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Friday, April 13, 2012 Vol. 12 No. 15

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The Huronia W e s t O P P D e t a c h m e n t i s asking the public for their a s s i s t ance in locating Kelly Coleman , 31, of Clea rv iew Township, who has not been seen or heard from by family or friends since early January.

Coleman is described as female, white, approximately 5’4”, 110 pounds, with a thin build, straight long brown hair and green eyes. She also at times goes by the name of “Nichelle” Coleman.

As a result of health concerns, family and friends are concerned for Coleman’s welfare and would like to hear from her.

If anyone has information or knows of Coleman’s whereabouts, they are asked to contact the Huronia West OPP at 705-429-3575 or, outside of business hours, the Central Region Communication Centre at 1-888-310-1122.

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Four-year-old Dunedin resident Eve Martin was the lucky winner of the chocolate gift basket raffle at last Saturday’s Easter Farmers’ Market. With the size of that goose, it appears that Eve will have a supply of chocolate that will last a long time. For more pictures of the first Creemore Farmers’ Market of the season, see page 7.

Opponents to Industrial Wind Turbines staged a large rally in Toronto last week, gathering outside of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre while the provincial government met with FIT contract holders inside. To see more pictures of the protest, including some familiar faces from the Creemore area, visit www.thecreemoreecho.com.

The Creemore Area Residents Association will hold its annual AGM at 10 am on Saturday, April 14 at Station on the Green. Anyone interested in local issues may attend. Discussions will involve the Collingwood Street Bridge, Industrial Wind Turbines and real estate issues.

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The Creemore Tennis Club’s 2012 season will begin on Saturday, April 14, with members encouraged to attend a cleanup of the court and windscreens from noon to 2 pm. An AGM will follow at 2 pm.

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at Double Door Gallery, Anten Mills. Show runs to May 7. www.peteradamsart.com for details.

• Family Dance at Avening Community Hall. Instructor Lorraine Sutton. 8 pm sharp start. $15 per person or $40 per family. Lunch served. Call 705-466-3024 for more details.

Sunday, April 15• Church Services on page 5.• Creemore Legion Breakfast from 8:30 to 11 am. A

Belgian waffle with fruit, syrup & whipped cream or two eggs any way you want, bacon or sausage, home fries, toast, juice, coffee or tea all for $5.

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• Friday Night Supper at Creemore Legion from 5 to 7 pm. Ham & scalloped potatoes, veggie, bun & butter, tea or coffee with DD’s surprise dessert. Adults $12, seniors $10, under 10 $6. Hosted by the Ladies Auxilliary. Please call to reserve at 705-466-2202 or 705-466-2432.

Saturday, April 14• Mad & Noisy Gallery Art Show Continues for

exhibition “Conveyed: Visual Interactions Between Art and Text ”. Show runs to April 30.705-466-5555 info@madandnoisy.com.

• CARA (Creemore Area Residents Association)

AGM at 10 am at Station on the Green. Anyone interested in local issues may join us. Discussing: Collingwood Street Bridge; Industrial Wind Turbines; and real estate issues.

• Creemore Tennis Club 2012 season will begin today Court clean-up and windscreens from noon to 2 pm. All members welcome. Heavy brooms an asset. Club AGM to follow at 2 pm – venue and agenda will be announced. For membership sign-up www.creemoretennis.ca or membership forms and keys at Curiosity House after April 14th.

• Peter Adams Opening Reception “Lonely Avenue – And Some Minor Deviations” from noon to 4 pm

Upcoming EventsWednesday, April 18

• Creemore Horticultural Society Meeting at St. Luke`s Anglican Church Hall, on Caroline Street West, at 7:30 pm. Guest speaker this month will be John Beaulieu. He will be speaking on everything to do with the wonderful Monarch butterfly. There will be a slide show as well. All are welcome.

Thursday, April 19• Canadian Blood Services’ Blood Donor Clinic at

Stayner Evangelical Missionary Church in Stayner from 3 to 7 pm. Call 888 2 DONATE or www.blood.ca to book your appointment.

• Free Seminar “R U Okay?” – Teen Suicide Prevention at 7 pm at the Leisure Time Club in Collingwood. Call 705-444-8675 or email benedicta@cgmh.on.ca to register. Presented by Collingwood Hospital Foundation.

Thursday, April 19 to Sunday, April 22• Wasaga Community Theatre’s spring musical “Little

Shop of Horrors” – this quirky fun musical is about a hapless florist shop worker who grows a plant that feeds on human blood. At the RecPlex in Wasaga Beach (1724 Mosley St.) with evening shows on Thursday, Friday and Saturday starting at 8 pm, matinee shows on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd at 2 pm. Tickets at door or advance at Major’s Guardian Pharmacy, 597 River Rd W. $20 each or $17 each for a group of 10 or more. 705-352-5922 or www.wasagacommunitytheatre.com.

Friday, April 20• The Creemore Curling Club is holding their Wind-

Up Banquet and Annual General Meeting. Happy Hour from 5:30 to 6:45 pm. Dinner to follow. For more information and tickets call Paul Crevier 705-428-2616 or Gayle Millsap 705-466-5482.

Saturday, April 28• 25th Annual Fisherman’s Breakfast and Bake Sale

at Dunedin Village Hall from 7 to 11 am. The event has been marking the opening of fishing season for 25 years, and attracts hundreds for its great home cooked breakfast and spectacular baked goods.

Wednesday, May 2• Mad & Noisy Quilters’ Annual Dessert Tea at Station

on the Green at 7:30 pm. Guest Speaker: Tracey Lawko. $5 admission. Lots of great desserts. Lucky draws. Come join us for a tea party!

Saturday, May 5• Annual Fish Fry from 4:30 to 7 pm at Centennial

United Church, Stayner. (corner of William & Oak St) Adults $12.50, children 6-12 $6, under 6 free. Entertainment while you wait! Come and bring family and friends! Delicious fish fillets cooked by Tom Howell right at the Church. A fundraiser to aid the Church’s work.

