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FEATURES

03 Editor’s Notes

06 Trick and Tips for Halloween

08 Want the Perfect Smile?

12 House for Sale by Owner...

14 Boys and eir ToysTo Ride or Not To Ride

15 It’s Time for a Holiday

16 anksgiving and Giving Back

19 Looking Back

20 Bullying.org - Part Two

A Continuing Learning Journey

DEPARTMENTS

05 House and Home

10 Health and Wellness Tips

26 Entertainment - Movies

27 Entertainment - Books

28 Entertainment - Recipes

COMMUNITY

25 Festival of Trees

30 Community Calenadar - Events List

ThIS ISSUE



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I know most of us think of summer as the best time of year, but for me I love the fall. It’s a time of year thatbrings change and the start of the Holliday Season.Like most Ontarians I hate to let go of the warm days of summer with the longer days and a tone of outdoor fun tobe had by all. Te fall is just as much fun with all the localfairs and the smell in the air of leaves turning, it is a magical thing. In my home there arehomemade soups and a hot chocolate always nearby as the nights cool down. Now add inHalloween and Tanksgiving and I for one am addicted to the buzz of kids back to schooland the rush of colour all around me.

Fall brings us all together as we start the move to winter. Bringing your family closer to your community is a big part of why we do this magazine and with the change in weather;it should be the same with people. If you have a little extra in your budget you might wantto donate something back to you local food bank or give a helping hand to someone who isnot as fortunate as yourself.

We would like to welcome a new sales managers on board with O.U.R. Magazine foreveryday living. Dave Dinan as market manager for Peterborough joins the team forthat territory.

Now... On to the best part of season... HALLOWEEN. It might seem like a long way o but the dress up starts sooner than you might think. As adults some of us still dress up andhead out to enjoy a night of fun. Be sure you plan your costume early so that you are notle out of the fun. Remember, that all the good stu goes fast for the little ones and youmight end up wearing a bed sheet if you don’t plan ahead. Tis scary night is fun for all!

Tanksgiving is a feast of food, family and friends. We have some great suggestion on howto take old recipes and make them new. All of us at O.U.R Magazine for Everyday Living

wish you a great fall and look forward to your comments and readership for our specialHOLIDAY ISSUE in November.

Enjoy!

Danyl Brett

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Edward Conrad

Vicki Forgieom Norman

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They’ve arrived! Cool evenings; the kids can sleep and I cannally enjoy a cup of tea in my garden! Unfortunately, summersgone, my garden is tired and fall maintenance will begin. Tere’s

never any rest for the wearyL

…or, is there? I ponder as I look overmy landscape of spent blooms mingled with a new ush of yellowclover and dandelions, dried stems and seed pods from colourfuldays past and the nudge of fall creeping in as my once lush greenfoliage begins to show its autumn yellows. What to do?

As the sun goes down, the last of the violet rays fading, and I drinkmy last sip of tea; it “sets” upon me. Family days! One Saturday amonth for the next three months; and the rest of the time is mine!

September we clean-up the gardens; remove unsightly foliage, tiredannuals and weeds (placing them in a huge pile and chop with a lawnmower to be compost ready), ‘harvest’ seed heads and stems (storing them in a paper bag to use when accenting snowmen!), and ll in

bare spots with fresh fall mums, kale, asters, pansies and collections of pumpkins and gourds (giving the garden a ‘back to school’ look!)

October would involve piles of leaves strategically placed to promote jumping contests (whether soaring o a swing like

superman or plunging from the picnic table like a deep sea diverAer the leaves have been redistributed all over the lawn, I’ll runover them with the lawn mower before collecting them into bags

making them compost ready as well. Te game of ‘Squirrel’ couldbe played (Who can burry the most ‘nuts?’ bulbs!) I best rememto rake out the soil when I’m done. Squirrels aren’t very smart, when they see a small tu of disturbed soil they think they haveburied a nut, dig it up, take a bite and yuck! Not a nut, so they toit! Destroying my entire tulip planting!

November is the time to hill-up roses, mulch tender perennials acreate epees and ents for shrubs wanting a little protection fro winter winds (remembering to outline them with Christmas lighmaking a winter’s fantasy land before it gets too cold!). Te nal yard clean-up can all nd its way into the composter as I begin thlayering process of greens, leaves and kitchen scraps through the winter months.

Each day will end with marsh mellow roasting and hot chocolate while we reminisce of summer days gone by; harvesting the best Family times this fall.

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As a parent I look forward to the beginning of the school year for many reasons. One, I get back to a schedule of some sorts and I nd myself with a bitof spare time to attend to the projects I seem to have le at the side of the roadduring the long summers days spent with the kids. Te second is, I have some timto plan out the upcoming season with Halloween just around the corner and theTanksgiving dinner I have all planned out in my head.

Like most other parents, time is the key factor on what really gets done around thouse and what really happens, so I wanted to share a few great tips on how to satime and money as I have little of either of them to spare. So on with the” ips aricks for Halloween”.

Te rst tip for saving money is, use what you have and throw away anything youhave not used in two or more years. I had a real problem with holding on the evecute little dress or costume I had made or pick up as my children have grown. Yomight ask why? Te simple answer is, I wanted to hold on a bit longer and kepttelling others that I might have grandchildren one day who might benet fromall my hard work... Te truth I like to horde my holiday treasures. I now reuseeverything I can and make the most of what I have. Last year I did something others might think was a bit strange. I hauled out all my Halloween bins and fouabout twenty costumes and it so happens that my youngest child wanted to be a that year so I did something new. I created a dress up zoo. I found as many stueanimals I had around the house and even got a few from the local thri store anddressed them all up in all the costumes I had. Well the eect was outstanding.Te kids loved the “dress up ZOO” Idea and to add a bit of scary, I picked up fou packages of fake webbing and some cool lights at the dollar store. So we made thold costumes new by making the haunted zoo.

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I also would like to suggest that if you live in or near thecounty, try an aernoon out. aking a drive down old roadsto see what Mother Nature has to oer. By using what is innature like, old branches and dried grass, you can make aspooking display that will bring joy to all. Dried leafs alsomake a great window display with removable tape. Telook of falling leafs outside ads a touch of class to the glassmaking the whole thing seem like a real eort.

Te Candy should be simple and avoid homemade goodiesunless it is for family and friends. You might want to runout to Wal-Mart, but try your local bulk food store forsome great treats and even more for your dollar. You will be very surprised to nd that this is cheaper and the candy isthe same just at a lower price.

You will have to spend a bit more money when it comes totoday’s kids and what they want to dress up in. Tis year thebig ones to buy are Tor, Captain America, Harry Potterand the always popular ransformers. I suggest getting them early as they sell out fast. Tis will avoid the tears andtantrums of late costume shopping as I once found out the year every child wanted to be the magic wielding Harry Potter and I was late to the game and learned my lesson.

Have a spooky Halloween and as always SAFY FIRS!



