County Line Courier May 22, 2013

Vol 21 No 10May 22, 2013

Relay For Life Friday, May 24Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back!

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a new pricing formula... by Andy Walkerp. 6 - Your Well Beingp. 9 - Local Entertainment p. ? - Relay For Life Schedule p. 10 - Let’s Walk for Dog Guidesp. 12 - Garden Gatep. 13 - Focus on Local Businesses

Plan to participate and/or support the 2013 joint Kensington and Summerside Relay For Life Friday May 24th. Join a team, volunteer to help out, or provide inspiration by taking part in the Survivor Vic-

tory Lap. The new and exciting change for this year is the time. This year Kensington’s Relay will be start-ing at 6pm as it has in the past but will be ending at 12:30 am. This new time frame will give more families a

chance to attend. As in the past there will be all kinds of Entertainment and Fun activities. The Survivor Reception will start at 6pm with the Survivor Lap starting at 7pm.

Registration packages can be picked up at the town hall from Kim Verhulp or you can register on line at www.relayforlife.ca . Don’t forget that you can also register as a survivor or a volunteer on line as well

or you can contact Gail MacDonald at the Canadian Cancer Society 1-888-566-4007 as she would be happy to make sure you get registered or answer any questions you might have.

Home Renovation Section Inside (p. 12 -21)

H O P E

Join the fi ght against cancer by being part of the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay For Life

Kensington and area communities making a difference

photo County Line Courier2012 Kensington Relay For LifeCommunity Gardens Complex

2013 RELAY FOR LIFE SCHEDULE (schedule may change)TIME EVENT LOCATION 6:00 Bunny Trails Exotic Pets Rink Surface Activity Team Human Bingo Rink Surface Activity Face Painting Outside Activity

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May 22, 2013 The County Line Courier ~ your community newspaper

King George Place61 Broadway Street Kensington, Prince Edward IslandPublished twice monthly by MJS Marketing and Promo-tions. The contents of this newspaper are protected by copyright. To make use of any of the material, you must first obtain permission from the publisher.

Publisher: Michael J. SmithEditor: Isabel SmithFeature Article(s): Andy WalkerMailing address: PO Box 601, Kensington, PE, C0B 1M0Tel: 902 836-3196 Fax: 902 836-4889E-mail: [email protected]

Next edition June 5 (deadline for submissions for this issue is May 29)

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A Better Way Has To Be Foundby Andy Walker

Editor, Island Farmer / Freelance journalistPresident, Canadian Association of Journalist, PEIVice president, Atlantic Farm Writers AssociationAs lobster fishermen

began to head back onto the water following a Maritime-wide tie-up in the days leading up to Mother’s Day, one thing is abundantly clear – it is long past time the indus-try developed a new pric-ing formula.

When it comes to how fishermen go about their jobs, the industry has been as cutting edge as any other in keeping up with technology. Today’s boats have a vast array of electronic equipment that would have been be-yond the imagination of fishermen in the ports surrounding Kensington when it was incorpo-rated as a town almost a century ago.

However, the fisher-men from the past would be very familiar with how their modern coun-terparts are paid. That is because it is essentially the same system they op-erated under, namely, the buyer sets the price uni-laterally and it is essen-tially a take it or leave it proposition. For the first few weeks of the season, it doesn’t even fall into that category because the fish-ermen have no clue what they will be receiving.

Certainly, nobody else conducts business in that fashion. Try going into a store and telling them you will tell them you will be back in two weeks to tell them what you will pay for it. It is a virtual certainty you would find yourself on the wrong side of the law.

Each year usually be-gins with an optimistic projection from the PEI Fishermen’s Association regarding prices, regard-ing what is happening in other areas. Unfor-tunately that optimism very rarely plays out. The

processors maintain they are not striking it rich ei-ther, saying the fact that the majority of the Island catch is “cancer” that are usually destined for pro-cessing means the situ-ation is vastly different from the other Maritime Provinces or Maine.

There is no question the situation is complex and the government may improve the level of understanding and communication on both sides with its decision to appoint former auditor general Colin Younker to study the issue. During his time as the province’s government watchdog, Younker developed a rep-utation as a no-nonsense, straight-shooter able to boil down complex ideas. He will need that skill in his new job.

Understanding the current system should be viewed as the first step to changing it. During the tie-up, both the fisher-men and the processors seemed willing to discuss the idea of negotiating a minimum price before the start of the season. Such a system is already in place in Newfound-land, where fishermen are already getting the $5 per pound Island fisher-men are seeking.

The process would be similar to one potato pro-cessing growers now use with Cavendish farms and McCain. The Fish-ermen’s Association is hoping the province will help bring in the legis-lative framework that would allow for such a system.

There also needs to be a more widespread sys-tem of lobster holding facilities so fishermen can feed their catch to the market throughout the year rather than

all at once during fish-ing season. That would help even out the highs and lows in supply and anybody who has taken even a basic high school economics course knows the higher the supply, the lower the price.

Getting back to po-tatoes again, there is no question producers would receive a drasti-cally lower price if they were all shipped when harvested. Modern tech-nology allows for quality storage and a controlled supply.

Certainly, individual fishermen could not af-ford holding tanks but perhaps both levels of government and indus-try could work together to install holding tanks at major ports through-out the province. That could also lead to more year-round jobs in the processing sector.

The lobster fishery and the processing in-dustry contribute mil-lions to the Island econ-omy. Right now, the lure of high paying, full-time jobs in western Canada means many fishermen may think about taking a pass on coming home

to fish next year if things don’t improve.

Like agriculture, fish-ing is a way of life in ad-dition to being a way to earn a living. The prov-ince would lose $250 mil-lion (including spin-off impacts) if the fishery disappeared. As for jobs, there are 1,200 people directly involved in the fishery, with hundreds more in the processing sector.

I don’t see anything on the horizon that would replace that value, mean-ing PEI would be even more of a “have not” province than it is now. The fishery is almost en-tirely centered in rural areas and is vital to keep-ing rural PEI.

In a small province like this, we don’t have the luxury of sitting back and taking a hands off approach if a problem doesn’t impact us direct-ly. If rural areas are not doing well, it doesn’t take very long for the impacts to be felt in towns and the two cities. We all have a vested interest in help-ing the lobster industry return to profitability and making sure it stays there.

photo County Line Courier

May 22, 2013The County Line Courier ~ your community newspaper

The Annual General Meeting of the Kensing-ton North Watersheds Association was held on Wednesday May 8 at the St. Thomas Church Hall in Spring Brook. The business part of the meeting went quickly, with various reports, the election of directors, etc,, all being accepted by the members pres-ent as in order. Notable business included the progress on the Flag-ship Project, cleaning up the broken dam and poor fish passage where

Water Use and Nitrates Highlighted at the Kensington North Watersheds Association AGM

the Spring Valley Brook meets the head of tide in Burlington. To date, $5500 of the estimated $8000 required for stage one of the project has been raised. There was also discussion on the creation of a Water Con-servation Strategy for Kensington North.

One recommendation that came from our Ni-trate Stakeholders Plan to reduce nitrates in groundwater and surface water in the upper reach-es of the Southwest River

was that an agronomist should be hired to assist with nutrient planning issues. Funding for such a position was found, and a very qualified agrono-mist from Warren Grove, Harvey Cairns, has been hired. More news on this issue to come at a later date.

