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Friday, September 17, 2010 Vol. 10 No. 38

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Monarch Migration IINCPS class hatches their own travellers.

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Walk ‘n Wheel-A-ThonCreedan Valley parades down Mill Street.

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by Brad HoldenClearview Council’s effort to establish a policy for how it should receive pay increases fell apart at Monday night’s meeting, with some Councillors saying the debate had dragged on too long and that, now that the election campaign has begun, the time has come and gone when such a decision could be made legitimately.

The issue first came to light in early June, when Mayor Ken Ferguson expressed hope that a policy could be put in place so that future Councils don’t have to keep dealing with the thorny issue. The last time a pay raise was instituted for members of Council was in 2005, previous to the current term. For the past five years, Councillors have earned an annual salary of $17,748, the Deputy Mayor $22,379 and the Mayor $28,317. One third of these salaries are paid out as expenses, rendering those portions tax free.

During the initial debate, Councillor Shawn Davidson proposed that Council’s pay should stay the same for next year, and every year after that it should increase by either the Consumer Price Index or the agreed-upon increase for Township union employees, whichever is lowest.

Township CEO Sue McKenzie also reported on a citizen’s study done

in Springwater Township, which determined that the average salaries across 13 municipalities in the County of Simcoe were $31,542 for Mayor, $24,087 for Deputy Mayor and $19,106 for

Councillors. The Springwater committee also recommended that the salaries be subject to the same cost-of-living adjustments as those of staff, and that Council be included in the staff benefits package.

Those suggestions fell by the wayside however when Councillors Thom Paterson and Doug Measures rallied for the establishment of their own ad-hoc citizen’s committee to come up with a made-in-Clearview policy.

The resulting Clearview Council Compensation Committee was made up of four people – Bill Mann, Don McFarlane, John Smart and a Stayner resident who wished to remain anonymous.

It’s findings were first presented to Council at its August meeting, and came back to the table on Monday night. On the basis of a comparison with eight other municipalities, the committee recommended that the Mayor should receive a 9.5 per cent raise (to $31,000), the Deputy Mayor a 5 per cent raise (to

NO PAY RAISE FOR COUNCIL

(See “Council” on page 3)

Echo Briefs

The Creemore Echo received numerous reports of significant election sign vandalism this week, including several signs on Fairgrounds Road that appear to have been driven over. Several Clearview WAIT wind turbine signs have also gone missing. Readers are reminded that defacing, damaging or removing campaign signs is a criminal offense under the Elections Act, not to mention an affront to the democracy that we’re all lucky to take part in at election time.

Election Sign VandalismAffairs Bakery will host its annual

Alzheimer Coffee Break on Friday, September 17, with sales of all coffee and cinnamon buns going to the Alzheimer Society of Canada. The events are held all across Canada, and last year $1.32 million was raised for the organization. Affairs always raises the most money in the Georgian Bay area, however last year Norma Panzine’s restaurant was slightly edged out by the Golden Apple Restaurant in Stayner. So the challenge is on this year – be sure to stop by Affairs and help Norma get back on top, as well as do your part to help the one in 11 Canadians over 65 who are affected by Alzheimer’s Disease.

Alzheimer Coffee Break

HERE COMES THE PELOTON Aiken Scherberger, who owns the Maplestone gallery with his wife Suzanne Steeves, is one of several Creemorites who will challenge themselves in this weekend’s massive Centurion Cycling event. Over 1,000 cyclists are signed up to take part in one of three races: a 25-mile on Saturday, September 18 and a 50-mile and a 100-mile on Sunday, September 19. While the 25 and the 50 will take place mostly in the Town of the Blue Mountains and the northwest part of Clearview Township, the 100-mile race will feature about 800 cyclists coming right down Mill Street starting around 9:30 am on Sunday. Residents are encouraged to line the streets, cheering the riders on. Drivers are warned that parking could be a problem in Creemore on Sunday morning and driving around the georgian Triangle could be disrupted all weekend. For maps of the routes of all three races, visit www.centurioncycling.com.

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Friday, September 17 to Saturday, September 18• Last chance to see Theatre Collingwood’s next show

Sleuth, Anthony Shaffer’s suspense-thriller. Deceit, jealousy, drama, murder, counterplots, and double crosses in this comic, suspenseful, surprise-laden ‘whodunwhat’. Friday & Saturday shows at 8 pm. Call Theatre Collingwood Box Office: 445-2200, www.theatrecollingwood.com.

Friday, September 17 • Annual Alzheimer’s Coffee Break at Affairs

Catering from 8 am to 5 pm. All sales from cinnamon buns and regular coffee will be donated to the Greater Simcoe County Alzheimer’s Society.

• Dunedin Scarecrow Contest Starts! Be the first! Early Bird $50 Cash Prize! Early Bird Registration Deadline is Friday, October 1. Contest Deadline is Friday, October 8 (Judged Thanksgiving weekend) Amazing prizes! Show your Community Spirit! For information or registration call Tami 466-5622 or email [email protected]. Straw & wood can be picked up at 8892 Cty Rd#9.

• Grand Opening of The Tremont Building from 4 to 7 pm. Home of Sue Miller & Peter Adams’ studio, one of 8 units that will house other artists on

the 2nd floor, as well as a bistro/cafe/book room & the Bay School of Art. All are welcome & encouraged to attend. Live music & refreshments provided. www.thetremont.ca 80 Simcoe Street, Collingwood. Friday, September 17 to Sunday, September 19

• Simcoe County Quilt, Rug & Craft Fair at Simcoe County Museum. Doors open at 9:30 am each day. Quilts, hand-hooked rugs, along with weaving, spinning, lacemaking. Demonstrations, exhibits & sales, merchants’ mall. Regular museum admission applies. 1151 Highway 26, Minesing. (705) 728-3721.

Saturday, September 18• BBQ at the Station on the Green, 10 Caroline St E

from 11 am to 1 pm, where Dr. Kellie Leitch will formally announce her intentions regarding the Conservative Nomination in Simcoe Grey. Dr. Leitch will be joined by some special guests and supporters from throughout the community. For more information, please contact [email protected] or call (705) 444-9314.

• St. Luke’s Anglican Church Annual Beef Supper from 5 to 7 pm. Free will offering, come out and enjoy an excellent supper of locally raised beef with all the trimmings. 22 Caroline St. W.

• Harvest Festival at the New Farm, with Reesor – a play performed by Kitchenband Productions, BBQ dinner and a concert with the Sunparlour Players. Gates open at 5 pm with appetizers served until the play starts at 6 pm followed by dinner & live music at 9 pm. Cash bar. Proceeds benefit The Stop. For info contact (705) 466-9906. Tickets available at aveninghall.switchwebsites.com, New Farm Booth at Creemore Farmers’ Market, Creemore Echo & Curiosity House.

Sunday, September 19• Church Services are on page 5. • Local Creemore/Terra Nova Terry Fox Run. Starting

between 9 am and noon at Mulmur Township Office, 758070 2nd Line East, Mulmur. Call 466-5258 for information.

• Last Open Garden at Nottawasaga Daylilies from 10 am to 5 pm today. Come and see the late blooming & reblooming plants.

