The Standard Newspaper March 20th, 2014

BENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard

SCUGOG: In response to the strong and re-peated deputations of John Lucyk, Martha Cas-son, Valerie Cranmer, and many other concerned Scugog residents, councillors decided to remove the definition of ‘communal dwelling’ from its new zoning by-law, at the third council meeting on March 17.

The issue of communal dwellings, raised by the recent push for affordable housing by seniors who wish to have shared-ownership of a home, saw a long and arduous debate since December of last year. The concept, which was raised by Scugog Township’s own Seniors Advisory Committee, was originally embraced by the council at-large, but ran into many bureau-cratic roadblocks.

“This process has been upsetting to all involved, but like any new venture, we needed to carefully examine and debate every aspect – right down to the wording on the pages,” said Scugog Township Mayor Chuck Mercier. “I understand now why we only revamp our zoning by-laws every thirty years or so, but I would like to con-gratulate Mr. Don Gordon [Scugog Township Director of Community Services] and the citi-zens who made deputations, on the work they have done.”

Ms. Martha Casson, one of the spear-head supporters of the new housing concept, said “I am pleased that there has been a realization of the right for people to live in whatever owner-ship configuration they wish, this is a major step forward in ensuring that the Municipality does not discourage seniors from continuing to man-age their options as they evolve.”

Despite council’s revision of the zoning by-law, several problems still remained to be ad-dressed, including the Township’s wish to avoid the possibility of student dormitories or room-ing houses being erected in the future.

PREDATORS IN OMHA FINALS: Port Perry Bantam Predators goalie Matt Tamlin makes a pad save during the Predators’ 5-4 overtime loss to Amherstburg in Game 2 of the OMHA Finals at Scugog Arena on Monday, March 17. The Bantam Port Perry Predators trail the Amherstburg Stars two-games-to-none following a pair of overtime losses at Scugog Arena over the weekend. The Predators hit the road this weekend to tangle with the Stars in Amherstburg, for a full recap, see page 15 of this week’s Standard.

‘Communal dwelling’ debate ends with relief

DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard

UXBRIDGE: One Goodwood resi-dent is dead following a fire on the evening of Sunday, March 16.

According to Uxbridge Fire Pre-vention Officer Capt. Ken Maynard, Uxbridge Fire crews were called to a fire at 3180 Conc. 3, between Region-al Rd. 21 and Secord Rd. at around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday night.

“Since it’s in the mutual aid agree-ment area, Stouffville’s fi re department was already on the scene of the fully involved house fi re when we arrived,” Capt. Maynard told The Standard.

According to Capt. Maynard, al-though it wasn’t known when fire crews arrived on the scene due to the size of the fire, it was later discovered that a single occupant was in the home at the time of blaze, who died

as a result of the fire.At around midnight, investiga-

tors from the Ontario Fire Marshal’s office arrived on the scene to begin their investigation into the fatal fire.

No cause for the fi re has been de-termined, and investigators from the Fire Marshal’s offi ce remained on the scene throughout the day on Monday, returning to the scene on Tuesday to they continue their investigation.

One dead following Goodwood fi re

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UXBRIDGE: A new business was brewing at council’s meeting on Mon-day, March 17, as council-lors heard a presentation from the Second Wedge Brewing Company.

The microbrewery was a top-five finalist in the re-cent Win This Space com-petition, and although they didn’t win the grand prize, owners Joanne Richter and Rob Garrard are moving forward with their plans to open their business in downtown Uxbridge by late 2014 or early 2015.

“The name Second Wedge comes from the Oak Ridges Moraine, and Uxbridge’s position in the four wedges of the Moraine,” Mrs. Richter explained to council.

Once operational, the

microbrewery will churn out 2000 litres of beer per batch, and their down-town location will be home to the company’s brewing, cellaring and packaging operations as well as a retail store and tasting room.

The Second Wedge’s owners hope to use their downtown location to draw residents and visitors alike to downtown Uxbridge.

“We have trails all around us, and we’d like to draw people into town and think there are huge opportunities to pro-mote Uxbridge tourism,” said Mrs. Richter. “We’ll be making our home in downtown Uxbridge so we can be a walkable neighbourhood brewery. A beautiful, comfortable space to gather, learn and taste something new.”

Mrs. Richer added that the former IGA/Sears

building at the corner of Brock and Toronto St. is their ideal location, and they have been in contact with the property owner about securing a lease in the hope of being able to open up shop within the next year.

Councillors were en-thusiastic about the idea of an exciting new busi-ness opening in the down-town core.

“It’s an excellent idea, and I look forward to you opening and doing busi-ness here in Uxbridge,” said Ward 1 Councillor Bev Northeast.

Local residents can fol-low along with the Second Wedge Brewing Company as they share news and stories about the ups and downs of starting a brew-ery through their web site, www.thesecondwedge .ca , which is expected to be op-erational later this month.

New business brewing in Uxbridge

LORD AND LADY: Olivia Kreberj, 9, was excited to dress up in medieval garb on Saturday, March 15 and pose with the life-size knight - at Once Upon A Time, the Scugog Shores Heritage Centre’s medieval exhibit. The exhibit will remain on display until March 23, up-stairs in the Scugog Arena, 1655 Reach St.



Communal definitions ditched - zoning by-laws clarified

Blackstock Rec Centre gets extra attention and extra cash

Mr. Gordon assured councillors that the newly revised zoning def-initions include measures to protect the historic streets of Scugog from such an occurrence.

Mr. John Lucyk, owner and operator of Lucyk Renovations in Port Perry and the builder of the original shared-ownership home, was not entirely pleased with the length of time and difficulty under-taken during the process.

“My application for

a building permit was denied in December of 2013, based on an assumed use – assump-tions are not reasonable grounds for denial,” said Mr. Lucyk. “Now I am told that the permit will be allowed, under a new definition of ‘dwelling, single-detached’ – yet I still remain today without a permit in my hands. How dare you [councillors] try to control how our elders choose to live the final years of their lives.”

Mr. Lucyk went on to

explain that his prospective residents and buyers have withdrawn from shared-ownership, due to the stress and confusion of the mat-ter, and that he will face a personal financial loss.

Councillors John Hancock and Howard Danson responded to Mr. Lucyk’s deputation by explaining that the task has been long and dif-ficult, despite the best of intentions.

The last of many by-law issues raised dur-ing the meeting was the

definition of retirement homes, which were con-sidered vague by resident Louise Bardswich during her deputation.

“It comes down to the issue of the provision of services, which remains unclear in the pages of the zoning by-law,” said Ms. Bardswich. “I don’t think a by-law should have residents referencing staff reports, we need to use the official definition set out in the Retirement Home Act, in order to make sure that homes built years

from now, with many rooms and a large lot, are not wrongfully labeled as retirement homes.”

Scugog Township councillors carried a motion to change the definition of retirement homes to the more spe-cific ‘a premises licensed under the Retirement Homes Act of 2010.’ Namely, the definition states that a retirement home is “a residential complex that is occu-pied primarily by seniors, occupied or intended to

be occupied by at least the prescribed number of per-sons who are not related to the operator of the home, and where the operator of the home makes at least two care services available, directly or indirectly, to the residents.”

Councillor Howard Danson stated that he was “not sure who is more relieved by this resolu-tion, the delegates or the Township. This has been a 9-month long task, and I am glad we could reach an agreement.”

SCUGOG: The recent renovation of the Blackstock Recreation Centre saw an update at Scugog council chambers on Monday, March 17, and was awarded additional funding of up-to $52,000 for the removal of lead paint and asbestos, and the installation of a new kitchen ventilation hood – said to open the com-

munity hall up to new revenue opportunities.Craig Belfry, Township of Scugog Manager of

Recreation and Culture, presented a positive report on the improvement of 3440 Church St. building, but added that additional funds of up-to $52,000 will be needed to cover additional costs.

“The project has been rolling along very well, we’re

on track to complete renovations around mid-April,” said Mr. Belfry. “We have also uncovered some nice architectural features underneath the original brick work, and we will have more room for storage and activities inside the hall – we’re all very excited.”

On the other hand, Mr. Belfry propositioned Scugog councillors for additional budget allocations toward the continued improvement of the often-used com-plex – stating that a maximum of $29,000 is needed from the Township’s Community Enhancement Fund should be re-directed toward the improvement of the historic Church St. edifice, built in 1913 by the federal government as a military armoury.

“We ran into some asbestos in the stage-area walls, and the paint has been found to contain lead, which requires the service of special clean-up crews,” said Mr. Belfry. “We have had to re-frame some doors and replace the aged urinals as well. In order to complete the project properly, we require re-allocation of the CEF funds, which are set aside for purposes such as this.”

The second item on the list of requirements, a commercial-strength kitchen ventilation hood and matching fire suppression system, will cost roughly $23,000 – but will negate the prior fire safety issues which disallowed cooking of any oil-laden foods.

“We would like to have the same kind of commercial equipment as the Nestleton and Scugog complexes, so that caterers and residents can cook food and not just boil water indoors,” said Mr. Belfry.

The funding for the commercial hood system, which was recently discovered in a long un-touched Blackstock Recreation Centre Reserve Fund, was set aside by previous municipal governments for improve-ments to the building.

“I think we should count ourselves lucky to have only found these issues in such an old building,” said Councillor Howard Danson. “I am quite happy with the recommendations, and am entirely in favour.”

F RO M PAG E 1

FORM 6Municipal Act, 2001

SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER

THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF SCUGOG

Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the lands described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time on April 3, 2014, at the Township of Scugog Municipal Office, 181 Perry Street, Port Perry Ontario.

