November 2009

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November 2009

The Paisley Advocate November 2009 Page 1
Proud of Our Community, Proud of Our Heritage
Paisley & District Chamber Of Commerce
November 2009 - Volume 86
Spectacular Views:
Trail Completed Across Paisley’s Two Rail Bridges
T
he crew from McNair Construction of Lion’s Head kept busy in Paisley this
past month installing the decking and railings on Paisley’s two railroad
trestles. Andrew Beumer of Bruce Rail Trail Management hopes the work will
be completed by early November and an official opening should take place in
mid-November.
These bridges, along with Mill Creek bridge in Saugeen Shores, complete
the final missing links in the Bruce Rail Trail system. Our two bridges, with their
marvelous views of the Willow Creek and Teeswater River valleys, will be open
to hikers, bikers and ATVers, but not to snowmobile traffic.
The top left photo shows the view over Willow Creek as the work on deck
and railing is partly done on Oct. 11th. Below that, a distant view of the Willow
Creek trestle, with the railing about 3/4 done. At the bottom, work on the
Teeswater bridge on Oct. 20th where it crosses County Road 1. On the right,
looking back south from mid-span at the construction.
Craig Budreau
Full House for Physician Sign-Up at Health Clinic
T
he Paisley Health Clinic was packed with
prospective patients at the October 24th
Physician Sign-Up for Dr. Ziad Al Qaseer.
The Brockton and Area Physician Recruitment
and Retention Committee announced in late August
that Dr. Al Qaseer would be setting up practice in
the area. In addition to practicing out of the
Walkerton Hospital, Dr Al Qaseer will be spending
at least one day per week at the Paisley Clinic,
including some evenings and Saturdays. His first
day in Paisley was November 3rd.
The Sign-Up in Paisley was the third of three
sessions set up by Pamila Dixon, the (Brockton &
Area FHN, Physician's Business Manager) The first
two sessions were held in Walkerton earlier in that
week.
“It was most encouraging,” said Dixon, “In
Paisley alone I handed out over 300 forms.”
If you do not have a local physician, it is not too
late to sign up with Dr. Al Qaseer. Inquiries should
be directed to Pamila Dixon at 519-507-2021 ext,
32. Forms are also available at Paisley Pharmacy.
Craig Budreau.
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The Paisley Advocate November 2009
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
T
his letter is a request to the citizens of our communities from the Walkerton
& Area Physician Recruitment & Retention Committee (serving the
municipalities of Brockton, Arran-Elderslie, & South Bruce). On the weekend
of November 20-22, your Recruitment Team will be in Grand Bend for the
“Family Medical Residents of Western” forum. These residents are from the
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario,
and will be eligible to begin their individual practices within the next 15 to 24
months.
The Walkerton & Area Physician Recruitment group will be a ‘special’
patron community for the weekend, and on Saturday afternoon, 65 to 75 ‘new’
physicians will visit the community exhibit booth. All participating communities
have a display booth promoting their municipalities, as well as providing a gift
representative of their area. After much consideration, our Committee thought a
“home grown” item would add a “personal touch”, and this is where we ask for
the support of our communities. We would like to provide home made
preserves – jam, jelly, pickles, relish, or whatever is your #1 favourite! The
jars will be labeled with the Walkerton & Area Physician Recruitment &
Retention decal, and would be the centerpiece of our display. If you are able to
contribute a jar of your special preserves, please contact Mary Cumming at 519353-5295 for drop-off or pick-up.
Our goal is 100 jars, and we thank everyone for their ongoing support of our
physician recruitment efforts.
Sincerely,
Joe Rys & Catherine Gies (Recruitment Team)
& the Walkerton & Area Physician
Recruitment & Retention Committee
Dear Editor
In light of the unwavering support of the Paisley community and
surrounding areas, I have been able to grow as a photographer, dedicating
myself not only to family and wedding portraits, but also delving into
commercial and stock photography.
This positive growth has allowed me to relocate to a more suitable and
accommodating location within the existing Portrait Studio at 282 North Street,
Paisley, directly behind McCullough Fuels.
This relocation will take effect as of January 2010.
The same quality services you,ve come to expect from Hics Pics will
continue to be available by appointment from the Studio location. Those
include; family portraits, wedding photography, baby and maternity portraits,
pet pics, custom framing and matting, passports, and more. Plus, new products
and services such as photographic prints, residential, commercial and stock
photography will also be offered!!
If you have any questions, or to make an appointment, please don,t hesitate
to give me a call at W: 519.353.PICS(7427), C: 519.832.8728, or send along an
email to hicspics@bmts.com! ! For more information on sessions, packages and
services, visit www.hicspics.ca today!!
Thank you so much for your continued support in making this endeavour
possible... I look forward to business with you!!
Sincerely,
Mandi Craddock, Photographer
Owner, Hics Pics Photo Studio
To The Editor:
A
s Chair of the Fundraising Committee for our new Walkerton medical
clinic, which will house your new doctors and your Family Health Team, I
am please to provide an update on the Family Health Team (FHT).
Your FHT has expanded significantly over the past year or so to include two
additional groups of physicians in Chesley and Durham as well as your
physicians in Mildmay, Paisley and Walkerton. The full “team” now includes 21
physicians and their staff, 25 full or part time clinical and administrative staff of
the FHT and serves more than 23,000 patients spread over quite a large
geographic area through a total of five clinical sites. This is all “headquartered”
here in Walkerton. Quite a lot of progress in less than three years.
The FHT consists of 4 nurse practitioners, 4 health educators (RN’s), 3.5
social workers, a full time and two part time pharmacists, 2 half time dietitians,
a half time kinesiologist, a half time chiropodistist and two part time assistants
as well as 4 support staff and an executive director.
The FHT offers quite a broad range of programs and services and these are
detailed in a monthly “Community Calendar” which you can find at your
physicians office, local pharmacies, the public library and a number of churches
and local businesses.
I wish to congratulate the Board of the Family Health Team for providing us
with the best health care as close to home as possible. Your FHT has become
one of the best in the Province.
The clinic will house additional doctors’ offices. Our recruiting team will
continue to assist in bring doctors to our area. We are very thankful that through
their efforts two new doctors have come to Brockton and Arran-Elderslie
(Paisley) this year.
Next time I will update you in regards to our fundraising.
Maurice Donnelly
Fundraising Chair
T
he little paper that
could recently spent
time on the far side of
the Atlantic.
In the upper photo,
the Advocate is in
Prague, Czech Republic.
Tyler Waters (grandson
of Mary Cumming) was
competing at the 2009
World Dragon Boat
Championships in the
Under 18 Division from
August 26 to 30th. His
team did extremely well,
coming home with a
Gold, Silver and two
Bronze medals. In the
picture are his parents Al
and Michele and his
brother Corey, standing
in
f r o nt
o f t he
Astronomical Clock in
the Old Town Square at
the centre of Prague.
In the middle picture
Ken & Carol Anderson
wish to bid you greetings
from Ireland. They write,
“This year we spent two
weeks touring Ireland to
find our roots. It was a
family affair and joining
us were Carol’s sister
Sandra Tait and her
husband Brian, and
brother Gary Rolston.
We circled most of
Ireland on a bus tour,
taking in both the north
and south. We stopped at
the site of the Blarney
Stone and spent a quiet
moment thinking how far
o u r fa mi l ie s
ha d
travelled before settling
in the Paisley area. So
what better time to take a
quick photo of our group
enjoying the Paisley
Advocate. From L-R, Brian, Sandra,
Carol, Gary & Ken.”
In the lower picture is Stefanie
Sukstorf Laurence with the Advocate,
also in Ireland. Stephanie writes, “I
had the pleasure of being an invited
speaker at the European Seating
Symposium in Dublin, Ireland in
September, and finally remembered to
take a Paisley Advocate with me. I do
a fair bit of traveling in my career as
an Occupational Therapist, however,
regardless where I am, I take a little
bit of Paisley with me in my heart;
and now an Advocate goes too.”
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You can send your Advocates
Ar o und t he W orl d pho t o t o
advocate@bmts.com, along with a brief
description, or drop it off to Paisley
Pharmacy.
Thank You!
Mrs. Klein’s
The Paisley
Grade Advocate
2 Class atNovember
Paisley Central
2009 School
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expressed their thanks to the Playground Equipment
Committee (who fundraised for almost three years to
bring the new playground equipment to the school) by
creating these beautiful thank you cards.
Thanks to Bernice MacKinnon for sending them in.
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Pandemic H1N1 Vaccine
in Grey Bruce
Paisley Rail Trail Bridges
T
The view of the autumn leaves, looking west from the Teeswater trestle.
W
hen I saw the progress on the
walkways over Paisley’s two
rail trestles, I was delighted.
It has been about one year since
the public meeting with County
Highways Department where it was
suggeste d to just re move the
Teeswater bridge. The residents
present were unanimous in wanting
the trestles preserved and enhanced.
It seemed their voices were heard
when the roadwork and new I-beams
were installed over Bruce Rd. # 1
earlier this year.
The enhancement part is moving
forward quickly now. The “pad” or
decking and railings on the trestle
ove r Willow Creek has bee n
completed and work is progressing
rapidly on the trestle over Bruce Rd. #
1 and the Teeswater.
Once this work is done, the trail
will be safe for use and trail users will
find spectacula r views of the
Teeswater River, Willow Creek. The
Rail Trail continues north to Saugeen
Shores, then back south to Macgregor
Provincial Park and a huge span of the
water’s edge along Lake Huron.
As well, heading South from
Paisley there will be ready trail access
to the Brant Tract and on to
Walkerton and Mildmay with possible
divergences to Cargill, Pinkerton and
the Greenock Swamp.
For cyclists there will be many
links to the newly published cycling
tour routes in Bruce County. These
routes have been documented from
Point Clark, north to Tobermory and
span the width of County. For me it is
really refreshing to see infrastructure
money being invested in new green
and sustainable “eco-tourism” projects
that will generate new tourism in the
area.
For Paisley, when the bridges
open officially, a fantastic opportunity
exists for the Village. The views from
these trestles are spectacular to be sure
and will be a real treasure for local
residents. At the same time, because
the rail trail is a County resource and
because the area near Paisley is such a
unique gem, there will be many who
come to experience the trestles for a
wide variety of reasons. Just as soon
as the bridges are open I will be out
there either with my camera, on foot,
on my bike or my skis and I hope
others will do the same.
What a bonus right here in our
own back yard!
Paul Crysler
he Grey Bruce Health Unit is
anticipating large numbers for
the Pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) vaccine
clinics (and Seasonal Flu vaccine for
those over age 65.)
Those attending the clinics will be
pre-screened prior to receiving
vaccine to ensure they meet the
priority group guidelines.
With the large volume of people,
there will likely be a wait time to
receive the vaccine.
Please bring your Ontario health
card and driver’s licence to facilitate
registration.
Please wear a short sleeve shirt.
No one with a fever will be
vaccinated, as the vaccine should not
be given to people already ill.
The vaccine will be available to
those who do not have a family
doctor/nurse practitioner, or whose
doctor/nurse practitioner is not
offering the vaccine and who are
listed in the priority group to receive
the vaccine.
The priority group for pH1N1
vaccine includes:
• those with chronic medical
conditions under the age of 65
(chronic conditions inc lude:
c hronic res pira tory dis eas e
including asthma, cardiac disease,
diabetes mellitus and other
me tabolic dis eases , c a nc er,
immu nodeficiency or
immunosuppress ion (due to
underlying therapy and/or disease
including HIV/AIDS), re nal
disease, anemia
or
he mo gl obi nopa t hy , mor bid
obesity, children less than 18
years of age on long term aspirin
t he r a p y , c o nd i t i o ns t ha t
compromise the management of
respiratory secretions and are
associated with an increased risk
of aspiration, such as neurologic
conditions or cognitive disorders)
• pregnant women with pre-existing
health conditions or who are more
than 20 weeks gestation
• women up to four weeks postpartum
• healthy children 6 months - 5
years old
• He a lt hc a re worke rs (s ta ff
members who work in hospitals,
lo ng- t e r m c a re fa c il i tie s ,
community health care provider
offices, Community Care Access
Centres (CCAC), contract nursing
agencies, Emergency Medical
Services. Medical doctors and
nurses, Health care students with
direct patient contact, Pharmacists
and pharmacy assistants, Mental
he a lth worke rs , Emerge nc y
personnel who respond to health
emergencies)
Children 6 months up to 10 years of
age will require a second pH1N1
vaccine 21 days following the initial
injection.
