A Monthly Publication December, 2011 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Volume 7 No.12 613-258-0663 Toll Free: 1-866-880-5397 Humidification (including kitchen and bathroom ventilation) Installation of Duct work (heat runs, cold air returns) HRV cleaning Air Filtration (Including Hepa filters) Dryer Vent Cleaning Sanitization (our own specially formulated eco-friendly product!) Joe Plunkett Wishing you all the best over the Christmas Holidays and New Year! Christmas Hampers: The Salva- tion Army, in partnership with local businesses, service clubs and an army of volunteers, provides over 100 families with Christmas Ham- pers. This provides food, personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies, and a grocery gift certificate for people to purchase Christmas good- ies. All of our funding comes from the generous support of those in our community through our own Christmas Kettle Campaign! This year we’re set up at 146 Prescott Street, the old Farah Dance studio behind Cheeky Monkeys. from THE SALVATION ARMY KEMPTVILLE COMMUNITY & FAMILY SERVICES What’s on at Christmas... Angel Trees: Watch for our Angel Trees at Giant Tiger, Jonsson’s Independent, RBC and Walmart this year. By choosing an Angel Tree gift tag, you can fulfill the Christmas wish of a child whose family has requested assistance and provided detailed information about their child’s hopes. While all gifts are appreciated, we trust that people will give quality gifts as they would desire for their own children. The deadline to deliver gifts to our Christmas Depot is December 16th in order to be processed in time for Maplewood Buy a Brick Campaign The Oxford Mills Community Association would like to thank everyone who has purchased bricks in support of the Maple- wood Community Centre. Gertie Tenbult, owner of Nature's Way, purchased two bricks this past weekend for her family and her business. Thanks, Gertie! Our goal is $5,000 and we are halfway there! The time is ripe as the Holidays fast approach us. What a unique gift for your friends, family, or company. In July, Doug MacDonald purchased bricks in memory of his two aunts, Anna and Muriel, proud residents of Oxford-on-Rideau from 1945 until they passed away. This was Doug's tangible way of helping the Community Asso- ciation maintain and repair Maple- wood. He hopes that others will support this worthy cause. In the next issue of the News- letter, a complete list of the con- tributors will be published. For ad- ditional information, please email Maggie at [email protected]or call 613-258-5083. continued on page 3 G. Tenbult MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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A Month ly Pub li ca tion
December, 2011
COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Volume 7 No.12
613-258-0663 Toll Free: 1-866-880-5397
Humidifi cation (including kitchen and bathroom ventilation)Installation of Duct work (heat runs, cold air returns) HRV cleaning Air Filtration (Including Hepa fi lters) Dryer Vent Cleaning Sanitization (our own specially formulated eco-friendly product!)
Joe Plunkett
Wishing you all the best over the Christmas Holidays and New Year!
Christmas Hampers: The Salva-tion Army, in partnership with local businesses, service clubs and an army of volunteers, provides over 100 families with Christmas Ham-pers. This provides food, personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies, and a grocery gift certificate for people to purchase Christmas good-ies. All of our funding comes from the generous support of those in our community through our own Christmas Kettle Campaign! This year we’re set up at 146 Prescott Street, the old Farah Dance studio behind Cheeky Monkeys.
fromTHE SALVATION ARMY
KEMPTVILLE COMMUNITY & FAMILY SERVICES
What’s on at Christmas...
Angel Trees: Watch for our Angel Trees at Giant Tiger, Jonsson’s Independent, RBC and Walmart this year. By choosing an Angel Tree gift tag, you can fulfi ll the Christmas wish of a child whose family has requested assistance and provided detailed information about their child’s hopes. While all gifts are appreciated, we trust that people will give quality gifts as they would desire for their own children. The deadline to deliver gifts to our Christmas Depot is December 16th in order to be processed in time for
Maplewood Buy a Brick CampaignThe Oxford Mills Community
Association would like to thank everyone who has purchased bricks in support of the Maple-wood Community Centre. Gertie Tenbult, owner of Nature's Way, purchased two bricks this past weekend for her family and her business. Thanks, Gertie!
Our goal is $5,000 and we are halfway there! The time is ripe as the Holidays fast approach us. What a unique gift for your friends, family, or company.
In July, Doug MacDonald
purchased bricks in memory of his two aunts, Anna and Muriel, proud residents of Oxford-on-Rideau from 1945 until they passed away.
This was Doug's tangible way of helping the Community Asso-ciation maintain and repair Maple-wood. He hopes that others will support this worthy cause.
In the next issue of the News-letter, a complete list of the con-tributors will be published. For ad-ditional information, please email Maggie at [email protected] or call 613-258-5083.
The opinions expressed in this Newsletter are those of the writ-ers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the North Grenville Community Newsletter.
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Great Expectations?
There is some disquiet around North Grenville regarding the performance of Mayor Gordon. Some, most particularly those who supported him in the election last year, are disappointed with what they’ve seen so far. As someone who obviously supported him in his election campaign, I, too, shared that sense of disappointment for a while. It seemed that he was invis-ible, perhaps overwhelmed by the new job.
But I had to do some serious thinking about this, and I realised that I had been expecting some-thing that was, not unrealistic, but actually unwelcome. Let me explain: for seven years we had a mayor who governed in a very idiosyncratic manner. To put it bluntly, I think he was a bully who misused his position to engage in personal attacks on critics. He used the Mayor’s Chair in Council as a bully pulpit - a position from which he could indulge in spiteful and vitriolic attacks on the integrity of his opponents (and, yes, I was one of them).
