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There will be a deli-cious food for those that are looking for a memo-rable meal. Brunch will be provided by The Branch Restaurant, known for its delicious Texas style foods prepared with fresh, lo-cally sourced, and organic ingredients. Their flavour-ful and creative food is passionately handmade from scratch. They always strive to offer outstanding flavours - with honest, eth-ical, and artfully presented cuisine. Highlights from

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The Salvation Army annual Volunteer Ap-preciation Dinner took place last Friday night at the Pentecostal Church on CR 43. This year had a bitter-sweet ele-ment to it, as the event celebrated 125 years of Salvation Army work in North Grenville, but also marked the news that Simon and Allison Downey are leaving at the end of June. Simon and Allison have be-come part of our com-

munity over the three years they’ve been here, and everyone associated with them in that time has come to appreciate their generosity and warmth. It is a shame that they have to leave just as they are beginning to reap the ben-efits of three years hard work. They will certainly be missed.

But the Volunteer Din-ner was a chance to enjoy looking back on the past year and the great work that has been done with the essential help of the many volunteers, both individual and business,

that played their part. There was a display of photographs and docu-ments on show, provided by the North Grenville Historical Society, tracing the history of the Salva-tion Army in Kemptville since 1888. Music for the evening was provided by the power of Poppa Grace with members Ross Templeton, lead guitar and vocals, Chris Must, bass guitar and blues harp, Gord Logan, drums and vocals and Neil Milnes, piano and keyboards.

Catering was provid-ed, in fact donated, by Er-

ick LePors, Dial-A-Chef himself, who has been the regular provider of great food at these events over the past number of years. The dinner was a great event: a chance for people to look back and enjoy the memories of work well done and positive contri-butions to our community.

Next up is the annual Mothers Day Brunch, the main fund raising event of the year for the Salvation Army. Taking place at the Municipal Centre on May 12, with catering by the Branch Restaurant and Texas Grill.

Salvation Army celebration

by David Shanahan

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The sixth annual Sus-tainabililty Fair was held at the Municipal Cen-tre last Sunday, attract-ing a good crowd to a very diverse collection of booths, shows and fun for the whole family. In the Lion’s Club Community Room, groups with a com-mon focus displayed their wares and information, while one of the arenas held an amazing display of electric vehicles. The theatre was also a venue, beginning with a Green Prom fashion show, and ending the day with the “Junkyard Symphony”.

The displays were put on by a wide variety of or-ganisations, including the Bishops Mills Women’s

Institute, the Giving Gar-den, the NG Horticultural Society and the event’s sponsors: Sustainable North Grenville. Com-mercial concerns showed everything from organic farming techniques and produce, to toys made from recycled materials. It was quite surprising to see how much the concept of sustainability has infil-trated the marketplace.

The EVent was a show-room of electric vehicles which proved that the plug-in car and truck is no novelty item. These vehicles were very stylish, and far from the battery on wheels critics used to decry. It was still quite strange to open the hood and see empty space where the internal combustion engine “should” be.

Percussion profes-sionals, “Junkyard Sym-phony”, gave a rousing performance of their “Eco-Circus” in the Municipal Theatre to round out the day of free activities.

Sus ta inable Nor th Grenville was created to help raise awareness about sustainability issues in North Grenville. The sixth Sustainability Fair has raised the profile of this organisation in the com-munity and it is hoped that it has also increased the number of residents who will get on board with the message and philosophy it expounds.

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Come one, come all on Sunday, May 12, 10 am and 12 noon sittings. Tickets are available at The Branch Restaurant, 613-258-3737 and The Salvation Army, 613-258-3583, $20 in advance or $25 at the door, kids 12 and under pay their age. All proceeds go to The Salvation Army, celebrat-ing 125 years of service to our community.

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It seems everywhere I went over the past few weeks, the subject of in-surance raised its ugly head. I say “ugly” because in every case, insurance was causing a problem for people. The fact is that the whole subject has been gradually, and almost imperceptibly, destroy-ing traditional community life throughout Canada. And we are not immune in North Grenville.

We are all aware of the growing incidence of litigation, beginning in the United States and spread-ing across the border and abroad, in which people, organisations, municipali-ties and anyone else that could be dragged in were being sued over injuries, bad service, slights and hurt feelings. This is only a slight exaggeration. People are going to court demand-ing money because of real or perceived injuries of all kinds, physical, social or psychological.

But although one could poke fun at some of the ridiculous cases brought to

court over the past decade, the effects on our commu-nities have been far from funny. It is evident even in the playgrounds our children use. Fear of litiga-tion, and the complaints of a pampered generation of parents, have led to the removal of traditional swings and roundabouts and other equipment, as municipalities and school boards have become frightened of being sued if a child falls and gets a bruise or a scraped knee. Let me be clear, there have been genuine accidents and genuine responsibility assessed against school boards and other institu-tions when playgrounds have not been properly maintained. But the mod-ern desire to protect our children from every pos-sible upset, again - physi-cal or psychological - has led to litigation, and the subsequent fearful reaction that has transformed how our children play outdoors.

But this has gone far be-yond protecting children. The urge to sue has spread like a virus throughout society. In a world where

people seem to think that someone else should be held responsible for any and every accident, law-yers and their clients have made literally millions out of suing here, there and everywhere. Some have seen this as almost like a victimless crime: after all, only the “deep pockets” are suffering, and they can afford it. Corporations may be able to absorb the huge sums being awarded against them by the courts, but many others cannot.

Because what munici-palities, school boards, service groups and oth-ers are finding is that the real result of these court decisions is a rapidly in-creasing rate of premiums that are being charged by insurance companies. These premiums cannot be avoided, and they get paid out of our taxes in the end. That is one cost. Another is perhaps even more serious. Traditional community events and ac-tivities have been curtailed by insurance fears. Scouts and Guides of every age find they can no longer afford to put on some of the more exciting activities

they used to excel at, out of fear of injury and accidents bringing them to court and possibly bankruptcy. Indi-viduals, volunteering with community associations, sports teams, festivals and other public events, find themselves personally li-able in any court case aris-ing from their activities. This means that someone helping to put on Canada Day, or a school play, or whatever, could find them-selves in danger of losing their home if someone falls, or chokes, or even jumps off a swing at their event.

The fear that this dan-ger provokes has caused many, with good reason, to cut back on their vol-unteer activities, or even to withdraw completely from involvement in their community. It used to be that community groups could organise a supper, or a party of some kind. Perhaps there would be a parade to mark some oc-casion, or a fund-raising event for a good cause. But now, everyone has to ask: “Is it properly insured? Am I properly insured?”. And more and more of this kind of community participa-

tion is in danger because people, groups, even large institutions can no longer afford the proper insur-ance coverage, because the premiums have become so expensive.

