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See ‘Becoming Superman’, Pg. 4
BY KASSINA RYDER
It was hard to find any dry eyes during Don Hendry’s speech to the crowd at the 10th annual Relay for Life at St. John Catholic High School on May 27 – and it wasn’t because of the rain.
“Thank you,” said Hendry. “Two simple words. They mean a lot, trust me.” Hendry, a cancer survivor and history teacher, was the catalyst behind the school’s involvement in the relay a decade ago. SJCHS is now the first and only high school in Ontario to reach the 10-
year mark, said John Hayward, the Canadian Cancer Society’s Ontario director for Relay for Life. The school has raised more than $315,000 for the society in that time. Hendry credited the success to the staff and students at St.
John, more than 460 of who reg-istered for the May 27 relay. “It reflects our school spirit,” he said. SJCHS has an entire commit-tee dedicated to the relay, which is made up of Hendry, physical education teacher Dave Peters, and student volunteers. Peters, who is also a cancer survivor, said this year’s relay had more participants than ever. “It’s become something that we take a lot of pride in,” he said. “It sort of defines us as a school now.” Hendry was presented with the Special Recognition Award from the Canadian Cancer Society during the ceremony, recogniz-ing him as the leading proponent behind youth relays in Ontario. It was the final relay for Hendry, who has stepped down as the school’s Relay for Life chair this year. Peters, who has worked with Hendry on the relay for the past five years, said it was fitting to honour the man who loves histo-ry who also initiated the school’s history with Relay for Life. “Over the years he’s shared his personal battle with cancer with us,” Peters said. Hendry gave a powerful speech to the crowd during the event’s
Staff and students at St. John Catholic High School participate in the Survivor’s Lap of the 10th annual Relay for Life on May 27. SJCHS is the first school in Ontario to achieve 10 years of participation in the relay. Kassina Ryder photo
Becoming SupermanSt. John Catholic High School hosts 10th annual Relay for Life
BY GEOFF DAVIES
Zebra mussels have been pres-ent in Christie Lake for at least a few years, and there’s reason to believe the invasive species may spread up the Tay River, says a recently released study by the Friends of the Tay Watershed. The water’s calcium levels are an important factor in sup-porting a zebra mussel popula-tion. Upstream of Perth, these levels suggest the invasive spe-cies – currently present in “very low numbers” – “may or may not become dominant over the com-ing decade,” says the report. Downstream of the town, the calcium levels are higher, sug-gesting the river may be in for zebra mussel infestations, simi-lar to those in the Rideau River. This is bad news for the fresh-water habitat. As this invader spreads, they smother the native mussels that aerate the soil on the bottom of the lake or stream. The native species, sealed shut by a carpet of zebra mussels, die because they can’t access the lake’s nutri-ents. Without the mussels acting as a natural filter, the temper-ature and oxygen levels of the water change, eventually chang-ing the entire habitat. Such a change could result in the death of several species in the lake and river, says Orion Clark, a member of the Friends of the Tay Watershed who worked on the study. “The original reason the study was launched was that we thought we were going to be los-ing species because the habitat is being changed by zebra mus-sels,” he said. “My main concern was (to find
out) what we have here before it disappears.” The study was based on 40 sam-ples taken in August 2009 – 13 in Christie Lake and 27 along the Tay River – and looked at the health of populations of macro-inverte-brates: backbone-less animals that are protected by an outer shell and larger than their insect relatives. Clark said this study focused on mussels, clams, snails and crayfish because of their useful-ness as biological indicators “We’ve got specimens which we know are estimated to be 80 to 100 years of age…If they’ve been there for that length of time, then they give a pretty good indication of that type of habitat,” he said. Unfortunately, before this study there isn’t much docu-mentation of mussel life in the watershed, he said. So, while this study remains just a snapshot of the populations, the informa-tive long-term trends will only be discovered if similar studies are taken up in the future. “If freshwater mussels disap-pear then you know you’ve got a chronic pollution problem.” Christie Lake has seen such a massive disappearance in its recent history. In 1986, the lake experienced a “massive clam kill,” the cause of which remains unknown, Clark said. This study found evidence of three species of clams in lake, with living specimens of just one species. But the usefulness of this information is limited, Clark said, as there is no record of what species died off and what existed before. The report did contain some good news for the Tay River, though. Researchers account-ed for al l eight species of clams previously known to live
Zebra mussels may spread up Tay River
BY GEOFF DAVIES
The Town of Perth has appoint-ed a temporary replacement for Tim Simpson, its outgoing chief administrative officer. Council confirmed Lauren Walton as the Town’s interim CAO at a special meeting on May 24. The appointment begins June 15, the day after Simpson offi-cially leaves the post, and will continue until a permanent CAO is hired. Walton, who has been working
for the municipality for about eight years, currently holds the positions of clerk and communi-ty emergency management coor-dinator. Once she steps into her temporary job, she will hold all three posts. Mayor John Fenik remarked that the Town will also have to fill the deputy clerk position, as Simpson also fills that post. The candidate will have to be consid-ered at an upcoming meeting, and will likely come from within the ranks of the municipality’s
Perth’s clerk appointed interim CAO
See ‘Perth’s clerk’, Pg. 4See ‘Zebra mussels’, Pg. 4
Rideau Canal lock stations open
All lock stations from Kingston Mills to Ottawa are now open, according to Parks Canada. High water levels forced the closure of some of the stations along the Rideau Canal last month. While the stations are now operational, Parks Canada stated that they could shut down again if heavy rain continues. High water levels are making dams and spillways especially dangerous and they should be avoided. Parks Canada also warned that many of the canal’s safety fea-tures, such as navigation aids, might be missing or underwater this early in the season.
Men arrested for public intoxication
A 38-year-old Maberly man was arrested on May 28 after a Perth Police officer watched him drinking alcohol as he walked down Wilson Street West around 11 p.m. The officer spoke to the man and determined that he was intoxicated. He was lodged in cells until sober and was charged with public intoxication. On May 29, police arrested and charged two males with public intoxication after responding to a disturbance on North Street. A 24-year-old man from Tiverton, Ont. and a 23-year-old man from New Liskeard, Ont. were both arrested and charged. They were taken to cells and kept until sober.
Hometown inventor Perth’s Gary Troke invents the Stonemaker. 3
Welcome back SJCHS to celebrate 10th anni-versary of tech facility with reunion and open house. 4
Almost there Perth high school athletes work towards provincial track and field finals. 17
Quinton Smith, 20, wows the crowd with his unicycle skills outside Perth and District Collegiate Institute on May 25. Smith, a volunteer track and fi eld coach, was on hand to help the school’s team prepare for the OFSAA East Regionals meet later that week. Geoff Davies photo
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Relay For LifeAbove: These students were on their best bee-haviour while they got ready for the relay.
Left: Physical education teacher Dave Peters gives Mr. Hendry a pat on the back after Hendry was presented with a gift from students on the SJCHS Relay for Life committee. Hendry was honoured during the opening ceremony for his years of work and dedication to the relay.
Right: Ron Milner is dressed and ready for the rain.
Below left: Keirsten Smith, Jenna Sweeney and Erin MacDonald help get their fellow students ready for the 10th annual Relay for Life at St. John Catholic High School on May 27.
Below right: Jarred Geroux keeps the tunes pumping for relay participants.
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BY KASSINA RYDER
Perth’s Gary Troke says his latest in-vention is going to revolutionize the way the world looks at the construction indus-try.
Troke has spent the last nine years inventing Stonemaker, a mobile factory that can produce everything from paving stones to manhole covers.
The machine is capable of taking a mixture of local sand, portland cement and water, and turning it into blocks of almost any shape, size or colour – every 15 seconds.
“Stonemaker is basically a portable factory which makes all types of differ-ent masonry products such as stone ve-neer siding, interlocking paving stones, just about basically anything that a con-tractor would require,” Troke said.
Using Stonemaker, a contractor pro-ducing his own materials can cut his product costs by 90 per cent, according to Troke. After they’ve been shown how to use it, it takes one person to operate the machine.
In the developing world, Troke said a single machine can build an entire vil-lage from the ground up – literally.
“Stonemaker is completely self-equipped, it requires water and diesel fuel, portland powder and a bit of dye,” he said. “And of course, you can use the local materials and process them right on the spot.
“You can make your own aggregate.”The machine can manufacture dry-mix
concrete made out of locally produced materials, such as sand, which gets mixed with portland cement and water. It is then used to produce a variety of build-ing materials including stone blocks, pav-ing stones, interlocking stones, cement bricks and garden tiles, among other items. Blocks and tiles can be imprinted with any logo or design imaginable, and made in almost any shape or colour.
It can also make, and pour, wet and ready-made concrete, which can be used for building foundations.
The machine, which is on wheels, is mobile and can be set up at a job site in about 10 minutes.
Because it uses locally sourced materi-als, Troke said the machine is both cost-effective and good for the environment.
While he estimated it will take another year to really launch Stonemaker onto the global market, some countries are al-ready taking notice.
The United States government has ap-proached Troke about using his machine during their withdrawal from Afghani-stan. In Haiti, Stonemaker can be used to both clean up and rebuild the destruction from the 7-magnitude earthquake in 2010. The machine uses its tumbler, a cylindri-cal chamber equipped with thick, metal points, to break down rubble, which can then be used to make new blocks.
CREATING SMALL BUSINESSESTroke said his goal is to put Stonemak-
er into the hands of contractors and busi-nesses that sell stone building products. He also wants to make it available to gov-ernments.
“We intend to create small businesses
with them,” he said.Owners of a Stonemaker virtually own
their own building-block factory, which is capable of producing products not avail-able from retailers, such as custom-fi tted stones, Troke said.
Troke said usually, stone blocks re-quire sawing to achieve the desired thick-ness in order to be used on a chimney, for example. But Stonemaker’s compression chamber (which uses a hydraulic press to stamp the mixture into the desired shape) contains a tray that be adjusted to produce a stone of almost any thickness.
“The machine will do things that are not available commercially, it can adjust the thickness of the product with the fl ick of a switch,” he said.
Products coming out of the machine are still soft, so they can also be cut with a knife before they dry and harden.
“What we’ve done is we’ve tried to get the production of such items out of the large factories and producing them with small mobile factories that a contractor can have,” Troke said.
“The benefi ts to this are enormous,” he said.
Because contractors are able to offer a wider variety of products at a lesser cost, Troke said Stonemaker owners have an advantage over the competition.
“It gives them the edge,” he said.Stonemakers range from $87,000 to
$240,000 each, depending on features, Troke said.
Stonemaker has patents pending in 141 countries around the world, he added.
Troke also said each Stonemaker comes with a one-year “exclusive terri-tory” clause, which means more than one Stonemaker won’t be sold in any geo-graphical location.
OTHER INVENTIONSStonemaker isn’t Troke’s fi rst inven-
tion. He is also the creator of the Weed Harvester, which he invented in 1979. The harvester is a portable machine that clears weeds from waterways. It caught the attention of the Egyptian govern-ment, and prompted Troke to move to Egypt, where he lived until a few years ago.
“That’s what got me to Egypt,” he said. “I moved over to Egypt we started a tex-tile factor there.”
Troke said being frustrated by the high cost of commercially purchasing build-ing materials, such as stone building blocks, is what prompted him to invent Stonemaker.
“I could see that it was sand with a little bit of portland in it and wondering why,” he said. “To build a few feet of re-taining wall it would cost you $2,000 for the stones and I’m wondering ‘why?’”
“So that’s what the driving force was.”CHOOSING PERTH
Troke said he was born in Perth and his
father is also from the town. He said one of the reasons he chose Perth as Stone-maker’s headquarters, which also serves as the company’s manufacturing facility and research and development centre.
Perth’s proximity to Ottawa, the home of foreign embassies, was another fac-tor. Troke hopes the international com-munity will hear about Stonemaker and because Perth is close to Ottawa, Troke said it would be an easy trip if a repre-sentative from a foreign nation wanted to come to the factory and take a look at the machine.
“That’s what’s great about Perth, it’s close to Ottawa,” he said “And interna-tionally, that’s important.”
Though the factory is only capable of building a dozen or so Stonemakers a year, Troke said the goal is to sell the technology, rather than physical ma-chines.
“Our main job here is to develop tech-nology which makes life easier in the concrete industry,” he said.
For more information about Stonemak-er, visit www.stonemaker.com.
From the ground upPerth inventor creates mobile building block factory
(Above) Perth’s Gary Troke stands in front of an example of the products his lat-est invention, Stonemaker, can produce. Troke says the machine is a mobile factory (shown in photo at right) capable of pro-ducing a variety of building materials such as stone or brick in as little as 15 seconds per piece. Kassina Ryder photos
ROTARY BOOST
FOR YAKParticipants of the Youth Action Kom-mitee’s skills link pro-gram pose with Rotar-ians outside the youth centre in Perth on May 30. The Rotary Club, a long-time supporter of the youth centre, repeated its annual $2,000 donation to the centre.
Geoff Davies photo
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FORDONATIONSLions Club members Frank Willison, left, and John White man a fundraising toll booth on the Drummond Street bridge in sup-port of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind on May 7.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
BY KASSINA RYDER
When Steve Rymal talks about his plans for the 10th anniversa-ry of the tech facility at St. John Catholic High School, his enthu-siasm fi lls all 4,500 square feet of the woodworking shop where he teaches.
“It’s a great opportunity to welcome past students back,” he said. “A lot of students have shop memories.”
The school’s 6,500 square-foot tech building was completed in the fall of 2000 and houses both a computer lab and a woodwork-ing shop.
A reunion for former stu-dents, as well as an open house for members of the public, is part of the celebration, which will take place at the school the evening of June 8.
The event will also include Leonard Lee, the founder of Lee Valley Tools, as a guest speaker.
Rymal said Lee will share his thoughts on the importance of including a shop program in a high school curriculum.
“To highlight that aspect of education that relates to making and building things with your hands,” he said.
Taking shop in high school teaches students more than just how to use power tools, though the shop does contain some of the best professional quality, Ca-nadian-made equipment on the market, Rymal said.
“I also want to give students the opportunity to discover tal-ents they have,” he said.
Because of the high-grade tools found at the shop, students who might not otherwise have access to such equipment some-times realize a hidden gift.
“Occasionally I notice a stu-dent I call a natural,” he said.
For Rymal, that’s one of the best parts of the job.
“It’s very rewarding,” he said.Students also come away with
a basic knowledge of how to handle household problems, or
how to make improvements.“Later on in life, when they’re
faced with trying to be handy at home, they realize the impor-tance of being able to have skills in that area,” Rymal said.
Approximately 2,000 students have learned to be handy in the shop over the past 10 years, and Rymal’s dog, Mr. Baggins, has seen them all.
The now 14-year-old golden lab isn’t as spry as he was when Rymal started bringing him to class a decade ago, but Rymal said Mr. Baggins still enjoys coming to school every day.
Mr. Baggins always stays in the shop, and Rymal said all stu-dents have enjoyed having the dog around, specifi cally those who might not have a pet of their own at home.
“This is also an opportunity
for them to spend some time with a friendly dog who likes to come to school,” he said.
Having Mr. Baggins at the shop also helps to create a more relaxed classroom environment.
“I guess schools can be kind of dry institutional places that animals don’t frequent,” Rymal said. “I wanted to create an at-mosphere that is opposite to that.”
The woodworking program has come a long way since its humble beginnings in the base-ment of the old convent beside St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. From the convent the program moved to a roughly 1,300 square-foot classroom in SJCHS’s portable hallway after the school was constructed in 1992, but Rymal said it wasn’t until the school completed the construction technology build-ing that the program really came into its own.
“It’s completely elevated the level of projects students can do,” he said.
Now, projects that used to have to be completed outdoors, such as shed building, can be worked on in the shop.
“We can do it in any weather,” Rymal said.
The shop is also accessible to the school’s special needs stu-dents.
Because of its top-grade equip-ment (there is two of every tool), coupled with top-of-the-line safe-ty features, the shop has set the bar for other schools in Eastern Ontario.
“This shop has been a refer-ence model for other schools,” Rymal said.
The shop also maintains a good track record when it comes to keeping students safe.
“We’ve never had a serious in-jury,” Rymal said.
Many students have gone on to persue apprenticeships after tak-ing the program, he also said.
The 10th anniversary celebra-tion will take place at SJCHS at 7 p.m. on June 8.
Talking shopSJCHS celebrates tech facility’s 10th birthday next week
Mr. Rymal, construction technol-ogy teacher at St. John Catholic High School, poses with Mr. Bag-gins, who accompanies Rymal to class. Rymal has organized a re-union on June 8 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the tech facility at SJCHS.
Kassina Ryder photo
LANARK LIKES IT LOUDWatsons Corners metal band, Axiom, performs during a fundraising event at the Lanark Trap Club on May 27. The event aimed to raise funds for Aislin MacPhail, who plans to participate in a Canada World Youth Exchange program to South Africa. MacPhail needs to raise $2,800 in order to participate in the program. For more information or to donate, contact MacPhail at [email protected]. Kassina Ryder photo
Becoming Superman
FROM THE FRONTStories continued from Page 1
opening ceremony. Standing on a platform near the entrance to the school, his jokes that allergies were behind the tears that were interrupting his speech didn’t manage to fool the crowd, many of whom cried right along with him. “When it comes to cancer, I am very emotional,” Hendry said, who also lost a sister to cancer last year. Though many people close to him didn’t realize it, Hendry said he lost hope after her death. Relay for Life restored that hope, he said. A group of cancer survivors were given a place of honour in front of the stage during the cer-emony, and students presented each with a rose to commemorate their battles with the disease. Despite the cold and rainy weather, participants set up tents and got ready to spend the night walking the school’s racetrack until 6 a.m. on Saturday. Just as his personal hero Terry Fox often ran in bad weather during his Marathon of Hope, Hendry said the rain would not prevent this year’s relay.
