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NEIGHBOURHOODNEIGHBOURHOODNEIGHBOURHOODNEIGHBOURHOODNEIGHBOURHOOD- Lyn Fleming Get Well wishes this month to BarbReid and Dennis McGinn. Continuedgood health wishes to Harry Filson,Anne Turner and Sally Bowen. Our sympathy to Rick Bedford and LizHogeboom and families following thepassing of their mother, Betty Bedford.Betty was co-owner of Holbeth Farms,a large Island dairy farm, located whereMark Ritchie and Cherry Allen now farm. Condolences also to Bob and DianeHorth on the recent passing of Bob’sstep-dad, and to Ray and ZelmaKoenders who recently lost Ray’sbrother, Happy 25th anniversary to Warrenand Laurene Kilpatrick, who celebratedwith family and friends at a party atWarren’s sister Laurie’s. Congratulations also to John andPatry Gavlas who also celebrated their

25th anniversary on the Island with fam-ily and friends. Happy 50th birthdays to Darcy Timms,Andy McGinn, Terry McGinn, ValerieHoward and Larry Fleming! Torri Phillipshas been busythis summerwith her ponyRudy - a paintAppaloosa - atlocal horseshows. In twoTrillium HunterShows atDreamcatcherand HawkridgeFarms, Torribrought homea first place rib-bon, a 2ndplace, two5ths and four

6th place ribbons. Con-gratulations Torri! The Garden Party hadanother successful yearat St. Paul’s despite tor-rential rains keepingevery one under cover! “Jack and Jill” washeld for Jeff Forester andhis fiancée Susan at theCommunity Centre,where many friends andfamily from the Islandand the mainland helpedthem celebrate. About 50 people at-tended the 2nd of twoPublic Meetings thatwere held over the sum-mer to discuss shoreroad relocation. TheSteering Committee dida presentation and thenanswered questions. Well, Summer (?) is

over and the kids are ready (or not) togo back to school. My Mom heads hometo Florida this month and will be busyhaving the damage done by HurricaneCharlie repaired. Several other summer

Wes Brown, William McCormick & Hugh McFern in front of Wes’ Blacksmith Shop inStella. See the article by Zander Dunn on page 3.

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people have left or have checked with others to seehow their homes made out in Florida. Although the summer hasn’t been exceptionallywarm - or sunny, it seems the flower beds and newlyplanted trees have done well, while vegetable gardenshave been slow ripening. We can keep our fingerscrossed for the warm and pleasant fall that has beenforecasted.*****JJJJJANET’S JOTANET’S JOTANET’S JOTANET’S JOTANET’S JOTTINGSTINGSTINGSTINGSTINGS- Janet Scott It has seemed to be the pattern that I write aboutswallows as the summer draws to a close and theygather on the wires, so this year I vowed things wouldbe different. When Gail Gault called and invited me togo birding with the group from Bath as they looked forshorebirds on Amherst IslandI saw this as a chance to gatherinformation for this month’sarticle and happily joinedthem. Luck was with us as the veryfirst bird we spotted was aBaird’s Sandpiper feeding by it-self on the muddy edges of theshore. He is the same size asthe familiar Spotted that nestshere on the Island but has darklegs and, when he’s standing,the wing edges are longer thanhis tail. He appears to have abuff breast like a bib with alight belly below. Naturally we were elated tosee such an excellent bird sowe continued along the shore,climbed the berm, and thenwere greeted with a sound andsight that I have never experi-enced before. Every little shruband bush standing in the wa-ter of the pond was filled withtwittering birds. I used my“rule of thumb”. Holding mythumb at arm’s length I covered about ten birds. Thepatch of scrub was about ten thumbs by 21 thumbs insize. I estimate there were over 20,000 birds restingand chattering in that area. They were swallows. MostlyRough-winged but some Barn and Tree Swallows. I im-agine the Martins had already left but these swallowswere flocking to go. There may have been some Cliffand Bank Swallows in the mix but with the shiftingand distance it was difficult to say. We were amazed.There was no wind at the time and all was still at 8:30

AM but by the time we returned that way at 10:30 orthereabouts there was not a bird to be seen. I mayhave been unwilling to talk about Swallows but onceagain Nature had the last word and it was awesome. Down on the gravel bar we were able to watch Cas-pian Terns fishing and resting. They have such brightorange beaks, sleek white bodies and black caps. TheBonaparte Gulls were already losing their black headsand changing to partial black spots on the side oftheir heads as they change to winter plumage. Theywere only about 13 inches long while a resting Black-backed Gull dwarfed it at 30 inches in size. There wasa Great Blue Heron, several Cormorants, and bothHerring and Ring-billed gulls on the bar. Behind us anOsprey still sat on the edge of the nesting platform.The young are the size of the adults but look a little

scruffier. In the bay west of thebar there were Black, Mallardand Blue-winged Teal feedingor just sunning themselves.This is kind of Middle-Agedtime for birds. Their young areraised and they are contem-plating a trip down south. Justa quiet and reflective time oflife before the stress of “Hunt-ing Season” hits. On the walk back we got tosee a Semipalmated Plover. Itlooks like a Killdeer but hasonly one stripe around its neckand a shorter beak. It is smallerthan a Killdeer and breeds inthe Arctic so it also was mi-grating. If you could see histoes you would see slight web-bing which is the meaning ofhis name. The Kingston Field Natural-ists have two trips planned toAmherst Island in September.On September 6th they arecombining a trip to look forshorebirds with some time to

look for butterflies as well. I hope I can attend thatone as I know next to nothing about Butterflies. OnSeptember 19th another trip is being organized towatch for shorebirds. The mud flats at the Foot of theIsland are an excellent spot to watch migratoryshorebirds as they stop to rest and feed before flyingacross Lake Ontario. Watch for birds. Get your feeders started & enjoy! Good Birding,*****