• Creemore Tennis Club Tournament – Singles and Doubles. Contact Lawrence Bell to register at 466-5350 or [email protected].

• Nicaragua Presentation by Brad Oster and Carlee Gowan at 12:15 pm at the St. John’s United Church Hall on Mill Street. All are welcome.

This Weekend

Monday, September 20• Clearview Township’s Council Meeting at 7 pm at

the Council Chambers. Everyone welcome.• The Retired Women Teachers of Ontario

(Blue Mountain Branch) Meeting at 11 am at the Waterside Lodge Retirement Home, Wasaga Beach. We welcome newly retired or previously retired women teachers to share the fellowship. For further information call Marilyn at 466-2698.

• Dunedin Women’s Friendship Club at 7:30 pm in the Dunedin Community Hall. It is the annual back to fall “Bingo Night”. Come for fun, fellowship and refreshments.

Tuesday, September 21 • Sara Hershoff & Brad Holden are on 97.7 The Beach

this morning between 9 and 10 am to talk “All Things Creemore”. Don’t miss it!

• Bootcamp / Pilates at Station on the Green on Tuesday: Bootcamp from 6 to 7 pm and Relaxation and Pilates from 7 to 8 pm. Also Fridays: Bootcamp from 9:30 to 10:30 am. Relaxation & Pilates from 10:30 to 11:30 am. Both 8 weeks registration required. Call Marcy at 466-3690.

Thursday, September 23• All Candidates Meeting at Mulmur Township Office,

758070 2nd Line East, Mulmur from 7 to 9:30 pm. Hosted by Dufferin County Chamber of Commerce.

• Accommodation Review Committee Meeting concerning Clearview elementary schools at Duntroon Cenral at 7 pm. Public is welcome to attend. See page 3.

Thursday, September 23 to Sunday, September 26• Theatre Orangeville presents Leisa Way starring in

Rhinestone Cowgirl: A Tribute to Dolly Parton. See ad on page 3 for details.Friday, September 24 to Sunday, September 26

• 155th Annual Great Northern Exhibition on Fairgrounds Road north of Cty Rd 91. The theme this year is “Sew It, Grow It, Show It”. Presented by the Collingwood Agricultural Society. See www.greatnorthernex.com or (705) 444-0308 for details.

Saturday, September 25• Gently Used Clothing Sale from 8 am to noon at

Centennial United Church, Stayner, William & Oak

Streets. Free coffee from 8 to 9 am. All proceeds to support the Food Bank and “The Door”.

• Turkey Shoot at Manito Shrine Club, Fairgrounds Rd between Collingwood and Wasaga Beach starting at 10 am. For more information call 445-7460.

Saturday, September 25 to Sunday, September 26• Purple Hills Studio Tour Saturday and Sunday

from 10 am to 5 pm. Drop by the Welcome Centre at Station on the Green on both days to get your Tour map & preview a sample of the artists’ work. Sponsored by Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society. www.purplehillstour.ca for details.

Sunday, September 26• New this year at the GNE to the Demo Stage in

Exhibition Hall is the Chef’s Challenge from noon to 1 pm. Local chefs are Philip Tarlo, Burger Bob and Eric Madden. These chef’s are well known in the area and have many years of training and experience. Check our website www.greatnorthernex.com.

• All-Candidates Meetings for Ward 4. 1 to 2:30 pm at Dunedin Hall and at Singhampton Community Centre from 3:30 to 5 pm.

Monday, September 27• Passport Clinic at Beeton Legion from 2 to 7 pm.

Call 445-6762 or www.helenaguergis.com for details.

Wednesday, September 29• The Old-fashioned Euchre Parties held at

Duntroon at the Old School House will be starting their fall and winter series today, Tea served at 1 pm, cards beginning at 1:30 pm. Hope to see you there. For more information call 445-0623 or 445-2988.

Friday, October 1• All-Candidates Meeting for Ward 2 (Duntroon) at

Duntroon Hall from 7 pm to give Ward 2 residents an opportunity to meet the candidates for the Clearview Municipal Election.

Saturday, October 2• The Big Book Bash, The Station on the Green’s

famous used book sale. They need books! Please drop off any donation books to the Creemore Curling Club on the following days:

Monday, Sept. 20 10 am to noon & 1:30 to 3:30 pm; Tuesday, Sept. 21 2 to 4 pm; Wednesday, Sept. 22 10 am to noon; Friday, Sept. 24 10:30 am to noon. Or drop off at Creemore Echo. To arrange for book donation pick-ups please call 466-3422 or 466-2681.

• Waterside Antique Appraisal Day from 10 am to 4 pm appraised by local Antique Specialist, Andy Weston, over thirty-five years appraising & recently performed appraisals on the popular Television Show Canadian Antiques Roadshow. Appraisals are $5 per item with all proceeds being donated to the Wasaga Beach Ministerial Food Bank. Please contact Lacey Perkins at (705) 429-8626 to register.

• Art Show Opening “Renewal” from 2 to 5 pm today. This show will feature large format oil paintings by Sue Miller, as well as bronze and cast stone horse sculptures by Ann Clifford. at the Mad & Noisy Gallery, 154 Mill St. Creemore. The show will run until Monday, November 1st. www.madandnoisy.com 466-5555.

• St. John’s United Church Annual Fowl Supper from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. Adults $12, Children $5, 5 and under free. Everyone welcome.

Sunday, October 3• All-Candidates Afternoon for Wards 3, 4, Mayor

and Deputy Mayor at Creemore Arena Hall from 2 to 4 pm. Hosted by the Creemore Echo.

• Christ Church Banda Annual Harvest Service at 2 pm. All are welcome.

Wednesday, October 6• All-Candidates Night for the Clearview Municipal

Election. 7 pm at the Stayner Community Centre. Hosted by the Stayner Sun and the Stayner Chamber of Commerce.

Saturday, October 9• GNE Craft Sale from 9 am to 3 pm at the GNE

Fairgrounds on Fairgrounds Road. Beautiful hand knitting and sewing, crafters’ supplies & tea room. For more information call 466-3372.

• All Candidates Meeting at Mulmur Township Office, 758070 2nd Line East, Mulmur from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Hosted by (MC)2.

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The last four years have been both challenging and productive. I am proud to have been part of a Council which has positioned Clearview to embrace the future. With your support, I would like the opportunity to continue to apply my experience and skills in serving our municipality. There is much work to be done and I am prepared to commit the time and energy required to ensure Clearview flourishes.

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Re-Elect ALICIA SAVAGE Clearview’s Deputy Mayor and your representative on Simcoe County Council

• Represents the issues and aspirations of the Community. • Builds on our collective achievements. • Promotes and supports volunteer initiatives. We are fortunate to call this area that offers unique sceneries and vibrant communities our home. The physical landscape of the Niagara Escarpment embodies the social, agricultural, economic and political features within Ward 3. I believe it is important to balance our natural and human resources to ensure the vital health and sustainability of our community.

Thank you for your continuing support.