Sunday, May 6• Spring Concert at St. John`s United Church at 7

pm. Hear the Ontario Presbyterian Chorus present the Gospel through the singing of the Psalms, Gospel songs & other music. Admission by donation. 192 Mill Street.

Thursday, May 10• Creemore Cares. An evening of fine food, music,

awareness & giving to benefit The Aids Committee of Simcoe County at Station on the Green at 6 pm. Featuring Coco Love Alcorn opening with Scott Cooper. Dinner designed by Bank Cafe. Silent Auction. $50. For reservations & tickets call 705-722-6778 ext. 102.

Saturday, May 12• Peak to Peak Escarpment Challenge. 26 km. Can you

handle it? No problem. Hike Osler Bluff to Duntroon Highlands or choose your challenge, 6 to 26 km. Hike to stomp out quarrying on the Niagara Escarpment. Enjoy breakfast, a buffet/barbeque, live music by Aaron Garner, Tom Barlow and Romney Getty, a children’s program by Tin Roof Global, a silent auction including Gbaca art and a Stadtlander dinner, and prizes including a grand prize $5000 trip for 2 to Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador. Pre-register at www.peaktopeakhike.com and raise tax deductible donations to support the Clearview Community Coalition.

Saturday, May 26• Dunedin Annual Plant & Bake & Garage Sale at

Dunedin Hall starting at 8 am until the plants are gone. Donation of empty pots, plants & yard sale items are greatly appreciated. Drop off or pick up by contacting 705-466-3690.

Monday, June 18• The Creemore Horticultural Society would like you

to join them on their upcoming road trip! We are going to the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton and would like your company. Spectacular roses, peonies, and other marvelous plants await you. You can bring a picnic to eat on the grounds or sit and relax at their cafe or snack bar. The fee is $35 per person and that includes the entrance fee. Come rain or shine. We will meet at the Station on the Green at 8 am and we plan on arriving back in Creemore around 6 pm. So, if this sounds like something you would like to do, call Isobel McDougall at 705-466- 2597 for more details. Seats will be reserved only when we receive your $35 and there will be no cancellations after June 12.

Saturday, April 21• Turkey Shoot at the New Lowell Legion at 10 am.

For more information call 705-424-0471.• Know-it-all-Ball at the Duntroon Hall Trivia Night. 6

pm social hour, 7 pm questions start. 9025 County Road 91, 705-445-9550 Come with a group or as an single brainiac. Tables of 8. Bring your own munchies. $10/head.

Saturday, April 21 & Sunday, April 22• Creemore Home & Garden Show. This year’s

show will feature many of the top landscapers, and greenhouses in our area, as well as many other companies that provide great services. Our Homes Magazine will be sponsoring this year’s seminar stage that will bring you many professional and noteworthy speakers. This year’s show will also be bringing back the Garden Display Competition so if you want to see artistry at work be sure to check out the amazing talents of the local Landscape Artists. Your children will have plenty to keep them occupied throughout the weekend as well. Check out this year’s Big Backyard Giveaway with over $3500 in prizes!

Sunday, April 22• Gift of Music Concert: A Musical Journey

Around the World with Mathew Walton (piano) and Peter Crouch (trumpet) at 3 pm at St. Luke’s Anglican Church. Tickets $15 at Curiosity House, Creemore Echo or at the door.

• **Date Change. Live Jazz music with The Knox Brown Duo at Terra Nova Pub at 7 pm. For more info call 705-466-5992.

• Blues Masters Series presents 2-time Juno Award-winning Canadian Blues icons Fathead at Casbah, 18 Huron Street, Collingwood. 416-823-3444 or liam@casbahbar.com for details.

Monday, April 23• Retired Women Teachers of Ont. (Blue Mtn. Branch)

Meeting at St. John’s United Church, Creemore with 11 am registration. Newly retired or previously retired woman teachers welcome. Call Marilyn at 705-466-2493 or Lois at 705-428-2880 for more information.

Friday, April 27• A Free AED Training Session for the automated

external defibrillator (AED) in the Station on the Green conducted by Simcoe County Paramedics from 1 to 5:30 pm at the Station on the Green. Limited to 15 participants. To register, please email Bill Crysdale at wscrysdale@gmail.com.

• 2nd Annual High Tea at Affairs. 2 seatings from 2:30 to 4 pm and 4:30 to 6 pm. $14.95 plus tax. Reserve at Affairs or call 705-466-5621.

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the CREEMORE AREA RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION is being held at Station on the Green, Creemore, Saturday, April 14, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. We urge CARA members, all those interested in joining CARA and anyone concerned about recent developments concerning our community to attend this important meeting. Among the issues to be discussed:*The Collingwood Street Bridge rehabilitation*Industrial Wind Turbine developments*Real estate development issues Valerie Dyer, Secretary

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A group of community organizers and Bruce Trail fans is calling out to hikers in communities along Ontario’s Niagara Escarpment to lace up their hiking boots and help stomp out quarrying in the renowned world biosphere.

The Peak to Peak Escarpment Challenge, a hike-a-thon taking place on Saturday, May 12, invites hikers of all ages and abilities to challenge themselves, the Escarpment, and the idea that this unique natural environment is a good place for new quarries.

“People think the Niagara Escarpment is more protected than it really is,” said hike-a-thon organizer Janet Gillham, whose group, the Clearview Community Coalition, has spent the last several years battling the expansion of the Walker Aggregates quarry west of Duntroon. “It’s easy to take this natural wonder in our own backyard for granted. We have to fight to protect it, and this is a chance for weekend hikers and families to vote with their feet – join the fight to protect the Escarpment and have a lot of fun in the process.”

