ROCK ON - Members of the cast of School of Rock show they’re ready to lose control (or take it!) in the upcoming production of the popular musical, which opens tonight(Thursday) at the Uxbridge Music Hall. School of Rock is being presented by VIP Youth, and runs until August 26. For ticket and show information, visit starticketing.com. Formore on the production, see page 2. For more photos of the production, visit thecosmos.ca. Photo by John Cavers

by Roger Varley

Last week, a house in the Barton Farms subdi-vision was egged by a group of five youths.A video surfaced on YouTube showing footage

from a surveillance camera located on a neigh-bouring house. The black and white videoshows the youths arriving at the scene afterdark in two cars. The group runs from the carstowards the house that was egged - (off camera)- and a few minutes later the youths race backto their vehicles and speed off.

Although this petty act of vandalism appar-ently caused little, if any damage, it is one of anumber of such incidents which have someUxbridge residents concerned.

A storage hut at the Fields of Uxbridge wasbroken into late last week for the third time thisyear. The thieves stole all the food that hadbeen stored there for the Uxbridge SoccerClub's closing festival this weekend. Teamsponsors have stepped forward with donationsto replace the lost product to ensure that play-ers and coaches have a closing barbecue.

Soccer club official Grant Oliver said the re-sponse to the theft was "overwhelming."

"Not just from our sponsors and supporters,but from the community at large," he said.Mr. Oliver said the response was such that he

had to "politely decline" some offers.He said the soccer club has lost about $700

worth of food in the three break-ins this year,

plus soccer equipment. The hut itself has alsosustained damaged, first by being poundedwith a sledge hammer, then by having windowsbroken and, in the latest incident, having lockscut open with a bolt cutter.

Chief Administrative Officer Ingrid Svelnissaid Tuesday that a portable surveillance camerahas now been installed at the fields. Mr. Oliversaid the camera had been put in place in previ-ous years but it can't remain there for long.

"We're examining what to do next," he said."Hopefully, the new (washroom) buildingmight give us some storage space."The hut on the Fields of Uxbridge is not the

only target for thieves. The Cosmos has learnedof reports of numerous house break-ins in the

Goodwood area, and a resident of BartonFarms said Tuesday a number of vehicles havebeen broken into in the subdivision in recentweeks. She also claimed that the house-eggingincident is not the first to occur in the area:she said it has happened to a number ofhomes.The owner of the egged home, who asked to

remain unnamed, said at least one of the cul-prits involved in the egging has been identi-fied. He said a surveillance camera at the Mac'sconvenience store on Brock Street showed fiveyouth buying eggs a short while before theegging incident occurred. He said he hastalked to police but it was unknown at presstime if any charges will be laid. The home-owner said the youths pelted his porch, garageand the front of the house with about a dozeneggs.

One homeowner told the Cosmos that shenow makes sure every door and window islocked, something she didn't do when she firstcame to Uxbridge 10 years ago. Her husbandsaid someone broke into his truck a couple ofyears ago and stole money from a wallet.Uxbridge area Facebook pages are awash with

posts of break-ins around the township.Late-night rowdyism in the downtown core

also appears to be more prevalent, with largegroups of mostly young adults gathering innoisy groups in the small hours of the morn-ings, especially on weekends, and a number ofvehicles noisily speeding along Brock Streetand Toronto Street.

A resident on Brock Street watched recentlyas one member of such a group vandalized theCanada 150 display outside Rutledge Jewelers.A call to the DRPS North Division producedno results.Mayor Gerri Lynn O'Connor is currently at-

tending the Association of Municipalities ofOntario (AMO) annual meeting in Ottawa,and was not available for comment, nor wasInspector Bruce Kovack of the Durham Re-gional Police North Division.

Meanwhile, there was a report of a shootingnear Zehrs late last week, but there was nocrime involved. Police said they responded toa call about a bull running loose in the woodedarea behind the store. Officers deemed the an-imal to be a danger and shot it.

