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Idol Mania at Expo 150

Emily Helferty of Douglas was the favourite among the judges at the Renfrew County Idol competition for performers under 13. Photos by Debbie Robinson

Christine HelfertyDouglas

Sonya BerginRenfrew

Idol winner Dominic Grandmaison, Arnprior

Keelin DowdallRenfrew

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Idol winner Erin ColemanEganville

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Following four hours of deliberation, the Whitewater Region Township finance committee agreed to recommend a 2.5 per cent tax increase for residents of the

township.However, with the decrease from the

county and education taxes, residents who see no difference on their property assess-ment, will actually see a decrease on their tax bill.

It was noted, however, that most prop-erty assessments will increase.

Based on $100,000 2010 property as-sessment, a 2.5 per cent tax increase for the municipal portion of the tax bill will see result in an increase of $12.79.

However, taking into account the de-crease in county and school board taxes, the total tax bill would decrease $26.88 or 2.29 per cent.

see BUDGET page 3

That was a party

Debbie robinsonWhitewater Cobden Sun

Two years in the making EXPO 150, Renfrew Coun-ty's celebration marking the anniversary of a royal proc-lamation constituting the county as a separate mu-nicipality, will go down in history as an overwhelming success.

At the conclusion of the four-day festival, event chairman Warden Bob Sweet stood proudly at cen-tre stage and called it an in-credible journey.

“We had more than 40,000 attend over the four days,” he said, adding he believes it was the diversity of the program that drew the crowds.

Quoting former Petawa-wa Township Reeve B. G. Watt, Warden Sweet added, “You can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.”

see EXPO page 3

Whitewater residents should expect tax hike

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Whitewater Cobden SunDOUGLAS – Things

seem fairly rosy in terms of overall police costs and general good behaviour for Admaston-Bromley Town-ship, as the 2010 annual fi-nal report was presented to council recently.

The township’s chair-man of the Police Services Board, Mike Quilty, gave an in-depth breakdown of policing costs for last year, presented the 2011 cost esti-mates and broke down some general crime statistics for 2010, all of which show a general decline.

“I am pleased to report that our township experi-enced no significant rise in criminal activity; traffic collisions appear to have remained constant as well,” Mr. Quilty reported. “I would say we have a very law-abiding community that is supported by a regu-lar police presence.”

He explained the 2010 contract with the Ontario Provincial Police saw a minimum of 262.40 hours of policing presence in the township each month, cost-ing the township $238,160 for the year. Last year’s township policing budget

was set at $283, 847, mean-ing 2010’s actuals were al-most $46,000 less than es-timated.

Mr. Quilty added that in most instances, monthly police presence in the town-ship – responding to emer-gencies or complaints, con-ducting RIDE checks and so on – was also well above the contracted 262.40 hours per month.

“The number of hours spent policing our township exceeded hours specified in the contract; this is at no ad-ditional cost to our ratepay-ers,” he said.

The new proposed con-tract, received Feb. 1 of this year from the OPP and Fi-nancial Services Bureau, to take effect retroactively to August 1, 2010, identi-fies 202.94 hours as the new minimum allotment.

Mr. Quilty explained al-though a drop in hours is being budgeted for, the township will still see above-identified hours cov-erage and the township en-joys having coverage from mainly veteran officers.

“We’re contracted for X amount of hours and rarely are we not over those al-located hours by between 110 to 200 hours; rarely are we not, and we don’t pay

for those extra hours,” Mr. Quilty explained.

“That’s a bonus for us, and the other bonus we get too... the years of experience of the officer that works the area. In most cases the ma-jority of the hours are by senior officers, those with 10, 12, 15, 20 years of expe-rience,” he added. “I think that’s reflected in the fact we’ve got no complaints about policing and we’ve got no complaints about po-lice; we have experienced officers that are doing a good job.”

The total estimated 2011 policing costs for the town-ship will be $245,606, a 17.5 per cent decrease over the previous budget year. The contract includes a five per cent increase for wages and benefits in the 2011 year, freezing wages the follow-ing two years.

“So down the road, no doubt, you’re going to see a substantial wage increase that will probably be passed on to all contract locations. For 2012-2013, the OPP as-sociation and the govern-ment of Ontario struck a deal where there would be a zero per cent increase to the wages, then in 2014, the government promised the OPP they will become the

highest paid police service in the province,” Mr. Quilty explained.

“Personally, I think it’s a great deal for the officers on the road,” he added, quip-ping, “why any government negotiator agreed to it is beyond all comprehension; 2014, someone’s going to pay.”

The board also spoke with local detachments with positive results earlier this spring about increas-ing their presence in local schools.

“If there’s one thing the board stresses is the impor-tance of regular police visits to the schools, in particular Opeongo High School – proactive so it’s not reac-tive,” Mr. Quilty said.

Also in partnership with Renfrew OPP detachment Commander Staff Sgt. Co-lin Slight, the board identi-fied increased visibility in the agricultural community, with local service groups, on the many rural roads and trails and increasing road safety by engaging con-struction companies and highway authorities as pri-orities.

The board was also given a notice from the OPP stating the 2010-11 RIDE funding allocation will be $7,064, an

increase over the previous budget year.

He added that although not in place locally as of yet, OPP officers could have a new incident reporting method that will allow for more time patrolling and less behind a desk filling out paper work.

“It’s on the horizon; it is working well primarily in the central region – which is Orillia, Peterborough – they are quite pleased with it, as it saves a lot of time,” he ex-plained.

Mr. Quilty also ran down some of the OPP occur-rence stats for the township

showing 2010 had a total of 490, down eight from 2009. Since 2006, he reported, the township maintains an average of 456 incidents, “which is a good reflection on the citizens in the town-ship and a good reflection of the police protection we’re getting.”

There have been few se-rious criminal incidents in the township since 2009, the bulk being mischief reports for vandalism, in-creasing from 13 in 2009 to 27 in 2010.

“The great mailbox fi-asco,” Mayor Raye-Anne Briscoe chuckled.

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Beachburg Horticultural Society President Ken Fink (centre) shown with house plant champion Anneke Vandervelde on left and with cut flower champion Kath-leen Tyson with her winning Allium. Photo by Howard Winters

HOWARD WiNteRSWhitewater Cobden Sun

The Beachburg Horticul-tural Society held its spring tea and flower show on Sat-urday at the Beachburg Li-ons Club hall.

Two women from Ottawa driving to their cottage on Muskrat Lake heard about the event on Heritage Radio and joined as unexpected but welcome guests.

One might not guess that the club has more than 50

members and has operated for 54 years.

Local president Ken Fink is also a former president of the Ontario Horticultural Society, which he related “has 19 districts and over 35,000 members.”

In 2006, the Ontario Soci-ety celebrated its 100th an-niversary in Ottawa with a big event.

The Beachburg club con-ducts four events every year; a tulip show in May,

the spring tea and flower show, Beachburg fair and flower and vegetable show in September.

The spring tea and flower show was well attended and there were 118 entries sub-mitted for judging.

The overall winner with 77 points in the show was Kathleen Tyson. The second place award went to Shirley Kasabuski with 63 points. In third spot was Margaret Matheson with 60 points

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These are two of the Cou-gars Conquering Cancer team members, Kelly Perry, left and Chantelle Cartman who, along with their teammates, par-ticipated in a 60km walk through Ottawa over two days. Together with 950 participants more than $1.8 million was raised for cancer research and patient care through the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation.The Cougars Conquer-ing Cancer this year have raised more than $52,000 and approxi-mately 75 per cent of that amount will go to Ren-frew Victoria Hospital. The group is still planning to participate in a couple of additional fundrais-ers, so the amount they collect for the area will likely increase.

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from page 1A commercial property as-

sessed at $100,000 last year would decrease $107.82 or 3.26 per cent while an in-dustrial property would see a decrease of $569.51 or $11.16 per cent.

Opening the discussion, Councillor Joey Trimm, chairman of finance and administration commit-tee, said, “This is the most important decision we will have to make as council-lors.”

Details may be difficult and hard to understand, but it’s important questions are asked, he said.

