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Edenvale Aerodrone - Once part of the RCAF and now, the Legacy continuesThe Edenvale Aerodrome is a

former Canadian Air Force Training facility under the command of Base Borden, the birthplace of the Canadian Air Force. On the 27th of November, 1939, the RCAF assessed Edenvale as a suitable spot for a relief field in association with the busy Camp Borden airfield. On August 8, 1941, the first

airplane landed and by October, 1941, it was ready for operations.

Edenvale was used primarily for advanced training in Harvards (pictured here being refueled). By February of 1945, with a surplus of qualified pilots, Edenvale’s heyday was beginning to wane. In January of 1946, the 500 acre property was turned over to the Department of Transport. In April 1949, Edenvale

was transferred back to the RCAF to allow Camp Borden to salvage iron water pipes, fencing, lights, electrical equipment and other useful items. At the same time, War Assets set about disposing of the buildings and land, noting that the land was in good condition and that “a healthy crop of weeds is anticipated”. The pumping station was sold to the town of Cannington, and the hangar to Collingwood. Mr. Ed Hood, who owned a farm two lots west of the field, bought nine buildings, including the guard house and the shed at the entrance to the field, the timekeeper’s hut and the lookout shack.

More can be read about the history of the field at edenflight.com and this abbreviated information comes from the History of Edenvale submitted by Major Mat Joost.In 2003, Milan Kroupa, the owner of

United Cleaning Services in Toronto, a leader in the industry with over 60 million square feet serviced daily across Canada, was flying over the property. The grandness and beauty of the location struck his interest and after learning about its military pedigree he

passionately took it upon himself to purchase the entire facility and begin a restoration of the airfield and accompanying buildings. Since then, the main building has been renovated and a restaurant added. New hangars have been built and the runways improved and more added.Milan would like to see the

Aerodrome as a residential fly-in community with houses bordering the air field, possibly with a hotel and car rentals available. Edenvale Aerodrome (705 428

3112) features three Runways located 718 feet above sea level.

• 13/31 Paved 3,936 x 100 ft. (runway lights and GPS approach)• 08/26 Paved 3,014 x 80 ft. • and 17/35 Grass 1,900 x 80 ft.

The 13/31 numbers are compass headings shortened from 130 and 310 degrees, 360 and/or 0 being north and 180 being directly south.They have Avgas 100 LL and Mogas 91 Octane available 24

hours a day (self-serve)available through debit and CC onlyThis is a Transport Canada Approved Examination SiteIt is the home of the Edenvale Classic Aircraft Foundation,

the Borden Flying Club and Challenger CanadaThey have AME Services (Central Aero owned by

Chris Jacobs 705 722 6209), a Evktor Sales Rep and Sport Star Airplanes for sale. The office hours are from 9 to 5 Monday to FridayThe aerodrome has tie down spots for your airplane

plus five T-hangars offering over 80 units for storage and construction is underway for more. A spacious and heated hangar could be as large as

1732 sq. ft in size with a bi-fold door 42 feet wide by 10 ft high. Each hangar has a man door. If you have one of the end units, you have room for an office. Other hangars are available anywhere between $350 and

The owner/editor of this paper dropped in on Thursday, the day that the 54 members of the Classic Club get together to maintain their antique airplanes, plan the Gathering of the Classics and talk about old times

and airplanes. Bill Irvin gave him a ride in this 1943 Tiger moth.

$665 a month.The Bristo26 Restaurant

705 428 4703 is now being managed by Milan Kroupa’s daughter. They offer breakfast, lunch and dinner meals. Hours of operation are Monday to Friday from 11:30 to 9 pm. On Saturday and Sunday, they open at 8:30 am and close at 9 pm.Every Thursday, the

Edenvale Classic Aircraft Foundation ECAF (705 818 2223) meet in the first hanger just inside the gate at the Edenvale Aerodrome at 5195 Hwy 26 E near Stayner. They have 54 members and their biggest and main fundraiser is the Gathering of the Classics which is being held on Saturday August 9th.They are expecting over 200

vintage planes and more than 200 old cars to be on site.

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EssaMayor - Terry Dowdall, Archie DuckworthDeputy Mayor - Sandie MacdonaldCouncillor Ward 1 - Keith WhiteCouncillor Ward 2 - Michael Smith Shawn BubelCouncillor Ward 3 - Ron HendersonSimcoe Muskoka Catholic SB - Clayton Ferguson Janice HutchisonFrench Public Board - Guy Belcourt of PenetangEnglish Public Board - Robert North

Oro-MedonteMayor - Harry Hughes, Oro StationDeputy Mayor - Ralph Hough, ColdwaterCouncillor Ward 1 - Barbara Coutanche, Shanty BayCouncillor Ward 2 - Scott Alexander Macpherson ColdwaterCouncillor Ward 3 - Diane Richards Shanty Bay Dylan Gartner Oro-MedonteCouncillor Ward 4 - John CrawfordCouncillor Ward 5 - Scott Jermey

Springwater TownshipMayor - Linda Collins, Midhurst Bill French, GrenfelDeputy Mayor - Les Stewart, MidhurstCouncillor Ward 1 - Katie Austin, ElmvaleCouncillor Ward 2 VacantCouncillor Ward 3 VacantCouncillor Ward 4 VacantCouncillor Ward 5 Vacant Simcoe County English SB Trustee for Springwater

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Are you one of the many trying to win the grand prize in one of our Canadian Lotteries?Everyday, at approximately 6 am, I get the previous days

winning numbers. By clicking on the heading, I can see how much money was bet/won.For example, in the Lotto 649Date Sales Winning July 26 $15,599,370.00 $2,060,083.70 13%July 23 $14,103,606.00 $1,749,128.50 12%July 19 $15,738,384.00 $8,951,607.40 56%July 16 $14,611,359.00 $1,971,966.10 13%July 12 $17,339,091.00 $15,567,846.20 89%July 9 $15,492,309.00 $1,984,959.90 12%July 5 $15,846,273.00 $2,052,893.00 13%July 2 $13,513,596.00 $1,777,018.30 13%Average $15,280,000.00 $4,506,920.70 29%If you want to find out where the money goes, there are

some suggestions on the internet that say they put it in a bank in the Cayman Islands on odd days and in a Swiss bank on even days. It says they bought an private lake, a helicopter and a speed boat with the Lotto MAX money and there are perks for people working at the lottery corporations. One thing said that when Tim Horton’s have their Roll Up the Rim contest, the lottery executives have been seen ordering 5 million double-double because the odds of winning are way better than playing their own lottery.But at the OLG website www.madernolg.ca/where-

does-the-money-go it says - OLG is an Operational Enterprise responsible for province-wide lottery games and gaming facilities. Since 1975, OLG has provided nearly $38 billion to the Province and the people of Ontario. OLG’s annual payments to the Province have helped support health care; education, research, prevention and treatment of problem gambling; amateur sport through the QUEST FOR GOLD program; and local and provincial charities. In addition to OLG’s payments to the province there

are also several direct beneficiaries of gaming proceeds, including 24 host municipalities and Ontario First Nations (who get 1.7% of the total revenue). At another OLG website www.olg.ca/about/economic_

benefits/index.jsp, it indicates that in this year (??) generated • $3.4 billion of net profit for the province ($1.6 Billion

for hospitals, $120 million local and provincial charities, $38.8 million research for problem gambling, $10 for amateur athletes through the Quest for Gold program),• $1.6 billion for local economies ($892.5 million

payroll,$228 million commissions, $94.1 million payments to municipalities, $58.2 million goods and services)• $23.6 million for Corporate Responsibility* and in addition, $1.8 billion in lottery prizes.FYI, the supposed winners, you and me, win

approximately 35% (high side).

I was looking at the Elementary and Secondary School Year Calendar for 2014-15.There are six Professional Activity Days for each level.There are 186 school days for the Elementary school and

if in Secondary School.There are another 10 days off the 186 for Secondary

Student Evaluation Days leaving only 176 days of classes for the older level.Some of us older folk had it real hard back then. As a

grade 8 student, we had no PA Days so add six to the 186. There was no holiday in February (add one) and I do not remember a winter break of five days. So if I am right,we spent 198 days in school. Although we walked to school and there were some days that the road might be blocked, I can remember heading to school at 10 am after the plow had gone through. Ad I cannot remember school being cancelled because it might storm sometime through the day; or that the roads were a little slippery and a vehicle could slip into the ditch.God, we had it tough!!

Someone sent me an article that was in the Toronto Star on July 13th on Page A10. It was about 2013 being one of the hottest years ever and how the greenhouse gases are increasing. 2013 was the 6th warmest year ever recorded

since records started back in the 1800s.It is a pity that it did not mention that 1936 was the

warmest and the graph of temperatures had started in that year instead of the 1979 (this article said 1981), we would see how the temperature has dropped since then.Climatologists suggest that 1979 was the year the records

are compared to because that is when they incorporated a new temperature chart but ironically, 1979 was one of the coldest years on record.There is proof that some organizations are lowering the

temperatures of years past under the auspices that the thermometers where not as perfect back then as now.As well, many of the weather stations have been

closed down but estimates are attributed by assigning temperatures to them. It has been found that although the working stations may record no changes in long term

averages, some of the estimated locations are raising the temperatures by almost a whole centigrade degree - 1.5 Fahrenheit.Although there is more CO2 in the air we breath, it is

only .0004 parts of the air. How much is that? It is about the $40 part of $1,000,000 and since we need at least the 2 parts just for photosynthesis - growing of plants - we are talking about the $20 part of one million. And since a lot of that comes from animals and other sources that we can’t control, we may be talking about only the $10 part of one million dollars.Some greenhouses are adding 4 to 5 times as much CO2

to their air to improve the growth of plants.One may wonder why there is not mention of some

other things i.e. Antarctic Sea Ice extent on July 24th was 240,000 sq. km. above the 1981-2000 mean (1.5 million square kilometres higher than 2011). That was the 126th daily record for this year.Global Sea Ice count was as normal as you could get it

being at almost the same level as July 23rd, 1979.Arctic sea ice (7.72121) is down from the record set on

July 22 2006 (9.90337 sq. kms) but more than any year since. Remember, Al Gore and others predicted an open North Pole for 2014.A Berkeley professor by the name of Richard A. Muller

has a short presentation on YouTube about Climategate under the title of ‘Hide the Decline’. If you need proof that the people who get grants might change the data to suit their agenda, look it up.To quote Judy Curry (herself a climate scientist): “this

whole issue is a big problem for the science and has been an enormous black eye for the credibility of the IPCC and climate science.” The demonstrable fact that temperatures have not increased for about 15 years hasn’t helped their cause either.“Hide the decline” will be remembered as the epitaph for the AGW movement. It’s sad that it survived as long as it did.

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We Need to Learn to Tame Our Worry Thoughts by Gwen Randall-Young

Most of my clients who suffer from stress and anxiety, understand that reducing the amount of time they spend worrying would help them immensely. As they remind me often, knowing what to do, and actually doing it are two different things. They will say something like, "Yes Gwen, I know I worry too much, but how do I change that?" I love it when they ask me that, because it is a challenging

question to answer, but it also means that they have tried. That is the first step - being willing to try. The next step is to begin to learn to tame or control the

mind, so that you can stop thinking. Even if we are plagued with worry thoughts, if we can stop thinking, at least we get a little rest from those thoughts. Worry thoughts are like paths through the field or the woods: the more they are traveled, the more they are likely to be traveled in the future. If you have things that you absolutely must worry about,

then set aside thirty minutes per day just for worrying. A lot of energy can be expended worrying about 'what-ifs' that never materialize. Another helpful strategy is to have a plan for what you

would do if the worst case scenario materialized. If you have a plan in place for what you will do if you get laid off, your relationship ends, your child gets in trouble or the bills overwhelm, then you have eliminated the most common part of worry: "what will I do if...". You can still hope the bad thing does not happen, but at least you can sleep at night once you know that you will still survive, you will implement your plan, and life will go on.

Gwen Randall-Young is an author and award-winning Psychotherapist. For permission to reprint this article,

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Did you Know? We have a colouring contest for ages 3-4 starting Tue July 1 that runs until the last week of August. One submission

per child with a prize to be won at each branch!SUMMER READING CLUB

Starting Wednesday, July 2nd ages 5-12 be sure to keep track of the time that you read on our handy dandy reading log sheets. This sheet keeps track of every 15 minutes you read with special prizes when you have read 5, 15 and 30 hours. Each week come into your local branch and put

your reading log into Robbie the Robot. We will keep track of your total minutes to make sure you don't miss out on your prizes. Coming in each week is a great idea because if you take out five items you will get a goody bag! Each week is a different yummy snack you won't want to miss!The top readers this summer from each branch will be

announced Tuesday, August 26th - Minesing, Wednesday, August 27th - Midhurst, Thursday, August 28th - Elmvale and will recieve a coupon for a free week of camp from Springwater Parks and Rec (excluding summer specialty camps).LEGO CHALLENGE

This popular weekly program is back this summer! Each week we will give a new building challenge and display your creations throughout the library. All ages are welcome to come and play!

Every Tue 10am Midhurst Branch Every Thur 10am Elmvale Branch (with the exception of

Thur Aug 14)ADULT MOVIE MATINEE

Wed Aug 6, 1pm Elmvale Branch will be showing the movie ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND. This is for adults and teens only. The movie is free but you are welcome to purchase a bottle of water or a bag

of delicious, buttery popcorn for $3. Rated R. ONTARIO EARLY YEARS

Time for your 2 1/2 and up preschooler to have some fun with songs and a simple craft. Thursday, August 14, 10:30 a.m.

ELMVALE & MIDHURST BRANCHThursday, August 14, 1:30 p.m. MINESING BRANCH

YMCA EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST SEMINAR: SERVICES FOR YOU

On Tuesday, July 22 a representative from the YMCA will be at the ELMVALE BRANCH from 1:00p.m. – 3:30p.m. If you need help with a resume, cover letter or job databases, please call 705-528-0845 to book an appointment.

Donations are Welcome!What we accept: Books, craft materials,

DVDs, CDs, or money for the purchase of new books, materials, equipment or facility enhancement. Book donations should be in good condition and have a publication date of within 5 years.

What we do not accept: The Library cannot use yellowed or marked material, text books, audio cassettes or video cassettes.

Minesing Moments w/Lorrie Norwood [email protected] / 728-9784

Greetings to all. What a beautiful day, the sun is shining a nice breeze blowing, I could take this for the rest of the summer! Congratulations to the Minesing Midget fastball team

who brought home the gold from their mid-season tournament on June 6th. The tournament was held in Victoria Harbour and they won all of their games. The boys also won every game in their regular season. It has been a great season and good luck in the playoffs. Regular game nights for this team are Tuesday night and you can look up their game times on the gbmsl.com website. The United Church Beef BBQ is being held on Friday

August 15th at the Pavilion. The bbq begins at 5:30 and goes through to 7:00 P.M. Adult tickets are $20.00, Ages, 6-13 $7.00. Pre-schoolers are free. It's an all you can eat dinner including home made pie for dessert. Call 705-795-0929, 705-725-0743 or 705-728-1264 for tickets. Remember to check out the www.minesing.ca for

information on the Labour Day Slo-Pitch Tournament. Make sure to sign up your team or be in touch if you have some time you can donate to volunteer. Minesing offers its sincerest condolences to the Downey

family who lost their son, brother, uncle, and friend when Glenn Wendall Downey in his 51st year passed away suddenly on Tuesday the 22nd of July. Glenn will be missed by many and we hope that the Downey family has many great memories to help ease their pain at this most difficult time. Until next time, be sure to take plenty of time if you are

travelling and have a great holiday.

Happy birthday wishes go out to Lorna Capling, Brian Marshall, Randy Dobbs, Madison Wakelin celebrating in July. Early August birthday wishes go out to Levi Campbell, Ross Leonard, Murray Archer, Marion Locke, Erin Archer, Nicole Stott, Ros Alyn Dunsford and Scott Marley.The Tiny Township Lions Club Annual Street Dance in the park was a lot of fun for all those who attended. If you missed it, you should make a point to attend next year.The “56th” Albert Archer Family Picnic is held on Sunday August 10th at the Wyevale Park at noon. Bring your food, lawn chairs, friends and family photos of special events. Visit with your relatives that you haven’t seen for awhile.The Wyevale Mite ball team has only done scheduled game left to play. Their championship tournament is held on August 8th & 9th (rain date is on Sunday 10th). Games are in Minesing. Come out and enjoy these young girls and boys play ball.Congratulations to Adrianna Caston who held a “Jell-O Water & Pop” stand to raise money to help a friend Alicia Rose Smith. She raised over one hundred dollars.Anyone with news items for the paper, please call me and leave a message at 705.527.5274.

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can be when you start to say, yes to all the excellence you are and step into the spirit that brought you here. Express all the greatness you are! The flow of life doesn’t make decisions to create

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Canadian Tire League Wraps UpCanadian Tire owner Harry Campbell was on hand on

Monday, July 28 to present the trophy and prize money to this year’s winners of the Canadian Tire lawn bowling league. Gary Butineau and his team of Nate Keeping and Leslie Gordon had a great season with an almost perfect 8 and 1 record. Butineau and Keeping are making a habit of winning this trophy having won 3 out of the past 5 years.Running a close second was the team of Bob Armstrong,

Lillian Robinson and Bob Lamoureux with John Ferguson, Larry Swift and Bob Harris finishing in third place. This was the twelfth season for the Canadian Tire League.

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During Question Period on July 16, and as I am Critic for Education and Training, Colleges and Universities, I asked the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities to confirm whether or not he is to appoint Bernie Fishbein as the government’s advisor on the Ontario College of Trades. Bernie Fishbein is a long-time paid advocate of special interests in Ontario’s construction industry.The facts about Bernie Fishbein are clear: He represented

the electrician’s union for 20 years in over 60 publicly reported legal cases. Despite his long-term association with the electrician’s union, the Ontario College of Trades appointed Bernie Fishbein as chair of the College’s ratio review panel for the electrician’s trade. Bernie Fishbein did not declare any conflict of interest with respect to this appointment or to the stakeholders who participated in the review in good faith. Bernie Fishbein went on to recommend the electrician union’s proposed ratio for the electrician trade in his July 2013 report despite 285 submissions recommending a 1:1 ratio. An application for a judicial review of Bernie Fishbein’s recommendation has been filed by an electrical contractor with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice alleging a reasonable apprehension of bias on Fishbein’s part.Despite the fact Bernie Fishbein has an obvious and clear

conflict of interest regarding the College of Trades, the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities is actually considering appointing him as his advisor on the future of the College despite his long-time advocacy on behalf of special interests. Skilled tradespeople in Ontario deserve much better than another set of biased recommendations from Bernie Fishbein impacting their careers and businesses. The Minister did not respond to my question.

RVH staff chosen for exclusive national program

A team from Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) is one of only 11 from across the country selected for the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement’s (CFHI) EXTRA program.During the 14-month program RVH’s team - comprised of

Dana Naylor, operations director; Tricia Swartz, director of Patient Safety, Quality and Risk Management; Jonathan Wiersma, director of Decision Support and Nancy Corcoran, nurse practitioner, Geriatrics - will study and implement initiatives at RVH which will enhance patient outcomes, as well as improve the quality of care and cost-effectiveness. The members of the RVH team have decided to focus

their studies on seniors, given the growing population of older residents in Simcoe Muskoka. The project, entitled Smooth Transitions: A redesign of geriatric inpatient services, is an initiative focused on evaluating current geriatric services and applying evidence-based practices to improve the quality of geriatric services within RVH. RVH’s MY CARE philosophy states that our patients are

at the centre of everything we do. Through this educational opportunity, RVH aims to improve clinical outcomes, reduce the length of stay and the number of geriatric patients who become designated Alternate Level of Care (ALC). The overall impact to RVH and the region will be to create positive patient flow and improved quality outcomes for patients.”Team member Tricia Swartz says this program is truly a one-of-a-kind opportunity both personally and professionally. She is excited about the project as it will ultimately have a direct impact on patient care.Without senior-friendly processes in place, seniors

tend to have higher rates of adverse events, surgical complications, and infections.

