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Recently I had a discussion with some friends about the sense of belonging. Do we have a strong

sense of belonging and if so, how, where and with whom? It certainly generated a lot of diff erent ideas on how we see ourselves in relationship to others and to the communities we live in.

Most people would say that they belong to a family. A group of friends they’ve known since school. Th e sport team that meets every week or the volunteer organization they support. Th ey feel a strong sense of belonging in their workplace or to the church they attend. Th e ties may be very intense or loosely associated, but most people would say that they have a sense of belonging somewhere or to someone.

Brené Brown Ph.D. LMSW, an American author and research professor at the University of Houston believes that we are “biologically, cognitively, physically and spiritually wired to love, to be loved and to belong. When those needs are not met, we don’t function as we were meant to.” Brown’s contention is that if we either choose not to belong, or we are prevented from doing so then the ensuing isolation can be destructive not just to ourselves but to the community around us.

A civil, democratic society has a responsibility to its citizens to ensure that we all have the opportunity to belong to a group of like-minded people if we so choose. We should be able to accept each other’s choices and not feel threatened just because they are diff erent from our own. I believe that this is the essential value of a pluralistic, multicultural

society. Th e Quebec government’s proposed Charter of Quebec Values disagrees. Th ey assert that in a secular society when individuals who belong to a particular group are identifi able by wearing specifi c symbols of their faith, they in fact threaten everyone else.

Several years ago, when my mother was hospitalized in Montreal, she was seen by a variety of health care providers. One doctor wore a hijab; one wore a sari. A male nurse was a Sikh and wore a turban. Th ere was a physiotherapist who wore a skull cap. And the night nurse was a Jamaican woman who wore a cross around her neck. I was impressed by the diversity of people from around the world who were all working together to care for their patients. At no time did my mother (who was a very devout Christian) ever feel threatened by the religious, ethnic or cultural symbols of the people around her. Yet these people if the charter is ever passed into law will now have to make a choice between their sense of belonging to a particular religious or ethnic group and their livelihood.

If we are confi dent in who we are and what our values are, we cannot feel threatened by anyone who belongs to a diff erent community or who has a diff erent point of view. Our sense of safety and independence cannot come at the expense of anyone else’s sense of belonging.

One of the things that I love about the community I live in is that when we arrived over thirty years ago, we were diff erent; we were newcomers from the city and we didn’t belong to this small village nestled in an agrarian landscape amongst people who could trace their ancestors back to the original settlers. Yet, we settled in and started making connections and building relationships with our neighbours, with other families, with shop keepers and as the years went by, we started to feel as if we belong here. It’s important to remember that a community that not only welcomes but facilitates the sense of belonging helps to build a vital, energetic and healthy society.

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A Walk on the Wild SideJohn Hudson spotted the blue-spotted salamander (Ambystoma laterale)

while it sunned itself on a piece of metal roofi ng which was lying on the ground. Th e salamanders are nocturnal foragers so it was a treat to see it

lying there in the sun. Th ey usually like to spend daylight hours under logs and leaf litter and at night they hunt for worms and other invertebrate on the forest fl oor. During the cold spell in late August it left the nearby woods and inched its way into the sunshine where I was able to take its picture.

Blue-spotted salamander photographed at Angela Saxe’s home north of Tamworth.

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Brueghel’s WarningBy J. Huntress

“...Brueghel saw it all and with his grim humor faithfully recorded it”Children’s Games-- a poem from Pictures from Brueghel by William Carlos Williams

The great Flemish painter, Pieter Brueghel, lived a short life (1525-1569) as most people did

in Flanders as the Medieval period in the Western world came to an end. Kings and Queens, Lords and Dukes all possessed armies that fought one another, massacring peasants and ransacking villages, conquering more land and fi lling the treasury of the royal empires. A widespread gloom hung over the population and each peasant family, children and adults, toiled hard raising animals, foraging for fuel, and growing food crops. Living conditions were harsh and unsanitary, causing sporadic plagues. Bishops and priests of the Spanish Inquisition Tribunal arrived in Flanders and arrested and tried many people accusing them of being heretics – those who opposed church dogma. Th e guilty were tortured and imprisoned for heresy.

Th e most famous Flemish artist of the Middle Ages was Hieronymous Bosch. His satirical paintings were unique and bizarre pictures of Heaven and Hell, each populated by fantastic and monstrous creatures. His paintings had implicit moral messages which gave support and hope to the peasants who saw the works. Bosch’s art was an inspiration to Brueghel and both artists’ paintings have survived until today, issuing a warning about wages and excesses of greed and power, religious fervor, vice and violence.

In 1562, Brueghel painted a large work (48”x62”, oil on wood panel, exhibited at Museum Mayer van den Burgh in Antwerp, Belgium) which he titled Dulle Griet. Later art historians would call it “Mad Meg.” Across a dark and fi ery landscape, an over scaled fi gure of an angry peasant woman (Mad Meg), her nose sharp as the beaks of Brueghel’s distorted birds, bounds across the center of the picture. She wears an iron helmet and armor breastplate and wields a spear in one arm and carries a bag of silver and metal objects she has looted in her other arm. Behind her fi gure a group of pillaging troops is being beaten by a group of vengeful village women and in the right corner of the picture an entering troop regiment faces a moat in

which monstrous fi sh await with open mouths to dine on soldiers’ fl esh. A 17th century art historian, Carel van Munder described viewing this scene as “looking at the mouth of Hell” and understanding “the tragicomic spirit of survival”. Later art historians and viewers interpreted the painting to be a bitter and satirical “denunciation of greed and other sins.” In the red sky of the background, fi res and explosions proliferate and silhouettes of tiny devils dance atop platforms. Distorted bats and birds fl y through this atmospheric smoke and Mad Meg, with a grimace on her face, travels through this wasteland as fast as she can.

It is not hard to take Brueghel’s Dulle Griet and compare it to the photographic scenes Canadians saw on July 7, 2013, one day after a runaway train carrying oil tankers full of volatile crude oil shipped from North Dakota to Quebec overturned and exploded in the small rural town of Lac-Megantic. Flames illuminated the sky for days; the centre of the small town was totally destroyed and 47 persons were killed in the night. 48,000 fl uid barrels of unrefi ned crude oil burned for days, releasing dangerous toxic gases and pouring carcinogens into the town’s water sources. It was one of Canada’s worst oil disasters in a summer that also saw an oil spill in Alberta from the June fl oods. Enbridge’s 2012 reverse-fl ow proposal for “Line B” carrying Dilbit Crude from Hamilton to Montreal brought Enbridge crews to farm fi elds near Kingston where they started to dig checking the condition of old existing pipelines.

Northern Gateway pipeline advocates (Alberta to Kitimat, BC) continued to pressure British Columbia to approve fl ow westward and international energy companies off ered bounty to Newfoundland for prospective fracking very near the borders of Gros Mor National Park. Finally, there’s the mid-July TransCanada proposal: the “Energy East” pipeline project to carry Alberta Crude through existing aged pipeline across the Prairies to the Maritime provinces for loading/shipping for export. Is it any wonder that BP called its Gulf Oil Spill of 2010 “Deepwater Horizon”? Th e Louisiana Gulf exploitation and mammoth spill now spreads tentacles to Canada’s Arctic (a continental horizon!) and accidents could occur in the future.

Locally we have Jeff Whan of Croydon writing in August/September 2013 SCOOP, “So the Battle Rages On”. He and Carolyn Butts of Tamworth, have been resident “Mad Megs” writing for papers and posting information about specifi c nearby land, water and air pollution problems. Th ey are part of a large group (220 members) called Concerned Citizens of Tyendinaga and Environs (CCCTE) and their web site is www.leakyland.com (for information, times of meetings and future plans) and they sound a voice which is starting to be heard by local councillors. Carolyn Butts describes how “our task now is to visit all councillors in the area and follow up with presentations to each municipality. Th e Napanee Council is kept informed of our fi ndings on a regular basis; we are spreading the word that a landfi ll is not a site-specifi c problem but one that has a far reach.” Water, air and land

pollution are not restricted to municipal boundaries. For example, leachate, the toxic fl uid that comes from the bottom of the closed Richmond landfi ll is processed through the Greater Napanee Utilities. Th e Concerned Citizens discovered a biosolid originating from this facility is being delivered as fertilizer to distant farms in Stone Mills and Tyendinaga townships.

On August 15, 2013 the Napanee Beaver wrote a feature article called Waste Soil project Deferred - about the postponement of Napanee’s Councillors’ zoning vote for a soil and wastewater recycling facility to be located on Goodyear Road. No operating approval has YET been granted by the Ministry of Environment. City Councillor Shaune Lucas said, “Every specifi c question (for the project) didn’t see a specifi c answer.” And Deputy Mayor Roger Cole said that votes for zoning approval for the soil and wastewater remediation facility are to be deferred until September 10--a short postponement period for citizens with questions.

Just like the “Energy East “Transcanada Proposal before Parliament, any little amount of time, any small victory for people who don’t want fracking, leaching, fl aring, increased trucking and contamination of surface waters and soils, is a miracle made by cooperative and concerned people trying to reclaim their vision for a healthy community in which to live. Before the concept of Common Good for people and environments disappears every person should think about joining with other “Concerned C i t i z e n s ” to question whether or not community and family structures will be altered and weakened or strengthened by these big p r o p o s e d projects and their t e m p t a t i o n s . Every one of us is aff ected and it is time to start writing letters to local councillors, Members of P a r l i a m e n t , to the Federal Ministry of the E n v i r o n m e n t and Th e National Energy Board. People will have to volunteer

time and eff ort for benefi ts to pay knowledgeable lawyers to defend their concerns in Courts of Law and to organize carpools to attend local council meetings to voice questions. From such cooperation it is possible that new solutions and ideas can be presented; new employment can be suggested and better ways of engineering can be discussed. Call this “runaway idealism and community action.”

Brueghel depicted the urgency of Flanders’ situation nearly 500 years ago but it took several centuries for his paintings to become studied and respected. Today’s energy situation in Canada is also urgent--in a diff erent “petrol-state” way. A warning went out from Lac-Megantic and citizens throughout Canada are starting to ask hard questions of energy companies, their processes and equipment and transport. Mad Meg has not been spotted yet but her resolute spirit is starting to be felt. As William Carlos Williams wrote, “Brueghel saw it all.”

ADDENDUM: Th e famous playwright and theatrical director Bertolcht Brecht built the lead character for Mother Couragefrom Mad Meg and used Dulle Grietas inspiration for the sets of that play which he wrote in 1939. In the 1960’s the American poet, William Carlos Williams, wrote a volume of poetry: Pictures From Brueghel and Other Poems. Canadian poet Al Purdy has paid tribute to Brueghel and other painters in some poems from Th e Collected Poems of Al Purdy, 1960’s.

Dulle Griet, aka “Mad Meg”, painted by Pieter Brueghal in 1562.

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Detail of “Mad Meg”.


The Canadian Piano Museum By Barb Wilson

Tons of pianos - to be exact, thirty pianos and twenty-one organs fill the Edwardian home of piano

technician John Hall and his wife Margaret.

John Hall, a well known Kingston and area piano tuner is a man with a passion and that passion is piano history. And that passion has driven him to collect specimens and aptly start the Canadian Piano Museum in a house built by John Stevenson, a 19th century Kingston piano manufacturer and politician. From the minute we arrive, it is clear that John Hall is keen to tell us his stories about the manufacturing of pianos in Eastern Ontario and how he came to be the curator of this unusual collection of antique pianos and organs here in Napanee.

This stately three-storey home at 138 Robinson Street, architecturally Italianate by description, has several large rooms crammed with every kind of piano you could imagine. In fact, John quipped, “I like to say that we live in a piano museum while my wife Margaret says that there is a piano museum in our house.” And indeed, the family lives in the former servants’ quarters –seemingly servants to the pianos at times. Why this location? The connection with piano builder John Stevenson, a familiarity with the area and finally the solidity of the beams and joists of the house made it very suitable to house the myriad of pianos that John has collected over the years. He admits to having difficulty turning down donations even though he may never use them. Those live in a storage facility for retired pianos. Old pianos are hard to sell. “Twenty years ago the market was quite different than it is today.” People want the more convenient electronic keyboards that don’t need tuning or too much maintenance and are easy to move!” But, he points out that most people recognize the superior acoustics of a real piano even though it may be impractical in their homes. One should ideally have both for different applications. John and his whole family recognize how difficult it is to move a 300-500 lb piano, up and down stairs and into tight spots.

