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Friday, May 20, 2011 Vol. 11 No. 20

Inside the Echo

St. Luke’s at 125Church kicks off big year with a concert.

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Fawn in the GrassThe ultimate sign of spring?

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A TRIFECTA OF AWARDS The Echo is proud to report that we picked up a few awards last Friday at the Ontario Community Newspaper Awards in Niagara Falls: a First Place in the In House Promotion category for our subscription drive ad last year (it featured miniature versions of all 52 front pages from the previous year); a Second Place in the Best Creative Ad Series category for our ads for last year’s events at the New Farm; and a Third Place in the Best Editorial (Circulation under 9,999) category for our editorial that fact-checked some of the claims made by the defeated deputy mayoral candidate during last year’s municipal election. This is the first time the Echo has earned more than one nod at the OCNA awards, so we took the whole crew down to the Falls. Pictured here are Echo assistant Fred Mills, Echo publisher Sara Hershoff, OCNA president Don MacLeod, Echo editor Brad Holden and Echo manager Georgi Denison.

by Brad HoldenMousetraps for people, a ceiling covered in balloons that communicate, and a 24-hour video of an eye that blinks only once – near the very end, at the point that corresponds to the ratio between the history of the planet and the amount of time that humans have existed.

These are the kinds of fantastic things that you’ll see for a brief few days when the Stayner Collegiate Art Department takes over the Mad & Noisy Gallery from Thursday, May 26 to Sunday, May 29.

The show, which has taken place three out of the past four years, is always a glimpse into the brave creativity of youth. And on Saturday,

May 28, during afternoon and evening receptions (from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 10 pm), visitors will be able to meet and chat with most of the artists.

With a new multidisciplinary Grade 12 art class at SCI, exhibits will be far reaching in their scope, from canvas on the wall to musical performances, from performance art to high-concept instillations.

All of that makes a pretty good party, says graduating student Gray Bruer, who is curating the show along with Josh Kraan, Steve Kennedy, Ethan Snow and Kelsey Cripps.

“Everyone’s welcome, and really shouldn’t miss it,” said Bruer, before going back to perfect his eye-blink to human ratio.

MEET THE FUTURE

SCI Art Show curators Gray Bruer, Josh Kraan and Steve Kennedy show off a “better mousetrap,” built by Katie Hare and Brandon Wilson.

With 700 people registered for Stayner Collegiate Institute’s 50th Reunion this weekend – including people from all over Canada, six different states in the US, Belgium and England), Clearview Township is sure to be a hopping place over the next few days.

From 7 pm Friday until 4 pm Saturday, several rooms at the school will be decorated to match the various decades during which the school has operated, complete with yearbook shots and memorabilia. There will also be a breakfast at 9 am Saturday in the library, a lunchtime barbecue, a car show in the parking lot, a memorial tree planting at 12 noon, a ladies’ volleyball challenge at 1 pm, a showcase rugby game at 1:30

pm and a basketball game between the alumni men and the SCI Senior Boys at 2:15 pm.

While the Saturday night dinner at the Stayner Community Centre is sold out, alumni can still register for weekend events and the Saturday night dance (also at the Community Centre at 8:30 pm) at the school on Friday night or Saturday.

Three restaurants, the Sovereign in Creemore, the Beacon in Wasaga Beach and the Fud Grill at the Edenvale Airport are offering alumni specials on Friday night.

And don’t forget the Avening Reunion, with events happening throughout Sunday. For more information on that event (plus a bit of history), see page 6.

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Friday, May 20 & Saturday, May 21• Stayner Collegiate 50th Reunion. Reunion

registrations due by April 1, 2011. Visit www.sci50threunion.com or [email protected] for more info and registration forms. Registration forms are available at the Clearview Township office, all Clearview libraries and community centres. Tell your family and friends. We’re looking forward to seeing you at the reunion.

Saturday, May 21• Mammoth Garden & Plant Sale located at the

Brentwood Community Hall from 8 am to 2 pm. For more information call Joyce 705-424-1425.

• Creemore Farmers’ Market Season Opener. Come by to get the newest in bedding plants and gardening ideas. Canadian Gardening magazines, potted herbs, seeds and recyclable carry bags, free to first 100 visitors. Meet author Trish Magwood and pick up a signed copy of In My Mother’s Kitchen. Downtown Creemore, in the Station on the Green parking lot from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.

• The Echo staff is at the Creemore Farmers’ Market this week. It’s time to renew your subscriptions so drop by and see us! We’ll be by the fountain. See you there.

• Daylilies for Daycare. Purchase a lily at Nottawasaga Daylilies at Creemore Farmers’ Market & 10% will go to Teddy Bears Picnic. See ad on page 15.

• Dufferin Hi-land Bruce Trail Club Heirloom Tomato Plant Fundraiser at the Orangeville Farmers’ Market from 8 am to 1 pm. Many varieties grown organically from seed.

• Curiosity House Author Signing with Trish Magwood, James Beard Award winner at Creemore Farmers’ Market from 9:30 to 11:30 am and at the bookstore from 2 to 3 pm. Inspired by a sisterhood of good family cooks, In My Mothers Kitchen is a collection of great home cooking remembered, preserved and renewed, but from a contemporary, busy working-mom’s perspective.

• Curiosity House Monthly Story Hour from 10:30 to 11:15 am. Children from 18 months to 6 years of age will have the opportunity to listen to captivating stories with Miriam, share the love of reading and complete a small craft activity with art “growing” theme.

• Down at the Legion Comedy Night. It is a fun comedy about suppers, meat draws, card tournaments and the

Ladies Artillery starring Kevin Riordan. A proud and patriotic salute to small town life presented by Creemore Ladies Auxiliary. Show your support to our troops. A portion of the proceeds are donated to The Military Families Fund. Tickets for dinner at 6 pm and show at 8 pm are $25 or show only $12. Call 705-466-2202 for reservations or 705-466-2432.

Saturday, May 21 to Monday, May 23• 16th Annual Blue Mountain Tour of the Arts

from 11 am to 5 pm. Free, self-guided tour of 18 studios are located in Thornbury, Clarksburg, and near Kimberley. www.tourofthearts.ca.

Sunday, May 22• Church Services are on page 5.• Avening Reunion at the Avening Community Centre.

Potluck. Church Service from 10 to 11 am at Avening United Church, a Potluck Lunch from noon to 1:30 pm at the Avening Community Centre, and visiting until 4 pm. Come for all or part of the day. Bring a dish for the potluck table, and your own eating supplies. Tea, coffee and beverages will be provided. For more information call Marg at 705-466-2391.

This Weekend

Wednesday, May 25• “Celebration Canada Day” Meeting at Creemore

Legion at 7:30 pm. All those participating or wishing to take part in Canada Day please attend, meet everyone and set up the details of our Community’s big event. Lets make this a really big show. Primary coordinators are Michael Bennett and Norm Nordstrom.

Thursday, May 26• Music at the Sovereign: String Theory featuring Sherri

Jackson from 6:30 to 9:30 pm.705-466-3006.Friday, May 27

• Toonie Lunch from 11:30 am to 1 pm at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 22 Caroline St. W. This will be the last Toonie Lunch until October. Come out and enjoy some soup and time with friends.

• Divine Harmony Group: An Inspirational Lecture Series from 7 to 9 pm “How to Reach Material Prosperity” by Rami Bleckt PHD. Utilizing fundamental spiritual and psychological laws. Bay School of Art, The Tremont, 80 Simcoe Street Collingwood. $20 available at [email protected] or 705-293-2300.

