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Kids get crafty on March Break Sales Representative Teresa Millar Not intended to solicit sellers or buyers currently under contract Listed at $136,000.00 Call Teresa for details at (905) 722-3211 Or you can click to www.teresamillar.com OPEN HOUSE — SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2009 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. School-aged children enrolled in the GAC March Break Camp joined art instructor Marie Redmond to make a bird house. Back Row (L to R) Kaitlyn Hartford, Emily Hartford, Nathan Russell, Kyle Chandler, De- nay Sanders-Nakogee, Serena Davidson, Amie Evans. Front Row (L to R) Emma Weller, Simon Southwell, Brianna Allan, Tanez Sanders- Nakogee, Olivia Warton. Aevan McLeod, 3 Lauren Watson, 4 Josie Meyers, 4 Abbie Neufeld, 6 Carter Meyers, 6 A number of programs for Georgina students enjoying March Break were under- way last week and that, together with the beautiful weather at the beginning of the week, were welcome signs of spring. The Georgina Arts Centre and Gallery held a three-day March Break art camp where kids decorated a bird house with paint and poly- mer clay, painted pictures for entry into the Robert Bateman art contest, made pottery using air clay and created 3-D works of art using paper. The program was led by art instructor Marie Redmond and cost $90 per child. (See right photo). In Pefferlaw, kids cele- brated St. Patrick’s Day during their March Break at the Pefferlaw Library with Deb Fitzjohn who showed them how to make a Lepre- chaun's Wand. The Lepre- chaun and Limericks pro- gram included storytelling and crafts. Photos of the children at- tending the program are shown below. March 24, 2009 Volume 5, Issue 6 144 Roxanna Dr. in Sutton-By-The-Lake...adult life- style community. Very nice area of homes with lots of space. 2 bedroom home with 2 bathrooms, living and dining areas. Open concept kitchen and family room. Walkouts to the back deck that is mostly covered. Windows replaced a couple of years ago.

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Kids get crafty on March Break

Sales Representative

Teresa Millar Not intended to solicit sellers or buyers currently under contract

Listed at $136,000.00

Call Teresa for details at (905) 722-3211 Or you can click to www.teresamillar.com

OPEN HOUSE — SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2009 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

School-aged children enrolled in the GAC March Break Camp joined art instructor Marie Redmond to make a bird house. Back Row (L to R) Kaitlyn Hartford, Emily Hartford, Nathan Russell, Kyle Chandler, De-nay Sanders-Nakogee, Serena Davidson, Amie Evans. Front Row (L to R) Emma Weller, Simon Southwell, Brianna Allan, Tanez Sanders-Nakogee, Olivia Warton.

Aevan McLeod, 3 Lauren Watson, 4 Josie Meyers, 4 Abbie Neufeld, 6 Carter Meyers, 6

A number of programs for Georgina students enjoying March Break were under-way last week and that, together with the beautiful weather at the beginning of the week, were welcome signs of spring. The Georgina Arts Centre and Gallery held a three-day March Break art camp where kids decorated a bird house with paint and poly-mer clay, painted pictures for entry into the Robert Bateman art contest, made pottery using air clay and created 3-D works of art

using paper. The program was led by art instructor Marie Redmond and cost $90 per child. (See right photo). In Pefferlaw, kids cele-brated St. Patrick’s Day during their March Break at the Pefferlaw Library with Deb Fitzjohn who showed them how to make a Lepre-chaun's Wand. The Lepre-chaun and Limericks pro-gram included storytelling and crafts. Photos of the children at-tending the program are shown below.

March 24, 2009 Volume 5, Issue 6

144 Roxanna Dr. in Sutton-By-The-Lake...adult life-style community. Very nice area of homes with lots of space. 2 bedroom home with 2 bathrooms, living and dining areas. Open concept kitchen and family room.

Walkouts to the back deck that is mostly covered. Windows replaced a couple of years ago.

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Publisher/Editor Karen Wolfe

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[email protected] Proof Reader Nancy Koster

The Pefferlaw Post 17 Otter Cove

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Published on the 10th and 24th of every month.

The contents of this publication are protected by copyright and may only be used for personal

and non-commercial use. The Pefferlaw Post accepts no responsibility for claims made

for any product or service reported or advertised.