John systematically takes us from room to room giving the history of each piano, and demonstrating their different sounds with his competent playing. In the first

room we are introduced to the square piano which is actually rectangular and a precursor to the upright which came along later as a space saver. The spinet followed.

John points out pictures and memorabilia on the walls and gives us a fascinating mini lecture on the history of piano building in Kingston, which seems to have been a hub of piano manufacturing in the mid 1800s. The old Commercial Mart or S&R building as most of us know it, housed several different builders over a period of about 75 years with names such as Weber, Fox, Wormwith, McMillan and yes, Stevenson. Award winning pianos were produced and many top woodworkers as well as technicians were employed for most of the last half of the century, some of them coming from the renowned Heintzman factory and even from Steinway in the United States. But the piano in the Star Trek corner of the room that seems to tickle John is a Vulcan piano. John has tuned it with a scale that sounds “alien” when he demonstrates it, playing his own otherworldly composition. And there is a signed picture of Leonard Nimoy with John and the Vulcan piano displayed prominently among other Star Trek memorabilia, to the delight of Star Trek fans. We move to the main parlour, which seems to contain the bulk of the collection and possibly the most beautiful of pianos---grand pianos, square pianos and the first generation of upright pianos. It is clear that John loves all these pianos and has spent many hours not only tuning but painstakingly restoring some of the more luxurious of them. He is moved when he tells us how some pianos cannot be restored or tuned because they have cracked plates, which often happens in moving or as the result of climate. One intricately carved exquisite piano is sadly beyond repair with a cracked sound board. We hear tinkling in the next room and are introduced to musician Emi Nakazawa, John’s apprentice tuner, who has been with him for two years. After reading an article about a piano technician with 40 years experience, she and her husband decided to pay him a visit. “I was very impressed with John’s knowledge of pianos,” she enthuses. She decided to become a piano technician under his tutelage.

Learning to tune is not as easy as it might seem. It is an art, like playing an instrument; you are always improving with experience. John cautions, “If you stop, you lose your skill, and have to work your way back.” So, those of you who think you might be able to learn to tune your own pianos—you can’t, at least not easily. Besides, the many tools are very expensive.

John’s teacher and mentor is Ted Sambell who at 91 is still tuning and improving even though he was a preferred tuner for Glenn Gould many years ago. John thinks he will never be as good a tuner as his mentor but feels that his forte is rebuilding pianos and now feels that he could design and build one of his one ( he studied engineering in University). But Piano History is perhaps his main interest now. In fact, he has published a tract for the Kingston Historical Society entitled, One Hundred Years of Piano Making in Kingston. “Did you know that Princess Margaret played the piano?” asks John as he points to an old photograph showing her sitting at the same type of piano as the one standing in front of us.

We continue from room to room viewing all sorts of keyboards: a player piano for which John has hundreds of rolls, and organs, melodeons, harmonicas which interestingly use metal ‘reeds” similar to those in some organs. There is even an early attempt at a portable piano built in the 1940s modularly for easy shipping. However, the plastic components were impossible to replace so the idea died - although John thinks they were onto something. The bodies of many of the pianos are exquisite pieces of furniture often intricately carved and using such exotic woods as burled walnut. Some are in a less than pristine state. But contrary to what many think, a painted piano does not sacrifice the sound quality as the wood and plate are the resonators so you can fit that old upright into your décor after all. Every piano is unique both in sound and appearance.

“I am naming each room after a Canadian composer or pianist,” John claims as we head into the Healy Willan Room (he was a prolific and renowned Toronto composer and organist) which contains an organ that John particularly enjoys playing for its wide range of tone and dynamics. After stopping briefly to examine John’s

father’s old harmonica collection, we move on and John continues to educate us about the different types of organs: reed organs like the Melodeon were used in churches in the early 19th century because they were light and provided all that was needed to accompany a small church choir and congregation. The more complex pipe organs are still being made in Canada. In fact, in 1949, Northern electric was licensed to make Hammond organs in Belleville. Pianos, however, have not been made here since the 1980s.

John leads us through the kitchen (which Margaret insisted be a piano-free zone) to a pleasant back deck to answer our questions. What advice he would give to people about care of their pianos?

“Because of our extremes of humidity here, ideally a piano should be tuned twice a year but you can go a year or two without harm. Most people get it done once a year but if the piano has not been tuned for a few years, it may require a second tuning a few months after. The best time to tune is the beginning of the dry season or the beginning of the humid season. After the heat has been on for a short while is a good time.” Humidity is an issue as are extremes of temperature so he recommends heat pumps over air conditioners. Because heat sources dry out the air, some humidification in winter is good practice.

As well as being a church organist, John is still tuning pianos in the area and he charges just over $100 for a basic tune on a local piano. Grands, special pianos, and travel time will raise the price. But a well tuned piano is a joy to play so it’s definitely worth it.

John could conceivably talk about pianos for much longer than we had time for. He is a dedicated servant and seems to have an emotional as well as intellectual connection with his “charges”. Visitors are encouraged to make an appointment to come to The Canadian Piano Museum and enjoy the fruits of his hard work and passion. Much as he loves his collection, sometimes when he and his wife are moving a heavy piano he thinks “Why not flutes?” You can reach John Hall at the Canadian Piano Museum at 138 Robinson St. in Napanee. [email protected]. b. (613) 354 7117 / h. (613) 354 5066

Emi Nakazawa, John’s apprentice tuner at work. Credit: A. Saxe.

John Hall, Curator of the Canadian Piano Museum.


Map Turtle that came in after it was hit by a car. Courtesy SPWC.

“Should I bother?” When You Shouldn’t Just Let Nature Take Its CourseBy Leah Birmingham

Many of the calls we receive at SPWC are not the first call that was made by the person who is

desperately seeking help for an injured wild animal. Often they have tried local humane societies, veterinary clinics, animal control agencies and the Ministry of Natural Resources. Those calls generally get them directed to us, but along the way these caring individuals have often been told to leave it alone and “let nature take its course.” There is nothing natural about a vehicle travelling 80km, or a wire snare set for a coyote, or a big window that birds often fly into. This advice leads to the same discussion at SPWC of whether or not “nature” caused the initial injury to occur. Either way, our philosophy differs from those the caller may have received before talking to SPWC. We feel compelled to help these suffering creatures regardless of why or how they were injured. Just simply the fact that the animal is struggling with pain, likely somewhat immobilized, and not capable of surviving without some help in the form of medical treatment, nutrition and shelter, is reason enough for intervention and assistance. When the rescuer of the animal hears our views, they are generally very relieved as some of those earlier phone calls may have resulted in ridicule for their desire to help.

Once the phone call comes in, the rescue process is rolling. Firstly, the wounded animal needs to be contained. For some people this means overcoming many of their own fears, mostly of the unknown reaction from the animal, but also from fear of causing further injury or suffering. Unfortunately, the latter is a necessary evil that may happen, but regardless, the animal needs help from humans, and along with human help comes a level of danger. Containing injured wildlife can either be surprisingly easy (since injured animals often lack the energy to put up much of a fight), or if the animal still has certain faculties (like the ability to fly or swim away), capture can be impossible until the animal has succumbed further to its injuries. We help talk people through capture, giving them tips and insights as to the best methods to use, based on our extensive experience with a multitude of species.

Since SPWC covers such a large area and we don’t have the resources to have a rescue team employed, if someone is going to help that suffering animal, it likely has to be the finder and/or their friends and family. Once contained (ideally in a cardboard box), the next step is transport to SPWC. The best-case scenario for the animal is if the finder can bring it directly into SPWC, this is the fastest course of action. If the finder cannot transport the animal, we begin the process of calling volunteers from our Volunteer Driver’s List. This can take a while because our volunteer drivers list is far too short, with never enough available people from any specific area. In many scenarios, the injured wild animal is coming from afar and a series of volunteers have to be arranged in order to get the patient to SPWC without overtaxing any one volunteer in particular.

When the patient arrives at SPWC they are assessed with a full physical exam, after their assessment skilled staff determines which would be the best course of treatment. This generally involves pain medication, antibiotics, and sterile fluids administered under the skin to help compensate for dehydration. The animal is then placed in a safe, secure, cage with heat if needed. Often the stress of capture, transport and physical exam has left the patient weak. Sometimes we cannot even perform a full physical as the stress level can overwhelm and lead to death due to their poor physical condition. Especially with birds and certain mammals such as White Tailed Deer which experience high stress to begin with. If their assessment reveals injuries, which will prevent full recovery, and eventual release back into the wild, the patient is humanely euthanized.

Euthanasia and death are not subjects most people are comfortable discussing, as a vet tech I have experienced a lot of euthanasia; from having to make the decision for my own loved pet to assisting veterinarians during euthanasia in an animal hospital; grieving with the family as they say goodbye to a dear friend; to making the decision for a suffering wild animal. Whatever the scenario by the end of the day, you are often drained of energy, but feel a sense of strength

for being the person that helps animals find peace from pain, and release from their injured body. It is always a somber event, riddled with emotions.

All too often, it is a sad reality for injured wildlife that must be in peak condition to survive the harsh world they face daily. For predators, they must be agile enough to chase and capture their prey, and for prey species they need to be able to respond quickly to evade predation. Broken wings and limbs, brain trauma, sight impairment can all be injuries that prevent full recovery. With these types of injuries, it can be difficult to fully determine the extent of them on arrival so they are kept pain free and comfortable, while their recovery is closely monitored. We always err on the side of caution and give the animal the benefit of as much time as their stress level will allow. We root for them and hope that they can make a full recovery, sometimes this process can take weeks or months to determine. If in the end the patient has to be put down, we may be hugely disappointed, but we do not spend a lot of time mourning, there are many other patients requiring our assistance.

Another consideration for whether or not a patient should be put through time in captivity rehabilitating from their injuries, is the season. At this time of year, both migration and hibernation become a factor. Will this little songbird have time to recover from a broken wing and then fly across the Great Lakes and the U.S. towards his winter location? Will this turtle be healed enough to hibernate for the winter? Will this chipmunk have enough time to build a cache large enough to sustain it through the winter? Will it have a den built in time? Will this mangy (caused by a skin parasite) fox grow enough fur to keep warm in the harsh climate it lives in after the three-week treatment? Do we have the caging and diet needed to properly care for this animal throughout the winter? So many factors come into play when choosing the fate of a wild patient.

When the rescuers call back to find out how the patient is doing, they often do not respond well if the end result was death. They can be especially upset if they receive the news that the patient has been euthanized. Arguing with our decisions and listing all of the reasons why they disagree, or feel that a life in a sanctuary would have been a better end

result. That reaction often intensifies if the rescuer caused the trauma. Some people resort to insults and name-calling while they deal with their own personal emotions, people bond quickly to the animals they rescue and upon the loss, they go through the stages of grief. One scenario that demonstrates this situation was a Red Tailed Hawk from last fall, she came in after a family had a wildlife “management” company set a snare for a coyote that is visiting their property (not attacking or threatening, just visiting). When they were checking the snare the next day they found a Red Tailed Hawk entangled in it instead of the intended coyote victim. We tried hard to help this hawk regain use of her leg. She had nerve damage, tendon and ligament damage, circulation damage, and after several weeks, her leg continued to lose function and maintaining circulation was very difficult while keeping the leg immobilized to help the tendons and joints heal. Her talons were becoming necrotic, and dying off. She would not regain the use of her leg, which is critical for a Raptor who has to seize their prey and fly away to a safe location to eat. It also prevents the bird from using one leg to grasp the food while eating and the other to balance and remain standing. To release this bird would be unethical as she would simply starve to death later, and likely suffer from long-term pain. It was suggested that amputating the leg and keeping the bird in captivity would have been a better option. Not for this bird, she was wild, and resented all interactions with humans. She would

This Red Tailed Hawk had to be euthanized when her leg wound did not heal, and in fact

got worse over time. Courtesy SPWC.

