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Residents of Kennebec Manor have been enjoying the fish tank and fish that were generously donated by the staff of Xerox. The colorful fish bring many smiles and hours of entertainment throughout the year. Five weeks ago, there was an addition to our fish family. Nemo was born! New life, brings much joy. The residents have been watching Nemo’s progress daily. At Kennebec Manor, we follow The Eden Alternative. We strive every day to eliminate loneliness, helplessness and boredom which account for the bulk of suffering among our elders. To learn more about us, please visit: thekingswaylifecarealliance.ca. 0027

FAMILY PLUS SPRING PROGRAMS

Family Plus is pleased to provide group programs to the community, organizations and Employee Assistance Programs. This spring we are offering a slate of evening programs. All programs are six-weeks in length and are held at the offices of Family Plus/Life Solutions, 199 Chesley Drive, Suite 204, Saint John. The costs of the programs are $80 with workbook included. Pre-registration required for all groups. Call 634-8295 for more information or to register. Wednesday, April 8-May 12: 7:00-9:00pm, Personal Breakthrough for Women - Learn how to be more assertive, let go of barriers and establish healthy boundaries. Introductory session: Wednesday, April 1. Thursday, May 7-June 11: 7:00-9:30pm, Cooperative Parenting After Separation/Divorce - assists separated/divorced

parents cope with their anger and pain while minimizing the negative impact of divorce on their children. Wednesday, May 20-June 24: 7:00-9:00pm, Active Parenting Now (5-12 year olds) - learn how to build a stronger relationship with your children, instill self-esteem and apply key discipline methods. 3373

VENTOPEDIC KIT FOR ROCAUMRA

With the help from many generous donations, Rocmaura Foundation has been able to purchase a Ventopedic Kit for Rocmaura Nursing Home to prevent the development of pressure sores for residents. The kit includes things like heel boots, hand openers, undershirts, ankle and elbow protectors, knee pads, special pillowcases and mattress pads. The cost of these items is not covered through insurance and must be privately funded. Having a kit on hand will help prevent the development of open areas and increased pain. 3385

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Free Community Breakfast, Trinity Church (115 Charlotte Street) from 9:00-10:30am. All are welcome. First come, first served.

THURSDAY, MARCH 19Noon Nugget at the SJ Volunteer Centre (66 Waterloo Street, training room 224) with speaker Betty Hitchcock. Topic - Planning & Delivering a Top Notch AGM. Pre-register/info 658-1555. Registration 11:30am-12:00noon; workshop 12:00noon-1:00pm. $15/members, $25/non-members. Coffee/tea provided.

SATURDAY, MARCH 21Casino Night & Dance, sponsored by the Lancaster Kiwanis Club, at the Milford Memorial Community Centre 7:00pm-12:00mid-night. $20 ticket gives $20,000 play money. Tickets by calling 672-2400 or at Steen’s Barber Shop. Proceeds to Lancaster Kiwanis

projects.Curl for Mental Health, sponsored by Moose Light at the Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club. Day of curling with pizza lunch, 2 four-end games, silent auction & 50/50 draw, great music. $250/team of four ($50 registration fee). Pledge forms/info available: 633-1705 or [email protected].

SUNDAY, MARCH 22Lenten Cantata “At the Ninth Hour” by T.S. Long and Allen Pote 6:30pm at Saint Columba Presbyterian Church, 1454 Manawagonish Road. Organist - Rev. Mel Fawcett, pianist – Robyn Anderson. Free Will Offering, light refreshments to follow.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25SJ Branch NB Genealogical Society meeting 7:00pm at the SJ Free Public Library Multipurpose Room. Guest speakers Ruth Lesbirel & Don Flewelling, sharing genealogical research and the use of FONDS (collections). Short

AGM will follow the program. United Way Campaign Celebration & Awards at the Boys & Girls Club (1 Paul Harris Street) from 12:00noon-1:15. Light lunch will be served, RSVP by March 23 by calling 658-1212 or [email protected]. Everyone welcome

SATURDAY, MARCH 28Girls Night Out Mardi Gras in support of First Steps Housing Inc, 7:00-11:00pm at The Function Junction next door to the 3Mile. Tickets $30, if purchased by March 14 get a chance to win a $50 gift card. Contact: [email protected], 654-3045, or Facebook at CanadianProgressClubIgnite.Kings County Historical & Archival Society, Inc. meeting at the St. John’s United Church Hall in Sussex Corner, at 2:00pm. The featured presentation will be a show and tell by members, of their oldest prized possessions (not including their spouses). All are welcome to attend.