“It is just rain, this will not stop us tonight,” he said. Like the students participating in the relay, Fox was also a young man when he attempted to run across Canada, Hendry also said. “He was an ordinary young person who did an extraordinary thing,” he said. Hendry said each participant should think of themselves as superheroes in the fight against cancer. “We’re becoming Superman,” he said. “I like that idea of chang-ing the world.” Peters and students on the Relay for Life team presented Hendry with a picture of lumi-naries (the candles inside paper bags with the names of loved ones who have battled cancer written on them) thanking him for his years on the committee. Peters also promised Hendry that even though he wouldn’t be there, Peters and the commit-tee would make sure the relay at SJCHS would continue. As of press time, the com-mittee had counted more than $43,000 in funds raised during the relay.
in the river. The study was done in con-junction with the Bishop Mills Natural History Centre, des-cribed in a press release as “a ‘mom and pop’ biological re-search institute.” It was done with the help of a $5,000 grant from the Shell Environmental Fund, offered by the oil company Shell Canada. As far as Clark is concerned, the next step is to continue look-
staff, he said. Appointing an interim CAO was a last-minute addition to the meeting’s agenda. Councillors Beth Peterkin and Ed McPherson were absent from the meeting, which was originally called to approve contracts for sewer cleaning and pavement marking programs. The councillors pres-ent unanimously approved the motion, applauding Walton as an ideal choice. “I’m sure that, as with every-thing she does, (her work as CAO) will be done very well,” said Coun. Judy Brown. Walton said she’s pleased to
help out in this way, and plans to stay afloat of the CAO’s day-to-day duties without implementing major changes. Before joining the municipal-ity, Walton’s career experience has been primarily in sales, marketing and event manage-ment, she said. Originally from Montreal, Walton earned a bach-elor’s degree in business psychol-ogy from McGill University, and later completed a course in fash-ion merchandising at LaSalle College. She has also earned cer-tifications in municipal admin-istration, parliamentary law and emergency management.
Zebra musselsing at the health of macro-inver-tebrates in the Tay Watershed, to see the trends and better under-stand the habitat’s health. “I would hope that someone would pickup the task and repeat it in five years time to see what’s happening in terms of the spread of zebra mussels.” The full report can be found on the Friends of the Tay Watershed’s website, www.tay river.org.
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David Thomas, director of education for the Upper Canada District School Board stands with Perth Mayor John Fenik and Bill Loshaw, principal of student success with the UCDSB, at the Perth Heritage House Museum on May 30. Kassina Ryder photo
PERTH MAYOR GETS SCHOOLED
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BY ANDREW SNOOK
Perth’s history has paid off once again for 1813 Battle of Stoney Creek author James Elliott. The retired journalist’s book, Strange Fatality, has won the J. J. Talman Award for best book on Ontario’s social, economic, political and cultural history for 2010. The winner is awarded by
the Ontario Historical Society. “I regard it highly, given that this is the foremost historical society (in Ontario),” Elliott said. “I’m pleased with the recognition. It will bring people to inquire about Alexander Fraser, because he’s been totally forgotten, and we don’t have many of those individual heroes.” The book describes a pivotal battle from the War of 1812 that took place in Stoney Creek. The book goes on to discuss the lives of the soldiers of the war, and how many of them left the Stoney Creek area and settled where Perth lies today. The book has been praised in both Canada and the U.S. as a well-written description of how a largely unknown battle changed the course of the war and possibly saved the future province of Ontario. Elliott quit his job as a jour-nalist for the Hamilton Spectator to focus on writing the book. He spent the fi rst fi ve years after he retired researching and writing the award-winning book. It was published in 2009 by Robin Brass Studio of Montreal. After spending so much time on the project, Elliott said he had no idea the book would be this successful. “When I was done I was just glad to be done,” he said. “At that point you don’t really have any perspective. You’re just glad to have the gorrilla off your back. It’s obviously found some legs.” The prestigious award is not the fi rst for Elliott’s work. His book also won the non-fi ction book award at the 17th annual Hamilton Literary Awards
BY GEOFF DAVIES
On May 24 at a special meeting of town council, Perth councillors rubber-stamped two contracts, awarded after a tendering process. The fi rst was to Western Signs and Lines Painting Ltd., a company located in Carlsbad Springs, east of Ottawa. The two-year contract, worth $25,790, will see the company draw or re-draw approximately 20,000 pavement markings – such as crosswalks and ‘no parking’ zones – in 2011 and 2012, the contract tender states. According to the report to council, the company’s tender was chosen because its price was within the budgeted amount of $14,000 per year, and because the municipality has worked with
Contracts approvedthe fi rm in the past and considers it “reputable and competent”. The second contract was for the municipality’s sewer cleaning program, and it was awarded to Clean Water Works Inc., of Ottawa. The municipality has previously worked with this company, whose bid of $19,301 over two years was the lowest of four bidders and well within $12,000 per year the Town had budgeted for the program. The Town hired them to fl ush out four sewage zones and “problem areas” between June 2011 and November 2012, making for an approximate total of 16.5 kilometers of sewer. Grant Machan, the Town’s director of environmental ser-vices, told councillors that the municipality fl ushes out its sewers on a rotating six-year cycle, cleaning one-sixth of them each year.
on Nov. 15, 2010. The J.J. Talman Award will be awarded to Elliott on June 4 in a ceremony on North York Memorial Hall at 1 p.m. Elliot will then travel back to Stoney Creek and lead a battlefi eld tour at 6 p.m., as part of a battle re-enactment weekend. “I’ve been extremely fortunate,” Elliott said. “(I’ve received) much more than I thought I would ever get from this book…Nobody is writing history books to make money, that’s a nonstarter. The fact that you do get something back out of it, this is great. We’re very pleased.” For more information on Strange Fatality, visit www.strangefatality.com.
Battle of Stoney Creek author wins J.J. Talman Award
THAT’S ALL, FOLKSWendall Catchpaw poses beside a recycling bin at the Glen Tay Waste Disposal Site on May 29. Catchpaw is retiring after working at the site for 18 years. Kassina Ryder photo
James Elliott was recently awarded the J.J. Talman Award for best book on Ontario’s social, economic, political and cultural history for 2010. His book, Strange Fatality, describes the lives of soldiers from the 1813 Battle for Stoney Creek. Many of the soldiers who left the Stoney Creek area after the war settled where Perth lies today.
Submitted photo
Page 6 - THE PERTH COURIER - June 2, 2011
OUR OPIN ION
EDITORIAL
Warning: this column is icky.The winter and spring of 2008
was horrible. Boychild was in Se-nior Kindergarten and for some reason that year he seemed to pick up every germ going.
We dealt with antibiotics, pro-biotics and every biotic you can think of. Strep throat and Barfi es were the highlights.
I was losing my mind.After a reprieve of several
years with just the standard fare of occasional ickies in the win-ter, 2011 – the year Girlchild is in Senior Kindergarten, coinciden-tally – has come along and totally kicked our butts.
I am losing my mind again.I am starting to think that my
children go to school and lick doorknobs. Or, possibly, I am just The Worst Mother Ever. What-ever the reason, this year has left me with a pretty major com-plex about keeping my children healthy.
The kids have had so many germs this winter and spring that I have completely lost track of what has come and gone through this house. Groom-boy and I have been relatively unscathed, for-tunately, unless you count the stress of trying to fi gure out who will look after sick kids whilst we are working.
I think we both had the Thing With the Cough, though. That was a fun one. It was one of the ail-ments that affl icted our short peo-ple early in the season. It started out innocently enough – as a cold – but it came with a cough that never seemed to go away. For weeks there was coughing. It sounded like a TB ward – not that I know fi rsthand what that sounds like.
That was the ailment that got shared with the grown-ups. After all, when one coughs for weeks and weeks, one starts to get lazy
and forgets to cough into one’s elbow, thus spreading the Joy throughout the abode.
The Thing With The Cough was tricky, too, because for some people it turned into such nas-ties as pneumonia or bronchitis. Just ask Nanny. Coincidentally, she got saddled with looking after certain affl icted short people by times. Poor Nanny.
The rest of the horrible winter featured an array of ailments, such as The Thing With The Fe-ver, the Barfi es, The Sore Tummy Thing Sans Barfi es and, most re-cently, The Thing With a Fever that Makes You Tired with a Sore Throat.
Oh, and I musn’t forget pink eye. Three times for Girlchild and once for Boychild.
“Stop licking doorknobs!” we screeched while doling out vita-mins. “Don’t rub your eyes!” we’d shout. “Wash your hands!” we be-seeched. “Go to sleep so you can get rid of these things,” we hol-lered (keeping the swear words carefully in our heads).
My children will never receive
a perfect attendance award at school. Not only that, but they couldn’t even coordinate things so they were both off at the same time – they always tag teamed the bugs. Just to keep it interesting, they brought home a wide variety of new and different germs.
Last week was particularly fun. As May steamrolls into June, one would think we’d be past the point of all these stupid germs. I suppose, though, when it is al-most constantly raining (or at least seems so), that keeps people inside more than usual in the spring, which gives them ample opportunity to lick doorknobs.
I lived in fear as I heard tales of the latest affl ictions circulating around schools and dance classes. There seemed to be a Thing With A Fever that Makes You Tired on the move simultaneously with another round of the incorrigible Barfi es.
“Surely we have had those things already,” I thought. “Sure-ly we are already immune to these stupid germs.”
Sure enough, though, Girlchild was felled by The Thing With a Fever that Makes You Tired with a Sore Throat thrown in. And it was the week of her dance recital – the culmination of a year of classes.
Sigh.I kept her home for the fi rst
performance, but she recovered in time for the second. Mean-while other little dancers were succumbing to the Barfi es.
Horrible season, please end!On the weekend I sprayed the
entire house, its contents and the children with Lysol™ and cov-ered them with plastic wrap. The bubble will be installed over the house this week.
OK. Not really. But I thought about it.
StephanieGRAY
Past Deadline
Local Landmark In this space each week, we will feature a photo of local interest. Be the first to correctly identify the location or item in the picture by emailing [email protected] with the subject line, “Local Landmark,” and your name will be printed in next week’s paper! Carolyn Stewart was the winner of last week’s local landmark, which was the Stewart Park bandstand. This week’s local landmark is Canada’s oldest department store.
Grab your helmetSummer is here and it is time to enjoy being outdoors. If you
are riding your bike to get to work or to simply have fun, make sure you protect your head and by wearing a helmet
that fi ts you properly. Falls can happen even if you are a good cyclist and ride all the
time. A number of things can make you crash: a car might cut you off, a dog might run out in front of you, or your tire might hit a crack in the road.
Each year, about 1,500 people go to an emergency room in Ottawa because of a cycling injury. Of all sports and recreation activities, cycling is the number one reason people visit the emergency room or are admitted to the hospital.
Furthermore, many of these injuries are to the head. In Ottawa, there are about 357 emergency room visits each year because of a head injury from cycling.
Head injuries can result in damage to your brain and can even cause death.
Brain injury continues to be one of the leading causes of death and disability in North America. It can happen to anyone, young or old, during a variety of activities. Brain injury can have life altering changes on the person injured, and is now recognized to cause sig-nifi cant distress and change for the family and friends of the person injured.
Each year over 5,000 children in Canada experience brain injury from bicycle accidents.
Brain injury can happen to both genders, young or old, in a va-riety of settings. Brain injury in Canada is a signifi cant issue, for people with injury, families, friends and others trying to provide their care.
The good news is, you can prevent many of these injuries by wear-ing a helmet.
Putting on a helmet and making sure it fi ts properly is easy to do if you follow the 2V1 rule: your helmet should fi t on top of your head with two fi nger widths between the eyebrows and the top of edge of the helmet; your straps should form a ‘V’ shape right below the ears, which keeps the helmet from moving forward and backward or from side to side; clip the straps together tightly so only one fi nger fi ts between the chin and the strap.
Everyone under the age of 18 must wear a certifi ed helmet while cy-cling. Good examples for parents to set is to always wear one, regardless of the trek. Then your children will learn from your good example. If you can hear ripping sounds
as you read this, it’s just me tear-ing myself away from my garden to write this column.
I have managed to get two-thirds of my fl ower beds up and running, although a swift once-over suggests that those end-less grass roots are beginning to surface here and there. So, a swift tweak and then back to the remaining third, which fl our-ishes, as long as you view it from a distance. Closer inspection reveals quite a lot of naughty stuff creeping through. And, no, I don’t mean old copies of Play-boy magazine. It’s much naugh-tier than that.
In a word – dandelions, per-haps the hardest thing to eradi-cate in the entire world.
Should we perhaps all train ourselves to like them? After all, the golden fl ower heads brighten up lawns and orchards in all directions. And anywhere else where there’s a scrap of earth showing. It isn’t as if they are black and smelly and claw-like. I hate to admit it but they are quite pretty.
But before you know it, up they come in the middle of phlox clumps and rose beds and shape-ly rounds of cranesbill gerani-ums. I should know because, ev-ery morning as I eat breakfast in the sunroom, I spy another pes-ky yellow bloom poking through in the wrong spot.
And so, as my coffee grows cold, I feel compelled to go out and remove it ASAP. That, of course, leads to tugging away at little clumps of other weeds
fl ourishing away among the good stuff.
At least, this year, the garden is getting plenty of water, with-out any help from the garden hose. Those poor citizens of Bar-rhaven must be glad of nature’s bounty. I can’t imagine anything more trying than being told that water isn’t to be used outdoors.
I remember this happening once when we lived in the U.K., in Henley-on-Thames. How im-pressed we all were when a keen gardening neighbour ran a hose from his upstairs bathroom and pumped his morning ablutions out onto the front lawn. Sure it was a bit bubbly but at least it was wet. And the way he fi xed it was easier than running up and down, in and out, with buckets like the rest of us.
Oh, we gardeners are an imag-inative lot. Breathless maybe.
Creaky even. But we do get our mental and physical exercise, which is more than can be said for many of the coming genera-tion with their electronic devic-es and little regard for the out-side world.
Back to nature, kids! Please. It’s a wonderful world out there if you make a bit of effort. I re-ally do admire those among us who introduce children to gar-dening, to country walks, to ex-cavating ancient treasures and learning about nature, as fellow-columnist Stephanie Gray does at Murphys Point Park.
I shall always remember the look of awe on my young grand-child’s face as she got to hold a furry caterpillar and study it at close range. Keep up the good work, Steph.
Happy memories. But now it is to heck with the dandelions and back to breks and my perma-nent “to do” list which generally includes just one more visit to a local nursery or garden depart-ment, while dear husb hunts down a few more vegetable trays.
And I must admit, his side of our back yard is beginning to look quite trim, with little armies of onions and radish-es marching up and down in straight lines.
We’re both amazed that the local rabbit population haven’t found them yet. He tries hard with plastic covers and wire cag-es, but I think the little varmints are just waiting until they will make a more fi lling meal. If only there was a way to train them to eat nothing but dandelions.
Wanted: dandelion-eating rabbits
BettyBENDELLSettled In
Stop licking those doorknobs
Honourable Malcolm CameronMember of the Baldwin-La Fontaine
cab i net, leader of the Clear Grit Move ment, cham pi on of tem per ance and
found er of the Cou ri er.
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Anti-Idling Radio SpotsListen to Lake 88 in the coming weeks for radio spots regarding the Town’s Anti-Idling By-Law. The radio spots are part of the Town’s comprehensive promo-tion and education campaign to make area residents aware of the new By-law, which comes into force and effect on June 30th, 2011.
Idling is a wasteful and unnecessary practice that harms the environment and human health. The By-Law prohibits idling when vehicles are parked in any non-travelled roadway. Non-travelled roadway means any portion of public or private land accessed by ve-hicles which is not part of an actively travelled path-way, and includes parking lots and stalls, driveways and loading bays. Exceptions to the By-Law include emergency vehicles, vehicles engaged in a parade, vehicles required to remain motionless due to an emergency, traffi c, weather conditions or mechani-cal diffi culties, or vehicles where inside temperatures must be maintained for medical purposes. By-Law #4091 can be accessed on the Town’s website at www.perth.ca.
Many municipalities in Canada have taken action to improve their air quality through the passage of similar By-Laws. We look forward to working with our resi-dents to demonstrate continued leadership on envi-ronmental initiatives and keep Perth a healthy place to live or visit. The Town is working with several partners, including ecoPerth and the Canadian Federation of University Women, on a promotion and education campaign to ensure that Perth and area residents are aware of the By-Law and the benefi ts of eliminating unnecessary idling. Watch and listen for bookmarks/fl yers and radio spots over the coming months!
Minutes, Agendas and Reports
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in advance of the meeting. Please visit our website at www.perth.ca and look under “Council/ Administrative Services.”
Household Hazardous Waste Depot will Re-open June 4
The Town of Perth contributes yearly to the Town of Carleton Place’s Household Hazardous Waste Depot, now located at the compost yard on Patterson Cres-cent. The Depot opens Saturday, June 4th and will run Saturday mornings from 8am until 12 noon to receive many household hazardous wastes including: paints, car batteries, oil, dry cell batteries, cleaners, propane cylinders, aerosol cans, antifreeze and fl ammables. If you have questions about what materials can be accepted, please call the Depot directly at 613-257-6200.
Swimming in the Tay RiverThe Perth Courier of May 26th displayed a picture on the front page of a youth taking a dip in the Tay River at the former outdoor swimming pool off Mill Street. The Town of Perth wishes to remind residents and visitors that water in the Tay River is neither tested nor supervised. For these reasons, the Town has signed the area for “No Swimming” (per the attached picture).
Water quality in the Tay River can be infl uenced by various environmental and built factors, including rain-
fall, wave action, water and ambient air temperatures, waterfowl, industrial waste discharges, storm water outfl ows, septic system discharges and agricultural run-off.
The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit defi nes a public beach as an area owned and/or operated by a municipality which allows supervised aquatics programs or is staffed by lifeguards, and meets the requirements of the sampling protocol for sampling sites. The public is reminded there are no public beach areas within the Town of Perth municipal boundaries.
The Town would also caution residents that the cur-rent in the Tay River can be unsuspectingly strong. Residents are encouraged to consider these factors when being near the water. Children should never be left unattended in any body of water.