“Make sure you under-stand what’s in this budget, because people will ask you detailed and pointed ques-tions and you should be pre-pared to answer,” he said.

When the new year be-gins, staff begin prepar-ing the upcoming budget, noted Chief Administra-tive Officer Dean Sauriol. The previous year’s books are prepared for the audi-tor, who reviews them and then meets with council to review the reports.

Following this, notices are sent to department heads who meet with staff and the department budget is re-

viewed.“These meetings are usu-

ally lengthy discussions,” Mr. Sauriol said. “They need to justify what they are suggesting (in their bud-gets).”

Last Wednesday’s meeting was the finance committee's opportunity to review and make a recommendation for council's June 22 evening meeting.

Mr. Sauriol said it’s get-ting tougher to do budgets because the provincial grants are drying up and many hands are reaching into the taxpayers’ pockets.

As councillors reviewed the many pages of num-bers prepared by staff for the committee, Mr. Sauriol noted there was a $367,000 deficit before the committee even had to start.

To make up this deficit, “we will have to increase revenue or decrease spend-ing,” he said.

The total budget is $6,896,867.

Reviewing the num-bers for revenue, just over $3 million will be raised through taxes. Other sourc-es of income include special charges, grants in lieu of taxes, and various grants, including provincial, fed-

eral and miscellaneous. As well, various departments will generate revenue.

Expenses show $133,597 for council; $5,000 for ad-hoc committees; $738,297 for administration; the building is expensed at $111,488 and fire service comes in at $441,347; po-licing is $574,571 and emer-gency measures is $2,600; building administration is $112,736 and the building department is $1,650 while animal control is $34,204; bylaw enforcement comes in at $1,160 while lottery licences is $100; planning expenses are $3,900 trans-portation totals $3,336,339; streetlights come in at $106,100; crossing guards are $19,300; the airport is $8,374; sewer distribution is $30,476; sewer transmis-sion is $183,322; recycling is $150,500 while general waste is $168,424; the three landfill sites expenses are Cobden $89,150, West-meath $12,700 and Ross $253,150; parks expenses is $65,710; the tourist booth is $4,889; beach expenses total $5,500; boat launches are costing the township $2,300; tourism is $2,500; health services is $25,523; the libraries are $45,500;

recreation is $42,250; the museum is $6,608; industri-al park is $27,220; drainage is $146,994 and transfers to-tal $3,388.

There were short discus-sions while reviewing the budget, but it wasn’t until committee members re-viewed all documentation that they began debating what expenditures could be put off for another year.

Mayor Jim Labow said in the future new desks will be required in council cham-bers to accommodate laptop computer plug-ins and a mi-crophone system. He said there have been comments from those sitting in the au-dience they cannot hear ev-erything that is being said.

Mr. Sauriol asked each committee member to re-view the single page of pa-per in front of them as to what staff members thought could be cut or changed in the budget. However, he stressed, it was up to com-mittee members to make the final decision.

While some committee members weren’t comfort-able with a 3.5 per cent in-crease, others thought a one per cent increase wasn’t enough. Each member was invited by Coun. Trimm

to give their thoughts on where cuts could be made and what percentage in-crease they preferred.

In the end, the commit-tee is recommending a 2.5 per cent increase and cuts to make up the difference, including cutting $90,000 for a new tarp for the West-meath salt dome; $170,000 to rehabilitate Snake River Line and $210,000 for a new tandem truck. They agreed to allocate to re-serves $45,000 for the tarp; $100,000 for the truck and only spend $33,607 on Snake River Line.

After the meeting, Coun. Trimm said it was a well-done presentation and all options were discussed. While it would have been better to have had no in-crease, he noted that will not happen because there is always inflation.

“Most people understand that,” he said

This year, along with a tax increase, residents on water lines in Beachburg, Cobden and Haley Townsite will also see an increase in rates.

“This will be a burden on some,” he said. “Hopefully this decision will be under-stood.”

Coun. Trimm noted one

of the problems is the town-ship is mostly residential assessment, which means it will, “... break even at best and we haven’t even broken even yet.

“We need commercial and industrial. Without those, we will be sentenced to in-creases and hopefully we can keep them small,” he added. “We’re weighted heavy on residential and are losing industry.”

One solution, which will be discussed in a future meeting, will be imposing development fees, which this municipality does not have, Coun. Trimm said. He noted bringing in de-velopment fees may not be the best political decision to make, but it is the best for the township. He said it’s not fair that people who are moving into the area who have not paid towards some services in the municipality, such as libraries and recre-ation, still get to enjoy using them.

Prior to discussing this is-sue, he is hopeful council members will talk to people to get their ideas and how they feel. As for attracting industry, Coun. Trimm said council still needs to figure that out

from page 1It was a fitting introduc-

tion to the members of the organizing committee and their army of volunteers.

He singled out a number of people and groups for special accolades, including Laurentian Valley resident Fred Blackstein, who never stopped working through-out the event.

On Sunday afternoon he was too busy assisting ex-hibitors to even attend the closing ceremonies.

The county's showcasing of its culture and heritage from the past, present and future received overwhelm-ing support from the busi-ness community.

Sponsorships of $25,000 from Eastway Construc-tion, the Lapointe Group, Community Futures, BMO, and TV Cogeco allowed the event to operate free of charge.

Also a beneficiary of this generosity was the Renfrew County Idol competition sponsored by Jim Lapointe and chaired by Admaston-Bromley Township Mayor Raye-Anne Briscoe.

For months the search for the top talent took the mayor and her team across the county, where residents

competed for their chance to be on stage for the final judging. It was the perfect drawing card for publicity prior to the June 10 and 11 finals.

Both Friday and Saturday evening there was standing room only, as more than 1,000 people were enter-tained by performers as young as six years old.

Taking first place in the 13 and under category was Emily Helferty of Douglas.

In the 14 to 18 event Dominic Grandmaison, of Arnprior, was the overall winner.

The adult competition on Saturday night was won by Eganville's Erin Coleman.

MPP John Yakabuski was in attendance throughout the weekend.

He made sure to formally recognize Warden Sweet and his committee for the effort put into the celebra-tion.

After a full weekend, local residents could have been forgiven for not attending the closing ceremonies.

Instead, at least 500 peo-ple stayed to the very end to publicly thank the orga-nizers for a celebration of a lifetime and enjoy the last of the entertainment.

budget: Council may consider development fees

expo: Something for everyoneHOWARD WINTERSWhitewater Cobden Sun

One of the traditions fea-tured at Expo 150 was the history of the one-room schoolhouse.

The first school in White-water Region was built in the early 1830s by James Ross and was located on the east side of Muskrat Lake near Ross and Westmeath township lines. This school included children from the Cobden area and in the summer they would take a path around the south end of the lake. In winter they would take a shortcut across the frozen water.

In these times school was not compulsory, and quite different from present day. The focus then was squarely on the three “Rs”, reading, writing and arithmetic with some history and geography thrown in for good measure. Classroom discipline was rarely a problem with the birch rod always nearby.

The one-room school-house is part of the museum system and was presented by volunteers from Ross

Museum in Foresters Falls. The display offered a step

back in time to visitors and included typical lessons conducted in the classroom. A grade seven spelling les-son conducted with visi-tors was not done very well with the words “delicious” and “interfere” creating the most errors.

The display maintained a sign-up register for the visi-tors who had the experience of being educated in a one -room school and there were many entries ranging from as far away as Newfound-land and Saskatchewan.

One of the volunteers was a natural fit for this exhibit, having been both a student and a teacher in a one-room school.

Hazel Hawthorne remem-bers the 19 students that she had in grades one to eight when she started teach-ing at her first school SS # 9 Bromley. She related her nervous first days at her new school when she was inexperienced and all the grade eight boys were taller than she was

Hazel Hawthorne, of Foresters Falls, looks right at home behind the teacher’s desk at the one room schoolhouse display as she greets visitors and an-swers questions. Photo by Howard Winters

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A StepBack In Time

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75 years agoJune 18, 1936

YOUTH DROWNS AS FOUR WATCH – Newton Holtz, an 18-year-old Lock-sley youth, drowned Sun-day in the Indian River near Pembroke, while four com-panions, all non-swimmers, looked on helplessly.