The hike-a-thon offers trail routes suited to all ages and abilities (from the full 26 kilometres to an easy-going 6.5 kilometres), plus expert trail guides and an after-party featuring barbeque and buffet, luxury draw prizes, live music, food, an art auction and more. It takes place starting at Highlands Nordic, south of Collingwood. Details are available online at www.peaktopeakhike.com.

The hike-a-thon also has a children’s program and offers a continental breakfast and refreshment stations along the trail, as well as an after-hike buffet.

“Our bus will take you to the trailhead, and you can choose a trail that suits your style,” said Gillham. “No matter which trail you take, you’ll end up back at our host venue on the Escarpment overlooking Georgian Bay for food, music, prizes and partying.”

The Peak to Peak Escarpment Challenge is a non-profit fundraiser to support the Clearview Community Coalition. For more information, visit www.peaktopeakhike.com, or call 705-445-6095.

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Dance and community at the Avening Hallby Brad HoldenLorraine Sutton first got involved with country dancing through its community-building aspect, and it’s that side of it that she most treasures today.

“When you’re doing these dances, you’re touching other people, you’re smiling with them, you’re trusting them – how can you not connect with people when you’re dancing with them?” said Sutton, who will host a good old-fashioned Country Dance at the Avening Hall on Saturday, April 14, starting at 8 pm.

While she remembers seeing a square dance performed when she was a child and being enthralled by the flow of people, the patterns and the music, Sutton didn’t become seriously involved with the tradition until she was in university. There, she took advantage of a leadership development program sponsored by the Manitoba government that sent her to the International Folk Dance camp in Gimli, Manitoba. There she learned and taught all kinds of folk dances, from Romanian to Israeli, from Turkish to Quebecois.

In 1983, after moving to Toronto, she helped revive the Toronto Country Dance, and with that organization she got seriously into calling dances.

“I try to be really clear in my instruction, and I wear a wireless microphone so I can wander among the dancers,” she said. Sutton is now in demand as a caller at folk festivals, weddings, contra dances and community dances.

She’s been to Avening before on several occasions,

and those who’ve attended can attest to what a fun, family evening Saturday night will be.

“If you’re nine years old and up, you can dance all night,” said Sutton. “As for the younger kids, I usually do a couple of dances for them at the beginning and then encourage their parents to tuck them in to sleep under the benches.”

Music for the evening will be provided by Murphy’s Law, since as far as Sutton is concerned, a Country Dance should always be accompanied by a live band.

“It’s like my father used to say,” she said. “Apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze. The same goes for dancing without real people playing the jigs.”

The evening will be a fundraiser for the Avening Community Hall. Tickets are $15 per person and $40 per family. Lunch will be served and there will be a cash bar. For more information, call 705-466-3024.

by Brad HoldenClassical pianist Mathew Walton, a favourite performer in these parts, will return to St. Luke’s Anglican Church at 3 pm on Sunday, April 22 for a special Gift of Music Concert. With him will be trumpet player Peter Crouch, a longtime collaborator, and together the pair will take the audience on a musical tour around the world.

Walton, whose mother Laura is well-known in this community, has studied piano intensively for 15 years and has two Masters degrees, one in Piano Performance and one in Musicology, both from the University of Ottawa. He’ll begin a PhD in Piano Performance at the University of Alberta in the fall, but in the meantime he’s working hard as an accompanist.

Crouch also has a Masters of Music in Trumpet Performance from the University of Ottawa. The “Around the World” show is something the pair have been working on and performing for the past year or so. The first half will take listeners around Europe,

Peter Crouch and Mathew Waltondisplaying the classical traditions of Italy, the grandiose music of Germany, the many styles of France and traditional music from the British Isles. The second half will travel further afield, to Russia, Georgia, Japan, Brazil, Mexico and finally Canada, with an original composition by Crouch.

Tickets, at $15, are available at Curiosity House, the Echo and at the door.

A musical journey around the world

Lorraine Sutton, at centre.

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EDITORIAL THE WAy WE WEREResetting the season

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Dear Editor,Township Council has tabled a proposed budget

for 2012 with a 4.5 per cent increase. The immediate response from a vocal segment of the population has been that this is unacceptable. The message given to Council at the budget meeting of March 29 was “Go back and find efficiencies in the administration to reduce the increase to a more acceptable level.” Council and Township staff understand full well that tax increases are a problem for residents, especially for those who are on fixed income or struggling to make ends meet in challenging economic times. They have been working on this budget for months and would love to have presented a budget with little or no increase.

The analogy has been made that just as a senior on fixed income would have to make expense cutbacks when faced with rising costs, the Township needs to make cutbacks. Identifying potential cuts is what Council was hoping to take away from the budget meeting.

What is an acceptable level of increase? A zero percent increase would make everyone happy. Each 1 per cent increase we are facing represents about $93,000 in expenses. A 4.5 per cent increase represents about $418,500. We know that policing costs are going up $102,679 and the Simcoe County Waste Management Levy is going up $153,968, over which we have no control. But if these increases are unavoidable, this means that if we want a zero percent increase we need to cut some $675,000 from other cost centres in the Township.

Something we need to all understand is that the Township is not immune to the same cost increases we face personally. Increases such as hydro, gas, insurance, property maintenance, fuel and many others are the same increases we face in operating the Township. I say “we” because the Township is not this big separate entity that just collects taxes from us. It is an extension of ourselves. It is the part of us that provides services to us collectively that we cannot provide individually. Our water, sewers, roads, bridges, libraries, arenas, parks, fire protection, policing, waste removal and more. So

even if we have no increase in services, we are going to have cost increases.

To achieve a zero percent increase in our personal budget we have to cut something. Cancel the winter trip to Florida, cut back on groceries, stop going out for dinner, cut back on Christmas shopping. So what can we cut at the Township?

