BEAR DOES A DAB - Participants in last Friday’s Uxbridge JumpStart Games encourage Carlton the Bear, who is the official mascot of the Toronto Maple Leafs, to“dab” during the day’s events. More on the success of the day in Roger Varley’s story, right. Photo by John Cavers

Kids + games +BBQ = fun

by Roger Varley

Uxbridge could soon be seeing new directionalsigns around the township in hopes of bringingvisitors to local venues and attractions.In a deputation to council on July 10, Chuck

Thibeault of Central Counties Tourism said thetown has three types of visitors: transient, suchas cyclists, people heading to cottage countryor just driving through; those with a specificdestination in mind; and those visiting friendsand family.Mr. Thibeault said the first type don't give the

town or township a second thought as they passthrough. The second type sees and visits noth-ing else other than their pre-determined desti-nation. The third type are often left to theirown devices to discover the town on their own.

He said a sign study group has mapped out

all of Uxbridge's assets, such as the trails, thetrain station, the Foster Memorial, the arena,shopping and dining, in the hope of movingvisitors to explore more than one asset of thearea.Noting Uxbridge's designation as "Trail Cap-

ital of Canada", Mr. Thibeault said: "Weclaimed the title: let's exploit it."

As a result of its work, the group recom-mended the placement of signs on major en-trance points to the township guiding visitorsto the downtown. In town, the group wantsclearly visible signs pointing out the way to gofor venues, attractions and services and wheremunicipal parking lots are located. In the park-ing lots, they want maps showing what is lo-cated where and what events are upcoming.

Mr. Thibeault said about 45 signs would berequired, all of which would use standard, na-

tionally recognized symbols for accommoda-tion, dining, etc. He said Central CountiesTourism would pick up one-third of the costof the signs. He said a request for proposal isbeing put together for the creation of the signsand the group will report back to council in thefall on its progress.

In his presentation, Mr. Thibeault said mak-ing it easier for visitors to find their way aroundand learn what the township has to offer wouldincrease the number of visitors, boost the localeconomy and enhance the image of Uxbridge.His group provided a lengthy list of road siteswhere signage should be placed and what in-formation should be included on each sign.Addressing current gateway signs in the town-

ship and existing directional signage, the groupsaid there is a lack of co-ordination and consis-

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by Roger Varley

More than 200 Uxbridge children between theages of six and 14 turned the arena into a mas-sive playground on Friday as they took part inthe third edition of the Uxbridge JumpStartgames.

The free event, put on by the township andCanadian Tire, saw the kids divided into sev-eral groups to take part in such activities asseated volleyball, noodle floor hockey, tennisand wheelchair basketball."It gives them a chance to play sports they've

never done before," said township recreationco-ordinator Rebecca Harman.An instant hit with the children was Lee

Melymick, a member of the U23 TeamCanada wheelchair basketball squad, who ledthem in games with wheelchairs supplied bythe Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association.Mr. Melymick, who has played for Canada ininternational competition, said he only startedthe sport a year-and-a-half ago. He noted thatplayers do not have to be disabled to playwheelchair basketball."It's an inclusive sport," he explained.Every child attending received a free T-shirt,

cap, water bottle, barbecue and a take-homelunch. The Games also included those who areenrolled in the township's summer camps pro-gram. Recreation manager Amanda Ferrarosaid adding the camps to the mix provided theevent with "loads of volunteers."Ms. Ferraro said the township donated both

staff and the use of the facility and theUxbridge Tennis Club also helped out. Othergroups involved included the Bonner Boysand Uxbridge Rotary Club.

For Canadian Tire owner Pat Higgins, theevent was a chance "to give back.""Look at their smiles," he said, surveying the

scene. "They're all having a wonderful time."JumpStart helps disadvantaged children with

the costs associated with registration, equip-ment and transportation for a wide variety ofsports. The Uxbridge Canadian Tire programis one of the most active in Canada and allmoney raised for JumpStart in Uxbridge re-mains in Uxbridge.

