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February 2nd, 2017 • Issue 1076 • $1.00 Serving St. Joseph Island since 1995

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Everyone’s A Winner At The Wild Game Dinner

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laughter and joy!

It was a sold-out event at the Legion on Sat-urday evening, and people came as far as Sarnia and Fergus to attend the St. Joseph Island Hunters and Anglers’ Wild Game Dinner. We arrived a little before 5, when the doors were set to open, and already a huge line snaked around the bar and out the front doors. This was our first Wild Game Dinner, but certainly not our last. Being adventurous epicures, we have been anticipating this dinner for quite some time now.

The appetizers were served while diners could inspect the items that were in the silent auction donated from local businesses. Many have said not to fill up on appetizers, but it was hard not to with enticing things such as goose fingers, teriyaki venison, moose roast and bear summer sausage. We passed on the Caesar

salad, however, not wanting to waste room in our stomachs for pesky vegetables.

After everyone had a taste of the appetizers it was time for the main course. Each table was labelled with the name of different critters. We chose the moose table, which ended up being one of the very last tables to be called but not the very last; those were the rabbits and they received aprons as compensation for bringing up the rear. Cheers erupted from each table as their ani-

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St. Joe

Creature Feature

Bald Eagle

The emblem of the United States, as well as being a sacred bird in many North American cultures, the bald eagle is one of the most recognizable raptors in the world and Canada’s largest bird of prey. Their range covers most of Canada, Alaska, the lower 48 states and northern Mexico.

While their diet consists mostly of fish, bald eagles will prey on water birds and mammals. They often scavenge the leftovers from prey of other predators such as bears and wolves. Prob-ably the most common places to see bald eagles on the island are the dumps.

Bald eagles reach maturity at five years old and are thought to keep the same mate for life, however if the mate dies, the other eagle will search out a new mate. They usually lay eggs in late February in the largest bird nests in North America. Some-times the nests can be as big as 10 feet long and 20 feet wide and weighing 2 metric tons.

The bald eagle’s population began to decline in the 20th century, with the loss of nesting habitats and decrease of prey. They are opportunistic hunters and would sometimes prey on livestock, resulting in many birds being shot. The use of the pesticide DDT after World War II had devastating effects on the bald eagle’s populations, causing the adult females to lay eggs with thin brittle shells. By 1963 there were only 487 nesting pairs of bald eagles in the contiguous United States. The bald eagle has thrived under protection and the banning of DDT in 1972 in the U.S., and was removed from the list of threatened and endangered species in 2007.

Photo: Donna Dolby, taken at the Jocelyn dump

Island Insight

Letters to the Editor printed in the Island Insight Column reflect the views of the writer and not necessarily those of the Island Clippings.

Important News Flash (garbage / recycling sites expanding) – Another Ray’s Rant

While traveling along our Island roads I have noticed, with the recent Spring-like thaw.. A lot of cans, Tim Horton’s cups (they win), empty beer bottles, ect, carelessly discarded along the “shoulder” of these roads. A lot of people must be missing these items I’m sure (sarcasm). The stretch of road between the Island and Sault Ste. Marie (hwy 17 west) is particularly a popular spot for discarding this trash.

I suppose there are always going to be those lazy laid-back people who cannot keep these empty items in their cars until they get home or to a proper disposal site (these are called recycling bins or garbage cans). These constant road-side polluters are probably saying… “HEY… Why do they have adopt the highway groups who clean up the side of the roads and spring anyway? I’m just trying to keep these bleeding-heart environmen-talists in business anyway. Who cares that our future generation will inherit an overly polluted planet?”

Watch the Disney Movie “WALL-E” and learn what might really happen. COME ON it’s simple math : Gar-bage in vehicle = Garbage stays in vehicle = Garbage into bins at your home. Better still bring your empty beer bottles / cans in for cash. (I won’t even go into the possibility these road-side polluters would be so stupid as to drink and drive.)

We are a very sick society when we have people who have a “I don’t care attitude” about this beautiful world we live in. As the saying goes.. “Why keep looking for intelligent life on other Planets.. we have to find some on our own Planet.”

In closing I assure you polluters out there this stupid practice will come back to “Bite-You” in the very near future. You can do it. Let’s all do our part and stop this practice, please before it’s too late.

P.S. I have always wondered what these road-side pol-luters homes look like. Are there cups, cans, empty beer bottles ect all over their floors? I don’t think so. See you can do it. It’s easy.Ray Kennedy

Editors note : Normally we would not publish “Rants” per say (Ray’s words not ours), but Ray makes some very good points. We too have certainly noticed a lot of garbage on the roads on the Island. Considering how far those Tim’s cups travel. Take them a little further to the dump.