The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day as soon as possible after 3:00 p.m. at the Township of Scugog Municipal Office, 181 Perry Street, Port Perry.

Description of Lands:

Roll No. 18 20 040 050 11100 0000; 3786 Regional Rd 57, Nestleton Station; PIN 26756-0048(LT); Part Lots 14 & 15 Concession 8 Cartwright designated Parts 7 to 9, Plan 10RD54; Scugog; File No. 12-06Minimum Tender Amount: $13,361.31

Roll No. 18 20 040 060 04500 0000; PIN 26750-0010(LT); Part Lot 23 Concession 9 Cartwright as in N135468 except N146387; T/W N15528; S/T debts in N135468; Scugog; File No. 12-22Minimum Tender Amount: $9,054.97

Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount.

Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the lands to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers.

This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes, HST if applicable and the relevant land transfer tax.

The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser.

For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender, visit:www.OntarioTaxSales.ca

or if no internet access available, contact:

Michelle Pick, CGAManager of Tax & RevenueThe Corporation of the Township of Scugog181 Perry StreetP.O. Box 780Port Perry ON L9L 1A7905-985-7346 Ext. [email protected]


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.

Saturday, March 22 to Monday, March 24

The Friends of the Uxbridge Public Library are holding a Book Sale during regular li-brary hours in the lower level of the Uxbridge Public Library, offering great reading at great prices.

Saturday, March 22Euchre Tournament at the Prince Albert Community Centre. Doors open 10:30 am. Tickets are $10 for 10 Games of Euchre. Includes Lunch, Prizes, Lucky draws. 1st place $50, 2nd place $30, 3rd place $20. Limited number of tick-ets available. Call Ilean at 905-985-2146 or Merle at 905-985-7534.

Thursday, March 27Scott Central Public School’s annual Spaghetti Supper in support of the Grade 8 trip to Niagara Falls at St. Paul’s Pres-byterian Church, 12251 Re-gional Rd. 1 in Leaskdale. $10 for adults, $6 for children and $30 for a family of four.

Wednesday, March 26All fiddlers, pickers, singers and dancers are welcome to the Port Perry Fiddle Club’s March Dance at the Scugog Community Centre, located at 1655 Reach Rd. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission $5. For more info, please call Barry at 905-985-7557.

Saturday, March 29Uxbridge Lions Club annual Pancake Breakfast at the Ux-bridge Arena Hall, 291 Brock

St. West. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. to noon. Adults $6, Kids $4. Proceeds towards youth hockey inita-tives in the community as well as other community projects undertaken by the Uxbridge Lions Club.

Sunday, March 30Growing Pains, hosted by Nanny Robina at the Roxy Theatre in Uxbridge 3:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Come and join us for a chat on how to deal with all the growing pains of your school aged children (4-7). Nanny will teach ways to turn around the greedy, spoiled, gimme gimme gimme atti-tude through an informative workshop sprinkled with lots of fun. Gain control and don’t be defeated. $30 to attend, for more information and to pre-register, please visit www.ladieslounge.ca.

Tuesday, April 1Port Perry Villa presents Zumba Gold Class, a fun and easy Latin inspired dance fit-ness program, running for five weeks every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. All fitness levels are welcome, $5 per class with proceeds going to the Cancer Society. Please call Debbie to register at 905-985-3312.

Saturday, April 5Mom to Mom Sale at the Port Perry Legion from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Moms selling their gently used baby/kids cloth-ing, toys and gear, and local “mom”preneurs selling their unique business items. Free Admission. Missy Lu Photog-raphy will be there and will be charging $15/session for spring pictures of your little ones. Put on by our local Le-gion Ladies Auxiliary Branch 419. E-mail [email protected] for more information.*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.*Big Bucks Euchre at the Odd Fellows Hall, 42 Bagot St., in Brooklin, starting at 11 a.m. Regular progressive euchre. No partner required. $10 each. Lunch included. Excellent prizes. Advance tickets only. Proceeds to Camp Trillium Capital Fund, camps for kids with cancer and their families. For info or tickets call 905-655-4652.

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, April 26Bake and Craft Sale at the Scugog island Community Hall, sponsored by the UCW from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Come and enjoy a lunch of soup and scones.

Monday, April 28No charge Dress Rehearsal for Pineridge Chorus Sweet Ade-lines, 8 p.m., at the Uxbridge Music Hall. Come and cheer on the singers as they prepare for the Regional Competition in May.

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.

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.

CAESAREA by Eleanor Colwell


NORTH DURHAM

Caesarea Skate Park Our next Flea Market

is on Sunday, April 13,so there’s plenty of time to clean out your basements, attics and closets. This is an opportunity to make some money. Just register at 905-986-4038 to get all the de-

tails. Vendors are wanted. Blackstock & District

Lions ClubPlans are underway for

Blackstock & District Lions annual Car Show. Mark the date on your calendar now so you’ll have it when you need it: Saturday, May 31. As previously, we’ll be set-

ting up at the Blackstock Rec Centre, located at 3440 Church Street in Blackstock, using the recreational field in back. If you are showing a vehicle, you’ll want to ar-rive prior to 9 a.m. to secure a good position. The driver and vehicle will pay an en-try fee of $5, and all other entrants are free. There are four major classes: Classic & Modified Cars (separate groups), Classic & Modified Trucks (separate groups), Best Paint, and Best Interior. Vendors are welcome! Con-tact our Chairman, Lion Keith Brown, at 905-986-

5603 or at [email protected].

Our District Governor Lloyd Clifton will be making his official visit to our Club this week. Since his Club, the Udora-Leaskdale Lions Club, is hosting our District Convention this year in Os-hawa on April 12 and 13, we’ll expect to hear all about the convention plans.

Thank you to Lions Carter Roberts, Carl Young, Keith Brown and Vicki Smith who attended recent Zone Meet-ings and introduced me in my campaign for District Governor.

SCUGOG ISLAND by Jeanne C Le Saux-BallCall to worship was called

by the Rev. Michelle Hofe-man, a warm and friendly welcome went out. The Message this week was “the World is Different at Night.” We would like to send out appreciation to: The Free-mans for providing the re-freshments following the service, for coffee time and time for Fellowship .

Rev. Hofeman, will be ab-sent for the week of March 17th on study leave, Should anyone need Emergency Pastoral care please contact, Doug Baird at 905-985-7419.

Don’t forget the Bake and Craft sale is going to be on April 26, at the Scugog Island Community Hall

from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Come and enjoy a lunch of soup and scones. The Sale is Sponsored by the UCW.

The Mississaugas of Scugog Island Spring Drum Social is this Saturday (March 22) starting with a Potluck lunch, please bring your favorite dish, Drum-ming and Socializing in the afternoon, there will be raffles, (to purchase), door prizes, and the 50/50 draw Everyone is Welcomed to come. the Social is held at 22600 Island Rd., just 1 km north of the Casino on the lefthand side.

The Native Arts and Craft Show and Sale is being host-ed by The Mississaugs of

Scugog Island First Nation on April 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with free door prizes raffles tickets for purchase 50/50 draw, this event is open to every one to come out to 22600 Island Rd.

Happy Birthdays goes out to the following this week: Barb Kerel, Isabel Barjarow 18, Jeanne Le Saux-Ball, Phil Edgar 19, Jim Johnson, Sophie Sliwa 20, Joseph St. James Don Cochrane, Luke Swinson 22, Jan Gerrow, An-drew Taylor, 23. and a happy Birthday to anyone who may have been missed.

I can be contacted by phone at 905-985-7662, or by e-mail at [email protected].

Items for Happenings? Let us know. [email protected] Durham Happenings is a community service of The Standard reserved for Charitable and

Non-Profit events. We endeavour to run all eligible items in the order which they are received.

BRIAN NORRISH905-260-1506

38 Years of Automotive [email protected]

DIANE RICHARDSON 905-260-147529 Years of Automotive [email protected]

COME & SEEOUR LARGE SELECTION OF USED VEHICLES

Worth The Drive To UxbridgeNEW - USED - LEASING

‘How Sweet It Is,’ that is the theme of the big event coming up in our village, on Saturday and Sunday, March 29 and 30.

This the opportunity to finally come out of ‘hiber-nation,’ get some exercise and fresh air by touring

around to Maple Syrup Farms and to the Salem Alpaca Farm. There will be Midway Rides and an all-day Pancake Breakfast at the Legion and many dif-ferent food booths around the town.

The Bed Race is always

a hoot for everyone in at-tendance, and there is en-tertainment on the stage outdoors all day long as well as vendors and Maple Sugaring to watch.

So come on out and en-joy, you will be glad you did!

SUNDERLAND by Denise Wilson

Winter break is over and St. Patrick’s Day saw school busses rolling again, and ‘spring’ is just around the cor-ner - we hope! Remember to pick-up and return your minor ball registration forms at Greenbank Store soon.

The McCabes spent January in Florida, and are home preparing for the Chicken Coop Bakery’s opening in April (and clearing snow away!)

Ron and Joanne Doble had a break from winter with a Florida holiday ear-lier this month.

Bill and Margaret Lamb had their entire family with them on the weekend, a busy household I’m sure!

Our nephew Rob and son Spencer, of Waterloo, dropped in on Sunday for a short visit.

Adam and Jenn Olivero and daugh-ter Clara were visiting with John and Joanna Olivero,

Continued better health is wished for Rev. Paul.

The Fidelis U.C.W. unit are collect-ing layette items for newborn babies, to be brought to the april 2 meeting.

The second Sunday of Lent greeters were Jim and Judy Gibson. The Lenten Candle was extinguished by Debbie, Larry and Carter. The music minis-try offered by Sr. choir soloist Hilary Balmer was sung beautifully.