Saturday, May 28• Dunedin Annual Plant & Garage Sale – Bigger

& Better! Please think of us when you finally get

digging in your gardens. Plant donations needed! Also vendors wanted (garden or nature related products especially). Contact Tami at 705-466-5622. Community Garage Sale Items needed! Pick up if necessary. Also hoping to list other households having their own sale on that day as well. Contact Marcy at 705-466-3690.

• Creemore Horticultural Society Annual Plant Sale. Doors open from 8:30 am to 1 pm at Station on the Green (inside) in conjunction with the Farmers’ Market. All the plants come from our member’s gardens and the Horticultural Park – a large selection of perennials, with a few unusual specimens too. Most are in large pots with big roots. Please bring your own bags or boxes. Cash or cheque only.

• Join Bryan Davies and learn how to photograph colourful flowers and gardens. We’ll be shooting on location at Vorstermans’ Garden, 113 Mill Street in Creemore from 9 am to noon. Cost $25, advance booking required. VISA accepted. 705-466-5775.

Thursday, June 2• Canadian Blood Services Blood Donor Clinic

from 2 to 6:30 pm at Angus Arena.Friday, June 3 & Saturday, June 4

• ‘A Focused Way of Living’. Knox Presbyterian Church, Dunedin is pleased to hold a second retreat. Friday from 7 to 9:30 pm with speaker Rev. Voo of Barrie & Saturday from 8 am to 4 pm with speaker, Rev. Howes of Stayner. Free refreshments provided with light meals on Friday and Saturday. Contact Blaunshe Ciach: email- [email protected] or 705-435-3536. RSVP is requested for food preparation. See ad on page 8.

Saturday, June 4• Clearview Trail Mixer from 8:30 am to 2 pm at

New Lowell Park. Come party with over 18 partners at the a fun-filled community event featuring a mixture of activities such as a NVCA Interpretive Canoe Trip, carnival games, face painting, poker run along the Ganaraska, free ‘learn to paddle’ clinics and more! Details at www.clearview.ca.

• Mary’s Kitchen’s next Cooking Session is today from 10 am to 4 pm. Are you interested in the opportunity to cook & deliver homemade food to people in our community who need a treat to brighten

their day? Join us for this non-profit community initiative to lovingly give & receive. Call 466-5169 or [email protected] to RSVP.

• Mad & Noisy Gallery Opening Reception from 2 to 5 pm. ‘Creemore Hot! Hot! Hot!’ Award-winning glass artist, Eleanor Brownridge, 3-D molten-formed glass wall sculpture creations & Kai-Liis McInnes & her whimsical paintings of barn-yard animals and African women. 154 Mill Street. The show continues through June 27. 705-466-5555 or www.madandnoisy.com.

• Hoe-Down at 7 pm at the GNE Fairgrounds, 2220 Fairgrounds Rd. N. Steak dinner, Silent Auction and some Square Dancing and Line Dancing for beginners and experienced. (Lessons will be given). $20. Tickets available at Stayner Town & Country Store and Smarts Flowers in Collingwood or call Diane at 444-2992 for more info. Hosted by Great Northern Exhibition.

Saturday, June 11• Elliott Brood in the Barn at the New Farm. Enjoy

fine local food, the unearthly sounds of Olenka and the Autumn Lovers and then brace yourself for the fun to be had. This is a benefit for Grow for the Stop. For more information contact [email protected] or 705-466-9906.

• Margaritas in the Valley with Northern Harbour, the ultimate Jimmy Buffet Tribute Band at Creemore Arena starting at 7 pm. $20 available at Creemore Foodland, Sovereign Restaurant & Creemore Springs. Proceeds to Canadian Paraplegic Association of Ontario. Sponsored by Nitetis Lodge #444. www.northernharbour.com.

Tuesday, June 14• St. James’ Clougher-Lisle ACW Annual Euchre &

Luncheon in the Church Hall (north side of Cty Rd 12, N/W corner of Conc 2 west of Lisle) at noon. $8. There will be draws and door prizes. Everyone is welcome. For more information call Marie at 705-466 6722 or Grace at 705-424-5068.

Saturday, July 16• Creemore Children’s Festival. Children’s

marketplace, free activit ies, workshops, demonstrations, live entertainment and surprises all day. More information to come!

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At 90 years old, Hort Society is alive and kickingThe Creemore Horticultural Society, having already cut the cake on its 90th birthday in April (below right)

and sold a bunch of lovely teacup flower arrangements for Mother’s Day (right), is now focusing on its annual Plant Sale, this year taking place at the Station on the Green on Saturday, May 28 (starting at 8:30 am, and it’s best to arrive early!). Besides the big birthday and the new shirts that will be for sale (see below), this year is also special because the family of the late Mary Robertson has donated many plants from Mary’s garden in Dunedin to the sale. Some will be planted in the Horticultural Park, but many will be for sale next weekend, including peonies, roses and other unusual specimens. Mary was a member for many years and spent countless hours working in the Hort Society gardens. Picture below getting ready for the plant sale are Cathy Sumner, Charlotte Vorstermans, Sherri Wilson, Kate Fleming and Kathy Meeser.

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Dear Editor,Well, another year, another set of local issues. In an

on-going effort to make our writing more relevant and connected to the social, political and environmental landscape that pertains to our daily lives, my class this year has alighted on the controversy surrounding the proposed development of the Melancthon Mega Quarry. We have intensively reviewed the points of view presented by both sides of this contentious debate, and the students have unanimously voted against the development of the quarry, as it is proposed to exist. As I type this to you, my students are working feverishly within small groups to draft their own persuasive Letters to the Editor. I hope you enjoy them and manage to print a few.

Sincerely,Jamila MonahanGrade 3/4 Teacher, NCPS

Ed. Note: While all of the letters were excellent (though admittedly tinged with the hyperbole of youth), we decided that the following one best represented the views of the class. Thanks to all of the kids for writing to us and taking part in the community’s discussion.

Dear Editor:One little thing can effect lots of big things! That’s

why we are writing a letter to stop the Mega Quarry in Melancthon.

Firstly, even though they are making lots of money because all of the blasting up of limestone, the nearby Escarpment is home to more than 300 bird species, 53 mammals, 36 reptiles and amphibians, 90 fish and 400 varieties of plants. All of these species could be lost if the quarry is allowed to continue.

Secondly, they are blasting all the fresh, clean water that feeds into the Nottawasaga, Grand, Saugeen and

Grade 3s and 4s speak out against Melancthon Quarry

Beaver Rivers, which supply Georgian Bay, Lake Huron and Lake Erie with fresh water. Even though they are making lots of gravel for our roads, they are blasting away 25 per cent of Ontario’s daily water supply.

Thirdly, even though they will be making lots of limestone and money, they will be adding 7,200 trucks to the highway each day. This is too much pollution from the trucks burning fuel. It will increase the amount of trucks on the highway because of all the limestone being shipped out. Since there will be

lots of trucks, that means there will probably be traffic jams, which isn’t good for people that need to get to places.

Finally, they will be building a huge mega quarry so maybe they will want to get bigger and bigger and bigger until there is not much farmland left. In this very ecologically important world biosphere reserved site!

Remember, the future lies in your hands! Don’t hurt the Earth! Think of our future.

Sincerely,Roxana, Liam and Megan

Mrs. Monahan’s class was sure to deliver their letters to the Echo with protest placards in hand.