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Duck DecoysBy Michael Saxe

The onset of fall and the cooler weather brings many familiar events back to Eastern Ontario.

Kids head off to school on cool fall mornings, pumpkins are carved and migratory birds fl y overhead, en route to their winter destinations. With the movement of the birds comes another tradition – the duck hunt, an experience with a set of traditions all its own, some modern, some dating back thousands of years.

Th e use of decoys for duck hunting in North America is a practice that dates back more than two thousand years. North American natives initially used arrangements of stones, sticks and mud to entice prey. Th is method, while eff ective, was temporary and eventually led to more permanent creations made of woven grass. Both of these techniques, developed centuries ago, are still used by

the Cree along the shores of James Bay.With the arrival of European immigrants a new chapter in the tradition was written as the settlers learned and borrowed from native hunting practices. In Europe the tradition was to use live birds as decoys but the early settlers were quick to realize the advantages of an artifi cial bird. Th e Europeans, with their own traditions of woodworking and craftsmanship, began to produce beautifully carved and crafted wooden decoys – the precursors to the decoys we are familiar with today.

With this new tradition in decoy craftsmanship came with it a tremendous diversifi cation in decoys. While there were factories mass-producing decoys as early as the 1880s, the geography of the area, the type of birds found there, as well as the cultural heritage of the carver and the region resulted in more specialized, localized varieties of decoys.

Th ese beautiful pieces were carved by local hunters, guides or boat builders – many of whom became quite well-known for their work.

Bill Chrysler of Belleville, D.W. Nichol of Smith’s Falls and Reg Bloom of Kingston were just a few of the decoy carvers whose work has come to be viewed as

excellent representations of decoys from our region. All decoys were originally produced with the intent of being used as eff ective bird lures. While they were utilitarian in function, the pride in craftsmanship is often evident and because of this, many pieces have come to be regarded as folk art by collectors, fetching hundreds, if not thousands of dollars at auction.

According to Steven Lloyd, in an interview for Collectorsweekly.com, bird hunting has evolved a great deal, even in the last century. Prior to 1918 and the institution of the North American Wildlife Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, there were little to no limits on the hunting of migratory birds in North America. Hunters could hunt whatever and whenever they wished – which means that there are more than just duck decoys out there, although

decoys for herons, owls and swans are much more rare. Th e amount of waterfowl used to be so plentiful that once lured, the birds could simply be netted or grabbed. As time has marched on, both hunting practices and decoys have changed. Dwindling bird populations and modern hunting weapons have altered the way in which birds are hunted and decoys, no longer hand carved, are factory produced hundreds or thousands of miles away from the hunting grounds. Hand-carved bird decoys are no longer tools, designed to fl oat in rivers and lakes to attract prey, but are viewed as collector’s items, often destined for the shelf or the auction block.

But the world changes. It is perhaps unrealistic to expect things to stay exactly the same forever. And while the hand-crafted decoy is a thing of the past, we still hang on to its history and, more importantly, to the duck hunt itself. For it isn’t simply the material things that create tradition, it is the people and what they do as a community that maintain traditions in a changing world. In the coming weeks the hunters will once again set off in the early morning hours and we will hear the sounds of the hunt echoing across the shores of our rivers, lakes and wetlands of our communities.

Historical information from Ontario Decoys II by Bernie Gates.

A splendid merganser decoy by Bill Hart of Belleville, early 1900s. Credit: Jim Stewart, from “The County Decoys: The

Fine Old Decoys of Prince Edward County, Ontario”.

County hunters dressed up for a photograph of their large bag of waterfowl, late 1800s. Credit: Dick Bird, from “The County Decoys:

The Fine Old Decoys of Prince Edward County, Ontario”.

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Comfort Food for Human and Canine AlikeBeverly Frazer and Dalton CowperBy Linda Selkirk

What does a Bakery and a Dog Boarding Kennel have in common? Food,

certainly but that’s not all. Two of our neighbours are managing to combine the two seemingly dispa-rate businesses quite well. The food industry is highly competitive. New restaurants and bakeries continue to open up pro-viding a variety of food while many long established eateries continue to serve patrons in our local townships, but The River Bakery on Concession St. in Tamworth not only lives up to its hard-earned reputation of serv-ing slow cooked, fresh food without preservatives as well as tasty baked goods but it continues to grow and expand especially now under their new owners: Dalton Cowper and Beverly Frazer. As a team they work long hours but it is quickly evident that they are doing what they love. Many of us still recall the original owners Poppy Harrison and David Greenland who opened their doors boasting that “they made the best bagels in Eastern Ontario.” Over the years the Bakery changed owners but the quality of the food and the baked items only got bet-ter. Now Bev and Dalton, with the aid of David, who still does the bulk of the baking, have expanded the menu and offer a greater variety of take-out items. Bev always has a warm smile to greet everyone who enters The Bakery and many of her recipes are now in demand. Annette Wilson, along with Anita Wilson, welcome the patrons and provide first class service. Customers pop by to pick up a bagels, bread, muf-fins, pies and a wide variety of other baked goods or they can sit down and have a delicious lunch from the expanding menu. The old favou-rites, such as the much-loved lemon tarts are still available but look for what’s new. A big hit has been the slow-cooked ribs that are offered Friday nights as part of a prix fixe menu with five delicious courses. Dalton, well known for his year-round boarding kennel for dogs called the Regal Beagle on Hwy. 41, had already brought the same level of attention to detail and a love for quality organic pet foods with little or no preservatives to their kennel. I share Dalton’s love of dogs and can appreciate the attention he pays to keeping both his and his cli-ents’ dogs on a nutritionally sound diet which gives the lucky pooches wonderful immune systems and su-perior health. So it’s not a surprise that Dalton and Bev wanted the very best for the customers that visit The Bakery. The Regal Beagle was envi-

sioned as the culmination of a five year plan when they first moved to Kingston. While working at a full-time position, Dalton managed to fit in several years of part-time work learning more about dog training with boarding experts in Kingston. Dalton believes that when dogs are boarded, they are embarking on their own holiday from home. They join the Cowper dogs who live there (all seven of them) for the duration of their stay; they become a part of the dog pack. Dalton’s love of dogs was evident when he rhymed off his own dogs names: Dabney, Saxon (the newbie), Porter, Kilty, Cooper, Lacy and Louis Target (yes, he is so special he has his own last name). There are two Labs, three Beagles, a Bloodhound and a Coonhound; all of them serving as excellent hosts welcoming the other dogs into the kennel. Some dogs may never have experienced this before, but dogs love to socialize with other dogs. Since they are free to mingle and roam in a safe environment, they learn to enjoy the comfort of a rou-tine that includes a nap and, yes, a weekly campfire night on Saturdays when humans and all the dogs are quite literally “happy campers”. Dalton was pleased to learn that the burn ban has been lifted for now so the dogs won’t have to miss this spe-cial campfire night. Returning “cli-entele” recognize their holiday spot and jump out of the cars looking forward to another visit. For own-

ers, this is a huge relief knowing that their pets are in good hands. Even as a youngster, Dalton was drawn to dogs, caring for his own family’s dogs and for those he walked as a part-time job while growing up. Bev also loves dogs and Labrador Re-trievers have a special place in her heart as she always had a loving Lab growing up. The kennel has many home comforts including air conditioning, homemade and branded organic treats and CBC radio for their listen-ing pleasure. Some visitors of the canine kind stay for a month or 6 weeks at a time. There is a feeling of comfort and safety communicated by the resident dogs to newcomers and plenty of time to enjoy human

companionship as well. Each dog then finds his niche in the pack for the duration of the stay. Helping out at the kennel is Cody Kew, a Tamworth native who has already contributed to the suc-cess of the kennel for four years and is a valued and trusted asset. Stu-dent Sean Bodzasy, like other stu-dents in the past, was able to com-plete his volunteer hours there and is now another assistant Dalton can rely on. One way I can enjoy both their businesses is when I go to pur-chase fresh bread, smoked almonds or specialty cheese, I bring one of my dogs, sit on the patio and talk “dogs” with Dalton. Sounds like a new show: Dogs with Dalton… nev-er a dog’s breakfast! The website for the Re-gal Beagle www.regalbeagleun-leashed.com offers a wealth of in-formation for dog lovers. The website for the Bakery is in progress: www.riverbakery.com

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The Stone Mills Local Food ProjectBy Cam Mather

I heard a great story recently about summer in Tamworth 50 or 60 years ago. Local youth would head

to the 4 corners in Tamworth during their summer holidays to fi nd some work. Farmers would arrive and take a crew back to their farms for things like bringing in hay bales. Th is was back in the days when square bales were loaded into the lofts of barns and strong backs were a prerequisite. For the farmers it was fi rst come, fi rst served and there was never enough labour.

Fast forward to today when diesel fuel has replaced those strong backs and round bales wrapped in petroleum (in the form of plastic) are moved with the incredible energy of stored ancient sunlight. And the youth today in rural areas are hard-pressed to fi nd local work. Th e solution for many families is to get a second or third car so their teens can drive to fast food outlets in the city for minimum wage part-time jobs. Again, all made possible through the miracle of cheap fossil fuels.

So what if we ran out of this marvelous oil? What if we’d extracted the easy oil and all that was left was deeper and harder to extract, using increasing amounts of energy to extract decreasing amounts of potential energy? Th e fact that oil was about $20 a barrel decades ago and it’s $110 a barrel today, there are signs that maybe we are entering that time when we are past the peak of the easy oil and into a period of decline.

Th e irony for so many of us living in rural areas is that we’re surrounded by people growing food, but few of us actually eat anything that was grown nearby. Our diet comes from thousands of kilometers away. Our local farmers are trying to maximize their return by selling into a market, which may see their harvest end up in another country. So we have become dependent on other countries for much of our food. Peach growers in the Niagara region couldn’t compete with Chinese and Greek canned peaches so the government paid them to plow under their orchards. Now you can’t fi nd Canadian canned peaches. Meanwhile China’s use of pesticides is so heavy that many bee populations have been eliminated, meaning that peach blossoms have to be pollinated by hand. By people rather than bees. Does that sound like a logical way for people in Stone Mills to get their canned peaches?

Our local farmers do an exceptional job producing crops, but they are heavily dependent on non-renewable fossil fuels and capital. Th ey don’t buy those massive tractors using their Canadian

Tire credit card and they don’t plant 500 acres worth of corn seeds from a seed packet. Farmers need capital, and the economic crisis of 2008 showed how quickly capital markets can freeze up. No capital, no new tractors and no big seed orders on credit.

During the food crisis of 2008 when $148/barrel oil and brutal droughts drove up food prices, many countries that previously exported food staples like wheat and rice stopped doing so. Th ey wanted to feed their own populations fi rst. Even though we’re surrounded by food in the fi elds, our food supply is not really that secure.

So it seems we have to do two things. We have to make ourselves more resilient in terms of our food supply. We have to source more of it from our own communities. And I’m not just talking about an annual foray to the you-pick strawberry patch and the bit of corn you might buy from a local farmer. We need to actually start sourcing a decent number of the calories we consume from our neighbors. And some of those farms need to be of smaller scale, less dependent on massive infusions of capital for seed and equipment, and less reliant on fossil fuels. Right now in Stone Mills there are small backyard gardens and large-scale farms but not much in between these two extremes. Having smaller farms that grow a range of food on a human scale will build up our resilience. Th ey make us less dependent on foreign food, fossil fuels and the credit markets.

Secondly we need to fi nd a way to provide our youths with local jobs where they learn some practical skills like growing food. Th e challenge is that most local farms are entirely automated and don’t need the human power. Th ere is some you-pick and smaller operations but they only need help for a couple of weeks here and there. We need to fi nd a way to aggregate this local requirement for labour to provide a summer worth’s of work for students.

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Go West at the Old OakBy Alyce Gorter

Born and raised in the backwoods by poor, non-farming parents, “getting a deer” meant meat on the

winter table. Hunting was not a sport. It was a fact of life.

