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By Dan Rankin
Prior to their phone conference with the media
Wednesday
afternoon,
2015 inductees Carlos
Delgado, Corey Koskie,
Matt Stairs, former Montreal Expos manager Felipe Alou and sports writer
By Dan Rankin
Bob Elliott got a chance in 2003. So maybe he’s Earlier this week, St.
Marys and Area Mobility
to chat with one another. slowed down – some.
Delgado and Stairs joked That remarkable season of Service announced in a
about playing in the winter Delgado’s included lead- press release that they
had been successful in
leagues.
ing the American League their funding request to
“I’ve got nothing left,” in RBI (145) and on-base the South West LHIN. In
laughed Delgado, explain- plus slugging percentage, early March, they’ll reing why he couldn’t play or OPS, (1.019). On Sept. ceive $91,000 to go toanymore. “No bat speed 25 of that year, he also wards replacing their curbecame the first Blue Jay rent mobility bus.
and no legs.”
–
and 15th player in major
It’s tough to believe the
league
history – to belt “This comes as very excitformer Jays star. Surely
four
home
runs in a game. ing news to our agency
the 42-year-old’s bat
and the members of our
speed and legs could still “That year, things just community and surroundtop most challengers in clicked and I was able to ing area who utilize our
an impromptu home run maintain my rhythm for a service,” mobility services
derby or foot race. But long period of time,” he coordinator Kelly Van Dinthen again, it’s been over said. “Sometimes I just
ther said in the release.
10 years since Delgado felt, you know, ‘wow, this
finished second to Alex is good. What’s going on?’ Speaking to the IndeRodriguez in the Ameri- I didn’t want to think about pendent, Van Dinther explained some of the key
can League MVP voting
Continued on page 5
differences between their
current bus and the new
model they have their eye
on, which will seat about
Haskett said that they are although all the embalm- 12 clients.
seeking a ten–year lease ing would not be done in “It’s a low-ride,” she said,
on the train station and St. Marys but rather in of the new model. “It’s
would still sell VIA tickets. Lucan or Exeter. As far able to actually lower to
In order to sell the train as parking is concerned, the ground; that makes it
tickets they would use Haskett said that they easy to put wheelchairs
the office on the south have a conditional offer to on or, clients with walkside of the building, which buy the land to the north ers or other mobility aids,
has a door leading out of the building which the much easier to get on.”
the back. This door has Town recently sold to
been blocked but they Gerry Lang. This offer is There are no steps on the
would open it to allow contingent on Haskett’s new bus, she said. “That
passengers to use it for securing the lease from was a barrier for clients,
the trains. If they did this, the Town. The matter will entering the steps to get
Haskett said that the rest be discussed further at into the bus.” The new
of the building would be the next Council meeting. bus simply has a gradual
used as the funeral home,
Funeral Home at Train Station?
Haskett makes presentation
When the Town asked
for potential users for the
train station, one of the
interested parties was
Haskett Funeral Home.
On Tuesday at the Committee of the Whole meeting in Council Chambers,
Colin Haskett made a
presentation asking that
the train station be used
to house a new funeral
home. Haskett told the
committee that at present they have two funeral
homes, one in Lucan and
the second one in Exeter.
incline that is “perfect for
pushing a wheelchair and
for walking up,” she said.
“We’re really excited for
that. It’s going to be a lot
easier for our clients to
get on and off.”
Aside from maintenance
costs associated with the
lift system on the current
bus, the lift presented
another
disadvantage,
she said. “When you’re
loading and unloading a
wheelchair client, they
unfortunately have to sit
out in the cold or rain, all
sorts of weather, just exposed on that lift,” she
said. “We felt that’s not
very inclusive to our clients, and we’re excited to
move away from that.”
The new bus, which uses
regular gasoline rather
than diesel, will be better
suited to busy days when
the bus is needed around
town, she added. “When
the agency first purchased the bus we’re using now, we thought we’d
be doing a lot more out of
town trips, and we’ve become so busy in town that
the bus stays in town from
8:00 am until 4:00 pm five
days a week.”
Currently, the main service provided by the mobility bus is “tours for nursing homes in surrounding
areas,” she said.
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St. Marys Independent
Sally Says
“February is merely as long
as is needed to pass the
time until March.”
~ Dr. J. R. Stockton
One week of February
is gone already. Three
left to go. For some, time
may be passing by quickly,
for others it may be
dragging. I am somewhere
comfortably in the middle
with the passage of time
this winter as I try very
hard to resist the urge to
wish the time away, at least
until we get to spring, then
time can come down to a
crawl. Each day is special
and we just have to realize
how precious our time is.
Some days I struggle with
the whole “stop and smell
the roses” concept as I try
to wait patiently for milder
weather. Generally, I find
if the sun is out, no matter
how cold it is, it helps me
get through the day with a
cheerful disposition. The
days are certainly getting
noticeably longer. Strange
that the longest day is in
the middle of what I think
of as summer, though
it’s really just the end of
spring. Stranger still is
that from that day on, the
days begin to get shorter
again. I am anxious for
the milder temperatures to
get here so I can enjoy my
patio again. Last spring, I
had my neighbour over for
tea on the patio and there
were still huge patches of
snow everywhere. And
what’s more, my neighbour
braved the elements
and wore her sandals for
the occasion. We were
bundled up in warm fleecy
spring jackets and sipped
our tea with great pleasure
as we traded ideas for
planting season. Can’t wait
to do that again. Sharon,
make sure your sandals
are ready and waiting by
the back door!
Our Directors of Ministry,
Geoff and Dawn, were on
a well deserved retreat this
past week. It is a mandatory
retreat for all officers and
ministers of the Salvation
Army. Each February they
gather in one location and
enjoy a little fellowship,
entertainment and a
couple of sessions and
assemblies. In general,
they get some down time.
With spirits rested and
buoyed, everyone returns
to their respective corps
to begin again with a fresh
outlook.
I may check to see if there
is a retreat for Family
Services
Coordinators.
Four days is barely
enough to recover from
the Christmas work so
best not to even get into
that frame of mind. Of
course, I am saying this in
jest. My retreat seems to
come in the form of a nasty
flu each year after the
Christmas work is done. I
suppose that is when one
is most vulnerable. With
energy depleted and a
quieter time coming each
January, I suspect the
body knows that now is
the time to give into a virus
or cold or strep. I think I got
the three for one deal last
month as it took several
weeks to recover from it.
But I did recover and I am
grateful for that.
Wiarton Willie did not see
his shadow. Thank you
Willie. Still, Groundhog
Day came in like a lion, a
phrase we usually reserve
for the beginning or end
of March. Schools were
closed, buses cancelled
and in general things
ground to a halt until the
huge snow drifts were
cleared away by town
crews. It was a snow
day for many as the OPP
were urging people not to
travel unless absolutely
necessary. We can let
winter have one or two
more kicks at the can since
we are on the downhill
side of the season now.
Fingers crossed that we
don’t encounter any more
huge snowfalls. There
are some very cold days
predicted over the next
few days, so let’s try to
stay warm and safe.
The food bank looks great
and as I have mentioned
before, we can always use
more Kraft Dinner, but for
the moment we are not in
dire need of any one thing
in particular.
Thank you to all who
support the work we do.
Blessings.
Sally Ann
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Our senior of the week this week is Rita Teahen,
who celebrated her 93rd yesterday. Born in
Wellburn on February 5th, 1922, Rita is the mother
of nine children and many grandchildren. Happy
Birthday Rita!
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COMMENTARY
Municipal tobogganing bans unnecessary
and may actually lead to more lawsuits
By Troy Lehman, senior
partner at Oatley Vigmond
LLP
and by-law enforcement
may increase the portion
of responsibility attributed
to the municipality if a
case goes to trial.
Tobogganing bans have
become a hotly debated
topic all across Ontario
Self-responsibility
over the past few months Mr. Lehman points out
with many residents upset that similar situations exist
at any move to ban a in public swimming pools
popular winter pastime. operated by a municipality.
The growing trend of Users are accepting a
tobogganing bans being level of self-responsibility
created by municipalities when choosing to use
across Canada may in fact the facility. An acceptable
create an entirely new level level of care obliges the
of unnecessary liability. municipality to ensure that
Injury related lawsuits it has done all that it can to
from tobogganing are rare, prevent injury and ensure
difficult to bring to trial people enjoy the pool
and often unsuccessful. facility in relative safety.
Most reputable lawyers
municipalities
of
will advise clients not to The
Ottawa
and
Calgary
pursue a claim unless a
catastrophic injury has take the same approach
tobogganing
by
occurred.
Municipalities to
designating
hills
that
are
that ban tobogganing are
taking a black-and-white safer for tobogganing
approach that is ineffective and offering tips on how
to stay safe. Mr. Lehman
and unnecessary.
points out that this a much
A new level of liability
more sophisticated and
By creating a tobogganing common sense approach.
ban municipalities may Ineffective and irritating
in fact be creating a new
and unforeseen liability for The long standing ban in
themselves. Municipalities Hamilton has not been
tend to own a lot of real an effective deterrent to
estate making it difficult end tobogganing. The
to post signage banning ban in Orangeville was
tobogganing on all city an irritation to local
residents that created
owned hills.
tobogganing parties to
Posting signs on popular protest the ban effectively
hills
frequented
by putting more people on
tobogganers
may
in the hill. Simply banning
fact create an issue of tobogganing does make it
negligence on hills where go away and more opensigns are not posted. minded municipalities are
Signs on a popular and becoming
increasingly
safer hill may force aware of this fact.
tobogganers onto less
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The nicest thing
about the future is
that it always starts
tomorrow.
Money will buy a
fine dog, but only
kindness makes him
wag his tail.
If you don’t have a
sense of humor, you
probably don’t have
any sense at all.
There is only one
pretty child in the
world, and every
mother has it.
Bravo
Boo
We had oodles of Bravos that went The Boos submitted this week were
“I’d like to say “Bravo” to the people about cars parked on streets making
in St. Marys who volunteer to help it difficult for other cars and the snow
plow to do their job properly.
their neighbours with their snowed-in
Another
Boo was for cars that block
driveways”. It is great to see so many
sidewalks and laneways when parkpeople helping other people.
ing on the street.
Another Bravo submitted was to “the The last Boo we have goes to people
snow plow drivers who do a great job who park their cars on the street by
the YMCA, when there is plenty of
keeping the roads clear”.
parking space in the parking lot.
The last Bravo submitted goes “to
the gentleman at A Buck or Two who
was clearing the sidewalk in the eveBOO!
ning making sure there was no ice or
BRAV
O!
snow and people could walk in safety
by the store”.