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Thursday, July 20, 20172The Uxbridge Cosmos

Planning for this year’s Fall Fair iswell underway, and organizers arelooking for more volunteers to roundout the process.

e fair is searching for a Fair Am-bassador who will preside at thisyear’s Fair, as well as at some eventsin 2018. Being a Fair Ambassador ispossible for all individuals betweenthe ages of 18 and 24. Further detailsare available on the Fair’s website orat secretary@uxbridgefair.ca.

An acute need for assistance to setup the Produce section on theWednesday and ursday before theFair, and for general disassembly onSunday afternoon remains. Pleasecontact Bev Harrison at 905-852-5877 or emailbevharrison686@yahoo.ca if you canassist.e “Fair Book” is now available at

H. Goode and Sons, Uxbridge Li-brary and the Town Hall. e bookcontains rules and regulations for allof the competitive classes as well asinformation on the entry process. Itis also available online.

For junior competitors, there is asimplified version of the Fair Book,

in the form of a one page listing ofclasses specific to them at Uxpool.

e theme of the 153rd Fair is“Made In Canada, Eh!” e Fairdates are September 8-10.

e “Great Uxbridge Carrot CakeCaper,” unveiled last month, hasbeen well received. Prize money hasbeen increased to $200. Entries,complete with recipes, should arrivein the Fair Office by noon on the10th for judging. Auction begins at1 p.m., with proceeds supporting theFair’s annual Uxbridge SecondaryStudent Award.

e enhanced event list and prizepackage for the Demolition Derbyhave been finalized. Visitwww.uxbridgefair.ca for details andthe entry process. A reminder that the Fair’s new Mid-

way provider, World’s Finest ShowsInc., will be offering day passes forthe Midway at a discounted price.Sales will begin August 8 at Cana-dian Tire Uxbridge and Sugar FX.Quantities are limited. Please address any additional queriesto secretary@uxbridgefair.ca or visitthe web site at www.uxbridgefair.ca.

Fall Fair looking for Ambassador and assistance

Uxbridge audience’s have seen JulienKelland perform live onstage manytimes before, but this Saturday, she’llbe onstage at the Uxbridge MusicHall as the star act, as she’ll belaunching her new EP, entitled “eIntro.”

Julien explains that her new EP,which consists entirely of originalsongs, is "different than anything I'vedone before. It's the style of musicI've wanted to do for a really longtime. is music definitely still hasthe normal pop/singer-songwriter in-fluence that my music has alwayshad, just with an added influence ofalternative and even hip-hop.

Julien has spend the past two yearsworking on the EP, and says that itis, in part, a direct result of afundraising campaign done through

GoFundMe and our PartnershipProgram.

"I would like to extend a hugethank you to everyone involved inhelping fund this EP. I literally couldnot have done it without you!” ex-claims Julien.

When asked why she was releasingan EP and not a full album, Julienexplained that, besides being lesscostly to produce, an EP would stillbe able to showcase who she is as anartist because attention and care wasput into every track on the record."We ultimately decided that quality

was better than quantity.”Although a lot of the music is elec-

tronically produced, some of Julien’sband mates are featured on the EPLocal guitarist Davi Aquinasrecorded some of the guitar within

the EP, and pianist Eddy Ruyter,who is currently on tour with ShawnMendes, wrote and recorded the ac-companiment for the final song onthe record, “Ocean Floor.”

When she’s not creating music,Julien says she lives “a fairly averagelife.”

“I work a part time job, I train atBody Fit Health Club here inUxbridge, and spends my time withfriends and family!”Copies of “e Intro” will be avail-

able for sale at Saturday’s launchparty at the Uxbridge Music Hall.Tickets are $15 pre-sale, $20 at thedoor, and are available online at starticketing.com, and at e SecondWedge Brewery, Kimberley KellandFashions, and Sugar FX.

Uxbridge singer launches new EP this Saturday night

by Roger Varley

An Uxbridge couple was killed in atraffic accident north of Peterbor-ough on the weekend.George Eliadis, 52, and Shari Keyes-

Williams, 42, suffered fatal injuriesSaturday evening after their motor-cycles and two other motorcycleswere hit by a car that crossed over thecentre line on Highway 118 near Es-sonville. Two other motorcyclistswhose identities were not immedi-ately released, were seriously injured

in the accident.Haliburton Highlands OPP re-

ported a Chrysler PT Cruiser droveover the centre line and collided with

the group of seven motorcyclists. Atpress time, there was no reportwhether charges will be laid in con-nection with the crash.

