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FROM THE STREET , you might not even notice it if you weren’t looking for it. It’s nestled back in the trees, well away from the hubbub of traffic, noise and all that accompanies city life. From the time you pass the dignified stone wall with its discreet logo, everything seems to hush! The quiet, calm ambience reaches out to embrace you before you walk in the door. It’s the home of the new Algoma Residential Community Hospice, known to all as simply ‘ARCH’. It’s located on 4th Line West in the Soo, and for many terminally ill patients from all over Algoma, it’s the next best thing to being at home. It’s a sad fact of life that death lurks in the shadows, waiting to ambush all of us, sometime, somehow. For some, it will come quickly and unexpectedly. For many others, it will involve suffering through a long, protracted terminal illness. The ‘lucky’ ones get to live out their last days in peace and comfort, in comfortable sur- roundings, in their own homes, with their fam- ily close by. Sadly, for many others, that’s just not an option. Many families simply don’t have the resources or skills to provide the necessary care. Even if a high degree of medical care isn’t necessary, many terminally ill patients are forced to remain in an ‘acute care’ environment – usually in a hospital. For them, it means spending their last days in a cheerless, institutional environment and perhaps worse, their family members are usually limited in their ability to visit or stay with them. Opened in 2008, ARCH is a Residential Hospice – a home- like setting that provides specialized care for people living with a terminal illness, during the last weeks of their lives. It provides compassionate, end-of-life care and true quality of life for its residents. Here, one can live out one’s life in com- fort and dignity, in this very ‘private’ 10 bed facility set amongst lovely lawns, paths and gardens. “Our goal is to always provide com- fort with dignity and enhance each in- dividual’s quality of life in their remaining time.” says Helen Ross, Ex- ecutive Director of the facility. “Med- ical care is focused on reducing pain and other symptoms, using medication and comfort measures. Many of our residents tell me that, to them, ARCH feels like a sec- ond home!” Hospice care is differ- ent from hospital or other medical care. It’s built upon a re- spectful attention to December 10, 2009 • Issue 727 Serving St. Joseph Island since 1995 Visit us online at www.islandclippings.com Tel: 705-246-1635 email: [email protected] Fax: 705-246-7060 “Your Island Newspaper” The Real Estate Stop David Nelson Sales Representative “Your Island Realtor” 949-7867 • 246-2757 Continued on page 2 The Algoma Residential Community Hospice Providing care, comfort and dignity when it’s most needed.
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FROM THE STREET, you might not even notice it if youweren’t looking for it. It’s nestled back in the trees, well awayfrom the hubbub of traffic, noise and all that accompaniescity life. From the time you pass the dignified stone wall withits discreet logo, everything seems to hush! The quiet, calmambience reaches out to embrace you before you walk in thedoor.
It’s the home of the new Algoma Residential CommunityHospice, known to all as simply ‘ARCH’. It’s located on 4thLine West in the Soo, and for many terminally ill patientsfrom all over Algoma, it’s the next best thing to being athome.
It’s a sad fact of life that death lurks inthe shadows, waiting to ambush all ofus, sometime, somehow. For some, itwill come quickly and unexpectedly. Formany others, it will involve sufferingthrough a long, protracted terminalillness.
The ‘lucky’ ones get tolive out their last daysin peace and comfort,in comfortable sur-roundings, in their ownhomes, with their fam-ily close by. Sadly, formany others, that’s justnot an option. Manyfamilies simply don’thave the resources orskills to provide thenecessary care. Even if ahigh degree of medical
care isn’t necessary, many terminally ill patients are forced toremain in an ‘acute care’ environment – usually in a hospital.For them, it means spending their last days in a cheerless,institutional environment and perhaps worse, their familymembers are usually limited in their ability to visit or staywith them.
Opened in 2008, ARCH is a Residential Hospice – a home-like setting that provides specialized care for people livingwith a terminal illness, during the last weeks of their lives. Itprovides compassionate, end-of-life care and true quality oflife for its residents. Here, one can live out one’s life in com-
fort and dignity, in this very ‘private’ 10bed facility set amongst lovely lawns,paths and gardens.
“Our goal is to always provide com-fort with dignity and enhance each in-dividual’s quality of life in theirremaining time.” says Helen Ross, Ex-ecutive Director of the facility. “Med-ical care is focused on reducing pain
and other symptoms,using medication andcomfort measures.Many of our residentstell me that, to them,ARCH feels like a sec-ond home!”
Hospice care is differ-ent from hospital orother medical care.It’s built upon a re-spectful attention to
December 10, 2009 • Issue 727 Serving St. Joseph Island since 1995
Visit us online at www.islandclippings.com Tel: 705-246-1635email: [email protected] Fax: 705-246-7060
“Your Island Newspaper”
The Real Estate StopDavid Nelson
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The Algoma Residential Community HospiceProviding care, comfort and dignity when it’s most needed.
the resident’s body, mind and spirit. He or sheis not just one of hundreds of ‘patients’. Allresident rooms are private, with an ensuitebathroom and shower. There are attractiveand comfortable common spaces where fami-lies can relax together: a large family room, asacred place to sit quietly for a while, a chil-dren’s playroom, outdoor patios, a walkwayand treed areas in which to enjoy the out-doors and fresh air.