One of them, Alfred Schultz, made an effort to reach Holtz, who was swept into deep water after suf-fering a cramp, and nearly lost his life in the attempt. He escaped by grasping an overhanging branch.

•BIG DAY AT BEACH-

BURG – Tuesday, June 23, The North Renfrew Agri-cultural Society will hold its annual demonstration day. There will be baseball, mo-tor show, boxing, wrestling, amateur night and other fea-tures.

Tea will be served and an opportunity afforded for a get-together on this the first birthday holiday honouring the new King.

The motor show will be held in the main hall and will be an attraction. Ama-teur theatrical talent will also stage their offerings in the fairgrounds in the eve-ning. Contestants are invit-ed to list their names with A. Davidson, Beachburg

•DISTRICT NEWS – Cob-

den school was closed one day this week for fumiga-tion owing to an outbreak of a case of scarlet fever.

•Mr. H.W. Hawkin's room

in Cobden Public School and Miss V. Pearson's room in Pembroke East Ward School were tied with 98.2 per cent for highest atten-dance for the month of May

in the North Renfrew In-spectorate.

•As we are going to press a

court case is pending in the Memorial Hall relative to early closing of shops in the town. Considerable inter-est is being taken with the result.

•TELEPHONE MUCH

USED IN CANADA – Ca-nadians make more tele-phone calls than any other country.

The latest figures, com-piled from official sources at the Bell system as of January 1, 1935, and made public today show 313.4 telephone conversations were made in Canada for every man woman and child in this Dominion.

This figure is approached only by the United States where the comparable fig-ure for the year was 192.4

•QUEBEC AGAIN RE-

FUSES TO GRANT WOMEN VOTES – For the 11th consecutive year, the women’s suffrage bill was defeated in the Quebec Leg-islature recently by a vote of 43 to 24. The bill came be-fore the House for a second reading and after a debate in which several members of the opposition voiced rea-sons for opposing the bill, the vote was called.

All the Liberal members in the House voted against the motion proposing a sec-ond reading, while 24 mem-bers of the opposition voted in favour. Other opposition members did not vote.

•50 years agoJune 15, 1961

MOOSE SIGHTED AT

BEACHBURG – Sunday evening a moose was sight-ed on the shore of one of the “Little Lakes” at Beach-burg. Word of the sighting travelled quickly and soon a good portion of the popu-lation was on the hill over-looking the lake, hoping to catch sight of the animal. Many brought field glasses. There might even have been other sporting equipment on the scene, discreetly out of sight of course. Well, maybe this is an over-spec-ulative statement; nobody in Beachburg would think a thing like that.

Hmm! I wonder if Dad was one of the people who brought “other'” sport-ing equipment as he was an avid hunter at that time and he didn't rule out peo-ple from Cobden thinking about things like that.

•SUCKERS SPAWN IN

MUSKRAT – Literally hundreds of large fish could be seen in the shallow water below the bridge over the Muskrat at Pembroke last week.

The fish appeared to be red fin suckers and some looked to be more than 10 pounds. The fish appear in droves yearly at the same place when they are spawn-ing.

Several persons appeared on the bridge with fishing equipment, but most efforts to hook the fish appeared to be futile.

• BURGLARS GET $750

AT BEACHBURG – Po-lice are still searching for burglars who broke open a safe at the offices of Ottawa Valley Grain Products at Beachburg Thursday night. Their loot was $750 in cash and cheques.

Perth provincial police de-tachment is assisting in the search.

Tell them you saw it in the Cobden Sun.

25 years agoJune 18, 1986

LOGOS LAND DEVEL-OPER SAYS TOWNSHIP'S REQUIREMENTS ARE EXCESSIVE – One mem-ber of a group seeking to develop a Bible theme park in Westmeath Township, feels that an official plan amendment prepared by the municipality's planner to permit a zoning change is much too restrictive.

“Many of the require-ments placed on the devel-oper are excessive both in scope and expense for our proposed project,” he said.

see MCCREADY page 5

Teen drowns, friends helpless

This photo of the Cobden Fire Hall, circa 1970, was provided by Jean Millar. Do you have a photo you’d like to share from the past? Drop it off at the Whitewater Cobden Sun office, 36 Crawford Street.

Shaken by intruders

One of the defining qualities of a small community like Cobden is that people who live here feel safe.

Ask people what they like about living in small towns, and one of the things they will mention after they tell you about the friendliness of the people is they feel safe living there. Towns where people feel safe are different in no-ticeable ways from places where people feel threatened.

In towns where people feel safe they leave their cars running while they run into the store for a minute. Car and house doors are often left unlocked.

Children ride their bikes alone all over town and play unsupervised. People walk alone at night. While driving, residents give everyone, even people they don't know, the "hi" sign.

Cobden took a step in the wrong direction when the home of Richard and Pat Leech, at 48 Astrolabe Road, was robbed last Thursday in broad daylight.

Despite their completely fenced backyard, thieves en-tered it and broke into the garage through a storm door.

Although the home was unoccupied for only five to six hours that day, thieves removed chain saws, hand tools, several air conditioners, a miter saw and a large stain-less steel barbecue. A new garden gazebo still in its box and a Father’s Day gift for Richard’s dad Sam was also removed from the garage. Clearly, a vehicle was required to make off with all the goods.

“This takes some brass to do this in broad daylight,” said Ms. Leech. “We’ve lived here for 20 years and are shocked that something like this would happen.”

Ontario Provincial Police officers are investigating the crime. Meanwhile, the community should be aware that the potential for this type of activity still exists despite our small community status.

In three days Cobden will be the centre of attention when the Home and Garden Tour in support of Renfrew Victoria Hospital’s Nephrology Unit takes place.

Last week we published photos and a brief description of the six homes on the tour.

We would like to thank the homeowners for allowing us to give our readers a glimpse of what is in store for them.

While the excitement is building for the hopefully more than 500 people who will visit these magnificent houses, it is important not to lose sight of the big picture, raising money and making a difference in the lives of the men and women who depend on the dialysis unit to help them continue on with their lives.

In particular, we brought readers’ attention to Lori-Anne Hayden-Hudson, and her search for a kidney do-nor. She is an amazing young woman and mother who shared not only her story but her dreams as well.

We sincerely hope she touched your heart and by reach-ing out perhaps she will find that special person.

Tickets still available for tour at Sandra Buttle’s home, 28 main Street, and can be purchase on Sat-urday as well.

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OneWoman’s Words

JULIE KEON


Hawk’s Nest

HOWARD WINTERS


As preparations continue for the upcoming wedding of my baby brother Dan, to my soon-to-be-sister-in-law Ada, my head has been swirling with thoughts of marriage and more specifically, what the secret is to a long and happy marriage. Anyone can pull off a long marriage, I think, but it is the ‘happy’ part that tends to be a little trickier.

This Saturday, we will witness the beginning of what I hope will be a life-long adventure for my brother and Ada. And on Sunday, my husband and I will celebrate our 12th wedding anniversary and although some of those years have seemed like an eternity, for the most part, it is incred-ible to me how fast the time has gone.

Relatively speaking, I am still a rookie at this whole mar-riage thing. I have wondered about those who celebrate their 50th and 60th wedding anniversaries and how they managed to do it.

Did they stick it out for the kids? Is marriage a hard habit to break after a while?

Do people get so accustomed to one another that the un-happiness of staying together is far less scary than the un-familiarity of living apart?

I hope not. I hope that those who continue on this path of marriage into the golden years do so because they really and truly love the one they are with.

What makes a marriage work? And even more so, what makes a marriage happy?

I have some theories. Although my experience is limited and my marriage, so far, has been short in years, my hus-band and I have had our vows tested more than once in profound and life-changing ways.

I reflect on the blessed wedding day and how we are so caught up in the day itself that the words, “For better and for worse” just flow out of our mouths as easy and effort-lessly as the “I love yous.” New love is often blissfully ig-norant to the unexpected turns life can take.

I firmly believe that the foundation for a marriage is ‘kind-ness.’ Some may argue that ‘trust’ is but I think that when you treat your spouse with kindness, that trust is a natural byproduct of that.