The pH1N1 vaccine is being
made available to participating
physicians across Grey Bruce. Please
check with your physician or health
care provider for vaccine availability
and appointment times.
In addition to the pH1N1 vaccine,
all clinics will also offer Seasonal
Influenza vaccine to seniors 65 years
of age and older.
As additional pH1N1 vaccine
be c o me s a va ila ble , c ur re ntly
scheduled clinics may expand services
or additional clinics may be scheduled
to offer the vaccine to the general
population (healthy people 6 – 64
years of age).
Gre y Bruc e res ide nts a re
encouraged to tune in to local media
and to visit the Public Health web site
at www.publichealthgreybruce.on.ca,
as more informa tion is made
available. For further information, call
Public Health at 519-376-9420 or 1800-263-3456
H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Vaccine
Clinics
For H1N1 Priority Group (see above)
and Seasonal for age 65+
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Thurs. Nov. 5 Grey Highlands
Secondary School Flesherton 4 –
8 pm
Sat. Nov 7 Grey Bruce Health
Unit Owen Sound 10 am - 2 pm
Mon. Nov. 9 Chesley Community
Centre Chesley 4 – 8 pm
Tues. Nov. 10 Municipality of
Northern Bruce Pen. (formerly
Lindsay Township Hall) Hwy 6
north of Lion’s Head 4 – 8 pm
Thurs. Nov. 12 Durham &
Dis trict C ommunity Ce ntre
Durham 4 – 8 pm
Sat. Nov 14 Grey Bruce Health
Unit Owen Sound 10 am - 2 pm
H1N1 Priority only
Mo n. Nov. 16 Hi ghpo i nt
Community School Dundalk 4 – 8
pm
Thurs. Nov. 19 Hanover Heights
School Hanover 4 – 8 pm
Mon. Nov. 23 Grey Bruce Health
Unit 101 17th Street East Owen
Sound 10 am – 8 pm
•
NEW! Please bring your HEALTH
CARD and DRIVER’S LICENCE.
(You can still receive your flu shot if
you do not have these with you.)
A Real “Community”
Christmas Tree
T
his Christmas season will be the
third that we have enjoyed
having a large Christmas tree in our
village square. The Paisley & District
Ratepayers Association has taken on
the responsibility of procuring the tree
each year, which is then erected by the
Arran-Elderslie works department. To
date, the decorations have been a joint
effort of the ratepayers association
The 2007 village square tree
and the Gr. 6/7 students from Paisley
Central, with the notable assistance of
the MacNamara family.
This Christmas season, the
Pais ley & District Ratepayers
Association invites you, the citizens
of Paisley and area, to help us
decorate the community tree by
creating your own family ornaments.
Decorations should be light
we i ght , we a t he r - p ro o f a nd
unbreakable and should include a
means of attachment such as a hook or
large loop. A minimum diameter of
approximately 4-6” (10-15 cm) would
be most appropriate as the tree will be
quite large.
Finished decorations can be
dropped off at Back Eddie’s coffee
shop at the corner of Queen St. &
Mill Dr. before November 24 in order
to have the tree ready for the parade
on the 27th. Decorations completed
after the Christmas parade will still be
accepted.
So put on your creativity caps
and help us adorn the community tree
with your family’s very own, unique
ornament.
Mary Gail Johnston
Back on the Ice
T
he Paisley Skating Club is off to
the races again this year, with
over 50 skaters signed up for the
2009/2010 season.
Coach Brenda Blondin is thrilled
with the volunteer help of Carly
Karcher & Julie Bonnett (pictured at
right) who are helping each Tuesday
and Thursday night with our Canskate
Program.
Watch for our Christmas Carnival
to be held on Thursday, December
17th.
Becky Maus
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A Few of my Favourite Things
I
n the past year of living in my
completed schoolhouse, I have met
many visitors to Paisley. Each of these
people has remarked to me how
beautiful and unique Paisley is, how
much they love this little town.
To many, Paisley is a destination
in and of itself. I feel fortunate to live
in this village of rivers and sunsets
a nd a gr ic ul tu ra l we a l t h a nd
architectural history. The following is
a short list of my affections for
Paisley.
Five Reasons I Love Paisley
1. Our Dyke/River Walks. Thanks
to the municipality for keeping the
r i v e r wa l k m o w e d a n d
maintained.
2.The fact that we have a unique
and nostalgic structure like
Beachway Burgers still standing.
(What a bonus if it were in
operation!)
3.Our fabulous Concert Choir
4.Our good fortune to have many of
our Main Street Buildings in
their original architectural states
(fancy brick work, large glass
fronts.)
5.The Paisley Inn isn't gone yet!
When it is so easy to focus on that
which needs improvement, lets put
our minds and hearts together and
focus on our blessings!
Micheline Mann
The Paisley Advocate invites you to
tell us your favourite things about
Paisley.
E ma i l y o u r s u b mi s s i o ns
to: micheline@mannmadestudios.com
or advocate@bmts.com or call
Micheline directly 519-353-7470,
leave your detailed list, name and
number on the message service and
she'll write it up and submit it on your
behalf.
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Ed. Note: Thanks to Micheline for
coming up with this idea. But, to be
completely fair, maybe there are a few
things about Paisley that you don’t
like…(like, The Paisley Inn isn't gone
yet!...just kidding…) We will publish
these with your name if we deem them
appropriate and constructive.
CB
Me to We at PCS
W
e would like to introduce
Paisley Central School's Me to
We group. We are a dedicated group
of about 25 students from Grade 6 to
8. Our goal is to make a difference in
our world. We believe that one person
can make a difference. We also
believe that if we stand together we
can make a huge difference locally,
nationally and internationally.
On October 5, 2009, 13 grade
seven and eight students attended a
Me to We rally in Toronto. Mark and
Craig Kielburger are the founders of
Free T he C hildre n, a unique
international development and youth
empowerment organization. Since it's
founding in 1995, Free the Children
has become the world's leading youth
dri ve n
c ha rit y ;
see
www.freethechildren.com for more
information. At the rally, students
listened to some very motivating
speakers talk about their connection to
third world countries. Some very
influential people spoke, including
Pinball Clemons, a famous football
player, Robert Kennedy Jr. an author
and environmental artist, Paul Martin,
Canada's 21st Prime Minister, Hannah
Endicott-Douglas, a child actor from
Anne of Green Gables and many
more. Musicians such as Justin
Bieber, Hedley and the Jonas brothers
also preformed. This rally was an
amazing experience. Unfortunately
not all of our Me to We students were
able to attend. Nevertheless we are all
working together to pass on our new
found knowledge and enthusiasm to
help inspire and motivate social
change.
Our overall goal as a group is to
raise $8500 which is enough to build
a school in a third world country.
Education is very important in
everyone's lives. As Canadians we
take for granted how lucky we are to
have such a great educational system
and we think that every child has the
right to be educated. World wide 121
million children of primary school age
are not in school. Something needs to
be done and we feel that it is up to our
generation to make a difference. WE
BELIEVE WE CAN MAKE A
CHANGE!
Paisley Central's
"Me to We" group.
Upcoming Me to We Events
This year for Hallowe'en, our Me to We group has decided to try a form of
"Hallowe'en for Hunger". What we would like to do is a community food drive.
We are encouraging students to bring in as many non-perishable food items as
possible. We will have a few students from our group talk to each class every
day to keep up the motivation. We are going to have a prize for the class that
brings in the most food items. The prize will be a peanut free sundae bar. Our
goal for this event is to bring in enough food to match the weight of a horse. A
box will also be available for food donations.
On Nov. 20th we are participating in an event called "The Vow of
Silence" This event may sound easy at first but for 24 hours you can't
communicate with others in any way, meaning no talking, no emailing, no social
networking, no instant messaging and no note writing. If you would like to
consider participating, please see the Free the Children website for more
information. This date marks the 20th anniversary of the convention of the rights
of a child, yet millions of children are still left voiceless. Donations will be
accepted for every hour, minute or second that we remain silent.
If you would like more information about what Free the Children is, or on
any of the events that we have mentioned, please see the
www.freethechildren.com, or one of our members.
Mary MacKay’s Window on the Past
T
James Rae
he next time you are stopped
north of the village, waiting at
Paisley’s only stop light, cast your
eyes to both sides of the road and
think of James Rae, the man who
arrived in Paisley in May 1853 and
took up the farm lot with this Saugeen
River ambling through it. There was
no road cut out from the village to the
river and of course no bridge. It was
only the third season that white men
had been in the settlement, and there
were only about half a dozen houses
clustered around the confluence of the
Saugeen and Mud River (later called
the Teeswater River). Looking at the
lay of the land today there isn’t very
much to entice a person to settle on
that lot. but in pioneer days it was
prime land with a river running
through it providing water for
drinking, washing, watering animals
and transportation. It was no trouble to
get across it by choosing a shallow
spot. James chose the eighteen acres
west of the Saugeen River to build his
house and barn and lived there the rest
of his life.
When the survey of the Elora
Road was completed it also angled
across his lot and divided it again, thus
cutting it into four parts. By now it
was quite obvious a bridge was needed
for travellers who wanted to proceed
north out of town. A wooden bridge
on Mr. Rae’s farm was under
construction at the time the settlers
were going to Southampton to attend
the big land sale in September 1854.
In 1893 a steel span bridge known for
years as Rae’s bridge was constructed.
In 1958 the steel bridge was replaced
by a cement one and named Forrester
Bridge in honour of David Forester
who had been clerk of Bruce County
for twenty-nine years. This fall it is
getting a face lift and major
renovations one side at a time. Let’s
hope they get it finished before the
snow comes!
James Rae
was a native of
Sc otla nd, born in 1811 ne a r
Ecclefechan, a small village in the
south of Scotland in Dumfries and
Galloway, famous as the home of
Thomas Carlyle. In 1852 he and his
wife, Isabella Lockerby, came to
Canada with their fifteen children.
They landed in Quebec in September
and came on to Hamilton. Four days
after reaching Hamilton, Mary died.
More heartache was to follow after
settling in Paisley. In 1856 his fifteen
year old daughter, Isabella, died. Ten
years later his son, Thomas died on
January 26, 1866, age 20 years, 7
months. He suffered another loss three
years later when Alexander died age
23 years, 10 months.
By 1861 James Rae and his sons
had fourteen acres on Lot 17
Concession A cleared and by 1869 it
was all cleared. In 1874 he purchased
thirty-one acres of the adjoining lot to
the south (the part of lot 16 which was
west of the river). Before 1880 he also
was farming lot 10 on Concession 8.
James remarried in 1861 to Mary
Lamont and had three more daughters.
Mary died September 18, 1894 and
James died Dec.7, 1903 age 92 years
10 months having accomplished many
t hi n gs wi t h hi s l i f e . T hi s
complimentary obituary appeared in
the Paisley Advocate:
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James Rae passed away on
Monday morning at the ripe old age of
92 years. By his death one of the most
stalwart figures to be found amongst
the pioneers of this part of the country
is removed. In the early days Mr. Rae
was one of the most prominent men in
the district. His character was such a
forceful one and his physical frame so
large and powerful that wherever he
moved his influence was felt and his
presence observed. …
Strong and vigorous and willing
workers were required to perform the
arduous labour entailed in stripping
the land of its heavy timber and
transforming the forest into fields, and
in James Rae and his family there
were men of the right material.
Mr. Rae always enjoyed the best
of health but in 1897 his eyesight
began to fail and he became totally
Paisley’s only stoplights are located at the construction site at Forrester Bridge, at
the former site of Rae’s bridge.
blind, so that since then he has been
outside his door but seldom. In politics
he was a staunch, uncompromising
Liberal. On the occasion of the visit of
Sir Wilfred Laurier and Hon. Mr.