In honour of this weekend’s reunion, here’s one more picture from the old SCI yearbooks: the 1968 Weight Lifting Club, which included, as reunion organizer Janice McLeod pointed out (she has sent us all the yearbook photos we’ve printed), some members who appeared to need some bulking up!

The Creemore Echo’s big field trip to Niagara Falls last week was a lot of fun, even when we were blowing a few bucks on the slots at Casino Niagara (Fred made up for our losses on the Roulette table, which he walked away from with a whopping six dollars in winnings).

Later in the night, we proudly picked up three pieces of hardware at a gala awards dinner overlooking the Falls themselves.

We don’t really fit in with all the corporately owned papers we saw at the OCNA dinner. We got some looks of incredulity when it was revealed we took first place for an ad in which we actually asked people to voluntarily subscribe to a paper they already get for free.

But what the bigger papers don’t realize is, while our core team is small, our larger team involves our entire community – our advertisers, our readers and especially our subscribers. Without you we’d be nothing, and because of you we strive to do our best.

This weekend at the opening of the Farmers’ Market, we’ll begin our annual subscription drive. This year, we’ll be by the fountain. Please stop by and say hi.


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To tell us what is happening at your church call Georgi 466-9906 • fax: 466-9908 • email: [email protected]

Worship & Sunday School at 10 am. “Where Jesus is Lord,

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CREEMORE BAPTIST CHuRCHSunday School for all ages

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12 Wellington Street WestFor info call (705) 466-6232

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Avening Sunday School & Worship at 9 am, New Lowell United at 10:15 am

& St. John’s in Creemore at 11:30 am coffee & conversation starting at 11 am

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Join us at ST. LuKE’S ANGLICAN CHuRCH

22 Caroline St. W. 466-2206For a joyful service of worship join us each Sunday at 11 am

& Messy Church at 4:30 pm on the last Sunday of each month.

Knox Presbyterian Church, Dunedin

Join us each Sunday at 10 am. A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.

Everyone is welcome.

Join us for a retreat on Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4

‘A Focused Way of Living’ See page 8 for details.

Come as you are and explore your faith at a

pace that is right for you.Stayner Brethren in Christ Church 9:30 am Sunday School

10:35 am Worship ServiceYouth Night (Grades 6 to 12)

Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9 pm6th Conc., 1 Km N. of Cty. Rd. 91

705-428-6537www.staynerbic.com

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cold beer.At Creemore Springs we take pride in introducingfolks to the great taste of our beer and showingthem how we make it. So the next time you’re nearthe town of Creemore, drop by the brewery,the hospitality is on us.

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Sunday Service at 9:30 am All are welcome to join us.

Tennis Demo Day on June 4th1:30 to 4:00 pm at Gowan Park courts

ALL WELCOMEMemberships available at Curiosity Book Shop

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Join us on the courts!Offering both lessons and competitive play for all ages and all levels from Spring to Fall.

Membership – $25.00 (single) $50.00 (family)

Applications available at The Curiosity House Books & Gallery

There were 62 of us out f o r c a r d s today, and the 50/50 draws went to Irene D o l s o n , Ruby Klinck, N o r m a J o h n s t o n , Beulah Dunn, Eileen Giffen (2), Marg Falls and Gayle Gordon.

Moon shots were played by Phyllis Seed, Marg Ferguson, Dean Chestnut, Irene Dolson, Thelma Lightheart, Janice Stephens and Art Bishop. Art won the travelling prize, and none of the Sidewinders had a moon shot.

High scorers were Lois Walker 327, Elsie Longson 308, Mike Smith 303 and Pat Winger 300. Low was Joan Monaghan with 75.

Thanks to Norma Johnston for bringing in more tomato plants for our gardens. Also thanks to Irma Flack, Bob Veale and others for gathering all the above information as both Barb Cudmore and I were absent this Thursday.

Our neighbours, Al and Trevor Thompson, made short work of cutting up and removing the dead maple tree in from of the building on Warren’s lot in Avening. They did

such a great job there weren’t even any twigs left lying around. Thanks, guys!

My nephew, Dewey Matthews in Alberta, is recuperating from separated ribs, a separated shoulder, etcetera etcetera. This came from attempting to break a young horse that obviously decided it was not ready to join in the trail rides. Dewey is a pretty accomplished rider, so this horse had to be a pretty tough bronc. And, now that our grandgirl Nevada is sporting a cast on her leg from being thrown off her horse, they both should be company for one another. As I’ve always said, “misery loves company!” Sorry, guys, for the “smarticism,” and hope you both heal real fast.

This past weekend, Marjory Rolfe had an important birthday. She can now officially belong to the “grey envelope club” with the rest of us seniors. Son Aaron, along with son Adam, his partner Kelly and grandson Layne planned a surprise birthday for Marj, with word being passed along by telephone, etc., as they wanted to invite everyone but still keep it a secret from Marj. They did manage to pull off the surprise – even if she did get driven through Creemore blindfolded! The Anglican Church ladies outdid themselves in the lunch

department, up to and including the fancy “ribbon” sandwiches made by Gertie Gowan and the gals. Marjory was most surprised to see old friends from quite a distance, such as Audrey Townsend, who used to

live in Creemore but is now down at Rockton. A big thanks to all you folks who had short notice of the affair but dropped everything to come join the crowd, which made it a lovely day for a lovely lady.

Mulmur resident Marg Palujanskas sent us this picture of a little fawn resting in a field near their barn, right beside a path were she walks. Her Basset Hound has walked by a few times and has not even noticed it. The reason, explains Marg, is that fawns are born virtually odorless. This is so they can be left like this for up to a week while their mothers, weak from birthing, can go off and forage the lush spring growth. If you see a fawn like this, it has not been abandoned and you should not bother it. Marg said she would be keeping her eye on this one for the next week, in hopes of one day seeing it playing in her field as it matures.

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Jack Rainbird, chairman of the Avening Farm Forum, had heard that the last of the 130’ x 30’ Air Force Huts at Edenvale was for sale at $1,000. The offer was valid for only one month. Quick action was necessary! Thus, Jack Rainbird, Howard Noble and Lorne Sutherland went to the TD Bank the next day to borrow $1,000. The banker thought he should have some money, so requested each one sign a $50 note. Being quite elated, these fine gentlemen started the successful fundraising campaign with the Banda and Avening Farm Forums and other organizations assisting.

The building at Edenvale was dismantled carefully and transported to the hall’s future site at Avening. This began in January of 1950 when the cold

amount was a percentage of what the community was able to raise. Mr. F.A. Lashley of the Department of Agriculture was very helpful with the grant. A record of volunteer hours was created and used for the grant. When the building was completed there was still $2,500 grant to come, which was enough to purchase two used alleys.

After the spring seeding was completed on the farms, the task began again to erect an 80’ x 30’ building on a cement foundation. The cement was ordered in March for the foundation and a carload arrived via “The Hog Special” to the Avening Station. Cement in Canada became scarce in the construction season, so it was bought early and stored.

It is noteworthy to mention the story of the building of the foundation. Substantial wooden forms were built (80’ x 10’) to enable the cement to be poured for the north wall. Then, enough men were recruited to lift and carry the forms in one piece, turn it in the yard, and place it for cementing the south wall. Another great example of the cooperation!

Countless hours of donated labour, expertise and planning by many community-minded people, gave a debt free hall on completion. Only three persons were paid: the boss electrician, the plasterer and the one who installed the furnace and eaves troughing.

