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The Creemore
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Friday, March 6, 2015
Vol. 15 No. 10
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Budget
passes at
1.94%
increase
by Trina Berlo
Clearview council passed the 2015
municipal budget Monday but not
before restoring a $25,000 transfer to
the library building reserve.
The transfer was only one of four
budget amendments proposed by
Councillor Thom Paterson to be
approved.
Paterson also attempted to restore
a transfer to the township’s halls
reserve fund, eliminate a new
communications and marketing staff
position and further reduce the $2.4
million administration budget by one
per cent.
The library fund transfer passed
with support from all council members
except Deputy Mayor Barry Burton
but Paterson couldn’t even get a
seconder for his motion to restore
the halls fund, earmarked for future
accessibility renos.
Council was split on whether or not
to hire a communications officer. With
councillors Deborah Bronée, Shawn
Davidson and Connie Leishman
absent, the motion failed in a 3-3 tie
vote (Mayor Chris Vanderkruys
and councillors Robert Walker and
Doug Measures voted in favour of
hiring the communications specialist
while Paterson, Burton and Councillor
Kevin Elwood voted against).
In the case of the last amendment,
to quell what he referred to as crisislike overspending by reducing the
administration budget by $240,000,
Paterson could only find support from
Elwood.
In the end, Paterson and Elwood
did not support the budget, reflecting
a 4.12 per cent increase, although it is
(See “Clearview” on page 3)
Jean Vanier goes to OFSAA
Spring ahead
Daylight savings time begins at 2
a.m. on Sunday, March 8. Don't forget
to turn the clocks ahead one hour.
Second Danny
Michel show added
at ACC North
Danny Michel will be doing a
second show at the Avening Hall in
April.
Michel and his band were originally
booked for an evening concert on
Saturday, April 18, which sold out in
just a few weeks.
Promoter Sara Hershoff announced
this week that Michel will also perform
at a matinee on Sunday, April 19,
beginning at 1:30 p.m.
The Sunday show will have seating
and in addition to the music, Michel
will talk about his school project,
the Caye Caulker Ocean Academy in
Belize. All of the proceeds from ticket
sales for the second show will go to the
school. Visit aveninghall.com.
Staff photo: Trina Berlo
high roller Chase Dempsey shows style while bowling at the Avening
Hall Saturday under the encouraging eye of Maja MacKenna during the
inaugural Chili Bowl potluck and games night.
Township helps those
with frozen pipes
by Trina Berlo
Staff at Clearview Township has been
doing what it can to help residents with
frozen pipes.
Clearview Township water and
sewer manager Todd Patton said, as of
Wednesday, there were 13 households
requiring township assistance because
they were without water due to frozen
pipes.
The township is doing what it can
to help.
On Monday, Patton said, crews were
excavating to get to pipes in Creemore.
Staff was able to connect a temporary
line to a separate watermain connection
to the property.
In some cases, workers have thawed
lines inside homes. In other cases,
temporary connections have been made
to neighbours’ homes, in order to get
water flowing inside houses. Once the
water in flowing, people are keeping
the tap open to ensure it won’t freeze
again.
(See “One” on page 7)
Adult choir assembles
The Georgian Triangle Treblemakers
is an adult choir that performs a wide
ranging repertoire, with selections
taken from classical, folk, and jazz, to
contemporary, pop, rock, and musical
theatre.
Led by musical director Penelope
Dale, with accompaniment by pianist
and composer Richard Maddock, the
choir rehearses on Thursday afternoons,
from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., at St. Luke’s
Anglican Church in Creemore. An
informal concert is held at the end of
each term, with an audience comprised
of friends and family members.
There is no audition. The choir is
open to everyone who loves singing
and would like to join a singing group
whose primary focus is to create a
joyful community of passionate musicmakers. A new term begins Thursday,
April 2.
Registration includes sheet music
and practice CD. For more information,
contact Penelope Dale at 705-352-4595
or Penelope@PenelopeDale.com.
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COMMUNITY Calendar
Submit your community events
info@creemore.com
phone: 705-466-9906
fax: 705-466-9908
This Weekend
Now to Friday, March 20
• Clothing Drive – a fundraiser for Creemore
Minor Hockey. Donate gently-used clothes, shoes,
belts, handbags, linens, etc. The more it weighs, the
more we raise! Tie in plastic garbage bags and call
Jenn at 705-716-4274 to schedule a pickup.
Friday, March 6
• World Day of Prayer at St. John's United Church,
Mill Street at 10:30 a.m. Guest speaker is Patricia
MacDonald. She has lead Youth Missions to
Nicaragua. Everyone welcome.
• World Day of Prayer at Stayner First Baptist
Church, 205 Oak Street. Bahamas video at 1:30
p.m. & service at 2 p.m. Refreshments after
service. Everyone is welcome!
Saturday, March 7
• St. John’s United Church Beef and Lamb Dinner
from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Adults $17.50, children $5,
preschoolers free.
Sunday, March 8
• International Women's Day.
• Daylight Savings Time begins today.
• Church Services. See page 8.
• The North Dufferin Baseball League Annual General
Meeting for the 2015 season at the Lisle Legion. Lunch
and awards presentation of the 2014 season will start
at noon followed by the meeting at 1 p.m. For further
information visit www.ndbl.ca or call secretary Scott
Anderson at 705-424-0769.
Upcoming Events
Mondays
• ChoralWorks Choir – Our 2 exciting season! Rehearsals on Mondays at 7 pm through to May, at
Collingwood Public Library. Especially welcome
altos, tenors and basses with music reading
skills. Contact Brian Rae at 705-444-5857 www.
choralworks.com
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Mondays and Wednesdays
• Walking Indoors at Creemore Legion begins
today at 10 am. Walk all winter long on Mondays
and Wednesdays. Everyone welcome. Cancelled if
buses at school are cancelled. For more information
call 705-466-2330.
Tuesdays
• Creemore Adult Skating Tuesdays through the
winter from 1:30 to 2:30 pm at Creemore Arena.
Good friends, good ice, good music. For more
information call Helen 705-466-5195 or Lynn
705-466-2477.
Tuesdays & Thursdays
• VON Smart – free seniors exercise classes. Tuesdays
at 1 pm & Thursdays at 11 am at St. Luke’s Anglican
Church, Caroline Street West. Come one day or both.
Gentle, no floor or mat work. Can be performed seated
or standing . Must be 55+ with a valid Ontario Health
Card. For more information call 705-309-7054 or
michelle.foster@von.ca.