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$23,500) and Councillors a 7.1 per cent raise (to $19,000) and that, rather than incorporating an escalator like the CPI or the cost-of-living increase, that the committee should be restruck near the end of the next term to determine if salaries should again go up at that point.

This recommendation didn’t sit well with Ferguson, who opened Monday night’s debate by saying that the very reason he’d requested a policy with an escalator was so that Council’s would not have to continue dealing with the topic.

While Councillor Thom Paterson supported the committee’s findings, saying pay raises should be visible and agreed on by the public, it was clear that the proposal did not have the support of Council, mainly because it is now so late in the term.

“We asked the committee to do a very complicated analysis in a short period of time, and this now comes too late in my opinion,” said Deputy Mayor Alicia Savage. “The timing is not right.”

Davidson then moved that the committee’s proposal be passed, in an effort to put the subject in the past, and it failed by a count of 5-4, with Ferguson, Davidson and Councillors Robert Walker and Orville Brown voting in favour and Councillors Paterson, Measures, McGillivray, Royal, and Deputy Mayor Savage voting against.

The next Council will now have to revisit the subject at some point in the new term.

Following the vote, Davidson took advantage of his sole position as an unchallenged candidate to point out his unease with the fact that so many Councillors are uncomfortable talking about their remuneration.

“Although I view this as public service, I do not view this as community service,” he said. “The liabilities, the knowledge necessary, the time we put in, the amount that the job impacts our daily life, I believe we should be compensated for all of that. And many people agree – in talking with the public about this, most people have told me they can’t believe how low our remuneration is.”

Development Charges Revisited

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Council removed development charges for wastewater from New Lowell and for water and wastewater from Nottawa from the Development Charges bylaw Monday night. The change will remain in effect until the future development situation in both of those settlement areas become more clear. When the current Development Charges bylaw was passed in 2009, it was thought that development would be quicker to arrive. In the meantime, the high DCs have caused irritation among small builders.

by Brad HoldenDuntroon Central Public and Nottawasaga and Creemore Public Schools will once again come under scrutiny on Thursday, September 23, when a second Accomodation Review Committee gets underway to deal with student accomodation levels in Clearview Township elementary schools.

The last ARC formed to deal with these schools disbanded in the fall of 2009, when its members demanded that the School Board insitute Provincial changes to the Accomodation Review process before the process get underway.

Those changes are now incorporated in Board policy, and when the ARC begins its work on September 23 there will be a major difference between now and last fall: at the outset of the ARC, the School Board will have to disclose its preferred solution.

Clearview/Collingwood Trustee Caroline Smith, speaking to the Echo this week, would not predict exactly what that solution would be, but she acknowledged that

both NCPS and Duntroon Central could play a large role in the scenario.

Sitting on this version of the ARC are Smith, Collingwood/Clearview Superintendent John Dance and principals Sheri Smith (Byng), Cathy Bell (Clearview Meadows), Iona Tough (Duntroon), Allison Thomas (Nottawa), and Heather Birchall (NCPS). Parent representatives include Stephanie Davenport and Tanya Nabuurs (Byng), Gordon Kemp and Suzanne Wesetvik (Duntroon), Johanna Smith (Nottawa) and Angie Cook and Lori Clarke (NCPS). Parent representatives are still required for Clearview Meadows (2) and Nottawa (1).

The Board has come under some criticism for starting the ARC in the middle of a municipal election.

The ARC process is anticipated to take until the spring, with several opportunities for public input scheduled. All meetings are open to the public. The inaugural meeting takes place at 7 pm on Thursday, September 23 at Duntroon Central Public School.

Clearview Elementary ARC begins again

A BRIDGE WORTH SAVING? Simcoe County is currently finishing up an EA with regards to replacing the Collingwood Street Bridge next summer; if the project goes ahead, the plan is to do away with the decades-old single lane superstructure and replace it with a two-lane bridge similar to the new one on Caroline Street. Barry Burton, however, feels the old bridge should be saved. “I have special feelings for it, and so do a lot of other people,” said Burton, who lives kitty corner to the bridge and incorporated it into his wedding ceremony last summer. With the relatively small amount of traffic heading up Collingwood Street, Burton feels the bridge could be designated a heritage structure, repaired and left to stand as a one-way bridge. He has two petitions available for those who agree with him: one in the office of Creemore Hills Realty and one on his front porch on the northeast corner of Collingwood and Edward Streets.

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LETTERS

Letter to the Editor:We read of Peter Adams’ paintings of the abandoned

Mulmur Township house on the Second Line, circa 1880.

Our home on Centre Road at Lavender is the oldest lived-in farmhouse in Mulmur having been built in 1837 (second volume of “History of Mulmur”). It also served as an overnight stopping place for persons travelling from the south by way of Hurontario Street to the Collingwood area. What pioneer stories this house could tell?

Our “Spruce Lawn Farm” has been farmed continually by the Davidsons for almost a hundred years.

Harold and Audrey Davidson, Lavender

Dear Editor:I would like to respond to the excellent letter written

by Rosalyn Martin. I was greatly impressed by this thoughtful girl’s initiative and her avid interest in the environment, particularly in the wind turbine debate. I would like to congratulate her, and hope that she is representative of our young people who will someday be protecting the future of our beautiful land.

I feel compelled to respond to some of her concerns in the hopes that education may assist her in forming a well-rounded opinion. There have been copious studies done on the effects of wind turbines, and the results are discouraging. Documented cases of sleep disturbances producing sleep deprivation and causing headaches, high blood pressure, etc. are of great concern. In addition, turbines disrupt the water table, and adversely affect wildlife.

Rosalyn, if you are worried, as I am, about future generations... please know that there is no plan to take turbines down when a more cost-efficient technology emerges, which should happen in the next 10 years. They will rust and stand in our farmlands for decades to come... idle and forgotten.

Finally, the biggest misconception about turbines is that they are green. Industrial wind is an expensive and unreliable way to generate energy. On average, wind developments already operating in Ontario achieve less than 20 per cent of their capacity. Is it worth harming our environment for that small gain? The big gain is financial... for all the mostly huge foreign-owned companies who are in Ontario only to take advantage of the high government subsidies for the creation of power. Estimates are that 20 to 30 billion of taxpayers dollars will be used to support this intermittent and inefficient source of electricity.

We are standing up against wind turbines because we feel that if we are patient, and work collaboratively, there will be greener solutions that each and every

one of us can participate in. We are trying to avoid a big mess, as you aptly described it, for you and your children and your grandchildren.

Please continue to speak up and get involved in environmental issues. I have a feeling you could be a bright light and make a big difference.

Diane McQuaig, Clearview Township

A response to Rosalyn’s wind letter

Another example of Mulmur history

Election season, or the “silly season” as it’s fittingly known, is truly upon us. The 2010 municipal campaign wasn’t 72 hours old when the Echo first began receiving phone calls about election signs being removed, pulled down, and in some cases even run over. This kind of behaviour happens election after election – a couple of federal campaigns ago, for instance, every Paul Bonwick sign on Highway 26 between Wasaga Beach and Collingwood was sliced in half with an exacto-knife – and it always makes us wonder just how intelligent the electorate actually is.