Seven years of this, and I think we began to simply accept his definition of the role of a mayor. As I thought over my feelings of disappointment regarding David Gordon, I came to a very disturbing realisation. My actual expectation of the new mayor was that now we would have a mayor who would use the office as a bully pulpit on our side! I wanted to see David Gordon act like his predecessor, only in the cause of Right and the Righteous. I wanted to see him speak out in Council in support of what I thought was right and impor-tant and to chastise the powers of darkness. But if what his predeces-sor did was an abuse of the office, then such action by Mayor Gordon would be just as much an abuse. Is that what I really wanted? Well...yes, actually. But I was wrong.
David Gordon is actually drag-
ging us back to a proper understand-ing of the role of a mayor in our system of municipal government. He sees himself as a manager, a chair of Council, not the Boss. He deserves a great deal of credit for this, like it or not. Do I think he is doing a perfect job? No, I don’t. I would love to see some move towards a larger Council, more inclusion of the public, action on our water supply in Kemptville, and so many other things. I know there’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes, but I think there is room for far better and extensive communication with the public. He must be a leader in that. But he is working with four other individuals, and that requires some-thing more than simply bullying and unilateral decision-making. The danger of David Gordon’s approach is that it can allow strong personali-ties to dominate, unless checked. We want strong public representatives on Council, and their actions can be analysed and criticised by the electorate to a large extent. The Newsletter has offered free space in our pages to all members of Council to write a periodical “report” to their constituents. No one has yet taken up our offer. They should: they can publish it elsewhere too, if they wish.
But when the domineering per-sonalities are not publicly answer-able, we have a problem. And that is the other source of disquiet in North Grenville: the fact that certain staff members, or one at least, seem to be taking over the direction of things. More and more people have had scathing things to say about how they have been treated in meet-ings with staff. The lack of respect shown, the way in which what ap-pears to be inaccurate information is being given to the public and the Council on matters of public con-cern, has led to disquiet and dismay. It may be that the removal of one domineering personality through an election has allowed another to fill the power vacuum, and that could be a disaster for us all. Staff are our employees and should be constantly aware of that fact. In 99% of cases, they do act with integrity and profes-sionalism.
The others should be aware that their behaviour is not going unnoticed. There is a limit to how much the public will take. In the meantime, we look to David Gor-don and Council to lead and follow, collegial, responsible and with the wonderful task of keeping all of us happy all the time!
David Shanahan
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Did you know…?ALL donations raised in North Grenville remain in our own commu-nity to meet local needs! The Salvation Army in Kemptville enlisted the help of 267 volunteers, who worked 8615 hours and assisted 1598 people in 2010! 118 Christmas Hampers were assembled for those in need in 2010! That means we helped 309 people!A total of $42,928.55 was raised through our Christmas Kettle Campaign in 2010 and another $30,267.52 through our Christmas Appeal Letters in 2010!
HERE ARE WAYS YOU CAN HELP!Just a few hours a month can make an eternal difference in the lives of those we serve. Partner with us to see lives changed by serving in one of the following areas:Help sort donations! Be a cashier/store clerk! Help with the Friend-ship Lunch on Fridays! Help organize special events! Organize a fundraiser! Help with our newsletter! Update our website! Help pack Christmas Hampers! Create store and window displays!Take pictures at events for our website and newsletter!Help prepare income tax! Help fold letters and stuff envelopes! Help carry bags for clients on food bank days! Ring a bell for the Christmas Kettle Campaign!Organize a food drive! Design promotional posters for special events!
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Adult Development:Active Listening - Key to a Satisfying Christmas Season
One of the most underrated and underused skills in ongoing human
relations is active listening. Active listening occurs when one person chooses to be present to another through the quality of their listening. It is a purposeful choice to more carefully listen to someone who is important to us, or someone who simply needs to be heard.
The person who is the recipient of our active listening can be our spouse, partner, child, boyfriend, girlfriend, neighbour, co-worker, or any person in need. I was once at a public presentation by Jean Vanier, the founder of the L’Arche Communities, where the power of active listening was clearly illustrated. He had fi nished his talk and two mi-crophones were opened for questions. After a couple of people spoke, a middle-aged woman took one of the microphones and began to talk. Her talk went on to become a rant about a number of things in society. It became unclear as to whether this person was of sound mind. Most people would have just called for security and had the person removed. Some of the 300 or so in the audience were becoming impatient with the situation. However, Jean Vanier chose to carefully listen to and validate what this woman was trying to say.
The point I want to make here is that once this person felt listened to and heard in what she felt she needed to say, she was able to turn over the microphone on her own. By his example, Jean Vanier showed us all what in-depth listening was all about. It may not be easy, but we need it if we are to be able to hear each other in our depths. From this example, we can see that it is quite helpful if we can consciously center ourselves in our compassion, empathy, or love for the person. I have witnessed anger dissipated, and hope revived with this simple tool of an active, listening presence. What a precious gift to offer to someone you know. This is, for me, the true spirit of the season. Our presence is one of the truly priceless gifts that we can give at any time of the year.
John Graves is a licensed PRH (Personality and Human Rela-tions) educator and personal growth accompanist/counsellor in the Kemptville area. John can be reached at (613) 258-0076 or email: [email protected]
Upcoming Workshop: “My Relationship with the Christmas Season”- Thurs. Dec. 15th – 6:30-9:30pm
What is Christmas to you?