Friday, March 13
• Friday Night Supper featuring soup, corned beef,
Monday, March 16 to Fri. March 20
• Camp Mansfield March Break Camp. Spend
your March Break outside! Cross country
skiing, snowshoeing, Q-tip Blow Guns, popsicle
stick catapults, leatherworking, cookout and
more! $225/week or $45/day. Fees include daily hot
lunch and snacks. www.mansfieldoutdoorcentre.
ca or 705-435-4479.
Tuesday, March 17 St. Patrick's Day
• The Incredible Adventures of JugglerBoy and
the Quest for Laughs at Stayner Arena Hall at
11 am. This frenetic, kinetic comedy family show
features juggling superhero Craig Douglas and
his collection of ping pong balls, flaming torches
and an unicycle plus more. Free (but required &
limited) tickets. Call Clearview Public Library at
705-466-3011.
Wednesday, March 18
• Creemore Horticultural Society Meeting at St
Luke’s Anglican Church at 7:30 p.m.. The topic
is “Let’s Talk Gardening” an Open Forum with
member participation. All are welcome.
Friday, March 20
• Ham Supper with musical entertainment from
5:30 to 7 p.m. at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 22
Caroline St. W. By ticket only – $12 per person.
For tickets please call 705-466-2206 and leave a
message. Get your tickets early! Come and bring
your friends for a good supper and entertainment. cabbage, boiled potatoes, green beans, rye bread,
lemon meringue pie from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the
Creemore Legion. Adults $15, seniors $13. Call 705466-2202 to RSVP.
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Saturday, March 21
• Clearview Township`s Health & Leisure Showcase
at Stayner Arena Hall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Friday, March 27 to Sun. March 29
• Tipling Stage Company, Shelburne Community
Theatre presents the hilarious mystery-farce But
Why Bump Off Barnaby? at Grace Tipling Hall.
Tickets at Shelburne Town Hall at 519-925-2600
or tiplingstagecompany.com.
Saturday, March 28
• Fun Charity Hockey Game: Creemore Minor
Hockey Coaches versus Clearview Firefighters.
6 p.m. at Creemore Arena. $5 per person. Call
705-716-4374 for more information.
• Murder Mystery Dinner at the New Lowell
Legion. Cocktails at 6:30 p.m. Dinner at 7 p.m.
Member $20 non-member $25. Tickets available
at the bar or call 705-424-4814.
Monday, March 30
• Creemore Medical Board Meeting at the Station
on the Green at 9 a.m.
Saturday, April 25
• The Grade 8 NCPS Students’ Bottle Drive to
help cover the cost of their trip to Ottawa in June.
Students will be collecting refundable bottles
throughout Creemore and surrounding area. Hold
onto your beer, wine and liquor bottles, and stay
tuned for more details!
Wednesday, July 1 Canada Day
• Mark this date! Honeywood Community Strawberry
Supper at Honeywood Arena. Sponsored by the
Honeywood Take a Break Group. Proceeds in support
of community projects & outreach.
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New Lowell United plans to expand
by Trina Berlo
The New Lowell United Church is
asking for council’s support as it
embarks on an expansion project that
will make the church fully accessible.
Building committee chair June
Robinson addressed council Monday
saying the church is applying for
a building permit with the hope of
starting the renovation in the spring.
The congregation has been raising
funds for seven years and is almost at
its goal. A quote more than three years
old, pegs the project at $350,000 but
it is expected that figure could go up.
The 1,100 square foot addition will
include a new entrance with power
doors and a lift, family washroom
and new staircases to the sanctuary
and lower level, a common area with
coffee service station and permanent
projection screen and a new furnace.
As part of the application, the church
is applying for an encroachment
agreement to address parking needs.
The new addition will include two
stained glass windows purchased from
the United Church in Avening, which
was shuttered last year. Robinson said
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Calling all gardeners
The Brentwood Horticultural Club
is looking for people who are not only
passionate about growing beautiful
annuals and perennials, but also people
excited about growing their own fruit
and vegetables in a community garden.
Before under taking such a project
the Brentwood Horticultural Club
would like to hear from those interested
in participating.
There will be a meeting for anyone
wanting to participate in a community
garden at the next Brentwood
Horticulural Club gathering at the
Brentwood Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 24
at 7:30 p.m. or call Willow Windatt at
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Astronomy group meets
Plans for an expansion to New Lowell United Church.
the congregation was very pleased
to be able to purchase the windows
because Avening and New Lowell are
part of the same group of churches, the
Creemore Pastoral Charge.
Robinson told council New Lowell
United Church was established 142
years ago. The original church was
destroyed in a fire in 1908 and it was
rebuilt the following year.
The Dufferin Astronomy Association
is welcoming new members from the
Creemore area.
The newly formed association, based
just north of Shelburne, hopes to inspire
and share an appreciation for the night
sky and all things related to astronomy.
The group usually holds night
viewing events out of Rosemont.
Anyone interested is asked to e-mail
dufferinastronomy@yahoo.ca.
Clearview Township to hire new staff member
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expected the increase will be down to
1.94 per cent or less once education
and county taxes are factored in.
Elwood said he does not support
hiring any new staff members at this
time because it doesn’t seem like the
township is clear on what is needed.
“I think we are jumping the gun,”
he said.
Elwood said while there is
a perceived benefit to township
administration, the public doesn’t see
the need.
The discussion, throughout budget
deliberations, has been about whether
to hire an economic development
officer first and if the township can
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afford more staff at all.
Wa l k e r s a i d h e h o p e s a
communications officer will help
streamline the township’s flow of
information and get back to some
of the forms of communication the
township used to use, like a newsletter.
Burton said he would rather see
emphasis on economic development.
“My biggest concern is the lack of
income. We need to get development
going,” he said, adding that revenue
from taxes should cover 60-70 per
cent of the budget.
“People are against a new hire. The
communication they are looking for
is with individual council members.
Burton said he would rather
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allocation go toward hiring an
economic development officer and
revisit communication needs later.
“We need one down the road, just
not right now. We need economic
development.”
When it came to reducing the
overall budget, Elwood said it would
be beneficial to create a low taxation
environment.
“We have to demonstrate further
restraint and it’s not a big request. We
can’t have it all,” he said.
But some council members felt it
was not possible to hack away at the
administration budget.
Vanderkruys said it is too late this
year, as the township is already into
the first quarter and contracts have
been signed.
He said the past council should have
been looking at reducing spending
and a full spending analysis could be
conducted as part of a service review.
Paterson has given notice that he will
be proposing a review before the next
budget process.
Treasurer Edward Henley will be
bringing forward a bylaw to set the
tax rate based on the final budget at
a later date.