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Volume 13 No. 32 YOUR UNIVERSE Thursday, August 17, 2017

Inside Your CosmosUxbridge on display . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 3Pondering the pooch park . . . . . . . . .page 5

by Lisha Van Nieuwenhove

A painfully shy young man finds that

a glitch in the computer system hasmessed his school timetable up, put-ting him in drama class rather than

art class. He takes the course anyway,and it changes his life, becoming thefirst step in what will hopefully be acareer in the spotlight.Add a romance and a car chase and

this would make a heck of a movie.Ryan Whitty would be the star be-cause, minus the car chase, it’s hisstory. e aforementioned shy youngman is currently getting ready toopen his tenth show at the UxbridgeMusic Hall, starring as teacherDewey Finn in VIP’s production ofSchool of Rock. “at class really changed my entire

life,” says Ryan during a break fromRock rehearsals. “eatre does that!” Audiences will recognize Ryan from

Music Hall shows like Beauty & theBeast, Shrek, Mary Poppins, Hair-spray, and Bye Bye Birdie. At USS,Ryan has been in Little Women andElection. Many of these shows aremusicals, and Ryan trains with vocalteacher Sasha Liebich-Tait in PortPerry.

Ryans says that playing the ener-getic Dewey Finn has presentedsome exciting challenges to him as anactor, including having to learn howto play the lead guitar.“I’m self-taught,” he explains, “I just

started to learn when we startedpreparing for the show. It’s reallypushing me harder!”

Other kids in the 37-member casthave also had to learn how to play in-struments for the show. ProducerNia Hachey explains that some men-tors, like Davi Aquinas, a guitarplayer with local singer Julien Kel-land’s band, have given their time togive the kids learning instrumentssome tips.

VIP, or Vocally Inspired Performers,is a theatre group made up entirelyof young people between the ages of8 - 18, and was founded and directedby Marissa Hachey.

“Marissa works so well with youngpeople,” says Ryan. “I think this isgoing to be one of the best showsthat’ve been on the Music Hall stagein awhile. It’s got the iconic scenesthat the movie (starring Jack Black)has, and pretty much every other linehas a laugh!”

He’s also pleased that Uxbridge isputting on a production of a showthat is also playing on Broadway. School of Rock opens tonight (urs-

day) at the Music Hall, and runs forthe last two weekends of the summer.After the curtain closes, Ryan just hastime to finish packing up his belong-ings before he heads off to SheridanCollege for his first year in the Musi-cal eatre Prep program.

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A 21-year-old Brampton male and a23-year-old male visiting from Ja-maica were seriously injured as resultof a motor vehicle collision inUxbridge.Last Friday, at approximately 2:48

p.m., officers from North Divisionwere called to Lake Ridge Road andDavis Drive following a report of atwo vehicle collision. A blue trans-port truck drawing a fully loadedtrailer was southbound on LakeRidge Road at Davis Drive when itcollided with a silver VolkswagenJetta. e Jetta sustained extensivedamage as a result of the collision andleft the roadway.

e 23-year-old male driver of theJetta was airlifted to St. Michael’sHospital in Toronto with serious life-threatening injuries. e 21-year-oldpassenger was transported by landambulance to Sunnybrook Hospitalwith serious life-threatening injuries.At press time, both men were in sta-ble condition. e driver of the trans-port truck was uninjured.Members of the DRPS Traffic Serv-

ices Branch, Collision InvestigationUnit, conducted an investigation.e roadway was closed for severalhours while evidence was collected. Anyone with information about thisincident or witnessed this collision isasked to call D/Cst. Limb of the Traf-fic Services Branch at 905-579-1520(toll free 1-888-579-1520) ext. 5226.Anonymous information can be sentto Durham Regional Crime Stoppersat 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or onlineat www.durhamregionalcrimestop-pers.ca and tipsters may be eligiblefor a $2,000 cash reward.

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Ryan Whitty, centre, rocks it out with James Lever,left (Billy), and Cameron Scott (Summer) in VIP’sproduction of School of Rock, opening tonight.

Photo by John Cavers

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Although July 1 has come and goneand there may not be many fireworksnow, Canada’s 150 celebrations con-tinue for the rest of the year.Uxbridge Historical Centre is help-ing celebrate the second half of thesesquicentennial by opening up itsnew exhibit “Uxbridge 150: SinceConfederation.”

is new exhibit highlights localhistory from 1867 to 2017. Visitors

to the exhibit will have the chance toexplore the development of theTownship of Uxbridge from a smallfarming community to the thrivingtown it is today.

“Uxbridge 150” includes storiesabout and artifacts from prominentfigures in the history of the Uxbridgearea, including Alma Gould Dale,omas Foster, Lucy Maud Mont-gomery, Nellie Kydd, and David

Milne, as well as others. Topics cov-ered include agriculture, communitylife, transportation, and more. For more information about the ex-

hibit, please contact the UxbridgeHistorical Centre by sending anemail tomuseum@town.uxbridge.on.ca, orvisit their website at uxbridgehistori-calcentre.com. “Uxbridge 150: SinceConfederation” is on display until

September 24. e Centre is openfor tours until September 25, from10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wednesday to Sun-day (closed on holidays).