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FRIDAY, MAY 114th Annual Spring Fundraising Dinner (lobster & buffet) & Auction, sponsored by the Loch Lomond Villa, at the SJ Trade & Convention Centre. Theme - Margaritaville. $120/ticket ($900/table of 8, $110/table of 10). 50/50 draw, silent & live auction. Limited tickets available: 643-7110, [email protected]; lochlomondvilla.com.

THURSDAY, MAY 28Divine Divas Uptown Dance Party 7:00pm at the Imperial Theatre. Divine

Divas celebrates women, the impact they have and roles they play. Tickets are $100, includes a $60 charitable tax receipt and may be purchased online or at the Box Office.

JULY 4-10Six-Day Guided Retreat “Growing Into the Cosmic Christ” at the Villa Madonna Retreat House, with Fr. Michael Crosby OFM. $100 deposit to confirm registration. Remaining $450 due on arrival. For more info call the Villa at 849-5125 (866-783-3300) or visit: villamadonna.ca (choose Program to view flyer).

WHAT’S HAPPENING THE DAFFODILS ARE BACK

You can help save lives and support those living with cancer by volunteering for the Canadian Cancer Society between March 25 - April 4. We need your help to sell daffodils throughout the greater Saint John area. To find out how you can join the fight please call 634-6272. 3405

ATTENTION CAT LOVERS!

The Chickadee Cat Club is now seeking Fabulous Felines for their Cat Show “The Cat of The Rings” at the Capital Exhibit Centre in Fredericton on June 6 & 7. We will have 10 Licensed Judges from across North America. Now is the time to contact us to about entering your cat – just $25 for Household Pet entries! Volunteers also needed for this fun and educational family event. For information contact 459-2780 or [email protected]. 3380

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AROUND & ABOUTWINTER RESEARCH

One good thing about all the snow we had this winter was that I got through some of my files and discovered many a story I had collected from newspapers, but had just tucked away for possible use in the future and forgotten about. One of these I will share this month

is by writer Ian Sclanders, who went from being a Saint John based journalist with the Telegraph Journal and Evening Times Globe, to being a regular columnist with Macleans and eventually an editor at that prestigious magazine. In pursuing what he wrote for Macleans, I noted he often re-did pieces he’d originally done for the local papers. He beefed them up of course, but if you

followed his work in the TJ, as I have, you know he was taking a local story and presenting it to a national audience. And with great success. One story that he did not re-do, so far as I know, was a Man on the Street column of January 4 1938. I am not sure if it is one of the tall tales he loved to share, or is a real happening. I wonder if someone out there who is an avid fisherman can tell me one way of the other. In the column, Sclanders tells a story he was told by fisherman on the Kennebecasis that “Fish that there was no sale for like tommycod, sculpin and hake, we used to chuck on the ice.” He goes on to note, that these fish would freeze almost instantly in the cold air, but he was told that sometimes, “three weeks later…” when it warmed up and the rain came, “they all came to life and started to swim around.” Sclanders noted that he checked this story with the biological station in St Andrews, who he said, “very much doubted the stories,” However, his source on the Kennebecasis, identified as R. E. Wilson from Chesley Street, who Sclanders noted, “had started fishing as soon as he was big enough to sit in a boat,” declared emphatically that the “scientific gentleman… should know better… than to doubt something that fisherman know to be a fact.” Well, there is the story, much shortened, but essentially, as Sclanders presented it. In my next book, should I put this is the True, or Tall Tale section? I’m hoping some of the ice fishermen out there will let me know what your experience has been at the ice villages on the Kennebecasis or St John River by contacting me at: [email protected] or calling 672-8601. 0004

David GossLocal Historian & West Sider


ASK THE CHEFSTIR FRY

Colin Sifton here again from Holly’s Restaurant and Catering with another answer to your question. What is stir fry and why do we do it? Great question and we are going to have to go back in history again for the answer. So what is stir fry? It is the act of cooking vegetables and meats at very high temperatures with very little oil. It started in China during the Han Dynasty about 220 BC. It was a way of drying grains, not meat or vegetables. They would heat the pan and add the grains, stirring quickly as it dried. It was during the Ming Dynasty 1368 that they started adding small amounts of oil and discovered by adding vegetables and meat they could create a hot tasty meal quickly. Stir fries have become known as a healthy option in preparing food today, trapping in vitamins, flavours and colour of the vegetables while only using a small