Routines are flexible and the overall environ-ment is one of quiet and calm. Here, a resi-dent’s family and friends aren’t considered aninterruption or an inconvenience. Familymembers can visit any time of day or night,and even pets are welcome in the resident’sroom! Family members who are comfortablewith providing personal care to their lovedones are encouraged to do so. They can bringfood to cook family meals in the kitchen, andtea and coffee are always available to visitors.There is no set menu or dining routine. Resi-dents can eat what they choose, when theychoose. Family members can even stayovernight as often as they wish, thanks tosleeper chairs or sofa beds in each room!
“We encourage our residents’ families tocome, and they respond. In the year that we’vebeen open, we’ve had families hold anniver-
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sary and birthday parties, a baby showerand even a wedding right here!” beamsHelen. “Our residents and their familiestend to think of us as being one big ex-tended family.”
“On September 22nd, we marked the firstanniversary of our opening with what wethought would be a small Memorial Serv-ice. 186 people – the families of formerresidents - came for it! We all shared anon-denominational candlelight service(held off-site so residents would not bedisturbed), followed by a family get-to-gether. It was truly a joyful occasion!”
ARCH staff and specially-trained volun-teers are available to talk openly andcalmly with residents and their familiesabout their hopes and fears, and themany practical things that need to bedone, to set minds at ease. They also sup-port opportunities for residents to spendtime doing what is important to them, atthis stage of their life.
Professional care is provided by a team ofRegistered Nurses and Personal SupportWorkers, working closely with the familyphysician and a palliative care specialistphysician. Other professionals and volun-teers help out as needed, including socialworkers, pharmacist, massage therapist,music therapist, dietician, occupationaltherapist and clergy of the resident’schoosing – with over 100 volunteersavailable to help meet the resident’sneeds.
“It’s a calling.” Helen tells us. “Many ofour professionals could work elsewherefor more money, but they choose to behere. Our volunteers must pass a thor-ough 35 hour training program, so youknow that they truly want to be here!Contrary to what you might think, this isNOT a ‘sad’ place!” she asserts. “We all gettremendous satisfaction from everythingwe do to make this time count for ourresidents. Still, we’re all human, andwhen a resident does pass on, we all findourselves wiping away tears.”
Helen has absolutely no regrets about hercareer choice. “I personally had retiredfrom the healthcare field, but I came backto help get ARCH built, and stayed on to
administer it. Now, a year into it, I knowthat this is the best job I’ve ever had!”
Although the physical environment is se-cure and ‘private’, ARCH is open to any-one who qualifies. That means anyonewho:
• Holds a valid Ontario Health Card
• Has a life-threatening illness and a lifeexpectancy of less than 3 months
• Requires nursing and personal careservices
• Agrees with the goal of care
• Can not be cared for at home, butdoesn’t necessarily require the ‘acutecare’ of a hospital.
How much does it cost? To the residentand their family, absolutely nothing!About half of ARCH’s funding comesfrom the Ministry of Health and LongTerm Care. The other half of its operatingcosts are (hopefully) covered by charita-ble donations. “Our fundraising comesfrom the ‘grass roots’, not from large cor-porations or endowment funds. The St.Joseph Island Lions Club and Cancer So-ciety have been absolute heroes in sup-porting us! The beautiful bird feeders andpicnic tables adorning the grounds weredonated by the Lions.
The other big fundraising comes fromgroups of dedicated supporters – groupslike ‘Stephanie’s Angels’. Named in hon-our of Stephanie (Moore) Tabaczuk, awonderful woman who lost her own bat-tle with brain cancer, ‘Stephanie’s Angels’is a group of men and women who un-selfishly volunteer their time to helpARCH bring dignity, comfort, support,pain management and quality of life toall who need it.
Stephanie’s Angels seem to be everywherein Algoma, including right here on St.Joe! Their specially-designed CancerBracelets and Necklaces are available onthe Island at Northern Credit Union andMoose Sweats in Richards Landing, aswell as at Karen’s Dream in Hilton Beach.
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After paying for thematerials used inmaking the jewelry,more than 95% of allfunds raised throughthe sale of these at-tractive, ornamentalkeepsakes goesstraight to supportingARCH. What a won-derful and thoughtfulidea for a Christmas present or keepsake, for someone who’simportant to you! OR, instead of a gift, think about making adonation in someone’s name!
Another challenge facing ARCH is that many people don’teven know about it yet! Those who do, quickly become sup-porters! “We hope to improve our public profile this year.”says Helen. “When we first opened, we hosted an Open Housethat attracted more than 4,000 people. We can’t really do thatnow, because it would be too disruptive to our residents. Wehope to have an information video finished soon, which willalso become a feature on our website,www.algomahospice.org.”