New Recycling SchedulesAll Town of Perth residents should have received their copy of the 3rd Volume of the Curbside Chronicles at your door over the past week. Residents will fi nd their NEW 2011/2012 Collection Calendar inside. Please, keep it handy so you know when to put out your Blue Box, Yellow Box, Green Bin and garbage. Thanks to our residents making our diversion programs so suc-cessful our contractor can now collect ALL garbage with one truck on one day!If you did not receive your collection schedule, you can get one at Town Hall or on-line at www.perthcom-posts.com.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYSuperintendent of UtilitiesPANEL “G-1” (Non-Union)
The Corporation of the Town of Perth is seeking the services of a Superintendent of Utilities to be respon-sible for the day-to-day operation, maintenance and records management for the water treatment plant, water distribution system, and wastewater collection/treatment operations. The successful applicant will supervise a dedicated staff of operators and perform the statutory duties as-sociated with the provision of safe drinking water and wastewater treatment to ratepayers.
The successful candidate will be a strong advocate for the community and key member of the manage-ment team of the municipality.
Reporting to the Director of Environmental Services, the successful candidate will possess the following qualifi cations: • A minimum of 5 years of directly related experience, with at least a minimum of 3 years recent supervisory experience, including responsibility for quality assur-ance, testing, recording keeping, liaison with suppli-ers, budget responsibility and supervision.• Graduation from a 3 or 4 year post secondary pro-gram of study in a related fi eld.• Considerable computer experience is required for this position, including MS Word and Excel.• Provincial certifi cation to the level of the Water Treatment Plant (Level III) and/or Wastewater System (Level II) is preferred.• Valid Ontario Driver’s License is required.
The Corporation of the Town of Perth offers a com-petitive salary and a benefi ts package. The position is placed on the “G-1” Panel (2011 hourly rate $31.37 to $38.51). This is a forty (40) hour per week position, requiring fl exibility for some evening and weekend work as well as participating in the “on-call’ rotation.
Perth is an award winning Heritage and Tourism Community, with a signifi cant emphasis on the quality of life of our citizens and visitors. For further informa-tion regarding our community, please visit our website at www.perth.ca.
Applicants are invited to submit clearly marked cov-ering letters and resumes by Friday June 10th at 1:00pm to the attention of:Janice McFadden, Payroll ClerkCorporation of the Town of Perth80 Gore St. E., Perth, Ontario, K7H 1H9Phone: 267-3311 Fax: [email protected]
We thank all applicants who apply for the position; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be con-tacted. In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Infor-mation and Protection and Privacy Act, personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act 2001 and will be used only for the purposes of candidate selection.
COMMUNITY
Canadian photogra-pher Darwin Wiggett says that photographers are their own worst editors. I can relate to that. We get emotionally involved in our shots in one way or another and have a hard time being objective when it comes to hitting the old delete button.
I know some snappy shooters who proudly an-nounce to the world that they never ever delete any-thing. Hmmm - - -. There’s gotta be some bad shots in there, one would think. At the other extreme are a few folks who are so timid and unsure of their pho-tographic skills that they delete almost everything they take, not wanting anyone to see anything.
Right after an impor-tant photo shoot, such as a major trip, for example, we are still all caught up in the excitement of the fun we had and that is probably a really bad time to cull shots. Why not let some time go by before reviewing those photos with the goal of dumping the weak ones? At least a week, maybe a month or two. This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t go ahead and print or post the standout shots. Those ones are obvious and de-serve attention right away. It’s all the rest – possibly hundreds or even thou-
sands of photos – they can’t all be keepers, can they?
Some advanced pho-tographers use a rating system: 5 stars for the out-standing photos, 4 stars for the next best, and so on. If a shot only deserves 1 star, surely it should get zapped. No? Sometimes we’re not sure about a particular photo and we give it a 3 or a 4, fi guring we’ll come back to it later on, hoping something will jump out at us that we didn’t notice at fi rst viewing. Probably won’t happen unless we have a system.
OK, so you’re back from your trip and have gone over all the photos to see how they look. This is
when to dump the obvi-ous baddies – out of focus, wrong exposure, terrible composition and so on. Then leave the rest alone for a week or two before going back to them. At that time, you will be looking at them with fresher eyes and will be more removed emotionally from the tak-ing experience. This is when to rate them, or, if that doesn’t turn your crank, get on with delet-ing the weak shots.
Also get rid of repeats – no point in keeping seven identical photos of broth-er-in-law Merv chugging a brew. For all the rest, gaze upon them with an impar-tial eye and keep the ones you’re still pleased with.
One of the tasks I occa-sionally think about tack-ling is going back to fold-ers of shots I took years ago and thinning them down. Countless thou-sands of pictures take up an awful lot of hard drive room and I know for sure I must have a pile of pic-tures that I never look at and can easily get rid of. A job for a rainy day – or maybe two months of rainy days!
Just in case you’ve for-gotten, there’s a delete button on your camera and another on your com-puter keyboard. Give them some exercise.
Click!
Don’t be afraid to delete
GraemeCRABB
Camera Corner
LETTER
Dear Editor,Two more long-time businesses are
closing in Perth: Oxford Linens (11 years) due to changes in the economy and Sweet Peach (about fi ve years) is moving to Car-leton Place.
Yvonne, from Oxford Linens, created a wonderful store, soothing, tranquil, a quiet respite with fabulous, unique prod-ucts for the home, bath and kids. I always found Yvonne to be welcoming and helpful - if she didn’t have it in stock, she would work hard to get it for you, customers were welcome to take items home on trial basis, and I loved her lilting English ac-cent. She was active on the BIA in Perth. Both Yvonne and her store are going to be sorely missed.
Casey runs Sweet Peach and she of-fered a new line of products for pregnant and nursing mothers, as well as a diaper service that any family with young ‘uns could appreciate. Casey also offered breastfeeding support to those requiring same. Casey will be setting up a new shop in Carleton Place.
I am so sorry to see both of these busi-nesses go. We just can’t afford to lose any of our shops, so shopping locally when-ever possible is essential.
I wish both of these hard-working la-dies the best of luck in their new endea-vours.
Lynda P. HaddonPerth
Saying goodbye to two long-time businesses
My fi rst introduction to a great blue heron happened in our own living room when I was a small child. I remember it was much taller than I and it had a very long pointed bill. My father had brought this stuffed bird from Quebec and it occupied a place of prominence until one of our young cats targeted it while doing a little stalking practice. The head-dam-aged heron ended up in a closet to be eventually dis-carded with other refuse.
Such was the fate of many of these large birds before public opinion and ensuing legislation de-cided they looked better in living colour than in a liv-ing room pose. Even more signifi cant in the heron’s preservation was a United States bill passed in 1910 designed to stop the de-mand for heron plumes on the New York market. With the milliners unable to use the plumage in their creations, all species of herons and egrets started back on the road to recov-ery. Today, in many areas, great blue herons are a common sight.
Most of us know the great blue heron as a pa-tient fi sherman, a large-winged “crane” that springs from the water’s edge when disturbed and fl ies away uttering a loud guttural “awk”. Yet, this picturesque part of our ru-ral landscape has another side few people see. For this long-legged wader, stand-ing four feet high with a nearly six-foot wingspan, nests, of all places, in the uppermost branches of tall trees. Come with me on a visit to one of these nest-
ing sites and discover the birthplace of “Old Stilts”.
After an early morn-ing trip, one of my com-panions gestures toward a large fl ooded wood lot. The wetlands we are enter-ing stands tall and green against the early morning sky. Where the sun breaks through the leafy canopy, pools of blackish water can be seen. The dark muck squishes underfoot sending up swarms of hostile mosquitoes. Only the liberal application of insect dope keeps these hordes at bay. A quarter mile into this shadowed seclusion, the dead oaks and elms open up the for-est cover. High in the tops of these bare trees, each on a separate limb, are fas-tened the bulky stick-nests that form the heronry.
At our approach, some of the birds uttering deep na-sal notes, spread their wings and clatter out of sight. Oth-ers merely stick their ser-pentine heads over the nest edge and remain still.
From our position some
80 feet below, these herons look to be the size of domes-tic chickens. As the herons start returning with food for their brooding mates, each arrival is greeted with much fuss, a show of raised plumes, and a lot of duck-like gabbling.
Often when the large birds take off again, the whole tree shakes, which may account for some of the broken green-shelled eggs we see at our feet. Also in the ground lev-el debris are splattered whitewash droppings, parts of dead fi sh and even the carcasses of a few un-fortunate young birds. You try and put up with the unpleasant aroma as your attention is drawn to the activity taking place in the treetops above. Finally the circumstances dictate that it’s time to leave.
Actually, every such ac-tive colony of herons on private land is a credit to the farmers or land-own-ers of that area, for it is here that the huge waders face their toughest task.
By nature normally wary and alert, when nest-ing they seem to lose this caution. And because the birds have traditional nest-sites, new colonies are diffi cult to establish. Therefore, thoughtless molesting of the nesting birds themselves or the de-struction of their tree-top nurseries refl ects a loss to the whole surrounding community.
And I think I share this thought with many others, that our ponds, lakes, and rivers would not be quite the same if “Old Stilts” were not part of this famil-iar outdoor scene.
Blue heron: part of the landscape
ArtBRIGGS-JUDE
Outdoors
End of world averted, but the Mayans say 2012Dear Editor,
There has been much merriment over the chap who predicted that the world would end on May 21. He may have erred on a few details, but his general thesis seems to be accurate.
You might say that the end of the dra-ma is not coming like the sudden drop-ping of the curtain, but rather is a work in progress. Witness the mounting trag-edies throughout the planet – tornadoes, fl oods, fi res, famines, disease, wars and these are increasing in scale, intensity and numbers.
So, let’s not write the fellow off as some kind of nutter. After all, climatolo-
gists tell us that there is more and worse to come and even the ancient Mayans agree with this information.
The Mayans have a slightly different version to offer. They predict the end of the world, as we know it, will come on Dec. 21 (not May 21) and next year, 2012, not 2011.
They also did a more lasting promo-tional job than the Biblical chap, who put up billboards, while they carved their message in a stone calendar.
See ya all next year. I hope.
Jim DeacoveRR 4 Perth
LETTERS
Couple grateful for support of Perth communityDear Editor,
Such a wonderful notice about gay pride in Perth.
As a recent married gay male that has lived in Perth for just over a year, my hus-band and I are grateful for the welcomed support that we have had here.
Perth is a friendly town with so much beauty, music and arts. We have met many that are so very talented and en-rich the lives of all.
When we read in the Perth Courier that Gay Pride was coming to our fun loving town of Perth, we are overjoyed.
Living in Canada is especially appre-ciated with my husband; being from Arizona. His eyes are especially open and his learning about Perth, is, in his words, “Great!”
I personally can only hope all here in Perth are open to allowing Gay Pride to shine, with love and light. Hoping that my loving husband gets to share in this open pride day and see how good it is to be Gay in Canada.
Thank you,
John & Richard Byrd
CorrectionIncorrect information appeared in a
front page article on May 19, “Woman in-jured after car crashes into hydro pole.” The car driven by the 24-year-old woman
was sideswiped by the other vehicle, which resulted in the woman losing control and fl ipping onto the roof before the car caught on fi re. The Courier apologizes for any in-convenience this error might have caused.
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Australian singer-songwriter and fi ngerstyle guitar wizard David Ross MacDonald returns with his low-keyed musical magic to MERA Schoolhouse in McDonalds Corners on Saturday, June 4. MacDonald feels a special affection for local audiences and is offering a unique opportunity for area guitar players to attend a fi ngerstyle guitar workshop on Sunday, June 5, also at MERA. Last summer MacDonald held 2,500 people spellbound at the Blue Skies Music Festival, when he asked that all the lights be turned off so that he could serenade them while they gazed at the stars. His powers as a guitarist and singer-songwriter had already been established by his short three-song set, but when the entire audience gasped with delight at the appearance of a shooting star, many speculated that MacDonald’s magic exceeded that of a typical troubadour. For those who were lucky enough to attend MacDonald’s capacity-audience show at MERA last October, MacDonald’s powers were more than confi rmed. MacDonald’s return to MERA celebrates the release of his fourth CD, Thorns to Sleep, which according to Penguin Eggs Magazine, “entices the listener with gentle grace and captivating melodies linked with lyrics of strikingly powerful imagery. It is a singer-songwriter record that confi dently acknowledges the artist’s experience as an instrumentalist. Four of 11 tracks are instrumentals and MacDonald has released a com-panion instrumental CD with the vocals tracks removed. The in-strumentation refl ects MacDon-ald’s jazz background, combining his fi ngerstyle guitar with clarinet, vibraphone, cello, trumpet and trombone.” The album is also available on high-quality vinyl, and in an instrumental-only CD version. Formerly a drummer with the acclaimed Australian folk group The Waifs, MacDonald’s fi rst solo album, 2003’s Southern Crossing, was a collection of original fi nger-style guitar instrumentals. The next year’s release of Far From Here revealed his substantial talents as a singer-songwriter. Acoustic Guitar Magazine
likened MacDonald’s vocals, lyrics, and intricate fi ngerstyle guitar style to “a collaboration between Nick Drake and a mid-1970s Bruce Cockburn”. American Songwriter Magazine called MacDonald “one of those few songwriters…that can captivate his listeners armed only with a voice and guitar.” Such glowing reviews won’t surprise anyone who has heard MacDonald’s four CDs or seen him perform at international festivals including Australia’s Woodford, Port Fairy, Apollo Bay and National as well as Canadian events including the Blue Skies Festival, Mariposa, Edmonton, Stan Rogers, Stewart Park, Live from Red Rock and Ness Creek Festivals. Having played with and opened for luminaries such as John Renbourne, Tony McMannus, Kelly Jo Phelps and Chris Smither, Macdonald constantly tours internationally, armed with his 1935 Gibson guitar and a carpet bag of songs that he illuminates in his own inimitably reserved, yet intense, poetic style. MacDonald’s performance at the MERA School-house in McDonald’s Corners will begin at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 4. Tickets are $20 and are avail-able in advance from Shadowfax in Perth or Fall River Espresso in Maberly. MacDonald’s previous per-formance at MERA was to a capacity audience, so advance tickets are advised. Local guitar players interested in attending MacDonald’s special fi ngerstyle guitar workshop on Sunday, June 5, should call or email to register. For more information, contact Danny Sullivan at 613-268-2376 or [email protected]. Submitted by the promoter.
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Perth Lions Club“300 Club” draw
Winners in the Perth Lions Club “300 Club” draw for the week of May 14, 2011, were: Gerald Buker, Aubrey Churchill, John Hoffman, Joan Hewitt and June Conroy. Winners for the week of May 21, 2011 were: William Dixon, Sha-ron Bennett, Ellard Frizell, Bob Dryden and Mae Sweeney.
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LOOKING BACK25 years ago
Gypsy moths target of spraying
50 years ago
Chamber elects new board
The County of Lanark, in conjunction with the Prov-ince of Ontario, has de-
clared all-out war on the gypsy moth infestation. According to Ministry of Natu-ral Resources (MNR) offi cial Tom Richardson, the spraying pro-gram which is currently being conducted across the province is the biggest private air operation since the Second World War. In order to gain the upper hand in this ongoing battle, MNR has constructed two new airports in the region and enlarged an exist-ing one located near the village of Westport. “The Westport airstrip origi-nally had an 1,800-foot grass land-ing area which we enlarged a fur-ther 1,200 feet at a cost of $350,000, giving a total landing area of 3,000 feet,” stated Richardson. When the airport is operating at full capacity there will be about 37 people stationed at the facility, who handle everything from se-curity to cartography, public rela-tions, chemical loading, fuelling and maintenance. The airport will be home base for a number of aircraft during the two- to three-week spraying time. These aircraft include six fi xed-wing planes and three helicopters which will conduct the spraying, plus eight other airplanes that will be utilized as spotting craft.
The aircraft stationed at West-port will be responsible for spray-ing a total of 22,000 acres of pri-vate land in three counties, as well as spraying 3,000 acres of Crown land. “Most of this land will require two applications of the insecti-cide bacillus thuringiensis (BT), giving a total spraying area of about 51,000 acres,” commented Richardson. MNR offi cials expect the gypsy moth caterpillar to infest 1.9 mil-lion acres throughout the prov-ince this year, which is almost three times more than its path of destruction in 1985, which cov-ered almost 608,000 acres. The gypsy moth problem fi rst came under scrutiny in 1969, and has been a severe problem in the eastern part of the province since 1981, but this is the fi rst year the government has launched a wide-scale effort to control the pest. “The weather is an important factor when spraying,” noted Richardson. “You cannot spray six hours before or six hours after a rainfall and the wind speed has to be in the range of one to 13 ki-lometres an hour.” According to Jamie Fortune, co-ordinator of spraying for La-nark County, because MNR had no mandate to spray private land, steps had to be taken to change the municipal act to rectify the
situation. “Our grant of $361,600 to spray the pest has been raised by over $40,000 to treat areas which are considered ‘hot spots’ (highly in-fested areas),” stated Fortune.
Water woes here again Each spring, Perth residents have the dubious pleasure of suf-fering the inconvenience of dis-coloured tap water along with the accompanying rustic odour, and this year is no different. Although Perth Utilities Com-mission manager Bruce Guth-rie has no confi rmed proof, he thinks this problem might have been caused by soil and fertilizer runoff from area farms and gar-dens.
Burger King opens soon Hamburger fanciers in the Perth area could be munching at the new Burger King restaurant as early as next week. Owners are hoping to have the restaurant open during the week of June 1-7, with the Tim Hortons doughnut shop scheduled to open on June 18. Construction is con-tinuing at the site. The management and staff for both operations have been hired and the total employment for the project, full and part time, is ex-pected to exceed 100 people. The total project cost is expect-
ed to reach about $1.5 million, which includes a total real estate cost of $950,000. Seating in the Burger King es-tablishment will be 95 persons, with seating in the Tim Hortons outlet at 39 persons.
