November 24, 2018 Volume 14, Issue 22

The two-day live outdoor nativity pageant created and directed by members of the Cedardale Church of the Nazarene in Pefferlaw was a popular and well received produc-tion of the Christmas story. Held on November 16 and 17, the Walk to Bethlehem featured 50 ac-tors and 15 stations that took the participants along a 15 minute walk through a forested path lit by patio torches and lanterns. Visitors were able to navigate the story with a guide and interact with Roman soldiers, shepherds, animals, innkeepers, thieves and bandits

along their journey to visit the sta-ble. Favoured stops were an outdoor market and the biblical Star of Beth-lehem complete with a cast of an-gels. The walk was completed after visi-tors were treated to a variety of re-freshments in the church. According to the Director of the pageant, Lois Wright, the church has been hosting the Walk to Beth-lehem for more than 20 years and has attracted thousands of visitors. And generations of local families have been involved in its production over the years, she said.

Walk to Bethlehem takes visitors along a journey through time

(Top Right) The Walk to Bethlehem story begins with a stop at the tax collector’s office. (Bottom Right) Two child actors dressed as “thieves” harass visitors for their gold and silver. (Left) Mary and Joseph receive visitors who have stopped by the stable to welcome the new baby lying in a manger.

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I want to reach out to the Mil-lennials (born 1982 to 2004) in the crowd and ask them to con-sider the power they have—not only as a consumer group—but as voters. Now, I don’t have the demo-graphics of those who cast a ballot in the last election, but with only a 27 per cent voter turnout, I’m guessing the ma-jority of that 27 per cent were the baby boomers followed by the group characterized as Gen-eration X voters (those born in the early 1960s to the early 80s). I could be wrong, but based on my observations at the polling stations, I think the majority of millennials in Georgina gave the most recent municipal elec-tion a pass. And if they did, they missed a golden opportunity. They need to consider the power they have as a group and recognize the changes they could bring about if they unleashed that power. There is a federal election com-ing up next year and I can’t stress strongly enough how important it will be for them to get engaged and let their voices be heard. Karen Wolfe, Editor Letter to the Editor It was brought to my attention that Mr. Davidson and his wife Ms. Suzanne Howes both played key roles in Remem-brance Day Ceremonies across our riding, with the later actu-ally placing a wreath on behalf of the federal government. When MP Van Loan retired, the Conservative party ceased be-ing any official representation here federally. It continues to be inappropriate that Mr. Davidson and his family are being paraded in front of con-stituents in roles that are typi-cally reserved for elected offi-cials. It is campaigning outside of a campaign, which would be perfectly fine if it weren’t for the confusion these particular appearances have created.

Considering there has yet to be an election to replace MP Van Loan, these requests to appear are de facto endorsements for the Conservative Party - some-thing town officials in particu-lar need to refrain from doing. It is my guess that former MP Van Loan asked that Mr. Davidson and Ms. Howes to take his place. However, this is simply one of political manoeu-vering, not an inability of Mr. Van Loan to appear himself. This type of posturing is typical of politics, but should be re-jected by those organizing events that are not intended to be political, nor should they be. My main concern is that organ-izers and town officials are un-aware of their errors and per-haps do not understand them-selves the implication of allow-ing the Conservatives to mis-leadingly use their prior status in our riding as a means to con-tinually promote their new can-didate as some sort of incum-bent.

Jessa McLean, Sutton

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Six grade seven and eight stu-dents from Sutton Public School were on hand at ClearWater Farm on Friday, November 16 to cut the ribbons on a new in-terpretive area designed to share information on the benefits of biodigestion. The students were part of a 12-member team that designed and created the experiential learning area to help visitors understand how a soon-to-be-installed bio-digester will provide green en-ergy to heat ClearWater Farm’s four greenhouses. The area, called “Believer’s Bend”, was a five-month long initiative funded by Enbridge and brought to life through the collaborative efforts of Milena Vujanovic, Experience Archi-tect, a ClearWater Farm Con-

sultant and Sutton Public School principal Greg Jaski. A pathway throughout “Believer’s Bend”, which is located between the site where the biodigester will be located and the greenhouses, is edged by decorated stepping stones and populated by informative sign-age. “First hand, authentic learning is at the heart of what we are doing at ClearWater Farm,” said Annabel Slaight, founding Chair of the Ontario Water Centre, the not-for-profit spearheading ClearWater Farm. “We are transforming this historic prop-erty on the shores of Lake Sim-coe into a centre for experiential learning. Kid-led education is key to our success.”

