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Putting the quality back in campBY KASSINA RYDER
For kids touched by cancer, Lanark’s Camp Quality provides one week out of the year where they can forget about the disease and concentrate on having fun. “It’s about making their lives better,” said Lillian Dennie, a reg-istered practical nurse who has volunteered at the camp for the past six years. “It’s about giving them that space to make friends and create memories.”
Camp Quality takes place inseven locations throughout Ca-nada, and Lanark has been host-ing the camp for the east-ern Ontario region for the past 11 years. Fundraising every year allows the camp to be offered for free, Dennie said. This year’s camp takes place from Aug. 6 to 12. The camp is available to kids who have can-cer, or are now in remission. First-year campers can bring their brothers and sisters along. The week includes everything you
would expect to find at a summer camp – swimming, fishing, andcampfires. But sometimes, act-ivities also include day trips to the hospital. “Sometimes there are kids that have to get chemo while they’re at camp,” Dennie said. “Someone will take the camp-er and their companion in and they’ll make a day of going to the hospital.” A team of medical staff is on hand at camp 24 hours a day, including an on-site doctor.
Though cancer is what brings everyone together every year, it’s not what camp is about, said Lanark’s executive director, Glenn Mooney. “It’s not about the disease, it’s about having fun,” Mooney said. Campers are paired with a volunteer companion and they spend the entire week together. “They function as a one-on-one support for the child at camp,” Mooney said. “We hope they retain that relationship through-
BY GEOFF DAVIES
After a two-year hiatus, Rotary Fest will be returning to the Perth and District Community Centre.The event, a mainstay fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Perth, hap-pens May 14 at 7 p.m. Based on turnout from the first two Fests, organizer Michael McLean says as many as 400 peo-ple are expected to fill the arena that night. Eddie and The Stingrays will grace the stage, playing hits of the 50s and 60s. “It’s just a big night of dancing to music you don’t hear a lot…the dance floor is absolutely packed the entire night,” said McLean, president of McLean Insurance in Perth. But the evening’s allure goes beyond rocking around the clock.The club’s efforts go to support the slew of charitable groups and
projects it supports in the com-munity. Top of the list for this year’s event are several projects gear-ed towards promoting youth lit-eracy. These include support – to the tune of $4,000 – to the Perth and District Union Library’s sum-mer reading program, McLean said, as well as for programs to help kids struggling with read-ing, to buy dictionaries for Grade 3 classrooms, and to buy books for students that they pick out themselves. A few weeks before the big night, area residents should expect to see their invitations arrive in the mail. But these aren’t your typical greeting cards. About 10,000 brown paper bags will be sent out, McLean said, with the hope they’ll return filled with non-perishable items for the Perth and District Food Bank.See ‘Rotary Fest returns’, Pg. 3
See ‘Putting the quality’, Pg. 3
Perth man found dead Police stated no foul play is sus-pected in the death of an 85-year-old Perth resident who was found dead on Wednesday afternoon, after being missing for more than a week.
The body of Kenneth Robert Lewis was discovered just outside Smiths Falls, in Montague Town-ship, near the railway tracks be-hind the Heritage House Museum on Old Slys Road.
The area is a popular spot for teenagers to hang out and for lo-cal residents to walk their dogs.
A search began after police were informed that his car was on pri-vate property in Smiths Falls. The helicopter search lasted two days.
Lewis was last seen buying lunch at the McDonald’s restau-rant on Highway 7 in Perth.
Man dies in ATV accident
A 38-year-old Orleans man died after an accident with his ATV near Sharbot Lake on April 22. The collision took place on Old Mine Road, north of Sharbot Lake, at approximately 6:50 p.m. The man and a friend had been visiting their hunting camp. The deceased was not wearing a hel-met. The other man was charged with two counts of impaired driving. He was released on a promise to appear.
BOUNCIN’ AROUND THE FESTIVALKids were bouncing around infl atable slides as part of the festivities at the Festival of the Maples on Saturday, April 30. It was estimated that the festival brought more than 20,000 people to the Town of Perth.
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BY GEOFF DAVIES
For a guy said to be a shoo-in for re-election, Scott Reid sure didn’t play the part.
Before being re-crowned as MP for Lanark, Frontenac, Len-nox and Addington, Reid was sur-rounded by supporters at Tilly’s Smokehouse in Carleton Place. The nerves and energy of
about 60 people blanketed the room. Everybody wanted a piece of Reid, the star of the evening, but he seemed in a world all his own. His eyes hardly left the televi-
sion set. As good news for his camp kept rolling in, he was determined not to celebrate until the final count came down. Having served as an MP for 11 years, this was Reid’s fifth time in the election night hot-seat. He’s learned a thing or two in that time – like not to jump at the first good sign, and to wait for the all-important advance poll results – but despite his years of experience, it was clear he hadn’t seen anything quite like the results of May 2. His eyes glued to results from other ridings, watching NDP candidates overtake strong Liberal incumbents, all he could be heard to say was “wow”. As Michael Ignatieff and Gilles Duceppe saw their own seats slip through their fingers, Reid lamented the loud excited buzz in the room. If only we could hear what they were saying on CBC, he said. But these were merely puzzle pieces, snapshots of a broader landscape. When the dust final-ly settled, with a Tory majority and Jack Layton leading the offi-cial opposition, Reid offered his explanation of the night. “It’s the culmination of a pro-cess that started with the forma-tion of the Reform party in 1986 by Stephen Harper and Preston Manning,” Reid said.
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Scott Reid (left) and a supporter watch election results roll in Monday at Tilly’s Steakhouse in Carleton Place. The re-elected MP won the riding soundly, but for the fi rst time saw an NDP candidate in second place. Geoff Davies photo
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Festival of the Maples
Gibson the schnauzer shows off his festive spirit alongside Dan MacDonald and Christine Chambers.
Gillian Szijarto shows off her infl atable fl ower and face paint beside Kaella McCracken shortly before live performances on the main stage.
Max Keeping shares a laugh with Perth Mayor John Fenik, while on stage during the opening ceremonies of the Festival of the Maples.
Ethan Murphy enjoys a ride down an infl atable slide. (Right) Stephen Dodds of Springdale Farm shows off his trophy after being named Grand Champion at the maple syrup competition.(Below) Leo the lion checks out the handywork of Colin Sangster as he signs the Lions Yellow Car in support of the Dignity House Hospice.
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THE TOWNSHIP OF LANARK HIGHLANDS MUNICIPAL MATTERS
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613-259-2398 or 1-800-239-4695 www.lanarkhighlands.caCouncil Meeting Schedule:Council Meeting Schedule:Tuesday, May 10 at 2:30 p.m. – Committee of the WholeTuesday, May 10 at 7:00 p.m. – Budget Adoption MeetingTuesday, May 24 at 2:30 p.m. – Committee of the WholeThursday, May 26 at 7:00 p.m. – Council
ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES REMINDER
Animals Running At LargeAn animal shall be deemed to be running at large if found any place other than the premises of the owner and not un-der the control of any person. The Animal Control Offi cer may seize any animal found running at large in the Township and cause such animal to be impounded or returned to the owner.
Barking DogsOwners of a dog shall take all precautions necessary to pre-vent the dog from barking in order to not disturb the peace and quiet of any residence or persons in the vicinity.
Poop & ScoopDog owners must pick up after their pet. Owners of a dog who allow waste to be placed on public property or private property not owned by the dog owner are liable to a fi ne.
*The Animal Control Offi cer can be contacted at 613-259-9998 or 613-267-9337 (Emergency Pager)*All calls are confi dential.
MUNICIPAL HAZARDOUSWASTE DEPOT
The Municipal Hazardous Waste Depot (MHWD), located at the Middleville waste site (4686 Wolf Grove Road) will open for the 2011 season on Saturday, May 21st at 9:00 a.m. The site is available to all residents of Lanark Highlands and Tay Valley Townships. The MHWD will be open until Thanksgiving to accept your household hazardous wastes. Commercial, farm, or industrial wastes are not accepted. The MHWD is open during all regular Middleville waste site hours. Remember to deliver leftover paints and other re-usable items to the MHWD REUSE TABLE. Re-using items whenever possible helps to preserve our natural environment extend the life of our waste sites, and save the township money on recycling and disposal. When you bring your leftover materials and containers to the MHWD, we’ll ensure that they’re reused or recycled into new materials such as recycled paint, antifreeze and plastics. When we can’t reuse or recycle what we collect, we’ll handle disposal in the most environmentally friendly way possible. For a complete listing of materials accepted and waste site hours call the Lanark Highlands Township offi ce at 613-259-2398 or check our website at www.lanark h i g h l a n d s . c a /Services/Public-Works.
NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF WARD BOUNDARY BY-LAW
NO. 2011-1120TAKE NOTICE THAT, the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Lanark Highlands adopted By-Law No. 2011-1120, a by-law to re-divide the municipality into wards, on April 21st, 2011, under Section 222 of the Municipal Act, 2011.
SHOULD YOU WISH TO APPEAL this by-law to the Ontario Municipal Board, a notice of appeal, setting out the objections to the by-law and the reasons in support of the objections must be fi led with the Clerk of the Township of Lanark Highlands not later than the 6th of June, 2011. A notice of appeal must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the Ward Boundary By-Law, in-cluding mapping is available for inspection during normal offi ce hours at the address indicated below and is also available on the Township website under Governance/Elections/Ward Boundaries.
Dated at the Township of Lanark Highlands this 29th day of April, 2011.For further information contact:Township of Lanark HighlandsAmanda Mabo, Clerk/Deputy CAO75 George Street, Lanark, ON K0G 1K0T: 613-259-2398 ext. 231 F: 613-259-2291E: [email protected] www.lanarkhighlands.ca
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BY TONIA KELLY
Edna Coutts’ brother-in-law once remarked, after sitting with her on the front porch of her Gore Street home, “My God, there were people walking down the street that Edna didn’t know!” There must be very few people in Perth that Coutts doesn’t know. She attended St. John’s Roman Catholic Church for much of her life; she has been a Lioness for 45 years; she bowled every Monday night for 50 years; was in various positions with the Girl Guides for 44 years; and was Mrs. Claus in the Christmas Parade for 30 years. “Then I had all these kids,” she adds. With three daughters of her own, she became a beloved “Auntie,” providing daycare to 180 children over a period of 38 years. “I had them call me Auntie toavoid confusion,” she says. “And to this day, that name still sticks.” Her babysitting began in 1964. With her two older daughters, Barbara Ann and Susan, in school, and her youngest, four-year-old Joanne at home, she found herself with time on her hands. She answered an ad in the Perth Courier placed by a new mom needing a babysitter, and her career was launched. Christine (Davies) Kealy, owner of The Happy Scrapper, was three years old when Auntie became her babysitter. “My memory is that Auntie and Goggie (the children’s name for Coutts’ husband Gord) were always happy, smiling, laughing,” says Kealy. “In the house, the front room on the left, was a big indoor play area, and lots of outdoor play time, a large, secure yard, a sandbox and swing set.” Gord occasionally came home for lunch. “He sat at the head of the table and would joke with us,” Kealy recalls. “We always loved lunches with Goggie, we couldn’t wait for him to come home.” Kealy now loves ketchup, and remembers being introduced to it during Auntie’s legendary home-cooked lunches. “One other big thing about Auntie in Perth, babysitting half the town, she was always Mrs. Claus,” says Kealy. “I remember her trying to hide her identity from us. After the parade, the children would receive bags of candy at the bandstand, behind the town hall. I said to my mom, ‘Mrs. Claus has hands like Auntie.’” Pat and Ruth Publow were last in that long line of fortunate parents who had Auntie caring for their children. Gord had re-tired by that time. “She was ready to retire,” says Ruth. “But she stayed on until Paddy and Katie didn’t need a babysitter. We were very fortunate to have Auntie. She was very loving and caring, and our kids looked forward to going there every day. “They enjoyed her meat-on-top-of-potatoes (ground beef and gravy on top of mashed potatoes), her purple Kool-Aid, and helping Auntie make brownies. They always came home with great stories, and they still speak fondly of the fun they had with Auntie and Gord.”
Many memories Coutts’ photograph albums are full of memories. She remembers
each child’s name and has a kind word, or a funny story, about every one of them. “Memories are precious, and so are children. I was very fortunate to have good children and good parents. If I’d had a problem during the day, then I’d call the parents at night. I’d never discuss a problem in front of the child. You need to love children and have patience. You have to be strict, but you have to be kind,” she says. “That’s my motto.” And there was no shortage of laughter. “One day for a birthday party I made a spice cake, and the birthday boy asked his mother to make a cake like Auntie made. She made it, but he said it wasn’t as good as Auntie’s. When his mother asked me why, I told her she’d have to ask Duncan Hines.” And birthday time was a special time. “We had fun times, we celebrat-ed each one’s birthday and they all enjoyed it as if it was their own. I’d always stick suckers on top of the cake,” Edna laughs, as she claims that she’s remembered more for her food than for her charming personality. She estimates that she must have potty-trained dozens of toddlers. “Right after they turned a year old, I’d start putting them on the potty, she says. “And then if they went, we’d say ‘oh, look at this.’ It was a big deal. “The kids would set good ex-amples for one another,” she says. “When a little one would perform on the potty, everybody would clap, and they thought, ‘oh jeez, that’s great, that was a nice fuss!’” Edna recalls the house rules: “They all sat at the table and had their lunch. They would ask to be excused, and when they got down from the table they didn’t leave until their face and hands were washed and the bib or apron was off.” Aprons were a regular piece of apparel in the kitchen. “I used to make them all wear an apron, they’d get around the table and I’d tie them around their neck. ‘We don’t have to wear
Edna ‘Auntie’ Coutts: Perth’s babysitter extraordinaire
Leafi ng through her photograph albums, Edna Coutts, the town’s favourite Auntie, has a kind word, or a funny story, to tell about all the children she has babysat over the years. Tonia Kelly photo
an apron at home,’ they’d say. ‘Well, you’re not at home now,’ I’d say, ‘and besides, I don’t want your mother to know what you had for lunch.’ That was my way of getting around it, and they’d retort, feeling important: ‘Well, we’re going to tell her anyway.’”