amount of oil in the process. This is why the wok is essential to a stir fry. It allows the oil to collect in a smaller area at the bottom of the wok, but as you stir constantly, the oil rises up the wok and slides its way back to the bottom. So a little goes a long way in this action. Stir fry was brought to North America by the Chinese. It wasn’t until 1945 that the first cookbook called “How to Cook and Eat in Chinese was introduced. Here stir fry is described as: “Roughly speaking, ch’ao (stir fry) may be defined as a big-fire-shallow-fat-continual-stirring-quick-frying of cut-up material with wet seasoning. We shall call it 'stir-fry' or 'stir' for short. The nearest to this in western cooking is sauté... because stir-frying has such critical timing and is done so quickly.” So that is how it came to be called stir-fry in our culture. It was in the 1970’s that a cookbook described stir-fry cooking as a healthier way to eat that the craze of stir- fry began. Today at our local grocery store, entire

sections are dedicated to this cooking method. You can find already prepared vegetables and 10 plus different pre-made bottles of sauces all ready for you to open up and stir-fry yourself a meal in a matter of minutes. Of course I would never suggest this as a good way to go. I am a strong believer in doing it yourself. Making your own sauce and preparing your own vegetable and protein of choice but in today’s society, time is everything. Important ingredients you should always have when stir frying besides the oil; ginger, garlic and a little heat from either peppers or powder but it will make all the difference. This is a great c o o k i n g method that allows you to experiment with different flavours and never be wrong. 0040

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LEGIONS9:00pm-closing, Singles & Br #69 dance in the upper lounge, $6.Sunday, March 22 - 8:00pm-closing, Dance with Burke & Pye, upper lounge, $5. Saturday, March 28 - 2:00-5:00pm, music of Jed & Moe, lower bar. Sunday, March 29 - 8:00pm-closing, Dance with Steve & Carol, upper lounge, $5. 0015

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248 Milford Road, 672-2400, milfordcommunitycentre.com Mondays - 6:00-7:00pm, Funday Monday for ages 5-12; 7:00pm, Card night (Auction 45’s), weather permitting, no cards on holidays. Thursdays - Bingo, doors open at 5:45pm. Games start at 6:30pm. The Teen Room will be open every Monday & Thursday, from 7:00-9:00pm. Kids must be registered. The Community Centre is available to be rented for your special events, please contact the Centre for more information.Saturday, March 21 - 7:00pm-12:00mid-night, Casino Night & Dance. Call the Centre for tickets.Saturday, March 28 - 1:00-3:00pm, Easter Egg Hunt. Call the Centre to register. Volunteers needed. For more information on any of the events/volunteering, please call the Centre or email: [email protected]. 0033

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Specimen Collection- Tuesdays & Wednesdays 7:30am-2:30pm, by appointment only, please call 648-6681 press #3. Food Bank - Winter hours in effect Tuesday & Fridays 1:00-3:00pm, lower level Carleton Community Centre. Monthly Foot Care Clinic - every 3rd Wednesday, by appointment, 657-2273. Are you over 50 and want to be more active? Join our Zoomers Program - Tuesdays 10:00am, Fridays 10:00 & 11:00am at Marketplace Wellness Centre (free). New classes have started around the city, call 632-5537 for a place near you. Food Purchase Club - for more information call West 674-4335. Social Development worker on site to answer questions, Tuesday afternoons 1:00-3:00pm. Lending Library - “Take a Book, Leave

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WEST BRANCH LIBRARYLancaster Mall, 621 Fairville Blvd, 643-7260 Hours: Tuesday, Friday & Saturday 10:00am–5:00pm; Wednesday & Thursday 10:00am-8:30pm; Sunday & Monday - closed.Children’s Programs:Thursdays: 10:15am, Time for Tots drop-in for ages 18-36 months; 11:00am, Story Time drop-in for all ages; Please sign up for the next session of Babies in the Library; 5:30-7:30pm, Homework Help for elementary school students, contact the Library to pre-register.Colouring Contest: Pick up Colouring Page by April 2. Saturday, April 4 - 2:30pm, Easter Paper Egg Hunt.Saturday, April 18 - 10:00am-4:00pm, LEGOTM.Teen Programs:Thursdays: 5:30-7:30pm, Homework Help for Middle School students. Call the Library to pre-register.