A great little lunch was prepared by St. Thomas Anglican Women, includ-ing crab sandwiches!

Our guest speaker was Bruce Smith of the Winter River - Tracadie Bay Watershed Associa-tion. The group there has seen some of their streams dry up early for the past few years, largely due to the volume of wa-ter that is being extracted from wells in that water-shed for the City of Char-

lottetown. Wells were drilled too close together, and too much water was extracted from too small an area. This resulted in the drying up of streams and destruction of fish and other wildlife habi-tat in some of the upper reaches. Bruce noted that declining health of a community’s streams and wetlands cannot be taken lightly, as wildlife, residents, farming, and other business all need clean water in ample sup-ply to flourish.

These hard learned lessons are points that the citizens and water us-ers of Kensington North need to consider as we prepare a strategy to ensure a clean and suffi-cient supply of water for now and for the future.

L-R: KNWSA President Ches Boutlilier, agronomist Harvey Cairns and guest speaker Bruce Smith.


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Congratulations to Glynn & Connie Paynter who recently celebrated their 50th Anniversary at the Ka-nata Club.

Also, Congratulations to Nick Cousins & Leslie (McCarvill) Cousins on the celebration of their mar-riage on May 18th.

Aaron Gauthier, AdministratorCommunity of Kinkora

CONGRATULATIONS

Kensington PE (May 14, 2013) – The Town of Kensing-ton has brought the Pay it Forward movement to Prince Edward Island, the last province in Canada to join the movement.

Pay it Forward is an initiative that started with a book written by Catherine Ryan Hyde, then a movie starring Kevin Spacey, and now has been adopted in more than 70 countries around the world. The movement encourages a person to do one to three good deeds for others, with-out expecting anything in return, only that that person pays a good deed forward to someone else.

Mayor Gordon Coffi n has proclaimed that May 24, 2013 to May 23, 2014 be the year of “Pay it Forward Kensing-ton”. The proclamation was made at the May 13th Town Council meeting.

“Pay it Forward is a way to get the community in-volved for the entire year leading up to our 2014 anniver-sary year,” says Mayor Coffi n. “Even though the procla-mation is only for a year, we hope it will become a way of life for our residents.”

Kensington has adopted the initiative as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations. The organizing commit-tee is encouraging residents to let them know when they have a good deed done for them, or witness a good deed in action. The committee will track the good deeds, and post them on the website. Their goal is to collect 2,014 good deeds by the May 23, 2014 anniversary. Residents can visit the town website to submit their good deeds.

Town of Kensington Brings Global Initiative to Prince Edward Island

Mayor Gordon Coffi n and Deputy Mayor Rowan Caseley Chairman of the 2014 Committee.

ArtIN THEPaddock2013

Robert Milner and Aubrey Bell are organiz-ing a new arts festival to be held in New London called Art in the Paddock 2013. The event is being held the fi nal weekend in July.

The concept is not un-like those held elsewhere. In this case, however, they are using a paddock and a carriage house.

A call was sent out to the local art community to participate. About a dozen have been accept-ed to be involved.

The artists will set up their work in The Car-riage House and be on site for the entire week-end. They will interact directly with the public.

There is no charge for the public to attend Art

in the Paddock 2013.

In addition, a tent will be set up in the pad-dock where, periodically, throughout the weekend, artists will conduct art demonstrations for any-one who wishes to attend. Again, there will be no charge for those observ-ing the demonstrations.

It is their hope Art in the Paddock can become an annual event in New London.

Artists Lineup...The lineup of artists

continues to grow for the fi rst Art in the Paddock 2013 festival.

This list of confi rmed participants includes Leona Arsenault, Alexis Bulman, Sharon Craig, Ray Doiron, Nan Fer-rier, Lise Genova, Carol

Gordon, Robert Milner, Linda Shaw Packard, and Morag Weatherston.

Art in the Paddock is a juried exhibition and sale to be held on the grounds of Gallery 18 in New Lon-don. The dates are July 26 through the July 28th. For three days, Paint-ers, Sculptors and Pho-tographers will exhibit

and offer their works for sale in person directly to the public. The plan is to make the festival an an-nual event on the island’s north shore.

Art in the Paddock 2013 is a production of

Gallery 18 and The Carriage House, in association with

Robert Milner

new festival of painters, sculptors photographers

Celiac DiseaseCeliac disease is an au-

toimmune disease where the surface of the small intestine that absorbs nutrients from food is damaged by a substance called gluten. As a result, the body has trouble ab-sorbing nutrients from food including the pro-tein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, which are necessary for good health. This can lead to many different symptoms in any system of the body.

Celiac disease is treat-ed with a gluten free diet which contains no gluten protein from wheat, rye or barley.

Gluten SensitivityGluten sensitivity is

a term that is applied interchangeably with intolerance. It describes patients who can get a va-riety of symptoms when they eat gluten and feel better on a gluten-free diet but do not have ce-

May is Celiac Awareness Monthliac disease.

It is best to refer to this condition as “non-celi-ac gluten sensitivity”. There is no mediation by IgE and TTG antibody is not present. The biopsy is normal and there is no damage to the intestine.

Common symptoms: abdominal pain similar to irritable bowel syndrome, fatigue, headaches and paresthesia (tingling of the extremities).


Has anybody ever tak-en some serious thought on their well-being? Let’s define the word well-being: the Webster dictionary tells us it’s a state of being comfort-able, healthy and happy. Now that seems pretty straight forward but now let’s broaden this and ask ourselves how we rate our well-being in mind, body and spirit, an inside job so to speak.

For some time now I have been toying with the idea of writing an article and passing along to you, the readers of this paper, some of what I have picked up in my years of training to be a Therapeutic Touch Therapist in the field of natural wellness or well-being. I’m certainly not claiming to be an expert so what I state in this article is from my own experience and it’s your choice whether it would be of any value to you in your own well-being. So let’s take a journey to-wards well-being.

The first step is for us

to realize we are not only a human being, but also an emotional and spiri-tual being as well, BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT. You will notice two words that will be used often in our journey, they are: Discipline and Balance.

We are a society that puts lots of emphases on our body, dieting, exer-cising, etc. but, not much thought is given to our mind or spirit.

Our image is impor-tant. Balance and dis-cipline are the keys to becoming comfortable, healthy and happy in body, mind and spirit. So I hope you will come on a journey with me over the next few months, to your own state of well-being.

Food for thought: The doorway to a higher level of ourselves always opens inward not outward.

Till we connect again Carol Evans

Registered Therapeutic Touch

Practitioner

by Carol Evans

“Your Well Being”

Members of the Kens-ington Guides and Path-finders spent a beautiful Sunday at the annual Kensington Fishing Der-by, selling their cookies to fundraise for their trip to London England in August 2014. The group expressed thanks to ev-eryone for their gener-osity and support and extended a big thanks to Kensington Police Ser-vice, Chief Louis Suther-land, who organized the event and to Officer Gal-lant and Officer Murphy who did a fantastic job of grilling hotdogs and ensuring that everyone had something delicious to eat!