It may be a fact of mod-ern life; but I see it as a symptom of a serious malaise at the heart of our society. We are be-ing forced back into our houses (properly insured, of course), and away from communal activities, be-cause they are becoming things we are either unable to afford, or unwilling to risk. The problem has been caused in part by frivo-lous litigation. It is also caused by judges making highly technical decisions on the strict letter of the law, which leave the rest of us scratching our heads in confusion. Ultimately, though, judges judge on the laws as passed by Par-liament and Legislatures. It is becoming a crisis for many municipalities and organisations in Ontario. It is time the Provincial Government took a long, hard look at the wording of some of our laws that allow these liability issues to be decided in such an

apparently stupid manner. That will take years, no doubt. In the meantime, we, as a society, need to come up with new solu-tions to this problem, be-fore we are all confined to our homes, afraid to go out in case we get sued.

For those who doubt the seriousness of the situation, or that it is not costing us in our tax bill, we will have two pieces next week that need to be read. One is on the new regulations governing road maintenance, and the other concerns the uncertain future of one of North Grenville’s community success stories: the Maple-wood Community Hall in Oxford Mills.

Other events have been protected up to now. For example, the Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade is covered by the national Kinsmen organisation. But what if something should happen at an event in Vancouver, or St. John’s, or Ottawa? Will the Kins-men be willing to continue holding events after they have been subjected to litigation and serious ex-pense? The future is very uncertain, and our com-munities are at risk.

Insurance - The Community Killer

Dear Editor

On Saturday April 27, members of the North Grenville Fire Service ar-rived at our home and six great guys came to clean out our eaves troughs. That was done and much more that we did not ex-pect. We had given up for now on our terribly sick lawn, thanks to the skunks and whatever else digs up our yard in Kemp-tville.

The firemen went to work, cleaned our eaves troughs and also raked and applied grass seed to our lawn, which we did not expect. Mere thanks are not enough! But we want them to know how grateful we are!

Joan and Ken BurnettKemptville

Dear Editor,Volunteers are the

backbone of any commu-nity! I would like to pass on my sincere thank you to a group of volunteers that we often may take for granted.

This past weekend, over 30 of North Gren-ville’s volunteer Fire De-partment members gave up their Saturday to do various odd jobs around our community. They painted, cleaned up yards, did hedge trimming and a myriad of other small jobs and they did it with a smile!

Instead of doing a fundraiser, it was de-cided to follow the lead of Fire Chief Paul Hutt and go out into the North Grenville Community and raise awareness by doing Community Ser-

vice work! In a cheerful and friendly way, these folks went about their jobs and finished in remarkable time! When I inquired what they would do if all their jobs were finished early, the prompt response was that they planned to go around replacing smoke detectors!

Kudos on a job well done! Thank you for all the work you do in our community! North Gren-ville has a vibrant growing community and it is people such as our Fire Depart-ment that lead the way.

Pam Owen

Dear EditorEach week as I read

the articles by David Sha-nahan it blesses my heart to see one who boldly speaks the words of life so that all may know that our hope is in Jesus Christ. So many times we refer to the Bible and Gods word but fail to truly know the

author. When we are born again there is always such a desire and a hunger to know more of what the Holy Spirit wants to reveal to us in order to change us from day to day. We are not perfect people but we are forgiven because of the price that was paid for our sins on the cross. It is not arrogance to say yes to being” born again “but to truly rejoice in the fact that God has been calling you and He calls each and ev-ery one of us everyday but often we turn aside because we fear the outcome and that fear prevents us from truly knowing the one true God and His name is Jesus Christ.

God has a purpose and plan for our life and in this world today with all its ideologies we see more and more people who need a foundation that will be their anchor in the midst of the storms and and difficulties

of life and that will guide and direct their steps. He is the master weaver who takes the threads of life and intertwines each one, gold and silver and makes a beautiful tapestry that tells a story and leaves a legacy behind. Birthdays are to be celebrated with such joy because God created us in His image and we are fearfully and wonderfully made.

RespectfullyBarb Richer

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North Grenville is a long way from the streets of Odessa, the great port on the shores of the Black Sea. But World Hope Can-ada, which has its head-quarters in Kemptville, is at work in that far-off city, making a genuine difference in the lives of many young people who have been left alone and at risk. Ukraine is a country with a sad and troubled history. It suffered huge losses in the Second World War and after, including forced deportation of eth-nic groups. The economy was almost destroyed after independence, and it is, of course, the location of the Chernobyl Nuclear power plant, site of the one of the greatest disasters in recent history. The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, believe there are around 80,000 children in the Ukraine who either live in State-run orphanages, or on the street.

The orphanages take care of children up to the age of sixteen, after which they are left to their own devices, many of them ending up on the streets

too. The problems are more than the authorities can handle, and the situa-tion in Odessa, in particu-lar, is extremely serious.

Into this disturbing scene, World Hope Canada has brought...hope. The Kemptville-based organi-sation is a Christian relief and development organi-zation working with local partners in Odessa on a number of projects aimed at helping these children and young adults. Stepha-nie Gilmer, local North Grenville resident and now serving as Executive Director of World Hope Canada, recently hosted a visit by Ukrainian Di-rector, Sergiy Svystun, who was visiting North America to talk about the Ukrainian projects and raise support for the work. In an interview with the Times, Stephanie and Ser-giy talked about the work they do:

“First Step Centre, a drop in located in Odessa’s city centre, began back in 2000 in response to the many children living on the streets of Odessa. On average, about thirty kids

a day visit the Centre. To help you understand, our report from October 2011 indicated that of the 170 children that came that month, 97 of them were under 12 years of age and 38 of those were pre-school age!”

Another project in-volves housing young women over s ixteen. Since 1991, an estimated 120,000 young women have been trafficked from the Ukraine, mostly for the sex trade. One of the most vulnerable groups to traf-ficking are young women who are graduated from state-run orphanages at 16 years of age or who are living on the street. World Hope Canada has opened two homes for these girls in Odessa, and there are many happy stories of successful education and career development as a result.

The third project un-dertaken in partnership with the Odessa Munici-pal authority’s Youth Ser-vices department involves what are called life skills training courses, called LifeStart Odessa. These courses provide practical education and informa-tion services, warning the young people about the dangers of human traffick-ing rings, and the many dangers facing them in that city. It is a counselling service, and it is hoped to design and implement a foster care style system to assist children once aged out of orphanages.

In addition to the work in Ukraine, World Hope Canada is working with national partners in Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Swaziland. It is very im-portant for the organisation to work with local people, to support and co-operate with national and cultural traditions in each country in which they work. It is never a matter of impos-ing Canadian values and systems, but of respecting and encouraging indig-enous values. This work is tying North Grenville to communities across the globe, and your help and involvement is welcome. For more information on World Hope Canada, visit worldhope.ca/, call 613-482-1499, or e-mail at [email protected].

While her name is undoubtedly familiar to anyone who’s spent much time at local hunter/jumper horse shows in the past two decades, North Grenville has a lot to learn about Jessie Christie. Al-though she no longer lives in the township, Jessie was born and raised in the area. Her family, both human and equine, resides in or near North Grenville, so Jessie is here at least five days a week. She began her lifelong com-mitment to riding horses 20 years ago, at the age of eight.