But, as we contemplated the approaching deer hunting season we wondered whether we would be able to hunt that year. There were considerations: Our ‘gang’ would consist of a father with very painful feet, a daughter who had never shot anything, a son who didn’t own a gun, a son-in-law who could get lost in the back yard and a miniature poodle for a tracking dog. Due to schedules, our hunting time would be restricted to only three days -- opening day and two Saturdays. Inclement weather could prevent us from actually hunting any of those days. We would have the expense of four licenses; and finally, we questioned the chances of such a group actually getting a deer. After taking all of this into consideration, we unanimously decided to go for it.

Now, since Dad had rented out almost every acre he owned, we had precious little property on which to hunt. Therefore, it was extremely important that we follow Dad’s instructions and stay within the boundaries of his land and we had to figure out a way to effectively cover that territory. To ask for a map or to surreptitiously scribble down a few key points on our sleeve would be sue to incur a look of utter disbelief from Dad. He couldn’t imagine that one of his children could be so simple that s/he couldn’t remember to follow his easy directions.

Well as could be expected, there were a few problems with his plan: Dad’s directions usually included an oak tree as a reference point. Well, he was dealing with a group that could barely tell thedifference between a coniferous and a deciduous tree. Only Dad had a good understanding of where to locate north, south, east or west when in the bush; and the property we had to cover was about 95% water. Not a big body of open, peaceful lake, mind you, but a deceitful, smirking, unending lengthof marsh, swamp, and beaver ponds that snaked across the terrain always luring us farther from familiar parts as we

attempted to find a crossing.

Not unexpectedly, about five minutes into the third run, hubby and the dog disappeared. Now, I knew the dog could find its way home but Dad instructed me to go find hubby and... And this is where the story changes depending on who is telling it. I’m sure Dad told us to head for the south side of the big pond. Dad says he plainly told me to head for the north side of the big pond. Believe who you will. I rounded up hubby and we struck off trudging up and down, over and around every sort of wilderness object until we got to what had to be the right location! We started the run. “Keep in touch,” Iadmonished hubby, “whistle and call from time to time so I’ll know how fast you’re going and where you are.” Sure enough, five minutes later hubby and the dog had soundlessly disappeared again.

At this point losing hubby was the least of my worries. What bothered me more was that my boots were about half a size too small for me. I’d been on my feet for 3.5 hours carrying a heavy shotgun andmy toes felt like someone was pushing slivers into them with a hammer. Walking was almost impossible. And that’s when I heard the gunshot. I started to run.

Well to shorten up the story, after my husband and I cleaned the deer, it was up to me to find Dad and my brother. “Hubby has a sore ankle,” said I, (totally true) “and was wondering if you could pick him up with the four-wheeler.”

“ Why?” asked Dad. “He’s way over on the South side of the pond. We’ll have to find another way to get him out of there.”

“I don’t think he’s that far.” I argued, “He couldn’t have wrestled an 8-point buck across the pond.” Dad looked up at me his eyes wide as saucers, “He got one?!” he exclaimed. He was no more surprised than the rest of us.

As it turned out, hubby was exactly where Dad said he was which, apparently, wasn’t where he should have been. But if he had been where he should have been we wouldn’t have gotten a deer.

It was a good hunt and we’ve got some great memories.

Stuffing the TurkeyBy Beverly Frazer

If you ask anybody, they will say Thanksgiving brings out their Mother’s best cooking. We wait all

year and start drooling the second the leaves start to turn. You‘ll hear people say: My Mom makes the best ‘garlic and chive mash potatoes’ and another will say: My mom’s gravy is to die for, and for others it comes down to the turkey itself. But what is turkey unless it is stuffed full of goodness.

There’s been a long standing argument at our house as to whose mother makes the best turkey stuffing. But having tried Mrs. Cowper’s stuffing this past year the trophy hands down goes to her. Sorry Mom. Her recipe will keep everyone coming back for seconds. It is in such high demand at Thanksgiving that she always makes a separate casserole dish or two as back up. Crisping the top, she brings it out just as one of us watches the last spoonful settle onto someone else’s plate. Here is a stuffing worth loosening your belt for. Top it with gravy and you are on your way to heaven.

Mrs. Cowper’s Thanksgiving Stuffing

• 4 tablespoons butter or non-dairy margarine to keep it dairy-free

• 1 medium onion, chopped• 3 celery stalks, cut crosswise in ¼”

slices• ½ teaspoon kosher salt• 1 teaspoon ground sage• 1 teaspoon savory• 1 teaspoon thyme• 10 cups dried unseasoned bread

cubes • 1½ cups chicken or vegetable broth• 1 egg

• ¼ cup fresh fine chopped parsley• 6 breakfast sausage (remove casing

and fry until fully cooked) Chop into ¼ inch pieces (optional)

InstructIons

1. Turn oven to 350 degrees, (cook time 40 minutes in uncovered casserole dish)

2. Incorporate all the dry spices and bread cubes together

3. In a large buttered fry pan sauté onions parsley and celery for five minutes on medium heat

4. Add the cooked sausage meat to the wet vegetable mix

5. Delicately fold the sausage meat and onion mixture into the spiced bread cubes. Be careful not to crush the bread cubes

6. Slowly pour in the cooled chicken broth and fold into the mixture carefully again

7. In a small bowl whisk an egg and add it to the mixture until fully incorporated

8. Stuff your bird and fill a casserole dish. Cooking time for ‘in bird stuffing’ will depend on the size of your bird. For a casserole dish 40 minutes uncovered at 350 degrees or until crisp on top. Remove from oven and serve.

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Recycling, Reusing ... or Ridiculous?By Sally Bowen

Our parents were kids during the Depression, and the examples they set fit right in with today’s

philosophy of recycle and reuse, don’t waste. Sometimes that happens on a fairly large scale.

Our men were offered the job of taking down the two-storey grain elevator in Emerald in exchange for the wood. Since it had been built flat board on flat board (instead of edge on edge) we gleaned something like six MILES of mainly useable boards. We re-floored the second story of our barn, and then built a very useful shearing area. Mezzanines were built which immediately filled with “stuff that will come in useful someday.” The shearing area stores our Wool Shed products 360 days/year, and is emptied for shearing five days a year. When Jake rebuilt the barn this spring, there was not one significant purchase needed. Virtually everything was scrounged.

A portable saw mill was hired to cut our own logs into boards for our use. The off-cuts make effective compost containment, turning dead plants, weeds and roots into great compost to feed the garden.

Recycling is evident everywhere on our farm. A horse-drawn milk wagon became a tow-able, warm-up shack for construction (with an old pizza oven for warmth). Parked in our back yard it was used as a duck brooder, a boys’ clubhouse, then rebuilt into a sauna with scrounged cedar wood lining and another reused wood stove. Our Wool Shed was once a milk/ice house, then was used for farm storage, a candle production shed, an ATV shed, boys’ music room, and now a neat little outlet shop. Our water wagon was once the body of a neighbour’s dump truck. (We haul a huge tank by tractor to the field where it is needed.) One loader tractor is an amalgamation of two elderly tractors. We are now scavenging an ATV and another tractor for parts.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 --- 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.Village Christmas Craft Fair

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 --- 1:00 P.M.Royal Canadian Legion #458 Santa Claus Parade

Starting at The River Bakery and finishing at the Soccer Field on County Rd. 4.Please bring a non-perishable food item for the Lions Club Christmas Hamper.

Photos with Santa and refreshments at The Legion Hall after the Parade.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 --- 3:00 - 7:00 P.M.Kids’ Christmas Karaoke

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Lessons LearnedBy Blair McDonald

For me, the arrival of September feels like the time of fresh starts. I know what you are thinking:

“Well, that’s because you’re a teacher.” True, working in education really does make the fi rst Tuesday in September a New Years of sorts – depending on how you look at it. For some, I’m sure the saddest New Year’s party imaginable. But, in general, I think regardless of whether or not you are in school, there is a collective transformation that everyone goes through in September.

Th is fall, I have been given the honour of teaching a fourth year course which focuses on signifi cant discussions in the role of journalism in society. We cover major voices from the history of the 19th and 20th century on topics like: the freedom of the press, censorship, truth and objectivity in the news, and the eff ects of television and Internet on public opinion.

As not to drone on and on about the course itself, in late August when I was getting the reading list for the course together, I had a meeting with a Professor who had previously taught this course – who, for the sake of this story, must be noted is of the Baby Boomer generation. When he looked at my fi rst reading (a chapter from John Stuart Mill entitled, ‘Of the Liberty of Th ought and Discussion’ dated 1859) he laughed and said: “It’s too bad these texts have the dates listed beside them. It’s going to be a hard-sell getting students to read something that old.”

I guess I never thought of the Mill reading being a problem in that way. My intention was clear: his [J.S. Mill] concerns are not matched by any contemporary and, at the same time, as original as ever. Besides, it is not the date of something that makes it old-fashioned, it’s the prejudices behind it.

Camille Paglia noted this same dismissal of the history of ideas some twenty years ago in her assessment of the education system: “Education has become a prisoner of contemporaneity. It is the great past, not the dizzy present, that is the best door to the future.”

In the end, the class did the Mill reading last week, and there was no ‘ageism’ to be found. While relevance might be the new contemporary judgment of information, there is also something to be said for why great books of Western culture continue to be relevant: their insights about the human condition transcend particular moments in history and reveal something at the core of our nature.

When it comes to major ideas, age shouldn’t be a determining factor. If all we ever look at is the revolving door of the present, it’s hard to see where are current beliefs are going to take us. As paradoxical as it might sound, I’m in agreement with Paglia on this one: the past really is our door to the future.


Bringing Back the Bees

By Susan Howlett and Susan Moore

Bees are in the news these days. We’ve been hearing more and more about the threats they

face: pesticides, corn seed treated with neonicotinoids (a nerve disrupter), colony collapse disorder, winter kill, and parasitic mites, among others. There are many threats to bees these days and people are justifiably worried.

However, the talk in the media concentrates on the honeybee, a very important pollinator from Europe, and a well-loved honey producer. But the honeybee is only one species of bee found in Ontario. Most of us know little about our 400 plus native bee species which are also pollinators. They include the familiar bumblebees, mason bees and sweat bees. Unfortunately, our native bees are also facing many threats and suffering severe losses.

On Sunday, September 15, a well-attended day-long seminar on bees sponsored by the Stewardship Councils of Eastern Ontario was held in Perth, featuring native bee advocate Susan Chan. Also included on the program was a round-table discussion with Susan Chan, retired Agriculture Canada research scientist Ted Mosquin, and beekeepers Jocelyne Steeves, Phil Laflamme, and Claude Tardif.

The focus of Chan’s talk was our native bee species. She began by identifying the five families of bees found here and describing some of their distinctive habits. We learned that some burrow into rotting wood, some live in holes in bare ground or in abandoned rodent holes, some make their nests in old raspberry and blackberry canes, some cut circles out of rose leaves, or collect the fuzz from certain plant leaves to line the cells of their nest. Most of the wild bees are solitary; a few are colonial. Some species are specialists, for example, the squash bee which collects pollen and nectar from squashes and pumpkins. Others pollinate a wide range of flowers in gardens, orchards, fields, and woods. Some bees are managed by farmers to pollinate specific crops – the alfalfa leafcutter bee is one. Bumblebees are another example; they are used to pollinate greenhouse tomatoes and cucumbers. As Chan points out, wild bees are often more important as pollinators than honey bees. Many of our fruits, vegetables and berries are pollinated by wild bees.

Unfortunately, human activities are threatening the survival of many of these wild bees. Their food sources and nesting sites are often eliminated by modern management practices, such as the removal of hedgerows and the destruction of flowering weeds from roadsides and field margins. Like the honeybees, wild bees are killed by pesticides. Even non-lethal exposure to

pesticides makes them more vulnerable to disease.

But, as Chan pointed out, there are actions we can take to protect and encourage bees. First and foremost we should stop using pesticides – they kill beneficial insects such as pollinators along with the target insects. Honeybees are removed from areas being sprayed, such as orchards, but wild bees are exposed to the toxic chemicals. In particular we need to get rid of treated seed and protest the use of neonicotinoids (nerve poisons, banned in Europe). Farmers need to have a choice, and currently all they can buy on the commercial market is treated corn seed.