The Post welcomes Keswick to the fold For a long time now I’ve been asked why Keswick is not on the masthead of the Pefferlaw Post—especially since it is distributed there. When I started out with this four years ago, I wasn’t really sure how well the paper was going to be received and since I am a one-person team, I was a little leery about taking a big-ger bite than I could chew. Today however, I am happy to report that your response to this paper has been phenomenal and I feel much more comfort-able about formally including Keswick on the editorial pages of the Pefferlaw Post. Up to this point, I’ve been get-ting my feet wet in Keswick by including stories that I’ve been invited to cover. This has not only helped me become more familiar with my Keswick neighbours, it has also reduced my anxiety level on whether or not I could handle the extra responsibility. If the truth be told, there was another reason I did not ini-tially include Keswick on the masthead. As a native of Pef-ferlaw, I am fiercely proud and uncommonly territorial when it comes to this community’s status within Georgina. Right or wrong, I felt we lost our voice when Keswick, Sutton and old Georgina (Pefferlaw) were amalgamated in the 1970s. Up until then, my rela-tionship with Keswick and Sutton was based on the friendly rivalry that existed when Pefferlaw hockey teams faced off against Sutton and Keswick teams. And, as a stu-dent at Sutton District High School in pre-amalgamation days, our identities were often characterized by the town in which we lived. I guess the Pefferlaw Post was my attempt to give old Georgina back its voice. But, that was then and this is now. The Pefferlaw Post has truly become a Georgina com-munity newspaper—and Geor-

gina includes Keswick along with every other community within its borders. And even though I’m still a little apprehensive about being able to get to everything that is going on in town, I’ll continue to do my best to make sure every community is included in the editorial pages. I have thought about changing the name of the Pefferlaw Post to something that sounds more Georgina inclusive, but with more sober thought, I’ve de-cided against that. After all, the paper is located in Pefferlaw and like the Toronto Star which also covers the GTA, the Pef-ferlaw Post will cover what I like to call the GPA. And, again to be honest, I have a hard time letting go of a name that is so near and dear to my heart. So, the Pefferlaw Post it is—a Georgina community newspa-per that welcomes the opportu-nity to get to know Keswick better and vice-versa. Karen Wolfe, Editor

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Final budget deliberations

A combination of cost cutting and reserve funding for various capital expenditures has helped the town reduce a projected 3.1 per cent property tax increase for 2009 to a 2.04 per cent increase. Prior to the second round of budget deliberations on March 17, the proposed budget indi-cated property owners could

face an increase of $99 a year for a home assessed at $230,000. Today, that number has been reduced to $65 a year for the same house. Georgina’s net operating and capital budget for 2009 will be $26.5 million, an increase of $1 million over last year. Town staff and council found another $274,000 of expendi-tures to cut from the proposed budget and were able to fund $289,000 of capital expendi-tures from reserves which

helped lessen the impact on the tax levy. Savings included a cut to the town’s beautification budget of $50,000 and council agreed to forego an anticipated salary adjustment of $5,000. Savings were also found in the budget for road maintenance and the fire department withdrew a request to fund additional

training for the volunteers. Efficiencies were also found. While the Town of Georgina’s budget will in-crease 2.82 per cent over 2008, the combined tax levy which includes the Region of York, the York Board of Education

and Georgina, works out to an increase in tax levies of 2.04 per cent. “This is responsible. It is re-sponsive to the current eco-nomic conditions and it is a responsible budget and I think we’ve been able to maintain the service levels reasonably,” said Ms. Plamondon, CAO for the Town of Georgina. “It cer-tainly was a very thorough process and we will continue to look for efficiencies as we move through the year, as we

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Pefferlaw Ice Pad update It seems some of the work on the Pefferlaw Ice Pad has been temporarily suspended due to the fact that delays have in-creased costs and more money will be required to finish the project. According to Town of Georgina Leisure Services Manager of Policy and Development, Brock McDonald, a report detailing expenditure overruns due to unanticipated delays will be submitted to the committee of the whole on April 6. Mr. McDonald said his report has not been finalized nor have all the additional costs been identified at press time. “I want to make sure that what-

ever we tell council is as close to being the exact amount as we can tell them,” he said. However, PIP committee mem-ber Dave Harding feels addi-tional costs could be as high as $100,000. Mr. McDonald said work on the inside of the refrigeration plant will continue. However, work relating to electrical, mechani-cal and plumbing disciplines will be suspended until council has had an opportunity to re-view his report. He said he still hopes to test the equipment once work resumes and the project is completed so he can debug the system and have it ready to go next winter.