Have you ever given yourself the opportunity to really explore what the Christmas Season means for you? Do you anticipate it with excite-ment? Do you loathe its approach? Is it a life-giving time of your year? Can you not wait for it to be over? Is it relevant for you? Is it a time of spiritual deepening? What makes your Christmas Season memorable and worthwhile? What has your best Christmas consisted of? What could happen to make this Christmas the best that you have ever experienced? What could you do to actualize this best ever Christmas? These and other Christmas-related questions will be explored in a 3hr workshop called “My Relationship with the Christmas Season” on Thursday, December 15 , 2011 from 6:30pm-9:30pm at KDH in Kemptville, Ontario. For more information call John Graves (613)258-0076, email: [email protected]
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FREECYCLE FREECYCLE at the North Grenville Community Church
December 15, 16, and 17What is Freecycle? It's a quality rummage sale that doesn't cost anything.Items will consist of knick knacks, jewellery, toys, kitchen items, CDs, DVDs, children's books as well as unused bath items, perfumes and much more.Freecycle helps homeowners de-clutter without adding to the landfi ll sites and helps others to acquire needed items reducing costs associated with the Christmas season. If you have items to contribute call Fiona at 258-0038 or Debbie at 258-6650. Come and check out the free merchandise at the North Grenville Community Church 2659 Concession Road (next to South Branch Elementary School) on Thursday and Friday, December 15/16 from 10-3 and Saturday, December 17, from 9-2.
Who are they?Have you seen the front cover of the Knowing your Community cal-
endar yet? It shows three young young men when something really caught their attention at the Dandelion Festival 2011. One can only imagine. This calendar has been produced by the North Grenville Community Church in Kemptville. Each page features people of all ages taking part in all kinds of community groups. Each month there are wonderful insights into a fun-fi lled community with dates of ongoing events. These wonderful keepsakes can be purchased from most of the featured groups or from the offi ce of the North Grenville Community Church- 613-258-4815. Be sure to come out to the Artisan Showcase and sale being held Dec 10th from 9-5 where one-of-a-kind products will be available. The Showcase will be in support of several local charities.
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The Oxford Mills Community Association invites everyone to come catch the Christmas Spirit in Oxford Mills on Friday, December 2nd. The celebrations begin at 6:00 pm in Maplewood Hall, fol-lowed by carol singing at 6:30 pm in front of the historic Township Hall (Library). Enjoy both the old classics and contemporary tunes led by the local Guides and Brownies. The official Christmas tree lighting is at 7pm. Afterwards Christmas revelers are invited to decorate the tree, followed by a reception back at the Hall, where hot chocolate, mulled cider, and cookies will be served by local elves. Santa's sure not to miss that kind of offering and he's guaran-teed to put in an appearance.
So join us on December 2nd at 6pm in Maplewood Hall for song, Santa, and good company!
Maplewood Hall (92 Ma-plewood Ave.,Oxford Mills) is available at an affordable prices for both community and private events. The building is wheel-chair accessible, has bathrooms, a cloak room, and a kitchen. It holds 60 comfortably; 80 for sit-down events. OMCA's Maple-wood Management Committee handles the rental bookings. Contact 613-258-2426 for more details or find us online at www.maplewoodhall.ca and on Face-book.
The Spirit of Christmas in Oxford Mills
SATURDAY DECEMBER 10 9am to 5pm, at
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The Artsy FM Sister Chicks present an
ARTISANS CHRISTMAS SHOWCASE.
Hand-made items from Local Artisans.
Shop for something different and special.
....it's not your average church bazaar....
Sustainable North Grenville’s December event is a relaxed eve-ning of seasonal cheer featuring a “Give North Grenville” Silent Auction of goods and goodies from our local merchants and artisans.
Join us on the evening of Monday, December 12th at the branch restaurant; enjoy some friendly bidding (we hope!… no wrestling allowed!);get some great ideas for spending your gift-giving dollars locally and support North Grenville’s entrepreneurs.
Monies raised will support the 2012 Sustainability Fair on April 22nd.
There will be a buffet, coffee, tea and sweets on offer by dona-tion and a cash bar.Free admission…all welcome.www.SustainableNorthGrenville.ca
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Grammar Minute Sit back and relax! It is Holiday Time! Ain't this a great time to celebrate? What? You dare contract am and
not into that terrible word! Ain't at one time was considered illiterate, col-loquial and dialectal. But now, thanks to social media, ain't is occasionally used informally by educated persons. What's a poor mother to do?
Gobbledygook: no, it is not the name applied to turkey jargon. The word was coined by a Texas congressman after attendance at a committee meeting. The dialogue at that session reminded him of turkey gobblers and the sound they make as they strut about.
Example: Feathered bipeds of similar plumage will live gregariously. Please translate into direct English.
How do you pronounce debut? de - BYOO? DAY - boo? DAY - byoo?Is it a verb or is it a noun? Try it in a sentence.
What are you doing when you proselytize?Does it only apply to religion?
You can thank Sally Ann for this abbreviated version of Grammar Minute. My next few weeks will be spent preparing Christmas Hampers. Drop in to see us behind Cheeky Monkey (in space once occupied by the Farah Dance Studio).
See you in the new year. P. Babin
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In the meantime, become involved in our Community.The NEED is there. Bayfi eld and Greystone are two very special
places which will lift your spirits. Something wonderful is happening every Thursday afternoon at the
new Library. Join Jean Kilfoyle's ARMY. You must be at least 50 to par-ticipate. Last week was memorable!! Dr. David Shanahan "transported" the group to early Kemptville. The nostalgia was overwhelming. "That's where I went to school." "My birthplace." "That's where the old mill was." "That's where I met my husband." "We once walked in that park."
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At Sunday's wine-and-cheese gala, spon-sored by the Friends of the North Grenville Public Library, the following individuals who have helped to make North Grenville a very special place through the support of the library were honoured with a Star of the Library Award.
Ashley Kulp of EMC, who was recog-nized for her thorough coverage of the Room to Read Campaign, never having missed a single event. Presenter was Dr. Roberta Russell.
George Buys of ER Quartet fame, hon-oured for his seven years of volunteerism as a musician relative to the Children's Holiday Concert. Brenda and Chris Reinkeluers and Dr. John Evans will receive their awards on Dec. 27 during this year's Children's Concert
at the Municipal Centre Theatre at 10 AM. Presenter was Sue Bergeron who is affectionately known by the children as Library Sue.