More intriguing to us was the call that came midway through the week from Evelyn Downey (above), who had allowed Ward 3 candidate Brent Preston to put up a sign at the end of her laneway and came down the next morning to find signs for Dave Huskinson and Marc Royal planted there as well. She stressed that she did not mean her call to be an attack against those candidates – “I’m sure they’re both nice people,” she said – but she did say she felt like drivers-by might think she was really horrible at making decisions.

There are very few limitations on where candidates can put their signs in Clearview Township, and technically all municipal land is fair game, including the boulevards in front of all of our houses. And Royal’s and Huskinson’s people can’t be blamed for wanting their signs on the corner in front of Downey’s house, as it is a highly visible location on the busy County Road 9.

But all of this sign nonsense can get rather annoying, and it seems to get worse with every election (if you want to see where all of this is leading us, take a drive up to Collingwood, where the 28 municipal candidates are engaged in a territorial sign battle of epic proportions). Even for those who don’t mind the visual clutter, surely there are serious environmental implications to consider – there’s no arguing the signs are wasteful.

After reflecting upon all of this. the Echo would like to propose a first order of business for the new Council. How about a bylaw prohibiting the use of election signs altogether? And if that’s too radical, how about, at least, a ban on election signs on municipal property? If someone wishes to put one on their private property, all power to them. But as for signs on public property, we say let’s all make a bold jump into the 21st century and put an end to the practice altogether.

Sign, Sign, Everywhere a SignThis undated postcard, brought to us by David McNeil, apparently shows an old view of the Mill Dam in New Lowell. With this information just penciled in, however, David is unsure of its accuracy. Anyone care to offer a theory?


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CREEMORE BAPTIST CHURCHSunday School for all ages

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Avening at 9 am, New Lowell at 10:15 am

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Join us at ST. LUKE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH

22 Caroline St. W. 466-2206For a joyful service of worship

join us at 11 am. All are welcome.

Knox Presbyterian Church, Dunedin

Sunday Service at 10 am youth Group meets again

September 28 at 7 pm at the church. All welcome.

Come as you are and explore your faith at a pace

that is right for you.Stayner Brethren in Christ Church 9:30 am Sunday School

10:35 am Worship ServiceYouth Night (Grades 6 to 12)

Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9 pm6th Conc., 1 Km N. of Cty. Rd. 91

705-428-6537www.staynerbic.com

Bob Veale introduced and welcomed newcomer Penny Phillips from west of here, and then we had a head count for attendance numbers at our catered lunch in Dunedin. Then I mentioned the art exhibit by artist Peter Adams which is on display at the Dufferin County Museum until November 14. This show features paintings of the Bill Leighton house. Our vice president, Ray Leighton, used to work and live at this house, which was owned by a relative, during his summer holidays from school.

The 50/50 draws went to Lillian Hiltz, Norma Royal, Jim Rigney, Norma Johnston, Pat Winger, Elsie Longson, Lucy young and George Blakney.

Moon shots were played by Elsie Longson, Jim Rigney, Irma Flack, Eileen Nash, Jim Miller, George Blakney, Bob Veale, Phyllis Seed, Wilma Zeggil, Ron Hartley, Art Bishop, Ruby Klinck and May Johnston. May won the travelling prize and Jim Rigney took the Sidewinders dollars and Warren’s side bet also.

High scorers were Alinda Bishop 310, Marj Thomson 308, Irene Dolson 289 and May Johnston 280. Low was our president, showing us

how not to do it by winning the low prize with a score of 103. But take heart, Bob, we have had scores that are much, much worse! The hidden score was 121 and, as it was not matched, next week it will be worth $7.

Bob Veale recently enjoyed a good visit from

his granddaughter, Sarah Bowie. Sarah recently returned from teaching English in Korea, and soon she will be travelling to Uganda – also to teach English, I believe.

Congratulations to Kelly Martin and Handel Ecchelstone from Avening who were wed on September 11, 2010. Also congratulations to Glenna (nee Whitley) and Al Collins on the delivery, by caesarean section, of twin girls, Eva and Nicole, on September 14, 2010. These babies weighed an amazing 8 lb 10 oz and 6 lb 10 oz! They are welcomed by their brother Jake, proud grandparents Rene and Harold Whitley, and lots of other family members who are all thankful that these babies arrived safely.

Some time ago, Jim Madill from Creemore loaned me a couple of his mother’s notebooks that I found most interesting. These books (school scribblers, really) had bits and snippets of news from the Creemore Stars of the 1950s and early 1960s. They

also contain “diary” types of items jotted down on such things as who was building a new house, when the gardens were planted, the names of the kids who attended her son Jim’s birthday parties (all names of kids I know), local weddings and so on. But some of the stories were pretty ambiguous. For instance, what were the honours for in “Gerry Blackburn took top honours in a five-day course held at Gravenhurst. This was in a group of 28”? There was no date on this entry, but it was probably in 1959. So – what did you excel in, Gerry? This notebook also listed the death of Bob Coates, a neighbour on the farm across the road from where I grew up south of Creemore. Bob was a farmer who never drank or smoked, who lived right and ate right but died at 38 of cancer, leaving a wife (Olive) and a young family. Bob was a brother to Helen Crawford of Creemore. This, I believe, was at about the same time that Fred White, 14-year-old son of Bill White of “White’s Sideroad” died in a farm tractor mishap. So there were lots of grieving families in the area at that time. Anyway, reading of these items reminded me that I knew about them when they happened – but now find it hard to credit that this all happened 50 years or more ago. It was fortunate that I had jotted down most of the little snippets that were interesting to me, because Jim (the owner of the books) realized that I hadn’t offered them back. So he phoned me, and ever so politely asked if I was finished with the books. I had to admit that I had read them, and so I

met him at Seniors and returned them. But you folks who keep diaries, notes, clippings, etc. will be giving someone hours of pleasure somewhere down the line. Just be sure to jot the date down on everything. And thank you, Jim, for sharing your Mom’s notes. I thoroughly enjoyed them and really appreciate your generosity.

Recently, I overheard a couple of chaps talking about some (Provincial, I believe) government paying a bounty for some animal, and they said that one guy had taken in 100 pairs of ears. So this meant that he either shot or trapped these animals, killed them and took in the ears as proof that they were dead. This reminded me of a Warrant Officer that I knew in the Intelligence Corps who had been raised in the “dirty thirtys” in Saskatchewan. At that time, he was a kid, and any money at all was scarce to non-existent. The prairies were being overrun by gophers, which prompted the Provincial Government to offer a bounty of five cents for every gopher tail that was turned in. The farm kids all recognized a gold mine when they saw one. So instead of shooting or trapping and killing gophers, the kids all trapped them, chopped off the tails, and released them to go forth and procreate so there would be an assured harvest of more gophers in the foreseeable future. By the time the government realized that they were being taken for a ride, the kids had created a whole population of tailless gophers! But really, these kids earned a bit of money from about the only source of money at that time, and they worked darn hard for it.

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by Brad HoldenThe Creemore Curling Club, which always seems more expansive without its ice, is gradually becoming a hive of boxes as Station on the Green board members burrow and sort, preparing for one of Creemore’s favourite traditions, the biennial Big Book Bash.

