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A THING FOR THE FLING - Several young Highland dancers took to the Rotary Bandshell stage on Saturday during the Uxbridge Scottish Festival, held at Elgin Park. The Festival, which replaced the Highlands of DurhamGames, was well-attended by clans - and those who wished they belonged to a clan - from all over the region. Photo by John Cavers

Celebration of the Arts adding thetrails to this year’s eventsby Roger Varley

Mayor Gerri Lynn O'Connor said Mondaythere are no problems with the township's ten-dering process, despite some blips in recentweeks.The mayor's comment came after Karen Ryl,

facilities booking clerk, reported that paintingof the Music Hall was tendered in June but thelowest bidder has decided not to continue withthe bid because of "a couple of discrepancieswith the tender." She said she would like to re-tender the project "to clear up the discrepan-cies.”

There have been a few surprises with recenttenders, most notably a recent bid for assessinghazardous trees in the township. Uxbridge TreeService came in with a bid of just over $500,while one of the other two bidders quoted aprice of about $14,000.

The mayor said "wildly" different bids havebeen happening locally and at the regional levelfor several years for various reasons. She offeredthat some bidders really don't want the con-tract but make exaggerated quotes just to stayvisible.

"There's nothing wrong with the process," shesaid.

Public Works director Ben Kester said every-thing about the Music Hall tender looked fineto him.

"We answered all their questions at the bidprocess," he said.Also during the Monday meeting, in a report

to council, Mr. Kester said the retaining wallon the north side of Brock Street West, be-tween the CIBC and Wixan's Bridge, is ownedby three different entities: the CIBC, the Re-gion of Durham and the township. The town-ship's portion is a small section at the extremewest end of the wall.The wall, a portion of which recently collapsednear the bank, is to be either replaced or re-paired as the site is prepared for the proposedstatue of Col. Sam Sharpe. The reconstructionhas been approved by the bank and the region.

Mr. Kester said the cost to the township forrepairs to its portion will cost just over $6,100.

In answer to a question about the price, Mr.Kester said the contractor will be using a dif-ferent, heavier type of stone than was originallyused.

Preparations for this year’s Uxbridge Celebra-tion of the Arts are in high gear, with event co-ordinators promoting participation in thiswell-loved annual event. is year, the grouphas added a new segment called “Trail Mix,” tobe held on September 23, starting at noon.Imagine a unique trail walk through ElginPark, where all genres of the arts will be pre-sented in a unique outdoor setting. e TrailMix committee, headed by Amy Peck, is look-ing for buskers, musicians, dancers, painters,photographers, sculptors and artists in anyother genres who would like to perform andexhibit in the show.

“is is an event to celebrate our local talentand trails with a busker-style showcase throughthe paths of Elgin Park,” says Ms. Peck. “It willbe a great outing for the entire family and it'sfree! ose who attend can bring a picnic, strollthrough the park, and experience the wealth oftalent in our community. An outdoor celebra-tion of the arts!"

Anyone interested in performing or display-

ing their work should send an email [email protected].

Watch the Cosmos for more details to comeon the Celebration of the Arts, with eventsrunning from September 9 through October14. Meet author Mary Walsh during a Booksand Authors event, go on the popular StudioTour, or enjoy a short film festival at the Roxy.e juried art show, as well as the children’s artshow, both take place at the municipal offices.Art on the Fringe will be at the Museum, andactor Neil Crone is bringing back his buddies“e Yes Men” for an evening of improv. Quar-tetto Gelato plays the Music Hall on Septem-ber 30, and “e Life and Death of John theMilkman” plays at the end of October. Visitcelebrationofthearts.ca for more informationon these and other Celebration events.

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After over 35 years of enjoying oneof the most prominent spots onBrock St. in the downtown core,Uxbridge’s first Chinese restaurantserved dinner for the final time thispast Sunday.

is development has come as asurprise to many and has been thesource of a great deal of discussion

online, with wide-ranging specula-tion surrounding the reason for theclose, including rent increases, retire-ment, and the challenges associatedwith non-franchised small busi-nesses. Dragon Court proprietorDavid Yu (Dave to his customers)has been involved in the family-runbusiness for many years and took itover as an adult. Although Davecould not be reached for comment

by press time, it has allegedly beenconfirmed that they simply optednot to renew their lease this year.