To promote government action, visit ontariobee.com and select Act Now and access the petition, Save Ontario’s bees: ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.

Another important step is to leave hedgerows, field edges, and natural areas undisturbed to protect important habitat for pollinators. These areas may look “weedy” to some people, but for bees the weeds and flowering shrubs provide food, and the undisturbed ground and vegetation provide nesting sites. Persuading local jurisdictions to weed whip road verges if necessary rather than spraying them with herbicides will also help protect bee habitat.

Chan urged us to plant a variety of bee forage plants, including wildflowers, weeds, heirloom flowers, and flowering shrubs that are attractive to bees and that bloom at different times through the growing season. Some of the ornamental flowers commonly found in gardens offer no nectar or pollen. Try interplanting your vegetable garden with herbs, especially dill and lavender, and let your mustard and brassicas (such as broccoli) go to flower. For ideas, visit Pollination Guelph (pollinator.ca).

Participants at the seminar received the booklet A Landowner’s Guide to Conserving Native Pollinators in Ontario. It contains detailed information about wild bees and how we can help them, and it lists species of trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants and herbs from which bees obtain nectar and/or pollen. This very informative booklet, authored by Susan Chan, is available from Farms at Work by contacting [email protected].

The day concluded with a visit to a nearby farm where participants scoured a field of squash looking in the spent blossoms for squash bees and visited a field of honeybee hives managed by local beekeeper Phil Laflamme. We returned home with a new appreciation for bees and a desire to protect them.

Squash Bee Peponapis pruinosa. Credit: Sheila Potter.

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The photo of the caterpillar that Scoop editor Angela Saxe sent me, taken by Isadora Spielmann, was a

mystery. Covered in tiny white spiracles, the caterpillar’s identity was lost in the carpet of these white protuberances. So, I sent the photo to friend Joe Bartok in Tweed who seldom has been stumped by other mysteries I have e-mailed him in the past. Pretty sure that this was an Imperial Moth, he was however curious about the white bumps, whether they were natural or parasites. He forwarded the photo to a website called BugGuide, and inquired about the white spiracles. They replied, “The white bumps you refer to could either be the scoli (fancy word for spines) or the spiracles, both normal features. This caterpillar looks healthy but could still be parasitized.”

Moreover, the caterpillar was identified as Eacles imperialis pini, an Imperial moth species that feeds specifically on pine. What was amazing, attributable primarily to the speed of the Internet and electronic messages, it took only the better part of a day to pin an identity on this creature. Naturalist Gene Stratton Porter’s “A Girl of the Limberlost” features E. imperialis prominently in the plot development.

Butterflies and moths are fascinating, but in the larva or cocoon stage, their identity can be a little challenging. Two years ago, I walked into my home office to find a huge moth fluttering in front of my face. Earlier I had received an e-mail from a Picton farm supply staff member about a strange cocoon someone had brought into their store. The store sold bird feeders, so surely they must know the identity of a cocoon! It spent several days jostled about on a shelf between farm catalogues and order forms. I was quite certain that the object that I now rolled around in my fingers was the cocoon of a Polyphemus moth, but I would need to take it home with me to verify. The cocoon was placed in the back seat of the car where it rode around for three days before I remembered to bring it into the house where I was able to verify it as a Polyphemus moth.

I left it in my office, and later placed it atop a fluorescent light fixture above my desk where it sat for a few more days. I

intended to add the new acquisition to my box of props that I take along on guided hikes. Figured it would be useful on one of those hikes where few things show up and an emergency item is required to add interest to the hike.

That’s when I entered my office to do some work and met a large Polyphemus moth fluttering in front of my eyes which then landed on the light fixture. Sure enough, the abandoned cocoon that I had placed on the light fixture, had a small opening at one end, where this creature had emerged, unfolded his wings and dried off. I carried him outside and placed him on the sun deck railing so he could get on with what’s left of his life – roughly two weeks: Hardly worthwhile coming out of the cocoon. What amazed me was the size of this moth and that he had somehow been compacted and folded enough to fit in this cocoon that was barely an inch in width and a little more than an inch in length. The sundeck railing is five inches in width, and his wings extended beyond either edge.

So, what’s with the unusual name? Well, Polyphemus was actually the mythological gigantic one-eyed son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes, mentioned in The Odyssey by Homer. The moth itself is actually fairly common and, superficially, resembles the more familiar Cecropia moth somewhat in that it has two large eyespots on its hind wings, which give the Polyphemus its name. Eyespots also serve as startle patterns, a form of distraction should a predator come along. Even its light colouration serves as a camouflage to some degree, despite the moth’s huge size.

This is not the only animal that uses these startle tactics. Most startle patterns are brightly coloured areas on the outer body of already camouflaged animals. A good example of the use of startle patterns is the gray tree frog. If you find one, and it is difficult, as they change colour, to match their background, check its leggings. They are bright yellow. When it leaps, a flash of bright yellow appears on its hind legs, usually startling any predator away from its prey. In the case of the Polyphemus and the Cecropia moths, the false “eyes” are believed to be a form of mimicry, meant to misdirect predators. The predator thinks it is meeting its

prey head on, only to see it successfully flutter away in the opposite direction.

Insects have evolved numerous ways to ensure survival. So expertly do some match their background, it is often difficult to spot them, even after the location of an individual has been pointed out. Others are transparent allowing the background to filter through so there is no need for the insect to seek out habitat that resembles itself. Any old place will do. Others like the Monarch butterfly contain cardenolides, a toxin that it obtains from milkweed plants, and carries it through the larval stage and into the adult stage. Birds and other predators soon learn to avoid Monarchs. The very similar Viceroy butterfly is not in the least bit poisonous, but uses its resemblance to the Monarch butterfly as a defence. The recently arrived Giant Swallowtail butterfly six years ago – even larger than my Polyphemus moth – has a defence that is guaranteed to thwart the efforts of any predator even as a larva. First, it resembles a large bird dropping which is usually sufficient to turn off most birds from pecking at it. And, if that doesn’t work, it uses chemical warfare, producing a foul odour from its tiny body that permeates the air around it.

My moth likely lasted only a few days, having lived out its short lifespan, but not before finding a female (mine was a male, obvious by the feathered antenna) which will lay its eggs singly, and seemingly at random, on the lower surface of leaves. Although the larva feeds voraciously on leaves, it does not feed with thousands of others of its own species like the forest tent caterpillars do that invaded one section of forest along Moneymore Road near Marlbank three years ago. The Polyphemus is common enough, but certainly not invasive. It tends to scatter eggs here and there, rather than concentrate them in masses on individual leaves; consequently, the number of caterpillars on any one tree is usually low. It feeds in solitude, and then, constructs its characteristic cocoon wrapped in leaves on the tree. Here, it overwinters as a pupa in its large, thick, tough, silken cocoon.

In late May or early June, the moth emerges from its cocoon where it spent the winter and commences its short life in the wild – or, in the case of the moth I had – in the office of our home, after being unceremoniously jostled about, likely many miles from where it had spun its cocoon, confident that it would not be disturbed.

Meanwhile, if you get a chance, check out Joe Bartok’s website blog, “Tangled Web”, at joebartok.blogspot.ca. Contained in it is some really fascinating information about plants and insects that many of us simply overlook in our travels. I think his quote from naturalist Louis Agassiz, says it all, “I spent the summer travelling; I got half way across my backyard.” For more information on birding and

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Terry Sprague lives in Prince Edward County and is self-employed as a professional interpretive naturalist.

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Trout FishingBy Barry Lovegrove

I have driven north and south on Hwy 41 hundreds of times over the years passing the big Trout Fishing Open

sign with a big arrow pointing down Stonehedge Road. I have often thought that I’d like to go there sometime, but like a lot of things that I want to do or think about doing, they never seem to get done. Well it just so happened that we were going to be looking after two of our grandchildren for a couple of days this past summer and were thinking of what we could do. Th at’s when the light went on - take them fi shing! So, I gave Bill Herrington a call.

After asking what the procedure was he said in a jolly voice, “Come on down, bring the kids and yourself, I will have everything you need right here.” Our nine year old grandson TJ and Vanessa his sister, who just turned seven, were so excited when I told them we were going fi shing.

When we arrived at Grey Stone Farm Trout Fishing, Bill was there to meet us. Th at’s when the adventure started. We followed Bill in his truck driving slower than walking speed along his country trail wide enough for a truck or car for about half a mile into the bush. T J and Vanessa felt like we were driving for hours till Bill stopped and indicated where we could park. TJ and Vanessa were out of the car just full of exitement before you could shout “let’s go fi shing”. By the time I got out of the car the children were already at the trout pond. Bill literally took them by the hand and explained and showed them everything. Just then Bill threw a handful of fi sh food into the pond. All of a sudden the still waters of the pond came alive with speckled and rainbow trout jumping and splashing for the food as it hit the water. A sight to be seen that I have never witnessed before. Of course this just added to the excitement of getting things going. Bill handed both of the children rods and baited the hooks with corn. He then showed them how to cast into the middle of the pond. For safety reasons we all went one at a time so as to enjoy the moment watching the grandchildren catch their fi rst fi sh. It didn’t take long for TJ’s fl oat to start bobbing and then take a run under the water. He gave his rod just a quick jerk to set the hook and the fi ght was on.

Of course not being a fi sherman yet, TJ thought that the fastest way to bring the fi sh in was to run back with the rod with the trout in tow. Bill soon came

to the rescue and showed him how to reel it in properly. His face shone with exitement and determination as the sound of the fi shing reels clutch let out when the fi sh took a run. Vanessa was next in line and learned a lot just by watching TJ. She hooked in a nice size speckled trout and reeled it in with no problem. By the time we were all fi nished we had two rainbow and three speckled trout ready to take home for me to clean up and get ready for supper. Vanessa was all keen to watch me clean them and get them ready for the oven but shied away when I started. I wrapped them in tinfoil with lemon, garlic and some Montreal steak spice and cooked them at 350 for around 20-25 minuets... Th ey were delicious in fact Vanessa said they were the best fi sh she had ever had and TJ just polished his all off without saying anything, which said a lot in itself. It was a great day and one we will all remember and talk about in years to come. What more could you ask for.

I enjoyed it so much that I went back a couple of days later to catch some trout for myself and have a chat with Bill.

Bill is a carpenter by trade and has travelled all over Canada in the construction business. Twenty years ago Bill had a dream to put in his own a trout pond. Th ere was natural spring fl owing out of one of his hills way back in his farm. With that in mind he brought in a backhoe and got his fi rst pond dug deep enough to keep a fairly even water temperature. It didn’t take long for the spring to fi ll it and he said, “It has never let me down. It’s come close during a couple of dry summers but kept fl owing.”He now has two smaller ponds that he uses for breeding the trout and getting them to a good size. At the south end of the main pond he has a little trout hatchery where he starts the little ones off and then moves them to a diff erent location as they get bigger.

Bill is there most weekends and through the week and has his family helping out but it’s probably better to call ahead just in case. His phone number is 613-388-1199. I know I’ll be one of his regular customers now I know how good those speckled and rainbow trout taste. From the pond to the pan you can’t get much better than that and the nice thing about it is you know where they came from.

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Save the Loggerhead Shrike Story and photo by Jacqui Gunn

Saving endangered animals is never simple, but for one particular species of bird, the solution weighs

heavily upon the presence of grazing cattle. Eastern loggerhead shrikes are critically endangered songbirds that were once found across Ontario in short prairie grasslands and alvars. Now, the fi elds around Greater Napanee are one of only two strongholds left for the Eastern loggerhead shrike in Canada. Survey results from the Greater Napanee area this season found seven breeding pairs. While this was a small increase from last year’s results, it is still an extremely small number.

Loss of habitat is a problem faced by a lot of declining species and this is also the case for shrikes. Shrikes are even more vulnerable due to their reliance on managed habitat, which was traditionally done by grazing cattle. Cows are an integral part of the grassland habits by keeping the grass short and the trees at bay, which is vital for allowing the shrikes to hunt prey in the ground. In recent years, changes in land usage and agricultural practices have left many fi elds void of cows. As a result, these unique habitats are becoming increasingly rare, as quickly advancing trees such as Red-cedar are taking over the grasslands.