Next week, Greenbank and Seagrave churches will welcome Karen Croyall of Uxbridge to the pulpit.

To rent the church hall for a special occasion or meeting, call Valeria Hunter at 905-985-3586, or e-mail [email protected].

To share your news events, call me at 905-985-0535, or drop a line in my mailbox at 200018 Hwy. 12, by 6 p.m. on Sundays.

GREENBANK by Mary Jean Till


BLACKSTOCK by Joyce Kelly

Thursday will see the arrival of Spring! Let the snow be gone!

Welcome back to the cold climate to the fam-ilies that enjoyed the March break in the warm sun - The Cannon’s, Drews, LaFraugh’s, Puck-rins, Somervilles and any others that were able to escape the snow.

The Out to Lunch crowd was a little smaller this month, but the food was delicious. Thanks to the Trading Post for get-ting us the corned beef,

and to the ladies who cooked the vegetables and made the delicious desserts. Without all the help we get, the lun-cheons wouldn’t be the success that they are. Mark the calendar for May 13, the next luncheon.

Birthday Celebrations were held at Ken & Elea-nor Sturman’s this week for Carol Coleman and Mark Sturman.

Happy Birthday Wishes to Brett Drew on March 21.

Welcome to Dale God-dard and Richard Charron,

new residents of Seagrave.Kim McCann an-

nounced that the sale of tickets to Ripley’s Ac-quarium was a huge suc-cess as a fund raiser for the Church.

This past Sunday, Wen-dy and Wynn Hughes greeted the parishoners as they entered the Sanc-tuary. Barb Martyn and Don Real were leaders of the service on this second Sunday of Lent, a day that speaks of sorrow.

Happy Birthday was sung to Dianne Puckrin,

Ethan Cannon and Carol Coleman.

Wendy and Wynn Hughes extinguished the second candle of Lent.

Don Real spoke to the children and taught them the ‘Jelly Bean Prayer’ and explained what each colour of the jelly beans represented. The children were each given a jar and had to explain what they had done to earn a jelly bean for the jar. Hopefully by the end of Lent, they will have a jar full of jelly

beans. Don’s message for the adults asked if we are truly kind and compas-sionate to one another. The message brought tears to many eyes. Let us hope that we are kind, welcoming and accepting to all that come into our church and community.

Mark your calendars: March 23 - 9:15 a.m. Karen Croxall of Ux-bridge will be the guest speaker.

March 25 - 7 p.m. Survey Committee Meet-ing at the church.

March 27 - 7 p.m. Opening the Doors to Spirituality Bible Study. Everyone welcome.

Please keep Rev. Paul and his family and Bev Madill in your prayers.

If you have items for this column, please con-tact [email protected] or [email protected].

Thought for the day - “Nothing but Heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.” - Plautus.

The Lenten Study Series have begun. All are welcome to join in on Wednesday evenings, between 7 and 8:30 p.m. at Port Perry or Thursday mornings, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Prince Albert.

The next gathering to explore the spiri-tual power of music will be on Sunday March 30, at 2 p.m., in the Fellowship Room. Come and enjoy music, discus-sion, refreshments and fellowship.

The Scugog Ministerial Association Lenten luncheons at the Presbyterian church begin on Wednesday, March 19 from 12:10 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. The lun-cheon is proceeded by a short ecumeni-cal worship service. Come and enjoy food, fellowship and reflection.

Storytime and More for three and four year olds begins on Tuesday, April 1, at Scugog Christian School. The session runs for nine weeks on Tuesday morn-ings from 9 to 11:30 am at a cost of $45. Mums, this is your chance to have much needed quiet time while your little one is

participating with crafts, stories, songs and play.

Mathletes is coming to Prince Albert Public School on Wednesday, March 26. Grades 2 through 6 will be participat-ing during the day. The family Edition will be in the evening from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Registration is at 6:15 p.m.

It is not too late to register for the Eu-chre Tournament on Saturday, March 22, at the Prince Albert Community Centre as there are a few tickets available. Doors open at 10:30 am.

Tickets are $10 each for 10 games and it includes a hot lunch at noon. Prizes First $50, Second $30 and Third $20. Part of proceeds will be donated to Camp Tril-lium. For tickets call Ilean 905-985-2146, or Merle 905-985-7534. Give these ladies a call this week.

The past weeks euchre winners are Au-drey Mahaffy, Berneice Lawley, Aileen Dawson, Audrey Adams, Doreen Bain-bridge, and Mac Albright.

SEAGRAVE by Robin Drew & Jean Short

PRINCE ALBERT by Pat Boyd

More yo-yo weather! Now it’s a brighter one although getting up in the morning is no fun. Af-ter the last warm day I spotted my hyacinths an inch out of the ground, at my south facing wall. I quickly covered their little heads with a blanket of snow. A chip-munk made his fi rst appearance Saturday but didn’t spend much time outside his hidey-hole.

Bob Meek and his gang were fi shing two weekends ago. Al-though it was a much nicer tem-perature than before the fi sh decid-

ed to stay under cover. Others have made it as far as Lake Simcoe but not sure if their luck was any better.

Bruce Smith returned from a three-day convention in Florida. The temperature was balmy out-side and inside he saw lots of green as well. His wife, Janet attended the Living Waters Presbytery last Tuesday.

On the same day Evelyn Cox, Annabell Jones and I attended the UCW meeting at Epsom where lawyer Bob Sedore spoke about the importance of having wills and

powers-of-attorney, the pitfalls to watch for and the importance of keeping these current. Thanks for the invitation ladies! After this we visited my sister Faye Ashton, who is recuperating well at home.

Our deepest sympathies go to Sheila Maloney and family on the death of husband and father Shawn. Shawn’s funeral will be on Saturday, March 22, at 11 a.m., at Zephyr church.

Sorry to say Marg Hackner is not doing as well as we had hoped. Our thoughts and prayers

are with her. It is good to hear that Dan

Moore now has some prosthesis to start him on his way to recov-ery. There is a Benefi t Auction scheduled for March 28. See the notice board corner of Davis Dr. and the 7th Concession.

Best wishes to those many friends and neighbours suffering through very bad colds and other more serious illnesses.

Thursday afternoon, March 20, at Zephyr church, the movie Chocolat will be screened starting

at 1 p.m., all are welcome to attend. Popcorn and admission are free!

Zephyr church council meets Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m.

On Thursday, March 27, the Sandford UCW meet at the church. We hope we will be joined by ladies from other churches to hear Mrs. Jennifer Wilson speak on her trip way north, with her big brother Don Simmonds and hockey team, to pass on hockey skills to a First Nation communi-ty. I have made a personal request for her to bring her harp!

ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling

Hopefully all of the families enjoyed their March Break even if the weather was more like a winter break. Oh well, spring will come eventually!

Sympathy is extended to Rev. Linda and Eric Saffrey on the death of Linda’s sister-in-law after a short illness.

Two weddings of local interest took place last weekend.

Carl and Judy Gilbank and their fam-ily as well as several of Kevin’s friends attended the wedding of their son Kevin Gilbank and Jacquie Duke at the Kicking Horse Mountain Pass Resort at Golden, B.C. Kevin and Jacquie make their home in Calgary. Congratulations to Kevin and Jacquie.

Keith and Wilma VanCamp and their family spent the weekend in Milton and attended the wedding of their grand-daughter Ashley O’Donnell, daughter of Leanne and Jim and Nate Brown at

the Milton Heritage Centre. Congratu-lations to Ashley and Nate.

Congratulations to Scarlet and Brad Martin on the arrival of a baby girl, sis-ter for Grace, Liam and Jack.

Sorry to report that Donald Brad-burn is suffering health problems. His niece Lisa of Toronto is with him en-abling him to remain at home.

I, along with Joan and Harvey Gra-ham and Andrea Weir, returned home from an enjoyable tour of Cuba. Thanks to my daughter Elizabeth who submit-ted this column while I was away.

Winners at the Tuesday evening card party were Vivian Canning who also had the most lone hands. Lorna Edger-ton, Doreen Sheehey, Marilyn Trunks, Norm Lackner and Alma Manns low. The specials were won by Ellen Ginson, Marie Gibson, Marilyn Trunks and Harold Crawford.

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 23Service 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 23

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 23SUNDAY 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 23Third Sunday in Lent

10:00 am IG Service (Inter-generational)Sunday School and Nursery available

SCUGOG ISLANDSCUGOG ISLAND UNITED CHURCH

19100 Island Road, Port PerryA warm welcome to all

905-985-4094

SUNDAY, March 2310 a.m. Morning Service

Rev. Michelle Hofman

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 23

Greenbank (Hwy 12, minutes. N. of Pt. Perry)11 a.m. Service

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

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History17 years ago

Prince Albert PS Grade 8 student Darryl Knight is recognized for 500 days in a row of perfect attendance.

26 years agoUnder Head Coach George Burnett, the Port Perry MoJacks sweep the Lakefi eld Chiefs in four games to claim their fi rst COJHL championship.

42 years agoIt is announced that a new international airport will be built in Pickering.

81 years agoThe former owner of the Port Perry Stan-dard newspaper, Mr. S.M. Newton dies at his home in Prince Rupert, B.C.

118 years agoA large fi re destroys several buildings in downtown Port Perry, including the headquarters of the Port Perry Standard. Local resident Mr. John Mosure dies as a result of injuries sustained in the blaze.

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The next Epsom/Utica Beef supper will be Saturday, April 26 starting at 4:30 p.m., at Utica Hall. Everyone is welcome.

