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July 27th - August 2nd 2017 Volume 15 Issue 4 Antigonish & Guysborough Edition

HOME AT LAST Submitted Article

Sweetie Pie is scratching at the door waiting to be

let in. The calico cat is Faye Power’s “baby”and has

been her constant companion for the past 10 years.

When Faye applied to become a tenant in one of

the barrier-free units at Riverside Estates her main

concern was whether Sweetie Pie would be wel-

come in the new housing development on Hope

Lane. She was relieved to hear her beloved cat

could indeed join her in the move.

The first thing you notice about Faye when you meet

her is her smile, which is ever present. According to

her mother Eileen, it is that smile and Faye’s posi-

tive attitude toward her disability that have helped

them both accept Faye’s new reality following her

stroke 27 years ago.

Faye had just graduated with a BSc in Biology from

St. Francis Xavier University in 1989 when an aneu-

rysm, followed by a stroke three days later,

changed the course of her life. She couldn’t

speak or walk. Faye spent two years in a reha-

bilitation centre in Halifax before returning to

Mulgrave, her home town, to live with her moth-

er. Then in 1997, they moved to Antigonish.

Being “joined at the heart,” Eileen was reluctant

to move Faye into a nursing home so they lived

together in a small apartment. Eventually Faye

wanted to live on her own and moved into an

apartment with the help of her mother and daily

Home Care Services.

Faye says she spent 10 years in “la-la-land”

before she felt “sane again.” Using a wheelchair

or a cane, she worked hard to regain her voice

and physical mobility. Her neurosurgeon told

Faye she had one of most complicated cases

he’d ever seen. CONTINUED PAGE 7

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Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19)

Travel is in your agenda this week. While sourcing new

and exciting places to visit, someone who shares your

passion may be waiting at your destination.

Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18)

You may be feeling a bit blue this week. Now it the

time to make social engagements, and visit with

friends. Life is abundant and you need to take ad-

Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20)

You may want to turn down your assertion button this

week. Friends and family are not impressed with your

attitude. To gain respect you must give it.

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19)

Take caution when spending this week. Your tendency

will be to be wasteful, but you should resist this urge,

as it could get you in a lot of hot water by months end.

Taurus (Apr 20-May 20)

The heat may not be the only thing that is agitating you

this week. Try to focus on being less sensitive, and

keep your temper in check.

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You can achieve much this week. It might be a good

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plish.

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Leo (Jul 23-Aug 22)

Life can seem a bit too serious this week. Keep a

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Optimism is important if you are to remain calm.

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Someone may make you an offer that seems too good

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This is truly a great week for you. Things are falling

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Your decision turned out to be the right one. Your head

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your heart and celebrate silently.

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Editorial Cartoon

Ellen Brophy

Favourite Food: Spaghetti

Favourite TV Show: Heartland

Favourite Song: Little Do You Know

Favourite Movie: Parent Trap

Favourite Summer Activity: Camping at Whiddens

Favourite Holiday: Florida

Favourite Color: Blue

Favourite Season: Summer

Hero: Daddy

Favourite Sport: Hockey

Favourite Sports Team: Antigonish Bulldogs

Pet Peeve: People who are mean to others

Random Fact: I only hear out of one ear

Three Words to Describe: Funny, friendly, and fabulous

Favourite Hobby: Reading

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that's thrown

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Burns

20. "Thy word is -_ unto my

feet"

21. Trait of a touchy person

23. Thine, in Tours

26. Powerful Greek deities

27. Result of a good pitch,

maybe

32. Prefix meaning "one

quintillion"

33. _ Lama

34. Tried to catch a conger

38. Does one better than

40. Crazy Legs Hirsch

42. __ avis

43. Furnish funds for

45. Entirety

47. Hanks or Selleck

48. Book collector's delight

51. Prefix with -fugal

54. Knight's lady

55. Kinda

58. Item for Rostropovich

62. Merry play

63. How a pendulum swings

66. Nile queen, informally

67. Like many statesmen

68. Perpetually

69. Atlantic Coast area, with

"the"