Jessie’s father Gary was always interested in horses. He owned Stan-dardbred racehorses, and turned the garage of the family home into a barn for some of his horses, bringing a few home to live before Jessie got in-terested in horses herself. In her early years, Jessie was heavily involved in competitive figure skating. Things changed, however, when Debbie Williams opened a hunter/jumper facility called Turnout Stables just down the road from the Christie house.

As Jessie says, “I was hooked from the first ride, and it wasn’t long before I gave up figure skating altogether and focused solely on riding.” The rest of my conversation with Jessie follows.

How did your first ride go? Do you remember which horse you rode?

“I rode a pony named Copper. The most memo-rable thing about those early rides is that it took me ages to learn how to post to the trot. “Posting” is standing in the stir-rups and sitting again in rhythm with the horse’s stride. I just bounced around, sometimes right off the pony, and laughed a lot. Copper wasn’t just a pony, he was an amazing teacher, and I was incred-ibly lucky to have him introduce me to the world of riding. He was also the first pony I competed with, and the first pony I qualified for the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair with. He went on to teach countless kids over the years before enjoying a well-earned retirement. He passed away a few

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Were you scared to ride and jump when you started? Do you still get scared?

I think one of the great-est things about being a kid is that you are generally pretty fearless. But I have definitely experienced a few scary situations over the years. I think it’s pretty unavoidable in this sport, especially if you are riding and working with young, inexperienced horses. I’ve been really lucky that I’ve never had any sort of se-rious injury (knock on wood). But, horses are “flight” animals, and they can definitely hurt you un-intentionally when they are scared or overwhelmed. Accidents can happen, but in general, if you use common sense, don’t try to take on more than you or your horse are ready for, and always ask for help when you need it, the risk isn’t too high.

When did you know you were hooked on riding and horses?

I loved it right from the start, but looking back, I think I was absolutely, ir-revocably hooked by the time I started high school. I was riding and compet-ing every weekend from spring to fall with 3-5 horses, and traveling all over Ontario and Quebec doing both the provincial and national level horse shows. You know it’s true commitment when a teen-ager is willing to trade in parties, sleeping in and hanging out with friends to get up at 5 a.m. and work their butt off all day. There were a few years where Debbie and I did close to 30 shows per season. I remember there being multiple weeks in a row where we would leave for Toronto on a Wednes-day or Thursday, show all day Friday, drive all the way back to Kemptville (usually getting home re-ally late), then get up at 5 Saturday morning and spend the next two days at a provincial-level show in Ottawa.

Do you own a horse? I own two horses. Joy

(who goes by the show name “Shy Joy”) is an 18-year-old Quarter Horse

mare. I’ve had her since she was less than a year old. My dad actually trad-ed a flatbed trailer for her! She was the first horse I ever tried Jumper with. Even though, as a 15.1hh Quarter Horse, she isn’t the typical height or breed of a Jumper, she was amaz-ing at it, and we had a lot of success on the Trillium and A circuits over the years. She has so much scope, can make impossibly tight turns, and is super-fast. Eventually I leased her out to Alda O’Grady, a younger rider at Turnout Stables who wanted to learn the ropes of Jumper. They competed for two years and racked up a ton of accomplishments. In 2011 they even won a class at the Trillium Champion-ships, and I decided that was the perfect highlight to retire Joy on. I love her to pieces, and I owe her so much. She was the absolute perfect horse to learn the ropes of Jumper with, and she deserves a long and happy retirement.

I also own Cohen, who is Joy’s son. I bred her to the local Trakehner stallion Kioga in 2004. Cohen was born in 2005. He inherited Joy’s colour and her beau-tiful face, but takes after his dad in terms of height. At 16.3hh, he stands a full six inches taller than Joy. He is my main focus right now and is the horse I will be competing with this year (under the name Shyne On). Since Joy’s retirement, Alda has been riding Cohen as well, and also plans to compete with him this season. He’s so much like Joy, but also very much an individual. I completely love and adore him, and am so excited for what the future holds for us.

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Paul Hutt is approaching the end of his second year in North Grenville as Chief of the Fire Service. With a new Fire Hall, and a new name, the North Grenville Fire Ser-vice has seen a lot of change over the years. Paul sat down with the Times recently to reflect on developments.

How do feel the fire service has changed since you arrived?

Since 2011, the North Grenville Fire Service has emphasized a customer ser-vice, or service excellence, approach. From fire pre-vention to fire suppression it is our priority to leave a positive and professional impression with the resi-dents of North Grenville.

Further, the North Gren-ville Fire Service endorses empowerment, team partici-pation and fair opportunities for all members. Succession planning, by providing de-velopment opportunities to all members is a priority to ensure a sustainable service.

Traditionally, the Fire Service has conducted busi-ness in isolation from the Municipality. Now we em-

brace the linking of all North Grenville Municipal Depart-ments and work together as a team.

The North Grenville Fire Service has made it a prior-ity since 2011 to ensure that fire-related training is organized, focused, account-able, and meets the legislated requirements. With the de-velopment of a new recruit program and an ongoing training program for existing firefighters, we ensure that firefighters are qualified and trained to do the job.

As serious as firefighting is, it is equally important to enjoy and have fun at what we do. We strive to build strong camaraderie among the membership, in the way of social activities outside of the regular fire activities.

How important is the new identity, now that it is the North Grenville Fire Service?

With the shift to working closely with the Municipal-ity of North Grenville, the firefighters believed that it was time to change the trademark of the fire service to represent the entire Mu-nicipality of North Grenville by becoming “The North Grenville Fire Service”. Embracing the past, the fire-fighters themselves created a new visual identity crest, highlighting the “Kemptville Fire Department” in the centre of the new fire logo which captures the past and the present services.

Over time, the image (visual identity – fire crest) becomes associated with a level of credibility, quality,

and satisfaction in the minds of the community we serve. The firefighters of North Grenville stand behind their brand and are committed to building a professional reputation within their Mu-nicipality.

How have the firefight-ers responded to the chang-es?

We are seeing an all-time high in attendance for training and response ac-tivities. The impressive participation levels are a result of an accountable and fair approach taken by the fire service management team with the membership. Through positive motiva-tion, empowerment, and recognition, the entire fire service is extremely progres-sive at this time.

Further to the success-ful participation within the North Grenville Fire Service, our people have the training to adapt to all learning styles, everyone from a new genera-tion firefighter to a seasoned veteran. The response to all of the changes has been positive, due in large part to the fact that the firefighters themselves are involved in the process of change.

Coming from your time in Ottawa, what are the par-ticular challenges facing a rural service?