How did Gord feel when he came home for lunch to a house fi lled with other people’s kids? “I’d say, ‘wait until later and eat with me’ but no, he’d sit smack right in the middle of all the kids, he’d tease them, and they loved it,” Edna says. “He had no
problem with them, no.” Edna cared for the babies all day, and when they began school they’d be with her before and after school. “You always had some tiny ones and some coming in,” she remembers. “Yes, because they (the parents) kept having more babies. That’s the trouble, pretty much the same parents but they kept having more babies, two or three. One time two of the mothers got pregnant at the same time. I told them they’re not supposed to do that.” Gord Coutts died in 2002, and Auntie’s jovial nature disappears for a moment as she remembers one of the ways she misses himstill. He was a Lions Club member for 37 years. His illness eventually confi ned him to home, but he always encouraged her to keep up her interests. In describing her life without him after 55 years of marriage, she mentions returning home at night from a meeting or event. “He was the type, he’d say, ‘how’d it go, were there many there, did you see so-and-so?’ But then when you’d walk in the house and there was nobody there to do that, it took a while. That’s the part that I still fi nd hard.” In print journalism, it’s not possible to insert Auntie’s infectious chuckles into her words as she talks about those years, but for the many readers who have been blessed with knowing this good lady, they’ll hear her laughter between the lines as she shares her memories.
out the year.”Volunteers participate in a
day-long training seminar before starting camp, Mooney said.
During training, compan-ions get to know each other and the camper they will be paired with, along with learning a lit-tle bit about cancer and their role at camp. All companions also undergo a police records check.
A typical day starts with breakfast at 8 a.m. followed by a morning full of activities before a snack, more activities, then lunch, Dennie said. The after-noon includes a much needed “toes up” time, during which only quiet activities such as read-ing or napping are allowed.
Volunteer groups such as Perth and Lanark Civitan clubs and Lions Club members help prepare meals certain days of the week, and local firefighters and police often stop by to do demonstrations for the camp-ers.
Every year, a different theme is chosen for camp. Past camps have included visits from magi-cians and drummers, an antique car show and a costume dance – complete with a DJ.
The “non-talent” talent show night is a favourite activity every year, Dennie said.
Dennie said volunteers have just as much fun as the kids.
“Where else can you eat, sleep and play for seven days for free?” she said.
The camp also provides the families of a sick child with a break, Dennie also said. Parents know they can safely leave their child at camp because the staff is prepared to deal with any emer-gency.
“They don’t have to worry,” Dennie said. “If an emergency was to arise, they’re going to be notified and we’re going to take care of it.”
Mooney said this year, organ-izers are hoping more males will volunteer as companions.
Filling the bag means the attendee gets $5 off of their $25 ticket.
For the food bank, in the past it’s meant as much as three half-ton trucks full of donations, said Rotary Club president Jim Peden. “What most people do with the five dollars is re-donate it to the food bank, so we usually end up with another $1,000 or so in cash donations,” Peden said.
While the bank often sees a surge in donations in winter, especially around the Holidays, Peden said the event helps them re-stock for the warmer months, when the shelves are emptier.
“Most of people using the food bank need it 12 months a year, not just around Christmastime,” he said.
Tickets for the event, which come individually or for a VIP
table of eight, are available at McLean Insurance or The Perth Courier office. You can also get them by phone or email, by con-tacting Michael McLean at 613-267-5100 or Michael@pro tection-team.ca.
Brown bag food donations can be dropped off at the door on the night of Rotary Fest, or at Metro in Perth, Foodsmiths, McLean Insurance or the Courier office.
“Last year I think we had 25 campers and 19 were boys,” he said. “We tend to get more female volunteers than male.”
Volunteers must be older than 18 and able to commit to a one-day training session in July, and then to the week-long camp in August. Companions who come back every year are usu-ally matched with their original camper, and are encouraged to keep contact throughout the year, such as occasional phone calls or emails to check up on the camp-er, just to see how they are doing, Dennie said.
Camp isn’t just great for the kids, volunteers also benefit from the camp experience, Dennie said.
“We’re there for the kids and you get a whole new experience,” she said. “These kids have a way better focus on life than we will ever know.”
Anyone interested in par-ticipating in this year’s camp is encouraged to visit www.campquality.com.
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While Jack Layton’s coat-tails werenot long enough to propel Doug Smyth to victory in Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, it was enough to put him into an unusual spot for New Democrats in the riding – second place.
With 281 of 289 polls reporting, in-cumbent Conservative MP Scott Reid will be returning to Parliament Hill for the fi fth time since 2000, getting 32,765 votes so far to Smyth’s 11,724. In the last election on Oct. 14, 2008, then-NDP candidate Sandra Willard only scored 13.1 per cent to Reid’s 55.9 per cent, putting the left-of-centre party far from second place. “I’m very pleased with the way things worked out here,” said Smyth. “We did better than last time. I am very excited with how the party is doing,” with the NDP forming the offi cial opposition for the fi rst time in Canadian political history. Currently, the party has elected more than 100 MPs, more than its best ever showing of 43 seats in 1988. “That’s a big change,” he said of the party’s showing. “It goes to show that people want change. That’s absolutely phenomenal.” Smyth said he had met a lot of great people who needed help making ends meet. “I just feel happy for them because I know that Jack (Layton) will be there fi ghting for them,” said Smyth. “I think that Jack is going to do his best.” Smyth offered his congratulations to Reid. “He’s a good guy,” said Smyth, adding he got to know Reid better during the campaign. “I like him. I don’t like his boss so much.”
Smyth in surprise second for NDP
BY CATHY JAMES
The Perth Courier
At the front window of Ballygiblin’s Restaurant in downtown Carleton Place, a couple sits together eating a late-night dinner. It’s election night and it’s not evident Ralph Lee is hosting a post-election celebration until walking into the restaurant’s back room. Lee is standing, while fi ve others, including his wife, Laura, and their three-year-old daughter, Anna, sit around a table in front of a television. It’s a quiet atmosphere at the restaurant, though Lee is smiling. After running in the Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington riding as anindependent candidate, Lee was celebrat-ing the fi ve-week campaign’s closure with
his family and a handful of friends. As of the press deadline, 278 of the 289 polls reported Lee received 362 votes. Earning less than one per cent voter support didn’t surprise Lee. “I’m not under any illusion I’m going to win,” he said. “I’m not naive and didn’t run to beat anyone.” Lawyer by day, the Carleton Place-based candidate ran a campaign with a message. “There is a lack of leadership in Ottawa, and I ran to give voters another option,” he said. Attending the seven all-candidates’ meetings hosted across the large geo-graphical riding, Lee said he learned from the constituents. “People care about a lot of different issues,” he said. While issues range from daycare costs to high taxes, Lee said he came away with an even more concerning realization. “They are disillusioned and feel their votes don’t matter,” he explained. “I have concerns that our democracy is taken for granted.” Voters sent Conservative LFLA in-cumbent, Scott Reid, back to Parliament Hill, after recording more than 57 per cent of voter support. Prior to learning of the offi cial polling results, Lee not only predicted the riding’s election outcome, he also applauded Reid.“He’s intelligent and a person of principle, and I feel we have an excellent MP,” said Lee. “I’ve been lucky to get to know him, because I’ve learned a lot.” He added that Reid, along with LFLA MPP Randy Hillier, bring a lot to the political plate. “This is the best represented riding in Canada,” he said. As for Lee’s next steps, he said this election has whetted his appetite for further political aspirations. “Without a doubt this is the greatest experience of my life,” he said. “This has made me want to work in people’s best interests.” Though he doesn’t have plans to run in this fall’s provincial election, he said he won’t nix any future political possibili-ties. For now, he’ll continue to practise at his law fi rm, and his family has bigger plans for the fall: they are expecting their second child in October.
Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington
(Unofficial election results - 281/289 polls reporting)
SCOTT REID - ELECTEDConservative
32, 765 votes
DAVID REMINGTONLiberal
9, 561 votes
DOUG SMYTHNew Democratic
11, 724 votes
JOHN BARANYIGreen
2, 638 votes
RALPH LEEIndependent
364 votes
Manning,” Reid said.Calling the victory the “second act”
of Stephen Harper’s reign, he said it is also the final phase of his party’s 25-year transformation, from the Reform party, to the Alliance, to now.
“It kept on changing, but there was an essence that began there (with the Reform party)…of a party that actually represents conservative values, that is not simply a centrist party.”
Reid was onboard for much of that metamorphosis, first coming to the Reform party as Stephen Harper’s research assistant in the 1990s, he said.
Taking the stage, Reid encouraged the crowd to give a round of applause to the New Democrats as well. Their success, along with that of the Conservative party, is healthy for Canada’s democracy.
“It’s good that we have clearly defined ideas being presented to voters…elections should be contested on the field of ideas, not simply by centrist parties.”
The Liberal party, he said, “was es-sentially a cobbling together of tribal coalitions, regional coalitions, it had very little to do with actual ideas.” The Progressive Conservatives weren’t much different. Politics, he said, didn’t happen on the battlefield of ideas, and the quality of government suffered as a result.
The results of May 2, he said, show a sea-change in Canadian politics, with voters showing they want philosophical ideologies driving their parties of choice.
Whether it also spells the end of the Liberal party is another matter.
“I don’t know if it’s the death of the Liberal party, but they were the dominant party in Canadian politics for over 100
years and they aren’t anymore,” said Reid.
Reid took the opportunity to thank some of those present: his campaign volunteers, his competitor Ralph Lee, who ran as an Independent, and Randy Hillier, the local MPP who Reid called “one of the greatest inspirations of my political career.”
He also reaffirmed his commitment tohave property rights for Ontarians pro-tected in the Constitution, a joint-mission with Hillier that began last February. This was welcomed with cheers and piercing whistles.
Reid also thanked Mike Firth, his ex-ecutive assistant and campaign manager since 2004.
Standing at the back of the room, one wouldn’t have guessed that this long-time Lanark Highlands resident was the mind behind four of Reid’s election victories, including his most recent.
But going into this campaign, Firth said he knew something was different.
“I felt we had a good crack at a majority,” he said in an interview after Reid’s speech.
The campaign’s volunteers knew too. “They were really fired up, they could taste something in the air,” he said.
It was “tried and true” methods that brought home another victory for Reid, he said.
“Identify support and communicate with them,” he said.
By triggering the election on the grounds of contempt of parliament, the Liberal party also helped tilt the field in Reid’s favour, Firth said.
“They were running on an issue that nobody cared about but them.”
FROM THE FRONTStories continued from Page 1
Scott Reid wins re-election
DOUG SMYTHIndependent candidate gains experience on campaign trail
LFLA Independent Candidate Ralph Lee receives support from his wife, Laura, and three-year-old daughter, Anna.
May 5, 2011 - THE PERTH COURIER - Page 5
COMMUNITY NEWS
BY DESMOND DEVOY
[email protected] Former Napanee mayor David Remington is blaming Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff for his third-place showing in the fed-eral election. “Michael just didn’t connect with the average voter,” said Remington from his election night party in Napanee. “People who met Mike in person said he was a great guy. (But) people voted for the leader…It’s become a leadership question.” In the last election on Oct. 14, 2008, Remington was in sec-ond place behind Conservative incumbent Scott Reid, 55.81 per cent to 21.80 per cent. This time
around, with 281 of 289 polls reporting, Remington is in third place behind New Democrat Doug Smyth in second. Remington had 9,561 votes to Reid’s 37,765. “I think that the voter is always right, so what is meant to happen will happen,” said Remington. He admitted that election night 2011 was a tough time for the Liberals. “I think back to the Conser-vatives when they had two seats with Kim Campbell,” said Remington. “We have to rebuild the party from the ground up. It’s disappointing obviously.” While he credited NDP leader Jack Layton for resonating with voters, he was surprised that his influence extended all the way to
Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington. “I’m surprised that the surge has as much change as it did,” said Remington. “It’s pretty his-toric.” He added that he wished Reid well in his fifth campaign. At O’Reilly’s pub in Perth, local Liberals were drowning their sorrows at their third-place finish, both locally and nationally. “It’s really disappointing,” said Liberal volunteer Sue Tennant. “I can’t believe how low the Liberal turnout was at the polls in the riding. I don’t know what hap-pened. I guess people changed their minds.” Fellow Grit volunteer Hans
Remington falls to third behind Tories, NDPCandidate blames Ignatieff for poor showing locally
Sinn was also disappointed to see the Liberals faring so poorly, but he took solace that the Bloc Quebecois vote had plummeted in Quebec. “It is an advantage,” Sinn said. “It is a step forward, even though I disagree with Harper.” Sinn had supported the Green party and NDP in past elections, and this was his first time as a Liberal volunteer, and he believed that the time may have come for more co-operation between the three parties. “In a way, I’m anticipating that in their commonality, that they will get together,” Sinn said. He added that he was happy to see Green party leader Elizabeth May elected in B.C.DAVID REMINGTON
BY KASSINA RYDER
John Baranyi’s campaign head-quarters on election night may have been his own living room, but that did nothing to dull the enthusiasm of his campaign team. Baranyi, his wife, Christine, and six supporters spent the night in the Baranyi farmhouse outside of Lanark, watching the election results roll in on the CBC as party leader Elizabeth May became Canada’s first Green Member of Parliament. “I think we achieved the goal,” said Baranyi, sitting in an arm-chair and holding a coffee mug. “It looks like we’ve got our one MP into parliament.” While he said he was thrilled the party finally had representa-tion, Baranyi said he also feared
for its strength. “One voice isn’t going to be a strong voice in a majority Conservative government,” he said. But he also said May’s histor-ic win is was a step in the right direction. Now that they have secured a place in parliament, the Green party won’t be as eas-ily swept under the rug as it has been in the past, such as being excluded from leaders’ debates, Baranyi said. “I think in the next election, the Green voice will be louder,” he said. This is the second time Baranyi has represented the Green party in a federal election, having rep-resented the party in 2004. He said he would definitely consider running for a third time. “There is a good chance I will run again,” he said.