The Bethesda-Reach Women’s Institute is once again holding their Spring Lun-cheon and Fashion show. It will be Tuesday April 8, at the Uxbridge United Church, be-ginning at noon. Fashions will be by Brock’s of Port Perry. For tickets, you can call 905-

985-3976, 905-852-3925 or 905-852-4024. Tickets are also available through WI mem-bers and Blue Heron Books in Uxbridge. All profi ts are donated to various charities.

The Bethesda-Reach Women’s Insti-tute March meeting will be a Family Fun time on Saturday, March 29, from 2 to 4 p.m., at Epsom United Church. Everyone is welcome.

EPSOM & UTICA by Shari Kerry

NORTH DURHAM: The Standard is calling all aspiring young authors in the community to take part in a new contest.

As part of The Standard’s first annual ‘Youth Creative Writing Extravaganza’ local residents age 18-and-under are asked to submit a short fiction story - under 500 words - with the Grand Prize winner receiv-ing a Sony e-reader, as well as having their work appear on the pages in an upcoming edition of The Standard.

The contest is open until 5 p.m., on Friday, April 18, and entries can be sub-mitted to [email protected].

UXBRIDGE: A local auction house is the latest to offer sup-port to an Uxbridge resident who lost both of his arms in a tragic farming accident in November of last year.

On Friday, March 28, starting at 7 p.m., Gary Hill Auctions will be hosting a spe-cial benefit auction for Danny Moore at the Uxbridge Sale Barn, located at the corner of

Davis Dr. and Conc.7/Main St.

The event will also include free food and drinks to all of those in attendance.

Donations can be dropped of at DT Powersports & Marine, located at 8200 Lakeridge Rd. or Uxbridge Motorsports Marine, at 3 Banff Rd, or by contacting Gary Hill Auctions at 905-852-9538.

Benefi t auction next weekYouth writing contest

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To the Editor,

North House would like to thank all those wonderful people who came out to support us on Saturday, Febru-ary 22nd for our first annual Coldest Night of the Year Walkathon.

Your support has meant that we will be able to continue to provide services to the homeless, those in danger of homelessness and low income families in our communities who struggle to stay warm, keep food on their tables and support their children.

While it was by no means the coldest

night we have all seen this winter, it did warm the hearts of all of us and gave us all a brief chance to experience what it is like to be cold, hungry and hopeless.

Thank you to our community for your support.

Anne Kewley, Chair,North House Transitional Housing

It’s good news for the majority of Ontario’s motorists this week with the fine for distracted driving rising from $155 to $280, with the possibility of an eventual increase to $1,000 plus three demerit points on the horizon.

Hopefully, these changes will lead to increased enforcement from police, as well as a change in habits from those of us who simply can’t be bothered to put down their phones while driving.

Every year, car companies are producing safer cars, yet users of electronic devices continue to make our roads unsafe. And hopefully these new, harsher penalties are enough to get people to unplug when they are behind the wheel. There is a perception that we must all be connected to everyone all the time, and that is simply not the case.

It’s ironic that so many people continue to use social media while driving when the act is so remarkably socially irresponsible. Not to mention illegal.

The responsibility for making this change lies with all of us, and in this case, we all have to put our lives on hold while behind the wheel for the safety of others, as well as ourselves. There were 78 deaths on Ontario roads last year as a result of distracted driving, and that number is way too high, and as a society such a high num-ber should be enough to get all of us to put a call or text on hold.

We shouldn’t wait for change, and more changes could be on the way with the proposed Keeping Ontario Roads Safe Act, which in addition to higher fines for distracted driving, also includes added safety measures to protect cyclists and pedestrians.

When the phone rings while you’re driving, you have a choice to make and here’s hoping that more of us make the right choice and keep our attention on the road, where it belongs.

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To the Editor,

I would like the opportunity to com-ment on remarks by MPP John O’Toole that recently appeared in your paper re-garding transit funding by the province of Ontario.

Twenty billion dollars needs to be raised over the next ten years for tran-sit and infrastructure in our province. There are many rural communities that will not benefit from transit upgrades however, they will receive their share of revenue raised for badly needed funds for roads and bridges which will alleviate the

burden on the property owners.Currently close to one hundred thou-

sand people travel to Toronto each week-day to go to work from Durham Region. I have witnessed congestion in Scarbor-ough going west in the morning. Transit buses, school buses, garbage trucks, emer-gency vehicles, nor commuters could not move it was solid standstill.

Ask a business man how much pro-ductivity he loses trying to do business in greater Toronto. He loses, you pay.

Caroline BerneyBowmanville

Warm hearts on coldest nightTalking transit funding

Recently, Jordie and I began the frustrating and exciting task of apartment hunting. It’s been a lot of fun and I’ve met a few people willing to rent part of their house to me – some very nice, some very strange.

Searching for a Clarington or North Oshawa apart-ment has lead to the sudden realizations of two things. Firstly, the phrase ‘modern appliances’ means ‘this washer probably ran the spin-cycle while Trudeau was in office.’ Secondly, the minimum wage being raised to $11 does not make up for an average 23.3 per cent rise in Ontario’s cost of living since just ten years ago (not to mention the staggering 62.4 per cent increase in hydro).

You know we have a problem when seeing $1.20/litre on the monolithic sign at the gas station makes drivers swerve blindly across two lanes of traffic so that they can be the first to fill-up, something which I witnessed over the weekend.

The fact is that apartments, food, gasoline, and utility costs are too steep for a young person (or even a young couple) to manage and retain a suitable amount of savings at the end of the month - and they keep on rising.

I would like to point out right now that this column isn’t entirely my own opinion, but more a casserole of the concerns which many of my friends have voiced as well. I have been very lucky here at The Standard to turn an internship into a full-time job I

love - but would like to speak for the others, a sort of Lorax. Minus the big fuzzy mustache.

People usually need the luxuries of gas, food, and a roof over their heads in order to work and indeed, sur-vive. Many of my college-aged friends have complained that they feel stuck in a cycle of working-for-enough-money-to-continue-working. Short of striking oil in your dorm-room, the answer seems to be ‘get another loan’ or ‘stick it out.’

One of my good friends, who we will call ‘Sandal Guy’ for his affinity to wear flip-flops in January, was even forced to choose between textbooks and rent. This resulted in an interesting housing situation. Despite the setbacks, he did manage to MacGyver a small barbeque to the back of his bedroom/Chevy Astro. He subsisted quite successfully on wieners and beans cooked in the school’s parking lot for most of his academic career. Yes, ‘MacGyver’ is a verb.

Living paycheck to paycheck certainly teaches char-acter, and it’s very possible to do by living thrifty, but leaves recent graduates and enrolled students with the dark cloud of student-loans hanging over their heads.

The combination of compound interest, paying to work, and the lack of available jobs in some fields, means that the debt can seem insurmountable to those who were not fortunate enough to have much parental support or a large nest-egg stashed away before hand.

I understand that the government cannot hand-

out even more free money to its young people, but perhaps there are other solutions.

Raising the minimum wage is sure to help, and OSAP can help students reach the career they love, but all of that money needs to be paid back shortly after gradation - and many don’t land a career in their field right out of the gate.

Besides, a 75-cent raise only equals $30 per 40-hour work week, and many students can’t even work that many shifts in tandem with school.

The federal government has introduced their Action Plan, which aims to stimulate job creation and the economy, and I’m sure it has been doing wonders . However, I still see young adults (not teenagers) in my neighbourhood applying for jobs as sign-spinners and door-to-door salesmen. - and being rejected.

If we want young people to be less of a burden on social assistance, let’s institute fixed tuition prices, or address the issue of ‘three-to-five years experience required’ on almost every job-posting - how does one get experience when it is a required asset to get your foot in the door?

If you have any comments or ideas, please reach me at [email protected].

The voice of North Durham NEWS & OPINION Thursday, March 20, 2014 • 9

The Lorax 2 - The Cost of Living

World Water Day on March 22

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NORTH DURHAM: The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Depart-ment is reminding residents about the value of fresh water on the 11th annual International World Water Day, taking place on Saturday, March 22.

“Durham Region’s municipal water supply customers have access to clean, safe drinking water delivered in an eco-nomical manner, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. About 95 per cent of water in our system comes from Lake Ontario, with the rest coming from underground sources and Lake Simcoe,” says John Pres-ta, Director of Environmental Services.

Water is a precious commodity and by introducing water-efficient practices at home, we can reduce the amount of wa-ter we use and the amount of water that needs to be treated at Regional facilities. For example, a leaking toilet can lose more than 1,000 litres of water per week. For more water efficiency tips, visit www.durham.ca/waterefficiency.

Municipal drinking water in Durham Region is screened, treated and filtered to remove impurities; disinfected; and then pumped through the distribution system before being delivered to homes

and businesses on the municipal water supply system.

The Region of Durham works to pro-tect local water quality, and the natural environment, through a variety of mea-sures. Last year, updates to the Region’s Sewer Use By-law No. 55-2013 intro-duced more protection for local rivers, lakes and streams by establishing limits for pollutants commonly discharged into Regional sewers. The Region’s water pollution control plants treat the waste-water acquired in the sanitary sewer sys-tem before it is discharged back into lo-cal waterways. To view this by-law, visit www.durham.ca/sewerusebylaw.

International World Water Day is an annual event that began in 1993, after a recommendation at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Devel-opment (UNCED). As a result, each year on March 22, people come together to fo-cus their attention on the importance of fresh water and the sustainable manage-ment of water resources.

For more information on Durham Re-gion’s water systems, visit www.durham.ca/water.