By John Davidson

“SMILE”

EVERY, PICTURE

STARTS WITH THESE

WORDS OF TERROR

FOR SOME

I want to start with the simple fact: Te perfect teeth and smiles

we see the Hollywood stars ash are generally not real teeth at alMost have had veneers or caps installed...

“A long time ago in a galaxy far away........”

I think it is safe to say “we all want the perfect smile”. How toget there might be a long road of pain and nancial cost that theaverage person might equate to the purchase of a twenty thousandollar car every 5-10 years depending on what they will pay for tend result. I wish to note: that unless you have a substantial bankbalance you will have very little luck at your local dentist oce a



they generally contract with high risk loan companiesthat will charge you upwards of 15-23% in interestor make deals for no interest with payment in full with a certain time period that will not meet mostbudgets. A great dentist, you have been with formore than ve years might set you up with an inhouse plan that will work for you and your needs.It never hurts to ask.

If you are looking for cosmetic changes to yoursmile? ....... I can assure you that you are notcovered in Ontario Canada under any insurance

plan. You are on your own. Braces are anothertopic all together! So for now let’s start with a

few basic ideas’ to change the grey, yellow to bright white. Brush every day with the correct tooth brush

and the right tooth paste. I recommend a check up with your dentist and ask what will improve your smile

with regular daily dental maintenance. I always think youshould be real about your smile. You should ask what result

you will achieve and how long it will take you on this schedule.

Never rely on the advertised time or” results as they may vary forindividual to another”

Making the perfect smile is not easy aer years of bad dentalhygiene or genetic predisposition. Dental restoration is the mostexpensive way of resolving your dental needs and achieving thesmile of your dreams. Let’s start with the cleaning of your smile.Tis will cost about $800 in cold hard cash as this is the rst stepthat the dentist will need to do to determine the level of workneeded while he sets the stage for more work to come.

Crown$ & Veneer$ ......Tey are all very real and scary deals in thedental world. With veneers they will prep and shave o the entirefront facing teeth you want to change. Ten they make a cast of

the teeth and you have a new smile within a week. Te down sideof this is that the veneers only last about 5-7 years and you have togo back and spend about $1000 per tooth and you are committedto this process for the rest of your life. Crowns oer a whole toothapproach with you having all but the core of your tooth removedand a whole new outside placed on the tooth. What generally goes wrong and many people have had this happen, is the inner toothdies beneath the full crown and the tooth becomes grey and deadleading to removal or implants at $4000 per tooth.

My Best advice- Start brushing now and do it aer every meal andbefore bedtime three times a day. Pick a great oss and mouth wash and do that once a day, morning or night is up to you. Avoidthe over the counter teeth whiteners and ask your dentist or try alocal laser clinic for real results that last. Your idea of perfect teethis real but the time and money is the perfect storm of nance andheartbreak if you do not talk to a trusted professional. “ALWAYS”consult two or more dentists on treatment and this is not the timeto make impulsive purchases on decaying teeth. You might nd your bank account decaying and no results to show o the perfectsmile you have always want. Do not cross over to the dark side of the enamel.

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We all have a bad night’s sleep every now and again, but what if it was happening every night? Well you could be suering froma potentially life-threatening condition that is far more common

than generally understood. First described in 1965, sleep apneais a breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptionsof breathing during sleep. It owes its name to a Greek word,apnea, meaning “want of breath.” Tere are two types of sleepapnea: central and obstructive. Central sleep apnea, which is lesscommon, occurs when the brain fails to send the appropriatesignals to the breathing muscles to initiate respirations.Obstructive sleep apnea is far more common and occurs when aircannot ow into or out of the person’s nose or mouth althougheorts to breathe continue.

In a given night, the number of involuntary breathing pauses or“apneic events” may be as high as 20 to 30 or more per hour. Tesebreathing pauses are almost always accompanied by snoring between

apnea episodes, although not everyone who snores has this condition.Sleep apnea can also be characterized by choking sensations. Tefrequent interruptions of deep, restorative sleep oen lead to earlymorning headaches and excessive daytime sleepiness.

Who GEts slEEp ApNEA?

Sleep apnea occurs in all age groups and both sexes but ismore common in men (it may be underdiagnosed in women)and possibly young African Americans. It has been estimatedthat as many as 18 million Americans have sleep apnea. Four percent of middle-aged men and 2 percent of middle-aged women have sleep apnea along with excessive daytime sleepiness.

People most likely to have or develop sleep apnea include those who snore loudly and also are overweight, or have high blood pressure, or have some physical abnormality in the nose, throat,or other parts of the upper airway. Sleep apnea seems to runin some families, suggesting a possible genetic basis. For manysleep apnea patients, their spouses are the rst ones to suspectthat something is wrong, usually from their heavy snoring andapparent struggle to breathe. Coworkers or friends of the sleepapnea victim may notice that the individual falls asleep during theday at inappropriate times (such as while driving a car, working,

or talking). Te patient oen does not know he or she has a problem and may not believe it when told. It is important thatthe person see a doctor for evaluation of the sleep problem.

WhAt CAusEs slEEp ApNEA?

Certain mechanical and structural problems in the airway causthe interruptions in breathing during sleep. In some people,apnea occurs when the throat muscles and tongue relax duringsleep and partially block the opening of the airway. When themuscles of the so palate at the base of the tongue and the uvu(the small eshy tissue hanging from the center of the back of the throat) relax and sag, the airway becomes blocked, makingbreathing laboured and noisy and even stopping it altogether.Sleep apnea also can occur in obese people when an excessamount of tissue in the airway causes it to be narrowed. Witha narrowed airway, the person continues his or her eorts to

breathe, but air cannot easily ow into or out of the nose ormouth. Unknown to the person, these results in heavy snoring periods of no breathing, and frequent arousals (causing abruptchanges from deep sleep to light sleep). Ingestion of alcohol ansleeping pills increases the frequency and duration of breathin pauses in people with sleep apnea.

If you suspect you or your spouse may have sleep apnea you shoseek out medical advice. If you are suering from this conditioncheck your local listings for suppliers of equipment such asShoppers Home Health Care stores in your local community.

hoW Is slEEp ApNEA trEAtEd

Te specic therapy for sleep apnea is tailored to the individua patient based on medical history, physical examination, andthe results of polysomnography. Medications are generally noteective in the treatment of sleep apnea. Oxygen administratiomay safely benet certain patients but does not eliminate sleepapnea or prevent daytime sleepiness. Tus, the role of oxygen ithe treatment of sleep apnea is controversial, and it is dicult t predict which patients will respond well. It is important that theectiveness of the selected treatment be veried; this is usuallaccomplished by polysomnography.

HEALTH & WELLNESS tips

SleeplessBy

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30 plus years working in real estate I havebeen repeatedly asked “why use a broker and do

I really save anything in the long run? I can do thismyself ”. Tis is a haunting question as I have seen some

terrible mistakes happen without the partnership of a seller/buyer and agent. Now with the onset of the Internet, I see moreand more as agents are called in at the 11th hour to save the familyhome from “garage sale tactics” and money draining marketing schemes that rarely work out for both the seller and buyer.