Students open ClearWater green energy interpretive area

(Left) ClearWater Farm founder and champion Annabel Slaight acknowledges the work of 12 students at the opening of a green energy interpretive area at ClearWater Farm. (Right) Sutton Public School Principal Greg Jaski helps cut the ribbons to open the area.

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Mayor Quirk has announced that the “Chain of Office” used by her for the past four years will be retired. The current ‘velvet collar’ bears the names of Georgina may-ors for the past 47 years and has reached its limit for space. A new Chain of Of-fice will be introduced and worn during the swearing-in ceremonies of the incoming council on December 5. Happy Birthday greetings go out to Ivan Foster who will celebrate his 80th birthday on December 11. Ivan con-tinues to do woodcarving and sent us a photo of his latest project.

The Town of Georgina has announced that Ryan Crons-berry, the manager of the by-laws department, has been named Deputy CAO (Chief Administrative Officer). Lawrence Artin, the former Manager of Facilities and Parks, has accepted the posi-tion of Head, Special Capital Initiatives which includes responsibility for the plan-ning and implementation of the new Civic Centre, the MURC, Mossington Wharf, Pefferlaw Fire Hall, West Park redevelopment and the Link projects. IN MEMORY of Don Fontaine. Although twenty-five years have passed since your death, your memory and love are still very precious to us. The Fontaine Family.

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Georgina “remembers”

With the 100th anniversary marking the end of World War 1, Georgina’s Remembrance Day services recorded a marked increase in attendance. Keswick residents joined vet-erans and dignitaries as they laid wreaths at the newly in-stalled cenotaph at the Stephen

Leacock Centre. Sutton residents attended ser-vices by Rev. Ted Grady and Major Max Bulmer at the cenotaph on High St. and Pef-ferlaw area residents followed with a service by Pastor Doug Neufeld at the Pefferlaw Lions Community Centre.

Mayor Margaret Quirk pauses to remember after laying a wreath in Pefferlaw.

Resident Dave Szollosy places a poppy on the cenotaph in Sut-ton along with hundreds of others.

A new cenotaph location in Keswick attracted a record crowd.

Regional Councillor and Deputy Mayor Naomi Davison and Ward 1 Councillor Charlene Biggerstaff bid an emotional good-by to fellow members of the 2014-2018 term of council during its final meeting on No-vember 7. Both praised the level of com-mitment by council members and staff and thanked them for their support and guidance. Ms. Biggerstaff said her experi-ence on council would allow her

to “go forward with more than I lost.” Ms. Davison said she is leaving a different person than she was when she started eight years ago and encouraged residents to sup-port the new council with pa-tience. She discouraged using social media platforms as a venue to bully and berate either council members or staff. “Bullying has no place in this room or the social media plat-forms or in our homes,” she said.

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Two members of the 2014-2018 term of Georgina council, Re-gional Councillor Naomi Davison (left) and Ward 1 Councillor Charlene Biggerstaff (right) bid a tearful good-bye to their fellow council members and staff on November 7 during the final coun-cil meeting for that term of council.

Winter Wonderland greets holiday Santa Claus parade Along the parade route in Keswick on Saturday, No-vember 17, everyone was bundled up warmly to watch the 40 gaily decorated floats pass by before announc-ing the arrival of that jolly ol’ elf himself, Santa Claus. Organized by the volunteers of the Georgina Kins-men, the parade featured two marching bands and floats entered by businesses, volunteer organizations and government entities. (Photos) On the right, Santa and his helpers wave enthusiastically to the crowds. (Bottom left) MPP Caroline Mulroney distributes candy to children along the route. (Bottom centre) A creative and colourful float by Ster-ling Tire in Keswick. (Bottom right) A member of the Sudbury Blue Saints Drum and Bugle Corp.

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New women’s roller derby league to start up early next year

Keswick “Boys of Summer” inducted into Hall of Fame

Life long Keswick residents John Kemp and Mike Se-dore were inducted into the Softball Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony in Montreal, Quebec on No-vember 10, 2018. Mr. Kemp and Mr. Sedore were given the honours along with their 1993-1996 Toronto Gators teammates. The Toronto Gators won the gold medal at three Men’s Canadian Championships in a four year period, winning the Canadian title in 1993 before going on undefeated 11-0 in back-to-back cham-pionships in 1995 and 1996. During this four-year period the Gators won over 300 games which included over 20 invitational tournament wins. To this day, they are widely recognized as one of the top Men’s Fast Pitch organizations in Canada.

Led by sponsor/owner Jack Fireman, the 1993-1996 Gators included several

members of the Canadian Men’s National Team and their club team represented Canada at the 1993 Pan American Qualifier in Mon-terrey, Mexico, winning the Gold medal at the event.