Many fans on Facebook noted thatDragon Court had played a substan-tial role in the development of theirfamilies over the years – from a dat-ing spot to a special-occasion meal;or the best dry ribs and egg rollsnorth of Toronto. Margaret Sebon, along-time resident of Uxbridge, said

she doesn’t remember a time thatDragon Court didn’t exist for her.Over the years, Dave has received anumber of positive reviews for hisfriendly and capable service.

e delicious food, eclectic décor,and many memories that were madewill remain its legacy, and the townwaits in anticipation for a new busi-ness to fill the doors of 9 Brock St.West.

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JUST A BIT OFF THE TOP - Councillor Pam Beach had an audience last Thursday as she went to Alterna Hair and Es-thetics to have her hair cut. Ms. Beach had her long locks cut by about 10 inches, with the shorn tresses being donatedto Locks of Love, a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children underage 21 suffering from long-term medical hair loss.She said she had let her hair grow for the last four years. With owner Tony Iuele wielding the scissors while photos were

taken during the process, the shearing took about 40 minutes to complete. Mr. Iuele helped the cause by donating hisservices. The councillor said a number of people in her life have been cancer victims, so she decided to let her hair grow"to help out a little bit. It's something I can do that's personal."She said her hair, which reached almost to the middle of her back, hadn't been that long in 44 years of marriage.

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In May of this year, a friend of minewas taking a very pleasant walk withher husband in the Countryside Pre-serve. After stopping to chat withfriends, a Golden Retriever (namedMaisy, my friend thinks) with a leashon and no human around, ran up,jumped up on my friend, knockedher down, and broke my friend’swrist completely. Since then, she hashad severe pain. her life is not fun atall...facture clinic, unable to driveherself, etc. Her husband has to in-terfere with his work to drive herplaces. Meal preparation now is verydifficult. Gardening, which she loves,is now out of the question. Her sum-mer was totally ruined just becausesomeone has not trained their dog.A knee to the chest any time the dog

jumps up on the owner will stopthem very quickly. I know becausehad St. Bernard dogs. This GoldenRetriever had a leash on with nohuman connected to it. An apologyand perhaps a willingness to drive myfriend around to all her appoint-ments for the summer until she candrive might have helped.

When is this going to stop? If youdon’t know how to train a dog, then

take lessons yourself. it is not fair tothe dog, or to anyone who wants togo on a quiet peaceful walk.Last fall, I too was jumped upon by

a big black dog whose owner wasbusy getting his bicycle up the hilljust after walking over the bridge inthe Preserve. I had just had an an-giogram in the femoral artery. Fortu-nately, the dog hit me heavily on theopposite side. Had that not been thecase, I might have bled to death be-fore emergency services could havearrived to help. My cardiologist saidI was lucky.I write this second part to let people

know how serious not retrainingdogs with leashes can be. Little dogsare not as dangerous, perhaps, but dopeople really have to put up with anydogs jumping up on them?

Thank you to all dog owners whohear and make changes.

Lyn LewisUxbridge

On behalf of the Bonner Boys, Iwould like to thank the communityof Uxbridge for coming out and sup-porting another fantastic weekend ofribs, entertainment, and friendship at

this year’s RibFest.The Big Rig Truck Show was a hit,

and our hats go off to all the hardwork that these truck drivers andowners put into these vehicles.Thank you for letting the commu-nity get up and personal to yourhome on wheels. Thank you once again to our spon-

sors. Our events are not possiblewithout your support. Once again, aspecial thank you to Bernie and Jefffrom Scugog Rentals, your generosityis greatly appreciated. Thank you tothe Township of Uxbridge Parks stafffor maintaining and providing uswith a beautiful facility.Personally, I would like to thank the

Bonner Boys and their families forthe countless hours of volunteeringthey do to make this communityevent possible. Your hard work hasprovided so many different opportu-nities and experiences throughoutthe community and you should all beproud.