I have always taken pride in being a member of a part-time/on-call (volunteer) fire service. I began my career in Osgoode as a part-time/on-call firefighter, so I recognize the commitment it takes to do that job within your com-munity. I truly believe that

unless you have been part of a volunteer fire service, you may not completely understand the commitment and the sacrifices associated with the position. The fire service is strictly governed and does not, and cannot, differentiate between a full-time and a volunteer service. A house fire is a house fire, which means it does not have any geographical boundar-ies. Therefore, all firefight-ers need to be trained to a minimum standard. As a Fire Chief in a part-time /on-call service the greatest chal-lenge I face is ensuring that firefighters are trained to at least this minimum standard to increase firefighter safety, but to also ensure that part-time / on-call firefighters maintain a happy balance within their lives. As the Fire Chief I want to ensure that firefighters do not over extend themselves.

What is “Senior’s Day”?Traditionally the Fire

Service has conducted an annual Chicken BBQ fund-raising event. In consid-eration of our new motto of Service Excellence, the firefighters felt compelled to come up with a new way to help within our community. Given the number of seniors, which is increasing annually within our community, it was an easy decision: “ Help a Senior Day” was formed. Firefighters, their families, and local business owners, teamed up and participated in our First Annual “Help a Senior Day”. From cleaning windows, repairing eaves-troughs, painting, minor home repairs, the day was a huge success, making a dif-ference in the life of a senior.

On March 21 last, a ju-nior kindergarten child fell asleep on the bus on the way to Kemptville Public School. When the other children got off, the driver failed to notice the sleep-ing child and drove the bus home. From around 9:30 until 12:45, the child was alone on the bus before being discovered by the driver and taken home. Meanwhile, at the school, the usual process for taking attendance and checking on absent children was not followed, for a variety of reasons. It was a strange, and possibly unique set of circumstances.

However, the Upper Canada District School Board naturally investi-

Organizers of the 2013 Dandelion Festival are working hard behind the scenes to ensure another fun filled festival for all ages. This year’s festival will once again be taking over Old Town Kemptville both Saturday May 25 and Sunday May 26.

“The Dandelion Festival started 14 years ago as a way to celebrate local art, culture in North Grenville,” said festival coordinator Brent Kelaher. “It’s grown every year and is now the area’s premier spring event adding a sport and healthy lifestyle element over the past few years. This May, we expect to attract over 10,000 visitors from Bar-rhaven to Brockville and the surrounding area.”

Returning for 2013 is the eQuinelle Grand Prix Elite Bicycle Race where over 100 professional and ama-teur cyclists will hit speeds of over 60 km/h on a closed circuit in downtown Kemp-tville. The event will take place on Sunday May 26 as part of Cycling Canada's National Events Calendar (http://www.cyclingcanada.ca/sport/road/events/type-of-event/domestic) and will attract riders from all over Ontario, Québec and the United States.

“Thanks in large part to funding received from Heritage Canada and spon-sorship from eQuinelle, we are able to keep the Festival in nearby Riverside Park and bring some first-class cycling downtown – which is an incredible draw,” said Kelaher. “It’s also given us more room for our main stage and a bigger space for the very popular kids’ zone.”

This year the Main Stage will be rockin’ out with headliner Silver Creek Sat-urday night – bringing you some roots country rock and blues to dance the night away. Silver Creek will be surrounded by some of North Grenville’s best new and well-known musical talents both Saturday and Sunday. Please keep check-ing the website as acts get confirmed. “We are so lucky to have such a deep talent pool to choose from – it has been a challenging task for our entertainment directors to keep the line up to just two days with so many musically talent folks to choose from.”

New to this year will be the BIA’s street sale with activities planned for the

School Board reacts to child left on school bus

gated the event and The Board’s Committee of the Whole passed the follow-ing motion after receiving the report: “That Commit-tee of the Whole recom-mends the Upper Canada District School Board re-quest the Audit Committee establish a plan to moni-tor high risk policies and report to Committee of the Whole no later than 6 months”.

This followed a series of recommendations by the Board which will be examined with a view to implementation in the near future. The recommenda-tions urged that all buses that transport UCDSB students be equipped with an electronic “child check”

system by September 1st, 2013; that bus safety be examined and further im-provements to aid drivers be considered, including the installation of video cameras in all buses by September 2014.

In addition to other reviews of procedures, it was recommended that the current process of school attendance tracking be re-viewed and more efficient electronic means of data input be investigated. Fi-nally, the Board instructed schools in the District that safe arrival procedures be clearly detailed in the operational messaging of the Board in September communication with prin-cipals, and emphasized

centrally throughout the school year. This message is to stress the priority of safe school calls in all school offices at the start of the school day.

A great deal of energy and thought has gone into responding to what must have been a traumatic ex-perience for the child, the parents, the teachers and the driver. It is encourag-ing to see how seriously it has been taken by all parties.

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kids all day on Saturday May 25 as well as some other surprises yet to be an-nounced – also the winners from the ‘My View Youth Film Festival’ will be shown in the old armoury. The Grenville Militia will be setting up camp all day Sat-urday with drill and marches planed around Old Town Kemptville. The Historical Society will be holding an Archaeological Roadshow in the courthouse – view old arrowheads and other cool artefacts uncovered in the backyards of North Grenville.

Activities in the Kids’ Zone will include Super Hero and Princess photo opportunities, Brad the Balloon Guy, Reptile Rain-forest and a giant obstacle course. The Festival is also looking at adding climbing walls, plexi-glass art, a pet-ting zoo and much, much more.

Other events will in-clude, monster trucks, dunk tank, dog agility demonstra-tions, youth baseball tour-nament, artist and artisans setting up for the weekend as well yummy dandelion inspired foods and don’t forget the opening of the Kemptville Kinsmen Farm-ers’ Market.

“North Grenville will be putting out the welcome mat on the last weekend of May. We hope that all of our friends and neigh-bours from across Eastern Ontario, West Québec and New York State will come and join us for two days of fun,” said North Grenville Councillor Terry Butler. “Even with all of the added attractions this year, we are still committed to keeping costs low. Admission will be free but we encourage everyone to dig deep and toss some money into our donation boxes to help keep this festival alive for next year. It’s the best entertain-ment deal in the region, so we hope to see lots of people there.”

All vendors wishing to participate in this year’s festival are strongly encour-aged to download the ven-dor forms from our website.

More details about the Dandelion Festival are available at www.thedan-delionfestival.ca and fur-ther announcements will be made throughout the month of April.

For more information, please contact: Brent Kela-her, [email protected]

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Kemptville Players Inc presents Sex Please, We’re Sixty, a fun and flirty com-edy for the young at heart, written by Michael Parker and Susan Parker, May 2-5.

Sex Please takes place at the Rose Cottage Bed and Breakfast where prim and proper proprietor, Mrs. Stancliffe, entertains a steady stream of repeat customers. Much to her chagrin, her next door neighbor and silver fox, Bud Davis, seems to be a key attraction for the largely female clientele who find themselves re-peatedly drawn to him for romantic trysts. Bud, however, may actually be good for business.