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) representatives (from left) – Dana Naylor, Nancy Corcoran, Jonathan Wiersma and Tricia Swartz - have been selected

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Dancin' the night away!

On Friday July 11th, 2014 Waterside hosted the second annual Summer Concert on the Porch featuring "The Desotos" with special guest Madeleine. A great time was had by Residents, guests and staff. The Residents demonstrated that mobility was not an issue; they danced, wiggled, jiggled whatever they could, and loved it!

Proceeds from the year’s event went towards purchasing an AED Machine for the lodge. With the generous support of our community guests and our sponsors for the raffles; Tim Horton’s, Foodland, Classic Care Pharmacy, Georgian Family Circle Restaurant and the Scandinave Spa, we were able to raise $821.65. Big thanks goes to all of our volunteers who helped sell ice cream, sodas and raffle tickets. For more information about life at Waterside Retirement

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In my column in the last issue, I wrote about the athletes who will be inducted into the new Springwater Sports Heritage Hall of Fame in the Fall of 2014. In this issue, I will expand on the inductees that will be inducted into the Builders

Category of the SSHHoF in 2014. Douglas McConnell (Builder): Doug held numerous

positions with Elmvale, Georgian Bay, Huronia, Little NHL and Ontario Minor Hockey Associations. He was made a Little NHL Honorary Life Member and the organization donated a trophy to Elmvale Minor Hockey in his name after he passed away at an early age. Doug’s passion was refereeing and many an Elmvale referee was trained and tutored by Doug.Ross McConnell (Builder): Ross has held several

executive positions in hockey and baseball while also coaching and refereeing at many levels. He has also been on the Board of Directors of the International Silver Stick Committee. Ross received the Federal Government International “Year of the Volunteer Award” in 2001. He has coached championship teams in fastball and minor and junior hockey. Ross coached the Elmvale Peewee Rep team to Georgian Bay, Silver Stick Regional and International Silver Stick Championships while also winning two championships with the Midland Junior “C” team.Michelle Simpson-Leigh (Builder): Michelle also will

be inducted into the SSHHoF as an athlete. She started coaching after a serious injury ended her skating career. She has coached at three Olympic Games, fourteen World Championships and 30 Canadian Championships. In total, she has coached in over 60 international events. Canadian skaters Elvis Stojko, Jennifer Robinson and Jeff Langdon are just a few of the skaters she has coached. Michelle was honoured as the Ontario Coach of the Year in 1998 as well as winning the Skate Canada Coaching Award of Excellence. In 2013, Michelle was awarded the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal.Lynda Ritchie (Builder): Lynda spent over sixteen

years being an executive member, booth committee and admission gate keeper for Elmvale Minor Hockey. She also was on the executive of Elmvale Minor Baseball for too many years to count. She coached, was the secretary, fundraiser, uniform and photo organizer, and took on all the jobs that no one else wanted. Lynda was also involved with the Elmvale Figure Skating Club helping to organize the yearly carnivals. She won almost every award possible for volunteering in hockey and baseball, and as well was named “Citizen of the Year” in 2011. Even after she lost her battle with cancer, she continued to give to Elmvale Minor Baseball when over $2,500.00 was donated in her name at her funeral.James Lloyd Turner (Builder): Mr. Turner was born in

Elmvale in 1884 but moved to Calgary by Sault Ste. Marie in his teens. Mr. Turner was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958 as a builder for his work in hockey. He also played baseball in Calgary and was the only non-American in the entire Western Canada League. He is best known as establishing the Allan Cup as a nationwide competition during the 30’s and 40’s. In the West, he assembled teams, organized leagues and constructed arenas. Mr. Turner was the first to bring artificial ice to Calgary in 1931, and that started a trend across the prairies. He was the manager of rinks and teams. He managed the Calgary Tigers that lost to the Montreal Canadiens in the 1924 Stanley Cup finals. Mr. Turner was known as the off-ice version of “Mr. Hockey” in the West. He is also a member of the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame.In the next issue we will take a closer look at the teams

that will be inducted into the Team Category of the Springwater Sports Heritage Hall of Fame.Quiz Time: Eight players have had over 1,000 hits while

playing for the Toronto Blue Jays. Which player playing

in 2014 is the closest to reaching 1,000 hits as a Blue Jay? Answer belowOn the Diamond: Two local boys will be playing in the

Eastern Canadian Bantam Championships in Fredericton, New Brunswick on the weekend of August 22nd to August 24th. Zachary McLean of Springwater and Nate Robitaille from Toanche were picked up by Port Perry for the tournament. The two players impressed the Port Perry team in the qualifying tournament so much that they asked the boys to join their team for the trip east. The young men also will play with Port Perry in the Provincials A/B OASA playdowns in Campbellford this weekend. Best of luck to both players in their playdowns! Barrie Baycats: The Barrie Baycats have won the

pennant for the fourth time in the InterCounty Baseball league with a record of 29-6 with a game left with Toronto to finish the season. Barrie played a home-and-home series with Burlington last weekend, splitting with the last place team. After beating the Bandits 10-5 on the road, they dropped a 7-6 decision in Barrie. In the win, Kevin Atkinson had three hits and every starter had at least one hit in a 14-hit attack. Adam Rowe was the winning pitcher. In the loss, Burlington built up a 7-0 lead after 7 1/2 innings before the Baycats scored 5 times in the eighth and once in the ninth to make the score close. Jordan Castaldo had 4 hits to raise his league-leading batting average to .406. Three homeruns by Burlington were the big blows as Dan Meyer took the loss. Steve Lewis hit a homerun for Barrie…The playoff system being used by the league, in my opinion, is the weirdest ever. With eight teams, the playoffs would make sense with all teams making the playoffs, but that would be too easy. This year, the 8th team is out, 6th and 7th play a one-game playoff, the winner plays the 3rd seed and 4th plays 5th in a best-of-five with seeds 1 and 2 receiving a bye to the semi-finals which will not start until at least August 8. That means the Baycats will go at least 11 days without playing a game! In baseball, playing as often as possible, especially with a 29-6 record, keeps the momentum going. Sitting around for nearly two weeks is not the best way to get you ready for a playoff run. Whoever came up with this playoff system must have been partying with Rob Ford…Over the last two weeks, Barrie has defeated Toronto 5-4 and 4-2, Brantford 6-0, Hamilton 9-3 and 5-2 and Kitchener 4-1. Their other loss came against Brantford 8-0.This Day in Sports (July 31st): In 1962, the National

Baseball League rejected a proposal for interleague play…Pete Rose hit for the 44th straight game in 1978…The major league baseball strike of 1981 ended after 42 days…Brooks Robinson and Juan Marichal were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983…Willie Stargell was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988…Nolan Ryan won his 300th game in 1990…Ricky Henderson became a Toronto Blue Jay in 1993…Born on this day include legendary broadcaster Curt Gowdy (1919) and Dallas Maverick owner Mark Cuban (1958). This & That: The Commonwealth Games are on in

Glasgow, Scotland. Put up your hand if you knew that…Canada is 4th in the medal standings behind Australia, England and Scotland…Adam Lind has 895 hits as a Blue Jay and is the player closest to reaching 1,000 career hits in a Blue Jay uniform.

Comments from Midhurst Ratepayer’sDear Springwater Residents, As you may have noticed, the MRA has been experiencing

heavy pressure to meet with the Midhurst Secondary Plan developers. We have not accepted their invitation because there have already been too many backroom deals and closed-door meetings, away from the daylight of public scrutiny. It's high time residents took their rightful place - front and centre - as fully-informed citizens and voters. We have always been clear and open about our concerns

and what we want:• True respect for Springwater residents' hard-

earned tax dollars. We know that building new infrastructure to accommodate new growth will be hard on taxpayers over the long term. It's a model that's been tried and has failed in many places. If it actually did rake in so much money and ease the burden of existing taxpayers, wouldn't urban communities have the lowest tax rates in the province? They don't. Just look at Mississauga.

• Protection of our farmland from sprawl development, especially at a time when agriculture is one of Ontario's top job providers AND when we are losing 350 acres of farmland per day to non-agricultural use.

• Preservation of our water resources, including major aquifers that supply drinking water to many rural residents and wetlands that control flooding and purify that water. A globally rare wetland, the cornerstone of our watershed, is NOT an appropriate place for treated sewage.

• Long-term, robust economic plans that don't revolve around "bringing the people first" or strip malls, restaurants and other minimum wage businesses. If you're going to build a city the size of Orillia, you better have a good employment plan.

• Recognition of our rural values and heritage. We like our "community of communities" in Springwater. We neither need nor want a Midhurst "capital city" that diverts resources and attention away from Springwater's other fine communities. We like rural living. We are rural by choice, not urban by force.

So, if you're still wondering why we haven't accepted those many invitations to meet, let us be clear once more. We want to put our energy into people who can make a positive difference here: the politicians and neighbours who have the kind of "deep roots" that are the product of a sincere attachment to and love for the uniqueness of Springwater and its way of life. Why on earth would we want to meet with big city developers who we think are trying to destroy our values and our community? Their profit is our impoverishment. We can't see how we could ever find enough common ground to make such a meeting worthwhile. Instead, we're going to focus on creating positive change, not the kind that focuses on the "quick buck", but the kind that builds and sustains a healthy Springwater where future generations can thrive. We want to be "good ancestors" and leave behind a Springwater we can be proud of - not just another run-of-the-mill concrete jungle. Midhurst Ratepayers' Association

Groundwater study to enhance source water protection in central Simcoe CountyUTOPIA, Ontario, July 23, 2014 – The Nottawasaga

Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) is pleased to congratulate the Ontario Geological Survey (OGS) for undertaking a four-year study of central Simcoe County’s surficial geology.The study by the OGS, a branch of the Ministry of

Northern Development and Mines, will provide modern geoscience information to enhance source water protection. This project is a partnership between the OGS, Severn Sound Environmental Association and the NVCA.“Groundwater is used extensively throughout central

Simcoe County to support agricultural and commercial activities and to provide water for residential use. The demand for this water is growing rapidly as our population increases,” said Wayne Wilson, NVCA CAO/Secretary-Treasurer. “This study will provide municipalities, the NVCA and community partners with a better understanding of the geology in our area, supporting improved management of our groundwater resources.” The study begins this summer in the municipalities of

Clearview, Springwater, Wasaga Beach, Collingwood, Tiny, Tay, Midland and Penetanguishene. In the first year of the study, the OGS will collect data about subsurface geology. “The ongoing work of the OGS enhances the NVCA’s

understanding of the geological materials that affect groundwater,” said Ryan Post, Hydrogeologist and Source Water Protection Coordinator with the NVCA. “Data from this study will provide insights into our local groundwater supply so that we can make better informed decisions on managing this important resource.”###About the NVCA: The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation

Authority is a public agency dedicated to the preservation of a healthy environment through specialized programs to protect, conserve and enhance our water, wetlands, forests and lands.For more

information: Ryan Post, Hydrogeologist, Source Water P r o t e c t i o n Coordinator, 705-424-1479 ext. 249, [email protected]

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Art Trace found these Trace gals (Theresa, Jennifer, Bunny, Valerie, Alicia, Marilyn, Verna) at the top of the Jasper Skytram (Whistler Mountain) reading

the Springwater News, a great read and an amazing view!

Springwater News found in Jasper

Presentation of the cheque from the Twenty ninth annual Daffodil Open Golf Tournament held at Brooklea Golf and Country Club in Midland to Joyce Mayne of the Muskoka Simcoe unit of the Canadian Cancer Society.

Left to right Roger Flint, Janet Walter, Joyce Mayne, Scott Mason, Marg Coulter, Liesje Lancia, Barbara and Michael Scherloski.

2014 Daffodil Open cheque to Canadian Cancer Society

THINK PINK GOLF TOURNAMENT, July 19, 2014

Their hats were decorated, they were wearing pink and everyone was eager to hit the course at Orr Lake Golf Club. We were there to raise funds for breast cancer programs at the Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre. And raise

funds we did, over $ 8,000.00. It was a great day.Community support was once again overwhelming. A big thank you goes out to the players, the people who gave

pledges to the players, and the 100 + businesses and individuals who donated prizes or sponsored holes. Without such help, it would never be possible to do this.

Mark your calendars now for July 18, 2015... our date for next year's tournament.

New Bridge

The deck of the bridge on Glengarry Landing Road South was replaced in 8 working days. The earliest picture of the original bridge was taken in 1924. It was probably built at the turn of the century. It and the new one are one lane bridges. This is the second bridge in Springwater replaced this summer. The bridge over the Willow Creek on Nursery Road was also replaced in July.

The old bridge was cut across the foundation and down the centre, and removed with a crane. The same day a new deck, precast during the winter, was placed on the original foundation. The farmers in the area have had their tape measures out and agree that almost all farm

equipment can now cross over. The only thing missing is a place to lean your elbows on as you look over into the

Marl Creek and a hole to drop stones through.

Pics and story from Cathy Walton

In any free society, the conflict between social conformity and individual liberty is permanent, unresolvable, and necessary. -Kathleen Norris, novelist and columnist (1880-1966) was a popular American

To keep your marriage brimming, with love in the loving cup, whenever you're wrong, admit it; whenever you're

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weekend of July 17-20, was a tremendous success, not only weather-wise and visitor-wise, but also for the precious volunteer support for the Festival and Museum as well as the many artists, musicians, and artisans. We are especially grateful for the financial support from community businesses, financial institutions and government funding.We are very proud of our partners. A special thanks goes

out to the Township of Tiny for all the work and services that the employees provided: grooming the park, putting up fences, providing the pavilion and the community centre thus assuring a safe and welcoming place for our cultural celebrations.We are also thankful for government funding through

the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Heritage Canada, Foodland Ontario and the Ontario Arts Council. Our Alpha Wolf Sponsors contributed greatly to the success of our event: Caisse populaire des Desjardins, La Sève, CHIGAMIK Community Health Centre, Entité 4, Asselin Insurance Brokers, National Bank, TD Bank, Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud, Conseil scolaire Viamonde, Traductions Zip Zap Translations, North Simcoe Community Futures Development Corporation, French community radio station Vague 88.1 FM, and Club Richelieu Penetanguishene.With thanks,Nadine Lalonde, Chair, La Meute culturelle de

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My View – ElmvaleStill an unrecognized Jewel in Springwater

by Bill French - I was in Elmvale last Friday for the Farmers Market and I felt like I was in a rural municipality with friendly folk, local produce and chats about people we all knew. It reminded me of an article I wrote about 5 years ago about the importance of Elmvale as it relates to the vitality and life of Springwater.I grew up on a farm on the fifth of Flos in the 50’s.

Elmvale was the economic centre and a thriving village that supported the mainly rural farming community that surrounded it. I also lived for two years in Elmvale on Lorne Street in the 70’s with a young family and enjoyed our strolls to the main street. The people were friendly; the shopkeepers knew most of their clientele. Based on the Provinces direction in the Places to Grow policies for municipalities to develop complete communities, Elmvale is the only urban centre that meets that criterion in the Township of Springwater. Just think of it, it has all the amenities that someone could enjoy, all in walking distance. You could effectively live all you life in Elmvale without leaving the village boundary. My question is why are we not supporting it more except for lip service such as the parkette at Yonge and Queen?Since I have been at the planning and council meetings

since Feb, 2009, I have noticed approvals for expenditures for added services to Springwater. Did you know that well over half a million dollars was spent on baseball diamonds in the property close to the soccer fields and new administration centre off Nursery Road? Would it not have been a thought to possibly establish some of these baseball diamonds in Elmvale close to EDHS? Just think of the ball tournaments that could be attracted to the benefit of the struggling merchants on main street Elmvale. Since I teach business part time, I understand why the ball fields are in Midhurst. Based on Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping software it determined this is the central location if you take all homes in the township into consideration based on travel distant. That makes sense if Springwater was isolated in the middle of nowhere. However, since Midhurst is close to all the amenities of Barrie, the decision criteria should have included such things as the economic benefit to the township and the better servicing of the rural residents as considerations. That did not happen.I have had the same criticism about our administration

building on Nursery Road. Just think of the benefit it would have brought to Elmvale if located there. With 50 people on staff, it would have meant a lot of local meals and shopping, a great benefit to the community and the township. I understand that the Township owned the land in Midhurst but a more visionary approach should have been taken by the council. The Township spent extra money to be a LEEDS rated facility. I believe the extra travel distance and the use of cars to get to the isolated location of the new admin centre more than offsets any greenhouse gas savings in the building. I am not sure that this takes Springwater in the direction of building complete communities. As a rural municipality our council must get away from

thinking big city, which seems to be the approach of the planning of our township at the moment. Let’s dig deep into the roots and backbone of the Township of Springwater. If you are looking for identity, please remember people know where you can find Elmvale, Anten Mills, Phelpston, Midhurst, Hillsdale, Orr Lake, Snow Valley, Minesing, Centre Vespra. Some even know Fergusonvale and Apto. Few know what Springwater is or where it is located and there is probably not enough money to brand it. Branding takes more than a new logo and a catch phrase. Main Street Springwater is Queen Street Elmvale and I think

we can build on that to the benefit of all citizens of Springwater.Let’s elect a council that has a vision for the entire

township and not just mega developments in the south end of the township.Help me lead that vision!It’s you [email protected] • 705-718-7031

CORRECT INFORMATION OR UNSUBSTATIATED OPINION

The Midhurst Ratepayers Association (MRA), Bill French, and Les Stewart want the public to believe that the main election issue in the up and coming Springwater fall election is voting to stop the Midhurst Secondary Plan (MSP). Their platform is made up of unsubstantiated opinion and fear mongering.STOPPING THE MSPThe MSP was approved by the Province through a special

rule/regulation allowing 300 hectares in specific locations to proceed at this time. The remaining Plan is held at the OMB indefinitely and can be reopened in the future. This means the development can proceed for approximately 10000 people for the planning horizon of 2031. The only way this development can be stopped is by the

Province of Ontario passing a regulation to rescind the special rule. This would undoubtedly cost the Province considerable funds in law suits. Jim Wilson, the acting Conservative Party Leader has also acknowledged that the Province would be ill-advised to consider this action due to the millions of dollars in costs. How could Springwater Council possibly even consider going against the regulations and laws of Ontario when the Province is concerned over the costs and unwilling to change the governing regulations. Springwater has also written direction from one of the best Municipal Law Firms in the Province confirming that we would be breaking the law and will face very expensive law suits. There are no grounds to repeal the Plan, all processes and regulations were followed. The environmental concern is being addressed through with the ongoing Environmental Assessment process presently underway and is expected to be complete within a year. Bill French, Les Stewart, and the some members of MRA

do not promote this but only have their unsubstantiated opinion on the matter.I understand the concern over a development of this size

and there needs be ongoing review and close attention to controls on the financial and environmental planning going forward. This Council is doing that with detail studies and reports in order to confirm and advise the Provincial agencies of our requirements and conditions.Recently the OMB verbally approved the Draft Plans for

MSP with some of the most stringent environmental and planning conditions for a development in the County of Simcoe. Springwater Staff and Council played a major role in crafting over 150 conditions. The Nottawasaga Conservation Authority provided their requirements and fully endorsed the conditions presented. The MRA was given the opportunity to provide comments

in opposition to the development both verbally and in writing, but they declined as they could not find issue with the conditions. The opportunity was there at the OMB for the MRA to lay out all their concerns and issues; they chose to be silent. They must have had no arguments to bring forward, why else would they skip this opportunity.FEAR MONGERINGTHE NORTHERN AREA OF SPRINGWATER WILL