Officer Mullett (right) told the girls about her time as a member of Girl Guides in New Bruns-wick and was a great op-portunity for the girls to see just how successful they could also be one day.

Girl Guides Cookie Fundraiser For Trip To London England

Girl Guides/Pathfinders Display Fundraising Therometer Members of the Kensington Guides and Pathfinders sold Girl Guide

Cookies at the annual Fishing Derby to help raise money for their trip to London England in August of 2014.

photo County Line Courier

The French River 4-H Club came in second on PEI, winning a cash prize

positive thoughts and messages about agricul-ture.

4-H Island members took it as an opportunity, to not only speak to the important role of agri-culture, but also to show off their communities.

Videos were loaded onto the 4-H Canada Fa-cebook page, and voted on by viewers across the country.

The top Island video came from Grand River East 4-H Club and will go

French River 4-H Shout-Out for Ag VideoTakes 2nd Place

on to compete against the other nine provincial win-ners.

The grand prize winner will be announced at the Canadian 4-H Council An-nual General Meeting on May 29.

The 3rd place video came from the North Riv-

er 4-H Club.

All Island videos may be viewed on the 4-H PEI You-Tube channel available at youtube.com/4hpei.

Overall contest results:•58 videos submitted •54,114 visits •57,243 views •6,209 votes

of $700.00 in the Farm Credit Canada “Shout Out for Ag” Video Competi-

tion.

In their video, set to the musical hit ‘Gangnam Style’, the French River 4-H Club gets funky, and takes viewers on a tour of Kensington, and all the agricultural services it offers... We Got It All 4-H Style agricultural, technol-ogy, membership, health, equipment, regulation, training facilities.

4-H Clubs across Prince Edward Island took the opportunity to partici-pate and create a 30-45 second video expressing

photo submitted

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller

Try to be like the turtle - at ease in your own shell. Bill Copeland

...Quote....


Two army cadets, WO Ashton Cole and WO Ja-cob Brown were recently presented with the pre-tigious Silver-level Duke of Edinburgh Award at a ceremony at Government House in Charlottetown.

Four bronze level Duke

of Edinburgh Awards were also presented to MCpl Carter Moase, WO Justin Arsenault, Sgt Adam MacDonald and Sgt Jaxon Farquharson.

background - The Duke of Edinburgh Award was established in 1956 by Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, to help young people become physically fit, responsible citizens. Participants work at their own speed to complete challenges at bronze, sil-ver and gold levels. Par-ticipants take on chal-lenges in four categories. They must be involved in community outreach, be working on a particular skill, be involed in a phys-ical activity and go on an adventure trip.

Provincial Marksmanship CompetitionThe 1231 team did ex-

tremely well at the Pro-vincial Marksmanship competition held in CFB Gagetown with MCpl Carter Moase placing first overall for the junior competitors and WO Ja-cob Brown placing first overall for the open cat-egory. Both are members

Kensington Army Cadets Receive Prestigious ‘Duke’ Awards

1231 Kensington Army Cadets

Captain Tracy EnmanCommanding Officer

Congratulations to all Kensington Cadets for a job well done from the County Line Courier Community Newspaper and its readers

Duke of Edinburgh Award Bronze LevelLeft to Right: MCpl Carter Moase, WO Justin Arsenault,

Sgt Adam MacDonald and Sgt Jaxon Farquharson.

of the Island Compos-ite team and will be travelling to Ontario for Nationals.

The cadets from 1231 Kensington re-cently took a tour of the Food Bank and spent a couple of months canvassing for food. In photo right the Cadets are seen presenting the food they collected to the Food Bank in May!

photo aboveDuke of Edinburgh Award Silver Level

Left to Right: WO Ashton Cole and

WO Jacob Brown.

The Cadet Experience - FUN - CHALLENGE - FRIENDS

...Quote....“Your work is going

to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satis-fied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.”

Steve Jobs


A project of the Kensington Lions Club

Take an hour, change a life.

Ready... Take your first step, register online at www.purinawalkfordog-guides.com

Set... Thanks to sup-port from our sponsors, your fundraising efforts will truly impact the lives of Canadians with disabil-ities. Each Dog Guide costs approx. $20,000 to raise and train. With a growing numer of people living with disabilities, Dog Guides are needed now more than ever.

Walk... When it is time to participate you will be ready to join thousands of others in walking for Dog Guides. Each step you take will bring someone with a disability closer to greater safety, mobility and inde-pendence!

The Purina Walk for

Participate in the Purina Walk for Dog Guides MAY 26

“Music In Motion” Presents

Special Ceilidhs at SeaView Hall Rte 20

Sat., June 1st7-9:30pm

Doors open 6 PM Refreshments Served 50/50 and Door PrizesUpcoming CeilidhDates: July 6th, Aug 3rd, Sept. 7th and Oct 5th.

Performers Include:Country & Western

Recording Artist Frank Whitty, Fiddler, Keyboard Player, Vocalist and Tra-ditional and Old Time Irish Step-dancer Van-essa Bernard, (& Fam-ily Sheila and Jackie Ber-nard), Erma Campbell, Ivor Price, Judee Patter-son, Don Reeves and Step-dancer Veronica Murray.

If you have any con-cerns call Dave or Judee Patterson (home) 368-8449 or (cell phone) 314-8449.

Dog Guides is a fun, 1hour walk that takes place in more than 250 communites across the country in sup-port of Canadians with dis-abilities. This year, we need you, your family, friends, and colleagues to dedicate 1 hour to walk with us. You can even bring your dog!

Your participation in the walk can help provide one of the six kinds of Dog Guides:

Canine Vision - for people who are blind or visually impaired

Hearing Ear - for people who are deaf or hard of hearing

Special Skills - for people with medical or physical disability

Seizure Response - for

people with epilepsyAutism Assistance - for children with autism spec-trum disorder

Diabetic Alert (NEW) - launching in 2013.

Lions Foundation of Can-ada Dog Guides’ mission is to assist Canadians with a medical or physical disabil-ity by providing them Dog Guides at no cost.

Making Memories Count...

GOSPEL CONCERT at New London

Community Complex

Sunday, June 2 at 7pm

sponsored by: Stanley Bridge

Memorial Centre

Featuring: Step By Step Band and Among Friends Choir,

The Proude Family,Kathy Campbell

and Sister Fussy Pants

For Tickets please call:Joan 963-4066Eliza 886-2591Lola 886-2653

Helen 836-3222

Entertainment

Come and Enjoy Some Down East

CEILIDH

New London Women’s Institute Hall Sat. May 25th, 7:30 pm (Note: Not an open mic.)

50/50 tickets

Light lunch served.

Trudy Corbett-Hughes Herb MacDonald

Ross & Sheila Harrington Bill & Gertie Campbell

Roberta Parkman Orville Curtis Tim Archer

Come out and enjoy

an evening of music.

Proceeds in aid of the hall renovations.

Blueberry

(Plain pancakes also available)Saturday, May 25th

7:30-10:30amat

Stanley Bridge WI Hall

Sausages, Muffins, Homemade Jam and

MOREEveryone Welcome!