“It’s a comedy, more for enjoyment than any-thing else,” says Director Diane Miller. “It’s about a

group of senior ladies who visit a bed and breakfast and get mixed up with a couple of the local men whose libidos are still very much intact.”

Miller says the six-person cast features a few of KPI’s longstanding favourite actors and she herself has been a stalwart behind the scenes with the theatre since 2000. In contrast, the play itself is relatively new – one of 11 plays Michael and Susan Parker have produced to date, including Hot Bed Hotel and Who’s in Bed with the Butler?

“These are bedroom farces, this is not Shake-speare,” laughs playwright Michael Parker over the phone from his Florida home. “The plays have absolutely no redeeming literary value whatsoever,

but they’re hugely suc-cessful because they have no pretentions about any-thing other than creating laughter.”

Parker has been writ-ing plays with his wife, Susan, for over 20 years, and is enjoying Sex Please, We’re Sixty’s success as it plays all over the world, including China, Australia, and Canada.

“This caught on huge-ly,” he admits, adding that his favourite scene is when the two male characters suddenly find themselves suffering from typical-ly female issues. “The whole concept of men with menopausal symptoms is something that has just captured the world’s funny bone.”

Currently the Parkers are working on Sex Please, We’re Sixty – the musical.

“Because the play has been so successful all over the world, there is a chance we can write a musical. We’re going to give it a try,” he says then laughs. “[But] I’m the most non-musical person on the planet. No really, I can’t hold a tune, I’m tone deaf.”

Regardless how the musical turns out, Parker says his formula for suc-cess is simple, and aims to keep the audience on the edge of its seat.

“You cannot take a single idea and run with it for two hours. The au-dience gets bored,” he says. “There’s got to be sidewinders, you’ve got to be surprising the audience, you’ve got to have new things coming in. There

are a lot of musical beds.”One reason Sex Please

has been so popular could be for its straight-forward aim – to make people laugh.

“If you’re looking for some hidden message or you’re looking for a play that’s trying to make the world a better place, go somewhere else,” he says. “Come to the theatre, have a good laugh, and go home, and ride all the way home with a big silly grin on your face because you had fun tonight. That is our reward.”

The play runs May 2-4 at 7:30 p.m. and May 5th at 2 p.m. at the North Gren-ville Municipal Centre, 285 County Road #44. Tickets are $15 and are available at B&H Community Gro-cer, Business Strategies, and the North Grenville Municipal Centre or by calling Elaine Groskopf at 613-258-5137. Visit www.kemptvilleplayers.ca for more info.

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community.Special Programs and Events

Motivational Speaker Leigh Bursey , May 2 , 6:00pm-7:00pm

Giant Tiger Fundraising BBQ, May 4, 11:00am-3:00pm

Golf Tournament Planning Meeting May 13. 6:30pm-7:30pm

MyView Youth Film Festival, May 25-26 All Day

LA Comes to Kemptville’ Movie Marathon, May 31-June 1, 7:00pm-7:00am

Don`t forget that you can check us out on the web: www.kemptvilleyc.com for all our pro-

grams, permission forms and information

The Kemptville Panthers Atom B1 team would like to say “Thank you” to Harvex, Tym Plumbing, Mark's Quality Carpentry, Summitt Seeds Inc., KrisAlis Inc., Formvu Inc., Ron's Roofing, Strone 25 itech. We had great year because of sponsors like you.

Members of the Panthers Atom B1 team: Front row left to right, Alex Tym, Reed Ramsden, Mason Fe-lix, Joshua Price, Brandon Lacelle, Simon Piche, Back row, Ryan Watson, Nicolas Leclair, Adam Sterkenberk, Joshua Meulenbroek, Andrew Thompson, Ethan Marion, Devon Ramsden, Riley Smith, Coach Lincoln Tym, Dan Piche, Dave Lacelle and Trainer Steve Thompson. Miss-ing from photo is Brad Jessup and Manager Denise Felix.

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Last Sunday was the 11th anniversary of the Open Stage at the Branch Restaurant in Kemptville. Actually, the Open Stage is older than the Branch - it started when the place was owned by AJ Taylor, and

was known as Amanda’s Slip. This was, I think, the first year I didn’t get there for the anniversary, and I was sad and reflective as a result. I mean, eleven years of music on Sunday after-noon. That’s a lot of music, a lot of hours spent in that

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magical place - and a lot of memories of people..

“There are places I'll remember all my life though some have changed

Some for ever not for better, some have gone, and some remain.

All these places have

their moments with lov-ers and friends, I still can recall

Some are dead and some are living.

In my life, I've loved them all”.

John and Terry Brewer were the first hosts of the gig, and came back, month after month, for years, laying a foundation that remains. They were there on Sunday, along with the larger than life AJ Taylor himself, the man who be-gan it all. I have a tradition, where I picked it up, I real-ly don’t know. But I like to repeat the names of those who are not here any more. Some, as Lennon said, are dead and some are living. But they all had a part in this wonderful tradition of music played, not for profit or career, but for its own sake. Music played, songs sung for the sheer joy of it. Joining in with others to play along, or sing the harmony, or just to share a really strong vibe. There’s really nothing like it.

So I remember Peter Nicol: the godfather of all of us, the one who com-manded the respect of the room whenever he stood up to play. I remember that I seemed always to go on after Peter, and the mic was always miles over my head and had to be dragged down to my level again. Symbolic, I thought. Andre Cour-temanche playing Cat Stevens and “Redemption Song”by Marley. Richard Brooks, who in a past life had been part of an English duo who had shared a stage with the Beatles and the Stones. Scott Arena, the cool blues shouter, who seemed always in danger of smashing his guitar, such was the energy with which he played. Kevin Carr, who played Clas-sical Gas, instrumental Beatles songs and wonder-ful tunes. I remember the afternoon Mally Krock first walked in and sang. The room stopped. Her voice and her songs just silenced everyone. That doesn’t happen very often.

I won’t name everyone, far too many to recall, but there was the non-musician who loved the place and the people and who contributed as much as the singers: Wayne the Bug Man Grimm, we re-member you.

But its not all sentimen-tal memories. There’s still a weekly event, kept alive by Bruce and Nicole. New

people coming through, adding their names to the story. But the anniversary was a time to look back. Mary Moore and Tom Lillicoe were there to rep-

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resent all that, linking us all across the years. So, in the words of the inheritor of this history, and who keeps it going still: “Thank you, friends”.

AJ Taylor, Terry & John Brewer, and Bruce Enloe: founders and foundation of the Open Stage for eleven years.



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Deanna was born in Toronto and raised in Oshawa. She moved to the small

town of Mountain 4 years ago. Deanna has always had a creative mind, and just painted occasionally because it’s something she enjoyed. During a difficult period of her life, she focused her attention towards painting and became very dedicated to what she was doing and what she created. Painting has allowed her to express herself emotionally. Living in a small town has allowed Deanna’s mind to expand to the finer beauties in life. It has allowed her to take a breath, relax and enjoy what it is to be living. She has found time to paint and truly enjoy it. “My paintings have brought me to a place of freedom in thought and comfort.”

