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Volume 6 No. 44
YOUR UNIVERSE
Thursday, November 11th 2010
REMEMBERING - Uxbridge residents Lu Howard (left), Ronnie Egan (right) and Janet Reid (top) all experienced the pain of the Second World War in different ways. Their stories are recounted in our special Remembrance
Day section beginning on page 7. They are joined in those pages by someone who laboured hard on the home front in Leaskdale during the First World War - Lucy Maud Montgomery. Photo by Stuart Blower.
HOW CAN I REMEMBER?
How can I remember ? - I wasn't even there.
I wasn't even born yet to see them marching off to war.
How can I remember? - Most of them are gone.
They died before I knew them. How can I remember one?
How can I remember? - I didn't see them go
Off with all enthusiasm to save the world we know.
I can't even imagine what it was to be that brave,
But I can see the results in the privileges I have.
It was volunteers who gave them to me.
No one was forced to fight.
They didn't know me either,
but they knew their cause was right
It was those young and spirited folks who made me what I
am.
I must remember them, I know but I don't know how I can.
I can not remember them just on the 11th day, the 11th hour.
I can not remember them just by a poppy flower.
I must remember them, for without their efforts true
This world would not have been so nice
for younger folks like me - and you.
Women in Wartime:
Four Uxbridge
Stories
So while Remembrance Day is good - it cannot be all we do!
To remember for only one short day
is not enough for me - and you.
We need to remember them by freedoms that we share
And for those who are still with us they need to know we care.
See Pages 7-10
So thank them when you have a chance and really mean it too!
They fought to make this a better place and they did it for me - and you.
- Ann Belanger, Uxbridge
Sphagnum Moss, Foxbridge by Renee Leahy
The Uxbridge Cosmos
Can you dig it?
Amazing amaryllis
For me, nothing compares to an
amaryllis
(Hippeastrum)
at
Christmas. I've never really been a
poinsettia person. I'm sure this has
nothing to do with me working for
a grower in high school where we
would sit on an assembly line, dipping poinsettia cuttings into rooting powder and then sticking them
into peat pellets. We did this every
day after school and on weekends
for hours upon hours. Besides,
amaryllis are perfection in my eyes.
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The big blooms are gorgeous.
They're easy to grow and take care
of. I know more people that keep
their amaryllis year to year than
don't. Try saying that about a poinsettia. Also, they grow so fast you'd
swear that if you sat down, with a
latté, and watched it, you'd see it
growing. At the least, you'd forget
about any stress while trying to
catch a glimpse of it getting bigger.
When selecting bulbs, remember
that the size of the bulb does make
a difference. A regular size bulb,
measuring 24 - 26 cm around the
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circumference will usually give you
one, maybe two bloom stalks. A
large bulb measuring 34 - 36 cm
will often give you three bloom
stalks. A jumbo bulb, at 42 cm can
produce up to six bloom stalks.
While red, white, or red and white
flowers are more traditional
Christmas colours, more unique
colours and flower shapes have
become quite popular. I have a
landscaper who buys amaryllis
bulbs to pot up for her customers
as gifts. She buys pink, orange, and
lime colours for her Jewish clients.
Papilio, sometimes called the
butterfly amaryllis, is a species
from the Brazilian rain
forests. It was only discovered
in 1967 and is believed to be
extinct in nature. It has green-white
flowers with burgundy stripes and
is my best seller.
So what do you do with the bulb
once you've bought one? The pot
only needs to be a small amount
bigger than the bulb. I pick pots
that will allow the width of my
thumb between the bulb and the
pot. Also, heavier pots are less likely to tip over under the weight of
the flowers. You can use a soilless
mix or any potting mix. Plant the
bulbs so that about one third of the
bulb is above the soil and pack the
soil down rather firmly. Water it in
well, but try not to water the bulb
itself. An easy way to do this is to
keep a deep saucer under your pot
and fill it with water. Give your
plant lots of sunlight, preferably a
south or west window. Initially,
water sparingly, when the soil has
mostly dried out. After your
amaryllis is growing actively, you
have to water more often and fertilize it every once in a while. After
about six - eight weeks, you'll be
rewarded with big beautiful
blooms. As each bloom stalk finishes, cut it back to a few inches. You
might want to do this over a sink as
water usually comes out of the
stalk.
Once your bulb has finished flowering, keep watering it and fertilizing, allowing the leaves to develop.
When it warms up in the spring,
you can take it outside. Give it lots
of sun and regular watering and
fertilizing. It will dry out a lot
quicker outside than inside.
Around mid-July, I stop watering
altogether and move my pots to a
spot where they don't get rain. This
will get the leaves to start dying off.
When the leaves have completely
yellowed and dried, cut them off
and store the bulb somewhere cool,
like a fruit cellar. I know a number
of people will try the furnace room,
but this isn't usually cold enough.
If you don't have a cold place to
keep the bulb, put it in a paper bag,
and store it in the vegetable crisper
of your fridge. The paper bag will
protect the bulb from any ethylene
gas. Keep the bulb in its cool hibernation for ten weeks. You can then
replant the bulb, latté in hand, and
forget about your worries.
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have any questions, feel free to email
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A poem of remembrance
The author, Kairen Jamieson of Zephyr,
wrote this poem when she was in
Grade 8, in 1977. We thank her
for sending it to us.
To the men who
fought the war
to save my life
and many more.
To them we honour
and we cherish
from our world
their souls did perish.
And to those
men of Intellect
we shall pay
our deepest respect.
Even though tired and sore,
they had helped
to win that war.
And to the men who did
their role
May God rest
their very soul.
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A Cup of Coffee... with Heather Benjamin
It's less than a year since Heather
Benjamin opened her La Petite
Fleur store in downtown Uxbridge,
but she's already made her presence known. She took time
between customers to talk with the
Cosmos over a cup of coffee.
When exactly did you bring La
Petite Fleur to Uxbridge from
Sunderland?
We took this space
January 1st and
opened on the 31st.
And how has the
year been?
Fantastic. It's been
amazing. It's far
exceeded my expectations. We started
in Mount Albert,
then I doubled my
square footage and
went to Sunderland
and then I doubled again and came
to Uxbridge.
I was wondering about that award
on your shelf from the East
Gwillimbury
Chamber
of
Commerce for best new venture in
2005.
Yes, that's from my days when I first
opened in Mount Albert.
What made you decide to come to
Uxbridge as opposed, say, to Port
Perry?
I thought that there was a huge
market here and a good opportunity and this space was a perfect location, so I jumped on
it. And I went to
school here, so I felt
like it was a natural
fit. I'm originally a
Zephyr girl.
I have the feeling
that you didn't just
decide one day to
open a flower store. I
have the feeling there
might be a college
course involved here
somehow.
Yes, I have a degree in floral design.
I went to Humber College and
graduated in 1997. I worked parttime while I went through school
and then I just worked my way up.
by Roger Varley
I started my very first job in the flo- literally gutted this place in 30 days. I didn't know that we had a shoe
ral industry working at Zehr's in I wanted it to be welcoming and I store right here”. It's almost like
Uxbridge. My last job before I wanted it to inspire people.
they needed somebody to perk up
opened my own business, I worked Have there been any surprises for the street for them to stop and take
at a high-end private studio in you since you opened here?
notice of what is here. That surprisdowntown Toronto and we did I'm surprised that we have such a es me, because some of these busihuge events. We weren't really open large community of commuters that ness have been here 30 years or
to the public. We did Bill Clinton's come in and say, “I didn't know that more.
book launch and we did Canadian we have a book store on this street.
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Idol and we did Heather
Reisman`s house every seven days.
Don’t miss our
Those kinds of clients. Then I just
felt people north of Highway 7
HRISTMAS OME
should have access to nice things
and shouldn't have to go to
RAFT ALE
Toronto to get it. That's what
inspired me to start my own.
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But your store is not just about
A Mission Fundraiser
flowers. You have giftware and
treasures and so on.
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this concept of a
comfortable way
to live and enjoy
everyday things. I
learned a long time
ago that it doesn't
have to be about
spending $50 on a
bouquet
every
week. It can be one
single
flower.
That's why we
have that cut feature: 10 stems for
$10. That way
everyone can have
access to flowers.
Once a week, it's a
$10 treat and it
makes it a part of
people's everyday
life.
You've added a little spark and a little colour, in my
opinion, to this
end of Brock Street
with your displays
out front. It looks
like a happy place.
When I first
moved here, everyone said “It's a terrible
location,
you'll regret it,
there's graffiti, it's
the worst end of
town”. I love a
challenge and so I
embraced it. We
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our two cents
The festive season
Although we disagree with retailers putting up the Christmas paraphernalia before
they’ve even hauled down the witches and pumpkins from Hallowe’en, there is a very
good reason for anticipating the holiday season here in Uxbridge (besides the magnificent Santa Claus Parade, that is).
If you were to poke your heads into the Music Hall on Saturday mornings, or the
Baptist Church on Sunday afternoons, or St. Paul’s on Tuesday evenings, or any one of
several other venues at different points during the week, you will see and hear dozens,
no hundreds, of people from our town and far afield rehearsing dilgently to present
you with an utterly amazing array of delightful sights and sounds in the weeks leading up to Christmas.
It is probably safe to say that there is no other community in Canada, let alone
Ontario, with a population of less than 20,000, that is planning to mount full-length
productions of Handel’s Messiah and The Nutcracker within a few days of each other.
But thanks to the tireless artistic leadership of conductor Thomas Baker and
teacher/choreographer Nancy Einsmann, that is what Uxbridge is blessed with every
second year (in alternate years we get the Baptist Church’s outdoor Living Nativity,
another great tradition and equally impressive in its own way).
The Messiah, for those of our readers who haven’t experienced it, is a crackerjack
production with a large professional chamber orchestra, accomplished soloists and a
chorus which usually numbers more than a hundred singers, several of whom commute
long distances to take part. In the marvellous acoustics of North Durham’s largest
church, Trinity United, the Messiah is a truly thrilling event. Don’t miss it.
Considering the cramped confines of the stage at the Music Hall, the Uxbridge Dance
Academy’s Nutcracker is more modest, but only in size. The production values are topnotch and the quality of the dancing only gets better every time as Nancy’s peerless
progeny and protégés, her daughters Diana and Emily, gain more confidence as performers and teachers. Get your tickets early for this one.
These two productions are only the tip of a wonderfully entertaining iceberg, as community choirs such as One Voice and the Monday Morning Singers, as well as a multitude of school and church ensembles, prepare to celebrate the joy of Christmas with an
outburst of song, dance and spectacle.