He said it is estimated taxpayers will
see an increase of $55 per household
based on a home assessed at $255,783,
the average in Clearview Township.
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Opinion
Editorial
Back to basics
It has been a bit surprising to see Facebook using
traditional forms of advertising.
To gain new users, the social media juggernaut
has gone back to basics. It may seem like a bit of a
backward concept, but the social networking website
recently launched a television ad campaign in Canada
and the United Kingdom.
Those television spots have been enhanced by
a poster campaign in two Canadian cities. While
walking through the subway in Toronto, people
now pass by posters that show the trademark friends
symbol and checkmark.
Both the television ads and the posters are a very
old school way to advertise a new school media.
Facebook is appealing because it is a user content
driven social phenomenon that feels organic. It’s all
about sharing.
It’s also a multi-billion dollar company that has a
lot of interest in remaining so.
The ads are somewhat jarring. They don’t really
seem to belong and they are somewhat off-putting in
that they seem to be trying too hard to get people to
engage in a conversation that should draw a person
in naturally.
It’s also difficult to decipher the product that is
being offered.
In the case of Facebook, ads are targeted to users
based on the information provided in their profiles and
on the pages they like and the places they go. The ads
that appear down the side of the page are chosen just
for the viewer. It’s all very high tech and a little sci-fi.
One has to wonder what it says about Facebook
when an advertising vehicle that everyone assumes
is the way of the future is choosing to promote itself
using traditional media. Some reports claim that
young people are leaving Facebook and it is becoming
a sharing ground for their parents.
Like all forms of media, Facebook needs more
viewers in order to have more eyeballs on their ads.
At least with traditional forms of advertising, people
know they are being targeted, having consciously
picked up the newspaper or turned on the television.
(Usually an ad is obviously an ad, not a wrinkle cream
ad disguised as a friend request because you are over
40 and ‘liked’ one too many yoga retreats.)
But television is changing as quickly as everything
else.
Sure, people still watch plenty of television,
probably more than ever. But more and more people
are choosing commercial-free specialty channels and
programming like HBO and Netflix. Many of the
people watching live television are probably skipping
over the commercials using their PVR.
The point is, the new Facebook ads blatantly
illustrate that we have marketing whiplash from
everyone trying to divert our attention. Television and
newspapers promote online while online is crossing
into television and good old fashioned postering. It’s
the ultimate cross marketing pollination and it shows
that the onliners don’t have everything figured out.
Feedback and old photos welcome
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The way we were
Ed Hanna, founder of Hanna Ford, in the new 1967 Ford Galaxy 500 at the 1966 Stayner Fair.
Photographer Alex Miller took the photo when he was 16, his first paid job. Ed Hanna was
thrilled with the photo and used it to announce the cars in the Stayner Sun and Creemore Star.
Welcome to the heart of Murmur
Editor:
I see that Mulmur Township is trying to keep up
with the Joneses and looking to rebrand itself.
Well, as a resident of Clearview, I can tell you that
my life got a whole lot better when Clearview went
out for rebranding and came up with a cool new logo.
No longer do I have to hide my head in shame
because of the brand that we were using. I have
already blocked it from my memory, but I can’t
seem to remember the new brand either for some
reason…but I digress.
My opinion, which few hear and none cherish, is
that Mulmur should indeed change its name.
If you try to search Mulmur on an online map
it gives you Mansfield, which is really not in the
heart of the township, and is not where the township
offices are located.
This then creates a mystery and that is an element
of the concept I would put forth for the branding
exercise.
I would advise rolling with the fact that mapping
software can’t really locate a definitive Mulmur. A
name change can only help to enhance this elusive
aspect.
So dump the moniker “Mulmur” and change it up
to “Murmur”. (For obvious reasons I believe that
two murs are better than one.) What the heck does
“Mulmur” mean to anybody anyway?
Murmur, on the other hand,
has a great definition: Noun,
a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or
trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
This definition is in keeping with the rural quality
of the township. It paints an image of quiet serenity
and secret idyll.
Murmur also has to do with matters of the
heart-abnormal heartbeats. This is great stuff too.
This implies that Murmur marches to the beat of a
different drummer; that it will make my heart go pita-pat, maybe even skip a beat when I find it.
The name Murmur can also convey a feeling that
it is the heartland of Ontario.
Finally, as Herb Tarlick of WKRP in Cincinnati
always said. “If you really want somebody to buy
something tell them you won’t sell it to them.”
So my branding advice to Mulmur is to incorporate
these concepts to your best advantage.
I propose this new brand, and it is yours for free:
Murmur, Ontario, Don’t even try to find us!
Murray Lackie,
Concerned Clearvieweon, Clearite,
Clearview resident.
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Editor:
I was disgusted and ashamed to hear that Robert
Walker was against flying the Pride Flag in Clearview
Township.
I am a local. I can see the house I lived in for 20
years from Cashtown Corners.
Every long car ride home I felt a sense of relief
when I saw this landmark. For the last month all I
see is red.
I attended Stayner Collegiate Institute. While I was
mostly closeted through high school, and faced much
less bullying than my peers, I witnessed friends of
mine face intolerable, emotionally crippling bullying.
I know many people who have dropped out,
self-harmed, developed eating disorders, developed
addictions or attempted suicide before they even left
high school because of how terribly they were bullied
and how isolated they felt.
Of the people I know who are LGBTQ from
Clearview, all of them have moved away and will
never come back (myself included) because of smallminded small-town insensitivity.
The point of the gesture that was made by
surrounding municipalities and Pride Week is very
simple. It’s an offer of acceptance. “You are welcome
here because like us, you are people.”
I really hope people don’t let a choice to be
Christian blind them to the rights, desires, happiness,
and suffering of their peers on Earth.
June is Pride Month. Council has four months to
make a change and make people like me feel like we
matter with a single piece of fabric.
Veronica Green,
Guleph.
Making Mulmur a
town is just weird
Editor:
The idea to change the township of Mulmur to
the town of Mulmur, besides the costs that would
inevitably result, is just hard to fathom.
The idea that calling a township a town where no
such town exists as a way of attracting business is
just weird.
Think of the reaction of any interested business
when they find that the town they are considering
moving to is nonexistent.
Such a business, heaven forbid, might conclude that
decision makers in Mulmur are no wiser than those
at Canada Post.
Dave Bull,
Mulmur.
Library offering March Break activities
Are you looking for some
free family fun over the
upcoming March Break?
We have plenty of activity
– both formal and informal –
here at The Clearview Public
Library that will amuse,
Michele
educate and entertain every
McKENZIE
member of your family.
