Bluebird Restaurant & Tavern OFCAN

Page 12 Volume 2 Issue 12

OFCAN

The Onaping Falls Community

Action Network held its latest

meeting on November 21,

2013.

The minutes of that meeting

can be viewed on our

website—www.ofcan.ca

OFCAN has also prepared a yellow information

pamphlet which can be found all over town!

The next meeting is January 16, 2014. Check our

website for time and location!

Join us and let your voice be heard.

For more information please visit our website

www.ofcan.ca

Bluebird Restaurant & Tavern

***** Friday December 20th *****

4:30 PM—7:30 PM

Adults $13.95 Seniors $12.95

Kids: under 14 $9.95, under 10 $7.95, under 5 $3.95

Please check our sign where #144 and RR#8 meet to see when

we are having our next Buffet!

Russell Beaudry Outdoor Rink—Onaping

**WEATHER PERMITTING**

Date, Time Title (Rating, Length)

Dec. 6, 6PM After Earth (PG-13, 100)

Dec. 7, 1PM Smurfs 2 (PG, 105)

Dec. 13, 6PM Christmas With The

Kranks (PG, 99)

Dec. 14, 1PM Muppet Christmas Carol

(G, 85)

Dec. 20, 6PM The Grinch (PG, 104)

Dec. 21, 1PM Jack Frost (PG, 101)

Dec. 27, 6PM Willy Wonka (G, 100)

Dec. 28, 1PM Charlie & the Chocolate Factory

(PG, 115)

Movies on Friday night at 9PM will no longer be

shown at the Rio Encore Theatre starting

December 6. The number of patrons has been

low to non-existent.

Please feel free, however, to speak with Don at

the Snack Bar to book a Birthday Party or other

Special Event!

New Year’s Day!

Russell Beaudry Outdoor Rink

Onaping

1PM—3:30 PM

Free Hot Chocolate & Great Music!

Bring the whole family!

**NO pucks or sticks on ice!**

Holiday Schedule

Date Time Date Time

December 21 1PM—9PM December 28 1PM—9PM



December 24 11AM—2PM December 31 11AM—2PM

December 25 CLOSED January 1 CLOSED

December 26 CLOSED January 2 2PM—9PM

December 27 12PM—9PM January 3 2PM—9PM

Volume 2 Issue 12 December 2013

Published monthly and distributed FREE of charge to residents of Levack, Onaping, Dowling and Windy Lake.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas is a time of giving (and receiving). Christmas is also a time of stress, forgetfulness, irritability, short tempers, no

patience, hurry-up-go-quick, sadness, over-eating, lots of naps,

Some of the things we forget are joy, celebration with family and friends, thankfulness (it isn‘t only for Thanksgiving time),

sharing, comforting others, random acts of kindness to strangers.

We sometimes take for granted many people and groups and organizations. We expect them to be there for us and are

quick to become angry or frustrated when they are not.

This year, did you enjoy the Easter Egg Hunt and activities? Did you enjoy the

Hallowe‘en Event at the I.J. Coady Arena with the crafts, snacks, free skating? Last

year, did you enjoy the Hallowe‘en Event in downtown Levack (and other years as

well)? Allow me to be one (among many) to publicly thank Chantelle Gorham and Dave

Curtis for the continual support of our community and especially our children.

Have you enjoyed the free movies at the Rio Encore Theatre? The theatre is run and

furnished voluntarily so that everyone can enjoy it!

Let me publicly thank ALL of the merchants and services in Levack and Onaping who

have stayed the course in this stuttering economy and shown their support for our

community by keeping their doors open when others would have closed up shop and

moved on.

Many thanks to Mark (and his Staff) at the arena for keeping OUR arena clean and in

perfect running order.

We can‘t forget St. John‘s United Church and St. Bartholomew‘s Catholic Church for all

the good things they do for everyone—regardless of denomination. The warmth and fellowship provided is heart-felt.

The Knights of Columbus are very active members of our community and deserve our warmest thanks as well.

Vale (our biggest corporate resident) quietly supports our community in sponsorship of the Breakfast Program at Levack

Public School.

The Onaping Falls and Cartier Food Bank is there giving all year long but this time of year it provides a much-needed and

welcome offering of nutrition for those of us in our community who are less fortunate.

Have I forgotten anyone? I‘m sure I have. I‘m also sure that you will add to this list!

By the way, thank YOU for being a loyal ORACLE reader. Without you, this newsletter wouldn’t exist!

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Public Skating at I.J. Coady Arena

Great Family Activity!

Saturday from 6:30PM—7:30PM

Sunday from 2:00PM—3:00PM

Adults $4.20 Youth $3.70

Family (up to 6 people) $10

*ALL taxes included*

STOP

The Greater Sudbury Police

Service would like

to remind motorists that failing to stop at a

stop sign comes with a $110 fine and 3

demerit points.


