The Standard Newspaper February 27, 2014

SCUGOG: Suspicious activity on snowmobile trails in Scugog Township has Durham Regional Police appeal-ing for information from the public after several recent incidents involving steel fence wire being found on local snowmobile trails.

According to police, on Monday, January 20, at approx-imately 9:30 p.m., North Division officers responded to the area of Blue Mountain Rd. and Hwy. 12 after a snow-mobiler located a bundle of steel wire on the trail. Three snowmobilers had become entangled in the wire.

Then, on Thursday, January 30, more wire was found on the groomed trail in the same area, and as many as six other incidents have now been reported.

The investigation is ongoing and police are appealing to the public for any information that could help identify whoever is responsible. Intentionally putting wire on the trail in this manner is dangerous and could lead to a crimi-nal charge. The wire can be tangled in a snowmobile’s tracks or skis, and could throw the rider from the snowmobile.

Anyone with new information to this investigation is asked to contact D/Cst Ahee of the North Division Inves-tigations Bureau at 1-888-579-1520, ext. 2674.

Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.durhamregional-crimestoppers.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a cash re-ward of up to $2,000.

BEAVERS GO FOR GOLD: This group of Port Perry Beaver Scouts showed their excitement on Satur-day, Feb. 22, when they celebrated The Olympics with their own opening ceremony and winter events. Beaver’s lined up and marched with the flags of Sweden, Germany, Russia, and Canada as part of the Opening Ceremonies.

DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard

UXBRIDGE: Former Uxbridge Mayor Bob Shep-herd is the latest candidate to declare his nomination for this fall’s municipal election, and is once again seeking the mayor’s chair.

Originally elected as Ward 4 Councillor in 2003, Shepherd defeated Anne Holmes and Susan Self to become Uxbridge’s Mayor in 2006. It was a position he would hold until 2010, when he finished second in the polls to Gerri Lynn O’Connor.

In a press release, Shepherd outlined what he be-lieves to be the major issues facing Uxbridge resi-dents as they prepare to head to the polls on Oct. 27.

“There are three very important matters that have to be dealt with in the Township. They are: property taxes, downtown revitalization and the promotion of entrepreneurship and small busi-ness,” Shepherd said.

During his tenure as Mayor, Shepherd was actively involved in the Township’s purchase of the former St. John’s Training School lands (later known as Ken-nedy House), now known as ‘The Fields of Uxbridge’ and home to the Rotary Skate Park as well as the township’s soccer fields. Shepherd has stated that further implementation of the township’s Master Plan will be another of his key objectives should he prove successful in his latest run for mayor.

“The ‘Fields of Uxbridge’ formerly known as Ken-nedy House is also an issue that will be one of the priorities in my tenure as your mayor. Recognition and implementation of the existing master plan will ensure its future as a viable attraction in the Town-ship for decades to come,” said Shepherd.

In the lead-up to the election in October, Shepherd is inviting Uxbridge residents to connect with him through social media, and share their ideas about Uxbridge’s future.

“I have created a Facebook page ‘Bob Shepherd – Mayoralty Candidate’ which I invite you to visit. I will be using this media to share my thoughts and ideas with you on how we can work together to make Uxbridge Township an even better place to live, work and play,” Shepherd added.

A full list of declared candidates, as well as pertinent election information can be found on the township’s web site at www.town.uxbridge.on.ca/2014_elections.

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FINANCIAL MATTERS


UXBRIDGE: Concerns from the Ottawa Valley township of Greater Madawaska over rising policing costs led councillors to bemoan the Region’s bloated police budget at a recent council meeting.

Included in council’s agenda for their meeting on the evening of Monday, Feb. 24, was a letter from the Township of Greater Madawaska detailing their con-cerns over increasing costs of Ontario Provincial Po-lice (OPP) patrols in 2015.

Under a new billing model, Greater Madawaska antic-ipates an increase of 192 per cent per household in 2015 for police, jumping from $369 to $911. However, some councillors considered it a bargain compared to the cost of the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS).

“With what we pay, and 50 per cent of the Region’s budget being police, $911 seems like a hell of a deal. Maybe we should get the OPP here,” opined Ward 2

Councillor Pat Molloy.Mayor Gerri Lynn O’Connor was quick to point out

that the township must remain with DRPS, but also voiced her frustration with rising police costs.

“We’ve had this discussion before, and we can not get out of Durham Regional policing,” said Mayor O’Connor. “It is 50 per cent of the Region’s budget, which I think is totally out of control.”

Last year, Mayor O’Connor was a vocal opponent of the increase in the police budget, jumping to $172.1 million up from $169.6 million in 2012.

Regional Councillor Jack Ballinger added that this year, the Region’s police budget is set to rise 3.2 per cent, to $177.6 million - the lowest increase in the past 18 years.

“That’s only because of what happened last year,” retorted Mayor O’Connor.

As well, 2014 marks the fifth consecutive year that DRPS will not be hiring any new officers.

Council questions cost of police

ON THE JOB: Community Employment Services recently held an open house at their location at 29 Toronto St. South in Uxbridge to showcase the many valuable employment and academic upgrad-ing services available in the community. (From left) Case Manager Shannon Inglis shows Brock Re-gional Councillor Debbie Bath, Durham College President Don Lovisa, Brock Mayor Terry Clayton and Uxbridge Ward 1 Councillor Bev Northeast some of the job searching tools available to local residents at the centre. DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard

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There was celebration in the air for Port Perry this past weekend - amidst Canada’s gold medal hockey win. The Port Perry Beaver Scouts cel-ebrated with their own opening ceremonies and sporting events on Feb. 22, and Jennifer and Ju-liana Thornington built three very chilly Olympic medalists on their lawn on Sexton St.

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UXBRIDGE: The Ux-bridge Watershed Advi-sory Committee and The Uxbridge Youth Centre (UYC) are pleased to an-nounce the return of the award-winning pro-

gram “The Brook Never Sleeps.”

The Brook Never Sleeps is set to take place on Wednesday, March 12, from 9 a.m. to 3p.m., and encourages youth ages 10 and up to discov-er local ecology.

The program will be-gin at the UYC (34 Brock Street West) and youth will travel between Town-ship Hall and Centen-nial Park to participate in a variety of interactive presentations.

This hands-on expe-rience will allow youth to take part in activities

such as hunting for crea-tures from the brook, ex-amining water chemistry and trying their luck at f ly casting. Rubber boots are required. Those inter-ested in this free March Break event can register by calling the UYC at 905-862-3456.

Partners of this educa-tional program include: Ontario Streams, Trout Unlimited, Simcoe Re-gion Conservation Au-thority, Toronto Region Conservation Authority, Ontario Nature and The Township of Uxbridge.

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Council hopeful for flood of moneyDARRYL KNIGHT The Standard

UXBRIDGE: Councillors are hope-ful that a new program offered by the federal government will provide the necessary funds to enable the township to begin work on the downtown flood alleviation project.

At council’s meeting on the evening of Monday, Feb. 24, councillors dis-cussed the New Building Canada Fund. The new fund’s Small Communities Fund will set aside $1 billion nationally over ten years to fund local projects in communities under 100,000 in popula-tion, which councillors are hopeful will enable the municipality to partner with the Region as well as the federal gov-ernment to begin construction of a new culvert beneath Brock St. as part of the township’s flood alleviation plan.

“It mentions disaster mitigation, could we apply to partner with the Re-gion to do work on Brock St.?” asked Mayor Gerri Lynn O’Connor. “It’s beyond our ability to pay, and if we could get this done as one third, one third, one third it would become a lot

more feasible.”The downtown flood alleviation proj-

ect carries a price tag of approximately $12 million, and Public Works Director Ben Kester has previously stated that he expects a detailed design of the project to be completed this year.

The township will have to act fast, as the federal government is targeting this spring as the first time applications for funding will be accepted.

Regional Councillor Jack Ballinger added that a recent meeting he attend-ed with Jim Clapp, Durham Region’s Commissioner of Finance shed some light on the tight time lines associated with potential federal funding.

“After the 2014 federal budget was announced, Mr. Clapp held a meeting and said if you have any applications that were turned down, dust them off and get ready to get them in when any new programs are announced,” said Councillor Ballinger.

Councillors later voted to contact Durham Region about the possibility of partnering for the project.

SCUGOG: Tickets are now on sale for the Rotary Club of Port Perry’s an-nual Spring Gala.

This fun-filled evening promises to be an exciting event. Along with great food and fellowship, the much anticipated high-lights include raffles, silent auctions and live auctions.

As the Rotary’s major fundraising event all pro-ceeds go directly to local and international projects.

Locally the club has supported the Lakeridge Health Port Perry hospital and the Scugog Memo-rial Library, as well as an-nual Christmas dinners for seniors and people in assisted living care, the food bank, student schol-arships and exchange pro-grams, literacy in schools, and walking trails.

The Rotary International campaign is to eradicate po-lio worldwide.

The Spring Gala will be held on Saturday, April 12, at the Royal Ashburn Golf Club, a short drive from Port Perry, located at 995 Myrtle Rd W, in Ashburn. Tickets are $100 per person.

For tickets or to learn more about sponsorship opportunities contact Bob Brownson at bob.b r o w n s o n @ s y mp a t i c o . c a (905) 985-6726 or any member of the Rotary Club of Port Perry.

Rotary Gala set for spring

‘The Brook Never Sleeps’ returns

Leanne Barfoot, a certified naturopathic doctor, treated a test-patient with acupuncture as a demonstration of the services she offers - at the recent open-ing of her clinic. From her clinic, located at 180 Mary St. on the second floor, Le-anne offers treatment which are natural and wholesome. Drop-in or call 1-877-537-0744 for more!

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BLACKSTOCK by Joyce Kelly

Way to go Canada! What great Olym-pic coverage and success.

The Greenbank Lions Newsletter is available at Greenbank Store, and lists a Senior Discount Information Sheet with various stores-date, location, Discount Amount Age. The Lions are selling Maple Syrup (540ml) for $10 a tin or $20 a 1000ml jug. Please Phone 905-985-3723 to order. Proceeds go to projects like Greenbank Public School healthy lunch program.

Greenbank Hall is available for rentals. Reasonable rates, call 905-985-3723.

Yoga Classes at Greenbank Hall are on-going Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more info, call 905-431-1850.

If you are interested in working at the next provincial election for Elections On-tario in the Greenbank, Port Perry and Uxbridge area, please contact Larry Doble at 905-985-3723.