We’re confident that the word WILL spread about ARCH! Ifyou’d like to know more, or would like to get involved eitheras a volunteer or a donor, Helen would be happy to hear fromyou! She can be reached at (705) 942-1556 or email her at: [email protected].
We hope that you and those you love will never have to facesuch a terrible situation. But if (God Forbid!) you do, whenthings look their darkest, ARCH can be a brightly shining beacon of light!
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Carol Skardis’ Ginger Crème Sandwich Cookies
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3/4 C. shortening
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Filling:
1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
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In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and brown sugaruntil light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine theflour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually addto creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerateovernight. Shape into 1 inch balls; roll in sugar. Place 2 inchesapart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a fork, forminga crisscross pattern. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 or until set(do not over bake). Remove to wire racks to cool. In a smallmixing bowl, combine filling ingredients until smooth.Spread over half the cookies; top with the remaining cookies.Store in refrigerator.
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English muffins
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The Wild Turkeys!THESE ‘GOOD OLE BOYS’ from the Soo personify blue-grass and old time country music … all wrapped up with afun, ‘pickin’ and grinnin’, irreverent attitude, delivered withenough energy to power a small city! Their stage presenceand energetic sound come together in a style that’s perhapsbest described as “Swamp Stomp Country“.
Armed with fiddles, mandolin, guitar, bass, harmonica, somekind of strange tin can percussive suitcase contraption andmelodic four part harmonies, the Wild Turkeys have beenwinning over the hearts and ears of audiences everywhere.
This “gang of brothers” first came together as a band in thewinter months of 2006 and quickly formed a stronghold inthe Algoma region. Perpetually on tour, the Turkeys follow abusy schedule performing at festivals, house concerts andsmall venues. Over the past two years, they’ve shared thestage with artists such as the Cowboy Junkies, Prairie Oyster,Creaking Tree String Quartet, and Washboard Hank.
This band blends masterful classical techniques with ayouthful and theatrical approach to old time country. InApril 2007, they released their first original album entitled“Unplucked”, which gained them nominations from theNorthern Ontario Music and Film in Motion Awards(MFM) for “Best Album” and “Best Songwriter”. April 2008saw the successful release of their second, full length album,“Suspendered”. Watch out for these Turkeys, as they are
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3419 Hamilton Bay Rd. St. Joseph Island80 acres of field and bush features 2bed log home with full walkout basmt,several out buildings, with separate cor-rals, beaver pond with creek runningthrough property. Great for horses, orhunt camp. $139,900.00
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3080 Hilton Rd. St. Joseph IslandSt. Joseph Island. Well establishedbusiness. High traffic location on Hwy.548. Hilton General Store has LCBOOutlet, Lotto. Deli coolers and meatcounter, 2nd storey undeveloped – usedfor storage. 3 bedroom home attachedto store for owner-occupied business –currently rented. $249,900.00
1203 Gore St. St. Joseph IslandPrime location downtown RichardsLanding. Extensively updated buildingall wiring and 200 amp panel, windows,refinished hwd. flrs. Main room is ap-prox. 1032 sq. ft. with 11 ft. ceilings.Large deck at front with wheelchair ac-cess, office area and workspace off themain room. Parking out front plus outback. $169,900.00
1202 Gore St. Richards LandingExcellent location! Downtown RichardsLanding on St. Joseph Island. Well es-tablished restaurant, comes with housebehind. Close to Beach and Marina.$159,900.00
9 Taylor St, Bruce MinesBeautiful views on the bay. Watch thesunset from the wrap around deck.Nicely landscaped yard with boat houseand storage shed. Walk out basementhas full 2 bdr. suite or in law suite.presently rented, 2 large bedrooms, 2nd bath. High speed internet and natural gas. $219,900.00
3079 Hilton Rd. Hilton BeachExcellent retirement or summer home.Large marina and beach mins. away.Newer kitchen, baths, furnace pluswood stove insert. Formal dining roomand hardwood floors. Main floor masteras a family room with garden doors todeck. Large yard. $119,900.00
1960 Shore Rd. St. Joseph Island200 feet of shoreline. On paved yearround road, nice sand beach, newerseptic system, shed and guestbunkie. Cottage has character withlarge covered porch. Newer electri-cal panel. Faces west for beautifulsunsets. Half log exterior. $229,900
1195 Richard St. St. Joseph IslandDowntown Richards Landing. Commercialbuilding for lease or sale. Take over ice-cream business or start a new one. Up-stairs could be 2 bed apartment or officespace.Newer deck and windows, close tomarina and beach. $139,900 or $ 600 amonth plus utilities for main floor.
137 & 141 Tancred St. SSMHistoric brownstone townhouse,with attached duplex, 7-8 bedrooms,updated plumbing and electrical,newer windows and roof, convenientdowntown location. $329,900.00
456 Pine IslandOver 150 feet of shoreline on this2.5 acre lot on Pine Island. Only 25min to SSM. Year round road,driveway with turn around andpower to site. Waterfront shelteredfrom Island. Build your dreamhome or cottage. $159,900.