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signed in order to be considered.
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Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2015 inductees
Continued from page 1
it too much. I just wanted
to let it flow.”
but I had the opportunity to
play in Toronto for a long
time,” he said. “I made
some great friends and
Other major achievements
I got to know the country
in the Puerto Rico native’s
a little bit. I’m extremely
career include 10 consecproud and super happy
utive 30-home run sealooking forward to the cersons (eight as a Blue Jay),
emony June 13.”
numerous all-star appearances and Silver Slugger Also being inducted at that
Awards, and being named ceremony will be CanaThe Sporting News Major dian big leaguers Stairs,
League Player of the Year of Saint John, New Brunsin 2000. Delgado is the wick, and Koskie, of Anola, ers, 100 RBI and 25 stoall-time Blue Jays leader Manitoba.
len bases in the same
in homeruns (336), RBI
season, which he did in
(1,058), doubles (343),
2001. In nine seasons in
runs (889), extra-base
the big leagues, the past
hits (690) and total bases
Tip O’Neill Award winner
(2,786). He finished his
played more games at
career with 473 home
third base than any other
runs (31st all-time) and
Canadian and ranks first
1,512 RBI (52nd all-time)
among Canuck third basein 17 big league seasons.
men in batting average,
home runs, RBI and onDelgado told the Indepenbase percentage.
dent he has “unbelievable
memories” from the day in
Both Koskie and Stairs
2013 when his name was
recalled times when they
enshrined on the Level of
stood out as Canadians in
Excellence at Rogers Cen- In 19 seasons in the MLB, clubhouses full of Ameritre. “It was very emotional, Matt Stairs swatted a re- cans, particularly during
after almost 11 years in cord 23 regular season the Olympics. “We got a lot
Toronto and having the pinch-hit home runs. He of the players who weren’t
opportunity to get to know won the World Series with from Canada involved in
the city, having the oppor- Philadelphia in 2008, help- curling,” said Stairs.
tunity to play with some ing his team by blasting a
of the guys on the Level clutch two-run homer with
of Excellence,” he said. two out in the eighth inning
“When I got that call from of Game 4 in the NLCS.
Mr. Beeston, it was special. With 265 homeruns in
I would say you don’t play his career, Stairs is bethe game for the awards, hind only Larry Walker for
or to be recognized, but homeruns by a Canadian.
at the end of the day, you Stairs is one of four playcan get recognized and ers to have played for both
leave a legacy and open the Blue Jays and Expos,
up some doors for some and represented Canada
of the younger players to at the World Baseball
continue to play the game Classic in 2006 and 2009
that we love, I think that’s alongside fellow inductee Also inducted was Femore important than any- Koskie. He retired in 2011. lipe Alou, 79, who played,
thing else.”
Corey Koskie holds the coached and managed
Delgado said he was “very record for being the only in the MLB, but is best
honoured” at the opportu- American League third remembered as the longnity to be inducted. “Ob- baseman to record at time manager of the Monviously I’m not Canadian, least 100 runs, 25 hom- treal Expos. In parts of 10
seasons as Expos man-
ager, he accumulated a
franchise-record 691 wins
and had the Expos sitting
in first-place in 1994 when
the season was cancelled
due to a players’ strike.
He was named National
League Manager of the
Year in 1994 and manager
of the National League
All-Star team in 1995.
Alou was also the first Dominican manager in major
league history.
After a lengthy term in St. Marys hall director of
Montreal, Elliott joined the operations Scott Crawford
Toronto Sun as the Blue disagrees. “Each of our
Jays beat writer in 1987. 2015 inductees has made
Elliott also founded the significant contributions
website
CanadianBase- to the history of baseball
ballNetwork.com, which in our country and they
tracks the top Canadian continue to be great amdraft candidates, college bassadors for the game,”
players and minor league he said. “We’re proud and
players. He’s also penned excited to celebrate their
three books on baseball careers in St. Marys this
in Canada, and coached June.”
a Georgetown baseball
St. Marys
“I enjoyed my time in Mon- team to national championships
at
the
Pee
Wee
Independent
treal,” he said. “I did my
very best to help develop and Bantam levels in 2007
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“I’m humbled,” Elliott said,
on being inducted. “I feel
like that one thing on Sesame Street that doesn’t
belong with the others.”
Bob Elliott, a Canadian
sports writer hailing from
Kingston, rounds out the
class of 2015. His career
in journalism began as
teenager when he would
compile box scores of
local teams and submit
them to the Kingston
Whig-Standard newspaper. In 1978, he got his
first major league assignment – the Montreal Expos home opener.
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Recalling setting foot in
the Expos press box that
day, Elliott said he was
just trying to make sure he
didn’t get thrown out, and
that manager Dick Williams didn’t scream at him.
“He didn’t do that until the
next season,” joked Elliott.
Book Review: “Love, Rosie” by Cecelia Ahern
by Jordyn Martinez
Love, Rosie by Cecelia
Ahern was published in
2004 as her second novel.
It was originally titled
Where Rainbows End,
but for the US edition the
name was changed. The
book is written entirely in
letters, emails, and various
forms of correspondence
between the two main
characters, Rosie Dunne
and Alex Stewart. It starts
off with little notes and
birthday invitations when
they are small children,
and the whole book spans
many years as they grow
together and apart.
Alex and Rosie were
always best friends, but as
they grow up it’s harder to
remain best friends. One
of them moves away, and
family or significant others
eventually get in the way.
Everybody always thought
they would end up together,
but that’s not always as
easy as it seems.
Since the story is told
through
letters
and
emails, all of the action is
secondary. Readers get the
reaction to events without
seeing anything happen
first hand. While this can be
frustrating, it’s a great way
to get the consequences of
the events and smoothly
pass a lot of time. The other
issue with this style is that
there is a lot of opportunity
for unrealistic dialogue. In
an email, people would not
generally recap all of the
events of the night before,
but it is necessary to keep
the readers up to speed.
Because of this, there is a
bit of reading between the
lines and guess work, but
most of the time it’s pretty
clear what is going on.
While the letters are
usually between Rosie and
Alex, there are also letters
between them and their
respective family members,
as well as Rosie’s best
friend. It feels like Rosie’s
story is the main one, and
her character gets a lot
of time and sympathy
from readers. She is very
relatable and her problems
are realistic, while Alex is a
bit of a frustrating character
perhaps because the focus
is not on him as much.
composed entirely of letters
will be translated into a
movie, but somehow it has
been done. Love, Rosie
will be in theatres starting
Ahern’s style of writing is Feb. 6, starring Lily Collins
so smooth and easy to and Sam Claflin. After the
read that it is easy to get success of Ahern’s first
lost in this book and not novel and subsequent
realize how fast it’s going. movie, PS I Love You, this
It’s a very long book, and movie might also become a
at times felt wearisome, favourite romantic comedy.
but overall it’s an enjoyable That being said, there are
experience. Ahern has a always more details in
talent for writing believable the book, and movies can
relationships with realistic often leave scenes out or
unanswered.
problems that endear the questions
Try
the
book
and
see the
characters to the readers.
movie. Happy Reading!
Who knows how a book
Riddles
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What do you call a story about a
broken pencil?
Pointless.
What did one egg say to the
other egg?
You crack me up.
How do you fix a broken
vegetable?
With tomato paste.
Why did the man take a pencil
to bed?
Because he wanted to draw the
curtains.
What do you give a lemon in
distress?
Lemonade.
When is a car not a car?
When it turns into a garage.
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What is always hot in the
refrigerator?
Chili.
What’s the name of the
archeologist that works at
Scotland Yard?
Sherlock Bones.
How did Ben Franklin feel after
discovering electricity?
Shocked.
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Our pet of the week this week is
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February 14th. Served at 6:00 pm
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR
• Painting • Caulking
• Dust free sanding • Floor painting
• Airless spraying
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• Drywall repair • Staining
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Nicholas Fletcher
Born: North Bay Age: 13
School: Holy Name Grade: 8
Favourite subject: Phys Ed
Favourite past-time: Playing video games
Favourite teacher: Mr. Marazak
Favourite artist: Maroon 5
Ambition: To be a rich person
The teen of the week receives a
Slice and Pop from Godfather’s
McCully’s Chunky Chili Con Carne
Ingredients
2 lb (907 g) McCully’s
stewing beef cubes
1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable
oil
2 onions, chopped
2 cloves McCully’s
garlic, slivered
2 tbsp (30 mL) chili
powder
2 tsp (10 mL) ground
cumin
1 tsp (5 mL) cinnamon
1 tsp (5 mL) dried
oregano
1 tsp (5 mL) granulated
sugar
1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
1 can (19 oz/540 mL)
pinto or red kidney
beans (drained and
rinsed)
1 L jar (28 oz/796 mL )
McCully’s tomatoes
1 cup (250 mL) beef
stock
2 tbsp (30 mL) red wine
vinegar
2 tbsp (30 mL) tomato
paste
Preparation
● Cut beef into smaller bite-size pieces. In Dutch
oven, heat half of the oil over medium-high
heat; brown beef, in batches. Add remaining oil
as needed.
● Reduce heat to medium. Add onions, garlic,
chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, oregano, sugar
and salt. Cook, stirring often, until softened,
about 5 minutes.
● Add tomatoes, beans, beef stock, vinegar and
tomato paste, crushing tomatoes with back of
spoon; bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover
and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
● Uncover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until
thickened, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Preserve of the month:
Fruit Jam
Maple Syrup Festival
March Weekends Starting
Saturday, March 7 - Sunday, March 29
Maple Pancake Brunch,
Wagon Ride, Barn & Sugar Shack Tour
Open Saturdays in February
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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● Perth County, the City of Stratford and the Town
of St. Marys are hosting a ‘Virtual Job Fair’ today from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. A release calls it
a “great opportunity to connect with over 18 employers from across Perth County participating in
the event from a variety of sectors (Manufacturing, Agriculture, Transportation and Healthcare).”
For more information and to register, go to JobFairCA.com.
● The Stratford Community Players’ production
of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella continues tonight and throughout the weekend at St.
Michael Catholic Secondary School’s Eckert Hall.
Performances take place tonight and Saturday
at 7:30 pm, as well as Saturday at 2:00 pm and
Sunday at 12:30 pm. Tickets are $20 per person.
For more information call 519-274-0490 or visit
StratfordCommunityPlayers.com.
● The Science Hill Drifters snowmobile club will
try for a Guinness World Record on Sunday, Feb.
8, beginning at 11:00 am. The club, and about
800 of their friends, will travel a marked route
of just over nine km, beginning and ending at
the club’s headquarters northwest of St. Marys.