Susie and Mike McIntosh of Total Move Manage-ment also became STARS; their award was presented by Sue Higgins, Library CEO. Prior to the move to the new library, TMM volunteered to pack and move the entire book collections from Oxford Mills, South Gower,
North Grenville Public Library’s NEWEST STARS
Ashley Kulp of EMC
George Buys of ER Susie and Mike McIntosh of Total Move Management
Photos compliments of Ivan Russell
and Prescott Street, at NO cost. Recently they provided storage space for 140 boxes of books left over from the North Grenville Book Fair. They are outstanding citizens in so many ways!
Life membership cards were presented to Rose and Jim Dolan, and Fran and Doug Thomp-son. Thirty-nine are now life members along with approximately 125 regular members.
This special event, part of Friends' Tenth Anniversary year, was held in the Norenberg Building. Approximately one hundred Friends and guests were in attendance.
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For most of us, the holiday season is a time of celebration with lots of great food. But for some families it can be a chal-lenging time for the simple reason that there is not enough food to go around. That’s why Kraft Food for Families is supporting local food banks across Canada this holiday season.
Show your support between November 3, 2011 and January 31, 2012, just add your name. It is as easy as going to www.kraftassists.ca and entering your name to support us. If we get 1000 names the House of Lazarus will receive $1000, and Kraft Food Canada will donate $1 to your choice of 1 of 30 local food banks. By choosing The House of Lazarus you will be helping us to stock our shelves with much needed food.
Together, we can help make the holidays easier for everyone.Any questions contact Kim or Elaine at 613-989-3830House of Lazarus 2245 Simms St., Mountain, ON
The Kemptville Library is pleased to present a book read-ing by local artist-naturalist Aleta Karstad, with her biologist hus-band Fred Schueler, on Saturday, 10 December at 1:30 pm.
Art & Science in the South Nation Watershed is a full-colour book of paintings and journal from this fall's travels about east-ern Ontario, enriched by 15 years of familiarity with the South Na-tion River watershed.
In the tradition of the Group of Seven but with the eye of a naturalist, Aleta Karstad paints the Canadian landscape "au plein air". This book showcases nine-teen of her jewel-like paintings from the watershed of the South Nation River in easternmost On-tario. Each is accompanied by in-sightful and lyrical journal entries about the experience of making each painting and about the land-scape and its plants and animals. While Aleta paints, her biologist husband, Fred Schueler, makes a scientifi c survey of the surround-ing area, giving special attention to the interactions between native
and invasive species. Together, this artist/biologist team works to increase public knowledge of not only the beauty of the landscape but also its biological health and the conservation measures sug-gested by their observations.
Aleta will read selections from the book and answer ques-tions about her love of painting outdoors, and Fred can be tapped for his extensive knowledge about everything that grows, hops, crawls or swims in eastern Ontario. See Aleta's original paintings and have Aleta and Fred both autograph your copy of Art & Science in the South Nation Watershed. The book can also be previewed and purchased at lulu.com - just search for the title.
More of Aleta's paintings can be seen at aletakarstad.com
Book reading: 1:30 pm, Sat-urday, 10 December, 2011, North Grenville Public Library, Noren-berg Building, 1 Water Street, Kemptville
For more information, con-tact Sue Higgins 613-258-4711 or [email protected]
Dec. 10: Karstad and Schueler at NGPL
RIDEAU ART & BEADSFeaturing beads, findings, tool &
Over 20 weekly classes to choose fromFor all bodies
This year's Children Holiday Concert, sponsored by Friends of the North Grenville Library, is scheduled for 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, December 27, 2011, in the Theatre of the Municipal Theatre.
Again this year, the fabulous ER Quartet will entertain the chil-dren and parents. These entertain-ers, who have volunteered for the last seven years, are Dr. John Evans, Chris and Brenda Reinkeluers, and George Buys.
At this year's concert, the ER Quartet will be honoured as recipi-ents of Star of the Library awards presented by Friends.
Refreshments provided by
Hanna Maria MacNaughtan raised $300 for the Epilogos Or-ganization from her exhibit at the branch restaurant this past October. Many thanks to those who pur-chased art from her as they helped make a difference for the people of San Jose Villanueva, El Salvador.
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Pantry will be available following the Concert. Coordinating the cookies and fruit drinks is Jane Yeaton, assisted by Jean Kilfoyle and Patsy Brooks.
Admission is free although each family is encouraged to donate a nonperishable food item for the benefi t of the Salvation Army. A receptacle will be located outside the Theatre.
Rental fees for the Theatre are being paid by a local fi rm, Crain and Schooley. Friends is extremely appreciative of their generosity.
Watch for the posters publiciz-ing this event; they will be out soon.
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Holy Cross Christmas Concerts Dec 21 & 22. Kindergarten
10:30 a.m., Primary 1, 2, 3
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The long wait is over and I’m happy that Canada’s best AC/DC tribute band is still going strong at full volume. Albert, Scott, Drew, Ted and Rick make up Great Scott- a band that has been crank-ing out AC/DC covers across Canada since 1994. Appearances at festivals, a few line-up changes and tours have made this band a powerful machine that only gets stronger. The members have come from local bands to form this tribute which by this time have
clearly perfected their sound. Years of performance and practice have gone into each of these songs which couldn’t sound more similar to the originals. On Saturday 26th, Great Scott played a flawless set of AC/DC covers at The Kemptville Pub, a perfect place to listen since AC/DC started out as a bar band.
No other band can get your pulse racing like AC/DC, the first truly intense band in rock. Pure, pounding energy in each song builds up to an adrenaline rush in the listener. Whether you dance or headbang, everybody listening shows that energy and most people understand why it’s important.