We might be able to cut back on the number of employees in Public Works. The roads would still probably get plowed but it might take a couple of days longer to get it all done. We would have to make some tough choices about which streets get done first, but we will eventually adjust. It won’t matter too much if we don’t mow the grass in the parks as long as the ball diamonds get done. And we can drive around the potholes.

Maybe we could close the arenas? They are really only busy in the winter so we could perhaps save half the Parks & Rec budget in one fell swoop. The kids could probably get ice time in Wasaga Beach or somewhere else. And while we are at it, let’s close the pool. It is only used a few weeks in the summer.

Perhaps we should close the library? That would save just about all of the $675,000 we are looking for. The roughly 1,500 people who use the libraries monthly probably won’t really miss it and they can always pay for a membership in Collingwood and get their services there.

Sometimes, we can adjust our personal budgets by selling something that costs us money to maintain it. If we were lucky enough to have one, we could sell the cottage or the second car.

The Township could do the same thing. Perhaps we could sell some of the community halls. Heck, if we closed the arenas and the libraries, we could sell those properties and use the money to pay down our debt. Save the costs on the properties and the debt servicing costs to boot.

Of course, sometimes our personal budget restrictions cause us to put off purchases. The old car may be costing us a fortune in repairs and doesn’t always start on a cold winter day, but the cost of a new one is so high

and we hate to have to borrow to make the purchase.The Township is in the same boat. In fact, the

Township has made deferring capital purchases a cause célèbre. We have been putting off bridge repairs, road rebuilds, new library, fire trucks and all manner of large capital purchases to keep budget increases in line for years. This year is no exception, with over $350,000 in deferrals.

But what are the consequences of the service reductions that I have outlined above? What would happen if we gutted the Parks & Rec department or closed the Libraries? The quality of life would be diminished for thousands of our residents. Who would want to live in a community that did not value sports programs for our citizens or showed no interest in literacy of our youth and the ancillary services provided through our libraries? And who would consider moving to a community so bereft of services? I doubt that outsiders would be interested in moving here and this would have a direct affect on property values.

That’s not the worst of it though. Even if we could trim the budget by $675,000 in 2012, costs are going to continue to go up in the future. If we hold the line on the budget this year, we will be faced with the same thing next year. What services will we cut to find the $675,000 that needs to be cut from the 2013 budget? Followed by the 2014 budget and 2015 and so on. When we have no library or arenas to close, what next? Sell the curling club and the parks? Turn off the street lights? Haul our own trash to the landfill?

This is the problem faced by Council. Not at all dissimilar to the problems we each face personally except that we have only to satisfy ourselves when we decide what personal cuts to make. They have to consider the needs and desires of everyone in the Township and find a happy medium.

I wish I could sum this up with some great suggestion to Council where significant savings can be achieved. I cannot. I am only happy that I don’t have to walk in their shoes. No matter what happens, someone will be unhappy.

Bob Charlton, Stayner

Council’s job not an easy one when it comes to cutting budget

Spring hasn’t felt quite like spring for the past few weeks, despite the weather being quite typical for this time of year. Blame it on that two-week-long blast of July-like temperatures that we all enjoyed in mid-March. Ever since then, it seems that moods have darkened, rather than the lightening we’re used to as April gradually warms up.

Well, folks, the weatherman is calling for 17 degrees this weekend, and the tennis club is opening its gates. Next weekend will see the annual Get Growing Garden and Home Show arrive at the Creemore Arena, and not long after that we’ll flip our calendars to May.

It’s time we all got back on track. Get outside this weekend; embrace the warmer temperatures, even if they do come with a bit of rain. It’s April, and April should be about anticipating warmth, not mourning its loss.

It seems this is the “aviation issue” of the Creemore Echo, so we’ll show you this picture this week, even though it’s not quite as local as our usual offerings. This is a picture of a plane crash that took place at the Collingwood Shipyards. We don’t know much more than that... can anyone fill us in?

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There were 47 of us out for cards today, and the 50/50 draws went to Ray Leighton, Eileen Nash, Marj Thomson, Sylvia Ga le , Warren Ga le , Mary Gilchrest and Jim Murray.

Moon shots were played by Russ Miller (2), Jim Murray, Sylvia Gale, Bob Veale, Martin Verstraten and Jean Lune. Jean won the travelling prize.

High scorers were Marj Thomson 297, Joe Orsatti 277, Lucy young 269 and Isabelle Gubbels 267. Low was Sylvia Gale with 102. This was after having two moon shots that weren’t as good after they were played as they looked in the hand! But Dean Chestnut and Warren Gale did have one great game that netted them 71 points. Sure would be nice to earn that many points in all eight games!

We were all pleased to have Sharon Harrison stop in to visit, on her way back to Canada from nice, warm Florida. She dropped off Norma Johnston’s winter coat. It seems that Norma had forgotten it after visiting with Sharon in Florida a few weeks ago. Fortunately, our weather up here was good enough that Norma didn’t miss her coat. We also noticed that

the Jim Fergusons had returned, and Barb Pilon brought Eileen Giffen with her to cards today, and it was sure nice to see them all back with us.

We would like to thank Bob McNicol for the tasty “Santa as the Easter Bunny” chocolates that he

donated to our “stash.” We also thank Effie Taylor for sharing her extra cookbooks with anyone who would like them. They apparently all found good homes.

I (and many others) have enjoyed the old pictures sent in to the Echo by Reg Rawn lately – and they engendered the photo of Glencairn School in the 1950s, sent in by a former teacher Marie Murison. In this photo there were lots of folks that many of us remember when they (we!) were all kids. Now the only thing that would make it better would be to have the girls’ married names also included, as some of them married local boys and would be known by their married names.

We are happy to mention that Irene Dolson will soon be able to be released from hospital, and will be spending some time with her family. It is just so good to know that she recovered enough that she is able to

be turned loose! But Irene never was one to lie down and say quit.