Baranyi said this time around, his campaign budg et was increased from about $12,000 to $18,000. The additional money was put toward communications initiatives such as advertising and campaign literature. Baranyi said if he could have done any-thing differently, he would have put more emphasis on front-line campaigning. “I suppose I could put more hours on the ground, do more door-to-door,” he said. According to unofficial poll results on May 2, Baranyi re-ceived 4.6 per cent of the vote in Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington with a total of 2,638 votes. While it fell a bit short of the 10 per cent mark Baranyi said he was aiming for, he credited his campaign team for the party’s success in the riding. “I think it went very well, we have a great team of people,” he said.
John Baranyi, Green party candidate for Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, watches election results from his farmhouse outside of Lanark on May 2. Kassina Ryder photo
Green Party candidate thrilled party will have house representation
BY DESMOND DEVOY
While Canadians across the country voted for the status quo, the Ottawa Valley stayed true blue. I n R e n f r e w - N i p i s s i n g -Pembroke, Conservative MP Cheryl Gallant was returned by a large margin. With all 221 polls reporting, Gallant beat her nearest rival, independent candi-date, and former Liberal MP, Hec Clouthier, 27,465 votes (53.43 per cent) to 9,611 (18.7 per cent.) The former long-time Liberal riding’s third place went to the NDP’s Eric Burton with 6,902 (13.43 per cent), beating the Liberals’ Christine Tabbert 6,546 votes (12.74). To the south, Gallant’s fellow class of 2000 right-wing side-kick Scott Reid was returned in Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, beating second place New Democrat Doug Smyth 32,765 votes (57.43 per cent) to 11,724 (20.55 per cent) with 281 of 289 polls reporting. In Leeds-Grenville, Gord Brown will return to Ottawa, this time to support a majority Conservative government, with a majority of votes of his own,
60.72 per cent (29,992 votes.) The NDP’s Matthew Gabriel rode Jack Layton’s coat tails to second place, with 8,989 votes (18.2 per cent) with all 224 polls reporting. Liberal Marjory Loveys was in third place with 7,845 votes (15.88 per cent). For mer Defence Minister Gordon O’Connor beat fellow mil-itary veteran Karen McCrimmon in Carleton-Mississippi Mills. With all 299 polls reporting, McCrimmon was the one of the few Liberals to secure second place in the area, with 18,393 votes (23.95 per cent), far behind O’Connor’s 43,644 votes (56.84 per cent). Erin Peters of the NDP was in third place with 11,314 votes (14.73 per cent). In the City of Ottawa, the return of the incumbents contin-ued, with Ottawa West-Nepean Tory MP John Baird returning, along with backbencher Pierre Poilievre from Nepean-Carleton. Royal Galipeau held on to the riding of Ottawa-Orleans for the Conservatives. NDP incumbent Paul Dewar won re-election in Ottawa Centre, while Liberal Mauril Belanger carried the day in Ottawa-Vanier. David McGuinty will also return to Parliament Hill representing Ottawa South.
Tory incumbents aplenty in the Valley
The riding of Lanark-Fronten-ac-Lennox and Addington saw an increase in voter turnout from the 2008 federal election. With 281 of 289 polls counted, the unofficial voter turnout in-creased more than two percent, with 57,052 of 90,197 registered voters casting their ballots in this year’s election. This is an increase of nearly 3,000 votes from the 2008 election. Conservative MP Scott Reid won the riding with more than 57 per cent of the vote (32,765
votes). NDP candidate Doug Smyth finished in second place with 20.5 per cent (11,724 votes), while Liberal party candidate David Remington finished in third with 16.8 per cent (9,561 votes). Green party candidate John Baranyi had 4.6 per cent of thevote (2,638 votes), while inde-pen-dent Ralph Lee finished with 0.6 per cent (364 votes). All the unofficial numbers list-ed are with 281 of 289 polls count-ed.
Voter turnouton the rise locally
Page 6 - THE PERTH COURIER - May 5, 2011
OUR OPIN ION
EDITORIAL
It feels good to downsize. About four and a half years ago I wrote a delighted column out-
lining how excited we were about the purchase of our fi rst mini-van.
As much as the word “minivan” was associated with such other dubious descriptors as “grown-ups,” “suburbia” and “environ-mental disaster,” we had over-come our anti-ness and embraced the space the vehicle offers.
There were times when it felt big enough to house our family of four. Fortunately it never came to that.
On that theme, though, we waxed rhapsodic about how won-derful it would be to be able to climb into it if faced with nasty tornado-like weather while camp-ing in our tent. We were also glee-ful about the fact it had roof racks for our canoe.
Ah, the glorious space! When we fi rst got the van, both of our kids were still in big car seats, which fi t into the van like a hand in a glove. We no longer had to pull the front seats up into the dashboard in order to accommo-date the children, which is handy when you are a tall person.
Not only that, but we could eas-ily stash a stroller, a diaper bag, three babysitters, groceries, a playpen, a pony, sleds, bicycles, a big-screen TV, camping gear and a small fl ock of sheep in it when-ever we wanted to go anywhere.
It was dreamy.Life has a funny way of hap-
pening, though, and lots of things changed.
For one thing, over the last couple of years we found our-selves travelling less and rarely camping. The canoe (sadly) has become a monument in my par-
ents’ backyard.The kids are bigger and only
one of them needs a car seat. We no longer require strollers, play-pens, diaper bags, ponies and small fl ocks of sheep. Also, their interests do not include anything that requires scads of gear, i.e. hockey bags, to be lugged from place to place. At least so far.
When I wrote that cheery col-umn in 2006 I called myself a hypocrite and dismissed my en-vironmentalist sentiments by basically saying, “Oh, well, at least it wasn’t a Hummer” and by justifying the family’s need for space. Our choice was, really, no different than the trailer-pull-ing, wood-panelled station wagon of my childhood. I suppose this means I chose to ignore anything I learned about consumption over the past few decades.
Anyway, here we are, in 2011, and the fact is we simply don’t need a ve-hicle that is big enough to live in.
Not only that, but since those heady days of early minivan
ownership, there has been an-other rather signifi cant change. Groom-boy isn’t driving to work a few blocks away, he’s now com-muting to Ottawa every day.
For various reasons, commut-ing in our personal vehicle is the most reasonable option for him at this point. I use the term “reason-able” loosely, however, because of the $#@^%$ gas prices.
For another litany of reasons, we opted at fi rst to try the one-guy-in-a-van-commuting thing. Pur-chasing a second vehicle wasn’t in the cards, and I was enjoying the fact that by having a one-car family, I was losing a few pounds by hoofi ng it all over town.
Eventually, gas prices rose to the point that we realized we could buy a brand new car with better mileage rates for cheaper than what we were paying for gas alone for the van.
We returned to the dealership we have frequented for more than 10 years and traded the van for a peppy four-door wagon. It’s small-er, but roomy and has a hatch de-sign that gives us plenty of stor-age space. The kids like it and it actually fi ts properly in our teeny tiny driveway.
The coolest thing, though, is that it feels like coming home. I like smaller cars. I like being able to tuck them into small spaces. I love how they manoeuvre. And holy cow, how we are looking for-ward to spending less money on gas! (Assuming it doesn’t climb into the buck fi fties too quickly.)
Oh, and it’s vivid blue. And every time I get into it to drive I turn the key and say, “Wheeee!”
Downsizing is good. Now, if I could just downsize the clut-ter in my house, I’d be living the dream.
StephanieGRAY
Past Deadline
Local Landmark In this space each week, we will feature a photo of local interest. Be the first to correctly identify the location or item in the picture by emailing [email protected] with the subject line, “Local Landmark,” and your name will be printed in next week’s paper! Unfortunately, there was no winner for last week’s landmark, which was the word “Welcome” on the mural on Wilson Street. This week’s local landmark leads to Lanark County’s hot spots.
Allow for compromiseStephen Harper’s appeal to the voters to deliver him a majority
government did not fall on deaf ears. The Conservatives picked up 166 seats, with 70,311 of 71,513 polls reporting – an increase
of 23 seats at the time of printing.The Tory tide once again swept across Ottawa and the Valley, with
Conservatives retaining their seats in Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (Scott Reid), Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke (Cheryl Gallant), Carleton-Mississippi Mills (Gordon O’Connor) and Leeds-Grenville (Gord Brown).
The anticipated surge of NDP support did not hurt the Tories, ex-cept in a few ridings in Quebec, where most of the seats picked up by the party were taken from the Liberals.
During the campaign, the prime minister warned Canadians that a minority Tory government couldn’t hold on to power and would fall prey to a coalition of the Liberals, NDP or potentially the Bloc Quebecois.
Harper’s predictions were alarming with warnings of hits to the fi nancial markets, defi cit spending and possibly reopening the Con-stitution for another divisive debate that nobody wanted.
Canadians obviously listened, and Harper no longer faces the spectre of having to compromise or work to achieve consensus with the opposition.
But is that necessarily a good thing?Yes, a majority government will give the Tories the tools to pass
legislation that could have been delayed by a united opposition.And as Tory MP Gordon O’Connor pointed out, a majority win will
allow the Conservatives to stand down from continuous preparation for yet another election, and focus on the task of governing.
But when they were a minority government, the Tories were forced to listen to the ideas of other parties and to compromise.
The politics of consensus forces a leader to sift through the ideas of competing parties and incorporate the best parts within his or her own policies.
We hope winning a majority won’t go Harper’s head.The Tories often use the word “arrogance” to explain the federal
Liberals fall in fortune, they might want to avoid a similar accusa-tion over the next four years.
Be a good prime minister, Harper. Listen to other ideas, use the best ones. Remember, in a democracy we elect a prime minister, we don’t anoint a king. Recently, I decided to weigh
myself. I don’t do this very often because the scales
haven’t been very kind lately. All that long winter hiberna-tion, I suppose, when there isn’t much to do but stare out of the window and eat snacks. I was go-ing to write: “stare at the TV,” but, as we all know, there is precious little to stare at on television these days. If there is an offi ce some-where, full of earnest folk making decisions about programming, I think they should tell them-selves that not only is the gener-al population ageing, but it’s we oldies who mostly sit watching it.
But I’m wandering away from the subject of my weight. Which, in this case, turned out to be ten lbs too much. This may not seem like a lot, but imagine carry-ing around a shopping bag full of ten pounds of groceries and you’ll understand why I get a bit breathless. So I sat down and game myself a severe lecture. Diet and exercise.
OK, fi rst thing’s fi rst: top up my stock of Ryvitas, stop eating chocolate, candy, cookies and cakes. (The four Cs that spell chubby). So I mark my current weight on the calendar, hoping for a lower fi gure as the weeks go by. And guess what? My calen-dar tells me that on Sunday, I’m having dinner at a friend’s house along with her large family. She’s an excellent cook, so I’m excited at being included in the invita-tion and don’t want to offend her by skipping some of the dishes. (Excuses, excuses.) I shall attend and just eat less of everything.
On Tuesday, I’ve been in-
vited to a pancake breakfast at Carolina Court. Yummy, I love pancakes. Oh well, I’ll just have to limit myself to one. Next day it’s the Diners’ Club, but, fortu-nately perhaps in this case, they ring to say it’s cancelled due to a power outage. But I’ve already arranged to go to Barrhaven in the afternoon to admire and ben-efi t from my daughter’s brand new barbecue. However, rain is forecast, so maybe we could stay indoors and nibble a couple of lettuce leaves. (Fat chance of that! We’re not all on a diet.)
Thursday, one of my close friends is celebrating her ump-teenth birthday, so we’re invited to her daughter’s house for a cel-ebration and, doubtless (sigh) a birthday cake.
And on it goes. One darned luxury feast after another. Oh well, the weather suddenly shows signs of improvement so dear husb suggests we head over
to the cottage to check things out. I’ve got a basketful of cottage items to take over there, plus a couple of garden tubs full of droopy old over-wintered stuff, so we load up and head out.
Feeling quite pleased with my-self that I remembered to bring the cottage key, I take it out and decide to leave my purse in the car. Bad decision because, as I open the cottage front door, near-est and dearest informs me that he’s locked the car door with his keys still inside. And our spare car key is in my purse.
We are members of CAA, but the cottage telephone is cut off for the winter months and we haven’t yet yielded to the lure of a cell phone. And all our neigh-bouring cottage owners aren’t yet around. Even the ones who live there permanently are out, so, after my poor spouse has walked miles in all directions looking for someone with a telephone, I get a bit desperate, seize a hammer and try to break a car window. Which isn’t as easy as it looks.
After several wild swings I give up and we decide we’ll just have to wait it out. So I switch on the electricity, scoop up some lake water, search the kitchen cupboards and fi nd a packet of soup mix. Then I fetch my gar-den tools and tidy up the fl ower beds. For hours.
Eventually a van drives by and heads to a nearby house with a telephone. CAA take details and a really helpful chap fi nally turns up and sets us free. Home at last, four and a half hours later, a bit breathless from all that garden-ing but, hey, maybe a pound or two lighter!