School NewsMindy R’s School info says “Thank You

to our wonderful SCC for a great day of skating on Tuesday. Much fun was had by all! This Friday evening (Feb. 28) is School Movie Night featuring “Frozen”! You may still purchase tickets in advance or at the door -$5 for admission, popcorn or a cookie and a drink! A great deal for a great family fun. Come out and enjoy!

January 11, 2014 was a special day for Miss Ashley Bain, one of Greenbank’s teachers, who was married to David Rai-

ken, also a teacher, at The Old Mill, To-ronto. Congratulations and Best Wishes for much happiness to the Newlyweds.

Sports and the opportunity to com-pete aboard will take Kiera Kubeck, a 4 year member of the boy’s Oshawa Vikings Under-14 Rugby team, on a ten day tour of England and Scotland, starting March 5. Sorry to report her sister Shauna had knee surgery two weeks ago, following a sports injury. Good Luck Kiera, and a good recovery to Shauna as she heals.

Church NewsKim Thomson greeted all to Sunday’s

service with Aruna Papp, one of our church family, leading the service tell-ing the children what it was like grow-ing up as a child in India, before coming to Canada in the 1970’s. Her message entitled The Mysteries of the Kingdom of God, using one’s talents for God was most inspiring.

Margaret Ann Lamb led in prayer, and the choir sang, ”We Have Come Into His House”.

Pauline Reed’s Mission Minutes told of the move of the United Church Ar-chives to Toronto Regent Park area, and changes for the better in that community are supported by M&S. (The annual con-gregational meeting was well attended.

March 2nd- Muffins and coffee before the 11 a.m. service with guest speaker Darlene Hallet on the first Sunday of Lent. All are welcome to attend.


Saturday, March 1* Port Perry Baptist Church is hosting a Family Games Night. Bring your favourite family board game, your own soft drinks & a snack to share with others. 7pm to 9pm.* Manilla Community Hall Co-ed 3-pitch tournament and snow fest starting at 8 a.m. Warming area for kids, winter games and outdoor vendors. Lunch and refresh-ments available. For team in-formation, call Anne Hardy: 705-357-3637 or Cathy Al-lison: 705-357-3453. Don’t have a team? Contact Patti at 705-357-0182 and play for the Manilla Misfits.

Tuesday, March 4* Pancake Supper at St. John’s Anglican Church Hall. 3505 Church St. in Blackstock from 5 to 7 p.m. Family of 5 - $20, Children 6 to 12 - $3, Kids un-der six - free. For more infor-mation, call 905-986-0557.* Pancake Supper at the Sand-ford Community Hall from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Adults $8, Children six to 12 $5, kids five and under eat free. Proceeds to Sandford United Church.* Trinity United Church in Uxbridge is holding a pan-cake supper from 5 p.m. un-til 7 p.m. Adults and Teens can dine for $7, Children in Grades 1 though 8 are $4, with preschoolers eating free. Bring the whole family.* Pine Ridge Garden Club monthly meeting and pot-luck supper with guest speaker Ir-win Smith of Ocala Orchards. For more information, please call Shirley at 905-986-5330 or e-mail [email protected].

Sunday, March 23North Durham Nature

Walk. Join Geoff Carpentier to view returning spring ducks and geese. Annually, thousands of birds return to Ontario from their wintering grounds, taking advantage of lakes and rives as the ice breaks-up. Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the parking lot to the north of Tim Horton’s on Hwy 7A beside the Inde-pendent. Bring binoculars and scopes if you have them. Dress warmly and bring the kids. Exactly where we bird and for how long will depend on how open the lake is and how many ducks read this announcement and show-up to be seen. Please pre-register for this walk with Derek Connelly, 905-852-5432 or [email protected].

Thursday, March 27North Durham Nature Talk

at 7 p.m., at the Port Perry Li-brary. “Home Sweet Hole: the Cavity-Nesting Wildlife of North Durham.” Join Mark Stabb for a slide talk about the local animals that make their nests in holes in trees. These interesting birds have special adaptations to take advan-tage of natural hollows when

choosing their homes. Some use existing cavities: others are excavators who enlarge or adjust these safe places to raise young. We can help them find suitable places by building nesting boxes. Light refresh-ments will be served. Everyone is welcome!

Saturday, April 5Port Perry Baptist Church is hosting a Family Games Night. Bring your favourite family board game, your own soft drinks & a snack to share with others. 7pm to 9pm.

Saturday, April 12Spring Sale hosted by the An-glican Church Women of St. Paul’s Anglican Church at 59 Toronto St. South in Uxbridge from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tables available for rent $25 for a large table and $15 for a small table.. Please call 905-852-6853 to reserve your spot.

Saturday, May 3Port Perry Baptist Church is hosting a Family Games Night. Bring your favourite family board game, your own soft drinks & a snack to share with others. 7pm to 9pm.Wednesdays until April 16Community Soup Lunch in Uxbridge, from 12 - 1:30pm at the Presbyterian Church on Toronto St. S. Donate as you are able to support The Loaves and Fishes Foodbank, and North House. The lunches are provided by North House, local churches, and commu-nity groups.1st and 3rd Wednesdays

* Progressive Euchere, 1:30 p.m. at the Port Perry Villa, 15987 Simcoe St. Call Kim Owen at 905-985-3312 for more information.* Dragon Flies Breast Cancer Survivor Group, Open House, 970 Eldon Rd., Oakwood 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., call Sue 705-953-9987.* Port Perry Senior’s Computer Club, 2:30 p.m., 905-982-2135, Latcham Centre.

First Thursday of MonthUxbridge Parkinson’s Support Group meetings, 22 James Hill Court, Uxbridge (Bridgewater Building Function room) 1 p.m. - 3 p.m., information, 905-852-8894, www.uxparkinsons.

Every 2nd ThursdayBi-weekly bridge tournaments, starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Port Perry Villa, 15987 Simcoe St. For more information, call Debbie Armstrong at 905-985-3312.

Every 3rd ThursdayThe Uxbridge Genealogical Group meets in the Library, lower level, 7 p.m., $2, 905-852-6973 or [email protected] Friday of the Month

*Ladies cancer-support friend-ship group, (except for July and August), join us for lunch at noon, Jersey’s Restaurant, Uxbridge, info: Kathy 905-8952-7292.

*Port Perry Flowyoga Studio yoga class with all proceeds to Uxbridge/Scugog Animal Shelter, pay-as-you-can-class, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., www.portperryflowyoga.com or 905-441-7874.

Every SaturdayBrock Township Public Library, Beaverton Cannington and Sunderland Branches, Drop-in Craft, 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. all ages.

1st Sunday of MonthMusic Fest, we are always looking for new talent, info: Jo 905-852-6487.Every Mon., and Every Wed.Gentle Aerobics for older adults, Masonic Hall, Port Perry, Mon. and Wed., 10 a.m., info: 905-986-5958. Every Monday and Friday* Port Perry Senior’s Exercise, 9:30 a.m., 905-986-8745, Latcham Centre.* Port Perry Senior’s Line Dancing, 10:30 a.m., Latcham Centre, Diane Wiseman 905-982-4126, Gord Emmerson 905-982-8745.

3rd Monday of each Month

* Port Perry Patchers QUILT Guild, Hope Christian Reform Church, 14480 Old Simcoe Rd., Prince Albert, 7 p.m. www.portperrypatchers.ca* Scugog Shores Fibre Artists, 7:30 p.m. info: 905-985-8318, 905-985-2939.

1st and 3rd TuesdaysPort Perry Rug Hookers Group, Upstairs at Vos, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 905-985-1198.

Every 2nd TuesdayAutism Ontario Durham Region Chapter, support group meetings 7:30 p.m., Precious Minds Resource and Learning Centre, info: 1-866-495-4680.

Every Monday* Euchre, 8 p.m., Tyrone Orange Hall, year round, info: 905-263-2592.* Latcham Centre, Senior’s Shuffleboard Club, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m., drop in all seniors wel-come.* Just For Today Al-Anon Family Group meet Port Perry United Church basement, 8 p.m., info 905-728-1020.* Uxbridge Legion Pipes and Drums welcomes new mem-bers and offers free lessons for both, Uxbridge Legion, 109 Franklin St., Uxbridge 8 p.m. info: Alex 905-649-1620.* 1st Port Perry Sparks, Prince Albert Hall, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., 905-985-1422.* 4th Port Perry Brownies, Scugog Island Hall, girls 7 and 8-year-olds, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., 905-985-4240.* 3rd Port Perry Guides, Port Perry United Church, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., 905-985-6174.* Pineridge Chorus of Sweet Adelines rehearsal, 7:15 p.m., Uxbridge Music Hall, 905-852-6327.

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Congratulations to those at St. John’s who worked so hard to make the North House “Coldest Night of the Year Walk” on Saturday evening such a fine suc-cess. They were able to raise $2225 For North House. Well Done.

Dale and Janet Van-Camp returned home a skiing holiday in Quebec.

Shirley Turner, Jessie Gunter, Jan and Jim By-ers, Lorrie and Ron Min-shell, Dave and Ingrid Larmer, Brian and Cherly DeJong have returned home from a most enjoy-

able week at Porta Plata, Dominican Republic.

On Tuesday, March 4, from 5 to 7 p.m., the St John’s Anglican Church will hold the annual Pan-cake Supper. Come and celebrate Shrove Tuesday in Blackstock.

On Friday, March 7, at 2 p.m., the World Day of Prayer will be held at Nestle-ton United Church. People of all denominations are welcome to attend.

Congratulations to Tim and Leanne are having two new grandbabies recently. Their son Mike and wife Ni-

cole welcome a son, Ron on January 13. Their daughter Erin and Deryk Campbell welcome a daughter Audrey on Feb 15. Audrey’s other grandparents Rick and Sharalyn Campbell also live in Blackstock. Congratula-tions to all.

Winners at the Tuesday evening card party were Mu-riel Tenant, Elmo Gibson, Joan Graham, Betty Kirven, Alma Manns and Doreen Sheehey low. Most lone hands-Marilyn Trunks. The specials were won by Alvin Foster, Elaine Bailey with two and Laura Zych.

GREENBANK by Mary Jean Till

CAESAREA by Eleanor ColwellBlackstock & District

Lions ClubCongratulations to

grade 7 student, Kurtis Kraupa, winner of the Lions Effective Speaking Contest. Kurtis will go on to the District A-16 level of competition where he will compete in the Junior English Division of our District Effective Speak-ing Competition. The District contest is held on Saturday, March 22, at Trinity United Church in Newmarket. The win-ner of that contest will compete provincially in May. Blackstock & Dis-

trict Lions extend their best wishes to Kurtis. Other speakers in the competition were: Keven Schutt (runner-up), Ella Barkwell, Kaylee Earle, Wendy Rudkin, Sierra Leatherdale, and Jenna Bolzon. Thank you to the parents and the staff of Cartwright Central Pub-lic School for your sup-port and encouragement. Caesarea Community

ChurchYou would be welcome

to attend our knitting and crocheting every Tuesday at our church, located at 3625 Hwy 57.