Bob FergusonBonner Boys member

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Letters to the Editor

We were in a local shop recently, and were asked if we were going to cover allthings Thomas the Train again when he puffs into town next weekend andthe week after that. And again, we replied that indeed, we would! This isThomas’ third trip to Uxbridge, and it is still one of the biggest things tocome to town during the year. The shop owner agreed, and expressed thewistful desire for those going for train rides to come downtown, either beforeor after their ride, and drop a few of their dollars. The shop owner wasn’tsure this would happen. We don’t see how it can’t.

Let’s do the math. 21,000 (or thereabouts) tickets have been sold for rideson the real, authentic Thomas the Tank Engine. Let’s say half those ticketsare for the under-six crowd towards whom the event is geared – 10,000. Let’sbe harsh and say three-quarters of those people take their kids, get off thetrain, get in their cars and go home. That still leaves 2,500. Two thousandfive hundred adults and children potentially wandering around downtown.Halve that and spread it over the two weekends – around 1,250 adults withkids in tow each weekend, needing something to eat, needing an ice cream,a cold drink, some Advil… Even if they just happen into a shop to lookaround, that’s one more person in the shop than had been in it before. Sayonly 10 per cent of those 1,250 adults buy something – that’s 125 purchases,and another 1,250 people that could very well be back in the future. Evenmore, if they tell friends and family about their fabulous find. However, theyhave to be made to want to come back. A few sidewalk sale signs out thefront of a couple of stores (no, we won’t go off about signs again) aren’t goingto draw them along the street and inspire them to drop their bucks. Hope-fully all of Uxbridge will roll out its finest and show itself off to the thousandsof visitors that are going to descend on our little town. We hope to see tonnesof people walking the streets, and being enticed to check out everything, fromBlue Heron Books (which has a fabulous Thomas display in its windows)right down to the Bar Café and Nexus. We know from personal experiencethat hundreds of people at Thomas ask staff where the nearest bank machinemight be. They have to go to either TD or the CIBC, and that gets theminto town. And when they head out of town, they have to go by a bunchmore stores and restaurants that will love their money. Those of us who live and work here really ought to check the whole affair

out as well; take a wander down to the train station and see what’s going on.It is going to be organized chaos as our beautiful historic train station becomesthe centrepiece in a transformation that will certainly capture more than littlepeoples’ imaginations. We love seeing it all done up, and we’re looking for-ward to the thrill we’ll get when we see Thomas himself puff across the tracksat the Brock St. W. crossing – kind of like seeing a famous person, but …not.

If you just can’t handle all the Thomas hubbub, The Lions Club is puttingon Art in the Park again, on August 19 and 20. It’s always interesting andamusing to wander through all the exhibitors and observe how artistic andcreative fancy can lend itself to so many wonderful creations. You don’t haveto be an “artsy type” to dig the various collections that will be on display.

If there aren’t a tonne of people from both Uxbridge and beyond crawlingall over this place, then something has gone seriously awry, and we don’t everhave a hope of putting Uxbridge on the map of destination towns in Ontario.Then they can just call us The Little Town That Wouldn’t.

Our two centsHop aboard Thomas again

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“Farm to Train” is now boarding forits second year. is unique train ridecelebrates Uxbridge’s rich history andthe York Durham Historic Railway,as well as features locally harvestedproduct worked into a four-coursegourmet meal, prepared by eUrban Pantry. Beer will be suppliedby e Second Wedge Brewing Co.

is will be the second year for theevent, and all proceeds go to theLoaves and Fishes Food Bank inUxbridge. Last year, organizersCouncillor Pamela Beach, GloriaEng and Elaine Leigh presented a$7,000 cheque to the food bank.

“Farm to Train” will take place onSaturday, September 30. Guests willboard the train in Uxbridge at 4:30p.m., and until 10 p.m., will enjoyfine food, live dinner music by localmusicians. “Farm to Train” utilizesthree of York Durham’s heritage cars,providing service to 120 people. Tickets are $95 before September 1;

$120 if purchased after this date.Tickets are available at Presents, Pres-ent, at www.farmtotrain.ca orthrough snapd.at/pew4qje.com.