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tency. They also suggested somesigns could benefit from additions,such as the Goodwood communitysign identifying itself as "Home ofthe World's Largest Buttertart" andLeaskdale as the "Home of L.M.Montgomery."

Recreation manager Amanda Fer-raro said $10,000 was set aside forthe sign study, adding that another$35,000 is in reserve for the pro-gram.

Mayor Gerri Lynn O'Connor saidthe town has missed out on visitorsand tourists in the past because of a

lack of signs."We can start with the 2018

budget," she said. "It will take a cou-ple of years to get them all done."

Mr. Thibeault said the group haddecided against including directionalsigns for private enterprises such asgolf courses and ski hills, althoughthey might be included at a laterdate. He acknowledged, however,that including such venues in theprogram might lead to a reciprocalarrangement in which the venues in-stall maps which would show theirguests other points of interest tovisit.

Thursday, July 20, 20174The Uxbridge Cosmos

I'm remembering the music at the"Fridays at the Foster” concert on theeve of July 1, but the most profoundimpact for me was the visual presenceand the spoken words of each musi-cian - Raven (Murphy), Marie-Lynn(Hammond), Bryon (O'Sullivan) aseach told of their heritage in this,“Our Home And Native Land.”

My birth place was among them.Celtic music was part of my youngyears at school in England, learningthe jigs and reels of Scottish countrydancing and the choral versions ofWelsh and Irish anthems.

I have lived in Canada longer thanin my birth country. Being a full-time parent and raising three amaz-ing women who all have families oftheir own, and of whom I'm soproud, is a source of great joy. My lifeis full and I share it all with my hus-band who, though also born in Eng-land, came to this country as youngchild.

O Canada, strong and free, I (con-tinue to) stand on guard for thee!

Barbara BlowerUxbridge

Sitting in my dentist's office today, Ioverheard a conversation that wastruly heart warming. I wasn't eaves-

dropping (it's a tiny waiting room)but what happened reaffirmed mydecision to move from the city to thiswonderful town called Uxbridge.

A senior had just finished his ap-pointment and was checking out (Iguess his check-up didn't go asplanned since the receptionist wassetting up a specialist appointmentfor a tooth extraction.) While on thephone, she gave him options on a fewdates and times. Unfortunately, hewas having a hard time committingsince he wasn't sure if he couldarrange transportation (the specialistwas located in Pickering.) Finally, heagreed to an appointment four weeksaway.What happened next made my jaw

drop. She hung up the phone andtold him that his appointment wason a Tuesday. And if he couldn't gettransportation, she'd be happy givehim a drive, since it was her day off.

Wow, tell me you'd ever see thatcompassion in the big city...not in amillion years!

Angela, thank you. You made myday, and you are a very special per-son.

Rob WilkinsVictoria Corners

I really feel for Tammy Murphy whowrote to your paper (“Letters,” July13 edition). I hope things are betterfor her. The vandalism in this townis huge. I hear groups of youth at alltimes of night wandering around. Ihear young drunken males and fe-males arguing near my windows inthe early morning hours. It’s asthough the world exists for themonly. Our car was broken into recently as

well. Why is there damage to the his-torical railway equipment? Why isthe tressel on the trail system burneddown? Why is the snack kiosk at thepark habitually vandalized? Why didone male youth out of several decideto defecate on my neighbour’s frontlawn two summers back? Why do Ifind empty beer bottles and cans onmy lawn so often? Why does the po-lice aircraft operate at night so much?