We understand that Jim and Georgina Rigney were in Florida when they received word that their son, Michael, was quite ill and was in Owen Sound Hospital. They immediately returned home as soon as they could, and spent some agonizing hours before the doctors felt that Michael’s problems were not terminal. This sounds like every parent’s nightmare that befell them, and we are so happy that things turned out quite differently than they could have.

Our own Pat Winger is recovering from surgery on her knee, so we wish her all the best, and hope you are out with us fairly soon. Pat was operated on at Toronto Western Hospital.

Some time ago I was collecting any and all leftover yarn, wool, etc for a gal by the name of Nancy Strand, who is a stroke survivor who enjoys doing a lot of crafts and things with her hands. You folks all came through big time, and we had a quite nice assortment for her. Well, Nancy called me a few days ago, and she was wondering, when people were spring cleaning, if they came across any wool or yarn of any kind (part balls are fine), whether she could get it. She would also like any crochet

hooks that are not used any more. She is also asking for any large buttons that you don’t want anymore, of the size that would make centres for throw pillows (the size to throw on a chesterfield, or a spare chair). This gal has a bit of trouble speaking, but it seems that she keeps busy, and any usage of her hands, etc, has got to be good. Just call me at 705-466-5732 and I will try to pick any material up, or drop it at the Creemore Echo.

Nancy Strand continues to collect old wool and yarn for her craft projects.

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The Peak to Peak Escarpment Challenge invites you, one and all, to step into your hiking boots and step up to protect our beloved Niagara Escarpment.

Each step along the way is a personal statement that our UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve is not to be destroyed by aggressive quarrying.

HERE ARE THE DETAILS:Pre-register and fund raise (donations are tax deductible). Enjoy breakfast,

naturalists, a children’s activity, refreshment stations, a post-hike buff et and live music, an escarpment art silent auction and great prizes including a

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by Paul BriggsThere is an aircraft on a pedestal over top of the Creemore Legion. That aircraft is a Canadair T-33 Silver Star, Production Serial # 070. It was built by Canadair, Montreal in approximately February of 1952 and entered service with the Royal Canadian Air Force directly off the assembly line, designated as CT 133070. These were the heady days of the RCAF leading up to the Korean War, and the T-Bird, as it was known, played an active role in that conflict.

I was born “plane crazy” in February of 1962. Any time an airplane went over, I looked up, and have been that way ever since. I went through the Air Cadet program and earned both my Glider and Power Pilot Scholarships. During this time, the T-33 was still in very active service with what was now known as the Canadian Forces (CF). Every time I saw a T-Bird, I thought, “That’s such a graceful airplane. I would really love to fly one of those.” As luck would have it, after I flew military transports for 20 years, the venerable T-Bird was retired from active service with the CF in 2005. As such, the T-33 has the longest service record of any aircraft in the history of our country. I was disappointed that my dream of flying that graceful aircraft would likely never be. Canada has a history of cutting up its military aircraft and selling them for scrap, and I figured that those that were not saved as “Gate

Guardians,” like our Legion’s Serial 070, would meet that destructive fate. I went on flying professionally, but I never stopped thinking about the beauty and grace of the T-33.

But four years ago, the Canadian government put a block of six of the latest and best T-Birds ever to fly up for auction at CFD Mountainview. A small group of people, several who had flown the T-Bird in their youth, jumped at the chance and bought them outright, including a slew of spare Rolls-Royce Nene 10 engines and other parts. Thus was born the Jet Aircraft Museum (JAM) in London, Ontario. JAM is a bona-fide flying Museum, and the focus is on early jets.

Each aircraft, which had been “mothballed” outside was inspected and prepared for ferry back to CYXU (London, Ontario). Flown by some of the “best of the best” jet fighter pilots our country has ever produced, these aircraft were ferried out of Mountainview one by one and all landed safely at London. Next came the tedious and expensive process of dismantling the aircraft and doing a full “import inspection” by which to place them onto the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.

During this time, I became aware of JAM and joined as a member, and possibly because of my Test Pilot credentials, was asked to become the Director of Flight Operations. Hope springs eternal for flying a T-Bird!

After four years of meticulous work and many inspections by Transport Canada, our first jet, Serial 346, was made ready to fly in late 2011. This aircraft is now in active service with the Jet Aircraft Museum. With my 50th birthday fast approaching this past February, my objective became clear: I wanted to fly a T-33 in my “half century” year and in the 60th anniversary year of the T-33 entering service. I took the JAM T-33 Pilot Ground School, wrote the exams, did the blindfold tests and met all the licensing requirements. Finally, on February 10 and 11, I flew the jet, completing my Type Rating only four days after my birthday.

What a thrill, but very humbling too! Was it worth it? Absolutely. I couldn’t

have done it without the support of my wife, Jacqueline, who has tended the home fires many weekends and evenings while I got ready to “blast off” in the T-Bird.

So here’s what I’ve learned in my first 50 years: dream large, never lose focus and never give up hope. What may seem impossible one moment may fall into your lap the next.

For those other “plane nuts” out in the Hills who have an interest in flying the T-Bird or riding in the back seat as trained crew, don’t just sit there... call me, and let’s make your dreams come true too!

And next time you’re by the Legion, tip your hat to that beautiful 60-year-old lady on the pedestal, who has served our country so long and so well.

A dream flight in a legendary jet

Paul Briggs, at left, with other members of the Jet Aircraft Museum and the T-33 that Paul flew. Creemore residents will be familiar with the T-33, as one sits on a pedestal in front of our branch of the Legion.

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A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME The indoor Easter Market is always a harbinger of the summer to come, with many familiar faces from the Creemore Farmers’ Market selling their wares inside the Station on the Green. It won’t be long now until Victoria Day weekend, when the Market will officially reopen in the great outdoors!

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by Barry BurtonFor some time now, my good friend Austin Boake has been inviting me to go flying with him in his 1980 Cessna 172. Unfortunately, I have always had other commitments or have been too busy with work to go.