On Tuesday, March 17 at
11 a.m. at the Stayner Community Hall at the Stayner
Arena, we are presenting The Incredible Adventures
of Jugglerboy and his Quest for Laughs.
This frenetic and kinetic comedy show features
juggling superhero Craig Douglas and his collection
of ping-pong balls, flaming torches and an unicycle
plus more. Tickets (free but required and limited) are
available at all three branches located in Creemore,
New Lowell and Stayner.
For Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of the March
Break vacation period, we are offering free Messy
Art Programs for one hour throughout the day at
10:30 a.m. in Stayner, 1 p.m. in Sunnidale and 3
p.m. in Creemore. Our themes rotate around Jigsaw
Puzzle Art, Sealscapes and Mixed Media Drawing
Lessons. These holiday programs are open to kids
and caretakers of all ages and no registration (or
homework) is required.
If you can’t make it in to the library to play with us
during this week, make a point to visit the Health and
Leisure Showcase taking place on Saturday, March
21 at the Stayner Community Hall between 10 a.m.
and 3 p.m. to visit our Craft Corner.
Our Artist in Action, Frieda Linke, will be hosting
a huge craft table full of complimentary activities
that should encourage the secret artist in everyone
to blossom.
Although our regularly scheduled Story Hour and
Tween Clubs are “on holiday” from March 17-20, our
friends from the Ontario Early Years will be keeping
class to their regular scheduled times.
If you are inspired to do some spring cleaning, think
of us as we happily accept donations of dead batteries
for our proper recycling program. Gently loved books,
movies, CDs and complete jigsaw puzzles are also
LIBRARY NEWS
Woman sees
red upon
coming home
Contributed photo
Paige Hamerton, 14, assembles a bouquet at
the library. The library will have a craft table at
the Health & Leisure Showcase in Stayner on
Saturday, March 21.
appreciated. Yarn and other craft supplies are very
welcome too.
The current term of CAP (the Community Access
Program) is coming to its end on March 31. If you
wish a tutorial about how to use any aspect of the
internet, don’t be disappointed and miss out of this
wonderful opportunity to learn how to navigate in
cyberspace. Book a lesson with our expert teachers,
Hannah Allen or Kyle Knight, who are available at
select timings at all three branches of the Clearview
Public Library.
Please consider this your personal invitation to visit
the library over the March Break to see what is new
and what has stood the test of time. We are looking
forward to seeing you as the snow finally starts to
melt and the flowers begin to bloom.
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Hummingbird hums
the Sound of Music
Hummingbird Montessori is
launching three new after-school
programs open to all children ages
four to 11.
“We are really excited to team up
with a bunch of local artists to put on
An Evening with the Sound of Music
for our spring concert,” said Sherri
Jackson, owner/administrator.
The school is running programs in
set and costume design, choreography
and dance, and there is also a choir,
where kids will learn a number of
songs from the musical, and how to
sing as a group.
Hummingbird Montessori is
working in conjunction with Lory
MacDonald, founder of the Magic
of Children Art Show, Jennifer
Campbell from The Danceroom, and
musicians David and Hazel Wipper.
“Art and theatre are such wonderful
ways for kids to use their imagination
and creativity. We wanted to bring
more of that to kids in our area and this
kind of blossomed from conversations
I’d had with Hazel Wipper,” said
Jackson.
“You don’t have to be involved in all
of them, everyone plays a role in the
final result. We want kids to experiment
and explore their own creativity. If you
love art, try set design. If you love
to sing, try the choir. If you love to
dance, try the dance program. There’s
something for everyone.”
The school also offers an after
school French program and a health
and fitness program for young children.
The 12-week programs begin the
week of March 23. For details, visit
www.hummingbirdmontessori.ca,
e-mail hummingbirdmontessori@
gmail.com or call 705-888-1252.
Tipling stages
Rick Abbot farce
The hilariously funny mystery
farce But Why Bump Off Barnaby? is
coming to Shelburne.
When Barnaby is murdered at
Marlgate Manor, it is quite obvious that
he had a motive to murder everybody
else but... nobody has a reason to
murder him.
So, with a murderer on the loose, a
mystifying limerick, a treasure hunt
for a secret family fortune, secret
passageways, revolving doors and
poisoned drinks, there is a frantic and
hilarious rush to solve the clue he
leaves behind before anybody else is
killed.
Members of the Tipling Stage
Company, Shelburne Community
Theatre, have been rehearsing the wellknown Rick Abbot farce throughout
these last freezing cold weeks – not just
rehearsing but working on the various
“unusual”, shall we say, props and
furniture the play calls for. The result is
going to be the funniest production the
Company has come up with yet in the
seven years since it was founded by the
Town of Shelburne to bring theatrical
entertainment to it’s wonderful old
Grace Tipling Concert Hall, built for
the citizens of old to gather for song
dance and laughter on winter evenings.
But Why Bump Off Barnaby? really
is hilariously funny.
Actors who are off stage at
various points are still reacting with
uncontrollable laughter to those on
stage even after witnessing the scenes
many times over. The murder of
Barnaby, played by Eric Nagler, is
pricelessly farcical as he desperately
tries to communicate a clue to the
murderer’s identity to the dimwit
granddaughter, played by Tipling
newcomer Daphne Rodaway, and
her erstwhile fiancé, played by Josh
Oatman.
The production is directed by Jean
Jardine Miller, and features a cast
of several of Shelburne audiences’
favourite Tipling Stage Company
actors.
Performances are March 27-28 at
8 p.m. and March 28-29 at 2 p.m.
at Grace Tipling Hall, 203 Main
Street East, Shelburne. Tickets are
available at Shelburne Town Hall,
Holmes Appliances and Music Shop,
Caravaggio’s IDA and online at
tiplingstagecompany.com.
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People won’t be charged for the extra
water or for their neighbours’ usage,
said Mike Rawn, general manager
of environmental services for the
township.
“There’s only one resident that I am
aware of that is completely without
water only because there’s no way,
unless they want to excavate the line
and put a new line in, which gets costly
this time of year,” said Patton.
Extreme cold temperatures have
been causing pipes to freeze in the
region. Patton said it can be at the road
or within the lot, depending how deep
the line is.
“Generally they are frozen from the
property line in as there’s less control
when they are installed, and some of
these could be 50 years old, on how
deep they went,” said Patton. “They are
generally frozen on the homeowner’s
side.”
He said there were some issues last
year, including some problems with the
township’s pipes that were fixed and
those have not frozen this year.
Patton said with the warmer
temperatures this week, freezing pipes
may still be an issue as the ground is
still frozen.