While at the Centre, consider buy-ing a membership to the Uxbridge-Scott Historical Society. Anindividual membership for the yearis $15; a family membership is $25.Other membership levels are avail-able. See website for further details.

What was Uxbridge like 150 years ago? New museum exhibit explains

Thursday, August 17, 20174The Uxbridge Cosmos

On behalf of the Uxbridge-ScottHistorical Society, it is my pleasure toinvite you to attend our 46th AnnualHeritage Days on Sunday, August27, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.Come and experience the best view

of Uxbridge from the gazebo, tourour 10 fully-accessible buildings, andvisit the antique cars, trucks and trac-tor show and shine. Adults can enjoythe musical entertainment while sip-ping on a craft beer from SecondWedge, while the kids are entertainedin our Kids’ Zone. There will fun forthe entire family! Participate in thehorseshoe toss tournament, our corneating contest, and have the kids takea ride in the mini train. Laura’s Ca-sual Kitchen food truck will have de-licious food available for purchase.The Uxbridge Pathfinders will befundraising with baked goodies, pop,water and coffee. And of course, theHeritage Days favourites of pie, icecream, and kettle-cooked corn overan open fire will be available for sale.

Sculptor Wynn Walters will be onsite between 1-4 p.m. to display theprogress on the statue honouring theservice of Lt. Col. Sam Sharpe.

Admission is by donation at thedoor. This annual event is the mainfundraiser for the Historical Societyand supports the Uxbridge HistoricalCentre.

We hope that you will be able tojoin us!

Michelle VineyUxbridge-Scott Historical Society

I have chosen to respond to your re-quest for suggestions regarding theplethora of business vacancies withindowntown Uxbridge.

Uxbridge should build upon itsstrengths. We have a wonderful relax-ing quiet town without the graffiti,road noise and ‘me first’ attitude soprevalent within larger cities. I haveseen and experienced several smalltowns capitalizing upon those quali-

ties. Waynesville, Ohio, with a popula-

tion of only 3,000 people, has over100 antique shops. Other types ofspeciality stores include art galleries,clocks, jewelry and furniture. Classesare taught in weaving, spinning andknitting. Waynesville also promotesa “Girlfriend Experience,” wheresmall groups of girlfriends can “shoptill you drop” at over 60 boutiqueand antique stores selling merchan-dise unavailable at malls or big boxstores.

Within the area are walking trails,golf courses and horseback riding -activities all available withinUxbridge. The “Chapel in theWoods” offers small weddings, babyand bridal showers. Live countrymusic is available at a local countrymusic star’s ranch. One business had a large front win-

dow and placed a taffy pulling ma-chine immediately inside. Thisseemed to have a mesmerizing effectupon passers-by. After watching thefreshly made all-natural salt watertaffy pulled to blissful creaminess,customers simply must purchase sev-eral of the over 100 flavors available.Watching someone hand processfudge also has a crowd forming qual-ity. Who can resist? These productsalso make excellent gifts. Waynesville visitors who travel from

distant locations have an 18-roomhotel to stay at, as well as several bed& breakfasts within the area. Sevenindependently owned restaurantsand several other corporately ownedrestaurants are within easy commut-ing distance.

If restaurants are closing withinUxbridge, I realize these suggestionsmay seem “been-there, done-that.”Perhaps Uxbridge needs to develop abusiness plan to make it all happen.One restaurant with a delicious spe-cialty product may not be enough toattract visitors. If visitors have a wide

variety of attractions appealing tothem, the odds of success are muchbetter. Viable attractions are muchwider than mentioned; our train andpond stocked with trout are two ex-amples. Did I mention a popcorncart with specialty flavors? And Louiethe Bagel Man’s delicious roastedhome-made bagels with fresh creamcheese and jam from a push cart al-ways had plenty of customers. Thepossibilities are so wide and diverse,I cannot stop thinking of more. Some of the attractive draws may be

the responsibility of the city. Antiquestreet lights provide a wonderful oldtime, small town ambience. I believethe small twinkle lights downtownadd to the character of our wonderfultown. Waynesville has a brick streetthat seemed to build the character ofthat successful small-town experi-ence. Slowly, merchants began open-ing and offering the previouslymentioned products and services. Asthe desirable location reputationgrew Waynesville prospered and cur-rently is a holiday destination.