SUFFER IF MIDHURST GROWS BY 10000 PEOPLEThe suggestion that the unbalanced population and voting

power of the south will hurt the north area of Springwater is not new. I heard this same argument in 1994 when I was on Council during amalgamation. Since that time I have not witnessed that and actually the opposite has happened, all the areas in Springwater have benefited even though presently the South has more representatives and population. Getting good representation and Springwaters’ representation by population ward system, mitigates that threat. Having all the South Councilors voting to exclude something from the North has not happened in the 10 years I have been on Springwater Council and is not likely to occur. There are many Municipalities in Ontario where one area has a larger population and they do not experience this.TAXPAYERS WILL PAY MORE TO SUPPORT THE

OPERATION OF THE NEW WASTE WATER (SEWER) AND WATER SYSTEMS IN MIDURST.Waste water and water systems are independent of the

Municipal tax expense and are treated as a separate account. Users of the system pay for funding the operation and capital requirements of the system. Springwater’s user fees are calculated to include all the operating and long term expenses of these systems. Presently the existing waste water and water systems have a healthy capital reserve for future requirements and the new Midhurst system will be no different. If you wish to confirm this review the

Springwater Financial fact sheets.I can no longer stand by and read letters and articles in the

paper that do not provide good information. Week after week opinions are expressed and many readers actually believe the misinformation and unsubstantiated opinions.This Council continually takes criticism weekly in

the paper and at Council meetings by a small group of people. Ask yourself the question, why do they take it, is the majority of the present Council so misinformed and so mislead regarding the MSP, or maybe they are well informed and governing in the best interest of Springwater. These same individuals are always negative and never

speak of the great things this Council has accomplished , such as improving the investment in roads, bridges , parks while reducing the infrastructure deficit, paying off debt, building reserves to minimize impacts on future taxes, improving the efficiency of operations, and enhancing community events. The Townships independent Auditors and the BMA Management Consultant Report both indicate that Springwater is a well run Municipality.The 2015 to 2019 Council will have its challenges,

choosing the right representatives is key , select the Candidate that has experience and ability to manage the Corporation. Getting the right facts and rational information not opinions and misinformation is very important in making the right choice.STOPPING THE MSP IS NOT THE ISSUE, MANAGING

IT PROPERLY IS, WE NEED PEOPLE IN PLACE ON THE NEW COUNCIL THAT ARE WILLING TO DO JUST THAT.Dan McleanDeputy Mayor

PGH Closes - What is the Cost?Dear Editor:A group of concerned citizens met yesterday to discuss

the closure of the former PGH. Closure of this site means a huge cost over the long run to save so little in comparison. Representatives from Palliative Care, Hospice, dialysis and interested citizens were in attendance. Concerns were: Why is the mayor of Penetang not calling

a meeting of council and the townspeople?Palliative Care: How many beds are really going to

GBGH? Will the palliative patients really have a quiet, calm area? This area requires a fair amount of space.How much planning has really been given to address

these special concerns? When dialysis moves in “16” where would such a large unit fit in as well? What a huge cost to accommodate this unit! Saving money at what cost!It is never wise to sell your assets to lower a deficit.The cost of transferring programs far outweighs the

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Yarn Bombers

Discovery Harbour recently hosted a special Appreciation Evening to thank all the community volunteer knitters and crocheters who ‘YARN BOMBED” the historic site as part of Discovery Harbour’s 200th Year Celebrations. 125 “Yarn Bombers” attended the evening and had a chance to tour their amazing collective work which now adorns the historic site until August 10. Pictured back row, left to right: Jan Gray, General Manager, Huronia Historical Parks, Toni Juneau, and Jean Juneau. Front Row, left to right : Lorette Maheu, Dorothy Duquette, Bernadette Juneau, and Stella Juneau, the oldest of the Discovery Harbour Yarn Bombers

Discovery Harbour recently hosted a special Appreciation Evening to thank all the community volunteer knitters and crocheters who ‘YARN BOMBED” the historic site as part of Discovery Harbour’s 200th Year Celebrations. 125 “Yarn Bombers” attended the evening and had a chance to tour their amazing collective work which now adorns the historic site until August 10. Pictured in foreground is Kathleen Stevens of Moonstone, the youngest Discovery Harbour Yarn Bomber of 10 years old who coordinated the participation of many of her neighbours.

Yarn Bombers unveil their record-setting work at Discovery Harbour

The fabulous work of over 300 regional knitters/crocheters was unveiled at Discovery Harbour on July 26, making the heritage attraction the first historic site ever to be “Yarn Bombed” from one end to the other in Canada. The project is part of the ongoing 200th Year Celebrations at Discovery Harbour taking place this summer.Discovery Harbour’s project will delight visitors as they

wonder at over 500 “Yarn Bombed” items displayed on the historic site, including buildings and building interior furnishings, barrels, cannons, trees, fences and ship parts, as well as smaller objects like mice, spider webs, snakes, ladybugs, fruits, and much more.Described as a global creative movement to beautify

public spaces, Yarn Bombing is a colourful art form that has made expressive impacts around the world. The sky’s the limit for the fabulous installations – everything from parking meters to picture frames, military tanks, trees, bicycles, and even buses have been “Yarn Bombed” via fun, funky, and heartfelt efforts from talented knitters. The knitting/crocheting that happened at Discovery

Harbour was an intergenerational activity that involved both very experienced and beginner knitters, allowing the historic site’s “Yarn Bombing” project to engage a wide variety of community members. One such group was the Juneau family, spanning four generations with a combined knitting/crocheting experience of over 425 years! Many other community members and organizations also participated, including retirement homes, church groups, and libraries, school children, cousins, friends, and families. On July 24th, Discovery Harbour hosted an evening at

the historic site to recognize and thank the individual volunteers and community groups that made the landmark event possible. 125 volunteers attended and had the opportunity to tour Discovery Harbour “Yarn Bombed”! Many guests were able to find their knitted or crocheted

square or strip around a tree or covering one of the many yarn bombed items at the attraction. Items inside the historic buildings ranged from crocheted mice, complete with cheese to a woolly knitted 24TH Regiment of Worwickshire military uniform around a

grandfather clock! Jan Gray, General Manager of Huronia Historical Parks,

is thrilled with the broad community response to the heart warming, woolly project. “We are overwhelmed with the number of passionate, creative volunteers who have donated their time to create the many “Yarn Bombed” items to help us celebrate Discovery Harbour’s 200th Anniversary this year”, she noted. “Come out and see this incredible display first-hand – I know you’ll marvel at the colour, creativity, and talented passion shown by all the individuals that contributed. Our woolly installations will definitely make you smile”, she added.The Yarn Bombing installations can be viewed throughout

Discovery Harbour until at least August 10. All items will then be re-assembled into blankets and donated to shelters and emergency responders. Discovery Harbour wishes to thank the many volunteers

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Wilson Reintroduces Christmas Tree legislation

On Wednesday, Simcoe-Grey MPP Jim Wilson was pleased to reintroduce legislation that, if passed, will designate the first Saturday in December of each year as Christmas Tree Day in Ontario. Wilson's original legislation, Bill 185, Christmas Tree Day Act, 2014, died on the order paper when the provincial election was called. "I'm very pleased to be reintroducing legislation that

recognizes such an important rural industry in our province," said Wilson. "The Christmas Tree industry employs thousands of workers across Ontario contributing substantially to the overall well being of many local communities." In his remarks Wilson reiterated how the industry

employs thousands of workers in farming, transportation and retail sectors and produces more than one million fresh, farm-grown Christmas trees for purchase each year with the same number of seedlings planted in annual harvests. He also explained that the industry has vast environmental benefits including the removal of 13 tons of airborne pollutants per acre per year, as well as creates a protective haven for a variety of bird and mammal species. "When Ontario has more Christmas tree farms than

any other province we should be proud of that fact," said Wilson. "27% of farms across the country are located in Ontario, many in my riding. It is time they receive the recognition they deserve." Shirley Brennan, Executive Director of Christmas Tree

Farmers of Ontario, has been working tirelessly to further this message. She explains that the industry is important both for its financial contributions to our province, but also because of the tradition it creates and its propensity to bring people together. Wilson credits his constituent, Mr. Fred Somerville,

owner of Somerville Nurseries and President of Christmas Tree Farmers of Ontario, for the inspiration behind this bill. Wilson was pleased to bring forward this legislation a second time and will continue to do everything he can to help push it through.

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Interview Question: What is it like to have a brain injury?Answer from the Brain Injured Person: Most days

learning to live with my new brain is manageable as I learn to re-teach the brain the things that need relearning. However there are days when nothing makes sense. Those are the days that provide the most confusion for me and the people around me.Interview Question: What would you like people to

know about living with a brain injury?Answer from the Brain Injured Person: I wish that people

would be more courageous and compassionate about what day to day living is like when people have brain injuries.Interview Question: Courageous what do you mean by

that?Answer from the Brain Injured Person: I mean that during

those times when “the brain has had enough” and “nothing makes sense” and “that place where damage is done to relationships” I wish that people would have enough courage to ask “How are you doing?” and listen to the answer with compassion when I try to explain what is happening in my brain and don’t try to figure it out just listen. Interview Question: When you are in that dark and lonely

place what bothers you the most?Answer from the Brain Injured Person: What bothers me

the most is that people put my actions and my reactions under a microscope and try to analyse everything and then at the same time exclude me from the decision process and already decide that because I have a brain injury that I am not capable of making decisions.Interview Question: What is the biggest frustration about

living with a brain injury?Answer from the Brain Injured Person: The biggest

frustration is that the “brain” seems to be off limits to conversation. The brain injured person knows what is happening in the brain but never seems to get to the point to be able to explain to people what is happening in their brains. What it is like to be so confused about certain things? What it is like to live without any past memories? What it is like to be able to perform a task one day and not the next? It takes a great amount of understanding and compassion to listen to the brain injured person about their brain injuries. To the Brain Injured Person: Find someone who is

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By Carla Hindman, Director of Financial Education, Visa Canada - Divorce is often referred to as the No. 2 most stressful life event, second only to death of a spouse. And no wonder: Besides its obvious emotional impact, getting divorced can also be a financial nightmare as you're forced to deal with nagging

details like separating your finances, acquiring your own health insurance and deciding who will claim the kids as tax deductions.Here are some of the many financial issues to consider

when you separate – and to keep in mind even if your marriage is on stable ground:Get good advice. Even couples who part amicably should

have capable representation. That means not only hiring a good lawyer but often, a financial planner as well. Especially after a long marriage, you'll need objective advice about how to fairly divide property (especially if the value has escalated), calculate child support, ensure you have sufficient health, life and property insurance, understand Social Security and retirement plan implications and more. Although good financial planners aren't inexpensive,

the money their advice might save you in preventing a prolonged divorce battle – not to mention ensuring your future financial security – can be well worth the investment. If you don't know a financial planner, http://www.fpsc.ca/find-planner is a good place to start your search.Protect your credit standing. One of the first things

divorcing couples should do is separate their finances. This means closing joint bank and credit card accounts and opening new accounts in your own name. Also, if you share a mortgage or other valuable property, make sure your interests are protected in the divorce settlement.These measures can help prevent an economically

struggling or vindictive spouse from amassing debt that could ruin your credit. Just be sure all closed accounts are fully paid off, even if it means transferring balances to your new account and paying them off yourself. That's because late or stopped payments by either party on a joint account – open or closed – will damage both of your credit ratings.A word of caution to women: Although not as common

today, in the past many women didn't put their names on joint accounts; so if a woman's husband died suddenly or they got a divorce, she had no personal credit history and had a difficult time opening accounts. Make sure you have personal or joint bank and credit card accounts in good standing to prevent such mishaps.

Tony Terlato Is Betting on MillennialsBy David White - "When I was in college, we drank beer. When my sons were in college, they drank draft beer. But when my granddaughter was in college, she'd get together with five girls, go out to a restaurant, and they'd each put $10 toward a $60 bottle of wine."Tony Terlato, the chairman of Terlato Wine Group,

shared this story while explaining why his entire company is focused on millennials.Marketers everywhere are obsessed with this

demographic, which is comprised of those born between 1980 and 2000. But hearing Tony Terlato talk about this generation was different. Terlato isn't some young, tech-obsessed marketing

executive. He just celebrated his 80th birthday and has worked in the wine industry for nearly six decades. Master sommelier Tim Gaiser recently praised Terlato for

bringing "wine into mainstream American consciousness" and gave him credit for helping change "domestic wine tastes from mass-produced, sweet, fortified jug wines that dominated drinking habits after WWII to the likes of classified-growth Bordeaux, top Italian estates, and the best wineries in California that are enjoyed by many today."Indeed, one in every eight bottles of wine over $14 sold

in America passes through Terlato's sales and marketing firm, Terlato Wines International.So Terlato has seen it all. And he's more optimistic than

ever before about the future of America's wine market, because he's certain that millennials are embracing wine.Most forward-looking companies are targeting the nation's

75 million millennials, of course. Today's young professionals have more discretionary income than any previous generation, so working to attract these consumers makes sense.In the wine industry, though, many are dismissive of

today's 20-and 30-somethings. Three years ago, while speaking on a panel about

marketing to the next generation of wine drinkers at the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley, Kayla Koroush of Heringer Estates talked about a recent experience in an area tasting room. Because of her age, she was completely ignored.Treating any customer -- in wine and elsewhere -- in such

a fashion is inexcusable. But in the wine industry, Kayla's experience is common.Some industry leaders even defend ignoring this

demographic. Rob McMillan, who heads up Silicon Valley Bank's wine division, has urged his colleagues to spend less time worrying about young consumers, because it's "absolutely false" to think that millennials are driving fine wine sales.Never mind the fact that today's youngest consumers

grew up seeing wine as part of the American experience. Or the fact that more wines from more places are more available than ever before. Plus, as Joe Roberts of 1WineDude.com once wrote in

an industry missive, "You cannot ignore this younger generation forever. Boomers and Gen Xers will some day have to stop buying your wine because they have a terminal condition that will eventually kill them all (it's called being human)."Baby boomers do have more spending power than

millennials, but millennials are more likely to spend more than $20 on a bottle of wine.Terlato has noticed this. "Millennials can afford to spend

$20, $25 dollars on a bottle of wine; they don't even think twice about it," he commented. Terlato has always tried to predict where the wine market

is headed. "I want to try to be where the market is going," he explained, "because if you're where the market already is, it's too late to be important -- somebody else already made those plans." And he's succeeded. Consider Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio, which Terlato discovered in 1979 while in northern Italy searching for America's next great white. Shortly after bringing the wine to market, it became the most successful imported wine priced over $15 in U.S. history.In his autobiography, Terlato wrote about a 1956 encounter

with Robert Mondavi, where Mondavi predicted that one day, a bottle of wine would be on every American dinner table. We're not there yet, but if Terlato's granddaughter is any indication, that's where we're headed. David White is the founder and editor of Terroirist.com, which was named "Best Overall Wine Blog" at the 2013

Wine Blog Awards. His columns are housed at Grape Collective.

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The theater was the brainchild of Richard Hollingshead. Reportedly inspired by his mother's struggle to sit

comfortably in traditional movie theater seats, he came up with the idea of an open-air theater where patrons

watched movies in the comfort of their own automobiles. He received a patent in May of 1933 and opened Park-In

Theaters, Inc. less than a month later. Hollingshead charged 25 cents per car and 25 cents

per person, with no group paying more than one dollar. The idea caught on, and after Hollingshead's patent was overturned in 1949, drive-in theaters began popping up

all over the country. One of the largest drive-ins was the All-Weather Drive-In

of Copiague, New York, which featured parking space for 2,500 cars, a kid's playground and a full service

restaurant, all on a 28-acre lot.

The first-ever drive-in movie theater was Park-In Theaters located on Crescent Boulevard in Camden, New

Jersey. It opened on June 6, 1933.Drive-in theaters showed mostly B-movies. Sound quality

started out as poor - Hollingshead originally mounted three speakers manufactured by RCA Victor near the

screen. Later technology made it possible for each car's to play the movie's soundtrack through its FM radio.

The popularity of the drive-in spiked after World War II and reached its heyday in the late 1950s to mid-60s, with

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Both Vulnerable South West North East 1♥ Dbl 1♠ Pass 4♥ Pass Pass Pass You are West, looking at the N-W hands, there must be something on your breakfast table to cover the S-E hands. Against 4♥ you lead the ♣K, and that holds the trick, Partner playing the Two. Now, at Trick 2, there is only one card in your hand that will defeat this contract. What is it?

Before you play to Trick 2, let’s analyze Trick 1. Partner played the Two, and in standard carding methods that is discouraging. In other words, Partner does not like the suit and it is safe to assume that he does not have the Ace. So Declarer has the Ace, yet she did not win the trick. What is she up to? That’s right, she would just love for you to continue with Clubs, allowing her to win the Ace and get a ruff in Dummy. It goes against the grain to lead away from certain trump holdings, and leading from Qx has potential for blowing a trump trick. Nonetheless, stopping the ruff is paramount, so you bite the bullet and shift to a trump. But which one? Leading a low trump would deprive Declarer of a trick by stopping his Club ruff, but it might return the trick by destroying Partner’s trump holding. Time to remove that diagonally placed (pre-syrup) waffle from your morning newspaper, and take a peek at the S-E hands. Yes, at Trick 2, the only card in your hand that will beat the contract is the ♥Q! Not only does it deprive Declarer of his ruff in Dummy, but it also preserves Partner’s natural trump trick. In the fullness of time the defense will score three Clubs and a Heart, and that is down one. Visit www.acbl.org for more about the fascinating game of bridge or email [email protected] For games in Barrie see www.barriebridge.com For games in Midland see www.midlanddbc.com

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Despite the sobering setting in a German POW camp, “Hogan’s Heroes” became a popular comedy when it aired on CBS in 1965. “I didn’t have any problem when my agent told me I was wanted for a comedy series about a Nazi stalag,” said Robert Clary, who played the passionately patriotic Frenchman Corporal Louis LeBeau. “Acting is a tough business, and if you’re lucky enough to get work and have the talent, you do your best to make a show successful,” he said. “We had a great crew and I enjoyed the six years we were together. The sad part is that I’m now the only survivor of the original cast.” Clary knows about survival. In 1942, along with a dozen members of his immediate family, 16-year-old Robert was dragged from his apartment in occupied France and thrown into a series of Nazi concentration camps over three years. When the war ended, he was the only member of his captured family to walk out alive. “I was young, so they put me to work in a factory making 4,000 wooden shoe heels a day,” he said. “The noise was unbelievable, so I sang while I worked and that’s how I survived.” Clary had been in the entertainment business in his native France since the age of 12. While detained, he and other musical inmates performed for their fellow prisoners. The guards, however, were notoriously brutal. “The first time I saw a hanging, it was petrifying. They would hang people for nothing most of the time.” Even after American troops arrived at Buchenwald on April 11, 1945, and liberated the prisoners, Clary’s Holocaust hell was far from over. “I couldn’t talk about what happened for 36 years, and had nightmares fearing I was going to be taken away again.” In 1980, he began to discuss his experience publically and the nightmares disappeared. “I traveled across North America for over 20 years talking to groups so that no one could deny these atrocities ever happened,” he said. After his liberation, Clary returned to the arts – performing in plays, painting, and recording numerous jazz albums. In 1949, he came to the U.S. and developed a friendship with entertainer Eddie Cantor and his daughter Natalie, whom he married in 1965. “She was the love of my life,” he said of his wife who died in 1997. “And he was my mentor who helped me break into nightclubs here, which led to film and television.” Clary is quick to point out that despite his own horrific war experience, his involvement in “Hogan’s Heroes” didn’t trigger traumatic memories. “It was set in a POW camp,” he said. “While life in real camps was terrible, it was quite different to the concentration camps.” In 2001, Clary published his autobiography “From the Holocaust to Hogan's Heroes” and now, at 88, has a web site (see www.robertclary.com). Though his biography is filled with stories of heartbreaking tragedy, there are moments of joy such as when Clary is reunited after the war with siblings who had escaped and survived. “My brother was a tailor and suggested I go into the business,” he said. “I told him ‘You must be crazy! I’m going back to show business.’ So that’s what I did, and have loved every moment of it.”