I think that we get comfortable in our relationships to the point that we take our spouses for granted. This is some-thing, I believe, that needs to be at the forefront.

Stepping back and taking a good hard look at your spouse and seeing them with fresh eyes can do wonders. We can easily get caught up and attached to the things that annoy us about our partners. We forget why we married them in the first place. Preventing spousal neglect is key, therefore dating shouldn’t stop at the altar. For clarification purposes, I am referring to dating your spouse not someone else.

Equally important, we must look after ourselves so that we can be a healthy partner offering our best emotionally, physically and spiritually to our spouse. Marriage is not a ticket to let yourself go, although we must make allowances for things like childbearing, stress and aging all of which impact us on all levels.

The main point is that we are always a work in progress; improving ourselves along the way to ensure that we can be with one another as long as possible.

Now, what I am about to say might ruffle some feathers but I disagree with the whole “never go to bed angry” ad-vice. Why not? Sometimes you are too tired and well, too mad, to continue a discussion that is likely not going to be resolved that night no matter what time you go to bed.

I don’t believe people should turn their backs on one an-other in a huff and cry themselves to sleep, but I think it is OK to call a truce, be clear that you are still, in fact, really angry, but that sleep will give everything perspective.

You can continue the discussion with a rested heart and a clearer outlook over breakfast in the morning.

see KEON page 11

To have and to hold

Nature is undeniably the most powerful force on this earth. One moment it is rag-ing and creating tsunamis in Japan and deadly twist-ers across the midwestern USA and the next moment it is gentle and serene.

Through nature, trees grow big and strong and also though nature, they are torn up and destroyed. With the arrival of spring and the rain and the sun-shine, growth has erupted all around us. As we lead busier and busier lives, and are more connected through our electronic devices, it is easy to ignore the natural world around us.

Over the past five months I have had numerous mo-ments where I was struck by the natural beauty that surrounds us here in the Ot-tawa Valley.

Perhaps because I have lived in quite a range of dif-ferent communities and cli-mates, I am more attuned to notice some of these things. I suspect that many of the things that I will mention are taken for granted by most local residents.

For the last decade I have lived in a desert of southern Nevada. Upon first look,

there is nothing too excit-ing about the rock strewn mountains and scrubby sagebrush covered valleys and arroyos of the desert.

Like the Ottawa Valley, if you take the time to ap-preciate its diversity, you see beauty where there were once only bland horizons.

Upon my return in Janu-ary the most obvious ad-justment I had to make was to the white blanket of snow that covered everything. I marvelled as this blanket gradually disappeared to reveal a varied landscape unlike the never changing desert.

What a treat to watch as the sun warmed and the buds and blooms appeared everywhere. Although nor-mal for this area, it was amazing to me to watch the grass and fields rapidly turn green, the fruit trees bust into bloom and to see a range of trees, shrubs and vegetation burst into life that I can barely remember as a child.

My friends in Nevada must think I am nuts as I have felt compelled to snap pictures of nature and share them with them to point out the natural beauty.

One of the moments that struck me the most about nature and the local beauty happened after the ice had left the lake. One afternoon, with the sun low in the sky, I was driving down the hill on Main Street of Cobden and noticed the entire lake was a mirrored reflection of the opposite shore. It was so striking that I had to pause and soak it in. Despite all this I know the best is yet to come when we have this same canvass painted with the fall colours.

Every location has its pluses and minuses and I’m reminded of a few of the mi-nuses too.

After taking loyal pal Du-gan for walks on the coun-try roads, I am reminded

how itchy your arms and ankles get from the mos-quitoes and black flies that attack you fiercely. (Note to self – get some bug spray soon!) And after our record-setting temperature recently, I am now savour-ing the difference between 10 per cent humidity and 70 per cent humidity.

There is beauty every-where in nature whether you look in the desert or the Ottawa Valley.

When you need a break from the chaos of daily life, take some time to slow down and breathe in the beauty of the world with which you have been provided. I am constantly amazed at the wonderful little details that I discover when I do.

Appreciating nature

from page 4The township’s planner

told those in attendance, at a public meeting concern-ing the amendment earlier this month, that specific lo-cal constraints on the site would have to be “... dealt with and overcome by the developers prior and during the development process.”

The township planner

proposed that the develop-ers should commission an engineering study address-ing a number of issues, in-cluding upgrading of roads, assessment of soils on site, proposed water supply and sewage disposal manag-ment, proposed methods of fire protection, internal road design and construc-tion standards.

Should the zoning change

be approved, some of the land would be placed in a holding category until council would be satisfied that “... all technical and related issues have been thoroughly investigated and resolved.”

• Paul Tyson, 12, of Beach-

burg, was amazed when he caught an 18-lb pike in the Beachburg creek last Friday

after school. The job may have been a

little easier because the wa-ter level in the creek is very low right now. But no one had any idea that such mon-sters reside in this small stream.

Paul was using a Canadian wiggler lure and a 10-lb test line.

The fish was 42 inches long and 16 inches around.

mccready: Youngster lands a big pike

Editor’s note: This is a copy of a letter sent to Renfrew County’s EXPO committee.

I was so looking forward going to Expo 150, as I am a proud resident and like to promote things the coun-

ty has to offer to visitors. Then I read in the supple-ment on the Expo 150 that it is not accessible to wheel-chairs. Needless to say I am extremely disappointed that I was not able to attend because of inaccessibility.

Someone stated that they tried to think of everything, and in 2011 one would think inclusion would be high on the list? It seems we in Can-ada are so far behind the US when it comes to accessibil-ity and it’s very frustrating

and disappointing that they can put a man on the moon, but can’t accommodate peo-ple with disabilities in 2011.Please pass my comments on to the organizers.Deborah McLarenCobden

Disappointed EXPO 150 not accessible to everyone

Editor:A report from the White-

water Bromley Community Health Centre written by Whitewater Deputy-mayor Izett McBride and Linda Simpson, published in the Renfrew Mercury will be of great interest to many Cob-den residents as it totally concerns our now empty health centre.

To me it also prompts many questions. It states the present building is to

be demolished soon. As stated, the new building will be funded (perhaps) by a debenture assumed by the Whitewater Region council to be paid for by the tenants of the new building. Who are these tenants? Will they sign long-term leases to en-sure the payment of the de-benture?

But more importantly, to me anyway, is what will this new facility mean to Cobden residents?

Will there be a doctor/nurse practitioner based there? What care will be of-fered – blood work, inocula-tions, flu shot?

In order to use these pro-grams must I be a registered patient of a doctor? If no Cobden doctor, this will mean a Beachburg clinic doctor.

Will this building simply have rental facilities, a drug store, insurance office, etc., maybe a meeting room for

classes in diet managing, exercise programs, baby care?

We have meeting rooms, many and of different siz-es in Cobden, do we need another? Before Cobden's empty building is demol-ished and before Whitewa-ter council proceeds with this debenture shouldn't these questions be an-swered?Beverly CobbCobden

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It’s a flight I won’t soon forget. An opportunity came for media representatives to take part in a tandem parachute jump or a ride-along with the SkyHawks.

The SkyHawks are an elite parachute team with the Canadian military. It is made up of jump-ers from army, navy and airforce. There is a core group of six and the remaining nine members are new each year, said public affairs officer Captain Indira Thorackie, who has been with the team for two months. The SkyHawks are celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

The team travels North Amer-ica between May and October performing at various events. They were at Expo 150 Thurs-day and Friday. While I didn’t get to see their show Friday afternoon, I heard it was spec-tacular.

Never having flown in an air-plane before, let alone jump from a plane, I leaped at the chance when Whitewater Cob-den Sun editor Debbie Rob-inson asked me if I wanted to parachute from a plane. With-out hesitation, I said ‘oh yeah!’ Can you imagine what it must feel like? Well, unfortunately, I can still only imagine it.

By the time an email was sent to Capt. Thorackie, the jumping spots had been taken up. However, I have to admit, until the plane was airborne with me inside it, I always had a hope I could jump.