Some parents are clueless. Theirchildren don't do wrong things. It’sthe other kids, not their own. Oh, and don't ask about their driv-

ing skills and habits. Not enoughroom in your newspaper. Please do not use my name. I don't

want children taking revenge.Name withheld upon request

Uxbridge

Letters to the Editor

We read the “Sign” story on page 1, and were immediately reminded of an“Our two cents” that ran back on August 20, 2015. We remembered that wehad a beef with all the signs out there back then, and now we’re reading abouta study that says Uxbridge needs more signs.(We are resisting the urge to just insert three particular letters here, the first

one being ‘W’...)We hauled the Aug. 20 edition out of the electronic vault to see if what we

said then still had any relevance to this issue. OMG. Does it ever, with someminor updates.

“Talking about distracted driving is the thing these days,” we wrote then.That hasn’t changed. We went on to explain that “distracted driving, underthe Ministry of Transportation rules, means that it’s illegal to ‘operate hand-held communication and electronic entertainment devices while you're driv-ing, and to view display screens unrelated to your driving.’” To view displays unrelated to your driving. Well, we suppose that, if you’re

looking for the Foster Memorial, a sign with an arrow on it saying “FosterMemorial, this way” is related to your driving. But when you put that signnext to the billions of other signs already out there... We’re betting it will bepretty easy to lose the Foster sign in amongst all the others.

We don’t take issue with wanting to attract/keep visitors to Uxbridge, notat all. We do take issue with 45 more signs being added to the hodgepodgealready popping out of the ground like mushrooms. If we take on 45 moresigns, can we get rid of the huge digital monster at the south entrance totown? Please? Would all the other township signs that surround our bit ofthe countryside all be made to look attractive and the same in style? The 45new signs, the article says, would “use standard, nationally recognized symbolsfor accommodation, dining, etc.” (hang on a second, we’re doubled overlaughing at the mention of needing an accomodation sign here...) We’re gladthat the new signs will all look nice and the same, like other nice towns.

Also from the Aug. 20, 2015, editorial: “You’re going to have a hard timeconvincing us that all this literature in our peripheral vision is not causingsome seriously distracted driving. One can learn where to get the best pizza,a good deal on a hair cut and which event to attend this weekend all whiledriving 50 metres out along Toronto St. South. Not that any of that infor-mation is retained. But wait - the same signs are everywhere. Marketing stud-ies prove we do retain when repeatedly bombarded.”We do feel that, while we, more than the average Joe, understand the need

for advertising and marketing, all the various signage out there looks, well, alittle trashy. We want to make this town look better, attractive, touristy. Nottrashy.

“Why do we need to be inundated like this? Why do we need to ruin thelandscape with all this written paraphernalia? Is there not one moment of theday when we can be left alone, to enjoy the scenery and our surroundings,perhaps, heaven forbid, be alone with our thoughts?”It’s interesting that a sign study group didn’t notice the plethora of signs we

already have, or suggest getting rid of some. Maybe they didn’t notice. That’scertainly a sign, but not of good decision making.

Our two centsThis town needs more...signs!

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Lots going on in Goodwood! eatreat the community centre, volleyballgroups, tennis in the south parkalong with baseball, and basketball iskeeping everyone busy!

A reminder that the Pearls & Lacecraft show is booking tables; call 905-640-3966 or email bnortheast@pow-ergate.ca if you are interested, beforewe are sold out!

ere are many changes to theschedule for the Baptist Church,which will now hold Sunday serviceat 10 a.m. until after Labour Day

weekend. Sunday School is cancelleduntil the fall. e 10 a.m. ursdayBible study is continuing, but willnot be held the last two weeks of Au-gust. Kids’ Club returns September19 at 6:45 p.m. Check the websitewww.goodwoodbaptistchurch.comfor upcoming programs.

Remember to get a permit to havea fire on your property, and pleasepick up after your dog in the Northand South parks, as it is so unfair tothe children that play ball in thoseparks.

If you haven’t received your informa-tion on the Durham Region Trans-portation Study, please let me know.Plans are to widen Hwy. 47 fromBloomington to Durham 21, whichcan only mean more trucks for thisarea. We have a truck bypass on -Wagg Road from Conc. 3 over toDurham 30, which isn’t being usedby many of the trucks hauling out ofthe pits north on Front Street.

Finally, please drive at the speedlimit as we have children and pets wewould like to protect.