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Wilson Continues Fight against Wind Turbines at Collingwood Airport

Simcoe-Grey MPP Jim Wilson continues to seek answers about the status of a German company’s proposal to build eight 500 foot tall wind turbines on the flight path of the Collingwood Regional Airport. Today at Queen’s Park, Wilson questioned Premier Wynne again over why she continues to entertain such a dangerous project. “Premier, your government keeps pushing through

[the proposal] ... despite opposition from surrounding municipalities and despite safety warnings from the Airport Board and pilots,” said Wilson. “If the project goes ahead, it won’t be a question of if there will be deaths; it will be a question of when those deaths occur.”The Premier passed the question off to the Minister of

Energy who wrongly shifted responsibility to the federal government and gave the same response former Energy Minister MPP Chris Bentley gave two years ago. It was noted by a stakeholder in the legislative committee

that reviewed the Green Energy Act before it was passed that Transport Canada merely sets the standards and supervises aeronautical activities-they have no power over land use or zoning. Wilson made reference to that fact in his supplementary question before redirecting the question back to the Premier. “Premier, you appeared in my riding just before you

became Liberal leader ... and you said three things: that green energy projects should not be allowed to move ahead in face of community opposition; that an airport shutdown because of wind turbines doesn’t make sense; and you committed to review the situation at the Collingwood airport,” said Wilson. “It’s been a year and a half since you made that commitment. What’s happened with the review? We’ve certainly heard nothing.” This time the Premier bumped the question to the

Minister of Environment who flippantly tried to pass the issue off as one of federal jurisdiction.

Huronia Land Conservancy Leads Treasure Hunt

Midland, Ontario – It’s a “natural treasure hunt”. The Huronia Land Conservancy has a new program to help local property owners discover the treasures of nature that dwell on their land. Already, 35 property owners on the northern Penetanguishene peninsula have invited professionals from the Conservancy to visit their property this Spring and Summer, to prepare ecological surveys and share the results.“Huronia is a region of exceptional ecological

importance, and private individuals own and care for most of those important features” said Kristina Kostuk, the Conservancy’s project leader. “By supporting this survey, each property owner will have new information about the species of birds, plants and animals on their property, and they will understand how their land contributes to the health and vitality of the region. All this is at no cost to the land owner”.

Scott Martin of WILD Canada is a primary researcher in the program and has already visited many properties. “We have found a lot of species, some of them rare and endangered” said Scott, “We have had many discoveries,

such as rare breeding bird species, orchids, hidden wetlands and very unusual habitat types.. I am sure the owners will be very interested in the survey results.”“We are fully committed for this season” said Ms. Kostuk,

but we expect to contact more property owners this coming winter for additional surveys in 2015.”The Huronia Land Conservancy (HLC) is a community

based, non-government charity created to protect and conserve Huronia’s rich natural and cultural heritage. Founded in Midland in 2009, HLC is active in the communities between Georgian Bay and the City of Barrie, and between the Town of Coldwater west to the Town of Wasaga Beach. HLC works to protect heritage by assisting landowners with information and stewardship resources such as this survey. HLC purchases or accepts donations and partial donations of significant lands, and manages land for long term conservation and community benefit. For additional information, interested persons can visit

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so let's put these together and have the kids start to work on exhibits for the fair. Pictured here is Rori Valender with the cover of the Elmvale Fall Fair Booklet, just one of

the items that Rori placed 1st in. Rori spent lot of her time doing the activities in her grade level. So take the time to see what your child can enter, work on it in the next month or so and then when the kids get back to school then can get the tags from their teacher to enter their exhibit in the fair on Thanksgiving weekend. Here are the lists, by grade, of some of the exhibits that the kids can put in the Fair. Parents please make sure the kids do the work themselves, they will have more fun!! Your entry lists are also on the Fair website. elmvalefallfair.comWye Design-Special Sections 117 - 119Prizes: 1st - $5.00, 2nd - $3.00, 3rd - $2.00GRADE 6 – 8 as of Sept 30, 2014117. Design your family tree on the computer. Must show

min. 2 generations. 8½” x 11” (22 cm x 28 cm)118. Design a Front Book Cover for our 2015 Fall Fair

Book 8½” tall x 5” wide (22 cm tall x 12.5 cm wide) any medium, black and white only119. Sketch a farm animal in charcoal or pencil 8½” x 11”

(22 cm x 28 cm)Lego - Coronation Masonic Lodge - Special Sections 120-121Prizes 1st - $5.00, 2nd - $3.00, 3rd - $2.00(These will be displayed in secure showcases)120. JK – GR 3 Only “Tractor”, max 28 cm (11”) tall121. GR 4 – 8 Only “Barn with silo”, max 28 cm (11”) tallElmvale Home Building Centre - SpecialPrize money offered in Sections 122 - 1241st $ 6.00, 2nd - $4.00, 3rd - $3.00Make a creation, out of duct tape ONLY. No additional

materials to be used.122. JK - Grade 4123. Grades 5 - 8124. Grades 9 – 12For Special Needs Students “Yes I Can!!!” Anything GoesSections 125 – 128 $2.50 for every worthy entry125. JK – Grade 3126. Grade 4 – 6127. Grade 7 – 8128. Secondary SchoolPrizes offered in Sections 129 - 1511st - $2.50, 2nd - $2.00, 3rd - $1.50Note: Printing & Writing poems are available from

classroom teachers, as well as on the Fair web site.JK & SK129. Draw a picture, on 28 cm x 44 cm (11” x 17”) white

paper, any media, “Me at Play”GRADE 1130. Draw a picture, on 28 cm x 44 cm (11” x 17”) white

paper, any media, “In my Back Yard”131. Printing, use page provided by school representative,

“my Name is ….”GRADE 2132. Draw a picture, on 28 cm x 44 cm (11” x 17”) white

paper, any media, “Animal Friends”133. Printing, on 3-ring lined paper, printed every other

line, first 4 lines of the poem “Funny Turkey”GRADE 3134. Draw a picture, on 28 cm x 44 cm (11” x 17”) white

paper, any media, “Fun in the leaves”135. Printing, on 3-ring lined paper, printed every other

line, the poem “An Autumn Day”136. Creative Writing, on 22 cm x 28 cm (8.5” x 11”) white

paper, may be typed, “At the Fall Fair, I’m going to...”GRADE 4137. Draw a picture, on 28 cm x 44 cm (11” x 17”) white

paper, any media, “The Fall Fair”138. Writing, on 3-ring lined paper, written on every

other line, the poem “In Autumn” The Following Classes 129 Thru 160 Are Pre-Judged.

Only 3 Entries Per Classroom.If the work is done at home, it must be in the hands of either

the classroom teacher or L. Murray 705-322-5067 no later than Fri. Oct. 3, 2014 9 a.m. for pre-judging by a committee.Art, Penmanship And Posters139. Creative Writing, on 22 cm x 28 cm (8.5” x 11”)

white paper, may be typed, “What will my School look like in 2040”GRADE 5140. Draw a picture, on 28 cm x 44 cm (11” x 17”) white

paper, any media, “An Autumn Scene”141. Writing, on 3-ring lined paper, written on every

other line, the poem “Thanksgiving”142. Creative Writing, on 22 cm x 28 cm (8.5” x 11”)

white paper, may be typed, “My Adventure at the Fair”GRADE 6143. Draw a picture, on 28 cm x 44 cm 11” x 17”) white

paper, Any media, “Scene from my Window”144. Writing, on 3-ring lined

paper, written on every other line, the poem “Leaf Blankets”145. Creative Writing, on 22 cm x 28 cm (8.5” x 11”) white

paper, may be typed, “My Adventure at the Pyramids”GRADE 7146. Draw a picture, on 28 cm x 44 cm (11” x 17”) white

paper, any media, ”Interesting Landscape”147. Writing, on 3-ring lined paper, written on every line,

(ink) the poem “Autumn Wind”148. Expository Writing, on 22 cm x 28 cm (8.5” x 11”)

white paper, may be typed, “My Canadian Hero”GRADE 8149. Draw a picture, on 28 cm x 44 cm (11” x 17”) white

paper, any media, “Sunset”150. Writing, on 3-ring lined paper, written on every line,

(ink) the poem “Leaves”151. Expository Writing, on 22 cm x 28 cm (8.5” x 11”)

white paper, may be typed, “Biography of a Teacher”POSTER COMPETITIONSREMINDER: “Posters are pre-judged and are to be

submitted by Oct. 3 as per info on previous pageSimcoe County Dairy Producer Committee - Special

Prizes offered in Sections 152 – 1541st - $10.00, 2nd - $6.00, 3rd - $4.00Any media, on white paper, 28 cm x 44 cm (11” x 17”)152. GRADE 1 & 2: Milk Products153. GRADE 3 & 4: Dairy Farming – “Then & Now”154. GRADE 5 & 6: Technology on Dairy Farms** First prize poster in each age group becomes the

property of the Simcoe County Dairy Producer Committee, and will be entered in a County-wide competition.O.A.A.S Youth Poster - Special Prizes offered in

Sections 155 – 157 1st - $20.00, 2nd - $15.00, 3rd - $10.00Theme – “Promoting Your Fair”Name and date of Fair must be clearly shown on poster.

Must be hand drawn. Minimum size 8½” x 11” (22 cm x 28 cm) - Maximum size 11” x 17” (28 cm x 44 cm), “poster” size. Proofread spelling. Each entry must then be mounted on BRISTOL BOARD to add a 5.5 cm (2”) border on all four sides. If work is done at home, it must be in the hands of classroom teacher by Friday, October 3, 2014 at 9 a.m. **First prize poster will be entered in District Competition. Name of person, school, and Fair must be printed on back of poster.155. J.K. - Gr. 4156. Gr. 5 - Gr. 8157. Gr. 9 - Gr. 12Judging Standards for O.A.A.S. Special

Poster Competition1. Overall Appearance - 20 points2. Attract and hold attention - 25 points3. Competition theme clear - 40 points4. Quality materials/end product - 15 pointsSimcoe County Federation Of Agriculture

Farm Safety Poster ContestPrizes offered in Sections 158 – 1601st - $10.00, 2nd - $6.00, 3rd - $4.00Please use 28 cm x 44cm (11” x 17”) paper,

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Wallwin Electric’s tradition continuesBuilding on a 28 year

tradition of supporting Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH), Wallwin Electric Services Ltd. has made another generous contribution of $75,000 to the health centre. In total, Wallwin Electric has given more than $150,000, including this latest gift, and continues to demonstrate their long-term commitment to RVH.This latest donation will

be allocated toward a new Advanced Cardiac Care program at RVH. Currently, North Simcoe Muskoka is the only region in the province without advanced cardiac services. As a result, every year more than 3,500 heart patients must travel to centres outside the region for lifesaving cardiac care. The development of an Advanced Cardiac Care program, in

partnership with Southlake Regional Health Centre, will have a significant impact on bringing cardiac care to residents. The services RVH will provide through the program include cardiac diagnostics and interventions such as coronary angiogram and angioplasty, giving patients access to faster treatment, a shorter hospital stay and less travel time.With RVH’s $450 million expansion complete, the

health centre is focused on continuing to bring specialized programs closer to home, including advanced heart care, child mental health and women’s cancer services, while expanding clinical research. RVH relies 100 per cent on the generosity of donors to fund new equipment that ensures safe, high quality care. About Wallwin Electric - Wallwin Electrics Services

Ltd. is located in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, where it was founded in 1951. Due to steady growth, the company has expanded several times and today operates a 16,500 square foot, state-of-the-art facility. As one of the largest electrical contractors of its kinds in Canada, Wallwin Electric’s client base continues to grow beyond central Ontario to now include other regions of Canada, the United States and internationally. Wallwin offers complete industrial and commercial contracting services, a motor shop for rewinding services and retail sales counter, and a service department that operates 365 days of the year, 24 hours per day.

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Tom Smith Mixed Triples TournamentThe Tom Smith Mixed Triples Tournament was held at

the Midland and District Lawn Bowling Club on Sunday, July 20. This tournament was modified this year to 2 games which seemed popular. Fourteen teams entered the competition with 3 teams finishing up with a perfect 2 and 0 record. In top spot were Peggy Dundas, Clarke Rever and Gord Belcher, in second place were Garry Higgins, Louis Waddell and Nell Reed, and in third place were Cindy Higgins, Doug Hamelin and Donna Stewart (a new bowler). Also in the winner’s circle with one win were Marv Hebner, Nate Keeping and Barb Abray and the team of Bob Maurice, Joan Bourrie and Sue Hamelin. The drawmasters were Wayne Morrison and Ida Keeping.For more information on lawn bowling go to

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Shown in the photo left to right are Gord Belcher, Peggy Dundas and Clarke Rever. Photo by Bill Hunter

Sutherland Financial Mixed Triples Tournament

The Midland and District Lawn Bowling Club hosted the Sutherland Financial Mixed Triples Tournament on Tuesday, July 22. Ron O’Sullivan and his team of Larry Swift and Donna Stewart (new bowler) didn’t let the hot sticky weather prevent him from capturing first place with a 3 and 0 record. Second place was claimed by the trio of Fred Israel, Irene West and Tom Stewart (new bowler) and third spot went to Gary Butineau, Jim Sinclair and Kate Barry. The high one game winners were Joan Howard, Gail O’Sullivan and Larry Broughton. The drawmasters were Clare and Lillian Robinson.

Photo left to right Larry Swift, Donna Stewart, Ron O’Sullivan and Bill Sutherland. Photo by Doug Reed.

THEY ARE BIG AND BEAUTIFUL! 2014 has been our sixth year for Focus Elmvale’s Hanging Flower Basket project. This year has been the biggest challenge yet, when it came to finding sponsors for the baskets. Each year the floral display has improved and been more and more attractive, not only for visitors to the village, but also the residents of Elmvale. Focus Elmvale is now looking for another community group to take on this special project for next year. Fresh ideas and connections are possibly what are needed for the project to continue. Copies of all of our sponsor request letters, lists, pictures and media articles will be made available to the persons who carry on the project. It is hoped that this year the Township of Springwater finds the resources to enable them to water and leave the baskets up until the after the Thanksgiving weekend, weather permitting. A big thank you to all the wonderful folks who are Sponsors of Elmvale’s Hanging Flower Baskets for 2014

BusinessesAntique Market Bazaar, Classique Dimensions Family Hair Care, Dr. Hans Harlos, Foodland – Elmvale, G & S

Services Inc., PineRock Mechanical Services, Steeler’s Restaurant & Pub, The Village Shoppe, TD Canada Trust, Whitfield’s Guardian Pharmacy

OrganizationsCentre Flos Women’s Institute, Coronation Lodge A.F. & A.M. #466, Elmvale Business Improvement Area (BIA), Elmvale Community Church, Elmvale Community Hall Board, Elmvale District High School, Elmvale and District Maple Syrup Festival, Flos Agricultural Society, Friends of the Springwater Public Library, North Simcoe Junior Farmers, Springwater - Elmvale Farmers’ Market, North Simcoe Community Futures Development Corp.

IndividualsKaty Austin, Paul & Lois Bertram, James & Joan Churchill, Dan & Bonnie Clement, Ross & Marilyn Cole, Linda & Ron French, Moira King & family, Lynn Patkau, Joan Revie, Jean-Francois Robitaille & Mikaela Lefaive, Linda & Walter Stapiak, Gloria & George Woods

SentimentsTo our lovely town from Vivien Dickinson

In MemoriamIn memory of Annette Belcourt by Louis Belcourt and family, In memory of Selena Burnett by Mike and Fay Stone and family, In memory of Larry Clement by the family, In memory of Bernadette Denis from the Pellegrino Family, In memory of Andrew & Charolette Fleming by the Fleming Reunion Fund, In memory of Kathryn Elliott-Kennedy by Norah, Mark, Derek, Tim and Emelia, In memory of Don and Flor Kenwell by Donna Kenwell, In memory of Ken and Marie Knox by John and Karen Hubbard and family, In memory of Loved Ones by Bunny Trace and family, In memory of Alex and Beatrice McAuley by Mary MacDonald, In memory of John and Mabel O’Hallarn by George and Eleanor Jones, In memory of Eunice Rowat by Barb and Lealand Rowat, In memory of Jindra Rutherford by Anita Chiasson, In memory of Norman Smith by Edna Smith, In memory of Jim and Molly Stone by Mike and Fay Stone and family, In memory of Don Thompson by Joan Thompson Thank you to the Township of Springwater for taking on the task of watering the hanging flower baskets.

This is a Beautification Project undertaken by the “Focus Elmvale” Team, a group of interested people whose aim is to promote and market the Village of Elmvale. Thank you again to all who have participated in this project over the last 6 years..

Springwater News at Signal Hill

This is Robbie and Nathan Boland at the top of signal hill in Newfoundland reading the Springwater News on their summer holiday visiting their family in St. John's

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Saturday, August 9th, 2014 Activities will include:

A Brief Ceremony at the Cenotaph (3pm) followed by an Open house at the Legion and a Branch Steak BBQ at 5 pm ($15.00)

Everyone is welcome Get Tickets at the Branch before August 1st

Call (705) 322-1042 Come celebrate with us

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You can reduce cases of foodborne illnessBy Dr. Charles Gardner A foodborne illness (food poisoning) can happen when someone eats food that’s contaminated with harmful bacteria. Someone may not even realize they have eaten contaminated food – you can’t see, taste or smell these harmful bacteria.The most common symptoms people experience from food

poisoning include severe headaches, diarrhea, abdominal pain, tiredness, fever, nausea and vomiting. Depending on the bacteria, symptoms could begin as soon as six hours or as long as five days after being exposed. There were 230 cases of foodborne disease reported to

the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit in 2013. While most of these were not overly serious, 28 cases required hospitalization and one person died from their illness. Provincially, there were 7,323 cases of foodborne illness in 2013, with Campylobacter (56%) and Salmonellosis (37%) being the two most commonly reported cases.Types of bacteria that cause food poisoning thrive in

warm temperatures. Raw, protein-rich foods like meat, fish, dairy products, poultry and eggs that are not kept cool or cold can provide the perfect setting for bacteria to grow unseen. Food can be contaminated without a bad odour or taste to warn unsuspecting diners.During the summer months foodborne

illness increases as bacteria thrive in warm environments. When making dinner for your family, preparing food at a campsite or planning a family barbeque, safe food practices will help reduce the number of foodborne illnesses in our community, keeping you, your family and your guests happy and healthy. Here are some simple things you can do both inside and outside of the home when preparing and/or serving food:• Clean – hands and surfaces often• Separate – raw meat from ready-to-

eat or previously cooked foods • Cook – all foods to safe and proper

internal temperatures and check with a thermometer• Chill – refrigerate groceries and

leftovers immediately, and pack coolers properly.To learn more about food safety at home and

at special events, you can speak with a public health inspector by calling Health Connection at 705-721-7520 simcoemuskokahealth.org/Topics/FoodSafety.aspx.

