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I’M FEELING DROWSY - Marlo Alcock, right, swoons at the words of Joseph Likuski’s character while faithful attendents stand by in a scene from The Drowsy Chaperone, currently on stage at the Uxbridge Music Hall, and produced by Ryleepuss Productions. For complete show details, see ad on page 8. Photo by John Cavers Battle of North Durham to resume by Roger Varley Joanne Richter of The Second Wedge Brewing Co. told Uxbridge council Monday morning that a new spring festival is coming to town in April. Ms. Richter said the event, called Springtide Music Festival, will feature about 50 bands and solo musicians playing in a variety of venues in the downtown area, including a number of restaurants and stores. She explained that the idea was born from a visit she made to Stouffville's recent Winter- song, which she described as being "well organ- ized and dynamic." Ms. Richter noted that a number of Uxbridge musicians performed at the Stouffville festival. She said the Uxbridge event will use Stouffville's Epidemic Music Group, which led the organizing of Winter- song, to help make Springtide a success. The event will take place on April 20 and 21. "We will have our own branding, our own music lineup and . . .our own venues," she said, noting that the organizers have started a non- profit group called The Back Forty to launch the festival. Ms. Richter said they hope to have at least five downtown businesses to host musical perform- ances "with or without food and liquor serv- ice," saying the idea is to encourage residents to go into businesses they perhaps have not vis- ited before. To that end, The Back Forty is looking for businesses to step forward to take part, as well as event sponsors. Ms. Richter acknowledged that the planning is in the early stages, noting that the council appearance was basically the first step. She added, however, that information has been sent to all businesses in the downtown area. "There's been a lot of interest," she said. She also noted that Wintersong, in Stouffville, was put together in just six weeks. Ms. Richter said the festival will also include a youth stage and a song-writing circle "where we can bring musicians together." One venue not available for the festival is the Music Hall, but Ms. Richter said she would consider venues such as churches and schools as long as they are in the downtown. "We're open to all sorts of things," she said. In other news from Monday’s meeting, Pat Higgins and Rebecca Harman gave council an update on Uxbridge's Jumpstart, telling coun- cillors that the local program is one of the most successful in Canada. Mr. Higgins, owner of the Uxbridge Canadian Tire store, said last year was a record year for Uxbridge, with $64,000 going to fund the pro- gram and assistance being provided to 1,283 ...continued on page 2 by Roger Varley Coach Rob Acton and his assistant coach and father, Keith Acton, treated the Uxbridge Bruins to a night out for dinner this past week as past of a team-building exercise to ready them for the PJHL's Orr Division playoffs. In the opening round, the league-leading Lakefield Chiefs took a bye and, because the Port Perry MoJacks decided to play the Georgina Ice, Uxbridge also took a bye. Since the Little Britain Merchants failed to even finish the regular season, that left the Clar- ington Eagles to play the North Kawartha Knights. As expected, the MoJacks annihi- lated the Ice in their first three games with scores of 7-2, 10-3 and 12-0. The two teams were scheduled to meet again Tuesday night. With only a miniscule chance that Georgina can fight its way back, that means the Mo- Jacks will face the Bruins in the second round, setting up the second Battle of North Durham of the 2017-18 hockey season. The two teams met seven times during the regular season and the Bruins edged the MoJacks four games to three. Given the scoring power of the MoJacks, goalies Ryan McConkey and Jake Joosten will shoulder a heavy burden in the best-of- seven series. McConkey, who played 31 games in the regular season and logged far more ice time than any other goalie in the loop, finished with a goals-against average of 2.84, which stacks up well against Port Perry's Corey Kuypers and Shawn Mabley, who had goals-against averages of 2.55 and 2.66 respectively. Joosten did not fare as well, however, with an average of 3.46 over 13 games. As of press time, no dates had been an- nounced for the start of round two. In the other series, Clarington took the first two games against the feisty Knights 3-1 and 2-1, but lost the third game 4-6. The even- tual winner of that series will face the Lake- field Chiefs. Spring is in the air as new festival comes to town 26 Enzo Crescent, Uxbridge Well-maintained 4 bedroom family home, updated kitchen, hardwood throughout, 3 up-dated bathrooms, large fenced lot with huge private wrap- around deck in quiet and sought after Testa subdivision. $759,900 HAPPY FAMILY DAY WEEKEND! OPEN HOUSE THIS SUNDAY 1:00 - 3:00 pm Marie Persaud Sales Representative Coldwell Banker R.M.R. Real Estate Brokerage Direct: 416-970-8979 Office: 905-852-4338 www.mariepersaud.ca Bridgewater Condo. Spacious open concept. 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom. Ground level facing east. 1 underground parking. Offered for sale at $485,000. MLS #N4030878. ! ! ! !! ! 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Page 1: The Drowsy Chaperone Photo by John Cavers Spring is in the air … · 2018-02-16 · I’M FEELING DROWSY - Marlo Alcock, right, swoons at the words of Joseph Likuski’s character

I’M FEELING DROWSY - Marlo Alcock, right, swoons at the words of Joseph Likuski’s character while faithful attendents stand by in a scene from The Drowsy Chaperone,currently on stage at the Uxbridge Music Hall, and produced by Ryleepuss Productions. For complete show details, see ad on page 8. Photo by John Cavers

Battle of NorthDurham to resume

by Roger Varley

Joanne Richter of The Second Wedge BrewingCo. told Uxbridge council Monday morningthat a new spring festival is coming to town inApril.

