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On May 7th, during a Karate participation tournament at the Brock-ville and Area YMCA, quick thinking saved the life of Paul Rossetti, a father of one of the ath-letes.

Rossetti suffered from

a heart attack while watching his son Chris-tian shortly after lunch, and quick reactions from staff and volunteers as well as the right equip-ment on hand, saved the 56 year-old’s life. “There is no doubt in my mind that everyone at the ‘Y’, along with that machine are the only reason I am here today,” said Rossetti.

The machine Ros-setti is referring to is called an A.E.D. (Auto-matic External Difibril-lator). Once hooked up, the machine gauges the next step needed, and in this case, sent a shock to Rossetti’s heart, bringing back his vital signs that had stopped moments earlier. “I believe that this machine needs to be

everywhere,” said Ros-setti, adding that schools, malls, stores and big-ger event centers should all carry this life-saving mechanism.

The three individuals responsible for their quick reactions to help Rossetti are, Doug Fraser, Darryl Lessard and nurse Elaine Mason. The three took charge of the situa-

tion and helped stabilize Rossetti while waiting for the ambulance to arrive.

“There is no doubt that these three helped save Mr. Rossetti’s life,” said the YMCA’s Beth Steel. “They knew what needed to be done and did it”.

The A.E.D. along with the trained staff and vol-unteers make the YMCA one of the safest places to

handle such an incident. “I haven’t made it to the ‘Y’ yet, but I will when I recover to thank each and every one of them”, said Rossetti. “I have a second chance because of all of them”.

Rossetti is recovering from open-heart surgery at his home in Brockville with his wife Miriam and family.

Quick thinking saves spectator’s lifeBy Austin de LuisObserver Editor

In only its second year, the Wine and Food Festi-val has already outgrown its previous location and moved to the Brockville Memorial Centre for this year’s event, which kicks-off this Friday, June 17th at 4p.m.

More vendors, more food, and more program-ming, coupled with part-nerships with the Thou-sand Islands Jazz Festival and Art in the City, prom-ise something for every-one during the two-day event.

“We are more than ex-cited for this year’s festi-

val”, said Tourism Director Kim Barr, adding that a number of initiatives new to this year’s lineup will help build on the momen-tum from last year’s event.

The festival was creat-ed as a showcase for local producers and products and this year the number of vendors and exhibitors has doubled. “We wanted the event to be the ultim-ate network gathering for the area’s relevant indus-tries,” said event organ-izer, Dayna Earl.

One notable addition is four food demonstra-tors, increased from one last year. The Brockberry Café, Trillium Cooking School, Just Wing it, and Country Girl Cakes will be showcasing their prod-ucts.

There will be five Wine 101 classes over

the two days, and the Great Cork Collecting Contest will be giving away a trip to Chadseys Kairns Winery in Prince Edward County, courtesy of Via Rail.

The Farmer’s Market will set up shop from 3-8

p.m. on Saturday and televisions ‘Wine ladies’ will MC in the evening. Observer columnist Russ Dissotell will host ‘Taking the snobbery out of wine’ during the Hot Dog Pair-ing.

The shuttle service

provided by Thousand Islands Toyota will be operating throughout the festival. There are five pickup spots in Brockville including; Brockville Har-bour, Brockville Tourism, the Arts Centre, Art Gal-lery at St. Lawrence Col-

lege, and several hotels and bed and breakfasts throughout the area.

Advance ticket sales have already hit 25 per cent as of last weekend and are available at the Brockville Tourism office at 10 Market Street.

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Hot on the heels of February’s immensely successful Chinese New Year Gala, the Canada-China Cul-tural Development Association (CCCDA) has invited yet another world-renowned song and dance troupe to bring their incompar-able music and dance style to Brockville. The show, entitled ‘Beauti-ful Sichuan’, will be per-formed by the award-winning Le Shan Song and Dance Troupe, at the Brockville Arts Cen-tre on July 23rd at 2 and 8p.m. This unique show will feature combina-tion of dazzling ethnic and classical dances and music nurtured by the rich land of Si-chuan.

The addition of this show to the Arts Cen-tre’s jam-packed sum-mer schedule, which includes the 1000 Islands Jazz Festival and the Pricedex Sum-mer Series, is one of the CCDA’s latest in a string of endeavours

geared towards promo-ting cultural exchange and friendship between Canada and China.

“The Chinese-Style Carnival show we re-ceived here in Febru-ary was a true success in every sense of the word,” noted Program Manager of the Leeds and Grenville Immigra-tion Partnership, and newly elected CCCDA Board member, Mat-thew Raby.

“For our Chinese friends both visiting and living in the region, it was a proud moment to share the amazing traditions and arts of their ancestors. In con-tinuing to bring in these types of shows, we hope to continue to foster intercultural under-standing and promote a more cohesive society built on diversity.”

Tickets for July 23rd ‘Beautiful Sichuan’ show are on sale now at the Brockville Arts Centre box office. To order tickets call (613) 342-7122 or visit www.brockvilleartscentre.com. Show times are 2:00 pm & 8:00 p.m.

Tim Horton’s custom-ers were able to do more than satisfy their daily caffeine cravings while visiting the Brockville locations during Camp Day, a store-wide event held annually on the first Wednesday in June in order to help send chil-dren, who could other-wise not afford it, on the camping adventure of a lifetime. During this one-day event, Tim Hor-ton’s store owners across North America donated the profits of each cof-fee sale towards the Tim Horton Children’s Foun-dation, which provides children with the op-portunity to enjoy a first-class camp experience, free of charge, while de-veloping confidence and positive attitudes.

In addition the cof-fee sales, each of North America’s 3,700 held additional fundraising activities in conjunction with Camp Day, such as indoor and outdoor games, silent auctions, face-painting; and drive-thru window washing. Some stores also invited special guests, including sports and media per-sonalities to greet guests and pour coffee through-

out the day.This year more than

14,000 kids between the ages of 9 and 12, selected from within the partici-pating communities, will be able to attend one of six 10-day summer camps or a seven day winter camp session, thanks to the $9.9 mil-lion raised internation-ally. In Brockville, more than $24,000 was raised amongst our five loca-tions, with $5,100, con-tributed by the Parkdale Avenue location alone.

“We’ve come a long way since the first Camp Day,” marvelled the owner of the local fran-chise, Shane Joyce, add-ing that he had attended a camp himself as a child.

“Have you been to the camps? They’re beauti-ful! That’s an experience that every kid should have and because of all the support we receive, thousands of kids will get that experience. When this started we were rais-ing hundreds of dollars per store, and now we’re in the thousands, and on a national level, the millions, and we could not have done it without our loyal customers, the support from the people in this city has been just amazing.”

Three year-old Mya Wilgosh shows off her prize during this year’s Tim Horton’s Camp Day, a national store-wide fund-raising effort held annually to help send children, who could otherwise not afford it, on the camping adventure of a lifetime. Wilgosh, or rather, her grandmother, was one of thousands of loyal Tim Horton’s patrons who satisfied their daily caffeine cravings while supporting a good cause.

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What one cup of coffee can do Award-winning Chinese song and dance troupe

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Renowned Cuban-Can-adian harmonica musi-cian, Carlos de Junco, was one of five spectacular acts who helped open the 11th annual 1000 Islands Jazz Festival, held last weekend in Brockville. Joining del Junco, who performed at the Brockville Courthouse Atrium, last Friday even-ing, were, veteran guitarist, Rene Gely, accompanied by up-and-coming vocal-ist, Renee Yoxon, perennial crowd-pleasers, the Ny-lons, Latin guitarist, Cesar Ricardo, and Jamaican gos-pel singer, Huntley Brown.

“The entire weekend was a huge success,” said Festival organizer, Alex Mc-Leod.

“People seemed to real-ly enjoy the shows so over-all we’re pleased with the turnout.”

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day, June 17th, and Emilie-Claire Barlow, on Saturday, June 18th.