A very important date in the history of Avening came on July 6, 1951, when the splendid re-built hall was opened. Approximately 750 people celebrated

in style with dance, songs, speeches and entertainment at our new hall, now worth $20,000. One month later, Howard Noble, Jack Rainbird and Lorne Sutherland made bowling a reality in Avening, on October 29, 1951.

The upstairs interior boasted an auditorium with plastered walls, tongue and groove ceiling, hardwood floors, a large stage and back room (now a kitchen). The angle iron that secures the sideline seats in the auditorium were from an abandoned windmill, donated by a farmer near Maple Valley. Thus the dismantled windmill now supports the seats upstairs.

The hall had been erected under the Community Centers Act. The property had to be turned over to the Nottawasaga Township at a cost of $1. This was done by the deeded owners, “the Avening Sports Club.” Another 40’ strip of land to the east was purchased for $45 from Carle Woodward on Dec 11, 1952, to allow sufficient room for the hall and a ball diamond.

A highlight in 1960 was the Centennial Celebration of the Avening Village, when the hall was the focal point. The 50-float parade had a surprise package – a real live steam engine moving and whistling on its own steam.

The hall continues to be an integral part of our community, where many events take place the year round. These happy occasions include anniversaries, dances, Junior Farmer and 4H meetings, WI meetings, bowling parties, etc.

and drifting snow made travel for the volunteers difficult. They often had to walk and carry their tools to the site. This was their first test of a wonderful community spirit.

There were lots of discussions at committee meetings on the size and design of the building and Howard Noble was always pushing to have a building long enough to be able to put in bowling alleys. He had been introduced to bowling in Ottawa and his idea was that if this could be done it would create an income to maintain the building and give the community something they never had. Happy to say it has done so for 57 years and is still being used. The committee found out that there was a Provincial grant available and the

Hoping to lure in some of the 700 people arriving for the Stayner Collegiate Institute Reunion on Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21, the community of Avening is hosting a reunion on Sunday, May 22 for anyone who has lived in, worshipped in, partied in, visited, or had any contact whatsoever with the little village, its United Church and its cherished community hall. The day will begin at 10 am with a service at Avening United Church. Following that will be a potluck lunch at the Avening Community Centre from noon to 1:30 pm. After that, folks are encouraged to visit with their friends and neighbours in the community.

To get everyone in the mood, the following is a history of the Avening Community Centre, written by Myrtle Carruthers in 2008.

A history of the beloved Avening Hall


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Come one, come all to see this gorgeous 5 bedroom 2 full bath home set on .35 acres in beautiful Glen Huron. From the gleaming hardwood fl oors on the main level to the fi nished basement with new chimney for future woodstove and complete renovation from the weeping tile to the steel roof, heating system, windows and trim. Check out the charm of this lovely home and rural setting. Walk to shopping and fi shing, near the snowmobile trails and Mad River. Join Lori Rawn, Sales Representative 1-4 Sunday May 22nd. RHONDA

CAMPBELL MOON Rhonda graduated May 16, 2011 from the Ontario Fire College,

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Congratulations and love from your family

Laura Deigh LaChapelledaughter of Gertrude King of Creemore

& the late Anthony LaChapelle, and Bryon Douglas Johnson

son of David & Wanda Johnson of Collingwood,

will celebrate their marriage on Saturday, August 6, 2011at Creemore United Church. � e very happy guests will include Caleb,

Courtney, Cole, Troy and Carter.

Years of service in the community and it’s all thanks to you!

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Yes, I know the signs of spring are out there somewhere... I have seen the wild leeks poking their heads up through the underbrush in our forest. Our Canada geese couple have again returned and are nesting on the island in our pond. And given another few days or so, the last of the snow on the ski hills at Devil’s Glen will be gone. I’ve checked my calendar and know that the Creemore Farmers’ Market will begin this weekend. All your typical signs of spring are there; the season is just taking its sweet time to really take hold this year.

We’ve been away from the B&B quite a lot during the past six weeks for a variety of reasons – business, vacation, family get-togethers and so on. Then, with pets in tow, Stephen and I had to move out for over a week while the kitchen and office floors got refinished. We are back home and just starting to get everything unpacked now, and it makes me realize how many cookbooks, dishes and kitchen gadgets I really have. I’m still looking for my recipe testing journal – I know it’s around here somewhere, but I can’t put my hands on it right now. Luckily, I have

Signs of spring: look closely and they’re thereenough recipes transcribed into my computer that you don’t have to worry I’ll run out of them.

Cooking with asparagus a l w a y s p u t s m e i n a springtime mood. It might be a bit early yet to find this week’s key recipe ingredient locally grown,

but hope springs eternal – and while we wait for the local spears to arrive at the market, you can easily use fresh asparagus bundles from the grocery store. My soup recipe this week will make good use of whatever type and age of asparagus you have on hand. The nice thing about making soup is that the vegetables you use don’t always have to be in the greatest shape to make something delicious. I’ve made soup with veggies that would never win any beauty contest on their own but when they get thrown in a pot, cooked and puréed, they turn into flavour winners. This asparagus soup recipe may be served hot or cold. If you decide to serve it cold, place your soup bowls in the fridge or freezer for half an hour before serving.

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Set frozen puff pastry on the kitchen counter to defrost as package directs. Cut base ends off asparagus spears, then cut into 1/2 inch pieces. Add butter and EVOO to soup pot. Add chopped onions and sauté over medium heat until softened but not brown. Add asparagus pieces, pepper and salt and stir. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil. Cover soup pot, reduce heat to simmer and cook for approximately 20 minutes until asparagus is tender.

While the soup is simmering, roll out defrosted puff pastry. Using a small cookie cutter, cut 12 rounds. Place pastry rounds on a parchment covered baking sheet and bake in oven as package directs. Remove from oven when brown and keep warm.

When soup is cooked, let it cool slightly. Then, purèe the soup in batches in a blender, covering the top with a towel and being careful not to splash hot soup on yourself. Return to pan.

Ladle soup into flat soup bowls. Brush warm puff pastry disks with melted butter and place one or two carefully on top of the soup. Sprinkle chives on the pastry and around the soup, and serve immediately.


by Brad HoldenIn our continuing series of stories about people doing out-of-the-ordinary things in Creemore, let us present John Millar, who has founded his own non-governmental organization – Tin Roof Global – and is devoting most of his time to making sure kids in this province have a healthy knowledge of how their counterparts live all over the world.

Millar, who moved here from Duntroon last year with his wife Emily Worts and their two sons, can remember the first moment when he felt the pull of international development work: he was on a nine-month “find-yourself” trip to Europe, a solo shoestring adventure he undertook at age 19, after graduating from high school in Orangeville. Having been lured across the Mediterranean to Morocco, he was on a downtown street when he saw a Mercedes Benz passing a mule cart.

“For the first time, I was struck by the inequalities at play there,” he said.

Millar returned from his travels to attend the University of Guelph, where he gravitated toward the International Development program. During his time there he did a semester abroad at the University of Swaziland (Swaziland is a tiny country landlocked within South Africa), an experience which he now calls “the most formative six months of my life. I saw people doing really cool stuff. Until then I didn’t quite realize that you could turn International Development into a career.”

With that realization, Millar finished his BA at Guelph and went on to the University of Victoria to earn a Masters Degree, focusing on International NGO Policy. He envisioned graduating to a government job in Toronto or Ottawa, or perhaps to a position at a big non-profit.