It’s also, of course, a special time for family, but this year make sure to set aside time
to treat that family to a bit of what makes our community special - its rich performing
arts community.
CORRECTION: In our editorial last week on the committees
of Council, we omitted one crucial one: the Public Works
Committee, responsible for the maintenance of our roads
and other infrastructure. Our suggestions for the other six
councillors haven’t changed in this light; we suggest the
Mayor herself might chair this high-budget one, considering the tough times ahead.
Letters to the Editor
I am a crossing guard, for the most
part a thankless job. Today being
Friday, the first real snowfall, something very unexpected happened. I
didn't get the finger from a driver,
didn't have to duck out of the way
when the drivers cannot be bothered
to stop. I had a stranger come out
of her way to give me a coffee. Big
deal, I am sure some people would
say; not so, we are out there in the
crappiest weather. Sure we get locals
who give a smile and a wave as they
go by, but in almost three years of
standing in Goodwood, crossing little darlings, this is the first time
somebody has bought me a coffee.
My daughter couldn't believe how
touched I was. The nice lady (whose
name I didn't get) thanked me for
crossing kids even though her child
is now 26. Thanks so much, you
made me smile, which is a change
from the usual. After reading this I
don't expect everyone to give their
crossing guards coffee, just know
that the "Angry Crossing Guard in
Goodwood" says thanks.
P.S. Best coffee ever
Karen Kenyon
Goodwood
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I was thrilled to read Roger’s column in the Nov. 4 edition, about
cats at the animal shelter. It is very
disappointing that he has to report
this sad situation, but it is a harsh
reality, and thanks to him for
bringing it to the people of
Uxbridge’s attention. Unfortunately
he is not wrong. I hope the article
may make a difference to the innocent victims, the cats and kittens, by
educating people, some of these
people who may be considering a
‘disposable’ pet for a Christmas gift.
Love your paper, and thanks again.
Nicola Brown
Uxbridge
I find it very juvenile of Ted Eng
(Oct. 28), when he said that the
people of Uxbridge go for popularity in the election, when he lost the
election. I think that the other two
candidates that ran for Regional
Councillor did run on the issues,
Mr. Eng. Mr. Eng was it a popularity contest when you first got elected? Mr. Ballinger is well known in
Uxbridge for his volunteer work
with the Legion, MS Society to
name a few, but he’s always coming
up with new Ideas.
Mr. Eng, if you want to get elected
you should not be saying that the
people that did not vote for you
were just voting for popularity; both
of these candidates are outstanding
candidates and have a great background in volunteerism in many
different community organizations.
Perhaps Ted, if you did not act like a
child when you did not get your
way not only during the election but
during council meetings, you may
have won. Your attitude is very poor
for someone who wants to be the
voice of Uxbridge at Regional
Council.
Brian Fowlow
Uxbridge
As the last spooky decoration disappears and the Christmas lights
emerge, I’ve reflected a bit on what
Hallowe’en means to the town (or
any town). Like any holiday – especially one with “holy days” as roots each family celebrates (or does not
celebrate) the day in a unique way.
If it is your thing, you turn your
porch and lawn into a creepy art
show. Some are more ghoulish than
others (especially those with live
performers!) but each is a fun seasonal art installation aimed at young
people. And the kids actually come
out to see them! Besides being a
chance (or an excuse...) to express a
bit of front yard creativity,
Hallowe’en has become the only day
of the year when our streets are alive
with people. Sure, we converge en
masse downtown, at the museum or
at Elgin Park for special occasions,
but our neighbourhoods just don’t
feel the vibe of walking feet and
friendly chattering voices the way
they do each October 31. Okay, so
the motivation is collecting junk
food – but young people are out
there walking, hurrying, even running around the town. It is heartening to see.
It reminds me, on a much smaller
scale of course, of Toronto’s “Nuit
Blanche” – an evening celebration
of (outdoor) contemporary art that
this year brought more than a million people into the downtown. It
makes me want to create a bigger,
better display next year (just don’t
tell my family...!)
So, long live Hallowe’en! And congratulations Uxbridge, on another
great “Nuit Orange!”
Mark (spider house) Stabb
Uxbridge
Our thanks to the people of
Uxbridge and Ward 5. 21 years ago,
my wife and I opened a small auto
parts store in Uxbridge, and you
welcomed our young family to this
town with open arms. Throughout
the years our kids grew up, and so
did our business with your support.
I got to make a lot of friends during
the election campaign, those who
already knew me, and those I’d just
met who gave me their support. I
sincerely thank you. For those of
you who I have yet to meet, I look
forward to introducing myself to
you.
Joe Amarelo
Uxbridge
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Applaud now
Never in November
This weekend will be the fourth weekend out of ten that I shall perform in a wacky
British farce at the Herongate Barn and Dinner Theatre (shameless self-promotion, you should all come see it).
And each night we perform, my cast mates and I always take a moment and comment on the type of audience
we have sitting on the other side of the curtain. An audience is an audience, you think? Oh no. Each audience has
its own distinct personality, and its personality is vital to the action that occurs onstage. We actors feed off the
energy that the audience provides, no matter what type of show is going on. But some nights we're left starving!
Allow me to explain.
Sometimes we have an audience that we may call a “Shakespeare Audience.” This is the audience that seems to
have wanted to go see a thrilling production of Julius Caesar or King Lear, but instead found itself in a comedy
that falls short of being great drama. They, in Queen Victoria's fictitious words, “are not amused.” They don't
enjoy the slapstick, the potty jokes, the sexual innuendo, and sometimes take great offense at things that, outside the theatre, may be contentious issues, but onstage, are just being made fun of. This is the audience that
takes itself way too seriously. And they're a little tough to play to when all you want to do is make 'em laugh!
Another type of audience that is interesting to play to is the Television Audience. This is an audience that gets
most of its entertainment off the box at home, or in a cinema. They chuckle to themselves quietly, but don't laugh
aloud, or get really involved with the action. They like to patronize the arts, so they come see a live show, but
they bring their at-home manners with them. How do we know it's a Television Audience? If we sneak a peek into
the first few rows of the audience and see everyone grinning wildly, hands clasped in delight, but no sound coming out, then we know that they like it, they just have forgotten how to express it. These are often the audiences
that rave about a show afterward, but give little clue as to how they felt while they were actually watching it.
The Nervous Audience is one that only exists when a production of highly-charged material is being presented.
Like, say, The Vagina Monologues. I've done this show twice now, and was always amused at the nervous titters,
the uncomfortable shifts in the seats, the coughs meant to disguise a laugh. Really people, you must have known
the subject matter when you bought the ticket! An audience that isn't sure of who it's sitting with, whether to
laugh or not, cry or not, cheer or not. Going in a large group usually bumps the audience up to the next level,
the one that we actors live for.
The audience that is Totally Into It. They're the best. And they usually get the best performances. Because they're
charged, the actors get charged, and the energy just takes the show away. This is the audience that hollers out
“Behind you!” This is the audience that contains the woman in the third row house left that just can't stop gasping that split second before everyone else, as yet another twist presents itself. This is the audience that laughs.
Aloud. Hard. Long. And we like that. We don't like it when our funniest line is delivered and the squeak of crickets is the only response.
I fully realize that some productions just don't warrant a Totally Into It audience. And if you're going to see
Romeo and Juliet, then you better hope you're with the right crowd. It does depend on what you're seeing, where,
even when. Friday night audiences tend to be a little tough - everyone's tired from the work week and they just
want to be entertained, not give anything back. Thursday nights can be terrific because everyone's pumped that
the next day is Friday! Saturday nights are generally pretty good because that group chooses to devote a weekend evening to this activity, and they're gonna make the most of it! Matinees are dicey - they can be full of kids,
depending on the production (and kids are an audience type all on their own) or full of people who know they
just can't stay awake for an evening production.
What's most interesting, however, is that the types don't mix. You never get a Shakespeare/Totally Into It audience at the same time, for example. Brawls would break out. There is an unspoken vibe that seems to settle on
the audience once it's seated, and it decides before the curtain even rises what the timbre will be for that evening.
It takes us actors only a few minutes to figure out what we're dealing with, and we adjust our performances
accordingly. We'll work our butts off for that laugh, that cheer. Ultimate goal - a standing ovation.
Really though, we just want to know that we are giving you a good time. Life is busy, and you took time out to
come see us perform for you. If you just want to be quiet, that's okay. If you want to let loose, that's great too.
We can only promise to do our best with what we're given, and only hope that you applaud when we take our
bows.
They tell me if things go a certain way, one day soon I'll have this day to
myself. I'll be able to rise, take a leisurely breakfast and then do the right thing. They tell me if their plan is
accepted, I'll have all day to pay my respects to Canada's veterans. That plan will mean I'll have a statutory
holiday on Nov. 11, on Remembrance Day. At least, that's what the sponsor of a private member's bill, MPP
Lisa MacLeod, believes.
“There's been an outpouring of support for Canadian soldiers, our war veterans and our war dead,” she told
CBC a few days ago.
On Nov. 4, the Conservative MPP from Nepean-Carleton introduced a piece of legislation called “Respect for
Ontario Veterans, Soldiers and War Dead Act, 2010.” As clumsy as its name looks, the bill would make
Remembrance Day a statutory holiday in Ontario (in place of February's Family Day). The legislation says, in
part, that the act would alter the Retail Business Holiday Act to more appropriately reflect sacrifices made by
Ontario's veterans and war dead. Her rationale is certainly sound.
“You only have to see the grassroots campaign that has happened on the Highway of Heroes, every time one
of our fallen comes back to Canada,” MacLeod added.
It didn't take me long to react to the idea of making Nov. 11 a statutory holiday. I don't think it's wise. I
don't think it would serve the right purpose - focusing our attention and respect on veterans and war dead. In
fact, I think the legislation would blur such a focus. And as much as I sense her heart is in the right place, I
believe MacLeod's bill will do just the opposite of its noble intentions.
Just think about it for a second. What would most adults or kids do with another statutory holiday, i.e. a day
off? Of course, they'd go to the mall and shop their brains out. They'd go to the movies or join their friends
at Starbucks. They'd do everything and anything but what the time off is intended to achieve. And if you doubt
that logic, think about the commercialization of Thanksgiving, Easter and even Canada Day, now that they're
holidays. Or worse, what about Boxing Day? That day was traditionally set aside for families to gather for an
additional breather in the Christmas-New Year's rush. And look what happened to Dec. 26, with its Boxing Day
sales gone mad. Thankfully, the Royal Canadian Legion has already balked at the notion that any merchandising be attached to Nov. 11.