70. Stir up the fire

71. Fly into the wild blue

yonder

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2. Twelfth Jewish month

3. Transportation Secretary

Federico __

4. Chief

5. Tax mo.

6. Classic drama of Japan

7. Work for a magazine

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Papeete

10. Inadvisable advice

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12. Russian Revolution leader

13. ARP and NAACP

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22. 'Just do it' sloganeer

24. East Indian vine

25. Dots in the ocean

27. Whale

28. Nerve cell impulse

transmitter

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30. Prognosticator's deck

31. Ran amok

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36. Slangy suffix with smack or

sock

37. Denounce as a failure

39. Sentimental weakness

41. In triplicate, a Seinfeld

catchphrase

44. Tightrope

46. Dance that requires a bar

49. Helps with the dishes

50. Picks on

51. Enchantress in Homer

52. __ Gay (W.W. I bomber)

53. Expectant parents' choices

56. Delta material

57. Edible rot

59. Program recording device

60. Theaters of ancient Greece

61. Never, to Keats

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Kingfisher Days Opens at Festival Antigonish

Antigonish, NS (July 19, 2017) – After the sold-out success of last week’s

opening of The Hound of the Baskervilles, Festival Antigonish Summer The-

atre continues its repertory season with Kingfisher Days, by Susan Coyne,

opening tomorrow on the Main Stage.

Directed by Mary Vingoe, and featuring Francine Deschepper, Jennifer Rob-

erts, and Hugh Thompson, this play is based on the highly-acclaimed mem-

oir by Coyne. It takes the audience back to a simpler time with the heart-

warming story of young Susan who would write letters to an imaginary fairy

at her family cottage. Her elderly neighbor, Mr. Moir, played by Thompson,

decides to act as a scribe for both Susan and the fairy, and the play unfolds

through a series of letters between them that lead to a poignant friendship

and remind us to take the time to enjoy fleeting moments.

Artistic Director Andrea Boyd says she is excited for the play to open. “This

is the perfect play for summer theatre. It is funny, nostalgic, and charming

all at once. Coyne is a gifted writer who was named to the Order of Canada

just a few weeks ago. To have her play, and to produce it with such a talent-

ed group of actors and designers is a rare treat. I am looking forward to

sharing this play with our audiences”.

Kingfisher Days opens on July 20th, with a pay-what-you-can preview show

on July 19th. Shows start at 8 pm at the Bauer Theatre, located on the cam-

pus of StFX University in Antigonish.

Keeping with the theme of the story, this is a short play with no intermis-

sion, allowing patrons to exit the theatre early and enjoy the remainder of

the evening with their family and friends. The Green Room bar at the Bauer

Theatre will feature specialty cocktails and will be open every night for min-

gling with the cast and team after the performance.

Also running on the Main Stage is The Hound of the Baskervilles, a rollick-

ing spoof of the beloved Sherlock Holmes mystery. Directed by Boyd, it fea-

tures Christian Murray, Hugh Thompson, and Jeremy Webb in a fast-paced

madcap adventure that is gathering rave reviews after opening week.

Opening next week on the Family Stage is Martha, a charming award-

winning play from Scotland, that will delight the young and the young-at-

heart alike. Directed by Richie Wilcox, and featuring Sansom Marchand and

Naomi Vogt, this play is a beautiful story about friendship with original mu-

sic and enchanting puppetry. Martha runs from July 25 – August 5, 10 am

daily, also at the Bauer Theatre.

For more details and a complete show schedule, please visit

www.festivalantigonish.com. Festival Antigonish recognizes the generous

support of its funding partners and sponsors, including Main Stage Co-

Sponsors – MacLeod Group and Atlantic Windows – and Family Stage spon-

sor East Coast Credit Union.