But life intervened, and he met and fell in love with Worts, a journalism school grad who had turned her love of cooking into a catering business in the Pointe au Baril area. When she decided to expand to the Collingwood area, she convinced her new beau that they should buy a house in Duntroon. All of a sudden, Millar found himself finishing his Masters Degree from the middle of nowhere when it comes to International non-governmental organizations.

“We’ll give it a year,” they promised each other, and Millar committed himself to trying to find a local way to follow his dream. He volunteered for the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust and worked briefly for Collingwood’s Environment Network, but it wasn’t until he saw an ad in the paper for Elephant Thoughts – “International development organization hiring in Clarksburg” – that he started to realize what was possible.

Millar was with Elephant Thoughts for five years, and is proud to say that during the time he was heavily involved, the organization grew from a shoestring operation based in the trunk of a car in Clarksburg to a successful non-profit, with a head office and retail store in Nottawa and over $1 million in annual revenues. Not that he alone was responsible for that growth – far from it – but the fact that such a thing can be successful when based out of this part of the world was a real eye-opener.

Elephant Thoughts does a lot of great things, including delivering science education programs to First Nations reserves across Canada and hosting after-school science classes and summer camps in this area. It’s also building schools in China and India. But the programs that Millar enjoyed most, and the concept which he eventually decided to focus his own efforts on full-time, involved educating classrooms full of kids about the way people live in different parts of the world, engaging them in fundraising and empowering them to teach others.

That process and variations of it – what Millar calls “global education” – is what he decided warranted its own organization.

Tin Roof Global, which Millar now heads out of his Johnston Street home with the help of an amazing board of directors that he has put together (featuring PhDs in both International Development and Education), is now running four programs.

The first, Roof It H20, is an elementary in-class program that connects children with their counterparts in Uganda, where a partner NGO, the Uganda Water and Garden Project, is working to put tin roofs on schools in the country. The roofs are connected to water collection

systems, so that kids can spend less time collecting water and more time learning. With Roof It H20, students in Canada learn about the situation in Uganda and the importance of water, and are encouraged to lead fundraising efforts for the cause in their schools.

The second program, Reach Out Ontario, takes high school students for an in-class tour of developing countries with a history of struggle for voting rights. With a focus on local community engagement, Reach Out Ontario also introduces students to local, community-based organizations that students can volunteer for, while encouraging them to also exercise their right to vote.

Tin Roof’s third program is establishing Campus Clubs at universities across Ontario, giving students the chance to contribute to a locally based, global solution.Student-led volunteer projects provide valuable leadership and professional skills that build resumes and prepare students for the working world, whether in the non-profit sector or beyond.

The final program is one that Creemore is about to benefit from this summer. Last summer, Millar ran Tin Roof’s first Explorer Camp for Kids in Orangeville to great success. This year, the camp will be offered at the Station on the Green in Creemore twice, from July 25 to 29 and from August 15 to 19 ($175 for five days, for ages 5 to 12.). In essence, the camp takes kids on a virtual tour of the world, without having to leave home.

“We ask the question, what do kids do in their parts of the world for fun?,” explains Millar. “In Uganda, for instance, they play soccer with a ball made of wrapped up banana peels.” The camp teaches kids about the role that resources play in people’s lives, and it’s also a bunch of fun.

“Last year we had kids talking at dinner, saying, ‘I went to Kenya today, and we ate sushi for lunch. And yesterday we went to India and Tanzania, and tomorrow it’s Switzerland,’” said Millar.

Like all the rest of Tin Roof’s programs, Explorer Camp is about educating young people about life in other parts of the world, and teaching them that they can be leaders in spreading that message.

“Tin Roof is essentially about two things: global perspectives and youth leadership,” says Miller. “If we can instill both of those things in young people, the world will be a better place.”

For more information about Tin Roof Global, visit www.tinroofglobal.com or call John Millar at 705-466-3456.

Fri, June 3 – 7 to 9:30 pmSpeaker, Rev. Voo at the Church

Sat, June 4 – 8am to 4 pmSpeaker, Rev. Howes at Dunedin Hall

Knox Presbyterian Church Dunedin Invites you to a Retreat

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Rev. Patrick Voo on his return from Romania, will enlighten and inspire on his experiences in a post modern culture. His engaging and humourous style will focus on Romania’s stringent faith practices and way of life. Currently Patrick helps to lead The Republic, an arts

and leadership-based movement in Barrie, Ont.Rev. David Howes’ vital approach to spiritual life celebrates the divine spark in every human being. Drawing on his diverse experiences as a minister and hospital chaplain, David will explore how to connect our daily lives to the eternal now. Jennifer Johnson will assist in

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A leader in global education, here in Creemore

Creemore resident John Millar, far left, is the executive director of Tin Roof Global, an NGO that focuses on global education and youth leadership. At left, Millar and members of the University of Guelph Tin Roof Campus Club accept an award for providing student volunteer opportunities from the U of G. At right, a child in last year’s Explorer Camp flashes a smile. That program will run in Creemore this summer.


by Gerry BlackburnSt. John’s United Church in Creemore is celebrating its 125th Anniversary this year. It was built in 1886 after an amalgamation of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which had a smaller church at the same location and the Wesleyan Methodists, who worshipped in a building on Caroline Street which was sold to the Salvation Army and later burned down.

After some controversy over whether the new church should have a spire, Mr. George Lawrence, a prominent businessman, offered to finance it. The church was completed by October of 1886, complete with its magnificent spire towering 110 feet above the ground. This was the Creemore skyline’s most prominent feature until it was struck by lightning during the late 1960s. After that incident it was removed rather than repaired, due to the anticipated very high cost of repairs and more stringent engineering requirements.

The total cost of the building was $3,500. In 1895 Plewes and Spence, who operated a water-powered electric plant across the river at the south end of Mill Street, installed electric lights at a cost of $40 per year. By 1899 an 1,800-pound bell was installed, being rung for the first time on January 1, 1990. In 1904 a Lye pipe-organ was installed for $800, with a manual bellows operated by lever in the Sunday School hall. This was later replaced with an electric blower. In 1910 the gallery was added and the

stoves replaced with a steam boiler and radiators.

A significant event in the life of the Church took place in 1925, when the Congregationalist, Methodist and a majority of Presbyterian churches amalgamated to form the United Church of Canada. It then became St. John’s United Church.

The steam heating plant was replaced with electric radiant heating in 1960, and upgraded to baseboard electric in 1980.

The first of three fires, all of undetermined origin, occurred on October 31, 1968. This damaged the kitchen and Sunday School rooms. Before repairs had been made a second smaller fire burned a hole in the Sunday School floor. While repairs were underway a third fire completely destroyed the Sunday School, kitchen and organ.

After due consideration it was decided to replace the older building with a larger Christian Education building with a more adequate kitchen. In 1971 an electronic organ was designed and installed by the Shaw Electric Organ Company of Burlington. This organ is still performing well, requiring very little service.

Over recent years the roof on the hall has been completely replaced with a sloped truss design, the sanctuary roof replaced, the tower reinforced and the brickwork completely restored. The congregation is planning a special Anniversary service on October 16 with a former minister Rev. David Sherwin as guest speaker and special music.

St. John’s United Church celebrates 125 years

The St. John’s United Church kicked off its 125th year with a special evening concert of hymns performed by the choir last Sunday night.