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Bullying • Part Two

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People who are annoying and condescending to others and/or aggressive verbally, or in other ways that are not picked up by those in authority, may contribute to the dynamic that can be characterized as bullying by one individual but actually grows out of provoking by another individual.So, why do people bully? There are many reasons. But,

one thing is clear regardless of why people bully any type of bullying needs to come to an end. We can all agree that bullying needs to stop and for it

to stop we need to look at where it started. It starts at a very young age. For instance child bullying has existed in families, neighborhoods and schools for years and years. I want to touch on child bullying to start and later on teenage, adult, teachers, and provide you with signs your child may be being bullied, signs your child may be a bully, and tips on how to combat and prevent child bullying or a least information on how to perhaps help with identifying. One of the unfortunate issues for young people is

the traumatic experiences that leaves marks many childhoods is bullying. It seems that a lot of children will experience bullying at home; some children will experience school bullying at some point while they are at primary or secondary school. There are a number of children whom are bullied regularly. Child bullying is a serious problem in the home at schools and around the world, and it can be very harmful, both in the short and long term, to children. Child bullying teaches them to take a certain view of what is normal in relationships with other people, and it can also damage their own self-image, self esteem, and self confidence in ways that can affect them for life. Children who are bullied can be stunted emotionally, spiritually, psychologically and socially, as well as their schoolwork suffer, acting out in destructful ways. In some cases, rage, serious depression and attempted suicide can result from childhood bullying. So lets break in down, bullying is basically a form

of intimidation or domination toward someone who is perceived as being weaker. It is a way of getting what one wants through some sort of coercion or force. It is also a way for someone to establish some sort of perceived superiority over another person. There are different types of bullying. While some may

think that bullying mainly consists only of physical domination, the fact of the matter is that there are verbal and emotional land spiritual forms of bullying as well. And, with the rise of the Internet, there are now instances of children being bullied online through email, chartrooms and on Face book and it is even possible to be bullied through text messaging on a cell phone. Child bullying can happen in any of these forms. For the most part, boys prefer to use physical intimidation tactics in their bullying. They will use physical aggression to force others to do what they want, or to feel in charge of a situation. Girls, on the other hand, are more likely to use the subtle

methods of child bullying like verbal abuse although I have witness rage and some physical force from young people. Girls are also more likely to be adept at emotional bullying by singling out or targeting a person or finding some other way to harass them or belittle others by starting rumors or gossiping. Many parents are concerned that their child might be a victim of a child bullying. Here are some signs to look for.

• Becoming withdrawn • Showing fear when it is time to go to school • Increasing signs of depression • Decline in school performance • Speaking of another child with fear • Noticeable decline in how the child sees him

or herself • Signs of physical altercations, such as bruises,

scrapes and other marksIt may be more difficult to spot signs of verbal or

emotional bullying, but you should be on the lookout for indications that your child’s self esteem, self confidence and self image are faltering, as well as a reluctance to go to school or even to go home. You should also be on the alert for signs that your child

is a bully. Yes that is the unfortunate reality of things that your own child can be a bully. Child bullying behavior can be a precursor to problems later in life, especially criminal activity. It can also affect future professional and personal relationships. It is important that children learn to express themselves in socially acceptable ways, and bullying is not something that most in society tolerate. Here are some signs to help you recognize that your child might be displaying bullying behaviours.

• Views violence positively as the solution to most problems • Shows aggression toward adults as well as

other children • Need to dominate others and control situations • Easily frustrated • Shows little sympathy to others who are being

bullied, or who are having problems • Making sure that their needs get met before

othersWon’t help stop bullyingParents and other adults can play an important roll in the

reduction of child bullying. It is important to notice what is going on with your children, and watch for signs that he or she is being bullied, or that he or she is a bully. In both cases, it can be a good idea to talk to your child’s school authorities, as well as a child counselor or pediatrician to figure out a plan. Bullies need to learn why they behave the way they do, and what they can change so that they are showing more acceptable behaviors.

I will continue with part three Bullying, in my next column. If you have any comments, questions or

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Sunday July 20th or monday morning a home break-in occurred on Midves crt. in Midhurst. One of the perpetrators was injured on a glass window during the forced entry, likely requiring stitches. The police were able to send in the forensic team and took multiple samples. If anyone has any information or has had a recent break-in in our local area please call the police.“MOVE OVER” LAW After ten years of education

efforts, which includes more than 11,000 charges on record since the law came into effect, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is dismayed to see a slow but steady increase in the number of “Move Over” charges it has laid against drivers since 2010. The OPP will be looking to Ontario drivers to help them

reinforce the importance of Ontario’s Move Over law by setting a good example and observing this important law over the Civic Day Long Weekend. In Ontario, Section 159 (2)(3) of the Highway Traffic

Act (HTA) requires drivers to slow down and proceed with caution when passing an emergency vehicle parked on the side of the highway with its lights activated. If the highway has more than one lane, the law requires the driver to move over and leave one lane between their vehicle and the parked emergency vehicle if it can be done safely. Failure to do so can result in a fine of $400 to $2,000 plus three demerit points.There were 1,502 Section 159 (2)(3)

charges last year (2013) and the number has increased steadily since 2010 when the OPP issued 1,067 such charges against Ontario drivers. The increase suggests that many drivers may be unaware of this important law aimed at keeping police and other emergency responders safe on the roadside. Since 1989, five OPP officers have been killed as a result of being struck by a motor

vehicle while doing their job on the roadside and many more have been injured. The OPP’s law enforcement and other safety partners have also lost colleagues in these situations. OFF ROAD RIDERS The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Central Region

has investigated two deaths related to off-road vehicle related activities this past week.Fatalities such as these are as tragic as they are preventable.

The OPP is reminding riders of their responsibility to ensure their safe operation. This includes operating the vehicle in a safe manner to afford the opportunity of reacting appropriately to sudden changes in trail conditions, and to always wear the proper protective equipment to reduce the risks of injury. All-Terrain Vehicles and other Off-Highway Vehicles are

motorized vehicles that require skill, good judgement and the proper use of helmets and other safety equipment to operate safely. Helmets are required by law and personal protective

equipment can reduce the risk of serious injuries. Riders should remain vigilant of the ever changing terrain and operate their recreational vehicles within their personal

capabilities. Personal protective equipment can include goggles that fit over the helmet, gloves, chest protectors, proper footwear and other safety related sportswear. ALCOHOL A FACTOR – Alcohol was

a factor in 42 per cent of the 18 boating fatalities investigated by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) this season. Over the Civic Day Long Weekend (August 2-4), the OPP is partnering with the Canadian Safe Boating Council and enforcement agencies across Canada for Operation Dry Water, a national campaign aimed at decreasing incidents

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of injury and death related to operating a boat while impaired by drugs or alcohol.The majority of boating tragedies are preventable and

everyone on the water has a role to play to ensure it is a safe and enjoyable activity. “We are all responsible for safety, as boaters, cottagers, guests as well as marina staff,” said Chief Superintendent Chuck Cox, Commander of the Highway Safety Division. “Strongly encourage your family and friends to not mix drinking and boating before they head out and report impaired boaters to police,” added Cox.In Ontario, the consumption of alcohol by anyone on

board any boat underway is unlawful. Boaters are allowed to have open alcohol only on boats with permanent sleeping, cooking and washroom facilities built into the boat’s design and only when those boats are docked or at anchor.Whether operating a motorized boat, canoe or any other

type of marine vessel, doing so while impaired by alcohol or drugs is investigated similarly to driving a land vehicle and has the same consequences. Impaired operators face criminal charges and immediate suspension of their driving privileges for motor vehicles.SPEEDING IN OUR COMMUNITIES– The speed limits in and outside of Towns and Villages

are set and posted and if not readily noticeable are generally 50 Km/h in urban areas and 80 Km/h in rural areas. Generally a day does not go by that the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police does not receive a concern from the public in regards to a vehicle speeding on their street.With Summer being here both residents and visitors

to our communities are out using both trails and our roadways whether on foot or bicycle enjoying the weather and or getting exercise. As a result there is an increase in non-motorizes traffic on our roadways that motorists must recognize and effectively respond too when you meet them on the road. The best way to do that and increase the safety of our roads for all users is to slow down and obey the speed limit.PERSONAL WATERCRAFT STOPPED On June 30th, 2014 at approximately 2:45 p.m., members

of the Huronia West Detachment Marine Unit of the Ontario Provincial Police while patrolling Nottawasaga River stopped a male riding a personal watercraft (PWC) to ensure this vessel had the required safety equipment on board.A further OPP investigation revealed that the operator

of this vessel was unable to produce proof of his boating competency.Charged with “Operate a pleasure craft without prescribed

competency” under the Canada Shipping Act is a 24 year old from Brampton, Ontario. STOLEN ATV (Penetanguishene, On) - Members of the Southern

Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are currently investigating the theft of an ATV from the backyard of an Overhead Bridge Road home in the Town Penetanguishene during the dark hours of July 14, 2014.The stolen ATV is descibed as being a 2008 Arctic

Cat model 650 black in colour bearing serial number 4UF08ATV58T205676 and Ontario licence plate number 87NX9.LOCK IT OR LOSE IT!Sometime between the late evening hours of July 14th

and the early morning hours of July 15th, 2014, unknown person or persons entered an unlocked motor vehicle parked at a residence on Graham Street. Fortunately for this motor vehicle owner nothing was stolen.If you have any information in regards to this crime,

please contact the Huronia West O.P.P. at (705) 429-3575 or Call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (1-800-222-8477) or submit your information online at www.crimestopperssdm.com if you have any information on this crime or others.Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display, you

will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.00.For safety and crime prevention tips, please visit our

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Probable human case of West Nile virus in Simcoe Muskoka

SIMCOE MUSKOKA – A probable case of West Nile virus (WNv) infection has been identified by laboratory tests in an individual from Wahta Mohawk Territory. This is Simcoe Muskoka’s first probable case this year. Confirmatory testing is currently underway. “Although West Nile virus hasn’t been found in people

yet this year in Ontario, we have a probable human case and that’s a reminder that we need to take precautions to protect ourselves from the virus,” said Dr. Charles Gardner, Medical Officer of Health for the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. “As long as mosquitoes are active, it is possible to become infected with West Nile virus through a bite.” The health unit recommends the following personal

protection measures:Use an approved mosquito repellent, following the

manufacturer’s instructionsWear light-coloured clothing, covering arms and legs in

areas where mosquitoes are presentTry to stay indoors when mosquitoes are most active

(dusk to dawn) andRemove standing water around your property. The health unit will continue to conduct mosquito

trapping as part of its ongoing WNv surveillance program, with increased surveillance in the area in agreement with Wahta Mohawk Council. The majority of people infected with WNv do not show

any symptoms and most of those who do will experience mild illness which may include: fever, headache, body aches, nausea, vomiting or rashes on the chest, stomach or back.Less than one per cent of those infected with WNv will

experience serious symptoms, which may include: high fever, severe headache, muscle weakness, stiff neck or confusion. However, in rare instances, the virus can cause meningitis, encephalitis or death. Those at greatest risk of severe illness are people over the age of 50 and individuals with weakened immunes systems or chronic diseases. The health unit encourages the public to seek medical attention if they are experiencing any symptoms related to WNv.“Past surveillance for West Nile virus in our region has

shown that the virus is established and that we need to be aware,” said Dr. Gardner. “The best defense against the virus is personal protection.”For more information about WNv and protecting yourself

from mosquito bites, call Health Connection at 705-721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. connect with the health unit on Facebook and Twitter, or visit simcoemuskokahealth.org.

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1. Knights of Columbus Councils 2004 and 15162 (Wasaga Beach/Stayner and Midland)2. The Eleanor Robillard Family/Georgian Queen Cruises, Penetanguishene3. The Bev Leonard Family/Huronia Nurseries4. Bruce and Lorna Robertson, Penetanguishene5. Phil DeBruyne and Susan Robillard, Tiny6. Ken and Jackie Stott, Wyevale7. Mike and Faye Stone, Elmvale8. GBGH & GBGH Foundation Board of Directors9. Tom Smith Chev Dealership, Midland – Steve Jacklin10. Elmvale Lions Club11. Township of Tiny12. Midland Police Association13. Burnside Engineering, Barrie/Collingwood – Cecil Gratrix14. ADCO Tire, Midland – John Bell15. Templeton Windows, Midland - Dave and Sandy Templeton16. Huronia Alarms, Midland/Collingwood – Kevin & Tracy Leonard17. Lalonde Fencing, Wyelvale – Pat & Michelle Gillespy18. Lafontaine Sand and Gravel Ltd., Tiny – Cyrille Charlebois19. L A Concrete Ltd., Penetanguishene – Mark Charlebois20. S. Charlebois Haulage and Excavating Ltd., Tiny – Sabin & Frank Charlebois21. Hardship Acres, Wyevale - Kevin Fay22. Huronia Physiotherapy & Chiropractic Clinic, Midland – Phil Edmunds23. Federation of Tiny Township Shoreline Association (FOTTSA)24. C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd., Collingwood/Tiny

2014 Gold Sponsors1. E.R. Adams Farm Insurance, Delhi – Marianne Murphy2. Peter Whitfield, Elmvale3. Doors and Things, Wyevale – Don Jones4. Ray’s Tree Service, Wyevale5. Sunsport Signs, Midland – Allistair Hair6. Paul and Judy Sauvé – Georgian Bay Metals, Penetanguishene7. Shopper’s Drug Mart, Midland8. Willow Graphix (graphic design), Midland – Michelle Rogers

2014 Silver Sponsors• Perkinsfield Kitchen and Bath, Perkinsfield – Mike Desroches• Bluewater Dunes Ratepayers Corporation

2014 Bronze Sponsors1. Bruce and Heather Stanton2. Guy and Patsy Brunelle, Tiny3. McNeil’s Property Maintenance- John & Letty McNeil, Wyevale4. Bourgeois Motors, Midland5. Centre Flos Women’s Institute, Elmvale

2014 Silent Auction Sponsors1. World Famous Dock Lunch, Penetanguishene – Nick Boudouris2. OPA Catering Group – Sainte Marie Restaurant, Midland – Nick Boudouris3. Captain Robert’s Restaurant, Penetanguishene – Nick Boudouris4. Imperial Xpress – Airport & Limousine Services, Midland – Jennifer & Craig Mandley5. Georgian Queen Cruises – Steve Robillard6. Canadian Tire, Midland – Alain Mayer, Store Manager7. Mom’s Restaurant, Midland – Louis Desantis8. Huronia Alarms – Kevin and Tracy Leonard9. TD Canada Trust, Penetanguishene – Jackie Stott, Branch Manager10. TD Canada Trust, Elmvale – Sharon Emmett, Branch Manager11. Pierre Pilote (Hockey Hall of Fame), Wyevale12. Waxy Gregoire & Dave Dupuis, Penetanguishene13. Brabant & Kretzschmann Chartered Accountants – Martin Kretzchann14. Ron Ellis, Toronto (Hockey Hall of Fame)15. Marcel Dionne (Hockey Hall of Fame)16. Paul Watson Shell & Service Centre, Penetanguishene – Paul Watson17. Mueller Sausages, Perkinsfield18. Joseph’s Hair Design, Midland – Miranda MacDonald19. Perkinsfield Kitchen and Bath, Perkinsfield – Mike Desroches20. Balm Beach Golf Course, Perkinsfield – Don Wylie21. Midland Golf and Country Club, Midland22. Dave Turner, Financial Advisor – Portfolio Manager, National Bank Financial, Barrie23. Georgian Terrace Guest House B&B, Penetanguishene – Barb Turner24. Factory Rec, Midland – Don Woods25. CIBC, Midland – Jill McCord, Branch Manager26. Bestway Rent-All – Randy Turner27. Solly Family Dentistry, Elmvale – Dr. David & Dr. Nicole Solly28. Krown Rustproofing, Midland – John Graham29. Lorrie Marshall, Elmvale30. Church’s Farm Supplies Ltd., Innisfil – John Church 31. Bruce Stanton, M.P., Simcoe North32. S. Charlebois Haulage and Excavating Ltd., Tiny – Sabin & Frank Charlebois33. Meridian Credit Union, Penetanguishene – Maureen Reid, Branch Manager34. Super 8 Motel, Midland

Live Auction• Keith and Ina Woods (six dozen butter tarts)• Don Morin, Auctioneer, Stayner• 2013 successful bidders – Walter & Ursula Kunst, Penetanguishene

Golf Tournament Sponsorship• Lynn-Stone Funeral Home, Elmvale – Mike Stone, Kim Birley, Debbie Craddock• Springwater News, Mike & Margaret Ann Jacobs• WINMAR Restoration Specialists, Penetanguishene – Peter & Kristin Dusome• Township of Tiny• TD Canada Trust, Penetanguishene – Jackie Stott, Branch Manager• Tom Smith Chev Dealership, Midland – Steve Jacklin• Canadian Tire, Midland – Alain Mayer, Store Manager• Balm Beach Golf Course, Perkinsfield – Don Wylie• Huronia Alarms, Midland – Kevin & Tracy Leonard• Huronia Nurseries, Tiny – Darrell Leonard• Sunsport Signs, Midland – Allistair Hair• Tim Horton’s Midland/Penetanguishene – Brian & Joanne Smith• TD Wealth Financial Planning, Midland – Jill St. Amant, Financial Planner• National Bank, Midland – Sheila Webb, Branch Manager • Fer-Mar Farm Potatoes, Lafontaine• Phil’s Catering, Lafontaine – Phil Robitaille• R.J. Burnside & Associates Ltd., Barrie –Cecil Gratrix• Bank of Nova Scotia, Penetanguishene – Lisa Florschutz, Branch Manager• Dave Turner, Financial Advisor – Portfolio Manager, National Bank Financial, Barrie

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The tubeless auto tire was invented by a man named Frank Herzegh. He made one dollar for it.

The first reported car theft in America took place in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1905.

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PENETANGUISHENE– ‘Come on, come on’ to the King’s Wharf Theatre for a spectacular tribute to the music that rocked the world in Twist and Shout: The British Invasion. This energetic production celebrates the artists and songs that sparked a musical revolution, on stage four weeks only from August 7th to August 30th.Conceived, written and directed by Drayton

Entertainment’s Artistic Director, Alex Mustakas, Twist and Shout: The British Invasion is one of the most popular productions in the organization’s history. First staged in 2005 at the King’s Wharf Theatre in Penetanguishene followed by a record breaking run at the Huron Country Playhouse in Grand Bend, the show was an instant hit. This revival, which also marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles coming to America, is poised to take summer audiences by storm.In the early 1960s, groundbreaking British

music began to drift across the ocean and invade North America, and the bands themselves soon followed. The Dave Clark Five was the first band to tour America and soon after four mop tops called The Beatles crossed the pond, forever changing the landscape of modern music. The revolution that followed is expressed

with glorious emotion in this fun-filled revue that features classic songs by The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Hollies, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Searchers, Dave Clark Five, Herman’s Hermits, and many, many more.Light-hearted comedy,

groovy fashions, swinging dance numbers and the music that shaped a generation is brought together in this imaginative, infectious, and immensely irresistible piece of ‘60s nostalgia.Over 60 show-stopping

hits are performed by a first-rate ensemble of performers, including Alex Black, Lindsay Croxall, Gerrad Everard, Jennifer Kee, Duff MacDonald, Sarah Matton, Robert Markus, Laura Mae Nason, Nicholas Nesbitt, Yvan Pednault, Nick Settimi and Valerie Stanois.

Ted Simonett is the charismatic TV host and star of The Roy Solomon Show, around which the production is centered. Simonett takes theatre audiences back to a simpler time, reminiscent of the days when families gathered together around the television set to watch the hottest acts of the day perform on The Ed

Sullivan Show. Twist and Shout: The British Invasion will have

theatregoers rockin’ in their seats eight shows a week, August 7th through August 30th. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting www.kingswharftheatre.com, in person at the King’s Wharf Theatre Box Office, or by calling (519) 549-5555 or toll free 1-855- DRAYTON (372-9866).