About Festival Antigonish

Festival Antigonish has established a proud legacy as the premier summer

repertory theatre in Atlantic Canada. With a history that spans three dec-

ades, a patron base that includes thousands of regional, national, and inter-

national tourists, an acclaimed reputation as a local economic and cultural

anchor, and an artistic commitment to excellence, we are proud of our suc-

cesses and we are committed to growth. We strive to create a supportive

environment for Nova Scotian artists while producing and presenting a bal-

anced selection of Canadian and international works. Each summer, we

bring together some of the best writers, actors, technicians, and directors to

produce an award-winning Main Stage Series, a Family Show, and a selec-

tion of innovative theatrical and artistic presentations. We are the proud

recipients of the 2017 Festivals and Events tourism award from Destination

Eastern and Northumberland Shores.

Submitted Article

Jennifer Roberts and Francine Deschepper star in Susan Coyne’s Kingfisher Days,

opening at Festival Antigonish on July 20th. Not in picture is actor Hugh Thompson.

Photo credit: Peter Murphy

Francine Deschepper and Hugh Thompson star in Susan Coyne’s Kingfisher

Days, opening at Festival Antigonish on July 20th. Not in picture is actor Jennifer

Roberts. Photo credit: Peter Murphy




Home at last Submitted Article

The way the blood clot behind her eye entered her brain meant that she

would have scattered functioning.

One of the functions Faye didn’t lose was her ability to express herself crea-

tively through painting and photography, favourite hobbies before the

stroke. She knew the creative side of her brain was affected, but found the

other side compensated so she could continue to pursue her passions. The

walls of her new apartment are covered with Faye’s artwork.

After three months in residence, Faye is happy to be living at Riverside Es-

tates. “No one has ever paid so much attention to the housing needs of

people with disabilities before,” she said. “It is like it was built especially for

me. Everything in the apartment is so accessible. I have privacy. I’m not

frightened anymore. There is never a problem with noise so I can sleep. I’m

also grateful for Carleton, the Community Navigator, who comes by to see

how I’m doing.”

Carleton MacNeil was hired by the Antigonish Affordable Housing Society to

help its tenants access programs and services, and to support them in

building a community together. He has noticed a big change in Faye since

she moved in. “The first day she came to see the place she was too scared

to move out of her mother’s car. All she wanted to know is whether there

would be a place for her cat. She is a different person now. She is walking

around more without a cane, doing things for herself, and you can see she

is happier, more content,” he said.

Faye’s move to Riverside Estates has not only made a big difference in her

life, it has given her mother Eileen peace of mind. She knows she doesn’t

have to worry about her daughter anymore. “Seeing Faye so content is a

dream come true after 27 years,” she said. “She has found a home where

she feels safe and secure. I can sleep at night now. And I know if some-

thing happens to me, she’s part of a community where she will be looked

after.”

It appears Sweetie Pie is also happy with her new accommodations and

has already made friends with the neighbourhood cats. For Faye, Riverside

Estates is the first place she says she can truly call “home.”

Riverside Estates is an initiative of the Antigonish Affordable Housing Socie-

ty. The first four units were completed and occupied in April 2017. Another

10 units are planned once funding is secured.

The Chedabucto Curling Club Community Activity

Society (CAS) has begun its $210,000.00 expansion

and upgrading renovations. C. Grady Concrete work-

ers were at CAS’s Boylston site on July 21 preparing

to install the footings for the expansion’s frost wall.

Photo: Ray Bates

Since the Chedabucto Curling Club’s beginning in

1963, the volunteer-run society has provided recrea-

tional opportunities for many curlers and remains a

viable location for curling opportunities and commu-

nity activities. CAS has embarked on its expansion/

renovation project to expand the facility with a new

mudroom entrance, change area and wheelchair-

accessible washrooms. CAS also plans to remove its

existing washrooms, upgrade its electrical system,

replace internal doors, modernize its kitchen and bar

plus add insulation and siding to its ice-area’s exteri-

or walls. (Updates on CAS’s expansion/renovation

can be found at www.chedabuctocc.ca )

Chedabucto Curling rink begins its $210,000.00

expansion and renovation




Conference Marks the Beginning of a New Partnership

Between 4-H Nova Scotia and StFX University. Event

Benefits Greatly from Extension Department Support. Submitted Article

The StFX 4-H Society is coming off a tremendous high after hosting its first

successful “Leadership Development Conference” focusing on one of 4-H

Canada’s Leadership Development Pillars. The theme of this year’s confer-

ence was “Sustainable Food and Agriculture” and was held June 27- 29,

2017. The Society worked collaboratively with 4-H Nova Scotia and St. Fran-

cis Xavier University in a new partnership to welcome 45 youth, ages 13-18,

to Antigonish.