And...now an update on the hill Brock McDonald, manager of Policy and Development for the Leisure Services Department for the Town of Georgina, is still working with consultants to try and figure out what options are available that will best offer a solution to the instability of the tubing hill currently under construction at the Civic Cen-tre. “We are basically doing brain-storming sessions with geotech-nical consultants to see what other solutions might be out there that we haven’t thought about,” Mr. McDonald said. “And we have talked to a num-ber of grading contractors out there just to see what their ex-perience has been with this type

of situation.” The hill, which was designed to be the dominant feature of the Georgina Tube and Terrain Park, became unstable when frozen material used to build it began to thaw and created movement within the structure. “We will be coming forward to council with a report in the near future to discuss what the op-tions are and to make some recommendations,” he said. Results of extensive water test-ing in and around the hill “appear to be fine,” he said. The Tube and Terrain Park, budgeted at $3.4 million, was initially scheduled to open in the fall of 2007

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Congratulations to Melinda Watpool for winning the Ca-nadian Women’s Senior Heavyweight Boxing Champi-onship for the second year in a row.

The youth night at the Udora Hall is going really well. More are welcome. Ages 11-15. Tuesday evenings 7:00-9:00.

Yuk Yuks is coming to the Udora Hall on April 3. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the show starts at 8:00 p.m. Following the show there will be a buffet and dance, cash bar. Tickets are $25 on sale at the Udora General Store. Proceeds to Udora Scouting and the Udora Hall Board.

The Udora Hall Board is look-ing for two new members. Must be residents of the Udora area on either the Georgina or Uxbridge side. The board meets once a month and is responsible for the operation

and maintenance of the Udora Hall. Call Margaret Burrows for more information at (705) 228-8004.

A children’s art program is being offered Saturday morn-ings from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Udora Hall. The first session, for ages 4 to 7, will run for six weeks and sup-ply costs are included in the fee of $57. The instructor is Bonnie Lemaire, a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design, freelance children’s book illustrator and award winning instructor of Graphic Design at Durham College. To register call (905) 476-4301 ext. 240 or (705) 437-2210 ext. 240.

Remember to turn out your lights on March 28 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for Earth Hour. Let’s all be part of the solution.

For the love of ice-fishing

Bob Gillmore (left) is 91 years old and has been ice-fishing on Lake Simcoe for more than 10 years. Around five times a year, Bob travels from Alden, New York to rent a hut from Jerry Kucharchuk at Pefferlaw Fish Huts and makes it up at least once in the spring and a couple of times in the fall to catch perch. “Fishing on Simcoe is much more enjoyable than other lakes,” Bob says, “because of the action you get. There is al-ways some action.” This year, Bob was one of Jerry’s last customers before the huts had to be removed and he caught his conservation limit of perch within a few hours. “It’s not about the numbers, it is about the quality of Simcoe perch.”

Utterly Udora

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GTTI host Job Fair “meet and greet” event In today’s economic climate, pre-senting job seekers with another op-portunity to find employ-ment—especially when poten-tial employers are all under one roof—is a great idea, say Stacey Carrier and Ashley Morrison. The two Keswick High School students attended the GTTI Job Fair at the Ice Pal-ace on Thursday, March 19 to expand their list of contacts in hopes of finding a summer job. Both girls graduate this year. “We feel quite positive about the opportu-nities here,” Ms. Carrier said. Karen Lamie and her daughter Brianne also attended the event to “do some browsing to see what’s out there.” Karen already has two part time jobs but is look-

ing for some-thing full time. “I was hoping to see more employers here,” she said. Brianne is look-ing for summer employment to help her pay for her post-secondary edu-cation, was happier with her prospects. “I got an appli-

cation from an employer that I was look-ing for,” she said. According to GTTI spokersperson, Jenni-fer Ratchford, the Job Fair at the Ice Pal-ace attracted approximately 80 job seekers and 15 potential employers. “Prior to us starting these events, there were no other fairs like this in the area,” said Ms. Ratchford. “It’s an opportunity for people to see what is available locally and to see what other resources there are.”

Keswick High School students Stacey Carrier (left) and Ashley Morrison (right) both graduate this year and were looking for jobs at the Job Fair.

Pefferlaw resident, Ivan Foster, cap-tured this photo of a snow goose walk-ing on his frozen pond on March 15 and sent it along to remind us all that spring is definitely here. “This is a first for us,” says Ivan. “We have had lots of Canada geese but never had a snow goose. Every once in a while some are spotted during migra-tion but they are not normally found in this area of the province.” Ivan said the goose flew in with a flock of 10 or 12 Canada geese two days in a row.