If you haven’t yet spent an afternoon going through your bookshelves, purging books you don’t need anymore but would like to see others enjoy, now is the time. As long as the books are clean and gently read, the book sale organizers would love to receive them.

This year’s Big Book Bash will take place at the Station on the Green on Saturday, October 2 from 8:30 am to 2 pm. As always, the amount of quality books available for purchase will be impressive, a testament to both the generosity of local residents and their love of reading.

The sale is the Station’s most important fundraiser, bringing in over $6,000 the last time it was held. The money is spent on the ongoing maintenance of the facility. Since the last book sale, the Station board has painted interior walls and doors, replaced a kitchen fridge, replaced a water softener, make acoustic improvements to the hall, purchased replacement tables, refurbished the fountain and maintained and repaired the fountain’s electrical and pumping systems. And those are just the major projects – almost every day, if you drive by the Station, you’ll see one or more of the board members working away at some job or another.

Sorting of books will continue at the Curling Club for the next two weeks. If you have any clean, quality books to donate, please call 466-3422 or 466-2681 to find out what time is best to make a drop-off. In addition, books can be dropped off at the Creemore Echo during business hours.

Station on the green president Marg Purkis (left) and her board members (including linda Coulter and isobel and Bill McDougall, seen here) have been very busy receiving and sorting books for the past month. The Station’s Big Book Bash, an important fundraiser held every two years, will take place on October 2 at the Station.

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Designating the original village of Creemore as a Heritage Conservation District may be an idea whose time has come. Many communities have protected their heritage by doing this. The downtown core of Collingwood is a local example.

Creemore was founded in 1845 and was incorporated as a village in 1889. The required 750 people, including expected newcomers, were found within its boundaries. Streets were gravel and sidewalks were wooden. It wasn’t until 1928 that paved streets and sidewalks were completed.

By 1844 a saw mill and a flour mill were built on the flats between the present old mill dam and the Mad River. From 1856 forward, old and often elegant commercial buildings were built in Creemore. The oldest of these, built in 1856, is now the Mad River Pottery. Churches, schools and other social institutions were built between 1855 and 1881.

In 1880 Samuel Hisey built the brick building at 151 Mill Street which has always been the Creemore Meat Market. The Hiseys shipped livestock, handled grain, built a large grain elevator and operated a cold storage business. John Hisey produced the bricks that were used to build many of Creemore’s early buildings at his farm

near Cashtown Corners.Illustrations and descriptions

of 30 historical houses, churches and other buildings of Creemore are contained in the booklet “Creemore Walking Tour” published by the Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society. These houses were almost all built before

1900 and demonstrate the diversity of architectural styles in Creemore, with eight different styles represented. Most numerous are Ontario Gothic, Gothic and Edwardian. The houses were built from a variety of building materials, including red brick, buff brick, pre-cast block, stone and wood.

In more recent years, the charm of the village of Creemore has attracted new residents and tourists. These people support the local businesses – stores, restaurants, art galleries, the Echo and the Brewery. However, if the charm and character of the village are eroded by insensitive renovations or demolition, much of the attraction will be lost.

A Heritage Conservation District for Creemore would be designated by Clearview Council. The Council would adopt a district plan with policies and guidelines for the conservation, protection and enhancement of Creemore’s special character. Often the starting point in the process is the formation of a Municipal Heritage Committee. This would be done by bylaw and the members would

be appointed by Council. Successful committees consist of active community members with an interest in heritage conservation and an ability to work with Council.

The Ontario Heritage Act gives municipalities the power to decide whether alteration, new construction or demolition can take place within a designated Heritage Conservation District. In making its decisions, the municipality should be guided by the provisions of the district plan.

Property owners do not need a permit for carrying out minor alterations or for interior alterations. Property owners wishing to demolish or remove buildings or structures on their property, or make alterations to the property that are not exempted in the plan, must apply to the municipality for a permit. Property

owners must also apply for a permit before they can erect any new building or structure on the property. A property owner can appeal a municipal Council’s decision to refuse a permit, or to grant a permit subject to terms and conditions, to the Ontario Municipal Board.

The municipality must consult with its Municipal Heritage Committee, where one has been appointed, before making a decision on an application for the demolition or removal of a building or structure. In making its decisions, the municipality should be guided by the provisions of the district plan.

CARA supports the idea of having Clearview Council support a study of the advisability and feasibility of establishing a Heritage Conservation District for the original village of Creemore.

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Students in Mrs. Monahan’s Grade 3/4 class at Nottawasaga and Creemore Public School were excited to see the pictures of migrating butterflies in last week’s Echo, since they were busy watching a pair of Monarchs prepare to take their own journey.

Mrs. Monahan caught two caterpillars in her yard during the summer, and on September 1 the caterpillars wrapped themselves in their chrysalides. Two weeks later, this past Wednesday, the students watched the two butterflies hatch. The Monarchs will now fly to Mexico, where they will hibernate until about February and then make their way back north. When they reach Texas, they will reproduce and die. Their offspring will live for about eight weeks, continuing to fly north. The third or fourth generation will reach Ontario again next summer. The only Monarchs that live longer than eight weeks are the ones that leave in the fall for Mexico.

Before letting their butterflies go on Wednesday, Mrs. Monahan’s class applied little stickers to the butterflies’ wings (upper right) so that they can be tracked. The stickers were provided by Monarch Watch (www.monarchwatch.org). If, in the future, you see a Monarch with a sticker on its wing, you’re encouraged to catch it (making sure to touch only the outside of the wings) and report the number on the sticker.

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My wife and I recently returned from our summer vacation, and we are both still recovering from it! We spent our holiday on Vancouver Island hiking the West Coast Trail, which was a 75-km, eight day stroll of epic proportions where the grueling hiking was, for the most part, only overshadowed by the beautiful scenery at the western edge of the country. While I could easily write a series of articles now on a variety of related topics – the merits of minimalist luggage packing comes to mind – I’ll use our experience as an excuse to repeat a fitting topic: backpack safety. While we carried a weeks’ supply of clothing, food, and camping gear between our two beastly backpacks, I’ll preface this with a “do as I say, not as I do” when it comes to how much one should carry around on their shoulders. With that in mind, the Ontario Chiropractic Association’s annual Pack it Light, Wear it Right campaign is a timely reminder that kids recently back in school should not look like they’re hitting the trail for a week.

The backpacks school-age children carry can be a significant source of physical strain that can have both short and long-term consequences. Many kids carry backpacks around that are too large and heavy, and are not adjusted or carried safely. These factors often lead to neck and back pain including muscles strains, headaches, and numbness as well as awkward postures that can be damaging to the spine. The following tips will help minimize the risk of backpack injuries.

Pack it Light. Wear it Right.Choosing A Backpack

Not all backpacks are the same, so it is wise to evaluate what you’re setting your child up with. Choose a backpack that is proportional to the child’s size: the bag should not extend beyond the top of the shoulders or below the top of the hipbone. The bag should be made of lightweight material such as canvas or vinyl (instead of leather) and have shoulder straps that are padded, adjustable, and at least two inches wide. It should have a padded back for comfort and protection, as well as a waist or hip belt which will distribute 50 to 70 per cent of the bag’s weight off the shoulders and spine onto the pelvis. Many newer bags also come with wheels and pull handles for easy rolling.