Tickets for the 1000 Islands Jazz Festival are currently on sale at the Brockville Arts Centre Box office and can be ordered by phone at 613.342.7122 or online by visiting www.brockvilleartscentre.com

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You’ve got to hand it to Toronto jazz vocal-ist Emilie-Claire Barlow. In a musical landscape overflowing with clone bands and flashy-on-YouTube-today-forgot-ten-tomorrow pop acts, the 35 year-old chanteuse continues to sing her way up the charts, turning her uniqueness into a plus, instead of a minus. Her potent combina-tion of well-honed vocal and musical chops and charming stage presence have earned her a slew of awards, including 2008 National Jazz Award Fe-male Vocalist of the Year, and two Juno nomina-tions.

Born to professional musicians, celebrated jazz percussionist, Brian Barlow (aka Brian Leon-ard), and vocalist/com-poser/arranger Judy Tate, Barlow, who has been called “the next big thing in jazz” (CBC - Canada Now), is no newcomer to the music business.

“One of the great

things about being raised in a musical household is that it was part of our life. The studio was my whole world. I learned how to read music at the same time as I learned to read,” noted Barlow, who began her career as a singer and voice actor at the age of seven, lending her voice to various television and radio jingles and voice-overs.

Barlow later enrolled at Humber College, where she focused on music

theory and arranging. During this time Emilie-Claire put together a jazz quartet and began per-forming in and around Toronto, drawing upon the gems of the Great American Songbook, and tunes from the ‘30s, ‘40s, and ‘50s, for inspiration. Barlow quickly gained a loyal following, and soon released her first album, Emilie-Claire Barlow-Sings, in 1998, to critical acclaim.

Popular jazz chanteuse coming to Brockville this weekend

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Cuban-Canadian harmonica musician, Carlos de Junco

For most people, un-accompanied singing is something one usually reserves for the shower or perhaps even the car, but the tradition of sing-ing without musical ac-companiment, otherwise known as a cappella, is as old as the human voice, though it has rarely been a popularly accepted art. Almost out of the blue, however, came The Ny-lons, four men who have built a staggeringly suc-cessful career around their a cappella singing, which began modestly as a means of livening up their Saturday night after-parties. The name, explained founding member Claude Mor-rison, was a “tongue-in-cheek, back-handed ref-erence” to the fact that it was an all male group.

“We thought it would catch people’s attention. We were doing music from the 1950’s and 60’s, and we noticed that a lot of those groups seem to name themselves after fabrics,” said Morrison, who credits the group’s founders, former Nylons, Paul Cooper and Mark Corners, as being the cre-ative minds behind the memorable name. Since making their profession-al debut in 1979, when they “sang for their sup-per” at a Toronto restau-rant, the quartet has built a national reputation as one of Canada’s fin-est musical exports, sell-ing millions of albums, many of which have gone multi-platinum.

After 32 years of per-forming with nearly 12 different members,

Morrison, the only ori-ginal Nylon in the group, which currently consists of, tenor Garth Mos-baugh, baritone, Gavin Hope, and bass, Tyrone Gabriel, says that the key to the Nylon’s unparal-leled energy and stage presence is to simply, have fun.

“As a group, we take our music seriously but not ourselves. We love what we do, and we try to convey that to the audi-ence by engaging them and choosing songs that they know. I find that if you become too serious of self importance, you lose your energy and sense of playfulness.”

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“I completely fell in love with the Great Amer-ican Songbook,” she re-calls, citing the songs of 1950’s crooner, Tony Ben-nett as one of her person-al favourites.

“That music has really stood the test of time.”

The same could be said about Barlow herself, after listening to her most re-cent effort, The Beat Goes On, the eighth album in a recording career that has now spanned 12 years. With ‘The Beat’, Bar-low mines the veritable musical treasure trove of the 1960’s, and gives new life to them with her inventive arrangements and signature vocal style.

“I wanted to do some-thing a little different from

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At the end of the day, Barlow says, it’s about having a good time.

“I always enjoy be-ing on stage which is in no small part due to the musicians I work with.

Each of them are at the top of their field, work-ing with them has been the best musical experi-ence and education that any artist could ask for. That makes touring a very pleasurable experience.”

“As a performer, you want to reach people. I love what I do and I want to convey that joy to people when they hear my music, I want every-one to relax and have a good time. That’s what it’s all about.”

Emilie-Claire Barlow will appear at the Brock-ville Arts Centre this Sat-urday, June 18th. Tickets are on sale now at the BAC box office at 613.342.7122 or online by visiting www.brockvilleartscentre.com

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On their upcoming release, aptly titled, Skin Tight, due for release in August, the ever-evolving artists sample the Great American Songbook with jazz standards such as Like Young, Teach Me Tonight and Orange Col-oured Sky and look back to some classics of yester-

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“We wanted to do

something different on this album. We’ve always leaned more towards pop, so with this album, we added a jazz element this time. I would say it’s not necessarily jazz or pop. It’s more like jazz in-fused pop. And we really have to give credit to our producer, Dylan Bell. He is incredibly talented,” said Morrison, adding that after nearly a decade since their last release, the group felt that Skin Tight was “long overdue”.

“It sends the message that we’re back and rar-ing to go.”

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So…whats the scoop?...are we booming or bust?....depends on who you ask. If you read the online blogs it sounds like every com-munity is rotting in a quagmire of poverty and zero employment, seems to be a definite tone to most online blogs. There’s a part of my role that is permanently on Booster mode when it comes to talking about our local economy so some people would say I should always be spout-ing platitudes regardless. But I have a hard time selling a pitch that I don’t believe. What I do see is a long hard crawl out of the pit that a recession throws us into every 7 to 10 years. To different degrees we experience the same cycles over and over. A quarter of the City’s economy is directly related to industry and 50% of the economy is service oriented that is indirectly related to industry. Only 25% is institutional or government by one account-ing, which means that when a recession hits we get hit hard. When the recovery is on it is the government towns like Kingston and Ottawa that see rising unemployment and slowing growth while we play catch-up.

This time around is no different. We are seeing positive movement. More plants looking for people, more skilled positions. We are seeing interest in the vacant proper-ties in town.

Interesting enough, when we see some-one interested in a major development like a large distribution centre, we run into space constraints. Believe it or not Brockville just does not have a lot of available space. Incred-ible that when the Official Plan calculations are processed we don’t hear this, apparently we have sufficient space given our growth patterns, but our growth is constrained be-cause we don’t have sufficient available space when opportunities arise – how is that for a Catch 22

The good thing about economic develop-ment is we have a path forward. During the Strategic Plan process and then the Official Plan process we to set up an economic de-velopment committee. This was put in play in 2010. From a City council perspective there is a little hesitancy in giving respon-sibility for anything to a committee made up primarily of “civilians”. The reason being that as a city councilor you run an election based on all these brilliant ideas on econom-ic development and jobs, you get into office,

and then you let this committee that you’re not on come up with all the ideas. Now the good part is, we get a lot of strong community leaders involved in brainstorming, vetting, adjusting, working on ideas before they get

to council, they do most of the ground work and we get to have the final say. When you see it in action it is a pretty good system and has soothed the hesitancy quite nicely.

There are 4 sub-groups from the eco-

nomic development advisory committee at work : Industrial / University Campus / Life-style / Waterfront.

Along with the slow crawl forward is re-newed interest in larger residential develop-ments. One thing we have all learned over the years is that all such developments must sell a certain percentage of units prior to building to ensure financers that the risk is manage-able. This means that there is always a pro-motion period first and not all projects move forward. I think we develop a sort of matur-ity towards this process over time, not too excited and not too negative, just rightttt…sure and steady, let the developers make their pitch and keep moving forward.

Here are a few last points of info , we often talk about Brockville being a city of 22,000 but serving an area of 40 – 50,000. Most people from outside the community are surprised when they find out the “city “ is only 22,000 people as they are used to seeing an active commercial, industrial area when driving by on the 401. One bank official mentioned to me that their numbers suggest 9,000 people drive into Brockville every day to work and shop and play. The Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus has data on their website that shows that Brockville is a major importer of manu-facturing workers and service workers, and a net exporter of Education and health re-lated workers. So Teachers and nurses live in Brockville and work across the region while Bankers, lawyers, real estate and manufac-turers on a net basis live outside the city and drive in to work.

