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The Voice of North Grenville Jan. 22, 2014

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A week before Christ-mas, the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Cam-paign had just reached about 60% of its goal in fundraising, and there were concerns that the campaign would fa l l shor t . By Chris tmas, the goal of $50,000 had not only been reached, it had been surpassed, wi th a to ta l of more

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than $58,500 donated by the people of North Grenville to this worthy cause. It was yet another s tunning example of how generous and sup-portive North Grenville is once it gets going.

The Christmas cam-paign was really quite an extraordinary phe-nomenon this year. The Salvation Army helped about 100 families over the holidays, supplying

them with toys, grocer-ies and all the fixings for a full Christmas din-ner. Some of the money raised was spent on fresh food, so Christmas din-ner would be the real thing for those families, a good old-fashioned turkey meal with all the trimmings. The old Gi-ant Tiger building was graciously donated by Jim and Judy Beveridge of the B&H to be the

home base for Christ-mas operations. Calvin and Erin Wong of the local Salvation Army staff were delighted with their f irst experience of a North Grenvi l le Chris tmas campaign, after spending the past few years in Kingston.

“Many vo lun tee r s throughout the com-munity came together in support of our efforts to help those in need, no-

by David Shanahan

South Branch Elementary Public School donated non-perishable food items to our food bank, totalling close to 1000 items! Well done young people - thanks for helping your community!

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Winter doldrums were quickly dissipated when the Barrhaven Fiddleheads literally invaded the Pro-gram Room at the Noren-berg Building on Thursday, January 16. Led by Peer Norgaard, who arranged the concert, this talented group

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by Pat Babin of fiddlers, accompanied by a pianist, guitar player, and step dancer, captivated their audience of approxi-mately forty Youngsters of Yore. The latter, sponsored by the Friends of the North Grenville Public Library, and spearheaded by Jean Kilfoyle and Ann Newton, meet weekly at the Library.

Rachel Tennant and Fran Thompson also assist.

Among the Fiddleheads who participated, besides Peer, were Bill and Marg Cote, Ron Caron with Little Ronnie, Bill McQuitty, Au-drey Davis, and Loretta Fitzpatrick.

Tasty hors d’oeuvres, prepared by YOY volun-

teers, were served during the high tea portion of the program.

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tably Al Brown of Al’s Furniture who worked tirelessly organizing and sorting food from the successful Fill-a-Bag campaign headed up by the North Grenville Community Church. We look forward to high-lighting our many con-tributors over the next few weeks by publish-ing their names in the North Grenville Times”, said Erin. Money from the campaign will be used throughout the year to assist with various needs of those that find themselves in difficult circumstances. But Cal-vin and Erin were also careful to point out that the Ket t les can only go so far. “While this year’s campaign was a success, the money from

the Christmas Kettles brings in only a third of the operating costs to run Community & Fam-ily Services through the entire year. Other dona-tions received through-out the year, funding initiatives and fundrais-ing events, as well as a substantial grant from The Salvation Army’s Divisional Headquar-ters make it possible to provide the services we offer”, they noted.

It is a sobering fact that last summer they had to get food sup-pl ies in f rom Kings-ton to meet the needs here in North Grenville. Throughout the year, the Salvation Army and the North Grenville Com-munity Service Council work to provide for the needs of so many in our

continued from front pagemunicipality. The Board of the North Grenville C o m m u n i t y S e r v i c e Council is made up of five community groups: Kemptville Rotary Club -Lions Club -Legion 212 -The Knights of Colum-bus -Kinsmen Club of Kemptville, and there are many individuals and families in North G r e n v i l l e w h o f i n d themselves in need of their support in many ways every year. For now, though, we can all be grateful that it was a

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The Salvation Army wishes to thank the fam-ily of James Stevenson who passed away last week, for their gener-ous food donation in his memory. James had a special connection to The Salvation Army and this donation is in keep-ing with his kind heart and generous spirit.

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Bell raised their fees in November last year by a rather hefty percentage for all of their services. Upon detailed examin-ing of my bill from Bell I realized that they had a charge of $2.00 for “PA-PER BILLING”. What an unethical gauging. I called them about it expressing my distaste that I find it uncalled for and that I consider it rather crude and fraudulent.

I purchase, on a volun-tary basis as a customer, certain services that they offer. They do of course cost money like any other things I buy or order. They have to tell me or bill me for what they want to get paid . This is customary in all of the commercial transaction in the mar-ket place. But to have

the devious mind set to charge me for that written information that is not a saleable commodity nor a service, is in my eyes not even legal

Yes, they want to save money by forcing you or enticing you to go paper-less Some of us (public) need a paper bill for re-cord keeping. Computers cannot be 100% relied upon not to crash and lose data. Furthermore, a siz-able segment of the popu-lation does not have com-puters. If they have to go paperless then they have absolutely no records at all If I, for instance, have my car repaired the bill I get from the repair shop is free of charge. So what is the ethics in Bells cor-porate behaviour?

The Bell representa-tive on the phone gave me the spiel that their sole

concern is saving trees from being cut down to make paper. What a hog-wash of an excuse, while riding that lame horse all the way to the bank.