Ontario’s farm community will be disappointed to learn of the closing of the Kemptville and Alfred agricultural colleges. Alfred College offered the only French language agriculture diploma program in Ontario, but may be able to continue through partnerships with other community colleges. Both schools provided training in food processing skills as well as agriculture. Opposition Agriculture Critic, MPP Ernie Harde-man, said last week that Ontario already has a shortage of skilled people in both the agriculture and food manufacturing sectors. The colleges helped to create a skilled workforce and gave young people an opportunity to pursue their education close to home. The closing of the colleges would be especially difficult for residents of farm communities in eastern Ontario, who will now have to move further from home to study agriculture.

In a letter to Premier Wynne, our Agri-culture Critic said: “We need to encour-age more young people to enter careers in agriculture and yet by allowing these colleges to close you are taking the abil-ity ‎of a lot of young people in Eastern Ontario to get the skills they need to be-come farmers.”

Since Premier Wynne is both Agricul-ture Minister and Premier, she should have been a strong advocate for keeping these schools in operation. The closing of these two colleges needs careful recon-sideration and an opportunity for the farm and agri-business communities to provide input.

Premier Claims New Gas Tax is Off the Table

Members of the Official Opposi-tion have been working for months to quash the 10-cent-per-litre gas tax that the McGuinty-Wynne government was considering to bankroll public transit. Last week, the premier said she isn’t go-ing to raise the gas tax to fund transit after all. The question is, what kind of guarantee can she offer? During Premier McGuinty’s tenure, he said he wouldn’t raise taxes three times and then raised taxes three times anyhow. One of those new taxes was the health premium tax. Premier Wynne has no plan to rein in spending or find efficiencies, which means it’s only a matter of time until a new tax hike will be imposed to pay for transit.

The Premier said there would be no in-crease in the gas tax, no increase in the HST and no income tax on middle in-come earners to fund the $50 billion Big Move program for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. At the same time, she didn’t indicate who she considers to be middle income. It is significant that the Premier did not rule out other poten-tial taxes, tolls or fees.

Rather than being a victory for taxpay-ers, I am concerned that the Premier’s announcement is merely intended to get this government past the next non-con-fidence vote or perhaps beyond the next election. The next Ontario budget, ex-pected at the end of March or early April, will give us a clearer idea of what new taxes (Also known as “revenue tools”) lie ahead. What’s next?

Staying in touch...JOHN O’TOOLE MPP

Ontario may close agricultural colleges

The Durham Region Health Department is offer-ing free quit smoking sup-port groups for residents of Durham Region. These group sessions will focus on helping individuals develop the skills needed to quit suc-cessfully and stay quit.

The group will be held on Thursdays, from March 20 to April 10 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Oshawa. Ad-ditional groups will be of-fered throughout the year in Port Perry and Ajax.

“Through the resources offered during the group sessions, we hope that par-ticipants will learn to iden-

tify their current smoking patterns, understand trig-gers that lead to smoking and learn what they can do to better handle these triggers,” explained Ber-nadette Riordan, a pub-lic health nurse with the Health Department.

Sessions will include discussion about stop smoking medications, planning for high-risk sit-uations that could result in relapse, and sharing information about people and organizations that can support quitting efforts. Participants will also have an opportunity to discuss

and share experiences and challenges related to quit-ting smoking.

“Participants of past groups have indicated that the group support they re-ceived from others with similar goals and experi-ences was very helpful,” noted Ms. Riordan.

Registration for the group is required as space is limited. To register for one of these free quit smoking groups, please call Durham Health Connec-tion Line at 905-666-6241 or 1-800-841-2729, or visit www.durham.ca/tobacco.

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NEW BREWS AT SCUGOG’S OLD FLAME: Scott Paulter, pictured in front of the boil-kettle at the Old Flame Brewery on Perry St., is the Brewmaster at Old Flame Brewery - a new brew house expected to open soon in Port Perry. The historic 135 Perry St. building will house micro-brewery, complete with tours and a ‘history wall’ paying homage to the building’s roots as a carriage house. “I’ve got a passion for brewing and might just be the youngest brewmaster in Ontario,” said Scott, a 25 year-old recent graduate of Niagara College Teaching Brewery. “ We plan on using treated local water and local ingredients, in combination with spe-cial German malts - it’s going to be something Port Perry can be proud of.” Keep an eye on The Standard for the full and in-depth story. BENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard


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It’s been nearly a half century but hockey fans still remember the playoff game, the goal and admire the man that scored it. BOBBY BAUN blocked a rocket by Gordie Howe, shot from the blue line. The puck broke his ankle, so he had it taped and frozen, and went back out for 2 shifts of the third period. He scored the winning goal and the leafs won the Stanley cup. BOBBY BAUN had won it 3 times before during the 60’s.

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ZOOMING AHEAD: Kyle Brough, a reference librarian at the Scugog Me-morial Library, shows Debbie Bishop-Chambers how to use her iPad to its full effectiveness, at the Zoomer Tech Club. The club is held in the Library, located at 231 Water St., on Saturdays at 2 p.m., and helps people of all-ages share pool their knowledge and seek advice with cutting-edge elec-tronics. Contact the Scugog Memorial Library at 905-985-7686 for more information. BENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard

LEON HOGG Special to The Standard

“This tale must never be expunged.The day that Amy “Polar Plunged”.How brave she was, what fame, what

glory!We never must forget her story.

With hundreds watching in the snow.The swimmers took their turn to go.Into the icy murky lake.

For charity and kindness’ sake. In costumes strange or nearly none.With shrieks of fear or screams of fun.Into the water, splash, applause.For braveness in a public cause. Our Amy was our daring star.Her screams beat all the rest by far.In scanty shorts she showed no fear.And she will do it all next year.”

Port Perry Villa Wellness Manager Amy Reddell (centre) was all smiles af-ter completing the polar plunge in Lake Scugog earlier this year. To show his appreciation for her efforts, Villa resident Leon Hogg penned a poem in her honour, which is featured below. SUBMITTED PHOTO


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Uxbridge Music Festival signs on for second gig on July 12DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard

UXBRIDGE: Organiz-ers are hoping to build on a successful first year when the Uxbridge Mu-sic Festival returns to El-gin Park this July.

At their meeting on the morning of Mon-day, March 17, council-lors heard a presentation from organizers of the Uxbridge Music Festival, detailing plans for the second edition of the fes-tival, slated for Saturday, July 12 in Elgin Park.

With just over a month of preparation for last year’s inaugural event, the Uxbridge Music Fes-tival drew over 500 at-tendees to Elgin Park last year, and with more time to prepare for this year’s event, organizers are hoping for an even more successful encore.

“We had several local businesses involved with sponsorship, and we hope to double or even

triple it this year,” said festival organizer Mike Koziuk. “With only four months to plan instead

of six weeks, we’re look-ing to use the full four months. Last year, we were changing ads on the

fly as new sponsors and bands were constantly being added. At first, it was a labour of stress, then a labour of love.”

As well, the event acts a fundraiser for two local charities, the Ryan Wa-ters Foundation and Af-ricycle. This year, festival staff are hopeful for even more support for these worthwhile causes.

“With the extra time we have this year, we hope to improve on the $400 each received last year,” added Mark Give-las, adding that anyone who brings a bicycle do-nation to Africycle on the day of the event, regard-less of condition, will be admitted to the festival free of charge.

Ticket prices will re-main the same as last year, with advance tick-

ets selling for $10, and the price rising to $15 on the day of the event.

Local talent was well represented at last year’s festival with 13 local bands representing four generations of talent gracing the stage. This year, organizers are hop-ing to expand on their lineup in the hopes of drawing even more at-tendees to Elgin Park.

“We’re looking to bring in bands from Port Perry and Stouffville to draw in more people from the surrounding area,” said Mr. Koziuk.

Following the presen-tation, Ward 3 Council-lor Pat Mikuse motioned that council support the event as a culturally sig-nificant event, which was unanimously supported by councillors.

Get pampered at Wheels and Heels Ladies’ Night on March 27

Geoff Holt and The Orang-abangs were one of many performers at the inaugural 2013 edition of the annual Uxbridge Arts and Music Festival, held on July 13, 2013.

UXBRIDGE: Williamson Chrysler is pleased to announce that their first ever Ladies’ Night will be held on Thursday, March 27, from 6:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. at 1 Banff Rd. in Uxbridge.

The inaugural Wheels & Heels event will feature shopping, food, prizes, as

well as a visit from The Car Lady, who will be holding demonstrations about cars, while spa, massage, and Reiki practitioners will treat attendees to some relaxation.

As well, there will be opportunities for shopping from local vendors, including

On The Lamb, Little Acorn, Sweet Mom-my Designs, 31 Bags, and more.

“We wanted to have an event dedi-cated to our wonderful customers at Williamson Chrysler,” said Jim Wil-liamson. “This is a way to say thank you for the support of our female customers and, to those who haven’t shopped with us, a way to let people know what we are all about”.

The event will be catered by localres-taurant Urban Pantry, and Thornbury Cider will be on hand to provide sam-ples of their delicious cider.

There will be many prizes available

to those in attendance, including, for one lucky attendee, a night’s stay at the Oban Inn, located in picturesque Niagara on the Lake, courtesy of Cindy Wood, Broker for the RE/Max All Stars Realty Brokerage Inc.

“We hope to make this special night an annual event, and if the response so far is any indication, we are well on our way there. We are excited that so many local and home- ‐based businesses are attending,” added Williamson.

The Wheels & Heels event is free to attend, however attendees are asked to RSVP at www.wheelsandheels.ca.


NORTH DURHAM: The Regional Municipal-ity of Durham, Works De-partment would like to remind residents to save used or unwanted batter-ies for next month’s curb-side battery collection.