I lived within the Waynesville areaand travelled to Uxbridge to courtmy wife. I also lived on the Big Islandof Hawaii. When Walmart arrived,Hawaiians screamed, ranted andraged against the giant corporationthat would cause the closing of manysmall independently Hawaiianowned businesses. While passing byWalmart, I noticed the parking lotwas always packed. Hawaiians werewalking through the parking lot totheir cars with armloads of merchan-dise while Hawaiian businessesclosed. Small Uxbridge businessesmust be aggressively supported bylocal residents. I believe Uxbridge has at least asmuch to offer as numerous otherpopular destinations. Decide whatyou want and enable it to happen.

Douglas LaknerUxbridge

Letters to the Editor

We at the Cosmos office were treated to quite the demonstration of our taxdollars hard at work on Tuesday when the seemly simple task of repairing asingle section of sidewalk turned into an afternoon event that involved every-one but the queen.

Around 2 p.m. - we’re not exactly sure when - a large white pick-up truckpulled up in front of the building where our office is located, and four or fiveburly-looking, tanned men in day-glo orange t-shirts with large yellow Xs onthem jumped out. They stood around the patch of concrete that was slatedfor repair, conferred and conversed, and moved around a few wooden stakes,and fussed over the area a bit. Shortly afterward, a Miller cement truck pulledup and dumped just the right amount of cement beside the road. The truckpulled away, and the men got right to work smoothing, raking, preening andpriming the newly poured concrete. They put yellow caution tape aroundthe six-foot long area, checked that the stakes were still in place, sprinkledwhat looked like icing sugar over the spot, and then jumped back in the truck,zooming around the corner to what we later discovered was another fix-upspot.Sometime, but not long after the truck left, someone must have defaced the

pristine concrete in some fashion, because around an hour later, one of theorange-shirted men was back. He made calls, he gestured madly with hisarms, and kept kicking at one spot on the edge of the new sidewalk. Thewhite truck screeched back to the scene, and the four other orange-shirtedmen joined the first fellow in staring at the spot on the sidewalk.All the commotion outside made us stop work in the office and just watch

the events unfold. It was apparent that they were all focused on one very smallarea of the sidewalk. After much more conferring and conversing, they spentabout 10 - 15 minutes patching up what we eventually discovered was a patchof cement about the area size of a shoebox. They yellow-taped the area again,hopped back in the truck, and sped off. Only this time they left one of theirgang behind, sitting on a cement wall - we guessed that he had been electedto guard the newly repaired sidewalk, in case the hooligans came back. Hesat there for almost 35 minutes. We know, we timed him. The repair of the sidewalk took almost as long as the initial installation of

cement. Now, we aren’t in this line of work, so we don’t know the ins andouts of sidewalk installation and repair. But we’re pretty sure that the patchjob shouldn’t have taken as long as it did. And if all defacing and vandalismacts in Uxbridge are given the same sort of attention and detail (and guardduty), then it’s little wonder our taxes are so high. We’re paying for people todo the same job not just once, but twice, or even several times. Of course,the moral of the story should be don’t wreck other people’s, or public, prop-erty in the first place. Wet cement is a draw to anyone, to be sure, and who-ever made whatever mark was made in the new sidewalk outside our officemust have gotten a kick out of it. Fixing the kick, however, cost everyone alot of money. Four or five guys spending over an hour on a chunk of sidewalkcan’t be tax dollars well spent.

So, to whoever is vandalizing sidewalks and buildings and homes aroundUxbridge, please stop. It’s costing everyone a lot of money. And probablyboring the heck out of the guy who gets left to stand guard.

Our two centsA concrete display of waste

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Thursday, August 17, 20175The Uxbridge Cosmos

For those who don't know, KISS is anacronym for "Keep It Simple, Stupid.” Forthose still in the dark, it means don't gocomplicating what could and should be asimple job.