Ms. Richter said the event, called SpringtideMusic Festival, will feature about 50 bands andsolo musicians playing in a variety of venues inthe downtown area, including a number ofrestaurants and stores.

She explained that the idea was born from avisit she made to Stouffville's recent Winter-song, which she described as being "well organ-ized and dynamic." Ms. Richter noted that anumber of Uxbridge musicians performed atthe Stouffville festival. She said the Uxbridgeevent will use Stouffville's Epidemic MusicGroup, which led the organizing of Winter-song, to help make Springtide a success.

The event will take place on April 20 and 21."We will have our own branding, our own

music lineup and . . .our own venues," she said,noting that the organizers have started a non-profit group called The Back Forty to launchthe festival.Ms. Richter said they hope to have at least five

downtown businesses to host musical perform-ances "with or without food and liquor serv-ice," saying the idea is to encourage residentsto go into businesses they perhaps have not vis-ited before. To that end, The Back Forty islooking for businesses to step forward to takepart, as well as event sponsors.

Ms. Richter acknowledged that the planningis in the early stages, noting that the councilappearance was basically the first step. Sheadded, however, that information has been sentto all businesses in the downtown area.

"There's been a lot of interest," she said.

She also noted that Wintersong, in Stouffville,was put together in just six weeks.

Ms. Richter said the festival will also includea youth stage and a song-writing circle "wherewe can bring musicians together."One venue not available for the festival is the

Music Hall, but Ms. Richter said she wouldconsider venues such as churches and schoolsas long as they are in the downtown.

"We're open to all sorts of things," she said.In other news from Monday’s meeting, Pat

Higgins and Rebecca Harman gave council anupdate on Uxbridge's Jumpstart, telling coun-cillors that the local program is one of the mostsuccessful in Canada.Mr. Higgins, owner of the Uxbridge Canadian

Tire store, said last year was a record year forUxbridge, with $64,000 going to fund the pro-gram and assistance being provided to 1,283

...continued on page 2

by Roger Varley

Coach Rob Acton and his assistant coach andfather, Keith Acton, treated the UxbridgeBruins to a night out for dinner this pastweek as past of a team-building exercise toready them for the PJHL's Orr Divisionplayoffs.

In the opening round, the league-leadingLakefield Chiefs took a bye and, because thePort Perry MoJacks decided to play theGeorgina Ice, Uxbridge also took a bye. Sincethe Little Britain Merchants failed to evenfinish the regular season, that left the Clar-ington Eagles to play the North KawarthaKnights. As expected, the MoJacks annihi-lated the Ice in their first three games withscores of 7-2, 10-3 and 12-0. The two teamswere scheduled to meet again Tuesday night.With only a miniscule chance that Georgina

can fight its way back, that means the Mo-Jacks will face the Bruins in the secondround, setting up the second Battle of NorthDurham of the 2017-18 hockey season. Thetwo teams met seven times during the regularseason and the Bruins edged the MoJacksfour games to three.

Given the scoring power of the MoJacks,goalies Ryan McConkey and Jake Joostenwill shoulder a heavy burden in the best-of-seven series. McConkey, who played 31games in the regular season and logged farmore ice time than any other goalie in theloop, finished with a goals-against average of2.84, which stacks up well against PortPerry's Corey Kuypers and Shawn Mabley,who had goals-against averages of 2.55 and2.66 respectively. Joosten did not fare as well,however, with an average of 3.46 over 13games.

As of press time, no dates had been an-nounced for the start of round two.In the other series, Clarington took the first

two games against the feisty Knights 3-1 and2-1, but lost the third game 4-6. The even-tual winner of that series will face the Lake-field Chiefs.