It does put a little perspective on how the City interacts with the region and in many ways, how Brockville goes, so goes the region. One step at a time, investing prudently, man-aging well, not quite booming but getting a little stronger each month, that’s Brockville’s economy.

The status of economic development in Brockville

A changing landscape for our city

One thing that Brockville as a city hasn’t done in years up until recently was change. Whether this change was new buildings, new business, new facilities or anything else, the city was at a standstill for far too long.

Recent ideas have injected life back into our beautiful city.

Developments are underway in the downtown and on the waterfront that will make the river even more attract-ive to residents and visitors alike. New homes are being built it seems almost daily, giving more residential homes to welcome our newest members to the community.

The downtown is on its way back to its former glory. Only a few absentee landlords that own and deface King Street with their decaying and rundown buildings stand in the way to a total overhaul that the downtown core truly needs.

How do we continue to allow one of the biggest build-ings in the downtown remain unoccupied, looking as if it could crumble to the ground at any given moment? Why does our government give tax breaks to a landlord that continues to have an unoccupied structure? Does this help the community, or simply the owner? Should the owner be rewarded for this action, which in some cases brings the value of everything around it plummeting down.

Brockville has several condo projects, the MDC, and other developments underway at this point, and with other key projects quickly moving through the first stages of planning, the city could be what it always should have been in just a few short years.

A place that brings in tourists and visitors from all over the world. They would come for the river and wouldn’t be taken back no matter what part of the city they visited in their time here. Taking friends and family that visited here on a tour wouldn’t have to be tailored to avoid see-ing a few eye-sores, like the above mentioned.

I am putting out a request to the residents of our city. Let your county, federal and city officials know how you feel. Send your letters in to the media and don’t hold back. What do you want to see improved in the city? What needs to be left alone?

Austin de Luis

World-renowned Swami Nitya Muktananda was in Brockville at the Healing Arts Centre last weekend for a work-shop and meet and greet session with area yogis. This was Nitya’s fourth visit to Brockville since 2004, his goal be-ing to help his students realize their spiritual potential. “I ask what makes people happy and try to give them the approach in order to accomplish these spiritual goals,” said Nitya. “I bring them the solutions to make their lives better.” The group of 18 students spent the day at two workshops dined at Oasis restaurant in the evening. Nitya, Donna Wilson, owner of the Healing Arts Centre and Oasis owner Shehzadi Nofal came together for the common theme of hospitality and healthy living. “The idea of breaking bread with Nitya and the group is very exciting for us,” said Nofal. “Hospitality is what my family and my business are about. We welcome Niya and Donna like they were in our home.”

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Since my last column I’ve been involved in two ALT soccer tournaments and through these tour-naments, I met a lot of ALTs from all around the world. After talking to so many people it got me thinking about the JET program itself.

There seems to be three main reasons someone chooses to go on the JET program. The first reason being that, it’s work related. The person in question might be do-ing the program to get international experience, teaching experience, or just to work on their Japanese.

The second reason that people might make use of the JET program is to use it as a time to figure out their life and their fu-ture. I think around half of the JET participants fall into this group. I know people that are trying to decide what kind of job

they want, or if they want to continue on to Mas-ter’s and Doctorates, or even those who are try-ing to decide where in the world they want to live.

Some people like this end up liking the job so much they become serial ALTs. They move around the world teaching Eng-lish.

The last main reason some people come on the JET program is to take a break. This is different from the people figuring

out their lives because these people know what they want to do or are already doing it. They’re using their time on the JET program to take a sort of vacation, to see the world and enjoy them-selves while still making money. This is the rarest type, most people falling into one of the first two categories.

As for me, I started the program as the first type because I wanted to be a teacher. I’ve come to join the second category. I’m not really sure what I’m going to do with my life just yet. I have tons of ideas and my favour-ite idea/plan changes on an almost monthly basis. Which is one of the rea-sons that I’m glad to have come to Japan. It’s giv-ing me the time I need to think things through properly while still mak-ing money and, of course, having fun.

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Every year about this time the LCBO releases their seasonal selection of rosé wines, just in time for summer. I can’t criti-cize them for this as con-sumers think of rosé as a summer wine, which is unfortunate as they are wonderful wines for year round use. This week’s se-lection may help illustrate this point and change some attitudes.

Italy’s Far-nese Monte-p u l c i a n o C e r a s u o l o D ’ A b r u z z o 2010 (CSPC# 233429, $8.95) will most likely be found in the s t a n d - a l o n e summer rosé display. Cerasu-olo means cherry red in Italian and is a reference to the colour of the wine. It is essentially the rosé version of Montepulciano D’Abruzzo.

Limiting the time the grape skins remain in con-tact with the juice results in the lighter colour. In this instance it is only about 6 hours. To bring out the natural, fresh fruit flavours the wine is only lightly pressed and filtered. The result is a rich, flavourful, concentrated rosé.

The nose is bold and inviting with plum and cherry aromas, a hint of spice and light floral nuances. Cerasuolo is medium bodied with a creamy texture and in-tense fruit flavours. This is not your grandmother’s sipping rosé! Look for deep flavours of dark cherry, strawberry, peach and spicy plum fruit. The structure is superb with a crisp citrus acidity nicely

balancing the powerful fruit. The persistent finish is flavourful, complex and refreshing.

One word of caution, treat Cerasuolo like a light-er style red. Chill it lightly; otherwise you will lose

all the rich fruit flavours to the cold. If there is one thing we North Americans are guilty of it’s chilling our white and rosé wines to death!

Cerasuolo is a versa-tile food wine. It will pair nicely with grilled white fish, white meats, fish soup or stew and shell-fish. It will provide an ad-mirable partner for grilled shrimp and you can even add a spicy, tangy sauce if you like, Cerasuolo can handle it. It will even make for a nice pick me up with such everyday

fare as cold chicken or ham sandwiches or even your weeknight burger.

This weekend (Friday and Saturday specifically) we have the 1000 Islands Wine and Food Festival at the Brockville Memorial Centre and if you enjoy wine I hope you plan to attend. This is a rare op-portunity to sample a wide variety of wines and

food with-out having to travel to a lar-ger city.

Hope-fully each and every exhib-itor will do well (after all they are here to promote their wares!) but I’ve taken

a personal interest in one particular exhibitor. Lance Milne, owner of Chateau Mildura, is trav-eling 16,600 kilometers (10,300 miles) from Mil-dura, Australia to explore the Brockville roots of his winery’s founder! Trips of this magnitude are usu-ally reserved for sales junkets to a number of major cities, but never for a smaller wine show. So this is a special visit and I hope you take the oppor-tunity to stop by his booth and welcome him.

If you do you will have the opportunity to be the first in Canada to sample some of his finest wines. Available for tasting will be his 2009 Psyche Bend Shiraz, currently available at Vintages, as well as 2008 Psyche Bend Petit Verdot, a 2007 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon and a 2008 Re-serve Chardonnay. Plan to attend, sample fine wine and food and enjoy!

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The nose is bold and inviting

with plum and cherry aromas, a hint of spice

and light floral nuances.

This week I would like to talk a little bit about vegetables. I was out for dinner the other night at what has become one of my favourite Asian in-spired restaurants. The meal was very good but I don’t claim to be a critic so I will not even attempt to try.

What really got my attention or more so my wife’s was the variety of ways the vegetables were prepared. We had zucchini and green and red pep-pers and celery. Of course onion was present and broccoli, as were snow peas, all done with a slight difference. Steamed or stir fried, usually with a differ-

ent sauce or marinade ac-cording to the style of dish,

the flavours were incred-ible. One dish even had or-ange with the skin still on, that was tender and oh so tasty!

I learned a long time ago that vegetables were

not meant to be boiled to a soft mushy texture, and that the flavours are really better when just slightly steamed or stir fried.