Now, I grant MPP MacLeod that, yes, Ontario is one of only three provinces (including Manitoba and Quebec)
that does not officially recognize Remembrance Day; although, there are numerous Ontario government
departments that shut down on Nov. 11 to allow civil servants to attend Remembrance Day observances.
Macleod pointed to a massive social media campaign that has seen as many as 13,000 Facebookers support
the move as rationale for her bill.
Well, I've got greater numbers than she has - the 60,000 dead from the First World War, the 40,000 dead
from the Second World War, the 516 dead from the Korean War and the 152 dead in Afghanistan.
I believe those lost Canadians deserve more attention than any social media outlet can ever bring to bear. I
believe that living Canadians need to have their workday interrupted by such war-dead statistics. I believe that
employers, supervisors, elders and principals need to bring business, education and even public service to a
halt in order to have their staffs attend Remembrance Day observances - for an hour or two.
I believe it should be mandatory for people to go to a cenotaph, join a veterans' parade, participate in the
readings and songs of remembrance. And if, by chance, those staffs have any time left over away from the
job, they should take a vet for a coffee and listen to learn what she or he has experienced.
I do endorse one aspect of MacLeod's proposed bill - the clause that requires every school to hold a
Remembrance Day event on the last school day before Nov. 11. But it should be more than the “The Last Post,”
“Reveille” and two minutes' silence. Since I began organizing the Remembrance Day service at Centennial
College about 10 years ago, each Nov. 11, I have invited specific veterans to speak to students, faculty and
staff at the college. The exchange has always been electrifying and enlightening for all concerned.
I appreciate the notion of a statutory holiday on Nov. 11, but rather than encourage people to waste their
time on such a day off, I'd prefer that they make the time to remember and do it with as much conviction as
those who've volunteered for military service in this country.
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Meanwhile, Back at the Manse
“Our library is a large room similar to
the parlor, but with only two windows. It is papered with golden brown
paper, has a brown rug and is furnished with Early English oak. I have
at last bookcases for all my books and
a desk where I can keep all the notebooks and “utensils” of my trade
together. [.....] On the library walls I
have several enlarged photos of Lover's
Lane and several other Cavendish
views. [....] Over my own desk I have
by Barb Pratt The Library
the framed pictures of Anne, Kilmeny,
and the Story Girl.” - Selected
Journals of L.M. Montgomery,
Volume 2, October 24, 1911.
Now our search is on for the wallpaper, the rug, the desks, the book
cases, and the other components of
L.M. Montgomery's library in the
Leaskdale manse. The photographs
she took of this room are a bit hard
to read -- where exactly was the furniture placed, and what exactly did
the desks look like? Elsewhere in her
journal she indicates there were
two desks: hers and Ewan's,
facing each other, where he
wrote his sermons while she
wrote letters. She did her novel
and poetry writing not in the
library, but in the parlor, with
the door closed.
We have already bought one
book case exactly like the one
in her photograph. We need
three more: Montgomery had a
large collection of books. This style
of book case with the leaded glass
doors is fairly common, but expensive; we paid $1000 for the one
Nina Elliot found in a Lindsay
antique market, and we have been
told by an appraiser that it was a
bargain.
We found a replica of the “side by
side” shown in the corner of the
photo in the Parks Canada collection in Ottawa. It will be arriving in
the next few days along with the
other furniture from Parks Canada.
You can see in the photo it was
loaded with bric-a-brac, which we
will be on the lookout for. You can
also see stuck to the mirror her sig-
nature drawing of a little cat.
Montgomery used that cat cartoon
when she signed her name to letters
and inscribed her books.
Needed is a brown rug, approximately 10 by 12 feet, and we are
studying wallpaper samples to find
something as close to her description as possible. We are anxious to
find the two small drawer units you
see on top of the desks. Finding lace
curtains for the windows will be the
easy part of the decorating exercise.
If you want to see the manse interior in its newly-rebuilt, but not
quite furnished, state, there is no
better time than this weekend,
November 13 and 14. The Step In
Thyme Christmas Gift Show and
Sale, organized so enthusiastically by Angie Cader and her
helpers, is on Friday from 1
p.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The
manse becomes a treasure
house for the work of local
artisans and of other giftware.
Admission is $2. Come and
see, and buy!
And mark your calendars for
the Old-fashioned Christmas
Concert, on November 27 at the
Historic Leaskdale Church. A full
lineup of wonderful talent will
entertain young and old. And Santa
Claus has promised to come!
The Christmas Home Tour
(see page 15)
Photos by Lezley Woodhams
The Uxbridge Cosmos
7
From the clerical war to order in the streets
by Ted Barris
navy,” she said. “My father was
navy. So, I was navy.”
Ronnie enlisted in 1942 at the
local Royal Canadian Navy barracks, HMCS Discovery, in her
hometown of Vancouver. The
next year, she was sent to
Guelph, Ont., for basic training
in the engineering department.
Then she and about 200 other
WRENS were posted for duty
to HMCS Stadacona in Halifax.
By 1944, she rose to the rank of
Chief Petty Officer and was one
of only four WRENS chosen to
run the Mechanical Training
Establishment
offices
of
Atlantic Command. Ronnie's
responsibilities were numerous.
During the Second World War,
Canadian families were exhorted to be careful what they said,
to sacrifice and scrimp, to dig
deep to finance the war effort,
to knit socks and send packages
to servicemen overseas, to save
tinfoil, to buy bonds, to do volunteer work, to use less sugar,
gasoline, meat, butter and rubber. Or to take a job in a war
production plant.
Canadian women in particular
exhibited home-front commitment in so many ways. Between
1939 and 1945 nearly a million
women left their homes in the
care of sisters, parents, or
grandparents, so that they
could take positions in the
assembly lines of war production plants. More than
100,000 women served in
uniform. Some worked as
nursing sisters. Thousands
joined
the
Canadian
Women's Army Corps, the
CWACs. Just as many
became members of the
Canadian
Women's
Auxiliary Air Force. And
thousands more women
responded to the recruitment poster that read: “You
Ronnie
too can free a man to serve at
sea. Join the Women's Royal
She fought the clerical war at
Canadian Naval Service.”
At age 19, Rodine Doris Mary HMCS Stadacona - handling
Buckley-Beevers Egan signed training charts, filing the results
up with the WRENS. No ques- and keeping track of the ratings,
the other WRENS at the
tion.
“Army was never thought of in Halifax base. But she derived
my day, because we were always greatest pleasure, she said, con-
ducting drills on the parade
square.
“I drilled the WRENS quite a
lot,” she said. “And for experience I took them into one of
the big halls and even drilled
the men. Putting them through
their paces - close order drill,
marching - and all the rest of it.
I really enjoyed that.”
Ronnie served at HMCS
Stadacona throughout the war,
up to and including the time of
the infamous VE Day riots in
Halifax in 1945. Relations
between the 65,000 permanent
residents of Halifax and the
nearly 55,000 transient navy
and merchant seamen had not
been the best during the war.
Many Haligonians detested
what nearly six years of war
had brought their city thousands of servicemen
pouring through on their
way to Europe; beaches
fouled by oil from a harbour
filled beyond capacity;
rationing of everything from
food staples to basic clothing; curfews and just general
overcrowding.
On the other hand, some
servicemen and women
complained that the food in
the city was sub-standard,
that rents were sky-high and
general facilities non-existent. Some navy people claimed
they were dreadfully exploited,
having to pay premium prices
for ordinary items and services.
They claimed some Halifax
merchants had even posted
signs that read: “No Sailors or
Dogs Allowed.”
At any rate, on the morning of
May 7, 1945, when word
leaked out that German capitulation in Europe was at hand,
people in Halifax began abandoning their workplaces
and everything in the
city was locked up tight.
Thousands of civilians
and navy personnel
streamed into the
streets. But there was
nothing to see, nothing
to buy and nothing to
do. Years of pent-up
frustration and anger
boiled over. And two
days of rioting ensued.
At four o'clock in the
afternoon (on the second day) May 8, 1945,
Ronnie completed her
clerical shift at the
MTE. By that time she
was married to Willis
Egan, a Canadian army driver
posted permanently to Halifax,
and was making her way
through the city to their lodgings away from the Stadacona
barracks. En route, Ronnie and
several female navy friends
decided to shop in Zellers, one
of the few stores that remained
open that VE Day.
The WRENS didn't immediately recognize how threatening
Halifax streets had become. She
said they leisurely made their
purchases and stepped into the
doorway to leave the store.
They were suddenly confronted
by a handful of drunken sailors
who told the women to move
aside. The seamen had decided
they were going to torch the
store.
In the blink of an eye, and
with the natural authority of a
parade square drill instructor,
Barrington Street
during the
Halifax Riots
Ronnie announced, “Oh no
you aren't!” The WRENS stood
there hands-on-hips, forming a
defensive wall in the doorway,
and like Horatio at the bridge,
the defiant voice of Ronnie, the
Chief Petty Officer in charge,
told the stunned navy men
where they could or could not
go. She said there was a
momentary standoff, neither
side appearing to flinch. But
when Ronnie repeated the
order, the sailors retreated.
She had saved property (and
perhaps life), but for Ronnie
Egan it was all in a day's service
to Canada.
The Uxbridge Cosmos
8
2EMEMBERTHEIR3ACRIFICE
A courtship across the miles, a wedding delayed by war
by Shelagh Damus
It is said that distance makes the
heart grow fonder. For Janet Reid
nothing could be more true.
In 1931, Janet met David Atholl
Reid at an event marking the
return of David's parents following an extended work placement
in India. They were both eleven
and as Janet notes, “there was a
connection right from the start,”
a fact corroborated by a photo
taken of the two of them on that
day. He lived in Dundee,
Scotland, and she in Edinburgh,
but their paths crisscrossed
through the living rooms of various family and friends.
At the behest of his school
teacher, David took and passed
the entrance exam for Cranwell
Airforce Academy and left to
study at the prestigious English
institute. During his four year
term, David spent his breaks in
Scotland, an itinerary that
invariably included time in
Edinburgh with Janet. He
studied navigation and graduated as an electronics engineer.
Commissioned as a Flying
Officer, David was deployed to
Malta in January, 1941. On
his twenty first birthday he
joined the 148th Squadron in
the siege of Malta, a coming of
age in the extreme. The Siege
was a military campaign in the
Mediterranean theatre for control of the strategically important, largely indefensible island
of Malta. From there, British
forces could influence the
North Africa campaign, and
therefore the island was one of
WW2's most intensively
bombed areas.
Of course there was no CNN,
piping information 24/7. Janet,
at home in Edinburgh, was aware
of only the dangers David included in his letters
home. In one incident, a building
was bombed and
his fellow airmen
presumed he was
under the rubble.