Come out and be fed to help feedothers!

Charges laid after Fail to Remainin UxbridgeA 53-year-old male from Pefferlaw was arrested lastThursday after he fled the scene after intentionallystriking a male victim in Uxbridge.Police were called to Ravenshoe Road for a fail to re-

main collision involving a pedestrian. A 55-year oldUxbridge man was struck by a vehicle driven by thesuspect. The suspect fled the scene, leaving the manwith serious injuries. The victim was taken to a localhospital. Investigators arrested the suspect shortly afterthe incident. The Pefferlaw man is charged with: Assault with a

Weapon; Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle Caus-ing Bodily Harm; Fail to Remain Cause Bodily Harmand Aggravated Assault. The suspect was held for a bailhearing.Anyone with information about this incident is askedto call Det. Collins of North Division at 1-888-579-1520ext.2677. Anonymous information can be sent toDurham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477and tipsters may be eligible for a $2,000 cash reward.

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Well, not deaf exactly, but I do have a hearingimpairment that requires me to wear hearingaids in both aural receptors. I am thankful forthat: it means I can turn them off when Iwant to.These days, even sitting in my apartment, I

find I am turning them off more frequentlybecause of the absolute cacophony comingfrom the downtown area. As I write this col-umn on Monday afternoon, a car alarm issounding nearby, the third time it's blastedaway in the last 10 minutes (make that four,five: it just went off a couple more times).This particular alarm has been annoying mefor the past four days and nights. Whoeverowns the vehicle to which the alarm is at-tached takes his/her own sweet time inswitching it off. Three nights ago, the alarmsounded for a full 15 minutes before someoneturned it off.

The last few weekends - particularly Fridayand Saturday nights - rowdies have been tak-ing over Brock Street, yelling, shouting, hol-lering, screaming obscenities, usually between1 a.m. and 3 a.m. Not just one or two, butcrowds. A couple of weekends ago there wereat least 20 people gathered under my apart-ment window at 2 a.m. Last Friday night, agroup of 11 young women proved that genderdoesn't enter into the factor. They were justas loud and obnoxious as any of the males.

I've already written about the fleets ofsouped-up trucks and cars roaring throughthe downtown to the extent that Brock Streetis beginning to resemble - and sound like - adrag strip.And today, I and my downtown neighbours

have been treated to hour after hour of listen-ing to the beep-beep-beep of the back-up sig-nal on a piece of construction equipmentexcavating the contaminated soil at the oldShell station site. I don't know how manydecades ago it was that legislation was passedrequiring all commercial and construction ve-hicles to be equipped with back-up signals,but I presume it was a good idea at the time.But there is always the law of unintended con-sequences and the consequence here is thateveryone within a half-mile radius has to lis-ten to the damned things. If the alarm wassounded for only a few seconds, I could livewith it, but when it happens on a construc-tion site, it is a never-ending intrusion. I thinkit would be a good idea to go way back to the

early days of motoring when - (you can lookit up if you don't believe me) - every car trav-elling along the street had to have a personwalk in front carrying a red flag to warn peo-ple that it was coming. Maybe we could haveevery construction site, gravel pit or any op-eration that has a lot of vehicles reversingaround workers hire safety personnel insteadof using the annoying back-up signal. It's notsuch a cockamamie idea: road crews alreadyhire flagmen to keep crews safe.