Using A BackpackA load is easier to carry the closer it is to your

centre of gravity, so pack larger items close to the body, and evenly distribute the weight. Pack odd-shaped items on the outside so they don’t dig into the back. Perhaps the most challenging thing to do is to pack only what is needed, and not overload the bag. This is especially true as the school year progresses, and items are added to the backpack without removing other unnecessary items first. Children’s backpacks should never exceed 15 per cent of their body weight, or 10 per cent if they are elementary school age. For example, a 90-pound child should not carry more than 14 pounds in their backpack. This can be equivalent to a large textbook, a laptop, and a pair of sneakers, so it is worth actually using a scale to get an idea of just how much your child is carrying.

Carrying a BackpackEven the best backpack is only as good as it is

carried, and all the padding and straps can’t work if they’re not used properly. Slinging the backpack onto one shoulder causes the spine to lean towards the opposite side, placing stress on the joints and muscles in the mid- and lower-back, especially if the load is heavier.

Alternatively, a backpack that is too heavy or carried too low will cause you to lean forward and carry the full weight on the upper back. These prolonged and repetitive stresses can cause pain now, and may increase the likelihood of back or joint problems later in life.

Backpacks should be worn with both shoulder straps adjusted so the pack fits snugly to the body, while still allowing you to slide a hand between the bag and the back. Using the waist strap, as well as a chest strap, helps hold the load in place and transfers some of the load off the spine and onto the hips. Especially if the backpack user is small, or the load particularly heavy, squat or kneel to pick the bag up and place it on a chair or table at waist-height before slipping it on. Avoid twisting when lifting, bend the knees to lift with the legs, and put on one shoulder strap at a time before adjusting them to fit the body. When used correctly, backpacks should be an effective way for kids to carry what they need without being a pain in the back.

Dr. Neil Patrick is a chiropractor practicing in the Creemore Medical Centre. For more information, or to request future topics, call 466-3447 or visit www.creemorechiro.com .

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On g loomy days in summer my sister and I liked to go through the storage trunks in our upstairs. My mother’s trunk was just a wooden box with a lid that had come loosened from its hinges but held fascinating objects. One of her treasures was a decorated container that, she told us, was given to her by the Gypsies that were camped near Creemore when she was a schoolgirl. And that today is the beginning of the story of the Gypsies (also called the Roma) in Creemore.

The container, rectangular in shape, 24 centimetres long by 15 centimetres wide by 17 centimetres tall, has curved gold-coloured handles. On the sides are painted scenes featuring a beautiful young woman who may be a princess. On one side a servant is shading her with an umbrella while she talks to a man who may be a merchant. On the other side a woman is showing her a length of cloth for her approval. There are elephants in the background but the scenes make me think of the Middle East.

Both Dalton Middlebrook and Helen Crawford of Creemore remember the Gypsies camping beside the river at the end of the Third Line, south and east of Creemore. Their memories are of the 1930s, when two or three covered wagons would arrive, staying a month in the summer. My mother was born in 1903, which would indicate that the Gypsies were here earlier as she was given the container when she was a schoolgirl. In Pansy Benelle’s memoir (she

lived on Mill Street) she told of them camping by the river in Websterville, coincidentally on property which I now own.

Both Dalton Middlebrook and Helen Crawford recall that their main interest was dealing in horses, which were the main source of transportation and work on the farm in those days. Helen Crawford has a flower container made by the Gypsies, given to her by her aunt. She recalls that they were very creative and went door to door selling things. She remarked that they were very good looking.

Last winter when going through old Creemore Stars I came upon a report of the Gypsies camping near Creemore. It was so derogatory and clearly racist that I felt I couldn’t copy it. Pansy Benelle’s account is in the same vein. One thing she said was that she ran all the way home from school, she was that frightened of them.

Right now you may have heard about the controversy surrounding the Roma in France and you may also know they were executed in great numbers along with the Jews by the Nazis in the Second World War.

For two months I have been searching for reasons behind this discrimination and have obtained three articles and a book that help to explain it.

One explanation is that the Gypsies as a society wanted to keep their language and culture and resisted integration. This distinct way of life alienated them from the surrounding population and thus they were feared. Many people were conditioned by stereotypes gleaned mainly from children’s books. Accounts of their earlier days in Canada indicated that they were subjected to

considerable prejudice and discrimination. A large number of them arrived about 1900 and had not time to adapt to the new ways of their new country. In some places they were not allowed to buy groceries or feed their horses. It has been suggested that to this day there are people who do not admit their Gypsy background due to continued prejudice.

A poem that was in my Grade 10 English book has remained with me all these years – well, the first six lines anyway. With help I was able to obtain it and quote it here. To me it is sympathetic to the Gypsies’ plight. It was written by Richard Scrace.

“I saw them chase the Gypsies / Out of the little town, / And it made me think of autumn leaves, / Red and yellow and brown.

Their yellow eardrops dangled / Like flowers in country lanes, / And beads like wild fruit, red and blue, / Hung round their necks in chains.

And like an autumn sunset / Their scarlet flounces flared, / To right and left their bright eyes roved / Like birds by hunters scared.

The constable rode proudly, / The idle ones turned round, / But they could not follow the wild folk / Whither they were bound.

I think they had a pattern / Of leaf and feather and stone, / This handful of bright-eyed wild things / Like leaves from a wild tree blown.

They are gathered in some green hollow / And laughing now and then; / The Gypsy folk in Arcady, / They laugh at wiser men.

Many thanks for help with this project go out to Pat and Chris Raible, Ingrid Schilling, Tyler Cleary, the librarians at the Collingwood Library, Helen Crawford and Dalton Middlebrook.

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I stopped into Stayner the other day for a cold drink and an “Old-Fashioned P la in” donu t a t Tim Hortons. Not the glazed old-fashioned nor any of the other umpteen varieties, but an “Old-Fashioned Plain.” As an aficionado – I actually consider myself to be a purist when it comes to donuts – it must be the “Old-Fashioned Plain,” It is the quintessential donut taste experience, unconfused by glazing, or infused nuts or raisins or berries, or artificial maple flavoring, or injected creams, or – God forbid – sprinkles.

I have often wondered, with Canadians’ love affair with donuts and with a Tim Hortons on almost every corner, why donuts weren’t included in the Canada Food Guide. With so many varieties, they could be their own food group. There’s some food for thought.

But back to my story. I must explain that for me there is much more to the Tim Hortons “Old-Fashioned Plain” connection than just a sweet tooth. In actual fact, the “Old-Fashioned Plain”

and I, as well as Tim Horton himself, have a history dating back 50 years to the early 1960s.

For those who might not know, before he became immortalized by the donut, Tim Horton was a tough defenceman, playing 24 seasons, most of them with

the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored over 500 points and appeared in seven NHL All Star games before dying tragically in a car crash while returning from Buffalo to Toronto in 1974.

