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Issue: 126 Early Summer Edition June 2016

Editors: Rick Myers / Dawn Ford Circulation: Ann Myers

The Honking Goose Your Community – YourNews since 1997

Inside This Summer Edition

LCCRA Updates

Loyalist Estates News

Residents’ Appreciations/Comments

Loyalist Community News

Tee to Green

Travel and Tips

Editorial and Other Stuff

Editorial Corrections

Loyalist Estates News

LCCRA Annual Community Garage Sale

The Honking Goose would like to extend a very genuine thanks to Althea Jones and her

committee of Dorothy Hunt and Beatrice Stewart for their excellent job of organizing the

Community Garage Sale again this year. The weather cooperated and the increase in area

vehicle traffic was a strong indication that the fine advertising and coordination of Althea’s

committee paid big dividends for those who participated in this year’s community garage

sale event.

LCCRA Loyalist Country Club Estates

Residents Association

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Break-in on Abbey Dawn Drive

The recent break-in on Abbey Dawn Drive has prompted the LCCRA

Executive to publish some home security tips as an awareness

campaign to remind community residents to review your home security.

Home Security Tips

People tend to think of burglary in strictly physical terms – as illegal

access to your home, items taken and/or items destroyed. But burglary

can have a significant impact on a person’s mental well-being. Burglary victims often speak of a

sense of violation. This can lead to feelings of fear, anger and emotional distress, particularly in

children and the elderly.

To protect your loved ones, your property and your home, you are encouraged to improve the

security in and around your home! Although we do not live in a high crime area there is still the

risk of being burgled. To a criminal, there are certain indications that a home is vacant or a

better target for a break and enter. To view a complete list of suggestions to reduce your risk of

becoming a victim go to the LCCRA webpage or visit the Ministry of Community Safety and

Corrections Services, “Home Audit” information page on the internet..

The roundabout at Abbey Dawn & Country Club Drive

We would like to thank all of the Loyalist community who

came out on Saturday 4 June to beautify the traffic circle.

Approximately 40 individuals braved the sunshine, the

fresh air and the neighbourly chatter to plant fifteen flats of

flowers in the three beds … and were rewarded for their

efforts with plenty of our favourite wines and cheeses.

Thanks as well to Pam McCormick of Simply

Landscaping for the design of the beds and all of the

helpful advice she gave to our eager gardeners!

Thanks also to those who could not attend the planting

but did make a monetary contribution. All-in-all enough

money was donated to cover the cost of the flowers. In

addition, the flowers were blessed with an overnight

rainfall that perked them right-up and will get them started on their way. We also received a very

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generous offer of spring bulbs from one of our neighbours. So please watch this space for a

notice about a late fall planting of bulbs. So whether you

are driving, walking, cycling, or jogging around the circle

(or tracking down an errant chip shot!) take a moment to

appreciate the collective efforts of the community and the

wondrous colours.

Deb & Doug Noiles

Paula Winn’s Tree Dedication in Hawley Court

The Bath Gardening Club held the dedication of the tree planting

in honour of Paula Wynn on Monday, June 6 at 3:00pm. The

dedication in Hawley Park was attended by many friends and

admirers of Paula’s dedication and commitment to the Bath

Gardening Club and the beautification of the Bath community.

The Bath Gardening Club paid tribute to one of its long-standing

members, Paula Winn. Paula and her husband Stuart lived in

LCCC for about 20 years and made many contributions to their

community throughout those years. Paula had been an active

member of the Bath Gardening Club and many of you may

remember her in the Canada Day Parade float as the pretty lady

in the bathtub.

The tribute to Paula was marked by the planting

of a tree in her honour. The tree, a little leaf

linden, was donated by Ken and Ann Albertan.

The plaque, which was donated by Paula’s

brother David Franklin, reads: “In Memory of

Paula Franklin Winn, a long-time resident of

Hawley Court.” This tree was planted in 2015

by the Bath Gardening Club, friends, and her

family. The stone on which the plaque is

mounted came right from Paula’s garden,

compliments of the gentleman who purchased

Paula’s home on her passing.

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Paula will be missed not only by her friends in

the Bath Gardening Club, but by all members

of the community who knew her and loved her.

NEW RESIDENTS TO THE COMMUNITY

We would like to welcome the following residents to our community.