Our main focus is mak-ing baby items from do-nated yarn. Come and learn, share patterns and knowledge, work on your craft projects, enjoy re-freshments and socialize. Donations of yarn are greatly appreciated. Oc-casionally the day gets changed, so give Joyce a call at 905-986-0777.

Nestleton United ChurchDo you have Friday,

March 7 on your calen-dar for our World Day of Prayer? This celebration begins at 2 p.m. at Nestle-ton United Church. Every-one is welcome.


What a party! Many thanks to Sue Cook for hosting and to all who helped in the recent ‘our sincere condolences on your husband retiring party’ for Diane Cooke. A huge surprise complete with black wreath, a sign-in book, flowers, tons of food and wine... and best of all lots of laughs (sorry guys - but all at our hus-bands expense).

Len and Betty Somer-ville have returned from a trip to sunny Flori-da. Sorry folks, we just couldn’t get rid of all the snow!

If any local girls have been inspired due to the recent Olympics to be more active in sports... how about Ringette?! Sunderland Girls Ringette is looking for girls to join in on the fun. Great game, lots ofhealthy fun! If interested, call Diane Cooke at 905 985-3722 and she can perhaps an-swer some questions.

Please keep Rev. Paul and Barb Martyn in your prayers and all others that are having health issues.

Save on Ripley’s Aquar-ium Tickets.Pack up the family and head to the

most exciting attraction to hit Toronto in 20 years – and do it at a discount while helping us raise a little money for the Sea-grave United Church. Be amazed by Jelly fish, sea horses and sea turtles – pet stingrays and sharks. Tickets are less than even large group rate prices and include all taxes - $25/adult, $20/youth 6-13 and $10 per child 3-5. A portion of all sales will go directly to the church. Save some money, great for March Break. Do some good. For tickets, e-mail kim-

[email protected]. To find out more about the aquarium go to www.ripleyaquariums.com/canada. Tickets must be ordered and picked up by Sunday, March 9. Cash only please.

Greeting the congre-gation this Sunday were Verna Gagnon and Jane Pettinger. John Debono lead the service and did a great job! Thanks, John. Thanks to Joan Lee for in-viting Isabelle Blanusa to sing for us. As a 13 year old, she has won many awards at the music festi-val and is a very talented

singer.Happy Birthday was sung to Lorne Dann and Betty Somerville. Happy birthday wishes also to Fran Taylor and Teri Payne.

Coming Events:Feb. 27 - 7 p.m. Open-

ing the Doors to Spiritu-ality Bible Study. Every-one welcome.

Mar. 2 - 9:15 a.m. Church Service with speaker Darlene Hallett

Mar. 3 - 7 p.m. Survey Committe Meeting at the home of Howard Payne.

Mar. 5 - 7 p.m. Retire-ment and Estate Planning Information Session at

Seagrave Church hosted by Howard Payne and Anne Schill. No charge or obligation. Please RSVP by Mar. 3 to Investors Group at 905-443-1115.

Mar. 7 - 12:30 p.m. World Day of Prayer at Greenbank Church. Des-ert and Beverage with meeting to follow at 1 p.m. Please contact Eleanor Sturman at 905-985-7778 if you would like a ride.

Mar. 8 - 8:30 a.m. Men’s Group Breakfast.

Mar. 9 - 9:15 a.m. 1st Sunday of Lent Commu-nion with Rev. David Shep-herd as guest speaker.

Call to worship was called by the Rev. Michelle Hofman, a warm and friendly welcome went out to all who attended the service. The Message was ‘How We Treat Others.”

There will be a congregational meeting on Sunday, March 16, following the ser-vice. Please do your best to attend.

World Day of Prayer is on Friday, March 7, all are welcome to come.

If you are interested in receiving the ob-server magazine it is time to renew the cost is $20 for the year. Please talk to Steve be-fore the end of the month Payment must be received by the end of February.

Our appreciation goes out to Anna and Pat for providing the refreshments for time for fellowship

The Annual Spring Drum Social will be held on Saturday, March 22 from 11:30

a.m. until 6p.m. The event is a drug/alco-hol free event and is open to all to attend,

The Annual Native Arts and Crafts show and Sale will be on April 26 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Lots of draws and raffle tickets for purchases and a 50/50 draw and is open to all every one is wel-comed to attend.

The First Nation Community were treated to a outing this past weekend, for skiing and snowboarding and from what I heard a fun time was had by all who went on the out time!! thank you to Lionel Girrard child/youth worker and to Jackie Edgar-Tobin, C.W.W. community wellness worker, for organizing this outing!!

I can be reached at 905-985-7662 by phone or by e-mail at [email protected] for all of your Scugog Island news sub-missions.

SEAGRAVE by Robin Drew & Jean Short

SCUGOG ISLAND by Jeanne C Le Saux-Ball

The Bethesda-Reach Women’s Institute is once again holding their Spring Luncheon and Fashion show. It will be Tuesday April 8, at the Uxbridge United Church starting at noon. Fashions will be by Brock’s of Port Perry. Tickets will be avail-able March 1.

Welcome home to Dar-lene Christie who enjoyed a

two week holiday in Florida with her cousin.

The Book Club is reading The Hundred Foot Journey. They will meet on February 28, at 10 a.m. in the portable at Utica to discuss the book.

Prayers and best wishes go out to Faye Ashton as she re-covers from recent surgery.

Congratulations to all of our youth who competed at

the Sunderland Music Fes-tival in the last two weeks.

There will be a pancake supper on March 4, at Epsom church.

The Ashton Family on Medd Rd. will be hosting the Haliburton/Kawartha Maple Syrup Producers An-nual 1st Tapping of the sea-son this Saturday (March 1) at 10:30 a.m. There will be a light lunch served.

EPSOM & UTICA by Shari Kerry

A bit of tantalizing spring-like weather, a bit of snow melt, enough to show some grass in shov-elled area. We look forward to the day it is all gone, more especially the ice!

Bob and Evelyn Meek visited with Marg Hack-ner in Richmond Hill last week. Marg is antici-pating getting a scooter, and walking cast soon. More ice casualties as Dwight Clement’s father broke a leg several weeks ago and my sister Faye broke her hip last week and it now in Ajax hospi-tal. Best wishes to others suffering illness of vari-ous types, Mary Clark, Marj McFarlane, Dan Moore and others on our prayer list!

Barb and Bruce Har-wood were guests with daughter Brenda and Brian Moore last Thurs-day in honour of their birthdays. One nasty surprise that day was to fi nd part of their cattle barn collapsed under the weight of ice and snow.

At the Uxbridge Ge-

nealogy Group last week Bruce Taylor spoke about a young black man, born in Labrador, who joined the Union Army and fought in the Civil War before returning home to spend many years work-ing with the Hudson’s Bay company, a story il-lustrating where genea-logical research can lead. Budding genealogists can sign up at the library for classes to learn how to research from group chairperson, Marian Bal-lamy. The meeting on Thursday, March 20, will be held in the Genealogy room and attendees will be shown how to use the computers and all the many resource material in this room.

At Scott Central, the “Rock, Paper, Scissors” Championship, for Grades 3 though 8 will be held on Feb. 25. The winners will compete in the Canadian Champi-onship on Feb. 28.

The 2014 Dodgeball champions were ‘The Caterpillars.’

All are invited to the last of the series “The System Belongs to God” on Thursday. Feb. 27, at Sandford church begin-ning at 7 p.m.

March is shaping up to be a very busy month. On Saturday, March 1, the First Maple Syrup Tap-ping” will take place at the Ashton-Asling wood-lot, on Scugog Conc. 7, just off Regional Rd. 23.

On Sunday, March 3, the M&P Committee meet at Zephyr.; the Wor-ship Committee meet there on the 6th, and a movie will be shown there that afternoon. All welcome are welcome to attend, starting at 1 p.m.

Tuesday, March 4, is the Sandford Pancake Supper at Sandford Hall from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. You know it’s good!

The ladies join with Mount Albert ladies to celebrate World Day of Prayer on March 7. And, on March 19 Sandford again hosts the Souper Lunch at the Presbyte-rian church.

ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling

PORT PERRYBAPTIST CHURCH

2210 Hwy. 7A (at Island Rd.)905-985-8681

www.portperrybaptist.caRev. Jim Clemens, Sr. PastorJoin us for worship this week:

SUNDAY SERVICES9:15 a.m. Sunday school for all ages

10:30 a.m. Worship6:30 p.m. Worship

Nursery Care and Jr. Church is availableA warm welcome to all

Hope ChurchPastor Bernhard VanderVlis

SUNDAYS at 10 a.m.

Mid-week programs for youth and adults!14480 Old Simcoe Rd.

(Between 7A and Prince Albert) 905-985-9307

[email protected]

A PLACE OF HOPE!

HOPE CHRISTIANREFORMED CHURCH

ST. JOHN’SPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

319 Queen Street, Port PerryPastor Robert Kennedy

905-985-3881www.stjohnsportperry.com

SUNDAY, March 2Service at 10 a.m.

Sunday School andNursery Care AvailableAll are warmly welcome

IMMACULATE CONCEPTIONROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

1710 Scugog Street, Port PerryFather Peter Lackmanec

MASS -

SATURDAY - 5 p.m.

SUNDAY - 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.For Mass through the week

call the Parish at 905-985-7071

PORT PERRY andPRINCE ALBERT

UNITED CHURCHESRev. Elaine Hall - Rev. Don Willmer

905-985-2801

SUNDAY, March 2

Port Perry United Church294 Queen St., Port Perry

9:50 a.m. Morning Worship

Prince Albert United Church 23 Jeffrey St., Prince Albert11:30 a.m. Morning Worship

Nursery Care and Sunday School Available • www.portperryunited.com

UXBRIDGE TRINITYUNITED CHURCH

20 First Avenue Pastor Kirby Constable

905-852-6213www.trinityuxbridge.com

Sunday, March 2SUNDAY WORSHIP AND

SUNDAY SCHOOL 10 a.m.