As they worked to
release him, calling his name and
lifting stones, he
ambled up and
wondered aloud
what they were
doing.
By 1941, all women under the
age of 60, and without children
under 14, could be called up for
essential war work. Janet's librarian job was not considered essential.
“Many women became land
David
girls but I didn't want to do that,”
says Janet. Agricultural work did
not appeal to her. Through a family friend she found employment
in the railway office, where her
Africa
first assignment was to locate a
dead body gone astray on its final
journey.
While Janet had “an inkling”
when David left that they would
eventually marry, nothing was
formalized. They communicated
exclusively by post. In time, his
light-hearted comments on
marriage became more serious
and his intent clear; Janet
accepted. The engagement
ring tradition took a necessary
wartime detour. David forwarded money with instructions for Janet to buy herself a
ring.
David's squadron was sent to
Egypt to join the Desert Air
Force, an Allied tactical team
partnered with the British
Eighth Army (a.k.a the Desert
Rats). An active bomber
squadron, the 148th carried
out attacks on north African
Axis bases as well as some sites
further afield. David's contributions went beyond navigation. He worked with early
radar equipment set up in primitive quarters on the desert.
Back home, Janet contended
with increased rationing, air raids
and enforced blackouts, all the
while trying to plan
a wedding. On one
memorable train
ride, the train cars
were riddled with
machine gun fire
from fighter planes
above. In that case
no one was killed,
but daily life was
rife with news of
friends and acquaintances whose lives
were lost in the war.
Despite the barrage of bad news,
Janet “never felt that we would
lose the war,” A feeling she attributes to the faith shown by
Winston Churchill. “With that
man you just knew everything
was going to be fine,” she recalls.
As David's tour was drawing to
a close, he sent directions to have
the banns of marriage called in
Janet's church. Later, as his
squadron was packing up in
Africa, he sent word of his
impending departure.
That letter arrived one week
before his actual arrival home.
He'd been gone for over four
years. Their correspondence was
their entire courtship. One half of
their letters, those sent from
bombed-out Malta and the
deserts of North Africa, filled a
suitcase, a suitcase that Janet still
cherishes today.
The transport that brought
David home was replete with soldiers returning from India with
their lovely Indian brides who
shivered at the briskness of a
January day in Britain. David
appeared at the end of the platform in khakis far looser than
when he left. David had suffered
from amoebic dysentery and
small pox while in Africa. He'd
lost weight and had aged some,
but Janet recognized him. And in
an admittedly clichéd slow
motion, they moved toward one
another. That first embrace took
place on Saturday January 7th,
they were married on the 15th.
When asked if it was odd to
marry someone so mentally
familiar but physically foreign,
Janet answered “No, it was just as
if we'd always been together.”
From that first meeting in 1931
until their marriage in 1945, their
relationship had been built primarily on attempts to use distance to make the heart grow
fonder. Whether it was the potency of this old adage or the power
of the written word, Janet and
David's 50 year marriage is a love
story that should be celebrated
even as we remember those whose
love was cut short.
The
wedding
Bev Oda
Let us all remember those who have given the
greatest sacrifice for our peace and security
The Uxbridge Cosmos
9
Lucy Maud Montgomery and the Great War
by Barbara Pratt
When Colonel Sam Sharpe
marched the 116th Ontario
County
Battalion
through
Leaskdale on its way from
Beaverton to Uxbridge in 1916,
you can be sure L.M.
Montgomery was among the
crowds who lined the route past
her house.
Her husband Ewan had been an
active recruiter of young men to
join the army. As a celebrity and
in-demand speaker, Montgomery
was involved in the recruiting
movement too. Recruiting meetings were held in local venues
around the province, often
churches. Locally, Maud was a
popular guest speaker at these
meetings. Entire families attended
them because they were informative and entertaining, and a novelty in rural communities before
radio and television. Montgomery
had a selection of patriotic and
inspirational prose and poetry that
she used on these occasions, most
notably John McCrae's In
Flanders Fields.
It seems Montgomery was
acquainted with Dr. John McRae.
Her character Walter Blythe
(Anne and Gilbert's youngest son)
in Rilla of Ingleside and Rainbow
Valley is a dreamy, poetic young
man who goes off to war, and
writes a poem “The Piper” while
in the trenches. Was he modelled
on McCrae? It might seem likely.
The whole poem is not reproduced in Rainbow Valley, but is
alluded to:
"Some day, the Pied Piper will
come over the hill up there and
d o w n
Rainbow
Marching Valley, pipthrough
ing merrily
Leaskdale and sweetly.
And I will
follow him...
away from
you all."
In the novel
Rainbow
Va l l e y ,
Walter Blythe sends his poem
"The Piper" to the London
Spectator. That happens to be the
periodical that actually rejected
John McCrae's In Flanders Fields
when McCrae first submitted it.
In 1942, three weeks before her
death, L.M. Montgomery sent the
whole poem to Saturday Night
magazine, where it at last was
printed:
“Some day the Piper will come
again To pipe the sons of the
maple tree! You and I will follow
from door to door, Many of us
will come back no more… What
matter that if Freedom still Be the
crown of each native hill?”
Maud was of two minds about
war. She was fiercely patriotic, but
could not reconcile the brutality
of war to the justness of a cause.
She was also not usually outspoken on women's rights and suffrage, no doubt mindful of her
role as a minister's wife, but sometimes she quietly alluded to the
controversy.
In an article in 1915 in
Everywoman's World, she writes: “I
am not one of those who believe
that this war will put an end to
war. War is horrible, but there are
things that are more horrible still,
just as there are fates worse than
death. Moral degradation, low
ideas, sordid devotion to moneygetting, are worse evils than war,
and history shows us that these
evils invariably overtake a nation
which is for a long time at peace.
Nothing short of so awful a
calamity as a great war can awaken
to remembrance a nation that has
forgotten God and sold its
birthright of aspiration for a mess
of pottage. In regard to women, I
do not expect that the war and its
outcome will affect their interest,
apart from the general influence
upon the race. But I do hope that
it will in some measure open the
eyes of humanity to the truth that
the women who bear and train the
nation's sons should have some
voice in the political issues
that may send those sons
Maud
to die on battlefields...”
As World War I dragged
on, L.M. Montgomery
was
emotionally
embroiled in the war's
progress. Her journal
entries indicate the propaganda that was being
churned out to support
the war effort, and how it
affected her state of mind.
September 12, 1914 - “The war
news still continues encouraging.
The Germans are still retreating.
But oh, there have been such
hideous stories in the papers lately
'OD"LESS/UR6ETERANS
of their cutting off the hands of
little children in Belgium. Can
they be true? They have committed terrible outrages and crimes,
that is surely true, but I hope desperately that these stories of the
mutilation of children are false.
They harrow my soul. I walk the
floor in my agony over them. I cry
myself to sleep about them and
wake again in the darkness to
cringe with the horror of it. If it
were Chester! Oh God why do
you permit such things?”
December 10, 1914 - “Today at
noon Ewan came in jubilantly.
“Good news!” he said. I snatched
the paper and read that a German
squadron had been totally
destroyed by a British one off the
Falkland Isles. Coming after the
long strain of the recent series of
Russian reverses I rather went off
my head. I waved the paper wildly in the air as I danced around the
dining room table and hurrahed.
Yet hundreds of men were killed
in the fighting and hundreds of
women's hearts will break because
of it. Is that a cause for dancing
and hurrahing? Oh, war makes us
very crude and selfish and primitive!
January 22, 1917 - This morning
word was phoned over that
Goldwin Lapp had been killed at
the front. The news upset me for
the day. I could not help crying all
the time. The Lapps were especial
friends of ours and Goldwin was
the first Scott [Township] boy to
go to the front. He has been in the
trenches for a year and four
months and went through the
Somme without a scratch. Poor
boy! We drove over to the Lapps
this afternoon. It was bitterly cold
and the roads were dreadful. And
it was a heart-breaking errand. But
is not life a heart-break these days?
It seems to me that the very soul
of the universe must ache with
anguish.”
- Selected Journals, Volume 2
On October 3, 1918 the news
came that another young man
from Ewan's congregation,
Morley Shier, had been killed.
Robert Brooks was also among the
fallen. Her dedication to the novel
Rainbow Valley, published in
1923, reads: “To the memory of
Gordon Lapp, Robert Brookes
[sic] and Morley Shier, who made
the supreme sacrifice that the
happy valleys of their
home land might be
kept sacred from the
ravages of the invader”.
L.M. Montgomery's
writings, as she lived
through the years of
the Great War, must
reflect the mood of
our country at that
time. Moving from
jingoistic flag waving,
to deep anguish and sadness, she
at the last expresses the hope of
the nation that some goodness
might come from the horror of
the four years of conflict.
The Uxbridge Cosmos
10
Teacher helps children through a tough time
by Lisha Cassibo
of England. Her charges were
children who had been evacuated from the east end of London.
She describes them as “tough little guys” who had a rough go of
it.
“I used to feel so sorry for these
One Uxbridge woman who participated fully in the Second
World War views this precarious
time in the world's history as
just another event in her never
dull, blessed life.
Lucetta Howard, or
The Godalming barracks
Lu, as she likes to be
called, was a teacher
in a camp school,
helping to oversee
the hundreds upon
hundreds of children
that were evacuated
from London during
the Blitz, which lasted from September
1940 to May 1941.
Yet at the time she viewed this
all-important job as just “killing little tuffers because they were
time”, waiting to do what she away from their homes, and didreally wanted to do with her life. n't really understand that they
She defines herself as a were just being protected,” she
“Lancashire Lass”, and had gone recalls.
She particularly remembers one
to college in Manchester,
little
girl who was only three
becoming a teacher of Home
Economics, as it was called at the years old at the time, and had to
time, specializing in sewing. She make her own bed up. Lu
recalls the bombings that remembers that the girl, being so
occurred while she was in school. young, often wet her bed in the
“We never knew if the school night, and would have to see to
was going to be there the next its changing all on her own. The
day,” she remembers. “There was children slept on bunk beds in
a big raid while we were away dormitories, and
over the Christmas holidays, and Lu says there were
the centre of the school grounds so many children
was just flattened when we in the school that
returned. We spent a lot of time you couldn't see
from one end to
in the shelters each night.”
But Lu graduated from the col- the other, yet
lege, and went on to her first job everyone had to
at Haydon Heights Camp help his or her self.
