o the orlthee eds, where over 150 dierent vrietieso ulinry, ediinl, roti nd lnds-ing hers re etured. ke guided wild her

wlk on the wetlnd tril, or ring the kids onwht they will ll the jungle tril, euse o thetll grsses. Ten tke rek nd enjoy iro-rewed eer.

Wnder through the outdoor herl rketnd disover the ny uses o hers rootted lnts, otourris, oils nd vinegrs,

dried wreths nd reserves to slves, nturlskin re roduts, th slts, ssge oils ndtintures. Enjoy live usi nd dne eror-nes, storytelling, e inting, nd guidedtours throughout the dy s well s deonstr-tions, seinrs, nd o ourse the oulr CheCook-o.

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The Interntionl Her Assoition hsned elder s their Her o the Yeror 2013. Forerly led in the hon-

eysukle ily, elder ws relssied due togeneti evidene. It ontins etween 5 nd30 seies o deiduous shrus, sll trees ndhereous erennil lnts. Tere re severleldererry seies ntive to the U.S. nd Cn-d, ut Sambucus canadensis is ost oon

in the entrl nd estern rts. It is oten on-sidered weed or the wy it grows long enesnd elds, ut its ediinl nd ulinry usesdte k over enturies. Te Itlin liqueurSu is voured with oil otined ro theelderower, nd elderower ordils nd syrusre oulr in ny Euroen ountries.

Aording to Wikiedi: the rie, ookederries (ul nd skin) o ost seies o S-uus re edile, ut unooked erries, nd nyother rts o lnts ro this genus re oison-ous. Te leves, twigs, rnhes, seeds nd rootsn ontin ynide-induing glyoside. Int, in the stge lyArsenic And Old Lace, twoelderly sinsters urder en y serving theeldererry wine led with ynide, rseni, ndstryhnine. Elder lso kes other ernes

in oulr ulture: in the 1973 song ElderberryWine y Elton John nd Bernie uin, in thel Monty Python and the Holy Grail (whenKing Arthur is tunted y eing told tht yourther selt o eldererries), nd ore reently

s the Elder Wnd the ost owerul wnd inthe wizrding world oHarry Potter.

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Ilove this tie o yer. Teir is sturted with in-toxiting sells nd the

sounds o irds. Plnts re ush-ing u out o the erth nd theheling ower nd roise oresh new green is undnt.I hve nally sent severlhours in y erennil grdensrerrnging the urniture (klening u, dividing nd trns-lnting) nd sying hello ginto ll o the lnt riends Id or-gotten out over the winter. AsI work y wy through the eds,I reinded o just how uhlesure the nuerous hersIve lnted ring to e theirwting ros greeting e s Iove ongst the. Hers trulyre soe o y ost vouritelnts, nd they etureroinently in oth yvegetle, erennil ndotted grdens. Beutiulnd tough oten er-

oring est in len, hot,dry onditions hershve een vlued or hun-dreds o yers or theirulinry nd ediinlroerties. o e, theyre sort o the shnso the lnt world un-ssuing ut otent.

Herl grdens hveeen round or LONG tie.Evidene shows tht s erly s4000b.c. her grdens were uiltner Egytin teles. In thest entury we hve witnessed deline in suh ses due, inrt I guessing, to siult-

neous inrese in odern hr-eutils. However, there is le in our idst tht is dedi-ted to rooting the ulturend ultivtion o hers. TeHer Grden loted just esto Alonte oers the uli sntury to visit, le to lernout nd urhse hers, nd

eutiul le to rent or rivteuntions suh s weddings, re-unions or ororte events.

Over the st ten yers, own-ers Gerry nd George (r-ently lst nes re not o-only used with these two!) hveswned nuer o diversettrtions nd oortunities tthe lotion. Tere is soethingo interest or everyone t theHer Grden! For ns o lolhistory, the eutiully restoredlog rns, uilt y Irish settlers(the Meehns) in the 1830s, resure to e o interest. Te Mee-hn ily hs even ooked ther or their ily reunionthis suer! For those wntingn enounter with nture, wet-lnd tril is redy to greet your

wlking shoes. For soething it ore onteltive, one nwlk slowly through the ly-rinth tht ws onstruted sever-l yers go. Aroti hers linethe thwys nd hel to slowring rins, ousing ones t-

tention on eh ste o the jour-ney.

ie to lnt soe hers?Te Her Grden oers wideseletion o tender nd hrdyulinry hers or sle. For thoseseeking inortion out whtto do with those hers, threeworkshos out how to re

or nd hrvest the re oeredthis yer, ree o hrge. Hungry?One onth, tered ily-style dinners in the renovtedrn re treendously oulr.Cll to reserve set. o to oyour exeriene, n rt gllerynd rtisn outique re housedin two o their other log uild-ings, nd eture lol rt ndhndde ites. See their we-site or detils, dtes nd hours ooertion.