If this was Markham or Ajax or any of thedozens of other GTA municipalities that haveseen staggering growth in the form of milesand miles of sub-divisions, I could understandthe exponential increase in the volume ofnoise. But Uxbridge hasn't grown that muchover the past three decades. So why has thevolume of noise grown so much? We can allpoint our fingers at the gravel trucks thatrumble through town, drowning out any con-versation one might be having on the down-town streets, but they are by no means theonly culprits. I can't even blame the operatorsof the construction equipment, although Ithink it's time someone at Queen's Park tooka look at amending the legislation.And I'm not suggesting Uxbridge remain the

same old sleepy town it was years ago, but atsome point someone has to do something tobring a little relief to those of us who live inthe downtown area. We have as much rightto quality of life as anyone in a subdivision.The township has no trouble enforcing noiserestrictions at Uxbridge Shooting Sports andGoodwood Kartway, or even preventing peo-ple playing volleyball in an empty barn in thecountry, so why can't they do somethingabout the racket downtown - and the peoplewho cause it.If some members of council - and maybe the

bylaw department or, dare I say it, the police- would care to spend more than five minutesdowntown, it wouldn't take them long tohear what I'm talking about.

It seems to me the township has all the re-sources it needs to ensure that people don'tlet their grass grow too tall or have the wrongkinds of weeds in their gardens. But at leastone can avert one's eyes if such sights disturb.It's impossible, however, to avert your ears,unless, like me, you can switch them off.Tell me, am I wrong?

A few weeks ago, I read a story about the endof an era. A man who’d come from a family-run gourmet meat business and then had beenelected to the Ontario Legislature in 1985, wasstepping down. Monte Kwinter had served hisconstituents in the riding of York Centre for 32years, but now he was retiring. The TorontoStar’s Robert Benzie asked the former solicitorgeneral about his decision to leave.“I am proud of what we accomplished during

that time in my riding,” Kwinter told Benzie.But then the 86-year-old MPP added some-thing I didn’t expect when he said, “It’s time toturn over the reins to a new generation.”

I thought about that notion for a while. Iwondered about the sort of mental tug-of-warKwinter might have experienced reaching hisdecision. I’m sure he must have listened to po-litical colleagues (and probably his own sub-conscious) argue that service has no time limit.Indeed, on top of his ministerial duties, Kwin-ter has worked tirelessly for Jewish causes andfor constituents facing disabilities. And when,if ever, does a commitment to community end,unless a politician is voted out of office?Clearly, as the oldest sitting MPP, having servedunder three different premiers, there seemed noneed to step down. But suggesting it was time“to turn over the reins” must have tugged justas powerfully in the opposite direction. For as long as I have been a professional writer,

broadcaster, and author, not to mention anadult baby boomer, I’ve heard and understoodthe calls from the generations following in myfootsteps to consider stepping aside gracefullyat age 65, to let the younger generation takeover. In fact, the U.S. polling company Gallupreported recently that the average retirementage, 61, is the highest in a quarter century.Studies in recent years have shown that the nextgeneration, whom demographers call the mil-lennials, find themselves with plenty of educa-tion, plenty of skill, but not manyopportunities. One survey I read concludedthat growth rates for positions in computers,for example, favour boomers. While millennialsmade up 32 per cent of computer worker posi-tions, and boomers only 11 per cent, thegrowth in salaries and opportunities favouredboomers by 20 per cent. In other words, ac-cording to that job category, boomers blockedmillennials from better job promotion, higherincome, and improved standard of living.

I think I prefer to look at the needs of a nextgeneration less from an economic perspectiveand more from an ethical one. A few weeks ago,

I was invited to speak at an air force event nearthe airport in London, Ont. My talk paid trib-ute to the 100th anniversary of the Battle atVimy Ridge. The bigger attraction at the eventwas the arrival of two Great War aircraft, Nieu-port fighters, flown by veteran pilots Dave Wil-son and Allan Snowie. During a ceremonycommemorating the role Billy Bishop playedflying his Nieuport over Vimy in 1917, pilotSnowie talked about the decision to give pref-erence to older pilots to fly the vintage Nieu-ports over Vimy last April. He suggested it wastime for younger pilots to be in the limelight.And he quoted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau:“Young people aren’t just the leaders of tomor-row,” he said. “They’re the leaders of today.”