Curbside collection will take place on regular collection days the week of April 21. Residents of Brock, Clarington, Scugog and Uxbridge re-ceived two orange stick-ers in their 2013/2014 Waste Management Cal-endars, distributed via Canada Post. A full list of locations, as well as a printable version of the label, can be found at www.durham.ca/battery.

Residents should af-

fix the label to their own clear, “zipper-style” plastic bag containing unwanted batteries. The sealed bag should be placed on top of blue boxes for collec-tion on regular collection days, during the week of April 21 only.

For safety reasons, only undamaged batter-ies should be set out for collection; a full list of acceptable batteries can be found at www.durham.ca/battery. Residents with damaged or leaking batteries should place them in a leak-proof con-tainer and bring them to a Regional waste man-agement facility for safe recycling. Residents who miss their collection day,

or do not have curbside collection service, may take their batteries to a Regional waste man-agement facility or visit www.makethedrop.ca to find more battery recy-cling drop-off locations open year-round.

Batteries should be stored in a cool, dry loca-tion, away from any flam-mable material, prior to disposal. During storage, battery terminals should not be in contact with conductive materials. The terminals on nine-volt batteries, in partic-ular, should be covered prior to storage. Learn more about safe battery storage and disposal at www.durham.ca/battery.

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I must admit that as I grow older I like the cold less and less. I still love winter, but I wish it was warmer – wait isn’t that summer? My favourite part of winter is when it snows – I never cease to marvel at the tiny flakes drifting down to earth, covering everything in a white blanket … but have you ever wondered what exactly snowflakes are? Well, maybe I can shed a bit of light on that for you.

When I first started writing this, I thought the answer was pretty simple – cold white fluffy stuff, in myriad nifty shapes, forms in the clouds and falls to earth and then I shovel it. It seems it might be a bit more complicated than that. However, in simplest terms, snowflakes are NOT simply frozen raindrops, like sleet, but rather, snow crys-tals that form when water vapour condenses directly into ice in the clouds.

In the winter, snow-forming clouds are primarily made of liquid water droplets, even when the temperature is below freezing. The water is said to be supercooled, meaning it is cooled below the freezing point, but it is still in a liquid state. As the clouds get colder, however, the droplets start to freeze. This begins happening around -10C, but it’s a gradual process and the droplets don’t all freeze at once. If a particular droplet freezes, it becomes a small particle of ice surrounded by the re-maining liquid water droplets in the cloud. The ice grows as water vapour condenses onto its surface, forming a snowflake in the process. Once a droplet has frozen, it grows in the supersaturated environment, which is one where air is highly saturated with moisture when the temperature is below the freezing point. The droplet then continues to grow as water molecules are deposited onto the ice crystal surfaces. When snowflakes begin life, they are very tiny and shaped like a three-dimensional six-sided pillar. As they grow, small arms or branches start to emerge giving them their diagnostic shape which can grow into elaborate shapes over time.

The shape and size of a snowflake depends mostly on the temperature and humid-ity when they are developing. They tend to form simpler shapes when the humidity is low, while more complex shapes form at higher humidities. The most extreme shapes, such as long needles, form around -5C and large, thin plate-like flakes de-velop around -15C, when the humidity is highest.

Under certain atmospheric conditions, individual snowflakes clump together with others, and large fluffy complex structures are formed that float to earth. These are es-sentially just many snowflakes joined together. The white colour of snowflakes arises as light is reflected, allowing only the white light to be visible to the naked eye.

We were always taught that snowflakes are perfectly symmetrical and that no two are alike. Is this true? Well, let’s answer each question individually. First, the natural processes that form the “arms” of the snowflakes are random and as stated depend on external factors such as humidity and temperature. As such, each of the six arms of a snowflake will never look like the others. So simple answer – no, they are not exactly symmetrical nor could they ever be. Are any two snowflakes alike? Again, since the influences are variable and random the short answer is again no. There are billions and billions of possible combinations for the structure of the arms, so al-though one or two, statistically speaking could develop as identical flakes, the odds are astronomically against it.

So as you enjoy the winter climes of North Durham marvel at these seemingly simple structures that rely on all the forces of nature for their beauty, structure and endurance. It’s amazing how heavy these fluffy little creations can be as I try to shov-el them – hmpff!

Geoff Carpentier is a published author, expedition guide and environmental consultant. Visit Geoff on-line at www.avocetnatureservices.com and on Facebook.

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OLD-FASHIONED SYRUP: Pamela demonstrates the methods that Canada’s Aboriginal people used to create maple syrup, recently at Purple Woods on Coates Rd. The first maple syrup was produced by simple boiling, which lat-er evolved into a three-pot system for sufficient cooling - making the sweet treat we love today. Purple Woods will remain open for the next two week-ends only! BENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard

Chiefs bounce Bruins from Junior ‘C’ playoffsDARRYL KNIGHT The Standard

The Uxbridge Bruins’ season came to an end in Lakefield on Friday, March 14, with the Chiefs skating to a 6-1 victory to win the COJHL’s Cougar Cup Finals four-games-to-one.

After the Bruins took Game 4 by a score of 3-2 in Uxbridge on Monday, March 10, the series shifted back to the cramped confines of Lakefield Arena for Game 5. The game, which was to be played on Wednesday, March 12, was re-scheduled due to a blizzard.

The extra time to prepare appeared to pay dividends for the Bruins as they attacked the Chiefs with reckless abandon early, as both sides looked to set a physical tone.

Matt Allen and Carter Vahey were a force to be reckoned with on an early penalty kill as they stifled Lakefield’s potent offence. As well, Max Tjin made several sensational saves between the pipes for Uxbridge throughout the opening period.

With just over a minute remaining in the first period, Matt Pollard’s shot from the point found the back of the net to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead, with Allen and Jarett Smith assisting.

However, the tide would turn dramat-ically in the second period as the Chiefs roared to life, scoring five times to take a 5-1 lead into the third period.

The Bruins would continue to battle in the third period despite the four-goal advantage for the Chiefs, but it was not enough to overcome the defending champions, as Lakefield added a late shorthanded goal to take the game by a final score of 6-1.

With the win, the Chiefs will advance to their second straight Clarence Schmalz Cup appearance, where they will lock horns with the defending All-Ontario champion Picton Pirates, who defeated Amherstview in five games to take the Empire B Junior ‘C’ League title.

In defeat, Bruins Head Coach Geoff Hodgkinson was pleased with the effort

put forth by his team throughout the 2013-14 season.

“Lakefield has a great team, and they’ve only lost five games all year. I’m proud that the Bruins were able to take three games against them,” Hodgkinson told The Standard. “To bounce back against them earlier in the series after losing 13-3, to win a game in front of our Uxbridge fans really meant a lot.”

Hired just days before the start of training camp, Hodgkinson added that he learned a lot throughout the year, and benefitted from strong leadership from veteran players and key contribu-tions from newcomers.

“We were a young team this year, and had 11 local players with a lot of them being new to junior hockey. Our two 17-year-old goalies (Cody Northover and

Max Tjin) played really well for us all year. And, after a sort of up-and-down regular season, Matt Allen really took his game to another level in the play-offs,” Hodgkinson said.

The captain of the team for a second year, Allen was the lone overage player for the Bruins and led the team in play-off scoring with 14 points (seven goals and seven assists) in 12 games played.

With the 2013-14 season now behind them, Bruins staff will begin the process of recruiting for next year’s edition of the team, and Hodgkinson is hopeful to be back behind the bench to help the team continue to improve.

“I’m a Bruin. I’ve been one since 1997,” Hodgkinson added. “I believe in this organization and there’s a lot of excitement and positive feelings going

forward. Our first goal was to make the playoffs, and the next goal was to win a round and now we’ll be looking to con-tinue to grow. There’s something special here and it’s good to be a part of.”

The possibility of guiding the team through the offseason left Hodgkinson feeling optimistic following the season-ending game in Lakefield.

“We’ll jump right into it again leading up to our rookie camp in May. There’s definitely a deep talent pool here in Ux-bridge, and we want to be bring in good character guys to help take the Bruins to the next level next season,” Hodgkin-son said.

Details regarding the Bruins’ spring prospect camp are expected to be post-ed soon on the team’s web site, www.uxbridgebruins.com.

Marco Mastrangelo collides with Lakefield Chiefs netminder Zach Wainman during the Bruins’ 3-2 victory at Ux-bridge Arena in Game 4 of the COJHL Finals, on Monday, March 10. The Chiefs would eventually defeat the Bruins in Game 5 to win their second consecutive league championship.

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The Port Perry Bantam Predators have their backs against the wall in their OMHA ‘A’ Finals series against the Amerstburg Stars after dropping a pair of games in overtime over the weekend at Scugog Arena.

The series got underway on the afternoon of Sunday, March 16, with the Stars escaping with a 2-1 victory. Brendan McCormick had the lone goal for the Preda-tors in the loss.

The following night, the teams renewed hostilities at Scugog Arena for Game 2 before a raucous crowd, with the Stars striking first, scoring just over four minutes into the action.

However, the Preadtors would roar right back, as Connor Doyle netted an unassisted goal just before the halfway point of the first to knot the game 1-1.

Almost four minutes later, the Stars would retake the lead, but once again the Predators bounced right back with Brendan McCormick beating the Amherst-burg goalie with a high wrist shot just eight seconds later to tie the game 2-2.

Throughout the first period, Predators goalie Matt Tamlin made a number of acrobatic saves, keeping the score tied as the second period got underway.

It didn’t take long for the Predators to take their first lead of the game as Matt Cole unleashed a shot from the point that found the back of the net just over two min-utes into the middle stanza.