She had many
School, which was located in
different
tasks at
Godalming, just south of
the
school,
but
Guildford in the southern part
mostly she recalls shepherding
the children across a large grassy
area to the shelter whenever an
air raid siren went off. She
remembers one little girl being
devastated because she lost her
shoe during one of these transfers and was told on
no uncertain terms
that she couldn't go
back to get it.
“You couldn't go
back to get your
shoe,” she says. “It just
was not possible.”
She's unsure of the
ages of the children
she looked after, but
knows that they were
as young as three, and
that some of the older
children, called Seniors, were not
much younger than herself. She
remembers that the Seniors and
the Juniors were housed in different parts of the school, and
that they shared a large, central
dining room.
One event she vividly recalls is
everyone being called into the
dining room one afternoon for a
talk that was being given by an
air raid warden, who was
instructing them on what to do
in case the siren went off.
Some of the “tuffers”
“Well,
it did go
off, just
as
we
were in
there,
and the
whole
school
went flat
r i g h t
there in
the dining room. Three quarters of a
mile away, a plane dropped. We
could have been over right there,
the whole lot of us,” says Lu.
The work was not easy, and Lu
didn't get an opportunity to put
her special sewing talents to the
test - there wasn't even a sewing
machine in the school! She
remembers being exhausted after
working there only three
months, but managed to stay at
the school for two years before
moving on and working as a
Home Ec. teacher in other
schools. She does like to point
out that it wasn't always a hard
go, however.
“We did like to take days off,
or parts of a day, even,” she
remembers fondly. “I remember
when blackberries were in season, we'd all take off the
morning to go pick
blackberries, and then
bring them back to the
cook so that they could
be made into jam, which
we'd have for the rest of
the year.”
The staff also got one
afternoon and one
evening off a week. It was
during one of these
We remember and honour all
who gave their lives
in the cause of peace and freedom.
JOHN R. O'TOOLE, MPP - DURHAM
75 King St. E., Bowmanville - (905) 697-1501 / 1-800-661-2433
john.otooleco@pc.ola.org
evenings off that Lu went to a
dance, spied a tall, good looking
army officer, and eventually
made him her husband. Philip
Howard only passed away last
year, spending 62 wonderful
years with Lu. He worked for
Rolls Royce in the airplane manufacturing division, and it was
this job that brought them to
Canada. After living in Montreal
and its environs for awhile, they
eventually moved to Uxbridge
24 years ago.
There isn't a day that goes by
that Lu doesn't thank God for
having brought her through her
89 years.
“Oh, the war especially taught
me to be very thankful for what
I have today, because it could be
gone tomorrow. I'm very thankful for my existence. I've certainly been protected.”
11
The Uxbridge Cosmos
the community hall from 4:30 - 7 Adults $15.
Coming Up
This Weekend...
Wed., Nov. 10 Woods & Woods Charity
Fashion Show Wooden Sticks 7:30 p.m.
Proceeds to Windreach Farm.
Thurs., Nov. 11 Remembrance Day
Ceremony 11 a.m. Brock & Toronto Street.
Thurs., Nov. 11 to Sat., Nov. 13
Uxbridge Youth Theatre’s Junior Division presents
The Elves and the Shoemaker – The
Musical at the Uxbridge Music Hall. Evening
shows each day at 7 pm with a matinee on
Saturday, Nov.13th at 3:30 pm. Tickets are
available at Presents, Presents, 60 Brock St. W.
for $12 and $15.
Thurs., Nov. 11 Precious Minds Charity
Dinner hosted by Uxbridge Secondary School
Students. 6:30 pm in the school cafeteria. Pasta
dinner with a raffle draw. Tickets at the door,
$25 for a family, $10 for individuals.
Fri. Nov. 12, 9:30 a.m. The Oak Ridges
Trail Association is hosting a 2 hr., 10 km
moderate to fast and hilly hike in the Walker
Woods. Meet in the parking area on the east
side of Conc. 6, 2 km south of Durham 21 at
Albright Rd. Kevin Lowe 416-655-2256 (day of
hike)
Nov. 12 & 13 Step in Thyme Christmas
Gift Show
Leaskdale Manse, Friday 4-7,
Saturday 10-4. Proceeds to Lucy Maud Society.
Sat., Nov. 13, 7:00 a.m. The Oak Ridges
Trail Association is hosting a hike on the Al
Shaw side Trail. This is a 1.5 hr. 4.5 km moderate pace hike. Meet at the trail entrance on the
west side of Conc. 6, 1.5 km south of Durham Rd.
21. No dogs please. Russ Burton 905-8302862.
Sat. Nov. 13
Sounds and Sentiments of
a Bygone Era Open House at the Museum
Schoolhouse featuring an exhibit of seasonal
items from the museum’s collection, musical entertainment and refreshments. 10am to 4:30 pm,
7239 Concession 6. Free admission. Everyone is
welcome. See more on page 14.
Sat., Nov. 13 Family Hike on the Oak
Ridges Trail! 10am – 11:00 am
Where: Meet at the Durham Forest trailhead,
west side of Concession 7, south of Durham #21.
Sat., Nov. 13 Hypno the Magician Royal
Canadian Legion 7 p.m. Tickets $25 at the door.
Sat., Nov. 13 St. Paul's Anglican 10th
Annual Beef Dinner One sitting only, 6:00
pm. Adults $14, Children (12 & under) $6,
Preschoolers are free. 905-852-7016 for tickets.
Sat., Nov. 13 Greenbank Folk Music
Society Award winning blues duo, Chris
Whiteley and Diana Braithwaite at Greenbank's
Centennial Hall, 8 PM. Tickets at Blue Heron
Books.
Sat., Nov. 13 Christmas Home Tour
Annual tour of decorated homes. See pages 6
and 15 for more.
Sun., Nov. 14, 10:00 a.m. The Oak Ridges
Trail Association is hosting an 8.5 km, 2.5 hr.
moderate pace hike in Durham forest and Walker
Woods. Bring water and food. To meet take
Lakeridge Rd. north of Chalk Lake Rd. to Houston
Rd.; park at top of the hill. Grace 905-2634340.
Sun., Nov. 14
The Armed Man
Remembrance Day concert with Uxbridge
Chamber & Youth Choirs. 3 p.m. Trinity United
Church.
Sun., Nov. 14 Sex, Pies & A Few White
Lies Written by and starring Monica Parker.
7:00 pm. Royal Canadian Legion. $15:00 at the
door.
Next Week...
Tues., Nov. 16.. 12 Noon... Uxbridge
Senior Citizens' Club Christmas Dinner for
Members Only. Cost: $15. Catered Roast Beef
Dinner and entertainment by Port Perry
Seniors...Tickets available in Quilters room...starting November 1st.
Tues., Nov. 16 Uxbridge Soccer Club
AGM and Awards Night Uxbridge Arena
Community Centre 7:30pm. At this time we will
be accepting donations of used cleats in support
of the Jump Start Program.
Tues. Nov 16 7:00 p.m. What is
Happening to Our Food…and Us?
Discussion and Q & A in the Lower Meeting Room
of the Uxbridge Public Library. Topics include: 10
rules to simple, healthy food choices; what is
“organic” and why is it important; dealing with
food allergies/intolerances. Please call the
library at 905-852-9747 ext.32 to sign up.
Wed., Nov. 17, 9:30 a.m. The Oak Ridges
Trail Association is hosting a moderate to fast
pace 16+ km., 4+ hr. hike at Walker Woods and
The Al Shaw Side Trail. Meet at the parking area
on the west side of Conc. 7, 2.1 km south of
Durham Rd. 21. We will have lunch on the trail.
Russ Burton 905 830 2862.
Thurs., Nov. 18 The Uxbridge Genealogy
Group celebrates its 10 year Anniversary.
Special Event: Tour of the Sunderland Historical
Museum hosted by Larry Doble. Group will meet
at the Sunderland Museum at 7pm (14 Church
Street Sunderland). New members always welcome. $2.00 admission For more info/details
please contact Eileen 905-852-6973.
Thurs., Nov. 18 Goodwood United
Church Turkey Dinner with all the fixings at
Fri., Nov. 19 The Goodwood Lions Club are
having a Progressive Euchre Night @ 8p.m.
in the Goodwood Lions Hall, 4289 Front St.,
Goodwood. Cost is $10/person. All proceeds
will be benefiting the Jennifer Ashleigh Children’s
Charity.
Shaw side Trail. This is a 1.5 hr. 4.5 km moderate pace hike. Join us for breakfast after the hike.
Meet at the trail entrance on the west side of
Conc. 6, 1.5 km south of Durham Rd. 21. Joan
Taylor 905-477-2161.
Sat., Nov. 20 Christmas Craft & Home
Show Trinity United Church, 20 First Ave. 9am3pm. Over 25 vendors, tea room, bake sale,
white elephant (gently used) items.
Free
Admission. For info call Diane @ 905-852-6213
Sun., Nov. 21 Goodwood Baptist Church hosts
a Gospel Sing with Brian & Ron Evans,
Ralph Sider, & Jim Wagg at 11am. All
Welcome.
Sat., Nov. 27 Santa Claus Parade 11 a.m.
Brock St.
Sat., Nov. 27 Sunrise Pregnancy and Family
Support Services is hosting a Sale with Ten
Thousand Villages. 12:00 - 4:00 pm at Living
Water Church. Support Sunrise as well as your
global neighbours by becoming a conscious consumer. 905-852-4151.
Sun., Nov. 28 Uxbridge Spiritual Society
hosts Metaphysics Moot Sunday @ 11am, 3rd
floor in the Testa building (2 Campbell Drive,
Uxbridge). For more information call Brandi at
647-444-1828
or
uxbridgespiritualsociety@yahoo.ca.
Ongoing....
Mat Bowling every Thursday at the Seniors'
Centre, Marietta St. 1-30pm. Everyone welcome.
Bowls provided. 905 852 9477.
Baby Boot Camp for moms and babies. This is
a free class run by Sunrise. Running from October
7 until November 25. Space is limited, call
Sunrise 905-852-4192.
Upcoming...
Nov. 25 - Dec. 4 Noises Off Hilarious farce
from OnStage Uxbridge. See page 15 for more.
Indoor Farmer’s Market Sundays, 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Uxbridge Arena Community Centre.
Come check us out! No market Nov. 21.
Thurs., Nov. 25 The reality of Epilepsy
Talk at the Uxbridge Youth Centre from an affected young person at 3:15 pm.
Shuffleboard For seniors Oct. 4 - Apr. 27,
Mon. & Wed. 9 a.m. Ux. Seniors Centre. All welcome.
Thurs., Nov. 25 Sandford United Church
Roast Beef Dinner from 4:30 to 7:30pm. Price
is $15 adults, 7 for ages 6-12 and under 5 is
free. Location is Sandford Hall.