2948 Soo Mill Rd. St. Joseph IslandWaterfront St. Joseph Island. 101feet of shoreline. Newer drivewaywith cleared area. New out houseincluded. Power at the road. CloseTo Hilton Beach. $84,900
1748 Queen St. E. SSMGreat location, close to golf course &bus stop. 3 bedroom home featuresfresh paint throughout, new bath,counter tops in kitchen, newer flooringin kitchen/bath & laundry room, newelectrical panel and new wiring, largeyard mostly fenced. $129,900
647b Lakeshore Dr. DesbaratsUsable waterfront in this 2 bedroomhome. Open concept, vaulted ceilings,beautifully landscaped yard with gardenshed, woodshed, single garage, newerroof and heat trace cable. NewerKitchen. Park your boat at the dock,sheltered on both sides. $239,900.00
115 Lakeshore Dr. DesbaratsOnly 25 min from SSM to this updatedhome or cottage with sheltered water-front and a beautiful view of Browns Island. With a 12 x 16 guest house, new200 amp service, patio doors to deck &year round road. $159,900
1304 Spring Street, St. Joseph IslandVery private 3.5 acre lot withstream/pond running through and Lakeviews, 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom homewith formal dining rm, master with en-suite, central vac. and double attachedgarage. 1 block from school, minutes tomarina and beach. $269,900.00
Lot 7 Conc. 13 Base Line100 Acres, $89,000.
Lot 58 Government Rd.132’ frontage $11,900
Hwy. 548 Lot 20 Conc. E 82 x 115’ possible commercial $19,900.
Lot 50 Weirzbicki Dr. 144’ frontage, 1.66 acres $44,900.
To view virtual tours of these properties and many many more visit dallasrealestate.ca
3908 Hamilton Dr. $950/week3 bedroom, spacious home with wood firedsauna and deep water with dock for easy access by boat.
1709 Russell St. $1100/week or $200/nightSo much to do not far to go. Privately placed cottage in the heart of Richards Landing. Sandbeach, dock for large boats. Great for businessretreat or just a weekend away from the city.
2032 Canoe Point Rd.$1500/wkScenic views of Gawas Bay make this 4 bdrm, 3bathrm open concept home ideal for a summergetaway. Sand beach,big dock, minutes from boatlaunch. Available year round.
1462 Sailor's Encampment, $600/weekBeautiful view of the shipping channel, accessto dock with fishing boat and canoe, sleepsfour.
1615 20th Side Rd.$600/ WEEKHunters welcome! 98 acres of field and bush,beautiful hardwood ridge with road to back ofproperty. Apple orchard with fields.
5268 Wierzbicki Drive $1000/week or $180/NightWalk for miles down a beautiful sandy beach orcuddle up in this 3 bedroom cottage with all thecomforts of home. Full kitchen with dishwasher,satellite tv and sun room.
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quickly gaining national and international notoriety!
Then again, they’ve met with a few challenges over the pastfew months. The band’s “Percussionist”, Vaughn Alexander,tells us: “On the way back from our East coast tour, theTurkeys’ touring rig’s transmission conked out. Then, it washit by an unsuspecting stop sign runner two weeks later. Theband was stunned... “plucked” of their only touring coach!”
The five Turkeys had to endure cramming themselves, theirinstruments and their equipment into a sedan, and later, asingle bench half-ton pickup truck, to get to their bookings.In their travels, they had to endure break-downs, some hitchhiking, GPS miss-guidance, rentals, gas prices, and lost hatsalong the way. Still, in spite of their tribulations, The WildTurkeys managed to meet every show commitment, with nocancellations!
Now you can hear, see and enjoy The Wild Turkeys for your-self, right here on St. Joe! They’ll be playing an all-agesChristmas Concert at the Royal Canadian Legion in RichardsLanding on Friday, December 18th! The doors open at 7:30pm, with the show starting at 8 pm. There will be door prizestoo!
Tickets are $10 in advance, or $15 at the door. You can getyour tickets at Kent’s Corners, Ambeault’s, or by calling JimJackson at 246-1120. If you can’t make Friday night’s concert,you can still see them, Saturday night at the Elk’s Hall in SaultSte. Marie.
And, if you ever see five guys with musical instruments alljammed into a pickup, who knows - it just might be theTurkeys! We wonder how many of them it would take to fill aVolkswagen ……..
Wild Turkeys...continued from page 7
Weekend Dinner SpecialsFriday, Saturday & Sunday
3 pc. Fried Chicken Dinner$8.99 + tax
Served with fresh cut Fries & Coleslaw
And you can still get our ‘All You Can Eat’ Dinner Specials too!