Definite signs of spring

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Jericho late night skate

St. Paddy’s Day luncheon at the GAC

Green was not the only colour visible at the St. Patrick’s Day luncheon at the Georgina Arts Centre and Gal-lery. A number of ladies from the Red Hat So-ciety dropped by to have a bite and raise a glass of green refresh- ment in honour

of the patron Irish saint. The Gallery had a packed house for their Tuesday afternoon luncheon and everyone was entertained by the sounds of Debra Scott on the piano and joined in a sing-a-long of popular Irish tunes.

A couple dozen youth turned out at the Ice Palace in Kes-wick on Friday night at 11:30 p.m. on March 20 to get in an hour of free skating.

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Tennyson Tidbits

Fran Fish loves hav-ing her birthday on March 17 because whenever she goes out to celebrate there is always a party going on. Happy Birthday Fran!

Don’t forget to attend the mos-quito control meeting at the Pefferlaw Lions Hall on Tues-day, March 24 at 7:00 p.m. By all accounts the Bti program last year was a success and we were able to enjoy a safe and nuisance-free spring.

Ron and Marilyn Reid would like to wish their grandson, Keaton, a very Happy 3rd Birthday on March 25. Their best wishes also go out to daughter Shannon who cele-brates her big day on March 27.

If you were wondering what was going on at the hydro transfer station on Weir’s Sideroad in Pefferlaw I can tell you that they are putting in a service access road between

the station and the hydro poles that carry the lines from the station. It seems it was too difficult to get in there when-ever servicing was required due to boggy soil conditions.

Candice Wilson’s Mom and Dad send her their best wishes on April 4 when she celebrates her 21st birthday. Cheers Can-dice!

And Happy Birthday greetings go out to Don Thompson with love from Terry. Don cele-brates his birthday on March 31. All the Best, Tom.

Happy Birthday wishes also go out to Randy Marchand. Randy will turn 48 on April 4. Oh, oh, gettin’ up there Randy!

We also send our best wishes to Richard Piotrowski who turns 72 on March 26. Happy Birthday Richard!

Happy Birthday to little Sayde Bennett who turned one year old on March 17. I hear Sayde’s Mom and Dad are looking at plans to rebuild their home on Morning Glory Rd. Good luck everyone.

David McIntyre a finalist for coveted U.S. hockey trophy Pefferlaw youth David McIn-tyre is one of ten top finalists to be considered for collegiate hockey’s most prestigious per-formance award in the U.S. David, a forward for Colgate University in the U.S., posted the school’s best point total in nine years by leading his team in goals, assists and points. “David is clearly one of the best players in the nation,” said Colgate head coach Don Vaughan. “He has explosive acceleration and an offensive skill set to match.” David is competing against nine other finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award

which is named after a former Princeton hockey and football standout who later became a pilot in World War I. The award recognizes outstanding skills in all phases of hockey, integrity, strong character on and off the ice and scholarship and sportsmanship. The top three finalists will be announced on April 2 and the final winner will be announced on April 10 in Washington, D.C. David was a Dallas Stars draft pick in his first year at Colgate. Good luck David and we hope to see you back in the club house real soon!

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St. Patty’s Day at the Belve

Everyone was having a great time at the St. Patrick’s Day celebra-tion at the Belvedere in Pefferlaw last week. The Fullbrooks were entertaining the ca-pacity crowd with Celtic music and a few glasses of green beer were raised for a number of Irish toasts. “I’m very proud of Pefferlaw tonight,” said one reveler. “It’s nice to see so many people out having such a wonderful time.” Those in attendance were treated to St. Patrick’s Day party favours including hats, glasses and shamrock leis.

Ice Owls take on Georgina coaches

Kevin Fullbrook and his band kept the crowd entertained playing Celtic mu-sic and popular Irish songs.

Helen McIntyre joined in the fun and watched as her son accompanied the-Fullbrooks on the drums.