Have you heard this one? A guy walks into a bar and the bartendersays: Did you hear about our poor friend Bob who bought hisfriend’s house on a handshake? Bob gets the pretty little house inthe country and within a month, the well goes dry, the septic needsreplacing and the roof is shot! Yes Sir, had to spend $28,000 bucksto x it up and had to sell it again right away…yup poor guy had tomove back in with this parents with his kid!

Sad story, but true. But guess what? Tey split the savings oncommission!

If you’re thinking of selling your home, doing it yourself to savethe real estate commission has probably crossed your mind. Butif you’re selling experience is limited to garage sales, you shouldrealize you will be undertaking a task which requires specializedknowledge, nancial resources and a considerable amount of timand eort. Buying or selling a house is usually the largest nanciatransaction a family ever makes. Getting the right price at the ritime takes all the selling skills of a real estate professional.

And while you might be lucky, chances are you will end up takintoo low an oer either because you haven’t appealed the right wato the right potential buyer, or you’ve run out of patience andtime. In most cases, it takes longer to sell a house privately thanit does if you use the services of a real estate rm. Tis is becausemost people don’t have access to the communications resourcesof the real estate professional. For instance, real estate salespeoplcan reach hundreds, even thousands of potential buyers throughuse of the MLS system, broad advertising, the internet and socianetworking. Major real estate Brokerages also has cross-countryreferral and relocation services that can pinpoint potential buyerfrom thousands of kilometres away. Private individuals usually

have neither the resources nor the professional aliations to takeadvantage of such selling tools. If you sell privately, you may havespend hundreds of dollars in advertising and marketing promotito entice a sucient number of potential buyers to look at your property. When you hire a sales representative, the real estatecommission covers all the marketing costs, plus it pays for theirexperience and time on the job.

When you have a potential buyer at your doorstep the professionskills of your sales representative, through training and experience

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ByVicki Forgie,Advice you can

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can show your home to its best advantage and can marry the needsof the buyer with the features of your home – they will take the timeto search out potential buyers, show your home and close the deal.

Most homeowners are not prepared to answer hundreds of

calls and emails from the curious, spend evenings and weekendsshowing the home or arrange open houses on Saturdays andSundays A real estate sales representative is prepared to take on allthese tasks. Teir oce has full time sta to answer the calls, weedout window shoppers from the serious buyers and have the timeto show your home to potential buyers. Of equal importance, theyknow the legal aspects of preparing oers, amendments, waivers,releases, corresponding documents and are familiar with mortgagenancing and how to shop for the best interest rates available forthe buyer.

Now back to our friend Bob. Well, he’s happy living back living in his parent’s basement with his son. A little, ‘’gun shy’’ and a little wiser.

Write to Vicki t www.orm.c

Royal LePage ProAlliance Realty, Brokerage(Independently Owned and Operated)357 Front St. Belleville, Ontario 613.966.6060



For those of us who own AVs, we all want to keep themin the best shape we can, as long as possible, right? Well, winteris just around the coner, and that means cold, possibly wet, and

usually dismal weather. You have two choices with your AV (orUV) when winter comes around; ride it, or store it. Either option you choose requires some preventative measures to keep your AV running, and we have compiled a little how-to for all you AV owners out there.

TO RIDE

If you’re going to be riding your AV this winter, there are stillsome precautions you will need to take in order to keep yourbaby healthy.

1. Make sure that there is a sucient level of antifreeze in yourradiator to keep the uid from turning into a giant ice cube.

2. If your AV is jetted lean, the cool, moist air won’t help. Makesure your jetting is correct before heading out.

3. Clean your machine aer each ride. Mud and dirt can eat awayat nishes on your AV, and water can cause rust and corrosion.

4. Spray your whole AV down with water dispersant products like WD40 (which stands for Water Dispersant, 40th attempt) will keepharmful moisture and condensation away from critical engine parts.

5. Make sure your chain, cables, linkage and bearings are all properly “lubed”.

6. Change your oil and lter. Using synthetic oils will providebetter lubrication in cold weather, especially during cold starts.

7.

Make sure battery terminals are clean, corrosion-free, and ingood working order.

8. Te last thing you want is an AV that won’t start in the frigid winter. When not in use, keep your battery on a trickle charger to prevent it from drying up or losing charge.

9. Service the air lter, and check your tires. ires with little treale do worse in the mud than they do on hard pack.

NOT TO RIDE

If the weather is just too cold to ride in, you may want to store yoAV. Here is how you do it the right way.

Make sure there is antifreeze in your radiator. Like we mentionedbefore, a frozen cooling system is a bad thing.

1. Drain all gas from the carburetor and tank, or use a fuelstabilizer to prevent the gas from turning to varnish while yostore it. rust us, it will save you hours of work when spring rolls around.

2. Toroughly wash and dry the machine, and lube every movin part you can access.

3. Use a water dispersant like WD40 to coat the machine. Tis w

prevent rust, corrosion, and oxidization.

4. Change your oil and lter. Again, use synthetic oils, because thoer better cold-start lubrication.

5. Insert a plug into your muer to keep moisture and curiousrodents out.

6. Remove the battery from the machine, and keep it charged. Ifis not a sealed unit, check the uid levels monthly.

7. Store the AV indoors if possible, in a garage that has amore stable temperature than the outdoors. If you have to keit outdoors, do not leave it on the ground. Roll it onto a sheeof plywood to keep condensation from seeping up under the

AV cover.8. Put the machine up on jack stands to keep the tires fromattening out

Whatever way you decide to go......have some fun!

To Ride?OR NOTTo Ride?

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Entertainment

So, the summer is over and you did noteven get to the cottage, the beach or even get abreak – all you did was entertain a steady streamof friends and relatives, barbequing, doing thelocal tourist things, etc. and you are exhausted!

Now it’s your turn to think about and plan a well-deserved holiday. What will you do? Where will you go? Did you know there area number of options available to you?

“How about taking an escorted bus tour to Newfoundland, ora St. Lawrence River boat cruise, a train trip across Canada, or abus tour to any one or two countries in Europe and many more.If you take the kids how about a Disney cruise or a stay at aBeaches resort featuring the Sesame Street gang”

Any of the above means you can enjoy a worry free holiday, with almost everything taken care of.

Although you should be prepared to carry a small amount of cash with you for unexpected fees during your travel period.Some airlines only accept cash. Remember that if traveling in/out of foreign countries, some cash may be needed to be

allowed to enter or exit the territory. Keep your carry on bags with you at all times, allowing no one, including any airlinesocials to enter your bags or purses. Only allow you to pullitems out yourself to view to avoid the. Check with theairline you are traveling with for an understanding of if anycarry- on luggage is available and if any extra fees are attachedto have those carry one parcels/luggage. When ascending and

descending on the ight, plug your nose and blow hard to avoany damages to your hearing. By doing this, it allows an equabalance between the inside and outside pressure of the vessel.

Your favourite travel agent can help you plan the trip of yourdreams. Tey have the knowledge and expertise, and most likhave been to some or all of the above mentioned places.