Songs written in the ‘70’s,
Great Scott is at the Top
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when the legendary Bon Scott fronted the group, have always been the favorites of serious fans. Being fans themselves, Great Scott know what people want to hear. They know that anybody familiar with the band, either an obsessive or occasional listener, would have a hard time picking out a song they dislike. Playing the songs of a timeless band must never get tiresome when every song is good. After hearing so many classic songs, it was interesting when the band would fast forward to a more recent number and the singer would have to adjust his vocal style to the sound of Brian Johnston- Bon Scott’s replacement after his death
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in 1980. Since the Great Scott singer’s voice sounds so similar to Bon’s, anything from Back In Black (Bon’s unfinished album) would have sounded the way the original band intended. Whether or not any original recordings exist of Bon singing his Back In Black material, this was a rare chance to hear what could have been Bon Scott’s greatest album.
In one evening Great Scott will play songs from any stage in AC/DC’s career. The band members had the right moves along with the look, playing their respective members without being theatrical. This made it a very memorable show and lets hope the band keeps playing these songs that keep Bon’s spirit alive.
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It has been a very busy time indeed for the NGHS. We made a presentation to Council last month, asking that our rent of $3,000 per an-num at the Archives be abolished. An amazing number of e-mails were sent to Council in support of our request, and the Society is very grateful in-deed for that. They came from as far
away as Australia and Scotland, and from every Community Association in North Grenville. Although we have not yet received a formal response from Council, we are hopeful that our request will be granted, allow-ing us to use what funds we have on developing our archives.
Council encouraged us to help
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Glimpses of the PastNORTH GRENVILLE
The North Grenville Historical Society
ourselves through fundraising efforts, and we have responded immediately. We hope to have a pictorial history of North Grenville published by Christmas: a 140-page, hardback, colour publication of a selection of photographs from our archives. The book will cost $30 and all proceeds will go the Society and Archives. We have had very generous support from individuals and sponsors in the com-munity, who had donated to the cost of publishing the book. This, too, is hugely appreciated.
Overall, the NGHS is humbled and thrilled by the level of support shown to the Society and Archives over this past year. We are growing and having a larger role in our com-munity. Our next meeting, on Janu-ary 11, will be our Annual General Meeting, a very important date in the calendar. We need new members for our Executive. After their term has expired, according to our Constitu-tion, we will need a new President, Vice-President, Archivist and Secre-tary. It would be very helpful to add one or two others as well. If you are interested in any of these positions, or just in serving as a Member at Large on the Executive, do let me know before the meeting. [email protected]
More information about the AGM and how to get copies of the new book: North Grenville - Glimps-es of the Past - will be published in next month’s Newsletter.
Dear Editor,I just read the "History Page"
article by David Shanahan on "Newspapers in North Grenville" and enjoyed it thoroughly from start to finish! North Grenville has been made so much richer by our local historians, who take the time, not only to preserve the history of our area, but who delve into our local ar-chives, researching different topics, and shaing what they find! David is a real asset to our community!
We recently attended Doug Hendry's talk, "The Upside of Peak Oil" at the Branch Restaurant, and he's another of these awesome people with a passion for local his-tory - not only did we learn more about many aspects of oil, but we were shown the history of oil use in North Grenville, from documents and photos from our own local history. I believe that we can make wise decisions about our future, only with reference to the past. Thanks to neighbours with a passion for history, the people of North Gren-ville are learning more about where they live!
Aleta Karstad, Bishops Mills
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Royal Canadian Legion Bursary Program
Applications for the Royal Canadian Legion Provincial Bursary Program are now being accepted. If you are a student who is currently attending college, university or any other post-secondary institution, you may qualify for a bursary of up to $500 per aca-demic year. Applications must be received by Provincial Command before the last Friday of March /2012
Eligibility• Canadian and Commonwealth War Veter-ans and their children and grandchildren.• Ordinary and Life members of the Royal Canadian Legion and their children and grandchildren.• Associate members of the Royal Canadian Legion and their children.• Ladies’ Auxiliary members and their children and grandchildren.
Application forms may be picked up at high school guidance departments or at branches of the Royal Canadian Legion.For further information contact the Legion Branch nearest you or Douglas Brunton Zone G-3 Bursary Chairman at 613-258-5111 . E mail [email protected] E Mail [email protected]
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10 New Toddler Childcare Spaces in Kemptville!
North Grenville Cooperative Preschool and Learning Centre is launching a new toddler program! Ten childcare spaces for children aged 18 months to 2 ½ years old, will be ready to accept children on January 09, 2012.
NGCPLC has been in operation now for eight years and offers high quality, licensed childcare for children 2 ½ - 12 years of age at it’s two sites - Leahurst, on U. of Guleph campus for children under 6 and at Kemptville Public School, for children 6 - 12 yrs. With the implementation of Full Day Learning for Kindergarten aged children in Ontario, NGC-PLC is making this move to include a Toddler aged program in order to maintain enrolment and to respond to the community’s growing need for licensed childcare spaces for children 2 ½ and younger.
Over the years NGCPLC has earned a reputation of excellence in the quality of pro-grams offered. The lunch program is very well received, offering delicious, nutritious meals and snacks - all prepared from “scratch”. No prepared or processed foods are served. NGCPLC is committed to an environment of healthy food and relaxed, happy eating!
The E.L.F (Ontario’s Early Learning Framework) curriculum is designed to give the children experiences in: creative art, music and movement, drama, children’s literature, socialization and self-awareness, large and small muscle development, cognitive de-velopment, science, group and independent learning experiences, theme exploration, accepting special visitors, fi eldtrips and spe-cial celebration days. Teacher-directed and child-initiated learning strategies are used to enhance E.L.F.’s fi ve developmental domains (Social, Emotional, Language, Cognitive, and Physical Development). Daily program plans are designed to provide a stimulating variety of activities in the arts, literacy, science, math, social studies and fi ne/gross motor skills, en-hancing the development of each child. Most importantly, we focus on nurturing a positive sense of self esteem!