The Toronto-based, visually impaired Ice Owls hockey team was in Sutton on Sunday, March 15 to help raise money for Hospice Georgina and the Red Barn Theatre. This was their 12th appearance at the Sutton arena and the team took on the coaches affiliated with the Georgina Minor Hockey Associa-tion. The game ended in an eight/eight tie. According to Ken Hackenbrook, the organizer for the event, $1855 was donated to Hospice Georgina and $1,685 was raised for the Red Barn Theatre. Pictured above (L to R) are: Ken Jamieson, VP, GMHA; Lorraine Hackenbrook, organizer; Do-reen Jaynes, Director, Hospice Georgina; Mary Katherin Macaluso, President of the Board; Bob Smith, President of the Red Barn Theatre; Eddie Parenteau, Ice Owls Hockey Team; Ken Hackenbrook, organizer; Rob Grossi, Georgina mayor.

Photo supplied by Ken Hackenbrook

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Ruth Dunn was a curling icon at the Sutton Curling Club for more than 60 years so when it was suggested to organize a Ruth Dunn Me-morial Bonspiel this year, curlers from across Ontario scrambled to participate. Her family, her friends and curling buddies, some dressed in T-Shirts sporting a photo of Ruth, took their memories of Ruth on to the ice where they brushed away in her honour. Ruth Dunn was one of the founding members of the club in 1943 and served on the executive of the Southern Ontario Ladies Curling Association. She passed away last year but is fondly remem-bered for her fun-loving spirit and sports-manship. Winners of Draw 1 were: Bob Clarke, Cathy Brown, Joanne Storey and Brenda Camplin. Winners of Draw 2 were: Wanda

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Ruth Dunn Memorial Bonspiel

Dressed in St. Patrick’s Day garb and standing beside a memorial display in honour of Ruth Dunn is a team from Innismore: (left to right) Mike Bosiljevac, Linday Bosiljevac, Diahne Graham and Ruth’s grandson, Pat Graham.

Top Right photo: (Left to Right) Ron Vernon, Anne Vernon and Wayne Winch work hard in their Ruth T-Shirts to bring a rock to button. Bottom Photo: Linda Howe sets up a guard for her team’s rock in the house.

Dial 1-800-445-1822 to reach the 1-800-CONNECT Program

and Bill O’Neill, Mike Egypt and Cathy Sims.

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On the “Against” side (Jaan and Mamu Schaar live in Udora and first attended the Red Barn Theatre 35 years ago. They were season’s ticket holders for many years but have decided to no longer sup-port the theatre.) “The thing is, they are a private organiza-tion. They are a profit centre and most of the other people asking for money are non-profits. So why do they get way more than anyone else? I have a huge problem with them getting way more money than most people and then at the end of the day, they are a profit making organization. “We also thought that the quality has dete-riorated and we have been long-term sup-porters. There is a group of us here that regularly went to the Red Barn. We had sea-son’s tickets for years but I’m not going there anymore because they have such crappy shows. The quality is no longer what it used to be. They used to have high profile Canadian artists that were popular here in Canada and I haven’t seen one of those for-ever and they are doing all of these crappy musicals. That is not the quality of theatre that I want to support and I don’t want my tax dollars to support it. “I think what brought it to a head was when we read that they were hiring two assistant directors. That’s crazy. They are in financial straits and then they go out and hire two more assistant directors. So I think ever since this new director came on board, things have gone downhill. “The offshoot is that whenever we went to the Red Barn we always went as a group and went out for dinner and the economic well-being of Sutton and Jackson’s Point is being affected by the reduction of sales in tickets and that is directly related to the quality of the productions. “It’s not that we weren’t supporting them. We were 100 per cent behind the Red Barn buying food there, drinks and 50/50 tickets

and winning it and donating all of the money back. But now we’ve stopped going. Last year we didn’t go at all and we have shifted to Uxbridge. We have season’s tickets there and we go for dinner in Uxbridge and then we go to the theatre. The difference in price is phenomenal and the quality is excellent. “But I wouldn’t want the Red Barn to go. It’s been around so long and it’s a fantastic venue and there was a lot of good quality entertainment there.”

On the “For” side... (Bob Smith is the President and Chair of the Red Barn Theatre and the President of the Lake Simcoe Arts Foundation) “We are a charitable non-profit. We are not a profit centre by any stretch of the imagina-tion. We are a charitable non-profit organi-zation. The Red Barn Theatre is a project of the Lake Simcoe Arts Foundation which operates it. “Arts and culture are an important part of the healthy vitality of any community and the Red Barn Theatre is just one of many of the arts and cultural institutions in the Town of Georgina. “We tend to be a bit of a lightning rod be-cause of the fact that we do need to go be-fore council but there are some other arts and culture activities and facilities in this town that are supported very generously by the town which don’t attract the attention be-cause no one needs to stand up in front of council because they become part of a line item in the budget under Leisure Services. “The Red Barn needs a whole range of sup-port to be a financial success and certainly our box office is part of that. We require and count on and hope for support from all areas.