One summer’s day in the early 60s Tim Horton was making the rounds of small restaurants/corner stores in southern Ontario, trying to convince people to sell Tim Hortons donuts – looking for franchisees if you will, though this was before franchising was the norm, before McDonalds, Burger King, Starbucks and Costco (basically, just after the great dinosaur extinction). This is how Tim ended up at my parents’ corner store/gas station in Kingston, Ontario. The store was very much like the Creemore Country Shell, with an

apartment over top that we lived in. My dad was a Shell dealer for over 20 years.

Mom and Dad invited Mr. Horton upstairs to the kitchen to discuss the idea of them becoming a Tim Hortons franchisee. I remember the whole event quite clearly. After all, as a young boy in Kingston, home of Don Cherry, when a Leafs player sits down to coffee at your Mom and Dad’s kitchen table, this is big stuff. In fact, if the Pope had knocked at the door at that moment and asked for Mom and Dad, I would have had to tell

him that they were busy.Here’s were the “Old-Fashioned

Plain” comes in. you should understand that my dad also made donuts and fancied himself quite the “Donuteur” and his signature donut was the original “Old-Fashioned Plain.” That day Dad gratuitously gave Tim Horton his personal recipe for his “Old Fashioned Plain” donut. As I remember, they visited for quite awhile, sitting at our classic chrome and arborite kitchen table, which I still have in our kitchen today. After Tim left with Dad’s recipe in hand, I remember clearly what my mom said to my dad: “Who the heck is going to sit around all day and drink coffee and eat donuts?”

So the Clarkes of Kingston, Ontario passed on the Tim Hortons opportunity. Mom was a great mother, but not much of a visionary. She viewed franchising as a passing fad. A few years earlier they had passed on aVolkswagen dealership, Mom having said to Dad, “who’s going to buy a German car after the war?”

It would be foolish to expect royalties on every “Old-Fashioned Plain” donut that Tim Horton sells (not that that wouldn’t be nice), but every time I have an “Old-Fashioned Plain” at Tim’s I think of Dad, and that’s reward enough. In some way for me Dad’s immortalized in the Tim Hortons “Old-Fashioned Plain,” and a donut can’t get any better than that.

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The Municipal Election in the Township of Mulmur for the following offi ces will be held from the date of receipt of your ballot in the mail, up and including 8:00p.m. Monday, October 25, 2010 (election day).

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OFFICESMAyOR (one (1) to be elected)

DEPUTy MAyOR (one (1) to be elected)COUNCILLORS ( three (3) to be elected)

SCHOOL BOARD POSITIONSENGLISH LANGUAGE PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEE (one (1) to be elected)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE SEPARATE SCHOOL TRUSTEE (one (1) to be elected)FRENCH LANGUAGE PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEE (one (1) to be elected)

FRENCH LANGUAGE SEPARATE SCHOOL TRUSTEE (one (1) to be elected)

All eligible electors, who are on the voters’ list will receive a voting kit mailed by DataFix, with instructions on voting, beginning on September 27th, 2010. If you do not receive a voter’s kit by October 8th, please contact the Municipal Offi ce or attend in person at the offi ce.Upon receipt of the Vote by Mail Kit to vote, the voter shall complete the ballot, place it in the inner ballot envelope and seal the envelope. The voter shall complete the voter declaration form and place it along with the sealed ballot envelope, in the yellow prepaid business reply envelope. The yellow prepaid business return voting envelope may be mailed or delivered to the Municipal Offi ce.For further information regarding the election, contact the municipal offi ce at 705-466-3341.Dated this 13th day of September, 2010.Terry Horner, Clerk and Returning Offi cer


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Auto MechanicSusan’sGroomingSalon

31 Caroline St. E East entranceOPEN Mon-Fri Call for appointments

(705) 466-3746

PROFESSIONal gROOMINg FOR all BREEDS

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general ContractingRenovations & Repairs

Drywall • Painting Carpentry • Tile Work

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Over 30 years experienceNeil I Mcavoy 705.466.3804

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Paul BriggsMaster Painter

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PLUMBERJason gardnerQualified service for all your

plumbing needs Call for your free estimate

Tel: (705) 466-3519

Plumber

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Ramona A. Greer CGACertified General Accountant

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ServicesRentals

7685 Cty Rd 91 • 428-0131

TOWINGTowing at its best!

For all your towing and recovery needs!

Kells Service Centre80 High Street, Collingwood

(705) 445-3421 • Fax (705) 445-7404

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General Practise of Law

Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

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190 Mill StreetT 705-466-3888

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John L. Ferris

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8:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m.-Monday to FridayBook ahead for Saturday ServiceDon Brearey or Gloria Howie

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Steven Noble, the farm boy from Banda Corners, experienced one hell of a ride during August and the beginning of September. The 18-year-old put on thousands of kilometres jetting across the Pacific to Singapore, back home for a quick stay, only to roar across the province of Ontario right into the heart of Quebec, come back home briefly, and finally fly to BC, all for the sake of riding a bicycle.

Not that Noble was taking a joy ride, he was zipping across the world to compete as an elite cyclist. At the youth Olympic Games in a very hot and humid Singapore during August, he raced for our country in the mountain bike and road races.

Back on Canadian soil in early September, the eldest son of Dave and Eveline Noble took part in the World Mountain Bike championships at Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec, a championship that featured many Olympians. Noble raced in the junior championships.

Following the world class event, he was able to sleep in his own bed for only a night, as he was off to begin a new challenge, at the University of Victoria where he received an academic scholarship. He picked Victoria despite numerous scholarships from Ontario schools because Vancouver Island offered the opportunity to ride all year.

His mom said that he felt Singapore

was “awfully hot” but extremely fascinating. In his mountain bike race, he finished 13th on a very flat course, which is acceptable considering he is regarded as a climber. The road race he called the “scariest race of his life” since all the cyclists, including BMX

riders, raced. Many crashes occurred on the short course, and despite a technical difficulty that saw Noble lose four gears, he was content with a 27th place finish.

Although he didn’t medal, he came back to Canada with important contacts, new friends and a really cool Dutch riding jersey which he received in an exchange.

If you know anything about mountain bike races, the courses are quite treacherous and in Noble’s race at the Worlds in Quebec he avoided a large pile-up in front of him only to be crashed into from behind, a crash that put him out of the race.

Eveline commented that Catharine Pendrel’s ( the 2004 Canadian Olympic silver medalist) mother came up to him after the race and said she had seen the crash and was very impressed by the way he handled himself. That comment on how the young man handled himself was worth a dozen gold medals.

The proud mother also added that her son was “just thrilled to be there.”

Living in Victoria now, our potential Olympian is getting introduced to

university, west coast living, and the massive trees and greenery on Vancouver Island. On the weekend, he was able to get a close view of them after going for a long ride, this time with Steven Creighton, a friend and fellow athlete he met while in Singapore.

Noble played minor hockey in Creemore and wore the Valley Hawks uniform. Which leads us to another subject. Cliff Johnson, the Creemore Minor Hockey Association vice-president, said that the organization is fundraising for new uniforms.