Te grounds eture deon-strtion grdens tht rovide disly o ture, hrdy, eren-nil hers. Tese nd the lovelygzeo overlooking the grdensre oth selling oint nd otenthe ol oints or weddings.And weddings re ig rt o

Gerry nd Georges usi-ness. I suose their ownwedding (soon ter ov-ing to the r dedego) ust hve de

light-ul go o, or theyegn develoing the lo-tion to el to nd -oodte lrge nd sllwedding rties, s well sother soil nd ororteuntions.

Te lrgest nd erhsest known o the ulievents hosted t the Her

Grden is Herest (July 28). A-ter 17 yers, this one-dy herlextrvgnz, orgnized y theOttw Vlley Her Assoition,ontinues to ttrt deditednd diverse rry o vendors ndvisitors, inluding herlists, r-

tisns, her growers, oodies ndhes. Te event osts dy-longrogr o entertinent, de-onstrtions nd unique sho-ing environent with over 100vendors ro ross the region.

Gerry (he) nd George (she)lnded here ter winding urevious reers in ororte

hed-hunting nd geritrisyhitry resetively. Teysought nd ound signinthnge o senery in oth theirhoe nd work lives, nd es-tlished hoe se loser toGerrys tivities s kyk en-thusist. With little revious ex-eriene with either grdeningor hers, neither o the wouldhve igined owning nd run-ning her grden. However, sGerry uts it, It ws turnkeyusiness oortunity (i.e. it ws well-estlished usiness), ndwht they ould nd didring toit ws their entrereneuril re,

rketing svvy nd strongwork ethi. Te lerning urvews stee t rst nd Gerry i s therst to redit the gret st thtstyed on through the hngein ownershi. Tis enled theknowledge trnser o hergrowing nd grden inte-nne to unold soothly. In theyers ensuing, the oule hveshed the usiness in wys ththve ut their own st on it.Judging ro the sheer diversityo servies the usiness oers itslientele, G & G re doing rkjo o it!

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Herbfest 2013 Sunday, July 28, 9am5pm

HERBFEST 2013 VENDORS

COMPLEE VENDOR DEAILS A WWW.HERBFES.CA

AdoritFir trde lothingwww.adorit.ca

Almonte Chiropractic CentreChirorti helth re, osturesreeningwww.almontechiropractic.com

Ann Art EectsFri sulting gurineswww.anndunlap.ca

Arran Hill Garlic FarmGrli nd [email protected]

Ascension HealingCrystl heling sessions nd jewellerywww.ascensionhealing.ca

Aunt Lulus Country KitchenPeer jellies & [email protected]

Averys Garden MarketHers, erennils, grli, eerswww.averysgardenmarket.com

Beyond the Garden GateHoede reserves, used -ing/grdening nd her [email protected]

Canadian Organic GrowersEdution terils or orgni

ood nd griulturewww.cog.ca

Cats ParadiseLuxury t ording & t iteswww.catsparadise.ca

Chamomile DesjardinsHot eer [email protected]

Cheese 2 GoPkged heeses & heese es-sorieswww.cheese2go.ca

Cheshire Cat PubLol eer, urrieswww.cheshirecatpub.com

City o Ottawa EnvironmentalServices

Ino ooth on itys [email protected]

Cuardach Farm/ OrganicsOrgni roduts nd inortionwww.cuardach.ca

Dianne Rodger JewellerySilver & jestone jewellerywww.diannerodger.ca

Donna Kinneburghrot rd reder nd stone [email protected]

Dragony DreamersMetl work [email protected]

Earth to BodyNturl & orgnic skin cre roductswww.natural.ca

Earthy EssentialsHndde kitchen & body roductswww.earthyessentials.ca

Eco-Source.comEnvironentlly resonsible roductswww.eco-source.com

Eklektikaestry nd deni gs, wter-roo onhos, gs, [email protected]

Elk RanchElk et, hotogrhy & ntler jew-ellerywww.elkranch.com

Equator Coee RoastersIed/hot oee & te, kged o-ees & teswww.equator.ca

Face to GraceSkin nd wellness rewww.acetograce.com

Faerie Art by Faerie CeCeFerie houses/doors nd ystilreturesaeriecece@ hotmail.com

Fern Garden CreationsHndrted resin jewellery withrel owers & [email protected]

Fresh SqueezedLeonde, ornge & grefruit [email protected]

Funk Your JunkJewellery, ccessories, wllets etc.www.unkyourjunk.com

Glengyle GarlicFresh grli nd [email protected]