Eff orts to save the shrike are being undertaken by Wildlife Preservation Canada. Th ey are a non-profi t organisation that fi ghts extinction with a hands-on approach to endangered

species recovery. For the last 12 years WPC has released captive bred shrikes into the wild in Ontario to aid the wild population. Th ese releases started in the Greater Napanee area last year and continued this year with another 35 birds released. Th e breeding program has been largely successful with a high proportion of released young returning each spring after migrating. But now with a lack of cows, the Shrike Biologists are facing new challenges. Napanee Shrike Biologist Jonathan Willans says, “Red cedars are a big problem at the moment. Without grazing cows in the fi elds, the trees are taking over, the habitat is becoming unsuitable and the shrikes are being pushed out.”

Willans is now working on tackling the problem of cedar over growth and has started the process of selectively clearing areas of key habitat this week. “Th ere is a short window of time between September and March when the birds have migrated south that is ideal for restoring shrike habitat. Now we have to act fast and get as many land owners and volunteers on board as possible to help selectively clear cedar. While we want to remove trees, we don’t want to have fi elds that are completely clear of Red-cedar, as the shrike use them for nesting and perching.” He also noted that the key to creating and maintaining good shrike habitat was to leave some large trees standing, while clearing the smaller undergrowth. Th ere are diff erent ways to maintaining habitat such as pulling

brush hogs over the smaller cedars, but also manually removing larger tress with brush cutters and chain saws. Th e selective removal of cedar and opening up the fi elds will not just benefi t shrike, but it will also help other declining grassland birds such as Eastern Meadowlarks and Bobolinks.

Th e decision was made to make a stand against the cedar after this year’s wild population saw continued predation of wild fl edglings and adults. Willans comments “Th e wild shrikes had poor fl edgling success this year, as some of the young were taken by predators. We also lost some adults due to predation as well. Many of these predators, such as Merlins, Blue Jays and Crows, breed and live in the Red-cedar forests that boarder the nesting sites. By pushing back and clearing these stands of Red-cedar, we hope to decrease the amount of

predation in the future.” Willans is now calling for volunteers to help move cedar and make brush piles.

Eff orts to save this species are made even more perilous by the bird’s migration. Each year in early September, the birds travel to South East USA. As the exact location of the shrikes overwintering grounds are not known, eff orts to help the shrike for now can only be undertaken in Ontario’s known breeding grounds.

If you want to volunteer to help save the shrike and other grassland birds by moving cedar, please email WPC’s Shrike Biologist Jonathan Willans at [email protected]. For any other information on how you can get involved with the shrike project or how to make your property more shrike friendly, visit the Wildlife Preservation Canada website at www.wildlifepreservation.ca.

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Grassroots Growers’ Mystery Garden Tour 2013By Mary Jo Field

On July 20, GrassRoots Growers held its second annual Mystery Garden Tour, so called because

the attendees are not told which gardens they will be touring until they reach the meeting point on the appointed day. Again this year there were two very different gardens to visit, making it an interesting four-hour ramble with many lovely surprises. It was a perfect day weather-wise. And since a picture is worth a thousand words, here are some pictures to tell the story.

Our first stop was Bumblerock Farm, an organic farm west of Roblin. Owners Karen and Maarten ten Cate produce honey and grow numerous heirloom, open-pollinated vegetables on two acres of cultivated land. The ten Cates are committed to conserving seed from their vegetables to preserve the old heirloom varieties. If you shop at the bi-weekly farmers’ market in Napanee you might have bought some of their organic vegetables and honey. Next year they plan to also take part in an evening farmers’ market in Harrowsmith.

A garden hidden away on the shores of Beaver Lake was the group’s next stop. Hosts Murray and Margaret Wood, despite having been up since before dawn to deal with a storm-downed tree in their driveway that left them without power, provided a warm welcome and a gracious tour of their acreage. Margaret provides the design direction and Murray the labour in this partnership, and it is obviously a labour of love. Until one sees it, it is hard to imagine such an extensive garden exists in the Tamworth / Erinsville area. After one sees it, it is mind-boggling to think about the passion and energy that goes into creating and keeping such an extensive garden in such beautiful condition.

The day ended with light refreshments and time to relax on the Wood’s deck overlooking the lake.

GrassRoots Growers is very grateful to Karen and Maarten ten Cate and to Margaret and Murray Wood for allowing us access to their properties, for their time spent in preparation and for guiding the group around and answering many questions. They were extraordinary hosts.

GrassRoots Growers’ events are the result of the efforts of many people who devote time and energy to them, and we thank them all. This year’s Mystery Garden Tour was coordinated by Brenda Stinson with help from Colleen Martin-Fabius, Hilda Cowan and Barb Mahood.

Our next offering: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, at 7 p.m. at the Tamworth Library, ”Preserving the Harvest – Canning, Freezing and Drying Your Garden’s Bounty”. Angela Moore, a local gardener and preserver will discuss a variety of food preservation methods, after which Angela and other experienced local preservers will answer your questions. The evening will include a tasting of some preserves. Admission is free. Bring your questions, your experience and your favourite preserve recipe.

Tamworth/Erinsville GrassRoots Growers is a community-based group. Our mission is to encourage interest in local and organic gardening for both the home garden and the market garden; to raise awareness of issues surrounding food production; improve our practical knowledge of all aspects of plant life, and provide networking opportunities for gardeners. http://te-grassrootsgrowers.weebly.com

Healthy squash plants at Bumblerock Farm brought admiring looks and questions.

A long view in the Woods’ garden, with daylilies, lilies and Echinacea.

A young member of the tour enjoys a shady moment under a

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True ColoursBy Sue Wade

In a previous life as a nursery school teacher, I learned early that the majority of preschoolers already have

a favourite colour. Give a three-year-old the choice of what colour that week’s play dough should be and the choice is usually defi nite: Bailey always chooses yellow. Dakota always chooses red. Jordan always chooses purple. Morgan always chooses blue. For whatever reason, these are the colours of their comfort zones - their feel good, true colours.

My true colour is green - that range from sage to avocado green if one must be specifi c. It draws my eye like an earth magnet to an iron bar. Give me a choice of a dozen wingback chairs of diff erent colours, and I’ll pick the green one, anticipating cozy, comfortable times relaxing in its green depths.

Colour is important.

Th e world in my glass studio is one of interacting and changing colour, a world of watching diff erent kinds of light pass through or refl ect from a piece of coloured glass. Whether the light drifts through or blasts through or tumbles through or bounces off will change the colour, tone and depth of the glass - alter its mood. Because one must respect what this changing colour does to a fi nished piece, it takes many contemplative hours in glass supply stores and in the studio to fi nd the perfect bit of glass for each piece in the design.

Th is colour game is played outside the studio of course. You probably know it well. From choosing which spring-blooming bulbs will look best in your garden to searching for the paint that matches the spare bedroom quilt to fi nding the right colour scheme for your wedding reception, colour is important.

My father was colour-blind. He could build furniture like a master carpenter, grow enough produce each year to feed a small nation and fi gure out how to turn a bunch of garbage from the back shed into an awesome go-cart for his grandson, but the man was completely inept at fi nding a necktie that wouldn’t clash with his suit. Send him to the cupboard for the burgundy tablecloth and he’d return with the deep blue one over his arm and a questioning look on his face. He was asked to choose a paint colour only once that I recall. We did get used to the blazing, need-to-put-on-sunglasses-

yellow family car, and I must admit it was easy to fi nd in any parking lot, but I can say with some certainty my mother was expecting to drive a slightly more sedately coloured vehicle.

My most recent glass design challenge was a head-scratcher because of colour. It’s a large landscape piece of glass that my client wants - a piece portraying the water and sky and wind and rocks of the St. Lawrence River and the 1000 Islands. Now, I’ve designed and built landscapes before, but this client’s challenge was in asking me to build the piece with no colour. None. No water blues, granite greys, leafy greens. Not a hint of that at all. Zero colour.

Th is request knocked me for a loop - required me to run away from my comfort zone and ignore the importance of colour, concentrating instead on texture and opacity and the lines separating the pieces of glass. It forced me to be completely colour blind in order to see more - a novelty for one to whom colour is important!

Here we are in a season famous for its colours. Leaves have changed from fresh clean spring greens, through the strong, dark greens of summer and into the dusky deep greens of leaves breathing their last before morphing into autumn’s jewels. Fall in Eastern Ontario is a gift of colourful artwork to all of us who live and visit here with Tom Th omson views right outside our windows, galleries for absorbing the work of Th omson and so many others artists who paint, photograph and draw this season. Walk, bike, drive, and explore this little piece of heaven to give your eyes a feast of the colours of golden-orange pies, purple side-of-the-road wild asters, multi-hued apples, steel grey skies behind sunlit golden trees. Fall in love with the true colours of our world slipping away from summer.

Sue Wade sorts through racks of green glass in her studio just outside of Tamworth.


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Barry’s Photo TipBy Barry Lovegrove

Have fun with your camera especially when taking photos of children... I was asked by the

DeMarsh family if I would come down and take a couple of photos of their daughters. I thought I would use this as an example of having fun with your camera. I took the fi rst photo like a lot of people do asking the subjects to stand and smile. I fi rst had them stand in front of a rock out back in their garden and took a photo. Children especially like to get into the action of taking photos so then I asked if they would be willing to jump off of the rock. Well there was a big resounding yes so I set my camera to a fast shutter speed and asked them to jump off the rock after the count of three.

You might have to take a few shots till you get the one that you want, which is usually no problem because they always seem to enjoy it more than just standing like soldiers in front of the camera. Th en I asked them to just stand casually next to each other and relax and do their own thing. I fi nd that after jumping around a bit they start to get into the swing of things and even come up with their own pose suggestions. You will probably get a lot of silly photos which are fun so go with the fl ow. You may also fi nd that there will be a couple of gems among them with more of a natural smile than just asking them to say “Cheese”.

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Don’t Miss these Events at the Tamworth LegionTerence Dickinson on The Night Sky Over L & AAuthor of 15 Astronomy Books / Editor of SkyNews MagazineMember of the Order of CanadaFormer Astronomer, McLaughlin Planetarium, ROMCommentator, CBC Radio and Discovery ChannelSaturday, October 19 at 8:00 p.m.Donation at the door – proceeds to help buy a Library-based lending telescope

BINGO Friday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m.

Remembrance Day Monday, November 11 Cenotaph Service at 11:00 a.m.Reception at Tamworth Legion following service

Stephanie Cadman BandAward winning step dancer; Plays fi ddle in Belle Starr and Bowfi reLead roles in Swingstep, Broadway’s 42nd Street National Tour, Mervish’s Needfi re and the dance show Stepcrew. Daniel Lapp, of Spirit of the West is also appearing with Stephanie for this performance.Friday, November 22 at 8:00 pm / Tickets $20

Santa comes to the Legion Sunday, December 1 aft er the 1:00 p.m. Parade

BINGO Friday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Community Christmas ConcertTake a break from the hectic season and treat yourself as the Kelli Trottier Band presents some of your favourite Christmas and fi ddle songs. Saturday, December 14 at 8:00 p.m.Everyone welcome with donation at the door. Pay What You May (Suggested donation for those who can $20.)Please bring a non-perishable food item for the Lions’ Christmas baskets.

Breakfast with Santa Sunday, December 15, 9:00 a.m. - noon

Every Tuesday evening Public Darts 8:00 – 10:00Never played darts but would like to try? Come on out and we can lend you some darts to give it a whirl!

Every Wednesday evening Line Dancing 7:00 – 9:00Every Thursday morning ZUMBA Gold 9:30 – 10:30

Tickets to all shows including Madison Violet, Peter Karp & Sue Foley, the Laws and George Fox will be on sale at the Oct 19, Nov 22 and Dec 14 events at the Legion.

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Photo #3: More casual & silly now.