Ano the r nonsense c h a rg e i s $ 2 . 8 0 f o r “TOUCH TONE SER-VICE”. Another lame horse all the way to the bank. This charge was invented when touch tone receivers arrived as an option of choice when you still could get the old circular rotation dial tele-phone from Bell. That’s out of service for a heck of a long time and guar-anteed no longer avail-able. So why is there still a monthly charge for it? Isn’t that fraudulent given that the technical stan-dard now is touch tone? We are talking land lines here, nothing else, not cell phones or anything else.

Therefore this charge is for nothing, but a reckless charge nevertheless.

Still another nonsensi-cal gouging is $7.95 for “ANYTIME BLOCK OF TIME”. I never ordered anything like that, nor was there an explana-tion of what kind of ser-vice this is, nor does this charge have anything to do with logic.

I can picture the mar-keting department and the financial budgeteers sticking their corporate heads together in their board rooms discussing how to gouge some more dollars from each of the millions of customers. Af-ter all their stock options grow with the unethical enlargement of the fis-cal bottom line. Conse-quently we as customers bear the brunt of such expensive add ons.

Who allows this kind of consumer betrayal? Is it the CRTC who is sup-posed to also have the fairness and protection of the defenceless public written into their mandate and in their mission state-ment?

Do we not have a con-sumer protection oth-erwise? Perhaps this is the price we pay for our government to foster near monopolies in the corpo-rate sector. After all most of our leaders are lawyers rather than experts in their assigned political roles.

This corporate greed and the resulting injus-tices is exactly what the new “POPE FRANCIS” has recently voiced his opinion about as one of the evils of the present.

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There is great news on our front page this week from the Salvation Army. They not only met their goal for the Christmas Kettle Cam-paign, they surpassed it. A great achievement in these days of austerity, when people are watching their hydro bills and wondering if they can afford to do that extra load of laundry. It is also significant in a year when the Ottawa Kettle drive fell short of its goal. This is certainly something to be happy about, but those working with people in need in North Grenville are not going to be dancing with joy just yet.

The fact is that the Sal-vation Army alone pro-vided more than one hun-dred families with support this Christmas. The North Grenville Community Ser-vices Council is reported to have distributed more Christmas hampers than ever before. Last year the word came out that de-mands on such services in North Grenville has risen

Dark side of the moonby 87% in just two years. This is not the image of the Municipality that you will find being promoted in tourist web sites or resi-dential brochures.

But it is a fact that many in this community live, as it were, on the dark side of the Moon when it comes to getting noticed. I don’t re-member the last time Social Services were discussed in any fundamental way at Council, even though we as a Municipality contrib-ute a significant portion of the United Counties Social Services budget. In spite of that fact, people in need of appointments with Social Services have to travel out of the community because many of the needs they have cannot be met in any office here.

An especially worrying trend in this time of need is the growing number of rural families who cannot make ends meet. It may be thought strange that fami-lies with agricultural land might be in need of help, but too many of our farm families cannot make a liv-

ing from the land anymore. Their farms are too small to be able to get access to the markets for what they grow. They are a cash-poor part of the community, and this is no longer a barter economy. You can’t pay hydro bills, or loans, or car repairs, or medical expenses or clothes and supplies for school children in return for potatoes and cabbages.

In a time and place where so much attention is being given to new residen-tial development, and our future economy seems to be based entirely on hopes for continued growth in that area, the sad fact is that far too many people simply cannot afford proper and decent accommodation for themselves and their children. More and more, two or more families are taking to sharing a home and sharing the rent and utilities too, because rents are too high. Too many of the rental units avail-able here are in dreadful condition and most of us would not want to live in

some of the awful places families are expected to live in. Mortgages are even worse for people on low incomes, and there are too few well-paying jobs in North Grenville.

To add more misery to the plight of these families, there is practically no af-fordable housing in North Grenville. There was an opportunity a few years ago for a valuable and even essential residential development to be built in Kemptville. A group of concerned citizens had the land and the plans, and they even had funding from governments to build the units. But an unwarrant-ed interference from the then-Mayor convinced the grantors, incorrectly, that the funds were not needed and the development not wanted. The funds were lost, not only to Kempt-ville, but completely. The utter selfishness of the few is still being paid for by the many who are need of decent accommodations.

Let’s not have that hap-pen again. Let’s remember

that the Salvation Army and the NG Community and Social Service Coun-cil need to be supported all through the year, not just at Christmas. Can we find political leadership to campaign for improved social services in North Grenville, so that people who find it hard to buy food don’t have to worry about paying to get to Brockville every time they have to keep an appointment with a social services official? This is not a question of a few living off the system. They will always be there. But it is a question of genu-ine need being ignored by those in a position to do something about it.

This people of this com-munity have shown over and over that they care about social justice. They have shown it in their time, their energy and their mon-ey. There is no question but that they would support improvements in the sys-tem which will reduce the growing need for help and support for the vulnerable in our society.

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to potential sources of CO (such as in a teenager’s room or granny suite lo-cated adjacent to an at-tached garage).

Unlike smoke, which rises to the ceiling, CO mixes with air. Recog-nizing this, a CO alarm should be located at knee-height (which is about the same as prone sleeping height). Due to the pos-sibility of tampering or damage by pets, children, vacuum cleaners and the like, it may be located up to chest height. To work properly, a CO alarm should not be blocked by furniture, draperies or other obstructions to normal air flow.