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RICHARDS LANDING OLD TOWN HALLACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES

The Township of St. Joseph invites qualified contractorswith liability insurance and valid WSIB coverage to submit

a proposal for exterior renovations and accessibilityupgrades to the Old Town Hall in Richards Landing.

Information provided by bidders must be provided on theTownship’s bid form, and contain sufficient detail to

support the work being proposed. The Township will bemost interested in proposals that provide a “value added”

component for the benefit of the community.

A site visit is required prior to submission and, as such, asite plan, elevation and cross section drawings of the

building are required as part of the submission.

The Request for Proposal forms will be posted on theTownship’s website at www.stjosephtownship.com. Thedeadline for submitting proposals is Friday, February 24,

2017 at 4:00 pm. Submissions should be clearly marked“Request for Proposal – Old Town Hall”, sealed andaddressed to Carol Trainor, Clerk Administrator, TheTownship of St. Joseph. Faxes will not be accepted.

705-246-2625, ext 202.

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Only In Canada Memories of an Italian Canadian by Ray Stortini

We received a copy of this book from the Honorable Ray Stortini and have just started to read through the collection of short stories about growing up in Sault Ste Marie as a first generation Canadian during the depression. From time to time we will publish some of these short stories in the Clippings. Cop-ies of “Only in Canada” may be ordered from the Soup Kitchen Community Centre in Sault Ste Marie.

A Black Eye

In 1966 a black American tourist drove to Sault Ste. Marie. He had a reservation at a local motel on Great Northern Road, however when he got there the motel owner refused to honor the reserva-tion. The reason given was that he did not want to risk upsetting his white American guests.

The black man left the motel office, and drove back toward the city centre for the purpose of finding some accommodation for the night. Unfortunately, his car was hit by a train at the then unpro-tected level crossing on Pim Street. The man suffered injuries in the mishap, and was taken to the hospital.

The event was reported by the local media, and there was an edito-rial in the Sault Daily Star by the editor, Mr. Paul LeButt. In it he defended the motel owner’s position that it was important not to upset his white American guests who comprised his main clientele.

The editorial upset me very much, as well as the fact that there was no visible opposition to the views held by the motel operator and the editor. I sat down and penned a poem. The title “City of Hate” now seems to me to be a harsh critique of our City, however, I felt very strongly about the matter at the time. Today, I realize that prejudice can be found anywhere, even in the midst of good people. There are many good people in the Sault, as there are in Dresden, Ontario, and Africville, Nova Scotia, where similar inci-dents were reported. Anyway here is the poem :

City of HateCity of Hate, I weepWithin your bosomFecund seeds of infamyGrow uninvited.Your citizens unstirredBy racial slander.

City of Apathy, I mourn.The law fallible,Rights in conflict.Citizen spectator.Hear the bell tollSix Million times.City of Peoples, I warn.Chronicled with DresdenAnd Africville by your few.The fruit of today’s infamyIs tomorrow’s personal bell.

Here is a picture of our Amaryllis taken Jan 26, 2017. It has 2 stalks with 9 blooms. It is a Premium Orange Souvereign sold by the Huntington Society each year in October and November. In 2016, sixty Amaryllis Kits were sold locally raising $900.

All proceeds go directly to the Huntington Society to support families affected by Huntington disease, fund research and grow awareness.Thank You to those who support this fundraiser each year !

To learn more about the Huntington Society go to: www.huntingtonsociety.ca- John Shannon

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Recipe Corner

GINGERBREAD (CAKE)

Ingredients:

250 g / 8 oz softened butter250 g / 8 oz dark brown sugar112 g black treacle (fancy molasses)

375 g / 12 oz plain flour5 tsp. ground ginger2 tsp. ground cinnamon

2 eggs, beaten3 pieces stem ginger – crystallized (this is optional but oooh so good)

300 ml / ½ pint milk2 tsp baking soda

Preheat your oven to 325 deg. Line a 10 inch spring form pan and have all your ingredients measured

Method:

Gently heat the butter, sugar and molasses – stirring until smooth - allow the mixture to cool a little.

In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour and ground spices.

Pour in the molasses mixture and stir thoroughly to com-bine.

Mince the stem ginger finely if using and add with the eggs to the mix.

Warm the milk gently in a saucepan. Add the baking soda and allow the milk to foam a little.

Stir into the gingerbread mixture until well blended.

Pour into the prepared tin and bake for approximately 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.

This cake will improve over time – but it won’t last too long – not around here anyway!

Susan Muise

If you have any requests or questions that only a profes-sional can answer feel free to email Susan directly at [email protected] we would be happy to publish any requested recipes or good questions.

mal was called, though some grumbled toward the end when their table wasn’t called last in hopes of a free gift.