By law, the agent must be ICO certied in order to selltravel. And the agency must be registered with ICO, theravel Industry Council of Ontario, which regulates the travindustry in Ontario, inspects and monitors Ontario travelagencies, refunds money for services you paid for but did notreceive and helps out with a complaints process. When you

book with a ICO registered agency, you are protected in caof closure or bankruptcy. For your own protection, book withregistered agency.

Call your agent today and book your getaway.

It’s T ime f or a

HolidayBy Minny Verburg



By Tom NormanOnce a year we all gather around a table and share a meal. Tat is the simplest description I have for

Tanksgiving. In our home of many, we have lost the real meaning of Tanksgiving as we ght over the V,football or cartoons for the kids, and the universal argument concerning white meat verses dark meat, over which is better and why the gravy never tasted the same.

In Canada we enjoy so many freedoms and rights other cultures never inherently have or get. I ask you... why even bother with this holiday if we cannot seem to be thankful? I am not a political person in anyway,nor do I feel akin to any social network that denes me as a person. I simply don’t have a point of referencefor thanksgiving other than a day o work and a good meal. So what’s wrong with that?

I seem to view life as something that is owed to me. I have recently found many reasons why this is wrong. I had le behind the very truth of what being thankful is and giving to other does.

Having a family and a job might seem like the dream life. What if you lost your job or your family? Who are you then? By the very denition of society you are “down and out”. In North America, Canadianshave been somewhat lucky not to have the economic decline the U.S. has had over the past 4 years but wehave had a lot of un-employment that we cannot ignore. I have a friend that has a great education and a wife

with a two year old at home who lost his job in the fall of 2010. He has been looking for work for a year nowand the ”real facts of life” are starting to kick in. Te house sold at 19% less the value at time of purchase, nosavings le and an unnished basement to call home.

Now you might all say the same thing I did at the start “He should take whatever job he can!” “Geta job at a fast food place or gas station” right? It is never that easy. You see, he had a very good job andthe truth is he is over qualied to work outside of his educated eld of work and has never been calledback or interviewed for a position in lesser job opportunity. So what happens now? Welfare, not eligible,employment insurance running out...gone and the holidays are fast approaching.

I was completely wrapped up in my life until a friend in common told me the depths of the situation andthe hardship my friend was going through. Tat was the moment I became thankful and that was the very moment I start to give back. Yes this sounds like the age old story of the Grinch or Scrooge, but it was truly

an eye opener for me. I was blind to others in need and not everyone can save themselves. I started small. Idropped o some money with the words “GIF” on the envelope. I then started to network in my job placeto see what was open and set up an interview. I then called another friend as the job wasn’t the right t withmy company and he landed the job. Now this would be the end of the story but he did something I didn’texpect. I received a card in the mail and it had these words on it “A donation has been made in your name tothe local food bank” the amount was the very same I had placed in the envelope months ago.

Not only did I give something, so did he and his family. I nally got that giving back can be in any way you want. I have learned that this year at Tanksgiving we will give thanks and give back to local charities.My family and friends are what I am thankful for. I think from now on we should all look around us andtake notice of the community we live in and say a small “Tank You” that we are all in this together, if youchose to be HANKFUL!

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“We spent this winter very joyously and of good times, due to L’Ordre de Bon emps that I established here, which each person useful for their health and more benecial than any sort of medicine t we could have used. Te Order was presented as a Chain of oce t we placed with some small ceremony, at the neck of one of our peopcharging him that day with going hunting; the next day we gave it

another and thus consequently: all who wishedtry would do their best and bring the most beauthunt: We don’t nd it half bad, as well as the Indi

who were with us” - Voyages of Champlain: 1613

American thanks-giving traditions inevitably foutheir way into Canada among the men and wom who remained loyal to England and subsequemoved to Canada.

And why do we celebrate our TanksgivingOctober, rather than in November, as the Americdo Practically-speaking, being further noour growing season ends sooner and therefour harvest season is sooner. Also, since Tanksgiving has its origins, at least partly, in

tradition of the harvest festival, it makes sense to be timed accordin

- the harvest festival is typically timed in accordance with the harvmoon, the rst full moon following the autumnal equinox.

So this Tanksgiving, as we raise our glasses in good cheer, letalso recall the exploits of Champlain, as we decorate our houses w pumpkins and turkeys, let us also recall the conviction and sacricthe early United Empire Loyalists, and as we sit down to our feasts,or small, let us remember to give thanks to our good fortune to live country of bounty.

By Jon Oldham

Each year, on the second Sunday in October, Canadians celebrateTanksgiving. But to what are we giving thanks? Toughts of Tanksgiving inevitably turn to visions of pumpkin pie, fattened turkeys,tangy cranberries, over-lled cornucopias and quaint gatherings of Pilgrims thankful to have a stockpile of food to get through the winter.But beyond the greeting card trappings and stereotypes lies a history as rich and varied as the feasts we normally associate with the holiday.

For starters, we all know that Americans andCanadians celebrate Tanksgiving at dierent timesbut it turns out that the dierences run deeper.

With Tanksgiving, the Americans pay homageto the Pilgrims and the hardships they enduredestablishing their early settlements.

In Canada, however we simply give thanks for thebounty of the fall harvest – similar to the ancientEnglish and European tradition of the harvest festival.

Te origin of Canadian thanks-giving goes back tothe days of English explorer, Martin Frobisher. In1578, Frobisher safely returned from an expedition in search of the

north-west passage (no small feat since others like Hudson and Franklin were not so lucky) and held a formal ceremony in gratitude for surviving the long journey back to what is now Newfoundland.

Te French explorers and early settlers also had much to be thankfulfor. Life was hard for the Europeans who were, at rst, unaccustomed tothe daunting wilderness and harsh climate of early Canada. Samuel deChamplain and his followers regularly gave thanks with huge feasts andeven formed the ‘Order of Good Cheer’ (L’Ordre de Bon emps) toensure that the tradition of feasting and entertainment would continue.

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Bullying is about power, control and unhealthy relationships.Simplistic solutions to addressing relationship issues are not realsolutions at all. Healthy relationship building takes time and

thought. We need thoughtful, sophisticated plans to addresscomplex relationship issues such as bullying.

In the short term, the safety, security and well-being of the person being bullied should be a school’s primary concern.Children who are bullied should not be the ones who have to change classrooms or even change schools, which is oennot possible in smaller communities, yet this is what happens far too oen. If this happens, this means that the victimis victimized twice over, all because the school may not really know what to do. As a parent of a child being bullied, donot accept the bullying behavior as a problem your child has to live with. Te bullying behavior is the responsibility of those who bully, not the child being bullied.

Beware of labeling someone as a “bully”. Focus on the inappropriate behaviour.

www.bullying.org has become the world’s most visited and referenced Website about bullying. During the last decade,the Website has hosted millions of visitors and contributors from across Canada and around the world. Te questionsthat are most oen asked are, “What did I do to deserve this? And what is wrong with me?” Let your kids know thatthey are NO alone and that you are there to listen and to support them. Being bullied is NO their fault and there isa lot can be done about it.