Glorias Fresh Belgian WaesBelgin wes, rozen yogurt, [email protected]

Grandmas Garden Ltd.All nturl hndde lundry sowww.grandmasgardenlaundrysoap.ca

Growing ConcernsGrden consults, renos & cochingwww.growingconcerns.ca

Guatemala Stove ProjectInfortion & vrious crftswww.guatemalastoveproject.org

Happy Goat CoeeBens & ground oeewww.happygoatcofee.com

Harvest HoneyHoney & beeswx cndleswww.harvesthoney.com

Healthy Active Liestyle

Author, forensic heling & orewww.healthyactiveliestyle.ca

Heart o the Valley GitsFir trde stchels & urses, sos,hts nd other hndde itesacebook.com/ValleyMerchant

Heavenly HoneySecilty honey, beeswx cndles &giftswww.heavenlyhoney.ca

Helene Anne FortinHnd-inted ortritswww.portraitsoyourlie.com

Herboristerie La Fe des BoisNturl cosetics, herbl tes etc.www.herboristerielaeedesbois.com

Honey Pie Hives and HerbalsHoney, herl slves, her lends

[email protected] SpicedHot sues, rus, BBQ suewww.islandspiced.com

Jane Snider PotteryHndde untionl [email protected]

Kathleen Leeson RHHerlist & shni [email protected]

Kerr PotteryHndde [email protected]

Kings Creek Garlic FarmGrli jelly, ikles, dehydrted gr-li nd [email protected]

Kricklewood FarmCold ressed sunower oilwww.kircklewoodarm.com

Lavender LaneLvender [email protected]

Lie in ransitionPersonl develoentwww.lieintransition.ca

Lisa Fawcett Epicure SelectionsAuthenti ood lends & diswww.lisaawcett.myepicure.com

Lori Stresman RP-CRAReiki, nutritionl suleentswww.naturalhealthreikicentre.com

Maggies ShortbreadsHoede shortredwww.maggiesshortbreads.com

Mains de MariposaHndde nturl [email protected]

Mississippi Valley Field Natural-istsInfo on use of lstic bgs

www.mvn.caMufn MouseChildrens [email protected]

My Bareoot WorldChildrens ooks, usi, uetswww.mybareootworld.com

Natural Soaps and CratsGot ilk so roduts nd [email protected]

Natural Pet FoodsNturl & lol et tretswww.naturalpetoods.ca

NickelaSei-reious stone, erl, [email protected]

Nick King Catering / LEsprit duJardinSusge on un & lEsrit [email protected]

Oasis Energy Terapydoerr essentil oils, suleents& skin rewww.oasisenergytherapy.com

Ohm BarsNutritionl rswww.ohmbars.com

Once a reeWood oxes, utting ords ndlzy [email protected]

Opeongo Mountain Meadow SoapHndde sos & th rodutswww.opeongo.com

Our Hobby FarmPikles, js, relishes, king, [email protected]

Pats Sweet emptationsCkes, ookies, [email protected]

Pattys Whimsical Creations / OnTe [email protected]

Planet BotanixArothery, siritul gits, odyrodutswww.planetbotanix.com

Pretty-FoursCheesekes, roons, etitourswww.pretty-ours.com

Pure Heart ShiatsuMssge sessions, ody rodutswww.pureheartshiatsu.com

Purple UrchinHndde so, ody rodutswww.purpleurchinsoap.com

Rue Royale

Cst stone ushroos, grgoyles &[email protected]

Satya SpicesServies, workshos, ulse ssess-ents, yurvedi rodutswww.satyaspices.com

Savvy CompanySot heese & wine deowww.savvycompany.ca

Shaklee Independent DistributorNon-toxi household leners ndnutritionl rodutswww.healthyturnaround.ca

Snell House FoodsSld dressing, ooking sues, slswww.snellhouse.net

SUN-MAR oilets

Coosting toilets, food [email protected]

ake Charge eaHerl te lendswww.takechargetea.com

alun Eco-Products, Inc.Kel extrct owder fertilizerwww.talunecoproducts.com

erra FoodsExtr virgin greek oil, orgni hers,herl [email protected]

the Herb GardenPotted hers, ots, rin rrels, &rtisn gllerywww.herbgarden.on.ca

Te Mix CompanyGluten-ree ood ixes or ufns,reds, sous, ookieswww.themixcompany.com

Te Rainbow Heritage GardenGrli, ens, le syru, elder-erry onentrtewww.rainbowheritage.ca

Te Wild GardenOrgniclly grown tes, hydrosolsnd slveswww.thewildgarden.ca

ower GardenAeroonic verticl grdenswww.towergarden.ca

own o Mississippi MillsAlonte, Pkenh inowww.mississippimills.ca

Unlimited Potential NowMels SFG ooks, tools, kits, rey-

led o ottle [email protected]

Vegetarian reasuresVegetrin [email protected]

Willows LanternNturl ody roduts, iry doors,hnd-eded jewellerywww.willowslantern.com

The Herb Garden is a family owned agri/tourism

business which promotes and encourages the

use of herbs in everyday life. We strive to increase

awareness and knowledge of herbs. Available for

family gatherings, picnics, weddings, club and

business retreats or meetings. We encourage

people to grow herbs organically and to discover

medicinal, cosmetic and

landscaping use.