Fielding to our town in 1899 he came
out to hear the Premier and Finance
Minister. Although he could not see
their faces, he was delighted to have
the privilege of grasping the hand of
each. He was a constant reader of the
Globe ever since he came to the
country, and his political opinions
were generally expressed in fully as
forcible, as well as candid, though
perhaps not so eloquent a style as that
of the editor, George Brown.
In religion Mr. Rae was a
Presbyterian and originally Auld Kirk.
The first Presbyterian manse in town
was built by himself and sons for Rev.
Mr. McLean, pastor of the Kirk at the
head of Church St. He was the first
Justice of the Peace, by appointment,
in the village. …
He is survived by the following
children from his first marriage: John,
at Sault Ste Marie, Ontario; Andrew
at Brookholm; James at Shaw,
Kansas; George in Wisconsin; Robert,
Brandon , Man.; Matthew, Vancouver
B.C.; William and three daughters,
Mrs. King, Mrs. Copp and Mrs.
Davidson, all at Mason City,
Michigan. From his second marriage
three daughters survive, Mrs. Angus
Galbraith, Victoria B.C. ; Mrs. John
McLean and Mrs. Jas. Coulter,
Paisley.
The funeral took place on
Wednesday afternoon to the Paisley
Cemetery.
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James Rae was a pioneer father of
our town that we can be proud of and
appreciate as we wait for the light to
turn green at Paisley’s one and only
stop light at the sight of the former
Rae’s Bridge.
Mary MacKay
Food Bank Well Supported
T
hank you to all those who participated in
the Annual Blue Box Food Drive in
September, as well as to the organizers of this
event - Bruce Area Recycling.
This event benefits all the food banks in the
Bruce County area. The food is picked up and
taken to the Bruce Area Recycling depot in
Southampton; from there it is transported to the
Wiarton Salvation Army where representatives
from all the area food banks come and help sort &
weigh the food.
This year the Paisley & Community Food
Bank received approximately 1,800 lbs. of nonperishable food items. We greatly appreciate
the generous support of this program and we
are thankful to all the volunteers who help make
it such a success.
C.A. McCulloch,
Food Bank Administrator
The old Rae’s bridge, from Paisley’s Historical Album
Page 8
PCS Car Wash Adventures
O
nce upon a time there was a
teacher named Mrs. Frost. She
took her job very seriously and looked
out for the children in all kinds of
ways. She taught them Reading,
'Riting and 'Rithmatic and kept them
safe as much as possible.
One day, the class held a Car
Wash and Bake sale at McCullough
Fuels. Of course, Mrs. Frost was there
supporting her students.
Deputy Fire Chief Teeple took
the opportunity to bring down a big
fire truck. "Oh no!" gasped Mrs. Frost.
"You children be careful!" she called
out, "Don’t climb too high!"
But the children did not listen, as
children rarely do when there is a big
shiny fire engine around. They
climbed up the sides and they climbed
up the back. Mrs. Frost, in a panic
went over to rescue the wee ones.
As she clambered up on the back
of the truck to pull the children to
safety, the magic of it got the best of
her. She remembered how great it felt
to be a kid again as she climbed up on
that big red machine, one step at a
time. Soon Mrs. Frost was scrubbing
as hard as the kids Her heart was
pounding and her eyes were sparkling
as she climbed higher and higher until
she found herself way up on top of the
fire engine.
The children gasped. They had
never seen such a brave teacher. They
had never seen anyone go so far to be
sure that Paisley had a clean fire truck!
They were proud of Mrs. Frost and
thought she was the best teacher in the
world.
The Fire Fighters said thank-you
Bruce County
Genealogical Society
Chai Tea?
N
o, this is not
Chai Tea, but
close. It is Tai Chi, an
exercise class that
words your body and
your mind.
You work as a
group to remember
ma ny
da nc e - li ke
moves. You learn to
find your center and
keep it upright. You
also gently exercise a
multitude of muscles
you may not even
realize that you have.
Tai Chi is a form
of martial arts but so The author, Sandra Blodgett, asked that the person in the
far, we haven't had any
foreground not be identified. for some reason...
violent outbreaks unless you count the odd fit of violent the 2-person practice of push-hands
laughter as we get our mind to tell our and the theoretical and esoteric
body what to do.
lessons, which are the foundation of
There is quite a nice bunch of this ancient art.
ladies and men who come out at the
Our classes are run in a
arena on Tuesday mornings from 9:30 traditional dojo environment, with the
-10:30. You are more than welcome to classical expectations and etiquette of
join us. The cost is just $5/day.
Respect, Compassion and Gratitude.
The instructor comes from The This is something that we believe is a
Dojo in Chesley and also holds Tai cornerstone benefit that teaches all of
Chi lessons in Chesley on Tuesdays.
our member’s invaluable life-skills
Learn more at www.the-dojo.ca. like self-control.
From their website: Our separate Tai
Our class fees are kept to a
Chi classes are also a growing asset minimum, and we maintain them to be
to our community, and are offered in competitive with other clubs in the
both Paisley and Chesley. Unlike area, so that we’re able to make
other Tai Chi programs, within our martial arts training accessible to
program our students will progress everyone. If you’re ready to discover
through a series of 3 forms (an 8 what you’ve been missing then please
posture beginners form, an 18 posture contact us for more information on
intermediate form, and the 108 long our training schedule.
form), which will be strengthened by
Sandra Blodgett
and gave the students a big donation
toward the Paisley Playground Fund.
It was an amazing day that will not
soon be forgotte n. T ha nks to
McCullough Fuels, the Paisley Fire
Departme nt a nd everyone who
supported the car wash/bake sale. It
was a fun event that raised over $700.
P.S Next time there’s a bake sale,
you might want to get there earlier so
that the reporter who is on a diet won't
forget herself and buy so much fudge!
Mmmm. It was really good.
Sandra Blodgett
B
ruce County Ge ne alogical
Society met Monday September
14, 2009 in the meeting room of the
Walkerton Branch of the Bruce
County Library. Seventeen members
and guests were prese nt. The
Mi nute s a nd the T re a s ure r’s
Report were adopted..
Audrey Underwood reported that
the speaker for the November 9 AGM
is to be Wendy Scott who will tell her
story of connecting with English
relatives after sixty-four years of no
contact. Anne Goeden has reserved
the Bruce Gallery for the pot luck
luncheon which will take place at
noon. Those attending are to bring
something for the lunch and also their
dishes and cutlery. A speaker will
follow at 1 p.m.
Anne Marie Collins reported on
the well received displays which were
part of the Paisley Heritage Show.
The apples and the family tree
handouts have been very popular in
the Reading Room this summer
resulting in an increase in the number
of visitors.
Microfilm for the Ontario Vital
Statistics is available for Births- 1912,
Marriages - 1927 and Deaths - 1937.
The Wills and Estate files have been
we ll us e d. T he Arc hive s is
participating in five photo days at
various Legions in the area.
Clarence Kieffer spoke about the
u p c o mi n g H o no u r A He r o
presentation to be held November 1-6
at the Royal Canadian Legion in
Walkerton.
Re printing the fa mily tree
handout was discussed..
Bra ins tormi ng a nd s ha ring
resulted in suggestions of topics for
future programs. Ideas included web
sites for genealogical research, a
message board tutorial, author/
historian/storyteller Shelia Gatis, an
Island of Islay feature.
Marilyn Perkins
By Our Hands at
Nature Millworks
T
he annual “By Our Hands” one
–of-a-kind show & sale opens
on Nov. 14 and runs until Dec. 20 at
Nature’s Millworks.
At this show you will find great
gifts for Christmas or for any
occasion. Over 30 local artisans will
have their works displayed
creating a unique
show with high
quality items offered
at great prices. This
s h o w
w i l l
complement the stock
at Nature’s Millworks and nicely
rounds out the broad range of
personal gift ideas that are aimed to
appeal to the creative spirit of the
young and young at heart.
For more information call 519353-4 017
or
go
to
ww.naturesmillworks.com.
Paul Crysler
Reunion with Teacher After 68 Years!
C
atherine McArthur of Paisley
taught at Dunblane School, (S.S.
#1, Saugeen, Arran & Elderslie) for
three years, guiding me through
Grades six, seven and eight in the
years of 1939, ‘40 and ‘41. Sadly,
through the intervening years, I had
lost complete contact or news of Ms
fifth birthday in August.
One day at the Bruce County
Museum & Cultural Centre , I
discovered that I was meant to meet
with my teacher once more. While
researching for my upcoming book
about the history of Dunblane, a
young woman came in to ask for any
Dunblane School, 1939 (L to R): Stuart Greig, Helen Grant, Glenna Greig, Muriel
Webster, Mildred Grant, Helen Greig, Norma Grant, Audrey Webster (the
author), teacher Miss Catherine McArthur, Mary Grant, Freda Potts, Ian Stewart.
McArthur. Surprisingly, during the
summer of 2008, a notice in the
Shoreline Beacon, declared that
Catharine McArthur Craig was quite
well and was celebrating her ninety
information regarding the Craig family
in Paisley. She had come from
Manitoba to do the research. While I
was eagerly listening to her story, I
discovered that she was in fact my
Brockton and Area
Family Health Team
H
High Blood Pressure
(Hypertension)
igh blood pressure (sometimes
called hypertension) affects 45%
of Canadians, yet half of those with
high blood pressure are not even
aware that they have a problem. You
can have high blood pressure and still
feel fine which is why high blood
pressure is referred to as the “silent
killer”.
Blood pressure is the pressure or
force of the blood flowing through
your blood vessels as your heart beats.
A top number of 140 or higher and/or
a bottom number of 90 or higher mean
that you have high blood pressure. If
you are diabetic, the recommendation
is that your BP be no higher than
130/80.
High blood pressure can damage
the lining of arteries anywhere in the
body. If untreated, it narrows and
stiffens the arteries, reducing the
amount of blood flow. High blood
pressure can double or even triple
your risk of heart disease, including
heart attack and congestive heart
failure, lead to stroke, and increase
your risk of kidney disease.
The re are risk fac tors for
hypertension that you cannot control.
These include age, gender (males over
55 and women after menopause),
family history and ethnicity.
There are many risk factors that
you can control. Maintain a healthy
weight – even losing 5 pounds will
lower your risk of high blood
pressure. Thirty to 60 minutes of
moderate physical activity most days
will help prevent and manage high
b l o od pr e s s u re , hi gh b l o o d
cholesterol, unhealthy weight and
stress. Eat more fruits, vegetables,
whole grains and low fat dairy foods.
Cut down on salt in your diet.
Prepackaged foods, canned vegetables
and snack foods are very high in salt.
Limit your alcohol intake to no more
than one to two drinks a day, or a
weekly maximum of 14 drinks for
men and 9 drinks for women.
Smoking contributes to the build up of
plaque in your arteries, increases the
risk of blood clots, reducing the
amount of oxygen in your blood, and
causes the heart to work harder.
Control your diabetes. Take time to
relax.
The Brockton and Area Family
Health Team is available to help you
manage your high blood pressure. We
can arrange for a dietitian to help
develop a menu plan, a kinesiologist
to look at activity that is appropriate
for you, and a nurse educator to give
you the information that will allow
you to manage this condition. Please
call the Family Health Team in
Wa lke rton, Mildma y, Pa is ley,
Durham or Chesley to take your first
step to reducing your risk.
The Brockton and Area Family
Health Team (BAFHT) provides
many elements of care for a variety of
ages and stages of life. Whether you
are trying to quit smoking, lose
weight, learn more about a health
issue, medications or exercise, or
obtain counseling, we can help. You
can pick up a copy of our Community
Programs Calendar at your local
pharmacy, library, or medical clinic,
o r
o n
t h e
w e b
a t
www.thehealthline.ca, “health events”
section.