Goodwood News with Bev Northeast

Thursday, July 20, 20175The Uxbridge Cosmos

Fun is usually attended by noise. Laugh-ter, music, singing, cheering, loud talk:they all go hand in hand with having fun.Over 200 children at the arena can make

a lot of noise having fun, as they did lastFriday at the JumpStart Games. A largegathering for a block party at Wixen'sBridge last month featured music andsinging all day and evening long. The fire-works at Elgin Park - and at homesaround the town - on Canada Day filledthe air with bangs, chirps, zips, cracklesand whistles. Even a couple of kids play-ing in the backyard can make a lot ofnoise.

Not much wrong with that, and itwould take a curmudgeon for all times tocomplain about such noise at thoseevents. But the fun and its attendantnoise should not be going on at 2 a.m. onBrock Street.

A couple of weeks ago, a large group ofyoung adults - I counted 20, but therewere some I couldn't see - gathered at thecorner of Brock and Church Street at 2a.m. and engaged in a long, loud gabfest,complete with gales of laughter. Some ofthe crowd, I noticed, were drinking beerfrom cans.After enduring the hubbub for 20 min-

utes with no sign of an end in sight, Icalled the North Division of Durham Re-gional Police and suggested they mightwant to send a cruiser by just to ask thesepeople to move along. Shortly after Imade the call, the group gradually dis-persed on its own, but not before Iwatched one of their number rip out partof Scott Rutledge's Canada 150 displayand carry it off. As for the requested po-lice presence, it never showed.I have bemoaned the lack of police pres-

ence in town numerous times before, tono avail. That lack of officers has led toan undeniable rowdiness seeping into thedowntown area, especially on the week-ends. One of the most disconcerting fac-tors is the number of souped-up pick-uptrucks and cars whose drivers have noth-

ing better to do than continually roar upand down Brock Street, with their enginesand exhausts belching out noise at a deci-bel rate that is painful to the ears. Onesees the same vehicles time and again,over and over, as they split the night withtheir thunder machines, doing nothingbut trying to impress everyone by show-ing what jerks they are.

The township bylaw department has adevice that it uses from time to time tomake sure the Uxbridge Shooting Sportsgun club, located out in the country,doesn't exceed its dictated decibel level.But that device is never used in town forthe benefit of residents who have to putup with the continual roar of trucks pi-loted by street jockeys.

The Ontario Highway Traffic Act hasprovisions restricting the amount of noisethat can be produced by a vehicle's ex-haust system. A police cruiser fitted witha decibel-reading device would have abusy time keeping up on Brock Street al-most any night of the week.

But, apparently, neither the bylaw offi-cers nor the police deign to make them-selves available for such duty.

A number of people have told me re-cently that they don't feel quite as safe asthey used to when walking the downtownstreets at night. I won't say I don't feelsafe, but I do sense a growing discomfortwhen I venture forth at night, wonderingif I'm going to be confronted or ha-rangued by someone.I realize that most of these teenagers and

young adults are just "having fun," buttheir fun should not come at the expenseof other people's sense of security. Andone's sense of security is not boosted bythe knowledge that, to all intents andpurposes, there are no police in town.

It seems to me, as I've said before, it'stime this township received the policingit pays for or take back those millions ofdollars and start up our own police force.Tell me, am I wrong?

I was battling rush-hour traffic when my cellphone rang. It was one of my teaching col-leagues at Centennial College. And he was ex-cited.

“She’s here!” he said, with more energy in hisvoice than usual.“Who’s here?” I asked.“Sentimental Journey. She’s going to be in