I f a c o m b i n a t i o n smoke/carbon monoxide alarm is used, it should be located on the ceiling, to ensure that it will detect smoke effectively.

Always refer to the manufacturer’s instruc-tions for additional infor-mation regarding proper installation, use and main-tenance.To keep safe, please remember:

You have a responsi-bility to know about the dangers of carbon monox-ide. Your knowledge and actions may save lives.

CO alarms are a good second line of defense, but do not eliminate the need for regular inspec-tion, maintenance and safe use of fuel-burning

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Private Member’s Bill 77 – Hawkins Gignac Act (Carbon Monoxide Safety)

Carbon monoxide is known as the silent killer because it is a colourless, odourless and tasteless gas. This Act is named in honour of the Hawkins family — Laurie, an OPP Off icer, her husband Richard, and their chil-dren, Cassandra, 14 and Jordan, 12 — who were tragically killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in their Woodstock home. The Hawkins family died after a blocked chim-ney caused a build-up of carbon monoxide in their home. In the past 10 years, 250 Ontarians have died of carbon monoxide poisoning, including two people who were poi-soned during last month's ice storm.

Reminding residents of the importance of hav-ing functioning carbon monoxide detectors can help save lives. Designat-ing the calendar week be-ginning on November 1 as Carbon Monoxide Aware-ness Week aligns the need to check carbon monoxide detectors and appliances with the end of daylight savings time. Changing the time on clocks and maintaining safety alarms are two necessary tasks that are easy to perform and promote together.

In winter, the impetus to begin using gas fired appliances, such as fire-places, that can produce lethal carbon monoxide increases. Appliances that are rarely used over the summer months may de-velop leaks or blockages and cause carbon monox-ide to accumulate inside the home. Therefore, it is important to inspect appliances and carbon monoxide detectors when the colder temperatures begin.1. When will the new CO

A Message From North Grenville Fire Chief Paul Huttrequirements come into force?Bill 77, which had Third Reading on November 27, 2013, provides the authority for the Minister to develop regulations re-lated to CO alarms. It does not address requirements for the installation of CO alarms. The Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management (OFMEM) will strike a Technical Advisory Committee to develop amendments to the Fire Code to address unsafe levels of carbon monoxide.Some sections of the Bill will become law upon Royal Assent and other sections will become law upon a future proclama-tion date.2. Where will CO alarms be required to be in-stalled?The Bill does not address installation requirements. The OFMEM will strike a Technical Advisory Committee to develop amendments to address unsafe levels of carbon monoxide.3. How will the new re-quirements related to CO be implemented?New CO regulations and requirements will become law as part of the Fire Code.

Keeping Safe from the “Silent Killer”The following informa-tion is provided by the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA). For more information about carbon monoxide safety, visit their website at www.tssa.org, or con-tact your fire department.What is Carbon Mon-oxide?Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless, odour-less, tasteless and toxic gas and is often referred to as the “silent killer”. When inhaled it inhibits the blood’s capacity to transport oxygen through-out the body. It can poison the body quickly in high concentrations, or slowly over long periods of time.What are the symptoms of carbon monoxide poi-soning?Exposure to CO can cause flu-like symptoms such as headaches, nausea, dizzi-ness, burning eyes, confu-

sion, drowsiness or loss of consciousness. In severe cases, CO poisoning can cause brain damage and death. The elderly, chil-dren and people with heart or respiratory conditions may be particularly sensi-tive to CO.How is carbon monoxide generated in the home?

Carbon monoxide is a by-product of incomplete combustion of fuels such as natural gas, propane, heating oil , kerosene, coal, charcoal, gasoline or wood. This incomplete combustion can occur in any device that depends on burning for energy or heat, such as furnaces, room heaters, fireplaces, hot water heaters, stoves or grills and any gas-pow-ered vehicle or engine. Automobiles left running in attached garages, gas barbecues operated in-side the house, grills or kerosene heaters that are not properly vented, or chimneys or vents that are dirty or plugged may cre-ate unsafe levels of CO.

When properly in-stalled, maintained and vented, any CO produced by these devices will not stay inside the home.What are some danger signs?

You or other members of your family have symp-toms of CO exposure (see above).

You notice a sharp, penetrating odour or smell of gas when your fur-nace or other fuel-burning equipment turns on.

The air is s tale or stuffy.

The pilot light of your furnace or other fuel-burning equipment goes out.

Chalky white powder forms on the chimney/exhaust vent pipe or soot build-up occurs around the exhaust vent.How can unsafe levels of carbon monoxide be detected?

C a r b o n m o n o x i d e alarms monitor airborne concentration levels (parts per million) of carbon monoxide and sound an audible alarm when harm-ful CO levels are present.

Be sure that your alarm has been certified to the Canadian Standards As-sociation CAN/CGA 6.19 standard or the Underwrit-

ers Laboratories (UL) 2034 standard.

If you suspect carbon monoxide in your home…

If you or anyone in your home is experienc-ing the symptoms of CO poisoning, ensure that everyone leaves the home immediately, leaving the door open. Call your lo-cal fire department or 911 from a neighbor's telephone. If your CO alarm sounds, do NOT assume it to be a false alarm. Open all doors and windows to ventilate the home. If you cannot find the problem and the alarm continues, contact the fire department. If there is a strong smell of natural gas in your home, evacuate immediately, leaving the door open, and contact your local gas utility.