A few minor renovations, to meet li-censing requirements, are underway and additional teachers are required to put the fi nishing touches on the new Toddler program. NGCPLC Board of Directors and teachers are excited and pleased to be able to continue to offer a warm, caring and happy childcare en-vironment to the families of North Grenville!
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As suddenly Old Saint Nick swaggered into the space.
Majestic in red spandex, with two tree trunks for legs,
He carried his water in two huge wooden kegs.
He sprung into his saddle, and to the class he gave two whistles
And they started to move their legs like a dozen scud missiles.
And the Spin Meister smiled and exclaimed as they flashed out of
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Kemptville Campus of the University of Guelph will be home to an exclusive wed-ding show for both gals and guys! It will be held on Sat-urday January 21 from 11am until 3pm. Admission is free and there will be samplings of all kinds – wine, beer, ap-petizers and desserts. There will also be free engagement photos and a fashion show with both wedding dresses and tuxedos. This event will be considered a must attend event for all couples planning a wedding in 2012 or 2013. Many exhibitors will be offer-ing information on everything
Ryan’s Well Foundation launches its Holiday Giving Campaign
KEMPTVILLE ON – Water is life and clean water is the most precious gift of all. This year, with the help of caring Canadians, Ryan’s Well is bringing the gift of safe water to the people of Bushenyi district of Uganda.
Clean water changes every-thing! Imagine bringing safe water to a village, improving their lives, well-being and health. Ryan’s Well has been working to bring clean water and sanitation to nearly 10,000 villagers. And we are almost
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there! Your donation will help complete this important project of protected springs, latrines and handwashing stations, and provide important community hygiene education.
Why not make your gift to Bushenyi in the name of a fam-ily or friend this holiday sea-son. You can choose to have a personalized e-card or printed card sent in their honour. So please help us today, with a meaningful seasonal gift...the gift of clean water and brighter futures.
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is that one lucky couple will go home with a honeymoon trip to the sunny south and a second couple will win an iPad 2. Thank you to Staples, Kemptville, for partnering with Kemptville Campus, to assist with the offer of these amazing gifts.
Mark this date on your calendar and watch for more information in the January North Grenville Community Newsletter. For more infor-mation contact Leah at Kemp-tville Campus 613-258-8336 extension 61234 or [email protected]
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The Hoot’n Nannas and Poppas are Retiring
It happens to every great band - the Beatles went their separate ways in 1970. REM broke up just this month. Now it’s the turn of North Grenville’s own Hoot’n Nannas and Poppas. As of the beginning of Decem-ber, the band have decided to call it quits and give someone else a chance. In the summer of 2007 some of the future members of the Hoot’n Nannas and Poppas got together at Lilah Beach’s for an afternoon of old time music and singing. From there an idea was born to invite a few more and have regular get-togethers. A few more heard about it and were anxious to join.
Thus the band was formed and as they were all members of Kemptvile and District Home Support, they decided, if they were asked to entertain, to re-quest an honorarium on behalf of that organisation.
From there, the band has moved on to play at the Dande-lion Festival, Bayfield Nursing Home, and anywhere else they were invited. Much fun was had, great entertainment was provided to a great many people, and a good time was had by all. As one member says: “We have enjoyed each other in the band and have had a lot of fun entertaining seniors. Age has caught up with some of us, and we feel the time has come to be entertained instead of entertain-ing”. For all those who have enjoyed the music and singing, we say a big “Thank You” to the Hoot’n Nannas and Poppas for all they have done to bring fun and laughter to so many people in our community over the past four years.
The names of those in the picture reading from left to right are - Dorothy Ralph, Sylvia Hesketh, Marg Milton, Donalda Long, Graydon Abbott, Mary Carter, Lilah Beach (sitting at piano), Bernie Patterson, Hugh Stewart (in front), Alec Hesketh, Harold Patterson. Donalda Long is deceased and Alec and Sylvia Hesketh are now in a Nurs-ing Home in Brockville.
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DEBRA GERYLO, PIXELS & PRINT DESIGN I met Debra at a North Grenville
Business Builders breakfast meeting and my fi rst impression was of a woman with energy, enthusiasm and warmth. Later on, when we met to discuss how best to improve our newsletter’s website, her passion for design and for helping busi-nesses to succeed really came out. She made me feel completely taken care of because she is amazingly knowledgeable about all things web related. But before we talk about the Debra of today, let’s see how she came to be a valued member of our business community.
For over thirty years Debra has worked in the graphic design industry in the private sector, the public sector and now as an entrepreneur running Pixels & Print Design out of her home based offi ce in Spencerville. She began her design journey at Metropolitan Life Insurance in forms management then switched to a small start-up typesetting company in Ottawa working long hours and helping to build that business into a success. She then moved on to an advertising agency in Calgary. Although Debra loved the fast pace she missed her family and moved back to Ottawa where she worked for a short period in forms management for Veterans Affairs. Craving more challenge than a government pace, back into the
private sector she went, moving into the ad agency world.
Everything changed in 1986 with the introduction of the Macintosh computer into the world of graphic design and here is where Debra really came in to her own. She loved the challenge of continuous learning the computer age offered and honed her design skills so much she became known as the ‘go to’ person for new design software. “I learn something new every day” says Debra, which is why her career in graphic design and advertis-ing for various companies in Ottawa was such a positive experience. She happily continued until 2009 when a vacation was in order.
Never one to do anything half way, Debra and her husband Greg drove their motorhome for a year exploring the won-ders of thirty states and four provinces. After this adventure on wheels, they parked the RV and returned to Spencer-ville. Refreshed and ready to go back to work, Debra started her current company Pixels & Print Design.