Deanna Maude Dalziel, artist of the month at Geronimo’s

Attention all Artists, Artisans and Vendors Dandelion Festival, May 25 and 26, 2013Spring has Sprung, the grass is getting green and soon the beautiful Dande-lion will be upon us. We would love for you to join us at the 14th annual Dandelion Festival taking place in Old Town Kemptville, May 25 and 26. If you are interested in showcasing and/or selling your art, products or servic-es, this is the festival for you. No experience needed, if you are new to the festival, there will be volunteers and coordinators to help you organize and set up your booth. To secure your booth, you will need to complete a vendor package which can be found on the Dandelion Festival website. Booths are $50 for artists and vendors, $100 for food vendors. If you have any ques-tions, please send us an email at [email protected]. As well, we can be reached by phone at 613-258-4741, ask for Dave or Kathy.



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By John Barclay, BIA CoordinatorWelcome back to the Old Town Kemptville BIA (Business Improvement Area)'s monthly column in the North Grenville Times. When life hands you

lemons what do you do? Ellen Grove and Dave Melville, vendors at the Kemptville Kinsmen Farmers' Market will tell you - you make lemonade!Life handed the merchants of Old Town Kemptville a big "lemon" on April 22 when Prescott Street was closed to through traffic for 5 days. Some

merchants decided to cut their losses and took a well-deserved staycation; recharging their batteries for what will be a busy month downtown. Many of our businesses are family-run and find achieving the right work/life balance can be a challenge. As Old Town grows over the next few years, you'll see store hours extended as increased traffic and sales translate into hiring more staff to keep the doors open.

Other businesses downtown simply chose to make "lemonade" by offering promotions such as the Construction Specials offered by To Be Continued or who, by simply maintaining their regular hours of business, saw slightly increased sales due to less competition or re-directed traffic. Stores and services along Rueben Street, Heather's Healthy Harvest for example, profited by the increased visibility they earned from being along the detour route.

To celebrate the re-opening of Prescott Street and the end of Pitch-In Canada Week, Old Town Kemptville businesses and “friends” of Old Town met at 2 pm this past Saturday for a mass sweeping of the sidewalks. This Spring Fling event reminded us that the BIA is a close-knit group with a strong sense of community and a commitment to keep downtown Kemptville a family-friendly place.

Upcoming Events:A Mother’s Day Gift Basket Draw takes place on May

11 and the official opening of Anniversary Park on May 24. The opening of the park kicks of the Dandelion Festival on May 25 and 26, which will see the partial closure of Prescott Street for a variety of activities featuring wine and cheese sampling. Don’t forget the Kemptville Kinsmen Farmers’ Market opens May 26 from 11 am to 2 pm. Finally, we are preparing for the 3rd Annual Pirates Day (September 14, 2013), the 2nd Annual Kreepy Kemptville (October 26, 2013), and the 3rd Annual Old Town Christmas event (date TBA). Please join our community online by liking our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/OldTownKemptville) or following us on Twitter (@OldTownKemptvil).

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On March 14, the Bish-op’s Mills Women’s Insti-tute (BMWI) hosted Anne Longtin from the Brock-ville office of the Canadian Mental Health Associa-tion Leeds Grenville. This open meeting was held as part of the Rural Ontario Sharing Education ini-tiative of the provincial association (ROSE) and there were many guests in attendance as well as local WI members. Longtin, a Mental Health Nurse and Family Support Worker, shared valuable informa-tion about dealing with stress as well as challenges to getting help for mental health issues such as stig-ma and lack of informa-tion. Handouts with help-ful hints were distributed and included resources in the community and lists of signs and symptoms for different age groups of people with a special focus on women’s mental health.

The Membership Com-mittee made a presentation to the Oxford Mills Com-munity Association about Women’s Institute in early April and shared stories at the Sustainability Fair on April 28. The BMWI Facebook page is live and already there have been many people checking in

Water cons t i tu tes about 60% of an adult’s body weight and a higher percentage of a child’s body weight. The water in body fluids carries nu-trients and waste prod-ucts throughout the body, maintains blood volume, aids in maintaining blood pressure and tempera-ture. It also participates in metabolic reactions and serves as a solvent for minerals, vitamins, amino acids, glucose and many other small molecules. It even acts as a lubricant and cushion around joints and inside the eyes, spinal cord and amniotic sac surrounding a fetus in the womb.

The body can survive only a few days without water. In healthy people, thirst governs water in-take. Thirst indicates that we need to drink. The mouth will become dry and we will “feel” thirsty. The entire system sustains a very delicate balance to ensure the body has enough fluid. Thirst lags behind the lack of water. People must pay attention to indications of thirst and take time to get a drink, because ignoring it can lead to dehydration. With aging, thirst sensations may diminish. Thirst can often be confused with hunger, leading to fluid imbalance and unneeded calories. It is a good idea to develop the habit of drinking water regularly.

Many people try to get children to eat before having a drink, since the drink will fill up a child and then they will often not eat their dinner. On the opposite end of the scale, seniors tend to drink less, so they are encour-aged to drink with a meal. Keeping hydrated during hot months and exercise is very important. Men need to take in an average of 3.7 litres per day and women need to take in an average of 2.7 litres a day in total water. Foods

The Municipality of North Grenville is seek-ing feedback from the community regarding an opportunity to strengthen the local waste diversion program. An Organics Curbside Collection Pro-gram has been identified as an option to further reduce waste sent to landfills, and a survey has been initiated to measure public interest and gain feedback on the concept.

“Waste reduction is an issue of public concern. Council is asking the com-munity to let us know how they would respond to an Organics Curbside Collection Program. Is it a valuable investment and will our citizens make use of the opportunity? Take a few moments and give us your input” – Mayor David Gordon.

The survey is available online at www.ngrecycles.ca or in paper form at the Municipal Centre, the North Grenville Public Library and the Oxford Mills Waste Transfer Sta-tion. The deadline to com-plete the survey is May 31, 2013.

Currently North Gren-ville averages approxi-mately 30% waste diver-sion through initiatives including the Blue Box, Household Hazardous Waste, Take It Back and Backyard Composting Programs. An Organics Curbside Collection Pro-gram may assist North Grenville in reaching the Provincial target of 60% waste diversion.

For more information contact Christa Stewart, Public Works Clerk at 613-258-9569 ext 133 or [email protected].

Focus on Nutrition

by Heather Westendorp

Health

Fluids/Hydrationcontain some water, but most of us try to drink enough in a day to avoid dehydration. To maintain water balance, intake from liquids, foods, and me-tabolism must equal losses from kidneys, skin, lungs and feces.

There are many choices when hydrating. It can be a cup of coffee (filtered wa-ter strained through beans), flavoured water, energy drinks, Latte, milkshake, fruit smoothie, juice, tea, soda pop or even just a plain glass of water. All drinks are not the same. Our bodies need water for optimum health and water balance. There are many choices, but some are far better than others.