Nine honouredfor community work
Nine outstanding sports people from Perth and area were hon-oured last Friday night at Farrell Hall when they were presented with plaques from the provincial government acknowledging their endeavours. Guest speaker for this year’s award ceremony was NHL hockey great “The Golden Jet” – Bobby Hull. A host of other lo-cal dignitaries, including Rev. Tim Shea, were also in atten-dance. Those who received plaques in-cluded Art Anderson, Blue Wings minor hockey; Jim Buchanan, Blue Wings; Terry St. Pierre, En-erjets Gymnastic Club; Tom Gra-ham, Perth Runners; Marg La-pansee, Perth Minor Hockey; Randy Jernigan, Perth Minor Soccer; Bob Pettigrew, Little League baseball; Carole Miller, Perth Stingrays; and Vivian Mun-roe, Perth Skating Club. Organizer of the event, Art An-derson, in conjunction with local businessman Bill Perkins, came up with the novel idea of fl ying Hull into the Smiths Falls airport on a private jet. The jet, a fi ve-seat Cessna Cita-tion 1, is owned by Perkins-Tag-gart Limited, which donated the aircraft, fl own out of Carp Air-port, captained by Stephen Guet-ta of Carleton Place.
Social issues airedat church conference
About 480 delegates attended the annual United Church Bay of Quinte Conference which was hosted this year by St. Paul’s Church in Perth. The conference started on Thursday evening with an open-ing worship service and conclud-ed Sunday afternoon with the or-dination of fi ve women into the United Church ministry. The or-dination took place at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church. The main speaker for the four-day conference was Donna Run-nals, dean of religious studies at McGill University. Many contentious issues were discussed during the conference, ranging from family violence to capital punishment and the farm crisis.
The Bay of Quinte Conference area stretches along Lake Ontar-io from Pickering to Brockville, north to Lindsay, Bancroft, Deep River and Pembroke. Its 192 pastoral charges, with 351 preaching places, are divided into seven presbyteries: Oshawa, Cobourg, Belleville, Kingston, Lindsay, Peterborough and Ren-frew. According to 1985 statistics, the membership of the United Church in the Bay of Quinte Con-ference area is 79,210. President of Women For the Survival Of Agriculture, Dorothy Middleton, told delegates during discussion of the farm crisis that more farmers died from sui-cide between 1979 and 1982 than from accidents with farm ma-chinery. In the years in question, she said, 30 per cent of the violent and accidental deaths on farms were caused by machinery acci-dents, while 34.8 per cent were suicides. Statistics, she said, came from government reports on farm safe-ty.
BORNBell - On May 15, 1986, to Jerry and Wendy Bell, a son, Michael Everett.Buchanan - At the GWM Hospi-tal, on May 9, 1986, to Jack and Linda Buchanan of Perth, a son, John Daniel.Hagan - At the GWM Hospital, on May 16, 1986, to Francis and Marilyn Hagan, a son, Devon Jo-seph.Robertson - At Calgary, Alta., on May 14, 1986, to Geoff and Cathy (Burchell) Robertson, a son, Rob-ert “Scott” Robertson.Stead - At the Ottawa Civic Hos-pital, on May 18, 1986, to Kerry and Joanne (McCurdy) Stead, a son, Christopher Micheal.
DIEDAlexander - In hospital, Perth, on Sunday, May 25, 1986, Beverley Gail Grieve, in her 44th year, be-loved wife of Glenn B. Alexan-der.Darou - In hospital, Perth, on Wednesday, May 21, 1986, Jane McKenney, in her 97th year, wife of the late Roy Darou.Tooley - At his home, Plevna, Ont., on Tuesday, May 20, 1986, Judd Tooley, in his 93rd year, hus-band of the late Louise Carlene Lemke.
The preceding was excerpted from the front page of the May 28, 1986 issue of The Perth Couri-er.
H.D. Duby was elected presi-dent of the Perth Chamber of Commerce at the an-
nual meeting held last Tuesday night in the council chambers, with about 30 members in atten-dance. H.C. Willson, chairman of the nominating committee, present-ed the following slate of offi cers, which was adopted: Honorary president, George S. Janes; past presidents, J.J. Finnegan and J.M. McDougall, Jr.; secretary, H.C. Willson; trea-surer, D.M. Reid; directors, R.M. Schooley, J.A. Perkins, R.W.R. Hughes, James Baugher, H.J. O’Donnell, J.H. Moore and A.E. James. In presenting the president’s report, J.J. Finnegan said that time would not permit the report-ing of the chairman of each com-mittee and reviewed briefl y the activities of the chamber during 1960.
Hockey Night raises $1,000 for new community centre
Perth Town Hall was jammed with 200 hockey fans at a $10-a-plate Hockey Night dinner spon-sored by the Perth Junior Cham-ber of Commerce on Wednesday night of last week. The fi rst Perth sportsman’s function was an outstanding suc-cess, and over $1,000 was real-ized to assist in the campaign for funds for Perth’s new community centre. Terry Kielty of CFRA, Ottawa, was master of ceremonies and kept proceedings moving at a smooth fl ow. Introduced by Brian Noonan, dinner chairman, who welcomed the guests, Mr. Kielty said he was happy to be amongst friends, and was happy to think back to 1948 when he attended Old Home Week in Perth. He con-gratulated the people of Perth on the prospect of a new community centre. He referred to the Perth Blue Wings when they were mak-ing hockey history in the east in 1938 and 1939.
Perth track team fi nishes eighth at EOSSA
At the annual EOSSA track and fi eld meet held in Kingston on Saturday, Smiths Falls Collegiate scored 87 points to win the meet. Eighteen teams from eastern On-tario high schools took part, and Perth Collegiate fi nished with 18 points to place eighth on the list. Point scorers for Perth were Scott in third place in the 100 yards senior, and second in the 220-yard event. He also was fourth in the broad jump. In the intermediate class, Fol-ey was fourth in the 100 yards and third in the 220 yards, while Chaplin was second in the discus throwing. In the junior class, Closs placed fi rst in the 100 yard and Gardiner took fourth in the high jump.
Perth in desperate needof a dog catcher
Besieged with complaints of dogs running at large in the town of Perth, police are at a loss to know what to do. The man on the beat has no time to go running after stray
dogs. What’s more, even if he were to catch the dogs, what can he do with them? Perth has no dog pound, no dog catcher. All it has is a law which forbids dogs running at large. But who will enforce this law? Obviously the town needs a dog catcher — and badly — but it ap-pears council is waiting until the gardens are all scotched up, and maybe one or two citizens bitten, before taking action!
Dance recitalpromises to be extraordinary
A glimpse or two behind the scenes at Lee Howard’s Academy of Dancing on Peter Street in Perth was enough to convince us that the recital planned for Satur-day in the collegiate auditorium will really be something extraor-dinary. Titled “Canadiana,” the recit-al’s theme this year will deal with all things Canadian: delightful new designs in a national fl ag, for instance, and stage settings all quaintly Canadian. So intricately designed, in fact, are many of the show’s props and settings that they have been in the process of manufacture for almost a full year! Two houses are literally jammed full of scenery for Satur-day’s recital. Costumes, too, are plentiful, all emphasizing the Canadian scene with brilliant-coloured fabrics and gay designs. Lee requests those who wish to attend the recital come early. With almost 100 young dancers of Perth and district scheduled to perform, the program will have to begin sharp at 8 p.m.
Perth police to crack downon noisy vehicles
Perth police have stopped hand-ing out warnings to drivers of unmuffl ered and otherwise noisy cars. Instead, they’re handing out summonses! “We’ve warned these wild and noisy drivers plenty of times in recent weeks,” explained Cpl. Nick Gibson, “and now we in-tend to show them we mean busi-ness.”
BORNPhelan - At the GWM Hospital, on May 16, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Phelan of Perth, a son.Quattrocchi - At the GWM Hos-pital, on May 19, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. Gus Quattrocchi of Perth, a daughter.Stewart - At the GWM Hospital, on May 16, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stewart of RR 1, Perth, a son.Stewart - At the Grace Hospital, Ottawa, on May 19, 1961, to Gor-don and Kathleen (nee Gemmill) Stewart, a son, Steven Douglas.Wallace - At District Hospital, Kemptville, on May 9, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Wallace, a son.White - At the GWM Hospital, on May 20, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. Gary White of Perth, a daughter.
DIEDBoulton - At Coleman, Alta., on
Thursday, May 11, 1961, Henry (Harry) Boulton, formerly of Perth, in his 77th year.Conboy - In the GWM Hospital, on Monday, May 22, 1961, Herbert James Conboy, in his 70th year, dear brother of Mrs. S. Moore of Sharbot Lake and William A. Conboy of Toronto.Fumerton - At Ottawa, on Wednesday, May 17, 1961, Marga-ret Robena (Ferrier) Fumerton, in her 77th year, wife of the late David L. Fumerton, Scotch Line, Perth.Graham - At the GWM Hospi-tal, on Thursday, May 18, 1961, Minni Graham, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gra-ham.
The preceding was originally published in The Perth Courier of May 28, 1986 as the “25 years ago” news.
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1 bedroom apartment. Fridge and stove. Cen-tral. Large yard. $499 monthly. 819-684-6555.
1 bedroom second-floor apartment, Balderson. Fridge, stove, micro-wave, heat and hydro included. No pets. Ref-erences required. Available now. $800/month. Gerry, 613-264-0088.
2 bedroom apartment. Located on Cockburn St., Perth. $750/month. Water, fridge and stove included. Laundry onsite. Call 613-267-6115.
ASHLEY CHASE. Fine adult apart-ments overlooking the Tay River near downtown Perth. One and two bed-rooms, some with breakfast nook and 2 bathrooms, air conditioning, whirl-pool, party room, li-brary, elevator. 613-267-6980.
Available now: 1 bed-room second-floordowntown apartment,includes fridge, stove, heat and hot water, $600. Available now:small 1 bedroom apartment, includesfridge, stove, hot water, yard and park-ing; central location; $400 plus heat and hy-dro. Available now:1 bedroom apartment,includes fridge, stove, fireplace, yard and parking, $600 plus heat and hydro. 613-267-6315.
C A R S S R I D G E A P A R T M E N T S : A 1 bedroom for $885, available July 1. LARGE 2 bed-room, $1,030/ month, available im-mediately. In quiet, adult-only security building with eleva-tor, balcony and laundry. Heat, hy-dro and cable in-cluded. 613-283-9650.
Hillside Apartments:Secure adult build-ing. Park-like setting. Studio, 1 and 2 bed-rooms. Smoke and pet free. Visit: www.lanarkhillsideapartments.com or call for details, 613-259-2076.
Large 1 bedroom apartment, downtown Perth. $750/month, utilities included. Call 613-267-6115.
APARTMENTSFOR RENT
Large 1 bedroom apartment, downtown Perth. $720/month. Fridge, stove, utilities in-cluded. Please call 613-267-6115.
One-plus bedroomapartment, 3km from town. No smoking and no pets. $550/month plus utilities. 613-264-2993.
PERTH: 2 bedroom apartment in clean, quiet, security building. Fridge, stove, balcony and closet space. Park-ing and laundry on premises. Available now. $720/month plus hydro. No dogs. 613-349-9377.
PERTH: 2 bedroom apartment, $680/month plus hydro.Clean, quiet, securebuilding. Seniors wel-come. Parking, laun-dry facilities available. 613-925-3046.
PERTH: Large two bedroom apartment. Great location. Fridge, stove, heat, hydro, hot water and parking in-cluded. $885/month. Available June 1. Please call 613-264-0002.
PERTH: Small 1 bed-room apartment. Cen-trally located. All utilities included except hydro. No pets, non-smoking. First and last months’ rent. $640/month. Stove andfridge. 613-257-2338.
PERTH: 10 Craig St. 2 bedroom apartment in quiet, clean, adult building. Fridge, stove, parking and laundry in-cluded. $756/month plus utilities. Available immediately. 613-283-5996.
PERTH: Third floor, $735, parking included. Freshly painted. Non-smok-ing applicant only. No pets. First and last required. Avail-able immediately.613-267-6980.
SHAMROCK APART-MENTS. 2 bedroom apartment. $830/month, includes heatand hydro. Avail-able April 1. 613-264-8380.
SHAMROCK APART-MENTS: 3 bedroomapartment. $890/month, includes heat,hydro extra. Avail-able immediately. 613-264-8380.
SMITHS FALLS, Tou-lon Place. 2 bed-room apartment, $820, available June 1. Heat and hydro included. Attractive, clean, quiet, security building by County Fair Mall, laundry fa-cilities, live-in super-intendent. 613-283-9650.
COTTAGESFOR RENT
MUSKRAT LAKE COT-TAGE. 3 bedroom,full kitchen/bath,screened porch, largedeck. Includes BBQ,paddle and alumi-num boats, satel-lite, guest cabin. Good swimming, boating, fish-ing. 613-646-2760.
APARTMENTS FOR RENT
COTTAGESFOR RENT
Private, modern, fully equipped cottage for rent on Leggatt Lake, 40 minutes west of Perth. $625 weekly. Call 613-335-2658 for de-tails.
HEALTH& FITNESS
FATHERS’ SUPPORT and information line, F.A.R.E., 613-264-8143.
IF YOU WANT TO QUIT drinking and need help, call Alcohol-ics Anonymous, 613-284-2696.
IS YOUR OBSESSION with food running your life? We can help. Overeaters Anonymous meetings held every Thursday, 7 p.m., Salva-tion Army Family Cen-tre, 40 North St., Perth. Inquiries: 613-264-5158 or 613-259-5536.
LIVING WITH OR NEAR a drinking prob-lem? Contact Al-Anon or Al-Ateen, 613-267-4848 or 613-267-6039.
LOST & FOUND
Pictures, pictures, pic-tures! If you have left a photograph with us within the past year and have not picked it up, please do so. The Perth Courier, 39 Gore St. E., Perth, 613-267-1100.
REUSE/RECYCLE
Offer: V-tech reading machine for visually im-paired. 613-267-4530.
OFFER: Used golf balls. 613-267-4399.
REQUEST: Legal-size hanging file folders. 613-264-9000.
MUSIC, DANCEINSTRUCTIONS
WORLD-CLASS DRUM-MER (of Five Man Elec-trical Band) is now ac-cepting students. Pri-vate lessons, limited en-rolment, free consulta-tion. Call Steve, 613-831-5029. www.stevehollingworth.ca
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Secured INVESTMENT PAYS EVERY 90 DAYS. Generator manufactur-er is looking for indi-vidual or businesses to purchase its secured in-voices. Investors make 20% every 90 days. Phone 705-575-5671or email: [email protected].
COMING EVENTS
MORTGAGES& LOANS
$$MONEY$$ Consoli-date debts, mortgages to 90%. No income, bad credit OK! Better Option Mortgage #10969. 1-800-282-1169. www.mortgageontario.com
FREE YOURSELF FROMDEBT, MONEY FOR ANY PURPOSE! DEBTCONSOLIDAT ION .First, second and third mortgages, credit lines and loans up to 90% LTV. Self-em-ployed, mortgage or tax arrears. DON’T PAY FOR 1 YEAR PRO-GRAM! #10171 ON-TARIO-WIDE FINAN-CIAL CORP. CALL 1-888-307-7799. www.o n t a r i o - w i d e f i n a ncial.com
MortgageSolutions
Purchases, consolida-tions, construction. Lower than bank post-ed rates (OAC). On-site private funds for credit issues, discharged bankrupts and BFS without proven income.
Chase Financialo/b 835289 Ontario Inc. Licence #10876. www.chasemortgagebroker.com
613-384-1301
SERVICES
CERTIFIED MASON10 years’ experi-ence, chimney re-pair and restoration, cultured stone, parging, repointing. Brick, block and stone. Small/big job specialist. Free esti-mates. Work guaran-teed. 613-250-0290.
SEND A LOAD to the dump, cheap. Clean up clutter, garage-sale leftovers or leaf and yard waste. 613-256-4613.
HANDYPERSON
DOUG SMITH’S Home & Cottage Re-pair, shingles to foun-dation. Carpentry di-ploma. Expert painting, flooring, elementary plumbing. References. 613-267-9613.
ROGER’S AFFORD-ABLE HANDYMANSERVICE. Reasonablerates. Indoor/outdoorjobs, painting includ-ed. Call 7 a.m. -10 p.m.,613-267-1183.
Spring cleanup, lawn maintenance, dump runs, roofing, siding, decks, fences, renova-tions, painting. Serving Lanark County for over 15 years. Martin, 613-264-8143.
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**PLEASE BE AD-VISED** There are NO refunds on classi-fied advertising; how-ever, we are happy to offer a credit for future classified ads, valid for one year, under certain circumstances.
TIMESHARE CANCELCANCEL your time-share contract NOW!! 100% money-back guarantee. STOP mortgage and mainte-nance payments today. 1-888-356-5248 or 702-527-6868.
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GARAGE SALESYARD SALES
30 D’Arcy St., June 4, rain date June 11. Not before 9 a.m. Work-bench, metal detector, storage locker, insula-tors, washtub base, pine boards, free kin-dling.
Huge yard sale. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 10km east of Perth. Hwy. 7, turn right on Drummond Con. 7,keep right on Code Road. 1/2 mile. Signs.
Multi-homes. Saturday, June 4. Hwy. 7 east to Drummond Con. 5B and along to Rich-mond’s Road.
HELP WANTED
Busy construction com-pany looking for an ex-perienced and quali-fied carpenter. Require-ments are: valid driver’s licence, own transporta-tion, basic tools and supplies. Wage deter-mined on experience and qualifications. Call Brad, evenings, 613-268-2937.
Experienced roofers with own tools and truck. Call 613-268-2033.
Fall River Restaurant is looking for kitchen and wait staff. Call 613-268-2882 or email: [email protected].
LOOKING FORFULL-TIME
good, reliable help.Deck and fencebuilders. Seriousinquiries only. Faxrésumé to 613-836-3571 or call613-831 5066.
VACATION PROPERTIES
HELP WANTED
Live-in companion/homemaker for eld-erly couple in Perth (mostly evenings). As-sist with bedtime, rou-tine for stroke victim and maintain a safe and healthy environ-ment with assistance during the day. Some meal prep. Good Eng-lish (both written and oral), driver’s licence. Nursing experience an asset. Cover letter, résu-mé and three referenc-es to: [email protected].