Life lessons of diet and garden
BettyBENDELLSettled In
Downsizing the wheels
Honourable Malcolm CameronMember of the Baldwin-La Fontaine
cab i net, leader of the Clear Grit Move ment, cham pi on of tem per ance and
found er of the Cou ri er.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Administrative Assistant – Economic Development
6-Month Contract Position – No Benefi tsReporting to the Director of Community Services, the Administrative Assistant – Economic Development, is responsible for implementing various economic devel-opment initiatives as described below. The Adminis-trative Assistant will also be required to regularly liaise with business owners and various government agen-cies. Key duties include, but are not limited to:1. Implement the Community Improvement Plan (CIP) as follows:
• prepare a Terms of Reference for the CIP Imple-mentation Panel under the supervision of the Direc-tor of Community Services and in collaboration with the Director of Planning;• research and create CIP marketing and administra-tive forms/application packages;• communicate with other municipalities and govern-ment agencies in preparing administrative materials for program implementation; and• working with various downtown property owners, business organizations and the CIP Implementation Panel to encourage the uptake of the CIP program for 2011.
2. Update the Town’s Community Profi le and various economic related statistics/information on the Town’s website3. Update the Town’s property vacancy database4. Provide administrative support to the Perth Revi-talization Committee and the CIP Implementation Panel.5. Seek out and apply to various grants to support
description can be obtained by visiting the Town’s website or at Town Hall. Individuals interested in this position should submit their resume and covering let-ter, no later than 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 11th, 2011, outlining how their skills and experience match the position requirements, to:
Jan McFaddenTown of Perth80 Gore St. E., Perth, ON, K7H 1H9Phone: 267-3311 x [email protected] • www.perth.ca
economic development initiatives.Preference will be given to applicants who possess a Community College Diploma (or equivalent) in Offi ce Administration, Business, or Marketing; have excel-lent communication skills; have previous experience in a public sector administrative position/customer service position; and have an awareness of provincial privacy legislation.This is a 36.25 hour per week temporary 6-month unionized position paying $19.81 per hour. There are no benefi ts associated with the position. The job
CONCERNING BY-LAW 4173 TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AREAAND BY LAW 4180 ADOPTING A
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN PERTH
TAKE NOTICE that, in accordance with the provi-sions of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 C.P. 13, as amended, the Council of the Town of Perth passed By-law 4173 on the 19th day of April 2011 to establish a Community Improvement Project area encompassing downtown Perth pursuant to Section 28 of the Act. Council also passed By-law 4180 on the same day adopting a Community Improvement Plan for the downtown.AND TAKE NOTICE that any person, corporation, public body or agency may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) in respect of the Commu-nity Improvement Plan by fi ling with the Clerk of the Corporation of the Town of Perth a Notice of Appeal to the O M B setting out the reason for the appeal and identifying any specifi c part or parts of the Plan to which the appeal applies. The appeal, together with the fee required by the OMB, must be fi led not later than the 25th day of May 2011. An appeal may not be fi led by an unincorporated association or group. However, an appeal may be fi led in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf. THE PURPOSE of the proposed Community Im-provement Plan (CIP) is to support and promote the continued beautifi cation, improvement and
revitalization of Downtown Perth.THE EFFECT of the proposed Community Improvement Project Area and Community Im-provement Plan is to provide a set of municipal leadership programs and fi nancial incentive programs assisting the private sector to sup-port the beautifi cation, improvement and revi-talization of Downtown Perth.The adopted CIP is exempt from approval by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The decision of Council is fi nal if a Notice of Appeal is not received on or before the last day for fi ling the notice of appeal.Only individuals, corporations or public bodies may appeal a decision of the municipality to the OMB. A notice of appeal may not be fi led by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be fi led in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or group on its behalf.No person or public body shall be added as a Party to the hearing of an appeal unless, be-fore the CIP was adopted, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meet-ing or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Municipal Board there are reasonable grounds to add the per-son or public body as a party.
THE SUBJECT LANDS encompass the pro-posed CIP project area as identifi ed on the at-tached Key Map .
Dated at the Town of Perth This 3rd day of May, 2011.
Lauren Walton, ClerkTown of Perth, 80 Gore St. E., Perth ON K7H 1H9Tel: (613) 267-3311 • Fax: (613) 267-5635
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COMMUNITY
All DSLRs and many P&S cameras have a dial from which to
select the shooting mode – aperture or shutter pri-ority, program and auto. But there is another letter there –“ M” – which most people happily ignore.
“M” stands for Manual. So what? Who cares? Well, since your camera can do it, why not at least fi nd out a bit about it in case it actually turns your crank when you try it out. You will try it out, won’t you? What’s to lose? And you won’t break anything.
Setting your camera to manual mode means that you choose both the ap-erture and shutter speed to suit the lighting situa-tion, rather than letting the camera make the de-cision for you. There are times, when the lighting is constant, that the cam-era has trouble coming up with consistently correct exposures. You might get some under or overex-posed shots mixed in with correct ones. This usually happens when there are very bright and very dark areas in the scene and the camera’s built-in meter is having conniptions trying to fi gure out what to do. If your main subject is mov-ing around in this setting of light and dark, the ex-posure problems really show up.
Let’s imagine a scene and go through the steps to get a correctly exposed shot. Your main subject is the family dog, a medium brown mutt, big, lovable and playful. He’s frolick-ing around the yard being completely crazy and you grab your camera to cap-ture some of this insanity. It’s sunny, but there are deep shadow areas and Rover is gleefully charg-ing through the fl ower beds. When you check the shots on the screen, you realize that only some of them are turning out. That’s when to switch to manual.
First, set a shutter speed which will freeze Rov-er’s ramblings – at least 1/500th of a second and
preferably 1/1000th sec. (If you don’t know how to set the shutter speed, grab your trusty owner’s man-ual.) Now set the aperture in order to get a correct exposure at the chosen shutter speed. Press-ing the display button to bring up the histogram lets you check that it’s not all bunched up to one side or the other. Some camer-as may have a green light that comes on to indicate correct exposure. Again, check your manual to see what you need to do with your particular picture machine.
Now that the camera is adjusted for the scene, you can forget about camera settings and concentrate on getting the shots. Many wildlife photographers switch to manual as they are often in tricky light-ing situations – a loon on a nest in green grass, or a sunlit deer against a dark wooded area. As long as the lighting stays con-stant, the camera settings can remain the same.
The shooting modes are worth learning as Auto and Program just don’t always cut it. Sure, they work well most of the time, but why not raise the bar and challenge your-self to use more of the cool features your camera has to offer.
Click!
Cameras offer many cool features to use
GraemeCRABB
Camera Corner
LETTERS
Dear Editor,Re: “Lanark County youth centre fund-
ing not guaranteed” / Courier, April 28, 2011.
As a long time board member of the YAK Youth Centre in Perth I’ve known for some time that County Council would like to “wean” youth centres off county fi -nancial dependency, make them stand up on their own two feet, submit “business plans” to the County, and become “ac-countable.” Or, as Keith Kerr (Community Services Committee Chair) says, “If they can fi nd ways to be self suffi cient…we can put (the money) to better use.”
YAK is not fi nancially dependent on County Council. We get a very small pro-portion of the cost of program delivery from council. We raise more than 90 per cent of our current budget through our own fundraising efforts and grant ap-plications. In addition, we are extremely transparent and accountable for every cent we spend. Our budget and an annual independent audit is available to anyone for the asking.
Councillors who have never taken the time to visit YAK may perhaps visualize an after school drop in centre with a pool table and a fridge. Well, we do have a pool table and not just a fridge but an entire community kitchen complete with a daily supper program where kids who know lit-tle about buying and preparing food can learn about nutrition and cooking. And they can get a meal too, which they might not be getting at home – if they have a home.
The largest part of our budget, how-ever, is devoted to Skills Training. In the last year we secured enough fi nancing to provide jobs and skills training to eligible youth in three locations: Perth, Smiths Falls and Sharbot Lake. Our delivery of these programs, which cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to run, has expand-ed year by year as fast as our board, staff, and volunteers can raise the money. But the sad truth is we will never be able to keep pace with the expanding needs of
youth at risk in our community. Nevertheless, it is true of all youth cen-
tres in the county, including YAK, that stable funding is always a challenge. If major grants do not materialize in a giv-en year, then programming is in jeopardy. We do the best we can raising money from the private sector and from grants, but we also need commitments from local gov-ernments, in other words, an annual line in their budgets, to help stabilize us from year to year.
The cost of this kind of partnership, by the way, is modest and far less than the eventual cost to the justice and social ser-vice system if we do nothing to guide and protect young people at risk. In that light I doubt you can show me the taxpayer who would begrudge the youth of this com-munity a guiding hand and a fair share of public fi nancial support.
When Mr. Kerr talks about “better uses” for tax money or “lack of accountability” or “strategies to become independent”, and so on, he is simply being condescend-ing. We are not a basket case, not a char-ity, and certainly not a drain on the pub-lic purse. We are a nonprofi t institution which provides an essential community service. We’ve expanded tremendously in the last decade with minimal help from County Council; we would prefer to do even better through a partnership with it.
My message to all county councillors is this: We don’t want to craft a “business plan” to become independent of County support; we want you to supplement our efforts to provide this essential service. These kids are our clients. But they are also your constituents and the children of your constituents. It is entirely appropri-ate that council help address the special challenges and diffi culties facing youth at risk. There are no better uses for tax dol-lars, only competing uses.
Jackie SeatonTay Valley Twp.
Dear Editor,This letter is in response to the story of
the Wilson Street fi re in a recent edition of your newspaper.
Buddy is the name of my 1957 Strato-caster. Yes, I name my guitars. I had a tiny pair of black framed glasses etched onto the back of Buddy’s neck as a tribute. I have two other guitars that also have names.
Tokyo Rose is a classical guitar hand-made from rosewood in Japan. It’s the guitar that got me though the fi nal days at the conservatory. The tedium of the study wasn’t wearing well and the music I played is far from being truthful to its origin. I twisted the composer’s message with my take on the piece. This manipula-tion of an artist’s writings is the under-lying reason for this guitar’s name. Not quite musical propaganda, but certainly not the truth.
I also own an arch top jazz guitar. It’s a Gibson 175 fi nished in ebony. Being a hol-low-wide body, this guitar creates all sorts
of feedback when paired with a powerful amp on the big stage. If I stuff the violin style f-holes full of tissue, the screeching becomes somewhat controllable. This gui-tar’s name is Oprah.
My father played trumpet with some of the best. I have recently become the stew-ard of his trumpet. Dad bought the trum-pet when he was a young man in London. It was my honour as a small fry to carry it out to the car when his was off to a gig and say goodbye. I wasn’t big enough to carry the case without bouncing the trumpet off the ground. Although he never let me see his face grimacing, every knock of the faux alligator case was sure to cause him pain.
It’s so sad Mr. Montgomery will only hear his guitar’s voice in the recorded past.
The connection between head-heart-hands is forever lost. RIP.
Gary DraperDevil Lake
There is no better use for tax dollars than youth
Sympathy to guitar owner after recent fi re
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LETTER
Dear Editor,I am not “cool” with the mayor’s PC
proclamation of a gay pride day in Perth. Possibly it was a gesture made to let it be known that Perth is, or is going to be, a gay-friendly town.
Keeping in mind the maxim, “silence means consent,” are Perthites prepared to allow this ball to start rolling?
David SaundersPerth
Reader not ‘cool’ with gay pride day in Perth
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So what is WagJag? WagJag.com is a group buying or social buying website that brings you amazing deals on the coolest events, restaurants, fashion fi nds, activities and adventures. One amazing deal is featured each day and is available for seven days or less. You can only get the deal if enough people join the group and agree to purchase.
Once enough people join, you get a printable elec-tronic voucher and you use the voucher to redeem your WagJag. It’s that simple!
Tongues wagging about WagJag CorrectionPerth council is lodg-
ing a “request for recon-sideration” with the pro-vincial Ministry of the Environment after receiv-ing an order to amend its drinking water treatment process. The order, which came from a fi eld offi cer and will be appealed if higher-ups don’t rescind it, does not pertain to sew-age treatment. Incorrect information appeared in last week’s Courier. We apologize for the inconve-nience.
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In honour of Mother’s Day, Sylvia’s Plant Place is giving out a free plant to the first 100 mothers!
The Market is open every Saturday from Mother’s Day to Thanksgiving, 8am-1pm, and we have a variety of vendors and
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Famous quotes for Mother’s Day
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FOR SALE
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PETS
BERNESE MOUNTAIN dog X Golden Retriever pups, ready to go, vet checked, $300. Shaw-ville, 613-223-5015.
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Unlimited cash for country homes, acreage, farms and wa-terfront. Free evaluation on request. Gerry Hud-son, Sales Representa-tive, 1-613-449-1668, Rideau Town & Coun-try Realty Ltd. Broker-age, 613-272-5000.
INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL SPACE
Commercial office space for rent, ground floor. Two rooms, ap-proximately 250 sq. ft. $650/month, utilities in-cluded. 613-267-6315.
NEED AN OFFICE? $300/month all inclu-sive. Lots of parking, newly renovated. Call now, 613-264-0302 or 613-341-1934.
HOUSESFOR RENT
3 bedroom, 2 storey house. One bath. Park-ing, backyard, quiet residential street. Close to downtown. No smok-ing or pets. Available immediately. $1,050/month. 613-267-3544.
3 bedroom half-house. Available July. $800 plus gas heat, hydro and water. Parking. East side. Small yard. 613-267-6839.
HOUSESWANTED
Looking for a scenic lo-cation for wedding/an-niversary/family pho-tos/videos on private property along the Mis-sissippi River? 613-267-1099.