Registration is open until 11:00 am Sunday. A
registration form can be found on the club’s Web
site at ScienceHillDrifters.com. There is a registration fee of $10 per sled. For more information,
find the group on Facebook.
St. Marys Independent
BUSINESS OF THE WEEK
Our Business of the Week
is the Purple Hill Country
Music Hall, owned by
George and Anna Taylor
and located at 20903
Purple Hill Road, between
Thorndale
Road
and
Dundas Street.
Purple Hill Country Music Hall
and Canadiana, from the
“Tree of Life,” made of
real grape vines, stringed
lights and nine rotary hoe
teeth to the antique horseracing sulky. The hall can
hold gatherings of over
300 people.
After a trip to Alberta to buy
cattle in the early 1990s,
the Taylors came back to
their farm near Thorndale
with an idea. “We saw two
auction barns, one in Fort
Macleod and one in High
River, that were absolutely
beautiful,” said George. “I
said to my two boys who
were also auctioneers
that we should go home
and build something like
this.”
Two upcoming events
at the hall include their
Valentine’s Day Special,
on Saturday, Feb. 14
at 8:00 pm, featuring
Amberley Beatty’s “Patsy
Cline and Loretta Lynn
Show.” Beer and wine
will be available at the
one-of-a-kind
tribute
April
and
November. hall are unmistakably show. Tickets are $25
When couples aren’t country. Situated on land per person. Next month,
getting hitched at the belonging to the Taylor come see “The Ladies of
hall, the Taylors regularly family since 1853, the Classic Country” at 2:00
welcome country music Hall is surrounded by pm on Sunday, March 1.
The auction barn was performers for concerts. seven acres of lawns
completed in 1992, and The hall hosts roast beef and gardens, an outdoor The variety show includes
Country Music Hall of
for a little over 10 years dinner
“Opry
Shows” bandstand and a 60 foot Fame singer Marie Bottrell,
the Taylors hosted regular on the first Sunday of steel bridge spanning
Canadian
auctions there. But soon every month that have spring-fed ponds, all of three-time
singing
champion
Joan
another type of event featured
performances which are accessible for
stepdancer
overtook the auctions. from Country Music Hall outdoor weddings. Inside Spalding,
“The weddings really took of Famers, Juno Award the wheelchair-accessible Tiffany Fewster and more.
off and were in competition winners, Canadian step banquet hall are 20 foot Call Anna at 519-461with the auctions,” he said. dancing champions and ceilings, a pair of stages, 0538 to book tickets for
Since 2005, they have many other Canadian space for a dance floor these and other events.
Visit purplehillcountryhall.
stopped holding auctions, recording artists.
and seating area, and 140 com or Facebook.com/
and now host about two
feet of balcony. All around
weddings per week during The atmosphere, décor on the walls and doors purplehillcountryhall for
the busy season between and surroundings of the are agricultural artifacts more information.
Tree Tips: Dormancy
Dormancy is the period in
a life cycle of a plant where
growth and development
is temporarily halted. In
plants there are two different kinds of dormancy,
endo-dormancy happens
in between the growing
seasons (e.g. winter)
and eco-dormancy. During endo-dormancy the
plant will actually track
chilling hours, or hours
when the temperature is
above freezing, and not
put energy into growth
for a short time. But as
the weather becomes
colder for longer the plant
will enter into a deeper
dormancy or eco-dormancy.
Eco-dormancy
is where growth and development is stopped
and the tree begins to
conserve energy due to
environmental changes.
In a deciduous tree it is
especially easy to see
when it has entered its
eco-dormant phase. The
leaves begin to lose their
green color and fall off the
tree. This only happens
in deciduous and some
conifer trees, it should not
be happening with your
evergreen. Evergreens
do become dormant but,
it is harder to determine.
During eco-dormancy, a
tree begins to use the
nutrients and sugars that
have been stored over
the past growing season.
Since the metabolism of
the tree has slowed considerably these resources
are used up very slowly,
over an extensive time
period.
Dormancy is extremely
important to the life cycle
of a tree. If the tree did
not go dormant over the
winter, it would quickly be
killed by the extreme cold,
and lack of nutrients.
If you have a question,
you can email me at jts-
quote@gmail.com, and
I will respond either by
email or in a future article. If you would like me
to come and assess one
of your trees, you can call
me at 519-272-5742.
Joel Hackett is a Certified
Arborist Residing in the
St Mary’s Area. Spending most of the year running Joel’s Tree Service,
he also teaches Arborculture during the winter
at Lambton College.
Joel Hackett does not assume any liability for any
information in this article.
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creating niche markets backbone of the economy
and inspiring new interest in Perth-Wellington,” said
in milk straight from the McCotter on Leal’s visit.
farm.
“The Liberal Party is
“Guernsey milk is known committed to protecting
management
for its distinctive flavour, supply
to
ensure
our farming
very high quality and high
industry
remains
nutrient content,” he said.
competitive,
so
to
have
Eby’s personal brand, Eby
Mr.
Leal
come
to
the
riding
Manor Golden Guernsey,
has been around since to meet with stakeholders
May 2012, and can be means a great deal.”
Three-year-old Avril Debus of Brunner, Ontario tried milking
an artificial cow Wednesday morning at the Stratford Rotary
Complex for the Canadian Dairy Xpo.
By Dan Rankin
This past Wednesday and
Thursday, almost 14,000
people were expected
to make the trip to the
Stratford Rotary Complex
for the Canadian Dairy
Xpo, a massive trade
show for products and
services covering all
facets of the livestock
industry.
This was the third year the
event has taken place in
Stratford and, according
to exhibitors, it’s “taken
right off.” It’s advertised
across the continent and
Wednesday morning had
already drawn attendees
from Ohio, Quebec and
New Brunswick, to name
a few. This was the first
year Cherrey buses were
used to shuttle attendees
to and from parking lots
and the event.
Jim Eby, who runs a dairy
farm of 60 cows near St.
Jacobs, said he came to
the event because “It’s a
great place to showcase
the breed and the quality
of Guernsey milk.” He’s
one of many Ontario dairy
farmers who have begun
to brand and market their
own milk, with the goal of
found in Sobeys locations,
Foodland
locations,
independent stores and
health stores, he said.
The province’s minister
of agriculture, food and
rural affairs Jeff Leal
was also in the city this
week, as part of PerthWellington federal Liberal
candidate
Stephen
McCotter’s local speaker
series. “Agriculture is the
McCotter said he also
welcomes
cooperation
between the federal and
provincial
government.
“To be able to meet with
our provincial Minister
of Agriculture and voice
our concerns, and get
his perspective on the
industry, is integral to the
future of agriculture in
Perth-Wellington.”
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Purple Hill Country
Music Hall
Valentines Day Special
Saturday, February 14th @8 pm
Amberly Beatty Starring in
“The Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn Show”
Country Opry Shows 1st Sunday of every month!
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Levy, Hill United Chiefs go undefeated at
international fastpitch tournament in Orlando
started the team in 2012,
for being great sponsors.
“They look after us like
we’re the New York
Yankees,” he said. “It’s
pretty nice. In the twilight
of my career here, I very
much enjoy it.”
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Weekend Quiz
Sponsored by
to play for Team Canada
at the ISF World Men’s
Fastball Championships,
winning bronze in 2009.
Director of operations at
the Canadian Baseball
Hall of Fame Scott
Crawford called Levy a
Their support helps he, “great supporter of the
his teammates and their Hall of Fame.”
coaches gel, he said. “The last three or four
“Everybody gets along,” year’s he’s taken part
he said. “The team is in the Home Run Derby
like a finally tuned motor. we hold as part of the
Everybody
knows what induction
Pictured, the Hill United Chiefs pose after winning the AAU Men’s
weekend,”
International Fastpitch Tournament in 2013. Dale Levy, #2, appears in the
they’ve got to do, and it Crawford said. “It’s one
back row, fifth from left.
works really well. I think
By Dan Rankin
game, the Chiefs faced that contributes to a lot of our big events in
kicking off the induction
St. Marys native Dale Team Marquez from of our success with this weekend every year and
Levy, 43, may consider Mexico, topping them team.”
he’s always happy to
himself the “grandfather” 8-1. Two of Levy’s Growing up, Levy played take part in it - and he’s
brought
of the Ohsweken-based teammates
fastball in Sebringville, planning on it again this
home
tournament
Hill
United
Chiefs
Blanshard
and St. Marys. year.”
fastpitch team, but most awards, with PEI-native Since then, he’s gone on
Ellsworth
being
grandpas couldn’t bat Jeff
chosen
as
Most
Valuable
“close to .700” at an
international tournament. Player, and Aussie Adam
Folkard winning Most
That’s just what Levy did Valuable Pitcher.
between Jan. 22 and 25
in Orlando at the 2015 “I basically just DH’ed,”
AAU Men’s International said Levy. “I played
Fastpitch
Tournament, first base for a couple
against teams from the games and played once
USA, Argentina, Mexico in the outfield, but I was
more or less a fill-in.”
and Venezuela.
Though he did note that
The Chiefs, made up of he thought he had, “hit
mainly Canadian players pretty good.”
from around Ontario,
Newfoundland and PEI Levy said he has been
but also including three playing senior men’s
Australians,
went
a ball since 1995. As a
perfect 8-0 at the Florida member of the Chiefs
tournament. They won it last year he played in
for the third time, having around 50 games, he
said,
exclusively
in
last won in 2013.
tournaments. He credits
In the championship the Hill family, who
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Come out to the Creamery Monday nights
at 7 pm for weekly quiz night!
1. Templeton Peck is a character in which US
television series?
2. Who wrote the 1898 book ‘The War of the
Worlds’?
3. The mother of which fictional film character
described life as “Like a box of chocolates”?
4. Billy Batson is the alter-ego of which
fictional superhero?
5. Which actor played the title role in the
television police drama ‘T J Hooker’?
6. In the name of the US drink RC Cola, what
does RC stand for?
7. What is the surname of Buffy, the Vampire
Slayer, in the television series?
8. What is the US state capital of Florida?
9. What is the title of The Beatles first feature
film, released in 1964?
10. 10) What colour is the Big Taxi in the 1970
Joni Mitchell song?
This week’s answers are found on pg. 23
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INVENTORY CLEARANCE ALL PRICES REDUCED!!!
2007 Pontiac G6 GT
2007 AUDI A4 2.0T
Convertble, Don’t
Pay For 90 Days!