NEEDED NOW: AZ DRIVERS & OWNER OPS. We seek profes-sional, safety-minded drivers to join a leading international carrierwith financial stability,competitive pay andbenefits, great lanes,quality freight, on dryvans only. Brand newtrucks available. Leaseprogram available. Call Celadon Canada, Kitchener, 1-800-332-0518. www.celadoncanada.com
OTTAWA’S largest lawn and property maintenance company pays $120-$360 DAI-LY for outdoor spring/summer work. Hiringhonest, competitive andenergetic individualsto fill our various2011 positions. Apply online @ www.SpringMastersJobs.com.
PAID IN ADVANCE! Make $1,000 weekly mailing brochures from home. 100% legit! In-come is guaranteed! No experience re-quired. Enrol today! www.nat ional -work .com
(located in the County of Lanark west of Perth)is inviting applications for the position of
ON CALL TRUCK DRIVER/OPERATOR – PUBLIC WORKS
Applications are being accepted for the position of On Call Truck Driver/Operator within the Public Works Department, reporting to the Public Works Superintendent. The ideal candidate will have completed high school diploma or equivalent and have a Class D driver’s license with a Z endorsement. A clear driving record is essential. Experience and general knowledge of road maintenance and road construction technique is an asset. The successful candidate will perform functions in accordance with established standard operating procedures, departmental and corporate policies, sound construction principles and practices, and applicable codes, with a focus on quality customer service and continuous improvement processes.
The wage rate will range from $19.18 to $21.31 per hour depending on qualifications and experience. A comprehensive benefit package is made available to all employees within the Bargaining Unit.A copy of the position description is available at www.tayvalleytwp.ca.
Please submit a detailed résumé by mail, fax or email to be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 10th, 2011 in confidence to:
John SimcockRef: Competition # 11-02
Tay Valley TownshipMailing Address: 217 Harper Road, RR 4 Station Main, Perth ON K7H 3C6
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Full Time Permanent Position Service Technician
Eastern Ontario’s Top Marine, Snowmobile and ATV dealer now has an opening for a Service Technician in our Ottawa location. If you are looking for a fast paced and rewarding career that provides above industry standards in compensation, you may be the person we are looking for. We provide a great work environment, up-to-date training and 12 month employment with great benefi ts. The remuneration for this position is salary, based on experience, with built-in bonuses and benefi ts package.
This opportunity does not come along often, so if you are interested send your resume to:
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Attention: Chris Porter
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The PERTH AND DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCEis the voice of commerce in our community, a dynamic organiza� on dedicated
to fostering a strong economy and providing value for our membership.
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needed to con� nue to achieve our goals.
We want to hear from you if you are:- Dynamic and energe� c, with excellent oral and wri� en communica� ons skills,- Capable of leading and working with our staff , execu� ve, commi� ee, members, Municipal staff , and our community,- Experienced and comfortable with making public presenta� ons,- Looking forward to serving the public in a tourism related fashion,- Open to new opportuni� es as well as a busy, challenging and fl exible schedule.
JOB DESCRIPTION:- Reports to the Execu� ve,- Work with, and on, various Chamber commi� ees; including a� ending mee� ngs of the Board, Execu� ve Commi� ee, Perth Town Council, and Chamber-hosted events,- Work with and manage Chamber staff and volunteers,- Organize and plan Informa� on seminars for Members designed to improve business prac� ces, tourism, economic growth, and develop new Chamber programs,- work with Members to provide support and answers; and to obtain Member and Public feedback on Chamber performance,- respond to Public enquiries for informa� on via telephone, email, drop-in visits, website.- con� nue to grow Chamber membership.
SKILLS: - profi cient in Microso� Offi ce, understanding fi nancial reports and budgets, Internet research, website management,- Excellent oral and wri� en communica� ons, organiza� on, personal and team � me - management, and mul� -tasking skills. - Strong public rela� ons and Marke� ng talent. Able to think on your feet,- capable of working in a team environment with all stakeholders.Please submit your résumé along with your salary expecta� ons to:
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Position Available: Multimedia Sales Specialist
SummaryThe Multimedia Sales Specialist works as a key member of the Advertising team by participating and driving specifi c online sales and initiatives, as well as supporting customers, relative to an online product they have purchased. Their goals are to manage, maximize and grow customer satisfaction levels, while focusing on fulfi lling the needs of advertisers, through alignment with Metroland Media services.
ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities for this role are heavily focused on sales activities for Metroland Digital properties, with the embedded understanding of customer relationship management and service.
1. Outbound sales acquisition activity to local businesses promoting digital products. 2. Plan and prioritize personal sales activities and customer/prospect contact towards achieving agreed business aims, including costs and sales - especially managing personal time and productivity. 3. Plan and manage personal business portfolio according to an agreed market development strategy. 4. Manage product/service mix, pricing and margins according to agreed aims. 5. Maintain and develop existing and new customers through appropriate propositions and ethical sales methods. 6. Use customer and prospect contact activities tools and systems, and update accordingly. 7. Plan/carry out/support local marketing activities to agreed budgets and timescales, and integrate personal sales eff orts with other organized marketing activities, e.g., product launches, promotions, advertising, exhibitions and telemarketing. 8. Respond to and follow up sales enquiries using appropriate methods. 9. Monitor and report on market and competitor activities and provide relevant reports and information. 10. Communicate, liaise, and negotiate internally and externally using appropriate methods to facilitate the development of profi table business and sustainable relationships. 11. Attend and present at external customer meetings and internal meetings with other company functions necessary to perform duties and aid business development. 12. Attend training and develop relevant knowledge, techniques and skills. 13. Adhere to health and safety policy, and other requirements relating to care of equipment.
RequirementsQualifi ed candidates should possess: • Proven track record of achieving and exceeding measurable goals • Outbound B2B calling experience • Experience in managing a portfolio of clients • The ability to function in a deadline driven environment • Demonstrated superior customer relationship skills • Good communication skills, both verbal and written • The ability to work effi ciently independently or as a part of a team • Excellent organizational skills, along with a high level of attention to detail and the ability to multi-task • Working and functional knowledge of the MS Windows and Offi ce suites, as well as functional and navigational knowledge of the Internet
Interested candidates are requested to forward their resume and cover letter by June 16, 2011 to: [email protected]. Please reference “Multimedia Sales Specialist” in the Subject Line.
We would like to thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.
At the time of the passing of a loved one, many people choose to make a donation
to a charity in lieu of flowers.
For information about making an In Memoriam donation to the GWM Hospital Foundation, please contact the Foundation office at 613-264-0638.
33 Drummond St. W.Perth K7H 2K1 CL140101
Margaret F. Marks
Peacefully in hospital in Perth on Saturday, May 28, 2011, at the age of 92 years.Margaret was pre-
deceased by her parents Richard and Pearl (Ferguson) Norris, her husband Denzil Marks, her daugh-ter Sylvia Wing and her sons Robert and David Marks. Loved mother of Lois, Minola, Dennis (Margaret) and Arnold (Mari Anne) Marks; cher-ished grandmother to 14 grandchil-dren and 17 great-grandchildren. Dear sister of Aileen Shelly, Rodney Norris and the late George, Ed, Wil-lis, Murray, Stuart and Gilbert Nor-ris. Sadly missed by daughter-in-law Carol Marks, son-in-law Allan Wing, many nieces, nephews and family. Friends paid their respects at the Blair and Son Funeral Home, Perth. Funeral service was held in the cha-pel on Wednesday, June 1 at 10:30 a.m. Interment, St. Stephen’s Cem-etery, Brooke. In remembrance, contributions to St. Stephen’s Parish Cemetery or St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Brooke would be appreci-ated.
Marks
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Happy 7thBirthday
Denver BowesLove, Dad
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With a broken heart, the family of Brian Winston Kelford an-nounce his passing after a hard fought battle with acute my-
eloid leukemia in hospital in Perth on Saturday, May 21, 2011, at the age of 65. Brian was the youngest son of the late Bill and Helen (Mabo) Kelford. Precious husband of Betty Ann Franco-Kelford; loved father of Wilda (Wayne) Lemke and Nicole Kelford (Corey Hayes); dear Poppy of Jaydon and Tanner Campbell and Kalieb Hayes; loved brother of Delmer (late Madeline), Gaile (John) Stewart, Sharron (late She-man) Richardson, Courtland (Betty), Courtney (Carl) Massey, Tarlton (Shirley), Dallas (Peter) MacDonald and Levi (late Isabelle) Teal; step-fa-ther of Jason, Simon and Brandon (Shellsey) and their son Mason. He was predeceased by infant sister Wilda. Brian will be greatly missed by many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends. Friends paid their respects at the Blair & Son Fu-neral Home, Perth. Funeral service was held in the chapel on Tuesday, May 24 at 10 a.m. Interment, Om-pah Cemetery followed by a recep-tion in the Ompah Community Hall. In remembrance, contributions to the Ompah Fire Department or Interval House would be appreciated.
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Only candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted.
Laurysen Kitchens Ltd. requires fulltime
CABINET SPRAYERSExperienced in applying
stains and clear coats.7:30 to 4:30
Monday to FridayBenefi ts package.
Please forward resume to Jim Grenier
fax 613-836-7511
HELP WANTED
Star Fleet Trucking HIRING! DRIVERS, FARMERS, RANCHERS and RETIREES needed with 1-ton pickup trucks to deliver new travel trailers fifth wheels from US manufacturers to dealers throughout Canada. Free IRP plate for your truck and low insurance rates! Prefer commercial licence or3 years’ towing experi-ence. Top pay! Call Craig, 1-877-890-4523. www.starfleettrucking.com
TYPING/DATA WORK AT HOME. Immediate placement, no prior ex-perience required. Multiple companies are now hiring. Work when you like, earn ex-tra cash. www.Home-TypingWork.com
HELP WANTED
CAREERS
blair & sonfuneral home
smiths falls 283-2800
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“Betty”(nee Dibb)
BoltonPassed away peace-fully with her family
by her side, on Saturday, May 28, 2011, Sarah Elizabeth “Betty” Bolton at the age of 85. Beloved wife and best friend of the late Allan. Cherished mother of Len (Anne), Craig (Gail Pankow) and Jim (Sher-ry McCullough). Loving “Granny” of LeeAnn (Ian Mayhew) and Lisa (Aaron Roy) Bolton and “Nanny” of Brooke (Scott) MacCrimmon and Amy (Alain) Trepanier; great-“Nan-ny” of Hannah, Cole and Kaden MacCrimmon, and Ashton and Abi-gayle Trepanier. Betty will be fondly remembered by Angela (Tim), Mur-ray (Marnie), Caroline, Austin, and Theo Taylor; her brother-in-law Carl (Reba) Bolton, and her sisters-in-law Marion (the late Bud) Clarke and Au-drey (the late Bill) Cook, as well as her extended family and friends. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Broadview Nursing Centre for their excellent care and concern for Betty. Friends paid their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Falls. Funer-al Service took place at St. John The Evangelist Anglican Church, Smiths Falls on Wednesday, June 1 at 1:30 p.m. Private interment will take place at Hillcrest Cemetery at a later date.For those who wish, memorial con-tributions may be made to the Ca-nadian Cancer Society or St. John’s Anglican Church Memorial Fund.
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Peacefully, at Perth, on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at the age of 89 years. Elgin will be sadly missed by his wife Lois (Raganold) Blanchard, his chil-dren Katherine Blanchard and her family Michael and Robert; Barbara (Dale) Carscadden and her children Brian, Scott and Sarah; Steven (Ja-net McGovern); David Blanchard; Victoria Blanchard (Bill Duern) and their daughter Elizabeth; Thomas (Silvia) and their daughter Robin; great-granddaughter Audrey and sister-in-law Dorothy Blanchard. He was predeceased by brothers Basil, Moe and Jack Blanchard and sis-ters Nora Smith and June Davis and grandson David. Elgin was retired following a career with Canadian Na-tional Telegraph in Cornwall, Montre-al and Ottawa and the Department of Transport in Ottawa. A gathering to remember Elgin’s life will be held at the Perth Golf Course, 141 Peter St., Perth, on Sunday June 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. Those wishing are asked to consider memorial donations to the Great War Memorial Hospital Foun-dation, 33 Drummond St. W., Perth, ON, K7H 2K1. Arrangements are in the care of Blair & Son Funeral Di-rectors, Perth.
IN MEMORIAMWEIR, Dianne
November 12, 1944 - June 7, 2010It has been a year and at times it seems like yesterday. So many things I should have said and done but now it’s too late. I do have 45 years of memories but it is not enough. I miss you every day and it doesn’t get easier as time passes by. You are the love of my life and I need your strength to carry on without you. I was blessed to have been able to spend my life with you. God willing, I will see you again in Heaven. You are and always will be “The girl of my dreams, my Princess.”
Sadly missed but never forgotten,
Duncan, Jeff, Donna, Joanne, Carole, Patti, Laird, Bob, Karen and so many of your long-time friends
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MARRIAGES
WEDDINGS, BAP-TISMS and funerals, location of your choice. Also avail-able: small wed-dings, my home, weekdays. The Rev. Alan Gallichan, 613-726-0400.
IN MEMORIAM
DEATHS
INMEMORIAM
WHYTE: In loving memory of Jannie Whyte (Condie), who passed away June 8, 2006.“This day is remem-bered and quietly keptNo words are needed, we will never forgetFor those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every dayUnseen and unheard, but always nearSo loved, so missed, so very dear”.Always remembered by Craig, Ingrid, Don and families
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A weekly di rec to ry of local busi ness es and services for quick and easy ref er ence when you need their serv ic es.
They’ll ap pre ci ate your pa tron age.
STORAGE
16621 Hwy. 7,across from Hinton Pontiac (Perth)
Various sizes available, call for details. 613-267-1559 Business hours
McNamee Storage
CONSTRUCTION
Backhoe/Trucks/Loaders/Excavator/Bull doz erExcavations/Road Building/Dem o li tion/Septic Systems
R.R. #7 Perth, Ontario K7H 3C9Location: Lanark Road
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Wilf Hall & Sons613-278-2933
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Class A Mechanic • www.perthmotors.com • Hwy. 7, Perth, ONTel: 613-267-2901 • Fax: 613-267-5800 • Cell: 613-326-1011
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Gravel & Fill, Sand, Clean Stone, Topsoil,Crushed Limestone Products
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INTERESTED…INTERESTED……in this space for the next
Mind, Body and Spirit feature, please call either Georgina or Gord
at The Perth Courier
613.267.1100613.267.1100or send an email to:
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INSIGHT INTO THE WORLD OF HYPNOTHERAPY
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The Chiropractic Care & Longevity Center
5 Gore St. W., Perth, Ont. • 613-264-0616www.chirolongevity.com • [email protected]
It’s your future, be there healthy!Learn about 8 Weeks to Wellness and
how to live a happy, healthy life.
8 Weeks to Wellness is a comprehensive wellness program that will optimize what you think about, how you eat and supplement,
and how you exercise and care for your body.
Join us for a free informational seminar. Contact us at 613-264-0616 to reserve your seat at our next session.
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Intuitive Readings
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Quantum-Touch Training
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199 North Street, Perth, Ontario, K7H 3C3
Acupuncture restores, promotes and maintains good health
Call 613-267-1900 for more information
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by Grace Joubarne, CCHt, LAPHP
Hypnotherapy changes lives…in a safe, pain-free, drug-free, label-free way! Renowned research facilities such as Mayo Clinic are endorsing hypnotherapy as premier option for many issues. It is now taught in a Canadian University. Helping people realize wellness through natural nutrition and hypnotherapy has been my life’s passion for decades...I can’t imagine an experience more rewarding than that of guiding clients of all ages to successfully making the life changes that let them live their lives unlimited in all ways good. To empower my clients, I share my knowledge, wisdom and experience…they in turn entrust me with their minds and feelings. To ensure I am worthy of this trust, I stay up-to-date on advanced hypnotherapy techniques and applications, especially in specialty areas of autoimmune disorders, gastro-intestinal pain relief, migraines, stress, chronic pain, psycho-sexual problems and unwanted habits and fears to name a few.
Hypnotherapy utilizes the natural state of hypnosis to facilitate the changes clients want. Hypnosis is as natural as breathing; everyone experiences it daily. It is not sleep, unconsciousness, nor is it therapy in of itself. It’s better described as a day-dream state of relaxation. The interchange of the terms hypnosis and hypnotherapy, hypnotist and hypnotherapist, consulting hypnotist, hypno-psychologist, doctor of hypnosis and so on, may be confusing for those looking for assistance with a particular issue or goal. Some practitioners refer to ‘hypnosis services’, which provides little real information about their qualifi cations, actual training, advanced training and/or instructors & places of training. Others use titles such as Doctor of Hypnosis or Doctorate of Hypnotherapy, which is not attainable at real bricks & mortars accredited universities. Some use hypnosis as an adjunct to their regular work, but again, this does not ensure they are trained and qualifi ed hypnotherapists. In other cases,
practitioners refer to themselves as hypnotherapists but appear to have pursued no training beyond the basics. To that end I offer extensive information and tips on my website that will help you choose wisely. Simply go to www.graceplacewellness.com, click on Hypnotherapy and then on Choosing Your Hypnotherapist. I received intensive and in-depth hypnotherapy training at The Pacifi c Institute of Advanced Hypnotherapy (certifi ed IMDHA hypnotherapy school) by Sherry Hood, who I am proud to say, is the Clinical Lecturer of hypnotherapy to post-graduate medical students at the University of Alberta, Department of Family Medicine. I earn hundreds of hours of additional education credits annually in the areas of IBS, Fibromyalgia, pain control, emotional struggles, anxiety relief, stress management, weight management and numerous other applications of hypnotherapy, including one of the newest…Virtual Gastric Band Fitting, for those who struggle with obesity.
DR. KELLY JOHNSONDR. KELLY JOHNSON130 Sproule Rd., off Hwy. 511
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Cleanse, Fitness & RenewalCleanse, Fitness & RenewalCleanse:Cleanse: Detox your body for optimum health benefi ts.Fitness:Fitness: Tone up, shape up & lose weight. Be strong. Be fi t.Renewal:Renewal: Replenish your body with nutrients. Re-energize and live life to its fullest.