Whitefish $14.95 + tax
Perch $11.99 + tax
Lunch Specials
Toasted Western Sandwichwith Soup or fresh cut Fries $4.50 + tax
Open Face Hot Hamburg Sandwichwith fresh cut fries $4.85 + tax
In the Hilton Beach Inn
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Ladies’ NightFR I DAY, D E C EMB E R 11TH
with Live Entertainment byJordan Roberts, starting at 6 pm! FreeHors D’Ouvres! You can even do some ofyour Christmas shopping at our special
“Gift Table”, featuring hand-made jewelleryand other unique items, all at $6 and under!
Get them while they last!
December 19th will be our last day open for2009. Watch the Island Clippings for our reopening announcement in the New Year!
A Christmas Cake RecipeSAMPLE THE JOHNNIEWalker to check quality. Take alarge bowl, check the whisky again. To be sure it is the high-est quality, pour one level cup and drink. Repeat. Turn onthe electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffybowl. Add one teaspoon of sugar. Beat again. Make sure thewhisky is still OK. Try another cup. Turn off the mixerer.Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup ofdried fruit. Mix on the turner. If the fried druit gets stuck inthe beaterers pry it loose with a drewscriver. Sample thewhisky to check for tonsisticity. Next, sift two cups of salt. Orshomething. Check the whisky. Now sift the lemon juice andstrain your nuts. Add one table. Add a spoon of sugar, orsomething. Whatever you can find. Greash the oven. Turnthe cake tin 350 defrees. Don't forget to beat off the turner.Go to bed.
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PC Doctorby George Skardis
QUESTION: Someone has hijacked my Hotmail and is send-ing out email messages to every person on my address list.How can this happen? What should I do?
ANSWER: How can this happen? Answer honestly: have youused your email address and password to register with Face-book, Twitter, or registered on any web site recently with yourpersonal email address and password? Yes? Then, you haveonly yourself to blame. Handing out your email address andthe associated password is a security breach. When registeringwith any Internet web site, employ a different password. Donot use your current email password. Hackers mine combina-tions of email address and password from unprotected regis-tration databases.
Hotmail email accounts are set up as a free service. Trying tocontact Hotmail support for help is futile and frustrating.Consider that Hotmail account lost for good. Hijackers makeyour loss even more painful by immediately changing yourpassword. This means that you are prevented from loggingback in.
Starting today, always use a separate and very different pass-word when registering on any web site. Do NOT hand outyour email address and associated password.
QUESTION: How do I find out if I have any disk space left onmy computer?
Answer: If you collect digital photos, music, podcasts, andentire DVD videos on your personal computer, this is an ex-tremely important question. Your computer must have somefree space for healthy operation. Allowing the available freespace to dwindle results in slow, slow performance, will cor-rupt files, and might ultimately prevent your computer fromstarting up.
Here’s how to check your computer’s disk space. Go to MyComputer on your desktop or on the Start Menu. Left click onMy Computer. Right click on Local Disk (C:). Left click onProperties. A simple pie chart displays used space in darkcolour and available free space in light colour. My rule-of-thumb is to keep at least a quarter or half of my entire harddisk drive as free space.
If your disk has less than a quarter available, consider buyingan external drive. Move your collected photos, music, pod-casts, and videos to the external drive. Remember to deleteoriginals from the C: drive. Then, revisit My Computer. Rightclick on Local Disk (C:). Left click on Properties. Click onTools; then, go to the Defragmentation section. Click on De-fragment Now. Defragmenting might be a lengthy process, butyou are permitted to interrupt without any harm done. Diskdefragmenting consolidates computer files to improve overallperformance. Once you have deleted files from the Local Disk(C:), always perform this house-keeping step.
3090 Huron Line, St. Joseph IslandFor more info call 246-2066
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ATThe Pancake Housewill be open December 12th from 11 am - 4 pm
Complimentary coffee, tea or mulled cider & baked treats
Our Gift Shop has a lovely selection of maple inspired giftitems as well as our Pure Maple Syrup, and Maple Signature
gourmet product line. Staff will be available to make up gift baskets.
Mary Stevenson Designs will have a collection of handcraftedjewellery and quilted throws and Renee Lytham, Pampered Chefconsultant, will have a display of Pampered Chef products and
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Hilton Jail UpdateTHE JAIL COMMITTEE has been busy! As mentioned inthe article in the October 8th Issue of the Island Clippings“Hilton Jail Gets New Life, volunteers were busy putting anew roof on the jail. The roof is now completed. Our nextorder of business is to raise funds to repair the rest of the ex-terior and to restore the interior as near as possible to itsoriginal state.
Our first fundraiser is underway. Prints of Ken Bradford’spainting of “The Old Jail” are currently being sold. Limitededition numbered and signed by the artist are available. Afterthese are sold out the rest of the reproductions will not besigned or numbered. Cost for prints are as follows:
Framed: 18 x 24” $245. (Only 25 limited editions available,framed or unframed. On display at the Tilt’n Hilton.
9 x 12” $145. (Only 90 limited editions available, framed orunframed. On display at the Dry Dock Restaurant
Unframed: 18 x 24” $125. 9 x 12” $85.