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ProcrastinationBy Jordan BalsonGrade 11 NDSS student

Procrastination. We’ve all been there: whether it’s putting off your homework preferring to go

to the movies, or neglecting to practice the piano despite having promised your band teacher, or deciding not to do those hockey drills like you’re supposed to. If you’re like me, you procrastinate and then stay up until one o’clock in the morning doing what needs to be done for the next day. School has started again and there’s so much to do, that it’s often hard to incorporate all of your commitments into the time available. So what are some ways to defeat procrastination and get the work done?

Get rid of distractions. Although it seems basic, you’d be surprised how much easier your math homework is when you log off from Facebook. When I’m studying, I always have to turn off my phone, so that I don’t get distracted and start texting. Turn off your phone, disconnect the Internet, turn off the TV and pause your music. Not only will your work get done, but it will be of a much higher quality since you’re distraction-free!

Find something you love. A friend of mine procrastinates doing everything except for math, because she loves it. Now maybe your passion isn’t math, but everyone has something they love to do. Maybe you hate doing countless hours of chemistry homework or practicing the piano but you love learning about biology and practicing the guitar doesn’t even seem like work. If you pursue the thing you love fi rst then it won’t seem like work and you can do it easily without

the temptation of procrastination.

You can’t love everything you do though - some things just have to be done. So motivate yourself! Promise yourself that you can go see that new movie as soon as you practice your lay-ups for half an hour. Make yourself that delicious dinner as long as you fi nish your English project. Sometimes a small incentive will help you get the work done. I have a group of friends and we motivate ourselves by just trying to beat each other. We’re all very competitive and by turning everything we do into a competition we’re able to motivate each other to be the best; we are constantly striving to win!

And fi nally, eliminating procrastination can be as simple as organizing your time. Putting off everything until the night before isn’t only stressful and ineff ective it’s exhausting! But, if you prioritize your to-do list and do it in moderation then each thing is a little bit easier. Set aside thirty minutes every night for your French project, a few hours for your job at Tim Horton’s, an hour four times a week for volleyball practice and an hour for just doing nothing. By setting aside time for work, homework, extracurricular commitments and leisure, you’ll be able to ensure that you’ll have a full schedule that allows time for everything to get done. By eliminating procrastination from your life, you’ll be able to not only maximize your time, accomplish what needs to be done but you’ll be able to get the most out of the time available and have a higher quality product!

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It’s Time to Be HonestBy Julieanne DeBruynGrade 12 Sydenham High School student

Kicking off a new semester means hearing the same boring lecture we’ve heard countless times

before about academic honesty. Come on guys...you know the one I’m talking about. I bet parents even remember this one. You’re probably getting drowsy just thinking about it.

Unfortunately, most students don’t take academic honesty as seriously as they should. It’s a fact that most students have plagiarized in one way or another, whether we are willing to admit it or not. Plagiarism is a familiar method for cutting corners in high school. Donald McCabe (Rutgers University) surveyed twenty four thousand students at 70 diff erent high schools and 95% of them admitted to participating in some form of cheating, whether it was on a test, copying homework, or plagiarizing. In many situations, students don’t even realize that they are being academically dishonest, which is why, especially as students move into their senior year, they have to start to take responsibility and learn more about academic honesty.

Teens need to realize that as they move on to post-secondary education, the mistakes that slid by in high school will not be tolerated in college or university. We need to realize that the many consequences of academic dishonesty, such as expulsion, or receiving a zero are real. And most of all, we need to realize that the embarrassment and guilt you will experience when you get caught plagiarizing is real.

Teachers and professors know how students plagiarize. Most of them have had numerous run-ins with these situations. Th ey will be able to detect plagiarism - if you’re bold enough to take

the risk. My question is: why take the risk? Th ink of it this way: what’s worse? Taking an extra half hour to put your assignment into your own words and properly cite your work or plagiarize, getting caught, and having to break it to your parents that you were dismissed from your program? It seems obvious that the extra half hour isn’t going to kill you, and it could save you your mark, or from being expelled.

Many high school students turn to plagiarism when they don’t feel confi dent enough with their own work or they are working within a tight schedule. Students don’t realize that when writing, it’s best to just be yourself. You don’t have to sound like a textbook in order to write a good paper. Give yourself time to take a break and refresh your mind; sometimes that’s all you need to come up with new ideas. You can still use examples from other works, just remember to cite properly, or adjust research so it is written in your own words. When doing this, it’s also important to know how to cite correctly. Students sometimes plagiarize simply because they don’t know how to write citations. Luckily, we have the Internet! Th ere are many websites devoted to creating citations that are easily accessible by students.

When you are assigned a project, create a time line to ensure you’ll be able to meet your deadline and stick to it. Th at way, you won’t be trying to write a two thousand word paper in one night. Remember that asking for help is always an option. Don’t look for shortcuts. Th is way you can be confi dent in your work and proud of the eff ort you put in. Follow this advice and have a memorable stress-free school experience!

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Christ Church Tamworth invites you to a YULETIDE LUNCHEON

and BAKE SALE at the Tamworth Library Tuesday,

December 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. A homemade lunch will served with loving hands and there might even be some

entertainment for your enjoyment and pleasure. So come on down bring a friend to help kick off this

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Get into the Spirit: Volunteer and Participate in Seasonal Events

As the north wind begins to blow in early October, it is time again for the Christmas Events

Committee to bring you news of the forthcoming seasonal events: the Caroling and Tree Lighting Ceremony (Saturday, November 23rd at 5:30 p.m. at Stone Mills Library), the Santa Claus Parade (starting at 1 p.m.), and the Village’s Christmas Craft and Vendors’ Fair (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.), both occurring on Sunday, December 1st. Children’s visits with Santa take place after the Parade in Legion Branch 458.

Are you interested in making a festive float or a decorated vehicle for the Santa Claus Parade? Or are you a craft artisan or vendor from the area who would like to reserve a table at the Christmas Craft and Vendors’ Fair? The Christmas Events Committee wants to hear from you!

Like so many community events, volunteers, both young and old, always help to make the event a success. There are so many tasks that need to be done: volunteers to participate in the Parade’s organization would really be appreciated but there is always the need for assistance the day of the event.

Parade entrants create a spectacular sight and get everyone in the mood for

the upcoming seasonal festivities. The Parade will once again proceed from the Medical Centre parking lot at Adair Road and Concession Street moving north through the village to the soccer fields; the Craft and Vendors’ Fair will be located in the Village Library. Entry forms for the Parade and Village Christmas Craft Fair can be obtained from M. McGrath (613-379-2727), Lorraine Prue (613-379-2684), Kathy Hutcheon (613-379-2959), or Carole Maleska (613-379-5018). The Christmas Events Committee is requesting a $10.00 donation for a float/vehicle entry; craft artisans can procure a table and space for $15.00. All proceeds will be donated to the Lions’ Christmas Hamper Fund for Food Baskets.

Families can get an early taste of the excitement by attending an evening of caroling outside the Library with The Tabernacle Pentecostal Church Choir and then by watching the lighting of the village Christmas Tree. Activities begin at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 23rd. Inside the Library everyone can enjoy complimentary hot cider and cookies.

Get into the Christmas spirit early by volunteering your time and participating in the events.

The Boosters Have Been Busy

Hydro poles throughout the village have never looked more attractive. Mid-September

brings a change in weather and light – a harbinger of the autumn days to come and the downtown streets of Tamworth now reflect the glorious change of seasons. The poles are festooned with corn stalks, large sunflower heads and tied with a large orange ribbon; a beautiful reminder that the village sits in the middle of agricultural land and as well, it reflects a community that celebrates its heritage and appreciates beauty.

The Boosters is a community group that fills baskets with flowers during the summer and hangs pine boughs and wreaths in the winter. These folks are proud of their village and we’re thankful that they take the time and energy to bring charm and beauty to our streets.

A big thank you to Sean Milligan who cut down the corn stalks and Cheryl Gaffney, Lorraine Prue, and Teresa and Ron Kennedy who did the decorating.

Standing (L-R): Gary Donohue, Bob Jacobs, Lorraine Prue, Judith Huntress, Ron Kennedy. Sitting: Teresa Kennedy, Agnes Hagerman, Cheryl Jacobs.

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$9,900 in Fines for Buying Hunting Licences IllegallyTwo brothers have been fi ned a

total of $9,900 for unlawfully purchasing moose and deer

hunting licences.

Eric Th ompson of Colborne and Bruce Th ompson of Burlington, Vermont, USA, pleaded guilty to six counts each of buying a licence tag for an ineligible person.

Th e court heard that over a period of three years, Eric Th ompson purchased resident deer and moose licences for his brother Bruce who is not a resident of Ontario. Bruce Th ompson’s moose licences were also used in the adult moose lottery system to enable his group to reach the guaranteed group

size required to obtain adult moose tags.

Justice of the Peace Joanie Glover heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice in Brighton, on September 12, 2013.

For further information on hunting regulations, please consult the 2013-2014 Hunting Regulations Summary, available ontario.ca/hunting.

To report a natural resources violation, call 1-877-TIPS-MNR (847-7667) toll-free any time, or contact your local ministry offi ce during regular business hours. You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

The Clancy Family

Michael Saxe’s article From the Archives: 19th Century Traffi c Reports printed in our last issue

of Th e Scoop August/September 2013 elicited a response from one of our readers. Meredith Hunter, and her partner Bob Dougherty, have lived for more than thirty years in the house of Cornelius Clancy who Michael referred to in his article about accidents involving horses.

“Here is the old photo of Cornelius and Matilda Clancy & family. Th ey are standing in front of our house, which was their home and dairy farm. Please note the two family horses included!! Maybe it was one of those horses who bolted and tossed them into the river. Also attached is a list of the family

names. Th e two boys on the left went to Queen’s medical school, and became physicians. We were told that the other children were all ‘educated’ as well: teacher, pharmacist, carpenter. Th ey went to the Newburgh Academy on the road to higher education.

We were also told that Cornelius went to the California gold rush in 1850s. He had asked Matilda to go to California with him but she declined. When he returned, he built our house apparently, and they married in 1870. He was born in 1840, and died in 1905; she was born in 1849, and lived until 1936. Th ey are buried in the Newburgh Cemetery.”

Meredith Hunter

The Clancy family at their farm in Camden Township, circa 1897 (L-R): Irvine, Gordon, Albert, Cornelius, Gertrude, Frank, Matilda,

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Lego club: Saturdays 10:30 a.m.Movie time: Saturdays 1:00 p.m.napanee book club: 3rd Monday of each month 3:00-4:30 p.m.Puppy tales (with Karma, the story dog): Wednesdays 10:30 a.m.

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children’s Programs: Wednesdays 6:30-7:00 p.m.Oct. 2-30: Board GamesNov. 6-27: crafts

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toddler tales: Mondays 10:15-11:00 a.m. (ongoing).

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OCTOBERPreschool story time: Wednesdays 10:15 a.m.tot tales: Fridays 11:15 a.m.Lego club: Th ursday October 3rd 6:30-7:30 p.m. & Saturday October 5th 2:00-3:00 p.m. Registration is required.Avid readers Book club resumes Th ursday October 17th. Call 613-389-6006 for more information.

NOVEMBER 2013Preschool story time: Wednesdays 10:15 a.m.tot tales: Fridays 11:15 a.m.Lego club: Saturday November 2nd 2:00-3:00 p.m. & Th ursday November 7th 6:30-7:30 p.m. Registration is required.Avid readers Book club resumes Th ursday November 21st. Call 613-389-6006 for more information.

Erinsville Playgroup!! Beginning October 21, 2013

Do you want to… Have fun with your child?

Meet other parents and children? Expose your child to new experiences in a safe environment?

Play, sing, laugh, share, and try new things?

Then, come along and try our playgroup. We have a great space, lots of toys, and as part of our playgroup time, we do craft,

circle and have a singing time.

Monday mornings 9:30 until 12:00 St Patrick School Gymnasium

For more information contact 613-336-8934 ext. 257

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September 2013-June 2014 ONTARIO EARLY YEARS CENTRE – 1178 County Road 8, Napanee

Let’s Play with Baby Thursday’s 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

(geared to parents & children up to 18 months. Parenting workshops, group discussions & Mother Goose program. Older siblings welcome in the playroom as well) Public Health Baby Talk Drop In (4th Tuesday of the month)

Wednesdays 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Daddy & Me Playgroup Prenatal Classes-KFL&A Public Health Tuesday’s 5 -7 p.m. Classes Throughout the Year Come visit with other dads, Call KFL&A Public Health 613 549-1232 to register and play with your children.