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Many of Amherst Island’s old-est sons and daughters do not liveon the Island. Several are in King-ston and Napanee and some re-side in retirement homes. I foundJanie McCaugherty in Room #6in the Fairfield Manor, a Retire-ment Residence at 805 RidleyDrive, Kingston, near theCataraqui Town Centre. Janie was born at home in Stella(in the residence, now gone, be-hind the house where DougShurtliffe and Helen Trotter live)on 23 August 1918 to WesleyBrown and Margaret Filson. Weswas the blacksmith in Stella andworked in the old barn near thefour-way stop next to whichDoug Wilson now lives. Janie was the fourth and youngestchild in the family. She was preceded byIda (Mack) now deceased, the oldest,then Stewart, who lived for many yearsin Trenton before he died. Next cameMike Brown who resides in the samebuilding as Janie. Janie grew up in Stella, a different placethen than it is now. There was no elec-tricity, few telephones, no movies or T.V.and radio was in its infancy. As a result,the kids had to make their own fun. Ballgames of all kinds kept most of the kidsin the town occupied and happy. Thosechildren who lived on farms in the coun-try were much involved with farmingchores. Janie’s friends, with whom she spentmost of her time, were Mildred andMuriel Glenn, Margaret McKee, EileenParker (whose father was the UnitedChurch minister), Isabel Richards andMary Glenn (Hall). Janie never had towork on the farms but she was busy athome and with her friends. Indeed, onefriend, Muriel Glenn lives on Scott St. inKingston and together they used to getover to the Island for the fall suppers.

Janie’s father never allowed her insidehis blacksmith’s shop. It was too danger-ous for a young child. So Janie and herpals only got to see the shop from theoutside. The closest Janie ever got to theshop was the time she rode one of theRichards’ horses toward the shop to beshod. Unfortunately the horse bucked heroff and she landed unceremoniously infront of her father. She never rode a horseagain. Janie’s grandfather, William Brown, hadbeen a blacksmith before her father. Herfather’s brother, George Brown helped outat the shop also. They must have beenbusy because a Mr. Pringle also did someblacksmithing. The Browns did more thanshoe horses; they also sold machinery andrepaired what they sold. Of course, theytried to repair whatever was brought tothem. The brick No. 1 School, which is nowthe Maud residence on the Front Road,was the school Janie and her friends fromStella attended from grades one througheight. They enjoyed walking to school inthe Spring and Autumn and they enjoyedthe sleigh rides to school in the winter.Mr. Richards usually picked up the kids in

his horse-drawn sleigh and trans-ported them to school but some-times her father took them. In those days the snow was sodeep it covered the roads and lightsleighs could ride through thefields over the fences. OnceJanie’s uncle steered the sleighdown into a deep ditch and thatcaused the sleigh to overturn.Janie was caught under the cut-ter but she wasn’t hurt. The depthof the snow cushioned her falland kept her from injury.

Helen Sylvester (who marriedWilfred Miller and became themother of Elaine Wolfreys, Tomand Keith Miller and RosemaryMiller) was Janie’s favourite el-ementary school teacher. Another

favourite teacher was Hazel Strain. Whenpressed to choose, Janie said Spelling washer favourite subject; History was herleast favourite. The school room wasfilled with her friends and Janie had agood time. But the boys did not make iteasy for the girls to enjoy school. Theboys were forever turning over rocks,finding and catching the snakes they un-covered there and then chasing the girlsand terrifying them by threatening to putthe snakes down their backs.

The Browns were members of TheUnited Church of Canada (whose build-ing now houses the Library and the FerryOffice). The congregation was small butactive. Janie taught Sunday School whenshe was in high school. Other membersof the congregation she remembers areTommy and Billy Cochrane and theirfamilies and Stephen Tugwell and hiswife.

When Janie went to High School it wasto the brick building where the BackKitchen now stands. The teachers she re-members best are Alice Hogeboom,Dorothy Brown (her aunt) and Mr.Lowrey. Janie was only able to finish

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She cared for her mother until she diedin 1944. Not only was her mother un-well, her father, as the result of an acci-dent, had his leg amputated. The storyis told that before his stump was healedhe got himself around his shop by plac-ing nail kegs with padded tops instrategic places along the route henormally took so that he was ableto move quickly from place toplace by one leg on the groundand the other leg on the nail kegs.Artificial legs were not availablein those years so Wes Brownmoved on crutches.

Even after she married EdgarMcCaugherty, a Presbyterian, onMarch 13, 1939 at Conway (nearAdolphustown) in the UnitedChurch, she came back to her par-ents’ home to care for her mother.Edgar, who worked for HarrisBeaubien, lived in his own house.That did not prevent them fromhaving children. Their first twochildren, Raymond and Vivian,were born at The Kingston Gen-eral Hospital while they lived onAmherst Island.

Janie showed me a genealogi-cal chart someone had done onher family. It pointed out that theMcCaughertys, originallyMcCaffertys, descendents of KingConn, came from Ireland. Thosewho arrived in the Kingston areawere descendants of JohnMcCaugherty and Mary Boyd ofCounty Down who sailed toCanada on the “Lehitiaheyn” onMay 21, 1843. They arrived in thisarea in July, 1843, after a rough trip. Theypurchased 200 acres on Lot 26, Conces-sion 4 in what is now the Township ofPittsburgh.