Pixels & Print Design is a one stop shop for small businesses — especially new businesses who don’t know where to start. They offer web design, print design and marketing focusing in on what you specifi cally need to succeed in
today’s world. From designing high traffi c web pages to logos, brochures and signage, they will affordably develop your brand to best market your services with creativity and intelligence. Debra fi nds this work very exciting and the best thing about operating this company for her is the success of their clients and watching their businesses grow.
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Acknowledge the absence and memory of a loved one with a touching and visible “Butterfl ies of the Heart” personalized hand crafted butterfl y orna-ment this Christmas. Ornaments will be displayed on a tree at the North Grenville Municipal Centre during the holiday season. Purchase yours for $20 by phone 613-258-9611, through our offi ce, by mailing in the form below, at the Municipal Centre Offi ce or at the ScotiaBank in Kemptville where your donation will be matched to benefi t the Hospice.
Butterfl ies of the Heart Please provide the following information to receive your charitable tax receipt for your donation of $20 or more. Name: _________________________________________________ Address:________________________________________________Phone: _________________________________________________Email: __________________________________________________In Memory / Honour of: ____________________________________ Please make cheques payable to Beth Donovan Hospice. Donation: $ ____________ Credit Card: __ Visa __MC Card Number: ______________________ Expiry Date: __/__ Name on Card (print) _____________________________________Signature Authorizing Charge: _____________________________________
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COPING WITH CHRISTMAS WHEN A LOVED ONE HAS DIED……Managing grief when surrounded by celebration can be overwhelming. Suffering the loss of a loved one is diffi cult at any time of the year but the holiday season can intensify the feeling of loss and loneliness.Beth Donovan Hospice in conjunction with north grenville commu-nity church is offering a workshop, “coping with the holidays”, that is designed to help families, spouses, children and friends from all walks of life who are grieving the death of a loved one.The “Coping with Christmas” workshops will be repeated on three dif-ferent dates:When: Sunday, December 4th @ 2:30 pm or Thursday, December 8th @ 7:30 pm or Tuesday, December 13 at 1:30 pmLocation: The North Grenville Community Church, 2659 Concession Road, Kemptville The workshop encourages discussion in a safe environment.Attendees will receive materials, tips and strategies.The workshop is open to the general public free of charge. Advanced registration is encouraged by calling the hospice at 613-258-9611, or [email protected]
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Managing Your MoneyHaving ‘the talk’ with your parents
Maybe you’ve already had ‘the talk’ with your kids. Well, now’s the time to have ‘the talk’ with your parents. The anxious moments and uncomfortable feelings may be the same but the topic is decidedly different. You need to talk to your parents about their health and fi nancial issues now before a crisis occurs that can reduce their estate planning options and increase costs. While their health allows it, your parents should be involved in making decisions regarding their living arrangements, level of care, and estate planning. Your role is to be a supporter and information gatherer. Here are some tips for getting ‘the talk’ going: -Offer an opening – your parents may be waiting for an opportunity to have this discussion; you can provide it. -Use ice-breaking strategies like offering help with their estate and retire-ment planning. -Keep in mind that your parents want and need to maintain their independence and dignity. -Listen – try to understand their fears and anxieties. -Here’s what you should include in the discussion: -Sources of income – including any changes in monthly income should one of them die. -Investments – as well as benefi ciaries for their registered investments. -Expenses – will their income (including government aid) cover their expenses as they are likely to escalate with age? -Insurance – what coverage do they have; are there holes that need to be fi lled? -Existing wills – have they designated personal representative (executor/liquidator) to wind up their affairs and distribute their assets according to their wills? -Enduring powers of attorney for property (in Québec, mandates in anticipa-tion of incapacity) – be sure they have appointed someone to make fi nancial decisions on their behalf should they become incapacitated. -Powers of attorney for personal care, living wills, health care directives – be sure they have appointed someone to make personal and health care decisions on their behalf should they become incapacitated -Location – know where their wills and other legal papers are kept; know the location and content of their bank accounts and safety deposit boxes.
Having ‘the talk’ with your parents can be diffi cult but the benefi ts of knowing their wishes can be extraordinary. There are many fi nancial and estate planning strategies available to your parents. A professional advisor can provide a valuable outside perspective and help sort out the details and ease the awkwardness of ‘the talk’.
This column, written and published by Investors Group Financial Services Inc. (in Québec – a Financial Services Firm), presents general information only and is not a solicitation to buy or sell any investments. Contact your own advisor for specifi c advice about your circumstances. For more information on this topic please contact Doug Scott at 613-723-7200 or email [email protected].
Le groupe The French Connexion remercie l’équipe de The Crusty Baker
Il y a six semaines, Jamie LaBrash et Erick LePors ont ouvert les portes de leur crêperie et boulangerie sous le nom de The Crusty Baker, situé au 16, rue Prescott (de l’autre côté de la rue de la bibliothèque publique de North Grenville). Les gens peuvent acheter leurs pains pour la maison ou s’asseoir pour déguster une crêpe du style de la Bretagne, une soupe ou un sandwich. Si vous fréquentez le marché de Kemptville les dimanches après-midi, vous allez reconnaître Erick de Dial-a-chef et Jamie qui préparent les pains de The Crusty Baker.
Le groupe The French Connexion a bien été reçu lors du souper causerie en français de novembre. Nous avons grignoté sur une baguette aux canneberges avec du fromage pendant que les crêpes cuisaient à côté de nous dans la salle à manger. Le choix de crêpes de Sarrasin (salées) et de Froment (sucrées) est assez varié pour plaire à tous les goûts. L’expérience, enrichie par les explications culturelles de la Bretagne offertes par Jamie, fut agréable et les crêpes (ainsi que les desserts succulents) étaient délicieuses. Le tout est à refaire en janvier!