On a Saturday morning this past winter, Austin called with another invite, this time pointing out that “our wives are going antique shopping all day, so we should go flying.”

It sounded like a good idea at the time. I had been recovering from a knee injury and surgery, which left me with some time on my hands. I couldn’t do much around the house with my knee strapped up in a brace and limited mobility. Going flying with Austin sounded like a good distraction from my woes. Little did Austin know what he was getting himself in to.

Austin arrived at my door step all smiles and ready to go, sporting his flight cap with the logo AUSTIN AIRWAYS. We headed up to Collingwood Airport, where he keeps his plane in an enclosed hanger. First we stopped at the snack bar and had a great breakfast of bacon and eggs. It’s a good thing we did, because Austin would need all of his energy to complete the next set of tasks in our escapade of adventure.

We walked over to the hanger and opened the door to see three or four small planes, with one sitting in the centre of the hanger with tarps covering the wings. As Austin removed the tarps, he proudly announced that this was his baby – a fine looking aircraft in bright white, with blue stripes and numbers on it. I thought at the time of the unveiling that the cockpit area appeared rather small, and wondered how we would both fit in there (I am a rather large, heavyweight kind of guy, running about 275 pounds).

Well, once the unveiling took place

the games began. Austin walked over to the hanger door, where he climbed up on a makeshift two-step stair box and reached up to unlock it. He repeated the process on the other side of the hanger door, he pushed the switch and presto: the large door began to open. There was just one problem, however. When the door opened there was a pile of snow that had blown up against the hanger, creating a small snow drift about 8 inches high, with a large patch of ice covering the interior of the hanger. Not to be discouraged, Austin went looking for a shovel and returned smiling and holding a piece of 2-inch ABS pipe (there was no shovel to be found).

My determined friend proceeded to kick and poke at the snow drift with his foot and his piece of 2-inch ABS pipe. While slipping and sliding around on the ice, he managed to clear an area that the three wheels of the plane could pass through. Needless to say, I was not much help with my injured knee and restricted manoeuvrability.

Then Austin suggested I try to get in the plane, and see if my disabled leg and knee would co-operate. “No sense pushing the plane out of the hanger if you can’t get in it,” he pointed out. Austin proceeded to show me the embarking procedure: “don’t put weight on the door, don’t pull on the wing, don’t step there, etc.”

Unfortunately, my attempt to get in the plane failed. I then decided to try getting in from the pilot side and see if leading with my good leg would have a better result, thinking if I got in from this side I could climb over to the passenger side. Success would once again fail me.

My dear friend, determined that he was taking me flying that day, walked over to the hanger door and dragged over the makeshift set of stairs. So with both doors open and a friendly push from my buddy, I found myself

in the plane, lying face down and sprawled across both seats, with my head sticking out the pilot’s door and my feet sticking out the passenger’s door. After much determination and contortionism, I managed to get my unbendable injured leg and myself up right in the passenger seat.

“Stay there, I will push the plane out by myself,” declared Austin. I think he thought that if I got out to help, I would never get back in again. So there is Austin pushing the plane out until he hits the ice patch, at which time his feet are slipping like crazy while he makes a valiant effort to get the plane past the door of the hanger. He made it to the snow drift just in front of the door, but there was still enough of a bump from the ice that formed that the landing wheels did not want to go over.

I, meanwhile, am in the plane, looking at my friend who by this time is holding on to the wing strut and trying to pull the plane out and over the hump. Try after try, the plane would get to the top of the little hump and roll back into the hanger. I sat there, watching

Austin grit and grind his teeth so hard at every attempt that his jaw shivered in determination. After one last attempt with Austin pulling with all his might and me sitting in the plane rocking back and forth trying to gain some momentum from my weight, the plane suddenly rolled over top of the ice bump and we were out of the hanger. Within minutes we were airborne and had a wonderful flight over Creemore, circling out over Georgian Bay and along the coast line. It was a wonderful experience and a great day.

Once we landed, it was a matter of leaning back, swinging my legs out and sliding out on to the makeshift stairs that my friend so graciously dragged over to the side of the plane one more time.

After all that effort, I treated Austin to the local pub for some lunch and a couple of cold beers as we laughed about that day’s activities.

Thanks Austin for being a great friend, and making our first flight a truly memorable experience that I will never forget.

Getting off the ground with “Austin Airways”

Austin Boake at the controls of his Cessna.

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The Mad River and its sister, the Noisy, are very much a part of our lives in the Creemore area. We enjoy their music in summer as the water tumbles over stones, their dignity in autumn with floating red and yellow leaves, and their serenity in winter with their quiet water covered with ice and snow. But in springtime the rivers show their true colours. The Mad and the Noisy are indeed mad, noisy, angry, and ready to rip and tear everything in their paths.

This past spring has been unusual, in that the high water never got very high and the rivers didn’t live up to their personalities. In part this was due to the open winter but also due to the change in our landscape over the past 100 years. Early settlers cleared away every tree and shrub to make way for agricultural lands and also to make some cash selling logs for lumber, fence posts, railway ties, firewood and any number of wood products. Photographs of this area from one hundred years ago show completely denuded hillsides, fields and river banks. Thus, when the snow melted and the rains came, nothing stopped the rush of water on its way to the streams which quickly became wild, roaring flood waters. Today we have many more trees and grasslands to trap the water and slow the snow melt.

Here is a report from the March 21, 1929 Creemore Star. “The breakup of the Mad, along with rivers elsewhere

in Ontario, brought more confusion this spring than for several years. Thursday, March 14, was the day that the rising waters caused the heavy ice to break on the river here. Jams seemed to form everywhere. At the Caroline Street Bridge, just when it was filled to capacity

at 5 pm, a jam of ice sent the waters over the west bank. This was released only to lodge a few rods [that’s five-and-a-half yards or about six metres] below the bridge, sending the stream out of its course. A considerable quantity took the course of least resistance and finally reached Mill Street at the Casey block [the apartments at Mill and Edward] and hence over the pavement to the river. The floods receded slightly overnight and on Friday several jams were loosed with the aid of dynamite.”