Making A Wish Come Trueat Waterside Retirement Lodge

Cruising the Beautiful Nottawasaga River

On Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Residents of Waterside Retirement Lodge learned that we had the use of a pontoon boat for a month this summer. One Resident, who was

particularly excited, was Joy St. Eve. Joy and her husband Dan were avid boaters on Georgian Bay for years. Joy had a wish of getting back out on the water again. Waterside Retirement Lodge’s, General Manager Krista Young, Captain of the boat, has been working on granting this wish for the last 2 years and finally were able to see it come true.

On Friday July 25, 2014, 6 Residents, including Joy who is in an electric wheelchair arrived to Riverdocks Hotel Suites, in Wasaga Beach where our pontoon boat is docked. With the help from Home Hardware (building a wooden step), and the management team of Waterside Retirement Lodge, Joy was able to get on board and ready to go Cruisin! With big smiles, wind blowing on their faces and the sun shining, Joy and her fellow Residents enjoyed a beautiful boat ride.

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Springwater News goes to Wedding in El SalvadorHere is a Picture from my sister Amanda and Kris Hunt's wedding it took place on January 21st at 4 o'clock pm in El Salvador in the picture is from left to right Melissa Slack, Tammy Phillips (Brides Maids) Ruth Phillips (Mother Of Bride) Shannon Phillips (Maid of Honor) George Phillips (Father of the Bride), Amanda (Phillips) Hunt (Bride), Kris Hunt (Groom), Michelle Hunt (Mother of Groom) Ron Hunt (Father of Groom), Kaylee Hunt (Junior Bridesmaid) and Milana Hunt (Ring Bearer) (Children of the Groom), Bob Cook, Jarrod Munro (Groomsmen), Chris Lucan (Best Man). A fun time was had by all ! Wishing Amanda and Kris a Life Time of Happiness! Melissa Slack

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Research suggests marijuana compound reduces tumor growth NORWICH, England (UPI) - New research suggests tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC -- the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana -- works to slow

tumor growth. Previous studies have demonstrated such effects in lab experiments involving mice with brain tumors, but researchers say the newest research isolates the tumor-shrinking mechanism. The latest study involved mice

featuring tumors grown from human breast cancer cells. When tumors were exposed to THC they once again shrank and eventually died. But researchers were able to discern where the anti-cancer action was happening, the CB2 and

GPR55 receptors. "By identifying the receptors involved we have provided an important step towards the future development of therapeutics that can take advantage of the interactions we have discovered to reduce tumor growth,"

said Peter McCormick, a researcher at the University of East Anglia's School of Pharmacy and author of the new study, published this week in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. McCormick says these revelations don't mean

cancer patients should start smoking pot. "Our research uses an isolated chemical compound and using the correct concentration is vital," McCormick added. "Cancer patients should not use cannabis to self-medicate, but I hope that

our research will lead to a safe synthetic equivalent being available in the future." The federal government still classifies marijuana as a dangerous drug -- on par with heroin and LSD -- with "no

currently accepted medical use."

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home but "something inside" insisted that you take another route? Or, have you, while driving your car, changed the station on your radio, only to look up at the right time to see that you were veering towards an oncoming vehicle? Or have you ever been awakened by a sudden urge to pray for someone? I have, on many occasions.I purchased a new car. It has many new gadgets that

my other car did not have and other gadgets that are now located in a different place, like the gear shift: In my old car, the gear shift was located by the steering wheel, whereas in the new car, it is located in the center console between the seats. The windshield wipers are on the right-hand side, whereas they were on the left-hand side in my old car. As I was driving my new car, it started to rain, and I had to find the handle in order to wipe away the raindrops from the windshield. My eyes glances away from the road for a couple of seconds, but "something"-- a "nudge" -- made me look up. As I had taken my eyes off the road, I had veered off into the oncoming traffic lane. With my heart in my throat, I slowed down, drove the car over to the side of the road, and found what I was looking for.What makes us look or react just in the nick of time? I

believe it is the prompting of the Holy Spirit from within.Do we listen and respond to a burning thought or a nudge

to pray for someone, or do we ignore it? Nudges can also be simple reminders that a letter needs to be written, an e-mail sent, a phone call made, or a visit offered. These reminders are often dismissed with another thought that someone else will do it, or that it will be taken care of. Could it be that when we dismiss these nudges or urgings, we miss an opportunity to help someone who is in need and whose prayer would be answered through us in Christ?John 14:26-But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the

Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you. (NRSV)We are God's eyes, ears, mouth, hands, and feet so that we

can carry on with God's business--the business of caring, loving, helping, and praying for each other, in Jesus.The next time when you are awakened in the middle of the

night and you have the sudden urge to pray for someone, it may well be the Holy Spirit Who is nudging you. Or if you see someone who needs help, and it is in your power to offer it, and something is tugging at your heartstrings, I believe that it is the Holy Spirit nudging you to act.Prayer: Heavenly Father, help us to pay attention to those

little nudges from the Holy Spirit in order to carry out Your business of loving each other, not only by words, but by deeds as well. Help us to carry out Your will on this earth by simple acts of kindness towards each other. Amen.Rosemary Hagedorn, Penetanguishene, [email protected]

Ottawa’s Bloated $263 Million Spin Doctor Bureacracy

OTTAWA, ON: The federal government’s roster of media spin doctors seem to be holding up well in the face of the Harper government’s campaign to eliminate 19,000 positions from the public service, according to figures obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) under the Access to Information Act.The ranks of Information Services staff in the federal core

public service currently stand at 3,325, with total spending on communications staff forecast at $262.7 million in the current fiscal year.While the headcount of communications staff is down

from the peak of 3,824 reached in 2010, it’s still higher than the 3,163 information services staffers who were on the payroll in 2006, when the Harper Conservatives took office, vowing to end the waste and profligacy of the Chrétien era.“Journalists now have the punch line to the Ottawa version

of the riddle: ‘how many government communications staff does it take to spin a journalist’,” said CTF Federal Director Gregory Thomas.The federal communications payroll is heavily

concentrated in the national capital region, where 2,656 employees take home $211 million, averaging just shy of $77,000 in annual salary.The figures don’t include communications staff at

independent tribunals, the RCMP, the military, and the Canada Revenue Agency.“When you compare the payroll of unelected federal

spin doctors at $262 million to the payroll of the House of Commons – all of our elected MPs and all their staff – at $329 million, the costs are seriously out of line,” said Thomas.While overall spending on communications staff is down

from its peak of $281 million in 2010, it’s still $48 million more than when the Harper Conservatives took office in 2006.“Canadians shouldn’t need to battle an army of spin

doctors to get answers from the federal government,” said Thomas. “Canadians shouldn’t need to wade through mountains of censored Access to Information releases.”“The Harper government could save millions, simply by

letting everyday federal government employees answer their telephones, reply to emails, and respond with straight answers to straightforward questions from Canadians,” concluded Thomas.For detailed communication staff head counts and

spending by province, http://www.taxpayer.com/media/IS%20Data.pdf.

Wilfred and Marlene

‘I chose the younger Laurier because this is going to be in a university setting, and to me it was very important that the people of the university, who are predominately students, have a relationship with him. I love to think someone could sit down on the bench and have a personal conversation with Laurier.’’…so said Hillsdale artist Marlene Hilton Moore, about her sculpture of Sir Wilfred Laurier for Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo.Laurier was the seventh prime minister of Canada, the

first Franco-Canadian prime minister. He was born in Saint-Lin, Canada East, a seventh generation Canadian. Politics were part of life in the Laurier home. At age 11, Laurier left home to study in New Glasgow. There he became aware of the British way of life, which broadened his understanding. He is considered to have been one of Canada’s greatest statesmen.Laurier is remembered in many ways: names of schools,

streets, and statues. Sir Wilfred Laurier National Historic Site in Saint-Lin-Laurentides, about 60 km north of Montreal marks his birthplace, Laurier House National Historic Site is in Ottawa, and his Victoriaville home is a heritage site and is a private museum.He was a popular prime minister and person. It was

estimated that 50,000 people lined Ottawa streets for his funeral procession.

Remembering Canada’s Prime Ministers #3

Barrie Fair to Host Chef Challenge Barrie, ON, July 15, 2014 — The Royal Agricultural

Winter Fair is hitting the road this summer with a travelling chef competition that will challenge top local chefs to put their creativity and culinary skills to the test against each other at the Barrie Fair.

The Road to The Royal Chef Challenge will take place at the Barrie Fair on Saturday, August 23rd 2014. Award-winning chef and author Ted Reader — known as one of Canada’s top barbecue authorities — will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the competition.“This event will showcase fresh ingredients

that can be found in local restaurants in Ontario and at the same time it also celebrates the amazing talent of the chefs,” said Sandra Banks, CEO of The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.Chefs will be given a 30-minute time limit

to create a dish using “secret ingredients” provided to them at the beginning of the competition. The mystery ingredients will be selected from locally grown or produced food products.The winners of each regional competition

will vie for the title of Royal Chef Challenge Champion during a final round at The Royal in Toronto on Saturday, November 15.“We’ve had an ongoing relationship between

the Barrie Fair and the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and this helps us to further strengthen these bonds”, said Brad Watts, General Manager of the Essa Agriplex which will host the Barrie Fair again this year. “Our theme is Local Roots, Local Food, Local Connections. The chef competition will help

us to promote this theme perfectly”.The very first Barrie Fair was held in

1853. The 161st Barrie Fair will be held at the Essa Agriplex from August 21st through 24th 2014, where it has resided for the past 2 years. Both the Barrie Fair and the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair are non-profit organizations.

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criminalize those who fuel the demand for this dangerous activity, and failed to protect Canadian communities from the violence, drugs and organized crime that accompany prostitution.Canada’s laws also failed to adequately protect the vulnerable Canadians

who were at risk of being drawn into prostitution, especially women and children.

Through this historic legislation, our government is criminalizing and cracking down on the pimps and johns who fuel the demand for, and exploit others through, prostitution. In fact, the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act is the first bill in Canadian history to make the purchase of sex illegal. It will also continue to criminalize the pimps who financially benefit from the exploitation of vulnerable Canadians.At the same time, our changes would also introduce measures

to protect and safeguard our communities—as well as those who are at risk of being drawn into prostitution. This includes making it illegal to communicate the sale of sexual services next to a school, playground or daycare centre, and increasing penalties for child prostitution.The Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act

would also protect prostitutes from criminal liability so that they are not re-victimized by the criminal justice system, and it provides funding for organizations dedicated to helping prostitutes exit the sex trade.This uniquely “made-in-Canada” model balances the need to

keep our communities safe and protect vulnerable Canadians with a common sense approach to crack down on those who threaten the safety and security of others.It also builds on the other important work our government has

done to help keep our communities safe and support victims of crime. For example, we passed the historic Safe Streets and Communities Act, which cracks down on violent offenders, drug dealers and organized crime, and empowers law enforcement with the tools they need to combat these offenders.We’ve also introduced the Tougher Penalties for Child

Predators Act, which will increase penalties for child predators and require offenders to serve consecutive sentences for each child harmed. And, we’ve introduced the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights, which will permanently to entrench the rights of victims of crime at the federal level.Our Conservative government is committed to helping ensure

the safety of Canadians. The Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act is an important step forward that will help protect our communities and vulnerable Canadians from the dangers of prostitution.Are you in need of obtaining a new passport, or to renew

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Orr Lake Currents

It’s been quite some time since we’ve been in touch via Springwater News, and we offer our apologies. While we have a full executive, participation on the part of some has been restricted due to various personal reasons. This

has left the remaining board members with few hands to try to accomplish a great many tasks.One accomplishment we’re pleased with is the placement

of a new message board at the park on South Orr Lake Rd. We haven’t heard back from the province as yet regarding placement of the second board in our preferred location, and if progress is not made soon we will go ahead with our second choice. Meanwhile, be sure to stop by the park to see what’s posted and remember that you are welcome to post your own messages provided you do so with courtesy and consideration.It’s almost time for another day of tradition and memory

making at the OLRA Annual Picnic. Join us Sunday, August 3, 12:00 noon at Orr Lake Park for an afternoon to remember as you meet or reunite with neighbours and friends. Games and races provide fun for all ages, as well as scrapbook-worthy medals and ribbons, and great prizes too. We'll have the BBQ fired up and coolers stocked with refreshments at ridiculously reasonable prices. All OLRA members and their families are invited. Annual memberships will be available for the low cost of $10 per household, so if you haven't purchased yours yet don't miss this opportunity to enjoy the day, and reap all the year-long benefits too!The following weekend, be sure to attend our Annual

General Meeting at Orr Lake Golf Club Sunday, August 10 at 1:00 pm. It’s your chance to hear what the OLRA has done for you during the year, and to voice your concerns. There are three executive positions up for election this year, and we are in desperate need of reliable, conscientious people to fill those roles. Please consider throwing your hat into the ring, or nominating someone that you believe would

serve our community fairly and objectively. If you are unable to attend the meeting, you can still volunteer by contacting us at [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you there.We hope that you

have been enjoying this beautiful summer, and spend the rest of it safely as you vacation and visit with family and friends.Email: olra@

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Orr Lake Learning Links OpensThe new 3 Hole Par 3 Course called

the Orr Lake Learning Links is now open. This is one of Orr Lake Golf Clubs initiatives to increase the opportunities for kids, families and beginners to try out and learn the game of golf. The 3 holes are in order 51, 98 and 48 yards and include 8 inch putting cups instead of the usual 4 inch cups. This makes it easier

for beginners to make those long putts. The new par 3's first started getting

used during our Junior Learning League this year which worked out really well. The juniors would get to learn hitting, chipping and putting in our teaching area then take those skills on to the Par 3 course. With the bigger holes the juniors were making 10 ft putts with great success.The Learning Links will cost $5 per person and will

include a chipping club, putter and 3 balls. We will also be offering EVERYTHING GOLF BIRTHDAY PARTIES for kids up to 12 years old. These parties will include a

golf introduction lesson, clubs, balls, play on the 3 par 3 holes, 3 FootGolf holes, a hotdog and a pop for $15 per child. Call our clubhouse 705 322 1664 and ask for Jason for more information. Future Plans - By the end of

this year our teaching area is moving from the middle of the golf course down beside the clubhouse and over the next year we are going to be expanding Orr Learning Links to a 5 hole course.

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

The cast of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown looks for a fly ball at a recent photo shoot for the promotional poster. L-R Shelley Barry (Snoopy), Jocelyn Stringer (Lucy), DJ Thorpe (Linus), Patrick Hurlbut (Schroeder), Holly Archer (Sally) and Pete Flood (Charlie Brown). The play is directed by Tiny Township’s own Ron Payne and Victoria Harbour’s Doris Sloan. Actors have been rehearsing since early June to perfect

their characterization of Charles Shultz’s lovable characters. Dedicated to their portrayal, they fine tune the acting, dancing and singing three evenings a week at the Huronia Players Theatre in Midland.Just about everyone has been touched

by the Peanut’s gang and here is a chance to see them come to life. One of Charlie Brown’s typical days includes Linus with his ever-present blanket, Sally, struggling with her teachers at school, Linus who loves music more than anything (much to the annoyance of the bossy, crabby Lucy), and Snoopy, who loves dancing and napping above all else. The show is appropriate for the regular

Huronia Players audience and children as well – a great summer show. Tickets are available at huroniaplayers.ca or at the Midland Cultural Centre box office.

Phragmite digs at Woodland BeachThe Woodland Beach Property Owners Association has

mounted a war on the invasive weed phragmites, which is taking over beaches all over southern Ontario.We have been educating owners here through our owners'

meetings and hand-delivered flyers.We had our first dig in July, and over 40 residents from 3

generations came out to help us eliminate this nasty reed. We also hired students from Elmvale High School to help. We disposed of 60 large garden bags of phrags that day.On August 10, we have our next dig and hope for an even

bigger turn-out of workers. We have targeted many stands of phragmites to attack on this day. We will start at Tripp Lane on the Beach at Woodland at 9am and work our way north. Work will end at 11:00am.

Ancient myths: If your right ear itches, someone is speaking well of you.

If your left ear itches, someone is speaking ill of you.

Springwater News • July 31, 2014 Edition 422 • E-mail: [email protected] • www.springwaternews.caCommunity Events

can be faxed - (705) 322-8393, called to - 322-2249 or e-mailed to - [email protected]

Mon. Aphasia Communication Group - The Stroke Recovery Association (Barrie and District). All sessions free 737-9202.Mon: 9 am. Coffee Club and Art Group - 9:30 am Pool and 10

am Tiny Stitches The Place 300 Balm Beach Rd. PerkinsfieldMon: 10 to 11:30 or 7:30 to 9 p.m. Ladies Interdenominational

Bible Study at Willow Creek Church 2387 Gill Rd. 722-7582 Mon. June 23 to August 27 – Bingo at Bayshore Seniors Club

Woodland Beach.Mon: 1 p.m. Elmvale Community Hall, euchre/bid euchreMon/Wed 1- 3pm at Brian Orser Hall Penetang Seniors shuffle

board 549-7611 for info. Register at town hall.Mon: The HUB for Arts and Culture at the Midland Cultural

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Club Woodland Beach.1st Monday of the month -7 pm to 9 pm Come to our monthly

knit and craft gathering at Kelly’s Phelpston Tavern. Mon: 7 pm Midland District Railroad Club at Huronia Airport

- basement of white building 705-526-3461Mon: 7 pm Texas Hold’em Tournament at the Maple Valley

Sports Club. All WelcomeMon: Euchre 7:30 p.m. RCL Barrie2nd Mon.: 7 p.m., Wasaga Beach Community Presbyterian

Church, 208 Mosley St., “Alzheimer Caregiver Support Group”Last Mon: 7 p.m., Bayfield House Retirement Lodge, 5 Beck

Blvd. Penetang, “Alzheimer Caregiver Support Group”Tues. Wed. & Thurs: 9 am- 3:30 pm Elmvale Adult Day Out

Program at United Church Manse. 549-6277Tues: 9:30 Coffee Club - 12:30 Bid Euchre @ The PlaceTues: 5:30 and 6:30 Art Classes Creative Madness Art Studio

705 322 6588Tues: 5:30 Newcomer Services - English Conversation Circle

- to improve language skills and meet new people, YMCA Midland 705 529 2518Tues. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 pm Waverley Youth Group at Waverley

Gospel Hall. GRADES 7 & UP. Free - All Welcome First Tuesday 6.30 – 8.30 PM Georgian Bay Coin and Stamp

Club meets in Midland, North Simcoe Sports and Recreation Centre. 705-534-3771Tues: 7-9 Wasaga Beach Toastmasters at the Library 429-6416Tues. 7 pm Bid Euchre at Bayshore Seniors Club Woodland

Beach. Welcome!Tues. 7 pm Chess (beginners and advanced) at Bayshore

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Tues. (summer excluded) 322 1042First Tuesday 6:30 - 8:30 pm Georgian Bay Coin and Stamp

Club meets in Midland, North Simcoe Sports and Recreation Centre 534-3771Wed: 9 am Coffee Club - 10 am Pool - 12:30 pm Games

Afternoon 1st/3rd - 2nd Wed - 1:30 pm Camera Club Georgian Bay Swinging Seniors “The Place” 300 Balm Beach Road First Wed/Month: Regular meeting of the Georgian Bay Métis

Council at 355 Cranston Cres. Midland 526-6335Wednesday CHAIR YOGA 10:00 - 11:00 am. Gentle exercises

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Branch 262. Everyone welcome. Wed. 5:15–6:30 pm Springwater Township Rotary Club meet

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Hall SK to GR 6.Second Wed: 6.30 - 8.30 pm Georgian Bay Coin and Stamp

Club Real Canadian Superstore, Wasaga Beach. Peter 534-3771Wed: 7 pm Euchre at Sunnidale Corners Hall! All ages and

experience levels are welcome.2nd Wed 7 - 8: 30 pm.- Wasaga and area Cancer Support group

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pm. - Wasaga and area Stroke Support Group meetings held at Body‘n Balance Physiotherapy - 429-9619 First Wed. of