After her mother’s death, Janie movedwith her husband and family to King-ston where Edgar got a job with theKingston Creamery. He worked for themfor 33 years until the company went outof business. When the Creamery closed

down, Mr. McCaugherty, always a worker,got a job with the Kingston Spinnerswhich made carpets and rugs. Edgar, aworkaholic, never retired. Janie remembershe worked so long and hard that therewere days when he never saw the kidsbecause he left for work before they gotup and he didn’t get home until after they

had gone to bed.

The family lived on the third floor of ahouse on the corner of Frontenac andJohnston streets. Their third child,Stewart, was born while they were there.But his arrival caused the family to movedownstairs where they stayed for fouryears while three more children arrived -Earl, Wayne and Barbara.

Their next move was to Portsmouthwhere they stayed for a year. WhenEdgar’s grandmother died and left thema house on Wellington Street theymoved there. The children grew up there.But when they left to find work, thehouse was too big for Edgar and Janieand so they purchased a smaller house

on Conacher Drive. Even that wastoo big so they bought a little bun-galow at 42 Lansdowne St.

It was while they were there thatEdgar died in 1984. Janie lived therealone for another eight years beforeshe sold and moved to an apartmenton Portsmouth Ave where she re-mained for four more years. Her lasthouse was at 27 Elwood St. She leftthere to move into Fairfield Manorin 2001. At first Janie did not likethe arrangement. It was not homefor her. But as she got to know thepeople and learned to get aroundshe came to love it.

During my brief visit two peoplecame to see Janie and said theywould return another time. A mem-ber of the staff came to share somegood news about winning somemoney in a lottery. As Janie said,her room is the gathering place forall kinds of people. Because she iswell known, knows everybody elseand is mentally alert, hers is theroom in which to congregate.

All Janie’s children are now retiredexcept for her younger daughter,Barbara, who is the supervisor of thekitchen at R.M.C. Her oldest and heryoungest sons, Raymond andWayne both left school to take upwork in Brockville at the Micratelplant. Her son, Stewart, now retired,

was an electrician. Her son, Earl, retiredat the end of June from Dupont. Herdaughter, Vivian, married Earl Bilow (nowdeceased) who owned the KingstonHorse Race Track and the Autocar RaceTrack at one time. He also owned theStock Car Track in Brockville and anautowrecker’s business in Kingston. Heand Doug Wilson were good friends andthey purchased together the property on

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Amherst Island where Doug lives whichinvolves Doug’s house at the corner of

the Front Road and the Stella Forty Footand the Brown’s Blacksmith Barn plus agood patch of land.

While Janie used to enjoy getting backto the Island for a day’s visit, she hasnot done so recently. She used to makea point of taking in the Church suppersand the Garden Party at St. Paul’s Pres-byterian Church. She liked to visit withEmily Tugwell for a game of cards. Nowshe feels she has been so long away fromthe Island it is no longer home to her.The house she grew up in is gone. TheIsland has changed. She hardly knowsanybody anymore. And it is difficult forher to get around now. She uses a walkerto move about in the Fairfield Manor.

All the furniture in Janie’s room is herown. And the room is full of pictures ofthe family. With six children, 9 grand-children (she had 10 but one died - agreat blow which affected Janie deeply)and 16 great-grandchildren, there arepictures all over the walls and on thetops of tables and dressers.

As Janie looks back she feels she hashad a good life. She and her husbandwere able to put all the children throughschool. All the children got good jobsand all (except for Barbara who is tooyoung) have retired well.

After her husband died and the chil-dren were all away, Janie joined St.Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in King-ston when The Rev. Bill Duffy was theminister. After his retirement, The Rev.Bill Duffy served in a shared ministry atSt. Paul’s Presbyterian Church here onthe Island.

Janie does not get out much now butshe keeps in touch with church, friendsand family. She is also active in theFairfield Manor as chairperson of theResidents’ Council. She was surprisedat being chosen by the other 40 resi-dents and finds dealing with their com-plaints and troubles a challenge.

Janie McCaugherty is a most affablelady and would welcome a visit by any-body from Amherst Island.

A HELPING OF HANDBELLSA HELPING OF HANDBELLSA HELPING OF HANDBELLSA HELPING OF HANDBELLSA HELPING OF HANDBELLS

- Bill Harris

Another sold out concert by Watersideat St. Paul’s church on Sunday August 8thfeatured the YMCA Bell Choir from Kobe,Japan.

How does a bell choir from Kobe, Ja-pan, get to Amherst Island? Via Torontofollowing the 11th International HandbellSymposium?

Every two years hundreds of ringers fromaround the world gather together to ringside by side and share their love of hand-bells. Ringers from around the world vis-ited Toronto for the 2004 Bell-ringer symposium which on theirlast day featured 600 ringersmassed together in the Air CanadaCentre to perform a remarkableconcert.

From Toronto to Amherst Islandseemed like just the right combi-nation for a little rest and recrea-tion following such an event. Longtime Amherst Island resident,Janet Grace, received a telephonecall from her sister, Joanne Flint,

one of the Toronto organizers. She neededhelp arranging accommodation, - and achance for the Kobe ringers to play in asomewhat smaller venue! Janet is on ourWaterside Committee and was able tohelp.

Since 1980 when the Kobe choir wasfounded it has been under the directionof Nozomu Abe. Its first internationalexperience was at Exeter, England in1988. Since then the Bell Choir has par-ticipated in many international sympo-sia and become one of the leading hand-bell choirs in Japan. The Choir has pro-

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duced four CDs entitled “ChristmasBells”, “Wonderful Words of Life”, “OurFavourite Rings”, and “Ring Alleluia”.