New Residents to LCCRA *

Name Address Phone Month

Margaret Krastel

12 Abbey Dawn Dr.

613-352-5073 May 2016

* due to the difficulty in confirming new or relocating community residents, please register your

information with the LCCRA

Residents’ Appreciation/Comments

SUNSHINE CLUB

Mike Guindon / Melanie Myers

Thank you

Mike Guindon (blue truck Mike) and Melanie Myers extend their

heartfelt thanks to the Loyalist community for all the support,

donations, and best wishes. The fund to send Mike and me to Halifax for another session at the

InteRACT Program is officially fully funded and the success of this campaign is due in large part

to the amazing community here. Thank you all!

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Sally McCullach

Bonnie King

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Robert Towner

Paulette and I want to extend very gracious and heartfelt thanks to the loyalist community and

all those who helped make a very difficult period a lot more bearable.

We knew this was a wonderful community, but during this challenging time, we both found out

just how truly wonderful it is.

Thanks to all of you from the bottom of our hearts for your caring, prayers and your sincere

best wishes.

Very sincerely

Paulette and Robert Towner

From my IPHONE using 1 finger

R. Towner

Loyalist / Bath Community News

Bath Public School’s Annual Bottle Drive

The Bath Public School’s Annual Bottle Drive will take

place on Saturday July 2nd from 10 am to 12 noon.

Students and parents from the school will be in our

community collecting bottles to support the SAC initiative.

Bottles can be left at the end of your driveway for pick up

or dropped off in the Bath PS parking lot between 10 am

and noon on July 2nd and you arrange a pick up by calling

Shawna at 613-353-1108 or email bathsac@gmail.com

Cash donations are also being accepted at the school

during the drive event……

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Bath Canada Day Update report from the Bath Canada Day Committee

BUTTONS

Congratulations are extended to Caitlin Tizard, a grade five student at

Bath Public School who is the winner of the 2016 Canada Day Button

Contest. Her button will join the other 41 on permanent display in the

Bath Museum. As the first prize winner, Caitlin will receive a cash prize

from the Bath Canada Day Committee and be invited to raise the flag at

the Official Ceremonies in Centennial Park after the Parade.

The buttons also serve as a fundraiser for kids’ activities on Canada Day.

They will be available in a number of Main Street stores beginning June 1st and at the Welcome Table in Centennial Park on July 1st. Your support is very much

appreciated. Buy early, buy often!

Go to bathcanadaday.ca and click on Canada Day Buttons to see the runner-up designs and

past winners.

PARADE GRAND MARSHALL

Every year the Canada Day Committee solicits

nominations from the community to honour

someone who has contributed to the life of the

Village and to Canada Day over a significant

period of time. This year Mr. Fire Works, a.k.a.

Kym Fairfax has been chosen as the Parade

Grand Marshall.

As a sixteen year old Kym became fascinated by

the work of the Fire Department and spent

considerable time, as he says, “hanging around”

the station. This went on for a couple of years

until the Fire Chief, Walter Thompkins, got tired of him being there with nothing to do and invited

Kym to join the Department. Thirty-eight years later he is still there.

Kym currently holds the position of Assistant Deputy Chief devoting countless volunteer hours to

the Department and to the community. Luckily for us, Kym’s goal is to be a 50 year volunteer

with the Fire Fighters.

Canada Day in Bath and the Volunteer Firefighters are tightly linked. Putting up the flags on

Main Street, cooking up the Firemen’s Breakfast, leading the parade – complete with water

guns- and the BATH TUB, delighting the kids with the Firemen’s Foam and orchestrating the

best display of fireworks in the area, all of these things are Canada Day fixtures made possible

by the efforts of Kym and the Bath Fire Department.

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Kym’s involvement with Canada Day began in the late 70’s when he joined the Canada Day

Committee. He went on to co–chair the Committee with Allison Turcotte and in the late 80’s he

took over the fireworks. Training is required for this and for many years, Kym was the only

person qualified. He has ensured that are three other people ready to take over when he steps

back.

Kym and his partner, Brenda Weaver have been together for 30 years raising their blended

family, enjoying their grandchildren and making a difference in our community. We are proud to

honour Kym for his dedication to the Bath community.

CANADA DAY ACTIVITIES

The full schedule of events can be found at www.bathcanadaday.ca

This year there are some new additions to the program. The first is the Electricity Discovery

Centre which will be located near the Kids Zone in Centennial Park. This is an interactive

learning centre designed for kids of all ages. More details are available at

www.hydroone.com/edc/Pages/home.aspx

Music, Music, Music!

Three community groups have stepped up to sponsor musical performances on Canada Day.