Clearview Township has even
gone so far as to supply water to one
farmhouse outside of Stayner, until the
pipes thaw.
“It’s a little thing that we’re helping
out with to make it more comfortable
for the lady living there,” said Patton.
“It‘s nice to be in a small town where
people do that for each other. We’re
not like Collingwood where we have
hundreds of places so we can manage
it right now. If it gets to be a lot more,
it will be a little tougher but we’re
fortunate we have the staff and the
resources here to be able to help people
out.”
Maple syrup time at
Dufferin County Museum
Dufferin County Museum and
Archives is hosting its maple syrup
festival March 17-20.
Explore the history and science
behind maple syrup each day from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit the learning
stations in the museum to discover how
Dufferin County pioneers made syrup
and how it is produced today. Visit
activity stations for maple syrup related
games, crafts, and storybooks. Visitors
are invited to wear green on March 17
for Saint Paddy’s Day.
Admission costs $14 plus tax per
group of four. Regular admission
applies to additional visitors. Soup
and sandwiches will be available for
purchase.
Save the receipt from the Maple
Syrup Festival and receive $2 off each
admission to the Sugarin’ Off party on
Saturday, March 21, from 1 p.m. to 4
p.m. with a “Maple-ing-In” ceremony
followed by bannock treats and special
indoor activities.
Admission costs $14 per group of
four. Regular admission applies to
additional visitors.
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The Gift Of Music Is Taking A Sabbatical
After 8 years of St. Luke’s Gift of Music concerts, the
Gift of Music Committee has decided to take a year
off to allow us to recharge our batteries and to focus
on some other priorities in our lives. However, do not
despair, we plan to be back with our concerts in 2016.
Many thanks to all of you who have supported us over
the years! Creemore clearly has a musical soul!
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Jean Vanier Storm off to OFSAA girls' hockey tourney
by Trina Berlo
Jean Vanier Storm is advancing to the
provincial championships.
The high school’s girls varsity A/
AA hockey team won the Georgian
Bay Secondary School Association
(GBSSA) championships Feb. 25 to
qualify for the Ontario Federation of
School Athletic Associations (OFSAA)
competition in Kenora next week.
From March 9-12, Storm will be
competing in a tournament against 16
other teams from across the province.
The team finished the season with
nine wins and four losses, defeating
Orillia’s Patrick Fogarty Catholic
Secondary School 4-2 in the county
finals, said coach Liz Payton.
They went on to defeat Almaguin
Highlands Secondary School from
South River 1-0.
The team is made up of 13 students in
grades 9-12, including Creemore Valley
Hawks midget Lauren Kacarevich.
“We have four graduating students so
I think this is an awesome opportunity
for them to attend OFSAA,” said
Payton. “One per cent of all students
across Ontario ever get to compete in
an OFSAA.”
The school’s hockey program was
developed by Payton in 2001. She
said this is the first year the team has
advanced to OFSAA since 2007 but
before that went five times and won
once and medaled two other times.
Contributed photo
Jean Vanier Storm scores a pass to OFSAA. Back, from left: Chantal Barrett, Madison Randall, Hannah Eskra,
Lily Denis, Jordan Molto, Courtney Pritchard, Coaches Liz Payton, Melissa Wheatcroft and Aaron Manicom;
front, from left: Lauren Kacarevich, Sam Moneypenny, Delaney Pritchard, Kateri Wabie, Madi Morris and
Hannah Williams in front.
Local Church
Directory
Sunday, March 8
Saturday, March 7
St. John’s United Church
Beef and Lamb Dinner.
From 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Adults $17.50, Children $5,
Preschoolers Free.
Stayner Brethren in Christ Church
10:00 am Sunday Worship Teaching
and Children’s Teaching
Weekly – Home Churches
705-428-6537 • www.staynerbic.com
staybic@xplornet.ca
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Pod Casts available on our web page
Knox Presbyterian Church,
Dunedin
Sunday Service at 10 a.m.
Minister: Sean Angel
March 8 Sermon: Adventures in John:
Part 3: What do you mean Jesus is mad?
705-466-5202
The Salvation Army
Hope Acres Community
Church
Invites you to attend
Sunday Church Services at 10:45 a.m. 998614 Mulmur Tosorontio Townline, Glencairn
For more info call (705) 466-3435
Creemore United Pastoral Charge
** Back to regular services **
Mar 8: New Lowell Church at 9:45 a.m.
and St. John’s Creemore at 11 a.m.
March 7: Beef & Lamb Dinner
All welcome • 705-466-2200
ST. LUKE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH
22 Caroline St. W. • 705-466-2206
Sunday Worship Service at 11 a.m.
Mar 8: Holy Eucharist - Relationships
reflected in life
Fri March 20: Ham Supper - advance tickets only
St. Andrew’s Maple
Cross Presbyterian
Church
Worship & Sunday School at 10 am.
“Where Jesus is Lord,
all are welcome.”
Rev. J. Inglis & Rev. E. Inglis • 466-5838
Ham Supper
on Friday, March 20
at St. Luke’s Anglican Church,
22 Caroline St. W. 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Musical entertainment.
By ticket only – $12 per person. For
tickets please call 705-466-2206 and
leave a message.
To tell us what is happening at your church, call Georgi:
705-466-9906 • fax: 705-466-9908 • email: info@creemore.com
Early playoff knock out
for Stayner Siskins
by Alex Hargrave
This time of year is a tough period
to report when our beloved Stayner
Siskins get knocked out of the Junior
C playoffs early.
Other teams do exist though. For
many sports fans, those teams are the
clubs they are passionate about.
Stayner has more than one team that
gets fans and hockey players jazzed
up. Stayner Bantams, for example,
is down 2-0 to South Bruce, which
is really Mildmay, in the OMHA ‘C’
championship. Stayner Atoms are
matched against South Bruce in a tight
semi-finals series, which is tied at two
apiece.
Quite a few Stayner players had to
play in Wasaga Beach to form a Midget
team this year. Blending the two teams
together has created a strong club. The
Midgets are up 2-0 over Tweed in semifinal action and the dreams of winning
a provincial championship are coming
closer to reality.
Looks like all the Creemore teams
are no longer vying for Ontario titles
but league championships are always
good on the resume.
Over in Collingwood, another team
still playing in provincials is the
Collingwood Minor Midgets, although
they are down 2-0 at the BB level to
South Muskoka.
I’ve also heard the Grey Bruce
Minor Midget AAA team despite
finishing seventh in the 10-team South
Cental AAA category won its pool and
is playing in the semi-finals against
number 1 ranked Halton. If Grey Bruce
wins this series, they advance and
continue playing for the coveted AAA
Ontario title.