Schools need to encourage and support students’ ideas and leadership. Why? Remember the research about mostbullying happening in the context of a peer group, with no adults around? Tat’s why. Rather than teachers being totally responsible for preventing bullying, teachers can become “social architects” to facilitate students themselvesnding solutions to bullying.

If most bullying happens in the context of a peer group when adults aren’t around, we need to give our kids strategiesthey can employ if they are being bullied or if they see bullying happening around them. Te vast majority of students

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indicate that watching bullying makes them feel uncomfortable(Pepler et al., 1997). Tere is also some recent research thatindicates that the psychological eects of observing bullying can be just as harmful as those who are being victimized.

Research also tells us that 15% of a given population may beinvolved with bullying directly as victims or aggressors, that meansthat 85% of a school’s population may not be directly involved, but

they actually ARE all aected, indirectly. We know that it is thesilence of others that gives bullies their power. Young people mustacquire feelings of individual responsibility, but also reect on theirown behaviour when bullying occurs, whether they initiate, receiveor observe bullying. As parents, we can encourage and supportthis. Tat means that teachers and parents need to work togetherto have our kids understand that they have the power to stand upto bullying. However, that’s easy for an adult to say to a child, it’soen really hard for kids to do in the context of the schoolyard,school bus or gym change room. Tis is why Bullying.org hasestablished the “Canada’s Caring Kids Awards”. o nominate a positive young person who shows this kind of leadership, please visit www.bullyingawarenessweek.org

So what can you do as a parent? Ask your child directly if theyare being bullied. Oen children do not wish to tell their parentsdue to shame and embarrassment, or fear that bullies will retaliateif they tell. Look for signs such as: fear of going to school, lackof friends, missing belongings and torn clothing, and increasedfearfulness and anxiety. Work with the school immediately tomake sure your child is safe; that eective consequences are appliedtoward the bully, and that monitoring at school is adequate.Advocate for involvement of the bully’s parents. If the bullying ishappening on the way to and from school, arrange for the childto get to school with older, supportive children, or take him orher until other interventions can take place. If your child is timid,

and lacks friends, try to arrange for your child to participate in positive social groups which meet his or her interests. Developing your child’s special skills and condence in the context of a positivesocial group can be very helpful. Suggest that the school implementa comprehensive, research-based, anti-bullying program. A homeand school association meeting to discuss and support such aninitiative can be helpful.

What else can be done? Prepare our kids with support andstrategies. I am ashamed to admit that when my son was much younger, he told me that he was being bullied and I actually said tohim, “Well son, what are you doing to bring this on?” As if it wasHIS fault! I was living proof that the old myths and attitudes aboutbullying die hard. It takes a lot of courage for kids to tell you that

bullying is going on because they are worried that adults will makeit worse. I get this because I use to be one of those parents andteachers who did make it worse. So if your child tells you that theyare being bullied, believe them. Become your child’s champion andadvocate. Research informs us that kids oen have to tell a numberof adults before they nally get one to help them.

What else should parents do to support their child whenapproaching the school? Although as parents we may feel quiteemotional about this, try and keep cool. Don’t try and bully your

child’s teacher and principal into dealing with the situation. If yodo, you will be modelling the very behaviour you want to stop.Document everything that happens. Keep a diary. ake photosif you observe physical or material damage. If action is not beingtaken write an e-mail or letter to our child’s teacher and copy it tthe school administration outlining the problem. Be specic as tdates, events, physical evidence that you have noted etc. Arrangemeeting to nd out what the school is doing about the situation.

Agree to a timetable and/or a schedule of actions that the school will take. If this schedule is not adhered to as promised, write tothe school and send a copy to the School Board outlining yourconcerns and share the schedule and timetable that the school haagreed to adhere to, which was not followed.

If it’s hard for your child to stand up for him / herself, tell themto ignore the bullying and walk away, then tell an adult who canhelp. If they’re scared to talk to an adult, encourage them to ask friend to go with them. Practice with your child as to what to sayand do the next time they are bullied. Kids who are bullied oenfreeze in such situations. Creating and rehearsing simple scripts with pre-planned responses can help a lot. Encourage them to go

areas where they feel safe. Encourage them to stay close to stude who will stick up for them. Encourage them to look brave and tthe child who bullies to back o. Encourage them to stay calm, tnot to show that they are getting sad or mad, this is what bullies want to see. Encourage them to be safe, although there are sometimes when they may have to defend themselves, but ghting baccan make things worse. Encourage them not to blame themselvebeing bullied is NO their fault.

As parents we will oen say to our kids, “Stop telling on yoursister/brother!” And then when something really bad happens w will ask, “Why didn’t you tell us?” Help your children understanthe dierence between tattling, telling on others just to get themtrouble, versus reporting, which is telling others about a bad or aunsafe situation.

As parents, we need to be much more aware of our own behaviouKids will learn more from what we do and how we act, much mothan from what we tell them. We also need to model a tolerantattitude toward others. Tere are far too many instances of kidstaunting using slurs about race, cultures or sexuality. How manysuicides do their have to be before we as parents realize that suchattitudes and behaviours are learned, oen from home.

If you suspect your child may be a bully, here are some possiblesymptoms to watch for:

• Abuses family or neighbourhood pets

• orments children - always the instigator• Lacks compassion or empathy towards others• Gets enjoyment or acts like it is “cool” when someone gets injur• Is a bully at home with adults and siblings• Is manipulative with adults, very agreeable, but then does

whatever they want• Is aggressive towards others• Lacks social skills, has few friends or friends who go along with

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• Does not recognize impact of his/her behaviour on others• Aggressive with siblings, parents, teachers, friends, and animals• Bossy and manipulative to get own way• Possessing unexplained objects and/or extra money• Secretive about possessions, activities, and whereabouts• Holds a positive attitude towards aggression• Easily frustrated and quick to anger• Parents may model use of power and aggression by yelling,

hitting, rejecting child• Parents may model use of power and aggression with each other• Siblings may bully child at home• Child has friends who bully and are aggressive• eachers or coaches may model use of power and aggression by

yelling, excluding, rejecting

Here are some things you can do to turn the situation around:

• alk to your child, talk to his or her teachers, and administrators.Keep in mind that a bully will try to deny or minimize his or her wrong-doing.• ake the problem seriously. Children and youth who bullyothers oen get into serious trouble in later life, and may receive

criminal convictions. Tey may have continuing trouble in theirrelationships with others.• Make it clear to your child that you will not tolerate this kind of behaviour, and discuss with your child the negative impact bullying has on the victims.• Do not accept explanations that “it was all fun”.• Arrange for an eective, non-violent consequence, which is in proportion with the severity of your child’s actions, and his or herage and stage of development. Corporal punishment carries themessage that “might is right”.• Increase your supervision of your child’s activities and whereabouts, and who they are associating with. Spend time with your child, and set reasonable rules for their activities and curfews.• Co-operate with the school in modifying your child’s aggressivebehaviour. Frequent communication with teachers and/oradministrators is important to nd out how your child is doing inchanging his or her behaviour.• Praise the eorts your child makes toward non-violent andresponsible behaviour, as well as for following home and schoolrules. Keep praising any eorts the child makes.• If your child is viewing violent television shows, including cartoons, and is playing violent video games, this will increase violent and aggressive behaviour. Change family and child’s viewing and play patterns to non-violent ones.• Make sure that your child is not seeing violence between

members of his or her family. Modelling of aggressive behaviour athome can lead to violence by the child against others at school andin later life.• Seek help from a school psychologist, social worker, or children’smental health centre in the community if you would like supportin working with your child.