If no symptoms are experienced, reset the alarm and check to see if it activates. If the alarm sounds a second time, call the local fire department for their assistance.

If the alarm does not sound a second t ime, check for common con-ditions that may have caused a CO build-up (see the accompanying illus-tration) or contact a quali-fied heating contractor to check your fuel-burning equipment.Where should a CO alarm be located in the home?

Proper placement of a CO alarm is important. In general, the human body is most vulnerable to the effects of CO dur-ing sleeping hours, so an alarm should be located in or as near as possible to the sleeping area of the home.

If only one alarm is be-ing installed, it should be located near the sleeping area, where it can wake you if you are asleep.

Where sleeping areas are located in separate parts of the home, an alarm should be provided for each area.

Additional CO alarms should be placed on each level of a residence and in other rooms where com-bustion devices are lo-cated (such as in a room that contains a solid fu-el-fired appliance, gas clothes dryer or natural gas furnace), or adjacent

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To avoid engine trouble, check your owner’s manual for the recommended type of cold weather oil and switch to a more viscous formulation.

Cold weather is notoriously harsh on vehicles, which is why it’s all the more important to give your car a little extra time and attention when the mercury dips. Fortu-nately, the Automotive Industries Association of Canada, through its Be Car Care Aware program, has some tips to make sure that your car won’t cause you any trouble.

Check your defroster – When the temperature drops, moisture in your vehicle condenses on your win-dows and impedes your visibility. Be sure to check that your defroster, which blows warm dry air on the glass, is in good working order before hitting the road. If you find that you’re still having problems with condensation, check the gaskets around your windows and doors for leaks.

Replace your heater coil – In Canada’s harsh cli-mate, a working heater is a must in your vehicle to stave off shivers. If your heater isn’t working properly, chances are you need to replace your heater coil. Though this can be an expensive repair, you’ll be glad you made the investment

.Keep your gas tank half full - The air volume in your tank contains moisture that can freeze your fuel lines in cold temperatures. Keeping your fuel tank at least half full over the winter months will help prevent this freezing by limiting the air volume in the tank and will provide you with the benefit of extra weight for better traction on icy roads.

Switch to a winter-weight oil – In cold temperatures, your oil tends to thicken, preventing it from effectively lubricating your engine. To avoid engine trouble, check your owner’s manual for the recommended type of cold weather oil and switch to a more viscous formulation.

Check your battery – In frigid weather, the most common vehicle troubles are related to the battery. Your battery should be changed every 3-5 years, so if you’re having problems with starting your vehicle or with stalling, consider changing your battery. You should also check the battery to ensure that all the connections are tight and corrosion free. Finally, don’t charge or jump your battery if it’s frozen due to the risk of a rupture or explosion. When in doubt, leave it to the pros.

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Use the right amount of an-tifreeze – It’s important to keep the right ratio of antifreeze and water in your radiator to prevent your coolant from freezing in cold weather. A 50:50 ratio is accepted as the norm, so consider using a pre-mixed solution to avoid getting the ratio wrong and to ensure that your engine runs effectively.

Let your car warm up – It’s a good idea to let your engine warm up a bit before hitting the road in extreme cold to avoid grinding gears or causing undue stress to your engine. Just make sure to do it in an open space.

Wax your headlights – Fluc-tuations in temperature often lead to messy road conditions and your headlights can quickly become coated in frozen slush. To ensure optimal visibility, consider cleaning off your headlights, coating them with car wax, and then buffing the wax off. The resulting slippery surface will help to prevent frozen build-up.

No one wants to be stranded out in the cold, especially when wait times for assistance are ex-ceedingly long. To keep your car in top winter shape, check out www.BeCarCareAware.ca.

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The haggis is already cooked and just needs some careful re-heating until it is piping hot. It may seem obvious, but it is essential to defrost be-fore cooking if the haggis hasn't been bought fresh. Pan method1. Bring a pan of water to the boil.2. Place the haggis in the pan and turn the heat down immediately. The water should only sim-mer, not boil as this may burst the case, resulting in a culinary disaster and a 'murdered haggis'. Some haggis come in a 'cook-in bag' to avoid this problem, otherwise wrapping it in foil would help to protect the contents. The length of time it should be gently

poached depends on the size of your haggis. As a guide, a 1 kg haggis takes around 75 minutes. Oven1. Remove outer plastic bag and wrap in alumin-ium foil.2. Place in a casserole dish with a little water and cook in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees C (Gas Mark 6) for around an hour, depending on the size of your haggis. To be on the safe side, test with a cooking thermometer to a minimum of 63 degrees Centigrade. Microwave1. Remove outer bag and skin.2. Cut into evenly-sized slices and heat on medium for around eight minutes

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The corner of Prescott and Clothier Streets in Kemptville is, today, an open area, with Rotary Park on one corner and a parking lot on the other. It was not always so. In fact, this corner of Kemptville was once a thriving section of the town. As the accompanying pho-tographs show, the junction was once bordered by large and impressive buildings, some of the finest Kemptville had to show at the beginning of the twentieth century.