Jordan Taylor, who resides on
top of the hill between Creemore and
Stayner, let’s say he’s a Fourth Liner,
that being the concession road he lives
on, plays on Grey Bruce. The team
will travel to Prague, Czech Republic
during the March break to give him his
first exposure to international hockey.
That’s quite an experience. Wishing
him well.
Finally, the Georgian Bay Mid
Ontario Junior C Hockey league semifinals saw Alliston Hornets defeat
Orillia Terriers 4-1 with victories by
the score of 4-0, 4-2, 6-1, 2-3 and 5-0.
Orillia was the team to knock Stayner
Siskins out of contention. Goaltender
Gordie Weiss continued his hot play.
In Orillia’s win, Weiss blocked 77 shots
over five periods. His team shot 41 at
the Alliston cage. In every game, the
Hornets pounded Weiss with pucks.
He was good but not good enough this
time.
In the other Junior C series,
Schomberg Cougars shocked the
Penetang Kings by beating them in four
straight. The Cougars won 6-3,3-1,5-3,
and 6-5.
Schomberg and Alliston now face off
for the league championship.
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lunch today with
Kelly Leitch. What
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I'd say your
favourite
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High -7 Low -18
Wind SW 20 km/h
POP 20%
Saturday, March 7
Scattered flurries
High -2 Low -10
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Friday, March 6
Sunday, March 8
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A mix of sun and clouds
High 1 Low -10
Wind SW 15 km/h
POP 30%
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9.Spoken examination
13.Fairy tale’s second word
14.Have one’s say
16.Valley
17.Root vegetable
18.Pay back
20.Tempt
22.A ban on trade with another
country
23.Current fashion
25.Husband of a countess
26.Absolutely fabulous
29.Agricultural hand tool
33.Storm drain cover
34.Hedge clippings
36.Curtain holder
37.Be dependent on
38.Fruit on a bush
39.Operatic bass-baritone from
Saskatchewan
40.Hymenopteran
41.Unrestrained anger
42.Letter from a teacher
43.Market in a Middle Eastern
country
45.Promising
47.Unfailing
49.Overcomes an adversary
50.Connection between
documents
53.Die down
57.Lover of the fine arts
59.Wings
60.At any time
61.The Atlantic is one
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4.Completeness
5.Be earlier in time
6.Long-armed animal
7.Heading on Santa’s list
8.Garden decoration
9.Too
10.Pushed the doorbell button
11.Part of a.k.a.
12.Shelter from the wind
15.Diplomat’s residence
19.Dry by heating
21.Instance
24.Glowing piece
26.Big game venue
27.Ballroom dance
28.Annoying computer message
30.Pay for another’s meal
31.Large, moving crowd
32.Cutting side
33.Take in a hurry
35.Item in a quiver
38.Mexican meal
39.Canadian skier who was the
winner of an Olympic gold
medal in 1994
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42.Part of a DNA molecule
44.In a backward direction
46.Making no sound
48.Pass a law
50.Place swarming with activity
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Beef and lamb supper March 7 at St. John's United Church
seniors
Opposite from the past
high ladies. I commend you
two Thursdays, it was much
and wish you success in your
better weather for travelling
very ambitious endeavours.
and just being out.
Clearview has another
We hear that Marion
group called The Door. Its
Kelly is now out of the
mission statement reads: To
hospital and on the mend.
provide alternatives of hope
Evelyn
We are thinking of you
to youth and their families
WARDEN
Marion and hope you are
through caring relationships
back with us soon.
and developmental
Lorraine Armstrong came back to
opportunities for the whole person
play cards this week and brought Carl
(mental, physical and spiritual).
Stanbury to join our group, nice to see
The Door Youth Centre provides
you folks.
local youth aged 13-19 drop-in nights
Please do not forget the beef and lamb
and other school programs designed for
dinner at St. John’s United Church on
their specific needs.
Saturday, March 7.
The Door in Stayner is coordinated
We had only seven tables for cards
by Stayner Youth for Christ, a satellite
and lucky draws were won by Ruth
chapter of Highlands Youth for Christ
Lougheed, Effie Taylor, Janice
(a registered charity).
Stephens, Irma Flack, Phyllis Seed,
Christ Church Batteaux held a
John Van Voorst, Barb Cudmore
pancake supper in aid of the above
and Peter Gubbels. Irma had actually
group. Some of their members always
won two draws, however requested we
help in clearing and setting tables at
draw another name to spread the wealth
this event. A very pleasant and helpful
around.
group. Our proceeds to them this year
There were eight moon shots played
was in the neighbourhood of $450. A
by Norma Johnston, Pat Winger,
worthwhile cause as sometimes just a
Leona Hartling, Peter Gubbels, Kevin
little encouragement is all that is needed
Keogh, Janice Stephens, Phyllis Seed
for a youth to succeed.
and the travel prize to Irma Flack.
The other day I saw a rabbit out in the
Winner at cards were Pat Winger,
snow yelling his head off. “Hey Santa
273; Barb Cudmore, 266; Gayle
come get your snow, your season is over
Gordon, 261; Phyllis Seed, 240; with
and it is time for bunnies and daffodils”.
low again won by Dave Smith.
I concur.
Last week I reported on 15
Remember: Never sing in the shower.
young ladies from this area who are
Singing leads to dancing. Dancing
endeavouring to make a difference in
leads to slipping and slipping leads to
countries that are in a poorer state. Fly
paramedics seeing you naked.
Locals compete at Canada Winter Games
Two local athletes competed at
the Canada Winter Games in Prince
George, BC.
Mulmur snowboarder Lukas
Schlums placed 13th in the slope style
competition and 19th in the snowboard
cross.
Collingwood cross-country skier
Heidi Ohrling placed 17th in the
classic sprint, 21st in the 10km skate
ski, 25th in the 7.5 km classic and fifth
in the 4 by 3.75 km relay.
Ohrling trains with the Highlands
Trailblazers out of Highlands Nordic
in Duntroon.
Clearview Township resident
Michelle Pothier, head coach at
Infinity Gymnastics Centre in Utopia,
also travelled to the Canada Winter
Games as a judge.
Pothier judged the women’s artistic
gymnastics competition, which
included team, all around and apparatus
finals.
Staff photo: Fred Mills
Mixing it up The Creemore Curling Club’s mixed second draw final went
to the Steve Lindsay rink Feb. 20. Team members Diane Montgomery
(from left) and Steve Lindsay accept the W.A. Gordon Trophy. Missing
team members: Bill Neelan and Johanne Neelin.