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The following is a recap of some of CARA’s activities from last year. As a result of our recent AGM, we are pleased to welcome Jace Metheral as a new director. We also are sorry that Nino Lococo, who has been a stalwart of support for many years, is retiring. Other board members include Geoff Ayton, Valerie Dyer, Tony Fry, Judy Fuke, Peter Goddard, Sandra Lackie, Jim McCartney, and Rene Petitjean. We continue to monitor a number of local development issues including Alliance, Macintosh, and the Creemore Springs expansion, local wind development as well as other local issues. We do our best to concentrate on issues that have a community wide impact, not just in Creemore but in the surrounding rural area.

Alliance Development – With regard to Alliance, there is a very detailed memorandum of settlement between ourselves and Alex Troop, the developer, which ensures that CARA has an opportunity to provide input into Architectural Control Guidelines as well as to participate in a joint liaison committee that will meet to discuss development issues. We have continued to stay in touch with Mr. Troop and the Township on his development. We have agreed to the selection of David Stewart of Williams Stewart to prepare

the Guidelines, which will be peer reviewed by the Town’s consultants, the Planning Partnership. Alliance has opened an office in Creemore and we would expect to see some activity from Mr. Troop this summer.

Macintosh Development – T h e M a c i n t o s h

development went before the OMB again for a good portion of last year. CARA asked for and received participant status. CARA presented and defended our views with regard to phasing of the development as well as the need to share infrastructure costs with the Township. Following a lengthy OMB hearing, the Township has worked out very detailed minutes of settlement with Mr. Macintosh that changes the phasing of that project. They include the requirement that Mr. Macintosh pay normal development charges for his share of the infrastructure costs.

The Provincial Growth Plan – We have spent a quite a lot of time dealing with the County’s growth plan and the Province’s vision statement for Simcoe County, since these numbers will strongly impact the future level of growth for Clearview in the next 20 years. In this respect, we have provided two separate submissions to the Ontario Growth Secretariat regarding the growth targets for Simcoe County and Clearview. We have gone on the record to support the

province’s growth targets for Clearview, which are lower than those proposed by the Township and the County and yet consistent with historic growth rates. This does not mean we do not favour growth; but rather that the growth rates proposed should be quite adequate to accommodate historical growth rates and provide sufficient funds for future services. While the Township’s planning department has taken strong exception to the lower targets, the Province has been advocating its position since 2006 and it should not come as a surprise that the Province has been consistent in its views. The most recent announcement is that the Province has appointed the Provincial Development Facilitator to work with Simcoe County and its lower tier municipalities to work out local population and employment forecasts. Recommendations are expected November 1, 2011 which conveniently for the government postpones any decision until after the next election in October.

Heritage Conservation – We are interested in heritage issues, in particular the possibility of establishing a Heritage Conservation District in Creemore. We plan to host an educational day to learn from Collingwood’s experience. I think there is an opportunity to take a serious look at protecting Creemore’s outstanding built heritage and to learn from the 90-plus other communities in Ontario who have established these

Heritage Conservation Districts.Other things we did last year in the

community:• supported Creemore Springs

expansion including continued collaboration with the local community

• provided financial support to the Canada Day celebrations

• provided financial support to the Santa Claus parade

• provided financial support to the Rent a Youth employment initiative

• contributed to the South Georgian Bay Cultural Mapping Project which was a collaboration among Collingwood, Blue Mountain, Wasaga Beach and Clearview Township

• cooked hot dogs and provided refreshments at the Christmas tree lighting ceremony

• regularly attended local meetings on development issues including co-hosting a meeting on wind development

• continued to advocate a buy local campaign

• regularly attended the Creemore market

The challenge in a community the size of Creemore is to develop and communicate a position that is balanced and takes into account the best interests of the community as a whole. By all means let us know if you would like to get involved. With many thanks to our hard working board, we look forward to continued constructive involvement in local issues.

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On May 12 the Avening Women’s Institute met at Marion McArthur’s new home on Elizabeth Street, with 16 members present. People driving by probably wondered why there was a fire truck sitting in the driveway, but Diane Spence, convenor of Health and Safety, had invited firefighter Robert McArthur to be the guest speaker.

Robert stressed that in case of a fire, we should call 911 and get out quickly. There must be a working smoke detector on every floor and a carbon monoxide detector is very important. We should have an escape plan in case of fire, and a two story house should have an outside ladder. For insurance purposes we should list everything of value in every room of the house, and give it to a family member who lives elsewhere.

A fireproof safe to hold valuables is also a good idea.

After Robert’s presentation we went outside and had a close up view of the fire truck with all its high tech equipment.

We then held a short business meeting. It was decided to hold our Christmas pot

luck meeting at St. John’s United Church hall in Creemore.

Motions were passed to donate $200 to the Avening Community Hall Board and $200 to the Avening Reunion Committee in memory of former Avening WI members.

The new FWIQ theme is Back 2 Basics with two areas of focus – past and present.

The June meeting will be June 9 at 7:30 pm at Irene Trafananko’s home.

Left to Right: Marilyn Steed, Edith Eedy (our apologies for spelling her name wrong last week!), Eileen Martin, Alice Noble, Isobel Burbidge, Marion McArthur, Muriel Day, Joyce Millsap, Irene Trafananko, Gwen Taylor, Dorothy Shropshire, Diane Spence, Holly Hughes, Marion Gordon, Mary Wines and Captain Robert McArthur. Photographer Margaret Palujanskas. Absent Women’s Institute members are: Joan Morby, Margaret Prescott, Myrtle Carruthers.

Avening Women’s Institute NewsCookbook author Trish Magwood, whose late

grandparents (John and Doris) and parents (Chuck and Lee) have long made Creemore their weekend base, will be at the Farmers’ Market (from 9:30 to 11:30 am) and later at Curiosity House Books (from 2 to 4 pm) this Saturday (May 21) to sign copies of her new cookbook, In My Mother’s Kitchen.

The book is a beautifully presented collection of handed down recipes, many of which Magwood remembers her grandmother cooking at their Creemore home when she was a child. “It’s a great book for people my age – mothers who are on the run and perhaps haven’t inherited many cooking traditions, but want to put simple, healthy and interesting meals on the table for their families,” said Magwood.

Good old family cookingTrish Magwood


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On Tuesday, May 17, at approximately 2:45 pm, members of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, Clearview Fire Department and the Simcoe County Paramedic Service responded to a motor vehicle collision on County Road 91 just west of Fairgrounds Road, involving two vehicles.

An initial investigation by the OPP revealed that a white Peterbilt tractor and trailer was travelling westbound on County Road 91 when, for a yet to be determined reason, it collided with a Grey

Nissan Sentra travelling northbound on Fairgrounds Road.

The driver of the Peterbilt, a 48-year-old male from Grey County and the passenger from the Nissan, a 70-year-old female from Washington State, were both transported to Collingwood General and Marine Hospital. Tragically, the female from Washington State was pronounced deceased at hospital. The male from Grey County received minor injuries in this collision. The driver of the Nissan Sentra, a 75-year-old male from California, was airlifted to Saint

Michael’s Hospital in Toronto in serious condition.An investigation into this tragic motor vehicle

collision is ongoing, with the assistance of the OPP Central Region Technical Traffic Collision Investigation Unit.

Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision at Fairgrounds and 91


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Watch someone on Mill Street with their cell phone and you pretty much know what service they’re with. If they’re actually talking, they’re on Rogers or related networks. If they’re trying to talk, they’re on Bell.

When first we moved to Creemore I discovered a spot on the main street where my Bell cell phone worked most of the time. For months the southwest corner of Mill and Elizabeth became my plein-air office. Creemore seems to exist in a little black hole in Bell Mobility’s universe.