For all inquires about ordering a print contact Tim or Nancyat 246-0967 256-6517 971-5443 (please leave name & number)
The committee wishes to thank you for your support in this endeavour.
HELP US REPAIR AND RESTORETHE HILTON BEACH JAIL!ONLY25,16 x 24 inch limited edition prints available
$245. framed $125. unframed
ONLY90, 9 x 12 inch limited edition prints available$145. framed $85. unframed
To order call Tim or Nancy at 245-0967 256-6517
971-5443 please leave name & number
Royal Canadian LegionSt. Joseph Island
Doors open 7:30 pmShow starts at 8 pm
Tickets $10 advance or $15 at the door
Available at Kent’s Corners and Ambeault’sor call Jim at 246-1120
Come out and enjoy
December 18th
An event for all ages
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IT’S STORY TIME AGAIN and I’m going to tell you allabout how we founded Santa’s village.
As a young man, I knew I had been chosen as Santa Clausand my mission through life would be to spread the spirit ofChristmas throughout the world.
I had finished mystudies and I decided Iwould do what a lot ofstudents do; I wouldtake a year off andtravel the world.
As I put on my back-pack, my rainbow ap-peared in the sky, Iknew it was from OldFather Time and itwould safely guide me.
I travelled to Africa,India, China and
South America. I travelled all over the world guided by therainbow, which wanted me to witness poverty, drought andhunger and so notice that the children of the world were allGod’s children and no one was any different, only the colourof their skin.
As I reached Australia, I felt my journey was over so I lookedup into the sky to see if the rainbow was still there and Iwalked straight into a lamppost and fell to the ground.
“Are you OK?” A voice asked, as I lay on the floor. It was abeautiful young lady and she helped me to my feet. She alsowas a student travelling.
We got on great and I told her I was Santa Claus and that Iwas following my rainbow. I liked her very much and so Iasked her if she would she like to travel with me.
As the weeks passed I fell in love and I knew I wanted tomarry this lady. I built up the courage and asked her if shewould be my wife and become Mrs. Claus. To my delight shesaid yes but wanted to know where we were going to live.Just then, in the sky, my rainbow started to dance and move.We looked up and it swung right around and pointed north.It was sign for us to follow.
We followed my rainbow for many days and nights and fol-lowed it all the way to the North Pole where we found asmall white church made of sugar. Outside stood 12 elves,who bowed when we arrived.
“We have been expecting you,” a voice said; “Old FatherTime has organized everything.” I looked around and behind
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That part of original 66 foot reserve in front of:
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The proposed by-law will come before the said Council forconsideration at its regular meeting of Council at the Cor-poration of the Township of Jocelyn Municipal Office, 36705th Side Road on the 7th day of January, 2010 at 7:10P.M. At that time, the said Council will hear in person orby solicitor or agent, any person who claims that theirland will be prejudicially affected and who applies to beheard.
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ARTICLES FOR SALE
Crib with daybed rail, mattressoptional, $65. Call 246-3643.Hp Pavilion M7650n MediaCentre desktop computer.Lightscribe DVD writer,CDwriter, Samsung 18” monitorexternal speakers + sub-woofer, wireless mouse, key-board & all cables $350.246-2373.ATV Tires - 2-sized 25 x 9 x12 and 2-sized 25 x 10 x12. Used for approx. 5,000km. $100. for the four. Ford Sport Trac - factoryhard box cover and metal flipover tailgate cargo rack, $300.for both. Call 542-2342.Volvo Marine Diesel MD11C1981, 23 hp, rebuilt, runsgood. $500. Call 246-2671.Aluminum checker plate tool-box for full sized 1/2 ton. Also,a cattle feeder wagon withlocking head gate. Call 246-2458 after 5 pm.Wood Burning Stove: VermontCastings “Resolute” In excel-lent condition. Suitable for anyroom in your home or cottage.Must be seen to be appreci-ated $500. Call 246-2349.Surplus Equipment SaleThe Township of St. Josephhas the following surplusequipment for sale by tender:- MTD Yardman Snowblower11 h.p. – 30” cut, good work-ing condition. - Murray SnowThrower (Broom) Turbo 1500- Ezonics Web Cam- Koss hdm/11 ComputerSpeakers - Bass TechnologyComp.Speakers- HP Laserjet 4 Plus Printer- Radio Shack Intercom System- 35mm Minolta Camera - 3 rolls Blacks 24 ExposureFilm- Rollaway CotWritten offers will be receivedat the Township Office, 1669Arthur St, Richards Landinguntil 4 pm on Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Highestor any offer not necessarilyaccepted.
2001 Polaris Indy Classic600, Liquid Cooled High Per-formance. 121” track with M10suspension. Heated grips,mirrors, reverse, trailer hitch,dual carbides, electric start,cover, spare belt. Only 4,700miles. Rides like new. Mustsee! Asking $2,850. Call 246-1567.FREE! Take it away! Concretedouble sink. Good for animaltrough. In good shape.12 cupcoffee maker with clock,works perfectly.(also free).Call 246-2444.