Anyway, all this to say that I recently made asignificant decision in my professional life. Acouple of months ago, just as the winter/springsemester wound down at Centennial College,where I’ve been teaching journalism and broad-casting since 1999, I decided to pay a visit tothe human resources officer at the college’smain campus. I had phoned ahead to let himknow I would be retiring from my instructingposition as of June 30, 2017. A few weeks later,I walked into his office – it was more like a cu-bicle with a computer and a couple of emptydesks – where he sat me down, leaned over thedesk and greeted me.

“So, are you ready for retirement?” he askedwith a forced grin on his face. “You don’t know anything about me, do you,”

I said rhetorically.He fumbled for a second, trying to find a re-

sponse, but couldn’t.“I’ve been a freelance writer for almost 50

years,” I said. “And I’m just going back to whereI came from.” In retrospect, I guess what I’ve also recognized

as I’ve come to this decision, is that I’ve taughtnews reporting, editorial, copy editing, inter-viewing, law and ethics, broadcast history andonline journalism in a certain way for nearly 20years. It makes perfect sense in a profession thatchanges as quickly as the time it’s taken to writethis column, that it’s time for the next genera-tion of journalism professors (maybe even somefrom among the hundreds of young men andwomen I taught) to teach the new skill set theway they see best.

MPP Kwinter and pilot Snowie are right. It’stheir time to lead.

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It’s finally here. e popular sportpickleball has taken up residence inUxbridge. e Uxbridge PickleballClub was recently formed, and now

meets every Wednesday at St. Paul’sLeaskdale Church, from 9 a.m. until2 p.m.In order to play, however, one mustbe a member of the Pickleball Asso-ciation of Ontario, which entails a$10 annual fee, payable online.Wednesday morning at St. Paul’scosts only $2.

New to the game? Show up on aWednesday morning, and you will begiven a free lesson, along with an ex-planation of the rules, etiquette andsafety practices of pickleball. Want toget a head start? Here’s a brief run-down: Pickleball is a game that wasinvented in 1965, on Bainbridge Is-land, not too far away from Seattle,Washington. Congressmen JoelPritchard, William Bell and BarneyMcCallum came home from a golfgame and found their kids bored inthe middle of summer. So they cre-ated a game to keep the kids out oftrouble, was fun and challenging andaccessible. ey gave the kids sometennis table paddles, they lowered thenet on their badminton court, gotsome whiffle balls, and Pickleball wasborn. Pickleball is played on a badminton

sized court with special paddles,

made out of wood or high-tech aero-space materials. e ball is slightlysmaller than a whiffle ball, and thenet is lower so every age can play.

Rules: e ball has to bounce onceon both sides of the net before aplayer is allowed to volley. ere is aseven foot “no volley zone” on eachside, so there is no spiking. e serveralternates service courts, until he orshe faults, and whoever can score 11points first and lead by at least twopoints wins the match. Pickleball can be played in both sin-

gles and doubles. When serving theball, a player must be diagonal to hisopponent; must serve underhanded(below waist); and the serve mustclear the no volley zone in front ofthe net,landing in the diagonal serv-ice court.

Faults occur when the ball touchesany part of the non-volley zone onthe serve, is hit out of bounds, doesnot clear the net, or is volleyed beforea bounce has occurred on each side.Now that you know a bit about the

game, join Uxbridge’s newest sporton Wednesday mornings inLeaskdale. For more information,contact club convenor Rodney Vossat [email protected].


THIS WEEKENDFri., Aug. 4: Greenbank UnitedChurch 42nd Annual Beef BBQ.4:30 - 7 p.m., rain or shine. Adults $20,children 6-12, $5, under 6 are free. Mu-sical entertainment, bring a lawn chairand your own dishware. For tickets call905-985-8298.Sat., Aug. 5: Oak Ridges Trail As-sociation Hike, 7 a.m. Al Shaw. 1 hr.,4 km moderate pace loop hike. No dogsplease. Join us for breakfast afterwards.Meet at road side parking on the westside of Conc. 6, 1.5 km south of DurhamRd. 21. Contact: Russ Burton 905 830

2862Sun., Aug. 6: Glen Major ChurchSummer Service. 7 p.m. A musicalservice featuring Freedom Bound. 905-649-5464 for more information.