Uxbridge Youth Centre Hours Monday to
Friday 3 - 9pm. Saturday 12 - 5pm.
Shaw side Trail. This is a 1.5 hr. 4.5 km moderate pace hike. No dogs please. Meet at the trail
entrance on the west side of Conc. 6, 1.5 km
south of Durham Rd. 21. Russ Burton 905 830
2862.
Hospital Auxiliary “Chances Are” Store
on Bascom Street accepting good winter clothing. Proceeds to Cottage Hospital.
If you have a community event you’d like us to
mention, please contact us at cosmosboyce@powergate.ca or 905-852-1900. The deadline for our
next issue is 6 p.m. Sunday.
Bruins shut out Mojacks with solid team effort
by Roger Varley
In a terrific showing of just how
well they can play, the Uxbridge
Bruins downed their arch-rivals, the
Port Perry MoJacks, 5-0 at the
arena on Friday night.
Their power-play was productive,
resulting in two goals; the penaltykilling was awesome, including
holding the MoJacks off the scoreboard when the visitors had a twoman advantage for almost a
minute-and-a-half in the second
period; and Chris Seiler was spectacular between the pipes.
“They put it all together tonight,”
905-852-4221
15 Main Street North
www.wildonion.ca
said coach and general manager
Matt Muir after the game. “The
defencemen were great and the forwards supported them defensively.”
The win gave the Bruins sole possession of first place in the OHA Jr.
C Central Division, ahead of the
second-place MoJacks.
Mike Ramsey opened the scoring
in the first period with a power-play
marker, assisted by Derek Davis
and Matt Allen, and Kurt Batty
made it 2-0 in the second, assisted
by Mike McDonald.
Then the team lowered the boom
in the third with two quick goals by
Allen, assisted by Steve Posteraro
and Brandon Hesson, and Ramsey,
Semper
Fidelis
assisted by Ryan Gilmour and
Davis. They rounded out the scoring midway through the period
with a power-play goal by Davis.
Assists went to Jayson Heydon and
Scott Van Allen.
If there was one sour note on the
night, it was Rob Posteraro's retaliatory spearing penalty with just two
minutes left in the game. It could
have cost Seiler his shutout.
Seiler was obviously happy with
the end result, noting things
haven't been going his way lately.
That included the eight goals that
the Lakefield Chiefs scored against
him last week, even though the
Bruins came out on top with a 9-8
score.
Seiler took the shutout and highscoring games he has been involved
in so far this season realistically.
“You can't be too high, but you
can't be too low, either,” he said.
Muir affirmed his faith in Seiler.
“Goals against are a team stat,” he
said in Seiler's defence. “He's still
our starting goalie.”
Muir said part of the Bruins’ success so far this season has been
because of the hard body checks the looking to give his voice a rest after
team has been handing out, partic- many years. Those interested
ularly by forward Joe McLellan. He should give Brian Evans a call at
said the team has been working on 905-852-3184.
being physical, because that is how
the Little Britain Merchants
defeated the Bruins in the playoffs
last season.
Those same Merchants will visit
Uxbridge for tomorrow night's
game at the arena, starting at 7:45
p.m. Then the Bruins travel down
Reach Street on Sunday for another match-up against the MoJacks.
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Classified
WANTED: 2 Horse Bumper Pull Trailer that is unworthy for the road. Needed
for Parelli Horse Playground to be used as an obstacle. Does not need to have
brakes etc. Will arrange for pick-up. 905.649.6309.
WINTER STORAGE for vehicles, equipment, boats, RV trailers etc. Indoor
and outdoor storage. 905 852 7559 or 905 852 1772.
HORSE BARN: New Era Farms now accepting Boarders, Part-Boarders,
Working Students, Students for English or Western Lessons. 905-862-2150.
WATCH FOUND outside doors to Township Building on Toronto Street on
Monday October 18. Call to identify (905) 862-0024.
FOR SALE: 1988 Chevrolet pickup. Newer tires, recent safety, great condition.
$1700 or best offer. Brian 905-252-3269.
KIDS ITEMS FOR SALE: Leap Frog grocery cart good condition and play
Kitchen like new (with food, pots & pans) for sale. Great condition $25 each or
both for $40. 905-852-9868.
AMERICAN BULLDOG PUPPIES FOR SALE: Puppies are ready to go to
their new homes. They have first shots and deworming. 905-852-3839.
MOTHERS HELPER NEEDED: Mom of 9 month old looking for extra pair of
hands a couple hours a week to help with folding laundry, dishes and tidying
up. No major cleaning required. Opportunity for more hours and babysitting if
all goes well. Flexible on days and times. $10/h. email :
uxbridgemoms@gmail.com
FREE: Avon Books ! Do all your X-mas shopping from home ! Call Lydia 905852-3127.
WANTED: People who want to make extra money with Avon ! INTERESTED?
Call Lydia for details. 905-852-3127.
FREE Women's Size 7 Roller Blades K2, never used. Men's K2 Roller Blades,
Size 8, lightly used. Evenflo car seats x 2, 20-100 lbs, 29-54 inches, excellent
shape with all attachments. 905 852 1494.
FOR SALE: Chariot double jogger, with attachments for bike trailer, one infant
support harness. Lightly used. $200 obo. 905 852 1494.
WANTED: Metronome; used, wind-up type; under $10. Gordie: (905) 8520041.
TACK FOR SALE: Brown Baker bridle, rubber reins, like new, $45; weatherbeeta stable blanket, $45; padded girth, S 54, new, $45; winter blanket, S 66,
$45; 3 step mounting block, orig $160, $80. Shining Horses: will groom your
horses you don't have time for. Over 30 yrs experience. $20/session. 905852-5541.
FREE: Wood - 2X6 various lengths, old fence boards, likely most suitable for
burning. Call 905-852-6735.
MOVING SALE: Bowflex Ultimate 2. Up to 310 lbs of resistance upgradable
to 410 lbs. Over 95 workouts. Lat tower, Angled lat bar, Leg extension/Leg
curl, Preacher curl attachments. Build in row machine, squat station, 5 way
hand-grip and ankle cuffs, 20 minute workout DVD, Poster, Manuals, Machine
Mat. Also includes Ab crunch attachment and the accessory rack. Foldable. 1
year old in new condition, assembled. Asking $1900. Paid $3325 and had to
assemble (8 hours). (905) 852-5150. Serious offers only.
DAYCARE AVAILABLE: Loving Mother of 2 has spots available for your
child. CPR and first aid, crafts, lrg outdoor fenced yard, healthy lunch & snacks.
Located in Zephyr Debbie @ 905-473-1988.
FOR SALE: Brand new sofa still in plastic. Faux leather. Brown. Asking
$450. Pete 905-852 9427.
FOR SALE: Filing cabinets, l-shaped office desk, entertainment centre,
sewing machine, wood rocking chair, old magazines, newspapers from the 60's
at great prices. 416 996 4334.
FOR SALE: Senior's walker, with basket, excellent cond. $40, 5 x 8 rug,
Egyptian woven, anti-static, colour - cream with black border & roses. $25.
905-852-5104.
FOR RENT: Older home in Goodwoode area, available now, keep expectations low, it will be love at first sight. 416-989-9636.
CEDAR FENCE RAILS aprox. 30 pcs asking $150. Delivery available, or pick
up in town. Call 905-852-0233.
FOR SALE: LOVE SEAT. Brown micro-suede wrangler leather-look. 63" $250
(paid $600.) 905-862-2774.
FOR SALE: Industrial welder, 3-phase, Miller 333 SRH stick welder. Exc. condition. $350 obo. Alan. 905-852-3665.
FOR SALE: 1997 Chevy Silverado, 4x4 Extendicab, needs transmission.
$2000 obo. 705-464-0432.
FOR SALE: Roaster chickens, govt. inspected, free range, 7-9 lbs., $2.50/lb.
705-357-2653.
FOR SALE: Casio digital keyboard with touch response. Ctk 591 model.
Includes stand and base. 150 dollars. Call 905 2420908.
FOR SALE: Girls white whicker vanity table and chair. 35 dollars call 905 242
0908
PILOGA CLASSES Start Thursday, November 4 at the Goodwood Community
Centre, 7-8PM. Stretch, strengthen and relax through this unique and gentle
blend of yoga and pilates. Beginners welcome! Bring your mat, and contact
Jill at 905-852-1099 or jillwatson3@gmail.com to register.
LIVE OUT NANNY NEEDED: 8-5 Weekday caregiver for a 4 month old
baby starting January 2011. Alana 905-852-3012
ABANDONED CAT WITH 3 KITTENS LOOKING FOR GOOD HOMES
Left behind when her owners moved, found under neighbour’s deck with three
kittens. Mother cat has been spayed and kittens are 7 weeks old and would like
to find a loving permanent home. 905-852-1814.
FOR SALE: Large indoor rabbit hutch, all metal with rollers in very good condition. $65. 905-862-2894.
FOR SALE: 8' x 8' wool aztec carpet, beige with brown designs.
Professionally cleaned. Very plush and in excellent condition. $60. obo 7' x
6' wool aztec carpet. Beige with green flecks. Good condition $30 obo. 905852-2524.
FOR SALE: 2001 Arctic Cat Snowmobile ZL 800 ESR with studded carbides
cover. (905)852-0430.
FOR SALE: Craftsman 10" H.D. Radial Arm Saw. Excellent Shape, Works
Great. $200. (905) 852-4009 Tim.
FOR RENT: ADORABLE UDORA! Lovely lower unit, fully renovated, 2 bedrooms, full bath, gorgeous kitchen adjacent to living/family room with wood
stove. Fridge, stove, washer/dryer, fully fenced yard. $1100/mo, utilities
included. Come home to the country! Call 705 228-8202. Good credit a must.
L. MARTINS
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Early Style Canadian
Handcrafted Pine Furniture
Tree Service
FOR SALE: Large oak corner T.V. cabin plus 36" T.V. Both in excellent condition $500 call 905-852-2748.
FOR SALE: Set of 4 Original Aluminum Acura Rims.. Previously on 2002
Acura TL but will fit many models. Rim size, 205/60/R16 5 bolt pattern.
Asking $125 for entire set of 4. Great Deal. 905-852-1961 ask for Don.
FOR SALE: Maytag bottom freezer refrigerator, 5 years old 21.9 cu feet
$350. 905-862-0932. 6 months left on extended warranty.