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Ladiesʼ brooch at the FreeMethodist Church Cantata.Call 246-2725.
MISCELLANEOUS
Employment OpportunityThe Township of St. Josephinvites applications for the following position: BuildingCustodian/Janitor (Back-Up)This is an occasional part-time position responsible forcleaning and minor mainte-nance, on an on call basis, forvarious municipal buildings in-cluding the Trefry Centre,Richards Landing Townhalland Township AdministrationBuilding. The ideal candidatewill have cleaning experiencein a commercial setting, bephysically fit, self motivatedand able to work with a mini-mum of supervision. WHMIS,first aid and CPR training, aswell as ability to relate wellwith seniors, staff and volun-teers would be valuable as-sets. Hourly wagecommensurate with qualifica-tions and experience. Submitletter of application with re-sume to Township Office,1669 Arthur St. P.O. Box 187,Richards Landing by Thurs-day, December 10, 2009.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
A Christmas gift of the book“Only in Canada” ($20) makesthe recipient happy and helpsthe Soup Kitchen. Call 246-2661.
The St. Joseph Island Com-munity Quilters are looking fordonations of material to makecomfort quilts for those inneed. Please note that thematerial must be 100% cottonand in good condition (clean,no moth holes, etc.). As littleas a quarter of a yard ormeter is enough for us to use.Call Carol at 246-3942 formore info or to arrange pickup.The St. Joseph IslandVoyageurs Snowmobile Clubwill be holding a generalmeeting on Wednesday, December 16th at the club-house, 1125 P Line. Everyonewelcome. This is our AnnualChristmas Potluck Dinner and$1.00 gift exchange evening.Doors will be open at 6 pm.Everyone welcome.St. Joseph Island Hunters andAnglers Association generalmeeting will be held 8 pm December 10, at the club-house. Guest speaker will beMark Breton, MNR Conserva-tion Officer.Hilton Township CommunityProjects Committee welcomesall children to a ChristmasParty at the Hilton TownshipOffice, 2983 Base Line, Sunday, December 13th from1:30 pm to 3 pm. Crafts, foodand a free colour photo ofeach child with Santa! Elves, young & young at heartare needed at the Children'sLibrary to usher in the Christ-mas season. Please join usSat. Dec. 19th at 10:30 a.m.-12 noon wearing your festivered & green clothing. Pleasebring a pair of mittens to hangon our mitten tree and we willgive the mittens to those inneed.Donʼt miss Jocelyn Recre-ationʼs Childrenʼs ChristmasProgram, Friday December18th at 7 pm, at the JocelynTownship Hall. Join us forskits, poems, singing and re-freshments. Bring your list forSanta Claus! Everybody wel-come. For information, call246-2025.
Fun Bonspiel – JohnsonTownship Community Centre,Desbarts. Saturday, Decem-ber 12, starting at 5 pm. $10per person. Join as a team oras an individual, no experi-ence necessary, ages 10 andup welcome. info 782-6601 x205Looking for an unique Christ-mas gift?” Stephanieʼs AngelsCancer bracelets are avail-able at these locations: North-ern Credit Union and MooseSweats - Richards Landing.Karenʼs Dream- WaterfrontCentre – Hilton Beach. Cost is$10. Monies raised to helpsupport ARCH - The AlgomaResidential Community Hos-pice.The Royal Canadian LegionBranch 374ʼs annual KidsʼChristmas Party is on Satur-day, December 12, from 1 - 3 pm. Please register yourchild, up to the age of 10, bythe deadline December 3, bycalling the Legion at 246-2494or Kathy at 246-2381.Welcome in 2010 at the RCLBr. 374ʼs New Yearʼs EveParty in Richards Landing tothe music of Kick Start featur-ing Joe Mattalo. Tickets are$15. per person and include:dancing, light lunch, partyfavours and a whole lot of fun.Party runs from 8:30 pm to 1 am. Cash Bar. Tickets avail-able at the Legion (246-2494)to the 1st 150 people. Worriedabout driving? Call Bill Wellsat 246-2296 and makearrangements for rides to andfrom the party.Request For ProposalsThe Township of St. Josephinvites proposals for repair,renovation/replacement andconstruction of buildings andfacilities at Richards LandingCentennial Grounds Park. Details of work componentsand specifications available atTownship Office, 1669 ArthurSt., Richards Landing. Phone246-2625. Fax 246-3142Deadline for submission ofproposals is Wednesday, December 16, 2009. Lowestor any proposal not necessar-ily accepted
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OBITUARY
Ralph Lawrence Furnival (Rotten Ralph) passed awayNov. 8, 2009 peacefully in theSoo. Ralph enjoyed the Islandand was a frequent visitor toBr. 374. He was a singer andwould regularly coax the pa-trons of the lounge into asingsong. There will be a lastpost service for Ralph at RCLBranch 25 in Sault Ste. Marieon December 11th at 11am. Everyone is welcome.