In Centennial Park

Kyle Dunn, a local musician and song writer starts us off at 10 am, and at 2pm Fred Brown and

Friends take the stage. Fred is a member of our local Lion’s Club and they are sponsoring his

group.

Shop Local Bath merchants are sponsoring “The ToneKats”, whose leader Dave Bull is a

frequent performer at the Loyalist Grill. “The ToneKats” will be on deck from 6pm to 9pm. This is

a time when things typically quiet down and the merchants want to invite folks to stay or come

back to Centennial Park to listen to this great band before they head over to the fireworks.

Behind Bath School

It’s a short walk from the Park to the Fire Hall where Dave Wreggit of City Music Hub will be

playing recorded songs by 50 local artists starting at 9pm. He will switch to a classical

accompaniment for the fireworks display.

Volunteers are still needed. The jobs listed below require at most a couple hours of your time

and they help make Canada Day special. If you think you could lend a hand, call Joe at 613-

352-7441.

To help direct vendor traffic at the Market in Centennial Park from 7- 9 am

To help with Parade registration and marshalling at Finkle’s Shore Park – 11:30 to 1pm

To be judges for the Children’s Pet and Bike Decorating Contests on June 26th and June

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Introducing our new pharmacy in Bath

Mike Pavagadhi and his wife Greeshma are the owner/operators of a new Pharmasave

franchise located next to the Loyalist Grill in Bath. Mike qualified with a Bachelor of Pharmacy in

India, his home country. After coming to Canada fourteen years ago he needed to re-qualify to

Canadian standards by passing exams given by the Pharmacy Examining boards of Canada in

Toronto. Mike has been working as a Pharmacy Manager at the No Frills Pharmacy in

Napanee for the past seven years and now it’s time to branch out on his own.

“I want to work in a small community where I can

get to know my clients in person” said Mike “As a

Pharmacist I like to give the personal touch, which

is difficult to do in a large centre like Napanee.

Here in Bath we are going to run a full service

Pharmacy which will include:

Free local delivery Competitive dispensing fees Free bubble packs for multiple medications Customer loyalty program Free consultations and most importantly a professional, individual, friendly, and comprehensive

pharmacy service.”

Mike’s wife Greeshma, who also qualified as a pharmacist in India, is presently taking final

exams to obtain her Canadian licence, and will be working in the pharmacy as an assistant to

Mike. Mike, Greeshma and their two children, (ages six and four) are currently living in Napanee

and are planning to move to Bath in the near future. Once settled in, Mike is planning to use his

extensive network to find a family doctor who is willing to partner with the pharmacy and set up

a practice in Bath.

MacKinnon Brothers Beer & Music Festival is back for another year

Busty and the Brass are set to headline the MacKinnon Brothers Beer & Music Festival “Back to

the Farm” on Sunday August 21st 2016 in Bath, Ontario. Joining them this year are the “Ivory

Hours” (winners of the 102.1 radio station “The Edge”, “Next Big Thing” contest). Also

scheduled to appear are the Queen’s University, “Lost Cousins” and a slew of local Kingston

acts, including “Goldwing”, “Hays Code” and others. There will be plenty of food trucks, 15

artisan vendors plus the MacKinnon Brothers Beer along with Stone City Ales and Barley Days

Brewery. Tickets can be obtained by visiting MacKinnon Brewery.

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Update from LaFarge-Holcim Bath Plant

LaFarge – Holcim recently held their monthly Community Liaison Committee meeting and

advised committee members of the following updates:

There will be a new plant manager appointed this week. Richard the present manager

will be moving on to help Lafarge with bigger and better things.

This week is safety week where the employees learn and practice new and old safety

procedures that are used to keep the employees safe both at work and at home. They

also do risk assessment of every procedure used.

There will be a public meeting on July 5th to announce the start of phase two of the

testing of new Low Carbon Fuels, some of which will be non-recycle able beverage

containers, carpet cuttings, recyclable plastics and rubber (not tires). All are welcome.

The public meeting will be held at the Loyalist Golf and Country Club. Watch for

confirmation of time.

The question was asked about the seeming increase in dust and if Lafarge were doing

anything different to contribute to the extra problem. Their answer was “No” and

suggested that the increase in truck traffic to and from the new power plant construction

site might be contributing. Lafarge and the community committee members all believe

the lack of rain is making the farm fields very dry and this, along with the typical winds

we receive, are the main culprits to the dust accumulation. Pollen is also much higher

due to the lack of rain. Lafarge will continue to monitor their procedures.

They recently invited the Girl Guides, Boy Scouts and other young people's groups to

plant many trees on the Lafarge properties.