If you are a woman over the age of 18 and looking for something to do that is completely outside your comfort zone, you will want to be at the Georgina Ice Palace Gym on Sunday, January 20 to meet up with Michelle Vacca. Ms. Vacca, also known as Mish’Hell on Wheels, is signing up fearless women for her new Georgina Roller Derby League (GRDL). This Roller Derby Meet and Greet event will feature live dem-onstrations as well as leagues/teams and suppliers from all over Ontario showcasing all things roller derby. “The GRDL aims to be a not-for-profit amateur sports league fea-turing women's flat track roller derby,” Ms. Vacca says. “For many women (including myself in the 40+ age bracket), roller derby serves as an opportunity to form friendships, increase physi-cal ability, to challenge them-

selves completely by stepping outside of their comfort zone.” GRDL's Fresh Meat New Skater Training program is scheduled to start in February for a 15 week session for new skaters to learn all of the skills required for roller derby. “The exciting part of starting GRDL will be developing a team of players, which will take some time and a heck of a lot of prac-tice and commitment in order to become a recognized league within WFTDA (Women’s Flat Track Derby Association) and begin scrimmaging in bouts,” Ms. Vacca said. Future plans for GRDL is to sup-port girls and women's charities with a "Girl Power" motto in or-der to help raise awareness and foster girl culture that embraces strength, integrity, and purpose. “You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great,” said Ms. Vacca.

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Salvation Army Kettle Kicks-Off at Sobeys

The Annual Salvation Army Kettle campaign is now under-way and donations are being accepted at a number of retail outlets right across Georgina until December 24. According to Rebecca Reid, the Kettle Coordinator for Georgina, donations stay in the local community and are used year-round to help with basic

necessities (food, clothing, furniture etc.) so people can live with dignity. On hand for the “kick-off” on Sat. Nov. 17 were (left to right) Marylynn Seeley from Caroline Mulroney’s office, Gerry Derouin, Pastor Major Colleen Winter, Rebecca Reid, Mayor Margaret Quirk and Ward 4 Councillor Frank Sebo.

Home Depot donates $50,000 to GTTI

Home Depot employees met with GTTI board members and staff on November 15 to hand over a donation of $50,000 to support a Youth Construction Program at GTTI. The money is part of the Home Depot Canada Foundation’s five-year pledge to donate $20 million by the end of 2018 in support of organizations which are dedicated to preventing and ending youth homelessness in Canada. “We are proud that our funding will allow you to start the

Youth Construction Program,” said Denes Incze, manager for the Newmarket store when he delivered the cheque. “And we are thrilled to be able to make a difference in the lives of the young people that de-pend on your programs and services.” (Photo above left to right) De-nes Incze, Jessica Bell, District Manager, Melissa McPhee, HR Newmarket, Tammy Malcolm, GTTI Program Coordinator, Anne Pegg, board member and Carr Hatch, Past Chair.

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Annabel Slaight (left) is congratulated by Governor General of Canada Julie Payette (right) upon receiving the Order of Canada during an induction ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ot-tawa on November 20. Created in 1967, the Order of Canada recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation. Close to 7,000 people from all sectors of society have been invested into the Order. Ms. Slaight was co-founder and President of OWL Magazines, Books and Television and is the Chair of the Shaw Rocket Fund. At home on Lake Simcoe, she is a champion of the pro-tection of Lake Simcoe and co-founded the "Ladies of the Lake". She is vice chair of the Alliance for a Better Georgina, a member of the Lake Simcoe Coordinating Committee and Chair of the Ontario Water Centre--the not-for-profit organi-zation spearheading the ClearWater Farm in Georgina.

Letters from Home at the Link Not many service clubs in Georgina can lay claim to 70 years of community service and so it is with sincere gratitude that we congratulate the Ladies Auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 256. They celebrated this amazing mile-stone on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at the Legion Branch in Sutton. Since November 23, 1948 when they first or-ganized, this group of dedicated women has worked to not only support the Sutton Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, but has provided funding and support for youth sports, the women’s shelter, meals-on-wheels, the food bank, the Terry Fox Foundation, Salvation Army Kettle Drive, school bursaries and the hospital foundation among others. To raise money for these causes the Sutton Le-gion Ladies Auxiliary conducts raffles and bake sales, hosts garage sales and provides catering services for special events. In the photo above, Auxiliary president for 11 years Jean Harper (front row centre) is sur-rounded by her anniversary committee members and special guests. (Front Row left to right) Walter Mackie, emcee; Carol Mitchell; Jean Harper, President; Sharon Crown, Second Vice President of Ontario Com-mand; Ron Crown. (Back Row left to right) Penny Mackie; June Sweet, Zone Commander; Virginia Winterton; and Joanne Sloan.