APARTMENTSFOR RENT
1 bedroom apartment, located downtown Perth. $650/month, utilities, fridge and stove included. Call 613-267-6115.
1 bedroom apartment. Fridge and stove. Cen-tral. Large yard. $499 monthly. 819-684-6555.
2 bedroom apartment. Includes fridge, stove, parking and water. Available June 15 or July 1. $750/month. gngapar tmen t s@r ipnet.com or 613-264-1240.
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214 Mica Point Rd. 2 bedroom apartment, $700 inclusive. Fridge, stove included. Water-front, deck, full bath, kitchen, dining room, living room with a view of Bob’s Lake. First and last required. Small pet welcome. Available now. 613-279-3127.
ASHLEY CHASE. Fine adult apart-ments overlooking the Tay River near downtown Perth. One and two bed-rooms, some with breakfast nook and 2 bathrooms, air conditioning, whirl-pool, party room, li-brary, elevator. 613-267-6980.
Available June 1. 2 bedroom apartment with balcony. Heat, wa-ter and parking includ-ed. No dogs. Seniors welcome. 5 Rogers Rd. 613-267-4189.
Available now: 1 bed-room second-floordowntown apartment,includes fridge, stove, heat and hot water; $600. Available now:small 1 bedroomapartment, includesfridge, stove, hot water, yard and park-ing; central location; $400 plus heat and hy-dro. Available now:1 bedroom apartment,includes fridge, stove, fireplace, yard and parking; $600 plus heat and hydro. 613-267-6315.
BACHELOR apart-ment, centrally located. Fridge, stove, heat and water supplied. No pets. $575/month. Available May 1. 613-267-2687.
C A R S S R I D G E A P A R T M E N T S . A 1 bedroom for $855, available May 1. LARGE 2 bedroom, ground floor, $1,030/ month, available im-mediately. In quiet, adult-only security building with laun-dry. Heat, hydro and cable included. 613-283-9650.
Hillside Apartments:Secure adult build-ing. Park-like setting. Studio, 1 and 2 bed-rooms. Smoke and pet free. Visit: www.lanarkhillsideapartments.com or call for details, 613-259-2076.
Large 1 bedroom apartment, downtown Perth, $720/month. Fridge, stove, utilities in-cluded. Please call 613-267-6115.
Large 2 bedroom apartment on FosterStreet. $650/month plus utilities. One parking spot included. Please call 613-267-6115.
PERTH: Large two bedroom apartment. Great location. Fridge, stove, heat, hydro, hot water and parking in-cluded. $885/month. Available May 1. Please call 613-264-0002.
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APARTMENTSFOR RENT
PERTH: 2 bedroom apartment in clean, quiet, security building. Fridge, stove, balcony and closet space. Park-ing and laundry on premises. Available now. $720/month plus hydro. No dogs. 613-349-9377.
PERTH: One bed-room second-floor walkup apartment. Close to downtown. Fridge, stove, heat, hot water and parking in-cluded. $575/month. Available May 1. Please call 613-264-0002.
PERTH: 10 Craig St. 2 bedroom apartment in quiet, clean, adult building. Fridge, stove, parking and laundry in-cluded. $756/month plus utilities. Available immediately. 613-283-5996.
PERTH: 2 bedroom,ground floor, at $675. 2 bed-room apartment, third floor, $735, parking included. Freshly painted. Non-smoking appli-cant only. No pets. First and last re-quired. Available im-mediately. 613-267-6980.
SHAMROCK APART-MENTS. 2 bedroom apartment, $830/month, includes heatand hydro. Avail-able April 1. 613-264-8380.
SMITHS FALLS, Tou-lon Place. 2 bed-room apartment, $820, available June 1. Heat and hydro included. Attractive, clean, quiet, security building by County Fair Mall, laundry fa-cilities, live-in super-intendent. 613-283-9650.
COTTAGESFOR RENT
CLAYTON LAKE water-front cottage. 2 bed-rooms, fully equipped. Canoe included, large deck, private dock. Breathtaking view at sunset. $500 per week. Call Jay at 613-256-7696.
Private, modern, fully equipped cottage for rent on Leggatt Lake, 40 minutes west of Perth. $625 weekly. Call 613-335-2658 for details.
RESORTS & CAMPS
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HEALTH& FITNESS
FATHERS’ SUPPORT and information line, F.A.R.E., 613-264-8143.
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HEALTH& FITNESS
IF YOU WANT TO QUIT drinking and need help, call Alcohol-ics Anonymous, 613-284-2696.
IS YOUR OBSESSION with food running your life? We can help. Overeaters Anonymous meetings held every Thursday, 7 p.m., Salva-tion Army Family Cen-tre, 40 North St., Perth. Inquires: 613-264-5158 or 613-259-5536.
LIVING WITH OR NEAR a drinking prob-lem? Contact Al-Anon or Al-Ateen, 613-267-4848 or 613-267-6039.
LOST & FOUND
Pictures, pictures, pic-tures! If you have left a photograph with us within the past year and have not picked it up, please do so. The Perth Courier, 39 Gore St. E., Perth, 613-267-1100.
REUSE/RECYCLE
OFFER: Quantity of glass cooler-type bot-tles, suitable for bottling beer. Also two cases wine bottles. 613-268-2369.
OFFER: Small kitchen table and 2 chairs. 21” TV. Will deliver in Perth. 613-267-3471.
REQUEST: Gently usedcrib, change table,swing, bobber, breast-feeding pillow and baby boy clothes. 613-466-0493.
REQUEST: Someone to take down two hard-wood trees. You keep wood. 613-283-9292.
MUSIC, DANCEINSTRUCTIONS
WORLD-CLASS DRUM-MER (of Five Man Elec-trical Band) is now ac-cepting students. Pri-vate lessons, limited en-rolment, free consulta-tion. Call Steve, 613-831-5029. www.stevehollingworth.ca
Restoration Services
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SERVICES
CERTIFIED MASON10 years’ experi-ence, chimney re-pair and restoration, cultured stone, parging, repointing. Brick, block and stone. Small/big job specialist. Free esti-mates. Work guaran-teed. 613-250-0290.
ED WIDENMAIERDriveway sealingfor over 25 years.
Free estimates,reasonable rates.Commercial and
residential.Owner operated.613-267-3205.
SEND A LOAD to the dump, cheap. Clean up clutter, garage-sale leftovers or leaf and yard waste. 613-256-4613.
LAWN & GARDEN
SMALLEY’S GREENHOUSE728 Ashby Rd.,
Lanark Highlands. Hanging baskets
and planters. Annuals and perennials.
Vegetable plants and herbs. Open
May and June, daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m., or call ahead,
613-278-2306. Gift certificates.
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HANDYPERSON
Grass cutting, lawn aeration, over seeding, hedge trimming, land-scaping and mainte-nance. Call Paul, 613-898-8597.
COMING EVENTS
HELP WANTED
HANDYPERSON
Spring cleanup, lawn maintenance, dump runs, roofing, siding, decks, fences, renova-tions, painting. Serving Lanark County for over 15 years. Martin, 613-264-8143.
Student handyman. Spring cleanup, lawn maintenance, dump runs, general repairs around the house. Call Dan, 613-267-1691.
PUBLIC NOTICE
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For nearly 60 years, Haley Industries Limited has been producing magnesium and aluminum castings for the aerospace industry.Located in the heart of the Ottawa Valley west of Renfrew, there is an immediate opening for an
NDT InspectorQualifi cations: Candidates must be certifi ed by ASNT and/or CAN/CGSB-48-9712 as a Level 2 or 3 in the Penetrant Testing (PT) method. Skills: Demonstrated superior inter-personal skills and an ability to manage an NDT process in accordance with Aerospace and NADCAP requirements. Sand casting or other foundry experience would be considered an asset.Haley provides an excellent work environment with a competitive wage and a comprehensive benefi ts package.We thank all applicants, but only those invited to an interview will be contacted.
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Social WorkerJoin the Sharbot Lake Family Health Team and work with a multidisciplinary team committed to improving the health of our patients and community. Adept at working with individuals, couples, families and groups, you must possess exceptional interviewing, counselling and psychosocial assessment abilities, and be an excellent communicator and facilitator with knowledge of health-care facilities and community support systems, services and social agencies. This position involves working both independently and collaboratively, and requires proficiency with electronic data systems and standard office software. Membership in the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers is required, as is a recognized MSW or, at minimum, a BSW.
Sharbot Lake is an exceptional place to live and work, with lakes and scenery that you would expect to find in Northern Ontario, yet only one hour north of Kingston, one and a half hours west of Ottawa, and three hours east of Toronto.
Family Health Teams (FHTs) use a patient-centred approach to primary health care that brings together doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers and other health-care professionals to coordinate the highest possible quality of care for patients – when they need it, as close to home as possible. FHTs are a key component of Ontario’s health-care plan to reduce wait times, improve access to doctors and nurses, and keep Ontarians healthy.
For more information on FHTs, please visit www.health.gov.on.ca and click on Family Health Teams. Interested candidates should submit a resume and covering letter, by 4:30 p.m., May 13, 2011, to: Bonita Beattie, Administrator, Sharbot Lake Family Health Team, P.O. Box 70, 1005 Medical Centre Road, Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0. E-mail: [email protected].
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CARD OF THANKSC’est sur les ailes des oies sauvages que Monsieur Michel Deppierraz a quitté ce monde. La famillle vous remercie sincére-ment vous tous parents amis proches ou lointains que vous lui avez apporté pour vos chaleureux messages. Elle vous ex-prime sa profonde gratitude.Perth, Ontario, Canada
CARD OF THANKSTo dear friends and neighbours, may I ex-tend my sincere appreciation for all your acts of kindness and support throughout Gord’s illness. A special thank you to Dr. Bob VanNoppen and second-floor nursing staff of the Perth hospital for their care and compassion given to my husband, Gordon McClure. To best friends, Kate and Peter Noonan and Lynda and Bill Levesque, how do I thank you for all your love and devo-tion? To Peter, for the scripture reading and to Lynda for your unforgettable eulogy, thank you from the bottom of my heart. To Father Brian McNally, your prayers and words of encouragement always helped us through our darkest times.Gord, forever in my heart,Marilyn Rodger THANK YOU!
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GORDON: In memo-ry of Edwin, dear father and grandfather, who passed away May 5, 1984.The moment that you diedOur hearts split in twoThe one side filled with memoriesThe other died with youWe often lie awake at nightWhen the world is fast asleepAnd take a walk down memory laneWith tears upon our cheeksRemembering you is easyWe do it every dayBut missing you is a heartacheThat never goes awayWe hold you tightly within our heartsAnd there you will re-mainLife has gone on with-out youBut it never will be the sameFor those who still have their dadsTreat him with tender careYou will never know the emptinessAs when you turn and he is not there.Always remembered,Mary, Bill, Bernie, Faye and families
HAUGHIAN, (Lally): In loving memory of a dear aunt, Nora, who passed away May 8, 2008.A silent thought, a se-cret tearKeeps her memory ever dearTwo dear bright eyes, a tender smileA loving heart that knew no guileDeep trust in God that all was rightHer joy to make some others brightIf sick or suffering one she knewSome gentle act of love she’d doNo thought of self, but of the other.Always loved and sad-ly missed,Brian, Jane and family
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E. Florence G. Labelle
In hospital in Kings-ton on Saturday, April 30th, 2011 at the age of 75 years. Florence was predeceased by her beloved husband
William “Bill” Labelle, her parents Henry and Emily (Kellick) Johnson and brothers Ron, Charlie and Jim Johnson. She will be sadly missed by her son Kevin and his wife June Labelle, sister Valerie Rodger, sister-in-law Helen Johnson, nieces, neph-ews, family and friends. Friends paid their respects at the Blair & Son Fu-neral Home, Perth. Funeral service was held in the chapel on Wednes-day, May 4 at 10:30 a.m. Interment, St. Andrew’s Cemetery, Watson’s Corners.
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April 27, in her 86th year, aftera courageous and valiant fightwith Alzheimer’s disease, at the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hos-pital. Beloved wife and best friend of Herbert (Hap) Chafe for 63 years, loving mother of Carol (Ian Pulling), Janet (Bob Preece) and Geoffrey (Canda). Proud and loving grand-mother of Jessica, Walker, Mitch-ell and Brookelyn. Survived by her siblings Pearl (Harry Pinney), Lloyd (Madge), Guy (June), Ruby (Frank Fry), Audrey (Reg Sharron) and many nieces and nephews. Pre-deceased by her brothers Dr. Craig Loveys (Mabel) and Owen Loveys (Barbara). Born in St. John’s, New-foundland, she attended Prince of Wales College and graduated from the General Hospital as a Reg-istered Nurse, prior to moving to Toronto to practice her chosen pro-fession. Following her marriage to Hap, she returned to live and raise their children in Gander, Nfld. where she was very active in all aspects of her family’s life, this involvement continued throughout her life and strengthened the many friendships she made over the years. In her re-tirement years, she enjoyed sailing with Hap and indulging her interest in the quilting arts as a member of the Lanark Quilters’ Guild for many years. She took great delight in mak-ing heirloom quilts for the members of her family who will treasure them forever. Friends were invited to call at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth. Service was held at the Blair & Son Funeral Home on Monday, May 2 at 10:30 a.m. Interment in Elmwood Cemetery will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, for those who wish, please consider a dona-tion to the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada, the Lanark Animal Welfare Society (LAWS) or the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital (Perth site). The family wishes to extend its sincere thanks to the staff of Perth Community Care Centre and Dr. Richard Moxon for their continued compassionate and loving care of Eleanor over the many years she was a resident of the facility.