In 1834, where Rotary Park is today, William Brad-bury opened a small store on the corner of Clothier and Prescott, and it was taken over in the 1850's by Thomas Maley. Maley was a successful financier and entrepreneur, and over the years added to the Maley Block until it was a three-story edifice covering the en-tire block from the bridge to Clothier Street, with offices and stores facing onto both streets. Maley’s grandson, William Fraser, took over the business in 1907. The Block contained many enterprises over its history, including a job printing office between

Desolation Row

1870 and 1880, tailors, lodge rooms for the Orange Order, watch makers and jewellers, and the first Public Library in Kemptville. In Kemptville Past and Present, this library is described as follows:

“Another important in-stitution of which the town boasts is a free public li-brary...It contains about 2000 volumes selected from the standard authors with great care. All residents of the town have access to the books when duly vouched for by a property holder. It is largely patronized and is doing a vast amount of good. It occupies large and commo-dious quarters in the Fraser block, where also provided is a reading room which is supplied with the leading papers and magazines.”

In 1922, a fire broke out in a meat shop in the Block and the entire wood frame structure was quickly re-duced to ashes. It was never rebuilt. The Supertest gas station stood on the site from 1927 until 1974.

The White House Ho-tel was built by Nathaniel Fenton in the mid-1830's on the opposite side of Prescott Street, at the corner of Cloth-ier. Fenton was also respon-

sible for the fine building on the north-west corner of Clothier and Rideau Streets, and was an important indi-vidual in the business life of Kemptville for many years. A map of 1861-62 indicates that the Hotel was then called Rideau House. Thomas Ad-ams bought the hotel in 1865 and maintained it until 1881. Thomas Warren, whose name appears on the sign in the photograph, owned it from 1894 until 1928. One of the first buildings in town to be heated by furnace and lit by electricity, it also had large carriage and livery barns in the rear, with power gener-ated by two windmills. This establishment took up the entire block from Clothier Street to the river.

Today, fire has taken its toll on many of Kemptville’s most historic and imposing buildings. In far too many cases, they have either been replaced by vastly inferior “modern” structures, or, as with our two buildings, an empty space is all that re-mains. Just across the street from these spaces is a park-ing lot between the Branch and the building that used to house the Bright Spot, and then Moonlight Dining.

It, too, was once the site of an impressive building in Kemptville’s past. It was called the Leslie Block in its earliest incarnation, and was the location of the Post Office. It was built in the 1860's and served as a site for many important businesses over the years. The Advance newspaper was located in the upstairs of the Block from about 1890 until 1909, when fire caused serious damage to the building and the newspa-per offices moved to Prescott Street.

Af te r the Pos t Of -fice moved to the corner of Prescott and Reuben in 1914, a number of enterprises were located there, before Leabourne Elliott opened the town’s first supermar-ket, an IGA, in 1942 before moving to the present site of the B&H. The CIBC moved into the building for a few years, before also removing to Prescott Street. It then be-came Vinny’s Pizzeria before being finally demolished. A sad end for a beautiful building.

Yet another empty space that used to be an historic building is found at the cor-ner of Clothier and Sanders Streets, people remember this as Scobie’s, or for the pool hall that was part of the structure, but it started out as McGregor’s Hotel in about 1847, replacing an earlier hotel from a decade earlier. After 1880 it was operated as a store, first owned by McGregor and a man named Sanders, after whom the street is named. Ross Scobie bought the property in 1947, and leased it to Canadian Tire in 1974. The “Pool Parlour”, as it was first called, was originally part of the store itself.

Next week, we’ll look at some more of the “disap-peared” places that once seemed to be an essential and permanent part of North Grenville’s geography, and became victims of time, de-velopment and neglect.

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The Fraser Block c. 1890, now Rotary Park.

The White House: White’s Hotel, corner of Clothier and Prescott.

Scobie’s started as McGregor’s Hotel around 1847, corner of Clothier and Sanders.

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The eReader session has returned. Did you receive an eReader or other device for Christmas? Not sure how to use it to borrow eBooks from the library? Join us at the North Grenville Public Library on Saturday January 25 at 2 pm, no appointment or registration required.

This session will help guide you step by step on how to set up your device, as well as how to browse, checkout and download eBooks from the library. Some tips on

what to bring: Your eRead-ing device, applicable cords. Depending on your eReading device, you will need to bring a laptop if you have one, pen & paper to take notes if you wish, as well as your library card and your pin.

When: Saturday January 25, 2014Time: 2:00pm-4:00pmWhere: North Grenville Public Library Norenberg Building1 Water Street, Kemptville 613-258-4711 [email protected]

submitted by Sue Higgins “Xmas tree’s for sale.” All right, second graders!! What is wrong with this sign? Always get someone to proofread your text and you will avoid these goofs.