Proceeds in support of Stanley Bridge Memorial Society

Kensington Legion

Kitchen Partyand CeilidhMay 25that 7:00PM

Admission applies.Open Mic Ceilidh

50/50 draw Light lunch to be

served. Come and enjoy

local talent. 19 years and over

Reuben’s JamboreeCeilidhs take place

the 3rd Sat. of every month through till

November. Ceilidhs start at 7:30pm

Come and Enjoy A Great Evening

Of Entertainment Open Mic

Also a 50/50 Draw Bring Lunch To Share

Small admissionEveryone Welcome


Have You Seen A Chickadee With a White Tail?I heard recently from

Garden Gate reader Londie Meloche of Kens-ington. She told me that they were away for a month and the feeders in the back yard were empty. Soon after they returned and resumed stocking the feeders, a chickadee with a white tail began to visit their back yard. If any other readers in the area have seen this little bird, we’d like to hear from them.

So what’s the explana-tion behind the chicka-dee with the white tail? Is it a matter of a partial albino or a leucistic bird? I found online an interest-ing spin on this question as it seems that white -tailed chickadees are not altogether rare. Susan M. Smith in a Wild Bird Guide entitled “Black-capped chickadee” puts forth the hypothesis that these white-tailed chickadees lost their tail feathers through an un-fortunate encounter with a predator and when they grew back, they ended up white. I’m not so sure about that one. I find it hard to wrap my mind around an encounter in which the chickadee would lose just its tail

feathers and not its life. Thank you for contact-ing us Londie.

The only unusual chickadee that I have ever seen was one with one leg. One winter this little fellow was a regular visitor to our feeders all winter.

LettersCarolyn Strickland

wrote on May 1st: “I’ve seen the first Blue Heron fly by along the edge of Murray River. I also noticed the first yellow rumped warbler in the back yard under the bird feeder scratching around. Another first today – two tree swallows (no doubt scouts) checking out the bird house. According to my notes from last year, they are right on time. Hopefully the humming-birds will be next. Must get the feeder up soon.”

Thanks, Carolyn. There is a lot of tree

swallow activity in my back yard too. There are as many as five of them at a time flying around. I wonder if they all belong to families that have been here in the past? Your close proximity to wa-ter is a great advantage when it comes to bird watching. I haven’t seen warblers here yet but this week we had goldfinches and purple finches at our platform feeder at the same time. It certainly makes for a colorful mixed flock. Sunflower seed consumption has dropped away off, due largely I expect to the fact that many of the bluejays that were here all winter have moved on.

WoodpeckersIt seems like this is

the Year of the Wood-pecker when it comes to backyard bird watch-ing. Bruce Gillespie of Indian River reports that they had a yellow bellied sapsucker in their birch tree a few days ago. Donna Gorrill reported that the yellow bellied sapsucker that she has been watching would make a hole in the tree, wait till the sap oozed out, and the bird would drink it.

Now for more on the woodpecker story. The following is from a let-ter that I received yester-day from Emery Down-ing of Kilmuir area : “A woodpecker has been hammering away at the metal shield around our chimney for the past three weeks – every morning around 7 AM and several times during the day. It took us several days to de-termine the source of the noise. Typical woodpeck-er sounds but on metal”

Thank you, Emery for writing. I can’t be sure from the photo but I wouldn’t be surprised if you too have had the privilege of an extended visit from a yellow bel-lied sapsucker. And now I’ll share my story with you.

Telegraph OfficeMonday morning of

this week we woke to the sound of something whanging away on met-al. But who? On what? Where? And why? The only thing we know was “when”. I erroneously concluded that is must be a blue jay shelling sun-flower seeds in the eaves trough and went about my business.

When we came down-stairs all the questions

were answered except for “why”. On our deck, less than two feet from the front door, a yel-low - bellied sapsucker was banging away on the lid of the barbeque. He’d bang on it several times then pause, turn his head and listen.......... Over and over again this was repeated on Monday and Tuesday. I felt as if I was beside an avian tele-graph office and one mes-sage that was being sent on a regular basis was likely “Steer clear!! I’m here!!”

The website www.a l l a b o u t b i r d s . o r g <http://www.allabout-birds.org/> tells us that the yellow bellied sap-sucker relies on sap as a primary source of food. In early spring, they drill holes to collect sap on its way up to the tree branch-es. Then once the trees leaf out, the sap wells are a different depth to collect sap that is on its way from the leaves to the roots. To keep the sap flowing they have to maintain these wells.

Gardening tidbitDo you have trouble

keeping those fiber hang-ing baskets from drying out on you? A friend told me that you can line the basket with a disposable

The International Children’s Memorial Place

11th Annual Fundraising

Concert is taking place on

Sunday, May26th, 7pmat Centre Belle Alliance

Ecole - sur - Mer 5 Avenue Maris Stella

(Just off South Drive in St. Eleanors)

Performances by:•Max Keenlyside

•The Buchanan Family •Nathan Condon and

Larry Campbell •The Saunders Sisters

Emcee Don MacPherson

Tickets available

Contacts Ron Barrett at Century 21,

629 Water Street East, Summerside

or Heather Carver at

954-0197

Check our websitewww.icmplace.com

<http://www.icmplace.com/>

diaper, absorbent side next to the soil and you won’t have to water them nearly as frequently.

Gardening Comments or questions? Drop me a line at 471 New Glasgow Road, Ebenezer, PE, C1e 0S8 or [email protected].


Choose Fresh / Choose Local There’s nothing quite like enjoying a Saturday morning at the Summerside Farmers’ Market- fresh coffee, treats, home cooked

dishes, some toe-tapping fiddle music and fresh local produce, bake goods and unique wares from Island artisans and crafters. Dedicated growers, bakers and artisans from our area communities select and bring their wares to the market for you to enjoy.

A SOCK KNITTING MACHINE?Crafter Shirley-Anne Vokey of Shirley-Anne’s Sox, gives

a fun demonstration at the Farmers’ Market of a LEGARE Sock Machine.

The LEGARE (no loger in production) is an antique sock knitting machine used by women in the early 1900’s to make socks for the men in the war.

Island FiddlerJason

Campbell

Come discover the benefits of what A Farmers’ Market has to offer. You won’t be dissapointed.

Special Mother’s Day

PresentMeet Daisy, a beautiful little

Drum Horse filly born on Moth-er’s day to Dam Stella. Daisy has a half brother, Duke, who was born a month ago to Dam Hearts and Horse Little Gem. Owners Mike and Julie Taylor are thrilled to have two new Island born Drum Horses.

Drum Horses are actually named after a “job” performed by the horse as an important mem-ber of the Queen of England’s Band of the Life Guards.

As we have no Queen’s proces-sions, Drum Horses are being redefined in America for use in various ridden and driven dis-ciplines. They combine the size and stature of the Shire and Clydesdale with the color and hair of the Gypsy Horse to create an animal that possesses the best traits of each breed.

Dam Stella with new arrival

Daisy.

photos County Line Courier

Shirley-Anne continues to make beautiful handcrafted socks, and socks for diabetics with loose leg and no rib-bing in soft washable undyed Merino wool, or the finest of baby yarn.

photo leftShirley-Anne and her daughter Lacey demonstrate the unique antique sock knitting machine and showcase their

knitted wares at the market. The market is a great place for family and friends to

socialize and to support our local producers.