We were supposed to go up Thursday, but due to the low clouds, the ride was delayed. Eventually, I had to return home while the other media person-alities went up. Capt. Thorackie sent me an email advising I could go up the next day.

Sergeant Murray Dodds got me into my harness while Private Michael Levandier stayed with me on the plane. It was very noisy walking into the two-engine airplane Friday morning. Walking ahead of me were the two local people who were going to tandem jump – and boy were they pumped.

As we began to taxi, I clung tightly to the seat. “It’s the first time in a plane for you eh?” one of the jumpers asked.

Yep, it wasn’t hard to tell I was a newbie. They told me to relax and eventually I did, even taking a glance or two out the window.

While I was a tad nervous the higher we climbed, I finally settled down about 10,000 feet, even though we still had about 2,500 more feet to climb.

As the back door opened, I could just imagine myself falling. It was not a nice thought, so I clung tighter to the seat, even though I was belted in.

As the guys moved into posi-tion to jump, I tried to see past them. The ground was so tiny. I kept snapping away with my camera. When it was just the two tandem teams, I tried to get a closer look. It was amaz-ing when they jumped. One second they’re standing at the edge ready to jump, and the next thing you know, they’re gone. I didn’t even have oppor-tunity to hear any screams.

Pte. Levandier unbuckled me and we moved closer to the front, where I could see out the front window. For those who have flown, you know the feel-ing I was experiencing. The area looks so huge from above. It’s an awe-inspiring feeling.

While it seemed to take a long time to go up 12,500 feet, it only took a few short minutes

before we were bouncing onto the ground. The back door opens and the chatter of those who just parachuted to the ground can be heard.

One woman was whooping it up while the other, who was the airport manager, seemed just a bit tame. One said she’d go again, the other wasn’t so sure.

The one thing I can admit, while I’d still like to try parachuting, I’m not so sure once I’m standing at the edge looking out that I’d be able to take that final step.

If anyone wants more information on the Sky-Hawks, check the team page on the Internet.

Flying high with the SkyHawksONE OF OUR OWN, UP IN THE AIR

As theback door opened,I could just imagine myself falling.It was not a nice thought, so I clung tighter to the seat, even though I wasbelted in.

Clockwise: Whitewater Cobden Sun reporter Connie Tabbert and Private Mike Levandier after the airplane ride.

• One of the SkyHawks preparing to jump.

• SkyHawks pilots Dave Smith, left, and Jerry Nesbitt.

• Pembroke Airport manager Natalie Granter, (left), waits patiently with her jumper Sergeant Stephane D’Aragon, while Warrant Officer Trevor Lavallee waits with his pas-senger, a friend from Petawawa.

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Beachburg locals Joel Kowalski and Nick Troutman place 5th and 1st at the 2009 World Championships and will be competing again in Germany this summer.

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from page 5One of the hardest things

to do in any relationship is removing your pride and admitting you were wrong. This act alone can change the course of a marriage forever. I really believe that.

It not only takes courage to be vulnerable but it demon-strates a high level of trust. The more we allow our-selves to be vulnerable, the more deeply we experience intimacy and the trust. And the one who is the recipient of this act of admission of wrongdoing, must be gentle with this vulnerable heart.

Marriage isn’t easy. I don’t

think it was ever intended to be.

I wonder if too many people get caught up in the wedding day and fail to think about the years fol-lowing that special occa-sion. Perhaps, when the go-ing gets tough, many people make the assumption that the marriage has failed and probably wasn’t the right choice after all, as they find themselves struggling.

But it is these moments of strife and struggle that bring the greatest gifts of marriage. When couples can stick their nails in and hang on for the ride, the re-

wards of commitment and faith in the vows they made, will far out weigh the “for worses.”

Marriages need to be cared for and nurtured and handled with care.

In closing, I wish to share some marriage advice from Jane Wells (circa 1886):

“Let your love be stron-ger than your hate or anger. Learn the wisdom of com-promise for it is better to bend a little than to break. Believe the best rather than the worst. People have a way of living up or down to your opinion of them. Remember that true friend-

ship is the basis for any last-ing relationship. The per-son you choose to marry is deserving of the courtesies and kindnesses you bestow on your friends. Please hand this down to your chil-dren and your children’s children. The more things change, the more they are the same.”

And to Dan and Ada, who are about to embark on this glorious adventure of mar-riage: May your “for bet-ters” be far more abundant than your “for worses” and may you live a long and happy life together in wed-ded bliss.

KEON: Sharing some marriage advice


Helferty Disaster Restora-tion’s owner Devlin Helf-erty showcased his newest business location in Cobden on Hwy. 17 recently.

“It was the grand opening of our new building,” Mr. Helferty said.

For two years, the compa-ny has been undergoing ma-jor growing pains, including the “constant renovation” of this building, which used to house a sign and car repair business, he noted.

On June 2, Mr. Helferty hosted an educational ses-sion for insurance brokers, including giving them an opportunity to learn exactly what his business can of-fer their clients who suffer damage due to wind, fire or water.

“We are a full-service disaster restoration com-pany,” he said. “We provide service from start to finish. We offer emergency ser-vice for water, fire and wind damage.”

To officially open the building, Whitewater Re-gion Township Reeve Don Rathwell cut the red ribbon.

Looking back to the com-pany’s start, Mr. Helferty

said his mom and dad, Don and Lynne Helferty, started Helferty’s as a carpet and upholstery cleaning busi-ness in 1968 and then kept adding services.

“My parents are the big reason this company exists today,” he said.

While it still offers car-pet and upholstery clean-

ing, Mr. Helferty said it has grown and around 1980 the disaster service was a full-blown business. In 1997, he purchased the business from his parents and currently employs 10 full time and two to four part-time staff. He noted his father remains active in the business, such as providing consulting ser-

vice and maintaining the building and vehicles.

The company has three truck-mounted extraction units, two service vehicles, two project managing vehi-cles and three company ve-hicles, he said. These units can extract water at a very rapid pace, he said.

see HELFERTY page 16

Opens new locationHelferty’s mark special occasion witH ribbon cutting

Helferty’s Disaster Restoration hosted an open house to show its new facilities on Hwy. 17 in Cobden. Helping with the ribbon cutting were, from left, Lynne and Don Helferty, Devlin, Sarah and Nia Helferty, Whitewater Region Township Reeve Don Rathwell and employees, Jeremy Losee and Shawn Riopelle. Absent are staff members Shawn Wagner and Diane Mulvihill. Photo by Connie Tabbert


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It’s time to get out the clubs for golf.

The Oaks of Cobden Golf Club has an array of activi-ties lined up for the sum-mer. The Oaks is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Sunday.

The clubhouse provides refreshments, sandwiches, hot dogs, muffins, cookies, and a snack bar.

Weekly events at the Oaks include ladies night every Tuesday until Sept. 20; men’s night every Thursday until Sept. 22); Wednesday nights are ju-nior nights until July 24.

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Debbie RobinsonWhitewater Cobden Sun

Possibly the most tal-ented athlete to ever grace the halls of Opeongo High School will graduate this year to pursue his post-sec-ondary education at Guelph University.

Tristan Woodfine, the 17-year-old phenom who runs like a gazelle, is a soft-spoken young man whose talent, coupled with an in-credible work ethic, earned him the most coveted of sports awards at Opeongo this year.

He is the 2011 outstand-ing athlete of the year, an honour bestowed on him in each of his four years in high school.

Woodfine's career as a runner is remarkable, as de-scribed by his coach Dennis Brash, during the school's athletic awards ceremony last week.

“Since grade 9 Tristan has run 22 cross-country races, earning 20 firsts, one sec-ond and one third,” he told the students assembled in the school's cafeteria. “On the track he competed in 40 different finals, grabbing 34 firsts, three seconds, one third, one fourth and one sixth.”

Distance wise, Woodfine has run more than 4,500 kms dressed in the green and gold of the Wildcats.

At Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Associa-

tion (OFSAA) held in Sud-bury earlier this month, he claimed the bronze medal for Opeongo in the 3000m race, a personal best at 8:24. He was competing against runners from 700 other On-tario high schools.