Not only were floods common in springtime, but also in summer when thunder storms pelted down torrents of water. In Creemore it rushed down Ten Hill, over the county road and straight down Mill Street. Gardens were washed out, cellars were flooded and debris and mud settled everywhere.

An account of one of those cloudbursts shows what devastation could occur in minutes. This is about Dunedin in June 1907 and is from a Creemore Star.

“A heavy storm of rain, thunder and lightning hit this part of the county on Friday and did considerable damage.

“At Dunedin, D. Lee’s old dam gave away first and the rush of waters took with them a threshing engine that was standing near the roadside and deposited it in the centre of Gadkey’s dam on its back, the wheels being broken off and lost. The two small bridges leading out of the village to Lavender and Maple Valley and the barn which stood between them on W. Blueman’s lot were washed away in a trice. The next to go was Gadkey’s dam; then followed the

larger bridge in the village and Jackson’s dam at the saw mill. A pile of shingles on Squire Young’s lot as well as his pigpen fell prey to the waters though he managed to get his porkers out before the crash came. A heavy iron platform on which Ezra Blueman set wagon tires flat this side of the saw mill was carried away and all along the river is piled here and there timber, logs, lumber, rails and whatnot.”

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The Ladies Wednesday Afternoon Bowling League finished the year on March 28 with lunch at the Globe Restaurant in Rosemont.

Presentations were made to the top team of the year, the Good Lookers, consisting of Marg Rainbird (acting captain), Donna Robertson, Barb Cudmore, Ellen Whitley and Kathy Meeser (absent Diane Joyce) . Other teams included captain Val Nordstrom’s Golden Girls, captain Orneva Pardy’s Happy Rollers and captain Pat MacDonald’s Banda Swingers.

Jan Fleming held High Average with 162 points and Val Nordstrom had High Game with 209. Perfect attendance awards were given to Pat MacDonald, Marie Kidd, Dee Hanson, Nellie Curran and Grace

Anderson. Spare Mary Underhill was recognized for bowling 46 games over the year and her daughter, Annie Turgeon, joined us for lunch and thanked the league for their support of Hair Massacure (a fundraiser to support human hair donated for cancer wigs). “Pinsetter” Dan MacDonald was thanked for his ongoing patience. Orneva Pardy reported on the flower fund. Sharon Streigl’s donation of jewellery was won by Val Nordstrom.

As our statistician Alice Noble was unable to attend due to ill health, a get well/thank you card was circulated and delivered to her later.

Ladies wishing to join this fun group, with bowling from October to March, may contact any of the captains above.

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REAL ESTATECall today to find out how much your home could sell for! Visit www.clearviewlistings.com Joseph Talbot, ABR®, ASA, SRES®, AGA, Sales representative, rE/MAX Clearv iew Inc . , Brokerage . Office: 705-428-4500 Direct Line/Text: 705-733-5821 jtalbot@remax.net “Ordinary Joe, Extraordinary Service”

TUTORINGTUTORING AVAILABLE at RAY’s Place Resource Centre. Volunteers available for any age or subject area. By appointment. Call 705-466-3663 for more information.

DININGFriday Night Dinners at Affairs featur-ing Beer-roasted Quarter Chickens with your choice of sides and English-style Fish & Chips. Open until 7 pm. Dine in or take-out. 705-466-5621.

2nd Annual High Tea at Affairs. Two seatings from 2:30 to 4 pm and 4:30 to 6 pm. $14.95 plus tax. Reserve at Affairs or call 705-466-5621.

SPRING yOGAStarting April 10 at Station on the Green for 10 weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 am to 10:30 am. Pre-register by calling Catherine Randall at 705-466-3533 or cathcreemore@yahoo.ca

Submit your classified adDeadline 5 pm TuesdayEmail info@creemore.comcall (705) 466-9906 or Fax 466-9908

THANK yOUThe Creemore Beavers, Cubs & Scouts would like to thank everyone in the community who purchased chocolate bunnies during our spring fundraiser. Your continued support is very much appreciated!

Thanks to Wayne Barber for the fresh grapefruit. We really enjoyed them. Thanks to Colleen Stamp for the delicious homemade cookies – they were gone in 5 minutes! The staff at Creemore Echo

HELP WANTEDLike to cook, make coffee, do dishes? Then we are looking for you. Drop your resume off at the Bank Cafe, 179 Mill Street between 9 am and 4 pm.

IN MEMORIAMTyMCHuk, Mary

Passed away in April, 2004.Lovingly remembered by the family

DONATIONS NEEDEDTREE SOCIETy of CREEMORE needs donations of new, very gently used or antique items for its Giant Silent Auction at the Creemore Home & Garden Show on April 21-22. Please call Marilyn at 705-466-6864 to arrange drop off or collection. Please help us Green Up Creemore!

PLANNING AN EVENT?The Creemore branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is available for rent. The hall will hold up to 400 people, bar can be arranged. Lounge will hold up to 150 people, bar can be arranged. Quiet Room will hold up to 30 people. Call 705-466-2330 to book. Catering is available for any event.

Spike & Rusty: PACERS

SpriNG iNTo

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to find out about special advertising features and pricing

for specialty advertisers.

April 20 - Get Growing!Garden products and services

Call Sara 705-466-9906sara@creemore.com

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION – The Cemetery Board is requesting quotations for cutting of grass at the cemetery in Singhampton. The number of cuttings varies with the weather but averages twelve times per year. Trimming is to be done approximately five times per year or as needed. Please quote on a per cut, per trim basis. Sealed quotations will be received until April 27, 2012 to:

Attn: Grass Cutting Quotation. Singhampton Union Cemeteryc/o C. Leimgardt RR#3 Singhampton, OntarioN0C 1M0

Quotations will be opened at the spring meeting of the Board.