New 2 U

Now that New 2 U has longer hours of operation,

you can drop off your gently-loved clothing and

browse ‗n pick to your heart‘s content. There is a

wide assortment of fall and winter clothing for the

whole family.

When you wish to visit New 2 U you can use the Library entrance at the Onaping

Community Centre or the entrance at the Rio Encore Theatre during operating

hours.

Cathy’s Artistic Cuts Cathy, Christine, Amanda

Merry Christmas

Happy New Year!

Christmas Boxed Sets by

Wella, Iso, Sebastian and

Gift Certificates are also

available!

Book now for your

Christmas Style!

Holiday Hours

December 23: 9-5

December 24: 9-1

December 25/26: closed

December 27: 10-4

December 28: 9-1

December 30: closed

December 31: 9-1

January 1: closed

Esthetics by Amanda

For the month of December, book a manicure or pedicure and

receive a free brow wax!

Christmas Gift Certificates are also available!


Levack IDA Pharmacy 2 First Avenue, Levack 705-966-3612

Pre-Christmas Specials!

Thursday December 5, 2013

9AM—5PM

Free 2014 Date Book and Calendars—Free Coffee & Doughnuts

Free Flu Shot Clinic 11AM-4PM

Great In-Store Specials

FREE gift with $25.00 purchase

Wrap ‗n Go Plastic Wrap $1.69

Christmas window suction light $2.95

$2.00 off on ALL cosmetics

10% off all Regularly-riced merchandise

(excluding prescriptions & sale merchandise)

15% off for Seniors

Gourmet Village Dip Chillers $4.99

40% off all regularly-priced Rexall products

25% off regularly-priced Gift Ware

40% off single Hallmark Christmas Cards

30% off

All regularly-priced jewelry

Russell Assorted

Chocolate Tins 284h

Reg. $9.99

Special $6.99

COME IN AND CHECK OUT OUR GREAT

SELECTION

OF CHRISTMAS PRODUCTS!


Drop in to Home Hardware for these and many more specials.

GREAT FALL SPECIALS! *** Homeowners Helping Homeowners ***

A Home Hardware Gift Card is the perfect gift for the person who is hard to buy for but is an avid

home/yard worker. The Gift Card can be filled with any amount you wish and it is reloadable

again and again.

Pick up the perfect Home Hardware Gift Card today!

Valid Nov 20-27

Valid Nov 27—Dec 7 Valid Dec 7—14


Bella Voce Youth Choir Onaping Falls

Presents

Melodies of Christmas

A concert in support of our Onaping Falls &

Cartier Food Bank

Thursday December 19, 2013

6:00 PM

St. Bartholomew‘s

Church

Levack

Admission: Donation

Raffle Tickets

Available at Onaping Falls Huskies home games!

Autographed Print of Dave Taylor & the ―Triple Crown‖

line from the Los Angeles Kings

The draw will be held on December 15, 2013.

The I.J. Coady Memorial Arena Events Committee

Carrie Morin: 705-918-1978

Genny Larose: 705-561-9240

Steve Bastien: 705-966-1098


Winner!

The winner of

November‘s

Let‘s Go To

Europe Puzzle

was Ray

Parker of

Levack.

He wins a

Jamie Stever

autographed

CD and a $25

Gift Card from

Home

Hardware!

Bar Steward The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 503,

in Onaping, is looking for a new bar

steward.

This is a casual position.

Please bring or mail your resume to the

Branch in a sealed envelope marked:

Att: John Getchell, House Chair

Resumes will be received until Dec. 20,

2013.

Our mailing address is:

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 503

Box 621

Levack

P0M 2C0.

Birthday Wishes!

Happy Birthday Grace

December 24th!

Love,

Dad, Nanny & Pepere

Heinz & Showers Families

Christmas Hampers

The Onaping Falls Hamper Committee

serves families who need assistance with a

Christmas Hamper.

Our area includes Vermillion Lake Road,

Dowling, Onaping, Levack and Cartier

If you know of a family, we would love to know their name, home

address and telephone number so we can provide a very

welcome Christmas Hamper for them!

Please contact:

Dowling (Lise Campbell): 705-855-0846

Levack (St. Bartholomew Church): 705-966-3762

Levack: (Vera Terry): 705-966-3322

Please let us know by December 13 so we can prepare the

Christmas Hamper and deliver it on

December 19 between 1 and 3 PM.