While his speed that push-es him into the spotlight at track meets throughout Ontario, his passion lies in the endurance and strength-testing demands of the tri-

athlon. It was the deciding factor in his choice to pur-sue a degree in Criminal Justice and Public Policy at Guelph University, instead of accepting a scholarship to an American university.

“I was approached by uni-versities in the states, but they were offering running scholarships,” Woodfine said. “If they are paying they expect you to run all the time and that's not what

I want.“I hope to make the triath-

lon a career,” Tristan said. “With prize money and en-dorsements you can make a decent living.”

About a year-and-a-half ago, he met triathlete Simon Whitfield, the Canadian Olympian who won gold in 2000 and silver in 2008. The introduction was made by Craig Taylor, Woodfine's coach in Guelph.

“I met Simon and we went for a swim together,” he said. “We keep in contact through email now.”

While intent on pursuing his dream, Woodfine is also realistic; if he doesn't make it as a professional athlete he needs a backup plan, hence the law degree.

“I don't want to be a bum on the street,” he said with a smile, although an unlikely scenario since he is gradu-ating with an 87 per cent average.

At Guelph he will have ac-cess to the regional triathlon centre, where he will train and compete with elite ath-letes in swimming, biking and running.

“I'm ready to leave (Ope-ongo) and get to the next level,” he said. “I will be able to train with other guys who are fast and it will be a huge boost.”

At 5' 10” tall and weighing in at 155 lbs, he is the fittest he's even been, a great sign after suffering the dramatic

effects of over training in 2009.

“I would fall asleep in class every afternoon, and couldn't sleep at night,” Woodfine recalled. “I had no energy. I had to stop training and let my body recover.”

The fall of 2010 marked a return to his former self and now, 10 pounds heavi-er with more upper body strength, his ultimate goal is only five years way – the 2016 Olympics.

“I believe I can do it,” he said. “I know I have the tal-ent and I have to put in a lot of hard work, but I'm will-ing to do it.”

Triathletes spend a lot of time alone, so self-dis-cipline is key, something Woodfine excelled at from a young age.

“I do a lot of training on my own, swimming, bik-ing, running, so I have to be self-motivated,” he said.

All that training – five mornings a week at Kins-men Pool in Pembroke, bik-ing 200 kms a week on the quiet roads of Beachburg and Lapasse, and burning up 50 to 70 kms weekly on the track at Opeongo or area trails – has also meant giv-ing up some of the social life enjoyed by his peers.

see WOODFINE page 16

Woodfine destined for greatnessOpeOngO student’s legacy On the running track is unprecedented

Tristan Woodfine was named Opeongo High School’s Outstanding Athlete of the Year for the fourth con-secutive year. Photo by Debbie Robinson


Opeongo High School held its athletic banquet last week, where some very tal-ented young men and wom-en were recognized.

The following is the list of awards and the recipients.

•Cross-Country –

MIP Wyatt Matschke; MVP Tristan Woodfine; Most Sportsmanlike Val Matschke;

Sr. Girls Basketball – MIP Naomi Jones; MVPs Teagan Parks and Cassie Jessup;

Jr. Girls Basketball – MIP Judline Wren; MVP Hannah Wagner;

Jr. Boys Basketball – MIP Casey Schroeder; MVPs Mike Moss, and Tra-vis Bourgeois;

Sr. Girls Volleyball – MIP Amber Hein; MVP Bailey Shields;

Jr. Girls Volleyball – MIP Shannon Main; MVPs Kelsey Jessup and Chole-Zinnicker-Seinen;

Jr. Boys Volleyball – MIP Ian Richter; MVPs Mike Moss and Travis Bour-

geois; Sr. Boys Volleyball – MIP

Chance Donohue; MVPs Rhodri Bassett and Corey Graham;

Varsity Girls Hockey – MIP Amy Peever; MVP Shelby Robison;

Varsity Boys Hockey – MIP Mike Moss; MVP Erik Wren;

Varsity Badminton – MIP Kaitlyn Luckovitch; MVPs Enoch Schizkoske and Emily Petrini-Woolley;

Junior Badminton – MIP Hannah Wagner; MVPs Meagan McMaster, Marissa Mulligan and Emma Fel-skie;

Novice Badminton – MIP Bradley Fulcher; MVPs Sa-mantha Cull and Ella Mae Cull;

Nordic Skiing – MIP Zack Tabbert; MVPs Adri-an Woodfine and Naomi Jones;

Bantam Girls Basketball – MIP Nicole Woito; MVP Chelsea Tunn;

Senior Boys Soccer – MIP Dan Sarantos; MVPs Thomas Noseworthy and Erik Lingley;

Senior Girls Soccer – MIP Tasha Walker; MVP Karly Ziebarth;

Junior Girls Soccer – MIP Chloe Zinnicker-Sein-en; MVP Jessie Wright;

Junior Boys Soccer – MIP Bradley Fulcher; MVPs Hunter Malone and Travis Bourgeois;

Curling - mixed – MIP Ra-chel Bulmer; MVP Thomas Noseworthy

Curling - men’s – MIP Jacob Alfeslkie; MVP Kyle Joncas;

Track – MIPs Mike Moss and Emma English; MVPs Tristan Woodfine and Brett David; Most sportsmanlike Judline Wren;

Golf – MVP Paige Zad-ow;

Slow Pitch – MVPs Amy Felhaber, Michaela Kuno, Travis Bourgeosis, and Jar-ed Steege;

Skating – Most sports-manlike Tanishia Patriquin;

Participation Award – Cassie Jessup, Samantha Dale, Rhodri Bassett, Corey Graham, Teagan Parks, Ky-rie Kohoko, Enock Schizko-ske, Mitchell Lett ;

Most Promising Junior Athletes – Mike Moss and Judline Wren;

All Around Athletic Award – Sarah Bell;

OHS’s Outstanding Ath-lete – Tristan Woodfine;

Opeongo’s Outstanding Team – Mixed Curling;

Big O recipients – Ky-rie Kohoko, Teagan Parks, Tristan Woodfine, Emily Schultz, Sarah Bell, Breen-ah Mulligan, Mitchell Lett, Cassie Jessup, Samantha Dale, Jessica Lambert;

Little O recipients – Charmaine Mearns, Val Matschke, and Thomas Noseworthy

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Upcoming changES to YoUrresidential & commercial recycling collection contract - July, 2011

The Township of Whitewater Region wishes to announce that your Residential & Commercial Recycling Collection Schedule and Collection will transition back to its original format prior to April, 4th, 2011.

Changes that recently took place to your collection schedule as a result of the Tender Process and resulting Contractual Agreement, will cease as of Thursday, June 30th, 2011. The week of July 4th – 8th, 2011, please resort back to your former bi-weekly pick-up day, beginning with Monday collection of the former Village of Cobden and Village of Beachburg as well as the Friday collection of the former Township of Ross. The following week (July 11th – 15th) will reinstate the Thursday & Friday collection of the former Township of Westmeath. Please be sure to place all recyclable materials (both paper recyclables as well as container recyclables) out at curb-side as practiced prior to April 4th, 2011. Don’t forget to bundle your cardboard!

Alternating Biweekly ScheduleBeginning Week 1(July 4th – 8th, 2011)

Monday – Former Village of Cobden & Village of BeachburgFriday – Former Township of Ross

Week 2 (July 11th – 15th, 2011)Thursday & Friday – Former Township of Westmeath

Please disregard the new Recycling Calendar you received back in late March once the transition takes place. The Township of Whitewater Region Environmental Services Department recognizes the inconvenience this has caused and sincerely asks for your patience and cooperation. Please forward any questions or concerns to:

Steven Hodson, Environmental Services ManagerTownship of Whitewater Region(613) 635-1517

NOTICE TO RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS REGARDING NOXIOUS WEEDS

The main purpose of the Weed Control Act R.S.O. 1990 is to reduce the impact of noxious weeds on the industries of agriculture and horticulture. This Act excludes lawns, gar-dens and private areas for personal enjoyment and leisure.

Under the Weed Control Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter W.5, Sections 3, 13, 16 and 23, you are requested to destroy all noxious weeds on your property by July 1, 2011 and throughout the season. Sections 3, 13, 16 and 23 do not apply to noxious weeds that are far enough away from any land used for agricultural or horticultural purposes, as they do not interfere with that use.