Are you ready to be the youAre you ready to be the you that you want to be?that you want to be?
Call Pat 613-267-6826Call Pat 613-267-6826
I invite you to check out my website www.graceplacewellness.com to learn more about my credentials, education and background and to learn how I may be able to also assist you with your unique issues at one of my two offi ces (Ottawa and Belleville). From every client who lets me share in their journey, I too learn…in all who trust me to guide them to wellness, I see a little of myself and everyone, because we are all so inter-connected at a deeper level. I feel blessed to be a Certifi ed Clinical Hypnotherapist when I see clients leaving my offi ce feeling empowered, in control of their lives, peaceful and resilient. It would please me to have the opportunity to meet you all someday. ~Grace
Grace Joubarne, CCHt, Clinical Hypnotherapist in full-time practice in Ottawa, with satellite offi ce in Belleville, ON. She is a member of IMDHA, IACT and the IAPHP. www.graceplacewellness.com or [email protected] 613-422-7027 or toll-free 1-888-390-3553.
HYPNOTHERAPY WORKS!Emotional FreedomPain ManagementIBS, Fibromyalgia ReliefPhysical IssuesWeight management ... and more
www.graceplacewellness.comGrace Joubarne Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
Ottawa And Belleville
The Meeting Dates are as follows:
Detailed agendas for meetings are available for review on the Township website at www.twp.beckwith.on.ca or at the Township Offi ce 24 hours prior to the meeting
SCHEDULED MEETING DATES 2011SCHEDULED MEETING DATES 2011
Contact us at:Contact us at: 1702 9th Line Beckwith RR#2, Carleton Place, ON • K7C 3P2 1702 9th Line Beckwith RR#2, Carleton Place, ON • K7C 3P2General Inquiries:General Inquiries: 613-257-1539 or 1-800-535-4532 (613 area code) 613-257-1539 or 1-800-535-4532 (613 area code)
Public Works:Public Works: 613-257-1810 or 1-800-535-4534 (613 area code) 613-257-1810 or 1-800-535-4534 (613 area code)[email protected]@twp.beckwith.on.ca
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Tuesday June 7th 7:00 PM Council Reeve Richard KiddTuesday June 21st 6:00 PM Public Works Councillor Tim CampbellTuesday June 21st Immed. Following Finance Councillor Faye CampbellMonday June 27th 7:00 PM Planning Councillor Brian Dowdall
JOIN US AT BECKWITH PARK FOR BECKWITH HERITAGE DAYSSaturday, June 11th, 2011
SCHEDULED EVENTS: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. - Breakfast hosted by 4H2:00 – 3:00 p.m. - Free Skate at the Beckwith Recreation Complex
ENTERTAINMENT: 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. – Michael Bourada Magician12:30 – 1:30 p.m. – Little Rays Reptiles 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. – Jamie McMunn & Friends5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Roast Beef on a Bun Dinner (Tickets Available at the Township Offi ce)
ALL DAY - Vintage Car Display • Petting Zoo & Pony Rides • Horse Demonstration. As well as Antique & Modern Machinery Displays, Livestock, Craft Market, BBQ Lunch, Children’s Games, Face Painting, Beach Volleyball Tournament, and much, much, more! For more information please contact The Township Offi ce 613-257-1539
BECKWITH SCHOOL ALUMNI DANCEEveryone Welcome!
Saturday June 11th, 2010 from 8:30 p.m. ~ 12:30 a.m.Beckwith Park ~ 1319 9th Line Beckwith • Music Provided by Live DJ
$5.00 in advance or $7.00 at the doorPurchase tickets at the Beckwith Township Offi ce or from one of the Beckwith School Alumni Committee Members. All proceeds go to support the Beckwith Public School. Special Occasion permit under the LCBO. For more information please check the Township Web-Site www.twp.beckwith.on.ca under Events
BECKWITH SUMMER CAMPSCome and join us with over 25 years experience in providing
summer fun for Beckwith and surrounding areas!! Day Camp 4-8 years old • Beckwith Public School – 1523 9th Line BeckwithSport Camp 9-13 years old • Beckwith Recreation Complex – Beckwith Park 1319 9th Line
Mon. July 4th - Fri. Aug. 26th, 2011 from 7:00 am – 5:00 pmScheduled Activities from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm$22 per day or $110 per week (Additional charges for trips)Methods of Payment Cash or Cheque Only!!Registration Night: Wed. June 1st, 2011 6:30 - 8:00 pm - Beckwith Recreation ComplexJune 11th, 2011 11:00 – 2:00 pm –Heritage Days-Beckwith ParkFor more information or any questions please feel free to contact the Recreation Department at the Beckwith Township Offi ce 613-257-1539 or [email protected]
The Perth Citizens’ Band
SUMMERCONCERT
Concerts take place at the bandstand, behind Town Hall in Stewart Park
Free admission – please bring a lawn chair.
Concert – Thursday, June 9
7:30 p.m.For more information
call 613-257-8099 or visit www.perthband.ca
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Don’t you just love the comfort and peace of knowing...really knowing? As a result of past experiences you actually know what to expect. You breathe easily. You’re spared any bout of anxiety regarding possible surprises. Everything is cool. Right? Wrong. It’s a self-generated illusion, a fantasy, a lie we tell ourselves because we want to be in control. But we’re not. Only God is in control. We want everything the same: a routine…under control…so we can know. But the great and loving God has other plans. He messes up our routine and surprises us with unexpected crises so we will trust Him. Isaiah, the Hebrew prophet, wrote this message he received from the Sovereign God: “Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?” (Isaiah 43:18-19 KJV) Just think: God cares enough about each of us that He meticulously plans and builds new experiences into our life so we will grow, mature, expand, and be better human beings. Some of the experiences are scary, others extremely sad. Some of the events are painful, very painful, while sometimes we are surprised by joy. I have concluded that God never does the same thing twice. I read the biblical history of the ancient Israeli people and I fi nd no repetitions. Only one Passover. Only one Red Sea crossing. No second Sinai. No repeat of the Jericho wall crash. So in our own individual lives, we discover – if we wish to – that God is always doing a new thing. We would rather settle down into our controlled environment, but that is a kind of death. Real life takes risks. Real life rolls with the punches. Accepting by simple, child-like faith, the changes that are ordained for us, and gaining from them, that’s authentic living! This is my last Religion Today article, because my interim min-istry at Asbury Church is fi nished at the end of June. My wife and I have unquestionably enjoyed our 21 months in Perth. But change
happens. The church will welcome a new pastor. And we will move on. Other churches in town are experienc-ing changes, too. But each of us can trust God and keep singing, because we know that He has our best interests at heart, even when the changes that He brings about are unpleasant. We know He loves us, because He personally paid for our happiness by His death on a cross. Isn’t that proof enough?
God never does the same thing twice
Rev. AlanADAMS
Asbury Free MethodistReligion Today
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CHEO Telethon 2011 • June 4 & 5469757
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E-mail: [email protected]
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E&S AUTOMOTIVEis able to provide a full line of mechanical repairs,
gas & diesel engine repairs and maintenance.Specializing in truck & trailer, heavy equipment,
welding and fabrication, hydraulic replacement hoses, computerized diagnostics, and air conditioning.
Open Monday to Friday 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Call today and book your appointment!
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OPEN: Monday - Friday 9 - 7, Saturday 9 - 4
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BELL’SMachining, Welding
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Welding & Metal Fabrication(Aluminum & Stainless Steel)
Hydraulic Supplies • Propeller & Skeg RepairMobile Welding • Firewood Processors
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613-267-1965www.bellsmachining.com
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CHEO’S THERE FOR YOUNumber of patient visits from Perth in 2010 = 970
January - December 2010: Total Emergency Visits: 57,220
Total Admissions: 6,681 admissions Average length of stay: 6.5 days
OutpatientWe have 72 ambulatory clinicsTotal visits: 166,813Visits to plaster clinic: 10,940Visits to cardiology testing labs: 13,252 Visits to ophthalmology: 6,344 Visits to ENT (ears, nose, and throat): 5,971
Visits to Medical Day Unit (including all hematology, oncology, chemotherapy & dialysis): 10,234
Diagnostic Imaging Tests (MRI, CT scans, x-rays, ultrasounds): 116,886
Day Surgery Visits: 5,249
CHEO BREAKFASTCHEO BREAKFASTPerth Civitan will be hosting its annual CHEO breakfast
on Sunday, June 5 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.Cost is $5 per person.
Donations will be accepted for CHEO on Site. CHEO clothing and teddy bears will also be available.
Come show your support at CHEO breakfast
Perth and area children will benefi t from Perth Civitan host-ing its annual CHEO breakfast. The breakfast coincides with the annual CHEO Telethon held on Sunday, June 5. Perth Civitan CHEO Breakfast chairs Bob Rob-inson and Richard Peskett are once again leading the team of Civitan Volunteers committed to making this event a success.
Breakfast will be supplied in buffet style, featuring scrambled eggs, hash browns, ham, bacon, sausage and toast. Coffee and juice will also be available. Pa-trons can purchase this quality breakfast for $5 per person.
A variety of children’s activi-ties will be available to entertain the youth while parents enjoy conversation over coffee.
Donations will be accepted for CHEO on site. CHEO clothing and teddy bears will also be on site. Doors open at the Perth Civitan Hall at 8 a.m. and winds down at 1 p.m.
This is a great opportunity to support a local fund raising ini-tiative in support of CHEO. For more information please contact Civitan Bob Robinson or Civitan Richard Peskett at 613-267-6104, or email [email protected] for more information.
Submitted by the organizers
MY FAIR LADYEmma Houlahan played the part of Eliza Doolittle in St. John Catholic High School’s production of My Fair Lady on May 13. Kassina Ryder photo
As temperatures rise above 4C, the Leeds, Gren-ville and Lanark District Health Unit would like to re-mind you that while enjoy-ing and working outdoors, you should take precau-tions to avoid being bitten by ticks. Lyme disease has been identifi ed in the health unit region and is consid-ered to be a risk here.
You can protect your-self from exposure to this disease by following some simple tips that you may already be familiar with in the prevention of West Nile Virus (WNV).
• Wear light-coloured, long-sleeved shirts and long pants tucked into your socks when walking in areas of long grass or vegetation.
• Insect repellents con-taining DEET help to repel ticks and mosquitoes.
• Around your home, keep your grass mowed, trim brush and remove leaf litter.
• Clean spilled bird feed around feeders to discour-age rodent populations from becoming estab-lished, as they are hosts for ticks.
• Ticks thrive in wooded areas, so with a few land-scaping changes you can
make your property less attractive for ticks, and you are also reducing your risk of Lyme disease.
• When you return from the outdoors, check your entire body thoroughly for ticks. If you fi nd an attached tick, remove it promptly using a pair of tweezers. Treat the bite area with an antiseptic. Keep the tick in a small con-tainer and bring it into the nearest Health Unit offi ce.
• Never ignore a bite from a tick, whether you are at home or travelling.
If you start to develop any of the following symp-toms: a red bull’s eye rash, fever, headache, muscle or joint pain, fatigue and a skin rash - contact your doctor immediately and let your doctor know when and where you were bit-ten by a tick and that it has been submitted to the Health Unit for testing.
For information on Lyme disease and human health, please contact the Health Unit at 613-345-5685 or our Health Action Line at 1-800-660-5853 or visit www.healt-hunit.org/hazards/docu-ments/lyme.htm.
Submitted by the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Dis-trict Health Unit.
Tick Talk: a warning from the health unit
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The County of Lanark assumes no responsibility for paint damage claims from motorists who cross wet paint lines.
Facts:• Line painting is done during daylight hours only• Most County roads and some local municipal roads are painted each year• It takes about 2 minutes for traffi c paint to dry• Wet traffi c paint on the road may splatter on your vehicle if you cross the centre line before the paint has driedIf you encounter a line painting crew on the road:Do: Don’t:• Slow down and stay well behind the truck • Pass, unless the warning signs• Obey the warning signs on the truck direct you to do so• Be patient • Cross the centreline• Unless otherwise directed, wait for the truck to pull over before passingIf your vehicle is splattered with paint:• Go to a car wash as soon as possible• If the paint does not wash off, spray the affected area with WD-40 and allow it to dry for 2 hours, then rewash the vehicle• If the paint remains, consider submitting a claim to your insurerFor further information please contact:Steve Allan, P.Eng.Director of Public WorksThe Corporation of the County of Lanark Public Works Department99 Christie Lake Road, P.O. Box 37, Perth, ON, K7H 3E2Telephone: 613-267-1353 • Fax: 613-267-2793E-mail: [email protected]
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Kiwanis Club of Perth and District is launch-ing an exciting new venture intended for young professionals and business people. The intent is for singles and persons with family responsibili-ties to meet briefl y, just once a month right after work. Members will choose a community service project together and then each contribute a couple of hours a month at their convenience.
It’s a great way to help in the community while forming business and friendship connections. Ev-eryone has something of value to offer and no one will be turned away. Male, female, younger, older – all are welcome. Our new motto is “Philanthropy; Fellowship; Fundraising; and Fun-Raising”.
Kiwanis of Perth is part of the Eastern Canada and the Caribbean District (see Kiwanisecc.org) which is part of the international organization (KiwanisOne.org). Our local club has approximate-ly 20 members who meet weekly. At these regular meetings we discuss club business, bring in speak-ers, have game nights and outings, and make fast friends. In between, we work together on service and fundraising projects.
Not everyone has that much time to spend and that’s all right. By joining our soon-to-be launched Satellite Club you will follow the new Kiwanis 123 model: 1 hour of meeting, 2 hours of service, and 3 hours of social per month. Of course, those hours
overlap naturally as members work together. The inaugural meeting of the satellite club will
be on Tuesday, May 24, at 5:30 p.m. at O’Reilly’s Pub. No obligation, of course. For more informa-tion call 613-267-4662 or email [email protected]. Or simply show up. You’ll be welcome.
Submitted by the Kiwanis Club of Perth and District.
Guatemala, a small country in Central Amer-ica, fi gures large in the hearts and minds of the citizens of Lanark County. Our community is an amazing place where people give generously to needy strangers in far away places.
One of the poorest countries of the hemisphere – Guatemala is one such place where the situation for Mayan people is dire. More than a decade ago (1999), the Guatemala Stove Project, a non-govern-mental charitable organization centered in Perth, took up the challenge of helping to change the lives of families in the Western Highland region of that country. Since then volunteers from Perth and Ot-tawa region have funded and built more than 4,000 masonry stoves in homes which relied exclusively on hazardous open pit fi res for cooking meals.
It is remarkable how such an inexpensive modi-fi cation can transform daily life, health and in fact
extend life expectancy for a rural family in Gua-temala.
The 2011 GSP Annual General Meeting is on Sunday, June 5 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the The Factory Grind, (1 Sherbrooke St. E.), in Perth.
Come and listen to the prize winning presenta-tion by the young girls of Glen Tay Public School who have selfl essly been raising funds for a nutri-tion program in a school half a world away. Hear why Guatemala is the focus of ongoing fundrais-ing in the Perth/Ottawa area. Gain an understand-ing as to why these stoves make such a difference. Hear about volunteering with the GSP and how it can add to your life. Looking forward to seeing you June 5.
For more information please go to: guatemalas-toveproject.org, or contact Tom Clarke at 613 267-5202.
Kiwanis is launching a satellite!
Guatemala Stove Projects AGM on June 5
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BY SARAH BINGHAM
Henry Ford once said that, “a business that makes nothing but money is a poor kind of business.” He may as well have been talking about businesses right here in Lanark County. All of the Independent Grocer’s in the area have shown they are about so much more than just making money.
All four stores – Barnabe’s Indepen-dent in Perth, Andress’ Independent in Smiths Falls, Steve’s Independent in Car-leton Place and Patrice’s Independent in Almonte – recently sponsored the Dai-sies of Hope Campaign to end violence against women and raised much needed funds and awareness for Lanark County Interval House (LCIH).
Despite being big chain stores, these businesses went the extra mile to sup-port our local women and children’s shel-ter and make a positive difference in our community.
Every penny of the money raised from this campaign stays right here in Lanark
County to help run the many programs Interval House provides.
The only way the shelter can continue to sustain its high level of services is with the fi nancial support of civic-mind-ed businesses and community based or-ganizations.
“Lanark County Interval House is grateful for the ongoing support of the community in our efforts to end vio-lence against women and their children. Violence against women is a community issue and therefore the community is re-sponsible for its eradication,” said LCIH executive director Erin Lee-Todd.
Every time businesses in the commu-nity reach out to support Interval House, they accept that responsibility and bring us one step closer to ending violence against women.
The power to help eradicate violence is not reserved solely for big business. Any professional, small business owner, indi-vidual or community group can have an impact. Whether the choice is to create a unique fundraiser, promote awareness,
lend your expertise, or get involved with a campaign, all types of support are wel-comed and needed by LCIH.
For information on how you and your group or business can support the women and children of Lanark County, contact our public education coordinator at 613-257-1115 ext. 1, or call the shel-ter offi ce at 613-257-3469.
L a n a r k County Inter-val House pro-vides extensive support for children, youth and women who experience abuse and can refer men to the appropriate resources. All the services are free and confi -dential and you
do not need to be a resident of the shelter to access the services. LCIH also provides shelter and support for women and their children who have experienced physical, sexual, emotional, or fi nancial abuse. Call 613-257-5960, or 1-800-267-7946, 24 hours a day for any of our services.
Businesses step up to support shelter
The entire Coldwell Banker Settlement Realty Real Estate Team in Perth would like to congratulate
Julia Scotland on completing the educational
requirements for the designation, “Broker” under the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, 2002. (Only 19% or all real estate registrants in Ontario have obtained this designation.)
Julia’s commitment to continuing her education within the industry will ul-timately benefi t her clients ensuring they receive continued excellent ser-vice and care within the real estate transaction. Congratulations, Julia!
Julia can be reached at:613-328-3635 or613-390-0401.