Hamilton all this week,” he continued.It was Malcolm Kelly on the phone. He’s the

co-ordinator of Centennial’s sports journalismprogram. And second only to his love of sportsis Malcolm’s love of airplanes. But not just anyairplanes. Warbirds. Bombers, fighters, trans-ports, flying boats … anything that flew incombat during the Second World War. His all-time favourite warbird is the B-17. And one ofthe very few still flying 70 years after the lastbomb was dropped by the U.S. Army AirForce, named “Sentimental Journey,” was pay-ing a visit to the Canadian Warplane HeritageMuseum (CWHM) in Hamilton. And, well,we just had to go. “Friday morning at 8:30,” I agreed. And I knew I had to be punctual because my

friend wanted to get to the museum and beamong the first to visit this historic warbird,during the few days it sat on display at Hamil-ton International Airport. Have you everwatched grown men gather around vintage air-planes? There’s this magnetism that leaves them– no matter how normal and otherwise undercontrol they might be – weak, almost in atrance, even catatonic. I haven’t watched othersof my gender much around cars and boats, butplanes – a lot. I’ve watched them at CWHM,at the Bomber Command Museum of Canada(BCMC), in Nanton, Alta, the Aviation andSpace Museum in Ottawa, or Vintage Wingsat nearby Gatineau, Que. It’s like watching akid discover his favourite candy, or her mostdesired doll. Warbird nuts turn into blubber.

A few weeks ago, I travelled to the BCMC. Ispent several days in the facility’s archives, dig-ging through aviators’ files, sifting throughphotos, and conducting a few interviews lo-cally. Taking a break, I wandered out into themain BCMC hangar where their fully func-tional (though not airworthy) Lancaster wasparked. Two guys, clad in motorcycle leathersand bandanas from somewhere in Texas, stoodbeneath the massive wings of the bomber.Their eyes didn’t blink. Their jaws were agape.They stood like statues, taking in the Lanc.

“Impressive?” I said quietly, not to disturbthem.

“Awesome,” one said with a southern drawl,“Just awesome.”“You know this bomber commemorates a Vic-

toria Cross winner,” I continued. “Ian Bazal-gette from Calgary.” And I briefly recountedhow after nearly two full tours – about 60 com-bat missions – pilot Bazalgette’s Lancaster hadbeen damaged during a raid against Nazi V-1rocket sites. Hit by flak, with two wounded air-crew on board, Bazalgette fought to keep theburning Lanc airborne long enough to allowfour other crewmen to bail out to safety, whilehe attempted to crash-land. The bomber ex-ploded on the ground, killing Bazalgette andhis two injured crew. For his bravery and loy-alty to his crew, he was awarded the V.C.

The two guys from Texas just kept staring atthe Lanc and repeated their reaction: “Awe-some.”Last week, when my friend Malcolm and I got

out onto the CWHM tarmac, B-17 Sentimen-tal Journey sat there, almost waiting for him;he stopped and put his hand over his heart.He’d arrived. Then, with permission from theB-17 crew, Malcolm moved slowly around thelegendary Flying Fortress, letting his hands gen-tly run across its fuselage, the underside of itswings and along the machine’s glistening pro-pellers.

“Can we go inside?” Malcolm asked one ofthe crew.“Yup,” he said. “Five bucks each.”I jumped in and gave the man $10 so we both

could climb aboard. I went up into the cockpitto meet the pilot, while Malcolm explored hisway through the bomb bays and into the mid-dle of the bomber where two machine guns satmounted with bullet belts hanging down. Iwondered about the men whose hands hadfired those guns. Malcolm just wanted to gethis hands on one. “I can’t stop thinking of William Wyler,” I said

out loud. Malcolm ignored me. “You know, theHollywood director who shot a documentaryon one of these things in 1944.”“The Memphis Belle…” Malcolm remindedme. But Malcolm had other priorities. Hewanted to get down to the rear of the bomber,to the tail-gunner’s position. And again he ranhis hands over the exterior of the plane and theplastic bubble over the tail turret.“True love,” I said in jest.

But Malcolm looked back at me. He was deadserious. He loved just being near this machine.

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by Lisha Van Nieuwenhove

A towering 15-year old volleyballplayer from Uxbridge is currently inFort Lauderdale, Florida, playing asone of 14 young men selected to playon the Canadian Youth National Se-lect Team. His name is DuncanClark, and he hasn’t been playingvolleyball that long. And here he is,on a national team.“It’s taken lots of practice,” says the

6’4.5” teen, “but I guess I like itenough to really work at it!”Duncan points out that the national

team he’s playing on, which is 16U,doesn’t expect to win, as they’ll beplaying against teams higher andolder than themselves, but he says he’s excited about the learning op-

portunity the event presents.“Hopefully it will pay off in the

long run. We’ll get more skills withhigher level coaching there.”