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Club. 7 - 9 pm at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Barrie. 705-735-6009 or www.barriedistrictstampclub.ca 2nd Thurs Sept to June - 7 pm Barrie Thornton Fiddle

Club at Thornton Banquet Hall above the arena. Evening of entertainment, dance, square dance. All welcome to perform Lloyd Preston 705 722 83353rd Thurs: 9:30 am – 11:00 am Sept 19, 2013 to May 2014

Coffee Party at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Hillsdale.3rd Thurs: 10 am - noon - The raging grannies meet at Woods

Park retirement facility 110 Lillian Cres. in Barrie. 322-1575 .4th Thurs: 1-3 Nottawasaga Bay Stroke Recovery meet at 135,

32nd St. Wasaga Beach Guests speakers 429-95714th Thurs: 1:30 pm Diabetes support group

meets at the Health and Wellness Center at Penetang General Hospital 549-08814th Thurs. 3-5 pm Parkinson’s support group

meetings at the Superstore Midland 526-9170.Third Thursday 6.30– 8.30 PM Georgian

Bay Coin and Stamp Club meets at the Prime Time Club, 1724 Mosley Street, Wasaga Beach. 705-534-3771Thurs. 7 - 10 pm Good Vibes Coffeehouse at

Mount St. Louis Road and 4th of Oro-Medonte Thurs. Acoustic Circle Jam at the Surf Family

Restaurant 369 Balm Beach Rd. Cathryn/Tom 647 692 0935 All types of music. Bring your instrument or just come and listen.Thurs. 7 pm Bid Euchre at the Georgian

Shores Swinging Seniors Centre, 526-5074Thurs. 7 pm Blue Grass Music at Barrie RCLThurs. 7 pm - Elmvale Com Hall Euchre/Bid Euchre Lunch.Thurs. 7:15 pm Barrie Shambhala Meditation Group meets at the Soul

Studios, 40 Bell Farm Road, Unit #8. Sitting / walking meditation, study, discussion, [email protected]/Fri 11am – 12 noon Wyecliffe Anglican Church

Elmvale VON SMART Seniors exercise classes. Open to all community seniors 55+ with a valid Health Card. Gentle exercises can be done from standing or seated position. 705-553-2200 or email: [email protected]. June 13 to October 3 - Elmvale Farmer’s Market at the

Municipal Parking lot - 33 Queen St.Fri: 9:30 a.m. Coffee Club - 9:30 Pool, 12:30 p.m. Bridge –

Includes Coffee/Tea/Cookies Georgian Shores Swinging Seniors “The Place”, Perkinsfield, 705-526-5074Fri: 5:30 pm WB Lions Bingo at RecPlex 429-3331Last Fri. of month 5 - 7pm Elmvale Ladies Auxiliary Royal

Canadian Legion monthly supper $8. Fri.: 6 pm - Full course meals RCL Barrie $10 Reservations

required, 728-40021st Fri of the month “KID ZONE” Elmvale Presbyterian

Church, 22 Queen St., E. Children J.K. to Grade 8 welcome.Every Fri. 6 pm Minesing United Church Youth Group Jr.

Youth Grade 5-6, Sr. Youth Grade 7-12 705-737-5322Fri. 7 pm – Euchre, Ladies Auxiliary, Branch 262, RC Legion,

Elmvale (upstairs).Fri.: 9 pm KARAOKE NITE Maple Valley Sports BarSat 8-12 Farmer’s Market at Vasey Unity United Church (Corner

of Line 4 and Vasey Rd.) Baking, Produce, Jams & moreSat: 3 pm Meat Darts BBQ at Legion, Branch 147, Barrie, Sat. 3 pm Meat Darts. ARMY NAVY/AIR FORCE CLUB, 7

George Street, Barrie 728-8240Sat: 5:00 Meat Darts Elmvale Legion. Welcome!Sun: 9:45 am Knox Flos Presbyterian Church Services Sun. 10 am St. John’s United Church in Elmvale will

not be holding services in August. Regular services will resume with Welcome Back Sunday on September 3rd. See you then!Sun: 10:30 Church in the Pines every Sunday in July and

August at Cawaja Beach, 11th Con. Tiny 28 Lefaive Rd.1st Sunday of month - Family Breakfast Barrie Royal

Canadian Legion 410 St. Vincent St. - 11 - 12:30 pm 728-1412Sun. 2-6 All day “Karaoke” at the Barrie Royal

Canadian Legion Br. 147 (728-4002) DAILY EVENTS - All on the website at www.

springwaternews.ca with greater information.July 31 to Aug 9 3rd Annual Simcoe Pride WeekJuly 31 & Aug 21 - Nancy Island Program - Night at

the Museum Nancy Island Historic Site. 8 p.m. t 705-429-2516August - St. John’s United Church in Elmvale will not

be holding services in August. Regular services will resume with Welcome Back Sunday on September 3rd.Aug 1-4 for motorcyclists - 21st Freedom Rally in

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Aug 2: 8 pm at the Midland Cultural Centre Wayne Buttery & the Grove ProjectCivic Holiday Weekend August 2, 3 & 4 at the Orillia and

District Agricultural Society Park On Fairgrounds Rd. west of Orillia. The Barrie Kennel and Obedience Club is hosting its annual dog show Cheer on our junior handlers at noon each day. . www.barriekennelclub.comSun. Aug. 3, 10am - St. John’s United

Church in Elmvale will not be holding services in August. Regular services will resume with Welcome Back Sunday on September 3rd. See you then!Aug 3: 12:30 Traditional Ukrainian

Buffet Dinner ($25) to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Sts. Volodymyr & Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church at Con. 11 West (Tiny) & Brook Ave at Cawaja Beach Bishop’s Mass at 10:30 (Take out Perogies & Cabbage Rolls) 705 526 1555

Aug 4, 11, 18, 25, 6:30 p.m. - Wasaga Beach Cruise Nights Walmart parking lot. 705-429-2426 or visit www.wasagabeachcruisers.comAug 5: 10:30 a.m. Junior Naturalists Program Wasaga Trails

Centre. Join us at the Wasaga Nordic & Trail Centre, Tuesdays during the summer as we explore Wasaga Beach’s natural wonderland. 705-429-2516Aug 5: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m Jazz in the Park Wasaga RecPlex, 1724

Mosley Street. (Bandshell/Gazebo, event will be indoors if raining). Free admission! . www.wasagabeach.comWed Aug 6: 9-10 am Nordic Pole Walking at Body ‘N Balance

Physiotherapy950 Mosley Street, Wasaga Beach. Try out a set of Nordixx Walking poles during our FREE demonstration class. Learn how this is the better way to walk. (705) 429-9619

Aug 6 10 a.m.- Guided Nature Hike Wasaga Trail Centre. Join park naturalists for a guided nature hike. 705-429-2516Wed. Aug 6: 8pm Marc Jordan and Jane Siberry

www.petersplayers.comAug 7: 2:30 to 6:30 Blood Donor Clinic in Angus

Recreation Centre.Thurs. Aug 7: 8 pm Acoustical Sounds of Big Sugar

www.petersplayers.comAug 8 -1 p.m. - 3 p.m Trail of the Caribou: 80th

Anniversary Celebration Nancy Island Historic Site. 705-429-2516Aug 8: 8pm Matt Scofield the best blues guitarist in

decades www.petersplayers.comAug 8-23rd: You’re a good man Charlie Brown at

the MCC 705 527 4420Aug 9: 8-2 Garage Sale at 18 Bush Cres WB to raise

funds for new refrigerator in New Church.Aug 9: Former General Tire employees & their families

annual get together at Brian & Lois Swan’s 1590 Flos Rd 4 east Phelpston Horse shoes @ 2 pm Pot luck supper @ 6.00August 9 7pm Summer Music Concert at Unity United in

Vasey Violist Elizabeth Reid. Elizabeth is a high demand soloist, chamber and orchestral musician in Vermont. She grew up in Hamilton. 705-534-7075, 705-527-4400 or 705-794-4605Sat. Aug 9: Discovery Harbour presents “Masters of the Fiddle”

with Natalie MacMaster and Donnell LeahyAug 9: 8 pm Ruthie Foster - Soul expanding committed and

vulnerable, she holds nothing back. www.petersplayers.comSun. Aug. 10, 10am - St. John’s United Church in Elmvale will

not be holding services in August. Regular services will resume with Welcome Back Sunday on September 3rd. See you then!Mon Aug 11: CARDIO Fusion - You are invited to a FREE

small group training session. Join us from 9 - 10 am to try a cardio conditioning class with a registered kinesiologist. Open to all fitness levels. Body ‘N Balance Physiotherapy, 950 Mosley Street, Wasaga Beach. 429-9619 tAug 12 - Jazz in the Park Wasaga RecPlex, 1724 Mosley

Street. (Bandshell/Gazebo, event will be indoors if raining). 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Free admission! Weekly 50/50 Draws, Snacks & Drinks. Tonight’s performance is “Fat Cat Jamboree”. For more information visit www.wasagabeach.comAug 12 - Junior Naturalists Program Wasaga Trails Centre.

10:30 a.m. 705-429-2516Aug 12: 8pm The Record Company www.petersplayers.comAug 15: 2-4 pm Georgian Bay Hospital in Penetang Come and

Go Tea for Carol Galbraith Happy RetirementFri. Aug 15: 8pm Carole Pope www.petersplayers.comAug 15-16: Mods n’ Rockets in Toronto for motorcyclistsAug 16: 9 am Port Severn Park Annual ATV Poker Ride 705

538 1315Aug 16 - Blood Donor Clinic Oakview Community Centre.

1-888-236-6283Aug 16 - Beach Cruize 2014 Beach Cruize is an action packed

weekend of corvette fun. Gates open at 8 a.m. Show ‘n Shine starts 10 a.m. sharp. Vettemart open all day. Rotary Club Corvette draw at 3 p.m. Cruize is at 4 p.m. www.wasagabeachcorvetteclub.comAug 19 - Junior Naturalists Program Wasaga Trails Centre.

10:30 a.m. Join us at the Wasaga Nordic & Trail Centre, Tuesdays during the summer as we explore Wasaga Beach’s natural wonderland. 705-429-2516Aug 19 - Jazz in the Park Wasaga RecPlex, 1724 Mosley

Street. (Bandshell/Gazebo, event will be indoors if raining). 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Free admission! Weekly 50/50 Draws, Snacks & Drinks. Tonight’s performance is “Aaron Garner Band”.www.wasagabeach.comAug 19: Ronnie Baker Brooks (with horns) Son of Blues

Legend Lonnie Brooks www.petersplayers.comAug 20 - Guided Night Hike Wasaga Trails Centre. 8 p.m. Join

park naturalists for a guided nature hike. These one hour hike will lead you through the trails and into the dunes, helping you to better understand this fragile ecosystem and gain an appreciation for the wildlife that call this area home. 705-429-2516

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Springwater News • July 31, 2014 Edition 422 • Phone 705 322 2249 Cell: 705 321 (BOLD) 2653 Announcements / Coming Events

For rent - apt., houses, and halls

Up to 60 Tables & 500 Chairs for RentProperty of the Elmvale Fall Fair - Rob 790-1772

Elmvale Community Hall - capacity 220 for great dances, beautiful weddings and other super events.

Stage and kitchen facilities. For rental call 728-4784 ext. 2055

Weddings, Anniversary Parties, & BirthdaysOrr Lake Golf Club is now renting out its hall for wed-

dings, anniversary parties & birthdays. Seating for up to 175 people. Dancing for up to 200 people. Basic setup, cleanup, in-stock utensils/dishes/linens, and bartender

included in rental fee. Catering done fresh in house. Call 705-322-1664, email: [email protected]. Web

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Hall - Elmvale Lions Club Hall is available for reunions, anniversaries, dances, parties or whatever. Kitchen

included. Call Bob at 705 322 4484

Guitar, Piano, Keyboard, Accordion, Drums, Banjo, Bass, Mandolin & Ukelele lessons available in Elmvale

for Children, Adults, Seniors. Flexible times. Reason-able rates. Private Instruction. For more info, call John

Brown at 322-7696 or 322-3995

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Store for rent approx 1000 sq ft, level entry, parking. Located in established 6 plex on Yonge in Elmvale.

Rent $750 plus T.M.I. Please contact Dan [email protected] or 705 795 6514

Apt for rent. 2 bdrm, 2nd floor, located on Yonge St in Elmvale. Available June 1st. Please contact Dan

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Hillsdale- Commercial Space and ApartmentUnique and Historic Store front in high traffic area in a growing community of young families.

Approx. 650 sq. ft. ground floor, main street, between established Dental Office and post office. Ideal for Art Gallery, Health Care Professional or Store $675.00/mo.

plus utilities. Available immediately *Reduced rent if both units are taken*

Call Barrie 705-252-2047 or Hillsdale 705-835-7645

huGE Community Garage SaleSat. Aug. 2, 8am to 4pm

in the Elmvale Community hall35 Queen St. West, Elmvale

30 garage sales of secondhand, vintage, collectibles and antiques etc..

glass, china, LP records, CDs, jewelry, books...Vendors Wanted. For info, call Peter at

705-322-3484 or 705-322-3535

Clarke’s U-Pic/We-PicMinimal use of pesticides - Local teenagers are helpers

Noted for flavour Raspberries and Blueberries available

Great Cancer fighters, our grandchildren eat them right out of the patch...4 km north of Springwater Provincial Park

1571 Nursery RoadOpen Mondays to Fridays 8 to noon & 5 to 7

Closed Sat for Barrie Farmer’s MarketOpen/Sun • 8 to noon

705-728-4369Bob is a Certified Farmer’s Market farmer.

His produce can be purchased at the Elmvale Farmer’s Market

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8’by10’ storage shelter, fridge/stove/freezer/dishwasher/air cond./parking included, no smoking/pets, $975/mos+, available Sept. 1st, references required, 416-520-2616.

Wanted - A collector trying to recreate an old time General Store is looking for items found in a General

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2 BDRM small lakefront winterized cottage on Hwy 93 at Orr Lake. Nat. gas heat. Suit single person. No dogs. $750/month + utilities. Available Sept. 1. 416-231-0426

Multi-Family Yard Sale 6125 Vasey Rd, Waverley

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For September 2014 registrations Tuesday, August 12

2-4 and 6-8 at St. John’s united ChurchFor more info call or text 705-790-4339

New parking system at GBGHBeginning August 1 Georgian Bay General Hospital will

be a ‘gated’ property.A new parking system will be introduced that is a gated

system, which means there will be barrier arms at all entrances and exits at the Midland site.All vehicles entering the parking areas at the hospital

will need to take a ticket at the entrance; then when ready to leave they may pay for parking at the Pay Machines located in the main lobby, in the emergency department and at the Waypoint Outpatient Services building. Machines take credit cards, bills, coins and will dispense change or a credit card can be used in the Exit lanes for those who forget to pay inside.“Our current contract was coming to an end and we

had heard often over the years from our patients and visitors that a gated system with payment inside would be preferable,” CEO and President Karen McGrath said. “The new system is just that and people will be familiar with it as it is used at hospitals and airports throughout the province.”Parking rates will remain at:Hourly Rate: $3 per hourDaily Rate: $7 per day maximum `7-Day Rate: $2515-Day Rate: $4230-Day Rate: $70

Parking revenue contributes directly to patient care at GBGH

Oro-Medonte Horticultural Society's Annual Garden Tour Lucky Draw Prize Winners

Hand painted Iris Container-One of a Kind Created by: Jane Barlow Prize Winner: Betty Trethewey

Cinderella Swamp Milkweed-Monarch MagnetDonated by Barrie Garden Centre (Botanix) Prize

Winner: Holly LillicoBalloon Flower Donated & Grown by:Edna Caldwell

Prize Winner: Hal FrenchCheerful Begonia Container Donated by: Ego's Garden

Centre Prize Winner: Tina Ryckman Butterfly Dish Donated by:Janis Hamilton

Prize Winner: Marianne MustonTea Time With Class Donated by:Elaine Marr

Prize Winner :George LangmanChristmas Snowflakes and an Angel

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Thanksgiving Cookbook Donated by:Wendy Parkinson Prize Winner: Cindy Cook

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Washington man survives wildfire by running into it BREWSTER, Wash. (UPI) - It sounds counterintuitive, but a Washington man was able to rely on his instincts and survive a wildfire by running straight at it. When

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MANY FACTORS INVOLVED IN BEE WINTERKILL LOSSES

GUELPH, ON (July 28, 2014) – Following the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists’ release of the Annual Colony Loss Report, Grain Farmers of Ontario would like to reiterate its ongoing commitment to bee health and the importance of scientific research and evidence. “As we all recall, Ontario experienced a significantly colder

and longer winter in 2014 than normal, as well as heavy ice and snow,” says Henry Van Ankum, Chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario. “It was an unpredictable winter and in talking with beekeepers, some hives exasperated all their nutritional resources before the weather was warm enough to open the hives, resulting in higher ‘winterkill’ numbers.” The report expresses that the Ontario bee population

suffered a significant loss over the long, cold winter. The authors of the report propose a link between winterkill and neonicotinoid pesticides. In Ontario, bees face several health risks including varroa mites, disease, lack of nutritional forage, and potential exposure to neonicotinoid pesticides. There has been no scientific link made between any one of these health risks and winterkill. The report negates to include the reality that overall bee

population numbers continue to grow. In Ontario, hive numbers were 75,000 in the fall of 2008 and 100,000 in the fall of 2013. The number of bee colonies has steadily grown, with an increase of 10,000 hives since 2012 when the concerns of neonicotinoids were raised in Ontario. “Last winter presented numerous challenges resulting in

losses across many agricultural sectors,” continues Van Ankum. “Many winter wheat farmers lost acres due to the ice and extreme temperatures, and similarly, we know many beekeepers experienced higher than average losses of bees. This is why, more than ever, it’s important that all stakeholders support each other, use the best science and technology available, and work together towards a sustainable solution based on science and facts.” Grain Farmers of Ontario Grain Farmers of Ontario is the

province’s largest commodity organization, representing Ontario’s 28,000 corn, soybean and wheat farmers. The

crops they grow cover 5 million acres of farm land across the province, generate over $2.5 billion in farm gate

receipts, result in over $9 billion in economic output and are responsible for over 40,000 jobs in the province.

A double household downsizing sale in Oro-Medonte! This sale contains clean furniture & antique items from 2 separate homes and includes: John Deere LT133 riding mower, antique harvest table/chairs, cupboard, antique Renfrew Chateau wood cookstove, electric fireplace, pine bed & nightstand, prints, old books, cedar lined steamer trunk, maple wash stand, black leather sofa, painted pine hutch, Motomaster Nautilus recrea-tional power pack, hand water pump, antique clocks and more! This online auction runs from Saturday August 9th – Wednesday August 13th. To view complete catalogue visit www.rapid-sell.ca.