By Sharon Musehl, RN
teacher’s niece, whose
mother, Anna, was
waiting downstairs in
the lobby. Anna, is
Catharine’s
sister-inlaw and a Paisley girl
that I had known back
in our teen years. We
were happy to meet
again and she promised
to give my phone
number to Catherine.
A few days later, I
was most excited to
re c e ive
C a t ha ri ne
Mc Art hur C ra i g’s
Catherine Craig's (nee McArthur) 95th Birthday
p ho ne
c a l l.
We
d i s c us s e d
s c ho o l
memories at Dunblane and I was her great grandchildren! At the end of
amazed at how clear her memories our meeting, I realized in my
were at such an age. I hoped to meet excitement of leaving that morning, I
with her again in person and when I had forgotten my camera. Still, I know
discussed the possibility of going to in my mind’s eye, I will always
see her, she encouraged me by warmly remember this wonderful woman and
saying, “Please do”.
our reunion.
On April 22, 2009, I traveled to
It will be sixty eight years in June,
Toronto by Go Train to visit her. After since I graduated from S.S. #1, and up
considerable effort in a large city, I until our meeting, I had not realized
arrived at the apartment of this how greatly my life had been
venerable woman. We chatted about influenced by the teachings of an
good old days at Dunblane and she incredibly kind and pleasant teacher
remembered everyone whom she had who garnered pupils’ respect easily
taught there!! I learned too that without the use of strict discipline or
Catherine Craig is a lively, warm and harsh punishment. Indeed, Catharine
alert person. She watches little McArthur had been my mentor and I
television, but spends her time keeping shall always treasure memories of her
her mind active. She is extremely and those happy days in the old
proud of her family which includes a Dunblane schoolhouse !!
lawyer and a doctor, and looks
forward to the heart-warming visits of
Audrey Underwood
Page 10
Crescent Vale Camp Found
appreciation gifts for staff
Purchased fridge magnets for
school families with school
calendar
• Purchased freezies for Activity
Day in June
• Paid $90 to students for childcare
The greatest accomplishment of
the past three years is the $45,000
raised by the Playground Committee.
Because of the dedication & hard
work of a few parents, our children
a re now e njoying the ir ne w
playground!
Making a difference requires very
little effort at times. Other times it
demands great sacrifice, sweat &
tears. You have what it takes because
any involvement no matter whether it
is big or small will make a difference
in someone’s life! We welcome you
to come to the SCC meetings & give
of your talents, share your resources
& be a voice that brings positive
change to our school & to our
community!
The next SCC meeting will be
held in the school library on
Wednesday November 4, 2009 from 6
-8. Free childcare is provided. We’ll
see you there!
high bluffs along its banks created
such a problem for road builders that
they just decided to curve the road
around to avoid the river. They angled
it nearly a whole concession to the
west of where it should be. This
worked well for the road builders but
in reality it cut eight farms into two
parts leaving some of them land
locked.
Samuel T. Rowe’s farm was the
most affected by the meandering of
the river and the Elora Road. Lot 10
Con. A (west) was divided almost in
two by the Elora Road and the railroad
track and the river cut off six acres on
the NE corner. This was no problem to
Samuel Rowe, being used to dividing
lots in Paisley. He sold each lot
separately as the opportunity presented
itself. Today the part of this lot lying
west of the Elora Road is owned by
Hutton Transport. The part of it lying
east of the Elora Road has been
reforested and is the summer home of
Dr. Peter Oliver.
Lot 10 Concession B (east) had 21
acres completely cut off by the river
on three sides so Samuel Rowe sold it
to the owner of the adjoining lot on the
north-east. That left only 59 acres,
which he called Crescent Vale Farm.
It was beautiful flat land in a valley
edged by the crescent of the Saugeen
River. Here on a Sunday afternoon
he and his wife Mary Ann Orchard
would take their five girls for a swim
and a picnic.
As the years went by, the five girls
grew up, married and had children of
their own, but each year they loved to
return to Crescent Vale Camp for a
summer holiday.
Samuel Rowe’s
oldest daughter Mary Ann was the
only one who remained in Paisley. Her
husba nd, James Saunde rs, was
postmaster until his early death in
1864. Mary Ann with the help of her
family operated the post office until
her death in 1917.
In 1887, Samuel Rowe sold
Crescent Vale Farm to Elija h
Welsford who already owned five lots
on the north side of Canrobert Street
( about 39 acres). Elijah and his wife
had no children so they welcomed the
children and grandchildren of the
Saunders family to Crescent Vale
Camp. The picture (taken in 1902)
which appeared in the Advocate last
month documents this fact.
Although Elijah Welsford died the
following year and Samuel T. Rowe in
1904, news items found in the Paisley
Advocate in 1911 and 1914 recount
stories of the family holidaying at
Crescent Vale Camp. We do not know
for how many years this continued but
we do know that Andy Munro and his
family lived there for a time and that
his youngest daughter, Annie, was
born on Crescent Vale Farm in 1915.
The house was on the river flats back’
a long lane’.
The long grassy lane can still be
seen today along the line fence of the
farm where Bob and Mary Hagedorn
built their new house. The long lane is
actually a right-of-way across the part
of Lot 10, Con. A (West) and along
the 21 acres mentioned above until it
reaches the 59-acre beautiful valley
farm which now belongs to Dr. Peter
Kotzeff of Chesley.
Bernice MacKinnon
Mary MacKay
Last month, Mary MacKay, working
from a 1902 photograph of a family
camping along the Saugeen near
Paisley, was trying to find the location
of “Crescent Vale Camp”. An
experienced historical sleuth, Mary’s
efforts have paid off...
T
he mystery has been solved. The
location of Crescent Vale Camp
on the banks of the Saugeen River
about two miles from Paisley has been
discovered. Thanks to everyone who
supplied me with bits and pieces of
information, which I have patched
together to come to this conclusion.
Crescent Vale Camp was at the
very back, down a long lane, on
Cresc e nt Va le Fa rm, Lot 10,
Concession B Elderslie, the first farm
south of the Village of Paisley. In the
early days of settlement in this area
Samuel T. Rowe, who is credited with
being one of the founders of Paisley,
claimed two hundred acres on both
sides of the Elora Road as well as the
lots south of the Saugeen River which
he had surveyed into plots to become
the village of Paisley (Simon Orchard
claimed the plots north of the river).
Although Sa muel T. Rowe
established the first tavern in Paisley
and was a business man all his life, he
also cleared his farm land, built a
house and barn on it and met all the
requirements to receive the crown
deed for 21 acres east of the Elora
Road in 1862 and for the 96 acres west
of the Elora Road in 1864 and 53 acres
in 1869. He also took out of the
crown the two hundred ac res
immediately south of these two farms.
Traditionally we know that in the
The family holidaying at Crescent Vale Camp in the picture this month is the
Laidlaw Family.
The two grandmothers are the same two ladies that were in last month’s
picture, Mary Ann Saunders in the centre and Elizabeth Laidlaw to her left. The
young parents with their children are Elizabeth Ross Laidlaw’s family. Seated
starting from the left is Annie Laidlaw Hilts with her oldest child, Wilfred. Her
husband Wesley W. Hilts is standing behind her. Later Wesley was a building
contractor and Chairman of the Board of Education in Toronto before becoming
mayor in 1924. Before becoming mayor he changed the “S” in his name to “Z”.
Next is Julia Saunders Laidlaw with her husband James Laidlaw behind and
their three children. Ross, Bessie and baby Mary in front. They were in last
week’s picture too because this is where the Laidlaw – Saunders family connects.
On the far right is Kate Laidlaw Nelson with Jack on her knee and Annie in
front. Standing behind is Kate’s husband; Dr. Richard John Nelson who was born
in Greenock Township and later became a vet. Richard was a descendant of Simon
Orchard.
surrounding townships surveyors laid
out the farms in 100-acre lots, two
farms back to back, with a concession
road along the front of the farms and
every fifth farm was separated by a
sideroad. This method was consistent
and very efficient except where the
Saugeen River wound its way through
farms cutting 100-acre farms in two or
three parts.
Then when they tried to survey the
Elora Road from the northwest corner
of Elderslie to come out at Lockerby,
deep ravines, the Saugeen River and
Paisley Central School
SCC Report
SCC Brag Column!
T
he first School Community
Council meeting of 2009/2010
was held in the Paisley Central School
library on October 7, 2009. Thank you
to all the parents who attended as well
as Mr. Mason (principal), Mrs.
Holbrook (teacher representative) and
Ross King (trustee)
The highlight of the evening was
Gail Fullerton’s (Past President)
re a d ing o f a ll o f SCC ’s
accomplishments from the previous
school year! Now sit up & pay
attention because you could be a part
of SCC and make a difference THIS
year in the school & in the lives of our
children!
SCC ACCOMPLISHMENTS!
• Sent a letter to the Board
regarding the uneven pavement
(as a result the pavement has been
replaced)
• SCC members initiated updating
of the school’s library
• Parent of the Day program in
winter months
• Hot meal Program in Fall &
Winter
• Reviewed Board Policies
• Conducted Parent Survey
• Purc hased wa ter bottles as
•
Secrets of the Treasure Chest
Who would Have
Guessed?
S
itting on a shelf at the Treasure
Chest Museum, almost out of
sight, was a very unusual apparatus.
At first sight, it just appeared to be an
odd collection of wires and hooks
arranged in a circular pattern!
No one took much notice of it,
until the day a young lady spied it
while touring in the Museum. She was
quite excited as she told us the story of
finding a similar device tossed away in
an old shed. She had cleaned it up and
figured how to get it working.
Thus she rediscovered an old art,
which is now her passion and joy. It
was a sock knitter! Upon further
investigation, this particular one had
once belonged to a great-uncle of this
inspiring young lady. He was a local
farmer from the Paisley area. We were
told by one of his family that 'Dad
used to sit by the fireside at night,
after chores were done, and knit socks
for the Canadian soldiers in the War
years'. The machine was probably
purchased through the Eaton's mailorder catalogue. The machine just
seemed to beckon to this young lady,
“Get me working again, please!”
Kindly she offered to try her
skills, and see if it would once again
knit socks.
In a very short time, she had it up
and running. Such beautiful socks we
see!
We are planning to have the
Treasure Chest Museum open for
Paisley's special December 4th “Shop
Locally Event” and have a sock
knitting demonstration for you.
You can even purchase a pair of
beautifully hand crafted socks to keep
the feet of some one you love warm
for this Christmas. Yes, made-to-fit!
Do come by and see other
handicrafts and demonstrations! How
about purchasing a local history book
for a friend? You will be surprised by
what you see.
Talk of surprise..we are so glad to
have a Museum sign brought back!
Thank you!
Remember, the Museum is open
by appointment, just phone ahead--519-353-7176. We welcome you any
time!
Volunteers
of the
Treasure Chest Museum
Skating Club Halloween Party
Elana LaBlanc of Southampton, daughter of Bill and Barbara Harbinson (Barbara
grew up in Paisley). She is the gr. grandniece of John Friar, original owner of the
sock knitting machine
Cover them over with beautiful flowers,
Deck them with garlands, those brothers of ours,
Lying so silent by night and by day
Sleeping the years of their manhood away.
Give them the meed they have won in the past;
Give them the honors their future forcast;
Give them the chaplets they won in the strife;
Give them the laurels they lost with their life.
~Will Carleton
The spooks were out in full force at the arena on Oct 29th as the Paisley Skating
Club held an on-ice Halloween Party
photos: Becky Maus
Page 12
Cargill Corner
W
e will remember them. "They shall not grow
old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall
not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the
going down of the sun and in the morning We will
remember them" - those soldiers who fell in battle
with their faces toward the foe.
On the days leading up to November 11 this
year I will remember the men and boys of the 1st
Newfoundland Regiment and the horrendous price
they paid at Beaumont Hamel on July 1, 1916. True,
these brave men were British colonials and not
Canadians then, but the sacrifice they made that
fateful day against the common enemy still stands
out in pages of our shared history.
For months the Allied and German armies faced
each other, entrenched across what was known as
the Western Front. Now, the British commanders
felt the time was ripe for an all out frontal assault on
the German lines. Their plan was to break the
German defences and clear a path for the cavalry
through to the English Channel.