Adult Programs:Wednesdays: Knit 2 Together, afternoon drop-in.Thursdays: UKU4U, 1:15 - Beginner Class; 2:00pm, Intermediate Class.Friday Flic - 2:00pm, last Friday of each month (March 27) with popcorn courtesy of the Mall.Thursday, March 19 - Mystery Book Club (Mysteries by Bill Pronzini).Wednesday, April 8 - 6:00pm, Girl’s Night with a chick flic - Into the Woods.Wednesday, April 15 - Volunteer Appreciation Brunch at 10:00am.Thursday, April 16 - 7:00pm, Mystery Book Club, The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith. Gates Computer Lab - free service. Book a tutorial. Community Room Rental - The Library as a spacious room, available offering tables, chairs and limited kitchen facilities. For more information: [email protected] or phone 643-7260. 0019

LIBRARY NEWSa Book” at Market Place Wellness Centre. Gentle Yoga - Wednesdays 10:00am at Carleton Community Centre - fee applies. Zumba - If you are interested in attending a daytime class please contact 674-4335 to register, fee applies. Community Garden registrations being accepted, phone 674-4335 (Patti). Community Care Checkers: The community has shown interest in a Seniors Contact Program, which will allow seniors, who qualify, to be contacted by phone daily, Monday to Friday. This program will be for any senior who does not have a caregiver, friend, or family member checking them on a daily basis. The calls will be brief with the intent of ensuring that the person is okay. Your local community police officer, along with the wellness centre, are currently seeking volunteers to make regular phone calls, as well as taking registrations for individuals who will require this service. There will be no associated cost and any senior can apply, or be referred. Please call 674-4307 for more information. 3250

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LISTEN INTHIS IS WHERE WE PLAY

How many of you have heard of the InterAction School of Performing Arts located at the Sanctuary Theatre (228 Germain St) in uptown Saint John? The staff and students just released their first CD entitled, “This is Where We Play” where they collaborated, writing

and performing all the material on this 8 song release. The CD was recorded at the local Porch Light Studios by one half of Tomato/Tomato’s John McLaggan. I called Chuck Teed who is the director of the music program about the CD and some of their future plans. “The money that’s raised now from many of the CD sales is going back into the building campaign. It’s kind of

ongoing.” Chuck says in regard where the sales of the CD are going.” The first and most pressing concern is the roof (Sanctuary Theatre), but after that it we need to fulfill the upgrades so that we can have a good community space that people can use for whatever event they see fit. We hosted a lot of different events through a lot of different organizations and we would like to continue that.” Chuck elaborates on that experience and process by telling me. ”The CD itself was created out of our music program. We offer music classes at the school. We offer group classes and private classes. And through working with the different students, myself and some of the instructors noticed the kids we’re writing their own material.” And in how they came to work with the popular local musical duo Tomato/Tomato he says.” It was right around the same time I was reconnecting with John and Lisa McLaggen of Tomato/Tomato. I have been friends with John since our high school days. We used to play in bands together. We were just talking about collaborating on some projects.” The students involved in the CD range from 8 to 18 years in age. “It was really exciting to watch the kids be fearless with their ideas.” Chuck enthusiastically adds. “Even if these kids do nothing related to the (music) industry they will learn important skills, Like collaboration, listening to one another, just those team building skills that you can bring to any part of your life.” The CD is available for purchase at the Feel Good Store and Backstreet Records who are both located on Germain Street uptown. The students will also be performing on “Record Store Day” at Backstreet. They have another performance confirmed as well for April 2 as part of their “Night Of the Arts” at the Sanctuary Theatre. For more information on the CD, the School and the venue check out: i a c t s p a .com You can also email them or call them 674-9192; i n f o @ i a c t s p a .com #Support Local. 0041

Jeff LibertyColumnist, @Jlibertyartists


PIC OF THE MONTHSponsored by: Ossekeag Publishing

FEBRUARY “PIC OF THE MONTH”Congratulations to Sharon Peabody, who submitted this photo of frost on a window, to our “Pic of the Month” contest for the month of February. Sharon has won a Movie Pass (for two, including drinks & popcorn),

compliments of Ossekeag Publishing. The theme for March is “Winter Wildlife”. No people or pets please, and digital copies only. Deadline for photos is the 25th of each month. Happy shooting!! 0037

ATTENTION NATURE LOVERS!