Join us for dinner, served around 5:45 p.m. Begins on Sept. 10th

Friday & Saturday – Playgroup Playroom open for playtime 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. (unless another program scheduled)

Outreach Playgroups AMHERSTVIEW Tuesday – Playgroup 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Amherstview Community Hall 108 Amherst Drive, Amherstview BATH NAPANEE Thursday – 9:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesday 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Bath United Church Trinity United Church 402 Academy St., Bath 25 Bridge St. East, Napanee NEWBURGH YARKER Tuesday 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Wednesday 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Newburgh Community Hall Yarker Free Methodist Church 2 Factory St., Newburgh 2841 VanLuven St. Yarker

For More Information on Ontario Early Years Centre Programs, Upcoming Parenting Workshops or

Programs in Erinsville, Flinton, or Northbrook Please Call 613 354-6318 Fax: 613 354-1293

Website: www.larc4kids.com

Revised Sept. 2013

Student ArtworkStudents in Mrs. Stephen’s grade 4/5 classroom explored the art of Kandinsky, who is credited with painting the fi rst purely abstract works. Students experimented with geometric shapes and bold colours to create wonderful works of expression. Th e entire classroom art gallery was displayed at Tamworth Elementary School’s Open House on Monday, September 30.

Artwork by Darcee. Courtesy Tamworth Elementary School.

Artwork by Justiss. Courtesy Tamworth Elementary School.


Answers to the crossword on the Puzzle Page (page 24):

FRee ClaSSIFIeDSFree to private individuals or not-for-profi t community groups. To place an ad: Phone 613-379-5369 or email [email protected].

For sALE: Decades of magazines - 200 old Cottage Life & 100 Harrowsmith. $300 obo for the lot.Phone 905-374-2632.

For sALE: Garlic - naturally grown garlic. 8 varieties, $8/lb. Seed stock available. RR3 Roblin. Phone 613-396-5202 or [email protected].

WAntED: Nice home for seven healthy mixed-breed sheep. $500. Contact [email protected].

For sALE: Two girls bicycles (suitable for teenagers). Excellent shape, fairly new. Phone 379-5244.

For HIrE: Small Kubota tractor which comes with an operator. Perfect for landscaping, drainage and clearing. Let us know your needs and we will fulfi ll them. Steve @ Dynamic Digging: 613-539-8015

WAntED: Studebaker memorabilia. Items such as manuals, brochures, old dealer calendars, pens, pencils, lighters, watches, etc. Norm 613-968-4400.

oFFErED: Exercise classes, Barrie township hall (Cloyne). Mondays and Th ursdays at 6 p.m. Everyone welcome! Tabatas, pump, and latin dancing (total body). Cost: $8 a class or $45 per month. New members’ discount for the fi rst month is $40. More info: Terrilynn Storms 613 847-6666 or 613-478-4720.

W&S ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICESApproved by the Ministry of the Environment

• SNOW PLOWING• Seniors receive 10% discount• Large items pickup• Garbage pickup & recyclables

Phone: 613-379-5872Cell: 613-483-8441

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Mark Your CalendarsNEWBURGH CAMDEN LIONS invite you to share in the following Sunday a� ernoons with them

Monthly Jamboree

November 10 - Hunters Ball

December 8 - Christmas Potluck Party

January 12 - Winter Wonderland

February 9 - Valentine’s Day

March 9 - Irish Hoe Down

April 13 - Swing into Spring

May 11 - Youth Showcase

June 8 - Youth Showcase Finals

June 29 - Lions Fish Fry

August 8,9,10 - Grand Old Enterprise Jamboree, Centreville Fairgrounds

August 24 - Family Day & Family Fishing Derby, Centennial Park

For information call: President Steve 613 386 5312Secretary Deb 613 378-1553

Lion Fred 613 530-5859

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“A STITCH IN TIME” BAZAAROct. 26, Trinity United Church, Napanee, 09:00-1.30 p.m.

Coff ee & Muffi ns, Luncheon at 11.30 a.m. & 12.45 p.m.

Adults $10.00 – Children $5.00 (Advance Tickets) Phone:

Church offi ce at 613-354-3858 or Lorraine at 613-354-

4167. Crafts, Baking, Book Sale, Plants & Products, Quilt

Display & much more.

THE BEAVER LAKE SWIM PROGRAM

Would like to say THANK-YOUto The Lion’s Club, volunteers, and the community for helping

support this program. SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR.

have gone insane in captivity, held in a cage and living a life with chronic pain and anxiety. Sue Meech, the Founder/Director of SPWC has taught me, “Th ere is a fate worse than death”, and for this bird, it would be a life imprisoned in a cage, tended to by humans daily. It is not SPWC’s mandate to be a sanctuary for maimed patients who have to live a lifetime in captivity, to most of our patients that would be the epitome of hell.

Another response heard after the fi nder fi nds out the patient died (even if it was

because it succumbed to its diseased or injured state), is along the lines of “What a waste of time, I guess I shouldn’t have bothered.” In this scenario, we reassure the concerned person that their eff orts are never a waste of time. At least the suff ering creature died hydrated, with pain medication, in calm, quite location, and sometimes those who appear doomed, make an amazing recovery. For all those who don’t make it the ones that do are so worth the eff ort. Not to mention it can be incredibly hard to determine whether or not the patient is suitable for rehabilitation until they are undergoing treatment. Some species can be lying at the side of the road for days, dropping their metabolism and surviving

in extreme amounts of pain, when a passerby notices that they are actually still alive. Turtles can survive with extensive shell damage, if they are given the right care and rehab. It has been said that the only reason to give up on a turtle is if its head is severed! Porcupines also go into this low metabolic state, and once their body temperature is raised, pain medication on board, they can make a full recovery, even if the appeared dead for days.

So the answer to the question “Should I bother?” is YES you should, if the roles were reversed, wouldn’t you want someone to help you? Coming across an injured wild animal is never a planned

event, and often very inconvenient for the person who found this poor suff ering creature. But we implore people to accept this one-time small hassle, and off er this struggling animal your time and eff orts. One day you may be releasing it back to the wild reveling in its release and a job well done by all.

Leah Birmingham is the Assistant Director at SPWC. As a Registered Veterinary Technician, she helps manage patient care and treatment, as well as coordinating a successful Internship Program, handling media relations, and assisting Sue Meech with management of the staff and operations of SPWC.

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Terence Dickinson

Terence Dickinson received the Lennox & Addington Award for Lifetime Achievement in a location

he helped to create. At a special ceremony held at the Lennox & Addington Dark Sky Viewing Area, Mr. Dickinson accepted the award amongst colleagues, family and friends.

Mr. Dickinson has been a resident of Lennox & Addington County since 1976. Editor of SkyNews - Canada’s national astronomy magazine - Terry has had a lifelong fascination with astronomy beginning at age 5 when he saw a brilliant meteor from the sidewalk in front of his home. He has been involved in astronomy full-time since 1967 as a writer, an editor, a teacher and a broadcaster. He is Canada’s leading author of astronomy books for both adults and children. Notable among his 15 books is NightWatch – one of the best-selling stargazing books in the world.

Mr. Dickinson has received numerous national and international awards, among them the New York Academy of Sciences book of the year award and the Astronomical Society of the Pacifi c’s Klumpke-Roberts Award for c o m m u n i c a t i n g astronomy to the public. Asteroid 5272 Dickinson is named after him. In 1995, he was appointed by the Governor General as a Member of the Order of Canada, the nation’s highest civilian honour.

About the Lennox & Addington Dark Sky Viewing Area

Located just a few kilometres north of Erinsville near the Sheffi eld Conservation Area, the L&A Dark Sky Viewing Area is the most southerly point in Ontario where the night sky is so pristine, off ering a night sky experience very similar to what was available more than 100 years ago. Th e site includes a large concrete pad for camera or telescope setup, or placement of lawn chairs for general stargazing. While the L&A Dark Sky Viewing Area is ideal for both professional and amateur astronomers and astrophotographers, it is designed for anyone wishing to observe the natural wonder of the stars.

For more information, please visit www.DarkSkyViewing.com.

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Rockin’ Vintage Art: Vignettes Home Décor Opens in NapaneeBy Kate Kristiansen

Helen Kosmopolous-Rogina is a happy lady, proud of both her babies. Her son, Nicolas

just turned two and her new business, Vignettes – Home Décor and Vintage Designs is still in its infancy. Th e store is located at 16 Dundas Street East, Napanee.

She is an artist. It’s in her blood – she has an older brother who is a gifted photographer and a younger brother who is an equally talented artist and illustrator. She has a gift and is a natural at making pieces work together. Transforming a dusty corner into a stunning spot in your home.

What once started as a dream is now her reality. Vignettes sells both new and used items. Re-commissioning pieces of used furniture and sourcing new pieces for the store is her passion. You can fi nd anything from antiques to new candles, bowls, pillows, placemats, furniture and loads of gift ideas for men and women.

“I try and source what is fresh and trendy for the season,” said Helen. “I’ve got some new stock in and I am excited. Each new box has something fun inside. It feels like Christmas when they arrive,” holding up an iron deer head hook. “I purchased these last month and they were gone in days. Th ey make great gifts for men and women; they also come as a moose too.”

“Not many people know but I graduated from Forestry at Sir Sandford Fleming. I like to bring the woods inside, with natural pieces like wood and birch bark. I have worked in retail home décor for over 17 years as a manager of Urban Barn and Pier One in Toronto. So, I make sure I buy for all my consumers’ taste - even contemporary urban fl avors and vintage chic. It’s been helpful having built those relationships with national buyers to be able to source items that you wouldn’t normally see locally.”

A visit to her house feels like an extension of her store – there’s a cohesiveness from the outdoors, through her entrance way to the inside interiors. One could sit perfectly happy in the rocking chair, fall fl owers and an autumn display on her front door, deliciously inviting. A passerby said they loved to watch Helen’s front door change, “I never know what she may come up with next. Great street appeal.”

Inside, the sewing machine is humming, pillow stuffi ng everywhere, while her son, Nicolas is pulling up a chair to help. Not many have the constitution to start up a business, and certainly not with a toddler bouncing about. Her home is beautiful. Every pillow has a place, each corner a new display of her favorite things. Helen doesn’t have a million dollar house or a million dollar budget; she just knows what patterns and colours work.

Helen can help you achieve the same results. By visiting Vignettes and strolling through the store, you get all sorts of ideas. As the name suggests, each display is staged with a variety of colors and pieces to show how it can work in your home. Customers can bring a photo

of their room, pieces they like and possible colours and she can pull together a variety of items from the store or source what you need.

“As well as i n - s t o r e i n t e r i o r d e s i g n advice, we have started a custom made pillow s e r v i c e , ” said Helen. “Fabrics are available for customers to choose what works for them, size and color. Vignettes can create these handmade cushions for them.”

She returned to the Napanee area for her family. A local girl, she and her husband wanted their son to live in a more rural environment. Helen’s parents are long

time business owners of La Pizzeria, Bill and Marina Kosmopoulos.

“Home is here. Napanee is booming,” says Helen. “Th e community is buying local instead of heading to Kingston or nearby Belleville. I am pleased to off er something they can’t discover anywhere

else. It’s good to be back.”

For more information about Vignettes – Home Décor and Vintage Designs follow them on Facebook or visit the store (located inside Ellena’s Café) at 16 Dundas Street East, Napanee, open Monday through Saturday.

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Ian & Coco Perform at the LegionBy Barry Lovegrove

It might have been a cold and damp Sunday afternoon but it sure was hot in the Tamworth Legion. A small but enthusiastic audience sat back and took in the lovely sounds of Ian Sherwood

and Coco Love Alcorn. A lot more great music is coming to the Legion over the next little while so keep your ears and eyes open and get the tickets fast before the show sells out.

Ian Sherwood & Coco Love Alcorn in concert in Tamworth.


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