Spring is in the air as new festival comes to town

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Volume 14 No. 7 YOUR UNIVERSE Thursday, February 15, 2018

Inside Your CosmosApp-ropriate care info . . . . . . . . . . . .page 3Black Panther a hit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 6

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Tonight, ursday, February 15, at7:30 p.m., the kick-off event of theSpring 2018 Series of FortunateLiterary Events will take place atWooden Sticks Golf Club and fea-tures actor/writer Ruth Marshalland local talent, Marissa Stapley.e pair will be interviewed by au-thor Kerry Clare, author of MitziBytes.“It was billed initially as a mystery

event to create a bit of a literaryguessing game and, if truth be told,because people were chomping atthe bit to purchase their Series Pass-ports before all the details had beenworked out,” says Blue HeronBooks store owner Shelley Mac-beth. e biannual series has beenrunning since 2010 and has be-come increasingly popular withreaders near and far. So, the mystery has been revealed.

And the authors represent bothsides of the book writing coin –non-fiction and fiction. Ruth Mar-shall, an actress for over 20 yearswho is best known for her role as

Clare’s mom on Degrassi: e NextGeneration, and as Billy Ray Cyrus’sboss on Doc, has written a funny,frank and fabulous memoir abouther debilitating diagnosis, resultingsurgery and long road to recovery.Walk It Off: e true (and oddly hi-larious) story of how I learned tostand, walk, pee, run, and even havesex again, after a nightmarish diag-nosis turned my perfectly awesome lifeupside down, is probably the mostforthright subtitled book ever. ememoir offers readers a glimpseinto how one can face-off againstlife’s challenges with determina-tion, honesty and a healthy dose ofhumour. For Marshall, like manyfaced with unexpected trauma, thejourney exposes many opportuni-ties to better appreciate the impor-tant things and people in her life.Her writing captures the ups anddowns of the experience, and thesurprising moments of gratitudethat pepper the journey. Joining Marshall is Stouffville na-

tive Marissa Stapley, with her latest

novel, ings To Do When It's Rain-ing. In this novel, Stapley struggleswith the age-old question ofwhether revealing the truth canmend the damage done to love bysecrets long held by well-meaningindividuals. Based on a story in thelife of Stapley’s own grandmother,the tale weaves its way through thesecrets of the past and into the fall-out of their revelation when thefirst love pairing of Gabe and Maereturn home separately to Alexan-dria Bay. rough expert story-telling, Stapley illustrates thatredemption is possible where thereis love and forgiveness. It is a mes-sage for anyone and everyone; thestory makes one rethink what itmeans to be family.

Tickets are $25 (+HST) and in-clude dessert & coffee in the ticketprice. Tickets are available at BlueHeron Books, 62 Brock St. W.,905-852-4282. Doors open at 7p.m.

Thursday, February 15, 20182The Uxbridge Cosmos

Watch for it in theFebruary 22nd edition of the

Uxbridge Cosmos newspaper!

2018 Township of Uxbridge Spring and Summer

Community Guidepublished by

The resource for all things Uxbridge!• Spring & Summer programs and lessons• The popular Summer Camps Guide insert• Community events and information

• Community groups, halls and organizations

• And much more!

What’s inside:

Family Support Worker –Early ON Child and FamilyCentres, Durham Farm and Rural Family Resources

Job Title: Family Support Worker – Part time (contract), must be able to work flexible hours including days and Saturdays. Position Level: Family Support – Program Coordinator & Assistant Program Coordinator/SupplyJob Location – Uxbridge Early ON CFC & Brock Early ON CFC (locations to be determined)Responsibilities: The Family Support Worker will work as a positive and effective memberof a team to plan and deliver early learning and family support programs that engage familiesand young children within the Early ON CFC guidelines. The Family Support Worker will planand implement programs that are culturally sensitive, developmentally appropriate and re-flective of the community needs in order to promote areas of development and support par-enting. The Family Support Worker will provide training and/or workshops to familiesregarding child development and parenting as required by the Early ON CFC core servicemandate. The Family Support Worker will communicate and work collaboratively with partneragencies to provide support to families.Qualifications:1. The successful candidate for the Program Coordinator position must be registered with the College of Early Childhood Education (R.E.C.E.) and in good standing.2. The successful candidate for the Assistant Program Coordinator position will have at least one (1) year of experience working with children and families preferably in a Family Support Program. 3. Both positions require a knowledge and understanding of “How Does Learning Happen? Ontario Pedagogy for the Early Years”.4. Regular weekend work is required, Saturdays and the ability to travel to program locations in north Durham.5. A genuine enthusiasm for working with young children, their parents and caregivers.6. Both positions require excellent oral communication and writing skills, demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with community agencies, strong organizational and computer skills,and the ability to work in a team environment essential. 7. Police reference check and Standard First Aid & CPR certificates required.

Please email resumés and cover letters, stating job title by February 28, 2018, to [email protected]

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Jumpstart, from page 1

children between the ages of threeand 18. Canadian Tire donated$20,000. The annual golf tourna-ment raised another $50,000 andthe rest came from local organiza-tions.Ms. Harman said about 250 chil-

dren attended last summer'sJumpstart games at the arena,which saw participants try theirhand at such games as wheelchairbasketball and noodle hockey,with each child receiving free hats,t-shirts and water bottles. She saidthe 2018 Jumpstart games will beheld on July 20.