NEXT WEEKWed., Aug. 9: Oak Ridges TrailAssociation Hike, 9:30 a.m. SecordForest. This is a 3+ hr., 16+ km moderateto fast pace “there and back” hike. Bringsnacks, a drink and lunch. Meet at Sec-ord parking lot, 2 km south of Good-wood Rd. on Conc. 3 and east onSecord Rd. Contact: Malcolm Hann 905477 7260

Sat., Aug. 12: Oak Ridges TrailAssociation Hike, 7 a.m. Al Shaw. 1hr., 4+ km moderate pace hike; Join usfor breakfast after the hike. Meet at theroadside parking on the west side ofConc. 6, 1.5 km south of Durham Rd.21. Contact: Joan Taylor 905 477 2161

UPCOMINGSat., Aug. 19 & Sun., Aug. 20: Artin the Park. Elgin Park, 10 a.m. - 5p.m. both days. Artists/artisans/craftspeople. Kids’ area, too! Sponsored byUxbridge & District Lions Club. For infor-mation call 905-852-6913 or 905-852-4227Sat., August 19: Heritage Work-shop: Indigo Dyeing. Uxbridge His-torical Centre, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. SilviaStoddart of the Stoddart Family Farm willteach participants about intricacies of in-

digo dyeing & how to dye different typesof fibre. Materials included: 50g skein ofwool, 20” x 20” piece of 100% cottonfabric, & a take home jar of indigo dye.You will also use your new skills to dyean item of your choice. Bring a naturalfibre item such as a t-shirt, scarf, or skeinof wool, etc. Bring your own lunch. Cof-fee, tea, and water will be available.$60/person. Contact the Centre for moreinformation and to register. Space is lim-ited. To Register: 905 852 5854 or [email protected].

ONGOINGUxbridge Historical Centre Tours.10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wednesday to Sunday,until September 30. See exhibit,‘Uxbridge 150: Since Confederation’.www.uxbridgehistoricalcentre.com,7239 Concession 6, 905-853-5854.

Committee of Friends’ MeetingHouse, Conc. 6, Uxbridge, is open tothe public the first Sunday of everymonth, June - Sept., 1-4 p.m.Seasons – The Christmas Store andMore! Open Wednesdays 10 am – 4pm and Thursdays 6 pm – 8 pm. At theHeart to Heart Healing Centre, 26 BrockSt West. Decor, cards, unique gifts, localartisans. Contact: Annette Forkun 905852 4665, 905 862 9014.

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

COMING UP

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THIS LONG WEEKEND, HEAD TO US BEFOREHEADING TO THE COTTAGE!

CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR THIS WEEK’S SPECIALS!

www.themeatmerchant.ca

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Pearson Airportflat rate $120

Uxbridge Denture Clinic

2 Campbell DriveSuite 307AUxbridge

[email protected]

AlexandraMitchell

DD Denturist7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

9449 Conc. 7 (Durham 1) 4km north of UxbridgeAdmission by donation at the door

Friday,August 4

Now & ThenInstrumental and vocal

With over 40 years ofexperience, Rick &Larry will take youback to the years ofeasy living with oldiesthat were popular“back then.”

Dan & Sarah Moore and family express

their thanks to everyone who

supported them after Dan’s accident, and

then after theirhouse fire.

Your kindness will always be remembered.

Uxbridge Music Hall, 16 Main St. S.

August 31Doors open at 7:30Performance begins at 8:00Main Floor table seating $45.00Balcony seating $37.00Cash BarTickets include: Live Raffle of Signed GuitarAll Proceeds from event are in supportof local minor hockey players.Tickets: Sugar FX, Uxbridgeor www.starticketing.com