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Animal Care
Alternative
Energy
Ramona A. Greer CGA
Gravity Sun Power
7351 Hwy 26, Stayner
(705) 428-2171
Member of the
Certified General
Accountants of Ontario
solar generation
for energy savings and income
professionally designed and
installed
Jeff Williams • 466-5741
Custom Ironwork
Contractor
General Contracting
Renovations & Repairs
Drywall • Painting
Carpentry • Tile Work
Masonry • Roofing
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Over 30 years experience
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Wrought Iron Creations
Custom Iron Work
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218 Main Street,
Stayner
705-466-2846
Landscaping and Lawn Care
Flowers by
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5 Francis St. E. Creemore
Party Planner
Rentals
fredmills.ca
Services
General Practise
of Law
705-424-1666
Custom Foot Orthotics for
back, hip, knee and foot pain
made by a specialist
Covered by most health plans
Pet Care
Mediation and Alternative
Dispute Resolution
John L. Ferris
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www.ferrislaw.ca
190 Mill Street
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Pet Care
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Grooming
Salon
(705) 466-3746
Tiling
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Fireplaces, Backsplashes
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Lawyer
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Professional Grooming
for all breeds
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SERVICES
Repairs to all makes of cars and light trucks!
Design • Welding • Refinishing
Tubo Kueper
Cleaning Service
7685 Cty Rd 91 • 428-0131
705-466-3334
RON’S CERAMIC TILES
Certified General Accountant
Auto Mechanic
Machine Shop Facility
• Custom Steel Fabrication & repairs
• Decorative Iron Railing, Fences & Gates
8:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m.-Monday to Friday
Book ahead for Saturday Service
Don Brearey or Gloria Howie
Plumber
705-466-2149
The Creemore Echo • Friday, March 6, 2015 •
Echo Classifieds
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Submit your classified ad by 5 pm Tuesday:
call 705-466-9906, fax 705-466-9908, email
info@creemore.com,$15 + hst for 25 words or less
for sale
income tax
in memoriam
death notices
Hay for sale – Small squares and 4x5’
rounds of horse hay. We deliver yearround. Call Norm of Stonehedge Farms
at 705-466-2607.
Johnson’s Income Tax, 44 Proton
Street, Dundalk, Ontario. Farm, business
& personal income tax. Refunds should
be within 2 weeks if e-filed. Office hours:
Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday
nights until 7 p.m. by appointment only.
Saturdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. effective
February 14, 2015. Phone 519-923-2624,
toll-free 800-898-2126, fax 519-923-2481.
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In Memory of Katherine Jordan nee
Murray who passed away March 10, 2004.
What we’d give if we could say
Hello, Mother, in the same old way;
To hear your voice, see your smile,
To sit with you and chat awhile.
So you who have a Mother,
Cherish her with care,
For you’ll never know the heartache
Till you see that vacant chair.
Ever remembered, ever loved by her
family and friends
Brillinger, Ruth Marie Passed
away with her husband by her side
at Leisureworld Creedan Valley
Creemore, on Thursday, February
26, 2015, in her 88th year. Ruth (nee
Bradbury), beloved wife of Murray
for 57 years. Loving mother of Paul,
John and his wife Cathie and BonnieJoy. Dear grandma of Diana, Wayne,
Gary and great-grandma of Kaleb,
Hanna, Lukas, and Gavyn. Predeceased
by her sister Doris Arthur. Fondly
remembered by her Newfoundland
family and many friends. Visitation
will be at the Sixth Line Brethren In
Christ Church, Clearview Township,
on Saturday, March 7, 2015, from
noon until 1 p.m. followed by a funeral
service at 1 p.m. Spring interment at
the Sixth Line Cemetery. Arrangements
entrusted to Chatterson Funeral Home.
www.chattersonfuneralhome.com
LOCAL BEEF – This year, the
Cosack family is celebrating the 50th
anniversary of Peace Valley Ranch
in Mulmur. Check us out for great
grass-fed beef freezer orders! This
year’s order deadline is May 1st. www.
PVRBeef.ca or call 519-925-6628.
rentals
Rooms for rent. Furnished. $130
per week includes shared living
room, heat, hydro, wireless internet,
satellite TV, parking. Linens supplied.
No smoking. Call 705-444-4852.
rental / land wanted
Farmland wanted for organic
farming. 30-acre minimum size. Price
paid per acre dependant on the lands
current and previous use. Mulmur/
Mansfield area preferred. All crops grown
are Organic Certified. Contact Chris,
maplegrovefarm2004@gmail.com
help wanted
Warehouse
assistant.
Full-time
contract position. Team player required
for heavy truck repair and part sales
business. Job requires valid driver’s
license, heavy lifting and forklift.
Knowledge of auto parts and computer
skills an asset. Post-secondary summer
students welcome to apply. Submit
resume via email to judith@steer.ca
Experienced Carpenters
Wanted. 2 positions available.
Requirements: Minimum 5 years experience
in custom home building and renovations;
Have own transportation and tools. **Must
be a motivated and enthusiastic carpenter
who can work well with a team and
independently manage daily tasks** Wages
are negotiable based on experience. Apply
to Ed Leimgardt Contracting Inc.
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Having difficulties with school
subjects? Career teacher can help
you turn the negative into a positive.
Elementary-Secondary-Special Needs.
Your home or ours 1 or 2 hours weekly.
Phone 705-466-6644. free
Seeking homes for two cats. Isabelle,
tabby 7 yrs. old, extremely affectionate.
Gus, long haired, 6 yrs, gorgeous & playful.
Both vaccinated, fixed and housebroken.
Call for details. 705-520-0125.
Services
Elliott Painting and Decorating, over 30
years experience with excellent references.
Booking for 2015 for interior painting/
wall papering. Call for free estimate 705466-2356
Experienced Computer Technician
new to the community and ready to help
with your home computer. Specializing in
upgrades, anti-virus and general trouble
shooting. Contact Brad at 705-434-8236
or email brad.garbs@gmail.com.
College Pro Painters. Call now to set
up your free estimate. Call Nathan
Fuller at 705-441-6939.
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The Avening Hall would like to thank
everyone who attended our inaugural
Chili Bowl last Saturday. We were
extremely pleased with how many of
you came out to share lanes, games and
food. We look forward to seeing you all
again next year – and bring your friends.
A very special thanks goes to Nathan
and Maja for organizing the bowlers,
to Cardboard Castles for providing the
games and to Creemore Springs for their
ongoing support for all things Avening.
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planning an event?