Look at the drinks you consume on a daily basis. How many calories do they contain? Often we are consuming far more calo-ries than we realize with our drinks. A large latte, for example, can contain upwards of a thousand calories in one single serv-ing! Not to mention the fat, salt and sugar that we are ingesting without realizing or counting the amounts.

Every drink contains water. Look at what is in that drink besides the water content. Remember your body has to process all the extras to get to the water.

Coffee = Caffeine, plus what you add to it (count those calories) and some oil from the beans.

Flavoured Water = Sugar or sugar substitute, artificial colour and flavour

Energy Drinks = Caf-feine, salt, sugar

Latte = Caffeine, salt, sugar, fat, artificial flavour and colour

Milkshake = Fat, sugar, salt, colour, flavour

Fruit smoothie = com-mercially prepared, High in sugar, artificial colour and flavour.

(Commercial smooth-ies may also contain fat and caffeine). To advertise a “real” fruit smoothie, does not require much real fruit at all.

Juice = Sugar and often very low in actual fruit juice. Read the ingredients, if the ingredient starts with water, you can be assured it is not 100% fruit juice.

Tea = Caffeine, plus what you add to it (count those calories)

Soda pop = Caffeine,

sugar and or substitute, salt, artificial colour and flavour.

Water = There is even salt added to some bottles of water.

Sodium = saltIt is always a good idea

to read the labels on every drink product you con-sume. Know how much fat, sodium, caffeine and sugar is contained in each serving. It may surprise you how many extras you are getting! Not to men-tion the calories add up throughout the day! Adjust your choice of fluids to ac-commodate your needed calorie intake.

A quick test for hydra-tion is to pinch the top of your hand to pull the skin up. Watch how long it takes for the skin to spread back out again. If it takes a long time, then you are dehydrated! The body can-not live without water for all its functions! The heat of summer or exercise can increase demands on fluid requirements to keep your body hydrated. Some med-ications can affect fluid balance as well. Having di-arrhea or vomiting can also cause sudden fluid loss that needs to be replenished. Many people use commer-cial drinks like Gatorade to attempt to replenish elec-trolytes, but this is not the same formula and is not recommended. There are electrolyte solutions avail-able from your drugstore that will replenish fluid balance. Electrolytes help maintain the appropriate distribution of body fluids to help maintain acid-base balance as well. Discuss this with your doctor if you are ill, taking medication or exposing your body to extreme demands.

Happy, Healthy Drink-ing!

Heather Westendorp is a graduate of the Universi-ty of Guelph: Food, Nutri-tion and Risk Management Diploma. She has also lost over 50 lbs. and is now a healthy weight, improving her health status!

Mental health and story sharing with the Women’s Institute by Jeanne Lambert on the status of the group.

The April meeting in-cluded the Annual General Meeting and elections of new Executive for the next year. Plans for the monthly meetings were also laid out. The next meeting will be on May 9 at 7:15pm in the Commu-nity Hall and the members of the Fairfield Women’s Institute are invited to join our branch members for a craft session making cards. Sheryl McKim, President, will be leading the group in designing greeting cards.

The Bishop’s Mills Women’s Institute has been involved in the commu-nity since 1985, including documenting the history of the village and encourag-ing positive change. The Bishop’s Mills Women’s Institute holds monthly meetings and welcomes new members interested in meeting their neighbours and getting involved in their community.

If you are interested in finding out more about WI, see the Provincial organization’s website: www.fwio.on.ca and check out the BMWI page on Facebook . For informa-tion about attending local meetings, please contact President Sheryl McKim 613-926-2472 or Jeanne Lambert at [email protected] .

Community input sought on organics curbside collectionprogram

Dr. Mamen to Present at Parents Reaching Out Event

Free Event on Monday, May 6, 2013, for all North Grenville Parents

A dynamic, humorous and celebrated speaker, Maggie Mamen will discuss the issues — from the extraordinary to the everyday — that complicate our contemporary family life.

Combining laughter with practical advice, Dr. Ma-men will share her recommended strategies that parents can use to provide a family environment that supports the development of resilience and healthy self-esteem in their children. Dr. Mamen will discuss a variety of issues such as independence, values, problem solving, benefits of failure, boundaries, assertiveness, empathy and tolerance.

Raising Resilient Children will run from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Holy Cross Catholic School on Monday, May 6, 2013. Childcare will be provided.

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Limerick Forest will be holding a Doors Open event on May 4, from 10:00 - 3:00 at the Inter-pretive Centre. Forestry Staff and volunteers from the Friends of Limerick Forest group will be on hand to greet visitors and answer questions about the Forest, or take them on guided walks of the trails and boardwalks in the vi-cinity of the Interpretive Centre.

This will be the pub-lic’s first chance to view eggs from the heritage Dixon-Turner Egg Collec-tion, which was donated to Limerick Forest in 2011. This collection contains thousands of eggs collect-ed during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Although a substantial portion of the eggs are from North American species, there are many from Europe, Africa and other parts of the world. Many of the eggs have with them notes made by the collectors indicating the location, physical environment and nesting conditions where the eggs were found. Mr. Dixon collected many of

THREE HARESWith 20 weeks remain-

ing we considered, under the title TINNERS RAB-BITS the folklore of the Cornwall tin miners ... knockers, white hares and the like. Sharing the pen-insula with Cornwall is Devon, and within Devon, in Dartmoor, the moorland churches often display a symbol known as the Three Hares, or Tinners Rabbits. It depicts three hares running around a cir-cle, with their ears joined as a triangle in the center (three hares, each with two ears, yet in the whole image just three ears in total). Hares do well in the higher regions of the moor, for they are better suited to this area than rab-bits (which out-compete them almost everywhere else). Tinner's Rabbits is also the name of a Morris dance, performed to the tune "Winster Gallop". This ties in with our dis-cussion of crabtree sticks in week 14, for in addi-tion to the Morris danc-ers waving kerchiefs and jingling bells, they bang stout sticks against each other, against the ground, and ultimately link them in a circle like spokes in a wheel. There is a Morris group in Devon called Tin-ners Morris who on May 6 will meet for their Jack-In-The-Green celebrations. It involves a "procession through the High Street led by the Town Crier", a "Jack-in-the-Green fol-lowed by the May Queen and attendants", as well as a "drumming band, chil-dren, Maypole dancers and other revelers.”JACK-IN-THE-GREEN

Robbie Burns and later Lewis Carroll lived in a time when May Day festivities included a Jack-in-the-Green, a mobile dancing evergreen, at their center. When Burns was born in 1759 the tradition had not yet taken hold and by the time of Carroll's death in 1898 the tradition had pretty much passed on. By contrast we know that in Shakespeare's time, centuries earlier, Mor-ris dancing was so well established as to play the part of the safely familiar against the prospect of the fearfully foreign. The play is Henry V and the English

A couple months ago I was sent for some medical tests to check out my heart and arteries among other things. I'm at that magical age now (mid 50's) when men sometimes suddenly drop dead. It turns out my heart is OK and I also regu-larly exercise. However I am now very conscious of what I eat. I stopped eating sweets for a couple months and instantly dropped 12 pounds. I'm not heavy to begin with so it was a bit of a shock. When I was in having my heart checked I was amazed at the com-plex and expensive tests and number of profession-als involved. I must have seen a dozen profession-als over the course of a couple weeks. Expensive professionals. Paid for by your tax dollars. I'm glad they are there. But it got me to thinking and

Enjoying our green spaceLimerick Forest Doors Open event

the eggs, and traded with other enthusiasts to obtain specimens from far-flung parts of the world. He passed the collection along to the late Bruce Turner of North Grenville, on condi-tion that it be kept together. Mr. Turner respected that wish, and when the time came that he could no longer care for it, he turned it over to Limerick Forest, with the same condition.