In conversational writing, we can afford to be a bit lax with language, especially if we wish to be engaging, persuasive, and fun as opposed to being stuffy.Here are a few grammar goofs for you to consider: Your You’reYour is a possessive pronoun; You’re is a contraction your bike, your book of you are. It’s_________________________ItsIt’s is a contraction of it is. Its is a possessive pronoun. Fewer_____________________LessIf you can count it, use fewer. If you cannot, use less. Loose______________________Lose If your pants are too loose, you might lose your pants. Complement________________ComplimentSomething that adds to as Something nice someonesupplement says about you. Principal___________________PrincipleHighest in rank (noun) Fundamental truth, law,Most important of a set (adj) or standard (noun) Let it be known that we all make grammatical errors; the most we can expect is to exercise a certain diligence when we write. Time is also significant; we seem to be in a constant state of haste. Let us de-accelerate! It also helps to have a friend who proofreads in superior fashion. Masters of the crossword puzzle along with book club members make good associates. A librarian-friend always kept a Dick Tracy eye on my writing. Whenever I heard “Oh, Pat…”, I knew Rebecca had found some irregularity in whatever I had written. I will definitely miss your counsel, Rebecca Dukes.

A reminder to Friends of the Library; Membership Renewal Time. Forms are in the mail along with your tax receipts and newsletter.

My favourite sign of the Holiday Season was:

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Jan 23 Youngsters of Yore, Kemptville Public Library, 1:30 pm. Guest speaker:

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The Kemptville Panthers Novice B2 Hockey Team brought home the title of Champion at the Greater Petawawa Novice B Hockey Tournament. The Panthers were undefeated in pool play, qualifying them for the quarter and semi-final games. They continued their winning streak to earn a spot in the tournament’s “A” final game. The Panthers defeated the West End Screaming Eagles in the final to capture the gold medal. Congratulations to the team for the great team play they demon-strated over the weekend at this 16-team tournament!

Kemptville Panthers undefeated

On Wednesday, the 73’s played a rescheduled game against the Cumberland Grads. The first period was fast but uneventful and ended scoreless. The Grads out shot Kemptville by an 11 to 4 margin. In the second, the 73’s found their legs. Kemptville put 16 shots at the Cumberland net, but the Grads scored the only goal of the period. Trailing 1-0, going into the third, the 73’s stepped up their game. On the power play, Erik Brown and Jesse Blais pursued the puck behind the Grads net. Blais brought the puck out of the corner and passed it back to the point. Cody Hendsbee blasted a shot at the net and Dean Galasso tipped it past the goalie to tie the game at

A lot of good things have happened recently at the North Grenville Curling Club since the New Year began.

The weekend of January 4 and 5 saw NGCC’s Jason Pickard and his team mates, Braden Gray, Chad Valcour and Lana MacArthur win the B Division of the OVCA Colts series event held at the club. The Colts series con-sists of a number of events played at different OVCA member clubs throughout the season. All players on each team must have 5 or less years of experience in curling. This is a great series for introduc-ing competitive curling to new curlers.

The Dave Brown rink won the B Division at the OCA Intermediate Men's zone play downs held at the

Dave Brown and Heather Pitt teams off to Regional Curling Playdowns in Pembroke

Kemptville Sweeps Three

one. Just thirty-three seconds later, Kemptville added to their lead. Hayden Hanson retrieved the puck behind his own net and sent it up to Justin Haasbeek. Haasbeek and Daniele Disipio executed a perfect give and go that ended with Haasbeek scor-ing the go ahead goal. With two and a half minutes left, Cumberland took advantage of their third consecutive power play and tied the game at 2, forcing overtime; neither team was able to score and the outcome had to be decided by a shootout. Disipio was the only player to solve either goalie giving the 73’s the 3-2 win. Daniele Disipio was named first star while Justin Haasbeek was the second star.

On Friday, Kemptville hosted Cornwall. One and a half minutes into the game,

Dean Galasso stole the puck behind the Colts net and passed it off to Daniele Dis-ipio. Disipio then sent a cross crease pass to Matt Tugnutt who deposited it behind the Cornwall goalie. With a little over thirty seconds left in the period, the Colts got one back on the power play. Cornwall out shot Kemptville by a 20 to 4 margin in the period. In the second, the 73’s applied pressure to the Colts. Matt Martin held the puck in at the Cornwall blue line and dropped a pass to Galasso, who fired a shot at the net. The goalie made the initial save but was unable to freeze the puck. Disipio and Tugnutt had a crack at it and both were stopped by the Colts goalie. With the puck still loose, Ga-lasso finally drilled it home to give Kemptville a 2-1 lead.

Kemptville took advantage of a power play as Cornwall got into penalty trouble. The 73's cycled the puck around the Cornwall end until they had an opening. Galasso sent the puck to the point. Cody Hen-dsbee was allowed to walk into the high slot where he unloaded a shot. Erik Brown picked up the rebound and buried it to give Kemptville a 3-1 lead. Cornwall got one more goal but could not get the equalizer past the stone wall set up by Kemptville goalie Matt Couvrette. The 73's won the game by a score of 3-2. Couvrette was named the first star stopping 40 of the 42 shots he faced. Ga-lasso picked up the second star earning three points on the night.