Lowest or any quotat ion not necessarily accepted.

DEATH NOTICEMONTGOMERy, Davy passed away peacefully on Friday, April 6, 2012 at Collingwood General & Marine Hospital in his 55th year. Son of Jean and the late Davy Montgomery. Loving father of Sheamus Montgomery, Katrina Montgomery and Samantha Falls. Davy will be sadly missed by his brothers Mike (Mary Jane) and Larry (Cheryl) and his sister Karen (Jack) Johnson. He will be remembered by Martina Montgomery-Benard, his extended family and friends. A service to celebrate Davy’s life will be held at St. John’s United Church on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 11:30 am. Friends may visit Davy’s on-line Book of Memories www.fawcettfuneralhomes.com

Thank You

O u r fa m i l y would l ike to e x t e n d o u r appreciation to the community

for your support in our time of need. Our barn fire was a very traumatic time for our family and business and without our neighbors, church’s, farming community and business colleagues we could not have survived this alone. We are definitely fortunate to live in a community such as Clearview Township.

Thank you very much for all your support and we look forward to inviting everyone to our Open House when our barn is complete and the cows are settled in.

Thank you, Collin, Tanya, Connor and Larissa Walker, Walkhavern Farms Limited

Canadiana Antiques, Art, Decorative

Accessories,Nostalgia &

Collectibles AuctionSaturday, April 14 @10am

Creemore Legion Hall27 Wellington St. W. Creemore ON

to featureCanadiana pine & oak furnishings, 20thC formal furnishings, antique china, glass, silver, jewelry, coins, stamps, Canadian & Native art, sculpture, quilts, decorated stoneware, general store collectibles, advertising, signs, old toys, milk bottles, oil lamps, lighting, fi shing tackle, decoys, antique tools, Persian rugs, etc.

John B. Simpson Auctioneer

Details and photos @www.simpsonauctions.com

705-466-2207

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SILENTAUCTION

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Donations of new or gently used items for silent auction will be gratefully received. Please contact info@treesocietyofcreemore.com to arrange for pickup. Tax receipts will be issued for items sold over $20.

Our daily activities seem to revolve around the weather. It’s curious how we leave our homes more often when the sun is shining. Perhaps the sunshine motivates us to accomplish activities that seemed unreachable on dull dreary days. Whatever it is, thank goodness for spring!

The amount of activity on Stayner streets is beginning to buzz. Regardless of the weather, I hope that you plan to attend some or all of the events that I’m going to list today. An event is only as good as its attendees, so don’t check the weather before heading out, just layer and away you go!

This Friday night, April 13 The Door, Stayner’s youth drop in centre, is having a Penny Sale and Silent Auction. Homemade desserts will be served and the event starts in time for dessert at 7 pm! Come and see all of the items up for grabs early, as the doors open at 3 pm for those who want a preview. The event will be held at Centennial United Church.

We have two very active service clubs in Stayner. Our town benefits tremendously from the efforts of the Stayner Kinsmen and the Stayner Lions Club. Both clubs are currently raising funds for various area-related causes.

The Kinsmen are planning a Duck Race for Saturday, May 5. The ducks will be ceremoniously dropped into the river

off of the Elm Street bridge, and six lucky ducks will win prizes after they cross the finish line in Kinsmen Park. Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased from Stayner Home Hardware, Stayner Rental, L&S Repair or Kinsmen members. You can also buy duck tickets from members of

the SCI Robotics team or Clearview 4H. The Kinsmen have generously offered to give each group (the Robotics team and 4H) a portion of proceeds from the tickets they sell. Kinsmen member Theo Schaap hopes to have 1,000 tickets sold, and to do so they will sell tickets at Kinsmen Park (on Brock Street) until 12:30 pm on the day of the race. He hopes to see hundreds of ducks in the river, as the excitement for spectators will be heightened by a larger amount of ducks! Members of the infamous Gulley family have agreed to jam in the park during the event, and a barbeque will start at noon.

It’s an annual tradition for the Stayner Lions Club to sell tickets and raffle off a vehicle, and this year that vehicle is a 2013 Ford Mustang Convertible. The winner will be decided on September 23, 2012, with an early bird draw for $1,000 on July 7. Watch for the vehicle parked around Stayner at various events this summer, and get your tickets from club members or at Stayner Home Hardware. Tickets are just $20 – and think how great you would look in that car!

Clearview Community Theatre has a fundraising dinner and musical concert planned, entitled “You Can’t Stop the Beat,” featuring music from The Lion King, Wicked, Grease and more. The event will be at the Stayner Community Centre on Saturday, April 28. Get your tickets at Nifty’s by April 14.

On April 14, The Door is hosting its annual Dinner Theatre, at 6:30 pm at the Evangelical Missionary Church. The show is called “The Breaking Point,” and it was written by a fellow from Orangeville, Jeremy Brydges. Tickets are available at The Coffee Shop, Golden Apple and Petal Pushers.

Carruthers and Davidson Funeral Home is hosting a free seminar called “Planning Ahead,” on Wednesday, April 25. The seminar includes dinner and runs from 5 to 6:30 pm at the Jubilee Presbyterian Church. Call to register.

The Stayner Chamber of Commerce is having its first Art in the Park! They are calling on all artists and artisans from Clearview Township to be a part of the newest art event in our region. Applications are available at Linke’s Local Arts on Main Street in Stayner. The event will take place on Saturday, July 14. Call Frieda at 705-428-5870 or email her at frieda@linkeslocalarts.com.

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A SPIRITUAL SUNRISE About 30 people participated in the Creemore United Pastoral Charges’ annual sunrise Easter service at the Glen Eagle Chapel on Mount Zion. As always, the moment that the sun crested the horizon provided a once-a-year highlight for the congregation.