After July 1, 2011, the County of Renfrew Weed Inspec-tor may enter upon the said lands and may cause any noxious weeds discovered to be destroyed, charging the cost against the land, as set out in the Act.

W. James Hutton, CAO/Clerk

Jeff Muzzi, Area Weed Inspector

County of Renfrew9 International Drive

Pembroke ON K8A 6W7Phone: (613) 735-3204

Fax (613) [email protected]

Opeongo High School’s all around athletic award for 2010-11 was presented to Sarah Bell (right), who par-ticipated in basketball, volleyball, hockey, rugby and track and field. She received her award from teacher Ann Gagan. Photo by Debbie Robinson

The most promising junior athletes at Opeongo High School are (left) Judline Wren who is described as “fire on ice” and Mike Moss, a silent leader with natural ath-letic ability. Photo by Debbie Robinson

A cut above the restOpeOngO HigH ScHOOl’S tOp atHleteS

Whitetail Ladies night, June 8, was sponsored by Reliable Printing, Bob and Debbie Harris.

In the A flight, first was taken by Diane Milbury with 32 points. In second was Bernadette Culhane also with 32 points.

In the B flight Debbie Harris took top spot with 32.5 points. In second was Daisy O’Neil with 30.5

points, and in third was Shirley Badgley with 29.5 points.

Closest to the pin on hole 11 was Diane Milbury, on hole 17 was Debbie Harris and longest putt on hole 13 was Bernadette Culhane

In the scramble the team of Mary Boldt, Lorraine MacDonald and Sherry Ma-cLeod came first.

Closest to the pin on hole

1 was Mary Boldt, on hole 8 was Lorraine MacDonald and longest putt on hole 4 was Sherry MacLeod.

Clubhouse draw went to Bernadette Culhane.

Least number of putts was tied with Eleanor Boire and Shirley Badgley with 15 putts each.

Ladies night on Wednes-day June 15 is sponsored by Schauer Bus Lines.

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RENFREW – The Ren-frew detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is looking for the public’s assistance in locating a man missing from Renfrew since mid May.

Mark Hanniman is 39 years old, 5’11” tall, with a medium build. He has brown hair. He usually op-erates a green 2001 Chev Cavalier with Ontario li-cence 316 ZWY. He was depressed and advised he would call family members later, but no one has spoken with the man since May 17.

He is on medication, and it is unknown if he has any medication with him.

Mr. Hanniman has gone missing in the past and was located in Ottawa after a month. It is believed he may be in the Ottawa area. If you have any information please call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

Police look for missing man

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YARD SALE__________________________YARD SALE/BAKE SALE, 4-H Fundraiser, Saturday, June 18th, 8 am-2pm, 279 Zion Line (not far from G&S Farm Equipment). Bak-ing, plants, books, plastic barrels, clothes, horse stuff, new items and much, much more. J15-pd__________________________SATURDAY, JUNE 18 - 8 am, rain or shine, 155 Cedar Haven Road, Cobden. Tools, bicycles, radios, CD player, amplifier, equalizer, Bose speakers and woofer, out-door fireplace, 3/4 HP electric motor, fishing downriggers, lots of household items and furni-ture. J15-pd

HELP WANTED__________________________ CLEANERS NEEDED. mUST have recent Criminal Refer-ence check and willing to work a 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. shift in the Renfrew Area. Send resume to Whitewater Cobden Sun, PO Box 100, Cobden, Ont., K0J 1K0. Please reference Box Reply 10. J01-TFN-CH__________________________CAmPGROUND HOST RE-qUIRED at OWL Rafting on the Ottawa River. 10 pm to 6 am. For evenings and night shifts, week-days and weekends. For more in-formation please contact Chris-tian or Hadleigh at 613-646-2263 or email [email protected] J15-22-ch

SERVICES__________________________CUSTOm FENCING - FARm, residential, commercial. Call Jack Mulligan for an estimate. 613-646-7870. JuNE-J6-13-20-CH

COMING EVENTS__________________________CIVINETTE BINGO. Every Mon-day night at the NEW TOWN-SHIP OFFICE below Council Chambers. Doors open at 6 p.m. JACKPOT $500 in 56 numbers, TOONIE POT $0; PROGRESSIVE $0 in 20 numbers. Everyone wel-come. TFN-ch__________________________FESTIVAL OF HYmNS. Grace united Church, Cobden, Sun-day, June 19th at 7:30 pm. An evening of wonderful music. Offering to the local Cancer So-ciety. Fellowship and lunch to follow. J01-08-15-pd__________________________THE COBDEN AGRICULTURAL Society would like to announce that our Fair Books are ready. Please pick up your fair book at the office (43 Astrolabe Road) Mon-Thurs. 613-646-2426.J08-15-ch

COMING EVENTS__________________________SAVE JULY 2ND for a Canada Day Celebration near you! The Cobden Agricultural Society will be host-ing a community fun day; incl. a Ranch rodeo, Beach volley Ball, Slow pitch ball games, Horseshoe tournament, Dave Walker will be entertaining in the refreshments tent. Jed the mechanical bull will be providing the opportunity for those daring enough to take a ride and entertainment for those who like to watch. Meals provided by Civitans, hamburgers & hotdogs all day. Ham Plate dinner from 5 to 7. Dance the night away in the hall. To sign up to play any of the sports call 613-646 2426. If you are musically inclined there will be an opportunity for you to show your talents. Just give us a call. This is a free event for all spectators. See you on July 2nd! J08-15-ch

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THE COmmUNITY RESOURCE Centre in partnership with the Renfrew County District Health unit presents a BABY FOOD MAKING WORKSHOP at the Cob-den Agricultural Hall on June 22 from 10:00-11:30 am. Learn to make your own babyfood and receive a FREE baby food mill. Call for more information or to register at 1-888-757-3108. J15-ch

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DECORATION AND mEmOR-IAL Service for Cobden union Cemetery, Sunday, June 26th, 7 pm. In case of rain, service in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Tax receipts given for donations $20 or over. Envelopes avail-able from ushers or send dona-tion to Peggy McLeod, Box 385, Cobden, ON K0J 1K0, cheques payable to Cobden union Cem-etery. J15-22-pd

COMING EVENTS__________________________mUSIC FUNDRAISER FOR Hospice Renfrew and Eganville Senior Centre, Sunday, June 19, 3 pm at Grace Lutheran Church, 14 Bonnechere St. W., Eganville. The Bonnechere Cantata Choir, directed by Jean Lett, presents The Passion and Glory of the Risen Christ, a musical cantata for the Easter season. Freewill offering. Information: 613-628-1392 or [email protected] J08-15-ch__________________________COmmUNITY BARBEqUE: SUN-DAY, June 19th at the Cobden’s Presbyterian Church, HWY 17 (beside the park) at noon. Enter-taiment, bring your lawn chairs. Everyone welcome. We’ll serve food ‘til it’s gone. Free Will Dona-tion; Clean Water Mission Pro-ject. J08-15-pd__________________________FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST, hearty Farmer’s Breakfast on Sunday, June 19th, Cobden Agricultural Hall (Fairgrounds), 8-11am. In support of the Heavy Horse Show at Cobden Fair. Adults $6, children 10/under $3. J15-pd__________________________CEmETERY SERVICE AT West-meath union Cemetery on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 2 pm. Bring your own chair. J15-22-ch

THANK YOU__________________________THE FAmILY OF the late Gra-ham Peever would like to thank everyone for the many, many expressions of sympathy we re-ceived at the time of Graham’s death. The lovely cards, flowers, phone calls, visits and donations to the various charities were all much appreciated and a great comfort at such a difficult time.- Edna, Arlene and Don J15-pd

THANK YOU__________________________mANY THANKS TO all who sent condolence cards and food at the time of Mom’s death. Your kindness is greatly appreci-ated. Also, thank you to the Women’s Institute members, Trinity united Church and Fraser-Morris-Heubner Funeral home for your remembrances and assistance. Special thanks to the management and staff of Country Haven Retirement Home for the loving care pro-vided for Mom. – Family of the lateMuriel Fletcher. J15-pd