On Sunday, Kemptville visited the Cumberland Grads to complete the week's two game series. Cumberland

opened the scoring at the 8:08 mark of the first. Three minutes later, Kemptville got the equalizer. Hayden Hanson sent Jesse Blais away with a great pass. Blais, drawing the defenceman to him, got the puck over to Brandon Seat-ter who slipped it under the Grads goalie. Cumberland regained the lead before the period ended. Trailing the Grads 2-1, the second period was all 73's. Daniele Disipio, Dean Galasso and Erik Brown executed some nifty three way passing and fooled the goalie completely to tie the game at two. Five minutes later, Quinn Carroll scooped up the puck and fed a speeding Brandon Seatter for a great shot. Disipio picked up the big rebound and scored to give Kemptville a 3-2 lead. On a dump and chase play two and a half minutes later, Galasso picked up the puck and sent it

across the ice to Matt Tugnutt. Tugnutt fed it back to the blue line, where Cody Hendsbee let go with his booming slap shot. The Grads goalie never saw it until it passed him on the way back out of the net. The second ended with the 73's holding a 4-2 lead. The third period was scoreless and Kemptville won their third game of the week, out shoot-ing Cumberland 40-29. Dean Galasso was selected as first star while Cody Hendsbee got the nod for the third star.

Next week’s action sees Kemptville travel to Hawkes-bury on Friday night for a game with the Hawks. On Sunday, the 73's will welcome the Smiths Falls Bears to North Grenville. Puck drop is a t 2 pm. On the following Tuesday night, Kemptville visits Brockville for a 7:30 game. Catch the Junior A fe-ver! Hockey with edge!

Cumerland’s Bret Faber(13) is held up by Kemptville’s Justin Haasbeek(24) as Aaron Hickie (10) chases the puck.

All Set For the Shot! Kemptville’s Matt Couvrette (1) is all set for the shot as he is flanked by Cody Hendsbee (8) and Erik Brown (17) As Cornwall’s Marly Quince (15) is pushed away.

NGCC on January 11. Dave and his team mates, Lester McInnis, Jim Dolan and Al Norton, along with A Divi-sion winner, Ian Bridger of Prescott, now move on to the Regional championships to be held January 25 and 26. Also off to Pembroke and the Regional play downs is the NGCC ladies team of Heather Pitt, Tracey Mac-Donald, Lynn Surette and Wendy Bouwman. The club members wish Dave and Heather and their team mates GOOD LUCK this weekend.

The Club held a Senior Men’s Invitational Points Spiel on Friday January 17. Mike Shultz’s team from Manotick won the event. NGCC’s Ralph Light le skipped his team to two wins and fourth place in the points spiel. Ralph’s team mates were Keith Armstrong, Arndt Vogel and Pat McGahey,

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University of Guelph, Kemptville Campus is well placed for a dynamic future despite budget cutbacks announced by the Univer-sity of Guelph last fall. The specified reductions, set to begin in the 2014-2015 academic year, will not be borne by the Kemptville Campus on its own; as a member of OAC, (Ontario Agricultural College,) the required budget cuts will be spread over a number of campuses thus reducing the impact locally.

O.A.C. is comprised of six academic units on four campuses: Guelph, Alfred, Kemptville and Ridgetown. Its Academic units include: the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, the School of Environ-mental Sciences, Animal and Poultry Science, Food Agricultural and Resource Economics, Food Science and Plant Agriculture. It maintains field stations and research facilities across the province and has an ex-cellent reputation globally. The O.A.C. has a Partner-ship Agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Agri-culture and Food, the Min-istry of Rural Affairs and the University of Guelph, delivering research, ed-ucation and laboratory services on behalf of the Provincial Government.

University of Guelph–Kemptville Campus well positioned and confident

Although the cutbacks will be applied to each unit/campus to some degree, the impact on the quality of programs offered, research completed or services de-livered should be minimal.

Strategic investment in infrastructure by upgrading facilities, programs and services over the past three years will allow the Kemp-tville Campus to continue to offer relevant, innova-tive and diverse learn-ing opportunities at the undergraduate, diploma, certificate, and continuing education levels. Keeping up with the latest in tech-nology, its applications, and its effective use has led to changes in class-rooms, conference rooms and computer labs. Modi-fying the delivery methods of student services to bet-ter reflect today’s life and learning styles has resulted in a complete overhaul of the cafeteria, improved

wifi service and improve-ments to the Library in Pur-vis Hall. New furniture in the classrooms is designed to support and comfort. The Animal Demonstration Lab was built. Programs have been added; programs have been revised; pro-grams have been cut.

A walking tour on campus is reassuring. In spite of the anticipated reductions, the Kemptville Campus of the University of Guelph has positioned itself to be able to offer present and future students an opportunity to acquire up-to-date knowledge and the practical skills neces-sary for their future life in the science and business of agriculture, equine, food science, horticulture and related skilled trades. Fu-ture articles will focus on each of the disciplines of-fered at the campus, related research and innovations.

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by Beth Nicolby David Shanahan

Without the Resurrec-tion, there is no Chris-tianity. “If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.” [1 Cor. 15. 13-14] That is quite straightforward, isn’t it? It was written about twenty years after the death of Jesus, and was part of a letter Paul wrote in which he passed on what he had learned about the Resur-rection. It is important that this teaching had been clearly formulated so soon after the event, because it shows that there had been no time for any myths or legends to grow up about the Resurrection of Je-sus. It had already, even then, become the basis for everything Christians believed.