The fourteen bell ringers with theirforty hand bells delivered a magicalevening for our appreciative audiencethat included traditional English andJapanese tunes as well as AmericanSpirituals, gospel hymns and the MapleLeaf Rag. For their part the musiciansparticularly appreciated the finger foodand drinks provided at intermission bythe Women’s Institute.

Our visitors were billeted for twonights at four Island homes spendingtheir free time on Monday touring theThousand Islands and Fort Henry.

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THE MYSTERY OF THE EASTER LILTHE MYSTERY OF THE EASTER LILTHE MYSTERY OF THE EASTER LILTHE MYSTERY OF THE EASTER LILTHE MYSTERY OF THE EASTER LILYYYYY

- Lynn deHaan

Whether received or given as a gift,or perhaps purchased for your own en-joyment, the Easter Lily offers approxi-mately three weeks of unquestionablebeauty. But what is one to do with theplant once the blooms have died? Thequestion arises, “Will an Easter Lilybloom again once Easter has come andgone?” According to Dr. Leonard Perry,

Extension Professor, University of Ver-mont: “Once an Easter Lily has been forcedto bloom (such as for Easter) it will notbloom again”.

Not so for fellow Islander Ron Miller,who proudly displayed the bloom to allwho were interested. From it’s majesticstalk of green leaves to it’s crowning gloryof five perfect white lilies, Mr. Miller hasmanaged to bring his Easter Lily to bloomagain. He credited his success to plentyof light from a southern exposure, a mod-erately warm environment, careful water-ing, and a lot of hope. Once the weatherbroke, he planted the bloom in a sunnylocation (well as sunny as he could find!)and watered it only with captured rainwater. His dedication and perseverancehave paid off well.

The Easter Lily (“lilium longiflorum”) isprobably one of the best know lilies ofStan Burke discussing technique with Chior members BL

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today. With its dark green foliage andlarge, white trumpet shaped blooms,95% of all bulbs are grown by just tenfarms in a narrow coastal region alongthe California-Oregon border. The bulbsare harvested in the fall and shipped togreenhouses where they are planted inpots and forced to bloom in time for theEaster holiday. To many, the majesticwhite flowers symbolize purity, virtue,innocence, hope and life - the spiritualessence of Easter.

Often called the “white-robed apos-tles of hope”, the lily is mentioned manytimes in the Bible. One of the most fa-mous Biblical references is in the Sermonon the Mount, when Christ told his lis-teners: “Consider the lilies of the field,how they grow: they toil not, neitherdo they spin; and yet I say unto you thateven Solomon in all his glory was not

arrayed like one of these.” Tradition has itthat beautiful white lilies sprung up wheredrops of Christ’s sweat fell to the groundin his final hours of sorrow and distress.The pure white lily has also long beenclosely associated with the Virgin Mary.In early paintings, the Angel Gabriel is pic-tured extending to the Virgin Mary abranch of pure white lilies, announcingthat she was to be the mother of theChrist Child.

Easter lilies are surprisingly hardy evenin cold climates. The plant requires win-ter protection in the form of mulching witha generous layer of straw, leaves, piecesof boxes or bags. The mulch should beremoved in the spring to permit newshoots to erupt, and with careful handling,the lily should provide beauty and el-egance for years to come.

Lynn deHaan

SUNDAY SCHOOLSt. Paul’s Church Sunday School- Every-body Welcome!11am-noon every Sunday.Kids join the main service for 15 min-utes, which includes a short lesson withRev. Dunn. Then they go upstairs to ourSunday School room for lessons, puz-zles, games, crafts, etc. Light lunch/snacks at 12. Please phone Judy at 389-4334 for further info. or to arrange trans-portation.*****

SEPTEMBER SKIES- Alan Kidd We are getting closer to fall and thehaze and mosquitoes of summer arestarting to disappear. On Labour Dayevening I was finally able to spend sometime with my telescope without beingchewed on at all. Of course, the windhelped but that too is another sign thatfall is coming. I was looking at the con-stellations of Cygnus (the Swan) and Lyra(the Harp), almost directly overhead inthe evening sky this time of year. The brightest star in Cygnus is Deneb,which although 1600 light years away,is so luminous that it is still one of thebrightest stars in the sky. Cygnus is alsocalled the Northern Cross, and Deneb isat the head of the cross (or at the tail ofthe swan, the long arm of the cross be-ing the neck of the swan). However, mytelescope was pointed at the star at thefoot of the cross (or the beak of theswan). This star is called Albireo, and isone of the prettiest double stars in thesky. Even my small four-inch reflector waseasily able to show the close pair of abright golden star and its vibrant bluecompanion. With a clear sky and absent mosqui-toes I then tried to see the Ring Nebula

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most any object one could imagine. Another site, which has lots of pretty pictures ofall kinds of astronomical objects, is the Hubble Telescope site - “hubblesite.org”.*****

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Evening coffeeBarb Hoegenauer entertains Dana andJack Garrett of London on the shoreof her O’Drains Bay home.