There was plenty of food to go around. We piled our plates high with elk roast, Japanese moose meatballs, venison and beans, Arctic char, Sherrie Kent’s wild turkey divine, bison filled pasta shells, BBQ beaver, and much, much more. Don’t tell the pheasants from our yard that we enjoyed some pheasant medallions and pheasant soup. Moose lasagna, bear lasagna? They had both! We managed to try just about every single dish, except for the baked potatoes. Again, who has room in their stomachs for pesky vegetables when there were over 20 entrees and soups to choose from? (Admitted-ly, I did get the baked squash which was unbelievable.) The food was delicious, except we didn’t care for the beaver, but you can’t win them all, right?

After everyone stuffed themselves silly, members of the club brought around a treasure chest made by Ray Nel-son. Everyone was encouraged to put in a few dollars, but the amount of money it held was kept secret. At the end of the evening it was auctioned off to raise money for the Children’s Fishing Derby held in March. The Wild Game Dinner is the Hunters and Anglers main fundraiser of the year. Along with the many items up

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for silent auction, there was also a live auction held with items such as a tree stand, a camp stove and shower, and even a guided bear hunt. There was also a drawing held for a “Snake Bite Kit” - a Timbrmart wheelbarrow filled with booze, which would certainly make you forget about getting bit by a snake, and any other problems you may have as well! At least until the hangover hits, that is.

The event was a success and from what we have heard has grown from a dinner for mostly men to a night that’s fun for the whole family and even non-hunters like us.

Classifieds and Annoucements

FOR SALE

Beef For Sale : Local, Naturally raised. Sides cut & wrapped to order : $3.85/lb. Steaks and Roasts available individually. Hamburger : $3.50 /lb. Call David & Jackie Emiry at 705-246-7621 Vtech 2 handset cordless phone with caller id / waiting - $20.00705-246-0346

FREE - old upright piano from the Jocelyn Township Hall.Any inquiries can contact the Jocelyn Municipal Office at 705-246-2025or send an email [email protected]

COMPUTER REPAIR, over 20 years helping people with their computer problems. Virus, mal-ware, hardware, software, tutor-ing, home AND business. Trusted and courteous onsite or remote service. Call BRYAN at 705-998-0106 2186 F & G Line Road. Beautiful solid oak dining room table with 6 chairs- Two captain and four regular. Oak is light in color and everything is in excel-lent condition. Asking $500.00 obo. Call 2460656 after 7pm Freespirit 2 in 1 Rower/Recum-bent Bike with user manual. $50.Phone: 705 246 1941 before 7 p.m. Wanted to BuyUsed .22 Caliber Rifle in good condition. Have FACCall Chuck 705-246-3789

House Cleaning ServicesPlease call or text Melanie at 705-943-2592 for free quote to island residents and area.Experienced, hard working and quality work done with attention to detail.Have own supplies (vacuum, cleaners, etc.)References Available. Also does windows and gardening

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The IT drop in is back at the Hil-ton Union Public Library Mondays evenings at 7pm. Stop in and ask questions about your cell phone, tablet, lap top or ereader. Email us at [email protected] with any questions or look for program updates on our facebook page or call at 705 255-3520

Jocelyn Recreation will be holding their Maple Syrup Stampede on February 4, 2017. There will be a 14km skating, 7km and 2km classic ski races with awards, draw prizes and lunch. Forms can be picked up at the Jocelyn Township Office or download the brochure and registration forms from www.jocelyn.ca or www.northchannelcurrent.ca. Register online at www.zone4.ca. AlgomaTrad Tune Session, Family Dance and Chili night - Friday, February 10, Old Town Hall , Richards Landing. By Donation. Chili and session 5:30pm-7:00pm - come and take part in the tunes, or come to enjoy the music and a bowl of chili. Dances for Wee ones and their Families will start at 7:15 followed by a short workshop for beginners. Main dance - 8pm.

THANK YOU

Thanks to The Honourable Ray Stortini for providing us with a copy of your book.

The St. Joseph Island Hunters and Anglers wild game dinner was a huge success for 2017. Thanks to all involved. Con-gratulations to the winners of the Snake Bite Kit, Erin Quinton, ticket number 869480 and the Hunters Choice draw Keith Stobie, ticket number 787491.

New Classified service for 2017!For the modest cost of $5 we will include a thumbnail sized photo of your item on this page as well as a full sized image in a special album on our facebook page to give people the opportunity to see your items without having to arrange a time to check them out. *Personal items only. $5 charge is in addition to the $10 charge if classified ad is over $1000 (if applicable). HST additional. You must supply the photo.

Nordic Walkers & Snowshoers,meet every Saturday for 1 hr.Saturday February 4th, 2017At 10:00amAt the Jocelyn Township Trails,will meet in the parking lot infront of the ski hill.Bring your bells & whistles!Everyone welcomed!