Duncan first tried volleyball whenhe moved to Quaker Village PublicSchool from Newcastle a few yearsago. He worked with coach LarryGriffiths, who encouraged Duncanto attend his volleyball camp, justsouth of Uxbridge. Duncan built hisskill set and joined the team atUxbridge Secondary School. He stillplays on the school team, and is alsoa member of the Aurora Storm team.

“I really need to mention mycoaches,” says Duncan. “ey’ve allbeen really amazing. Antony Kiri-akou and Mr. Ghafur, at the school,and at the club, Kevin erkildsen.ey’re all ... wow.”

He also credits his parents, John (achiropractor at Axis Chiropractic)and Katie (a local family counsellor)with giving him a lot of support, andrides to Newmarket for practices!

Duncan applied to play for the na-tional team, and had to be acceptedin order to try out. Fourteen teensfrom across Canada were selected toplay; three of them from the AuroraStorm. e team assembled in Brit-tish Columbia for three weeks tolearn skills and how to play togetherbefore travelling to the US HPChampionships at Fort Lauderdalefrom July 17 - 23. Coaching staff forthe national team consists of KerryMacDonald, Colin Walker, andMike Hawkins.

Duncan plays the position of‘libero’ on the left side of the court.When asked if he gets red, sore arms,he explained that he’s probably hit acouple million balls, and that hedoesn’t really feel pain anymore. He hopes to go to university some-

where in the States on a volleyballscholarship. If, however, for somereason his future doesn’t include vol-leyball, Duncan says “ if I could haveany career I would be the prime min-ister of Canada. It would be interest-ing to meet people from differentcountries and to use a position likethis to change the lives of everydaypeople.”

Thursday, July 20, 20176The Uxbridge Cosmos

THIS WEEKENDFri., July 21: Oak Ridges Trail As-sociation: Durham Forest Hike,9:30 a.m. 10+ km; Fast; 2+ hr. hilly loophike including Skyloft. Meet in theDurham Forest parking area on the eastside of the 7th Conc., 1 km south ofDurham Rd. 21. Contact: Joan Taylor905 477 2161.Sat., July 22: Oak Ridges Trail As-sociation Hike, 7 a.m. Al Shaw. 1 hr.,4+ km moderate pace hike; Join us forbreakfast after the hike. Meet at the road-side parking on the west side of Conc. 6,1.5 km south of Durham Rd. 21. Contact:Joan Taylor 905 477 2161Sun., July 23: Glen Major ChurchSummer Service. 7 p.m. Featuring

Gord Taylor, from Mount Zion. 905-649-5464 for more information.

NEXT WEEKWed., July 26: Oak Ridges TrailAssociation Hike, 9:30 a.m. WalkerWoods West. This is a fast, 4 hr, 15 km,side trail hike. Bring water, snacks andlunch. Meet at parking lot on east side ofUxbridge Conc. 6, 2 km south of DurhamRd. 21 at Albright Rd. Contact: MalcolmHann 905 477 7260 (before 10:00p.m.)Thurs., July 27: Uxbridge: In Con-cert. St. Paul's Anglican Church, 7:30p.m. Márk Fülep - Flute Virtuoso from Bu-dapest, Hungary. With Iris Krizmanic, so-prano; Eric Gero, piano; DoraKrizmanic, piano, presenting works of

Bach, Faure, Caplet, Ciardi, Dopplerand more. Reception & art exhibit follow-ing. Tickets $15 at the door.www.stpauls-uxbridge.caSat., July 29: Oak Ridges Trail As-sociation Hike, 7 a.m. Al Shaw. 1 hr.,4 km moderate pace loop hike. No dogsplease. Join us for breakfast afterwards.Meet at road side parking on the westside of Conc. 6, 1.5 km south of DurhamRd. 21. Contact: Russ Burton 905 8302862Sat., July 29: Heritage Workshop:Lavender Wands & Eye Pillows.Uxbridge Historical Centre, 1 - 4 p.m.Local artist & lavender grower RosanneMiddleton will discuss the benefits oflavender and teach participants how tomake lavender wands and a lavendereye pillow. All materials are supplied, af-ternoon tea is included. $40/person. Pro-ceeds go to the Historical Centre. Spaceis limited. If interested, please contact theCentre for more information at 905 852

5854 or museum@town.uxbridge.on.ca.