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Leslie Gavlas, Jean Tugwell, Jean’s sister-in-law GracieTugwell of Montreal and Helen Miller share a laugh at theFarmers Market. TC

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Roger Bullock of Port Perry and Doug McLellan ofToronto chat with summer resident Brian Finlayaboard the Frontenac II. TC

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Ian and Dana Johnson of London purchased a pair ofmitts at the Topsy Farm Wool Shed. TC

Stephanie Rogers and her husband Frank Mahon ofToronto shop at the Saturday Farmers Market. TC

University student Marlene Kilpatrick refur-bishes the exterior of her great grandfatherArthur Kilpatricks’ general store in Emerald.Arthur’s son Bill ran the store until its closure in1965. The property is now owned by StellaO’Byrne of Emerald. TC

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-by Terrence Patrick Culbert

A couple of weeks ago, I had the hon-our of meeting Doctor Janet FarquharKennedy. I was introduced to DoctorKennedy at the Amherst Island Farm-er’s Market by her daughter-in-lawDianne Marshall. The petite, ever smil-ing, mother of sheep farmer ChrisKennedy had flown from the UK to visither Island family for the 30th time. LastDecember, Janet, with the help of Chrisand Dianne, moved from the south ofEngland to Scotland to be near her eld-est son Hugh. Chris’s older brother is aprofessor at St. Andrew’s University. Heryoungest son, Alistair James, presentlyworking in Kazakstan, is in the processof being posted to Moscow with the Brit-ish Counsel. Two years ago Janet, Dianneand Chris travelled to that Central Asian

country to visit James.

In 1919, Janet Farquhar Atkins was bornin Peterborough, Northamptonshire, Eng-land. She lived in India from the age offive until she was eleven years old. Herfather was a missionary in that country.As a young adult, Janet moved to Lon-don to study medicine. During that timethe Second World War broke out. Janetwas evacuated to Aberdeen, Scotland,where she continued her studies. In 1943,she was called up as a doctor with theRoyal Army Medical Corp (RAMC).

Working at the Royal Devon and ExeterHospital, she met David Kennedy, a sur-geon-lieutenant with The Royal Navy. In1944 they were married in Horning,County Norfolk, by her father, now a vicarback in England. “When the war ended,David and I went into general practice to-

gether”, said Janet. “We took overDavid’s god-father’s doctor’s surgeryin Hythe, County Kent. It worked outwell for us. We ran a very busy prac-tice from 1947 until 1980. Upon re-tirement, we finally had time to doother things.”

At almost 85 years of age, Janet isstill a licensed doctor. “I haven’t beencrossed off yet. I don’t often own up toit though, because everyone expects meto solve all of his or her medical prob-lems. On the whole, I just call myselfMrs. Kennedy,” laughed Janet.

Janet started coming to Amherst Is-land three decades ago with her latehusband David to visit their sonChristopher. She calls the Island hersecond home. “I love it here,” she de-clared. Now she not only visits

DOCTOR JDOCTOR JDOCTOR JDOCTOR JDOCTOR JANET FANET FANET FANET FANET FARQUHAR KENNEDARQUHAR KENNEDARQUHAR KENNEDARQUHAR KENNEDARQUHAR KENNEDY AND HER SON THE SHEPHERDY AND HER SON THE SHEPHERDY AND HER SON THE SHEPHERDY AND HER SON THE SHEPHERDY AND HER SON THE SHEPHERD

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Christopher, but his wife Dianne and allthe friends she’s made over the years.She also likes to help out in the gardenor around the farm. “I love being part ofthe sheep drive, but I can’t do as muchthese days! I also enjoy travelling theback roads and pasture land sitting be-hind my son on his ATV.”

Although agriculture and farming wasnot part of Chris’s primary years, he be-came interested in natural history whileattending private school in Marlborough,County Wiltshire. From there, he wenton to Cambridge University, obtaininghis Master of Arts degree in Agriculture.“Most people don’t realize that Cam-bridge and Oxford Universities have ag-ricultural courses. Cambridge has a largeveterinarian school as well. You can ac-tually learn useful things there once in awhile,” Chris said with a laugh.

After graduation, he worked for vari-ous farmers in the UK. “In Britain youcan only farm if you’re wealthy as landand start-up costs are so prohibitive.Not having the money to go it on myown, I came to Canada. It was 1972; Iwas a 23-year-old hippy with a degreein agriculture but no job. I travelled thecountry looking for opportunities in mychosen field until one day I learned of ahippy commune on Amherst Island. Itonly took one visit and I decided to stay.

Because I had extensive experience inboth England and Scotland with sheepfarming, I persuaded them to get into thesheep business. We started with fiftyanimals and have steadily expanded sincethen.” In the beginning, the communewas called Amherst Island Organic Farms.It was renamed Topsy Farms in 1977.

“Today we have 1250 breeding ewes,1800 lambs and 32 rams. Those little studchampions sit around for eleven monthsdoing absolutely nothing”, claimed Chris.“then they go wild for a month, get ex-tremely exhausted and lose about thirtypounds. When you do the math, that’sa ratio of 40 sheep to 1 ram,” Chris saidwith a chuckle.

About five years ago, Chris started writ-ing a column in the Beacon, entitled ‘Let-ter Home’. “I write the column with Mumin mind”, said Chris. “My mother has asubscription and looks forward to read-ing it.” Chris’s column does not appearmonthly as his farm duties take first pri-ority. He’s also vice-chairman of the On-tario Sheep Marketing Agency as well asserving on the Board of Directors repre-senting five counties. “Mum may not seemy column every month, but I do phoneher every Sunday or Monday. The tel-ephone connection is always excellent.It sounds as if Mum is in the next room,”Chris said with a big smile. *****

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If you have more information onany of the older photographsappearing in this or any other

issue of the Beacon, pleasewrite or phone us at

our Global Headquarters.

Ian’s number is (613) 389-3802Tom is at (613) 634-1855

-Who is in the photo?-Where was it taken & by who?-What was the occasion?

Thank you! Your assistance isgreatly appreciated!

In 1944, Royal Navy lieutenantDoctor David Kennedy marriedRoyal Army Medical Corp DoctorJanet Farquhar Atkins in Horning,County Norfolk, England.