The conference was open to both 4-H’ers and non-members alike with rep-

resentation from each of the four Atlantic provinces. While on campus, the

students were given a real “university experience” – staying in residence,

eating with

friends at meal

hall, and meet-

ing with StFX

students, facul-

ty, and staff

throughout.

By the num-

bers:

45 Dele-

gates

20 Uni-

v e r s i t y

Facul ty

a n d

Staff

12 Stu-

d e n t

V o l u n -

t e e r

Facilita-

tors

10 Com-

m u n i t y

M e m -

bers

Highlights of the conference include:

Cooking for the Future:

Upon their arrival, delegates were first tasked with making the meal for the

opening banquet. Participants were introduced to several Human Nutrition

and Sociology faculty and were challenged on where exactly many of the

foods they have come to know and love actually come from, and the envi-

ronmental and social impact some of these foods have on our society.

Many student’s remarked that this was their first time being able to actively

participate in preparing a meal and that they felt a sense of pride in having

had a part in making the meal shared later in the evening with invited

guests.

Welcome Dinner:

After a busy afternoon of mashing potatoes and preparing broth, delegates

were able to finally enjoy their homemade shepherd’s pie and chicken stew.

Sitting amongst the delegates were representatives of the local and provin-

cial 4-H body, StFX 4-H Society members, StFX faculty, and many invited

sponsors and engaged community partners. Dr. Kent MacDonald, president

of StFX brought

greetings on

behalf of the

university while

Central Nova

MP Sean Fraser

e n c o u r a g e d

delegates to

showcase their

leadership skills

in their local

communities.

Growing Local

at Martha’s

Garden:

Day two began

with delegates

boarding the

StFX bus and

heading to the

Martha’s Gar-

den in collabo-

ration with the

Sisters of Saint

Martha and the

Martha’s New

Growers pro-

gram. Here

students were

divided into

small groups and rotated through various stations focused on Atlantic farm-

ing practices. These included organic vegetable growing, beef and dairy

production, and beekeeping. The Sisters also shared their stories from

when the farm served to feed the initiatives of the organization, including

the local hospital. Delegates were especially enthused when discussing how

the chickens were prepared in earlier times and the labour intensity of the

farm work conducted by the Sisters.

Hunger Banquet:

After exciting adventures at Bethany, delegates were soon reminded of their

global privilege. Instead of receiving lunch upon their arrival, participants

were given one of four different coloured tickets. Each ticket representing a

portion of the world’s population. A lucky five were selected as being mem-




bers of the upper class and sat at a table fully set and catered by a local

restaurant. Another five were assembled to be a part of the middle-income

group and sat at a plain table with no settings and were given a fast food

meal. The remaining participants sat on the floor with half receiving rice and

beans, while the other half were given only rice. These two groups repre-

sented the global poor and the reality that most people on Earth have very

limited incomes and experience a high degree of food insecurity.

Following the meal pizza was provided to the delight of many in attendance

who feared they would have to go the rest of the afternoon without!

Amazing Green Race:

In place of a traditional campus tour, faculty and staff of various depart-

ments were stationed at strategically located points on campus and acted

as clue holders. Delegates moved from place to place on campus, followed

by the clues from the previous station. This allows participants to be intro-

duced to the physical aspects of campus, including the sustainable initia-

tives being undertaken by the university in its learning spaces, and be intro-

duced to the faculty of many unique programs within each department. One

of the stops along the way included the solar panels mounted on the roof of

the Bloomfield Centre allowing each person to scale the roof and see the

campus from a very different point of view!