MOVING SALE: Love Seat, Large TV Stand, Dressers, Metal Drawer Cabinet,
Wooden Desk, Window A/C, Ceiling Fans, Rotto Tiller, Lawn Sprayer, Garden
Trailer, Propane Tanks, Push Mower and much more. Visit www.techjp.ca/movingsale or call (905) 852-5150. Serious Offers only.
FOR SALE: Cloth Diapers, Brand new, Fuzzi Bunz size small in girl colours.
Fits child 8-15 lbs. Excellent quality diapers, retail for $25 each new, asking
$15 each. 905-862-3436, or bethe123@hotmail.com if you would like pictures.
FOR RENT: 2 bedroom townhouse in Uxbridge, includes: A/C, parking, heel
chair assessible, etc. $975/month + utilities. Available 1st November 2010.
647 519 1407.
FOR SALE: Queen hide a bed, Beveled glass and wrought iron coffee table,
maple table with leaf and 4 chairs,
1940's Singer sewing machine and
bench, Eureka upright vavuum, 2 Maple floor lamps. 905-862-3096.
FOR SALE: One only Eldorado Legend Automobile Tire P215/70R15 M+S.
Less than 500 K since new. $50. 905-852-1265.
LOST: October 13th this year, necklace in or around Snap Fitness in Uxbridge.
(905) 649-2092. You will make a very sad person happy again. Reward, of
course.
FOR SALE: Plastic Little Tikes 2-seater wagon with removable side panels.
Good shape. $25. Pick-up in Uxbridge. (905) 852-1096.
FOR SALE: Camera-canon film SLR-never used. Repel t2 body with E.F.28-90
lens. Plus Sigma zoom 70-300 F 56 A.P.O.
Marco lens &cases, All in perfect condition, $225.00 for all. 905-852-6810.
HOUSE-SITTING: Sr Citizen would like to house-sit a home in Uxbridge for
period of one to three months. Call Dick at 905-852-4501. No charge.
FOR SALE: Winter sports equipment- xcounty skis (7 1/2 Adidias) with poles
and boots, men's (7 &12 Bauer) and lady's (6 1/2) skates, snow board, ski
poles with carrier, heavy rubber boots (12). 905-862-0915.
FOR SALE: Several pine and poplar logs, 4'-10' long. Good for firewood.
Xmas tree stand. 905-862-0915.
FOR SALE: Double front-entry steel door with glass panels, fancy design, double pane, 5'9”x 6'9”; all hardware and matching wood for sides. 905-8620915.
FOR SALE: 4-drawer filing cabinet, beige, in good condition. 905-642-8912.
FOR SALE: 1 western saddle - good condition, beautiful intricate leather
work, size 16. $145. OBO (usable; not just for show) 1 wool quarter sheet,
black with fine bright piping. Never used, $35. 2 pairs of Ariat paddock boots1 Winter, 1 summer, both size woman's 8, used but lots more miles left on
them. $25 each. 2 BRAND NEW martingales excellent quality soft english
leather easily pay $80 or more buy for $40 each (one standing one running).
Also sheets, saddle pads, tack, much more. 905-649-1023.
FOR SALE: $600. 6 ft meyers plow frame and pump (no controls) Grant
705-228-8655.
FOR HIRE: Carpenter/handy man, for all your projects. $40 an hour. 416705-9993.
FOR SALE: Sofa bed (Sklar-Peplar) taupe colour. Double. $75. Victorian style
love seat, $50. Both in good condition. 905-852-4655.
FREE: Thomas the Train toddler bed, excluding mattress. 905-852-3664.
FOR SALE:Air-Tec Treadmill, 1 hp. electric, to 6 mph., works great. $150. sandra 905-852-2275.
WANTED TO BUY: Lumber from old barns or farmhouses. Demolition available. Brian 905-852-2275.
FOR SALE: Prototype desk-top pay phone, $225. 416-556-1857.
FOR SALE: Two Compton high-definition cable boxes. $50 each, 1 yr. old.
905-862-0621.
FOR SALE: Goats, 60-80 lbs. live weight, $1.95/lb. on farm, raised naturally, non-GMO fed. 167 Islay Road, Woodville.
LOST/MISSING: Orange Canon Powershot Camera last used in Sandford on
Oct 29, 2010. Please call 647-224-2697 if found. Reward offered for its
return.
FOR RENT: Furnished room, in quiet country home. 10min. North of
Uxbridge. Must like dogs. $100/wk. 905-862-0703.
ESTHETICS EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: Pedicure chair - $100, Paraffin
Therabath - $50, Bead sterilizer, $25. 416-735-4765.
WANTED: Dog crate approximately 1 Foot 9 1/2 inches by 3 Feet by 2 Feet
5 1/2 inches. Am also Looking for Baby Gates Irene @ 905-852-4454.
LABOUR OF LOVE HOUSE SITTING (Uxbridge Area) In Home Doggie &
Cat Care, Day& Over Night Care (No Crates), Dog & Cat Walking,.. Critter
Care....Vet visits. Irene 905-852-4454 or irenepicovpeters@yahoo.ca
DAYCARE AVAILABLE IN MY HOME! Flexible hours, competitive rates,
crafts, healthy homemade lunches and snacks! Just north of Uxbridge in
Sandford. Please contact Suzie Fergus (905) 852-3664.
FOR SALE: Snow Tires, 4 with Rim size 215/ 65/ R16 Nordic Frost Volvo XC
70 2008, $625 for all four or BO. Evening 905-852-3231.
HOLIDAY CLEANING: Elves available to come and clean your house to help
you get ready for the holidays. Call now to reserve your spot. 905-862-0529.
FOR SALE: 3 pieces of 2" memory foam, enough to cover king size bed with
2 layers - $50 for all. (905) 852-5382.
FOR RENT: Older, two story home, two plus one bedrooms, 1.5 baths, laundry, new appliances, on quiet street in Uxbridge close to all amenities. Lease
length negotiable. $1250/m. plus utilities. No smokers or large pets. 2 references please. For inquiries – 416 844-9924.
RESPONSIBLE, MATURE, FEMALE TEACHER SEEKS HOUSESITTING
POSITION: Employed teacher will care for your house or farm, for short periods: (weekends or holidays), or extended periods (i.e.1-2 years). Offer
includes: caring for home, property, animals (either domestic or farm). Also
willing to provide senior care on a move in basis. References available. Please
call Lynn: 905-239-9330.
FOR SALE: Microwave; Panasonic 1200 watt, 1.2 cu ft, turntable, white, prac-
Interior & Exterior
Wallpapering,
drywall & plaster repairs
Crown moulding Home renovations
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FOR SALE: 1997 Ram 1500 ext.cab pickup. Fully loaded 245,000 km. E-tested in July. Runs great. $1750. 905-852-9679
FOR SALE: Chaise lounge (indoor). Blue -grey floral print. Excellent condition.
Great for reading and relaxing. Email dsterritt@powergate.ca for photo.
$150. 905-852-9679.
WANTED: Weaving accessories - shuttle, warping mill and any other accessories or materials. 905 852 7559.
GREENERY FOR SALE: Variety of Evergreens & Red Dogwood branches for
winter decorating. Come find us at the Uxbridge Arena from 11am to 3pm on
Sundays or give us a call at 905 862-0591. Angela, f.N. Happy Farm.
FOR SALE: 4 - 215/60/R15 Goodyear Nordic winter tires on GM rims. $200.
2 - 205/75/R15 Goodyear Nordic winter tires on GM rims. $100. All in excellent condition. (905) 852-5568.
FOR RENT: Uxbridge downtown, 2b/r apt for rent above Jerseys. $880 per
month ALL INC., available Dec 1. First and last month’s rent. 905 862 2683.
DAYCARE AVAILABLE: Stay at home mom with 20 yrs childcare experience
has full-time spots available, ages newborn-4 yrs. First Aid and CPR trained.
Lots of crafts , outdoor activities and play dates. Lisa @(905)852-1713.
FOR RENT: Large 2 bedroom Semi in country near Claremont. Newly renovated, suit quiet couple, no dogs, non smoking. $1100 per month includes heat
& hydro. 905-649-3171.
FOR SALE: 1986 Busy Bee Tools 10" Table saw, 1.5 hp / 115 volt motor,
belt drive, 4' rail table, sturdy steel stand (fixed), perfect condition, $225. 905
473 1672.
FOR SALE: Yamaha Golf Cart, older, 2-stroke engine, runs but needs muffler
installed (included), tires, battery. Delivery negotiable. $600. 905 473 1672.
FOR SALE: 1950's solid dining room table and 4 chairs $100, 3-seat couch
& chair set in autumn tones $175, tv/stereo unit $40. 905 473 1672.
FOR SALE: Oak Drafting Table $60, Wine Rack for 108 bottles $50. 905
473 1672.
FOR SALE: Golf - For Better Putting Performance....Try This. Copy of an
Odyssey 2 ball putter. New golf putter $30. New Nickent driver head cover
$5. Great Gift. 905-862-0756.
WINTER PART-BOARD SPECIAL! A few great horses and ponies are looking for part-boarders this winter. Anywhere from 1 to 3 rides per week.
Extremely affordable. Available for recreational and competitive riders of all
disciplines. For list of available horses call (905) 852-7553.
FOR SALE: 17-1/2" brown wide tree A/P synthetic saddle. Extremely comfortable. Photos available upon request. Asking $65. (905) 852-7553.
CUTE PAINT PONY YEARLING FOR SALE. Born August 2009. Lovely
mover. Need to sell as there's just no time for her. Asking $175. (647) 2308987.
WORK WANTED: Experienced to do carpentry rough or finish, painting
exterior or interior, drywall repairs, Plumbing repairs and installations, tile
repairs and squeaky floors, windows and doors installed and other minor
repairs. 905-852-1424.
MOVING SALE: Numerous items... tools, household etc. No reasonable
offer refused. 905-640-4494 to drop by for a look.
EXPERIENCED HORSEPERSON REQUIRED for general horsework of 2
hours per day in exchange for separate living accomodations in North
Uxbridge. References required - Jim - 416-553-1883.
FOR SALE: Stainless Steel 2 door 'Coldstream' Commercial Fridge - top mount
motor ($800). Also, Stainless Steel, 2 door 'Curtis" Freezer, and Commercial
Chicken Roaster. 705-357-1831.
FOR SALE: Manual Hoyer Lift ($600) with 2 different sizes of slings. Also,
wheelchair and hospital bed. Call: 705-357-1831.
KIDS IN FRENCH IMMERSION - need help or maybe you simply want to
Learn to Speak French or need something Translated to French. Appeler
Jacqueline au: 705-357-1831.