It would seem to be a fairly simple taskto take a patch of ground, put a fencearound it and let assorted pooches run freein the enclosed area. There it is, an off-leash dog park! However, we are nownearing the latter half of August and thereis still no sign of a dog park that was sup-posed to be in operation this year.The first dog park committee was estab-

lished about five years ago. Approval forthe dog park was granted by council al-most two years ago, but with the provisionthat the members of the committee wouldraise funds to pay for establishing thepark. The sum of $15,000 comes to mind.The site chosen by council for the proj-

ect, the land south of the museumgrounds, was basically just a meadow: notrees, no features, no obstacles; just a fieldof grass. However, while working towardstheir fund-raising goal, the committee sawhuge piles of fill from the construction ofthe new fire hall dumped on the meadow.Eventually, that fill was levelled out acrossthe meadow. In doing so, of course, itburied the grass the dogs were supposedto run on. So what next? The answer, ap-parently, was obvious: seed the newly lev-elled fill to grow grass for the dogs to runon.The seeding was not an expense the com-

mittee had envisioned and so furtherfund-raising is/was necessary. Now I amtold that the seeding was, to put it politely,screwed up. It didn't work and will haveto be done again. How can you screw upspreading grass seed? Grass will grow justabout anywhere, especially in cracks in pa-tios, sidewalks and driveways as anyhome-owner will testify.One presumes that when - (if ) - the grass

is reseeded, it will be some time beforeanyone is allowed to walk or dogs are al-lowed to run on it. And since there is nosign of a fence yet being erected, the pos-

sibilities of an off-leash dog park openingthis year appear to be slim to none.

Five years of lobbying and two yearssince its approval and we still don't have apatch of ground surrounded by a fence. Iknow there's an old saying that "slow andsteady wins the race," but at this rate a lotof the dogs waiting for this park to openwill be too old to race, even at a slow andsteady pace, by the time it comes tofruition. It has taken less time for artist FlyFreeman to single-handedly carve herfour-sided stone sculpture of Uxbridge'shistory and have it erected at the townshipoffices - (the plinth was set in place thisweek). It took less time for the BonnerBoys to come up with their splash padconcept and have it constructed. And justlook how speedily the new parking lot wasput into Centennial Park after councilgave it the go-ahead. Yet a four-sided,fenced-in piece of ground is still no fur-ther along than it was five years ago, ex-cept, of course, for a layer of fill that won'tgrow grass.

To put the whole thing into context,President John F. Kennedy announced in1961 that the USA was going to put aman on the moon and bring him backsafely. It took just nine years to see thathappen. For us, it's been five years and wecan't even put a fence around a patch ofland.

For Pete's sake, it doesn't have to becomplicated. If council has acceded to dogowners' pleas to give them some place tofully exercise their pooches, then, as Larrythe Cable Guy would say, just "git 'erdone." After all, that's the approach theytake with home-owners whose weeds aretoo tall or who have dallied in removingsnow from their sidewalks. "Git 'er doneby such-and-such a date or we'll do it foryou and charge you."It seems to me that the township has for-

gotten the KISS principle and dragged itsfeet on this project for far too long. Maybeit is time for the dog owners of Uxbridgeto start barking.Tell me, am I wrong?

He was supposedly the warm-up act. He wasTim Isberg, a singer-songwriter from FortMacleod, Alberta. And I was supposedly themain event, offering a talk about veterans’ sto-ries, and how I came by them. But, as I satthere waiting for him to finish his set, I wasmulling over a problem in my head. I wasn’tquite sure where to start my presentation. Sud-denly, I paid attention to what Isberg wassinging.“Listen to the voice,” he sang in a calming sort

of way. “Listen to the voice calling me … call-ing you.”

And it hit me. All week long, I’d been organ-izing my thoughts for this presentation, looselybased on a book about veterans’ post-traumaticstress disorder, but I hadn’t decided whose ex-perience, whose story to start with. Then, thisvoice in my head – yes, a voice calling me –suggested I tell the story of an old friend I’dknown in the Edmonton area, where I wasabout to speak. Chuck Ross’s story related tothat famous film footage we see every year dur-ing the D-Day anniversary. It’s the movie show-ing troops inside a landing craft. They’repassing around weapons, waiting for the land-ing craft doors to open. When they do, you canplainly see the men dashing toward gunfire ona beach. It’s film of Canadians landing on JunoBeach on June 6, 1944.“I’d always wondered how that incredible film

footage was captured,” I explained to the Al-berta audience. “I’d researched the subject andread that the film was shot from a cameralocked down at the back of the landing craft.”The problem was, I didn’t believe it. So, I told

my audience, I went searching for an eye-wit-ness. That led me to Chuck Ross from Edmon-ton. About age 20 when he enlisted, Ross knewhow to operate a camera, so the army madehim a cinematographer in the Canadian Filmand Photo Unit (CFPU), shooting actionfootage of troops liberating Italy, France, Bel-gium, Holland and Germany. When I foundRoss, he told me that he’d landed on JunoBeach a couple of days after D-Day. So, I didn’tpop the big question right away about whetheror not the famous footage was shot from alocked-down camera. First I asked him aboutthe operation of the camera. He told me it wasa Bell and Howell Eyemo camera, powered bya clockwork spring that was wound up with akey, like a child’s toy. The film was 35-millime-tre motion picture.“No wonder the image is so clear and precise,”