A shorthanded goal by the Stars with just over nine minutes to play in the second period would once again tie the game.

But, with just under four minutes to play in the sec-ond period, Tyler Field put the Predators back in front when he chipped the puck over the outstretched glove of the Stars’ goalie. Kirk Meek and McCormick picked up assists on the play.

The back-and-forth play continued in the third peri-od as Amherstburg scored almost five minutes into the third to once again tie the game.

Despite several great scoring chances for both sides down the stretch, neither side could net the go-ahead goal during regulation time, and for the second night in a row, the game would head to overtime.

The Predators would control the play for large por-

tions of the extra frame, but could not find the back of the net. With just over four minutes left in the overtime period, Amherstburg scored to silence the majority of the crowd and take Game 2 by a final score of 5-4.

The Preadors will now trek to Amherstburg, located near Windsor, looking to stay alive in the OMHA Finals. Game 3 of the series is scheduled for Saturday, March 22 at 5 p.m., with Game 4, if needed, to be played on Sunday, March 23 at 1:30 p.m.

Should the series shift back to Port Perry, Game 5 will be contested at Scugog Arena on Saturday, March 29 at 2 p.m.

Stay up-to-date on all of the latest Predators news through their web site, www.portperryminorhockey.ca, and follow the Predators on Twitter @PortPerryPreds.

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The Port Perry Bantam Predators control the fa-ceoff during the first period of their 5-4 overtime loss to the Amherstburg Stars at Scugog Arena on Monday, March 17. The Stars won a pair of overtime games over the weekend to take a two-games-to-none lead in the OMHA Finals. The Predators are now facing elimination as the series shifts to Amherstburg this weekend.


Uxbridge native Scott Simmonds has put his body through a lot of wear and tear over four seasons with the Belleville Bulls. Blocking shots, finishing checks, going in hard off the forecheck and com-ing back to strip pucks and take away lanes have all been signatures of his game. A guy that “gets it” and does “the little things” are often descrip-tions attributed to Sim-monds’ game by team-mates and members of the Bulls coaching staff.

On the night of Satur-day, March 15 at the Yard-men Arena, the Belleville Bulls’ fan base showed that they see these under-valued elements too, and appreciate them.

Simmonds was named

the recipient of the 2014 Jake Gilmour Award, the award is given to the Bulls player who embodies the hard work, discipline and character of a Belleville Bull on and off the ice as voted by the fans.

Jake Gilmour played for the Bulls from 2001 to 2003, and was a fan fa-vourite in the black and gold, taking on all com-ers and making a name for himself as one of the OHL’s toughest players. Jake passed away in 2005 and the Bulls award a tro-phy in his honour to a de-serving player at the end of every season.

“It’s overwhelming to be honest,” said Simmonds following his final OHL game on Saturday night where he registered three

assists. “I didn’t expect this at all. I’m grateful for the support I’ve received from Bulls fans over the years. They’ve been good to me through the good times and the bad. I’m honoured to receive this award.”

Simmonds capped off his OHL career with 10 goals and 20 assists in 63 games this season. He played in 245 career OHL contests over four seasons with Belleville.

“Scott has been a guy who can be counted upon in all situations,” said Bulls Head Coach and General Manager George Burnett. “He offers a lot of versatility and has al-ways been a responsible player who can be an option against some of the best players in the

league. He competes hard and you never question his desire or drive to get things done.”

Simmonds played un-der Burnett for four sea-sons and also drew praise for his leadership and character off the ice. “Sim-mer is a natural leader off the ice, in the gym and in the community. His body of work speaks for itself.”



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Wado-Kai Karate celebrates 40 years in the communityThis year Port Perry Wa-

do-Kai has reached a real milestone – 40 years!

Port Perry Wado-Kai Family Karate was one of the first satellite affiliated clubs of the Toronto Wa-do-Kai Karate Club Ltd. (TWKK) based at Ryerson University in Toronto.

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was established in 1974 as a satellite club of Toronto Wado-Kai by Sensei Dave Manara, President and Chief Instructor of Toron-to Wado-Kai Karate. Al-ways a community-based organisation, over the years the Port Perry dojo has been located in various settings in town such as the Masonic Hall, Oddfellows Hall, public schools, and the Latchman Centre; they are currently located at the Port Perry Scout Hall.

It all started in early 1974 when one of the Ryerson karate students from Port Perry told Sen-sei Manara of a struggling karate club back home, run by a brown belt that had no organizational sup-

port. Sensei asked the club leader to join the TWKK organization.

Over time, that instruc-tor moved on, but the TWKK organisation con-tinued to support the club. Another TWKK instructor from the Oshawa area con-tinued the running of the club for a few years. Sen-sei Robb Dods took over the club in March 1983 and was head instructor for nine years until 1992. Sensei Michele Muel-ler became Club Head in 1992 until 1994 when she retired to concentrate on her Equestrian career. (Mi-chele became a member of the Canadian Equestrian Team and participated at the 2012 Summer Olym-

pics).Sensei Ron Ruskay start-

ed training at the Port Per-ry Wado-Kai in 1983 after he enrolled his sons at the dojo. Training to the Black Belt level himself, Ron be-came the Club Head after Michele and continues to-day as the chief instructor with a rank of Godan, (5th Degree Black Belt).

At Port Perry Wado-Kai Family Karate we offer an opportunity to study ka-rate as it was meant to be practiced. We stick to the basics because we know that is the surest and most economical way to success.

The style of karate we teach is called Wado-Ryu, one of the most classical forms of the Japanese mar-

tial arts. It is also the most popular. Wado-Ryu has the largest federation in the world.

Port Perry Wado-Kai Family Karate is a member of the Toronto Wado-Kai. This organization was es-tablished at Ryerson Poly-technic University in 1971 and now has over 30 af-filiated clubs in the GTA, Durham Region, Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and the Bahamas and Caribbean islands.

Karate is world-re-nowned as a form of self-defense, not simply a method of fighting. Karate students learn and practice awareness, quick thinking, ways to avoid situations as well as peaceful ways

to control events. Karate students, from Age five to Adult, participate in tradi-tions that are thousands of years old, but which have been modified to fit the needs of today.

In the last 40 years we have taught over 1,200 stu-dents and have had over 30 students ranked to Black Belt.

Port Perry Wado-Kai Family Karate will have an Open House to celebrate their 40th Anniversary.

All current and past stu-dents, their families and all friends of the club are in-vited to attend on Sunday, April 6 between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the Scout Hall, lo-cated at 15585 Simcoe St. North in Port Perry.

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At the Tim Hortons Women’s Trophy Pro-vincials last week in Chatham, Uxbridge’s Sue McKnight finished in second place with five wins and two losses. Curling with Sue were sisters Jennifer McKnight and Cindy McK-night, with Karen Rowsell playing lead. The team played great all week, but it was Alison Goring’s team from Oshawa who won the event by sweeping the field with seven wins in their seven games. Goring’s win against McK-night happened in the team’s second game of the event, with McKnight up 5-1 after six, Goring clawed back and won the game in the eleventh end.Leads and Seconds Bonspiel in Port Perry

Herrington Quality Butchers sponsored the ladies Leads and Seconds Bonspiel at the Port Perry Curling Club on Wednesday, March 5. On the first draw, Louise Hill from Unionville finished ahead of Patti Richard-son from Richmond Hill and Lil Stillar from Whitby. Port Perry’s Linda Danaher won the second draw while Jean Niblo from Oshawa

Golf and Alice Clark from Oshawa downtown rounded out the prizes. A great time was had by all participants.

Uxbridge Open House on April 5thThe Uxbridge Curling Club has planned

an open house on Saturday, April 5, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. After such an exciting year of watching curling, including the experience of having both our Canadian Olympic teams capture gold at Sochi, it’s now time to give the sport of curling a try. Curling is strategic, fun, great exercise, and a great way to meet people. All you need is a clean pair of running shoes, a desire to have fun and all the great volunteers at the Uxbridge Curling Club will take care of the rest.

Uxbridge League Playoffs Underway League playoff schedules are now set and

start Thursday, March 20, at the Uxbridge Curling Club. They run at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. every weeknight until April 4. Come out and watch some great curling action as the club determines their league champions for this season.

Steak Spiel WinnersAt the annual Men’s Steak Spiel at the

Uxbridge Curling Club, Nathan Lofgren re-turned home and joined Uxbridge’s Stefan Tucker to play for Andrew Kay from Tam Heather. The team won all of their three games on the late draw and took home the overall championship. The other three game winner was Glenn Bull’s team from Annan-dale. Uxbridge’s Barry Acton and Dave Max-well also skipped their teams into the prizes.

Uxbridge Teams Off to Silver Tankard Regionals

The Dominion Regalia Silver Tankard is a unique team event where two teams from the same club enter and play two teams from another club. The games happen at the same time with the aggregate score being count-ed. In this single knockout format, the Ux-bridge mens entry skipped by Ian McKnight and Adam Harris beat the Unionville squads skipped by Bruce Jefferson and John Bell.

On the Women’s side, Sue and Marg McK-night were the only women’s entry and au-tomatically win the zone. Regionals will be played in Peterborough on Saturday, April 5, with the Provincials the next day on Sunday, April 6 at Annandale.