The plan, known as the "Big Push," was doomed
from the outset. The artillery attacks concentrated on
the German defences failed to knock out many
weapons. Most artillery shells hurled at the German
trenches missed their mark. As well, the Germans
knew beforehand of the impending attack and were
prepared for the assault.
Into this situation came the 1st Newfoundland
Brigade. The Newfoundlanders were part of the
British 29th Division’s 88th Brigade. These colonial
boys had already won their battle spurs in tough
fighting at Gallipoli, where they proved to be top
rated troops. Their mission on this fateful day was
an assault on the German position at Beaumont
Hamel. The 1st Brigade was to be accompanied by
the Essex Regiment. However, because the forward
trenches were clogged with bodies and debris, the
advance of the Essex regiment was delayed and the
Newfoundlanders were forced to cross 900 metres of
exposed front independently and without artillery
support.
The brave lads of the 1st Brigade were
marched five hours to the front, arriving at
2:30 in the morning of July 1st. They
were ordered "over the top" at 8:45 am,
one hour and forty-five minutes after a
huge mine was set off under the German
trenches, thereby alerting them of the
attack to come.
The plan was to cross "no man’s land"
in a zig zag pattern through highlighted slits
cut into barbed wire strung there. Because the
Essex regiment was delayed, there was no artillery
support. The 801 lads faced a vicious onslaught of
enemy machine gun fire. It was truly fire from hell.
Many fell on their first steps. Others made it to the
barbed wire gaps, 500 feet from the enemy. Still a
few managed to get close enough to the German
lines to hurl grenades. The fight lasted 30 minutes.
When Roll Call was made for the 1st
Newfoundland Brigade on the morning of July 02,
only 68 men were able to answer. Of the remainder
255 died, 386 were seriously wounded and 91 were
reported missing. Every officer going into battle that
day was either killed or wounded. Total Allied
casualties July 1st, the opening day of the Battle of
the Somme, were 57,470, of which 19,240 were
fatal. For the British Army, it was the bloodiest day
of the war. They suffered 57,470 casualties, while
German dead or wounded totalled 8,000. Precious
Grab a Pizza & Support our Library
I
t is starting to feel like a good time
to head over to the library, pick up a
good book or a movie, order a pizza
and stay home by the fire.
On Thursday, November 19th Dos
Rios Pizza will be donating $1.00 to
the Paisley Friends of the Library from
every pizza sold .
The "Friends" use donated money
to purchase the little extras that add so
much to our little library. Have you
seen the new children's table set? How
about the new display shelves? Did
you know that the "Friends" have
supplied the new Medical clinic with
board books for their waiting room?
Mark your calendars and take a
night off from cooking supper on
November 19th. Call (519) 353-5566
to order Rita's yummy pizza and
support your local "Friends".
Melissa Kanmacher
Paisley Concert Choir
On the Move
A
s the headline says, the Paisley
Concert Choir is moving. Our
concert venue in Paisley this season
will be the Immanuel Evangelical
Missionary Church. This past June we
filled Knox United to the rafters,
which indicated that a larger concert
space was required. We are sorry to
leave Knox United, but we still
practice there and regard it as our
home. We thank the people at Knox
United for their continued kindness
and generosity.
Apart from the location change,
Christmas for Paisley concertgoers
starts the first weekend of December
as usual.
Please join us as we
“Rejoice and Sing Noel!”.
There will be three concerts at
churches in the area.
The concert dates are
Friday December 4th
at Knox United Church in Owen
Sound, Saturday December 5th at St.
Paul’s United Church in Walkerton
and Sunday December 6th at the
Immanuel Evangelical Missionary
Church in Paisley.
Tickets are available at Allen’s
Tim-br Mart and Nature’s Millworks
in Paisley, or from your favourite
choir member, or at the door.
All concerts start at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets cost $10.00 for adults and
$5.00 for children.
Wa tc h for c once rt pos te rs
throughout town.
Kay Thompson
So it's over the mountains and over the seas
Come brave Newfoundlanders, and join The Blue
Puttees
You'll fight the Hun in Flanders, and at Gallipoli
Enlist ye Newfoundlanders, and come follow me.
The call came from London for the last July drive
To the trenches with the Regiment, prepare yourselves
to die
Roll call next morning, just a handful survived
Enlist ye Newfoundlanders and come follow me.
The stone men on Water Street still cry for the day
When the pride of their city, went marching away
A thousand me n slaughtered, to hear the King say
Enlist ye Newfoundlanders and come follow me.
When That Bundle of Joy
is Not So Joyous!
W
Rita Cenitagoya, serving up smiles and
fresh hot pizza.
little ground had been gained and months of
deadlocked fighting followed.
July 1st is a day of great celebration for most
Canadians. In Newfoundland, July 1st is a
"Memorial Day" to commemorate the heavy losses
suffered at Beaumont Hamel. This day is one of the
darkest days in the proud history of "The Rock."
Most Canadians know of Rocket Richard,
Bobby Hull, Dave Keon, Darryl Sittler or
Mike Weir. How many have ever heard of
Capt. Eric Ayre, 27, Second Lieutenant
Gerald Ayre, 25, Capt. Bernard Ayre, 24,
and 2nd Lieutenant Wilfrid Ayre, 21?
They were brothers from St. Johns who
paid the greatest sacrifice on this day at
The Somme. Let us remember them this
November 11.
Let me close, dear readers with a few verses
of the "The Recruiting Officer", a song
commemorating the fighting lads of Newfoundland
in the Great War.
Brian Raper
hat can be more exciting and
joyous than a new baby?
Unfortunately for 13-15% of women
who give birth, happiness gives way
to feelings of panic, anxiety, sadness
and a deep sense of failure and
helplessness.
Post-partum depression (PPD) is
the most common and serious
complication of pregnancy. It usually
begins in the first month following the
birth of a child but can occur anytime
during the first year. It is not to be
confused with the “baby blues”.
About 80% of women giving birth
have the baby blues. These women
can experience mood swings, cry for
no reason, are irritable and unable to
sleep. The baby blues last about two
weeks after giving birth.
Post-partum depression can have
similar symptoms as the baby blues
but last much longer. PPD can also
include severe anxiety, panic attacks
and no interest in the baby or being
overly protective of the baby. Women
suffering from PPD withdraw from
friends and family and lack interest in
former activities. Physical symptoms
can include headaches, other aches
and pains and stomach problems.
Severe symptoms such as having
thoughts of harming themselves or the
baby require immediate medical help.
There is no single answer to
explain what can lead to post-partum
depression. Women with a history of
depression or a family history of
depression are more likely to suffer
from PPD. Women who have had
PPD have a 50-80% chance of having
it again. Stressful events prior to or
around the time of delivery can trigger
a depression; events such as the loss
of a loved one, marriage breakup or
having a stressful delivery. Women at
high risk for stress due to lack of
money or few social supports are
more likely to get PPD. Hormonal
factors also play a role. After delivery,
the level of certain hormones falls and
this can affect changes in the brain
leading to depression.
Women who feel they may have
PPD need to seek medical attention.
Medications can help you feel better
in a relatively short time. Women who
have just had a baby need to
remember they are not super mom.
Ask others to help out! Moms also
need to make time for themselves;
enjoy an activity by yourself or with
your partner or good friend. You need
to open up and discuss your feeling
with those you trust. Attend a
mother’s group to meet others who
have gone through this; learn from
them and know that you are not alone.
Make sure you eat well, sleep when
baby is sleeping and avoid as much
stress as you can.
Where can you get help in Grey
Bruce?
• Your family physician or health
care provider
• Local emergency department
• Grey Bruce Health Unit-1-800263-3456
• Mental Health Crisis Line of Grey
Bruce-1-877-470-5200
• Community Mental Health Teams
-1-877-888-5855
For more information, check out
www.publichealthgreybruce.on.ca or
call Public Health at 519-376-9420 or
1-800-263-3456.
Most Eggcellent
O
ne of my favorite topics, as many
people know, is the humble
chicken.
I fear, and yet relish the thought
that I might one day become known as
the crazy-chicken lady.
However, I digress.
I am writing this article to share a
recipe that has been asked for on
several occasions. Although, it did not
win at the fair, I do believe it is the
best Pickled Egg Recipe around. I
searched and experimented with
several recipes before finding the right
one. One trick to making eggs that are
not too rubbery is to use half water
and half vinegar. Also, start with the
freshest, happy-chicken eggs that you
can find.
And, before you start
worrying about the cholesterol, please
take note.
About a year and a half ago, I
spent one week at a Healthy Living
“boot-camp”. John Bagnalu, a leading
-edge Nutritionist at the center taught
us that: eggs provide an incredible
amount of nutrients in a small
package. Poached and/or boiled eggs
increase the nutrient density of your
diet and go a long way to offsetting
the organ reserve loss that many of us
experience as we grow older. Choline,
one nutrient found in egg yolks, is
particularly important for the liver’s
efforts to detoxify our bodies and is
also critical for normal brain
development in children. Many people
are low in choline because they shun
the egg yolks for fear of the
cholesterol.
Poaching, hard boiling, or soft
boiling eggs is the best way to prepare
them as it keeps the yolk intact and
prevents the lipids inside from
becoming oxidized (as they do when
they are fried or scrambled). The
cholesterol in an egg yolk only
becomes a problem when it is oxidized
(enhanced by the heat of the pan and
the presence of oxygen) and forms an
oxysterol. This molecule contributes
significantly to atherogenesis, but
does not form if you leave the egg
whole and are cooking in water, as
with poaching.
In good health and with
reassured conscience, enjoy!
Balsamic Pickled Eggs
•18 hard-cooked, fresh, farm, eggs,
peeled
1/2 onion, sliced
•4 cloves garlic, peeled and cracked
•1 3/4 cups cider vinegar
•1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
•1 1/2 cups water
•2 tablespoons canning salt
•2 tablespoons sugar
•1 tablespoon jalapeno, chopped
•1 teaspoon mustard seeds
•a dozen or so whole peppercorns
Layer the eggs with the onion slices
and garlic cloves in a large (halfgallon/2 litre) jar. Combine the
remaining ingredients and bring to a
boil, then pour the brine over the eggs,
close the jar, and refrigerate. Give the
eggs two weeks to pickle to maximize
their flavor before eating. Store in the
refrigerator!
Melissa Kanmacher
Ed. Note: I have long felt that eggs
are God’s most perfect food (along
with bologna, cheese and Wiser’s
Deluxe). I forwarded a copy of this
article to the Family Health Team’s
Dietitian for comment on the technical
info Melissa has presented here (such
as Choline, Cholesterol, oxysterol and
the like), but to date have not received
a reply. Therefore I cannot vouch for
the accuracy of this info, but as with
most things in life, moderation is
usually the key. I’ll try to remember
that the next time I order one of
Marty’s omelets.
CB
Paisley Merchants to Host
Shopping Night on December 4
Library Book & Bake Sale
T
he "Paisley Friends of the Library"
are having an Autumn Book and Bake
Sale on Saturday, November 14 from 9 am
until 1 pm.
All books and baked goods are available
by donation so come and stock up for the
next rainy day.
Book donations (fiction only, please!) can
be dropped off at the library anytime
before the sale during regular library
hours.
Baked goods can be dropped off at the
library on Friday, November 13 during
library hours, or call Jen Speckhard at 3537044 if this time doesn't work for you.
Also note that the Paisley Friends of the
Library are having a raffle draw for a
winter gift basket from November 2 to
December 11. Come into the library to see
all the great goodies. Tickets are $2 each
or 3 for $5 and can be purchased at the
library or in various businesses around
town. The winning ticket will be drawn on
December 11 at 7 pm.
Jennifer Speckhard
Paisley Library Hours:
Mon. 12-6, Wed. 12-6,
Fri. 10-4, Sat. 9-12.
T
he merchants of Paisley are
offering friends and neighbours a
u ni q u e C hr i s t ma s s ho p p i n g
opportunity, Paisley Late Night Shop
& Social.