With so many varieties of vegetables now avail-able year round in the markets and with what will soon be an abundance of locally grown greens it is time to experiment. Push the limit, find the flavours you like and use as a mar-inade. Peel, slice and pre-pare the vegetables as you normally would, then just before service, splash a lit-tle white wine vinegar on them or try a balsamic vin-egar; the more expensive the better, but any will do.

MAKE IT YOUR OWNBy Peter Yerdon, O.C.T Red Seal, Contributing Writer

Good to eat and oh so good for you!

YERDON continues on page 8

What is happening to me? I’ve been told it’s called aging, and I don’t like it. It all started years ago when you start see-ing a stray grey hair......you think, “Oh well, not so bad.” Then you real-ize that the colour you are putting in your hair is not for a change, but for cov-ering up more than a few grey hairs. One day when you have a bad headache and as you are trying to read the Tylenol label, you realize, you can’t see it. Is it your headache? Have they made the labels smaller? Eventually you go to the eye doctor and are suddenly wearing reading glasses which in time, turn into bifocals!

Things start hurting in areas you never thought could hurt. You notice that you might make a

grunting noise getting out of bed, or trying to lift something. And the ex-tra funny things growing called corns on your feet that you used to see on your grandmother. Don’t get me started on how your body starts changing shape… what’s that about? Or what is up with hair growing in areas that

were not there yesterday! You know you’re get-

ting old when the gov-ernment starts sending you letters to have dif-ferent parts of your body checked, or your doctor is sending you for chol-esterol tests. There is also the wonderful change in your digestive sys-tem, not something for print. My favourite sign that you are getting old is when younger people start to tell you that you look young. Younger than what? Forty, fifty, sixty? The number one sign of aging is when you find you are discussing all the above signs with your friends!

We all should know that it really isn’t so bad, the alternative wouldn’t be very favourable. Age gracefully and enjoy life.


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Unfortunately, we havespent a lot of time at theBrockville GeneralHospital this past monthwith our son. It has beenvery frustrating to be toldover and over again to goto Ottawa or Kingston byeveryone. The peoplethat are saying it have noidea of the excellent carethat our son has beenreceiving. The nurses onthe second floor havebeen incredibly caringand positive, eventhough they are extreme-ly short-staffed. Stayingat the hospital overnightwith even less staff on,they never get a break.Unfortunately, with theshortage, which I don’tunderstand, as there areplenty of unemployed

nurses, the patients donot get the care that theyneed. Unless a familymember is with thepatient at all times, theyneed to wait to be helpedfor little things, thatwhen you are in thepatient’s position are bigthings.

My husband and I havebeen helping differentpatients in the sameroom as our son withthese little things – likepulling up their blanket,or getting an extra blan-ket because they arecold, or pushing a table

closer to them, adjustingtheir beds.The nursesjust don’t have the timeto be there as they arewith other patients doingmore critical nursing.Another example is anolder gentleman, whowas in the same roomanother time. His mealswould come, the nurseswould set him up in hischair, and he would justsleep through the wholetime. What he reallyneeded was someone tofeed him, as he had nostrength to do it himself.Again, the nurses justdon’t have enough timeto be able to give him thecare he needs. When theydo have a moment, theywill help as much as theycan. I never see any

nurses sitting, or relax-ing. All I have seen isthem running from oneroom to the next trying todo the best they can.They have been wonder-ful with our son given thecircumstances, and weappreciate them greatly.

Another irritating thingabout people’s com-ments is their scepticismof a new, young surgeonin town, which we havebeen very impressedwith. Dr. Somani hasbeen diligent, cautious,knowledgeable, caringand has treated us andour son with the greatestrespect. He has beenlooking out for our son’sbest interest from thefirst day he met him, andwe trust his judgement,

explicitly. He has treatedour son as a person, notas a case in a file.

In my experience,small town hospitals giveyou better personal care.When I was in Montreal,in the West Island, peo-ple always said the samething. Don’t go toLakeshore Hospital; godowntown to the biggerhospital. Well, for me,that wasn’t true. In mylife, I had been admitted12 times for surgery orother reasons to theLakeshore Hospital andBrockville General, andin Montreal’s RoyalVictoria reputable teach-ing hospital. My childrenhave been in these hos-pitals also. The only timeI had a horrible unac-

ceptable experience wasin the bigger hospital-The Royal VictoriaHospital in Montreal. Allmy other times, I hadexceptional care.

People need to learn tobe patient, and lookaround to see what theproblem is, before doingany blaming. It’s not thenurse that is in front ofyou that is causing yourdelays. It is caused bysome bureaucracy far-ther up, that need tocome into these hospi-tals and see how thesecut backs are affectingthe patients. Is a hospitalnot supposed to be allabout treating patients?Or is it all just aboutnumbers on a spread-sheet?

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FILESby Monica O’Grady

I was thinking about EdSullivan this evening. It’sSunday, dinner is doneand there’s nothingentertaining on televisionon Sunday night anymore. Cartoons andmade for TV movies don’tseem to scream out"watch me". The showCriminal Minds justcreeps me out. The cur-rent barrage of amateurstrying to be professionalsvia shows such as So YouThink You Can Dance(Canada) and AmericanIdol are a little too dra-matic for my tastes.Having the loser standthere to be humiliated fortwenty minutes before hisor her name is called is abit harsh, in my opinion.Along with millions ofother North Americansback in the 60s, I used torush home on Sundaynight to watch The EdSullivan Show. That’swhere you found every-one at eight o’clock onSunday night. That’swhere the entertainmentwas.

Every week was differ-ent yet every week wasthe same. The guestschanged, the format did-n’t. There was someonefor everyone. If you werea comedy fan you werealways in luck. There wasa comedian pretty muchevery week. Rich Little,Alan King, John Bynerand Frank Gorhswin wereall on there. Ed was goodat introducing new talentand he was particularlyfond of comedians, eventhe raunchy ones likeGeorge Carlin. Bet youcan’t guess which come-dy act was on his showmore than any other?Well, it’s Canada’s ownWayne and Shuster.

If you were a Broadwayenthusiast you too werein luck. There would besongs from current hitsperformed by the cast,

scenery and all. I alwaysloved it when RobertGoulet came on so I couldhear Ed butcher hisname......"Right here onour stage, from Canada,young RobertGoooooolet." Cracked meup every time.

I suppose there werefolks out there whoenjoyed watching theplate twirlers, the tum-blers, the assortment ofjugglers, the knife throw-ers, the magicians, liontamers and the otherweirdos (my opiniononly, of course) who Edmanaged to scrape upeach week. That time Ireserved for pouring aCoke because the com-mercials were few and farbetween back then andthere wasn’t that muchtime during the realbreaks to do much.

Ed had some verystrange yet much lovedacts who were semi-regu-lars. There was TopoGigio, the creepy littlemouse who used to ask ofEd, "Eddy, kiss me good-night." and much to ourhorror and delight Ed, thestalwart, no expression,no personality Ed, wouldplant a big fat one onTopo Gigio’s little roundcheek. Not my favouriteguest - probably due to anaversion of rodents in anyform. There was the guywho talked to his handand also had a box andthe box used to say, "Saygood-night. Good-night."Kind of funny in a strangeway.

There were the stan-dard ballad singers whocame on. Steve Lawrenceand Eydie Gorme, thehusband and wife teamwho I thought had to bethe happiest couple onearth, were regulars. Thesurprising Gomer Pyle,out of character andbeing himself, JimNabors, with his unbe-

lievable voice. Somehowthough, it was alwayshard to take him serious-ly, and he was alwaysGomer Pyle impersonat-ing a real singer. I remem-ber the night Greg Morris(the guy on MissionImpossible who did allthe intricate twiddling ofobjects that eventuallyblew up) was on the showto sing. After the orches-tra had played the open-ing stanza at least threetimes, Greg finally, out ofstage fright, talked thewords instead of singingthem. Ed Sullivan showwas live so there was notaping, retaping, lip-synching, it was all realand in the moment. Myfavourite of the old timeballad singers was JackJones, one of the best andunderrated singers of histime. He had a perfectpitch voice, was pretty tolook at but sang fairly dullsongs most of the time.Mel Torme was anotherguest - poor Mel, who hadno chin, and sang in astyle that irritated me noend - but he had talent. Ijust didn’t like the FrankSinatra wannabes.