ROOSTERS GENERAL STORE CLOSING - Everything you’d find in a hardware store & more! Multiple auctions closing Wednesday nights until store is cleared! GERRY FINORA’S UNIQUE & UNSUAL COLLECTIONS - Unique & col-lectible items! Sun. Aug. 3 - Thurs. Aug. 7 LIVING ESTATE OF OLIVE ARMSTRONG - Paintings, home furnishings, jewellery & collectibles! Sun. Aug. 3 - Thurs. Aug. 7 ESTATE OF DAVID TRUNDLE - Antique & unique wooden furniture & collectibles! Sun. Aug. 10 - Thurs. Aug. 14 CREATIVE BRIDE - Over 800 lots of vases, candle holders, cake stands, urns, pedestals, candleabras,& more! Sun. Aug. 10 - Thurs. Aug. 14 SOUTHCOTE ESTATE COTTAGE - Beautiful four season lakefront cottage on Eugenia Lake, Grey Highlands! Sun. Aug. 17 - Thurs. Aug. 21

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members of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police have been receiving concerns about motor vehicles in our detachment area that seem to have a complete disregard for the safety of our school children. These motorists feel that the reduced speed in our school zones, are not meant for them. If a school zone is ½ a kilometre long, most are shorter and our motorist is going 50Km/h, 10 km/h over the posted speed limit of 40Km/h, the difference in time it takes to travel this distance at those speeds is 9 seconds. Is not the safety of our children worth 9 seconds?To help motorist remember to “slow down” in school

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GALBRAITH, Ethel Mary Sabina - At the Wedgewood Manor, Summerside, P.E.I. on Tuesday, November 18, 2008, In her 91st year. Beloved wife of the late Arnold Galbraith. Dear mother of Sabina (John) Daniels of Richmond Hill, Jim (Rebecca) of Texas, Dale (Anita) of Newmarket, Heather Zaharychuk of S’side, David of Manitoulin Island, Earl (Vivian) of Brampton, June (James) Walters of S’side, Lois Travors of S’side & Donald (Carol) of Sydney, B.C. Also survived by 16 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Sister of Joyce MacSweyne, Fred Dapp and the late Bert Dapp & Marjorie Chambers. Memorial Donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated and may be made through the Lynn-Stone Funeral Home, Elmvale.

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Made in Canada Eh!When A Moose in A Maple Tree – The All-Canadian 12 Days of Christmas hits the shelves of bookstores across Canada in the coming weeks it will be one of the few Canadian children’s books on the market that is actually printed in Canada. “Yes it’s a lot cheaper to get books printed in China”

concedes the books author Troy Townsin “but I think it’s very important to support our local industries”. He adds,”I urge people to take a closer look at where the books they are buying are printed. I think they will be very surprised to fi nd that even books that claim to be specifi cally about Cana-da are usually printed abroad. With the struggling economy this trend is det-rimental to Canada as we need to keep jobs here”. His book is a unique Canadian adapta-

tion of the traditional 12 Days of Christ-mas song and it features Canadian ani-mals, icons and activities. Townsin, an Australian by birth moved

to Canada fi ve years ago, married a Ca-nadian and has written the book as a celebration of his upcoming Canadian citizenship. He is also a wine columnist for CBC radio and the author of several books on food and wine. My background is in children’s theatre”

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FLYNN, Thomas Owen “0zzie” (Co-Owner of McEachern & Flynn Cartage, Retired Sears Canada SLH, Retired Captain Barrie Volunteer Fire Department and Member of Royal Canadian Legion Branch #147 for 37 Years.) Suddenly, but peacefully at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie on Monday November 24th, 2008. Ozzie Flynn of Barrie (in his 80th year). Beloved husband of 60 years of May (nee Williams). Loving father of Catharine Marley and her husband Paul, Louise Smith and her husband Michael, Barbara Flynn and her husband Buzz Carroll. Loving grandfather of Leigh Anne Marley (Marc Masson), Jennifer Marley (Gilbert Kuiper), Scott Marley (Laura), Christopher Smith (Jody Becker), Leah Smith (Christopher Size), and great grandfather of Lauren, Carsten, Owen, Liam, Emily and Isabelle. Dear brother of the late Monica Paton, survived by her husband Sandy, and the late Joyce Ridley. Friends called at the STECKLEY-GOODERHAM Funeral Home, Clapperton and Worsley Streets, Barrie on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at St Mary’s Church, 65 Amelia Street, Barrie on Thursday November 27th, at 10:00 am. Interment St. Mary’s Cemetery, Barrie. Memorial donations to the Kidney Foundation or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Condolences may be forwarded through www,steckleygooderham.com

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REYNOLDS, Eldon Russell - Passed away peacefully at his residence, Waverley, on Wednesday July 16, 2014 in his 87th year. Beloved husband of Fran (nee French). Dear father of Barbara (Dave) Swanson of Thornbury, Russell (late Virginia) Reynolds of Vasey, Dennis (Kathy) Reynolds of Omemee, Scott (Helen) Reynolds of Port McNicoll and Wanda (Vince) Patenaude of Victoria Harbour. Will be fondly remembered by Carolyn (Brian) Handy and Janice (Tom) Barnes. Lovingly remembered by 14 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and predeceased by grandson Kevin. Brother of Wilma (Don) Irwin and the late Fran (Bill) Leonard, Audrey (Ralph) MacDonald, Phyllis (Harold) Archer, Eric (Doris) Reynolds, Laurence (his surviving wife Gillian) and Doug (Madge) Holt. Special thanks to the Red Cross Homecare Workers and Nurse Blu.Friends called at the Lynn-Stone Funeral Home, Elmvale, Friday July 18th from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm. Funeral service was in the Chapel on Saturday July 19th at 2:00 pm. Interment Waverley United Cemetery. Memorial donations to Waverley United Church or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.

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YORK, GWENDOLYN MARY - Mrs. Gwen York, of Meaford, Ontario, on Sunday July 20, 2014, at the age of 93, has peacefully left us for her final destination, to join her late husband Bob York and late daughter, Patricia MacLean. She bids farewell to her much loved former son-in-law, Donald MacLean, daughter and son-in-law, Wendy and Lewis Manne. he would like to thank her good friends and neighbours for enriching her life in so many ways and also thank her many dedicated caregivers who made her journey on, an easy one. She leaves behind a life time of photos and memories we will cherish forever. She wishes you all a Long Life. 'Bon voyage Gwen'.

STEWART, Royce Joseph - Passed away at the Georgian Bay General Hospital, Midland, on Monday, July 21, 2014. Royce Stewart of Elmvale, in his 84th year, husband of the late Bernice. Loving father of Dan (Sheree) of Utterson, Dawn of Elmvale, Charmaine (Bill) of Wasaga Beach, Frances (Brian) of Wasaga Beach and Kelly of Elmvale. Loving papa of 11 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Son of the late Walter and Beatrice. Dear brother of Joyce (twin), Lorraine, George and the late Edith and brother-in-law of George (Jean), Eva and the late Francis, Doris, Art and Russell. Loved uncle to many nieces and nephews. Roy was an avid cribbage player, loved to watch the Leafs lose and spent hours trying to choose winning lottery numbers (six-o-seven!). There will be no visitation or service. Cremation has taken place. Memorial donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association would be appreciated by the family. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to www.lynnstonefuneralhome.com

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DOWNEY, Glenn Wendell-- Passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on July 22, 2014 in his 51st year. Glenn Downey of Minesing, much loved son of Mary and the late Wendell Downey. Cherished brother of Mary Lynn (Henry) Vander Wielen and Joanne Downey of Minesing. Dear uncle of Katie, Bethany and Allison. He will be missed by his aunts and uncles, cousins and many friends. Friends called at the Lynn-Stone Funeral Home, Elmvale, Sunday July 27, 2014 from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm and on Monday July 28th from 12:00 noon until time of the Service in the chapel at 1 pm. Cremation with interment at Minesing Union Cemetery at a later date. Memorial donations to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation would be greatly appreciated by Glenn's family. Expressions of sympathy may be made through lynnstonefuneralhome.com

Wilson, Allyson Hilary – Passed away suddenly on Sunday July 20, 2014 at the age of 23. Much loved daughter of John Wilson (Laurie Thompson) and Janet (Adrian) Vandelaar. Cherished sister of Vanessa Wilson (Brandon Oevering), Tayte, Chase and Jayda Vandelaar and Taylor Bull. Adored Aunt of Reilynn and Gracelyn Oevering. Allyson will be fondly remembered by her Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and her wonderful circle of friends. Friends called at ADAMS FUNERAL HOME, 445 St. Vincent St. Barrie (just north of Cundles Rd.) on Wednesday from 2 – 4 and 7 – 9 p.m. A Funeral Service was held in the Chapel on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at 3 o’clock p.m. With visitation from 2 p.m. until time of service. Interment Minesing Union Cemetery. Memorial donations to the YMCA or Youth Haven would be appreciated by the family. Messages of condolence may be forwarded to the family through adamsfuneralhome.ca

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DURNFORD, Larry Park – beloved husband, dad and grandfather who left us one year ago on July 21, 2013.

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“Getting Ready for Baby” prenatal classesSIMCOE MUSKOKA – Many parents-to-be have a lot

of questions about what life will be like with their new baby. Join other parents-to-be and a public health nurse for free classes to get some answers. Getting Ready for Baby classes run weekday evenings or

Saturdays. Register early in your pregnancy as classes fill quickly. To register call Your Health Connection at 705-721-7520 or toll free 1-877-721-7520. During the Getting Ready for Baby classes you will learn

about: • Nurturing your baby• Keeping your baby safe• Feeding your baby• Becoming a parent• What life will be like in the first few

weeks with babyGetting Ready for Baby classes are offered in communities

throughout Simcoe and Muskoka. For additional information or to speak with a public health

professional, call Health Connection weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 705-721-7520 or toll free 1-877-721-7520. Information provided in the classes is available at www.simcoemuskokahealth.org/prenatalclasses.

Georgian/Lakehead plan for dynamic university presence in Central OntarioA new joint partnership between Lakehead University

and the Georgian University Partnership Centre will expand postsecondary opportunities to better serve the students of Orillia, Barrie, Simcoe County, and beyond. The partnership details were shared at a City of Orillia Special Council meeting on Monday, July 21.City Council voted unanimously to support the proposed

plan. The joint proposal is in response to a call from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) to postsecondary institutions to increase degree capacity in areas with growing demand for postsecondary education. “City Council’s support for this excellent proposal

reinforces our commitment to the outstanding postsecondary institutions we have in Simcoe County. Their joint plan represents a smart approach to enhancing educational opportunities, which will benefit students, local industry and the region as a whole,” says City of Orillia Mayor, Angelo Orsi.“We are extremely encouraged by the amount of

community support we have received for our plan to work together with Georgian to enhance postsecondary opportunities in the region,” says Lakehead University President & Vice-Chancellor Dr. Brian Stevenson. “The benefits are clear – our plan means improved access to postsecondary education, close to home, for more students throughout Simcoe County.” Earlier this month, the Georgian/Lakehead proposal

received the support of the County of Simcoe Council, and the City of Barrie Council also supports degree expansion plans set out in the proposal. In the Lakehead/Georgian proposal, more than 50 degree

programs will be delivered to as many as 6,000 students by 2030. The two institutions have the capacity to add up to an additional 2,000 students immediately, without building new infrastructure – 1,200 students at Georgian’s Barrie Campus, and 800 at Lakehead University’s campus in Orillia.

“By working together, we have developed a plan to grow the number of degrees available in Simcoe County. Our plan is exciting and innovative, while being completely realistic and responsible,” says Georgian President and CEO MaryLynn West-Moynes. “We have exceptional facilities already in place on our campuses. We believe this is the kind of collaborative and achievable proposal the Ministry is seeking. We will combine the best of college and university for the benefit of students and the economic future of our region.” The plan outlines inventive solutions for meeting the

needs of students throughout Simcoe County. Many program offerings will be integrated diploma-degrees, allowing students to graduate in four years, better prepared for their chosen careers.Under the plan to be submitted to MTCU, when existing

capacity is filled, the project would include the creation of two new buildings to create specialized program space to expand Engineering programs, bring Design and Visual Arts students to downtown Barrie, and support an entrepreneurship hub and business incubator. A Georgian/Lakehead "Notice of Intent" was submitted

to MTCU in June and will be followed by the submission of the detailed joint proposal by the province’s September 26 deadline.

Wesser, Manfred, passed away at the Georgian Bay General Hospital in Midland, Ontario on July 28, 2014 at the age of 86. Cherished husband of Ingeburg Wesser. Loving father of Angela Wesser and her husband Alain Denjean. Dear brother in law of Gisela Staerker. Manfred will be fondly remembered by his friends and also by his extended family in Germany. Cremation has taken place. Visitation will take place at St. Mark's Anglican Lutheran Church, 307 Third Street, Midland on Wednesday, August 6 from 9:30 a.m. until commencement of the memorial service at 11 a.m. Interment in Lakeview Cemetery at a later date. If desired, memorial donations to St. Mark's Anglican Lutheran Church or to the Georgian Bay General Hospital Foundation would be appreciated, and may be made at Nicholls Funeral Home, Midland.

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Call for Nominations – Board of Directors The Georgian Bay Cancer Support Centre (GBCSC) is a community based, independent, not for profit organization, serving the needs of people living with cancer, their families, and caregivers within Midland, Penetanguishene and Tay and Tiny townships. The GBCSC Board of Directors has a unique role to play in setting policy and strategy to help the GBCSC continue to offer emotional and psychological support, education, and information for people diagnosed and living with cancer. The GBCSC is seeking candidates from the community with governance experience or relevant background in oncology, fundraising, finance, community engagement, construction/project management or law who might be interested in joining the GBCSC Board of Directors commencing January 2015. Each interested candidate will be required to submit a nomination form including a short description of their relevant experience and interest in participating on the Board. For more information about the Georgian Bay Cancer Support Centre and the role of the Board of Directors and nomination process, please visit our website: www.gbcancersupportcentre.ca

Deadline for nominations is 12 noon; August 18th, 2014

Submit your nominations in confidence to: Kathleen Simpson, [email protected]

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The members of seven Lions Clubs across the Southern Georgian Bay area have provided a huge boost for the Georgian Bay General Hospital Foundation. The three Tay clubs, Waubaushene, Port McNicol and Victoria Harbour, have joined forces with the clubs from Midland, Penetanguishene, Coldwater and Tiny Township to commit donations worth $110,000 over the next five years. Yesterday, Port McNicol Lions President John Lever presented Shelly Price, the Foundation’s Development Associate, with a token cheque to make the promise official. The clubs have planned a series of walkathons, to be called The Great Walk, for September 13 to kick off the fundraising efforts.

The members of the Midland Lions Club and the Cold-water Lions Club present two cheques to Shelly Price, the Foundation’s Development Associate with the Georgian Bay general Hospital towards the Emergency Department. The members of seven Lions Clubs across the Southern Georgian Bay area have provided a huge boost for the Georgian Bay General Hospital Foundation. The three Tay clubs, Waubaushene, Port McNicol and Victoria Harbour, have joined forces with the clubs from Midland, Penetan-guishene, Coldwater and Tiny Township to commit dona-tions worth $110,000 over the next five years.

Call-In Bulky Collection Call to schedule an appointment for bulky collection, available June through September.• $35 per scheduled collection (payment required at time of booking)• Maximum 5 items (must be identified at time of booking)• Wide range of materials accepted• Material must be placed at curb by 7 a.m. on your scheduled collection day.

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Laura Randall returns to Le Studio Gallery

Laura Randall is a painter from Lafontaine Ontario who has exhibited her work in locations across central Ontario. Her current inspirations are drawn from both her experiences living in beautiful northern Saskatchewan over the past year and, her love of her recently returned to home. Laura, along with fellow Nippissing University graduate,

Cayla Carter, will be exhibiting at Le Studio Gallery from July 26 to August 10, Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. 533-2603 or www.lestudiogallery.ca for information.

Laura Randall, Beautiful Things; watercolour

Wasaga under Siege 200th Commemoration of Battle of Nottawasaga Bay and the Sinking

of hMS NancyAugust 14th-17th/2014

During one of the ship's supply trips to the Nottawasaga, in July of 1814, an American force left Detroit, intending to recover Fort Mackinac. Their frontal assault was defeated in the Battle of Mackinac Island. However, they had learned of the location of the Nancy from a prisoner, and three of their vessels proceeded to Nottawasaga Bay.At the Nottawasaga, Lieutenant Miller Worsley of the

Royal Navy had succeeded Poyntz and taken command of the Nancy, which was about to sail to Mackinac with 300 barrels of flour, bacon and other rations. He was warned of the American presence and had the Nancy towed two miles up the river, where he hastily built a blockhouse armed with three guns (presumably dismounted from the schooner). His force consisted of 22 sailors, 23 Native Warriors and 9 French-Canadian voyageurs.On August 14, Captain Arthur Sinclair led three American

ships (Niagara, Scorpion and Tigress) into Nottawasaga Bay. The Americans believed that the Nancy was still out on the lake and heading back to the Nottawasaga, and intended to wait in ambush for her in the bay. However, Sinclair landed some of his troops to make an encampment on the spit of land between the river and the lake shore, and some wood-cutting parties discovered the schooner's hiding place.The next day, three companies of American regular

infantry supported by a 5.5-inch mortar and the guns of Sinclair's ships attacked Worsley's position. Worsley, faced with overwhelming odds, determined to scuttle the Nancy to prevent her being captured by the enemy, with her valuable stores, but before Worsley's plans to destroy the ship could be completed, the ship was hit by an American mortar shell that set her on fire. Her crew escaped, but the Nancy sank.After the action, the gunboats Scorpion and Tigress were

left to guard the river to prevent canoes and bateaux from getting supplies to Fort Mackinac. Eventually the river mouth was blocked with felled trees, and the two gunboats proceeded along the north shore in the hope of intercepting fur-laden canoes on the lake. Worsley and his men removed the obstructions and reached Mackinac on August 31 after paddling and rowing for 360 miles. They subsequently surprised and captured both American gunboats in the Engagement on Lake Huron.

2014 will not only mark the 12th year that Wasaga under Siege has been entertaining and promoting heritage in the Wasaga Beach area but it will also mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Nottawasaga Bay and the burning and destruction of HMS Nancy. Nancy Island will come to life once again with the roar of cannon and musket fire, as we commemorate the 200th anniversary of the only War of 1812 battle to take place in the Southern Georgian Bay region. Over 500 re-enactors will be taking part echoing history through the streets and waters of the Town of Wasaga Beach, Wasaga Beach Provincial Park and Nancy Island Historic Site.Wasaga Under Siege “A War of 1812 Experience” will

feature authentic War of 1812 tactics, battles, historic vessels and more. The expanded Grand Encampment at Nancy Island Historic Site will feature re-enactors opening their living history encampments to the public, along with 19th century merchants, artisans, period cooking, musket and cannon demonstrations, surgeons’ tent, fireworks, commemoration ceremonies, musical entertainment and more. All battle events will take place at various Wasaga Beach Provincial Park and Town of Wasaga Beach locations. For more information about Wasaga Under Siege visit: www.wasagaundersiege1812.com

From 2009 to 2013, the Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) saved more than $3.5 million through the Ministry of Education’s Energy Efficient Schools program, as well as board-led energy conservation upgrades.The past projects in 35 elementary and secondary schools

to improve energy efficiency and conservation included:• Lighting retrofits and mechanical upgrades • Building Automation Systems (BAS) installations

and enhancements • Window replacements • Creation of a standards document to outline

energy performance criteria for renovations and new construction projectsUnder the Green Energy Act, school boards are required

to report energy consumption data as well as a five-year comprehensive energy management plan to the Ministry of Energy by July 1, 2014. It outlines projects to improve 28 SCDSB schools, with a projected further reduction of 30% in energy consumption, over $5 million in energy savings and elimination of over 2,700 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. Energy efficiency measures outlined in the new plan

include:• Upgrading heating, ventilation, lighting,

cooling, building envelope, domestic water systems, operations and controls • Energy efficient procurement and control of IT,

classroom and office equipment • Improved scheduling of cleaning, permits,

holiday and early morning/evening use of schools Active involvement of staff and students in conservation

behaviour, including school Green Teams, which are already established at the majority of SCDSB schools“The SCDSB has gone above

and beyond to comply with the Green Energy Act, and in doing so, we have achieved significant energy savings and reduced our greenhouse gas emissions,” says John Dance, Superintendent of Facility Services. “The new plan will optimize use of the Board’s resources, upgrade school building infrastructure and support healthy learning and working environments, all while delivering significant economic returns for the future.”

In 2013, the SCDSB was recognized by the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, as well as Natural Resources Canada, for leadership in energy conservation.

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