On Friday, Dec 4th
participating Paisley stores will stay
open to 10 pm providing a n
opportunity to get a jump on
our
Christmas
shopping, offering
c o mp l i me nt a r y
beverages,
c ookies
a nd
treats to all and
sundry, , even a
hay wagon for a
short trip up the
road in our historic
village.
Take the time to meet the
merchants who have chosen Paisley in
which to follow their dreams and run
their businesses. Take advantage of
the gift wrapping service raising funds
for charity. Pop into Sticks and
Stones Gallery for their weekly Friday
night jam. Shopping until 10 pm will
give one and all the time to really
peruse the local offerings and to
happily discover that we don’t need to
shop anywhere else!
One of the most fortunate things
about Paisley is that we have so many
shops that look like they were ripped
from the pages of A
Christmas Carol, yet
inside they offer all
of
life’s
necessities.
So come out on
the night of
December 4th;
it is sure to be a
very
s p ec ia l
evening. An annual
event that is uniquely
Paisley! Gather a companion
or two, bundle up, bring a take-along
glass, and walk the softly lit streets of
Paisley on a snowy, pre-Christmas
eve.
Micheline Mann
Happy Holidays,
Paisley!
Page 14
Bob Atkinson Memorial Cross Country Meet
T
here is one local event that I would never want
to miss, the Bob Atkinson Memorial Cross
Country Meet at the Saugeen Bluffs.
I think it is just so symbolic of what’s right
with our kids today. They go out and run (often,
like this year, in the wind, cold and the rain). Only
three participants will get medals - so why do the
rest even go? They go because they want to
represent their school. Some do very well and some
go, knowing that there is a huge possibility that
they will come in last - BUT THEY GO!! That
seems so awesome to me.
Unfortunately, there are more students that
choose to stay home than go. The ones that come
out and run. . .WOW. . . those kids make my heart
sing.
So enough philosophy. I love the cross country
meet and I am thankful to everyone who arranges it
annually.
In the pictures, we see the crowd at the start
line; the senior girls taking off; Angus Campbell
flanked by Paisley Legion members Mairi Karcher
and Brian Smith who won gold for his last public
school race (photo: Brian Smith) and Nicky
Campbell running hard and leading the pack!
Thanks to all the students for coming out to
the race and making a difference to one funny old
philosopher.
Sandra Blodgett
10 Things I Learned from the
2009 Paisley Fall Fair…
W
1. Frogs jump farther when they are given words of encouragement.
2. Home schooling over the summer can be fun!
3. A good way to sell a house is to write down what you would love most
about living in it…
4. A 22cm X 28cm paper is a standard 8.5inch X 11inch and a pint is
approximately 500ml (My pickled eggs were disqualified because I put
them in the wrong-sized jar)
5. It is best to preplan and get organized. See #2 (Thank you to the fair
committees for your outstanding example in this regard)
6. Simple, good, clean competition is fun. (Hey Amanda, want to get together
and swap recipes? One of us has to win the elusive 1st prize in the Salsa
category for 2010!)
7. There are many ways to get the top crust on to the top of an Apple pie. (Ask
a few bakers their secrets, some roll it over the pin, some fold it, others slide
it on…)
8. It pays to enter, sometimes you are the only one and you automatically win
1st place
9. Some guys make pretty cute gals. (Thanks fellows for showing your fair
humility)
@ Your Library
e have a busy season ahead of
us. First up is the Winter
Basket draw. The gorgeous basket is
filled with goodies, many of them
donated by local businesses, and I
would like to thank them most
sincerely for their help. The basket
wi l l be d isp la yed i n t he
library. Tickets are $2.00 each or 3
for $5.00 and are available at the
library and various locations in
town. All proceeds go to the Friends
of the Library. The winning ticket
will be drawn on December 11 at
7:00.
We will be having a Book and
Bake Sale on Saturday, November 14
from 9:00 to 1:00. If you are lucky
enough to be going away this winter
(or just want some cozy reading
material) come in and browse what we
have to offer. All sales are by
donation. You can browse and satisfy
your sweet tooth at the same time!!
Friday, December 11 is the date
set for our Christmas Story Time. This
is always a popular evening for both
children and adults. We will have
several story tellers as well as snacks
and hot chocolate. Come on down to
the library ready for bed - bring a
buddy (stuffed or not) and settle in for
some bed time stories.
The library was closed on October
26 for staff training. We regret any
inconvenience this may have caused
anyone. All staff in Bruce County
have training once a year. It gives us
a chance to meet each other, discuss
issues we are having and learn some
new things.
Ellen Kerr
And...
PCS Students Selling
Poinsettias
10. Community participation is what makes the world go around… (And
hockey and skating clubs run, and our library’s thrive and playground
equipment show up and…)
Melissa Kanmacher
Williscroft Women’s Institute T
W
illiscroft Women’s Institute
met Thursday, October 1, 2009
in the beautifully restored SS# 7 & 8
Elde rs lie & Sa uge e n Sc hool.
Micheline Mann welcomed fifteen
members and two guests to her studio
and home . Coffee and refreshments
were served. Judy MacKinnon opened
the meeting with the Ode and Mary
Stewart Collect. The Minutes and
Treasurer's Report were adopted.
C o r r e s p o nd e nc e re v i e we d
included the 2010 Conference to be
held in Waterloo, the Rally to be held
in Underwood and a seminar on Brain
Health to be held Oct 14 in the
Hanover Columbus Centre.
Moved by Pat Calhoun and Marie
Charbonneau that donations of $50 be
sent to the Radio Thon for each of
Chesley and Walkerton hospitals.
Judy introduced Micheline Mann
who told of her four year project to
renovate the school to the beautiful
and functional home/studio space.
Early tasks involved upgrades to the
well and septic system, new windows,
and masonry repair. Her home
showcases many vintage and recycled
features. Hand hooked rugs highlight
cushions, walls and floors. Rug
hooking classes, sugar decorating
parties or bed and breakfast weekends
can be booked. Marilyn Perkins
thanked Micheline for our delightful
visit to her home.
Barbara Fullerton read Current
Events. The meeting closed with the
singing of O Canada.
Marilyn Perkins
he Paisley Central School Grade
6 & 7 class are beginning their
fundraising efforts for a year end trip
in June 2010. They will spend two
years doing assorted fundraising
events.
Due to the great
response and popularity
last year, poinsettias will
once again be
offered
for
sale.
The
Poinsettias are
grown locally
at Huron Ridge
Ac r e s
ne a r
Zurich Ontario and
come in a number of
stu nni ng
co lou rs
including burgundy, red,
marble, white, pink, jingle bells,
silver star marble and silver star red.
Also new this year are fresh
evergreen wreaths in 12" or 16" size
which are great for your front door or
inside the house for a wonder fresh
greenery scent. The prices are very
reasonable with delivery to the
school on December 3rd.
C o n s i d e r
purchasing a poinsettia
for a friend, for your
own home, as a gift,
etc. and support
the
Paisley
C e n t r a l
School students
in their efforts. The
c hi l d r e n
are
selling from now until
November 16th and if
you would like to
purchase, please call
parent coordinator Gail Fullerton
at 353-5559.
Paisley Minor Soccer has Great Season
Under 6 Soccer - Back row: (L to R) Assistant coach Jesse Graham, Assistant
coach Julie Stubbings, Head Coach Paul Vandewater and Assistant coach
Bernie MacKinnon, absent: Assistant coach Eileen Simpson. Middle Row:
Owen Tisdale, Danielle Harris, Austin Boettinger, Cassidy Thomson, Courtney
Hetsler, Koralee Karcher, Rocco Krisza, Tyson Bonnett, Kailynn Reid, Rhys
Allen, Emily Bryce, Natalie Patterson, Antonio Vandewater-Furtado, Quaiden
Lewis, Diana vanVuuren. Front Row: Nathan Colwell, Rebecca Mariano, Justin
Colwell, Ethan Bridge, Chance Power, Annie MacKinnon, Liam Copping,
Owen Caldwell, Coby Graham, Riley Harris, Cam Crawford. Absent: Owen
Dudgeon, Noah MacIsaac
Under 10 Soccer - Front Row: Alexander Caldwell, Isaac Blodgett, Damien
McLean, Paul Patterson, Nicholas Veenstra, Thomas Veenstra, Susie
Newbigging; Middle Row: Tommy Horton, Gerry VanVuuren, Jakob Kocis,
Matt Koelen, Dillon McLean, Dylan Seitz; Back Row: Ron Veenstra, Corien
Sluys, Franck Kocis; missing from photo: Madison Bryce and Noah Jalava
Under 8 Soccer - Front Row: Brent Koelen, Isabella Cenitagoya, Aiden
Johnston, Conlan Krisza, Austin MacKinnon, Zachary Becker, Brandon
Pedersen, Zackary Young,; Middle Row: Wesley Horton, Nathaniel Kanmacher,
Ethan MacKinnon, Tim Koelen, Dillon McCoy, Sharon, VanVuuren, Phillippa
Baumberger, Hailey MacIsaac, George Furtado; Back Row: Rusty Hood
(coach), Flo Cenitagoya (assistant coach)
Under 12 Soccer - Front Row: Michael Crawford, Logan Johnston, Travis
Maxwell, Samuel Guta, Travis Sweiger, Katelynn Ribey, Alyssa Malisani,
Elijah Raymond; Back Row: Crystal Young (Coach), Morgan Young, Linneah
Wilson, Dakota Pedersen, Megan Seitz, Jodi Menard, Alex Leach, Jessica
Newbigging, Kennedy Banks, Sandra Guta (Asst. Coach) Added at the top:
Miranda Emke, Cameron Kemp-Welch, Brittney Ella
P
aisley Minor Soccer wrapped up
another successful season this
past August. As you can see by the
pictures we had four full teams that
played against teams across the area in
the Saugeen Mixed Soccer League.
The players represented our
community proudly and with great
sportsmanship. The league is all about
having fun and by that gauge our kids
were at the top of their divisions.
A great big thanks goes out to our
coaches, managers and parent helpers.
Aaron Guta, Robert McTeer and Joe
Leach did a fantastic job refereeing.
Thanks to Brian and Bruce for
keeping the pitch in good shape.
Recent elections means there is a
brand new executive. These folks will
need your ongoing support to build on
previous successes.
If you can help call Angela at 519
-353-5611.
Dave Kemp-Welsh
Team Photos: Mandi Craddock
Page 16
Mary Ellen’s Healthful Hints
SHOULD I RETIRE OR
CONTINUE WORKING?
M
ost of us look longingly to the
day we’ll retire from work.
The idea of no more alarm clock
mornings, no deadlines to meet, no
putting up with the same people day
after day is very alluring. We can’t
wait for the day we can go to the boss
and say “I’m outta here!”. But is
“Freedom 55” all it’s cracked up to
be? I know as I’m looking at my 31st
year as a pharmacist this year, the idea
of retirement certainly is tempting.
Then, I came across this article that I
thought I’d share with our readers this
month. It’s from the October 16/09
issue of Health Day Magazine.
“T he secret to a healthier
retirement may be surprising: work.
Retirees who continue to work in
some capacity, even part-time, are less
likely to experience physical decline
and disease, new U.S. research
suggests.
Using data from the national
He a lth a nd Re tire me nt Study,
researchers analyzed six years of
information on the health, finances
514 Queen St. S., Paisley
519-353-5707
paisleypharmacy@bmts.com
We have lots
of new stock
arriving for
the
Holidays
WATCH FOR SOME GREAT SPECIALS
on
Paisley Late Night Shop & Social
December 4th
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri - 9am to 6pm Sat - 9am to 4pm
Church Directory
Anglican Church
(The Church of the Ascension)
251 Albert St, Paisley
Rev. Linda Nixon 363-2339
llnixon@bmts.com
Services at 1:00 p.m.
Please call the office to confirm as
occasionally we worship with our
sisters congregations of Chesley and
Tara at 10:30.