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everybody wins

Home improvments are a great way to pro-tect and add to one of your largest investments - your home.

...flooring windows siding roofing decks landscaping bathroom remodelingpainting lighting kitchen remodelinginsulation heating... are just a few projects

that are popular.

With home improve-ments, homeowners are often faced with the di-lemma of choosing be-tween doing the job them-selves or hiring someone to do it for them.

Getting these jobs done, whether one does it themselves or, opting to hire a qualified profes-sional is a very important decision.

Do You Have The Time If you’re short on time,

hiring someone else to do the work makes the most sense. If you work long hours or have children at home (or both), it’s nearly impossible to find enough time to take on a major project. With chil-dren, it’s probably hard enough to find time to do simple household chores like mow the lawn. When time is of the essence, you’re probably better off hiring someone to do your work.

Quality of Work When you hire some-

one, there’s probably a better chance they’ll do it right the first time than if you were to take it on yourself. Remember, there’s a reason some people are paid to take on these types of projects. If getting the job done quickly and correctly is important to you, hiring a professional might be your best bet.

The Importance Of Warranties Many contractors of-

fer a warranty for a cer-tain period of time after completing the project. If there are any problems with what you paid for, they’ll come back and fix the problem at no addi-tional cost. If you decide to do the project yourself, you’ll automatically have to pay for any mistakes you make. If you really mess up, you may have to pay someone to fix all that you did wrong. De-pending on how big the project is, you may have saved money had you just hired someone from the very beginning.

Doing The Job YourselfOne of the biggest

reasons people take on projects themselves is to save money. If you have a tight budget, you may want to consider doing the work yourself. If you have any type of knowl-edge when it comes to the project, doing it your-self could save you a ton. However, be realistic, if you’re trying to put in a new kitchen sink and have no working knowl-edge of plumbing, then

you probably shouldn’t take on such a project.

Some homeowners genuinely enjoy that feel-ing of completing a proj-ect on their own. If that is the case, then working from start to finish may be for you. If you have enough patience and time to put toward a home im-provement project, the feeling of accomplish-

ment you get when it’s completed is unmatched.

If the project isn’t something that needs to get done in the immedi-ate future, you may want to learn a new craft. While some people may not have time to read a “Do It Yourself ” book, someone that has time may take on a new project to learn a different skill. The more home improve-ment skills you pick up, the better off you’ll be in the long run.

As you can see, choos-ing between doing a proj-ect yourself or paying someone else to do it can be a difficult decision. If you’re interested in sav-ing money, you may be better off doing it your-

self. If you’re looking to save time, paying some-one else to do it may bet-ter fit your needs. If you decide to hire out, ask for references to make sure you’ll get quality work.

Realizing that hiring a professional tradesman to complete some spe-cific jobs is sometimes the smart thing to do. Check local advertise-ments for local business services and get personal references. Some key components when hir-ing are: communication, workmanship and clean-liness.

Remodeling a kitchen can be a large job- floors, lighting, cabinets, counters and appliances or, a simple

makeover with new cabinets doors, paint and new cabinet hardware.

Home Renovation Sectionprotect and add to your investment


Permits

It may be tempting to immediately start tear-ing down or building up, however, homeown-ers need to be informed, and to be sure that they are legally protected with the required build-ing permits. Renovation work must comply with the building require-ments for health, safety and structural sound-ness with your munici-pality zoning, codes and by-laws. Your home is an important investment. Renovation projects that comply with your munic-ipal building codes helps protect the value of your investment.

Homeowners may be aware that big jobs (e.g. structural changes to a home) need building per-mits, but smaller jobs (such as finishing base-ments, adding new win-dow and door openings, updating plumbing or electrical equipment, or even adding a wood burn-ing stove) may require permits as well.

A renovation can turn into a nightmare if you

do not acquire the proper permits.

When renovations oc-cur to an older home, it is not unusual to find un-foreseen problems that will need to be addressed during the course of the renovation. The older the home, the greater the likelihood that problems may arise. For this reason alone, it’s important to have qualified profession-als do the work and ensure a successful outcome.

Working without re-quired permits may also affect your insurance or an insurance claim aris-ing from the renovation. Property insurers may not cover work or damag-es caused by work done without proper permits and inspections.

When property is sold, owners are required to disclose any improve-ments or repairs made and if permits and in-spections were obtained. If you decide to sell a home that has had mod-ifications without a per-mit, you may be required to tear down the addition,

Importance Of Obtaining The Required Building Permitsleave it unoccupied or do costly repairs.

Bottom line - before be-

ginning any renovation work check to see what permits are required and

also check with your in-surance company to en-sure that you have con-

tinuous and adequate coverage, both during and after the renovation.


Pavers for walkways or patios can complement your home’s appeal. Pav-ers come in many differ-ent colors and shapes al-lowing for unique color schemes and patterns to be achieved.

Using pavers for walk-

ways and patios adds a flow and consistency to compliment the design of your home.

A walkway or patio made with pavers can enhance the ambiance of your yard and home and add tons of curb appeal.

For homeowners who want to enjoy their eve-nings or early mornings outdoors with their fami-ly and friends, there is no better way to do this than with a deck.

Deck building can be a DIY project by homeown-

ers who have some handy skills or, if you choose, can be done by a quali-fied carpenter.

Outdoor deck ideas can incorporate different deck levels, railings, benches, planters, pergola and eat-ing/lounging areas.

Outdoor furniture comes in an abundance of styles and materials that are beautiful, com-fortable, weatherproof and, should invite you outside.

The goal for outdoor furniture is to make it comfortable and relax-

ing. A place to sit down and chat with family and friends.

Add to the mix some beautiful and colorful planters, an arbor or a trellis, some candles or an outdoor fireplace and voila - a relaxing and comfortable living space.

outdoor living spaces


Color trends for 2013 - neutrals with bold pops of color.

Neutrals, like soft greys, muted pinks and taupe, are popular paletts to freshen up rooms, while splashing a hit of colour in an unexpected place, such as a ceiling, inside a bookshelf or on a few cup-boards adds the pop.

Color trends are great to stir ones creativity but, in the end, there is no right answer when it comes to the palette you choose for your home.

Professionals advise home owners to enjoy the trends, but choose colors that they love and that suit the architecture of their home, and the personality and habits of their family. You have to

like what you see every day when you wake up, and every evening when you come home.

To update and dramati-cally change the look and tone of the rooms in your home, for a reasonable cost, interior painting is the answer. When the walls of a room are paint-ed, the look of the entire space is transformed into what feels like a totally different place.

Check out your lo-cal building centres for paint, brushes, tools and helpful information. The task of transforming a room with a coat of paint can be undertaken with a minimum of fuss and confusion so long as the appropriate preparations are done. Protect every-thing in the vicinity that

you wish to keep paint-free: carpet, furniture, electronics, trim, and so forth. Shield larger ob-jects with dropcloths and plastic sheets, remove objects if you can and mask trim and fixtures with tape.

The surface to be paint-ed will require prep, as well, to require the flaw-less application of paint. Holes and cracks will require repair; other sur-face damage or previous application of paint (par-ticularly if the job was poorly done) will need attention, or those flaws will remain apparent even after the new paint job is completed.