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Irmgard A. ‘Irma’ Zeller
Passed away in Kings-ton on Monday, April 25, 2011 IrmgardAgnes ‘Irma’ (Straub) Zeller of Ompah at
the age of 82 years. Predeceased in 2008 by her beloved husband Romuald ‘Ron’ Zeller. Dearly loved mother of Brigitte (Raymond) Chast-kavich of Coquitlam, BC, Hanne (Robert) Quigley of Ompah and Linda (Bob) Mclean of Belleville. Cherished Oma to Sarah (Roy), Derek (Shelli), Travis, Michael (Olga), Danielle (Justin), Bradley and Christopher and Omi to Natalie, Emily, Rachel, Andrew, Neriah, and Alexander. Irma and Ron bought a farm in Ompah in 1967, and retired there in 1980. Here they enjoyed many friendships, the outdoors and the wonderful pace of life it offered. Friends paid their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth. Funeral service was held in the Cha-pel on Saturday, April 30 at 10 a.m. followed by a reception in the Blair & Son Family Centre. Interment will follow in Crawford Cemetery, Mc-Donald’s Corners. In remembrance, contributions to the Alzheimer So-ciety of Lanark County or the Snow Road Presbyterian Church.
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Barbara(Gunn) Lee
With great sadness, at her home with her family by her side, after a courageous battle with cancer our
wonderful mother Barbara Ann Lee (Gunn) (nee Forbes) in her 65th year passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 28, 2011. Sadly she has left behind her loving husband Gerald Lee. She was predeceased in 2010 by her cherished daughter, Heather Gunn. Barbara is the cher-ished mother of Jamie (Christine), Rick (Kim); loving grandmother of Amanda, Brandon, Tyler, Krista and Joey Perkins. She will be terribly missed by her brother David (Marie) Forbes and sister Nancy (Bill) Im-pey. She will be sadly missed by her nieces, nephews, the Lee, Impey and Forbes families and her many friends. Friends paid their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in St. John’s Church, Perth Monday, May 2 at 11 a.m. Interment St. John’s Cemetery. In remembrance contributions to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Multiple Sclerosis Society would be appreciated.
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Barbara M. Tweedie
Peacefully surround-ed by the love of her family, Barbara M. (Hooper) Tweediepassed away on Mon-
day, April 25, 2011 at Lanark Lodge, Perth, Ontario. Cherished wife for 58 years of Dr. James Tweedie. Dearly loved mother of Paul (Melanie) Tweedie, Karen (Reiner) Remers and Jan (Michael) Mavraganis; lov-ing grandmother of Winston and Al-exandros Mavraganis. Barbara will be sadly missed by her cousin Dr. Donald Hooper and his wife Eliza-beth. Friends paid their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth. Funeral service was held in St. James Anglican Church, Perth on Friday, April 29 at 10:30 a.m. In-terment, Elmwood Cemetery, Perth. In remembrance, contributions to the Great War Memorial Hospital Foundation or the Alzheimer Society of Lanark County would be appreci-ated.
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Ann & Rudy Lepp
Happy 50th Anniversary
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Kenneth R. Lewis
On Wednesday, April 27, 2011, KennethR. Lewis at the age of 85 years. Ken was predeceased in 2008 by his be-
loved wife, Marguerite (Seabrooke) Lewis; he will be sadly missed by his sister-in-law Annie (late Max) Tully, his cousin Ella Mae Shields, the Seabrooke family, Vivian and Gary Munroe, the Stewart family and many friends. Ken was prede-ceased by his parents James and Margaret (Roberts) Lewis, brother Gordon Lewis and sister-in-law Ev-elyn Seabrooke. Friends paid their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth. Funeral service was held in the chapel on Tuesday, May 3 at 10:30 a.m. Interment, Elmwood Cemetery. In remembrance, contri-butions to the Great War Memorial Hospital Foundation Perth would be appreciated.
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In the fi eld of young people’s theatre, the Perth Academy of Musical Theatre is presentingWest Side Story on May 12, 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m., at the Myriad Centre for the Arts, in the Old Perth Shoe Factory, located at 1 Sherbrooke St. in Perth. Tickets are $10 for reserved seating; to book call 613-267-9610. If you’re superstitious, why not spend the evening of Friday, May 13 at Smiths Falls Sta-tion Theatre, enjoying 2Women Productions’ presentation of Dan Yash-insky, Talking You In – A Life Watch, accompanied by musician Brian Katz. Yashinsky is one of Canada’s most revered story-tellers, and here he tells the tale of his early beginnings, into which he weaves a folk tale and then recounts the story of the birth of his second son, lying unconscious in a neo-natal intensive care unit, and how Yash-
insky told stories to him. The show is being presented again the following evening, on May 14, in Perth’s Studio Theatre. Tickets are $18 in advance, or $20 at the door. They can be purchased at Tickets Please in Perth by calling 613-485-6434, or in the case of the Station Theatre presentation, at Spotlight on the Rideau, by calling 613-284-4141. From May 26 to 28, Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute will come to the stage with their fi rst musical in a decade, High School Rhapsody – ’80s Style! For those who loved 1980s movies, such as The Breakfast Club, and tunes by the likes of Cyndi Lauper and Michael Jackson, SFDCI is offering a chance for a fl ashback. Tickets are $15 for the evening shows, held at 7 p.m., and $10 for the matinee on May 28 at 2 p.m. Studio Theatre’s next big pro-duction, Rabbit Hole, takes us into
the hearts and minds of a family dealing with grief, but does it with great sensitivity and with humour. The playwright switches so intuitively between these emotions, it is no great surprise that the play was awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. This production will be a winner for those who want a change from the steady diet of comedies that most of us are mounting, as well as for the actors, who really do like to get their teeth into something a bit different for a change. Tickets are available from The Bookworm, The Book Nook and Tickets Please in Perth, or at the door. The show will take place from May 26 to 28, and on June 3 and 4, at 8 p.m., and on May 29 and June 5 at 2 p.m. Now here’s a big one for anyone in the area who wants to get involved with good, old Broadway-styled musical theatre – the Perth Community Choir. It has been performing classic Broadway, or G
and S musicals, every November for 30 years, and will be having its annual general meeting on Wednesday, May 25 at 7 p.m., at the PDCI library, located at 13 Victoria St. in Perth. Highlights of the 30th anniversary fall 2011 show, Anything Goes, will be presented and audition dates will be announced. Historically, the annual PCC show has featured casts drawn from our entire area, which is one of the things that make it the biggest theatrical draw in the area. This is your chance for a role in their 30th anniversary show.
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The Drummond Central School Council invites you to come ‘Spring Into Fashion’ with us on Monday, May 9. This is a fashion show for all ages. We are hosting a night of fun, fashion and food. See our beautiful models of all ages in colourful outfi ts and accessories from several local retailers including Mark’s Work Wearhouse, Sprigs n’ Tots and Wisteria. We will hit the runway in the school gymnasium at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for student and are available at the Drummond Central School offi ce, participating clothing shops, and Remembrance Gift Shop in Carleton Place. Please come out and support the school. Everyone is welcome - we hope to see you there!
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Tickets are $15, (HST included) which includes afternoon tea and cookies (1 to 4 p.m.) served at the museum, and can be purchased in advance at the Perth Museum, (11 Gore St. E., 613-267-1947). Funds raised through ticket sales will go to support the Matheson House, home of the Perth Museum. As a complement, St. James’ Anglican Church will host a soup-and-sandwich lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch may be purchased on the day of the event at the church. Both St. James’ and the Matheson House are among more than a dozen Perth sites participating that day in Doors Open; a fast-growing cultural event held in communities across the province. Doors Open invites people to discover fi rst-hand Ontario’s hidden heritage treasures, some of which have never before been open to the public. Submitted by the Perth Mu-seum.
“Beaver hats and bagpipes” features amazing and some-times true stories and songs from new Scotland told by award-winning author and storyteller Deborah Dunleavy on Sunday, May 15, at 2 p.m. at the Perth Museum. Join the Perth Museum as they continue to collect stories of our past! “When the Scots came to Canada, whether it was by way of the Hudson Bay Company or because they had been forced from their land, they brought with them their kilts and their bagpipes, their stories and their songs, and their fi erce deter-mination and grit.” - Dunleavy. Dunleavy pays tribute to the Scottish settlers with haunting ballads from Nova Scotia and humorous lumberjack songs from Ontario and Quebec. She weaves in true accounts of the brave
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Storytelling event to be held at museum men and women who left the homeland in search of love and adventure. And she spins delightful folk tales that came over on the hearts and the lips of the Scottish ancestors. From Cape Breton to Hudson Bay with stops in Lanark and Glengarry Counties, this is a musical and storytelling journey well worth taking in. Tickets are $5 each and can be reserved by call-ing the Perth Museum at 613-267-1947.
Perth Lions Club “300 Club” draw Winners in the Perth Lions Club “300 Club” draw for the week of April 23, 2011, were: Sally Jones, An-thony Hill, Dawn and Christiana Sherwin, Frank McLean and Betty Johnson. Winners for the week of April 30 were: Eleanor Adrain, Lucille Crawford, Lois Day, Nancy Brown-man and Matt and Norma Hays.
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The Relay for Life Coffee House held last Wednesday night was a small affair, but a huge success. Survivors were welcom-ed by committee members to a private spaghetti din-ner before entertainment and refreshments in theschool’s atrium. Despite raging weather systems outside, the coffee house fi lled with a largely student-based audience toenjoy two hours of St.Johns’ fi nest musical per-formers. The night featured well-known artists within the school community as well
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BY DESMOND DEVOY
For a race named after Frank-town’s low-profi le, the annual Where’s Franktown? race is cer-tainly putting the village on the radar screens of the running community. “We’ve had a tremendous turnout from all levels, from power walkers to marathon runners,” said Betsy Simpson, a former principal at Calvary Christian Academy, and race director. “It’s an ideal little loca-tion…Our course is considered fl at and safe.” Simpson is predicting that this year’s race will attract be-tween 600 and 700 runners, up from last year’s attendance of 471. That doesn’t include the 89 volunteers that made the day run smoothly last year. Just as Franktown sits in the ideal middle of the Perth-Rich-mond-Smiths Falls-Carleton Place square, so too does it sit well on the calendar of local run-ners, coming just three weeks before the National Capital Race Weekend. Other athletes that value running as part of the sport – namely, soccer play-ers – are bringing their teams to run on roads instead of the soc-cer pitch this year. “People like the race because it is family-friendly,” said Simp-son. Coming as it does on the Moth-er’s Day weekend, a family from Maine always comes up from down south to take part, as does a family from Montreal. The races also include free child care. “You can run your race and not have to worry and you won’t have to worry about
the cost,” said Simpson. This year’s race will be held on Saturday, May 7. The race consists of a 15 km, 10 km, 5 km and 1 km family fun run/walk. The races begin at 9:30, 10 and 10:10 a.m. The main start-fi nish line is at Church Street in the village. A barbecue and awards ceremony will take place after the races have fi nished at 11:15 a.m. at the Calvary Christian Academy. Participants get a homemade wooden medal and fudge when they cross the fi nish line. To register, or for more infor-mation, please visit www.calvaryca.com. While the majority of the pro-ceeds from the race go to fund the school and its activities, about 10 per cent of the profi ts will go towards sponsoring local blind runner Noella Klawitter. Simpson is planning a fundrais-ing race for Klawitter this com-ing fall in Pakenham. Students at the May 7 run will also be selling Go Noella Go hats as part of the fundraising drive for the runner, who is striving to represent Canada at the Para-lympics in London, England, next year. Last year, the race raised $30,000, with sponsorships. The race was inspired about seven years ago not only as a fundraiser, but as an end-of-the-year event for the school’s man-datory running club. “You have to make a choice to stay active. You have to think,” said Simpson. The kids run “in pretty much all weather,” said Simpson. “They don’t like it,” added Simpson. “They complain all the way.”
Where’s Franktown? Run puts village on runners’ radar
Blue Wings not for sale, but local club looking for coach and GM
BY GEOFF DAVIES
It looks like the Perth Blue Wings won’t be posting a ‘For Sale’ sign after all. Instead, they’ve got ‘Now Hiring’ hang-ing in the window.
The club is calling for those interested in replacing Steve Sundin as both coach and gen-eral manager to send in their applications no later than May 7.
What this really signals is it’s business as usual at the Blue Wings’ camp, according to board member and former coach Jeff Snow.
Faced with the double-wham-my of a volunteer shortage and Sundin’s departure to buy the Ottawa West Golden Knights, there has been recent specula-tion the club might have to be sold to private owners.
“The way it looks right now, there defi nitely won’t be a sale of the team this year, for sure,” Snow said.
They made that decision at the team’s last board meeting on April 20, he said. The adver-tisement on the EOJHL website went up the next day.
The team is looking for some-one who can take on the dual role, as that structure has prov-en successful in the past. The ideal candidate would also have some local knowledge and con-tacts, he said, as those can be important assets when recruit-ing players.
“You’ll have to be a bit of a salesman as well as a coach.”
As the Blue Wings seek to get
the word out, the call has already garnered some response.
“We’ve had a couple phone calls from people. We’ve actu-ally just received our fi rst appli-cation this morning,” Snow said in an April 26 interview.
Now the team’s next hurdle is fi lling its volunteer vacancies. With some central board mem-
bers looking to hang up their skates, the Blue Wings need to fi nd people to arrange sponsor-ship deals and organize its golf tournament, the team’s major fundraiser.
Snow said those are expected to be fi nalized at the team’s an-nual general meeting this sum-mer.
Blue Wings board members said this week that the team would not be put up for sale this year. Geoff Davies photo
Hockey hardware for local future NHLers
Christine Thomas (left) and Gord Liko (right) received the President’s Cup award, which designates special recognition from the Perth/La-nark Minor Hockey Association president Dave Hitchcock. Liam Gra-ham (centre) of the Novice A team won the Gerry Findlay Memorial Award, presented to the player showing good sportsmanship at the Novice or Atom levels.