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“We believe Creemore Minor Hockey offers more than recreation to our young players. It helps these players become actively involved in our community, even after they have graduated from minor hockey. It develops a sense of community that makes them passionate about not only the game, but their home community. Through CMHA we are investing in our community.”

The new uniforms are expensive and would be nice to have. If you’re interested in helping call Johnson at 428-0660.

by Fred Millsyou might have seen Nick Silvares working in Creemore, either at the Home Hardware or in the kitchen at The Old Mill House. But it doesn’t end there: Nick is putting together a hockey night for those who haven’t ever played, always wanted to but never had a chance to or haven’t played for awhile. This hockey will be for both men and women from age 16 to over 60. The games will be played at the Creemore Arena on Saturday nights starting at 10 pm. First game is October 16.

All equipment must be worn for

both player and goalie. This will be non-contact, non-competitive hockey. Silvares is looking for 22 people including one goalie. The season sign up costs are $240 for the season and payment is needed by October 1. When signing up you will receive a free Home Hardware tall boy water bottle as well as the chance to win end-of-season prizes.

Nick tells me spots are filling up and he is hoping this will be a fun season. If you wish any additional information or want to sign up you can contact Nick by email at [email protected].

Att: hockey newbies

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Seasoned FIREWOOD. Truck load special. 3 bush for $1000 delivered. Call (519) 922-1109 or (519) 922-2205.

SPINNING EQUIPMENT Louet S10 wheel, drum carder, hand carders, large picker, other tools. $750 for all. Will consider selling separate. Call 424-6821.

FIREWOOD $300 for a bush cord. Call 466-2793.

FOR SALE: Portable air compressor. 150 air pressure with portable tank with 100 feet of hose $100. Also an Stihl O26 chainsaw with new bar and chain 4 parts $50. Call Murray at 466-3010.

WOOD PELLETS DIRECT Pellet Industries. Premium Hardwood Wood Pellets. $5.30 a bag. Delivery Available . Call now (519) 940-1932.

STRAW for sale. 80 4 x 5 rounds. Please call Norm at (705) 466-2607.

CHICKENS for sale. Organically fed, free range and government inspected, 6 to 12 lbs. $4.50 per pound. Please call Norm at (705) 466-2607.

FREEWALL UNIT looking for a new home. Glass shelves & glass doors at top, wood drawers & shelves at bottom, gold accents. Approx. 6 feet high by 60” wide. 2 30” wide pieces. Call Georgi at 466-9906 or 466-2182.

LOST / FOUNDBAByBJORN found on top of Mill Street on Saturday, September 11. Call Creemore Echo at 466-9906.

Found in Terra Nova. White male CAT. Call 466-6421 for more details.

TREES & SHRUBSSaturday, September 18 & Sunday, September 19 – Native Trees and Shrubs at Not So Hollow Farm is open to the public from 11 am until 5 pm. Located at 838369 4th Line E Mulmur. 466-6290 www.enviroscape.on.ca

VENDORS WANTEDVENDORS WANTED for GNE Craft Sale on Saturday, October 9. Contact 466-3372 for more information.

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Building Blocks HOME DAyCARE currently has full and part time, before and after school spots available for fall 2010. For more information or to set up a play date please call (705) 466-6355.

M a r y ’ s H O U S E K E E P I N G SERVICE. Professional service. Home and office. New customers welcome. Uses environmental cleaning products. Call (705) 428-2911.

ROYAL WINTER FAIRARE yOU SHOWING at the Royal Winter Fair this fall? If so, the Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society would like to hear from you. Please contact our President Jim McPherson at 466-6122 or [email protected].

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New ROOMS for rent. Furnished. $110 per week includes shared living room, heat, hydro, wireless internet, satellite TV, parking. Linens supplied. No smoking. Call (705) 444-4852.

600 sq ft STUDIO APARTMENT in Creemore hills. Beautiful views. All amenities including satellite tv. Available immediately. $800 per month. 466-3333.

2 one-bedroom APARTMENTS in Creemore. Clean, quiet, Jacuzzi tub, parking. $500 plus hydro. (519) 922-3256.

S K I A C C O M M O D AT I O N S available. 4 bedroom Century home. Dishwasher, laundry facilities, snow removal. Rental period from mid-December to mid-April. $10,000 all inclusive. 466-6040.

THANk YOU“Party - a social gathering to which people are invited in order to enjoy themselves and often celebrate something” THANK yOU, two small words that say so much. We would like to thank our “lying” kids, Laura, Josh and Adam, and our “lying” kids-in-law Jason, Lisa & Meghan for the fabulous surprise party held in our honour Saturday night. The party would not have been complete without all of our relatives and friends who came from near and far to help us celebrate 30 years of marriage. We sure did party!!! and we really enjoyed ourselves and hope you did too! We are indeed privileged to have all of you in our lives. Rodger and Carol Rowbotham

Thank you concerning my recent hip replacement I would like to thank Catherine Fuller of Stayner Physiotherapy for her knowledge and expertise in getting me back in shape. Pre care operation: Dr. Koo and staff for a job well done. The wait was worth it. Collingwood G&M Hospital: the staff were awesome. I was well cared for. My husband Ray for all the caring. Grandsons Jakob and Shawn for all the great attention, granddaughters Brittney, Brianna and Jessica for doing your part very well, Connie and Pam for doing your share as well. Also Vicky and Stewart for the beautiful roses sent by Bev at Making Memories. Deneen and Michael for the beautiful plant and meals already prepared. It was awesome. And to yvonne and Harold for the basket of goodies. All of the neighbours on Jardine Crescent: Muriel, Diane, Amy, Lee, Eleanor, Shirley, Helen, Darlene, Helen and John Smart for everything you did from the meals, to cleaning up, to books and all of the calls, thanks, its nice to know you are there. And Cheryl Robinson, Cheryl without you, I wouldn’t have got the daily visits casseroles, Sears books delivered and Ken’s chocolate bars (sorry Ken) I am on the recovery list and thank you for all your support.

Sharon McLellan

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IN MEMORIAMELDER, James Esmond July 8, 1924 – September 12, 2008. Wishing today as we wished before that God could have spared you many years more.

In our hearts your memory is kept. To love, to cherish and to never forget.

Lovingly remembered by Eleanor, Wayne, Brent, Eyrill, Beverlee and families

CAR SEAT CLINICIs you child buckled up safely? The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, Collingwood OPP and Collingwood OEyC are holding a free Car Seat Clinic on Friday, October 8, 2010 from 2 to 5 pm at the Collingwood OEyC (250A Peel Street). No appointment is necessary. Those interested can simply drop in. Clients should bring their car seat manufacturer’s instructions, vehicle owner’s manual, and their questions. For more information call the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit at 721-7520 or visit our website at www.simcoemuskokahealth.org

TOP CADET Maple Valley resident Hannah gardner was honoured to receive honours as the Top Cadet at this past summer’s two-week camp at Base Borden’s Blackdown army Cadet Training Centre. Way to go Hannah!


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Fall Perennial & Shrub Sale Saturday Sept. 25 &

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