As teachers, we need to remember that we are expected to live upto a Professional Code of Conduct. We need to watch our ownlanguage and behaviours in the classroom as well. We may thinkthat using sarcasm may appear “cool” in a middle or high school

class, but it may be quite embarrassing or hurtful to many studenI also know that some teachers can be bullies themselves. Tis canbe tolerated.

Despite being an increasingly complex and demanding professioI believe that as a teacher, I have one primary mission, to create toptimal environment for my students to achieve their potentialas learners. Students who are scared to come to school can never

achieve their full potential. Many thousands of students missschool every day because of bullying we can and need to do bettefor them.

Te reality is that the best and most eective solutions regardingbullying are ones wherein educators, parents and the community work together. Playing the blame game only isolates the variousstakeholders who should be working together in the best interesof our children.

Te bad news about bullying is also the good news, in that is thabullying is about developing healthy relationships, something go parents and teachers have always been good at doing. Bullying isabout behaviour. When you think about it, behaviours such as

smoking, drinking and driving, even recycling have all slowly, busurely changed for the better in Canada. I believe that while wemay never completely eliminate bullying from society, if we can work together, we can make great strides in making a better Canfor our children and our children’s’ children to grow up in.

I would like to encourage you, your family, your school, businessand community to participate in the upcoming ninth annualNational Bullying Awareness Week, which will take place fromNovember 13th to the 19th, 2011. See www.bullyingawarenessweek.orgfor more information.

As my father use to tell me, “What the mind conceive and theheart can believe, we CAN achieve!”

*Bullying.org is an educational organization that is dedicated tothe prevention of bullying through education and awareness. Wecreated and are responsible for maintaining:

www.bullying.org“Where You Are NO Alone!”Te world’s most-visited Website about bullying

www.cyberbullying.ca“Always On? Always Aware!”Te world’s rst Website about cyberbullying

www.bullyingcourse.com“Learn to BE the change!”Online courses and Webinars about bullying and cyberbullying

www.bullyingawarenessweek.org“Prevention through education and awareness”Te ocial Website for the annual National Bullying Awareness Week

e-mi: [email protected] foow o witter: www.twitter.com/Bullying_or



e Festival of Trees is branching out this year with

a new location, new events and an exciting line-upof activities for all ages.

Te newly re-vamped itinerary will use the best of the past 20 years of the Festival, while adding fresh and new elements thatutilize the downtown core. Downtown will come alive withChristmas, both inside and outside, with events at Te Venue,Peterborough Square and “on the street” during the 5-day festival.

In an interview with long-term festival volunteer, CarolCorner, we heard more about what makes this year’s festivaleven more magical.

1) Carol, when did you rst get involved with FO and why? What do you remember most about the Festival back then?

Te rst thing I remember about the Festival of rees wasattending the Gala. I have always loved Christmas and wanted to join in on the festivities. I can still remember how overwhelming the atmosphere was the rst time I attended the Gala but it is thereason I came back year aer year. It is magical.

Te following year I decorated a 7 tree with a Winnie-the-Poohtheme and for years aer that I had my Girl Guides decorate a 4 tree.

2) Up until this year’s big move to the downtown, how did you

see the Festival evolving?It was obvious that it was time for change when the crowds wereslowly diminishing and the overall buzz was no longer there. If wehadn’t gone ahead with the big move, I am afraid that the Festivalmay have lost all momentum. It did incredibly well for 20 yearsand it would be so disappointing to “close the doors”.

3) Has it been dicult to let go of the old traditions and embracethe new format?

No, not really! With the new move I think we will be able to

carry on with a lot of the old traditions in a new and exciting format. I think “Festival goers” will look forward to seeing thechanges and nd a way to embrace the new ways of the FestivaAs I mentioned before it was time for change and we believethe new format will bring old and new faces to check out theexcitement we know will be showcased this year. Our commithave planned events for young, old and everyone in between. to mention, it will be great to have some events held outside –that is a rst for Festival!

4 ) What are most looking forward to for this year?

I have to mention the House our (November 5th & 6th)as it one of my favourite events. But also, I am really looking

forward to seeing all the decorated trees in Te Venue, theRae Walk through all the downtown stores, the Kids Zone Peterborough Square, the outdoor events on Charlotte St. I tbelieve the change and new focus of the Festival will spark upbuzz in the city and help raise lots more money for healthcarin Peterborough. Our beneciaries (PRHC Foundation, TeGreater Peterborough Health Services Foundation, and HospPeterborough) are each very active with the events. It is a big part of their fundraising activity. We can’t wait for anothersuccessful year!

Keep watching our website and local media formore information.

Carol Corner

FOT Board Members and New Executive Directoron Charlotte Streetin anticipation of November’s Event.

Festival of TreesDowntown November 23 -27, 2011

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September

September 16

Drive - Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan,Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks

I Don’t Know How She Does It - Sarah Jessica Parker, Christina Hendricks, OliviaMunn, Seth Meyers

Jane’s Journey

My Aernoons With Marguerite - GerardDepardieu, Sophie Guillemin, Claire Maurier

Restless - Mia Wasikowska, Henry LeeHopper, Jane Adams, Schuyler Fisk

September 23

A Bird of the Air - Rachel Nichols, JacksonHurst, Anjanette Comer, Linda Emond

Abduction - aylor Lautner, Lily Collins,Alfred Molina, Sigourney Weaver

Archie’s Final Project - Gabriel Sunday, DavidCarradine, Mariel Hemingway, Brooke Nevin

Machine Gun Preacher - Gerard Butler,Michelle Monaghan, Michael Shannon,Madeline Carroll

Moneyball - Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, PhilipSeymour Homan, Robin Wright

Puncture - Chris Evans, Mark Kassen, Vinessa Shaw, Brett Cullen

Red State - Kevin Smith, Je Anderson,Kevin Pollack, John Goodman

Te Double - Richard Gere, opherGrace, Stephen Moyer, Stana Katic

September 30

50/50 - Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick,

Bryce Dallas Howard, Anjelica HustonDream House - Daniel Craig, Naomi

Watts, Rachel Weisz, Gregory Smith

What’s Your Number? - Anna Faris, ChrisEvans, Ari Graynor, Andy Samberg

October

October TBA

Flying Monsters 3D - DavidAttenborough

So Undercover - Miley Cyrus, JeremyPiven, Mike O’Malley, Matthew Settle

Fall BLOCK BUSTERS

Add one part classic cool and mix in some of today’s nest voices and you have ony Bennett’s Duets II. Coming this fall isO.U.R Magazines pick for the fall season. ony has done it again withthis follow up to his 2006 Duets. Tis time around you have artistslike Lady Gaga, Josh Groban, Carrie Underwood, Sheryl Crow, andCanadian talents K.D. Lang and Michael Buble’ to round it out.