COME and BE ENGAGED bythe GOOD NEWS

ANGLICAN CHURCHOF THE ASCENSION(Anglican Church of Canada)

Rev. John Anderson266 North St., Port Perry

Phone: 905-985-7278 [email protected]

www.ascensionportperry.com

Sunday, March 2Last Sunday after Epiphany

10:00 am Eucharist

Sunday School and Nursery available

SCUGOG ISLANDUNITED CHURCH

19100 Island Road, Port PerryA warm welcome to all

905-985-4094

SUNDAY, March 210 a.m. Morning Service

VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTRE593 Alma St., Port Perry,

Ontario 905-985-1346Rev John Benschop

[email protected]

Tuesday Youth Meeting and“HEARTBEAT” after school program

Friday - 7:30 p.m. Prayer RevivalJoin us Sunday Mornings at

10 a.m. Prayer 10:30 a.m. Celebration Service

SOMETHING FOR ALL AGES

Rev. Paul Moorhouse905-985-7766

[email protected]

SUNDAY, March 2Greenbank (Hwy 12, minutes. N. of Pt. Perry)

11 a.m. ServiceFeb. 16th - Family Day

Seagrave (in the beautiful hamlet of Seagrave) 9:15 a.m. Service

Everyone is WelcomeChildren’s Time with Services

Join us on Sunday morning at 10 a.m.

A contemporary worship experience in a relaxed environment.

Staff: Dr. Fred Penney, Lead Pastor Brenna Cruickshank, Children’s

Ministry Director

1680 Reach Street. - 905-985-4441website: www.emmanuelcc.ca

Emmanuel Community Church: ‘Reaching up to God;

Reaching out to our Community,’

SACRED HEART ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

70 Toronto St. North UxbridgeFather John Duffy

Mass Saturday 5 p.m.Sunday 9 and 11 a.m.

Confessions Saturday 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

For Mass through the weekcall office 905-852-6944

ST. ANDREW’S - CHALMERS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

40B Toronto Street S., Uxbridgewww.standrewschalmers.ca

905-852-6262

Sunday Service at 10:30 a.m.All are warmly welcome

Your Community Owned Newspaper Thursday, October 18, 2012 • 7The voice of North Durham Thursday, February 27, 2014 • 7

To list your church events contact Julie at 905-985-6985

UNITED CHURCHSCUGOG ISLANDSCUGOG ISLANDSCUGOG ISLAND

This Week in

History15 years ago

A Mississauga man sustains serious in-juries when his hang glider crashes from 300 feet onto Lake Scugog.

35 years agoRegional Council votes in favour of elections being held every three years instead of every two years.

50 years agoThe Junior ‘D’ Uxbridge Chicks wrap up another successful regular season, clinching fi rst place in the regular sea-son standings following a 7-5 win over the Sutton-Cannington Twins.

100 years agoScott Township Council agrees to pay 15 cents per hour in case snow shovelling is needed to keep local roads passable.

14460 Simcoe St., Port Perrynewsongportperry.ca

Sunday, March 2, 10 a.m.Nursery and Sunday School

(Anglican Network in Canada)

Tuesday, March 4, 6:30 p.m. Pancake Supper

Wednesday, March 5, 7 p.m.Ash Wednesday Service

All are Welcome. (905) 982-2064 or

[email protected]

Dr. Parnian Pajouhandeh& Associates

Services for adults, children and adolescents, couples and families.

Serving Scugog and area for the past 18 years.

North Durham Professional CounsellorsB-188 Mary St. Port Perry

www.northdurhamcounsellors.com

PSYCHOLOGICAL AND COUNSELLING SERVICES

WARM HEARTS ON THE COLDEST NIGHT: A crowd of over 120 walkers hiked the streets of Uxbridge on Feb. 22, as part of North House’s Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser. Participants set off to walk two, fi ve, or ten kilome-tre routes and donations reached well over $22,000, to aid the homeless and needy in North Durham. BENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard

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EDITORIAL

94A Water Street, Port Perry, ON L9L 1J2 | Phone: 905-985-6985 | E-mail: [email protected]

Wasteful Scugog spending may send this reader packingTo the Editor,

The reason we are in so much debt is because the people running this pretty little town are incompetent.

Why was the tin mill emptied of its tenants? Surely their rent was paying its property taxes, insurance, etc. It’s now sitting empty, and who is paying the bills?

The large buses that are regularly running all around Port Perry are run-ning with perhaps two or three pas-sengers in it, exactly who is paying for that?

How many times has the waterfront playground been fixed and who paid for that?

Now, they want to pave a perfectly large parking lot at the hockey arena that could certainly wait a couple of years, it’s not that bad. There are sev-eral streets that have never been paved. And, when a hole appears in them, three men in a truck with one shovel fill the hole, but don’t even bother to tamp it down anymore. They just wait for a car to come along and pat it down.

How much did we pay for some-one to chalk the entire town’s broken

pavement? They never fixed them, just chalked the mess a couple of times.

I’m sure there is plenty else we tax-payers are forking out for that is not our job as taxpayers.

I have seen 78-year-olds clearing mu-nicipal ditches (it’s disgusting by the way) instead of the public workers our taxes pay for doing it. I’ve also seen members of the public out clearing municipal parking lots and sidewalks, which is certainly someone else’s job, but they apparently just can’t be both-ered to do it.

This whole situation is a mess, and

you Mayor Mercier and members of council, the township’s by-law officers and anyone else lucky enough to be on the public purse are skirting your du-ties and sending our pretty little town straight down the road to ruin.

It’s no wonder that there are so many homes in the area for sale this year. Not to mention the businesses that are closing up shop. It’s time our town had a change in thinking, and a change in management.

A Scugog property owner looking to sell

With the Toronto Police Service’s decision last Tuesday to consider making lapel-mounted cameras part of every officer’s uniform - let’s balance the recent issues of police transparency and rising costs.

Amidst 2013’s series of TPS police shootings, and an unidentified Durham Regional Police Service constable going viral after a video was posted showcasing violence and threats of evidence planting in Oshawa - maybe more accountability is not too much to ask for in the GTA.

Choice officers of both the TPS and the DRPS have exhibited ev-idence of power-tripping and, at times, an inability to de-escalate confrontations (see the second-degree murder charge against Const. James Forcillo in the shooting death of Sammy Yatim).

This is not to say that every, or even several, of our boys in blue need an attitude adjustment - but the core of the problem, training and hiring procedures, needs to be examined and the screening process improved.

For example, if you find a toddler playing with matches, would you install security cameras and watch the child closely, or simply take the matches away and teach them that pyromania is dangerous?

While lapel-cameras are an excellent idea, and would likely be a ben-efit to officers in court-room cases, could the money be better spent on improving training for police in Toronto?

Speaking of money, Durham Region’s police budget has been referred to as ‘bloated,’ and accounts for a staggering fifty per cent of the Region-al portion of Durham’s property tax bills - for total of $172.1 million.

What does this money buy the citizens of Durham Region? Every-thing but new cops, there hasn’t been a single hire or recruitment to the DRPS for the past five years.

Before we start window-shopping for shiny new technology, can we please take a closer look at how many police we hire, and what level of screening they are given?

Cameras or cops

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It was a great couple of weeks for all Canadians, capped off by double golds in curling and hockey.

After sitting through roughly 245 hours of Olympic coverage, I have some observations that I have been wait-ing to share with readers of The Standard, because, after all, the opportunity only comes around every two years.

With the Olympics finally over, maybe I will be able to get some sleep instead of staying awake until 3 a.m. just to watch Canadian after Canadian tripped up in the snowboard cross.

A lot was made of the way the Dutch dominated the speed skating, and how Germany put all of its eggs into the luge basket, with great results.

However, I am much prouder that Canada was able to win medals in such a wide variety of events. We pride ourselves on the diversity in this country, so the fact that we had the most diverse medal wins should come as no surprise to anyone.

Having said that, I couldn’t help but watch the Neth-erlands with some envy as they tore up the track in long track speed skating. And it got me wondering, what if the same principles that exist for sports other countries dominate, could be applied to hockey?

Hear me out. Instead of just awarding one medal for

men’s hockey and another for women’s couldn’t we ex-pand things a bit?

Imagine a world with three-on-three, four-on-four and five-on-five hockey as Olympic events. Complete with 40-minute, 60-minute and 90-minute games for both men and women. And don’t stop there. They could add separate competitions for the shootout, fastest skater (team, goalie and individual) and shooting accu-racy for both men and women. I don’t think I’m alone in imagining that our medal count could be boosted just a tad if that were the case. And while we’re at it, can we include mixed curling?

As well, although the Sochi games did allow for some outstanding results from many Canadians who came into the Olympics unheralded, we can’t seem to get away from the usual Canadian Olympic disappointment that rears its head every two years.

So I am asking that my media counterparts please, please, please stop writing articles with titles like ‘Cana-da’s best bets for Gold’ or ‘Podium predictions.’ All they ever seem to end up as is a road map for our future disap-pointments as the Games progress.

There is always a lot of talk about the future of wom-en’s hockey, given that it has been 16 years and only once

have Canada and the US not met for the Gold Medal. But, is it all that different from basketball, that saw the US dominate for de-cades in both men’s and women’s competition? Or the early days of men’s Olympic hockey, when Canada would pummel their opponents by double digits? Plus, given the excitement generated by that out-standing Gold Medal game, is having the US and Canada play really such a bad thing?

By the way, the term ‘you play like a girl’ has suddenly transformed into the highest praise possible.

It was an exhilarating few weeks for all Canadians, and I can barely contain my excitement for the 2016 Sum-mer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. There always seems to be something that divides Canadians, but it is so refreshing every two years when we can all manage to come together as one country. Unless, you are some moron from the Bloc, then it seems to be your primary objective in life to be a jerk. But for the rest of us, it was a fantastic ride, and I was happy to be able to share in the good and bad with Canadians from coast to coast.

The voice of North Durham NEWS & OPINION Thursday, February 27, 2014 • 9

The proposed new 10 cent-per-litre gas tax is intended to fund Queen’s Park’s transit plan called “The Big Move.” It’s time for citizens to tell the McGuinty/Wynne government how they feel about this additional gasoline tax. Otherwise, the tax could find its way into the next Ontario budget and into our wallets. The proposal is to help fund transit, chiefly in Toronto, by taxing gasoline across Ontario. This is unfair to rural and to Northern Ontario.

In my view, Ontarians are already paying more than enough at the pumps. We need to remember there’s already a hidden provincial fuel tax of 14.7 cents built into the price of each litre of gas. Then, there’s the HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) this provincial government added to the price of gasoline July 1, 2010. That’s over 15 cents per litre al-ready. It’s unfair for the McGuinty/Wynne government to go to Ontario drivers once again for another ten cents per litre.

The tax is even more unfair for On-tarians living beyond Toronto and the GTA, where they would not even ben-efit from the “Big Move” transit plan. Moreover, it’s unfair for a northern Ontario driver, who may never use a GTA bus or subway, to pay a gas tax in support of transit in Toronto. The tax hits rural and northern Ontarians hardest because they generally need to drive longer distances and have no public transit at all.