The week of June 12 there will be more deliveries shipped to the Lafarge docks of the large

equipment for the new co-generator plant. It is quite interesting to see how the large ship and

traffic vehicles move the machinery.

Invitation to Widows, Widowers and Friends Of Bath and Surrounding

Communities

You are invited to a get-together at Loyalist Golf & Country Club on Monday June 27 th, from

6:00 – 8:00 pm in the Members Lounge.

This is Your Opportunity to:

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Get to know men and women facing similar challenges.

Make new friends and share memories.

Sign up for and/or become an organizer of an activity, such as the theatre, Kingston

Symphony, golfing, sailing, bridge, kayaking, birdwatching, wine tour, hiking, or fishing.

Help build a directory of widows and widowers who can support each other.

Contribute ideas for future get-togethers and activities.

This inaugural get-together is organized by Widows and Widowers who live in Bath and see the

value in creating an organization that meets our common needs. Address any questions you

may have to John at webmaster@lccra.ca. Beverages and snacks will be available for

purchase. Feel free to bring a friend who you think would be interested.

Short presentation starts at 6:15 pm

From Tee to Green

Abbey Dawn & Friends Golf Tournament is coming up

The Abbey Dawn & Friends Golf Tournament for residents of Abbey

Dawn, Britannia, Glenora, Empire & Kings Court will take place on

June 20, 2016. This is a fun day for golfers and non-golfers. If you

are a non-golfer, please feel free to sign up for dinner and enjoy an

evening get together with your neighbours. The flyer with the

application form attached, has been delivered to all homes on each

of the streets named above. The deadline for entry is June 10,

2016. The completed entry form, with your entry fee of $5.00 for each golfer should be returned

to committee members:

Darlene Boucher, 29 Abbey Dawn Drive (613-352-5845) or Trish Dwyer, 37 Abbey Dawn Drive

(613-352-6819) by the deadline June 10, 2016.

Please contact the above committee members if you have any questions.

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GOLF FORE THE CURE – LOYALIST LADIES INVITATIONAL A SUCCESS!

Thanks to all the golfers, volunteers and

sponsors the tournament raised over $4600

for breast cancer research. The wine tasting

and spa treatments on the course were big

hits. The sun shone, the golf course was in

excellent condition and the dinner, especially

the cupcakes with the edible breast cancer

symbol, was delicious. Mark your calendar

for the last Wednesday in May 2017 and join

us again for great camaraderie, golf and

raising funds for breast cancer research.

CCD Golf Tournament set for another year

The 11th Annual Country Club Drive Golf Tournament is fast

approaching! The fun happens on Wednesday, July 27th.

Registration forms have been distributed and can be returned

to:

Jim & Laurie Minorgan 45 Country Club Drive

Doug & Jeri Love 49 Country Club Drive

Andy and Nancy Gauthier 57 Country Club Drive

Norm Kerz and Liz White 124 Country Club Drive

Rick and Barb Fortier 486 Country Club Drive

For further information please contact Laurie Minorgan at 613-352-9982 or

lpickles@rogers.com

(L-R) Michelle Hinton, Elaine Jackson, Linda Hartley, Nancy Wilkie

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Loyalist Golf Club to host Ontario Junior Girls Championship

Ontario Junior Girls Championship July 4-7/2016

Although we will not be hosting The Great Waterway Classic this year,

Loyalist will be welcoming the Ontario Junior Girls early in July and yes,

there will be volunteer opportunities. This is a Provincial Golf Ontario

Championship and already participants from the GTA and other locations

have registered. No doubt the full field of 54 players will be filled and we will be in for some fine

golfing performances by these young ladies. There will be some registration duties, 3 hole

score reporting, marshalling, timing and other tasks for volunteers and with a smaller number of

participants, volunteer shifts will not be nearly as onerous as we endured during the past couple

of years. We have always enjoyed working with the Golf Association Tournaments and with our

PGA Tour-Canada experience look forward to extending a true professional experience for

these young promising golfers. Hope you can help out, and if you can please use the sign-up

sheet posted in the Member lockers rooms at the clubhouse or send along an email to Dale

Henderson.

Dale Henderson

Loyalist Club Representative, Golf Ontario

dale.henderson2@sympatico.ca

“Leave the Streets Behind” Golf Tournament set for its second year

Gerard (Gerry) Hartley, the TSB Chairperson, will once

again be organizing the Royal Canadian Legion (RCL)

Operation Leave the Streets Behind Golf Tournament.