Pickleball arrives in Uxbridge

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SERVICESDOG WALKING SERVICES WITH DOG-HAPPY. We also offer potty breaks,playdates, private home overnights, training &support! Insured and bonded. Call Julie at 416-735-2117. All services can be personalized tomeet your needs! Email [email protected],Facebook at DOG-HAPPY or visit www.dog-happy.ca for more info! 8/31TUTOR: I provide private tutoring in myhome; elementary, high school, college anduniversity. I also work within the businesscommunity. 905-852-1145. 9/7PAINTER FOR HIRE: indoor/outdoor housepainting. Deck & gazebo painting. Reasonablepricing, free estimate. Hourly rate or by thejob. Call 416-254-3251 for inquiries, ask forDave. 8/17DECKS & FENCING: Does your deck or fence

need repair? We specialize in decks & fencing.No deck is too small or big. Very competitiveprices, 20 years’ experience, 2-year writtenwarranty, free estimates. For all your outsideupgrades & projects, contact RBC Decks. Ron,416-705-9993. 8/31EXPERIENCE THE COMFORT OF AGREAT BRA. The Girls Bra Boutique, 6316Main St., Stouffville. 905-642-3339. Anuplifting experience! 8/31

END OF LIFE CARE DOULA - non-medicalcompassionate care. Wherever 'home' is,Doulas are there to help. Grief Support Groupnow available. Go towww.seasonsendoflife.com for moreinformation. 705-228-8268. 8/31COR-BLIMEY! MOBILE COMPUTERSERVICES: PC & Mac friendly - local & awardwinning - we get to you quickly and fix your

problems fast. Call Mick @ 905-715-3080 orcheckout www.corblimey.ca 8/31ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICESDowntown Uxbridge & area. Bookkeeping tocorporate tax & everything in between.Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. Over 27 yearsexperience. Call Eric 905-852-9110,[email protected] 8/17HOME-WATCH HOUSE/PET SITTINGSERVICES: When planning your summervacation book your home/pet care as well.Voted #1 by Uxbridge, now in our 13th year.Heather Stewart, call or text 905-852-8525,visit www.home-watch.ca for more info. Followus on Instagram-HomeWatchUxbridge. 8/31ALEXANDER COMPUTER SERVICES:Quality repair and sales from a local,experienced professional. Call 416-629-6626(ask for Kevin) or visit www.alexandercs.com8/31

HELP WANTEDSELF-STORAGE FACILITY INSTOUFFVILLE is looking for office help forSaturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and occasionalon-call hours. This is a perfect position for aretired person or student. Email resumé [email protected]. 8/3

FOR SALETOP QUALITY FURNISHINGS going forlow prices. Mennonite dining room set (whiteash). Seats 8. Other quality wall units $25. Byappointment only. South of Brown Hill. Powertools galore, $5 to $600. 905-473-9972. 8/3

WOOD: Old beams & boards from demolishedLeaskdale barn. New live edge pine & ash, 2”thick planks, up to 11’ long. Hemlock boards,1” thick. 905-852-5005. 8/3

HAY, FIRST CUT: liftable, alfalfa. Over1,200 bales. Landscaper hose. For rent: 1 acrewith fenced shelter, 7 acres fenced. Stalls & reststation optional. 905-852-7634. 8/10

CLASSIFIED

COSMOS BUSINESS BULLETIN BOARD

Classifieds are $10/week up to 25 words; $0.10 per additional word (plus HST). Payable in advance by cash, cheque, debit or credit card. Contact [email protected] or 905-852-1900 Deadline: Tuesday, 12 noon. Ask about online link possibilities, too.

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UXBRIDGE MEMORIAL COMPANY108 Brock Street West, Uxbridge L9P 1P4

Dave & Lori Tomkinson

Tel: 905-852.3472 • 1-888-672-4364 • Fax: [email protected]

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Paul FraserCell [email protected]

esa #7007893

“I am your servant! Do for mewhat you promised to thosewho worship you.”

Psalm 119:37

More Bible help at:www.biblesociety.ca/the_word_and_you

LIGHT FOR YOUR PATH

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For all yourhome projects

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MARTINSPAINTINGInterior & Exterior

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The Uxbridge Cosmoshasn’t forgotten about the popular Cosmos Crossword!

We have trouble fitting all the news& info you need into 8 pages, so thecrossword has been taking asummer holiday! It will reappear inthe next 12-page paper.

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