She said that the program addedyoga classes to the mix last year,with classes held at Uxbridge Sec-ondary School, Joseph Gould Pub-lic School and Uxbridge PublicSchool. She also said Jumpstart isgoing to install more exerciseequipment in Elgin Park this year.

2018 Series of Fortunate Literary Eventsstarts tonight at Wooden Sticks

The Optimist Club of Uxbridge presenteda cheque to the Uxbridge Youth Centre onSaturday afternoon. The money presentedto the UYC was raised, in part, during theFantasy of Lights, which was put on by theOptimist Club during the holiday season. Presenting the cheque to the UYC is DavidMott (left),president of the Optimist Clubof Uxbridge. Happily accepting the dona-tion are UYC program facilitator DaleMcKnight and UYC chairperson JamesHoughton.

Submitted photo

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by Lisha Van Nieuwenhove

You say you can’t understand all thethings you’re supposed to do onceyou’re released from the hospital?Don’t worry, there’s an app for that! Dash MD is a new way for patients

at the Uxbridge Cottage Hospital tofollow up on their aftercare plan oncethey’ve visited the emergency depart-ment (ED) at the hospital. Now, in-stead of being handed stacks ofpamphlets and papers, all the infor-mation and tools needed to managecare and connect to the appropriatecare providers are in one app on yourphone.e app, which was developed by a

Toronto company, was piloted inMarkham-Stouffville Hospital, andmuch of the information users willfind on the app has been compiledand contributed by doctors whowork at the Uxbridge site.

“Dash MD is meant to reduce thestaff load and give the power ofhealthcare to the patient,” explainsAndrew Schellenbach, a project

manager with the Office of Innova-tion at MSH.“It’s designed to be very easy to nav-

igate, and shows the patient throughtreatment and aftercare solutions.”

Upon leaving the emergency de-partment (or while still in the ED,depending on how long a wait maybe), patients are given a small card,

on which their doctor will havechecked off the aftercare plan the pa-tient is to follow. e patient simplydownloads the app from the iTunesApp Store or Google Play, and selectsa healthcare provider; here, it’sMarkham-Stouffville Hospital. Fromthere, it is easy to access necessary in-

formation. e app includes a med-ication manager, which outlines howmuch and when medication shouldbe taken. It can help patients sched-ule and manage follow-up appoint-ment details. It can create customtasks that are suited to individual re-covery goals, and also has an FAQsection for the most common in-juries and illnesses seen in the ED.

Also important to the app is that itis treatment specific, not patient spe-cific. No personal information needsto be entered, and Dash MD doesnot store or track any of the informa-tion related to a patient’s care.

“e Uxbridge [Cottage] Hospitalhas vetted this,” explains Schellen-bach. “It was involved in its creation,and it is there to make sure thateveryone can access this app easilyand effectively.”When asked whether older patients

may shy away from using this tech-nology, Sandi Lofgren, patient caredirector at the Uxbridge site, explainsthat most patients, regardless of age,are capable of using this technology.

“And, if a person really can’t handleit, they usually have a caregiver orsomeone with them to help. It’s veryaccessible.”

Ms. Lofgren also notes that staffand volunteers are on hand to helppatients new to Dash MD download

and do some preliminary navigationon the app.

If you’re unfortunate enough to bein the ED, you can start planningyour recovery right there.

For more on Dash MD, visitdashmd.co

Thursday, February 15, 20183The Uxbridge Cosmos

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A 27 year-old Uxbridge man hasdied after sustaining serious in-juries following a car accident onthe evening of Monday, February5.e accident, which involved two

vehicles, occurred on RegionalRoad 1 just north of SandfordRoad in Uxbridge. According topolice reports, a green Dodge Car-avan was northbound on RegionalRoad 1 when it collided with a redVolkswagen Golf that was south-bound on the same road.

e 27 year-old driver of theVolkswagen Golf was treated at thescene and then transported to alocal hospital. He was subsequentlytransported to a Toronto-areatrauma centre for further treat-ment. He succumbed to his in-

juries a few days later. e name of the man is being

withheld at the family’s request. e 50 year-old driver of the

Dodge Caravan was uninjured,and remained at the scene and co-operated with police following theaccident.

Police are still investigating thecause of the collision, and are ask-ing for anyone that witnessed orhas information about this incidentto call D/Cst Limb of the TrafficServices Branch at 905-579-1520(toll free 1-888-579-1520) ext.5226.

Anonymous information can besent to Durham Regional CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 andtipsters may be eligible for a $2,000cash reward.