Alloys
SALE PRICE
10,800
$
2011 Dodge Caliber
SXT
Great On Gas,
Alloys, Heated
Seats, Aux
2012 Ford Fusion
SEL
Leather, Alloys,
Cruise, Steel
Blue Mettallic
12,000
STK# 4U2161
2014 Kia Rondo EX
Heated Seats,
Bluetooth, Why Buy
New?!
13,495
16,400
2012 Dodge Journey
SXT & Crew
2011 BMW 328
Xdrive, All Wheel
Drive, Dont Pay For
90 Days!
16,500
$
2010 Mercedes-Benz
C-Class C300
4matic,
Tan Interior,
Sunroof, All
Wheel Drive
2012 Chrysler 300C
Navigation,
Reverse Camera,
Panoramic
Sunroof
*
STK# 4U1948
2009 GMC Sierra
1500 SLT
SALE PRICE
22,600
SALE PRICE
20,800
$
*
STK# 4U2544
*
STK# 5N2348A
SALE PRICE
19,995
$
SALE PRICE
*
STK# 4U2064
Leather,
Sunroof, Power
& Heated
Seats, S
SALE PRICE
23,620
$
STK# 4U2462
90 Day Payment Deferral on select models & OAC
www.stratfordhyundai.com
*
640 LORNE AVENUE E. STRATFORD
SALE PRICE
11,995
*
$
STK# 5N2667A
*
STK# 4U2319
2013 Hyundai Sonata 2011 Hyundai Sonata
GLS
GLS
Heated Seats,
Sunroof, Power
Seats, Bluet
SALE PRICE
13,700
$
Premium Alloys,
Power Seats,
Sunroof, Heated
Seats
STK# 5S2728A
2010 Jeep Grand
Cherokee Limited
SALE PRICE
16,500
$
*
STK# 4U2537
2011 Honda Accord
EX-L V6
Tan Leather,
Sunroof, Power &
Heated Seats
20,994
2014 Chrysler Town
& Country Touring
Leather, Reverse
Camera, Power Lift
Gate
SALE PRICE
23,795
$
Former Daily Rental
2010 Chevrolet
Camaro 1LTCustom
Exhaust,
Upgrade Your
Ride! Sunroof,
Alloys
*
STK# 4U2623
SALE PRICE
17,400
$
*
STK# 4U2618
2014 Jeep Compass
Limited
Auto, Low
Km, Brown
Leather,
Power
Former Daily Rental
SALE PRICE
21,800
$
*
STK# 4U2261
*
STK# 5N2147A
SALE PRICE
$
SALE PRICE
13,902
$
*
4X4, Sunroof,
Reverse Camera
7 Passenger,
Leather &
Power Seats
*
STK# 4u2553
*
STK# 4U2110
SALE PRICE
$
SALE PRICE
$
*
Great Deal, Wont
Last Long!! Fuel
Efficient
SALE PRICE
11,500
$
*
STK# 5S2880A
SALE PRICE
$
$
10,950
2012 Chevrolet Sonic
LS
Trade In
Special, Auto,
Low Km,
Cruise Control
SALE PRICE
$
*
STK# 4U1808
Former Daily Rental
Quattro, All
Wheel Drive,
Don’t Pay For 90
Days
2010 Hyundai
Sonata GL
*
STK# 4U2585
2014 Chrysler Town
& Country Touring
Black Leather,
Stow & Go,
Reverse Camera,
Chrome Alloys
SALE PRICE
24,300
$
Former Daily Rental
*
STK# 4U2622
* Plus applicabale taxes.
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Across
1............. Winged goddess of Victory, or sneaker brand
5............. Museum based in Toronto
8............ Dull and dark, as a colour, or gloomy
14........... Help a criminal
15........... British multi-national music company
16........... As Napoleon was in Elba
17........... The Stratford _________
19........... Finally! (2 words)
20.......... To swim at the Quarry you must be able to _______
water
21.......... Recommended Daily Allowance
23.......... Landers or Margret
24. ........ Alaska Theatre of Youth
25.......... Strathdee and Tucker
27.......... Pens for pigs
29.......... Chinese energy force, or 22nd Greek letter
30.......... Earth Science (abbreviation)
31.......... Not cold
34.......... City in Southwestern Ontario
37.......... Actress Lucy of Charlie’s Angels
38.......... Gallery based in Toronto
39.......... Retired NHLer Cournoyer who played for the Canadiens
40........... Honda’s compact car
42........... Raised, as in cattle, or born and _____
43........... Accelerate sharply, as an engine
44........... Keats wrote one on a Grecian Urn
45. ......... Led, as a panel discussion or a committee
47........... Hero of the novel Exodus by Leon Uris
48........... Some libations served at the Parkview Creamery
49........... Expression of disgust or aversion
50........... Not a true lily
52........... James Bond, Jason Bourne, Jack Ryan, for example
53........... Edge or rim
56........... Apply oneself before an exam
58........... Direction from here to New Orleans, for example
60.......... Bertha Mason’s caretaker in Jane Eyre: Grace ______
62.......... Inn in St. Marys: Stone ______
64.......... Inn in St. Marys: The _________
66. ........ Sully, tarnish or contaminate
67. ........ Shakespeare’s Much ____ About Nothing
68.......... Scotch, not on the rocks, or tidy
69.......... American business magazine founded in 1917
70........... Affirmative
71........... ______-enemy, as Moriarty is to Sherlock Holmes
Down
1............. Trade agreement starting in January 1994
2............ French composer: Jacques ________ 1890-1962
3............ He wrote One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
4. ........... Legendary American singer/songwriter: ______ James
5............. Title for Ione Grover of Street Level Faith
6............ Sharif et al.
7............. Not extreme, as in weather
8............ Hemingway’s The Old Man and the ____
9............ Soup made with beef tails
10........... Tracey _____ of Fortune Cookie Corner
11........... Perth South township
12........... Thing in law (Latin)
13........... Eastern Daylight Time
18........... State famous for potatoes
22.......... Character encoding scheme developed from telegraphic
codes
26.......... Local Junior hockey player, or an American president
28.......... An act of making minor improvements in appearance
29.......... Acronym for a native or inhabitant of Canada
30.......... Santa’s helpers
32.......... In architecture, double S-shaped curve that meets in a
point
33.......... Mary ____, wife of 16th U.S. president (see 26 Down)
34.......... A small constellation with a harp motif
35.......... It’s _____ and done with!
36.......... Boat-shaped, or the bone in front of the talus on the inner
side of the foot
41........... Conceptions and notions
42........... Scrooge’s “___ Humbug!”
46........... Country with the Nile and Sphinx
48........... Nobody in particular
51........... Something improvised, as in speech (2 words)
52........... A Scandinavian may be one
53........... Lady Chatterley had one
54........... Pertaining to the ileum
55........... Our County, ______ South
56........... Direction from here to St. Louis, for example
57........... Former President of Yugoslavia, born in 1892
59........... Swing to and fro
61. ........ Charlie Chaplin’s wife: _____ O’Neill
63. ........ Lbs., Ozs., Kilos, etc.
65.......... Distress Code
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Dear Editor
Haitian Dinner
On Wednesday January
28th our Haitian Dinner was
served to a full house. This
was the 8th year in a row
that Damen’s Restaurant
has sponsored this meal.
We raised $ 6000, money
that will be use to build a
Secondary School in St.
Marc, Haiti.
Many thought that this was
‘the best meal yet’ and we
think that Burt has become
the greatest Haitian cook
around.
Once again we like to thank
all the volunteers who
tirelessly offered their time
and energy to help prepare,
serve, and clean up.
Heartfelt thanks go to all
our supporters who bought
dinner tickets and gave
donations, but as always a
very special thank you goes
to the Damen family, who,
through their generosity, for
the 8th year in a row has
made it possible for us to
send 100% to Haiti.
Thank you so much,
Monique & Tony
VanderSchot and family.
100%
CANADIAN
www.paulkim.com
***PAUL GRAHAM
Broker of Record
O: (519) 271-5515
St. Marys Independent
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
On December 25th, 2014 I
was taken by ambulance to
hospital in St. Marys. I was
rushed into the emergency
and immediately a Dr. was
there,I don’t remember
much but they checked me
out , I had a chest x-ray and
was admitted
support it.
We have a lot of very
dedicated persons at this
hospital and they deserve
our support
One
more
time,
to
the
nurses,
Doctors,
ambulance personal and
kitchen staff, You can be
very proud of the job you
are doing
Our public infrastructure
is approaching a breaking
point. Half of it is expected
to reach the end of its
useful life by 2027. Just
maintaining
what
we
have will take slightly
more than what all levels
of
government—federal,
provincial and municipal—
are investing combined.
Because
infrastructure
matters—a lot. According
to Statistics Canada, a
whopping half of Canada’s
private sector productivity
growth between 1962 and
2006 came from public
infrastructure investments.
SUTTon GRoUP - fIRST ChoICe ReALTY LTD., BRokeRAGe
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NEW PRICE
18 Willow St Stratford
SOLD
COMMERCIAL LEASE
26 Water St. South
● 3 bedroom all brick bungalow ● 2 baths ● newer windows and newer central air ●
attached garage ● fenced yard ● lower level rec room ● new deck
MLS 554479
$239,900
www.suefowler.ca
● 4+1 bedroom red brick home ● original trim and floor ● updated kitchen ● dining room ● large
main level family room ● bedroom and games room in attic ● 2 baths ● insulated top to bottom
● detached garage
MLS 252809
$389,900
• High traffic location • Front and rear access as well as parking • landlord is flexible, can rent entire space
(26 Water MLS 606289 $1200/month), front of building (26A Water MLS 168704 $900/month) or back of
building (26B Water MLS 128846 Price $550/month) • well maintained building with many uses • landlord
willing to work with new businesses
26A - MLS 168074
$900
26B - MLS 128846
LEASED
PERFECT ONE FLOOR LIVING
158 Southvale Rd., St. Marys
SRES
SOLD
● Charming home in the village of Russeldale. ● Detached garage, ● large fenced back yard with
above ground pool ● Patio doors off kitchen lead to a large deck. ● 2 good size bedrooms, ● formal
dining room, ● office could be a 3rd bedrooms
MLS 598496
Price $176,900
Independently Owned and Operated
*** Broker of Record ** Broker * Sales Representative
OPEN CONCEPT
126 Millson Cres., St. Marys
LOCATION & PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP
126 Long Dr., Stratford
SOLD
• 3 bedroom bungalow in pristine condition • backing onto a naturalized ravine and Long Drive
Park • Built in 2000 • this single-owner home features cathedral ceilings • hardwood flooring
• main floor laundry • finished basement with large family room and games/hobby room • 3–
season sun room overlooks the backyard.