But on what evidence did they base this belief? Why should we believe it ever happened? How do we know Napoleon fought at Waterloo, or that the Titanic sank in 1912? We base our knowledge on historical evidence: eye-witness reports, judg-ing between accounts and written reports to evaluate facts and remove fictional elements. That is how we decide if something really happened or not in history, or even current events. So, what is the evidence for the Resurrection? In fact, there is so much it will be possible only to point out some of the more obvious arguments.

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The Resurrection, part 2: How do we know it happened?

Let’s start with the very basics: either it is a true event, or it is fiction. If it is fiction, who made up the story and why? The people who first preached the Resurrection were the men and women who had followed Jesus during his public life. Does this mean they had a good motive for carrying on by telling this lie? After his arrest, these people ran away out of fear they too would be taken into custody. After his execution, they locked themselves into a room out of fear that they would be next for crucifixion. But something happened that brought them out into the streets shouting and sing-ing and telling the world that Jesus was alive. What happened to them?

What did they gain from this deception, if that’s what it was? They spent the rest of their lives travelling the world tell-ing people that Jesus was God and had risen from the dead. They suffered deprivation, torture and death. People will do that if they believe something enough, even if it is a lie. But people don’t do that for something they know is a lie. And if the Resurrec-tion did not happen, they knew it was a lie, because they were the ones who had made the story up originally. And if it was a lie that they made up, for whatever reason, then they went about it in a very strange way.

The four Gospels con-tain differing accounts of what happened that morning when the empty

tomb was found by the women, differences that reflect what happens when various witnesses describe the same event. People always remember things differently, not contradict-ing each other, but provid-ing individual memories of the same event. If the story was made up, these accounts would be more uniform, they would have got their stories straight, without these differences. The story would have been tidier, and the first wit-nesses would certainly not have been who they were.

The first reports of the Resurrection, according to the Gospels, came from women. Under Jewish and Roman laws, women could not testify in court because they were considered un-reliable witnesses. Then why would the disciples base their claims on the testimony of women? The Gospels say that not even the disciples believed the women at first, so why should anyone else? We are told that even when Pe-ter and the others heard the womens’ story, and visited the empty tomb, they still did not believe that Jesus had risen. That took a per-sonal visit by Jesus to their locked room, followed by many other appearances, to many other people. At one place, more than five hundred people saw and heard him. Mass hallucina-tions do not happen, that is a scientific fact. And Paul points out that most of the five hundred witnesses were still alive twenty years later and they could be interviewed to confirm the accounts.

The Gospel accounts are full of little details that ring true, some of them quite strange indeed. When Jesus, like every dead body at the time, was prepared for burial, his head was wrapped in a cloth and strips of linen were wound around his body. When the tomb was found empty, the burial cloths were found lying where he had lain. But the cloth that had covered his head had been folded carefully and set to one side. Try and imagine that scene!

Next: What happened to the body?

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Club member Larry Loke took this photo in Old Town Kemptville before Christmas. Only in Canada do you see sidewalk sales in the snow!

January 19-25 is Na-tional Non-Smoking Week

There are almost two million smokers in Ontario and research shows that up to 80 per cent of them have tried to quit. Tobacco use is responsible for more than 13,000 premature deaths every year in Ontario, mak-ing it the number one cause of preventable illness and death in our province.

But it is extremely dif-ficult to break the vice-like grip of nicotine addiction and hardly anyone gets there on the first try. In fact, some people make five or six at-tempts before they finally manage to quit smoking for good.

Fortunately, no one has to do it alone. There are many supports available to help people quit.

Among the more popular is a range of nicotine replace-ment therapy (NRT) prod-ucts. Prescription medicines that help to reduce cravings are also available. Ask your health-care provider which therapy is right for you.

The Ontario Lung As-sociation offers several tools to help people quit smoking:

A free workbook called Journey 2 Quit that is packed with ideas to help you make a quitting plan.

Certified Respiratory Educators are available to offer advice to help you quit. Phone the Lung Health

Information Line at 1-888-344-LUNG (5864) or email [email protected].

For a different type of distraction when a craving hits, download the free Quit & Get Fit iPhone app from the iTunes app store. Play-ers are challenged to take a deep breath and blow into their phones, using their lung capacity to play a game of hockey or golf.

The Quit & Get Fit pro-gram is available again at select fitness facilities. Quit & Get Fit is based on sci-entific studies showing that physical activity can help to reduce cravings and with-drawal symptoms and as-sist in curbing post-quitting weight gain. New locations are being added. Visit www.quitandgetfit.ca to find one in your community.

If you are thinking of quitting, set a quit date and make a plan to avoid places, people and things that trigger your urge to smoke. It also helps to tell your family and friends and let them know you want their encouragement. It’s great to have that social support.

And you can always prac-tise The 5 Ds:

Delay. Cravings usually go away in five to 10 minutes. You can get through it.

Distract. Be active. Start a new hobby to keep your hands busy.

Deep Brea th . Deep

breathing can help you relax and focus your mind on some-thing else.

Drink Water. Drinking water helps wash the bad stuff out of your system. It also keeps your hands and mouth busy.

Do Something. Physical activity is a great way to dis-tract yourself and it will help with cravings and withdrawal symptoms.

If you tried to quit in the past and went back to smok-ing, don’t feel bad and don’t give up. Practice makes per-fect. Get ready to try again.

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