With proper attention and care, repainting a room can be a great DIY project. If you want a

professional and expert paint job, you may wish to engage the services of a professional painter.

paint


Not taking care of home repairs quickly, let-ting things slide, could cost you a lot more. Take care of those DIY projects or hire a professional to get repairs and mainte-nance done as quickly as possible.

Home repairs and maintenance tips.

Clean gutters. Make sure downspouts

direct water at least 6 feet from the founda-tion. Check the end of all

your drains. Sometimes they simply clog up and the water can’t drain fast enough or become backed up on the down-spouts which could cause a major leak.

If the downspouts on your home are old, what-ever the material they are made of (galvanized steel, plastic, aluminum), they should be inspected and replaced, if needed.

Basic maintenance re-quires that you clean the gutters and downspouts

twice yearly, removing excessive debris and making sure rust is not accumulating and weak-ening them. However, even with maintenance, replacement is some-times necessary due to wear and tear, rust and weather damage.

If you notice that your downspouts are leak-ing every time it rains, rust may have built up to the point where holes in the downspouts have ap-peared. This means they need to be replaced in or-der to maintain their ef-fectiveness. As a rule, if you can see rust on the outside of the downspout when looking at it from the ground, they probably could stand replacing.

Filters: Replace the filter in

the forced-air system, furnances and air condi-tioners. Remove mineral deposits from faucet aer-ators and shower heads by soaking parts in white vinegar and scrubbing with an old toothbrush.

Furnaces should also be checked and cleaned yearly by a qualified pro-fessional to keep it run-ning efficiently and at peak performance.

Caulking: Re-caulk windows from outside, replace weather strip-ping and threshold.

Repaint: Repaint your wood windows if the paint is peeling off or you see cracks.

Some home repair items can be done by yourself but if you don’t feel comfortable doing it yourself hire a local professional who knows how to do it correctly. Renovations can greatly improve and increase a home’s value whether it’s a DIY project or one for which you hire a profes-sional. We are fortunate in our area to have many qualified professionals and services.

Kitchen: Every home improvement project should strike a balance between a smart invest-

ment decision and im-proving your quality of life. The room that best de-livers that win-win situa-tion is the kitchen. Long heralded as the heart of the home, a kitchen isn’t just a place to cook or eat -- it’s a gathering spot for family and friends, so a smart layout and general appeal are important. New countertops, stoves, high-end appliances and even wine coolers are becoming the “it” items these days, but remem-ber that styles change, so consider finishes that will have lasting appeal.

Bathroom: Updating tiles and fixtures are in-expensive ways to add in-terest to one of the home’s most high-traffic areas. But if it’s a major renova-tion, consider new style tubs and walk-in showers. In addition, homeowners want a bathroom on the main floor, so investing in a stylish two-piece is a smart choice.

Flooring: Updating

flooring can add a big punch to the overall look of a home. For example, worn carpeting can give the impression that the whole house is tired. In-stalling new flooring: carpeting, hardwood, laminate, vinyl, ceramic can rejuninate the look of a home. Hard surfaces are very popular nowa-days, and accommodate all tastes.

Windows: You don’t want to neglect major maintenance, such as windows. Windows are something people notice right away. They’re also a great long-term invest-ment because new win-dows can help reduce en-ergy costs.

Curb appeal: Out-door endeavours, such as replacing siding, eaves-troughing, windows, doors, fencing, decks/pa-tion, landscaping, side-walks also deliver top ap-peal and value.

home maintenance


Your front door is where you welcome peo-ple to your home, and it sets the tone for your en-tire house.

Replacing your front door can increase energy efficiency, your home’s appeal and, can add a bit of security. Adding a screen door can also cre-ate more interest at the front entry.

Renewing the FinishMaybe your wood

front door just needs a new paint job or just needs to be restained and varnished. Painting your front door is a great place to express a little personality.

Kick PlateWhether stainless

steel or brass, this fin-ished piece of metal of-fers protection against scuff marks and really dresses up a door. Apply a clear finish for protec-tion against tarnishing and corrosion.

Lockset UpgradeToday’s locksets offer

a wide range of hand-some aesthetic choices. The term lockset refers to a door handle and lock, which can be com-bined in a number of ways: a handle with a keyed lock, a door han-dle and lock with a sepa-rate deadbolt, and a han-dle and deadbolt that are connected visually and mechanically. Door han-dle styles include a “D” handle, a round handle

that you grasp, and a le-ver handle. Pick a lock that offers the degree of security you need and a look that will make the best statement on your front door- satin nickel, hand-rubbed pewter, and hand-rubbed bronze-as well as bright brass.

New Light FixtureMaybe it’s time to re-

place your old front door light fixtures. New light fixtures can really make an impact. Consider matching the finish to your lockset, choose an appropriate size that’s in scale with the other ele-ments around your front door and one that cre-ates a well-lit area with-out creating an annoying beacon for the neighbor-hood.

Upgrade Your Doorbell ButtonAgain, when choos-

ing a doorbell be sure to match the style of your home and the fin-ish of the other hard-

ware elements on your door. Installation is very straightforward and ei-ther involves low-volt-age wiring or none at all.What about choosing a door knocker. A door knocker can definitely add character to a door. Most are die cast and brass plated in tradition-al styling with a finish that will keep them from tarnishing, but there are some very attractive, sol-id-brass, hand cast ver-sions that carry out na-ture themes.

Mail BoxesA mail box has a tra-

ditional appeal and can be a convenient way for people to leave things for you when you’re not

home. There are a host of styles to choose from.

House NumbersThis is another way to

add character and serve a practical purpose. House numbers come in a variety of materials, styles and price range.Plaques with numbers

are also available. These frame the numbers and can be attached in nu-merous locations.

front entryway


Add Planters, Flower Beds, Trees, Shrubs, Trellis and Yard Art

Adding planters, flow-er beds, trees and shrubs can go a long way toward creating a well loved yard. They add colour to a porch or patio, they’re eye-catching and improve your surroundings.

Enjoy the benefits and affordability that adding

shrubs, flowers, and trees can do for your yard. Hav-ing a well kept yard can make your home more appealing, and can make it more enjoyable for the family to spend time out-side. There are many lo-cal area businesses that can provide you with in-formation and products.

There is a landscaping plan for any budget and

for any size yard. Profes-sional landscapers are able to draw up a design and give free estimates to help you find your ide-al landscaping vision. When it comes to having individuality for your property, adding a row of shrubs, flowers, or planting a tree can be the perfect decision. Plant life can make a neigh-borhood feel homey and change the entire look of the area.

Add mulchAdding a good quality

mulch can go a long way to freshening up flower-beds even in early spring when plants are small or non-existent.

Spruce Up Your drivewayAdd a sealer to refresh

a tired driveway. This is an inexpensive makeover that can be accomplished in a short time.

New AccessoriesImproving your back-

yard is a popular project for home owners. Many stores carry plenty of outdoor furniture, out-doors lights, heaters, wa-ter features, trellis, etc. to create a great out-of-doors living space.