La semaine du 9 au 25 mars 2012 soulignera le 20e anniversaire de la Semaine nationale de la francophonie. Afi n de célébrer, l’Association canadienne d’éducation de langue française organise un concours d’histoires collectives. Vous trouverez sur leur site web (www.acelf.ca) tous les détails ainsi qu’une gamme d’activités que vous pouvez faire avec vos enfants de l’âge préscolaire jusqu’à l’adolescence.
Nous vous invitons à venir souper avec nous lors de la prochaine rencontre :Date : jeudi, le 26 janvier 2012 Heure : 18h30Lieu : The Crusty Baker, KemptvilleSVP réservez par internet à l’adresse suivante : [email protected] Noël! Merry Christmas! Anouk Tremblay
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MLS 800717 $229,000 Water front lot approx 1ac with garage 40x36+ lean-to 14x36 high enough for R-V Lot is nicely lanscaped with some planted trees,hedge and tree line on west side of property.Most of property is in grass that has been kept mowed.Lot is irregular with with smaller frontage on water.Fairley easy acess to main channel.Appr 30 min to Bayshore.
MLS 806356 $247,000 Newly renovated relocated bungalow. Unfi nished basement with 9ft ceilings and 4 windows awaiting fi nishing touches.This house is just like new,septic,well electrical,fl ooring est.Three bedrooms,1 bath,large deck,detached garage,on paved road about 40 min to bay shore. Good sized lot with 1.94 acres, fairly private,nice lot.
MLS 808006 $549,000 Stylish new quality built bungalow. Open concept, 9ft ceilings, hardwood & ceramic floors throughout. Custom kitchen with granite countertops opens to patio doors into screened porch looking onto treed lot. Luxury ensuite bath in private master bdrm with his & hers walk-in closets. Spacious mudroom hosts laundry, sink & vanity. Mins from golf/schools/parks & Ot-tawa. HST/GST incuded, rebate to builder. Location on map is approx.
MLS 809291 $339,000 3+1 bedroom bungalow,3 baths,main fl oor laundry,open kit/din/liv with sliding glass doors to 30x22 deck with built-in hot tub and pool.Lower level family rm+ rec/rm,wet bar,4th bed,den and 4pc bath.Raidiant heated floors in basement and attached 30x30 garage.50 ft covered porch over looks one acre lanscaped lot.Hardwood and ceramic on main fl oor.
M L S 8 0 9 0 5 4 $ 3 5 5 , 0 0 I M P E C C A B L E PRESENTATION!This open concept,side split will exceed your expectations!Slate foyer,hardwood,crown mouldings thru-out,granite counters,kit island,pot lites,bathrms,just a few of the num upgrades.Newly dev lwr level fea-tures spectacular stone fp(gas)in entertainment sized fam rm,office,bedrm&more.Architectural shingles,newly installed front siding,gar door paint-ed.SHOWS like a MODEL HOME!Sunshine fi lled.
MLS 811635 $445,000 FANTASTIC TREED set-ting for this stately Georgian style home.Main fl oor family has fl r to ceiling brick fp with gas insert,open to eat-in kit,sliding glass doors to great south facing 3-season sun rm.Handy main fl r laund/mud rm has access to garage.Note small wet bar.Formal liv/din boasts bay windows-sunshine fi lled,awsome sunsets!Lge foyer,open stairs/balconey to 2nd lev bedrms.Spac master,walk-in cc+4-pc ens.Bsmt insulated,airtight.
MLS 807275 $ 47,900 Great, quiet, treed lot. Plenty of deer & wildlife run through the property; perfect for a secluded hunting camp. Ash, hickory, maple & a professionally planted spruce grove would serve well as a wood lot(wood could be sold). $6000 was spent putting in a road on the western side that goes approx. 250ft south then 600ft east. Mounds of top soil have been piled(could be sold) & a little extra pit run piled for road fi x ups.
MLS 812942 $219,900 Meticulously maintained, with charm and character! This stately 5 bedroom 2-storey home boast large principle rooms. The original woodwork has been preserved and main-tained and remains in pristine condition. 10 Foot ceilings, a covered front porch, upper lvl deck, 2 staircases to second lvl,2-car tandem garage, metal roof, all newer vinyl windows, newer furnace, newer pressure tank. Love trains? Note-Train tracks run through property.
MLS 812441 $249,900 Sought after location. Brick Bungalow , num upgrades. Open concept liv/din, hwd fl rs,effi cient kitchenwith pantry, door ro screend porch & lower level, cer tile. 3 good sized bdrms, main bath boasts soaker tub, lower level fam rm has cozy gas fp, 4th bdrm, & 2 pc bath, hobby rm.Recently installed gas furnace. Walk tomost amenities, curling etc. This home will suit both young families and retirees.
MLS 803626 $419,000 Private park-like setting.Almost totaly updated and renovated in past 5 yr Metal roof,exterior painting,landscaping,salt water pool, granite counter tops,maple floors,propane furnace,Jotal wood stove, air conditioner,some windows, interior paint,custom blinds,finished family room,4th bedroomand den on lower level plus much more.This property must be seen to be appreciated.30-35 min to Bayshore.
At this very special time of year we wish to express gratitude for the gift of your friendship and the confi dence and trust you
have shown. A special thank you to those who have referred their friends and family.
Serving you has been a provilege and we look forward to a continuing relationshop in the years to come.
May you and your family be blessed with good health, and may your home be fi lled with hapiness and joy this Christmas Season
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MLS 812005 $309,900 Looking for acreage? Over 35 acres here! Charming 4 bedroom, 2 full bathrooms, 2 storey farmhouse w large enclosed porch and ample character. 2 outbuildings and a barn in need of structural re-support. Loads of potential. Newer vinyl windows and a metal roof. 2 fi elds clear, rest is mixed bush/trees.