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Win a pair of platinum seats to the
Leafs vs. Senators game on March
28. A fundraiser for Ray’s Place Youth
Centre. $5 per ticket. Raffle tickets
available at The Creemore Echo,
Cardboard Castles or the Creemore
Arena Canteen. Draw on March 15.
The Creemore branch of the Royal
Canadian Legion is available for rent.
The hall will hold up to 400 people,
bar can be arranged. Lounge will hold
up to 150 people, bar can be arranged.
Quiet Room will hold up to 30 people.
Call 705-466-2330 to book. Catering
is available for any event.
dining
building supply
Spike & Rusty:
REGALIA
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Fish & Chip Fridays at Affairs Catering
Bakery & Cafe. English-style Halibut
Fish, oven-roasted potato wedges,
homemade coleslaw. Dine in or take out.
705-466-5621.
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In loving memory of a dear Dad and
Grandpa, Wilfred Wilson who passed
away January 25, 1995; a dear Mom
and Grandma, Mae Wilson who passed
away March 3, 2000; and a dear Brother
and Uncle, Don Wilson who passed
away July 14, 2010.
Down the path of memories
we softly tread today
Our thoughts are always with you
as our lives go on their way
We cannot halt the hand of time
or live again in the past
But in our hearts are memories
that will forever last.
Loving remembered and always in our
hearts: Helen, Bruce, James, Krista,
Kevin and Brent
Contractor Repairs, restores, dismantles
and jacks up farm buildings, homes, and
cottages. Also roofing, siding, doors,
windows, beams, posts, foundations,peers,
cement work, fencing, eaves troughing,
decks, docks installed, repaired, replaced.
Brian McCurdy. 519-986-1781.
Part-time Sales Clerk required at
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Lumber • Plywood
Trusses • Windows
Roofing • Siding
Fence Supplies • Culverts
Cedar Posts • Railway Ties
Fuel Delivery •Oil Furnaces
Lawn & Garden Supplies
“Nowhere... but close to everywhere.”
HAMILTON BROS. • EST. 1874 • 705-466-2244
hamiltonbros@ultrafastwireless.com
2047 Glen Huron Rd, Glen Huron
Mumberson, Beatrice Helen (nee
Coe) Passed away peacefully at home
Sunday, February 22, 2015 in her 92nd
year. Beloved wife of the late Vernon
Mumberson. Loving mother of Joan
(Scott), Roger (Debbie), Graham and Eric
(Cheryl). Dear grandmother of Selena
(Andrew), Nicole (TJ), Christopher
(Courtney), Janice and Kyle. Predeceased
by Ian. Great Grandmother of Victoria,
David, Tioni and Wesley. Beatrice is
survived by her siblings Raymond,
Marie, Isabelle, Donald, Lois and Della.
Predeceased by Herbert, Harvey, Richard
and Thelma. Beatrice will be sadly
missed by many nieces and nephews
as well as family friends. A celebration
of Beatrice’s life will be held at Stayner
Union Cemetery on Tuesday, June 2,
2015 at 11 a.m. followed by a reception
at Sunnidale Corners Community Centre.
Arrangements entrusted to Peaceful
Transitions Inc. Donations in memory
of Beatrice can be made to the Canadian
Breast Cancer Foundation or the
Alzheimer Society of Canada.
lost / found
Found Cats
Two beautiful long haired cats have showed
up on our doorstep over this winter. They
are skittish but both want to be friendly so
I’m sure they came from a home where
someone is missing them. One is a longhaired black & white with a black “beard”(in
foreground of photo) and the other is a
young, long-haired grey (in background). They need to find their homes. Please call
705-520-0072 (Creemore).
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• The Creemore Echo • Friday, March 6, 2015
Taylor inspired by road most travelled
The work of landscape painter Peter Taylor is
being shown at Curiosity House Books and Art
Gallery from March 8 until April 5.
Taylor’s exhibition, Merging Light, is inspired not
by a particular place or time, but by the feelings and
visuals of open skies, surreal reflections and fluxes
of light. Although many of Taylor’s previous pieces
of work were manifestations of the inspiration he
drew from faraway landscapes, the work in Merging
Light was inspired from long runs on his favourite
route along the Nottawasaga 6/7 sideroad, especially
during times of shifting weather systems of rain, fog
and spires of light.
With Merging Light, Taylor has found a way to not
only paint the incredible scenery he encountered along
his runs, but also the sense of wonder, surrealism and
freedom he feels while racing down the sideroads,
often pushing his two-year-old daughter up and
down the picturesque, yet challenging, hills. Taylor,
who has been running ultra marathons (more than
42 kilometres) for the past 10 years and is currently
training for a 200-kilometre run this summer in B.C.,
is the subject of an independent documentary film that
explores the parallels of endurance athletes and the
creative process.
“There is a parallel to running and painting for
me,” said Taylor, a Dunedin resident. “Both are places
where I can rid myself from both present and past
and exist in the moment. It’s in this zone where good
things happen on the canvas and where I forget the
suffering running long can feel like.”
The artwork, which is for sale, will be on display
in the gallery from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday to Friday
and 9 a.m. 5 p.m. on Saturdays.
Merging Light’s opening wine-and-cheese reception
will take place on Friday, March 13 from 6 p.m. to
9 p.m. at Curiosity House Books & Gallery, located
at 178 Mill St. in Creemore. The art show will close
on Sunday, April 5 with an afternoon reception from
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Contributed photo
Peter Taylor at work in his studio.
Merging light
Peter
Taylor
March 8 to April 5, 2015
Opening Reception: Friday, March 13th, 6pm to 9pm
178 Mill Street, Creemore, Ontario, L0M 1G0 • 705.466.3400 • info@curiosityhousebooks.com • curiosityhousebooks.com
217 Gideon St., Stayner, ON L0M 1S0 • Telephone: 705 428-6230 | Fax: 705 428-0288
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm • www.clearview.ca
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Thursday, March 5th
Thursday, April 2nd
Thursday, May 7th
Thursday, June 4th
Thursday, July 2nd
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Clearview Township
Administration Centre
217 Gideon Street,
Stayner
The Small Business Enterprise
Centre is here to help. We offer:
• Free consultations with a
qualified business consultant
• Assistance with business and
marketing plans
• Guidance on licenses, permits,
regulations and other forms and
documents required to start and
build your business
FREE
Saturday, March 21, 2015
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Contact the Small
Business Enterprise
Centre to book an
appointment at
sbec@collingwood.ca
or call 705-446-3355
at Stayner Community Centre
269 Regina Street
Registration Information Booths • Product Sampling
Interactive Demos • Workshops • Live Entertainment
www.clearview.ca