Your back yard or pa-tio is really a terrific place for you to entertain guests. You can incorpo-rate outdoor furniture, sculptures, fire pits, a

bbq grill, outdoor lights, heaters; trees and water features. The list that is obtainable for your own backyard and back gar-den decoration is end-less.

A wood or metal trel-lis can be used to divide your area into zones. You may want a food prepara-tion area, entertaining section and comfortable space.

You could possibly make a feature in your garden or deck by hav-ing a statue or sculpture. Outdoor statues can be found in numerous var-ied styles from lifelike animals to fantasy crea-tures. Outdoor garden statues are made in vari-ous materials from nat-ural stone, composite stone, and metal to plas-tic resin.

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and en-dure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easi-er because you lived. This is to have succeeded.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

...Quote....

Landscaping


possible roofing options:

ShinglesShingles are one choice for a clean affordable look.

There are different types, brands, colors and quality options to choose from.

New RoofIs it time for a roof re-

placement? Depending upon the initial roofing for the house, the maintenance dur-ing the life of the roof and the external weather condi-tions, the roof requires re-pairs as well as replacement. There are certain telltale signs which indicate that a roof requires replacement. They are as follows:

· Age of the roof. The normal life of a roof is approximately 15 years depending upon the maintenance of the roof. After this time, there are regular cases of leaks and torn flashings re-ported in any roof.

· Missing or torn shin-gles. If the number of missing tiles and shin-gles in a house is huge, then its best to replace the roof, rather than go-ing in for a repair.

•Condition of interior walls touching the roof. The condition of the walls touching the roof is a clear indication of the time re-quired for the roof to be replaced. In case there is loss of paint, or moisture marks on the walls indi-cating the seepage of wa-ter, then it’s time.

•Extreme weather con-ditions have exposed a

part of the house from the top and a situation has developed where a minor patch will not help calls for a roof replace-ment. The major cause of accelerated roof de-terioration is its expo-sure to repeated and pro-longed snow, hail, rains, and direct sunlight. In places where any one or a combination of these is found, the life of a roof can be short.

There are a few other reasons which could lead to a situation where the roof has to be replaced- faulty design in the be-ginning, improper ma-terial being used while constructing the roof, and other external factors.

The decision to replace a roof involves careful thought and selection amongst a multitude of factors- budget, time at hand, requirement of alternative living space, weather conditions etc. Delaying the decision to repair/replace your roof might hurt the oth-er parts of your home, besides incurring more loss. Get quotes and take advice from an experi-enced roofer. All these steps will go a long way in making sure that the

roof over your head is a good one and lasts you a long time.

A new roof is a home improvement that can last for years. It can re-duce heat loss from your home in winter, keep your house cooler in the sum-mer, and dramatically im-prove the beauty of your house. With a variety of roofing products available (asphalt, steel, wooden shakes, etc.), and colors to choose from, a new roof can add a surprising per-sonal touch to your home’s color scheme.

The best time to install a new roof is before it leaks preventing poten-tially expensive water damage. Also, install-ing new soffit and fascia on your home can com-pletely change the look of a home. Old trim that is peeling, splintering and cracking, gives your home a worn look and can lead to leaks.

Metal RoofingSteel roofing is a popular residential metal

roofing that is durable, fire retardant and low mateniance.

Wood ShakesWood shakes offer a natural look,

helps to insulate the attic of homes, and allow the house to breathe

Concrete TileConcrete tiles are being

manufactured from a va-riety of durable fiber-rein-forced cement products to resemble shingles, simu-lated wood shakes, lighter-weight tiles and concrete panels.

roofing


Our Community ChurchesEvents

Calendar

KensingtonNew London

Presbyterian ChurchRev Alan Stewart

Kensington United Church of Canada

Rev. Robert McCarthy

Where: Mt. Zion Masonic Lodge

Victoria StreetKensington

Every Sunday Evening at 6:30pm

Pastor Gene CarsonRR1 Kensington, PEI, C0B 1M0Tel: (902) 836-5220CSSM Ministries

Kensington Community ChurchPastor Gene Carson

•Worship Meeting: Sunday 11:00 a.m.

•Adult Study and Discussion Group Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Kensington Nazarene Community Church

47 Victoria St., Kensington

Pastor Ray Hinchey

Anglican Parish of New London

Rev. Margie Fagan

Margate Pastoral ChargeRev. Anne Dalziel Singer

Princetown United ChurchSouthwest River United Church

new church office: 58 Victoria St. East

“All are welcome, all are welcome in this place.”

Lauretta Balderstonfree-lance writer

“Then He took his staff in his hand; and he chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook.”

1 Samauel 17:40a (NKJV)“For with God nothing will be impossible.”

Luke 1:37 (NKJV)

Impossible

St. Mary’s Holy Family Roman Catholic Parish

Kensington Father John Molina

Masses:Saturday: 7:00pm Sunday: 9:00amSt James Church (Summerfield)Sunday at 10:30amClinton View Lodge:Every first Friday.Prayer Service At Clinton View Lodge

every second Wed. at 1pm.

Fellowship: Last Sunday of the

month following Mass in the parish centre.

Meetings:Knights of Columbus:

Second Monday of the month at 8pm.

Catholic Women’s League: Second Tuesday of the month at 7pm.

Spiritual Meditation: Each Monday evening 6:00 to 7:00pm

All are WELCOME.

David was a shepherd boy with a man-size prob-lem to tackle. He was too small to wear the heavy armor of the soldiers but he knew he didn’t really need all that extra weight weighing him down. He had to end the tyranny of Goliath, the giant, who was wearing down the strength and faith of God’s people who were afraid to face the giant. So this trained for combat group of people needed someone who was braver, stronger and capable of achieving the impossi-ble! They wanted to find an opponent of equal or greater size that Goliath. They were amazed at the appearance of David, a mere shepherd boy with no trained skills in army combat, stepping forward to face their fearsome en-emy. The soldiers were scared out of their wits. Surely the giant would mock them and then kill them!

Did David face that gi-ant alone? No! God was with him and David knew that with God by his side nothing was impossible. David chose five smooth stones, worn to the right size, shape and unifor-mity, so his aim would be accurate and the task would be accomplished. The rest of the story is remarkable history!

We used to skip rocks across the pond after school. Of course there was always the competi-tion of who could skip the rock the farthest and get the most skips on the surface of the water be-fore the rock sank. First we gathered our rocks and placed them by our feet. Then we took turns, one by one, carefully focused on which rock was the winner of that round. The best and fast-est rocks were always the small, smooth, round rocks shaped by the water and sand till they were worn down to be just the right “skipping rock”. With great precision and form, the rocks would be thrown just close enough to the water’s surface so the rock would skip as many times as pos-sible, just skimming the water’s surface but not sinking. The rock would fly over the surface of the pond, up, down, up,

down, then with one last valiant jump, the rock surrendered to the wa-ter and sank. The yelling and screaming on the bank, “Did you see that? That was my rock! I won! I won!”, drowned out the sound of the rock, or stone, sinking out of sight. Sometimes the big-ger kids would be better. Sometimes the smaller kids would be the best. We were only kids with smooth, small, shaped stones trying to win a rock skipping contest.