The big build up of allthese comedians, tum-blers, knife throwers,Broadway acts and balladsingers was the inevitableand much anticipatedrock and roll act. Ed neverdisappointed. He likedbeing on the cutting edgeof his time and showingcurrent trends and rockcertainly was cutting edgeand a very current trend.On his show he had Elvis(he was not actually therefor the initial ‘unveiling’of Elvis, having been hos-

pitalized at the time ofElvis’ first appearance),he had the first Americansighting of the Beatles(something he orchestrat-ed and was proud of), RoyOrbison, The Dave ClarkFive (most appearancesby a rock and roll groupdue to their clean cutappearance), The Mamasand Papas, Sonny andCher, The Rolling Stones -they were all there. Hebanned The Doors aftertheir first appearance. Wewere treated to them all.

Ed Sullivan started outhis career as a boxer whobecame a sports writer.From there he moved tobe a real competitor ofWalter Winchell. Walterwas a famed columnistwho wrote from a table atThe Stork Club in NewYork about the comingsand goings of New York’srich, famous and infa-mous, basically a gossipcolumn. Ed, when hecame up against Walter,outdid him in spades. Hetook a table at The ElMorocco night club andbecame more famousthan Walter ever was andoutlasted him.

Ed always had a kind ofdour expression with noactual talent or actingability. It was said of himby comedian, Alan King,"He will last as long assomeone else has talent."He had an inert under-standing of what the pub-lic wanted and he gave itto them. His show airedfrom 1948 - 1971, andremains one of thelongest running varietyshows in television histo-ry. At the end of each showhe told us who nextweek’s guests would be.The anticipation stayedwith us all week.

It’s Sunday night, andI’m twiddling my thumbsbecause there is nothingon television. I miss TheEd Sullivan Show.

Observations of a Baby Boomer... Ed Sullivan

By Catherine Durnford-Wang

There has been a lot ofdiscussion in the medialately over the concept of“junk science” What isthis, and why should webe concerned?

Junk science usuallyrefers to the mis-applica-tion of science, in theform of studies, tests etc.to support a point of viewthat under close scrutinyis not supportable basedupon the true scientificevidence.

An example: there arethose who believe thatman-made climatechange is not real, andthat there is no reason toworry. This is junk sci-ence, because these peo-ple, and they are many,will examine a small partof the evidence whichmay support this view,while ignoring the morenumerous and reliabledata which contradict it.In true science, all data isreviewed and considered,and if a particular set ofdata does not fit thehypothesis, it is not dis-carded or ignored, butstudied further. It may bethat data was not collect-ed properly; it may bethat unknown factorsaffected the data, or itcould be other factors.The point is, the data isnot ignored but high-lighted for further study.

Often those whoadvance junk scienceusually have anotheragenda. This viewpointcan cloud their objectivi-ty and make it easy forthem to dismiss data orevidence that does notsupport their position.This is often encounteredin areas such as climatechange, as mentionedabove, certain areas ofenvironmental studies,so-called alternate medi-cine, areas related to evo-lution, and many areaswhere subjectivity mayplay a role. Most of these

topics are things of whichthe public may be awareand on which they likelyhave an opinion.

What can the averagereader do to discernwhen they are beingconned with junk sci-ence? Look at the evi-dence. Ask how it wasderived. Check to see ifthere was any evidencethat did not support themain hypothesis, andhow was it considered.Within the science com-munity many words havebeen written about non-conforming data; the keypoint is that in true scien-tific studies it is neverignored.

Another key issue withjunk science is… was thedata peer-reviewed? Thatis, were other scientists,experts in the field, con-sulted and did they agreewith the conclusions?This is one of the key ele-ments in how scientifichypotheses are refinedand how data is gathered.

Junk science is not tobe confused with a non-standard viewpoint thatmay be another way oflooking at a problem or aset of data, as long as thatprocess is carried outwith true objectivity andrigor. Galileo certainlywas not doing junk sci-ence when he provedthat the Earth and theknown planets orbitedthe Sun, rather than vice-versa. His views cost himdearly but he was vindi-cated eventually, and hisdata and observationswere of high quality forthe day.

So… as an interestedobserver, you can ask thequestions, challenge thefindings, debate the conclusions. If the personadvocating a positiondoes not agree to this orgives evasive answers, beon the lookout for junkscience and take it with agrain of salt.

Junk Science - The New PerilBy Rod CharltonContributing Writer

The wonderful world of agingWhat is prayer?

Is it the desperate call of last resort to One who is everywhere? Is it the recita-tion of set words over and over again, in a meditative state of relaxation? Is it the ongoing conversation in our heads with a Divine being that we neither see nor touch? Is it the emo-tional ecstasy provoked by beautiful music and fellowship? Or is it the quiet flooding silence of knowledge of being in the presence of God?

Prayer is, in part, all these things. Intensely personal, always soul-building, it has neverthe-less become an increas-ingly neglected practice. We may forget that it is the embodiment of our lived connection with God at all times, not only in the pews.

And this is key: prayer cannot be disconnected from life and action, from justice and peace. Though prayer can provide com-fort, it can never become idle and selfish, nothing more than an emotional high or a panacea to per-sonal pain, deaf to the pain of creation.

Prayer walks. Prayer

talks. Prayer emboldens us to follow conscience, take risks, suffer ridicule, for the sake of God, for the sake of humanity. Prayer drives us to speak for truth and act for peace. Prayer lives in heart, mind, soul and body, calming us, driving us, bringing us together: one world, one God, one beating compassionate heart.

A dull prayer life reflects a dulled life, one separated from the condition of our neighbor, one living for the self, not the commun-ity. If we feel no need to pray, could it be because we have detached our-selves from the unpleasant problems and issues of our world? Could it be that we have turned away from the poor, the marginalized, the needy, the forgotten?

Martin Luther King Jr knew this. So did Gandhi. So did Mother Teresa. We all search for meaning in our lives, but too often we look only within. We need to do both, seeking the

presence of God within, and the presence of God in a world where the voice-less are relentlessly cruci-fied by violence and greed. We cannot do otherwise. When we find something outside ourselves to care about, something to work for, not for personal gain but for the good of all, we find prayer easy, necessary and fulfilling.

What might that be? Food for the hungry? Shel-ter for the homeless in our community? Peace in the Middle East? Nuclear Disarmament? It doesn’t matter that we can’t solve these issues alone. When we pray meaningfully we find ourselves drawn to help build in some small way the Kingdom Jesus de-scribed in the Beatitudes, one where the poor, the mourning and the hungry are truly blessed.

Prayer brings us in-ner peace, and urges us to spread peace, to be a voice for eternity, for love, for all that is truthful and mean-ingful in our world.

Cavanagh’s book ‘Soul Side: Articles of Faith’ is available at Leeds Co. Books and Searchlight Books.

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SOULSIDE

by Catherine Cavanagh

YERDON continues from page 7

The flavours will work to make for an exciting difference. Cauliflower cooked al dente (to the bite) and then sprinkled with some lemon pepper and tossed with a little ol-ive oil is tasty. Or try grat-ing fresh parmesan on

your fresh cooked vege-tables.

To go back to marin-ades try marinated vege-tables on your BBQ, just be very careful. I have done carrots, tomatoes and broccoli, even cauli-flower, but you need to

pay attention to them. Zucchini and egg plant are also good on the BBQ.

Next time you are at the grocery store look for the flavoured vinegars and oils and try some-thing new to “Make it Your Own”. Enjoy!

You know you’re getting old when the government

starts sending you letters to have dif-

ferent parts of your body checked.

For some Brockvillians it is all about our beloved river. The mighty St. Law-rence has provided many of us with a livelihood, a place to play and best of all a beautiful sanctuary to live out our lives. Who would have thought that the Brockville born George and William Chaffey brothers would find the same opportunity await-ing them on the Murray River in Mildura Australia?