Uxbridge man dead after Reg. Rd. 1 accident

Easy app puts post-emergency room treatment plan in the palm of patients’ hands

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Thursday, February 15, 20184The Uxbridge Cosmos

Re: Sidewalk clearing, Letters to theEditor, Feb. 1 & 8 editions

You are absolutely correct, Ms. McIl-roy, “the township is obliged to clearthe sidewalks when homeownershave not,” but the township can onlydo that if the person tells them wherethe sidewalk that needs clearing is.So, if everyone calls the township(like you did) but refuses to saywhere the sidewalk is that needsclearing, then the sidewalk won’t becleared and someone will be injured.

On the other hand, regardless ofwho is responsible for clearing thesidewalks, we are all neighbours inthis community and neighbours as-sist one another, so why wouldn’t aneighbour or friend clear the side-walk so no one is injured - that is theUxbridge way of doing things.

Also, for the township to take onclearing sidewalks would be a veryexpensive proposition, due to the factthey would have to hire many differ-ent companies to do this job if theresidents want the sidewalks clearedbefore they leave for work, school,hiking, etc., and that is on the tax billfor the township. I am not preparedto pay higher taxes because residentsare not helping their neighbours.Government can’t be everything toeveryone and keep your taxes lowtoo. You have to pay for what you re-ceive.

Brad ShorttGoodwood

Re: Roger Varley, “Am I Wrong?”Feb. 8 edition

I completely agree with Roger Var-

ley's evaluation of the three mainparties in the next provincial election.But I don't think he should sit it out:that doesn't send any message toQueen's Park. Instead, he should de-cline his ballot. I did it in the lastelection, as I felt there were no viablecandidates four years ago, and it feltgood having the option to make myopinion count. In fact, apparentlythe 2014 Ontario election had thehighest rate of declined ballots in thelast 40 years (more than 29,000) andUxbridge was part of the region thatdeclined the highest number.

So Roger - yes, you're wrong thistime. Have your box of chocolates,by all means, but please, exercise yourright to vote: choose "None of theabove"!

Chris ClarkSiloam

Letters to the Editor

We’re caught in that time warp again, known as the Winter Olympics. It’s apleasant enough time - two plus weeks that take over almost the entireworld’s attention and make most of us push politics and pettiness aside. It’shard to find someone who isn’t caught up in a little bit. We knew that we had written a ‘two cents’ about the 2014 Winter Olympics

in Sochi, and we thought it would be fun to revisit that time warp, just tosee what we were writing about then.

“It’s amazing how sport can be so unifying and so divisive at the sametime,” we wrote. “Touch wood, these Olympics seems to have gottenthrough unscathed. Before they began, the world was on tenterhooks won-dering if somehow the games would be plagued with political protest andsecurity violations over Russia’s anti-gay propaganda laws. The fear seems tohave abated, and the focus has managed to stay on the athletes.”

Wow. That, for many, has faded into a dim memory. That was the biggestshadow hanging over those games, and it hasn’t entirely dissipated. A newshadow hangs over these Games, the shadow of North Korea. And althoughits participation in the Games has been lauded as a step in the right direction,many doubt that the happy effect the Games seem to have on participantsand observers will last after the flaming cauldron goes out.

Let’s be positive. Let’s hope that while Canada is cleaning up in the medalstandings in curling and figure skating and hockey (and others, we’re sure),some North and South Koreans are spending some quality time realizing thatthey, along with all the other countries represented there in Pyeongchang,are all walking around on the same big planet, and no one little country getsto call all the shots.

Go Canada.**********

It was a bit difficult not to editorialize when writing the piece on the newapp that is now in use at the Uxbridge Cottage Hospital (sorry, the MarkhamStouffville Hospital Uxbridge site). Dash MD is the best darned thing tohappen to the ED since they opened the second waiting room. When wewere interviewing Andrew Schellenbach, the project manager with the hos-pital, we actually downloaded the app right there and took a look around. Itis so unbelievably easy to use, easy to read, and easy to follow. And it’s fo-cussed on local aftercare providers. It provides a list of the pharmacies in thearea. It has a link to Google maps, in case you don’t know where the specialistyou’ve been instructed to see is. It has an FAQ section for pretty much everybasic ailment you would think wanders through the ED doors. The onlything Dash MD doesn’t do, that we can see, is deliver flowers and a Get WellSoon card. We can see that it will really become an indispensable tool foranyone who has to remember all that the doctor tells them before they wobbleout of the hospital on crutches. We hate that technology is seeping into every part of our lives, and being in

the print business, we cringe a little when we hear that pamphlets and thelike are being done away with for a phone app. But the clarity, and frankly,the necessity of Dash MD makes us bite our tongues a little bit. If you happento have to visit the ED, don’t be afraid of Dash MD. Trust us - if we can “dothe Dash,” then anyone can.