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LIBRA (Sept. 22-Oct. 23): Set a goal to become financially independent. Money only becomes a problem if you are not handling it properly. If you are, your financial situation will improve. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 22): The pace of life slows down until July and you may feel you are unable to get anything accom-plished. This is a time to reframe your priorities and set new goals. This cycle is the start of a brand new life. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Lower physical vitality could force you to pay more attention to your physical body. Situations, that no longer work, could leave your life now. Service work will help you find greater value in your own life. CAPRICORN (Dec. 21-Jan. 19): Work within groups whose goals are in alignment with your own. Become a board member for a group or organization or take on a team leader role at work. Do your best to build a successful team. AQUARIUS (Jan. 19-Feb. 19): If you have built a solid foundation in your business, you will now reap rewards. You are in a wonder-ful position to make an impression on the world. Lead with honour and respect.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Go back to school to study a subject that will help you advance on the job. Accept a job in anoth-er country and learn about another culture. You are gaining a much better understand-ing of yourself and your personal goals.

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The Blue Bird North Port Perry Unplugged concert series is back for its fourth iteration, taking the stage at Town Hall 1873, located on the corner of Simcoe St. and Queen St. in Port Perry, on Saturday, April 19, at 8:30 p.m. Produced in conjunc-tion with the Songwriters Association of Canada, this entertaining performance and show has been running since 2011.

Featuring the diverse and entertaining talents of Russell deCarle of Prarie Oyster, Juno Award winning Steve Strongman, critically acclaimed song-writer Lynn Miles, and Blair Packham of The Jitters. Local musi-cian Mitch Tones, who is 20 years-old, will joining the line-up of powerhouse Canadian singer-songwrit-ers to play his unique acous-tic vocal-driven hip-hop style as a special guest.

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the artists in a round-rob-in format, inspired by the Blue Bird Cafe in Nashville,” said Producer Paul Taylor. “The singer-songwriters will also tell stories of how their songs came to be and what inspired the lyrics – it’s not just a concert, but a perfor-mance and an experience.”

The triumphant return of Port Perry Unplugged, after a one-year hiatus, highlights the variety of genres and styles evi-dent in the line-up. Blair Packham’s rock-pop is complimented perfect-ly by Lynn Miles’ strong and heavy folk sound, and Russell deCarle’s rockabilly style guitar counterpoints Steve Strongman’s classic blues sound. Port Perry Unplugged is sure to hold something suitable for every ear in the audience, and will surely present fans with something new to appreciate.

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venue, fans should not miss this opportunity to get up-close and personal with these musicians,” said Mr. Taylor. “It’s exciting to see the process inside a sing-er-songwriter’s mind, and watch the musical chemistry they have with each other – whether they’re best friends or total strangers.”

Port Perry Unplugged’s four award-winning head-liners are used to touring Canada and playing in big-ticket venues who’s seats number in the thousands – but Mr. Taylor says that the acts enjoy the smaller and more intimate shows even more.

“The whole theatre is so close to the stage that every row feels like front-row, and it’s feels like I’m play-ing in the audience’s liv-ing-room,” said Mr. Taylor. “It’s very entertaining for the audience when we get to chat, joke-around, and explain the origins of some of their favourite songs –

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Whether fans are musi-cal newcomers or music-lovers with a finely-tuned ear for sound - Mr. Taylor, who is a former recording engineer, promises that the acoustics and sound quality in Town Hall 1873’s historic venue will not disappoint.

“We’ve been practicing and fine-tuning to make sure the music sounds just-right, the way it was meant to be heard by these origi-nal singer-songwriters,” said Mr. Taylor. “A state-of-the-art soundboard and some sound equipment has been donated to us by the gener-ous folks at RP Dynamics – it’s sure to bring this cozy 234-seat theatre to life.”

Tickets are $33 flat, and are available on-line at www.TownHall1873.ca, or by phoning the box-office at 905-985-8181. Fans are reminded to buy early, because according to Mr. Taylor - “the last show sold out so quickly, that there were actually people scalping tickets on the sidewalk!”

Whether or not fans have seen one of the last three Port Perry Unplugged con-cert, they are encouraged to come out for the experience. Mr. Talor guarantees that the show will be a rare and one-of-a-kind powerhouse performance, which fans will be glad they saw.



Russell deCarle (left) is a Janetville-based singer-songwriter and former bassist and vocalist for Prarie Oyster, will be just one of the four performers headlining the fourth Blue Bird North Port Perry Un-plugged concert, on April 19 at 8:30 p.m. Mitch Tones (right) is a 20 year-old musical prodigy, being featured as a special guest performer at the concert, with his own unique acoustic guitar and hip-hop stylings.


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The best of the best from last years movies are arriving on Blu Ray/ DVD over the next couple of weeks, with a few of them already out there, includ-ing the years Best Picture winner 12 Years a Slave re-leased two days after tak-ing the top Oscar. It all makes for great viewing at home for the next couple of months until block-buster season officially begins. Here’s a look.

12 Years A Slave (****)...Won the Acad-emy Award for Best Pic-ture, with further awards for Best Supporting Ac-tress and Best Screenplay Adaptation making it the seventh consecutive Best Picture winner to premiere at the Toronto International Film Fes-tival. we sure can pick them can’t we? A power-ful drama based on the true account of a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the 1850’s, enduring terrible hardships, his life literally turned into a living hell. Beatings, whippings, forced to do unspeakable things, seeing the darkest side of human nature, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejio-for) was a decent man who truly believed he would see his family again and find freedom, though he must have had says when

he wondered if would see the night. That man could treat there fellow man in such a way remains to the everlasting shame of the United States, this being their Holocaust. Directed by Steve McQueen, the red hot British director, and acted with power and genius by Ejiofor, Oscar winner Lupita D’Ongo and Michael Fassbender. A difficult film to watch, but a journey worth taking.

American Hustle (****)...Very loosely based on the Abscam sting operation, this film moves with the bounce and jaunty joy of a group of artists in love with their subject matter. David O. Russell directs the picture with the same flair that Martin Scorsese makes his best work, keeping the film moving at a breath-less speed, guiding bril-liant performances from his actors, and creating a wildly entertaining film. Busted for hustling, two con artists are enlisted by the police to help with a

sting operation, which if successful will bring down the a well respected politi-cian. The problem for all of them is a scorned young wife, hellbent on revenge, and knowing she can ruin the whole thing with some well placed threats and words. Di Masco (Bradley Cooper) makes the mistake of falling for one of the con artists, the gorgeous Sydney (Amy Adams) who might just be playing him, while her partner Irving (Christian bale) seethes with jealousy. His wife, the wildly unpredictable Ro-salyn (Jennifer Lawrence) watches the whole thing unfold, gradually putting the pieces together in order to smash them because she can, and because she thinks it preserves what she has. The acting is first rate, especially Lawrence who moves with a sexual confidence that belies her young years. Ten Acad-emy Award nominations, no awards, but a brilliant film.

Saving Mr. Banks (**)...Though the film did not receive a single nomi-nation it was once highly touted as one of the years best films. it’s not, though it has some good things in it, chiefly the perfor-mances of Emma Thomp-son and tom hanks por-traying legendary Walt

Disney. The film explores the story surrounding the difficulty Disney had getting the prickly writer of Mary Poppins to com-mit to allowing her book to be made into a film. Not used to being turned down, Disney commences to woo the lady, very aware of what he is doing, but who plays along. Though it is loyal to this particu-lar story, what we do not see is Disney’s obsession with winning a Best Pic-ture Oscar, which he saw as a validation of forgive-ness from Hollywood for his anti-semitic ways dur-ing the war. Hanks is ter-rific as Disney, but it is a white washed version of a difficult and often very cruel man. He should have been nominated and was not, and Thompson should have been among the nom-inees for Best Actress.

The Wolf of Wall Street (*****)...My per-sonal choice as the years best film, Martin Scors-ese’s study of Jordan Bel-fort, the young financial whiz kid who stole hun-dreds of millions from innocents, and blew it on drugs, hookers, boy toys and lavish parties and trips. told with a furious energy, often wildly comic (though as black as night) the film moves breath-lessly for three hours, an-

choured by the staggering performance of Leonardo di Caprio who should have won the Oscar Actor. Driven by greed, fuelled by drugs and sex, his char-acter is all about achiev-ing as much as he can with the least amount of effort, and then blowing it all. Di Caprio captures the mania of this sort of narcissistic behaviour, an ego out of control;, a man who has lost his own sense of self amidst the drug and women. He has it all, and it’s never going to be enough, not ever. By far the finest work of Di Caprio’s career, his performance is a tower-ing achievement in one of Scorsese’s finest films. The Academy blew it not giving this Best film, Best Actor and Best Director. Jonah Hill is superb, as is Rob Reiner. This one is so good it’s scary. Released next week.

Dallas Buyers Club (***)...Weight loss is not acting, it is preparation for the part. Just because Matthew McConaughey lost fifty pounds to play an AIDS victim who be-comes an activist does not mean he gave a great per-formance. He did give a very good one, but not one for the ages, which is what the Oscar should be for. Jared Leto, who won Best

Supporting Actor does give a performance for the ages as Rayon in the film, another man dying of AIDS, proud of who she is, refusing to let go. One of the film’s most heart-breaking moments sees Rayon dress as a man, in a shirt and tie to go beg for money from his wealthy father, who is disgusted by his son, who believes him-self to be a woman. The pain in Leto’s face is agony to watch, and this might have been the scene that got him that Oscar. Based on a true story of a man who found a way around the expensive medications for AIDS in the eighties and into the nineties, it is a well acted film, nicely di-rected by Canadian Valee, but not for a moment did McConaughey deserve that Oscar. Sorry McConaughey fans, I like the guy too, but let’s be honest here.

Gravity (*****)...I re-viewed a couple of weeks ago and as expected the film won seven Academy Awards, really everything but the big one. A knock-out and visual effects masterpiece.

Nebraska (****)...Also previously reviewed, the film saw character actor Bruce Dern nominated for the first time in thirty five years, richly deserved. In any other year he wins.

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