2 Wilson St. E., Perth
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The Lombardy Relay for Life is excited to provide a glimpse of what is in store for this year’s participants. Many volunteers work hard to make the event en-joyable for everyone, and we are excited to celebrate this year as The Wonderful World of Disney.
EVENT SCHEDULEIn addition to great com-
petitions and theme laps, we have wonderful musicians who will keep everyone motivated throughout the night and into the morning. Here are some of the highlights:
5 to 7 p.m. – Registration7 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies7:30 p.m. – Team parade8 p.m. – DoubleBack9 p.m. – Elyssa/Lucas, Getting
Untangled head shaves10 p.m. – Luminary CeremonyMidnight – What Fools2:30 a.m. – Limbo Contest3 a.m. – Epcot Theme Lap3:30 a.m. – Dance Competition
- Around the world4 a.m. – Disney Hollywood Stu-
dios Theme Lap4:30 a.m. – Hoola Hoop Compe-
tition5 a.m. – Animal Kingdom Lap5:30 a.m. – Dance Competition 6 a.m. – Pyjama Party Lap6:30 a.m. – Fight Back Ceremo-
ny7 a.m. – Closing CeremoniesJune 10 is fast approaching,
if you haven’t registered, you
should do it today! The Canadi-an Cancer Society Relay For Life is a celebration of survival, a tribute to the lives of loved ones and a night of fun, friendship and fundraising to beat cancer. This 12-hour non-competitive event lets you join together with your family, friends, neighbours and colleagues. Register today at www.relayforlife.ca/lombardy
Submitted by the organizers of the Lombardy Relay for Life.
Lombardy Relay for Life fast approaching
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‘Tis the season for track meets, and Perth’s high school athletes have built up a lot of momentum as they approach the fi nal com-petitions of the school year.
Perth and District Collegiate Institute sent 43 competitors to the Eastern Ontario Secondary School Association’s (EOSSAA) track and fi eld fi nals, held May 19-20 in Brockville, while Saint John Catholic High School sent 23 athletes.
These were students who qual-ifi ed from the Lanark County fi nals the week before, and they were vying for a spot at the OF-SAA East Regional meet, sched-uled for May 26-27 in Ottawa.
Justin McNamee, PDCI’s coach, said the team was ecstatic to see 20 of its athletes qualify for the regional meet, as that’s the most the school’s ever sent to the competition.
Among PDCI’s qualifying ath-letes were: Drew Wilton, who took fi rst in the midget boys’ shot put (12.21m); Scott Rathwell, who won the midget boys’ high jump (1.75m); and Jed Bowes, who won the senior boys’ triple jump (12.39m).
Rathwell’s victory also earned him the fi fth highest jump in the province this season, tying a school record, McNamee said.
Evelyn Scott advanced in all of her events, fi nishing fi rst in the senior girls’ 200-metre (26.10), 400-metre (57.76) and 400-metre hurdles races (1:05.35).
PDCI’s relay teams also per-formed well.
The team consisting of Audrey Willson, Anna Noonan, Emily Jordan and Vanessa Gray quali-fi ed for regionals with a fi fth place fi nish (55.19) in the midget girls’ 4x100-metre relay, breaking a school record in the process.
Kaleb Bingley, Jordon Churchill, Brock Young and
Rathwell represented the Blue Devils in the midget boys’ 4x100-metre relay and placed third (49.04).
In the senior boys’ 4x100-metre relay, the team of Logan Smith, Riley Canie, Haiden Goltz and Bowes placed fi fth (45.62).
Goltz also qualifi ed in the se-nior boys’ 100-metre (11.48) and 200m races (23.19), placing fourth in both.
In the boys’ open 4x100-metre relay, PDCI’s Michael Kravacek, Alex McCurdy, Smith and Goltz broke a school record with their third-place fi nish (3:35.88).
St. John saw six of its Spartans qualify for the regional meet.
James Townsend took fi rst place in the senior boys’ javelin throw (50.04m), and Brayden Murphy won the senior boys’ high jump (1.90m).
In the midget girls’ javelin throw, Shawna Merkley took second place, with a throw of 22.25m.
Taylor Jordan earned the third spot in the junior girls’ high jump, soaring 1.45m.
Rebekah Nitschmann took fi fth place in the junior girls’ 3000-metre race (11:36.81), while Kasie Murphy also took fi fth in her event, the midget girls’ shot put (8.15m).
Another Spartan who proved to be a signifi cant presence at the event was alumnus Saman-tha Murphy.
One of Murphy’s records was fi nally broken. Her 2007 time in the midget girls’ 400-metre race (59.92s) was beaten by fractions of a second by Nicole Armstrong of Sydenham High School.
Her other record – a 2010 time of 2:12.63 in the senior girls’ 800-metre – remains unbroken.
Athletes who fi nish within the top four at the regional cham-pionships will qualify for the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations champion-ships in Sudbury, on June 2-4.
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The OFSAA East Regionals track and fi eld championships was held May 26 and 27 in Ot-tawa.
Athletes who placed among the top four fi nishers qualifi ed for the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations championships in Sudbury, on June 2-4.
Of the 20 athletes who com-peted for Perth and District Col-legiate Institute, three qualifi ed for the provincial fi nals. They are:
• Evelyn Scott: senior girls’ 200-metre (25.87, fourth place), senior girls’ 400-metre (57.54, fi rst place), and senior girls’ 400-metre hurdles (1:04.34, fi rst
place).• Scott Rathwell, midget boys’
high jump (1.65m, fourth place)• Conner Bulley, midget boys’
shot put (13.97m, third place)Of the six athletes who rep-
resented St. John Catholic High School, Scott Townsend will be moving on in the senior boys’ jav-elin throw (50.18m, fi rst place).
Strong Perth contingent heads to regional track meet
Above: Katrina Wright, who rep-resented Perth and District Colle-giate Institute in the junior girls’ 80-metre hurdles race, handily clears a hurdle while training a few days before heading to the OFSAA East Regionals track cham-pionships in Ottawa.
Right: Jordon Churchill (left) and Kaleb Bingley, who were part of PDCI’s team in the midget boys’ 4x100-metre relay, practice pass-ing the baton while training for the OFSAA East Regionals earlier in the week.
Geoff Davies photos
Four progress from OFSAA East Regionals
MILLION DOLLAR SHOOT OUTFour lucky golfers had the chance to shoot for a $1-million annuity at the seventh annual Perth Home Legacy Golf Classic, held May 27, in support of the Perth and District Community Foundation. From left: Richard Ellard, of Perth Home Hardware Building Centre, contestants Lisa Hasler, Randy Cordick, Sean Hollo and Jim Baxter, and Perth Golf Course general manager Russ DaSilva. Gord Cowie photo
KEY TO YOUR DREAMJim Noble, left, of RBC Dominion Securities, is shown congratulating Bob Fowler, who won the Key to your Dreams travel voucher. Fowler’s lucky key opened the door during the dinner at the Home Legacy Golf Classic. Gord Cowie photo
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Please join us for our Annual General Meeting
Monday, June 20, 5:00 -7:00 p.m.YAK Youth Centre 1 Sherbrooke St. E., Perth
Special Guest Speaker Randy Hillier, MPPUnveiling of our new Youth Art Installation
Awesome community BBQ Volunteer Recognition
All welcome
For more information please call: 613-264-8381
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St. Paul’s Unit ed Church
25 Gore Street WestRev. Alan P. Boyd, M.A., Th.M.Director of Music: Brad Mills,
B.Mus., A.R.C.C.OSunday, June 5
10:00 a.m. Morning WorshipCommunity Dinner
Saturday, June 18 • 4:30-6:30 p.m.613-267-2973
www.stpauls-uc-perth.org
St. James The Apostle Anglican ChurchDrummond & Harvey Street
613-267-1163 • www.superaje.com/~stjamesperth 7th Sunday of Easter, June 5 Celebrating Ascenion Day
8 a.m. said BCP Eucharist10 a.m. Contemporary Service for the whole family
2nd Saturday: Community Dinner 4:30 - 6 p.m.Messy Church - Tuesday, June 7 • 5:30 Pot Luck
Come and join us!
St. Augustine’s of Drummond: 9:15 a.m. Eucahristcorner of County Road 10 and Richardson
2nd & 4th Sundays
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First Baptist Church17 D’Arcy Street, Perth • 613-267-2023Seeking, Serving & Sharing Our Saviour
Minister: Rev. Frank Morgan, B.A., B.D.Sunday, June 5
9:30 a.m. Adult Bible Class.10:30 a.m. Morning Worship. Rev. Frank Morgan. Sermon: “Meeting Jesus: Zacchaeus” (Luke 19: 1-10; Ma� . 19: 16-30). Nursery provided; all welcome.
Wednesday, June 87:00 p.m. Bible Study and Prayer
Next Community Dinner Saturday, June 25
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Exciting Asbury Free Methodist Church
144 Gore St. E., Perthwww.asburyfmperth.com
Everyone is welcome!Sunday Communion Services, June 5
9:00-9:55 a.m. N.I.N.E. Worship(Nursery & Children’s Church available.)
“The Clothes” by Pastor Phil Hamilton10:00 a.m. Coff ee Fellowship
11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship“Life In Christ”
by Rev. Alan Adams
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Glad Tidings Pen te cos tal Church
Where we Believe, Belong, BecomeRev. Lewis Massarelli
10:00 a.m. Morning worship160 Wayside Dr., RR 6,
Perth, ON Church: 613-267-3295
See Web page for details of programs -www.gtpcperth.com
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“I have called...I have stretched out my hand...” Proverbs 1:24
Sunday Meetings9:30 a.m. Breaking of Bread11:15 a.m. Sunday School7:00 p.m. Gospel Meeting
Wednesdays7:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting and Bible Study
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St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Drummond & North Sts.Minister: Rev. Marilyn Savage;
Organist: Ann SavageSunday, June 5
11:00 a.m. - Worship service and Sunday school multi-age
program. Nursery available.Coff ee hour Friday mornings
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Please check the website for info on
youth group, Bible studies and other ministries, www.standrewsperth.com.
Audio loop sys tem • 613-267-2481A warm welcome to all!
The public is invited to celebrateTHE TENTH ANNIVERSARY
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St. John Elementary 6th AnnualSt. John Elementary 6th Annual Funner to be a RunnerFunner to be a Runner
was a huge success!was a huge success!We would like to thank the following groups
that contributed so generously to make the run a great family event:
The MacMillan FamilyTay River Refl ections • The Garden Market
Maximilian’s • Mexicali Rosa’sThe Movie People • PJs • Home Hardware
Canadian Tire • Just Bead It!Through your generosity and the support
of the community, we were able to raise funds for our school nutrition
and fi tness programs!Thank you and remember...it’s funner to be a runner!
PPrestonvalerestonvale CCemeteryemeterySunday, June 12 • 2 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Elaine HallMusic: Glenn Moulton and Pat Vorsa
Please bring your own lawn chair. In the event of rain, the service will be held
in the Prestonvale United Church.
Decoration Service
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Back in March on TV, Bravo premiered three one-hour broadcasts entitled Yonge
Street: Toronto Rock and Roll Stories and I watched them all a couple of times. This miniseries chronicled the evolving musical stylings from the mid 1950s to the mid 70s. As I watched, I reminisced back through my own musical experiences, comparing it to what was being presented. They spoke of early 50s Toronto being a Country Music town. Most of the licensed establishments had live country acts primarily. In fact, they speak of the burlesque clubs being the ones to fi rst bring in the more bluesy, “devil’s music” to the area. These stylings went on to become combined with country to become the nucleus for what we now know as rock and roll. There are many interviews throughout the series with one of the most enlightening for me being Ronnie Hawkins and later Robbie Robertson of The Band. Hawkins came initially on the country circuit from his home in Arkansas to Toronto and area in 1958 on a recommendation from Conway Twitty. He never left. His rockabilly sound caught on and over the years he helped train many now successful musicians in his backup band the Hawks, like Robertson and the rest who went on to become The Band, but also David Clayton Thomas, Lawrence Gowan, David Foster, Beverly D’Angelo and Burton Cummings. Prior to this, Canadians listened to American music, with little Canadian content. Like elsewhere in the world these musical developments helped create the Toronto Sound which exploded via folk, blues, rock and roll and variations of these themes. Technology was also booming and previously isolated cities and settlements became linked by stronger radio and television signals which grew larger musical markets. The live music scene in Toronto spawned so many stars and clubs to listen, dance and become knowledgeable of what was out there. Interestingly, in the 70s, it was again burlesque clubs that by then were starting to allow full nudity that pushed the live music clubs off the Yonge Street Strip. Luckily, Canada’s music industry continued to fl ourish and continues to be recognized worldwide as holding a vital place in the world music scene. I’d be lying if I said I ever grew up there, but I spent my youth in Toronto’s west-end suburbs until I was allowed, or snuck downtown in this time period and onwards, chasing live music in and around the Yonge Street Strip. My home had music on most of the time, often the radio but my parents were not country music lovers at
all, listening to CFRB with only those very few cross over hits like “White Sports Coat” by Marty Robbins or crooners like Ricky Nelson or Pat Boone catching my ear. It was only when I visited my rural relatives that I’d hear country music, even being taken by older cousins a couple of times to Gordie Tapp’s Country Hoedown shows at the Wiarton Arena as a kid. I’ve always been a sucker for ballads so I know there were early seeds planted deep in my musical ear and, whether it’s because I lived through the 60s and don’t remember much of it, I don’t know, but I can’t remember lyrics or put artists to titles but when I hear a relic from old country charts I know I hummed many of them lots in my earlier days. Back then I viewed the country music genre as hokie and stuck to my blues and rock ‘n roll, eventually accepting folk as well. It’s only through exposure via friends in the past 15 years that my interest and acceptance has grown to include country, getting over my previous hang ups and genre snobbery. Ballads and story songs that paint pictures and touch emotions are the heart of country and I’m now an appreciative listener. Keith Glass was the fi rst to get me to listen to the players’ skills, the pickin’ guitars and pedal steel, the fi ddles, mandolin and of course the vocal harmonies. It was another musical friend who turned me on to Merle Haggard – described as ‘the poet of the common man’. I state all of this to lead into my going to a Tribute to Merle show at Hugh’s Room in Toronto last week which only further ingrained my enjoyment of this genre. It was the players who drew me there, in honesty: John Sheard, who, besides being a sought-after producer, is the pianist for The Vinyl Café, Stewart McLean’s radio show; Steve Briggs on guitar (Beebop Cowboys); Burke Carroll (Beebop Cowboys, Justin Rutledge) on pedal steel; Don Reed on fi ddle; Alec Fraser on bass (played with
Jeff Healey, David Wilcox, Ray Benson); Wendell Ferguson on guitar; and John Adames on drums. Russell de Carle lent his silver throat to the cause along with Caitlin Hanford (Quartette, The Marigolds), and long-time Toronto country crooners Dennis Martin, Mary de Keyser, Helen Stewart and Laura Hubert (Leslie Spit Trio) all shared their stories and respect for Merle. More than one of them said how country lyrics “take you there”, plain and simple. One other notable quip was how “poetry had suffered since indoor plumbing” which gave food for thought, in itself. Merle Haggard started listening early to Lefty Frizzell’s music and tried to copy him, meeting and ending up singing at a Frizzell concert. His early troubles with the law and resulting incarcerations became fodder for his writings and he turned his life around after a stay at San Quentin. His musical skills were recognized and he became part of the Bakersfi eld Sound, rebelling from the over-produced stylings of Nashville, along with Buck Owens and other non traditional music makers like Willie Nelson. He’s had over 38 number-one hits and continues today. He has done tribute albums to many of his mentors including Frizzell, Bob Wills, collaborations with Willie, George Jones, Ray Price and lately with younger musicians like Jewel. As you read through his discography and realize the songs he’s written are many but there are many more that were written by others or were co-written with others that makes you understand how music as an art form evolves: building on one another’s creations. Yes, it was a wonderful night and I’ll continue to delve into country music, especially as I hear young players who strut their stuff and recognize the infl uences that have driven and inspired them. Just as it’s well documented how the British bands of the British Invasion, like The Beatles and Rolling Stones, recognized the blues players from the US as their inspirations initially, they later also recognized the country music infl uences. We can’t help but be affected by what we hear, one way or another. It’s so wonderful to see and hear the ‘new’ formed from ‘old’. I’ll just continue to enjoy the culminations of it all and be glad I’ve continued to expand my musical experiences. I hope you are too.
Upcoming events Stacey Earle (Steve Earle’s sister) & Mark Stuart from Nashville at EcoTay – Sunday, June 12, at 2 p.m. Tickets via Sue at 613-267-7902 Support live music every-where.
Evolutions
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Musical Musings
Due to the publication dead-line the election results will not be in until next week, but I am sure everyone will know by then. The Ladies Auxiliary meeting is on June 2 at 7 p.m. preceded by a Chinese dinner and silent auction at 6 p.m. On Friday, June 3, and every second Friday for the summer, there will be a BBQ from 4:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Come on out and support your branch and have a good meal. The birthday jamboree is on Saturday, June 11, beginning around 2 p.m. All musicians are welcome to join in for a good afternoon. It has been a pleasure being the public relations offi cer for the Branch and I am looking forward to sitting back and assisting those who will take up the reins to keep the Legion going. Once you get involved you can never really leave. It is your branch. Please help by volunteering a few hours of your time once in awhile and
you will get great satisfaction for helping our community, our seniors and our youth. To belong is to serve, not for self but for others. I congratulate the newly elected executive and all those who ran for offi ce and assure you that there is always assistance from previous offi cers to help and give guidance. Your initiative to hold offi ce shows us that the Perth Legion will continue to be a major part of our community.