MLS 703963
$352,000
RURAL PROPERTY
**CATHIE SZMON
Broker
C: (519) 272-6019
On Dec. 23/14, one of the
owners returned home from
work and noticed, Jake was
not at home. He went to
look for the dog. The dog
was found in a ditch along
Oxford Road 96 not far from
his home. Unfortunately,
the dog passed away due
to his injuries.
• Brand new and ready to move in!! • Spacious master bedroom • Open concept
kitchen, dining room and living room • 24' x 12' covered deck • Finished basement
• Large rec room • 2 bedrooms • 4 pc bathroom • Beautiful pine trim and solid pine
doors • Concrete driveway
MLS 607376
$365,000
5990 Perth Line 20 Russeldale
www.cathieszmon.com
with ID tags was struck by
a vehicle on Dec. 22/14
on Oxford Road 96 in
Harrington, On.
Justin Trudeau and the
Liberal Party are building
a
team and plan that will
All this with about two
provide a renewed national
hours of my arrival, Why Thank you so much
focus on infrastructure.
am I writing this you may
That
will create the right
Don
Oke
ask. Try that a London or
Instead
of
helping
conditions
for sustainable I am trying to find out why
Stratford hospital. You’d
addressing these needs,
probably be 2 hours waiting Boost infrastructure for the federal government has economic growth to finally Jake was found in a ditch
in emerge. I received our economy and quality cut funding for its flagship help our struggling middle- on Dec. 22/14? When my
excellent treatment, the of life
Building Canada Fund by class and all those aspiring husband told me on Dec.
staff and nurses top class Dear editor,
nearly 90% this year and to join it.
23/14 that Jake was hit
bar none. They treated me
next.
By rising to the challenge by a vehicle, I was really
like I was a person, not a Canadians are paying Pathetically,
the
new and revitalizing our public upset. He was a really
number. I was admitted a hefty price for poor federal
infrastructure infrastructure, we will build nice dog. He was the first
with pneumonia and spent infrastructure.
plan will invest less per a strong, more prosperous neighbour to welcome us
the next 5 days in ICU.
Homeowners
face Canadian at its peak than Canada and improve our to the neighborhood. He
quality of life.
often would visit us and our
I want to thank the staff, expensive repairs when the one it replaced.
sewer
systems
back
nurses and Dr. S. who
Yours sincerely, dog Feynman, border collie
This
is
irresponsible
mix dog. Jake was very
up
under
the
pressure
looked after me
Scott Brison, MP friendly,kind, and unique.
of
extreme
weather. public administration and
We have a small hospital Manufacturing
workers it couldn’t happen at a
Liberal Party of Canada Any information would be
here but it is ours. People of lose wages when their worse time. With today’s
Finance Critic greatly appreciated. Please
St Mary’s you don’t want to assembly line shuts down economic conditions, a soft
contact the Oxford OPP or
613-995-8231 myself. All information
lose this,There is talk that because parts can’t get to jobs market and low interest
this hospital may be closed the factory. Commuters rates, there is a historic
will be kept confidential.
in the coming years,I’m spend hours in stop-and-go opportunity to increase Hello,
Thank you!!
saying, don’t let them do it, traffic, away from their job infrastructure investments, My neighbours’ dog, 10
Joan
If the hospital has a rally for and their families.
improve our productivity year old black British
something get out here and
and grow our economy.
labrador dog with a collar
For more, go to page 19
4+1 BEDROOM FAMILY HOME
250 Elgin St E
*SUE FOWLER
Sales Rep.
C: (519) 272-6961
All of that takes a hit on the
economy.
• Lovely Brick Bungalow • Covered Front Porch • Large Partially Covered Back Deck • Open
Concept Kitchen/Dining • 2 Gas Fireplaces • 2 1/2 Baths • Main Floor Laundry • Walkup into
Double Attached Garage • Backs onto Parkland.
MLS 976146
$347,900
STEPS TO THE LAKE
382 Sunova Cres., Lakeside
55 PLUS COMUNITY
2-30 Ann St.
COMMERCIAL BUILDING
141-143 Queen St
• Sellers are ready to move, come out and see this updated house • 3 bedroom family home
steps from Lake Sunova • 3 bedrooms 2 baths • Newer baths and kitchen • Oversized lot •
Detached garage and workshop.
MLS 787507
New Price $185,000
www.martilindsay.com
*MARTI LINDSAY
Sales Rep.
C: (519) 272-9309
www.hmccutcheon.com
*HAROLD
MCCUTCHEON
Sales Rep.
C: (519) 668-9979
● Commercial building ● Main street exposure ● Ample parking ● Approx. 1100 square ft
commercial ● Approx. 1200 sq ft 2 level 3 bedroom apartment ● Well maintained and fully
rented ● All new upper windows
MLS 301385
$265,000
• One bedroom • Den • Enclosed front porch • Electric awning • Spacious kitchen with centre island and
dinette • Private backyard • Detached garage with large storage room
MLS 879458
$132,000
4 BEDROOM RAISED BUNGALOW
81 Parkhaven Cres.
MAKE AN OFFER
42480 Woodham Road
● 4 bedroom raised bungalow home ● roof 1 yr old ● open concept main level ● eat in kitchen ● great room
● hardwood floor ● finished family room with gas fireplace ● 2 – 4 piece baths ● all new lower level carpet
● attached garage *
MLS 597679
$270,500
● 3 bedrooms ● seperate kitchen and dining● llarge lot 73.37 x irregular ● big, private backyard
with mature trees ● private drilled well, private septic ● forced air furnace ● low monthly mortgage
payments and comparatively low property taxes
MLS 271978
$115,000
GORGEOUS VIEW, OLD CHARM
322 Emily St, St Marys
• Spectacular River View • Lovely Heritage home built in 1860 overlooking the Thames River • Privacy , with
Stunning views • 4+ bedrooms, 3 baths (including master ensuite) • 3 fireplaces (2 gas, 1 wood) • Double
attached garage • Don't miss your opportunity to own this home!
MLS 165566
$549,900
St. Marys Independent
Friday, February 6, 2015
17
World Sports Roundup
NFL – Super Bowl XLIX was
one to remember. Some of the
notable story lines heading into
last Sunday’s game included
Marshawn Lynch’s broken
record “I’m just here so I won’t
get fined” answer during media
availability, and the Patriots’
ubiquitous
“Deflate-gate”
scandal – but the game lived
up to the hype. The Patriots
stopped a last-minute Seahawks
drive literally on the goal line
late in the fourth quarter, holding
on to win 28-24 in Arizona.
Seahawks head coach Pete
Carroll has faced harsh criticism
in the aftermath of the loss for
not getting the ball to Lynch, his
star running back, for the crucial
red-zone play. Instead, Seattle
Seahawks QB Russell Wilson
elected to throw and was picked
off by New England cornerback
Malcolm Butler, stopping the
defending champs’ late charge
on the doorstep. Pats QB Tom
Brady, who won his third Super
Bowl MVP award, also became
the all-time leader for Super
Bowl touchdown passes with 12,
surpassing Joe Montana’s 11.
St. Marys
Independent
Lincoln of
the Week
#17 Evan Krassey
DOB: April 1, 1998
Age: 16
Hometown: Atikokan, ON
Position: Forward
Height: 6’ 3”
Weight: 195 lbs
Krassey scored a goal in
two of his last three games
for St. Marys including
one versus Leamington
Jan. 29. He has five points
in 31 games as a Lincoln.
He was the team’s only
goal scorer in a 6-1 loss
Jan. 23 against LaSalle.
NHL East – No other team in
the NHL has a worse record
over their last 10 games than
the Toronto Maple Leafs (0-91). Not Edmonton, who opened
February with a 5-4 win over
San Jose, and not even
Buffalo, who ended a 14-game
skid Wednesday by gutting out
a 3-2 road win over the Habs.
Meanwhile, the Buds have just
one win in 2015 (all the way
back on Jan. 9), dropping their
other 13 games while being
shutout four times. They’ve
slid to seventh in the Atlantic
Division and 13th in the Eastern
Conference. Toronto captain
Dion Phaneuf is expected to
miss his fifth straight game
tonight with a hand injury.
Coach Peter Horachek said
he’s hopeful Phaneuf may be
able to play Saturday night.
The Leafs (22-26-4), who are
in New Jersey to face the
Devils (20-22-9), are the only
Eastern Canadian team in
action tonight. Tomorrow night
they host Edmonton, while
the Sens host Columbus and
Montreal welcomes the Devils.
NHL West – Trade rumours
are swirling following the latest
development in the ongoing
saga of the Winnipeg Jets
and winger Evander Kane.
On Tuesday, prior to a game
against the Canucks in his
hometown of Vancouver, Kane
reportedly broke team dress
code by showing up for a pregame meeting in a track suit.
An altercation between Kane
and teammate Dustin Byfuglien
reportedly followed, before
Kane went AWOL. Sources
told Sportsnet that Kane later
missed another pre-game
meeting and finally told the
team an hour before puck drop
he wouldn’t be playing that night.
Some speculate the 23-yearold has been battling an injury
that may require season-ending
surgery. Kane has 22 points in
37 games this season. As of
Thursday afternoon, the Jets
(26-18-9) sit in the first Western
Conference wild-card spot,
ahead of Vancouver (28-18-3)
by two points. Prior to tonight’s
game versus Chicago, the Jets
have lost their last five games.
Lincs drop a pair to Western
Conference leaders
NBA – The only thing the
Raptors have been consistent
at lately is being inconsistent.
After matching a season-best
six game winning streak with a
key 120-116 win over the thirdplace Washington Wizards
Saturday, Toronto has dropped
their last two. Their 109-93 loss
to Brooklyn on Wednesday
night also cost them their
pristine divisional game record,
which now sits at 9-1. A night
earlier, they had opened a
five-game stand at the ACC
(where they had been 18-7 up
until Groundhog Day) with an
ugly 82-75 loss to Milwaukee.
At 33-17, the Raptors still sit
in second place in the Eastern
Conference with a two-game
buffer over Washington (3119), who also lost Wednesday
and who have dropped their
last four overall. Toronto
holds a league-best 12-game
lead in their conference, in
front of second place Atlantic
Division rivals the Brooklyn
Nets (20-28). The Raps host
the Clippers (33-16) tonight at
7:00 pm.
Australian Open – On Jan.