FREE PICKUP of working or not working appliances. Fridges, Stoves,
Washers, Dryers and Freezers. Also any aluminum, copper, brass and car batteries. 905-985-6625.
FOR SALE: 2001 Chrysler Intrepid ES, 161,000kms, leather interior, very
clean, 3.2 litre V6, $1000 and 2 manure spreaders, single and double beaters, good shape $375 each. (905) 852-1084.
FOR SALE: Black real horsetail with bag, $100. Size 78 blanket, $65. 905852-7772.
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The Uxbridge Cosmos
Coffee with Heather
from page 3
How many hours a week do you
spend in the store?
Right now, 60 to 80. I go to the
flower auction in Toronto every
day, so my day starts at 4 a.m.
Then I work all day and teach a
class here at night on how to make
a wreath or whatever. But I'm
young, so I have the time to lay
down a good foundation.
Are you a single girl?
No I'm married and I have an
Four Square
Construction
Builder of Fine Custom Homes
Renovations & Additions
Specializing in Carpentry
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FINDER'S KEEPERS
Quality Used Books and Clothing
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almost 16-year-old daughter.
You don't look old enough to have
a 16-year-old daughter.
I started young and I could have
easily become a statistic. I could
have been like any number of these
young girls pushing strollers with
no future, no discipline, but I was
driven and wanted something better for myself and better for my
daughter. So I put myself through
college and commuted from
Zephyr every day and did a twoyear program in 12 months. I graduated with honours and worked
part-time while I did it.
But working up to 80 hours a
week, how does that affect your
home life?
My daughter walks down from the
high school and spends a few hours
every afternoon with me and we do
homework and crafts together. I
spend more time with her now
than I did before. And then
Sundays are our family days. When
we're together, it's quality time.
Thank you, Heather.
Thank you.
Writers to recount war stories
Women have a continuing role in
the Remembrance Day campaign
to ensure we never forget - that of
chronicler and storyteller. On
Sunday November 14th at
Wyndance Golf Club two respected authors will share family stories
about their experiences leaving
Czechoslovakia during the Second
World War.
Alison Pick was the 2002
Bronwen Wallace Award winner
for most promising unpublished
writer under thirty-five in Canada.
Her latest novel, Far to Go was
inspired by the harrowing five-year
journey Alison Pick's own grandparents embarked upon from their
native Czechoslovakia to Canada
during the Second World War. It is
an epic historical novel that traces
one family's journey through these
tumultuous and traumatic events.
Kathy Kacer has penned six books
in a Holocaust Remembrance
Series for Young Readers. Her writing has won many awards including the Silver Birch, the Red Maple
and the Jewish Book Award. The
event will be the final Books and
Brunch event for the 2010 calendar
year. Tickets are $20 (includes a
full brunch) and are available at
Blue Heron Books.
FINDER'S KEEPERS
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OPEN SUNDAYS
This Sunday, Nov. 14
12 noon- 4 pm
BOOKS 50% off
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On October 13th this year
I lost a necklace that is
incredibly dear to me. The
necklace holds a small,
wire wrapped, grey pebble
with a star design on the
front of it. I lost it either
in Snap Fitness in
Uxbridge or in the car park
near and around it. I cannot express adequately in
words how much this
necklace means to me. It is
of no monetary value but,
to me it's priceless. Please
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The Uxbridge Cosmos
Tiger Talk
by Sean Wetselaar
and Sarah Rogers
Victory Lapping
Some of the older residents of Uxbridge may
remember a time when High School was not the
four year program that is customary today. It
took five years to get your diploma, and students
entering their first year of university were a year
older than they are today.
Although plenty of today’s students do move on
to post-secondary education at the tender age of
18, some students elect to take some time off,
giving themselves an extra year to pick a few
extra credits, and frequently to make some
money towards school.
Tom Doherty
This process, at
Uxbridge Secondary
School, has come to be
dubbed
taking
a
‘Victory
Lap’.
Students in grade 12
will often graduate along with their classmates,
but return to USS for one or two extra semesters.
Now, to some of you, this process may seem
illogical. After all, with the potential to move on
with university, or college, or whatever is
planned after high school, why wait around?
The answer is that taking a Victory Lap can actually often be a very good idea.
Experts bombard us every day with stats essentially boiling down to the fact that many teens
deal with very grown-up levels of stress every day.
Especially for students planning to go on into a
very specialized field, such as medicine or engineering, with a lot of prerequisites for their program, an extra year can take a lot of the pressure
off. Although it means you’ll eventually get into
the work-force a year later than you could have,
the transition to the ‘real world’ can be made a
whole lot easier.
Grade 12 student Danielle Docherty says she'll
definitely be returning to USS next year "to earn
some extra credits, and because I'm not quite
ready to face the world", she says jokingly. Many
students, like Jessica Cleary, are spending this
year (having graduated last year) figuring out
what they'd like to do with the rest of their lives.
"I'm taking this year to decide what I would
like to do next year in college. I told my parents
'it's irresponsible of me to go to college at 17
when I don't know what for yet'."
Many students come back to USS and do a
semester, or even the whole year, but there are
also those few who decide to take courses by correspondence and are maybe working while earning their credits. Spending a bit more time on
the free education, while we have it, is a great
idea if you're not quite ready to take that leap
into the real world. It's also a great way to make
some money if you decide to work as well.
EXPERIENCE 'SENTIMENTS AND
SOUNDS OF A BYGONE ERA' AT
THE UXBRIDGE MUSEUM OPEN
HOUSE this Saturday, November 13
from 10am to 4:30pm. Featured will be
an exhibit of seasonal items from the
museum collection including Victorian
cards, decorations and memorabilia.
Enjoy live music performed by 'Now
and Then' and 'Bells and Whistles.'
Light refreshments will be available. The
museum gift shop featuring unique
home décor items, children's games and
toys, local history books and much more
will be open for your shopping pleasure.
Everyone is welcome to attend this free
event in the Museum Schoolhouse.
UXBRIDGE SOCCER CLUB
BA, MDiv
Counselling and Psychotherapy
Individual, Couples and Family
tom@dohertycounselling.com
www.dohertycounselling.com
905.640.4839
416.910.7284
Annual General Meeting
Tuesday. November 16, 2010
One Stop
7:00 pm - Reception
7:30 pm - Meeting & Awards
Uxbridge Arena Community Centre
Shopping
www.deanwatsonchrysler.ca
AGENDA
• New • Used
• Service • Parts
• 2010 in review
• Presentation of coach awards
• Election of Board of Directors
• Approval of Changes to Constitution
(copies of the proposed revisions
to the constitution are available at
www.uxbridgesoccerclub.com
or the arena bulletin board)
Dean Watson Auto Sales
253 Toronto Street South
905-852-3313
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ALL WELCOME
H
BOLSTER
ow well do you know the highways and byways of
Uxbridge Township? The first person each week to call
into our office number, 905-852-1900, and correctly
identify the location of our photo, will receive a prize; this
week, it’s two tickets for The Elves and the Shoemaker. Last
week’s viewpoint (lower photo) was a scene on Zephyr
Sideroad; it was guessed by Vanessa Slater of Uxbridge. We’ll
have the answer to the upper photo next week. Photos by
Renee Leahy and Conrad Boyce.
Limousine Service
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GAME NIGHT WITH THE BRUINS
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OPEN SUNDAYS 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Support Uxbridge’s Team!
Hockey Night in Uxbridge
7:45 p.m., Uxbridge Arena
Sports Entertainment At Its Best!
Fri., Nov. 12
BRUINS vs.
Please bring
donations for
the Food Bank
Little Britain
Check out all
things Bruin at:
www.uxbridgebruins.com
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Did you rehearse in a barn?
They can see their breath…
that's how cold it is. But no
one complains as they run
through the first act of rehearsal. At one point, the guy playing Freddie, part dashing leading man/part Monty Python
twit, must inadvertently drop
his trousers to the floor revealing rather loud, colourful
boxer shorts. Except tonight,
they don't make it past his
hips and he must perform a
slight hula dance to get them
to land where they should.
The director quips, “Perhaps
something is stopping them
from free-falling” to which the
actor replies, “In this cold… I
don't think so!” And once
again, the cast and crew break
into spontaneous laughter.
This seems to happen frequently over the past nine
weeks of rehearsal for the comedy Noises Off, being staged by
Onstage Uxbridge beginning
Nov. 25 at the Music Hall.
Due to the energetic physicality of this farce (a two-storey set
with seven doors and two staircases which all must revolve
between acts), the director
wanted the cast to be able to
rehearse with the set from day
one and the only space large
enough was a barn, just north
of Uxbridge on Ball Road.
Truth be told, the dedicated
group of amateurs working on
this production are prime
examples of emphasizing the
“community” in community
theatre. They are a family, a
cohesive, supportive unit,
committed to the end goal of
bringing quality theatre to its
audience along with ensuring
the “ride” in this case, a sideripping, laughter-inducing, 2
1/2 hours of memorable fun!
Everyone has day jobs. No
one is “professional” although
everyone has extensive resumes
in past productions, each
bringing to the play a wealth
of experience, all performed
for the mere joy of being
involved in theatre. Amateurs
with heart, they spend numerous hours memorizing lines,
developing their characters,
physically pushing themselves
through the many comedic
prat falls, head bangs off doorways and general mischief that
surrounds good farce.
The onstage portion of this
play is only half of the story as
the sheer size of this set has
challenged the crew to put in
countless hours of design and
construction in order to meet
the highly demanding needs of
this production.
Bottom line, the most defining comment came from one
of the actors at a recent
rehearsal stating enthusiastically, “I love coming to rehearsal
for this play!” And that’s what
it is all about. Loving what you
do and then sharing it with the
community so when they leave
the hall, they have experienced
the same joy and sense of community that went into making
it all happen… a win-win scenario which no pay cheque
could ever achieve.
Noises Off takes the Uxbridge
Music Hall stage (a warmer
and much grander venue than
the barn) for a two-week run
November 25th-28th and
December 2-4. For tickets and
information
go
to
www.onstageuxbridge.com,
call 905-904-0895 or go in
person to La Petite Fleur, 43
Brock St. W, Uxbridge.
PATTERSON’S FLOORING
HARDWOOD
&
LAMINATE
SALE
• TORLYS LAMINATE
Reg. $249
Now
- 3 Colours
$199 Sq.
• MANNINGTON LAMINATE
Reg. $479 Now
• HARDWOOD
Ash Now
$299
Ft.
- 3 Colours
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3/4 x 3 1/4
$4
89
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• HANDSCRAPED HICKORY 5” Wide
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MON - WED 9-6PM, THUR - FRI 9-7PM, SAT 9-4PM
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