Celebrating 70 years of community service

A moving and inspirational discussion fea-turing the read-ing of letters written home by soldiers fighting in World War 1 was held at the Link on Thurs-day, November 8. The event, An Armistice Cen-tenary Project, was held in co-operation with the Georgina Pioneer Village and Archives, the Georgina Public Library and the Georgina Military Museum. Alana Barker Shields, the Director of ImprovAbility and Sandy Day, a lo-cal author of a book entitled Fred’s Funeral, invited a number of local students to read aloud a collection of

letters provided by descendents of the World War 1 soldiers. The evening also offered an opportu-nity for the 25 attendees to display their own keepsakes from the era and copies of Ms. Day’s book were in-cluded in the admission fee of $20.

Local author Sandy Day provides a brief history of her family’s Georgina legacy as former owners of the Lake-view House.

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The Third Annual Geor-gina Charity Motorcycle Ride and Poker Run re-sulted in a donation of $7,250 to the Sutton Le-gion Branch 356. Charity Ride Committee members in attendance were (Front row left to right) Steve Jacobson, Mayor Margaret Quirk, Pam Carleton, Tammi Roberts. (Back row left to right) Heidi Schellhorn, Joe Quirk and Councillor Frank Sebo. The Pefferlaw and District Lions Club wel-comed members of the Lake Simcoe Soccer Club into the den last month to present the club with a cheque for $1,000.00 to help out with uniforms and equipment. Pictured here is Lions President Mike Sibley with members of the Soc-cer Club and their man-ager, Debbie Woloshyn, on the right. Port Bolster Hall Board members were hard at work raising money on Saturday, November 17 when they hosted their Annual Christmas Ba-zaar. Craft and commer-cial vendors were lined up with displays of their wares and all were in-vited to sample lunch prepared by hall mem-bers. Now this is an event I rarely miss! The Annual Salvation Army Christ-mas Craft Sale was held at the church on Satur-day, November 10 com-plete with a tea room for weary shoppers. I did manage to purchase my annual supply of pea-nut brittle there but sadly it didn’t last long!

The Pefferlaw Seniors’ Arts and Crafts Club had a great bake table at their An-nual Craft Show on November 10 along with a huge display of artisan crafts and home-made knitted and crocheted items.

Look what I saw at the Club 55 Keswick Marketplace on Saturday, November 10! This giant Frosty door wreath is made from yards and yards of beautiful ribbon and was available for sale for $60. This and many other hand-crafted items, including jewellery and spa products, were displayed for those who were ahead of the crowd crossing off names on their holiday shopping list.

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My story begins back in the 1940s when I was a kid and my parents, relatives and close family friends built cottages on rented land which was dubbed “the horseshoe” in Mossington Park. The park contained a variety of dwell-ings namely tents, trailers and cot-tages. Everyone enjoyed the ball-park size field for games, the forest to the back of the park, the lake, river and channel for swimming, boating and fish-ing. The Pavilion was the place to meet, buy treats and necessities, grab a hamburger, hot dog or a choice from the menu on the wall in the snack bar run by Muriel Pringle. Who could resist delicious milk-shakes or the tastiest variety of ice cream cones served by teens in summer jobs? We played on pinball machines (for a nickel), met with friends in the dancehall and danced to music from the Wurlitzer; swam in the river, dived from the dock below the pavilion or from the wooden tower on the dock; water-skied on the lake, rented canoes from Ellis Pringle, Manager of Mossington Park, jumped from the silver bridge (it’s blue now) which led to the channel feeding into the Lake. Many will remember the rambunctious activities of several kids who would be horsing around, yelling and screeching on the dock. To quiet us down, Mr. Pringle would take a bucket of ice water from the pop machine and throw it through the screen on the pavilion veran-dah above us. Yikes, that was cold! Fishing was a pleasant pastime. Kids counted themselves lucky to be taken out

to catch lake trout and they were really large in those days. There were camp-fires with sing-alongs and roasted marsh-mallows, badminton or volleyball games with a mix of parents and kids vying for the championship of the day. A good place to meet your friends was on the ‘oval’ in front of the pavilion. There was a big event at summer’s end with a water show for all to enjoy. Reg Wheeler’s ski club would per-form waterskiing and surf board maneu-vers on the river with an audience of park dwellers and 1st and 2nd roads (a.k.a. Dunkirk and Maple) cheering them along. The finale of the show was Ellis sitting on a surfboard at a desk with pen and paper in hand; the crowd cheered loudly as he passed by. There was a challenge to all takers to see who could stay upright on a greased pole extended several yards out from the dock over the river. Many only made it a foot or two before slipping into the water—all to the amusement of the crowds. To end the day, there’d be a baseball game – Park versus the 1st and 2nd roads.