CHURCH SERVICES
Saturday:St. Boniface Roman Catholic,Hilton Beach 4:30 pm.Sunday:Holy Trinity Anglican, Jocelynat 11 am.Free Methodist, 10th Side Rd.Bible study for all ages 9:30am. Worship service 11 am.Island Bible Chapel, RichardsLanding. Lordʼs Supper 10 am,Family Bible Hour 11:15 am.Grace United, Hilton Beach.9:30 am.Harmony St. Marks United,Richards Landing. 11 am.
United Church special services for the ChristmasSeason: December 13th –Cantata at Harmony St. Marks(no service at Grace Church);December 16th – Service ofLight and Hope, in conjunctionwith the Anglican Church, tobe held at Holy Trinity, Joce-lyn; December 20th – FourthSunday in Advent; December 24th,Christmas Eve – ChildrenʼsService 10 am at GraceChurch; Services at GraceChurch, 6 pm; Services at Harmony St. Markʼs, 7:30 pm.Please consider this your personal invitation to join us inworship at any or all of theseservices.
Church of Mary, Sailors Encampment will annual non-denominational Christmas Eveservice, 8 pm December 24.We hope you can join us atHarmony St Marks UnitedChurch on Dec 13th at 11 am,when the choir will presenttheir annual Christmas Can-tata “ The Promise of Light”during our worship service.Please note: there will NOT bean evening presentation thisyear. Deadline for all material is
noon Tuesday.
me a small talking mouse was greetingme. I said to a very excited future Mrs.Claus “This place is magical. I’m sure Isaw a reindeer in the sky.”
As the door opened, the wedding marchmusic started to play and the head elfproclaimed the wedding of Santa Clausto his bride.
“I proclaim this to be the first weddingin the village! From this day on, the vil-lage will be known as Santa’s village,where we will build a foundation tohelp the children of the world.”
I could tell he was eager. This was thestart of a great friendship, as I knew hewas going to help me build the village.
It was a great day. Old Father Time mar-ried us and my bride looked beautiful,
just like a fairy princess, butafter the wedding we agreed tospend our honeymoon planningthe layout of the village.
We needed workshops, for thetoys and stables for the rein-deers. The list was endless butafter much effort and teamworkSanta’s village is now complete.
Children can now send me let-ters and tell me what they wantfor Christmas or ask me aboutRudolph or any of the otherfamily members living in the vil-lage with me. You can ask meanything you want- Ho Ho Ho!Merry Christmas!
Santa Story...continued from page 13
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WHAT’S HAPPENING ON ST. JOE
Friday
Hens & Stitches, Dr. Trefry Centre - 10 am to 12 pmIsland Cast-a-Weighs, Calorie Watchers, Hilton Community Hall (rear door, basmt) - 8:30 amFriday Foods Menu available at the Legion - 5 pm to 9 pmAA Meeting, United Church (new addition, side door) - 8 pmSeniors Walking Program - Legion, 9 - Noon
Saturday
Childrens Library - 10 am to 3 pm Story time - 10:30 amHilton Union Public Library - 1 pm to 5 pmSt. Joseph Twp. Public Library - 1 pm to 5 pmFree pool all day in the Legion loungeNordic Walking Group, Tranter Park - Meets at 10 am - bring your snow shoes
Sunday
Monday
Bridge, Dr. Trefry Centre - 1 pm to 5 pm (Open to all seniors)60+ Exercise Program, Dr. Trefry Centre - 10:30 amEuchre, Legion Hall - 8 pm ($3.00 per person)Carpet Bowling for Seniors, Legion - 1 pmSt. Joseph Twp, Public Library - 6 pm to 9 pmHilton Union Library - 3 pm to 5 pm & 7 pm to 9 pmChildren’s Library - 6 pm to 8 pmSeniors Walking Program - Legion, 9 - Noon
TuesdayCAPC Play & Learn Best Start Hub - 9:30 to 11:30 am, Free Methodist ChurchWomen’s Physical Activities, Public School Gym - 6:30 pm to 8 pmCribbage (singles), Legion Hall - 7:30 pm ($3.00 per person)Quilting - 1-3 pm, Downstairs Hilton Hall except the 3rd week held at the Trefry Centre.
Wednesday
Pool, Legion - 7:30 pmSt. Joseph Twp. Public Library - 9:30 am to 12:30 pmFood Bank, United Church, Richards Landing (side door) - 1 pm to 3 pmChildren’s Library - 9 am to 12 pm Story time - 10:30 amHilton Union Public Library - 1 pm to 5 pmSeniors Walking Program - Legion, 9 - Noon
ThursdaySt. Joseph Twp. Public Library - 1 pm to 5 pm and 7 pm to 9 pmDr. Trefry Centre’s Day Out Program - 9 am to 4 pmChildren’s Library - 9 am to 12 pm Story time - 10:30 am 3:30 - 5 pmDarts at the Legion (Starting as Open; may change) - 7:30 pm
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