I said. But now I was getting closer to the issueof the film’s origin. “How much shooting time

would one full winding with the key give thecamera operator?”

“About 35 or 36 seconds,” Ross said.“That’s all?” I said. “Well, what do you think

of the commonly held belief that the film wasactually shot by a camera simply mounted inthe back of the landing craft?”

“Not true,” he roared. “It was shot by BillGrant!” And he proceeded to tell me thatGrant’s footage, on D-Day itself was removedfrom the camera, placed in a sealed can, sentback to England aboard a returning troopship,passed along to London for processing, censor-clearance, editing, and then it was released innewsreel theatres in the U.K., U.S. and Canadawithin a day or two.

I went on to explain to my audience in Al-berta, last Thursday, that CFPU cinematogra-phers travelled with Canadian troops in thefront lines, armed only with a camera, tripodand reels of unexposed film. Chuck Ross em-phasized that CFPU cameramen got incrediblefootage not by hiding behind the lines, but byoperating alongside the soldiers. I suggested tohim that he’d experienced extraordinary mo-ments of Canada’s past.

“For some, it’s history,” Ross said. “For us, itwill always be yesterday.”

And I realized in that instant, that sometimesa soldier’s PTSD is more obvious than we real-ize. And as I spoke of other vets and their cop-ing skills last Thursday, I thought some moreabout Tim Isberg’s “voice,” since he too is aCanadian Forces veteran. He’d served withGen. Romeo Dallaire in Rwanda, investigatingmass graves in the aftermath of the genocidethere. During a posting to the Middle East in2006, Maj. Isberg had assisted the evacuationof refugees from Lebanon. Then, inAfghanistan, as a language staff officer he ran aliteracy program to help Afghan army, policeand civilians learn to read manuals, reports, li-cence plates and even ID cards.

“I’ve been fortunate my military career waseventful,” he told a reporter from the St. Albert,Alberta, Gazette.It’s also given him a different voice than most

people hear. Sometimes that voice comesthrough in the lyrics he’s composed andrecorded now on several CDs, his most recent“Tears Along the Road.” But because he’s alsoa veteran, that voice helps him channel experi-ence and wisdom to others, even if they don’trecognize it immediately.

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We are in the final days of summer,with summer programs wrapping upand preparations in full swing for thefirst day of school, the Fall Fair andthe Celebration of the Arts. With themany different programs operatingin Uxbridge, our volunteers areworking overtime to bring the best inentertainment, so put your scheduletogether and attend as many eventsas possible!Goodwood Baptist Church Sunday

service is at 10 a.m. until September10, when it changes to 11 a.m.; allare welcome to attend. e church isvery busy with a report on September17 from missionary Jennifer Oatesfrom ailand; and on September 23international speaker omas Bailey

will present a screening of “Evolu-tion’s Achilles’ Heel,” and “Darwin:e Voyage that Shook the World”will be presented on Sunday, Septem-ber 24. e Creation Museum willbe open all weekend; for informationcall 905-640-3111 or visit good-woodbaptistchurch.com.Kids’ Club registration is September19 from 6:45-8:30 p.m., with youthand adult Bible study from 6 - 9 p.m.Morning Bible study is at 10 a.m.

e Pearls & Lace Craft show willbe on November 6 at the Commu-nity Centre; there are a few tablesleft - to book, contactbnortheast@powergate.ca. Don’t forget to pick up a fire permit

if you are planning a campfire onyour property.ank you to those who do drive at

the speed limit.