Amy Winehouse had teamed up with ony before her untimely death this summer. Amy singing “Body and Soul” is bound to hit thecharts as her voice mixes so well with Bennett’s it seems to be made inheaven. Young or old this is a must have cd for your collection. Tis isthe perfect combination of talent thus far.

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Entertainment

Best

Books forFallTHE HELPby Kathryn Stockett(Penguin)

ONE DAYby Dave Nicholls(Random House)

ANNABELby Kathleen Winter(Anansi Press)

ROOMby Emma Donoghue(HarperCollins)

THE TIGER’S WIFEby éa Obreht

DIVERGENTby Veronica Roth(HarperCollins)

THE GIRL WHO KICKEDTHE HORNET’S NESTby Stieg Larsson(Penguin)

HARRY POTTER AND THEDEATHLY HALLOWSby J.K. Rowling (Penguin)

THE AFFAIR by Lee Child(Random House)

A DANCE WITH DRAGONSby George R.R. Martin(Bantam)

October 7

Real Steel - Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Kevin Durand,Anthony Mackie

Wanderlust - Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Justin heroux,Malin Akerman

October 14

Father of Invention - Kevin Spacey, Camilla Belle, Johnny Knoxville,Heather Graham

Fireies in the Garden - Julia Roberts, Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe,Emily Watson

Footloose - Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, Kenny Wormald,Miles eller

Te Big Year - Jack Black, Dustin Homan, Owen Wilson, Rashida Jones

Te Ting - Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Jonathan Walker, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

respass - Nicole Kidman, Nicolas Cage, Ben Mendelsohn,Dash Mihok

Paranormal Activity 3

October 28

Sleeping Beauty - Emily Browning

Te Rum Diary - Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart,Richard Jenkins

November

November 4

A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas - John Cho, Kal Penn, NeilPatrick Harris, Patton Oswalt

Another Happy Day - Ezra Miller, Tomas Haden Church, MartinLandau, Kate Bosworth

Puss in Boots - Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, Zach Galianakis

Te Son of No One - Channing atum, James Gandolni, KatieHolmes, Al Pacino

ower Heist - Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller, Alan Alda, Gabourey Sidibe

November 11

Immortals - Henry Cavill, Reymundo Banderas, Mickey Rourke,Freida Pinto

Jack and Jill - Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes, Al Pacino, Regis Philbin

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PUMPkIN

STUFFINg

6 cups cubed pumpkin bread

½ cup of pre baked pumpkin seeds(no shell)

1 cup margarine, plus extra for greasing thebaking dish

1 cup chopped celery

2 cups chopped red onion

2 cups sliced wild mushrooms

2 bsp. chopped fresh rosemary2 bsp. chopped fresh tarragon

2 bsp. chopped fresh chives

2 bsp. chopped fresh parsley

1 bsp. chopped fresh sage

Sea salt, to taste

1 tsp. ground black pepper

6 bsp. vegetable broth, or more as needed

• Spread the bread cubes on a baking sheet and let dryovernight.*

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 2-quart baking dish withsome margarine.

• Melt the 1 cup of margarine in a large skillet over mediumheat. Sauté the celery and onions for about 10 minutes. Addthe mushrooms and cook for about 8 minutes or until tender.Season with the rosemary, tarragon, chives, parsley, sage, salt,and pepper. Fold in the bread cubes,pumkin seeds and addenough of the broth to moisten. ransfer to a prepared dish andcover with foil.

• Bake, covered, for 40 minutes. Remove the cover and bake for10 minutes, or until the top is crisp.

*Note: You can also dry the bread cubes by heating them in a250°F oven until dry, about 1 hour.

Makes 6-8 servings

PERFECT TURkEYgRAvY RECIPE

Tis might take you some time to prepare but “Te perfect”companion to the holiday turkey, this sure-re recipe for the perfect turkey gravy is guaranteed to be a hit! Impress family andfriends with this tasty accompaniment. Experience our Perfecturkey Gravy recipe.

Step 1: You will need:

• for the turkey stock:

• Leover turkey parts (necks and wings), divided into chunks.

• 1 carrot, peeled and roughly chopped



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Step 4: Continue the stock

From the drippings of your roast turkey, skim about 6 bsp offat and set it aside. Skim the rest of the fat from the top of thedrippings and discard it. Pour the remaining drippings into threduced stock. Stir and continue to simmer.

Step 5: Finish the gravy

Once the stock has reduced to 1/2 of its original volume, removeit from the heat. Place another saucepan over a medium heat. Adto it the 6 bsp of fat from the drippings and the our.

Mix it well to create what is known as a “roux” and cook for afew minutes stirring constantly. Aer a few minutes, place thestrainer over the saucepan and pour the stock into the pan.

Discard the contents of the strainer. Stir the gravy vigorouslyuntil it thickens. Remove it from the heat.

Step 6: Serve

Pour the gravy into a serving jug and serve while steaming hot.

• 1 onion with its skin, roughly chopped

• 2 garlic bulbs, cut horizontally

• 2 celery stalks, chopped

• 200 ml Madeira wine• 2 ltr chicken stock , (or water)

• 1 sprig rosemary

• 1 tbsp whole black peppercorns

• 2 bay leaves

• 5 allspice berries

• for the gravy:

• 6 tbsp fat from the turkey’s drippings

• 6 tbsp our

• 2 saucepans

• 1 wooden spoon

• 1 strainer

Step 2: Brown the meat

Place a large pot over a high heat. Add the butter and let itbrown and add the meat but do not stir immediately. Aera few minutes, gradually begin to stir. When the meat hasbrowned, add the onions, celery, carrots, and garlic. Stir and letthe vegetables cook for 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 3: Begin the stock

Add the wine and let it cook for a few minutes until the alcoholhas evaporated. Next, add the stock and bring to a simmer.Once hot, gently skim the surface. Lower the temperature andadd the bay leaves, black pepper, allspice and rosemary. Let itsimmer until reduced by one-half.

Tip

With holiday cooking, timing is everything. You will need tostart making your turkey stock as soon as the bird goes into theoven or even earlier!



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Community EventsL

1) Lang Pioneer Village Museum

September 4Pioneer Corn Roast - empt yourtaste buds with fresh local cornon the cob smothered with butter,hop on board a free horse-drawn wagon ride. Live demonstrationsand children’s games. Lang Pioneer Village, Keene, from 10AM -

4PM. Call 705-295-6694 or visit www.langpioneervillage.ca

2) All About the MusicHistorical Walking our

Friday Evenings in September Join your host as we presenta digital music experience(using individual MP3 players)showcasing our vast musical talentfrom the Irish in 1925 to the1990s. our is 2.5 hours in length.Advance tickets are $20.