If you have an interest in aspects of our natural world, why not consider attending a meeting of the Saint John Naturalists Club (SJNC) or taking part in our diverse selection of workshops and field trips? On Monday, March 30 Don MacPhail will present “The Grandeur of Life”. This session will run from 7:00-8:00pm at the Rockwood Park Interpretation Centre. As seating is limited reserve ahead at 658-2883 or email: [email protected]. On Monday, April 13 Tony Diamond will be speaking on the nesting seabirds of Machias Seal Island. These presentations take place at the NB Museum at Market Square beginning at 7:00pm. On Saturday, April 18 Jim Wilson will lead an “Early Migrants” birding field trip, departing from the NB Museum at 277 Douglas Avenue at 7:45am. Meetings, workshops and outings are open to one and all without charge. For more information on the upcoming activities and on the SJNC, visit: saintjohnnaturalistsclub.org and follow us on Facebook as “Nature Saint John”. 2567

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you know this) but it's also dangerous. Every few years the Canadian theatre community loses friends to our winter roads. Last month we lost five artists in a Saskatchewan car crash. In short, it is just about impossible to tour. Which makes me so grateful to the companies which are bringing their work to the Imperial this spring. On April 9, Ontario's Kaha:wi Dance Theatre presents "TransMigration." This piece tells the story of renowned Ojibwe artist Norval Morrisseau through both contemporary and traditional dance. If you've never seen Morrisseau's paintings, check him out online and imagine the kind of vibrant, colourful work a group of performing artists could make with those as a starting point. All the way from Scotland, Catherine Wheels Theatre brings a true story with a strong maritime flavour. Two schoolgirls are being evacuated from England to Halifax in 1940 when their ship is torpedoed. "Lifeboat" is the story of the extraordinary courage that keeps them alive for 19 hours in the North Atlantic. There will be a performance for students at 10:00am on April 21 and one for the general public at 7:30pm on the same day. Finally, closer to home in more than one way, Theatre Newfoundland Labrador shares "With Cruel Times in Between" on May 8. What if you can't make a living where you want to live? When is a "home town" no longer home? With their signature blend of songs and stories, Theatre NL engages with subject matter sure to touch the hearts of many Saint Johners. The travelling player has always been at the heart of theatre. She brings new ideas, new forms, new air to each community she visits. He challenges local artists to take their work to the wider world. They tell us who we are, and more importantly, who we could be. 0030

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ON THE ROAD

Touring theatre has been around since, well, since theatre. Saint John’s Imperial Theatre was built to host (mostly American) touring companies. Canada’s regional theatre system was originally designed (and funded) for touring.

This great tradition is in trouble. Getting a show on the road is expensive. Canadian regional theatres are no longer funded to tour. Ticket prices have not kept up with cost increases. Government and legal fees add up. Touring companies are folding everywhere. Not only is it expensive to get a show on the road, and a logistical nightmare (if you've ever organized a school band trip,

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MUSINGSTHE NEXT ONE?

It is difficult to believe, but it has been 15 years since Mike and I jumped feet first into the publishing business. The Hampton Herald had been around for 18 years at that time, the Valley Viewer for 8 and the Sussex Signature was a mere 2 years old. The Tides was still several years in the future. It is like watching your children grow up and suddenly you look around and wonder where the time has gone. I am proud of where our community magazines are today. Our new owl logo, the redesign of the layout, the organization of the content to allow us the space to enjoy the contributions of a variety of columnists, and the quality of the work that comes out of this little business. At the same time, we have stayed true to our roots, to the community focus first envisioned by Helen & Bert Boyd back in 1982 when they started this

little retirement project. It is an uplifting experience that brings amazing rewards. But . . . Isn’t there always a but! As Michael will be quick to point out, I am not getting any younger. There are those who think that being a business owner is a coast, free to come and go as you please, show up if you want, and draw down a big salary for little effort. Perhaps that is true for some, but it has never been the way it has operated for me. And after 40+ years in the workforce, I must confess to being ready for a little “me” time. I did try a little step back last summer, but when I lost a couple of staff members I was right back in here and have been ever since. It has become obvious that if I am to get any real “me” time, I must do more than step back, I must step out. That doesn’t mean today, not even tomorrow, but also it doesn’t mean 5 years in the future either. When the obituaries include as many of my contemporaries as they do my parents’ generation, I cannot ignore the reality of my own age.

And just as I would want to ensure my children would be taken care if I had died when they were too young to care for themselves, so too do I want to ensure the future of Ossekeag. Somewhere out there is the person or persons who can make sure that happens. Think you might be the next one? Tired of the corporate world and want to control your own worklife? Want to feel part of something bigger, of giving something back to the community? Want to work with a great bunch of unique personalities? Check out M i k e ’ s Ravings in this issue for a little more of the nuts and bolts, and then get in touch with him if it sounds like you. 0002

Debbie HickeyPresident, Ossekeag Publishing

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