The tournament is set for August 28, 2016 at the Loyalist

Golf Course and is a scramble format. If you wish to

support this event, contact Gerry Hartley 613-352-5455 or

by email at gmhartley@cogeco.ca for the necessary forms

and sign up information

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Loyalist Ladies League

The Loyalist Ladies league is off to another great summer of golfing! On May 3 rd we opened the

season with a scramble followed by our opening dinner. There were approximately 60 ladies at

the dinner. Chef Kevin prepared a wonderful meal featuring French Onion Soup, Herbed

Chicken and roasted vegetables and Creme Brulee.

Linda Richardson, our Club Captain, welcomed all the ladies to the dinner and introduced the

ladies league committee members. New members to the league were welcomed and

introduced to the group. As of May 3rd, we had 55 registrations for the league.

All ladies are invited to come to the luncheons even if you are not a member of the ladies

league. Upcoming luncheon dates are as follows: July 12, Aug 2, Sept. 6 and the closing

dinner on Sept 27, 2016. Please sign up on the registration sheet in the ladies locker room or

with Lacy in the office.

We encourage all ladies to consider inviting a guest to any golf day. Please indicate on the

guest sign-up sheet who your guest is to ensure that you are matched to play with them.

Loyalist Ladies League Committee

Travel and Tips

This is a recent experience of Rick Fortier that he wishes to share with our readers as a travel

tip and general information for those who spend winter months in the USA.

Rick wrote:

After my experience I submitted this issue to the Canadian Snow Bird Association and they

published it in their last magazine...here is what I sent in...

We recently used our Canadian credit card to pay for a meal in a US restaurant. The total was

$22.15 before tip, so I left a $4 tip for a total of $26.15. I noticed a few days later that my

Canadian credit card was charged $53.15 ( in Canadian funds). I know our dollar is low, but not

that low. I inquired with my Canadian bank and was advised that the restaurant charged me

$38.15 US. This represented a $16 tip on a $22 bill. I contacted the restaurant manager and

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he advised me that my server "made a mistake". It seems that they only do up the "final" credit

charges later in the day and he applied the $16 tip to the wrong bill. I was not convinced of this

and told the manager my views on the issue. This does not occur in Canada, as we have

chip/pin identification on our credit cards and we also enter the tip amount ourselves on hand

held devices. The lesson here (in the USA), always keep you restaurant receipts and check

everyone against your actual purchases, to ensure an employee or manager did not increase

your amount of tip on your credit card.

( Travel and Tips is a regular series on the adventures of LCCRA members. If you have a

travel experience you wish to share, please send the Honking Goose a summary of 600

words or less and a few pictures and we will make sure it gets into our next edition.)

Editorial and other Stuff

The following has been submitted by Doug and Jeri Love, community residents who would like

to comment on local support for local businesses.

House Values in our Community are reflective in Local Business

Support

Hello my name is Doug Love. My wife and I purchased a house in Loyalist last

August. Before we signed on the dotted line we wanted to make sure we were close to

amenities that suited our needs. Things such as a low

crime rate, fire halls, hospitals and social services were on

the top of the list together with grocery stores, gas stations

and last, but not least, LCBO/Beer Store.

Bath was perfect because all the boxes were checked and

ticked. That is why we made the decision to move to this

great community.

We heard horror stories from some of our neighbours that there were a number of years that

Bath did not have a grocery store which meant you had to travel to Napanee, Amherstview or

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Kingston (a waste of time and gasoline).

Our last home was located close to one of the top rated schools in Ontario and because of that

accessibility our house value was almost $100,000 more than a similar home two street away.

This brings me to a topic near and dear to all our hearts. "House values". At some point we will

all want or need to sell our homes and of course we will want the best price possible. One of

the bestselling features is the convenience of services and grocery shopping. We are truly

blessed to have a store like Schells Market, and to that

point we must support it. They have so much to offer,

for example: fresh fish every Friday, warm baguettes,

meat cut to your liking, the best thick cut bacon

anywhere around, and of course fresh fruit, vegetables

and flowers. Schells Market is staffed by the friendliest

people you could ever meet, who will go out of their way

to assist you with your shopping needs.

We all spend a lot of money to enhance the appearance of our lawns and gardens, why not

invest a little money in our local merchants and protect the overall value of our homes and

community. Help yourself by helping them. Support your local merchants!

Editorial Corrections:

Lloyd and Tina Fleming would like everyone to know that their phone number

was incorrectly printed in the LCCRA phone booklet. Their correct phone number

is 613-881-0375

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