Missionary Church
(Immanuel Evangelical)
•
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•
307 Balaklava St. Paisley
353-5270
immanuelemc@bmts.com
Rev. Tony Geense
Service: 10:30 am
Sunday School every Sunday
morning starting at 9:30 a.m. –
classes for all ages
Worship Services begin at 10:30
a.m. every Sunday Morning
There will be a Junior Church
ministry provided for children
ages 1 – 5 yrs. during the
Worship Service
Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Sunday
Evenings
Baptist Church
288 Church Street, Paisley
Service: Sunday 9:45 am
with Sunday School
during service
www.paisleybaptist.org
Presbyterian Church
(Westminster- St. Paul's
Pastoral Charge)
Westminster:
260 Queen St. S, Paisley
Sunday morning worship 10:00 am
with Sunday School & Nursery
St. Paul's: CR # 15, Glammis
Sunday morning worship 11:30am
with Sunday School
westminster.stpaul@bmts.com
Rev. Shelly Butterfield-Kocis
519-353-6020
United Church
399 Goldie St. Paisley
353-5278
knoxunited@bmts.com
Pastor Judy Zarubick
Worship Service at 10:30 a.m. with
Sunday School during service.
Sanctuary is wheelchair accessible.
and employment status of over 12,000
men and women between the ages of
51 and 61 in 1992.
Compared to those who quit
working altogethe r, those who
described the mselves as
officially retired but who
continued to work parttime or in temp jobs
were less likely to be
diagnosed with eight
diseases:
high
blood pressure,
diabetes,
cancer,
lung
disease, heart
dis e a s e ,
s t ro ke ,
psychiatric problems and arthritis.
Those who worked at least parttime also were less likely to show
signs of functional decline, or inability
to perform the activities of daily
living, including walking across a
room, getting in and out of bed,
dressing, eating and bathing.
The findings held true even after
controlling for age, sex, financial
status, education level and physical
and mental health before retirement,
according to the study in the October
issue of the Journal of Occupational
Health Psychology.
"There are tons of reasons why
working is good for you," said study
co-author Mo Wang, an associate
professor in the department of
psychology at the University of
Maryland. "When you work, you have
a daily structure. You may do more
physical activity. Working provides
financial resources, social context,
opportunities to interact and to learn
new skills. Working can also be good
for self-esteem and nurturing a sense
of identity."
But having to learn too much too
quickly might not be so good for your
mental state. Older workers whose
"bridge employment" was in their
chosen field had better mental health
status tha n those whose postretirement work was outside their
prior field.
The study found that retirees who
were struggling financially were more
likely to work in a different field after
retirement.
"When you're working in a similar
field, you don't need to adjust to it.
You're familiar with the rules and the
social network," Wang said. "When
you're working in a field you have not
worked in before, you have to adjust
to a new identify, a new social
environment and a new work context.
You may face challenges you never
faced before."
All signs point to the trend of
older workers staying on the job
continuing. According to a 2008
survey from the AARP, 70 percent
of 1,500 workers ages 45 to 74
said they planned to continue
working into what they
c o ns ide re d
t he ir
retirement years.
Fina nces are a
p r i m a r y
motivator, said
Colin Milner, chief
executive officer of the
International Council on Active
Agi ng in Va nc ouve r, B ritis h
Columbia. Baby Boomers -- the
generation born in the post-World War
II years -- have taken some financial
hits recently, from the rising cost of
health care to the housing bust to job
losses.
But many also stay on the job
because they want to, Milner added.
Working provides a sense of purpose,
which research has shown is key to
maintaining mental and physical
health in older age.
The study isn't the first to show
that structured activity improves the
lives of retired people. In May,
research presented at a meeting of the
American Geriatrics Society found
that retirees over 65 who worked as
volunteers had half the death risk of
those who did not.
"What the [new] study does is
reinforce a few things we already
know," Milner said. "If you are
involved in society and have purpose
in life, whether that's through a job or
as a volunteer, your health and your
mental outlook is much better than if
you're not."
SOURCES: Mo Wang, Ph.D.,
a s s o c i at e pr of e s s or , ap pl ie d
psychology, University of Maryland,
College Park, MD; Colin Milner,
CEO, International Council on Active
Aging, Vancouver, British Columbia;
Journal of Occupational Health
Ps y ch o lo g y , O cto b er 2 0 0 9 “
So, can Paisley expect to see a “New
Ownership” sign on their local
pharmacy?
No, not for some
time….I’m here for the long haul. I
plan to be helping my patients with
their health care needs for as long as I
can, because it’s healthier for me too!
It’s a win-win!
Mary Ellen Budreau, Pharmacist
T
hese items are all as they appeared in the
November 4, 1931 edition on the Paisley
Advocate.
On the left, is an account of the repairs to the
Carlaw Dam (the one on the Teeswater visible from
the Queen Street Bridge.) It would seem Mr.
Carlaw’s efforts were in vain, though. According the
Paisley Historic Album, the dam which was made
of wood had to be replaced with a concrete dam in
1936 due to ongoing spring freshlet damage. The
next two items report on a quiet Hallowe’en in
Paisley and a painful Hallowe’en for one lad in
Dobbinton.
The Grand Central Hotel - now
commonly referred to as the Paisley Inn - had
Heritage Association
Draw Winners
Paisley Memorial Grove Dedicated
O
n Sunday October 18, nine trees
were dedicated at the Paisley
Memorial Grove. The Grove is
located at the Paisley & Area Medical
Clinic.
he Memorial Grove was planned
and designed by the Health
Clinic Committee as a means to
properly landscape our wonderful new
clinic and at the same time provide
people with an opportunity to
perpetuate the memories of their loved
ones. This living memorial continues
to provide the opportunity within the
T
T
he theme of the 2009 Bruce
County Heritage Association
S t e a m S h o w wa s A n t i q u e
Construction Equipment and Trucks,
and the grand prize was a 1957 MHF
Workbull 202 with Davis Loader.
The winner was Ross Heaman of
Thorndale. Pictured with Ross are
Rick Leeder, BCHA vice-president
(left) and BCHA executive Pete
Dobson (centre).
The second place winner of a
Kiddie Pedal Tractor was Bert Pinder
of Mildmay. The third place winner of
a Mechanics Socket and Wrench Set
was Dave Scott of Chesley.
These draws are the main
f u nd r a is e r f or t he He r it a ge
Association.
CB
undergone some renovations (maybe a little
wallpaper is all it needs now…) There seems to be
something wrong with the advertisement in the right
hand column - can you spot the problem? Finally,
the comic strip Mutt and Jeff illustrates the oft
forgotten rule of nautical safety, never serenade a fat
lady from a canoe.
Craig Budreau
community as there are still trees
available as well as plenty of room to
plant additional trees. The trees are
nursery stock and come with a
guarantee. In addition, a plaque is
placed at the base of the tree with the
name of the loved one.
If a nyone is interes ted in
obtaining more information or wishes
to purchase a tree, they may do so by
contacting Joanne Marklevitz at the
Arran-Elderslie Municipal Office
Sheryl Steinhoff
Page 18
Community Calendar
T
h e P a i s l e y A d v oc a t e ’ s
C om mu ni ty C a le nd ar i s
available free of charge to non-profit
community groups. Submissions
should be made no later than the 20th
of the preceding month. Contact
Craig Budreau at Paisley Pharmacy,
353-5707, fax 353-5438, or email
advocate@bmts.com
Nov. 7 - Hockey Night in
Paisley: the Bull vs. Paisley
Firefighters 7 pm at the arena Free
Admission, Dance to follow $5
featuring Flashback
Nov. 9 - Bruce
County
Genealogical Society AGM and pot
luck lunch at 12 noon in the Bruce
Gallery of the Bruce County Museum
and Cultural Centre. Bring an item for
lu nc h a nd a ls o dis he s a nd
cutlery. Hear the story of 'Finding
Aunt Margaret' as told by Wendy
Scott. How did she find her English
relatives after sixty-four years of no
contact?
Nov. 8 - Legion Church Service
at the United Church 10:30 am, all
welcome
Nov. 11 - Remembrance Day
Services - Legion Branch 295
Weddings
Albano
9 am—Branch open coffee &
muffins
• 9 - 10 am—members & others
gather for parade
• 10:20 meet behind hotel to form
up, parade to square.
• Service at Cenotaph followed by
parade to Community Centre,
then back to Branch
• 1 pm— s er v ice at Pais le y
Cemetery
• 5:30 - 6:30 pm members social
time at branch
• 6:30 pm members and guests
dinner ($14) catered by Marty’s
Please contact Branch to reserve
dinner 519-353-5444 or Diane
519-353-5864
Nov. 12 - Williscroft Women's
Institute meets at 9:30 a.m. at the
home of Marie Charbonneau. Topic
is Let's support our troops. Roll call
is to bring a greeting card with a
message for a soldier
Nov. 12 - Friends – R – US
(Formally Big Sisters and now
providing support for Boys & Girls)
Fund Raising Auction Tea (With
musical performance by three local
students.) St. John’s United Church
Chesley, at 7:00 pm Join us for an
evening of fun and good cheer! Lunch
and Door Prizes will be provided.
Your admission will be an Item to
•
Classified Ads
The Royal Canadian Legion Paisley
Branch 295 Rental - Auditorium
Hall (upstairs) Great for parties
of 100 people or less. Bartender
provided. For information and
bookings please call Marg Smith at
519-353-5752.
m
For Sale - 35,000 BTU Williams
propa ne hea te r. Ba re ly used.
$500.00. Free large freezer. Works
great. 353-5142
n
J
osh and April Albano are shown
following their marriage on
August 15, 2009.
April is the daughter of Les and
Vicky Hammell of Elmira and
granddaughter of Tom and Barb
Bryce of Paisley. Josh is the son of
Rev. Tony and Sarah Albano of
Fergus. The happy couple is residing
in Fergus.
Loader Buckets and Forks for
tractors and skidloaders, heavy duty
mailboxes—steel and stainless,
custom metal fabrica ting a nd
welding. Kintyre Metalcraft 519353-4113
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auction off!
Nov. 14 - The "Paisley Friends of
the Library" are having an Autumn
Book and Bake Sale on Saturday,
November 14 from 9 am until 1 pm.
Nov. 15 - Roast Beef Dinner at
Knox United C hurc h, Paisley.
Continuous seating from 5:00 - 7:00
pm. Tickets: Adults - $13, Children
(6-10 yrs) - $7, Children (5 & under) Free. Take-outs available. Tickets
available from Audrey Webb 519-366
-2271, Wayne Bryce 519-353-5460 or
Jean McGregor 519-353-5888.
Nov. 18 - CROKINOLE: 7:30
pm at the School House in Scone.
Lunch and prizes. Admission $3.00
Come for the fun of it!!
We
are playing the 3RD WEDNESDAY
of each month. Contact Clare @ 519934-1351 for more info.
Nov. 19 - Dos Rios Pizza will be
donating $1.00 from every pizza sold
to the Paisley Friends of the Library
Nov. 20 - Paisley Hospital
Auxiliary Christmas Luncheon at
Westminster Presbyterian Church,
Paisley, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, Soup,
Sandwich, Pie, Beverage. Adults:
$7.00 - takeout available - contact
Winnie at 519- 353-5686
Nov. 20 - Back Eddies presents
Corin Raymond and Jonathan Byrd at
the Paisley Town Hall Theatre, 7:30
pm
Nov. 27 - Santa Claus comes to
town in the annual Paisley & Dist.
Chamber of Commerce Santa Claus
Parade. Meet Santa & skate for free
at arena after parade.
Nov. 27 - the Legion will be
holding a MEAT ROLL after the
Santa Clause parade, come in and get
warm. and try your luck
Nov. 29 - Blue Christmas
Service Knox United Church at 7:30
p.m.
Dec. 4 - Paisley Late Night Shop
& Social—Paisley merchants stay
open late with great sales for
Christmas, and special seasonal treats.