Our two centsMaking the Olympic glow last a little longer

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It has been a cold winter but withthe temperatures warming up (awee bit) it is nice to get out, andthere are so many activities to doin the winter, it is hard to pickwhich one to do first! You canbuild a snowman with the kids, gofor a hike or enjoy that hot cup oftea in the sun on the back porchwatching the kids build a fort orgo skating in Walter Taylor Park(the “north park”). During March Break there will be

a theatre group/camp for childrenin the Community Centre. Youcan register by calling 647-458-3125 or go online to contact@[email protected]

If you missed the RegistrationFair at the Arena on February 7,don’t fret! is one was for anyspring registrations. e Registra-

tion Fair happens twice a year, andthe next one will be held on Sep-tember at the community hall inthe Arena. e whole family canregister for various activities in oneevening. If you are interested inhaving a table at the next Regis-tration Fair, please give me a call905-640-3966 or email [email protected]

Just a reminder that the BaptistChurch holds Sunday services at11 a.m. and all are welcome to at-tend. Special music on February18 with Janice Beurling; February25 with Freedom Bound; March 8will feature Ralph & Iris Sider; andon March 11 with Laura McNeil.

Ladies Brunch will be at 10:30a.m. on Saturday, February 17 andSaturday, March 17. All ladies arewelcome. During March Break theKids Club and Youth Bible study

will be cancelled. Also, VacationBible Camp for Junior Kinder-garten – Grade 7, is scheduled forJuly 9 -18, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. iscamp is free; to register call theChurch office at 905-640-3111.

e Goodwood United Churchwill hold their delicious luncheonon ursday, February 22, from11 a.m. to 1 p.m. is luncheonfeatures soup, homemade bread,dessert and a beverage, all for $5.For more information, call 905-640-3347.Please remember to feed the birds

as there aren’t a lot of seeds or fruitleft after the very cold tempera-tures we have been experiencingthis winter.

ank you to those who drive atthe speed limit and assist in pro-tecting our children and pets.

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Every week, I finish this column by asking"am I wrong?" A couple of weeks ago, I waswrong, several times, yet no one pointed itout to me. So, I have to point it out myself.

In a column about loneliness, I referredseveral times to Rev. Mark Klinghan of St.Paul's Anglican Church. The only problemis, the good man's name is actually Rev.Mark Kinghan (no 'l'). I thoroughlymucked up the first rule of Journalism 101:make sure you spell names correctly. Sonow I turn to the second rule of Journalism101: if you make a mistake, admit it andcorrect it. So here is the correction and myapologies to Rev. Kinghan.

That's what I've always liked about thenewspaper business. We always own up toour mistakes. That's why it is so disconcert-ing these days to see mistakes in newspaperstories quickly pounced on by so many asevidence of media bias or "fake news."

Ideally, there would be no mistakes innewspaper articles, but they are bound tohappen, for two reasons. First, there's thepressure of meeting deadlines; second, we'reall human. Everyone makes mistakes atsome time or another. But I'm hard pressedto think of any other occupation wherepeople attach their names to their work forall to see and then readily admit to theirmistakes.

That whole approach fits in with what Iwas taught as a child: do the honourablething. Honour was extremely important.One took responsibility for one's errors,promises were kept, playing by the rules wasexpected.

When I was a young lad, if I said some-thing to my mother that she suspectedmight be a falsehood, she would ask:"Scout's honour?" If I had been telling thetruth, I would respond: "Scout's honour!"If I had been lying, there was no way Icould bring myself to give the same re-sponse. The whole honour thing waswrapped up in the tales of knights, the fa-bles of Richard the Lionheart and storiessuch as Tom Brown's Schooldays, Robin Hoodand Ivanhoe.

It wasn't that we didn't get into all kindsof mischief when we were kids, it's just thatwe owned up to it when we were caught,

without trying to wheedle out of it or blam-ing others. Would that it were that way intoday's world, particularly among ourpoliticians. How many times do we seepoliticians blaming mistakes on low-rank-ing staffers or aides? There was a time whenpoliticians did take responsibility for the ac-tions or mistakes of people working forthem. When I was growing up, it was notuncommon for some government ministerto resign because of the actions of an un-derling. But that idea is now consideredold-fashioned.

When I worked for a major telecommu-nications company years ago, my secretary- (yes, I actually had a secretary and a clerk)- was required to go through all the news-papers every day and clip out any and allstories related to the industry. These clip-pings would then be sent up to our vice-president. One day, she missed a majorarticle. When the V-P raised hell about it, Itook the blame, because ultimately I was re-sponsible for the work of my staff. It wasthe way I was brought up.In the world of sports, golfers have a code

of honour which requires them to notifyjudges if they accidentally move the ball ordouble-hit it on a follow-through after astoke. Often, no one but the golfer knowsof the infraction and yet they inform onthemselves, even if it is going to cost thema lot of money. On the flip side, DiegoMaradonna of Argentina scored a goal inthe 1986 World Cup by hitting the ballwith his hand, but he chose to hide the fact.No honour there.