31, American Serena Williams
beat Russian Maria Sharapova
in straight sets 6-2, 7-6 (5) to
continue her unbeaten streak of
six Australian Open titles. It was
the 33-year-old Williams’ 19th
Grand Slam crown. Her record
over Sharapova improved to
17-2 all-time. Only Steffi Graf
(22) and Margaret Smith Court
(24) have won more Women’s
Grand Slam titles. On the men’s
side, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic
won his fifth Australian Open
and eighth career Grand Slam,
topping Andy Murray 7-6 (5),
6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-0 in Sunday’s
final. The Scot has made it to
the Australian Open final four
times, and lost all four matches.
He previously lost to Federer in
2010, and then Djokovic in 2011
and 2013. Djokovic is 5-for-5 in
the finals at Melbourne. The
only other man to have won at
least five times at the Australian
tournament, Aussie native Roy
Emerson, was in the crowd to
watch the final. Emerson was a
six-time champion (1961, 19631967).
PGA – The last week saw two
wildly divergent scores from
two of golf’s biggest stars. On
Jan. 30, Tiger Woods shot
his worst score as a pro, a
record that stretches back two
decades and over 1,250 official
rounds. He bogied on his last
hole for an 11-over-par 82 and
missed the cut at the Phoenix
Open. It was also the first time
in his career that he missed the
cut in consecutive PGA Tour
events, with the most recent
one having been last August
at the PGA Championship.
His previous worst score
was an 81 in the stormy third
round of the 2002 British
Open. Two days later, Rory
McIlroy won his second Dubai
Desert Classic title in six years,
matching the lowest total in
the tournament’s history with
a 22-under 266. The Northern
Irishman had previously won
the tournament in 2009, his
first win as a professional. He
secured the win Sunday with
a 2-under 70 in the final round,
winning by three strokes.
By Dan Rankin
By Dan Rankin
own barn, St. Marys hosted
Chatham, a team the Lincolns
Leamington
(34-7-2)
and
have fared no better against
Chatham (28-11-2) are one and
this season. Through five
two atop the GOJHL’s Western
games – three of which were
Conference, and the Lincolns
shutout victories for Chatham
faced those tough foes on
- the Maroons have outscored
back-to-back nights last week.
the Lincolns 39-6.
The results were another pair
of losses for St. Marys (2-37- On Friday night, the score
4) to add to their season- and was 7-0 Chatham before St.
league-worst streak without a Marys could touch the twine
behind goalie Bo Bessette.
win, now at 24 games.
Bessette holds an impressive
On
Thursday,
Jan.
29,
20-8 record off of 29 starts
the Lincolns traveled to
this season, including four
Leamington. After two periods
shutouts. Chatham forward
the score was 4-0 in favour of
Mark
Fratarcangelli,
who
the home squad, but St. Marys
scored his team’s seventh goal
came out strong in the third.
on a power play in the second
Forward Evan Krassey scored
period, tallied a four point night,
his second goal in as many
with a goal and three assists.
games at 11:17, assisted by
Three unanswered goals by
Jared Lindsay. Three minutes
the Lincolns, by O’Brien, Nick
later on a power play, Graham
Whitworth and Brent House,
Brulotte found the back of the
nearly cut the Chatham lead
net on a play from D-Man Matt
in half, before the visitors
Trudel and Sean O’Brien. The
scored three more of their own.
lead had been cut in half, but
Chatham skated away with
St. Marys couldn’t capitalize on
a 10-3 win; their 28th on the
any more chances. The Flyers
season. Beattie made 40 saves
notched an empty-netter with
on 50 shots.
three seconds left to play to
ice a 5-2 victory. Through five The Lincolns take tonight off,
games of their season-long but are back in action tomorrow
six-game series, the Lincolns night, Feb. 07, in Strathroy.
have been outscored 24-7 by They stay on the road Thursday,
the first-place Flyers. Lincolns Feb. 12 against Sarnia, and
goaltender Tyler Beattie made finally return the following night,
Feb. 13, for a rematch against
37 saves on 41 shots.
the Rockets.
The following night back in their
Our team of the week is the Black Timbits Mites. Back row, from left, are
Logan Oke, Charlie Bender, Carter Lambourn, Vaughn Barr, Ben Ewing,
and Ben Robson. Front row, Ben Pearce, Kolten McAllister, Bryden
Currah, Hayden Wright, Charlotte Richardson, Harper Murrell and Zac
Matheson. Absent are Jaxon Brown, Harlan Frayne.
Send nominations for “Team of the Week” to us at
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NO CUTS
Once again I am feeling helpless and as if I
am beating a dead horse (health care system).
I have learned a couple of things in the last short while. A
friend was hospitalized in London. His wife does not drive
but people realize that in extreme cases London may be one
of the best places anywhere to be. Rides in such a case can
be arranged. After a few days (too few?) he was transferred.
Since they live just a taxi ride from the Stratford hospital it
would be common sense to think that he would be transferred there (perhaps to a room with a bed that has no funding to be used and no staff to care for a patient). Instead he
was sent to Clinton which is scarcely any closer than London.
I’m sorry, but to me that is a reduction in convenience from
days past. Isn’t that a reduction in service? There is a chain:
Loss of convenience: Loss of service: Directly a result of cut
backs. They say that health care is getting better. I ask better
than what (or when)? With the great strides Medicine has
made it is a shame that the delivery of health care may never
return to levels we were accustomed to.
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Home Care leaves a lot to be desired. A CCAC case
manager can be called upon to assess needs. Can you
believe that a senior that has an idea of a retirement home
or nursing home as being similar to an asylum would down
play their condition or needs? Can they remember how many
times they have fallen but would not trigger their alert? I hear
tales of struggles to get up but what good does that do on
the CCAC chart if no solutions are offered that would involve
health care dollars. Hospice is mentioned as an option but to
the best of our understanding that involves strictly volunteers (some may be qualified medical practitioners). Bless
these people. In any case unless a person is diagnosed with
Alzheimers or a serious dementia they can choose to die
laying on the floor or by whatever misfortune befalls them.
How can you tell someone they are not really fit to look after
themselves? If we are lucky there is no broken hip to never
recover from. We hope the memory lapses don’t extend to
forgotten stove burners (How many lives could that endanger?)
I am fully aware that in a great many cases there is or can
be no need to have seniors in nursing facilities or hospitals.
What I am saying is that it is very frustrating trying to cope
with a system that does not seem to recognize the amount
of help some seniors need to stay in their home safe and
sound. How can a senior on oxygen with bad vision and poor
balance hook up their portable tank load it and the laundry
on the walker and go down the hall to the shared laundry?
You can ask them not to but when you are not around will the
tank be hooked up for the trip? If more help was available
(and they would swallow enough pride) would they still need
to do any laundry? If you are retired and have money maybe
these things are not a big deal. You can provide the help or
pay for it. We are not all that fortunate.(An old statement that
bears repeating)
ST. MARYS MUSEUM
ARTIFACT OF THE WEEK
Ph: 519-284-2284
This week’s artifact from the St. Marys Museum is a dance
medal. Awarded to John Gray for highland (Scottish)
dancing, the medal has a banner at the top with John
Gray’s name and a star shaped medallion below with a
highland dancer depicted in the centre. John Gray was a
talented highland dancer who taught highland dance in
St. Marys in the early 1900s. The rich history of leisure
and recreation in the community, including dance, will
be celebrated at the upcoming St. Marys Heritage
Fair. Any collectors who have artifacts, memorabilia or
historic photographs, especially those relating to sports
and leisure in the community, are invited to participate
as an exhibitor! The Heritage Fair is Friday, February
20 from 7-9 p.m. at the Pyramid Recreation Centre. For
more information about this artifact or to register as a
Heritage Fair exhibitor, contact the St. Marys Museum at
519-284-3556 or museum@town.stmarys.on.ca.
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I don’t blame the CCAC workers on strike and don’t begrudge their pay. I will honk my support. The problem is
higher up the ladder. If anything the hands on in home workers (PSW’s) are under paid but they are working.
REMINISCING: THIS WILLPASS: It’s not as regular as the
fever I get every spring to ride a motorcycle but since I was
a teen every now and then in the midst of a snow storm I
think I need a snowmobile. I can’t remember the years when
cousin Dave got the Nordic or the “Silver Bullet” TNT. It must
have been the early 70’s. During those rough winters the
roads and fields were full of Snow Jets from Proudlove’s
(pretty sure). Buzz and Rob Puttock among many others
joined the Armstrong crew on a flock of Yamahas. Of course
there were lots of Skidoo’s. There were so many manufactures that you never knew what you’d see out there. In those
days not many sleds were over 440 cc’s. Since there were
no groomed trails that I remember it was imperative that the
machine was light and nimble if you wanted to break the trail.
The big cruiser weights were better suited to packed tracks
and following as I remember. They did however sport a wider
track that helped keep them afloat. Today’s machines have
huge suspension travel and are nimble and fast and comfortable. My choice of punishment was a small JDX4 with a
small twin engine and far too heavy a chassis. It loved the
hard pack but was hopeless in light deep snow. After carrying and lifting and pushing that machine and putting up with
the bone jarring ride and unreliability of the era it’s a wonder
I would ever get the urge again: But this weeks heavy snow
and………
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If it’s your Birthday this week:
Money matters will improve shortly. Avoid big or bold moves
& triangle situations if possible and focus on what’s already
working for continued success.
For the rest of us:
A wonderful energy is coming our way that encourages Love
in all forms. Look for improvements in romances, friendships,
family dynamics & coworkers, Enjoy!
Friday, February 6, 2015
St. Marys Independent
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor,
One can find very few
problems with the snow
plowing that town crews
provide when the white
stuff comes down. Having
to dig out my drive way
reminds me of the money
I save by not joining a
health club to get a good
workout.
Living on a
street that has the sidwalk
immediately next to the
road does create a small
problem especially when
the side walk plow has
to bump up against the
huge pile of snow left by
the road plow. I contacted
the mayor and the town
works department who
did resolve the problem
ML
RON BAILEY
General Manager
Box 310, 75 South Service Road, St. Marys, ON N4X 1B2
Tel: 519-349-2130 Fax: 519-349-2626
by removing much of the sidewalk was filled with
Now that
snow built up by the road road snow.
plow. ( This shows that can't happen too often
Mayor Al is right on top here in town because
of things here. ) In the many streets just have a
long term however there sidewalk on one side of
must be a better way to the street, so I guess he
handle this excess snow had to walk on the road,
on the sidewalk situation I do too as often it is the
as it has been going on only area cleared of snow
for decades in the town. that can be walked on
Anyone with an answer without twisting an ankle.
to this age old problem, Yours truly,
similar to why did the
Paul A. Leinweber
chicken cross the road,
should submit it in writing
to the Independent who
says they will pass on
ideas to council.