In 1888, William and

George planted 150 acres of wine grapes on their “Chateau Mildura” prop-erty commencing one of Australia’s significant wine regions. The 1000 Islands Wine & Food Fes-tival is honoured that present day owner of Chateau Mildura, Lance Milne, is making the trek to Brockville to celebrate our two communities’ unique heritage and of course to enjoy the fruits of the Chaffey brothers

labour - award winning Australian wine.

When Milne purchased Chateau Mildura in 2002 there had not been a table wine produced at the business since 1905. That all changed and in 2006, when the first awards of many was awarded to Chateau Mildura under the Psyche Wine Label.

The Chaffey brothers were pioneers in irrigation technology in the 19th century. Their model ir-

rigation settlement in On-tario, California impressed an Australian cabinet min-ister. Victorian Cabinet Minister Alfred Deakin convinced the brothers that their future was tied to Australia’s economic growth and that their ir-rigation technology was the key to unlocking that potential.

Mildura, Australia & Brockville, Canada were both settled on two of world’s longest rivers. The

Murray River coming in at an impressive 15th world rank and the mighty St. Lawrence River 26th— both rivers have strategic importance to the well being of their respective communities.

The agriculture import-ance and connections be-tween Brockville and Mil-dura are there– and that is what the 1000 Islands Wine & Food Festival is celebrat-ing. Join us in sampling some of Ontario’s finest

food and beverage bounty and help promote pride in Ontario’s pioneering agri-cultural roots and technol-ogy. Savour the flavour!

Please join us in giving Chateau Mildura owner Lance Milne a true Brock-ville and river welcome at the 1000 Islands Wine & Food Festival, June 17th & 18th. — Friday from 4 pm -9pm and Satur-day from 11am – 8pm. www.1000islandwineand foodfestival.com.


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After his third con-secutive nomination, 19 year old Athens native Christopher Perkins was voted Sports Person of the Year at C.J.’s Dining Hall on Thursday night, the first time he was un-able to attend the awards ceremony. The St. Mary Crusaders junior football team took home ‘Team of the Year’, after a 10-0 sea-son and a provincial title, the first among area foot-ball teams.

Perkins had another stellar season, win-ning male athlete of the month by the United States sports academy for his score of 599 out of 600, a world junior and senior record. He also

won his third straight all-Ontario high school men’s title for the 2010 season.

St. Mary had a season to remember. The jun-ior team went 10-0, out-scoring their opponents 326-47 en route to cap-turing the first provincial title for an area football team. “Obviously win-ning anything is a great feeling, but to be recog-nized in your commun-ity as the best team in the area over the past year was unbelieveable”, said head coach Steve White. “Our players that attended the banquet came away in awe of the accomplishments of those in attendance and

were extremely proud to accept congratulatory handshakes from some of the biggest sports names around”.

Sam Rappin took home the volunteer award for his 25 plus years of service with the South Grenville Ran-gers, Brockville Tikis and Brockville Braves. The Ogdensburg native has been the Trainer for the Braves for the past six years.

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The Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame recognized five new in-ductees and a few first time accomplishments for area athletes at this year’s inductee gala.

Jim Hale, George Hunter (deceased), Steve McAllister, Roy Pyke and Jim Vickery joined the wall at the Brockville Memorial, bringing the number of plaques to over 100.

Jim Hale was a life-time sportsman and has been involved in several sports for over four dec-ades in the area. He was an accomplished hockey player, curler and later a coach for the Brockville Minor Hockey Associa-tion. “I just wanted to thank everyone for com-ing”, said the 86 year old Hale. “This means a great deal to me and my

family”. The late George Hunt-

er was represented by his nephew Bob and great-nephew Rob at the induction ceremony. Hunter was the founder of several leagues and teams in hockey, base-ball and other sports, and was also the very first trainer for the Brock-ville Braves. “If a player needed equipment and couldn’t afford to buy it themselves, George would be there to make sure they had the chance to play”, said Bob, adding that he would never hesi-tate to chip in his own money for players and coaches if needed.

Steve McAllister grew up in Prescott and has been a well-recognized sports writer for many years. McAllister most notably was the Sports Editor for the Globe and Mail and now acts as Editor for Yahoo Canada’s

Sports division. Growing up the in Prescott area McAllister knows and has written about several current and past mem-bers of the hall. “It is an honour to be inducted with all of these great athletes”, said McAllister. “I know so many of these great people and I am humbled to be included”.

Roy Pyke was best known for his aggres-sive style behind the plate for the Brockville Commecial Stars fast-ball team. “It means an awful lot to me. Seventy per cent of the people (in the hall of fame) I know or played against or played with, and it just makes me feel so proud and honoured to know I am going to be joining the people who have be-come my friends.” said Pyke.

Jim Vickery joins his two friends Gary Bates and Jim Toshack, to form

the ‘terrible three’ in the hall. Vickery helped build many of the ele-mentary school sporting tournaments over his 30 plus years coaching. “After looking at the wall of fame, I don’t think I belong here”, said Vick-ery. “It is a great honour to be next to all of these great athletes”.

Recognizing sports excellence in the Brockville Area Hall of FameBy Austin de LuisObserver Editor

From left to right, the new inductees to the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame, Jim Vickery, Roy Pyke, Steve Mc-Allister, Bob Hunter (representing the late George Hunt-er), and Jim Hale. PHOTO BY AUSTIN DE LUIS

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On Sunday, June 12, the U14 Boys Brockville Privateers Rugby Team travelled to Twin Elm Rugby Park in Ottawa, Ontario for their first ever tournament. Under the coaching guidance of Dr. Andrew Everett and Ted Livingstone, the team which consists of 14 boys (aged 10-14 from Ottawa, Brin-ston, Cardinal, Prescott, Spencer-ville, Maynard, and Brockville, won their first game against the Kings-ton Panthers 40-10. They tied their second game against the Bytown Blues 10-10. They lost their third

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Septuagenarian ath-lete Wolfgang Pohl is the first local participant in the Dawn to Dusk Charity Golf Tournament to take up the challenging mon-iker of “Masochist.”

Born 76 years ago, Wolfgang settled in Can-ada when he was 21 years old. For over 50 years Mr. Pohl would work in the construction busi-ness, always maintaining a healthy lifestyle while managing to provide for his wife and children.

Today, Wolfgang is a frequent attendee at the local YMCA, partici-pating whenever pos-sible in games of tennis and squash. However, he would be the first to admit that his golf game does leave a lot to be de-sired. “My golfing is lousy, but I am still eager to test myself,” said Mr. Pohl in a recent telephone inter-view. “I hope my stamina is strong, and this is a sure way to find out.”

Wolfgang is referring to the fact that he is the ONLY participant in this year’s Dawn to Dusk Char-ity Golf Tournament who has signed up to play for fifteen full hours, in an ef-fort to raise money for the Brockville and Area Com-munity Foundation and the Brockville and Area Sports Dome Association. Quite a challenge for any individual, 15 hours may prove especially challen-ging for this 76 year old athlete.

Wolfgang is a pillar of

healthy choices and forti-tude, who was featured in a recent edition of BNTV’s “In Your Neighbourhood.” Wolfgang is a local family man, who understands the value of hard work and charity. He is also a “masochist”, according to the categories laid out by the program coordinators for the “Dawn to Dusk” golf tournament - others include “The Dew Sweep-ers,” “The Nooners,” and “The Duskers”.

When asked if he was up for the challenge, the 76-year golfer remarked that “Only time will tell,” but was quick to squash the possibilities of chal-lenging any players his junior to take up the

ominous title of “maso-chist.” “I don’t want to challenge anyone out-right, but if you challenge someone then they’re no longer doing it for them-selves. Don’t do it for the challenge. Do it for the cause. Do it for the joy. And do it for your health. And they will feed you,” quipped Mr. Pohl at the conversation’s conclu-sion.