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FOR THE LFOR THE LFOR THE LFOR THE LFOR THE LOOOOOVE OF WILDERNESS CA-VE OF WILDERNESS CA-VE OF WILDERNESS CA-VE OF WILDERNESS CA-VE OF WILDERNESS CA-NOEINGNOEINGNOEINGNOEINGNOEING- Barbara Hoegenauer Two Amherst Island residents are notquite Olympic material, but neverthelessthey are up to gruelling physicalchallenges. For the past ten years, StellaO’Byrne and I have been part of a canoe-tripping group of women ranging in agefrom 46 to 64. For the most part, ourgroup has explored all of KillarneyProvincial Park, Ontario’s crown jewel ofwilderness parks, as well as parts of theFrench River. For a change in scenery, thispast August we travelled to the west sideof Algonquin Park, an area also knownas Algonquin’s Wild West. This lake-covered highland, situated in the oldestand largest Ontario Provincial Park, is ahaven for flat-water canoeing and boastsone of the world’s most famous canoeingareas. Each year in February we all get

together to discuss our trip options. Oncethe route has been decided upon, theplanning begins in earnest. Muscles needto be strengthened, meals need to beplanned and the most important question“what can I do without?” is continuouslyagonized over. With advancing maturity,we are painfully aware of the fact thateverything needs to be carried on ourbacks. Ingenious use of multi-purposeclothing, preparation of tasty exotic mealsreduced to the size of a sandwich bagthrough dehydration, all earn deep respectfrom the group. This year we had to plan for eight daysin the wilderness, which exceeded our fourto five day trips in previous years. Wepaddled across 7 lakes and worked our wayover 16 portages, the shortest being a mere55 metres and the longest a heart-pumpingkilometre of slippery ups and downs. Wehad more than our usual share of rainydays. Adversity seems to strengthen the

bond of our group and we never ceaseto see the humour in our trials andtribulations. Sleeping on the ground,cooking on a small stove or open fireand carrying heavy equipment overoften arduous portages is certainly noteveryone’s idea of a vacation. However,very few things come close to listeningto the wild sounds of wolves and loonswhile paddling under a full moon on adarkened lake. The comfortablecamaraderie while sitting around acampfire, laughing and sharing the day’sexperience has certainly a way ofputting life into perspective. Over the years we have experienceddifficult conditions including roughwaters, slippery rocks, steep portageslined with endless tree roots and gettinglost in a pounding rainstorm. Somehow,they all blend into a melange ofexperiences and surprisingly we allcome back for more each year.

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UPDUPDUPDUPDUPDAAAAATE ON THE “MUD HOUSE”TE ON THE “MUD HOUSE”TE ON THE “MUD HOUSE”TE ON THE “MUD HOUSE”TE ON THE “MUD HOUSE”- Leslie Gavlas Sadly I must report to people who,inspired by the write-up in the Beacon(From the Napanee Beaver & submittedby Gwen Robertson, printed on “theFoot” of the August Beacon), had desiredto visit this unusual building, that it nolonger exists. Ths Scott family sold theproperty to the Ben Nightingale family(she was a Scott daughter), and theyused it for storage. Unfortunately, atsome point, the roof was broken and therain, frost etc gradually wore down thewalls. When the James Eves family took overthe farm about 1955-6, the remainswere still visible, but now there is noway to identify the site. A report to the Women’s InstituteTweedsmuir History by Mrs. BeatriceMcMaster (née Scott, born and raisedin the Mud House) stated that thedamage had started as early as 1946. Living in the mud house must havebeen very pleasant from family reportsof life there, and , judging from a reportin the Napanee Express of Feb. 21, 1928,it was also very healthy. This report tellsof the 91st birthday party of Mrs. M.Scott (Matilda Morrisson, born inIreland, the wife of the builder) at LilacCottage where she was living with herwidowed daughter, Mrs. Beatrice O.McMaster. When the Gavlas family bought theMcMaster farm (Front Road, 6750), RayMcMaster retained the smaller house,Lilac Cottage, on the property (FrontRoad, 6880). It was here that the partytook place. Among the guests were herdaughter, Mrs. A. Hitchins, AmherstIsland; Mrs. Patterson, Buffalo; her son,Mr. W. A. Scott, Amherst Island; Mrs.W. A. Scott and family; Mr. A Hitchinsand family; a grandson, Mr. R. McMasterwith Mrs. McMaster and the MissesHelen (later Mrs. Earl Smith) and Jean(later Mrs. Garnet McDonald) - her great-grandchildren. Lilac Cottage was later willed to Mrs.Earl Smith and has recently beenpurchased by Diane and John Badger.*****

THIS ISSUETHIS ISSUETHIS ISSUETHIS ISSUETHIS ISSUE- Ian Murray, editor A big thank you to all those who aresending Tom photographs. Unfortunately,there are more photos than there is spacefor them. Tom has the responsibility ofchoosing what goes in and what doesn'twithin the constraints of available space. Thanks also to those who made the effort

to produce written material for this andother issues.*** Correction to the caption on theGlenn Picnic, Issue 318: the date shouldbe "August 1941".*****

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THANK YOUTHANK YOUTHANK YOUTHANK YOUTHANK YOU I would like to thank my friends,neighbours and family for cards, phonecalls, visits, prayers, flowers and foodthis past year. Especially I thank Elsie, Hazel, Don andPauline for getting me to appointments,to Dr. Harley Smythe for his visits andadvice, and to Elsie, Jim and Sandra forall they have done for me before and aftermy two operations. Thanks also to my sister Linda Brownfor coming several times and stayingwith me. Without you all I would never havemade it. Thank you everyone. Barbara Reid.***THANK YOUTHANK YOUTHANK YOUTHANK YOUTHANK YOU We would like to express our sincerethanks to Family and Friends for thebeautiful cards, flowers, delicious food,charitable donations, and words ofcomfort, after the loss of our Mom, BettyBedford. Your kindness is very muchappreciated. Sincerely, Rick Bedford, Liz & Kerry Hogeboomand families.*****AAAAACW TURKEY SUPPER & SALECW TURKEY SUPPER & SALECW TURKEY SUPPER & SALECW TURKEY SUPPER & SALECW TURKEY SUPPER & SALESaturday October 2 At CommunityCentre

5:00 P.m. - 7:00 P.m.