Volunteers from the Friends of Limerick Forest group have refurbished the storage cabinets and have catalogued the collection on a computerized data-base. Photographs have been taken of every group of eggs, for addition to the database.

At the Doors Open event, a sampling of the eggs will be on display in the Interpretive Centre. One display case will show eggs and nests of local and North American species, while the other display case will show some of the more unusual and diverse aspects of the collection.

Another feature of the Open Doors event will be guided walks of the Old

Homestead Trail, which is directly west of the In-terpretive Centre. Dur-ing this walk, the history of the 200 acre property where the former Limer-ick School, and now the Interpretive Centre stands will be outlined. Visitors will learn about the early settlers, farming in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and will visit the foundation of the Cochrane homestead. They will also learn how and why Limerick Forest came into being. The walk is an easy one, taking less than half an hour.

For the more ambitious types, a walk to either of the two boardwalks will give lovely views of one of Limerick’s wetland ar-eas where waterfowl are gathering for nesting. As the forest awakens from its winter slumber, there will be frog choruses aplenty to enliven the air, as well as possibly hawks, bea-vers and other interesting wildlife to observe. A round trip on the Chalet Loop trail is approximately 3.5 km on solid footing, although there may be puddles to negotiate.

Come out and enjoy your Limerick Forest!

wondering about the to-tal impact of the medical profession. It turns out almost 50% of all govern-ment spending in Ontario (and remember we are still spending more than we earn in tax and trans-fer payment revenues) is spent on healthcare. It's a great thing to have avail-able if you need it. But it made me also wonder how much of our health woes are self inflicted with bad eating habits. Some quick research showed me that fully 27% of healthcare expenditures are solely the result of obesity (mostly from bad diet and lack of exercise). Junk food has no "sin tax" on it, but I think it should. It makes me mad to see flyers offering Coke, Pepsi and other sugar-wa-ter drinks at prices cheaper than spring water. This is the sort of stuff that is making you and I pay more and more taxes every year. It so bad that the prediction now is our children will on average have a shorter lifespan than us, solely be-cause of their poor eating habits. This is a national tragedy. And some foods smell so innocent. I was

recently in Ottawa and feeling a bit peckish in the afternoon. I decided to cave-in once and have a sweet Cinnabon. My dear wife looked up the nutri-tion facts shortly after it was happily sitting in my stomach. A single Cin-nabon has 880 calories, 36 grams of fat and 17 grams of saturated (heart clogging) fat and 830 mg of sodium (salt). I cannot tell you how that made me feel at the time; enraged, cheated, violated? I don't know the right word, but I do know one thing. If we don't get this junk food menace under control it will turn us into a nation of sick weaklings. If ever an industry needed high tax intervention, it is the insidious industry of tasty, salty, sugary, fatty junk and fast foods. It is already costing each of us person-ally thousands of dollars a year in taxes to pay for the free health care attempting to help the people made sick by these foods. Why should we continue to pay more in taxes to fund an industry that is getting away with murder? This industry is killing us and your tax dollars is support-ing it. Does anyone else care about this like I do?

Rob’s Money RantWhy you pay so much in taxes

PRIBBLES & NIBBLESMarc Meyer’s Food and Folklore RambleTuesday, July 9 the Association has invited the Company of Fools to pres-ent The Merry Wives of Windsor at Maplewood Park in Oxford Mills. Our countdown sits at 10 weeks remaining.

are planning their foray into France “ Therefore, I say 'tis meet we all go forth to view the sick and feeble parts of France: and let us do it with no show of fear; no, with no more than if we heard that England were busied with a Whitsun Morris-dance.” Whitsun falls on May 26th this year.

Within Morris the tra-dition of blackening one's face with burnt cork or soot was already well es-tablished (as a costume option), but come the Jack-in-the-Green style foolery, soot saw an unprecedented revival. Even the Jack under all the foliage was blackened with soot, and not above catching a drink of “good cheer” where he could. It is reported that “Josh Hudson was 'Jack-in-the-Green' but was little seen save when he poked his sooty bill through the wentilator to receive his reglars of heavy wet”. The revels were in fact put on by chimney sweeps at this time … master sweeps as well as their young child apprentices (so called climbing boys) that were used to service the long, narrow flues. Some sweeps would dress as fools and some as ladies, bedecked with feathers and flowers, and they would dance to the clanging of whatever instruments, tongs and shovels, saucepans, and marrow bones, were at hand. They would extend a long handled spoon for on-lookers to give them spare change. Sending young children up chimneys was out-lawed in 1864 and the chimney-sweep May

Day procession did not survive much beyond. In 1873 all that remained of the sweeps were some enigmatic jesters on don-keys at some of the big-ger events. Already in 1844 The Punch Almanac (named after the infamous Punch and Judy puppets) was lamenting the passing of true chimney sweep and Jack-in-the-Green proces-sions. The form remained for a while but had been taken over by those dress-ing the part and hoping to make some quick coin. “But reader put no faith in such forlorn merry-mak-ers. They are not sweepers. They never made soot their daily bread. They know no more of the inside of a chimney than did Falstaff in his days of sack and sin know the inside of a church.”

In The Merry Wives of Windsor, Falstaff may not know the inside of a church but he nearly comes to know the inside of a chimney. He has been invited in to “visit” with a lady while her husband is away hunting game birds. The hunting party returns and Falstaff is left looking for a hiding place. He is dissuaded from the flue when he learns that they on occasion shoot up it with their rifles. Falstaff is told the husband is return-ing and asks: “What shall I do? I'll creep up into the chimney.” The woman he has come to visit replies “There they always use to discharge their birding-pieces. Creep (instead) into the kiln-hole.”

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The First Oxford Mills Girl Guides would like to thank the community for purchas-ing our raffle tickets as a fundraiser for our upcoming trip to Casa Loma in Toronto. The draw was held on April 15, 2013 in Oxford Mills and the winner of the queen-sized “Birdhouses” quilt was Jan Cooper. The second prize of the “Rainbow Zebra” baby quilt was won by Jason Boal.”

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