Nearby amusements enjoyed beyond the park were rentals of bicycles built for two or a pony cart from Jackson’s Point, horseback riding was also nearby. All absolutely perfect ways to spend our summers and collect wonderful memo-ries. Life-long friendships were formed. Sharing an occurrence:—When I was around 12 years old, I often fished from the dock. One day I was casting out to the middle of the river hoping to get a good sized pike or bass. Cast out, reel in, cast out, reel in, then one of my casts did not reach the river and I looked from my rod and along my line to see where it had landed. There was a young boy that I knew, standing on the dock watching me, he was around eight years old. To my horror, I saw that my hook had gone right through his ear lobe!!! What to do? I took him, rod in hand with the boy on the end of my line, up to his mother with apologies. She cut my line and took him into Dr. Burrows who snapped the barb, cleaned up the ‘wound’ and sent him on his way. The young boy was Danny Wheeler. Many decades later, my husband and I retired and moved up to Georgina where, of course, I would bump into Danny at meetings. As we all know, he was our Town and Regional Councillor. I asked Danny if he remembered the incident, he, straight-faced replied “Yes, I still have the scar!!!!” and we both laughed ourselves silly. I was happy to hear he had forgiven me. They were the good old days for sure. Lynne Barrett

The Festival of Lights and Old Fashioned Christmas celebrations will take place at the Georgina Pioneer Village on Sat. Nov. 24 from 5:15 to 8:00 pm.

The Uptown Keswick BIA will host its An-nual Tree Lighting on Sat. Nov. 24 from 5:30 to 9:00 pm.

THIS SUNDAY—November 25! Join the crew at Rogers TV from 11:30 am to 6:00 pm as they go LIVE with the Georgina Cares Live TV Auction!

Have Breakfast with Santa at the Udora Hall on Sun. Nov. 25 from 9:00 am to 11:30. Adults $5, children free. To register your child call Dave (705) 228-8589.

The Forrest & Taylor Funeral Home will host its Annual Christmas Memorial Ser-vice on Mon. Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Refresh-ments and fellowship follow.

Santa Claus will make his annual appearance at the Sutton Santa Claus parade on Sat. Dec. 1. Begins in Jackson’s Point at 5:00 pm along Dalton Rd. and High St.

The Jackson’s Point BIA will host a Tree and Menorah Lighting ceremony at the parkette at 6:30 pm on Sat. Dec. 1.

Take in the Georgina All Star Christmas Concert at the Stephen Leacock Centre on Sat. Dec. 1 at 8:00 pm. Tickets $15. Great

local line-up. Tickets at Tix Hub.

A Christmas Craft Workshop will be held at Trinity United Church in Cannington on Sat. Dec. 1 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. On Dec. 2 at 11:00 am 1st. Advent Communion & Christmas Cantata service.

The Pefferlaw Lions will host their free An-nual Children’s Christmas Party on Sun. Dec. 2 from noon until 3:00 pm. Games, refreshments and loads of fun. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there, too.

The Sutton Legion Branch 356 is hosting its Breakfast with Santa event on Sun. Dec. 2 at 9:00 am.

Ring in the Season with the Encore Chorus of York Region on Sun. Dec. 2 at 2:30 pm at Sharon Hope United Church on Leslie St. Tickets $18. Call (905) 722-6535.

The Pefferlaw Association of Ratepayers will host their Annual Tree Lighting cele-bration at Cedardale Church on Sun. Dec. 2 at 6:00 pm. (Note: Due to construction of the fire hall the venue has been changed.)

Our Lady of the Lake Catholic College School in Keswick will host an Open House for new incoming students on Dec. 6 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Call (905) 656-9140.

The Georgina Art Centre invites you to have Breakfast with Santa on Sat. Dec. 8 from

10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Limited tickets avail-able. Call (905) 722-9587.

On Wed. Dec. 12 from 2:00 to 6:00 pm Hos-pice Georgina will host their Annual Open House at the Link. Drop by for snacks, re-freshments and conversation.

Ravenshoe United Church is hosting Soup Sunday on Dec. 16. Service at 9:30 a.m. followed by soup lunch.

Mark your calendar for the Sutton District High School Community Holiday Dinner on Thurs. Dec. 20 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Free event for all ages.

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