Adults $10.00, Children (5-12) $5.00,Preschool Children Free

Advance Tickets Only

Please Phone: 389-4327, 389-0482,389-6939, 389-4874, 389-5328, or389-7907

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TO RESIDENTS AND FERRY SERTO RESIDENTS AND FERRY SERTO RESIDENTS AND FERRY SERTO RESIDENTS AND FERRY SERTO RESIDENTS AND FERRY SERVICEVICEVICEVICEVICEUSERS:USERS:USERS:USERS:USERS:

The M.V. Frontenac II will be out ofservice between October 1, 2004 andapproximately November 15, 2004.

Please note that the M.V. Quinte-Loy-alist will be used on the Amherst Islandservice to serve the residents of Amherst

Island for the above period. This notice isto advise you of the change and the serv-ice limitations during the use of the Quinte-Loyalist.

The Quinte-Loyalist was modified to aside loading ferry with a capacity of be-tween 15 & 22 cars and one single axletruck with a length not to exceed twenty-eight feet (28’) (normal roadway weightrestrictions will apply).

School buses will also be restricted to amaximum length of 28’. School buses, asper normal practice, will not be given pri-ority on commuter trips. However, duringthe trips when school children would nor-mally cross at 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. andthe return trips of 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.there will be a shelter on the ferry to pro-vide students safe passage.

MTO has commissioned the constructionof a shelter with seating to be utilized onthe M.V. Quinte-Loyalist for use on theAmherst Island crossing.

The Quinte-Loyalist has a smaller capac-ity than the Frontenac II so delivery andtrucking companies are requested to sched-ule deliveries during non-peak hours. Theferry capacity will vary depending on vehi-cle size and Loyalist Ferry Service Staff willmake every effort to accommodate theneeds of the ferry users. There are no pub-lic washrooms and the size of the passen-ger lounge is limited on this ferry.

Loyalist Township regrets any inconven-ience this reduction in service level willcause, but proper maintenance of the Min-istry’s vessels is necessary to provide de-pendable service. If you have questionsplease direct them to Ida Gavlas – FerryOffice, at 389-3393 or e-mailferry@loyalist-township.on.ca.

Gabe Gagnier, C.E.T.

Transportation and Solid Waste Man-ager

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WI CALENDWI CALENDWI CALENDWI CALENDWI CALENDAR 2005 AR 2005 AR 2005 AR 2005 AR 2005 Art entry and com-munity event listing deadline Tuesday Oc-tober 5th. Submit your art entry for the2005 Calendar. All ages are invited to par-ticipate. Submissions must be capable ofbeing scanned and printed on a paper for-

mat. Works in any medium are eligible.The originals entered remain the artists’property. Entry guidelines can be ob-tained at the W.I. Farmer’s Market stall,or by calling 389-1320 or 389-0636.Community groups are invited to sendin their meeting and special event list-ings so we can all be reminded whenthese take place. Please drop these offwith Freda Youell (345 Stella Forty-Foot).

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AMHERST ISLAND PHONE DIRECAMHERST ISLAND PHONE DIRECAMHERST ISLAND PHONE DIRECAMHERST ISLAND PHONE DIRECAMHERST ISLAND PHONE DIREC-----TORY ADDENDUMTORY ADDENDUMTORY ADDENDUMTORY ADDENDUMTORY ADDENDUM

An addendum to the Phone Directory2004 will be printed and distributed inthe early fall.

If you know of any additions/correc-tions /omissions(including spelling,phone numbers or addresses), pleasecall: Nancy Henshaw, 384-0799; JackieSylvester, 389-1320; Kirsten Bennick,389-0636

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CALLING ALL GIRLS!CALLING ALL GIRLS!CALLING ALL GIRLS!CALLING ALL GIRLS!CALLING ALL GIRLS!

Sparks, Brownies, Girl Guides and Path-finders:

We will be starting on September15th with our first meeting from6:00PM to 7:30PM at the CommunityCentre.

The registration fee will be $55.00 andmay be paid in instalments. Last yearwe planted trees, went bowling, hikedand cooked our supper out. We didcrafts, helped with the Food Bank andcompleted “The Sing Ontario Sing Chal-lenge”.

We can’t wait to see what we’ll trythis year so come join us and bring yourideas.

For information call: Janet Scott, 389-4608; or, Valerie Wolfreys, 389-8513.

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PLEASE NOTEPLEASE NOTEPLEASE NOTEPLEASE NOTEPLEASE NOTE

The Frontenac II will be shut downTuesday September 14, 2004 from10:30 a.m. to approx. 2:30 p.m. for re-pairs.

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4-H HAR4-H HAR4-H HAR4-H HAR4-H HARVEST FESTIVVEST FESTIVVEST FESTIVVEST FESTIVVEST FESTIVALALALALAL

Saturday, Sept. 18, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Stonebrae Farm, 600 South Shore Rd.