So, there you have it. A 76 year old man has vowed to conquer the course at Sunnidell in the name of good intentions, community involvement, and testing his stamina. So it begs the question, what’s stopping us from doing the same?

Last week I touched on identify-ing your swing as either swinging your arms in front of your body or around your body. Once you’ve established the type of swing you have, you can then work on the fundamentals that are as-sociated with that golf swing.

Talking to golfers during the past week, they tell me they’ve never heard of the labels tagged on the two golf swings. The one plane swing, two-plane swing, Stack and Tilt, The Golfing Machine, Swing Connection etc.

I’ll explain, if you remember a few years back, the golf publications were promoting a flat, rounded and a more rotational golf swing like Ben Hogan, Sam Snead and Arnold Palmer. Then came this burley lad from Ohio, Jack Nicklaus, and so the tide changed and we were presented with the fundamen-tals to swing more upright.

What wasn’t mentioned here was, not to mix the fundamentals of the two golf swings. Why? Well why not. One swing is flat and around while the other is upright and in front of you. If you were given the true fundamentals of each swing, how many more maga-zines would you buy, think about it.

Kevin Jones wanted me to teach him the one plane swing despite him possessing a good-look-ing two-plane swing. We started from scratch and it wasn’t long before he was striking the ball as consistent as he wanted to. To this day, I consider

Kevin to be one of the best ball strikers I have seen in this area.

A few years back Billy Dixon from Prescott was desperate and came to see me. He didn’t want to rebuild his swing, Billy wanted me to give him something to help him prepare for his Club Championship and an out of town tournament that meant a lot to him. I noticed Billy had a two plane swing but he needed to add some width to it and needed a better release of the club through the ball.. Once we addressed those two areas his results were im-mediate and he did very well in those two tournaments.

Finally, on the other end of the spectrum is my star student, David Cooke, who not only got himself a golf scholarship in Florida, has won every major tournament in this area in the 90’s. David was a two-plane swinger and so we concentrated on him loading into his back leg and keep his elbows pointing to the ground during his down and through swing. This resulted in him hitting dead straight golf shots, so it’s no wonder he won so many tourna-ments.

A healthy lifestyle knows no age limitStick to your own set of fundamentals--continued

Here Andy Fournier is in a picture perfect one plane takeaway position. To the untrained eye it looks like his clubface is closed, it’s not. Also no-tice his right elbow, it is pointing up and behind him and not folding into his right hip.

The Brockville and Area YMCA unveiled the donations tally to the public last week, surpass-ing their goal of $150,000.

Brockville’s YMCA Ad-dressing the staff and volunteers present for the unveiling, Ian Mc-Fall, co-chair of the “2011 Annual Giving Cam-paign”, said, “I am proud of the efforts of all in-volved. The team truly came through by putting their energy and effort into so many initiatives and events to make sure we made our goal.” He gave credit to the many staff, volunteers, mem-bers and donors alike that graciously gave their time, talent and/or treasure to make access to the YMCA a possibil-ity for everyone. Mary Jean McFall added, “I am thrilled with the success-ful outcome of this year’s campaign and happy to continue to support the many families and chil-

dren who gain access to the “Y” through the assisted membership/campership program.”

In 2010, with support from our Financial As-sistance program, 1,235 individuals accessed the Brockville and Area YMCA’s facilities and programs by making the financial contribu-tion they could afford to make. In addition, over 550 weeks of campership were granted to families to ensure their children could have the day camp experience during the summer school break. A total of $69,000 was granted in camperships, and yet, our sources of support for camperships have diminished. The total value of our sup-port to our commun-ities neared $400,000 in 2010. We foresee the de-mand for our financial assistance to increase in 2011, and expect approxi-mately 1,400 individuals

to be in need of this sup-port. Our effort to garner your support on behalf of these individuals and families is more import-ant than ever in our past.

Some of the statistics for our area showed that the current need for such programs continues to grow.

*Rates of physical in-activity are 1/3 higher among Lanark, Leeds and Grenville residents with low income.

*Income and social status are recognized as the most important de-terminants of health.

*59.9% of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville resi-dents are overweight or obese.

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5%, while Leeds and Grenville’s rate is 4.0%.

*Nearly 50% of poor families in Leeds and Grenville said the high cost was a reason for not participating in recrea-tion. Even if the program is free, they cannot af-ford to purchase the necessary equipment. The Brockville and Area

YMCA will continue to welcome donations throughout the year, and announce a final amount for the 2011 campaign effort at the Victory Luncheon scheduled for Thursday, September 8. The Board of Directors and staff team are grate-ful to the community for their support, and to the

Annual Giving Campaign team for a stalwart effort once again. Through this support, more people will have the op-portunity to lead healthy lives. The “Y” values are caring, honesty, re-spect, and responsibility. Reaching this year’s goal touched on all of them.



(June 14, 2011 – Brock-ville) - The Board of Dir-ectors of the Brockville and Area Community Foundation cordially invites the public to at-tend the Annual General Meeting of the BACF that will be held on Tuesday, June 21st at the Brockville Yacht Club. Registration will begin at 5:00 p.m. with the business por-tion of the meeting com-mencing at 5:30 p.m.

The agenda will in-clude the election of the

Board of Directors for 2011-2012;reports from the various BACF com-mittees; presentation of the audited financial statements; stories from grant recipients ;acknow-ledgement of new stra-tegic partners; and other business relevant to the mission of the commun-ity foundation. Vikram Varma, Executive Direc-tor of the Kingston and Area Community Foun-dation will be the guest speaker. Mr. Varma’s

topic will be “Investing In Your Community”.

Members of the pub-lic in Brockville, Leeds & Grenville are invited to this Annual General Meeting to learn more about the great work that is being done by your community foundation! RSVP’s are appreciated by contacting David Dar-gie – BACF Executive Dir-ector at 613.498.9970 or [email protected] before the end of the work day on Friday, June 17th.

The Brockville and Area Sports Dome Asso-ciation proudly presents a special youth Goal-Keeping Clinic, hosted by community champion and professional Goal-keeping Coach, Mike Toshack! The event will take place on Sunday, June 19th at the Brock-

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planning to participate as spaces are limited.

Donations to the Brockville and Area Sports Dome Association are welcomed and can be handed in at the event.

To register or for more information please call (613)-342-1445 to reserve your spot.

Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT is excited to announce local audi-tions will be held in June for Senior Star, Canada’s largest talent competi-tion dedicated to seniors. Now in its 5th year, this singing and musical in-strument competition is open to anyone 65 years and over and a Canadian resident.

Rosedale Retirement Centre, and Mayfield Re-tirement Residence with Willowdale Retirement Centre and VanHorne Manor is proud to be hosting a regional com-petition on June 21st at Brockville Collegiate Institute. Registration forms can be obtained at Rosedale Retirement Centre, Mayfield Retire-ment Residence, Willow-dale Retirement Centre and VanHorne Manor. Contestants do not have to be living in a Chartwell

residence. “Chartwell’s Senior

Star has grown to be the largest celebration of seniors’ talent in Can-ada,” announced Brent Binions, President and CEO of Chartwell Sen-iors Housing REIT. “We are proud to support the incredible talent of Can-adian seniors and con-tinue to be amazed and entertained year after year by the caliber of per-formers who participate.”

During the Regional Competitions, contest-ants are given a max-imum of five minutes to sing a song, play an instrument, or do both, and their performance is videotaped. Musical accompaniment is pro-vided to singing contest-ants, if required. A panel of three judges, made up of local musical experts, government officials, and media representatives

choose the top three lo-cal contestants, each of whom will be recognized with a Senior Star trophy.

Videos of the first and second place winners from across Canada are then submitted to a ce-lebrity panel of judges in-cluding Dan Clancy, Tim Louis and Gordie Tapp who will narrow the list to nine competitors invited to compete in the Senior Star National Final. The National Final will be held in Niagara Falls on Monday, November 21st, 2011.

Chartwell Seniors Housing owns and man-ages over 150 retirement residences and long term care homes across Can-ada including Rosedale Retirement Centre.