The segue here is that Bell, despite these little defects in their service, does pretty good. They netted just over half a billion dollars in the first three months this year. Works out to an average of six million dollars profit per day, including weekends and evenings.

I think you know where I’m going with this – they make all that money they make and they still can’t give Creemore decent coverage. Nope.

This is about BCE’s (Bell Canada Enterprises) secret weapon for earning money. A secret so powerful that without it Bell may have fallen into bankruptcy years ago.

Though they’ll never publicly admit to its existence, this powerful economic engine is hiding in plain sight. Hidden from our Canadian eyes the same way “eh” is hidden from our Canadian ears.

It comes in the form of labour exploitation. Were this happening in a third world country there would be protest marches on Parliament Hill. We’re

not talking about customer help lines in Bangalore or Mumbai. This is happening here in Canada, even right in our little village.

We’re talking about hundreds of thousands of hours of work performed for Bell at no cost to them – by each one of us. We’re all

working for Bell for free.To clearly see this you have to peel

away the blinders, thickened and hardened by years of indoctrination. Under deep hypnosis, repressed childhood memories will begin to surface: sitting in your crib watching Mommy or Daddy on the phone, the pitch in their voice just a little too tight to be talking to your aunt or uncle.

They were talking to Bell, for hours. The subliminal message was already being implanted deep into your burgeoning brain: if you own a phone in Canada, you must spend a large portion of life helping Bell correct their mistakes. And if you don’t, you will pay more. A lot more.

Today as adults the practice of subsidizing Bell’s institutional incompetence with our most precious resource, time, is deeply ingrained into our collective Canadian pysche. How much of our time are we talking about?

Let’s do the math. According to Statcan’s population clock right now we’re at about 34 million. Conservatively let’s say about half of us have some kind of Bell service, be it landline, cell, satellite TV or Internet. And let’s say each person spends an average of two hours on

the phone per year trying to straighten out problems with billing mistakes, service interruptions, transfer of services, etc.

Seventeen million Canadians multiplied by two hours equals 34 million hours of our time. (This is starting to get scary and we’re only half way there.) Now assign a dollar value to that time. Apparently the average salary in Canada is about 40 thousand dollars which works out to about $20/hour. Two hours of our time then is worth $40.

Here goes: 34 million hours multiplied by $40 equals… $1,360,000,000, or $1.36 billion!

Let that number sink in for a minute…

To be clear, over and above the billions of dollars we pay Bell in cash, we also “donate” another $1.36 billion of our time helping Bell correct their mistakes.

And “mistakes” might be a generous choice of words. It implies a certain degree of randomness which would mean that half of Bell’s mistakes should be in our favour. Stuff like being under-billed or getting extra channels without being charged, or just not getting a statement at all. Does that ever happen?

So if all these “mistakes” are in Bell’s favour, are they really mistakes? Or is it part of a deliberate and secret corporate strategy, to play the fool, make the mistakes, and see how many they get away with. For all the time we spend correcting Bell’s mistakes, how many do they get away with? Do we even dare attempt to quantify the profit Bell makes from “mistakes” we don’t catch?

But could they really be that smart and diabolical? Therein lies the brilliance of

the strategy – nobody knows.So how do we counteract this insidious

corporate strategy, be it deliberate or not? Putting aside for a moment the actual logistics of implementation, here’s a few tactical suggestions:

First, pay us for our time. $20/hour, including time we’re on hold. Watch how quickly the mistakes magically disappear.

Second, every Bell employee with the authority to make any kind of decision, especially the executive brain trust, i.e. CEO, president, VPs and the board, has to: book all their Bell services anonymously; do it themselves, with no assistants; and do it on their own time, not during business hours.

Now there’s an image that evokes warm sensations of retribution – the happy ending of an adult fairy tale.

As we quickly run out of space today there’s much we haven’t touched on yet, including actual war stories from the front lines, real life encounters with Bell. There’s an idea: send in your best Bell stories and we’ll include some in a future column.

I’ll leave you with one last thought: “Emily,” the magic voice of Bell. Most of us spend more time talking with Emily than we do with all the politicians in our area, combined. Makes you wonder what would happen if Emily’s name appeared on the ballot for the next federal election for prime minister…

Rusticator: (root word: rustic) someone who visits, moves to, or lives in the country. Ergo everyone who reads this is most likely a rusticator of some kind.

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Les & Mary Jane Beattie of Stayner are pleased to announce the forth coming marriage of their daughter Jessica Kathleen Beattie to Ian Lorne Rowbotham, son of Lorne & Wendy Rowbotham of Creemore. The wedding will take place on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at the Georgian Bay Club, Thornbury.

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Real Turkey at Mylars. The most often question at Mylars “Is the turkey real?” Yes! The turkey is real. We roast over 7000 pounds of real turkey every year. Come in and enjoy a Turkey Dinner like your Grandma used to make. Mylar and Loreta’s Restaurant, Cty Rd 124, Singhampton 705-445-1247.

Enjoy fish & chips or beer-roasted chicken with wedge potatoes and salad on Fridays at Affairs for lunch and dinner. Dine in or take out.

FOR SALE Extra large metal DOG CRATE $100. Large TABLE with folding legs: free. MTD 32/10 SNOWBLOWER in good working condition. $500. Call 705-434-9877.

FuRNITuRE: Dining Room Suite w/glass-top table, 4 chairs & baker’s rack. Large sideboard, glass front cupboard. New blue wing back chair. Sofa bed double, misc. items. Call after 6 pm or weekends 705-466-5503.

Honda MINI BIKES. 2003 50cc and a 2004 70cc. Both are in very good working order. Call for pricing. Call Jim Whitley at 705-466-3541.

99 cents POND STOCKING: 6-8” Rainbows/4-6” Browns (min 100). Rainbows 8-10” $1.50; 10-12” $2.00; 12-14” $3.00. Browns/Specks ++50%. Koenders windmill 16’ $999.99. Otterbine aerators/fountains, TrueBlue pond dye, BactaPur, nets, etc. www.silvercreekponds.com 519-833-2559 Erin.

Gorgeous 9 ACRE PARCEL at 74 Sydenham Trail West, north of Duntroon. View to Georgian Bay, private, well treed, nature trails, drilled well, driveway. $449,000. Call 705-445-6095.

FOR RENTNew ROOMS for rent. Furnished. $110 per week includes shared living room, heat, hydro, wireless internet, satellite TV, parking. Linens supplied. No smoking. 2 bedroom suite available. Call 705-444-4852.

Lovely 1200 sq ft, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, APARTMENT on 2nd floor, renovated & new appliances 1 year ago. Available June 1st. 142 Mill Street, call 705-520-0067.

RENTAL WANTED Seeking Vacation Rental for August 2011. Toronto couple, familiar with Creemore and environs, seek furnished country house for the month of August. Three or four bedrooms, good light and long views are desirable. Cat free home a must. Reasonable proximity to Creemore is an asset. We are good and careful tenants. Please contact David Harrison at david.harrison@phdnetwork.

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HELP WANTED GARDEN HELPER wanted for 2 days per week for weeding and various chores. $15/hour. Call Jane 705-466-5657.

RELIABLE PERSON required for outside maintenance and odd jobs. Occasional basis, by arrangement. Could suit an active retiree. Call 705-466-2663.

Experienced Local COuPLE available for lawn and yard maintenance, gardening, house cleaning, etc. References available. Call Jan to inquire at 705-888-6517.