UPCOMINGSat., August 19: Heritage Work-shop: Indigo Dyeing. Uxbridge His-torical Centre, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. SilviaStoddart of the Stoddart Family Farm willteach participants about intricacies of in-digo dyeing & how to dye different typesof fibre. Materials included: 50g skein ofwool, 20” x 20” piece of 100% cottonfabric, & a take home jar of indigo dye.You will also use your new skills to dyean item of your choice. Bring a naturalfibre item such as a t-shirt, scarf, or skeinof wool, etc. Bring your own lunch. Cof-fee, tea, and water will be available.$60/person. Contact the Centre for moreinformation and to register. Space is lim-ited. To Register: 905 852 5854 or mu-seum@town.uxbridge.on.ca.

ONGOINGUxbridge Historical Centre Tours.

10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wednesday to Sunday,until September 30. See exhibit,‘Uxbridge 150: Since Confederation’.www.uxbridgehistoricalcentre.com,7239 Concession 6, 905-853-5854.Committee of Friends’ MeetingHouse, Conc. 6, Uxbridge, is open tothe public the first Sunday of everymonth, June - Sept., 1-4 p.m.Fridays at the Foster: Do you likeMusic? Volunteer for the Foster. Call 905-640-3966, email bnortheast@power-gate.ca. fostermemorial.com.

COMING UP is a FREE community bul-letin board. If you have a communityevent for a charity or non-profit organiza-tion that you’d like us to mention (ASSPACE PERMITS), please contact us atthecosmos@powergate.ca or 905-852-1900. The deadline for our next issue is12 noon Tuesday.

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Friday,July 21 Gary McLaughlin &Friends

Gary McLaughlin, hissister Patty, PaulSnelgrove and morefriends provide anenjoyable evening ofpop tunes from the 70son. Come on out andbring back thememories!

UXBRIDGE JURIED ART SHOW CALL-FOR-ENTRY DEADLINE A reminder that the deadline for entries to this year’s 21st Annual Uxbridge Juried Art Showis Saturday, July 29, 2017. The jury process will take place on Sunday, July 30. Notificationswill go out the following week, so artists will know within days whether their work will be in-cluded in the show. The Juried Art Show will take place September 19 to 24 in the Uxbridge Town Council Cham-bers. This is a great opportunity for artists to have their work evaluated by prominent jurors.Artists may also offer their show works for sale. For more information about entering, visit www.celebrationofthearts.ca/juried

Number 4 Duncan Clark, left, leaps high tosend a volleyball back over the net. Clark is inFlorida playing for the Youth National Selectteam at the 16U level. Submitted photo

USS student’s summer plans include volleyball in Florida

7The Uxbridge Cosmos Thursday, July 20, 2017

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ALEXANDER COMPUTER SERVICES:Quality repair and sales from a local,experienced professional. Call 416-629-6626(ask for Kevin) or visit www.alexandercs.com7/27

FOR SALEGARDEN TRAILER with ramp, 5’ x 10’.Almost new. $1,200. 905-852-0562. 7/20

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FOR RENTSILO FOR RENT. Holds 90 tonnes of grain.648 Sanford Road. 905-852-4703. 7/27

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EVENTSHORSE SHOES: A Horseshoe Pitching Clubhas been formed! 12 players so far. Ages from55 to 92. Average age is 70 years . “It’s nevertoo late!” We play Tuesday Nights at 6.30 p.m.at Uxbridge Museum. Call Bob Kirvan 905 8529176 to sign up or drop by. No charge . 7/27

GARAGE SALESHUGE GARAGE SALE. Saturday, July 22.Lots of stuff, trailer, tile cutter, tools, etc. 19York Street, Udora

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