“For with God nothing will be impossible.” Luke 1: 37 (NKJV)

There are days when we try to be all things to all people and, like David wearing the heavy armor, we get weighed down. Our fear of failing makes us want to run and hide, like the defeated soldiers wanted to run from Goli-ath. Our tasks are too big for us to think about and a solution seems impos-sible. David would have felt defeated too, had he looked at the problem, (Goliath), from his own point of view. Instead Da-vid put himself in God’s hands and let God use him to settle Goliath once and for all. “For with God nothing will be impos-sible.” Luke 1:37 (NKJV)

We don’t have to be all things to all people. We don’t have to have all the answers to all the prob-lems. We don’t have to face our battles alone; we have all the help we need just a prayer away. God specializes in the impos-sible. He will let each one of us conquer our strug-gles one by one, like the rocks we skipped over the water.

Our journey of faith gets better and we get stronger one skipped rock, (or one problem solved), at a time- be-cause God does the im-possible for us, through us and with us!

Let’s claim this prom-ise this week and let God really shape into the win-ners He knows we can be: “He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increas-es strength.” Isaiah 40:29 (NKJV) “For with God nothing will be impos-sible.” Luke 1:37 (NKJV)

May 26 10:30 - Service of Wor-

ship led by Carol Mayne June 210:30 – Service of Wor-

ship For updated informa-

tion and to view all our programs,check out our website at:

www.kensingtonunit-ed.ca <http://www.kens-ingtonunited.ca>

May 26:11 am - Parish service

at St. Stephen’sJune 2, 9, 16:9 am - St. Elizabeth’s &

St. Thomas’11 am - St. Mark’s & St.

Stephen’sJune 23:9 am - St. Elizabeth’s &

St. Stephen’s11 am - St. Mark’s &

St. Thomas’ (Flower ser-vice)

June 30:~~ Parish service at

St. Elizabeth’s May 26 - Teresa Doyle

in Concert at St. Eliza-beth’s, 7 pm

June 2 Recital 7 pm Recital presentation of music at St. Mark’s featuring Gwendy Har-rington, trumpet, and Heather Coulson, piano.

Vacation Bible School registration forms are now available.

May 26th 11am - Kensington

Worship & Sunday School Closing

9:30am - New Lon-don Worship & Sunday School Closing

June 02 9:30am - Kensington11am - New London

Worship & Sunday School:9:30 am - Princetown11am - Southwest River

May 21 7:30 pm - Southwest

River UCW meeting

June 2 7 pm - At Southwest

River - Service of Rec-ognition for high school grads from our Pastoral Charge

June 6 6 pm - Southwest River

BBQ Chicken Dinner & Dream Auction at Stan-ley Bridge Resort.

Tickets available.

For more information please call: 902-836-4823 or

email: [email protected]

Hall Rentals•Centrally located at 17 School St.

•Affordable, and comfortablewheelchair accessible facilities

•Ideal for small or large meetings and social events

•Breakout rooms available

Hall RentalsDo you have a special event, meeting or

gathering coming up?Why not rent the Murray Centre or

Amy MacKay Parlour.

Making Memories Count...

Gospel Concert featuringStep By Step Band and Among Friends ChoirThe Proude FamilyKathy Campbell and Sister Fussy Pants

at New London Community ComplexSunday, June 2, 2013 at 7pm

sponsored by: Stanley Bridge Memorial CentreFor tickets please call: Joan 963-4066Eliza 886-2591Lola 886-2653Helen 836-3222

WHAT is Huntington disease?

Huntington disease (HD) is an inherited brain disorder. About one in every 7,000 Cana-dians has HD, but one in every 1,000 are touched by HD whether at-risk, as a caregiver, family mem-ber or friend.

WHO Does HD Affect? Huntington disease is a

genetic disorder. The HD gene is dominant, which means that each child of a parent with HD has a 50% chance of inheriting the disease and is said to be “at-risk”. Males and fe-males have the same risk of inheriting the disease and HD occurs in all rac-es. Primarily, HD affects adults. Symptoms usu-ally appear between the ages of 30 and 45, but the disease can first appear in children as young as 5, or in adults in their 70s.

The disease leads to complete incapacitation and, eventually, death (generally due to other health complications).

JUVENILE HDThere is also a juvenile

form of Huntington dis-ease. It can occur in indi-viduals as young as five years of age. When HD appears in someone under the age of 20 years, the ill-ness is recognized as “juve-nile Huntington disease”. Juvenile HD is character-ized by a movement disor-der which differs from that of affected adults.

Like its adult counter-part, juvenile HD remains incurable, and there are no treatments which can stop or slow the course of the disease. Dramatic advances in research have given rise to tremendous optimism that new forms of therapy will soon be in sight.

May - Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month


6-7 Survivor Reception Rink Surface

6:30-7:15 Opening Ceremonies Main Stage Survivor Lap -Piper (Dean MacDonald) -Train (John Davison)

7:30-8:30 Johnny Oliver/Dakota Oliver Entertainment 7:30-9 Cooking Demonstrations Bev Campbell -Gluten Free Session (Bake My Day) -Cupcake Decorating -Making Chocolates8:45-9:30 Mike Smith/Chris Smith Entertainment Trevor Arsenault/Chris Howard Minute to Win It Indoor stage

9:30 Luminary Ceremony Main Stage

10:15-10:40 Taylor Sonier Main Stage Entertainment10:45-11 Zumba Main Stage Entertainment 10:45-12 Chocolate Bar Trivia Indoor stage 11-11:35 Intruder Main Stage Entertainment11:35-12 Ricky Gallant Main Stage Entertainment 11:50 West Jet Announcement Main Stage 12-12:15 Fight Back Ceremony Main Stage 12:30 Closing Ceremonies Main Stage

2013 RELAY FOR LIFE SCHEDULE (schedule may change)TIME EVENT

Coming Together to Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back QEES Battling For Buddies Relay For Life Breakfast

Members of the Queen Elizabeth Elementary School Battling for Bud-dies Relay For Life team held their 5th annual Relay for Life Breakfast fundraiser at Carr’s Oyster Bar, Stanley Bridge on Saturday, May 11.

Needless to say that The Battling for Buddies team showed that they were once again very motivated to raise money for cancer research.

It’s also easy to see that this team is blessed with dedicated volunteers who are willing to give of their time to pitch in to help sell tickets, cook, serve, entertain... whatever it takes.

Relay For Life is a community effort and The Battling for Buddies Breakfast definitely shows team work, team spirit and enthusiasm. Your team’s effort to raise money for cancer research and programs makes a difference!

Congratulations from the County Line Courier Community Newspa-per and its readers for another successful fundraiser.

Barb MacInnis serves up breakfast

with a smile

A beautiful rendition of O Danny Boy by

Jason Campbell and Garth MacKay

Facepainting at Battling For Buddies BreakfastAlyson Scott and

Lauren Johnstone.

L-R: Battling for Buddies Kim Noonan, Christine Gallant and Anne Marie Murphy.

Sinclair family Supporting Battling For Buddies

Breakfast

Standing room only. Early risers get the best seats.

All Smiles

Dedicated vol-unteers cook up breakfast

photos County Line Courier

Kensington Relay For Life cont’d from p. 1

County Line Courier May 22, 2013

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Transcript of County Line Courier May 22, 2013