The
answer to the above, why
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World News Briefs
Syria – Two nations mourned the
loss of citizens to ISIS extremists
this week, with gruesome
videos showing the murders of
Japanese journalist Kenji Goto
and First Lieutenant Muadh alKasasbeh, a Jordanian pilot, both
being released. Goto reportedly
traveled to Syria in late October,
leaving behind his wife, family
and newborn daughter. He was
captured soon after by ISIS, who
control about a third of both Syria
and Iraq. In response to the
video showing Goto’s murder,
Japan has ordered heightened
security precautions at airports
and
Japanese
embassies
around the world. Japan had
not previously been directly
involved in the fight against the
militants. Rejecting an offer from
the Jordanian government to
swap an al-Qaeda prisoner for
their hostage al-Kasasbeh, ISIS
released a video Wednesday
showing the pilot being burned
to death inside a locked cage.
Jordan responded immediately
by scheduling executions for five
convicted terrorists, including the
failed suicide bomber whom they
had wanted to trade.
Iceland – For the first time
since the Viking age, a new
temple to the Norse gods such
as Thor and Odin will soon be
constructed near the Icelandic
capital of Reykjavik. Worship of
the pagan gods in Scandinavia,
made popular today in Marvel’s
Thor films, was ended with
the rise of Christianity about
1,000 years ago, but a modern
version of Norse paganism
has been gaining popularity in
Iceland. Membership in a group
that promotes faith in the Norse
gods as “poetic metaphors and
a manifestation of the forces of
nature and human psychology”
has tripled in the country in the
last 10 years to 2,400 members.
Iceland’s population is about
330,000. The temple will be
circular and dug four metres (13
feet) down into a hill overlooking
Reykjavik, with a dome on top
to let in sunlight. It will host
ceremonies such as weddings
and funerals. Iceland’s neopagans still celebrate the
ancient ritual of Blot with music,
reading, eating and drinking,
but nowadays refraining from
sacrificing animals.
Canada – On Tuesday, Foreign
Affairs Minister John Baird
officially resigned from his
position in the Prime Minister’s
cabinet. He also announced
he will resign his MP seat in
the Ottawa area, and will not
seek re-election. Baird, 45,
was first elected to Parliament
in 2006, representing Ottawa
West-Nepean, and re-elected
in 2008 and 2011. Before
being appointed foreign affairs
minister in May 2011, Baird
held a number of important
roles in the Harper government.
Some of his cabinet roles
have included President of the
Treasury Board, environment
minister, minister of transport,
and Government House Leader.
He was first elected as an
MPP in 1995 at the age of 26,
later serving in premier Mike
Harris’ cabinet. Coupled with
the resignation and subsequent
death of Jim Flaherty, Baird’s
decision has raised eyebrows,
as two of Harper’s most
powerful ministers have now left
the cabinet in less than a year.
The next federal election must
be held by Oct. 19 at the latest.
Peru – Jennifer Joy Logan, Cuba – The US diplomat
a 32-year-old Saskatoon taking part in historic talks
woman, died last month in the with the Cuban government
Peruvian jungle after drinking has rejected Cuba’s calls to
a nicotine-based tea during return control of Guantánamo
a spiritual ceremony. In a Bay. President Raúl Castro
recent interview, her mother has said restoring Havana’s
called her daughter “a seeker” control of the bay is a
who had travelled extensively prerequisite for normalizing
in Europe and Asia on a ties with the United States.
spiritual quest. Logan died “The issue of Guantánamo
Jan. 17 at a retreat centre is not on the table in
in the rainforest about two these conversations,” said
hours outside of Puerto diplomat Roberta Jacobson.
Maldonado in southeastern “I want to be clear that what
Peru, her mother Berdeena we’re talking about right now
Logan said. Logan reportedly is the re-establishment of
died after ingesting a tea diplomatic relations, which
intended to cause purging is only one first step in
for a spiritual ceremony normalization.” Washington
involving
the
traditional has controlled the area of
psychedelic brew ayahuasca. Cuba since 1903. Since
She began convulsing and 2002, 779 men have been
fell unconscious, and despite brought to Guantanamo’s
efforts to resuscitate her, detention camp. 54 of the
died en route to hospital. An remaining 122 detainees
autopsy found she had died are reportedly eligible for
from a pulmonary edema. release. In recent months,
The police investigation has President Obama has made
not yet been completed, a new push to close the
though Logan’s body has controversial facility, aiming
been returned home to her to fulfill a campaign pledge
family.
before he leaves office.
USA – The chair of
the
American
Federal
Communications Commission
(FCC) recently unveiled what
he calls the “strongest open
Internet
protections
ever
proposed” by the agency. FCC
chair Tom Wheeler said that, in
order to uphold the principle of
a free and open Internet (net
neutrality), he supports the
regulation of Internet service
like a public utility. The plan
would let the agency prevent
Internet service providers from
blocking access to websites,
slowing down content or
providing paid ‘fast lanes’ for
Internet service. “It is regulation
to make sure that there is
somebody watching out for the
consumer,” he said. “There will
be ongoing rules, in perpetuity,
so that there will be a yardstick
to measure what’s fair for
consumers.” His proposal
comes after the FCC received
a record-setting number of
comments — nearly four million,
almost all in support of strong
protections. The FCC will vote
on Wheeler’s proposal on Feb.
26.
By Dan Rankin
This Day in History – February 6th
1778 – The Treaty of Alliance
and the Treaty of Amity
and Commerce are signed
by the United States and
France, forming a strategic
alliance against Britain in
the American Revolutionary
War – At the Hôtel de Crillon
in Paris on this day in 1778,
delegates of King Louis XVI
of France and the Second
Continental Congress signed
two treaties recognizing the
new republic of the thirteen
colonies and formalizing a
Franco-American
alliance
that would remain in effect
for over a decade. It was the
culmination of several years
of planning by American
politicians such as John
Adams and Benjamin Franklin.
Franklin, who was one of Stevens graduated from 1952 – King George VI
the American signers of the King’s College, which later dies, making his daughter
treaties, held a celebrity status became Columbia University, Princess Elizabeth queen
in Paris at the time from his in New York City. After some of the United Kingdom and
years as an ambassador and time serving as a captain in the Commonwealth realms
academic in Europe. He was Washington’s army, Stevens – King George VI (famously
influential in winning French moved to New Jersey, where portrayed by Colin Firth in
support of the measures. he bought up most of the the film The King’s Speech)
Great Britain declared war land that today makes up became monarch after his
on France March 17, 1778, the city of Hoboken, and brother Edward abdicated the
four days after a French built an estate. In the early throne to marry his mistress
ambassador
informed 19th Century, Stevens built a on Dec. 11, 1936. The King trees. Famous British hunter Jordan won his first slam
the
British
government series of steamships, and is later wrote to his brother he and colonel in the British dunk title in Seattle. Thus, a
that France had officially credited with building the first felt he had inherited “a rocking Indian Army Jim Corbett wrote rematch between Wilkins,
recognized the United States steamship to navigate the throne,” and tried “to make of the event that it was the whose
moves
included
as an independent nation.
open ocean, on a voyage from it steady again.” The power “first time in the history of the reverse two-handed jams
world, a young girl climbed and 360-dunks, and the long1815 – The first American Hoboken to Philadelphia, in of the British Empire was
into a tree one day a Princess jumping, high-flying Jordan (or
1809.
On
this
day
in
1815,
he
waning;
however
the
king’s
railroad charter is given to
and… climbed down from the “His Airness”) had to wait until
was
granted
the
first
American
courage
during
World
War
II
inventor John Stevens for
tree the next day a Queen.”
this day in 1988, at Chicago
the New Jersey Railroad railroad charter, allowing his restored the popularity of the
company
to
run
a
line
between
monarchy.
After
the
war,
the
Stadium.
Others competing
1988 – Michael Jordan wins
Company – In May 1768,
Trenton
and
New
Brunswick,
king’s
health
deteriorated
due
in
the
contest
included Clyde
his second consecutive
American inventor John
New Jersey. With help from to lung cancer. He died in his NBA Slam Dunk title – At Drexler, Spud Webb, Jerome
his sons, Stevens designed sleep sometime during the the NBA’s second Slam Kersey and Otis Smith but,
and
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or almost 20 km per hour. was in Kenya on her way to narrowly beat out a rookie them. Of the six dunks done
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Friday, February 6, 2015
St. Marys Independent
WEEKEND SMILES
The good old days!
You’ll enjoy the good old days
all over again. Looking back,
it was the best of times. it’s
hard to believe that we have
lived as long as we have. Do
you remember the good old
days like this?
As children, we would ride in
cars with no seat belts or air
bags. Riding in the back of a
pickup truck on a warm day
was always a special treat.
Our houses and baby cribs
were covered with bright colored lead-based paint. We
had no childproof lids on
medicine bottles, doors, or
cabinets, and when we rode
our bikes, we had no helmets.
(Let’s not even mention hitchhiking to town as a young
kid!)
We slept without flame retardant pajamas, without air
conditioning, with doors and
windows open.
Our dogs did not have rabies shots, distemper shots,
parvo shots, and we didn’t
pour chemicals on them or
on us to repel fleas and ticks
and mosquitoes. We followed
along in the big white clouds
sprayed out by the city trucks
to kill mosquitoes breathing
in the wonderful smell of DDT.
We raced around town without adults on Halloween, collecting treats and eating them
as we went along without
having them x-rayed first. We
drank water from the garden
hose and not from a bottle.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps
and then rode down the hill,
only to find out we forgot the
brakes. After running into
the bushes a few times we
learned to solve the problem.
We would leave home in the
morning and play all day, as
long as we were back when
the streetlights came on. No
one was able to reach us all
day. We played dodgeball
and sometimes the ball would
really hurt. We ate cupcakes,
bread and butter, fried fat
back for breakfast along with
biscuits made with pure lard,
and drank sugar sodas, but
we were never overweight....
we were always outside playing. We played with cap pistols and toy rifles and rubber
knives. We took snakes or
frogs or lizards to school, but
never guns.
We waded barefoot through
muddy water in ditches
catching tadpoles and crawdads. We cut the grass with
push mowers, climbed trees,
and walked along the top of
fences like they were tight
ropes. We petted stray dogs
and cats and took them home
to see if we could keep them.
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Perth County paramedics launch
community care fund to “pay it forward”
By Dan Rankin
bill – whatever it may be,” he
she said. “They’re just hoping
get up close and personal with
the plane… Evan and Max are
very lucky to have such an
amazing bunch of individuals
supporting them!!! Childhood
Cancer sucks but Perth Couty
EMS, you truly are amazing!!!!”
started back last week doing
half-days at school,” she
said. He had been away
from school for three weeks
after Christmas, when “things
started getting progressively
worse for him,” she said.