The Perth/Lanark Novice C team named (from left) Emma-Leigh Thom-as as the most dedicated player, Noah Frazer as the most improved player and Kacie Rintoul as the most sportsmanlike player.
Nolan Saunders was named most dedicated player by the Major Atom team.
The PeeWee Rep team crowned (from left) Simon Guthrie as its most dedicated player, Connor Brady as its most improved player and Zack Clark as its most sportsmanlike player.
Kalill Bailey and Sawyer Jones shared the award for the Atom C team’s most sportsmanlike player.
Photos by Geoff Davies and Ryan Holland
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After a review of all aspects concerning the use of ATV’s on municipal roads in Tay Valley Township, the Task Force recommended that Council pass a by-law in accordance with the Highway Traffi c Act permitting the use of ATV’s on all roads that fall under the authority of the Township, but with a number of restrictions. More information can be found on the Township’s website at www.tayvalleytwp.ca.
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If the speckled trout can be classifi ed as a rare piece of piscine jewelry, then the rainbow trout can be
referred to as the bold adventurer. How else can you describe this aerobatic fi ghter that has been known to travel 600 miles in an eight month period and survive falls the height of the Niagara cataract in so doing? Ontario anglers matching tackle and wits in a stream with this introduced squaretail well know that the odds are high that the trout they’ve hooked will never be landed. The original Pacifi c coast rainbow trout introduced into the Great Lakes in 1895 were known as steelheads, a sea-run species that spawned in fresh water streams and spent various amounts of time in these inland waters. This life history pattern was immediately retained when these fi sh were released into the larger lakes. That this western introduction was an immediate success is best summed up by its ultimate release in waterways all across the central portions of Canada and the United States. Today it may also be found in many parts of the world including Australia, New Zealand, South America, Africa, Japan and Europe. It is at this season of the year that the rainbow trout spawn, moving into the smaller streams from the larger rivers or lakes. Choosing a gravel bed in a riffl e above a quieter pool, the female digs an elongated pit, known as a redd, that is slightly deeper than her body. Using the current to help in the excavation, the female turns on her side and beats her tail against the fi ne
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gravel, cleaning the bottom material of any foreign matter as she digs. The actual spawning takes place as the female rests on the bottom of the gravel depression and a dominant male trout moves into position beside her. Suddenly as if on signal, they press together, arch their bodies, shake, and almost simultaneously release their eggs and milt. The fertilized eggs drop into the crevices between the gravel and the female moves quickly up to the head of the depression. Here she once again digs into the loose gravel which is now carried by the current into the original cavity and further covers the eggs. Females usually spawn in more than one redd, laying up to 1,000 eggs in each cavity. The eggs hatch on the average in about six weeks and after the
egg yolks are absorbed, the fry begin feeding on plankton and minute insect life two weeks later. By the autumn of the fi rst year, many of the fi ngerling rainbows have moved downstream to the lake, though some may stay in the stream several years before moving out. For their fi ghting characteristics, fi ne fl avour, rapid growth rate, and longevity (some may live to reach eight years), the rainbow trout is one of the top fi ve sport fi shes in North America. All means of angling are used for this multi-hued battler that provides plenty of enjoyment for the fl y caster, troller, or spinning enthusiast. It is an ideal species for trout ponds with a depth of ten to 12 feet where, depending on the natural food supply, they may triple their size in the growing period of April to November. Incidentally, the world record I have on fi le for rainbows is 42 pounds, 12 ounces taken at Bell Island, Alaska. My thoughts of an opening day trout season at Young’s Creek on Lake Erie often surface at this season of the year. That’s the morning I had tantalized a big rainbow in a pool with a spinner-worm combination for about 15 minutes when all hell broke loose. So concentrated were my efforts that I failed to notice a local farm boy loft a gob of dew worms over my head and into the stream. The little splash was his sinker-weighted worm hitting the water and the second splash was the big rainbow making his last jump. I was about to make a third splash when the kid’s father came along and changed my mind.
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The third Lanark Highlands Forest Rally (LHFR) will take place on Saturday, May 7. The rally will be headquartered this year at the Lanark and County Civitan Hall. “We’re really excited about this year’s event. Being in the village of Lanark means more people will be able to check out the cars in the service area, and it means competitors and workers will fi nd it easier to access services from local businesses,” said LHFR Organizer Jane Laan. The Township of Lanark Highlands welcomes the 60 volunteers and some 50 competitors and their dozens of crews because of the signifi cant economic impact this event has brought to the area in the previous two years. LHFR is a performance rally with a driver and co-driver in each modifi ed car. The competitors wear helmets and fi re resistant driving suits and
the cars are prepared according to strict safety requirements including full roll cages. Lavant Mill Rd. will be closed with the permis-sion of the Township between Closs’s Rd. and Airport Rd. from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on May 7. Competitors will drive up and down Lavant Mill six times against the clock with the fastest winning the event.
Lanark hosts third annual car rally
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LOOKING BACK25 years ago
Attempted murder charge against Lanark-area manA 20-year-old Lanark-area
man has been charged with attempted murder fol-
lowing an apparent domestic dis-pute at an RR 3, Lanark resi-dence. According to Perth OPP, an in-cident took place at the residence of Daniel Norman Goudreau and his wife, Kimberly Dawn Gou-dreau, 24, at RR 3, Lanark about 7 p.m. on Friday. Following the alleged incident, Mrs. Goudreau was treated at GWM Hospital for head and neck injuries and subsequently re-leased. Les McPhee, of the Ontario Fire Marshal’s offi ce, is investi-gating a fi re which occurred at the Goudreau residence on Fri-day evening. The blaze destroyed the small log cabin. About 11 p.m. on Friday, Mr. Goudreau appeared at Perth OPP headquarters and was later charged with attempted murder. The accused appeared in Perth provincial court on Tuesday for a bail hearing, which was waived
by defence counsel David Stevens. Mr. Goudreau will remain in cus-tody until his next court appear-ance on May 6. He is formally charged with at-tempted murder by strangulation and arson.
Festival of The Maplesdraws thousands
The streets of Perth were alive and bustling on Saturday as thou-sands of area residents and visi-tors took in the sights and sounds
of the 1986 Festival of the Maples.Although there is no exact fi gure of attendance, organizers of the event estimate about 10,000 peo-ple were on hand, and attribute that turnout to the extremely good weather. “The day went very well and we are pleased with the overall results,” stated Jane Kil-patrick of the Perth Chamber of Commerce. The annual pancake breakfast, hosted by the Perth Jaycees, also proved to be a great success, as about 700 meals were served from
7 a.m. to noon. According to Kilpatrick, there were 68 booths positioned along Gore and Foster streets, with an-other 12 located in the basin area. “We were very disappointed that the CKBY hot-air balloon didn’t get off the ground,” noted Kilpat-rick. “The crew told us it was too windy to fl y.” Another organizer of the event, Terry Finnegan, was also im-pressed by the size of the crowd this year. “The crowd was unbe-lievable,” he said. “The festival is not only good for Perth, but for the whole county. It brings people from the surrounding area and puts them on the streets of Perth,” he noted. “That’s the important aspect of the festival.” He also went on to say the event is an ideal promotional vehicle for the Lanark County maple syrup industry.
Public likeslatest downtown proposal
An unscientifi c poll conducted by The Perth Courier earlier this week regarding the proposed downtown-core plan shows over-whelming public support for the project. A total of 19 people were polled, of various ages and walks of life. Out of the 19, 12 indicated they were in favour of the project and seven stated they were in no posi-tion to comment because they had not been following the course of events. “Why did they wait so long to reach this stage?” asked Mark Crane of Lanark when he viewed the model and fl oor plans of the proposed shopping plaza in the window of Standard Trust on Gore Street. “This plan is for the betterment of everyone, the established mer-chants in town should be all for it, it can only bring more business into the area,” he commented. He also went on to say the shop-ping centre should emphasize the beauty and culture of the town and that the idea of incorporat-ing a cultural/convention centre should not be overlooked. “I can see Perth becoming an-other Stratford as the result of such a plan,” he noted. “I think it’s great and I like the idea of the grocery store,” said Eva Korry, when asked to com-ment on the proposal. “I don’t think much of the cul-tural/convention centre, they should build more apartments, people are crying for accommoda-tion and there are enough halls and other facilities in Perth to handle the demand of cultural ac-tivities,” she stated. The plan, which was commis-sioned by local businessman Joe Perkins and designed by Brian Cranfi eld, shows an enclosed mall, food market area, condo-minium or rental housing, a con-vention/cultural centre, offi ce space and up to 24 retail spaces. The plan calls for the demoli-tion of the Thomas building on Gore Street. It is an overall three-storey building with the residen-tial units facing Drummond Street.
Three Buoys sagahits Commons
The saga of Three Buoys House-boats and Big Rideau Lake made it to the fl oor of the House of Commons in Ottawa this week. Three Buoys Houseboat Vaca-
tions wants to launch 57 house-boats on the Rideau system from Muskrat Hole on Big Rideau Lake near Narrows Lock. On Monday, Tory MP Gary Gur-bin told the House of Commons that if the houseboat proposal was approved, the company would have to meet stringent guide-lines.
Dryden will be speaking here Former Montreal Canadiens goaltending star and current On-tario Youth Commissioner, Ken Dryden, will be speaking to the Perth Rotary Club on May 12. Dryden will be speaking on the subject of youth unemployment, and will also attend Smiths Falls Collegiate on the same day. Dryden was appointed to the po-sition of youth commissioner two years ago and has been studying the youth employment challenge.
Grossman to visit Perth Leader of the Ontario Progres-sive Conservative Party, Larry Grossman, will be in Perth next week as a guest speaker at a fund-raising dinner. The dinner takes place at Farrell Hall on Wednes-day starting at 6:30 p.m. Grossman, in addition to deliv-ering the keynote address, will be available to meet and chat with persons attending the dinner. The dinner is being organized by the Lanark Progressive Con-servative Association, and tickets are still available for the evening.
BORNCrain - On April 15, 1986, to Bry-on and Dorene Crain, a daughter, Kathleen Elizabeth.Gordon - On April 10, 1986, to Rick and Darlene (nee Holowac-zuk) Gordon, a son, Jeremy Mi-chael.Hart - In Perth, on April 26, 1986, to Brian and Monica (Mahon) Hart, a daughter, Farren Lenora Margaret.Jones - On March 11, 1986, to Dewellyn and Susan (Kravacek) Jones, a daughter, Megan Alexan-dra.Kivimaki - On April 11, 1986, to Brian and Carla (nee Pettigrew) Kivimaki, a son, Brandon Ryan Jorma.MacLaren - At the GWM Hospi-tal, on April 20, 1986, to Ronald and Christine MacLaren of Perth, a son, Thomas Ronald.Pershaw - At the Civic Hospital, Ottawa, on April 20, 1986, Benja-min Andrew Pershaw, brother to Samantha and Jeremy.
DIEDDesjardine - In hospital, Perth, on Saturday, April 26, 1986, James Arthur Desjardine, age 51 years, husband of Darlene Blair.Gordon - In hospital, Perth, on Friday, April 25, 1986, Jim Gor-don, in his 84th year, dear brother of Ernie of Ottawa, Herman of Espanola and the late Burns, Herb and Willard Gordon and Eva Hurley.Hagan - Suddenly, at St. Francis Hospital, Smiths Falls, on Friday, April 18, 1986, Joseph A. Hagan of RR 1, Westport, in his 79th year, husband of Mary Mackler.McParland - In hospital, Ren-frew, on Sunday, April 27, 1986, Dorothy Evelyn Cooper, in her 65th year, wife of the late Peter Joseph McParland.
The preceding was excerpted from the front page of the April 30, 1986 issue of The Perth Courier.
The second annual Perth Winter Fishing Contest, sponsored by James Broth-
ers Hardware, has concluded, having run through from Nov. 1 to April 15. The summer contest is now underway and will run un-til Nov. 1. Winning entries in the pickerel class were much larger than those of a year ago, while the pike and whitefi sh winners averaged about the same. Only one entry was re-corded in the lake trout division. Three fi shermen from Flower Station took most of the honours, winning fi rst and second in the pike class and tying for fi rst in the pickerel class.
Former Montreal Canadien to attend Hockey Night
Aurel Joliat, famous MontrealCanadiens hockey player, is an-other one of many celebrities who will come to Perth for Hock-ey Night on May 17, it was an-nounced today by the Perth Jay-cees. Aurel was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947. Born in Ot-tawa, he played his early hockey there before going west, where he played for two years, then was purchased by the Montreal Cana-diens. Aurel starred in National Hock-ey League games from 1928 to 1938, teaming up with the immor-tal Howie Morenz to form a re-cord 16-year-long winning combi-nation. During this early period, the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup three times. The now-too-old-to-play hockey star currently resides in Ottawa, where he is employed by the CPR.
New weigh station servingas a deterrent to infractions With the recent opening of the Ontario Department of Trans-port’s new weigh station on Hwy. 7 at Glen Tay, we expected to hear of a rash of PCV (public commer-cial vehicles) infractions. But Inspector Ray Downey, 32, who operates the new station, says he has found everything pret-
ty well in order so far. The reason might be, of course, that truckers have had several months’ warn-ing — while the station was being built — and so may have elimi-nated overloads and other infrac-tions voluntarily.
Area anglers eagerly anticipate season opening
Ontario’s trout season opens on Saturday, and fi shermen will be heading forth in droves. On Friday afternoon and evening, dozens of cars from Perth, loaded with anxious fi shermen, will be driving to the McDonalds Cor-ners, Mississippi and Calabogie areas, where the streams and lakes will be cluttered with fi sh-ermen. No doubt the ice has left all the fast-moving streams, but ice is still on many of the lakes in this area. Ice in the Rideau is said to have vanished on Sunday, but Otty, Black, Pike and Christie lakes have not given up yet.
