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BIG DONATION: Jim Karges (left), district vice-president of Scotiabank, pres-ents Chrysalis and Muskoka Women’s Advocacy Group board member LynnNewell with a cheque for $5,000 alongside Scotiabank branch managerStephen Ainger. The donation will help with renovation costs after a fireswept through a hallway on the upper floor of Chrysalis on Feb. 5. Scotiabankhas been a longtime supporter of Chrysalis. This contribution brings theirdonated total to $20,000 so far. Photo by Carlye Malchuk

BY JUDITH RUAN

Huntsville Public Library

The Huntsville Reads series of author events sponsoredby the Friends of the Library begins its 2008 season in April.The events are held in the library meeting room. Everyoneis welcome. Admission is by donation to the Friends.

Kate Thompson, co-author of It’s So Hard to Love You:Staying Sane When a Loved One is Manipulative, Needy,Dishonest, or Addicted, will be our first guest author onThursday, April 10 at 7 p.m. Kate is a writer, editor, educa-tor and life skills coach who lives on Manitoulin Island. Thisbook has been co-authored by psychotherapist Bill Klatte.

It is not unusual to have someone in our life that we carevery much about, but who is in some way difficult to dealwith: a partner with an addiction or personality disorder, afriend who is stuck in some life situation and can’t seem tomove on, a son or daughter who we feel is making inappro-priate choices, or a family member or friend who seems togain comfort from dragging us into their personal drama.

In It’s so Hard to Love You, Thompson and Klatte offer aprogram for anyone who has experienced this anguish butwants to maintain a sane relationship. The book addresses“troublesome loved ones” who break promises and don’tcomplete tasks, manipulate, lie, lose their temper, are criti-cal or negative, break the law, choose “bad” friends or part-ners, or engage in risky behaviour, including excessivedrinking, drug use or eating disorders.

The book helps the reader to understand the effects of thisnegative behaviour of loved ones in their own lives, and todevelop a strategy of shifting focus from trying to changethe difficult person to changing the reaction to them.

On Thursday, April 17 at 7 p.m., we will be celebratingpoetry month with an evening of poetry. Special guests TomMacGregor, Sandra McTavish and Alan Pearson will bereading their poetry and answering questions about this spe-cial literary form.

On Saturday May 3 at 2 p.m. our guest Robert Ward,author of All the Good Pilgrims will share his experience ofwalking the ancient pilgrimage route, the Camino de Santi-ago or the Way of St. James, from St. Jean Pied-de-Port onthe France side of the Pyrenees, to Santiago de Compestela,

a distance of some 730 km across northern Spain. Learnabout the history, the traditions, the significance of the scal-lop shell and the gourd, as well as the joys and hardships ofday after day of walking, in good weather and bad.

On Thursday, May 22 at 7 p.m. we will be welcomingKarolyn Smardz Frost, author of the 2007 Governor Gen-eral’s Award for non-fiction, I’ve Got a Home in GloryLand; a Lost Tale of the Underground Railroad. This is thefascinating story of young Thomas Blackburn and his brideLucie, who chose an audacious plan of escape to Canada onthe Underground Railroad rather than accept Lucie’s fate ofbeing sold “down the river” to the brutal and sexuallyexploitive slave markets of the deep South. Don’t miss thisopportunity to share a compelling moment in our history.

Just when the gardening season is in full swing, Canadiangardening guru Ed Lawrence will be our guest on Saturday,June 14 at 10:30 a.m. Ed is the retired head gardener to sixCanadian Governors General and Prime Ministers as well asthe popular phone-in host of gardening questions on CBCRadio’s Ontario Today. His new book is Gardening Grief &Glory.

Did somebody say “The Power’s

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Happy40th,

Crusty!

Huntsville Reads series is back

BY EVELYN WAGG

Utterson News

Euchre is played each Wednesday at7 p.m. at a cost of $2 per person.Everyone is welcome at the LiveWires Seniors’ club building. March 26winners: high woman, MargBroadbent; high man, Allen Fisher.

April 2 winners: high woman,Evelyn Perrier, 77; high man, ErnieWagg, 77; skunks, Allen Fisher andEvelyn Wagg.

Happy April birthdays go out toLynn Baily, Sam Broadbent, Delano

(Deli) Jones, Keedan Beirness, AnneTroake and Margaret Grigg. Happy90th goes out to Maggie Wood.Happy wedding anniversary to Dannyand Debbie Andrews.

The Port Sydney Merry MarySeniors’ Club had a very successfulsilent auction at the club on Thursday.

On April 10 the seniors are having aspring bonnet potluck at noon withcards and games to follow.

Don’t forget to wear your springbonnet.

For events, birthdays, etc. please e-mail me at uttersonnews@yahoo.ca orphone and leave a message 385-2689.

Spring bonnet potluck