Let the Herb GardenSpice up yournext event

www.herbgarden.on.ca Tel 613-256-0228

3840 Old Almonte Road, Ottawa Ontario K0A 1A0

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wo writers who hd roound inu-ence on Aericn culture in the 1960snd '70s one known worldwide ndthe other only in sller circles nchorthe Clssic Tetre Festivls 2013 seson,oening July 12 with Neil Sions TeStar-Spangled Girl.

Sion, the rolic lywright ndscreenwriter whose credits rovide eorble coic retrosective o thest hl century Te Odd Couple, TeSunshine Boys, Te Goodbye Girl, Bare-oot in the Park,Prison o Second Avenue hs recently undergone criticl re-risl, with the New York ies hilinghi s one o the nest writers o coedyin Aericn literry history.

Playwrights Obscure and FamousAnchor Classic Theatre Festival Season

Anyone who reclls the oddbll iringo n unket sortswriter with unc-tilious, newly divorced roote i-ortlized on l by the bttling JckLeon nd Wlter Mtthu, nd lteron V by Jck Klugn nd ony Rndll knows tht Sions wit, develoed both

through terric one-liners nd truly e-orble chrcters, resulted in stories thtre einently wtchble nd universl.

Sions Te Star-Spangled Girl (run-ning July 12 to August 4) is ly thtcould hve been ried ro todys U.S.hedlines o the red stte/blue stte di-

vide, liberls versus conservtives. It wsinsired by debte Sion witnessedbetween conservtive riend nd theliberl writer Pddy Chyevsky (Acd-ey Awrd-winner or Network). Set in1966 Sn Frncisco, it ollows two rdiclgzine writers whose lives re ser iouslydisruted by the rrivl o conservtivesouthern belle nd Olyic swier,who is bout to rry rine.

Sion hs unique wy o getting be-yond the rhetoric nd nding the hun-ity o his chrcters, with his own iniit-ble coedic style nd wit. Audiences willlove how he tries to bring bout recon-cilition ong eole who, t rst blush,see so r rt, sys Lurel Sith, theCFs ounder nd rtistic roducer.

While Sion is still going strong inhis eighties, the lywright behind the

sesons second show, TeMarriage-Go-Round (running August 9 to Sete-ber 1), sdly ssed wy t the reltivelyerly ge o 74. Leslie Stevens, the son o ous US ilitry dilot, won lywrighting contest with Orson Welleslegendry Mercury Tetre in 1939 nd,

t ge 15, rn o to New York City to jointhe illustrious troue.

Stevens erly lys or Brodwystrred the likes o Hurd Hteld ndJonne Woodwrd, nd his screenlysor such cutting-edge ls s Te Let-Handed Gun (Pul Newn) nd therediscovered noir clssic Private Prop-erty oened the door to creer in Hol-lywood. Tere he creted the lndrksci- series Te Outer Limits nd direct-ed everything ro It akes A Tie ndMcCloud to Battlestar Galactica. LikeSion, Stevens chrcters were beedinto living roos cross North Aericduring the re-cble er o the threeAericn networks.

With the ssh success o Te Mar-riage-Go-Round, Stevens ws interviewedbyime Magazine in 1959 nd, reectingon the rough tches o writers lie, sidtht As lywright, I chieved the rnko hotel night clerk t 22, night wrd t-tendnt t sychitric hositl t 25, gzine coy boy t 28.

Tis yer the Clssic Tetre Festivloers new Seson Pss discount (25% o

This years CTF season eatures The Star-

Spangled Girlby Neil Simon (above) and

The Marriage-Go-Roundby Leslie Stevens

(seated, below, with his Outer Limits

producer Joe Steano)

the second show, with the otion to ickdtes closer to erornce tie). Allshows run t the ully ccessible, ir-con-ditioned Full Circle Tetre in Perth (26Crig Street), with lenty o ree, on-streetrking. See the Wednesdy throughSturdy t 8pm, or t 2pm tines onWednesdy, Sturdy nd Sundy.

For detils on tickets, getwy ckgesn

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