Raising gasoline prices through a 10-cent/litre tax will also have wider im-plications because the tax will increase costs to businesses and these costs will be passed on to the consumer. Increas-ing the costs of fuel means higher pric-es for shipping merchandise by truck. And that means higher prices in retail stores. For municipalities with large vehicle fleets, the added cost of fuel means higher property taxes and/or reductions in municipal services. The fact is that the tax increases will work its way throughout the economy and increase costs beyond the 10 cents we might pay at the pumps.

Recently, Official Opposition MPPs have been speaking about the gas tax with individuals, community organiza-tions, and businesses across Ontario. The verdict is unanimous. Ontarians generally agree that transit improve-ments under the “Big Move” program in the GTA must be made without hiking the cost at the pumps. The so-lution is to get the money for transit and transportation priorities by clean-ing up the waste and duplication. With Ontario’s revenue at a record $114 bil-lion this year, there should be room in the Ontario budget to pay for GTA transit from existing revenues. As with all issues before the Ontario Legisla-ture, your feedback is encouraged. I can be reached at (905) 697-1501 or 1-800-661-2433. My e-mail address is [email protected]. Please keep in touch.

More Olympic observations

Staying in touch...JOHN O’TOOLE MPP

Proposed new fuel taxes are unfair to Ontario residents

@darrylknight83

Up All KnightDARRYL KNIGHT The Standard

UXBRIDGE: Just three weeks after a devastating fire left the Mount Albert fire hall in ruin, the department is back up and running, resuming their coverage of Uxbridge Township’s northwest corner.

An early morning fire on Sunday, Feb. 2 left the fire hall in Mount Albert destroyed, but the Town of East Gwil-limbury has worked quickly to estab-lish a temporary facility, and is set to resume operations.

As part of an agreement between Ux-bridge and East Gwillimbury, the north-

west portion of Uxbridge Township, in-cluding the hamlet of Zephyr, is covered by the East Gwillimbury department, based in Mount Albert.

“You’ve got to give them credit, it’s been three weeks and they’re back up and running,” commented Ward 2 Councillor Pat Molloy.

Councillor Molloy added that while Uxbridge’s fire department had taken over coverage of the area in the wake of the Feb. 2 blaze, there have not been any incidents in the area.

Fire department is back to work in Mount Albert

UXBRIDGE: It was an-other phenomenal Family Day for the Kinsmen Club of Uxbridge as they raised $850 for the Uxbridge Youth Centre at the annual Kinsmen Family day skat-ing party on Elgin Pond.

The Kinsmen Club were not alone in their efforts, and received contributions from across the Uxbridge

community to aid them in their bid to support the youth of Uxbridge.

“Wixan’s Bridge, Mc-Donald’s Uxbridge, Tim Horton’s Uxbridge, Jer-seys Restaurant and Shaun Israelstam, Fireb-ridge Fireplaces and Rona all supported the club’s efforts on Family Day,” said Kinsmen Club sec-

retary Jim Campbell. “As well, we’d like to thank the Mayor and council for their support. Bob Ferguson, Jack Ballinger and Paul Mateciuk for ice preparation and snow removal. And most of all, the residents of Uxbridge who always make it such a fun day out on the pond for everyone involved.”

Community connects with Kinsmen

NORTH DURHAM: It’s that time of year when Big Brothers Big Sisters North Durham (BBBSND) will be hosting their yearly “Wing and Pizza Night” fundraiser on Saturday, March 1, at the Scugog Com-munity Centre. The purpose of this event is to raise awareness and funds for the organi-zation within the communities of Scugog, Brock and Uxbridge.

Tickets for the event are available at Flaw-less Cleaners, Gus Brown’s, and the Scout Hall at 15585 Simcoe St. in Port Perry. Tickets are $30 per person in advance, and $35 at the door. The fundraiser will begin at 7 p.m. and will run until 1 a.m. Wings and pizza will be served from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., followed by a dance, a silent auction,

a cash bar and a raffle. This event invites guests of 19 years of age and older.

Thirteen local restaurants will be pre-paring and serving wings and pizza at the event where attendees vote on who has the best tasting wings and pizza. Prizes to be won include two WestJet return tickets anywhere they fly as well as a week in a Do-minican Republic Villa.

All proceeds from this event will benefit the children and youth in the BBBSND mentoring programs. By hosting this event, BBBSND hopes to see their vision of “Every child who needs a mentor, has a mentor” and matching the 33 children on the on the wait list hoping to meet that special friend.

Wing Night returns on Saturday

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UOIT’s Aboriginal Resource Centre makes ground-breaking progress

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) has partnered with the Baagwating Community Association and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island to fund the building of their new Aboriginal Resource Centre (ARC). The new ARC building, located at 151 Athol St. in Oshawa, aims to expand UOIT’s current aborigi-nal workshops and outreach programs into a larger facil-ity. The large and beautifully sculpted structure is projected to finalize construction by the end of March, and will open with an official ceremony in the coming months.

Jill Treen, UOIT’s Aboriginal Student Development and Outreach Specialist and a self-identified Métis, works in the current ARC to “provide Aboriginal and non-aboriginal students with anything they need, from traditional meals and ceremonies to workshops where they create dream-catchers, to help with the application pro-cess for bursaries and grants.”

The current ARC at UOIT is a small room, which offers a comfortable home-away-from-home. The space is used by Aboriginal and non-aboriginal students alike to relax, study, and have a coffee with friends - while surrounded by the cul-ture native to Canada, from B.C. to Nova Scotia.

Ms. Treen explained that the Baagwating Community Association has been instrumen-tal in the expansion and advanc-es of the ARC centre. The new building, located at 151 Athol St.

in Oshawa, has even been named the Baagwating Indigenous Student Centre, in recognition of the more than $450,000 that was contributed to construction by the local organization.

“UOIT has a very good rela-tionship with the Mississaugas of Scugog Island,” said Ms. Treen. “We work together to revitalize and raise awareness of aboriginal culture in Durham, they help us with the ceremonies and work-shops we offer to our students, and we attend their powwows once per year on Scugog Island.”

Being a Métis woman her-self, Ms. Treen strives to support and encourage knowledge of the Aboriginal culture, among both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students.

“I think it is important because it fosters an inclusive community and awareness of our roots,” said Ms. Treen. “Since the campus is located on the traditional lands of the Mississaugas of Scugog First Nation and it is projected that Oshawa alone has roughly 10,000 First Nations people; we want to bring that community

together and let them be proud, especially the young adults.”

According to Ms. Treen, the ARC, which mirrors many similar centres at post-secondary schools across Ontario, “attempts to close the educational attainment gaps between Aboriginal and non-aboriginal students, by sup-porting First Nations students in their academic career.”

However, Ms. Treen believes that the issues fac-ing Aboriginal students do not lie solely in marks and test-grades, but aso in the fact that

many of their 85 self-identified students are the first genera-tion in their family to strive for post-secondary education.

A StatsCan report details the gradually rising, but still low, education rate within the Aboriginal population. “In 2006, one-third or 33 per cent of Aboriginal adults aged 25 to 54 had less than a high school education compared to nearly 13 per cent of the non-Aboriginal population, a difference of 20 percentage points.”

The entire staff of UOIT’s ARC are proud of the fact that they go above and beyond when giving their students anything they could need. Ms. Treen even goes as far as contacting the enrolled and self-indentified students before they even start their first semester, and offer beneficial programs and services in an effort to foster a strong and personal relationship - she attributes UOIT’s 97 per cent retention rate of Aboriginal students to this.

“Moving forward we want to expand and grow our com-munity and the services we offer,” said Ms. Treen. “One program I would like to imple-ment is tutoring - we would have university students tutor other university students, who would then tutor high school students. It’s all about mentor-ing and building a strong con-nection to both education and traditional culture.”

Stay tuned to The Standard for further information regard-ing the official opening of the Baagwating Indigenous Student Centre and further services offered by the ARC.

University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s Baagwating Student Resource Centre, fund-ed in-part by the generous donations of the Baagwating Community Association, is show-ing progress in this recent photo posted by UOIT. The new centre aims to expand current Aboriginal workshops and programming at the University.


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The voice of North Durham THE STANDARD ON HOMES Thursday, February 27, 2014 • 11

MARCH 2009 The Scugog Standard ISSUE 1

By Blake WolfeThe Scugog Standard

At a time when North American car manufacturers and other industries are suffering and in need of multi-billion dollar government bailouts, agriculture is, at least on its face, generally unaffected by the current economic climate, according to one local farmer.

However, the industry still faces huge challenges from other sources.

Hubert Schilling, who farms vari-ous crops, eggs and chickens in Scu-gog and Oshawa, explained that for farmers in supply managed commodi-ties such as eggs and dairy, the econo-my is not having much of an impact.

However, farmers are not immune to challenges from other aspects.

According to the 2006 ‘Compare The Share’ study from the Centre For Rural Studies and Enrichment at St. Peter’s College in Saskatch-ewan, farmers’ fi nancial shares of their respective products have dropped, while retail prices con-tinue to increase.

According to Mr. Schilling, another sore spot is government regulations concerning farmers in multiple com-modities, such as himself.

“It depends how diversifi ed your farm is,” he said, adding that farm-ers were encouraged to diversify by

government in the fi rst place. “The more diversifi ed your operation is, the more you get screwed by the government.”

Farming in Durham also poses geo-graphical issues for farmers, such as obtaining building permits close to urban areas. Mr. Schilling, who owns farms in two municipalities, said that while the township has been very sup-portive of farmers, it has been a differ-ent situation south of the ridges.

“In Oshawa, it’s been a whole dif-ferent ball game,” he said. “They don’t know what to do with us.”

And farmers are having increasing

problems encouraging the continua-tion of their operations.

“How do I encourage a third generation to farm,” Mr. Schilling said, “if they will do better some-where else?

“When I see all this money handed to non-agriculture industries such as auto manufacturing, it’s a tough call,” said Mr. Schilling. “When we needed help, we didn’t get it. We’re used to it (economic problems) - non-agri-culture is not used to it. We have no problem feeding the world, but we do have a problem getting paid.”

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Based on consumer research, leading home fire safety company Kidde developed new models that substantially reduce nui-sance alarms by using “intelligent” photo-electric technology. This new technology is deemed to be better at determining if smoke is from a real fire or another source. As well, new product packaging clearly suggests where to install each model. And, alarms will now chirp near the end of their

10-year lifespan, reminding you it’s time to replace them.