Just in case you think I'm holding myselfup as a paragon of virtue, I must admit thatduring my life I have done many dishon-ourable things. But even though they weredone years ago, some of them still prey onmy mind. Doing the honourable thingdoesn't necessarily mean getting away withsomething. It might lead to repercussions.But at least it gives one a certain sense ofpeace, a quietness of mind. It seems to methat is better than skulking around hopingthat no one will discover in the days aheadthat you were, in fact, dishonourable.Tell me, am I wrong?

Every family practises one ritual or another.One of ours comes each Saturday morning.After my wife and I have consumed the week-end newspaper and a few cups of coffee, I takeorders from my daughter and son-in-law fortheir coffee, hot chocolate or decaf preferences.But before I buy the beverages, I hit our localbakery for chocolate donuts. For me? Well,only if, after I bring them to the grandkids,there are any left. Generally, I have to get ouryoungest not to wolf them down. And I’moften heard saying: “Whoa, buddy! Nobody’sgoing to take your donut away from you. Slowdown and enjoy it.”

The same thought strikes me on those daysI’m driving those little ones to school, or Taek-wondo, or dance class or Saturday morninghockey. With such a precious cargo on board,I’ve become extremely conscious of taking extracare, and, as it turns out, a bit of extra time toget them there. Who cares if they’re a minuteor two late? What difference does it make tobeat that amber? Or, who’s going to rememberwhether I arrived first, second or last, as longas I got there? Maybe it’s a function of age, agreater perception of the dangers of speed, orthe recognition of increased responsibility inone’s life, but I try not to put myself in a posi-tion of having to be in a hurry anymore. Andoccasionally, I’ll even catch myself repeatingwhat I said to my donut-gorging grandson.“Slow down!”

I think it’s the same in eating, working, play-ing, and, well, you can use your imaginationhere. Some of life’s most pleasurable momentsare the ones taken slow and easy. I rememberbeing the MC of an arts awards night manyyears ago. There was a real dark horse in thecompetition. Lo and behold, her work was rec-ognized for its excellence. Then, on the podiumto receive her award, she just stopped.“What were you thinking about?” I asked her.“Nothing,” she answered. “I was just taking

all this in because it’s never happened beforeand it might never again.” I thought about what she’d said for a long time

afterward. And I think I learned from her atti-tude about winning slowly, if you will. I meanthere’s lots of room for racing, winning and liv-ing up to one’s obligations in a hurry. I believestrongly in deadlines, for example. I’ve lived bythem in my broadcasting and journalism ca-reers all my working life. But I think I can hon-estly say that the pieces of published work oron-air production that I took the greatest timeto complete, provided the greatest satisfaction.

The best interviews I’ve encountered, for exam-ple, were the ones in which I forgot about thetime and just let the conversation determinetheir beginnings and ends. Their reward wasfound in the doing, not the finishing.

I know all my friends who believe stronglythat finishing first is vital to healthy growth andsurvival in this world, they think I’m nuts. Butmaybe there’s more to life than speed and win-ning. Maybe, as others say, there’s as much sat-isfaction in the journey as there is in arriving atthe destination. Which brings me to last week-end.

I sat down to watch some of the WinterOlympics coverage from Pyeongchang, SouthKorea. Now, generally, global competition isthe very antithesis of what I’ve been writingabout here. I mean, the Olympic motto says itall. It’s “Faster! Higher! Stronger!” Not slower,lower and weaker, right? But as I watched theclimax of the Team Figure Skating event onSunday night, I was entranced by all of theCanadian performers who put on a clinic ineach of their figure skating specialties. PatrickChan’s triples and quads, Gabrielle Daleman’sinterpretation of “Rhapsody in Blue,” and Mea-gan Duhamel’s and Eric Radford’s powerfulpairs aerobatics kept our household on the edgeof the seat all evening long. It was very muchabout faster, higher, stronger.

Except when Tessa Virtue and Scott Moirglided out there to centre ice to show us theirice-dance routine. Their approach was remark-ably different, I thought. As strong as Moir’slifts were and as sharp and sexy as Virtue’s tan-gles and turns, to me they were all about enjoy-ing every move, every drawn-out gorgeoussecond of the experience on skates, in front ofthe world and in the moment. I didn’t feel anyof the tension and anxiety that’s so often asso-ciated with Olympic competition. I justwatched one of the most exquisite pieces of artand athletics, I think, ever. Every lift, twirl, spinand embrace seemed as if it were in slow mo-tion.

Yes, I know they’re three-time world champsas well Olympic gold and silver medalists.They’re about competing and winning, forsure. But perhaps the greater pinnacle they’vereached in their sport and in their lives is anunderstanding of a real golden rule – to slowdown is to savour and truly enjoy.