3) Rice Lake XII

September 10-25

Te 12th Annual OutdoorExhibition and Sale of Contemporary Zimbabwean stonesculpture. Artist will be carving on-site during the show. Rice LakeGallery, call 705-939-6144 or visit www.zimart.ca

4) Apsley Autumn Studio our

September 17 & 18Renowned for the quality of itsartists working in a variety of disciplines, the Apsley AutumnStudio our invites you to visitstudios tucked away in beautiful,scenic locations in the North

Kawarthas. A great opportunityto see local artists and their guests present new and exciting works.Call 705-656-2235 or visit www.apsleystudiotour.com

5) Curve Lake Pow Wow

September 17-18Curve Lake First NationFor more information call705-657-8045 or visit online at www.curvelakefn.com

6) 27th Annual Kawartha Autumn Studio our

September 24 & 25Art Gallery of Peterborough 705-743-9179. ake in the beautifulfall scenery and stunning artwork with this self-drive tour with over30 local artists and craspeople intheir own studios.

7) Doors Open PeterboroughSeptember 24 & 25Free tours of heritage buildingsand other interesting places in the‘Electric City’ Now combined with ‘Culture Days’, a nationalinteractive celebration of artsand culture. Access propertiesof architectural, culturaland historical signicance inPeterborough. Various Locationsthroughout Peterborough.705-742-7777 ext. 1491 or visit www.doorsopenpeterborough.ca

8) Applefest

October 2Perhaps one of Lang’s mostdelicious events of the year. Enjoya colourful fall celebration of the harvest season. Horse-drawn wagon rides through the village.Family fun and games, and of course, freshly baked apple treatsand apple cider. Lang Pioneer Village, Keene, from 10AM to4PM. Call 705-295-6694 or visit www.langpioneervillage.ca

9) 4th Annual Keene PumpkinFestival / Car Show

October 22Pumpkin fun for the whole family!Parade, Corn Maze, Pumpkin Idol& More. Village of Keene.705-295-6172 or visit www.thekeenepumpkinfestival.com

10) Harvest Cra Show

October 8-10If it’s Tanksgiving, it’s cra showtime in Buckhorn! Featuring the very best in handcraed itemsby more than 100 artisans from

Ontario. Buckhorn CommunityCentre. Call 705-657-3615 or visit www.buckhorncommunitycentre.com

11) Norwood Fall Fair

October 8-10 Join us for this fun-lledTanksgiving tradition taking place just a short drive east of Peterborough in the ‘Friendly

own’ of Norwood. NorwoodFairgrounds. Call 639-5283 or visit www.norwoodfair.com

12) Pumpkin Festival

Weekends October 8-30Haunted Barn and graveyard, cornmazes, hay rides, entertainment,food, face painting, Pumpkins andmore! McLean’s Berry Farm.Call 705-657-8888 or visit www.mcleanberryfarm.com

13) Millbrook Scarecrow Festival

October 15A celebration of the Autumn

Season. King Street will beclosed to accommodate theScarecrows, Vendors, Games andDemonstrations throughout theday. Millbrook, from 9AM to4PM. Call 705-932-1212 or visit www.millbrookscarecrowfest.com

14) Spooky Halloween

October 21-22 & 28-29Te Village transforms itself intoa haunted haven for ghosts andghouls! Dress in costume if youlike and enjoy ghastly festivitiescomplete with face painting, palmreading and more! Lots of fun formonsters of all ages! Lang Pioneer Village, Keene, from 10AM to4PM. Call 705-295-6694 or visit www.langpioneervillage.ca

15) wilight Pageant

October 28-29Introduce yourself to some of Peterborough’s most famouscelebrities and hear them telltheir fascinating stories at theirown gravesites! Guided tours led

by lantern light ending at the chapel where refreshments will be served.Limited spaces available. Call 705-745-4404.

16) Haunted Halloween

October 29Hutchison House Museum will hostan aernoon of children’s activities.radition is the order of the day with

apple games, fortune telling, tricksand treats. Call 705-743-9710 or Visit www.hutchisonhouse.ca

17) Hand of Man Christmas Show

November 11-13Te Largest Arts & Cras Show inthe Kawarthas! An excellent variety of stone, stained glass, paintings, pottery, jewellery, quilts and more! PeterboroughMemorial Centre, Call 705-748-6820or visit them on Facebook.

18) Autumn Dinner Teatre

November 11-13 & November 18-20Enjoy a full course dinner and live

comedy theatre. Advance tickets go onsale in early September.Buckhorn Community Centre.Call 705-657-8833 or visit www.buckhorncommunitycentre.com

19) Autumn reasures Fine Art &Cra Show

November 18-20Now in its 22nd year, Autumnreasures promotes the work of Ontario artists that create pottery, jewellery, sculpture, paintings, stainedglass, weaving, wood-turning, quilts,leather, tin ware, glass beads and more.

rentwinds International Centre.Call 1-800-461-6424 for details.

20) Peterborough Festival of rees 2011

November 23-272011 marks the 21st Anniversary of the Peterborough Festival of rees with some exciting new changes. Ourtheme is ‘City Sidewalks’ and theFestival of rees will be moving toPeterborough’s beautiful downtown with events and activities centered inthe downtown core. 705-743-1705



Fall Cross Word Puzzl

ACROSS1. Delicacy

6. Not on shore

10. A facial disguise

14. International court site, with “Te”

15. Detergent

16. Against

17. Writer Wharton

18. Aspersion

19. Small annoying insect20. Various

22. Glacial period

24. A portion

25. Perched

26. Relating to bears

29. Veer

30. Pie perch

31. Extremely impressivein strength

37. A large ladle

39. Pen point40. Willow twig

41. Figurative

44. Yemeni port

45. See

46. enders

48. Jack O’Lantern

52. Not false

53. Musical dramas

54. A high standing

58. Jacob’s brother

59. Bangkok native61. Athlete’s foot

62. Blend

63. Emerald Isle

64. Graven images

65. Eye aiction

66. Absorb written material

67. Confection

DOWN1. Mother of Helios

2. Radioactivity units

3. Auspices4. Robot pilot

5. Capital of Iran

6. A useful or valuable quality

7. Dealt

8. French for “ Water”

9. Derived by logic

10. Anagram of “Games”

11. _____to = orange-red dye

12. Performance platform

13. Get money by using a

bad check21. Not conforming to

dietary laws

23. Not freehold or rented

25. Cuban dance

26. Soviet Union

27. Wealthy

28. Gin avor

29. Illusion

32. Cutting this can make you cry

33. Brownish gum resin

34. Wait

35. Look of lust

36. Sea eagles

38. Folk dance

42. Engage in drunkenmerrymaking

43. Old stories

47. Te wood of the Macluratinctoria

48. Rhymes or sonnets

49. ip over

50. Granular51. Puritan

52. Attempted

54. Port city in northern Brazil

55. Privy to

56. Neuter

57. Gentle

60. Hasten

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