But the loudest kudos from consumers and firefighters relate to the 10-year sealed lithium batteries built into the “worry-free” alarms. They cannot be removed and most importantly, they never need to be changed for the entire lifespan of the alarm.

“Consumers spoke and we listened,” says Carol Heller, a home fire safety expert for Kidde. “Homeowners love the conve-nience of never having to replace batteries and they appreciate the money that they save. The new line includes carbon mon-oxide alarms too.”

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Seven Mile Island, which sits on the west side of Scugog Island, has been a crux of the history of Port Perry and Scugog Township since the first settlers lived on the shores of Lake Scugog. It has seen use from a diverse range of prominent owners - at one time or another it has been the site of the VanKirk chocolate factory, a school for troubled boys, and even a cot-tage estate for a cigar mogul.

Despite its interesting and spotted past, according to Ms. Frances Pearse, the tale of Seven Mile Island has a hum-ble beginning dating back to 1831 – when her grandpar-ents were the owners and sole residents, trying hard to pio-neer their own family story in the wilds of Scugog.

Frances Pearse is a cheerful and young-at-heart 94 year-old great-great-grandmother, who currently lives in north Oshawa but has strong ties to Scugog. Her favourite memories from when she was a girl were the month-ly squab dinner and dances that her family would at-tend at one of the many hotels in Caesarea.

When The Standard was invited into her home, she excitedly explained that she had taken the time to write down as much of her family’s story as she knows.

“I am 94 years-old, but I still remember the stories my grandparents, Mary Peter Williams would tell me about the old days,” said Ms. Pearse. “My great-grandparents were United Empire Loyalists, so they fled from Pennsylvania to the St. Lawrence river in the early 1800s, because they were not happy with

American politics at the time.”

Ms. Pearse recounts that the journey by stage-coach with seven children was not an easy one, but that after set-tling along the St. Lawrence River for several years, the family picked up and moved to burgeoning settlement of Scugog with the promise of a land grant. In 1831, the brothers Elias and Charles Williams gave Ms. Pearse’s great-grandparents a par-cel of land along the shore of Lake Scugog to farm, an agreement which drew many British supporters north.

“Elias Williams was the father of my grandpa, Peter Williams,” said Mrs. Pearse. “He met and fell in-love with my grandma, Mary Worten from Pennsylvannia, and they were married in the little church in the centre of Scugog Island in 1874.”

The saga of Ms. Pearse’s grandparents took an inter-esting turn on their wedding day, when Elias gifted them Seven Mile Island as a wed-ding present. He hoped they would find peace and relax-ation on the roughly-hewn spit of land.

Since their ownership of the island pre-dated the Scugog Bridge, the hard-working farmers had to cross the water in a shallow boat. The boat was loaded up, but there was a hitch in the plan.

“My grandpa always used to tell me that the horses and cows were too scared to board the boat, so they decided to swim across Lake Scugog all by themselves,” said Ms. Pearse. “Grandma would counter his stories by tell-ing us kids that the cows became homesick every spring, and they would swim back across to graze on the Scugog Island grass!”

Life on Seven Mile Island proved to be tough, more fit for barrel-chested pioneers than those who had plans to start a large family. Several years later, Mary and Peter Williams moved their be-longings back to Scugog Is-land and built a large house for their many children; ad-ditions had to be made to the home several times. The fam-ily settled in and the com-forts of being close to neigh-bours and community were enjoyed - save for one tragedy that struck in the murky wa-ter of Lake Scugog.

“My mother’s oldest sister, Aunt Ethel, met and married a doctor from Eng-land named Alfred Wyman, he was traveling Ontario to take in the beauty of Canada at the time,” said Ms. Pearse. “They built a home in Whit-by together, and would regu-larly make trips to Scugog Island to visit the family and enjoy the water. On one par-ticular trip, he left for an ear-ly-morning canoe trip and never came back - it was later discovered that he fell from the canoe and was tangled up in the weeds.”

Ms. Pearse holds fond memories of her beloved grandparents and their big house on Scugog Island, from her grandma Mary’s delicious cooking to her grandpa Peter’s rocking chair by his cherry tree. She explained that “Over twenty of us grandchildren would visit during holidays, every Christmas we had to cut down two Christmas trees, because all the gifts and box-es wouldn’t fit under one.”

In an effort to keep the stories alive, Ms. Pearse has since passed down her heir-looms, photographs, and the bible used to marry her grandparents in 1874, to her daughter Penny. She says that she is perfectly happy holding onto her memories of Scugog, and hopes that soon she will be able to visit the island once more.

“When you get to be my age, your body doesn’t work as well as it should,” said Ms. Pearse. “So instead I think about the dancing and singing I loved to do in Scugog as a girl. Still, the thing I’ve most enjoyed in all my 94 years is my family. I’m a great-great-grandmother and it’s my job to pass on the story of my great-grand-parents to the children.”


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Heading into their COJHL semi-final series against the Clarington Eagles, the Uxbridge Bru-ins acknowledged that the series would be a closely fought battle between the two sides, and through the first three games, that prediction has proven accurate with the Eagles leading the best-of-seven series two-games-to one.

The Bruins needed overtime to score a 3-2 vic-tory in Game 1, played on Wednesday, Feb. 19 in Bowmanville.

Trailing 2-1 heading into the third period, with Adam Bartholomew netting the lone Bruins goal, - assisted by Tim ‘Honey Badger’ Bierema - the Bru-ins blue line again came up with a big goal. Jeremy Toupin netted the tying goal just under four min-utes into the third, assisted by Marco Mastrangelo and Korey Brand and the teams headed to overtime to settle the winner in Game 1.

Just over two minutes into the extra frame, Bar-tholomew ended the match with an unassisted goal to give Uxbridge an early advantage in the series.

On Friday, Feb. 21, the action shifted back to Ux-bridge for Game 2.

The Eagles took a 3-0 lead into the third period, when Bruins goalie Cody Northover made an early breakaway save on Chris Turner, and followed it up with a sensational sliding save on Cole Murray to keep the Bruins in contention.

Eagles claw their way to victory over Bruins


The 41st season of Port Perry MoJacks Junior ‘C’ hockey came to an end over the weekend, as the Lakefield Chiefs earned a four-game sweep over the MoJacks in their COJHL semi-final playoff series af-ter a 5-1 Chiefs win at Scugog Arena on Sunday, Feb. 23.

After the Chiefs jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the game, 16-year-old Port Perry native Lucas Clark scored the last goal of the season for the MoJacks just before the mid-point of the second period when he picked up a pass from Logan Evans and streaked into the offensive zone, beating Lakefield goalie Zach Wainman high to spoil his bid for a shutout.

After Lakefield posted a 4-1 win at home to open the series on Tuesday, Feb. 18, the action shifted back to Scugog Arena on Thursday, Feb. 20, where the Chiefs would roll to a 4-2 victory to take

a two-games-to-none lead in the series.With their backs against the wall, the

MoJacks had an excellent opportunity for victory in Game 3 slip through their fingers in Lakefield on Saturday, Feb. 22.

First period goals from Evans and Brodie Myers gave the MoJacks a 2-0 lead heading into the second period where the Chiefs would net a late goal to cut the MoJacks’ lead to a single goal as the third period dawned.

A Lakefield goal early in the third tied the game, but Port Perry would roar right back with Evans netting a shorthanded goal, assisted by Lee Taylor to restore a one-goal lead for the MoJacks.

However, the Chiefs’ high-powered offence couldn’t be contained down the stretch as Lakefield exploded for three goals late in the third to escape with a 5-3 win, and a three-games-to-none strangle-hold in the best-of-seven series.

“In game three we had a strong effort and

was probably our best game,” commented MoJacks Head Coach Jon Campbell.

However, Campbell will be looking for an improved showing next year, as he told The Standard following the game.

“I’m grateful that we brought playoff hockey to Port Perry, but you’ve always got to keep challenging yourself and our next challenge is to win a round, and hopefully represent our league. I don’t think our playoff exits the past two years have been for a lack of effort. We all take a lot of pride in MoJacks hockey,” Camp-bell told The Standard.

Now, with the season behind them, the MoJacks staff begin the task of as-sembling a team for next season, albeit without a quartet of overage players - Ev-ans, Ryan Beattie, Conner Shingler and goalie Drew Siydock - who will graduate due to age.

“We lose four guys that it’s been an honour to coach, and I wish we could’ve

done more for them,” Campbell said.The cupboard is far from bare for the

team as they could theoretically bring back every other player from the roster, although Campbell does anticipate a few players from this year’s team will be mov-ing on to higher levels of junior hockey.

“We’ve got a strong core moving for-ward, but there will be opportunities for guys to move in. We are always on the hunt for the best available players, and hopefully everything is good and I’ll be back next year.”

One player Campbell expects to have an even greater impact next year is cen-tre Lee Taylor, the Grandson of former Scugog Township Mayor Jerry Taylor.

“Lee is a franchise player in Junior ‘C’ hockey, and he has been a heart and soul guy for us since his first day. No one plays with the pride and passion that he does.”

Lakefield Chiefs end MoJacks’ season with sweep

Uxbridge Bruins forward Connor Miller’s wraparound attempt is denied by Clarington Eagles goalie Con-nor Visca during the Bruins 3-2 loss to the Eagles in Game 2 of the COJHL semi-final series between the two teams in Uxbridge on Friday, Feb. 21. DYNAMIC DESIGNS Special to The StandardT U R N TO PAG E 1 6

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COJHL Semi-FinalsBest 4-out-of-7 * if necessary(1)Lakefield vs. (4)Port Perry

Lakefield wins 4-0Gm. 1: Port Perry 1 @ Lakefield 4Gm. 2: Lakefield 4 @ Port Perry 2Gm. 3: Port Perry 3 @ Lakefield 5Gm. 4: Lakefield 5 @ Port Perry 1

(2)Clarington vs. (3)UxbridgeClarington leads 2-1

Gm. 1: Uxbridge 3 @ Clarington 2 OTGm. 2: Clarington 3 @ Uxbridge 2Gm. 3: Uxbridge 3 @ Clarington 7Gm. 4: Clarington @ UxbridgeGm. 5: Wednesday, Feb. 26, 7:20 p.m.Uxbridge @ Clarington*Gm. 6: Friday, Feb. 28, 7:45 p.m.Clarington @ Uxbridge*Sunday, Mar. 2, 6:20 p.m.Uxbridge @ Clarington

OMHA Playdowns Semifinals Best 3-out-of-5

*if nescessary

NoviceUxbridge vs. Lindsay

Series tied 1-1Gm. 1: Uxbridge 4 @ Lindsay 3Gm. 2: Lindsay 3 @ Uxbridge 4Gm. 3: Thursday, Feb. 27, 6:45 p.m.Lindsay @ Uxbridge