“Road-e-o” plannedfor teenaged drivers
Bob Wallace, chairman of safe driving for the Perth Chamber of Commerce, announced today that the chamber will sponsor a “Teenage Road-e-o” in co-opera-tion with the Smiths Falls Jay-cees on Saturday, May 13. All licensed drivers aged 16 to 20 years will be eligible to en-ter the Road-e-o, which will take place in the collegiate grounds at Smiths Falls. The object of the event is to promote safe driving. Entrants will drive new-model cars, loaned by local dealers, and will be asked to run through a se-ries of four tests. All who qualify as safe drivers at the Road-e-o will receive safe-driving certifi cates. Too, special prizes will be award-ed, in certain categories. The driver who chalks up the most points will go to Ottawa later in the year to compete in the Ontario fi nals.
BORNCordick - At the GWM Hospi-
50 years ago
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A nostalgic look at yesteryear
tal, on April 18, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Cordick of Perth, a daughter.Jones - At the GWM Hospital, on April 19, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Jones of RR 3, Maberly, a daughter.Oakes - At the GWM Hospital, on April 21, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Oakes of Perth, a daugh-ter.Powers - At the GWM Hospital, on April 21, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Powers of Perth, a daugh-ter.Reid - At the GWM Hospital, on April 18, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. El-mer Reid of RR 1, Lanark, a son.Scott - At the GWM Hospital, on April 20, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. Ar-thur Scott of Arden, a daughter.Tysick - At the GWM Hospital, on April 19, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. Eldwin Tysick of Perth, a son.Wallace - At the GWM Hospital, on April 20, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wallace of Perth, a son.Wandler - At the GWM Hospi-tal, on April 22, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wandler of Perth, a daughter.Young - At the GWM Hospital, on April 23, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Young of RR 2, Maberly, a son.
DIEDCavanagh - At the GWM Hospi-tal, on Saturday, April 22, 1961, Lottie J. Pettepiece, in her 90th year, wife of the late Thomas A. Cavanagh.Kirkham - Suddenly, at Perth, on Friday, April 21, 1961, Thomas James Kirkham, beloved husband of Sarah Gamble.Snarey - At Bay Village, Ohio, on April 13, 1961, Frances Mary Doyle, wife of E.B. Snarey.Walroth - At the Four Winds Hospital, on Wednesday, April 26, 1961, J.W. Walroth of Fallbrook, husband of the late Gertrude Thompson.
The preceding was originally published in The Perth Courier of April 30, 1986 as the “25 years ago” news.
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Thursday, May 5 • The Active Seniors Koalition (ASK) hosts shuffl eboard at Watsons Corners Hall at 10:30 a.m. Bring a brown bag lunch. Call 613-259-5447 for information. • Yoga with a certifi ed instruc-tor will be held at the Tatlock Hall from 7 to 8 p.m. Call 613-256-3453.
Friday, May 6 • A “Musical Potpourri for Japan” fundraising concert will be held at St. James’ Anglican Church, 12 Harvey St., Perth. A group of local professional musi-cians has put together a program of music from the Baroque to the Beatles. Admission is a freewill donation and refreshments will be served afterwards. All proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross for ongoing relief and recovery work in Japan.
Saturday, May 7 • The third annual Mother’s Day dinner will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Upper Rideau Branch 542 in Westport. Call 613-273-3615 for tickets. • A soapstone carving work-shop by David Turner will be held at the MERA Schoolhouse in McDonalds Corners from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Using soapstone and simple carving tools, stu-dents will carve the stone into a sculpture. The cost is $35 for MERA members and $50 non-members. Soapstone is available for purchase. Preregister at mera [email protected] or by call-ing 613-278-0388. • St. John Elementary School is holding its sixth annual Funner to be a Runner event. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. There is a 10- kilometre run beginning at 9:15 a.m., a 5-kilometre run beginning at 9:30 a.m., and a 3-kilometre family walk/run beginning at 10:30 a.m. It is a fundraiser for the school’s nutrition and fi tness programs. Registration is $15 for each runner or a family fl at rate of $35 for any and all races. All races are chip timed by Sportstat, sponsored by the MacMillan family. People can register online at www.sjels.ca (click on Funner to be a Runner), by picking up a registration form at the school offi ce, or can come 45 minutes before their run on race day and
register. Race day registration is $20 per person or $40 for a family. There is food provided to all runners after the run and there will be door prizes, donated by various businesses in town. • A single parenting support group meeting will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at 30 Bennett St. in Carleton Place. Free childcare is available to those who register. Please call 613-259-2182 or 1-866-762-0496. • The seventh annual “Where’s Franktown” run will take place at Calvary Christian Academy in Franktown. This family-friendly event welcomes runners and power-walkers of all ages! The fi rst run starts at 9:30 a.m. There will be hand-crafted medals and prizes for participants, including a vacation to Mexico. A free bar-becue lunch will be available for all participants. Babysittingis also available. Preregister up to May 5 at www.eventsonline.ca/events/franktown or registeron run day at 8 a.m. For moreinformation visit www.calvary ca.com. A portion of this year’sproceeds will support local Para-lympic Athlete, Noella Kla-witter, to reach her goal ofparticipating in the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, England.
Sunday, May 8 • A Mother’s Day brunch will be held at Hanley Hall in Smiths Falls from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $8 for those more than 13-years-old, $5 for those aged fi ve to 12, and $25 for a family. Proceeds will go to the St. Francis de Sales Church. • A Mother’s Day breakfast will be served at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 395 in Lanark from 8 to 11 a.m. A carnation will be given to all mothers.
Wednesday, May 11 • A fashion show featuring ladies’ fashions from Season’s in Westport will be held at Foy Hall in Lanark at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 and are available at The Nature Lover’s Bookshop, the Lanark Landing Restaurant, Jo’s Clothes in Perth, SRC Music Store in Carleton Place and at the Clayton General Store. Tickets will also be available on a fi rst come, fi rst served basis at the door. Tickets include decadent desserts and beverages. Purchases made at the event will receive 20 per cent off. Funds raised will be donated to the Sacred Heart Church Hall (Foy Hall).
Thursday, May 12 • The Riverview Seniors are holding an elections meeting at 1 p.m. at the Perth-Upon-Tay branch 244 Royal Canadian Legion. • The Active Seniors Koalition (ASK) hosts shuffl eboard at Watsons Corners Hall at 10:30 a.m. Bring a brown bag lunch. Call 613-259-5447 for information. • The Stewart School will be presenting Anne of Green Gables at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 with refreshments at intermission.
Friday, May 13 • The Stewart School will be presenting Anne of Green Gables at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 and there will be refreshments at inter-mission.
Saturday, May 14 • Sam Hawkins evening of blues music will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Upper Rideau Branch 542 in Westport. Tickets are available at the branch or at Murphys. • The Knox Presbyterian Church in Westport is hosting the ‘Voices of Joy’ gospel choir, featuring spiritual, jazz and gospel music at 7:30 p.m, with refreshments to follow. Tickets are $10 at the Wordsmith in Westport, or call Joyce at 613-273-6200.
Sunday, May 15 • St. Paul’s United Church in Franktown will be holding a Hymn Sing of Remembrance and Celebration. There will be special music by Arlene Quinn, Terry Bernicky, pianist Denise Croteau and others. Please join us on this occasion and help St. Paul’s continue its good works. Light refreshments to follow. For more information, call Anne Tokaruk at 613-257-1755, or Jennifer Butler at 613-257-4345.
Wednesday, May 18 • PDCI senior art students will showcase their work at the Old Brown Shoe Factory building. A portion of proceeds will go to the students, and the remainder will go to charities such as recent fi re victims in the community, KEVA and Champions Foundation.
Thursday, May 19 • The Perth and District Breast Cancer support group (The Butterfl y Fan Club) will hold a meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Perth Family Health Centre (33 Lewis St., Perth).
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$314,900 – Terrifi c 5-year-old family home shows like new, 3 br, 2 bath, main-fl oor laundry, hardwood fl oors through-out, propane fi replace, large master br with ensuite and walk-in closet, double attached garage, central air, high speed, 2 acre lot, move-in condition. MLS # 778246
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$139,900 – Cute 2 br bungalow on a gor-geous 1.5 acre lot next to The Blue Heron Golf Course, recent upgrades include lami-nate fl ooring, drywall, roof, Fabritec kitchen, full unfi nished basement for laundry, stor-age and utlities, effi cent year-old propane furnace, great starter home, walking dis-tance to Mississippi River. MLS # 785107.
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$309,000 – 6 year old chalet style 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on 30 acres. 10 minutes to Perth. The house, gardens & yard are just a portion, most of the property being large wooded areas with trails. Custom kitchen, living room with a wall of natural light, dining room with patio door to side deck plus two bedrooms & a bath are on the main level. Master bedroom, ensuite & walk-in closet are on the upper level. Family room, wood burning fi replace, storage, utility, laundry & two other rooms are on the lower level with walk-out. Mls# 780411.
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OUT OF TOWN
$229,000 - 2 minutes from downtown Perth, this completely renovated side-split offers more than 1600 square feet of quality living space on a mature landscaped & wooded 2.86 Acre lot. Perfect for a home business or large family. Open living/dining/kitchen area on main fl oor with 3 bedrooms & a full bath on the upper level. Family room, 4th bedroom & partial bath on lower level is suitable for a home based busi-ness. Basement offers either large fi nished rec room (or 5th bedroom) and laundry/utility room! MLS# 782546
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Sunday, May 8 • 1-3 p.m.Directions - Hwy. 511 from Perth to Balderson. Left onto Fallbrook Rd. 2.5 km to stop. Turn right and proceed 3 km to Fallbrook and #1389. $179,500 - Inthe quiet hamlet of Fallbrook, 10 minutes from Perth, the site of the former Fallbrook Store & Dance Hall, is now a comfortable 4 bedroom, 2 bath home with coun-try character. MLS# 782470
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WATERFRONT - $309,000 - Pike Lake. 800 ft. frontage and 6 well-treed acres is the setting for this 3 bedroom furnished “Viceroy” cottage with solitude and beautiful sunset views. Enjoy both your own small private clean bay as well as weed-free frontage along the south shore of this deep water lake. Storage shed, docks, rafts and one older sail boat included. Severance potential (if you must be closer to your neighbour)!
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WATERFRONT
$285,000 – Finally a cottage you can just move into & start enjoying the summer. 125 Feet of clean black lake frontage with southern exposure. Decks at water’s edge and off the front of the cottage. Screened-in porch. Neat & tidy open concept kitchen/dining/living area. 2 good sized bedrooms & 3-piece bath. 2 fur-nished bunkies to handle guests. Great access for year round use. Immediate occupancy. Mls# 789717
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WATERFRONT
$289,000 – 190 feet of southern exposure on Black Lake, 20 minutes west of Perth. Typical Canadian Shield setting, cottage is perched atop a rocky point providing a fantastic view of the west end of the lake. Charming & rustic 1970 cottage has screened porch overlooking the lake. Combina-tion living/dining area with brick fi replace. Pine interior walls.Two bedrooms and a newer 4-pc. bath. A workshop/bunk-house sits by a protected boat slip & boat rack. A tool shed is at the back of the lot. MLS# 789677
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Students at Perth and Dis-trict Collegiate Institute have been busy lately with school competitions and activities. PDCI held its infamous Penny Wars during the week of April 18 to 22. Penny Wars is an annual fundraiser game during which students bring in pennies, loonies and bills to gain positive points for their class, and can bring in any kind of silver coins to negate the points in their other classes. Students can also assemble a $50 bomb: any combination of money equal to $50 that is put in a plastic bag is then considered a bomb, and will automatically make a class’ penny jar worth negative 5,000 points, despite what other money is in the jar. The winning class of Penny Wars wins a pizza party during their class in the following week. This year the Penny Wars were held during third-period classes. The competition was raging all week long, with Mrs. Landsburg’s, Mr. McNamee’s and Mme. Stewart’s classes surging ahead with mountains of pennies and piles of strategic planning. The last day of competition was a hard run down to the wire as students sabotaged other classes at the last minute as jars were being collected. The two classes that ended up on top were Mr. Gallien’s media arts class, with the most positive points, and Mme. Stewart’s geography class, which raised the most money. Congratulations! Another pizza party was up for grabs the Monday following Penny Wars. The Geoventures program held a recycling
collection competition on Monday, April 25, which Mme. Stewart also won. Her senior French immersion class had bag after bag of recyclables, and they easily won the competition. On Friday, April 29, stu-dents at PDCI participated in a nationwide mock vote for the federal election. This was held in schools across Canada to get a glimpse of the future of Canadian politics. PDCI hosted a concert on Sunday, May 1 to showcase the talents of the PDCI Concert Band, Mr. Hurd’s vocals class, and the community choir The Oddities. The
groups played some fun songs and had a great night overall. PDCI will be holding a Much Music Video Dance this Thursday, May 5. It’s the last dance of the year, so make sure you book it off work to come and have a great night dancing. PDCI has also been working to raise money for the Fire Victims Relief Fund, to help a few Blue Devils who recently lost everything they owned to fi res. The three-on-three basketball tournament was held on April 27, with 127 players and 18 volunteers. The tournament day was a fun day for everyone, and money was raised for the Fire Relief Fund through player registration and a canteen outside the gym. PDCI will also be holding a benefi t dinner at the Tangled Garden in Westport on May 4. Tickets are $30 for a four-course dinner, and tickets are available at the main offi ce. Have a great week, Blue Devils!
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