Notice to Island Resident Book LoversThe St. Joseph Township Library will hold a meeting for those interested in forming a book club.Meeting Time will be Thursday February 9th 20177 pm at the St. Joseph Township Library on Richards St.Hope to see you there!

Friday Night Foods

at The Legion

Dan McCarty will be cooking Calzones! Entertainment will be

Streamline Country

Entertainment supplied by volunteer musicians

Come and try your luck at the meat draw! Take out available

IN MEMORIUM Nelson Ruby (Littleton)In loving memory of a dear and wonderful wife, mother, grand-mother, and great grandmother who left us one year ago February 1, 2016.We all have many treasured memories that hold a very special place in our everyday lives.We see your beautiful smile and feel you are close by in your loving and caring ways.In our hearts you will forever be loved and remembered.

We miss you so very much.Your loving family

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Books, “Sophie the Giraffe”, Sippy cups,feeding dishes, puppets and interactive toys

Hatley Sleepers, Pat the Bunny and HungryCaterpillar Feeding Dish Sets.

Pacifiers that close before it hits the floor, andcloth travel high chair

The week before (oops!)

MondayEuchre, Legion Lounge - 7:30 pmSt. Joseph Twp. Public Library - 5 pm to 8 pmBridge, Dr. Trefry Centre - 1 pm to 4 pm (Open to all seniors)Senior’s Exercise Class, Dr. Trefry Centre - 10 amFree pool all day in the Legion loungeCarpet Bowling for 50 Plus, Legion - 1 pmSt. Joseph Twp, Public Library - 5 pm to 8 pmHilton Union Library - 3 pm to 5 pm & 7 pm to 9 pm TuesdayCribbage (singles), Legion Lounge - 7:30 pmFree pool all day in the Legion loungeChildcare Algoma C.A.P. Children’s Playgroup - 10 am to noon at Free Methodist ChurchCommunity Quilting 1-3 pm, Main Floor Waterfront Centre except 3rd week held at the Trefry Centre Wednesday Life Labs at the Dr. Trefry Centre - 9:30 to 10:30 amFree pool in the Legion loungeBridge, Dr. Trefry Centre - 1 pm to 5 pm (Open to all seniors) 705 246-0036St. Joseph Twp. Public Library - 10 am to 3 pmFood Bank, United Church, Richards Landing (side door) - 1 pm to 3 pmChildren’s Library 9 am - 12 pm, Story time at 10:30 amHilton Union Public Library - 1 pm to 5 pmLeague pool in the Legion Lounge at 7:00pmWednesday Food at the Legion 7:30 to 9 pmHilton Beach Library Book Club : 3rd Wednesday every month from Jan - Nov 9:30am-11am at HB Library, call 705-971-1858 for booklist. Please Join us! Jocelyn Social Ski/SnowshoeEvery Wednesday afternoons at 1:30, Jocelyn Recreation invites everyone to join us for a social ski or snowshoe on our freshly groomed Mountain View Trails.

ThursdayDr. Trefry Centre’s Day Out Program - 9 am to 3 pm.Coffee Connections 9 am, Dr. Trefry Centre, Come for a coffee! Children’s Library 9 am - 12 noon, Storytime at 10:30 am, Free pool all day in the Legion loungeSenior’s Exercise Class, Dr. Trefry Centre - 1 pmThe Children’s Library, 10 am - 3 pm, Storytime 10:30 amSt. Joseph Twp. Public Library - 3 pm to 8 pmFridayHens & Stitches, Dr. Trefry Centre - 10 am to 12 pm,Island Cast-a-Weighs, Calorie Watchers,moved to Hilton Beach Waterfront Centre, near Post Office, same time - 8:30 amArchery, Hunters & Anglers Range - 7pm to 9 pm.Friday Foods at the LegionAA Meeting, United Church (new addition, side door) - 8 pmSaturday The Children’s Library - 10 am to 3 pmHilton Union Public Library - 1pm to 5 pmFree pool all day in the Legion loungeSt. Joseph Twp. Public Library - 10 am to 3 pm, St. Boniface Roman Catholic, Hilton Beach at 4:30 pm.SundayThe Anglican Parish of St. Joseph & St. George worships at 11 am at Holy Trinity, JocelynFree Methodist, 10th Side Rd. Coffee, tea and friendship at 10:30 am. Worship service 11 am.Island Bible Chapel, Richards Landing. Lord’s Supper 10 am, Family Bible Hour 11:15 am.Grace United, Hilton Beach. 9:30 am.Harmony St. Marks United, Richards Landing. 11 am. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints meeting at McLennan Hall with services starting at 10am, all are welcome.School 10:50 - 11:30 Sacrament Meeting 11:40 - 12:30St. Boniface Roman Catholic, Hilton Beach: See Saturday

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