*Gm.4: Saturday, Mar. 1, 12:30 p.m.Uxbridge @ Lindsay*Gm. 5: Sunday, Mar. 2, 2:15 p.m.Lindsay @ Uxbridge

Minor AtomUxbridge vs. Orillia

Gm. 1: Thursday, Feb. 27, 6:50 p.m.Uxbridge @ OrilliaGm. 2: Monday, Mar. 3, 7:15 p.m.Orillia @ Uxbridge Gm. 3: Thursday, Mar. 6, 6:50 p.m.Uxbridge @ Orillia*Gm. 4: Saturday, Mar. 8, 4:30 p.m.Orillia @ Uxbridge *Gm. 5: Sunday, Mar. 9, 3:50 p.m.Uxbridge @ Orillia

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All Saints 5 @ Uxbridge 7Uxbridge 11 @ McLaughlin 2

Upcoming GamesLOSSA Gold Medal MatchFriday, Mar. 4, 2 p.m.Uxbridge @ Courtice - Oshawa CC

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Austin Cutrara moves in on the Whitby Blue Wildcats’ goalie during Whitby’s 4-0 win over the William-son GM Uxbridge PeeWee Stars on Saturday, Feb. 22. The loss gave Whitby the quarterfinal series win, and knocked the Stars out of the OMHA playoffs, ending an outstanding playoff run for the PeeWee Stars full of great determination and edge-of-your-seat excitement. DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard

Bantam Predators ready for OMHA semisDARRYL KNIGHT The Standard

The Bantam Port Perry Predators are the 2013-2014 Lakeshore Champions, but they are not resting on their laurels as the team prepares for the OMHA’s semifinals.

The Predators booked their ticket to the OMHA semi-finals on Wednesday, Feb. 19 in Whitby where they de-feated the Wildcats by a score of 3-2 to wrap up a three-games-to-none sweep in the Lakeshore League finals.

The series was a hard fought battle by the entire team, beating Whitby in all three games by identical 3-2 scores.

Port Perry’s playoff run began by sweeping their rivals, the Uxbridge Stars in three straight games by scores of 3-2, 5-1 and 4-3. The team then went on to play the Kingston Canadians. The Predators prevailed in the series three-games-to-one with scores of 4-0, 1-0, 5-1 and their only loss was a score of 3-2.

The Bantam Predators’ playoff record stands at an impressive nine wins and one1 loss.

First year coach Robert Anderson has led the 1999-born age group to their best finish ever with a 18-4-2 regular season record. As well, the Bantam Predators advanced to the finals in a Cobourg pre-season tournament, went undefeated en route to a tournament win at the Bradford Blue and Gold Classic in September and won the Gold Medal in Lake Placid in a December tournament that saw the team finish with a perfect 5-0 record. Additionally, the

team also accomplished another first, beating the Coboug Cougars 2-1 during a regular season game.

“I am very impressed with these young men” claims coach Anderson. “With only 24 boys at tryouts includ-ing numerous imports, our goal was to finish third and play to the level of some of the top teams. This team has been a pleasure to coach. They are a great bunch of boys who have adapted well to our coaching techniques. I am so very proud of each and everyone of them and of the accomplishments of this team”

Team consists of: Matthew Tamlin, Matthew Hr-oncich, Austen Rhaaphorst, Quinn Yetman, Matthew Cole, Jonas Parker, Brenndan Eason, Tyler Field, Bran-don Adams, Charlie Kerry, Zach Greer, Alex Weir. Kirk Meek, Tanner wood, Joshua Anderson, Brendan Mc-Cormick and Connor Doyle. Head coach is Robert An-derson, Assistant coaches are Ken Parker and Jeff Hron-cich, trainer John Wood and Manager Paul McCormick. The team’s home sponsor is Green Tractors Inc.

The Bantam Predators are not the only local team to advance to the OMHA semi-finals as the Atom Preda-tors are also moving on to the final four, where they will square off against the Orillia Terriers following a series win against Whitby Blue last week.

Be sure to check Port Perry Minor Hockey web site (www.portperryminorhockey.ca) for the series schedules and come out and cheer the teams on in their next series.

Luchka Float rolls to a pair of weekend winsTARA FREW Special to The Standard

Practicar beat Denault Contracting 5-2 in the first Peewee game. Prac-

ticar had Owen Maison-neuve in net, with goals from Leam Maisonneuve (2), Troy Larmer (2) and Declan McDowell. As-sisting were Dylan Tobin (2), Sierra Frew and Mari McDowell. Denault Con-tracting’s goalie was Josh Ormiston and goal scor-ers were Jenelle Abram and Zachary Vanderboor. Brandon Abram and Zachary Vanderboor each made an assist for De-nault Contracting.

In the second Peewee game, Red Ribbon Restau-rant won against Denault Contracting 2-1. Red Rib-

bon Restaurant’s goalie was Darren Bell, with goals com-ing from Hannah Buchanan and Owen Silcock with an assist by Kadin Martin. De-nault Contracting had Josh Ormiston in net again and Jenelle Abram scored the goal with an assist by Zach-ary Vanderboor.

In the Bantam/Midget division, Luchka Float beat Omnific Design 3-0. Luchka Float’s goalie, Connor Owttrim posted a shut-out. Goals for Luch-ka were scored by Corbin Davis –Turnbull (2) and Corey Bray with assists by Bejamin Partington (2)

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With just under 12 min-utes to play in Game 2, Liam Blais powered into the offensive zone, and beat Eagles goalie Connor Visca high with a blistering shot that drew the Bruins to within two goals.

Then, with just under five minutes to play, the Bruins caught a break

when Matt Pollard’s point shot careened off the goalpost and on to Matt Allen’s stick. The captain wasted little time chip-ping the puck past Visca to cut Clarington’s lead to a single goal.

Despite some excellent scoring chances in the waning moments of the match, that would round out the scoring as the Eagles evened the series at one game apiece.

Following the game, Bruins Head Coach Geoff Hodgkinson praised the resiliency of his team and noted the much stronger effort put forth as the

game wore on.“There may have been

some nerves at the start of the game with it be-ing our first home play-off game that took a little longer than expected to work out,” Hodgkinson told The Standard. “But, the boys really gave us a chance once we got roll-ing in the second half of the game.”

Game 3 of the series saw the action shift back to Bowmanville on Sun-day, Feb. 23.

After surrendering a pair of first period goals to the Eagles, the Bru-ins stormed back early

in the second with Allen and Jarett Smith scoring for Uxbridge to knot the game 2-2.

However, that would be as close as the Bruins would get on this night as Clarington reeled off five unanswered goals en route to a 7-3 victory.

A powerplay goal from Tyson Eastgate late in the third period rounded out Uxbridge’s goal scoring.

With the team now trail-ing two-games-to-one, Hodgkinson is relying on the team to have a short memory heading into Game 4 in Uxbridge on Tuesday, Feb. 25 (after The

Standard’s press deadline).“We can’t dwell on the

loss, and have to take the positives and move on to the next game,” Hodgkin-son said.

Loose Pucks:- Game 5 of the series is

scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 26 in Bowmanville at 7:20 p.m.

- If necessary, the Bru-ins and Eagles will square off in Game 6 in Uxbridge on Friday, Feb. 28, with the action getting under-way at 7:45 p.m. Game 7 is scheduled for Sunday, March 2 in Bowmanville, with the action getting underway at 6:20 p.m.

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LIBRA (Sept. 22-Oct. 23): Do not let fear or financial insecurity run your life. Money only becomes a problem if you are not han-dling it properly. Re-organize your finances to the best of your ability. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 22): Try to find yourself, create now goals and establish a new identity. However, you may feel that you are between a rock and a hard place, as you attempt to move forward. Be patient, this situation is temporary. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Situations, no longer relevant, can leave your life and you might have to let go of some people who helped you in the past. Your whole personality is dissolving to make room for a new one in 2015. CAPRICORN (Dec. 21-Jan. 19): You might have to take on a leadership role in a group or organization or become a team leader at your place of business. Renew old friend-ships and develop new ones with older, more mature people. AQUARIUS (Jan. 19-Feb. 19): You are learning to better handle work, responsibil-ity and power in the world. You may want to change jobs or take a new career direc-tion. This can be one of the most reward-ing times in life.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You are gaining a greater understanding of yourself and your personal goals. Study, teach or pursue higher education as a means to move ahead on the job, but expect a heavy workload. Take a vacation in March.

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2 Step ___ the scale 3 It can float during the fall 4 It hardly matters 5 Mountain waterways 6 Type of bell or waiter 7 “Grapes of Wrath” migrant 8 It joined the Union in 1845 9 Ship rig feature 10 Before of yore 11 Cookie at a social 12 Billing information 13 Coveted quality 21 Fix firmly in place 22 Shuttlecock’s hurdle

26 One of three squares? 27 ___-tat-tat 28 Son of Seth, in the Bible 29 Drinks made with blenders 30 Flush 31 Activated a burner again 35 Close by, in poetry 37 British nobleman 38 Another British nobleman 40 Does as well as others? 42 Woody perennial plant 45 Places for socks 47 Wrecked beyond repair 50 “I ___ Rock” (Simon & Gar

funkel song) 52 Almost cylindrical 53 Cut down to size 54 Annual sleigh driver 55 Opposite of wild 59 Beige-like hue 60 Bit of thatching 61 Actor Julia of “The Addams Family” 62 What lurks in the hearts of men, it’s said 63 Minus 65 Jeans brand

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Edited by Timothy E. Parker March 14, 2013DRINKING PARTY By Potter SternACROSS 1 Simpletons 6 Part of an email address 9 Tropical aquarium fish 14 Unable to react chemically 15 Kauai music maker 16 Cookies often used as crossword clues 17 ___-climber (exercise machine) 18 Be sociable 19 Bursts of laughter 20 Colombian crop 23 Quilting get-together 24 On the ___ (fleeing) 25 Coastal fog 27 Don’t forget 32 Menswear selections 33 “Gimme ___! …” (Iowa State cheer) 34 Number of Disney miners 36 Done up, as shoes or skates 39 Informed 41 Pastrami peddlers 43 Waikiki wingding 44 “No questions ___” 46 Time to retire 48 Annoy 49 “Buona ___” (Italian greeting) 51 Beat badly 53 Residences for gurus 56 4x4 vehicle, for short 57 Sheep bleat 58 Rain collector 64 Fibula’s terminus 66 Versatile blackjack card 67 Depart 68 Turn this way or that 69 Intense anger 70 Decorative sewing cases 71 Reduces, as pressure 72 Fizzled firecracker 73 Some computersDOWN 1 Frisbee, e.g. 2 Step ___ the scale 3 It can float during the fall 4 It hardly matters 5 Mountain waterways 6 Type of bell or waiter 7 “Grapes of Wrath” migrant 8 It joined the Union in 1845 9 Ship rig feature 10 Before of yore 11 Cookie at a social 12 Billing information 13 Coveted quality 21 Fix firmly in place 22 Shuttlecock’s hurdle 26 One of three squares? 27 ___-tat-tat 28 Son of Seth, in the Bible 29 Drinks made with blenders 30 Flush 31 Activated a burner again 35 Close by, in poetry 37 British nobleman 38 Another British nobleman 40 Does as well as others? 42 Woody perennial plant 45 Places for socks 47 Wrecked beyond repair 50 “I ___ Rock” (Simon & Garfunkel song) 52 Almost cylindrical 53 Cut down to size 54 Annual sleigh driver 55 Opposite of wild 59 Beige-like hue 60 Bit of thatching 61 Actor Julia of “The Addams Family” 62 What lurks in the hearts of men, it’s said 63 Minus 65 Jeans brand

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Johnny Winter, Gram-my-winning Blues Hall of Famer and fellow mu-sician to brother Edgard Winter of The Edgar Win-ter Group, will be making a stop on his internation-al tour to play his unique blues-rock style music at the Uxbridge Music Hall on March 21 at 8 p.m.