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Not So Hollow Farm open Saturday, Sunday & Victoria Day from 11 am to 5 pm, or anytime by appt. You can now check us out online at www.notsohollowfarm.ca. 838369 4th Line E., Mulmur Twp. 705-466-6290

SERVICES

English Riding Lessons. Learn how to ride with Equine Canada Certified Coach in Glencairn. Outdoor lessons available, weekday, evenings & weekends. Call 705-466-3705 or 705-896-2666.

All Season Tree Service. Experienced Arborist / Logger / Chainsaw Operator for hire. Tree removal, brush/trail clearing, danger tree felling, storm cleanup, forest management, etc. Local references available. Please call David Gildiner at (705) 466-5696 or (647) 896-0633 or email [email protected].

Home renovations and flooring. Laminate from $0.99/sq ft. Hardwood from $1.50/sq ft. Tiles from $2.50/sq ft. Experienced carpenters. References available. 705-715-4995 or 705-446-9935.

A1 Exceptional HOuSE CLEANING. Seeking new clients in Creemore & area. Free estimates. References if needed. Call Lesley (days) 705-627-8095, (evenings) 705-424-2810.

NOTICES Creemore Minor Hockey would like to congratulate the Lucky Winners of this year’s Annual Elimination Draw & Dance: 1st prize of $10,000 Paul Nicholson; 2nd prize of $2,000 John Underhill; 3rd prize of $1,000 Cheryl Gotthelf; 4th prize of $500 David Cresswell; 5th prize of $250 Bryan Whiteside; and 6th prize of $250 Carol Talbot.

Canada Post is in a position to strike as of May 24. In the event that this happens, Creemore Echo will make more papers available at all pickup/store locations. People who are concerned about missing their paper due to an interruption in mail service can receive Creemore Echo by email by contacting us at [email protected] or (705) 466-9906 regarding an email subscription.

Station on the Green Keys: If you have one & have forgotten to give it back, please return it to Creemore Echo immediately! Thank you.

C R E E M O R E C H I L D R E N ’ S FESTIVAL. Save the date Saturday July 16, 2011. Children’s marketplace, free activities, workshops, demonstrations, live entertainment and surprises all day. More information to come!

$15 plus hst for 25 words or lessSubmit by 5 pm Tuesdayemail [email protected] (705) 466-9906 or Fax 466-9908

THANK yOU Thank you to our neighbours, friends, family and Dufferin Oaks in Shelburne for your many cards, best wishes, flowers and congratulations on the occasion of our 60th Wedding Anniversary. Your thoughtfulness and attendance were greatly appreciated. Alex and Marion Priddle

Thank you to my family and friends who were with me as George was laid to rest on May 7, 2011 with Rev. May and Rev. Inglis officiating and thanks to Fawcett Funeral Homes for their help and to the Ladies Auxillary of Branch 397 for the lunch after. Loving thanks to my great-granddaughters Madi and Mak for their tribute to Grandpa George. He is missed. Margaret Ransier

On April 20th, 2011, I celebrated yet another birthday, not a special one. On May 14th, 2011, my family and friends turned my “Not so Special Birthday” into a “Very Special and Memorable Birthday”. To all of you who participated in the making of that night so incredible, thank you, thank you for being there and thank you for your friendship. It was a night I will never forget. Marie Stephenson

Creemore Minor Hockey would like to thank everyone who attended and supported this year’s Annual Elimination Draw and Dance. We are very fortunate to have the support of our community. This dance raises the money required to help cover our expenses in providing hockey for the youth in our local area. A special thank you to Creemore Country Gas Bar, Dan Gowan and Marc Dupuis at Creemore Arena, Mac at LCBO, Clare Oster, Jug City, Creemore Springs, John Clarke, Rolf Meeser, Giffen Apples, Denise Kacarevich, Rob McLeod, all who offered trailers and pick-up trucks and the numerous volunteers that assisted with this community event. See you next year! Creemore Minor Hockey

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IN MEMORIAM BARBER, Eldon 1933-2009

2 years have already passed But memories will always last.

Lois, Colleen, Dale, Ray, Lynn and families

RANSIER, George – Grandpa: You never said “I’m Leaving”,You never said “Goodbye”. You were gone before I knew it, And only God knows why. A million times I needed you,A million times I cried.If Love only could have saved you, You never would have died. No one else could call me Darlin’ the same way that you did. You were the best Grandpa ever. I am such a lucky kid. I love you as big as the sky And even bigger still,In my heart you hold a place No one could ever fill.

Makenna Barcham

RANSIER, George – My Grandpa:My grandpa was so bald, My grandpa was brave, Sometimes when I saw him He needed a good shave! My grandpa was so clever, My grandpa was so smart, But the best part about him Was his big huge heart. My grandpa was so strong, My grandpa was so tough, My grandpa taught me Lots of really cool stuff!My Grandpa’s life, Has come to an end, today I say good-bye To my Grandpa and my friend.

Madison Barcham

NOTTAWASAGADAYLILIES

Julie & Tom Wilson(705)466-2916 • www.wilsondaylilies.com

Directions: From Airport Road south of Avening turn west on the 3/4 SR, then south on the 3rd Conc. We are the first house on the left: #3757, 3rd Conc., Nottawasaga

Daylilies for Daycare this weekend Sat. May 21: Creemore Farmers’ Market

from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm & at the farm 2 to 5 pm

Sun. & Mon. May 22 & 23: 10 to 4pm at farm

10% of all proceeds go to Teddy Bear’s Picnic

Creemore’s yard Sales

Saturday, May 21• 31 Wellington Street West

• 22 Caroline Street West. The Creemore Refugee re-settlement group is holding a garage sale at St. Luke’s Anglican Church at 9 am. Contributions would be welcome on Friday. Proceeds to help in the welcoming of a refugee family to Creemore.

• 2 Elizabeth Street East

• 7 Elizabeth Street West

• 75 Edward Street East

• 9 George Street – Stash Reduction Sale.

• 7930 County Rd 9 from 8 am to 2 pm. Furniture, garden tools, kids toys and more.

• 3473 Conc. 5 South, Creemore

• Rob Roy United Church Annual Yard & Bake Sale from 8 am to 2 pm.


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TOP SKATERS The Creemore Skating Club held its season-ending banquet recently, and above are the award winners: Back row (L-R): Kelsey Lammle, Michaela Verstraten, Cydne Belkosky and Julie Bigham. Middle row (L-R): Emily Howard, Natalie Hepburn, Danielle Hammill, Dawn Morby , Jax Farrell , Rosalyn Martin and Hailey Sacerty. Front Row (L-R): Ruby McQueen, Clara Hayward, Nicole Gowan, Keira Whitley and Zoey McQueen.

Stacey Karsgaard, who moved from Toronto to Creemore with her husband Andrew and their two children in November (after moving to Toronto from London, England in 2003 and from Edinburgh, Scotland before that) has opened a women’s clothing store called My Pullover, located in the garage between Maplestone Gallery and MoyaBoya.

Beyond the sliding door, though,

you’d be hard pressed to know you are in a garage as you peruse Karsgaard’s tasteful selection of casual clothes by small Canadian designers.

For Karsgaard, who fell in love with Creemore when visiting her Scottish parents’ vacation home in Collingwood, it’s been a whirlwind relocation and a heady entrance into a lifelong dream.

She’s looking to meet new friends, so be sure to drop in and say hi.

New Clothing Retail on Mill StreetStacy Karsgaard in My Pullover, her new Mill Street store.

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