Self-Actualization and Sustainability Leadership:

After a busy day outdoors, organizers and delegates alike were please to

spend the evening listening to the keynote address of Frank Gallant and

Veronika Brant. The pair discussed in depth the importance of self-

actualization, goal setting, and independent thinking while relating it to their

own experiences and perseverance in their gardening and working lives.

Learn to Lead by Leading – McKenna Centre for Leadership:

In partnership with the McKenna Centre for Leadership, members of the

StFX 4-H Society organized activities and facilitated discussions that helped

conference delegates put together the pieces gathered over the previous

two days and create a plan for how they will improve and exercise their own

leadership in their home communities. These activities began with the indi-

vidual and outlined each person’s assets and strengths. Each individual was

then asked to set goals for themselves aligning with their club, their commu-

nity, and their country – a key element of the 4-H program. Participants

were then moved into groups based on their home location and asked to

create regional goals that they could fulfill together when they return home.

These “regional declarations” were then collected and will be sent to each

member later in the summer to remind them of their commitment to take

the conference home.

Initial feedback from conference delegates, organizers, and stakeholders

has been extremely positive with many indicating an interest of returning in

following years to StFX for the Leadership Development Conference.

A 2018 conference is already in the works and will focus on Community

Engagement and Communication. This theme comes at an important time

for StFX as 2018 also marks the 100th anniversary of the Antigonish Move-

ment and the 90th anniversary of the Extension Department. Such an event

will fit nicely with broader university-wide celebrations.

The StFX 4-H Society looks forward to offering additional leadership opportu-

nities to youth throughout Atlantic Canada and beyond through the continu-

ous develop and support of the Leadership Development Conference. The

Society also acknowledges the tremendous support of faculty advisor and

Conference Co-Chair Dr. Norine Verberg, Nova Scotia Department of Agricul-

ture staff, Antigonish Leader’s Council, 4-H Nova Scotia, StFX University, and

the many donors who made this event possible. The efforts of these groups

have been enjoyed by many from across the Atlantic region.




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The Chedabucto Curling Club, Boylston, held its annual chicken BBQ on Sunday, July 23. Preparing the chicken for the many attendees were the

"Curling Chefs". Left to right) Brian MacDonald, George Luddington, Phil O'Regan, Don Armstrong and Steve Myette. Photo credit: Ray Bates




On Sunday, July 16, 2017 Flora Murphy cut the ribbon to officially open The Lochaber Little Free Library. Located on the grounds of the new Lochaber Community Centre

the library contains books for children, teens and adults. The books are free for the taking and can be returned after use or given to a friend. Pictured above at the ribbon

cutting are front row l-r Ava Jakubiak, Brogan MacPherson, Amelia Jakubiak, Flora Murphy, back row Stephanie Inglis, Karagan MacPherson, and Bob Inglis.

Lochaber Little Free Library opens

The Chedabucto Place Association

Events

The Chedabucto Place Association is pleased to

announce that the following three events are

scheduled to take place at the Chedabucto Place

Performance Centre during 45th annual Guys-

borough Come Home Week:

Steve Wright and Family will appear in concert at

the Chedabucto Place Performance Centre, Guys-

borough, on Wednesday, July 26 at 7 pm. Admis-

sion is $20.00.

Comedian Belynda Cleare returns to the Cheda-

bucto Place Performance Centre, Guysborough, on

Friday, July 28 at 8 pm. Admission is $15.00.

The Guysborough Players present the musical

comedy “I’m Glad I’m Not Young Anymore”at the

Chedabucto Place Performance Centre, Guys-

borough, on Saturday, July 29 at 7 pm. Admission

is $15.00 at the door.

Please note that due to ongoing construction, Box

Office services for the Chedabucto Place Perfor-

mance Centre have been moved, along with the

Fitness Centre, to the Guysborough Marina Build-

ing on Main Street, Guysborough (behind the Skip-

ping Stone Cafe). Box Office hours are the same

as the usual Fitness Centre hours of operation.

Call 902-533-2015 for tickets.

On the night of an event that has advance tickets

they will be sold in the lobby of the theatre one

hour before the start of an event.

Pre-sold tickets can also be picked up in the lobby

of the theatre one hour before the start of an

event.

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