“We’re trying to accommodate
him and keeping him involved
with his peers because he was
starting to miss his teachers
and his friends,” she said. “He
was wondering why he was
out of school. I think there
was that sense of fear over
constantly being put back in
the hospital.”
We walked or rode our bicyit shrinks or something, but
said.
cles to and from school in the February is National Cancer
right now we have really no
flaming heat, in the freezing Prevention Month, and in the As of Thursday evening, the options,” she said. “So, right
cold, and in the pouring rain. middle of it is International fund had raised over $700 now everything is up in the air
Childhood Cancer Day, on towards their initial goal
We were not afraid to ac- Feb. 15. To recognize the of $3,000 for the month of with Evan and his future.”
cept a ride home from a total challenges faced by those with February. “The total right now Transferring to McMaster and
stranger when it was raining. cancer in our communities, says $3000 but we can change a whole other hospital has
We knocked on strangers’ and as a new way for people that at any time,” he said. a whole new frame of costs
doors without fear when we to show their appreciation for “We’re just looking for word to associated with it, she said.
were searching for our miss- the work done by paramedics, get out there. We want to raise “Parking is more expensive
ing puppy or kitten. We left Perth County EMS launched a funds during this month and there,” she said. “Being away
our bicycle lying in the middle donation site this week called continue to help these little from home here, travelling
expenses and such, your
of the front yard at night, and “Community Caring Fund – guys and their families cope.”
funds get directed towards the
When
Hands
of
Caring
are
it would still be there in the
Wellwood
has
already
not enough.” The page can expressed gratitude to Perth child that is sick and trying to
morning.
be found at YouCaring.com/ County EMS for setting up keep that going – sometimes
There were tryouts for cheer- PCEMSCaringFund, and a the fund, posting recently on you get behind on other things.
leader and Little League, link can also be found on the the Facebook page “Evan’s I think that’s what Jeff and the
Perth County EMS are trying
and not everyone made the group’s Facebook page, at Journey
with
Childhood
to do, to help families keep on
Facebook.com/PerthCoEMS.
teams. Those who didn’t had
Cancer,” “As Evan’s mom I am
to learn to deal with disap- A press release from the group speechless and truly forever their feet when they’re going
through a very difficult time.”
pointment. Some students said that, while “paramedics grateful to Perth County EMS
Wellwood
said she was also
for
all
they
have
done
for
our
appreciate
the
cards,
goodies
weren’t as smart as others so
grateful
for
the support she
family
and
Evan,”
she
wrote.
and
cakes,”
they
“feel
that
the
they failed a grade and were
held back to repeat the same thanks could be better used “Every year they have been and Evan have received from
to support our community at Evan’s Touch the Truck. Evan’s school, St. Georgegrade as many times as nec- by "paying it forward" helping They also arranged for Evan German Public School, where
essary.
more people when they are in to meet a snowbird pilot and he is in Grade One. “He just
We didn’t wear designer need.” This month, the need
clothes to school or drive they want to focus on is those
shiny new cars to high school. experienced by local families
If we had a car to drive, we fighting childhood cancer.
were happy with anything “The reason it’s come to light for
that would run no matter what us is because on of our medics,
it looked like. We had never her son Max was diagnosed
even heard of seat belts or air with leukemia right before
Christmas,” said Jeff Sager,
bags, which probably would commander with Perth County
not have done any good any- EMS. “He’s three. We also
way with ten people packed have Evan Leversage, Nicole
into a Volkswagen.
Wellwood’s son. They’re the
We shot off fireworks without
supervision or safety precau- That generation produced
tions and without getting ar- some of the best risk-takers
rested. We made match guns and problem solvers. We had
out of clothes pins and shot freedom, failure, success and
flaming matches at each oth- responsibility, and we learned
er and at passing cars.
how to deal with it all.
Formerly
of
St.
Pauls,
Wellwood, Evan, and her other
two sons Logan and Tyson
are now living in Saint George,
near Cambridge, to be close to
Wellwood’s mother. Speaking
ones who have the Evan’s to the Independent this week,
Touch the Truck every year Wellwood explained how
the past three year’s at Milt Evan has been doing lately.
Dunnell Field. When they’ve “A scan at London Health
done that, the proceeds have Science Centre showed after At the school, Wellwood said
gone to support child cancer, Christmas that Evan’s tumour she has experienced excellent
and they have raised well over did grow,” she said. “That was communication, and “they
$20,000 the last three years quite devastating news. We have someone with him all
for that. So we were sitting transferred him to McMaster, the time so he doesn’t fall,
around and we just thought and basically they’re holding because he’s having some
off on doing anything right now problems walking right now.”
maybe we should give back.”
until a further scan, because “They’ve gone far and above
Sager said the YouCaring
they believe he may have accommodating him and
fund will support those local
developed a cyst within the making sure he’s safe within
folks dealing with those
brain stem.”
the school,” she said. “It’s
costs associated with fighting
childhood cancer. “As far as As a result, Evan, 6, has “lost a been quite nice. Evan has
gas money, parking money, lot movement in his right arm,” definitely lucked out.”
food, helping to pay a certain and “his gait is completely off,”
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OBITUARIES
IN MEMORIAM
Semple
Gail
Jim Semple of St. Marys, Ontario, died peacefully at the
age of 77 on Monday, February 2nd, 2015. Jim had a
tremendous 56 year marriage and was deeply cherished
by his wife Leona and the entire Semple Family.
Jim was a much loved father to his 4 children and his 6
grandchildren: his son Gary; his son Lyle and his wife
Judy and their three children Dyan, Karyn and Brady; his
daughter Colleen and her husband Bob Bryant and their
daughter Heather; and his daughter Judy and her husband
Scott Lane and their two children Brett and Evan.
Jim will be affectionately remembered by friends and
family as a man of integrity, honesty, dignity and respect.
His gentle guidance and unwavering commitment had a
profound impact on his family. Jim spent much of his life
contributing to his local community by being a member
of the Rotary Club and Lion’s Club. Jim valued the
importance of family above all else, never letting them
doubt that they were his highest priority.
The family will be eternally grateful to the staff at the St.
Marys hospital for the great kindness, compassion and
care that was given in Jim’s final hours. A Celebration
of Life open house will take place at the St. Marys Golf
& Country Club, 769 Queen Street East, St. Marys,
on Saturday, February 7, 2015 from 2 – 4 p.m. In lieu
of flowers, donations can be made to the St. Marys
Memorial Hospital Foundation. Online condolences at
www.hodgesfuneralhome.ca.
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Funeral Home
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St. Marys
Thinking of you sister
Although i’m sad without you
And wish that you were here
Within my heart your lovely smile
Still shines bright and clear
I treasure all those memories
Of growing up with you
The secrets we would always share
The childish things we would do
And as the years passed quickly by
We grew closer still
I miss you dearest sister
And you know i always will
In loving memory of my sister “Gail.” Taken from us so
suddenly and too soon on February 1, 2014.
“You are in our hearts forever”
Love Boots
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proposed changes to the current Building Permit Fee By-law 41-2013.
Any person may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal
representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed fees.
Written submissions will be received by the Clerk until 4:30 p.m. on
February 12, 2015. Additional information related to the proposed fee
change is available at the Township of Perth South Municipal Office upon
request.
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any issues or ideas that you may have concerning the Township's 2015
Capital and Operating Budgets, including Water Rates and Street Lights.
The Township’s Budgets are used as a guideline/working tool to assist
the Council Members (now and in the future) in setting goals and
objectives on an annual basis for operational and capital expenditures,
as well as, for program and service level changes.
You are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to
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comments that may be used by the Council to determine which capital
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DATE:
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TIME:
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Interested persons may express their comments at the Public
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no later than noon on February 6, 2015.
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St. Marys Independent
by
Rev. Ione Grover
Who is a retired United Church
minister living in St. Marys
Last week Rev. Margaret
wrote a moving article
about how the storms of life
can cause us to question
where our faith is and from
there to discover a deeper
faith. Her thoughtful writing
inspired me to think about
our periods of relative
calm and what that does
to our faith. Sometimes
there are times when
everything
seems
to
be going smoothly. We
have a routine which is
pleasant and comfortable
and seems to work for
us. Yet we notice that we
don’t feel as alive as we’d
like to feel. We’re stuck
in the very routine that is
so comforting. How do
we get unstuck? Charles and let God.” It empowers
F. Glassman, life coach me to know I don’t have do
and author said: “Even it all myself.
the smallest changes I don’t want to give the
in our daily routine can impression that we always
create incredible ripple have to make big dramatic
effects that expand our changes in order to unglue
vision of what is possible.” ourselves from our prisons
Sometimes making a small of comfort. Sometimes
change in our habits or the smallest change can
doing something outside make a big difference. If
of our comfort zone can we are introverts, we can
shake things up a bit and reach out to people we
can help us grow.
don’t know or who are
I have challenged myself different from ourselves. If
many times in my life we are extraverts, we can
when I found myself in a join a meditation group
rut where it was too easy or spend regular time in
to simply coast and just quiet contemplation. As
do the things and see an introvert, I find myself
the people that I felt most gravitating in the aftercomfortable with. When Church coffee hour to
I did something new and sitting with people I know.
unfamiliar, I had to rely There’s nothing wrong with
more on Divine Spirit than that but it does mean that
on my own limited ability. I don’t get to know a lot
One example is writing of people in the Church
these columns. Every and may be missing out
week I find myself not on many opportunities to
knowing what I am going to make meaningful heart
write about until I am able connections with others.
to relax and allow Spirit Sometimes it is hard to
to inspire me. I find that discern when we are
almost any activity flows simply pushing ourselves
better if only I can “let go because our ego wants us
to look good and when we
are nudged by God to do
something a little different.
This is where it helps to
go within and consult the
voice of Spirit, sometimes
known as intuition. I have
found that when the idea
comes from my small self
(ego), it creates tension. If
it comes from my big self
(Spirit), I grow in my faith
and it ultimately creates
more harmony.
We don’t have to wait
for the big storms of life
to come along in order
to stretch our faith. God
is constantly nudging us
in little ways which are
easy to miss if we are
not paying attention. A
familiar example is to call
someone you’re thinking
about but haven’t spoken
to for a long time and
hear them say “Oh, I was
thinking about you. I am
so glad you called.” God
is in the minute details of
our lives as well as in the
dramatic events.
May we watch and listen
each day with the eyes
and the ears of our heart.
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