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I suppose I might be as guilty as thenext critic for declaring some films“masterpieces.” However, when I doit’s because I believe they are. In thesedays of comic book hero adaptations,I have seen all the films, but just twofrom this new genre do I call master-pieces. e Dark Knight (2008), asthat stunning film elevated the comicbook to an art form. e second?is new film, Black Panther, one ofthe greatest surprises I have ever hadin a cinema. It is the best film Marvelhas made.

e character Black Panther wasfirst was seen with the Fantastic Fourin 1966, and was never at the upperechelon of super hero characters. Yeton film it will find an audience, andthey won’t just be African Americans,as the film has a global appeal. I satdown to watch the film with no ex-pectations. Partway through I was incompletely, and knew I was watchingsomething tinged with a greatnessthat e Dark Knight had. e nation of Wakanda is a peaceful

well-guarded place in Africa, a placewhere the people have managed tokeep quiet the fantastic innovationsthey have there. Empowered by amystery metal, vibranium, they havemanaged to create a world where ve-hicles soar through the air, skyscrap-ers with thatch huts soar intoastoundingly blue skies, technologymerges but never overpowers the ob-viously rural land that they call theirhome.

T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman), aprince in his country, is the latest ina long line of princes to also be BlackPanther, a super hero who wears a

suit spun with the miracle metal andmakes him indestructible. Fast, acro-batic, sleek like the jungle cat forwhich he is named.

When a nasty soldier, Killmonger(Michael B. Jordan) discovers whatthey are hiding, he wants it. Killmon-ger believes the metal should be usedto arm the oppressed to prevent fu-ture oppression against Africans. Vil-lains also turn up in the guise ofKlaue, portrayed by a thuggish,sneering Andy Serkis. EvenT'Challa's ex-girlfriend, Nakia, por-trayed by Oscar winner Lupita N'Y-ongo, believes the metal should beshown to the rest of the globe, but todo good, innocently not realizingothers would use it against her city.Without divulging too much of the

plot, some vibranium is stolen, andit becomes a grand chase film.

Never before has a film aboutAfrican Americans placed them insuch a world encompassing position,with one of their own as the hero.Boseman is a magnificent hero, set-tling into the role with an ease thatclearly states he was born to play thispart. Jordan, so good in Creed (2015)is buff and charismatic as the villain.e two actors represent the futureof African American actors in thebusiness. Andy Serkis, who playedGollum in the Lord of the Rings tril-ogy, has fun as a bad guy, and the restof the cast is a recent who's who offine African American actors, includ-ing N'Yongo, the great ForestWhitaker, Angela Bassett, Emmywinner Sterling K. Brown and DanielKaluuya. All do exceptional work,but none overpowers the excellentstoryline and performances of thetwo lead characters.

e action sequences are utterlybreathtaking, some of the best com-mitted to film in the last 30 years,with dynamic chases, stunts and featsof courage and strength performedby Black Panther. My jaw hit theground more than once throughoutthe film, and considering my disdainfor comic book adaptations, my ab-solute love of this film is a minor mir-acle.

Marvel has had some good films, acouple of great films but they havenot released a bona fide masterpiece,until now. When the end of the yearcomes around, this film will topmany ten best lists, and maybe showup in the Oscar race. Ryan Coogler,an unknown five years ago, will moveto the top of the “A” director list withthis film. If all comic book adapta-tions were this good, I would lovethem as I love e Dark Knight, Won-der Woman and this.Wow. Cannot wait to see it again.

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THIS WEEKThurs., Feb. 15: Lunch 'n' Learn -Wills, POAs, etc. St. Paul's AnglicanChurch. Wills, powers of attorney, the re-sponsibilities of executors, with TrevorWinter of Turner & Winter, Attorneys atLaw. Pay-what-you-can lunch catered bySt Paul's ACW & TAB groups. Noon - 2p.m. Call 905-852-7016, or visitwww.stpauls-uxbridge.caFri., Feb. 16: Oak Ridges Trail As-sociation Hike, 9:30 a.m. Glen MajorWest. This is a fast pace, 10 km, 2 hr.,loop hike or snowshoe with some hills.Meet at the parking lot on the east sideof Conc. 6, 0.6 km north of UxbridgeTown Line or 5.5 km south of Durham Rd.21. Contact: Russ Burton 905 830 2862Sat., Feb. 17: Oak Ridges Trail As-sociation Hike, 7 a.m. Al Shaw. 1 hr.,4 km moderate pace hike. No dogsplease. Join us for breakfast afterwards.Be prepared for winter conditions. Meetat road side parking on the west side ofConc. 6, 1.5 km south of Durham Rd.21. Contact: Russ Burton 905 830 2862

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