Bella Voce Youth Choir

of Onaping Falls

Date Performance

Saturday, December 7th Finlandia Village, Sudbury

Elizabeth Centre, Val Caron

Sunday, December 8th St. John‘s United Church

Carol Fest

Saturday, December 14th

St. Gabriel‘s Villa,

Chelmsford

Meadowbrook Retirement

Village, Lively

Thursday, December 19th

―Melodies of Christmas‖

Concert

Supporting our Onaping Falls

Food Bank


History Book

The Story of Onaping Falls

Robert P. Trott

Chapter 19 1953-54 was the opening of A. Earl Hodge store in a two bedroom cement slab house, less the inside partitions. Joe Dumont, now a well-known local artist, was the first manager; he was assisted by Mrs. Mary McKee and Jan Grenier. Later, the post office was located beside the store. This grocery store was particularly handy because up to this time Levack was the nearest place for shopping. One other thing that was very convenient was the service that ―Uncle Earl‖, an affectionate title well deserved at this time, had an arrangement with the company that allowed a chit to be signed and the cost of a purchase would be deducted from the employee‘s next cheque. This was always useful towards the end of a pay period when funds were short. Stan Philisko and his wife Mary, Mrs. Crow, Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Shaver completed the compliment of this store during some of these early years. Although in 1953 water lines had been laid in the Cartier subdivision, sewer lines had not been completed. Three duplex houses, no basements, had been built and were occupied. So for one year these duplex houses were equipped with a facility quite familiar in the North, outside privys. The next couple of years were ones of building, organizing and future planning. By now the mine was in production and housing for the employees was of paramount importance. There were many reasons for a worker to apply for a company house; reasonable rent, new home, close to work, nice surroundings and one other that was often the final straw to making the decision to moving out here – the chance to keep their car in respectable condition for a few years anyway. Anyone remembering the terrible state of the old road from Sudbury to Hardy with its constant washboard surface and deep pot-holes knows that the life of a brand new car in those days was about one year, even less if there were four or five passengers. By the end of 1955, the town became an established fact. In a few short years, major and minor problems had been met head on and solved. Reluctance by official bodies to recognize the fact that this was not a boom and bust operation like so many other mining towns in the past, made it very difficult to obtain necessary government approval assistance the attitude of the local school board to refuse even at this time and date, a public school, is a good example. In time, by wearing away this negative suspicion, it was possible to forge ahead, expanding where the need existed and never looking back. Many plans and decisions were made and just as many changed or reversed; flexibility had to be the name of the game in a project of this type, particularly in the light of the fact that there was no base to build on and no other project to draw comparison from. It was new from the first load of gravel that was dumped to build the roads.

Editor’s note: Sentence structure and grammar and some spellings have not been corrected in order to keep the integrity of the text]

BBQ

If your group or organization

would like to borrow the OFCAN

portable BBQ for your event just

let us know!

You may have seen the portable

BBQ at events like the Legion‘s

Family Day or the I.J. Coady Memorial Arena Indoor Yard

Sale and Silent Auction.

There is no charge to use the BBQ and all we ask is that you

return it nice and clean! We also have a set of BBQ tools, 2

large coolers and an easy-to-erect canopy that is yours to use

just for the asking!

Please send us an email message at [email protected] or

call Don at 705-595-2080 to book any or all of the equipment!


Popcorn!

Cut out this popcorn picture

and bring it with you to the Rio

Encore Theatre during the

month of December and

receive a FREE container of

our fresh popcorn!

One coupon per person per movie, please!

From left to right: Danny Besserer, Coleen Besserer-

Morisset, Joann Nerpin (Besserer),

Vivian O‘Bumsawin (Besserer), Michael Besserer

High School

Students! Every High School student is

required to log at least 40 hours

of Community Service work. You

can earn your hours by working

at the Rio Encore Theatre.

Please speak with Don at the

Snack Bar for details.

Seasonal Banners

In an effort to reduce costs, The

Greater City of Sudbury will not be

having the seasonal banners

installed on the light standards

along the main street in Levack (and other

communities) this year.

Day Construction has stepped up and will install

the banners in downtown Levack!

A big THANK YOU to Ken

Burke at Day Construction here

in Onaping!


Contact Us

Editor/Publisher: Don Henwood

705-595-2080

Address: Box 504, Levack, Ontario, P0M 2C0

Email: [email protected]

Deadline for the next issue is December 20

Levack-Onaping Winter

Carnival

Mark Saturday

February 1, 2014

on your calendar

for a day of fun

winter activities and events!

The Levack-Onaping Winter Carnival

is back!

There will be lots more information in

the January issue of ORACLE!

Fireman’s Boot

Christmas

Telethon

The Levack Volunteer Fire

Department will be

canvassing homes in Levack again this year

on Friday December 6 between 5 PM and

9PM.

Our firefighters will be coming around with

the lights flashing on the truck and visiting

homes to collect donations for the Christmas

Telethon which will be aired on Saturday

December 7 on CTV.

The collection was cut a bit short last year

because of a fire call.

You can also drop off your donation at the

Station after 9PM.

Please give generously!


December Crossword Puzzle Contest

1. Complete the puzzle and the entry form.

2. Deposit in the Puzzle box at Levack Mini Mart.

3. First complete/correct puzzle drawn at random wins.

4. One entry per person, please.

5. Prize is a Gift Certificate and a Gift Box courtesy of Cathy‘s

Artistic Cuts.

6. Draw date is December 18 at noon.

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