Everyone welcome. Free admission.

Livestock Exhibits

Children’s Petting Farm

Farm Produce

Island-produced, barbecued Sheep Sau-sage and Beef Burgers

Staged by the Amherst Island 4-H SheepClub

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CONGRATULATIONS on your scholarshipShannon. We’re very proud of you . Bestof luck to you and John for a great year atAlgonquin.

Love Mom, Dad and Candace

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Our retail farm outlet will be open everyweekend from now until New Year’s Day.The exceptions are: Farmers’ Market eachSaturday morning until Thanksgiving; and,the 4-H Harvest Festival on September 18.

We will open other times by appoint-ment.

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US CITIZENSHIPUS CITIZENSHIPUS CITIZENSHIPUS CITIZENSHIPUS CITIZENSHIP by birth or beacuse ofyour parents birth? You have the rightrightrightrightrightand a civic rcivic rcivic rcivic rcivic responsibility esponsibility esponsibility esponsibility esponsibility to vote this No-vember (no matter how long you’ve beenaway, or even if you’re a dual-citizen thathas never lived there). to find out how,visit:

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paintings - Tole painted Island sap buckets - Topsy Farm’s wool products - Quilts and throws by localquilters - Local Authored Books Tom Sylvester’s Loyalist RootsCycling Tours @ $8.00 John Kuti’s Archtypes of SelfEsteem @ $25.00 Nicole Florent’s Walk, Hike orJog Kingston @ $20.00 Hans Krauklis’ Amherst IslandVideo @ $16.95 For reservations call Bernice orNeil @ 389-5389

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Developing calmness, understanding,and richness of the present moment.

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Jocelyne Leyton, RPP, has a CranialOsteopathic practice, a manualtherapy to restore health and balanceto improve the overall structure of thebody. For information/appointmentJocelyne Leyton, 9060C Front Road.384-6488

I am collecting used stamps- I am collecting used stamps- I am collecting used stamps- I am collecting used stamps- I am collecting used stamps- any kindfor the guide dogs, clean used cloth-ing and books for the “Cat’s Meow.”Used towels, cleaning products, A&Ptapes and 12” x 12” knitted squaresmay be left in my front porch or callfor a pick-up. The animals really needour help. Freda Youell 384-4135

RRRRRAAAAAWLEIGH PRODUCTSWLEIGH PRODUCTSWLEIGH PRODUCTSWLEIGH PRODUCTSWLEIGH PRODUCTS To place your order call Marie Wardat 389-5767 or E-Mail:bmward@ihorizons.net

GODDEN’S WHOLE HOG SAGODDEN’S WHOLE HOG SAGODDEN’S WHOLE HOG SAGODDEN’S WHOLE HOG SAGODDEN’S WHOLE HOG SAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAGEGEGEGEGE

Godden’s Whole Hog Sausage is avail-able in four distinct flavours - Salt & Pep-per; Honey Garlic; Tomato Oregano; HotItalian - using ALL natural ingredients(no MSG, preservatives, colouring).

New! Breakfast Sausages - Salt & Pep-per or Maple Flavour! Our frozen sau-sages are available in 5 and 10 lb. boxesat Poplar Dell B&B, 389-2012.

ArArArArArchangelo Constructionchangelo Constructionchangelo Constructionchangelo Constructionchangelo ConstructionCertified tradesmen in all constructiondisciplines: Carpentry,masonry, drywall,finishing. Complete services & ISLANDREFERENCES. Walter Saccon 561-5922

FFFFFrrrrrozen Meals Designed for Seniorsozen Meals Designed for Seniorsozen Meals Designed for Seniorsozen Meals Designed for Seniorsozen Meals Designed for Seniorsoffered by Lennox and Addington Sen-ior Outreach Services. Restricted andspecial diets can also be accommo-dated. Contact: Freda Youell at 384-4135 for menus, meal descriptionsand prices.

PPPPPicnic Ticnic Ticnic Ticnic Ticnic Tables & Wables & Wables & Wables & Wables & Weather Veather Veather Veather Veather Vanes Fanes Fanes Fanes Fanes ForororororSaleSaleSaleSaleSale

Keith Miller 389-2588

LANDFILL SITE HOURSLANDFILL SITE HOURSLANDFILL SITE HOURSLANDFILL SITE HOURSLANDFILL SITE HOURS

Wed 11-2; Sat 10-noon; Sun 2-4.

FERRFERRFERRFERRFERRY OFFICE HOURSY OFFICE HOURSY OFFICE HOURSY OFFICE HOURSY OFFICE HOURS

Mon, Wed, Fri: 9-noon & 1-4

Ferry fuel-up days are Tuesday andFriday (be prepared for a delay).LIBRLIBRLIBRLIBRLIBRARY HOURSARY HOURSARY HOURSARY HOURSARY HOURSTuedsday 7-9PM, Wed 10-NoonFriday 1-3pmTel # 389-9371

VILLAVILLAVILLAVILLAVILLAGE COTTGE COTTGE COTTGE COTTGE COTTAAAAAGE FOR RENT INGE FOR RENT INGE FOR RENT INGE FOR RENT INGE FOR RENT INSTELLA.STELLA.STELLA.STELLA.STELLA. Walk to the ferry. By the weekweekend, month or season, year round.Call Jan at 519-451-1197.

NEED GARDENING HELP?Hoping to work in more Islandgardens. Island referencesavailable.Call Leslie at 388-2552.

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2004: A summer with one cutting of hay... five months long.

JHBales on the Third Concession