For more information, please contact: Rosedale Retirement Centre at 613-342-0200.

Brockville and Area YMCA reveal Annual Giving Campaign tally

Ian and Mary Jean McFall, co-chairs of the “2011 Annual Giving Campaign: The Power of Giving”, along with James Cooper, Chair of the Brockville and Area YMCA Board of Directors and Sandra Devaney, Senior Director of Association Services for the Y, were present for the unveiling at 11:30 am.

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• Prescott Harbour Days - Friday, June 17 to Sunday, June 19. Events and rides for families. Prescott Idol.

• 1000 Islands Wine & Food Festival - Friday, June 17 - Saturday, June 18. Brockville Memorial Centre. www.brockvilletourism.com

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• WaterWorks - The Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour presents and important national exhibition at the Marianne Van Silfhout Gallery, St. Lawrence College, June 9th to July 20th. Opening Reception Friday, June 17th from 2 to 4.

• Brockville Horticultural Society - Monday, June 20th at 7:00 pm. Wesleyan Church corner of Ferguson Drive and Central Ave. Speaker: Casey Sharp, Conservation Areas and programs.

• Brockville Climate Action Group. Chief Harry Jones of the Brockville Fire Department will speak on Preparing for Extended Emergencies at the Brockville Public Library on Sunday, June 26 at 2:00 pm.

• Brockville & Area YMCA Youth Night. Drop in program designed for kids from grades 1-8 who are looking for a safe, supervised place to learn new games, meet new friends and enjoy programmed activities. Activities vary weekly and may include swimming. Saturdays 6 to 8 pm. Jan. 15 - June 11.

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On June 26th, local history buffs are invited to enjoy a fascinating look at early Victorian life and clothing with re-enactor and costume-maker, Nancy MacLeod. Most of the clothing modelled will be replicas from the time period of the clas-sic film, Gone with the Wind. The show will close with a grand finale that features outfits from the Edwardian Period, including a handmade wed-ding dress modelled by the great-granddaughter of the gown’s original owner.

The show will take place on Sunday, June 26th at Fulford Place beginning at 1p.m.

General admission - $7 plus HST Friends of Fulford Place -$5 plus HST Guided tours of the historical landmark are

also available from May 29th to June 26th, from Tuesday to Sunday, 11a.m. to 4p.m. with the last tour departing at 3:10 p.m. each day. Beginning on June 27th the museum will be open seven days a week, from 11a.m. to 4p.m.-with the last tour departing at 3:10 p.m.

For more information or to purchase tickets call the museum at (613) 498-3003

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LEO - July 23/August 23Saturn causes you to dislike repeating certain experiences from the past. Indeed, you might experience some feelings of déjà vu this week.

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The movie takes place in small-town Ohio, 1979. We are introduced to Joe Lamb (Joel Courtney), as he sits alone on a swing mourning the loss of his mother. She has been killed in an industrial ac-cident at the local mill. Joel’s father Jackson, (Kyle Chandler) is the lo-cal deputy sheriff. He is a man who has always been dedicated to his work and we are told, doesn’t really know or understand his son. The movie is very much about their loss, how they deal with it and find strength of purpose in love.

At the wake we are introduced to Joel’s friends. They are a small group of outsiders who are working together to make a zombie film; using ingenuity, funds stolen

from their moms, and a Super 8 camera. Their search for real produc-tion value takes them out for a midnight shoot at the local train station. It is here where the story really begins as they wit-ness a massive train crash and we find out that there is something more to the train than meets the eye.

The young actors of Super 8 are a revelation. Their performances are naturalistic and the dia-logue, written by Abrams, is as one character puts it, “Mint”. When the young friends are together, thanks to the sharp writ-ing and their seemingly natural camaraderie, the scenes are comic gold. Both newcomer Joel Courtney and young vet-eran Elle Fanning (Alice Dainard) bring real heart to their roles. This is the kind of film, like ‘Stand By Me’, that we will be refer-ring to in years to come, as many of these young actors grow up to become major stars.

Super 8 is not only an incredible drama and a

wonderful comedy, but it is also a monster movie. J.J. Abrams the director of ‘Cloverfield’ and the Star Trek reboot really knows how to build suspense. Like so many classics of the genre, he doesn’t make the mistake of mak-ing the creature the cen-tral character of the film. There is a monster lurking in the small town, wreak-ing havoc and kidnapping locals. But it isn’t until near the end of the film, that we actually see it in action.

The more we learn about the monster and its origins, the more sympa-thetic it becomes.

It is just another ET wanting desperately to get home. It ends up that the real monsters of the movie are a division of the

American military, led by the evil Nelec (Noah Em-merich). His team had the monster contained and had been torturing it for years. When it gets loose in the train crash, they bring in the heavy artillery, close down and evacuate the town, and do whatever it takes, civil liberties be damned, to destroy it.

During the film, Joel and his friends go mis-sing. Deputy Sheriff Lamb fights the powers that be to find and save his son. Joel’s young love Alice is taken by the mon-ster. Both father and son go through proverbial hells to save the ones they love.

Super 8 is part Spiel-berg, with a touch of Ste-

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Please bring your lawn chairs and join us in worship, fellowship and fun. Senator Robert Runciman will bring greetings. Leaders from the local churches, including Rev-erend Doug Johns will bring the message in this inspirational service.

Under the direction of organist Kathleen How-ard, a combined choir will present select music for this occasion. There will also be worship and praise bands.

Birthday Cake and lemonade will be served fol-lowing the service.

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Twenty-eight year old singer/songwriter, Justin Hines performs for the sizeable audience gath-ered at the Brockville Arts Centre last Wednesday evening, for the closing celebration of National Access Awareness Week (NAAW), a grass-roots initiative advocating for social change in attitudes and support of people with disabilities. Hines, who was diagnosed with Larsen’s Syndrome, a rare congenital joint condi-tion, shortly after birth, is wheel-chair bound, a con-dition that he says keeps him bound in body, but not in spirit.

“I often get asked about how I feel about being in a chair,” Hines told the crowd before launch-ing into one of his many meaningful melodies that

have earned him national attention.

“But, I never know what to say because I never real-ly saw myself as any dif-ferent from other people and luckily, I’ve been really blessed that the people around me share that out-look.”

Hines continued that he has been “carrying tunes” since he was a child, and credits his grandmother for getting him started by singing in church.

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“He has a positive out-look and a lot of talent, and that can take you any-where.”

The celebration, which kicked off in Brockville on Monday, May 30th, was one of several in Ontario, marking the 6th anni-versary of the province’s groundbreaking Access-ibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. The first standard to be imple-mented under the act, which addresses access-ible customer service, is already in place for the broader public sector and will require all Ontario businesses to meet the standard by January 1st, 2012, the ultimate goal being to make the entire province accessible by 2025.

For more than a dec-ade award-winning Can-adian author and jour-nalist, Stuart McLean has been welcomed into Can-adians’ homes to tell the stories of Dave’s neigh-borhood music store, the Vinyl Café, where the motto is “We may not be big, but we’re small.” This fall, McLean will be bring-ing his hit CBC show and its beloved cast of quirky characters to the stage of the historic Brockville Arts Centre, to share his stories live. Joining McLean, will be the

Vinyl Cafe Orchestra as well as special musical guests, Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland.

Since its debut on CBC radio, McLean’s show has attracted more than 1 mil-lion faithful listeners, who tune in every week to fol-low the lives of Dave, his wife Morley, and their two children, Sam and Steph-anie.

In addition to his popular show, the Mont-real-born humorist has also published a slew of

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Notebooks: a collection of essays from The Vinyl Café (2010), has already sold more than 1 million books in Canada, making him

arguably, one of Canada’s most successful acts.

“We feel very fortun-ate to get Stuart here in Brockville,” said the Arts Centre’s Administrator of Cultural Programs, Peter Dunn.

“In the ten years that I have been with the Arts Centre, Stuart McLean has been here twice, and both times he sold out. He’s the only act I’ve ever experienced that can sell out a venue at $50 a seat without ever having to ad-vertise.”

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