Thursday, August 17, 20176The Uxbridge Cosmos

THIS WEEKENDFri., Aug. 18: Oak Ridges Trail As-sociation Hike, 9:30 a.m. Glen MajorWest. This is a fast 10 km, 2hr., loop hikewith some hills. Meet at the parking loton the east side of Conc. 6, 0.6 km northof Uxbridge Town Line or 5.5 km south ofDurham Rd. 21. Contact: Russ Burton905 830 2862Sat., Aug. 19: Oak Ridges TrailAssociation Hike, 7 a.m. Al Shaw. 1hr., 4 km moderate pace loop hike. No

dogs please. Join us for breakfast after-wards. Meet at road side parking on thewest side of Conc. 6, 1.5 km south ofDurham Rd. 21. Contact: Russ Burton905 830 2862Sat., Aug. 19: Heritage Work-shop: Indigo Dyeing. Uxbridge His-torical Centre, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. SilviaStoddart of the Stoddart Family Farm willteach participants about indigo dyeing &how to dye different types of fibre. Mate-rials include: 50g skein of wool, 20” x

20” piece of 100% cotton fabric, & atake home jar of indigo dye. Bring a nat-ural fibre item such as a t-shirt, scarf, orskein of wool, etc. Bring your own lunch.Coffee, tea, and water will be available.$60/person. Contact the Centre for moreinformation and to register. Space is lim-ited. To register: 905 852 5854 or mu-seum@town.uxbridge.on.ca.Sat., Aug. 19 & Sun., Aug. 20: Artin the Park. Elgin Park, 10 a.m. - 5p.m. both days. Artists/artisans/craftspeople. Kids’ area, too! Sponsored byUxbridge & District Lions Club. For infor-mation call 905-852-6913 or 905-852-4227Sun., Aug. 20: Glen Major ChurchSummer Service. 7 p.m. Guest musi-cians will provide this musical service.905-649-5464 for more information.

NEXT WEEKMon. Aug. 21: Oak Ridges TrailAssociation Hike, 9:30 a.m. DurhamForest. Slow to moderate 2.5 hr. hike.Bring water and a snack. Well mannereddogs welcome. Join us for lunch after-wards. Meet in the Durham Forest park-ing area on the east side of the 7thConc., 1 km south of Durham Rd. 21.Contact: Bill Patterson 905 833 0391Mon., Aug. 21: Meditation at theFoster with Spirit Drum. 7:30-8:30

p.m. Please register by contacting bnorth-east@powergate.ca, or call 905-640-3966Wed., Aug. 23: Oak Ridges TrailAssociation Hike, 9:30 a.m. GlenMajor West. This is a moderate to fast16+ km, 4+ hr., loop hike with hills. Meetat the parking lot on the east side ofConc. 6, 0.6 km north of Uxbridge TownLine or 5.5 km south of Durham Rd. 21.Contact: Bob Comfort 905 473 2669Thurs., Aug. 24: The LMMSO pres-ents "Maud's Island Dinner The-ater." A seafood dinner paired with theplay "The Blue Castle." 7:30 p.m. His-toric Leaskdale Church. $50. The playonly runs from Aug. 24 to Aug. 27, 7:30p.m. $20 online, $25 at the door. Fortickets go to wwwspiritofmaud.com orwwwlucymaudmontgomery.ca. Fri., Aug. 25: Oak Ridges Trail As-sociation Hike, 9:30 a.m. WalkerWoods West. This is a fast, 2 hr, 10 km,East and West Walker Woods loop hikewith hills. Meet at parking lot on east sideof Uxbridge Conc. 6, 2 km south ofDurham Rd. 21 at Albright Rd. Contact:Joan Taylor 905 477 2161Fri., Aug. 25: Blood Donor Clinic.Uxbridge Seniors’ Centre, 1:30 - 7:30p.m. Sponsored by the Rotary Club ofUxbridge. Book your appointment onlineat blood.ca.Sun., Aug. 27: 46th Annual Her-itage Days. Uxbridge Historical Cen-tre, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. All 10 buildings will

be open to visitors; antique cars, truck &tractor show; muscial entertainment; foodand beverages; a Kids’ Zone; horse-shoes; corn eating contest. Wynn Wal-ters will be on site working on the Col.Sam Sharpe sculpture. Admission by do-nation. This is the main fundraiser for theUxbridge-Scott Historical Society.