Dec. 4 - Paisley Concert Choir
will perform their annual Christmas
Concert at Knox United Church in
Owen Sound at 7:30 p.m. Tickets
($10.00 for adults and $5.00 for
Births
Tanner’s U Pick Potatoes - White,
Red, Yukon, Carrots, Beets, many
kinds of Squash, call 519-366-2493
Gord & Reita
n
Thomas
Firewood for Sale Seasoned
Hardwood $75 per single cord.
Pickup only. Closed Sundays. 519353-4055
n
The Paisley Advocate is published 11 times per year:
mid-January, then the start of each month from March to December by
The Paisley & District Chamber of Commerce
1800 copies are distributed Free of Charge to Paisley and its Rural Routes,
R.R. 1 & 2 Dobbinton, R.R. 2 & 3 Chesley, R.R. 1 & 2 Cargill, & in stores in
the Paisley Area or by Paid Subscription $26.00 (includes GST) per year.
Editor: Craig Budreau; Co-editor: Mary Ellen Budreau; Staff Writers: Diane
Eaton, Sandra Blodgett, Melissa Kanmacher; Advertising: Jen Harris.
The Paisley Advocate,
P. O. Box 579, Paisley, ON. N0G 2N0,
519-353-5707 (Craig), or email: advocate@bmts.com
For Advertising call 519-353-1805 (Jen) or email design@keylimecreative.ca
All Classifieds, Announcements, Births, etc. cost $7.00 (includes GST) - Obituaries and
Community Calendar events are free.
Check out back issues of the Paisley Advocate online at
paisleyvillage.ca - click on Paisley Advocate
C
hristopher Thomas, Ginger
Pattingale and Carissa Thomas
of Inverhuron wish to announce their
joy at the birth of Emily Deborah
Thomas, born at Owen Sound
Hospital, weighing 6 lbs. 8 oz.
The proud grandparents are Doug
and Sue Pattingale of Inverhuron and
James and Leyanne Thomas of RR 2
Tiverton.
children) are available at Nature’s
Millworks, Allen’s Tim-br Mart, and
from choir members.
Concert at St. Paul’s United Church
in Walkerton at 7:30 p.m. Tickets
($10.00 for adults and $5.00 for
children) are available at Nature’s
Millworks, Allen’s Tim-br Mart, and
from choir members.
Concert at Immanuel Evangelical
Missionary Church in Paisley at 7:30
p.m. Tickets ($10.00 for adults and
$5.00 for children) are available at
Nature’s Millworks, Allen’s Tim-br
Mart, and from choir members.
Dec. 13 - “Songs and Stories
for Christmas" Sunday, Dec. 13, at
1:00 pm, Church of the Ascension,
Paisley. Program includes John
R ut te r's " B r ot he r He i nri c h's
Christmas" with special guest John
Divinski, News Director at 98 The
Beach as narrator Tickets at the door:
Adults $12, Children under 12, $5
Regularly Scheduled Events:
Legion Euchre Night - every
Monday at 7:30 pm sharp at the
Paisley Legion. Everyone welcome.resumes September 7
Seniors Coffee Break at the
Legion every Monday from 10:00 am
to 11:30 am
Paisley Rotary Club meets every
Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Contact Stewart
Dudgeon for more info.
Paisley Group of Alcoholics
Anonymous meets every Tuesday at
the Anglican Church of the Ascension
hall at 8:00 p.m.
Support Groups for people with
Parkinson's are held the 2nd Tuesday
of the month in Kincardine, the 3rd
Tuesday of the month in Hanover.
Eve ryone welc ome. For more
information call (519) 652-9437.
Friendship Coffee Break – this
ministry for ladies runs on the third
Tuesday of every month from 9:30 –
11:30 a.m. at Immanuel Missionary
Church
Senior’s 55+ Luncheon - runs
on the last Tuesday of every month
starting at 12 noon at Immanuel
Missionary Church
Regular Legion Meeting is held
on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, 8
pm, (Executive meet at 6:30 pm)
Alzheimer Society of GreyBruce Caregiver Support Group
meets 1st Wednesday of every month
at 1:30 at Grace United Church,
Hanover, and the 2nd Wednesday of
every month, at 1:30 at Southampton
United Church. 1-800-265-9013.
AW AN A K id s Cl u b a t
Immanuel Missionary Church begins
on Wed. Sept. 23, 2009. For info
contact Joe Bourget at 519-353-5371
Paisley and District Kinsmen
meet 1st and 3rd Thursday each month.
For info, contact Barry McTeer
Legion Ladies Aux. meeting 1st
Thursday each month 7 pm.
A non-denominational Group
Study on Ecological Christianity is
being held at the United Church in
Pa is le y du ri ng Oc to be r a nd
Nove mbe r, Thurs days at 7:00
p.m. For information and registration
call 519-353-5278.
In Memoriam
Obituaries
Elinor Shepherd
Cliff Tanner
Barbara Wonch
Matthew Horst
M
E
linor Elizabeth Shepherd (nee
Burrows) passed away peacefully
at Brucelea Haven, Walkerton, on
Friday, October 2, 2009, in her 97th
year. Beloved wife of the late H.
Lawrence Shepherd. Loving mother of
Harvey and his wife Jean of Montreal,
Rev. David and his wife Charlene of
Campbellford, Stuart of Hamilton and
Robert and his wife Sheila of Paisley.
Cherished grandmother of Andrea
(Wolf), Hugh (Sandra), Sarah, Matthew
(Marisa), Joanna (Phil), Russell (Karen),
Robert (Erin) and Michael and great
grandmother of Shane, Mia, Rebekah,
Zach, Mi kaela and B r ennan.
Predeceased by her sister Kathleen
Banbury and brothers Arthur Burrows
and Dr. Harvey Burrows. Elinor,
formerly of Burlington, was a longtime
member of Port Nelson United Church,
and the Roseland Club.
Visitation and a Celebration of
Elinor’s life was at Port Nelson United
Church, Burlington on Thursday,
October 8, 2009.
Cremation with an interment at
Greenwood Cemetery, Burlington has
taken place.
For those who wish, expressions of
sympathy to Mission and Service Fund
of the United Church of Canada, Port
Nelson United Church or the charity of
your choice would be sincerel y
appreciated by the family.
Thank You
T
P
eacefully, at home with his
family by his side, on Sunday,
October 11th, 2009, in his 48th year,
Cliff Tanner of Port Elgin and
formerly of Paisley. Loving husband
of Joanne (nee Moreau). Loving
father of Lisa. Dear brother of Carl
and his wife Debbie of Paisley, Jim
and his wife Cindi of Port Elgin,
Connie of Port Elgin, Cindy of
Paisley, and Jeff and Bonnie of
Paisley. Dear nephew of Gail Goar of
Niagara Falls. Predeceased by his
parents Jack and Marjorie Tanner, his
sister Laurie Tanner, and guardian
Linda McTeer.
Funeral service was conducted in
Knox United Church, Paisley on
Wednesday, October 14th with the
Rev. Judy Zarubick officiating.
Memorial contributions to Knox
United Church, Paisley or the
Canadian Cancer Society would be
apprecia ted as e xpressions of
sympathy.
I n t e r me n t D o u g l a s Hi l l
Cemetery.
Graduation
Schaus
Tanner
he Family of the late Cliff
Tanner would like to say a big
thank you for all the support our
family had and continues to receive
after the loss our Brother, Husband
and Dad.
The flowers, food delivered to
our homes, e mails, cards, donations
to the Cancer Society and the Knox
United Church have all been so
overwhelming to us.
A special thanks to the staff of
the W. Kent Milroy funeral home for
all the arrangements and words of
encouragement throughout Cliff’s
visitation and funeral.
Thank you to all the United
Church Congregation for providing a
wonderful lunch following the
funeral service.
Thank you to the members of the
Paisley Sharks Ball Team, The
Paisley Legends Hockey Team and
the Paisley Fire Department for their
support and donations.
Your kindness and generosity
throughout a difficult time is so
appreciated.
Cliff will be missed and in our
hearts forever.
Sincerely The Tanner Family
atthew Horst, beloved son of
John and Elaine (Metzger)
Horst died on Saturday, October 17,
2009 at the home of his parents, R.R.
#2 Dobbinton. Born November 4,
2008, Matthew leaves to mourn his
parents, paternal grandparents Angus
and Louisa Horst of R.R. #2
Dobbinton and maternal grandparents
Wayne and Naomi Metzger of R.R.
#1 Paisley. He also leaves behind his
great grandparents and many uncles,
aunts and cousins.
Visitation was held at the family
home on Wednesday, October 21
from 2 - 5 p.m. Funeral services were
planned for Thursday, October 22,
2009 at home for the family at 9 a.m.
and then to North Bend Mennonite
Church for the burial and further
services.
Funeral arrangements entrusted
to Cameron Funeral Home, Chesley
(519 363-2525).
Thank You
Karcher
I
would like to thank my family,
relatives and friends who came to
visit, sent flowers, cards, treats and
for the many phone calls when I had
my surgery and since coming home.
Thank you to the people who brought
food to the house. It was very much
appreciated. A special thanks to Ed,
Kory and Candice, Julia and Mike
for being there for me anytime day or
night. Last, but not least, thanks to
four little people Koralee, Tyson,
Kolton and Jessica who with their
tender hugs and kisses could cheer
Gramma up and make her feel better.
Thank you all for your love and
support.
Wishing everyone all the Joys of
the coming season.
Shirley Karcher
Announcements
Roast Beef Dinner
S
A
shley (Karcher) Schaus BSW,
RSW of Walkerton graduated
form the University of Windsor on
Saturday, October 17, 2009 with a
masters degree in social work.
She is employed as a case
manager with the SWCCAC in the
Grey Bruce offices.
Congratulations Ashley we are
very proud of you and all of your
accomplishments.
Love, Mom, Dad, Mairi and Cal
UNDAY NOVEMBER 15/09:
Roast Beef Dinner at Knox
United Church, Paisley. Continuous
seating from 5:00 - 7:00 pm.
Tickets: Adults - $13, Children
(6-10 yrs) - $7, Children (5 & under)
- Free.
Take-outs available. Tickets
available from Audrey Webb at 519366-2271, Wayne Bryce at 519-3535460 or Jean McGregor at 519-3535888.
Christmas Luncheon
H
osted by Paisley Hospital
Auxiliary at Westminster
Presbyterian Church, Paisley (corner
of Queen and Inkerman Streets) on
Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 from 11:30
am to 1:00 pm Soup, Sandwich, Pie,
Beverage
Adults: $7.00 - takeout available
- contact Winnie at 519- 353-5686
I
n loving memory of an amazing
woman whom I was so proud to
call my mom who passed away one
year ago on October 20, 2008.
Sometimes I catch myself
thinking, "When I phone, I can talk
of this or that!" Then remember, I'm
on my own.
She was always there to answer
my calls - To listen to my "small
talk" or when I climbed the walls.
At times, I didn't feel like talking
and somehow, she understood - didn't
say she wished I'd call or make me
feel like I should.
Now, I wish I would have more
times, to show I cared - to say, just
how important were all those times
we shared.
Mom you were my "anchor" to
this life - The "rock” that I clung to the place where I could turn when
nowhere else would do. Now, time
has worn my "rock" away - and all I
have to cling to are memories of
yesterday.
I love you so much and miss you
dearly. There is not a day that goes
by that you’re not in my thoughts.
Forever cherished,
Cheryl
Jim Friar
I
n loving memory of a dear
husband, father and grandfather
who passed away one year ago on
November 29, 2008.
A million times I've needed you
A million times I've cried,
If love could have saved you
You never would have died.
Things we feel most deeply
Are the hardest things to say,
My dearest one, I loved you,
In a very special way.
It I could have one lifetime wish
One dream that could come true,
I'd pray to God with all my heart
For yesterday and you.
Always remembered
and sadly missed
Ruby and family
Blue Christmas
Service
O
n November 29, Knox United
Church in Paisley will host a
Blue Christmas Service at 7:30 p.m.
This service is for those who
have a difficult time during the
Christmas Season, especially those
who have lost loved ones.
The service is sponsored by the
Paisley Ministerial Association and
is supported by the Kent Milroy
Funeral Home.
Everyone is welcome.
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November 2009

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