The town is certainly one area that is important to us, we have a large do-nor base that is very generous and we are fortunate to attract grants each year. “The $60,000 is hugely important to us but our budget to operate a year is

over half a million dollars. “Last year we did hear clearly from our fans that it wasn’t the season they were hoping for. I would agree that, last season, just talk-ing about last season, that we had too much music and the board and our artistic director heard that very clearly and so if you look at this year’s line-up, it is spectacular. There is a lot more of what the Red Barn Theatre is all about...The Glass Menagerie, Fantastics, The Melville Boys and Harvest—and we are hugely excited about the two stars that are in the Glass Menagerie, Fiona Reed and Jona-than Crombie. “We are very, very excited about the level of Canadian talent at The Red Barn this year. This is our 60th Anniversary and we know this is the Red Barn Theatre. “Town council, or any city council for that matter, needs to look at its whole commu-nity. Not everyone in its community is going to take advantage of every resource in a community but it is the responsibility of town councils, such as the council for the Town of Georgina, to make sure that these opportunities are available for those citi-zens—things like sports and arts and culture and those things that are really important to a community. “I think it is incumbent, and I think our council works very hard at ensuring this town has all of the different opportunities for its citizens—sports is part of it and arts and culture are part of it and on it goes. “It think it is important that everyone recog-nize that we may not all have the same needs and interests, but it is important to have those opportunities there for those who want to support an opportunity in the town.”

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A debate on public funding for the Red Barn Theatre THE ISSUE: In 2009, council approved a $60,000 grant to the Red Barn Theatre to help them meet their financial obli-gations. The community seems divided on whether or not the

theatre should receive public funding. Here are two points of view debating the issue.

Interviews were shortened due to space considerations.

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The Pefferlaw Association of Ratepayers and the Town of Georgina are hosting an information meeting on Tuesday, March 24 at 7:00 p.m. at the Pefferlaw Lions Hall to discuss the 2009 mosquito program.

Reel Gems presents the movie “Doubt” in support of the Georgina Arts Centre & Gallery on Thurs. Mar. 26 at 7:15 at the GEM Theatre in Keswick. Tickets $8. Call (905) 722-9587 to reserve.

Morning Glory Public School is hosting a conference called “Together We Mat-ter…” on Friday, March 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Lunch provided.

Skate Canada Lakeside is having their end of season ice show entitled S.K.A.T.E. F.M. on Sat. March 28 at 3:00 p.m. at the Sutton Arena.

A Spring Fling Dance will be held at the Pefferlaw Lions Hall on Saturday, March 28 starting at 8:00 p.m. $10 per person. DJ/Cash Bar/Door Prizes/Late Night Buf-fet. Proceeds to support the Morning Glory Public School Grade 8 grad trip.

South Lake Simcoe Naturalists Club is having a Nature Walk to mark Earth Hour on March 28. The walk will start at the Sibblad Park entrance at 8:300 p.m.

The Georgina-Brock Garden Club is inviting you to attend their March 29 meeting at 1:00 p.m. at the Wilfrid Com-munity Hall to help celebrate 50 years in gardening. There is interest in forming a youth club so youth up to the age of 16 are encouraged to attend. Guest speaker Norm Craven from Cannington will discuss Growing Giant Vegetables. Call Tracey (705) 437-7834 for info.

Free traditional karate introductory session at the Udora Hall at 7:00 pm Thurs. Apr.2.

The Pefferlaw Association of Ratepayers will be holding their General Meeting for the election of new officers on Monday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pefferlaw Lions Hall. Memberships available at the door.

The Georgina Dragon Boat Club is hold-ing an information/registration night for new members (All women’s team and a new, mixed team) on April 9, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Georgina Ice Palace.

The Udora-Leaskdale Lions will be hold-ing their annual Canoe River Run along the Pefferlaw River on Sat. May 2 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Min. pledge $10 per paddler. Proceeds of the event will support Hospice Georgina. Call Jacquie Brown at (705) 437-2773 to register.

The Pefferlaw Arts and Craft Club would like to invite new members to join their weekly meetings held at the Peffer-law Lions Hall every Wed. from 1:00—4:00 p.m. Light lunch, 50/50 draw and lots of great fellowship.

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