ONGOINGUxbridge Historical Centre Tours.10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wednesday to Sunday,until September 30. See exhibit,‘Uxbridge 150: Since Confederation’.www.uxbridgehistoricalcentre.com,7239 Concession 6, 905-853-5854.Committee of Friends’ MeetingHouse, Conc. 6, Uxbridge, is open tothe public the first Sunday of everymonth, June - Sept., 1-4 p.m.Seasons – The Christmas Store andMore! Open Wednesdays 10 am – 4pm and Thursdays 6 pm – 8 pm. At theHeart to Heart Healing Centre, 26 BrockSt West. Decor, cards, unique gifts, localartisans. Contact: Annette Forkun 905852 4665, 905 862 9014.

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

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Friday,August 18 Chris Saunders & Friends

Anna Marie Therrienand Abby Zotz join localmusical personalityChris Saunders toperform music that isperfect for a mid-summer’s evening ofrhythm and relaxation.

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SERVICESTN MOBILE WELDING SERVICE. Certifiedpressure pipe welder looking for weekend work.Farm equipment, trailers & anything else aroundthe house. 416-460-7667. 8/31ALEXANDER COMPUTER SERVICES: Qualityrepair and sales from a local, experiencedprofessional. Call 416-629-6626 (ask for Kevin)or visit www.alexandercs.com 8/31DOG-HAPPY - Walks, Positive ReinforcementTraining, Backyard Play, Private Home Overnights.Insured and bonded. Call Julie at 416-735-2117.All services can be personalized to meet yourneeds! Email - julie@dog-happy.ca, Facebook atDOG-HAPPY or Visit www.dog-happy.ca for moreinfo! 8/31TUTOR: I provide private tutoring in my home;elementary, high school, college and university. Ialso work within the business community. 905-852-1145. 9/7PAINTER FOR HIRE: indoor/outdoor house

painting. Deck & gazebo painting. Reasonablepricing, free estimate. Hourly rate or by the job.Call 416-254-3251 for inquiries, ask for Dave.8/17DECKS & FENCING: Does your deck or fenceneed repair? We specialize in decks & fencing. Nodeck is too small or big. Very competitive prices,20 years’ experience, 2-year written warranty,free estimates. For all your outside upgrades &projects, contact RBC Decks. Ron, 416-705-9993.8/31EXPERIENCE THE COMFORT OF A GREATBRA. The Girls Bra Boutique, 6316 Main St.,Stouffville. 905-642-3339. An upliftingexperience! 8/31

END OF LIFE CARE DOULA - non-medicalcompassionate care. Wherever 'home' is, Doulasare there to help. Grief Recovery Method nowavailable. Call for details. 705-228-8268. 8/31COR-BLIMEY! MOBILE COMPUTERSERVICES: PC & Mac friendly - local & award

winning - we get to you quickly and fix yourproblems fast. Call Mick @ 905-715-3080 orcheckout www.corblimey.ca 8/31ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES DowntownUxbridge & area. Bookkeeping to corporate tax &everything in between. Certified QuickBooksProAdvisor. Over 27 years experience. Call Eric905-852-9110, eric@erickis.com 8/17HOME-WATCH HOUSE/PET SITTINGSERVICES:When planning your summer vacationbook your home/pet care as well. Voted #1 byUxbridge, now in our 13th year. Heather Stewart,call or text 905-852-8525, visit www.home-watch.ca for more info. Follow us onInstagram-HomeWatchUxbridge. 8/31

WANTEDHANDYMAN REQUIRED for light maintenanceon country property. Duties would include helpingto re-build a deck, grass cutting, gardening andrepairs around the house and property. 905-852-7427. 8/17

FOR SALEHOUSE SOLD. Clearing items at lowest priceincluding a 1938 Spitfire airplane, valve tester forfree to the right person. Cash & carry. August 18& 19. 13451 York/Durham line, south ofRavenshoe. 905-473-9972. 8/17

ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES: Connectors, JunctionBoxes, Pipe Benders and Spools of Wire. Call Rick,416-455-2551. 8/17

1998 TERRY CAMPING TRAILER. 26-ft., 2doors. $5,300. Please call Karen 905-706-4216or Rick 416-455-2551. 8/17

GARAGE SALESMASSIVE RURAL YARD SALE. Sat., August19. Starts at 7 a.m. 327 Feasby Road, Uxbridge.Toys, electronics, furniture, antiques and oddities.Many treasures to be found!

YARD SALE. Sat., Aug. 19, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Raindate: Sun., Aug. 20 (only if necessary). 126Cemetery Road, Uxbridge. Great stuff!

YARD SALE: Sat., Aug. 19, starting at 9 a.m. 3Confederation Drive (Wooden Sticks).

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