A total of six people were killed during the Victoria Day long weekend on roadways, waterways and trails patrolled by the Ontario Provincial Police. Four died in three separate vehicle collisions across the province while one fatality involved a boating incident and one was an ATV fatality on a township road. “The families and friends of the six people who lost their lives over the weekend are in our thoughts and prayers,” said OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis. “I urge all motorists and boaters to drive safely and do your part to keep our roads, trails and waterways amongst the safest in North America,” added Lewis. Over the weekend, OPP offi cers laid a total of 6,361 driving-related charges. Of those, 1,607 were for distracted driving, 5,351 for speeding, 641 seatbelt charges and 128 were alcohol-related charges. The stepped-up visibility and enforcement by OPP offi cers over the long weekend was part of the campaign during Canada Road Safety Week which ran from May 16 to 23, 2011. The strategy included using all available resources to enforce traffi c laws in an effort to save lives and reduce injuries on Ontario roads
and highways. This week had been strategically chosen, as it included the fi rst summer long weekend. Canada Road Safety Week is sponsored by Transport Canada and endorsed by police and is part of “Road Safety Strategy 2015”, which has a goal of making Canada’s roads the safest in the world. OPP results for Canada Road Safety Week included checking over 153,000 vehicles during RIDE programs and charging 148 drivers for alcohol-related criminal driving offences; issuing 166 licence suspensions for WARN results on the Alcotest and 85 90-day administrative drivers licence suspensions. Also, OPP offi cers laid 6,906 speeding charges, 1,112 seatbelt charges and 533 aggressive driving-related charges. Overall the number of persons killed on OPP-patrolled roads to date in 2011 is down 19 per cent from last year (89 in 2010 compared to 72 in 2011). Alcohol, distracted driving, speed and no seatbelt-related fatalities are also down signifi cantly over the same period in 2010. Submitted by the Ontario Provincial Police, Highway Safety Division
Six deaths, over 6,000 charges during weekend
WayneSTEELE
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Great satisfaction in community involvement
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To advertise a non-profi t community event, email [email protected] and we would be happy to include it in the Community Bulletin Board as space allows.
Friday, June 3 • The First Edition Reading Series will host poets Catherine Owen, Leigh Nash and Sarah Tsiang at Backbeat Books, Music and Gifts (6 Wilson St. W.) at 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 4 •Ray’s Reptiles Show and Dem-onstration will take place at Maple Grove Public School in Lanark Village from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Admission by donation. Children’s face painting, fi sh pond activities will also be featured, along with a BBQ lunch for a small fee from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. • A yard sale will take place on the lawn of the Knox Presbyterian Church in Westport from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will move indoors if it rains. • St. John Catholic Church will host a community dinner from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at St. James Anglican Church (12 Harvey St.) Everyone is welcome. • A family-to-family sale will take place at Drummond Central School from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Sunday, June 5 • The Perth Civitan Club will host its annual CHEO breakfast, which coincides with the annual CHEO Telethon. The breakfast costs $5 and children’s activities will be provided. Donations for CHEO will be accepted on site. Doors open at 8 a.m. For more information call Rob Robinson or Richard Peskett at 613-267-6104. • The Burridge, Newboro and Westport United churches are having their annual turkey dinner at North Crosby hall at 6:30 p.m., with take-outs at 6 p.m. Advance tickets are available from Helen at 613-272-5355, Karen at 613-272-8055 and Marilyn at 613- 273-
6785. • The Guatemala Stove Project Annual General Meeting will take place at the Factory Grind (1 Sherbrooke St. E.), Perth, from 3 to 5 p.m. The meeting will include the election of the board of directors and the presentation of the annual fi nancial report. It will also feature a presentation by Grade 8 students from Glen Tay Public School.
Wednesday, June 8 • St. John Catholic High School is hosting a 10-year reunion of its tech shop at 7 p.m. The event will feature guest speaker Leonard Lee , founder of Lee Valley Tools. All are welcome.
Friday, June 10 • Auditions for the Perth Community Choir’s fall show, “Anything Goes”, by Cole Porter will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. To request an audition contact [email protected]. • The 18th annual Pike Falls Classic motorcycle show will take place at the Lanark Trap Club. Gates open at noon. Proceeds will help send Lanark County kids to camp. Fliers are available at the Scotiabank in Perth or call 613-284-3600 for more information.
Saturday, June 11 • Auditions for the Perth Commu-nity Choir’s fall show, “Anything Goes”, by Cole Porter will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. To request an audition contact perthcommunity [email protected]. • St. James Anglican Church will host a community dinner from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome. • A Fantastic Fish Fry will take place at the Upper Rideau Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion in Westport from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. • The 18th annual Pike Falls Classic motorcycle show will take place at the
Lanark Trap Club. Proceeds will help send Lanark County kids to camp. Fliers are available at the Scotiabank in Perth or call 613-284-3600 for more information.
Sunday, June 12 • The 18th annual Pike Falls Classic motorcycle show will take place at the Lanark Trap Club. Proceeds will help send Lanark County kids to camp. Fliers are available at the Scotiabank in Perth or call 613-284-3600 for more information.
Tuesday, June 14 • Zumba will take place at the Tatlock Hall from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Call 613-256-4915 for information. • The Riverview Seniors will host a luncheon followed by a meeting at 12:30 p.m. at the Perth-Upon-Tay branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.
Thursday, June 16 • The Active Seniors Koalition (ASK) will host shuffl eboard at Watsons Corners Hall at 10:30 a.m. Bring a brown bag lunch. Call 613-492-0291 for information.
Friday, June 17 • The Newboro United Church will present Crooked Wood and Freeman and Foster in concert at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and are available by calling Peter Caldwell at 613-272-2802, Delos Gipson at 613-273-5219, Maurice Hutchings at 613-273-5344 or Sandra Freeman at 613-359-5619.
Saturday, June 18 • A golf tournament and silent auction will be held at the Lombard Glen Golf and Country Club to help raise funds for the Friends of Spartan Football at St. John Catholic High School. • St. Paul’s United Church (25 Gore St. W.) will host a community dinner from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
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691 Christie Lake North Shore Rd. - Privacy, 140 feet of wonderful waterfront, low maintenance 3 bedroom summer cottage. So many extras – effi ciency plus – heat pump and masonry fi replace; boathouse with sleeping accommodation, storage, hot tub; garage and workshop; boat ramp; automatic generator, etc. Glorious waterside glassed and screened room for relaxing and entertaining. $349,900. MLS# 789567
Call Barbara Shepherd Cell – 613 326-1361
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OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, June 5 • 1-3 p.m. • 28 Dufferin Rd. - Edge Of Town$196,500 - Just a great 3 bedroom bungalow on a country sized lot. Super sun-porch for summer relaxing off the dining area, 1.5 baths, lots of light. Oversize single garage. Full basement waiting for your fi nishing. Enjoy lower taxes in a lovely neigh-bourhood almost in town. MLS # 792485
Call Barbara Shepherd, cell – 613 326-1361
IN TOWN
71 Wilson St. - $279,500 - Spacious home in historic Perth on beautiful oversized lot features 4 bedrooms, updated eat-in kitchen, dining room. Circular staircase ads to the charm of this lovely large family home. Main fl oor family room with rustic beams and cozy gas fi replace enters a large fenced well treed backyard with detached insu-lated garage with loft. Cathie McCabe/Julia Scotland, 613-264-0123
IN TOWN
610 West Point - Dr. $ 339,000 - Nature and the Rideau at your back door this custom built home offers fantastic scenery while situated in a desir-able sub-division. 3 br, 2 1|2 baths bright and spa-cious with vaulted ceilings and warm oak kitchen, bright part fi nished basement for entertaining or the kids to play. Water access without waterfront taxes!Cathie McCabe/Julia Scotland, 613-264-0123
NEW LISTING
Just 10 minutes from Perth, this private 200 acre property with 1850s farm house, solid barn, mix of open fi elds, bush and ponds is waiting for that special buyer with vision. Covered-over log exterior. 3+ bedrooms, 2 baths. House needs work and is priced accordingly. $279,000.
BOB FERGUSON • [email protected]
www.bobsperthhomes.ca
SATURDAY, JUNE 4 • 1 - 2:30 p.m.REDUCED!! $228,000 516 CHRISTIE LK. RD.
Directions: West from Perth on Christie Lake Rd. Approx. 3 km. Unbelievable good value for this home & 12 acre property - 2 storey board on board constructed house built in 1892 & solid as a rock - house has had everything imaginable updated, renovated or replaced including lath & plaster removed & drywall put in place, new oak kitchen with breakfast bar,
both full baths updated, all plumbing, wiring (100 amp service), oil furnace & oil tank, all new thermopane windows & steel exterior doors, most fl ooring replaced, enclosed 3 season south facing sun room, wett compliant woodstove, lots of closets & storage space added - laundry on same level as bedrooms, master has attached offi ce or nursery room - side door entrance into mud room - 12.9 acres consists of some open, some planted pines (30-35 years old) & some mixed bush - great gardening potential! MLS# 091191601530800
Hostess: Sheri, 613-812-1215
OPEN HOUSE
NEW LISTING
Approx. 110 Acre with 2 waterfront lots on Pike Lake. Acreage has a large mixture of new growth and mature trees-maple, oak, birch, pine and, ce-dar. Access to the property in via Fire Rte #16. $299,000. MLS# 794716
Joanne Bennell, 613-812-0505
OUT OF TOWN
$385,000 - Hobby farm on 50 acres, totally renovated century old farmhouse, formal dining room and living room with hardwood fl ooring, 4 br, 3 bath, extra large master with ensuite, large deck and expansive lawns and gardens, oversized 2-car garage with insulated workshop, log barns and many outbuildings. MLS# 794378
Oral Pretty, 613-264-0123
IN TOWN
Triplex $259,000 - Well maintained tri-plex within walking distance to downtown Perth and the Perth Golf Course, one 3 br and two 2 br units, lots of parking, two units recently renovated, please call for income and expenses. MLS# 789902
Oral Pretty, 613-264-0123
OUT OF TOWN
$314,900 - Terrifi c 5-year-old family home shows like new, 3 br, 2 bath, main-fl oor laundry, hardwood fl oors through-out, propane fi replace, large master br with ensuite and walk-in closet, double attached garage, central air, high-speed, 2 acre lot, move in condition. MLS# 778246
Oral Pretty, 613-264-0123
IN TOWN
$169,000 - PARENTS OF ALGONQUIN STUDENTS TAKE NOTE: 5 br, 3 baths home plus basement rec room, laundry and second kitchen area, large living room and dining room with built-in cabinetry, updated kitchen, natural gas furnace plus fi replace, attached garage, house is bigger than it looks, quick closing available. MLS# 769759
Oral Pretty, 613-264-0123
ACREAGE
20 acre building lot with 900 feet road frontage, mixed hardwood, an ideal spot to build your dream home with privacy and to enjoy nature, only 20 min. to Perth, survey on fi le, quiet country road. MLS# 788482
Oral Pretty, 613-264-0123
ACREAGE
$129,000 - 100 acres, treed, pond, meadow, trails throughout, Hopetown Creek weaves its way through the property, ideal recreational property for all your outdoor activities, great areas to build a cabin by the creek, excellent hunting, less than an hour from Ottawa. MLS# 794819
Oral Pretty, 613-264-0123
NEW LISTING
Otty Lake - one of a kind! 425 Ft. Good, clean frontage offering southern exposure and 3.84 acres with a roadway right to your building site. There is an area for a boat launch and a point for docks, decks and even gazebos. 10 Min-utes from Perth. $499,000
BOB FERGUSON • [email protected]
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OPEN HOUSESunday, June 5 • 1-3 p.m.
282 McVeety RoadDirections: Elmgrove to Hughes to McVeety. Private Nature Re-treat – traditional, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, red brick farmhouse built in 1895 – many updates and wonder-ful convenient extras added. The current owners love the privacy, sights and sounds of nature, ski and walking trails, and the relax-ing warmth and character – you will, too! Come see it – 13+ acres, 10 min. to Perth - $354,900. MLS # 777616
Call Joanne Bennell, 613 812-0505 or Barbara Shepherd, 613 326-1361
SATURDAY, JUNE 4 • 11-12:30 p.m.REDUCED!! $299,900
250 HALL SHORE RD. DALHOUSIE LAKEDirections: South off Cty Rd 12 at McDon-alds Corners onto Cty. Rd. 8, left on Hall Shore Rd. Gorgeous level lot with a fabulous view of Dalhousie Lk-great access on year round road on the south shore. Level entry into the water would make it perfect for family members of any age-the 3 bedrm bungalow is in mint con-dition, like a new home with many features like
open concept kitchen, dining, living room space all facing the lake, 2 bathrooms, main fl oor laundry, gleaming oak fl ooring just installed in past year, lots of pine cabinets & breakfast bar in kitchen, newer windows & exterior doors, lifetime guarantee on the new fi breglass shingles, effi cient heat pump, central air, central vac, water softener-double detached garage plus single garage at the lake for all the extra `toys` - 10x15 insulated porch is a lovely 3 season room-lakeside deck-a real gem! MLS# 094000303007400.
Hostess: Sheri, 613-812-1215
OPEN HOUSE
SUNDAY, JUNE 5 • 12-1:30 p.m.14 BECKWITH ST., E., PERTH $219,900
Directions: Corner Herriott & Beckwith Sts. What a fabulous location in downtown heri-tage Perth-walk to all amenities & activities at any time of year-one of Wampole House built in the early 1900s-this home is in lovely condition with refi nished hardwood fl oors on the main level, gas fi replace in the living room, spacious formal dining area opens to the updated pine kitchen complete with breakfast counter & stained glass window-
loads of room in front foyer with convenient access to the powder room-upper level houses 2 bedrooms (3rd is currently used as master dressing room)-fi nished attic area is an ideal teenager hangout or private offi ce space-backdoor access to large deck overlooking court-yard/patio area & fenced backyard-enclosed side porch, good dry basement-an ideal in town property-own a part of Perth’s history! MLS# 092102004001400
Hostess: Sheri, 613-812-1215
OPEN HOUSE
3307 Watson’s Corners Rd.$275,000
The setting is gorgeous-the fea-tures of this lovely, open concept 15 year old cedar sided bungalow sitting on 5 acres will surprise you-a whole lot of updates & care have gone into this lovely home & property over the past few years-some of the many features include hardwood fl ooring & vaulted ceiling in the living room, open kitchen/din-
ing area with oak cabinets & patio door to rear 2 level decking-master bedroom has patio door to 12x16 foot 3 season sunroom - corner Jacuzzi tub, double sinks & oversized shower in main bath-lower level has been totally renovated & includes L-shaped family room, 3rd bedroom, bath/laundry & big workshop/utility area with covered stair access from outside-underground dog fence, new shingles & window wells, double detached garage, perennial gardens & pond. MLS# 094000202528510 Sheri, 613-812-1215
NEW LISTING
OPEN HOUSE - HOBBY FARM
Saturday, June 4 • 1:00 - 2:30 Directions: 476 Bathurst Con-cession 5: Travelling West on Hwy 7, turn right onto Hwy 511, turn left onto Bathurst Conces-sion 5, follow to PIN 476 - 97 acre hobby farm featuring a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom stone home with walk-up attic and renovated kitchen, detached double garage, barns with 7 box stalls/tackroom, and steel machine shed. Beautiful land within 7 kms of Perth, very pri-vate. $469,900. MLS#792261
Call Christian Allan for more details. 613-207-0834
234 Bernice Cresc. Chaloa AcresReduced!! $299,000
Desirable residential neighbourhood of Chaloa Acres just a couple of minutes to downtown perth-beauty, warmth & value in this custom built 3 bedroom 1400 square foot bungalow-features include new oak fl ooring in lbing, din-ing, hallway & master bedroom, ceram-ic completed in kitchen, 2 bathrooms & foyer, laminate fl ooring in other 2 bedrooms-both levels are bright & airy-lower level with spacious family room
with patio door walkout to backyard-main bath with 1 piece molded tub unit & oak vanity, 3 piece ensuite bath with shower-laundry/2 piece bath on lower level-storage area is insulated & drywalled & positioning of window & additional door would be conducive to an extra bed-room-paved double drive, central air, central vac, iron removal water treatment system, nicely landscaped. Great area for families. MLS# 091990802040400 Sheri, 613-812-1215
OUT OF TOWN6071 HWY. 43 • $266,000
Absolutely fantastic home for you & your family-extremely well maintained & cared for by the current owners-4 bedroom home is ideal for an active family-features include a master bedroom with juliet balcony, built-in cabinets & cupboards & a gorgeous ensuite bath-lovely hardwood fl oors & ceramic in many of the rooms-golden oak cabinets, newer counter top & an effi cient 5 foot island/breakfast counter in the spa-cious kitchen-newer bay window in the
bright living room-separate formal dining room with terrace door to rear deck-pickwick pine & a lovely corner gas fi replace highlight the cozy lower level family room-separate den/offi ce, bright laundry & storage area plus a large utility/storage room-double attached garage is insulated & drywalled-gorgeous inground pool has stairs and lovely concrete patio around with wrought iron fencing. Gas heat & hot water, paved driveway. MLS # 091990801556350 Sheri, 613-812-1215
OUT OF TOWN
RIDEAU FERRY AREA • 175 OLD KINGSTON RD. • $226,000
Are you looking for a lovely treed setting on a paved road, not too far off the beaten track & yet close to lakes & the shopping conveniences in either perth or smiths falls, here`s your home! - Gorgeous home dot-ted with mature trees, great gentle slope to the rear of the one acre lot provides for the bright lower level walkout family room area - open
concept main living area featuring ceramic fl ooring in the eat-in kitchen/dining & laminate fl ooring & large picture window in the lviing room - 3 good sized bedrooms & great bathroom on the main level - lower level is totally fi nished complete with l-shaped walkout family room area, warming woodstove to take chill off on cool evenings, big windows & high ceilings - fourth bedroom will be the envy of your teenager! MLS# 083182803361604
Sheri, 613-812-1215
OUT OF TOWN
BURGESSWOOD ESTATES – Light and bright, elevated ceilings, lovely, welcomingand spacious 5 bedroom home - 2 on upper level and 3 on lower walkout level along with full bath and family room - on a pretty and private 2.81 acre lot in this wonderful com-munity only 10-15 minutes to Perth. Separate dining room or another bedroom on upper
level. Many updates. 200 acres of recreational land and 4000 feet of gor-geous waterfront for residents. $328,900. MLS# 786557
Call Barbara Shepherd, cell: 613 326-1361
OUT OF TOWN
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