OBITUARY__________________________DOUCETTE, HEATHER

(nee JACK)Daughter of Lester and Ida Mae Jack of Foresters Falls passed away on January 16, 2011. Inter-ment service to be held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Foresters Falls at 2 pm on Sat-urday, June 18, 2011. Heather is survived by husband Wayne, children Brad and Donna, and grandchildren Kassandra and Rheanna. J15-pd

OBITUARY__________________________SmITH, mURIEL (NEE DALE)

March 7, 1933 – May 25, 2011Beloved wife of Kenneth Smith. Loving mother of Kathy (Gary) and Dale (Shelley). Pre-de-ceased by her parents Rhorison and Hilda Dale and sister Velma, and her brothers Harold and Denzel. Survived by sisters Verna (Arnold) Hoelke of Cobden, Beverly of Brighton and Velma (Mike) of Brighton and brother Deirl (Ann) of Sault Ste Marie, uSA. Service was at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Scarborough. Donations in memory of Muriel may be made to the Alzeimer Society or St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Cobden. J15-pd

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Dougherty, evelyn M.Peacefully in hospital in Perth on Sunday, June 5th, 2011 Evelyn May (Broome) Dougherty at the age of 90 years. Pre-deceased by her husband Raymond V. Dougherty, her parents John Broome and Margaret Baird and her seven brothers. Dearly loved mother of Jack (Isabell) Dougherty, Carolyn (Jerry) Doyle, Neil (Linda) Dougherty and Debbie (Bill) Hubble. Cherished grandmother to her eleven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; dear sister of Lois Anderson and Lillian Wright. Ev-elyn will be fondly remembered by her nieces, nephews and their families. Friends may pay their respects in St. Andrew’s United Church, Beachburg on Saturday, June 18th, 2011 from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. The service will be held in the Church at 11:00 A.M. A reception will fol-low in the church hall. In remembrance, contributions to St. Andrew’s United Church “In Memoriam Fund”, Box 59, Beachburg, Ontario, K0J 1C0 or the Great War Memorial Hospital Foundation, 33 Drummond St. W. Perth, K7H 2K1 would be appreciated. Arrangements are in the care of Blair & Son Funeral Directors, Perth, (613)267-3765. Condolences and information available at www.blairandson.com

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Earl Wheeler’s family,ten children, grandchildrenand great grandchildren

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His charming ways and smiling face,Are a pleasure to recall;He had a kindly word for each,And died beloved by all.

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WHITEWATER WESLEYAN COMMUNITY CHURCHCEDAR HAVEN & FORESTERS FALLS RD.

10:30 am Worship Service 10:30 am Sunday School 6:30 pm Evening Service

Lead Pastor - Rev. Lloyd ReaneyChildren’s & Family Ministries Director - Sandra Schuster

Associate Pastor - Rev. Daryl MacPherson613-646-2020

BEACHBURG PASTORAL CHARGEUNITED CHURCH OF CANADA

April, May & June Services9:30 am - Trinity, Foresters Falls11 am - St. Andrew’s, Beachburg

Rev. Catherine BromellChurch Office 613-582-7174

COBDEN-QUEEN’S LINE Pastoral ChargeUNITED CHURCH OF CANADA

Worship & Sunday School9:30 am - Queen’s Line11 am - Grace, Cobden

Rev. James Min 613-646-2518 Church

WESTMEATH PASTORAL CHARGEUNITED CHURCH OF CANADA

9:30 am - Greenwood11 am - Westmeath

Everyone WelcomeMargie Patterson

COBDEN PENTECOSTAL CHURCH10:30 am - Sunday Morning Worship

6 pm - Evening ServiceEveryone Welcome

Sr. Pastor Rev. Graham LawrenceChildrens Pastor - Melissa Burwell

Church Office 613-646-2332

ANGLICAN PARISH OFSTAFFORD / WHITEWATER

June 19th - Father’s Day9:00 am - St. Thomas’ - Holy Eucharist

11:00 am - St. Augustine’s - Holy Eucharist11:00 am - St. Paul’s - Morning Prayer Interim Presiding Priest – Rev. Allan Studd

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Welcoming Golfers back from zone tournament!

from page 12“I had to give some stuff

up like not going out to par-ties because I had to get up early the next day, but there was always a balance,” he said, adding he recently missed a race so he could go to his high school prom.

This summer he will continue his four-year af-filiation with the Bytown Triathlon Club in Ottawa, a relationship that started when Woodfine realized he might have some real talent.

His first foray into running took place at Cobden Dis-trict Public School, when he joined his friends in a cross-country track meet.

“I really enjoyed it and kept getting better,” he re-called. “In grade seven and eight I started to win but I didn't know how to train.

“The summer before high school I joined the Bytown

Triathlon Club and was set up with a training pro-gram,” Tristan added.

This past Saturday he competed in a triathlon hosted by the club in Ot-tawa.

He came first out of 102 competitors with a total time of 1:04:30, an impres-sive three minutes faster than the second-place fin-isher.

Woodfine called the Ot-tawa River Triathlon a tune-up in preparation for a na-tional junior race to be held near Winnipeg.

“That (Winnipeg) will be an important race, it's a step towards the junior national team,” he said.

While running is his local legacy, he likes the variety offered by the triathlon.

He openly confesses he's not a marathoner either, pre-ferring a 5 kms or 10 kms

race where he can speed his way to the finish line. He did run 27 kms once when he was bored, that's what someone who is always in training mode does to kill time.

The demands of his sport require a high level of ca-loric intake.

Woodfine tries to con-sume between 3,000 and 5,000 calories a day made up of carbs, protein and vegetables.

Every day begins with oatmeal, his favourite food. Mid-morning snack is an energy bar, lunch varies depending on what is in the fridge, dinner is more carbs, protein and veggies.

“Sometimes it is hard to get in enough calories so I eat junk food,” he said. “I don't want to lose weight because that means I lose power.”

Food may fuel his body, but winning quenches his thirst for winning. Wood-fine knows he has to be smart about his choices, and recognizes he needs support in his journey because win-ning doesn't come cheap.

Equipment, apparel and travel are expensive, how-ever, Woodfine has been fortunate to find sponsor-ship. Aasics, Specialized/Gearheads, and Pharma-Choice are along for the ride, and he's hoping they are the first of many.

When Woodfine graduates June 29 he will leave behind a lot of great memories, friends and fans. He recent-ly created a blog twoodfine.blogspot.com and promises to keep blogging, which is a good thing because there is little doubt his drive for Olympic greatness will be worth watching.

WOODFINE: Sponsors on board

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from page 11A disaster can be as small

as a bathtub overflowing or as disastrous as a fire, Mr. Helferty said. For the per-son who is suffering the disaster, it’s always major and his company is ready to respond as soon as the phone rings. He noted the phone is answered 24/7 and the trucks are always ready to go.

“The faster clean-up starts, the better the re-sults,” he said. “We need

to remove waste as fast as possible. If you can get the building to dry out quicker, you get better results.

“Speed is a big issue with what we do,” Mr. Helferty said.

Inside the newest facility, the latest in cleaning equip-ment has been installed with the recent ultrasonic cleaning system.

“We can salvage a lot more things with this system,” he said.

To demonstrate the system

to the insurance brokers, they were invited to bring their golf clubs for a clean-ing. Many were amazed to see how the tiny grooves and nicks on the clubs were thoroughly cleaned during the process.

“We can clean commer-cial and industrial parts as well,” he said. “At times there are finite items that need cleaning and we can do that now.”

Mr. Helferty is hoping that’s the next area his busi-

ness will expand into.“We are looking to ex-

pand to the industrial busi-ness,” he said. “Many com-panies are shipping out of Renfrew County to get the work done. We can do that work now. There are deli-cate pieces of equipment or hard-to-clean pieces, and we can do that.

“We also have a special-ized drying chamber for wet items such as books and files to furniture,” Mr. Helf-erty said.

hElFErty: Equipment helps salvage valuables

whitewater cobden sun, june 15, 2011

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