“Our shows would be described as a musical punch in the face,” said guitarist and manager Paul Nelson. “Everyone who comes out can expect to have a great time and groove along with Johnny and myself.”

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“We love to play in smaller and more inti-mate venues because we can see, feel and hear the fans singing along with us,” said Paul. “We tour almost every day, and af-ter playing big venues, it’s nice to share our music with people who don’t need a jumbo-tron to see us!”

The 2014 international tour is in support of his newly-released four-CD box set ‘The Johnny Win-ter Story,’ which features over 60 classic blues-rock recordings and features musicians of the highest caliber.

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“I’ve spent my whole life mastering my music,” said Johnny. “My new al-bums are a tribute to the blues legends I grew up listening to and playing with in Texas.”

Paul Nelson told The Standard that “Johnny is in great shape, it let’s us play harder than ever and take new challenges as a band. He just pours himself into every song he plays, because he under-stands the feelings – it’s a sight to see for sure.”

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Keep an eye on The Standard’s Showcase sec-tion for a personal look into Johnny’s struggles, successes, and musical triumphs - as well as pho-tos from his performance in Uxbridge. In addition, The Standard will be giv-ing away backstage passes and a meet and greet with Johnny, check out our ballot on the left side of this page.

Johnny Winter, Grammy-winning Blues guitarist, poses with his signature Gibson Firebird guitar. He is excited to play an intimate blues-rock show at Uxbridge Music Hall on March 21, at 8 p.m. SUBMITTED PHOTO


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On Sunday night, bil-lions of people from around the globe will settle in front of their televisions and watch the biggest night in the film industry, the Academy Awards. Some careers will be capped, films will be-come forever Oscar win-ners, and some will go home disappointed and empty handed, only to be revered by generations to come. There might even be some surprises, though in this age of so-cial media when so much is now known about the campaigns for the Oscars there are less and less sur-prises each year. This one is no exception, however there has been a great deal of buzz out of Holly-wood about some of the performances, and the fact the frontrunners are no longer so far ahead.

Here are my fearless predictions for Sunday, and some reasons why. All of the nominee can be found on-line at www.oscar.com.

BEST PICTUREWinner - 12 Years a

SlavePossible Upset - The

Wolf of Wall StreetOne month ago it

looked like 12 Years a

Slave had this one locked up, and I still believe it will take the big award. However there has been a lot of support for Grav-ity, a mind blowing ad-venture in space which made over three hundred million dollars at the box office and offered Sandra Bullock, an Academy fa-vourite, the best role of her career. Martin Scors-ese, a living legend made the years best film (ac-cording to me) The Wolf of Wall Street and it has been slowly picking up steam headed into the awards as well. 12 Years a Slave is a powerful histo-ry lesson, the kind of his-tory that Americans do not like to admit exists, and its study of slavery is often difficult to watch. Made with searing power by Steve McQueen, at the end of the night, I am betting it is Best Picture.

BEST DIRECTORWinner - Alfonso Cua-

ron for GravityPossible Upset - Mar-

tin Scorsese for The Wolf of Wall Street or Steve McQueen for 12 Years a Slave

Usually the winner of the Best Picture is also the Best Director, but there are times they separate. I believe this year will be such a year. Cuaron will win for his mesmerizing work on Gravity, which awed me with its stunning vistas of earth, the vastness of space, and the terrifying, silent destruction that hurtles the characters into deep space. If there are any surprises, look for McQueen or Scorsese to provide them.

BEST ACTORWinner - Leonardo Di

Caprio in The Wolf of Wall Street

Possible Upsets - Mat-thew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club or Bruce Dern in Nebraska

I am sticking my neck way, way out for some-thing I believe in here. For his astonishing por-trayal of convicted fraud felon Jordan Belfort, Leonardo Di Caprio will win the Academy Award, I think. I hope. He is as-tounding as the hot shot

young financier who becomes unspeakably wealthy through shady dealings, blows most of it on drugs, hookers and expensive toys before being taken down.The downward spiral is su-perbly acted by the artist, who gives the best perfor-mance of his all ready im-pressive career. Now the Oscar could also go to Matthew McConaughey if the Academy mistakes weight loss for great act-ing. The actor is good, but hardly the best of the year. Good old Bruce Dern could be the old-est actor to win Best Ac-tor and I would cheer his win as he is among the best of the seventies, and virtually unfairly forgot-ten when discussions of great actors come about. If the Academy waxes sentimental this year, Dern could sneak in, if not look for Di Caprio or McConaughey to take it.

BEST ACTRESSWinner - Cate Blanch-

ett in Blue JasminePossible Upsets - Not a

chance.The surest bet of the

night is Cate Blanchett’s win for her performance as the woman on the edge of a nervous melt-

down in Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine. With ties to A Streetcar Named Desire, the performance of Blanchett is linked to Blanche DuBois, though she is very aware of the world she is in and her part in creating it. As she slowly becomes unhinged we watch in horror, be-cause nothing is going to help her as she is her greatest enemy. Blanch-ett is brilliant. No one else has a chance...not even Streep.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Winner - Jared Leto in Dallas Buyers Club

Possible Upset - No one...it’s his.

Like Blanchett, Jared Leto after a six year break from making movies gives the performance of the year and his life as Ray-on, the gay young man suffering with AIDS who helps bring medicine to other victims of the dis-ease. Leto is breathtaking in the part, hooking us from the moment we first see him, and through to the tragic end. Not a note of stereotype in his per-formance, just a living character who we come to care about. One of those performances for

the ages.BEST SUPPORTING

ACTRESS Winner - Lupita

N’yongo in 12 Years a Slave

Possible Upset - Jenni-fer Lawrence in American Hustle

This could go either way, and everyone knows it. Lawrence won Best Ac-tress last year which gives her an edge, that and the fact she is the best liked actor working in the business right now, re-freshingly real and down to earth. She’s terrific as the bitchy, caustic wife of Christian Bale who is trouble everywhere she goes in American Hustle. N’Yongo is a first time film actress, right out of Harvard, who is heart-breaking as the slave in 12 Years a Slave. Broken, beaten, raped and pun-ished it seems for be-ing alive, that a shred of courage and sense of be-ing alive within her exists is a miracle. It’s a defiant, strong piece of film act-ing in a film loaded with great performances. I give the edge to N’Yongo only because Lawrence won last year, but if she wins it will not surprise me.

The Oscars - predicted through a crystal ball

HOWARD LINSCOTT

Special to The Standard

Do you have trouble trusting strangers? Do you jump when you are home alone and the phone rings? Do you hesitate to answer an unexpected knock on your door? Have you always been afraid of the dark? Then bring your fears to the theatre, not the psycholo-gist’s office!

Wait Until Dark, a taut sus-pense thriller, is the latest offer-ing from the Town Hall Players Borelians Community Theatre, and playing now at Town Hall 1873. Fear, dread and malevo-lence begin in the opening mo-ments of this classic of the genre, and escalate unabated until the final resolution. At the risk of invoking a cliché, I sat forward in my seat to take in every action and line of the play, and didn’t sit back until the relief of applause at the end of Act 2. Whew!

The small cast of eight charac-ters contains faces both new and familiar to theatre-goers in Port Perry.

Justine Scott is especially no-table as Susy Hendrix, the blind protagonist of Wait Until Dark.

We never stop rooting for her as she works to outwit her tor-mentors, played with relish by Graeme Powell, Italo Lo Presti, and Colin Murphy.

Harry Levigne, one of the new faces, plays her husband Sam, the man who has given her the strength to be the “best blind lady, ever.” Newcomer Stephanie Gnandt gives us a convincing por-trait of a willing but sometimes petulant young helper. Rounding out the cast are Kyle Brough and Keith Kidd, two burly NYC cops. I hope they are around to boot in the door when I need them. Di-rector Ruth Smith, in her first thriller, has done a wonderful job of “unravelling the puzzle” involved in telling a gripping sus-pense story. Come prepared to fo-cus your attention on every line and movement in the play. You will be amply rewarded. The plot moves at an exhilarating pace.

Written by Frederick Knott, Wait Until Dark is set in New York City in the 1960s. Like another of his thrillers, Dial M for Murder, the old rotary telephone plays a key role in this play, providing an important plot point. If you are a

Boomer or older, be sure to explain its operation to any younger mem-bers of the audience before the show begins. The brilliantly de-signed set re-creates a basement f lat, and is full of period 60s ref-erences to delight any eye eager for detail. Thanks to the efforts of Bryan Mailey, rain can even be seen at the window during one of the scenes! As the name of the play might suggest, the lighting in Wait Until Dark is elevated to the status of a major character in the story. Credit goes to Borelian veteran Joanne Norman. How can costuming indicate the blindness of the lead character? Costume designer Lyne Mersereau has found an answer.

Wait Until Dark is half way through its short run at Town Hall 1873. Tickets are available for shows this weekend: Thursday, Fri-day and Saturday at 8 p.m., or the Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. Call the box office at 905 985 8181, or go on-line at www.townhall1873.ca.

As for my darkest fears, I am never going to be able to make my secret midnight raids to the refrigerator again.

Darkness descends on Town Hall 1873


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